The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-01-17
LEADwooD

JOHN NIT"G1l tJoio AthNuiHS l
eloped to st. Louis, tuesday of last
week and were married. The news OF |
the elopement was a real surprise to
Johns friends but not so with his rel
atives who had suspicioned something
when it became known that he and the
girl both went away on the train Tues
day morning. John went to ST. Louis
to work the first part of week before
last and came back home the follow
ing Saturday night. When John an
nounced his intention of returning to
his work in st. Louis Tuesday morn
ing his mother suspected that he had
"get away" in mind John is a
frst-class young man and will in all
probability make a good companion
for the worthy young lady whom he
married. 1t is thought that they will
make their home in st. Louis as John
has been working there for the past
week or so.
Mrs. S. E. Williams went over to
Bonnie Terre last Thursday to do
some shopping.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Page took their
little daughter, Bernice, to st. Louis
Friday of last week to have her treat
ed for epileptic fits. Bernce is only
three years old and DR.. Mckenzie
thought, because Of this fact, that
there might be some chance of get
ting the spells stopped. Mr. and Mrs.
Page will visit with relatives at Gran
lite City before they return to Lead
wood.
Mrs. Ezra Francis was a Bonnie
Terrc visitor Friday of last week.
Inhn zfrac RDnnp
Terre Friday of last week visiting her
sister, who is in the Bonnie Terre hos
pital.
Mrs. Geo. Montgomery went to St.
Louis Friday of last week to visit her
daughter
The Mothers Club met in Mrs. D..
Murphy's home Friday of last week.
Mrs. Frank Linamen of Elvins, was
here visiting with Mrs. Charley Mill
err and Mrs. Lynn VanLear Thursday
and Friday of last week.
Miss Miriam Genoway was on the
sick list last week and the doctor
thought she was taking influenza.
Mrs. Matte Byrd was Bonnie Terre
visitor Friday of last week
Rev. G.. A. Mcfarland and family
were visiting in Bonnie Terre Thurs
day and Friday of last week.
A new cash register has been in
stalled at the Company store. The
new register is one of the latest out
and is a great improvement over the
old one.
Rev. Raymond Jinkerson has moved
to Crane, Mo-, where he will take
charge of a church.
1t is said that large number Of
new cases of influenza have developed
in the last two weeks here in Lead
wood. The new cases are in much
lighter form than were the cases of
several weeks ago.
The Wednesday night prayer meet
ing of the Methodist church will be
held in the basement of the church
as long as the cold weather lasts.
w. II. McEwen has bought his old
home place back again and will not
move to farm as he thought he
would some time ago.
Robert Clay and family Of Flat
River were here visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Clay last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Rea were Des-
loee visitors last Sunday.
The body of Frank Declue was
pIOdSHI lIGlC Iva Uut Id ouHudI anu
the funeral service was held in the
Church Of God. Rev C. w. Dunmire.
pastor of the Church of God, preached
the funeral sermon. A large crowd of
people attended the funeral.
Miss Pearl Clay. Of Flat River, spent
the latter part of last week with Bert
Clay and family of Loadwood.
The Missionary Society Of the Meth
odist church met at the church Tues
day of this week.
The high school students gave a
pie supper at She Methodist church
Tuesday night, the proceeds of which
will go to the school.
Leadwood has more unemployed
men just now than the town has had
In many years. Orders came from
headquarters that everything should
close up Saturday noon and the mules
were brought to the surface shortly
afterward. just what the purpose of
the company could be is a question
that no one can answer. All sorts of
opinions are given by the large num-
bers of men that congregate on the
streets. Some think that the mines
will open up again with a decreased
scale of wages, while others contend
that the lead has practically given
out. A great dsal of speculation is
heard as to the probable effect the
announcement of decrease in wages
would have upon the working men
who are not in the best of spirits,
anyway. Whatever may be the cause
of the shutdown, there is one thing
certain, and that is that if the mines
are inactive any great length of time
it will be disastrous to the town. There
are many other places where employ
ment can be had with good wages,
and there will be large numbers of
men moving out Unless something is
done soon. 1t is said that large
number of men left here for St. Louis
last Sunday morning.
Three automobile loads of Metho-
dist young people went over tb Flat
River Saturday night to attend a
meeting of representatives of all the
Epworth Leagues Of the Lead Belt.
The purpose of the meeting was to
organize an Epworth League Union
for st. Francois county. Leadwood,
FarfnioOtn Elyins and Flat River