The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-02-14
;: COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE =

near Libertyville.
J. F. Poston received a telegram
last week from his mother-in-law, E.
X. Schults Mr.. Schults said that he
was in Fredcricktown and that he ex-
pected to be in Leadwood again be-
fore long.
DR.. R. Appleberry is reported to be
very sick with influenza and pneu-
monia.
Several members of Dennis Thur
mans family are down with the flu.
Amos Declue, who has been en-
ployed by the Quick Pay Life Ins.
Co., has given up his position with
that company and is now working for
the Standard Oil Co. at Flat River.
Evin Babel, barber in the Williams
shop, was an Irondale visitor Friday
of last week.
James H. Francis, of Bonnie Terre,
was a Leadwood visitor one day last
week.
]. r. McLathan, Grand Lecturer for
the Masonic Lodge in the State of
Missouri, was here Friday and Satur-
day of last week lecturing the men,
bers of the Leadwood lodge. He
spoke at the Masonic Hall Friday
night, Saturday afternoon and night.
Quite a few out-of-tow members
were in attendance.
Hermon Winters, representative of
the United States Labor Department
at Washington, was here last week in
vestigating the labor problem. He
collected all the information he could
as to the reason for the shutdown,
and established an office here and at
Flat River through which the Gov
eminent will take action. Mr.. Winters
said he could arrange to have the men
transferred to other places if they
want to go. Some of the leaders of
the Leadwood Labor Union say that
they will not allow their union to go
to pieces and that they will "stick it
out" to the end.
P. H. Pratt of Bonnie Terre, who
represents the Prudential Life ms.
Co., made a business trip to Lead
wood Tuesday of last week.
We have been informed that r. NJ
Ramsey has received orders to wreck
all the unoccupied houses in Gumbo.
This report comes together with a re-
port that the streets of Gumbo are be-
ing improved.
John Sizemore, field agent for the
Quick Pay Life ms. Co., made bus
mess trip to Ste. Genevieve last week.
Harry Bcss and Winnet Hardin of
Desloge were here Friday and Satur-
day Of last week attending the meet
ings at the Masonic hall.
T. w Gnrrntt Of nnv1nno ,xto,
Leadwood visitor Friday and Satur-
day.
Theo. Hebron, who has been work.
ing in Flat River for some time, was
in Leadwood one day last week.
Rev. G. W. Dunmire, pastor of the
Leadwood Church of God, made talk
on unionism in Frankclay last Friday
night.
E. E. McCumber and H. T. Belknap
made business trips to Pennington one
day last week.
r. M. Grenia and Charles McCabe
were Pennington visitors Saturday of
last week.
Prof. H. L. Jones of Desloge was
here Friday and Saturday attending
the Masonic meetings.
John Hodge was a St. Louis visitor
last week.
Henry Mcfarland made a business
trip to Festus on Thursday.
Bert Stapp, who has been working
in st. Louis for couple of weeks,
was at home on a visit last Saturday
and Sunday. Bert says he likes his
work fine and that he hardly knows
whether he will be satisfied at Lead
wood again even though the mines
should open up. He went back to st.
Louis Sunday.
Rev. Chas. w. Dunmire will occupy
the pulpit of the Cherryville Church
of God on next Sunday night.
According to an announcement
made at the school Monday of this
week, there will be no more Saturday
school.
Mrs. Matte Byrd had as her guest
last Saturday, Miss Alice Kirkpat-
rick. one of the Bonnie Terre school
teachers.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hunt of Frank
clay were here Saturday of last week
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Vanlear.
The president of the board of stew
ards of the Methodist church has
called special meeting at the church
for next Monday night at 7:3O. He is
anxious to have all of the stewards
present, as some matters of unusual
Importance are to be taken up and
threshed out. If you are a member
of the board of stewards, let this
serve as notice to you to be present
next Monday night without fail. If