The Farmington times., 1920-08-20
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| hu'Heu HUInt lEOiH LHelT Vacation
(which they spent in Memphis, Tenn.
, with Mr.. Hendricks brother and fam.
lily,
Jacob Grandhomme and Miss Sid
, ney Boyer motored over to DeSotc
Thursday to attend the Barnes Cir.
Gus, which showed that evening.
Mrs. Hoelzel of near Melzo was do.
ing some shopping here Saturday.
Shelton Counts and Miss Ostalit
, Sullivan attended a dance at Haze
Run Friday evening. They reported
a fine time.
Garrett Wheelehon of Silver
Springs spent Saturday and Sunday
with his daughter, Mrs. Austin
r Pratte, and family.
A Miss Beatrice Mayer of St. Louis
is spending her vacation here with
her parents and other relatives and
friends.
| Mrs. Ralph Gordon of st. Louis is
spending few days with her sister,
Mrs. B. Barban, and family.
Miss Orlean Semands of Poplar
Bluff is guest of her brother, Harry
Semands, and family.
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family returned from their vacation
this week at Columbia, Mo.
The Misses Lawrence of Farming
ton were guests at the Cash and Car
ry store Friday.
Miss Ethleen Hearn, who has been
visiting her friends, Miss Bridget
Pratte and Miss Louise Steinmetz,
the past week, returned to her home
in st. Louis Sunday.
Albert Forshee was a guest here
Saturday.
Mr.. Greenwald of Elvins visited his
sister, Mrs. Anna Belle Freeman.
Rudolph stretesky motored to Flat
River Saturday, taking his cousin,
Louise Steinmetz, with him. They
were guests of Mrs. Carl Kennedy
and family.
Bert Skies spent Saturday and Sun
day with his family.
John Wheelehon of Detroit, Mich,
was guest of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Garrett Wheelehon, of Silver
Springs and his sister, Mrs. TuStm
Pratte, and family of this place
Henry Pratte spent Saturday ard
Sunday with his son, Peter Pratte,
and family
Mr.. and Mrs. John Poston and fam
lily Ypcnt Sunday in Deslogo.
Mrs. Massey 'pent Tuesday IN Flat
River at the guest Of relatives and
friends.
Mrs, Mike Mccarthy of St. Lonis
is the guest of Mrs. Lizzie Fa!k.
The Ieoman Lodge gave their nig
box supper on Friday night, which
was well attended and all reported
fine time
The Baptist Young Peoples Un-
ion took their dinner and went Jn
picnic at Plattin Sunday.
VIM. Wheelehon spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Pratte and fam
lily.
Fred Benham was Flat River Wis
itor Sunday afternoon.
Gus Lawrence returned from Farm
ington Monday to resume his posi-
tion at the Cash and Garry store.
Zeno Mosier motored to DeSoto
Monday.
Leonard Beck was visitor in De-
Soto and Vineland Monday.
Miss Orlean Semands, who has
been visiting her brother, Harry Sc
mands, and family, returned to her
home in Poplar Bluff Sunday.
Walter Cook of this place was
guest at the Hamilton Music House
in DeSoto last week.
Misses Sidney Boyer and Verna
Carrow, were south-end visitors Sun /
day.
Mrs. Clifton Conrad left Sunday for
st. Louis, accompanied by Mr.. Gill !
more's daughter, where Mrs. Conrad
will be under treatment.
A surprise party was given at the
home of Mrs. Anna Nethington in
honor of her daughter, Miss Clara, it
being her nineteenth birthday. Va I
Iious games were played, excellent
music was furnished and dainty re-
served. All departed at
a late hour, rejoicing over the great
time they had.
Dudy Long of St. Louis is visiting
his brother, VIM. Long.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Bryan and two
of Desloge visited Mrs. Ra-
chel Neman and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Cook and the formers father, Thos.
Cook.
Misses Gladys and Maude Stroupe
spent Sunday in Silver Springs with
4nr. and Mrs. Fenton Millen. s.
Misses Mae and Edna Carter spent
in our town. -
Austin Pratte and family were
called Monday to Vineland to attend
the funeral of Mr.. Pratte's ,,brother-
ln-law, Thomas Polite. who droppedD-
dead Friday night, due to exhaustion.
Mr.. Polite was one of the leaders in
the seventy hour chase of the negro
at Vineland. Mr.. Polite was farm
er, and was IS years of age. He
leaves to mourn his death. a wife and
eleven children, namely: Raymond, Of
Howard. Paul and James,
Of Alva, Okla; Dorsey, Clay, Ruby,
Clinton, Martha and Fern.
The remains were laid to rest in the
old home cemetery on the farm. His