The Farmington times., 1920-03-12
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE !:

uOsy is NloiLihB HST SlsJels NILS b'
Crofton, here this week.
Mrs. Jim Webb of Bonne Terre Wis
tied friends here Friday.
Wilbur Keith left, Sundayf or De-
troit, Mich.
Orville Groce of E. st. Louis is Wis
iting friends here for few days.
Mrs. John Donohue of Dupo, ILL.,,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Hugh Taf-
feary, here this week.
John Layton of st. Louis transact
ed business here Monday and Tues
day.
Miss Opal Norris visited friends in
Bismarck Wednesday.
Miss Mary Anderson of Piggott,
Ark, is visiting her brother, Clyde
Anderson. She will spend several
weeks here,
Miss Amelia Lewis, who has been
visiting her brother, Ben Lewis, re-
turned to her home in Annapolis, Mo-,
Tuesday.
Misses Gladys and Goldie Caniele of
Flucum visited their aunt, Mrs. Joe
Rion, here the latter part of last
week.
Miss Edith Bergman visited her
aunt, Mrs. Dave Dix, Monday and
Tuesday.
Ola Cole of Flat River visited
friends here Monday and Tuesday.
Joe and Ernest Hoffner of Flat
River visited relatives here Wednes-
day and Thursday.
Mrs. Joe Barks is seriously i'll with
tuberculosis.
Miss Versa Williams of Desloge
visited Mrs. Perry Harris here Sun
day.
Jim Lamont of Herculaneum visited
relatives here Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Gladys Padfield of Oran, Mo-,
visited relatives here the first Of the
week.
Mrs. Archie De Long of Pitcher,
Okla, is visiting relatives here and
at Bonne Terre this week.
Harry Buford of Desloge was an
Elvins visitor Sunday.
Gilbert Polite, more Familiarity
known as peggy" Polite, was fa-
tally injured about IL o'clock We'd
nesday morning while at work at No.
a Federal mill. He was "a years old
and was the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
Polite, who are well known and high
ly respected residents here. 1t is not
definitely known just how the accident
happened. peggy" was engaged in
running rolls. No one saw the acci-
dent, since his work kept him some
what isolated from his fellow work
men. He was found lying on the
floor with his skull crushed. 1t is
thought that a piece of machinery
hit him, presumably a piece of iron
on belt. This theory is founded on
the fact that another man was killed
two or three years ago in the same
place in this manner. He was rushed
to the Bonne Terre hospital, where he
was operated on Immediately, large
portion of the skull being removed.
But he did not regain consciousness
and died at 6 o'clock Wednesday eve
ming. The remains were taken to the
Diemer undertaking rooms here. He
was among the first to volunteer his
services during the recent war, hav-
ing been in France for more than a
year. Interment was made in the
! Catholic cemetery at Pennington. He
ledNes W nlouTii MS uedIn q IloSL Ol
relatives and friends.
Mrs. Maud Wilson of Chicago, ILL.,,
visited her brother and family, VIM
Calkins, the latter part of last week.
Mrs. Joe Martin of Chloride, Mo-, is
visiting her son, VIM. Calkins.
Grandma" Propst is seriously ILL.,
Steve Tabors was seriously hurt
Wednesday at No. 12 Federal. He
was taken to the Bonne Terre hospital,
and is not expected to live,
Giles BARLEY and family are i'll
with smallpox.
Chas. Williams was hurt at No. IL
Federal Saturday. He was taken to a
hospital in st. Louis.
Charles, the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Grover Grey, fell on the stove
Monday and burned his hands and
mouth very badly. Little Charles is
getting along as nicely as can be ex-
pected.
Harry Bergman was a Flat River
visitor Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Baker of Sa-
lem, Mo-, visited Mr.. Bakers brother,