The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-02-20
:: COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE :"

MISS Adele lolleSon, VINO mas Deel
quite sick with rheumatism for some
time, is recovering rapidly. Her class
mates and teacher are looking for
ward to the time when she will be
able to return to school.
Guy Hughes, assistant depot agent,
has been absent from his post of du-
ty for several days with influenza.
VIM. Buel's young son has been
quite sick with pneumonia for some
time. Saturday afternoon DR.. Apple
berry took him to the Bonnie Terre
Hospital At last report he was i'm
proving.
Miss Alice Gay, music supervisor,
has returned from Ironton, where she
had been on "sick leave"
Miss Mildred Kieth's English class
es are preparing to enter the U. S.
Army Essay Contest. The essays are
to be written in class Feb. Goth. The
winners will be entered in the District
Contest at st. Louis.
Several new pupils have enrolled i'll
school recently. People are moving
in daily.
Miss Mildred Keith, sister and
brothers have moved from the Walsh
residence into house owned by Mr..
Karsch. They moved because Mr..
Lucy, who purchased the house from
Mr.. Walsh, desired to move in.
Coal is scarce in lockwood again.
All dealers are unable to get coal.
The mill is selling to those people who
are entirely without coal. The recent
threatened railroad strike is the APP
parent cause Of the coal shortage.
A lecture on "How to feed and care
for the sick" will be given at the
school building Thursday evening at
1880, free to all. The lecture will be
given by Miss Yocum, the Red Cross
Nurse. She will finish her work here
Friday. The ladies and citizens of
Leadwood will be sorry to see her de-
part, for she has accomplished SO
much lasting good and endeared her.
self to her pupils. Her work has been
very practical and those ladies who
took the course will certainly be bet
ter fitted to care for the sick. This
community has been very fortunate in
securing such an efficient nurse fer
this course. This work is one of the
many big things the Red Cross is do
ing for humanity. On leaving here,
Miss Yocum will take class at Des-
loge about March 1st.
The Hi-Y club will have A Best
Girls Night Friday night. A regu-
lar Hi-Y feed" will be served. An
appropriate program will be given.
The Father and Son banquet, which
was to have been last Friday night,
has been postponed to some future
night.
The lockwood hotel is soon to re-
open.
DR.. AuBuchon, who has been on the
sick list for few days, is now able to
make his calls.
The Frankclay schools re-opened
Monday, after being closed for the
past two weeks, owing to the flu ep-
idemic.
Warren Yates, who has been in Min
nesota, is here on account of the seri-
Gus illness of his father.
Those who thought spring had come
changed their minds Saturday when
the Man Winter returned in all his
glory. Winter clothes are again in
vogue.
Otis Yates of Kansas City, Mo-, is
here on account of the serious illness
of his father.
Rev. j. W. Ham is in Kansas City
this week attending meeting of min
listers of the State, in the interest Of
the Inter-Church Movement.
State Deputy Game Warden Edw.
Byington, of Pennington, transacted
business in lockwood Tuesday.
Tim Bradbury has returned from
Omaha, Nebr.
c.. B. Golfers family leave for Oma-
ha, Nebr., Saturday.
Virgie TolesOn, age IL years, son of
7. r. Tolleson, died at his home Tues
day morning, after an illness of short
duration. He came home from school
Monday morning complaining of a
headache but did up his chores as US
ual and retired. His mother found him
soon after midnight in critical con-
dition. DIR. Mckenzie was called.
Later, Drs. Appleberry and Monroe
were called in consultation. The three
doctors pronounced it internal hem
orrhage. He died at ILL., a. m. The
sincere and heartfelt sympathies of
the entire community go out to the pa
rents and relatives in this sad hour of
bereavement. Virgie was an excellent
boy, with sterling qualities. His many
friends will miss his smiling face.