The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-07-23
LOCAL MENTION
All roads lead to Arcadia Valley

7h LSup iS"u W 1aSo"t" NeitSy
these days. +
Again the weather il hot, but the
people generally are happy.
Mrs, Nellie Marbury was a St. Louis
visitor the first BE- The. week.
Miss Alice Prmttt ISf Potosi, spent
the weekend with Intends here. 4
A SON was born Monday night to
Mr.. and Mrs. G. b Snider, at their
home in the billiard residence.
\ Miss Mayora Sloan. of Caledonia,
arrived, Monday evening for Va visit
with relatives and friends here. 4
J. III. Crabdree, the butcher, has
sold his stock of goods and closed his
place.
Mrs. Geo. P. Ware left the first of
the week for visit with berDdaugh-
ter in Pennsylvania.
d. l.. Delaney and family, of Flat
River, have moved into the j. w. Nor
ris place, on Liberty street.
Misses Alma Williams and Louise
Morris left Tuesday for visit at At
lantic City and other points East.
Mack Denman returned home Mon
day evening from few days pleasant
visit with friends in Caledonia and Po-
tosi. gya "a
Mr.. and Mrs. Garland holland, of
st. Charles, Mo-, arrived Sunday for
visit with their father, E. I. holland,
and family.
Miss Dorothy Vail, of Poplar Bluff,
spent the weekend with her grand
mother, Mrs. L. c. Barroll, and Farm
ington friends.
John Burlbaw has purchased the B.
I. Morris home, in the eastern part OF
the city, into which he will shortly
move his family.
Comprehensive scaffolding has been
constructed on the south side Of the
court house and work of repairing the
roof is now under way.
S. E. Haltom, General Auctioneer,
Cantwell, Mo. Pedigreed sales. spe-
cialty. References furnished; salts
faction guaranteed. Write for dates
before advertising sale. 3O-4t.
Dock Mackley has purchased the
Sutherland. cottage, adjacent to his
home on "a" street, from J. C. Will
liams; consideration $1,750.
The city authorities have recently
been giving special attention to
checking automobile speeders, and a
number of arrests have been made.
Ira Boulware, of Louisville, KY,
came in Sunday to spend his vacation
here with his father-in-law, Rev. o.
H. l.. Cunningham, and family. Mrs.
Boulware arrived the first of last week
for visit with her parents.
Smith AuBuchon, who for some
time past has been in the insurance
business in Flat River, has purchased
an interest in the McAtee Produce Co.,
and will have charge of the Flat Riv-
er establishment of that company.
Mrs. Lyttle Peyton and daughter, of
Batesville, Ark, and Mrs. j. p. Schen-
well, of Pittman, Ark, mother Of Mrs.
Peyton, arrived Wednesday afternoon
for a several-days' visit with Rev. and
Mrs. 0. H. L. Cunningham and other
relatives. s..si5 X N 8
Recorder Henry 0'Bannon has been
nursing an. infected hand this week.
the infection, resulting from a small
pimple, being quite uncomfortable
and somewhat painful. Now, howev-
er, the hand is considerably better, we
are glad to say.
No one need go hungry for fruit
these days. Wild blackberries are
now ripening in abundance on either
side of almost every country road.
When they are gone, an enormous
grape crop will soon be ripening. Isn't
this good old world?
DIR. Leon C. Halle, Oldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar Halle of this city,
passed a very creditable, examination
The last of the week before the State
Medical Board at Jefferson City. The
Doctor has accepted position as in
terne at the City Hospital for the en-
suing year, which will afford most
valuable experience before entering
upon individual practice of his pro-
fession. a
The last of the week the appoint
ment by President Wilson of Jesse
Mel. Carter was announced as Brig
adler General in the regular army, be-
ing promoted from Colonel. General
Carter is a son of Judge VIM. Carter,
one of the old-time highly respected
citizens of this county, and was born
and reared in st, Francois county,
where his many friends will be graf
flied with his promotion, which is
thoroughly deserved. General Carter
has been in army service for many
years.
Ed. Beard, who, left Pennington
about twenty years ago, and has spent
most Of that time in the State of Or
egon, returned here the last of the
week for a visit with relatives and
friends. His mother died a few
months ago, and Ed. could not be loF
Gated at that time, as he has unfor-
tunately failed to keep in close touch
with the old home. Mrs. Beard laft
considerable property, and Eds re-
turn at this time will assist materially
in permitting the estate to be pro1np-
tly administered on.
VIM. H. Forbes, Of Bismarck, Re-
publican candidate for Sheriff OF st.
Francois county, was an appreciated
caller at The Times office M6naay.
Mr.. Forbes is very intelligent gen-
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