The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-26
large number of out-of-town people


man, who is stationed here, is Mt pres
emit visiting home folks in Independ-
ence, Mo. w. ET
a Dr.. and Mrs. Geo. Steel, of Hills
boro, spent few hours Wednesday
with their son, Hugh, and family.
Donald Goodin and Lynn Richards,
of Leadwood, were here Wednesday.
Rev. VIM. England, pastor of the
Baptist church here, is at present
making a tour of the state in behalf
of the Baptist Home at Irontop.
Mrs. Thos. Cheatman, of st. Louis,
is at present visiting her daughter,
Mrs. G. L. Kistner and family.
NJ. Lavery and Jas. Corbett, of Iron
Mountain, attended the social given
by the Catholic ladies on Wednesday
night.
Miss Edith Long went to Piedmont
the last of the week for a few days
visit with friends and relatives.
A truck load of people from Iron
ton attended the social here Wednes-
day night.
o. E. Hansbrough is again the own
err of a meat market, he having pur-
chased one in Leadwood.
Miss Edna Adams, of Belgrade, was
a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Hickman
Wednesday evening. She had been on
visit in st. Louis and was on her
way home.
Miss Helen Thomure, of st. Louis,
was guest of Mrs. Patrick NARROW and
family the past week.
The Farm Bureau store unloaded
a carload of feed and -four on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. N. Beard on Fri
day received an invitation to attend
the wedding of their granddaughter,
Miss Viola Black to Ally Polite, both
of Elvins.
C. ]. Hill and daughter, Hazel, and
son, Ray, motored to st. Louis one
day last week and visited friends and
relatives.
Theo. Van Herck, ST., on Saturday
sold his household furniture and farm
ing implements. He sold his farm to
Mr.. Bass and will give possession the
first of next month.
1t is reported here that there is to
be change in superintendent at Iron
Mountain.
Mrs. Jas. Wood and son, Robert,
and Miss Florence Love were at the
Bonnie Terre hospital on Wednesday
to visit r. c. Love, who has been there
for quite a while, and is in a danger
Gus condition.
Louis Emling and family, Of st.
Louis, were visiting home folks here
the fore part Of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Schulz were Flat
River visitors the fore part of the
week.
Louis Emling, ST., came near losing
the sight of one eye by being struck
in the face with bundle of wheat
At this writing he is doing nicely.
Mrs. William Gibson, of st. Louis
visited her sister, Mrs. Edwin Schulz
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Leggett, Of
Milwaukee, Wis, were visiting his
mother, Mrs. Sophia Leggett, anG
family the past week.
W. J. Dent, of Caledonia, was here
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Hudson, of Poplar Bluff, came
here Thursday for few days visi
with her son, Lee, and family.
S. Middleton was in Desloge, Fred
ericktown, Crystal City and st. Marys
the past week on business missions.
Misses Evaline and Ethel Canter
of Webb City, Mo-, are here at pre-.
ent visiting friends and relatives. They
visit here every summer at this time
Mrs. J. A. Stancil, of DeSoto, who
had been here for the past three weeks
caring for her mother, Mrs c. V
Coxey, returned to her home on Sat.
urday afternoon.
1t is reported here that the exami.
nations that were held in Flat River
last Saturday had been cancelled. A
later report is that the commissioner
who had ordered them cancelled had
found his mistake and had the cancel.
lation annulled. A letter from Con-
gresham Rhodes to T. H. CoXey, one
of the candidates, telling him that il
was mistake on the part of the COM
missioner, that the notice cancelling
the examination, being posted. and
that the matter in regard to the exam
nation would stand as before the no.
tice was posted.
Mrs. Earl Wright is home from st
Louis, where she had been due to the
serious illness of her husband, Ear
Wright, who was operated on a few
weeks ago and who was thought fol-
while to be in a critical condition
She reports Mr.. Wright getting along
fine, which we are all glad to hear.
Cecil Renneger departed for Col
umbia Tuesday morning, where he
plans to get a position that will en-
able him to work his way through the
college the coming year. He worked
his way through last year, and also
made a great record in the rifle range,
Cecil is boy who will make good at
anything he starts. He is the only
Bismarck boy that ever won one Of
the Gregory scholarships on a COM
petative examination.
VIM. Gudger was in st. Louis the
latter part of the week.
Misses Mary and Fannie Sinclair
of st. Louis, were weekend guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Hinze and Mr.. and
Mrs. T. H. Coxey. These young la.
dies are employed in st. Louis.
Albert Black, of Jackson, was the
guest of relatives and friends here
the past week. Albert formerly lived
here and has a large delegation Of
friends here,