The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-05-20
LEADWOOD

Mitt Alexander and family were
fishing at Iron Mountain lake the
| first Of the week. G5
| Frank Hutchings left last week for
| Detroit, Mich, seeking employment.
John Daily and family and Ira RasA
nick and family spent Saturday night
and Sunday at Lake Killarney near
Ironton, fishing.
/ Mrs. J. Il. Chandler. who has been
sick for some time. was taken to the
Bonnie Terre hospital last Saturday
| for treatment.
Carl Beckett and family. of St.
Louis, were visiting relatives here the
latter part of last week.
| H. L. Stapp and Geo. Armon were
fishing at Iron Mountain lake last Sat
urdey.
There was large delegation from
| here attending the baptizing and bas-
ket dinner near Potosi Sunday.
| j. A.. Evans and family were visit
ing relatives at Potosi last Sunday.
j. A. Edmonds and family visited
friends at Doe Run Saturday night and
Sunday.
The graduating class of the high
school went on an outing to Lake Kill
| larney Saturday. Some of the teach
ers Of the high school went with
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Denton and Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Edmonds and their
nephew, John Edmonds. Jr., drove to
Iron Mountain Lake Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. C. H. Kirkpatrick returned
from st. Louis Monday, where she had
been to consult specialist.
Leslie Bearden was taken to the
Bonnie Terre hospital last Friday,
where he was operated on for appendi-
citis. We are glad to note that he
stood the operation well, and at last
report was getting along fine.
| j. w. H. Silvey and family are Wis
iting relatives at Shirley, Washington
county, this week.
Miss Mildred Keith and Miss Gladys
Frazier left last Saturday to attend
the State University at Columbia this
summer.
Miss Leila Hill left Saturday fol-
East Prairie, where she will visit Q
few days before entering the Teach
ers' Training School at Cape Girar-
deau for the summer
All of the teachers of the Leadwooc
school will attend one of the teachers
training schools somewhere this sum-
mer.
The corner stone laying of the Lead
wood high school building was helt
last Thursday, May 18th. The pro
gram was enjoyed by large delega
ton of our town people. The address
of c. R. Pratt, of Fiat River, was ex
ceptionally good.
/ Misses Mary and Hazel Bradle!
were passengers to st. Louis last Sun
day.
w. w. johnson, member of thu
Public Service Commission of Jeffer
son City, was transacting bushes!
here last Saturday.
Irwin caves, of Desloge, was visit
ing here last Sunday.
The commencement exercises of the
Leadwood high school were held at the
new Community Hall last Friday night
before one of the largest crowds Of
people that ever assembled in Lead
wood. Every seat was taken am
; standing room was at premium. The
program was well rendered ny thu
graduating class, which numbered ~
The address of DR.. Ivan Lee Holt, O.
st. Louis, was fine. The Doctor il
considered one of the leading Meth
odist preachers in the state, and h
rightly deserves that distinction. Hi!
address was a masterpiece and Wa
: we'll received by all. Thus ends on
of the most successful years in tn
entire history of Leadwood's school.
>, Miss Lucille Evans is visiting il
Fredericktown this week, and expect
) to attend the commencement exercis
es of the high school there this week.