The Farmington times., 1921-12-16

Tolman Simms, of Bonne Terre,
spent Sunday here the guest of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jeff Simms,
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Rea and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lynn Van Lear, of Leadwood,
visited Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Ham Sun
day.
Mrs. D. H. Cameron, of Flat River,
Mrs. Sam Doss, of Desloge, and Mrs.
Langley, of Elvins, visited friends
here Sunday.
DR.. c. c. Kerlagon reports the ar
rival of baby at the home of Harr,
Fitzpatrick Sunday, Dec. 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. McCloud. of
Graniteville, visited Wednesday with
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Hunter.
Lloyd Black, of Crystal City, spent
the weekend with his family here.
The people of our city were dis
turbed from their slumbers about
= o'clock Sunday morning by the fire
alarm, which was calling the citizens
forth to fight fire in the garage of
/ II. Reihl. The shed was a mass OF
flames when the first was discovered,
and nothing could be done except to
watch it burn. A truck, Ford touring
car and COW and calf that were in a
nearby shed were destroyed. The fire
also destroyed shed belonging to
Geo. Strother. 1t is believed the fire
was of incendiary origin. The
loss is estimated at $500, while in
surance was carried to the amount OF
| $1,000.
M. j. Youpt was an Irondale busi-
ness visitor Wednesday.
The badly mangIed body of Henry
Rouse, negro was discovered early
wednesday morning on the Missouri
Pacific railroad track about one and
a, half miles from Bismarck, by N. w.
Tally as he was going to town. Cor
oNer Hill held ap inquest over the
body, the verdict being: death due to
! railroad accident. Letters on his per-
son addressed to Gallon, Ohio, where
he had been working, showed his home
to be at Little Rock. Ark. His father
was notified of the accident and came
mere Thursday morning and got the
body. The deceased was only thirteen
years of age, and was on his way
home from Gallon, o., when he fell
from the train and met his death.
After suffering for several years
with heart trouble, Mary Gam (nee
StrickIand) passed into the Great Be-
yond Thursday morning at 8 o'clock at
her home in this city. She was born
at lrondale, Mo. She was united in
marriaget VIM. Gam and to this un-
ion one daughter, Jamima, was born.
who with the grief-stricken husband
one sister and three brothers-Wm.
and John, of Bismarck, and Jerry
Strickland, of st. Louis, are left to
mourn her passing. She was a de-
yout Christian and had been mem
Der OF the local M. E. Church for a
number of years. The funeral SER
wees were conducted at the house by
Rev. j. W. Ham; interment was made
IN the Odd Fellow cemetery. We ex-
tend our sincere sympathy to the be-
reaved in their hour of sorrow,
John Grisham transacted business
at Caledonia Thursday.
Mesdames Jess Wood, of Elvins,
and jeff Hughes, of Flat River, Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. A. Barth Thursday
afternoon.
Miss Mamie Sisk is at present Wis
ltlng at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Homer Hertz, of st. Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Fitzpatrick, of
Des Arc visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Fitzpatrick, the past week.
.Chas. Reiffer of Irondale, spent the
past week here with his sister, Mrs.
l.. Emling, and family.
Mrs. G. P. Trigg and two children,
of Norfolk, Va, are at present visit,
ing at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Tucker.
Jesse Rickman, the Bismarck Cal
edonia mail carrier, has purchased a
new Ford car. He plans to go into the
Jitney business in addition to carrying
the mail