The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-11-04

Ruth Steele and Marybelle Order at
tended the basket ball game at Hick.
DRY Grove Wednesday evening.
Mrs. G. W. Gordon and two grand
sons, Jesse and Gordon Smith, of FL
wins, have moved to 4 house on the II
| l.. Grida" farm south Of town.
Henry Mester, who has been in
Sparta, H., the rast few weeks, sell
ing cars, is at present visiting home
folks.
Ivan Scheiling was a Flat River Wis
itor Monday.
A truant officer was through here
Thursday looking after business.
The Peoples Bank, which has had
its doors closed for the past few
months, paid 83 per cent to its cred
itors on Friday. We are told that it
will pay all the creditors their full
amount as soon as the assets can
be turned into cash.
NJ. w. Baker was a Leadwood visit
or Thursday.
VIM. I1artenbeck, Of Iron Mountain,
was visitor here Friday.
Glynn Smith, of Bellview, was a
business visitor here Friday.
Freshman class at the home of bliss
Dorothy Henderson Friday night Va
rious games provided amusement and
refreshments were served. Those pres
ent report an excellent time.
c. H. Lucy was in Iron Mountain
the past few days loading out few
cars Of wheat
w. E. Bennick, of Elvins, witnessed
the basket ballg anne here Friday af-
| ternoon.
Last Friday afternoon two of our
highly esteemed young gentlemen,
Tom Matkin and ORION Kirkendall,
in company with some lady friends,
started for the basket ball game at
Leadwood in Mr.. Kirkendall's car Lit
tie did they believe that they would
never see the game and have to I'M
dergo such hardships as they did,
when they left home. They soon be-
gan to have tire trouble and time af-
ter time they were forced to stop on
this account. They finally got to
| Cherrvvjlle and here taey Dhoned TO
Bismarck Motor Co. to send them
some tires, which they did. Rain fell
in torrents while they were in Cherry
vile. They got back to BismarcK
with a good soaking, and will have to
read the account in The Times to learn
the result Of the game.
Sam Burch and family, of Elvins,
have moved to farm near here.
The American ditcher, of the Mo,
P. railroad, has been through here the
past week making some needed cuts
along the railroad to prevent the wa
ter from running over the track in
time Of heavy rains.
Emmett Belknap, the hustling sales
man of the Bismarck Motor Co., in
forms us that the Ford business is
good and that he sold Ford car to
Jess Counts, Of Pennington, on Mon
day.
Rev. and Mrs. J. w. Ham and En-
NETT Belknap were in Desloge Friday
to attend the funeral of friend.
Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Forsythe, of
Caledonia, were here Friday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Wright are home
after a months visit with friends and
relatives at Bland. Mo-
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wise, of Ell
wins, visited friends and relatives here
/ The weekend.
Mrs. Owen Cooley, Of Desloge, Wis
tied relatives and friends here the last
of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. A. Rainwater and
son, Riley, of Bellview, were week
end guests of relatives and friends
here.
Martin Jamenson, of Irondale, was
| q visitor here Thursday
C. d. Mccoy and family, of Poplar
Bluff, were guests of relatives here
the past week.
d, Philip Pennington, of Piedmont,
| Was a weekend guest of friends here.
C.'J. Hill and daughter. Hazel, and
son, Edgar, and Miss Nellie Marburv
and Jesse Wood saw the basket ball
game at lockwood Friday afternoon.
The noon trains were two hours late
Sunday, due to a wreck north of here
Miss Estelle Cooley. who is en-
ployed in St. Louis, came home Sun
day to spend few days with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. W. Cooley, and
other relatives and friends.
John Berthold, of St. Louis, came
home Sunday for a visit of few days
with his father and other relatives.
Mr.. White. of Patterson, was a
guest of ]. C. Hunter the past week.
Thos. Williams and VIM. Harten,
beck, of Iron Mountain. were here
Monday on business.
Alfsthe members of the Senior Eng
lish class of the high school were ex-
cused from the quarterly examina-
ton, as they all had an average of 80
per cent In their class work.
Fremont Montgomery and family
have moved here from Elvins.
L. E. Bartlowythe Belgrade banker,
was visitor here Sunday. -"
Mrs. LucyfS Sloan and son. Elan,
were guests of9Felatives and friends
in st. Louis Saturday.
Robt. Moody was an Elvins visitor
the past week. pu,.' 81 n
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. McCloud and
children, Of 'Graniteville, We're Sunday
afternoon guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j..
C. Hunter and family.
Robt. Hodkins. of Caledonia, was a
visitor here on Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Denton and liz
tie daughter, Mildred. of Pennington,
were guests of relatives and friends |
here Sunday afternoon.
Charley Hohl went to Irondale Sum
day afternoon To visit with his moth,