The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-09-02
:: COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS:

lily, of Leadwood, were Sunday after
noon visitors here.
Robert and Jesse Wood visited
their sister, Mrs. R. F. Hughes, and
family, at Edge Hill. the past week.
Mr.. u and Mrs. Auburn Edmonds
were st. Louis visitors the past week.
G. R. Leggett and j. E. Hunter de-
parted for Columbia early Monday
morning, where Mr.. Hunter will be-
gin his junior year in the College of
Agriculture, and Mr.. Leggett will be
member ofythe freshman lawyer
class. . gggg
Miss Eliza Meyer, of St. Louis, who
was on her way home from visit in
jackson, visited friends here the week
end.
Prof. J. U. White and family, Of
Flat River, were Sunday guests of J..
C. Hunter.
Chas. Thompson. of Mann, was here
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Rubottom, of
Columbia, were here visiting friends
and relatives a few days the past
week. Mr.. Rubottom is a student in
the College of Agriculture. He is at.
tending school at the expense of the
government, as he was wounded in the
late war, and this is Uncle Sans way
of rewarding him for his services.
The trains of the Mo. P. are carry
ing more cars than ever before. No.
4, last Sunday afternoon, carried IA
passenger coaches compared with the
usual number of 10. The Sunshine
Special is also carrying more cars
than ever before.
w. E. Undorcopper, of Hunter, Mo-,
passed away on train No. II Satur-
day night. He took sick while coming
into Bismarck about Ills. DR.. G. W.
Tony, of Piedmont, being on the train,
administered emergency treatment,
and when the train got into the sta
ton DR.. Gale was hurriedly summon
ed, but he had already passed to the
great beyond. Coroner C. j. Hill was
called, who removed the body to the
undertaking parlors of Bisplinghoff &
Hill, and the next day the inquest was
held and the coroner's jury verdict
was, death due to apoplexy. The body
was then prepared for burial and
shipped to his home at Hunter, Mo.
He was employed as cashier of the
Bank of Hunter and had been to st.
Louis and was returning home when
stricken.
Coroner G. J. Hill was called to st.
Francois Friday afternoon to hold an
inquest over the body of Ray McWor-
thy, of st. Francois, who had been
killed in the mines about 2:30 that af-
ternoon. Death was due to falling
rock.
DR.. Jones and family, of Bruno,
were Bismarck visitors the Weekend.
Edgar Hill spent the past week as
the guest of friends and relatives near
Belgrade.
Miss Hazel Hill returned home
Thursday from few days visit in St.
Louis.
Miss Lillian Gale spent the week as
guest of friends in Marquand.
The two small children of Fred
Hoghl have diphtheria.
The Iron Mountain Mining Co.
shipped one hundred cars of ore from
the mines during the month of Aug
ust. 1t is estimated that carload is
worth about four hundred dollars.
Joe Eaton has purchased the store
building where John Grisham is now
located and is moving there this week.
MIR. Grisham is moving into the build
ing being vacated by Mr.. Eaton.
E. A. Beard had business in Farm
ington last Tuesday.
The name of C. C. Mathews, who is
employed as clerk in the Geo. S. Mat
kin store, appeared in Wednesdays
Globe-Democrat as a guest of Hotel
Maryland. Mr.. Mathews was in st.
Louis doing some buying for the store.
During the thunderstorm last Tues
day lightning struck in I. H. Coxey's
garden.
J. F. Schroeder and DR.. C. C. Kerla-
gon were in Pennington Wednesday
and attended the Chautauqua,
Chas. Francisco, of Pennington,
was through our neighborhood Mon
day looking over the roads.
Atty. D. L. Munger, of Piedmont,
was here Friday.
Miss Mayora Sloan departed for
Potosi Saturday, where she has charge
Of hospital.
Mack Denman, of Pennington,
came here Friday afternoon and visit
ed friends until Sunday morning,
when he departed for Columbia to re-
sumo his studies in the University.
Omar Bisplinghoff, of Chaffee, spent
rom Friday to Monday with his par
ents here.
Mrs. ]. F. Schroeder and children
vent to Valmeyer, ILL.,, Wednesday.
Mr.. Schroeder went Saturday.
Christian Osterlie was a passenger
or st. Louis Friday.
Mr.. Lewis, of Ironton, was guest of
4. w. Halle the weekend
The claim agent of the Mo. P. Ry., |
rom Poplar Bluff, was here Friday on
business.
Miss Lulu Belchamber is at present |
in the Baptist Home at Iron
on,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Steel and SOD |
md daughter attended the Chautau-
qua in Pennington on Thursday night. |
Vernon Gale returned home from |
st. Louis Monday night, after a |
weeks visit with friends and rela-
ives.
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