The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-06-24

visited Rev. and Mrs. J. w. Ham We'd
nesday. A; .a.e.
Mrs. A. P. Mackley. of Desloge, and
Mrs. L. L. Morris, of Omaha, Neb., was
visiting at the home of Rev and Mrs.
Ham Friday. 1tN ye
Rev D. R. Morris, of Salam, was
here Saturday to visit Rev Ham and
family, and, come near meeting with
what might Of been avery serious ac-
cident, y He was driving up what is
known as RApplbbHrfy Hill, coming
from Frankclay, when his car refused
to- pull, and was running back down the
hill at, about Is miles an hour. There
Twas Just one place he could stop the
fast Tetreating car, and it just happen
led that he managed to back his car to
one Side of the road and against a
bank and stop it. If he had missed
this bank it might have run off the
large, fill and killed him. What looks
bad, and we hate to know that any one
here in Leadwood would act so little as
to charge visitor to our town in help
ing poor man in case of trouble, is
that fellow charged the preacher SO
to pull him distance of about 400
yards. 1t may be that this same fell
low will need help some time, but we
hope that there is not many more like
him in the country that would be so un-
kind.
Herbert Clay, who has been in st.
Louis since school closed looking for
work, returned home here Saturday.
Miss Nadine Zimmerman left for
Cape Girardeau Sunday to attend the
Teachers Training School.
Miss Lillian Altheuser, of Caledonia,
was visiting here Saturday.
Miss Louise Evans, who has been
visiting relatives at Fredericktown,
for the last two weeks, returned home
here Sunday
Prof. j. W. Reaves and family and
his brother, S. c. Reaves and family,
spent Monday on Big river near Iron
dale. fishing. We suppose from what
we heard, they left a few fish in the
river, if there were any in the river
before they began fishing.
W. H. McEwen, who has been visit
ing relatives here for the last two
weeks, returned home to st. Louis
Monday. Mr.. Sam Mason accompa-
MED him to hunt work.
A. c. Bradley, of near Bismarck,
was in town Tuesday on business, and
reports that crops in his vicinity as
looking fine.
Mrs. A. w. Level and family, who
were visiting her husband and other
relatives in st. Louis last week, re-
turned home here Monday. We hear
that they expect to rent their property
here and move to st, Louis. We re-
greet very much to lose this good fam
lily.
About four weeks ago. a one-armed
man, who claimed his name was P. D.
Fitzsimmons, came into F'rankclay
looking for furnished rooms. He
drove a six cylinder Oakland car that
had an Ohio number plate on it. After
staying three weeks with his family,
consisting of wife and three children,
he tried to sell the car for $3.50. AS
his actions were suspicious, tele-
gram to Columbus, Ohio, brought out
the fact that the car had been stolen
in Dayton. One of our citizens invest
ed in the car, paying part cash and
part by check. After the telegram
arrived, payment on the check was
stopped. but the bird had flown, SEEM
ing to be satisfied with the cash pay
ment. He made an effort to cash the
check in Bismarck, Irondale and Gale
donia, but so far as we have been able
to learn, was unsuccessful. We think !
that this kind of an experience should |
teach people to avoid dealing with |
strangers who are apparently offering |
something at great bargain. |