The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-12-22
BONNIE TERRE

LaSI saturday AFTERNOON the FreSn-
man Domestic Science class of the
local high school gave food sale at
the Cash and Carry store. The en-
tire display of cakes, pies and candy
was sold and the proceeds will go to
| the High School Annual.
Homer Apleberry, who is attending
Missouri University, came home Mon
day evening to spend the holidays.
Preparations are being made to dis
tribute baskets Of food and toys
iamong the poor on Christmas. Seve-
raj organizations are working in con-
nection with the Boy Scouts in this
work of charity. The Scouts will de-
liver the baskets the Saturday before
Christmas.
Last Thursday morning the person
mel of the staff Of the high school An
nual, called "The Diamond Drip,
was announced to the high school.
The following is list of the mem
bers of the staff: editor-in- chief, John
Brenon; associate editor, Wayne Far
row; literary editor, Nellie Cole; as
sociate literary editor, Paul Mouser;
athletic editor, Naomi Cloud; adver-
Using manager, Marvin Dotson; SUBJ
scription manager, Mildred Northcutt;
hunlor editor, Dell Bowman; snapshot
editor, Elizabeth Johnston; faculty
advisor, Miss Frey. The staff has
started to work and will publish the
first annual of the school since 1919.
Miss Nellie Evans returned home
Saturday for the holidays from Col
umbia, Mo-, where she is student at
Missouri University.
Louis E. Jaster was born in New
Orleans, La, Oct. 10, 1853, and died
at his home at Bonnie Terre, Dec. IL,
1922. He was the son of August Jas
ter, who died in 1881, and Anna E.
Jaster, who died few years ago at
the age Of 90 years. At the age of
i've he moved to Ste. Genevieve, Mo-,
with his parents, where he lived about
six years before moving to Iron
Mountain. When he was % he NOV
ed to Bonnie Terre where he spent the
rest of his life providing for his
mother. He lived a quiet single life, |
and his sister, Mrs. Chas. Seller, and
his brother, Fred w. faster, are still
living in Bonnie Terre. On the day of
his death he was Ga years, 1 month |
and " days old. He was good man
and a member of the Lutheran
church. The funeral was held Dec. |
10, at the home of Fred w. faster and |
the body was laid to rest in the Bonnie
Terre cemetery.
The local lodge of the /. o. o. f. |
held an encampment last Saturday |
night and class Of thirty members
was taken into the lodge. About for
ty st. Louis Odd Fellows came down
in a special car and there were visit
ors from all the towns in the county
and from DeSoto and Festus. The |
following Grand Officers We're pres
ent: Grand Secretary Ben Weidle, !
Grand High Priest Wallace McCargo,
Grand Instructor Net Merrett. Sup
per was served at six o'clock, at mid
night lunch was served, and breakfast
was served, all in the Odd Fellows
banquet hall. The work was com
pleted at A a. m.
The Bonnie Terre Chapter of the
Order of De Molay for boys had a
special meeting Friday night and
gave the De Molay degree to four
candidates. This is the first time the
work has been done by the local chap
ter and 1T was put on in most ex-
cellent manner.
Last Thursday evening the Mission
airy Society No. 2 of the Methodist
church presented an excellent musicale
at the church. The program was as
follows: Invocation, Rev. Evitts; Pr
ano Solo, TheIma Lee Thomas; Violin
Solo, Jack Semands; Vocal Solo, Ca
milla Belknap; Reading, Marjorie Nc
CLAIM; Flute Solo, C. M. Briggs; Vo-
cal Solo, Thelma Aas, Dialogue, by
little folks; Violin Solo, Mrs. Omer
Hendrix; Reading, Mrs. Harry Her.
man; Piano Duet, Thelma Lee Thorn
as and Opal Manwarring; Vocal Duet,
Mrs. Schantl and Mrs. F. w. Wolf. h
Last Tuesday evening the Royal
Neighbor lodge elected the following !
officers for the coming year: Oracle,
Mrs. Laura Hoskings; past oracle,
Mrs. John Hoskings; vice oracle, Mrs. =
Sellie Carter; recorder. Mrs. Lulu !
o'Farrell, receiver, Mrs. Molly Radle;
chancellor, Mrs. J. J. Govro; mar {
shall, Mrs. Helen Falk; musician, Mrs.
Lena Creswell; inner sentinel, Mrs. 7
Minnie Gardner; outer sentinel. Mrs.
Emma Moran; examining physician, /,
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