The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-08-04
BISMARCK

strike is telling on the trains consld-
erably as the engines are getting in
bad shape. sn "A
Mr.. and Mrs. L.; &. rFrichett and lit
tie daughter, of st. Louis, were here
Sunday for the funeral Of her sister,
LMrs. j. N. Little.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. H. Deguire and
children, of Fredericktown, spent Sun
day with their many friends in this
city.
Mrs. Hy Brennecke, Of st. Louis,
spent the past week with her mother,
Mrs. L. C. Woodrow.
Stanley Trauernicht received g bad
cut on one of his legs Monday. He
was sitting on top of banana crate,
when in some manner he fell and
caught his leg between two boards in
the crate which caused the injury.
He is getting along nicely at this
writing.
A Ford runabout, which was used
as an advertising car for the Liggett-
Meyers Tobacco Co., was destroyed by
fire Friday afternoon near the farm
of G., |. Shaner. The car was being
driven by Mr.. Woodson.
Quite a number of the members of
the local M. E. church have been at
tending the Methodist Assembly at
Arcadia.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Lucy were shop
ping in Flat River Wednesday.
o. w. Ramsey spent the weekend
in st. Louis.
Rev. J. w. Ham, pastor of the local
M. E. Church, spent the latter part of
the past and the first of this week at
the Methodist Assembly at Arcadia.
Bismarck is now "barber shop poor"
as it, has four. The latest one was
put up by Wilburn Thomas, of Iron
dale, who is located in the Leggett
building.
Mrs. Margaret Sheriff., of st. Louis,
was Bismarck visitor Sunday after
noon. She was on her way home
from lockwood, where she spent a
few days with relatives and friends.
Rev. and Mrs. G. e. Nicely and lit
tie daughter are home after visit OF
three weeks at Chaonia, Mo.
Mrs. VIM. Atlcsson, Of Poplar Bluff,
is spending the week at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Heitz-
mann.
Mrs. o. L. Cooley, of Desloge, was
Bismarck visitor the weekend.
Carl Halls was Fiat River visitor
Saturday.
John Simms went to Bonnie Terre
Sunday. Tolman Simms returned with
him after a visit with home folks.
The Bismarck base ball team went
to Mineral Point Sunday for game
with the Washington county All Stars.
The All Stars, by receiving the breaks
of the game, were able to carry off
the heavy end Of the score, which was
z to A. Martin pitched another good
game but the htters failed him in the
pinch.
A large number of local ball fans
were in Desloge Sunday afternoon to
witness the game between Perryville
and the Lead Belts. The latter team
won by the Score Of to 0. We are
told the Lead Belts won the game in
their half of the ninth. t
A base ball team composed of col
ored players from Potosi passed
through. here Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. ThOs. Barrett and
children, of Flat River, were called
here Sunday for the funeral of his
sister, Mrs. j. N. Little, whose death
occurred at Protection, Kans., We'd
nesday. She was the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Thos. Barrett, Of this city,
and had spent all of her life here I'M
til she went to Protection about three
years ago. She was aged about forty
years. The body was brought here
Saturday and the funeral services
We're held at the Baptist church Sun
day afternoon by Rev. B. E. Nicely,
and the body inferred in the l. O.. 0.
f. cemetery. She leaves a husband,
one daughter, father, mother, two
brothers and two sisters to mourn her
early passing. We extend sympathy
to the bereaved.
Walter Coxey was Desloge visitor
Wednesday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owens, of st. Louis,
spent the weekend at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. c. @. Walker.
Riley Turnbeau was Flat River
visitor Wednesday.
Ed McClary and O. e. Hansbrough
were business visitors in St. Louis
Wednesday of last week.
Roy Queen, of Caledonia, had bus
mess here Wednesday afternoon.
J. w. Sloan, of Ellington, spent the
weekend with relatives and friends
in this city.
Robt. Hodkins, of Caledonia, spent
Thursday afternoon in Bismarck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert White, of Col
linsville, ILL.,, are spending the week at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. N. Beard. 7
Mrs. Chas. Scharper and two daugh-
tiers, Misses Marie and Rosaline, of st
Louis, spent the past week with their
many relatives and friends in this city
Herbert Lucy was in Flat River
Thursday afternoon, and while there
got possession of his son, Gregory's
bicycle, which was stolen from their
home in this city on the night of July
9th. Mr.. Lucy traced the bicycles
owners to the one who owned it first
and it was found that "a, boy from
Bismarck had stolen the bicycle anC
took it to Flat River, where he sole
it. The bicycle had changed hands {
number of times. Mr.. Lucy brought
the bicycle home with him.
Mrs. r. G. Love, of Flat River
spert the weekend with relatives anC
friends in this city. tSie