The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-04-28

Miss Cecil Desteli, of Arcadia Col
lege, spent the Easter holidays with
home folks.
G. w. Brooks and family have NOV
ed back to Des Arc. They resided here
only short while, but they have
many friends who join in wishing
them well in their new home.
AL McGraw, of Fredericktown, spent
the weekend here on business trip.
Mr.. Kimmell, of Sparta, ILL.,, was
here one day last week looking after
the affairs of the Mo.-Pac. railroad.
VIM. Gale, student in st. Louis
University, spent the Easter holidays
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. w.
Gale.
Mrs. Walter Wilson and two chill
dren, of Ironton, spent the weekend
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. j.
Edison. :
A number of young fellows from
our little city were arrested in Flat
River last Wednesday night on a
charge of driving without lights. We
were unable to learn the result of the
arrest.
Miss Marie Minoughaun, who is at
tending school in st. Louis, visited
home folks the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. R. Lindsey were in
Doe Run Wednesday to attend the fun
eral of a relatives.
Rev. j. w. Ham was a Flat River
visitor last Thursday.
Geo. Merrill, of Irondale, was bus
mess visitor here Thursday of last
week.
Oma Newcomb, of Desloge, spent
Thursday in our city, the guest of his
sister, Mrs. Jesse Hickman, and fam
lily.
Frank Wallen, of Hickory Grove,
was a Bismarck visitor Sunday afters
noon. g .
Frank johnson, Of Ironton, was a
business visitor here Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Sutherland, of
Madison, ILL.,, spent the past week at
the home of Mrs. Mollie Sutherland.
They made this city their home for
number of years, and they still call it
"home."
The Kroger Grocery Company is
fitting up building here for the pur-
pose of putting in store.
We are told there are more men
now being employed on the sections
of the railroads since 1920. The
heavy rains have resulted in bad
tracks, and the company is using
more men to repair them.
County Coroner C. J. Hill was in
Pennington Monday on a business
mission.
Mrs. A. N. Bass and daughter, Miss
Leila, were shopping in Flat River
Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. D. Lashley spent
Friday in Bellview on business and to
visit with relatives and friends.
The poles for the electric light plant
are being set and all indications point
to the fact that the citizens of the
town will have electric lights by the
first of June.
Sheriff Hunt and Deputy Ellis
Simms, of Pennington, were here last
Thursday.
| Geo. S. Matkin, one of our enter
prising merchants, was in Potosi Fri
day afternoon.
A number of gypsies were camped
east of town the latter part of the
week. They were migrating east
| from some of the western states.
Leo Mcfarland, Of lockwood, Wis
tied relatives and friends here the
weekend.
Carson Morris, of Pennington, at
tended the high school play here Fri
day night.
| Mrs. Henry Denton was taken to the
Bonnie Terre hospital last Thursday,
where she underwent an operation on
| Friday for appendicitis, and for a
while she was dangerously i'll. but at
this writing she is recovering nicely.
| Her many friends trust her recovery
will be speedy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Burch and fam
lily were called to Elvins Monday due
to the death of the small child of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Wise. Mrs. Wise is
a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Burch.
We extend sympathy to the bereaved
in their hour of sorrow.
Geo. Leggett and J. Z. Hunter
came home Saturday from Columbia,
where they have been attending the
State University.
Fred Balm, Of Caledonia. was bus
mess visitor here last week.
Edgar Hill and Miss Ethel Conway
spent the day Sunday in Ironton, the
guests of friends. at,..
Mrs. F. W. Gale and son, Vernon.
and daughter. Lillian, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh Steel and daughter, Miss
Ruth, were in Flat River Saturday
night to attend the play given by the
Presbyterian Sunday school.
John Houck was DeSoto visitor
the first Of the week.
Miss Fern Jones, Of Deslogc, spent
the weekend here, the guest of her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. /. D. Nc
Coy. a.aGs
Mr.. and Mrs. N.Y.. Belknap and
family, Of Bonnie Terre. spent the
weekend here with their many rel
atiyes and friends.