The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-12-01

attractive shipping facilities by rail,
and with the good roads the surround
ing towns can be adequately furnish
ed.
The machinery for the new shaft on
the Eaton Eversole lead lands, be-
tween Irondale and Bismarck, arrived
at Irondale and will be placed this
week. F}" @
F. Bouchon has a big force of men
and teams at work clearing land and
shipping railroad and underground
ties and mine props from the DIR. j.
L. Eaton property north of town. 4
Joe Deemer has transformed his
farm dwelling, northeast of town, in
to an attractive. bungalow with mod
ern conveniences.
Surveyor T. H. Holman with a
corps of assistants, was here last
week surveying and adding plat to
the Masonic cemetery.
w. H. Smollinger, of Chicago, for
mer owner of the Iron Mountain pro-
perty, was guest at the Bismarck
hotel few days last week.
A. E. Powers and Edgar Hill were
lronton visitors Sunday. Mr.. Powers
refereed basket ball game there
Saturday between Irondale and Iron
ton.
Leo NARROW, of near Bismarck, is
at. present employed as a mechanic
by the Bismarck Motor Co.
Misses Nell and Elsie Marberry
visited the first of the week with
Bonne Terre relatives.
The fuel situation here is causing
some anxiety as the shortage of coal
cars has compelled many to resort
to wood as fuel.
A baby girl arrived at the Gentry
Harrison home Sunday.
James Ritter who is in charge of
the newly established Bismarck Mere.
Co., visited home folks in Elvins the
weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Hill and family
spent Sunday with Belgrade relatives
and friends.
Mrs. J. Browne and little daughter,
of Bonnie Terre, visited her mother,
Mrs. c. H. Lucy. the first Of the week.
Mrs. H. Steel and daughter, Miss
Ruth, visited in DeSoto Sunday the
guests of relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. C. Biffle visited in
Elvins Sunday.
:. Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Ramsey, Mr..
and Mrs. John Henson and child and
James Reeves, of Irondale; were in
jured late Saturday night when the
Ford car in which they were riding
turned over on the Bismarck-Irondale
road just north of town. The accident
was due to poor lights, with the re-
suit that the machine left the road
and ran into a ditch. The injured
were at once taken to DR.. Gale for
treatment. Messrs. Ramsey and
Reeves were severely cut and bruised,
while the theirs sustained minor in
juries.
Rev. Forsythe, of Caledonia, filled
his monthly appointment at the IN
ion church here Sunday and admins
tered the sacrament.
Miss Nellie Logan, Of St. Louis,
came here Saturday to spend week
with Bismarck friends and relatives.
Mrs. T. V. Black and two little
daughters, of Crystal City, arrived
here Monday to spend a week with
her mother, Mrs. j. C. Hunter, Who at
present is stricken with facial erysi-
pelas.
A baby girl arrived at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Roush Sunday.
Miss Myra Belknap returned home
Saturday after two weeks visit with
st. Louis relatives.
Mrs. G. H. Weimer, formerly Miss
June Lee Munger, visited Bismarck
friends the first of the week. Mrs.
Neiman has been with the Radcliffe
Chautauqua SYSTEM out of Washing
ton, ID. c.
Emmett Belknap was Farming
ton visitor Monday, having gone there
for the purpose of becoming Ford
salesman for the st. Francois Motor
Co. He reports the sale of a new
Ford to Bert Garrett, of Walnut
Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wann, of Flat
River, were Sunday guests at the B.
H. Blanton home.
]. N. Paullus, of Cold Water, was
a Sunday guest at the Chas. Edmonds
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Walker and lit
tie daughter, of Piedmont, spent the
weekend with C. o. Walker and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Rasche and son,
Herbert, and Mrs. N. Schlueter. of
Ironton, were Sunday guests at the
B. H. Blanton home.
Raymond Johnson, of st. Louis,
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
johnson, the first of the week.
Mrs. Ida Kettinger spent the week.
end with Pennington relatives.