The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-03-03

Mrs Eva Crump and nephew, Alvin
Hughes, were Cherryville visitors Sun
day afternoon. as,4t
Ernest Heitzenmann was St. Louis
business visitor last week. |
M. j. Edison is, at present visiting
hi family here. He has jut returned
from Manila, Ark, where he had been
auctioneering the sale of car load
of horses.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Pirtle and family
have returned to their home at Glen
Allen after visit of few days at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. F.
Bone, and family.
Miss Myra Belknap spent the week.
end with Mr.. and Mrs. +. H. DeGuire,
of Fredericktown.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Denton, Of Gale
donia, were visitors near here We'd
nesday.
Johnny Houck spent the weekend
with relatives and friends at Granite
vile.
Miss Marie Minoughaun,, who is at
tending school in St. Louis, was home
the weekend with her mother, Mrs.
Hy Boyer. Mrs. Boyer accompanied
her to her home in st. Louis Sunday
afternoon to spend a few days.
Mrs. Clarence Elsmann, of St. Louis,
is visiting at the home of her broth
er, Sam Burch, and family.
Mesdames Auburn and Monte Ed
monds spent the first of the week with
relatives and friends in Ironton.
Jesse Wood, of Elvins, spent the
first of the week with friends and rel
atives here.
Miss Loren Wood, of Ellington,
spent the past week here with MIR. and
Mrs. 2. w. Carter.
Mrs. F. j. Gault was called to Flat
River Friday on account of the seri-
Gus illness of her brother, L. E. Pier
son, who was dangerously i'll with
pneumonia. Mr.. Pierson gradually
grew worse until he passed into the
great beyond that evening. The fun
eral services were held Sunday. He
leaves number of brothers and sis
tiers to mourn his going, besides a
wife and young child. We join with
the many friends in extending sympa-
thy to the bereaved.
A number of members of the local
Epworth League attended the County
meeting at Bonnie Terre Friday night,
and report fine meeting. l.l"T.F
James Reynolds and Everett Smith,
of Belgrade, were business visitors
here Thursday.
A number of people from here at
tended box supper at Sherlock We'd
nesday night. A very enjoyable time
is reported.
Sam Burch was a Doe Run visitor
Thursday afternoon.
DIR. and Mrs. ]. L. Eaton moved
their household goods here the first
OF last week, and are at present stay
ing at the Bismarck hotel. 1t is be-
ing rumored here that he will have
his hat in the ring for the Democratic
nomination for Congress. We believe
doc" will be able to "breast the tape"
ahead of the rest in the congressional
race, due to his popularity throughout
the district, and also his record as
Supt. of State Hospital No. 4.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stout, of Doe
Run, spent the latter part of the week
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Burch and family.
Mrs. Newman, one of the teachers
in the Elvins high school, visited the
school here Friday morning. She
passed some goodr emarks on the work
being done in our high school.
Dent Mckinney, of Bellview, was
a Bismarck visitor Friday.
l.. c. Woodrow came home from
Boon, Colo, Thursday night, where he
has been employed as manager of a
ranch for the past few months. The
family will not move there as they
had planned to do. Mr.. Woodrow says
there is no place like home-Missouri.
Miss Virginia Castleman was a st.
Louis visitor the latter part of the
week.
L. H. Butler, of Cape Girardeau,
spent the latter part of the week here
on business and visiting friends.
Gilbert Wallis, of Des Arc, spent
the latter part of the week here with
his sister, Mrs. H. L. Strader, and
family.
Henry Stapp, of lockwood, spent a
few hours with friends here Sunday.
He came here to meet his daughter
and Miss Grace Wood, who were re-
turning from a visit of few DAYS
with friends in st. Louis.
Robert Edgar, of Ironton, was
Bismarck visitor Sunday.
Norman Downward was Potosi Wis
itor the first of the week.
A number of witnesses from here
were subpoened for the Carr trial,
which is now being held at Potosi.
Rolla Garrett, who is attending
school at Southeast Missouri Teachers
College, came home Saturday for
visit with home folks. He will teach
a week in one of the rural schools as
his college requires him to obtain
certain amount Of experience.
A number of our citizens were very
much surprised Wednesday afternoon,
when the fire alarm began blowing.
Every one began inquiring as to the
whereabouts of the fire, and in lit
tie while they found it to be In a pile
of telegraph poles, near the pump
house. The fire was soon extinguish-
ed. The fire is supposed to have been
caused from sparks from the handle
factory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Wallen arrived