The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-07-28

Jeremiah and family are camping o.
| Cedar Creek this week.
| Miss Nina Maude Eaton visited Miss
Essie Tucker in Bonnie Terre las
week.
| The Western Welfare Chautauqus
Co., Of Topeka, Kans., closed three
days chautauqua here Friday evening
Every number was Of very high class
and helpful to the people that were
there to enjoy it. And while there
was a small deficit, though not near
as large as last year, the committee
booked them for another year. II
takes time to educate all of the people
Of the good of ehautauaua to a
community, and while the committee
had the support of the majority Of our
| best citizens, there were lot who
should have given it their support.
There are lots of people who will
spend several times the cost of a sea-
son ticket to chautauqua in foolish
things, things that do them nor the
community noNgood at all. And when
you ask them to contribute anything
to a good cause, they say that they
are not able to spend $1.50 for a sea-
son ticket to chautauqua. The same
stands good when it comes to con-
tributing to the church. There are
a few who kick because they are
asked to pay little extra tax in or
der to have a good school system, so
that our young girls and boys can be
equipped to fight life's battles and be-
come useful men and women. There
are always few in most every COM
munity who put the dollar above ev-
erything else. and we have few Of
them right here in Leadwood. It
looks like they haven't time to take
any part in the church or society. You
never see them at any public meeting
for the good of the community-not
even at church. 1t looks as though
they will put the OK in the ditch on
Saturday SO that they will have an ex-
cuse for getting it out on Sunday. All
OF our business men wanted to close
their places of business for two hours
in the Afternoon the three days Of the
chautaujua, except one man, who
blocked the whole thing. But most
Of our business men are progressive
and are willing to do anything for the
good of the community. The St. Jo-
seph Lead Co. or rather its manage
ment here at Leadwood contributed
very materially to the success of the
chautauqua this year, and have offer
ed to let US have the Community
Hall next year for the use of the
chautauqua, which will save the ex-
pense of putting up and taking down
the tent and the seating of it. The
hall has the seating capacity of about
700 people, and it is more pleasant in
the summer time than a tent. So we
are looking forward for next years
chautauqua being success in every
way.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Acuff, of Bonnie
Terre, were visiting friends here Sat.
urday.
Miss May Virgins spent Saturday
and Sunday with friends at Flat Riv-
er.
C. P. Hale is the owner of a new
Chevrolet touring car.
J. T. Simms and family motored to
st. Louis Sunday morning and spent
the day with relatives.
Mrs. Julia Fields is visiting her
son, George Fields, and family, in st.
Louis this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Rea visited
friends at Desloge Sunday.
The Methodist tent meeting will be- |
gin August 9Th, and all are looking
forward to great revival, which is |
very badly needed.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Northcutt, of |
Bonnie Terre, were here visiting rela-
tives Sunday.
Nathan Levy transacted business in
st. Louis Tuesday and Wednesday,
and took int eh Browns and New York
ball game.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Rea spent Tues
day at the McMullin camp near Iron
lale.
Geo. L. Williams, of Bonnie Terre,
was here Tuesday morning on bust
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Stapp and chill
1ren and Mrs. Mary Edmonds, are
spending this week at Iron Mountain
AXE.
Miss Grace Wood returned Satur-
lay from weeks visitw it'll relatives
and friends in st. Louis and Alton, Ill.