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The babe of Mr. and Mrs. John BURCH is very sick at this time.

J. N. RICHARDS attended business in Desloge last Tuesday evening.

Geo. SMITH has opened a new restaurant in the opera house building.

T. J. BUCKNER and wife spent Christmas with her parents in Flat River.

Mrs. Lillian CHRISTOPHER of St. Louis spent Christmas with Mrs. J. DELCOUR.

Roy, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. HEITMAN is dangerously ill of pneumonia.

Felix DIXON returned from a several day's visit to St. Louis last Monday evening.

Tony SMITH and Chas. NUGENT, of Patton, visited W. A. DALTON the first of the week.

Miss Catherine DELCOUR is visiting in St. Louis this week with Mrs. Lillian CHRISTOPHER.

Pete FORTNER was among the Christmas visitors at Flat River last Saturday and Sunday.

Mrs. Robt. WOODS and two children are reported to be very sick but are said to be 
improving.

Fred COUTANT, of St. Louis, visited at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Geo. TIDWELL, during
Christmas.

Miss Lillian ALTHENSER, a teacher in the Leadwood public school, spent several days
of this week in Elvins and Farmington visiting friends and relatives. While here she
was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. ISBELL.

Thos. McCRORY Jr., who spent several days here visiting his parents, returned to Webb
City last Tuesday.

Mrs. S. DEMPSEY of St. Louis visited with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. W. McGUIRE 
last Saturday and Sunday.

Miss Izella McMULLEN of St. Louis visited with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McMULLEN,
during the holidays.

John CLINTON spent the greater part of the Christmas holidays at Leadwood, a guest
at the home of Mrs. E. FREEMAN.

Dr. L. L. HULL and wife of Marquand visited with their daughter, Mrs. J. L. GRAY,
during a part of this week.

Ben ALLEN went out hunting last Tuesday and reports rabbits and small game plentiful--
anyway he brought in 43 rabbits.

Miss Florence BLANKENSHIP, of St. Louis, spent a couple of days here as the guest
of her mother, Mrs. Amelia BLANKENSHIP, this week.

Frank CARR, who is attending school at Columbia, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. G. CARR at this place during the Christmas holidays.

Dr. REAVES of Desloge spent Tuesday here at his office.  He has built up quite a 
practice here by his careful and painstaking attention to all patients.

The K. of P. lodge will hold their annual installation of officers next Wednesday
night.  Supper will be served after the regular business is transacted.

Miss Ethel CROSS, a teacher in the public school at Eureka, is home for the holidays.
She is visiting her mother, Mrs. Joe GOULD, and other relatives and friends.

The little child of Charley FORTNER and wife is suffering from a severe attack of
pneumonia.  The physician in charge says that this is a very difficult case.

J. H. KIRKLAND and his brother, W. M. KIRKLAND, of Flat River, and Geo. LANGDON, 
of town, attended the auction sale of Fred BROWN's furniture last Tuesday afternoon.

E. KLEIN, one of the leading merchants of our town, reports that December was the
best month of business that his store has had since he has been in business here.

Henry GIBSON and family returned from Arkansas Monday night where they had been 
visiting relatives.  They returned to Bismarck Tuesday to attend the funeral of his
brother.

The household goods belonging to Fred BROWN, who at one time conducted a restaurant
here, were sold at public auction by Constable Jas. RICHARDSON last Tuesday afternoon.
The goods brought a reasonable price.

W. BABB, an engineer out of St. Louis on the Missouri Pacific, who has been on a 
hunting trip near Sprott, was in town a while last Thursday, before returning to the
city to resume his duties that evening.

F. J. HEATON and family of Paragould, Ark., are here visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. McMULLEN.  Mr. HEATON is in the mercantile business at his home and
says that business is fine.

Several of our towns people attended the burial of Stephen DENTON of near Bismarck,
which occured last Monday afternoon at Hickory Grove cemetery.  Mr. DENTON had
reached the age of 93 years and died of pneumonia.

Last Friday night a fire which originated from a defective flue destroyed the residence
of Mrs. HUDDLESTON at about 8:30 o'clock.  Practically all the household goods were
destroyed; and, it is claimed that she carried about $850 insurance on the building.

The Christmas tree and exercises at the M. E. Church, was well attended.  One of the
best programs had been prepared and was rendered in a most satisfactory manner.  This
church is alive in every sense of the word and much good is sure to come from its
efforts.

Prentice ELVINS, who is now employed at Joplin spent the holidays with his family here.
He is much pleased with the working and business conditions in and around Joplin.  He
reports having met many people from this district in Joplin and all appear to be doing
well.

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