Does anyone know his full name? -Kay BONNE TERRE REGISTER, Bonne Terre, St. Francois County, Missouri, Friday, February 22, 1907. THE DOG CAME ALONG. Mr. and Mrs. Abe Gordon of Bonne Terre, spent Wednesday with J. N. Richards and family at Elvins and by their visit proved the faithfulness of a certain dog which belongs to George West at Bonne Terre. Mr. Gordon boarded with Mr. West when the dog was only a pup, and the pup, being an affectionate hound and much petted by Mr. Gordon, came to like the latter exceedingly. When Mr. and Mrs. Gordon arrived at the station at Bonne Terre, Wednesday morning, the dog was there, and when they got on the train the dog was there also; but the trainmen put the dog off and the train pulled out. Now the dog didn't behave as the "famous cat" and wreck the train, but he did come "along" and when Mr. Gordon had finished his dinner at Mr. Richards' home in Elvins and started down town the dog joined him, having made the trip from Bonne Terre almost as quickly as the train. Much against his will, the dog rode home that evening in the baggage car. -- Farmington News. In a message dated 9/18/2009 2:31:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time, MehdiFakhar@aol.com writes: > Subj: [MOSTFRAN] Was there a RICHARDS who sold Burton Brown Shoes in the > Elvins area 1905ish? > > I magnified some of the signs found on an old brown/white photo of my > Ggrandfather's blacksmith shop in Elvins (SUTHERLAND's) and one is for > Burton > Brown Shoes with someone's name - first name isn't clear enough, but the > last > name is RICHARDS. > > Could there have been a merchant with that last name in this time period? > > Thanks, Kay > >