FARMINGTON TIMES, Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri, Friday, February 26, 1915 ELVINS ITEMS Saturday morning, Feb. 20th, the property of D. DOWNING was slightly damaged by fire. It made headway into the kitchen of the house and could not be put out until the second attempt, and was saved. M. FERRIS of St. Louis was in Elvins Saturday. T. E. SMITH of Farmington was in Elvins on business Saturday. E. ELVINS was in Flat River Saturday. Wade SMITH is reported on the sick list this week, but is improving. Sam DOSS of Desloge visited friends and relatives in Elvins Sunday. D. H. CAMERON of Flat River was in Elvins Sunday visiting relatives. Dewey SMITH was in Flat River Monday. Mrs. Ed MERRITT of R.F.D. No. 1 was in town Saturday. Sunday morning as the 11 a.m. passenger train left Elvins, going around the curve about 1-4 mile from town, the engineer saw a real old-age looking man climbing out of the way of the train up a cliff. He lost all hold and fell down onto the railroad. The train knocked him in the head and fractured a few ribs. He was asked his name when picked up, and he said J. D. WELLS. They brought him back on the train to the depot and he was asked his name again and he said Geo. R. MASON. Said he didn't have any home. He was left in the Elvins M.R. & B.T. depot until 3 o'clock and Drs. REECE and KEITH dressed his head. He was sent to the Bonne Terre Hospital at 3 o'clock. Geo. MASON was his right name.