FARMINGTON TIMES, Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri, Thursday, February 2, 1911 BISMARCK Mrs. S. M. COOLEY is reported quite sick with la grippe. Miss Jessie HALLOWMAN of Hogan is visiting the family of Hugh STEEL. W. A. BIRCHER of Elvins is spending a few days with his family here. E. M. DONNELL and wife of Savoy visited the family of J. D. WOOD Sunday. Mrs. Nettie PARKER is making some neat necessary improvements on her farm near town. Mrs. J. L. HINCHEY of De Soto is spending a few weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Hugh STEEL. Jerry BURKS and J. W. YEARGAIN were here Saturday, having just returned from De Queen, Ark. Work on the new shaft on F. F. BEARD's farm is still progressing, and results are most gratifying. C. H. MURRY and family and L. H. BUTLER and family left Monday for Poplar Bluff and will make their future home there. Mrs. THOMPKINS arrived from California this week. Her husband will arrive Tuesday. They will make Bismarck their future home. The trustees of the Masonic cemetery are improving their well located spot, and although new it presents a splendid appearance. The town board this week condemned four pieces of property as being unsanitary and unfit for occupancy and as fire-traps.