The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1905-11-17
NEWS FROM MISSOURI


Drury College,. New President.
Drury college a. Springfield has IN
stalled her fourth president. Rev. j.
Edwards Kirbye. In the presence Of a
large number OF distinguished guests.
All the exercises were held in Stone
chapel, and the event was the mcst
spectacular and gorgeous In the hise
tory OF the college, which was founded
In 1873, with DR.. N. J. Morrison as
the first president. The faculty, senior
class and many OF the visiting repre-
sentatives of the various universities
and colleges we're clad In academic
caps and hoods and gowns. The cell
ebration began in the forenoon. with
procession OF faculty. alumni and
students to Stone chapel Dean Ed
ward NJ. Sheppard. marshal Of the day,
presided Rev. Charles NJ. Newman,
pastor OF the First Congregational
church Of Washington. ID. c.. delivered
the principal address. Talks were also
made by Rev. Charles s. Mills and Rev.
William Jones, both OF st. Louis.
Building coliseum iu NJ. Louis.
Tie fund Of SITS 900 needed to build
the new coliseum at st. Louis Is al
ready in sight. The special coliseum
committee Of the Business Mems
league has announced tnat large
part Of tho subscriptions are already
IN hand and that raising the balance
Is expected to be q matter OF only n
littlo time The committee figures
that there are $4,000 business houses
in st Louis which will profit by the
building Of the coliseum and the bring
ing of conventions to st, Louis. Each
of these firms is to be given an op.
portunity to contribute.
Insurance Superintendent Enjoincd,
Judge Elmer b. Adams, in the United
States circuit court. granted tempo
rary order restraining Insurance Com
missioner w. d. vandiver from carry
ing into effect his order revoking the
license Of the New York Life lnsur.
ance company to do business In Mis-.
souri,. Monday, November 20. was the
da:o set when Commissioner Vandi
Yer must appear before the United
States circuit court In Jeifei son City
to show cause why permanent In.
junction should not be issued
AGED women's Home Dedicated.
The ninth annual convention OF the
Kings Daughters and Sons, OF Mis-
souri,. which was held at Mexico was
marked by the consummation OF q
plan which this organization has been
working on for several years. when
the Kings Daughters and Sons home
for aged women. located In Mexico and
recently completed. was formally
opened and dedicated.
Franz Farris Acts as Judge.
When tho adjourned September
term Of the circuit court for Pulaski
county convened at Waynesvllle. on
account Of the absence of Judge L. b.
N'uodside. the members Of the bar
chose Senator Frank H. Farris, Of
Stcelvillo, as special Judge to hold the
term OF court One murder case was
on the docket, besides several impor-
tant civil cases.
Dead CirI's Sweetheart Held.
Austin Francis, the young man who
the police have been holding since the
day after the tragedy. has been formal
ly charged with the murder Of Wlnona
Newton, the 15-year-old girl whose
body was found November in the
southeastern part OF Kansas City.
Francis was the girls sweetheart.
Reward fer Murderers.
Gov. Folk has issued a proclamation
offering reward of $3.50 each for tnt
arrest and conviction of the two un
known men who on October muir
dered John Semar at Frankclay. st
Francois county. Semar was a saloof
keeper and was killed by the two mer
who were trying to rob his place.
Want Their Money BACK.
Suits were filed in the st. Louis cir
cult court by Fred and Mary Klemn
and Il. and William F. Klemm agains
the North American Investment com
pany and certain Of its officers askin'
for an order requiring the defendant
to cancel and refund the money invest
ed by the plaintiffs In certain bond
issued by the company.
Took Ills Father for = Thief.
John r. Best, u farmer who live
eight miles southwest Of Butler. wa
shot by his son George with a double
barreled shotgun. One charge strucl
him in the face. the other IN the chest
The son believed his father was
chicken thief. Each heard . noi3
and went out to investigate