Mexico Missouri message., 1917-08-02
HAPPENINGS
Of the sOeek
IN MISSOURI

lWeuLy-Sl& SIIdWD6IIy bulpH6Ib do'
sociations of southwest Missouri and
northwest Arkansas, affiliated with
the Ozark Fruit Growers Association,
marketed 412 cars of strawberries the
last season, for which they received
$507,1S according to the report of the
Ozark association just completed.
Following a survey of orchards, L.
" Crandall, county farm agent. an.
nounces that the apple yield in
Buchanan County this season will be
so per cent of full crop, which is
considered exceptionally good.
The safe in the postoffice at Platte
City was blown open recently and
quantity of postage stamps and small
amount of cash stolen.
While James o. Harrington, a &C.
ment worker, was in the act of taking
a bucket of water from a co-laborer
at the Warrensburg electric light plant
a flash Of electricity from light wire
above his head struck him dead The
wire was insulated and was carrying
a voltage of 1900. 1t is supposed a
break existed somewhere in the in
sulation and the electricity grounded
through his body into the wet cement
he was standing upon.
The "drys" of Sedalia have petit
| toned Mayor J. l.. Babcock to call a
special election within forty days to
vote upon the wet" and dry ques-
ton.
Edgar A. Remley, ex-postmaster and
for many years Republican leader in
Columbia, died of heart disease there
recently. He was SO years old and had
lived in Columbia thirty-three years.
Petitions are being signed in John
son county by road men for the pur-
pose of authorizing the county court
to call an election to vote on issuing
half million dollars in bonds to build
permanent roads, bridges and cul-
verts. The petition will be presented
to the county court at it's meeting the
first Monday in August.
Missouri's state fair this year is go
ing to be the greatest educational in
stitution that has ever been crowded
into eight days time, and it is going
to be a great big adjunct of Uncle
Sans preparedness plan. When Col.
B. C. Biggerstaff took charge Of the
publicity work of the Missouri State
Fair May 1 he adopted the slogan,
1.-THE Missouri State Fair Promotes
Production, Patriotism and Prepared
ness" and the whole plan and ulti-
mate aim of the 1917 Missouri State
, Fair is embodied in this slogan.
The state Epworth League confer.
ence of the NJ. E. Church South in
session at Pertle Springs elected the
following officers for the coming
year: President. w. E. Brown, pas.
tor of the Cleveland Avenue Methodist
] Church, Kansas City; vice-presidents,
C.. w. Myers, st. Joseph, and j. r.
Brown, Lincoln; secretary, l.. Will
Shelly, st. Louis; treasurer, H. G.
\ Bedell, Hale.
II Oriental newspaper work has
claimed another student of the Uni
| versity of Missouri Miss Margaret
Powell of Hannibal, who has been
studying journalism, will leave Angus,
25 for Shanghai, China, to work or
!. Millard's Review, new trade publ
oofioy, with tho DurDOca Of nromotipp
closer relations between America anG
e China.
q The first wheat of the season came
in at Marshall recently. In some part:
of the county wheat has made forty
D bushels to the acre. The mills are
c paying SO for No. 2 wheat, fedora
basis.
3 Montgomery County Old Settlers
Reunion, which has attracted wide at
. tention each year, is set for Saturday
August 4. 1t is announced that Gov
. Gardner and Attorney General Meal
!, lister will be the speakers,
The Democrat-News held an open
ing in their new quarters recently
4 The paper has one of the best equip
0 ped print plants in Central Missouri
! 1t was founded by j. C. Patterson
thlrty-siX years ago.
e
}. A copy of the will of the late DR.. W
7 S. Woods, wealthy Kansas City bank
y er, has been received at Fulton an
shows that the 100000 bequest t
|. William S. Woods college in that cit
Nc is to be paid within eight years.
Rev. Father Cornelius F. OLearS
pastor of Notre Dame parish in Wei
I ston. is dead Father O'Leary. VIII
| has been in i'll health for some time
| was knocked unconscious and sci