The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-06-22
SOUTHEAST NEWS

SOUTHEAST NEWS
Maiden made holiday of registra-
ton day, hoisted 90-foot flag staff
In the morning while their sweet
hearts were registering, pretty girl.
were playing the tag game for the
Red Cross, and at the afternoon ex-
ercises a beautiful new flag was
raised and Old Glory swung to the
breeze while the patriotic crowd with
barred heads cheered the national en-
blem.
The Puxico Baptist Church has
leased a ten-acre tract which it has
planted in corn to help feed the world
during war times. The church thus
kills two birds with one stone-helps
the food problem and helps pay
church expenses.
E. P. Thomas, a well-known citi-
zen of Morehouse, died on the 31st
ult. from accidentally taking an ov-
erdose of strychnine mixture. He had
been in poor health for several
months. He was 81 years old and
leaves son and four daughters.
E. R. Haywood, an old Civil war
veteran and citizen of Reynolds coun-
ty, died at his home in Ellington on
the 9th inst, aged 70 years. He
leaves a wife, nine children, 81 grand
children and Is great-grandchildren.
A son of Edmond P. Grove, editor
of the Dexter Statesman, volunteered
and went off soldier brave. Apro-
pos, the Statesman of the 9Th con-
tains the following: "Last Saturday
night we bundled the Queen-o'- Hearts
and took her to jefferson Barracks.
to see our youngest born, who had
caught the war fever and had fol-
lowed off the drum and fife, playing
patriotic airs. That fellow was not
dreaming who sailor wrote, "Old
men for counsel, young men for war"
1t is in red-blooded American young
ster to want to fight and rough it, and
when he springs from granddads on
both sides who wore soldier hearts
in their vests and fighting blood in
their veins, why, you can't blame the
kid, can your"
Charlottesville has installed a So
horse power auto fire truck at a cost |
of $4,000. Ii is equipped with
chemical engine of IS gallons capac-
ity and 200 feet of small hose. In
case of a small fire in the interior of
a house, the chemical engine will be
used and much damage from water
can be averted. The apparatus will
also be capable Of carrying more hose
han the wagon now used, will have
TWO ladders II and "a feet long, and |
will carry fire axes and other needed
George L. Thomure died at his home
n Ste. Genevieve June 9Th, aged 73
years. He was married to Miss Isa-
Del Merrill Sept. %, 1866, and last
September they celebrated their gold
N wedding. His wife, five daughters
md four sons survive him.
Mrs. Benjamin Kemp of near White
Water, Bollinger county, on the goth
lit, slashed her breasts and wrists
With l-nife, on suicide bent, while
Ter husband was at work in his black
NTH shop. When through with his
OBJ he went to the house and found her
n that condition, then hurried off to
all physician. When he returned
e found her lifeless body hanging to !
tree back of their home
The proposition to bond Scott coun- {
y for 100000 for the purpose of !
permanent roads was {
efeated at the election on the 9th
nst, failing to receive the required {
wo-thirds majority, although there $
yas majority of $40 in favor of {
onding. The good roads people, not /
iscouraged by the result, are get {
ing up another petition to be pre-
anted to the county asking for a re- {
admission. of the question. t
Ste. Genevieve county would have |
ad record-breaking yield of wheat Q
nd corn this year, had it not been
,r the overflow. The Mississippi has
sgistered over 30 feet on the guage
lis week and hundreds of acres of n
.rm lands in the Cotton Woods and f
.her low lands and on the islands I
ear here are under water. This 6
cans the loss of many thousands of h
pillars to the planters. Should the R
alter recede in time some of this ov- :
flowed land will be nlanted in quick 9
rowing corn, with the expectation of V
ssening the losses to certain ex- n
mt In some parts of the county the 4
III land promises fair return of 3
heat and corn.-Ste. Genevieve Her :,
d.
What may prove to be a fatal .