The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-30


company, the county realizing $751;
$50 on the sale. The bonds taken by
this company will be paid off with
the proceeds of a refunding bond to
be taken by another company in or
der to obviate some doubtful clause
of the law.
Stephen Hug, an old veteran SOL
der, died at his home at Hugs
Landing, in Jefferson county, March
18th, aged 88 years. He was born
in Alsace, France. At the age of Fl
years he was drafted in the French
army and sent to Africa where he
served two years and in the campaign
of the French and English against
Russia, and was in the battles of AL
ma, Balaklava, Techarnia and Sc
bastopol. For his services in the
campaign he was awarded medal
by Queen Victoria with the names
of these battles inscribed thereon.
In 1860 he immigrated to America,
and served three years in the First
Missouri Volunteer Infantry, U. S. A.
He leaves wife, one daughter and
several step-children.
The Wayne Land and Mining Co.
has just been organized in Wayne
county. The company owns 5000
acres Of timber land and iron mines
two and half miles from Piedmont.
The work of developing the mines
will begin as soon as arrangements
can be perfected.
Mine La Motto in Madison county
has been in operation continuously
for $50 years, and periodically for So
years before that. 1t has yielded lead,
nickel, cobalt and copper in the main,
though there are many other by-pro-
ducts. Close to one thousand men are
employed.
The Farm Agent of Scott county
has examined the wheat fields of that
county and estimates an average crop
of about one-third. He thinks the
damage done by winds and freezing
much less than is reported.
A large number of the merchants |
and other business men of Sikeston |
have provided special entertainment |
for their customers and citizens gen.
orally in the way of show of trained
horses and other attractions. This
show will be in Sikeston on Thursday,
April 9Th. The admission is free to
all, and those who are providing the
desire to see all at
tend.--Sikeston Herald.
Ste. Genevieve is getting up a To-
cal commercial club. At a meeting
held there on the goth, about go cit
liens signed up for the club.
George ,Beckerman of Ste. Gene
We've, died March Is, aged II years,
5 months and 81 days.
Mrs. George Baster, Sr., died near
Ste. Genevieve March goth, in the
65th year of her age.
A Herculaneum Betterment Club
has been organized at that place.
Brother Daniel" Daniel Carboy),
one of Perry county's oldest and most
beloved men, died March Is. He To-
Gated in Perry county go years ago,
when young man, and the supervis-
ors of the religious congregation he
had joined saw work for him at the
'Old Mill" on the Saline. where his
genial, simple and pure Christian life
him to all.
We have it from reliable sources
that the United States Government,
will build military road from Jeffer-
son Barracks, near st. Louis, Mo-, to
The Arcadia Valley We are inform
ed that it will cost in the neighbor-
hood of 100000 to complete this
road and put in proper condition and
etc. The grade on this road must be
IF very small per cent, as it is to
De used for transporting cannons.-
Perryville Sun.
Rheinhold Schmidt, a fifteen-year-
I'D boy of Perry county, was kicked
n the abdomen by a horse on the
18th inst, and died from the effects of
lis injuries the following day.
Evangelist Pat Davis of Franklin,
KY, and Prof. W. f. Charles, singer,
ire holding revival meeting at the
VI. E. Church in DcSoto.
Bismarck, Mo-, March 25.-Mrs.
Sarah Daniels, 72 years old, arrived
lere today from Piedmont, Mo-, this
,eing the first time she ever rode on
4 railway train, An invalid sister
lere caused her to make this trip.
Harry c.. Crumb, representing the
Cape Girardeau Normal School, was
winner in an international
contest held in Springfield,
No., last night. His subject was "In-
iustrial Democracy" Crumb will
'epresent the State of Missouri in an
oratorical contest to be held
n Emporia, Kas., May 4.
MISSOURI FARMERS FAIR MAY a
The twelfth annual Farmers Fair,
me of the best known student stunts
,f fha Sohnols of tho M;eeo,,,,; Uc1Iox. !