The St. Joseph observer., 1920-01-31

the plain chickens.
The Rev. a. n. Lindsey of Clinton
must be intending to run for COVER
nor on the platform of unsurpassable
optimism. When asked recently if he
would be a candidate he replied:
"You wouldn't expect fellow to quit
running when he's got the race al
ready won, would you?"
The plan to federate the Presby-
terian and Methodist churches in
Mary,ille, which recently was submit
ted to the two congregations with the
approval of bisectarian board, has,
been voted down, the Methodists vot-
ing for it unanimously and the Pres
byterians against it. POS to 46.
Tho total number of pounds Of to-
bacco sold Tuesday, January 13. at
Weston was i42,7O5, bringing a total
Of S49,s63.O7. The price on the good
grade Of tobacco remains the same
while the cheaper grade has declined.
Mcconnell, Wells and Sparks had one
basket that brought $1.O1 per pound.
A Bates county farmers wife. ac.
cordiug to report which has reach
ed the Butler Democrat, living on a
rented farm, last year made enough
money selling butter and eggs to buy
the MORTGAGE on the farm. She fore
closed on her landlord and now owns
the farm. The landlord is reported
to 10 figuring earnestly
At the special election held at JEFF
fcrson City, Tuesday on the question
Of adj. IN of commission govern
mc.t, t.e advocates Of the change
We're defeated. Although less than
half vote was polled, the majority
against commission government was
719, The total vote was: For the
proposition, $40. against, 1863.
When Pettis county sailors met 10
be photographed for a county history.
the other day they held an impromptu
Indignation meeting. When they bor-
rowed back their MILDLY blouses,
which their sisters had been wearing.
nearly all of them found the collars
streaked with powder and paint
A Fayettc minister has a big flock
OF chickens on which he keeps COM
plote tabulat-d records. And SO long
as it is that flock he keeps records on,
there probably will be no alarm. If
he is like many country preachers,
he Nigh, classify one as the flock he
is saving and the other as the flock
which is saving him.
At Novingcr, the three coal mine
unions have 5dopted resolutions bind
ing the members Of the unions to re-
frlin from buying butter and eggs un-
iii butter is selling at As cents a pound
and eggs 40 cents a dozen. The reso-
lutions are binding for a period Of co
days, during which we venture the
assertion these prices will not be
reached.
When Fred T. Munson resigned as
presiding judge Of the St. Clair coun-
ty court, John Lucas asked Governor
Gardner TO appoint as his successor
John T, Bunch, adducing as one ar
gument in his behalf that he had sell
dom been outside Of the county and
had lived IS years or the same plot
Of ground. On such an unanswerabIe
/ presentation Of merit, Gov. Gardner
could not do otherwise than to make
tho appointment.
A Moberly man suggests, through
the Monitor-Index, that Harold Bell
Wright Bill Handy and others who
have specialized in Ozark fiction
move over and make room for the
/ hin farmer whose story about a az
/ inch ear Of corn has been accepted
by so many newspapers.
After startling its readers with an
. nounCcment that II "a certain youne
man doesn't stop paying attention tc
another mans wife the husband il
going TO find it out and there will b,
real news item-and Wen print it,
the Holden Progress relieves the strair
by confesstng that it reprinted tho
warning from another paper, and
adds: You got scared too soon"
The Bank Of Worth was robbed
early Wednesday morning and abou
$40, 600 in Liberty bonds was taken b,
the robbers. Entrance was made into
the bank from a rear window, a hol,
was blown in the vault and the Gus
toners boxes were robbed OF theil
liberty bonds. The exact amount O
lie bora" ~ go Is nOt known a