The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-06-18

ganize state bank to fight "open shop"
movement.
X. c. postoffice adds 10000 square
feet floor space.
Kansas City jitney license $3.50 a
year and $2500 bond.
Rich Hill.--Opera House undergo
ing extensive improvements.
MISUNDERSTANDING Midland
Trail and old Southern Highway be-
tween city and Centerview.
Number of freight cars tied up in
traffic or contested on sidings has
been reduced from the peak of 28,600
on April Is to approximately 10000.
Joplin.--Local firms subscribe for
entire output Of shoe factory to be es-
tablished here within 80 days en-
ploying 400 workers.
Union.--Corner stone laid for $780,
600 country church.
Carthage.-0ld building RACED, ma
terial salvaged for new building.
Versailles.--Jefferson county con-
Germ operating 80 plants in Missouri
and Kansas, opens pants factory here.
Columbia.-Assessed valuation of
Howard county property, over SILL
100000, increase of 100000 in past
year, means big increase in taxes.
Kansas City.-Townley Metal Co.
buys adjoining ground for $4,000
will erect 6-story building.
st. Joseph.-New artesian well at
Swift's plant nearing completion.
Elmo.-Methodists building addi-
ton to church.
Monroe City.-5O0-barr oil we'll
brought in here in Midvale Oil Com
pany's lease. Other wells being drill
ed at Frankfort.
Acknowledgement let to erect $12,-
500 store building.
Kansas City teachers ask $3.50 an
nual salary increase.
Anderson Plans projected to
build bridge across Indian Creek here.
Carthage.--Local seed house sold
$4,000 sweet potato plants past week.
st. Joseph.-Salvatio Army to ex-
pend $4,000 remodeling building.
West Plains.-Sorghum manufac-
turing company organizes here con-
tracing with farmers for large sup
ply of cane.
Usage City.-Grain elevator to be
erected here.
Clark.---Brick and tile factory To-
Gates here.
Sedalia.--5S registered cattle sold
for Sights.
Beverly may land proposed $1,000
600 corn products refining plant, on
account of transportation facilities ION
three railroads.
Rich Hill.-Creamery planned for
this city. Land leased in vicinity for
test oil well drilling.
| Columbia.-Odd Fellows of state
will erect $250,OO0 temple and stu
dents building here.
Cotter.-Dixie Power Co. will build
$10,000,000 dam and hydro-electric
plant across White river here.
Poplar Bluff Watermelon crop
promises to be largest ever raised in
this section. ..e,,,.
independence school census totals
3.6O5, increase of 127 over last year.
Total loss of government in operating
nations railroads during federal con-
troll was 900,478,7 56, according to re-
port of Swagef Sherley, director of
finance. ''" 'i'.'
Jefferson City.MState Highway Su-
perintendent asks Congress for. appfo-
priation of 100000, 900 for State roads
for four years.
! Hannibal. - Burlington railroads
plan to spend $250,000 enlarging
switch yards and other improvements
here.
Colline.--Many new buildings under
construction.
| Baring.-Plans completed for erec-
zion of $4,000 club house. ~.
Greenwood.-~Drilling for oil ION
Harris farm near here. y 9Hio
| Kansas City.--Contract let for two
and a-half miles Raytown road I'd
cost $134, 495.50.
Humansville.--New ice plant be-
gins operation. 'f" 4 -
Brookfield.-Movement under way
to build livestock pavilion here. 'abH'
Boonville.-Contract awarded for
II liz miles hard-surfaced road IL
Cooper county.