The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-04-09

ucL 10 WOrk Is the slogan. Inc.
question used to be, how many hours
OF work are good for a man? Now
its question of how many hours of
ldleness are detrimental
April 5, st. joseph. -Local oil com
pany begins work on 100000 plant
by erecting three 1880 gallon tanks
to cost $4,000. ea
Boonville.~-Work begun on new
Hamilton Brown shoe factory m&
Mountain Grove.--Factory to man.
ufaeture lamp sockets to be erected
here. ...-,
Liberty.--Local telephone installing
wires underground.
Union.--Hambro shoe factory near
ing completion.
Brooklield--It will cost $1,000
mile or 100000 to survey two State
roads east, west, north aand south
through Linn county.
Kansas City.--Grading, installation
OF sewage system and paving started
on 30-acre tract for erection Of 1875
new homes on South Side to cost ST.
100000.
-Four counties held road bond cleo
tons in March. There has been vot-
ed in road bonds since Jan. a total of
$1,377 800, making a grand total in
bonds voted in Missouri to date of
$20,769,000.
Kansas City hod carriers want S7.7O,
refusing offer of $6.40 a day.
While oil producers have managed
to double their production in the last
10 years the number of oil burning We
hicles has increased Is times, not to
mention greatly increased use Of fuel
oil by merchant marine and navy of
our own and other nations.
st. Louis.--United Railways grant
ed extension of time until April Is to
collect Scent car fare.
Excelsior Springs.-C. M. & st. P.
H. X. Co. promises to remore four
grade crossings between here and
Kansas City.
st. acknowledgement of inland
water transportation routes in U. S.
advocated at National Industrial Traf-
fic League Convention here.
Kansas City.-Proceedings filed to
condemn land for public park in south
park district.
st. Louis.-Union Cement workers
to receive $40 day, beginning April
/.
Kansas City.-Metropolitan Street
Railway will expend $4,000 convert
ing office building into clubhouse for
employees.
Stanberry.-E, A. Walker, local live
stock man, shipped 1923 cattle, $50
sheep, 6,727 hogs, totaling 124 car
loads, receiving 1851 1880 in 1919.
Charity.-$5000 bridge to be con-
structed over Niangua river east of
city.
Lebanon.-$s5,OO0 road bond issue
carries. .., "a
Ellsinore.-Farmers' State Bank or
ganizes and Incorporates for $4,000.
Van acknowledgements of Tax
able wealth of Carter county totals
1851 ,094.
Williamsville.-$1OO, 600 iron washer
or concentration to be constructed here.
Kansas City.--Monarch Oil Co. to
erect $4,000 filling station on Broad
way.
The nonLpartisan league is lining up
It's forces for coming fall elections.
according to the Non-Partisan Leader,
the leagues official publication.
Kansas City.-Cook Paint Co. pays
$4,000 for adjoining building for lab
oratory.
st. Louis.-Mo. Pac. R. R. Co. let's
contract for ten passenger coaches,
70 baggage cars and S switch engines;
frst large order since return of road.
Hannibal.-Gas discovered while.
drilling for oil. Thousands of acres
under lease in Marion, Pike, Rails and
Monroe counties.
Kansas City Federal Reserve
Bank asks permit to erect 18-story
building. .4.. .,.
Carthage House building cam
paign in progress. 100 new homes to
be built.
Kansas City.-Contract let for two
swimming pools in Washington
Square and West Terrace Park.
Webb City.-Zinc shipments for
week totaled 81 ,000, 900.
Columbia.-Population 1861, in
crease 1,019 over 1910.
Gower.-160 acre farm near here
sold for $4,000.
Kansas City.-$134,4 95 contract let
to pave 2.3e miles Raytown road.
The farmer is either a land owner
or he intends to be one and he is not
interested in the radical combine clam
oring for a 7-hour 5-day week at 81 an
hour. .,
Kansas City.-Bagby G. Co. erect
ing $780, 900 ten-story building.
Shelbyville.-2,0O0 acres reclaimed