The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-03-18

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sued first II days of February exceeds
entire month of Feb, 1920.
Fulton.--Coal miners voluntarily re-
duce wages, resulting in corresponding
reduction in coal prices.
Missouri railroad fares reduced to
2 l-2 cents per mile.
Missouri leads world in production
of plug chewing tobtcco.
st. Louis.-Thouscnd of Alaskan
seal pelts owned by government sold
here.
Kansas City may abolish gas for
street lighting.
Springfeld.--Knights of Columbus
to build $4,000 addition to home.
Sugar Creek to be furnished cur
rent for street lights from Kansas
City Power & Light Company.
Macon.--Wabash building $31, 900
depot to replace one recently destroy
ed.
Missouri produced Ga per cent Of
sunflower seed crop grown in United
States in 1920.
Sarcoxie boosting for crate factory.
KanGas City ranks fourth in postal
savings.
Cape Girardeau gas rate raised
from $3.50 to 1925 per 1000 feet.
Because of demoralized market con.
ditions not more than 25 per cent Of
canning factories will operate this
season.
Gold, silver and platinum forma.
lions discovered in Stone and fancy
counties.
independence contractors predict
building boom this spring.
Fifth gas we'll brought in at 2Ot
feet near Independence producing
100000 cubic feet daily.
Discoveries of copper and lead il
vicinity of Kissel Mills on Cedar
Greek.
Missouri ranks first among states
in poultry products.
Gas struck at depth of $50 fee
while drilling for water near Bates
City.
Neosho votes $4,000 to build cas-
and west highway through distric
and other road improvements.
Independence.-Gas company lay
ing pipe lines to connect five gas well!
one mile north Of here.
Nasons erecting new building a
Clark.
Copper mines to be developed ol
Rocky Creek near Winona.
Annual production of cotton il
state exceeds $4,000 bales.
Atchison county completes new wal
memorial at Rockport.
Potosi-Tax assessment of Wash
ington county's personal property anc
real estate totals $6,529,977.
Headquarters Pixies Peak Ocean-to
Ocean Highway moved from Colorado
Springs to st. Joseph.
Gold sand reported to assay 1922 q
ton discovered on Weber place ir
Stone county. Kansas City Laundry
Co. spends $1,OOO,OOO remodeline
plants and installing Nu-Way sys.
TEN.
Calhoun cars cattle and one OF
mules shipped from here to st. Louis
during week.
fancy county experiencing gold
rush irvaling California stampede OF
40. Ore discovered at depth of 81
feet below surface.
Ozark fruit survives unreasonable
weather.
Southeast Missouri Agricultural
Bureau to spend 100000 in co-opera.
tive community advertising.
ElsberTy to vote $4,000 bond issue
for erection of new school.
Elsberry.-Prospectors will begir
drilling for oil near this place soon.
Wellsville.-- Additional machinery
at Laclede-C hristy mine increases out.
put, IS cars clay shipped in week.
Vandalia.-Clay pant to move t.
Montgomery City.
st. I,ouis.-Salvatio Army Indus
TRIAL Home in 1920 aided 1908 mer
and 1850 families.
johnson county "Model Farm" solt
for $1,000 an acre.
$4,000 to be spent building bridg'
and culverts on Midland Trail west o.
HoIden.
Kansas City.--Masons buy countr,
club site for s162,500.
Corn acreage in Southwest Missouri
to be greatly increased this year.
Labor unions refusing to consider