The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-02-24
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has been brewing in Columbia at
the University of Missouri over an I'M
expected attitude towards offending
students has dubbed over following
the recent suspension Of 30 fair co-eds.
They were found guilty of pnrtcipat-
ing in a party in a fraternity house
after date hours" and suspended
forthwith. Now the corridors Of that
once peaceful building, recently named
Jesse Hall, are in ferment. "WhyT
Is the question. whispered back and
forth The girls were properly chap
eroned, they contend, went to the
house as invited guests and nothing
lat happened during the evening was
"Out of place" the student body unanl-
mously asserts. But admittedly they
visited after "date hours" and were
suspended.
The Home Telephone Company Of
Centraia has been made the defendant
In an $4,000 suit filed In the Boone
County circuit court at Columbia by
the Missouri Public Service Commits
public service commission act. The
plaintiffs allege that the company VIC
lated a ruling made on charges by The
telephone company in hearing held In
Centralia in 1919. The public service
commission fixed a rate which. under
the state law, would he all 'ha, lie
telephone company could charge. The
petition charges that the Telephone
company exceeded this char an6 asks
for a penalty of $lno0 day since
Oct. 80. 1913. when the ruling vcn'
into effect
The II indorSed candidates far dele
gates at large to the constitutional con
vention to be called at Jefferson City
In the near future ny GTt3- l9y3e
were all elected a, the recent STATE
election. The official count whr"h WIS
concluded recently by Secretary If
State Becker showed "-Iy 10000
votes cast in the entire stare ard that
the indorsed candidates had gone over.
AT the presidential election lu Novern-
her, 1920, more than l.SS. Nla ballots
were tabulated in Missouri There WIZ
be So delegates to the constitutional
convention if the Republicans decide
TO select delegate in the 9Th seDa-
tOrial district. This district failed to
nominate candidate
]. A. Parker and Lee Carl Over
street, both Of st. Louis, starred as the
eadlng male characters in the musical
comedy, "All Aboard" which was given
It Fulton by Westminster and Synodi-
cal College students and Fulton towns
people, under the auspices OF the West
minister Debating Club. Parker, as
Bob Brady, football hero, won much
applause. Overstreet, as Johnny
Thompson, Brady's chum, was clever.
The cast was composed of $50 persons.
Sodthern Missouri and Northern
Arkansas are going to play an impOr-
tant part in the apple production of the
Ozark country If the present weather
continues, say horticultural experts
who have made an investigation of con-
ditiohs in the Missouri and Arkansas
territory Scores of orchards were
gone over and the opinion of the ex-
perts is that the prospects for large
apple crop are most encouraging, ac-
cordng to reports at Galena.
The wOmen's department of the state |
penitentiary at jefferson City has |
become so crowded, having now more |
prisoners than veteran guards can re- |
call ever having been there before, |
that Warden Hill has notified United /
States Attorney General Daugherty |
that no more federal prisoners can be
accepted for time.
Postmaster Fred d. Williams Of Full
ron has arranged with the government
weather observatory to get weather re-
ports seyry morning by wireless, the
reports to be received at the station of
Westminster College. These reports
will he given out by rural carriers from
"a to 36 hours before ii can reach them
through newspapers.
Col. T. II. Jackson, United States
Engineer Corps, made the annual in
spection of the Second Battalion, 12Sth
Field Artillery, Missouri National
Guard, in Sedalia. He inspected the
drill and personnel of headquarters
detachment and combat train and Bat
teries D, Z and F.
John W. Brinegar, aged rs years,
died at his home in Montgomery City.
Brlnegar had lived in Montgomery
county all Of his life His widow,
three daughters and three sons survive
him.
Miss Stella Hunter and Joseph Was
nick, both Of Bakersfield. Cal, were
married at Montgomery City at the
home Of the brides brother, John D.
Hunter
Wesley H. Maurer, student of Bible
College at the University of Missouri,
has accepted the pastorate of the
Christian Church at Laddonia.
Bernie f. Neal, 80, a farmer living
L5 miles west of Cape Girardeau, acct
ientalIy discharged a rifle as he was
preparing for a hunting trip and he
lied half an hour later of a bullet
wound in his forehead. He was single