The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-03-31
Between swinging . poIIceman.s bllly

I and chasing live stock across Mis-
s0uri's hills, ]. L. Crawford, Of Tren,
ton, has decided he likes the former
the best and he will soon be on his way
back to Seattle. WASH, to take a place
on the metropolitan police force Of that
city. Crawford was on the police
force at Seattle for six years, but gave
up the job to come TO Trenton to 20
farming. Now he has decided he likes
the clamor and excitement that goes
with a guardian of the peace job and
he has accepted the offer of the Seattle
chief to come back and don the &c.
coutrements Of one of the Northwest's
finest Joe Crawford, brother Of the
Missouri farmer and former policeman,
also Is on the Seattle force, and the de.
cision Of the Missouri brother will
throw them together again.
Governor Hyde at Jefferson City has
proclaimed the week April 80 to May z
to be set aside in Missouri to the de
votion Of special attention and thought
10 religious training Of children, and
asked that the week be observed as
"children's week." The governor re-
minded that "in the home and In the
teachings Of the church and Sunday
schools are to be found the principal,
If not the only sources, of religious
training, and, therefore, Of morality"
and expressed hope that 1892 may
be memorable In the training of chill
dren of Missouri In religion and moral
fly, those great fundamental virtues of
Americanism,' calling upon parents to
give serious thought to these things.
The State Highway Commission, In
statement issued at Jefferson City,
calls attention to the provisions In the
new highway law, which establishes
the state system. These seems to be
a general belief that the State High
way Commission can establish add,
tional highways or relocate highways
already established. Several counties
have sent representatives to Jefferson
City lately In this belief and they have
been disappointed when they learned
the fact. The State Highway Commits
sion cannot add mile to the state
highway system and can relocate only
by reason of some engineering recon-
mendatiOn.
Mrs. Ola Mari, wife of Will Mari,
farmer, was at liberty under $500
bond, following her arrest on a charge
of arson. The charge was preferred by
a sister-in-law, who declared Mrs. Mari
had set fire to her own home. VIII
Mari, the husband, complained that
newspaper articles incorrectly stated
he had been arrested in connection
with the charge, and he emphasized
that he knew nothing about the fire.
Records at the courthouse substantiate
Marr's assertion that no charge had
been placed against him.
Governor Hyde has granted a parole
to Vender Fish, convicted in Bollinger
County, in September, 1918, of murder
in the second degree and sentenced to
the penltentiary for 95 years. The
prison physician and the Prison Board
certified to the Governor that Fish is
a victime of tuberculosis and has late
ly grown much worse. The parole was
granted on this account. Fish Is
paroled to DR.. ASHER Speer, of Blain-
ton, Mo.
Architects have been put to work
preparing plans and specifications for
modern sanatorium on the Usage
River near Osceola, which is to cost
$4,000, and which is being furthered
by company of Kansas City men. It
is believed the plans will be In readi-
ness for bidders in 60 days. A portion
Of the capital to put the project
through already has been secured.
Passage of an ordinance against pub
lie dancing In Gillian has resulted In
the resignation of DIR. J. Fl. Davidson
as Mayor and created a stir among the
young folk there. The ordinance pro-
vides that the use of any public dance
hall or building in Gillian shall consti-
tute misdemeanor on the part Of the
owner, punishable by Jail sentence
-. ~. ENefSOle, WHO HIS Ueen III
the dry goods business at Maryville for
the past As years, and during 26 Of
those years in business for himself,
has just made an assignment for the
benefit of his creditors to E. e. Will
liams, as trustee. The liabilities are
placed at $21,047.SS.
The directors of the Cameron Trust
Company have increased the surplus
of the bank to 100000, and also have
decided to erect a new bank building
in the business section Of that city.
The annual dinner and meeting Of
Adair County Historical Society will
be held in KirksviIle, April %. The
principal speaker will be Dean Isador
Loeb of the University of Missouri.
Joseph Conley, of Kansas City, was
sentenced to the penitentiary for %
years by the supreme court, through an
opinion filed at Jefferson City by Judge
Walker, for bank robbery.
A. L. Crabbs, chief dispatcher for the
Santa Fe Railroad In Marcellne, has
announced that he will make the race
for mavor Of that city Mt the municipal
election, April 4.
William Maxey, 60 years old, re-
tired farmer, died at his home In Mid |