The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-04-07
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March continued the upward movement
shown In February and Of As farm
products, q advanced, IL were the
same in both months, and only six
declined, as shown by figures COM
piled at jefferson City by e. /. Logan
an6 Jewell Mayes, Of the Federal-State
Crop Reporting Service. Eggs made
a drop Of IL cents dozen during the
month. All grains advanced, but hay
declined. Dairy and poultry products
show an Improvement, except country
butter, which remains the same. Fruits
and vegetables, except cabbage, are
higher. Wool displayed an upward
tendency.
Missourl's agricultural ranking with
the other states of the Union is pre-
scented here, based upon the Federal
Census Bureaus final bulletin sum-
marking the nations agricultural sta
tistics. Missouri in 1920 ranked sixth
in farm acreage; fifth In the extent
of improved agricultural lands, and
sixth In the value of farm property.
In value of all crops for 1919, this state
stood seventh. In live stock value II
stood sixth in beef cattle, third in
swine, third In mines, sixth in pure
bred cattle.
Walter Williams, dean Of the School
of journalism at Columbia, was the
guest of honor at dinner given by
the New York Alumni Of the Univer-
sity at the New York Advertising Club,
March %. Dean Williams led the dis
cussion on missouri" Homer Gray,
POSTMASTER, is called by the alumni
the greatest lover the state Of Missouri
possesses east Of the Mississippi, and
Dean williams is said to have the same
title west of the Mississippi.
The st. Francois County Hereford
Breeders Association sold to members
Of the Wayne County Farm Bureau
car of young registered Hereford bulls.
The animals will be shipped to VIII
Evansville, Mo-, where on April they
will be allotted by drawing to the mem
bers participating in the purchase. The
bulls come from the herds of p. p. &
G. J. westmeyer, E. E. Swink and VIM.
Rohlander.
Short & Bramer of MOnette have OBJ
tanned the contract for building the
bridge across the White River, near
Reed Spring, In Stone county, on a
bid Of $30022.15. The contract to re-
pair the road leading to the bridge
from both sides was awarded to Ober-
lander Brothers Of Nixa, NO., on their
bid Of $22,S3o.99. Work will be started
about the first of May. G
The Rev. Roy H. Biser, who recent
Iy resigned as pastor of the Christian
Church at Rich Hill, has accepted the
pastorate of the Christian Church at
Highland, Kan, suburb Of st. Joseph,
Mo. and will leave soon to enter upon
his new duties. His resignation here
takes effect April 1.
Herbert A. Hedges, of the Chautau-
qua Committee Of the Chillicothe
Chamber Of Commerce, has announced
that the annual chautauqua in that
city will begin August II. A meeting
will be held May 1, when the details
for the event will be worked out.
Work has started on the new $4,000
Christian Church in Boliver and Will
be completed in early fall. 1t is to be
constructed of pressed brick and will
be modern in every respect and will be
one of the most substantial edihces
in this section of the state.
Allen Curry, Republican lawyer Of
POPLAR Bluff, was notified Of his ap'
polntment as Assistant United States
District Attorney at St. Louis. He
will serve under James e. Carroll, Dis
trict Attorney, a Democrat, until his
retirement.
The general contract for the cree.
ton of Science Hall at Stephens Col
leRe in Columbia has been awarded to
Davis & Phillips Construction Com
pany Of Columbia on their bid Of S7S,
s61.
At the semi-annual sale Of Richard
Rothgeb at his farm, five miles north
cart of Otterville, forty head Of Durot
Jersey uOkb WeEc sViu ht al NSA"b>
of $40 each. The top price was $50.
The last of the old churches Of Cali
fornia, Mo-, will be removed with the
decision of the members Of the Meth
odist congregation to erect new edi
fee at an estimated cost Of $4,000.
Members of the committee Of thu
University of Missouri Alumni Asso
citation drive met in Sedalia and com
pleted the final arrangements for thu
Pettis county campaign.
Ground was broken for the $120'OO(
Fitzgibbons Memorial Hospital at Mar
shall. The Thompson Compan!
SSt Kansas CT; have che building con
tract.
Carpenters, sheet metal workers AMI
painters at Sedalia met to discuss
proposed reduction in the wage scale
All present strongly opposed a de
crease.
Columbia enjoyed the greatest musi
feast Of the season recently in tw'
concerts by the st. Louis Symptom!
Orchestra. Director Ganz was well re
ceiyed by the Columbia audiences