The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-04-07

City In opposition to the valuation
placed upon land by the Tar Commits
sion, and tentatively adopted by thu
state board. Hlrth expressed the opin
inon that the valuation on land was
20 per cent too high, but It seems that
he had not been afforded an opportu
nifty to study the figures Of the com
mission closely and was not prepared
to go into details. He represents the
Missouri Farmers Association. AS Q
matter of fact, the valuation on land
fixed for this years taxes Is $102, 482,
9sJ less than 1t was last year.
The Inter-River Drainage District Of
Poplar Bluff has defeated an attemp,
Of the Central Clay Drainage District
Of Arkansas to secure temporary In
junction to restrain the Inter-Rlver or
ganization from cutting Melville Ridge
In Southeast Butler County, charging
that 1t opened the possibility Of food
water from the st. Francis River run.
ming into Arkansas, in the event the
levee broke. The Central Clay also
sought to prevent the connection Of
Inter River bitches No. 81, % and 30
with Central Clay bitches No. A, 6
and 9.
Egypt likes Missouri corn. Two
years ago the Sultanic Agricultural
Society of Cairo asked for samples Of
Missouri corn, TO be used in test ex
perlments in the Nile Valley. Six vari
eties were sent from the Missouri Col
lege of Agriculture. Recently a letter
from the Sultanic Society came, stat
ing that Reds Yellow Dent corn was
one of the best suited for the climate
and soil of Egypt. The letter contained
draft in payment for five more bush.
els Of that variety, at So bushel, II
was announced at Columbia.
Research work Of the state bureau
of labor statistics discloses that in Mis-.
souri, divorced women outnumber the
divorced men. There are 11,639
divorced women and 1886 divorced
men, the bureau announced at Jeffer.
son City. The bulletin. issued by Com.
missioner william H. Lewis, also says
that there are 139,774 widows In the
state and 62,703 widowers. Included
among the widows are those whose
husbands met death during or as a
result of the World War.
The Strawboard Manufacturing
Company of Jefferson City has selected
site for its large, new strawbonrd
factory, work on which will be started
soon. 1t had been planned to erect
the plant on the Galloway county side
Of the Missouri River, but the Chamber
Of Commerce and the Retail Mer-
chants Association reached an agree
ment with the company to have II
erected on the other side Of the river.
The Broadway Methodist Church Of
Columbia has purchased for $4,000 q
site for the 100000 dormitory for
women students In the University OF
Missouri, which will be constructed al
Columbia. The site is on University
avenue, midway between the east ant
west campus Of the University. The
dormitory is to be one unit Of the $500,
600 Methodist Foundation, for which
funds are now being raised.
Eleven former service men who have
been patients at the Fulton State Hos
pital at Fulton, were transferred In 6
special Pullman car to the hospital al
Pennington, on orders from the Wal
Department. The transfer was made
II was said, because the FarmingtoT
hospital Is not as badly crowded as the
Fulton institution. About % service
men still are at the Fulton hospital.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed th'
buildings and fixtures Of the Bank O.
Eugene, 10 miles east of Eldon; alsC
the general mercantile stores Of W. I
Thompson & Co. and the Schell Co.
and the records Of the Masonic ant
Odd Fellows lodges. The loss is esti
mated at $4,000, partly covered by In
surance.
One of the worst hailstorms eve
witnessed visited Schell City section
Over six inches of hail fell, quartz
OF mile of railroad track was WASHED
out and several buildings were dam
aged. The storm lasted an hour ant
covered a four-mile area. Some cat
tie were killed.
Preliminary steps have been takel
at Chillicothe to pool the 1922 clip o
wool in Livingston County. Effort
will be made to have the farmers re
ceive payments on their wool as the,
bring It in by getting bids for first o
June deliveries.
The management of william Wood
College In Fulton, school for girls
has announced that Miss Marjorie JAG
man Of Brussels, Belgium, will be
student Of the college next year, a re
servation having been received here
Mrs. Parmelia Fowler, IA years OLE
born in Morgan County, died at he
home in Syracuse. She is survived b
her husband and nine children, one G
whom, William Fowler, resides in Kar
sas City.
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