The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-12-11
NEWS OF THE STATE

9 NEWS OF THE STATE
4 A proposed ST. Louis ordinance call
! for Jail sentence for traffic violators.
. The Crawford Syndicate. owners of
chain of theaters, may build theater a
Webb City.
A Farmers Exchange with a capita
stock Of $4,000 has been formed a
Webb City.
A Galloway County Debating Club ha
been organized among the hi Oh school
of Galloway County.
A county council of Community Clubs
of Carroll county has recently beer
formed at Carrollton.
Bids will be open at the county clerk.
office for three road projects in Gala.
way County. December %.
The first snow of the season fell at
8 O'Clock Friday night in Kansas City.
1t lasted about ten minutes.
The State Teachers College at Mary
vile announces a record enrolment of
i3l students for the winter term.
The last quarterly meeting of the year
Of the Missouri Oil Mems Association
will be held a: Excelsior Springs.
James H. Brand of Steelyille has been
appointed superintendent OF schools for
Crawford County by Governor Hyde.
Frank Hollingsworh prosecuting al
torney of Audrain County. has been
elected president Of the Mexico Kiwanis
Club.
An Apple Show will begin Wednesday
at Joplin. The show is under the aus
pices of the Missouri State Horticultural
Society.
Plasterers in II. Louis are now re-
ceiving sl.50 an hour for their work.
This is an increase Of 37l:. cents an
hour over the old wage.
The 1923 Missouri State Fair will be
held in Sedalia August 1925 according
to the dates set by a conference of state
fair officials in Chicago recently.
The Mexico Chamber of Commerce ex.
poets soon TO have credit bureau as part
OF its official machinery. A committee
has been appointed to form one.
An old wafer power mill at BRYANT.
which has not been in use for many
years, has been put into operation again
by the Snow Milling Co, of that city. i
Sikeston High School has been award
ed the championship of the Southeas:
Missouri Football League. 1t won every
game played in the league this season.
Davis Biggs has filed in the Supreme
Court petition contesting the election
November Z. of Charles II. Dawes as
Judge OF the ST. Louis Court of appeals. |
The school board at Joplin will lift the |
ban against high school fraternities and |
sororiries. frateiniiies and sorori,ies
were eliminated from Joplin three wears
ago.
The Board of Election Commissioners
Of St. Louis is taking steps to prosecute
those judges and clerks of election thai
did not report at the last general e!ec.
ion.
A Conference Of Bankers TO oppose
avs permitting branch banks held its
irst meeting in Kansas CITY Friday.
With about forty visitors from thirteen
tates.
NJ A. Cilbertson. who died four wears
-cO' 80 SN-VOV W Springs, the b
interest Of which is to be used in bring.
ng Christmas cheer to the needy of Ell.
dorado.
Representatives OF various civic organ
cations Of St. Louis met Thursday after.
loon in the Office of Mayor Kiel to draft
plan under which the city may extend
Is limits.
The grand jury at Chillicothe has rec.
mmended the erection of a new jail for
hat city. A committee of business men
as been named to sell the idea of new
nil to the public.
Evidence that some of the delegates IN
he Constitutional Convention at Jeff,.
IN City oppose capital punishment was
,own Friday when the following section (,
as recommended by the committee on
lie bill Of rights: That excessive bail