The St. Joseph observer., 1922-08-19


reports. O.
After a visit to Kansas City the edi-
tor of the Creighton News asks his
subscribers TO recall the incident of
the charge Of the Light Brigade, then
tells them ut was as nothing COM
pared to the charge the Kansas City
restaurants make"
Walter Bundridge. former presl-
dent of the defunct Farmers e. Mer-
chants bank at Moberly, was Tuesday
received at the state penitentiary and
began serving 10-year sentence for
embezzlement as the result of an al
legged shortage of 100000. His num-
Der is 25,O21. He will be given work
as a bookkeeper.
The watermelon harvest is on in
Southwest Missouri. reports the But
Ter Times. The crop win be moved at
the rate of ESQ cars a day, according
to the Times. The growers are hope
full that no embargo will be placed
against them by the railroads.
Galloway county fox hunters are
getting ready for their annual hunt
on the hills above Auxvasse Creek
early in October. Plans were laid at
meeting in Fulton several days ago
and it was decided to invite hunters
from adjoining counties to partici-
pate.
According to the Trenton Times,
twenty-five electric light bulbs were
listed In the casualties of a lightning
of the Central school building at
Trenton recently. The electricity fol-
lowed the flagpole down the building
and burned out fuses, bursting the
bulbs.
A 2G-mile stretch of road recently
was completed by contractors in
Howell county at a cost of $3.50, 900.
1t is the county's middle link of the
state highway system, and runs from
Willow Springs to point five and
one-half miles south of West Plains.
Work was started a year ago. Con-
etruction on the lower section OF the
highway to extend to the Oregon
county line will be started soon.
Samuel Foti, 25 years old, and his
daughter, Frances, months old,
were killed at St. Louis Tuesday when
a bomb he was making in his home ex-
plodcd Mrs. Foti and a 14-months-
old daughter were burned. but not
severely. The bomb was to have been
used at an Italian celebration the next
day, 1t was said.
In order to cure all the sore spots
developed in the recent primary cam
paign, the editor of the Monroe Coun-
ty Appeal calls on the mayor of Paris
to proclaim a day for a community
harmony picnic. His proposal is
echoed by his rival. the editor of the
Paris Mercury.
Prof John Frick. so years old, re-
tired professor Of mathematics Of
Central Wesleyan college, was mar
rled Tuesday to Miss Christine
Schnierle Of Kansas City, Is years OF
age. Professor Frick is well known
by the alumni and students of Central
Wesleyan college because of having
taught for fifty years in the institu-
tion. He has been a widower for al
most two years.
Some desperate candidates clutter
ed the light poles with their posters
in Cape Girardeau the day before the
primary, the Southeast Missourian re-
lates, and from the outcry made
against such "uglies" by the women
of the city. the candidates may deduce
the cause of their defeat.
The Moberly Democrat analyses the
recent primary returns and comes to
the conclusion that women candidates
did not fare well because women are
not worshippers of women as men are
of men. 1T IS evident" says the
writer, that If women want office
they will be compelled TO depend
largely upon the votes of the men,"
The Boone county democratic com
mittee is starting out to win in No
vember. The following resolution wal