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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1920
Page
6
A preliminary peace treaty and armistice were signed by Polish and Russian Soviet delegates in Riga with the armistice to take effect at midnight October 18. Reports note Armenian Republic's war on Turkish Nationalists and other fluid postwar developments across Europe and the Middle East.
Missouri officials warn that despite more than 11 million dollars in the state treasury several departments face deficits in the next General Assembly. The Federal Soldiers Home at St James borrowed 20 thousand dollars, and funds for printing paper stationery assessments and revenue collection, plus the Confederate Soldiers Home at Higginsville, are depleted. The State Department of Old Inspection will run out of funds soon. Leopold campaign for a 60 million dollar road bond issue stresses rural decline and education gaps across Missouri.
Callaway County residents petition the State Public Service Commission to compel Missouri Kansas and Texas Rail Road to build a new station at North Jefferson after a fire destroyed the former station. The railroad has used a box car since.
A hydro electric plant to serve street cars factories and homes is planned near Lebanon Missouri on the Niangua River. Arthur Nelson president of a local bank said plans are under way for construction to furnish power for central Missouri towns.
The State Public Service Commission denied the Joplin and Pittsburgh Railway application to issue 228000 dollars in first mortgage bonds. The denial rests on the finding that the expenditures to be covered by the issue were not all incurred within the past five years.
The Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad received a 5 cent per mile passenger rate from the Public Service Commission, up from 3.6 cents. The increase aims to sustain operations of the line, currently under a receiver.
Jefferson City MO Missouri Pacific Railroad installs a passenger coach on the fast mall train out of St Louis at 2 20 o clock without waiting for a State Public Service Commission order.
Jefferson City Missouri reports Missouri's 1920 corn crop is estimated at 227,428,000 bushels, about 52,000,000 bushels larger than 1919, per E A Logan Federal Statistician for Missouri.
A fire leveled machine shop No 1 of the Federal Lead Company in Flat River Missouri. No one was in the shop at the time. workers had been there during the day. Estimated damage stands at about $100,000.
Missouri cotton fell eight points in a month as adverse weather caused rank growth blight and boll shedding. Returns from growers in eleven counties to A Logan and Jewell Mayes show ongoing losses with the 1920 crop in twelve counties valued at 11,051,000 dollars in nut and seed.
Congress completes thirteen mining stations to aid the industry. The Rolla operation becomes the Mississippi Valley Station with a central office in St. Louis to study lead and zinc metallurgy while Urbana Illinois hosts the Central District Station for coal mine research.
The Charles and Mathews Post of the American Legion in Warrensburg Missouri has chosen its officers. Commander is Dr. H. F. Parker, vice commander Arthur King, adjutant B. W. Hoberecht, finance officer LU. L. Desombes, historian Prof. C. H. McClure, master at arms Wittard Greim, chaplain Dr. F. Frost, committee men Dr. J. A. Powers and Tom Dunham.
The federal Soldiers Home at St. James Missouri borrowed $20,000 to bridge funding until the next legislative session. Officials say the last session appropriated $45,000 but was insufficient. The government also contributes to the home's upkeep.
John B. Frost a 54 year old wealthy lawyer and farmer of Plattsburg Missouri died in a St Joseph hospital. He was the Republican candidate against Capt J L Milligan in the March 1920 special election for Congress in Missouri's Third District. The contest drew national attention as a test of League of Nations sentiment.
Reverends J. R. Vidal Leo B Feley and J L Lilly teachers at St Vincent College Cape Girardeau depart for Rome Italy to enter College Angeli can for two years post graduate work in theology aiming at Doctor of Divinity degrees.
In Aurora Missouri between 22 500 and 25 000 crates will be needed to handle next season s strawberry crop and orders have been placed. Several farmers have joined the Aurora Fruit Growers Association and will raise berries this season.
Jefferson City Mo. Superintendent Sam D Baker reports Missouri school child enrollment fell by 69595 from 1910 to 1920. The 1920 total is 905911 versus 975504 in 1910.
Mrs. Lida Henry aged 75 a pioneer citizen and mother of Harry Henry editor of the Butter Daily and Bates County Weekly Democrat and of Judge Carl J. Henry of Butter Mo died here.
Perry County Farm Bureau Stock Show and Farm Institute will be held October 27 28 and 29 marking the start of a county wide membership drive in Perry County.
Louisian a Mo P H Minor president of Times Printing Company and senior editor of the Twice a Week Times died after several weeks of illness at age 53 years and six months.
Columbia Missouri J. R. Moore former secretary of the Missouri University Y M C A has accepted the religious secretaryship at Dayton Ohio and has gone there to begin his work
Fulton Missouri reports Miss Cleo Patton has arrived to serve as a nurse at William Woods College. She is a Monroe City native and a graduate of Blessing Hospital in Quincy Illinois.
About 1,000,000 pounds of turkey will go on sale from the Ozark southwest region and roughly 5,000,000 pounds for the entire Ozark region, according to estimates by produce men.
About 1,200 Missouri teachers are expected in Kirksville for the Northeast Missouri Teachers' Association annual meeting on October 21 22 and 23.
London reports Ireland moves to a climax with two possible outcomes. Britain may offer home rule after amending the bill, or declare rebellion and execute militants as traitors. Officials say a three months blood and iron campaign may be needed to “clean up Ireland” if the south rejects rule.
A Washington report to the agricultural conference warns of general bankruptcy for farmers unless an immediate remedy to the price squeeze is found. The committee faults the federal reserve system for keeping prices below production costs and urges a frank, fair attitude from authorities to restore confidence and action.
Osage Indians reap vast royalties after the thirteenth Osage land sale in Pawhuska Oklahoma drawing oil men and visitors. Twenty three tracts sold for a combined 3,993,750 with each Osage receiving 1,795 and the tribe poised for additional fourth quarter and bonus payments.
Brig. Gen. George Barnett asserts that during the five and a half years of the American occupation about 3,250 armed Haitian bandits have been killed by U.S. Marines or Haitian gendarmerie in Washington.
Paris orchestra chorus and stage hands plan strike after private meeting. Performances halted as union action begins.
The passage describes Dr. Pierce, once a rural physician who gained fame for curing disease and later settled in Buffalo New York. He marketed a tonic called Golden Medical Discovery made from roots and barks to restore health and blood quality. The product claimed wide use and over twenty four million bottles sold nationwide.
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