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MISSOURI News Nuggets
LATE STATE EVENTS CONDENSED FOR THE BUSY READER youths, who were being held for trial the County Jall at Huntsville, sawed their way through two sets of bars, stole an automobile and escaped, Sheriff WIH Irons reported. The fugitive trio are Charles Brown, 20, of Moberly, held on grand larceny charge; Roy Micheal, 19, of Huntsville, held for burglary and lareeny, and Aubrey Clark, was serving thirty-day Jail term on bad check charge. Fox's term would have expired Monday, but county officers said they understood federal had planned to come here Monday to take him to Illinois to face charge of stealing an automobile Rockford, III. The three sawed their way out of their cells, reached the bull pen of the Jall and then sawed their way out Sheriff Irons declared the job could not have been done without help from the outside. Springfield.-The closed new First National Bank will pay another 10 per cent dividend of approximately $40.350 to Its depositors, became known upon the event of transfer of the receivership's affairs from E. Cahill of Springfield to Pottorff, national bank receiver. Pottorff arrived in Springfield from Oklahoma to take charge of the closed bank's affairs and the receivership. The new First National receivership now has on hand $36,342.83, almost enough to pay 10 per cent dividend. The amount required to pay the bank's last dividend was Merchant Minute Men's Organization of Mexico, composed of many retail merchants and some professional men, was formed here to meet "problems of chain store competition." Col. Fred Morris grocer and past national treasurer of the Elks' Lodge, was elected president. Other officers are: Joe Wilkins, department store owner, first vice-president Jack Paul, grocer, second vice-prestdent: H. Richards, furniture store owner, secretary, and Ralph Contsworth lumberman, treasurer. St. let for construetion in Missouri last year totaled $208, 731,200, per cent from the 1928 total, $224,026,400, according to the W. Dodge Corporation. New contracts let in December $6,834.300 against $9,785,000 for November and 66 cent less than In December. 1928. During the last year new construction was divided $73,889,400 for residential buildings: $62,032,000 for public works and utilities: for Industrial plants and $22,889,800 for commercial projects. blocks of concrete pavement are included in the Mexico paving program for 1930, in report made to Mayor H. Lane by special city council committee. The program includes the proposed repaying of the Audrain County Courthouse square. The outlined program for the year includes the paving of six blocks on Jackson street, four on the Courthouse square, two each on Robinson Olive, High and North Western streets, and one block on Cralg street. Lebanon. Buster Wright. son of L. Wright of Competition, miles east of here. badly burned when he tried to light fire with kerosene, died last week. He had been married only few months. five-gallon can of kerosene exploded and burned the house. His wife away from home. friend with him was only slightly burned. Canton. Seventeen contests are scheduled for the men's debating team of College, besides the debates to be held the national convention of Kappa Delta. The schedule of the Wildeats includes the following schools: Central Wesleyan, Simpson tral College, Iowa Wesleyan, Drake University McKebliree Wesleyan University Westminster College, Missouri Valley Colorado Agriculture The Rolla Times, Democratic organ, which has been published In Rolla for several years, has suspendand the office equipment has been sold to William Jones of Salem, who will start Democratic puper in Dent County. was formerly the but for several years has been druggist. Carthage 19-yearold son of Mr. and Mrs. Purl Penning ton of Carthage. died following Injuries received In coasting accident. The victim crashed into another runner penetrating his eye. Meningitis developed following removal of the long Audrain County resident. died at his home near here. His wife and ten children, eight and four survive him. the brakes of Spring Creek, ten miles east of Thomasville, Oregon County, Deputy State Game Warden Walter Endecott of found female deer that had been killed and partly devoured by wolves. recently virtually destroyed the building by the Trimble Chevrolet Motor Co., with loss estimated at $12,000. All cars and some of the were saved. The second story of the building was occupied by several families, who lost most of their personal property. 1930 Invoice of Ilve stock, as calculated by farmer returns of County, shows 5,250 horses, 2,510 mules, 18,160 mllch cows, 12,820 other cattle, 7,960 sheep and St. 1930 tournament of the Midwest Bowling Association has been awarded Omaha. by vote of the Executive Committee and officers, President S. G. Danforth of St. Joseph announced. St. Louis also was a bidder for the tourney, which will start No. vember 20. It usually continues three weeks.