The Daily Standard from Sikeston, Missouri • Page 1

PRINTING I AI HINDS olume 9. SIKESTON 1 STANDARD The Only Twice-a-Week Newspaper in Scott County. SIKESTON, SCOTT COUNTY, MISSOURI TUESDAY MORNING, SEUTEMHEI! 7. 1920 KIHtSTON PIEAOS NOT GUILTY THIS TIME SPECIAL TRAINS IKK THE SIKESTON FAIR The baby is still here, whit's bei oem of the mother? I). YV.

Hevelle of the Revelle house, on Main street, and Mrs. C. I. Hobbs, wife of the riseo news manager, would like to know A nicely dressed woman went to fhe rooming house at I Thursday night and asked to be assigned a tooni. She carried a young infant and a black traveling bag.

After registering as deron, Sikes she was shown to a room. Some time later Revelle heard the baby crying and as seemed to b. no one caring for it he went to the room and knocked on the door. (Jetting no answer, he opened the door and found the baby, which had been crying so lustily and long it was almost black in the face. Hut the woman was gone.

Not knowing just how to get baby quieted, Revelle -ought aid. He went io the Frisco station to see if he could find mother. She was not here. He told his trouble to Mrs. Hobbs, wife of C.

I. Hobbs, manager of the news stand in the station. Mrs. Hobbs accompanied him to the hotel ami took charge of the baby and succeeded in geeting it pacified. She has the baby yet and nothing has been heard of the mother.

The baby is about a week old is a boy and seems a healthy, sturdy youngester. Mrs. Hobbs says if no one else will take the child and promise to give it, a good home she will keep it. Misourian PARTY Heavy travel occasioned by Southeast Missouri Dtwtrjct Fair tb held at Sikeston, September 29t doth, October 1st and 2nd, EQUIPMENT Frisco to provide and three! coaches, MOVEMENT Special train, September 20th. 30th.

October 1st and 2nd as follows: 8:00 a. leave Cape Girardeau, arrives 12:50 a. m. 8:15 a. m.

lv Gulf Junction, Iv 12:38 8:25 a. m. lv Illmo lv 12:25 a. m. a.

m. lv Commerce lv 12:05 8:57 a. m. Iv Redman lv 11:42 p. m.

0:05 a. lv Benton Iv 11.48 p. nt. a. m.

Morley Iv p. m. 0:22 a. m. lv Brooks Junction Iv.

11:25 p. rn. 0:47 a. m. ar.

Chaffee, Iv 9:55 a. in, Iv Chaffee, ar 10:10 a. m. lv Oran, Iv 10:20 a. m.

lv Rrooks 10:27 m. 1 1:00 p. 10:52 p. 10:37 p. Junction 10:80 a.

m. lv McMullin, lv 10:13 p. 10:45 p. m. a.

m. ar. Sikeston, lv 10:00 All passengers will hold regular transportation, conductors collecting in the usual Agiiit The Pick of Ne September Records NIGR0 BURGLAR GOES TO THE PEN has. Scott, the negro, who was captured here two weeks ago by officers Monan and Roly McDonald, was tried Thursday at Benton and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary, Scott was a member of the Highway Construction gang working near Benton. He robbed the man in charge of the Commissary department of $90 and a watch and made a get-away Authorities here were notified to watch out for him.

Mi Donald him next day and when Mr. Nigger was told ne v.a wanted at the City Hall, he flourished a gun and informed McDonald that he going. being unarmed, let him go until he a gun. Sikes- wall -eeure guarantee of mil i- mum earnings of $900 for four days' service plus tax, holding the antee urri! auditor can advise earnings, which should be done without delay, IA I. HOLD: Train Hf'T to he held at Sikeston for departure one hour later each day, which will be 0:18 p.

m. guar- i 7-1369 Villancllc I he Swallows) Amelita Galli Curd, Price $1.75 61891, I he l)rw is Sparkling Mischa Elman, Price $1.25 I.a Ciocondu Voce di Donna (Anglic Voice) Gabtielia Besoazoni. Price $1.25 12-inch 10 i nel Pi ice I THE VICTOR.SIIOI' DERRIS, he ruggist SKESTON. MO. CONFEDERATES MAHE SIKESTON COUPLE MAI DEN THEIR CAMP MARRIED AT MORLEY I 1 he annual re-union of John P.

Taylor CojiftMlerate Veterans was held in Malden Fridav, I August 27 with ten out fo a membership of forty-two, present. Rev. Camp was organized about Ll Church young couple ago with a membership of JoO, no hint of intention when began at noon they started, presumably for an auto- to Benton was Randot and Arnold Stone surprised their many friends, when they slipped away Thursday evening anti were married at Morley, Patterson of the Morley Baptist The entertainment I witb a barbecued dinner in i hasement Methodiat Malden orchestro ijlighted Veterani ih a nuniber ot pieasing -eie tilt ulwaya favorite and a- a compiimene to one Ione who was guest bis former foca. Hack of rostrum, in church auditorium, where basine" meeting was wa- hung Stars and Stripes a historie battle flng of 1 uh hi Reginient. Thi flag was la in Itattle of Shiloh.

In this Commander reginient, Col, James M. Hollings- was killed. Yt'ter battle to Benton obtained to Morie) to be huck towels Pinnell Store 'e. Miss Bernice WaItemate returned Monday from a brief with in Poplar Bluff. Mrs.

I). R. McDonald and three sons, who visited last week at the home of Roly McDonald, returned Monday to their home in the members of the flag to his widow, worth was an Henry X. Phillips. Phillips visited his rtde.

I quickly i they bn married. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lowndes D. Randol, was horn and from the High School with the 1929 Class, and for the past few has been employed in the office of the Southwestern Bel! Telephone The groom is -on of Mr, ami Mrs.

Parham Stone, living a few mites above this city. He, al-o at- 1 Sik es ton High Sehoo! ami spent several months during war, in training with i'. S. Navy. The young couple plan to go housekeeping a farm above town as soon as they can get possession regiment sent I of the HoUing-- friend of Col.

In 1912 Col. dd and while there, widow of his friend sent for him. She requested him to (keep it as long as and when died to buried in its Col. Phillips prizes the flag vejy highly arul will comply with her request. 192! reunion will also be Id in Malden, it having beten decided la-t year to make Malden their permanent meeting place.

GERMANY DUMPING SURPLI GOODS IN U. S. AND ENGLAND Washington, August 31. Germany is dumping its surplus of inferior goods in the United States and England and is making its exports to Great Britain in and its exports to the United States in official advices received here today stated. exporters are following this practice, the advices said, in an mmm Elizabeth and Charles Corrigan, who have visiting their grandmother, Mrs.

Matthews, re- to home in Pop- Sl BM VVTIRELESS PLANT German turned Friday lar Bluff. for Signaling Boats Found. U- fTome Mr. and Mrs. Gord Dill and chiid- rend and Mrs.

Lottie re- Listen! Fhe pastor of the colored tin Bed Friday night from an over-! Methodist Church, who has been sta- laad trip to Kentucky. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wadlington. who have been visiting Mrs.

Moore and Mrs. C. M. Smith returned to home in Rector, Ark. Mrs.

Antone Meiderhoff went Monday to Poplar Bluff to meet her daughter Mrs. Frank Shoen of Texarkana and Miss Anna Meiderhoff. Miss Anna has been with her sister trade and and to realize quickly large in lexarkana for several weeks past. sums on manufactured articles which News was received her Sunday of, otherwise might not be sold because the marriage Landon Wilson, son of popular prejudice. Such tactics of Mr.

and Mrs. W. J. Wilson of discrediting American this city and Miss Tenrietta Arm- Jturers in England and British manu- strong of Illinois. The marriage took facturers in the United States, the place Sunday morning at Catron and advices declared.

the young couple left on the north ---------bound train for a few days stay in Mrs. H. H. Jordan and Mrs. Louis.

Duke visited Monday at the Randol home. Tyson of Morehouse, a son tioned at Sikeston for the past year, and Mrs. M. S. Tyson, enrol Id has raised something like $900 to Thursday in Banking Department! erect a church house for his people.

I tbe Business College. weeks ago A stepped on a large tefT applied on the wound, which healed without showing signs of giving further trouble. I 1 st week Mr, Skillman noticed the place was badly B. Skillman I Malta- A Extra special. 99c men's dress shirts.

Pinnell Store Co. Miss Clayton, who ha- been visiting parents. Mr. Mrs. M.

Cluyton, Friday afternoon to Cape Girardeau. i M. Harmon, Dairy Extension' tiens place. Standard best wishes. congratula- DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE READY wi rat and was bit- apparatus which was anchored in remedies of writer off Metleha Bay, of the College of; with the mast and part- be- Agriculture, visiting W.

E. Foard Fri low the surface to a depth of about jday. Mr. Harmon had been in eight fathoms, has been discovered by New Hamburg and Egypt Mills and it soon became extreme- effort to reKam their former a few hnur, hl, was unable to walk and his fever run high physician became very much alarmed. This condition continued for several days.

In the center of the wound, a place about as large as a silver dollar, the flesh is dead now shows signs of dropping out. Mr. Skillman is. just now able to hobble about the room on crutches. E.

1). of a party of fishermen. apparatus, which was subsequently removed by the dockyard authorities for an examination, is of German construction and is complete in every detail. Undoubtedly signaling went on regularly during the war with submarines lying in wait for British -sels, it being quite possible to sink the mast before operations were tec ted. communities looking over the spleml- id Guernsey herds.

There has been some talk of forming a Scott and Cape County Cow Testing Association. but Mr. Harmon advised against it until there is a greater number of herds. The trouble now is: To find a lot on which to place the church. Sikeston has about 100 colored citizens and Ralph McDonald of Paragould, who need a place of their own in ha been visiting his uncle, Me- which to he good citiz ns, obey the Donald and family, returned home Sunday'.

Miss Lora McDonald accompanied him as far as Poplar Bluff. laws, and work to uplift their ra.e. and are wondering why it is that they are unable to purchase the needed ground for their building. Si ster Marita and Sister Em melme of St. Infirmary at Cair visited Mrs.

C. H. Harris Saturday and Sunday. They en route ho me from Carutheisville, where they tenti funeral of Miss Yivian Irene Tinsley, a nurse at Intir- mary, who was killed in an auto cideist in St. Louis.

Miss Ruth Crowe Piano Violin Studio Opens September 13th Studio 22s N. Stoddard St, Phone 325 Ret. Phone 148 Missus Dorothy Alexander and Helen O-tner of ton visiied last week at the home of Mrs, Joe Matthews, Miss Laura Keller of Cape Girnr- deau was in Sikeston a few days 1. -t week for a visit with Miss Hazel Stubbs. Miss Keller expects to leave to study voice in York City.

Dr. D. Hunter and family Mrs. Murray and Miss amile Klein entertained Monday afternoon with a Five Hundred party. The guest list included Mis; Daisy Garden Mrs.

J. Smith Mrs. H. J. Stewart, Mrs.

YY. Mrs. E. Matthews, Mrs. Leonard McMullin, Mrs.

Joe Matthews, Mrs. Tom Roberts, Mrs. Charles Dover, Mrs. Harry Dover. Mrs.

C. D. Matthews Mrs. C. L.

Blanton. Mrs. Harry C. Blanton, Mrs. Prow, Mrs, A.

C. Sikes, Mrs. Harry Smith. Mrs. p-iul Anderson.

Mrs. Jesse Kimes, Mrs. YY alter Cl.vmer. Mrs. E.

Wylie, Mrs, Lari John am, Mrs. The Democratic State Committee this week opened headquarters in the Pontiac Building. Seventh and Market streets, St. is pre- to carry on an active and aggressive campaign in behalf of the entire Democratic ticket. C.

E. Yancey of Liberty, chairman of the committee, his have thrown off their coats and have into their work enthusiastically. In his opening statement, Yancey declared that with the ratic standing for continued perity welfare our people hut not unmindful of our obligations to humanity and other nations of the world, and with splendid personnel of our ket both State and National, that Democrats should he proud to support work for them and there should be no Former Senator Kirk Hawkins of Springfield, is directing the work of bureau. Drx Brydon of Bloom field and J. E.

Boggs of Columbia. are members of the bureau, Mrs. J. YV. McKnight of King City, and Mrs Kate Morrow of Jefferson City, chairman and secretary, respectively of the Democratic State Committee, at the headquarters and are actively directing the campaign among Democratic women.

turned Friday morning from a motor B. Malone Mrs. Frank Van Horne, trip and other points in Mrs. J. H.

Yount, Mrs. Lynn Stallcup, Kentucky. They report a delightful Mrs. L. A.

Lawrence, Mrs. Caleb Mat- trip over, but on the return trip found i thews Mrs. Lyman Matthews of miles and miles of muddy roads. Oran. Mr.

Mrs. G. D. Matthews Jr. and went Monday to St.

Louis tor a few stay. The Game of School -tarted in Sikeston Monday morning with a fesional on every bag. a thousand rooters were present to enjoy the game and it is hoped that everyone will gel its worth. Bred Sows Open Sows Fall and Spring Gilts Fall and Spring Boars Big Type Poland China Hog Sale MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20th, 1920, 1:00 P. M.

Sharp, Rain or Shine, at Farm 2 Miles East of Sikeston I his is the only herd in this part oi the country where you can get 1 he Clansman and Evolution aft a a blood. Herd headed by Royal Clansman, by 1 he Clansman; Big Evolution, by Evolution, the boar that sold for $25,200. Jumbo Giantess, the largest and best sow in Missouri, will sell in this sale. She sells open, with privilege of breeding her to either of my herd boars. miss this sale if you are interested in the Big Type Poland.

Send for catalogue if interested. Come and see the hest herd hoars in Missouri. C. F. BRUTON, Sikeston, Missouri Bred Sows Open Sows Fall and Spring Gilts Fall and Spring Boars.