The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-08-31
MISSOURI NEwSPAPERDOM.
What is Being Done and Talked About
r. Throughout the State.

Miss Helen B. Huff has sued the
city Of Marshall for IS, 1000 for injuries
received in q fall on a defective side
walk.
The johnson county Star says that
Warrensburg would De 8 fruitful field
for 5 society for the prevention OF
cruelty TO animals.
The Paris Mercury is printing a
series of war stories that are very
Interesting and a credit to the manage
ment Of that paper.
D. ]. Briggs has leased his interest
in the Democrat Leader, at Fayette, 10
H. P. Mason. Mr.. Briggs goes to
Armstrong to accept a position with
the Armstrong Milling company al
bOokkeeper.
The Sweet Springs Herald objects
to Jefferson City folks naming a can
dldate for congress in the seventh
district, and intimates that fellows
down there on politics bent would find
1t profitable to attend to their W
business.
II the cut Of Carrie Nation, alleged
TO have been taken in bathing costume
at Atlantic City and winch was given
in the Kansas City Times one day last
week was a fac simile of the original,
no sane man will attach blame to old
mar Nation for applying to the courts
tor relief.
''Noah was M OF the earliest
advertisers says the Curtis Courier.
'sHe advertised that he would sail on a
certain date. Those who didn't be-
lieve in advertising failed to get tickets
and were left in the wet during the
forty days rain without umbrellas. As
most OF them could not swim they
took to the trees and became monkeys"
Malta Bend Qui Vlve; A ticket COL
lsctor on a railroad got leave to go
and get married and was given a pass
over the line. On the way back he
showed to the new conductor his mar
rage certificate by mistake for his
pass. The latter studied it closely and
then SAID, "Eh, mon, you've got 8
ticket for q lang, wearlsome journey
but not on the Caledonian railway"
The Mexico I~ntellIgencer has become
so warm a political member that Sam
Il. Cook, its late editor, has come GU
In denial of responsibility for it
editorial utterances Mr.. Cook seem
iugly became incensed at the publIca
uOn Of an article criticising William j
bryan, with which be says he had nj
csaaection. His denial was publishe,
both in the I%nteliigencer and th
Mexico Ledger.
Columbia Statesman: The demand
Zoe pure, clean newspapers is as grea
as it is for clean, pure pulpits an,
preachers. A sheet printed 10 the 10y
language of the back alleys is not
foe family reading and should be rule
out of the home to make room for
high-minded journal which chronicle
Che news in chaste if not eloquer
language. To be entertaining it Is nc
necessary to be foul. A family newi
paper should be clear and %elevating
Richmond Mlssourian: A newspapt
is always printed in a rush. There
always something IN it that should B
left out and something left out thi
should have been put IN; il Is SOM
times too quick to judge and often Ia
quick TO act, but With all its faults an
shortcomings, there Is more educatic
ia 4 bright, newsy paper than there
in q novel. You will find that Il
snghtest boy on political, sensible
every day questions, is the boy WI
prefers papers to books.
Warrensburg Journal : Democrat
What is thought may be a discovery
considerable importance has take
place on the farm Of |. w. Mani
several miles north OF Warrensbur