The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-04-16

Springs Friday morning to visit
relatives
wm Palmer and Ike Gratz left
Thursday evening for a trip to
Arkansas.
Nice Sill went to Eldorado Springs
Friday morning to visit his wife, who
is there for her health,
Mrs N. G Tomkins of Kansas City
arrived Thursday evening to visit her
daughter, Mrs. E B. Campbell
F E. Bishop,
Veterinary Surgeon,
10 loft Odessa, Missouri.
Mrs D. W B Teyis went to Kan
sas City Thursday evening to visit
her daughter, Mrs. G. NJ. Williams.
Mrs NJ E. Marshall and daughter,
Mrs Ed Earle Of Kansas City arrived
Thursday evening to visit relatives.
Mrs Charles Marshall Of Kansas
City arrived Thursday morning to
visit the family Of her father B. T
John.
DR.. ] J. Fulkerson went to Fulton
Thursday morning to visit his daugh-
tiers, Misses Blanche and jamie, who
are attending school there.
For SALE-Choice Early Ohio seed
potatoes S1,0O per bushel, number 2
so cents per bushel. Call at Xix
Bros. store. JAMES AULL
3-2tfd&w
Mrs. Otto George and baby and
sister, Mrs Lavinia Long, Of Kansas
City, arrived Thursday evening to
visit the family of her father, Killian
Long.
James Carter, who has been spend
ing the winter here with his aunt,
Mrs. George M. Catron, returned
Thursday morning to his home ia
Fort Bridges, Wyoming.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Morrison re-
turned Thursday evening from Kan
sas City, where they we're called by
the death OF Mrs Morrison's mother,
Mrs Elizabeth Cromwell.
A p1wder explosion Wednesday on
the battleShip Missouri while en-.
gagged in target practice at Pensacola,
Florida, resulted in the death Of
twenty-nine sailors and the serious
injury Of the battleship.
Col. G. NJ. Casey Of Henry county,
one Of the great shorthorn cattle
breeders of the state, died at his
home Wednesday. Col. Casey was
born in Kentucky in 1896. He has
lived in Missouri since 1912.
Congress is expected to consider a
bill to authorize The Philippine govern
mentto guarantee four per cent Inter-
est on an issue of $40, OOO, 900 in bonds
for the building of new railroads. Gov
ernOr Taft IS strongly IN favor of the
project
Commerce between the United States
and Porto Rico during the calendar
year 1908 amounted, in round terms,
to S22, 900, 900. In 1897, the year
prior to annexation, it amounted to
81, l62, 912. The commerce of Porto
Rico with other countries amounted to
over $4,000, 600 thus making the total
trade of the island more than S28, 0OO,-
900 in the year just ended.
WANTED-SeveraI persons Of ehar.
acLe" and good reputation in each state
Zone in this county required to repges-
ent and advertise old established veal.
thy business house of solid financial
landing. Salary S21.O0 weekly with
expenses additional, all payable in cash
direct every Wednesday from head
offices. Horse and carriage furnished
when necessary, References. Enclose
self-addressed envelope. Colonial, 382
Dearborn St., Chicago.
1t has been decided at a conference
to place the statue Of Frederick the
Great, a gift from the Kaiser, on the
terrace of the War College building al
Annapolis with those of Alexander the
Great, Caesar, and Napoleon which tn,
U nited States government will proyid,
at its own expense. The arrange
menls made are highly satisfactory tc
the German ambassador.
The Venezuelan Congress met las.
week and the presidential message waI
read by Castro himself, He asked tn,
Venezuelan people to accept tn,
J decision of the Hague Arbitration Tri
bunal giving preference to the claim.