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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-03-12

hOnored custom, the county commit
tee provided in its call that in town
ships where they had reason to be-
leive that Hawes delegates would be
selected, they ignored the township
member of the committee, and direct
ed that the meeting be called to order
by an adherent Of Mr.. Folk, and pro-
vided also in the absence Of such
Folk adherent the meeting should be
called to order by an alternate OF
similar opinion, giving their names.
The county committee failed and
neglected to indicate the place Of
meeting for the mass convention in
Central township, the largest town-
ship in the county. In this township,
r. II. Stevens, who is not member
of the county central committee, had
been named to call the meeting TO
order, and Thomas w WeIner was
appointed his alternate.
On Tuesday morning February %,
Mr.. Lee Barton, a Hawes adherent,
called upon Mr.. r. II. Stevens and
informed him that he had rented the
halls 10 Clayton for Saturday after
noon and that be rendered to him
then and there the use of any saio
halls; that after further conversation
Mr.. Stevens agreed to hold the town
ship meeting in Central township at
the Saengerbund Hall Notice fol
this meeting was then published in
the Clayton Argus, the only demo
cratic newspaper 10 The county, ano
the voters Of Central township were
notified that that would b'
the meeting place.
On Friday morning R, H. Stevens
notified by letter, which is now IL
possession OF Dir. Lee Barton, that b
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-03-12
ENTHUSIASTIC BRIDGE MEETING.
The Proposition to be Accepted and
Every Effort Made 10 Comply
With the Conditions.

The citizens mass meeting at the
court house Tuesday afternoon to
consider Mr.. Haerle's bridge and
trolley railroad proposition was well
attended aud enthusiastic. The
meeting was called to order by Mayor
Oswald Winkler. J. r MOlrehead
was elected chairman and J G. Cren.
shaw secretary. William Aull repre-
seutlng Mr. Haerle made a statement
Of the proposition, which has been
printed in these columns. He answer
ed various questions propcunded to
him as to route, time of payment of
subscriptions and right Of way
The proposition in brief is as fol-
lows: Mr.. Haerle agrees to build a
wagon and trolley railway bridge over
the NJ issouri river at this place and
to build and operate a freight and
passenger electric line from r. & l..
4 AJunct on to some point on the G. & A..
'aif0ad, this point to be selected by
the people Of Lexington, fNr bonus
Of 100000, which sum is to be paid
in quarterly payments as the work
progresses and for the additional con-
sideration of the right Of way
Among those who participated in
the discussion Of the proposition we're
VIM II. Chiles, E. M. Taubman, Col
Sandtord Sellers, S. N. Wilson, E. j,
McGrew, John Taubman and several
others These speeches we're full OF
enthusiasm, determination, and con
fidence. Provision was make for the
selection Of a committee to have
charge of raising the bonus, the
securing Of the right Of way, anc
perfecting the details Of the arrange
ments with Mr. Haerle. This com
mittee is to represent the people il
the enterprise and to guard thet
interests. II will be carefully formed
and the announcement OF its persone
will be made in few days BY
resolution the committee was 10
structed carefullyto draft the form 0
asubscription-heading to be presented
at the next meeting so that Tia,
soliciting commi tee may not b,
hindered with bubbles The spiri
of the meeting was encouraging t.
everyone who has. the interests ,
Lexington at heart. Let us tall
bridge in season and out OF season ant
let us help to make as easy as possibl
the thankless work Of the committee
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Bridge Engineers Here

Waddell and Hedrick, bridge engin-
eers, who have just finished the
trolley bridge over the Missouri river
at St. Charles, we're in Lexington Mon
day studying the bridge and trolley
line proposition of Mr.. Haerle from
the standpoints of the engineer and
the investor. While they are con-
servative 10 their expressions, they
unhesitatingly pronounce the project
feasible, attractive to the investor,
and of great promise to the future Of
Lexington. The bridge, they say, is
the key to the situation and with
that there can be 20 doubt that in a
few years we should have trolley ex-
tension as far south as Clinton, giving
connection with ten trunk lines Of
railroad.
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were held in each place, as deslgnat-
ed by the committee.

we're held in each place, as deslgnat-
ed by the committee.
In the rural townships of Bon
homme and Meramec the meetings
were peaceable and orderly, and re-
suits accepted without protest from
anyone, the nine delegates from Mer-
amec township and thirteen from
Bonhomme all being elected on the
Folk ticket.
In Carondelet, Central and st.
Ferdinand townships, all lying conti-
gu0uS to the city Of ST. Louis, efforts
were made to control the meetings by
non-residents, commonly called But
ler- Hawes Indians from the city.
At Clayton some four hundred of
these people took possession of the
town, and SO intimidated resident
voters that it was impossible to hold
meeting in public place. Mr..
Hawes had hired every hall and
vehicle in the place, and the meeting
was held in a blacksmith shop, while
the Hawes people held one in a hal
which they controlled.
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JOSEPH W. FOLk SPEAKS HERE
a Large Audience Saturday
AiternOOn--.At fligginsyille 10
The Evening.

Hon. Joseph W. Folk spoke at
Lexington Saturday afternoon, March
5, before a large audience. lie had to
drive from Orrick across the river,
and so arrived late. The audience
was entertained meanwhile by Henry
M Withers Of Kansas City, who told
large number Of Kansas City Star
stories, including the Stars report Of
Governor Dockerys Lone Jack speech
last summer, which Governor Dockery
promptly denied at the time, the
denial having been published in the
Star. Withers' speech provoked only
disgust and resentment.
Judge J. NJ. Lowe spoke for a
while entertainingly, aud gave his
reasons for preferring Mr. Folk for
governor.
When Mr. Folk came he vas imme-
dately introduced by VIM H Chiles,
and delivered a speech of about an
hour and and a half, being in the
main about the same as his published
speeches. He has not a very good
voice but 1T carries well and he
speaks deliberately. He was well
received, Those who favored him
before seem to have been built up in
the faith. Those who opposed him
before seem to be highly satisfied
with their opposition There was
very little that was Objectionable in
the spirit of Mr.. Folks speech. He
is a mild hammered rather ministerial
looking man He went from here to
Higginsville, where he spoke at night.
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Death Of DR.. W. T. Dameron.

Died, Sunday morning at the home
of his son, G. N. Dameron, in La
Junta, Col, Dr. W. T. Cameron,
aged SO years
DR.. Dameron moved from Hunts
vile, Mo-, to this city in about 1894.
He made his home here with his
daughter, Mrs. w. B. Bolton until
about a year ago, when Mrs. Bolton
moved with herfamily to Wallowa, ore
g)n Since then DR.. Dameron has lived
with his son, G. N. Damoron in La
Junta, Colorado.
DR., Dameron had been married
twice. OF the first union one son, G
N. Dameron Of La Junta, survives
him. OF the second there are Mrs.
W. B. Bolton Of Wallowa, Oregon and
Clifford Dameron Of La Junta, Col
DR.. Dameron had been for many
years an active and conscientious
member Of the Methodist church. He
was a brother Of the late Logar
Dameron, editor Of the st. Louis
Christian Advocate. While he made
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intelligence and deceucy.

Intelligence ana uecency.
The democratic county committee
of 81. Louis county, on February 20,
issued a call for mass meetings and
precinct primaries to be held Satur-
day, February 27, 1904 Those mem
bers of the county committee who
favored the selection of Folk dele
gates received the notice of the meet
ing of the committee a week in
advance Of the day Of the meeting
Those members of the committee
who favored the selection Of Hawes
delegates did not receive the notice
until the night before the meeting
and in a number of instances, until
the morning of the day named
When the committee met, proxies by
members of the committee who were
uuable to be there were allowed
recognition In consequence, a quo
rum was thus obtained, and thereby
the Folk adherents on the committee
had a majority and took "snaT
judgement" by calling mass primaries
throughout the county, for Saturday
February q, only one week later.
1t has been he custom from timt
immemorial q Missouri, for all dem
ocratic tow1ship meetings to be call
ed to order by the township membe
of the county committee. Ignoring
this well.recognized usage and time
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W. M. A. Bow AppOlnted.

On Wednesday Congressman Cow
herd announced his appointments to
West Point and Annapolis. His ap-
puintee to Annapolis is Il Il, Craig,
son of Col. Henry Craig, organizer OF
the Craig Rifles, Kansas City. Il. H.
Craig was for several years a cadet in
Wentworth Academy where hegrad-
mated last year.
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Bridge Committee.

EDITOR INTELLIGENCER.
} Under the Instructions given at the
mass meeting held at the court house
on the Sth inst, appoint the follow
ing citizens as members of the COM
mittee to have charge of raising the
bonus and securing the right of way
for the bridge and electric line in
accordance with the proposition OF
Mr. Haerle;
Jno. Taubman, Louis Gratz,
W. B Waddell, Edward Aull,
j. G Orenshaw, Chris Walk,
SANFORD Sellers, w. H. ChileS,
E. NJ. Taubman, s. N. Wilson,
F. J. McGrew, E. B. Vaughan,
Oswald Winkler, Fred T. Wilson,
Jos. L. Long, j. r. Moorehead.
Respectfully,
j. r. MooREHEAD,
Chairman Citizens Meeting.
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his home 10 lexington be was known
not only as a very successful surgeon
but as a useful citizen and Christian
gentleman.
Very recently DR.. Dameron suffered
from an attack Of erysipelas which
left him totally blind a few days
ago he underwent a stroke Of paraly-
sis after which no hope was entertained
for his recovery.
The remains we're brought to the
old family home in Huntsville where
the funeral was held Wednesday
morning Rev T. M Cobb of this
city conducted the services
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Withdrew his agreement TO meet in
the Saeugerbund Hail. and that Mr..
Thomas Weiner would call the meet
ing to order
Dligent search was made for Mr.
Weiner on Friday aud Friday night
Saturday morning at O'Clock the
Hon Harry B. Hawes, candidate
before the convention, called up Mr.
Weiner by telephone, the receipt of
which telephone has since been ad-
mitted by Weiner in the presence Of
witnesses, and requested him to des-
/ ignate a place and hall in the town
of Clayton where this meeting would
be held
Mr. Wener promised to call up
az ain and name such hall, which he
failed to do. From l O'Clock to 5
O'Clock 90 the afternoon Of Saturday,
February 27, there were from 25O to
300 voters from Central township as
sembled in the town Of Clayton, all
voters and residents of Central town
ship. Diligent search was made for
Alternate Weiner. Calls were made
at his residence and voters we're
placed at different halls but Mr.
Weiuer was not seen or found during
the afternoon of said meeting
Waiting until the hour Of , O'Clock
had arrived, Claude B. Martin, Gen.
tral committeeman from Central
township, in pursuance Of the call for
a meeting in hall to be held at 2
O'Clock in the town of Clayton, and
after waiting reasonable time and
neither Mr.. R H. Stevens, chairman
pro TEN nor his alternate, Mr.
Thomas Weiner, having appeared
announced to the votets from the
main entrance of the Court House thC
object and purpose Of the call made
by the democratic central COMMITTEES
of St. Louis county, stated tina
neither the chairman designated no
his alternate could be found, and tina
by virtue of his authority as Centra
committeeman he selected SaeDger
bund Hall as the place of holding th
township mass meeting, especlall
as Chairman pro TEN. Stevens ha
previously agreed to said hall, an
there being no objection made to tn
holding OF the township mass meet
ing at said place, the democrats
voters there present assembled a
Saengerbund Hall, 10 mass meeting
at 2:O5 p m This meeting wa
duly called by Mr. c. B Martin. cen
tral commit eeman, at 2;l5 p. m.
r. II. Stevens, chairman pro tenn
and Thomas Weiuer, alternate, no
having appeared, a diligent scare
failing to find them, in order tina
there might be no question as to th
validity of the above proceeding
# and in order that proper witnessC
q might be recorded of all that tran,
, pired the following democratic voter
of Central township before a notar
public, made oath that the foregOin
statement of facts were correct I
their personal knowledge. (Here 70
low the names and exact address {
- 81 men,
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To Oppose Hamlin.

S. A. Haseltine Of Springfield has an
nouuced his candidacy for congress in
this, the 7th district against @, W.
Hamlln, the present incumbent. The
nominating convention viii be held iu
Sedalia, March 30th.
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THE HAYES STATEMENT,

We may express our own opinion at
the very beginning, that the means
employed By the Folk lieutenants 10
Central Township are without
parallel in the history Of politics in
Missouri; that the ridiculous and
absurd notion that five men riding
about the streets in a covered hack
or hiding themselves away in a black
smith shop, may act for an entire
body of democrats and select thirty
delegates to a county convention,
must appeal TO the democracy Of this
state as beyond all bounds Of political
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HOuse Party.

Miss Nancy Huston entertained the
Card Club Saturday evening in honor
Of the guests who are attending her
house party and the young ladies
visiting in the city. The feature OF
the evening was slippery Anne. The
favor, a beautiful silk pillow top, was
captured by Miss Margery Tate, Of
Kansas City. Delicious refreshments
we're served.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-03-12

Mrs. G, R. Cooper Of Kansas City
returned home Wednesday evening
after a visit with the family Of her
mother, Mrs. Henry G. Wallace.
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Peaches Not all Killed.

Mr.. Teubner informs the INTEL
LIeENoER that be has examined sew
eral orchards and that not all Of the
peaches are killed. He says that a
conservative estimate would put the
present prospect at one fourth to one
third Of a crop. The buds ou the
lower branches are nearly all killed,
but in the tops Of the trees perhaps
one.half OF the buds are alive. The
prospect for all other kinds Of fruit
is excellent.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-03-12

Judge VIM. Davis went to Sedalia
Wednesday evening to try o case 10
the Pettis county circuit court.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27
IN GOOD OLD TlMEs.'
Facts Which stow row Much 5ettcl
 Off We prs Tcday.

From Success Magazine.
 Not until February of 1872 did the people of Kentucky know that Madison was elected president in the previous Novem- Der.
 In 1884 one of the leading railroads of the United States printed on it's time- table: "The locomotive will leave the depot every day at 10 o'clock if the weather is fair
 The first typewriter was received by the public with suspicion. It seemed sub versive of existing conditions. A reporter who took one into a court room first proved it's real worth.
 In England, some centuries ago, If an ordinary workman, without permission, moved from one parish to another in search of work or better wages, he was branded with hot iron. When Benjamin Franklin first thought of starting a newspaper in Philadelphia many of his friends advised against 1t, because there was a paper published in Boston. Some of the mdoubted that the country would be able to support two newspapers.
 One hundred years ago, the fastest land travel in the world was on the Great North Road in England, after it had
 
 the York mall coach tore along at the rate of ninety miles a day. and many per- sons confidently predicted Divine ven- geance on such unseemly haste.
 When Thomas Jefferson was elected president of the United States, on Feb ruary r. 1901, after one of the most ex- citing political campaigns in our history, the gratifying news did not reach the successful candidate for as many days au fal bot to fro ro- suit of a presidential election to the whole civilized world.
 When in 1909, Richard Trevithick utter ed the following words, there were many who considered him an Insane, dangerous person: "The present generation will use canals, the next will prefer railroads with horses, but their more enlightened suc- cessors will employ steam carriages on railways as the perfection of the art of conveyance.'
 When Benjamin Franklin first took the coach from Philadelphia to New York he spent four days on the journey. He tells us that as the old driver logged along, he spent his time knitting stock ings. Two stage coaches and eight horses sufficed for all commerce that was carried on between Boston and New York and in winter the journey occupied a week.
 Napoleon at the height of his power, could not command our everyday conven- fences, such steam heat, running wa ter bath and sanitary plumbing, gas, electric light, railroads. steamboats, the telegraph, the telephone, the photograph, daily newspapers, magazines, and a thousand other blessings which are now part of the daily necessities of even man. ual laborers
 When the first two tons of anthracite coal were brought into Philadelphia, in 1903, the good people of that city so the record state, tried to burn the stuff; but at length disguested. they broke it up and made a walk of it." Fourteen years later Colonel George Shoemaker sold eight or ten wagon loads of 1t in the same city, but warrants were soon is- sued for his arrest for taking money under false pretenses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27
SPIDER WEBS TO ORDER.
They Are Woven Over Bottles to De
 ceive Buyers.

To live on spider webs of the plain, ordinary everyday variety is the achieve ment of an ingenious Frenchman who has discovered a way of turning to personal profit the picturesque notion that cob webs are synonymous with ancient vint- age. The dusty bottle with its festoon of cobwegs, so It appears, may be made to order like many of the modern specimens of genuine colonial furniture. And this same Frenchman has found the means of providing industrious spiders, at so much a hundred, who will pay no attention whatever to the doors, windows and re- mote corners of a wine cellar but will devote themselves exclusively to decorat- ing the bottles.
 These spiders are carefully trained for their deceitful profession They are kept in cool, dark rooms and allowed to roam as they please over a number of shelves covered with empty port wine bottles. Whenever a spider spins a web on the shelf or in a corner, thus negleeting the bottles, the web is promptly destroyed. But whenever the web is spun on a bottle the spider is rewarded with a fly. By this system the spider soon learns bottles Is a waste of labor, while spin ming on the bottles is sure road to some thing pleasant and gratifying. When the education of the spidrs Is completed they are placed in the separate compartments
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27
MISS ETHEL ARMIES MAGAZINE WORK.

Miss Ethel Armes of Birmingham. the brilliant young writer, Is meeting with marked success in her magazine work, a field in which her literary talents are so well suited.
 The National of Boston, whose con- trbutors are men and women of high rank in the literary world, announces a series of stories by Miss Armes. The series, Leaves from Reporters Note Book began in the November number.
 The announcement from the National follows:
 Miss Armes airy. witty, fanciful sketches in the National for November and December. 1901, tell their own olo- quent story of the pleasure In prospect for readers of her later phpers-on Joel Chandler Harris Gertrude Atherton. Helen Hay Whitney and other literary stars whom she has interviewed-as well as on various picturesque and humorous episodes in her reporterial experience at the national capital and elsewhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27

some of those who are not afflicted with superstltious apprehension of it's fetiches may enjoy immunity from harm yet un- doubted harm has been wrought upon others through the use of noxious herbs and roots of the swamps. There magic has descended from unlettered ne- groes of Africa, Hayti and the Indies in stitions.
 New Orleans is yearning upward through northern lights and is losing by degrees the peeuliarities that have given her "color' in high relief against even southern cities. But for many years to come the traditions of the Congo pre- cints of demonry will cling to her till, mayhap, her noisome marshes are con- verted into foundations for "sky- scrapers.Y and the supine alligators of her bayous, trapped daily by the hunt CTS baby initiative, appeal to their ma ternal instincts. have furnished their last outer integument to the varieties of com merce'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-27
MRS. KERN MULLEN.

Birmngham's musical world is welcom- ing the return of Mrs Marie Kern-Mullel after a long absence in Europe
 During Miss Kern-Muller's stay abroad was spent principally in Dresden, ir Karlsruhe, Frankfort- -on- the-Main. Ber- lin and Paris, where she studied under famous masters.
 She is now arranging her classes, her announcement being as follows:
 Mrs. Marie Kern Mullen, late of Baden, Germany, and graduate of the Dresden conservatory of music begs to announce that she Is open to engagements for con eerts and church choir; also solicits pu- pills In vocal music
 Certificates and testimonials of the Royal conservatory, Dresden. Germany
 Miss Kern -Mullen's studio is at 509 North Nineteenth street