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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-07-08
Death Of Webb M. SamueIs.

June %, in st, Louis, Webb M
Samuels died He was well known to
all of our older citizens, and was con-
nected by blood or marriage with
many of the prominent families Of
Missouri, Kentucky and Virginia. For
years he was leading man in business
circles Of St. Louis. In 1857 he
married Anna Myrtilla Russell, Of
Lexington, who was the daughter of
VIM. H. Russell and sister of the
late @. Ben Russell. The deceased
was honored and respected by all who
knew him.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-07-08

Married, Saturday evening at S
O'Clock at the home of the bride 90
Washington Boulevard, ST. Louis,
Mr.. A. O. Grimes and Miss Fannie
Schult, Rev. Rhodes of the German
Reformed church officiating.
Mr. Grimes is son of Mrs Tabltha
Grimes Of this city and the late G o
Grimes. He was reared aud grew to
manhood in Lexington, where he has
many friends. For the past ten years
he has been in the employ Of the firm
Of MermOd & Jaccard, jewellers, St.
Of St Louis.
The bride is a daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Schultz, who formerly
lived at LinwOod Lawn, near this
city. Thus both the bride and the
groom are we'll known here by all
except a few recent corners, and much
appreciated by all who know them.
Two hours after the marriage,
which was quiet home wedding,
attended only by relatives and intl.
mate friends, Mr.. apd Mrs Grimes
left for Lexington, arriving Sunday
morning. After visit Of few days
with the mother aud sister of the
groom on South street, they will re
turn 60 st Louis, where they will
make their home.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-07-08
county Court Proceedings.

County court met in regular
monthly session Monday, July 3,
present presiding Judge P. w.
Osborn, associate judges E, S. Butt
and j. S. Klingenterg. The proceed
ings were as follows;
Road petitioned for by William
Tieman ct al, case set for july 5.
In the matter Of the dram shop
license petitioned for by R L. Fox
and Tom Mcdaniel, OF Dover, case
set for July 6
Court ordered bridge built near the
Theodore Bates place in 3O.49-2S,
Court orders the iron bridge near
the farm Of Frank 1ampbell repaired
and the north approach rebuilt.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-07-08
Packers indicted.

The federal grand jury of Chicago,
as result Of three months of in
vestigation, Saturday brought in
indictments against twenty two
officials OF various packing corpora
tions, viz, Armour s. Company,
Swift s. Company, Cudahy Packing
Company and Morris & Company,
The charges included combination il
restraint Of trade, conspiracy tc
monopolize trade, and giving and
receiving rebates.
Trials under these indictments will
beg in at the July term Of the United
States District Court.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-07-08
PROCEEDINGS Of COuntY Conrt

Petition OF R. L. Fox and Tom
Mcdaniel for dram shop license was
granted The petitioners were rep
resented by Clarence Vivion and the
demonstrators by VIM. II. Chiles.
The court ordered bridge build In
30.49.2S.
Court ordered warrant made out to
City Of Lexington for $3.50 TO help
pay for new hitch rack property to be
held by the clerk until deed is re-
ceived and recorded by the city.
John c. Martin was ordered to
build bridge betweee % and 24-4S-2S
and to furnish ltemized statement Of
cost.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-07-08
Grand Jury Report.

The grand jury finished It's labors
Wednesday afternoon. The proceed
ings, so far as reported, consisted iu
preferring indictments against Samuel
Redd and Lesley Anderson for horse
racing on the public road. Both plead
ed guilty and paid their fines.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-07-08
Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of
the Lexington FIGURING Mills.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Lexington FIGURING
Mills was held in the court house
Saturday afternoon. The old board
Of directors was reelected, consisting
Of Jas. f. Catron, David Slusher,
Felix Thoman, c. M. Rex, Chas. A.
Rex, Joseph j, Jones and VIM. H.
Chiles
The directors Immediately met and
organized by electing Jas. f. Catron,
president; David A. Slusher, vice
presidents; and VIM. H. Ohiles, secre-
tary. G. M. Rawson was re employed
by the board as miller for the ensuing
year. Mr.. Rawson's services have
been exceedingly satisfactory to the
board, which is to be congratulated
upon retaining him.
1t has been the policy of the Lex
ingtOn FIGURING Mills tu purchase all
the wheat that may be offered in
order to maiutaiu Lexington as a
market center. This policy will be
continued
The regular monthly meeting u
the board will take place next Satur
day.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-07-08
DaVis-LeWis,
wayerly watchman.

Wayerly Watchman.
Que of the most beautiful home
weddings OF the month of June was
solemnized in Waverly Tuesday even
ing.
Only the immediate friends and
relatives were present. Space forbids
giving a list of the many beautiful
presents.
Mrs. Davis, the second daughter of
DR.. w. B. S. Lewis, was reared in
Waverly where he is dearly beloved
for her fine traits of character and
noble womanhood.
Mr.. Davis was also reared in
Waverly. He is gentleman of
sterling character and an experienced
druggist.
The out-of-town que is were
Mrs. ]. B. Strother, aunt OF the
bride, Fresno, California; Misses
Elizabeth and Margaret Clarkson,
Elizabeth Irvn, Cassie Gaines, Lutte
Lewis, Mr.. Add Lewis, Of Marshall;
Mr.. and Mrs, Herbert Breese, Miss
Willie Huckleberry, Bosworth; Rev.
and Mrs. Will W. Robertson, Garden
City; Mr., Charles Lewis, brother of the
bride, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lilliad, Mr..
W. Ballentine, Kansas City
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-07-08
Ran Away.

Charles Barnes OF Elk City, Kansas,
who has been in the employ Of j. f.
Cagley OF this city, departed Tuesday
after borrowing SIX dollars from his
employer. He is supposed to have
taken with him a lot of base ball
outfits, small tools from the shop,
and box Of horseshoe nails. Mr..
Cagley has been telegraphing to find
him
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-07-08
Gun Club Shoot.

In the regular shoot for the Peters
trophy Tuesday afternoon, y. O..
Heathman headed the list, breaking
20 out of 25 targets VIM. Shacklett
was next breaking 10. A number Of
sweepstake events added greatly to
the pleasure of the shoot. About
twenty members were present.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-07-08
Death of John hay.

l0hn Hav, secretary of state, died
bis summer home at Newberry,
Hampshire, Saturday morning.
been In bad health for sew
pths, but no fears OF imme-
th were entertained by his
was born Of rugged New
ock, graduated from Brown
in 1859, aged about twenty
e went West, entered the
of Abraham Lincoln, aud
was ready for admission to
Jas appointed private secre
President Lincoln. He
be daughter of Amos J.
of the earliest Of American
About forty years Of
given to the diplomatic
Parious ranks from secre-
comparatively unimpor-
bns up to the highest
this service.
ectual force and actual
lt Mr. Hay belongs TO the
of American statesmen
bf reptilian temperament, a
stocrat, a literary artist in
pf controversy, a bigot in his
billions and a torv In his
policies. He came from a
bat burned witches in N assa.
B; and II he had lived five cen.
go, he would have headed the
Par OF those who were canonized
admitting prosecutions for opin-
~ sake, lie hated the South
4Nlhern statesmen, and Southern
|eas with The cold overbearlng
alred Of one who never entertain!
doubt Of the infallbility Of biz
Ieconceptlons. He was blameless il
IS private life, energetic 10 his publ,
srvices, a patriot, a scholar, aud I
nau Of the world unspoiled by lh,
sorld History will judge Hay yer.
itierentlY from his contemporaries
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-07-08
Press Association Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Missouri
Press Association will be held in st,
Joseph July 26, 27 and 2S. There
will be no excursion this year.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-07-08
Accldent 10 Englne OF FerrY Roat

The ferry boat will be tied up for
several days on account OF an accident
to the engine Thursday morning,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-07-08
Die Race.

The races at the Driving Associa.
lon's track one mile south Of town
Tuesday afternoon was attended by
hbout two hundred horse lovers.
The first race was trotting race iu
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-07-08
Death of Frank L. Geyer.

Mrs. VIM. H. Loomis received a
telegram Sunday morning stating
that her father, Frank L, Geyer, died
in Los Angelas, California, July lst,
Mr. Geyer was born In France and
was about seventy. eight years old
He came to America when a young
man, and was married in New York
to Miss Elizabeth Shill. He resided
here with his family for about 20
years, leaving here for Los Angeles
five years ago. He leaves wife and
the allowing children: Albert, Emma
aoo Carrie, of Los Angeles; Otto
Goyel, of Omaha; Mrs. VIM. H.
L00mls and Charles Geyer, of this
cItH Frank Geyer, son, died here
several years ago.
The deceased was a respected citizen
and bad large circle of friends in
Laslngton who extend to the family
their sympathy 10 tbeirbereavement.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-07-08

Mrs. Mary W Chew, who has been
visiting relatives in Washington,
D. @ and her son, Frank, who is a
naval cadet at Annapolis, came home
Wednesday.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-07-08

DR.. E. W, Mann and Josiah Mann,
Of Wellington, visited here Thursday
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-07-08
Dead Of Augustus CarIer.

Died, in Higginsville at the home
OF his daughter, Mrs Clarence Riggs,
Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock,
Augustus Carter, aged 70 years.
Mr.. Carter has long been 10 bad
health but only within the past ten
days had his condition become critical.
Dropsical swellings and a tumor
followed diabetis, causing death.
Mi. Carter was born in Hawkins
County Tennessee and came to this
county in early youth with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Nathaniel
Carter. They settled in the Prairie
Church neighborhood, where Mr..
Carter continued TO live until about
4 6ileen years ago, when he quit
iarlnlng and travelled for the
Mccormick Reaper Company. When
bis health began to fail, he resigned
this position and worked for the
sparks Stock Medicine Company Of
Saline County.
MI Carter married Miss Elvira
Stewart, daughter of VIM n Stew
att Of Mays Lick, KY, who with
lbree daughters, Mrs. B. S. Riley, Of
carrollton, MRS. Clarence Ridge and
Mrs. M. L. Land, of Higglnsville, sur.
wives him.
Mr. Carter was widely known ant
connected in this county, where ht
lived practically all his life. He wal
a qulet, unobtr6sive citizen with a
large number Of friends.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-07-08
Public and Private Improvements.

Few even Of the citizens Of Lexing.
ton have any accurate conception Of
the amount Of money spent in this
city recently in public and private
Improvements. The following sUatis-
tics are as accurate as the most
careful sitting has been able to make
them.
Frame buildings and resi-
denceS S43, 400
New-York tribune., 1905-02-26

OF its culture, the nucleus of its politics. There the
influence enshrined which educated Greek thought
nodded Greek manners, and animated Greek art.
And 1t until the Oracle lent itself to the base
ambitions of politicians and tyrants deserving toward
the end the COntemptuOus taunt of Demosthenes,
The Pytha has been be-Philipped" " that its proph-
ecles were disregarded and its power destroyed.
Though authentic evidence is lacking it is believed
New-York tribune., 1905-02-26

the love of Zeus, and the greatest of the
gods transformed himself into a stately white
bull and carried her over the sea to the Isle of
Crete.
In these discoveries at the spot that for centuries
both the shrine of the faithful and the center of the
national life of the Hellenic world, may be found
endless inspiration for the speculative, the imaginative
mind. In the NEUROLOGICAL tales which are illustrated
in the decorations may be traced perhaps, the his
tory of not only the temples founding but of the
early life of the Greek people The ruins at once
a monument of Greek art and instructive story
of the rise and fall of great political and religious
system.
The rock and temple near the vanished town OF
Crissa to the Hellenic world what Rome was
to the middle ages the heart of its religion the
New-York tribune., 1905-02-26

fezes, as he was OF great part of the decorations
OF the ParthenOn He IS known TO have made thirteen
figures for the Delphian temple that were ordered
by Cirnon, Of Miltiades, to commemorate the
victory OF Marathon, IN which Miltiades repre-
sented among the gods and heroes. But if these
beautiful Pytian relics rightly be attributed
Phidias they certainly the works Of a scarcely
less able contemporary of the greatest OF Grecian
sculptOrs
One OF the frleze groups shows the stations draw
ing the chariot Of Athee she goer the funeral
Pyre Of Hercules to bear the hero TO Olympus. This
scene Is the one well depicted by Sophoces in the
''Trachinise." As the flames rush Heavenward a
cloud descends. and amid lght1ings and thunders
appears Athene's golden car, which transports the
irnOrtalized hero 10 the abode of the gods. 1t
while IN Trachis with Deianeira that Hercules had
his famous battle with Cycnus son Of Ares. Mars
New-York tribune., 1905-02-26

is learned that the purest Dorc blood in the
of the holy college of Delphi they were ten in
number, one-half life princes of the family of
Deucalion, the other chosen by lot from the re-
naming houses of their race Absolute in author
ity, with jurisdiction life and DEATH themselves
free, to speak, of the chamber of the tripod
they doubtless had opportunities of tampering with
the Oracles; of which, if spoke truth, they
literally availed themselves Surrounded by throng
of dependents there they dwelt in luxury and mag
nifcence, looking down upon the fields that owed
them fealty.
The Priest of Delphi sumptuous1y clothed yet
he neither delved spun The choicest viands
loaded his board, though the prospect the
Crissean plain broken by waving
ordered vineyard. I'VE live steep and barren
New-York tribune., 1905-02-26

that the fragmentary
friezes tell in part the
story of the conquest
of the territory from its
aboriginal inhabitants by
the Grecian people. To
those with sufficient i'm
agination the clang of
arms comes down through
the ages, preserved in
many a random myth:
Hercules and the Cen
taurs, Bacchus and the
Lapith9, the deities of
Olympus and the Titans,
Apollo and the Ph1egyans
all are tales that per-
haps embodied some
fierce struggle between
the old and the new life,
between the powers of
barbarism and the pow
ers of civilization, and
that commemorate the
throes of agony in the
midst of which Hellas
was born.
From the first recorded
history of the temple it
New-York tribune., 1905-02-26

II the combat, only TO
be wounded himself, while
Cvcnus was killed. This
struggle once was por-
trayed on the walls Of
the treasury OF Athens at
Delphi. and though only
Z fragment has been re-
covered II IS enough to
give an idea Of how beauti-
ful was the decoration In
its perfect state.
Not only gods and heroes
We're represented IN the
artistic adornment of the
temple and its surrounding
buildings, but poets, phil
osophers and statesmen as
well found immortality IN
its bronze and marble dec
Orarions. Among the dis
cove1es IS a head from
q statue Of Agias, one of
the cyclic" poets, and
the author Of the Nostoi, "
which relates the adven-
t1res Of the Geek heroes
on their homeward journey
from the siege Of Troy.
An intellectual face Is
shown, remarkable for its
New-York tribune., 1905-02-26

IL ~ AAOtAN AANANAoI W. SC' 4ACSB
er do we reap; yet Lydia
ohrygia send US puppies, and
Asia ships all her pro-
duce for our use.
The temple grew in riches
and in power. Its we'll
filled treasury became a
simile of poets, and a re-
source to which friendly
States could apply for
loans. Contributions of
every description poured
in from the pious through
out Greece. Thither came
from beyond the seas crowds
of lay brothers to do duty
in the offices of the holy
place. Some had gone up
in their childhood (as the
Jewish children went up to
Jerusalem) to be put into
the service of Apollo, a ser
vice which 1t Is not surpris-
ing to find that they were
extremely loath to leave
Others were illegitimate
children who had betaken
themselves to the Pythia as
to their only earthly mother.
Many of the fairest youths
and maidens of their native
towns had been sent as a
gift to the deity, which
claimed the first fruits of all
New-York tribune., 1905-02-26
Aneiemt Art WORKS Umearehea at Delphi
By CLIFTON HARDY LEVY

Y beauty and crowned with 1uxr rant curls
1t IS not yet known what literary treasures lie
n in the papyri uncovered, for the excava-
tors are turning all their attention to the more
substantial relics
Another discovery is headless and arrness
statue of Sisyphus, whose eternal task is to roll
huge stone to the top of a HILL watch it go
laundering down, and then roll it up again.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-26

heights, says a Jolly DeIphlan
to the cynical Lucian; the
sanctuary, the god, the oracle,
are our wheat-felds; we SOW not.
neither do we reap; yet Lydia
and Phrygia send US puppies, and
New-York tribune., 1905-02-26

cued from Hades by HeTcUIes EE
with the aid of the goddess.
The DiOscuri, Castor and Pollux,
are shown on several of the
friezes, and one of the most primitive
of the Greek legends, that of the bearing
away of Europa, the beautiful daughter
of Agenor. King Of Phenicia. IS illustra-
New-York tribune., 1905-02-26

4 nameIeSS Statue eSemblng
portraits of Socrates has been
found, and there is a head of An
tinous, a youth who was a favorite
and travelling companion of Emperor
Hadrian. After Antinous was
New-York tribune., 1905-02-26

a MONT the art works re-
"A Gently unearthed at Del
phi there is bronze
statue OF the Pythia herself
and parts Of a tripod on which
the P1eStess sat. The statue,
evidently from the hands of
one Of Greece's greatest sculp-
-1-s. NAV have been the gift
Of some grateful State which
had Prohted by the advice
% the Oracle. or possibly
C0nqueror or a statesman made
q vouve offering Of the beauti-
ful image OF his supposed
benefactress after a triumph
resulting from her prophe-
Cies.
This statue and some of the
groups from the treasury of
the Cnidians just discovered
a. tins shrine by excavators
who are working under the
direction OF the French School
a Athens. are pronounced by
Corroisseurs TO be OF equal
value with the art works OF
which the ParthenOn at Athens
was stripped by Lord Elgin
. hundred years ago for the
adornment OF the British Mu-
scum; Tor no less skilled hands
wrought the statuary and the
frieze OF the temple of the
Pythian Apollo, although vastly
fewer treasures remained at
Delphi. which so often was
despoiled by imperial and other
robbers. Phidias may have
been the creator Of the bronze
Pvthia. or Of some OF the
New-York tribune., 1905-02-26

drowned IN The Me, the Emp
ordered coins to be made bearing
likeness, named cities after him,
festivals held in his honor and placed
statues of him, carved by the great
est sculptors, in many temples
Other marbles representing the youth
are in the Louvre, and in the Vati-
can and the Villa Albani, Rome
Part of the frieze on the wall
of the Athenian treasury at Delphi
shows the meeting of Theseus and
Athene after Theseus has been res
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-15
their duties and to observe the prison.

their duties and to observe the prison.
ers in the dining room.
He was also directed to spend at
least three hours of each working day
inside the prison.
At the executive session report was
read from the machine shop showing
a saving of $1,000 during the last six
months by having work done by the
convicts.
Senator Devlin was elected chairman
of the board for the ensuing year.
The following prisoners were recon-
mended to the Governor for parole: E.
H. Ellsworth, murder in the second
degree, from Siskiyou; S. j. Road, from
Mendocino, mur4er in the first de-
gress; William Jones from Yuba, rob-
berry; F. H. Larabee. San Francisco,
murder; Buck Gin, Kern County, MUIR
der; All Fook, Fresno, murder. and
Tobe Richards. who has served twenty
three years for murder.
The following were paroled: John
Thomas from San Francisco, robbery;
E. P. F'iland from Sacramento, grand
larceny; William Moore, San Francis
CO, petty larceny. second offense; G..
Oranges from Stockton. assault with
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-15
POLICE KNOW
BOMB CARRIER
:.
Believe He Is the Man Who
: Tried to Blow Up Cunard
Liner Umbria in May, 1903
PICTURE Is IDENTIFIED
. Expressman Who Hauled In
fernal Machine to Pier Rec
=. ognizes Photo of Prisoner
PICTURE Is IDENTIFIED

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-The pho |
tograph of Gessler Rosseau, who was
arrested in Philadelphia for carrying
an internal machine, has been identified
by three persons here as that of the
man who placed a bomb on the fence
surrounding the statue of Frederick the
Great.
NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-Inspector Nc
Cluskey Of the detective bureau said
to-day that a picture of Gessler Ros-
'seau, the man arrested in Philadelphia
yesterday, carrying an Internal ma
chfne; was an excellent likeness of the
man wanted by the police department
fir attempting to blowup the Cunarder
-UIhbria in May, 1903. The Umbria sus-
:pect just prior to the attempt to blow
up the liner boarded with a woman
named Mrs. Murray, and Inspector Nc
Cluskey said to-day that Mrs. Murray
had identified the photograph of the
.man under arrest at Philadelphia as
likeness of her former boarder
Late to-day Inspector McCluskey
said that Peter Battle, the expressman
who took the box containing the infer
nal machine to the Cunard line dock in
May, 1908, positively identified the
picture of Rosseau as that of the man
who employed him to carry the box to
the dock.
The inspector said he expected to OBJ
tain warrant for Rosseau based on
evidence in his possession.
captain Donaghy is confidently ex-
;pecting to hear from the Denver a4-
. thorities that Rosseau is known there.
His reason for believing this is that
:Rosseau wore hat made by a Denver
:. Arm.
:; Rosseau's GOODNESS and nerve do not
desert him. He sits quietly in his cell
and never complains. He was very
anxious to get the morning news
papers, but these were refused him.
He is a man of more than average in
telligence and education. His answers
are civil, but dignified and firm, and
he cannot be induced to answer a
single question about himself.
Il made mistake" he said to Cap
tain Donaghy to-day, but I have
:ncthing further to say. If you want
to know anything about me you will
. have to find it out for yourself.
cant help you"
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-15
PENSION RECORD BROKEN
House Passes 459 Private Bills in Less
:. Than Two Hours.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-Pension
legislation at the rate of 459 bills in
1GS minutes was indulged in by the
House to-day, the result being the
smashing of all previous records of
the House as to legislative nimble-
ness. When the pension grist had been
ground unanimous consent legislation
held sway for nearly an hour, and not
a measure presented under this head
came under the ban of objection. sew
eral bills of minor Importance being
EaSSed.