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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-08-04
Colonel Pritchard Quits Service.

st. Louis Republic:
Last night marked the passing from
active service Of the oldest hotel clerk
in years of duty, in St. Louis. After
continuous work behind the desks In
the hotels of the city for fOrJY-iour
years, Colonel Thomas B Prltchard,
of the Laclede, has retired,
Colonel Phtchard is a Missouriau.
He fought under Shelby in the Civil
War. More than forty years ago he
entered the employ OF Barnum's
hotel After nine yeare there he
moved to the old Olive StreeJ hotel.
He was with this hostelry for nine
years From the Olive Street hotel
he went to the Southern and thence
to the Lindell
Tweuty.seven years ago he become
connected with the Laclede, from
which hotel be retired last night.
He is one Of the best known men
10 the state today. In his long Ca
reer he has met almost every man of
prominence who travelled When he
went TO the Laclede there was hardly
another houel iu St. Louis worthy CT
the nams He said last night that
be had seen that house so packed
with people that another soul coul
not be gotten Into 1t.
He win remain at the Laclede to
assist 10 the management. Defective
hearing is the cause Of bis retire
ment from behind the desk.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-08-04
improvements at The Schools.

The addition TO the high school
building and the Fourth ward colOred
school are both nearing completion.
rhe addition to the high school will
relieve the serious need Of an assembly
room besides affordlng more class
rooms. The Fourth ward colored
school will prove a great convenience
and a relief to the overcrowded
Douglas school.
The Improvements at Lexington
College are advancing rapidly. The
new wing is rooted in and plastered.
New floors have been laid in much OF
the cid building, new stairways built,
and some important rearrangements
ma e in the interior Of the building.
Work has been begun on handsome
new granitold porch more than one
hundred feet long across the front OF
the main building and the new wing
The chapel will be greatly improved
with new floor, new steel ceiling, new
seating and new stage. The build
lngs are being repalnted on the out
side.
At Central College the porch is
being completed. the granitoid work
put 10 and the exterior woodwork
painted.
At the Academy the Improvements
will consist mostly in interior decora
tions and repairs.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-08-04
A Business Change.

John Setter has bought back from
D. w. Profitt the Main street meat
market, formerly wned by him, and
took charge August 1st. A few
months ago Ir. Setter thought he
wanted to sell out and take long
rest. He found resting the hardest
work he ever did, aud after few
months was glad to get back into
harness. The business will be con-
Quoted along the lines that have made
it a success in the past. Mr.. Protitt
will assist Mr.. Setter 10 waiting upon
the trade.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-08-04
Buys the Marshall GALLERY.

j. o. Coffin bought Tuesday the
photograph gallery Of ]. E. Marshall.
consideration S4S4.5O, Mr. Coffin
will take possession at once and will
move his commercial business from
his present quarters to the Meyer
building where the Marshall gallery
is located. He will continue his
commercial photography in addition
to portrait work.
Mr.. Coffin is an enthusiast in his
work, and with his larger equipment
he will find full employment for his
energies.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-08-04
Hurhes.HOrn.

Married, at the residence Of the
brides parents on Lafal ette street,
Miss Nellye II, Horn of this city and
Mr.. Roland L. Hughes of Higgins
Vile. The marriage took place at
8 O'Clock Wednesday morning, Rev.
R. B. Briney officiating. After the
ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes drove
to Higglnssllle where they will make
their home. Mrs. Hughes is the
daughter of Mr., and Mrs. J. A.
Horn Of this city aud her many
friends unite in best wishes foT
her happiness. Mr.. Hughes /;
employed by the Lafayette Telephone
Co., at Higginsvllle.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-08-04

glnsville Tuesday TO spend the week
with the family OF JEFF Santmeyer,
Pack Beamer and wife are attending
the Marshall Fair Pack has his horse
there snd entered him in the races.
Hope he will get some OF the prize
money.
Gordon Graham, Of Colorado,
surprised his friends here last Sunday
when he put in his appearance. He
reports every thing out west getting on
alright.
Miss Bess Chinn left Sunday for
Kansas City, where she will meet Miss
Cora White, whom she will accompany
to Oklahama for a two weeks visit to
Mrs. Charles Still.
In behalf OF the woodmsn and
Ladies Ct MAYHEM and Washington
township, we extend thanks and good
wishes to all the good people who att
ended our picnic and helped SO much
10 make 1t such success. Also to all
the county papers for their nice write
ups of the same. We say to all gel
ready to come again next year.
Miss Eva Holder OF Corder spent
several days with Miss Nellie Wllliam
and on her return home she wa
accompanied by Miss Nellie. She will
attend the Corder picnic while there.
Mrs. Dan Herr was called TO Jeff r
son City last week on account of tn
illness of her sister Mrs. Tom Wheat
av
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-08-04
ShirIey.Smith.

Married, Tuesday afternoon, at the
residence Of the brides sister, Mrs
G. B Noel, at 10th and Rldgeway,
Miss Amelia Smith, daughter of
Leopold Smith Of Lexington and Mr..
Rufus S, shirley, Of Norborne, DR. E,
c. Gordon officiating Mr. and Mrs.
Shirley left on the afternoon train for
Excelsior Springs for brief stay.
They will reside at Norborne where
Mr.. Shirley is engaged in the real
estate business.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-08-04
The COrder Picnic.

The annual Corder picnic was held
last Saturday, July 2S. This is
usually the biggest affair Of the kind
In tGe county and the attendance
Saturday was up to the record. An
abundant picnic dinner was spread on
the grounds. In the afternoon
speeches were made by some Of the
candidates at the fall elections, Dr,
E, f, Martin introduced the speakers:
Hon. John Welborn, republican
candidate for congress IN this
district, Thos. a. Walker, Uadaideta
for probate judge; B. C. Drummond,
candidate for county treasurer; Hon.
Joseph FL. Christie, candidate for
representative in the legislature;
N. M. Houx, prosecuting attorney;
and Geo. B. Gordon, county collector.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-08-04
Pig Brings 5000.
.ndependence ExamIner.

Independence Examiner:
Lord Bacon, S7,l46, a yearliDg
Berkshire boar, was shipped by James
Qurollo Saturday to f. W. Morgan at
Beloit, Wisconsin. The animal is
sent to head fine head OF Berkshires
and was sold by MIR. Qurollo for
$4,000 Lord Bacon was raised by
Mr.. Qurollo at his place on the Inde-
pendence avenue just west OF town
8 nd IS a grandson Of the boar be sold
two year ago :or $1,000, Worlds
fair prize winner. This boar
Masterpiece, 1900 was silerward
sold for $4,000 which until Mr..
Qurollo sold bis grandson for 5000
was the record price in tie United
States.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-08-04
Merchants 6 Dick Bros. 0.

At Higginsville, Tuesday, on the
Fair grounds, the Lexington Mer-
chants defeated Dick Bros. base bail
team by a score Of too. The feat
ure OF the game was the pitching Of
Mcdonald for Lexington, the Higgins
vile team being unable to get a hit.
Batteries for theMerchants, Mcdonald
and Scott, for Dick Bros. Thompson,
Bunch and White.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-08-04
Marriage Licenses.

The following marriage licenses
we're issued at the recorders office
Wednesday John Elsea, Kansas City,
and Lora Jones, Higgiusville; J. j.
Finch, Wellington, and Myrtle War
inc, Wellington; Frank D. Brown,
Odessa, and Bessie Eagan, Bates City;
Grayson Dade, Chapel Hill, and Mag.
gle Mccormack, Bates City,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-08-04
Republican County Convention.

The republican county convention
met 10 adjourned session, Wednesday,
August lst, at the court house in
Higginsyille for the purpose of
selecting a county ticket. The
convention was called to order by
Dan Hoefer who made a Roosevelt
speech and expressed much
hopefuluess as to republican success
in Lafayette county this fall. Owing
to the fair the proceedings of the
convention were hurried and
concluded before dinner. There were
only three contests-for Sheriff,
for Recorder and for Judge of
the Western district. The other
nominations were made. by
acclamation, though In the case Of
representative. B. Jones tried to
secure vote by townships.
The ticket is as follows:
Representative, Glover Branch.
Circuit Clerk, Charles ?. Rigg.
County Clerk, Henry Powell
Probate Judge, Charles Barton
Prosecuting Attorney, U. G.
s Rbetzins.
" Treasurer, John Taubman.
Sheriff, Nice sill.
Collector, A B Mathews.
Coroner, DR.. II. F. McGinnis.
Recorder, Mike Gavin.
Presiding Judge, Jos. L. YoungS.
Justice Western District, William
Henderson.
Justice Eastern District, j. S
Klingenberg.
In the contest for sheriff the frs
ballot stood: Henry Buddemeyer SO
Nice Sill rs. Chas. A. Rex l3 Thl
second ballot was as follows
Buddemeyer Sc, Sill 50, Rex IL.
In the contest for recorder the vot
was as follows: W. S. Downs 50
Mike Gavin 105.
In the contest between William
Holke and William Henderson 70
justice Of the western district tn
exact vote was not announced, bu
Y Henderson won.
Some Of the candidates for justic
OF the peace and constable wer
announced at this meeting, and tn
executive committee was empowere
to fill all vacancies that might occu
( in the county or township tickets.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-08-04
Wellington and Vicinity
(BY "LEs ALMA".)

kDA LEO alma
Joe Servi was in Lexington Sunday.
Henry Buddemeyer was in Waverly
Monday,
John L. Larkin had business in Lex
iDgton Monday.
Miss Sadie Reed spent the day with
the home folks near Sunshine Sunday
Tom Larkin and Albert Weine were
in Lexington or short time Tuesday.
Mrs. Fannie Parent, OF Pittsburg,
Kansas, is visiting her sister Mrs. Fl,
w. Carter.
E. H. Nahm was down from Inde-
pendence on business Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Deputy County Surveyor j. K. Gray
was here reestablishing some lost
corners Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary Simmons left Monday
for two weeks visit with friends in
Cooper county, Mo.
Edward Jeude last Friday purchased
John Fl. Westermann's dwelling house
at 9TH and Vine streets.
W. E. Bryant has purchased lot of
George L. Hackley and will likely
erect a residence thereon soon.
Marvin son Of Edward Crews living
south of town fell from a tree and
broke his arm at the wrist Saturday
last.
A large number OF persons from
Wellington attended the fair at Hig-
! ginsvllle Wednesday and Thursday OF
this week.
Henry Bardet and son have
purchased the restaurant OF Charles
Wooler and will continue the business
at the old stand.
Mahoney and Schrcer have been
given the contract for Joho Il.
Westermann's new dwelling house in
the south part Ottown.
William Galbraith has purchased
lots OF Mrs. Carrie Duebbert and viii
commence the erection Of a dwelling
house there in few days.
The protracted meeting at the NJ
E. church South has been we'll attended
this week and several names have beef
added to the mem bership list.
Frank Petelline, who recently hal
an arm torn off IN a throshing machln,
and was taken to Kansas City TO
treatment was able to come hom
Wednesday.
1t Is said that parties claiming to b
Heirs OF Peter Wolf deceased ar
preparing TO prosecute claims to
part OF VOLTS island now belonging t
j. A. Workman and other lands il
and near Wellington,
Butch RoedelI on Thursds
purchased feed store business OF tb
City FIGURING Mills. Patrons vii
however find but little charge as Col
Joe Bloss Lauderdale will still hav
full charge AMI management.
Mrs, Jennie VanMateT, who ha
been visiting her brother 7.
Lockhart for several weeks lei
Saturday for visit Of few days wit
, ber sister Mrs. H. D, Kite mes
: Fairyiew before going home.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-08-04
Resisted Arrest.

Stanup Hays, colored, was arrested
Saturday night by Constable Kavan-
adgh for disturbing the peace. Mr..
Kavanaugh was taking his prisoner to
Jail and had reached the side door
when Hays struck him on the head,
knocking him down. Hays escaped
and has not been captured. MI.
Havana lgh is badly bruised but is
not seriously injured.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-08-04
A Good Report.

The annual government report of
Military Academies having army
officers, ordnance and stores has been
received. Wentworth Academy is
continued in "Class A." the highest
class, and is given the most detailed
and Gathering report it has ever had
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-08-04
Brought here for Burial.

The body Of Mrs Harrison Smith
of Kansas City, was brought here
Monday morning for burial. Mrs.
Smith, who was an aunt Of D. P.
Groves OF near Lexington, lived here
number of years ago. Rev. R. B.
Briney conducted the services at the
grave, Interment in Machpelah.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-08-04
5000 Reward ior MIpsOurlans

II our scientific method does not
i Increase your milk supply one half
Ten years devoted to experimenting
with our food formula. Its absolutely
perfect, Farmers it win pay you to
investigate. Information free.
THE Swiss CoNcENTRATED FooD Co
Dept. "a, Joplin. MO.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-08-04
An Old Catalogue.

President Smith OF Central College
has received from y @ Allen,
Liberty, Missouri, a copy of the
annual catalogue OF the old Masonic
College for the year 1851. 1t is an
eight page affair, without cover
printed at the office Of the Lexington
Express. A footnoCe says that al
though the last previous catalogue
was numbered End, this one is mum
Nered 9Th, because 1t was thought
proper to take account Of the three
years during which the school was
conducted in Marion county.
According to this catalogue the
Board of Curators consisted of twenty
eight gentlemen from various parts
of the state, of whom f. L. B.
Shaver was president; Col. VIM. T.
Wood, vice pres't; Edward Winsor,
secretary and VIM H Russell, treas.
urer-all Of Lexington. The faculty
consisted OF F. L. B. Shaver, Archi
bald Patterson, William Cameron,
Charles a. Grover aud Samuel W.
Lambeth. There we're l12 students,
distributed as follows; Senior class 4
Junior class 2, Sophomore class s.
Freshmen class IL, Irregulars 16
Preparatory department "a.
Public examinations were helt
twice year. Tuition in the college
proper was sl5 per year; in tbs
eparatery department IS and slC
per year Board in private families wa
to be bad at $3.50 per week
\ 1t might be interesting to some o
the readers of this paper to publish
the list of Students, a number o
whom are still living here.
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Rodney 9. Hull, an cid W. M. A..
boy has succeeded deiaulter Delaney
as cashier o. the Centerview bank.
The statement Of last week makes
almost the usual showing for the
banks condition.
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Me fico Ledger Hon, W. II.
wallspe Of Kansas City, Is candidate
for congress from his district, and
should be minated by acclamation.
The people will be very fortunate
when they have such representatives
in the halls Of congress A large
numberof petitions were presented to
Mr.. Wallace, asking him to become q
candidate. The petitions refer to Mr..
Wallaces long service for the
democratic party, his unselfshness,
bis acquaintance with the real Issues
and bis efforts Ia behalf Of jackson
county and Kansas City.
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DR.. Bates Of Lexington was here
last Friday passing jokes with friends.
Miss Matte Fountaine went to Kan.
sas City last Thursday for few days
stay.
John Reitz has put In his appearance
to get ready to grind apples to make
cider,
Miss Leila Gordon, of Kansas City,
Is visiting Mrs, Geo. B. Green this
week.
Mrs. Tol Kennedy of HigglDsvllle is
here visiting her sister, Mrs. Tom
Sanders.
j. @. Caliee end wife went to Kansas
City Wednesday of last week on few
days stay.
Mrs. Lawrence Smith has been visit.
ing her Uncle in Warrensburg for sew
eral days,
Nadine Proctor went to Odessa last
Friday to visit her Aunt, Mrs. Sudie.
Waterhonse.
Miss Stella Kincheloe spent Sunday
evening In Higginsville with friends
and relatives.
Dan Vaughn of Higginsvllle was
here several days last week looking
J after his farm.
Uncle Dyer Sherwood is spending
: this week with his daughter Mrs.
Weed Marshall.
Mrs. Lula Happy, of Kansas City,
is visiting with the family of W. F.
Moore this week.
Miss Pearl Moore left Friday morn
ing for several days visit with her sis
ter in Kansas City.
Miss Abbie Pickett went to HIg-
ginsvllle Monday evening so she would
be there for the fair.
! Prewltt Warren returned to Bloom.
ingt5n, III. Tuesday, after few days
Y sit with home folks.
? Joe Powell OF Odessa was on oul
e streets last Thursday, working uE
!. Pan Handle business
Miss Wllla Belle Whitsett, o.
Odessa, is here visiting her sister Mrs
Hugh Smith this week.
d Wm. p Keith was very busy th'
first of this week getting a display o
II fruits ready for the fair.
y The school board OF Houx dlstric
is has selected Miss Pearl Moore fo
d teacher the coming term,
ie Mrs, j. G. Benning and daughter
d of Kansas City are spending the wet
with Mrs. Bette Benning.
u Weed Marshall never let's a show
Ie slip. He went TO Odessa last Tuesda
l. TO see the Hales Fire Fighters.
= Mrs, n, S, Vim went to the coun
= try last Wednesday to spend few day
with her sister Mrs. f. ]. Fltzgersl
70 Mrs. Dave Paegar and littl
% daughter Mildred, went to Higgin,
n vile Monday to visit her mother-in-lav
, Mrs. Laura Graves with be
l daughters Louise and Tollie vent t
W Independence for tew days visit thl
4 week.
t. Miss Alma Kincheioe left .or Hie
ginsville Tuesday morning to visit be
is cousin and she intends to be at the fai
* each day.
* 0. 0. Wilson and wife OF Ltxingto
was here last Friday, they had bee
is ouf looking at their farm and prospect
a. for apples.
Art Reynolds has commence
buying wheat for Watt Aull her'
Mr.. Bates son Of Ferd Bates Is th
OF weighmsster.
/, There were several OF the Mayvie
!, boys and girls attended the Cord,
! picric. They report a good crow
and plenty Of fun.
} Miss Ethel Happy OF Kansas Ci
10. and Miss Miunie Moore went to Hi
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-03
IS IT A SUGAR WAR?

There are cropping up evidences that
the disturbances in Cuba were not so
much political as economic. 1t would
not be at all surprising if when the
inner history Of that movement comes
TO be written, it will be found that the
sugar planters are at the bottom Of the
insurrection and of the deposition of
Palma as president.
We have had in this immediate region
a so.called sugar war 1t did not last
very long, and row seems to be about
compounded. The price is rising, al
though the sugar season is just on,
when one would naturally expect the
price to fall, but the combine easily
takes care Of its own interests, and
whenever the great monopolies are IN
harmony they absolutely control the
price,, Independent of industrial or com
mercial conditions.
There was a good deal of impotent
protest among the sugar raisers of this
region against the reduction of the
Cuban sugar duty by this country, un-
til the trust reached out and obtained
control of the beet sugar industry's s fac
tories. That closed the mouth of all op-
position, and the beet sugar men were
as dumb toward the twenty per cent re-
duction Of duty Oil Cuban sugar as pre-
viously they had been truculent in OPP
posing it. The twenty per cent reduc-
tion was made and now the remaining
eighty per cent duty is tremendous
stake to play for. If Cuban nation
ahty is destroyed and Cuba added to
the domain OF the United States. as
Porto Rico is, the duty would be alb
solutely abolished. This remaining
eighty per cent of the tariff on sugar
would go with the rest Of the tariff
But the Consumer would not receive any
| eighty per cent reduction any more
than he received twenty per cent re-
duction IN the price OF sugar when that
was taken off the duty. That money
would be put in the hands of the sugar
trust exclusively, although they might
| for time, III order to obtain the sup
port Of the sugar planters and laborers
| in Cuba, consent TO small raise in the
price that they would pay for raw su-
| gar. This, however, would not last
| long after the absorption Of Cuba by
| the United States was an accomplished
fact. The trust, through one pretext
or another, would put the price Of raw
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-03

his will he can we'll afford TO leave
them free to talk and bluster as they
like; in fact, he rather enjoys this, as
atTording him and his friends an oppor-
tunity of applying the blind and gag
to such Gentiles as would, in case the
Democrats came out plainly for Smoot-
ism in word as we'll as in deed, pro-
ceed to show such fervent disgust that
they would entirely slough off from
the old party Of false prctonse and
church domination.
Smoot is not in the least disturbed
by any frothy language as long as he
can keep things going his way; either
Of the church political activities may
make all the noise and shoot off all the
bombs it likes, for he is not affected
by those matters, His hand on the
throttle of the machine as the guiding
force and the real source of authority
is SO well known that all this by.play,
this pretense of opposition, is too ridic-
ulous to deceive any one. Smoot is
triumphant in the Democratic party,
precisely as he is supreme in the Re-
publican party. And as it is abundant.
ly certain that he would have been
elected to the Senate by the Logisla-
ture of 1903 whether that Legislature
had been Democratic or Republican, SO
now it is abundantly evident that he
is in the ascendancy in both parties,
no matter how much pretense of oPpo-
sition is brought forward, and no mat
ter how much the Gentiles OF either
so-called party may squirm.
1t remains for the people to give TO
Smootism its death blow, and this, we
trust, they will do at the coming No.
vember election.