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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-10-12
DemOcracy's Champion.

Hon. w. S. Cowherd, Kansas
Clty's biggest Democrat, and
one of the brainest men in Mis-
souri, has declared that at the
proper time he will announce his
candidacy for the Democratic
nomination for governor. From
the general appearance of things
its all over but the shouting.
Mr.. Cowherd has a record in
Congress as a champion of Demo
cratic principles and policies
which has endeared him to the
members of his party.
He is a citizen whose private
and professional life have been
absolutely beyond reproach-a
man of great ability, integrity
and industry He is the ablest
campaigner in the state and his
personality is attractive to al
who came in contact with him
He is a fine looking man, resolutt
and accomplished and always
gentleman, just such a character
as his associates have always de
lighted to honor, and such a MA
as Democrats viii follow to
great victory in 1908, johnson
County Star.
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Council Proceedings,

The city council met in adjourned
session Monday night with all of the
councilmen present except Hickliu,
Mayor Winkler presiding.
Mr.. Schawe moved that Gustav
Haerle be allowed granitoid curbing
on Ninth street at 80 cents per lineal
foot. Carried.
Mr.. Schawe moved that property
owners on Eleventh street, between
Franklin avenne and South street,
be allowed to put down five foot
granitoid sidewalks. Carried.
Mr.. Schawe moved that CITY engi-
neer be instructed to advertise by
hand bills for bids the construction
of an arch %culvert on Twentieth
street. Carried.
Mr.. Mars presented resolutions
for sidewalks in front of the property
of Mrs. Anna R. Meng and Harry
Blee on Highland emu The
resolutions we're read three times
and adopted by a vote s to l..
Councilman Meet casting the oppos'
ingyote.
Council adjourned to meet in regu-
lar session, Monday, Oct. IA.
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A Good Attraction Coming.

"a Good Fellow" which appears
here next Wednesday night is also
under the management of the Tread
we'll attractions. 1t is a musical
farce comedy written on the order of
the late Chas. Hoyt's comedies. 1t
deals with life among the fashionable
fat dwellers of New York City. The
leading characters are of the type of
the a"ristocratic families of New
York, Newport and Boston. The
comedy is rich and sore amingly
funny. The music and songs are the
very latest csmposisitions now being
sung in New York. Miss Edmond,
the star, is a singer of International
reputation. This is her first trip to
the west. She is a pupil of Jean de
Rezske and studded at his Paris
studio last summer. Her voice is a
high soprano of exquisite sweetness
and remarkably high volume. Mr..
Hearle and the Intelligencer also
personally indorse ga Good Fellow
Go see "Are You A Mason" If you
like it you will certainly like the
other Treadwell attraction "a Good
Fellow"
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TRAGEDY
AT DOVER
Aged MissOurian, Abra-
ham Lewis, Shot and
Killed by SOn.in-law.
DONE IN SELF DEFENSE
Mrs, LittIejOhn Attempted to Intercede
And is Severely Cut

One of the sadest tragedies in the
history OF II county was enacted in
Dover on last Monday when Joseph
Littlejohn shot and mortally wounded
his father-in-law, Abraham J.. Lewis.
Lewis and Littlejohu lived in the
same house. An enlargement had
existed between them for some time;
being engendered, it is thought by
some trivial difference. This feeling
became acute when Littleiohn began
to arrange for storing his winter sup
ply of vegetables. Lewis, it seems,
objected to the using of the cellar for
this purpose, drew a knife and began
a deadly assault upon Littlejohn, and
succeeded in cutting him in the side.
Mrs. Littlejohn vainly trying to
intercede and pacify her father, was
also painfully slashed. Believing
that Lewis intended to take his life
and if need be to murder his wife,
drew a 3S caliber pistol and fired
three shots-one of which took effect
in Lewis breast. This wound proved
fatal, Lewis lingering until 7 o'clock
when he died.
The victim of this deplorahle tray
edy was 76 years old and had resided
inLafayette County upwards of fifty
years. Littljohn is also a member of
an old and prominent family of this
county. He is a o of the late w.
H. Littlejohn, for a great many years
a prominent citizen of Dover, His
family connections are of the best.
He is nearly 80 years of age, and his
wife is the youngest daughter of the
deceased.
Littlejohn has been placed under a
$4,000 bond to appear in the
criminal court next Monday morning.
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Dr.. Shops
Restorative
DR.. SiIverstOneS Drug Store.
MAYHEM NOTES.
CONTINUED from list page,

Mrs. Charles Baird spent last Fri
day in H~igginsville shopping.
Leo Mitchell passed the day last
Sunday in Kansas City.
T. d. Hammond transacted BUSH
ness in H~igginsville last Saturday,
Miss Hulda Bewhler spent Sunday
in Higginsville with relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Hugh McElroy and Mrs. Ida
Johnson went to Odessa last We'd
nesday.
G. w. Kincheloe Sr. has had an
attractive sign placed in front of his
livery stable.
Ru6e Marshall came in Sunday
morning from Topeka to see his son
Edward Weeden.
Hayden COVERT and wife Of Mar.
shall came up last Saturday to visit
his sister Mrs. w. Z. Keith.
VIM. P. Keith was in HigginsyillC
last Thursday looking alter the in
terest Of the Lafayette Co. ms. Co.
DR.. Ct. w. hates returned Thursda.
evening from a business trip to oaI
Grove.
Take your Butter, Eggs, Lard an
Potatoes to Winn 4 Ewings.
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DEEP WATER WAY CONVENTION.

river bank, loaded on the floating
compress and then loaded on a
boat for market. This let's out
the railroad altogether.
The president received a much
cordial welcome this time
he did two years ago just
after the Booker Washington"
incident, at which time he also
visited Memphis. Then not a
cheer went up for him but this
time the people seemed to have
forgotten this event to some eX-
tent. Of course, as | said in the
beginning, all this demonstration
was not for him and the govern
ors only, but much of it was for
the boats-the new era for trans
p~ortation for the South. Some
expressed the opinion that Mr..
Roosevelt would again be nOmi-
mated for president. Some even
thought he would break the solid
South should he be nominated.
1t, in my opinion, would be
safer to say that the same issues
that have kept it solid will con-
tine to do so. Memphis had on
her Sunday clothes. and dis
pensed her southern hospitality
as never before. The greatest
crowd that ever assembled in
Memphis was there. The CON
vention was held in a large hall
about one hundred by three hun
Idred and seated six or seven
thousand people, to whom the
president spoke and endorsed
the enterprise for which the con-
vention was held. All the gov
errors, congressman and other
di%gnataries who could talk had a
place on the program either al
the convention or at the banquet.
at which eighteen hundred sal
down at one time.
The delegations from St. Loui:
and Chicago wanted to pass a Sc.
of resolutions endorsing only thu
Lakes to Gulf project, but th'
speech of Governor Folk on tn,
first day especially in the inter
est of the Missouri river, ant
! that Of Champ Clark while th.
committee on resolutions wa
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fighting the matter out amongst
themselves, having been so well
received by the convention, news
of which reached the committee,
they finally brought in a unan-
imous report, endorsing the
original proposition and also the
improvement of the Missouri and
other tributaries.
1t was a complete upsetting of
the plans of the st. Louis and
Chicago delegations for the com
mittee on resolutions was, from
all appearances appointed witha
view of combining the endorse
ment to the Lakes to the Gulf
project. While everything went
off smoothly it would have been
alone worth a trip to Memphis to
have heard a debate which would
surely have been precipitated
had the resolutions been other
wise than what they were. There
was enough stored up" oratory
in that convention to have kept it
going for at least another day
had the fun started. Champ
Clark carried off the honors in a
short speech which ran about
like this: Mr.. President, you
have been running this conven-
ton for two days hind end fore
most. You have been toasting
the president and these govern
ors, all of which is very well, but
they can't vote in congress. l
I'm one of the fellows you want
to be smiling at. | have a vote
in congress and it takes two hun
bred of them to pass a river and
harhnr hill through the house.
Where are you going to get them
if you endorse only the deepen
ing of the chanel of the Mississ-
ippi? Do you suppose the fell
lows who live on the tributaries
of the Mississippi are going tc
vote for a bill that helps only one
river? Not much. | don't know
how you feel about it but | dc
not think you are going to get
what you want in this line unit
you elect Champ Clark speaker
of the house of Representatives
at Washington His last re
mark was directed at Mr.. Burton
who has opposed large appropri
ations for rivers in the West.
Thus ended a convention il
which the whole Mississippi val
ley was united in demanding it
share of the government
money. If it is to be the polio,
to pile up a surplus in the treas
ury why not spend it on gu:
rivers? If the policy is adopted
it will be the first time the Yves
has gotten what is coming to her
1t will be the work of years, blu
!, in the opinion of those who at
tended this convention, it wa.
the starting point in the create
: development of this great valley
Yours truly,
j. r. M%OoREHEAD.
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Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Nesbit and child
rem of Kansas City arrived Thursday
evening for a visit with Mrs. Nesbit's
mother, Mrs. Fannie Weber.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ahrens and daugh-
ter, Mrs. John Manthly returned
Thursday evening FROM a short trip
to Concordia and Alma.
Try some of our nice new fat mack
eral, whole cod fish and brick cod fish
or a can of fine sardines or salmon at
Jos. Long.
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Land and Money,

l have a few Lafayette county
farms left that l can sell you at
reasonable prices. None any better,
and all know it,-and they sell.
Some city residences and vacant lots
located to suit purchasers, win take
pleasure in showing you anything L
have for sale. Can see me at Gratz
Bros. phone 223, +. B. Vaughn's
phone % or home phone 272. w, v.
CURTIS.
Try Mrs, MAKES home made ice
cream. S-Stf
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Weak


Weak Kidneys. surely point to weak kidney
Nerves. The Kidneys. like the Heart. and ths
Stomach. find their weakness. not in the organ
itself. but In the nerves that control and guide
and strengthen them. DR.. Shops Restorative 10
. medicine specifically prepared to reach these
controlling nerves. To doctor the Kidneys alone.
is futile. It is q waste Of time. and Of money a.
well.
II your back aches or is weak. II the urine
Scalds. or is dark and strong. If you have symptoms
Of Brights or other distressing or dangerous kid
ney disease. try Dr.. Shops Restorativsa month
Tablets or Liquid-and see what IL can and viii
do for you. Druggist recommend and sell
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-13
BELLEVUE.

Miss Carrie Cowan. end Miss Onie Kenne
dy were visiting In Grainridge Saturday, the
guests OF Mrs. Ada Kennedy. lE
Mrs. J. E. Britt has been with her parents.
for several days.
ton Tuesday night. 33s
+ Mr.. Charles Britt was In Bordeaux Thurs
day and Friday, surveying the McIntosh
MI. Leroy, of wilmington was in Bellevue
Thursday on business.
Master John Kennedy has been confined
TO his room several days with Lagrippe.
MI. Boggs Kennedy Was In Niaety SIX
Monday and Tuesday or business.
Mr.. James Gilbert OF Lethe was the guest OF
MI. Albert Gilbert OF Orange Hill Friday
night. .i.
The creeks and rivers were pretty high
after the rain on Monday.
Mrs. R.. F. Morris, of Wellington has been
quite sick, for some time.
Miss Frances Morrah, OF Mt. Carmel Is on
an extended visit to Atlanta, Columbus and
Mr.. Clement. died at his home In Mt. Car
mel, OF paralysis on Wednesday night after
four hours sickness, he married Miss Sarah
| NOVEL; and moved from Charleston TO Mt.
Carmel q good many years ago.
of the death OF Mr., John Harris OF Abbeville.
| Mr., Harris was once for q few months q
pupil, OF this Scrib 9 We will always remem-
| Der him as q good and obedient student. one
| that never gave his teacher any trouble
| There was no school Monday on account,
of the rain, the cold wave struck us Tuesday
morning after having April weather IN
January II 10 hard 10 become accustomed TO
be cold:weather.
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WEST END.
News Dots Picked Up Here and There
About the City.

About the City.
Miss Grace Jones Of Ashsville N. C. Is the
attractive guest Of Mrs. G. A. Milford.
Miss Mary Hill Is home from Converue Col.
lese for . few days.
LETT last week Tor Anderson where they will
make their home In the .nture.
Miss Othello Robertson who has been
visiting the family OF Mr. I. L. Robertson left
Mrs. E. B Calhoun leaves Thursday for her
Miss Maude Williams Of Meridian Miss.
was IL, 1ss Sh. M1ai Wi gnes ITO OF Mr. Mrs. Mar. Mary PERI. Perrin
months In Washington and New-York,
where she will study art
Mr.. W. NJ. Bsrnwell speut q, few days last
Miss Isabel Haddon Is home after a short
Miss Marion Mccrary of Clinton is visiting
her sister, Mrs ". N, Thompson.
Vile ia. where be will spend some time.
Mrs. W.. F. Ferguson OF Atlanta Is guest OF
her sister Mrs. J. D. Kerr.
were guest Of Mrs. Richard Hi last week.
Miss Felicia Murray OF ANDERSON IL the
guest Of Mrs. H.. g. Anderson.
Mrs. Henry Hill is home after a weeks stay
Mr.. W. II. Phllson spent Sunday with bis
home folks In Clinton.
Miss EliIabfth Norwood leaves Thursday
for q mouths stay, with Misses Floride anb
Willie Crlhoun In Atlonta. .
Rev. 8. E. Prentiss went TO Clemson College
Saturday whore on Sunday he preached to
the cadets.
Ar. W. A. Calvert wa, in Anderson on
business last week.
Mr.. Lewis Perrin entertained most charm.
ingly last Monday evening In honor OF Miss
Maud Williams OF Meridian Miss. The
test yellow effect was carried out 10
quantities OF joDquils mixed with japanese
cedar, and the glow from the shaded electric
lights contributed also to the color eject.
Iu the hall Miss Elizabeth Norwood served
puhch. Six handed Euchre was played and
1t the end OF the series arranged by the host,
the highest scores were held by Mrs. Lau-
renee Curtis Parker, who received q gold hat.
pin, anb Mr.. Eugene johnson q book. The
guest OF honor souvenir was a lovely gold hat
pin. A delightful supper was served after
cards had given share OF the evenings pleas
ure.
II Miss Alma Gambrell left yesterday for Al
anita. I.
Miss Maize Casou lea, es tomorrow for New
York.
Mrs.. NJ. Il, Wilson has returned from . de-
ligh tful visit to friends in Jacksonville Fla.
Mrs. A. l. Garrison Is visiting her parents
In Peachlsnd N. y.
Mr., John A. Harris died last Tuesday in
| Philadelphia. His wife and son Mr., Wallace
harris were with him, At the time OF hik
death. Mr.. Harris was . man Intimately con-
nestod with the busine ss and social affairs OF
the town, and will be greatly missed.
He was President Of the Abbeville Cotton
Nill, add oy his untiring efforts has made the
mill q success. The bereaved family have the
heart felt sympathy OF the entire community.
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ssThe Sweetest Girl in Dixie"

Love has ever been and must ever be the
theme OF plays. but there are many kinds Of
love depicted In 1.-THE Sweetest Girl In Dixie
The Colonel loves her because she is bis one
eve lamb. Aunt Calline loves her because
'she done raise her from a baby" Martin
loves her because she IL 30 far above him.
Uncle George loves her loves her because she
Is "jest nstohelly 30 good 10 him. the young
man from the North loves her because she
because she Ia The Sweetest Girl In Dixie.
Hills Opera House one night only Friday
Feb, Is, %. 50. and rs cents. Seats at Mtlfords.
been 30 nm versallv made the theme OF story
aud song, As the People OF Dixie Land. The
steady march OF com mercialism is fast
driving romance from us, but the Southland
Ia the home OF chivalry .ss.the theme of fair
women and brave men, the place where the
sun shines brightest the moonlight Ia %clearesi
the men love strongest and fght qni' kest
that's Dixie Land. Opera House 25 so and IS
cents.
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Now this may sound like a rough
way of winding up the years. cotton
crop buhwhile there may be a few
honest merchants and good honest.
cotton growers engaged in this kind Of
cotton growing the vast majority Of
the lien law or mortgaged cotton
growers and the men who supply
them are a rough set. They usually.
work the the thing very much on the
plan Of dog eat dog. The unscrupu-
lous supply men starts out to pull the
helpless fools for all he can to save
| himself while the mortgage cotton.
grower tries to beat the merchant all.
he can. Character Is no part of col.
lateral here on either. side, but rss.'
cality under the cover of the lien law
gets the prize and small lawyers are
kept busy.
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If you want the very best Fertilizer
get the Royster Farmers Bone.
w. D. Barksdale.
FAMILY REUNION.
Children and Grandchildren OF Mrs.
Nary Young Assemble Under the
Old RoOf-tree.

Old RooE-tree.
The reunion OF Mira. Mary young's family
last Thursday was y notable event snd o hap
children, and their children, are q source O.
pride and pleasure TO her. She 10 now past
her three-score years and ten, and the assem-.
bling other d~ecendents around the old hearth
|She will always remember T%hursdsy, Febru-
ary Z, 1907, a. one Of her proudest days, and
her ~decendents will mark OF the day In their
calendar as one OF their most pleasant days.
She lives near Lowndssville the birth,plaSt
that have contributed TO the best interests Of
!Abbeville County. As far as we could learn.
the following are the names:
Mr.. j. P. Young, bis wife, Mrs. Fannie
rem: Willie Young, Curtis Young, Miss More
Young. Miss Sailie Young, Barlow Young, j
P. Young, Jr.. Joseph Young, and i've other
whose names We did not learn:
children: w. E. Young, Miss Eula Young.
Miss EIener Gertrude Young, Mus Bessie
Young, Miss Allie Young. S..
Mr.. A. B. Young and his wife, Mrs. Icons
rem: Miss Leona Young. Miss Carrie Young.
Miss Essie Young, Miss Lola Young, Lytht
Young, Dewey Young.
Mrs. Della Davis, Of Level Land, and hel
May Davis, Miss Essie Davis, Henry Davis.
| Miss Alpha Davis, Miss Kate Davis.
Mr.. J. B. Jones and his wife, Mrs. Ann
Jones, OF Lavonia, Ca, and their children:
Sloan Jones, Joseph Jones, Miss Pearl Jones
Charles Jones. Miss Carrie Lou Jones:
M. Joseph Young and his wife, Mrs. Sue
Young. OF Honea Path. and their children:
Frank Lee Young. Lyon Young, Walter
Mr.. Samuel Young and his wife, Mrs. Mile
Young, OF Cgechee, Pickens County, y. G., and
their children: Willie Young. Thomas Young
Arthur Young, Miss Mamie Young, Miss Ad'
| Mr. T. Wilson and bis wife. Mrs. Nan.
| ME Wilson, OF Level Land. s. O.. and theii
| children: James Wilson. Raymond Wilson
Rossmond Wilson, William Valentine VIII
l son.
Mr.. r. L. Young ID q bach and 9 worthy
| citizen. he came alone. Better things art
hoped OF him by the time Of the next re
Mr.. Walter Young. chief OF police at Braid
town. Fla, had neither prisoner. nor captive
on Mr. tn'i E Gesa,'G ": Nance, and his wife. Mrs
| Moliie Nance, Of Lowpdesville. and theil
ohildren: Willie Nance, Claude Nance. Mis'
l Maggie Nance, Fred Nance, E. w. Nance, Jr
Waiter Nance, and the baby boy. who stirred
name. .
Mrs. Young has SO children and grand
children, all OF whom have been brought "
In the nnrture OF the Lord. Those who hav'
grown to manhood's or woman's estate hav'
entered npon the discharge Of the best dutieI
of good citizenship comporting. with tn
peace and dignity Of the State. with never
blot or blemish upon the reputation Of any
one Of them. The family consista oils broth
era and nine half brothers and sisters.
Two OF the brothers were killed IN the war
Children's children are an old mans crown
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tOWNDEsTtttf.

The writer has neither been "run away
nor froze up, because of the absence OF his
usual weekly reports In the columns Of b
Press and Banner for sometimes. but bis
silence has been for other causes. He will Try
in the future to be 'at his post" @
A large band OF Gypsies have been csmped
weeks. They seem to be OFFS better class than,
the rowing bands Of these people that have
heretofore visited Us. They are travelling in
much better style and have plenty OF money
DR.. I. o. Kirk patrick was called to Honea
Path the frat Of last week to visit his sick
mother. :
days at Anderson last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bell of Portland, Oregon
spent several days last week at the home Of
his sister. Mrs. Ann Moore. MI. Bell was
about grown went To Augusta. Ga. A few
| years after going there, he went 10 California
and from there 10 bis present home. where
ne has been quite successful. The above
men TONED VISIT, was bis second 10 bis old
years ago.
The Presiding Elder, Rev. J. g. Beasley OF.
1.-The Anderson District. came down Friday
pit in the Methodist Church at 1880 q. m.
After preaching services he held the fret
Quarterly Conference for this charge for this
tory. The pext day he occupied the same
pulpit at ll:30 a. M, and at 1890 p. M, preach.
ing ct both hours an acceptable and instruc-.
tive ermo
Mr.. Mack NickIes, OF the Abbeville Bar,
was here Wednesday last, to look after the
interests of his client, Mr.. VIM. Tifer, in q
case In Magistrate J. O.. Huckabee's Court
The above named Magistrate was called TO
Abbeviile on Thursday on some Important
business.
While reports Of Railroad wrecks have
been quite frequent Of late, all over the coun-
try, we In common with other sections, have
bad several experiences along this line. In
the wrecks which have taken place on this
division OF the Western Carolina Railway.
fortunately no lives were lost, and no one
was seriously injured, but they have caused
no little annoyance and "veIatiOn OF spirit,o
10 that, though 1t was the freight trains that
| we're derailed, they bio, ked all traffic for the
time being, and the mail service was knocked
out OF joint.
The first month In the new year was a re-
msrkabie one, because Of It's being almost
without rain with us) and quite warm. The
goud weather gave to the plan ters q very un.
usual (for january chance to break q con-
siderable quantity OF their lands for another
crop, and II the weather to come is at all
favorable, they not later en-, be as much hur.
rled In their land preparation as they usually
are, when they ought to be planting. The
warm weather damaged a good deal OF fresh
meat. Troupe.
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The State of South Carolina.
COUNTY OF ABBEvILLE.

COUNTY OF ABBEVILLE.
Probate Court-Complaint to Sell Lands to
Pay Debts.
against
Charles Thomson, Cornelius Jenkins, Isaac
Jenkins, Will Thomson, Agnes Thorn
son and job Thomson, Defendants.
In Pursuance of an order Of the Probate
Court.
I will sell at public cutlery at Abheville
Court House, on saleday in March 1907 pext
for the payment OF debts, the following de
Agnes Thomson deceased, situate in said
State and County to.wit: All that tract or
parcel lsuds, situate. lying end being IN
Abbeville County and the State Aforesaid,
containing Twelve and halfAcres, more or
less, bounded by lands OF g. G. Dusenbery,
Richard Sopdley and others.
Terms: Cash purchaser TO pay for papers.
j. F. Miller.
Judge Probate Court.