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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
lnerease over s45, GOO, GOO.

Announcement has been made by
the state board of equalization of an
increase of $45, 1887 in the assessed
valuation of the real estate and per
sonal property in the state for taxa
ton purposes. This is somewhat
above the normal increase of this
kind of property for the past ten
years. Real estate is valued by the
board for the taxes of the current year
at 1888, 454,S5O, and personal property
which includes bank stocks. at 1928,
$685. S1, making a total Of $1,2S6, TAT,
ISL.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
sac conduet0r InsuIted Lilo.

0GI9 00ANaaCAgA NNN8AAASA ANANiAf
Because Of alleged insults and in.
dignities received at the hands Of a
passenger conductor on the st. Louis
& San Francisco railway. e. L. Tay-
Tor has filed suit in the circuit court
at Springfield against the road for
$1,000 damages. The plaintiff repre-
sents that while a passenger to
Brookline August 6, he had occasion
to go to a rear coach to speak with
a friend. The aisles we're crowded
and Taylor says he had to leave the
coach in which he was riding and
walk back. He alleges he vas stopped
by a negro porter on the platform
who demanded his fare. Because he
refused, he alleges, the conductor
forcibly pulled him into the station
and searched him, throwing his valu-
ables upon the floor. Taylor asks
$500 actual damages and $500 punt
tive damages.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17

A st. Louis girl, 10 years old, con-
fessed to stealing 800 to which she
added s35 Of her own and bought
her father a wooden leg. The off,
GERS don't like to prosecute her as
the crime was committed for love OF
her father, who was unable to se-
cure employment in his crippled con
dition.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
a cain In live Stock.

Missouri continues to forge to the
front as a live stock state, having
made a gain in 1906 Of ~s16.S74.1s8
ove the preceding year in the value
Of surplus cattle, horses and mules.
hogs, sheep, goats and Jacks and stall
lions which were placed on the mar
ket for disposal. Never before has
the increase been as large.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
Many Seek TuberouIc

WdTJ OSSN ITUdIWIeHLs
Fourteen patients have been &C
cepted at the State tuberculosis San
itarium at Mount Vernon, while hun
dreds Of applications have been re-
ceived. practically all Of which must
be rejected. The public in general
seem not to have a clear conception
Of the purposes Of the sanitarium.
Under no conditions will any other
than incipient cases be accepted.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
New stvIe Band conta.t.

Mexico is having an interesting
"band" contest. The girl who can
show the most cigar bands is sup
posed to be the most popular with
the towns bachelors.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
Abandons Hope Of Finding Father.

Abandons Hope Of FIndlng Father.
William H. Todd, of Eureka, Cal,
has telegraphed to relatives in Mar
shall that all hope Of finding his faith
er, Capt. w. G. Todd. of Marshall,
and his sister, Miss Anna Todd. also
Of that town, has been abandoned.
They were passengers on the steam
er Columbia. which was sunk in col
lision July 81. Capt. Todd was a
member of the John S. Marmaduke
camp, u. @. v. Of Marshall.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
Enjoyed Talking.

Patiencer-How Is It you enjoy the
German opera so much when you doo't
understand q word Of German?
Patrice-E don't have to talk In Ger.
man. you knowi
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
ARM Of Postal Employer.

There are sl9,S9s employees IL all
grades OF the postal service 10 the
country. This is a force as large as
some Of the standing armies of Gu.
rope.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
"A Valuable cow.

Josephine, a COW on the state form
at Columbia, is a sort Of bovine en-
press. In one day she gave 92.7
pounds Of milk. This is 11.5 gallons.
This milk made s.5 pounds Of butter.
She averaged S7.5 pounds for seven
days. Since the first Of May, when
she was fresh, she has averaged 70
pounds Of milk a day. A gallon Of
milk weighs eight pounds. This is an
average Of more than nine gallons
a day for three months. This COW
Is MIXED three times a day nov.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
Leroy Farmer left Friday for
an extended trip to Washington City
and the jamestown Exposition.

Misses Mary and Edna Green,
Margaret Smith, and Ruth Young re-
turned from Warrensburg Tuesday
evening where they have been
attending summer school.
Mrs. Servius Sondag, with her two
children, Aneta and servius, IT,,
who have been visiting Mrs. sondag's
sisters, Mesdames j. L. and G. NJ.
Long for the past few months, left
Thursday for their home in st.
Louis.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
quite So.

Sweet nothings, in the hands OF a
competent lawyer, may be trans.
formed into very bitter and substan.
tial somethings.--Louisvlll Courier.
Journal,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-09

A revelation in retail merchandising, A DIFFER
| all other so-caled "Sales'
| riot of revolutionary, rock-bottom prces-the G
three fold repetition OF former merchandising
Seven wonderful selling days-crammed ammed
away butwel sell them cheap it will be the tn
Beginning today-all summer goods must go--thC
tead OF the mnon of matchess merchandise bound for
appreciavc public Time and lack of space prevents
which will sell during this sale regardless of their
mined that all summer merchandise go, and-G0 IT
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-09

SUIT CASE large size. steel frame
worth s1.50 now ..............S S1.14
LEATHER SUIT CASE worth $3.50
and $500, substantially built and
slightly, now ,..........,,,..,S S2.e8
LADIES' SUIT CASE, heavy cover.
cover and leather trimmed with tray,
$500 value ................. 1898
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-09
ALL our MEMS SUMMER [
ON The MARCH,


clothing and you'll find
by
weather weaableswe the
Madeof
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-09
ILE IS NOW ON AND LASTS ONE WEEK
EXTREMELY Low PRICES ON ALL
SUMMER DRESS MATERIALS

ed
any of
on
of
| go IS
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-21
MICHIGAN

BENTON HARBOR, Mich, Sept. 2o.-
The House of David. home of the rFlying
Rollers" with whose affairs the attor-
ney general commenced an investigation
two weeks ago. is no longer q church.
1t has been changed to society"
Amended bylaws were filed in the regis
trar of deeds office. Attorney General
Chase intimated 1t wo lid be impossible
for the Flying Rollers to get new
charter and at the same time continue
present policies. Under the amended by
laws ''Benjamin" will remain supreme,
though technically twelve trustees will
rule
ALBION-Bishop w. F. Mcdowell Of
Chicago opened the seventy-second ses-
sion of the Michigan Methodist Epis-
copal conference. A communication vas
received from the Michigan State Medical
society in which the publication of pat
ent medicine advert nent was criti-
cized. Religious papers v ere given credit
for attempting to omit many of these,
but the medical society wished the evil
to be eradicated more fully. The COM
munication was referred
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-21
SOUTH DAKOTA

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Sept 2o.-The
state board of railroad commissioners to-
day adopted a resolution reducing the
maximum passenger fares In South Da-
kota from to 2ls cents mile, to be-
come effective October 10.
DEADWOOD, 8. D., Sept. 20.-While en-
route between Belle Fourche and this city
an interurban train on the Northwestern.
containing many passengers, was struck
bv lightning. a sections of the roof of one
of the cars was torn off and joist rum
ming through the side OF the car was
splintered.
CUSTER--So bold have the large buffalo
wolves which infest the western part OF
This county become that the rainchers
have found it necessary to appeal to the
government for protection for their sheep
and cattle. Between Newcastle, Wyo,.
and this town the wolves have not been so
plentiful or SO vicious as now for years,
and 1t is estimated that II per cent OF the
stock in this section OF the country has
been killed by wolves this summer.
SIOUX FALLS-The publication by a
weekly newspaper published in this city
of a series OF serious charges against the
management of the Sioux Falls peniten-
tiary- has created a genuine sensation,
which has now been added to by the de-
umand of Warden Parmley that the
charges be Investigated.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-21
JAILER WEEDS HIS
FORMER PRISONER

4 TRENTON, N. j.. Sept. 20.--At 4
!. White Hill. ten miles from here, !
4. state prison deputy took for wife =
!. woman recently released from the =
!. institution under parole, the officiat- !
:. ing clergyman being member OF the =
! state board of prison inspectors. The \
!. woman is still obliged to report to 4
!. the parole agent of the state. He 4
! had glver consent to the marriage =
!. The bridegroom is Frank Suydan !
I. of Bordentown, and his bride was =
4, Mrs. Susan Doblinski of Lambert- !
!. vile. The ceremony was performed !
I. by the Rev. William II. Carter, who !
1. is pastor of the White Hill Methodist +
i, Episcopal church. The attendants !
!. were Mr. and Mrs. Martin Fisher. !;
1. Mrs. Doblinski previous to her first Z
1. marriage. about twelve years ago. I
4 was regarded as one of the hand 4
j. soonest and brightest women of Lam 4
i. bertville. She was the adopted 1
i daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Johr c. !
!. Weeden, from whom she inherited !
j. her fortune. After her marriage and !
!. the death OF her husband she con- i
4. Quoted hotel in Lambertville, where 1
!. she was arrested last winter on the I
!. charge of Sunday selling and other ::
y. violations of the excise laws. She 4
~ WIS COlNlCtSu anu SSht W Pit hNA =
i ore year, but was paroled by the I
j. court Of pardons. :
!. Suydam, who Is an active politician 4
i in Bordentown and who has been 4
j. mentioned in connection with the 4
!. mayoralty nomination in that city, Is 4
X widower He became acquainted 4
4 with Mrs. Doblinski several years 4
4 ago.
.*****@*w* .****** 4 4 \
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-21
KANSAS

SALINA, kas., Sept. 20.-Several young
Koreans who have been employed as
trackmen on the Union Pacific railroad
in this city the last summer have left
the service of the railroad company and
entered school. The boys came to the
United States for their education and
during the summer have saved suf-
ficient amount of money to pay their
tuition. Two will enter military school
at Kearney, Neb., and three others Will
attend the Kansas Wesleyan university
in this city. The foreman of the gang
in which the Koreans worked says the
boys were among the best workers he
had.
ELDoRADO-The officers have failed
to find any clew as to who robbed the
Missouri Pacific depot here recently other
that that two men, answering the de-
scription of the robbers, were seen near
Benton driving west. The police depart
ment and detectives made search at
Wichita, but their efforts were fruitless.
JEFFERSON CITY-A mob of nearly
fifty soldiers of the Farriers school at
Fort Riley came here for the purpose of
releasing a comrade who was confined
in the county jail. The sheriff and city
police were notified, and from positions
in windows above the jail opened fire
that quickly dispersed the mob. The
authorities at Fort Riley placed guards
at the Jail and are aiding in the effort
to find the members of the mob. Two
arrests have been made. No one was
| shot.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-21
NEW JERSEY

WOODBURY., N. j.. Sept. 2o.-A pair Of
chine belonging to Col. G.. g. Green be-
came frightened and ran away. William
Hensman, the driver. was thrown off and
the horses dashed up Cooper street at a
frightful pace. The machine was broken
In hundred pieces and several pedes-
trans scaled fences to escape probable
injury. The horses were stopped at the
station.
Miss Edith Adams Thoma, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferd Thoma. and Herman
c. Worthington of J. aulsboro, were mar
ried at the home of the brides parents.
ATLANTIC CITY-Ground has been
broken for the new Frallnger theater on
the boardwalk at New York avenue, and
the new structure will be rushed to COM
pletion before spring. The new house
will be one of the finest on the coast.
BURLINGTON-Edwa Rigg Sr., a
Civil war veteran and one time prominent
business man of this city, died at his
home in High street after a protracted
illness. Mr. Rigg served as lieutenant
in Company A, Twenty regiment,
New Jersey volunteers, under the COM
mand of Gen. u. Burd Grubb.
TRENTON-Dele Dogs a Dane. COM
mitted to the New Jersey state hospital
for the insane, this city. ten years ago
from his home in Perth Amboy, made his
Escape from the institution, taking with
him Charles Collins.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-21
MARYLAND

BALTIMORE, Md, Sept. 20.-The
Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis elec-
trio railway company may open its line
to the national capital ON November Is,
If nothing occurs to delay the comkpletion
of the road. The work is now well ad-
vanced, and most of the track is down.
In Baltimore most of the construction
has been finished, the principal task now
in hand being the laying of third rails
on the streets to be used jointly with
the United Railways & Electric COM
pany. This is made necessary by iAe
difference in gauge of the two lines, the
Washington road using the standard
gauge, while the Unl.ed's is wider.
Dragging Gwynns falls. on the OUT
skirts of the city. the police are search
ing for a clew to one g the worst muir
ders ever recorded in the state. On
the information given by three boys,
young negro, who is also charged with
criminally assaulting two little white
girls. is held on suspicion of having
committed the crime.
One of the boys declares that the negro
saw a tramp sitting nea- the abbatoir
with rooster in his lap. The tramp re-
fused to give up the rooster, when the
negro took his club and brutally beat
him to death.
ROCKvILLE-Calvip Edwin Clay of
Hodgesville, w. Va, and Elizabeth Will
kinson Hughes OF Charles Town, the same
state. were married in Rockville by Rev.
Thomas ]. Packard, rector of Christ
Episcopal church. Guided by one of
RockvilIe's eolored residents, the young
couple chased all over town in an effort
to locate the marriage license clerk, and
finally found that parsonage enjoying nis
slumberS.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-21
WASHINGTON

OLYMPIA, Wash, Sept 2O-The SUI
preme court has rendered its second opin-
ion in the case of Iredell s. Stone and
wife and Elias Y. Stone, appellants, VS..
H. l.. Moody and wife, respondents, from
Spokane county, reversing the case and
giving such explicit directions that 1t is
believed. the case is now finally disposed
of. 1t involved the selling of a tract of
land.
James II. Davis. member of the state
board of control, has instituted manda-
mus proceedings against State Auditor
Clausen to compel that official to audit
his monthly salary voucher at the rate
of $4,000 per annum instead of $4,000.
NORTH YAKIMA-Justice of the Peace
Doust has fined James Henderson, ex-
councilman of Sunnyside, 81 for a tech
nical infraction of the law, because he
helped out last year while councilman
on some badly needed street work in the
town a'-d received pay for his work. In
fixing tie fine the Justice commented on
the fact that the prosecution was a mat
ter of spite. The fine was paid by the
prosecuting attorney, Henderson not hav-
ing any small change about him.
TOPPENISH-At an enthusiastic meet
ing here of representatives from every
town in Yakima valley, steps were taker
to organize the Yakima Valley Develop
ment league. About seventy-five dele.
gates were present and temporary or
ganization was formed. Another meeting
of delegates will be held here October
to perfect the organization.
SPOKANE" Ministers, you should b.
careful as to your dress and persona
appearance. want to say to you in al
sincerity that many a minister in thi
church has lost his chances for an ex
cellent appointment by wearing ill-fttini
or soiled clothing. A minister who ha
fourteen-inch neck and wears a six
teen-inch collar is not properly dressed
neither is he who appears in soiled clothe:
or linen.
81 appeal to you to dress in manner
! in keeping with your high calling
Christian ministers should always appear
in neat and proper raiment."
This language was addressed to the
ministerial delegates to the Columbis
river conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal church Monday by Bishop David
H. Moore.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-21
IOWA

DIES MONIES, Sept. 2O.-Articles of in
corporation for the Des Moines Bottle and
Glass company will be filed in a few days.
The company completed arrangements
with r. NJ Hubbell for site at Ninth
and Morgan streets. ]. c. Misegades of
Streator, Ill. is the prime mover in the
new concern. He has been prominently
connected with the glass industry for the
past thirty years.
John Holmberg, rs years old, was crushed
to death by fall of slate in the Bennett
mine in South Des Moines. The old man
went down to work at noon as usual. aud
a short time later was slow In getting
away from a slide. His mates in the mine
attempted to help him. but were unable,
and the miner was carried under. 1t was
Lalf an hour before his companions could
extricate the body from the debris that
covered 1t, and he was dead long before
they could reach him.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-21
THIEVES BLOW SAFE
DESPITE HAIL OF SHOT

= FAIRFIELD, Conn. Sept. 20.- 4
!. Armed with revolvers with which !
i they kept at bay Postmaster E. w. !
i. Pickett, who with shotgun tried !
!. single-handed to capture them. tnree !
1. yeggmen blew up the safe in the !
!. Fairfield postoffice and secured s4OO, !
i. after partially wrecking the building :.
4. and an adjoining store. In escaping !
!. one of the burglars was seriously =
!. injured either by the explosion OF :.
i nitro-gycerine or by a shot from the :.
/. postmaster's gun.
!. The trio made good their escape, !
4 while a posse of armed citizens and :.
!. an automobile load OF policemen :.
i. secured the countryside for them. !
+ The safe blowers were the most \
/. daring that have ever operated In :
4. Fairfield, which is visited about twice =
/. year by the yeggs. Heretofore the :
!. burglars have not been very success :
i. full, using only small charge or :
i. explosive to wreck the safe.
j. This morning the charge they fired :
!. shook the town, and many citizens !
i believed there had been an earth
4 quake. The iron door of the safe I
!. was hurled through a partition sep :
i. aratinR the office from the store.
! wreclSing several tables and two 7
- stoves In its f1lght.
!. Postmaster Pickett was aroused !
!. from bed by burglar alarm In his
\ house shortly after 2 o'clock. and !
j. grabbing up his gun started out. He
i ran to the vicinity of the postoffice !
!. and, RECALLING gun fight with yeggs !
4 In which he figured only few
4 months ago. took UP a position in the
4. shadow of the hose house across the
4. street. He could barely make out !
i. the outlines of two men In the dark
i. ness, and was preparing to shoot, !
1. when a bullet whizzed past his head !
J. ard mbedded itself in the door of the !.
Il f1rehouse. Pickett opened fire, but I.
!. the yeggs retreated to one side Of the .
i postoffice Then both cried out to !
i. their confederate, who was at work !
l. on the safe inside:
1. Hurry up. Dan, it's time to
!. beat it, !
+ mot by a - sight" called back !
i the burglar in the office. I'm going !
1. to blow her anyway" .
!. Finally, after considerable urging .
j from the two men outside, Dan" !
l. came to the door and was about to !
i climb out when he changed his mind .
i and rushed back into the office. A :
i few seconds later there was terrific !
+ explosion, which was heard for .
4. miles around.
1. Then the yeggs, carrying the strong !
i box of the safe with them, fled. AS .
+ they ran one of them limped, but his !
i pals assisted him in getting away. .
4 A cartridge became jammed in .
1. Postmaster Piekett's gun at this !
j juncture and the yeggs were enabled .
4 to escape, covering their fight with .
!. revolver volleys
= - a = q -. 4. - .
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-21
ALABAMA


HUNTSVILLE, Ala, Sept. 2o.-James
r. Boyd, cashier of the Huntsville Bank
and Trust company, has just issued a
comparative statement of the growth of
his bank, and it shows that deposits have
increased 100000 during the year closing
September 10 and that during that time,
in addition to paying 10 per cent divi-
dend to Stockholders, II per cent was set
aside to the surplus fund. The banks
earnings for the past two months have
been at the rate Of "a per cent per an-
mum.
Observation-Disclosures Wise of New
Market a town on the Cahaba river
across Shades mountain, was riddled with
bullets and killed by a posse of deputy
sheriffs when he advanced upon them
with an upraised ak as they were seek
ing to serve a writ of ejectment upon his
mother Mrs. Mary Wise, to dispossess
her of land claimed to have been held
Illegally. Wise's two brothers, who were
with him, fed to the woods and the Of
ficers sent for reinforeements, having
suspected that the brothers had gone to
organize posse Of friends to attack
them.
John Swanegon, a negro, who halls
from Winfield. Va, has made affidavit
before federal official claiming that
several white men, prominent citizens. he
terms it, of this place, administered to-
him a few weeks ago severe logging
and admonished him to leave the country
at once with his family He AYERS that
the treatment was accorded because he
had talked considerably about house
in that section being shot up BY white
men a short time before this.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-21
NEW HAMPSHIRE


DOVER, N. H.. Sept. 2o.-Mrs. Merii.a
M. Kicker lawyer, disciple OF lngersoil
and exponent of woman suffrage. TINS
afternoon appeared at the ONCE ol iaA
collector McCabe of this city and unuer
protest written on sheet Oh ms
office stationery paid the taxes on her
estate here for 1907. The collector ac-
cepted her taxes and also her protest
CHARLEMONT-The thirty-seventn an an
nual fair of the Deerfield valley Agri-
cultural society closed after achieving one
of the greatest successes in the history
Of the association Yesterdays crowu
was small, but today the presence OF
Governor Guild brought out a crowd Oh
10000 people.
BRETToN WooDs-D. Willis James
the well known New York philanthroplst,
died at the Mt. Washington notei. "ne.e
he had been spending the summer with
Mrs. James. He was taken Ill WIN near
trouble last week