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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-09-07
Rain Prevented Parade, but
Otherwise Celebration
Was a Success.
TWO BASE BALL GAMES
White UniOnists Held Picnic at IiOffman'S
Park, While COlQred Miners Did Honor
to Day at Taubman'S Pasture.

Although the rain Monday morn
ing prevented any of the festivities
from coming off until afternoon, the
Labor Day celebration was big
success and a credit to the local
U. M. w. of A. under whose auspices
it was given. There was something
doing all the time and after nine
o'clock in the morning there was
big crowd in town.
Festivities were started about ten
O'Clock when Bells Concert band
lined up on the Court House porch
and gave short concert. Owing to
the mud, the parade was dispensed
with. Bells band after playing on
the street marched to Hoffman's
park where the big picnic was held.
The Lexington Union band then led
a crowd to Taubman's pasture where
the colored members of the union had
their jollification.
In the afternoon practically all the
business houses closed down and the
holiday spirit was everywhere mani
fest. There we're four conflict
ing attractions, but there were
enough people for all of them. A
dog and pony show blew down the
river on the steamboat Omaha and
pitched its tents on the seminary hill
in East Lexington. The picnic proper
was in full blast at Hoffman's park
as was the colored supplement at
Taubman's pasture. There were
two ball games at Riverside park.
Since the. place of the picnic was
changed from Harding's grove there
was nothing to be gained by playing
on Bunker Hill. The Elk-Gratz Bros.
game was the only one previously
scheduled, but the Navajo Indians
finally drifted into town and got a
game booked with the Merchants.
James Blee of Richmond was here
and gave good address from the plat.
form at the grounds on the subject Of
Labor Unionism. The stands were
all well patronized and the dancing
pavilion was continuously filed.
In the evening both picnic grounds
continued tO RIM and the doU an(
pony circus put on another perform
ance. The balloon ascensionist whit
was billed failed to materialize.
Altogether the day was enjoyable
to everybody. There were very few
drunks and no cases of unseemly dis
order. The committee who hat
charge of the program is to be con
graduated upon the smooth way il
which the celebration was managed
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-09-07
CHRISTIAN CHURCH ORGAN
Contract Given to Geo. Kilgen & Son of
St. Louis.

The Christian Church has let to
Geo. Kilgen & Son of st. Louis con
tract for new pipe organ to be in
stalled in the auditorium of the
church building. The organ will be
exceptionally large and complete for
small church and will undoubtedly
be the best organ in Lafayette
county.
1t will be placed under an arch
which will be built at the east side of
the pulpit as it now stands. 1t will
be II feet wide 8 feet deep and l6 feet
high. The front pipes will be speak
ing and richly decorated in gold and oil
colors to blend with the color scheme
of the room. Its appearance will be
imposing and dignihed.
There will be two manuals of 81
keys each and pedal key board of 27
notes. There will be Is speaking
stops operating 576 pipes.
The great organ will contain open
diapason, melodia, dulciana and
octave. The swell organ will contain
diapason, salicional, violina, flute
harmonique, oboe gambia, and vox
humana. There will be one pedal
stop-the bourbon. The mechanical
registers will be the three couplers-
swell to great, swell to pedal and
great to pedal. There will be also
the forte and piano combinations
with the great organ.
The power will be supplied by a
water motor, specially constructed.
The instrument is fully guaranteed
for five years and in the contract is
the following clause: "Said first par
ties agree that said organ shall be
fully equal to any organ of its size
built in America, according to the
judgement, upon examination, of any
competent and disinterested expert.
1t will take some four months t
build the instrument.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-09-07
Indians Scalp Merchants.

The long expected Navajo Indians
finally landed in town in town Mon
day morning and arranged for
game with the Merchants. The
game was called at Riverside park
shortly before three. The locals
we're not altogether prepared for
the conflict and had to fill up with
Ladesons and Gratz Bros. in several
positions.
The motley aggregation for while
kept the red skins in the minority
and looked like sixty per centers.
They managed to land one in the
first and another in the third and
for the first five sessions dealt the
government wards a string of blanks.
But in the sixth the Nayajos put on
their war paint. Three hits, an over
throw and sacrifice put three bucks
around. In the last half of the same
session the locals put up their last
strenuous effort. They managed to
get two men placed on the pillows,
but a sacrifice and two whiffs put a
quietus on the proceedings.
Then there was a lull until the
ninth, then to give vent to their
eelings the visitors knocked the pin
eathers of of Chicken and with the
Il of big string of errors chalked
five more.
Antil the last inning the game was
Sod one. The Merchants showed
cd form and for while looked like
inners. Chick heayed a good game
br eight acts and was pretty well
Imported. But that ninth inning
as a nightmare.
THE scnre. r H E
IayaiOs OOOOO3O0S 9 s
Merchants 1OlOOOOOO 2 s
Batteries: Indians, Mccarthy and
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-09-07
Dr.. Meng Enters Partnership.

DR.. j. w. Meng after thirty years
of dental work in Lexington has
taken into partnership with him DR..
10. T. v. Cochrane lately of Smith
Center Kans. DR.. Meng has been
having some trouble with his eyes
recently and his business has been so
large that he could not attend to it
alone.
DR.. Cochrane is a gr aduate of Mary
land University and has had fifteen
years experiences as dentist. He
comesrecommended as an excelle Mt
dentist and a cultured gentleman.
His connection with man of DR..
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-09-07

Miss Lucy Marshall was in Kansas
City Friday.
P. H. Larkin of Corder was in Lex
ington Wednesday.
Born, Saturday, to the wife of
VIM. Schwab, girl.
Rev. A. E. Rogers was Kansas City
Wednesday on business.
Miss Margaret Vaughan spent
Wednesday in Page City.
Miss Lavinia Warren visited in
Higginsville Wednesday.
J. w. Bills went to Kansas City
Wednesday on business.
Col. and Mrs. VIM. Hoge sp ent
Wednesday in Kansas City.
Capt. J A. Wilson went to Wat
erloo Wednesday on business.
j. A, Gibson and George Boxley of
Odessa were in town Wednesday
]. C, McGrew returned Friday
evening from trip to New York City,
Miss Lydia Schaefermeyer returned
Wednesday from a short visit in Kan
sas City.
Little Miss Helen Frazier went to
ST. Joseph Saturday morning TO visit
relatives.
William Stonestreet went to Kan
sas City Tuesday evening tor a
short visit.
Miss Bonnell Berrie returned Tues
day evening from trip to Lin
coin, Kans.
Mrs. NJ. T. Slusher and daughter,
Miss Mary, spent Wednesday in
Kansas City.
Mrs. Talbot Simpson of Aullville
arrived Wednesday, for short visit
with relatives.
Miss Frances Young returned
Tuesday evening from an extended
visit in Kentucky.
Miss Ella Nickel returned Tues
day evening from visit with rel
atives in Fulton.
Olin Bales, of odessa, arrived Thurs
day to accept position in the
Intelligencer Office.
Miss Parthenia Hicklin spent
Thursday in Kansas City with her bro
ther, L G. Hicklin.
Miss Genivieve Russell returned
Friday evening from an extended
trip to Colorado Springs.
Miss Carrie Edmonds returned
Wednesday evening from a visit viii
relatives in Kansas City.
Misses Helen Van Hoy returned
Wednesday evening from a trip Il
Pleasant Hill and Kansas City.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-09-07
Meng's reputation will undoubtedly
be a great benefit to him.
Birthday Entertainment.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ Jacobs enter
tanned in their home near COrder
Sunday on the occasion of Mrs. JAG
obs 9th birthday. The guests were
as follows: Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. Pauling
and daughter, Miss Anna, of Dover;
Mrs. c. G. Dickmeyer and children
and Messrs. Pauling, B, E. Corbin,
J. H. Hinson and Emmett Speas of
near Lexington
An elegant dinner was served and
the guests departed wishing Mrs. JAG
obs many happy returns of the day.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-09-07
Killed By Freight Train.

Albert Repee, residing at the Lam
mine, east of Wellington
was struck and instantly killed Wed
nesday at IL o'clock at the old Rice
Crossing this side of Wellington.
The body was terribly mangled and
was scattered along the track for
about quarter of a mile. 1t was
found this morning Repee was 50
years old and was bachelor.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-09-07
Farewell Party.

Mrs Gus Weber gave a delightful
Iarewell party TO company OF 10
guests Thursday night at the home OF
Mrs. NJ, D, Frazier, in honor of her
nephew, Harry Howes of Topeka,
Kans., who has been visiting here for
the past few months. Refreshments
we're served.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-09-07

J. T, Taylor spent Wednesday in
Kansas City.
Mrs. S. P. Silver and little daugh
ter, Mary Ellen, returned Tuesday
evening from a trip to ST. Louis.
F. B. White, who has been attend
ing house party in Lincoln, Kans,
returned home Saturday morning.
VIM. Aull Jr., left Tuesday even
ing for Charlottesville, w. Va. to
reenter the University of Virginia.
Miss Virgie Shouse, who has been
attending summer School at Warrens-
burg, returned home Friday eve
ming.
Miss Annie Nichols of Kansas City
arrived Tuesday evening for a
visit with her sister, Mrs. Luther Mar
shall.
George F4gan arrived from Kan
sas City Saturday morning, for a
visit of week with relatives anC
friends.
Miss Bernice Cromwell returned t.
her home in Kansas City Tuesday
evening after visit with relatives
in this city.
H Teichmann and son, Fred, o
Herman, Mo-. arrived Tuesday even
ing for a visit with the family o
M. Englehard.
Louis Gratz left Thursday
fot trip to Joplin His wife accom-
panied him as far as Kansas City t.
spend the day.
w. V, Curtis sold Tuesday for For
est Nave, 40 acres of land miles
East of Lexing to Thos. C. Baily, con
sideratian $500.
E. Sandford Miller, special agen
of the U, S. Fidelity and Guarantee
Co., spent Wednesday in White and
Kerdolff's office.
J. r. Randell, of Cape May, N j.
visited w. NJ. A. here Tuesday
Mr.. Randell's son will attend Went
worth this year.
Mr., and Mrs. P. r. Adams and sons
Elmer and Herbert, returned Fri
day evening from several weeks
trip to Otterville.
Mrs. Howard Henry, of Chilhowee
Mo-, arrived Wednesday evening
for visit with her parents, Mr.. an,
Mrs. Oscar Anderson.
Mrs. Lucas Mitchell of FL Reno
Okla arrived Monday evening TO
a visit with the family of her father
in-law, w. 2. Mitchell,
Henry Chiles went to Kansas Cit
Tuesday evening and from there h
Will go to Liberty, TO attend tn
opening of William Jewell College
from which he graduated last year.
Miss Madge Hill, of Kansas City
who has been visiting DR.. and Mrs
F. L. Carter, went to Higginsville
Wednesday evening for visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McBee aud dau
ghter, Miss Eva, and Mr.. and Mrs
Charles McBee went to Waverly Sal
urday morning to visit relatives.
John Marshall, Dad Antony an
Frank Anderson, the three negroe
who we're arrested Monday night
charged with gambling, we're ac
quilted in Police Court Thursday
The defendants we're represented b
Clarence vivion and the city by ], N
Price.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-09-07

Miss Bess and Maud Hagood, who
have been spending few weeks
here with the family of Mrs. Theo-
dosIa Xix, returned for their home in
Higginsville Saturday morning.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-09-07
O'Flaherty; Merchants, Lauchner,
Foster and Shinn Umpire, Warner.
Second Game a Tame One.

The second affair was very tame
and only went six rounds. In fact,
it was so slow that all the spectators
but few happened to remember that
it was supper time and flew the
coop, The forest herd played COM
paratively the some gang that COM
bated with the Indians Jim Kin
kead was the Elk corkscrew dispen-
ser with Chick Lauchner as the
opposing twister shower James
travelled the whole six laps and did
some classy pitching. Chick, VINO
twirled the first game, was lambas-
ted freely and Patterson succeeded
him in the third.
The only run made by the Mer-
chants happened in the first.
Gregg got to first on a pop-up and
then was showed home on errors and
over throws. The Elks cut notches
dt will, until finally in the sixth Rosie
King stalked to the plate with a
dangerous looking two-by-four in his
paws, and fortunately fouled the only
four balls into the wilderness, thus
putting an end to the binglefest.
The only sensational play was a
peachy bare-handed catch by
Vivion in left field.
IN, II TT =,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-10
France Sends
Troops to Protect

Tangier, Aug. 9.-Upon the demand
TO the French charge, Mohammed FL
Torres, the representative of the Sultan
here, has reiterated the instructions he
had previously issued to assure the
safety of the Europeans at Tangier and
other ports and towns. The French
steamer Anataole, which brought the
news of the bombardment Of Casa
Blanca, has been requistitioned by the
French charge, who will use her as
dispatch boat. A guard to protect the
French consulate will Immediately be
landed at Rabat.
The French government expects Rear
Admiral Philbert's squadron, will
reach Casa Blanca today. Official ad'
vices estimate the number of Moors
killed or wounded during Sundays
bombardment at Casa Blanca at SOO'
Only one French sailor was seriously
wounded.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-10
CHINA A WORRY, NOT JAPAN
When Dowager Empress Dies, Fear Is
Expressed, Partition of Empire
May Be Attempted.

Washington, Aug. Tt is China
and not even remotely Japan that has
aroused the concern of Washington
authorities in connection with choos-
ing the Pacific as the next practice
ground for the big battleship squad
ron, according to deductions of some
students of affairs in the far east.
China as an entity is in condition as
precarious as the health of the dow
ager empress, and when the failing
health of the latter leads to it's ineVi-
table end, the empire will face a crisis
that will make it wise for the United
States to have a presentable naval
force within easy sailing.
Little regarding the situation sug-
gested by the above statements has
been said in official and diplomatic cir
cles, but commercial interests profess
to have been keen observers of what
is going on. From sources connected
with the latter comes the report that
some time ago the administration here
was quietly apprised that the health
of the dowager empress was failing
fast, and that when she dies China
will become the prey of plotters seek
ing to overthrow the Manchu dynasty.
At the same time the powers are
deemed likely to take advantage of the
situation by going in for a partition
of the empire, with the possible clos
ing Of the open door that means so
much to America, and toward secur-
ing which American statesmen have
accomplished so much. 1t has been
pointed out that when trouble comes
the nation that has the strongest navy
in Pacific waters will be likely to have
most Influence with China. The
knowledge that a crisis might be
reached at any time is believed to
have had a great deal to do in de-
termining th9 plans for sending the
battleship squadron to the Pacific as
soon as possible.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-10
CAR HITS AUTOMOBILE.
Swift TarbelI, Son of Gage TarbeI,
and Two Companions, Victims.

Swift TarbelI, Son of Gage TarbeII,
and Two Companions, Victims.
New York, Aug. 5.-Three we'll
known young men were frightfully, if
not fatally, injured Sunday when their
automobile was struck by a surface
car, and after being showed along for
distance of so feet, was smashed
to fragments against an elevated rail
road pillar.
The victims are Swift Tarbell, son
of Gage E. Tarbell, who was formerly
a vice president of the Equitable Life
Assurance society Edward l.. Wood
son and William c.. Cutching Tarbell
has broken leg, dislocated shout
der, gasoline burns on the face and
body, and is black with bruises. His
companions suffered similar bruises,
and Cutching also had leg broken, a
shoulder dislocated and perhaps frac-
ture of the skull. WoodsOn was most
fortunate of the three, but is badly off
through shock.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-10
SUMMARY
OF NEWS
SHORT CONCISE ITEMS
FROM DISPATCHES.
NEARLY ALL PARTS OF THE
WORLD REPRESENTED
HEREWITH!

A report from Tangier says the sit
uation at Casa Blanca continues Sc
rious.
The surrender of the railroads of
Virginia in the two-cent rate fight was
actually consummated Saturday night.
Two hundred and fifty disaffected
members of the Belfast police force
have been exiled to isolated parts of
Ireland.
Richard James Meade, fourth earl
of Clan Williams, is dead in London.
He was born October 8, 1882.
A law just passed by the Spanish
cortes and approved by King Alphonso
makes provision for the final payment
of a debt, amounting to 100000, to
the United States acknowledged in a
convention entered into between the
two countries February u, 1886.
The Belgian government is carrying
out it's plans to make Antwerp the
largest harbor in Europe and render
it capable of carrying on an immense
trade.
The three American sender yachts
which are to take part in the racing
for the emperors cup, the Spokane l.,
Chewink VIII, and Marblehead, were
brought over to Kield from Haven
without mishap and have begun their
practice sailing. The first race will
take place August IL.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-10
GAR AND KAISER CRUISE.
Are Heavily Guarded by Great Squad.

Are Heavily Guarded by Great Squad
ron.
Swinemunde, Germany, Aug. A.
The entire home squadron of 30 war
ships surrounds the royal yachts Stan
.dard and Hohenzollern, bearing the
car and kaiser.
All festivities in honor of the car
will be held on the yachts and war
ships. Torpedo boats police the waters
as an added protection against assas-
sination.
The home fleet was sent out to meet
the czar, who was accompanied by
several Russian ships. The kaiser
signalled, Welcome to Germany" and
the car replied Delighted to see you
again" Then the German warships
gave the imperial salute of 101 guns,
the Russian replying.
When they reached smooth water
the kaiser boarded the Standard and
embraced the czar. He kissed him
on both cheeks and they retired to
the cabin for talk.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-10
SPORTING NOTES.

Commencing Tuesday this week the
Spokane ball team in the Northwest.
ern league will open a series of 40
straight games at home. They meet
Butte first for six games, and then
follows Seattle for six more the week
of August 49, August 20 they open
seven-game series with Aberdeen
and then come nine with Tacoma, TAX
ing in the Labor day holiday double
header and a postponed game. Van
couver follows with six games the
week beginning September 3, and
Butte finishes the season for Spokane
the week ending Sunday, September
! 10. This is the longest straight al
home season professional baseball
has ever known in Spokane.
The Western Canada league has
proved a decided success although
composed of but four clubs and two
of these located in cities of but 1000
population Medicine Hat and Leth-
bridge. There is little doubt but that
the league will expand to six or eight
clubs in 1908, embracing Winnipeg,
Regina, Brandon and Moose JawS or
Saskatoon. The last cities named are
all of goodly size.
Joe Tyler of Seattle lost the tennis
championship of British Columbia at
Victoria, to Bernard c. Schwengers,
Victoria, in the tournament just
closed. Schwengers challenged Tyler
/ to play for the championship after
winning the local match Schwengers
won the first two sets, Tyler the third
and Schwengers the fourth The score
was So 60, SO and GA Miss e. Ryan
of Santa Monica, Cal. won the ladies
championship from Miss Beckett OF
/ Vancouver
The worlds pitching record of 81
innings without run has been brok
! en-. Walter Johnson of the Weisel
/ baseball club, of the Idaho State
| league, has made the phenomenal rec
ord of pitching 81 innings, in straight
games, without a single tally being
scored against him.
At Kahlotus, Wash, a large GROVE
witnessed the foOtrace between w. w
Smith of Leroy and Fred Ashburn o
Kahlotus. Smith gave Ashburn 1:
feet start in 100 yards and won handi
ly. About $1,000 changed hands on thu
race
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-10
TACK LID ON FOR INDIANS
Officer Green Fights Drink Evil in the
Northwest.

Northwest.
John w. Green, special officer of the
Indian service, has sent to the Indian
commissioner a report giving the re-
suit of his Investigations into the sale
OF liquor to Indians in Washington and
Idaho. He was sent out to work for
the suppression of such sale, and EN-
bodies his observations on local condi-
tions with a statement of what he did
to execute his mission.
He found that the local county and
city authorities in every county visited
in the two states were anxious to Co
operate with him in the prevention OF
the sale of whisky to the Indians, and
from his report it appears that there
is remarkable unanimity of sentiment
in all quarters there as to the desira.
bility of assisting the aborigines to
avoid destruction from their arch en-.
emy-strong drink.
Mr.. Green at one time thought that
perhaps it would facilitate matters
were he permitted to employ "stoo
pigeons" and wrote to the Indian of
flee for authority to do so. He was
refused without qualification.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-10
FORTY DROWN IN A CAR.
Third Glass Coach Plunqes Into the
River in France.

Anglers, France, Aug. 6.-Forty pas
sengers in third class railroad car
and the engineer of the train were
drowned in a railroad accident three
miles east of this town. The loco
motive of a crowded local train Jump
ed the track when entering the bridge
over the river Loire at els. Ponte. The
stone railing gave way and the engine
plunged unto the river SO feet below,
dragging down with it its tender and
the baggage and third class car. Fur
tunately, no other cars went into the
water, as the coupling between the
second and third cars broke.
The conductor and fireman were the
only persons whose lives were saved
They escaped by swimming.
The third class car was well filled
with passengers, but although part o.
the roof was blown off by the air as il
sank, not single passenger extricateC
himself, and all were drowned.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-08-10
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

The Golden Cycle Mining company
$1,000, 900 reduction plant located III
the foothills south of Colorado CITY,
burned Wednesday. The fire original
edin the roasting rooms and r"piua
spread to other buildings whlch CIV,
an area of 10 acres. Thlrty-s0'IIt
freight cars were also consumer rLa
was owned by st. Louis parties sdD
mill had been in operation but To- t
weeks, and is the largest cyanide PM 81
in the west. The loss is estimated .
$3.50, 900 with $500, 900 in 1nsuran n;tb
The loss is estimated at $75O,ooV WIZ
$500, 900 insurance. nd
Two persons, Jos. Kuschbert az. nn
George, Poss, were killed in an au,u ToS.
bile acc.dent at Milwaukee last "'0
nesday.