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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-03-09
Mass Meeting Called.

A mass meeting u the citizens Of
Lexington and vicinity has been
called at the Court House Tuesday
evening at O'Clock, to consider the
suburban addition and motor line
enterprise. This is one of the most
important matters the people of
Lexington have been called upon to
consider in recent years, and full
attendance ought to had. The mines
are getting farther and farther away
from Lexington aud il this place is tc
remain the center Of this industry IN
the county it will be necessary tC
take steps to insure it. A large incor
porated mining town five or si'
miles south Of Lexington would ne
serious blow to business and propert.
values here. Come to the meeting tt
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-03-09

~ nOHuo w us AAlouu5s
DR.. ]. Perrie spent q part of last
week in Lexington visiting his
Mrs. DR.. Ryland and o. o.
Wilson.
John Walker, deputy county
surveyor, was here last Thursday to do
some surveying for L. y. Rechtermann.
S. R. Schmuta baby born last
Friday, died Tuesday evening. Was
buried Thursday in the German
cemetery east of tewn.
Elder Downs will fill his pulpit here
on next Sunday, March 10th morning
and evening services. All are
cordially inyited to attend.
T. C. Sanders went to Kansas City
TO have some of his teeth extracted.
He thought they bad way of doing
the job so as 1t would lot hurt.
Charles Pointer was selected by the
Carey Coal Co, to the place left
vacant by J II. Porter as engineer at
! the coal shaft. We are glad Charlie
got the job.
Arthur S Keeney, Arthur ".
Whkeniug, Sidney Fl. FishOack, aud
Babe Butcher, of Odessa, spen.
Sunday evening here, and each went
TO see their best girl.
VIM. Adams, Of Oklahoma, came in
last FRIDAY to see his mother and othel
relatives. He has not been here fol
nine years. Pretty long time for {
Lafayette boy 10 stay away.
The last few balmY days has caused
a little stir in the women folks, W
heard one say, lido you know where
The gardfn rake, it's about time th
ard was raked off and cleaned up"
j. P. Wilson, OF near Miami, VIII
bought the Fleet farm near towr
moved IN last Thursday Hope b
VII net be disappointed in maxim
9 this his future home. He will fiDd lh
people hospitable and good neighbor
Mr.. Harris took possession Taesda
of the Smith farm, which he boug
recently. He brought with him 81
high bred Plymouth Rock CHECKER
= and some fine bronze turkeys an
h some guineas. He says be has con
n to stay with and be one Of us, v
gladly welcome him.
n Owen Williams, who has been siC
for long time, died at his hon
>, Tuesday morning at O'Clock a I
He was aboub 25 years old and was
worthy young man, upright 10 all b
i dealings with his fellowmen I
m was member of the Christian churt
10 at Mayvlew and lived up to bis pr
re fessiop. Elder J. II. Coil Of Higgin
\. vile conducted the funeral services
De his home Wednesday at IL o'cloC
T. a. m. His remains we're taken to d
70 cemetery near Odessa and their la
re away to await the great resurrectit
s.. day. remem bering that "this corruy
10 ible must be put ou interruption, a
this mortal must Put or immortalit
n so when this corruptible shall ha
be put on interruption, and this mort
u, shall have put on immortality, th
it. shall be brought to pass the sayi
n that IS written, deal is swallowed
IA in victory" Then in that great d
.al our friend aud brother, can truly IS
les 30, death where is thy sting? o, gro
n. where is they victory?" The fam
ID. have the sympathy of the ent
,es neighborhood in this their time
y trial and bereavement.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-03-09
County Court Proceedings.

County Court met in regular month
" session Monday-all the judges and
other officers Of the court present.
Ed Krohm was adjudRed insane and
ordered sent to the asylum at Fulton.
Ordertd that Judge E. NJ Thomas
and ] K. Gray view the new road 10
Egypt Bottom and make recommen-
dations to the April term.
Ordered that Robert S. Colvin be
directed to build stone calvert on the
stream between ]. H, Christie and
R. Fl. Benton.
ordered that 800 be transferred
from the road and bridge fund to road
district No. 38, the sum to be used in
improving GoodlOe hill 90 that road
The Bricken drainage ditch matter
continued until April II. because of
re uoqslrance by Chaney Cole
Road Commissioner was ordered to
look after bridge in 20-50-26,
Ordered that Judge E. M Thomas
superintend the grading around the
new County In6rmary
Judge J, S. Kingenberg WIS order
eG TO purchase car load Of tile to be
used by the various road districts in
the southeastern portion OF the county
Ordered that Judge E NJ. Thomas
procure material and have bridge
built 10 section 36-50-28.
The court ordered John Fulton to
build bridge in 80, 80, so.
The court ordered by j, X. Gray
to build bridge on the road from
Bates Ciy to Chapel Hill m l9. 4S
2s.
]. X. Gray reported on the bridg'
near Shaw's Chapel 10 l9, 4S, rs
recommending that the bridge b.
rebuilt.
The bond Of Geo. B Gordon count,
collection was filed and approved b.
the court. The bond is ior $3.50. 900
The following jury for the Aprl
term Of The Circuit Court at Lexing
ton was drawn uesday:
Clay Twp.-John K. Pearcy, Chas
Grumpke, j. T. Miller.
Davis rwp.-Chas. P. RigV, HeDr
d. Meyer, Fred HeimbrookD
Dover Twp.-W. W. Meug, J N
Redd, Roht, l.. Berry.
Freedom Twp Otto Kueck. Juliu
Vogt, @, S. Parker.
Lexington Twp VIM. White,
A, Hillock, j F Wlnn.
Washington TwL Julius Dreyel
D. E. Hurr, Glen Wilson.
Middleton Twp John Weisbrod
Spencer Brown, e. J, Rogge.
Snla mar IWp. -JOnn batneJG, =
B Hereford, Dan G. Wade,
The court ordered that ]
Reddick be commissioned Justice
the peace for Do7er township
Corder
Court ordered that the Count
Clerk and Circuit Clerk be allowC
three new typewriters 10 exchaul
for the old ones,
W. c. Newton was allowed sS
for wolf scalp.
In the matter Of the new roi
petitioned for by j. B Jones ct al
Freedom Township, the petitio
was granted and the road was order
opened.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-03-09
MayerIy Notes.

frank Boyer OF near blaokOuEni
was IN town Wednesday.
Mr.. D. A. Barr went to BoonvIlle
Wednesday to see his mother, who is
very sick.
Misses Onida aud Marguerite Davis
attended Grand Opera in Kansas City
lSst week.
Mrs. e B. Achley returned to her
home in st. Louis, after a pleasant
visit with her friend, Mrs. Isaac
Fulkerson last week.
Mrs. D. A. Barr spent Wednesday
In Alma.
Miss Bertha Larkin, of wellington,
spent Sunday with her parents, Mr..
apd Mrs. Henry Larkin.
Mesdames Mary Edwards and Vie
January, Of Kansas City, are guests Of
their mother, Mrs. Kate Pauling.
Capt. Irving zeysing was down
from Dover last week.
Mr.. George Hall sold his 5 acre
tract of land west of town to H. A.
Blanchard, consideration s470
! NJ. Wantuck was In Lexington last
week on business.
W. B. Cooper, o: Kansas City is the
guest Of friends aud relatives mere ttihis
week.
DIR. and Mrs. W. G. O'Neal were
called to Lagrange Sunday by the
, serious illness of Mrs. O'Nesl's
mother, Mrs Ellery.
Mrs Ira Butterfield transacted
a business IN Grand Pass Tuesday.
Mis- Omi Dllard, Of Sedalia, visited
! her sister Mrs. Will Closterman, las
week.
Mr., and Mrs. Garfield A. Cool
we're in Lexington the first Of th
week
Il Mr.. Bert Whetser and femily move
0 to Kansas City Wednesday wher
o they will make their future home.
a Mrs S. M. Hinson and son ElWi
d LETT Saturday, Tor indiana for an el
! tended visit with friends and relatives
9 Rev. c. V. Shucnleaberger was
business visitor 10 Lexington Monday
Mr.. Nv F. Glenn left Tuesday wit
!, party of homeseekers for points l
Texas.
Mrs. Frank Corier was shopping
Marshall Tuesday.
Dick Campbell was down frol
10 Kansas City the first of the week.
Married, in Marshall, February q
2 1907, Miss Mabel hogan to Clinic
R. Moritz and Miss Anita Hogan
p Clarence A. Moritz. The brides al
the daughters Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. \
4 Hogan, of near Hazel Hill. TT
=, grooms are the youngest sons OF NJ
= and Mrs Sam Moriiz, living tv
10 miles south Of Wsverly. Both a
!. industrious farmers and duck raiser
+, The young couples will be at home
: friends in Alma after March /.
Miss Eta Fulberson pleasantly e
ay tertamed a number of friends at &
home of her brother, Issae Fulkerso
in honor Of Mrs. E. B. Achley Of
Louis at last Saturday evening, Ds
cling and cards were the prinipal fe
ture of the evening Instrument
ito music was furnished by Mesdam
is Hugh G White and Issac FuIkerso
rs. Da lntY refreshments were serve
res The guests included; Misses Franc
in Oliver, Mayme Mckay, Minnie y
he sing and Louise Davis; Messrs. G
2 Dsnford @. A, Shepard, S. ], Whi
be Clifford Landrum, Tom Davis, Ed a
be Will Jordon.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-03-09
The Boat Line.

James Hale has received the follow
ing letter on the subject of the Mis-
souri, River boat line:
st. Louis, March A, 1907.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-03-09
Wellington and ylcIulty
(BY GILES -ALMA".

Pat McNalley is on the sick list this
week.
Mr. DR.. J, A. Mann still continues
to mend slowly.
h. G. Lsrberg was IN Kansas City
buying goods Tuesday.
William Holiday spent the day in
Higginsvllc last Sunday.
Celia Bardet and wife visited friends
in Lexington last sunday.
O Q. Klnkead spent Sunday night
and Monday in Lexington.
WhItner Brothers, Of Richmond,
Mo, we're here buying mules Tuesday.
Thomas Finch was on the Kansas
City market with a car load of heiters
Tuesday.
Miss Name Brinkmar and Ell.
Airing spent the day with friends in
N lpoleou Sunday.
County Clerk Chas. Glasscock was
up from Lexington Sunday the guest
OF Q. Q, Kinkead.
Wess johnson aud sister Miss Ethel
we're over from Odessa Sunday visiting
Mrs. Robert Llnns.
John Reinhart and son, Henry, ana
e g. "Tog!o - Intended. sao -:co= :.
the Catholic church Sunday.
Henry Kordes went to Oklahoma
Tuesday to look over the country and
will likely purchase land there.
Mrs. A. f. Oberhelman and Miss
Oinda Holke VISITED relatives ip
Napoleon on Tuesday Of tins week.
Joseph Meharg, Of waxahachie,
T Kos, was here Thursdao an bought
a COR load OF mules of W B Emison.
Walter @ Westerman has purchased
the f. w. Drqwel property In the
north part OF town, consideration
e $500.
Thomas Cole, who has been visiting
8 brother G. S. Cole In Oklahoma
for several weeks past, got home
y MONDAY.
D Mrs. John L. Oorse wa, taken
~ suddenly very seriously III on Tuesday
is blt is reported improving this Friday
IL morning.
- Ed. Airing went to Kansas City
Tuesday to purchase butchers outfit
aad will open shop in Rockville,
'E Mo-, in few days,
le Miss Ssllle Crutslnger was called 10
u I.ulesville. Mo by the serious Illness
of her mother, Mr.. LAvenia Price and
rs left for that place Tuesday evening.
,b H. E Maybee, representing the
= Northwestern National Insurance
g Company, of Milwaukee, was looking
st after company interests here Wednes-
,p day.
be Elmer (Slim) DueObert has gwen
id up his job of weighing coal at the
On Lanniag Harris mines and accepted q
,i- clerkship IN the store Of John
nd Nelberger.
y, John H Grumke was in Wellington
We several days on business and left fol
Jal his home IN 1exas Monday accom-
en- panied by Emmett Hammer who will
ng make his home there.
up Citlzens of the whole west end o
ay the county will rejoice to learn tina
W. the county court has ordered repair
I'VE and improvements for the bridge owe
lly the Big Sni Creek between Wellington
lie aud Lexington.
" The Wellington ferry boat wa
brought out of the winter quarters i
the Sni east of town and put to wor
Sunday, The owners are having cor
" siderable trouble t. maintain landing
'''i on the Ray county side and will bull
'Hs big dock thirty feet in length
gu rlturn the difficulty.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-03-09

Married Tuesday, at the home OF
the bride, on the Wellington road.
Otto Mittie and Miss Birdie May
Nelson, Judge Thomas A. Walker
oflciating.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-03-09

Hon. James A. Reed Of Kansas City
was hereIFriday assisting inthe taking
Of depositions in the case Of Peak vs
Shull.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-03-09

G. A. Frerking of corder wasin this
cityFriday.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-03-09

his son Charles, "Wednesday he will De
at home to his friends.
DR.. ]. Perrie spent q part of last
week in Lexington visiting his
daughters, Mrs. DR.. Ryland and o. o.
Wilson.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-04
PILOT ROCK ON THE BOOM
Advent of New Railroad Makes Birch
Creek Town Lively.

Pilot Rock is on the boom. The ad-
vent of the o. r. & N. branch road Is
making lively times in the Birch Greek
town.
Surveyor Kimbrell is now engaged
in making a survey of about 100 acres
of land belonging to A. j. Sturtevant,
south of the town Of Pilot Rock, which
is to be laid out in lots aud placed on
the market. AT present, says the Re-
cord, a large part of the land being
surveyed is sown to wheat and lots
therein may not be disposed of until
after the removal of the crop this fall.
The land which is embraced in the
addition to be known as the South
Addition to the town of Pilot Rock, is
the most desirable residence property
in the city. 1t is just south of the
school house; the land is fertile and
elevated, affording an excellent view
of the country surrounding. With
water, which will be had, within a
year, if present plans materialize, this
addition will become rapidly settled as
shade and fruit trees can be easily
year, if present plans materialize, this
addition will become rapidly settled as
grown.
The growth of Pilot Rock has been
retarded because of the scarcity of
building lots, but with the addition of
the lands now being surveyed those
desiring to build homes in Pilot Rock
will have no trouble in finding loca-
tion.
All the streets of Pilot Rock have
alleys, and convenience which many
of the larger cities do not enjoy, and
the same rule will be followed in lay
ing out the streets of the south addi-
tion.
The Sturtevant grove is included in
the new addition. which it is TO be
hoped will sometime become the prop
erty of Pilot Rock.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-04
A LOCAL TRAIN TO PORTLAND
State Railroad Commission Holds Ses-
sion In Pendleton Today.

The Oregon Railroad Commission
meets in Pendleton today for the pur-
pose of hearin the facts in the pro.
posed local train service between Pen
dleton and Portland.
The charges against the company
lave been made by the commission
itself and inasmuch as every phase of
the case suffered by the residents of
eastern Oregon are clearly set forth it
shows that the commission has made
comprehensive study of the situation.
Though the mem bers of the commits
sion are already very familiar with
the situation says the Tribune, they
desire to hear personal testimony con-
firming the delay and inconvenience of
the transportation afforded residents
of the territory tributary to this line
of railroad.
In the charges which the commission
have filed against the company it is
alleged that the line of the 0. r. q N.
is the sole railroad outlet along the
Columbia river between Pendleton and
Portland that it connects at The Dalles
with the great Southern Railway Com
pany, that it connects at Biggs with
the Column bi8 Southern, at Arlington
with the Columbia River and the Ore
gon Central, at Heppner junction with
a branch line of the o. r. & N, at
Umatilla with the main line of that
company between Umatilla and Spo-
kane and that the above mentioned
main line connects with various ranch
lines in Washington and Idaho, and
that at Pendleton the o. r, g. N. line
connects with branch to Pilot Rock
and with the line of the W. 81 @. R. to
Watlula. 1t states that in addition to
the two through trains each day, the
only other accommodation is local
train from Portland to Biggs, while a
large portion of the total population of
the state is tributary to the line Of the
o. R. 81 N. and its branches.
Particular stress is also placed upon
the fact that the local travel burdens
the through trains, which are already
nearly always several hours late and
that while the country east of Biggs
has developed wonderfully during tht
past few years, there has been no cor
responding increase in the train servio'
except by adding additional cars to tn
existing trains.
These and other conditions are th
reasons assigned for the hearing an
are the charges which the commission
will expect the people of Pendleton
Umatills county and other sections o
the state to verify by their testimon
at the hearing, and which the railroa
company will be expected to answer.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-04
Masonic Grand Officer Visited
DOlph Lodge A. F. & A. M.
VISITING MEMBER AT MEETING
Banquet Given By the Home Lodge
Speaking and Fraternlzing
Order of Evening.

Friday evenings special meeting of
Dolph Lodge A. F. & A. M. can be
said to have been one of the most in
teresting that has been held for mum.
ber of years by the local lodge.
The occasion for the meeting was
the official visit of DR.. W. I. William
son, Grand Master of the Masonic fra
ternity of Oregon. The Grand Master is
personally known to many of the mem
pers of the Athena lodge and to those
of the Weston, Milton, Helix and
Adams lodges, all of which lodges
were we'll represented at the meeting.
Perhaps it was this fact principally
that was responsible for the extraordi
nary interest centered in the meeting.
Twenty years ago DR.. Williamson
was a successful practitioner of medi-
cine at Weston and his early acquain-
tance extended throughout this end of
the county. and he found ON his visit
here. that a large number of his old
friends yet remained to welcome him.
For many years DR.. Williamson was
first assistant physician at the asylum
for the insane at Salem. but now con-
ducts private sanitarium in Port
land.
The speech making and fraternizing
at the Masonic meeting was inter
spersed with splendid banquet,
which was served in the dining room
at the st. Nichols Hotel.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-04
FLOOD OF COUNTERFEIT MONEY
Spurious Coins Flooding In Eastern
Oregon Trade Centers.

Press dispatches state that Eastern
Oregon is being flooded with counter
felt coin. Counterfeits of various de-
nominations are reported from Wal
Iowa county and nearly every Eastern
Oregon county has some complaint to
make. Portland papers state that ten
thousand dollars in spurious 50 gold
pieces and more than 20 counterfeit
silver dollars in the possession OF
United States Attorney Bristol Is con-
sidered conclusive evidence of the op-
erations of a gang of professional
counterfeiters in Eastern Oregon.
where the imitation money was seized.
The bogus coins of both denomina-
tions are exceptionally good limitations
and so closely do they resemble the
genuine that they had been readily
passed. Ip one Eastern Oregon bank
alone Mr.. Bristol discovered $3.50 of
the worthless coin which had been in
nocently received on deposit by the
Eank officials.
The dollars are especially clever
limitations of Uncle Sam product and
would pass the inspection of tie ave-
rage critical bank clerk. They are
almost perfect in design and lettering,
the only exception being that the letter
"M" is stamped at the base of the
head of the coin instead of the initials
~. L. c." which appear on the gen
uine. From this it is evident the gang
works with an old stamp. The count
elfeit coin weighs slightly more than
a good dollar, but does not contain an
ounce of silver, its mineral parts con-
sisting of aluminium. tin and lead.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-04
WENT THROUGH AWFUL ORDEAL
school Teacher and Pupil Are Found
After Wandering Helplessly.

After having gone through six days
of starvation and suffering which
would have been the death of most
people, Brent a. Lindsay and 11-year-
old Lawrence Mack, the school teacher
and pupil who were lost In the woods
at Fairfax WASH, last Saturday, were
found Thursday near Carbonate. Since
Saturday evening the two had nothing
to eat except one frog, which was eat
en- raw. Both were reduced to the
point of collapse, and the dog accom-
panying them shows starvation.
On leaving Fairfax for Electron they
followed the government trail to the
divide and then got lost through turn
ing on an abandoned trail. Until
nighifall they plunged through the
forest and, then worn out, they ate
their lunch aud laid down, but the
night was too cold to sleep.
Starting at first light Sunday they
beat all day through the forest, scaling
savage ridges and at nightfall finding
themselves in deep canyon. They
spent the night there and the next day
started down the canyon and caught a
frog. Then they tried to get out of the
canyon, but found the walls too steep
and for three days they CROPPED through
it. frequently trying to climb out, but
finding themselves, in their weakened
condition, unable to do so. To make
matters worse the canyon was bare of
vegetation and the rays of the sun
made their torment almost unendur
able.
Here young Mack's strength played
out and he frequently fell unconscious.
Lindsay frequently bathed the boy and
kept life in him. They finally got out
of the canyon by following a draw,
but all day Wednesday they succeeded
in going less than 800 yards, Lindsay
having to carry the boy. Wednesday
night they spent ON the highlands.
Completely broken down and starving
to death the still animating instinct Of
self preservation forced them to keep
moving. and, unable to sleep on ac-
count of the cold, they started at 2
O'Clock Thursday morning and after
wandering 10 hours, with Lindsay
constantly assisting the boy, found an
old trail. This fed their hope and
gave them strength and they followed
it to the abandoned logging camp,
where they were found.
When found Lindsay had left the
boy with the dog guarding him and
was accommodating for help.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-04
Has New Variety Of Berry.

J. M. Clarke, well known fruit
rancher, living a mile below Free
water, is a grower Of new variety of
strawberry known as the "Gibson" or
"Oregon" berry. Mr.. Clarke says this
berry is a superior variety, having
the firmness of the Hood River and the
sweetness Of Magoon. but far larger
than either. Nine of these berries
placed in a row will fill the top of a
strawberry basket.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-04
Went the Limit.

The Caledonian picnic at Athena
was a greater success this year than
ever. so says everyone who attended
from here, and that was agoodly num-
ber. They all report having a good
time, though some seem to have gone
the limit. One young lady says that
she made twelve trips on the "merry-
go.round" without getting off, and
that all next day the world still con
tinued to have dizzy feeling to her.
Another young man is reported to have
made 81 trips Saturday afternoon and
be did not recover from the effect for
several hours. Lots Of fun but, "oh
what difference in the morning. -
Helix Herald.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-06-04

A tissue builder, reconstructor,
builds up waste force, and makes
strong nerves and muscle. You will
realize after taking HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea what wonderful ben
eft ii will be to you. 35 cents, Tea or
Tablets Pioneer Drug Store.