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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-10-22
Especial Correspondence
Philadelphia. Oct. 20

PnllauSipnla. oCt. ~.
with election day but two weeks off
there is now a lining up of the Re
publican forces throughout Pennsyl
vania such as has never been seen IN
the history OF the grand old common
wealth
Colonel Wesley r. Andrews, the Re-
publican field marshal, has his army
in splendid condition for the coming
battle of the ballots.
He reports that every county com
mittee is making an aggressive can
vass, and that there never has been
eyinced such enthusiasm for the cause
and the candidates as is witnessed Oh
eveIy hand throughout the state.
The party workers have taken UP
Colonel Andrews call Tor an oldfash-
iCned campaign.
They axe holding rallies with old
tine lervor and patriotic enthusiasm.
Campaign glees have been formed in
every county, and they have been sup
llicd by Colonel Andrews with copies
TT campaign songs specially written
fer use IN this state, The county chair
men have inaugurated system or
plan Of opening mass meetings with
the singing OF America" by the en-
tire audience. Interspersed between
the speeches they have the campaign
songs, Iauding Taft and Sherman and
poking fun at Bryan and the Demo-
cratic donkey. During the course OF
the evening the audiences join in sing
ing the new state anthem, "Pennayl-
vania," and the gatherings are usually
brought to a close by the singing of
the star Spangled Banner"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-10-22
NUMBER TWO.
A ,JoINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition OF the Commonwealth. allowing
counties. cities, boroughs, townships
school districts. or other municipal or
Incorporated districts. to increase their
Indebtedness.
Be 1t resolved by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the Commonwealth
of PENNSYLVANIA in General Assembly
met. That section eight, article nine, of
the Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania, read
ing as follows
Section S. The debt of any county,
city. borough. township school district,
OF other municipality or incorporated dis.
trict, except as herein provided, snail new
cr exceed seven per centum upon the as
sesseG value of the taxable property
therein; nor shall any sucn municipality
or district incur any new debt OF increase
its Indebtedness to an amount exceeding
two per centum upon such assessed valu-
alton OF property, without the assent of
the electors thereof at a public election,
In such manner as shall be provided by
law; but any city, the debt of which now
exceeds seven per centum of such as
sessed valuation. may be authorized by
law to increase the same three per CEN
tum. in the aggregate, at any one time,
upon such valuation" be amended, in ac-
cCrdance with the provisions of the eight
eenth article OF said Constitution, so that
said section when amended shall read
as foilows:-
section s. The debt of any county, city.
borough, township, school district, or
other municipality or Incorporated dis
trict, except as herein provided, shall new
er exceed ten per centum upon the as
sessed value of the taxable property
therein; nor shall any such municipality
or district incur any new debt or in
crease its Indebtedness to an amount ex-
ceeding two per centum upon such as
sessed valuation of property without the
assent of the electors thereof at a public
election in such manner as shall be pro-
vided by law.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No q
ROBERT McAFEI..
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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THE AFTERMATH
crenshaw & Young Buy Out SilyerstOne.
McCausland TO Reopen.

Business conditions are re-adiust-
ing themselves after the big fire and
Monday morning most of the
collectors are out as usual.
Crenshaw and Young Monday
closed deal purchasing the Missouri
Pharamacy from DR.. II. E. Silver
stone. They have taken possession
aud are now working on the rear
rsngement of their stock and will re-
ceive shipments of the Rexall rene
dies and their other regular lines.
DR.. Silverstone has already
left Lexington. He came here in
May of 1905, entering the drug store
formerly conducted by the late D. w.
B. Tevis. He has always conducted an
up-to-date pharmacy with jewelry as
side line. He win go from here to
Kansas City where he has two stores,
one on Tenth and Main streets and
one on Ninth and Wyandotte.
Judge w. G. McCausland has rent
ed the Kriehn building on Franklin
avenue and ordered new stock. He
win reopen in few days. Those
who watch this space" will in a
short time see something interest
ing.
W.F. Hinesley has no definite plans
as yet. His establishment was one
of the best of its kind in Missouri.
1t is to be hoped that he will open
similar one.
The Gas and Electric company has
moved temporarily to the Meierer
building on Franklin avenue.
A number of experts from Kansas
City, among whom is Ned McCracken,
former well known Wentworth
athlete, began work on the fallen
wires Sunday morning. They
worked rapidly and attracted con
siderable attention.
The gameness of the losers was the
subject of universal comment Sun
day. The sufferers to a man showed
indomitable courage and the kind Of
spirit that goes to make good town,
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Entertained at the Academy.

The largest card party of the
year was given Monday evening in
the dance hall OF the academy by
Misses Mary Hoge and Gladys Winn.
Some 10 guests we're present, so that
the hall was completely filed.
Decorations we're profusely and
tastefully arranged throughout the
capacious room. There we're four
teen tables for players and high five
was the game of the evening. Thea
dore Bates and Miss Sue Kinkead
won the prizes.
Punch was served throughout the
evening and refreshments consisted
of chocolate and strawberry ice
cream and cake. In every particular
the evening was extremely enjoyable
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-03-07

"Thorns and Orange Blossoms" a
dramatization of Bertha M. Clay's
novel by that name, was the attrac-
tion at the New Grand Saturday
night. 1t proved to be a very good
popular priced play and was handled
in an able m nm n by
a capable company of eight
members. Wayne Num- in the role
of Oscar Carstone showed the most
ability as an actor and James Gun
ningham in the principal role of
Randolph Randolph and Lord Ran
dolph Ryvers was very good. All
of the female parts we're handled
capably. The scenic effects we're
very picturesque. A fair sized
crowd witnessed the performance.
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Started in HinesIey's Satur-
day Morning About Half
Past Two.
FOUR STORES GONE
And the StOckOf Another Almost Com.
petely Destroyed. Big Loss to
E.. J. McGrew.

The largest fire in the history of
Lexington from the standpoint of
financial loss occurred Saturday morn
ing, beginning sometime after mid
night. 1t was discovered about 2:3O;
but then it had gained considerable
headway.
1t seems that the conhagration was
started in the basement of W. F.
Hinesley's confectionery store, where
the candy shop was situated. By the
time 1t was discovered and the fire
department arrived at the scene, the
first floor was filed with smoke.
There was no perceptible blaze and
it was impossible to locate the
source of the fire.
The blaze broke out suddenly and
in very short time had spread
throughout Hinesley's and store, ex-
tended up stairs and next door into
Crenshaw & Young's drug store.
For time the water pressure was
low and the fire department could dc
little in the way of checking the con-
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-03-07
Local Option Speaking.

Rev. James N. Crutcher, president
of the Lafayette County Local Option
League, will speak at the following
places:
Marvin Chapel, March IA, 7:3O p. m.
Cedar Grove church, Sunday, March
Is, IL a. m.
Wolfenbarger School house, Sunday
March Is, 2:3O p. m.
McKendree Chapel, Sunday, March
15, 1880 p IN.
Chapel Hill, Monday night March
16.
Bates City, Tuesday night, March
II, Methodist church.
Pleasant Prairie church, Wednes-
day night, March Is.
Napoleon, Thursday night, March
10.
Wellington, Friday night, March
20.
3-7t2
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Nabbed a Runaway.

Monday shortly afternoon Dep
uty Sheriff Herbert Kinkead caught
Clyde Turner of independence at the
depot. Turner was a runaway boy,
bumming on freight. He had got
into an alteration with his grand
mother and attempted to kill her
with an ak. On being thwarted he
took to the unknown.
The Independence authorities sent
word here that Turner was coming.
He is pretty bad boy, having been
mixed up in a number of scrapes.
His uncle, Geo. Pack, came down
Monday and took him home Tuesda y
morning.
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A REMINDER

To those who have not yet paid their sub
scriptons:
There is just one month left before the mailing
list of the INTELLIeENcER will have to be revised,
according to the edict of the Postmaster General,
and the names Of all delinquents removed. There
are still good many who not paid up although
the number of responses to recent invitations to set
tie has been gratifying. When the fourth of April
comes probably some people will be surprised at
not receiving the INTELLIGENcER and then they will
remember that they procrastnated about remitting
for back subscriptions.
The proper time to send or bring your money
in is now, and it will be appreciated SO much
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ThOs, Brooks Fletcher.

Thos. Brooks Fletcher, who con-
stituted the third number on the
lecture course, attracted a good
sized crowd to the opera house, con-
sidering the confusion in regard to
the tickets, resulting from the fire.
Mr.. Fletcher was before Monday
an unknown quantity in Lexington
and the audience came prepared to
be severely critical; but the speaker
created veiy creditable impression.
He lectured on "The Martyrdom of
Fools and handled his snbject from
both the serious and humorous points
Of view. His delivery is excellen
and his enunciation perfectly dis
tinct.
He wore a frock coat and light
trousers instead Of the customary
dress suit, which was perfectly proper
and bit refreshing. In stature he
isshort and more heavy set than his
pictures would indicate. ais black
hair and eyebrows give him a mag
netic appearance.
There we're naturally flaws in the
lecture. Mr. Fletcher said "those
kind and used relations when hs
meant ''relatives." But on the
whole the lecture gave satisfaction
The audience was very attentive ant
seemed to appreciate the lecture tc
! the fullest extent.
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The Jury Set Saturday
April 4 for Local Option
Election.
PETIT JURY DRAWN
Irving Zeysing Awarded $500 Damages
In Gather Road Case, After Jury
Trial.

The county court met as usual Mon
day with all three judges present.
The greater part of the forenoon
was taken up in the consideration of
petitions for county election on
local option.
Hugh D. Smith and VIM. Hermann
were appointed road overseers for
districts Al and 4respectively.
In the matter of Davis drainage
ditch the county clerk was ordered
&c draw warrant for ozoI,50 as the
county's assessment.
The main business of the court
Tuesday consisted of the ordering
the county local option election for
April 4, as it was understood they
would.
F. G. Heon was appointed overseer
for District AZ for the ensuing year.
p, w. Osborne was granted a school
loan, of 81, 900 to be issued as soon as
he makes out the necessary papers.
In the matter of the petition of
Hy Bauman ct al the commissioners
filed their corrected report, which
was accepted.
The petit jury for the April term
of the circuit court was drawn as
follows:
Fred Rogge, VIM. johnson, Earl
Mahan, Clay Township; Ernest Selir-
Ter, J. Il. Wiley, w w. Cartwright,
Davis Township; Geo. w. Hall, David
Slusher, Philip Wahl, Dover Town-
ship; Ed H. Handley II. f. Uetttng,
J. J. Shackleford, Freedom Township;
Theodore Bates, W. Fl. WaddeA,
Frank Thornton, Lexington Town
ship: Scott Downs, Geo. PlattenEurg,
G. r. Doty, Washington Townships;
Geo. w. Hackley, H. "a. Drunert,
w. W. Davis, Middleton Township;
James Dean, David Moore, John w.
Fishback, Sni-a-bar Township.
In the county court Wednesday the
court ordered s., $50 insurance taken
out on furniture and 81 900 on the
library in the Office building and $3.50
on that in the court house.
In the matter of Hy Bauman ct al,
petitioned for new road was with-
drawn.
The court ordered $1,000, Wash
ington township 81 per cent bonds,
called in at par with accrued in
terest, and that the treasurer was
ordered to draw warrant for 81, 900
out of the Washington township fund
and IS, 900 from the compromise.
The court then selected the judges
for the local option election.
The main business of the court
Thursday was the case of ]. H.
Gather ct al, petition for a new road.
The case was tried before jury
consisting of M. A. Chambers, Young
Ewing, ]. L. Long, j. L. Kinkead, T.
c. Sawyer and o. o. Wilson. Irving
Zeysing was awarded $500 damages.
BID. Weedin was ordered to view
the road east of Myrick, where the
Missouri Pacific has turned the
water into the public road,
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Photo by COFFIN

fagration. The hose equipment, too,
was insufficient for so large a prop
osition.
Steadily the devouring flames
mounted to the second and third door
OF the corner building and then broke
into the upper stories of the older
building adjoining, the FIRST story of
which was occupied by w. G. McCaus-
land and the Lexington Gas and
Electric company. The fire worked
downwards in this building.
A little before $3.50 the east wall of
the corner building fell with a terrific
crash, destroying two of the plate
glass windows in front of the Traders
bank, Shortly afterwards the front
wallfell, measuring its length across
Main street.
Then It was evident that the best
that could be hoped for was the saw
ing of the block west of Leroy Farm
er's drug store. By heroic measures
this was done, although Mr., Farmer
lost almost his entire stock by damage
from smoke and water. Beyond
his building the injury was compar-
atively nothing.
What saved tho block was the
height of the Farmer structure. 1t
consists of only two stories, while
every other building in the block has
three. The hremen were able to
concentrate their fight on this space
and eventuaily-a little before six
o'clock-stop thespread of the
flames.
Crenshaw and Young's paint stock
and the aimsy goods in W. G.
McCausland's we're easy picking
for the flames. The paints srnoul-
dered long after the danger Of the
are's spreading was passed.
LARGE CROWD WATCHED.
Central telephone Office notified
most Of the business men Of the fire
and the news spread rapidly. Alarge
crowd gathered ia the court house
yard to witness the spectacle. Many
outsiders joined ID the rescue work
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Those Distorted Reports Again.

The undersigned again disclaim
all responsibility for the distorted
reports of our recent fire appearing
in the Republic, Globe-Democrat,
Star and Times. They we're sent by
James L. Roberts, who, in addition to
sending the distorted reports, now
undertakes to hide behind and charge
that his reports were changed by the
st. Louis and Kansas City news
papers, and he a court stenographer
at that. Miraculous that newspapers
in different towns should change his
reports with the same identical
wording, despite the OPERATORS card.
Get the afternoon Star of Feb. 29th
and the morning Republic of March
lst and compare the two kilograms.
B FRANK BOWMAN,
DAVID HEATHMAN.
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John F. DunlaO Dead.

John Field Dunlap died after a
brief illness at his home near Good
land, Kans. Thursday, February 81.
He was born in Danyille, kentucky
January 2, ls47 and at the time of his
death was 81 years, one month and
25 days old.
He came with his parents to Mis-
souri, when boy and lived in this
state until last March, when he went
to Goodland Kansas to make his
home. He was a cheerful and up
right man and had a great many
friends.
He leaves three sisters and two
brothers as follows; Mrs, NJ. E. Miller
of Warrensburg, Will Dunlap and
Miss Susan Dunlap of Goodland,
Kansas, and Mrs. w. H. Mackie and
James @. Dunlap of this city.
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THE Loss.


The two buildings on the corner
are total wrecks. They were oc-
cupied by four stores, a number of
offices and two lodge buildings. They
both belonged to E. J. McGrew. His
loss amounts to about $4,000 on which
there is $4,000 insurance.
Leroy Farmers building was slight
ly damaged and his stock badly in
j1red. AS yet he is unable to es-
innate his loss.
Other losses are estimated as fol-
lows
Knights of Pythias, lodge para.
phernalia; loss $500, insurance $500.
Or. J. O. Cope, medical books, fur
niture and instruments; loss S7OO, in
surance $500.
H. F. Blackwell, law library, fur
niture and fixtures; loss So, 500, insur-
ance 81, 400.
Crenshaw & Young, drug stock; loss
$4,000, insurance 1880.
W. F. Hinesley, cigar factory and
confectionery; loss $500, insurance
about $4,000.
w. G. McCausland, dry goods
stock; loss $4,000, insurance sll, 900.
Judge James p. Chinn, new law
library and Office furniture; loss
$1,000, no insurance.
Masonic lodge, paraphernalia; loss
sl,90O,s insurance 81 900.
Drs. FredendalF and Chalkley. office
fixtures, instruments and personal
property; loss 81 800, no insurance.
Drs. Roberts and Ryland, Office
furniture and apparatus partially de.
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plans for the future, He will re-
enter the cigar manufacturing busi-
ness in Lexington, he says, if the
merchants will give him any en-
couragement. If a number of them
will agree to handle his line and will
give it an equal display with other
lines, he will agree to take back all
the cigars that cannot be sold.
Mr.. Hinesley's factory was not a
large one, but it paid about $500 a
month to employees and the keeping
of this much money in town helped
some. 1t is to be hoped that the
merchants win cooperate with Mr..
so that he may reopen,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-03-07
PlnOchIe Party.

Miss Bertha Walk charmingly en-
tertained 20 of her friends Wedesnday
evening at a pinochle party at her
home on Franklin avenue. At eleven
O'Clock the paying ceased and an
elegant supper in three courses was
served.
The Walk home 10 noted for its
hospitality and Wednesday night its
reputation was enhanced.
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COUNTY PETITIONS IN

Local Option Election viii Be Saturday,
April 4.
Rev. ]. N. Crutcher, president of
the Lafayette county anti.saIoon
league, came here from Higginsville
Monday and fled petitions ask
ing for local option election in the
county outside of Lexington and Hig-
ginsville. 1t took a, large hand
satchel to carry the petitions. 1t is
said there were 1880 names on the
papers,
Saturday, April 4th was the day
asked for the election. The temper
ance wave is sweeping the county,
it seems, and the concensus of opin-
ion is that the election will go ever
whelmingly dry.
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and gave the regular fire department
valuable assistance. All morning the
street was filed with people viewing
the ruins. 1t was an awful sight.
The morning of Saturdays February
%, 1908, will long be remembered in
Lexington.
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Ed MOOrman BUYS Out EIix Bros.

Ed Moorman has bought the gro
Gerry store of John and E. d. Hlx on
Eighteenth street and Franklin av-
enue. The deal has been hanging
fire for some time, but the final ar
rangements we're not completed un-
til Wednesday. Mr.. Norman has
taken charge of the store.
The Xix brothers have built up a
good business and the location of the
store is excellent. Mr.. Moorman
should succeed in every way.
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DR.. and Mrs. Il. 4. Silverstone
went to Kansas City Wednesday eve
ming to make their future home.
Maj. and Mrs. E. A. Hickman and
their little daughter, Anna Louise,
spent Wednesday in Iudepen-
dence.
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St. Patrick's Dance.

A ball viii be given by the Ladies
Auxiliary of the Knights of Father
Matthew Tuesday evening, March
18th at Turner Hall. Admission 75c.
Ladies' Free. I'd
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An EXPLANATION.
Lexlngton, No. March 8. K

Lexington, Mo. March 3, 1908.
In justice to and at the request of
j. L. Roberts, Court Stenographer,
make the following statement of
facts regarding the specials sent by
him Feb. 29th from the Western
Union office as to the fire which oc-
cured that day.
Mr.. Roberts did not send any
specials at all to the st. Louis Re
public about the FIRE as charged by
Mr., Bowman, and the only special
sent to the Republic from this office
was sent by Mr.. Bowman, who also
sent a special to the st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Mr.. Roberts at the request of the
Kansas City Star and St. Louis Globe
Democrat by telegram received
here sent specials to the Globe Dem
ocrat and Kansas City Star and said
specials are now on file inmy office,
but these specials gave an accurate
account of the FIRE and they we're not
distorted by him and we're wholly un-
like the special which appeared in
the Kansas City Star and st, Louis
Globe Democrat and complained
about by Messrs, Bowman and Heath
man in the dailies OF this city of
March End, 1908.
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Mrs. sandford Sellers, who was
calledto Waco, Texas few weeks
ago by the fatal illness Of her
mother, Mrs. F. o. Rogers, returned
home Wednesday evening.
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stroyed; loss about $1,000, covered by
insurance.
Lexington Gas and Electric Com
pany, Office furniture and electric and
gas fixtures; loss $500, insurance
$4,000.
The figures thus given amount to:
loss s7O,4OO, insurance $45,50O. It is
thought, however, that the aggre-
gate loss will reach nearly slOO, 900
and the insurance SIC, 1000.
The following companies have
policies in property destroyed by the
fire: Phoenix of Hartford, Aetna,
Sun Fire of London, National of
Hartford, Citizens of st. Louis, st.
Paul, New Hampshire of Manchester,
Palatine Of England, North British
and Mercantile, Concordia Of Mil
waukee, Germania of New York,
Connecticut, Security Of New Haven,
Mechanics of Philadelphia, National
Union and Spring Garden, Niagara Of
New York, Prussian National, North
western Underwriters, Concordia
Missouri Mutual, Insurance Company
of State Of Illinois.
NOTES OF THE FIRE.
It was thought for while that a
man had been killed in the fire. A
skeleton was found in the Office OF
Drs. Ryland & Roberts.
Ed. McGrew, Walter Waddell, Ed,
TauJman and other prominent busi-
ness men carried water and handled
hose when 1t was needed.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
There have been number of fires
recently with uncertain origin.
ed McGrew contemplated the
erection OF new building on the
site of the two destroyed ones. He
will begin building as soon as the ia.
surance is adjusted.
Rev. 4. NJ. C9bb was the only one
hurt In the Are. Rev. Cobb was
struck on the shoulders by a falling
cable and knocked aga inst water
plug His shoulder was dislocated
His Injury while very painful Is not
serious.
/ 4Those who lost by the fra have tn,
s5mpat by of the entire community.