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The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08

+HFY arc a breezy trio First there's Mary
Marble then there's Mr. Sam Chip, and last
] and by no means least there's John w Dunno
Miss Marble is really Mrs. John w Dunno, and
should call her Merry Mr. Chip IS appropriately
supplied with proper patronymic. By no other
name would he be quite so funny. and Mr.. John w.
Dunno fathers the sketch at the Orpheum and runs.
things generally 10 the extent at least that married
man is expeced to control. My suspicion, after
chat with the Delft players isthat Mrs. Dunne-witb
her merry chuckle and vivacious manners, after ali,
the boss of the quaint combination But that is
should be, and usually is
We talked separately two at time, and all
together. Never was an interview so beautifully
scrambled We jumped from the sixties, when
Dunno first came to California, via the isthmus OF
Panama. to the day before yesterday, when Miss
Marble said she was afraid she had cracked her
chucde That chuckle, by the way, is better off
stage than on, and It isn't cracked all. When
Dunno told me about getting his financial support
from Joe L. Eppinger to back 'Florodora,' Sam
Clipped IN q knew I'd do that with story about
his valet.
I'll try and pick out some of the fragments of
the most enjoyable chatter.
.ONCE SAM who wears Dutch curls at the
~ Orpheum this week and sings and dances, had
4 valet. He was playing in Herberts and Glen Mac
Donough's wonderland The play with the little
Sam in It started out the Majestic in New York,
and then was sent out the road Sam says he felt
he should enjoy the dignity which comes of hiring
valet He's so little that the suggestion of the need
for some one to dress him up and mend his clothes
seems not absurd at all. He got a Hungarian giant.
Not that he picked out the big fellow but rather he
was forced upon him. He came in answer to an ad,
"and wasn't big enough TO tell him he wouldn't do,
says Chip
From the very first he developed capacity to
forget-this Hungarian did Il said nothing for a
while" says Sam, "but finally pucked courage and
on the occasion of another of his forgetful tricks
after him. Might we'll do it good, / thought,
s I finished by saying things uncomplimentary
and printable. Then fastened the titles on him
I waited for the end. We in the dressing room
and the sound of my screams for help would likely be
drowned by the orchestra. 1 waited and took peek
At him. He was weeping.
1T seems, 50 he said, that he had just received
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stage, grows the intrinsic though blunt
morality of my work.
And, incidentally, according to Man
ager Cohn, these arguments are held
to justify any advertising, however
sensational which may bring theater
goers to witness performance in the
last analysis highly moral and proper.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-12-04
Waverly Notes.

Miss Ida Lee Edwards of Hodge
spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs.
Hugh Leach.
Miss Bessie Larkin was in Kan
sas City several days last week.
Miss Ada Ryland and Ernest
Corbin of Dover were in town
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. 0. Buck an
nounce the birth of a son, Nov
ember 30.
o. II Hardister and wife re-
turned Sunday afternoon from a
several days visit with relatives
in Marshall.
Miss Lorena Robertson of Mar
shall was the guest Of Mrs. Hugh
Leach several days this week.
Miss Lizzie Thomas and daugh-
ter, Minnie, spent Saturday and
Sunday in Marshall.
Miss Bernice and Nina Ham of
COrder were the guests of their
cousins, Misses Mabel and Emily
Blankin, Saturday.
Rev. HOLMAN of Marshall filled
his regular appointment here at
the Presbyterian church Sunday.
Mrs. Lizzie Butler and daugh-
ter, Miss Wilmot, returned to Kan
sas City the first of the week af-
ter a several days visit with rel
atives at this place
Miss Emily and Ada Stapleton
of Lexington were the guests of
Mrs. S. NJ. Galloway, last week.
Miss Grace Goodwin and Wal
lace Tindall of Fayette spent
Thanksgiving with Mrs. w. f.
Smith.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church will give their bazaar Dec
ember 9, 10 and II. In connect
ion with this they will serve din
ner on the first day, ice cream
and cake on the second day and
oysters on the last day.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-12-04
Wentworth Men Honored.

The Kansas City Star Tuesday
in selecting an All-NIissouri foot
ball team from the minor institu-
tions of the state names Hillix,
Owen and Littlefield on the first
team with Owen as captain, and
Lii and Blake on the second
team. This gives Wentworth more
men on the first team than any
other institution and no other pre-
paratory school is mentioned.
The other players come from
Drury, Westminster, Warrensbur.
Normals, Cape Girardeau Normal
William Jewell and Central col
lege of Fayette.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-12-04
Franklin Avenue Paving Done.

The final stage in the paving
of Franklin avenue was reached
Tuesday when the last block,
near the Arnold school, was COM
pleted. The street with the ex-
ceptiOn of the block between
Nineteenth and Twentieth is now
open to traffic. 1t will probably
be two weeks before this last
block is opened up, since the pres
ent atmospheric conditions made
hardening slow.
The granitoid paving which was
put on this street seems to be ex-
ceedingly satisfactory. 1t is less
expensive than brick and gives
a smoother surface. Still it is suf-
fieiently rough to afford a good
footing to horses.
George L. Winton of Kansas
City has had charge of the work
during the past few weeks and
has made rapid and accurate pro-
gress. He viii have charge also of
the brick paving on Eleventh
street, which viii be begun imme-
diately.
When it comes to municipal i'm.
provements Lexington is about as
good as any small town in the
state.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-12-04
A FINE ORGAN
Presbyterian Church Now Has the
Largest Instrument in Town.

Largest Instrument in Town.
Work ON installing the new or
gan at the Presbyterian church
was completed Thursday.
The instrument was purchased
last summer and built by the Es-
tey Organ company of Brattlebo-
ro, Vermont, at the cost of $3.50.
The organ arrived last week and
an expert began with the install
lation Monday.
The Presbyterians now have
the largest and most expensive
musical instrument in town. The
action is tubular pneumatic
throughout. There are 701 pipes,
13 stops, five mechanical stops,
four combination pedals and one
reversible pedal coupler, The pow
er will be furnished by a water
motor. The case is of the finest
oak and presents a most handsom
appearance. The front pipes, 81
in number, are finished in bronze,
1t was necessary to remodel the
platform to make room for the or
gan and while the auditorium is
torn up the ladies will have it re-
decorated, so that it will be i'm
possible to hold services in the
church building until a week fror
next Sunday.
The organ and improvements
will represent an expenditure of
approximately $4,000 and will
make the Lexington Presbyterian
church one of the best appointed
of its size in the state.
A dedicatory recital will proba-
bly, be given as soon as the i'm
proyements are completed.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-12-04
Loomis Drug Store Sold.

Luther w. Marshall has pur-
chased the drug stock of the
late Charles w. LoOmis on Frank,
lin avenue from Mrs. LoOmis. Mr..
Marshall is druggist of expert
ence and ability and has been con
nected with the Loomis store for
a number of years.
1t is his intention to put in a
new front and renovate the en-
tire stock. This pharmacy al
ready enjoys a good trade and
Mr.. Marshall will undoubtedly
add to it.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-12-04
BEGINNING EARLY
Ten Year Old Negro Boy Shoots
Playmate.

Charles Anderson, negro boy
ten years old, shot Webb Graham,
a playmate, during a quarrel at
the former $ home in East Lex
ington Tuesday morning.
Graham, it is alleged, was act
ing in an overbearing manner
with Anderson, who got his faith
er's revolver and ordered his tor,
mentor away. The order was COM
piled with, but the temptation to
take a wing shot was strong, and
Anderson let 90 his 30. The bull
let hit Graham in the back, was
deflected by the left shoulder
blade and came out at the elbow.
The wound is not considered dan
gerous.
The offender was arraigned be-
fore Justice J. j. Harding and
bound over to the criminal court.
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last Friday and Saturday.
Miss Mary Luce spent Thanks
giving with homefolks in Mar
shall.
c. A. Keith of Lexington was
prosecuting in the court here last
Monday.
Mrs. Mamie Green and Mrs.
VIM. Graham are still on the
sick list. We hope they will soon
begin to recover.
DR.. c. A. Nickel and wife went
went over to Lexington last Fri
day to spend the day with rela-
tives. Their son, Lewis, went to
Kansas City for a short stay at
the same time. Mrs. Nickel will
remain for a few days. The Doe
tor returned home looking very
lonesome.
Mrs. G. II. Plattenburg left for
Chicago last Friday for a visit
with friends.
John Ritter, Deputy Game War
den, who lives in Wellington, was
here last Friday. He found no
irregularities as to hunters hunt
ing without a license.
Pack Beamer went to Higgins
vile last Tuesday on business.
Mrs. Babe Blucher entertained
about twenty of her Mayview
friends last Tuesday evening. The
evening was pleasantly spent by
her guests. There were two con
tests. Miss Viola Pickett won
the first prize, a pigbank, for eat
ing her marshmellow first. Mar
tie Roach won the other a me-
dallion picture. Refreshments
were served consisting of choco-
late cream, devils food and angels
food cakes. The guests leaving
at late hour feeling that {" it
was good to be there" "
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-12-04
Mayview Notes.

Paul Proctor of Kansas City
was here last week visiting
friends.
Senator J. p. Chinn of Higgins
vile was professionally engaged
before the court of Esquire Puck
EFT last Monday.
Miss Courtney Moore of near
Lexington ate Thanksgiving tur-
key with her uncle, Butler Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Pflegar en-
tertained about thirty of her
friends on Wednesday evening in
honor of her brother, Will Mon
roe, who came home to spend the
holidays. In a literary contest
Clarence Jones and Sam Held
brink tied for first prize. In
drawing Clarence Jones won, the
prize being a box of chocolates.
Arthur Riley won the "booby"
prize-a negro doll. Elegant re-
freshments were served. All
present spent a most enjoyable
evening.
Charlie Langley of Anderson,
Mo-, who is attending school at
William Jewel college, spent
Thanksgiving with his friend, Gu.I
Greene.
Buck Mitchell transacted bust
ness in Kansas City last Tuesday.
Oscar Stuedle is our champion
'possum hunter. He caught six
last Saturday night. On Monday
night he caught six more.
John Hackley took in the cere-
monies of the Odd Fellows in
Wellington last Tuesday night.
Miss Kate Carbon of Kansas
City came down and spent
Thanksgiving with her sister, Mrs
r. H. Lankford.
Mrs. Ellen Tracy of Slater is
here this week on a visit with
friends.
Miss Jennie Kelley of Odessa
is visiting this week with her, cou
sin, Mrs. Joe Simpson.
Oscar Bullard and daughter,
Miss Kate, spent part of Friday
in Higginsville.
Mrs. Will Jennings and daugh-
ter, Nancy Ruth, spent Friday in
Higginsville with relatives.
Mrs. A. A. Ross and Misses Alb
bic and Viola Puckett, spent Fri
day in Higginsville with friends.
Marshall Smith, who lives south
of town, spent Sunday with his
brother, Sam, of Kansas City.
Mrs. Fannie Graham and
daughter, Miss Maude, of Lexing-
ton spent part of last week with
relatives south Of town.
Prof. A. A. Ross attended the
teachers association at Marshall
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Miss Isy Mcintyre of Kansas
City arrived Thursday evening
to visit Miss Mary Young.
A marriage license has been is
sued to
George c. Ritter. Kansas City.
Nettie Eaton Kansas City.
7. A. Campbell went to Kansas
City Thursday evening to see his
wife, who is in hospital there.
Misses Alice and May Peak
went to Slater yesterday for
a brief visit.
Oscar Andreen returned Thurs
day evening from Kansas City.
Mrs. G. C. Marquis spent yes
terday in Kansas City.
George w. Meet returned yes
terday morning to his home in
Liberty after a visit with relative
here.
Miss Callie Hoffman of Fulton.
who is visiting her brother, DR..
r. L. Britt, went to Kansas City
yesterday morning for a short
stay.
Mrs. L. A. Cooke returned yes
terday to her home in Bartles-
vile, Oklahoma, after a visit with
her mother, Mrs. Frances Saun-
ders.
There has been another change
in operators at the Missouri Pacif
ic passenger depot. A. w. Will
Jams of Warensburg has succeed
ed D. E. Smith, who will return
to his former location at Sweet
Springs. Mr.. and Mrs. Williams
arrived Thursday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith left yesterday for St.
Louis, where they will spend a
week before returning to Sweet
Springs.
Hon. Alex. Graves went to JEFF
fersOn City Wednesday on legal
business.
Theodore Bates returned We'd
nesday to Kansas City after a
visit of a few days at home.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-12-04
Fined for Wife.Beatinr.

Justice j. j. Harding held Tues
day that it was improper for
a man to beat his wife. Charles
Duncan was arraigned before him
on the chagre of wife-beating, fill
ed by Prosecuting Attorney G.
A. Keith. 1t was evident that Mr..
Duncan had inflicted chastiSemen
upon his wife until a physicians
services were necessary. SO he
was fined 5000 and costs.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-12-04
Joseph eHsh Dies Suddenly.

Joseph Glish, an old and wide
ly known citizen Of Lexington
died suddenly at eight O'Clock
Thursday morning at his home in
East Lexington, from heart fail
ure. He was not feeling i'll when
he arose that morning and as us
ual ate a hearty breakfast.
Mr.. Glish was 76 years old and
leaves a wife and three children,
John Glish, Leroy Glish and Mrs.
Patrick Mcconnell, all of Lexing-
ton.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-12-04
Dover Notes.

Misses Sallie and Virgie Corbin
spent last Thursday in the
country with Miss Ada Ryland.
Carl IIarwood returned to War
renSburg Tuesday morning after
spending Thanksgiving here with
his parents, DR.. and Mrs. w. G.
HIarwOod.
Mrs. NJ. L. Montague and two
children of Marshall visited with
relatives here last week.
Ed. Carter preached at the
Christian church Sunday morning
and night.
Misses Florence Young and
Matte Barnes of Prairie Church
nelghborhOod visited here last
week with Miss Emma Miers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bachtell of
Jefferson City returned to their
home Sunday after a short visit
with F. J. McGee and family.
F. c. Corbin, wife and small
son, George Louis, came in Tues
day morning from Nara Visa,
New Mexico. Mr.. Corbin and
family will make their home here
this winter.
H. T. Redd, w. w. Cole, Vim.
and Robert Dysart attended the
barn dance last Saturday night
at Paul Yancey s, near Waverly.
II. N. Hockensmith sold his
farm of 40 acres and town prop
erty this week to Egidi Phillips,
Consideration $4,000.
Bird Scott of Kansas City is
making an extended visit with
her aunt, Mrs. Charles Dysart.
Byron Epps who is attending
school at Kansas City spent the
Thanksgiving holidays at home.
William and Martin Pauling
came home last week from Ali
ance, Nebraska, where they spent
several month -''.l threshing
outfit.
Mrs. Alph Downing of Higgins
vile visited with relatives here
last week.
w. w. Meng had business in
Kansas City this week.
Mrs. X c. Hogan received
word Tuesday from Geary, Okla
homa, that her grandson, Lee Nc
Daniel, was better after an illness
of eight weeks with typhoid fe-
yer.
The following gentlemen at
tended a meeting of the l. o. 0.
F's. at Wellington Tuesday night.
0. G. Congdon, DR.. w. G. Har-
wood, Frank Zeyzing, Robert Dy-
sart, Geo. Zeyzing, Rudolph Yo-
kley and B. w. Vaughan.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-12-04
Death of Miss May Belle Smith.

Death of Miss May Belle Smith.
Miss May Belle Smith died
Thursday night at the home Of her
mother, Mrs. Matte Smith, on
South street at eleven o'clock.
Her condition had been critical
for several days and her death
was expected.
Miss Smith was a daughter of
the late A. w. Smith and was
born in this city May 5, 1880. She
is survived by her mother, sis
ter-AIiss Lydia Smith-and a
brother-A. R. Smith.
The funeral will be held from
the residence today at two O.
clock. Rev. r. B. Briney will
conduct the services and inter
ment will be in Machpelah.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-12-04

Mrs. Frank Hoefer went to In
dependence Thursday morning.
Oscar Andreen went to Kansas
City Wednesday to spend the
day
Mrs. Sarah Graves returned
Thursday from a visit in Ne
vada, Mo.
Mrs. George Colburn returned
Wednesday from a visit with rel
atives in Chicago.
Mrs. E. B. Farley returned
Tuesday evening to her home in
Sedalia after a visit with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Hutch
inson.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-12-04

Miss Fannie Sawyer returned
Tuesday evening from a visit
in Kansas City.
Rev. Eugene Abbott of Boon
vile, Elder Adams of Boonville,
Elder Van Dyke Of Marshall, Rev
s. F. Shiffler Of Sweet Springs
and Rev. Xenophon Ryland Of
Higginsville were here WedEes-
day to attend a meeting Of the
Presbyterian Home Mission board
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-12-04

Joe Tribble was in Kansas City
Wednesday.
Mrs. F. L. Carter left We'd
nesday for a visit of a few days
in Kansas City.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-12-04
EIks Memorial Services.

Lexington Lodge No. 749, B. P.
0. E., will hold its annual mem
orial services Sunday afternoon
at the opera house. Hon. John E.
Swanger, ex-secretary of state,
will deliver the memorial address
and Rev. T. NJ. Cobb of this city
will preach the sermon. There
will be in addition an attractive
musical program.
The exercises will begin at
2;3O. The public is cordially in
yited to attend.
Elks are requested to meet at
the lodge hall promptly at two.
Rev. G. NJ. Gibson returned
from Platte City Thursday even
ing.
Phil-Adams and Oscar Thomas
went to Aullville yesterday to
spend the day hunting.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-07-21

Rvr
j not touching water-one foot SAA<>
- from the deadliest hell-fre
with which a malignant Satan might ever
hope to torture the accused, five feet from
water countless fathoms, deep, here one will meet
some forty-fve sturdy fellows, divided off into
crews of fifteen men each, who for the miserable
pittance of seventy eighty German marks
month, at most, purchasing value at their hands
about $3.50 to 500 in American money and a
fare that would be insult to the American
workman-labor, the year round, happy and con
liners.
Probably all in all, two thousands souls are
aboard the boat Possibly, aside from their SUI
perior officers, not per cent have seen or will
get to see the stokers. Yet these the men
behind the guns, to speak. The descent to
their arsenal is both noisome and forbidden, and
SO the great army of annual crossers on the At
lantic ferry steer shy of the haunt OF the
stoker First a pass from the chief engineer needs
to be obtained, granted grudgingly. Then
one must climb from the steerage deck, down the
iron rungs of ladders that reek, verbally with Oil
and paint, and in and among the great engines,
and between the steam piping, till one reaches a
point where the very handra is too hot to clasp.
Downward, foot by foot, sea-fashion, that s-back-
ward into the very bowels of the liner. Then, not
content with achieving this depth alone-between
two mighty boilers, into the home haunt OF the
stoker.
thereof, be extended warmer reception
than that afforded at the stoke hole The cham
Der is perhaps ten feet wide, and from the sooty
floor both fore and aft, wall of iron rises, per-
pendicular and GRIM forty feet sheer up to the cap
tains deck, where a narrow bit of deep blue stands
forth in bold relief between the lattces which
guard the top. Little wonder that no breath of
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like three cents.
Her mouth said good many things before she
spoke, and made me mighty uncomfortable.
"Three millions ought to buy most any kind of
a toy you'd want" she says, finally.
Il guess it will" I says, complacent "Moneyl
buy about everything
at will not buy what want" she says lookin'
off at the mountains.
you must be wantn' the moon' says
It's something have to work for all by my
SELF" she says.
"We' says, there's hopin you'll make good"
Then the camp began to show up, and we gal
Hoped along pretty lively without saying much
trail to the Carlton dobe, she says, holdin' out
her hand and thankn for shown her the
way, 81 hope l shall see you again."
"If I'm EARTH" says
THE next day was surprised-as surprised as
| ever am-when Carlton asked me up to the
'dobe shack went, of course but didn't feel right.
Their chairs may be all right, but / didn't feel
right sittin' in EN- Carlton tried to make me jolly
up, and his wife did too-but couldn't make it
some way-they've got such ALFRED fine ways
with 'em. Every time l knocked the ashes from
Cartoons cigars that fool fancy ash tray with
those grnning heads on it, l felt just like those
grins We're all at me- Then when tried it with
out looking I'd knock the ashes all over the shiny
table. The things they fixed up to drink in baby
glasses worried me, too couldn't make myself
into no bird takn drop at time on my bill
and l always took the thing at swallow-or
two, at the most. Then was way ahead of all
the rest and had to take more when didn't want
it, SOS to come out even. If it hadn't been for
that little lady, Miss Margaret Joyce I'd
have gone again, but l couldn't help myself as
long she was there But l couldn't talk to her
the same. 1t wasn't like out the desert.
One night she got to singin for me, and / felt
comfortable then for the first time in that shack.
just leaned back and listened. Carlton had been
down to the city and brought whole lot of roses
back with him and the place full of EN-. The
little lady had in her hair that | got set on
havin' while she was. singin. So when l was
about to CO. says off hand Il want that rose"
She shook her head