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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-27
ANOTHER BUILD.
ING OCCUPIED
Hix Brothers Have COmmOd.
iOuS Quarters at Twelfth
and Main.
TWO STORE ROOMS
Handsome Offices On the Second Floor.
News Office in Basement -.0Id Com.
merciaI Hotel Site.

Visitors coming 20 Lexington after
an absence of six months or a year
will be surprised and pleased to see
a beautiful two story business build
ing, built Of Lexington Press Brick,
standing on the site of the old Com
mercial hotel, which burned several
years ago and whose neglected foun-
dation marked an ugly spot in Lex
ington's business district. The COR
ner on which the old hotel stood is
one of the best locations in the city,
bu. nevertheless the lot was not pur-
chased by anyone with definite plahs
Tor its use until recently when Hix
Brothers bought the site for the new
building which has just been CON-
pleted. The Hix Bros. firm has been
in the dry goods business but few
months. Yet it has made a record for
progressi in that line of business.
The firm started with the stock Of
the bankrupt Palace Mercantile
company in the room now occupied
py Kriehn & Wilker, After several
months stay at this stand during
which the company enjoyed lucra'
tive trade, the stock was moved &c
new quarters iu the Kriehn building.
II was at this time that Hix Bros.
decided to build and now they are
housed in their modern and beautiful
location.
Xix Bros. occupy the corner room
in the new building, the second room
being rented by the new firm of Bar
ron and Sheets. The latter firm l.
composed Of Charles Barron and Ros
coe Sheets. Messrs. Barron anC
Sheets handle contections, tobacc,
etc. In addition TO this they are pre-
pared to serve meals. The store furni
tnre is fixed upbeautifully, everything
is new and up-to-date, all of the fxtur
es being made in Lexington by Wink
Ter company, and the store on the
whole is decided credit both to the
enterprise and progressiyeness of the
owners and to the city.
The secood floor has been fitted up
elegantly and the rooms will be rent
ed for Offices. Miss Alice Spence
has secured suite for her studio
DR.. Claude johnson will have hii
: dental parlors and DR.. Payne hi,
offices IN this building.
The basement will be occupied b
the Office and plant of the Lexington
News. This is an excellent ant
commodious home for the News anC
will undoubtedly be great improve
ment over its old quarters.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-27
Death of an Old Resident.

Died Wednesday morning of heart
disease at his home in West Lexing
ton, Isaac Talbot, aged 65 years. Mr..
Talbot was a Civil War veteran and
had been an inmate of the soldiers
home at FIT. Leavenworth for several
years. He returned to Lexington a
few days ago. Four sons; Ike, Joe,
Ed and John; two brothers, Nathan
Talbot of Orrick, No., and Butler
Talbot of this city, and one sister,
Mrs. Kate Thomas, of Higginsvine
survive him.
The funeral was held from Wink
ler's undertaking rooms Wednesday
afternoon at o'clock.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-27
Marriage Licenses.

Mrs. William Hoge aud son, Ken
meth, visited in Kansas Wednesday,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Poage went to
Kansas City Wednesday to spend
the day.
A. Hmberg was in Kansas City
Wednesday on business,
Oscar Andreen has returned from
Kansas City.
Frank Harrison and Otto stalline
went to Marshall Wednesday for a
brief stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. 2. 7. Xix and daugh
ter, Hiss Blanche, spent Wednes-
day in Kansas City.
The Wentworth basketball team
was defeated at Warrensbure Tues
day by the score Of 50 to 16.
Mrs. william spurlock and hel
three children went to Amsterdam
Bates county, No. to join her ansbane
Who is ncw located there.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-27

f. N. Hopkins visited in Kansas
City yesterday.
Ed Aull spent yesterday in Kan
sas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Palmer
spent yesterday in Kansas City.
Ben Steele went to Kansas City
Thursday evening for brief stay.
E. NJ. Taubman and his two sons,
Edward and Robert, went to Kansas
City Thursday evening for a few
days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Q. H. Schaefermeyer
returned yesterday from st. Louis
where they we're called recently by
the death OF their son-in-law, H. w.
Wessendorf.
Miss Laura DAVIS and Mrs. Mollie
Hays returned to Kansas City Tues
day evening after attending the
funeral Of their brother, Robt. Davis.
Judge ). E. Burden was in Kansas
City Wednesday
o. W. Wilcoxon went to Kansas
City " ednesday on business.
Rev. George Gibson returned from
Kansas City Tuesday evening.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-27
MAYHEM NOTES.

James bleNenS went 10 higgins
vile Wednesday on business.
Jack Wells came in from Utah this
week to see his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Wells.
A. J Johnson, the jeweler of
Odessa, was here last Thursday on
business.
Robbie Lankford has rented the
farm known as the Seawell farm for
the coming season and viii take pos
session March lst.
Jo Powell of Odessa spent last Fri,
day here on business.
T, D. Williamson transacted busl-
ness with the Probate Court last
Monday.
Hugh Smith returned from his
western trip last Saturday. He was
much pleased with what he seen.
John Haner and family left last
Tuesday for Saline county, where he
will live in the future.
Dan Herr mixed with the people of
Higginsville last Saturday.
J. c. Calfee and wife with Miss Ada
Brewing spent last Sunday in Kansas
City.
Miss Meta Wohlsecker of Higgins
Vile was the guest of Miss Nettie
Heidbriuk last week
Mr.. Hefter of Corder spent last
Sunday here enjoying the companion.
ship of friends.
The Bell and Home Telephone
companies have lot of men here
fixing up the line damages caused by
the recent ice and storm.
Miss Savilla Williamson was the
guest of Miss Mabelle Green last Sat
urday and Sunday,
Miss Janis Sherwood visited with
Miss Viola Pickett last Sunday ev-
ening.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Christian church netted sl2,Sl with
their supper last Saturday evening.
Fred Sanders left for Lexington last
Monday. He was on the regular jury
lpanel.
Thos. Sanders was in Kansas City
last Monday on business.
Mrs. Mary Dobson OF Higginsville
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Anna NJ.
Jones, this week.
Thos. Staley of Odessa was down ID
see his mother last Wednesday.
Elder Morrison, pastor of the Hig-
ginsville Christian church, gave a
steropticon talk here last Monday
night His scenes we're good His
Ninety and Nine" was fine. The
night being dark and the road about
impossible, his crowd was not large
We would be pleased If he would do
the act again when the roads are
better.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-27
Jayhawkers Coming

The Wentworth basketball team
will close a most successful season
this evening when they will take
on for the last game the Kansas
University freshmen team. This
team is doped up to be one Of the
fastest aggregatIons among the
younger lights in the West. The
freshmen have mopped up with sew
eral classy teams Of the Kansas City
Central High type; but nevertheless
Wentworth, who has also done some
mopping up this season, will make
an extra strong bid to give the Kan
sans a warm reception. The two de-
feats administered by Warrensburg
are the only games the soldiers have
lost and in those two mix-ups Went
worth was travelling in foreign class.
This on the whole has been a most sue
cessful season for those in the Went.
worth camp and their belts are dec
orated with several scalps of worthy
opponents. Such teams as the Kan
sas City Midgets, who are at present
leading the Kansas City league, and
the Independence league team are
no easy propositions but Wentworth
came out winner in both of these
battles. And the way they cleaned
poor old Kemper is still a source OF
regret to the team that they should
be guilty of jumping on anything Sc
easy. This game viii be a eorker
and should draw goodly crowd.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-27
DIR. c. W. Bates went to Waterloo
Thursday morning on business.

DIR. G. W. Bates went to Waterloo
Thursday morning on business.
Miss LeOnora Gordon returned Wed.
nesday evening from a brief stay
in Kansas City.
Misses Nell ShotlifI and Roxie
Crumm returned Thursday from
trip to Chicago and st. Louis.
Mrs. B. Il. ireland, Mrs. a. ].
Chalkleyand Miss Mary Henry spent
Thursday in Kansas City.
It was reported Wednesday that
the Post ONCE had been held up and
robbed of 800. 1t is unknown who
started the report.
Miss Vera Dell Hurt returned to
her home in Lawson Wednesday af-
ternoon, after a visit with Misses
Mayme and Bess Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Hawkins left
Thursday for their home in Mang-
um, Okla, after a visit with Mrs.
Hawkins parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Up
] ton Wilson.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-27
Graduating Recital.

The hrst graduating recital OF the
year was given in Murrell auditorium,
Central college, Thursday evening
by Miss Marie Youngs of the piano
department aud Miss Nettie Marie
Marvin OF the school OF expression.
This year there are so many candi-
dates tor graduation in the
music and expression depart
ments at Central that it was
deemed advisable to dispense with
the old requirement Of recital un-
assisted and allow two pupils to give
joint program. If one NAV Judge
from the reception which the enter
tainment of Thursday evening re-
ceived, the new arrangement is alto
gether acceptable to the public. The
monotony of work by single person
is eliminated and a program of pleas
ing variety is the result. There was
no doubt that either of the young
ladies who appeared at this first re-
cital could have given an entire
program.
Miss Youugs has appeared fre-
quently at Central recitals in pre-.
vious years and is . pianiste of known
ability Her work bears every evil
dence of thorough study and musical
understanding, Her first number
consisted of the Allegro and Scherzo
movements of Beethoven's Sonata,
Opus 81, Number 3. She executed
these movements with ease and
grace, with clean attack and lack of
trepidation.
Mr.. King, her teacher, relied upon
the Missouri Pa-ihc to bring him
from Kansas City on time and hence
was absent. So Miss Youngs was de-
prived of the encouragement Of her
teachers presence. Yet she showed
not the slightest trace of embarrass.
ment or uncertainty.
On her second appearance she
played Grieg's ITO SPRING and Schu-
mann's "Whims." Her third number
was Perpetual Movement by Weber,
The audience tried repeatedly to get
an encore, but Miss Youngs only
bowed in response,
Miss Marvin is a reader of greay
capabilities. Her stage presence Is
attractive, her voice full and clear
and her enunciation exact. She had
no difficulty whatsoever in holding
the closest attention OF the entire
audience Her first selection-A
lScrap of College Lore by A, w
| Dromgoole-was tragic narrative
read in most convincing manner.
Her second was double number
| Corydon by Aldrich and Evelyn Hope
by Browning. On her third appear
ance she was at her best in two
scenes from Sheridan's school for
| Scandal" The scenes both depicted
Lady Teazle and Sir Peter quarreling
and Miss Marvin's Interpretation Of
the dialogue was delightful. The
audience tried in vain 10 force an
encore.
The recital was all ways a success;
and reflected great credit upon Mr.
King and Mrs. Alexander, the teach
ers of the young ladies,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-27
cORDtR ITEMS.

Edd Highley of Sweet Springs
transacted business here Monoay.
Miss Virginia Steele spent the past
week in the country with the family
of Robert corder.
Mss Hazel Beattie was in Corder
visiting her friend Miss Helen Groves.
Joe Jones was in Blackburn last
Saturday.
Miss Mary Barley Of Central college
of Lexington is visiting her parents
north of town.
Miss Eva o'Mally spent Saturday
and Sunday in the country with J. D.
Zentmeyer,
a fine entertainment was given at
the Christian church last Saturday
night by Rev. Morrison of Higgins
vile, on the Philippine Islands. The
program was opened by an illustra-
trated song after which pictures
taken from the PHILIPPINES were
shown. Rev. Morrison explained each
picture and after about an hours eu-
tertainment the program was closed
by an Illustrated song, after which
the congregation 5as dismissed.
Everyone enjoyed the evening.
Charley Layne left for Kansas City
Tuesday where he will visit for a few
weeks.
A home talent play which is to be
given February 2S, is "A Scrap Of
Paper" Admission 3j cents. Seats
on sale an Benton's Drug Store.
Willie Sees sale last Saturday
proved success.
f. S. Willis win have public sale
on next Tuesday, March ,, after
which he will mcve to town while he
looks up "a location.
Willie Lleser was in Higginsville
Monday.
| Prof. W. II. Hughes transacted
business in Higginsville Saturday.
Mrs. w. D. Hall of Kansas return.
ed home Saturday afternoon after a
two weeks visit with her sister, Mrs.
Everett Bassett.
Forest Wright and family spent
Sunday in Blackburn with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Wright.
Col. Logsdon helped Col. Hit with
the sale Of w. H. Dean. a large
crowd was present and the proceeds
! amount TO about $1,000
Walter Schulz and Denver Neimiel
walked to Alma Sunday evening anc
returned on the mail.
The Telephone Co. began to remend
the wires broken by the storm thi.
week. About all wires running east
we're broken and long task remains
to be done.
The indictments laid against S. p.
Kelly and Hughes we're compromised
by forcing the closing of the Club
house.
Berry See and son we're in Higgins.
vile Monday.
Steve Kelley spent Sunday in Black.
burn.
VIM. Nieman was in Alma Tuesday
Taylor Alcar returned from ST
Louis Saturday.
A fine program was rendered at lht
high school auditorium last Monday
in honor Of the one-hundredth ami
versary OF Abraham Lincoln. Aftei
the program had been given Rev
So Iires and Rev. Bowman made Z
talk and Miss Kena Kidd read for tht
crowd. The pupils of four room.
were present besides large number
of visitors. This was the first pro
gram given in the new auditorium
and of course the pupils could have
done better if only small crowd hat
been present. The hall is much larg
er than the ordinary program room
which added to the embarrassment
of the children.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-27
Another Wreck.

There was another wreck on the
river route Thursday afternoon. A
freight was derailed between Hodge
and Waverly. SO the passenger at
night had to back up to Boonville, go
over the Katy tracks to Sedalia and
proceed to Kansas City.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-27
Correction.

Owing to an error in the record it
was announced last week that the
cases in the Criminal court against j..
G. Worthington were dismissed at
cost of the defendant. They we're
dismissed at the cost of the state.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-27
Methodist Church.

Rev. o. NJ. Hickman has announced
a series of Lenten revival services to
be held at the Methodist church be-
ginning March 2lst. Mr.. Hickman
will be assistsd in the meeting by
Rev, Marvin T. Hsw of Jackson, Mo.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-27

DR.. aud Mrs. G. W. Hyde went to
Kansas City Thursday TO hear
Gipsy Smith.
W. G. Eggleston returned to Slater
Thursday morning.
Geo. Cohrs returned TO Kansas
City Thursday morning.
Dr. ]. L. and l. G. Peak spent
Thursday in Kansas City.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-27

Mrs. Harry Bi0dgett who has been
visiting relatives in this city for the
past few weeks, returned to her home
in Kansas City Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Robert Taubman went &c
Kansas City yesterday for few
days visit.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-27
Episcupal Church.

There will be services at the
Episcopal church Sunday, February
%, at II a. nj. and p. m. Bishop
Atwill will conduct the morning SER
vice.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-17
RuNGALoW THEATRE.

Manager Walter Arlington of the
Bungalow stock company announces
strong bill for all next week in Brown
From Missouri" a fOur-act comedy OF
society and New York finance, when
should prove popular with the patrons
of that house. 1t is perhaps the best
offering the company has yet made,
strong statement when the varied pro-
auctions of the past few weeks are re-
membered. While the piece is funny,
there is an interesting love story run
ming through it. The cast is large
one calling for the entire strength Of
the company.
The locale is largely in New York.
Carson Bland, a westerner, who has
made his pile, has developed social as
pira tons. and endeavors to crafty
them at whatever cost. There seems
little possibility that he will be sue
cessful until he NETS Mr.. Farney,
president of a great financial insutu-
ton, which has got into deep water and
is about to close its doors because of
its presidents unfortunate speculations.
Bland has fallen in love with Evelyn
Varnev. daughter of the financieT, and
offers her father to save him for the
consideration Of his daughters hand.
The girl consents and they are married.
About this time BANDS two partners
in his western mine come east to visit
him. Richard Marshall, formerly d
sutton for Evelyn's hand. mixes in the
story and deceivcs Evelyn as to her
husbands character inducing her to
steal some papers from the latter's safe.
These are proxies in q company Bland
and Varney are organizing, and Mar
shall wants the control to ruin both.
When Evelyn has taken and destroyed
the papers she learns that she has been
deceived. & Bland finally wins her real
love and with her help triumphS over
his enemies.
The partners from the west furnish
some delightful comedy scenes, and an
English butler is also one of the most
amusing of characters.
John Ince win play Carson Bland, a
splendid part, giving him opportunities
for forceful acting. Miss Frances
Brandt, who made a hit last week a.
Dora Thorne, will have an even better
role in Evelyn Varney. and Miss
Mayme Arlington will be thoroughly at
home In the role of Constance Gray,
which she has played with success i'll
the east. w. w. Craig as Brown from
| Missouri is expected to be one OF the
| chief hits of the play. something which
those who have seen him in western
| characters can readily believe. Mr.
Craig has lived long in the west am
on the ranges and knows and loves the
country. The play win receive the best
efforts of the company In settings am
presentation,
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-17

mond Hitchcock, he is a caricatUre. and
gets chances to open and empty his On
tire bag of funny tricks. All that be
ever did, Conan cOntrives to have him
do again. He guys all that before was
meant to be given and taken sedaIely.
He tells the audience, like a mOdernized
Greek tragedy chorus. what the action
means and what may be expected 10
come of it; calls attention frequently
to the fact that he is the star actor, and
insists on his rights of dominance; and
is by spells all the kinds Of a joker that
he ever was in his twenty years on the
stage.
A way to freshen the stale fun of bur
Iesquing melodrama is in ingenious. As
usual. a quartette sings verses for plots
and then enacts them ludicrOusly. The
final stanza this time pertains to the
plays story that is being unfolded, and
runs right into a melOdramtaic climax.
Hold on" the actor cries, looking at
his watch cts only ten-fifteen. We've
got to have another act"
George Conan isn't in this show Ct
his, but he has trained four duplicates
to dance like him in various guises. The
girls. too, are Cohanized into his man
nerisms Of glib tongue and agile feet.
/ They are shown in two resorts of New
York gaiety-a WaldOrf-AstOria foyer
/ and the Martin restaurant As TO Mar
/ tins, / wonder. why? Well, you see,
/ a song therein asserts that you'd think
/ you were i'm Paris" and the activity
makes il look that way; another tells
how, i'm the hilarity Of that resort. love
makes and breaks a man." and the pro-
/ gram is careful, in its list Of scenes, TO
! specify at what Broadway corner the
establishment may be found. ] wonder
but why carp. This is a first-Tate Co
han show
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-17
1.-THE CAT AND THE FIDDLE"

a positively entertaining and refresh
ing musical attraction is promised al
the Colonial theatre for one week
starting Sunday night, with matinees
Wednesday and Saturday, when THE
Cat and the Fiddle" makes it annual
appearance here. 1t is distinctly a show
of novelties and surprises, and this sea-
son many new ones are promised, in
Guiding My Maid in the Moon" an
electrical song hit, which is becoming
very popular. Mother Goose's Baby
Dolls" a medley number, with all the
nursery rhyme characters introduced in
life-like manner, such as Mother
Goose" Little Boy Blue" DO Peep. -
Ped Riding Hood" Simple Simon. "
TON, the Piper's Son. "Humpty
Dumpty," etc 1t is a great treat for
folks viii be delighted. Teddy in the
Jungles," another new number, is a
caricature of a topical nature, and with
a scenic setting in keeping, and Charles
A. SellOn as Teddy. assisted by the en-
tire chorus. The favorites of last sea-
son, "ROsey Dreams" THE Undresse1
Kids" If I Were a Sailor" In the
Shadow of an Old Date Tree" etc, are
still maintained.
The scenic environment which was
such a tremendous feature last season
has also been improved, and a COLDER
fire shower introduced which is SAID tC
be a beautiful stage Illusion. The won.
deTfui ship wreck. the Castle of Great
Gobs, the Mystic Island of Eye, tbs
cave in the Catslills and other weirG
and beautiful scenes are still features
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-17

New York. Oct. 1.-THE theatrical
business would be d good one to conJolh
a Drophet with profit First 10 get the
sure forecaster. The money would
come in overwhelmingly. This writer
never guesses at the future of the rev
plays he describes. A week has elapsed
though, since the birth of ''Ehe Fourth
Estate" and The Master Key ana
one is dead already, while the other
lives vigorously; so he may CONSIDER
them for their quickness of defeat ana
triumph. And both present American
socialistic problems seriously.
out of respect to the dead, l VIII
write first an obituary of THE Master
Kew" That key is sexual love, the
author sets forth, and he makes II open
q deadlock between a millionaire man
ufacturer and a labor union. The play
gives the tip to wage-earners. Wnen
they would lessen their days work ana
increase their pay, they should put an
irresistible working girl in the way CT
the boss and let nature take its course.
To make the scheme potent as actor
in the conflict of capital and laDoI' Il
the case presented by Author Cosho
Hamilton is to be taken for guidance
the man should be impulslVely 5ehtl-
mental. like Actor Orrin Johnson, ana
Frances Ring.
Have trades uniOnists considered tht
idea of making walking delegates ot'
of pretty girls? The leader in TINS str ll.t
Is an eloquent old man, enthusiast II
and obdurate. and he makes no heau-
wav in the fight. A young school
ma'am. equally resOlute, but con
trast in personal charm, unconsclouslS
takes the affair out of his hands en-.
thralIs the employer and makes 4. tht
strike victorious. That is to say i ne
Master Key" presents the labor PROB
| lem seriously. yet gives no pracIlca
solution. except in a sporadic case
"The Master Key"
A young mill owner by lnherltanc'
comes home from many years OF Eu
ropean absence to find his plant lul'
/ IF Starvation They don't know him b!
| sight. So he resolves to learn the ethlc
of the controversy by pretending 10 O