The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-08-28
CORDER ITEMS
begins September 8.

started out this week on stack
threshing.
Although the weather has been ex-
ira dry the corn has not been bad
ly damaged and a large yield is ex-
pected by most of the farmers.
Clyde Lewis of Columbia, is the
guest of relatives in and near Cor
der this week
John Hulger of Marshall spent
last Sunday in Corder with relatives
Miss Mae Andrews left Saturday
morning for a ten days visit near
Columbia and Centralia, with friends
and relatives
John Willis and Hampton Robin
son of Kansas City. were here last
Saturday and Sunday visiting
VIM, NJ. Groves, Corder's popular
banker, sold his farm last Saturday
to Ed Liese, formerly of Corder. The
place was known as the Shackleford
farm and the price per acre was $3.50
This is handsome price but not too
much for Lafayette county land. We
are glad to have Mr.. Liese's family
in this community.
Mrs. C. H. Meyer of Kansas City,
formerly of Corder, is in Corder this
week greeting old friends. She will
also visit in Waverly and Mayview
Joe Jeffers Of Odessa spent Sun
day in town as the guest of Ed. Arm.
bruster and family.
Misses Buelah Garnett and Fay
Prigmore, and Louis Schultz and a
friend, all from Kansas City were
enjoying the day here last Sunday.
Harrison Cravens of Mexico, Mo,
stopped over a day or two in this
city before again taking charge of
his work
The board of Aldermen of this city
at a recent meeting finished the
work of revising the ordinances Of
this city and they win be printed in
a pamphlet form at an early date for
distribution.
Circulars are out announcing the
Jesse James show which will exhib-
it here on Tuesday night, August 81.
1t promises to be good
Geo, Wolliyer and family Of
Buckner. were here last week visit
ing. He returned home Saturday but
his wife remained.
VIII Willis, wife and family of Nor
borne, came over to attend the La
fayette fair last week and stopped
over in Corder for a few days. They
left for their home Sunday morning
Waverly was an easy mark for
Corder in the base ball line last
Sunday when they lined up and Cor
der won by score of to A. The
Corder teams regular pitcher, Pros
ser, was unable to be present and
Pete Cross was substituted other
members of the team were absent
also, and second team players were
put in, but nevertheless the home
boys came out on top as usual
The following received a number
of cars of feeders last Friday: Frank
Board, Chas. Holman, Robert Lewis
and Lee Starke.
Last Saturday evening about $3.50
Gilbert Kleinschmidt arrived in town
with H. F. Kleinschmidt' new Ford
auto which has been purchased for
some time but owing to the demand
could not be delivered until the pres
ent. The machine is a touring car
for five passengers and is painted
black. 1t has all of the Improvements
Of the up-to-date cars and is an i'm
provement to the town. Mr. Klein
schmidt has secured the agency for
the Ford machine and win demon
strate its possibilities to prospective
buyers. This is the fourth auto in
Corder.
Rudy Wollenman and wife enter
tanned large number of relatives
at a fine dinner last Sunday at their
beautiful home on south Elizabeth
street. The occasion was very much
like a family reunion and it was a
treat to share Mr. and Mrs. Wollen-
mans hospitality. Those present
were: Mrs. Mary Wollenman, Hays
Wollenman, Leo Wollenman. John
Condor and family, Mrs Arth and
children of Collinsville. Ill, Hugh
Crowder and family. James Hum
phrey and family and o. J. Wollen.
man and family.
The Masonic order here gave a
big third annual reception Wednes-
day night on the beautiful lawn in
front of c. L. Wilson's house on
Elizabeth street to the Masons
wives. daughters and sisters, and
mothers. People from everywhere
were present and a pleasant even
ing was spent Lunch was brought by