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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-09

the plans waiter 0aQ drawn IOr the
new house. When the latter decided
to go to the city, he wanted to ar
range for the care of his little charge
with neighbor.
mo, Uncle Walter; no, positively"
asserted Joe. 1--WE planned it all out.
Let me stay here, only leave old Dob
bin and the wagon. 1 can't do much
real work, but I can drive, and I'll
pick up enough odd Jobs about town
to keep me comfortably and some
times to put aside for that famous
new house you're going to build. See
if l don'tH-
Walter agreed to this, but with
some reluctancy and misgivings as
he looked at the thin, wistful face and
crippled condition Of his charge. And
now Joe was the only occupant of the
lonely old house that shook danger
ously when the wind blew hard, and
only a portion of which was at all
habitable.
''Pm going to set up light house
keeping in the diningroom and move
my cot there, " planned Joe. Just as
soon as I get it fixed just as want it
then for the plans of the new
house"
Daytimes after Joe drove down to
the depot and waited around for
chance to haul a trunk or carry a
valise or package in the old wagon.
He had to have help with the heavier
-.
light. At the end of a month Joe had
enough ready cash to provide for his
limited living needs. Then he started
in on what he called his grand ideal"
He spent several evenings going
over the plans for the new house. He |
measured and calculated. With the
aid of a builders book he had picked
up, Joe was able to figure out just
what kind and how much Of lumber,
I,y-ioIr cfOua ond tho lilo y1yoc uoodoI
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-09

EVERY week ne wrote TO Walter IN
the city Three times a week he
drove around to see Mercy. She had
no time to visit him, and she had to
slave hard to please her narrow
minded, complaining sister. Joe was
so CHEEKY and courageous that he
frightened up her spirits consider
ably, despite the fact that her lover
did not write the most hopeful let
tiers in the world.
With the end of the year Walter
Rose wrote that he had not done as
well in the city as he had anticipated.
He was hOmesick, however, and was
coming back to RiverdaIe, to be
among friends, even if he had to work
a little harder and wait little longer
for that new house.
Walter was puzzled at the gaiety
and suppressed excitement of little
Joe as the latter met him at the depot
with old Dobbin and the wagon. The
animal looked well kept, the vehicle
was freshly painted Walter sighed
as they came in sight of the old
house. 1t was a discouraging home
coming.
81 had hoped when came back
here" he told his companion, that I
would surely have earned and saved
enough to provide a neat home nest
for Mercy and the old folks, Instead
of that l have less than $500, a mere
beginning. Why, what's that?"
Well might Walter stare! The old
place looked like a lumber yard.
Piled up symetTically were old boards,
laths, shingles, rubble stone and di-
mention stone sufficient to lay a pre-
tentiOus foundation, and heap after
heap of bricks.
Its the result of my grand ideap'
cried Joe proudly. you know they
are doing a lot of tearing down and
rebuilding in the new factory town of
M
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-05-16

a quarter Of a million dollars
through his new system Of au-
ditiag accounts. Never in all
It's history las M;ssouri's affairs
been so efficiently administered
as Under The present administra-
tons. More money will be avail
able for schools, more money will
be ayailal lie for roads, more
privileges will be enjoyed by the
private citizen and more re-
straints thrown around corporate
greed than ever before. Best of
all, state taxes will not be in
creased to the extent Of a
single penny. And all these
) good things were authorized and
made possible by a Democratic
legislature.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-05-16
Good Law for Railroaders.

Railroad men everywhere will
appreciate the bill introduced in
to the legislature by Mr.. Correll
of Randolph county to prevent
the use of dangerous and defect
i've locomotive engines and TO
otherwise provide for the health
and safety of railroad employees.
1t prohibits the use of any loco
motive that is not equipped with
elastic springs of sufficient
strength TO support the cab, fire
box, boiler, etc, in such a man
ner that they may not come in
contact with the truck or trailer
box and that such springs shall
be Of sufficient strength to pre-
vent the shock OccaSioned by the
running Of a locomotive over IT.
Irregularities in the track from be-
ing communicated to the oc-
cupant of the cab. It is a well
established fact hat constant
.iolting in a locomotive cab has
been very injurious to the train
mon and a number of serious di-
seases, common among engineers
and firemen, have been traced
directly to this cause. The same
law provides for better heating
equipment for the cab, better
protection from inclement weather
and other safeguards tending to
promote the health and safety of
tn brave fellows who operate
our trains.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-05-16
Automobile Fund Growing.

The number of registered own
ers OF motor vehicles in Missouri
is growing by leaps and bounds.
Secretary of State Cornelius
Roach reports that up to date
the 1913 registrations, since Feb
ruary LIST, have reached 24,S94.
This is SIS more machines for the
past three months than were reg
istered during the entire twelve
months of the 1912 registration
period. The receipts for 1912
registrations, up to May LIST Of
that year, were $7S, 8O9.5O, while
the receipts this year, for the
corresponding time, amount to
SIG, 9S2.50, or an increase for
the first three months of the am
nual period of $38, 173,00. All
fees received for the registration
of motor vehicles are deposited in
the state treasury to the credit
of the state good roads fund.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-05-16

last week. The plan of land
owners is 10 build a continuous
levee from Commerce, in Scott
ounty, south along the Mississ-
ppi river to the Arkansas line
for the protection of 100000
acres of land located in Scott,
Mississippi and New Madrid
counties. 1t is believed that
that the major portion, if not all,
the cost Of this levee will be paid
for by the Mississippi River com
mission out of funds appropriated
by Congress for river improve
ment. The land owners will
construct the necessary inter
nal leyees, bitches and flood
ways to drain the land. The TO-
tai cost Of levees, bitches, flood
ways and other works will a.
mount to more than $2,500,000, Of
which amount about 1925, 900
will be expended for levee build
ing. Mr.. Nolen is thus early
giving evidence of the usefulness
of the department created by the
recent legislature hat will look
aft : the drainage districts and
sections subject to overflows.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-05-16
Give New Laws a Trial.

And now it s the Full Crew
Bill that is to be submitted to
the referendum test. Along with
half dozen other new laws, this
measure does not please every
body and it, too, is threatened
with the referendum in order to
suspend its operations for a
couple of years. Would it not
be well enough to give the new
laws a chance to make good?
Give them a trial and if found to
be bad laws the legislature can
repeal them two years hence. 1t
would be the part of wisdom to
give a measure a working chance
before condemning it.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-05-16
Mosby Making a Record.

Speed Mosby, state beer IN
spector, is making a record in
collections of the beer tax. For
the month of April he collected
and turned into the State treas
ury $44, 424, which is $1,000 in
excess Of any previous April col
lections. State beer Inspector
Wilder's receipts for January
this year fell down considerably
below the collections of January,
1912. Then Mr.. Mosby took
charge and under his Democratic
administration of the office the
receipts have exceeded the re-
ceipts of any previous February,
March and April by $14,412.5O.
It's a Democratic way Mosby
has.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-05-16
WaYerly Notes.

w. j. Finley is transacting
business in Sedalia this week.
Ted Gunther was in Lexington
last Wednesday,
Arthur Johns of Wellington
spent Thursday with homefolks.
Mrs. Lester Slusher spent
Wednesday in Higginsyille.
Misses Marguerite Landrum
and Florence Cauthorne were
guests Of friends at Lexington
last week.
Thornton Gordon was in Kan
sas City several days last week.
David Johns transacted bust
ness in Kansas City the first OF
the week.
Tom Evans was in Wellington
Monday.
Ed Smith was in Kansas City
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-05-16
Big Balance on Hand.

State Treasurer E. P. Deal
found the biggest balance in the
treasury when he closed that de-
partment Tor the month of April
that ever was in the treasury in
the history Of the state. The bal
ance reached the very large fig
ures of Sc, 222, 900. It would
have been about $1,000, 900 had
not the large amount been paid
out under the general appropria-
ton bill which Governor Major
signed on April %. The Cover
nor vetoed enough items in the
general appropriation bill to
bring the State out on the right
side of the ledger at the close of
the biennial period, January J.,
1915. About a quarter OF a
million got the pruning knife di-
rect, as much more will be held
up end probably a half million
appropriated will not be used,
thus i%nsuring the treasury "a
gainst a possible deficit.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-05-16
''Corder News"

Mrs. Henry Liese and daugh-
ter, Mildred, of Odessa are visit
ing relatives here this week.
Miss Naomi Kramer visited in
Blackburn Thursday and Friday.
Misses Bernice and Elma Blase
went to Higginsville Wednesday.
Miss Nadine Jackson was in
Higginsville Thursday.
Naomi and Leonard Kramer
and Miss Florence Kidd were in
Dover the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Jones of Wash
ington went to Blue Springs Mon
day after a few days visit with
Oscar Jones and family.
Mrs. Nathan Corder went to
Higginsville Monday.
Miss Beulah Bishop went to
Higginsville Thursday.
Miss Elizabeth Free went to
Higginsville Monday.
Mrs. Stanley is visiting at the
home of jim Kidds this week.
A miscellaneous shower was
given to Miss Eva Holman Fri
day evening by a number Of her
friends. She receievd many
beautiful and useful gifts.
light lunch was served during
the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berry See, Mr.
and Mrs. c. W. Kramer, Mrs
Mcpherson, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Bunch and son of Waverly, Mrs
Carpenter and Miss Claudenc
Vanmeter spent Sunday at th'
home of K. T. Kramer.
G. w. Kramer spent Monda!
in Blackburn.
Mrs. Ben Nevins and children
went to Jacksonville Saturday.
Mrs. K. p. Kramer was in Hig
ginsville Saturday.
Mrs. Stanley went to Aim.
Monday.
Misses Eva Holman and Flor
ence Kidd were in Kansas Cit,
Monday.
Miss Mayme O'Malley Of Hig
ginsville spent several days las
week here with her sister, Mrs
Hays Wollcrman.
Mrs. Sam Welliver and chi
| dren are visiting in MAYHEM thi
week.
Walter Hefter Of Higginsvill
. spent Sunday here with HON,
n folks.
The Corder base ball team d,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-05-16
several days last week.

PS'NAhl hhJo Aoob WIN
Miss Lillian Edwards of Hodge
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Lizzie
Thomas.
Mrs, Rola Jones is very SER
iously i'll at this writing.
A. H. C. Hornbostol is spend
ing the week in Kansas City.
Miss Elizabeth Corder is in
Lexington this week.
Leo Allison returned Wednes-
day from q several weeks stay
in Sedalia.
Henry Bunch and family spent
Sunday with relatives in Corder.
Oscar Thomas of Lexington has
bought the grocery and furniture
departments of I. R. Landrum's
store.
Loey Hurlburt and family have
moved to Norbone to make their
home.
William Ryan of Scammon,
Kansas, was in town several
days last week.
Mesdames Geo. w. Hackley
and Chas zeyzing were shop
ping in Higginsville Wednesday.
Rev. Lamar Bedsworth went to
Jefferson City Saturday to spend
several weeks with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Yancey
left Monday for Los Angeles,
California, to make their future
home.
Mrs. Sallie Dinwiddie of Sc
dalia arrived Saturday morning
for a short visit with James
Bridgewater.
Gus Weber, VIII Harrison
Clyde Tussey attended the ball
game at Corder Sunday after.
noon.
Miss Laura Larkin returned to
Kansas City Monday after spend
ing a few days here with hei
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Larkin.
Mrs. Luther Davis and LITTLE
son of st. Louis is the guest o
her aunt, Mrs. Lizzie Thomas.
Clayt Iandrum and sister
Miss Roberta, and Miss Lut,
Gordon were in Lexington las
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Jordan of st. Louis ar
rived Monday to spend a few
{ days with her daughter, Mrs
Clifford Landrum.
Mrs. T. r. Landrum anC
daughter, Miss Marguerite, ar.
the quests of Mrs. ], 7 Robert
son at Mt. Leonard this week.
Miss Lillian Larkin e~ntertaineo
the members Of the Rosebud Gu
and the R. Is. A. boys at he
, home Tuesday evening in homo
of Miss Mary Adele Wantuck
/ who will leave Thursday for 81
Louis.
i The Waverly ball team went
. Corder Sunday to play the Coz
1 der team. The score was 7 to
in favor Of Corder.
The Santa Fe Trail Marke
presented " the ladies of til
! D. A. R. will be dedicated FIR.
I day morning. The dedicatio
party from Kansas City accom-
panied by the former Govel
nor Hadley, viii arrive at Wave
ly at ten o'clock.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-05-16
Clothing to be Cheaper.

Under the new tariff measure,
clothing will be cheaper. You
will be able to buy a ready-made
suit from - to $6 cheaper this
fall than last fall. That ought
to help reduce the high cost Of
living a trifle.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-05-16
SOME O R NEW LAWS
And How They Are Working Out
in Practice.

We are printing this week our
last digess of the new laws pass
ed by the 41th General Assembly
and are giving some instances of
how these laws and new depart
ments under them are working to
the advantage of the people.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-05-16

VIII pay ''h'""i
academy of Lexington at Lex
ington next Monday.
Mothers Day service was held
Sunday evening at the Baptist
church. The service was con-
Quoted by hev. Coombs. Special
music was arranged for the SER
wee.
Floyd Nowlin of Alma was here
Sunday.
A large crowd attended the
picnic in Ccncordia Monday.
Elba Cable of Blackburn was
agent here Sunday.
Miss Florence Hit was in Hig-
%ginsville Saturday.
Mrs. J. w. Greer and Mrs.
VIM. Carlton were in Higginsville
Saturday.
L. A. Wollenman and Hugh
Kidd attended the meeting in
Higginsville Friday night.
Miss Nadine Jones of Higgins
vile visited at w. F. Leise's
home this week.
Mrs. Steve Hughes was in AL
ma Saturday.
Miss Maudie Payne is visiting
near Mayhem this week.
Mrs. John Buselmeyer and
Miss Della Leise were in Hig-
%ginsville Saturday.
Mrs. Cleve Sims and Miss Eva
Langley were in H~igginsville Sat
urday.
Hugh Asbury of Higginsville
spent Saturday here with friends.
Misses Flora and Della Leise
entertained a crowd of young
people last Thursday.
Mr.. G. A Frerking has re-
turned from a visit in Excelsior
Springs.
Mr.. Schapperkoetter shipped
cattle to Kansas City Monday.
Mr.. Ed Cunningham and fam
lily returned from Oklahoma
Tuesday.
Mrs. G.. W. Postal left Friday
for Mound City, where she will
make her future home.
Mrs. Berry See and Mrs. VIM.
Schultz spent Friday in Higgins
vile with relatives.
Mrs. R. L. Gaines and Miss
Edna Corder were in Higginsville
Friday.
Mrs. ]. S. Miller was in Hig-
ginsville Thursday.
Henry Offel visited here the
last of the week.
Mrs. Dave Wharenbrock was
in Higginsville Thursday
Miss Lula Ernstmeyer of Kan
sas City is here visiting rela-
.tives.
Roy Davidson of Kansas City
visited friends here Monday.
Frank Hill and wife of Hig-
ginsville visited friends and rela-
tives here Monday,
Frank Hill and wife of Hig-
ginsville visited friends and
relatives here Monday.
Ed Dankenbrung and family of
Sweet Springs spent the first of
the week here at the home of
Harry Rodebohr and family.
Herbert Moeller visited here
this week.
Geo. Dresselhouse and family
left Tuesd,y for Kansas City,
where they win make their
future home.
Charles Lc,se, Jr., and wife
wert in Kansas City the first of
the week.
Miss Ella Haas was N Hig-
~ginsville Tuesday.
Coral K1ddes spent the first OF
the week here.
Judge Boll of Alma visited
here the fivst Of the week.
Wayerly Notes.
w. j. Finley is transacting
business in Sedalia this week.
Ted Gunther was in Lexington
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-05-16
Country Banks Can Handle State
Funds.

The action of the recent Mis-
souri, Legislature in enacting
House bill $50 into a law not only
makes it possible for small banks
all over Missouri to handle some
share of tae State funds, but
Ilikewis Use authorizes the treasurer
to accept approved real estate
mortgages as security. Heretofore
the law has required him to let
the money be bid off by TWEEN
tieths. This made it possible, of
course, for only a few of the
bigger banking institutions to get
a share of these deposits. In
the course of time it might have
been expected these few banks
pooled their interests and of
fercd a much less rate than had
previously been paid and much
less also than the treasurer had a
right to expect. At the sug-
gestion of State Treasurer E. P.
Deal, a bill authorizing him to
divide tho funds into eighty
equal paris was introduced by
Mr.. Barbee Of Saline and prompt
ly passed by both houses. This
new law not only puts a part Of
this big fund in reach of the
average country bank but will
so stimulate competition among
them that a much more favorable
rate o. interest than could other
wise be expected will be OBJ
tanned. IN this connection the
farmers Of Missouri will be inter
ested in the fact that mortgages
ON their real estate will, now be
put on the same footing as The
bonds of the government, state
or city, and will be accepted as
security for such funds as may
be deposited in a bank which
proves to be a successful bidder.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-05-16
WANTS

WANTED--A farm and dairy
hanl. Apply to M. G. McFadin.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-05-16

FOR SALE-Buff Rock Cock
erels. Phone 568.
MRS. JOHN
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-05-16

FOR SALE-Buff 0rpingtOn
Eggs for Matching. $1.O0 per
setting of Is. Phone 235.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-05-16

FOR SAIE-A McCray Re-
frig ,rator as good as new. Phone
$50.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-05-16
Minimum Light Charge Illegal.

w 9ASAO SAANA - &A~~SN'
E. j. Bean, attorney for the
Utility commission, holds an opin-
ion that patrons of electric light
companies can not be compelled
to pay 81 or any other fixed
charge for service unless their
meter shows they used that
amount. 1t is the universal Gus
tom almost of electric concerns
to collect 81 a month provided
the toll by kilowat hour does not
exceed that sum. This opinion
was based upon a recent decision
Of the Supreme Court.
g y
Corporations Pay the Freight.
Jack Blanton says in his Mon
roe County Appeal that the Util-
tiles commission touched a big
corporation for $16,744 the third
day it was in existence and is
goint to be self-shpporting. State
Treasurer Deal has gathered in
800 900 more for the use Of pub
lie funds than has heretofore
been paid. Secretary of State
Roach is getting returns from
the $4,000 additional tax from
a new levy on Missouri corpora
tions. Auditor Gordon is going
to save the State something like
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-05-16
Drainage Department Active.

John II. Nolen, Land Reclama-
ton Commissioner, is actively at
work upon plans to protect a
half million acres Of Southwest
Missouri land from overflows.
Mr.. Nolen has just perfected
arrangements for the organiza-
ton of thu second largest drain
age district in the United States.
Preliminaries for the organization
We're threshed out at Sikeston
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-11-29
RAILROAD NOTES

b. -. - u.
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad has
under construction fast transconti
mental train between New York and
San Francisco.
Between December 5, and Is Judge
Smith Mcpherson Of Red Oak, Ia. will
take up the question of dismissing his
Injunction against the enforcement OF
the Missouri railroad rate laws.
The interstate commerce commission
is soon to begin an investigation of the
relations between the Louisville and
Nashville railroad and its allied lines
to develop whether antitrust laws
have been violated. .ns4 ssa ..@.... Z.
Freight depots and warehoumes are
being constructed at Atlanta Ca, by
the Seaboard Air Line, to cost $1,000,-
900. They are. expected to be ready
for use shortly after January /, 1914.
Railway gross traffic statements for
the fourth week OF october are uhfav.
orable In majority Of cases M1nhea-
polls and ST. Louis decreased $5,462.
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ing in for the patches cut into fancy
shapes like the sixteenth century CO.
quettes affected and nowadays milady
chooses a patch to express some per-
sona1 fad or characteristic. For in
stance a bridge fiend wears clubs OF
spades, coquette heart, thespian a
star. and a baseball fan a diamond.
Craze for Canoes.
There is quite a craze for canoes
Set in rings, bracelets, earrings or
used as brooches and lockets thay are
quantity old fashioned and artistic. A
stunning atfque pair of earrings OF
long pear shaped ebony pendants with
a clear white cameo rising in the CEN
ter is most effective and wedgewood
canoes with their brilliant blue back
grounds are most stunning in a set
ting of pearls.
The delicate pale pink coral canoes
makes an attractive setting for evening
mounted in filigree gold, and brooches
of the old brown with white canoes
set in plain golden band are charm-
ing in the buckle of the new ubiqui-
tous velvet neck bands. Even high
back combs for the hair are Set with
canoes and with Grecian5 evening
gown an aethetic dancer, wore a fllet
of them confirming her Titan tresses. 4
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-11-29

Colorado Southern, 1924, 016; Detroit
and Mackinac, 1851; International
and Great Northern, $4,000; Toledo,
Peoria and Western, $6,858. ri
The City Ice and Supply company, of
Chicago, is endeavoring by appeal to
the Interstate commission to compel
the Chicago and Northwestern to abb
sorb switching charges on shipments
of ice and insists that the method of
the railroad company on the question
Of such charges is in contempt of the
commission.
The new tariffs of the transcontfnen-
tan lines on traffic from the east to
the orient, which went into effect Nov
1, are advantageous to Portland, Ore.
and other points which were handicap
ped incompetition with San Francisco
and Puget Sound ports for this bus
irresQ