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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-07-09
PROCLAMATION.
State of South Carolina, |

State of South Carolina,
County of Lexington.
WHEREAS, a petition has been
filed with me, from which it appears
that e073 electors residing in Lexington
county have signed the same, praying
for an election upon the question OF
.'Dispensary" or "No Dispensary" in
Lexington county, in accordance with
an Act passed by the General Assem-
bly, of this State at its 1912 session,
AND WHEREAS, under the said
act am appointed to investigate aud
report whether or not the petitioners
constitute one. third of the qualified
electors of said county,
AND WHEREAS. after full and
careful investigation I am led to be.
lieve that this number would be one
third Of the qualified electors Of Lex
ipgton county,
NOW, THEREFORE, I. G. E. Cor
ley, Supervisor of the county of Lex
ington, in the State of South Carolina,
by virtue of the power conferred upon
me by the Act of the General Assem-
bly, of this State at its 1912 session, do
hereby order,
/. That an election be held in Lex
ington county on the third Tuesday in
August, (the 10th day. 1913, upon the
question Of "Dispensary'' or ''No Dis
'pensary'' and at the said election the
qualified electors within the county
shall vote upon the question, those
favorins the Dispensary shall vote
''For sale OF Alcoholic Liquors and
Beverages and those opposed,
against the sale Of Alcoholic Liquors
and Beverages"
2. That the Commissioners of State
and County Elections of Lexington
county do make ali necessary arrange
ments for holding said election at the
polling places now established by law
in said county, and do all other things
necessary and required of them by
law for the holding and conduct of
said election;
8. That said election shall be held
and conducted under the same rules
and regulations that are provided for
by law for regular and general elections
in this state; that the managers of
said election shall make written re-
turn of the number of votes cast for
and against the Dispensary and to-
gether with the ballot box, ballots and
poll lists, the same shall be turned
over to the Commissioners of Elections
for Lexington county as required by
law; That said Commissioners of Elec-
tions shall in accordance with the law,
tabulate the votes and declare the
result of said election and make proper
returns thereof as required by law, to
the Governor of the State and to the.
Secretary of State, also file copies of
the same in the Office of Clerk of Court
of Common Pleas and General Sessions
for Lexington County.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I
have hereunto set my hand and caused
the seal of the Supervisor to be affixed
at Lexington, S. c., this the 3Oth day
of June, in the year of our Lord, one
thousand nine hundred and thirteen,
and in the one hundred and thirty
seventh year of the Sovereignty
and Independence of the United States
of America.
C.E. CORLEY,
90. Sup. Lex. Co., s. G.
By the Supervisor:
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-07-09
Columbia Auto Races

Several hundred Columbians and
visitors to the city witnessed the fast
automobile races at the State Fair
grounds on the Fourth of July. This
it seems was about the only interesting
amusement feature in the Capital
city. A number of family dinners
and barbecues were enjoyed and the
day passed off quietly.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-07-09
Notice..

Lexington County Union will hold
it's 2nd quarterly meeting with Piney
Woods Local Saturday, July 18th, 1913
Delegates going by rail please notify
L. B. Frick, Little Mountain, S. G.
T. H. Shul],
Secretary.
June 80, 1918.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-07-09
The Little Boys Prayer.

Dear God, I need you awful bad;
don't know what to do;
Ny papa's cross, my mama's sick;
Ihain't no fren' but you.
Then keerless angels went and brung,
'Stid of the boy, / asst,
A wenchy, teenchy baby girl,
don't see how they dast.
Say, God. wisht you'd take her back
She's just as good as new.
Won't no one know she's secondhand,
But 'ception' me and you;
An pick boy, dear God, yourself,
The incest in your fold;
But please don't choose him quite so
young,
I'd like him five years DID,"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-07-09
Barbecue.

We will furish frst-class Barbecue
and refreshments at J. B. Sox's old
famous barbecue ground on Saturday,
July 19, 1918. There will be music and
speaking. Come and enjoy the day.
37-pd. j. B. SOX & SONS.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-07-09
Barbecue.

I will furnish q first class Barbecue
with refreshments at the Steel Bridge
(Wyse's old ferry) on the 4th Satur'
day in July, the 26th.
3S. LONNIE W. HARMON.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-07-09
Dental Notice

will be at Chaplin Wednesday of
each week. Office hours 8 A. M. to
5P. M.
DIR. TOOLE.
1923 10 Main ST.. Columbia, 8. c..
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
A SUNDAY HIKE

Early Sunday morning a quartettt
of Chanute girls started for Hum
boldt. They scorned the railroad ser.
vice, that of carriage, bicycle and
automobile and walked the entire
distance. They stopped 50 often by
the way to take kodak pictures aud
visit that it was only by coming 10
strong on the last mile that they
reached Humboldt in time to catch
the noon train home. They report
themselves we'll satisfied and are
already planning on another when
they will add few more members to
their bunch. Those making the trip
Sunday were Edith Asdel, Grace
johnson, Bessie Chapple ann Bernice
Scott.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
REfR WAS TOO MBCA

Antonio MHAett a MeKica0 Senmr,
workl&g for the Santa Fe was arrested
for being lntox lcated Saturday night
he was on Main street and was even
further "gone" than most Of the
fellows that the police pick up. An
tonic spent Saturday night ia jail
and in the morning friends put up
bond for his appearance In court this
morning. MazEeteO pleaded guilty to
the charge OF drunkenness and separ-
ated himself from a five dollar bill,
which paid the fine assessed against
him.
Mazzetto said that he did not get
any whiskey but that he shipped In
some beer from Kansas City-a whole
case, and had been celebrating
payday.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
HI HFARTY-PARTY

The G. VI. Club entertained a num-
ber of their gentlemen friends on
Friday evening, St. Valentines Day,
with a Hearty Party, at the home OF
Miss Berlie Waddel.
The rooms were profusely d'croated
with hearts and other em oleml OF ST,
Valentine, the color scheme OF RED
ami white being carried out in every
detail. The evening was spent with
games, contests and music There
was a Heart Tree from which each
guest pluckeSl heart Matching for
partners f0rnished gsuch amusement.
tfter they were matched each guest
feond a parafine bail at each end of L
string, which determined the part
nerS. Tise para;fiRe was tpudfded iUto
q likeness of the Valentine PARTNER
eud prize was awarded for the best
kHenesS, q datoty luncheon was
served ia the midst 0f heart deoara-
paons. THOSE present were3
Rebeced Wible, Berlie Waddle,
Beatrice Geisler, Nina Romberger,
Elanche Gordon, Glen Wliet, Nellie
young, Myrtle Wagner. Rose Ian.
dine, Eileoe Tracy and IDLY Chikon.
Frank YSmng, Jesse ChapDle, Irwin
Olson, Lrcher johnson, Oscar Ltud-
G<list. Roy OhsySIle, Frank Week
sUrOm, AkTed Peterson, David 'Osson,'
Mr. Johnson.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
Victorious Over the Teams Of
the Border Town-,-Boys 81
to 21:Girls u to 15'

The basket ball games pulled of
at the Star Rink Fri. night, before
large crowd, by the boys and
g,rls teams of the Ccffeyville and
Chanute High Schools resulted in
Two more scalps to hang from the
belts of the locals.
The boys game was yet more un-
even than the score would indicate,
while that of the girls drew to an
exciting close with the Coffeyville
girls beginning 10 connect with the
basket offener than the local guards
we're bargaining for. The lineup
for the boys game was; Forwards,
Barnes and Budd, Centre Hemphill
and guards, Foose and Gray.
Miller who plays forward was out
on account of "bum" knee.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
Basket Ball Court and Y. NJ.
C. A. Fixtures Figure In
improvements.

The concrete building at the
Katy City Park known as Agrlcul-
tural Hall is being ftled up for the
use of young people athletically in
clined. The Y M. c. A. fixtures
are being loned to the city for use
and the baskets for basket ball are
already in place and the hall cleaned
up. Basket ball practice has al
ready commenced there and it is
the present plan to'hold games there.
The building is fifty feet long and
the court provided will be fifty feet
in length, as the walls are to be
used for backboards, and it will
also be at least thirty fet t in Width
good sized cour'. The building
is equipped with bath and dressing
rooms. In the bath room plumbers
are busy installing the fittings for
shower baths. The building is
being heated by gas and lighted
brilliantly with electricity.
The boys of the Methodist Sun
day school have dc ne good deal
of the cleaning up work necessary
around the hall and the city is
making the provements and the
Y. M c. A, directors are giving
the fixtures for use by all the young
athletes OF the town, The hall is
for the public and 1t is understood
that no rent will be charged for the
use of i. Agricultural Hall is
situated nearly at the corner Of
Third and Ashby avenue. The
Fair Association used it for their
display room al the Four County
far last September.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
..DBOWNlNs IN JAIL

Something got wrong Friday with
the City MGter connections in the i Vii
and Friday night Rsrold Curl, ~no
w4s brought up in the afternoon from
BartlesVille and placed in Qail, was
badly frightened at 1he water tkat
Kept coming and con2ing, Soweriog
the floor to a'depth of seven or eight
inches. He,climbed the cage in the
jail and waited patiently for the Jail
to Gil up. or help to come. A police
man on hls rounds waded ia the
water and ept OF the supply. The
connections were temporarily repaired
but they broke out again and on
Saturday evening The Mexicano was
released from Jail until they could
fix Them again. Plumbers have re-
paired things today so that there is
no danger of another overflow.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
DEATH OF W. {. BARNES

w. E. Barnes died al his HON,
| 7r9 North Garfield, at I2:3o Feb
"a, 1913. after an illness of eighteen
months, caused by foreign growth
in the stomach.
He was born in Lincolnshire
England, September 2, 1B43, and
was married to Annie Green in
1870, came to the United States in
1871, at the time of the greal
Chicago fire, the station being
ablaze at the time, so that they
could not land
To them was born one daughter,
who died in infancy. They lived
in Indiana five years and then r..
turned to England and remaineo
there three years, then coming to
Cnanute and bringing with them a
niece, who is now Mrs. V. b.
Richardson of Savonburg, Kas.
In the year 1889 he sent for his
Two nephews, Joseph and Edward
Townsend.
Joseph married and is now living
near Humboldt. Edward married
and is living in Chanute.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barnes lived on
their farm east of the city twenty
one years, moving to Chanute
thlrteen years ago last December.
Mr.. Barnes was converted at Big
Creek during NJ. K. Morgan's
mlnisteTy, and lived good, con-
scientious life to the time of his
death, and was always glad to tell
''what the Lords had done tor
him.%
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21

DEATH OF EDNA CHURCHILL

Miss Edna Churchill died Mon. morn
ing at one thirty-five at the home O.
her mother Mrs c F. Lowe 2l8 N
Grant, of tuberculosis of the lungs
after an illness covering five years.
Four years ago she was operated on
for the trouble, but not successfully,
as she did not again regain her
strength.
Funeral services were held from
the home at 21S North Grant, at
3 o'clock. The services were under
the direction OF Rev. w. A. Sea cy
and Rev. A H. Coffield. Interment
was made in Elmwood cemetery.
Miss Churchill was "a years of age
at the time of her death which was
not entirely unexpected. Her brother
Lewis Churchill arrived from Mexico
week ago.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
INSTALLATION t0F OFFICERS

T&r state uiinag'r, Thomas V
Sawyer Of The Royal Highlanders,
held Il special meeting Of the local
OrGe~ Saturday eveuiuk at Lapham
hsm tor the pVrpu>e OF INSTALLATION OF
officers. Tee tuiiuw,og are the
Otf oeT> for ttse ensuing six months:
Pds6 llluSLrSUus Pctcdor, Earl w,
Mccullough; q tlu>tri0U Protector, j.
r.. McWillAm; Chiet Counsellor,
Ckx9. Ora; Secretary and Treas,
DeIta M. WiDmer; Worthy Evsuge-
lrHe Lille al. iHimMOsds; Guide,
ChaIncey x 'GluveC, CAnsoTs, Ist,
MGFme Tedfow; Sec dad Censor, Alice
H0Cton; Chief Arcder, James NJ
HaxSmondss CnIef Sportsman, III. A.
MiEtgan; Warden, James +. Duli0;
Century,, JOAN Glover; Examining
DC F. r. Hickey; Deputy,
s. Il. Fay.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
READING ROOM ENTERTAINMENT

The Santa Fe reading room de cart
nnent aeld the second of their enter
tainments of the season Saturday
night at the Christian church. r. III
Roberts, president of the State
Normal University OF New Mexico
was the lecturer for the evening. His
subject was "The Hanor and pSthos
of Tragel.' 1t was illnstrated with
steroptican views The lecture was
along educational and hissGrical
lines.
The electrical lights were Off on a
vacation for few minutes that eNen--
ing and Mr.. Roberts CONTINUED his
lecture in darkness. The troubke with
THE switch was over i'm few miantes
The attendance was good, the church
being nearly filled.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
ARRESTED THEM
FOR KIDNAPPING
To Answer Charge of Re-
moving May Wesley from
Guardians Care

Mr.. and Mrs. George Evans,
colored, living a. III4 N Santa Fe,
were arrested Nor. night by the
Chanute police force at the request
of the sheriff of Wyandotte county,
who held a warrant for their arrest
on the charge of Kidnapping the
half sister of Mrs. Evans.
Evans and his wife went to
Kansas City several days ego and
returned Monday bringing the "a
year-oId half. sister of Mrs. Evans
with them. Monday morning, it
seems, Evans and his wife went to
the home of Mrs. Robert Richards,
in Kansas City, who was made the
guardian of fhe girl over year ago.
They stayed but few minutes, and
when they returned they brought
with them the girl, May Wesley.
Mrs. Evans was arrested at her
home Monday night and Evans was
taken at the Brunswick, where he is
employed as porter. They, together
with the half sister, spent the night
in the city lookup. This morning
the Wyandotie .sner.f appt ared and
took the party hack to Kansas Guy.
They made an en3rt to o5.ain
counsel here, but were not success
full, being told that they had better
get lawyer from that county.
They will face the charge OF
kidnapping,
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
Annual Meeting Of
Lecture Course Board
Reelected Former Officers
Two More Numbers on
Program Will Plan for
Next Year.

The First Annual Meeting Ct tn,
Lecture Course Association wa!
held Friday afternoon at The Ii
brary building. AT this time officers
for the coming year were elected.
The officers of this year were re
elected, Pres. c. 2. Traxel, Sec.
Herbert Cavaness Rad Treas. Jas
A. Allen.
The committees from the clubs
that are entitled to membership on
the Lecture Course board remained
the same with I'm exception of the
Chanute Culture Club, when Mrs.
F. c. Warren will have the place OF
Mrs. B. S. Justice, and the ST..
Cecilia club which will be repre-
sented by Mrs. w. M. Gray instead
of Mr.. w. Il. Bodle and the High
School representative will be Harry
Foose Ia place of Harold Miller who
is a member of the graduating class.
The other members Of the Lecture
Course board are, Saturday Night
Club, Jaooes Allen; Commercial
Cub, Herbert Cavaness; Business
Mems Association, c. P. Traxel;
School Superintendent, ]. F.
Hughes; Ministerial Association,
Rev. J. r MoFadden; Y. M. c. A.
o. G. BaiEd; Bellies Lettres, Mrs
Parks Hetmiok; Quest Club, James
w. Reid Tuesday Read ng Club,
Mrs. j. 81. CAvaness; Sorosis, Mrs
T. r. Edwards; and w. c. l. IT,,
Mrs. w. fl. Latimer.
On next Friday afternooa the
board wild imee! with represents
tive of the Lecture Course bureau
to begin planning for the tadeat *oE
next years course. With the ex-
perience hhey have had this year
the oomHtttee expect to be able to
put on an even stronger course than
that of thif year. Tne preseat coan
mittee will finish up the course for
this year, of which there will yet
be two NUM- oers.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
NE STAYED TOO LATE

A visitor to Chanute stayed little
too late in town Saturday night, for
the good of his team, the police de-
partnsent thought, and about 2 o clock
took the team which had been stand.
ing o1t, to a livery barn. The man
appeared in the morning and after
payimg the livery bill was allowed to
60 after word of advice about the
proper care of his horses.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
DEATH OF JOHN IVY

Johu Ivy of 600 N. Kansas died in
Columbus, Kansas Sunday after
an illness which commenced but
Sunday. The body was brought
home Mon. and the funeral services
conducted Tues. afternoon Internent
was made in Elmwood.
A little over month ago Ivy left
Chanute to work in the coal mines
ployed there since. He is about
forty years of age and is survived by
his wife and five children, and his
mother who makes her home with
them
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
CURL PLEAD GUILTY

Harold Curl who was brought up
from Bartlesville where he was
arrested by the officers upon the re-
quest of Chief Grady, was tried
Friday afternoon in the court Of
Justice of the Peace B. F. Nye.
Curl plead guilty to the charge Of
stealing a suit Of clothes from a
fellow lodger at a local hotel. He
was bound over to district court. He
will probably be sent to the reform
school.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
RHAIRM6 SEEAM ROLLER

The steam roller which has 'bsen
U-sed IN the ,pavLaG OF m@st Of Che
>treetS OF CIhauute and M&dch ,is &c
figaro in t&e construction 0f the rock
road runntag east and west from
Barkers corEer, Is laid up f9C repatrs
and parts OF it ie being rebuidded. 1t
will be completed by the lat5er part
of tie week aad unless another sharp
freeze delays work again. Perry
Taylor expects to commence work Oh
Monday of aeKt week. He ex-
pected to begiG work on Monday a
week ago but was prevented by the
snow and severe weather.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
CARD OF THANKS

We desire to express our thanks to
the many kind neighbors and friends
who assisted US with sympathy and
kind deeds at the sickness and death
of our beloved husband and uncle,
also to the minister, choir and classes
aud for the many floral tributes.
Mrs. Anna Barnes,
Mrs, Annie Richardson,
Joseph Townsend,
Edward Townsend,
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
DEATH OF THEODORE TALBOT
Tuesdays Timesett

Tuesdays Timesett
Theodore Talbot, who lives on
Rock Creek, near Erie, died Sunday
at his homs after an illness of several
months, The funeral services Will be
held this afternoon at 2 o'clock in
Erie and interment will be made in
the Erie cemetery. Mr.. Talbot has
number Of relatives In Chanute,
including the Allen families. R. N.
Allen Of this city went to Erie today
to attend the funeral.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
DEATH or J. ". COLE

The death of J. W. Cole occurred
on Tuesday morning at 1910, follow
ing an illness of several months.
The funeral services were held from
the home at four o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. They were under the
direction of Rev. ]. r. McFadden,
pastor of the Methodist church.
Mr. Cole was one of Chanutes early
residents and vide circle of friends
and acquaintance remain to mourn
the death of pioneer citizen.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
MAYOR TO SPEAK Al SABElAI

Mayor John W. Lapham Weno to
SabeJha at the Invitation of the
Commercial Club of that town to de-
liver an address 90 Thp Commission
Form OF Government. The town of
Sabetha will this week hold an elec-
tion on the question of adopting the
commission form Of government.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
GAS WELL

Kaney and Curtis brought ia
good gas we'll on their lease a quarter
Ut q mile south of the river road il
the river bottoms Monday. The wei
has not been measured but promises
to be good one.
The firm was drilling for oil but a
good gas we'll looked good to them
and the well, originally intended for
an oil well, will be Gas Well No. 1.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
6ROUAD HOG DAY CHICKENS

Mrs. Ed Cox living atHSl6 North
Forest reports today Shat she has
fourteen little chickens which were
hatched on Ground Hog Day, F-b ,,
Friends of Mrs, Cox are watching the
growth of tue chicks ina artiei patton
of those ear1ySsys.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
FUNERAL OF W. E. BARNES

The funeral services Of W. E.
Barnes we're held Sunday afternoon
at the First Baptist church, after
which burial was made at Elmwood
cemetery. Mr.. Barnes was an elderly
mao, death came after eighteen
months Of illness.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
tCHARuIE boy ENTERS NAVY

Los Mckee left Saturday for Kansas
City and after short stay there will
90 TO San Fraacisco to eater the navy.
He will be employed ia the electrical
department. Mckee was a pupil ia
che Chanute high school for some
time and later at the State Normal
a6 Emporia.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
RARY SGALpEp 10 DEATH

Independence, Kas., Feb. 4.-Mrs
L. o. Miller Of Lehurt. little village
two miles east of hen placed a tut
of boiling water on the kitchen fool
and stepped into an adjoining room'
Her 2-year-old son fell into the boil
,iuQ water. He died two hours later
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21

f. Fl. Elsenraat went to carlton
Saturday to meet his wife and from
there they will go to their home in
Walnut where Mr.. Elsenraat will be
employed in the new bank which
will open for business there about
the 4th of March.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
NO NEED TO STOP WORK

When the doctor orders you to
stop work it staggers you. can't,
you say. Yon know you are weak,
run down and failing in health day
by day, but you must work as long cS
yon can stand. What you need is
Electric Bitters to give tone, strength
and vigor to your system, to prevent
break down and build you up. Don't
be weak, sickly or ailing when Elec-
trio Bitters will benefit you from the
first dose, Thousands bless them for
their glorious health and strength.
Try them, Every bottle is guaran-
teed to satisfy. Only 25c at All
Druggists.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21

Among those who attended court
in Erie Monday, from Chanute were
o. j, BEley, S. C, Brown, ]. W. Fin,
ley, II. P. Farrelly, T. R. .,Evans, j.
+. Shinn and Maurice King.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21

Mrs. G. n. Resnor Of Station, Tex,
left Monday for her home after visit
ing here with Mr.. and Mrs. O. s.
Nation and S. r. Brown and family,
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21

Mrs. W. S. Keiser of Delaware and
Mrs. Howard Nees of Independence
came up Monday to visit at the home
of James Grant and wife,
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21

Miss Winnie Allison returned Mon
day from several months stay in
La Junta, Colo, She was accompanied
home by her sister.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21

M. Gragg and wife arrived Saturday
night from Topeka for a short visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Walker,
after which they will visit at several
points in Oklahoma.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21

Arthur Dannelley OF 1lO1 West
Main street, left Sunday morning for
Nevada, No., to commence work on
the large Kress building which is
being built at that place. From there
he expects to 60 to Canada to make
his future home.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21

Mrs. Ben Thomas and William Paul
returned Monday to their homes in
Garnett after attending the funeral
of Mrs, Geneva Paul, Sunday.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21

W. E. Long has returned from
Kansas City where he was called e
week ago by the serious illness of his
uncle.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
2 TETG!.,.- .-niTS FRIENDS


Kings New Life Pills. They stimu-
late the liver, improve digestion, re-
move blood impurities, pimples and
eruptions disappear from your face
and body and you feel better. Buy
at All Druggists.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21

Mrs. Harry Mcbride has returned
to her home in Wellington after visit
ing here with Mrs. r. E. Mcbride
and Mrs. E. J. Tevebaugh, for ten
days.