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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-12-19
Medical rleeting.

The Henderson County Medi.
cal Society met Tuesday Dec. 10
in Secretary DIR. Parker's office.
The society was called to order
by President DR.. r. l.. WHY Of
SCOTS Hill. Minutes of the
previous meeting were read and
approved. DR.. R. H. Davidson
brought a clinic before the socie.
ty was diagnosed cancer of the
face. DIR. @. H. Johnston read
an interesting paper on Cere bro
Spinal Meningitis which was a
very interesting paper indeed
aud enjoyed by all present. DR..
O. K. Bolen made a motion that
we most heartily endorse the
State Medical Journal and the
motion was made unanimous.
The Present appointed commit
tee to confer with the comfy su.
perintendent and get a list of
the school houses in every dis
trict of the county as the Coun-
ty Medical Society proposes to
have lectures made in every
school house in the county on
public hygiene and sanitation
during the winter months of
school. The president ordered
that each doctor in the county
revise his list Of non-payers to
be presented at the January
meeting as a new list will be
printed next year.
DR.. A. |. Dennison was a pleas
ant visitor. Drs. present were
W. B. Keeton, S. L. Keeton, y.
K. Bolen, r. L. WHY, j. @.
Stinson, w. +. Huntsman, II. III.
Davidson, j. M. Arnold, @. III.
Johnston, and s. T. Parker. :.
There being no further bust
ness the Society adjourned to
meet again the second Tuesday
in January.
Sameul T. Parker, Secy.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-12-19

Bass says it is a fact that in the
early eighties he raised ant
brought to Lexington a sweet pc
tato which weighed LII pounds
two weeks after being dug, anC
that notice to that effect wai
made in the Lexington paper
then run by R. A. Musgroye, il
whose Office he left the tnber
That was no "E-Flat'' potato
but full grown Bass. y Come
again.
The village of Luray, the last
stop on the N. Q. q st. l.. Rail
way. in Henderson county, going
West, seems to have been pecul
iarly unlucky this fall in the
matter of robberies and attempt
ed robberies. 1t will be remem
bered that Luray was not over.
looked when all postoffices be
tween lexington and jackson
were entered and robbed some
weeks ago and since that
time robbers have again attempt
ed to loot the business no uses Of
the town. 10 cap the climax,
Mr.. j. w. Taylor tells US that he
has lost two bales of cotton from
o gin yard at Luray, the cottor
having disappeared without the
least cue to the perpetrator Of
the robbery.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-12-19
Local and Personal

Ohamois skins-Watson- Nc
Haney.
w. L. Hays, Of Center Ridge,
had a 5000 mule to die Monday
night.
When you want lunch, get a
good One--at Harvey's.
A. w Wilson Of the End dis.
trict is seriously i'll with bron'
chial pneumonia.
Get Halls Ingrowing Toe Nail
Remedy, SO cents at drug stores,
A. @. Spellings of Memphis, is
visiting father, A. 9. Spellings
ST., this week.
FOR RENTS room resi-.
dence. w. A. LAWYER.
Will Parker, cashier Of The
Bank Of Wildersville, was in
town Sunday visiting relatives
Genuine sugar house molasses
so cents the gallon, at Harvey's
n III. B. Douglas, Of the seconc
district, was in town Tuesday
with a large load Of cotton seed
On tap, Dbl. Of Louisiana Mo
lasses the best Zoe gal. Bennett
n Joyner.
Esq. w. j. Sweet, who live
OH the Madison and Henderson
line, was in Lexington Tuesday
Mrs. j. w. Harvey has beel
very seriously i'll this week, bu
began to show improvement las
Tuesday.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-12-19
Have You Read 1t.

We refer to the donl,, al, !, !
notice n under .ie tsc caption why
NOT rav! We have made
the strongest possible appeal to
delinquent subscribers and we
are constrained to hope that
every man who owes The Prog.
ress and intends to pay at all
will heed this notice and either
remit by mail or come round and
settle, Surely we have but few
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-12-19

on our list so destitute that they
cannot pay the small sum due
this paper. Come along and pay
and let us keep your name on
the list another year.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-12-19
Baptist
Christmas Tree.
To be Given i'm House of
Worship and Participa-
ton Open to You.

The Baptists of Lexington have
decided to celebrate as usual
with a Christmas tree, on Christ
massive night, the Sunday
School at it's meeting last Sun
day appointed the usual and nee
Iessary committees and extended
to all cordial invitation to join
them in the Festivities on next
Wednesday night, the oath inst.
superintendent of Sunday
school, Esco Derryberry, has
made appointment of commit
tee.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-12-19

Judge L. A. Lancaster and
wife, accompanies by Miss Nina
Rosson and little Winiferd Ian
caster have visited Nashville
this week.
| Big line Xmas. postcards,
tags, seals, bells, fancy box sta
tionery and perfume. Trade
early and get choice-Watson-
McHaney Drug 90.
Road overseers of the Fifth
district are requested to meet
Commissioner Hubert Brown in
Lexington next Monday and
TUESDAY.
The housewife who wants the
best for Christmas baking, can
find it by going to Harvey 's-the
reasonable price grocer.
Miss Mary Small, who makes
her home with Judge N. r. Bar
ham, returned Wednesday from
Timberlake where she spent a
few days as the guest of Mrs. j !.
ID. Timberlake.
Casey Hancock, wife and three
daughters, who have been max
ing their home at Alberton, have
moved to Lexington and are oc.
Copying a place belonging to w.
T. McPeake in the Henry addi-
ton.
| FOR SALE-Five room, one
hall, two galleries residence, two
years old IN Lexington. Fine
garden, splendid we'll in gallery,
coal and wood house. Cheap for
leash. Apply to o. V. REED,
Lexington, Tenn. 234t
Attention is directed to q
makeup miscue" on our first
page this week. An editorial
concerning ex Gov. M. z. Pat
terson is by mistake placed un-
der the caption New Home. /"
Accidents will happen in the
most carefully made up papers.
r. FL. Wheatley has sold his
goo home one mile Southeast of
town to Shade Owens and will
build in town on lot purchased
from O. f. McHaney, back Of
the hotel property on Purdy
street. The Wheatley place,
bought by Mr.. Owens, would
make an ideal place for chick.
en- ranch.
! Orville Paford and Miss Mar
tina Garvey were married We'd
nesday evening at 7 40 in the Of
flee of County Clerk j. W. Page.
Rev. Fleetwood Ball officiating.
The groom comes from Benton
county, Tenn, and is running
the Lexington pumping station
for the N. O. q St. l.. Ry. The
bride is a daughter of our town
man M. G. Garvey, a sweet and
pretty girl just going out Of her
teens. They will live here.
| Our esteemed townspeople,
| Mr.. and Mrs. 7. w. Scott, have
recently been the recipients Of
merited promotion to the honor
1 able estate of grandparents, by
the birth of daughter, on the
10th inst, to Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert Scott, who live in jackson.
| We feel sure that Tom" and
"Callie" can and will wear the
new aud heretofore untried hon
or Ito themselves) with becom-
ing dignity.
| In a recent number of guesses
made at the 1914 cotton crop
Hugh Boswell, with l.. 7. Field
err, came the nearest to the Gov
eminent estimate The Govern
ment figures were 1857, 900 and
Boswell missed it just $4,000. L.
T. Fielder was next with ID, 1856, :
OO9 as his guess and Ernest Hay
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-10
Sunday Al The
Chautauqua Park

Beautiful weather Sunday permit
ted a large attendance at the Chau-
tauQua and the days program was
thoroughly enjoyed. This morning
church services were carried out as
announced. In the afternoon the Nor
tons Band gave an hours program
which was followed by Miss Lula
Tyler Gates who gave the whole play
In four parts In the Melting Pot" by
Israel Zangwell, a Jewish writer.
This was one Of the best attractions
that has been offered at the Chautau-
qua and those present were we'll re-
paid by being permitted to listen to
Miss Tyler. DR.. c. c. Cregan spoke
to a large audience in the evening
The weather all day was ideal and by
the time that the, people began to ar
rive in the morning the ground was
almost dried after the heavy rains Of
Saturday evening, the weather was
cool enough for comfort and everyone
enjoyed splendid program on an
ideal Sabbath day. sss
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-10
Loses Position;
Takes While
FORMER MANAGER OF INksTER
TELEPHONE COMPANY DRINKS
IA POISON.

lnkster, July 1.-When the tele'
phone building at Inkster was opened
yesterday morning, the lifeless body
of H. A. Cruttenden, former manager
Of the Parker Telephone company,
was found before his desk. Death had
resulted from drinking cyanide potas.
ium and he had been dead several
hours.
When the telephone operator reach.
ed the building yesterday morning she
found pinned to the door, a note:
Don't come in call DR.. Lamery."
Needing the warning she called the
physician, and when he entered, the
lifeless body was found. Cruttenden
was seen to enter the building about
1880 Friday night, and that was the
last seen Of him alive.
y, The suicide had lost his position as
manager Friday. The unfortunate
man had been broodfng over some
trouble for some time. This, coupled
with his summary discharge is sup
posed to have been the cause Of the
act He left note to the effect, "The
light is going out; the cyanide po-
tasium is ready" but nothing reveal
ing the cause of his act.
Cruttenden was about "a years Of
age and single. His brother is cash
Ter of the Bank of Inkster and his
father resides at Crosby, N. D. He has
two brothers and two sisters. His
mother is dead.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-10
Phineas Page
Persons Dead

Phineas Page Persons died Satur-
day evening at II o'clock aged u
year, 6 months and days. On June
18th he sueffred a slight stroke of
paralysis while at Lethbridge, Can,
where he had gone to attend to mat
ters of business connected with his
property interests at that point. Ap-
parently he had regained his usual
health when he was again called to
Canada and while on the streets of
Lethbridge last week suffered anoth-
er stroke and falling fractured five
ribs. He was brought home at once
arriving Wednesday morning. The
deceased is one Of the pioneers of the
county and was numbered amongst
the most highly respected citizens.
He was born in Vermont, Dec. 18th.
1910, and moved with his parents to
Alton, Mimi, in 1855. enlisted In the
Iowa Cavalry and served several years
as a soldier. Engaged in the milling
business at Alton after the war and
continued until 1877 when he moved
to Barnes county on a farm north Of
Valley City. On Nov. 10Th, 1883, he
was married to Mrs. Elizabeth Hill
who survives him as we'll as three
children Mrs. Frank E. Ployhar, Miss
Mae Persons and Percy P. Persons
all of whom reside in Valley City,
The funeral services we're held from
the family home at 2 p. m. today, Rev.
Lyon, officiating. The pail bearers
were Hon. j. H. Whitcher, Hon. ]. H.
Rogers, M. E. Mason, Hans Bergan,
John H. Eggert and Oliver Mackey.
The remains were laid to rest in the
family lot at Woodbine.
A very large number of old friends
and neighbors were present to pay
their last respects to the departed
who had for many years been one Of
the most familiar figures in the COM
munity, .......
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-10

The ties ard rails are being laid
for the siding at the Valley City
Brick and Tile Plant, which will make
1t possible for the company to unload
the material for the building directly
from the cars and will materially as
sist in Fastening the work. Work is
being rushed and It is expected that
the plant will be completed and in op.
Grafton early this fall and will con.
tinue to manufacture material all win.
ter, as the clay is to be stored in
separate building so as to be avail.
able at any time when wanted regard
less of weather conditions. 1"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-10

About 40 peope from Wheatland
were guests Of the ChautauQua the
18th.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-10
LITTLE GIRL sMoThEREp
WHEN SHE FALLS INTO
ICE CREAM Freezer

Winnipeg, Man, July 5.-While at
tempting to dig ice cream from half
filled can at her home at Pritchard
avenue, Gertrude Wolfe, agen 4. lost
her balance, fell in and was smoth.
cred to death this afternoon. The
father attracted by the screams of an.
other child his daughter had been
playing with drew the little girl out
from the can where she was tightly
wedged in, but in his excitement ap.
piled no restoralves. When the doc.
tor arrived the girl was dead.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-10

Want Ads. bring results.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-10
Sid ellis Drives
Home New Auto
(From Thursdays Daily.)

Since the first of the week the local
oil magnet, Sid Ellis is driving a
dandy automobile that he recently
purchased in Minneapolis and drove
out here. While on the road near
Alexandria he lost tire and rim but
that didn't bother bit and in fact the
loss was no. discovered until many
miles had been covered and the ma.
chine was stopped for dinner. The
car has all of the latest features such
as self starting devices and ought to
make most any one happy to be the
owner.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-10
ron The CHILDREN.
Special Amusement Feature Provided
At the Barnes County Fair for the
Children o. the County.

~ SUe 0aTuSO SO0USy FSlT IVT SnV
Children Of the County.
BY a stroke Of good fortune the di.
rectors Of the Barnes County Fair
have been enabled to furnish during
the fair on all four days, July 9Th, 9th
10th and 18th special amusement
feature for the Children Of the county.
This feature consists OF Shetland pony
j riding. G. A. Hasenwinkle & Sons Of
Reeder, North Dakota, breeder Of
pure bred and high grade Shetland
ponies have entered into contract
whereby they agreed to furnish rid.
ing ring, and to have on hand at the
fair about Is very fine gentle we'll
broke ponies for the children to ride.
The fee will be small, ten cents for
a fifteen minute ride SO that it will be
within the means Of every parent to
give to his child this pleasure. ,-
Mr.. Hasenwinkle agrees not to
place any pony in the ring for the use
Of the children that has not been thor
oughly broke, and in used to the chill.
dren's riding. He uses this means to
advertise his ponies, and the small fee
is charged in order to help pay the ex.
pense incident to shipping the ponies.
He furnished this amusement at the
North Dakota State fair last year and
it was pronounced success, and he
has been re-engaged for the State Fair
at Grand Forks this year.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-10
HEMEN VICINITY.

Miss Mae and Rollie Stoll went to
Spiritwood Lake on Tuesday and are
camping with the Nelson family Of
Leal.
The Ladies' Aid had meeting at
Mrs. Henry Cowdrey on Saturday
which was largely attended. The
ladies had sociable time after which
luncheon was served.
Mrs. Clara Kennedy has been on the
sick list for couple of days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Wolski and
daughters spent Sunday evening
with c. Lettenmaier and family.
The dance given by the Heman
baseball team last Friday at Willie
Sauer's place was largely attended
and good time was had by all.
Mr.. Jake Sauer, Henry Loehr and
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Sauer were call
ers at John Pross Sunday evening.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-10

Miss Patterson, who is missionary
to Japan for the Norwegian Baptist
church, is visiting the ChautauQua as
the guest Of Mrs. Frank White. Miss
Paterson is graduate Of the Emerson
School Of Oratory. She will deliver
her very interesting lecture on the
Condition Of Women in the Orient"
m Tu1v 20 r:
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-10

The attorney in the Anderson case
who took occasion to refer several
times to one of the witnesses as a
"perjurer" will probably face a dam.
age suit. 1t would be gratifying to
many people if he should be compel.
ed to pay literally for the insult to a
witness who was helpless at the time
to defend himself.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-10
Southern Bug
Captured In Valley City

While handling bunch Of bananas
Saturday, Ted Boosilaiss Of the Val
ley City Candy Co., found tarrantular
which was captured and turned over
to Prof. Morris Johnson who will keep
it to be added to a collection.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-10

Two Hungarian chemists, now resid.
ing at Passaic, N j., assert that they
have positive cure for cancer. The
Passaic postmaster, whom they have
treated, is said to show a much i'm
proved condition.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-10

1t does not seem possible, but the
gate keeper gives as the number Of
automobiles parked outside the
grounds Friday as 1876. AS the aver
age value of each car was at least
$1,000 probably total investment Of
$3.50, 900 was represented.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-10
Reaper Routed
Month of Nav

Like nearly every month of the
year the vital statistic report for
North Dakota during the month Of
May shows that the national bird, the
stork, easily outdistanced the grim
reaper, as the following tables will
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-21
Washington Society
Leaders to Testify
Before Vice ProberS
Reigning Women at Nation s
Capital to Tell of Four
Hundreds Influence.

WASHINGTON, March 21.-Wash-
ington society women have been invited
to testify before the Illinois vice COM
mission which viii arrive in Washing
ton tonight and begin a hearing here
tomorrow, IN an effort to determine
whether working girls are led astray,
as is alleged, through their desire TO
emulate society women who drink
cocktails, smoke cirgarettes and ride in
motor cars
Nj. Blair Coan, chief investigator OF
the commission. has sent invitations to
Mrs. Murray Crane. wife of the former
Massachusetts, senator; Mrs. Edison
Brady, Mrs. Preston Gibson, Mrs. Hen
ming Jennings and Miss Katherine Jen-
nings, Mrs. Christian Hemmick. who
WAS formerly Mrs Barney; Mrs. Nicho-
las Longworth, daughter of Colonel
Roosevelt. and the wives of the Belgian
and the Spanish ministers
These women are recognized leaders
in Washington society and are inter
e9ted in social work. Il is believed that
they would know whether there can be
any basis for the supposition that
American working girls are led astray
by examples of the social set.
Inspector Coan left Washington FOR
Harrisburg, Pa. early to-day to join the
commission there
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-21
Conspiracy Discovered in Cap
itaI, and Men Who Planned
Assassination Jailed.

Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.
MENICO CITY. March 21.-Henry
Lane Wilson. United States ambassa-
dor to Mexico, and Mrs. Wilson were
obliged to fly for their lives to the
protection of the United States battle
ships in the harbor Of Vera Cruz This
is the startling report which is current
in this city to-day.
1t is declared that conspiracy
against the life OF the American rep
resentative had been discovered, and
that it was upon the personal advice
of provisional President Huerta and
General Felix Diaz that Mr.. Wilson
left Mexico City. According to the re-
port an attempt to assassinate Mr..
Wilson was frustrated just in time.
Ten conspirators have been arrested,
and it is said that rurales are search
ing the city for others known to have
been implicated in the plot
Mr.. Wilson gave the excuse that he
was going to Vera Cruz for his health,
having suffered from a very severe
cold. This is not believed, however,
in view Of the fact that the climate
of the City of Mexico is more salu-
brious than at Vera cruz.
Mr. Wilson is being entertained in
Vera cruz by Rear Admiral Fletcher
who is i'm command Of the United
states war ships at that port
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-21
Eloping Wife'S Pleas
For Forgiveness Met
By Suit For Divorce
Husband, Atlanta Cafe Owner,
Refuses to Take Back Woman
Who Left Him.

Leslie IT. Appelgate, proprietor Of the
Cafeteria restaurant. Forsyth street, met
his clipping wife's plea to be permitted to
come home and be forgiven with a suit
for divorce, according to a petition filed
with the superior court today.
The petitioner alleged that on January
2, 1913, his wife Mrs. Lula NJ. ApeIgate,
elopsed with Howard Terry, a young man
who worked in the restaurant. He told
the court that about week later he re-
ceived a letter from her saying she loved
Terry and would never come back. Then
she wrote him from Nashville, Tenn. and
begged to be forgiven, and a week later
she telegraphed and asked to be permitted
II return 10 him
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-21
CaruSO, Who Draws
$500 for an Opera,
Hints He's Underpaid
Voice Sole Asset and Should Be
Made to Provide for Him,
Says Artist.

BOSTON, March els Caruso-the
great Enuco-underpaid? The great
tenor apparently thinks he is. During
an interview to-day he said that even
the highest saiaried artists are under
paid" Doesn't that imply something
in Caruso's case
Caruso is i'm Boston for his annual
appearance at the Boston opera house.
Talking about salaries, he said:
with me as with the others, it is
like this: 1 sing-aud nothing else.
am not a lawyer, am not a doctor, nor
an engineer am only a singer. If
my voice should go tomorrow, what
could I do to earn money? When my
voice is gone-and the best pair of
shoes made will wear out some day
must have something to live on"
Report has it the greatest Of all ten
ors gets $500 per opera. 1t may be
11ore, and certainly isn't much less.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-21
s7ado Wipes One Alabama
6IIaqe Off the Map, Costing
Eighteen Lives.
=DRGIA TERRITORY WEST
i ATLANTA WIND SWEPT
hnessee. Kentucky, MiSSiS-
boi. Arkansas and Indiana
Suffer From Wind.

a-rs that swept the Southern and
states early to-day and last
wrecked many houses, did great
t9 other property, killed at
-G persons and injured others,
Oh, deaths thus far known, eight
were in one Alabama village, two in
lessee. five in Louisiana and
.1 central Indiana. Two We're
busy injured in Georgia, two prob
fatally injured in Indiana and
rs more or less hurt in various
fm-swcUt sections.
several instances the storm swept
the districts devastated last week.
was particularly true in Georgia,
and north of Atlanta.
Iep5rts from the storm areas arc
I or less moager because Of serious
trouble. telegraph communication
l. and west Of Atlanta being Grip
Bglatod reports are expected to
TO the list Of dead and injured.
Du-aou states swept by the storms
.ule Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee,
Aucky Mississippi, Louisiana and
Ia7sas.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-21
'ornadO Kills Is,
.Wiping Village in
Alabama Off Map

SEL1rA ALA. March 21-Lower
!. hueo Ala. a village of 500 per-
s was wiped off the map at an early
p this morning by tornado. Eight
persons We're killed and property
hage viii run into many thousands
a.ars Business houses and dwell
Nere leveIed by the mighty winds
following are known to be dead:
sD Hart and wife.
ou of c. a. Cooper's family.
S orse Williamson, wife and two
|5.au.
m Clark and family.
Porter StabIer and family.
rs. l.. w. Bryant and two daughters
LENDERS Of Choates family,
here is a big list of injured.
be- Federal government has been
FL for aid All medical supplies
destroyed. All wires to the town
down.