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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-01-22
Dover Notes.

Miss VOrhees Trent.
w. w. Cole had business in
Lexington Wednesday.
Norman Lewis was in COrder
last Thursday.
R. L. Fox had business in Lex
ington Monday. |
C. L. Cox had business in Kan |
sas City this week.
John Davis had business inI
City last week.
Jesse Cole spent Thursday in
Lexington.
r. E. Dysart will open a meat
market this week in the Little
john building.
Albert Lewis and daughter,
Miss Ruth, were in Higginsville
last Wednesday.
Bertie Bertrand came home
Saturday from a short visit with
his brother, Roy Bertrand and
wife, at Spiro, Oklahoma.
Little Bert Vim, who has been
quite sick with pneumonia, is
improving.
Rev. Anderson of Marshall,
has been employed as pastor Of
the Christian church here for
the coming year, He will come
here to live as soon as he can get
a vacant house.
Miss Addie Holman went to
Lexington Saturday evening for
a visit with her sister, Mrs. Dan
Brown.
Mrs, Meng Shelby Of LeXing-
ton is spending this week with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w
Cole.
Miss Ola Gray of Kansas City
: came down Saturday night for
! visit with her uncle, John Cooper
and family.
Miss Jean Zeysing is the CUES
: of friends in Lexington thi
: week.
! Miss Mildred Cole, who attend
e school at Lexington, spent tn
= week end with homefolks.
= Clarence Caldwell of Odess
e visited with relatives here las
5 week.
e Mr.. and Mrs. George Slushe
t announce the birth of a son o
: Saturday, Jan. 10Th.
Y Mrs. Dora Meng came HON
last week from Brunswick, Mo
where she has been attendin
a School of Pharmacy.
Leon Lewis of Corder had bus
i mess here Monday.
+ Capt. w. A. Redd and Wilso
t Malone have been on the sic
+ list.
n R. P. Cherry went to Higgins
d vile Sunday night to meet hi
h wife and children, who were RI
n turning from an extended Wis
r with Mrs. Cherry's sister, Mr.
Y Mamie Eubank, in Louisiana.
S. Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Wal
visited with Mrs. Mary Beck las
o week at her home in Vancouve
s. Washington.
t, Mrs. Chas. Love and daughte
is Mrs. Albert Holmes, of ColoraC
S, Springs, who have been visitin
n relatives here the past week, lie,
Monday for Marshall, whel
Is they will visit Mrs. M, L. Mont
f. que, and at Madison, Mo-, whel
10 they will visit Mrs. Walter Pc
n lard, before returning to the
v home. Mrs. Loves mother, Mr.
Eliza Cox, accompanied the
as home for an extended visit.
R. Mrs. Jennie Matthew died
n Thursday, Jan. 7, at the home
IN her daughter, Mrs. James Moo
n at Columbia, Mo. Interme
was made at Richmond, Mo. MI
ny Matthew is survived by fo
f. children, Mrs. James Moore
IS. Columbia, Snyder and Thom'
n and Miss Annie Matthew of Ka
Or COG C;+v Che 1voc q ,.acidant
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-01-22
NEWS FROM JEFF
Bills introduced Effecting Every
Known Subject. Booze"
the Leader.

atty of bootlegging at three I
years in the penitentiary.
If the bill drafted by Harry
Halves passes, the days of sheep j
killing worthless dogs are ended. /
The bill is along the line that on
ly good dogs be bred. 81 state
tax is to be paid on every dog, !
half of which goes to the state
and half to the good roads fund.
Representative Houx has bill
making the term of prosecuting
attorneys four years and not
eligible to reelection. There is
much talk of giving all county
officials four years and out, and
changing from fees to a straight
salary. Bills are being prepared !
along this line.
Representative Correll of Ran
dolph has presented bill to pro-
vide rest and shower bath rooms |
for miners.
A bill setting aside October 1st
of each year as Missouri boost"
day has been introduced.
Probably the most drastic
"dry" bill this session is the one
introduced by Representative
Frazier of Carter county. 1t re-
quires applicants for saloon Ii
cense to secure a petition signed
by two-thirds of the property
owners within a radius Of five
blocks where the saloon is to be
opened. The bill also provides
that no saloon can be located
within five blocks of any educa-
tional, religious or charitable
building.
Frank Farris has introduced a
bill creating a state purchasing
board. This board will purchase
all supplies needed by State Of
ficials and the several state in
stitutions. 1t is stated that by
purchasing in wholesale quant;-
ties means a saving of 100000
annually.
A primary bill has been in
troduced requiring a registra-
ton of voters throughout the
state, city and country. 1t also
provides for the swearing Of vo-
ters to support at the general
election all candidates nominated
at the primary. Electioneering
at the polls is also prohibited.
Prof. w. N. Laidlaw, former
superintendent of the Higgins.
vile public schools, and ret ring
as an assistant of the state su.
perintendent of schools, is now
field agent of the Warrensburl
normal.
A bill has been introduced fix
ing the salary of any specia
judge at $40 per day and the pay
of SO a day for petit jurors.
1t is hard to say what will b,
done relative to abolishing tn,
contract system at the peniten
tiary. At this time the peniten
tiary is practically self-sustain
ing, bringing the state some
thing like 100000 year. Gov
Major favors purchasing a farm
in Galloway county. It is a diff
ficult problem to solve and max
provision therefor.
Another difficult problem con
fronting the Assembly is tn
pensioning of Confederate so
diers. The last appropriation O
$4,000 was not bite, even fo
those applying, and was exhaust
ed in less than six months afte
adjournment last session. Frol
the number of applications no
on file seeking pension, it is e.
timated that an appropriation {
more than 100000 would /
necessary to meet the demand
The total value of the propert
of Missouri educational, ele
........ -. IL .,o.,o1 ...oAsA,,A.ov
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-01-22

G. C. BeDell, for the past two
years with Gratz Bros, as sales
man in the mems department,
left Wednesday night for his
home in Mt. Carmel, Illinois,
where he expects to engage in
business for himself.
Frank Haberkorn, who was
taken suddenly i'll Monday af-
ternoon about 3 o'clock, and who
was reported to be in a very dan
gerous condition later in the ev-
ening, is very much improved.
w. H. Humphreys, who has
been visiting his son, w. R,
Humphreys, left Monday even.
ing for Ell Paso, Texas. His sor
accompanied him as far as Kan
sas City.
Miss Martha Coss left Tuesday
morning for Haleyville, Okla, af,
ter visit here with relatives
Miss Clarice Weyand accompan
led her as far as Kansas City fol
a visit.
Mrs. Harriet Barron and he
daughter, Mrs. Lindsey Price, o
Kansas City, left Tuesday ev
ening for a visit in Salisaw
Oklahoma.
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Mrs. T. B. Ramsey, Mrs. Ches-
ter Taylor and Miss Nancy Wv
ion went to Kansas City Wednes-
lay morning to spend the day.
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Celebrated Wedding Anniver-
Sary

Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Neer We'd
nesday celebrated their silver
wedding anniversary. About
sixty of their friends and rela-
tives assembled to greet them
and to enjoy the bounteous and
dainty refreshments for which
the Neer home has long been
famous. Mr.. and Mrs. Neer
were the recipients of many
handsome and valuable presents.
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Kentucky, arrived Monday to
join his brother, Ed Williams,
who has been here several
months.
Rev. w. C. Swope of Charles
ton, Mo-, began arevival meeting
at the Methodist church Sunday.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-12-02
Horse Racing a Problem

Horse Racing a Problem
The horse racing this year was not
any above the average and the cost
10 the association was about as has
been usual fol- the past few years, to-
wit, about 500 of the purses offered.
The racing question has been a bother,
some one to all the county fairs this
year, ven mere than ever before and
the true solution has been sought by
the different secretaries. In an ex-
change of facts and ideas from letters
and interviews printed in a paper de-
voted to the fair business, the same
cover several months and reports from
all parts of the country, the real rea-
son for the lack of good fields in the
races seems to be the fact that there
are not enough horses to go around
the large number of fairs. Breeding
Of race horses has not kept up with
the increase in fairs and as they all
come about the same time, the horses
are spread out rather thin over the
country to be covered.
From a review of the fairs of the
Northwest, it does not seem as if in
creased purses has any great drawing
ability, but rather that the member
ship in a compact circuit with uniform
classes and purses is best if one can
be dated in the early dates before the
horses and drivers get too well ac-
quainted with each other. We tried
to do this the past year but were de-
feated in our plans by the Madison
association jumping in and grabbing
our dates before we could get action
on the matter finally by the directors.
A we'll balanced program, with not
more than six races during the fair, a
membership in a circuit of adjoining
fairs with uniform classes and purses
| seems from a study Of the situation to
be the only way to handle the race
proposition at present. But even then
much depends on the number of horses
campaigning next year.
Cost Of recognizing
AS vas provided by the resolution
adopted at the last annual meeting
held in February, the association has
been reorganized. This was done by
an action ex-parte in circuit court and
the property of the old association
was turned over to the new one and
each stakeholder in the old was allow
ed shares in the new in equal ex-
change for those owned in the old.
Many stockholders have made the ex-
change and the secretary is ready at
any time to serve those who have not
turned in their stock. This re-organ-
ization cost the association sos. 90
and was an added expense to the
years business.
Two permanent Improvements to
the plant were made this year the
fret being a toilet for women and chill
dren attached and built on the chill
dren's building. This cost $25O.O 90, and
the chemical closets installed were
satisfactory Is to being odorless and
sanitary, but did not effectually take
care of the deposits as would be de-
sired. A plan for the remedying OF
this has been evolved and another
year will e the toilets working In a
way that will be entirely satisfactory.
AS an added convenience to homes not
supplied with running water. those
sanitary closets are a great help and
the secretary win gladly give any in
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-12-02
The Newspapers
Magazines
Motion Pictures

They pay more for the same class of
service than most of the professors.
With a table, a chair, paper and a type
writer you can begin now; and you do
not need to give up your present &C.
cupation or employment. Even II
you do not wish to take up journalism
as a profession, there Is no better
mental training than learning to write.
The man or woman who writes is
automatically thrown in touch with
the big people who are shaping the
destiny of the state and the nation,
and with the big things that are TAX
ing place in the new development of
the country.
The fundamentals are carefully and
simply arranged in our Correspond
ence Course of Instruction. A Wash
ington correspondent who has writ
ten for every class of publications dur
ing the past twenty-five years has ar
ranged the work, and is in charge of
the course. Money back il you are not
satisfied.
Write todayf for information.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-12-02
ASSOCIATION
HAD GOOD YEAR
IN HIS ANNUAL REPORT TO
THE STOCKHOLDERS
ATTENDANCE At FAIR SMALLER HOWEVER
Gate Receipts Nearly $1,000 Less Than
In 1914 But Exhibits and Attrac.
tons Show an Increase

According to the report of Secretary
j. f. Brooke for the year ending No
vember 6, 1916, at the annual meeting
of the stockholders of the Brookings
County Fair Association, the year just
past has proved a good year for the
association. Secretary Brooke's COM
plete report follows:
The chautauqua association used the
grounds as usual at the price that has
been charged them for some years
past. to-wit: s125.00. This sum is too
small, as after the lighting, water and
other bills are paid it does not leave
the reasonable clear profit. 1t would
seem that if a contract is made for an
other year that this amount should be
made net and the chautauqua required
to pay all of the running expenses.
No Fourth of July racing meeting
was held this year, as there did not
e to be the necessary interest evi.
dent to make the prospect a success
full venture.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-12-02
SHE Is NOT A BELIEVER

A lady law student at the University
suffrage on the ground that the fight is
too long. A very plausible reason and
surely a woman's. There has never
been a worth while reform made in
anything that the fight was not "too
long"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-12-02
Every Intelligent Person
Should Learn How to
Write

More than a million people are EN-
ployed In the publishing business in
the United States, and all Of them
had to begin" They are dropping
out every day. and some one must
take their place. There must be writ
ers for
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-12-02

tary, and they will be turned over to
the new board.
Attached is also a statement of the
assets and liabilities of the associa-
ton:
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-12-02

the carnival show by comparison that
a good deal more than half of the num-
Der of people who bought admissions
to the fair attended the shows of the
carnival. In fact rhe proportion is
almost TIN ee-fourths. Carnivals are
a good thing for a change, but this
n offered a basis for some fault find
ing from the usual bunch Of knockers
throughout the county who are always
caviling at the fair.
In connection with the carnival we
put on an automobile contest to draw
the crowds, and it was only partly sue
cessful. 1t was not a money-making
plan for the fair and was not expected
to be one, but after all the Expense
including the percentage of the pro
motor was pad, the fair came out a
little the winner, to-wit, to the extent
of $29.S2. There was an idea around
amount of money because the mum.
bers on the tickets ran high. To ex-
plain this let me say that 5000 mum
bered tickets were used and they we're
disposed of without using them in 70
tation, so that many of the high mum
bers were used, while some of the
lower numbers were not used or sold.
The total number of tickets used and
sold did not bring the receipts up to
much over one-fourth of the amount
represented by the tickets.
The following are the receipts and
disbursements. tickets issued, sold and
given away at gate, $847.13. Cost Of
auto and expense $4,000, leaving net
$432.13. One-half went to the pro
motor, being $216.06, and the other
half was represented by tickets to the
value of $1S6.21 given away at the
gate and s29.S2 paid to the association
treasurer.
Personally the secretary does not
advise the use of c%arnivals as a yearly
e of drawing crowds. They do as
a change but the class of shows and
amusements are not what appeal to
the people who are the regular patrons
of a county fair. | believe that they
are better used at other seasons of
the year, such as the spring and sum-
mer holiday seasons.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-12-02
us. Press Assn.
Bond Building, Washington, d. {

Loose Leaf System FOR mercantile
and all other uses. Stock forms made
u order. There's q big advantage in
buying loose leaf goods at hcsuM
Register Publishing Co.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-12-02

Put n little "Gets-It"on. Il dries at once.
There's nothing to stick. Put shoes
and stockings or right over it. No
pain. no fuss. AZ ~hours-corns gone. Get
lt"never hurts thetrue flesh, never makes
toes sore. III you nave tried almost every
thing else for corns. you Will be much
more surprised TO SEQ how quickly and
easily your corns and ~calluses Will zone
right of with "Gcts-It." Quit limping
and wrinkling up your face with corn
rinkles Try "Gets-It" tonight on thnt
corn. callus. wart or bunion. and you'll
he glad you read this.
"Gets-It" is sold by all druggists.
Csc a bottle, or sent direct BY T.
Lawrence Il Co., Chicago.
Sold In Brookings and recommended as tn
worlds best corn remedy by Brookings Phar
macy.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-12-02

Outstanding accounts due -. 5000
Liabilities
Capital stock paid in ......$11, $500
Bills payable
First National $4,000 90
Bank of Bookings 10000
Interest .......... 22S.OO
Sewer assessment. 1880
Interest ........... 1885
Claims unpaid (est) $500 3,783.94
Net assets 6,036.95
21,635.S9
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Assets
Grounds 81, $4,000
Pavilion $4,000
Grand stand 10000
Woman's Building .......... 100000
Speed Barn 10000
Race Track 10000
Fences and gates ............ 100000
Children's building, toilet. 10000
Agricultural building ........ 10000
Poultry building, coops, ETC.. $4,000
Office building ............ 10000
Hog sheds $500
Judges stand ............. 5000
Water pipe lines ............ 10000
Personal property .......... 10000
Cash on hand 26O.89
$21,635.89
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-12-02
Fair Best In Many Ways

ihe dhludl ldlT was III HidHy ways
the best yer given in the county. The
exhibits were far more numerous than
ever before, the variety was greater
and the way In which the same we're
brought to the grounds showed better
care, selection and arrangement. The
big stock pavilion was o~vercrowded,
as were the hog sheds and the chill
dren's building. And for another year
the accommodations for the swine
should be increased and improved.
Though corn was not a leading ex-
hibit as usual, the agricultural display
was great and the building well filled.
The poultry was a little less in num-
Der than in 1914, but with the new
coops the show was the best ever put
On and called forth some very nice
compliments from the expert Judge,
Henry Hess. of Winona.
AS to arrangement and care the
local exhibit was better than the one
at the state fair. The woman's build
ing vas cared for in a most excellent
manner by a corps of ladies under the
efficient management of Mrs. e. l..
Squirting, and the arrangement and at
t%ention given the exhibits by those in
charge was commented upon by many
and the excellent good feeling mani
tested by all of the exhibitors was one
of the best things attending this
years fair. In the children's building,
Supt. H. L. Bakely collected a most
wonderful display of the school work
of the county and in the arrangement,
display and decoration the same was
far better than anything seen at the
state fair at Huron. This feature of
the county fair Is growing and is bound
to be a prominent factor in future
success, If we encourage the children
we are bound to build for the future
life and success of the fair as a whole.
In all lines of exhibits the year was an
exceptional mi the exhibitors this
year being one-third more than they
were last year. The articles exhibited
were in excess Of 3,400.
Carnival Company Success
Because there seemed to be an in
sistent demand that different amuse-
ments be provided this year than
formerly. the directors engaged q car
nival company. It was n Of the
|cleanest and best Of the small com.
panies that play fairs the size Of ours
and the patronage given It was very
good a the receipts Of the fair and
NA& ~, =
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FOR SALE-HOUSES.
(COntinued.D

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$3.50. Owner will sacrifice for $4,000 Ad-
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BUILD ON THAT VACANT LOT FOR HOME
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OUT-OF-TOWN REAL ESTATE.

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FOR SALE-THINK OF TT-F0R Sc. 100 YuT
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SHANNON & LUCHs.
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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-04-02

Mrs. Margaret Ward of Kansas
City spent Sunday here with her
sister, Mrs. D. E. Collard.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. E. Basket
spent Monday in Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Rostagno of
Kansas City spent Sunday here
with relatives.
Charles McFadin of Kansas
City spent Sunday here with re-
latives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Legg went
to Kansas City Sunday evening
for a visit.
Lawrence Peak went to Kansas
City Monday to spend the
day on business.
Miss Julia Mel Donald went to
Kansas City Monday for a
few days visit.
j. A. Davis went to Kansas
City Monday to spend the
day on business.
Mrs. E. M. Taubman went to
Kansas City Monday evening
for a visit.
Mrs. Hugh Carter and little
son, Jack, went to Higginsville
Monday evening for a visit.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-04-02
Resolutions of Lexington Banks.

CoOlutAuA VI ONAAhSe WI DoAAASs
On the 9th day of March,
1915, at a meeting of the bankers
of Lexington the following reso-
luton was adopted.
Whereas, it has pleased AL
mighty God to call from this
earthly life our friend and asso-
ciate, Charles Hoefer, President
of the Bank Of Higginsville, Mo-,
and whereas, we desire to testify
to the world our high estimate of
Of the worth and character of the
deceased, now therefore be it
resolved by the bankers of Lex
ington, in meeting assembled,
that we deeply regret the death
of our friend. We shall long
cherish his memory. We admir-
ed him for his incorruptible hon
esty, his answering integrity,
and for his fine social qualities.
In addition to his worldly estate
he leaves to his children the her
itage of a spotless name and to
his banking brethren an example
worthy of imitation.
We hereby tender our sympa-
thy to the wife and family in
their bereavement and direct
that a copy of this resolution be
sent to the widow and also pub
lished in the Lexington and Hig-
ginsville papers.
(Signed)
RICHARD FIELD, Pres,
Morrison Wentworth Bank.
E. N. HOPKINS, Vice-Pres.,
Traders Bank.
WALTER B. WADDELL, Pres,
Lexington Savings Bank.
E. M. TAUBMAN, Pres,
Commercial Bank.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-04-02

Mrs. John Poage and Mrs. W.
B. Waddell went to Kansas City
Tuesday to spend the day.
Miss Byrd Slusher went to
Kansas City Tuesday for a visit.
Mrs. Matthew A. Kenney re-
turned Monday evening from a
visit in Kansas City.
Worth Bates returned Mon
day evening from a visit in JEFF
ferson City.
Don't wait-now is the time to.
order good old Lexington Book
Beer. 1t goes in a hurry-get.
busy. Phone $50.