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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-10-20

There is no reason why a Repub-
lican citizen who wants to see good
business, and law enforcement in
Tennessee should not vote for Gov
ernor Rye. Thousands Of the best
Democratic citizens of the state
voted for Governor Hooper on the
same questions,
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-10-20
SCHOOL NOTES

Bro Peoples was with us Monday
morning and conducted chapel fol
us.
Mr.. Roy Hall and Miss Helen PAT.
ford, both excellent students of last
year, Joined the Senior Class Monday
We have had a number of visitors
siuce our last report. Among the
number were Mr.. Evans of Jackson
and Mr.. Cecil Fesmire, an alumnus
Of the High School. 1t is always q
pleasure to have former students
visit the school,
Mr.. w. N. Hicks. who did efficient
work as a teacher in our school q
few years ago, spent a day in oul
class room this week. He spoke
complimentary Of the changes he
noted.
Lexington school exhibits will be
on display Friday and Saturday, the
week Of the Fair. Would be glad
to have something from the other
schools Of the county.
Mrs. Peoples has the sincerest
thanks Of the class in Domestic Art
for her valuable addition to its
equipment.
We are glad to learn that Fl. P
Pendererass is rapidly improving
and will soon be with us again.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-10-20
Enthusiasm.

Enthusiasm is faith In action. Faith
believeth in all things Enthusiasm
puts that belief to the test. The en-
thusiast believes that the thing can
be done; he has faith to believe that
1t ought to be done; he has enthusi-
asm to do 1t. To the unthinking, en-
thusiasm Is but the foam on the deep
ly stirred waters. In truth, 1t Is the
striving Of the waters themselves. 1t
is the very life OF effort. From "The
Power Of Mental Demand" by Herbert
Edward Law.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-10-20

speech here last Friday. paid de
served tributs to Congressman Sims
with whom he has been associated
| in the National House Of Represen.
tatives for sixteen years. Mr.. Pad
eett stated that MrSims is regarded
as one Of the very best members Of
of the House.
Will j. Jones returned from Mich
igan last Friday and will soon be
followed by Mrs. Jones and daugh-
ter, Elizabeth, who have spent the
Summer on the Michigan farm near
the city of Frankfort The many
friends Of Mrs. Jones and daughter
will be glad to see them back in
Lexington for the Winter.
j. Murray Lancaster, with Mrs
Lancaster and the baby, returned
last Sunday to their home in Okla.
homa City, Okla, after spending
several weeks here with relatives Of
both Mr.. and Mrs. Lancaster. They
seemed to be in the best of health
while with us and to have enjoyed
the whole summer to the fullest ex-
tent.
Mrs. Mittie Frizzell, of New York
City, who has been here 10 days
visiting Mrs. Rozetta Blount, left
Wednesday evening for Los Ange-
les, CAL, via Memphis and New Or
leans. Her visit to Lexington has
been a very pleasant one to herself
to her old friends and to her rela-
tives. The Progress will follow
Mrs. Frizzell to California.
We are glad to state that on the
whole there is substantial improve
ment in the condition Of Mrs. w. T.
Threadeill, who has been continu-
ously confined to her bed stree hav-
ing one Of hips injured by a fall
more than six weeks ago. Her sons
report that she has been able to
rest all of some of the nights this
week.
Two of the special visitors to Lex
ington last Monday on the occasion
Of Gov. Rye's speaking and accom-
panying the Governor, were Messrs.
w. D. Buck" Scruggs, chief clerk in
the Office Of Secretary of State R. R.
Sneed, and a candidate for that Of
fee, and John Mack Mclean, who
holds the place Of statistician in the
Office Of the Commissioner Of Agri-
culture.
Chancellor j. w. Ross was here
Tuesday afternoon from 4:O8 to g..
40 o'clock p. M, on his way from
Jackson to Decaturville, to hold the
regular term Of the Chancery court
at the latter place. From Decatur
vile Chancellor Ross will 90 to Sa-
vannah and hence will not be able
to hear at Chambers, the P. j. Dem
ison will case, in which the public
is feeling considerable interest.
Superintendent or Presiding Elder
Keithley, Of the M. E. church dis
rict, which embraces Lexington
left here Wednesday for the annual
Central conference of his church at
Baxter, Putnam county. We have
had the pleasure of getting acquaint-
ed with Mr.. Keithley and can say
that he is an intelligent courteous
gentleman, one who is sincerely in
terested in his work and one who
can not fail to win and keep friends
wherever he may 90.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-10-20
Anaer's Harmful Effect.

Anger, whether expressed In violent
language or not, has most harmful
effect on the heart Through the
nervous system II acts on the muscu-
lar structure Of that organ as well as
on that Of the arteries, and contracts
II This is always dangerous. as the
blood supply Is interfered with seri-
ously.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-10-20
Amateur.

Some sanity folk in this town are
elways throwing the game Of poker at
our unoffeuding head" says Georgia
editor I'VE want to say, once for all,
that we don't know the game. II we
had known It we'd be richer, at this
writing, by a house and lot. gold
watch and chain, and a real diamond
stud. Atlanta Constitution.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-10-20

Last Tuesday broke the record OF
the Memphis Cotton Exchange
Cotton reached 1884 cents pei
pound and a million dollars worth
changed hands on that day.
j. W. Murphy. one of the best
men in the Wildersville neighbor.
hood, and a long time friend to this
office, was here Saturday and drop,
ped some cash in the PROGRESS box
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. league having
sold their farm in the old 18th dis.
trict, will 60 to Seymour, Texas, to
make their future home with Mrs
leagues daughter, Mrs Mollie Dodd
They will leave about November Is
Congressman Sims spent last Sun.
dap here. From newspaper reports
we see that Mr.. Sims is making a
telling campaign and that he is
being favored with good crowds to
hear his speeches.
H. E. Riley, of Luray, spent Thurs.
day Of last week here, helping out
his son, Will, on some work. He
looks mighty natural and seems to
have found Luray all right as a liv-
ing and working location.
Wednesday was Bryan Day" in
Tennessee, the distinguished Ne
braskan speaking first in Memphis
and making the trip from that city
via the L. & N. railroad to Nash
vile, where he spoke Wednesday
night.
The West Tennessee Hospital for
the Insane, near Bolivar, had a mar
row escape from destruction by fire
last Saturday, starting from an oil
stove. The fire was extinguished
with loss not exceeding a hundred
dollars.
Zeb, lack and Claud Nix and
Robert Carlton came over from Per-
ry county to hear Governor Rye
speak, Monday. Zeb and lack,
now young men, sons of John H.
Nix, are twins and we had not seen
them since they were babies.
DR.. j. C. Stinson, Of Center Point,
went to Nashville Monday to carry
George W. Ridley, of Robey, for ex-
animation and possible operation,
and returned on the belated train
Wednesday, leaving his patient with
DR.. Sanders.
Mather Lancaster went to Nash
vile Wednesday to buy goods for
his store and G. w. Mccall is run
ming the business in his absence.
While away Mr.. Lancaster will visit
his sister, Miss Achilles, who is in
school at Murfreesboro.
While attending the street fair
next week don't forget to come to
the Scottie Cafe, where you will find
almost anything to eat that you
might want. Ladies given especial
attention. Open all night
ScoTT Bros.
The Citizens Bank last week
bought the entire issue Of Twenty
eight thousand dollars bonds of the
Forked Deer Drainage District, they
being the best bidders for these
bonds. They are placing the bonds
through Cleveland, Ohio, bond buy
erS.
Congressman Padgett, in h j S
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-10-20
The Distinction.

The discussion In one Of the news
papers on whether one should use the
word woman" or lady and how one
ID to tell the difference has been en-
livened by this story: Two charwomen
were discussing somebody else.
"Yuss," said one. shes lydy she is.
When she gifts drunk she can take
cab ONE"
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-10-20

Remember, that live in Lexing-
ton and here every day paying the
very best market price for War
mules from 5 to 10 years old. Bring
the mules to me and get the money
RANDOLPH OAKLEY.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-10-20
Local and Personal


]. R. Reid, the life merchant, wa
in town Monday.
W. A. Frazier has had a sever
attack OF fiux this week.
v L. Phillips and family hav,
moved to town from Piney, route 8
Ezra Patterson, OF Britts Landing
Perry county, was here Monday ant
Tuesday.
Roy Page returned Tuesday from
the Fitzgerald Clark School at Tul
lahoma.
S. L. Cody, OF Wildersville, sen
in his subscription to this papeI
Monday.
Attorney D. E. Scott, has ATTENDED
the Chancery court in Decaturville
this week.
Judge w. M. Taylor, Of Blythes
vile, Ark, spent the week here witt
his family.
Tom Greene spent Saturday night
and Sunday with home folks in
Huntingdon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parish, of Fulton
KY, are here visiting the family Of
j. H. Moffitt.
The rains which have come were
badly needed over the country as
well as in town.
Brakeman Campbell made a trip
Tagging on a passenger train latter
part Of last week.
I Granville L. Dennison, of Decatur.
vile, and son Charles, Of Jackson
spent Sunday here.
Mrs. Fred C. Boren has been on a
short visit to her sister, Mrs. Ed
Walpole, in Memphis.
Roy Page has returned from Tul.
lahoma, where he was attending the
Fitzgerald Clark school.
j. R. Davis, Route 2, was in town
Monday and contributed his share
to the up-keep Of the paper.
Walter Scott returned Sunday
from Memphis, where he had spent
several weeks visiting relatives.
Misses Mary Kincannon and Nora
Story, teachers in the school at Par
sons spent the day here Saturday.
Rev. Fleetwood Ball left Monday,
night to assist in a revival Of per-
haps ten days, at Crystal Springs,
Miss.
Kirtley Blount's bad arm seems
to have been made all right by the
work recently done on it in Nash
vile.
Fireman J. H. Lacy was taken i'll
while going to his work last Sunday
night and had to lay off for a few
days,
Judge N. R, Barham goes to
Jackson to-day. He goes to
Decaturville to hold Circuit court
next week.
W. L. Rush, of Route 1, Wilders-
vile, was in to see us Friday and
paid the subscription Of his father,
W. P. Rush.
John Brewer, the efficient section
master, and his good wife, are re-
joicing over the arrival of a fine
girl in their home.
County Judge W. H. Lancaster
has been to Decaturville this week
to look after his cases, as solicitor
in the Chancery court.
Former Governor Ben W. Hooper
Republican candidate for the u. S.
Senate, will speake in Lexington
next Friday, the 9th.
L.R. Hall, of the Wildersville
community. was in to see us last
week, and had us to put his name
on our subscription list.
State Senator Joe H. Mccall
(Democrat) could not resist the
temptation to come to Lexington t(
her Gov. Rye last Monday.
W. D. Kirkland, Of Arkansas, q
young man, almost totally blind
was here Monday soliciting maya.
zine subscriptions but not begging
Matt. C. Barry reached home
last Sunday after an absence Of six
months, coming from near Pitts
burg, Pa, where had been at work
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-10-20
Best Aid.

Great works are performed not BY
strength but by perseverance. Sam.
uel johnson.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-10-20

Bro. Peoples was with us Monday
morning and conducted chapel for
Tic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
THE DAY IN DAVENPORT

was secured and Detective Bishop
sent to La Sale. He returned with
Sellers to Davenport, the latter ac-
companying the officer without pro-
test Upon his return to the city Sell
lers refunded to the company $211,
every cent that he possessed This
left a. remaining shortage of S277
Much sympathy has been expressed
for Sellers. Previous to the present
distressing affair he bore an excellent
reputation and was considered a model
young man. His case is still pending
in Justice Daum's court on a ten day
continuance granted last Monday. He
is now at liberty on a 81 900 bond fur
nished by DR.. T. ". Chandler, with
whom he roomed at the Chandler hotel
on Harrison street. His sweetheart
stands loyalty by him in his trouble.
even to the extent of seeking employ
ment in the desire to assist him
financially.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
LICENSED TO WED
COLLINS PRESIDENT
DISTRICT DEALERS

The board Of directors OF the Rock
Island District Retail Liquor Dealers
association held its annual meeting at
Rock Island Turner hall yesterday.
the session beginning with the serving
Of a chicken dinner. Officers were
elected as follows:
Presideut-Tim Collins, Rock Is
land.
Vice president Meumann. East
Moline
Treasurer-A. r. Bufe. Moline.
secretary Edward Appelquist, Mo-
line
Corresponding secretary r. e..
Barry, Rock Island.
Fred Musfeldt, r. c. Berry. A. A..
Lift, A. ID. Huesing and Simon Nc
Mahon were named delegates 10 the
annual convention OF the Illinois
Liquor Dealers association. TO be held
in this city Sept. 90.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
TEAMSTER CRUSHED
UNDER HEAVY WAGON

John Schmidt, a teamster for the
Home Fuel company OF Davenport lies
at the point OF death at Mercy hos
pital, resulting from an accident late
yesterday. He was hauling q heavy
load of lumber when the wagon tipped
over and he was thrown under its
weight 1t required nearly an hour 70
lift the wagon and eXtricate him from
his perilous position. The accident oc-
CURED in an alley between FaTnum
and LeClaire and Twelfth and Thir-
teenth streets. There is steep grade
at this point and the horses being I'M
able TO hold back the heavily loaded
wagon. slipped and fell The wagon
rolled over an embankment and
Schmidt was pinioued beneath il. His
side was badly crushed and he SUI
fcred internal injuries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25

building is considered necessary on
account of an increase in business and
also to make possible more storage
space. This statement was given out
by Harry Gehrmann of the Kohrs COM
pany. Work should be completed
about Dec. /. The building will be
three stories and basement 66x80 feet.
1t will be of fireproof construction.
wood being entirely done away with
by the company. Concrete will be
used in the building. Freezers, cool
ers, cutting rooms, storage and chill
rooms together with office quarters
will be located in the new quarters,
Mr.. Gehrmann announced.
Man Suffers Unusual Iniury-An in
jury considered exceptionally rare by
the medical profession occurred to
Henry Maggie, rural route No. 2, when he
was dragged at a rapid rate of speed
for over a block. by his runaway team
of horses, fractuTing the bone in the
joint of his left shoulder. Nagel was
also bruised severely. Nagel was
rushed to the office of DR.. j. S. Weber
where an x-ray picture was taken be-
fore the exact location of the fracture
could be ascertained. The shoulder
was set and NageI removed to his
fore he is able to be about Nagel
stopped and tied his team in front Of
Martin Schupps' place on West Locust
street. A minute later the horses
frightened at a passing auto and broke
loose, running down the road. Nagel
grabbed the lines, became tangled up
and was dragged for over a block. He
disengaged himself in time to keep
from being run over by the wheels of
the wagon. The accident happened
about 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
Sweetheart Loyal to EmbeZZler-
The inside facts relative to the detec-
ton and arrest OF George Sellers, for
mer ticket agent at the l. & /. station
on Brady street, have been made pub
lie by railway officials. Sellers, ac-
cording to information filed in the
county attorneys office, was charged
with the embezzlement of Sass The
young man, after taking his sudden
departure from the city on Sunday
afternoon, Aug. IS, went direct TO
Pittsburgh. Pa. Here he secured a
good position and was TO start work
the following morning. Becoming
conscience stricken, he gave up the
proffered position and started back TO
Davenport. He got as far as La Sale
and there left the train. From La Sale
he communicated with his sweetheart
in Davenport over the long distance
telephone. This sweetheart, a most
estimable young lady, called at the
railway Offices and notified the officials
that Sellers was at La Sale and wish
ed to return TO Davenport to face the
ordeal. 1t was then that a warrant
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25

Nav Beautify Car Tracks Mayor
John Berwald has q brand new idea
/ for making Davenport the ideal city
beautiful AS far as known ii is an
! idea which has never received consid-
Grafton at the hands of the park COM
missioners. the Commercial club, Ro-
taTy club or civic department or the
/ Davenport WOman's club. The mayor
therefore NAV with propriety be styl-
ed the father of the movement. This
/ idea consists in no less than the con-
version of the space lying between the
street car tracks into grassy lawns
and towering bouIeyards. AS a beauty
spot the mayor would have Davenport
rival Berlin Vienna, Paris and other
+ famous centers of civic beauty and
architectural landscape
/ Marriage Licenses Johanathan
Ainsley and Fannie Jaeger, both of
/ Davenport; Rex ShrWer and Linnie
Mitchell Clark, both of Davenport;
Seth Baker of Upton and Pearl Taylor
/ of Rochester; Charles W Kelley and
/ Florence Palmer, both of Viola, III.
Southern to Move Offices-The Of
! fees of the Rock Island Southern
Railway in Davenport will be moved
from 308 Brady street to the foot OF
Brady street where the freight offices
have been heretofore. The otflces
have been remodeled and plans made
/ for the moving today. The old office
is TO be discontinued. The building
has been used by the r. /. Southern
and c. d. & NJ, and will still be used
/ bv both interurban lines. The down
stairs will be used by the r. l. South
ern and the upstairs by the {. ID. q
! NJ The two Offices of the r. l. South
ern have been consolidated TO faclli-
/ tate the work and increase the ettlc-
iency of the office.
4 SIeuth Gives Watch as Security
Ray Chinn, Bettendorf's village
/ sleuth. who was used by the state
men during their recent operations
/ here as a stool pigeon to secure evil
dence against the alleged bootleggers,
was picked up by the Davenport po-
lice when he drove his car past
standing street car at Third and
/ Gaines street. Officer Kuehl made the
arrest. When Chinn was brought to
! the station he was unable to furnish
+ the $40 bond required. so the ponce
/ accepted his gold watch as security
+ In police court Chinn was assessed
/ fine of sIO.35. He was able TO pay
only 81 Of the fine, and left his watch
+ for the remaining amount.
i To Put ID $4,000 Building-On
Sent / the Kohrs Packing company
I Davenport. will start. the construction
of a three story storage building al
I1343 West Second street, at an ap-
uroximate cost OF $50, 900. The ne"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
GRADE NO LONGER
Bone CONTENTION
Property Owners On Forty third Street
Voice No Protests When COM
mission Acts.

Cain again prevails in the east end
of Rock Island. Today the municipal
commission passed an ordinance es-
tablishing a grade for Forty-third
street between Third and Fifth ave-
nues. The property owners are salts
fed.
James Maucker, attorney for the OBJ
jeCtors, appeared at the special meet
ing of the municipal commission and
announced that his clients were will
ing that the city should proceed with
the work. The street will be paved af-
ter the grade is established, the com
mission announced.
It is understood that the Moline
Plow company. for which the commits
sion passed the grade ordinance, has
secured an option on the property on
the east side Of the street and for this
reason there was no further protest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
COURT CONFIRMS
EAST END PAVING
All Legal Objections Are OverruIed I'm
Improvement Proceedings of
FOrty-sixth Street.

All legal objections were over
ruled and the assessment roll of
$23,476 public improvement proJecr
for Rock Island was confirmed by
Acting Judge B. S. Bell today. The
Improvement is the paving OF Rail-
road avenue from Forty-sixth TO
Forty fifth street, Forty-fifth street
from Railroad to Tenth avenue, and
Tenth avenue from Forty-flfth TO
Forty-fourth street.
Petitions on six other public i'm
provements were filed. They are paw
ing OF Seventeenth avenue from
Twenty to Twenty-ffth street,
Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fourth-
and-a-half street from Seventeenth TO
Eighteenth avenue; Waterman for
Forty-fifth avenue from Fourteenth 10
Fifteenth street; paving of Forty-sec-
ond street from Seventh 10 Railroad
avenue and Railroad avenue from
Forty-second to Forty-third street:
paving of Twenty-fourth street from
Thirteenth TO Seventeenth avenue, and
paving of Forty-fourth street from
Seventh to Railroad avenue and rail
road avenue from Forty-third to
Forty-ffth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-25
HOGS MAKE CAIN
ON LATE DEMAND
Cattle Sell Lower but Sheep Prices
Continue Quiet and Easy During
Progress of Market.

Chicago, Aug. 25.-Demand for hogs
was not active at the opening and
prices were a shade off. Later a de-
mand developed and prices advanced
sc over yesterdays average. Cattle
sold so to 100 lower than last week.
Sheep were quiet and prices easy.
Chicago, Aug. 25-Hogs: Receipts
10000; market closed active and SC
higher than yesterdays average; bulk
10.450 1925; light 1045@11.10; mixed
1O.1O011.05; heavy 100O0110 90;
rough 10.00@10.25; pigs 7.40@940
Cattle: receipts 1000; &c to 81 low
er than last weeks; beeves $500
1895: cows and heifers 32509.0O,
stockers and feeders 4.75@75O; west
ern steers 6.2508.50; calves $500
11.75.
Sheep: receipts 10000; weak to 10c;
sheep 6.15@7.7O; lambs 6.5O010.65.
Kansas City Livestock.
Kansas City, Aug. 25.-Hogs: re
ceipts 1000; steady; bulk 10.20010.65:
heavy 1O.O0@1O4o; light 10.20@1O.65;
pigs S.00@9.75.
Cattle: receipts so, including 200
southerns; steady; steers 6.50010.75:
COWS 450@7.00; heifers 6.00@10.25
calves 6.50011.00.
Sheep: receipts 1000; steady; lambs
9.7501040; yearlings 7.50@8.25;
wethers 7.00@7.50; ewes 6.50@715.
Omaha Live Stock.
Omaha, Aug. 25.-Hog receipts, A.
700; higher; heavy, 9.90010.20; light,
1O15@10.60; pigs. 700. higher; heavy
990010.2O; light 1O15@10.6O; pigs
900@10.00; bulk 10.0001O.20.
Cattle receipts, 1900; lower; steers.
700@1O.50; COWS and heifers, 5000
TAO.
Sheep receipts, 1850; steady; year
lings, 6.50@7.50; wethers, 6.75@725;
lambs, 10.0O01O5O.
st. Louis Live Stock.
St. Louis, Mo, Aug. 25.-Hogs: Re-
ceipts 5000; sc to 10c lower than
Thursdays close; pigs and lights $50
010.75; mixed 10:55@10.85; good
heavy 1050@1O.S5; bulk 10.5501O.8O.
Cattle: Receipts 1900; steady; beef
steers 70001075; heifers 8.00@1025;
COWS 5.5007.75; calves 6.00011.75.
Sheep: Receipts 100; strong;
lambs 7.00@10.50; slaughter ewes 500
07-25: bleating ewes 9.0O@10.00;
yearlings 6.0GQ9.50