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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-03-17

OFFICIAL STATEMENT of the
Financial condition of the
TRADERS BANK
At Lexington, State of Missouri, at
the close of business on the 7th
day of March, 1916, published in the
Lexington Intelligencer, a news
paper printed and published at
Lexington, State of Missouri, on
the II day of March, 1916.
RECOTTRCFC
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-03-17
OFFICIAL STATEMENT of the
financial condition Of the
LEXINGTON SAVINGS BANK

at Lexington, State of Missouri, at the
close of busiess on the 7th day of
March, 1916, published in the Lex
ington I%ntelligencer, a newspaper
printed and published at Lexington,
State of Missouri on the 18th day of
March, 1916.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-03-17

FOUR ROOMS on ground floor
2h blocks from Court House. Phone
.787 or see w. E. Gavin.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-03-17

HOUSE of three rooms, good gar
len spot. Call Phone go. 3-3-1w.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-04-02

changes and sequence of weather con,
ditions in any definite or direct and
| consequential manner, is regarded by
the government scientists as quite i'm
possible. Solar phenomena of the kind
! described do not have any direct in
fluence upon the weather at any par
ticular time and place, and can not be
made the basis of any forecasts what
soever.
The alleged discovery is regarded
as only one of number OF similar
schemes which are continually being
put forward. In some cases the advo-
Gates of these schemes assert that
they can forecast the weather for
weeks or months in advance, and in
others they state that they have
found means of producing rain arti-
fcially, of preventing hail, and in 9th
er ways of interfering with and con
trolling atmospheric phenomena.
These pretensions meet with GER
tain credence because there are a num-
ber of people who still cling to the an
cient belief in the influence of the
moon on the growth and development
of crops, and TO the idea that the
weather conditions depend upon plan
etary and astrological combinations.
In consequence the weather bureau
has been called upon from time to
time to caution the general public
against putting faith in these so-called
discoveries.
The U. S. weather bureau itself is
the authorized agency of the govern
ment to collect meteorological obser-
vations and make and issue weather
forecasts and warnings. Every i'm |
portant nation of the world has a sim |
liar organization and all use essen
tally the same methods. All of these |
condemn and disprove
The methods and theories OF those who |
assert that they are able to predict
he weather for any considerable per
cd in advance.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-04-02
NEW WEATHER SYSTEM
Chief of Bureau Warns Public Against
Lons-Range Weather Forecasts

Washington, d. c., April 2.-The
chief OF the U. S. weather bureau
stated today that in the opinion of the
bureau new system of long-range
weather forecasting, which has been
widely discussed recently, was quite
fallacieus. The new system is said to
be based on the spottedness of the sun
and riffs and shafts of solar radiation.
In the opinion of the weather bureau
1t belongs in the same class with other
methods of long-range weather fore
casting based on lunar, planetary,
magnetic, and astrological considera-
tions. None of these systems, it is
said, has any scientific value.
During the past few years the
weather bureau has received full speci-
fications concerning all the essential
details of this particular system The
alleged discovery is, therefore, fully
known to the weather bureau and has
been carefully studied and examined
by its scientific staff. Moreover, other
scientists of international reputation
now connected with the strongest in
stitutionsof the world engaged in as.
Economical research, and conducting
Investigations into solar and terres-
trial physics, have also passed upon
these new theories. These authorities
are in accord that the deductions and
conclusions drawn from the solar con.
ditions on which the new system is
based are unwarranted.
When the disk of the sun is minute
ly examined with powerful telescopes,
or when it is photographed with the
aid of the modern spectroheliograph,
the surface presents a characteristic
spotted appearance which undergoes
sight changes from day to day, and |
greater changes with longer intervals |
of time, depending upon the we'll |
known rotation of the sun upon its |
axis and the periodic recurrence of |
the sunspot maxima and minlma
These and certain well-known related
are now put forward as
the basis of a new science which will
make possible forecasts of the wealth
er far in advance. That these features
Of solar activity, however, actually
should control and determine the daily
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-04-02
MARKET NEWS SERVICE BEGINS
Department of Agriculture Collecting
information as to PerishabIe Crops.

Washington, D. c., April 2.-Field
men of the office of markets and rural
organization have left Washington to
inaugurate the department of agricul'
lures market news service for perish.
able crops this year. Branch Offices
have been established in New York,
Boston, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Pitts
burgh, Chicago, st. Louis, Minneapo-
lisc and Kansas City, to collect and
distribute information in regard to
marketing conditions. Other men are
stationed in the producing sections in
Florida, Louisiana and Texas, where
onions, tomatoes and strawberries are
already being shipped in carload lots
to the big markets.
BY collecting in this way information
districts and marketing centers, the
market news service of the depart
ment of agriculture is designed to aid
both shippers of and dealers in per-
ishable crops. The information col
lected is sent out free by telegraph to
all those who are sufficiently interest
ed to pay the telegraph charges and by
mail to those who do not care to incur
this expense, but have good reason
for wishing the reports. Each of the
field men in the marketing and pro-
ducing centers acts as distributor of
this information and, in addition, it is
sent out direct from Washington.
The first reports for this season are
to be sent out on Monday, March 27.
These will deal with carload ship
ments, receipts and general conditions
for the onion, tomato, and strawberry |
crops. Other crops will follow as the |
season advances, the service being |
designed to include a total Of 16 al |
together. In the opinion of marketing |
specialists this work. which was begun |
last year, has already demonstrated
its value in preventing the Cutting of
markets, in securing more profitable
distribution for perishable crops, and
in avoiding delay and waste through
diversions of carload ship
ments en- route.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-04-02
Heifers Chase Rabbits,

If q new idea of a Summeytown
farmer becomes a fad, the rabbit dog
may be pushed into the background.
He has trained some Of his heifers to
scent and chase rabbits with as much
success as dogs. and. indeed, cheaper.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-04-02

ment is now selling here at $3.75 a
barrel.
1t is understood that the Panama
Association Of Commerce is investi-
eating the rate situation in view of
the many recent increases that have
been made by the steamship compan-
les.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-04-02
A Six-Room Bungalow.

Mrs. George A. Henshaw, who now
resides in Oklahoma City. is making
plans to build modern ski oom bun
galow north of her old home place,
located at the corner of Fifth and A,
northwest. Construction work is to
begin Immediately.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-04-02
Freiqht Rates Increase.

Panama, March 91.--Freight rates
from the United States to Panama
are increasing rapidly, according to
merchants here. 1t is stated that the
rate on cement has recently been in
creased from s1.20 per barrel to
s1.55, which is more than the value
of the cement at the factory. Ce-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-04-02
Affords You The Opportunity of Getting in
TUNE" With Spring
TAFFETA SILK PETTICOATS.

We have a variety of new and fashionable
spring styles. The ones of Taffeta are most
unusual values,-at $5 and Sc. They have deep
founces and narrow rufles. In all the sea-
sons shades. Others at from $3.50 to $3.50.
The Adair County news., 1916-08-02
CREDITS, GENERAL FUND.

By receipt dated September
1st 1915, Treasurer 8 AIS II
By receipt dated October II,
1915 Treasurer l 045 40
By receipt dated November
Ind 1915 Treasurer 2 266 60
BY receipt: dated January 1st
1916 Treasurer 5 90l 81
By receipt dated February
3rd 1916, Treasurer 529 AZ
BY receiptidated March Sth 4
1916, Treasurer AIS AZ
By ad valorem tax on ST. 05I
released s.r@ AZ So
By 81 polls released rs so
By Commission 10 per cent
and per cent 799 "A
By Commission for collect
ing School Tax 200 81
By cash paid Commissioner
for settlement % DOL
The Adair County news., 1916-08-02
S1l S44 40
CREDITS. ROAD FUND.

By receipt dated September
1st, 1915, Treasurer S 2S7 81
By receipt dated October 1st
1915, Treasurer COZ 80
By receipt dated November
2nd, 1915, Treasurer 423 60
By receipt dated January
1St 1916 Treasurer 4 254 80
By receipt dated February
3rd 1916 Treasurer 262 OIL
By receipt dated March Sth
1916, Treasurer 129 90
By ad valorem tax on SIT O5I
released ~ So
By per cent commission for
collecting 284 81
The Adair County news., 1916-08-02
SCHOOL FUND.
Sher!ff'S Settlement.

At the regular October term of the
Adair Fiscal Court, 1915, l, A. Fl. Bal
lard, was appointed by said court as
its Commissioner to settle with S. II.
Mitchell, Sheriff of Adair County, KY,
his accounts of the collections and
disbursements of the Common School
tax o. said county.
DEBTS
To Advalorem tax OH. 81
1856 800 % 277 95
The Adair County news., 1916-08-02
TUT & REED
REAL ESTATE
DEALERS
Offer the following Property fox
Sale:

FARM LAND
40 acres of good lime stone land.
we'll watered, good dwelling and oct
buildings on public road, and IN good
nelghborhood. Price $4,000, one
half cash, the balance on easy terms
This farm lies six miles S. E. of Co
lumbia, KY.
TIMBER LAND
80 acres timer land white oak tin-
Der cut off. Price for timber $500.
land $500. Can sell timber without
land if purchaser wants it. Lies 3
miles east Of Columbia, Ky.
FARM
150 acles of lime stone land, gooG
dwelling and outbuildings, well water
ed and very desirable place for home
Lies miles N. W. of Columbia, KY.
on public road. Price s., 800.
FARM
=a156 acres located II miles N. w. CO.
lumbia, KY, Good dwelling, two gooG'
barns and other outbuiIdings, well
watered, in good state of cultivation.
about 20 acres in timber, all good lane
and desirable home. Price $500.
TOWN PROPERTY
Nine room two story dwelling and
lot, situated on. one of the best resi-
dence streets in Columbia, near the
square. barn and out buildings. A.
very desirable home. A bargain.
Price on application.
lis Acres of good land in a good
neighborhood. good buildings on pub
lie road, about s miles south of Colunn.-
bia. Price $1,000. (Bargain)
40 Acres lime stone land, very good
buildings, desirable place to live, A.
miles south of Columbia. Price 81, 800
House and Lot: House with six
rooms, good out buildings, good water
and other corvenienees, just out Of
town limits Price $3.50
House with 9 rooms just OFT of town.
two shops, all buildings good, compar--
lively new. Price 81 300.
Farm: so acres on White Oak creek
II miles N. W. Plumpoint, one half
timber balance in cultivation, II acres
in bottom, buildings tOlerable good,
good orchard and spring. Price 500.
40 Acres of land unimproved (cneap.
residence) lying 81 miles n. W. Of Co
lumbia. Price S6O0.OO
80 Acres land, good new residence, z
good springs, a good well. Price 500.
3! miles N, W. of Columbia.
$500 for house and lot near the pub
lie square, good garden, good well,
barn sc. Desirable place and is worth
the money asked.
The Adair County news., 1916-08-02
Want To BUY.

Abont 10 acres of land near Colum-
bia to make home.
25 or 80 acres of land, cheap build
ipgs, will give five or six hundred dol
lars.
The Adair County news., 1916-08-02
SHERIFF'S SETTLEMENT.
General Fund and Road Fund.


Ballard
Mitchell Sheriff the collections
disbursements the said
DEBTS.
To vaoem tax Sc
To $1O33l listed County
To 3645 polls listed by the Assessor 467 so
To polls listed by the County Clerk %
Franchise Cumberland Telephone g.
Franchise National Bank Franchise
Franchise Bank Franchise
tax of Columbia Franchise
Franchise GradyvlIe State Franchise
Franchise Columbia Telephone Co
chse 81 ass
tax Columbia Lighting Co.,
per $1,000 uncolected taxes Deem
1915: 1913
70
The Adair County news., 1916-08-02
GENERAL FUND.
s 76S 80
ROAD FUND.

OIL IL Ut
The Com missioner finds and so re-
ports that S. H. Mitchell, Sheriff of
Adair County, KY, is indebted to said
County for the General Fund the
sum of S76S % subject, however, to
the delinquent taxes and releases al
lowed by the County Court after the
daCe of this settlement.
The Commissioner finds and so re-
ports that S. H. Mitchell, Sheriff of
Adair County, KY, has overpaid the
Road Fund in the sum of $I71 GA and
that said amount is due him from the
Road Fund, together with whatever
taxes and releases the County Court
may allow after the date of this set.
Element
A. H Ballard, Commissioner
Adair Fiscal Court.
April 3rd 1916
The Adair County news., 1916-08-02

To 1852 polls 676 90
To Franchise tax on Cum
berland Telephone and Tel
egraph Co. Franchise 374 So
To Franchise tax on Farm
ers Bank Franchise S14-
3l2 81 AZ
To Franchise tax on Grady
vile State Bank Franchise
Sl2 500 Is rs
To 6 per cent, penalty on
50 600 tax uncollected Dec.
1st, 1915 3-13 to School Fund q 70
To ad valorem tax on SO 251 .,
listed by County Clerk 13 So
To is polls listed by County
Clerk 900
SIS O45 80
CREDITS
By receipt dated September
1st 1915 Sl97 81
By receipt dated October 1st
1915 439 80
By receipt dated November
End 1915 1 O4O 43
By receipt dated December
2srd 1915 2 652 So
By receipt dated February
1st 1916 252 IS
By receipt dated March Sth
1916 l72 40
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-31
ALL OTTUMWA TO COME
Toilers From Packing City Will
Attend Celebration.

Ottumwa Courier: Ottumwans who
are affiliated with the various trades
unions and organized crafts are look
ing forward to the big annual celebra
tion of labor's holiday that is to be OBJ
served in Oskaloosa. The four cities OF
southern Iowa that have made a prae,
tice OF jointly observing Labor day
are Ottumwa, Oskaloosa, Abba, and
Centerville. The various unions o.
the above named places for big cele.
bration. Last year the meeting was
held in Ottumwa and thousands were
here for the day and participated in
the exercises. This year Oskaloosa has
the celebration and hundreds of OF.
timwans as well as crowds from other
places In this vicinity will make the
trip to Mahaska county capital for the
day. Special transportation arrange
ments have been made and trains ov.
err the X. & ID. will be furnished at
and 1890 a, m. to carry the Ottumwans
TO Oskaloosa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-31
FIRM FAITH I'm. iowa
q. ]. Vail Says Land Values Will
Continue to Advance.

H. J. VAIL OF Pasadena, California,
who has been spending the summer
at his old home in New Sharon, is
still in love with Iowa and has un.
bounded faith in the future of this
state. In fact he and Mr.. Griffey, OF
New Sharon. have proven their faith
by buying a. good Iowa farm near
Montezuma. Writing to the Jeffer,
son Free Lance, OF which C. C. Vail
is editor, H. J Vail says: ...-
There are those among us who
are saying that Iowa land values are
too high, and yet they advance with
each returning year. Time was when
Uncle Sam was Offering, to every one
who desired, pick and choice of
1owas virgin soil at $1.25 per acre.
Some came, looked over its vast roll
ing prairies, refused to invest and
went away declaring that the white
man had no business here, that the
country was fit only for the wild In
dams and the wild animals that roam
ed at will. A few years later other
venturesome spirits took Greeley's
advice and came west to grow up
with the country" They found
slightly improved land selling as high
as $40 an acre. Some Spectators
were asking as high as $40 an acre
for raw land, but found no buyers.
That was fifty years ago. What
mighty changes time hath wrought.
In those days most. OF the settlers
were found along the rivers and in
the timbered districts. They avoid
er the high open prairies, regarded
them as too cold treeless section
that would never be occupied, but as
the years swept by change came
over the spirit of their dreams and
here and there frame shacks and dug
outs were being constructed and
fencing was hauled miles to protect
crops from roaming herds. Break.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-31

were selling their lands at $3.50 per
acre and buying just as good or bet
ter here at from $50 to SIS per acre
less money. They we're right in
thinking they had soft snap in such
exchange. Today other Illinois men
are selling their farms at $3.50 to $500
per acre and they, too, are buying in
Iowa at from $175 to 1926 per acre
and are we'll satisfied with the ex-
change. Why should Illinois farms
sell at higher figures than ours? They
are some nearer the Chicago marker,
which is slight advantage in the
freights, but their land is not one
whit better and much of 1t, not as
good as ours. And IL Illinois farmers
can and are making good on 500 per
acre more invested than we have in
our lands, then who is there among
use to say that Iowa farm lands have
reached the maximum cash limit? The
writer hereof knows of Iowa farm
lands fairly we'll improved and locat.
ed from one to three miles from small
towns that cannot be bought at $500
per acre. That being the case why
should farms as wei improved and
producing as we'll but few miles
farther away be rater at from $3.50 to
$500 per acre?
VIII real estate values in Iowa con.
tinue to advance? ook at what has
been achieved in fifty years, then
make your own deduction as to the
future. We are neither prophet
nor the son of prophet, but our
faith in the par excellence of Iowa
son is supreme. Studied from an ae-
lieu tural standpoint it is absolutely
the best state in the Union"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-31

ing prairie with from four to six and
eight oxen became the order of the
day. The price of land advanced
slowly. Markets were poor and dis.
tant. In those days farmers dubbed
together, slaughtered hogs in dead OF
winter, piled the frozen carcasses on
sleds and spent several days on a
market trip, and what do you think
the harvest was? One and half
cents per pound, and you were .ey.
pected to take most of 1t out in gro.
ceries, dry goods, etc. Those were
the good old halcyon days when Iowa
was but STRIPPING in, the now proud
galaxy of states. Everybody was
young then. 1t was a rare thing to
attend public gathering OF any kind
and see gray heads in the throng
Doctors were a scarce article and
lawyers almost an unknown quantity.
Prosperity was unthought of, but good
health (leaying out ague) abounded
and rich red blood flowed in every
vein. Youth and beauty fiourished
and happiness reigned supreme.
Twenty-Five years ago land prices
had advanced until it required from
$50 to SIS to buy good, fairly we'll
improved farm At that time some
seemingly over optimistic spirits be-
gan to dream and talk about the
prices going up to 800 an acre, but
they found few to take them serious
ly. Predictions were plenty that Iowa
farm land would never reach that
figure, and II 1t did the crops would
not sell for enough to pay decent in
terest on such an investment. Farms
continued to SEP at constantly In
creasing 6gures. Illinois farmers
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-08-31
WARNING BY ROADS
PASSENGERS TOLD TO PREPARE
FoR STRIKE ON MONDAY. e..
Carriers Issue Freight Embargo as Tie
UP Looms-PerishsbIe Matter Must
Reach Destination Saturday.

San Francisco, Aug. 30-The fol.
lowing instructions were telegraphed
by the headquarters of the Southern
Pacific company to all division super.
intendents:
Please instruct all passenger and
ticket agents by wire at once to notify
passengers unless they can reach their
destinations by Sunday night. Septem.
Der 3, they may be subjected to per-
picking delays. .''
(Signed) CHARLES S. FEE. .<'
passenger Traffic Manager"
New York, Aug. 30.-The New York,
New Haven & Hartford railroad is
sued 4 freight embargo notice. All
freight received hereafter will he sub
Ject to delay, loss and damage. except
freight that can be transported and
delivered not later Than September 4.
Chicago Aug: 30..-An embargo on
perishable freight-which includes
such foodstuffS as milk, butter, eggs.
livestock, meat, fruit and vegetables
was ordered by nearly half the rail-
roads running out of Chicago. No
freight of this character which cannot
reach its destination before SaturdaS
can be shipped.
Ihese portentiOus Instructions H..
sued to local freight agents generally
we're accepted to mean that the ran
roads have reached the conclusion
that strike of the four railroad broth
erhoods on MOnday-Labor day-can-
moi be ayerted
Operating officials of the MANY
transportation systems speeded up
careful plans to meet just such an
emergency. .t
Private defective agencies. engaged
to employ additional help, were urged
10 more activity. Physical examina-
tion of thousands OF former railroad
men who have expressed willing
ness to return TO cab and coach was
hasteped.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad was among the first to an
nounee an embargo on perishable
freight as precaution. The rule an
plies TO all connecting lines. The
Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe soon
followed with an announcement that
that company would not take the re-
snonsibiilty for such shipments.