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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-11-24

T. J. Sparkman. Of the old 5th
was with US Monday.
A. R. Appleby. at his country
home was on the sick list last week
Mrs. Herbert Scott and two chill
dren arrived here last week to visit
relatives.
Rev. White will preach next Sun
d1y morning at eleven o'clock at
Palestine.
Rube Rogers, Of Decaturville, was
here Sunday enroute to Jackson,
where he has a job.
Mrs. W. F. Appleby, after several
days of illness was reported i'm
proving last Monday.
Esq. J. C. Peterson was taken i'll
last Friday night, and was threat
ened with pneumonia.
DR.. R. L. Smith, the hustline
doctor and farmer, Of the old 5th
was here last Saturday.
Mrs. J. r. Undertake spent Tues.
day in town and the Progress fami
ly had the pleasure Of her company
Cain Hubbs spent part Of Sunday
and Monday here, enr0ute to Jack
son, after q visit to his old home
at Holiday.
c. C. Sweat and wife are in Nash
vile this week for the purpose o
consulting a specialist for the ben
eft Of Mrs. Sweat.
Luke Tones, the accommodate
ing clerk of the Stewart Drug Com
pany, spent Sunday and Monda!
in Memphis visiting his brother.
w. H. Griees, Of the Huron vi
cinity, was in town Monday, accom-
panied by his wife and renewed hi
allegiance to The PROGRESS.
Lost--In Lexington Clifton Street
betMeeA court house and Conally'
store, a'silver, open-face watch witt
Elgin lS-jewel movements. Return
to this Office. Il.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-11-24

Hon. Perry L. Harmed Of Clarks-
vile, president Of the state board Of
education, was in the city Friday
on business in connection with the
state educational system. Presi-
dent Harmed announced that the
state board would soon finish the
examination Of the papers Of coun-
ty superintendent and announce
the result.
He also stated that the delay in
announcing the apportionment Of
high school funds was due to the
failure Of a number Of counties to
make their reports to the state
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-11-24
LANDS FOR SALE

1856 acre farm with improvements,
one and one half miles from At
wood, Tenn. IS acre tract 6 miles
from Atwood. ITO acres, somt
cleared and some timber, largely
creek bottom lands; these lands cut
in tracts to suit
One dwelling house in Milan and
one business lot 50x82.
Terms Is cash, balance one and
two years.
Apply W. j. Keaton, Milan, Tenn.
Apply j. A. Keaton. Atwood, Tenn.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-11-24
EXAMINATION FOR TEACHERS.

The first Of the examinations for
the school year will be held in Lex
ington on the 18th and 18th OF
December, 1915, beginning on the
morning Of the 18th.
The first day will be Spelling.
Arithmetic, Reading circle, Gram
mar and Reading; the second day
will be: writing, Physiology, Geog-
raphy, U. S. History, and Tennessee
History all in the order named.
High School examination will be
held In all the departments on the
same days.
All teachers holding temporary
cetifications will have to take this
examination. as their certifications
expire at once unless they do.
Yours very truly
W. H. DENIsoN.
County Supt.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-11-24
means every day
except the fifty-two Sundays

For SALE One fresh, thorough
bred Jersey COW.
SAMUEL j. AMIs.
Juno, Tenn
Arthur H. Fronabareer, the GEN
ial seller of groceries, who lives in
Wildersville and represents the
Wagner house at Memphis, was in
Lexington Monday.
Raymond, son Of George Parker
and Miss Helen, daughter Of Alfred
Parker, all of Sardis, returned Tues
day from Memphis, where they hao
been visiting relatives for about
three weeks.
Mrs. H. V. Denver returned las
Sunday from Columbia, KY, wher,
she had been called on account OF
the illness of her mother, and re
sumed her place as teacher in the
city school Monday.
Rev. Fleetwood Ball left Mon.
day for East Tennessee where he
will assist in a peeting. He was
accompanied as far as Nashville by
Mrs. Ball who spent the first of tn,
week there shopping.
Elder T. P. Moore, Of Sardis, ar
rived in Lexington Monda y
and spent a day or two with
son, W. L. Moore. after a visit OF
about two weeks to Nashville,
Franklin and Henderson.
The man who now buys corn
must put down a " spot" per bar
rel for it-and the Good Lord knows
how much higher it will 90. The
writer has seen corn sell in Middle
Tennessee at $3.50 per barrel.
Mrs. Usher G. Hearn went to
Nashville Sunday to visit her sis.
ter, Mrs. Cora Boyle, and will be &C
companied home this week by Miss
Loca Hearn, who has been at work
in the house of L. Jonas & Co.
Will Lee and wife, who live nortl
of town, spent last week on Lick
Creek, Perry county, visiting MI
Will Choate, Mrs. Lees father. Will
tells big tales of the squirrels and
other good eats he got in Perry
county.
Miss Annie Whitfield went t
Nashville last Sunday, accompany
ing Mrs. u. G. Hearn, and while ii
that city was guest Of Mrs. Corr
Bo, lie, ami also visited St. Cecelis
Academy from which she graduated
in 1914.
Lula May, younger daughter O
Mr.. VIC. Pearson, had the bac
luck to have the large bone Of RICH,
arm broken near the wrist, while
playing basket ball last Friday
The accident has not kept her ou
of school.
We are mighty glad to put tn,
name of A. 7. Ringold, Route S
Lexington, back on our list. MI
Ringold was in town Wednesda,
and said he had made this veal
corn. meat and cotton a plenty t,
live on and more than meet ever,
obligation.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-11-24

Engineer Charles L. Barry. Of
Memphis, spent Sunday here.
Charles wife and little daughter
have been spending several weeks
in New Orleans on account of the
i'll health of Mrs. Barry's sister, Mrs.
Spraegins.
Everybody is invited to attend
the party at the home of Rev.
Fleetwood Ball, Friday night. The
price of admission will be 15c each,
or Csc for couples. The proceeds
will 90 to the infants in the Baptist
orphanage.
Our good friend, ESQ. Nathan A.
Gardner. of the Juno vicinity, was
in Lexington on one Of his infre-
quent visits Monday. Esq. Gardner
is a very old man but is still full of
vigor and loves to meet his many
friends here.
W. w. Franklin, who, with his
brother, j. R. Franklin, bought the
old William Franklin farm, at court
sale in September, 1915, had this
fall picked and sold enough cotton
to meet the first note of $4,000
and interest. Win Franklin is a
worker.
A party Of young people went
out to the hospitable home of Mr..
j. R. Undertake last Saturday
night, where they were met by Mr..
Tom B. Greene, Of Huntingdon, and
all were refreshed and entertained
by Mrs. Undertake and daughter,
Miss Louise.
County Judge w. H. Lancaster,
wife and younger children returned
Sunday evening from most pleas
md visit of a week or more to
Aberdeen, Miss, and on Monday
Judge Lancaster went to Decatur
vile and spent two days on legal
business.
AT Tom Lancaster's cold drink
stand, the Ladies MiSSiOnery So
ciety of the M. E. Church, South,
will have a Thanksgiving market on
Wednesday, Nov. 20. There you
will find dressed chicken, cakes, pies
and salads. Come and buy. Your
patronage will be appreciated.
County Court Clerk j. W. Page
went to Murfreesboro last Saturday
to visit his daughter, Miss Ruth,
who is a student in the Tennessee
College for Young Women. He re-
turned Monday night and reported
his daughter and Miss Achilles
Lancaster doing we'll in every way.
Farmer John Handsome" Buck,
If the old 18th was in town last
Saturday, looking pleased with all
the world and inquiry divuleed the |
fact that Friend Buck aud his boys
nave now cribbed under the
boards two-hundred barrels Of corn
which can be cashed any day for
$1,000.
J. S. Rogers and wife, Of Martin,
we're here last Saturday and con-
yeyed by deed to W. A. and Roy
Cary, their two home tracts of 200
acres of land in the old 18th dis
district, the consideration being
$4,000. j. S. Rogers and family re-
Gently moved from this county to
Martin, where he has built a new
home.
Baleman Wallace, a good citizen
Of the old ruth district, was in Lex
ngton last Friday, the first time
since last June. Mr.. Wallace was
taken i'll in July and confined to his
home for three months. In our
opinion, Mr.. Wallace is the kind Of
nan we wrote him to be in a notice
gwen in The PRoGREss several years
ago, when his death was reported
one Of the best in the county.
Rev. j E. McPeake, Of Jackson,
will preach at the Baptist Church
next Sunday morning and at night.
lie is one Of Henderson county's
brightest and most promising boys
and has developed into a preacher
xHGN1314flI
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-11-24

board supplying the information
necessary on which to base a dis
tribution Of the funds.
He reports all state institutions
in splendid condition and making
fine records -Tennesseean and
American.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-09-28
CONCERNING TAXES.

Owing to the fact that the question
OF valuations on Malheur county lands
has been raised Il might be we'll for
property owners to remember that:
II the valuations are decreased the
tax levy will have to be raised;
That the cost OF administering
the county government is more apt
to be increased than decreased and
that money must be provided:
That II one citizen is given an un-
Justly low valuation some other citi-
zen is getting an unjustly high valu-
alton;
Tha, equality before the assessor
is M much every mans right, as
equality before the courts OF justice;
That II you are getting an unjust
ly low valuation this year. and know
Il. someone else is getting an unjust
ly high valuation. while next year II
may be reversed and you will suffer;
That n square deal is all that any
man should ask;
That Malheur county lands will
never be sought by settlers II they
feel that tax valuations are not made
according to accepted principles and
with Justice TO all;
That the value of piece OF land
depends entirely upon what It will
produce commercially;
That there should not be two val
ues on lands, one for sale purposes
and the other for tax dodging,
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-09-28

that the man they argue politics or
community advantages with is "a
pretty good fellow"
To foster such feeling is a mighty
good thing for any community. II
makes life more worth the living and
that after all is the prime motive for
government, and the agencies con-
nected directly and indirectly with
II.
Now that the 1916 fair is past the
citizens Of Malheur county in general.
and OF Ontario in particular, should
direct their attention to that of 1917
with firm determination to back
the officials to the limit that from
every stand point II will be greater
success than the fair of 1916. This
can only be done by united effort.
The county will back Ontario, we be-
iiese, IL The expressions heard On The
street are fair criterion by which
to Judge, but II is Ontario's duty to
lead the way. The fair cannot be
permitted to take a backward step,
and II will not, so long as the energy
of Ontario's business men is directed
toward its success.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-09-28

cient to make venture of this mag
nitude successful from a financial view
point from attendance alone. But
financial gain is not the only view
point from which to Judge the fair;
nor Is II the logical view to take of
the institution. There are other and
greater objects TO be attained than
the mere making Of money for the
fair association, and in these things
the fair was decided success.
As educational institution the
Malheur county fair is in a class by
itself. II is unanimously declared by
all who are In a position to know the
facts, that our fair here Is the best
fair in Oregon. with the exception OF
the state fair at Salem. This being
the case'it is constant and perma-
nent asset of the county.
The fact that the fair is held each
year Is also OF value to the county in
bringing together the citizens OF all
sections in friendly rivalry and furn-
ishing forum wherein the ideas
and experiences OF the year may be
exchanged. The value to the indiv-
idual farmers cannot be accurately
measured In one year or two. but in
the steady advance In methods where
by the land becomes more productive,
and thus more valuable TO the indiv-
idual and to society.
Then there Is the social value OF
the fair as the fostering influence for
the general upbuilding of commun-
ity spirit During fair time there
are no "Malheur county republicans"
or "Malheur county democrats" or
any other brand OF citizens save "Mal-
heur Boosters" When citizens get
together at the fair and rub elbows
while watching the races or viewing
the prize exhibits they forget petty
and realize that after all
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-09-28
THE FAIR.

The Fair is over. After months
of strenuous work the officials, di-
rectors, superintendents of various
departments and the citizens general
ly who assisted are by this time recoy-
cred from the reaction OF the last
nervous effort which made the 1916
fair 80 great success
Like every public institution the
management of the fair and the bur-
den of making II success falls upon
the shoulders OF few, generous,
forward looking men and women who
give their time and their energy to
the up-building OF the community. II
is too bad that this Ia the case. for in
many insances the effort demanded
is more than some can afford TO give.
More often than not, as In the case
of the local institution. those who do
a large portion OF the work receive
no direct. and In many instances no
indirect benefit; unless the satisfac-
tion OF having performed q service
for their community be 30 consider
ed.
The phenomenal success OF the fair
this year can be directly attributed to
the energy OF President A. w. Trow
aud those Immediately associated
with him on the board OF directors.
Credit, too. should be given the In
dlvidual exhibitors who year In aud
ear out come forward to compete and
by arouslng a community interest en-
liyens the contests and materially
beters the fair each year
While the attendance this year was
large. and in many respects record
breaking, II did not return a financial
profit to the fair association, II is
not to be expected that Il should. As
a matter OF fact. there Is no within
reasonable radius, population suffl-
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-09-28
WAS LABOR GoLDBRIoKED?

The legislation which Mr.. Wilson
has 30 wrongly called the "eight-
hour-a-day" bill will undoubtedly
have to run the gauntlet of the courts
before it is established even as a
"basic" principle in railroad employ
ment. II the measure is held to be
constitutional, there will yet remain
several questions regarding It's oper-
alton,
For instance, there is nothing in
the law to prevent the railroads from
working their men ten, twelve, even
sixteen hours da, providing the pay
is reckoned upon the basic" eight
hour scale; and in that case the runs
OF The men viii be iedistiijuted with
the probable result that some train
men will find themselves without
work for any number of hours a day.
Moreover, IL the eight-hour scale
is to be "basic," the railroads may
contend with no little force that no
man shall be paid anything unless he
works eight hours, or that IL he works
less than eight hours he shall be paid
for the time pro rata according TO
the basic" scale.
There are many trainmen now run
ming on the milage basis who COM
plete their days work in less than
eight hours but who receive a full
days wage. Upon the basic" prin-
ciple, these men could be required to
run the additional time to make up
the eight hours or TO have their pay
reduced accordingly.
Legislation without investigation
often results in some very interest
ing by-products-and II appears that
labor has received a gold brick by
the Adamson law.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-09-28

nor more interested in the welfare
of the county, which combined with
his absolute fairness in all trial work
makes the proper qualifications for
the important office to which he as
pires. and not only the republican
party but thee ounty is to be con-
graduated in having the opportunity
of placing such a man in office.
We have confidence to believe that
he will make every effort TO keep his
pledge of careful and prudent en-
forcement of all laws, vigorous and
Just prosecutions, at the least possi-
BILE cost to the tax payers. His rec
ord justifies this belief, and we cheer
fully recommend him to our friends.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-09-28
OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEYsnIp

One OF the offices to be filled by
the electroate this fall Is that OF the
District Attorney. ana we cannot
over estimate the importance OF this
office nor Its far reaching effect on
the taxpayers, An efficient district
attorney can save the county thous.
ands OF dollars that must be raised by
direct taxation, and the least inatten-
ton 70 the affairs OF the office may
cost large sums.
The republicans have selected as
their candidate for this office Robert
NJ, Duncan, y former resident OF this
city, who now resides at Vale. As
proof OF the pudding is the eating
thereof, so in all probability Mr., Dun
can needs no Introduction to our
readers, for his long residence in this
County and his known ability has
long since won him a wide acquaint-
ance, and assures him of election,
but we desire TO acQuaint those not
knowing him with his record.
Bob" as he is known by all, was
born in Golden. Illinois. in 1882, his
parents removing TO Salem, Oregon,
in 1886, where they still reside, he
therefore claims to be a real "ore-
gonian," After graduating from
the public schools of Salem he took
a thorough course in our lumber in
dustry, having worked in the logging
camps, saw mills and planning fac
tories of the coast, and so efficient at
this work was that in 1905 at the
age of twenty-three we find him the
manager of a large saw mill in Wash
ington, daily turning out over 100, 900
feet of lumber,
An uncle. who is Judge on the SUI
perior bench of Illinois, early fired
him with an ambition to become a
lawyer, and in June 1909, Bob" gra-
duated from willamette University
Law College at Salem and was ad-
mitted to practice by the Supreme
Court of this state, the same month,
His energy was again in evidence
for in July 1909 Bob" landed in
Ontario. and for several years was as
sociated with Hon, j, w, MeCulloch,
and became Deputy District Attorn-
ey for Malheur, Harvey and Grant
counties in which position he served
with distinction for over three years
without salary from either county
for the experience thereby gained.
January 1911 Mr.. Duncan moved
to Vale in order to more efficiently
handle the work coming under his
charge as deputy district attorney
and has since resided there. During
his residence in Malheur county he
has had charge of some OF the most
important litigation before our courts
and his success is we'll known to all
No man in Malheur county is g
closer student of social conditions
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-09-28

Toward the closing days OF the
campaign OF 1899 the wife OF Ben
Jamin Harrison died. Her husband
was president OF the United States
and a candidate for reelection, Their
married life had been long and hap
py, She had stood beside him when.
as a young lawyer. he began the nat
tie OF life. She had walked by ais
side through the sunshine OF success
and through the shadow OF failure.
Her death made a real rupture in
the presidents life. Yet we do not
recall that the republican campaign
managers or the republican party
press agents made any attempt to
capitalize President Harrisons grief
for the benefit OF his canvass for re-
election,
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-09-28

why Quit the Democratic Par
ty" is the subject of an address de-
liyered before the republican con-
yention at Chandler, Oklahoma. a
few days ago, by Judge II, j, shiye,
who has been war horse OF the par
ty for more than twenty ears. lie
confines his reasons chiefly to state
issues. and charges his former poll
tical associates with extravaganza. in
efficiency, broken pledges, needless
increase in the number OF offices.
running the state in debt, wasteful,
ness. etc, all of which is true OF ma
tional as well as local democratic ad-
ministration. And there are thous-
ands OF other democrats who. for the
same reasons, have quit the party.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-09-28

Conditions after war form n con-
siderable part OF Mr.. Hughes topic
as he Journeys about the country. lie
presents the picture-and he embod-
les the remedy
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-09-28

when Hughes takes office he will
know the country from actual con-
tact and the country will know him,
No cloistered theories will shape his
policies.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-09-28

Just as predicted, President viii
son is finding that his nOn-jartisan
plea is a two edged sword that cuts
both ways. Editor George Harvey.
of the North American Review, the
original Wilson man, says that Will
son has absolyed him from the obli-
cation of party loyalty-and in two
ways: first, by his appeal for re-
election as a non-partisan, and, sec
ond, by his abandonment of demo-
cratic doctrine. And Harvey puts
the logic of the situation in a way
that will appeal to thousands of men
who have been affiliated with the
democratic party all their lives-just
as Harvey has been.
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