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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-07-07

attempting to describe the many
beautiful floats and the various
organizations which participated in
the long march, on foot and in We
hicles, we can say that the parade
would have been a credit to any
city regardless Of size.
The Southern Hotel seemed to be
made headquarters for hundreds
Of gentleman and ladies and for
rather a longer time than usual,
an excellent dinner was served to
those who crowded the spacious
DINING room.
All who were present agreed, so
far as we could tell, from the many
expressions heard, that Jackson had
done herself proud in her attempt
to fittingly celebrate the day in
which each and every American
feels an undying pride.
The return home again was made
without a bobble and without even
a disagreeable thought, except that
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-07-07
RULES
Governing Congressional Primary Elec-
ton, Eighth District Of Tennessee,
Thursday, August 8, 1916

The Democratic Congressional Committee the Eighth Congress
sona District Of Tennessee hereby orders that egazed primary
election be held at the several voting wards and precincts the counties
composing the Eighth Congressional District of Tennessee Thursday
August g. 1916 between the hours of and m except the
four wards of the city Of Jackson where polls will open and
close at select Democratic candidate represent this dis
uct in the Congress Of the United States N1
The officers Judges and clerks shall be appointed by the Congress
ona committeeman in their respective and shall be chosen
from lists submitted by the several candidates M such lists be
furnished each candidate have equal representation
b and all candidates hereby invited to submit such lists by
July l. 1915
All white male citizens who known by the judges Demo-
Gratis who shall furnish to the judges satisfactory evidence that they
Democrats and all such will be q years age by the November
1915 election shall be entitled to in said primary
No poll receipt shall be required prerequisite voting
said primary shall the Doh Election Law apply shall any
tration be required in the four wards Of the city Of Jackson
Each vote in his civil district ward and each candL
date shall entitled watcher each voting place. such watcher
have the privilege Of being the being and
counted
The shall be made duplicate each county of
the po and tally be returned Congressional commit
and the other the chairman Of the County Democratic
Executive Committee and shall be returned by the officer holding the
election later than the first Thursday following the election
The Congressional Committee will meet in Lexington Tuesday
August IS 1916 the returns and declare the nominee
The chairman the committee shall forward to the several Congress
onal Committeeman printed ballots SKI of each of the qualified
candidates and the committeeman their respective counties shall
send these ballots each candidate the officer hold the election
together with the ps and tally Sheets but the candidates shall
have the right have printed and distributed many ballots they
may desire
Any Democrat desiring the nomination for Congress shall qualify
candidate the primary by filing with the chairman Of this
mittee later than June 1915 in writing which shall
declare the intention Of the writer be candidate the primary that
he will support the nominee the primary and deposit with the da
alton and accompany the $4,000 deay the publication and
expense Of the primary and anyone qualifying shall
not be recognized candidate in the primary.
there be but candidate who has qualified by conforming
these rules by June 1915 then the chairman hereby authorized and
the party for Congress- and the primary election hereby ordered shall
be held
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-07-07
Local and Personal

Prof. Hugh Powers went to Jack,
son Tuesday
Judge Barham is spending the
week at home.
George DAVIS Of this Office, spent
the week in St. Louis.
Brakeman W. X. Johnston was
off a trip last weekend.
Eugene Anderson Of Jackson,
spent last Sunday here.
No improvement reported in con-
dition Of John 7. Wilkerson.
Will /. Mcmillan, of Decaturville,
was in Lexington Wednesday.
Smith M. Edge, of the old 18th
district, was in town Monday.
Miss Ruth Holt, of Milan, is here
visiting her former sch0Olmate, Miss
Rebecca Scott.
Rev. Fred H. Peoples is conduct
ing a series Of meetings in Wilders-
vile this week.
j. L Dyer was over from the Sar.
dis community to see his son J. w
on Wednesday.
Gus Pope spent from Sunday
night until Monday night in Jack
son on business.
Mrs. Gus Gideon of Paducah, was
here in the last weekend a guest o.
Mrs. 7. B. Gideon.
Willis Jones has been appointed
substitute carrier on Route 5. t
succeed Ollie Pirtle.
7. H. Evans, Of Decaturville spen
last Sunday here with the family 0
his brother, W. C. Evans.
Misses Murray and Elizabetl
Maury Of Laconia, are here on
visit to Mrs. T. B. Gideon.
r M. Fisher, wife and little soT
left Monday for. Florence, Ala. il
Mr.. Fishers new car
Miss Elizabeth Trip, local opel
ator for the Cumberland Telephon
Company, left Wednesday to visi
relatives in Lawrenceburs and &c
lumbia.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-07-07
The Fourth Celebrated.

independence Day, The day on
which the American Eagle first tore
up its iron cage and with blood.
curdling scream alighted upon the
affrightened British tyrants," was
duly celebrated in many localities
Of which Lexington was not one.
The news came that Jack.
son was going to make big spread
in a patriotic and preparedness eel
ebration and parade, so the bust.
ness men of Lexington shut uI
shop for most of the day and hiked
out for whatever particular place
seemed most inviting for the day
The PROGRESS man accepted an in.
vitation Of Attorney William H
Lancaster to make trip to Jack
son via the dirt road, in his Willis
KNIGHT Overland and the star
from Lexington was made at s a
m, in company with Mr.. LancaSt
er's sons, Mather and Jesse and
daughter, Miss Achilles, and the city
of Jackson was reached in ample
time to view the splendid parade
which occurred in the morning. The
fourteen miles from the county lin,
to Jackson were covered easily
and without a bobble in RICH
around thirty minutes -for Mathe
is a chauffeur who keeps his hant
on the wheel and his eye on thu
road.
The Jackson celebration was al
unqualified success and the Grove
| in attendance was enormous. Tn
business portion Of the city an,
many Of the residences were gail,
decorated in the national colors ant
practically all the business Of tn
city, except those furnishing coll
drinks and something to eat, wa
closed nearly all Of the day.
Without going into details an
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-07-07

brought about by comparing the
road from Lexington to the county
line with that from the county line
to jackson but Henderson county
is coming, awakening to the need Of
good roads and sooner or later we
are going to have them. Many Of
Of the Juno section, who now 90
with their business to Jackson, are
but waiting for good road to come
and bring all their trade to their
county site.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-07-07

1 Sunday morning. The Lord
Supper" Sunday evening, rs /
Necessary to be in the Church." a
the Christian Church. Some of ths
other subjects to be discussed al
other times: Repentance" THE
Design Of Baptism" If Any Man b
In Christ He is a New Creature,
Jesus the Christ the Son of the Liv.
ing God" Everybody invited.
Former Mayor Cooper C. Sweat
accompanied Mr.. Dudley Porter to
Sardis last Saturday, Mr.. Porter be-
ing billed to speak there on that
day. Mr. Sweat says the occasion
was a success and that Mr.. Porter'S
speech took well with the people
a very reasonable statement by Mr..
Sweat as he is advocating the nom
ination Of the young Paris lawyer.
Miss Willie Blount came home
Monday from Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, where she has graduated
from the high School and the City
Normal school with honors. Miss
Willie, while in California made her
home at Santa Monica, on the coast
eighteen miles from Los Angeles,
with her aunt, Mrs. Frank A. Hell
ton. She comes back to Tennessee
well equipped to teach, in which oc-
cupation she expects to engage.
There is said to be marked i'm
provement in the condition of Mil
ton Edwards, who went to Deming,
New Mexico, about three months
ago, and his mother is enroute
home, via Corsicana, Texas, where
her sister, Mrs. Alace Cunningham,
lives. Milton has recently moved
from Deming to Tucson, Arizona,
where Rev. v. Pafford is located,
Mr.. Pafford's condition is said to be
also improving.
Esq. Jake C. Benson, who lives
near Reagan, was here Monday as a
member of the quartly court, and
informed us that the rain of the
Saturday before had badly damaged
some of his crops in the creek bot
tom. The rain was not so large at
that particular place, but was so
great in the hills about Reagan that
the waters were higher at Mr.. Ben
sons than ever before in his recol-
lection--doing considerable damage
to fencing and crops
Sheriff j. Frank Martin and fam
lily had as guests last week from
Tuesday until Friday, two Of the
Sheriffs cousins, Mrs. Tom Apple
ton and Mrs. Tom Mclean, Of
Columbia, the county site of Maury
which her people call the dim
pie Of the universe Mrs. Mclean
is the wife of the chief of police Of
the city Of Columbia and Mrs. APP
pleton's husband is an engineer on
the Louisville & Nashville Railroad.
We feel confident that the Maury
county ladies carried home with
them good opinion Of Henderson
county and Lexington hospitality.
Green E. Attaway, who lives near
Luray, this county, has had a very
sad, expensive and peculiar exper-
fence in his family with the dread
disease appendicitis. On Wednes-
day, June 81, in the St. Thomas Hos
pital, at Nashville, he had his third
child operated on for Appendicitis,
all Of whom recovered, he had lost
one from the disease, without oper-
alton, and when we met Mr.. Alta
way in Jackson last Tuesday he in
formed us that he has still another
child at home, afflicted with chronic
appendicitis and will have to under
60 an operation.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-07-07

Miss Ethel Cross of Gadsden, Ala.
was a guest Of her aunt, Mrs. j. A.
Buckley, in the last weekend.
Tom Temple of Jackson, spent
last Sunday in Lexington, a guest
OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Buckley.
Tom B. Autry. the Juno mer-
chant was in town Wednesday and
gave us an order for Job work.
Rev. Fleetwood Ball is holding a
meeting this week at the Baptist
church at Puryear, Henry county.
Wittie Cheatham of Jackson, was
a last Sunday guest of his aunt,
Mrs. j. L. Hearn, on Purdy street.
Mrs Names of Henderson has
been here on account of the illness
and death Of her sister, Mrs. Bette
Dyer.
Risky" Pafford carried a load of
friends to Jackson on Tuesday eve
ming and night and returned in good
time.
Mrs. Rozetta Blount, with her
daughter, Miss Willie, and most of
her boarders, spent the 4th at Hin
son Springs.
Miss Myrtle Johnson of Jackson,
spent a few days here the latter
part Of last week, the guest Of Miss
Ruth Enochs.
Ed Walpoole who has been firing
on South-end local, has gone to
Jackson to fire on accommodation
to Memphis.
Leo Pearson, the grocer, took a
load of friends and ran down to
Jackson and back last Tuesday
evening and night.
Mrs. W. M. Taylor and children,
arrived Saturday from Blytheville,
Ark, to spend the Summer with
Mrs. Amanda Taylor.
Messrs. j. R. Fielder and John
Wadley, accompanied by Miss Eva
Edwards and Eunice Melton, went
to Jackson on the Fourth.
L. F. Gordon, of Wildersville, and
7. A. Davis, of Stafford, are spending
a week or two at Hinson Springs
on account of their health.
Mrs. Fannie Taylor, of Temple,
Okla, arrived here Monday on &C
count of the illness and death of
her mother, Mrs. Bette Dyer.
j. W. Enochs is beginning the i'm
provement of the residence near the
south corner Of the public square
now occupied by Mrs. Callie Den
yer.
Mrs. Fred C. Boren and Miss Bon
nye Smith went to Decaturville
Wednesday night on account Of the
illness of their brother, Stanley
Smith.
Wallie Newman returned home
Monday from Rome, Miss, where he
has been working in the general
merchandise business of G. E. Nc
Dauiel.
Mrs. Noble Parker and two chill.
dren of Paducah, arrived Monday
to spend several weeks with the
family of j. L. Hearn and other rel
ativeS.
Jack Owens returned Wednesday
from a visit Of three weeks to hi:
daughter, Mrs. W. 7. Pearson, al
Mayfield, KY, and to a brother a
Fulton.
DR.. r. T. Golf, a recent Gradual,
Of the medical department Of Van
derbilt University, left last Satur
day for Middleton, New York
where he will spend a year in hos
pital work.
Mrs. Howard Bosworth, Of Dallas
Texas, spent last Friday night her
with the family of her cousin, "
Nv. Barry. She was on her way t
visit her mother, Mrs. Fannie Ew
ling, at Clifton.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-07-07

We are authorized to announce
Arthur S. Montgomery, of Sardis,
Henderson County, candidate to rep
resent the Goth Pictorial District,
composed of the counties of Madison
and Henderson, in the Goth General
Assembly Of Tennessee, subject to
the action of the Democratic party.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-07-07

We are authorized to announce E.
Fulghum, of Jackson, candidate to
represent the Goth Senatorial District
composed of the counties of Cheater,
Henderson and Madison in the Goth
General Assembly Of Tennessee,
subject to the action of the Demo-
cratic party and on an unequiyocal
prohibition and law enforcement
platform.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-07-07

The probated will Of the late field
marshal, Earl Kitchener, shows the
War Lord" Of England to have
been worth about $850,000.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-07-07

A girl with face as pretty as q
picture may be spoiled by an ugly
frame Of mind
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-07-07


to have all come out and hear him.
The Union Grocery company
branch has been discontinued and
the stock shipped to Nashville. Mr.,
L. P. Thweatt, the manager, leaves
Lexington today to the regret Of the
many business friends he has made
The Union Grocery Company has
done a good business here and was
discontinued for other reasons.
1t pains us to chronicle the acct.
dent which a few days ago came
near costing the life Of Mrs. G. T
Rays well known little dog, Henry
One passing auto knocked Henry
down and another passed over hi.
body. DR.. Cantwell was called anG
after diagnosing Henry's condition
put him on treatment under which
he bids fair to recover.
John S. Fielder went to Murray
Kentucky, Monday and from their
on Tuesday accompanied Miss Fay,
Houston and her two sisters as ia
as Memphis, on their way to Dallas
Texas, where they went to spen,
some time with their married sis
ter, who with her husband an,
children have recently returne'
| from China.
Williams news., 1916-07-27
r. M. GOLD FOR
 COUNTY ATTORNEY

Mir. F. M. Gold of Williams who announces his candidacy for the democratic nomination for County Attorney this week will be remembered by most of the voters of Coconino as the at torney whose name was placed on the ballot two years ago, at the last moment, by the demo cratic county central committee, and who boiled the very eompli- mentary vote of 775.
 MT. Gold has enjoyed a suc- cessful private practice for sev- eral years. He served as county attorney in Kansas for three terms, being elected as demo crat in a strong republican eoun- ty. During his incumbency of the county attorneys office, the laws were strictly enforced and they will be enforced in Coco nino county, should he be elected in November. He is at present Town Attorney for Williams.
 MT. Gold is identified with many of the interests of Williams and Coconino county. He is a property owner and a supporter of every good work in his home town. As County Attorney heH would give character to the of 1 flee and he would enjoy the full I confidence of the people of Coco nino county.
Williams news., 1916-07-27
VIM. J. PARKER FOR
 JUSTICE OF PEACE

MT. Wm. J. Parker who an- nounces himself a candidate for the democratic nomination for Justice of the Peace for Williams precinct is well known to Will Hams people. having lived in Williams or on his farm six miles west of Williams for about fifteen years. MT. Parker is engaged in the transfer business in Will Hams at the present time.
 Wm. J. Parker is a man of sound judgement and good busi- ness ability. He believes in the enforcement of our laws without discrimination. As Justice of the Peace it would be his pur- pose to deal out justice, having regard at all times for the rights of the individual and his own duty to the pubic.
Williams news., 1916-07-27
LOCAL REPUBLICAN
 CLUB ORGANIZED

The republicans of Williams
 held a well-attended and very
 enthusiastic meeting at the
 Williams opera house last Friday
 night for the purpose of organiz- ing republican club and elect ing delegates to the county con- vention to be held in Flagstaff. The meeting was called to order
 by Tom Maddock, Chairman of the State Central Committee, who stated the object of the meeting and presided until an organization had been effected. The following g club officers were elected, Presi- dent. F. R. Ferguson; First Vice. President, G. A. Boenitsch; Second Vice-President, E. J. Nordyke; John R. Sweeney; Treas urer, R. J. Connors. The newly club then elected the following delegates to attend the county convention: T. H. Cureton, c. E. Larson, F. o. Poison, Chas. Button, T. A. Moore, Ben Pierce, R. J. Connors, John Klock, F. A. Hurr and W. D. >Finney. The club then adjourned to meet Mon day night, July 31, at the same place. The regular meetings of club will be every other Monday night.
Williams news., 1916-07-27
TWO MEXICANS SHOOT
 UP THE TOWN

Two young Mexicans, Louis
 Montoya and Abicio Rel, caused
 some excitement in Williams last
 Saturday night by a free use oi
 their revolvers. Tn ey emptied their guns by shooting into a crowd in front of the Cabinet res- taurant and then securing more munitions for their weapons they proceeded to fire off their guns in different parts of town. The fusi-
 ade in front of the restaurant re- suited in a wound in the head for Jose Balderez and a wound in the breast for Frank Serene. Neither wound is serious. No other casual ties have been reported except the death of COW which the young despeEadoes are supposed to have killed wantonly or thru accident.
 The night watchmen sought Montdee and Del for the purpose of arresting them but their search vas in vain. The Town Marshal was called and in short time he had the Mexicans in the Town iail. They were disposed to resist arrest out a shot from the marshal's gun them that surrender was he better policy.
 Monday morning young Montoyo and Del were arraigned before Judge Twitty and he bonnd them ,ver to the district court under a ,ond for each of S1,OOO.
Williams news., 1916-07-27
:. and Mrs., R. J. Monagban

MT. and Mrs.. R. J. Monagha n and Mrs. c. J. Willis returpe ed Sunday from their two weeks out ing at Oak Creek. They declare the outing all too short, but the News thinks It was long enough, for Mrs. Monaghan has been miss ed from the News composing room. MT. c. J. Willis drove the party, to- the Oak Creek Rim two weeks ago in his auto. and met them in Flag staff Sunday.
 The Monaghans confirm the re- port which others have brought from Oak Creek that strangers have very poor luck with the Oak, Greek trout. An acquaintance has to. be establishedy by long and patient effort. The reward is worth it. tho.
Williams news., 1916-07-27
GRAND CANYON ITEMS

Mrs. T. l.. spencer, whose huS- band has charge of the Hopi House, and little daughter, Frances, left last Monday for visit with Mrs. Spencers' mother in Minneapolis.
 Mir. Chas. Brant, manager of the Fl Tovar Hotel, and wife left last week for a pleasure trip through Yellowstone and the Glacier Ma tional Parks.
 Political Flagstaff was we'll rep resented here last week. Dan J. Cronin, candidate for recorder, Thomas Phelan for Justice of the Peace, and Chas. T. Woolfolk, for Supervisor, motored up and spent several days viewing the Canyon and visiting with old friends.
 MT. and Mrs. William Shope and two children returned recently from two months visit in Port land, Oregon and vicinity.
 MT. L. c. Way who for three years has been the Forest Ranger at the Rowe Way Ranger Station, has been appointed to take charge of the Rocky Mountain National Park at Denver, Colorado. When his new duties will begin and who will take his place has not yet been announced.
 Friends of Miss Helen Jane Will COX, who three yea,s ago was teacher at Anita, have received announcements of her marriage on July 10th, to John Russel Hazard of Phoenix.
 Mrs. Ferdinand Durham of Winslow is visiting her parents MT. and Mrs. Frank Payne.
 Little Charley Lockr,dge was bitten on the face last week by a dog. The wounds were given immediate attention and no serious effects are expected. Fhe dog was shot.
 A great many Arizona people have been visiting the Canyon in the last ten days among them be- ing: w. G. Dickinson and c. l.. Dickinson of Flagstaff; H. Nc Michael and wife, Mrs. w. E Oswald, c. H. Bonton and wife, R. A. Harris, E. E. Draper and family, of Winslow; J. R. Price, J. T. Reese and wife, R. c. Dayer, A. Hubert, and F. A. Weage, of Phoenix; J. B Bruce, Mabel Eid- son and J. T. Brarshaw, of Miami md Ted Ross of Prescott.
Williams news., 1916-07-27
Buick Roadster Burned

A Buick Roadster belonging to tMr. Dunkett D. Newton of Los Angeles was burned out at Supai Thursday evening. The cause of the fire could not be determined. The waste was noticed on fire and before it could be put out the fire was communicated to other parts of the car and nearly all that could be burned went up in smoke.
Williams news., 1916-07-27
E. |. K0Lb WITH PARTY
 DIARIES DEATH AGAIN
Ellsworth Kolb, Daring Grand Canyon Explorer, Heads Expedition to Black Canyon

On July 2Oth. MT. Ellsworth L. Kolb, and party of four, consist ing of Julius F. Stone, banker of Columbus, Ohio; N. B. Stearns, a
 member of Wall Street banking
 house, and John Shields, the Grand Canyon guide, left Los Angeles to begin the hazardous
 trip down the Black Canyon. In especially constructed boats, they
 will go down the Gunnison river.
 which pours into the Grand and Green rivers and on and into the
 mad Colorado. This portion of
 the Black Canyon has never been
 explored by white man, although
 two government engineers, Fellows and Terrence attempted it several years ago only 7 to have their boats
 wrecked, and they barely escaped starvation on the high cliffs where they had climbed in an attempt to reach the rim.
 The trip is being made to gather engineering data for the Denver and Rio Grande railroad and to add more pictures to the already superb collection of the Kolb Bro-- thers. It covers but thirty miles,. and they hope to reach their des-- tination in ten days, barring accidents. the gorge where the river flows is walled with sheer cliff, allowing practically no lsnd- ing places, and the danger is as great as that in the trip taken by the two Kolb brothers four wears ago, when they went 400 miles down the Colorado in two small crafts. .i
 The boats to be used are of special design. One is seventeen feet long, canvas covered, with air chambers in either end and separ-. ate water-tight compartments, which are removable, and is similar to the one used by MT. Roosevelt during his South African explor- alton. There is also fourteen foot boat, an oval-shaped raft and swimming suits which provide warmth and safety while in the water An indestructo ;runk provides an accident and y Aater-proof place for storing the picture camera, films and necessary photogra phic supplies.
 The Kolb Brothers are known II lover the United States as ex- lorers and scenic photographers, md have received commendatory in such publications as The National Geographical Mag zines, The Saturday Evening Post and The American Magazine.