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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-27
AGED WOMAN KILLED BY GAS
Victim of Accident Found by Hel
Husband

Mrs. Annie Connolly. seventy years old.
vAs found dead In bed in third-fioor room
~ her home, 265e Germantown avenue. this
morning by her husband. who conducts a
furnishing goods store on the first floor OF
we building. gas Jet in the room was
parity open and II II believed she was acci-
centally asphyxiated.
Dr. L. A. Podolsxi. 111T West Lehigh
VENUE, was called to attempt to revive her.
sut pronounced her dead.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-07-07
WON'T SWALLOW HUGHES.
California Independents Line up
For Wilson.

Isidor Jacobs, of San Fran
cisco, a philanthropist, says Cali
fornia will be for President Will
son. Mr.. Jacobs sent the follow
ing telegram to Washington:
with a reactionary platform
adopted by the Republican con-
vention, the great Independent
vote will be for President Will
son. The campaign will be one
of platform and principles. The
independent vote generally can
be lined up for the reelection
of the man who stands for Peace,
Prosperity and Principle. Cali
fornia will be certain for Will
son."
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-07-07
Council Proceedings.

The city council met Monday
night in regular session with
Mayor Minor presiding.
The minutes of the last meet
ing were read, approved and
ordered filed.
The regular monthly reports
were read and ordered filed.
TIL bill of the Missouri Gas and
Electric Service Co., for $306.O4
was allowed and ordered paid.
A motion was made and carried
to repair culvert on Thirteenth
street.
The Traders Bank offered 212
@ interest on the daily balance
and was made the city deposit
ary.
A motion was made and carried
that the clerk and collector be
instructed to collect all delin-
quent license according to the
ordinances, and that the mayor
insert the notice in a paper to
that effect.
A motion was made and carried
to place a watering trough at the
intersection of Twentieth and
Oneida Streets.
The city attorney, mayor and
collector were instructed to call
upon the Lafayette Telephone
Company and demand that il
turn over a statement of the re-
ceipts of said company.
The city engineer was in.
structed to prepare plans anC
specifications for a sewer or
Bloom Street.
A motion was made and car
ried to notify property owner.
on both sides Of Main street from
Eighth street to Highland av
enue that new side walks mus
be put down within the mex
fifteen days.
A motion was made and car
ried that the grade on frankie
avenue from Ninth street t
Highland avenue be estah
lished and property owners mott
fed to put down side walks.
Council adjourned to meet i
adjourned session, Tuesday
July 18.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-07-07
Death Of Nm. B. BufOrd.

William B. Buford, son Of the
late Travis and Alice Buford,
died at his home in st. Louis,
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
His death was due to blood pois-
oning.
Mr.. Buford was born and rear
ed in this city and was 48 years
and 6 months old. He is survi-
we'd by his wife, who was former
ly Miss Juliet Wilmot, and two
sons. Travis of Butte, Montana,
and Clarence of st. Louis.
The body was brought to Lex
ington Wednesday and taken
to the home of his uncle, Forest
L. Shelby, from which place the
funeral was held in the after
noon at 2:30 o'clock.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-07-07
Shnll-FanOliO.

Mr.. Victor B. Shull and Miss
Bessie Fanolio went to Indepen-
dence Wednesday and were mar
ried at 11:15 o'clock at the
First Baptist Church. They were
accompanied by Miss Ruth, sis
ter of the bride.
The bride, who is a daughter
of Mrs. Catherine Fanolio, was
born and raised in this city. She
is a most charming young lady
and numbers her friends by
those who know her.
Mr.. Shull is a son OF the late
Godfrey Shull. He is a success
full young farmer and a man of
sterling character.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shull returned
Wednesday evening and went to
their home on Mr.. Shul's farm
six miles south of Lexington.
Miss Catherine Ashurst went
to Odessa Saturday for a visit.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-07-07
WILL OPEN WOMEN'S
REST ROOM NEXT WEEK
Comfort Station In the Court
House Has Been Fitted Up
By WOmen's Club.

The Woman's rest room which
has recently been fitted up in
the east upstairs room of the
court house under the supervis-
ion of the Woman's Club of Lex
ington will be open Saturday,
July 9Th. This comfort station
is the outgrowth Of a suggestion
made to the club women of Lex
ington by ]. F. VIM, who in a
letter to the club suggested that
such an institution was an ur-
gent need in this city. Mr.. WinI
pointed out the fact that other
towns much smaller than Lex
ington had made adequate pro-
visions for the comfort of their
women visitors and shoppers dur
ing their stay in town, and show
ed where Lexington was sadly
Indifferent to the comfort of
their guests in this respect.
The club women gladly took
hold of the suggestion and as a
result of their efforts a cosy and
comfortable rest room has been
provided. The county court
generously gave the women per-
mission to use a vacant room on
the second floor of the court
house. The merchants of the
town donated the furnishings,
and cash contributions were
made by those who could not
donate from their stocks. This
money will be expended in the
upkeep of the rest room. The
room is furnished in easy chairs
couches, tables, stationery
magazines, telephone, ice water
in fact everything that will con
tribute to the shoppers or trav
eler's comforts and needs ha.
been looked after.
The rest room is by no means
a rest room for the exclusive us,
of the Woman's Club. 1t is in
tended for the use of ever,
woman visitor and shopper VIII,
comes into the town, and tn
members of the Woman's Clul
are simply the supervisors o
the institution. A committee 0
the club members has been ap
pointed to look after the res
room for a period of one year a
follws: Mrs. c. E. Yingling, Mr.:
r. N. Allen, Mrs. Worth Bates
Mrs. j. w. Sydnor, Mrs. Eugen
Marshall and Mrs. Claude Johr
son. This supervising commit
tee will direct the care and uI
keep Of the room and will alway
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-07-07
Merchants "a; Mayview 3.

The Lexington Merchants de-
feated the Mayview base ball
team Sunday afternoon by the
score of "a to 3. The features
of the game was the hitting Of
the Merchants and "Spot"
Mavels steal of third in the
second inning.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-07-07
Judges and Clerks Appointed
For Local Option Election.

The city council met Monday
night and appointed the follow
ing judges and clerks for the
local option election, Saturday,
July l, 1916:
First Ward: Judges-Thomas
Rosewall, Peter Malott, ]. ].
Carroll, Henry Starkebaum, Emi-
son Chanselor, C. A. Bledsoe.
Clerks-Thomas Wedge, M. E.
Easter, U. G. Phetzing, Charles
johnson.
Second Ward: Judges-G. c.
Schawe, Harry Blee, Sr., A. l..
UT, VIM. Baird, w. c. Duncan,
John Etherton. Clerks-George
Venable, P. w. Thompson, Peter
Mulligan, J. W. Shouse.
Third Ward; Judges-B. F.
Eaton, N. E. Basket, w. L.
Groves, w. V. Curtis, Chas. w.
Taubman, 0. L. Bauerle. Clerks
&c. X. Waddell, John Burris,
James Caldwell, Earl Wallace.
Fourth Ward: Judges-Thos.
Young, John A. Mosby, w. c.
Herd, Sr., Arthur Simmerman,
John Rosewall, Chas. Simmons
Clerks-Chas. Guillion, George
Gaffin, John E. Cross, John Lier-
man.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-07-07

be on the alert for improve
ments that will contribute to the
convenience and comfort of its
guests. Maid service will be
provided in the mornings and
the place will at all times be kept
clean and cozy. The woman
shoppers and tourists are espec-
tally invited to make use Of this
comfort station and the mem
bers of the Woman's Club who
have made it possible cannot be
commended too highly for their
accomplishments.
Plans for a formal opening of
the rest room are under discuss
ion and will probably be an
nounced in a few days.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-07-07
Miss Graves Pupils Recital.

The pupils recital which was
held in Murrell Auditorium Fri
day night was attended by a
large and enthusiastic audience.
There were about 35 young peo-
pie, who took part in the recital.
The first honors were awarded to
Miss Ida Gregg and Albert
Parks, the second honor being
awarded to Miss Annie Erickson.
Sandofrd Sellers, Jr,, left Wed.
nesday for a business trip to
Kansas City and Denver.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-07-07
Hon. Same. Major

Howard County Democratic candidate for Congress the
Seventh District of Missouri will speak Lafayette County at
Corder, Tuesday, July 18th at 10 o'clock A. NJ
Higginsyile Tuesday, July 18th at o'clock P. NJ.
Odessa, Tuesday, July 18th at 1880 o'clock P NJ.
Bates City, Wednesday, July 18th, 10 o'clock A. NJ.
Wellington, Wednesday, July 10th, ? O'Clock P. NJ.
Lexington Wednesday, July l9th O'Clock P. NJ.
Dover, Thursday, July 2Oth at 10 o'clock A, M.
wavery, Thursday, July 10th at 2 o'clock P. M.
He has message of Importance every voter of this dis
hict and special effort should be made to hear him.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-07-07

Miss Catherine Ashurst went
to Odessa Saturday for a visit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-12
Awful
Experients!
That's What Il Wilkins Had in the
Citty!--- Narrer Excapes From
Detb Too Numerus to Ment-
chiOn!---Iz Says He Is Glad to
Git Back to BingviIIe With His
Life 6 Is a Going to Stay Here
the Rest Of His Days!

Il Wilkins one of our most respeckt-
ed citizens who aint newer been fur
Their away from Bingville than the co
seat & there only about onct per an
mum, has allus had a hankering to
VISIT the City which he has jest did
and is back in Bingville with a whole
skin & says he wouldn't take the trip
agin fer a forchune
We persoom we cant do no worse
than to kwote Izzes own words as he
give a graffick acct of his experients
down to Hen Weathersbys store tother
night while everybuddy around the
stove lissend with baited breth & open
mouths. Here is what Il said:
When | got often the train l walkt
Up the st & stopt at the first tavern
come acrost The Teller who run it
charged me a doller and a half a day
fer nothin but a room & it want skeer-
cely big enuff to turn round in without
backin out into the hall I askt him
if | could git meels in the tavern and
he said no ] would halt to go out for
my meels. | calkilate the cook was
sick
''Fust night l was there | went to a
moovin pickter show and it was erand.
1t cost me 10 cts to git in, but | was
on a splurge and diddent keer for ex-
penses. In one picIter there was a
fire engine comm down the st lickety
split | tnort to goodness it was a
gOin to run right over me and | elm
outen my seat and got outen the way
ard when the fire engine past outen
sight | went back to find my seat but
another feller was settin in it and
had to stand up. I only seen the same
show three times the LIST mite. but
went back next day at II and TUX a
cupple OF sandwiches with me and
stayd until II o'clock at mite.
My room was UP five stories high.
They had a contrapshion in the tav-
ern lookt a good cal like bird cage
wlitch shot up and down full of folks,
but they d'ddent git me on it. There
ii up and down and | wouldn't risk it.
No sir ee bob-I elm UP and down
the stairs
There was the dingbustedest light
III my room you ever seen. 1t was in
a glass bottel and hung from the mid
die of the ceilin by a twisted string.
When I was ready to git into bed l
couldn't git the light to go out. I blowd
at it and famed it with my hat. but
it newer fiickerd The cord which it
hung by was all looped up and | TN
coiled it and puld out the buro to the
middle of the room SO as | could put
the bottel in one of the drawers. then
close the drawer and shut it off that
way, but when | was tryin to put it
into the drawer I hit it agin the buro
and Blamed if the bottel diddent bust
with awful exploshion and went out
didn't say notllink about it for fear
Ide haft to pay for breakiil it.
Next day I TUX ST car ride. Fust
thing | llnowd | looked outen the
winder and blamed if we wassent run
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-12

out at the last minnit. She was to OF
married Lark Wheeler to who she has
been engaged, and Lark dared and dee
fde her to do it, but Winnie said she
had TUX a suddint dislike to Lark and
wouldn't marry him. Lark was good
cal disappointed and SO was Rev. Saml
Moore, our beloved paster, who had
been engaged to perform the ceremony
and expedited to git not Lessen two dol
1ers for tyin the knot but stitch is life.
Seth Dewberry our lion hearted town
constubb1e amt been down town for
three or four days. Some thinks Seth
must be laid up with bad cold. In
summer wether Seth is purity faithful
patrollin the SITS and perteckting our
lifes aginst criminals, but when the
thermometer gifts below zero Seth likes
to hug the stove purity well.
AMI Gookins says there amt no use
talkin he cant keep his feet warm with
cold rubber boots on and so he has TUX
off his boots and put on two prs OF
heavy wool socks and over these arg
tick overshoes Sinst he done that he
says his feet has been warm as toast.
Miss Amelia Tucker our raining
sossiety queen informs us that the
shial whirl of Bingville is almost at
ionable events skeduled for the neer
fuchure that she knows ennythink
about and of course if there was Amelia
would know about it.
Bill Hepburn diddent go to the co
seat as usllual last Satterdav, but he
got under the wether as ushual even
though he stayd at home. 1t seems that
the wll before when Bill was over he
brunp home eIt1ff rum TO last him for
wlls and fnishd what was left over
on last Satterday. Monday Bill was
indisposed and it was not until Wens-
day that he was back in his blacksmith
shop ready for bizness
These is about all the Personal
Mentchions" we can think OF at the
present writing. Personal Mentchions"
is not what you would call very per-
foose as we go to press and as a result
you will haft to be satishde with there
here give
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-12
LOkaI SQuibS

Samantha Deevers is not so mulch on
the sicklist as ushual this wk but eX-
pecks to have relapse and feel as bad
as she commonly does by next wk or
sooner.
Hen Weathersby prop of our general
store, got in fresh box OF smoked her
rings last wk. Hank Dewberry says if
Hen would only git in a bari of crack
ers also a person could almost make a
meel outen the behring's and the crack
ers, too, when Hens back was turned.
Hank says he don't like jest to etc her
rings without nothink else to go with
EN-. We persoom when Hen reads this
he will moove the box of lerrings behint
the counter.
Miss Almira Hobbs has give Heck
Jordan the mitten. so roomer says.
Heck says it was him give the mitten
to Alnira being as she was so jellus of
him that he couldn't skeercely look in
the direcksllion of another girl, and he
got sick & tired of it. This leaves Heck
hart hole and fancy free as we might
say
Anne Hillyer, our talented loryer &
legal lite. also notary publick & ]. of
the P. is turrible gloomy becuz the
law buzness is so dull. Anne says tie
time was IN B1ngvllle when II he wanted
to ern lawyers fee he could start
law suit betwixt a cupple OF nabers
most emmy time. but this peace moove-
ment whr.ch is going all over the coun-
try has prt stop to that.
Miss Mi1ly Underwood has knitted
herself pair of pink wool socks which
she wore to church last Sunday for the
lst time With the short way which
g. l. Il
wear their skirts at the present time
Miss Milly's socks was the cynosure OF
all eyes
Bud Hinckley who aint quite right
in his head amt done notHink out of
the ordinary lately emmy rnoren if he
was perfectly sane Some thinks that
Buds mentality amt trubbling him as
mulch as it used to when he was doing
some outlandish thing every day or two.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-12
Skating Match

Anse Winslow and Jed Peters our in
telligent school teecher while down to
Hen Weathersbys store last Satterday
morning both got to bragin how fast
they could skate, and finally Hen said
the way to settle who could skate the
fastest would be for EN- both to 90
down to Snake Crick and put on their
skates and try it.
When Hen made this proposition
neither Anse nor JED could back out
very well. so they agreed TO do So They
went home after their skates whilst
everybuddy in the store went down to
the crick and stood around blamed
neer freezin to deth until Anse and led
arrove.
Well. the boys put on theiI skates and
Got" as loud as he could boiler. They
was TO skate from the Snake Crcll
was to skate from the Snake Crick
bridge ZIP the crick opposite Cy Hos
kins line fence
Anse had a leetle mite the hest of
the race eettin started and was about IS
feet ahead of Jed who was spreadin his
self for all he was worth All at onct
one of Anses skates ketched in a crack
in the ice and Anse fell with dull
sikkening thud right in front of led
who couldn't stop neither. SO led he
skated right up Anses back as he laid
on the ice and then fell down kerfIop
on top Of Anse hard enuff to squash
him.
Jed and Anse was all tangled up for
a spell and when they finally got onto
their feet they was both mad as hor
nets. Jed told Anse he knowd he was
agoing to beat him and fell down in
front OF him purpose. and Anse said
nc would be a blame fool to do that
when he had stitch a good start. They
slluk their fists under each others noses
and called names for a spell and finally
went home without settling which one
could skate the fastest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-12
Country CORRESPONDENCE
SLAB CITY.

Arioch Perkins & wife spent last
Sunday with his brother Sim Perkins
over Hardscrabbie way. After Sun
daying all day Sunday with his brother
Arioch returned home to find that dur
ing his absents some fiend in human
form had broke into his cellar & lugged
off what he iggers must of been at
least 3 gals of his good old hard cider.
Arioch says the best he hopes for is
that whoever stole it will imbibe so
mulch of same their head will axe til it
neerly busts.
Jaspar Tarbell has a bcaling in his
ear Jasp not only cant hear very well
outen the ear the bealing is in. but he's
so i'll nachured that his wife says she
cant hardly live with him. Let us hope
Jasp will soon be on the mend
Miss Sarah Gumbert has obtained a
lukertive posishion working for Mrs.
Sam Coudert at genl housework Miss
Sarah gets 81 per wk & her board.
which amt to be sneezed at these hard
times. sef
Hester Jones. who is considered the
handsomest wilder in Hardscrabhle IS
prinkin I'D good cal of late The wo-
men folks hereabouts says they don't
see how she can put on stitch airs when
its only been five yrs sinst her husband
past away.
Pung parties and straw rides is all
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-12

min on a track fifty # often the
ground Fore I could git CANNED
down doggone if we diddent shoot in
TO a hole under ground / got off
soon as the car stopped and started to
go up a set of steps and be jiggerd if
them steps diddent noove right up
whilst you stood still on EN-! Fust
thing ! knowd | was in the st agin,
but | diddent know what St
Il newer seen so menny ottymobeels
& teams in my life. The st was full
of EN-. l askt Teller where my tav-
ern was and he told me. Well, | had
to git acrost that ST to git to it. |
tried it a cupple of times but | had to
turn round and run back agin. One
ottymobeel tried to run over me and
another one splasht mud all over me.
waited there for a good chanct to
cross that st until noon tllinkin that
thered be chanst when folks knockt
off for dinner, but they diddent.
diddent git acrost until about 5 p. m.
and even then | lost my hat and had a
horse to slobber down my neck
when | got back to the tavern
where l was stoppin I paid my bill and
TUX the 1st train l could git back to
the CO seat | rid on the train all mite
settin up in seat, but | didn't go to
sleep fer fear the train would jump
often the track If it should take a
noshion to do that | wanted to be
awake and have all my wits about me.
lime turrible glad to git back to
Bingvlle agin and here line a goin to
stick till the cows come home There's
too much commosfion in the City to
suit me, by cracky.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-12
EDDYTORIUL ON "PROCRAS-
TINASHION."

AS erly as last Monday we set
out to sit down and dash off a ed
dytoriul on some subjeck or other
which would interest our reeders
even down to the most ignorunter
of same, but being as we then had
FIVE days ahed of us afore we
would haft to go to press with the
Boogle we TUX our ease as you mite
say, and thort we would put off
dashing off a eddytoriul until Tues
day.
Well, when Tuesday come
somethink happened 1--WE cant now
recolleckt WHAT to pervent US
from writing a eddytoriul until
Wensday and on Wensday it was
so everlastingly cold in the Buggle
offs that about all we got done was
to lug wood to the stove and no
eddytoriul was wrote,
Well, that's the way it was all
wk-somethink allus appeared to
cornspire or else Fate interviewed to
pervent us from writing a eddy
toriul and here it is the last minnit
& lis all ranmed up tryin to git to
press afore it is everlastingly too
late & a 1000 & one things to do
and no eddytoriul wrote yet.
We desire to state in this con-
neckshion that at this 18th hour
YOU don't need to eXpeck much of
eddytoriul in this ishue of the
Bugle, but whatever we write in
the way of a eddytoriul will be
wrote on "Procrastinashion' There
are praps not moren half a duzen
folks in Bingville who will know
what we meen by "Procrastina-
shion" That aint a word that you
meet with every day & you aint Ii
able to hear it very often except
from them who has turrible good
ejjicashion.
"Procrastinashion" is what
we've been a doing all wk with ref
erents to writing eddytoriu1,
that's what it is. When YOU pro-
crastinashion. you keep putin off
until next wk or next VI sonethink
that you ort to do right off today
Some Teller has said (the name of
the Teller who said it has excaped
our menry for the minnit) that
procrastinashion is the theef OF
time, and when he said that he
knowd what he was talkin about
too.
In Bingville & vicinity procras-
/ tinashion furnishes like a greer
bay tree. as we might say Judgir
/ from the way some OF our citti-