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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-01-14
Real Estate Ransfers.

Deeds filed in the Recorders
office at Lexington, Mo-, week
ending Saturday, January 9Th,
1916. Compiled by Lafayette
County Abstract Co., Lexington,
Mo. Abstracts and Farm loans.
Ike H. Noyes, Manager.
Harry L. Grant and wife to R.
L. Chamblin w. D, $4,000, SW.
NE. Z A., pit. Sc. NV. 2O-49-25.
Edward c.. Saylor to Willie
Dahler and Myrtle Dahler w. D..
500, w u E " SW "A S-4S-2S.
Rose Trott, deceased, to Emma
Gray, Admrs. Deed $3.50, lots
liz and 113, Estill Heights.
John Wernwag to William T.
Wernwag w. D., $1OO, 98 #. off
S. side lot 8, block "A" Hunters
Add, Lexington.
Adolph w. Bettien and wife to
Meta C. and Lena E. Doelling
w. D., $1,000, part NE. NE. %
1929.
Jno J. Price and wife to City
of Lexington @. C. D. $1.OO, strip
12 feet wide and 127 #. long for
alley in Prices Addition to Lex
ingtOn.
Richard M. Adams and wife to
Earl Osborn W. D., $500, " int.
in part lot 8, block Z, Odessa.
Fred Bleckschmidt and wife to
David Reipe w. D., $4,000, part
block ''E", Higginsville.
B. t. Sanders and wife to Mrs.
Mayme Marr w. D. $1S5, lot II,
block l, Sunny Slope Add May
view.
B T. Sanders and wife to Mrs.
Sadie Marr w. D. $11O, lot IL,
block l, Sunny Slope Add May
view
Geo. V. Vandiver, deceased, to
Jno. M. Dysart Exrs. Deed,
.$1,375, lot z, block "a" Hiefer's
Add Lexington.
Jno. P. DeMoss and wife to
James A. Wade w. D, 81, 200, w.
Sc NV 8O-49-27.
Lena C. Wilcoxon and husband
to Willis and Cora Ritchie, w. D.,
$500, pit. lots ! and 2, block 6,
McGirk's Add, Lexington.
Henry f. Voigt to Thomas A.
McLennan, WD, $500, NV NE
22-49-25
JIG. Worthington went to Kan
sas City Tuesday for a week
on business.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-01-14
Dover Notes.

Fred Zeysing had business in
Lexington Monday.
Roy Bertrand of Myrick spent
Saturday here.
George Shoemaker was in Lex
ington Monday.
James Salyers Of Waverly had
business here Tuesday.
Jessie Cole spent Saturday
night in Lexington with rela-
tiyes.
Miss Blanche Turman went to
Boonyille last Thursday for a
visit with her aunt, Mrs. Laura
Mitchell.
Mrs. Ella White of Lexington
is visiting this week with Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. zeysing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Caldwell
announce the birth of son on
Sunday, Jan. 9th, 1916.
Mrs. Ed Dysart is sick with
the measles.
Wilks Stapleton came down
from Kansas City Monday for a
visit with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmond Vaughn
and small son came home Mon
day from a two weeks visit
with relatives in Kansas City.
Miss Corrine Dysart of Hig.
ginsville is visiting her brother
Ed Dysart, and family this week
We are glad to anounce tha-
Miss Marjorie Swain, who was
operated on last week for appen
dicitis at the Wesley hospital il
Kansas City is getting aloni
nicely and will be at home il
about two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Fleming ant
brother Of Kanaas City came il
last week for a visit with Mrs
Flemings parents, Mr.. and Mrs
James Winn.
Marshal Gray of Kansas Cit,
was married Wednesday, Jan
18th, to Miss Kate Carroll. The,
will make their future home a
Milton, North Dakota. Mr.. Ora!
is an ex-Dover boy, and a nep
hew Of ]. L. Cooper.
Walter Holman and sister, Mis-
Addie, were called to Lexington
Tuesday by the serious illness o
their brother, Blewford Holman
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-01-14
ASKS $4,000 FOR
LIFE OF HUSBAND
Widow of Chas. Mills Bring Suit
Against Exchange Mine
No. 305.

Mrs. Lena Mills, widow Of
Chas. Mills, has Drought suit in
the circuit court through her at
torney, H. F. Blackwell, to re-
cover $4,000 damages for the
death of her husband, Chas.
Mills. Mr.. Mills was killed while
working in Exchange Mine No.
305, near Wellington, September
20, 1915. His death was caused
by coming in contact with an ex-
posed electric feed wire.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-01-14

The United States Steel Cor
poration has reported untitled or
ders aggregating 7,8O6,22O tons
at the close Of business on Dec
ember 81, 1915. This is an in
crease Of 616,7S2 tons during
the month.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-01-14
Death Of Mrs. Scott Thomas.

Mrs. w. Scott Thomas died
Tuesday morning at her home in
Waverly after an illness of sew
eral months of heart and kidney
trouble Mrs. Thomas condition
was not considered serious until
a few days ago when her condi-
tion became such as to cause
grave concern to the immediate
members of her family.
Mrs. Thomas was a member of
a well known family of Lafayette
county. She was the daughter
of Albert Cheatham, one of the
pioneers of this state. In 1870
she was married to w. Scott
Thomas, who is well known in
Lexington.
Besides her husband, Mrs.
Thomas is survived by three
children, Oscar and Frederick
Thomas and Mrs, Tracey.
The funeral services were held
from the home in Waverly We'd
nesday at eleven o'clock. Inter-
ment was in the Waverly ceme-
terry.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-01-14
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been
issued to the following:
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-01-14
Petit JurOrg February Term

CbAb - uA VI > u GU ueAA ANAm
Following are the names Of
the petit jurors drawn by the
county court Thursday for the
february term Of the circuit
court:
Clay. F. Larkin, Alvin
Laughlin, and Albert Rodenberg,
Davis-C. D. Vandiver, w. J.
Finley and C. F. Semler, Jr.
Dover-Wm. Edwards, j. M.
Redd and Geo. F. Zeysing.
Freedom-James Williamson,
Leon B. Major and Louis Frerk-
ing.
Lexington-Robert w. Horn,
0. S. Goodloe and Nice Sill.
Middleton-Henry Rolf, Geo.
Kleeschulte and H. F. Diekhoff.
Sni-a-bar-George Foster, o.
C. Wilcoxon and Chas. Prather.
Washington-C. w. Osborn
Ollie Loggins and Bert Mitchell
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-01-14
Death of a ChiId.

Katherine Marie Simmons, the
young daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Simmons, died Saturday
night at 8 O'Clock at the home of
her parents on South 29rd street.
Her death was due to typhoid
fever. The funeral conducted
by Rev. G. G. Raggan, was held
from the home Sunday after
noon at 8 o'clock
Mrs. Howard Barnes went to
Oak Grove Saturday morning
for a visit.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-01-14
MOCK TRIAL
VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFF
Curious And Sensational Facts
Disclosed in a Peach of a
Promise Suit.

Disclosed in Peach of a
Promise Suit.
The Peach of Promise Suit
which has attracted the atten-
tion Of the people of Lexington
ever since the case was filed, was
tried Tuesday night before a jury
composed Of William R. Taft,
Joseph G.. Cannon, Chauncey M.
Depew, John D. Rockefeller, Ell
lott w. Major, Widrow Viii
son, John R. Sullivan, Theodore
Roosevelt DR.. Cook, Admiral
Perry, Champ Clark and Admir-
al Dewey.
The personel of the court had
all the ear marks of regular es-
tablishment. His honor, always
mindful of the dignity of the
judiciary never laxed in disci-
pline or forgot that the ends Of
justice is best attained by SER
ious and thoughtful delibera-
tion, The sheriff, the clerk, the
crier and the expectant audience
so characteristic of a peach of a
promise trial, were all there.
AS in all sensational trials
many interesting facts in the
lives of the parties thereto were
brought out-facts that never
would have otherwise been
known. The most surprising of
these was the hugging and kiss
ing proclivities of the plaintiff,
the susceptibility Of the defend
ant and all of the male witnesses
to these same proclivities, the
wit of the plaintiffs attorney,
the gallantry Of the sheriff, and
the utter disregard of the truth
by all the parties in the trial.
In all court procedure there
usually develops one feature
which to the audience especially
stands out clear and distinct
from all the others. This case
was no exception and the fea.
ture in this trial was commented
upon by every lady present; moi
so much in a critical sense as in
a sort of a regretful sense. This
feature was the demonstration
given by the Clerk in gum chew
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Mallott
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-01-14
Card Of Thanks.

We wish to thank our friends
and neighbors for their kindness
shown to us during the sickness
and death Of our dear daughter,
Catherine; also for the beauti-
full floral offerings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Simmons,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-01-14

The annual report to Congress
of John Slelton Williams, Comp
troller of the Currency, shows
an increase of $1,O571OO,OOO in
the bank resources of the United
States between June, 1914, and
June, 1916.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-01-14

JIG. Worthington went to Kan
sas City Tuesday for a week
on business.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-09-30
MINNEAPOLIS
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 80, 1916.
See Y. G.. B. C.'s announcement.

See Y. G. B. C.'s announcement.
Mr.. Charley Noble, who has been
spending a lengthy visit in Chicago,
has returned to the city for the
winter.
Get busy and vote for your favorite
for Leading Lady in the Photo-PIay,
1.-THE MODERN MiNNEHAHA." See
extended notice elsewhere.
The Misses Isabelle Ford, Clarist
Lucas and Irene Mullens entered the
Minnesota Business College night
school on Monday for the fall and
winter term. So.
Mr.. George James of 300 Smelling
avenue returned Monday from a visit
to Milwaukee and Chicago. He was a
delegate to the thirty-fourth annual
conference, which met in Chicago the
past week.
Miss Mildred Plummer of Clinton
avenue entertained at an eight-course
dinner on Sunday afternoon in honor
of Miss Ida May LOOMS of St. Paul.
Pink roses made a very beautiful dec
grafton. Covers were laid for eight.
Miss Mildred Plummer entertained
at dinner in honor of Miss Idah
LOOMS on last Sunday afternoon.
Places were laid for twelve. Those
present were Miss Idah LOOMS, Miss
Helen Brady, Mrs. Harriette Cage,
Miss Adah Loomis, Miss Adina
Adams, Miss Alice Mason, Miss Clara
Howard, Mrs. Lillian Mcknight, Miss
Lucelia James, Miss Selma Newman
and Mrs. Hattie Oliver.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-09-30
SOCIETY DIRECTORY
MASONIC
ST. PAUL

MOST WORSHIPFUL GRAND LODGE
-..@-. -oF-
... MINNESOTA, F. AND A. NJ.
GEO. L. HOAGE, Grand Master,
- $50 Charles St., st. Paul, Mimi.
IRA s. ASHE, Grand Secretary,
1926 Rondo St., st. Paul, MINI.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-09-30
ODD FELLOWS

MARS LODGE NO. 22o2, G. u. O or
y: r: Meets second and fourth Wednes-
gay IN each month at Union Hall. Aurora
ana hent Streets, at 500 o. m. s.
hanSom, N: G.; J. Wesley Kelly. p q
YOU st. Anthony Avenue ~
oo FFREDERICK DOUGLASS LODGE NO
SSovo: ": y. Y. OF O. F. meets second and
iH9Grth Monday in each month at Union
f ~ corner Aurora and Kent Streets. at
1:ov p. m W. P. Lewis, N. O.: James
H. Lynn p. S.. 375 Carroll Avenue.
ST. PAUL PArR1ARcHY NO. ia
meets third Monday in each month nj
Gnlon Hall. corner Aurora and Kent
Streets, at 500 p. m. George B. Love
II. V. F.; Augusta Jones, W. P. r.
?, HOUSEHOLD OF RUTH No. s5s r.
~ -: ": or o. T., meets the third Mondav
IN each month at Union Hall. corner ~
aurora u and Kent streets at $500 p M
M MRS: IDA Broyles, M n. G.: Mrs
h bS;dae =; Lindsay, w. R., 91S Wood.
Minneapolis.
r. H90uSSEHOLD OF RUTH NO. RS g
~ -. r. meets second and fonri,
~ 1eSG9ay N EACH month at Labor Ter,
pie Hai. Cor Fourth street and Eieh1h
Aye Aye. South. Mrs. S. Darager. N ~ -
MISS Cora Napier. w. R. w.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-09-30
CHURCHES

a.r 1 !t1M BAPTIST CHURCH cu-
s ear street. and Summit avenue. sunda y
+. u. 6:1 1 sunday u a. SCHOOL at 1890, B. z.
S %,;d rehearsal, "wednesday e s:oS and
funerals and weddings nroHout,,p p. ~.
f Ten. a., Rex: B. N MuPrei mhpt ay,t at:
STUDY 20 s+ M ch, Central avenue. PastoT:
~"ofcn' TEL Jackson BAG.
~ nmoHlAL BAPTIST CHURCH
corner Rice and Fuller streets. sunda-
services: Preaching, II a. m. ana
H.; Sunday School 12:45: Deacon...
meeting 7; B. Y. P. U. 1880 D. m d.
nc cordially invited. Rev. - n ~.
Oonald, pastor. 651 W. Central 49,.
81. JAMES A. M. b. CH1JRcu M,
; Ea!ier an ND Jay streets SUNDAY: S ss,s
prayer p, meeting. 500 p m. Pastor e v;att..
nesday ou ana an %b1 Ts%1:d.y. & home We'd
F P;arsonsge 4s5 Jay street. Rsvs ~ p
Jones, Pastor.
corn fHiLlPs EPISCOPAL MISSION
street. s9n 1Saa . sysnus and Mackubin
celebration Of Holy Euchar,st nr.t ia
e en5 . Sundays 1!:oo 4. m. Mathis, second
Eng sna fourth Sundays. 11:0o a. m. sundaT
scnool, lz:S0 p. m. Brotherhood Of al
zAnorew, $50 p. m. vespers, 1850 q. m
s week services, Wednesdays, confirmation
CLASS. 500 p. m. Fridays. evening PRAYER
S:vV p. m. Saturdays Holy EuchIr{
s so9 e. M. Rev. A. H. Lealtad. Rector
ZION PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Cor
EaITlngton and st. Anthony avenues. sun.
goo F. NJ; Sunday School 1880 p. HI:
Young Peoples meeting 700 P. M: Mid'
week meeting, Wednesday,, 500 F. NJ.
Lev T. w: Camp, pastor. Manse ~
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-09-30

Probate Court Rooms in the Court
house in the City of st. Paul, in said
County, and show cause, if any they
have, why said petition should not be
by publication in the Appeal ACCORDING
to law, and by mailing a copy of this
citation at least IA days before said
day. OF hearing, to each Of the heirs.
w ugv1sees ana iegatses Of said decedent
from the files of this Court
Witness the Judge of said Court this
9th day of September, A. D. 1916.
p. w. BAZILLE
1c.a, =. Judge of Probate
Attest:
F. W. GosEwIsCH.
Clerk Of Probate.
w. T. FRANCIS, Attorney.
(9-30-16)
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-09-30
"LEsT We FORGET"
A Word to DISTINGUISHED CoIored
Voters.
BY G.. Edmund Smith.

Investigation discloses an alarming
tendency on the part of Negro men,
especially young men, to shirk and dis
regard their duty with reference to
the use of the ballot. You will note
that I have used the word duty, and
it is with purpose. Privilege" or
fright" carries the wrong implication.
When we look upon voting as q
right only, instead of a duty, we are
apt to get the wrong conception Of our
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-09-30
CITATION FOR EXAMINATION nj

FINAL ACCOUNT.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Ramsey-ss. In Probate Court
In the Matter of the Estate of Clifford
c. Terry, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to All Whom it
May Concern:
On reading and filing the petition of
the representative of said estate, pray
ing that the Court fix time and place
for examining, adjusting and allowing
his Final Account, and for the assign
ment Of the residue of said estate to
the persons thereto entitled:
1t is Ordered, That said petition be
heard and that all persons interested
appear before this Court, on Monday,
the 23rd day of October. 1916, at 10
o'clock, A. NJ, or as soon thereafter
as said matter can be heard, at the
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-09-30

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GOPHER LODGE NO INK y
=. Of the World. Meets second 9.d f. ~.
gay gay IN each month at Union Hail ut cos-
1 LET, aurora and Kent Streets 4 w
K 2ef s E. r.; R. M. johnson. Secy., 81;
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Tel. Hyland 1910 Res. Colfax 1896
MRS. ROBERT A. VAN HOOK
FASHIONABLE DRESSMAkING
AND LADIES' TAILORING
PARTY GOWNS A SPECIALITY
1906 SIXTH AVENUE NORTH
MINNEAPOLIS, MIMI.
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-09-30

PIONEER LODGE NO. /. F. AND A.
M. Meets first and third Monday in
each month at Union Hall, corner Aurora
and Kent Streets, at 500 p. nj. w. A.
BENJAMIN, w. M; J. H. Dillingham;.
PERFECT ASHAR LODGE NO. 4, F.
and A. NJ. Meets second and fourth
Iuesday in each month at Union Hall
Cor: Aurora and Kent streets, at $3.50
+. NJ. John A. Sayles, w. M, Ira &
Ashe Secy., 1926 Rondo street.
BETHEL CHAPTER NO. %, R. A. M.
and A. M. Meets second and fourth
tuesday. in each month at Union Hall,
corner Aurora and Kent Streets. at 500
Jose H.: Sherwood, H. p; John A.
Sayles. Secy, 479 Rondo street.
PILGRIM COMMANDERY NO. %,
knlghts Templar. Meets fourth Thurs
day in each month at Union Hall. cor
ner Aurora and Kent Street. w. r,
SR9 cnda, p &c. c.; John A. sayles. secy.. 47s
FEZZAN TEMPLE NO. 26, MOBILES
or the Mystic Shrine, meets third FRI
DAY IN each month at Union Hall, cor
ner or Aurora and Kent streets, at $500
p m. Q. D. Howard, ILL., Pot; Geo. L.
Hoage. Rec, $50 Charles street.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-09-30

NAT M,1 TuRMER LODGE NO. :, K or
Io3rth Thursdays in each mnn,, ans az
co aGSa F TsmR5e .tl Bla3e second aoor:
nue. south at sis n n al EEiFhth aye
" W. 1000 o0d standing are welcome. Rs sins
moatS0n, e c.; Wm F. Newton 1o'p1
OIL Washington Ave. N eon' n. X. q.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-09-30

NJ F1D -! COURT OF cA1Anr,,t
~: s46, n. A. s. A., E: A. A. and ~
m enti t at X and ID third Monday in eaci
Ave-. Minneapolis. Mrs M,I 5.ennep
6arnett, ". c.: Miss Arlene n 49,.
n. OF d.. Is W. 2sth st. H. Sce"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-03-17
SWIMMING is VERY POPULAR
Beautiful Sport More Firmly Estab'
Iished Now Than at Any Other
Period in Its History.

The beautiful art and science OF
swimming is more firmly established
now than at any other period in the
history of national sport. and in no
branch of athletics has there been
more marked progress. few years
ago It was considered a remarkable
performance when an athlete recorded
less than one minute for the 100-yard
swim.
Charles NJ. Daniels reduced this
mark to SIS seconds. but with the fig
ures now below 54 seconds it is diff
cult to foretell exactly what will hap
pen in this branch of sport in 1916. The
swimmers of recent prominence are
not much faster than Daniels, who was
unfortunate in not having opponents
speedy enough to push him to the linn
It, and II he could be induced to return
to the sport he would give many OF the
champions a hard race.
The one unfortunate feature about
this sport is the continued lack of pub
lie and municipal support. The estab
lishment of swimming pools is accom-
plishing much toward relieving the sit
uation and, while much remains to be
done, it is only a question OF time until
swimming will be recognized more gen.
orally as leading sport and one well
worthy OF encouragement.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-03-17

In
and
In
be parted from
man
arrest
am York big society
unfeeling
a a
commented
Arragned front of the police official
him
self
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-03-17
The Burned Plank.


1t was not until short time age
that Hon. Woodrow Wilson formally
and finally repudiated this pledge con
tanned In the platform on which he
ran for president three years and q
half ago. receiving the number of cleo
toral votes needed to elect him:
I'VE favor q single presidential
term and to that end urge the adop
ton OF an amendment to the Consti
tuition making the president of the
United States ineligible for re-elec
ton. and we pledge the candidate Of
this convention to this principle"
Recently the political beneficiary Of
tbs foregoing declaration of Demo
cratic principle and registration OF
Democratic promise wrote as follows
to the Ohio secretary OF State:
In order. therefore, to satisfy the
technical (sic) requirements OF the
statute Of the state Of Ohio ! hereby
consent to the use OF my name az
a candidate for the presidency by
any candidate who seeks to be elect
ed a delegate to the national Demo
cratic convention which is to assem-.
BILE in June next"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-03-17

came q member OF the Boston club,
but. before the opening Of the next
season Becker was traded to the New
York Giants in exchange for Charlie
Herzog and William Collins.
About two years later the Giants
tried to send Becker back to the
minors, but Cincinnati refused tc
waive and thus secured his services
for the waiver price. In June OF 1913
the Reds snapped Becker to the
Phillies for Johnny Dodge. The out
fielder remained with the Quakers un.
til recently, when it was announced
he had been given an unconditional
release. Perhaps he will next be
heard from at Brooklyn, Chicago OF
st Louis, the three teams in the Ma.
tional league that have not yet car
ried him on their roster.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-03-17
BECKER A FREE AGENT
Outflelder Has Worn Uniform of
Several Big Clubs.
First Secured by Pittsburgh Pirates
and EARNED Out for More Expert
enee-Was Traded for Mana.
ger Charlie hexoo.

When the Phillies declared Beals
Becker a free agent they turned loose
one of the best-known outfielders in
the National league Fred Clarke got
him his first position in the majors,
but at that time Beals lacked expert
ence and was soon farmed out by the
Pirates. He improved came back
and played for the Braves, the Giants,
the Reds and the Phillies. He was
twenty-nine years old last July.
Becker broke into the big show at
Pittsburgh. He was born at Eldorado.
Kan, on July 5, 1856, stands feet
Inches tall. and his playing weight ia
about IT'S pounds. He is left-handed
batter and thrower, and during his
bush league days did some pretty
good work as a southpaw pitcher.
Becker's first professional engage
ment was in 1905, when he wore a
Little Rock uniform in the Southern
association. He drifted to Wichita
Kan, in the Western Association
from which team he was bought by
the Pirates in the fall of 1907. Beck
or played in the outfield at Wichita
and also pitched ten games. winning
five of them.
After being tried out by Fred Clarke
in the spring of 1908. Beals was sent
back to his old romping ground in
Little Rock. His next appearance in
the majors was in 1909, when he be
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-03-17
CHoosIN; GRAINS FOR MASH
Best to Have Them Ground About
Same Fineness-Hens Pick Out
Larger Pieces Of Corn.

In choosing grains for dry mash.
II is better to have them ground about
the same fineness. Hens are greedy
creatures; they are inclined to pick
out the big pieces Of corn and wheat,
and leave the finer bits till the last.
A gentleman who made his mash
by the hit-and-miss system of mixing
cracked grains, ground grains and
flour together, found that when the
birds reached the last of the mash
in the hopper. they got too much cot
tonseed meal-one of the ingredients
Of his mash which we do not recon-
mend-in the finer portion, and he
lost several birds from acute indiges-
ton.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-03-17
Better Than War Taxes.

It is gratifying to note Leader
Kitchin's readiness to return to the
stanch old Democratic doctrine Of q
tariff for revenue in his recommends.
ton for the repeal Of the free-sugaf
legislation. Why not carry out that
venerated pledge Of the party all
along the lines of the tariff schedules
and provide by such tariff revision
the revenues needed by the govern
ment?
That is far more popular plan OF
providing the revenue than by i'm.
position Of war taxes in time of
peace.