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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-04-27
RESERVE OFFICERS MAY
REGISTER HERE
Capt. r. P. Palmer Instructed by
War Department to Enroll
Candidates.

Capt. r. P. Palmer, United
States Army, professor of mill
tary science and tactics at Went
worth Military Academy, has
been designated by the Central
Division, headquarters at Chi
cago, to receive applications
from men desiring to attend the
Reserve Officers Camp at Ft. Ri
ley, Kansas, commencing May 8.
He has all the necessary blanks
for the applicants. No technical
examination will be given. Can
didates will be examined physi-
cally and must submit evidence
of education and character so as
to determine their probable mill
itary efficiency. College men and
graduates of military academies
are eligible and desirable. Age
limit is from 20 to 40. Candi-
dates must apply at the earli-
est possible moment as the pa
pers have to be sent to Chicago.
$500 men will receive training
at the Ft. Riley Camp. Trans
portation, clothing and susie
nance win be furnished. Apply
at once.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-04-27

Mrs. John Hughes has return
ed to her horne in Kansas City,
after a weeks visit here with
Steve Hughes and family.
Mr.. and Mrs, Chas. Rodekohl-
of California, arrived Friday for
visit here with Harry Rode
kohr and 9th er relatives.
Miss Anna Mary Starke of
Lexington, sEoent Saturday and
Sunday here at the L. H. Lewis
home.
Mrs. S. M. Reynolds and dau-
ghter Doris, shOpped in Kan
sas City "Wednesday.
G. J. Pragmanand family, VIM.
Kuddes and wife Geo. Fricke
and George Rogge motored to
Little Rock Sunday and spent
THE day.
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ATHLETICS S; ALL STARS 0
Hale Well Supported. Allowed l
Hit And Struck Out IL.

From the home point of view,
the game Sunday was all that
could be desired. The boys were
hitting when hits spelled runs,
the visitors errored in the pinch
es, the umpiring was good, the
sun was shining, the pop was
cold, the peanuts well roasted,
the gate receipts just fair, Jay
Harding made a home run, Joe
Howe made three hits, Shiny
hurt his bum hand, "Spot" Navel
threw his glove, John Young
broke a bat, the crowd was well
behaved, "Slim" was quiet, the
visitors were shut out and the
knockers were muffled.
The home boys rung up one
in the first inning. Stevens, the
third man up hit a high infield
fly which fell safe between the
box and first, both the pitcher
and first baseman admiring its
fight and making no attempt for
a put out. Stevens stole, Joe
Howe singled, Stevens scoring,
Shinn out at first. One run.
The third was also productive
Lineback safe at first, forced at
second by Mackie, Mackie safe
Stevens skied, Mackie going tC
second. Howe doubled, Mackie
scoring. Stevens out at third
Shinn out by the sky route. One
run.
In the eighth three runs were
scored like this: Howe out al
first. Shinn singled, H. Nave
safe at first through error, Shinr
stopping at second. Jay Harding
busted one on the nose for the
circuit. Three runs. In this in
ming Hale retired the visitors OF
three pitched balls.
The visitors were very docil,
before Hale's pitching. Only on,
got as far as second and about
three to first.
Batteries, All Stars: Harding
and Young; Athletics; Hale anC
Shinn. Umpire, Barrett Bates
Field umpire, Lester Bryant.
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Criminal Court

In the criminal court Thurs
day, 7. I. Dean Of Bates City,
the persistent booze seller with
out a license, plead guilty to
three charges and was fined $40
in each case. Three 9th er counts
against him will be pressed at
August term
Solomon Jac kson, charged with
carrying concealed weapons, was
tried Friday He was found
guilty and sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary.
The trial OF George Arnett,
colored, Satu rday for stealing
chickens, resultedin in his convic-
tion. He was sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary.
The case OF the State against
John Mansell, {, assault with in
tent to kill, was continued to
the August term,
Frank Springer plead guilty to
common ASA ult and was fined
$1.00 and cos t.
Court adjourned to April 80.
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Licensed Pharmacist.

Serat Wiley, the obliging and
efficient clerk at Crenshaw &
Young's Drug Store, is wearing
a mighty pleased expression
these days. Some time ago he
bucked the State Board of Phar-
macy examination and has re-
Gently received the certificate as
"a full fiedged assistant phar-
macist. Congratulations.
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CORDER ITEMS.

Harry Holscher and Lewis
Dean were in Malta Bend Fri
day.
Mrs. 0. ]. Wollenman was Wis
iting in Kansas City Friday and
Saturday.
D. j. Jackson was in Indepen-
dence Saturday.
j. w. Starke moved Thursday
in the property he purchased of
Chas. Benton two weeks ago.
Leonard Roberts of Slater and
G. w. Vanderlin of Blackburn,
we're here Thursday afternoon.
The ladies' of the Presbyterian
Missionery Society met with
Mrs. Dan Jackson Friday after
noon.
Miss Emma Gottenstroelter
left Wednesday evening for st.
Louis, where she will visit rel
atives.
j. L. Hit, Sr., was in Lex
ington several days last week.
Jess Corder and family and
Lewis Greer and family, both
moved on the Gus Roberts farm
near Aullville, last week.
Mrs. Lloyd Slusher, daughter,
Mary Louise, and Cecil Starke,
shopped in Kansas City Wednes-
day.
Mrs. L. W. Roth returned
home Friday morning from a
weeks visit with her parents at
Blackburn.
S. M. Reynolds was in Sedalia
the latter part of the week.
Mrs. Geo. Ham was a passen-
ger to Sweet Springs Monday
morning.
Sam Perry and family motor
ed down from Higginsville and
spent Sunday here with Mr.. and
Mrs. J. G. Perry.
Lola Poisal of HigginsvilIe,
was the guest of Gertrude Ash
ford Sunday.
w. R. Journey, George Scott
and Rev. A. ]. Smith were
transacting business here Mon
day.
G. w. Vanderlinden and fam
lily motored up from Blackburn
Sunday and spent the day with
Henry Vanderlinden and family
north of town.
Cleaning house is the occupa-
ton Of the people this week.
R. L. Sasse of Brunswick, was
in town Tuesday.
John Corbin was a Kansas
City visitor Tuesday.
Mr.. Jefferies of Odessa, spent
Saturday here.
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WENTWORTH .; KEMPER 2
Kemperites Unable to See Col
lins' ShOOtS-Made Only A
Hits.

His name is Collins, and if you
don't believe it ask anyone on
the Kemper baseball team. Af-
ter all the momentouS events
transpiring at the present time
have been for gotten, the name
of Collins will be fresh in the
memory of the nine cadets COM
posing the team representing
Kemper Military School, who
tried Thursday to hit the zip
served by said Collins.
In the first inning, Kemper
made their only bid for victory
and scored two runs. That was
all for them. Wentworth began
to take notice in the third when
they pushed two around. The
push was then delayed until the
fifth when T1other trench was
taken. In the sixth two more,
in the seventh two and in the
eighth they Drought the count
up to nine.
Collins allowed four hits, fan
ed nine and ga We four free trans
portation. Jen nings, for Kemp
er, was nicked for nine hits.
He struck out five
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-04-27
WOMAN'S CLUB MEETING
Organize Surgical Dressing So
ciety With Sixty Members.

The Woman s Club of Lexing-
ton Wednesday, held one of the
most profitabl lie MEETINGS since
its organization. Mrs George
Fuller, President Of the Athe-
naum, the largest federated club
in Missouri, was present and
spoke on '"The Business of being
a Club Wonn an" Mrs. Aatoir
nette Peet, President of the fed
Grated clubs Of the End district
of Missouri, spoke on "Club Ac-
tivities." Both address ses were
were timely and thoroly enjoy
ed by those present.
After the Eegular program a
Surgical Dressing Society was
formed with sixty members.
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CARE OF THE INFANT
PURPOSE OF BABY WEEK
Ignorance and Neglect Greatest
In Early Death Rate, Says
DIR. RaveneI.

I'VE are about to celebrate
Baby Week throughout the u
nited States, and many people
may ask why this is an event
of national Importance. 1t is i'm
portant because the baby of to-
day is the citizen of tomorrow,
and no country is virile which
does not look after it's infant
population. It has been we'll said,
Infant mortality is the most
sensitive index we possess of So
cial welfare and of sanitary adj
ministration.
"The present death ra tie
amongst babies is appalling. In
the United States, about one
fifth of all deaths are of children
under one year of age, in addi-
ton to this, approximately one
fifth of all children die before
they reach the age of one year.
The Census Bureau in 1911 es-
timated that 124 children out of
every 1000 born died during the
first year of life. AS only about
two-thirds of the country has
registration of births and deaths
and this comprises the more en-
lightened population of the coun-
try, it is safe to say that the
actual death rate for the entire
country exceeds this. Even with
this estimate it means that 300,-
600 babies die every year in
this land of enlightment and a.
bundance.
The design Of Baby Week,
then, is to call attention to these
facts, and to teach mothers and
people generally the proper care
of babies. The two great factors
in the early death rate are ig-
norance and neglect. Poverty
plays a large part. Poverty may
not be easily corrected, but ig-
norance and neglect can be.
Throughout the country
meetings will be held, at which
demonstrations will be given,
baby contests held, and general
interest aroused over the nee
essity Of caring for this part of
our population. Every one should
take an interest. Don't leave it
entirely to mothers. 1t is a mats
ter of national Importance and
vital interest to all. National
Baby Week will be held the first
week of May. In some commu-
mites the date will be advanced
so that professors and teachers
generally can distribute their
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cries for the purpose of hand
ling these food products in a
just and equitable way. When
all of the great grain growing
states have perfected such an
organization, and operate it,
every board of trade in America
viii automatically close,
In my opinion, if we are not
going to pursue this course, and
if we are not going to be able to
get the other grain growing
states to join us, we had as well
close our farm clubs, and save
the sleep we are losing.
Some of you may not agree
with me in this stand that I
take, but for that / shall not
censure you, and win be glad to
hear your views on the subject.
Diversified opinion, when it has
been made to harmonize, has
resulted in all of the great pro.
gress in civilization.
] thank YOU.
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MacBrayer Sellers EnIists.

According to an item in the
Kansas City Post last night,
MacBrayer Sellers along with
several other athletes of the Uni
versity of Chicago, volunteered
Wednesday for service in the u
nited States Marine Corps.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-04-27

Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Conner,
who have been visiting their
daughter, Mrs. G. H. Bates, left
yesterday for their home in
Versailles, Mo. Mrs. Bates and
baby, Norma Elizabeth, accom-
panied them home for a visit.
Mrs, Leo Harrison returned
yesterday to her home in
Kansas City, after a visit here
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Weis.
Mrs. Walter Day of Bedford,
Indiana, who has been the guest
of her daughter Mrs. John
Acree, went to Higbee Saturday
for a visit.
Mrs. w. R. Humphreys and
little daughter, left Tuesday for
Grand Rapids, Mich, to attend
the wedding of her brother, VIM.
Steele.
Mrs. I. C. Crenshaw, Miss
Belle Greene and Mrs. T. J.
Greene went to Wellington We'd
nesday morning to spend the
day.
Miss Katherine Sue Pennick
went to Kansas City Saturday
to spend the day.
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County Depositarv Notice.

Notice is hereby given that l,
the undersigned Clerk Of the
County Court will receive sealed
bids until noon on the first day
of the May Term Of the said
County Court (Monday, May
7th, 1910 for the depositary of
the County and School funds of
Lafayette County for the ensu-
ing two years. Said bids to be in
accordance with R. S. Mo-, 1909,
Chap. 81, Art. 8. No bid for less
than two-tenths will be consid-
cred. GEO. w. BATES,
Clerk of the County Court.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-04-27
Marriage License.

Marriage license have been is
sued to:
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-04-27
Marshall Defeats L. H. S.

The Lexington High School
boys were taken into camp Fri
day by the Marshall High School
boys by the score of 8 to 6.
The game was played in Mar
shall.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-04-27

Miss Lucretia Williams, left
Friday for Pratt, Kansas where
she has accepted a position with
a Touring mill. Miss Mabel Aims
worth accompanied her as far
as Kansas City.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-04-27

Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of
the Lafayette County Farmers
Association:
/ wish to take this occasion
to protest the establishment of
an Incorporated and capitalized
bureau for the several farm
clubs of this county, as contem-
plated by this association.
Gentlemen, in my opinion, by
so doing, we will be committing
the same error committed by the
Grangers, and Farmers Allan
ces. You probably remember
they established small stores
and proceeded to supply the
members with necessities at, or
near cost price. The result is,
the Changers and Farmers Ali
ance are only memories. Let us
not make that same mistake.
For it is like a man going out
to plow and hitching his team
to the handles, while he takes
the beam. In this act we have
an example of the great Ameri-
can farmer protesting the high
price Of our food products, when
he is the very gentleman that
produced them. Are you not able
to see the inconsistency of such
a position If we get our price
for the raw material, we surely
will not protest the price of the
finished product. Are we going
to envy the Southern or West
ern sugar grower his price for
a sack of sugar? Are we going
to envy our local miller his
price for a sack of flour? If you
say to me, ''but he wants too
much profit" l ask you, did you
ever see a miller get rich? If you
you say the grocer sells his sup
plies too high, / ask you did you
ever see a grocer get rich? Pa
tronize you local merchant and
miller. If you establish this pur-
chasing bureau, and if it be-
comes a success, and should it
be generally practiced, it would
result in reducing your local
town to a post office, a black
smith shop, a general store and
many empty houses, and at some
large city you assist in creating
several millionaire merchants.
am sure when you permit your
better judgment to prevail, you
will not be willing to assist in
causing such a catastrophe. In
my opinion, our remedy for the
existing evils are, First: Make
arrangements with bank in
each locality, that they will re-
serve sufficient funds for the
purpose of carrying the farmers
that it may be necessary to
carry, and if you fail to make
these arrangements with the
banks, then establish banks of
your own, so that there may be
a bank in each locality that is
in harmony with the move.
Second: Establish Farmers CO.
operative elevators all over the
country at each shipping sta
tion where they are needed sc
that the farmer when he harv.
ests his grain may store it in
the elevator, and leave it there
until some miller must have il
to grind to supply his custom
Don't ever sell it on the oper
market to be speculated with
Our present system of market
ing our grain throws it right in
to the hands of the spectators
and the present result is newt
able. If wheat must sell at 500
per bushel, you, the people VIII,
produce it, should be the recip
lent, not the great elevator com
bines of this country.
Third: Establish Farmers co
operative Packing Houses il
each county seat, thereby bring
| ing the consumer and produce
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services over one or more COM
munities."
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03
(heW H ssNer every mea/
Two Hen Stories.

"I guess, Pat, you hayen'th as good hen here as we have in the States, said an American on a holiday in Ros- common.
 "Pll tell you," said the Yankee, about a hen my mother had. She went out one day and ate feed of corn and returned and laid twelve eggs. She went out the next day and ate feed of corn and laid twelve more eggs. She went out the third day and returned and laid twelve more eggs. She went out the fourth day and matched seventy-two chicks out of thirty-two eggs. Now that is the kind of hen we have in the States"
 "Well," said Pat. "Fll tell you about a half-blind hen my mother had. She ate feed of sawdust, thinking it was oatmeal. She went to her nest and laid plank twelve feet long Again on the third day she ate more saw dust and laid another twelvefoot plank. She sat on the three blanks and matched three kitchen chairs a sofa, one table an a mahogany chest of drawers. Now" said Pat, with a twinkle in his eye, that is the kind sf hen we have In Roscommon." ."- Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
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ing of this gown, is essential, as in all simple designs. In this respect the home. dressmaker must be faithful to the model if she undertakes to copy it i; but light wool or heavy. cotton fab rie rHay be used instead of silk, with good success. Small shepherd check, in black and white, decorated with black soutache braid will convert the model into a perfect one-piece street dress.
 As pictured the dress is made of a heavy silk crepe and fastens at the front with white buttons, set close to- gether. and loops of silk cord. Down each side of the bodice at the back and front border design in soutaehe braid provides decoration in perfect harmony with the dress. The design Is widened at the shoulders to extend to the arm's-eye. The sleeves are long and without cuffs, but the braided pat tern appears at the wrist and three buttons, matching those that fasten the dress, are set close together here. A narrow, flat sash of the material is hiiioheu eit tie ehu "iei u Dll LII idIu- some fringe. It Is tackled to the dress and looped over at the front. The neck is managed with. the same re- serve that characterizes the entire de- sign, having narrow V-shaped opening, small revers, and cape collar at the back.
 Resting upon well-earned laurels those who think ups or dream out or discover our millinery for us, might leave us to choose midsummer hats
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03

One of the latter is pictured with wider brim than the milan model and a round crown. It is bordered, on the under brim, with narrow ribbon gath cred at the inner edge and ribbon is introduced into the crown in the same way. A cluster of small roses is posed at the front. This Is q favorte trim ming for both black and white hair braid hats.
 The third hat is an unusual model of purple geOrgette crepe and slipper straw in the same color The upper and under brim are of crepe with scalloped border of the straw. The top crown and part of the side crown are covered with crepe, also with wide band of straw covering that DOT tion of the crown which appears below the wreath of yiolets and small roses encircling it. The flowers are in their natural colors and they are lacquered by process which stiffens and bright ems them so that they will hold their own in the summer sun.
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03
Proved the Theory.

It was q very high-elass boarding house, and the landlady prided her self on the fact that the conversation at table was always very intellectual.
 Tt was a strange theory she re- marked. as she wrestled with the fowl, that the souls of the dead en- tered birds and animals. But I think our ancestors held that belief -
 'I'm rather inclined to think some thing like that does happen" com mented the quiet man.
 ''No, really, Mr. Cutting? How in- teresting!"
 "Yes," said Mir Cutting. Pm con vinced that this chicken, for instance, is inhabited by the sole of shoe!"
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Kidney 6 Co.
(BY DIR. J. H. wATSoN)

The kidneys and the skin work in har- mony. They're companions, the skin being the second partner. If we are anxious to keep well and preserve the vitality of the kidneys and, also, free the blood from noxious clements, we must pay special attention to a good action of the skin and to see that the kidneys are flushed so as to eliminate the poisons from the blood.
 Sweating, by hard work or in a bath, at least once a week, helps to keep the skin and kidneys in good condition. Flush the kidneys by drinking plenty of pure water with meals and between meals. Occasionally obtain at the nearest drug store Anuric, which will help flush the kidneys and the intestines. You will find that Anuric is many times more active than ithia and that it dissolves uric acid as hot wAt.r does sugar.
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from among the styles already present ed. For-by the time Easter arrives they have attended to all needs, not neglecting those of June brides and bridesmaids-and tourists and sports women and people who are devoted to tailored things. The story of summer hats is told and 1t never was more in- teresting or better.
 The group of hats shown here gives an inkling of the variety of choice which promises happy ending to the
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03
Whole Truth of Buddhism.

Dorin Zenshi. great Buddhist priest, once lived on top of a tree in a mountain; so people nicknamed him fowl priest" Someone interrupted his meditations one day with the fol- lowing question:
 "What. in nutshell, is the truth of Buddhas religion?"
 "Eschew all sins and practice all virtues" replied the priest without opening his eyes.
 .'Oh, Is that all?" said the man sar- castically. "Even child of three years can say that"
 .sYes. even child of three years can say that" rejoined the priest, but an old man of eighty years cannot put it Into practice. .'-Tokyo Advertiser.
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03
GREENS AUGUST
 FLOWER
Has a Record of 30 Years of
 Success

Correcting impurities in the stomach, gently acting on the bowels. Stirs up the liver and makes the despond- ent dyspeptic enjoy life. It is high ly recommended for biliousness, indi- gestion, etc. Always keep a bottle of August Flower handy for the first symptom of these disorders. You may feel fine today, but how about tomor- row? Remember that "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" i" and that it is both painful and expen- sive to be sick. For sale by druggists in all parts of the civilized world in 25 and 75 cent bottles.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1917-05-03
Ohat.Ue1l Dressed sA
 \J0men (J11l JeaFIW

An oyster-white silk crepe, a pongee or "khaki-kOol" or any of the new heavy weaves in silk, will make an afternoon gown like that shown in the picture, that could not be exeelled for simple elegance or refinement. The trend of fashion toward the straight silhouette has placed the seal of ap- proval on plain straight hanging skirts. and on long bodices without definition at the waistline
 Beautiful accuracy in the plaits and in every other detail of the mak-
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shopping tour There are hats of the airiest braids and tulle and hats of fabrics more substantial, along with heavier braids and bodies that we have known for many years. One of these appears in the milan, with round crown and fiat brim. prettily trimmed with a cluster of strawberries at each side and Il fiat bow of narrow ribbon applied to the crown at the front Mi lans are very fine this year and do not seem heavy even by comparison with hats of lace braid.