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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16
A Rush for Citizenship.

The circuit clerks Office was
kept on the jump Monday re-
ceiving applicants for citizen
ship, and if the rush keeps up
Deputy Clerk w. J. Sydnor will
be able to qualify for an inter-
pretership in most of the modern
languages and some that are not
quite so modern.
Those who applied Monday:
Thomas Jercinovich, Austrian;
Christian Fedrich Buhrmeister,
German; Henri Genet, French;
Leon ritton, French; Louis Pc
rucca, Italian; Eugene Guevel,
French; Gustaf Edwin Benson,
Swedish; Peter Plgesa, Italian;
KrstO Andrew Beg, Austrian;
Michael Quinion, French.
William Penn and Yoes Guezec
were given their final papers.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16
COUNTY COURT
CALLS MORE BONDS
$4,000 Lafayette County Re-
funding Bonds viii Soon
BE Paid.

The bonded indebtedness of
Lafayette county and the var
ious townships is gradually dis
appearing, and the county court,
is not letting any opportunity
slip to redeem bonds when they
can be secured. $4,000 had ac-
cumulated in the county fund
and through the county treas
urer the court has secured bonds
to that amount for payment.
These bonds were not due un-
til 1921, but we're subject to
call January 1, 1916, or any in
terest paying date thereafter.
They were bearing 312f6 in
terest. $4,000 of these bonds
will be bought at 98H, and $685.
900 at 9812, making a combin-
ed saving of $812.5O. A fur
ther saving of $500 is made on
the interest as the county funds
are only earning 212%o interest
while the bonds were drawing
912%.
Sni-a-bar township has $4,000
worth of bonds due August 1,
1919, and will have that amount
ready when the bonds can be Sc
cured.
There is $4,000 in the Lex
ington township fund, and the
court. is making every effort to
get hold of that amount of bonds
for payment, but none are due
before August /, 1919.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16
John X. Lyons Dead.

John K. Lyons, a highly re-
spected citizen of this vicinity,
died at his home southeast Of
Lexington Thursday night. His
death was due to pneumonia, and
had been i'll about a week.
Mr.. Lyons was born in Haw-
kins County, Tennessee, and was
SO years Of age. He came to
Missouri in 1866, and located in
this county. He is survived by
his wife, who was formerly Miss
Louisa Burns, also of this
county; two daughters, Miss
Mary Frances Lyons and Mrs.
Carl Pelot, of Higginsville.
The funeral services conduct
ed by Rev. Mr.. Newkirk, were
held Saturday from the Prairie
church. Burial was in Mach
pelah.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16
Tea a Success.

One of the most successful
teas ever given in Lexington
was held at the home of Mrs. E.
N. Hopkins Saturday, February
10, for the Improvement of the
Cemetery. The enthusiastic
support given to it proved to the
Civic Department that the peo-
pie of Lexington are ready and
eager to support with funds to
help clean and beautify Gods
Acre. The proceeds were over
one hundred and one dollars.
The, Women of the Civic De-
partment want to thank every
one who helped, especially Mr..
Coen for the flowers that so
beautifully decorated the dining
room. Also those who so gen.
erously contributed bread, cake
and candy.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16
MASONS MET IN ODESSA
Quarterly Meeting of Twenty
Third Mo. Masonic District
Association.

Last Thursday was the time
for the quarterly meeting Of the
Twenty-third Missouri Masonic
District Association, and Mt.
Hope Lodge No. 476 of Odessa,
Mo-, was the host.
The Entered Apprentice De-
gree was conferred at 2 o'clock
by Aullville Lodge No. 464, and
at A o'clock the Fellow Craft
Degree was conferred by Lex
ington Lodge No. 149. At 6 o.
a banquet was served by the la
dies of the Eastern Star of O.
dessa. That banquet has been
the topic of conversation of
those who attend from Lexing-
ton ever since their return, and
all agree that it couldn't have
been better. After the banquet
a social session was held.
The following masons attend
ed from Lexington.
Rev. F. M. Burton, Rev. R.
N. Allen, Lee j. Slusher, G. H.
Bates, w, T. Wernwag, DR.. w.
R. Eckle, DR.. C. T. Ryland, j.
R. Vaughan, j. X. Letter, j. R.
Moorehead, Jr., j. R. Howe, M.
c. McFadin, o. H. Westerman,
w. L. Groves, Geo. Slusher, J.
o, Coffin, H. T. Phillips, VIM.
Aull, Jr., w. j. Bandon, c. A.
Simpkins, C. A. Kennerly, C. L.
Wilson, L. Weinstein, j. E. Dix
on, c. B. Waddell, DR.. C. w.
Johnson, c. L. Glasscock, L. D.
Lesueuer.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16
"OLD SCOUTS"
ENTERTAIN BOY SCOUTS
A Most Delectable Dinner Was
A Pleasing Feature.

Friday night the fathers of the
members Of the Lexington Boy
Scouts entertained them to an
8 o'clock dinner. The dinner
was served in the reception
room of the Methodist church.
Immediately before sitting down
the scouts repeated the scouts
oath and the Lords prayer.
Mr.. B. M. Little performed
the duties of POSTMASTER and
introduced in turn Mr.. E. J. Nc
Grew, Rev. R. N. Allen and Mr..
j. w. Sowerly, scout executive,
of Kansas City.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16
Edward Ellis Found Dead.

Edward Ellis, age about 70
years, was found dead at his
home near the Summit mine
Saturday afternoon about 4:3O
o'clock. He was living alone,
and his death, is reported, was
caused by exposure. Six daught-
ers and one son survive him.
The funeral, conducted by Rev.
G. G. Riggan, was held Sunday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16
Another Mine Accident.

Harry Pierce, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Pierce, South oath
Street, was injured Tuesday
evening about $50 in the Sum-
NIT mine by falling slate. His
left leg was broken above the
ankle, two ribs were broken and
injuries about the shoulders and
head were also sustained. He
was attended by DR.. McGill.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16
Will Save Daylight.

Escaping the excessive heat of
the summer and the saving of
daylight has caused the classes
of the summer session of the
University of Missouri for 1917
to be scheduled to begin at
7:9O o'clock each morning in
stead of 8 o'clock as in past
years.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16
w. M. A. WINS SECOND =
GAME IN PREP. SERIES
With Dope Strongly Against
Them, w. NJ. A. Defeated
Old Rivals.

The W. M. A. Gym was crowd
ed to its full capacity Friday
night and Days band was rem
dering a concert.
What was the reason for this
large and anxious crowd?
Wentworth VS.. Kemper. Went
worth's second game in the
Prep-school championship series,
the first being with M. M. S. of
Mexico. AS usual when these
two old rivals meet, it's a battle
for blood. Kemper was doped
to badly trounce Wentworth, and
had the local quintette out
weighed man to man.
The game started and w. M. A..
soon took the lead, locals were
passing fine and the goal shoot
ing Of Byler and Gardner was
too much for the Kemperites.
The score stood at the end of
the first period w. M. A.. 18;
Kemper, 10.
With an eight point lead to en-
courage them, the locals enter
ed the second period with more
confidence and as much pep as
before. Things began to look bad
for the red and white when KEN
per tossed the leather through
the goal for several points and
were using some good teamwork,
but in answer to the crowds ap-
peal for victory, the defenders of
the red and white flashed
some brilliant goal shooting
and when the final whistle blew
the score was 80 to %, with the
visitors on the short end.
Kemper displayed flashes of
good teamwork, but it was al
ways stopped before they could
gain lead.
Captain Gardner plays a bet
ter brand of ball every game,
with his fine fighting spirit he
kept his team mates so alert
that they never missed good
chance to score. Byler, right
forward and Ward, right guard,
also starred for the locals,
Wards work at guard was es-
pecially effective.
w. M. A. now stands an even
chance in the Prep-School SER
les, having won one and lost one.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16
Bates City Registers Indignation

The case of the State ex rel
Prosecuting Attorney VS.. the
County Court wherein T. T.
Dean of Bates City is involved
for selling liquor without a IL
cense, is attracting considerable
attention throughout the county,
and especially in Bates City. The
people of Bates City have reach
ed the limit of patience with
Dean who insists upon selling
liquor without a license after re-
peated prosecutions and con-
victions for so doing.
The following citizens of Bates
City were in Lexington Monday
to watch the proceedings in the
case:
Lee Rannabarger, H. t. McCor-
mick, Chas. Mccormick, George
Forster, A. S. Bainbridge, Oliver
Bainbridge, j. E. Adams, R. D.
Martin, Claud Neer, A. c. Webb,
Rev. Bruner, M. M. Webb, N. M.
Dowdy, W. E. Hersperger, C. T.
Shelby, Frank Ford, David Nc
Cormick, w. T. Rankin, VIM.
Nichols, Arthur Rannabarger.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16
Opens Barber Shop.

&. M. Petering has opened a
barber shop in the building for
merly occupied by Chas. Mertz,
florist, on Goth street. Mr.. Peter
ing is a skilled workman and
should enjoy a good business at
the new stand.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16
MORRISON & Sons Expanding.

w. t. Wernwag has sold his
two story brick building on Main
street occupied by the Kemner
barber shop to John Morrison
& Sons, who will, for the pres
ent continue the lease to Mr..
Kemner. They will eventually,
however, make it a part of their
store room, as their fast grow
ing business will soon compel
them to have more room.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16
Something New In SeparatOrs

Something New In SeparatOrs.
NJ. c. McFadin, who is always
on the alert for machinery that
will help out manual labor, has
recently bought a 1000 pound
capacity steam turbine separa-
tor. This iS the first one of the
kind in the county. We expect
that Mr.. McFadin will next buy
milking machines that can be
set in motion by a button at his
bedside. And why not?
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16
U. D. c. Endorses President.

U. ID. c. Endorses President.
To the Hon. Woodrow Wilson,
President of the United States
of America, Washington, D. c.
Sterling Price Chapter United
Daughters of the Confederacy,
Number 213, Lexington, Missou-
ri, heartily endorse your work
and pledges you its support.
Signed:
Mrs. James A. Rankin,
President.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16
Residence DESTROYED by Fire.

A frame house belonging to
Jos. F. Schaal, Jr., east of the
city limits, and occupied by
John Bush, was destroyed by
fire about noon Tuesday, togeth-
er with all the household goods
of Mr.. Bush. Both have some
insurance, but not enough to
cover the loss. The fire was
caused by a defective flue.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16
Change in Business.

j. X. Letter has recently pur-
chased from A. R. Clark his in
terest in the plumbing business
of Clark & Letter. Mr.. Letter
will continue the business at the
same Office on Franklin street.
The poll tax for 1917 has been
fixed by the county court at 81,
a dollar increase over last year.
Judge Samuel Davis arrived
from Marshall Sunday to con-
vene Monday morning the Feb
ruary term of the criminal court.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16

The February term of the Pro
bate court began Monday morn
ing.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16
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We have been hoping that
there would be a break in the
price Of print paper SO that we
could continue the old price Of
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LIGENCER. There is n
ground for further hope Of low
er prices, and for this reason
THE INTELLIGENCER will
be advanced to S1.5O a year,
beginning March l, 1917. Until
that date all new subscriptions
or renewals will be S1OO.
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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16
Pie Almode
Marriage License.

Marriage licenses have been
issued to-:
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16
The Menu

Roast turkey with dressing
Cranberry sauce
The Parker post., 1917-09-22
COURT OPENS OCTOBER 8,

On Thursday Judge Baxter will
make an order for the drawing of a
trial jury for term of the superior
court which will commence on Octo-
ber 9Th next. There are a number
of cases, criminal and civil, which
must be disposed Of at this term
F. A. Chipperfeld, convicted at
Bouse of having forged a check for
$40 and cashed the same at the store
of the Worley Mercantile company
and who pleaded guilty in the supe-
rior court, was sentenced Tuesday to
an intermediate term in the states
prison Of from one to two years.
A petition was filed in the superior
court Tuesday by Mr.. and Mrs. John
w. Pritchard, of Wenden, for the
privilege of adopting a minor child
named Rosie Arch, whose parents
are dead The child was placed in
a chtldren's home In Los Angeles and
afterward taken to the Pritchard
home, and now the persons named
desire to make it legally their own
child d--Yuma Sun.
The Parker post., 1917-09-22
NO ROOM FOR THEM HERE,

The |. w. w. is among us With
out saying much about it we Palo
Verdeans have been cOngratulating
ourselves that while mining camps in
Arizona and Montana, big timber
camps and harvest fields in the nor
Invest, and the shipyards on the
coast have been suffering from the
blight that follows in the train of
[. w. w. agitators, this remote but
fertile valley has been free from the
scourge of these human weevils.
But they are here now aud they
want three cents a pound for picking
cotton. The growers are making
too much money they say. If any of
these 3-cent cotton pickers will show
proof that they offered to work for
so cents a hundred in 1914 when the
growers were losing money on their
crops, we might feel more inclined
to stay and hear their story.
AS 1t is-well, there Is a consider
able population here Of the same cali
bre of men who loaded 1900 OF these
agitators on the train down at Bisbee
and shipped them out of the coun-
try.-Valley Review.
The Parker post., 1917-09-22
LAIN THREATENED-A BLUFF.

The sky threatened rain more or
ess all week, and Wednesday old
jupiter Pluvius did manage to strain
| few drops from the clouded canopy
)ut the effort was, very weak, lack
ng much of being even the gentle
lrizzle-drozzle" that the hayseed
preacher prayed for Nevertheless
he Indications are good for an
'arly winter, as migratory birds
rave been going south for some time
nd the crop Of mesquite beans is
arge-sure indication. according to
indian tradition. of an early and
;eVere winter
The Parker post., 1917-09-22
FELL TO HIS DEATH.

The body of man was found near
the railroad track of the Santa
Fe line, about one mile west Of Cal
zona, last Tuesday at CHS a. M, by
c. S. Mcneil, foreman of the section
hands. The man had a wound on
his head from which the blood had
flowed freely, and which was un-
doubtedly the cause of death. The
body was taken to Vidal, where 1t
was identified as that of j. w Love
Of Prescott. Love was on the east
bound passenger, which arrives at
Parker at 2:15 a. M, in company
with several others. They had all
been drinking and Love was con-
siderably under the influence Of
liquor Some of his companions left
the train at Vidal, and the conductor,
missing Love short time thereafter,
thought that he too had gotten off
1t Vidal. The supposition is that
the man, becoming nauseated from
the effects of the potions he had
imbibed, was vomiting out of the
window when he lost his balance
md fell out
The Parker post., 1917-09-22
BELONGS IN BURBANK'S CLASS.

The shade trees in the Santa Fe
yards which showed such marvellous
growth as to be the subject Of much
comment, were planted and cared FOR
lnder the personal supervision of
Lee MeGee, the genial foreman of the
;ection crew, who is an agriculturist
If considerable note, though the fact
vas hardly known here as he is of a
.'etiring disposition and not given
the practice of footing his own
rorn." Mr.. McGee, prior to taking
Up railroad work, made an intensive
;tudy of agriculture and horticulture
II the Ozark mountains of Arkansas,
md has, it is said, not only achieved
hat standard of efficiency through
which two trees are made to grow
where one formerly grew" but has
zone the goal one better by securing
each tree two feet of growth to
me formerly. McGee certainly be-
Ongs in the class with Burbank, and
las no business here merely bossing
| crew of railroad "tarriers."
The Parker post., 1917-09-22
ARRIVES IN YUMA-HARD TRIP.

B. l.. Cheney, concerning whom
there was considerable anxiety In
Yuma all day Thursday and over
Friday night, it being feared he had
perished on the desert between Holt
vile and Yuma, arrived home Sun
day about ten o'clock in the fore
noon, says the Sun.
When he left Holtville he soon
found he could not make Yuma over
that road with safety, so returned to
inland, and from that place was
driven to Yuma by a chauffeur nam
ed Pruitt, in his new car. He saws
the Holtville road is dangerous and
scarcely passable. The sand Is deep
in many places, and the heat is we'll
nigh intolerable. There are about
two places where water can be had
between Yuma and the high line
canal. One we'll is % and one half
miles from Yuma, and the other is
33 miles from that city. At neither
place is it hardly possible for one
man to procure water, owing to the
facilities, it requiring the strength
OF at least two men to lift water
from them with the appliances at
hand
The Parker post., 1917-09-22
HENRY BANDY MARRIED.

Henry Bandy, the popular young
deputy sheriff of Bouse, was mar
ried in Yuma on Wednesday of last
week to Miss Marie Fuzzell of that
city. Mr.. Bandy is we'll known in
Parker, coming here frequently In
the discharge of his official duties
The ceremony took place in the
court house in the presence of quite
a number of friends of the contract
ing parties, and the nuptial knot
was tied by Judge C. M. Smith "It
was soon all over" the Sun says in
part, in recording the event "A
B. Ming and Miss Morrow volun-
teered to do the two best act and
the others sat around and smiled
AS the last words of the ceremony
were spoken, the groom kissed his
bride with a resounding smack, but
before Mr.. Ming could ditch" his
tobacco his chance had vanished,
and all he could do was to take his
turn in a formal hand clasp"
The Parker post., 1917-09-22
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL REOPENED

- The Parker public school reopened
last Monday for the new school year,
with the following teachers: Miss
Gertrude Hamilton, formerly of
Denver. Colorado, as principal, teach
ing the grammar grade; Miss May E.
Ryan, formerly of Los Angeles, as
teacher of the intermediate depart
ment, and Miss Estain Anderson,
formerly of Tempe. In charge of the
primary division.
The three teachers come to us
with the best of credentials as com
petent and experienced instructors
Personally, they are charming young
ladies, beaming with erudition and
intellectual comeliness-very i'm
portant factors in holding the atten-
tion, commanding obedience, and
gaining the respect and esteem Of
pupils-and the trustees are to be
congratulated on the wisdom of their
selection.
The Parker post., 1917-09-22
GOING DOWN FAST.

Rapid progress is being made in
linking the Eagles Nest shaft on
he Empire-Arizona estate. The
working has. attained a depth of
lbOut $40 feet. and is being sunk at
the rate of six feet per day.
1t is the intention of the manage
:nent to sink this shaft to a depth
Of 1000 feet. At the 500-foot level
it is probable that crosscuts will be
'un to tap two known veins, both
Of which have strong surface show
ings
The Parker post., 1917-09-22
RATHER EMBARRASSING,

Talking "pidgin" English Is apt to
be embarrassing. The secretary of
he Country Club met the train ex-
pecting to find Chinese waiter.
He ran across one of the Japanese
who came in to look at land, and
asked him: You waiter, cook, catch
EN- job?" The Japanese, who Is a
college graduate, said, You have
mistaken your party; I came to In
Vestigate cotton land "-PalOVerde
Valley Review.
The Parker post., 1917-09-22
STILL ANOTHER
DESERT VICTIM
DESERTED WAGON AND DEAD
DOG ON BLEACHING SANDS
EAST OF HOLTVILLE THE ONLY
MUTE EVIDENCE.

The discovery of a deserted wagon
containing food and bedding, and the
carcass of dog tied to the wagon,
which had died from the lack of
canal east of Holtville on the burn
ing sands, are the silent messengers
of another desert tragedy the details
of which may never be known, says
the Yuma Sun. A traveller reported
the find to the sheriff's office here,
and the information was at once
transmitted to the officials Of I'm
perial county. Deputy Sheriff F. c.
Kemp of that county, accompanied
by others, at once instituted an in
yestigatiOn. They found the wagon
all right, and it contained a guam
tity of food but no water. There
were horse tracks there, but the
horse had disappeared, its trail lead
ing toward Yuma. There were also
tracks Of a man about the the wagon.
The body OF a dog, not long dead was
found at the wagon. It's master had
tied the faithful animal, for some
reason, and the rope was still intact
about it's neck. Deputy Kemp
gives 1t as his opinion that the
horse and dog had both been left tied
to the wagon. while the man had
started in search of water to save his
life He says it was evident that in
frantically tearing at the fastening
the horse had worn the rope in two
and escaped. The ground also con-
tained evidence that the dog had
made a desperate struggle for free
dom, but weak from hunger and
thirst had perished. In addition to
the food gray, checkered old suit
of clothing, pair Of we'll oiled lace
boots with hob-nails and an empty
fiye-gallOn can, which had evidently
contained water, were found at the
wagon. Nothing was discovered to
identify the unfortunate owner of
the outfit. who, it Is thought, perish
ed some place on the desert while
making a struggle to reach water.
The wagon was a little more than
one mile west of the second we'll
Deputy Kemp says that even though
the man had tried to get water from
the we'll he would probably have
failed, as 1t requires a great deal of
power to lift the long cable and
bucket.
Others who have visited this we'll
declare 1t requires at least three men
to pull the cable with the bucket of
water to the surface, a distance of
at least 100 feet The installation
OF windlass or pump has been urg-
ed as a means Of making the we'll
more valuable to desert travellers.
Because of the unprotected opening
in the we'll, the water is said to be
a grave for Lizards, rabbits and rats
which fall into the casing in their
efforts to reach moisture.
1t was just an ordinary brown dog,
of which there are thousands, but
the authorities hope that In trying
to prove the ownership of the dog
they may ascertain the identity of
the missing man.
The Parker post., 1917-09-22
AN INSANE MAN KILLED,

Jose Martinez, a patient at the
Arizona State Hospital for the in
sane, was killed last Tuesday after
half-hOur's battle with two of the
attendants. one of whom he had at
tackled and severely wounded with q
large knife. Martinez had been
committed to the hospital from
Yavapai county.
The Parker post., 1917-09-22
SELLS DIDN'T COME.

Owing to change in his itinerary,
Cato Sells, commissioner of Indian
affairs, did noe visit Parker last
Friday, as stated in last weeks Post.
1t is reported that he has been In
specting Indian conditions din the
northern part of the state, and that
he will reach Parker after he COM
pletes his work in the north.
The Parker post., 1917-09-22

Our stock of Ford accessories and
parts Is now complete. We are
agents for the Ford Motor Company
the Universal Car. We guarantee
the work In our repair department
We aim to please our customers-
Parker Motor Co.-Adv.