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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-09-20
WAVERLY ITEMS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Clayt Landurm
and little son were in Kansas
City, Thursday.
William B. Cooper of Camp
Funston, spent Sunday and
Monday with relatives.
DR.. j. j. Davis and wife of
Kansas City, spent Saturday
night and Sunday with DR.. Da-
Wis father, John H. Davis.
Mrs. Fannie Edwards and Mrs.
Mollie Miller of Kansas City, ar
rived Wednesday from Black
burn to spend a few days with
relatives.
Mrs. Morris Wantuck spent
several days last week in Mar
hall, where she attended the
Jewish New Year celebration.
Glenn A. Prauser has bought
the Martin property and will
move into it this week. Mrs.
Mamie Closterman and children
will occupy part of the house.
Mrs. A. B. Slusher has been
elected chairman of the Red
Cross.
Frank Toms and family NOV
ed here this week from LeXing-
ton to make their home,
Mrs. J. H. Crosswhite spent
several days in Kansas City last
|, week.
Mrs. Dixie Francisco of Kan
sas City, is the guest of Mrs
Fannie Thomas this week.
Little Misses Blanche an5
Martha Corder of Kansas City
visited their GRANDMOTHER, Mrs
Blanche Corder, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Zeysing
} Of Slater, were here Sunday tc
attend the funeral of their neice
Willie Corrine Scrivner.
Little Miss Revelle Davis Of
, Bishop, Okla, returned to Kan
sas City Sunday, after a shorr
visit here with her grandfather
John H. Davis.
Mrs. Jack McGrew was Gale,
to Marshall one day last weel
by the illness of her daughter
Miss Margaret, who is attendin,
j the convent there.
. Floyd Zeysing, who is in train
y ing at Camp Funston, spen
Sunday here with his mother
e Mrs. Ida Zeysing.
, Miss Louise Davis entertain
J. ed the members of the K. C. 7
NJ. N. Club at her home Satur
|, day afternoon. Miss Florenc.
+ Ingram of Slater, was a guest.
Tommy Foose of the U. s. Ma
. Wy, U. S. S, Wisconsin, arrive,
Monday to visit his parents, MI
" and Mrs. Courtney Foose.
Willie Corrine, the littI
$ daughter of Mr.. and Mrs, Scriv
ner, died Saturday afternoon a
their home, after an illness of
few days. The little one wa
l. born January 5, 1918, and wa
A. eight months and nine days ole
The funeral services were cor
ID Quoted Sunday afternoon at tn
IL Baptist church by Rev. Ailol
Y Burial was in the Waverly cen
a etery.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-09-20

The knitting machine which
was given to the Red Cross and
placed in the headquarters for
knitting, by Miss May Peak, is
certainly turning ont the soXs,
The quote of soxs for this dis
trict is 400 pairs, and the ladies
who are learning on the machine
will have their number on time.
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Mrs. S. E. Brown and two chill
dren, Mr., and Mrs. Leonard
Goodloe and son spent Sunday
in Wellington.
Lawrence Marcks and Alfred
Crepin went to Lawrence, Kan.
sas, Monday to enter the Univer.
sity.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.


Deeds filed in the Recorders
Office, Lexington, Lafayette Co.,
Missouri, week ending Saturday,
September IA, 1918, Compiled by
Lafayette County Abstract Co.,
Lexington, Mo. Ike H. Noyes.
Manager,
Abstract 3 Farm Loans
John Irvine and wife to JAS.
Tolbert W. D.. $40 lot 4 Blk. %
3rd Add Waverly.
Edward Getting and wife to
VIM. Sass w. D. 1925 379@ #.
off N end Of 30 acres off f side
Sell NWH 25-49-24.
Katherine Ludwigs and Corne-
liza Ludwigs to John Geary w.
D. $1,000 lot l Blk. 50 LIST Add
Lexington.
Oscar H. Meinershagen and
wife to Herman G. Schroer w.
D. $4,000 lots 6, 7, 8 Blk. l Nolt-
ing's Add Higginsville.
John S. Santmyer and wife to
Nolan E. Hodge W. D. 81 etc.
E15 NWH 15-5O-26, Sell
SW1A 1O-5O-26, 12O acres.
John Chamberlain to Edward
B. Vaughan and wife w. D. ST.
500 lot 5 and part lot 6 Blk. 10
Lexington.
Isaac w. Carson and wife to
Mitchell A. Sharp w. D. 81 NV
ISW 2612 A., w side NE SW, N
SW SW, 2 A., N. side S SW SW.
part Sc SW 3O-49-27.
Anna Alberswerth to Ernest
Boedeker w. D.. $4,000 lot 7 Blk
B Higginsville.
Harry Blee to George Wash,
ington w. D, $25 lot 5 Blk. 6S
Lexington.
7. E. Ferguson and wife to l
N. Herold w. D. S11.OOO NE ST
except E Is A, E NV Sc, ST
SW NE, SW Sc NE, NV ST
NE sec "a and 8 A., part SW
ISW 13-48-29.
Edward B. Vaughan and wife
to Mary A. Barnett w. D. SIP,
ESQ part sec. 81 fractional twp
81, sec. 8 Twp. so Range 81.
Amelia Kroencke and husband
. to G. w. Kessler w. D. $3.50 10
t 8 & 25 #. off w side lot 7 BI
/, G Horstman's Add Alma.
: Oliver w. Carter and Add
j. Carter to John D. Hickma.
< W. D. 81 etc. part NEH Sci
5 1-49-26.
[ Efie L.. Cheatham ct al to H
: M. Gillen w. D. $1,000 SW1
a w 1O-48-28.
Clayton H. Brown and wife t
5 VIM. A. Lobdell w. D. $3.50 etc
D lot 7 Blk. F Fred Liese's Ad
. Corder.
- Genevieve Grossman and hus
. band to Albert Kimmick w.
S2116.25 part SEH 11-5O-27.
E Albert Kimmick to Edwar
e Kimmick w. D. $5574.35 und
vided p int. in and to 1855
# part SEH 11-5O-27.
al Sallie E. Clarkson and husbar
= to Mossie G. Gibbs w. D. S unC
yided Il int. in and to 1924
8 A. off S. w. corner SWH NV
sec 2, 40 A, SEA NEA Sec.
f 3 A. off N end NEH SCI ga
=, %.
cd Birdina Schowe to VIM.
1T Miller w. D. $4,000 SWA NE.
e. 16-51-25, except 2 acres.
to Mary E. Rice and husband
in T. 7. Profit w. D. $4,000 a stl
.e- of land 40 #. wide off S end
r. lots 4, 5, 6, Blk. % First AC
Lexington.
eS -
" Word has been received that
Is A. Koppleman has arrived sa.
wv w OyargaoC
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Resolutions


Lexington, Mo, Sept. Is, 10.
Mr.. B. C. Drummond, Editor of
the Lexington News, LeXing-
ton, Mo.
Dear Sir:
At a meeting of the Lafayette
County Bar Association, held in
Lexington, Missouri, this date.
the following resolution was sub
mitted and unanimously adopt
ed by the Association:
"Whereas the members Of the
Bar of Lafayette County, Mis-
souri,, have willingly and cheer
fully complied, so far as we
know, with the request of the
government, in gratuitously as
sisting registrants to make full
and truthful answers to their
Questionnaires and in aiding
generally in the Just admins
tration of the Selective Service
Laws and Regulations, and
Whereas there appeared in
The Lexington News of the is.
sue Of Thursday, September 5th.
1918, the following article:
Wesley Johnson, son of VIM.
T. Johnson, a prominent farmer
and stockman Of the Odessa
Country, was arrested last week
and taken before COMMISSIONS
Arnold at Kansas City, charged
with evading the draft. johnson
asserts, according to gossip, tina,
he was two days past the draft
age at the time Of the registra.
ton in 1917, The department
has had his case under investi.
cation for some time and his ar
rest is the result of the investi
cation. The elder Johnson wa;
in Lexington Friday to employ
counsel to look after the inter
ests of his son when his hearing
comes up in Kansas City.
Right here is an observation
that we want to make that MAJ
get under the hide of at leas
two p~rofteering lawyers in thi
county. If the Government
would make it a felony for
lawyer to take a fee for counse
in draft cases, where there i
nothing but a question of fac
to be submitted, the Local Draf
Boards would have considerabl
less trouble in properly classify
ing the sons of rich father.
Lexington has one shining mar
Of this class of Lawyer who ha
doubtless gathered in a lot Q
dirty money helping fellows ;
wade service who ought to be i
the trenches" and
Whereas this article by il
terms directly charges that tv
members of our Bar have bee
guilty Of improper practice ar
said article by reason of beir
in terms, reflects upon the 10,
atty, patriotism, honor, integr
ty and professional standing
every member of our Bar. 1t
therefore
Resolved that it is in stri
accord with the Code Of Leg
Ethics of the American B q
Association, the State Bar A
ISOLATION and the Legal Bar A
ISOLATION that all persons char
ed with the commission of {
lenses against the laws of t
State or Nation being presum
to be innocent until their gu
is proven in a Court of Conn
tent Jurisdiction are entitled
the services of legal counsel
fairly presenting their case
fore such Court, and be it fl
Their
Resolved that if the chars
made in the second paragraph
said article are true, this Bar
entitled to-, and desires to KIN
the facts, so that swift a
severe punishment may be r
ted out of the offenders and
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Alvin H. Brakeman, who was
sent to Jefferson Barracks as a
limited service man., has been
assigned to the local board to
assist with the clerical work in.
cident to the recent registration.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-09-20

Word has been received that H.
A. Koppleman has arrived safe.
ly overseas.
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ions Of the Bar association the
undersigned Committee hereby
respectfully submit to you the
above copy Of the resolution
naSSpd
The Butler weekly times., 1918-04-11
The Churches in the Army.

Rev. w. S. Courtney of Adrian, has
prepared for the Journal religious
census of the men in the various
camps of the United States. Accord
ing to Rev. Courtney there are ,3o5,ooo
men in camps and in that total OF
3o5,ooo men the Roman Catholics
have 10000, or 2I.6 per cent; the
Methodist $1,000 or 1876 per cent; the
Baptist $500 or l2.6 per cent; the
Lutherans 23,23o. or 7.6 per cent; the
Presbyterians 2ooS6. or 6.S per cent;
the Disciples I6,427. or So per cent.
Now these six Protestant Nominations
comprise 72 per cent of the soldiers
of these fourteen camps. But OF
course there are other Protestant
churches represented at these and all
other encampments.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-04-11

Mamie Puffer. Lille Scovill, and Hat
tie Lewis be and appear at this Court.
at the next term thereof. to be begun
and holden at the Court House IN the
City of Butler, in said county, on the
fourth Monday of May. 1918, and on
or before the first day of said Term.
answer or plead to the petition in said
cause. the same viii be taken as con-
fessed, and judgment will be rendered
accordingly.
And it Is further ordered. that a copy
hereof be published, according to law.
in The Butler Weekly Times news
paper published in said County Of
Bates, for four weeks successfully,
published at least once a week, the
last insertion to be at least thirty
days before the first day of said next
May, 1918, term of this Court.
H. o. MAXEY,
Circuit Clerk.
By Joanna MaNey, Deputy.
A true copy from the record.
Witness my hand, and the
tSeaD seal of the Circuit Court of
Bates county, this day goth
of March. 1918.
H. o. Nancy,
24-4t Circuit Clerk.
Joanna MaXey, d. G.
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Mrs. Jacob Miller Dies at Parker
Kansas.

Mrs. Milly y. Miller, widow Of the
late Jacob Miller. died at the home OF
her son, eBrt Miller, at Parker. Kan
sas, Saturday morning, April ., after
an illness of several months. Mrs.
Miller had for long time been a res
ident OF this city until last fall. on ac-
count OF failing health she went t."
Kansas to make her home with her
son.
The remains were brought to this
city Sunday and taken direct to the
cemetery, where a short service. con
Quoted by Rev. Moore, of the Chris
tian church was held and intermcnt
made beside her husband, who died a
few years ago.
The deceased is survived by i"ur
children. She was sister OF Aaron
Badgley, of this city.
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ASK ROOSEVELT
TO APOLOGIZE
His Article in the Kansas City Star
Provokes Row in the Senate.

Washington, April GA storm Of
anti-spy talk broke loose in the senate
this afternoon. Senator Overmai
called upon Colonel Roosevelt to
make public apology" for his article
published in the Kansas City Star this
morning, attacking the anti-spy bill
now before the senate.
1T is full of Measurements and if
Colonel Roosevelt has half the cour-
age he used to have, he will apologize
publicly" Senator Overman declared.
Perhaps it is his desire to get out
of the danger zone himself that makes
him take this attitude" Senator Stone
of Missouri declared.
There seems to be a lot OF talk and
it's only results will be to place the
senator from North Carolina in the
Ananias club" Senator Thomas of
Colorado said. ..
ut looks to me very much like an
attempt on the part of Colonel Roose-
welt to qualify for membership in one
of his own clubs" was the comment
of Senator Reed, whose reference to
the 4tnanias club was so obvious that
the floor and galleries greeted the
comment with laughter.
Senator Stones remarks were: Il
read Roosevelt's statement and | de-
sire to say there is no such language
in the bill; but ! wonder and express
that wonderment now whether the
former president merely wanted to get
out of the zone OF danger himself and
leave everything and everybody else
subject to criticism, to arrest and to
Indictment
Senator Overman urged the senate
to take quick action on anti-spy meas
ures and declared that the laws of the
United States now allow a German
to walk free who has passed on de-
iective airplane materials.
They cant touch him. the North
Carolina senator said. He also pre-
scnted a telegram from Mayor Siegei
of Collinsvillc, | H., stating that the
lynching OF Robert Praeger was due
to "a belief that the United States
government will not punish disloy
atty"
Senator Smoot presented the senate
copies OF the report of the Associated
Press using the identical words which
Colonel Roosevelt has been criticized
and which Senator Overman had
called "utterly false" Senator SmOot
contcndcd that Colonel Roosevelt had
been misled by%the Associated Press
report into believing that the bill
made provisions to prohibit criticism
of the president.
Alter listening short time. Sen
ator Overman declared:
Then all | said about Colonel
Roosevelt applies to the Associated
I
The Butler weekly times., 1918-04-11
LIBERTY LOAN DAY IN
BUTLER
Campaign for the Third Loan Opened
Saturday by a Street Parade.

| The campaign for the Third Liber-
ty Loan was inaugurated in Butler
| Saturday by a street parade which
was organized by Mrs. X. T.. Mooney.
chairman OF the Woman's Committee
of Bates County.
The parade was led by boy scout
bearing beautiful service flag with
one gold star in honor of Sergeant
Elliott Walker. who died of pneu-
monia at Allentown. Pennsylvania,
about two weeks ago. Then came the
Butler band followed by boy scouts,
camp fire girls, pupils from the vari-
ous ward schools, and the high school,
and different societies. Many SER
vice flags were carried in the parade.
bearing all the way from one star to
twenty-four showing that Butler and
Bates county is doing her part in fur
nishing the fighting men for the great
war. One of the most striking fea-
lures of the parade was an automobile
in which were several young women
in the garb of the Red Cross.
The parade marched around the
square to the northwest corner where
Julius Erickson. of Rochester. New
York, delivered an address urging the
necessity of the people standing be-
hind the government with their dol
lars by buying Liberty Bonds.
Early in the day the banks began to
receive subscriptions for the loan and |
Monday morning the committees
waited on the business men and urged |
them to subscribe. The result was
very flattering and there is little
doubt but that Bates county will over
subscribe the quota assigned to them.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-04-11
The Importance of Testing Coed
Corn.

The early irosts last fall has caused
large percentage of-our corn-tc
not be fit for planting, in fact about
halt of the corn that is being select
ed Tor seed will not gerninate more
than so per cent.
This is one time that even the old
time so-called seed corn experts car
not tell good ear from a bad one
and the only solution to the seed corn
situation is the termination test.
However, | find that so many farm
ers are still holding to the old theory
that by cutting the germ end of the
Kernel they can tell weak or dead
germ from a strong one. The farmer
that does not test his seed corn this
year will have great deal of replant-
ing to do.
SO many farmers think that it
takes SO much time to do the testing
and | have heard several say,~"Oh, |
will just set my planter to drop three
and four kernels instead of two and |
will get enough corn on the ground. "
1t is true you are putting more than
enough corn in the ground. but what
assurance have You that the planter
will pick out the good and bad ker-
nels and distribute them at their
proper places. For instance, the the
ory you are working on that you will
have at least two good stalks OF corn
in each hill, but suppose this planter
should drop all dead kernels in the
hill for a piece or 3 dead and I live
ones. have you uniform stand. |
should say not You have only lost
that much corn which you could have
fed to your hogs and cattle.
Then that is not the only loss, it
will be necessary for you to replant
which still means more labor and a
waste ui more corn, but this does nol
tell it ALL The rcplants never do as
we'll as the first planted corn. and you
have been studying the labor problem,
ii not it is high time that you We're.
\ u,t can test enough corn to plant
100 acres in less time than you can
rcpfant : acres,
Let us use a LITTLE sound judgment
and profit from the experience OF
Others. Take the results of the ) acre
plots conducted by the Missouri Corn
Growers Association last year. The
average stand u1 corn on the plots
where the seed had been tested was
v1p per cent. and the average yield
was -I.5s bushels per acre. Fields
planted to untcstcd seed gave an aver
age stand OF 71,l per cent and an av-
cragc yield oi 5..-4 bushels per acre.
In other words those men who tested
their seed made a gain OF 1896 BUSH
els per acre over those trusting their
seed t" their own Judgment without
testing. II such results are possible
whcn seed corn is normal, then even
= greater difference will be possible
this year.
The college III agriculture has re
Gently published Extension Circular
Nu. 4S. How to Test Seed Corn.
which gives iul demonstration for
testing together with illustrations of
simple testor, that may be made at
home Thi, booklet was prepared t"
meet the present situation.
Anyone receives copy ot this by
to the director of the ENten-
sion Service. Columbia. Mo. Get busy |
md test your seed corn there by help
ng to feed our own boys who are IN
he trenches and help to win this war.
G. L. White.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-04-11
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

state of Missouri,
| County of Bates 90
In the Circuit Court, May Term, 1918.
In Vacation March 10th, 1918.
J. G. Balgum, Alice Harper and Eva
Hedger. Plaintiffs.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-04-11
Bullets FOR SPIES. SAYS
TAFT
Law Should Be Upheld, Though, Il
Avoid German Savagery.

Muskogee, Ok, April 3-"Spies
should be conrt-martialed, lined un
and their citizenship ended by bullets;
those who express reasonable sentl-
ments should be tried and punished,
but in all cases law should be obeyed
and mob violence such as practiced in
certain parts of the United States
should be everywhere condemned,
that the United States may not sink
to the lawless savagery of the Ger
mans" William Howard Taft, former
president of the United States. de-
clared here today in an address before
the chamber of commerce.
Mr.. Taft also dedicated the war saw
ings bank in Muskogee, following a
parade in which $4,000 people parti-
cipated.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-04-11
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE,

Notice. Is hereby given. that letters
IF admin stration upon the estate of
Rhoda Garner, deceased, have been
granted to the undersigned by the
Probate Court of Bates county, Mis-
souri,. bearing date the 25th day Of
March, 1918.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit them
to the undersigned for allowance with
in six months after the date of said
letters, or they may be precluded from
any benefit of such estate and If such
claims be not exhibited within one
year from the date of granting said
letters they shall be forever barred.
Witness my signature this 25th day
of March, 1918.
G. NJ. GARNER,
(SeaD AdmniSt rat to-.
Attest: CARL j. HENRY,
2i-4t Judge of Probate.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-04-11
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that letters
j. V. SnOdgraSs. deceased. have been
granted to the undersigned by the
Probate Court of Bates County, Mis-
souri,, bearing date the 25th day of
March. 1918.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to the undersigned for allow
anre within six months after the date
ed from any benefit of such estate: and
# such claims be not exhibited within
one year from the date of grantinS
said letteES, they shall he forever
barred.
Witness my signature this o5th day
Of March, ,19lS
r. \. KIMBLE
,Seah Administrators
Attest: CARL J. HENRY,
24-it Judge of Probate
The Butler weekly times., 1918-04-11

state of Missouri, Iss
| County of Bates. 80
In the Circuit Court. May Term, 1918.
In Vacation March 10th, 1918.
j. G. Balgum, Alice Harper and Eva
Hedger. Plaintiffs.
Mamie Puffer, Lille Scovill. Minnie
.Ashbaugh and Hattie Lewis, De-
fendantS
Now at this day come the plaintiffs
herein. and file their petition. alleging,
Mamie Puffer. Lille Scovill and Hattie
Lewis are non residents of the State Of
Missouri.
Whereupon, it is ordered by the
Clerk in Vacation that said defendants
be notified by publication that plain y
tiffs have commenced suit against
them in this Court. the object ana gem
eral nature of which is to have and
court for the sale of the following de-
scribed premises situate and being in
Bates county. Missouri. to-wit:
All that part of the North East
Quarter do of Section twenty
!2O TWP Forty-two !42). Of
Of Mormon Fork Creek: also Thir-
side Of the Ss sssi South 0t East the ous9ter Gten
40 of the South East Quarter
u-iD of Section Twenty GOD. Twp.
Forty-two t42l. Range Thirty-two
toSJ, anu tne NOTtn west ludTteT
u-D of the South West Quarter
I-4) of the South West Quarter
u-D of Section Twenty-one (21),
Twp. Forty-two (42) of Range
Thirty-twO (32), also the North
West Quarter 40 Of the South
West Quarter u-D of Section
Twenty-one t2D. Twp. Forty-two
,42) of Range Thirty-two (32), one
hundred six and seventy five hun.
dredths acres more or less.
and to have the proceeds of said sale
among the plaintiffs and
share and share alike, af- |
ter the payment OF the expenses Incl |
dent to their suit is paid. that is one |
seventh of said net proceeds to each |
NJ the parties named above as plain |
lifts and defendants. Plaintiffs alleg- |
ng in their petition that the parties /
plaintiff and defendant are all the
heirs and devisees At law Of Thomas
Balgum. deceased. who at the time OF |
his death owned the aforesaid premises /
n fee. and that said plaintiffs and de-
endants are now tenants in common Il
u said premises and each entitled to II
IN undivided one-seventh thereof, as II
,elrs ana devisees OF Tn0mAs Bal9un1 n
deceased, and that unless the said L
The Butler weekly times., 1918-04-11
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

State of Missouri,
County Of Bates. '''
In the Circuit Court. May Term, 1918.
In Vacation March 13, 1918
w S Cause" "
The Butler weekly times., 1918-04-11
Dixie McCann Back on the Kansas
City Police Force.

Last August. when the Strike of the
street railway men was going on IN
Kansas City several policemen lost
their jobs for refusing to ride on the
cars as guards. Among them was d..
y. Mccain. formerly OF this city. The
Saturdays Kansas City papers an
nounced that several OF the insubordi-
nate policemen had been restored to
the force and among them was the
name of Mr.. McCann.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-04-11

Time Table
The Butler weekly times., 1918-04-11
Wanted.

Married man for farm work. g.
room house. A years job. Address
26-2t F. Kern.