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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-04-21
C. of C. Luncheon.

The monthly luncheon was
held Monday at the Morris
Hotel. Eighty-eight people were
in attendance. A great part Of
the time was taken up in eating,
SO the speaker could only say
"howdedo" and express his
pleasure of being present, etc
G. H. Bates was chairman, and
John ]. Price provided for the
music.
The speaker, Ben R. Varda-
man, representing the Retail
Merchants Institute of Chicago
was to have discussed the sub
ject of Meeting Today's Com
petition Through Cooperation,
but time would not permit.
The chairman for next lun,
cheon will be Prof. L. H. Bell
and Miss Todhunter will pro.
vide for the music.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-04-21

tiles is to provide relief and care
for neglected and dependent
children. The department feels
that it is far better for each of
these children, as fast as posi-
BILE, to be taken into good homes,
rather than to be kept for a long
time in any kind of an institu-
ton, no matter how well.
Many of the boys and girls are
unusually bright and charming,
and would be a delight and pride
in any home. Requests for these
little folks, from the good faith
ers and mothers of the state,
viii be welcomed.
Inquiries in regard to the chill
dren may be made by writing
Mrs. Harriet M. Robinson, Di-
rector Children's Bureau of the
State Board of Charities, at JEFF
ferson City. Those wishing lit
tie ones of the state are asked
to indicate their preference as
to boys or girls, and ages desir-
ed
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-04-21
WENTWORTH WINS
FIRST DUAL MEET
Missouri Wesleyan Defeated by
Cadets, 81 to 80.


Last Saturday Coach Muench
turned his youthful proteges
loose on the cinder track for the
first time this season, against
the boys from Missouri Wesley
an, Cameron, Mo. He, as well as
all the Wentworth rooters were
gratifed with the result. The ca
diets won by good margin-67
to 80. Taubman a Lexington boy,
was the high individual scorer
with thirteen points. The sum-
maries:
1OO-yard dash-Won by Taubman,
Wentworth; Dickson, Wentworth sec
ond. Time 1903.
High jump-Won by Medley, Mis-
souri, Wesleyan; Foley, Wentworth,
second. Height s feet 81 inches.
Discus throw-Won by Holder, Mis-
souri, Wesleyan; Brown, Wentworth,
second. Distance-l13 feet liz in
ches.
High hurdles-Won by Kimes, Mis-
souri, Wesleyan; Brown, Wentworth,
second. Time-17;01.
44O-yard run-Won by Watson,
Wentworth; Moore, Wentworth, Sec
ond. Time 54.O2.
Pole vault-Won by Clark, Missou-
ri Wesleyan; Roam, Wentworth, Sec
ond Height-1O feet inches.
Shotput-Won by Holder, Missou-
ri Wesleyan; Wenner, Wentworth
second. Distance-42 feet inches
22O-yard dash-Won by Taubman
Wentworth; Dickson, Wentworth, Sec
ond. Time-23:01.
Broad jump-Won by Medley, Mis-
souri, Wesleyan; Taubman, Went.
worth, second. Distance-21 feet SH
inches.
Javelin-Won by Moore, Went
worth; Spurlock, Missouri Wesleyan
; second. Distance-141 feet 10 inches
Low hurdles-Won by Brown
Wentworth; Filley, Missouri Wesley
an, second. Time 27.O2.
8S0-yard run-Won by Watson
Wentworth; Seawell, Missouri Yves
leyan, second. Time 2:08.2.
Half-mile relay-Won by Went
worth. Time-1:35.3.
Mile relay-Won by Wentworth
: Time-3:56.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-04-21
L. H. S. Debate.

An elimination debate w as
held at the high school Thurs
day afternoon for the purpose
Of selecting a representative
from Lexington to debate at
Warrensburg next Friday in the
district debate.
The subject for discussion was
whether or not the County Unit
School bill which is to be refer
red to the voters of Missouri in
November, 1922, should be a.
dopted. Gertrude Gwinner and
J. @. Cope took the affirmative
side Of the question and Gather
inc Allen and Ruth Lindblad
supported the negative. The
judges were instructed to rem
der two decisions-the first on
the side winning the debate and
the second on the best individu-
Al debater and an alternate, who
should go to Warrensburg to
take part in the debate next
week. Ballots were turned in
from the three judges without
consultation, resulting in two
votes. for the affirmative side
and one for the negative. II
was decided that J. @. Cope
should be selected to represent
Lexington at the Warrensburg
debate, and Ruth Lindblad was
named as alternate.
The debate was by no means
one-sided. The opposing team
worked out their ideas on theil
own responsibility for yester
days contest following a mum
Der of weeks of careful coach
law. The negative side showed
especially good organization o.
subject matter and its presen
tation was excellent, but thC
affirmative side was superior il
rebuttal. Altogether the fou
contestants were surprisingl.
well prepared; they spoke fluent
ly and clearly, they showed yer!
good ability to think quickly ant
accurately, and L Lexing tol
should be able to give good ac
count of itself. 1t is of interes
to note that the contestant
draw for sides after they get t
Warrensburg, so the debater
must be ready to argue on eithe
side of the question. This meth
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-04-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c. Nettles
and little daughter, Mary Clau-
dia, returned to Kansas City
Sunday evening, after a few
days visit here with Mrs. Net
ties parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o.
0. Wilson.
Miss Edith Davis and niece,
Miss Mary Ellen Davis, return
ed Sunday evening to their
home in Kansas City, after a
few days visit here with rela-
tives.
Mr. and Mrs. w. F. Hinesley
returned Sunday morning from
Louisville, KY, where they were
called last week by the death Of
Mr. Hinesley's brother.
Miss Minnie Perry returned
Sunday evening to her home il
Kansas City, after a visit here
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Perry.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-04-21
BIG REAL ESTATE DEALS
Taubman & Taubman Represent
All Parties. Largest Deal
Made in Lexington in
Years.

The Real Estate Agency of
Taubman & Taubman, rooms 3
and 5 Traders Bank building, in
this city, has made the follow
ing deals: They sold for E. j.
McGrew the McGrew Building,
corner of Eleventh and Main
Streets, occupied by Crenshaw
& Young, Hinesley's Confec-
tionery, Stier Clothing Co., and
McCausland's Dry Goods Store,
to John Hix, with the 200 acre
farm at Tabo belonging to Mr.
Hix figuring as a part Of the
purchase price. They then trad
ed the farm to w. S. Alt of Jack
son County, Missouri,
They also sold for B. C. Drum
mond tn e Lexington News
Building at 1125 Main Street, tC
j. X, Letter, with two houses
and vacant lot in Independence
Missouri, figuring as a part Of
the purchase price. They ther
sold the three pieces of Inde
pendence property to A. F. All
mann of Independence.
They have also sold for Will
lam Shier his residence property
on Lafayette Street in Lexing
ton to James Scott.
The consideration in all of tht
above sales were confidential.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-04-21
Death Of a Child.

Ruth Aline, the four-year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
Moffet died at the home of her
parents Saturday afternoon at
.2:10 o'clock. The funeral was
held Monday afternoon at 2 o.
clock from the home Of Chas.
Henry on Railroad Street. Rev,
Robt. L. Cowan conducted the
services.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-04-21

Among the those who will
graduate from the University
of Missouri this month are Karl
F. Petsch, Lexington; Helen |,
Miller, Dover; J. Gerner Groves,
III, Corder; Frances Groves,
Florence Kidd, Higginsville
Kathryn j. Journey, Waverly
Ben H. Brown, Odessa.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-04-21

cd has it's merits and it's faults,
but it at least tends to develop
a habit of examining both sides
of a question and makes the an
ticipation and refutation of an
opponents argument easier.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-04-21

The body of Virginia Ray
Spears, eight weeks old, who
died in Kansas City Monday,
was brought to Lexington Mon
day night for burial. The funer-
al services conducted by Rev. E.
&c. Miller, were held Tuesday
morning at 1O:30 o'clock.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-04-21

DR.. j. L. Peak returned Fri
day evening from Kansas City,
where he attended the meeting
Of the Interstate Dental Asso-
citation.
Rev. J. NJ Blain of Hangchow,
China, lectured at the Presbyte-
rian church last Monday night
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-04-21
Brought Here For Burial.

The body of Paul Moore, 10
months old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James @. Moore, Hannibal, Mo-,
was brought to Lexington last
Thursday evening for burial.
The body was taken direct to
the cemetery, where services
conducted by Rev. B. H. Bruner,
were held.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-04-21
Harry BIee Leaves For Ireland.

Harry Blee, Sr9 left Sunday
evening for Boston, Mass, from
which port he viii sail on the
goth for Rutherglan, Scotland.
He will be gone about three
months visiting in Ireland, Eng
land, Scotland, and later the
battle fields of France.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-04-21

The report of the comptroller
of currency shows there were
IA failures among the state
banks of Missouri last year and
that the combined liabilities of
these was $1,044,474.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-04-21

The body of Mrs. Victoria
Shroyer who died at the Confed-
crate Home was brought to Lex
ington Saturday morning at
10000 o'clock and buried in
Machpelah cemetery.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-04-21

A Chicago man has started a
movement to get men back to
suspenders, but he seems to have
overlooked the possibilities of
knee breeches and lace collars.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-04-21

Conan Doyle says when we die
we go to a certain plane and af-
ter time we leave that one and
go to another plane. And there
your are, only be careful, of
course, in changing planes.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-04-21

The young man who goes
crazy over a girl rarely has the
requisite amount of brains to
make a good husband.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-04-21

Every cloud has its silver lin
ing. George Harvey will not
make a speech at the Genoa par
ley.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-04-21
Death Of william B. Murry.

William Brown Murry died
yesterday at 4:30 o'clock a. m,
his home 3 miles southwest of
Wellington. He was born in
West Virginia, and was in his
18TH year. Several children
survives him.
The funeral will be held Sat
urday from the home.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-04-21

Bobbed hair is said to add to
the strength. This will strike
a baldheaded man as a weak ar
gument.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-04-21

Peace seems to have arrived
almost everywhere except in
Ireland and in congress.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-04-21

There is nothing in the price
of lumber to indicate that it was
ever cut down.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-04-21
complete Satisfaction"

In business of selling Lumber. always try to do
two thngs-gye little better Lumber than he get
elsewhere and charge him than he would
elsewhere for Lumber good
We find Il easier hold old customers than make
How about your Are you wholly satisfied
Let make you estimate your next bill.
Large small-no matter which.
We viii appreciate the smallest order and give you the
consideration and aenOn that the largest buyer
gets
Remember, there's satisfaction in quality
"THE YARD THAT SAVES AND SATISFIES"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1922-04-21

"THE YARD THAT SAVES AND SATISFIES"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-03
Knew the Place.

A business firm recently adopted
Elison's plan for testing the intelli-
gence of men applying for positions.
A man applying for a position as SUI
p%erintendent would be expected to
answer all the questions on the list
submitted. One wishing to become a
clerk faced only half the list; as the
job applied for dwindled in import
ance the amount of knowledge neceS-
sary to secure it grew smaller.
A colored man who had applied for
a Job as porter received a card bear
ing the single question, "Who invented
the cotton gin?"
"Well," said the clerk, to whom he
returned the card, whats the an
swer?"
"Say, boss" answered the darby,
"Ah dunno who 'twus fust made dat
stuff. but All knows whar you kin git
some."-Harper's Magazine.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-03
"A Little Horned Lizard"

name it would be impossible to do so.
Suppose you crawled backwards
and said:
81 am turning nj back on my name
you really wouldn't be doing any such
thing. If you crawled backwards or
If you turned upside down you would
be q little horned lizard still.
Turning your back wouldn't make
you change"
"Indeed it wouldn't" said Lionel.
sand I'm glad of it,"
$50 am l." said Leon, "and l feel the
same way about it. But n of the
reasons I'm SO glad that you do not
want to turn your back or your name,
and one of the reasons l am so glad
l don't want TO turn my back on my
name, is not only because it is i'm
possible, but because it is silly and
vain and not at all nice to turn ones
back on what one has been, or on
what is.
"Now, there are some creatures who
get up in the world who are ashamed
Of what they have been or of the
family TO which they belong.
"There are people who get lots of
money who want to put on airs and
pretend that they always had that
money and that they don't want to
bother about their old friends. That's
what l mean when | say it is we'll that
we don't feel that way.
"FOr creatures who do feel that way
aren't happy. They try to put on airs
aud pretend they're fine and all OF
that, but they aren't really happy.
"Now the little horned lizards are
happy because they are horned liz
ards"
Sand too" said Lionel, they're
happy because they like to be them
selves. They're glad they're smaller
than are the usual horned lizards.
They're glad they are different. Little
horned lizards not only are little liz
srds with little horns but they let
their eardrums be seen.
THAT is something to be proud OF.
There are some creatures ! suppose
who don't care whether their ear.
drums are seen or not, blu then they
aren't little ho.sIe1 lizards.
"We like to have our eardrums
s.pn just as little girls like to have
their pretty hair seen.
1--WE aren't so spiEy and bristling In
appearance as some of our relatives
and we're glad of that, too. For were
pIaoSed tO be What we are"
"Ah. yes" said Leon. we've got a
great deal to he pleased about, anu
many others would feel the same way
If they'd only stop 10 think how nice
II is to be ones self and not to be
We other sort of a creature"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-03
De Luxe.

HardShips and viciSsitudeS seem n
necessary part of the life of q north
woods trapper. Sleeping night after
night in deep snow, "mushing" along
a dim powdery trail, going the rounds
of his traps when the thermometer is
forty degrees below zero-thOse are
some Of the things we think of when
we think of the fur hunter. But In
"Trailmakers Of the Northwest" Mr..
Paul l.. Haworth shows that one trap
per at least leads a life of luxury.
A certain Or. Greene lives on Peace
river and runs a line Of traps on bare
hillsides in sight of his cabin. When
ever he thinks 1t Is time to make the
round of his line he takes a pair of
powerful field glasses and looks to see
whether any Of the traps have been
sprung. If there IS an animal in one of
them, he has only to walk out and
bring 1t in if not, he remains comfort
ably beside his cheerful fire. The
method, though not ambitious, seems
successful; one winter DR.. Greene
caught a silver fox that he sold for
several hundred dollars. - Youths
Companion.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-03
smokestack Quickly Wrecked.

Five workmen recently brought a
14S-foot smokestack to the ground in
% minutes, by q new method. This
stack, on Staten Island, n. Y, meas
ured AZ feet in diameter at the base
and weighed 800 tons. Three open
ings were made at the base. and wood
en- blocks, 4 feet high 4 inches in d.
ameter, were inserted as shorings. A
gap, 4 feet high, was then made In
more than half of the circumference
by removing the bricks. Two OF the
snoring blocks were removed and the
center block, soaked with kerosene,
was burned out. The stack crashed
with such force that some of the
bricks were buried 2 feet In the
ground, but most of them remained
intact and can be used again.--Popu'
lar Mechanics Magazine. 7
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-03
MERELY MONKEYS, AFTER ALL
Scientists Unduly Agitated over the
Reported Discovery Of New Hu-
man Race in India.

Recently there was announced the
discovery of a new human race In the
Himalaya mountains. They were the
"abominable men of the SHOWS" par
ticularly hideous, haired ferociouS be-
ings, Of whom an explorer had re-
,ealed traces.
Well, these abOminable men, says
the Petit PariSien, are no men at all,
but big monkeys, already known by
science. One Of them can be seen in
the galleries Of the museum. To tell
the truth this langur (such is its
nancy is stuffed, which, however, does
not prevent its having been alive and
it's having come from the regions of
the Himalayas, where It's fellows are
living in numerous troops.
This revelation, so unpleasant for
the manufacturers of prOdigiOus adj
ventures, comes from Mr.. Goodwin
Austin, who has given in La Nature
the most complete details about this
monkey of Tibet, which for Il moment
was promoted to the superior rank
Of man.-New York Tribune.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-03
You Need a Medicine
You Should Have the Best

Have you ever stopped to reason why
it is that so many products that are ex-
tensively advertised, all at once drop out
of sight and are soon forgotten? The
reason is %plain-the article did not fulfill
the promises of the manufacturer. This
applies more particularly to a medicine.
A medicinal preparation that has real
curative value almost sells itself, as like
IN endless chain system the remedy is
recommended by those who have been
benefited, to those who are in need of 1t.
A prominent druggist says Take for
example DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, a
preparation / have sold for many years
and never hesitate to recommend, for IN
almost every case it shows excellent re-
suits, as many of my customers testify.
No other kidney remedy has so large a
SALE"
According to sworn statements and
verified testimony of thousands who have
used the preparation, the success OF DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root is due to the fact,
so many people claim, that it fulflls al
most every wish in overcoming kidney,
liver and bladder ailments; c~orrects uri,
nary troubles and neutralizes the uric
acid which causes rheumatism.
You may receive a sample bottle OF
Swamp-Root by Parcels Post. Address
DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y,
and enclose ten cents; also mention this
paper. Large and medium size bottles
for sale at all drug stores. Advertisement
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-03
S, DdddyS
80 EyeNiN8
Fairy Tale
"HARY GRAHAM BONNER
LITTLE HORNED LIZARDS
I NHN1 OKN1NNI DOVNLK
- SSS'a M 81 vss'tn n!sSspts vh,os -

81" said Lionel Little Horned Liz
ard, like TO be called Lionel. 1t is
a fine name. 1t sounds superior. 1t
sounds us though | were quite a crea-
ture.''
1T almost sounds as though you
were more than Il lizard" said Leon
Little Horned Lizard.
Nothing can be finer than to he
a little horned lizard" said Lionel.
II do not mean that | want to be
| mean | don't want folks to think Of
me as 4 lizard. | don't want them TO
think of me as a boy, Or as a grown
up gentleman because l like to he
called Lionel.
"No, l feet as though there were
nothing finer than 10 be Il little horned
lizard"
1T is q good way TO feel, considering
you are one" said Leon.
And do YOU not feel the same way,
my friend?" asked Lionel.
Il do" Leon answered.
THAT is good" said Lionel. ut Is
always such a pity for people or crea-
lures to wish they were something
else or to be ashamed of what they
are.
"Now | like my name of Lionel.
It's a ~fine-sOunding name and I'm
proud Of it, but never, never would
go back on my family name of Little
Horned Lizard
Il don't suppose you could go back
on it," said Leon, "if you wanted TO-.
"Ah, but | don't want to-" SAID
Lionel.
'rhat is good" said Leon, "for as
I've said | don't suppose you could go
back on it even if you wanted TO.
For example, suppose you did want
to go back on your family name"
"But l wouldn't want to-" said
Lionel.
II know" said Leon, "but just sup
pose you did,
"Well, as long as you are only sup
posing such a thing it is all right,
l guess" said Lionel.
Eyes, that is all | am doing" said
Leon. "But as | said suppose you
did want to go back. on your family
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-03
MOTHER, QUICK! GIVE
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
FOR CHlLD'S BOWELS

Even a sick child loves the 'fruity'
taste of california Fig Syrup" If the
little tongue is coated, or if your child
Is l~istless, cross, feverish, full of cold,
or has collie, a teaspoOnful will never
fail to open the bowels. In a few
hours you can see for yourself how
thoroughly it works all the constipa-
ton poison, sour bile and waste from
the tender, little bowels and gives you
a well, playful child again.
Millions Of mothers keep California
Fig Syrup" handy. They know a tea
spoonful today saves a sick child to-
morrow. Ask your druggist for genuine
California Fig Syrup" which has di-
rectiOns for babies and children of all
ages printed or bottle. Mother! You
must say california" or you may get
an imitation tig syrup.-Advertisement.