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LEXINGTONFAYETTE COUNTY, MISSOURI, SATURDAY, AUGUST 10. 1901.
No. 28
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hough Currency Mast Be Hauled
Thirty Hilei Orerlanl
k TO 6ET MORE FREE LMD.
Appelated BDBMMktn Want the Throe
jlQUfwmm n DICK TT mrm MS AMI ID LW-
taa District, ! Composed of SSS.SOO
Acres, Throw Open for Settlement
T lUke right ,or '" Home."
tawton, Ok., Aug. 8. ine banks
jre continue to do an immense vol
ts of business. Seasonable rates
V charged, considering the s;tua-
n one-fourth of one cent on all
leeks of any considerable amount.
It transportation of currency 30
hes overland is a trim task. Water.
y a telegram was received from Mr.
pling. of Guthrie, stating that he
c at If a r low, 35 miles distant, with
4,000 in currency for one of the
Lki here and asking for a deputy
t riff and guards to be sent to ac
fcipany him on the long trip. Heck
tomoa, famoua as one of the most
Ling officers In the territory, vol
jtwred to take the trip. Picking
jo men, he went to Marlow. Mean.
Lie Mr. Billings had heard the
tre-palsylng news of the danger at.
Iding the drive and had gone back
IGuthrls with the money.
movement baa been started among
i disappointed horaeaeekers to have
t government open u the three re
tif which it set aside in the Law.
h distriot before the opening. At
meeting of 100 or more of them
jiterday it waa decided to petition
i Interior department at once to
L turh action. These reserves em
Met 532,500 acres, or about 3,330
inrter sections. ,
jThe successful boraeseeVers are or.
Lilting already to make a fight for
('t ome.'' I'W latter class' want
fret the $1.85 an acre knocked off
irir burdens. They Bay that con
irm gave homesteadera in the Cher
fe strip "free homes" and there is
reason why such a law should not
! extended to take in the Kiowa
manche country.
loltart is a town of over 5,000 peo
and growing rapidly. Temjiorary
lilding and tents are being erected
J nearly every direction from the
jwn&ite. Lots sell at big prices. .
WOODS MAY LOSE IT.
oatest Filed on the Homestead of the
Grasping- Individual Who Crowded
Oat Miss Bonis.
Fort Sill. Ok.. Auz. 8. John R.
iods made the mistake of hi life,
fparently, when he attempted to
ible the 160 acres of land running
le entire length of the Lawton town
e. John L. Calvert, of Guthrie, one
the oldest lawyers in the territory,
d contest papers at the land nice
'ociated with him is C. II. Drake
jd 500 persons who are doing business
.McCoy avenue. The petition re-
es that Woods violated both the
lint and the letter of the home
"d act. He entered under the
fmesteail law for a piece of ai'ricul
rai property at a time when 1,000
f rsons had established themselves in
"iness in the ndioiniiic townsite
jt attorneys exect to prove that he
f,K "is limd with a sole view to Its
rculative value for town property
i will have witnesses by the thou
d to swear that the hollows and ra
pt which Mr. Woods chose In or-
r to secure his land along the town
fe is an unnatural homestead relcc-
jwi, not contemplated In the act of
tigress. Woods may win, but it will
n mm so dearly that he would have
"n a richer man if he had followed
" nnturnl division of the government
n'y and not attemnterf to freei-e out
is Heals.
EW EDUCATIONAL PROBLEM
psehers of Cit rnnnif. Mo.. Went the
state to Pay Them for Attending
Normal Institutes.
oerty, Mo., Aug. 8. The Clay
FUIty Tenchera' institute adopied a
solution declaring that the expenses
chool teaching should be paid for
two weeks they are compelled to
fiend the annual Institute, and every
sntute in the state is requested to
morializ the general assembly at
"fssion in 1003 to amend the school
lw So that t.ho riiti-if in which a
fwher ia employed bear the expense
y "e teacher tut-nding the Institute.
Iligginsville.
Louise Kilter is visiting
in
Miss
Alma.
Ed. Willis and wife, of Corder. were
bore Monday.
Will Black came ia from Higbee to
spend Sunday.
Mrs. Buchanan, of Mayview, waa In
town Wednesday.
R. P. Sevin, of the Thalbote. was in
Concordia Monday.
Paul Wilson, of Corder, was a Sun-
day visitor in our city.
Miss Lizzie Belt, of Kansas City, is
Here visiting her mother
Clinton Blank, of Kansas City, spent
Sunday here with friends.
Air. and Mrs. James Winn, of
Dover were visitors here Tuesday,
Miss Kate Belt is visiting Miss Alice
Welboro, near Aullville, this week.
Frank Stewart, of Lexington, made
business trip to this cify Wednesday.
Mr. Thos. Fowler, of the Boston
store, was id Kansas City part ol this
week.
Mrs. James Evans, of Sweet Springs,
tolled the family of Philip Beamer
Tuesday.
Miss Stella Hickman returned from
two weeks sojourn near Blackburn
Wednesday,
MUs Clara Cook has returned to her
amies at the Cash House after two
weeks vacation.
A large crowd of young people from
bore will attend the August meeting
at Dover Sunday.
Miss Florence Smelzer relumed
home Sunday evening,' after a weeks
visit in Conoordia.
A. L. Klelne, supervisor of eastern
division or X. 4s A. repeat Snnrlay
evening in this city.
Mr. Sydnor and family will shortly
leave for Cincinnati, where they will
take up their residence.
Miss Lina Johnson has returned
from a visit to relatives in Everest,
Kas , and Fiattsburg, Mo..
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Prigmore and
guest, Mies Ldna Blanc, of Alma, were
vintting friends here Monday.
Johnson & Butler, contractors of
Sedalia, arrived here Monday to begin
work on the M. E. church, south.
J, T. Willis, proprietor of the Cash
House, left Monday with bis family for
a month's visit to relatives in Ohio.
Miss Mamie Braeckenridge returned
Thursday from a visit to friends in
Smiihville. Platte City and Kansas
City.
Mrs. L. E. Ilartman returned Wed
oesday morning from Corder, where
ibe has been visiting her daughter,
Mrs. L. W. Groves.
Misses Kate Freeze and Mabel Can
terbury, accompanied by Will Semmler
and Frank Rouse, attended the moon
light picnic at Alma Friday night.
Ned Asbury and Miss May me Sydnor,
a popular young couple of this city,
surprised their many friends by going
to Lexington Tuesday and being
married.
Geo. Roberts and daughter, Miss
Pearl, have returned from a three
mouth's stay in Mexico, where tney
have been for Mr. Robert's health,
which is ruuoh Improved
Q. Ellifrit and wife, of Kansas City,
who have been visiting Mrs. Ellifrit's
ttaronta at Mawiow. attended band
concert here Friday night. They left
Tuesday for Denver, Col., where they
will reside in the future.
Johnson & Kelley shipped a car load
of hogs to Kansas City Tuesday;
Breipold shipped a car load of hogs
Tuesday ; Senator Vandiver a car load
of cattle Monday; Max Lyons shipped
three car loads of cattle this week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Downing, of
Kansas City, visited Mrs. D.'s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Whltsett, several
days this week. They leave Kansas
City Monday for Washington, D. C,
which they will make their future
borne.
Misses Sallie and Minnie Jennings
gave a social last Wednesday at their
beautiful country borne near Iligglns.
ville in honor of Miss Schultze of Colo
ado. Elegant refreshments were
served during the evening and music
was furnished by the Higginsville band.
News reached this city Monday of
(be death of Mrs. W. II. Lawrence, a
former resident of this place, at Pine
Bluff, Ark., Sunday, August 4, 1901.
Mrs. Lawrence has been to poor health
for some time, having au operation
performed last fall, from which she
never fully recovered.
T. Murray Reed, for the past four
months editor of the Lafayette Leader,
left Sunday for Warrensburg. Mr.
Reed has not yet decided where he will
locate. He made many friends while
in our city who regret to see him
leave our midst, but wish him success
wherever he may cast his lot.
The Higginsville Milling Co. . have
employed Mr. J. B. Townsend, of
Carlinsville, 111., to take charge of
their mill Mr. Townsend has been
head miller for the St Louis Milling
company at that place tor several
years; also had charge of the R
T. Davis Milling company plant at St.
Joseph for ten years. Mr. Townsend
u an expert at his business, and the
Higginsville Milling company is to be
congratulated in securing his services.
Wellington. !
Mayor W. J. Carpenter' spent Sun
day Id Kansas City.
Dr. F. W. Manu bad business in
Lexington Wednesday. ' '
,.W. T. Johnson and wif were vislt
img friends in Odessa We.;,vhy.
Born, to the wife of Mr. Fred Rogge
on Monday, August 5, 1901, a boy..
Miss Jeffle Mahan, of Kansas City,
spent Tuesday with old acquaintances.
Mr. William B. Emison shipped 41
head of cattle to Kansas City Monday.
Miss Minnie H amnion was the guest
of the Misses Slade Tuesday and Wed
nesday.
Professor George Chamberlain ot
the Greenton neighborhood had busl
ness here Tuesday.
Hon. John S. Blackwell and John
Welboro of Lexington had legal busl
ness here Saturday.
Miss Laura Bryant, who has been
quite seriously sick for some time is
once more able to be out.
Born, on Monday, August 5, 1901,
totbe wife of Mr. Charles Duncan,
(nee Linnie Lioebacb), a boy.
Mr. James A. Emison and wife left
Thursday for a three weeks visit with
relatives and friends in Colorado.
Mr. Wm. Stevenson of Lexington
has been here several days buying
wheat from the neighboring farmers.
Mrs. John A. Lockhart and daugh
ter, Miss Lizzie, were visiting the
family of Jobn L. Lockhart, in Lexing
ton, from Saturday until Monday.
Twelve teams and a number of extra
hands came in on the freight train
Monday evening and are at work on
the deep cut for Mo. Pao. R. R. Com
pany's new line west of town.
The law suit on Saturday between
Messrs. J. K. Edmonds and Stephen
Gates over the tresspassing of some of
the lattor's cattle resulted in the ver
diet of fl5.00 damages in favor of Mr,
Edmonds.
Dr. J. A. Mann was telephoned to
go to Waterloo and dress the band of
Mr. J. K. Gray who had one of the
fintrprs of bis left hand mashed off
a
while at work on a wind-mill-pump
Thursday.
Sunday about 150 men from various
poiuts on the Missouri Paoifio system
made a temporary road bed about
three quarters of a mile long and a few
yards south of the old line ties and
rails were laid and all trains will use
this trsck unlil the big fill from Big.
Sni creek east has been completed.
Judge Thomas E. Chinn, who was
the auctioneer at the sale of personal
property belonging to the estate of J.
H. Thorp deceased, Thursday came
down from Independence, Mo., Wed
nesday morning and put in the over
time, shaking hands and telling big
yarns to tbe boys.
While handling a 32 caliber pistol on
tbe afternoon of tbe 1st inst. Mr. W.
W. Corse accidentally shot his little
son, Kelline, the ball entering at the
wrist and traveling tbe full' length of
tbe lorearm and passed out at the elbow.
Fortunately no bones were broken nor
arteries severed and the little fellow is
rapidly recovering.
Mr. Frank Moss from Higginsville
has fitted up a printing office in an
upper room in the old B. D. Ragland
drug store, on south side of the city
square, and the initial issue of tbe
Wellington Wave will make its appear
ance about Saturday. We bespeak a
liberal patronage for tbe enterprise
from tbe people of Wellington and the
surrounding country. Tbe subscrip
lion price will be only 00 cents per
annum. Lkalvu
Dover.
Our publio sohool opens Sept. 2.
Albert Lewis spent Monday in Hig
ginsville.
Miss Mary Willis Redd has returned
from a visit to Waverly,
Charles Smtth of Waverly is here
this week visiting Sam Redd.
Dr. Harwood hat built a dim office
adjoining tbe Corblo drug store.
Miss Mayme Cather spent last Sat
urday and Sunday in Higginsville. -
Miss ...llrrijyipooiok,. JsJ
Norborn visiting friends and relatives
Rev. Geo. Plattenburg is in Marshall
this week visiting his many frieDds
there.
J. R. Plattenburg and wife spent
last Saturday with friends in IIiggins
ville.
Capt. Irving Zeysing made a busi
ness trip to the city of Higginsville
Thursday.
Wm. II. Dysart and son, Charles
were business visitors in Higginsville
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs, I. N- Mallony are in
this city this week visiting tbeir daugh
ter, Mrs, Dr. Hitt.
Oliver Martin, our walnut log
of friends who regret to see bim and
bis estamiable family leave this city.
Very few of our farmers have as yet
sold tbeir wheat. Tbev are holding it
9
for a better price. Last year up to this
time there had been about 50 cars of
heat shipped ; this year there has only
been 6 cars shipped up to the present
time.
W. W. Meng and Wm. Dysart leave
sometime in September for Colorado
on a prospecting trip. They will mix
pleasure with business some, by ang-
ing for trout and killing any game,
from a bear to a rabbit, that eomes ia
their way.
Farmers are busy plowing for wheat
and they say that the ground never
worked better than it is doing this
year. Tbe average sown will be larger
than usual on acoount of tbe shortage
of the corn crop.
The annual August meeting began
here Friday night. This meeting has
been held annually for over seventy
years without a break, and is always
looked forward to with a great deal of
pleasure by our people for then there
is a reunion of old friends who seldom
meet except on this occasion. Rev.
Otto of Higginsville will conduct tbe
meeting. Rev. Otto is not only a very
forcible but an eloquent speaker and
thoe who attend will be treated to
some splendid preaching.
HE IS FROM KANSAS.
man" was in Boonville last week load
log a lot of logs there.
Misses Barry of Kansas City, and
Smith of Higginsville are here tbe
guests of Mrs. Mary E. Smith.
James F. Winn left Monday for
Oklahoma. He expects to buy a lot
either in Lawton or Hobart where he
will go into business.
Will Smith leaves in a few days for
Kansas City where be will embark i
tbe coal business. Will is a first class
gentleman and we wish bim abundant
success in his new business.
Robert L. Harwood, Jno. Epps, Joo
T, Mathews and others, who went
from here to Oklahoma to attend the
drawing returned home last Saturday
None of them from here were fortunate
enough to draw a claim, dy) i
JMr. SamPyle of Herndon who
bought the J as, F. Winn stock of
goods will take possession next week
He Is said to be a first class gentle
man and a thorough besiness man
We welcome bim to our town.
Tbe corn in this section has improv
ed very much since the rains and there
are a number of fields that will yield
from five to six barrels per acre. A
great majority of it will only make
three to five barrels per aore.
Mrs. J. B. Davis left last Saturday
for Independence to join ber husband,
J. B. Davis, who is now station agent
there for tbe Mo. Pac. U.J R. Mr.
Davis was agent bere for the Pacifio
for a number of years and has a host
Kew Cltf AK . e of Manila, Joha If,
Heossermann, Resident of Leaves
worta Before He Enlisted.
Leavenworth, s Kan., Aug. 8. John
W. Hauasermann, the new city attor
ney of Manila, at a salary of 14.000 a
tuv ia ,x Xt'B f nivoci h. m? " n
rled a sister of K. h. Murphy, tbe
well-known democratic politician and
secret society man. In 1898 he joined
the Twentieth Kansas and went to
the Philippines. When the regiment
was mustered out he was given a
place in one of the volunteer regi
ments and retnained in, the Philippines.
ICE TRUST HARD HIT.
Manager ot the Topeka Company Fined
aOO In Police Court for Violating
tbe City Ordinance,
Topeka, Kan., Aug. 8. Judge Lind
say, of the police court, fined W. L.
Dickey, manager of the People's Ico
company, $200 for maintaining a trust
contrary to the city ordinance. Mr.
Dickey appealed from the decision to
the district court. A great di-al of
feeling has been aroused over the lea
company's action in raising prices and
the trial was heavily attended.
For the First Time.
Washington, Aug. 8. For the first
time since American occupation ia
the Philippines, the United States in
May last headed the list of nations
sending merchandise to the islands.
The imports into Manila during May
aggregated $2,460,431, of which the
United States sent $549,323. England
came next with $549,544 and the Chi
nese empire third with $250,177.
Von Waldersee Home from China.
Hamburg, Aug. 8. The steamer
Gera, with Count Von Waldersee on
board, arrived here Thursday. The
field marshal landed immediately
amidst ringing cheers from the crowds
assembled. Gen. Von Wittich, repre
enting Emperor William, welcomed
Von Waldersee.
8chool-Teachers Pass Honolulu.
Honolulu, July 31. The United
States transport Thomas, having on
board over 500 school-teachers bound
for the Philippines, arrived here to
day from San Francisco. She will take
coal here and will probably continue
her journey on August 2.
When Leg-ao? Tai Mast Be Paid.
Washington, Aug. R. Commissioner
Yerkes, of the revenue bureau, has
held that a legacy tax must be paid
within a year after the death of the
testator and in any event before pay
ment and distribution to the legatees.
Boers Capture 98 More.
London, Aug. 8. Lord Kitchener,
in a dispatch from Pretoria Thurs
day, announces that a post of 25 men,
belonging to Steinacker's horse on,
the Sabi river has been surprised and
captured by the Tioers.