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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1913
Page
6
Dover notes recounts numerous locals visiting nearby towns including Lexington Higginsville and Kansas City. Several events include August meeting planning at the Baptist Church revival led by Rev Bristow and Powell, plus community picnics with the Woodmen and Cordia bands drawing about 2000 attendees.
Mayview notes record Miss Adel Benning returning to Kansas City after a month visit, joined by Misses Georgia Greene and Marguerite Benning. Local attendees at the Chautauqua in Higginsville and visits by Noah Kangyr and Albert Richter link families T. Sanders and W. Smith to Excelsior Springs plans. A six day Chautauqua is slated with season tickets priced at 100.
Thursday afternoon at the home of Mr and Mrs John Craig the marriage of their daughter Cornelia to Lyle D Stone of St Paul Minn was performed by Rev O Hall. The couple will reside in St Paul. Mrs Stone has taught six years at Forsythe Presbyterian College. The Intelligencer joins friends in congratulation.
The August teachers certificates exam will be held in Lexington High School on Friday and Saturday August 1st and 2nd, 1913. Exams start at 8:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., ending at 12:30 and 6:00 respectively. Friday subjects include Geography, Language, Algebra, Orthography, Grammar, Arithmetic, Literature, Reading. Saturday covers Civil Government, U. S. History, Agriculture, Adv. Science, Physiology, Writing Pedagogy, Adv. History. County Superintendent H. T. Phillips presiding.
I B Patterson resigns after three years with Gratz Brothers and will move this week to Mt Vernon Tennessee to go into the clothing business with his brother. He is regarded as a congenial gentleman who has made many friends in Lexington and will be missed.
P. Tribble traveled to Kansas City on Tuesday to handle business matters.
An advertisement extols the No Flame Ojd Stove as delivering even heat and great satisfaction to the American people. It urges readers to order today, highlighting a high cabinet and blue face oven as features, attributed to MODEL HARDWARE and Whone Blue Flame man-185.
Mrs Otto Dierking and two daughters visited Kansas City Saturday evening. Mrs Ida Brown and Mrs J P Sullivan returned home to Buckner after visiting Young Ewing's family. Virginia Lauther arrived in Kansas City Saturday for a stay with James R Moorehead family. Josephine and Frances Shelton spent Sunday in Higginsville. Kate Branch of St Louis, visiting John Eggleston's family, went to Kansas City Sunday. Kathryn Van Noy, visiting in Kansas City and Manhattan, Kansas, returned home Saturday. Mr and Mrs Lynn Dannahow and granddaughter Gladys spent Sunday in Wellington before heading back.
A vintage classified note touts disposal of old lawn mowers with phrases about their poor performance and a junk man offering pickup and low prices. The ad mentions a phone contact and a model hardware angle, signaling a sale or trade-in opportunity.
The U S Department of Agriculture and Missouri Agricultural College will fund and run hog cholera prevention in Pettis County Missouri. Aimed at serum use quarantine and farmer education the program will employ Dr Bernard W Murphy and a county staff from Sedalia with serum supply from the Bureau of Animal Industry and support from the Missouri College of Agriculture.
Miss Percy Autowhé bit in Kansas City and returned home Sunday morning, according to local notices.
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