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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1916
Page
2
The Lexington Intelligencer editor A. W. Allen announces weekly publication every Friday with a $1.00 annual prepaid subscription. Entry as second class mail matter at Lexington post office. Communications must be printed in the newspaper.
Missouri secured a 18 to 0 victory over Kansas in a Thanksgiving clash described as a dominant performance by the Tigers. Lee Groves, nursing a right knee injury, showcased resilience on the field and earned praise as a key player in one of Missouri’s best games, despite visiting Lexington on crutches.
The New York Times quotes Governor General von Bissing admitting Belgian deportations aim to free German soldiers for the front. He says the goal is to minimize German bloodshed and keep Belgium secure while supplying manpower for Roumania and the Somme. He frames this as blunt truth.
Corder transacted business in Marshall on Monday. Several families and individuals visited Marshall or traveled to nearby towns for Thanksgiving and weekend visits including Schaepperkoetter children, Blakley and wife, McZentmeyer of Higginsville, Delong family of Road House Illinois, Miller family, Hackley of Kansas City, Genevieve Lewis at Marshall, Robt. Roberts of Kansas City visiting, Hitt and Dean families, Temple Starke visiting from Liberty, and various trips to Kansas City. The Corder basketball team lost to Waverly 19 to 20.
Bates City resident T T Dean, fined previously for selling liquor without a license, faced an abeyance due to good behavior before new evidence led to an execution. Rev T M Cobb conducted J R Williams funeral at the Confederate Home. Williams died of old age after ten years there. funeral held Friday at 2 30 pm.
Buchanan County prosecutor Oscar McDaniel was found not guilty of murdering his wife after a jury deliberation of one hour and twenty five minutes. Five ballots were taken, with three acquittal votes, then eleven to one, and finally unanimous. Separately, Roscoe Schupee and Tom Munday, both described as negroes, were fined 11.50 each for a misdemeanor and sent to jail after failing to pay.
Lee Johnson, described as negro, appeared before Judge Clyde Wright on a felonious assault charge. He was unable to post a $500 bond and was sent to the county jail. Additional brief notices list local residents and their travels to Kansas City for visits or business, including Misses Florence and Mary Price, Mr. and Mrs. Z A Wright, Miss Maria Wood, Mrs. Henry Ellis, A Helen, Miss Cecil Burris, T C Sawyer, and Mr. and Mrs. George Blackwell with others, plus a birth announcement for Earl Mahan’s son and a note about W B Douglas and Hawking traveling on business to Kansas City.
Extreme temperatures hit hogs hardest, so provide warm well ventilated dry shelters that maximize sunshine. Use lime to curb cholera while keeping floors clean and dry. Avoid damp dark quarters. individual hog pens aid farrowing time.
Miss Louise Reynolds returned Tuesday to Warrensburg after visiting the family of William Bartels, ending a stay in town.
Mrs Albert Weber went to Kansas City Tuesday for a visit. Oscar Andreen traveled to Kansas City Tuesday to visit his daughter Mrs Howard Henry. Miss Fannie Duling went to Kansas City Wednesday for a few days visit.
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