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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1916
Page
2
The Lexington Intelligencer editor A. W. Allen publishes notices and directs communications to be sent for print. The paper is entered as second class matter at the post office in Lexington Missouri and payments are to be made in full at the post office.
A Missouri report details hog cholera eradication across fourteen counties under the State Veterinarian and Federal agents. The plan centers on local district school boards, deputy vets, and low costs, arguing state-wide expansion could cost less than half the losses from a single county in one year. It also urges fresh air to curb winter diseases and promotes Good Roads Day during Farmers Week with a focus on road building education led by Dean B J MeCaustland.
The annual Missouri Kansas football game at Lawrence drew 12500 fans and posted receipts of 23500 dollars on Thanksgiving Day. The event has grown into the valley ride by moving from the Saturday before to Thanksgiving. Previous Lawrence game receipts were 18600 dollars two years ago.
Mrs. Roy Hughes of Higginsville arrived Wednesday for a brief visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Horn. G. C. Marquis went to Kansas City Wednesday on business. Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Stockard of Blackwater, visiting Mrs. Stockard's mother, Mrs. Mary Sherman, also went to Kansas City for a visit before returning home.
Irwin Neale and Mrs F M Summers spent Wednesday in Kansas City. Emma Hix visited Higginsville Tuesday. Arthur Kriehn from Kansas City celebrated Christmas with his parents in town. Murrell Dierking returned home in Sweet Springs Tuesday after visiting his brother Harve. Adelaid Ford traveled to Harrisonville Tuesday for a visit.
Corder J W Zentmeyer and family spent holidays with relatives in town before returning to Iola Kansas. Mrs Maggie Jackson visited Kansas City relatives. Claude Wagner and wife from Alberta arrived for a visit with the 5 J Wagner family. Ott Perry visited Kansas City. Miss Emma Hix of Lexington stayed with Mrs T Y Payne. Irene Blase teaching in Gallatin is home for holidays. W E Scotten of Sedalia visited the Reynolds home. Edna Corder teaching in Dakota visited Mrs Rt L Gaines. Bettie Hackley Buster Adair Beamer Miss Boyd and John Hackley traveled to Kansas City for Christmas with Lucy Beamer. Vanderlin and wife from Blackburn plus L B Roberts and wife from Slater visited Mrs Fannie Roberts. Myrtle Wagner returned to Knobnestor to resume teaching after time with her parents S J Wagner. Mrs Frank Price and children visited relatives in Higginsville and Mayview.
Week's visitors included Tiffany Doak and family of Odessa who called on W. L. Holman and wife for several days. Mr and Mrs Randal of Dover visited W. D. Pierce and wife Sunday and Monday. Sam Perry and family from near Lexington spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. John Perry. Misses Exzine Naomi and Helen Kramer of Kansas City were here Sunday and Monday. Ed Woods left Friday to visit relatives in Virginia.
Rev. F. M. Burton and son Frank visited Corder on Tuesday morning. Miss Mina Meyer traveled to Kansas City on Tuesday to spend the day. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Crenshaw and daughter Miss Louise McDonald also went to Kansas City on Tuesday to spend the day.
The home economics section of Farmers Week at the University of Missouri outlines education for farm wives. Topics include clothing sewing foods meal planning milk use farm conveniences and care of the sick with preventive medicine at schools and in the home.
T D Douglas returned to his Colder home Tuesday after visiting here with the W B Douglas family. Mr and Mrs Arthur Bour left for Excelsior Springs Sunday morning for a few days.
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