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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1918
Page
5
Local column recalls visitors and residents from Waverly, Lexington, Odessa, and nearby towns. Names include McGee, Anglen, Redd, Gordon, Corbin family, and Mrs. Eagan. Casualties and events noted: children injured, a baby born and died, train, hospital visits, and a spring lake wedding in Texas. The piece lists multiple social calls, visits, and minor incidents in a single community digest.
A scanned notice from the Ixton Intelligencer published in Lex State of Missouri on July 1918 records a bank statement for Morrison-Wentworth Bank in Lafayette County Missouri. It lists assets and liabilities including banking house fixtures and checks, with officers Noyes and Ellis swearing the report to be true before a notary.
The Commercial Bank at Lexington Missouri provides its June 28 1918 financial condition in the Lexington Intelligencer. Readable totals show loans and discounts 86598189 real estate 17888294 furniture and fixtures 1600 pretenders 0 banker’s balances 25056086 cash and due from banks 6445 80 with total resources 91447962 and liabilities 91447892 including deposits demand time savings and other funds.
A June 28 1918 official statement from Lexington Missouri bank officers Taubman and Bandon presents assets including loans 9435 905 26, real estate 120 550 66, securities 69 614 82 and cash items. notes payable and capital details show total assets and liabilities with a sworn attestation by Walter B Waddell and F Lee Wallace as president and cashier.
Public financial report dated 1918 details the bank’s assets liabilities and resources in Lafayette County Missouri. It lists cash items bonds loans overdrafts real estate and various securities with a sworn statement by president W. McCnuelin and cashier B. Rodas.
Official notices describe the Waverly Bank financial condition as of June 1918 with assets and liabilities details in Missouri. Followed by multiple probate final settlement notices for various Lafayette County estates including Kroener Jones Teincuff and others, naming administrators executors and August 1918 or 1919 dates.
Hitt Sr. L Masters and family visited in Fort Springs Saturday. Miss Ruth Field of Higginsville stayed with Miss Helen Groves last week. Mrs. Wm. Colman planned a Kansas City trip for surgery. Mrs. S. M. Reynolds and Mrs. Wm. Groves visited friends at Waverly. Frank Hans and family returned to Nebraska after visiting his mother. Alvin Frerking of Camp Funston Kan spent weekend with his parents.
Mrs. Henry Brasch of Lexington describes severe bladder and kidney trouble in 1911 and says Doan's Kidney Pills gave relief. She bought them at Crenshaw Young's Drug Store, later reaffirming the cure as permanent for four to five years. Doan's were sold for 60 cents at dealers.
Lieut Samuel Howe en route from Columbia South Carolina to Fort Sill Oklahoma spends the day with his parents Mr and Mrs Robert Howe. Mrs Vera May Creason returns to Lathrop after visiting Miss Catherine Waters. Mrs 8 V Ashurst and daughter Miss Irene return from Blackburn, and Mrs Alina Warren returns from Higginsville.
The ad promotes the best pianos and player pianos for the money with a selection of player rolls including popular hits and classics. It invites visitors to hear them and notes used cottage organs in first class condition from McCALL The Piano Man at 1124 Franklin St. Phone 208.
A brief health note states lame shoulder stems from rheumatism of the muscles and prescribes absolute rest along with Chamberlain's Liniment applications as the remedy.
Knitters invited to find yarn of all kinds at Red Cross Headquarters located at MecCall's Music Store on Franklin Ave. Auto service to the ferry boat resumes with regular mail trips to the landing carrying passengers to and from the boat. Phone 577 for Grover Calamese. Miss Josie Anderson and Miss Minerva Eastabrook returned from visits in Kansas City and Chicago, respectively, with Oscar Andreen also returning.
Edwin Beisenherz came back to Jamestown this morning after visiting his mother Mrs. Wm Beisenherz. E M Taubman traveled to Kansas City this morning to spend the day there.
Executor James W Oliver announces letters testamentary were granted July 15 1918 by the Lafayette County Missouri Probate Court. All creditors must file claims within six months for allowance or be barred. claims not filed within one year from grant date are forever barred. Witness dated July 15 1918 and attested by S N Wilson Judge of Probate. (Seal) July 12 1918.
The administrator Albert Poudevigne will apply at the August term 1918 of the Probate Court of Lexington for a final settlement of the estate. The session is set for the second Monday in August 1918 in room in Lexington City.
The estate of Michael Holsell deceased. The undersigned executor will begin work in Lexington Missouri on Monday in April 1918. Jot Uy Ynucian D Lesubur, Executor.
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