Lexington Faces Telecommunication Rates With Neighbors
A city council debates telephone tariffs amid competition from neighboring towns of similar size. The data show varying per call and pole fees, with Warrensburg noting dual systems. Overall, Lexington appears to pay slightly above the regional average, as the Bell Company proposal offers lower initial rates than later hikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Ville
Ince
Fieothe
Irensburg
Warrensburg
Jth
Marshall
Bell Company
Commercial Club Meets Seeks Midland Air Line rail details
The Commercial Club held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday. Discussion covered Midland Air Line Railroad Company and county support. W B Well proposed an 8 stock and agricultural product exhibit, with further talks on street fairs and expenditures.
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AL Line
Comeneretal Club
Midland Air Line Railroad
W. B. Well
Vian Ibe
Subscriptions Rise for Dew Bridge Plan and Bank Dividend Declared
About one hundred fifty subscriptions for the Dew bridge project have been received with varied changes in amounts. Prompt action urged as canvassing continues. Lexington Savings Bank directors declared the semi annual dividend of 4 percent and allocated funds to permanent surplus undivided profits and interest and exchange accounts.
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Unerle
Dew Bridge
Lexington Savings Bank
Ferry Resumes Regular Trips After Engine Repair
The ferry boat began its standard schedule on Wednesday at 10 o'clock after a delay since last Wednesday night due to a disabled engine. Passengers on the Santa Fe line can now expect normal crossings again.
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Kiss Thermaoy
Snnta Fe
Officers Chosen at Lexington Flouring Mills Board Meeting
At a Saturday board meeting of Lexington Flouring Mills Chas Rex was named manager Walter B Waddell became treasurer and Bird A Campbell was appointed book keeper Cleveland Rex the current bookkeeper retires to run his Wellington Mill of which he is owner
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Lexington Flouring Mills
Chas Rex
Walter B. Waddell
Bird A. Campbell
Cleveland Rex
Wellington
Fire Damages Small Cottage in East Lexington
A Saturday night fire damaged a cottage owned by Mr Thomas Gwen in East Lexington. The blaze started in the ear ball area, was quickly discovered and extinguished with only minor damage estimated at about 26 to 90 dollars. Kathryn Jourosy of Higginsville visited Helen Fulkerson after arriving Wednesday morning.
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Thomas Gwen
East Lexington
Cangit
I 6
Saoour
Kathryn Jourosy
Higginsville
Helen Fulkerson
City Council Minutes July 10 Regular Session Actions
City council met in regular session July 10 with Mayor Winkler presiding and all councilmen present. Minutes approved. Bills approved for Jo A. Wilson city engineer 45 dollars Lexington News printing 334.50 for revised ordinances. Street work 58,653 dollars. Henry Borchers 31.50. Electric Light 317.60. Clerk authorized to buy 24,000 scale tickets from Malta Printing for 20 dollars. Sprinkling city property 3 per month to Jesse Warder. Walks on 10th Street discussed and notices to property owners north of Main Street ordered. Bids sought for granitoid walks in front of calaboose and present city hall. Adjourned to July 17. Jury list for September circuit term includes James Porter, A. E. Osborn, W. B. Emigon. Tavis, Dover, Lexington, Freedom, Middleton, Washington, So. & Bar townships listed with several names.
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Winkler
Henry Borchers
Electric Light Company
Schawe
Malta Bent Printing Company
Walk
Jesse Warder
10Th Street
Main Street
Calnboose
City Hall
Neet
Higginsville
Clay
James Porter
A. E. Osborn
W. B. Emigon
Tavis Township
John Wilson
W. C. Warren
Wo. Strader
Dover
Henry Warrenbrook
W. A. Redd
Ernest Schreier
Freedom
Moartin FP. Meyer
Henry Baum
Guatareke
Lexington
B. A. Reynolds
Young
Ernest Shall
Middleton Township
August Erdman
Jobo Uphaus
Henry Dieckhoff
Recalled letters at the post office in Lexington Missouri
July 15 1905 notice lists multiple recipients including M s Chas Brown W A Bushnell W C Caddell Cliff Cameron W A Hamilton and others. The list notes these letters remained recalled when called for and advertised by James M Crowper P M.
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Lexington
M.s. Chas. Brown
W. A. Bushnell
W. C. Caddell
Cliff Cameron
W A. Hamilton
Misa Noah Flices
Frank Aarcis
Edward Hayes
Milas May fHlemden
J B Jimmerson
Arthur G. McMabap
Lizzie Malone
Jim Moore
E. H. Rydbery
Anna Swithh
Lutheran conference grants St Pauls college additions
The Lutherar synod meeting in Detroit approved two more classes for St Pauls college. One class Seconds will be added this fall and another Prima next year. A $25,000 grant was approved for building an addition to the school.
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Lutherar Synod
Detroit
St. Pauls College
Oay Grove Banner Cownnan Bedford Aged 51 Dies
Bedford resident Oay Grove Banner Cownnan died at home near Independence on Friday June 30 1905 aged 51. Born in Kentucky and raised on a farm near Napoleon he married a sister of Robert Liveeny and Mrs. Robert Aule. Interment was at Salem church on Saturday. E J McGrew party to Kansas City then Colorado Springs to join others. Miss Susie Akers guest of Miss Hugenia Ardinger returned to Richmond.
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J. 8. Edwards
O. W. Parker Amusement Company
Mervelle Gratz
Josephine Shelton
Bertie Silverstone
Pearl Silverstone
Ida Shelton
Elizabeth Gwinoer
Faonie McFadin
Frances Shelton
Alberta Price
Ruth Nard
Walter Loomis
David Gaiioner
Ada Tickel
Larned
Kansas
Pauline Nickell
Fulton
Dixie Nickell
Catherine Carrell
Kansas City
Newman Bartlett
Parker Company
Isy Gratz
Bartlett
Silverstone
Oay Grove
Colownan Bedford
Independence
Kentucky
Napoleon
Robert Liveeny
Robert Aule
Thie Ciy
Salem Church
Susie Akers
Hugenia Ardinger
Richmond
Mayview Notes and Local Visits Across town
Mayview notes record many visitors including Willie Chandler of Chicago visiting grandparents, James Belles of Higginsville on business, Ford Smith and wife with George Green, Chal Young seeking help, and Mrs Jobo Staley from Colorado visiting relatives. Also noted are Mrs Nellie Drummond and RB Elgie Palmer wedding, church plans, Fourth of July events, and town infrastructure concerns amid river backwater and sidewalk dangers.
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Mayview
Willie Chandler
Chicago
James Belles
Higginsville
Ford Smith
George Green
Chal Young
C_ A Kieth
Higgins Ville
Jobo Staley
Colorado
J. G. Worthington
J. G. Worthington Spent Several Days In Our Town
Lillian Proctor
Tillie Smith
Odessa
Local Notes and Social Gleanings From Jackson County
Mies White Lockhart suffers a sprained ankle. On Tuesday July Hon bought from George Kull’s wife. Lewis Roy moves pool tables to Buckner Mo this week. Mrs Wom Graham of Fayette visits friends here. County assessor Claude Marquis spent the day with local friends. Miss Bettle Slade returned from a several weeks work in Ray county. Larkin Webb and William Stari Man are noted as two of Jackson county’s old residents.
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Lucy Purcett
Independence
Taomer Williamson
Mayview
Alex Taourmannese Lown
James K. Lineback
George Joang
George Kull
Lewis Roy
Buckner Mo
Wom. Graham
Fayette
Scott's Death Valley Mine Mystery Won't Yield Location
Walter Scott guards the location of a supposed Death Valley gold mine and its immense wealth. For two years, he travels with a four mule pack team into Death Valley California and returns to Barstow with sacks of near pure gold ore. He insists the mine's extent and value cannot be measured and that no price would buy it.
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Walter Scott
Death Valley
Cal
Barstow
Death's Valley
Scott
Missouri Rail Interests Seek Stay on Rate Bill
Attorney General Herbert Hladiey and the state railroad and wirehouse commissioners were temporarily enjoined from enforcing the Speer Dickinson maximum freight rate bill while the Missouri Supreme Court interprets ambiguous Hill phraseology. Railroads argue the terms are unclear despite public impression they are not.
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Herbert 5. Hladiey
State Railroad and Wirehouse Commissioners
Federal Court of
Kansas City
Speer- Dickinson
Supreme Court of Missouri
Moonlight Picnic Chaperoned by Mrs Adams
Mrs F N Adams guided a bright group on a Thursday night moonlight picnic at the point. Attendees included Grace and Hitel Campbell, Margaret and Frances Carter, Nelle Fletcher of Sedalia, Hithel Ball of Richmond visiting the Boyle family, and Douglas Meng, Bornatit Young, Wubert Bates, Joe Tunstall, William Ball, Milton Boyle, and Conner Tunstall.
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F. N. Adams
Grace
Hitel Campbell
Margaret
Frances Carter
Nelle Fletcher
Sedalia
Mrs. Adams
Hithel Ball
Richmond
M. F. Boyle
Messrs
Douglas Meng
Bornatit Young
Wubert Bates
Joe Tunstall
William Ball
Milton Boyle
Conner Tunstall
Concordians blank Merchants 14 to 0 in Riverside Park
The Concordians shut out the Merchants 14 to 0 Sunday at Riverside Park. Merchants blame fall weather for their demoralization.
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Concordians
Merchants
Riverside Park
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L. Ha
Clarence Vivian
Warren
Earl Stier
Mn White
Milton Liles
Temple Payne
Jean Shelton
Lofton Hix
Nes
Williams
Lowe
Jones
Ts West
Uthera Methodist
Jo. A. Wilson
Lexington News
Higginsville Court
Washington Township
E. Braid
Noah T Collings
Raysoll Daehter
So & Bar ‘Ownship
Harris, Bb. L. Groom
W. L. Gann
E. J. McGrew
J.C. McGrew
W. HW. Bard
Colorado Springs
H. Wheking
George and
Frank Warren
Pittebury
James Warren
Mr. Bird Campbell
Ouling
Laurence
Edna Groves
Laurence Smith
West Town
W. Warren
Pittsburg
Sam Schmutz
Julius Dreyer
Ed Ensley
Dave Phlegar
Irene Vanarsdale
Kanzna City
Fannie Wilmot
Woodman
Bert Taubman
Squire White
Ciile
J. C Moore
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Thomas Suoderd
Phiegar
Smith
Puckett
Nolte
Nole
Nellie Drummond
Elgie Palmer
Denver
Boulder
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Big Sai Creek
G.T. Bryant Sod
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John 10
Showalter
Egypt Bottom
Sophia Buddemeyer
Midland Air Line Railway
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Cherryvale
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Thirten
John Andlizabeth Shroyer
Bendigo
Australis
England
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W.H. Vaughan
Rageland
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Sunshine
Egypt
Ray County
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J. F. Larkin
Deepwater Mo
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TyMs Fayre
Deepwater
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Nelson
Matt Graham
Sophia Boddemeyer
David Vee
How
Teronte
Frank
Harry Kendecks
Labor Exchange
Mr. Nelson
Robert Morris
John Johnson
Mount Olvet
Hernoon
Wellington and Vicinity
Lealma
Mies White Lockhart
County Nessor
Scott's
Death Valley Mine
Richmond Conservator
Hardin
Eleanor Eg
Miss Rosa
Terman
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