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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1911
Page
4
The Lexington Intelligencer lists editors A W Allen and C J Ballers billetors. It is published weekly on Saturdays and subscription is payable in advance per year. Entries must be received at the Post Office in Lexington Mississippi with communications to the INTELLIGHNCEER and signatures required.
Local farmers greet the forecast with relief as rivers stay within banks and flood risk eases. Farmers report warmer soil, steadier planting hopes, and cautious optimism about prices and yields for the coming season.
Mr Tehean of Kansas City appears to conclude that owning a successful ball club is a profitable venture, after observing a winning team yields financial rewards.
The note suggests summer has sneaked in ahead of schedule on the 21st while quoting George Bernard Shaw on Christ not being the perfect man. It mentions an imminent revolution in Mexico and warns that a person with a weak stomach there would likely get seasick.
Higginsville officials urge extra effort to ensure a successful fair with broad community participation. City leaders emphasize planning, volunteers, and safe, enjoyable events for residents and visitors alike.
With academy boys away and college students not yet returned, local youths experience a short-lived period of social prominence in the community.
Residents urge city action to install docks or coverings along Goose Pond sidewalks and provide better access for pedestrians in low-lying areas. The note emphasizes restoring safe passage for those wearing low shoes and seeking timely improvements.
The University of Missouri track team captured the western championship at Minneapolis last Saturday. It seems that the present administration of our University is delivering the goods in great shape.
The reader hinted that Lexington this summer provides an opportunity for rest, while nearby towns like Wigginsville Odessa Rich mond and Sweet Springs host fairs and a Chautauqua. The text contrasts Lexington as a place for relaxation rather than major events.
Early reports from Lexington hint the city may proceed without a marching band for the upcoming event. Officials cited budget constraints and scheduling conflicts as the main factors shaping the decision.
The passage notes Main Street’s nighttime glow enhances the city’s urban feel and deters light-loving insects from homes, offering consolation for a ball team’s summer games and improving urban ambiance.
Rumors circulate about Missouri Pacific actions at the Lexington branch. Some say fast trains between Kansas City and St. Louis may be routed this way, and it is admitted the rails will be heavy enough to support respectable locomotives.
After more than three weeks of breakdown the office faces backlog amid start of Lexington school commencement exercises. Readers of the Intel licencer have shown patience and forbearance during the suspension of weekly mailing.
A report notes Democratic and Republican claims over Governor Adley and redistricting efforts. The piece frames the dispute as a partisan battle over whether the changes constitute gerrymandering or fair division.
A disjointed fragment critiques a Missouri themed prize song and discusses a land listing in Baca County Colorado near the Kansas line. The ad touts 800 acres of fine land with a house two wells fences in artesian district near flowing wells six miles from the county seat near a school. Price ten dollars per acre with small cash payment and balance due over time potential part trade possible.
Mrs Maud Goertz of Orlenta Oklahoma reports weight increase from 100 to 140 pounds after using mirdivina. She praises Dr Wartman for advice and books and says health returned enabling her to do housework alone. Husband cured of asthma, daughter of earache and stomach catarrh, son of throat catarrh. May God bless the work.
Miss Ruth Ashurst travels to St Louis for an extended visit. Mrs F L Carter spends Thursday in Migginsville. Edwin Roberts leaves Thursday for Columbia for the summer session. Oscar Andreen and daughter Rachel depart Thursday for Sedalia. Miss Alice Peak visits Warrensburg on Thursday. Roxie Cram and Opal Thompson spend Wednesday in Kansas City. Mrs Robt Wilson visits Kansas City for a few days. M Taubman leaves Wednesday for Fulton. Mrs T B Pritchard spends Wednesday in Kansas City. Dr A K Rogers and son Hugh attend university commendation exercises in Columbia. Hugh graduates from the engineering department. Mrs C S Mitchell leaves Tuesday for Van Buren Ark for several weeks. W P Roach returns Tuesday after a few weeks in Hot Springs Ark. Oswald Fegert goes to St Louis for a few days. Lois Frick returns home to Higginsville after visiting Dr J J Fulkerson’s family. A G Phetsing goes to Concordia on business. Kenneth Huston leaves for Marshall after visiting Thos Campbell. Mrs J Shelton visits in City on business.
For rent a five room house on North 18th street with barn and outbuildings garden spot inquire Otto L. Bauerle at Riss barber shop.
Trustee notes default on a mortgage note and announces sale of the property securing the note. The document cites the laws of the county and states the trustee will proceed at the direction of the noteholders to sell the described property to satisfy the debt.
On July 5 1911 at the courthouse door Lexington Lafayette County Missouri the trustee Horace Blackwell will sell at public auction to the highest cash bidder the coal underlying specified tracts of land described in a deed of trust. The sale includes surface rights for sinking shafts and building improvements with stipulations about proximity to existing structures and roads. The description names land in section fourteen township and range and lists various boundaries and measurements, with a reserve to cover debts and costs.
E B Campbell travels to Kansas City on business. Mrs M Ladeson visits St Louis for a month with relatives. G Phetzing returns from a business trip to Concordia. Big Tent Airdome opens Saturday night June 10. The Efeetrip Theatre opens in a large tent. Airdome on Thirteenth Street.
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