Livery and Feed Barn Burns in Night Fire
A fire destroyed Walter Peak's livery and feed barn Tuesday night at 11 30. Five horses perished including horses belonging to Walter Peak, Roscoe Sheets, Wilson Bros, Frank Hord, and the Gas and Electric Co. Russell Bros machine shop and Wilcoxon's dry cleaning also suffered damage. Estimated losses range from 65000 to 70000 dollars with total destruction of the barn noted as the third on the lot.
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Walter Peak
Mr. Peak
Roscoe Sheets
Wilson Bros
Frank Hord
The
Gas & Electric Co
Alfred Hawkins
Russell Bros
Wilcoxon
Veterinarian Dr Underwood Opens Lexington Practice
Dr C G Underwood a Perry Missouri veterinarian has moved his Lexington practice from the Peak feed barn on Eleventh street after a Tuesday night fire. He is a Kansas City Veterinary College graduate who later specialized in serum treatment at the Fowler Packing Company serum plant in Kansas City.
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Underwood
Perry
Lexington
Eleventh Street
Kansas City Veterinary College
Fowler Packing Company
Kansas City
Flag Day Elks Service Set With New Speaker
The Flag Day service of the Elks Lodge will be held Monday June 21 with John B New of Kansas City as speaker. Concordia Band provides music and will parade in Palm Beach suits and white felt hats with purple bands starting at 7 o clock. Speakers stand on the porch, lawn seating for the audience, followed by open house at the club.
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Elks Lodge
John B. New
Kansas City
Concordia
Sedalia
Elks Club
The
Elks
Palm Beach
Marriage of Miss Mable Callaway to Austin Tindle
The marriage occurred in Kansas City last Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. Miss Mable May Callaway is the daughter of Mr and Mrs James Callaway of near Lexington. The groom is a brother of Mrs J K Leiter of this city and has worked for May Stern Co in Kansas City. They will reside in Kansas City.
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Mable May Callaway
Austin Tindle
Kansas City
James Callaway
Lexington
J. K. Leiter
City
May, Stern Co
Death of Miss Susie Crenshaw in San Diego
Word arrives of the death of Miss Susie Crenshaw aged 75 at her San Diego home on Saturday June 5th. She was the sister of the late T. Crenshaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Crenshaw
T. ©. Crenshaw
San Diego
Cal
Miss Crenshaw
Pupils Recital by Miss Elizabeth Graves at Murrell Auditorium
The piano pupils of Miss Elizabeth Graves will present a recital and entertainment at Murrell Auditorium on Thursday evening June 24 at 8 00 featuring piano vocal and violin selections and recitations. Wilcoxon Bradley secure contract for a six room modern cottage for Clyde Wright on West South street site of Becker house. Mrs Virginia Johnson returned Miss Ruth Field Higgins to Kansas City. Miss Field visited here and spent the day with friends and relatives.
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Elizabeth Graves
Murrell Auditorium
Wilcoxon & Bradley
Clyde Wright
Becker
West South Street
Virginia Johnson
Ruth Field
Higgins
Kansas City
Wedville
Dover district to vote on $6000 central school bonds
The Dover Cox and Garr districts consolidate and vote tomorrow on a 6000 bond to build a central school. The plan, supported by the Board of Education, cites a 20 year term with annual costs under five percent interest and a tax impact not exceeding ten percent above last valuation.
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Dover
Cox and Garr
Board of Education
Board of Directors
Wellington
Lexington
Waverly
Higginsville
Odessa
Corder
Blind horse falls into sewer ditch on State street
A tired old horse pulling a wagon of poles slipped into a ten foot sewer ditch on State street after buckling roadway unevenness. Crowds urged methods, ropes, and muscle until engineers and volunteers freed the animal unharmed.
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State Street
Porter Delaney
Hungry Hill
Corps of Engineers
Fire Department
Board of Health
Civic League
Lusitania
Mrs Elizabeth Ahrens Dies At 83 In Missouri
The body of Mrs Elizabeth Ahrens died in Lebanon Missouri Monday evening was brought to Lexington Wednesday and taken to the home of Mrs Louise Mehl She was 83 years old Survived by three sons and one daughter Funeral held from the Mehl home yesterday at 3 PM Services conducted by Rev Hall
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Elizabeth Ahrens
Lebanon
Lexington
Louise Mehl
Capitol Corner Stone Laying Set For June 24 1915
The cornerstone of the new State Capitol will be laid on Thursday June 24 1915. The ceremony will be conducted by the Masonic order with speakers Grand Master T W Cotton Governor E W Major and ex Governor H S Hadley. All are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Capitol
Masonic Order
T. W. Cotton
E. W. Major
H. S Hadley
Drunk man fined and hoboes jailed in city case
S S Weaver was fined 6.70 by Judge Hedge yesterday for drunkenness and sent to the city holdover when unable to pay. Casey Garrett and Mike Garlick, two hoboes charged with drunkenness, were sentenced to 30 days on the rock pile for 16 minutes to leave town but they took fifteen minutes and fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S. Weaver
John Hedge
Casey Garrett
Mike Garlick
Relapse Endangers W. Cowherd in Pasadena
A Kansas City Journal dispatch reports W. Cowherd suffering a relapse in Pasadena California and not expected to survive the night. He had traveled to California months earlier for health reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Journal
Henr y Sinauer tied to Karlsruhe base in bombardment note
Karlsruhe report recalls Henry Sinauer, a former townsman, as the city endured a French air raid on Monday. Meanwhile, Thomas B. Campbell marked his 86th birthday at his Lexington area home, born in Huntsville, Alabama, on June 16, 1829.
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Karlsruhe
Henry Sinauer
Thomas B. Campbell
Lexington
Mr. Campbell
Huntsville
Ala
Greys Extend Winning Streak With 8 3 Victory
The Lexington Greys beat the Old Fashioned Lagers 8 to 3 at Greystone Park, extending their run to nine consecutive wins and ten in twelve games. The win demonstrates the team’s real talent and pep, with Van Hammer expected to return next Thursday with a Kansas City picked team to challenge the Greys.
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Lexington Greys
Greystone Park
Lagers
Kansas City
van Hammer
Greys
Baseball Box Score Summary From Local Game
The report lists runs by Flagg Hale Thieman Howe Caldwell Bryant Mavel H Mavel J Ashford with three base hits by Mackie and Van Hammer and two base hits by Thieman Ashford McCarthy. Hale and Caldwell stole bases and Caldwell drew a walk. Howe was hit by pitch by McKnight. Caldwell struck out seven times and McKnight five. Time 1 32.
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Mavel
Mackie
Mavel, J
Flagg
Hale
Thieman
Howe
Caldwell
Bryant
Ashford
van Hammer
McCarthy
Balla
McKnight
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Rai
Pioof
Lambert Lumber Company
John J. Price
Circuit Court
Session
Samuel Davis
McGrew Coal Co
Pacific Ry. C
Sam P. Redd
Jouett M. Redd
L. BE. Wooden
Ligon Vaughan
Leffridge
Floyd Johnson
Pacific ‘Ry. Co
Waverly Brick and Coal Co
Paschal H. Beamer
Brotherhood of American Yeoman
J. H. White
Israel Schoket
J. P. Court
D. W. Holman
Mary Ann Holman
Alex. Graves, Jr
Pacific Ry. Co
Edward Aullys
Alfred Curtis
Anna Curtis
H. C. Hargrove
Min C. McFadin
W. C. Gunn
J. D. Showalter
Court of Appeals
Anna J. Shannon
Waverly Coal Co
Ida M. Leary
J. W. Bartley
Polk Gray
W. L. Kitterer
C. B. Goodwin
A. W. Laughlin
Myrtle Schultze
P. J. Schultz
Carrie Ohls
Geo
Ohls
el Iy Frank
Dover Disttrict
Mr. Cowherd
F. L
H. C. Wallace
New York Times
Times Square
New York
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