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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1908
Page
4
A fragmentary column notes Deputy Prosecutor C A Keith and Coroner W Mann among local officials in Lexington Township and mentions Cowherd's rising profile. Taft attends St Louis Veiled Prophet ball as chatter swirls about Lexington branch service and Admiral Evans’s son stirring booze fame. The piece hints at voter shifts and Folk speech coverage.
The item surveys political talk on William Joel Stone and Missouri Democratic voters, notes stock sales ads as a strong year for Missouri stock, mentions Bulgaria's independence from Turkey, and quotes various headlines and editorials from Kansas City and Rockville reflecting local media gossip and criticism.
The country man finds choice among Veiled Prophet ceremonies in St Louis the Priests of Pallas activities in Kansas City and the State Fair at Sedalia reflecting regional late 19th or early 20th century festivities.
The catalog lists six auctioneers all titled Col. and from Missouri and Kansas. Names include J W Sparks Marshall FJ Zaun Independence J Z Wells Kansas City WD Ross Otterville Jno D Snyder Winfield KS JP Pollam North Topeka KS. The piece muses on whether rank influenced selection and praises the dignified editors.
A county seeks a perfect ear of corn to be sealed in a glass case and placed in the cornerstone of the $100,000 Agricultural Building at the University of Columbia. Grower name and address, growing details, and a score by an expert judge will accompany the ear for posterity.
A call from Missouri’s Agriculture College and State Corn Growers Association invites entries of ears of corn by October 17. Each ear must be sent wrapped, with owner’s name and a matching outside number, and a sealed inside envelope with the owner’s name. A disinterested committee will select the best ear, which will be exhibited in the Agriculture Museum if not chosen, or returned postpaid. Each entry may be from current or prior crops and may vary in color or variety. An illustrated pamphlet on a perfect ear is available upon request.
In Jackson a speech by Mr Cowherd asserts the Anheuser Busch Brewing Association gave 125000 to Missouri Republican funds in 1904. He says a Senate committee found proof and Wadey declined prosecution. Hadley later denied the claim, but Busch's sworn 1905 testimony supports Cowherd.
A political letter denounces General Hadley saying he owed his Missouri nomination to a Jefferson City clique, not the people. It blames machine influence, recalls suppressions of objectors, cites Gantry and Sealkerson, and notes resignations in the Republican speaking bureau amid ongoing mudslinging. Mrs. O Willson travels to Kansas City. trespassing warnings remain on premises.
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