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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1917
Page
6
An old Lexington page blends ads for clothing, hats, millinery, and a Kodak shop with economic rhetoric urging locals to buy at home. It highlights S. Weinstein, L. Weinstein, and others, plus a critique of mail order firms, a Christmas club pitch, and local services. The short farm course at the University of Missouri is noted with its cost and return.
Groceries at 588 910 Main St offer fresh produce daily. Bananas 25 to 60 cents. Spring onions and New potatoes, tomatoes, rhubarb, celery, cabbage, radishes, eggplant, strawberries. Two boxes for 2be. Plants of all kinds. Mike Malo and Co. 10th St between Main and Frank.
Supplies of all kinds plus expert repair work with guaranteed materials and service. Goodrich tires advertised as best in the long run. Contact at phone 174 with Main Street location.
Profeit Bros offers fresh and salted meats oysters and fish in season at 825 West Main Street Lexington Missouri. Butler Williamson owns a complete line of hats caps shoes and clothing for men and boys. See our prices before you buy.
Miss Nadine Keith and Mrs J C Simonetti with Miss Lydia Delacqua travelled to Kansas City Tuesday for a visit. Sanol is advertised as a remedy for kidney and bladder troubles with relief claimed in 24 hours. Sand is offered at 35c and 1.00 a bottle at the drug store. Sergeant E B Vaughan departed Tuesday for San Antonio Texas to join his aviation squadron after a brief furlough. Backache is linked to liver or kidney issues and Sand is promoted as beneficial for liver kidneys and bladder with a trial 35c bottle available.
Geo Wittenberg, merchant tailor and French dry cleaner, advertises made to order suits and a full line of woollens. Dry cleaning and pressing, goods called for and delivered, with emphasis on reviewing foreign and domestic serges before ordering spring attire.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Calloway and daughter went to Kansas City Friday. Mrs. R. M. Aldrich and Mrs. Fred Thames of Mercer Mo. left after visiting Mr. and Mrs. William Hackler. Mrs. J. W. Scherling went to Wellington for a visit. Mrs. Mary Cantrill traveled to Kansas City for several days. H. S. Kinkead went to Kansas City Sunday to have his left arm amputated below the elbow at the German hospital, accompanied by Chas. F. Kinkead.
An exam for office clerks and carriers will be held at the local post office on October 13, 1917. Age limit 18 to 45. Married women barred. Applicants must be sound. men must be 5 feet 4 inches tall and 125 pounds without overcoat. For blanks and full details contact EDGAR A. SLUSHER Secretary Board of Civil Service Examiners Lexington Mo.
An advertisement for Cook Gas Missouri Gas and Electric urges painting with Cook's Paint at Luther W Marshall. It lists phone numbers and Franklin Street addresses, plus other local merchants such as L Long dealer in feed flour poultry coal and hides, and a drug company Westerman and Barnett with a limited weekly special on Army Hats 5c.
A farm accident near Mexico involved a motor vehicle overturning, killing Archibald Slimmeons and injuring another farmer. In a separate event, Peter Mouw of Orange City, Iowa, hosted a dinner at the Ringo Hotel honoring Gerstdale Jones, touted as the world’s finest Poland China boar. Dr Willan Raew Dibyns from St Joseph will direct religious work at Camp Gordon, near Atlanta, Ga.
In the Lafayette County Circuit Court Missouri during the November Term 1917 sherriff J C Talbott will sell on November 5 1917 between 9am and 4pm the real estate described in a partition decree in case No 676 Aubry Campbell and Claude Campbell plaintiffs versus Anna E Martin W H George Susan R Dolan Nellie M Croaby defendants The sale follows a court order to partition lands not susceptible to division in kind and to distribute proceeds among the parties according to their interests
Administrator announces intention to file a final settlement of the estate of William and Hinckler Deceased. November term 1917 of the Probate Court of Lafayette County Missouri will be held in the Probate Court room in the city of Lexington for a hearing beginning on the second Monday in November 1917.
Notices warn creditors and interested parties of final settlement applications for estates of Lucy J Dennis Vera Hollis Thomas deceased William H Weill and deceased. Administers prompt probate actions at November term 1917 Probate Court Lafayette County Missouri with six month claim exhibit requirement and one year bar for claims.
Joseph Talbott as acting sheriff of Lafayette County Missouri will sell at public sale the described land in the southeast quarter of section 13 township 48 range 25 Lafay ette County Missouri to satisfy the note secured by a deed of trust dated February 14 1898 and recorded in Book 146 Page 172. The sale proceeds will pay the note and costs. The trustee William H Walkenhorst has refused to act and the sheriff executes the sale. Sale at the courthouse door in City of Lafayette Missouri between 9 am and 5 pm on a date to be announced.
Notice is given that Let tern Testamentary on the estate of Janie M. Nuckols deceased was granted on 25 events in 1917 by the Circuit Court of Laette County Missouri. All claims against said estate must be exhibited within six months after the date of the first publication or they will be barred. Witness our signatures this 2h day of Al ot sinatares 0 Claude Chrism an Execut e and Virt oint a t M. Cooper Executrix.
Notice issued by the Probate Court of Lewis County Missouri. The public is informed of a legal action regarding an estate to be held in the city of Lexington. Interested parties should appear by the date stated for proceedings.
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