Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-05-29
cltizens and editors, were loud in their
praises, and said that the Lexington band
had no superior in the State.

''e iuur5uay morning we board
ell tn" train, generously offered by the NJ
a.. < /. Il. r., and were off for souther,
hanSa~. Dashing away over the broad an,
gently rolling prairies of Pettis and Herr
counties, and passing the thriving youn.
cities of Calhoun and Windsor. ut : O'Clock
we halted for breakfast at
CLINTON.
The beautiful and prosperous county seat o
Henry county. Here. after Il hearty welcom,
by the Mayor, we partook Of Il magniticen
breakfast a. tuc Alien House, II. stephen:
Hotel. and the eating houses Of the city
CIaiHPai=ne was furnished in abundance
ana the bOunti!ul supply Of substantials, anc
ne countless dciicac!cs that loaded The
tables showed that the pcupl. Of Clinton had
not unirrc>timatel the cdpacio!> maws Of
"hungry EDITORS" Carriage were then pro.
'i!cd, and We :ii,I an opportunity OF yiewin.
! the city.
since lSGf. Clinton ha~ grown from Village
Of $50 10 acity num5yrin. Row over %.wD IN
l'bildnt>. win about 100 hu-iur-> firms. 1t
contains :. churches. newspaper. and aeyc-
raj good scAo"l buildings. The business
houses are large, ana some OF them viii COM
pare fa.oribiy with ;n"--Oi Kansas City and
= "">'in. We mention Il i III interest
IN fact that the tir-t store WAS established in
Clinton in I>?i. by IN Old Lexington firm.
Il. i. y /. Is. Wa!i:cr. bat :.r 80 wears il re-
,i''''' al '''''''!'Il'"I 'ii''-'. supported
- ""' "a 'a- l'''' 'l''''''! "h'' I'F'''" PE"i-
80 Oh N'N>'"'i' N!'A ali advantageous l"r;-
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"''N" - i"l''''H ming "f "!t'l Il sturdy 'ti'a
"i >ettlers. and occupy inG u position that
!''Nes II 4 i"c''> Al watch sever. important
'h'> t.! railway Meet. far>"i> has 4 bright
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III" 'i'E "' Southern hah>A-. \"W tHat W"
nav" f";i"tI''l tn" 'Ed of our excursion. il
may h'' !'r"nrr L. >l'ak "i ii"
f'>>H III. kA>->~" IL\AS HALFWAY.
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&c :'"i : "i..>i''. ami construction tf..in-
'''l'l'i@ ave. .''' lii.i'> >"tih OF Parsons. l.
III '' ''''i-.i'.i - '.'I rivera distance OF
- 'h''.> iF"'i i'"'r&>. t'l- ''t>"". hri"H!
"''''' II CONNECTS VIII IL" Central Texas.
"''l''i f~'i'"i'> tAr '"'t at Galveston.
Inc r"a', Win is different divisions
north OF !'c'i river c"inir'h"ndS over l,oo0
''''''>"i Railway, noo "i which are already in
operation II open, W I" settlement III
ih''!'nS'' area OF The most frrti!" ian'i il Tho
country. and supplies iii" wants of settled
'.i-;i.'i$. iiri'"ft" without; !uar:>rt OF ir,,rl-
IN i-r!!i..'-.' t''': ia" liberal aud jIni i"Ii>
ii'Ha-":i'nt of col Il. :. stevens. ii i not
ONLY t"In- Il GOOD business. hut uc-.r,ui!y
popular with tr'."."r-. IN" company hn>"
i.''''.'" a"r'> OF IN" land Tor >al". moot "t
which .irN III tlS Nr">i" valley. li!i> iilid
! -"!' 1T 'E"il = /" $40 pr acre on Ten
Years iIih". la" company i one u: The
"'i''H''>' '"rp2'ali"nH III ia" Eitei
state. md owning - much land .,luu. the
'"''i. are directly tnt'"r>'"! in encouraging
ever! enterprise iiat VIII i'''i'r Ia" r.
'""i''> OF ihe country. l"'!E lI0"raii'y
"a> i"tni expression III IA" substantial all
''i'''i'" 'h' '"Nh> A'"nG 'ar me OF lac
i""". h'>ii'> larger donations I" other
l'irN So 10" c"ini'li!N has given Slinn
- '!''i'i'> d"iihs ~" PAST year. such
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" i''"'''' - ''''"!''.'ii! III Tie popularity
'i"' prosperity 81 i:i"if r".'.
I'M 'H''f-''h ''!'i'.hf f'i'Fi!rd 10y i!ic
III ''''''' stripping i"F supper al Nevada,
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by fhn.,. v,, r,i,.,rn, ,:., -, nn."
'"' "- d '"' ''H''t ana
inlri in IL brilliant round OF festivities.
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