Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-18
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

MORE MAIL DEPRECIATION.

WELLINGTON.
MORE MAIL DEPRECIATION.
Since last report upon this subject, two
more letters containing money have been
sent from this office which have never been
heard from. These make seven since about
the Goth of December. Such frequent dep
relations should sufficiently warn the
people not to risk money in the mails with
out registering. and we do think the matter
should have some attention by the proper
authorities and the thief or thieves caught,
If possible.
II NARROW GAUGE
is progressing finely; e'er this is printed the
iron will have been layed to Napoleon. The
roud bed Is completed to this place, and the
pile-drivers ut work at the Big Sni for the
bridge which Is nearly formed, and will be
ready to put up rs soon AS the piles are
ready, which will be but a few days If no
interference by weather. Large quantities
OF ties have been gotten out In the bottom
above here, and delivered on the road.
OUR COUNTY ROAD,
between this place and Lexington, has been
the subject of much discussion. With the
present survey of the Narrow Gauge 1t is
evident the road will be about worthless.
Various have been the opinions IN regard
to the change or where to make a new road.
There are also conflicting reports as to
whsther the County Court has given the
right of way-some saying it has, while
others say not-this we know nothing about.
but it does seem that so important a matter
could certainly he ascerta:ned by the recOrds
Of the County Court proceedings. Be this
as it may, as before stated, II the railroad is
to be built on the survey az staked out, u
change in the road is inevitable; then where
shall the road bA ma.ieP We are not in the
habit of giving unssked for advice IN so Inn
portant a matter, but as every citizen in the
county west of Lexington is interestod, We
will simply make our suggestion and let
others If they choose do the same. We
think 1t best, safest and cheapest to make
the new road down the bottom, keeping just
4 short distance on the south side of the rail-
road all the way, never crossing the railroad
at all. From the Big Sni bridge keep
straight east through Rice's field, keeping
the railro ad on the north and going as close
to it as is safe. Alter crossing the Little Sni
and poor farm branch, keep northeast
through Goodbrakc's field, grading the pro-
jecting point Of bluff just southwest of Lewis
Days coal banks, there getting upon the
second bench. This bench extends nearly
level to James Mitchel's place ; then come
down into the present road. just east OF the
house. There are but two fills to make and
two cuts of points of bluff on this route,
which is level all the way and upon an aver
age offfty yards from the present road, and
no where does the railroad cross 1t. Another
advantage in this route would be 1t puts the
road on high ground above all the springs
and collecting Of water, now so much COM
planned Of on the present road. Then again
it leaves all the present road and gro ind
north for all the coal bank switches the
railroad may want without the least inter-
ference. The disadvantages of other routes
suggested appear to us about this way
First to keep north. OF the rairoad three OF
four crossings are unavoidable; to take a
route through the hills would increase the
distance and damages of right-of-way, cost
more, whereas the route suggested damages
the Ian owners least of any.
e G N
Gardening mas begun. .
Very little sickness.
Business very good.
q No young chickens chirping areun here.
Our hens haven't "got their lay out yet,"
but ire doing their ''level best"
The general topic now Is Belknap. Who
comes next?
Stock transactions are few and far between.
Mr.. Thomas. W. Rulings is rapidly recov-
ering from his hurt, aud Will soon be on his
feet again. g...
Every threatening cloud and puff of WIND
that comes up now the people are frightened
half to death. o., Tice. Tice, the trouble
you're causing.
Capt. Hudnall has fattened Ill hogs, 60 of
which averaged 1896 pounds.
The DR.. FUlkerson farm was sold last
week to MIR. Westermeyer for "a. 500, con-
tanning 40 acres. 1t is about two and y half
miles west of this place.
Well F! Frank Meyers was made to smile
last SATURDAY morning, about 9 O'Clock,
March II, by q te-twelve pound boy.
Well! weIl!!- Ditto Eli Jordon, Sunday,
March 18th, two boys, five and a half and
six and a half pounds. Ahem! hem!
There are several land buyers amongst us .
If We could raise a good crop or SO, land
would go up.
The late cold .nap set things back consid-
erably.
MIR. Gay, of Pleasant Prairie, passed
through here last week with four of his fine
horses for Illinois. .
Col. McClelIand has three ewes with nine
lambs-three each. That's mutt iply ing
sheep pretty fast. What q tine feast of
mutton OUT town dogs will have som Of
these nights.
Capt. Hudnall shipped, this week. four
car loads of cattle and one of hogs.