Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-16

Ask Benjamin Franklin Smith to let you
see his val, ntino.
IL this weather lasts We Will have 4 boat
up from st. Louis in a few days.
4 number Of blue birds were chipping
around our windo last Tuesday.
Mr.. John Fritz IS building a carpenter
shop on the lot in rear OF this office, which
he purchased last week.
An exchange gives this heartiess advice:
.Start your fires with Kerosene take
arsenic by mistake for quin,ne fool around
3 loaded shotgun, or drag 1t butt end
through the FENCE: use cheap oil III your
lamp. do something. in fact. TO give us
items and We will not forget You when we
write them up.
The Sedaiia Democrat gives all account
o! 8 shooting scrape between Mr.. Tuck
Francisco and s Mr.. Robinson, near Wa
verify. In Saline county, q few days ago, the
result Of q quarrel sbou, ZONE cattle. MIR.
Francisco Is said to have been slightly
wounded on the wrist. aud Mr.. Robinson
was struck by two bullets Oh the body with
cut being injured.
Last week We heard one Of our old citi-
Eens predicting that this would be a'dry
moon" the new moon layin. Hat or It's back
with both horns sticking up-thus beng III
exactly the right situation TO hold all the
water that might'fsli. II this is what he
calls = "dry MOON" may we be somewhere
else when the wet weather commences.
Otherwise. We shsll build 3 second edition
of the ark for strictly private use.
Our Catholic friends Will have q grand
festival st the Opsrs House. on tho Goth
inst. Their entertainments are always
pleasant and successful, aud we bespeak for
this one = large attendance. The managers
are Messrs Benz. Marshall, John Reid, f.
Allen. James Lillis, C.. F.. Ballard, F..
O'halley, John Taubmsn. Patrick O'Mslley,
j. D. Conner, Frank Trigg. NJ. Howell. F.
X. Tutt. Andrew O'Malley, Thomas Clark.
Adam Toepps. Patrick Ryan and Thomas
Fitzgerald.
We have written several letters TO Presi-
dent Roberts. asking Information concern
ing the Narrow Gauge railroad, which have
either ELECTED no replies. or been evasively
answered. A few weeks We went to In
dependence to interview the gentleman on
the subject Of the extension o. his road. and
met him at the depot. on his way to Kansas
City. We accordingly went on up the road.
and made an appointment to meet Mr..
Roberts ST the ST. James Hotel, but when the
hour arrived he was not on hsnd. He treated
US courteousiy and afsbiy, but 1t seems that
he did not want TO talk. The InteiIigencer
1aS;rAa 70 :. fha r-a,l a-t.-a Il L.,
never lost 8 suitable opportunity to say SO.
We think that many property owners in
Lexington township should contribute to-
ward building the extension If II is neces-
ssry but when We talk TO the people We
ike TO have something tangible TO say. Mr..
Roberts has never appointed a meeting In
Lexington. Neither he nor any one Of bis
pie on the subject of his road and all ths
they know shout it they have CLEANED from
our reports Of Mr.. Scsmmon's speeches made
some months ago at Wsyeriy. We submit
that In these hard times Mr.. Roberts need
not expect the people OF Lexington TO run
after him TO present him money with which
to build his road. We think that they are
"S u oNith i'I'
solicited TO assist In the enterprise That the
road should be built is generally conceded
and that some assistance can be procured in
Lexington and Dover townships, we have
little doubt but IL will have 10 be doue by a
systematic effort, sometnin. like the one
which Is being made by Il gentleman on Ar
other line OF proposed railroad not many
miles south OF this place. Reticsncs may be
8 very good thing in its place. but to charm
ducats from the pockets Of the people these
days, 1t is necessary TO be open and candid.
They have been bitterly deceived IN ths
past and are very shy of enterprises which
do not explain themselves openly and freely.
II Ar. Roberts, or the present owners OF the
road. whoever they may be. are not ready to
20 on with the extension, let them ray so
frankly, and give the people east OF US. VINO
are IN serious need Of an outlet IN some d..
%rectlon, an opportunity to look to other
sources. If they are ready to 20 on with the
work, provided the conditions proposed by
Mr.. Roberts some months ago, are nearly OF
entirely complied with, let them appoint a
meeting in Lexington and lay the matter
fairly before the people. In all efforts for
the extension of the road, as We have said to
Mr.. Roberts. and through the columns Of this
psper, the l~nteiIigencer Will take pleasure
In lending every assistance In Its power.