Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-23

The Railroad ssbsorlption, yesterday, amount
Cd to esq. TOO.
Gel. Jno. Reid has subscribed u 600 to the
railroad fund.
We invite attention to the ssmI-annul state
ments Of the Lexington Savings aud Morrison
Wentworth banks. These institutions are solid
and substantial and become every year stronger
and more popular. They are an honor to our
city. having faithfully and we'll protected thslr
depositors through every crisis and diniculty.
The Land League ball last Friday night was
successfui and pleasant. The proceeds were as
follows: Refreshment table. Misses Ellen
O'Malley. Ellen Harrison, Ellen Mcdonald.
e36 10; coffee table. Aisses b. Bates and n.
Skillen, e2l 80; beer stand. Aessrs. John
O'Msiley and Peter O'Nalley. "a IS; rafae OF
picture. Misses Ellen Davitt and Aunie O'Mai-
ley. SIG; cloak room. 81 asi door committee.
Msssrs. Thomas Gibbons. Patrick Lyons.
Patrick Mcintyre. esOi total. sl59 90. expenses,
sss; net reosipss. I'll. Statement Of treasure.
from February IS. 1881. to Sept. Ii, 1881. cssh
received. ssss 0a; cash paid out. 3ls6 IS; IN
treasury. clos Is. The Intelligencer lie under
| obligations 70 Mr.. Thomas Gibbons for courte-
sizes shown.
The Odessa Herald 10 yesterdays issue says:
1t has been reported In various qusrtera re.
Gently that Juage Waters 10 . fraud, aud u hum
bugging the people in the matter Of the railroad
he il woEkiNk up-ss-s~Th That MAMA Of tho OF
~onacers of the G. 4 A. Company know him or
anything Of the TT. s.. st. L. 4 Z. 4. R.. and
that he Is an sdventarsr generally. . I"
At the time Col. Waters first appeared In Odes-
81, we toek Intricate soundings from him., At
least ~ much 80 - We could. We then wrote
letters to certain parties for Inflammation. and In
every instance. and they were many. everything
went to show that Col. Waters was . first-clsss
man. and . thorough. honest. straight forward
whole souled' business gentleman, and more than
that, that his representations W to his backing
were correct, aud recently We have been assured
that Ria scheme u solid. and thsr he ia approved
70 his work, and that II he sRould die to-day tine
work would go ON by other banda. So much for
Col. Waters aud the railroad. Perhaps we Will
be excused if We drop . thought here. that may
hit some psrties. and that 10 that there are Ger
tain persons In every community who are Of.
nicted with = chronic sore head. and II every
new scheme does not bring Ia theua . box OF
slsbsster intmsnt for that ssaIcting sore, they
cry sour grapes. mad dog, aud . sirocco. Such
persona are chrome grumblers, and utterly I'M
| reliable In anything except to devour q good
dinner. They are the persons who don't like
Judge Waters because he brought them no ONT
ment. nor did no consult them "a to the makeup
of thls sphe@s. We. Of courae. have no ouch In
Qassss. strange a. 1t may be-" While In ST.
Louis, last week. the editor Of this paper C allied
upon Mr.. j. j. Mitchell. president Of the X. c..
ct. l.. 4 &c. Railroad. and vice-president OF ths
fChicssa 4 Alton Railroad. and had q two hours
conversation With him regarding Judge Waters
: and his project. Mr.. Mitchell spoke candidly
and freely. and very tsvorsbly OF jude
Waters. He 10 perfectly advised OF VI
that Judge Waters IL doug. H.
states that Judge Watera taA The trutl
} when he said the g. 4 A. Railroad was no
building his road, Or. Ia other words. that Juds
! Wats5s wy not the agent Of the C.. 1 "A. but. b.
. sddsd. that II Wsters succeeds in building. thu
road, and the Chicago 4 Alton road can close
~yunntux arrangement with hlm. that it viii
p operate 1t and treat 1t ~ well as any branch roo,
1t now has. He further stated that he believe
{ Judge Waters could and would bNlld the ros
Q If the people along the line would comply wit
a his requirements. and that there need be u
r fear. tfbuilt. that It would not be operated b.
an Important trunk line. Other things wer
j, said which we do not feel At lihertY to print
:, but all going to encourage the people i~ntereste
to ssrnest and prompt work to secure the road