The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-02-25

The ground hog is indicated. How about
the goose bone, Uncle Strod2
MR.. Hin, mother Of Mrs. !. G. Rntlcr, las
been installed ~ mttron At ". NJ. \.
Assessors valuation at real estate N llg-
ginsyille. lSSS, $l,95lQ; 1887. Sl7I,3l5; IL
crease, rs. 1875.
The weather has been sprluG-Ilke and pleas.
ant most of tnis week, but the roads are still
almost imph>sable.
Mr.. Jno. Craig is Improving hit residence,
near Central Female College. by the addition
OF a handsome portico.
barring the illness of MIR. Chas. NJ. Meet
Mr.. Fred Granm is acting Us weIShmastcr
al the second ward scales.
The second coat Of rli~ierrnG hn~ been
placed OF the Vaughan building aud 1t Will
no% soon be- ready for occupancy.
M. Unison Chauslor walked to yelling
tan one du this week, beating the wagon in
which hr started nearly two hours.
Wentworth Male Academy and each az the
female Seminaries gave II half holiday last
Wednesday. The day was very pleasant ard
the young ladies and gentlemen seemed to
euiny it.
Gchti"mer. we must not let that gas well
project drop. What say YOU, MIR. Chiless
You slaried 1t once. Try 1t again. PerIever-
snce md sweet oil will sometimes accomplish
wonders.
Miss Lizzie Price entertained u number of
her young friends ut the residence of her
father on LAFAYETTE street, last Tuesday
night, ~ honor of her birthday. A very
pleasant time wa- reported by those IN nttei.d-
anre.
There are valentines comic and valentines
) s.. eeL, - Win greetings in verse and prose-
There are valentines costly and valentines
cheap,-Wuh meanings that nobody knows;
But the best of them all IL II valentine which
! So. a check for your bill we inclOse."
While Mr.. K w. Cox aud her neIce, Miss
Fleming. were driving into town last Mon
day, the kingbuIL OF their buggy broke and
left them in he mud, while the horse trottod
oil will The fore wheels. He was soon
caught aud the ladies speedily. eXtricated
themselves, escaping with but u few scratches.
Street cleaning was brisk on Main street
last Wednesday and Thursday. II all the
mechants would scrape up the mud TO the
middle of the street aud have II hauled of
by the city, 1t would greatly add to The ap-
pearance Of the town and assist them mater
tally in keeping their places OF business clean.
st. Joseph. Mo-, February IG.-The fact
that the Union Pacific has put the st. Joseph
and Grand Island railroad upon the market
IL no longer disputed. The only question
undecided is rs 10 who will get It. The
diagonal IL after 1t, but II is thought the
Union Pacific Will not sell II 80 Slickney.
The s.. Paul is also after II. and, if it gets 1t,
It will build Il line east from this city to Il
connection with itg Chicago Eausas city line,
The latest report, however, and the one that
tpkeS precedence among railroad men. Is one
stating that the Santa FEE will buy the Grand
Island and complete 1t west TO Denver. Il
this is done the Grand Island will be cOnsoli
dated with the ST. Joseph. st, Louis 4 Sauti
: Fe, running from Lexington, Mo, TO Atcbi
: son. Kls., via st. Joseph, aud Winslow Jud
D son. president of the st. Joseph. st. Loui. 4
D S,nia Fe. will be president of the new cor
pOrstiom. II l. stated in Il special dispaicl
received here from Pueblo. Col, that tn
, Santa FEE has made arrangements to eDte
= Denver by Il route through northwest Han
sAs from Ness CITY direct. This p' lnts L
= the Grand Island scheme direct, and con
firms the report already current, that the
U santa he will purchase 1t. Once In the hand
! of the Santa re. the Grand Island will b
u made u part OF Il trunk line. The Santa +
= will build an air line from st. Joseph to TT
Madison, Ia, aud thus get TO Chicago direc
from Denver via this city, The santa Fe
also 10 build II Kansas City-st. Louis lin
which will be tapped at Warrensburg, Mo
: by a line running north to the river ri Lex
: ington. where connection will be made wit
- the 81. Joseph. st. Louis 4 Santa Fe. Char
Lers for these lines were filed more than
= year ago. and Il bill for q railroad bridg
- across the river at Lexington is already be
fore congress. This Will give the Santa he
= direct line from Denver TO t. Louis Via 81
- Joseph. President Judscn of st. joseph, 81
- Louis & Santa Fe has been in Boston for Sc,
eral weeks, and it is aBn0anced to-day tbs
" he will not he home for II month vet. II wi
:, readily appear why his presence Is neceSsar
., there II the Santa Fe Is TO buy the Gran
= Island Mir. Jud>on, aside from his OficE
position, knows more about the Gran
Island road aud its history than any man
the west, having. a. Il lawyer. completed III
- reorganization Of the property some yea
80 ago aud acted AS counsel for It q Ions lin
" alterwurd. again, the Santa Fe al the pre-,
- eut time owns vastly more than u c0ntrOIliI
interest in the 81. Joseph terminal company
q" $500, 600 plant ia TINS city. When 1t buys Il
Grand Island it will own IL all. The ubON
. are II few OF the reasons alleged why Il
Santa tie will buy the 81. Joseph aud GraI
VI Island. They are accepted by railrosi INT
'' in this vicinity. aud the official announce
~ ment - looked for daily.
Wellington - Wellington has OLcs moi
10 taken on d boom OF gigantic proportion
>, The streets are being sidewalked south III
r. west from the business part of the low
The Walk commencing u, Main street Al
running south to the school house is qu!te
convenience and necessity that Is duly a
"a preciatcd by the school children and the w
: beautiful aud accomplished young ladies wi
" are engaged Ia training the young idea h"
40 TO shoot. I'll walk running west. on Maj
n street, aud terminating at the German Eva
nh erlical Lutheran church, Will DO II great col
Il. Venience during the muddy season to q
hv denIzcns residing IN The western part OF tow
Tue building mania has taken Il strong no
IN upon our capitalists, and in consequence ne
buildings have been erected Ia every dire
r. tiOn, and the sound OF the busy carpenter
p SAW aud hammer can still be heard in |
IA land. With The opening OF spring we eXpe
90 ~ beautIiy the Old seven hills upon viii
tho tOwn IL built with new houses aud 9th
!, ornamental an,i valuable improvements I'll
- Us vii! make the tear drops roll down Ill
RAIN upOn the cheeks OF the old fOgy al
=. close-hstcd miscr. Thanks TO an all.wi
- aud ruling Providence, we have but few
= the latter among AS. Mr.. Finch. who hi
his leg BROKEN in tho Seawel mines Ia
- week, is getting along rs we'll ~ could !
expected. Mr.. Alexander, one Of the mine
.Io IN The Cod Compauy's mines, Immediate
i, east OF Wellington .on last Thursday mOrniI
got hi, lex broken Just below the knes
~, falling slate ~ cDal. lis was removed to b
-. home, a short distance south OF The mine
= where he biOken limb was set. MIR. FIR
20 Wilisi", on" Of our energetic and enterprise
BiicG -%u.i'lis, sold his shop ant contents, al
his Tr-.ieEur la town, 10 Il Mr.. GIuSRau q
Last Nrinr.i ~, for the sun # ~ 100. IT
100 rnmrrr'i "a tpYU IItt Mr. Wllisie men,
.. siuIIEs a to indr arI machine shup tier
G..tt - cred &, me 10 v ini would hpul
4. I",- >. r.m il'ri'Ive TO NJ. WillIie. Al q
81. rii"..rl .'~i'.lihuli', "a last Saturday nigh
there va % tree II lit AMI General rlI-tu
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