The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-05-25

II IGpOttk uth
day that the Mo. r. Il. 3. Co. had ordered
the passenger depot in east Lexington moved
to Myrick, but Mr.. Noel says no such order
has been received or talked OF.
Rev. W. A. Crouch will deliver the liter
ary address before the William Jewell Liter
airy Society and the Alumne OF b. +. q. al
the opera house Tuesday morning, May 70
AZ 10 30. All are invited. AMmne free.
Thu freight train that arrives here al 6:45
\. M. from Kansas City was ditched one-mlle
east of Levisay last Tuesday morning, three
cars leaving the track. No one was hurt Dui
Il was q very close call for several Of the
train crew. Mr. Leslie Smith. especially. who
was on top of one. of the ditched cars when 1t
went OF the track.
The ladies of the M. e. church. South. oil
Dover, will, on next Thursday night, May
30. give a strawberry supper, the proceeds OF
which will be used In repairing their church
ut that place. Dover 10 not q metropolis, bul
her ladies' know how to give suppers that
often put to blush the efforts Of richer and
larger places, so II you want to eLioy your
self real well attend this festival.
HigginsvIlle Leader, May 16:-"We have
heard some complaint that the Lexington
ball boys treat clubs that visit there discour-
teously. A club that IL good enough to play
the Lexington boys, is deserving OF GOOD
treatment, and we trust that as the club
among the bluffs IS composed Of young col.
lege men, with uniforms. brains and discip-
line ut hand on all occasions, that the report
Of their lacking common courtesy with the
rest, Is false" The editor OF the Leader
was one Of the visiting club who played in
this city since the appearance Of this para.
graph and we ask him, IL he thinks such q re.
port has any foundation.
Dr. j. e. Tucker. WHO has recently come
among US and formed a co-psrtnership with
DR.. j. G. Russell in the practice Of medicine.
10 not altogether q stranger to our people
having several years ago married q daughter
OF our fellow citizen. Mr.. W. II. Greer. He
graduated from the st. Louis Medical College
IN 1881, and after practicing for several years
saw the necessity Of taking q course in the
specialties Of his profession, and accordingly
entered the postgraduate Of Jefferson Med
ical College. Philadelphia, graduating there
from with high Donors. Since that time he
has had considerable experience and now
offers his services to our people with becom-
Ing modesty lh rough the card which appears
elsewhere.
The United States mag boat c. r. Suffer
landed at our wharf last Saturday morning
and renamed here until Monday getting coal
provisions, ETC.. (the deck hands bough. the
"etc," and had q good Time Sunday night.
During her stay here her machinery. which
was OF The finest quality and highly polished,
was inspected by q good many Lexingtonians
ton with one OF the men he stated that
among the river men all over the country the
Missouri river was termed the hog wailow"
AMI that he believed this nickname was
more appropriate that the name, mighty
Missouri" He also said that he and bis as
sociates were drawing good salaries from the
government for pulling snags and max ,ng
other improvements, aud they were glad To
be employed aud did their best to do their
work well. but that this money might as
well be suuk In the holes left after pulling
the snags, as It would do as much good. lie
says that at one place on their way here
they were five days .sparring themselves
across one place In the river. He thinks all
this work 10 being done by a few railroad
men who are In congress and want to protect
their interests at Kansas City.
Corder Miss Clara Banks, of WaverlY
Is visiting relatives here. Mrs. Emma Knip-
meyer, of HiRglnsville, Is visiting her sister
Mrs. Rose Knipmeyer Of this place this week
Rev. W. B. Mcfarland was in HiggInsville
Monday eve to perform the marriage GER
emory Of Miss Sarah Smith and Mr.. Joseph
Haines. Mrs. 8. A. Rine was In Blackburn
Sunday, visiting her daughter. Miss BERTHE
Corder< Returned home last week from O
pleasant visit with friends at Aullville and
Wsrrensburg. Mr.. W. A. Bortsfield, who
has been very III with infammatory rheuma.
tism, 10 slowly improving. Mrs. Liyengood
and daughter Bette, have both been Ill. but
are now convalescent. The festival given by
the ladies Of the Presbyterian churh. last
Tuesday eve was a success In every way, and
particularly financially. as they cleared sixty.
one dollars. The ladies OF the Methodist
church will give q supper and strawberry
and lcecream festival at the Blair building,
Tuesday eve. May 28th, for the benefit OF the
church. All are cordially invited to attend.
Miss Jessie Roth returned home from her
visit to Malta Bend, Tuesday eve. Rev.
Barks Is attending the general assembly si
Chattanooga, Tenn. Miss Mary Burton len
Wednesday morning for Fayette, to visit
friends. She will be absent several weeks,