The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-06-14
Railroads and Railroaders

! A turn-lable is being erected af Mvri.L
Inc SWITCH al The McGrew mill il heins
l thoroughly repaired and balanced nm
Snrts. Clark and StiIlwell, of the Mo u
passed through here in Il private car W.,
GesdaY evening. WV"
The platform ON the east side of the Mo y
depot has been wIdencd and enpt,.naI ,
much needed Improvement. Now n ,ho no.
rahy VIII Just continue making the GII IN tho
ROAD around the depot, which they ,,o,,o,
several years ago. everything Will he In ono.
"a condition that no one will be able ~ d.,
reason TO complain.
Ihe longest passenger tram that ever pass-
G." over the Lexington Branch, was the west
Dohhd Train last Saturday morning. IL WA
I'D charge OF Conductor Whitaker and E,gi-
neer Daniels and consisted Of eight psssenaor
coaches and Il baggage car. The ssrvLooa =,
The switch engine al this place were ,s.oss...
before the train could get into Kansas Ci,n
II was several hours late.
Kansas CITY TImes:-Mr, Ieslie u.r.
dnke.of sweet Springs. was IN The CITY vos,a,-
day. He states that the Swse, snri.a.
company is perfecting Arrangement Co.
special train on the Missouri Pacific to RIM
curing the summer season to and from tho
springs. II Is expected To leave Kansss Ciy
aoout 4:45 D. M. arriving at ! D. m. and -
leave the Springs the following, mor,I,a.,
$50 O'Clock and arrive in Kansas C,tv ,ho,,
'''o' The only stops will DO made AZ linda.
p'huehce' Lexington and Higginsyile.
hi@sinsYllie Advance WI at came mar
being u very serious accident occurr.I -.
The Chicago & Alton near Blackbur, E,t,.u
morning. The west bound passenoor 49,. ~.
\ manu- ear on which were SEVEN s.o,io,
nah"S' IL seems the latter did not notice The
approaching train until it was too late In 90,
out OF It's way. The hand car WAS knocked
OF the track and was almost totally demoIIsh.
eu. several OF the men were badly injured.
"hu III one case amputatIon OF a lower hmh
WAS necessary. just before going to press. |
we learn that Luther Guard took a hottIa n,
rihe Tree liniment, and Is now In a verv |
precarious condition.
10 you see That diamond said Conduc.
" "h't'aker' OF the Mo. F., to q reporter OF
ms paper last Saturday. az he DO ,nted 10 n
s''s'ehihg gem in his shirt front during n |
conversation about such things, Well. VOC
Tue reporter saw IL, had seen It mapv t,mes
anu admired II. too, but having been raised
III u PRINT shop had never been able In rsise
ehougn money to even talk about dismo,dS
worn oy other people. and. conseouentIv
uau- meyer spoken 10 Mr.. Whitaker abou,
the one owned and worn by him. .waII
Z" /" gem'' said he. There are q good
many conductors running on tins road who
claim 10 be wearing diamonds that can't he
Dut they dare not lay them down on
q jewelers. desk alongside this ONE" Well
Mr. whitaker was about right. He vesrs
IN pretty diamonds as can be found. The
u in question IL u beautiful one, wejp his
carats and the cost OF II In hundreds
uo''ars cannot he counted by the fingers
On one hand.
Conductor Whitaker has po,,e, ,,s mama.
tue Kansas City Sunday Sun. II says OF
'im:-'C Tilley OF the Kansas CIV /
'nu conductor Whitaker of the Missouri Pa.
INC were discussing the relative merits of
he fertility of the soil In Missouri and Kan.
as' IiiieY said that in some parts OF Kansas
vegetables Will grow while you wait, Whit.
amer maintained that a farmer IN Galloway
ohnty' whom he knew, made q three.Iepved
loci the other day out OF fresh emf sspI,ngs
.nd stood II In the barn yard. The pext ,
morning he found In its place n black walnut !
xtension table. Whitaker further ,nsI,ted
NAT u he hadn't sawed the legs Of close 10 :
DC ground The farmer would have had a 8
'noie Ded room set in two days." Likewise d
iellow-townsman, Frank Tut. IL Saws.
! him. Detective Frank Tutt of the Missou.
l faclhe says: II have but one rule to guide |
ne IN catching criminals. | obtain n picture II
! u maj and examine bis eye. Then [ search q
Dr. that eve. Every other feature Of his face a,
with his height his size and his dress r
e can alter: but his eye he cannot change. G
nat Tells the story. providing the man don't a
ct ori-eyed." .