The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-01-25

senger on the Soda lia snd st. Joseph run,
who has been laid up for n week, threatened
with an attack of pneumonia, was able to
make his appearance down town yesterday.
OF all proud train crews we ever saw the
one on train 1913, headed by Conductor Whit.
taker aud Engineer Daniels, last Tuesday,
was the prOudest. Whitaker held his head
80 high his chin got hung on top of the depot
door. and the Dire having 10 ride on the
pile Of coal In the tender can only be account
ed for by the unusually large proportions
Daniels head had assumed, The cause of
the whole matter was that they had n bran
new engine. $50. She Is truly a daisy.
Mr.. Adam Walh, Jr., formerly OF this city
now living in Pueblo, Colo, u-ed TO be u
| railroad man, and his father and several
brothers are now employed by different rail-
rosds. OF late years. though, Adam has been
off the road aud has been constable In the
above named town. Recently he has resign
ed his Office and II paper OF Pueblo has this
to say Of him - Adam Walk has accepted n
position with Postmaster Abbey and will
enter Upon his du les next week. Mrs Walk
(. Il first class fellow and will doubtiess prove
q useful man in his position" oh 7
Mr.. John BayIiss. formerly Of this eisyevbo
was 40 badly hurt sometime ago Whit flsf.
forming his duty ~ conductor OF the scboai
children's train running from Kirk woafk 10
st. Louis, in company with his wife, pesstd
through here Tuesday u!ghl en- route from
Chicago TO Waverly 10 visit relatives. la the
accident Of which we speak Mr.. Bavliss had
his skull ''cracked" In three places and his
head otherwise badly bruised, but The only
remaining evidence Of the injury IL In bis
lett eye. which Is out OF It's proper position
about One.eIght Of mn inch. We are very aisd
The accident did moi turn out rs seriously as
WAS spprehendcd.
Jefferson cry Tribune, JaLuary III
Hardly SIX weeks VIII elapse before the con
sLruction gangs OF the Missouri Pacific wi
no making the dirt ny on the river route ex
tension from Boonvllle 10 Jefferson Civ
Tde line, as surveyed and lOcated by the ell.
g,neerH who are now Just completing theII
lsbOrs Mt Oray's creek, is 80 very favorable
that the fOrty-ilYe miles TO be built can be pu
down quickly. There a"e no bridges OF any
magnitude TO be constructed. and Il will no
b. n matter uf surprise II the road Is read
TDr the passage Of trains by July /. WheI
the drst train Ii run over this line 10 Kanssl
CITY Il Will mark n new epoch In the histor!
OF The Missouri Pacific main line between 81
Louis aud kansas civ. The river route vii
become the main line that Is. II will be III
through train route, and the old main lin
Via SeGalia. WvrTensburg, Pleasant Hill AZ,
Holden Will become TO n great extent merel
q local line. The reasons for this arc obvious
Tue river route clear through TO Kansas Cit
Is on easy curves and The maximum grade
fifteen feet 10 the mile. and the route WI
designed by nature for the heavy ihroug
freight aud passenger traffic of such a road q
the Missouri Pacihc. That Jefferson City wi
be made u divisional point ana the headQuar
ters OF three great divisions of the Gould svs
tenn, there 10 but little doubt. A straw While
indicates The direction the wind Is shifting
the fact that for many months past the Paclh
officials have made no Improvements wha,
ever 10 the repair shops ut ChHmoi-, aud III
: general belief amorg rail rOad men ~ that ID
E whole plant will be moved 10 Jefferson Cit
before the last rail on the river route exteu
sion Is laid.