The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-11-01
Railroads ana Ra1lroaders.

Handsome Sammie I.oVit spent Wednesday
night IN Sedalis.
The Wells, Fargo Express Co. /: Is report
ed. will doing business IN this city
to-day.
Engineer Martin Weyant has been on the
sick list, but we are glad to say, is able to be
on his run again.
How Tom Pratt does smile! We don't
think his having too much money on hand is
causing him to lay OIL.
A shortage of conductors on 1.-THE main line
has caused our Denver Express" men to
make double runs this week.
Conductor Geo. Barton has been laying Of
this week. Conductor Phil Adams has been
holding up his run for him.
MIR, Robert Flint, q Lexington boy, is, we
learn, now running rs express messenger
between st. Louis and Denison, Texas, Wis
the Mo. p. and M. X. T. roads.
Brakeman James Robinson, who 10 now
a Irregular" on Conductor Lstierty's local
freight train, had u finger OF his left hand
badly mashed while coupling cars between
here and Independence Wednesday night.
Conductor John j. Gaffney. formerly of
this place, now u conductor on the Inter
national and Great Northern and residing In
Palestine, Texas, ~reioices over the arrival OF
o baby daughter at his home. Here's our
GT Johnnie.
John b. Flanders, division superintendent
Of the Mackinaw route, II Is reported will to-
day assume the duties Of division superinten-
dent of the West End of Mo. p, N. StilwelI
| kauIsD raafun.H % aAna,t n N1a.to, 81.
where. Mr.. Flanders was at one time in the
employ Of the Mo. p, and his return to thi.
road Is Il source Of delight to the many EN-.
ployes on this division.
c. g. Ferrier, the colored mail agent, who
has been running on the j. c.. b. q L. road
between this place and Versailles, has beer
transferred TO the main line, and J.. W. Mil,
has been ordered to take care OF this run. Mr.
Mills Is engaged IN moving his family to Yer.
sailles and ss soon as this work Is completed
he will assume his duties. In the mean tim
J. II. simpson Is holding up the run.
The Mo. p. railroad company seems to be
"playing IN bad lack" at Napoleon. About
two years ago their depot at that place wa.
set afire and burned to the ground. Since
that time the citizens OF that vicinity have
been deprived Of depot couYeniences and the
agent has been transacting the company,
business In q box car. Recently the COMPANY
began the erection of another depot and on
Thursday the workmen were putting thu
finishing touches upon It. Thursday night
through some means unknown, supposedly
the work Of an incendiary. the new depo
caught fire and was burned to the ground
The box car depot will have to remain there
awhile longer, but we hope the company vii
not be 30 slow about rebuilding this time.
The Sedalla Gazette OF last Sunday contain
ed the following. to all of which we Say
"amen':-'Meade stilwell. superintendent
Of the West End. Lexington Branch and J
c.. b. b L. divisions OF the Missouri Pacific
has resigned and will leave next Thursda,
night for Logan, Ohio, where he will max
/ his home and enter upon the duties Of divis
ion superintendent OF the Columbus ant
Hooking Valley railroad. Mr.. Sulwelps de
parture from Sedalia will be universally re
GREETED. He Is not an old.tlmer. In the tru
acceptance Of The saying, but Notwithstanding
this fact. he has made q friend of 'everybod,
with whom he has COM IN contact and on
and all regret that he IL to leave our midst
In making the change Mr.. Stilwell not onI,
receives an increased salary, but his dutie
In his new position will not be 90 arduous o
complicated rs on the West End, aud that b
will succeed there. as he has here, goes with
out saying. For many years the West En-
was a regular bonanza for the press. 70
scarcely N day passed that It did not furnis
some kind Of aniitem-a collisions wreck o
something else. A month after Mr.. StilweI
assumed the SUPPLEMENTARY there was
marked change for the better, though, and
gradually improved until an accident Is
rarely now. Trslnmen, yardmen and IN fat
all the employees on Mr.. StilwelPs division
will part with him with deep regret, and on
and all will Join the Gazette ln wishing hil
and his estImable family prosperity In the
, new home In the Buckeye state. As to WI
) will succeed Mr.. Sulwell as superInuender
3 OF the West End. the Gazette was unable
: learn.