The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-03-29
Railroads and Railroaders.

MIR. ". 4. Bridges, travelling auditor Of the
sante Fe, was In the city Monday.
Brakeman Tom Bolton spent Sunday In
Lathrop. The making of these regular trips
Of his May" come to an end pretty soon.
Mrs. Jno. Leyburn, nee Allie Clayton, wife
Of a we'll Brown Missouri Pacific engineer,
Of sedsIls. arrived here Monday night for q
visit to her mother.
r. NJ. Mcdowell, Esq. general fuel agent
OF The Mo. +. system and general manager Of
the Lexington GOAL Mining Co., was here
looking at the mines Tuesday.
Engineer Ell. Adams has been laying OF
this week and part Of last on account OF a
threatened case Of pneumonia. We hope
soon to see him ut his post again.
Mrs. Mount, wife OF the popular Mo. P.
conductor, Frank Mount. for q while . resi-
dent OF this city, accompanied by her little
son. arrived here Friday night OF last week
for Il visit to the family Of Engineer Edward
Adams. They returned home Monday night.
The state supreme court last Monday over.
ruled the motion Of the G.. d A. Il. Il. Co.
for Il re-hearins of the case Of Sarah A. Rlne
vs.. the g. q A. X Il. This ends the clse.
The amount Of damages awarded the plain
It'd was 30 900 for the killing Of her son by q
locomotive, several years ago.
Engine 252 ran OF the turn-table at this
place Thursday morning, and train 1872 was
DELAYED a considerable len 9TH OF time In con-
sequence. The cruise OF The accident was the
tipping OF the end Of the table on which the
head OF the engine was resting, and the
engine ran down the incline thus made.
Mr.. VIM. II. Rankin, who several years
ago ran opposite" to Mr.. Jas Nickel, Of
this city, on the Lexington Branch, In the u.
5. mail service, was married, In Lawrence,
Kas., Tuesday OF last week. to Miss Mabel
Meyers. His many friends here wish for
him and bis chosen companion Q long, happy
aud prosperous life. He is now route agent
on the Union Pacific.
Boonville Democrat Mr.. j. @. KeltOn.
chief engineer OF the Jefferson City. Boon
vile andLexington r, K has located In Boon.
Vile preparatory to the beginning Of work
upon tbi, projected road, The 40 niles Of
road are under contract to Reynolds q Co.
This hrm will, Il is believed, push the work 10
completion. Mr.. Kelton's office Is 10 the
Commercial Bank building.
Mr.. <. Nj. DInKle, who has been running 81
express messenger on the Lexington Branch
and J. c. b. L. between 8edalia and Tlptor
for quite y while. this week resigned his posi-
ton to accept u position as travelling sales.
man for u wholesale house 10 st. Louis. II,
Is now awaiting ~''reliei" which will probably
arrive to-day, aud will Immediately leave fol
4 ot.I.na 4. yrh,ob .t.Na IA. a.. 80 tr.ual a~nI,,
syely. We regret TO lose him aud wish hin
prosperity.
Supt. II. g. Clark and bis private secretary
3. ii. Wlllett. aud Div. Supt. NJ. SliIlwe ell
Of soda Ia, and Roadmsster VIM. BaDnon. o
Marshall. In all IS clever . set Of men rs eve
J. Z b. u l.. road, where they had been oil
an inspection tour. Tuesday evening at
o'clock and remained here until the depsrtulJ
Of No. 1874, at 7-46 p. IN. While not stating
positively that the J. G. B. & l.. woul,
soon be made the main line, one NJ the part!
said that the road would eventually BIZ ex
tended through to Jefferson CITY aud with
smile and y knowing %slancej may becom
the main line" This tact has been concede
Tor some time by all outsiders who pay an,
attention TO railroad doiDgs. but this state
ment. coming from where It does aid In tn
manner 1t does, Is encouraging, to say III
least.
AS this city 10 destined soon to be plsce'
upon the main line of the great Missouri
Pacific railway, ~ [when this co nes to pass
1t win be at the terminus Of one Of It's mot
frequently used branches, as it Is very nea
half way between two great railroad towns
tSedalla and Kansas City, and q comparative
ly short distance from eltnerl as We are on,
a short distance from the two great system
Of railway. the Santa Fe and the Wab Ish an
are connected with both by the four miles G
= operated rod which Is the terminus OF tn
Hannibal & st. Joseph road. as our n~eighboI
. hood Is the very hot bed of the fuel supply Q
the Mo. Z. and has over one thousand Of thei
employees Ia this Industry ~ residents ian
, be II remembered more coal miners need th
constant attention of skilled ply sicians an
surgeons than do raIlrOaders) and, lest Of a
as we haye the most beautiful location 10 tn
state, why would II not be we'll for the rail
!, road companies and our citizens to put thel
shoulders, 1on2y sud patronage together an
= Establish vnb OF the best equipped hospital
IN the couhtrvf This can be done, we think
a II the proper steps IRE taken by our citizens
p Who will be the first to move IN the matter