The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-23

j. M. Crowder, of the secret service of
the Missouri Pacific, was here Sunday Wis
iting his family.
Trains on the Frisco road are delayed
on account of the heavy shipments of
Strawberries from Arkansas.
Paymaster King arrived by special train
from Sedalia at 4:20 Saturday afternoon,
and paid the force here.
Conductor Buckley, of the j. c., b. & L.,
attended the meeting OF the Order of Rail-
way Conductors in st. Louis Sunday.
Ed. Jackson, operator ut the Missouri
Pacific telegraph Office at Higginsvil.e,
spent Sunday with friends in this city.
Tom Jones, mail clerk on the Lexington
branch, has been running on the Jefferson
City, Boonville and Lexington division
this week, in place of q. M. Sutton, who
Is enjoying a rest.
Chris Walk, general yardmaster here,
knows all about the performances of the
knights OF Pythias goat, having been
made an Esquire at,Monday nights meet
ing of Lexington lodge.
Miss Stella Cole, for the past two or three
years ticket clerk in the union depot ticket
office at Sedalia, last Tuesday became
the wife of Percie A. Harker, OF the Ilgin-
irltz ardwa company, of that city.
The Sedalia Gazette says the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas receivership will end
about he latter part u this month, as no
more stationery with the receivers names
printed on is being furnished the general
offices.
Mr.. Rohrer, of the Missouri Pacific en-
gineer corps, has finished the survey for
switches for the Big Six coal company,
who now will only await the report from
headquarters to begin operations here
Waverly Times.
A mail clerk informed an INTELLIGENT
GER reporter that one of his friends had
seen the new time card, and that trains
Nos. 191 and 1872 would run about as they
did last summer, probably in charge of
Conductor Hiram Lewis, now running on
the j. C., b Il l..
s. w. Shamell, the Missouri Pacific fire.
man, who had his toes mashed ut Myrick
on tl.e I'd Of last March, settled with the
Fidelity and Casualty Yesterday,
through its agent, Daniel Mckenzie, and
received 500 for the time he was laid up.
-Sedalia Sunday Gazette.
A tail-end collision occurred ut Napton,
on the Jefferson City, Boonville and Lex
ington division OF the Missouri Pacific
railroad last Friday, in which J. ii. Sin
located below the knee. He was standing
on the front platform of caboose when
the collision occurred.
Station Agent Loomis received a pack
age through the mail from Tacoma, WASH,
Tuesday, bearing the following inscrip-
ton: "Hon(ery) All Sid Loomis, Ticket
Dispenser and Ladies' Attendant at the
Missouri Pacific depot, Lexington, Mo-"
Inside was an article marked and headed,
"Bound for Wally Wally," and the fol-
lowing sentiment in pencil, "Let me hold
the cat awhile"
An unknown man was beheaded early
Saturday morning by the wheels OF a
locomotive in the Missouri Pacific yards
In Independence. The Indications are that
1t was a case of suicide. The man evident
ly placed his neck on the rails between
the drive wheels OF the engine, as only one
wheel passed over him and no other bruises
We're found O n his body. No papers OF any
kind were found on his person, nor was
he identified, although a great many view
ed the remains. He was of slight build
wore a slight mustache and was apparent
ly 30 years of age.