The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-04-25
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HIeeINsvILLE, Mo-, April q, 1S'

HIGGINsvILLE, Mo, April q, 1896.
/ write again after a long silence. |
wish to write up a few of our very
intelligent people, for out of a popula-
ton of about 5000 we have many such,
though since the intense strife strife
between Lexington and Higginsville
commenced. it does seem all thought of
our being intelligent and civilized has
been entirely overlooked. Anything in
my remark that even hints that the
good people of this town expect a
defense of themselves will be a great
mistake. Our people are largely Lafay-
cite county people, women, men and
children, raised and educated some of
them in the best schools in Missouri.
Our physicians are very good. Many
of them are men of ability with ex-
p%erience and education, and devoted to
their profession. DR.. Carter had the
advantage af a very fine literary and
scientific education from our Missouri
University, besides much and wide
reading in medicines and other subjects.
DIR. Seeber, of the Citizens Bank, one
of the very best business men in all this
country, vas for about ten or twelve
years a leading physician and druggist.
Educated at an early day in Lexington,
in a fine high school course by Geo. NJ.
CatrOp, who had charge of a good select
school for twelve years in Lexington.
DR.. Braecklein is constantly in prac-
tice. DR.. VIM. Webb, of n of the
oldest families in the county, lives
here and practices medicine. He was
graduated in Missouri at Fayette.
DIR. Grimes is from the beautiful
''blue grass" regions, and from a family
of the writers acquaintance. He has
been here but a short time, and is
usually seen out practicing his profess
sion. He is a nice intelligent man.
Every one here knows that DR.. j. j.
FnlkersOn is decidedly a leading ply
stefan, brim full of success, devotion,
kindness and endowed with no ordinary
mind for almost any subject. He is
full of fine management and executive
ability. Has a memory for statistics.
u. S. law and history. He is full of
spunk and self defense and the master
democrat in the town, but is argument
alive and persuasive.
Hiram Campbell, of the American
Bank is a University student also; so
are Thos. Walker and Jas. Chinn.
Clarence Yivion has a fine college edu-
cation and IS now a candidate for pros
ecuting attorney. We can't speak of
every lawyer now.
Our schools are in charge of the very
best management, and have long been
thus managed in all grades in the COM
mon and high school grades. They
have been for many years under super
intendents and principals graduated in
Missouri University, Professors Henry
Schwartz PrigmOre, Sandusky, East
man and II. b. Walker; the last three
men had charge each three years. The
first two quit teaching. These public
schools have wonderfully developed in
the children and people of Higginsviile
a strong love Tor the best literature and
and sciences. They run without a jar
or diScord, and are comparatively easy
to govern and manage.
Mr.. Charles Hoefer, cashier of the
H~igginsville Bank and a teacher for six
years, is in the writers estimation the
finest logician in this section of Mis-
souri,. He is always kind, gentlemanly
and conservative and thus makes others
so. OF course such is the case with all
fine mathematical minds. He and his
nine sons are truly tine men in all
their dealings.
We now have a first-class mayor, a
very intelligent democrat, Mr.. Lehman.
lie is a irst-class business man n we'll
and long known to our citizens. None
of our physicians OF lawyers of whom
we have any knowledge are at all dissi-
pated. Our Christian ministers in in
t~ellect, education and general culture
are far above an average and all are
moving along without strife and very
acceptable to their respective congre-
cations.
We mention now but a few who are
too nice and intelligent for public COM
ment on any fattery. Mrs. Reinbardt
and daughter, Mrs. VIM. G.. Neale and
daughter, Miss Grace Bonham and Mrs.
Annie Beattie in the Grange store.
viii perhaps in the future mention
many others. We have an excellent
school board. Mr.. w. f. Rinehard,
educated in the south, is a man of
vigorous personal influence and extern
siVe business experience.