The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-02-01

an hour and a quarter or two hours when
the roads are anything like good. And from
my house 1 can get to Hisginsviiie that
away. That is the way / stand. But Just
right here, but L don't want this county u
keep paying taxes out to satisfy Lexington
and favor her, and forttfy her against going
anywhere out of Lexington. If the people
living in this county want the court house
at Higginsville and have enough votes to
put It there, l say amen to it. And IL Lax
ington has enough votes to hold ir at
Lexington. I say amen to that. And that is
sound doctrine and the truth"
MIR. ABB. CAMPBELL
was the next to talk, and here is what he
said:
"In looking around and in the fuces OF
these courteous people, an in speaking of
the democratic county court. and talking I'm
the face of yourt ticket. 1 DONE want TO hurt
any of your feelings. But l want to- say this
with reference To this matter. This thing
looks to me IL little immature. when this
petition here of three thousand names is
rejected at this time or occasion. 1 feel for
one that it is taking 4 step a little too far.
1t is a kind of like the saying that the devn
makes II good master but q poor servant
and our county court IS the opposite, they
'Hahe Soou ser'dhts ous pao u'asteiss tbs
way 1 look ut this thing. Now / want to say
this about it. reminds me very much of a
story 1 heard once about a couple of voung
people that got married I'm Charleston.
virginia. They aimud to get to the depot,
and were going to take a tlip or IL bridal
tour, but they got there too late and anyhow
the train had left. and they had to stay all
night ut the hot ell, and the next morning at
the breakfast table, when they were eating
their breakfast. thev were hrouvht I'm
coaaab halls for hreaxfast Wen the voupx
couple were a Iit,Ie p,,een 40 the vonn9
man took on one part of the codfsb.
biscuits as be tbouppt.a and took IL and put
it in his mouth. and the landlord was I'm I'm.
dining room and WIS looking ar him and he
tried to swallow II. and no con,d M. mako
It. and he wobbIed it around I'm his month.
and the landlord turned his back. and he
then took it out of his mouth and put it
under his plate, and he says, "sail, the
landlord looks like he ia a good. clean
fellow and I don't want TO hurt HIS feelings.
bur l will be burned IL there amt something
rotton I'm this btscuit." That 1. the vav i
look at this court house matter They want
IL more for the benefit of Lexington than
any other thing. Tint ia the fact Wa
Ia Z PAYERS are levied on for all these tbings
nece ssarv ana we o.rbt 70 reen1 thesa
eXAOrDltunt prices In check and keen ie
down. I want to saw that / am tired Of q,
For the rep.irs necessary Tn the erten, q,
twentv.ive hsndrcd dolIars T nm. In favor n,
but 1 am I'm favor of this resolution being
a1onted "a ft Is. and NOT anv mart Of I, be,pg
stricken ont.n
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lnent. / paid sixty dollars taxes last year
and fifty dollars this ye-ar-one-sfxth OF. III
know how it comes that It Is raised all
over the county,. as those aother persons
Some OF these parties are in thfs
hing for personal interest, and some of them
are I'm ft for political effect. and some of
ham seem IN he I'm IL for ponn,aritv. Than
some of them think it ia more popular to be
IN on- aide for IL and some thing it il more
,o,,,., - no a.s,n... ran ~, q. s.r
D,sras. =. ,ha ho,,om a, tho ,h,ry U,
inf. what arc au of these Hfegfn. vtlIe peo.
,Ia running over the countv trIine other
,eonle how inconyenient &c IA for thsm 20
,et ia Lexington, IT. IA incouven,,nr for
Iome Odessn people to get to tSefr houses. :
Why uin't Lfgginsyiile up here showing :
hem how to put down payemenIs so as to .
make IL more convenient. IL afn't inconyo- ,
,ient for the HigetnsyiIe peosle to get To :
axing.on Tbev h.va GOT two srstns botb
,,,s av.,y aay. h,, Z, q, was and,ha countv ,
mo. a u,.asn.,;I,. ,h. n.on,e ofJ.r. {
ngton wouId he ipcopv.nIenced IN GET 20 '
Iievipsy1Ie. and Lexington has about three :
INES as many people as HigpinsyiIie and ,
Ira von 0oii,y IN remove tho conntv seat IN
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