Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-09-20
sIxTY:YEAR.oLD PAPER.
tcrcst to Residents of This Sec
tiOn of Missouri.

Lexington. Mo-. Sept. 20.-(Special) DR..
Ainos Adams, of Lexington, lives in u
house that once belonged to Miss Elizabeth
Aull the founder of the seminary of that
name in Lexington. A few days ago he
found in the attic Il newspaper dated June
~, 1886. called The Far West. edited by
Peter H. Burnett (afterward governor of
California;. Its place of issue was Liberty.
to James Aull. who was afterward MUIR
dered in his store in chihuahua by Mexi-
of Archibald Gamble (afterward military
governor of Missouri of sale of lots in
the town of Sibley." 1t says: The under
signed. proprietor of this site. will be on
the ground surveying and laying off lots
from the 22d of May to the 10Th of June.
There will be a public sale of lots
9Th Of eE on fbs town IS noW aSs
about to be brought into market it is proper
to apprise the public of the following facts
old Fort Usage. on the Missouri river. in
jackson county. in this state. To many
this will be Information sufficient to at
/ tract their especial attention 1t has al
ways been regarded by the navigatOrs of
the Missouri river and others best informed
as the best townsite on the river. ~" 1t
Is the point at which the caravans will as
semble and depart for Santa Fe and must
become the river depot of several adjacent
counties The landing place and harbor
are very convenient, safe and CommodiouS,
and the ferry place is perhaps the best on
the Missouri river. In limiting some of the
iitui tDIlitntTcldl advantages OF tHiS
point it should not be overlooked that town
sites ON the Missouri river are few and
far between" etc.
There Is an account of n public meeting
held to warn the Mormons that if they
do not leave Clay county civil war is in
eVitable. Among the reasons given are
the Following: They are Eastern men.
whose manners. habits, customs and even
dialect, are essentially different from our
posed to slavery. which in this peculiar Pc
Rod, when abolition has reared its deformed
ana haSgard visage in our land, is Well call
culated to excite deep and abiding preju-
dice in any community where slavery is
tolerated and practiced."
The chairman was John Bird, who was
called on motion of DR.. Woodson j. Moss:
on motion of Colonel William T. Wood
On motion of Colonel William r. Wood the
preamble and resolutions were unanimously
adopted. Now known as Judge Wood
brother of the late DR.. Joseph Wood. the
eminent physician of Kansas City. William
L. Wood is still living in Lexington, partly
paraiyzed. Miss Ryland granddaughter
OF Governor Burnett, is at this time visit
ing in Lexington.
One of the important advertisements is
that of Kinzie. Hunter & Co, forwarding
and commission merchants of Chicago, in
forming the public that this firm, having
also connected themselves with line of
wagons between Chicago and Utica. on the
Illinois river, will forward goods with dis
patch to all points on said river and to
st. LOUIS Amos Kendall has an adyer-
mails: among other routes named is No
3245 from Independence, Mo-, by Westport
and Fort Leavenworth to Liberty 105 miles
and back, once Il week.