The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-08-03
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visiting Miss Alli@king. on Brunswick
aveuue,-Marsnal Republican.
Miss Anna Worthington, Sbo has
beeh visiting at the home OF Edgar
Spurgeon fox several days, returned
% her home 10 Lexington yesterday
sweet Springs Herald.
Talbot Simpson purchased the old
school house 10 Aullyille for $50 and
Is going to move ii over 10 the rail-
road track, making it an addition 10
his warehouse at that plaee.-Higgins-
vile Jeffersoniau.
About tne middle OF the afternoon
II. g. Roebken, vi lawson, took an
egg, broke the shell, placed the egg on
q piece Of lin 10 the SUI, within a
feR minutes tue egg was thoroughly
cooked -RichMoRj M~issonriSn.
Work on the Colorado road in Cole
and Miller counties is progressing rap
Idly, considering the extreme hot
weather. A large number of small
farmers ir Miller county have abau-
doned their farms aud With their teams
have secured work with the grading
contractors. = Jeffersun City Repub-
Ican.
Mise Eins Grins!eaA returned Fri
day from Kansas City, where sbe has
been visiting relatives for several
weeks Miss Mary Viles len Monday
for Maryyille, where she visited Der
friend and schOolmate. Miss Eva Feurt,
abs Week.-Norborne J,herooIsn.
These young ladies were both students
a, Central college las, session.
Harry Ordxay leis one hundred
bushels VI wkest 10 the sacks 10 bis
feld, two miles west Of town, Tuesday
eight and when be went to the field
wednesday morning found the grain
hsd been stolen and fresh wagon
tracks were visible, showing where the
thieves had entered the field. This is
a terrible Outrage and the perpetrators
Of this crime should be caught and
dealt with severely. We have moi
been able TO ascertain whether or not
Mr.. 0rdwsy has any clue as to who
the thieves are, but We venture 10 SAY
they will be run down sooner or later
Marshall Republican.
The Missouri Pacific will have thu
river route ready for heavy work a,
Dor as the tack is completed. For
smsu Lippel is at work now ballastinl
che track laid at the junction 10 tb'
zhrst cut, and be reports that, with th'
material now put in, that part Of th'
track Is 10 fine condition, equal to an!
of lhe main line track. As fast as rail.
are land the track will be ballasted anC
made ready fol the running Of heay,
aud fast trains. Steel laying will b,
commenced again this week at the frs
cut from the junction, where Con
trsetor Campbell is now engaged il
leyeling aud shaping up the grade fo
the track, 1t is expected that anothe
qnile of track VIII be laid BY Sa,urda
night and then track laying will b
pushed TO the first bridge, about thre
miles further.-Jefferson City Week.
Press.
William II. Jones, OF Missouri CITY
was in Richmond last Saturday an
filed with Recorder OF Deeds A.
Conrow twenty-five leases which b
had secured covering between loo
and l,1oO acres or land belonging
parties in the vicinity of yibbard an
Elkhorn. 1t is said to be the inGeI
ton Of Mr.. Jones TO begin work sinl
ing prospect holes on these lane
soon with the hope of striking oil
valuable mineral deposits. For 8 lor
time past it has been well known tn
oil existed in various parts Of Ri
county, but whether or not it can
secured in paying quantities is n
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Conservation.
Last week John Wittig and Jot
ii. Jones turned ftty-four head
cattle into a field of sugar cane, whiC
the drouth had made unfit for use, IN