The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-06-22

Misses Daisy Powell, Edith Powell and
Alice Mountioy left Thursday to visi,
friends In Richmond and to be present at
the opening Of Richmond's new opera
house.
n Mr.. q. r. Alexander has purchased the
brick house known as the Saunders
house on the northwest corner Of Ninth
and South streets and will use ID for his
residence.
Rev. H. g. Barton. who delivered an
interesting talk at ihe Baptist church
Wednesday night, lefAThursday for Wei
liugton to attend q missionary meeting
at that place.
Mr.. WI. BalIew, OF Higginsville, who
has heen spending q couple OF days 10 our
city in the iuterest Of his application for
state mine inspector, left for home We'd
pesday evening.
Mrs. II. n. Wessendorf and daughters,
who have been here visiting relatives for
n short time, left Thursday for Black
burn, NO., to visit Mrs. Wessendorfs
sister, Mrs. ]. d. Daehler.
Rev. ID. Buchmueller returned We'd
nesday from N~orborne, Mo. He brought
with him a head OF wheat picked at ran
dom near Norborne. 1t is about five
inches long and is well filed.
A few OF our young society people
gave a picnic and supper on Meets bill
Thursday evening. complimentary TO Miss
Estelle Carson, OF Fayette, who is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. W. X. Kerdolh, Jr.
Mr.. Sanford Thornton aud wife are How
permanently located 10 their cosy cottage
home on Main street, between Seven
teenth and Eighteenth streets, having
completed their moving yesterday.
Mr.. j. A. Mclaughlin, the gentleman
who is buying so many walnut logs In
the vicinity OF Lexington, left Wednesday
morning for Q short trip to Glasgow, No.,
to see about the shipment Of some logs
from there.
Mr.. Leroy Farmer went to Kansas City
Tuesday afternoon to meet his mother
with the remains Of Mr.. farmers sister
He will accompany the remains TO
GLASGOW, where the funeral took place
Wednesday morning.
Messrs. Geo. III. Mouutioy and G. W
stier left Thursday evening for a few days
outing at McAlester Springs. Mr.. stiei
carried With him a straw bat OF such
dimensions that it would serve both az
sunshade and umbrella 10 the event oil
rain.
The rain here Wednesday was a most
welcome visitor. The longest dry spell
koown for years SO early in the season
/. has caused the berry crop to be very much
cut down, though wheat and cora seem
70 be still doing we'll. More OF 1t will not
go amiss.
F., Rev. z. VI. Williams, president OF Geo
tral Female college, left Thursday fol
Dearborn, Mo-, to attend the Epworth
league conference and deliver az address
4 Mrs. Williams also left that morning
4 She Ia goiug for a visit to her old home al
Gallatiu. No.
The criminal court adjourned Tuesday
c mt. the October term. Very little bus
: ,nesu was done, several cases being CON
tinued aud some pleading guilty. Judge
a Rich left that night for home accompanied
q nv his two little daughters, who Wer'
here with hin Gtew days.
An accident on the new work 90 tn
y M%,ssouri Pacific extension east OF Boon
Vile ia reported I o have caused the deati
n n, two werkmen aud to have iiniuret
several Others. A blast had been pre-
no,ed that failed to 90 of at the propeI
y Gina. The blast went Of g the mef
snnrosched with fatal results. fuhe
sstsils are rot obtalnable at present.