The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-07-20
Our Exchanges.

ID. H. Yaucey, correspondent of the
Christie Commission Co., of Kansas
Guy. has opened q branch Office 10
Wayerly -Wsverly Waterman.
Misses Anna aud Hannah Groves lef.
last Monday morning to spend the
summer months in California and
Portland, Ore.-Corder Dispatch.
Elmer Hart bad the misfortune Of
having = mule injured by running the
end of a rail into its side last week
The animal was a fine oue.-Higgins-
vile JeffeIsonian.
The house on W. V. Smiihson's lit
tie farm east of town burned to the
ground last Wednesday night. Loss
small and no insnrance.-Waverly
Watchman,
Mr. Palmer, Of near Waverly lost
tSeRty acres of wneat IN the shock by
FIRE recently. It is supposed 10 have
caught from a spark from an engine.
Loss is estimated at SSC0.-Higgins-
vile J,ffersonian.
Hackley Bros. have sent all of their
string Of horses home a Y Albert ALI
son. which they have pu. on the course
at Cleveland, Ohio. The other horses
were in bad shape from travel and it
was thought best % allow them TO re.
cuperste = Higginsville Leader.
County Assessor G. w. Marquis aud
family will leave next Monday to make
their future home in Lexington. We
are sorry TO see this estimable family
from our midst, but hope they
may return when Mr.. Marquis term Of
Office expires. His Office duties com
pei them to move to the county
seai--Missouri Ledger.
A threasher belonging TO David
Sanders, living southeast Of Aullviile,
was burned last Friday 10 the Geld Of Mr.
Bartels, together with 200 bushels Of
3 wagons and q quantity Of
-Four men did their utmost to
put the FIRE out but in vain. 1t was
noon hour aud steam was too low to
pull the separator
Judge Temples pasture, just east OF
town, caught fire Monday. The close
proximity to the residences in that part
of the city made the citizens torn out
and help fight the fire. 1t was put out
after destroying about seven acres Of
pasture. The FIRE caught from the
sparks Of the engine on the eas.bound
local freight train that day.-Higgins-
VILE Jeffersonian.
About S O'Clock Thursday morning
fire was discovered in the barn on the
farm of Geo. b. Sydnor, DOW rented
by W. II. Dean, and consumed all its
contents, which consisted of about 400
barrels of corn q lot Of oats; hay and
nearly all the farming utensils. 1t is
not known how the FIRE started. The
loss will be about 5000. Not much
Insurance on the property. -Corder
Dispatch.
Misses Ella B. Wood, Pearl Gordon,
Estelle l.. Gray and Clara b. Cray Of
California, Mo, have been appointed
as government teachers 10 the philip.
pines, and are expected 10 sail from
San Francisco July %. The yoang
ladies are cousins and foremost among
the young people OF California and
have a large circle OF friends IN Jefier.
son City Jefferson City Republican,
An enthusiastic fisherman at Louis,
lana, this state, had great luck while
fishing Cd the Illinois river recently
During the day he wired his wife
''l've got one, weighs seven pound,
and Is a beauty" tie was consider
ably surprised to receive the following
reply from bis wife; $50 have l.
weighs 10 pounds. He isn't a beauty
he looks ike you.'-Hichland Cy clone
Mr.. +. Y. Sutherland, super;uten
dent for Contractors Hubbard
Cochran of st. Louis, who have th
conlrsct for putting in the foundation
and ,res,io WORK Of the bridges on tb
river route between here and Boon
villa, is pushing rapidly bis part Of th
woTk and wtil eono hova ~. 81.