The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-11-08
; COUNTY NEWS
HIadINsYILLR HAPPENINas.
(BY Will WARD MITcHELL)

The election here-It ''ju't pass d
off,
Chris Tempel was III Lexington We'd
nesda5-
Halloween passed off qu'etly-even
respectfully.
W. A. B%raecklein hsd business in
Lexington Wednesday.
Will Reed has returned to Oklahoma
much improved in health.
Mrs. Hugh Asbury, Of corder, was
shopping here one cay this week.
l.. f. Smith, Of MAYHEM, spent Sun
day here with a most attractive lady
friend,
Strange to relate n Higginsville
man put down a plank sidewalk
recently.
All honor to every democrat who
supported Mr.. Redd. Stand by your
colors, men.
Leon Lewis, the popular clerk at
Lakes, spent Sunday with the sold
folks at home,n neal Corder.
Miss Ada Mcdaniel, who is teaching
the Van Meter school near Corder,
spent Sunday with her parents Henry
Mcdaniel and wife.
Negroes are usually we'll represented
here, but on Tuesday-oh, ye gods,
ind most Of the nastiest looking ones
had been fighting booze, too.
Rev. Alton, of the M. E. church
South, is delivering some very able
sermons at bis church, as are all the
pastors at their respective churches.
Mrs. Joseph Harrison is in Denver
to spend the winter with her mother,
Mrs. Virginia Smiley. Mr.. Harrison
accompanied her as far as Kansas City.
John Grimes. now OF H~arrisonVille,
kpent Sunday here with friends. He IS
looking well, was all smiles, and seems
as fond of Higginsville as Of old.
There is one "bright particular STAR
here for JOHNNIE.
One Of the sweetest wee maids in
town IS the bright little daughter,
Jeanette, of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Edgar
Asbury, Jr. Miss Jeanette is also a
granddaughter of H.. G. Sydnor, the
well known stock man.
IA nice hop was held at the Lafay-
este club hall Thursday evening, which
an enjoyed The gentlemen composing
the club are often giving delightful
affairs Of this kind and they are
thoroughly enjoyable.
Willie Ridge, who is attending school
at Fayette, writes that he is delighted
with his school work-and yet-all his
friends, while rejoicing at that, are
still SO loath to lose bis presence from
nongst us-well, to be honest, we
dst wish his school days we're over.
Willie is destined to make his mark in
the world. May every happy breeze Of
fate continue to make his life one
glorious success.
There are several places on Mar
atreet which trihIng sots and negroe'
Disgrace with their presence. Women,
more than once recently, have heer
obliged to get out in the street to ordel
get BY. The officers se' ~ 4 be aleS
do their duty, but a match down Ii,
reets with a few elm clubs would say,
Nomen-folk from contao. With saes
things, There are dozens Of women
}es, and also OF men, who win sa.
amen" to this.
The writer Of these lines has beef
very III at times during the past week
which ccouuis for the failure Of tn
usual Higgipsyille letter. This, too
has in a measure retarded the appear
nce Of the Mirror. At present We ar
the kindly hands OF an excellen
Ahyslclan, and our eyes look hopefully
eislfnllv toward the future. We ar
hardly able 10 sit up long enough Il
write these lines, but hope to have GU
customary letter regularly hereafter.
Prof. W. G. sebring and wife de
parted the first OF The week. Prof
Hendrix and wife departed Tuesday
They viii be missed, Prot Bailey an
Miss McLure are excellent educator
nd are winning many friends and civ