The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-17

Walter B. Waddell went to Kansas
City Thursday morning to attend the
stock sale and the National Live Stock
Association.
Miss Clara Nicholson went to Kan
sas City Wednesday afternoon to visit
the fap:ly Of her brother, Robert
Nicholson, and to see Ben Hur.
J. R. Worland, wife and three
children returned to their home at
Kansas City Wednesday afternoon,
after a visit here with relatives.
VIM. Shelby, who has been here for
several days looking after business.
interests, left for his home at Font
enac, Kas., Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. Anthony Roos and wife, Of st.
Louis, arrived Thursday morning,
having been called here by the serious
illness of Mr.. Roos' mother, Mrs.
Eleanor Roos.
Mrs. Lucy A. Reeder and Lyman
Reeder, of New York, who have been
visiting the family Of Mrs. Emma
Reeder, left Friday morning for
California to visit friends.
Stanley Gordon, who has been
visiting homefolks here for several
days, returned to his home at Kansas
City Thursday morning. He was
accompanied by his sister, Miss Belle,
who will visit there several days.
The members of the Lexington
Camp of United Confederate Veter-
ans, through their Commander J. Q.
%Platteuburg are invited to attend the
celebration of Gen. Robert E. Lees
birthday by Sterling Price Chapter
NO. 2l3 u. ID. y.
1t has been announced that DR..
David j. Hill, first assistant secretary
of state will give up his place this
month 10 become minister to Switzer-
land. He will be succeeded by Francis
B. Loomis, now minister to Portugal.
A tunnel under the Thames for the
accommodation of pedestrians has been
recently completed and opened for the
public. 1t is a tube eleven feet in diam
eter, 1,217 feet long, with the top thir-
teen feet below the river bed. 1t is ac-
cessible by electric elevators and a
spiral iron railway at their end.
The British minister 10 Cuba, In re-
porting to his government, notes the
great improvements in the economic
condition of Cuba. The production of
the-sugar-has risen from 335, 900
tons in 1899 to over 800, 900 IONS in
1901, and this probably will reach
1000, 900 tons IN this years. crop.
S. P. lies of Kansas City was In Lex
lngton a few days ago in the interest Of
the Fidelity Mining and Milling Com
pany at Mt. Sheridan, Oklahoma, Mr..
lies is perfectly confident that the
Wichita mountains of Oklahoma afford
promise of richest mining developments
within the next year of any section OF
the United States. He says that the
doubtful stage is past and that many
mines in this region are already on a
paying basis.
On New years day the Alton had
from So to 80 per cent of its power
in sevice. A year ago but So per cent
was in service. This increase is certain
ly hattering to the administration.
Supt. Humphrey and his ASSISTANTS have
worked hard to make a better showing
than their predecessors and being given
the loyal and faithful support of the
army of employees, are making q
notable showing each month. But tol
for the wreck at Atlanta aud the dam
age to the 20, the per cent would be
nearer 94.-Slater Rustler.
Characters taken from life anC
placed 10 fancied scenes which SMACK
of reality and are spiced with album
} dant sensation appear in that un
equaled mirror Of modern life, 9Th,
( Fatal Wedding" which comes to tn,
b New Grand Wednesday night, Januar,
81. No drama of recent years ha
evoked the same amount Of enthu.
Z siasm and won as substantial monetar,
/, support. Its coming presentation ii
this city will undoubtedly be a repe
Z tltion OF past successes. The play /
replete with stirring situations, start
S ling climaxes and through it al
ripples a vein OF most wholesom