The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-09-30
MayrIew zoe.

E&H LAAN
last week to see his kinstolk.
Priiz Niemsu bought the Brumme
farm Of las acres at ss7 per acre.
Zoe Herr spent a couple Of days in
Kansas City last ~eek on business
Miss Rena Moore, of Kansas City,
was down to see her parents Sunday.
john Landlord, of the Prairie
nelghborhood. was mere last Saturday,
Mrs, Leo Green spent last Thursday
il Higgiusville shopping and visiting
friends.
Babe Butcher, OF Odessa, was here
buggy riding with bis best girl last
sunday.
Mrs. Proctor and daughter, Lillian,
we're shopping in Higginsville last
Saturday.
Tom Bryant. Of Wellington, was
here last Friday. He brought DR..
Mann over.
Mrs. Perry Cunningham, of Jackson
county, is here visiting her sister, Mrs.
Chss, Nolte.
Judge Weedin was on our streets
the other day. He had been out in
Ipecting bridges.
Lester Goldman, OF Kansas City,
came down last Sunday and visited the
family of VIM. L. Smith.
Mrss Sallie Warren and Mrs. j. s..
Vickars took in the Old Mems Club at
Higgiusville last Saturday.
T. T. Puckett's wife baked him an
old fashioned pound cake on September
81, that being bis birthday.
An item last week said we needed
another barber. Don't know what to
do with him, VIC have two now.
Miss Harness, teacher Of the Houx
school. went to Higginsvllle Friday to
stay over Sunday with her mother.
The Old Mems Club win meet here
next June. We welcome them and
will be pleased to entertain them.
w, w. Hancock went to Blackburn
last week to look at some town prop
erty. He did not find anything to
suit him.
VIM. P. Keith returned from Kan
sas City highly pleased with what be
saw and heard when he attended the
sessions Of the Pomollcal Society,
James Hayden surprised his many
friends by arriving here last Sunday
evening with his bride. He married a
Miss johnson OF Salt Lake, Utah.
Weed Marshall is the peach king Of
our town. he will have about five
bushels Of the large white cling. He
displayed a basket of them on the
street that measured lOH inches
around. Who can beat it?
Peter zeifel, Wm.IL. Smith, Turner
\ Williamson, j. W. Warren, Dyer
Sherwood and Butler Moore we're the
old men that went to Hipginsville
from MAYHEM to attend the ,emi-
.qnual meeting OF this club.
Judge Butt returned from the ex-
rsion be made with the fruit growers
puth. He said he was glad to get
ack. He saw enough Of rock and
,cky land to last him a life time, and
om what he saw they were 10 the
me fix we were, had no fruit.
Gottfried Brumme, aged IS years, a
mghly respected German farmer, CON-
atted suicide last Friday morning by
hootiDg himself 10 the head three
ines with q pistol. He had been
espondent on account Of family troub-
8 for some ten days. The day before
killed himself he sold his farm to
Fritz Neiman, Of Hlgginsville, and
was TO 60 there Friday morning and
make deed and receive the money for
the farm. The family arose about five
O'Clock Friday morning 80 he and his
wife could get IN early start. Ed.
went to feed the stock, Fred to get
the buggy ready; Mr.. Brumme went
down to the feed lot and then return
ed TO the house and went down in the
cellar, then went into the dining room
and handed his wife some money, say
ing sTake this and care for it, we will
not need it toGay." Breakfast was
" o about ready but he wentout to
the barn and had not LETT the house
more than two or three minutes before
the family heard a shot. o two