The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-09-22
Some Old Memories

items of former days that may
If ter> st some readers Of this paper.
The first is an extract from the
Lexington Union" published by h.
X Davis during the Civil War, and is
call for a meeting Of all benevolent,
patriotic and Christian persons invited
to attend public meeting in the
Presbyterian church in Lexington en-
Monday, Feb. the Sth, 1864, to aid
the Sanitary fair 10 be held IN St.
Louis for the benefit Of the sick and
wounded soldiers, Al the meeting
A. Il. McFaddin was elected chairman
and John E. Ryland secretary. "Dr.
Atklson explained the object OF the
meeting, and Mrs. DR.. Boulwaro was
elected president of the society, with |
Mrs. r. @. Vaughan and Mrs. ]. M.
Flemmlng Vice-president, Mrs, DR..
Alexander secretary and Mrs. Judge |
5 chofeld corresponding secretary and
Mrs. McFaddin treasurer. Thefollow-
ing ladies were elected members as
managers. Mrs. Dr. Chapman, Mrs,
Bnaberg, Mrs. Ryiand, Mrs Mrs.
Kownselor, Mrs, Bascom, Mrs. L. V.
Wornwag, Mrs. Henry Neill, Mrs, W.
II. Ewing, Miss Whelan and Mira.
james Hays. The following gentle
men were elected to assist DR.. A,klson,
Capt Enaberg, H. X. Davis, Major
Chapman, Or. Alexander, and Capt.
A, Comingo.
The neat are some extracts from q
private letter written by a farmer boy,
who ran away from home, near where
Slater now stands in Saline Co., In
1858, to an old school mate after, his
his return from trip out to Utah,
with Johnston's army, when 1T went to
support the Mormon lnsurrectlol.
He walked to Lexington and took q
boat to Leavenworth, where he was
hired by the freighters as teamster.
He says "When l started from
Leavenworth City thought it was
hard times. The first night 1 stood
guard it ralred hard all night, but J
got use to that, as l had to stand
guard every other night for lone
+ time. Ia few weeks we saw ouI
first buffalo, There were great herd:
: OF them along the Platt river bottom.
@ 'It took US q month and half t
q reach Green river where we remained
n a month. One Sunday morning w
q heard the Morn rs we're going TO taxi
o US sll with al we had. l thought
was gone then sure, but after a Will
II heard they had burned three govern
4 meuU trains and drived off the cattle.
n ~ had a hard time on lthis trip, ant
after / got back, the little money
received, 1 found, was partly counter
felt. l worked hard for 1t am sure,
"When l came back in the fall +,
Leavenworth there were a great man,
men who wanted to come down th
river. just then boat came ther
and many went on it, to see what
would cost to 60 to St. Louis bu
when the CLERK told them ticke
would cost $40, they went off taste
than they went on. la a few days W
found three carpenters who wanted +
= come down the river. They built
/, kind of Hat boat, with wheels to II
i, which turned with crank. On thi
, craft 16 Of Us set out. We soon bega
, dropping our passengers off, an
finally landed and left them q
= Miami. Some were Yankees" F." Il
says ope Of the men who "came bsc
from Salt Lake with him was name
= Dave Pool and be was the funnie
:. fellow / ever saw. There was a NJ
- Renioh who was my wagon boss an
- he was good man tell you to Il
!, ball whacker. BE lived at Lexington
: Then there was a Mr.. Lavisey, and OF
- man named Shepherd, and tv
brothers named Gibs, and OF
ho Washington Parker, also fro
:. Lafayette"
~ In view Of present conditions OIL
i the rapldity with which we travel al
:. the ease and comfort in dong SO, lh
~ sounds like "anclent history" indee