The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-07-13

Friday,
Misses McElroy of Higginsville are
visiting the family of Hugh McElroy
this week.
Meigs Walton of Knobnoster was
here a day or two the guest of Wal
ter Windsor.
VIM. P Keith took in H~igginsville
on the fourth things were too quiet
for him here.
Louise Graves and Hula Smith went
to Odessa Tuesday morning for a Wis
it with relatives.
j.. o. Whitsett of Odessa spent the
first part of this week with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Hugh Smith.
Mrs. Dave PAegar returned home
last Tuesday from her H%igginsville
visit with relatives,
Jessie Mars of Saline Co., came up
last Friday to spend a few days with
his old friend Chat Landlord.
There was quite a number of young
people attended the band concert at
Higginsville Thursday night.
Miss Sue Woodbridge returned to her
old home at Gillian last Tuesday,
where she will reside in the future.
Turner Williamson said he wanted
to see what was going on in Higgins
vile. So he went down last Friday.
Mrs. Laura Graves and daugter
Tollie returned home last Wednesday,
Louise remained to extend her visit.
Mrs. DR.. Ryland of Lexington Wis
tied friends here this week also Mas
ter Frank Campbell who came with
het
Miss Stella Kincheloe went to Kan
sas City Wednesday evening for sew
eral days visit with her sister, Mrs
Bradsher.
Fritz S|cheachter was called to Con
cordia last Monday on account seriou,
illness of his brother-in-law, Herman
Echelmeier.
Miss Belle Graves arrived from
Kansas City Thursday morning t.
spend a few days with her mother,
Mrs. L. c, Chiles.
Miss Margaret Chiles and Misses
Ella and Bess Warren of near Hig
g%insville were the guest Of Miss yir
gle Bellies a few days this week.
Misses Lena Smith, Bette Benn
ng, Alma Kipcheloe and Messrs. Joe
Herr, Oscar Proctor and John Rey-
nolds attended the Fourth of Jul,
celebration at H~igginsville and tool
in the "Band Concert"
Mr.. and Mrs, James Ennis, Mr.. anC
Mrs. d. B. Carroll, Miss Mary Carol
of st. Louis Messrs. NJ. c. Turner ant
Charles w. Ward of Albuquerque
New Mexico who spent several day
last week visiting Mrs. Sarah H. Her
and other relations here, returned t.
st. Louis on July Fourth.
DR.. B. A. Nickel was the only DO
that got hurt on the fourth. He ha
arranged a display of fireworks at hi
home. And being master of the cere
monies he was careful that tn
children should not get hurt in any
way, So he attended to letting o
the Roman candles. One of theI
shot from both ends and the ball q
fire burnt the palm of his right han
badly,
Clarence Jones went driving las
Thursday evening. When abou
3 miles from town his horse concluC
ed he had enough of the fourth an
refused to so further, all kinds q
persuation proved fatile, the hors
being young became nervous an
someway got his feet over the shaft
and in the plunge broke them. Sob
with the young lady walked back t
VIM Waddells. Through his kindnes
a way was opened up so he could ge
back to town by the loan of HI
horse and buggy.
After the small bov got started
aided and allotted by some larger one
we had a very %presentable fourth S
for as noise was concerned, the fla
that was now in the contest a fe.
years ago, belonging to the demo
cratic club of Washington TOWNSHIP
was unfurled to the breeze as W
looked at it. we thought of the grea
victory won that year by the demo
Gratis all over this United States, sa
by the way we will do that way agai
some of these time and in the not f.
distant future, "Old Glory" was di