The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-25

in Kansas City this week.
Riley Smith took in the show at
Higginsville last Saturday night.
Miss Lena Smith has become as
sistant at our telephone exchange.
Claude Elliott of Higginsville
spent last evening here with a friend.
Willie Monroe has been of duty
for several days on account Of ths
grip.
Robert Wilmot of Lexington came
over last Monday to see Mrs. Minnie
Bellies.
Hugh Smith took in the hog and
cattle market in Kansas City last
Friday.
George W. waterhouse of Bates
City was down last Wednesday to see
friends,
Irving withers spent last satur-
day in Kansas City and Independence
on business.
Maurice Noraeet of independence
showed his smiling face in this neigh
hood last Saturday.
Arthur Riley went to Grand Pass
last Saturday and stayed over Sun
dav with relatives
Miss Lizzie Pool left for Detroit,
Mich. last Wednesday to make her
home with her sister, Alice.
John Tiefel left this week for Kan
sas City. From there he will 60 with a
train of stock to Old Mexico.
Arthur Wilkening of Odessa spent
last Sunday here. He thinks he has
found good place to go, and he is
right.
Mrs. Lydia Green came down from
Kansas City last Tuesday to make
her home on her farm with her son,
Rubie.
Bert Taubman went to Kansas City
last Monday evening to see how
Thos. viyion is getting on at the
hospital.
Geo. Humphreys and wife went to
Odessa last Wednesday evening and
stayed over with relatives until
Thursday.
T. M. Chinn, Otto Nolte, J. S.
Vickars, Sam Winn and others at
tended the dedication of the new X.
of P. hall at Odessa last Monday
night.
Elder Arthur Downs will fill his
regular appointment here next Sun
day the 26th at the Christian church.
Services in the morning and even
ing.
Mrs. Minnie Bellies, widow of the
late Gill E. Bellies, died at 1890 a. m.
Wednesday, Jan. 22nd. Arrange
ments for the funeral will not be
made until relatives can be heard
from.
A medicine show struck our town
this week and opened up every night,
to dispense with medicines to heal
the sick, lame and halt. They had
the only medicine, If it was covered
by patent.
Leo Mitchell entertained number
of his young men and lady friends last
Monday evening at pie and pount
party. Finch, cards and dancing
were engaged in. The guests were
allowed the privilege to amuse them
selves to suit their own inClinatlons
They were invited to have a pleasant
evening, and those present say they
surely had a nice time
The Fancy Work Club met and wa,
entertained last Tuesday Afternoon
by Mrs. J. c. Calfee. Those present
we're: Mesdames Bert Taubman
Jerry Proctor, Win Jennings, Blancl
Smith, u s. yickars, Geo. H. Plat
tenburg, and H, DeBolt; Misses Kat,
Billiard and Grace Smith. The prob
lens to be worked out was, "All t,
be found upon human body Their.
were twenty things to be found. Mrs
Geo. Plattenburg and Miss Kat,
Bullard tied. 1t was settled by guess
ing who was closest to a number. Mis-
BuIlard won, the prize being a han,
painted plate. Mrs. Win Jenniug
got the consolation prize, which wa
a box of bon-bons. Mrs Calfee wa
assisted by Miss Viola Puckett Th,
lunch served was strawberryrolls ici
cream, two kind Of cakes, hot coffee
nut and mint waters. The club vii
meet with Miss Kate Bullard, on Feb
ruary 5th.
Ernest Kriehn was in Kansas cit
Thursday
y Leroy L. Chanslor of Delamai
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