The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-03-07
MAYHEM NOTES

MISS nora simpson spent Sunday
Odessa with friends.
Judge Butt went to Lexington last
Monday on business.
Grover Warren spent Monday in
Lexington on business.
Sam Beamer spent the day last
Monday in Higginsville.
Uncle Dyer Sherwood, who has been
ailing was reported better Wednes-
day.
Henry Wehking has moved back
to his farm. He says no more town
life for him.
j. Wilson attended the sale at the
Fair Grounds in H~igginsville last
Monday.
Mrs. Weed Marshall spent a few
days with her father, Dyer Sherwood,
this week.
Rev. James Gore Of Coalgate, Okla.
will preach at the Baptist church
March sth.
Dreyer & Schmutz had a car of fat
hogs on Kansas City market last
Wednesday.
Tom Saunders who has been West
the past winter returned home last
Wednesday,.
Arch Kelley of Higginsville trans
acted business here last Tuesday in
the insurance line.
Wm. ]. Weaver of independence
was here last Saturday mixing with
his many friends here.
Charles Anderson of independence
came down last Thursday and went
out to his farm south of town.
Otto Nolte attended the funeral of
Mr.. Gillen Of Odessa last Thursday.
He was buried by the K. of P. ritual.
S. M. Greene went to Higginsville
on business last Monday. 1t has
been some years since he has been
there.
Mrs. G. B. Green left last Saturday
evening for independence for a short
visit with her daughter, Mrs. VIM. j..
Weaver.
Leo Mitchell left for Kansas City
last Thursday. He expects to stay
there for a while. He thinks he may
locate with Loose-Wiles
Miss Maggie Berstch sent out cards
"At Home Thursday evening,
March 9Th, 1908 in honor of Miss Mar
guerite Benning, 1S9l-l9OS.p
Emmett Williams and sister, Miss
Peachie, left Sunday evening for
their home in Higginsville after
spending several days with friends.
Father Fitzgerald Of independence
came down last Monday and went out
to sei As~s~%Gtae
the his farm. Nj. Castor lives on
Of arm. 1t was once the property
Robt. Bledsoe.
Or. G. A. Nickel assisted by DR.. w.
G. Webb OF Higginsville performed an
operation on Walter Wills last Thurs
day. 1t was a success and he is doing
nicely at this time.
Charles Mitchell of Lexington at
tended the Foulds sale last Friday.
He told the people he was a candi-
date for sheriff, Charlie is an all
around mar and has many friends in
this county.
Kay Waddell has gone to- Odessa
weekly so often of late that he COM
mences to get ready soon after
dinner on Saturday evening for the
start. We don't blame him. We used
to do the same way in our days and
time.
Mrs. Bert Taubman went to Lex
ington last Saturday. She heard her
father, Rev. Cobb, got hurt at the
FIRE, So she went to learn the ex-
tent of his injuries and to be of as
sistance>to him. His many friends
here wish him a speedy recovery.
T.. O. Wilson and daughter, Mrs.
W. A. Mccoy, of Kansas City and
Mrs. Thos. Marshall of Higbee came
down from Lexington last Saturday
where they had been to attend the
funeral of the son of E. M. Davis.
They left on the evening train for
their respective homes.
Postmaster Otto Nolte desires to
call attention to the practice of some
patrons Of rural delivery of placing
loose coins in their boxes each time
they desire to dispatch letters in
stead Of supplying themselves with
postage in advance of their needs.
This practice imposes undue hard
ship on rural carriers in removing
loose coins for boxes and delays them
on the service of their routes. The
postmaster, therefore, urgently re-
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