The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-11
MAYHEM NOTES.


John Tiefel transacted business in
Lexington last Tuesday
David ]. Powell is still very sick.
He is not expected to live.
Mrs. 10 Wilson went to Corder for
short visit last Tuesday.
Mrs. John Sturgis of Lexington is
the guest of Mrs. Bert Taubman this
week.
Art Reynolds and George Smith
shipped bunch of fat hogs to Kan
sas City last Tuesday.
Harvey Hulver had 81 head of fat
cattle on the Kansas City market
last Monday. They brought $50.
Mrs. Martin Roach, Judge Butt, O..
I'M. Bullard and John w. White have
been confined to their rooms, on ac-
count OF the grip.
7. r. Brock and Chas. Pointer have
bought the coal mine north of town
from the Tiefel Bros and will take
charge Of same next Monday,
H. w. DeBolt has traded his drug
stock to Sam Green Of South West
City, Mcdonald Co. and will soon 60
to that place to live, Mr.. Green
coming here.
The sheriff bee is buzzing in the
ears of one or two citizens of our
town. There is nothing like polit,
ical aspirations, it seems, to give one
an uplifting feeling as it were.
We must be on the tail end of pros.
perity. We had moving picture
show advertised here for last Tuesday
evening. The show came, but the
people failed to respond. Hence We
had no show. We heard one young
lady say, 81 can take that quarter
and buy me a collar
Thomas Vivion, who was aecidently
shot in the eye by stray single shot
sometwo weeks ago, went to Kansa;
City. After examination it was fount
necessary to remove the eye entirely
He Is in the hospital there, and i
getting en- as well as could be expect
ed. 1t will be several weeks befor,
he can come'home.
DEATH or aURssER WILLIAMSON.
Turner Williamson numbers an
other old citizen and pioneer of on,
county, who departed this life Jan
3rd, 1908 at a. m. of pneumonia a
the home of his son, Thos.D. He wa
born near Georgetown, Scott Co., KY
March 18th, 1920, being 81 years old
8 months and is days old at the tim,
of his death. He married Miss Die,
Cox in Jackson Co., Mo. in the yea
1852. By this union there wer,
twelve children-six sons and si1
daughters. AT this time two dsugh
ters and six sons are living.
When he was a young man h,
worked at his trade of millwright ant
by being economical and mdkinj
good investments he accumulated
handsome amount of property. H
was model of honesty and deal
fairly and honestly with all mankind
!. We notice he was charter membe
of the /. o. 0. f., No, 81 which wa
organized in Wellington, December
1855. When the Citizens Bank o
Higginsville was organized he be
came its president and remained s,
until it liquidated and went out o
business. He became member o
the Christian church in about 1856
and remained in full fellowship un
til the church in Wellington dis
banded. Since then he has no
united with any church. Funera
services we're held at the home o
his son, Thos. D., conducted by ED
]. N. Crutcher Of Higginsville. H
read the first u verses of the St
chapter of Matthew. His talk wa
on the thoughts suggested. Th
choir sang, "a Home over There.
and eve Are Gathering Home On
by One. The remains were take
to the Wellington cemetery wher
he was tenderiy laid near the restin
place of his wife, where the sol
sweet melodies Of the winds win eve
chant loving requiems and wher,
now, with grief stricken hearts, "
must leave him to await the resure,
tion morn. The six sons now living
Thos. D., Renick, Bert, William,
/ W., and 4. L., were the pail bearer
p r. Adams went to Ottervill
yesterday Tor short stay
Mr.. and Mrs. Q. c. Barnard lie.
yesterday for trip to Alton al
Decator, III.
william Aull and Horace Blackwe
went to Kansas City Thursday evel
ing on legal business.