The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-29
MAYHEM NOTES

]. G. Calfee and wife spent last
Tuesday in Kansas City.
T. NJ. Chinn transacted business in
Higginsville last Thursday.
Miss Viola Pickett spent Thursday
in Higgins lille with friends.
Geo Humphreys moved last Wed
nesday into the Rechterman property.
Clarence Jones attended the Wood
men lodge in Higginsville last Mon
day evening.
Mrs. VIM. L. Smith, who has been
quite sick, was reported much better
last Wednesday.
Mrs. Lottie Sharp Of Higginsville
visited with her brother, Dave
Pflegar, last week.
Miss Grace Knowland of Missouri
City is the guest of Mrs. Taylor
Benning this week.
Miss Stella Kincheloe is spending
the week with her cousin, Mrs, Cora
Clary, south of town.
Miss Ruth Poole and children of
Oklahoma are visiting with Mrs.
Jane Poole, her mother-in-law.
Tbos. Marshall OF Higbee came in
to see his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Weed Marshall, last Monday night.
! Mrs. Irene Major of Sedalia at=
tended the wedding of her cousin,
Miss Lillian Proctor, last Wednesday.
Robert Greene of Blackburn came
up last Wednesday to visit his broth
er, Sam, whom he had not seen for
seven years.
Mrs. L. K. Foulds and daughter,
Mrs. Slusher, came up from Higgins
vile last Thursday to visit Mrs. win
Jennings.
John A. Blucher and wife came
down from Odessa last Wednesday
for short stay with Mr.. and Mrs.
Jerry Proctor.
Mrs. Mckinney of Kansas City
visited with her sister, Mrs. G. II
Plattenburg, last wesk. She intends
tomake trip to Europe this spring
Miss Belle Graves came in from
Lexington last Tuesday to stay few
days. She reports her mother, Mrs
L. G. Chiles, as getting along nicely
the last few days.
T. M. Chinn spent pleasant day i
Kansas City last Monday. He me
some old Lafayette boys and eS
changed few jokes and brough
back one or two new ones.
Geo. Plattenburg is happy now h
has his plank road to the town limit
If he can now get the town board t
| put in street crossings (which the
| shouldl he can get to his suburba
\ home free of mud.
H Elder j. N. Crutcher delived a pr,
Il hibition speech here last Thursda
4. evening to good audience. Tn
II speech was well received. 1t WI
u not on the line Of what is generally
temperance lecture, but {
higher place. He discussed Il
question isan educational way.
Lc Mrs. A. Heidbrink was surprise
OF last Sunday by VIM, Heidbrink al
OF wife, Charles Painter, wife al
NJ children, James Drummond, wife an
u children, I. r. Brock, wife al
ch son, Otto, Mr.. Minershagan and wi
Mt of aigginsville and Mr.. Altmansbe
as ger and wife. They came with We
te filed baskets and royal dinner WI
nd served in honor Of her birthday
ne There is some talk Of establishing
high school here. 1t is thought
n some that it would be the best thil
~ to do while others think il is not TO
,l- thought of AS rule when y
~ touch the pocket-book Of some pc
II pie, the knocker appears. The peoI
of this town and those affected by Il
en territory proposed 10 be added vi
have children to educate, It seer
ol to us, ought to cut big figure
n- deciding the question. For the pl
NlO that have no children are interest
'ut only to the general building up Of t
community as any public or genel
-7 improvement might do In eve
no community there are always kno
public spirited citizens that are e,
ready for every advancement, th
TO is for the bettermento OF the comm
nd nifty in whiCn they reside The wo
"taxn seems to scare some peo
ii. nearly to death 1t seems to
\ that the way to act is to get all
Information possible as regards I
tax necessary, make the proper es
1ie mates, then present them intellige
lus ly Then the people can soon
whether It would be burdensor
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