The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-06-06
MAYHEM NnrES

Lon Smith of Higginsville had bus
mess here last Saturday.
G. H. Radius transacted business in
Kansas City last Thursday.
John Drewell went to Higginsville
on business last Wednesday.
DR.. Lichtig Eysight Specialists will
be in Odessa every Monday.
August Saak left for his home in
chamois, Mo. last Wednesday.
Edward Elliff of Anderson, Mo. is
visiting friends here this week.
Miss Lena Smith went to Odessa
last Saturday to consult the dentist.
Guy Russell of Kansas City visited
with his friend, Joe Herr last Sum
day.
Miss Ida johnson left for Colorado
this week to visit her sister, Mrs.
Robert Landlord.
Mrs. Ella Tracy of Slater came up
last Saturday to decorate the grave
of her son, Willie.
Miss Irene Nelson returned from
Liberty last Saturday where she had
been attending school.
Sam Beamer went somewhere last
Friday. We asked him and he said
he said he could not tell.
Mrs. Henry Plattenburg of Kansas
City visited with Mr.. aud Mrs. G. H.
Plattenburg last Sunday.
VIM. Patterson and wife of Odessa
were the guests of the Mr.. and Mrs.
Morris Roach last Sunday.
Weed Marshall took advantage of
the c. & A. Chicago excursions and
visited his son, John, at Pontiac.
Mr.. Jordan, wife and daughter Of
Gillian, visited with the family of T.
R. Brock Saturday and Sunday.
Al Foulds came down from Odessa.
on his way home and dlned with Mr..
and Mrs. Will Jennings last Sunday.
Henry Drummond of Slater put in
his appearance here last Monday eve.
ming. He loves to come once in
awhile.
Mrs, Vim. Weaver and sons, George
and Lucien, visited with Mr.. and
Mrs. L. F. Weaver of independence
last week.
I. M. Chinn is somewhat of an ex-
pert in putting on door and window
screens. While he has his hand in,
call on him.
Mr.. Maurice Noriieet and wife of
Kansas City we're the guests of Mr..
and Mrs, T. D. Williamson Saturday
and Sunday.
T. Taylor Of Alma was selected
as principal for III school the COM
ing term, Mrs, Pearl Kincheloe for
Room No. , and Miss Bette Benning
for Room No. l.
Mrs. Mamie Pickett and son.,
Cecil, of Kansas City came down
last Saturday and returned Sunday
evening, They visited the family of
7. T. Pickett.
Last Saturday Mt. Hebron base
ball team came to show the MAYHEM
team how to play ball. When the
game was played MAYHEM had II to
their 6. Come again,
Otto Nolte, our Postmaster, has
numbered and put new strips on the
letter boxes which was the proper
thing to do. When patrons pay for
boxes they like for them to have a
neat appearance.
Clifton R. Smith and Miss Mary
Benning we're married last Monday
morning in H~igginsville by Rev.
Watts, pastor of the Baptist church
there. They left on the G. & A.
tor Excelsior Springs for a short stay.
Thos. J%enning can call his grand
children if he is fortunate to have
any around him and tell them how
on May %, 1908 he put up ice. He
gathered the hail where it had ac-
cumuIated and put it in his ice
house.
The hail storm here and vicinity
on last Thursday evening did great
damage to gardens and farm crops.
The wheat through the storm area
was pelted into the earth, and acres
will never be cut. Fruits of all kinds
were badly damaged.
Mrs. VIM, H. Chiles, Mrs. John 7.
McGrew, Mrs. Byrd Campbell and
Miss Bell Graves came out from Lex
lngton last Friday evening to spend
a few days at the home Of their
mother. It was a sad home coming
TO these four sisters, for the familiar
face Of their loved one wasnot there.
The vacant easy chair, the gentle
voice calling VAS missed. All around
the different rooms and out in the