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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1905
Page
5
A long list of community updates from Wellington area residents includes travels to Kansas City for visits, shop openings, and bank planning. Mentions of Osage, Mayview, Independence, and nearby towns, plus weather events, a new town board member election, cider and apple pressing, and a lightning incident at a farm barn.
James Waterhouse serves on the regular jury panel. Harvey Higgins visits from town to see parents. H Nulle has cattle en route to Kansas City. Herman Temple travels there for business. Schmuta and Dreyer ship boys to Kansas City. Otto Nolle and family touring Blackburn. J A Proctor and John Tiefel business in Lelington. Oscar Filler ships cattle to Kansas City. Mr. and Mrs. Tippin of Kansas visit sister Mrs tev Henry. O M Bullard recovering. Walter Newman and sister visit brother John Newman. Mrs Tooley of Higginsville visits Kinchloe. Telephones out of service except four after line work. Minnie Warren of Lone Jack visiting sister Mrs Canningham. W W Handcock and wife visit relatives in Saline county. Tom and Mrs McEtroy of Kansas City visiting parents. Claude Perrie of Kansas City visits father and sister Mrs O D Wilson. Mrs Joe Barton and daughter of Odessa stay with Judge Butt. Mayview school to begin Monday September 11 with T. D. Hammond and Abbie at piscipal.
The Chicago and Alton introduces a new red frame service starting Saturday August 26. Trains will run between Kanaan City and St Louis with four car consists including a baggage and smoking car a Pullman parlor car and an observation platform car named The Concordian. A thunderstorm caused a lightning strike damaging a creamery building but no fatalities occurred and workers were knocked down briefly.
A damaged 1905 missive lists residents and addressees to be notified when called at the Lexing Post Office. Names include Miss Sarah R Baker Willie Bofer son Misa Hirtie Brown Walter Drom wight Mise Isabells Grewne H A Goode Clyde Goa J W Halgbiur tein Mise Elisa Johnson Rev John Jester Edward Kavanaugh Mrs Lillie Moore Miss Lill Moore Raymond MeJolley Peter Olsen Thos H Patterson Miss M B Robinson Strand Stagle Mika Myrile Santiffer Miss Mary Templs Mrs Mar bal Towner Mrs Jeona Turner 8 D Willitte and James M Crowper P M.
Wentworth Military Academy advertises a complete business course and broad school work with subject based placement. A strong manual training program, an active military department meeting government standards, faculty of college graduates, and cadets from many states highlight the benefits for boys 13 or 14 and up. For details contact Col. Sellers or Col. Hoge.
80 acre farm advertised four miles northeast of Odeana and one mile southwest of Mt Hebron church. Bargain offered within 50 days. Apply at farm. Teidet 0, FB. Jacons.
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