Wien the Swallows Homeward Fly
A brief note in period voice announces Wien the Swallows returning homeward. The fragment hints at a local event or seasonal omen without full details or dates.
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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1902
Page
8
A brief note in period voice announces Wien the Swallows returning homeward. The fragment hints at a local event or seasonal omen without full details or dates.
The Criminal Court proceedings report sentences for multiple defendants. Hodson, O'Donnell, Blue, Jones, Lytton, Jackson, Graat, Barton, Davis, Robertson, Sowers, Crampley, Sullivan, Crompley, and Movnier faced terms ranging from ten days to five years, with several paroled or in reform school. one trial declared hung juries. The article credits Prosecuting Attorney Horace Blackwell for the result. A nearby note mentions the ongoing investigation of merchant Frank Richardson's Christmas Eve death, with Stewart Fife awaiting trial.
In Lafayette County friends of Zak W. Wright learn he will return to reside in the county and take charge of his farm in Ulny township around March. He has purchased the Slaughter place between Lexington and Odessa, with T. B. Smith and his son Zach Wright to manage it. The item notes Wright’s move back will be welcomed locally. Also mentions a tonic claim and medical ad copy for Banert Hore bound Syrupitte.
A faded 1902 notice sets the Lafayette County Missouri Democratic plan calling precincts to choose delegates for a county convention in Higginville, then Sedalia for a March 1902 meeting to appoint delegates to a March 12 Sedalia Congressional convention. It lists precincts voting, baring many typos, and names W. Wilson as chairman and S. B. Thompson as secretary.
The Missouri Pacific to run a regular mixed train from Jefferson City to Boonville with passengers and freight. Departure 7:00 AM, arrival 11:00 AM. return 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Schedule issued yesterday via Jefferson City Press. track readiness and ballast work on Blackwater and new cabals near Lake City to Santa Fe junction.
Thaws out at the gravel pit by Valley Park on the Meramec as yard work and ballasting proceed. A weddinged couple from Lexington, Butler and Nora Butler, are noted at residence in Lexington with a home to be established locally. Local flour and seed corn ads appear alongside medical patent cures and classified real estate offerings. Court notices from Lafayette County demand publication for a partition suit involving several Vance relatives and others, with a four weeks notice requirement in Lexington.
Probate court grants administration of Henry Dierker estate on February 2. All creditors must present claims within one year for allowance. those failing within two years from letters risk bar. Also includes a Botanic Blood Balm advertisement with dubious medical claims and pricing.
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