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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1905
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR text from MPASHINGCTON UNIVERSITY references names and terms without clear events. The readable bits mention Louis, fear, and a list of incomplete phrases likely describing a campus matter or notice. No coherent incident or outcome emerges from the legible content.
A long transcription from Nelson County records outlines the will of John Fitch of Bardstown with legacies to William Rowan Egg, Elisa Vail, and James Nourse and executors named for settling estates and legal matters. The document ties Fitch to early steamboat history with mentions of Philadelphia Trenton routes and the Clermont, and covers endorsing witnesses and archival recording in 1798.
A list of property transfers dated July 6 1905 to July 10 1908 shows numerous deeds across Mayview Napoleon Higginsville Concordia and Lexington with buyers and sellers such as B F Bandorant John O Donnell Sue M Vaughan Henry Rosing and Anna Reinhard. The items include several lots tracts and acres with prices ranging from 260 to 828000 and dates in 1906 1908 and earlier. The piece ends with a reflective quotation by Rev R McDonald about time and memory.
Wilkes stallion Conspirito 35431 will stand at Greystone Park near Lexington Missouri for an extremely low stud fee. The announcement highlights the horse’s proven bloodlines and desirability for breeders seeking quality thoroughbred lines in the region.
Ryland Todhunter touts Conspirito a coal black 16 hands stallion sired by Star' Wilkes and out of Gloria as the best public stallion offer in Missouri. He boasts pace times under two minutes for a half mile and under 14 seconds for an eighth, claiming superior speed and form.
A large town meeting at the courthouse discussed a proposed 800 mile railroad from Des Moines Iowa to Port Arthur Texas. Promoters led talks, Mr Crawford highlighted right of way needs, and a committee was tasked to secure land rights from the river to the Dover south edge with help anticipated from Aultville. The Commercial Club will press to the Johnson county line. Additional notes include a catalog of legal blanks for sale and a notice from Jas. F. Wien announcing buyout of BR. S. Moorman’s interest and continued business at the home stand. Revivals and sermons were quoted in the afterward remarks.
A baseball game is set for Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at Bunker Hill with entrance on Ridgeway. Kansas City Royals face the Lexington Merchants in a contest with the usual admission charge. Revered quotes from Rev. W B Pinkard accompany the notice.
Lot of second hand building lumber, boxing and framing, also buggy and horse very cheap. Olga Deke, plant daughter of Mr and Mrs Gus Deke, died at Concordia July. C Sipe has leased the mines of Plathcoburg and Co and offers coal to individuals with special prices for large contracts. Orders solicited by phone 355, 95.
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