Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-30
SHORTS.

Get seats to the McGlbney matinee feo-
ruary6, jan30t2
The county grange will meet at Mayhem
February 90.
Get reserved seats to the matinee by the
McGibeny family, Feb. 6. j3Ot2
The best -four in the market is the Excel
sior brand. Ask your grocers for it. n15tf
Call and look at the beautiful line of glng-
hams just received at NJ. F. Royle Il Son. II
Don't forget the matinee by the McGibeny
family; they have a reputation second to
none, j30t2
There was a candy pulling at Mr.. A. j.
Bumgarner's a few nights ago. Twenty-nine
guests were present.
The Commercial Hotel, under the manage
ment of Mr.. Levi Neale, has quickly gained
a frat class reputation. oct31tf.
Every farmer that raises wheat should get
one of the double land rollers manufactured
oy w. NJ. Jordan, Lexington, Mo. july2stf
City warrants are in demand to pay
licenses, They are selling at s. cents. We
hope soon to see none of them sold at any
price, but taken up by the treasurer for cash.
For Sale-A good residence, one OF the
best in the city, on Main street, large house,
good outhouses, well, %cistern, etc. Price
only % OOO.. Terms easy. Inquire OF D..
Ardinper. nov29tf
Mr., Bour's new brick store-hOuse, on
Franklin Avenue, is being pushed to compile
ton as rapidly as the weather will permit.
1t will come very near to being a winter job
throughout.
Rev. J.. J.Lilly ia teaching a night school
for the beneftof boys who have to work all
DAY, nthe mines: The boys should attend,
as they may ;therebyS get mach knowledge
while they are earning aliying. The hours
are from 7 TO 9:30a
The JEFF Wilson case was argued before the
supreme court, last Tuesday, by John s..
Blackwell, Esq , for the state, and by Judge
VIM. Young for the defense. The court took
the case under advisement. TIL court may
read its decision in it next Monday.
Remember that our subscription price is
two dollars per annum, and that in order to
yet the benefit of the reduction in price pay
for q whole year. Waiting for one, two or
three months before making payment, and
then wanting us to make the discount, will
not do. We must adhere to our rule. II
MI. l.. R. Kaufman Informs rs that he has
raised over $500 Tor the town clock and bell
intended to be placed on the courthouse. He
says he canzsecure the remainder in a day, if
the county court will now do what it agreed
ito do when the proposition was first broach-
ed. The matter will be laid before the court
next week, and we hope it will lend its aid,
as what is asked is extremely reasonable.
John Blagg, q white man. was before
Esquire Clayton on the 18th, on a charge of
stealing a cap from the residence of Mr.. B.
T.. Simmons. The cap was the property of a
bosrder named Crawford, who made the
complaint. Blsgg's trial is set for February
Land his bail fixed at $500. He could not
give tAebsii. and Is In Jail. John Csvanaugh
also made a~coinplaipt against Blagg. charg-
ing him with stealing a pair of shoes, worth
o.. Mr.. Ben. Simmons is also looking for
soae clue to nab the festive Blagg for four
'WNeeks' board. And a lot of workmen are yet
to hear from. who say Blagg drew their
wages. last week, and spent the money. 1t
looks as If Bisgg is 3 hard customer.
High Scheol:-class /. -dlstinction-M
Grimes, o. Lesueur, S. Stewart. NJ. Winkler,
j. Young, G. Gowie, A. Weis, l.. Gordon.
Emma Hays E. Tribble, T. Meng, c. Gin
ther, E. McGrew, R. Walker, j. Gllkerson
aud A. Duncan. Second Ward: -Second and
third grades-R. Goehners,N d. Mitchell, w.
= .Apple,A Gelzer,E. Hoffman and A. Toeppe.
Honor roll-A.:W eis, A. Allen, Emma Hays,
Il. Treble, C. Cowie, o, Lesueur. S. Stewart,
i. N. Winkler, NJ. Grimes, B. Gunlack, Laura
D. Mitchell, Flora Becker, N. Hall, w. Farrar,
q. Kramer, F. Lesueur, NJ. Mitchell, M.
Ripple, r.. Ripple, A. Schaeffermever, R.
Turner, E. Weis, A. Smith. E. Durant. r.
= Bywater, A. Rallston, E. Durrand; A. Bas-
com, W. Welsh, K. Kramer and j. Baehr.
. W. G.. sends in this account of a very
pleasant party miss Ada Billiard, assls-
ted by her sister. Mrs. Wilson, entertained
ssnumber of friends last Tuesday evening
The time was spent very pleasantly IN con
versation. music. and social games. Mis-!
Holland favored the guests with severa
solos, which were highly appreciated. Abou
IL o'clock refreshments were served and tn
evening as q whole was simply immense
Among the persons who enjoyed the hOspi
tally of the hostess, who was charming in
garnet princess dress with white lace shout
der cape ware Misses Minnie Grant in
handsb6e black silk Jessie Grant, blacl
siikWit6 pssbemsnterietrimming ;katieHoI
Hand, mauve silk and white lace; Hettie Tay
Tor, light gray silk with red velvet basqu
AID white lace asehu. There were ais
peeseat Misses Gunlaek, Graves, Gordon
Rfica and Lynch. The gentlemen presen
were Messrs. HARRISON. Littlefeld and Fish
sAackof W.. M. A.: Lynch, harrs, LaBerteM
add Grant. About II o'clock the guests be
gan to leave, each declaring that they hal
spent one. Of the most pleasant evenings 0
the sesson.n = ~
1"D. j. W. writes to us from Middleton
township 1 see but yer.
little from our end Of the coun
Ay, 1 beg leave to impose upon you
kind indulgence to say a few words through
your valuable paper. Prairie Grange, No
472, Is alive and wide-swake to the signs o
the times upon the silver question and al
other questions pertaining to our interest. W
unanimously pray you to urge, through you
columns, upon our congress and senate, t
give US the honest silver dollar and more Q
them. We have good grange meetings, regu
larly, and full attendance-from forty t
fty members. Jackson COrder is Or mas
ter; j. NJ. Armentrout. secretary, and we ar
stiil booming up our cooperative store a
Hteginsville. You will please see what tn
Patron of Oisthe, Kansas, says of us, Whic
you will please publish for Us, not as we fe
any way worthy of the compliment, but hoI
we will yet grow to il. Mr.. H. G. LivermOl
is business manager of the cooperative stol
at Olathe, and is q live man In the right plac
His sales amount the last two quarters
S116, $40 43. We hope our business manage
C. C.. Cstron, at HigginsviHe, will whoop
the patrons to even more than they ha'
done, and by the time we become their az
ten years old, we may equal them"
The Tobbein will case has been disclsse
quite freely Of late. Ilett Tobbein died
Caldwell county, several years ago, willir
his wife y life interest in all bis property, al
at her death one half to go to her heirs. al
the other half to the Catholic church in til
city. The church brought suit in the circl
court of Caldwell county, which suit W
decided fsvorsbly to the church. An sppe
was taken to the supreme court, and the Gu
was reversed on the ground that the churt
sued rs an incorporated body, and that it h
been incorporated after the death of te
tator. The church again brought suit. Il
time rs q unincorpOrated body, by sts tru
tees. Judge Gill. of Kan sas City, has deci
ed the will valid, and that the church can +
ceive and sue for q legacy; slsO that an
which can be performed after the death of
administrator, can be done at aay time. CO