Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23

Mrs. Nancy JOuuSOu > III SioS
Friday night. ~ +
Prof. Beach's paper, the Odessa Coilegiah Is
il , very credltabIe little sheet, and should .
accomplish much good,
Miss Myrtle Russell was surprised Dy n ~
number of young friends last Tuesday nlgnt' l
The party spent a pleasant evening.
There seems still to be a chance fr Inc y
Catholic church of this city in the IoDein
! will case. We hope it may succeed. j
Odessa held a big railroad meeting, yester-
| dsy. and elected 20 gentlemen TO attend our j
| railroad meeting when Mr.. Potter comes.
Leon CurbelIo. who at one time was o prin- '
| ter in this city, and who was sent 10 Inc PEN
| ~itentiary for killing another printer, at Tip :
! ton. died in prison, last Sunds y, OF consump-
! ton. o.,
MIR. Tom Graddy's team ran away with
his sleigh from the courthouse rack last
Thursday night. They ran down the bill ana
out to the willows, breaking the double-trees
only.
Mr.. Frank Nicholson fell, yesterday, on
the lev pavement in front of Mr.. Emison
| Chanslor's. He thought at first bis leg was
broken. He had to be carried home, where
It was found that he was only very badly
bruised,
Mr.. Robert Taylor received. 3 few days
ago, from his brother, Mr.. John Taylor at
Atlantic City, Wyoming territory, the nead
and neck of q Rocky Mountain goat. 1t Is a
very fine specime n, the horns being Of great
size. Mr.. William Winkler will mount It
for Mr.. Taylor.
;, HieeinsyiIle Post:-"A colored man from
, Lexington, said to be q preacher. was srrest-
ed here last week on 3 charge of lewdness,
and tried in the city court; but was discharg-
ed from lack of evidence to convict him. He
j.. claimed to be a 'licentisP preacher; meaning
slicentiaie;' although some who heard tne
evidence concluded that he meant 'iicen-
e tious."
At a meeting of our citizens. last Wednes-
q day, three committees were appointed. Com
mittee on finance, for railroad visitors en-
tertainment, Messrs. c. B. Russell, W. h.
Trigg. Fl. Wilker and a.. Winkler. Com
II mi,tee on entertainment, W. G. McCsusland'
James Wentworth. C. B. Russell, Henry
Siuauer, F. Winkler, Chas. Schsefermeyer,
VIM. Morrison, Robt. Taubman, A. A.
Lesueur. Committee to appear before coun-
Gil on the right-of-way asked by the MO.
p. railway. ]. A. Edmends, ". X. Trigg,
or James Wentworth.
ID Highland Grange, Higglnsville, at its last
mi meeting, elected the following named gentle
men officers for the ensuing year,. Y
ne Catron, W. Master; W. c. Beatie, oVerseer'
.r. n. J. Higgins, lecturer; Seth Mason' CHAP
nd lain: Phil. E. Ayers, secretary; JAS. Schooi
nv ing, treasurer; l.. z. Foulds. stewart; ID.
slusher, asst. stewart; Miss Lucy Cstron
rss lady asst. stewart; A. Foulds. gatekeeper
an Mrs. w. C. Beatie, Ceres; Mrs. A. f. Catron
I'M. Flora; Mrs. D. c. slusher, Pomona. The of
fcers elected will be installed on the 3Oth da
J. a of January 1886, at ten o'clock a. m.
aen Just above town there is q strip OF the rive
io. which Is free from ice, and in which vii
ing geese love to congregate. Last TUESDAY q
an ~ternoon a commotlon was observed among
dsy lot OF old Jonkers, when 1t was seen that 6
de- esgle or Il very large hawk had attacked OF
Wait of the number, driven it up on the ice, al
crippled it. Mr.. Ed. Gaines pursued 1t. al
adv with his ice hook, completed the work OF I
Anil bird of prey SO far as killing was concerne
The eating was done after culinary prepar
teen ton In a much more scientific manner than
and the hawk had been permitted to attend TO
not at. Louis Republican :-"Col. Will J. Kno
r or who has for several years presided over t
we're commercials! department OF the missouri N
will publican, will voluntarily retire from c
journalism this week to become the editor
q re- the Lincoln County News at Troy. d
-1er.u H.o..,s labors in this city have been char
isen- teriZed by efficiency, correctness and new
T. G.. falling promptness, and the good wishes
d in hosts of friends will follow him to Line
of a county. The News was started seve
months ago by Mr.. John A. Knott, who
"a re- withdrawn from its editorship to accept
IF the chief clerkship of Collector Voorhis' orfice
,oetic Louisiana Mr.. Knott is a genial. Gle
If the gentleman and an able and versatile ne
rk of paper man. He will make q good papel
tation the News.
west At a meeting OF the Lexington frofio
Association, the secretary was instructed
~, ~ ask all persons having cast off clothing Of
Mrs. KIND. anu which 'he! "e,'"
option " 10 'ea'e 'he S'"o AZ ~
ntary shh'"er' Ii
'hurS- iadies are requeslet ~ o"' ~" ,
IS was money anu e'o.h'ns -. ~ i,
lovely "aru-hr>' ~" e.s ""N -
Annie hays. H'e"hu ""u- W." III"
+ sup MIS-, 'r''" am VT.
}, etc. Maria "o"u "u Va" "rm""
Fourth war. VIM.
oergne b. H. ire'a"'' - -
2, and reporter }" u. I" ~ 80 =
lande- Inc oii';Trs LOT us 'ea' arc
smilax re-e'ec' y pie'"e" -
.,,b nj treasurer; J. d. Conner, secretary.
,ro,nd The following story comes to US from
,,;ssas daIia:-"John Drew, a boy of 10 years.
Hollis, foun'i lying In d Ruiy heai ~ MI
iinson, PACING shops this moin'hS III on
Ch;,, condition. He was removed to his
sar,, and did not regain his senses until 10 O.
,,s,,rd to-day. His legs and arms were badly
,-n;.n bitten and the physicians say amputati
the foot of his right leg will he necc:
His story is that he purchased eight o
drink of whisky at q certain saloon
WIS started home. The road being icy be I
49,. the gu!ley aud was too drunk to rega
' " feet. He remained where he had fsilt
NV four hours before be was found. The
III ~ father, r. W. Drew, secretary and tres
'nA' 70 of the railway employees benevolent as
,@.- ton, has repeatedly warned the saloon-i
lY stand "NA' -. ;o,or ona sues :
all well. ,a,,. that be ,osss.ses IN
= are all spe ,.- ,.I,,o ,,,ov;
!, - uuuor to minors. An action claiming
:, and is o7"Ase 60 ,t.I..o.s -,
months ""'" ~ ..... ~ -.
,uld say asaie
boro too sold the llquor 10 tnls my 10 III
- strengthen prohibition sentimeDt-ar
: ,ine to to do away with liquor, whether. wise
IN lie, wise-than all the propagandists, T
:, ,hot the law. 1t says no liquor shall be SC
80. minor or 20 a .lfapkard. The liquor
s. Co.. who disobeys 1t stands 10 his own lighl
w.. no, people have made q compromise
i,r o,ort question. but they demand that the
:. tions shall be carried out.
me day if ..Tay-Payer' elsewhere asks whe
r. hand in Ebenezer correspondent gets his al
the Gods for stating, that Christmas day. New
III II ,1rfs day. Washington's birthday, the Ft
for what July and Thanksgiving day ARE legal
mo dawn for school children, Under the schOc
for me 10 .Tax-psyer' says ne ha 5 been unable
/ see now, apy law for the statement. Ii he v
my Use of to page 20. pamphlet school law Of Is
Tie OF not ton ,OGi, he VIII una this language
.a;ost meY school day shall consist of six hours O
md raised, in school, the school week shall &C
IN saw any five days. Thanksgiring day. 2aM
and they December, lat Of January. 22d Of
!. You all and III Of July accepted; the school
The Truth shall consist ol iohr weeks anu IN
at I would wear STALL commence OH the first day
u,nt IN he and ent: oE the ttirtieth dav of JUNE
never was ipc.n The above italicized !spgua!
I told Mr. very plajn. 1t requires that fiva Il