Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-11-20

Remember the tiremen's balls, next We'd
nesday and Thursday nights.
Masonic lecture by Robt. Morris, LII. D.,
P. G. NJ. of Kentucky. in this city, Monday
next, November %,
DR.. Alexander reports the thermometer,
Thursday morning, at is. The blizzard from
the west had certainly reached US.
Mr.. Geo. Fox says the democrats at Odessa
have dropped the Kansas CITY Times, which
until recently had a large circulation there.
The Turner ball will not take place next
Monday. as heretofore advertised, because
of the horticultural society meeting and the
6remen's balls.
e. j. Byles. the Mo. P. agent at Leaven-
worth. aud the husband of a daughter Of the
late Judge James B. Ford. is said to be mys-
teriously missing.
Concordia correspondent H'gginsviIle Ad-
vance:-'.Not a copy of the Kansas City
Times can be sold here. Democrats of other
places follow. An enemy In the garb of a
friend is a traitor"
The PAXTON Comedy Company in a choice
repertoire of Standard comedies and dramas.
Miss Matte Keene, accomplished actress and
vocalist. Popular prices; 10 and 90 cents, at
Hsgen's opera house all next week.
Mr.. Manypenny Neale, formerly of this
city, has engaged in the grocery business at
Higginsville. at Grove Young's old stand. He
keeps a full and fresh line of goods, will deal
public patronage. He Is a pleasant and relia-
BILE gentleman and should receive it.
The Payton Comedy company. now playing
a weeks engagement at the opera house, is a
first class company. Gu Monday night the
attendance was large and on Tuesday night
still larger. Without hesitation we pro-
nounce this the best troupe that has visited
our town for years. The PLAYS for the re-
mainder of the week are all standard.-LiE-
neus (Me.) News.
Mixture for Cleaning Grease Spots Equal
parts of strong ammonia water, ethel and
alcohol form q valuable cleaning compound.
Pass 4 piece of blotting paper under the
grease spot, mOisten 4 sponge, first with wa
ter to render it "greedy )" then with the mix
ture, and rub with it the spot. In a moment
it is dissolved, %saponified, and absorbed by
the sponge and blotter.
Mrs. j. F. Mars, OF Lexington, writes the
Republican as fellowship answer to MIR.
Pete Johnson's query as to who can beat his
two-year-old apple-tree with one bloom, l
wish to say that we can. We have q two
year-old apple-tree, ~transplanted in April,
and in July. during the drought, it came out
in full bloom. Each of the ten little limbs
had from eight to ten perfect blossoms on
them. Who can beat that?"
There was q pleasant party at Mr.. John E.
Burdens last Thursday night. Among
others the following were in attendance
Misses Belle Wallace, Napa City. California
Nettie Wallace, Myrtle Russell. Mamie Rus
sell, Virgie Hall. Fannie Shanklin, Carroll
ton; BEETLE Wsddell, Lizzie Perkins. Troy.
Mo-; Ella Clagett. Jessie Atkinson and Annie
Sloan, Cincinnati, Ohio. Messrs. Charles
Beavers, Seth Serst, Capt. Ward. Will
Queries, Eph. King, Walter Waddell, Evan
Young, Walter and Ernest McCausland.
The following is a list of the pupils on the
honor roll and class distinction in the Flour
noy district. Miss Lucie LaBertew teacher
Honor roll, Ssmmie Beall, Walton Mahan,
Eli Jennings, Willie Jennings, Carrie Flour
nov, Frank johnson, Susie Flournoy. Eva
| Spurlock, Richard Lee, Leonard Mann, julia
Waddell, Lizzie Mahan, Willie Beall, Ran
dolph Morgan, Emmett Flournoy, Eta Beall,
Anna Morgan, Willie Spurlock, Ella Buck
ley. Glass distinction: SammIe Beall. 954
Bessie Andrews, 80; Mary Beall. 100; Matte
Flournov. 9S7; Richard Lee. $751;; Leonard
Mann, 100; julia Waddell, 100; Lizzie Nahan
100; Willie Beall, 100; Randolph Morgan
9a3; Carrie Flournoy, 994; Eta BeaIl, 96s
Anna Morgan, 994; Ella Buckley. 96!; Eva
| Spurlock, 99t.
The soda water factory and dwelling ad
%jacent, or Broadway and Second streets, tool
fire in some way last Wednesday evening
about 8 O'Clock, and was soon destroyed. ex
cept the eastern portion of the dwelling
which was saved by the fire company. The
wind was very high and the sparks blew
threatenIngly for many blocks over the town.
1t is due to the splendid exertions of the fire
COMPANY that the fire did not get acros!
Broadway. which il seemed for a while i
certainly would do, when q general conflagra
ton would have been imminent. The prop
erty belonged to Mr.. Max. Kaempf and WI.
insured with Mr.. Gruber as follows:-So
factory building, 5000; machinery. nc , il
factory. SO 400; dwelling house, $500; ant
household and kitchen furniture therein
$500; total, S5, 600.
Odessa Democrat, Nov. l2:-"Mi>s Beilt
Wallace. daughter Of Judge William c. Wal
lace, of Napa City. California, is visiting re
latives in Lexington and vicinity. Four par
fIas Iovo boon orrostoI ON cnoninton Of how
ing been implicated in the recent burglarie.
In this city. The trial comes up to-day, (Frl
day. before Esquire Browning. Rev. +. w
Leonard, assisted by Rev j. j. Felts. an abl'
divine of Platte county, is holding II series Of
meetings at the Baptist church in this city
great interest Is being manifested in the meet
ings, and il is TO he hoped much good will re
suit therefrOm. QLite a lumber from thi.
city went to Kansas City Wednesday of las
week to attend the suit OF KOhn vs.. kensler
for the recovery OF one-half the ca pital prlZ
drawn by Mr.. Kensler in the Louisiana Stat
Lottery some three years since. Kohn claim
he held half of the ticket which drew tn
prize, but whether OF not he can prove it re
IN Tins to be seen. The trial was continue,
until May"
In its report Of the U. s. circuit court pro
ceilings for November II. a Kansas City pa
per had the following:-"A case which i
creating q good deal OF interest among law
yers and which involves several nice point
of law is the suit of james A.. Blair ag ,ins
Joseph r. Shelby, James Kelly and Josepl
Bowman, the sheriff of Lafayette county, t
recover property which was seized by tn
sheriff to cover Il debt which Blair Is said t
have owed Jos. B. Shelby. The plaintiff
states that the sheriff seized a herd of cattle
on a part of which Blair says he held Il chaite
mortgage executed to him by Richard n
SJa"ks of Lafayette county for the sum q
81 900. The cattle. he says, We're worth abOu
Sl.700. The plaintiff holds that be is a citizeI
of Kansas, aud that the cattle did not belOn,
to linn. but he merely had q chatteI murtgas
on the herd for a debt of "a, 900. and hence h
has a right to bring suit for their recovery il
the United States court. Sheriff Bowman
alleges in his answer that at the time Shelb,
brought suit Blair was a resident of Missouri
snd left in order to escape payment OF tn
debt, and had ~frardulentIy conveyed hi
property to Sparks so as to hinder his credi
tors. The cattle were replevined by Ualtet
States Marshal Gates, and the question nov
before the court Is whether the action OF tn,
marshal was legal or not"
The writer dropped in at MIR. John Baehl
O. Ter works. a few days ago, and was sur