The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-01-14
Wanted-Lots OF ice.

Quite a snow last Thursday.
Fair Ice has been harvested this week.
Read Messrs. Catron b MOreland's new adj.
Pounds pair of mems mitts. Call at this
office.
Mr.. Gibson drove his tea m across the river
on the ice one day this week.
The switch engine jumped from the track
at the Hartman mines last Saturday.
Lost-On Main street, sbout w weeks
ago, q lady's gossamer and black vail. Please
return to this Office.
W~anted-Some pretty girl, as 1t is leap
year, to come and take the editor out sleigh
riding. HIS wife won't find It out.
DIR. Bulbs Cough Syrup takes the lead Of
all cough preparations on our shelves. Car
penter Il Palmeter, jamestown, N. Y.
Mr.. James Board, when IN the city a few
days ago, told US that several heretofore re-
publlcsns In his neighborhood would vote for
Cleveland Ia November. They think he Is
a safe man. The disasters predicted il he
| were elected did not come. There was Meth.
| err u crisis In money matters, nor re-enslaving
Of the blacks, Beside, they do net believe in
maintaining war taxes In times of peace.
Marshall. No., January i0.-George NJ.
| Rider, convicted of murder 10 the first de-
gree Saturday night on his second trial, was
sentenced to-day by Judge John E. Ryland,
The courthouse was crowded. lie showed
no emotion until the Judge mentione9 that
though his attorneys had taken an appeal to
a higher court, that he lRider) should take
his appeal to the court above all earthly
things. when he nodded his head and his
eyes filed. The attorney for the defense
were granted forty days 10 which to file their
bill OF exceptions, and a stay of execution
was also granted them until the supreme
court could be heard from. After court I'D
journed the Judge talked earnestly TO The
prisoner, who wept as 4 child.
The Sherman Daily Register, of January
9, contained this account of a fire which
will be read with interest and regret b!
many persons In Lexington who know MIR
Leard and his family:-"This morning a
about 4 o'clock, the rear of the New Southern
Hotel, corner OF Lost and Crockett streets
was discovered to be on fire, and an alarm
was at once given, In the yells Of citizens an
the firing of pistols. For some ca BE or othe
1 IuC tClCphOuC liC "as NClJ " uuOut SCb
Ing an alarm to the engine house, and 1t wa
twenty minutes after the fire was discovers
before the engine reached the scene. A gen
tleman who lives al 2l2 West Lost street
says that he was one OF the first men to Sc
the fire. and that his attention was called t
the fire by his mules acting 10 u very peculia
manner. When he looked out he saw a ratl
er bright light, apparently near the stove /
the kitchen Of the hotel. but did not pa
, much attention to 1t, thinking it was som
/, Of the employees OF the hotel. He saw a ma
who was walking up Lost street stop ju'
even with the kitchen. but paid no ~sttentio
, to him and closed the door going back to bet
In about five minutes he heard a rapid dii
charge Of fire arms and the alarm Of fire
4 fire and got up, to seq the whole rear
the hotel enyeloped in flames. That tn
blaze spread rapidly was not to he wondere
at. as II was OF q tinder-IIke nature All
y loosely constructed, furnishing many place
where the flames could get q good hole
O There were q large lumber OF people In Il
=. house. perhaps fifty IN all, and the most IL
II tense excitement prevailed. The rapid
with which the fire crept along through IL
narrow Railways, up the dry papered wall
q created a panic, and the occupants abandon
. ed their clothing, money and everything els
rushing and falling down the steps poll me
n not a few Of them getting severe bruises an
!, small cuts. Lon Lowe, with Cullers & Hel
a ry, was In room No. s, aud was among Il
!, last 10 get the alarm, and when he reacht
al tall tho dan,a mara half uya nm iFnU1 ri
a rear, and the smoke binding. He reachl
h the top of the stairway, where he iumpe
4 falling on his right hand and wrist. His haI
II Is severely cut, while his wrist Is burned.
the flames aud smoke there wa. inc igu
, which moved about cody, and by his pre-
, ence OF mind saved two lives. This man W
a John Rollin Us, known as Texas" He W
!, not IA boarder at the burning hotel, but "
10 his room, Just across Lost street, when
a broke out. He ran up stairs to help I
pee pie out. aud. in the smoke, saw the for
"a of little boy swayipg to and fro. finally "a
\ Ing. This proved to be Horace Leard, Il
little son OF the proprietor. Texas" pick
II him up and landed him safely on terra firm
or and then went back in the smoke to find NJ
Leard, who had been searching for her III
q son, in q faint on the front porch. lie pick
n her up and dropped her In tho arms Of I
q crowd below, thus rescuing both tho moth
and child without injury to either. He, hi
20 self, was slightly SCARED. A. II. Leard, |
~ proprietor, thinking that both his wife a
n, child were being burned, rushed into /
at house and received some very painful bur
Mt about the face. a! n--t.H ~ hel ping
remove a section Of burning no 'e, was bur
& al sbogt both bands" several other hou,
- were burned. Mr.. Lizards loss tn furnitt
was about 81 900. II was insured for So
hs but the Insurance company proved to he
,r solvent. Mrs. Leard, We learn froa u priv
,t letter, was burned about the ears, and
L. hair was scorched. They escaped from
# building with only the clothes they Wa
~ and were left penniless In a strange lar
N Mr.. Leard's Odd Fell w brethren here hi
~ already come to his relief, Us they always
,oo for brethren in distress. and we SINGER
ro trust there may be q sill yer lining to the eli
ar which has seemed TO lower about II
NJ lives for some little time. Miss LeOna Nit
re- ell, Mrs. Leard's sister, who lived with lh,
also suffered some loss By the fire.