The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-01-14
Wanteh-That natural gas well.

~ N''iNH's
Now is The time to secure a cheap home.
Join the b. & l..
Wanted Everybody 10 pay their city
taxes; ditto county and state.
Wunted-A humane society, for the benefit
of poor horses tied half the day at the court
house rack.
The total city tax collections from Dcccm-
Der 1, 1857, 10 January ., 1888, were SI0,GsO,
OF which f5jS was in old warrants.
Mr.. Ed. n. Small, a son of DR.. A. V.
Small, a former resident of this city, il men
toned rs IA candidate for mayor of Sedalm.
The school children have had sOme rare
sport since the snow storm Of last Thursday.
MANY a one has mad his back whitencd, aud
his face clean, for once, ut least.
A man Game INTO a printing office to heg a
paper. because" said he, 1--WE like To read
newspapers very much, but our %neIghbors
are all too stingy to take one"
The price of two drinks will buy a weather
board for the home you Dug Int to be prOvid-
ing for yourself. Don't drink 'em, Join the
Is. Il J.. aud spend your money to advantage.
Mr.. Garland c.. Graham has secured the
contract to do the gathering and other tin
"blN ga at liN" ucpOto WI IL NV q. y
tension. He will do il well, rs he never
Sights his work.
Bob Whites wide awake Mexico Evening
Ledger contains this very handsome notice
for which we politely make our bow:-"The
Lexington InteIIigenOer issued n neat and
tasty New Years address. The Inielligencer
Is one of our most valued exchanges and
never does anything by halves"
The first addition to the city of Lexington,
extending from Old Town to the river, when
it was first sold was auctioned OFF by Gen.
Graham. 1t brought $40, 900. The second
addition brought ST., 900, and was also sold
by Gen. Graham. He says with gustO:
Yes, aud ! collected every dollar of that
$4,000 and never last a quarter. You couldn't
do that now" Well, probably, that is so;
but there are some things we can do now thai
they couldn't do then.
We are requested by a good citizen Of Ley
ingtOn who youches for the character OF the
institution to print the following Wanted
Parties desiring 10 adopt young infants or
children under - years to address Mrs. o. F.
Qberbeck, secretary, Xiomeless Children"
Branch Children's Aid Society. room IS,
| j T. DullQlHS OSt Az. OH 81, 81. LUuls,
Mo. The directors OF the above society are
men Of the highest standing In St. Louis.
Messrs. n. O.. Nelson, Jos. Specht, A. NJ.
Leslie, |. q. Baker, Alex. Mastbrook, Frank
Ely, Selden T. spencer, Jas. f. Yeatmau,
treasurer,
Carrollton JOurnal:.-'Fred Gibson, liv-
ling Tour miles west OF here, killed IL large
i aauln unEfpriay naur hia hnnsp Vaa gO
loaded dow with sleet that 1t could not fly,
< and was thus captured by Mr.. Gibson. We
measured 1t from tip to tip Of wings and
5 found that It was seven feet and six inches
e 1t takes Carroll county to produce such
birds" Come over and see our bird, auC
yOu'll find that Lafayette eagles are not to bt
II sneezrd at. The old veteran whose glass eye
look down at us from his perch on the bool
u ease was the boss bird at the New Orlean
exposition.
Since our last issue the following valuab!,
" books have been contributed to the Y. NJ. G
A. library :--"Platform Echoes or Iivin
Truths of Head and Heart" John B. Cough
Is by DR.. Z. II. Chambers. ''Hisiory of tn
World and all Its great Sensations wit
maps, in two volumes, by DR.. W. j.. Nc
lg Donald. Everybody In town should give d
ID least one book TO this library. 1t need no
necessarily, be a religious book though these
u. Of course, are especially appropriate, rs tn
C. rooms are 10 be used Is u pleasant place [
a. while away spare moments. aud general Iii
d. %erature will be acceptable. Let W have on
"a library in town that we can be proud o
at Give one book, at least.
10 Higginsville:-Dr. j. W. Homer, of Aim
sc was in town Tuesday. Mr.. VIM. d. Wilson
" of Lexington. was here Monday. Mr.. Cha
lis Hoe!er has returned from his trip to Greer
Sc field. Mo. Miss Eva Ferret. of Lexingto
'iT is visiting friends here this week. Miss Je
On sic Burton left, Wednesday, for q visit
ne friends in Lexington. Mr.. Frank Moor,
d. head, OF Kansas City, is visiting relatives
lie the county. Mr.. Ed. BRYANT Is recoveril
from his recent attack of mumps and 6ilio
Try fever. Mr.. ID. Willard was In Lexingt'
ch Tuesday last. Mrs. Lon Barnes aud sol
by Fink. got home from Keytesville Wedne
ir. day. Or. C. +. Buehner left, Sunday, for
al prospecting tour in California. During
I'm Absence Mr.. Forest Field Is assisting N
u.s. Charlie Hutchinson at the drug stol
rm Messre. Joha Haynes and Gus. 'ShOppe
'hu horst both got very severe falls while I
ler sieet was 0u the ground. Both were I'm rc
ell Ell insensibie, but no bones were hrok,
vas Tuesday MIR. aud Mrs. Tom Catron pass
reo through here for Lexington, where til
en- were going to place their daughter. NJ
May. IN Central Female College. Mis-
see Lutte and Fannie Cstron, OF Higginsyille,
l" cOmpanied tnem. The Baptists commend
'ar their protracted meeting Sunday, Us bef
announced. and are now having interest
!" meetings. Rev. I. NJ. Cobb will hold gu
pay terlY meeting at this place next Saturday =
'ue Sunday. Preaching both morning
nan evening both days. The supplies for
.ust Leader printing Office nave arrived and
ION hands are busy getting things Ia sha
Their Office is to be at the former rooms
u.s. the Advance. back Of Rleinschaidt's groc
re store, The proprietors OF the opera no
OF are having 4 new drop curtain painted. I
the center il to be handsomely ornamented, "
red q two-ioot margin all around. which Is
ana vidcd into squares aud is to tie occupied
ices our different merchants as u standing adv
do. tIseme"t. The hcGib,ny family gave
the entertainment, Monday, for the benefit Of
Lax NV 'i'N '~hA bNt = oiihi Nip"N a
i'ty the boys TO reap no benefit. Married, in !
the glnsviIle, ut the residence Of the bri
mother. Mr.. Gus. Koasch aud Miss II
W;Imeir, Rev. Yogel officiating.
Use, The !. A. G. G. held its first open ses,
hell, by giving II grand leap year party ut
and home OF Miss Wayne Patterson, Tues
en- evening, Jan. 8. The Young ladies' car
the ont the lean wear phase of the question TO
he'd letter. A. the night was very Indictment /
tie had an opportunity Of drinking in the pie
he'd ura Of hiring II carriage. They nov Ia
ped, vnat IL costs. II Is hadly necessary TO
and the ladies behaved like gentlemen dul
In the entire evening, overwhelming the
yure posite sex with attention, and showing Il
res just how the thing should be done. A &
was many "questIons were passed. and so
was as we know none were repeated. The {
was members all wore street costumes, y
n it white swiss caps, and aprons, A great IN
the Of the gentlemen wore full dress suits. II
orn present were: Misses Susie Martin, Bt
fail. OblIes. Eidie Aull, MAY and Lillian Alder,
the Lutte Chambers, Martha Crenshaw, Ma
;ked aud Ela Hyde, Kittie Fulkerson, Mary
Virgie McClelland, Wayne Patterson,
Mr'. simon, Fannie Taubnian, Grace Will
ttile julia Wlngor, Rose Young Mamie You
sked Mnssrs. G. q. Parker, W. X. QuarleS, W
the WaGdcll, x, 5. Serat. Il. l.. Young, Ge
Their wilson. Steve Wilson, Sam HAYES,
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