The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-09-15

Hlgginsville is having q census taken.
Miss Carrie Brady will please accept
thanks for two very fine peaches from her
fathers farm near Medicine Lodge, Kas.
Mr.. Thos. w. Wernwag has bought q lot
from MIR. Joseph Hook, on College street and
Will immediately build thereon a neat cottage.
There ought to be more sweeping of pave
ments and cleaning Of streets going on. Let
us keep our little city tidy and neat. We
can't be a. big as London but we Oan easily
be cleaner.
Rov. h. Menefee, president of the Baptist
Female College, found it necessary this week
20 place three additional pianos and an organ
In his school, to accommodate his music
pupils, the number of which is greater this
year than ever before.
The congregation OF the German Evdngeli.
cal church has bought a lot Just east of the
residence of Mr.. Chris Walk, on Franklin
avenue, and will Immediately build u nice
frame cottage thereon, for the use Of their
pastor.
We learn that Mr.. j. ID. Shewalter con-
mplates building two more houses this fall,
on his Sixteenth street lot just south OF
residence Of Mr.. r. d. Bledsoe. and the
er between his Main street houses and
the residence OF Judge Joseph +. Smith,
MIR. Il. s. Andrews, of Clay township, in
forms us that his crop of wheat lately thresh-
cd averaged IS bushels, strong, per acre, and
thai ten acres OF it threshed out 425 bushels,
an average OF fOrty-twO and a-half bushels,
all graded No. =, and fine at that. That Is
pretty hard to beat.
Mr.. David Smith will commence work upon
ms new and beautiful block of buildings on
Franklin avenue and Sixteenth street just SO
soon as the plans can be prepared and con-
tracts made. II is his present purpose 10
build three residences and two store rooms,
occupying the entire lot.
The ladies of thu German Evangelical
church request US to return their thanks to
the Star band, the String Band, Mr.. III. Will
eeived from them in connection with their
lawn party last Tuesday night. The receipts
were seventy odd dollars.
Higginsyille AdVance:-''Be pleased to hear
us once more. There be alleys and streets in
this 70 -called progressive city. Have your
noses been around the town in the last three
week." We might ask the same question as
to Lexington. If Mayor Welborn has a good
smeller we earnestly trust he will walk about
with IL a little aud give us the result in IN
abatement of sti-, odOr &.
Curbing is being put down on Main street
between Sexteenth and Eighteenth streets.
The fill on Main street, just east Of Thir-
teenth street was badly needed. 1t WAS moi
only difficult for teams 10 ascend and descent
the slope, but the gas main was exposed fol
ten or twelve feet and the water mains only
slightly covered. A great deal of trouble
was caused by the freezing Of the mains Lar
year aud IL would have been worse the com
ing winter.
WInonl, Mimi, Sept. 5.-The suicide Of
Benjamin v. Simpson, city surveyor, lhii
morning caused a profound sensation. Hi
father, V. Simpson, is an old resident anG
among the wealthiest citizens. The deceased
had been Respondent for some time ovel
financial matters and was about arranging to
remove 10 Wisconsin TO look after pine lane
interests. His wife left last week TO visit he
home in Lexington, Mo. Simpson was stay
ing with his sister, Mrs. Il. G.. Nevins. HI
left before breakfast this morning, kissing
her gOod-by and saying she might not st,
him again. He met Nick Schultheiss at th,
Jewel house AMI asked him TO give him
ride. They drove 10 the river bank at thI
lower end OF the city, got out and walked
some distance, when Simpson suddenly CAV,
u scream and rushed toward the bank. turn
ing a somersa at into the Rater. SchultheisI
saw him put some poison into his mouth AM
again disappear under the water. A maj
and boys with u boot came 10 his assistance
and got the body out IN about ten minutes
but life was extinct. Simpson was 80 year
old and leaves a wife and one child.
Corder:-MOst of tho farmers are abou
ready for seeding wheat. They have beef
blessed with nice cool weather for plowIng
aud The recent rain put the ground in gooC
condition.. The acreage will be about wba
II was last year. More than half Of the farm
ers in this section stacked their wheat; the
are now threshing it,; but little damaged
price eighty cents; those who threshed from
the shock realized about sixty-iye cents
Harrison school opened one week ago. Cor
der school taught by Frank Burton, Jr., Mis-
PEBBLES and Miss Lizzie Rine opened on th
10th inst with an enrolment OF 100. Hedge
wood school, taught by G. o. Smith, opene
on the same day, enrolment twenty-five
The MethOdists had q very successful meet
ing at Bethel the last OF August, having liver
" additions. a protracted meeting was be
Yun at the COrder Baptist church on the frs
saturday in September, which il still pro
gressing, much interest manifested, and som
five or six additions. Rev. r. w. Leonard
~ Odessa, was with them last week. Tb
preaching Is now being done by the pastor
Mr.. A. M. COckrell. Members Of all th
church take an active part in the service, am
IL Is hoped that much more good may b
done in the name of the Master. Miss Der
tina Burris, who has been presiding over tn
organ at the Presbyterian church for som
time, was forced to resign the position whic
she had so well and so faithfully filled, as sh
was ABOUT to l9ave this community IN orde
TO attend school. TIL members of the churc
presented her a nice gold watch. as q mar
Of their high appreciation OF her services
nn,I a. an evidence Of their good wishes 70
her future happiness.