The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-11-24


be truly thankful.
The water company has run pipes TO
Myrick to supply the railroad.
That MIR. VIM. b. Wilson had an increased
majority let us be truly thankful.
Mr.. j. r, Moorehead is uIlding an addi-
ton to his residence on South street.
That republican prophecies rs to this coun-
ty came to naught let us be truly thankful.
Remember the Showers & Beetle Comedy
Company at Opers House next Monday night.
Jesse Hamlet, the boss fisherman of the
old Smoky, caught 200 pounds Of buffalo last
Tuesday.
That on the congressional vote In this coun-
~ the democrats gained 455 votes, makes us
truly thankful.
Mr.. e. Ben Russell Is now chairman of the
Improvement committee, vice Mr.. NJ. j..
Chinn, resigned.
Poetry by Jim Anderson, on another Jim:
Nine little radicals came out late; Jim dropped
out and that left eight.
Our Waverly correspondent gives an &C
count of the drawing of SIG, 900 in the Louis
iana. lottery by four residents OF that place.
MIR, Ed. Abendroth Is talking of building
large ice houses by the side of his reservoirs.
with a view of local and shipping supplies.
Mr.. Bendict, the contractor, has enough
broken rock, to extend the new macadam on
Main street, at least to the courthouse gate.
Ladies' will never again have an OppOrtuni.
ty to save 30 much money on real fine plush
garments. Read Ahrens' new advertisement
Capt. Anderson is In a %quandary as to a
$500 - .-N..L - Va 49, thn ITnIinn Hn
might send her into retirement in some myth
deal spring.
Mr.. A. T. Kirtley has bought of Mr.. g. A.
Kriehn the new frame residence, on South
street. now occupied by Mr.. Jas. r. Moore
head, for 50, 1000.
The council ought to give good curbing to
all persons who will at once make pave
ments. This is an important matter to the
city, in various ways.
County Clerk Fred. Gordon, of Vernon
county, has donated an acre of land to the
Methodists on which they will build a church
five miles south Of Nevada.
The republican ratification meeting. Friday
night of last week, was rather q failure.
Beside the band and the flambeau club there
was a very small attendance.
There were 400 perches of rock in the cal
aboose. last Thursday. 1t Is being placed on
| South street, near Winkler's factory, and on
Franklin, near Third ward school.
The Baptist Female College, OF this city,
has received from the general government
S3,187 81 for rental upon their college build
ing, in Old Town, as q hospital during the
war.
The Showers Il Beetle Company have play
| ed remarkably successful engagements to
standing room only IN many places they have
visited. Here next Monday night. Prices
10, % and 30 cents.
Mr.. John Gordol. who is now the post
master at Corder, is supported by a larg'
majority of the republican patrons OF thu
Office for re- appointment. This is qnite
compliment to the gentleman.
The best thing Lexington can now turn III
attention to is the building across the Mis-
souri, river at this point of a pontoon fridge
which shall be practically free, only a nOmi'
nal charge being made for crossing on 1t.
Jos. Chinn, marshal. collected. Tuesday
SIl2 from two Richmond coIored men WHIT
were participants in the republican ~rstifcs
ton, last Friday night. and were found 10 b
carrying concealed weapons. They swor,
they would not be arrested, but our Josepl
took 'em in.
There are petitions out for the postofic
for Miss Jennie Berry and for Mr.. Wm
Taubman. Hellol hello! what about clvi
service reform? Was mt Mr.. Blaine maxim
some observations regarding that article jus
q few weeks ago? Or Is it possible that Mi
HARRISON, the good Mr.. Harrison, can Civ
way TO the spells view in his party.
The council should keep in view the fac
that the new depot has been located q
Myrick, and extend the macadam on Thir
street as far as practicable. We should no
be left In the mud when WI have to "a ives
to The depot instead OF east. Another thing
the gas district should be pushed in this
direction. and the mains LAID, if possible, q
far as Myrick.
Mr.. W. II. Cbiles and others are talking u
the gas well project again. We were. An
suppose could be again, authorized by tn
Messrs. Abendroth. to subscribe for theI
$500 TO the capital stock OF the pro1ec
Messrs. Reid, McGrew. Longdon, Chiles an
, others have expressed themselves as wIllin
, 10 subscribe similar sums. All that the thin
needs IS an organizer. They are developin
new wells at Kansas City every week or W
Messrs. II. j. Latshaw and DIR. Morriso
Munford appeared before the county court &
Independence u few days ago In be half of ii
, Blue Valley Rapid Transit Company an
were granted a franchise for an electric {
motor line on Fifteenth street from the Blu
, to the end of the Fifteenth street cable.
D is the intention Of the company TO build q
e electric road aud to commence work ear
next March.
Fairview:-Slight snow Saturday nigh
Mr.. Emmil Hammer has got back from But
= City, Mon, where he has been for the pa
. three months. He says that they kill all goc
+. looking people out there and be was afraid
stay. Miss Stella Thomas spent three da.
5 In Lexington last week visiting friends. N
T. e. Lauderdale and wife left, last Thur
day, for q weeks visit to relatives In Wa
rensburg. Miss Meta Thomas left for Ws
rensburg last Thursday 10 attend the Norm
School.
The Geyer 4 Harding Ministries met VII
4 grand success here. The first night the
= turned q great many p persons away, not ha'
ing room for them In the house. Their Ell
e tertainment SO pleased all who attended til
they were prevailed upon to give anoths
and this, too, was we'll attended. Bo
:. Messrs. Geyer and Harding covered them''
yes with glory. All Sid, the little cOnto
n ZIONIST, also won much favor by his sgilit
We are sure that Messrs, Geyer & Hardin
WI. remember Lexington kindly, and al
that their audiences will bear then in mil
as giving an excellent entertsipment.
ri 1t is pretty well understood that the co
k ductors Of Hsrper's MAGAZINE always intel
to issue a Christmas number which shall
o not only complete in Itself, but arranged
d, lines somewhat different from those follOwt
during the rest of the year; and The articl
e in the Christman Bumber for 1883 we
selected, evidently, with this end 10 vieS
The result is an issue strong and novel. T
10 originality OF its pages Is. perhaps, INT
" striking IN the short stories 1.-The serial stor
O oil ended In the November %number)-as
"The Christmas Story Of a Little Church
Grace King, "Sosrus Dismal" by W. !
Archer, and THE Front Yard" by NJ
II Woolson-this last being u daring ccmparIs
IL Of Italian and New England natures al
,t ways. In poetry. too. the number is exec
tionally good. Artisti:allV, It has meyer be
surpassed.
10 In the October number Of the FOru
Archdeacon Farrar had a narrative of II
s. stoi's remarkable career, explained the rel
iOus meaning aud the literary value of
es great novels, and criticised his religio
r taanhinac Roth A n,arinap o,I EnuI;,t, 80.