The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-02-18

Mr.. Henry Hagen has resumed charge of
the opera house.
The Musiu Concert Company, last Satur-
day. had Il very small though highly apprcci-
alive audience.
Mayor llamlctl has received u letter from
+. ). Brown ~ Co. stone City. Iowa, a firm
which wishes To do the masonry on The Mis- |
souri, river bridge.
MIR. Metres got n judgment, Thursday, on
on. of hi, suits in Ray county against the
SANTA Fe road, Tor 81 900. The other will
come up nj The next term Of court, J. u. She.
walter. Ed. Is hi- attorney.
~. Louis, February l2-The Missouri,
Pacific aud all other roads running west from
here announce Il cut to 20 Into effect to-
morrow of Z to 2! cent, ON all upper aud
from To q ceut- on all lower claSse. of
freight tu Missouri river points.
Lltle Matte Ilarrels0n. II granddaughter
of Mrs. Dr. Gordon, got hold Of some
''KOugh on Rats by accident, and ate II.
The child is quite Young. and she brought the
poisoned bit of bread TO her grandma, who
suspected At once what had happened, and
sent for Dr. FulErr-on, vino administered an
emetic. successfully, and the little one Is all
right again.
Page City Most people have Oklahoma
fever. Some can't wait til the blue birds
come. ADD II all go who talk about It,, the
numerous candidates will have II lonesome
time. our city and vicinity ARE much excii.
ed At present, ~ we are expecting Professor
Davis with his trained birds. You must
excuse our rustic taste as we have no opera
.. hnnsp. and il AN ORGAN grinder amt pnnrIay
come along we all turn out. Capt. Halls
gun clGb has ii shooting match every Saturday
for beef or turkeys. Mr.. John Lyons has
shipped several car loads of cattle and hogs
during the last iew days, lie Is u liberal
trader. Our merchant aud postmaster IL do
lng "A good business, but we may lose him, az
he has The Oklahoma fever In Its worse form.
Me,erS. jess and Jim Page are feeding TWEEN
ty-one cattle and iOrty-two hogs. Mr.. WIN.
: Walker is rouGhing 20 cattle, and he hustles
around since the advent of his new sleep de-
, StrOYcr. Messrs. Mut. Lyons and Andy
iiamey are feeding 81 cattle and 10 hogs. We
have heard 1t whispered that Mr.. Jerry
Kelly may start Il tannery at this place.
Uncle 10. Page IL 10 furnish the water, Lee
Boyd tie bark, and Mes.r~. Geo. Hail, John
1 " u eaHS ~. IL. Lyons u ut MISS
e Jennie Greens school l. progressing timely
. jaime, ID. billiard and Robert Webb went 10
= Kansas City to hear Sam Jones'. Boom the
}, town, Jerry! Work FOR the shops! We
/ wish 10 send to Mes-gs. Vest and Warner to
get Ia charter iOr a bridge over Tabo. that
Lexington NAV have facilities to buy their
/ goods here. Boom The fair! Work for the
Z canneIy! Boom the i%annery,
1 About two years ago the committee repre-
sentimg the citizens as to Machpelah, com
II posed of Judge Jno. +. Ryland. Mr.. Chas. o
| Grimes aud Nj. B. T. John, interested the
: people snd the ci'y council in the matter of
e plank walk from South street TO The cemetery
e The council agreed 10 appropriate 1915 pro
c ylded the county court would supply n liz,
sum. This the court refused to do, and th,
plan WAS allowed 10 fall through. Interes
mas been very much revived 10 the matter b.
re the mud bud >!uSh we had u few days ago
D. aud a number OF gentlemen are endeavOrInI
10 to attain the desired end IN u somewhat diff
rs erent way. Two years ago II was proposed
al to make II walk five feet wide, at n cost .
ID something over $500. Now Il IL thought, Il
Il view of the fact 'hnt the crowded use OF |
WIZ " , ~ NV 80 'tAA . ~ WIZ
~ half feet will he Il sufficient width. Tn
nc material for a walk Of this dlmensiO
can he purchased for about three hundre
it dollars. Oue or two gentlemen offer 10 coG
N tribute part. u not Nil, OF the work. II
he proposed TO ask the city council for $3.50 {
n this money, and tho societies and citizens {
as the place Tor the remainder. II the counc
70 VIII appropriate the money asked Of II ther
hc should he IL" d~'ficultv at al! about the ma
u ter. However u Is accomplished, this IN
81 provemrut should rs made. 1t Is one who
re his lOug been needed. Wading out to III
v grave ward IN the mud i a very disagrceabI
~ thine aud As thing- are now 1t has to be don
IL. time after time. The entire people Of th
II, city are Interested la the matter ard shout
IN all In II, hut the societies. especially Il
IN, Mdsons, Udd.FellOws, WOrkmen, Lleder
ma kranZ, etc, that have 10 march out rs orgaI
y, i%LatiOnsI are particularly concerned. an
I'd. each should make Il liberal appropriate
ar toward The walk. The Impression made q
lie siran.orS who are here and who attempt
IN, walk TO the cemetery on muddy days Is NJ
30 an agreeable one. Let Us all take hold an
90. do this thing. It only need, a little discu,
ey sion and Il li.tIe action, sud II wit be doae,
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