The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-12-08

John Young has q new transfer wagon.
We have had exceptionally fine weather
for some time.
Remember JIM Gates when you want 10
kill hogs. He Is an expert.
See Collector Harrison's ad, in another
place. Tax payers, take notice.
Mr.. Moses Benedict is opening a new rock
quarry back Of the Anderson warehouse.
Goodl We understand the street car COM
papy intends to straghten up aud level the
track with macadam.
There was measured up and hauled Out OF
the calaboose yard, last month, 5l9 perches oil
= macadam, which was broken In the months
OF October and November.
The smoke stack at the c.. F. C. gives forth
81 thick column OF black smoke these cold
mornings, but in the building there is neither
dust, smoke, coal or dirt. 1t is admirably
heated throughout with steam.
Messrs. Burden, Taubman. Kelly, the
Christian church, W. g.. Musgroye, Frank
Kriehn, Oscar Andreen. VIM. Duncan, q. G.
Graham and A. A. Lesueur are all anxious
10 make new pavements If they could only
get curbing.
A spider spun his web across-A Der-
: chants lonely door-And said while he was
spiuning there-"This is the only store
Where 1 can safely build M house,-And
watch the buzzlng flles.-But here Pm safe,
this IL the 6rm-1hat doesn't advertise."
We see 1t stated that Officer Jesse Hamlet
ordered q horse with CHAMBERS to be taken
out oftown. If the horse really had CHAMBERS
he should have been shot according to law,
and his remains cremated. Country peoples
horses are as much entitled to protection as
those Of the city people.
Corder:-mr. John Meyer, of Malta Bend,
spent last Sunday here. Mr.. 1. p. Taylor and
family, OF Blackburn, spent last Sunday here
visiting the family OF Mr.. I'll. Dean. Mrs
Hereford, of Virginia, is visiting her fathers
family, Rev. Roth of this vicinity. Misses
Mary Burton and Lucy starke are visiting in
Lexington this week. Little Miss Cynthia
Hit, Of Blackburn, spent several days with
her relatives here last weeg. Mr.. j. +.
and family spent Thursday IN Mar
shall visiting and listening to Sam Jones.
Mrs. Borlsfeld visited friends IN Slater and
Blackburn last week. DR.. Martin went TO
Topeka last Friday, returning Tuesday
morning. Prof. Burton spent last Tuesday
evening In Higginsville. Miss Bette Corder
has been sick for some time. but we are glad
TO say she Is improving. Mr.. j. z. Gordon
was In Kansas CITY last week purchasing bis
holiday goods. The Thanksgiving services al
the Methodist church were well attended:
Rev. W, b.. Mcfarland conducted the ser
vices.
Doyer:-On Thanksgiving night Misses
Sue Plattenburg and Eula Gordon gave 1
tafy pulling at the city hall. which was al
unqualified success. About fifty persons
were present and all were in a good humOl
and had come 10 enjoy themselves. At abou
ten o'clock thetaffy was brought IN, smoking
hot, and distributed IN plates. Then ensueC
a scene that beqgars description. Many o
the boys stuck their fingers into the plates a
soon as they received them, and Immediately
withdrew them with more haste than cere'
mouy. The ladies being well versed in sucl
matters, soon had things ship-shape, so far q
their own taffy was concerned, but the boys
Ed. Van Anglen in trying to extTicate hi
dngers from aSlaie Of hot taffy inadvertently
got his foot In the plate and there II stuck
Pc IT Ed. was compelled to soak his feet IL
hot water 10 release himself. The "littl
depot agent" tackled a hum OF the tan
about three sizes tco large for hun and wa
very much stuck up for q time. Kim
friends, however. come to the rescue and de
cided that 1t would be easier to pull the agen
out of the tafy than to scrape the taly Of
OF the agent. Will Haggard figured promi
nently also. During the evening he ha
made arrangements with a young lady +
assist her in pulling her tally. To ~facilitat
The cooling process they took their plate to a
open window and placed it where the breez
could cool 1t, and while waiting engaged i
an animated conversation. Just how 1
came about your correspondent is unable /
saw, but will now has a pair Of china-bottom
Ell pants. Will Meng fought nobly and wheI
last seen was engaged in soaking a ten poun
Iump OF sweetness out Of bis wbiskers. vii
stewart was progressing finely and ha
drawn an admiring audience by the dexter
nus manner in which he ierked the taffy int
strings. He finally performed the UMPIRE
ceuted feat of making a complete halter, bu
In an unlucky moment became entangled !
the mixture and Yves carried away to he rl
through q maugle. Many other occurrence
Of lesser imp ortanee came under my eve
M want OF space fortids further de
tails. Tn 9 boys are all on q fair road to re
~ oyery and will be on hand for the mex
al .ir Of the kind.