The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-03-24
Stock sale day, Monday. April ..

Adjourned term OF the probate court, mex
Monday, March %,
The ice wagon made its first trip about
tIwn last Saturday.
Another disagrcrabIc day, with IA slight
snow aud cold north wind last Wednesday.
The Methodist ladies' crazy tea. last Mon
daY evening, was II unique and decidedly
successful affair.
The pleasure carriages and buggTes were
1yrng about town in u lively manner last
saturday and Sunday.
The rrn"u-ps were la bloom last Sunday
aud the Strawberries, tulips, lilar~, etc are
plainly showing that spring time Is here.
The act which Paul Whitwurth committed
Were only mI~hrmranors, mud he could not br
sent a. the p.ni'cutiarr, ~ SOME seem to
think.
nr. W. Boon Major announces himself In
1 AK i->ur i, a ctrii,late for sheriff. lie l. II
SD,dtrr 10, two wars, a good citizen and clever
gentleman. und will, If elected. make II good
officer
VIM. Epps, Il coInred youth. VIII" rohhel
Mr.. Sch iciCrmrver', money drawer ut SO
one day lasr week, was, last Tuesday, before
Justice Clayton. lucd one dollar aud SEN
fenced 10 twenty DAYS In jail.
Secretary l.. \, Goodman. of the Missouri
horticultural Society reports To the Rural
World. that present prospects are Tor u full
crop Of Hppl"-, pears, plums and cherries;
half a crop Of peaches in the southern part
of the state, twO-thir,ls crop of bIackberrics.
thrce-trurths crop of rsspberries. hall crop
n( str ~ mo TripS fIll pr.n nE uru,,n-. nf I.r1u
kinds and hIIf crop of huIf hardy varIetIe..
Tue tquiuOXial storm struck us pretty hard
last Monday. Sunday had been very warm
and pleasant, but Monday morning the clouds
began IN gather aud soon a heavy mist or
rain was falling. Later The rain came down
At II lively rate and so continued for the
greater part OF the day. About Q o'clock the
Sind whipped around into the north and the
RAIN was soon turned into Il sleet, which con-
tInued until late In the night.
st. Louis grain Understanding
market opened quiet hut soon Il declined, but
recovered most qli the loss, then declined
again and closed tGsc below Yesterday. No.
2 red. cash, sIiGSIs; April, Size, nominal;
Nav, SlA6SISG, closing at She; June, 705c;
July, 5di977c, closing at 7GAc; August. ida9
iIAc, closing At lie; December. S0;@SI4c.
closing 1t Sic. Corn-L0wer; cash. 44t0i5c;
May. I4t@tjtc. closing l5Sc; June, 45te'
July, 41a9i65c. closing at 452c. Oats
Weak; cash aOt; May, 2st@2sfc. Rye-62c.
Bariev-;3@ST3c.
INFECT. Brightwell.a rs we announced last
week. has been appointed to take the census
OF the city, and we desire to ask our people,
ladies aud gentlemen, 10 a-sisI him in his
work. Answer his questions promptly and
fully, as he will only ask such rs are neces-
sary 10 II complete report. He must know
:he names and the ages OF persons, that l..
between certain wears. The ladies need not
be assured by us that Mr.. Brightwell Is too
gallant n man 10 take advantage OF his posi-
ton to make any Of them over twenty lone or
twenty-five, except officially.
Fairview Weather warm and pleasant.
Mud drying up. Farmers are very busy with
their spring work. Politics quiet rs yet, but
candidates very social. Mr.. A. T. MahOney
left on the l4th Tor Los Angeles. Cal, where
he will make his future home. We wish him
success ia hrS tar-western home. There
will be preaching 1T FairvIew next Sunday
by The Rev. A. A. Moore. Prayer meeting
every sunday evening at 1 O'clock. Miss
Sarah Walker, OF liigginsville, is the guest of
Miss Lulu Osborn. Mr.. Il. II. Cobbs, who Is
attending school! ut Warrrnsburg, has been
called home on account OF the Illness Of his
sister, Mrs. Katie CbInn
Roll of honor OF Elm Park school, c. +.
| ChriSieson, teacher, Tor the 9th month. end
Ing March; these whose average grades
were Si or over:-August Berlz. Carl BertZ,
William Maxwell. William Shieber, John
Shieh-r, William Shraum, Daniel Stahl,
Samuel sawyer, Frank HosfeId, Anna
Bertz, Lucy Combs, Neltie Self, Leslie
Self, Eluma ShrHum, Ella Maslin. Meta
HnS'cld and Dolly Christes0n. Samuel
SAWYER vas awarded the gold medal for the
highest grades during the term. John
Shieber was awarded the second medal for
the next highest grade. Those having the
six highest average grades for the term. in
their order, were:-Maggle FITZGERALD,
Samuel SAWYER. John ShIeber, Ella MaslIn,
William ChristesOn and Emma Shraum.
The newly married and rich smoker, who
il looking about for furniture for his smoking
room In his new home, should read the arti.
Gle in Harper's Magazine for April, entitled
"Japanese Ivory Carvings" before he buvs
his outfit. IIs Will see iu \ moment that his
den should be fitted Up In japanese style.
for in aIl things relating to the
use Of Tobacco the Jsps lead the world In
artistic productions. In this catalogue mus,
he placed all those curious little carving.
ubIrh .bnvnl in Iu,anaSo uhnp, ,lro,,.L..,
the world. 1t has long been known that
they had n meaning and a use, but few have
supposed that their purpose could be grasppd
without Il mind aud Imagination as distorted
rs the carvings are grO,esque. In the article
referred TO, however, Mr.. w f. Grifins ex-
plains the man ideas which underlie this
work In a most ineligible and charming
fashion.
MIR. Kcnnsn'r Siberian papers, Illustrated
by Mr.. u. 4. Frost. who accompanied Mr..
Krnnan on his trip through AsIatIc Russia,
will begin in the May Century. Their M.
pearaDce has been deferred on account Of the
authors desire TO group In prelin Insry
papers-the last OF which will be Ia the 5 pril
Century An account CT the conditions and
events ~ Russia directly related To the exiIe
system. This system Is now to be minutely
described and elIbora.ely pictured; and by
way Of preface to the first illustrated paper
MIR. K"nuan Will, in II brief statement. an
Swer the question as TO how he came TO enter
upon bis arduOus aud somewhat perIlous in
yestIg4tIons, and why he and his compauIon
were accorded such extraordinary facilities
by the Russian Government itself. In the
April Century Mr. Kerpap will write Of
"The Itussi'n Penal C0de."
Corder Iii cold. gloomy weather has
vanished ava before The vernal rays of the
SUI tho wheat Is promising, tho grasses are
reaching forth TO KISS the morning rays, and
ths birds have begun 10 MARBLE their sweet
melodies. These. combined, make glad the
heart Of man and move the sweet maldens 10
smile with heavenly grace. What u change
What Il happy chang! We are not now
shul up In a close room and shIyering around
the nr3, bat we eau Wow the landscape and
admire the he tuties Of nature and sing praises
to natures cod. We do not think it strange
thrre-iOIrthS OF tia school children have
spring for In" subject OF their composition.
Elliot, smith and Gordon have been to zee
us. Ga tii~ morning of tIs 18Th inst. MIR.
t"rder passed away. In the death
Of Mr.. C"rrier our community has lost one of
It. lrme>t and best citizens; tho church one
OF ~ most active and liberal members; his
wife Il true and devoted husband, and his
oh idren a loving aud inlu!gent father. We
have known him for wears, and most ind
Tor the lat four years. lie was slow
I" ~ .r1r ia" acts Of men 10 bad motives: bad
nl aud ii temper were more apt to be
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