The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-05-12

to make IL about as inexpensive for candi-
dates to ride as to walk. If you want to be
elected come and buy n cart. ID. Russell,
Franklin Avenue. apr2lti
The locust trees are IN bloom.
City council meeting Monday night.
Secure your seats for the--Iduna entertain
ment next Monday night.
Thu medical card OF Drs. Temple Il Payne.
homeopathists, will be found elsewhere.
This section of the county has been favored
with several fine rains since our last issue.
Fire company, No. l, will give Il ball and
festival on the night of May DIST, to which all
are invited.
Give Iduna a rousing big house next Mon
day night. Reserved seats without extra
cost ut Caples & Farmers.
Several windows In the Presbyterian
church at nigginsville were broken by the
hail on Thursday of last week.
DIR. j. G. Russell has n number Of milch
cows of different ages for sale at reasonable
prices, on his farm near this city.
MIR. Ed. AbendrOth is now sole owner of
the waterworks in this city and proposes TO
make considerable improvements and thereby
increase consumption.
The county court at It's recent session con-
tracted with the Gillfllen Flagstonc Co., Of
Fort Scott, Kansas, for putting in new steps
and flaginG to the courthouse porch. II is an
Improvement which has long been desired by
everybody, but it has now become a necessity
no longer to be neglected without great dam
age to the property.
The concert given by Madam Fry and her
three accomplished daughters, at the opera
house, last Tuesday night. was the best en-
t%ertainment Of the kind which we have at
tended for years. They had, ms they de-
served, a full house and an apprcciatiye audi
ence. Should they visit our city again, stand
ing room would be al a premium.
The announce ment Of Mr.. Stephen N.
| Wilson Is "a candidate for the Office of public
administrator appears in ITS proper column.
lie ~ n son of Mr.. Upton Wilson, of this
county, Is a young gentleman Of nnimpeach =
able character, was raised IN our midst, was
admitted to the bar after II severe and eX-
haustive examination at a recent session OF
the circuit court, and will If elected. make a
Suit, uOHtSt CdI'iuI anu riltlCHL OulCtIs
Some three or four weeks ago we mention.
ed the fact that a large flight of chInch bugs
had made their appearance in the southern
and central portions of this county. We now
learn that these bugs have settled down In
Washington and Sni-a-Bar townships, and
have lone great damage to the growing
wheat, some fields being entirely ruined by
than Tho late raina tnuaihar with Nyurmnr
weather, were badly needed to prevent them
from doing still greater damage.
We this week announce Mr.. &. w. Master.
son, of Clay TO Nnship, for the Office of county
surveyor, subject TO the voters at the demo-
cratic primary election. MIR. Masterson is
townships Of the county rs an honest man,
a good mechanic and well versed in the
science Of civil engineering. IL elected he
will without doubt discharge the duties OF
the Office with honor 10 himself and to tho
satisfaction if his constituents.
Odessa Democrat, May 11:-The work OF
repairing the Presbyterian church has been
completed, and the usual services will be held
on next Sunday. Messrs. John Kemple and
Henry Cobb have both moved their saloon
fixtures 10 Kansas City, where they are en-.
gagged in the saloon business. Mrs. q. q,
Keith, OF this city, was summoned TO Column
T, bia this week to attend the funeral OF her
father, Rev. J. w. Willis. Mrs. q. H.
Phillips left, last week, for u visit TO her sis
ter in San Francisco.
GreentOn: The farmers around here have
almost completed their corn planting, hence
this Is rather leisure time to such as have fin,
ished. There Is much complaint among the
ladies' that their gardens are not doing any
good. The ground is not warm enough for
vegetation TO grow rapidly. IT'S true we
have had some warm days, bur they, 50 far,
have been like angels visits, few and far be-
tween. We had several showers last week
but no heavy rains. Last Monday was Il very
curious day IN the morning there were quite
Il number of showers of but u few minutes
duration; toward noon the clouds were
strangely dark and threatening, but very lit
tic rain fell at such times, and the afternoon
was comparatively clear. Miss Hattie Bum
garner has been for the past week or two Wis
iting in MAYHEM. DR.. Mann, of Oak Grove,
was in GreentOn one day last week. Rev
Frank Wagner, OF Dover, spent one day
this past week with his father-in-law, MIR.
Triplett, Of this place. Mr.. Triplett, who has
been afflicted for "A great while with rheuma,
tisin, IL now able to he up n portion of the
time. Does Mr.. On still Danish from him
his favOrite companion, the pipe Or is hC
still fearful OF those heart trouble arising
again from its continual use ? Mr.. Robert
COlvin and family, Of this place, visited his
parents at Oak Grove last Saturday and sun
day. Miss Fannie Miller has returned hOmr
after an absence OF several weeks. Messrs,
Luther McCauley aud Claude |Bumgarner, OI
Odessa, visited the families of Mr.. Bumgar-
ncr aud Mr.. John Simmons last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duyall are enjoying their so
jOurn at the springs very much. They think
the waters will be beneficial 10 their health.
The remains of MIR. Robert Fulton. who died
at his home last Friday. were Inferred III the
cemetery at the Baptist church last Saturday.
Rev. Mr.. Leonard, Of Odessa, delivered the
funeral discourse, which was said To he very
fine. The Rev. Mr.. Walkup will preach N
the Cumberland Presbyterian church next
Sunday. But IL seems to us that unless that
washOut in the road, which il impossible, is
worked on before next Sunday, the audience
will he mostly from north of the church.
What a dull Time. Nothing going on. No
weddings yet. But If Madam Ilumor Is to
be relied upon, there will be one at least, and
that not Il thousand miles from here, and per
haps another before long. Sundays rain
was a serious drawback To three young men
not far off from G~reentOn-the Mr.. Eds and
another man. They started from home early
Sunday morning and went to church. In the
afternoon they started for u certain place, hut
were Overtaken by the ram and were com
PEELED to take refuge in Il schoOIhOuse where
they remained until dark. Now was not
that delightful to them, compared to where
they had thought they would spend the after
noon: They made their appearance at home
about 10 "a. IN. the next day. For further par
ticuIars OF their adventures ask-them.