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

MIR. anu MIS-. Geo. weiss gave II tlnn"f IN
lunOr Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Zimmerman,
asst Tuesday,
CaTrOillOu Democrat -" Lexington Is out
VI debt for the first time in twenty five wears
md has quite II snug sum in the treasury. II
N tkes the people OF the old town feel funny
Washington. Feb. 2.-rhe SO sret service
Of the treasury department has dis
Chut II new counterfeit Of tho - sill
yer certificates has been put In circulat ION
bill i ABOUT 3 l6ths of an inch too short.
There are no distinctive lines in the paper.
general appearance is good AMI liable 10
deceive.
President Srelye, of Amherst College, has
III ,de Il study uG "Our Political Prospects, 10
what large moral principles the
party that hopes for permanent sue
cess mast now build itself on. This essay
viii appear Ia the Forum for March. In the
same uumher Representative VIM. Nj
Springer. Explains the "HindranceS To sur
plus Reduu.ipn," aud Mr.. VIM. X. Morrison
points cut from "A revenue reform point %
view, "WhO Is Benefited by Protection"
-. LOuiS live stock market: -CatLlc--Re-
StlIl7, SsOuv Z = HhIIbhtb'as wv bS"b "'
ket was steady choice native steers, - 4OGg
8 %; fair to good native steers, 30 S094 A;
buirherhs steers medium 10 choice. So l59
4 10; ~lOckers and feeders, fair 10 good, T2G1
3 20; rangers, ordinary to good, - 2Ot9l 10.
llOgs-ReCRipts, 5 100 head; shipments, 800
head. The market WAS active but lower;
choice heavy and butchers selections. So 10
M. Et. ,,.E inu ,neIin,n tn nrinna -nLl1 Al.
Hight grades. ordinary to good. 81 7SG@5,
Sheep--Receipts, /, 400 head shipments, 800
heal. the market was weak fair 10 fancy
81 JOlg5 ~.
Liberty, Clay County Advance Mrs.
Miriam Sedwick, of Lexington, widow Of
Csc. W. Sedwick n merchant In Liberty in
aate-hetlum days. brought suit in our circuit
court to recover dover in sundry farms aud
town lots in Liberty and Clay county. There
Is much gna hing of teeth in consequence.
but it seems the lady mas the bulge on the
property holders, aud they will have TO pony
up. Misery loves company and her are
enc n interested TO make the old saw prove
de, bat at the same time the widow will
knock big hole in the improvements" Thus
suit involve, over 1900 acres OF land within
II miles OF Kansas City, and some town prop
erty in Liberty. John Welborn, Esq. OF this
city, IL Mrs. Sedwick's attorney. The AID.
vance seems TO think that her clam Is a lega
one.
Lexington, Ky. Feb. l5.-The second day
OF BraNieId " Co.'S great sale of improved
lrOtting stock near the fair grounds in TIL.
city, was largely attended and fair price
were obtained. The following is "A list OF thost
| that sold for $500 and upward: Dora, b. IN.
10 years old. by Herst's Bayard. Jr.. dam by
| Mark Downing. To W, l.. Gibson. Carlisle
king Rene. dam Dora by Baysrd. Jr., 4. b
Bryant. Frankfort, Ky, $3.50; bay tIley :
yelrs-oId by Onward, dam Dora by Bayard
Jr.. Robert Steele, Philadelphia, Pa, 5000
Banner Mark. b M, 8-years-Old by Veto
Won Bismarck, dam Sally Dudley by Staudar,
Bearer. To James q. Boyd OF Milwaukee
Sl,575; door Light, b. c., 3-yeara-old b,
Clay, X. J. Brown, Concord, y. H., $3.50
Prince Nutwood, b. c., 3-years-old by Nut
wood, dam Empress by Draco, Pendleton !
Cook, Winchester, Nv, S775; Panhelarius, c
c., 3-years-olh, ~ MambrlnO Russell. dan
Lorraine by S!rathmOre, w. l.. Gibson, Car
Isle. Ky. + l,Ol0; Josie wilkes. b.. m,
yaars-old. ty bourbon wilkes, dam l. sic b
Harrison Chief. General IL. III. Gano. nailat
Texas, $3.50.
1t is with great regret that we have 10 al
nounce that the Ahrens Dry Goods Coinpan
made an assignment, last Monday, to Cap
John Z. Ardinger, for ths benefit OF the ere
ditOrs of the firm. The Ahrens family
highly respected here, and their financial dl'
aster will DO regretted by The entire cOmmun
ty. Everybody who knows them understand
that It has not been brought about by ar
announcement, extravaganza or fault
theirs. The difficulty lies further back.
seems that when Mr.. II. j. f. Ahrcns dle'
about five years ago, he had been speculatin
ii-astrously 10 st. Louis real estate, AMI vi
theu considerably involved. His losses hs
been probably $40 900 to 800. 900, aud he vi
behind Oh them when he died about F23 90
The mistake made was III not settling the
aud letting the estate rake the losses, but
was hoped the business would pay these on
IL would probably have done so In OTdinaI
times. bu: for several years trade vas IL
pressed. and profits we've meager. Still Il
,iebt mentioned has been sOmewhat reduce,
bit /: was 4 continual load and hiEdrance. al
finally il has heeH thought best TO make n
aSSig ament. The liabilities are about 523 90
The assets. including the real estate, the ..o,
: of goods aud the good accounts, are reckont
a. S2j, 400, 30 II Is probable that the irm MT
pull through In such a way that it can resuu
business. This Is certainly the wish and Il
hope OF our people, who have always fOut
its members pleasant to deal with and homo
] able IN AL transactions. The business W,
begun in 1850 by tns slider Ahrens, WAS We
' successful in the old store. and for some yea
has occupied the bandsomest stOre-rOom
= the city. and one Of The best aud brightest
. the slate Tor The purpose The assignment
unconditional, for all the creditors alike. r.
) Morrison Went worth bank is one OF q
largest creditors.
Paul WhitwOrth, a well known color
II IN Of the town, has come TO grief. He W
Ie trusted potter ut the EiiEaJzth-Aull Sci
: iaAry, which position he has held for IA nuI
BIER Of wears. lie was Coniided In, I'm yariO
ways, and was generally well thou4nt OF
the persons with whom he did business 1
the school. some weeks ago, however, I'll
, piciOn began to attach To him IN regard 20 |
letters OF the young LADIES'. Some Oi the
appeared to have been tempered with hcf1
they were delivered money which -hou
have been received failed u be 80, and sou
letter, even were not Cellvered. AccordiugI
about the first Of tie month, Prof. H..
I Blau,On, The president OF the school, al
| d.. L.. FulkcrSOn, the postmaster, Iesol
ed themselves into "A detective agency, Al
: began operations. At the post0tiic ca lette
i received there and placed in the sGmiua
box In good condition were privately mar
D ed. The number OF letters received nt 1
Office was re, .Orted, Al one mail lime the
5 w0uid be two few delivered, part being Ike
! nut by the messenger to be manipulated.
Il the ne Il mail there would he too many d
q ltvered by the number previously Withheld
Il This pTetiy well settled the matter as 10 W
was the villain in the play. Then q letter W
D posted To one of the young ladies. ~ContaiuII
D II two dollar bill aud one. both marked, wi
no sum specified IN the writing, only III
e some money had been sent FOR postage. III
t two dollar bilI cine to hand, but The ore W
I not IN the letter. Az the money was plac
IN tho letter At the postofice here, the FRI
became very warm. The one dollar bill "
. found IN one of tho banks Of the city I
+ same night, and Unidentified by Prof. Blapto
Fintlly came the climax. A letter was ma.
= ell 10 one OF the pupils, un~euled. When
Z reached this pOslOlhce a marked ten doll
@ bill was placed ~ 4. The letter contained