The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-10-13
Slight rain last Wednesday.

says:-"Both myself and wife owe our lives
10 shil6h,s Consumption Cure" For sale al
Loomis', Franklin ave. steo"
Slight rain last Wednesday.
A new plate glass front has been put IN the
store of Messrs. Ireland & Mountloy.
Do not fail 10 see the beautiful line OF weo-
ding presents Just opened at Royle q sons
Tho name of Patrick Mcdonald, oil THIS
civ. was placed on the pension roll on the
9th inst.
That fancy man in red that leads Mr.. bu'-
lene,s band must come. high, but them
1ewhiIkers, how ornamental he is!
What sort of q house OF representatives
would we have II it was composed oil political
nonep,ities like Thomas b. Bullene
The best sch DOL shoe Is made by smith,,
simmons 4 Peabody. Ii Is all oak and VIII
out wear any other shoe offered to the trade.
Farmers and workingmen about Higgins
Vile, you will miss a rare opportunity IL you
do not hear Col. Ladue's speech next Thurs-
day.
Mr.. Geo. w. Clark shipped. last Saturday.
two ear loads of hogs TO Kansas City, and on
the following Monday one car OF cattle ana
one OF hogs. The price paid for the hogs was
st cents.
The republicans had quite a rally in the
rain and mud at Concordis "Wednesday.
There was a good deal Of enthusiasm anu
beer. and as a result several fights among the
brethren.
Mr.. Jno. f. Burdens wild goose, which ne
CAPTURED and has had running on MS lawn
for several years, escaped lately and VIII
probably not return again in the spring, not
wIthstandiug his comfortable quarters mere.
The first ward is and always has been q
republican ward. If the republicans had de-
sired TO be represented In the city council by
a negro, they could have elected him not
Vitbstanding the withdrawal OF MI. VIII
llams. The democrats were under no oolisa'
tons to the negro, which cannot be truthiuliY
said Of the republican party. "nlgger" Ii
good enough to vote for white republicans
but not good enough to be voted for by Them
While Mr.. Markham's wagon was being
loaded with lumber, at the old depot Ias'
Monday morRing, some boys on the opposllt
side OF the building were throwing rocks
over the house, one of which struck one o.
the horses and caused the team to run OH
They ran down town, taking in several side
rrycc.s sefts auaYs, kpqeking. .ayer-.a shed oil
of Dutch Row ran into and smashed up the
express wagon OF Mr.. Chris. Meyer and the
buggy of DIR. z. s. Fulkerson, when becom'
ing ~enlangled in the debris they were throw
20 the ground and were captured before the!
had time to get up. Damages somewhere II
the ueighborhood Of 800 all told. OF cours
Inc bows didn't mean TO. - but that did no
repair the damages.
Our republican contemporary says OF TIT
Judges for the coming election:-''The gen
t[emen will see TO IL that none vote but thos
authorized to do so, and that every vote
. counted AS It Is east. At least this is expect
ed of them, and the Register believes the
will do their duty" There Is not u doubt {
IL. These gentlemen will honestly do thei
duty. They were selected Tor that purpos
by an honest, democratic county court. Ths
Il the way this court does all OF Its business
with AL eye single to purity Of governmen
and TO the interests of the people. Then wh
Is any .schanger necessary. las asked for by til
Register? When we had republican count
courts we had extravaganza, higher take
and constant seeking Of unfair advantages fC
the republican party. Now, rs the Regist'
NhO
no,nts out, even In the heat Of partisan COZ
~tentIon, we have democratic manage mel
which gives to all fair and honorable trea
msnt.
Marshall News, Oct. 4:-The Marsha
Democratic Club was addressed Monday q
by Judge Xenophon Rvland of Lexington
in the circuit court room. The house WI
crowded TO its utmost capacity aud u numo'
of ladies'. enthusiastic in the cause, were
attendance. IL was one Of the most enthusla
tic and successful democratic meetings tn
has taken place In this section since the cal
paien opened. The glee club opened wi
two rousing campaign songs, after Will
Judge Wagner, in his usual graceful mannt
introduced the speaker, Judge Ryland, W
fo, one hour, received the undivided attic
ton OF the audience. II was a good, SOU
democratic argument. containing lndisput
bic facts. forcibly and eloquently p%resente
Judge .Ryland, one Of Lafayette's leadi
LAWYERS, IL one Of the finest orators q
~politicai speakers In the state. There WI
about 6fty acc esslons TO the club, amo
the number being Ed. Craddock, the staur
coIored democrat. While the new nan
were being enrolled, the glee club rendel
more campaign songs, which proved q "
interesting feature OF the programme.
While Mr.. VIM. II. Chiles was attend
the court of appeals at Kansas City,
week. he visited the natural gas well recer
bored lust north Of Westport by Thos.
Mastin, ESQ. We interviewed Mr.. Chiles
bis return and learned from him that the v
WAS a yeritable fact, and the escaping gas
burning at the time Of his visit with the ga
steady pressure and fame that 1t had b
exhibiting for two weeks The well is III
with an iron tube and the tubing extel
,hoye the earth some G or 8 feet. where
elbow Is put in and conveys the stream OF
about IS or 20 feet to one side. The gas
struck at the depth Of 1876 feet, has a press
of from 80 to 70 pounds (estimated) to
square inch and IS estimated to yield Fl
I 200. 900 to 5000 900 cubic feet Of gas ey
d hours. A company has been forT
,vbi.b has obtained the right-of- way 4
the county court to lay their pipes, etc.,
well being out OF the city limits. and PREF
atoms are being made to pipe the gas into
houses In The neighporhOod. The comp
was arranging to bore another we'll n 81
distance southwest from the first, it b'
decided not to risk striking water by sinh
the first we'll deeper but to sink a second
which will go down probably a thousand
or more to see il there is a larger quar-
lower down, a. L. supposed by the expe
The we'll is on the Grand Avenue cable
aud can be reached in a ride OF 10 or 20 r
utes by taking Il blue car on Walnut ST
and getting off at Mr.. Mastin's new reside
from which the well is but a short dist
on the right of The cable line, being in
next block. As we think that we can get
great product at this city, we will watch
nrogress of affairs at Kansas
with much interest. Since Mr.. Chiles'
Mfr. Mastin has gone east in the intere'
the we'll, to get experts In plumbing
managing.