The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-01-28

IL takes pretty nearly all OF a poor mans
money these cold days to Keep up the firrs.
The lronwOrk Of the Bales Vaughan build
ing Is all in place aud the front presents IA
beautiful appearance.
The tbaw lsst Tuesday and Wednesday
pretty well cleaned off the snow from tie
payements on the north side of the streets.
We have received the initial number of the
HiggInsyiile Leader. 1t Is n neat and newsy
paper, published by Messrs. COen Il Co. We
wish t. much success.
Mr.. Thomas 9olton, who ma he'd his
thumb about two weeks ago ~ mentioned In
the Intelligencer. suffered amputstion OF the
member last Tuesday evening.
Mr.. +. NJ. Atkinson In writing to Us from
st. Joseph, among other things s~avS:-"I
think our prospects were never so bright for
a bridge, and ! think beyond question it will
develop Itself within Il very short time"
The leo harvest Is finished and tue crop Is
the largest and best ever put away In this city.
The average thickness Is more than fifteen
inche. aud 1t IL as clear as glass. With no
shipping demand, the supply Is sufficient for
two years.
~ 'f' wv hh' Y y
the Winkier Furniture Com.
pany, of Lexington; capital stock, $40 900,
one-half psId up, Incorporated by Henry F.
Winkier, William Winkler, Julius " inkIer
aud Albert f. WiukIer. all of Lexington.
A sleighing party consisting of Messrs.
VIM. Howe, Joseph Afford, f. ). Caples. X.
b. Vaughn, Misses Ella Nickel, Maggie
Richards Ion, Cora and May Peak, Lutte Cham
hers and Mrs. j. II. Sender, went over to
Wells preach.
Judge VIM. Young and an able corps of AZ
sistants have been hard at work for some
weeks bringing back tax suits. II you owe
back taxes, look out! Costs OF suits are
necessarily heavy, aud the penalties are so
too. You have been notified and II you neg
lect the matter It Is your own fault.
The firm OF II. h +. Wlnkler Is no more.
the firm having organized into the "Winkler
Furniture Company" the sous OF the Messrs.
Winkler being taken into the partnership.
We wish for the company q greater degree
of prosperity even than that which has been
the good fortune OF the old nrm.
The gentlemen who have the gas well pro-
ject In hand should act Ut once. Spring Is
almost upon us. and old Lexington must
wake up this year, and step out to the front
Of the procession. Time and tide, business
and success, wait tor no man. II is the rust
lers who are "2ettlng there right along !"
81. Louis grain market: - Wheat-The mar
ket opened strong and higher. but a reaction
set in and prices declined. closing easier and
| about 10 lower than yesterday. No 9 red,
cash, HO1u; February, S0ac; March, Sl2e;
May, S2s@a3tc, closing at S22c; June, S3sc,
closing at S3bc, nominal; July, Si9si4c, clos
Ing at sic; December. S5i@S7c, closing al
s52c. Corn-4c lower ;cash, 474@47ac; Febru.
ary. Az; March, 47ac. closing ut 47ic; May
4ss94s5c, closing at 4ssc, 0ats-Easter; cash,
3Os@3OSe; May. 3l4e. Rye-Nomlrai at &c.
~Barley-steady at 70@873c,
Odessa Uemocrat;-"Th Intelllxencer says:
I'VE want the railroad to Odessa We wan
must be built. The 1ntelligencer also wants
the Cumberland College. 1t shan; have that.
LIE XingtOn has enough schools now. Odessa
needs this school. and will get 1t II the proper
effort il made" We'll, we are agreed a. 10
the railroad; and, for that matter, US to the
school, too. We want the school Tor Lexing-
ton, and we have laid the matter squarelY be.
fore Its people. They do not respond. anC
do not seem 10 want It.. Very well. II |,
not right TO pursue a dOg-ln-the-maugei
policy. IL Lexington does not wuut the
school our next duty will be to odessa, tina
does. But, by The way. Mr.. Democrat. what
has Odessa done 70 show that II wants tht
~collegef In this case 1t will take money Il
talk, aud u good deal Of It.
Dover:-Miss Maggie Ray returned hons
from i few weeks visit to friends near Lex
lngton. Misses Alice Stark aud Susie White
left Friday for an extended visit to friends II
Kansas City. Mr.. George Zevsins and wifi
ard Misses Sue Plattenburg, Josephin,
H1dges and Mr.. sam Vaughan spent Satur
day and Sunday with relatives near Norborne
Mrs. Slusher, mother of Mr., Dave Slusher, /
sin quite sick with %pneumonia. Mr.. George
B. Gordon started to Chicago Monday will
two car loads of tat cattle. The lumbcI
yard spoken Of In our last writing Is now !
realty. Owing to the excitement OF th'
transfers at the arrival OF several car load.
Of lumber there was quite Il break up among
the wagons. All orders for lumber in thu
future win he promptly attended to by Mr.
Alvin Cobb who Is to act as clerk. The Rev
DR.. Millster will begin a pr0tracted meeting
at The Presbyterian church " ednesday night
The young ladies of DoYer gave Il leap yea
party ii the residence Of Mr.. VIM. Palmer
The young gentlemen seemed to appreciat
the atIelti0n Of their fair escorts who dk
admirably. Some OF the boys were heard Il
express the wish that leap year came ever
other year. The young ladies acting y
escorts were Misses Bette DinwiddIe, salIl
Stark, ida Van AugleB, Minnie Wlnn, IIeler
Gordon, Anna HsrwOod, Braiden HARDWOOD
Letitia Lyon, CAithG Ray, Sue PlattenbGrg
Ann PlattonburE, Dora HaQgsrd, LizZi
VIM aud Josephine Hodges. Messrs. Jes
Groves, Curtis Page, Bob White, Jacl
Groves. VIII Haggard, George VIM. Chas
Palmer. Ed VanAngIen. VIII stewart, Wi
Stark, VIII Meng, Birwell Stark. Bob Har
wood, Alvin Cobb, Lee starchmsn. JimmI
Dinwiddie aud Charles Piattenburg. Other,
present were Misses Lilly Mallory. Liz
VanAnglen. Emma Miers, Yula Gordon M,
Minnie McGee; Mr.. H.. Hockensmith an,
wife. Mesdames Nssbit, Gather, Dinwiddit
VanAngien and Ballew. After variou
games and music refreshments were st rye,
Of cake and Ice cream. The COMPANY the
expressing their appreciation Of The kipdnes
shown by the host and hostess left for thcl
homes.
Meeting OF the board Of directors Of III
fair association ut the seeretary's OH CO. II
Higginsvllle, January IS, l53s:-The OIL
board dissolved aud the no ' board organize,
by e~lecting CHpt. j. d.. Conner chair IN u an,
G. Vivion secretary pro tam. TGe new mem
berS present were, j. ID. Conner, GrOy
Young, II j. Higgins, Isaac Nesle, W. II
Bruins, Chas. Hoefer, Il. A. Collins aud [
Viyion. The folio permanent officer
were elected for the year -l-aar Sealr pres
denti W. ~. Bruins, Vice-president;C &C. Yivion
secretary BrONs Young, tressurer; j. d
LConuer, superintendent Of the floral bali: Dir
j, j. FLlkerson. general superintendent; G
W. Jackson, chief marshal; Grove Young, II
j. Higgins, J ID. Conner. DR.. j. j. Fulker.
son, Isaac Neale and Chss. Hoefer, exeoutiy
GOEi mlttec. The executive committee wer
empowered aud authorized to appoint lyI
good aud live men from each township In th,
county as a special township committee Il
aud the association In making the mex
fair aS attractive as possible, both AS To pre-
miums and attendance. and TO show To III,
people or the county that the coming fair l.
to benefit every kind Of business alike, ant
IL solely u county flair. Capt. Collins wa
authorized to have u circular letter printed
and forwarded to each especially appointed
township committeeman, explanatory OF IT,,