The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-01-07
+. s. Caples n Co.

Short accounts make long friends.
7. H.. Casteel Is feeding In Egypt 80 cattle
and 10 hogs.
Johannes Nelson is feeding in Egypt % cat
tie and 30 hogs.
Wayerly Tlmes:-"W. W. DAVIS is stin
shipping in coal from the Lexington coal
mines"
T.. WInsor & Son sold to Gustave Haerle
the II. A. Allen property In Old Town, for
$500 cash.
Tn horticultural society will meet in the
Intelligencer Office next Saturday at 2 O'Clock
for the election Of officers.
Oh We who teach the ingenious youth OF q
great nation, let them learn the noble act OF
seli-defense. rs salvation Oil is the specific
FOR hurts.
Miss Lizzie Hutchison had a few OF her
friends up Thursday evening Of Christmas
week, to engage In the festive sport OF angling
for the finny tribe.
Geo, Spaulding. a colored youth, was ar
rested, u few days ago, for having knowingly
tried to pass q counterfeit Of a silver dollar.
u. 8. Commissioner Clayton remanded him
TO Jail. He will probably be taken TO Kansas
City for trial. This thing Of trinIng with
Uncle Sans laws Is no joke. Passing coun'
tSIfeit money is q crime against the genersl
sal&ynment.
The Misses Hyde gave q very enjoyable
party Friday evening the seth. The costumes
were mostly fill dress. Eacn guest was pre-
scented with u card containing an appropriate
quotation from popular authors. Elegant
refreshments were served and q delightful
evening spent. Those present were Misses
Maggie Richardson. Mary McClellsnd, Virsie
McCleliand, Rose Young Julia Winsor, Boxit
ChIles, Grace Wilcox, OF New York. and
Edith Leonard, of Mt. Leonard. Messrs
Geo. Wilson, Seth Serat. Il. s.. Young, Lee
aud Harry Wallace.
As Mr.. Johannes Nelson was crossing thu
Missouri Pacific railroad track. about on
mile west Of Wellington, last Saturday after
noon about 4 o'clock, the west bound loca
freight struck his mules, i~njuring both, on
OF them so severely that It had to be killed
The mules. sleigh and all were carried abou
thirty or forty feet from the crossing. throw.
ing them into a hollow about twelve fee
deep. Mr.. Nelson, and Mr.. Richard John
son, who was with him and dl living, jumped
out before the train struck the mules, ant
neither was hurt. They cannot tell whetheI
or not the proper signals were given.
Mexico Intelligencer:-'It is now reporte,
that the main line Of the Missouri Centrs
will pass through Fulton, and not merely
branch a. was at first intended. The sur
yeying corps IL now in Galloway. The 81
-.-Iz. NTa-a .anS that tho fuanfv 0nilaa n
road westward from that city Is paying ex
penses and that large shipments OF whes
will be made over the roal next week. TIL
News also says that the Missouri CentrS
office In That city has been closed for lib
past two weeks, but believes that the lie
died against 1t recently is OF little slgnif
eance."
The 81. Louis and san Francisco road, las
Tuesday, sent notice TO the southwestern a.
ISOLATION that on January 10 II would reduc
rates on corn TO st, Louis 3 cents from al
stations In Kansas. The chairman at ono
notified the association roads, and on tha
date grain rates from Kansas city to Chicag
Will be forced down 8 cents a hundred, or I
10 cents. Omaha rates must follow. 80 that
FtHCLlOH III hih ~ 10
tbs territory between Chicago aud the Mis-
souri, river. The Burlington has fled motto
that II will retaliate with Il % per cent. re
duetlon Of rates gu live stock Ia common car
w1en the Rock Island begins hauling lv
sEEk In improved cars at the same rate a
for common cars. Officials agree there l
every reason TO believe live stock rates iron
Kansas CITY and Omsha to Chicago will b
whitfield down to nothing.
Corder:--Miss Emma Koontz, Of Dover
spent a portion of the holidays with tn
family Of Mr.. Geo. Corder. The Mise
Todd spent the holidays with their sisteI
Mrs. Frank COrder. The Misses Funk. {
jacksonville, ILL.,, and Little Miss GeorGI
Fletcher, Of Marshall, spent the holiday
with their aunt, Mrs. J. +. Groves, OF th
Mace. Miss Alma Pulliam spent the holi
duys in Kansas City with friends. Rev. I
r. Banks aud family have returned from
very pleasant visit to relatives In Clinton
Mr.. E. A.. Hawks, Of st. Louis. spent th
bolidays here with his family. Miss Ann
Races spent the holidays at home. Miss Liz
x,e Rine spent several days In Blackbur
last week. M. n. Lieser and family sper
New Years day IN Blackburn with relatives
Mr.. Isaac Neale aud family, OF Higginsvillt
Mr.. Lewis Neale and family, OF Lexington
and other relatives, were here, last Frida.
attending the funeral OF their mother, who's
funeral was preached BY Rev. W. B. McFal
land. Of Butler. Mo. at the Methodist churc|
The many friends Of Mrs. Neale. or "Aui
setsy.n 81 she was called by nearly everyon
deeply sympath'Ie with the stricken ismi
In this their great bereavement. But es2ec
a,Iy do we sorrow with the daughter wi
lives among us, our neighbor and 'ur frlen'
Ant how great IS their consolation Tn
know their mother has only gone before
swaIt item on the other shore. Mrs. XII
+, spending the week in Blackburn Miss
Mary WeIman and Lena Lieser, who are a
teading the Central Wesleyan College at wa
renton, were home for the holidays.