The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-11-16
Our merchants should now plant their
Christmas advertisements

Our merchants should now plant their
Christmas advertisements.
The cadets made a fine appearance in their
drill on the street last Tuesday.
Mr.. John g. WorthingtOn moved, Thurs
day, to his elegant seyen-rOOm residence just
completed near Central college.
Have you subscribed for the Gem yet? No!
Well, its time you were doing 50. You haze
permitted two months to slip by. now and
should see that you do not miss another one
especially the double Christmas number.
Subscription price only 30 certs.
Bates City, a little village in the heart of as
good a piece of country as ever "a crow flew
over and whose inhabitants are as fine people
rs can be found any where, wants a local ply
stefan and wants one badly. This would be
an excellent opening for some one desiring a
good location.
Messrs. Ed. and Harry Earl, formerly of
this city, purchased, last week. Of MIR. John
Bishop, also formerly OF this city, his cOntec-
tiOnery and fruit store, cornsr of 18th aud
Central streets, Kansas City. Ed. will have
charge of the store, as Harry still retains his
position al Switzer's cigar store,
Mr.. Jno. c. Young, Jr. received this week,
through Mr.. j. II. Sender Ian elegant 81 300
carriage. That it was the finest, though not
the costliest, that could be purchased in 81.
Louis. can be attested by the writer. who
was with Messrs. Young and Sender when
they inspected every stock OF carriages IN
that great city and selected the one which
they received.
Fairview The 'Flournoy school, taught
by Miss Bette f.. Porter, is progressing NICE
ly-having enrolled - pupils. The following
are names of those whose average grade was
50 and over for the month ending Nov. s:
Annie Morgan, Susie aud Matte tlournOY,
Eta and Mary Beall. Bette PrOck. Bessie
Andrews, OnIska Spurlock. Sammie Beall,
Willie Spurlock, Walton Mahan, Henry, Will
lie and Frank Thomas, James Kemper, Willie
and Eugene Bailey, Emmett FlournOy and
Randolph Morgan.
County Surveyor B. d. Weedin, of this
county, and Deputy County surveyor +. c..
Lea, OF Jackson county, who have been en-.
gagged for some time in determining the exact
location Of 1.-THE limits of their respective coun-
ties, finished their work Thursday. There
were only u few mistakes discovered and the
gains and losses OF each county are about
equal. they will make their reports at the
December sittings of the courts of their re-
specuve counties.
We are sorry to learn that Messrs. JnO.
Gaffney and Chas. John have severed their
connection with the Mo. p. Il. Il. and gone to
seek other locations. They are good railroad
men, whOle-souled and genial gentlemen and
treated everybody with whom they came in
contact very courteously. Mr.. Frank Mount
succeeds Mr.. Gaffnev as conductor and Mr..
ThOs. huston succeeds Mr.. John as rear
brakeman, Although we are sorry to lose
Messrs. Gafrney and John still it is a pleasure
to know that their successors are also gentle
men in every sense OF the word.
A man who was travelling down the river
In a skiff yesterday morning and who was
evidently unacquainted with pontoOn bridges
ran up against the bridge with his sklff and
thought he would stay there until the draw
was opened for him. He was mistaken. The
current would not permit Of this. The skit
was drawn under and he, luckily, caught
himself on the bridge, hut got y pretty good
ducking. MIR. Lige Spruce went to his rescue
and raised him out Of the water safely. His
skid was caught after il had fiosted a sh 1rt
way down the river. 1t was currently re-
ported that he had been drowned.
audience and u fine programme characterized
the entertainment by the Illinois Association
on Saturday evening. . " = Prof. g. G..
Parker made a decided 'hit' in his election
AIRY efforts. His first recital was that OF a
dramatic production, requiring a high order
of artistic skill. But the professor was equal
to IT,. During the rendition every listener
was fairly entranced by the thrilling words
and perfect acting; and when the climax was
reached, In the closing sentences, there came
an out0urst of applause such as is never heard
unless an audience is completely captured.
Subsequently, Prof. Parker rendered a
humorous piece, from Mark Twain's 'Inuo-
cents Abroad 3" which CONFUSED the audi
ence with mel riment, and called forth an
other storm OF applause.
Mr.. r. B. Dickev, who for eight years has
supplied the gas for our city. has been quite
busy this week. Tuesday he removed the gar
lamp which has been standing in front of the
Laclede no ell to the opposite side of the street
and a little east, to supply light for the street
crossing. In tapping the main pipe he made
Il little characterization and tapped it too low
aud was unable to make the connection il
AS short a time as usual, and being dowI
In the ditch the escaping gas got the best o
him. He was rendered unconscious ant
would have died in u few mOre moments hat
not Messrs. Will Price and Emil Ludwig!
taken him out into the air. Wednesda,
morning he was taking out the old and rottei
pipe that leads from the gas main into th,
building occupied by the st. Louis CloLhips
Co.. and while joining the pipe 10 the metel
In the cellar the use of u lamp was necessar y
From this. lamp the escaping gas was iPniteo
aud his hair was badly scorcned and the 1IO
set Of fire by the flames. The hre department
was called out but the flames were extIn
guished without its aid. Wednesday he tap
ped the main and run an extra pipe into tn
Y, NJ. G.. A. rooms, as the pipe formerly usel
was not large enough 10 carry the necessar,
amount to supply these rooms and the store
OF The Messrs. RoYIe. For one thing he deser
YES credit-and that is the good condition il
which he left the streets it has been necessar,
( r him to open. He has never met with 81
accident, In all his fifteen years experience
until this week.
At noon Thursday, as the brass band be
longing to the Uncle Toms Cabin CombIna
tio1 WAS prading the streets, Mr.. jaime
Howard, of near Wellington. was drIvia,
along in q two horse wagon on which wa
loaded In the neighbOrhOod OF thirty empt
apple barrels, and when on Franklin street
near the opera house, he met the band
which commenced to play. The horses be
came frightened and started TO run, frs
turning on to Ninth street and running alon
the pavemement In Il nOrtbeTly direction. L
front Of Bauerly's saloon were a number O
cOlored children who were running to We
the band, and over whom the frightenel
horses ran Some six or eight OF them wer
knocked down, but Sarah Colley and Harr
Gates. each aged about 10 years, were tn
only ones who sustained injuries. Sarah Wa
struck In the side by some part Of the WACO
and was quite badly hurt, but not seriously
One of the wagon wheels ran over Harry
neck and another over one OF his ankles an
he was badly bruised, though not s%CriOusl
hurt. The horses ran slong on the pavement
aud although there was q clumsy hay fran
on the wagon, ran under the shed IN front G
Buck Mitchel's saloon very nicely, only
corner occasionally striking the shed an
doors. Three large window glass were brOk