The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-04-20
Anotber fine rain las, Wednesday.

Another fine rain last Wednesday.
st. Agnes Guild concert Friday night,
April 20.
Recorder Conner has had his office neatly
papered this week.
Mr.. M. ". Seraps handsome hous on
Third street Is nearly completed.
A stray dog Jumped through a glass In the
door OF the store Of Mrs. P. G. Patterson last
Tuesday.
Read the excellent programme that appears
In another column, and be sure to 10 and
hear 1t rendered.
John Miller Dutch john, his wife and
Ella fucker were each fined ss 40 last Tues
day for disturbing the peace.
MISS Clara Louise Kellogg will shortly ap-
pear In this city, supported by q company oil
excellent operate artists. The exact date
has not yet been fixed.
The horses Of DR.. A. P. Barnes, who was
recently arrested at this place for several
crimes, were sold at mortgages sale last
Saturday. One of them was sold for $50 and
the other for S205.
A brakeman by the name Of Prick had the
great Toe of his right foot terribly lascerated
last Friday while turning an engine on the
turn table at the Pacific depot. He is now
In the Sedalia hospital.
Kansas City Globe:-''A Cold Dav'' draw
like a porous plaster at the Ninth stree
theater. It is an extravagant mixture o
pure fun and catchy music well calculated Il
drive dull care away.
C---- 1,. VI NJ team, af haoa hal
players give the Corder boys q tussle? ReaC
their challsHEe elsewhere. They claim to b'
the champions Of the county. Make then
earn their honor as such.
Miss Katie 8. Hollis, with the assistance o
her large yocsl class, is to give another o
ner alWsys sxcelisnt concerts al the gull
r4s1. for d. b. Agnes Guild mex
*t}44r S<< nj 61<II eth. Admission 25c
va bor6 liz thmored reduction II
tas wages OF railroad employees is not true
The boys are working now as low as the.
ought to be required to, and In the face o
'he promise Of q big crop, and an Oklahom
DOM they ought not to be cut down.
The rain OF Thursday night washed th
stakes, to which the ferry boat was tied. on
OF the ground and the current and heav
wind carried the boat to the middle Of III
river, where II lodged on a sand-bar. 1t ws
gotten of BY considerable work and withor
damage.
A seven year-ol eolored child. the daugf
ter Of Mrs. Maggie Saunders. has been
great sufferer from drOpsy for some tint
Tuesday evening four physicians visited be
and performed an operation, which great
relieved the sufferer. There is very lit
hope OF her recovery.
h. C. Times, 18th: Tested by the measul
Of the apparent delight Of the audience, Il
presentation of Fishers '.Cold day" compar
was q big success at the Ninth street theat'
last night. There Is just enough plot In 1t
string together some broad dialogue. dancir
and singing. and IL Is one OF the funnie
musical comedies that has been seen in th
theater this season.
At the last meeting Of the county court I
appropriation Of 800 was made for the cou
ty premiums at the fair. to be divided as 10
lows:-For best al purpose stallion. Sl5; I
best all purpose mare. $40; for best thoroug
bred bull. SIS; for best thoroughbred COY
Vkus IOI Utbb mn gOs W bOob O"Ss W ~
for best boar. IS; for best sow, "a 30; {
best collection Of poultry owned by one pc
SON, SI2 80; for best grain and vegetabl
owned by one person. Si2 30.
Tom Fields, a eolored man. created u go'
deal OF talk last Monday, by making out th
be was going 10 commit suicide. He procu
ed a rope aud started for Bunker Hip NJ
while on his way told several a'en Of his !
teutions to hang himself. Captain Js
Dysart ofF.r i TO save him the trouble
doing the Job himself II he would step dov
to his stable, but Tom said he did not ra. g
have It done ln that way. He Was iolio"
TO the hill hy seyersl people and he tried
drive them back by IN king them believe II
he was going to shoot them with n plug
tobacco which he pointed at them. Marsl
Chinu brought him back to town and turn
him over to the prosecuting attorney, W
set BIN at liberty. The cause he gave "
that be had had q quarrel with his wife.
kilograms were received here the first
the week giving the description Of a N
who had committed u rape near Upton q
Offering q reward OF 800 for his ARE
Monday morning 8 man answering the d
scr,ption In many ways. being a half-blt
Indian or an Italian, got on the train at
Lexington depot end started west. At Myr
he left the train and was seen by several n
who thought he answered the descripti
Mr.. Chris. Walk inquired OF the man II
wanted work on the section and the ansS
WAS in the Affirmative. Mr.. Walk then I
him TO wait at the Myrick depot until
engine was going to Lexington and
would take him 10 the section foreman
get him q Job. The man consented to v
and Mr.. Walk and his assistants could aim
hear the chnk Of the 300 In their pockets,
confident were they that they had the RI
man. Marshal Chinn was then TELEGRAPH
for and went to Myriek and placed the L
under arrest. The officers at Upton W
notified and came here Monday night
discovered that the wrong man had been
rested and he was subsequently, set at libe
Tuesday morning the man stopped dow
MyrIck spd inquired " they had "dot 81
shob what dey had yesterday" and
would. be Pinkerton's were greatly tel
and embarrassed. Their 800 had ia
away rs IL It were smoke. We hope tho
that they may vet be able to earn the rev
"A the crime committed was q heinous on