The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-01-12
eeskIg gatelligeneer
official County Paper.
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The new depot at Myrick will probably be
completed next week.
The coal company shut down their mines
last Thursday evening. They will resume
operations Monday morning.
Mr.. Dave Smith was badly bruised by fall
ing down u pair Of steps at the Ninth street
cable station, in Kansas City, last week.
Ex-mayor Hamlet brought home three
rabbits from his hunt last Wednesday. He
says he could have killed plenty more but
did not want to carry them.
The barn and several head Of horses and
cattle, belonging to Mr.. Lucieu Msjor, late Of
Aullville, this county, was burned at his
present residence. IN Kansas, recently.
On account Of a vacancy on the exten-
sion express tram, Mr.. II. g. Russell, the
agent at this place. has left the office in
charge OF Mr.. Nice Sill, and will ~ Ike the
regular runs until the vacancy can Is filled
There was a false alarm OF fire given last
Saturday afternoon, caused by the burning
out OF a chin. ney on Mr.. Cavanaugh's house,
on Seventh street; and another at night,
caused by the burning out of n chimney al
Tnrner Hall.
a town COW attempted to eat up a nest OF
wash tnbs In front OF Mr.. C. Fl. Schaefer-
meyers store last Tuesday. Sic did not sue
coed. but was more successful immediately
th GREATER 10 getting away with a bunch o.
hay from a farmers wagon.
Jefferson City Tribune, January 6:-Prof
Zeisberg has consented to take charge of the
mu steal department OF Elizabeth Aull Semi.
nary, at Lexington, aud will leave to.mo"'
row for that place. He will teach the re-
mainder of the school year,an1 may conclude
to reside there permanently. Prof. ZeisberE
is q thorough mu stefan and a polished gentle
man. We regret to lose him aud can heartily
commend him not only to the people O
Lexington but to any community.
sedalIa Gazette. 9th:-Secretary of State
elect Lesueur, accompanied by his entire
family. passed through the city yesterday oil
their way to, their new home al the state
capital. The delayed trains kept them at the
depot three hours and a-half. Fortunately
some friends met them at the depot and mad'
the delay less unpleasant. Mr.. Lesueul
knows something OF the worry of politics
aud campaigns. and he found the domestic
troubles Of moving a slight test of his usually
equable and serene disposition. He has beer
zoo much occupied with the trials of remoYa
to know anything of interest in politics.
Hon. Elijah Gates as special master II
chancery. acting under authority OF the cir
cult court OF the United States for the cen
tral division Of the western district of Mis-
souri,, adyertises for sale, In the Kansas City
Times, to satisfy judgments in favor OF Hen
W Sey bs-Newman and Tilton Davis. all tina
part Of the Linneus branch OF the Burling'
ton d South western railway extending from
Lexington, NO.. souLhwardly, and formerly
known as the Lexington, Lake " Gulf rail
road, and being the line OF road extending
from this city to Butler, Bates county, includ
ing the right-of-way, the road bed, the super
structure and material and property, with al
Fights pertaining thereto. The day OF sale 1
fixed for Tuesday, January 20, 1880. Tb,
amount Of the Judgment in favor Of Mr.
Newman Is S17.7b0, and %, 900 in favor o
MI. Davis, both with interest at six per cent
for several years.
HIgginsville Leader:--rhe dispatches Il
the daily papers giving the account OF tn
the killing Of Mr.. Vim. p. Houx, IN Montana
presented q strong case OF iustitiable killing
and laid the full blame on Sir. Houx. Thes
\ dispatches, however, only gave one side o
the case and that side the story OF u man VIII
endeavored to make his case as strong a
possible. After the killing, V. u. Strong, whl
fred the fatal shots surrendered himself I
the authorities. and II was his story then give
which was telegraphed to the daily papers
Mr.. Frank Houx, Of this city, "a brother q
the murdered man who left for Montana a
soon rs the news was received here. In a let
ter to ms father under date OF December q
gives the full particulars, not only OF the kill
ing but of the whole matter, and as the fact
here given are corroborated by the eVidenc
ELECTED at the cJroner's inquest, we have n
hesitency In giving them as true facts
Mr.. Eoux owned and was operating
large ranch near Mussellshell, Montana, an
tor some time had in bis employ this ma
Strong, and Mrs. Strong was teaching tb
district school, OF which Mr.. HOuX was on
of the trustees. 1t seems that Strong ha
become Jealous Of Houx, though the e'idenc
showed that there was no cause for 1t, al
the two men had quarreled on several ocea
slons. Strong qlit Houx's employ and mo'
ell TO a ranch, ten miles away. On Sunday
Dec. l6, Mr and Mrs. Houx drove to Nus
s,llshelI, and when they passed the Stron
ranch. Mrs. Strong asked them to bring som
things for her from town. On their retur
from to@n they stopped At the Strong place
went into the house and had II pleasant chal
When they were leaving and when MIR Hoa
w,s IN the act OF assisting.his wife into I'd
buzoy, Strong appeared IN the door with
s,nt gun and without warning emptied
II, 4 of buck shot and slugs into Houx. shoe
jny him through the heart and killing hi
in family. Not satisfied, however, with Thu
s,ronp nred the second load into Honx
head. Strong then went to Billings At
s,rrendered himself, giving the s'Ol
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