The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-06-08

Remember the W. NJ. A. entertainment
Tuesday night. Reserved seats 25cts.
Capt. W. B. Steele has greatly beautiied
his residen ce by n fresh coat of paint.
Messrs. Tuebner apd Aull picked 372 gal
lows OF strawberries from their patch, last
Monday.
Messrs. Fred. aud Phil. Marshall shipped
oyer 400 gallons OF strawberries to Richmond
tins week.
Express Agent Russell has received orders
1" forward donations to the Johnstown suff-
er@ free OF charge.
Misrepresentation Joe. A. Edmouds has
been appointed by Gov, Francis a notary
public for the county OF Lafayette.
Wentworth Male Academy entert ainmen,
nj opera house Tuesday night at s O'Clock.
Tickets for sale at Royle's at 25cts each.
W. M. A. closing exercises Tuesday nigh,
consisting OF determinations, oralions. music by
orchestra and state drill, &C., &c. Tickets nj
Royle's.
Owing TO the heavy rains and the conse-
quent bad roads, the meeting Of the road
ovcrSeers at Odessa was adjourned to Satur-
day. June 18th. at which time a full atten-
dance is desired.
Mr.. Ben Coen's horse had q liz while stand.
ing hitehed to the awning post IN front Of J.
II. Scnden's store last Tuesday. He fell
heavily and became somewhat entangled m
the harness, but was all right after a few
minutes.
For the purpose OF securing brick and Il
prevent any accident The Catholics OF this
city are having the old walls OF their church
on North bird street partially torn down.
The German Catholic church in East Lex
ingtOn Will also soon be removed to West
Lexington.
:, AT Mr.. JOS. Shelby's sale OF Jersey cows
.last Monday the following were The purcbss-
trs aud prices paid B. Shultz $40:
VIM. b. Steele. S4I; Evan Young, 80; l..
Rupple. s25; Judge Catrun, 800 and ST. |
Chas. Anderson. $40, F. Il. Meet. $2s; Jas.
Dmwiddie. S22; MINI McFadin, SO.
The most inhum an piece OF work Il has |
ever been the lot o. the reporter to witnes. |
he saw last Monday evening at about six |
O'Clock. There was n drove Of Texas pon,e.
In town that day and a lot OF horse trader |
got bold of one Of them. At The time OF |
which we speak this gang OF brutes wer,
Stariing 10 go across the yer. Two OF them
were IN II two horse wagon and three OF then
were on horseback. Behind the wagon tn,
unbrokeu two-year-O!d Texas pony was ucd
with "a halfinch rope. or course never having
had n bride. -ad lie or halter on. and being
naturally wild. he refused To lead very well
aud those brutes being TOO lazy to work u
- with him. attempted to make him lead
by whipping up the Two horses in the wagon
and pulling bin along while the three men
on horseback lished him numerically with
black snake whips. Regardless Of all these
"persua-InDs' the bIrSe absolutely refused
- go aad when the reporters attention
was called to IL, the horses neck wiz,
stretched In sucb a shape aud the animal WA
reared up in such II manner that he had TO L
take u second look 10 ascertain whether the I
horse VHs n horse or q giraffe 1t re, emhie4 (
toe later more I an anything elsa3@ -
''persIa-ion' commenced ut Me- SIS zt1<<
corner aud they ''persuaded,s q 5
50 far rs The rear eud &C
the no-e ans fRsRplzf I'll into
bsen a on hal
ended f&iEtence risht there
taiong fiS@ f s<1<>4f horse traders, who
are &11ts<&ef agnin TO swarm around
lie xf1<<14 ..tbthmc ~ green flies after dead
snLl arrests.
f3<3 Ill. A. l.. Riley returned 10 her
1ts'4i1 "a + lSsustCirV SUNDAY. Miss Amelia
zHidt OF HigginSVille, spent sunday !
&,4E <t Lee COrher. Mr.. Frank Gr0yes
.lta>< " nrday here with his brother. Rev
Il 4*AaekeIford. Of Butler spent several days
sat week, remaining over SUNDAY and
q |<&k The pulpit Of the Methodist church and
.< 4sBIng 10 "a large congregation. Mr., John,
,.s5er, went TO Kansas CITY Saturday eve, re-
turning Sunday morning. Mr..COnklin spent
in HIgyinsvillc, the guest Of her
nephew. DR.. Wilson. Misses lizzie Rine
and Hattie Mcfarland spent II few hours in
Higginsyille Friday evening. Mr.. C. VlviOn
OF HigginsviIle. was here Saturday. Mr. ID.
.. HackIey spent Tuesday in Kansas CITY. 9
eTr. Nathan C0Tder has been III for several
9eys, b0t we ate glad TO learn, he Is better. !
w. Fred Seuser Is still very ~. Mr.. a.
Ia improving very slowly, Rev. n. q
b. Banks. who has been pastor Of the Pres
~iyteFian church here Tor several years, has Z
Ieyered his connection with his con grega:ion
nd aeeepted a call to tbs Presbyterian church y
" 0ddeksa Mr.. Banks II much loved by
his people here and while their hearts are sad
because they have to loose himself and fami-
y, they commend them TO the good people of O.
odessa, whose gam IS II great loss to US, Mr..
- work here has been greatly blessed. v
Is great Cnristiau influenza will be felt
In years ~ come. Rev, w. b. McFar- u
vert TO Lexington Monday evening for
y days. Notwithstanding the heavy Is
~ last Tuesday and Tuesday night. the
81 given by the ladies of the Methodist 81
III was q financial success. They have
n Is The result Of their laboFs. b