The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-09-21
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friends, will not consent to become a
candidate for railroad commissioner.
Hon. Erastus Wells, ex-member of
congress from st. Louis, has been dip
ping his equity feet in the Lebanon
waters.
Miss Lizzie Marmaduke, of Mexico,
has been appointed teacher of music in
the famous female college of Stanton,
Va. Another triumph for Missouri.
Hon. W. F. johnson, who represent
ed Cooper county in the last general
assembly, was admitted to the bar last
week, and will hereafter practice law.
Joseph w. McClurg, of Linn Creek,
Camden county, ex-governor and ex-
member of congress, has been appoint
ed register of the land office at SPRING
field.
William Dunmire, the husband of
Guiteau's widow, was recently a visitor
to his former home in Platte county,
where he had not visited In twenty
years.
Adam, Rodemyre, of the Centralia
Guard, has been b%urglarized. Adam
says if the burglar will tell him what
he got, he can have 1t, and no questions
asked.
Judge John l.. Thomas, of Jefferson
county, declares that the bill prohibit
ing gaming devices in saloons has al
ready become a law, under the pro-
visions of the constitution.
Senator Bybee, of Ha%rrisonville,
Cass county, has been enjoying a visit
from James F. Bybee. of Portland,
Oregon, who went west forty-one
years ago and has but now returned.
Maj. Jasper N. Burks, chief grain
inspector, had a conference with the
board of railroad commissioners at
Jefferson City last Saturday, and the
details OF the new law were thoroughly
canvassed.
Sergeant E. E. Bimball, U. s. dis
trict attorney for the western district
of Missouri, will shortly remove his
place of residence from Nevada to
Kansas City, in order to be near his
business. He can move back in 1892.
VIM. G. Downing, chairman of the
board of railroad commissioners, re-
turned this week from a visit of two
weeks to his old home in F%auquier
county, Virginia. Judge Downing was
born within sixty miles of Alexandria.
Circuit Clerk Penn, of Fulton, the
tragic death of whose son vas noted
In last weeks Intelligencer, has APP
pointed Mr.. D. P. Bailey, ex-door-
keeper OF the state senate, as chief
deputy circuit clerk. 1t Is a good ap-
pointment. =,
Prof. b. Q. Hinde, of Fayette, has
finally declined the r~osition offered as
assistant professor of physics in the,
state university at Columbia and will
return to John Hopkins University at
Baltimore where he will complete his
course this year. =!
Judge l.. D.. Isbell, who died the
other day at Keytesville, Charlton
county, had been probate judge, coun-
ty judge and member of the lepisla-
ture. At his funeral fifty little boys
and girls carried white flowers and de-
posted them in the grave.
Lee Meriwether, commissioner of
the bureau of labor statistics, has writ
ten a card to the st. Joseph Herald dis |
proving the charges of nepotism made
against him by that paper. This was a
work of supererogation, as the general
Misrepresentation of the article was Its
all sufficient answer.
Rev. VIM. M. Patterson, who has
many relatives in Howard and Au-
drain counties, died recently at Cara
cas-, Venezuela, South America, where
he had been representing the American
Bible Society. He was a gallant con-
federate soldier during the war and of
late years resided at the City of Mex
leo.
Col. j. r. Estill, sold to r. B. Nor
gan, an exporter from Canada, last
week, thirteen car loads OF Angus and
dehorned native cattle. They we're
shipped by special train to Chicago,
making the run to that city in twenty.
two hours; from Chicago they went
direct to Boston, from whence they
were shipped TO Liverpool. alive.
Senator Peirsol, of Monroe county,
is thus deservedly referred to by the
Mexico Intelligencer: -"During the
last session of the legislature Senator
Piersol established an excellent reDnts-
ton as a practical, level headed legis-
lator. He is q man Of the people and
q worthy representative of the grand
old county from which he halls"
Hon. David II. Armstrong, the vet.
eran democratic politician of st. Louis,
spent last week at the magnetic waters
of L~ebauoD-not that he cared about
the water, but he wanted to visit his
old friend, Congressman Dick Bland.
They do ssy that Col. Armstrong is
the author of the famous observation
that water is only ct to float steamboats,
This may be a libel, but people
will talk.
The Nevada Noticer says:-"Judge
John Miller, a long time county Judge
of Vernon and a most highly respected
citizen, died &C his hoine zeal Deerfleld
Sunday night of blood poisoning. The
deceased was nearly 80 years of age.
lie had seen the cabins of the pioneers
grow into palatial residences over their
heads and helped to make the wilder
ness a great fertile field. lie leaves
the rich legacy of a good name"
They say that when Col. Lon V,
Stephens and Col. John j. Carroll, of
the governors staff, emerged from the
ST. Lonis exposition building on the
night of the great reception TO the
governors of different states, the g0r-
geons trappings of these gentlemen at
tracted a generous crowd, and as the
two colonies were about entering a
one newsboy, putting his hand
alongside his mouth, yelled at his
partner. two blocks away:-"Heigh,
i IInnJa will Vn Rn,na and InoI, "A l.