The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-12-07

at A. Egle's. dec7i3
Mr.. JnO. C. Young, ST., shipped SIX head
OF fine horses TO Kansas CITY last Monday.
Don't fail to call and SEQ my stock of t0ys,
for they must go aud that means il viii pay
you to call at A. Egle's. dec7l3
Judge Field discharged the regular jury
PANEL last Tuesday the business of the court
not being sufficient for him to keep them
here longer.
A house that was in the course Of erection
for a colored man named Bud HAYDEN, near
the old Jesse Earl brick yard, collapsed dur
ing the high win of last Monday, about the
time Of the fire at Geo. Parker's house,
Jerry Green, the negro that threw the bat
terry jar at Mr., Jno. CHtrOn, of IiigginsyIlie,
as he was getting on the train at this place
some three weeks ago, came over to this city
from Richmond last Saturday aud was ar
rested by Marshall Chlnn. Squire Clayton
assessed his fine at $40 and costs.
Mr.. II. q. Wallace, Jr., was examined tY
Judge Richard Field. Monday. and udmittt d
to practice III The courts " this state. lie has
for several years been reading law under his
father, one of the ablest lawyers Of the state,
and, consequently, he was thoroughly pre-
pared and passed q highly crcdiiable eXami-
nation. We wish him success.
Waterloo: -Fine weather this, According
to an old saying we will have a mild winter,
for the first three days OF December were
quite warm. Much corn is being crIbbcd.
Hog killing is now in order. A large c0u-
course Of relatives and friends attended The
burial of Mr.. Johannes Nelson at the Ar
mold graveyard last SUNDAY. a collision Of
the local freight train and the switch engine
occurred at Sewell's switch last Tuesday
morning. Both locomOti,s were badly in
jured, but happily, no person was hurt. The
Harris Literary Society bids far 10 be n sue
cess. Several of the young men acquitted
themselves very credltablY In debate. it be-
ing their first efforts to speak IN public. Mr.,
w. K. Smith has returned to Grand Pass.
Miss Belle EdmOnds, of Lexington, is the
guest of Mrs. j. X. Gray. Tn Harris school
under the tulorship Of Mr.. +. +. MOelIer, il
advancing rapidly. The ink powder iiend
visited Waterloo and left ms powders and Il
grand aggregation of nOthingness i'll the way
of presents to each the dimes OF the suckers.
They bit well. Burglars can now find Il sup
ply of jewelry % lying around loose.
Flournoy: -Health of the community gem
orally good. Weather pleasant. Farmers
about through with their threshing and corn
gathering. No marriages to chronicle, but il
madam rumor be true, there will be soon q.
Our spelling school which meets every
Thursday evening, has proved to be quite an
interesting affair, both for the pupils and
patrons. School closed Wednesday for
Thanksgiving and gave holiday till Mon
day. Miss Eva Spurlock, who attends c. f.
c., accompanied by Miss Lucy LaBeriew,
spent last Sunday with Mr., SpurlOck's faml-
ly. l wonder IL "Lennie" knew it. Last
Saturday evening will long be remembered
by the young people Of the neighborhood,
there being quite an elegant party given by
Mr., and Mrs. Morgan in honor of their
daughter, Armies, seventeenth birthday.
Pleasant conversations and games were IN
dulged In until about ten O'Clock when sup
per was announced and all repaired to the
dining room where a splendid supper await
ed them, consisting OF all the S~ubstantials
and dellcacies that could he desired, after
which the young people resorted to amuse-
ments again until warned that the Sabbath
was fast approaching. yet they were loath to
leave when eyes spake love to eyes that spake
again. and wishing for Miss Annie a life us
nearly perfect as was the day she celebrated.
Miss Susie Flournoy is spending a few DAYS
in Lexington. Fhe gentlemen Of the neigh.
borhood have organized a debating society to
meet Friday evening Of each week.
Bates City:-The posto0ice middle at Bates
City is settled, at last, with a full fledged re-
publican as the appointee, With Il case OF
Wanamaker's samples OF ready made clothes
and six or seven republicans he defiled II
petition OF about one hundred aud fifty demo-
afzzz md q WH5f pnblicaps a. he had, but
discourse tbfgSe des gnated rs repub-
iicahs. nor 80 ~ any Of WanamDker'~ sam
pies. But hal was nothing to Wanamnker's
agent. He started in to get the office for VIII
and nothing less would satisfy him The peo-
pie of Bates CITY thought they could do some
thing for a man that is not able to make a
living. and a. there was u change TO be made
in the pc ~stOfiice, concluded they would try
and get that for him, thereby giving him q
support. This man was in every wav quail
fled for the place, but hat would not do; he
il not IN sympathy with the Administrations
Sympathy the dickens! If the one hundred
and fifty or sixty who favored Mr.. Baker
over you don't believe In patronlzing you,
because they are not OF the same stripe, how
do you expect to make merchandising a sue
cess? We have got a good many broad gagued
men here.o both democrats and republicans,
and then we have some very arrows
tracted ones, who think they are the elect,
and il the people would treat such ones as
they deserve it would show them that they
need not expect to receive favors from those
whose rights they trample under their feet.
But there is one great consolation, IA few
domlneering spirits have already lost them
considerable, and / think by the en1 of the
administration they will have sunk 50 low
that they will not be calling tor postoflceS at
Bates City, and being certain OF it because
they are Wanamaker's agents for ready made
clothes. o.
Waverly Mr.. Cunningham returned from
Oklahoma Thursday evening. Mr.. W. l..
Tucker spent Thanksgiving in Kansas City,
returning that night. Miss Jennie Burnett
returned from Lexington Thursday evening
where she bad been to attend the sick bed Of
her friend, Miss Willie BiggerstaG. Mrs.
Henry spent Thanksgiving with her son
Cake, In Kansas City. Mr.. George james
spent Thanksgiving with his mother and sis.
ter In this city. Wash CaulhrOn. wife and
sister-ln-lsw, returned to their home in
G~allatin, Mo-, Friday morning, after spend
ing a week with his brother AMI family, MIR.
Dick Cauthron. Master Frank Edwards. OF
the w. NJ. A., spent several days OF the past
week with his parents. Mr.. X. DinwIddie
was in Lexington Friday. Quite a number
Of the beaux and bellies of our city attended
the ball given at Grand Pass Friday evening.
they all had ssje,lg good time. with the ex.
ceptleB Of Ieeiing awfaIly rough the next
day Np5ie Hnston. OF Blackburn, spent
~ssser8l bays d he pest week in this city.
tes-ft. We axasa aad George Burnett, Jr
SCENT sunday in Remington, -sCurnlng tina,
evening accompsnied 81 Mr. 4. Gratz. Miss
Alma PullIam spent Sunday In this city visit
ing relatives. Rev. Thompson filled the pul.
pit at the Baptist church Sunday morning
and evening, Rev. w. 4. Thornton filed the
pulpit at the Christian church Sunday even
Ing. and preached to a large and attentive
audience. He was at one time q resident and
school boy IN this city. Miss Rena COrder
has returned from Kansas City, where she
has been visiting for sometime. Messrs. Louis
and Isa Gratz left for Lexington Monday
morning. MIR. ~ Webb and sister attended
services ut The NJ. Il. church Sunday morn.