The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-03-23

To Exchange: - Wanted, to exchange a
good work mare for two good mich COWS.
Inquire at this office. 1t
Talmage, April 4.
The Lexington Savings Bank Is receiving a
fresh coat OF paint.
Mr.. e. Hoffman has been shipping Ice here
most OF this week for use in his brewery.
Lost-W bile going to the McGrew mill fire
last Monday night, a crow bar and q large
pull-down hook. Return to fire station No. i.
As st. Patrick's Day fell on Sunday this
year the A. o. II. gave their usual ball on
Monday. the day after, and was quite a sue
cess.
Drs. W. j. Mcdonald and J. G. Crist have
formed a partnership In the practice o. medi'
cine. Their office Is over Ireland IL Mount
Joys boot and shoe store. Read their card
which appears elsewhere in this paper.
For Rept-A good house. in good repair.
Aclose to the business part OF town. Eight
rooms, W halls. two clste rms, cellar, smoke
house, bath house, coal house, stable, etc.
INQUIRE at this office. u
Sheriff Mitchell, accompanied by Messrs.
r. M. Campbell and Geo. Galloway. went
down to Jefferson CITY. last Monday. with
five prisoners for the penitentiary- Samuel
Sans, who killed Jackson near Dover, for 2
years; J. r. LYONS, for horse stealing.6 years;
JOS. Tracy, robbing Grange store at Higgins.
willie, 5 years; Dave Sargent, burglary and
larceny. 4 years; John Taylor, colored, as
SAINT with intent TO kill, 2 years.
Odessa Democrat;-"Uncle" Jimmie Cobb
made a call on the Democrat, Tuesday. which
was highly appreciated by the editor. He
has been a resident of Lafayette county 5h
years, and In that time has contributed four
sons to the ministry of the Methodist church.
HIgginsYIlle Advance:-The annual cleo
ton for directors Of the American bank was
bald at the bank last Monday, and the follow.
ing were chosen: H.. c. Chiles, H.. j. Hig-
gins. J. L. Youugs. Harry Hawkins. FL. F.
Campbell, George P. Gordon and A. r.. AS
bury. After the election the new board or
panized and elected the following officers for
the year: A. E. Asbury, president; Fl. f.
Campbell, cashier; Fl. G. Asbury, teller; T,
T.. Pickett, assistant cashier at MAYHEM
and W. M. Groves, assistant cashier at Cor
der. A semrsnnual dividend OF five per
cent. was declared.
Corder Miss Mary Price, daughter OF
John Price, Esq. celebrated her 18th birth
day on Saturday last, She provided 4 mag
niticent least, and about twenty-five Of her
schoolmates and associates with happy faces
shared with her the pleasures OF the day. i
was, indeed, a happy day for the Youngsters
MISS Mittie Fleet had Rev. Cockerel. g. o
Smith, Misses Jessie Roth and Anna Price t.
dine with her on Sunday last, 1t being the oc
caslon of her twenty-second birthday. SHE
presided In such a manner as to convince al
present that she Is we'll qualified to be mis-
: trees of her own house. We enjoyed the din
ner. John Wilson, Sr., Is convalesent. Mis-
Lizzie Rlne has been unable to fill her place
in the school room for several days. She will
soon be able to be at her post. There Is blu
little doubt that we shall be able to report II
our next the marriage of one Of our mos
popular young ladies. Those desiring tn
postotice at Corder are working very in
dustriously. 1t probably will be sometime
before the victor is known. Henry Hensol
and Ben Hit shipped two car loads Of cattl
an one OF hogs on the 18th inst. Wheat nevel
looked better. Farmers are getting ready t
SOW oats, About forty horses were sold q
Sam @raylor's farm on the 18th INST. The
brought from thirty to one hundred dollars
on four months time without interest. The
were raised In Colorado.
ut never rains, but It pours.' is the oil
saying and nothing goes farther to prove th
truth OF this than the way that fires breal
ont in Lexington. Whenever q fire oc
curs II Is generally followed up prett
close by another. After the fire at Mr.. A
G. williams we heard it remarked sever'
times that il would soon be followed by an
other, as one fire never came at d time, an
sure enough on Monday night another or
broke out. This time 1t was the tine role
mill OF the McGrew Milling Co., and 1t Wi
only by the prompt seton Of the East Lex
ington Fire Co. that the most disastrous I'll
ever witnessed In lexington was prevente'
In some unacconntable way the fire seems
have originated at the foot OF The stairs on u
second floor. and as The stairway acted u
part of u fue IL was only Il few minutes aft
getting started that the whole stairway fro
the second floor to the fflh story was burr
ing ~fercely. Luckily u locomotive was stan'
ing near aud Us tho fire broke through q
windows, the men In charge blew the viii
tie and gave the alarm, which was prompt
responded TO by the East Lexington fire COZ
pany. Fire Company No. / was telephOnl
for and started to the scene but ~ The fl
was confined to the inside OF the building
could only be seen a short distance away al
when they were near the Christian church
their wIy out, the report got to them IN
the fire bad been distinguished. and they r
turned TO the station. Being deprived OF t
use OF the hooks and ladders. the East LIE
[ington company could do nothing but sta
on the ground and flood the building. Ags
the alarm was sounded for No. ] aud q
time they responded in a hurry and In a sht
time the fire was out. The exact loss at u
time cannot be definitely stated but IL "
probably amount to between ten and fife
Thousand dollars. The damage to the buI
ing and machinery will be in the neighbo
hood of "a, 900 or IS, 900; loss on sacks,S1 o.
- loss on -four, 81, 800; aud should the wheat
the elevator be damaged. which Is not
known. the loss will be in the neighborho
OF $50 900 or $40 coo. The mill and eleVat
with all the machinery, flour, grain and saC
therein, were insured for S63,720 In tue ]
10 wing companies: -Etns, Springfield,
Massachusetts; Hartford, Phenix, Of Broo
Iyn; Farmers, Of Pennsylvania; Hlbernia,
New Orleans; Peoples, of N. H.; Concord
German American. FIRE Association. An g
Nevada, Queen, Liberty, Of New YoI
British America, Continental; New "
Underwriters, California, Bowery, OF N
York, making In all IL companies. 7
value Of the property insured was nb
100000. There are i've adjusters now here
they will no doubt ascertain the amount
damage and settle the sam before they lea
the amount cannot now be approxims
= an / IL is only guess work to name
mount.