The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-08-03

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There is a brighter prospect for the
success of the aigginsville fair this year than
sver before.
II the weather is good Monday there will
be q large crowd in town on account of The
courts and stock sales.
The time has come for you to prepare your
stock for the fair to be commenced at Hig-
g~lnsvlllo August 81.
Farmers, house wives and daughters
should be hard at work preparing their
exhibits for the Higginsville fair, COM
mencing August q.
We made Il mistake when we stated that
the first scholar for the female Summaries
had arrived in this city and selected her loom
at g. +. G. We should have said +, A. 5.
Master Gus Barron, our carrier in the east
ern district. is sick with malaria fever. ANY
mistakes made by his brothers, who are do
Ing the carrying for him, will please he over
looked and application made at this Office for
your paper.
Cameron Sun:-"From the Richmond Con-
servatOr we learn there lives IA handsome
young lady in Carrollton by the name of Gut
tar. We presume she would make somebody
u real musical wife," No doubt of that, but
her husband would have to play second tid-
die, you bet!
, Areview of the first half-century OF photoH-
rsrhy, beginning with the struggles of Da-
guerre, will be gigen by j. Wells Champney.
IN the August nHmber OF Harper's Magazine.
In the same number George ii. llepworth
will hHmorously characterize the ne " Amer
lean type-the amateur photographer.
Don't kick on improvements. Remember
everything that assists ne town helps each
individual anu increases the value OF your
property. Take hold and try to make every
thing Il success. If you can't do this keep
quiet, or retire tO'some old fogy village where
improvements never disturb your material
esislence.
VIZ have rsoatsed srspprt Of Tho cenGIii0n
es ta3 Midlasa Nsaiones bsnR D gshses City
atfh& EIsse 81 business duly y. 1850. from
which we easnE = siis rcsouscos ere 50, io2,.
851 70, with a deposit account of 81 $780,
O22 0S. Col. Jno. Reid, OF this city, is a large
stakeholder in this bank aud also II director,
Samuel l.. Sawyer, formerly of this city, is
also a director.
The hot season OF the year is now upon us,
and 1t will be necessary, in order to keep
disease germs from the atmosphere. TO see
that all decaying matter about your yards or
| alleys il removed. 1t will be much cheaper
TO pay a few dollars for cleaning up than sew
erai for doctor bills and probably funeral ex-
pehses. Don't loose any time IN this matter
iEyou desire to preserve our reputation rs d
healthy city.
Trade Journalism has made gigantic strides
OF late, but il was not until last year that a
trade journal for advertisers was started.
Such a paper has just completed its first
volume. It is published at New York, and is
entitled Printers Ink. Its object Is to teach
the art of successful advertising. which 1t
does by plain. comprehensive articles that
treat Of every phase of advertising from the
writing Of the advertisement to its insertion
In the proper papers. 1t Is Il veritable store
house Of information on a subject that is but
little understood, and Il perusal Of any num-
Der would enable au Incl perienced advertiser
to save many dollars In advertising.
There was quite ar extensive fire at NapU-
leon last Friday night. The flames were
first discovered breaking out from the new
livery stable, from which they extended to
the home of Mrs. Piper, adjoining, thence to
the saloon building OF Mr.. Steve Gates thence
TO the store house of Messrs. OsthOff & w.
fekmeT (the old Lightner s'ToPertY)an6 lastly
10 The dwelling house just Mouth &C. the latter
building. Most OF the goods aud furniture in
the last two buildings we're saved in u DANA
cod annuftiOn hnf with that axaapifnn the
loss Is total in each case. The insurance on
The stable was S400; on saloon, 500; on store
house, $3.50, and on its contents, s $500. and
on the dwelling, $500. The Piper house was
uninsured. The cause OF the fire is I'M
known.
Greenton Farmers are just finishing their
hay and 1t seems they ought TO have q few
days rest before beginning to break up wheat
ground, but the industrious farmer will be
sure to lind fenclhg 10 repair, or that has
been nesriy p,r,u4ded to give place to the
weeds. Mrs. Beasley. Of California, Is visit
ing her father, Col. Frank Thotp, Miss
Lizzie Boothman, of Chicago, has been visit
Ing her aun!. Mrs. Tom Tebbs, but is now
visiting relations in Lexington. Mrs. WAL
len, nee Lee Ingram, Is visiting her uncle,
Theo. Thorp and schoolmates, the Misses
Christie. Miss Jessie Burton, now of Lexing.
ton, has returned to the neighborbood to visit
friends. Mrs. Richard Atterberry and chill
dren are now visiting relatives at Bates City.
Mrs. Bob Wade IL visiting her mother near
Pleasant Hill. We are glad TO know the
bridge between GreentOn and the Cumber-
land Presbyterian church is being repaired.
Mrs. Henry Ritter's baby ha been sick but il
improving. Mrs. Gibney is thought to be no
better.
Rosa. the ten year old daughter of Maggie
Saunders, co!ored. swallowed \ pin about
two weeks ago and a physician was called to
try and get II out OF her throat. He worked
with her for several hours and finally said
that n surgical operation was necessary. In
a little while the girl claimed that she had
swallowed a piece u bread and pushed the
PIN down aud no more attention was paid to
the matter. Last Sunday she could hardly
talk and u small lump appeared on her neck.
Lizzie Lindsay, another colored woman,
thinking that perhaps the pin was the cause
OF the trouble, placed the girl IN her lap aud
ran her finger down her throat. She imme-
diately felt the pin, but her fiaggrs were too
large to permit her to pull 1t out and she com.
PEELED the 1hild TO run her own finger In her
throat and do it. II seems that she had UNDER
gone the most excruciating pain for two
weeks, fearing 10 tell about it, thinking her
throat would have 10 be cut in order to take
the pin out.
A red headed, freckled-face woman. ap-
parentlY about 30 years Of age, having in her
charge q bright little girl about u years of
age, and giving her name as Mary Keys,
stepped Into cur Office Tuesday afternoon in
search Of Prosecuting Attorney Wilson. and.
mistaking the reporter for him, without in
quirV, proceeded to tell a story about two
horse traders, Will Sh&yers md a man called
Lewis. She said Shavers had met her In
Kansas City, where she was living comforta-
bly, and happily with her husband at twenty
Second and Highland streets, some two
weeks ago. and persuaded her TO 90 with him
10 live as his wife, promising her every hap
piness and TO treat her The same as If she
were his wife. She said she finally consented
to go with him and in company with Shayers
and her child, came to this place, where they
met Lewis. and went into camp near the
Rock bridge just we I Of this city, where
they were waiting for stock sale day TO come
along. knowing, as she says. that this was Il
good place to get a good trade for bad horses,
and intending to get hold OF II good team and
starting for the west. She said she had lived
with him several days and that last Sunday
Shavers told Lewis that he must claim her Us
his wife for a while. aud from this a quarreI