The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-11-30

IL 10 De seen on the Single roofs aud fencing
the next morning.
MIR. q. N. Buford, of Waverly. sold this
week, TO Mr.. Albert Goodwin the livery
stable which he has been running at that
place for sOme time.
Let the skeptic look around him In any
city or business center, and note the most
successful business men there. Who are they?
The careful and judicious advertisers, inva-
rlabiy.-Reading OPa Eagle.
Some men Try advertising ~ the Indian
tried feathers. He took one feather, laid il
on the board and slept on It all night. In the
morning he Temarked: White man say
feathers heap soft; white man - fool"
Mrs. Clara Hoffman will deliver Il lecture
at the Baptist church in this city on Saturday
evening Dec. !, and hold u mass meeting ut
the same place Sunday evening, Dec. s. I'd
der the auspices of the W. Z. II. u. OF this
city.
MIR. Jno. Ennis, who has served as deputy
postmaster in this city for some time tender
eli his resignation last Monday night aud re-
turned to his home, in Higginsyille. Mr..
Thos. Crenshaw succeeds him and Will no
doubt make an efficient deputy.
h6The ''Deestrick Skule' will be repeated 1T
Hagen's opera house on Monday night. Dec.
8, for the benefit Of Mr.. Eugene Ewing, who
for many years has been II helpless cripple.
e. and enjoy Yourself and contribute your
mite for a charitable object.
MIR. o. Andreen's partially built brick
house, on Main street. Is to be pulled down
to the foundation, and u frame structure
erected thereon In the spring. The cause of
this Is u disagreement between Mr.. Andreen
and MS brick mason, Mr.. FarrEr.
The Kansas City papers are crowded with
Christmas and New Years advertising, for
which they pay a large price, but 10 pays!
Our merchants complain because our people
go TO that place and buy goods, when they
could buy Just as good and Just as cheap
goods right at home. The reason for this
condition of things Is not hard to guess. Our
merchants do not use enough printers ink.
Second Ward school: -SchOlarsh i 9Th
grade-Ella Baehr, Mamie B%rightwell. Adel;a
Standish. Lydia Smith, Sarah Adels, Pearl
Dodge, Ernest Graendorf, Everette Bledsoe,
Walter Reeder, Lamanie Edgar. Honor
Roll-8th grade Ella Baehr .Adelia Standish,
Mamie Brightwell, LYDIA Smilh Sarah Adels,
Pearl Dodge, Ernest GraendOrf, Adelia Trail,
OTIS Butler, Eddie Mayors, Lamanie Edgar.
Third Ward school Scholarship, I'd and
Sd grades:-Fannie Grimes. John Taubman,
Allen Bethel, Sena Afford, Pearl Bour,
Matte Dangherty, Kittie Barron; 4th and
9th grades, Christie Vaughan, Matte Catron
Ida Talbot, Annie Borne; 9th grade. Lizzie
Afford. James Weedln, Robert Burress, Elsie
DaughertV, Eddie Grimes. Irene Tut. Harry
Stevens. Honor roll; I'd and 30 grades.
FANNIE Grimes. Sena Afford, Pearl Bour.
Emma Herman, Matte Daugherty; 4th and
9th grades, Christie Vaughan, Ida Talbo,.
Mr.. Albert Blitz, brother of Prof. Z. Blitz,
Of this city, arrived here from Paris, last
Tuesday. He has been engaged in the study
of architecture In Paris and London for sew
era. years aud. having finished his studies.
came To this place to reside permanently. He
brought with him an exact representation of
the great Eitfel Tower, sawed out of white
holly wood by his father. who resides IN
Brussels. Belgium, and who is 20 years of
ace. It's Is a beautiful piece Of work and is
on exhibition at the store of mir. j. III Sem
den.
Corder: - Mrs. l.. Seaton. of San Diego,
California, is visiting the family OF her uncle
Rev. W. b. Mcfarland. Mrs. Evan Young,
81 Lexington, has been visiting Mrs. NJ.
WIlmot and other friends here for several
days. Mrs. Rine visited her daughter in
Blackburn Sunday. Mr.. Sam Meyer and
wife visited at Mr.. Fred LIeser's Sunday.
Messrs. Meyer and PaI~h.el er returned Sun
day morning frrm their trip to st. LOUIS.
Mrs. Wa. Fleicner and daughter, of Mar
shall, visited the family of MIR. j. +. Il owes
Sunday. Messrs, q. l.. Wilson and L. CORN
attended the teachers institute at Higgins
vile last Saturday. The meeting at the Bap-
list church viii be continued through the
week. Union services were held at the Bap-
tist church Thanksgiving, conducted by Rev.
Roth.
The residence of Frank Monroe, just east
Of Mr.. e.. o. Grimes. together with most all
OF his household goods, were DESTROYED by
fire at an early hour Thursday morning. The
fire evidently originated from u stoye, but
exactly how can not be determined. 1t was
q frame structure aud as the wind was blow
ing u perfect gale IL was destroyed before the
hre companies could reach the scene. The
house was Insured to the amount Of 300 and
the household goods TO the amount Of 500
with Messrs. Taylor IL Lesueur. Until re-
Gently there was no insurance on the house
hold goods and only $500 on the house, hui
Mr.. Jno. g.. Longdon. who holds Il mortgage
on th5 property was In the city this week
and had Mr. Monroe raise the insurance 10
the amounts stated above. MIR. Monroe is q
poor man and his house was all he had.
Greenton MIR l.. l.. HOrd left last week
f)r u visit to relatives and friends 10 Oregon
A. o. Slaughter, Esq. left for Chicago a few
days since, after a %sOjourn Of some ten day,
at his country residence, in company with
some friends. Mr.. X. S. Colvin has Just com.
pleted u fine baru on hi. excellent farm
Messrs. Slaughter & Ramsey shipped Ill
head OF cattle to Chicago last week; price
four cents per pound. average weight 1891
pounds. They have shipped within the veal
400 head and have 100 more ready for mar.
ket. Mrs. Nancy Aryin Was buried in Green
ton cemetery on the 23rd. Robert Barkel
sold sixty acres OF land TO MIR. Maltby las
week at 1877 80 per acre. Corn gathering II
progressing finely. Sales have been made al
from % to % cents per bushel. Our GENE.
terry Is going TO be improved by having a new
fence and by enlargement. S400 has beer
raised for the purpose and the work will soor
b~egIn.as<s
Hikclpe<jI#s-A most distressing accident
cGcufttt Wtddesday morning at the Mo. =
1epek force OF men were unloading from
rsft 70 o wagon a 5 .0CO pounds safe belong.
Tug TO J. ii SearfOss, and losing control, the
safe fell catching two of the men beneath il,
Mr.. Joe Mnjlr was thrown face downward
10 the wagon bed, the sale falling on his righl
side c ushed him terribly. The other man
Mr.. q. Wright, also fell under Its weight anc
islllng partly across Mr.. Major his right lee
was caught under the safe DreskiDg il between
the ankle and knee; the bones protrudinp
through the flesh. At present writing Mr..
Major is still alive and is receiving every at
tentiOn from DR.. Carter, though it cannot be-
stated what the result will he. Mr.. Wright
is beiug attended by Or. Wilson WHO will d1
his best To save the limb rom ampulatjOn
Both men are in the employ of w. II. DOOley
d Son and are honest hard working men,
aud heir terrible misfortune is universally
regretted, aud they are receiving every pos.
sibIe attention from their employers.
Fuirview:-Mrs. Blake Fi7hback is very i'll
Her trip to Colorado made no improvement
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