The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-08-24

mer solstice at Excelsior Springs. Tie
Major always holds five trumps in a
game of whist and has a supreme con-
tempt for any man who will "lead
from a sneak"
Eddie Bruce, of Fredericktown,
while rummaging through the atticpf
his grandmother's house, found hidden
there the sword which his grandfather,
Lit. Amos j. Bruce, carried in the war
of 1912, and used while stationed at
a fort where st. Paul now STANDS.
The sword is of excellent steel and fine
workmanship, and in shape resembles
a Turkish scimIter.
Ten of Capt. Moss company OF Mex
lean veterans now live in Clay county.
They are: John s. Groom. l.. b. Sub
lett. John Shouse, John Warr1n,
Joshua b. Tillery, Wash. Drew,
William CAMPBELL, John Rollins,
John Story and William Pence.
All of Doniphan's regimental officers
are dead and only one commissioned
officer of Moss company is living
Lieut.. l.. b. Sublett.
Senator James G. McGinnis, the stall
wart republican member of the reyis-
ion committee, has entered his big colts
and fine brood mares at the Sedella
fair. The senator erstwhile represented
| st. Louis in the state senate, but he is
coming more and more to be a central
Missoarian. He has a fine farm, a part
of which is in Saline and a part in
Pettis county, which is conducted ,by
his sons.
Hon. M. E. Benton, ex-United States
district attorney for the western dis
trict of Missouri, has resumed the prac'
tice of law at Neosho, In conjunction
with Mr.. j. T. Sturgis. Mr.. Benton is
one of the most eloquent men in this
state, and a democratic wheel horse
under all circumstances. His admin
istralion of the office of district attor
ney was indicative of the man-clean,
honest and pushing.
MIR. Andrew Price, the nominee fol
congress- of the democrats of The
third Louisiana district, is a Sol
of Col. James B. Price, of Jeffer
son City, and a son-in-law o
the late Edward j. Gay, the member o
congress whose death occasions thu
present election. Mr.. Price was bori
and reared at the capital of Missouri
and is a dashing young man who's
brains would be of great service to 'th'
party in congress.
Hon. Hon. Il. p. Bland, membe
of congress from the eleventh district
seems to be developing friends through
out the state. Two influential demo
cratic newspapers have brought hin
out for governor, while his home news
papers, regardless of politics, ar
urging him to become a candidate TO
tut ODltcu Otdtcs sclIhtc. Ill tiic iltdb
time it is quite possible that Mr.. Bland
who delivered an able address on tn
tariff question, at the Mexico fair las
week, has only the honorable ambition
to succeed himself for the tenth time.
1t is a noteworthy fact that a lsrg'
number of Misourlans, outside of tn,
principal cities, have made and EAR
making short tours of Europe this sum
mer. The weekly newspapers of thi
week make mention of the return O
nearly a dozen such tourists, nearly al
OF them farmers, and ali more enthu
siastic over the United States and Mis-
souri, than when they started abroad
But these facts are evidences Of
broadening culture, a healthy finantia
condition and a desire to promote tn
interests of home and home affairs
When the farmers and merchants Of
state can afford to travel, and have
desire to see the developments of othe
countries, it is a certain sign OF cohfi
dence in the future of the communit
in which they live.