The intelligencer., 1889-03-30

SACCplCoS lhioCiaOiO W hhe'
terrible cough. Shiloh's Cure Is the remedy
or you. At Loomis' drug store. a25eow1y
New goods; call and see them, at Ahrens'
Circuit court Monday.
School election next Tuesday.
Stallion day, Monday, April 1.
The county board of equalization meets
Monday.
Kate Bensberg at opera house Friday
night, March 5.
1t is Farmer Russell now and A. W.
Smith must look to his laurels.
Trim up your stations ard jacks and bring
them to town day after tomorrow.
Several changes have been made In the
circuit docket. Those interested, please no.
tice.
Mr.. NJ. j. Chinn last Thursday sold his lot
on Franklin avenue to Mr.. Ed. Abendroth.
Price $1,000.
Wauted-A home, IN the country, Tor q
boy IL years old. Only board required.
Apply at this office.
The sidewalks about town are sadly out OF
repair. VIII the proper authorities please
have them attended to?
One and one.half blocks OF macadam have
been placed on Third street. II should be
continued to the foot Of the big hill.
Charles Dudley Warner begins his new
novel, "a Little Journey in the World" In
the April number OF Hsrper's Magazine.
Miss Josie Easter very pleasantly enter
tanned few OF her most intimate friends at
her home, on Third street,lsst Monday night
There is every reason to believe that there
will be more people In town day after to-
morrow and more stations shown than on
any previous occasion.
Work on the new cannery will be COM
menced In couple of weeks. 1t will here
after be under the management of Messrs.
William and Percy Silver.
The editor acknowledges the receipt from
DR.. W. r. Gosewisch, OF number Of very
interesting French newspapers and photo
graph OF General BolaDger fresh from Paris
Mighty near every enterprising stallion
owner IN the county, as we'll as great many
persons desirous of finding the best horses
to breed 10. will be in to the stallion show or
Monday.
Mr.. j. II. Sender has made arrangement:
with q prominent carriage manufactory to
manufacture for him line Of buggies anC
carriages. He will receive a sample buggy
In few days.
The Kate Bensberg English Opera Com
pany will present in this city, for the fiis
time, on March 8, Flotow's brilliant three
act opera entitled III Ombra." Reservel
seats now on sale at 81 each.
For Rent-A good house, in good repair
close TO the business part Of town. Eigh
rooms, two halls. two cIster rms, cellar, smoke
house, bath house, coal house, stable, etc
INQUIRE at this office. II
Miss Jewell, the accomplished vocal teach
er Of the Baptist Female College, has In
preparation the beautiful cantata, "Ruth, thu
Moabitess," and wall present the same to the
public In the near future. Miss Jewell will
have the assistance OF the best vocalsts o
Lexington, and a rare treat is in store for ou
rom ~ etition of Geo. P. Rowell Il CO.
: -sssi1' Newspaper Directory" publish
ed AtF Hf>t tits twenty-first year), 1t ap
pears that the newspapers and periodicals o
all kinds issued In the United States ant
Canada now number 17,107, showing gail
of797 during the last twelve months, and O.
1852 In ten years.
The Forum for March contained an attac
on the public school system by Cardinal Man
ming. In the April number Prof. George 2
Fisher, OF Yale, makes reply and points ou
the necessary conflict between Catholicism
as interprsted by Cardinal Manning, an
American institutions. defending freedom Q
religion and the public school.
Richmond Conservator, 21st:-Mr. Jane
Hughes. OF Richmond, In company witt
Messrs. j. w. Waddell and Tilton Davis, o
Lexington, have gone to st. Louis to pur
chase q new ferry boat to ply between Ra
and Lafayette counties at Lexington. TIL
"Undine" which has been in use for man
years Is In rather dilapidated condition an
the overs have determined to put ia nev
one.
Third Ward School -scholarship-2n
and Ord grades, Lena Afford, Susie AlforC
George Blackwell, Mary Rulings, Salli
Bryerly, Matte Dougherty; 4th and bt
grades, Amelia Barrer ,Kittie Barron. Frank
Davis, May Russell, Matte Simmons, ,Richar
+ Love, John Taub man, Irwin Tut, Pal
Youag, Adelaide Hill Mamie Herman, Min
ME Herman. Rebecca Salyers, Christ
Va~ghau, Clarence Duncan; 9th grade. .DaVI
Basye, Dyke Robinson, Dudley Love, Cha
salyers, Joe Gratz. Annie Borne. Hont
roll-2nd and Ord grades, Mary Ridings, Ne
lie Crowder; 4th and 9th grades, Irwin Tut
Amelia Barrer, Clarence Duncan, Christ
Vaughan, Adelaide Hill; 7th grade. Irer
Tutt, Alice Kreihn, Eddie Grimes.
The first steamboat tha. has landed at OF
"wharr' for two years. the Alert, govern
msnt boat towing four grading boats and
command of Capt. Bud Spar, landed he
last Sunday afternoon. She was bound Il
- st. Joseph. where some government work
TO be done. She was closely followed by Il
government tow boat, VIM. Stone. in con
mand of Capt. G. Z. TIden. This boat W
towing eight large barges, three Of whit
were loaded with coal. She left one barge
this place to be loaded With coal by Mr.. Tho
Walton. She was bound for Kansas Ci'
This boat passed along the Ray county 81
Of the river, at the bend, where most OF I
water now IL, and according 10 the engineer
abatement, was the first boat to successful
mass along there for twenty-five years. 5
will return TO tbs place, probably next wee
for coal.
In March, 1887. the State National Bank
Keokuk, Iowa, brought suit in the U.
eircu,. court In Kansas City against Lafa
cite county on eight bonds Of $1,000 ea'
and on four sets of coupons attached to 81
bonds, each set of coupons being for the 81
OF $3.50. The bonds were Issued In Dece
her, 1868, TO the Lexington and st. Louis
r. Co., and became due Jan. l, 1879. Pro
cutting Attorney Wilson filed an answer
the case setting up the fact that two oil abb
sets of coupons were barred by the statute
Limitations. The case was continued seve
times and came up for hearing before Jut
Pbillps on the 25th inst. Messrs. LathroE
Smith, Of Kansas City, appearing for
hank. and Mr.. Wilson for the cour
Plaintiffs attorneys admitted that the ans'
filed set up good defence as to the TWO
OF coupons and dismissed the suit as 10 th'
Judgment was then rendered against
county for the amount OF the bonds and
sets OF coupons, there being no defence tc
made 10 the action on them. The iudgm
rendered was for the sum Of S14,40l 70.
amount of principal and interest of the {
pons which were barred was nearly 81,