The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-06-29

~ ~ 80 Wv VI SOiAlS OblNt hShhA al pti
for 900 a side-date not yet fixed.
whats the matter with Lexington" was
asked by u st. LOuidn. II see rock being
hauled, macadam going down, rock being
broken into macadam and houses going up
all over your city. Has a boom struck you?
The city council has been called TO meet to-
night by Mayor Welborn, 1t is rumOred upon
the streets that the object of the meeting is
Tor the purpose OF lowering the saloon
license, owing to the county court having
raised the same, and To repeal the SUNDAY
ordinance and the ordinance requiring
saloons to close at IL O'Clock .. III. We hope
The rumor is unfounded,
A fse-year-Old bay mare, belonging to a
cOlOfed man named Henry Anderson, living
near the Pacific depot, and said to be worth
about $50, WAS stolen last Sunday night, and
u negro named Oliver Evans, alias. Shields,
who has been working for Mr.. RObt. Berrie
for some time IL supposed TO be the thief. at
least he disappeared under mysterious cir
cumstances ut the same time the mare did.
Postal cards were sent out describing the
mare and the negro but no trace has YET
been found.
Tuesday was a gala day for the young peO-
pie. 1t was the birthday of Miss Lizzie Me
Grew and the occasion WAS celebrated ~ her
inviting IA large number Of her young friends
to Il picnic party at Chalybeate Springs,
there being two herdic loads OF them, An.
other gathering of quite u large number-two
more herdlc lOads-Of young folks, was near
MIR. George Catron's, where judi Ken. RY-
land had invited lis Sunday school class.
Late in the evening these two picnlcs broke
both ABOUT the same time-abd through
the streets Of the city they came and if yell
ling Is an evidence OF q good time, you may
bet they had it. 1t does 'em good to yell so
let 'em yell.
Plenty OF rain. Corn very good.
Harvest beginning. Miss Sonora Fulkerson
who has been visiting the Misses VanAnglen,
returned to her home In Higginsville Mon
day. Misses Barrett and Deitzler, of Sedalia,
are visiting the family Of Capt. Todhunter,
Mr.. SudZukie will lecture on the manners
and customs Of the Japanese at the Methodist
church on the 10Th inst. Miss Maggie Clark
will leave Wednesday for her "Old Kentucky
home" after n two weeks visit with the fami.
" of Mr.. ID. Groves. Capt. and Mrs. Tod
hunter entertained a few friends Tuesday
evening in honor of their guests, Misses Bar
ret and Deitzler. Cadet II. J. Groves, of the
State University Is home for the vacation.
Miss jamie Carter is visiting Miss Anna Har-
wood. The ladies' of the Baptist church will
give a raspberry supper Saturday evening.
Mr.. Geo. b. Gordoa was in Kansas City on
business this week. Miss Lizzie Groves en-
tertained in a delightful manner at her home
Locust Grove on the 21st, In honor of her
cousin, Miss Clark. Refreshments were
served at ten o'clock. Quotations were the
principal feature of the evening. equa'
genius being displayed in winning the first
prize by Miss Deiizler and Mr.. VanAnglen.
Odessa will have her usual 4th OF July cell
ebration this year, and 1t is a well-knOwr
fact that she never tails either on a picnic oil
on an occasion OF this kind, and this year !:
to surpass any former effort. Among the at
fractions will be three uniformed brass bands
u street parade, eloquent speaking, base ball
trotting races, foot races, sack races, fire
works, balloon ascension, &C., and it Is eX'
peeled that fully 10000 people will be in at
tendance should the weather prove favorable
Hon. w. II. Wallace, Hon. l.. II. Waters
and Hon, Jno. G, Tarsney, OF Kansas City
Judge Y. Ryland, of Lexington. and Hon
A. b. Logan, of Warrensburg. have been in
vited to make addresses and are expected t.
be present. The buildings and streets Of thu
city will be decorated in an appropriate man
ner, and the pyrotecnIc display will be CRANE
in the extreme. Only one fare for the roun(
trip will be charged on the G. h A. r. X
The committee OF reception is James Ped
dicord, j. c.. Cobb, W. T. Glover and Ed
Eyers. with Capt. C. Y. Ford as grand mar
shall. A galy time may be expected. Lee
everybody go.
Some eight or ten unsuspecting Individual
allowed themselves to be nicely taken 10 by
confidence mar Thursday evening just after
supper. On the order of a patent mediclnI
man. he hired Il ~carriaQe and had 1t driven tC
silverman's corner. where he soon had
crowd gathered around him. He sold cola
buttons for ten cents and gave the purchase
ten cents TO buy them; cuff buttons for % cent
and gave the purchaser 80 cents watch chain'
for so cents and gave the purchaser 81. Thii
was all very nice. But lie stranger wanted
to make a little money also and he came
slight. of.hand trick on his customers. FL,
took from his pocket four ten dollar oils an,
from a valise he took as many sllve
quarters; these he passed through th,
crowd and had b~y-staDders 10 wrap u
silver up in The bills AMI hand ther
buck to him. He then wrapped the bundl
thus made in a small piece Of newspaper an
pln ed, or pretended TO place in 1t an en-
velOpe, CHATS where sligbt-Of-hand came in
! and along with ii he placed a pill box full
/ salt which he called catarrh medicine. Tn
envelope was then sealed and offered TO til
! lucky buyers for the small sum of five dollar
70 prevent being exposed before he ha
sold u few of them he cautioned the buyer
, that If they opened Tie enyelop until he tOl
{ them to they would forfeit their claim TO ih
money contained therein. When he had sol
II many rs he thought safe, he had the car
riage rapidly driven down the street. II
! las arrested on complaint of some OF tn
victims. but Objected to be being placed
D Jail and hired a guard TO stay with him Owe
. night. His preliminary examination wi
r take place TO morrow.
= Waverly: Prof. %sudzukie. a native
r Japan, leclured at the NJ. +. church on Sun
I day night on the religion Of that country
= He was listened to by Il large and apprecia
tive audience. Miss JacIuie Oliver, wh
has been visiting for some time at Higgini
vile, has returned home. Mr.. Chas. Krau
o aud wife arrived home Friday from an ex
/. I tapujya Walt in (aIifOrnfa- EOlnraHn and ntha
= western states. Mr.. George Noryall an
$ family. y no have been visiting in the "Snnn
o South' for ZONE time and thought Of makini
G IL their home, returned Saturday to ca
r their lot among the Wayerly people one
: more. Mr.. VIM. Spencer spent Sunday
this city. Misses Lulu and Dora Asher, WI
. have been visiting near Malta Bend. are
home again, Miss Mildred DemosS is I'll
y guest Of her brother Mr.. John Demoss. M
Spencer and f,mily were the guests OF Mr.
g Asher Monday. Mrs. Lewis and Miss Bird
;. Capps spent sunday in Grand Pass. Messr
9 John Cauthorn aud VIM. Morrison sper
9 Sun lay near the city of Grand Pass. MessI
:. Cary Cauthron and Font Jones left for Ain
" Monday morning. Mr.. George Webb,
=. Lexington, has been visiting his mother Il
the past week.. Mr.. zoll. OF the NO. Pacifi
VISITED his sister, MIS-. Galloway, of this vicil
10 entity, this week. Mr.. Johnnie Walton is {
d a visit to his son IN Slater Mo. MIR. A. '
It Strong and vile returned to their home
10 HIgginsylIle Sunday, accompanied by Mi
s George Leach. Master George C0oDer,
Is Marshall is visiting relatives IN this vicinit
$. Mrs. Lizzie Jones, Of Leotl, Kansas, is t
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