The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-07-27
The calabOose cOnylcts are now worked on

The calabOose conVicts are now worked on
Water street.
The rains the past week have been of great
benefit to the corn crop and did not injure
the hay or wheat in shock.
DIR. Saudford Smith reports that the chlnch
bugs are damaging some fields of corn in the
nci2hborhoOd OF GlennwOod school house.
Mr.. II. Slnauer has "IOcked the stable door
after the horse has gotten OUT by having
iron bars placed over the windows in the
rear of his store.
As will be seen by our WaverIy CORE
spondcnce. Mr.. Jno. Rhodes has opened ~
a clothing store at that place. John is a
rushpr aud we wish him well.
Only rour arrests have been made by tho
new policemen since their appointment,
The cost of their salary 10 tho CIly has been
$50; earnings 81; net loss Sl56. Is this the
Kind of iimanrirring we are to expect from
thG.ncw council
Mr.. e. T.. Frat. who runs the Mo. T.. Il. Il
kindergarten ut this place. and sees their ba'
pies (cngincs 223, 22I and 2t0) carefully
washed and put to bed every night,
spent Saturday and Sunda At Audrain. Mo,
We suppose the object OF his visit was To start
a kindergarten OF his own. Al least that
what the railroad boys say.
Sheriff Mitchell and Constable CrOwdeI
were called to RivertOn las; Friday night by
a telephone message announcing the COURSE
of a free fight aud requesting their immediate
presence. they hurried to the scene of the
disturbance and commanded Albert ) Johnson,
JOnn SamueIson, John Anderson, John aDd
Chas. Peterson, john Johnson and Peter An
uerSon to appear before Squire CLAYTON Sat
urday morning, which they did. They al
| plead guilty but Peter Anderson who con
viuced the officers that he was not engaged
in the light and was discharged, They were
all Swedes and /; was quite an amusing scene
which they presented In the court room
Only one or two Of them could speak English
but with their assistance Il satisfactory under
standing Of the case was presented and the
six first named were each fined 81 and costs
amounting 10 - 80 each. They paid thu
cash and went their ways rejoicing.
Cabbage ~Neck:-Sunday school tlOurishing
Mr.. j. h.. Ball and family, of Richmond, s,enI
the week with Mrs. Balls father. j. f.. Shot
well, Esq. Messrs. l.. y, and +. G. HIcklin
Vim. b. Bradley and K. III. DuVall left Tues
day morning. for II months %sojOurn at ED
RADIO springs. Miss Allie ShOtwell will teacl
| our winter school. The young folks spent {
| very pleasant evening last week at the resi-
dence CT Mr.. j.. f. ShOtwell. Misses Eva
| SpurIock, Susie Shotwell and Maggie Graves
| resolved themselves into Il committee and Is
sued invitations TO come and bring baskets
| Those who came were as iO!lows:-Odess
was represented by Messrs. Ben Elliott, Il
w. Carmichael, GOode Wagner, WalleI
Hall, Robt. Tracy, Il. Quasi AMI IA Burch
field, the Misses Wilson aud Mrs. Burch-
teld; Mayhem. by Messrs. X. ii. Euval
and j. II, Smith, Misses Smith and CiarkSon
Wellington, by Harry Hightower and l.
| Corse; Lexington, by Vim. H.. Harrison
| Scattering, Messrs. Milton and Causby GOOD
loe, Clarence Graves, f. q. Hicklin, Geo
| Duvall. Emmett Fulton and j. Ii. Spurlock
| Misses Maggie Graves, Eva Spurlock, Carrie
| Adams, Dollia HicklIn, and Mesdame
Graves ard Hichlin. The yard was fairl'
illuminated with torches and lanterns. Her
and there was 4 quartette or tire couples Ell
gagged OSteasiJ(y i'll playing croquet. Ham
mocks were swinging to and fro, III whlcl
were seated couples who seemed totally Oh
livious TO all surroundings, so wrapped wer'
they IN each Others words. Music was fur
nished by guitars, banjOs, violins and an OF
gan, under the def fingers Of Messrs. Burch
field, Goodloc and Shotwell. SUPPER wa
announced about ten o'clock. it had beer
| spread in the yard, end from its abundanc,
| all must have brought baskets. The guest
began leaving about II o'clock with man!
thanks to Mr.. and Mrs. Shotweil and th'
committee. =. S. Is the county court goini
to allow the iron bridge near here to fal
| down and the timber that has been Their
about a year to fix the same, to rot.