The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-09-07
0 MIssOURIANs.

bushels of wheat to Europe this
summer.
b. M. Boles, of Rich Hill, is a candi-
date for deputy United States marshal
of the western district.
Prof. Inman E. Page has been re-
stored TO the presidency of the Lincoln
Institute by the board of regents.
w. M. MaupiD, formerly of Craig,
Holt county, Mo-, is a candidate tor
treasurer of Clay county, Nebraska.
Col. W. Il. Crockett, formerly of
Nevada, has become the editor of the
Iowa Park Texan, Wichita county,
Texas.
+. M. Cox, formerly a citizen of Ray
county, was killed at Selma. California,
recently, by the accidental discharge of
his gun.
S. M. Grier, an old and respected
citizen of Nevada, owns a muzzle.
loading shot gun which is said to be
120 years old.
Erwin Ellis, of Laclede county,
wants TO succeed Col. Gates as United
States marshal. So do his political
sisters, his cousins and aunts.
Judge Jack Smith, of the Kansas City
court of appeals, would rather be fish
commissioner than be president. And
he would be right in either place.
Senator Sam Major, of Howard
county, being asked how many chill
dren he had, replied:-"A queen full
on jacks"-three girls and two boys.
Congressman Dockery and Tarsney
will address the assembled thousands
of Ray and Caldwell counties to-day at
the tariff reform barbecue at Cowgirl.
A. Nelson, an enterprising citizen
of Lebanon, has gone to Buffalo, N. Y,
with a car load of exhibits for the
great exposition in that city. There
are no flies oil the average Missourian.
John N. Summers, a Missourian,
graduate of the state normal school at
Warrensburg, has been elected princi.
pal of one of the public schools of San
Joaquin county, California.
Ex-Attorney General Mcintyre de.
sires the newspapers to state that he
has almost entirely recovered his eye.
sight and has resumed his practice
before the supreme and appellate
courts.
Chris. Ellerbe, the handsome SUPER
intendent of insurance, lives in ba-
ronial state upon his fine farm in st,
Louis county, whenever the duties Of
his Office will admit of his absence
from the city.
Col. Bob. Claiborne, Of st. Louis
will be a candidate next year for Judge
of the court of criminal correction.
He has served two terms, in a conspic.
uously able manner, as prosecuting
attorney of the city.
j. w. Mackay, of Palmyra, has sold
the famous Hannibal cave to q. Fielden,
OF Hannibal. who will transform it into
a park and pleasure resort. This is
the cave in which ''Tom Sawyer" had
80 many of his adventures.
Col. E. G. Moore, the polished and
courteous Columbian who has repre-
sented the government so blamelessly
at the City of Mexico. will shortly re.
turn to his old home, from whence he
will make a tour OF the old world.
Lit. Brick, of the 10th infantry,
United States army, appointed to sue
coed 1t. Crowder as professor of mill
tary science in the state university
has arrived al Columbia with his family
and is fully prepared for his labors.
1t is rumored that Walter Williams,
of the Boonville Advertiser, will shortly
resign from his position as bookkeeper
of the state penitentiary and locate in
Washington Territory. The hope is
universal that the rumor is unfoupded
Jefferson City politicians are inclined
to kick because Gov. Francis over
looked the appointment of a repre-
sentative of the capital on the worlds
fair committee. The capital should
remember, however, that as a city il
has taken no special cognizance of the
worlds fair.
Andrew Van Warmer, the young
deputy superintendent of insurance, il
a native of Rolla, and learned tn,
printing business under Col. Sam
Herbert Of the Herald. His father
a republican, by the way-was to-
many years probate judge of PhelpI
county. candy was always a dem.
ocrat and always will be.
Prof. ID. Nj. Grissom, for twenty fiv,
years the chief political writer of tn,
old Missouri Republican, has becom,
a teacher of astronomy. And he cal
point out the stars with as unerrins
accuracy as he used TO point ont tn,
rObberies of the protection barons
Prof. Grissom is one of natures noble
men.
Col. Chas. II. Jones, editor of th,
st. Louis Republic, could easily b
mistaken for q B~ostonian, by the Gu
of his beard and the intellectual shap
OF his head. He happens to he
Georgian, however, and an ex- confed
crate soldier-one of the youngest O
the war. He is quite small in stature
but as a writer he weighs a ton.
Quite a number of well-known Mis-
%sourians spent the month of August a
the magnetic springs OF Lebanon
among them Capt ID. P. Slatterv, j. II
Arlington, Capt. Frangel, Web. NJ
Samuel, d. Wishart and Tom Meek
It ia becoming evident that u create
curative water than that of Hot Spring
has been developed in the heart of th
Ozark range.
Alex. Il. Webb. now the United
States consul at Manila. Philippine Is
lands. was for several Years a citizen o
UniunviIle, Mo. He has been clowl
In a circus. an actor, play writer, the
atrical manager and newspaper man
81 sort OF jack-Of- all trades, and gooC
at all of them. His career az a cOnsu
has been conspicuously successful.
Editor WEIGH, of the Higbee News
Is an applicant for the position of stat
mine inspector. The appointment will