The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-01-05

Mr.. Kemper Draue's residence in Saline

county was destroyed by fire some ten days
ago.
Jesse Hamlet, VIM. james and Commo
dore UT went down the river Wednesday
hunting, to be gone several days.
The first ward scales paid into the city
treasury 1922 for December, Just $40 less
than for the month of November.
There is to be another saloon In Lexington.
Mr.. Chris. Kist has secured a new stock of
liquors and will open up In a few, days in the
room between Messrs. Mark and Lee in the
Turner Hall block.
Harmony Lodge, A. D. u. W., will meet
in their hall Thursday night, January 10, at
1880, when the installation of the new officers
will take place. All members are earnestly
urged to be present.
The Intelligencer stated some three weeks
ago that Mr.. Farrar had purchased the
Ahrens lots on Franklin avenue. The price
Is now known As having been S2,625. He
will build on them in the spring.
Mrs. Clara G. Hoffman, president OF the
Missouri wv. z. T. u, will lecture on tenn
perance IN this city, on Saturday and Sunday
nights, Jan. 9th and 9th, at the Christian
CnuiCu. All I iuNltCu otIOuus
The eclipse Of the sun was visible here, last
Wednesday from $3.50 to sunset. The Obscur-
alton appeared to be of ABOUT one-half the
surface of the sum-, perhaps u little more.
The weather was clear and favorable for OBJ
servatiOn.
Mayor Welborn has appointed on new
committee called supplies committee. G.. Ben
Russell, w. G.. McCausland and Charles h.
Schaefermeyer. All officers of the city must
first consult them before buying supplies.
This is n good move.
Collector James Harrison was a universally
popular man on Saturday and Monday last.
He had calls without number, and best of all,
each and every one left with him cash and
checks amounting to ten thousand dollars.
All, however, for state and county taxes.
Don't throw ashes in the streets. Espec-
tally do moi dump them into Main street. 1t
has recently been put in condition at cOnsid-
cradle cost. and it is a beautifully level and
smooth road bed. 1t looks too much like a
little bsck-woods village to have heaps Of
ashes In the streets. Put them elsewhere.
The Scientific American, published by
Mum q Co., New York, presents weekly TO
Its readers the best and most reliable record
of various improvements IN machinery, the
arts and the technical Industries, while the
progress OF the country can in no way he fol-
lowed so we'll as by the regular perusal of its
pages.
A young society gentleman OF Carrollton
was the victim a few days ago of a rather I'M
fortunate circumstance He wrote b couple
of letters, one to his best girl ut Lexington
and another TO his brother John in Colorado.
Through mistake he en- closed them in the
wrong envelopes. He is now awaiting devel-
opments from Lexington.
A meeting of citizens took place at the
courthouse, last Thursday night, in the inter-
est of the pontoon bridge. Mr.. McCausland
presided. Some subscriptions Of stock were
made, and the matter was left in the hands OF
the committee of which Mr.. Geo Wilson is
president. to carry 1t on. 1t is very desira-
BILE to secure II charter at once, before this
congress adjourns.
Mr.. John Gebner received, this week,
from Hurricane Island, q granite monument
to be erected to the memory Of Mr.. Thos. G,
Young. It Is over fifteen feet high and
1 "SiBhc Au1VOV OohNo " ~ w a. - sAN
hsndsomest monuments in the cemetery
Mr.. G1hner successfully competed with
Kansas City and eastern parties for the con
tract.
The Intelligencer has received "a copy OF
Ayers almanac for 1889, or rather almanacs,
because the one Is given In twenty-one Ian
guages. 1t is full OF tables and useful and
curious Information Of all kinds, too numer-
Gus In variety even to mention. The book ID
unique and cannot be duplicated as the edl-
ton i~s.exhausted. Beside all the other gOOC
things 1t contains 1t very highly recommend
Ayers remedies for a great many diseases.
There were thirty-seyen persons fined or
acquitted by Recorder Meet in December
OF the number three were dismissed or
motion of city attorney, one acquitted, foul
continued, ten turned out by the mayor aud
council, one broke Jail, nineteen paid cast
fines, balance cracked rock and boarded at
Hotel de Hamlet, total fines and costs in cast
and work. $32s 10; total cash turned over &c
city, COZ 40. Nearly all the fines come ou'
Of those who can Ill afford it, and drinking
brought it on them IN nine tut Of ten cases
st. LOUIS live stock market: -Cattle, choice
heavy native steers, % 00@S5 90; fair tC
good native steers, "a 40@s5 10; butchers
steers. medium to choice, SO 309S4 40;
stockers and feeders, fair to good, 81 10@
SO 10; rangers, corn fed. SO 00@4 10; grass
fed, 80 OO@S2 10. Hogs-Market strong
Choice, heavy and butchers selections, So q
@S5 30; packing, medium to prIme, % 10@
So 20; light grades, ordinary to best, 60 COG
Vi Is. Sheep-The market was steady. Fail
to choice, SO OO@S4 40.
Third ward school for the month ending
December 81, 1SSS:-Scholarship; 9th grade
Louise Kelly, Mamie Herman, Minnie !ier
man, Rosie Martin, Becky Salyers, Rober
Ardinger, Clarence Duncan, Ernest Fegert
4th grade. Amelia Barrier, Mamie Ashford
Kittie Barron, May Russell. Ruth Young
Allan Bethel, Herbert Thornton; 9Th grade
Annie Borne. Honor roll-5th grade, Louis
Kelly; 4th grade, Amelia Barrer; 7th grade
Madaline Duncan. Alice Kriehn, Irene Tut
Myrtle james, Lizzie Afford, Violet Owen
Willie Hall. Eddie Grimes, Steve Miller.
st. Louis grain NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
strong on light receipts, firm cables ant
higher prices else where but later under bear
l5u ucWo iIOlu LuIOpC duu o luuuDlo NJ n
speculative %centers, as wei. as the shut dow
Of all local mills. there was a collapse an,
prices closed 2@24c under Monday; No.
red, 952c; MAY, 81 00s@1 OBJ, closing a
81 O5s@s1 0O2; July, s9@9lsc, closing a
$50 asked. Corn-LOwer and weak; No.
mixed, cash, 30@3OAc; January, 3O(9SOlc
closing at 3Osc bid; February. 3Os@Slc, clio,
inn of 20sc skad. Nov 29aL12Q2c nlncino a
38s@331 bid. Oats-LOwer. No. 2, cash
24ic asked; May, 2sA@2ssc; closing at Oslo
Rye -Firmsr at 4s@4s3c bid. Barley-Quiet
sample lots Of Wisconsin, 72@7sc; Iowa, 3
@8l; Dakota and Manitoba, 72@73c.
Then Miss Willard presented Mrs. Clar
Hoffman. A charming person she Is, wit
the face, the activity, the orstorical magnet
Ism OF a woman in her prime, the figure OF
matron and the gray hair Of a grandmother
The speech she delivered was the finest we
heard in the convention: 1t sparkled wit
wit, was impregnated with keen satire, fu
Of deep esrnestness and lightened by brIgh
flashes of humor, and a. she ceased speaking
and mOdestly returned to her seat towar
the rear of the stage, the vast house cheere
and cheered and cheered again. Even tn
newspaper men and women laid aside thei
pencils and joined in the prolonged applause
N. Y. Herald, Oct. %. 1888, Mrs. Hoffma
will lecture at the Christian church in thI
city tonight and Tomorrow night. Every
body is invited.
KEEP UP THE FIGHT. u