The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-10-26
A heavy rain fell here last Monday night.

A heavy rain fell here last Monday night.
Read Ahrens' ad. Special kid glove sa
next Monday.
Work is progressing through rain and shin
on the Green X Dyssrt livery stable.
The week for the most part has been coo
damp and dissgreeable, but very favorable I
the wheat crop and farmers out Of stocI
water.
Mr.. Jno. Burris has lately received 81. 10
In pension money and Is applying part of
toward the building of q new residence Il
Pomeroy's addition. The frame OF the hous
is up.
Excursions to MyrIck are becoming yer,
popular now since the passenger trains hav,
commenced to meet at that place. Messrs
Ed. Yingling and Font Duvall were the frs
to catch on to the scheme and took one of tn,
said excursions last Tuesday night.
The young ladies' cooking club known a.
the l. A. &C. has been reorganized and helC
its first meeting with Miss Ride Aull at the
beautiful suburban residence of her father jus
south of this city, Monday, and were royalty
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be held with the Misses Burden, Nov 4.
Mrs. Frank Salyers, whose husband VIZ,
recently sent to the insane asylum and whose
only SUI port Is derived FROM her own work
wishes to procure a sewing machine where.
with to assist her In making a living. a. She
Is In too frail health To do house work. An,
contributions will be thankfully received Il
given direct to her or to Mr.. Chss. Teubner,
The number Of people going from this place
to Kansas CITY to do shopping this summer
has been very large, but u people are now
fast becoming educated to the fact that good,
can be bought as cheap in Lexington as they
can 10 Kansas City. There were only three
round trip tickets for that place sold at our
depot last Wednesday and heretofore the
number has ranged all the way from len to
thirty or forty.
Mrs. Fred Raymond, of whom we spoke in
these columns several weeks ago as having
shot at a burglar while he was attempting to
enter a window of her residence on South
street at the corner of Twenty second street,
had more experience with this same class oil
night providers last Monday night. but this
she was not as successful in getting rid
OF him as she was before. She was awakened
by some one putting his hand under her pill
low and before she could raise an alarm
he. had secured a purse containing S1b and
skipped out.
We have received this week a neat little
eight page book, the Announcement of the
OF Elocution and Dramatic Expression,
Los Angeles Theater building, Los Angeles,
CAL, conducted by c. c. Parker, late lnstruc.
tor Of elocution In the colleges at Lexington,
Mo-. Session 1SS9-0O opens Oct. H." The
professors many friends here will be glad to
learn that he Is permanently located and has
bright prospects for the future, and wish for
hin the greatest success In his undertaking
lie Is an elocutionist Of rare abilities and
meet with the hearty support of tie
people Of the city In which he ha cast his
lot.
The sixth volume of the Central College
Gem commences with this month, October,
and the first issue lie now In the hands of the
printer and will soon make its appearance.
Since the paper has first started 1t has steadi-
ly Increased as regards It's merits, size and
circulation and we hope to see even a greater
interest felt In 1t by our citizens his year than
heretofore. Not only Is the paper well worth
The small price of subscription C harged, but
Is the duty OF our merchants who profit
largely by the trade of this aud other schools
extend at least q little encouragement to
he managers by subscribing to the paper or
Advertising In Its columns. The price of SUBJ
is only so cents.
Jefferson City Tribune:-It has been given
'lt from a semi-official source that all the
'ock work and excavation of cuts on the river
quite line between this city and BoonyilIe is
o be finished this winter. This will put every
hing In readiness for rapid track-laying when
prlng opens. Two years ago when The diyl-
ion. now In operation west OF Boonyille was
'uilt, some of the grading was done east of
place and ties were even distributed part
4 the way along the line. Then came a cessa-
ION OF the work owing 10 the right way
Ificulties experienced In the vicinity of
Soonville. This trouble was obvisted. but
has been done towards the compile.
len OF the line save the placing of orders
With a P%ittsburg, Pa, foundry for the iron
necessary for the gap east OF Boon
lille. The distance from BoOnville to Gray's
reek, wnere a junction with the man line
vii be made, Is a trifie over forty five miles,
nd when construction is commenced. it will
lot require many months to complete it.
Corder:-We have had delightful weather
the last six weeks. The farmers have
Inished seeding, and are now ready for gar
Iering their corn. There is more wheat piled
- at Corder than at any other time this
ear. Our gram man has not been able to
cars sufficient to ship 1t. John P. Gordon
as sold his drug store to VIM. Jackson, OF
John expects to try farming again.
he Corderp people do not like to give him up.
ie has been an energetic, good citizens, ever
live TO the interests Of his town, yet we shall
9 happy to have Mr.. jackson. The pro-
rscted services ut the Methodist church are
decreasing 10 interest. Brother Mcfarland
reached n good sermon Sunday night from
be words: Behold 1 Stand at the Door and
mock, etc." Rev. Cockrell occupied the
ulpit at the Baptist church at II a. IN Sun
az. He had q good congregation. Misses
ennie Grimes and Fannie Stewart, who have
cen visiting Miss Comorah Harrison, return
home Monday. Come again. young ladies.
hundred and thirty-seyen car loads of
heat have been shipped from Corder.
W averly:-Messrs. Noble Huston and Ike
.ratz, accompanied by Misses Birdie Good
I'm and Sallie Burnett, were Ia Blackburn
Ionday Night. Messrs. George Burnett,Jno
authron and VIM. Minor were In Lexing.
IN Saturday. Miss Sallie Burnett was in
exington Saturday. Al Webb was in this
ty Saturday and Sunday. W.. f. Peery, of
lgglnsyilie, was In this city Sunday. Joe
arks, OF Blackburn, spent Sunday IN this
ty. Stonewall White was in this city Sun.
~ calling. DR.. Banks and wife attended
'rvices In this city Sunday. Louis Gratz
'ent several days in this city last week. DR..
B.. Hams, OF Kansas City, arrived here
uesday on the IL o'clock train. DIR, G, il,
and wife cam in from Chicago
onday evening. Waiter VanAnylen and
lie were In this city Sunday. Miss Fannie
r~ancisco was In Kansas City Tuesday. WIN.
ellany, who has been quite III for sometime,
reported better. Messrs. Wood McGrew
ID George Burnett.Jr. were ON q river
veral days last week nuttingz a w. Spen.
r, OF Saline. was the gllekt A<ps. Asher
ID family Sunday. DR.. 511 ~ Mar
spent Sunday with hi5E pd<6 PnrIie
and wife spent SUNDAY n >|{S gIs.
ng his parents.
The city OF Lexington Is setti1@ / <osd
ample before Its sister cities Of tas stnts.
Is developing it's commercial possiH,llfias