The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-10-26
he always draws "a crowded house,

he always draws "a crowded house,
here"
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Editor Cook, of the Mexico Intelli-
gencer, rebukes st. Louis newspaper
in this vigorous fashion:
"And SO too should the Post Dispatch
learn that its petty warfare on the exc
cutive OF the state IS not only nncalled
Tor but absolutely contemplate. No
man in the recent past has done so
much 10 keep st. Louis at the front as
David X Francis. lie is now bending
every energy TO secure the Worlds
Fair for ST. Louis and no newspaper
or citizen of the state possessed of a
particle of home pride will undertake
to lessen his influence in this impoIt tani
work. In the commercial advancement
OF st. Louis and the whole state Gov.
Francis has proven an earnest, capable
and untiring worker and il i'll becomes
a newspaper that constantly boasts OF
Its public spirit 10 undertake to lessen
his influence tor public good"
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The brilliant editor of the Bowling
Green Times says:
"As an illustration of the influence
OF the Kansas City Times, the demo-
Gratis of Lafayette county will not sup
port a man for representative who
opposes Senator Vest. The Times is
trying to defeat Vest. 70 succeed i'm
that part of the state one must have
the enmity of the Times it seems"
1t is hardly question as to the Kan
sas City Times, or its influence, Bro.
Times. The question is, do the people
OF Lafayette county want Senator Vest
reelected, and to this there is not a
dissenting voice.
Editor White is desirous of securing
the Confederate Home for Mexico, and
this is the way he goes at it:
ave have rare opportunity to
secure the ex-Confederate Home, to be
located soon. Mr.. II. b. Worrell has
been appointed one of committee of
three to locate the home. Judge Ports
and Major Guthrie, of St. Louis, are
the other members of the committee.
Major Guthrie attended the ex-confed-
crate reunion here in 1886, and became
very favorably impressed with the
town, and now speaks favorably of its
location here, If other considerations
are anything near equal. A committee
of twenty-four was appointed this week
to canvass the state for funds to build
and support the home. If this commit.
tee can raise sufficient money for the
purpose, it is probable that no big
money consideration will be asked for.
Because we start off in the race with
the best chance is no indication that
we can secure this great benefit with.
out work and the expenditure of money
There is absolutely no reason i'm the
world why Mexico should not secure
the proposed institution, which would
be as great benefit as the orphan
school. Let us all work together fol
the purpose of attaining this end"
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Editor Murray, in moment of un
guarded envy, refers to lexington
enterprise in this fashion, in the Liber
ty Advance:
1.-The citizens of Lexington spend al
their leisure time i'll sitting on the rive
bank and gazing in rapture at thei
pontoon bridge, which captures tn
bottom trade of Ray county,"
Well, there is nothing sleepy abou
Lexington. 1t takes pride in its owl
enterprise, which has given it pontool
bridge TO gaze at. There are severa
towns which have no pontoon bridge
others which have only a well-kep
graveyard, where the citizens spen,
Sunday afternoon in somnolent medi
tation. Fortunately, neither Libert.
nor Lexington is one of these.
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Speaking OF Missouri, brings us L
this little paragraph from the Marshal
Democrat News:
"The Sedalia papers boast of an ca
of corn containing 1000 grains, pre-
sented by Major VIM. Gentry. A
Audrain county man finds one ths
contains 1850. These gentleman shoul
send over to Saline and get some goo
seed corn. For an instance OF wha
Saline can do Capt.T. G. Miller inform
us that he found nubbin on bis plac
that contained l ,465 grains He has nc
gathered his big corn yet.