The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-07-27

A block, including one cross street, is $40
feet long. TO place macadam thereon, eight
inches thick in the center and four inches at
the sides, requires 272 perch OF rock, which
at the price now paid by the city costs up
wards OF $500.
Poor Ed Webb. lie made Il wager with a
certain young lady visitor AS To the amount
of fee cream she could eat. She ate seven
saucers full Of the cream. Ed. lost the candy,
also the price Of the cream. He looked lost
too, when the task was completed.
The ladies' OF the Cumberland Presbyterian
missionary society will give an entertainment
exercises beginning at ! O'Clock, p. m.
Everybody cordially invited to attend and be
entertained with good music, speaking and
refreshments.
Mrs. J. ID. Morrow, who has been Tor some
weeks In Chicago, recently haG two cancers
removed by the surgeons knife. One was
located near the left shoulder and the other
in the corner of the right eve. The wound
In the shoulder was about three inches long
and two Inches deep. She is recovering
rapidly now and expects soon TO be home.
Mr.. Arch Williams, who is weighmasICr
at the Lafayette coal mines, four miles east
oil tins place, tells us OF IA cat at that place
who recently gave birth to u litter OF five kit
tens. One OF the miners caught a couple OF
young rabbIts soon after the kittens were
bern and placed them with the old cat and
her young ones. He says tncy are now liv-
ing together rs nicely rs can be and all are
doing well, the old cat raising the rabbits as
II they were her own.
IL Our sister towns will send represer-
talives to the Grades Carnival" Monday
night, they will never regret the money eX-
pended or the time lost. A sight was pre-
scented last Tuesday night and is to be PEE
senled again Monday night, that Is not to be
seen outside of the metropolitan cities.
Come in, u%eiRhbOrs, and meet our people.
Thtso Is more hospitality in Lexington to the
square inch than in sny small town you ever
saw. We want to see, too, If you can show
up as pretty girls and as gallant young men
as Lexington can. We won't believe it un-
til you prove 1t. ''Let your light shine
Alma:-WIlliaIn Fletcher is summering at
LEidoradO Springs. Andy Warren will sperd
absst sx weeks at home. Miss May CatEon
MS bSen quits esek for several days. Miss
Little rHsfofs Of Carthage, Is Waiting friends
aha re;$5 III fhia sIc3nitys Hagh Warren
receives I've very Ine hg2s nom Illinois
Thursday. JaSies W. Goodwin. Of Marshall,
Is up tending to his large crop OF sbhat. The
wheat crop here is better than it has been for
years, but as usual the farmer doesn't gain
much if any by it for the reason that it is Only
worth sixty cents a bushel, and sell ng at that
just about defraYs all necessary expenses.
Mrs. Lavinis Catron, of Richmond, is visiting
relatives here.
Alma:-Mr. @. Barnett has just returned
from Chicago, where he dispoaed of SO heat
Of fat cattle which averaged 1912 lbs. Mr.
George Albin thrashed 4i3 bushels of wheat
Oh Mr.. JAS. Goodwin's farm Friday evening
time. from 3 O'Clock until 1880 p. IN. Now
this is a fact and can be testified to by thu
engineer, mr. John Gaultry, and Col. Ma.
ron, from EldoIado, who timed us. Now
boys, don't blow so much about your biz
work. On Saturday we threshed 1900 bushel,
on the same farm. This is just a fair sample
OF the work usually done by our mob. Mr..
John Buck, OF Alma, says that 1900 bushel.
per day is enough for am machine to thresh
aud do the farmers justice, and clean il well
says that is the reason that the Germans give
lunch ard have resting spells in their work
because they can save grain by it. He is 8
German and ought TO know. On" thing the
wriler knows, and that is John Buck will
give you IA good meal just as cheap and just
Ms GOOD as anybody.
Corder:-Mrs Vim. Wilson is visiting hel
parents in Howard county. Misses Maggie
Hammond and Susie Richards, two charming
young ladies' OF Fayette, who have been visit.
ing their friend, Miss Mary Burton, OF this
place, left for home last Tuesday morning.
Proi. Willy president OF Clarksbury College,
was here several days last week visiting his
friend, Prof. +. NJ. Burton, and looking after
the interests of the college. He left last Fri.
day accompaGitJ DY Prof. Elrton, who will
teach In the college the ensuing year. Miss
Bette Corder Yisitel her sister. Mrs
Reynolds, in Aullville last week. Ms. j. Nj,
Jones, widow Of the late Rev. W. Jones oil
the Methodist church, Is visiting her many
fri ;nds here. Miss Mamie McMeekin, Of
HIgginsville. visited Mss Jessie Roth last
week. Miss Hattie Mcfarland visited heI
friend, Miss Emma Stewart, OF Page City
last week. Mrs. Frank Groves and children,
Of Kansas City, are visiting the family OF Mr.,
j. +. Groves. Mr.. Henry Garner, of Kansas
City. spent Sunday with friends here. Rev.
H.. b. Banks and little daughter. Mary, OF
4 nIu.an ,v,,u. l.,., r,.I
Hawks who has been here several week.
visiting his family has returned TO St. Louis
Mr.. Geo. Darlington, OF st. Louis. is visiting
his relatives here, the families of DR.. l.
Carthrae and Mrs. Hawks. Mr.. John Cor
don has moved his stock OF drugs into the
building recently occupied by Mr.. ID. G.
II ickley.
WaverlY:-Mr. Paul Yancy was in the cit,
Saturday. Mr.. Charles Burnley was in tow
Monday. Master Joe Davis, of Kansas City
has been visiting in this city for the pasl
ten days. Mr.. Nathan Corder came in OF
the night train Friday night. Mr.. John Ran,
som. OF Kansas CITY, is visiting friends in
TINS city. Judge Lakeland was In the eli,
Friday. Misses Lulu and Dora Asher visited
Mt. Leonard the past week. Miss Annie
Howard is The guest of her cousin, Mis-,
Sophia Lewis. Died, at her home. Tuesday
morning after II brief illness. Mrs. Bette
Capps wife Of Mr.. Il. Caps, aged As year.
o months and % days. She leaves a hus.
band. son and four daughters to mourn he,
loss. hr. F.. f. Downs and family and Miss
Sallie Younger are visiting in Miami this
week. Mrs. Blanche COckrell. of st. Louis.
arrived here Friday morning to visit her
mother, Mrs. Davis. Mrs. Mollie Miller. nj
Kansas City, Is the guest OF her mother, Mrs
Il. NJ. Edwards. Mr.. win Peery, of Zig.
ginsyille, was In the city Sunday. Messrs.
WIN. Spencer and Frank Wiseman and the
Misses Asher visited Sweet Springs Sunday
Mrs. Chlnn aad Master Willie visited SNeel
Springs this week. DIR. S. i. Harris whit
has been In this city recuperating Tor the pas
month. returned to Kansas City last week
Mr., John Rhodes, CT Lexington. has opened
up a clothing house in our city something
we have needed and we gladly welcome the
gentleman TO our midst. Mr.. Camp, of Kan,
sas CITY, attended the auction OF b. +. Good,
win the past week. Mesdames Lee McGrew
and Font Jones went blackberrying Friday
They report u splendid time and plenty O
blaekberries. Miss Minnie Walton left TO
Slater Tuesday so visit relatives. Mr.. Jane
Donahoe, OF Kansas City, is at home ~enjoyin,
the fresh air this warm weather. Mr.. Paul
Inc is not expected TO live having been affect
ed BY Il sunstrOke which he received las
Thursday. Our graceful little city wa
thrown into quite a cOmmOtiOn Saturda,
morning about 3 O'Clock by the cry of fire.
proved TO be the resIdenee OF Mrs. Molli