The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-10-26
The street and sidewalks are covered with

The street and sidewalks are covered wit
leaves.
Mrs. Philip Martin drew $3.50 in the Mex
can lottery last week.
The weather for nearly the entire wee
has been damp and gloomy.
The cannery has ceased operations after
very successful season to both buyers an
growers of tomatoes.
Work upon the Mammoth stable and d,
Meng's new business house Is being pushe
as rapidly as the weather will permit.
Messrs. Louis Weible and Ed. PAYNE wer
hunting at Helms lake last Monday an
Tuesday and came back home with the scalp
OF 80 ducks.
There has been no reduction In toll upol
the pOntoOn bridge, rs reported. The onl,
change made Is to place the toll at 25 cent
each way instead OF so cents for the roun,
trip as heretofore.
The New York Athenaeum Dramatic Co.
On route from Lathrop to HigginsvIlle, stoppe,
over in this city all the afternoon OF last Sun
day and made things lively at the Mo. p
depot until train time.
The Lily band played for the St. LouI
Clothing Co. from 8 until 10 O'Clock Saturda a,
night. After the business was over the mana
gers gave an oyster supper to the boys. A
good lime was had by all,
Railroad employees and others who are I,
be thrown into direct business intercours,
with the colored man, who has been appoint
ed postal clerk on the j. c., B. h T.. roat
between this place AMI Upton have Learned
Of the fact and have commenced to "kick Iik,
blue blsZes."
Mr.. 4. j. Josephs, who took the place O
Mr. Fred. Besl as operator at the Mo-. p
depot at this place. has been relieved by Mr.
Il. J.. Wood, who now Jerks the Lightning
for this mighty corporation frcm early morr
until late at night.
A called meeting Of the city council was
held Thursday night at which several ordi
nances which had been laid over from the
regular meeting for mature elaboration were
passed. They appear In the advertising col.
umns of this issue.
So much coal Is being dug from the minei
around this place that it Is giving the Mo. p
K. H. considerable trouble 10 get. 1t hauled
away. Three train loads are sent west every
night. Who says Lexington Is not going 10
be prosperous this Year,
1t was reported on the streets Yesterday
morning that the horse OF Tailor Wade had
been stolen, but such happened not to be the
case. MI. Doc" Barnes had accidentally lei
the horse out upon going to the stable Thurs.
day night TO get his own horse.
The residence Of Mr.. John Baehr was
stormed by quite a number of young ladies
aud gentlemen who vent there to pay their
respects to Mr.. VIM. Bsehr. OF Kansas City,
who Is here visiting his parents. A general
good time was INDUCED In until two O'Clock
in the morning.
A man from near Wellington took too much
local optou aboard last Tuesday and mistook
MI. Walter Newman's horse for his own and
rode 1t home. AS soon as he got SOBER
enough to discover his mistake he quickly
saddled the horse and rode 1t back and turn.
ed 1t over to its owner.
A very pleasant social hop was given In tbs
Turner Hall ball room last Tuesday night In
honor OF the young ladies whose hard work
contributed SO much toward the success OF
the German celebration at this place October
.. A select crowd was present and an ex.
cellent time was had by all.
A very Interesting article on the figure nine
will appear in the October number of Central
College Gem. This article alone will learn a
great many people more than they could
learn out of a 80 arithmetic In a year. vet the
subscription price is only so cents per year.
Subscribe for the Gem.
a palace horse car containing three stall
lions, two mares ana two geldings arrived nj
this place from Lexington, KY, last Monday.
of the stations and the two mares were
for Mr., Thos, Campbell, of Dover township.
but who the others were for we could not
learn. Judging from the style In which thew
were shipped we would suppose the animals
were very fine ones.
Odessa has organized a flourishIng business
and Is making an effort to capture
the trade OF the Texas prairie region by
opening new roads and thoroughly repairing
those now In use. We commend their enter.
prise and warn our own bushes, men that II
they wish to retain the trade they now have
with that section Of our county. IL will be
to stir themselves up from their
present state Of seeming dontcarestiyen esq.
Misses Maggie and Matte Green, Jennie
aud Matte Grimes. Ella Young and Florence
hammer and Cadets Allen, Ponder, Harrel.
son and Calkins composed a party of hic kory
hunters who went to Tabo last Monday.
After they reached their destination the girls
oundt they had too many 'bad nutsv along
with them to permit Of their bringing many
hickory nuts home, thinking they could bet.
ter snord to pay for their winters supply
than to overload the hurdle and break 1t
down. Thus 1t happens that the people lIy.
ing near Tabo were saved from going hickory
nut hungry this winter.
Lno. s. Green. whose home was near NAV.
became intoxicated while al Higgins.
Vile last wednesday and started home in a
TWO horse wagon at about niue O'Clock at
night. Thursday morning he was found dead
alongside OF the c. Il A.. railroad track. with.
nTabout so yard OF where the brakeman
White' was killed Tuesday morning while
cars at the Winsor coal mines, a
'hort distance west of Higgins willie. II il
supposed that Green's team had gotten away
rom him and that he was walking home
when killed. Exactly how 1t occurred cannot
De learned at the hour OF our going 10 press.
HiHginsville, Oct. 23.-While q through
freight train on the Chicago q Alton was
iropptng empty cars atWinsor's switch early
his morning. Chas. e. White, the rear brake.
man,, signsled the engineer 10 back mn In
'rder to re-couDle the train. The engineer
who was not familiar with the track backed
he two sections together with such force az
10 throw Young White between the cars and
i've passed over his body. His backbone was
broken in several places. bis left arm entirely
tut off and his skull crushed but the kin on
body was not broken. He spoke q few
words when taken from under the cars the
asst Of which was: '.Tell MOTHER"
The Lexington Business Mems Association
completed its orhanizaticn last Thursday
light by the adoption of a constitution and
bylaws and the election of Messrs, M. i.
Chinn. president; Robt. j.. Smith, 1st vice.
PRESIDENT; g. A. Sturgiss. I'd vIce-president; |
). Ben Russell. secretary, and j. r. Moore
lead, treasurer. The committee was ap-
'ointed to wait upon all the business men Of
he city and solicit them to become members
Il the organization. The membership fee |
vas placed at one dollar and the monthly
lues at 90 cents. The officers were empow-
red, so soon as they should deem 1t ad- |
isable TO do SO, to rent and furnish a room
DR. the use of the association. We look for
,uch good to be accomplished by this or.
and hope all our citizens will give
q helping hand.
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