The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-03-22

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The attention of Washington township
democrats IL called to the moi ice In another
column Of the change made In the place for
holding their township meeting on March
10Th, from MAYHEM to Wheatley's school
house.
Maple Glen :-Preachlng ut Maple Glen
school house by Rev, MIR. Reed, Saturday
night, March %. DR.. w. q Benton has re-
turned from New York City, where he COM
pleted his medical studies In Bellevue Col
iege. He visited Washington and other east.
ern points on his route home. MIR. q. A.
Benton, Of Sioux City, Iowa. IL here visiting
his fathers family, having returned last
tuesday from a months trip through the
sunny south. He visited Louisville, Mann
moth Cave, Nashville. Chattanooga, Atlanta.
Savannah, Charleston, St. Augustine. Jack.
sonVille and other points Of interest. Enjoyed
q ride up the st. Johns river ind
from Tampa took passage on the ''Oliyet Q"
to Havana, Cubs. where he spent i've DAYS
enjoying the delightful scenes and fruits OF
this ~sub-tropIcal cline.
Chapel Hill:-Wheat is not looking well.
The farmers are somewhat discouraged.
Moving has been and Is now IN general
order. Public sales are starting up as usual
and expected to be more numerous soon.
Rev. }. W. Cobb and family have Re Gently
N wed to the far west portland Oregon.
Charley Wilkinson Is In from Colorado. Came
ln TO see a sick brother who died recently.
He 10 going TO start back In q few days, and
his brother Arthur Is going W ith him. They
are both promising young men and we wish
them success. The measles are Ia Mr., h. X,
Phillips family and Mrs. Phillips ls very
sick, but not IS vet dangerously, DIR,
Joseph hegsdale has been ON the sIck list
with the la grippe. Joseph Smith. sou OF G.
l.. Smith has been very sick with the III
grippe. The Farmers and Laoo:ers' Union
at this place and surrounding country Is in
cressing In number of members rapidly
They are organized on a good basis aud they
i1tend to accomplish much good. The public,
'r district school at this place Is out. The
teacher. Mr.. Geo. Phillips, has given very
good satisfaction. On account OF bad weather
the Intended prOtracted meeting to begin nj
Mt. Zion church has been postponed for q
more favorable time Ia regard to weather.
Johnstown -Johnstown 10 still on tbe
boom. Since the last writing up, the man.
ufacture OF cooking told fashioned) utensils
has been established and bids fair to become
9 remuneratiye pasitimo for the gentlemen
so generous In the establishment OF this ven.
ture company. A very great degree OF ex-
element .peryades the whole city and sur
rounding community over the possibility OF
gettirg q postofice during Cleveland's next
administration. II this object Is accomplish.
ed, there Is no doubt In our minds that 1t will
cut closely on the profits of Lexington,
Odessa, MAYHEM aud Wellington. In addI-
tlon 10 the agricultural industries mentioned
In our last, we will soon have set up, right
10 the suburbs, q mol asses mill. which will
1t Is said, turn out from two ard q hall to five
gallons Of bright sorghum per day. Thl.
industry Is destined to be OF almost incaIcu.
liable value to the neighborhood. as fsrmer'
are slreadY arranging TO plant two or three
extra rows OF the cane seed that there msy
be q surplus for expectation. A number O
applicants for positions about the mill have
already been made and by the time theIl
services are needed, we think enough can b,
secured TO run the mill to its fullest capacity
On the 10th inst. the hard hsted, bone ant
sinew OF the community collected at J.. S
Davis In the capacity OF wood choppers, an,
right we'll did they ''slay" the tlmbers, bu
they seemed not to be satisfied and each ON,
going his way after his best Girl, sl me
again on the evening OF the 18th to have
good old fashioned time. All seemed to en-
Joy the occasion. remaining till the prope
time to go home. Mr.. 4. j. Powell has beef
| right sick again. but is now Improving
Mahlon Ashcrafl IL about to take possession
OF the Fred Martin farm. Bud Is a good
industrious boy, and we cheerfully WELDON,
dim back In our midst. Emmett Fulton h.,
measles some four weeks since and improve
very slowly, 80 much 80 that be cannol
Justify himself yet In risks. John skyle
has two 6ne geldlngs suffering with q strsng
disease which we hear will kill both. A con
siderable pumber oil. loose hogs are Above,
10 roam at large on tie streets of Johnstown
10 the great annoyance Of those living In tn
place. We think those 10 authority shout,
sitter this nuisance. Preaching Nj the Bap
Inst church at Greenton at her next reguls
meeting. Young mems prayer meeting In
oreasing Ia Interest ut Linn Grove.