The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-02-15
A slight rain Tell here last Thursday after

Mr.. A. T. johnson will mmed iately hulld
upon bis lot recently purchased from Mr.. y.
Andreen. on Main street.
Rev. 4. NJ. Cobb will soon commence work
upon a new residence upon his elegant lots
on the southwest corner of Main and TweH-
tieth streets.
Or. j. F. Hassell, has commenced work
upon the foundation of his new residence. en-
the southwest corner of South and Twentieth
streets. II will be q Preat Improvement 10
that part OF the city.
We have Just received from the publishers,
L. 8. johnson n Co., % Custom House street,
Boston, Mass, q very fine portrait likeness OF
Jefferson Davis, with autograph signature.
The size Is 12xl6, and has every appearance
Of an exquisite SepIa Etching. Ii is suitable
for framing TO hang 10 any psrlor or library
10 our land. The publishers will send one to
Auy address postpaid on receipt by them Of
IS cents In stamps.
The brother OF President Harrison's private
secretary, Mr.. A. j. Hslford, has written for
the March number Of the Philadelphia Ladies'
Home Journal, AN article on MRS. Harrisons
| Daily Life In the White House, prepared
| with the consent and assistance Of Mr..
Harrison. A new portrait Of the lady of the
| White House. especially taken for this article
| and a view OF the upstairs family rooms Of
the executive mansion, are among the Illus
| trations which will accompany Mr.. Halford's
tirst magazine effort.
Geo. p. Rowell h Co.. propr'etors of The
american Newspaper Advertising Bureau,
| No. 10 Spruce street. New York. have issued
q pamphlet containing q choice selection OF
| newspapers for m advertiser to use. who
: 'ars to contine his advertising Investments
Ir5 such as are likely TO ray him best. This
catalogue names oil the greatest and all the
| best newspapers. Thu selection made aims
to name the best paper IN every county seat
having \ population OF so much Is three
| thousand, and every other town. village or
| city having 30 much a. i've thousand popula-
| ton, provided u paper 10 printed which
issues a. many as n thousand copies a week.
The population OF every place where a
| newspaper Is published is stated In the Gaia
logue; county seats are designated, and the
| circulation rating accorded to every paper by
the last issue Of the American Newspaper
Directory is given. Gu OF the seventeen
| thousand papers named In the directory,
| only about W thousand are selected; OF
| these only hfty-one are issued In the state OF
| Missouri. and among these It Is perhaps not
necessary to add. the Lexington lntelligencer
IL given the prominence 10 which Its merits
entitle 1t.
Fairview News scarce. School closes In
three weeks. Very sorry crop OF wheat
looked for. La grippe the preyslllnA epidemic
Il raging. The scarlet fever Is also raging In
the vicinity OF the F~lournoy school. Mr.. Ben
Hammer Is very poorly. Mr.. Willy Thomas'
house 10 almost completed. Miss Anna
Rankips has returned home from Iowa. We
regret to say we will lose two OF cur neigh
bors In the spring, Mr.. C. NJ. Thomas. who
will remove to Warrensburg for the purlase
Of educating his daughters Of the Normal
school, and Nj. T. \. Cobbs to Marshall.
where he viii remain three years. ''OratOr
Bilp' will take charge Of his farm. We wish
him much success. Storm parties are very
numerous. Last Tuesday night they poured IN
ut Mr.. Joe Hammers. The crowd gathered
In the parlors At half, past seven, then repair
ed to the diniug room. where oil enjoyed
every social game Of the season, while In The
parlor they were entertained by organ. harps
and sweet voices. They departed III one
O'Clock. jail expressing themselves highly EN-
tertained. Mat. Mahony has returned fro !
the west and reports Things very dull. Messis
Joe Thomas and Eugene Campbell are talking
OF starting for the west; they have The leseI
Mr.. W. r. Purcell aud Seth LlebermanD, who
returned from Oklahoma last Tuesday night,
report things fiourishIng, line Residences
going w. everybody interested; land will be
~ valuable In y few years as Missouri soil.
Mr.. MARVIN lsmner mas recovered. Mr..
Eugene Landers has gone Oh u visit TO Ken.
lucky relatives aud friends. When he
arrived at the depot ut Bates City he had To
return home for his pocket book.
Wayerly MIR. Ed PArsons.o OF Brownsville.
was the guest VI SIR. James GOODWIN and
family. the past week. Miss Dora Asher,
visited Marshall Thursday. Mr.. W A. Redu
and family visited 10 Dover the past week.
Mr.. Tom Groves attended the last sad Iites
OF Mr.. Brisco Warren. Thursday. Mr.. W.
\. Peery, OF HigglnsviIle, was ID this city
several days OF the past week visiting friends
and relatives. Mr.. Dyer and wife, OF Dallas
Texas, are the guests OF their father. Dr. 8.
n. Brown. Miss Yula Plattenburh, OF Dover,
was the guest 0f Mrs Dr b. NJ. CrOswhite
Saturday and Sunday. Mr.. RenIck returned
Saturday evening to resume nj, old position
NJ the Mo. Pacific depot. Misses Willie Big
gsrstati and Mollie Inmsn, Of Lexington,
visited friends and relatives In thus city Sun.
day and Monday. Mr.. u. 81. Belt. VI Hig.
glnsyilIe wss In this city Saturday evening
calling. Mr.. Ike Gralz, Of Lexington. spent
Monday aud Tuesday In this city, returning
Tuesday morning. Nc. Robert Miller, OF
sweet Springs, spent sunday In this city
Mr.. Ed Van Anglen, OF Dover. Was In thu
city Sunday evening calling. Mr.. Larken
Hancock. Of Mt. Leonard, called on one OF
the fair daughters OF our city SUNDAY. Mr.
w. B. Steele aud family are the guests o.
Mr.. Nathan Corder. Dir. FLOYD Wilson ant
Miss Nellie Baseom, OF Grand Pass, weri
married In this city Sunday evening. Rev. j
v. Banks oficialiDg. Mr.. James GsIret ant
wife returned Thursday from Barton county
where they have been visiting for some time
Mr.. q. n. Buford visited Lexington Monday
miooco dOuulC anu CEiiIo ouEnotbs tIolltl
Lexington Thursday. Miss Boyd, Of Black
burn, is the guest Of Miss Lizzie Mott. oil
tnis city.
Border News; No news Is good news, 81
this ought to be the best, Tor II there ID AM
worth recording we have not heard II yea
A friend suggested mon sense" and
tried that. but It looked 80 silly that In tn,
. fire II went. But still we oil like 4 little. Ii
. grippe Ii sill with Us, but there are lew lief
. TO take 1t now. MANY seem to recover, alt
! vet are not quite well. Every farmer Is busI
preparing for cropping. some are blowing
, A letter from Virginia. yesterday, enclosed
E peach blooms and spoke Of sprlnging grus
: and blooming flowers, and such . mild win
tef, the only snow 10 this month. and mos
farmers were about done blowing for corn
West Lafayette 10 not that far along yet
Neither are we complaining Of hard times
7 ~ most Virsinians are. Renters are moyin,
B while roads are good and weather 70 fine
. and II II was mol for fear OF that little winle
] yet TO come, by way Of the prophets, man.
would be In the garden. But patience Is
virtue now. Can any one tell US how III,
Tree BLACKBERRY and Mammoth dewoerry d,
In this county We have them here ready I,
bear this year. Can you not allow us Il
speak OF such things occasionally ~ u mean
. Of mutual adVantsgei Have Teubner \ Aul
/. an agent outi A Methodist protracted meet
Ing Is being held a. Oak Groye on tie Border
They are having great success. Abou
twenty converts, 70 lar, and a number Ioine,