The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-12-27

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<ton nelghborhood rs a re-
b into stalk fields.
14enien,e OF farmers and tue
! cft NJ neighborlng towns who com
ito cur eity, We keep at our office the checks
Of every bank IN Lafayette county. When
you need one call In at our office and help
yourself.
The festivals at the various churches
Christmas morning and night were largely
attended BY both old and young and joyous
faees and merry laughter could be seen and
heard on all sides. Truly 1t was a Merry
&Christmas this year.
A false alarm OF fire was rung from station
no. 1 Monday night at about . o'clock. The
burning out II a chimney at the Star hotel
made q fire extremely probable and the bell
was ruDg with the idea Of gathering a few Of
the fireman together. Through q mistake a
general alarm was made and the usual rush
Of people followed
Constable George Evans. assisted by City
Marshal Bennett, arrested Dec. 7. near Hig-
ginsville, twenty. three crap shooters, who
upon being s%rraigned plead guilty and were
inded Do and costs, amounting 10 each case
10 Clio ~ AuCEC W ScNrTdt OthcTs WIN
have 40 far escaped arrest. The men arrested
were coal miners and mostly colored men.
Mr.. George Carr, of Dover township. pur-
chased. last Saturday, from Mr.. NJ. Gratz.
the residence property Of the latter on Six
teenth street; consideration 81 200. Possess
| on will be given to the new owner January
!, but Mr.. VIM. LaBertew, the present occu-
pant Of the house, will occupy It until August
1, 1901, when Mr.. Carr will remove with bis
family to this city. We will be glad to well
come Mr.. Carr aud his estimable family to
our city.
Higginsyille Democrat, Dec. 19:-This
morning. just as we were going to press. the
north wall Of Powell d Co.'S. drug store
building fell, destroying most of their stock
OF goods. The accident was due to the ex-
cavation Of the basement OF Lehman's new
building. The men at work on the ne build.
ing and the occupants Of the store escaped
without injury, as they noticed the wall was
cracking 9 few minutes before IL fell. The
loss to Powell q Co. will amount to about
5000.
Higg'nsville democrat. Dec. 19:-Frabk
Gladish MET with quite 4 serious accident
last Monday night. he was al the resIdence
OF his ffher. seven miles from The city, and
starte4 irive home after right He had
procet ~ut a short distance. when his
horse 0 me frightened. and ran away. He
was thDwn from the buggy, and the horse
went as far a. JHmes Hogan's. two miles
the horse, took lanterns, and, going down
the road, found Mr.. Glsdish lying BY the
side OF the road, In an unconscious condition.
They had him cared for, but up to Yesterday
he wase in q very precarious condition from
the injuries, being delirious and suffering
great palm.
Fairvicw The New Year Is almost here
weather fine and roads good. Mr.. Peter
Osborn OF Council Grove. Kansas, Is visiting
his brother Mr.. Cyrus Osborn. Mi,s Ger;ie
Rollins, OF Blackburn, has been the guest Of
her cousin. Miss Ollie Mssterson. for The
past two or three weeks. Tit pound party
ut Mr.. Robert Summers, on the night of the
10Th, was q grand success. There were sixty.
eight persons present and all went as merr,
as q marriage bell. Those we noticed from
q distance were Miss Laura Adams, Mr.
Sumner and sisters and Messrs. Powells from
MAYHEM, Hiss BERTHE Kelly, Of Bates City
Msssrs, George Larburg and Henry William
of Napoleon, rhe crowd began to break VI
about one O'Clock and oil went on their wa,
home rejoicing. Who viii give the next party
Rev, Joe wsrder win preach at Fairview
the third Sunday 10 January. Your CORES
pondsnt would like to Enow why Mr.. p. W
Osborn has taken to using stove polish OF
hrs shoes instead Of boot bIacking since til,
November election.
A serious sccident occurred to the tep.year
old son OF Mr.. Fred Wallace, OF near Well
ington, LAST Saturday. While ct a n~eiehbor't
house be found q dynamite cap, which b.
carried home aud exhibited to his father
HIS father forthwith took It away FROM him
explaining that II he shoulda accidentally dro
it In the fire or hit It that u would explod
and do considerable damage. The father the
LAID the cap In q secluded place, where b
thought II would be safe from again gettin
into the boys hands. But. unforiunstrly.i ID
boy did get hold Of Il again and took It an
put Il or q stove to see what the result wouI
%. No sooner had the cap touched the siov
Gad before the boy could release MS hold.
exploded with terrific force tearing the fin
gers Of lis len hand Into sbreds. The fir,
Joint Of the thumb was blown of as was mo,
op7te little finger while the second aud thir,
A2gers were splitankUazapr. sandiord Smit
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