The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-10-25

Found.-A pair OF spectacles. Call here for
the m.
Mr.. Vim. Price fell from n porch at her
residence last Sunday and broke q small bone
In her left arm.
jesse Hughes, colored, who was recently
sent from this county TO the state insane
asylum 1t Fulton died there last Saturday.
Hon. II. q. Wallace has been selected as
special judge TO try the case Of Maloney vs..
Miller and Sa, lor and for that purpose will
hold y special term Of the circuit court Mon
day. L.ft
Mesbrs. Henry G. Wallace Jr. and John M,
Price were nominated for Justices OF the
peace for Lexington township at q mass
meeting Of democrats held at the courthouse
last Saturday.
Mr.. ID. J.PGwell informs us that he has the
second crop Of oats. raised upon the same
ground this year. now ready for The reaper,
and that the present crop 10 apparently bet
ter than the first. Next.
Last Tuesdays Kansas lily Times contain.
cd twenty two pages Of delinquent tax prop
erty advertised for sale, each line being de-
scriptIve Of 9 different lot. Nota very good
evidences OF financial prosperity.
ChIllicothe Is hSppy over It's grand Normal
and Business college. Nearly 100 IN CONNER.
cIal department alone. The actual business
exchange " It'll the Electric City Business col.
lege. Of Sc. Joseph, places this department
ahead OF anything In the west. 1t
Mr.. T. v. Foster showed US this week .
sample OF his apples. taken promiseuously
from q large pile. without picking for the
largest. three Of which. about an average o.
the lot. weighed 80 ounces, or nearly three
fourths OF q pound each, He did not know
the variety.
Here is another potato yarn: On the 22ud
day OF August, Mr.. Max Kempf planted 9
patch Of potatoes from seed raised this year
and last Tuesday brought to this Office thres
- foe. smooth potatoes ~ we ever saw, which
averaged 10 ounces each. the growth from
said planting. He also planted some on the
18th OF september, the tops Of which are now
green and vigorous, with potatoes In the bill
OF the average size Of a hens egg. Next.
Mr.. DID, Powell brought TO our Office Tues
day two turnips OF rare size, even for Lafay
cite county. which were raised by him.. One
OF them weighed four pounds and the otheI
weighed three pounds and ten ounces. He
also brought u 40 ear OF white corn. not 30
exceptionally large one, but an unusual ore
from the fact that It contained. by actus
count. over 1,400 grains. The corn was RAISED
BY Mr.. ID. p. Powell. Mr.. Powell reported
that bis crop OF potatoes was better this year
both Ia amount produced per acre and In ID,
quality OF the vegetsble. than ever before
He says his field will produce over 100 bush
els per acre. The variety planted by HIN
was the Late Rose.
Fort Scott Monitor, Oct. s:-"There wer'
i've starters In this race, two Of them gettinl
the flag 10 The first heat-Rosa Lee and Char
ley A. The race, however, was n good one
John Carpenter. q grey geldIng, owned by A
Dixon, OF Oswego. Kansas, took every bea
20 order, pressed exceedingly close by Con
nict, . 3.year.old colt. owned by George W
Bates. Of Bates CITY, Mo.,rn remarkable time
The first heat 10 2:32. second In 2:33t. ami ID
third 10 2:38." Telegram. also owned by Mr.
Bates. won Sd money N the free for all rae
on the 10Th, driving Mountain Boy out II
2:2ai the first heat, one quarter OF which VA
|. made by Mountain Boy Ia 30 seconds. y AL
gait. Telegram made last quarter In I'd hea
In same time, "a seconds. The track was
fair halE.mile track only. COnh.ct ADD Tsle'
gram are both ut home. Telegram's kneI
being too sore 10 20 further this season.
Corder:-DIed four miles south Of COrIrr
Oct. Ilth OF membranous Group. Lula. daugh
tar of John NJ. and Nealls Klnzy, aged three
years. Her suffering, though intense. laste'
ealy three days. Four days before when tbs
dear little eirl was gleeiully playing with III
uarents little did they think they were 81
soou to follow lts cold body 70 the grave. 81
Il 10, .in life we are In the midst Of death
Died, Oct. 18th. Willie F., infant sou Of r
w. and Lula Page. The dear little boy wa
n great sufferer for more than I've weeks
But to-day he 10 beyond the reach Of pail
and suffering; shielded In the arms Of Hin
who SAID, 'Sutfer little children 70 come unit
ma. for OF such IL the kingdom Of Heaven.
Dled. In Memphis, Tenn. Oct. 10. Merry 9tarke
Youngest son of Burwell starke, Esq, OF thh
county. Merry left his boyhood friends aboa
three years ago to engage In business 10 Mem
phis. In the summer months OF this year
he graduated In the commercial school o
Memphis. aud had secured q lucrative posi-
zion o. travelling salesman. His purpose
were noble, has ambition great; but man pro
noses, and God disposos. His aged parent
ssd loylug sister have the. heartfelt sympath.
AZ the entire eommunItv. Mrs. Bette Corder
after sn absence OF more than two waeks ut
tending conference, In Clinton. and yisitin
friends and relatives In Henry county return
cd home . few days since. Preaching to-mor
row at the Presbyterian and Baptist churches
In the absence OF the pastor the old soldier o
the cross. Rev. Il. Roth. preached al the Bsp
tist church last Sunday. II was a great pleas
mrs 10 those among whom he had labored Il
former years to again hear him proclaim III
abundant riches of tue scriptures. From
Burton. Jr., was home on a visit Sunday
M,ss Jessie Roth returned from a visit q
seyeraI days ip st. Louis, Monday evening.