The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-07-26
The river Is still high.

De BOou again.
We acknowledge receipt of complimentary
ticket 10 Putnam County Agricultural Far
to be held ut UnionvllIs, August 1880, lnclu-
siYe.
The location of the coal house and other
outhouses IN the center of the Baptist Female
College campus does not seem to us to be in
very good taste.
Lost-Between this city and Mr.. Jas. les
six miles west OF this place, Wednesday, u
pair OF inch and a quarter driving lines. Re-
turn TO this office and get reward. II
A large section OF the rock wall on Main
street, where the sewer crosses the street
fell last Monday night. II will make quite Il
hole In The cilY's finances to repair damages.
The August number OF Harper's Magazine
will contain an article on "Street Life in
lndia," by Edwin Lord Weeks. Seven illus
trations by the author will accompany the
article.
Adam Nicholaus, who was arrested several
weeks ago for stealing money from Turner
Hall saloon, was given u preliminary hearing
Thursday and bound over TO the grand jury
IN the sum Of $3OO.
The ladies Of Edenyiew church will give
their annua lawn party at the residence OF
Mr.. J. l.. Marshall, two miles south OF Lex
lngton, on Thursday evening. July 81. All
are cordially invited,
The purchasers Of coal In the neighbOrhood
OF Prairie church and the country adjacent
will lind plenty OF coal on the David Lyons
farm, where they will find 1t their interest 10
purchase. James Lyons. 1t
An article on philadelphia Clubs, )" writ
ten by Henry l.. Nelson. ant illustrated b,
Charles II. Stephens and y. Il. Lummis, will
comprise the four-page supplement TO Har-
per's Weekly for July 23d.
The sewer entrance, corner OF Franklin
avenue and Nineteenth street became clogget
during the flood last Sunday and as a result
the Hines building aud adjacent property
was flooded. The damage was slight.
We have received the catalogue OF the Kan
sas City Ladies' College. Independence. Mo.
for 1sa0-9l. 1t is a neat Job and was printe,
at the Sentinel oGice-at home. Mrs. Luc,
d. Wiseman Is president and Miss Lizzi,
Hutchison, Of this city. teacher Of Englisl
and history.
Lightning struck q bay window of Mr.. Jos
Kist's residence, just west OF town, last Mon
day morning at an early hour. The damag
10 the MOUSE was slight. BY means Of tn
gutieriug on the house the electricity wa
conveyed to u ~cistern, which 1t ruined. Mr.
Kist fei q slight shock.
There will be q Sunday school picnic O
Linn Grove. Thursday, July 3lst. All Sup
day schools In the vicinity are Invited TO at
tend with bsskets, &c. A number of scbOo
addresses by parties calculated to enlertai
will be made. Come, and let Us have q goo
time. John S. Davis, committee.
Rev. G. W, Hyde, business manager of B
f. c.. on Tuesday bought for that ~institutio
nine new pianos, one OF them a Grand, all G
the YerV rest make. IL found necessary ate
Ike opening Of school, others will be sdde,
Thus fitted up no school will be able 10 ofie
better musical advantages than B. f. C.
MIR. Robert b. Bledsoe had some very ba
luck last week. One pf his teams scared at
threshing machine In his field, ran away. an
one Of the horses coming In contact with
stump killed itself Instantly. A team
} mules also ran away while attached TO y ne
moving machine and broke It into u thoasau
fragments.
Mary had q little sheep. all covered o'e
with wool, and every where thai Mary wei
that sheep was sure to pull. SO Mary wei
to school one day, across the railroad trac
; and sleepy followed her OF course but sheer
/ ne'er came back q railway train came BY til
way as sleepy came along, aud that's the
Of Marv's sheep and the TALL end OF this SOM
Mr.. j. Ed. Ragland. a solid democrat wei
known throughout Lafayette county has SUI
cseded Mr.. II. II Jmer Luce rs editor al
proprietor of the HlgginsvIlle Leader. NJ
Luce will remain ut HlRginsyille and devo
his attention to the publication OF the Yves
ern Guard. an organ OF the farmers III
laborers' union. May both papers live NJ
prosper.
. Boonville Advertiser :-"The iron for Il
,, track inside the city limits, on the Jeffers'
: City extension OF the MissouriPaciflc road b
', been purchased and Is on the ground. Ira
laying will commence In O few days fro
:, Main street eastward 10 the City limits. CO
dempatlon proceedings Tor rlght-of- way Il
progressing and work will be pushed
:, along the line"
The KrankO club elected officers for I
ensuing three months, Monday night, a
the inaugural reception took place Wednt
day night. A gay crowd was present ant
+, jolly, good time was had. Dancing was
dulged In until IL o'clock. The officers ele
- aH uara.-DFaatdan ~ Il Inhus uioa-nra
dent, VIM. h. Zeiler; Il. Sam Hays, secrets
and treasurer Ed j. McGrew, superinte
y dent Of rooms.
" A terrible accIds mt occurred at the corn
OF Thirteenth street and Franklin avenue,
this city, Wednesday night at about 0 O'clo'
Policeman Thomas Young was coming do'
q town TO Nil an appointment with his brotl
q officers and caught up with Joseph Downs
who was under the influence Of liquor a
who was accompanied by his son. Robe
u The two men engaged 10 q friendly conv'
sation. during which Bowman asked bis 6
Tor u match. The boy replied that he did
y have 4 match, whereupon Bowman reach
70 bis hand 10 hrs pocket aud said, why do
y YOU carry q match box like this y and pull
IS out II revolver OF large csliber. BY sol
meaus or other The pistol was dischare
just alter be had said this and the bul
struck Mr. Young just above the naval a
10 ranged to the left side and lodged at the 10
70 eft rib. from which place 1t was extract
As So0n ~ the shooting occurred physicii
l. aud n carriage were sent for and Mr.. You
e. taken 10 his home, where his wound v
y dressed by Doctors Fuikerson Mcdonald a
n pri1t. The wound ~ a very serious one Q
Tue result can not be told for several da
/" Bowman and Young both say the shoot
'r wa Srsiden,sl. bowman was immediat
g. put under arrest aud bis own recognlzal
D. taken Tor bis appearance when called 4
II" This l. bpwman's second victim from the
ne nlaenIal discharge OF firearms. The kill
10 OF Arnold Ewing several years ago, at II
" ginsyilie. by the accidental discharge o.
"a fresh upon the minds Of Lafayette county p
y pie,
10 At about midnight Tuesday Mr.. La
T. Baierle arose from bed aud upon look
10 out Into Ills yard saw u man prowling arou
He asked what was wanted and In reply
t. man raid that Mr.. Louis Smallwood '
I'd very sick with cholera morbus and that
1. had come to see Ii he had anything Il
would help him. Mr.. B. said that he h
nothing but whIskey and the man repII
l. that that would do. Mr.. q. got the whis
rs and wen, and opened the door. intending
D, hand 1t out. No sooner hal the door be
Of opened Than Mr.. 3. was startled by seein
Y. pistol thrust 10 his face and the man max
or demand for "money or life" Mr.. 3. /
D. plenty Of whisky for the would-be burg