The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-12-20

January 1O.-beacn0 bowers MinstIcs'
All tickets on sale at postofhce news stand.
To-day and o.morrow are the shortest days
of the year.
A number Of dishes, etc., which were used
ct the Y. NJ. c. A. supper last Monday night,
are ct the rooms awaiting the owners to ,all
and claim them.
Miss Birdie Keller entertained a few friends
In q most delightful name at her home,
ast Monday evening. Elegant light refresh.
ments were served.
One of the leading Christmas amusements
will be q grand ball given BY several young
ladies Of west Lexington. A merry time 10
expected and cordial Invitation Is extended
to all.
The ferry boat Is now charging fifty cents q
round trip for q two.horse wagon. It Is very
It cannot carry at the same rates IS when 1t
gets less than ona-half.
II q south moon is any indicstion Of warm
weather. which our prophets say 1t is. we
shall have similar weather this moon as we
did during the last. Our Ice men can there
fore hang up their tools and rest awhile long.
or.
The supreme court has fixed Monday. Jan.
IL. 1891. as the day upon which the case OF
Louisa Bosworth ct al. respondents, VS.. Jos.
W. Bowman, appellant. will be heard. She
walter q Wilson are the attorneys for re-
spondsnts and O'Bear Il sebree and Wallace
philes for appellant.
large number Of our subscribers have
51<id up arresrages during the past two or
|t<zfee weeks. for which they have our thanks,
and we hope all others who are still owing US
will also send In the amounts due before the
holidays. The amounts are small to each,
but In the aggregate large to ne.
Mr.. John r. Greer. Of near Aullville, has
within the past few weeks. lost ten head Of
stock cattle. six Of them dying In one day.
They were turned into 3 stalk field and were
polsoued by eating the smut of the corn. Hs
advises other farmers to be very careful OF the
kinds Of stalk fields into which they turn
their cattle.
Report OF Houx school. district number ].
for month ending December 7. Names OF
pupils on roll OF honor for highest grade In
scholarship, department and attendance dur
luz tuO Moutu " ciC miuhte "1t
rem. Anna Cunningham, Rheda Warren
Harry Thorpe. Grover Warren. Joe Smith
Mabel Cunningham. j John Eismann. Clsrenes
Cunningham. John Cunningham. Anna L
Hammonds, teacher.
Hlgginsviile Democrat;-Last Sunday nigh
the residence OF James Payne. on the farn
owned by Col. John W. Tate. three and
quarter miles from the city was destroyed By
6re. The fire was discovered about midnight
and the family had barely time 10 escape, al
the household goods being consumed by thu
house was q log ous and not of much value
The loss Of Mr.. Payne's household furniture
falls heavily upon him, as he IL a poor maj
with Q large family.
One of the most remarkable lists Of famOuI
contributors ever brought together 10 4 single
number OF q magazine will be presented II
the January issue Of The Ladies' Home Jour
nal. Of Philadelphia. The authors In tina
number will Include Henry M. Stanley, DR.
Oliver Wendell Homes. * president Hayes
Hon. John Wanamaker, Joseph Jefferson
Hon. Hannibal Hsmliu, Madame Albsni
Janss Whitcomb Riley, Gen. Lew Wallace
aeoggs W. Childs, Or. T, De Wilt Tslmage
Mrs. A. D. T. whitney, Robert j BuFdette
Edward Bellamy, viii Carleton, Charles A
Dans, Sarah Orne JewsLt. George W. Gable
Julian Hawthorne. Mrs. Lymsa Abbott Mrs
Margaret Boitome, and nearly twenty OILERS
H~JggInssilis Advance "a. b. e. Lebmal
let the contract for his new building Tue I.
day morning TO Boyer q Son for %. 600. Thi
does not include fixtures either 10 store O.
opera hall. Miss Ella Young. one of Lexing
tons most accomplished young ladies'. visited
! III family Of W. @. BeattIe and other friend
10 this city last week. The members o. n,
0hatsuqua circle Of this city have decided Il
a1sr . $40 gold medal TO the successful stud
est pi WilIam-JeweII College IN an orator
zeal contest TO be held 10 this city some tim
ia thu near future. The Bank Of HIgginsyiil
paid o seRi,aannal dividend oil Eve per cent
East week. The Ii grippe has again yislte,
Higgins7ile. Grown peaple as well 81 chill
dren are suffering with the disease. We d.
not consider 1t sn sKaggeratlon when ne "a
shat about half Of our citizens are affecie,
@oFs or less. We have IL more"
A week or so ago we reproduced an srticl
which wss printed in the Higglnsyille Ad
vance which had reference TO q fortune L
which q large number OF American citizens
among them Mr.. James Sch0oling. OF Hig
ginsyiiie. mad fallen heir. ia regard to thi
same matter The last issue Of the .AdVane
contains the foiiowIng:-Jas. Schooling an
his brother. George. have been to see som
OF the other heirs to the large estate left tn
family In Germany. and retained much en-
eouraged. A few Of the heirs reside ID Mis-
souri,, some are In Virginia, Otilers in Ken
tucky. while q number Of them still live I
Germany. There are from 800 10 800 legs
heirs. Some have not yet been found. TIL
estate consists mostly Of government bond
and Investigations show that the entire Ia
herftanne will amount 10 about g80. 900 900
Some Of the heirs ffom this country hay
gone TO Germany.and have pIsped themselVs
saspossessiou Of al The fsrts In the case. TIL
Chains src being vigorously pushed, and a
che necessary papers are being drawn up her
and will be taken 10 Germany rs soon q
possible. IT the above mentioned estimate |
correct, and the number Of heirs 60 not ex
aesd 500. each would r~eceiys the SINUS littl
som Or $4,000
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