The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-04-05

Look over the announcement column for
new names. Several appear.
We hear that considerable fencing WAS
blown down by the high winds the latter
part Of last week.
A jack rabbit ran through the streets yes
tcrday, followed by numerous boys and dogs.
The rabbit escaped.
DIR. T.. II. Chambers was considerably
bruised by the Overturnlng OF his buggy,
while at DOvOr, last Saturday.
Til" stock columns of the Iutelligencer are
unusually full this week. II will pay those
having mares TO breed TO carefully read
these advertisements.
A peddler Of cheap jewelry famed ThOmp.
sou. was run oyer by Il Santa Fe passenger
train, lust west OF the depot at the Lexington
Junction.. last FRIDAY evening. lie was killed
instantly and his body was horribly mangled.
The ferry backed against some large rocks
on the Lafayette county side last W ednesday
and broke a"spIder," very necessary part
OF the propellIng machinery, and has been
laid up ever sir ce. She will be unable 10
run for several days yet.
The returns from 20 of the 81 school dis
tricts In the county show n clear majority Of
4I6 against county supervision OF public
schools, the vote standing l,l4l against and G5l
for. This majority can not be mater ALLY cut
down as the larger districts have all been
heard from.
The tongue OF Il carriage which was follow.
ing IL WAS run through the back end OF the
fine, new carriage belonging TO MIR. John G.
Young, Jr., while In n funeral procession
last Sunday. The damage, which looks very
small 10 n person unacquainted with such
things, will amount TO nearly 5000.
Masters Walter Ireland and Joe Laurie
made q visit 10 Mr.. Robt. Keene's, last Sun
day, and ~ they were refusing, IN the after
Walter slipped aud fell, catching one Of Wal
ter's legs underneath him. Walter was very
badly bruised but NJ bones were broken.
LexingtOn's fifth newspaper, an organ in
dependent In politics and to bn devoted to the
interests OF the colored race, will make It's
appearance April II. IL Is 10 be called the
Lexington Banner ana for the present will
be issued monthly. b. B. FULLY. who has
gained considerable notorIety rs u public
speaker. il It's editor.
A thirty-five foot addition Is to be built 10
the dry goods store of H.. +. Boyle 4 Son i'm
mediately. These gentlemen have
ed TO close out most Of the lines OF goods car
ried in their book and novelty store and as
soon as the addition Is completed the post
office will be removed 10 the store.roOm now
used ~ such by them. TIT location Is about
tho hast that nnutl haua haan oacnrat for tho
pOstOfice.
To illustrate the growth Of Lexington in
duslrieS take the Lexington Coal Mining 90
Ia the SIX months ending March 3lst, 1890,
they mined and sold SO, 3sl tons OF coal. In
the year 1884 the product was sc. 1914 tons; IN
the year 1886 the product was IS. 1876 tons.
The business has more than doubled. as will
TONED amount being for only six months
while the figures for 1884 and 1885 are fol
full years.
We hear that two attempts were made by
tramps TO set fire to buildings IN Higginsvilli
on the night OF March 81. In both cases The
flames were discovered In time TO prevent
serious damage. The miscreants. who have
so far eyaded arrest, were seen by u woman
setting tire In the rear part of a restaurant
These discovered AIS lead the citiZeni
TO believe that the fires that have occurred
there recently may have been %Incendisry
A special force OF nIRhtwstchmen is now oil
duty.
A lady about 45 years Of age, named Rose
well, stepped upon the east bound passenger
train. at Myrick, Thursday morning, Will,
II was al the switch. just west OF that place
she thinkIng II would stop al Myrick depot
where some Of her relatives who had jus
arrived on the west bound train. were waiting
for her. The train does not stop nj the depOI
as il goes up hill, q fact Of which the lady
was not aware, and after IL had gone several
hundred yards beyond tho depot and wa,
running about % miles an hour. she jumped
of. The result was that she was very badly
bruised up, her face sustaining some especi
ally severe bruises. That she was not killed
IL really wonderful as an experienced %raIlroa,
man would have found II exceedingly diff
cult to get off Of Il train running ut such
high rate CT speed.
The pOntOOn bridge, notwithstanding III
/ otOhS" 81 Nsi1S " -
that 1t was originally Intended 10 do. G
reduce the toll charged by the ferry compan
Tor crossing teams and passengers to IN
from Ray county. The toll for a two-hors,
wagon. before the building Of the bridge
was 81 80 for the round trip. II Is nov
only fifty cents. So whatever ,nay be th
profit or loss of The stockholders in III
bridge, the primary object has been accom-
plished. HHrrah for the bridge!
The Boonville Star contains the following
notices :-"'TO Jones the handsome branc
postal clerk, returned yesterday afternoo
from IL visit to his parents. In Morgan cour
ty.'-Sedalia Gazette. Mr.. Jones was post
clerk on the Boopyille Branch sever,
months ago and at that time he corresponds
with one of the most beautiful Young lad!'
Of Cooper county," As the above seems
have gained very general circulation "
would advise Tommie to keep his hes
closely shaved or else keep II well Into b
mail car when he passes Lexington.