The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-08-23

Probate court adjourned last Tuesday until
Monday, September 30.
Judge JAS. Il. Clayton, well known in this
city, was pretty deeply interested in the
Nicoll bank, at Kansas City. which failed
Tuesday.
The easiest walk -awa Il Lexington ball
club ever had was In the game at this place
Tuesday, when they ''done up" the
Springs nine. The score STOOD 2G to D.
The city council has been sitting as "a board
oil equalization since last Tuesday and are
still In session. Among other things done
they have asAcssed the Building and Loan
association on the capital stock. The assess
ent has been tixed at $50 600
Mr.. Joseph Lew, II former citizen of this
city, but iOr sOine years n prominent business
man OF ST. Louis, has mystrrIously drsnp-
peared after contracting large gambling debts
which he could not pay. Whether he has
committed suicide or will eventually turn ~
In some other locality Is not nj present
known. "J"" has many friends here who
will re- ret to bear of his misfOrtunes.
A ne. 20 named Thomas Sanford attempted
to injure Policeman VIM. GolIehiis hv throw
ing rocks at him Thursday night while the
latter WAS taking "A drunken man to the cal, =
boose. Mr.. Golighily promptly released II
drunken man aud gave his att, nIl0n to the
arrest OF Sanford. In order TO stop sanford
he fired at him 10 scare him hu: 1t only made
him run the faster. He Is carr, ing II warrant
| around now and Sanford will he arrested ~
soon ~ possible.
A most unfortunate accident bcfeIl Robert
Anderson, formerly a resident Of Tins city,
near Brunswick, last week. lie was en-
| ployed rs Il bridge builder on a raiIrbad and
WAS running IA hand car When the accident
happened. lie fell OF backward and IN car
ran over him, breaking one Of his legs and in
turing his spine, beside irllicting upon hms
person many other injuries. from which be
died last Friday. lie had msny friends in this
city who sincerely regret to hear OF his sad
death.
Judge XenOphon Rylaud was, nj the recent
organization OF the Anti-Liquor League OF
Missouri, by the convention held at Fertile
Springs, Mo-. elected treasurer Of that body.
This is an all.paItisan league To inform .bPstir
and organize the people against the liquor
habit and traffic. 1t forms no political party
and seeks no afliliation with or aid from any
political party AS such. Owing TO the fact
that he is now actively engaged as a member
of the finance committee OF the sy nod Of the
PRESBYTERIAN church of Missouri in raising
funds for the evangelist!c work of this state
he has declined to accept the treasurership as
above.
Last Wednesday, Mrs. Ed. Combs. who
lives on the Sawyer farm, about six miles
south Of this city, came to town on business
her team attached to a spring wagon, being
driven by her nephew, MIR. Geo. Galloway. On
their return, late in the evening, they were
accompanied by Miss Anne Anderson, o
Odessa. When near home they came in con
tact with the top strand of a barbed wire. on
end OF which ZONE malicious person had Gu
from a fence on one sue Of the road ant
, stretched across to the opposite side and at.
tsched to a stake OF a rail fence. The wire
caught Mr.. Galloway under the chin an,
threw HIM violently from the vehicle. be
! side injuring him 40 that he could not arise
] from the ground without help. an,
cutting a considerable cash in tho sid
Y Of his neck. Mrs. Combs had on
heavy winter cloak and a cash wa
, cut through that and her other clothes an,
y made quite a scratch upon her right arm .nea
q the shoulder. Miss Anderson, who is In deli
n cate health, had Il light shawl wrappcl
, around her neck as a protection from tn
-, chilly atmosphere, and the wire tore a larg
square therefrom, and also slit it IN severa
. other places. The hour, about eight O'Clock
was rather late and the team had been drive
rapidly from town to the place wber
the occurrence took place, but fol
~tunately a turn In the road just befor
u the time had necessitated bringing the horse
y to walk and they had not been s,arte
n again INTO q trot when they reached The wir,
Q Had they been travelling at their former ga
= the result could not have failed to be niue
. more serious. What the object OF the mis-
u creant could have been In str etching III
wire across the road can not be conjecture
: We hope the one guilty Of the act may /
" discovered and promptly punished. but
present suspicion rest upon no one In pal
tIcular.
Odessa:-AgaIn [ will attempt to jot dow
x a few items for Your valuable paper. I'll
" prospect for an abundant corn crop wi
W. hardly ever more flatterIng than at presen
The first rains succeeding the drOughth can
In time TO save early planting and later rail-
insure a good crop OF both medium and la
u' planted fields. A feature noticeable In q
"a crop, is the splendid corn growing Oh marsl
10 and sprouty land which generally fails to pr
D. duce anything. but Will gIye Us good or
" better yield this year than any other class
81 land. AS usual old Lafayette will be in Il
fore front In rewardlng the husbandman {
~ his toll, but still, with the advantages y
IN have we are like the young man who enqui
he ed Of the Good Master the way to eternal III
u we lack lone thing" to bring prosperity
ID the farmer and w~Orkingman. and that Of
Id thing Is the annlhilatlon of a party that (
.s' nearly thirty years has made laws for the ri
" only. Touching this point 1 cannot pa
. without saying to my democratic frien
:" that there never was u time when II W
more important for every democratic vol
" to stand squarely on party issues than IN /
' coming election. The democratic party h
9s ever been the friend of the working man,
AZ has reduced and kept the state expenses
below the blathersklte government precedi
" the present democratic rule and even here
our wi county some of the townships a
he now paying AZ much annually on AN {
Gu bonded debt fgrOwIne ont OF rep abb ,an M
rulel rs they are paying for the entire ca
"i rent expenses Of the c)nnty. We have
II good ticket and let US do all we can TO
re. crease our majority in let
,se Delilah enter the camp on account of a
ust soreness or dissatisfaction caused In the Ii
rly primary election, The principles OF our pa
Ter and its success are too important to trI
,er with experiments. II there has been wror
cir done in the past we know now how to redr
,as them and We must remember that the "a
u.s. of the party Is far above any individual. T
ssh deaths have occurred in our midst In
.rs. last few days. Mrs. c.. l.. Frost and - \
en-, Dowell, They were both among the pion,
nds citizens Of our city and will be sadly mis-
hr. "
10 Railroads and Railroaders.
~, the "Sweet Springs special" which
Ter. been running between Sweet Springs ,
Kansas City for the past two month has b,
at taken off.
lite A special train was run from this city
all. Sedalia Wednesday evening, Tor the acco