The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-05-10

Z. ben sold Elizabeth Callahan 81 acres
north OF Hunters addition for Mrs. M. c.,
Afford for $3.50,
C' ben sold, this week for Mrs. M, f..
Smith'her brick residence. on Main street. 10
Games ). Flemming for 81 100.
The next regular meeting of the scboo,
ooard OF this city will be held June 4. when
Inc eacners Tor the next year will be elected.
Inc LIST, 2nd ana Ord ward schools and the
schooi NJ kiverton will close May %, the
coIored school May 30, and the High school
May 30.
ANY of the people of Lexington who are In
Kansas CITY on the evening OF the 18th are
cordially invited to attend the plano recital st
bollman's Music Hall at that time. IL Is a
Tree concert gwen by the pupils of the Cen
trail Female College.
a morse Thief giving his name az Walter
rumbull was arrested near Bates City, last
sunday, by Constable Fulkerson, assisted Inv
Mr.. Lowry. OF Odessa. The horse IN his nos
session was claimed by Mr.. A. N. Swope. of
near Lamonte, Pettis county. and the thief
was taken TO SedalIa for trial.
mr' Jho. Z. fOung, DR., this week made
the handsomest of the many handsome addi-
lions he has made recently TO his livery stock
This time II was q beautiful dark iron grey
horse, 161 hands high. He is AZ gentle as a
lamb and will work anywhere, but will most.
" be used ~ n carriage horse.
The ladies' OF Mt. Hebron Missionary socIetv
will give Il picnic May %, 1890, at Mt. Heb
| RIM Rhnral, hn.tpE-- -. q, N
tinuing until II p, m. Every one Is cordially
invited to attend. The candidates will be OK.
pec'ed to help make the crowd spend a
pleasant day. Everybody come.
The boarding pupils and teachers OF Ban.
list Female College were entertained most
royalty by Miss Alice Peak last Monday
afternoon. The time was most delightfully."-
spent by the young ladies in pitching horse
SHOES. playing GROUP ct and horseback riding.
An elegant luncheon was served al five
o'clock.
1t gives us pleasure to refer our readers 10
The official statement of the Morrison. Went
worth bank which appears elsewhere In this
paper. As q substantial business house this
bank stands we'll up In the front. Being In
the hands OF such able financiers as s.. g..
Wentworth. president. and VIM. Morrison,
cashier. assisted by a boar d of directors com.
posed OF our most substantial business men,
1t could not we'll rest elsewhere.
Last week Mr.. Geo. Dusky, of Wayerly,
was notified that suit had been brought
against him by the Register Printing Co.
Tor i've years subscription to that paper.
anu was commanded to appear before Gran
vile Clayton, j. r., Monday morning at 10
o'clock. failure to do which would be an
acknowledgement OF the debt and that judg.
ment would be entered accordingly. Ten
O'Clock came and MIR. Dusky failed to appear
aud as soon as the three hours time required
by law to wait In such cases was up, Judge
Clayton entered Judgment for the amount OF
" Do against Mr.. Dusky. A few minutes
after the entry had been mad upon the books
Mr.. Dusky appeared. giving as his reasons
Tor being tardy that he had twenty-five
miles TO travel. He said he wished to stand
trial and asked that the judgment be set aside
This motion was overuled and Mr.. Dusky
promptly filed an affidavit for appeal to the
circuit court. He says the reason that be
refuses to pay the amount Is that he never
ordered the paper sent to him and. further.
that he never received u copy OF the paper
oftener than once In six months.
A word In regard to the pstronizing Of
home industry Is never amiss, and as this Is
the season Of the year when most persons
buy their vehicles, we wish to say a word In
regard to the carriage mandatory OF MIR.
David Russell. Mr.. Russell now has In his
annnlnu tnp han,a a,I o,o..
kept as busy Jas a bee from morning TIL
night. His reputation ~ a builder OF sub
stantial vehicles was gained years ago and be
retains 1t TO this day. His trade this spring
has been wonderfully large. One day re.
Gently he took 1900 worth Of orders 10 one
day, and during the months OF March aud
April sold more vehicles than he did al
during the two years preceding those
months. He Is now at work on an elegant
family carriage for Mrs. Elizabeth Eckle and
three buggies, q surrey and u spring wagon
|, for the livery firm OF Green & Dysart. Mr..
Russell delights to show his work alongside
OF eastern made vehicles and for that purpose
and TO supply any demands that may be
made for such, keeps q large line Of them on
|, hand. Mr.. Il. Sheber recently bought q spring
r wagon from Mr.. Russell and remarked at the
time that his father bought q wagon from Mr..
Russell 10 years ago and that the repairs
I upon 1t had not cost ID cents In that length OF
! time. A few other sales Russell has made
recently are: Buggies, Jos. +. smith, Jos.
Legg, VIM. Ford and WIN. EmiSon; cui
under surveys TO Jas. Peak and Jas. Slusher
a spring wagon TO Patrick Glynn, a 'sGran.
ger" carriage TO Jno. McFaddIn. q phaelon tc
Judge w n. T. Wood aud q park wagon tc
= Wade HicklIn.
! A couple OF three -card-monte men tried tC
. work Mr.. John Cstron, one Of our wealthiesl
. farmers, living three miles east OF this city
3 last Friday. but were unsuccessful. One O
8 The men decoyed Mr.. CstrOn into the publ.
t road by protesting to be a brother OF Mr.. Jas
Y Wentworth and to be looking for MIR. VIM
8 Waddell's place, which he said he intende.
to buy. Mr.. Eatron was accompanying hin
TO the farm and In the road they met q mai
who professed d 10 be looking for a sister OF bill
to give her a large sum OF money which hat
q been bequeathed to her, at the same time dis
Il playing u large roll Of counterfeit money. HI
e then stated that he had lost 81 900 in = gam,
OF cards the night before and produced thre,
e cards to show how II had been done. Tue,
n finally, between them, induced Mr.. CatrOn 4
v bot on the game, the first stranger Offering |,
put up $1,000 II Mr.. Catrol would put uI
n %, 900 against the $1a, 900 OF the secon,
q stranger. The bet was made and Mr.. Cairo
q aud the first stranger won, but Mr.. Cairo
o stated that he did not make hts money Il
that way, and would not take II. The frs
@ stranger objected and said that he wanted hi
y part OF the money anyhow, whereupon th
b stranger who had lost said he would not pa
II the amount unless Mr.. CatrOn would prov
N that he was able 10 put up the SO, 900 he bs
70 offered to stake, at the same time saying b
II did not believe he could put up that mucl
q money. Mr.. Catron said he did not have tb
ID money with him but could go to to n an
ID get II, whereupon the nrst stranger offere
70 TO 90 TO town with him TO get ihe money
IL They came to town and upon the pretense {
~ going home for u few minutes the strange
separated from Mr.. Catron ut The BaptIs
pt college. Mr., Catron went to the Morrison
d Wentworth bank, wrote out q check 10
IN $4,000 and presented II TO Mr.. JAS. Went
at worth, stating that he was drawing tb
l. money to assist his (WentwOrth's) brother {
10 secure $4,000 he had won. Thlu gave tb
ID away 81 Mr., Wentworth told N,
Catron he had no brother. Officers were 4
10 once notified and started In pursuit of III
v. swInilers but were distanced. They ha