The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-02-08

DIR. 6eO. o. Feagsns. OF Waverly. lost
valuable horse from CHAMBERS last Monday.
We are GLAD TO note the improved appear
Auce OF the WayeTly Times. geographically
Of late.
Washington, ID. q. February II Hoist cold
wave signal. Temperature will fall to Il
degrees by 8 n. IN. February 8.
Jas. Burns, IN default OF u $500 bono
which WAS placed on him for stealing q
watch from 3 man named Kelley, last month
was placed In jail here Thursday,
AUNT Jennie Williams" a w%elI-knowu
AMI uniN srsaiIY resp cled colored woman .llv'
my near Central college died OF parsly-i. las,
Tuesday night, aged 80 or moro years.
Miss Emma Hamlet entertained the Urrpis
club In u most delightful and charming wa,
Thursday night. Light refreshments were
served at l0:3O. All report an elegant time.
Hon. Il. A. Hicklln was in Benton county
several DAYS of this week on business con-
uecled with the Ssllse murder case which
c0mss up At the March term Of Tho criminal
court.
w 'NFS w shN "s SN'hsy cS'e VI
al respondents, W.. M-tcslf, Moore. et vi, ap
p%ellaniS, la The supreme court is sci Tor hear
ing on Monday, March .. This Is the ONLY
case from this county on the March term
docket.
Seventy live dollars was the smouni OF
damage done TO the large plate glass window
rn the new Grove Young building. in Hig-
ginsyille, last Saturday. by au unknown ne
gro springiug upon Mr.. j. Dyer and bump.
ing his head against II.
The WaVerly Tunes Is making Il strong
fight for lis town. Just now II 10 doing It's
best To secure the building Of y uontoou
bridge across the Missouri river. II the peO-
pie OF The Town will second the efforts Of lis
newspaper they will not be long In reaping =
rich reward.
The Star band will give a masquerade ball
at rurner's hall. Monday night, February II.
Admission prices: Gentlemen maskers, 10
cents lady maskers free. Gentleman and lady
unmasked, u cents; each additional lady. ~
cuts. Tickets can ba secured nj j. w.
Homer's store.
Fire company No. |. met Wednesday
night and elected officers for the ensuing year.
They are as follows: -Geo. Price, president:
WIZ. wink Ter, vIce.president, Emil Lud-
wig. secretary; Willis Powell, assistant
secretary; Albert Winkler. trA"surer; Cbas.
Montgomery, first captain; ri Saudlfer.
second captain; Jno. Mlnnaugh. -eman hook
ard ladder company; Geo. james, assistant
foreman; Ed >. Mc0rew and Ed Markham ,
committee on membership. II was resolved
10 present the name Of q. G. Kist to the
90 Incil. ut ita next meeting, for chief OF the
department.,
The McGrew Milling COMPANY has COM
msnced The grinding OF q brand Of -four which
taey call "Nellie Bly," 10 honor OF the won.
deriul Young lady who has just completed q
tour Of the world In u days. The sack has
an excellent likeness Of the young lady print
ed on It. Wednesday the management sent q
sack OF this brand to the New York World.
the newspaper which started Nellie to lying.
II the -four sells a. fast IS Nellie Travelled the
days will have to be heightened In order to
give the mill q chance to supply the demand.
They only grind "A hours per day as 1t Is.
Mr.. L. Hoffman Is one Of the most thrifty
and enterpising OF our citizens. He IL con.
stantly making substantial Improvements on
his large brewery. During the past year he
has removed all the frame buildings at the
brewery and replaced them with brick ones =.
and now he Is coming to the front with
another Improvement that 10 to cost him
nearly s10. 900. Tuesday be made . contract
with The Cincinnati Ice Machine Co., to erect
for him one OF their celebrated and excel
lent cooling machines. Such enterprise de-
serves ~conmendatlon.
The Waverly Times refers TO q little squib
that appeared 10 these columns last week In
regard to the amount Of news gathered by
our correspondent ut that place. The editor
of the Times figures 1t OUT that because bis
paper comes out on Thursday we have two
more days 10 q week In which to gather news
Admitting for the sake Of argument that nine
DAYS make q week In the Intelligencer ONCE
and only seven In the Times office and still
we can claim even greater Disadvantages
than those set forth by MIR. Webb, In bis own
favor, as our correspondent invariably writes
her news and mails It In time to reach Us
"Wednesday afternoon. What we said, though,
Bro. Webb, was IN a friendly spirit aud we
did not mean 1t as 'cut at the TImes"-
merely q repetition Of what q business man
OF Wsverly really did say to Us.
A called meeting of the board OF trustees
OF Baptist Female College was held last Fri
day afternoon. when the resignation Of Rev.
r. Meneiee Is president OF the college was
handed In and accepted. Rev. Menefee had
q contract with the board to all the preslden.
t!al chair Of the college for i've years. eondi.
toned that II either party TO the contract be.
came dissatisfied that the contract would be
aunulied by the giving OF six months notice.
Mr.. Menefee Is now considering two propo.
sitlons to conduct q similar school to the one
of which he Is now president,-One from tho
people Of Warrensburg and the other from
the people Of Liberty. This latter place 10 re.
ceiving his more earnest consideration. They
offer him 10 acres of ground, valued ut 81 .00t
per acre, and Sl5, 900 In cash. conditioned thai
he raise an additional sum Of S86 600, to b.
added to the SIS 900 for the construction o.
buildings. We wish Mr.. Menefee well, anC
also hope the Baptist college will secure thu
services Of even a better instructor, II posi-
bic, than their present president.