The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-11-29
Mr.. John II. Jordan makes a terrific bow

to our readers on the first page of this.
At the sale OF the William z. Thompson
farm, situated in the bottom above Yelling
ton, for partition, last Saturday. at public
auction, Mr.. Zach w. Wright was the pur-
chaser. The p, Ice paid was abOdt $42 per
acre. Cheap enough.
An exchange savs:-The young ladies OF
Central Female College, at Lexington, Mis-
souri,, have issued a spick-span new paper
called the Gem. Heaven bless them aud NAL G
the Gem sparkle like a 10000 horse power
solitaire, Miss Julia Brown Is the bright
and handsome auiocrat of the sancium
ssrciOrum.
Mexico. Mo-. Nov, GA telegram from
Higginsyille WAS received here this morning
announcing the sudden death OF W, .ViviOn.
II highly respected citizen OF this county in
that city of heart disease. Mr.. ViviOn WIS
born in Clarke county, Kentucky, and was
II years OF age and had been u resident of
this county for 81 years,
A dance was given at the residence OF
Thomas Tanksler. about eight miles from this
place. Thanksgiving night, at which fighting
seemed to be the principal amusement. One
fight. In which John Denish, Mike Lancaster
aDd n man named Garaty were the princi-
pals, resulted pretty seriously. One Of the
party d CIV n knife, made IA terrific slash and
Lancaster caught it in the left arm. just above
the wrist. The knife went entirely through
the arm aud entered bis side. Several other
fights took place also.
Ii was with scarcely less eXerti0n that tie
gallant Col. John A. Jones succeeded in get
ting the reporter into Central Female College
than was required OF Gen. Sterling Price TO
get his army to enter the same building while
Il was occupied by Gen. James Mulligan dur.
ing the late civil war. But. as did General
Price succeed in getting his men into the COL
leSe. SO did Col. Jones succeed in getting tie
scribe TO enter, last Tuesday afternoon. 1t
was not through fepr OF being met with a
yolley from the deadly guns that once stood
guard over every entrance to this building
that the reporter hesitated in accepting the
colonies kind invitstion, for It is a well
known fact that The latch strings all hang on
the outside and that visitors are al ways greet
ed with q hearty welcome, but the reporter
being "a very bash:ul Young fellow feared TO
face the army OF Young aides who are now
in possession of the fOrt. The reporter did
not go there with The intention OF capturing
nor captivating this army; oh, no; he went
there solely for the purpose of viewing u
many improvements which have Just been
made. Upon entering the front door the first
thing to be noticed was y bright. new Brus-
8 lis carpet which has been placed upon a pol
ton OF the large hall, while from where this
style of carpet lett of u nice mating could be
sien extending TO the rear door OF the hall.
a peep into the large parlor satisfied our
mind in the belief that all the young ladies
Wed with each other IN 9dding to Its decors-
lions tho se little things that would make It
the more attractive. Down the hall we pro-
ceeded and when about midway between the
front and rear doors the first OF $4,000 worth
Of improvements met our gaze. 1t was n
sink over which dropped two nozZles through
which Lot and cold water can be secured by
all those rooming on this floor. 1t Is q very
convenient arrangement. and saves a great
deal OF trouble in the way Of climbing up and
down stairs for that necessary article. These
sinks are placed at convenient intervals on
every floor throughout the entire building.
Proceeding q little farther and turuIng to the
S15t oiuV - ~ uiiNi " "HNh '"'
formerly used as the art study, but which
has now been con yerted into a neat office for
the president, in addition to adding another
convenient and roOmy sleeping apartment 10
the numerous ones previously In the large
building. We were here joined by the presI-
dent, Prof. A, A. Jones, who accompanied US
In our wanderings into every part Of the
building, from the ground floor to the top Of
| the tower, An inspection OF the conveniently
arranged closets and bathrooms which have
Just been added to the many convenience OF
the institution was now commenced. On
each floor we found these useful apartments.
which contain among other things from two
to four bath tubs, into each OF which hot and
cold water are run. These closets and bath
rooms are connected with u well arranged
sewerage system, and oil refuse Is carried a
good distance from the college, where II
empties into a large hollow and IL carried
into the river. Having given this bathroom
closet and sewerage system a thorough in
s~pection and being fully convinced that moth
linz had been lett undone to make things rs
convenient as possible and that not one Of the
fifteen hundred or two thousand dollars
necessary to obtain them had been misspent.
we began looking ut the rooms which had
been added TO the building by the completing
OF the 'manssrd." Several nice, airy Sleep
Ing rooms, and ones which command excel
lett views OF several miles of beautiful land-
scape aud Il large and nicely arranged All
study have been added TO the building
through this Improvement. After watching
with u keen interest the work Of Miss Smiths
art class for a few moments, we began 10
steal away from the building, for the large
bell in the hall on the first floor warned us
that the Young ladies would soon begin
swarmins from the class rooms into the halls
through which our exit was to be made.