The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-07-11

DSSO NohiSoo1 W oo NY JUL -IllS
See notice of trustees sale in this issue.
See satines worth 1Oc for SC at Royle &
Sons. 7-11t2
Sea island cotton at SC; you pay Sc else
where. Royle & Son. 7-11t1
The most important bridge to any man
is that OF his own nose.
Colored mohairs at Royle & Sons worth
CSC are being offered at 35c. 7-11t2
Summer dress goods away off the price.
See them at Royle 4 Sons. 7-11t2
Ii you want to get two dollars worth of
goods for one round dollar go to Royle x
Son. 7-11t2
The INTELLIGENCER last Saturday was
read and white; but it wasn't blue by any
means.
No fooling. No big sounding words,
but stern facts, we offer you in n way of
bargains. Royle & Son. 7-1lt2
A nice assortment of trimmed bonnets
and hats. This seasons goods at special
prices, call on Mrs. $. p. Arnold. 7-11-t2
We would suggest to the Herald tina il
either procure a better class of facilities"
or go out of the flag making business at
once
Tuesday was about as rainy n day IS
we've had this summer, and there was a
bit OF a cold wave accompanying the
storm.
Postmaster CASTOR, of Odessa, has had
his salary increased 800 a year by the re-
adjustment of salaries of third-class posi-
masters.
The city collections were quite light i'm
June, but the amount has been large so
far this month, dramshop and merchants
licenses coming in.
A Ray county thresherman was here
Monday with his outfit, having some
repairs lone by Taubman 4 Fletcher. He
returned to Ray county Tuesday.
The attention of Mayor Russell has been
called to the filthy condition of certain
streets n alleys in the Third ward, and
Marshal Hamlet will be sent out to look
after them.
The council will meet in regular session
Monday night, and of course the only
correct report of the proceedings will be
printed when the INTELLIaENCER of that
week goes to press.
The workman who has been cleaning
the dirt from between the rails of the
street car track threw it on the ;nncadam,
and the rain coming, made anything but
a pleasant condition of affairs.
Collector Hamlet informed an INTELLI-
aENcER reporter Wednesday that he ex-
pected to nave all the merchants licenses
collected by the enc of the second week
from the date they were due.
What is the difference between q rail-
road coal schultz and a woman who offers
a tramp u dinner? Give it up? Then listen:
One feeds the tender; the other tenders
the feed. County papers please copy.
A private letter from Kansas City says
that Tuesday during the storm a current
of electricity sped along h electric wire
and extinguished the lights and badly
shocked Ed Philips who was standing
near the lamp.
Mayor Russell! has vetoed the goose"
ordinance, giving as his reason therefor
that the law could not be inforced. The
message accompanying the vetoed ordi-
nance is very short, and was given to City
Clerk Moreland Thursday.
Washington Cooper,of the Dover neigh
borhOod, was a caller Wednesday,. lie
says a large per cent of the wheat grown
in his section will not be harvested, and
that the net yield will not be near s o
large as at once hoped.
The first thing the average citizen does
when he hears an alarm of fire is to run
to the engine house, and il he arrives be-
fore the apparatus goes, stand and watch
the boys get started. He then thinks OF
the fire, and wonders where it Is.
Col. M. v. L. McClelland was in to see
the business manage Wednesday. He
reports that some of his neighbors are al
ready TIN eshing wheat, and that in some
cases the outcome is a little above what
the farmers thought it would be. In other
cases the yield is poor.
Miss Ida Schaefermeyer entertained a
few of her friends, in homo OF her cousin,
Willie Gellt r, of st. Louis, Wednesday
evening. Refreshments were served ut
1890 o'clock, dancing and games were the
amusements OF the evening. A very
pleasant time was had.
Up to 2 O'Clock Thursday afternoon, ten
saloons, eight butchers, two billiard halls,
eighteen job wagons, three livery stables,
four hotels, seventy-three merchants and
three restaurants had paid the semi-annual
licenses due the city July list. Only a
few had not paid at that time.
John Wesley and George Combs, both
colored citizens, disputed about a bid fol
some work Saturday evening, when Wes-
ley gave Combs a ''cussin'." The matter
was brought to the attention of Recorder
Meet Tuesday forenoon, who fined Wesley
81 and costs, amounting to 5000, for dis.
turbing the peace. He paid up.
Mai. George p. Gordon, of near Corder
paid the INTELLIaENoER a pleasant cal
Wednesday. Major Gordon a y a large
number OF ex-confederates will be present
on the Sd of August to participate in thu
organization. Major Gordon command, d
a battalion in the famous Shelby's Brigade
as brave q body OF men as ever o a horf {
o. fired a gun.
Mayor Russell took u couple OF MEM
bers of the county court a turn around
the court mousse square Thursday fore.
noon, and pointed out where a trust
ed prisoner in the county Jail and a
good scythe could do deadly executitr
among the weeds that grow along III,
fences and walks surroundingthe county'i
premises.
Capt. 10. A. Wilson, who is ap enthusi,
astic collector of war relics, this week took
from "a wall in the building on Main anC
Broadway crossing, n one pound grape
shot where IL had lain embedded ever
since the battle of Lexington, nearly
thirty years ago. The shot was evidently
fired from one of M%ulligan's batteries dur,
ing the siege.
Smith Clark had a warrant issued late
Saturday afternoon, in Justice WalIace's
court, for the arrest of Gottleib Sheiber
wife and son, Rudolph, for a ~felonious as.
sault upon Rudolph's wife, Clark's sister
the day before. The parties, who resid,
six or seven miles south of town, were ar.
rested and gave bond for their appearance
for trial on the 18th. Bail was fixed a
81 900 each.
Benjamin Franklin Adams, colored was
brought here from Mystic, Iowa, Sunday
on a requisition, and locked up in thu
county Jail, to answer To "A charge of burg
larry n larceny. A preliminary kan
nation will be held Monday, in justice