The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-08-01
C~REDITABLE MUSEUM.
Will Winkler to Move his Collection
Into Its New Building Next Week.

Will Winkler, chief of the fire depart
ment, and n of the prominent young
men of the city, has one of the neatest and
rarest collections OF Indian relics, fossils,
geological specimens and MOUNTED birds
and specimens owned by u private citizen
in the state. At present Mr.. Winkler has
his museum in an upper room in his
fathers house on Franklin avenue, near
Nineteenth street, but carpenters are at
work upon a house in the same yard, to
be used to more fully and tastefully dis
play this remarkable collection.
Mr.. Winkler began his collection ten or
twelve years ago, when he was u mere
boy, by picking up here and there bits of
fossil, Indian relics, rare tor and geo.
logical specimens, adding a stuffed bird or
animal occasionally, as he learned h
mysteries of the taxidermist's art. In one
case he has mounted specimens of native
birds, some fifteen or twenty in number.
In another Is a collection of water foul,
including a splendid cormorant, swan and
such fine and rare birds as he could pre-
cure.
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minerals from every part of the country,
nearly. Fossil remains taken from great
depths, including a sword fish's sword
from q stone of the coal period, perfect in
every line and curve. Ferns and MOSES
plainly marked on the hardest stone, as
lifelike as though but recently plucked
from the parent stem.
There are several hundred Indian relics,
telling their story OF prehistoric mans
rude contrivances for getting substance
and defending himself against his enemies.
Arrow heads from half an inch in length
to six inches, as perfect as can be. Spear
heads in numerous designs. Flint orna-
ments and implements to use in the chase
and In the preparation Of food. Pieces of
pottery, ornamented and inscribed. Ar
row from u later period in the Indians
history, when he began to use iron for the
points. Stone axes and hatchets, with
which he built his rude huts, telling large
trees. There is a fine collection of these,
which Mr.. Winkler has neatly arranged
and ~catalogued.
His collection Of copper, brass, silver
and nickel coins is quite large, and en-
braces specimens from almost every coin
producing country on the globe. Some
of these DIN are quite rare and valuable,
among them being u number of Jackson
cents" with peculiar political inscriptions,
such as Substitute for shinplasters," and
so forth.
Not the least interesting Is n string of
fish nicely mounted. Mr.. Winkler said
he once went to Spirit Lake, Iowa, for a
months fishing. He had splendid success,
and when he came home, like all good fish
ermen, was prepared TO tell some" whop-
ping fish stories" Unlike the average
fish story teller, however, he was prepared
to prove his stories by the fish themselves.
He had "a monster pike, bass, perch, and
other fish of the Iowa lakes.
When the new house is completed, and
Will has room to properly display the
nearly three thousand specimens he has,
it will be well worth a visit by anyone
who takes an interest in such things.
The Troy steam laundry is ready fol
business. The machinery was placed in
position this week by Ton Fletcher and
'Uncle Billy" Taubman, and is first-class
all along. The laundry will no doubt KEEP
much of the money at home which now
goes to Columbia, Sedalia, and Other
laundries.
Cards are printed announcing the mar
riage of one of Odessa's prettiest girls tc
a young gentleman from an adiourning
county. But the INTELLIaENCER wa
admonished to not tell, and it draws the
line at the names of the happy principals
>The Star band was invited to give {
moonlight concert last evening, IN Johr
III. Fredrick's lawn, on Third street. "