The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1891-02-14
Valentines are full ripe to-day.


Valentines are full ripe to-day.
Some rain fell last Sunday morning.
The county court held ar adjourned ses-
sion last Monday.
Mrs. Ben Smith presented her husband
with a son on the 5th.
There was a little rain Thursday after
noon, but not as much IA was needed.
The man who does Christianity is a great
deal better han the one who boasts il.
Oddly is not an essential element of
good taste; nor is sarcasm the essence of
wit.
"lf you don't pay your debts you had
better not talk too much in class meetings.
Rams Horn.
The floating ice in the river Monday
compelled the pontoon bridge to remain
open all day.
Are women born contrary, or is it
Observation-Disclosures Sentinel. In Lex
ington they are born babies.
The w. NJ. a. boys were drilling on the
streets Friday and Saturday, and made a
wonderfully fine impression.
Lieutenant Greeley sent along another
cold wave Monday, which lasted just rs
long rs such thinga ought to last.
There was more floating ice In tho river
Monday and Tuesday than at any time for
several weeks. 1t was quite thin, however.
The 1NTELLIaENCER has turned out
quite n good lot of job work this week and
the three fast presses have been kept busy.
There is no reason for believing that
long, doleful faces are n more acceptable
in heaven than those that are full OF sun-
shine.
This is st. Valcntine's day, and the shop
windows have been filled with the memen
toes all week of the good saints time on
earth.
w. Boone Major, OF AulIvilIe, is an
applicant for the position of superinten.
dent OF the Confederate Soldiers Home nj
Higginsville.
j. ID. Shewalter sold a 5O-foot lot on
Third street, south of Ed. W. Ahrens'
residence, last week, to John P. Hausam
for $3.50. Mr.. Hausam will erect a Ave-
room cottage.
Saturday and Monday were busy days
for McCausland, Young q McCausland and
NJ. j. Chinn, both firms conducting en-
broidery sales.
II you get four or five valentines to-day,
and don't know where they came from,
charge the bad ones to your rival and the
nice ones to your best girl.
The county court visited the county pool
farm before it adjourned last week, and
decided to make some improvements in
the building this summer.
The Knights Of Pythias held n largely
attended meeting Monday night, with
Chancellor Commander Price presiding
and adopted n new set of bylaws.
You may lead a horse to water, but you
can't make him drink. You can pass you
laws preventing the goose from running
at large but you can't pen up its voice.
Williamson, the Sedalia triple murderer
was found guilty last Saturday, and sen
fenced to be hanged on the Goth of March
His attorneys tried to establish insanity.
Prof. Ragland, county school commits,
sioner, examined TWO applicants for teach
ers' certificates last Saturday, Miss Leli.
Boak, of Odessa, and w. b.. Aull, Of Alma
The Winkler Furniture company Is put
ting an elevator in their store, corner o
Tenth street and Franklin avenue. 1t will
bea great convenience and save much hart
labor.
Judge Field will hold a special term o
the circuit court at Sedalia on the 23d, II
Bowers (democrat) against Sheriff Ellis X
Smith.
anything fresh this morning7" asket
Il reporter as he eaned against the counte
in Miss Weber's new store on Main street
Eyes" she replied, "the paint on thos'
fixtures"
Judge William Young, of the probat,
court, declared Henry Schuette, of Con
cordia, insane Monday, and ordered hin
sent to the asylum at Nevada. W. H. Brun
was his guardian.
II there are any signs of hoarseness abou
the INTELLIaENcER this week 1t must b
attributed to the fact that the ''boy'' CAV
the cylinder press Il general cleaning MP
and 1t may have taken cold.
The man who can walk the Zoo half tn
night with a colIcy baby and sing "Prais
God from Whom all Blessings Flow
the man who should be sent to fill tn
highest Offices in the land.
The Lexington Building and Loan asso
citation sold four shares of stock Monda,
night to Goodwin & Herd for $2s a share
For the cancellation Of eight share
S3is.50 were paid. The stock In the fiftl
series, 125 shares, will be placed on sal
March LIST.
A regular prize fight was INDUCED Il
: Sunday afternoon, In the yard In the rea
OF the A. s. Loomis building, corner Q
Eighteenth street and Franklin avenue
/ Big and little boys and very proiane an
obscene language caused an uproar nearl
, all the afternoon.
Mayor Russell has been notified b
$ General Superintendent Dickinson, of tn
Missouri Pacific, that passenger trains o
s the Jefferson City, Boonville and Lexine
g ton division did not pay their running ex
penses, but IL the springs business woul
justify it, the trains would be PIT o
I again.
There have been five good horses an
two spring wagons stolen from the neigh
: bcrhood of Bates City and Odessa durin
the past six weeks, and the people OF
2 there are getting tired of 1t. They are tax
Q ing steps to organize an anti-horsethit
society, and the first thing some midnigt
horse fancier knows he will find himse.
pulling hemp with his neck.
Z We learn that Mt the sale OF Mr.. II. {
> Skier, on tho 1th inst, the stock sold G
. good prices, the crowd being large, whic
? Is always the case when tho sale is adyei
y tlsed in the INTELLIaENcER. The Norma
stallion, Frank, and the jack were not sol
: as expected, Mr.. shier having conclude
. to keep and stand them for another seaso
y at the same place.
AT the regular meeting OF the Lexine
ton Gum club Monday nighttime followtn
officers were elected for the ensuiu
. year:-Emlson Chanslor, president; Chri
n Kist, vice-president; q. A. Sturges, seer,
tary; A.. Geyer, treasurer. 1t was orders
that tho club Join the state association ar
enter the state shoot, at st, Joseph,
May. Delegates to be elected from Il
club.
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