The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-04-18
More rain Thursday.

County court met Monday morning.
The river was on a standstill Tuesday.
Nothing except the towh.goose seemed
to enjoy Mondays rain.
The town hog is an unmitigated nui-
sance. 1t is bad, unnecessary to let hogs,
horses and cows run at large.
George Starke, a locomotive fireman,
died from excessive cigarette smoking in
great agony at Anderson, Ind, Monday
night.
was raised to the presidential class, Sallie
IL. Heaiey, the fourth-class postmaster,
was r~eappointed.
The Columbia Herald seems proud of
the fact that there were printed in its last
weeks issue the m OF 507 persons, ex-
elusive of advertisers.
Back numbers containing opening
chapters of the serial entitled ''The Out
laws of the Ozarks' now running in the
INTELLIGENCER, can be had at this office.
The storm Monday extended from Lake
Superior to the Gulf of Mexico. Lexing-
ton was very near the center. of it, which
accounted for the fickleness of the wind.
Gov. Francis has offered a reward of
$500 for the arrest of Louis Bulling, who
escaped from the county Jail at Savannah
just a week before the day set for his exc
ton.
The city council postponed the granting
of the electric franchise until the commit
tee could visit cities where the plants are
owned by the corporation and also by in
dividuals.
Ava Il. Page, master of the state grange,
will deliver a lecture at the Davis Creek
grange hall Tuesday, April 21st, at 1
o'clock p. M, when all are invited to hear
him, especially u~nionists and old grang-
ers.
In the trap shooting contest for the
American field championship cup between
James Elliott OF Kansas City and Charles
w. Budd OF Des Moines, Ia, MONDAY at
Kansas City, Budd was defeated by q
score of 40 to 46.
Station Agent Loomisi is very much in
hopes the trouble with Italy may end in
war, in which event, he says che is good
for at least twenty dagoes." The boys are
accusing him of a desire to get possession
OF a dago opera outft-an organ and
monkey.
DIR. Edouard Blitz, whose dental Office
adjoins the INTELLIaENcER building, has
sold his business to Matthew Wilson and
Walter Eckle, both young men of sterling
worth and a thorough knowledge of dent
istry. The INTELLIaENcER wishes the
young men success.
Waverly and Tabo correspondence too
late to publish last week. Correspon-
dents will please mail their letters so they
may reach this Office Thursday. Those in
need of supplies will. pleaseI notify the
manager. Correspondence solicited from
each town, village and neighborhood in
the county. Only news items wanted.
A. j. Cronhardt, a young man living a
few miles south of Knob Noster, johnson
county, committed suicide Saturday after
noon, by shooting himself in the head
with a pistol. He had recently traded q
farm for the Knob Noster Touring mill,
and being very p~enurious, believed he had
been worsted in the deal.
Sheriff Mitchell arrested William and
John Nelson Monday, who reside in the
bottoms above Wellington. They were
indicted by the last grand jury for assault
with intent to kill. The two men were at
a dance and got into some difficulty with
a German, whose lame is Sellmeyer, and
cut him with a knife.
Some three or iou weeks ago q man
named Joseph Noar disappeared from his
home at Higginsville, and his whereabouts
were moi known until last Friday, when
the body, badly deconposed, but readily
recognized by a scar on the forehead, was
discovered on the farm of John Limrick,
az miles from Higginsville. Apistol was
found beside the body, which gave evil
dence of suicide.
The Hon. j. M. Rusk, the secretary Of
agriculture, In an article-which is the first
of a series by United States cabinet officers
treats, in the April number of the North
American Review, the political agitation
In which the farmers of the country have
so actively engaged, I'M the grounds Of
1 bItAA aioNoiibCht w VIZ ENppAaA u
In price OF agricultural products during
recent years.
Judge Gavon ID. Burgess of the eleventh
JUDICIAL circuit, has been selected by
Judge f.. L. Edwards; of the Cole county
| circuit court, to try the holland case.
Judge Edwards had been objected to on
the grounds of prejudice by Noland's at
torneys, and the case continued to April
70. Judge Burgess has consented to serve,
but asks that the case be set for Monday,
May 4, as he is engaged on other cases for
April 20. This will be done, The ex-
treasurer Is charged in three indictments
with cmbezzleing nearly $4,000 of the
states money. holland is now a resident
of st. Louis.
At a called meeting OF the board OF trus-
tees of Baptist College held Tuesday,
Prof. W. A. Wilson was unanimously
elected president OF the college and Prof.
e. A. Dow, vice president. The board
also authorized and approved the transfer
of the lease Of the college property, held
by G.. w. Hyde, to Prof. Wilson, who has
purchased the pianos, furniture, &C., of
Mr.. Hyde. Prof. Wilson enters at once
upon his duties as president, but not as
lessee of the property Of the college till
the close OF the present school year. Prof.
Dow will continue as>presiding teacher in
the chapel, The board are hopeful that
under the new management the college
will enter upon a new era Of ~prsspsrity
and usefulness.