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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-20

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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-20

The Progressive Farmer 10 the
O EciaI Organ of the N. c. Farmers
State A*iance.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-01-20

RALEIGH, n. C., JAN, 20. 1891.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-23

1t was announced Sunday morning, ex-
clusively by reporters for the m~etropoli-
tan press connected with the I~NTELLIaEN-
GER, that a competitive drill had been ar
ranged to occur here June 9th, between q
company from Wentworth and one from
the state university at Columbia, but on
Monday a letter was received from the
lieutenant commanding the university
cadets that they declined to enter the con-
test, and the match was declared off.
The drill was to have been on the Went
worth academy campus, between a COM
pany of twenty-four privates and non
commissioned officers and three commits
stoned officers, commanded by Captain
Ford, of Wentworth Military academy,
and company of like size from Columbia,
under the command OF Lieutenant Buck.
II was the intention to have Adiptant-
General Wickham, OF the National Guard
OF Missouri, select one OF the judges OF
the contest, the second to be chosen by
the c~ommandant of the United States
military post at Fort ~Leavenworth, these
two to select the third. The drill was to
have been under strict military regula-
tons.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-23
SOME IMPROVEMENTS

Charlie Simmpns is having erected a
n story frame dwelling on Twenty-third
street.
An agent of the John O'Brien Boiler
company, st. Louis, was here this week,
taking measurements for a new battery of
boilers for the McGrew mill.
The Lexington Coal Company is having
erected u neat N e-story office building on
Broadway, and when completed, the Office
will be remove from the building now
occupied on Main street, between Eleventh
and Twelfth.
E. Hoffman is still improving his brew
cry, adding new machinery and improve
ments. lie Is thoroughly acquainted with
his business and pr~osecutes It with an in
~telligence and industry that are born OF
long experience n a determination To
keep his establishment in the front rank
Of Lexington's manufacturing enterprises.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-23
A HhieyluO' Mail Clerk,

Lewis Latte, o mail clerk employed in
the transfer office at the union degot, Kan
sas City, was arrested a few days <
while abstracting money from a registered
letter. He confessed. He is believed to
have stolen at least S6,0OO.-Odessa Demo-
crat.
Either this fellow Latte, or some one
else has been doing considerable stealing
of late. About two months ago a small
package was mailed at this office. 1t did
not reach it's destination, nor has any
trace of it been had since leaving the Office
here, On the first day Of last April the
Morrison Wentworth bank sent a draft
for $912 to the First National Bank at
Kansas City, and up to this writing it has
not been received or otherwise recovered.
That some of the postal employees or off,
Gals somewhere are guilty of negligence
or theft there can be no longer a doubt.
1t behooves the department to look the
matter up.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-23
CHILDREN's DAY.
AMONG THE NEWSPAPERS.

The Sedalia Gazette had twelve pages
Sunday.
4 short sermon from the Monroe City
Democrat: "Pay up, or Well have to shut
up"
The Barber County (Kas.) Index, pre-:
sided over by w. q. Musgrevs, formerly
publisher of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., will
coInplete its eleventh year with this weeks
issue.
Harry Myers, formerly business mana
ger of the Sedalia Bazoo, and to whom is
due the credit for making the Razoo a
democratic paper, has located in West
Plains, Howell county, for the practice
of law.
John A. Dillon, formerly managing edi-
tor of the st. Louis Post Dispatch, has
been made managing editor OF the New
York World. L.. +. WitZig, one of the
brightest telegraph editors in the state, is
in the line of promotion on the Post-Dis-
patch, and may be appointed city editor.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-23

Chris Young handed a letter to Tailor Wade
yesterday morning, the following being 4 correct,
ed copy. The letter is written in a small .cramp-
ed hand in ink, on both sides of the first sheet
OF a follower note, running down eight or nine
lines on the third page. A good many words
are misspelled, the sentences are poorly construct
ed, and punctuation points are almost entirely
lacking.
Young had a letter from his wife 4 few day
ago, in which she said she had been too busy
making garden to write to him. She has not
seen him since the trial in July. The letter:
MIR. ID. &. Wade.
LEXIEGroN, MOI wish to write YOU 4 few
lines about this jail breaking. Mdy be you know
all AMI may be not, and | want you to under
stand thlt | am not seeking your favor or your
good will. l am going to tell you just how it is.
But know that | got the worst nlme of it
they can give me a bad name as much as they
please. / tell you there were still worse men in
this place than ! am.
Two weeks to-day there were five in a plot to
make 4 freak on you and your family, if | had
been willing to Join them. But | told them that
| would have nothing to do with it. | heard
that you, your wife and her mother were to be
bucked and gagged. told them if there was no
other way to get out of here, | would not go at
all. Then l said there were other ways to get
out and they asked me to show them the way. 1
said, "What is the matter of taking one of the
rocks out" No sooner had | spoken the words
than they began to work at it in the south cell.
The doors were cut a week before this with a
Waterbury watch spring. That is the reason the
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-23
Rain Sunday.
Circus Monday.
Muddy last Sunday.

City election O week from next Tuesday.
Everybody will be here for the circus
Monday.
Several pleasure excursions were spoiled
by SUNDAYS rain.
The snag boat, G. II. Suter, left st. Louis
for Kansas City last Friday.
The INTELLIaENcER kept up its record
nobly for exclusive news last week.
w. b. Schultz's engine oil is "out of
sight Of any goods in its line; 40 cents a
gallon. 5-23-6t
There will be a big emigration from
across the river Monday, and the Roy
Lynds will nc doubt have all it can do.
Lexington lodge, Knights of Pythias,
held a largely attended meeting Monday
night, when two Pages were advanced to
the Esquire's rank.
The iron girders to be used In the re-
construction of Charlie Geyer's billiard
hall arrived from st. Louis Monday, and
were hauled up town the next day.
The INTELLIaENcER has printed blanks
for the board OF education containing
fourteen questions to be answered by APP
p~licants for positions as teachers in the
city public schools.
The Ladies' Missionary society of the
Mount Hebron Cumberland Presbyte-
rian church will give a supper, June IL,
commencing at 4 and closing at 10 p. IN.
Everybody come and call for what you
want.
Emmett Morrow, the agent here for the
st. Louis C~hroncicle, has been invited to
send his Photograph to that paper and have
his portrait, with a short biography, ap-
pear in its columns. Emmet declines.
Joseph A. Chanslor this week
himself as a candidate for councilman in
the Second ward, at the June election.
Mr.. Chanslor is n weil-known, progress
sive citizen, and will make a good coun-
Gilman il the people choose to elect him.
When the fireman started a fire under
the boilers at the McGrew mill Sunday
night at midnight, he discovered that one
of the boilers was leaking badly. The
fires were pulled put and the mill rema1a-
ed idle until the damage could be repaired,
The spectacle of haIf-a-dozen strapping
big white boys worrying and tor
menting o small colored boy until he
cried, and then laughing at his misery,
presented itself Monday, at. the supper
hour. II the INTELLIeENcER knew their
names it would give them,
Members OF the Lexington Gun Club
have undertaken the formation nj an
ameteur state association, and have writ
ten to 40 local clubs. The object OF the
organization is to obviate the trouble had
at the st. Joe meeting, when Elliott and
other professionals stepped in and cap
tured everything. Professionally will be
either barred or so handicapped that moth,
{ ing need be feared from them.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-23
Marriages,

Charles L. jackson, a lineman on the
Missouri Pacific, was married Wednes-
day afternoon, at g O'Clock, 10 Miss Eva
McCurdy. They left on the train that
evening for Chicago.
In Tacoma, WASH, May u, at the First
M. L. church, DIR. Fred. 3. Williams and
Miss May v. Gibbons. They will reside
at Puyallup, a suburb OF Tacoma. Miss
Gibbons was formerly q vocal teacher at
Central Female College,
Miss Pink Daniels, formerly O student
at Central Female College, was married at
her home in Cover, Mo-, at 9 O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon, to Mr.. Weedin.
They were to have been married at noon
of that day, but the officiating minister,
having to cross q stream swollen with re-
cent rains, lost one OF his horses by
drowning, and almost lost his daughter.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-23
Weekly %Intelligencer.

Acorn Cook Stoves. Senden's.
Alaska Refrigerators. Senden's.
Full line of Hardware. Senden's.
Hammock Carts. Senden's.
Mantels, at Winkler Furniture Co.
Dangler Gasoline Stoves. Senden's.
Expanded Metal Fence. Senden's.
House Furnishing Goods. Senden's.
Cortland Spring Wagons. Senden's.
Agency Columbus Buggy Co. Senden's.
Balm Farm Wagons. Senden's. 4-25-tf
Lawn s~ettees, at Winkler Furniture Co.
Siberia reirigerators, at Winkler Fur
niture Co. 5-2-tf
Baby carriages, at Winkler Furniture
Company. 6-2-tf
For Sale.-A secondhand steam cooker.
Call and see it at Graham's tin store,
Franklin n tx
ID. Sailing announces that he is again
fixed up for business. All in need OF q
good boot or shoe should give him q call
also for repairing. At
For the lightest, most durable and easiest
handled binders, buy the Minneapolis OF
the Woods. You will see them at j..
Hooks. 5-16-2t
Farmers, you will find it to your inter
est to call at j. b. Hooks and examine the
Walter A. Wood single canvas harvester
and binder, and leave your order Tor on e
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-23
RELIGIOUS.

Walter Sharp, of the w. NJ. A., was bap-
tized In the faith of Christ at the Christian
church Sunday evening.
Christian church, South street, Elder G..
M. Goode, pastor. Services at II a. m. and
7;D p. m, Sunday school $3.50 m.
Services ct Mt. Hebron Cumberland
Presbyterian church every Sunday at II
a: m. l.. +. Clemens, pastor. All are in
vited.
Elder G. M. Goode, pastor of the Chris
tian church, attended the district conven-
ton OF Christian churches at Richmond
this week,
DIR. II. M. Richardson left Monday for
Cincinnati to attend the May meeting of
the Missionary Union and Home Missions
Anniversary of the Baptist church.
First Baptist church, corner Eleventh
and Main streets, Rev. Il. w. Eason, pas
tor. Sunday services, II n. III. and 1880 p.
m. Sunday school $3.50 a. m. BAND of
Hope, Sunday afternoon Mt 8.
Eden View Cumberland Presbyterian
church, three miles south of Lexington,
Rev. ]. Cal. Littrell, pastor. Services on
each month. Sunday school every Sun
day, at $3.50 a. IN. The public is invited.
Methodist Episcopal church, South,
Thirteenth and South streets, Rev. w. j.
Carpenter, pastor. Services at II q, n.
and 1880 D., m, Sunday school at $3.50 u.
Prayer nesting Wednesday evening, 1880.
Epworth League, Friday evening 1880.
Seats free. All are welcome.
Christ church, corner Thirteenth and
Franklin avenue, Rev. II. A. Duboc, rector.
Morning prayer n sermon at II u. m. by
the rector. Evening prayer and sermon
1880 p. m. Sunday school at $3.50 a. IN.
Evening prayer and address Wednesday
evening at 1880. Strangers cordially in
yited,
Presbyterian church, Tenth street and
Franklin avenue, DR.. Il. G. Gordon, ID. d.,
pastor. Services at IL a. m. and 1880 p. IN.
Sunday School, $3.50 n. m. Teachers meet
ing Friday 1880 p. m. Young Peoples
evening $3.50. All are invited.
oHILDREN's DAY.
This annual festival of the Methodist
church was observed by the children con-
nected with Rev. w. J. Carpenters con-
gregation Sunday, May 18th. The exer-
cises began with an instrumental volun-
tary, followed by a responsive reading of
passages OF scripture and a song, praise
Ye the Lord" Then the pastor delivered
an eloquent prayer, which was followed
by another song and more responsive eX-
e~rcises. "Crowning Day" was sung with
spirit by the school,. After reading q pnr-
ton of scripture, and singing Sweet BY
and By" Rev. Carpenter delivered an adj
dress On 1.-THE A, b n Z OF Religion"
Little Forest Etherton recited 1.-THE Noisy
Seven, !" followed by Mollie Carpenter with
''The Child's Wish" Psalm cxxi. was re-
cited In concert, "Draw me Nearer" was
sung by the school, and the audience was
dismissed with a benediction by the pastor,
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-23
The Il. i. G. Recital.

All Lexington was on the qui vive for
the splendid and rechreche graduating
recital of the vocal class at the opera
house Monday evening and right royalty
did the town turn ont its m%ultitudes of
youth, age, intellect, taste and beauty.
Lack Of space fOrbids an extended notice,
or columns might be written of the JOY
GUS scenes and pleasures afforded by the
occasion.
The stage was q maze of beauty.
Flowers in bouquets, in feStoon, in
neglige and tasty array but beauty every
where; pictures adorned the walls and
formed all elegant background for the
elegantly attired performers. 1t was as
the programme indicated a vocal recital,
and it was with most rapturous applause
such well rendered music was greeted.
The class consisted of Misses Marie
Wilkerson, Lauree Mayer, Olive Sutton,
Lulu Melvin, Bertha Derge and Lizzie
Smith, and never, ''well, hardly ever''
did a class more enchantingly deport
itself, The singing was faultless. All
of the young ladies received hearty
encores, to each of which they responded
with a graceful bow.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-23

minutes to decide which she will forego,
an evening party, or the succulent and
fragrant onion.-Lexington INTELLIGENT
GER.
That shows how slow your girls are.
over here at Richmond young ladies eat
and relish the %succulent onion, perfume
their breath with q drop or two of strong
musk and then attend psrties.-Richmond
Conservation.
Ara you right sure it's musk?
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-23
Gone a-Fishin',

A. f. James, o. Bullard, b. LaBertew
and w. Carter left last Monday for Crook
ed river on a fishing trip, and bright and
early Tuesday A. f. James arrived here
with an 80 pound cat fish. 1t was sold to
r. f. Lee and Mr.. James left immediate
ly for Crooked river with hopes of getting
another one.
J. b. Lee caught q catfish weighing 30
pounds last Tuesday morning.
L. Gratz, DIR. w. Eckle, l.. Eckle and
VIM. Lee left Tuesday morning for Boud-
RE lake for n fishing trip.
Charles Egle, Frank Etherton and j. ID.
King left Tuesday morning for Moss Greek
and the washout for a piscatorial adven-
ture-
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-23

VI III "
f. A. Squires, an aeronant OF Kansas
CITY, gave a very successful balloon ascen-
sion and parachute jump about half-past
four Saturday afternoon, starting from
Sturges's lumber yard. A large crowd OF
people was present to give him a lift
with their voices, and rejoice at everything,
from digging the pit to pouring on oil.
Suuires was dressed as became a success
full navigator of ethereal depths, and right
proudly sat his bar as the gas-hlled on
ster bore him aloft, higher than h church
steeples, higher than the trees, almost as
high as the distance between the INTEL
LIaENCER and its less elevated conten-
poraries. Up, up he went, mocklng the
birds in their flight through space. when
he had gone what he considered a proper
di~ stance-some say six hundred eet,others
equally learned in the art OF altimetry
placing the altitude at two thousand feet
he pulled a string and turned himself
loose from the balloon, trusting to reach
the ground in his parachute. Down he
came, sailing along as though there was
nothing to do but sail reaching the ground
SO softly that the daisies and buttercups
beneath his feet only smiled and nodded,
while the town hog gave a friendly grunt.
The wind carried him and his balloon
southwest, and when he came down he
was in a cornfield in the bottom.
Steve Wilson is authority for the state
ment thai q colored man, blowing in the
field, saw the aeronant descending near
him. He rave one shout, "Oh, Dress de
Lawd, de angel Gabrul!" and away he
went, making straight for the river.
A man from the country helped Squires
initiate the balloon by standing on 1t
around the furnace. When all was ready,
the balloonist cried, "Let Ter go!" and the
men and boys helping the countryman
sprang back. He became entangled in
the ropes, was thrown to the ground, and
would nave assembled feet upward but for
some lively and systematic kicking and
screaming. As it was, he was carried a
few feet into the air.
M. J.. Chinn, the Main street merchant
prince, was sin it' largely. He had some
many-colored bills printed at this office,
the only place in town, by the way, where
he could get just what he wanted, and as
the ~aeronant went up he turned a lot OF
these handbills loose in the air, and Mr..
Chinn became at once the "high art" ad-
vertiser. His sale OF kid gloves was i'm
mense in consequence.
When Squires and the balloon had part
ed company one shot upward as the Other
shot downward, and soon added hundreds
of feet to the distance between them
When Squires was down the balloon was
still up, rollicking among the clouds
Finally it grew careless and top-heavy
and lay down on its side to have a smoke
That moment it ceased to be balloon ant
became a nondescript-for all the worlc
like politician going home from the con
v~ention which had nominated the othel
fellow. 1t emptied itself of the wind which
had kept it up so long, turned tail t.
the clouds and scooted for terra tirma IL
short order.
And thus the end.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-23


During the past month ID. Russell, th
well-known carriage and buggy manufat
turer has sold the following vehicles I
parties whose names are attached:
DIR. Sandifer Smith, Dad wagon.
Glen Bledsoe, road wagon.
Mrs. Witt, buggy.
Mr.. Hutchinson, spring wagon.
Mrs. Hosfelt, buggy.
Mrs. Geo. Corder, buggy.
Ben Hefter, buggy.
l.. v. Roth, buggy.
Mr.. Krause, buggy.
Dooley & Caldwell, wagonette.
MIR, Trobaugh, buggy.
ii. G. Wallace. buggy.
Mr.. Krouch, buggy.
o. Wilson, buggy.
Wash Cooper, buggy.
George Green, buggy.
Ferd Smith, buggy,
Ed White, buggy.
Mrs. Henry Gelzer, surrey.
James Moorehead, surrey.
DIR. Ridge, surrey.
Trav. Buford, surrey.
Jas. McGrew, road wagon.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-23
A WONDER WORKER,

Mr.. Frank Huffman, a young man of Bur
lingtOn, Ohio, states that he had been under
the care OF two prominent physicians, and
used their treatment until he was not able to
get around. They pronounced his case to he
consumption and incurable. He was persuad-
ed to try DIR. Kings New Discovery for con-
sumption, coughs and colds and at that time
was hot able 10 walk ACROSS the street without
resting. He fopnd, before he had used half OF
a dollar bottle, that he was much better; he
to use it and is to-day enjoying good
health. II you have any throat, lung or chest
trouble try it. We guarantee satisfaction.
Trial bottle free at Leroy Farmers drug store,
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-23
VOu APE I'M A RAD Fly

Blu we will cure you IL yOu will pay us. Our
message Is To the weak, nervous and debili-
tated, who, by early evil habits, or later indis-
~ereti0ns, have trified away'their vigOr. of body,
mind aud manhood, and who suffer all those
effects which lead to premature decay, con-
sumption or insanity. If this means You, send
for and read our Book of Life, written by the
greatest specialist of the day, and sent (sealed)
for six cents in stamps. DIR. Parker's Medical
and Surgical Institute, Isl North Spruce street,
Nashville, Tenn. aug30yl
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-23
Going TO Oklahoma.

John Smith, whom the INTELLIaENCER
last week stated would engage in the oil
business at Joplin, informed a reporter
afterwards thai he w9uld go TO Oklahoma
City, where there Is now VI opportunity
to make money by the hundreds. When
those Indian reservations are opened up,
he says, as they soon will be, there will be
another great rush to that country.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-23
From Excelsior Springs Mo.J journal May lG

From Excelsior Springs Mo.,l Journal May l6,
1891.
Dr.J. X. Dunbar ,thenOted Eye, Ear, Ca
tarrh ,Throatand Lung Specialist arrived
in the city last night. This is the sec
ond visit for the Doctor, and he will nc
doubt do a much larger business during
his stay here this time than he did at
his first visit. The doctor has effected
some wonderful cures in this locality,
awaiting his coming. lie is here to-day
and is no doubt at this writing over
head and ears in work. There are few
such men as the genial doctor.
A scroll in etruscan gold, locked to
two swords lying crossed on a wreath,
depending from the sword hits by
chains, al eagle with wings extended
beneath this two rifles crossed W. a
circle of gold partially enclosed in a
green wreath bound with red gold, but
imperfectly describes the prize drill
medal of Wentworth Academy. 1881"
Individual Drill, Wentworth Military
Academy" is the inscription. l.. II.
Kaufman is making the medal.
A congregational meeting of the Pres
byterian church was held Wednesday
evening, to discuss The sale of the church
at Tie COTller Ol 1elIn StIetL
and Franklin avenue, and the erection
of a new church, but no definite acton
was taken. Judge Richard Field offer
ed to donate Il lot 100 feet square in
Wentworth's addition. Another meet
ing will be held.
John Bauerle and r.. b. Eubank had q
difficulty on the streets Monday night,
when the former knocked the latter down
twice. Bauerle was arrested and fined $40
and costs. Both men were arrested for
carrying weapons. Eubanks was acquit-
ted of the charge, aud Bauerle's trial went
over to June list.
Latest novelties in hats and bOnnets.
Ladies give Mrs. Arnold u call. No. ~
Main st. Lexington, Mo.
Country cured hams, shoulders, bacon
and lard. our Il Son. febl4t-mayl
The stermer Mason was aground three
miles below Jefferson City Thursday.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-23
Don't Forget the Public Sale

OF choice Short-horns at w. A. PowelPs
farm near Lees Summit, Mo. next Thurs
day, May %. Trains leave Kansas City,
on the Missouri Pacific, at 6:52 and sos
a. m, and 700 and 1925 p. m. Leave Hol-
den at ASS and 5:12 p. M, and 500 a. m.
Free conveyance at each train, and stock
purchased will be put on board the cars
free of charge.