The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-03-28
The river was rising Tuesday.

Mayhem will have a new mill. Good!
The robbery of the people through $l.00 per
cwt. bran, from so cent wheat has gone
far enough.
Hundreds of people took advantage of
the almost perfect weather Sunday to in
dulge in long rambles over town and even
into the suburbs.
The ferry boat has changed its landing
place on this side to a point above River
side park, and no longer has to go through
the draw of the bridge.
A couple of pelicans swimming on the
river near the Ray county side Sunday
afternoon caused n good many field and
opera glasses to be turned their way.
Wednesday was as disagreeable day, as
regards weather, as we have had this win
ter-wind, snow, rain, sleet, mud, slush,
cold, damp, murky, dismal--in truth,
awful.
There is no excuse for idlers in the cities
of Missouri. Never in the history OF the
state has there been n greater demand for
farm hands all over the state, and at good
wages.
Miss Laura Ireland gave a candy pulling
to a few of her young friends Tuesday
evening, in honor OF her guest, Miss Mary
Henry, OF Independence. A pleasant even
ing was spent.
A company has been formed to build n
ponton bridge across the Missouri ut Her
mann. The citizens rave already sub
scribed 5000 for the purpose, making the
scheme q success.
The improvement committee of the city
council had u large lot of cinders spread
over some of the muddiest cross-walks in
town Saturday which made pedestrianism
somewhat less q burden.
Painters and sign writers have had pos
session of the front of Z. Windsor Il Sons
real estate Office for the past day or two,
which 0 looks as handsome as a school
girl with a new Easter bonnet
Driftwood in the river caused the pom
ton bridge to tear loose it's mornings Sat
urday, and stretch itself down the stream.
No great damage was done, and the ferry
boat did the trans-river business.
1t was reported Wednesday afternoon
that the Ray county end of the ponton
bridge had escaped from its mornings and
~unfounded, the bridge having been tied
up along the north bank.
The Young Peoples society of the Pres
byterian church enjoyed a very pleasant
social Monday evening, in the basement
OF the church building. A large crowd
was present, and all enjoyed the first com-
ing together of he society in a social way.
Blakeley's barber shop on Main street,
opposite Morehead's lumber yard, which
was opened about the middle of January,
was closed Tuesday. Blakely has been out
of town since the first of the month, and
the young man he left in charge Couldn't
make it CO." hence the closing up.
The young lady whose shrill whistle sc
walked the echoes in a reporters head last
week says one by one are women's liber.
ties being taken from them by the ruth
less pens of the reporters. Soon, she
thinks, will they be deprived of the right
to smoke cigarettes and slide own hill.
The Locust Grove school closed We'd
nesday, after a very successful term, with
Miss Roberta Drane as teacher. The prizes
were awarded as follows: Miss Bessie
Stewart received the one for the most head
marks in spelling, and Miss Mary Hick-
man, the one for the highest average in
attendance.
At Homer's auction sale, Captain j. d
Conner, the a~uctioneer, has been bothered
by a boy who starts everything at "a
dime" Monday night an article valued
at dollars was started by this same boy
with a bid of ga dime" "Why, bless your
little dime SOUL" said the captain; "i
you Asa't bid more than that, or quit, ri
empty a bottle of mucilage over you
The boy left the store.
Sunday was a lovely day, as perfect n
one can wish. Monday was all right unit
noon and then began to get a little cranky
while Tuesday began business with a raw
I cold wind and rain. The fond hope inspir
ed by Sundays beauty that spring ha,
come to stay was sadly dispelled by Tues
days reverse. Since then the weather ha
, Just been standing on its hind legs in tn
!. wind and bowling.
A meeting of the officers and teacher
3 of the Presbyterian Sunday school was t
r have been held last evening, when tn
!, resignation of VIC. McCausland as super
j intendent was presented and accepted AN
4 James Morehead elected in his stead. M
:. McCausland has held the position tw
: years, which, under the rules Of the set
e sion, is the maximum length of time on
man can hold it. The INTELLIGENCER
q forms were closed at 2 o'clock Frida
afternoon.
n To cure a cold battle the feet in hi
water and take a pint of hot lemonad
4 Then sponge with hot water and renal
in q warm room. Battle the face in veI
7 hot water every five minutes for a
a hour. Snuff up the nostrils hot salt watt
every three hours. Inhale Ammonia {
y menthol. Take four hours active exercii
In the air. A ten grain dose Of quinir
n viii usually break up a cold in the begir
d ming. Anything that will set the blood
active circulation will do 1t, whether it
d drugs or the use of a bucksaw.
The INTELLIaENcER Job presses hay
lust turned out briefs for Messrs. Shewa
ter & Wilson, attorneys for respondent
the suits of Joseph Calm & 20. again
Thomas A. Groves, defendant, and Jenn
v q. Hopkins, interpleader, respondent
y and Baer, Seasongood & Co. against Il
il same defendant. The suits grew put
attachments, and in the lower courts IL
q iuries found for the defendants. The cas-,
a were appealed to the Kansas City court
q appeals, and Shewalter & Wilson are no
e fling statements and briefs in both case
In 1875 n mover travelling in a wagon W,
found murdered in Pettis county, 4 ms
named Daniels was arrested, and "A
though protesting his innocence to IL
last, was hanged. The sheriff of a distal
state now writes aud says he can locate
= man whom he thinks committed the mu
80 der.-Post- Dispatch. An employe OF I'll
INTELLIdENcER was a member of u
d sherifi's guard which attended DAME
10 from the jaiI fredericksburg to the pla'
u OF execution, north Of that city n sho
distance. The case had been taken fro
Sedalia to W~arrensburg on a change
? venue. Heretofore there has been !
o doubt of Daniels guilt.
Waterloo.