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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-07-25

Still no dust.
Cooler yesterday.
Watermelons in the market.
Big rain Wednesday forenoon.
There was sunshine after the shower
Wednesday.
Good second hand wagon for sale very
low at Lafayette County Bank. 1t
The McGrcw Milling Company is send
ing out To average four cars of Hour II day.
Weeds are about to hide the pavements
on some Of the side streets. The pave
ments are narrow and the weeds tail.
From II private letter it is learned that
farmers in :hc southeastern pert oi john
son county have lost much oi their wheat
crops by continued rains. II had rain,d
nearly every day this wee .
The stone arch over one of the south
windows of the High school building, not
property anchored ,fcll out II day or two ago
Workmcn replaced the stones, and fas-
tened them tight and strong.
viii N.Jayncs, Il prominent lawyer and
philanthropist, died nj his home in Soda
LA early Thursday morning. lie was n
son OF Col. a. -. Jayncs, one of'thc build
crs of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
railroad.
An lNTELLIGENCER reporter witnessed
a complete cXcmpIiiicatiun of the meteor
illogical term, local Showers Wcdncs-
day forenoon. A cloud directly overhead
was So small that the shower which fell
from il wet onc-half of II walk thirty feet
long while The other half was dry.
Mr.. j. X. Gray, of Napoleon ncighbor-
hood was in to see II lNTELLIGENClR
Wednesday morning, and informed it of
the burning of 400 bushels of wheat be
longing to James Strodtnan near Wei
~lington Monday. Mr.. Strodtman was
burning some straw when II pile near the
wheat caught fire and destroyed it.
At Monday nights executive session OF
the city council, Mayor Russell was re-
questcd if he could see his way clear, to
sign the contract for m~acadumiZing a
block on South street, east OF Twenty
fourth. The block to be macadamiZed is
about 300 feet long. The mayor has not
yet completed the contract and may not
at this time.
The INTELLGGENCER proposes to aid the
ladies of Lexington in Il practical way to
raise as much money rs was raised by the
ladies OF Independence for the benefit OF
the Confederate Veterans Home. Out OF
every $50 paid it on new subscriptions
during the neX 30 days, 80 cents, one
third, will be paid to the ladies, to be
donated to the home.
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N a deep gulley n few feet from the
brick machine mentioned above,
and some fifteen or twenty feet be-
low the surface of the surrounding
banks, Mr.. Farrar n short time ago dis
covered an extensive stratum OF shale
clay, or soapstone, of very fine quality,
and evidently in practically limitless guam
tity. This shale he is preparing to man
ufacture into the highest grade of build
ing brick. The clay can be hoisted to the
works by machinery driven by steam from
the boiler. Somewhat different and finer
machinery will be used to consume this
clay. 1t is of an excellent quality, he says,
of a much better color than the CONNER
clay, and capable of more careful treat
ment in its manufacture. This find will
be at once developed.
Mr.. Farrar keeps some sixteen men
regularly employed, and his weekly pay
roll amounts to about $50. lie d~isposes
OF some OF his product here at Lexington,
but much of it goes to Higginsville and sur
rounding towns. AS in many other bust
nesses here, Mr.. Farrar comes into sharp
competition with Kansas City brick
makers, and has to contend with n spirit
which fosters buying away from home
for the supposed honor OF buying in q
large city.
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ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.
Fclts' Wife to Visit Him-The Hig-
Ginsyille Detective in Jail
Notes.

Constable Evans, of Higginsville, was
in town Monday afternoon.
A. C.. Porter, the imitation detective,
was landed in the county Jail Monday
evening, with a charge of carrying con
cealed weapons against him..
Felts spends much Of his time to him
self in the county Jail. lie writes numer-
GUS letters and reads largely from the tes-
lament his brother-in-law sent him from
Radford, Va.
CITY Marshal Hamlet received a letter
Tuesday from a woman signing her name
NJ gs. Porter, and asking the whereabouts
of her husband. The officers think the
won d-be detective is the man she wants.
The wife of Isaac Fclts, the slayer of Mr..
Higgins, expects to visit her husband in
the spring. They keep up n regular and
frequent correspondence, and Dan Wade
says they are making love to each other
again.
Mrs Phoebe Z. Patterson sued Mrs.
Polly Vanderpool in Justice Wallace's
court on al account for 500 Tuesday. A
large number of witnesses were summon
ed, and after a jury had been gathered
together, by consent OF the parties the
Justice rendered judgment for plaintiff
for SIS and the costs OF the proceedings.
A week or two ago, when n crimina
trial was to have been held before a JUS
tice OF the peace at the court house, IND q
good many witnesses had been summoned
on both sides, the attorney for the defen'
dant, called in this item Whiteseik &c
hide his identity, sent word.to some of his
witnesses that he'd like to have n wore
with them before the trial began. One o
them, n character, by the way, sent back
the laconic reply that 'if Mr.. WhiteseiI
wanted to find out what he knew, let hin
put him on the witness stand. He'd have
no caucusing beforehand" This SAM
fellow, during the campaign three year
ago, before the democratic primary elec
ton, happened to meet one of the candi
dates at Odessa late at night, and said
"Hello, John, everybody has been housed
except you and me, even George Mount
joy. Hadn't we better get in?" JohI
got in.
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RAILROAD MATTERS.

Walter Waddell shipped three cars OF
corn to Kansas City last Saturday.
Ed. Taubman shipped a carload OF corn
to Memphis, Tenn, Friday OF last week.
Engineer Ed Adams, of the j. c., b. &
L., look his engine to Sedalia Saturday
night.
Agent Russell, of the Missouri Pacific
uptown Office, went to Kansas City Satur-
day afternoon.
One of the work engines went from here
to Sweet Spring Sunday, and took twelve
cars of cattle to Sedalia.
Conductor Frank Mount, of the Jeffer-
son City, Boonviile and Lexington, went
to Sedalia Saturday night.
Tom Jones, the mail clerk on the Lex
ington branch, is laid up at his home at
Versailles with an attack of rheumatism.
The Pertle Springs railroad use tickets
made OF the new metal, aluminium. They
are as white as silver and lighter than
~pastebOard.
The McGrew Milling Company had thir-
teen cars OF wheat on the sidetracks here
Saturday afternoon, and twenty-five at
Myrick, awaiting room here.
Work was commenced on the new side
track Mt the McGrew mill Saturday. 1t
will run along the south side OF the Nc
Grew mill and to the Model mill, Il few
yards further west.
Harry Myers, the express messenger on
the Lexington branch, gave ''Hank''
Daniels, the engineer, Il loaded cigar n few
days ago, and Daniels has been "laying
for" Myers with n loaded club ever since,
Every time Daniels gets down to oil his
engine Myers locks and bars the doors.
The Sheldon telegraph operator and
tickets agent can look after himself, which
is more than can be said for many young
men these days. When the news of the
Citizens bank failure was telegraphed to
Sheldon he received the message, went up
to the bank, drew ont his money and then
presented the dispatch.-Nevada Noticer
The Missouri Pacific offers m fare fol
the round trip to the annual convention
of the Missouri State Sunday School asso.
citation at Pertle Springs, August 7th tc
9th, tickets good to return August nth
To the Cumberland Presbyterian Sunday
School association, which meets ut The
same place August 18th to Goth, the same
rate is offered. In each case % cents Per
tie Springs railway arbitrary will b'
added.
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STANDING COMMITTEES.

At the meeting OF the city council last
Friday night, the mayor announced the
appointment of the council committees,
as follows:
Finance, Councilman Waddell, Walton
and Fegert.
Claims, Councilmen Fegert, Walton and
Waddell.
Ordinances, Councilman Walton, Sim
mons and Hare.
improvements, Councilmen Walton,
Steele and Fegert.
Judiciary, Councilmen Carter, Hare ard
Walk.
Ways and Means, Councilmen Hare,
Walk and Carter.
Streets and Alleys, Councilman Sim
mons, Steele and Waddell.
Gas, Councilmen Steele, Waddell and
Simmons.
Waterworks, Councilman Walk, Sim
mons and Cart II.
Scales, Councilmen Walk, Fegert and
Hare.
Supplies, Councilmen Fegert, Steele and
Walton.
The fire board consists of Mayor Russell
and Councilmen Hare, Steele, Waddell and
Walk. Mayor Russell appointed William
Winklcr chief of the fire department, and
the ounci confirmed the appointment
without opposition.
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SOME ENTS.

McCutcheon & Studdard completed the
painting of Jacob Fegert's house Satur-
day.
A new brick pavement has been laid in
front OF Grimes Il Venable's store on Main
street.
A hexagon tile pavement has been laid
in front of the Casper Gruber buildings,
on Tenth street.
Jacob Fegert, the Tenth street grocer,
will remove early in August to the build
ing recently vacated by G.. G. Graham, on
Franklin avenue.
The curbing around the High school
building, recently completed, adds greatly
to the beauty of that splendid monument
of Lexington enterprise.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-07-25
RIVER NOTES.

h steamer Alert passed up the river
Thursday morning.
The river was 1874 and falling at Kansas
City at noon Monday.
The A. l.. Mason arrived at st. Louis at
8 O'Clock Monday forenoon with about a
Thousand tons of freight, and cleared
Thursday for another upstream trip.
The government tow boat, Alert, is
coming down the river from Kansas City
with another long string of barges for the
works at the mouth of the Usage. This
will complete the equipment in the way
OF boats.-Jefferson City Tribune.
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Y. NJ. G. A.

The general secretary will be at indie
~pendence tomorrow and will address the
Y. NJ. c. A. of that city. Some young
men of the association will lead the mems
meeting here tomorrow at 4 O'Clock D.
H.. IL is hoped that Il good number OF
young men will be present.
There will be no reception next week as
heretofore announced, on account of SO
many conflicting social events at this
season. 1t is expected that there will be q
reception in August.
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University d The State d Missouri

COLUMBIA, BOONE COUNTY, Mo-, July /, ~.
To s. j. Andrew. Clerk of the County Court of
Lafayette County, Missouri:
SIR:-It is my duty to inform you that. under
the provisions of Section 1888, Revised Statutes
of Missouri, 1859, your county is entitled to
send to the departments of the State Univer-
Sity ut Columbia and Rolla, during the year
ending June 4, 1892, twenty students, between
the ages OF sixteen and twenty-five years.
Under the rules adopted by the Board of
Curators, students shall possess Il good moral
character, and shall pass II satisfactory exami-
nation In arithmetic and in the principles of
English grammar and written composition, and
must pay the fees prescribed 10y said Act, to-
wit: On matrlculating in the Academic de-
partmcnt, an entrance fee of ten dollars, ana
contingent fee of five dollars; and a like con-
tingent fee ut the beginning of the second half
year, making the whole annual charge twenty
dollars. For the school of Medicine twenty
dollars for the first year and fifty dollars for
subsequent years. For the school of Engineer
ing forty dollars. For the Law school fifty
dollars for first year students and forty dollars
for second year students. For the college of
Agriculture ten dollars. Examinations for
admission will be given by the English and
mathematical departments on Thursday, Fri
day, Saturday and Monday, September I'd, 4th
9Th and eth. preceding the opening of the Uni
versity. The sessions of all the department
will begin
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GOL,ORED IN

Bills have been issued from the INTEL
LIGENCER press announcing IL picnic and
celebration August LIST, 1891, at the corner
OF Main and Eighteenth street in the
colored Baptist church. There will be an
entertainment at night, in which the Lex
ington Cornet Band will participate.
Addresses will be made by Rev. II. Ii.
Phillips, editor of the Brothers. Optic at
Moberly, Rev. p. M. Mack, of Fayette,
Rev.. w. H.. Hancock, Kansas City, Kas.,
ii. ii. Wilboone, of Boonville, and others.
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HAPPY HOLSTERS.

VIM. Timmuns, postmaster of ldaNillc, Ind.
writes: Electric Bittcrs has done more Tor
me than all other medicines combined, Tor that
bad feeling arising from kidney ANA liNer troIl-
John Leslie, farmer aud stnckman. OF
same pIntr. saws; Find Electric Biiters 10 bC
the best kidney and liver medicine. made IN"
feel like a new man" j. W. Gardner, hardware
merchant, same town, says: 'ElccIrlc hi,lcrs
IL iust the thing Tor "A man who il all snnd down
and don't care whether he lives on dies; he
new strength. good appetite aud felt
inst like he had a new lease On'lifc. Only 5Oc
a bottle, ut Leroy Farmers drug store. no.
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ID RURNE Ed.

BY the explosion of Il o oil lamp
Wednesday night, Mt his home, Ninth
street and Franklin avenue, John Gnhner
was badly burned about the face, head
and hands; DIR. Crist was called and at
tended the suffering man. The hurts are
quite severe, but the doctor thinks his
eyes are all right. Mr.. Gnhncr is about
81 years OF age. He had started to the
cellar with the lamp in his hand, when
the explosion occurred.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-07-25
THE TRAPPER TRAPPED.
A Smarty Plays Detective and Gets
Himself in Prison.

David Sickler, a plasterer OF Higgins
vile, was arrested there Saturday, on Il
warrant sworn out by one A. e, Porter, in
Justice Bryant's court, charging him with
the murder of his wife in Wyoming coun-
ty, Pennsylvania, March II, 1891. Porter
claimed tina. he was a regularly commits
stoned detective of Philadelphia, and that
requisition papers were on the way for
Sickler's return to the Keystone state 10
answer for the crime of wife-murder.
The warrant under which Sickler was
arrested was in the name of the state of
Missouri, and the complainant set out the
commission of the murder in Pennsylva-
mia. Sickler was placed in the Higgins
vile calaboOse, and Deputy Sheriff Jack
son, who made the arrest, brought the
warrant to County Attorney Aull for his
opinion. Mr.. Aull at once stated that
Sickler could not be held under it. Por-
ter told the officer that he would procure
a horse ut IL livery stable and come to Lex
ington for Il conference with Mr.. AuIl,
and Deputy Sheriff Jackson was quite sur
prised that the detective had not shown
up at q o'clock Saturday afternoon. IT
was easily to be seen, the county attorney
said, that he would not come, for up to
that time he had offered no other proof
than his own statement hat he Was an
officer empowered to cause the arrest OF a
citizen OF Missouri. Mr.. Jackson went
home at 8 O'Clock that evening, and On
Sunday brought about Sickler's release
from durance and POrter's incarceration
instead, on n charge of falsely representing
himself to be an officer OF the law.
Sickler said from the first that the man
had no case, as he would easily prove that
he had not only not murdered his wife in
Pennsylvania, but had never been in that
state. He was raised at st. Joseph, he
says, where he is quite well known, and
where he would nave not the least trouble
in bringing hundreds OF witnesses to dis
prove Porter's charges. He has beer
working at his trade at Higginsville fol
months, and thinks he could easily prove
that he was there on the day the Wyoming
county murder was alleged to have beer
committed.
The wonde is hat usticeBryant should
have lent himself as a tool into Porter's
hands, as a moments thought would have
convinced him that the warrant undel
which Sickler's arrest was brought abou'
was worth no more than the paper upor
which it was written. Deputy Sheriff
Jackson contended from the first, he says
l that it was "a false imprisonment, but h,
. had no other course to pursue, under tn,
circumstances, but to execute the war
rant.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-07-25
CALIFORNIA EXCURSIONS.
GRIPPE AGAIN

During the epidemic of la grippe last season
DIR. Kings New Discovery for consumption,
cuugh and colds, proved Ia he the best RENE
dy. Reports from the many who used IL con-
firm this statement. They were not only quick
ly relieved. but the disease left no bad after
results. We ask you IL give this remedy II
trial and W. guarantee that you will be- salts
He'd with results, or the purchase price will be
refunded. IL has no equal in la grippe. or any
thr"ai, chest or lung trouble. Trial bottles
free nj LEROY Farmers drug store. Large bot
ties, duc and 81. no.
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RELIGIOUS.

Rev. N. ii. Mccain will preach at Prai-
RE church tomorrow morning and even
ing.
Rev. G. c. Woods, Il w~eil-known South
ern Methodist preacher, and at present
president of Scarritt College, will dedicate
the new Southern Methodist church Mt
Dresden, Pettis county, tomorrow,
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-07-25
AN OPPICrR REsIGNs,

At Monday nights meeting OF licking
ton lodge, knights of Pythias, John
Jakowsky resigned his position as keeper
of records and seal, to which he was re-
elected January list, and will cave about
the first of August to make his permanent
home in New York. Leo Keller was elect
ed to the acancy.
The rank of Knight was conferred upon
Frank Bowman and Charles jackson.
The lodge purchased a handsome organ
from Ludwiga Monday, and now the cere-
monies are accompanied by music.
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AT THE OPERA u

The amusement season at Hagcn's opera
house will open August Goth, with Tur-
ncr's English Girls Rurlcsquc Vaudeville
Syndicate, "Braving the World" follow
ing Tor three nights beginning August
3ist. Alvin JosIyn's company will be here
January -. Mr.. Hagen is receiving let
tera from quite a number Of splendid at
fractions, and ooks forward to a good
season.
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THE WEEK IN HISTORY.

Sunday, July he. z. Roe,t the novelist,
died, 1888. One of his most celebrated
works, barriers Burned Away" has been
translated into more than thirty Ian
guages Ex-Emperor Iturbide shot, 1924;
Fitch's first steamer on the Delaware, 1856.
Monday, a.-Charles j. Fuller, of Illi-
nois, made chief justice OF the supreme
court OF the United States, 1888; Caroline
Southy died, 1854; John Sterling born, 1906
Tuesday, 21.-Battle of Bull Run, 1881;
Robert Burns died, 1896, at the age of 81.
Wednesday, 22.-England and Scotland
united, 1907; Gen. George MCPHERSON, a
noted commander of union forces in the
late war, killed at Decatur, Ala, 1864
Earl of SALISBURY born, 1921.
Thursday, 23.-Roger Sherman died 1893;
Gen. U. s. Grant died, 1886; Emmett's in
8 direction in Ireland, 1903.
Friday, 24.-Bolivar born, 1873; battle OF
Niagara, 1859.
Saturday, 25.-Battle of Lundy's Lane,
1914; Spanish Armada defeated, 1888; ter.
ritory OF Wyoming organized, 1868. In
the church calendar, st. James. In hor,
ticulture, "turnip day." "Sow turnips
on the 25th of July-wet or dry"
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On The Second TUESDAY CD Of SEPTEMBER

and will continue until the first Thursday of
June 9TH, l~S!2-eXcept that of the School OF
Mines and Mctallurgy at Rolla, which will be-
gin and end one week later, andthe Law school
which opens on October 18th, 1891.
The Missouri State Military School is now a
department of the State University, missouri
Rev. Stat, 1859. Secs. 6f21 -3l). Each Senator
and Representative in the General Assembly
is expected to appoint one cadet from his dis
cadets after passing the required examinations
will be admitted to the Academic departments
of the University free of tuition. Two com
pletc uniforms will be furnished by the State
To each cadet. The college of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts, has been re-organiZed with adj
ditional teaching force and greater facilities.
Ample provision has been made for the edu-
cation and care of young women in all the
CLASSES of the University. See catalogue 1891,
pages 62-bl.
| beg to call your attention to the appended
extract from the law on this subject.
You will please, after giving two weeks
publication to this certificate, transmit TO me,
ON or before September list, II list Of the names
of all the youth nf your county who intend to
make application for entrance into the Uni
verSiiv at the commencement OF the next
session.
II such Il list is not transmitted, students
from other counties will he allowed to enter in
lieu of those To which your county is entitled.
Board can he had in the University boarding
clubs for male students at 81 rs per week and
upward; in private families mt $500 to $3.50.
| am very respectfully, your obedient ser
want 4 RARR
Secretary Board Curators, University of Mis-
souri,.
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PERTLE SPRINGS s. s. ENCAMPMENT.

TIL. tenth annual Session (fifth annual
enc tmpment) OF the Missouri Sunday
s ,hool Assembly of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church meets at Pertle
s BRING, near Warrensburg, Mo-, Tuesday,
August II, at 8 p. H., and continues in
s ,ssion until Thursday August 20, 1891.
The management a pleasure in invit-
ing attention to the following
PROGRAM.
l.. instruction, daily Except Sunday
In a. primary Sunday school work, by
Miss Mabel A. Wilson, of st. Louis, Mo-;
(2) intermediate Sunday school work by
Miss Alice NJ. Guernsey, Chicago, ILL.,; (3)
advanced Sunday school work, by Rev.
Geo. o. Bachman, Moberly, Mo-; az
Bible class work, by Rev. II. V. Foster,
Lebanon, Tenn; (5) minister's class,
lectures in philosophy, by DIR. A. b. Mil
Ter, Waynesburg, Pa; (6) Y. p. $. c. f.
work august 12, 13, ii, 49, Prof. A. r.
Taylor, Emporia, Kan; ca music, vocal
and instrumental, Prof. j.. Nj. Chance,
Director, Sedalia, Mo-; Prof. J. M. Blose,
chorister, Waynesburg, Pa.
ii. Lectures, daily Except Sunday, }
by Hon. Lou. j.. Beauchamp, of Ohio,
three lectures, August IL, 10, ID; Jahu
De Witt Miller, of Philadelphia, Pa,
three lectures, August II, IS, 10. Peter
Won Finkelstein Mamreov, of New York,
the orientalist, three costume lectures,
August II, IS, 10. Rev. w. II. Preston, San
Antonio, Texas.
Ill. Sermons. Sunday, II a. m. and
p. m., Rev. +. II. Bowers, d.. d., Kansas
City, Rev. b. p. Fullerton, st. Louis, Mo
". Miscellaneous, devotional exercises
for adults, and children, daily. Round
tables for pastors, superintendent and
teachers. Musicales, s~ociables, etc.
V. Recreation, boating, bathing, fish
ing, ~promenading, rest.
A larger attendance han on any previ.
Gus year is anticipated, and with IN en-.
larged hotel, and other accommodations
il larger tabernacle and additional build,
ings it is expected to supersede all othel
e~ncampments.
For programs, or other information
address GEO. .. BACHMAN. Supt.,
Mnbprlv- Mo.