The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1891-02-07

~Street, from MAIN street 70 frnpk-
M. aVenue, il a rendezvous for q lot OF
negro wenches, whom the police would
do well to run in. A lady can hardly pass
there without being insulted.
The purchase by Mr.. Taubman of the
lot at the corner of Sixteenth street and
Franklin avenue, has given a sort of boom
to vacant lots and salable property in that
neighborhood. 1t was a notable sale.
The INTELLIaENcER ventures the asser-
ton that it has a larger circulation than
the combined Calculations of both the
other Lexington papers, with an out-of-
town paper thrown in for good count.
The ground hog didn't see his "shadder"
And that made the ice men madden
So they all begun to rave,
Till there came a big cold wave,
And now the jolly ice men are gladder.
A cigar stub is called a "snipe." A Gig
arctic stub ought to be called a snipelet,
and the boy that is detected smoking one
ought to be called to the wood-shed to
play the part OF suffering victim in a pad
ding bee.
Don't make any mistake about the IN
r-ELLIaENCER's subscription list. Very
few country papers ever reach the low
| water mark of this paper. When it comes
to subscriptions the cold INTELLIaENCER'
h q hummer.
How do you Hike the IETELLIsEEcER's
tSew e.1-fss1, stsa 4 little early for
spring earmsnts,it Is true; but the INTEL
LfoENcER 10 always away ahead of other
newspapers when II comes to new dresses,
new ideas or new news.
The young ladies of Dover gave an ele-
giant reception Friday evening, from seven
to eleven, at the beautiful residence of
| George b. Gordon, in honor of J. L.. Groves
and wife, who were married last Wednes-
| lay afternoon at 8 o'clock.
The Knights of Pythias, of Slater, pro-
pose to dedicate the hall they a just
completed in that city, on the 18th of this
month, the twenty seventh anniversary OF
the order. John H.. Holmes, grand keeper
Of records and seal, will be the orator OF
the occasion.
Mrs. w. q. Hickman was the recipient
II " lOuiI II hAoubh INoSA oootSAo1 ~
Mr.. Joel Lipscomb, Of Jackson county,
| this week. The birds were from the poul-
| try yards of Mr.. Kurtz and are of the same
| strain which took the prize at the New
Orleans exposition.
The INTELLIaENcER job presses have
turned off a number of handsome jobs this
week including three suites of wedding
cards. Parties wanting elegant work
should always call on the INTELLIaENCER,
| where good work, prompt delivery and
reasonable prices always rule the day.
w. f. ZeiIer entertain ed a few of hit
| friends last Friday evening at supper. Al
| half past seven the guests were invited into
| the dining room to an elegant spread, ar
ranged with taste by Mrs. Zeiler as sht
always does. At a late hour the guests
took their departure all having had {
pleasant time.
Chas. Basham and Miss Lydia Witt
late of Kentucky have purchased a hand
some buggy from Russell. Our informant
states that a Philadelphia lawyer couldn't
| understand h contract that is between
these two; but he thinks that ere long
some preachers palm will be we'll sllvered
| with a wedding fee.
Our horse cars may be slower than Seda.
| LAS electric cars, but ours is the only line
that takes COWS for passengers. A we'll.
meaning but hungry cow climbed into 6
car Sunday, and eagerly devoured the hay
spread upon the floor to keep the passen'
gers feet warm. Her horns broke a glass
in one OF the windows, otherwise no dam
! age was done. She didn't pay her fare.