The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-01-02
SCISSORANIA.


could get excused
Mrs. $. T. Sparks. the wife of our
state senator, has been called to the
bedside of her faihcr at Little Rock.
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NEWSPAPER MEN AND MATTEES.
Joseph A. Graham. for many vears
connected with the Kansas City Times.
has succeeded DIR. Nlumford as mamaw-
ing editor.
The Chicago Herald rendered an
informal reception to members of the
press generally in its fine new build
ing Tuesday, December -, 1891, , to
3 p. III. Pictures of the building indi-
cate one of the finest newspaper homes
in the United States.
EVERYTHING GENERALLY.
Carthage has plenty of grip"
Warrensburg will have II lodge of
Pythian Sisters.
Clinton's vitriied brick works. re-
Gently burned, will be rebuilt.
1t is expected that the next annual
gathering of the State horticultural
Society will be held at Carthage
A blue crane belonging TO the War
rensburg Normal school, died recently,
and the Star prints six inch grave
yard melody. The proud bird carried
the name General Grant.
POLITICS AND SUCH LIKE.
Jasper county wants to become an
entire judicial circuit.
State Treasurer Stephens is n newly
created Knight Templar.
Ed Crawford, of the Sedalia Scnti-
mel, will seek the republican nomina-
ton for secretary of state.
Conductor James X. Merrilield.
known on the Lexington branch and
all over the state as 'sTornad0 Jim, -
is urged to again accept the republican
nomination tor railroad commissioner.
Congressman Il. =. G. Wilson talks
back to the jefferson Club of st.
Joseph and shows no disposition to
apologize for voting for Speaker Crisp,
and says were il To do over would east
his vote as bcfore-PoSt. Dispatch
II. +. Walker, the secretary of the
democratic state central committee, has
filed his resignation with &. G.. Mailit
The chairman. Mr.. Walker rclinquish.
cS his position in order that he may
make an untrammcled race for The
nomination for attorney general next
year.
THE WORLD OF SPORT.
In the first pull in the tug-of-war n
Kansas City Saturday night, Swedcl
pulled America over the line after
struggle of nearly three hours.
Kansas City is in the midst of ;
national tug-of-war. Teams represent
ing the United States, England, Scot
land, Ireland, Germany, Sweden ant
other countries, are cOntcnding.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Dee. 2G.-!
big English mastiff found bone yes
tcrday afternoon in front of Riggs
bank. On his massive brass collar wa
the inscription, ".JoSe-.Iames G.
Blaine. Augusta, Me- Suddenly an
other dog came from the direction q
the White House across PcnnSylvani
To capture that bone. The dcman,
was a savage growl; the refusal
vicious Snarl. In two seconds tn
pride of the secretary of state wa
rolling in the dirt, biting and snappin
ut the other huge animal, to the in
tense excitement of William, his keep
er, and the great delight of II larg
holiday crowd that quickly gathered t
see the battle. The other dog gave u
and Mr.. Blaine's back yard was Il bon
the richer.
| CUCRCHES AND SCHOOLS
Rev. ID. X. Steele, pastor Of th
Presbyterian church ut Warrensbura
has accepted a call to Howard, Kansas
Rev. W. II. Painter, pastor of til
Baptist church at Warrensburg, ha
accepted Il call to the pulpit of tn
Paris (Mo.) Baptist church.
a careful statistician reports tn;
Elder Martin, in his Lexington reviva
| iOt w lllt
church from among those who did NJ
belong to any church at all. lie ais
got fifteen members from the Bapti,
church, three from the Catholic, on
from the Evangelical, six from til
Presbyterian, one from the Episcopa
and six from the Methodist church. -
Fulton Gazette.
, a novelty in the way of religion
services was the meeting held Saturda
) night by the Salvation Army, says til
Warrensburg Star. Lieut.. Egglesto
and Cadet Hodskes had announce
during the week that the Salvatio
Army would try the devel and see
, he was as gnilty as he was made OF
to be by the Army soldiers. The tri;
was to be before jury of three pickle
out from among the audience and I'll
: Christians were To he the witness,
out his own witnesses. Major Et
; Nigus, of Civil war fame, Sam IIo
land, and Mr.. Mckimsey, were selec
ell us the jury. Benjamin Pierce, I'll
venerable horse trader, and sever;
) other soldiers were the witnesSt
against the devel. Their testimou
: was of the most damaging kind. Aftt
the testimony for the prosecution w.
= all in testimony for the devil W:
= called but none responded and IL
case was given to the jury. Aft
deliberating Il few minutes they II
/ turned verdict of guilty and d
nounced HIM rs liar, hypocrite M
, thief, and stated that they would han
I him aS soon as they could catch hin
MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
l.. Il. Powell, of Odessa, was hel
Thursday Fayetteville cor. Warren
, burg Star.
+ Prof. Charles G. Parker. the clocr
= ZIONIST, spent the Christmas holIda,
= with friends ut Sedalia.
Leonard Ryland left Saturday fc
, his home, Lexington, Mo, to spcI
the holidayS.-Fulton Gazette.
A son was born to Il. l.. Roberts,
Z and wife, of st. Louis, Saturday, ~
: bears the name of John NJ. Pam
Robertson.
Mexico Daughters of the Confrdcrat
gave Il Christmas charity ball for Il
: IIIgginsviIlc Confederate Home, III
u nctted q handsome sum.
a G.. B. DcBernardi, OF Warrcnsbur.
3 will represent the Sixth district in ii
$ National Convention of Labor min,
e to be held at st. Louis in February.
Miss Lizzie Emmons is visiting h