The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-03-10
The river is clear of ice.

The river is clear of ice.
President T. peyton Walton preached
at Hughesville, Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Abe Wade, of Higeinsville,
spent last Sunday in this city.
Miss Mary Wilson charmingly enter
tanned the IEpicuredn club last Tuesday
evening.
The annual entertainment of the sopho-
more class of B. +. c. will take place at
the college chapel tonight.
The Methodist revival meeting at Wei
lington closed Wednesday evening, with
fifteen additions to the church.
The County Board Of Equalization will
meet the first Monday in April at the
court house in this city. The county
court will not be in session until the sec
ond Monday OF next month.
We call the attention of hog raisers to
the advertisement of Col. John Willis in
another column. He has some OF the
finest Chester-white hogs in the country,
and will sell at reasonable prices.
Meeting of Baptist Young Peoples
Union, led by Benz. Bolton, from the topic
"The Suffering Savior" Sunday evening",
at ESQ. This will be an Interesting meet
ing, and a hearty invitation is extended
to all.
Mr.. Ernest McCausland has returned
from the east, where he purchased one of
the largest stocks of dry goods ever
brought to Lexington. The progressive
firm OF Young Il McCausland have a fine
patronage, which it well merits. The
"boys" are preparing for a large spring
trade.
MIR. Dennis Gavin announces this week
his candidacy for reelection to the office
of city engineer. This is an office he has
filled with satisfacti IN, and in asking re-
election he does so upon his past record.
lie is well known and has many friends
and if reelected will discharge his duties
with ability and dispatch.
Mr.. Oscar Andreen, representing the st.
Louis Paper Co., is in the city. Mr.. An
dreen is n citizen of Lexington. He say
that staid old town is beginning to feel
quite n boom. A new opera house OF the
modern style and dimensions is to be
built by a stock company and the town is
to have a new city hail.. c. 1ribune.
The District Convention of the Y. p. s
G. L. will convene in this city on Friday
next, and will continue in session unti
: Sunday. On Friday night a supper will
be served to the delegates at the Christian
church. A good program has been ar
, ranged and IL is estimated that over 10
,,;lI ba - attapInnpn Dnr riti
zens will Hospitality entertain them.
The all absorbing topic OF discussion
: at our sister city of Higginsviile, TIM
: week was the ~advisability OF holding
primary election, to nominate a postmas
Z ter. A petition was circulated among tn
candidates, and was signed by Tour o
them. Two signers afterwards Withdrew
, their names from the petition, and tn
t scheme was abandoned. Our feliew demo
g Gratis in that city want a democrat Z
handle their mail, and they should nav
one.
a Special rates to California, via Missouri
: Pacific railway company, taking efec
March LIST, 1891. Lexington to San Fran
cisco, first class, n way, S21.OO, roun
e trip, S37 so; Lexington to Sacramento
first class, one way, s2l.0O, round tril
d So. 80; Lexington to Los Angeles, frs
class, one way, S21.0 (, round trip, 1913
$ Round trip tickets limited to sixty day
! from date Of Sale. A. S. LOOMS, agent.
Mr.. Nathan Gordon will not be a car
didate for assessor. He has been urged b
his many friends to make the race, BIT
> other matters prevent him. He is one
this county's best citizens, and had i
" seen fit to permit the use of his name b
q would have proven his strength at til
polls. He extends his thanks to h
friends for the many evidences of fave
" while his candidacy was being discussed
:, Mr.. j. r. Neale, of Higginsville, can
up, Monday, paid the recorders fee, IN
had the "Higginsville court house lease
'e nut upon record. This lease is signed b
~ the mayor OF the city OF Higginsvilie, an
transfers to the county the use OF IL
. court house there for the holding of Il
" circuit court, and for the offices Of IL
IL clerk, sheriff, and juries Of said court.
is made for twenty-five years, with II
- privilege of being enewed by the count
for a like period on thirty days motto
y and to become null and void IL said cou
u Is not therein held for two consecuti'
Z terms, unless the building be destroyt
by fire or otherwise. The city OF Hi
ginsville further binds itself to keep tt
n building in good repair, and suitable Il
is the purpose for which it is to be use
l. The consideration paid by the county
ID one dollar. The H~igginsville buildir
lie is a credit to that city. 1t is a state
ID building, in the business part of the cit
lie and in every way a suitable place for ii
err purpose for which it was erected.
IS This has been a grand week for Il
candidates. The county and Grimm
n' courts, both in session, have brought
IA small number of democratic voters to Il
u city. The candidates nave all been hel
and a better lot of men never asked I
Q county offices. Each one was a targ
for the others, and judging from t
many Jokes they told, there were sol
good marksmen among them. But tn
lis did not spend all their time in jokin
nd They "knuckled down. to business a
ed worked like troopers. The lockers
IS. are compelled to admit that old Lafayei
~, never had such an array of good IN
o. from which to name her officers. Il
vs. candidates are urging their claims a
not their cigars and whisky, and we 6
he convinced that this will be one Of the b'
he and most gentlemanly campaigns
have ever had. Good luck and success
on all the candidates. TIL IN~TELLIaENc
,e- only asks that good democrats be non
IT. mated; further than this we will ha
&C. nothing to say until the nominations
made.
=, COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE.
The county democratic committee II
at the Office of Hon. John s. Blackw'
last Monday morning. Presents: Ill
-, John S. Blackwell, chairman; Capt. j.
~ Plattenburg, treasurer; Messrs. Wal
20 Osborn, II. M. Chinn and j. A. Page.
motion of Mr.. osborn it was ordered Il
the democrats OF each township meet