The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-07-28
Mr.. Robert Cheatham is improving.

Mr.. Robert Cheatham is improving.
MAYHEM miner al water at all the drug
stores.
Higginsville according to the Advance
wants a college.
The Saline county fair will be held
August 7-S.9-1O and nth.
One man shot another in Boone county
the other day. Partition fence.
Mr.. Noble E. Basket is gradually i'm
proving, aud is now able to sit up.
A number of parties are planning an
outing at the Iron EPSON springs, at May
view.
The Advance objects to horse shoe
pitching, because it is a game for dead
towns.
The circus advertises with us-twice as
much as it gives any other paper. Wonder
If it will be boycotted.
Mrs. Granville Clayton is very low, and
there are little hopes of her recovery. She
is suffering a stroke Of paralysis.
WANTED--A Lafayette county Atlas
map. A fair price paid for N in good
condition. This Office 7-28 tt
The post Office will be moved tonight
to the building formerly occupied by Mrs.
Arnold. The Kansas City mail will not
be opened, this evening, in consequence.
The game of base ball here on Friday
last between our home team and a Ray
,,,nty combination roonltad In a ucora
of 9 to IL in favor of the boys across the
river.
Mr.. 7. G. Young returned from Kansas
City Tuesday, where he has been doing
duty as deputy U. $. marshal. He was in
charge of the south end of the Santa Fe,
in that city.
Col. A. F. Fleet, OF Mexico, was in the
city last Saturday. he was formerly
president of Baptist college, and is well
known and much beloved in this city.
He was here to see Major Sellers.
Mr.. l.. j. Huking, of the Abendroth
and Root Manufacturing Co., Of New
York, called Tuesday, to pay his respects.
He is interested in our water works, and
is a frequent visitor to this city. Our wa
ter works are recognized as being very
superior.
On Tuesday night the chicken roost OF
Mr.. Nat. Billiard was robbed OF about
thirty fine young chickens. The
same night thieves visited the chicken
houses OF Mr.. Joseph Edmonds and Miss
Mamie Shaw. An application Of lead ia
necessary, in such cases.
The preliminary in the case Of the state
~ John Price and Ed. Nelson was called
E191bre Squire Hook, Thursday afternoon.
F14Application and affidavit was sled for
" t4ange OF venue. The application was
Rated, and the case sent to Squire H. C.
l)ace's court, and will be tried on Aug.
1kl:O O'Clock, p. m.
~ republicans Of johnson county have
EAQnlNAted Mr.. Frank b. Fulkerson for
Aele4eeaeeSqenatl etsosney. Mr.. Full
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congratulate him upon the fseogut1oG
he has secured at the hands Of his party.
At the annual election of the officers OF
the Lexington Water company, held last
Tuesday, w. G. McCausland was elected
president; L. G. Yates, vice president, and
James Wentworth, secretary and treasurer.
Mr.. Yates will superintend the works.
Under his management our water system
has been generally commended by every
one.
the Try raiaers Of Lafayette county
met at Higginsville last Satdfday: Ind
organized a county poultry association.
W. b. List, OF Odessa, was elected presi-
dent and Mrs. Emma Y. Foster, OF Aull-
vile, secretary. On November Is, 10 and
II the associatio n will hold a poultry Ok
hibit at H~igginsville.
Mr.. Washington Cooper, Of near Dover,
was a caller Tuesday. He has been q
reader OF the Intelligencer since its first
issue. Mr.. Cooper Is one OF the oldest
citizens of this county as we'll as one Of
the most substantial. He has lived for u
years in his present residence, and is the
only ma now living on the old state
road between Lexington and Waverly
that was located on that road in 1850.
Albert Lee, a burly negro, was ARRESTED
by officer Crotty yesterday morning al
the corner OF Third and Walnut streets
OF suspicion OF being the burglar who In
vaded the home OF Mrs. Josephine SwitzeI
$40 East Ninth street, early Friday morn.
ing, as told IN yesterdays "Times." He
was taken bebore Mr.. e. Turner, who
identified him. Lee was locked up st
Central police station. Kansas City Times
twenty second.
Waverly Times: "Mr. Geo. w. Whits
Of this city has a pumpkin vine growing
In his garden that is now 30 feet In length
and has 1O8 growing pumpkins on 1t rang.
ing in size from 6 inch to 2 feet in diame-
ter. He also claims to have the only tre<
known to the vegetable kingdom that will
yield an abundant crop Of squash. We
know Lafayette county Is as fertile as "a
ash bank, but the spot upon which thest
vegetables grow, surpasses anything here.
tofore recorded. Next" We pass.
The Concordian: H. A. Kueck had the
misfortune to lose his wheat by fire Fri.
day the 18th instant. Threshers had
been engaged to thresh 1t, and were on
the way to Mr.. Kueck's when 1t was dis.
covered to be on fire. Six stacks were
burned and about 1000 bushels of wheat
lost. The stacks wsrs about - 1T rom
Tho taya, aod fof : t1u5 - - tcoueht
= Would 10 TO, bnt IN n6fghhom and
~ ehrpsAinG GsDw gatAsssd % the bpm.
bsr or or 20, and with tuba and buckets
and plenty Of water saved it from des.
truction. 1t isthought that children weie
playing with matches and set the stacks
on fire.
Frank Zelno, an aeronaut, was fined
$50 In the police court by Judge Jones
yesterday for enticing Lizzie Hoffman
from her home at Concordia. After his
arrest Zelno said he desired to marry the
girl, who also expressed a like feeling to-
ward him, but Judge Jones thought Zelno
could better serve the interests Of public
morals by going to the work-house fol
thirty days, which il what his fine vir-
tually means, as he has no money to pay
it. Lizzie Hoffman called on Matron
Taggard OF the Humane society and tried
to get her to intercede with the judge in
ed. Mrs. Taggard says b believes Lizzie
is under some hypnotic influence of Eel
nos and appears to be infatuated with
him, although h has known him but
two weeks. Kansas City Times, 22nd.
The Kansas City Times, OF yesterday