The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-07-21
Battle OF Lexington.

Below we print the names of the ex-
confederates who were in the battle of
Lexington, which was fought September
18th, 18th and 10th, 1861, and who are
now residents of this city. The list is
furnished the INTELLIGENCER by Mr..
George Z. Venable, and is to his knOwl-
edge correct.
". b. Hamlet, Weightman's brigade.
10. A. Wilson, Weightman's brigade.
q. z. Venable, Weightman's brigade.
WIG. MusgrOve, Weightman 5 brigade.
c. G. Wallace, BledsOe's battery.
William Young, Bleds0e's battery.
John Il. Taylor, Ble1sOe's battery.
Frank Trigg, Bledsoe's battery.
II. j. BandOn, CtuthOrn's brigade.
X. +. Waddell. Elliott's regiment,
company H..
Wednesday afternoon a man who says
he is from Oklahoma, and named George
Tunnel rode up To the livery stable of
Young 4 BufOrd, and asked Mr.. Young
if he wanted to buy "a mule. MIR. Young
in mules and was always open to negoti-
mule?" asked Mr.. Young. Eighty
dollars responded the man. ''Wiil
give you forty" Alright you can have
him. What will you give me for the
bridle?' IL guess you will throw that
in" mo, but il you will give me fifty
cents for the bride, Ill throw in the
saddle" Very WE'LL responded Mr..
Young. The man looked Il little sus-
plciOus and Mr.. Young asked where he
was from. Ray county," was the an
swer. On further investigation it was
found that he was not acquainted In
that county and had forgotten whose
place he had rented. Mr.. Young told
him he believed he had better keep his
mule and the wOuld-be seller turned 10
ride off. But Col. Milton CrOwder was
a listener to the conversation, and he
arrested Tunnel and put him IN the
lock up, where he Is at present pending
an investigation, lie has related several
way he became the owner of the mule.
COMMERCIAL COLLEGE NOTES.
O'Malley Is in the commission business.
]. &. Yates and Clyde Wright went IL
Higginsvills, Tuesday, 10 play base ball.
Sam BENJAMIN is absent this week. lie
Is engaged in sending out catalogues for
w. M. A.
Miss Kate O'Malley has been offered a
position as stenographer for the Armour
Packing Co., Kansas City.
Some Of our young accountants are
reaping the reward of carelessness. They
failed in getting trial balance.
We are glad to hear that w. q. Shelby
who has been quite sick, is rapidly i'm
proving. We hope To see him soon at his
old a
As the sweet(?) strains OF music, lead
ing the parade of ilogan's Industrial
Army, fioated in upon the summer breeze
it caused a fiutter of excitement in oul
business community, and the question
lean We go to see the parade" was 81 un-
~mistakabiy written in the faces nj all,
that school was dismissed for one hour.
Several of our firms finding their cipi
tai Inadequate To the requirements al
their business, have taken partners; con
sequently we have the following partner
ship: Klee x Co Bando X Co, II. NJ
Mitchell Il Co., A. Lepper * Co, 4. A,
Bour Il Co., Main street, and Nj. j. O'Alal'
ley 4 Co., and Kriehn ~ Ray. Short st.
Our first examination was held last Fri,
day afternoon. The following grades
were made: Between % and 100, Met;
Primer, Pearl Bour, Stella Bandon, NJ. }
O'Maliey, irwin kriehn, Mena King, Fan
ME Mitchell, Carrie kiee and Over
Grimes. Between M and ~, Emma Geyer
August Lepper and Richard Sailing
| Between 50 and 90, Clyde Wright and }
@, Yates,