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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

r. B. Quickls has sold his Interest In
the Corder mill.
The Odessa public schools will give an
entertainment May 10.
Rev. ]. v. Barks will preach at 0arvin
school house tomorrow ct I p, m.
some OF the finest talent In the country
will be here commencement week.
Clean up your premises. Our com.
mencement visitors will o o be here.
Corder's new town well promises to
contain enough water to supply the town.
George Webb 10 now agent for the
Standard Oil Company, Robert Waddsll
having resigned.
The pencil-pushers Of Lafayette county
are going to organize. General objects:
Bull the market on papers and bear It on
pencils.
The editors Of the sixteen Lafayette
county papers will meet at Odessa. May
q, and organize a county press associs-
ton. A lot Of good fellows and bright
writers are sure to get together on that
occasion.-K. c, Journal.
At the Academy, this ffternoon, Went
worth's ball team will meet the Richmond
pine on the diamond. Admission to gen
tlemen, ID cents; ladies free. Next Mon
day Wentworth and Marmaduke will play
q game at the Academy. Admiration, same
Cheap excursion to Excelsior Springs
May l2th, via the Wabash, account Crane
Musical Festival at Music Hall. Specia
train will be run for this occasion, lsav'
ing Lexington Junction at 1923 q. IN.
arriving at the Springs at IL lao. Return
ing, special train will leave Excslsio
Springs at $3.50 p. m. The fare for tn
round trip, including admission 10 tn,
Grand Concert at Music Hall, beginning
at 2 D, M, will be the small sum Of on
dollar and twenty-five cents. For fur
ther particulars, apply to Local Agent
Lexington Junction, Mo.
The doctors are coming. The presiden
OF the great staff of English Doctors viii
be at the Commercial Hotel, on Monday
May 9Th. They treat all forms O
chronic diseases OF women; cure the mos
difficult cases without resorting to an,
form OF surgery. Call and be examined
Will tell you your trouble without askin
a question, il desired. The most Difficult
rectal diseases treated without the use Q
a knife or caustics. Piles cured with
out pain, or detention from your dali
~ayocation. Do not fail to see the doctor
Consultation from office opening to 6:S
d. m. 12-15-tf
Odessa Moon: Elmo Lee, the 10-year
old son Of u. T. Lee, Of this city, wa
badly scaided with hot water last Thur
day evening. He and several other boy
had a stack of tin cans, in which wa
water, and were firing up to make
run" There was no escape for the steam
and the cans bursted. Elmo was tn
nearest, being the ''hreman." and tn
boiling water spsttered in his face, takin
the skin off almost entirely. He is slowl
improving, and will be put in a week @
80. This should be u warning to otht
boys. About once a year some Of the boy
! in Odessa have Q similar accident.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04
PERSONALS,

PERSONALS.
Jim Ramey was here Sunday.
Miss Birdie Gunlack spent Sunday here.
Mr.. Lee Davis, OF Cripple Creek, Col, is
here.
Walter Cathrae was here Saturday even
ing last.
DIR. 8. NJ. Banks and wife were here
Monday.
Miss Belle Stramcke visited Kansas City
Tuesday.
DIR. w. c. Webb, OF Higginsville, was
here Wednesday.
Mr.. James Eckle, of Dover, was in the
city last Wednesday.
Prof. A. A. Jones spent several days in
Kansas City this week.
Mr.. James Bulware spent several days in
Kansas City this week.
Mrs. j. b. Mountioy, OF st. Louis, is
visiting her parents here.
Lee Hawkins, of Sweet Springs, had
business here Wednesday.
Mr.. Will Goodwin left Monday morn
ing to visit relatives in Weir City, Kas.
Miss Mabel franklin, of Macomb, ILL.,,
is the guest OF Miss Aileen Rothrock.
Attorney John welborn was In W.r-
rensburg this week on legal business.
Miss Annie Hickman is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Jas. E.. Payne, in Kansas City.
Mrs. Albert Wulfenkuhler, of Leaven-
worth, Kas., is here visiting her parents.
Mr.. c. o. Brainsrd, Of st. Louis, was
here several days this week the guest OF
friends.
Misses Matte and Willie Emmisou, Of
Higginsville, were visiting friends here
this week.
Mr.. E. F. Renick and Mr.. Green Bed
ford, both of Napoleon, were pleasant
callers this week.
Mrs. Chas. Weber and Miss DOME,
attended German opera at Kansas City
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Harriet p. McCausland went to
Howard, Kansas, Monday to visit the
family of her son, Walter.
Mr.. Frank Hoefer, q prominent young
banker of ~Higginsville. visited friends
here Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. Bette Corder and son George, OF
Corder, we're the guests Of Mrs. Mamie G.
Steele several days last week.
Messrs. Forest Eatherton, Otto Negel.
Will Schwab and Edgar Hestand spent
Sunday afternoon in Higginsville.
Mr.. Leroy English left for St. Louis
Wednesday morning, where he has Q nice
position with the st. Louis Republic.
Jas. g. Russell left Tuesday for Kansas
City, where he will undergo . course OF
treatment under specialists for catarrh.
Misses Emma Primer and Laura Winkler
ware in Kansas City Wednesday, and at
tended "~Loheugrin," At the Auditorium
Mrs. g. ". Hyde spent several days In
H~igginsville this week, Visiting her grand
mother, Mrs. P. w. Cav, who has been
sick.
Mrs. G. M. Stafford and two children, oil
WarrensburR. were the guests of Mr.. AND
Mrs. George Wittenburg. the first of THU
week.
Mrs. II. d. Demand returned Wednes.
day evening from H~arrisonville, where
she had been visiting her sister, Mrs. A
H. Barnes.
Hon. John g. Blackwell and son Horace
returned yesterday from Jefferson City
where they had been several days on bust
ness before the supreme court.
Mrs. VIM. 8. Mars and her two LITTLE
children, Annie and Nellie, left last Tues
day morning for Q three weeks visit to
relatives at Columbus and Dallas Texas.
VIM. Marrs accompanied them to Kansas
City.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04
pEATHs.

Died, at Winchester, Va, April Is. 1895,
Capt. Lewis Barley, aged Is years. He
was q brother OF Mr.. A. Barley, of Lexing-
ton, and Robert Barley Of Cordsr.
Died, in H~igginsyille, May LIST, 1895.
after a fortnight's illness, Mr.. Henry B.
Scarce, aged about 80 years.
Mr.. Scarce was for some time deputy
under sheriff Wright, and held several
positions OF public trust in the city Of
H~igginsville. He wss q Knight OF Pythias
and was buried under the auspices Of that
organization.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

The INTELLIGENCER favors a settle
ment OF the money question in the
democratic ranks. To that end it
favors a state convention. Let a ma
jority rule. That's democratic.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04
A CARD.

ODESSA, Mo-, April "a, 1856.
DEAR MADAM.-At a meeting of the
Daughters of the C~oniederacy at the Con-
federate Hall in Odessa, April Goth, it was
decided In view OF the urgent needs Of the
old soldiers 10 our Confederate Home at
H~igginsville to give 9 supper for their
benefit on Confederate Memorial Day.
May 10th, and you are urgently solicited
to come and bring what you can in the
way Of prepared provisions. Please notify
the chairman through the postofice the
kind Of provisions you can furnish.
Camp Sterling Price will give an enter
tainment on the same evening at so'clock.
MRS. WASH PARKER, Chairman.
IDA Gum, Secretary.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

The Wellington Milling company has
commenced work on a large grain sleva-
tor.
Bishop E. II. Atwell, of the Episcopal
church, will preach the baccalaureate
sermon for Wentworth Academy on the
last Sunday in May.
II is quite possible that the Rev. DIR. }.
X. Dickson, of Philadelphia, will deliver
The animal commencement address before
the } oun ladies Of B. F. &. President w.
A, Wilson, in answcr to the unanimous
request Of his pupils, will preach the BAG
caiaureate sermon.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

The monthly public debt statement
issued by the treasury department May
LIST shows the debt Of the United States,
less cash in the treasury, to be S917,-
S39, 90S, an increase for the month of
90, 100 1857. The cash balance in the
treasury is $1S0,817,9 16, a decrease
during the last month of 81, 099 ,345.
The debt is classified as follows: In
terest bearing debts, $716, POI ,21O;
increase for the month, 81, 349, $50.
Debt on which interest has ceased
since maturity, sl,745,660; decrease
for the month, $4,000. Debt bearing
no interest, $3.50, 791, 249; decrease for
the month, s32S,s47. There are also
$500 ,6S8, 1924 certificates and treasury
notes outstanding, against which there
is an equal amount of cash in the
treasury. The cash in the treasury is
classified as follows: Gold, s139, $685.
1853 silver, s510,sls,5 74 paper, s119,-
S33 1919; bond disbursing officers
balances, etc., GIG, 797 1927, making a
total of S7s7,442,335 against which
there are demand Liabilities outstand-
ing amounting to 5000 ,624,419, leaving
a cash balance of $3.50, 81, 916. The
treasury statement of receipts and ex-
p%enditures during the month shows
receipts as follows: Customs, $l2,453,-
086, as against $l0,176,691 for the
month of April, 1894 internal revenue,
sl0,648,980 as against 1868, l44
for April, 1894 miscellaneous, s1,145,-
500, which do o differ materially
from the figures for April, 1904. The
total receipts for the month were
$24, pa, 1856, an increase of $l,555,472.
The disbursement for the month
amounted to ss2, 1905 76 leaving a
deficit for the month of 90, 742, $40,
and for the fiscal year to date of
s45, 299, 1850.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

Deustrow, the St. Louis millionaire,
who killed his wife and child, IS being
tried ct Union. He smokes several
dozen cigarettes per day, and pleads
insanity. Ordinarily, for such a fool,
the plea would be sustained.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

A man once boasted of calling Gen.
Grant q liar. When asked where Grant
was, he said that he was ga hundred
miles away" The editor of the Odessa
Moon, in a short editorial this week,
reminds us of this man.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

The democratic party likes a good
deal of being dead, and by November,
'96, will be IN the best of fighting shape.
Its machinery by that time will be
CREASED with good silver ointment,
which will moi be offensive to take nor
burdensome to carry.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04
ICE ICE /! ICE

Will be delivered to any part
OF the city or vicinity, any time
Of the day customers desire.
Good, solid, clear ice, at bed
rock prices. Leave orders at
Embry's drug store, or at
office, opposite Longs hotel.
Contracts made for the season.
aa-am MEET ICE co.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

The free coinage forces accept Mr..
Cleveland's advice. and have begun the
campaign of education. In the absence
OF other preliminaries, they suggest a
careful perusal of '.Coin's Financial
Schools
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

Since the days of Napoleon, no man
has ever had such complete control Of
an organization Of men a. has Mr.
Filiey, Of the republican house of the
legislature.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

Oscar Wilde is on trial. Poor devil!
The respect of the world, a few days
ago, was his. Now, none so mean as
to do him reverence. He was his own
assassin, and should pay the penalty.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

The bridge at Lexington is sadly
needed by Sedalia; and yet Sedalia
papers have never yet found it out.
We refer them to the map of Missouri.
They a get some pointers there that
will do Sedalia some good.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

UIaGINsVJI.L.E ITEMS.


Miss Mayme Beattie, Of Central college,
visited home this week.
Miss Dora Mister, of E. A. s., spent
Sunday with her parents here.
j. 8. Vickars and Clarence Worthing-
ton, OF MAYHEM, were here Saturday.
j. w. Harrison and family spent sun.
day in Corder.
Misses Dora and Anna Mister went to
Kansas City Monday, shopping.
Frank Hoefer too in the opera at
Kansas City Tuesday night.
Walter Beattie and wife, Of near Dover,
visited relatives here last week.
Mrs. r. c. Carter and Mrs. Sam Down
ing were in Kansas City last Friday.
Prof. II. B. Walker is visiting the
schools in Kansas City this week.
Chas. Buckley, OF Blackburn, spent Sun.
day here with his mother.
Rev. Pittman, of Mexico, Mo-, passed
through our city Tuesday night and Wis
tied Rev. Buchanan.
b. Nj. Hutchinson and wife have return
ed, after an extended trip to California.
Both are much improved in health.
Miss Nora Jarvis is holding quite a sue.
cessful Summer school at the North
building; also Miss Ethel Burns at the
South. Both are this years graduates.
The marriage OF Miss Laura Buckley to
Prof. Silas Dinsmors, Of the State Univer-
sity, last Monday evening, came near
being a total surprise to all her friends
here; but at the last moment 1t leaked
out, and in consequence h happy pair
were met at the train by q large number
OF their former pupils, with a bountiful
supply Of rice and old slippers, which
constrained h Prof. to say: swell,
think 1t got out" Prof. DInsmore was
formerly principal of our schools. and ia
now assistant professor Of chemistry at
the University.
Capt. A. T.. Asbury and Miss Leah spent
Friday in Kansas City.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

The enrolling clerk of the Missouri
house of representatives is getting some
wide advertisement. He recommends
q patent medicine.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

Hon. Alex. Graves is a candidate for
comptroller of the currency, which po-
sition was made vacan by the death
of Charles Mansur.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

The silver advocates need not enter
an abusive campaign to win. The
argument Is on their side. Calling q
man "a fool" don't prove anything.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

The free silver papers that are abus-
ing Mr.. Cleveland as "a traitor" ga
coward" etc., are not doing much for
the main issue. Abuse proves nothing
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

St. Joseph will be untrue to herself
IL she does not open up the trade of the
vast section Of country south of the
river to her wholesale houses.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

The INTELLIGENcER is in favor of
anything that will h~onorably and ma
terially advance the interests OF Lex
ington and this county.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

The democrats OF the state legisia-
ture have pronounced for free coinage,
l6 to 1.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

John c. Tarsney says 1t is not yet
time for free coinage. John c. was
a.rald to say that until he was elected
to congress the last time.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04
MARRIAGES.,

Married, at Alma, April q, 1885, Mr..
Herman Bremen and Miss Amelia Wisler.
Married, at Higginsville. April 80, 1895,
Prot. Silas Dunsmo.e, of the State Univer-
sity, and Miss Laura Bulkley, OF Higgins
Vile.
Married. In Higginsville, ct the resi-
dence of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Mount, Thursday evening, April
Is, 1895, Fred Newman and Miss Stella
Mount, Rev Z. A. Buchanan o~f1ciating.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04
Bucklen's Arnica SaIve.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required.
1t is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
ton or money refunded. Price 25c. a box.
For sale at Tevis's drug store. tt.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

A Denver court has granted a
lyceum bureau the privilege of playing
"Trilby.' The company ought to get
bloody bride Waite for the star.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

IL is not as essential that the next
president be a .'western man. as IT IS
that he should be a good democrat.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

Subscribe for the INTELLIGENCER. 1t
will keep you posted on everything
that happens in Lafayette county.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

England agrees to a peaceful settle
ment with Nicaragua. The news OF
the Chinese war must have reached
England.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

Kansas and Illinois both have good
papers in Missouri; but Missouri has
nothing of the kind in Illinois and
Kansas.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

William X. Morrison straddIes the
silver question in an interview. He
had a right nice presidential boom on
hand before this.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

Western Kansas has just been visited
by a cyclone. Now look out for an
interview from Lewellen saying that
sscyclones make popuhsts."
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04
Notice To Stockholders

There will be a meeting of the stockholders
of the Lexington Bridge aud Terminal Co. IN
the upper room of the courthouse, in Lex
inRton, Mo-, IN
FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1895,
At 10 O'Clock a. m. for the purpose of elect
Ing thirteen u3) directors for the ensuing
year, and for the transaction OF such other
business as may be brought before them.
J. c. kCGREW, President.
W. F.. KERDOLFF, JR., Secretary.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

Saline county democrats will hold a
convention to tell the world what they
think of the money question.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

The St. Louis Republic continues to
howl about ratios. But the Republic
has failed yet to suggest one.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

International monetary conferences
are like the Missouri legislature-they
cost none and do nothing.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04
TRUTH
is STRONG ENOUGH FOR US.

Every word uttered, every claim warranted by facts, that
is what you will find in our advertisements. If we err at all
it is IN excessive caution about over estimating our goods.
Facts speak, come Judge for yourself.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

Japan, after whipping China, is try
ing to bluff Russia.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

Gresham is sick. He strained his
backbone with the Monroe doctrine.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

Dan Voorhees, is out for the free
coinage of both metals. Bully for Dan.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

Now, of all times, is the time for
Lexingtonians to hang together.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

Morton has but one sterling charac-
t~eristic-that's his name.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

The west and south will never organ
iToS0roino>rthe rest OF the country.
lrinciples will cement the
Fer, II carried out. They
out. Right will prevail.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

Boss Filley seems to have Napoleonic
ambitions.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04

Secretary Gresham should stiffen his
backbone.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04
ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
A St. Joseph Company Wants
a Franchise for Such
a Plant.
PROPOSITION BEFORE COUNCIL.

ACommIttee Of "City Dads" Appointed
to Meet the ST. Joseph Gentlemen
to Talk the Matter Over.-St.
Joseph not Only Wants to
Bnild our Bridge, but
She Wants to Throw
Some Light on
the Town.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04
ANNOUNCEMENT

! We are authorized to announce
EDWIN NJ. KAUFMAN
"a a candidate for reelection as councilman
from the Third Ward, subject To the voters at
the June election.
We are authorized to announce
JOSEPH HOOK
as u candidate for councilman from the Third
Ward, subject to the voters at the June cleo
tion.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04
THE CHINESE PHEAEANT.

Yesterday morning DIR. q. Il. Alexander,
Of this plnce, turned loose q pair OF
Chinese or Monaghan ringnsck pleas
ants. Two years ago the doctor purchased
these birds in Oregon aud had them
brought to Kingston by express. Since
tina time he has kept them confined at
his home. Finding there was no law to
protect these birds IL turned loose he
drafted a bill u had 1t passed by the last
legislature. Now that the law is in effect
he set the ~pheasants free and requested US
to warn all persons from killing them, II
is the desire to have this species of birds
propagated in this county. II they can be
permitted to raise their young here, in q
lew years the county will be supplied
with Chinese pheasants. By request OF
DIR. Alexander we publish the bill enacted
by the legislature. He also oesires us to
request the other papers OF the county to
make mention of the turning loose OF
these pheasants, that hunters and others
may be on their guard and not kill them.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-04
THE /


make mentlOn OF the turning loose OF
these pheasants, that hunters and others
may be on their guard and not kill them.
THE BILL.
Be it enacted by the general assembly.
Of the state of Missouri, as follows;
Section l.. II any person or persons
shall catch, kill or injure any wild Cali
fornia valley or mountain quail or par
fridge variety Calipepla or Perdicenae)
or Mexican or Texas quail or partridge,
Of any variety of "Messena" or "Mon-
tezuma," or snail at any time or season
disturb, rob or destroy the nests, or take
therefrOm any eggs of any of the aforesaid
wild birds, for the space OF five years from
the passage OF this act, or offending
against any of the provisions of this sec
ton, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and fined not less than FIVE dollars or
more than ten dollars for each ofiense.
Seq. 2. II any person shall catch, kill OF
injure any wild Chinese pheasant of the
variety (Phasianus), or shall, at any tim
or season, disturb, rob or destroy the
nests, or take therefrom any egg or eggs
OF the aforesaid wild birds, for the space
of five years from the passage OF this act,
or offending against any OF this section,
shall be deemed guilty of q misdemeanor
and fined not less han ten dollars or more
than twenty. five dollars for each offense
The above is from the Kingston MO.
Times. DR.. Alexander Is a brother Of
Judge A. F. Alexander Of this city.