The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-01-19

New pupils are coming every day to our
schools.
For SALE-A number one milch COW.
! Apply TO A.. q. Williams.
II you are indebted to the INTELLIGEN-
GER como in and liquidate.
Elegant line OF handkerchieis. The new
est and latest styles, +. X. Bane 4 Co. II
Rev. W. l. Cole. OF this city, and Rev.
Mr.. Buchanan exchanged pulpits, Sunday.
Mr.. F. wyler has opened a meat shop in
the Hoffman building, on Franklin street.
Coal is selling at eight and one-third
cents per bushei in this city for spot
cash.
The Rodecker clothing store has pulled
up its pegs and moved to some other
place.
| The creeks and ponds are said to be
frozen to the bottom, and stock water is
scarce.
Our ice men are very busy putting up q
fine quality Of ten inch ice, gathered from
the river.
All work finished promptly at Billiards..
All work OF the best. Gallery opposite
postotice. 1-12-t2
Remember the lecture at the Baptist
chapel tonight. Go TO Bane's store and
secure tickets.
. WANTED-A cook for small family, to
go to Corder. Good place and good wages.
Call at this office.
The lNTELLIaENcER should be in every
home In Lafayette county. Ask your
neighbor to subscribe.
The restless spirit of change has moved
the people Of Joplin to seek q new name
for their burying ground.
The rustling insurance man, Sam.
Stumpf, has been visiting our city. this
week. looking after business.
This section of country needs q good
rain. Stock water Is very scarce, and
manycisterns in town are dry.
There are five hotels at Wiliiamsville, |
and the ''help' at Jour of them sings
"sweet Marie" while doing the dishes.
The Lexington Board of Underwriters
has electsd.Mr. Gustav Grubsr, president,
and r. T. Jesse, secretary and treasurer,
Our genial young friend Drummond, Of
the Wellington Qui vive, made US q
pleasant call, Monday. He is always
welcome.
The transfer company keeps q call book
at the Mammoth liverv stable. and one at
the Grand Central hotel. Leave orders at
these places. 1O-27-tf
Society at Joplin is getting very finicky
OF late. 1t Is announced that mo disrsp-
utable characters will be admitted' at the
sunfiower dance.
Every kiad of effort Is being made to
defeat the collection OF the income tax.
The monopolists hate to give up q few of
their iIl.gottsn dollars.
Don't AVE any but the best, go go to
Billiards for your photos. Ali work
guaranteed n finished promptly. Gal.
lery opposite ~postofico. 1-12.2t
Prof. w. A. Wilson, president OF the
BAPTIST Female College, of this city, has
been offered the presidency OF Webb City
Baptist College. We hope he will not
accept.
At the Baptist chapel tonight, Prot.
Chas. Lee Smith, Phi. d., Of william
Jewell College, will lecture on "Blmetai-
iism." Secure your tickets for the course,
at Bans's store.
Patronizs homo merchants, home work.
men, and homo industries of all sorts.
You get better goods, better work, and
your none will circulate where you have
q chance to get It again.
The newspaper situation at winona,
has reached q point where the "~antiquated
brain -spawned political parasite" and the
"blear-eyed hybrid" will probably 90 ont
and take q drink together.
Mr.. Walter G. Marrs has lifted up q
very neat grocery store on Franklin
street. between Eleventh and Twelfth,
aud solicits . share of the patronage OF
the people OF Lexington. We wish him
success.
The ladies' OF the Episcopal church nave
organized an exchange, and every satur-
day afternoon, from 8 TO 8 O'Clock will
have on sale home made cakes, candies,
pies, salads. DC. They solicit. your patron
age. Call at the Guild. II
We have been requested TO ask the
postmaster to unlock the eutaids doors on
Sunday mornings, so the people with
boxes can get their letter mail, and net
walt until the paper mail is open. People
object to standing out on the sidewalk
during the cold weather Of the past two
weeks.
MIR. David Groves, Sr., has been quite
. low for the past two weeks, and for the
past week has been almost given up by
his physicians and friends. Dropsy of the
heart is said to be his ailment. His large
family OF soma and daughters and grand
i. children have all been at his bedside for
the past week, doing all that could be
done. While there is danger OF his
passing away at ~ moment. his mind is
, as clear a. ever. and no takes an interest
/ in everything, even including political
questions. Only the physicians and
. Members OF the family are permitted to
enter his room. He was SO years of age
last May.
J Prof. Charles Lee Smith will deliver .
? course OF thres lecturers at the college
: chapel in this city, c~emmencing to-
: night. His subject to- might is s'Ths Bat
> tie OF the Observation-Disclosures" Next
Saturday night, at the same place, his
a subject will be "Paper Monsy-Thsory
Y and History" And ON the following Sat-
: urday night he will speak on thanking
: In the United States.n Lectures begin at
, 8 O'Clock p. M. Prof. Smith 10 working In
the interest OF the University Extension
' Fund. He is highly spoken Of by the
press wherever he has iectured. The
price OF admission Is 35 cents for a single
Q lecture, or 70 cents for the three. Secure
e tickets ut Bane's store.
The stockholders OF the Commercial
bank elected the following board OF
!. directors, Tuesday: Robert Taubman, w.
> H. Chiies, Judge JOS. II. Smith, Jas. F,
Catron, Jas. II. Moorehead, George John.
2 son and Victor J. c. Bour. The new board
elected the following officers: President
! Robert Taubman; vice. president, william
!, II. Chiles; secretary, James r.. Moorhead
= book-kceper, Edwin M. Taubman, and
assistant book-keeper, Bert M. Taubmau.
Z Mr.. James X. Moorehead who has been
Q the cashier OF this institution for two
: years. rendered his resignation. During
his term Of Office he had given genera
n satisfaction both to the patrons and stock
holders Of the bank, who desired that he
Q continue In the relation of cashier. How.
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