The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-07-06
1t Just rains and rains, and keeps o

1t Just rains and rains, and keeps on
a-rainin'.
Blackberries are ripe, and there will be
lots of them.
Bad weather for plcnics and other out
door amusements.
Mrs. 8. p. Arnold's millinery stock IVES
at auction this week.
A large number of the business houses
closed In honor of the glorious Fourth.
We will soon bridge the gap in the
bridge subscription and then bridge the
river.
The city engineer has been filling up
the holes and washouts in the streets with
macadam.
Lexington has about a. many good
bicycles, Of the latest pattern, as any
other town In the state.
Take the Santa Fee Route in going to
the National Educational Association, to
be held at Denver, Col, July 8 to II.
Slowly but surely the bridge subscrip-
tion Is rolling mp to the required amount.
Patience for just a little while longer.
John 8. Blackwell's law office is, now
located in the Haerle building, in the
rooms recently occupied by DIR. Freden-
dali.
A number OF young folks enjoyed a
pleasant evening with the Misses Shultz,
ut Linwood lawn, the evening Of the
Fourth.
The firecrackers sizzled, sputtered and
popped; the skyrock cts whizzed. swished
and bursted in mid-air, and the small boy
had q general good time on the Fourth.
The frequent rains OF late have helped
out the street sprinkler to q great extent.
Gibson evidently has q "pull' with the
weather clerk, who makes a valuable
Sub"
victims OF the premature explosion of q
small canno on the Fourth. Both boys
had their faces badly powder. burned, but
nothing serious.
The windows Of the heavens seemed to
open last Friday morning, and the rain
descended In torrents almost necessarily
from Friday morning till Sunday morn
Ing. 1t was q soaker.
Read the financial statement OF the Lex
ington High schools. Under a new law
the school board Is required to publish
the annual statement of the receipts and
expenditures OF the public schools of the
city.
Merchants should be careful about
5ging old paper and refuse in the
tnext to the pavement, and leaving
Mere to be scattered about OF
Mate. 1t is an unsightly nuisance.
b It up.
Mr.. N. e. Basket, on last Monday took
L possession Of the interest of Mr.. John
Bour In the grocery ssta blishmsnt of BouI
4 Son. Mr.. Basket aud Mr.. Victor Bour
now constitute the firm. We bespeak
for them . liberal patronage.
The little daughter of Rev. G. r.
Stevens, Of Ok, while playing In the
yard was bitten by . rattlesnske. She
was taken with couvulsions and died in
Q few hours. Mrs. Stevens il q sister OF
Prof. w. A. Wilson, Of the Baptist college.
Palsisd be the slanderous tongue that
dares to traducs the fair name of Lexing-
ton. There 10 no grander town or nobier
people to be found anywhere or the face
Of the earth than right here. She chsl-
lsnges comparison with any Of her sister
cities.
The fire boys make things Interesting
on Main street when they get out fol-
their practice runs. The white team oil
horses hitchsd to the hook and ladder
wagon, going at full gallop down the
street, with the gong ringing, make 9
scene almost - exciting As q Ben HUI
chariot race.
DR.. @. W. Frsdsndsll moved his o6ace
fixtures and household effects into hii
commodious new residence, near the
Baptist church, last Monday. His new
home 10 furnished with all modern con.
vsnisucss, and will make . comfortable
place TO reside. He has Q handsomely
furnished Office at bis residence.
The Fourth passed Cd very quietly Ia
Lexington. No arrangements had beer
made TOT . ceieoration. II rained almost
al Gay, makiag IL very disagresaoie
Inete was 70 nave oeen . game oil osss
Dali IN inc aiternoon between the west
ern Union cino. Of kansas City, and thu
nrst nins OF ibis city, but the Kansas
city ciuo iaiied 70 arrive. o . game wa
pisyed Dy Two local cIuos-tne seconf
nins picked nsne. Tne game esuItef
IN . score Of 10 70 10 in favor OF The secone
o'oe' lnsre were no u night
~triotic .nirit vould not pe,mit the occ..
siou 70 pass without some Kind Of az
unusai demonstration. There was enough
eoipr on TO remind one that Il was lib,
ever glorious Fourth.
colleges, IKE nearly every
Sning e'se In lexington are on TN
upward eisoe. a lew weeks ago TN
carstofs o! central oo'!ese decided 70 asi
tns !r'eno' OF 'ne co,'See TOT soo'ooo 10
Inc Improvement o' 'ns ooiia'nes' Las
wsonssosy tue culs'ois Oh o Eiizaoetl
Auii seminary met u tne tfsders' bant
900 oecioeo 70 raise viO,UOU Tor the I'm