The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-08-31

S@ii FARMER DeIOre you your schOOl
supplies. II
A new $1,000 hospital Is to be added to
the Confederate Home.
The good Christian people Of Odessa
are in the midst of q revival.
The Missouri Pacific depot at Waverly
was robbed Friday night Of last week.
An elegant line Of scratch tablets at
Farmers for less money than ever before
heard OF. II
WANTED.-A settled woman, for general
house work; no laundry work. Mrs. John
+. Cheatham.
Ladies, call and see the fine display OF
Millinery at Mrs. o.. J. Powell's store, on
franklin Ave.
A Chicago architect and opera house
builder was here yesterday and submit
ted plans for the new opera house.
A news item sent to this Office through
the mail without somebody's name
signed, goes direct to the waste basket.
The Confederate Association Of Missouri
endorsed the Management Of the Home,
aud raised the salary OF superintendent
Csssell last week.
Mr.. w. K. Fry, formerly q prominent
merchant at Waverly, but now located at
Canadian, Texas, will return to Waverly
q r~e-enter the mercantile business.
The union services which have been
held at the various churches during the
summer, have been discontinued. There
will be preaching at all the churches to.
morrow evening.
A vein of coal nineteen and one half
inches thick has been struck at a depth Of
81 feet at Odessa, and the Moon Ii satisfied
that 1t has increased Odessa real estate
one hundred per cent.
II. Homer Luce, Of the HigginsviIls
Acme was here Monday, mixing with
friends, and incidentally taking subscrip.
lions to his paper. The Acme has i'm
proved quite q good deal recently.
A very pleasant hop was given We'd
nesday night In honor OF Miss Shelby, of
Kansas City; Miss Barde, OF sedalia, sud
Miss Mc0rew, of st. Louis. About thirty
couples enjoyed the evening dripping the
light fantastic"
The c. E. Society OF the Christian
church will give an entertainment In the
basement OF the church about the middle
OF September. Excellent vocal and in
strumentsl music will be q feature OF the
entertainment.
To THE LADIKs:-In order to make room
tor my fall q winter goods, l will sell
summer Millinery goods at cost. Now ID
your time to secure bargains.
MRS. o. J. POWELL.
Franklin Ave.
Kentucky Gazette. August "a: Mrs
John Reid and party will sail from Liver.
pool on the 24th inst, aud the prayers o
the Episcopal church and OF all her frieudi
will be offered up for q safe and prosper
o1s voyage. They are expected 10 arriv,
in New York about the first OF september
The Santa We has been ordered sold b.
Judge Caldwell. The decree was signet
at Leaveuworth Wednesday. The road wal
be sold In about sixty days and the nsv
organization will buy the road, and tn,
name will be changed from the Santa p,
Railroad Company to the Santa Fe Rail
way Company. The sale Of this road h
Q new company means q great deal to Lex
ington.
The county court will meet Monday q
. Board OF Equalization to pass upol
the valuation of the merchants state
. ments a. given to the ASSESSOR. On Mon
day, Sept. 9th, the court will meet
!, transact the regular monthly business
} and on Monday, Sept. q. 1t will meet q
; q board of appeals, at which time an
. merchant who has grievances can 10
them before the court.
: Marion Fetters was arrested Thursda
evening by Deputy sherif Fuikerso
charged with rape, The crime was com
= mitted on the sd Of august on the Cat
9 ron farm, i've miles south OF Lexington
Fetters went to McKinney's house to n
. team to move some potatoes to Northu
5 and found Mckinney's three children Z
home, Of which Calthia, aged IL, 10 th
, Oldest, and euticed her to q water meio
|. patch and committed the deed. He wa
9 Committed to Jail without bail to ava
= preliminary examination, September 8.
i The case of Claude Payne vs. the C. q
Il. r. was tried In the Circuit court tn
i several days. Fine legal talent was arrays
or each side, and every point In the cas-
{ wal warmly contested. In 1902 Clsud
. Payne, Q colored boy, was run over by
d q, q A. train, at the main street crossiu
: In Higginsviile. The i~njuries made u
{ amputation Of both legs necessary, an
4 Payne ued the road for $4,000 damages
y The case was tried in the lower oouI
about . year ago, and q verdict rendsrs
Y for the plaintid. The case wal appeals
and the Supreme Court reversed the deci
9 ion Of the lower court. The attorneys .,
y the plaintiff went back TO the Supren
= Court on Q motion for rehearius and II
Supreme Court then reversed Its form
decision and remanded the case for q
trial. After q warm fight In the circu
D court the case went to the Jury Tkursd,
% at II o'olook q. ~ About three hou
lstsr o verdict was rendered for plaint
for the sum OF 5000. The attorneys 9
h the plaintiff were Hon. John q. Rlackwe
e NJ. q. James, OF Higgiusviils, aud Hon.
y u. Shewalter. General Solicitor brow
Of Chicago, and Robinson, Of Mexico, =
. presented the railroad.
Lexington has . now business irr
" which she welcomes with the best
:, wishes. II Ia composed OF Messrs. T.
= Young, X. J. Martin aud VIM. How
re Young q Martin will constitute the Ia
10 firm, q Young, Howe Il Martin the q
y atrsct, loan, real estate AID insursn
a agency. Mr.. Young, Of the above nrm,
IL too we'll known here to need especI
70 mention. He Is the son Of Mr.. Frs
10 Young, who Is known to all OF our req
~ ers. Martin Is q young lawyer at prom
6, Aaaea, who has been engaged 10 the prs
.: tice Of his profession at WsrrsnsbuI
~ Both Of the above gentlemen are expe
I'd fenced sbstracters. Mr.. VIM. Howe, u
I'd Mr.. Young, Is Ms well known here as q
~ OF our young business men. He Is q r,
NJ tier, and Is known as an honorable, hip
lis minded bu siness man. This firm has p,
ne chased the abstract books OF Hon. n.
Hicklin. The have consolidated
b, Hioklln and Howe agencies, and start G
IN with q large Insurance busiuess. Til
:" three young men locate In Lexington
~ account OF their faith In Lexingto
future. We isei assured they will be 8
p~essful. They bring energy, integrity q
ability to q good business In 4 good TOW
- We can recommend this firm to any @
desiring business transacted In Its line.
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