The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-11-09

putting the plant IN op6tAtI6G 1UesU61ot
The plant will constructed largely with
local labor. The lights will be turned IN
eve.
At the big sale Of nne hogs belonging to
Geo. w. Falk, at Richmond, last Friday,
. number OF the best hogs were bought
BY lafayette countyans: Henry @. Rim
ME, Lexington, SOW. 20; 8. B. Burton.
Dover, SOW. 20; Geo. w. Null, Odessa,
SOW. sss; J. G.. Biedsoe, Lexington, boar,
20; Geo. w. Null, Odessa. sow, SIS; He.
sydnor. Corder, sow, eS6; J. T.. shoal,
Lsxington. boar, Us; H. c. SydnOr, Cor
der, SOW, 20; 3. B. Burton, Dover, boar,
%; J.C. Blsdsoe, Lexington, SOW, SCI;
H. g. Sydnor, Corder. SOW, az.
There are too many outsiders coming
into Lexington aud taking away our best
girls. There IL plenty Of manageable
material among Lexington's young men
and bachelors, and this matrimonial steal
other own N running on US should
cease. There are two or three dozen young
men In this town who ought to be mar
risd, and u some Of these don't stop this
on Lexington society by outsiders
NTELLIoRNCER II going to print
their ames There 10 no excuse for Lex
ington 70 b LETT 10 the lurch In this matri-
monisl business. Young msn, get married.
Here 10 an item from the st. Louis Star
sayinga that 10 OF interest: 1.-THE st.
Louis friends Of DR.. q. 8. Laws. formerly
president OF the University OF Missouri,
will be glad TO hear Of his continued good
health. Notwithstanding close application
TO his work at the Presbyterian seminary
10 Columbis. 8. @. His popularity At
Columbia IL ON the increase. He 10 held
In high sstsem 10 South Carolina. Com
petsut judges ct Columbia rank him as
'ons OF the most scholarly men In the
southern states, and the greatest educator
who ever lived west Of the Mississippi
river.'"
pssitionsd 10 appoint . committee 70 take
steps 70 get an appropriation from the
Missouri River Commission with which
70 remove the saudbar along this side Of
the river at this point. A. 1t II now no
boats can land within . mile Of the city,
and the river IL leaving the town very
test. Mayor John Taubman, VIM. Aull
and H. J. Groves were appointed on the
committee. They have had several meet.
inRs this week and are getting matters in
. tangible shape. The Missouri at this
point has bsen seriously neglected, and Il
10 hoped that the appropriation will be
secured.
MI. james Russell and bride are guests
Of DR.. Frank Carter and wife, at the
Arcade this wesk.-Higginsviiie Leader.
Now the lNrRLLIaKNCKR happens to
know that Mr.. Russell 10 not guilty -
charged 10 the Indictment. OF course he
10 partial to the ladies-and who 10 not
bot 90 far 10 heart whole aud fancy free.
The above personal has caused the gentle
man some trouble, a. he has heard from
several sources concerning 1t. Some ladies
OF our neighboring city rave "roasted"
him quite severely for claiming TO be 4
single man, when, according to the
Leader, he was then . married man.
Weddings are epidemic, but his IL . false
alarm.
Judge w. w. Wood, Of Warrensburg,
spent the week here. trying several cases
for Judge Field In the circuit court.
Among these cases we're the Shewalter tax
Gases. A demurrer TO q part of defend
ants answer wa argued and the denur-
rer wal sustained. The evidence in the
case was heard and the case taken under
advisemsnt. La the case OF J. q. Piatten-
burg, administrator Of the Morrison estate,
VI. Central College. the arguments on the
demurrer were made aud the demurrer
taken under q visemsnt. This case will
likely be tried on Its merits in March. The
case OF the state, ex rel, Robert Taubman
ct al W. Turner Williamson OF al, WA tried
on it, merits. This In the case in which the
sale OF . large number of Western horses
was sold by. Charles 8. Mitchell while he
was sheriff. The horses were sold under
attachment. and Hoefer sued the sheriff
and his bondsnen for h purchase price
Of the horses and recovered Judgment.
The sheriff assigned the attachment
bond, upon which wal Turner william
o and others, to his bondsmen. His
bondsmen brought suit to recover the
amount from the attachment bondsmen.
Th decision will be rendered later. These
three cases brought up some pretty law
points. Judge Wood, who presided, ia
one of b best Judges OF law in the state.
He IL . sterling democrat, and q popular
jurist. While here he paid this Office a
pleasant call, which was appreciated.