The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-11-23
Odessa has q new orchestra.

Odessa has q new orchestra.
1t is said there is not a house for rent in
he city OF Lexington.
"Some of the finess attractions on the
DAD have been booked for Lexington this
said Mr.. Walter Waddell yes
Rev. W. T. Campbell will lecture on the
Bible Lands" at the Baptist College to-
light. The lecture will be a good one
md will be worth hearing.
Several of the faculty and a number OF
he pupils of Central College left this
morning for Kansas City. to hear the
treat pr%ima-donna, Melba, at the Audi
orium tonight.
Mr., Forest Lee captured a very large
ed bat while hunting on Wolf Island this
week. 1t is quite a curiosity, he has 1t on
Exhibition at X. L. Lees store, and 1t Is
veil worth going to see.
There was a game Of foot ball between
W. NJ. A. and the Kemper Academy OF
last Monday. w. NJ. A. did not
play its strongest men, but nevertheless
defeated the Kempers by a score OF 10 to
!, The home team has an unbroken
record yet. The gamo Monday was one
Of the best of the year.
Richmond Con servator: Last week the
Lexington INTELLlaENoER was fat with
legal advertisements. II contained thirty
Jour sheriff's sales, beside Il number OF
legal advertisements. We always
like to get hold of such documents as
orders of publication and sherih's sales.
They make mighty interesting reading 10
the editor especially.
Here is the way the Richmond Consera-
tells about a show: "Teu Nights In q
was the subject of q ger
formapce at the opera house Mouday
evening. That play was no new thing In
this town, where the experiences oil a
number OF persons covers a period OF
more than a hundred nights in a bar
room, with the prospects, of a hundred
more.
County candidates are getting thick.
At least they are getting around very &C.
lively. Lexington has been full OF them
several days this week. Messrs. c. ID.
Bledsoe, Jesse Hargrave, Geo. b. Gordon,
M. Chapman and w. H. Edwards. all the
sspirants for the county tr~easuryship'
were here Monday and all OF them wore q
.mile and carried o handgrasp that sifini'
aed q willingness to serve the public
Other candidates were here for The vari'
Gus offices.
On last Tuesday Mr.. James Peake, wa
appointed by the probate court to admin
lister on the estate of the late John Long
don. Mr.. Peake gave bond for $4,000. II
10 not yet known whether or not Mr
Longdon left . will, or just what hi
estate is worth. He carried q heavy LII
Insurance and his estate IL variously esti'
m stsd by the knowing ones from $500
to $4,000. Mr.. Longdon was . rich maj
and his estate will be one Of the largest
sver settled In the probate court Of Till
county.
From the POST Dispatch we clip: "Mit
lfabie Olive Slayback and Mr.. Chas. Tod
| Clark were married Monday evening u
tbs pariors Of the slayback residence
441s Olive street. The bride 10 the daugh
ter Of Mrs. Alice A. and tha late Alonx
w. Siayback. Mr.. Clark IL the son Q
Hiuman H. CLARK Of 4422 Morgan stree
Rev. DR.. J. w. Lee OF st. Johns M. l
church. South, performed the ceremon!
The bride wore the gown Ia which hs
mother and each OF her sisters had bee
married." Miss Slayback 10 Q niece
Mn. d. W. B. Tevia, Mrs. DR.. Chapma
and the late John w. Waddell.
The grand jury OF Jackson count!
fearing that there were some laws In u
indictments against Owsley. Bristos
KrueRer and others, re.indicted the
lat week. The result OF these indie
meuts 10 that the cases will likely
tried in jackson comfy. The new vent
law passed by the last General Assemb
makes II much more dificult to secure
change OF venue than did the old Ia
However. the parties charged with ele
ton frauds may prove that there exis
~suficient prejudice against them In Jacl
sou county to warrant Q change OF venu
but It will not be so easy to prove ss
has been.
WAILAC0 Ne N1Ass
Krueger's court. was found guilty by
Jury Ia the criminal court at IndePen'
sncs Wednesday. of violating the electie
law, and his p~unishment fixed at "
years In the state ~peuitentisry. The ca
wa given to the jury at 4:06 O'Clock
the afternoon and At 6:15 . verdict "
! reached. Three ballots were taken
tina iarors In determining the guilt OF t
dsfendant. The first ballot stood elev
for convtetion and one for acquittal. T
next ballot was unanimous for convl
} ton. ana the third ballot decided I
punishment. The jury was polled O
thea diseAarged. Four OF the eiecti
fraud cases have been tried, which be
resulted in one hung jury and three co
n victions. A. o. Clarke was tried
Kansas City and aned $500 and sentenc
. to nine months In jail. Ralph L. KrueG
was tried here and fined 800. DR.. O.
Kruger WA tried here. but the 10
failed to agree on . verdict. Mile
trial 10 the fourth one. All three Of !
above cases, wherein . verdict has be
reached, have been appealed.
1 It was reported yesterday That memb'
Of Rev. Carpenters church had been
vltsd by the grand jury to appear befs
that body and present any evidence
, their possession Of q conspiracy to ~
their PASTORS character, says the News
Post. The facts in the case cannot be fu
arrived 1t, as the doings Of the grand il
are entirely secret, but It has leaked q
that some OF the members Of the jury
anxious to investigate the charges Will
, have been heralded over the state, to
|, affect that citizens of Nevada have bs
guilty OF 30 dark and desperate q pl
tins rejecting ON the good name Of I
town and injuring It abroad. 1t Ia und
. stood, however, that the prosecute
attorney advises against bringing
matter before that body, taking
ground that II will only intensity matt
and STIR up more feeling, when at
% same time no iudictable offense has b
committed on either side, could
% charges pro and con be proven. i
!. will be dropped and Its effects be alloy
q 10 smoulder and slumber 10 the archi
q Of time.
Recently 1900 boys and girls from
" TO eight years of age were sent west fr'
- an orphan asylum in New York city,
the purpose Of procuring homes for tn
" In Catholic families, in order that Il
|. might be reared and trained In that fai
!, This asylum is the largest OF its kind
the country and is maintained entirely
the c~haritably inclined Catholics OF n
er Work. IL IN able to take care OF at Il