The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22
ELECTRIC LIGHTS!


1t Carries by an Overwhelm-
ing Vote.
A CLEAN, VICTORIOUS ELECTION,
At Which Only Seven Men Vote
"NO," and Two OF Them Did So
BY Mistake.
Lexington will have an electric light
plant. 1t will cost s25, 200. aud be as fine
as any in the country.
The election last Tuesday was one Of
the cleanest we ever witnessed. No
whisky, cigars, 'infioouce,' nor any
thing else was used to get votes. Every
one went to the poles and voted his senti-
ments.
When the vote was counted it stood $40
to z in favor OF .more light" We have
6tuNo iVohhCo ina wv kCutiOAAlCu NotCo
against it by mistake.
Work will be- commenced on the plant
In the next few days. MIR. Joseph Wolfe,
will move here with his family and supei-
intend the plant. The works will be in
operation In possibly ninety days.
PERSONALS.
Prof. A. A. Jones went to Kansas City
Tuesday.
Mrs. IL. J. Groves returned from Fulton
Thursday.
Messrs. Harvey and George Plsttenburg
were here Monday.
Judge Joseph Smith has returned from
Ell Dorado springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Wade, OF Odessa,
spend Sunday here.
Miss Annie Schaefermeyer Is visiting
friends 10 Richmond.
the country this week.
Mrs. Geo. B. O'Hara, Of Cairo, Ill, Is
visiting Mrs. Jos. Lesueur.
Mrs. DR.. p. H. Chambers IL visiting heI
mother In Dunkliu county.
Miss Evil, OF st. Louis, is visiting her
cousin, Miss Belle Stramcke.
Major Sandford Sellers went to Texas
last week on q business trip.
Prof. b. q. Shsckleford and wife Of
Richmond, were here Monday.
Mrs. H. p. McCausland has returned
from . visit to her son In Kansas.
Mrs. Jas. X. M~oorehead will return
from . visit TO Fulton this evening.
Miss Grace Field returned from . visit
to Independence last Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Gustav Hserls returned Monday
from . visit to her mother at Springfield
Attorney John Wslborn transacted
legal business in Independence, Tuesday,
Miss Annie Allen was 1t H~ieeinsvilis
this week attending the Teacher Insti'
tuts.
Mr.. Paris BARLEY, of Faltou, wa here
Wednesday evening on his way from
Dover.
Miss Mauds Coleman, of Kansas City, Il
visiting with the family Of Mr.. @. d
Bisdsoe.
Mrs. Smithers. OF st. Louis, 10 spending
Q few weeks with her daughter, Mrs. T. T
Stramcks.
Mrs. F. A. Dubois, OF Longton, Kansas
raubman.
Mrs.. w. M. Lamborn IL In Texas, and
will spend about two months there, the
guest Of her sister.
Mrs. J. r. Mare visited In Indeps ndsnc
last Tuesday, b guest of Capt W. +
Bahlman and wife.
Mr.. Geo. n. Long, wife and children
will spend . week or ten days with hi
brother. J. L. Long.
Misses Dora Pride and Stella Bum. and
Msssers. Levy Ballard and Ed Pixie,
spent Sunday near Odessa.
Mr.. J. A. J. SCHULTZ and family arrives
from st. Louis Thursday, to spend tn
summer ct Linwood Lawn.
Len Ryland returned from Fulton las
saturday, where he has been sttendinl
school 1t Westminster college.
Erie Allen, Of Kansas City, arrived yes
tsrday and will spend the summer will
his grandmother, Mrs. E.. n. Fletcher.
Mrs. Dan Chambers, Of Kansas City
was here this week visiting her daughters
Mira. James N. Price aud Mrs. Tom Price
, Mrs. Harrison, Misses Mccarthy, Blsd
SOC and Bette Belle Perry came over frou
! MAYHEM Wednesday, TO see the bal
game.
> Miss MYRTLE Price left Weduesda,
morning for White Water, Kas., wher,
she will make her home with her sisteI
Mrs.. George Otte. .
. Mr.. Harry Turner, OF Kansas City
/, accompanied by his daughters, Misse
Maggie and Mary Willie, spent suuda,
here with relatives.
L. T. Bell, OF H~igginsvilie, was In Lex
ington several days this week. Hs Il
+. representing the National Loan 4 Invest
; ment Co., of Springfield Mo.
a. DIVER DAaUEg.