The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-03-02
Carl Faction tonight.
County court next Monday.

mere were u great many people III town
last Saturday. They all talked "bridge."
The great musician, Carl Faieton, at the
opera house tonight. A chance in a life
time.
Have your commercial printing done Mt
this Office. We do best work at cheap
rates. II
Messrs Geo. Hackley and John Larken
are on n prospecting tOur in Hickory
county.
MIR. Joseph Crutsinger has sold his in
terest in the Wellington Star Mills to Mr..
Fred Willie.
A pleasant surprise party was given at
the residence OF Mr.. Gus Drums last Sat
urday evening.
The INTEL IdENCER knows OF three
who want homes.
One of the most cultured audiences eveI
assembled IN Lexington will be at the
opera house tonight.
For SAIE-Fourteen 3-year-old gentle
work Mules. Terms, reasonable. Apply
to Jas. II. Gather, Dover, Mo. l2.2stf
The Richmond Daily Review is a new
venture In journalism in the ''free state OF
Ray" 1t is a newsy and neat little sheet,
Mr.. Jacob A.. Price has been danger
ously sick for the past ten days. from
Pneumonia. We hope he will loon re-
cover.
Store room to rent, about nineteen feel
wide by thirty long. North side Main
street, two doors west of Ninth street
Geo. Wilson. 2.23.t2
For Stoves, Iinware. Whites Round
Oak, Riverside, Superior nir-tight oak, al
first. class oak stoves, go to Schawe q
Weis. Main street. 1O.l3tf
The weather prophets missed 1t when
they predicted that the worst blizzard OF
the season would occur between the 2Ott
and 25th OF February.
Last Saturday afternoon the water com
pany pumped enough water into thu
stand pipe to make q column Of ice pro
ject about our feet above the top o
the tower.
IL you want some extra fine sugar curet
breakfas bacon and hams, and choice
homemade lard, 60 to Joseph l.. Long
lie cures his Own meat, and II is the fines
In the land. Try 1t. 2-l8-5t.
The Bankrupt Store" on the corne o
Tenth and Main street has closed up. l
ought never to have been permitted T.
open. The license ought to be SIS to rs
per day for sue stores.
Work was commenced Wednesday o
the excavations for DIR. F~redeudalrs resi-
dence. We have examined the plans ant
believe the house will be O very conven
lent one inside as well as beautiful out
side.
Mr.. George Creel was here Monda
night, as reporter on the Kansas Cit
Globe. He look in the Kermiss. GeorR
is a bright young man, an ex-Lafayett
county boy, and We hope he will succee
in his chosen profession.
The INTELLIaENcER OF last Saturda
created a commotion by publishing Ii
list OF subscribers to the bridge. The ed
torials and communications were all req
and commented on very favorably. 1t WI
the most important paper ever issued I
this county.
Joseph L. Long has the largest cand
at his store, that ever was in this tow
one candle weighing twenty pounds. Il
has this candle for q guessing contes
Anyone purchasing one dollars worth
goods is entitled to guess how long tn
J candle will burn; and who ever guess
nearest the time it will burn. will e
$40 worth Of groceries, free. 2-16-5t
At the annual ~oratorical contest
Westminster College. at Fulton, Ia
Monday evening, Lafayette county WI
well represented. George b. Lyons, a &C
OF our esteemed friend, MIR. James Lyon
OF Dover township. was one of the orator
His subject was "Pe~rsonality." l.. I
|, Ryland, Of his city, was another. H
subject was "True Government" III
boys are coming to the front.
t The Forum for March will contain
| special study of the successful systems
profit sharing by two large manufactu
i, ing companies. Mr.. Frank w. Blackms
OF the University Of Kansas, made q spe
ial investigation Of the practical workir
OF these profit sharing concerns especial
for The Forum. At both places, lab
? troubles are unknown, and were unknov
!, even during the most depressed times.
In august, 1866, Missouri river steam
Twilight, westward bound, command
by Captain Edward HerndOn. OF iexin
= ton, Mo-, sank In the Missouri river. 10
miles southwest OF Orrick, by striking
log, says the Sedalia Democrat. She W
loaded with fruit, ore and 800 barrels
( whisky. Sunday she was found At
o depth OF twenty feet below the surface
u the river bed. now dry on account of Il
water. As soon as arrangements are col
pleted she will be uncovered aud h
cargo brought to light.
A rather strange sight was witness
last Saturday afternoon. 1t was q bea
tiful rainbow, directly overhead. 1t v
a half circle, with the bow toward I
south, the ends pointing north. All 30
:. Of comment Is were made, some saying
was a sign of good luck; others thong
1t q suu-dog; while others said II was
reflection Of the steel bridge that "
" soon be built across the river at 81
y place, The rainbow appeared at abe
y four O'Clock in the afternoon, and last
about fifteen minutes. The sun had be
shining brightly all day. but 81 the raj
bow disappeared, the sun became ObscuI
and did not shine any more that afterno,
The recent change made by the N
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a week in place OF one Is meeting "
great favor. The people appreciate
change, and are taking advantage of
Why pay a dollar u year for q weekly
!, per when you can get the New YC
:" World twice q week for the same pri
il Keep informed OF what is going on in
= world and particularly In your wi cot
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a. movement will be of the greatest inters
10 Keep abreast OF the times by reading
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of IOi papers u year for only 800.
lie rangements have been made by which
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ct Twice-a-W Week New York Work both
1925 IA year. Take advantage Of this 81
n and get your own local paper and
b Twice-a-Week World at this spec
At rate, s2.25. II
Wellington Qui Vive: Lafayette cOuI
De has very good facilities for shipping
y. rail, east and west. Now let US hav,
" bridge spanning the old muddy at Ii
ID ington and we will no longer have to