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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22
THAT RRlDGE.

Gentlemen of Lexington township:
We need six thousand dollars more for
the bridge. The "committee OF
thirty" have labored hard for several
weeks. The members of the COM
mittee have taken valuable time from
their own business to work in a u
in which they had no greater interest
than their neighbors. For this WORK
they have not received, will not
receive, and do not want, any compen-
sation. Their work has been, in many
particulars, unpleasant. What THIS
committee has stood in some instances
would have ruined the patience of Job.
But they have looked beyond the un-
pleasant things Of the hour to the great
things of the future. They have borne
with patience some of the trials, in
order t o keep peace and good feeling
all along the line. They now come TO
the citizens of Lexington with the mes
sage that they must have six thousand
dollars. The money is here, and will
In time be given.
But why waltz Why not give it
nowp Why not let the bridge COM
pany have the money, so they can
begin work on the other arrangements.
The committee will start out on its last
round today. 1t wants to finish this
work in short order.
What are the people of Lexington
going to do about itP II this commit~
tee was working on a salary, then the
people could with propriety withhold
their subscriptions as long as they saw
fit. But as the work is done gratuit-
ously, and at great personal sacrifice,
1t would seem that those who intend to
raise their subscriptions should do SO
Immediately. When the committee
calls on you this time, do your duty.
II you a give anything more, do SO;
il not, tell them promptly. This will
lesson their labors, and q v to you q
large share of their good will.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22
ITEMS FROM ALMA.

Harvest 10 here.
Miss Louisa Kline, OF st. Louis, is the
guest of relatives aud fEisnds at his place.
Mrs.. Ksts Bull. Of H~igginsvilie, spent
several days with relatives and friends in
this vicinity this week.
Miss Lima Taylor, Of Lexington, is the
guest Of her cousin, Mrs. Geo. AIbin, OF
this city.
Prof. L. 1. Arthur 10 spending the sum-
msr months at the University, in Colum-
bia.
II 10 reported that Mr.. Pollard, Of 81.
louis, will move his family bach to Alma
this week.
Ars. Bird Jackson, of Corder, visited
Mrs.. lsham Corder, Monday last.
Little Miss Mary Ruth Updiks has been
very sick.
Aiss Ttlda Vanarsdsle, OF Sweet Springs,
visited here several days last week.
Mr., and Mrs.. WIN. Kline have just re-
turned. after = several weeks visit with
relatives and friends In Alton, III.
Mr.. T. Gsnoeman, of Hamburg, Iowa, is
Waiting his aunt, Mrs. Laura Updike, OF
this vicinity.
Miss Lettie Summers, of this vicinity, IL
visiting her cousin, Miss Susie Mcbride,
of Saline county.
Several OF our young people attended
the picnic a Concordis, last Friday.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22
THE ELECTION.

The election last Tuesday was one
Of the most enthusiastic, and yet one
OF the cleanest. Lexington has ever
had. There was no treating, no car
riages, no undue influence used, but
every man voted his sentiments, and
almost the full vote of the city was
polled.
The result Of the election Is very
gratifying. Besides the issues 1t settled,
there is a ire Of great qualification
in the ~unanimity Of the sentiment.
Seven voted against electric lights,
and we are told two or three Of these
voted BY a mistake. The vote may be
said to have been unanimous. Everyone
voted, not for self, but for community.
The lesson therein is that Lexing-
tonians, for 90 long divided into fac
tions, for SO long broken up into clicks
and clans, are now united, working for
the prosperity of the city.
What a happy thought The citi-
ems Of q city Of six thousand inhab-
itants united In . warfare upon retro
gression and decay, and bound together
10 q common desire to build up around
her magnificent colleges q city in every
particular.
The blood runs warm 10 the average
Lexingtonian today. He is looking
around tor some way to help bis COM
munity. His hopes run high, and his
integrity, industry and will power are
almost equal to his brightest dreams.
The unquestionsble finger Of destiny
surely points to the not far distant day
when the great bridge will span the
Missouri, when our colleges will be
even larger, our public schools yet
grander, and when old Lexington,
once asleep, has shaken of her lethargy
and has ornamented her homes with
ten thousand happy and c~ontented
people, who In that new and better era,
will enjoy peace, prosperity and con-
tentment in the prettiest little city the
sun shines upon.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

If the democrats of Lafayette county
want a convention, it is not sail boshr
for them TO say so. II n convention ia
regularly called, and the 'sgold bugs
want to bolt and hold another, it will
be their prerogative. We don't be-
lieve there is any likelihood of two con-
ventiOns, but if there should be a de-
sire upon the part of any to have a
"John Sherman" ratification, it can be
peacefully held. The democrats of
this county, IN The main, don't take
much to John Sherman's ideas of
finances, bu they will see that his fol-
lowers are not molested in any Of their
caucuses.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

In Ohio Ex-Governor James Z.
Campbell is being importuned to con-
sent to be the democratic candidate for
governor, and Senator Brice is arrapg-
ing to contest with Ex-Governor
Foraker for the United States senator
ship. Il is a little tough on the demo-
cratic party that it has to accept the
gentleman who failed to keep faith on
the tariff question, but as between
Foraker and Brice a patriotic man can
have but one choice.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22
Weekly %lntelligencer.
ATTENTION, DEMOCRATS /!

The embers of the Lafayette County
Democratic Central committee are
hereby requested to meet at the our
house, in the city of Lexington, on
Monday, July LIST, 1895, at ten O'Clock
u. M, for the purpose Of considering
important questions that are now en-
gaging the attention of democrats
throughout the state, and for the pur-
pose OF attending to any other business
that may be brought before the COM
mittee. :. N. WILSON, Chm.
III. j. GROVES, Sec'y.
Lexington, June 21st, 1895.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22
The daily papers this week publisbed

The daily papers this week published
Q great news item. 1t was to the effect
that q great "combine" bad purchased
$50, 600 900 of silver bullion and were
behind the campaign for free silver.
But the papers did not publish the
name of any man who was in the
''cOmbine,'' said nothing about when
the silver was bought, nor anything
about where 1t vas being stored, how
they were making the campaign, who
they bought to speak for them, aud
many other interesting bits of informa-
ton We're not disclosed. The only
conclusion is that it is a ''gold bug"
canard sent out to catch fools.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

Those of our esteemed cOntempora-
ries that are for free and unlimited
coinage OF silver, either through inter-
national agreement or else at a change
of ratio, seem TO be between the ssdevil
and the deep sea- We have never
seen a man outside Of a circus yet that
could ride two horses at one time with
aaso
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22
A CATS cApRIcEs.
TAs Animal Il Very Partial to . ComfoFt.
able Bed.

Nble Bed.
Cats are the most obstinatsly csprj.
cious in their fancies about their beds
Of any domestic creature. They will
follow Q particular rug or shawl from
room TO room, II it be removed, In order
to sleep on It, or insist on the use Of
one chair, until they get their way.
and then. tor some reason, take o fancy
70 another. The cleanliest of all ami
malA anything newly washed or very
fresh and bright. strikes them a. Just
the thing for q bed. A nicely-aired
Newspaper lying ON the door or In q
chair, or linen fresh from the wash, ID
almost irresistible. Outdoor cats seek
. warm ~ well Is q tidy bed.
The writer was once much surprissd,
when passing through q large ship
building yard, to see Q cat fast asleep,
lying, 1t seemed, ON q muddy path.
But the spot which the cat had selected
for its couch was one al which . hot
steam pipe passed under the road, and
the mud was there baked into q warm,
dry cake, which made not only . clean
but ~ ertifcially- cheated sleeping
place.
But the oldest taste in beds develop
ed by q cat was that entertained by q
very highly bred gray Angors, which
was justly petted and admired by ths
family in which it lived. For some
months 1t would only sleep in or upon
q hat. il such could be found, ladies'
bats being preferred. II it could dis
cover one with the inside uppermost,
It would lie inside 1t. II not. such was
its love for this form of couch, it would
curl itself around the brim, and with
its long furry tail and plant body
made a fine winter trimming to a sum
mer hat.
BY some accident, a drawer in which
all the summer hats had been dis
posed for the winter was left open for
some days, after which it was discov-
ed hat all the hats had been tried in
turn, the cat having finally selected
one adorned with white laburnum
flowers, which never recovered from
the ironing" to which it bad been
subjected. London Spectator.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22
A STATE

The editor of the INTELLIGENCER
received yesterday evening a telegram
from Chairman S. N. Wilson, of the
democratic county central committee,
who has been i'm St. Louis attending q
caucus of the leading democrats Of the
state, that their conference was entire
ly satisfactory to all present and that a
regular state convention would proba-
bly, be held August 10Th.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

The INTELLIGENCER has plenty of
hope for the monometallist, but for the
fellow who poses as q friend of silver
and also endorses the John Sherman
way our finances have been run, Is, we
think, beyond redemption.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22
CRIMINAL COURT PROCEEDINGS.


State VS.. Forest Brown; carrying con-
cealed weapons; plea of not guilty, and
continued to nsxt regular term; defend
ant recognized 10 sum OF 500. Also
charged with disturbing religious assem-
bly,; plea of not guilty; continued by
consent.
Otto Bauerle granted change of venue
to the Cass county circuit court.
State vs.. Amelia Bauerle; incest; change
OF venue granted to the Csss county cir
cult court.
State vs.. Abraham d. Hamilton; assault
with intent to kill; tried by jury and dis
charged.
State vs.. Abraham d. Hamilton; carry
ing concealed weapons; continued by
consent; recognized in sum OF }lOO.
State vs.. Franklin Mayta; assault to
kill; plea OF not guilty withdrawn. and
pleads guilty to ~felouious assault; fined
800 and remanded.
State vs. JOhn Shelby; burglary and
larceny; continued to Z term; rscog-
nized in sum Of $500.
State vs.. Joseph Neville; assault ard
battery; tried oy jury and discharged.
State We. John Durbiu, Jr.; selling
liquor without license; pleads guilty and
fiued $40; remanded.
State We. John Durbin; selling liquor
without license; four cases; fined $50 10
o1e. SO 10 one, and nolIe entered 10 two.
State vs.. John w. MCGOWAN; selling
liquor without license; plea OF guilty en-
tered, and fned 500; four counts; state
entered nolls in two u
State Va. James McCowen; selling liquor
without license; two cases; continued by
consent; defendant recognized In snm Of
;2OO.
State W Frank Chamblin; forgery, Sec.
Dad degree; cause continued; alias capias
issued; bond axed at $500; two cases.
State Va. William Legree; forgery. Sec
Dad degree; cause continued; alias capias
issued; bond lied aE $500; two cases.
State W. william Robert Tucker; rob-
berry, FIRST degree; cause continued by
consent; alias oapiss issued; bond fixed
at $500; We cases.
State 70. John A. Taggart; embezxle-
ment and grand larceny; continued by
consent; alias capiss issued; bond dxed
at $500.
State W. Thos. Payne; disturbing rslig-
ious worship; cause continued.
State W. Jas. Barnes, Jr.; sams entry q
above.
State VI. Arthur Burton; grand larceny;
sentenced two years.
State W. Samuel Puckett; burglary,
second degree; senteuced three years.
State W. John Puckett; grand larceny;
sentenced two years.
State ". Lon McFaddin; grand larceny;
sentenced two years.
State 70. George Stanford; assault to
kill; defendant withdrsws plea Of guilty;
state enters q nolle.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

II our state committee wears a
F'ancis collar, the party should select
another, and il 1t wears a Stone collar.
the same remedy should be used.
Democratic collars ought to be put on
the whole outfit.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

Mr.. Mckinley is said to be sex
tremely affable, but refuses to talk on
the political situation" Mr.. McKin-
ley has proven in the last twelve
months that he is a political coward.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

"Coins Financial School" is being
circulated to a greater extent at %
cents per copy than ''Coin's financial
Fool'' can be free Of charge. The
American people don't mind paying
a little something when they get value
for the Investment.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

John j. ingalls, wants his old seat in
the senate. John lives in the right
state TO get it. Perhaps no other in
the American union would be wild
enough to elect him to represent her.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

Honor to whom honor is due. Eight
hundred and twenty citizens deserve
great credit for the way they cast their
vote last Tuesday. The mayor and
city council deserve our enconiums for
the wise in which they handled
the proposition, and for their enthusi-
astlc advocacy of the question before
and at the election. But to Mr.. Emil
son Chanslor Is due the title of ssthe
father Of electric lights in lexington"
Mr.. Chanslor secured every proposition
that was made to the people, and we
know that he did SO at great expense
to himself, and with q view OF receiv-
ing no greater benefits from the enter
prise than any other citizen. He
worked faithfully and well to get "a
proposition before the council and
finally secured one that was endorsed
by all onr citizens except seven. To
Chanslor surely belongs the title, .sthe
father OF the electric lights" and to
him for his work, hrs patience and his
vim is due the enconiums OF every
citizen who voted '.yes" last Tuesday.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

W. have no complaint TO make
against the seven men who voted
against electric lights. Two of them
did so by mistake, and the other five,
we know, would vote for n motion to
make 1t unanimous.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

The State Central committee had
better listen to the people of Missouri,
and pay less attention to the race
course and Wall street.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

Six thousand dollars must be raised
in order to m work on the
bridge arrangements. A city that has
given St44 600, a give six thousand
more.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

If the democrats of his county want
q convention, they should have 1t, and
we have many reasons to believe that
q majority OF them want a convention.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

The national republican league
ignored the silver question at their
convention this week. A party this
cowardly ought not to have the conf
dence of the people.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

The less we hear of denunoistion of
young democrats and old democrats:
democrats in Office and democrats out
of office, the better. just now it looks
very much to a man up a Tree as il we
should need the counsel, cooperation
and support Of all kinds Of democrats,
If we are to succeed In 1896, beside
which abuse is no argument. There is
no sense in it, and it is resorted to, as
a rule, either by the ignorant or
vicious.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

Sedalia should get some pointers
from Lexington instead of fooling
around asking somebody to do some
thing for her. She should go 10 work
and help herself.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22
Hoods Cures
Get HOODS
Hood, Dill. are tasteless. mild. effee
A National Park,

A National Park.
Two or three years ago an effort was
made to have the government buy the
''old battle grounds" here for a national
park. A bill was introduced In con-
gress appropriating 5000 for the pur-
chase Of the grounds and for their i'm
provemeht. This bill. if we are reliably
informed, passed the lower house :of
congress and was sent to the senate and
there referred to the committee on
military affairs. No further action was
taken by the senate. We are informed
that the old battle grounds which con-
tanned twenty-eight acres can now be
purchased at q very reasonable price.
In order to learn the exact status of the
bill the editor of the INTELLIeENCER
wrote to Senator Cockrell for informa-
ton concerning it. Yesterday we re-
ceived the following reply:
WARRENsBURa, Mo-, June 10, 1895.
Ny Dear Mr.. Groves:
No final action vas had on the bill for
the purchase of the Lexington battle
grounds for a national park. 1t died
with the expiration of the last congress.
l found it practically impossible to
secure favorable consideration at that
time. l shall give the matter proper
attention in the coming session, and
shall hope for more favorable results.
Yours sincerely,
F. NJ. COCKRELL.
The battle of Lexington was one of
the famous ones of the civil war. The
government has purchased and improv-
ed many of the old battle grounds where
heroes fought for their country. and
there seems to be no valid reason why
the government would not appropriate
5000 for the purchase Of the battle
grounds here. II this matter is properly
handled we can have the park. We
should take hold Of this, and at the
coming session Of congress have tine bill
revived and il possible passed.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

Now let the republicans put their
heads together and charge the recent
damp season up to a democratic adj
m,pistration.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22
A Home Needed.

Jefferson City Tribune: It occurs to
vs. that the railroad lobby ought to
provide some sort of q home for states
men who serve it fal,lt lily and are
turned out to grass by the people.
Missouri Is dotted with the political
graves Of men who served the railroad
lobby in place Of the people. A very
bad feature is that the lobby, after
debauching a public Official, refuses to
give him shelter when he fees from
the wrath of the people. This is I'M
grateful, to say the least. When q
public official ignores his constituents
and serves the corporations, the latter
should remember him with gratitude in
the days Of his adversely.
But no one ever heard Of gratitude
on the part Of a corporation lobby.
An official is used until the people
repudiate him and then he is dropped
like a lemon with all the juice squeezed
ont of it. The lobby neither knows OF
cares anything about the future OF
officials who serve il. Naturally a
shrewd lobbyist dispises the men who
serve him, aud when their mission has
been performed he don't ARE If they
starve to death.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

Kansas City is having a warm time
over their street railway franchises.
When the Kaw City does not have a
'~'fracas' on hand you a put it down
thai the world outside Is quiet.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

1t does not come in very good taste
from a man who lives on a government
salary to denounce free silver advocates
as s.ofice seekers
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

Perhaps Lexington GOULD do like
Sedalia and work up a gold brick
scheme by which to RAISE that other six
thousand dollars for the bridge.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

Give us a good park, an opera house
and a new city hall now and Lexington
a get along without such things as
the state capital.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

Tariff for revenue has been demon
strated to NEAR higher wages and less
robbery.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

Kentucky may not endorse the
double standard, but there is nothing
in the returns so far that will assure
anyone that she will not.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

There has been an era Of peace
among Missouri editors eve since the
income tax. was declared u%nconstitu-
tional.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

About all of the Missouri democrats
that oppose a convention belong to the
state committee.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

Ii sixty men in Lexington will give
800 each, the bridge money will be
riised.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

Secretary Carlisle did not contradict
any of Mr.. Bryan's argument with his
abuse.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

II the trusts can spare Mr.. Olney
from the department of justice, the
people can
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

That s.boomerang' about a corner
on silver is made of the whole cloth.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

The Reed presidential boom has
been called in for repairs.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

Lexington is on a high road to the
recovery of lost opportunities.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

A vote Of $50 to Z is good enough
for any ordinary occasion.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

"Harmony" is still the war cry OF
the gold bug.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22
ommittee should spene

more time in council and less time at
the race couse, if it is t. meet again.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

An electric street car line will soon
follow.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

Another bond issue is not improbable.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-22

zcleyeland issued his orders,
ave applied themselves
|ecuting them.