The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-07-13
Cut the weeds.
Clean up the streets.

Cut the weeds.
Clean up the streets.
Mrs. Martha Grant Is reported very Ill.
Work will soon begin on the electric
light plant.
Lexington has many professional
Too many.
Mr.. d. G. Boggarly, OF Odessa, has
bought the Slater mills.
The woman's edition of the INTELLI-
will be q hummer.
Mr.. George M. Sutton, postofice inspec-
tor, has moved to Independence.
Hinesley's cigar factory is growing.
Another man was added this week.
The Savings Bank has declared a semi
annual dividend OF three per cent.
We will close out our stock OF Gasoline
Stoves at cost. Schawe 4 Weis. 7-13tf
August 10th Is the date liked for the
great sham battle and picnic at Odessa.
Corder and Dover crossed bats at Corder
last Tuesday. Corder won by a score Of
- to 9.
number Of the churches have decided
to hold union services each Sunday
evening.
Mr.. ". A. Mcqueen, a staunch friend OF
INTELLIaENoER, was here Thursday and
made the Office a visit.
One thousand catalogues of the Lexing.
ton Business College have been issued
from this ofics this week.
The ladies' of the Lutheran church will
give q lawn party at Mrs. Wilker's next
Thursday evening. Everybody cordially
invited.
w. B. Bolton, Leroy Farmer, c. ID.
Bledsos and Walter Waddell spent Thurs
dav at Mr.. Thos. Campbeirs. They saw
Frank work his string of trotters.
Prof. Edgar d. Watson. who has been
called to the chair Of mathematics In Cen
trail College, is here. He is q graduate Of
the State University, and n OF the ablesl
Instructors 10 the state.
MIR. George 3. Gordon was In town yes
terday. He had just finished thrsshiui
III WuO ~ ySheoo "S
bushels to the acre of number two quality
He thinks he has the best corn prospects
In the county, and is not without com
pany 10 his opinion.
The bridge fund now stands at $la5,S $50
Leaving q balance OF 5000 to raise. Thii
amount, 1t 10 believed, can be raised II
forty. eight hours. The bridge compan!
ID now at work on the arrangements. Tn
bridge will be located and some worl
done on 1t next week. The doubtinI
Thomas has gone In. The bridge
assured.
The Razorbacks and the Mechanic
crossed bats last Monday afternoon
There was some fine playing done, con
sidering the fact that nom of the player
had practiced to amount TO anything
The result was % to 8 In favor of tn
Raxorbacks. The proceeds OF the game
$3.50, were contributed to the bridge, !
the name Of the winning company.
The city council met Monday nigh
The usual routine business was tram
acted. The contract for furnishing th
city with blue limestonerock was awarde
to Kist and ~Cavanaugh. Contract for 1.O
perch oil macadam awarded to Harrison
Hedge and Benedict. Contract for col
awarded to Thos. Walton. Bids of New
and INTELLIaKNCER for city printing WI
referred to the judiciary committe
Council meets again Monday night.
H~igginsvilie Advance: The Lafayetl
County Abstract Company and Financi,
Agents was organized here last week, an
incorporated July 1st. The company
. organized with . capital stock OF $500
The stock 10 held by the following: Gro
Young, % shares; Theodore Young. tv
: shares; A. Il. Asbury, % shares, and ]
g. Asbury, W. shares. Officers will
{ elected later. perhaps Saturday. The
Young, We understand, will accept ma
agement Of the business. Mr.. Young 10
most excellent business man. and und
his management the enterprise will su
coed.
8 In q recent decision handed down
8 the supreme court of Missouri In ban
being case OF Lamar Water, ETC., compaI
. W. city of Lamar to contest the constit
a tionality OF the water tax on said cit
which was an annual tax OF forty cents
the hundred dollars valuation 10 excess
the Atty cents on hundred dollars valu
ton levied for lgenersi purposes. :
supreme court In the decision OF said cal
held the tax to be legal and valid whe
the tax was voted by q two-thirds vote
D the people. The water tax Of the city
% Lexington being . similar tax, the sbo
i decision makes the tax Of this city lea
and valid.