The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-09
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the Lexington Orchestra.
That poor old negro commonly known
as 'Rickety Tom" is dead.
The thermometer. yesterday. registered
seventeen degrees below zero.
Have your commercial printing done at
this Office. We do best work Mt cheap
rates. II
The Corder Gazette is three years old,
and is a newsy little sheet. We wish 1t O
successful future.
WANTED.-A place to work on a farm
by a man with II family. Inquire NJ WIN.
X. Trigg's grocery.
II ysu want any kind Of help, let AS
know. We will try To secur il for you.
and it won't cost you anything.
FOR SAIE-Fourteen s-year-old gentle
work Mules. Terms, reasonable. Apply
to Jas. II. Gather, Dover, Mo. l2-29tf
Mr.. Grove Young, of ~higginsviile. 10 in
poor health. he is new in st. Louis,
under the care of eminent surgeons.
Rev. l.. L. Martin, Of MAYHEM, has besE
engaged by the Odessa Baptists to preach
for them until their new pastor arrived.
Mrs. II. p. Cobb, OF Carterville. ATTENDED
the funeral of her sister. Mrs. II. F. Cobb,
who died at Mckendree chapel. last week
Rev. T.. p. Ryland, OF Independence
wa here Monday. He has recently re-
turned from New York. where his fatheI
is being treated by eminent surgeons. n,
reports his fathers condition very hopeful
indeed and says he is improving taste
than expected.
The county court, on last Thursday
opened bids for coal. There was SON,
very close bidding for the contract (,
furnish the county with coal for tn,
coming year. The lowest bidder wa
Mr.. Thomas Walton, whose bid was 81
cents per bushel.
The Lexington branch tram ran into
snow drift in o deep cut two and one
half miles east OF Concordia, Wednesday
men were compelled to walk TO Coucordi'
to notify officials. Tn a st-bound train
Thursday morning, was nine hours late
The old Lowry property, on Franklir
and Fifteenth streets. was sold at publ,
auction, Thursday. One oil the lott
brought 500. and was purchased by Capt
10. A. Wilson. The one:with the houss
on 1t was bought by Mr.. Robert Taubmal
for $7S7, and the one on Fifteenth stree
was sold for SS7.
Mr.. Clayton ID. Gilbert, "Inpersonato
and Entertainer." will give an enter
tainment here, Wednesday, February II
at the Christian church, under II
auspices Of that church. We have rea,
Mr.. Gilbert's testimonials, and predict 70
all who attend . most pleasant evening
Don't fail to attend.
The following telegram from Washing
ton bears date February 9Th: Senate
Vest has reported favorably from III
committee on commerce q bill to allo,
the Lexington Bridge Company to con
struct q drawbridge across the Missouri
river near the town Of Lexington. !
similar bill has passed the house.
We hear that the Glasgow meeting. /
which Evangelist Price Is doing tn
preaching, 10 proving q great success, not
withstauding the fearful odds against
10 this zero weather. On last Sunday tn
old fashioned mourners' bench Wa
called into use. and was crowded, morn
log and evening, some of the leadia
business mon of the town being anon,
the peniteAts.
NJ rhoa TauhnAr vwhn koans n
accurate account Of Thermometer read
ings, reports three days In January o
which the mercury fell below zero. The
were: January -. 8 degrees below; Jan
uary q, 4 degrees below; January 30.
degrees below. For February the read
ings have been as follows: February
s below; End. Q below; 4th, ~ below; ST.
10 below; 7th, 9 below; 9Th, 10 below.
Colman's Rural World prints . fine CT
of Lail's Victor, Mr.. Geo. w. Null's d.
hog, and says. "Victor, 429s. In by Victs
1894 g., and out of Marshall Maid 4742 6
by S~temwinder. 1914 q. He weighs In o.
binary breeding condition ovsr 800 psaAs
aud Ia smooth In all his points and MAX
up, and q OF the grandsst Poland-C Chit
bears, living or dead. This II the kind
stock Mr.. Null takes . pride In owniE
and breeding from, and that Is the rsasf
why his trade il both large and wide
distributed and gives such eminent aati
! faction to his customers, the readers
this paper"
The county court. upon advice Of Il
J prosecuting attorney, dismissed fourts'
inmates from the Jail, one day this wee
They were serving a twenty.one-dl
. sentence for dancing ON Sunday, gar
bling, disturbing the peace, etc. We
not think men should be sent to jail
be released. A large amount Of costs
. made before the Jail sentence Is pass
and, II they are to be released from js
they should not be sent there. II sent
Jail, they ought to serve their time, O
= the county should have q rock pile, o
q lot them earn something while they &
being fed. Either quilt arresting for 90,
o~ffenses, or punish the prisoners aft
:. they are arrested and convicted. In 81,
cases as the above the county alone 10 I
sufferer.
q DR.. p. 8. Fulkerson sold his drug stol
t this week, to DR.. J. w. Embry, OF Liber
Mo. DR.. Fulkerson went into the dr.
business here on March l, 1873, and
: nearly seventeen years has enjoyed
large trade, and his drug store has mai
tained tho confidence Of our entire Q
ixenship. Mr.. Jshn Hausam has bs
connected with the store since March
. 1873. We are glad to state that he v
continue his relations with the new ar
He IL an experienced druggist. q WORT
honorable gentleman, and deserves I
good repute he bears. DR.. Embry Il
irst-ciass gentleman, and We feel that
" will be satisfied with Lexington, aud,
r turn, hud Lexington satisfied with hi
We welcome him to our city, aud tr,
70 thet his soiourn here will be pleasant O
profitable.
. ROAD 0vRRsEHRs.
y The county court, this week, appoint
d the following road overssers:
NAME. d,
u Henry Driver ........
q John WilmaR
Ia J. l.. Green. ...... 3 3. !
W. II. Downing.
y j. H. Neff 80. ..,...
OF NJ. II. Boone..........
Or X. n. Ramsey
al j. II. Green -.
Abram Saylor -.
W y. A. Ferguson 800.
10 8. L. Cheatham
ne w. II. Alfred &C..
Il. j. w. Stevenson ....... ......... 10,
: Dan. Vaughn ......
y, Geo. A. Hart ..... ... =.
d. j. n. 8hackisford