The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-12-21

The electric lights are giving fine salts
faction.
Darn your stockings. Get ready for
Santa Claus.
Col. M. ". L. McClelland> is up and
around again.
Nice Perfumes, Atomizers, etc., at Cren-
shaw & Young's. 12-14-3t
Be sure to get some of Trigg's French
Nougat for Christmas.
The electric lights can be seen very dis
tinctly from Wellington.
Go to Crist & Gardner before selecting
your Christmas presents. 1l-14-t3
Reports from DIR. VIM. c. Webb, of Cor
der, are that he is improving.
1t is war or back down one OF the two.
England can take her choice.
The gas company is hard at work making
Improvements in their plant.
Read the advertisements in this paper
and you will learn where to get bargains.
Mr.. c. F. Lane, OF Arkansas, is in the
city visiting friends, OF whom he has a
legion here.
The longer part of this week was given
up to the elements. 1t has rained almost
incessantiy for nearly four days.
Wednesday Marshall Clark received a
card from Lamonte, Mo-, inquiring for
two. boys, aged IA, who left that place
December Is.
FARM FOR SALE-at a bargain. Ninety
acres 4 miles north of Warrensburg, John
son county. About IS acres in %cultiva-
ton; balance in timber. Small house;
good we'll In the yard; stable aud small
orchard. Will rent II not sold by March
LIST. IL. 21t2 @. NJ. VAUGHAN.
At the last regular meeting of the
Rebekah lodge. of Odessa. h following
officers wers chosen for 1896: Mrs. John
Kirkpatrick, noble grand; Mrs. J. w.
Burnside. vice noble grand; Mrs. 8. T.
Corbitt, recording Sec'y.; Mrs. ]. NJ. Per-
dee, treasurer; Miss Dora Lee, financial
Sec'y.
City candidates are getting numerous.
The main contests will be for marshal and
register. Jas. N. Price and Geo. w. Clark
will make the contest for marshal. Lewis
Neale, Jacob Fsgert, Joseph Tribble and
Others will contest Tor the Office OF Regis
ter. The terms OF all the city officers will
9 expire next June with the exception OF
four councilmen.
Mr.. E. Sullivan inspector aud special
agent for the Hartford Steam Boiler 10.
ispectiou and Insurance Co., was here this
week nd inspected the boilers Of the
electric light company. He reports to
this Office that they are exceptionally ane
ones and that the machinery used by the
electric light company is frst- class-the
best tina 10 manufactured.
We learn that DR.. 8. N. Banks, OF neal
Waverly, is TO move to Columbia In tn,
the near future. DIR. Banks has made thil
county q most excellent citizen and b,
will be a fine addition to the most excel
lent citizenship Of Columbia. Columbia 4
q good place. but Boone county don't meet
any moro democrats, and Lafayette count,
needs such a. DR.. Banks just now.
To-day and Monday and Tuesday th'
Santa Claus Of many q Lafayette count.
home will go shopping. Tho Lexington
merchants, especially those who advertis
in the INTELLIaENcER, have immens
stocks of Xmas goods or hand. We in
vite Jul country readers to come her
before they make their Investments. IT,
worth . trip to Lexington to see tn
Christmas stocks In our stores.
Corder Dispatch: Early last Sunda,
morning as Mr.. Proctor Campbell, VIII
lives some seven miles northwest of Cor
der, was out In . field assisting q mule {
get on his feet that was stin with rheu
matism, the animal In nome way fell owe
ON Mr.. Campbeli's leg and broke 1t jus
about three inches above the ankle. II
managed to crawl to the house, when hi
wife brought him TO this city in q buggy
where he was attended by DR.. Martin.
Richmond Conservation: I'VE exten
congratulations TO the Lexington news
papers, and to the enteeprising people q
that city generally, upon raising the Re
quired moun OF money to secure tn
} building of a bridge across the Missoul
river at that place, and we extend to theI
] . cordial invitation when 1t has been com
RtCScOs W jul OtcI W IstCoLlOo0 8uo u
their shopping. Our merchants will vel
come them with excellent goods at 10,
/. prices" Our esteemed Trigg is evidentl
extending an invitation expecting to e
, the big end of IL. He expects US news
} paper men to 60 over there and get robbie
, and hen bring him over here with nj
where he knows he can Q the world I
getting bargains. Geo. Trigg is . might
good fellow, but he always has a ey
open to business.
No young man has ZONE into our mid,
recently who has made more friend tina
Manager Joe c. Logan Of the New Grand
He believes that an opera house should b
managed on . high plane or not at all. H
10 conversant with the standing Of nearl
all the attractions on the road and 1t vii
be a"cold day" when Q poor entertain
ment gets q date ct the New Grand. MI
Logan, personally, 10 . young man @
much magnetism and will make Lexing
ton an excellent citizen.
President and Mrs. Wilson aud Asso
ciats President and Mrs. Smith tendere
the senior class of Baptist College = recep
ton ON Monday evening last. The col
Ilege reception rooms were handsomel
dressed for the occasion. The invitation
were limited IN number, but all who wer
90 fortunate q to be present spent
most pleasant evening. Baptist Colleg
never does anything by halves. He
receptions are always enjoyable. and thi
one in particular was most pleasan,
Elegant refreshments were served. Mil
Crley, the vocal teacher, pleased til
gueats with some beautiful music.
: A part Of the real estate belonging I
the estate Of the late John w. Wadde
was sold under order Of partition by "
H. Chiles. special commissioners, last Nor
day. The property was all very desirabI
and the bidding was very brisk. M
Walter Waddell purchased the old hon
place containing 100 acres; also 80 acrt
east of the road, 80 acres east OF the HON
place, 40 acres west Of Ethan Aliens, Il
Arcana Hall, the mill lots and q let Q
10th street. Mrs. John w. Waddell pu
chased the building now occupied by v
b. Bottoms shoe store. Mr.. Robt. Taul
man purchased 100 acres Of the Tyr
tract. The total proceeds of the ga
amounted to $30,917. The Waddell esta
= Is q large one and is being safely al
wisely administered upon by Mr.. Walt
= Waddell, who, though yet u young ma
has inherited his fathers business abili
and integrity. The responsibilities of Il
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