The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-11-30

NenaDie'5. ll-Z3-4J
Call on Farmer before you buy your
school supplies. tt
Sleigh bells jingled for a day or two
this week. This made society bellies
happy.
1t is probable that the wentworth team
will play the Mexico Academy at Kansas
City next Saturday.
Ben Bolton had $50 on deposit in the
Kemp-Wood bank, at Liberty at the time
Of its failure, a few days ago
There are q few who failed to do their
duty In the bridge matter. The INTELLr.
aENCRR assures them that they shall not
be forgotten.
Now that the bridge Is certain, we
think we will take a day off and go over
and console u esteemed friend, George
Trigg, OF the Richmond Conservator.
Lexington has raised 100000 to build q
bridge. This will have to be paid. You
can ssve part OF your subscription by
doing your trading at Grimes q Venable's'
Lexington has raised nearly $3.50. 600 for
u bridge In hard times. The subscription
was not taken up for bonds, but repre-
sents ca h. Every dollar Of 1t will be
paid.
Lexington had more to be thankful fol
this year than any other city az its size Ia
the west. New opera hou.e, fioe electric
light plant--bridge = besides the Other
blessings OF life.
The Kansas City foot ball game attracted
about seventy Ave enthusiasts from here
They all wore Missouri colors add cheered
for the tigers. Those who have been able
to return are very hosrse.
The opera house will be lighted with
electricity on the evening Of the opening
| We hope Lexington will show its sppre'
citation OF this new opera house by
patroniziug 1t literally on December 9th
Higginsville Leader: Rev. q. w. Hyde
having q position as manager OF the
Baptist Sanitarium at st. Louis, Mrs
! Hyde will make this place her home
where she can be with her mother, Mrs
p. NJ. Cav.
On the evening of December 3D.. 1895
the Knights of Pythias OF Richmond will
give their grand annual banquet. Lexing-
ton Lodge No. 1877 has been invited, and
large number OF the members will attend.
Richmond always entertain royalty. Oul
boys are partial to royal treatment.
This 10 what has been taken from tn,
cargo Of the Twilight up to date: l50 bag'
OF conee-damaged 10 bags peanuts-dam.
aged; Q bags a~llspice-in good condition
I dozen bales OF juts bagging, much OF I,
10 good condition; 80 boxes Of canned
goods, all in perfect condition, except the
labels, which had been eaten up by the
water; I case Of oysters-damaged; I cass
Of clams-good.
It 10 one Of the amusing things thai
sometimes occur In . Newspaper Office, "a
80 . paper call itself the "oficial county
paper" when everybody knows there are
no ofioial county Papsrsi In Missouri. Bal
when these self-styled "ofnoial organs
ut mp . howl because they do not get u
much oficial patronage - they want, ths
farce becomes side-splitting. "Omcial
organs" have control Of ofacisl patronage,
everywhere except in Lexington.
On Wednesday, December 4, 1895. Mr.
Clarence Gather Worthington and Miss
Catherine Perfie Bledsoe will be married
q "Aaple Grove" the residence of the
brides parents, near this city. Tbs
groom.slsct In this case 10 o OF the
prominent citizens Of the county. though
young In years. He has served efficiently
- deputy COLLECTOR, and 10 now being
urged by friends all over the county to
become . candidate for collector. The
bride to-be, . member of most substan-
tisl family, 10 . young m Of excel
lent character. There is . general interest
taken In this wedding, because Of the
popularity and high standing of the
families Of the contracting parties. The
IgFnILIoENonR surely wishes them we'll
and tenders now its congratulatiops.
The Thanksgiving Offering of the public
schools wa In keeping with everything
else that IL accomplished by u public
schools which We thinh are a. good ~ the
best, II not the best in the state. Prior "a
last Wednesday the city was diligently
canvasssd- for poor families. Twenty
four families were found 10 need. On
Wednesday the pupils. were invited IA
make their Offering. to bring what they
would TO the High school building,
Eatablss and clothing were brought Ia
large quantities. The response Wal
generous indeed. After the goods had
arrived they were sorted and divided
among twenty-four families and at leasl
that number oil Lexingtonians had plenty
on Thanksgiving. Many were treated u
d~elicacies that they 20 seldom get, many
had dinners that were royal Indeed. But
those who received were not the only
ones who prontsd. The children, many o.
them yet small all Of them young wer,
Impressed with = duty that they mus
meet later In life to assist and help theil
follow The public school offering
was the event Of Thanksgiving, for 4
helped the poor who were given and th,
blsssed children who gave.
The INTELLIoENcER Is authorized b.
the parties who gave out the advertise
ments Of back tax sales to make the fol
lowing statement to-wit: That the artlcl'
Published In the editorial column OF tn,
News, In its last issue, Ia regard to givini
out Bhe printing Of advertisements OF sale
under execution for back taxes is gratui
tous and unjustifable mis-. statement o
facts. And the statement 10 that articl,
that two persons spent the afternoon O
18th and morning Of the 18th sorting tn,
sales and giving those that would not pa,
TO the News, Odessa Moon, Odessa Demo
crat, H~igginsvills Acme. wellington Qu
VIve and waverly Times, 10 equally untru
and gratuitous. No such assortment too
place on those dates or any other dat
The statement that the sixteen sales give
that paper are on lots that are hills an
holiows, and that only two put Of tn
sixteen will pay for the printing, is ais
untrue. And ~ q whole, the article is
Misrepresentation Of facts. Had the write
endeavored or deeired to ascertain th
facts he would have enquired OF tn
parties who gave out the advertisement
II. But On the contrary, that paper hs
Published . vindictive and spitsful editc
rial without foundation or justification.
Concerning Louis James, who il I
open the "New Grand" IN December 9tl
In Othella, the New Orleans Picayur
says: "Louis James, among the best
Americas great actors, appeared at tt
Grand opera house last night a. Othell,