The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-10-03
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DON fail to hear Gen. Gordon
The apple crop is fine, and apple ship
pers are now the busiest men in town.
Mr.. Ernest Hays has been on the sick
list this week, but has about recovered.
Dom fail to read the advertisements in
the INTELLIGENCER. They will save you
money.
II you have carpet rags you wish woven
take them to Mrs. Posten, west of water
tower. 1O-3tf
Mr.. Smith Benedict is considering a
plan to convert his car line into an
electric line. If it is feasible the change
ought to be made.
A telegram from Waverly announces
the sudden death of MIR. Jesse w. Carter
of heart disease. He has been a prominent
educator of this county for years, and was
a man of noble character.
jefferson City ought to get a move on
herself this month and send some orators
over the state to represent the right end
of this capital removal business. We
would suggest that IL Jefferson City wants
to get a "remova craze killer" that she
secure Hon. John E. Burden, of this city,
city, for a few speeches. His speech
against removing the county seat never
has been and never will be answered.
The Warrensburg Journal-Democra
of a recent date contained the following
mention of well known Lafayette county
c%itizen: Col. aud Mrs. Sam White aud
their daughter. Miss Jennie of Odessa,
are visiting the family of Mr.. j. T.. Cheat
ham on East Gay street. Col. White is q
brother-in-la law of Mr.. Cheatham. He is
quite prominent In political circles in
Lafayette county and we'll posted, and
informs us that that county will be nearly
unanimous for Bryan and Stephens.
The most original scheme of advertising
we ever saw was perpetrated upon an
unsuspecting public last Thursday morn
ing. During the night before Mr.. Ernest
McCausland caused to be painted on the
sidewalks the tracks of a barefooted
African. They began at the Commercial
hotel and at Jos. Longs corner. The fec
of this long stopper were about fifteen
inches long and about ten feet apart.
Thursday morning when people began to
go to business they saw the tracks and
began to trace the individual. They
found he had entered the store of Nc
Causland & McCausland, where Ernest
says he fell dead when told about the
bargains offered there.
The curfew ordinance passed the city
council by a unanimous vote, but Mayor
Taubman refused to put his signature to
the document, and it cannot become effec-
tive unless the council passes it over his
head. In vetoing the measure the mayor
saidAthat the ordinance was designed to
punish the children of poor parents, who
would be unable to pay the fines imposed
for a violation of its provisions. 1t would
require the Imprisonment of boys and
girls in the c~alaboose until their fines
were paid. He said that "this is a horri-
Bile thought for any parent to contem-
plate" He gave other reasons for vetoing
the measure, and regretted that there was
a disposition to pass the ordinance over
his veto. In conclusion, Re said! eve
should not make war ON those whose
parents have neglected to properly con-
troll them, and degrade and rob them of
their manhood by confinement in prison
with perhaps the lowest class of GRIM
~inals,"