The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-02-22
!. BOLTON

The wiudow-psuss were coated with
frost Thursday morni1g.
This has been a bad winter on the ice
men and not much better tor coal men.
The river has a verr-iittIe ice in it
shts winter. There has been noice harvest.
Try some OF JOS. L. Longs fine, sweet
homemade hams; you have never used
anything as good. .1-1s-t6
The man who is opposed to spending
S12, 600 to improve the court house is not
named Legion at n rate.
! Mrs. Thomas M. Cobb, concerning
whose condition her friends have been
very solicitous. is reported as much
better.
Col. Jno. A. Jones Is somewhat better.
but his condit ion does not relieve the
anxiety of his friends. We trust that the
change for better is permanent.
A little daughter of Mr.. Al. Sturges,
formerly of this city, but now of Sedalia,
fell from a window q few days ago and
was painfully though not dangerously
hurt.
Mr.. Linn Buford has resigned his posi-
ton at Crist & Gardner's drug store to ac-
cept another with Mr.. Jno. w. Peoples at
Dover. Mr.. Will Shelby has accepted the
position at Crist & Gardner's.
Quick in effect, heals and leaves no
scar. Burning, scaly skin eruptions
quickly cured by DeWitt's Witch Hazel
SaIve. Applied to burns, scalds, old sores,
it is magical In effect. Always cures
piles. Crist & Gardner. 1-25-1y
Mr.. E. G. Loomis is again alb to give
his attention to business, after long and
dangerous illness. His numerous friends
have been showering congratulations
upon him, and it is hoped that he may
not soon again have such an unpleasant
and serious experience.
j.. W. Pierce, Republic, Ia, says: "I
have used One Minute Cough Cure in my
family and for myself, with results SO
entirely satisfactory that 1 can hardly
iud words 10 express myself asAto its
merit. l Will never fail to recommend 1t
to others on every occasion that presents
itself" Crist & Gardner. 1-25-1y
w. G. Musgrove went to Kansas City
Tuesday with the expectation of staying
two days. He returned on the evening
train and finding no n at home insti.
tuted an investigation, which developed
the fact that his wife had gone to the city
and expected to join him there. He con-
tented himself with keeping ''batch" until
she returned.
The Capital is in receipt of Nc. 1. Vol. 1.
of the Elizabeth Aull Student, published
at Lexington, Mo-, by the Adelphiau So
ciety OF the e. A. g., n edited by Miss
Stella Ryland, assisted by Miss Hortense
Adams and Miss Mary Shaver. 1t is q
very creditable publication, and shows
real ability in the contents of its columns.
-Sedalia Capital.
Mr.. Henry G. Branch, of this county,
has reached his sixty-eighth milestone.
ard gives promise of being able to count
many more Of the same kind. Though a
native Of Virginia he has spent the greater
part OF his lite In Missouri, and expscts 20
end his days here. He IL an honored citi-
zen, and the INT~ELLIaENoER wishes him
health and prosperity.
Many were the complaints heard this
week from persons who were forced to
stand up In the criminal court room on
of the crowds occupying every
inch of space on the old pine benches.
The small room was not able to hold all
who desired to attend and hear the ex-I
citing trials. A man with q long neck
had a decided advantage over other spec
tators, and he used it for all the rubber
there was in it.
Orion Lodge No. as, /. o. o. F., of this
city now has one of the handsomest halls
- ho fonnl a.-u-o 1-NoF11 - khnl
larger cities. 1t has been recently re-
painted, papered and generally improved,
and now presents a very cheerful and
inviting appearance. The work was done
by Mr.. John II. Taylor, who is noted for
the thorough manner 10 which he
all his YORK. Orion Lodge Is in
a highly prosperous condition, financially
and otherwise.
On Thursday and Friday evenings
L-eKingtonians were electrified by Eliason
the wonder worker" at the New Grand.
one. All who saw him say his work is
the finest of the kind they ever witnessed.
1t would be idle to partlcularize Int
npon his ''mysterious doings."
Every act carried with it q mystery too
deep to. solve, and all of them were
Eliason pleased the audi
ences, and il he ever returns to this city
he will be greeted by large audiences.
His company spent the week here resting
1T Mrs. Nickeli's elegant home, aud
EIiason made many personal admirers
and friends during that time. His work
Ia great, ID the unanimous verdict of all
who saw it.
In the Kansas City Times of Thursday
morning there appeared a letter directed
70 Secretary OF State Lesueur by Thomas
II. Gresham, Of Cottonwood Falls, Kan,
.nquiring for one John Barron, who is
to have settled In this state In
1916, and III is heir, IL living, to vast
OF none and real estate in one of
he eastern states. Mr.. Charles Barron, of
his city, saw the letter in the Times, and
believes his uncle, John Barron, is the
nan Mr.. Gresham is advertising for, as
ne came to Missouri from Kentucky about
he year 1916, and all trace of him was
lost. But now that thousands
If dollars are almost In sight, Mr.. Barron
will employ legal talent and endeavor to
his claims to the property. He
not know whether or not his uncle
and reared a family, but he is
the man now wanted is none other
han his uncle John Barron, for the reason
hat he came to Missouri ABOUT 1876, prob
Ibly died here. and was himself ignorant
Il the fact that . fortune was awaiting I
lis appearances in the east.