The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-08-01

The democrats of this city listened with
interest to a speech made by Hon. Finis
Farr at the court house last Saturday.
The speech was au excellent one and Gre
ated much enthusiasm.
The ladies OF Edenview church will give
a lawn social Thursday, August 20, on
Mr.. Marshall's lawn, on the Columbus
road. Supper will commence at 6 O'Clock.
Refreshments for everybody. All invited.
Mr.. Dent Davis is now a full hedged
druggist. Recently he stood an examina-
ton before the State Board OF Pharmacy,
and passed a most creditable examination.
He is a first-class young man, and de-
serves success.
The condition of Mrs. Clarence Worth
ington, who has been lying very i'll at
Los Animas, N. M, has greatly improved.
Her father, Mr.. Robt. ID. Bledsoe, who has
been with her for several weeks, returned
home last Monday.
The Baptist ladies will give a social at
Linwood Lawn, Tuesday, August 18th.
Supper, ices and lemonade will be served.
If a rainy, bad evening, will meet We'd
nesday, 10Th. Admittance at the gate, 25
cents. Meat supper free.
Capt. Patterson, of the government snag
boat, John r.. Suter, died very suddenly
on the cars shortly after leaving Pitts
burg, Pa, for St. Louis, last Monday. He
was well known to all Missouri river men,
and was a particular friend of Mr.. Thos.
Walton, of this city.
Higginsville Globe $. T. Ryan, n life
long republican of Wellington, has re-
nounced his allegiance to the republican
party and is an avowed supporter Of Bryan
and Sewall. Mr.. Ryan made the race for
representative of this county on the
republican ticket two years ago, and
polled the largest vote OF any republican
ever nominated for that office. He is a
labor union man and has a big influence
with the labor element and has promised
to take the stump for Bryan and Sewall.
His loss will be extensively felt by the
republicans. Many other lifelong repub-
licans of that vicinity also declare their
intentions of supporting the democratic
nominees.
Mr.. John E. Burden went to Kansas
City yesterday to attend the grand fare
we'll Liberati concert at Washington Park
advertised for last night. One of the
principal numbers of the excellent pro-
gram was a serenade entitled "Marinita,r
which was composed by Mr.. Burden
and the piece has been very highly
extolled by all musicians and others who
have heard it rendered. Over twenty
noted musicians took part in last nights
concert at the park. Liberati was adver-
tised to render a number of his best solos.
In speaking of the recently composed sere-
made, "Marineta," the Kansas City papers
pay high compliments to Mr.. Burdens
musical abilities, chasing him with the
best composers in the country. His
music has a charm that is irresistible and
is very popular in musical circles.
Thursday evening the residence of Mr..
U. G. Phetzing, on Third street, near the
Catholic church, caught fire from a spark
falling upon the roof, and although every
effort was made to save the building the
flames could not be extinguIshed, and it
burned to the ground. The family had
Just seated themselves at the supper table
when the fire was discovered and the
alarm given. Neighbors rushed in and
succeeded in saving most of the furniture,
and then turned their attention to fight
ing the fire. The house was as dry as
finder and burned furiously. The fire
department responded to the call, but the
flames were under such Roadway when
the firemen arrived that the water thrown
upon them then had but little effect, and
the building was soon in ruins. During
the progress of the fire Mrs. Phetzing
threw a bucket of water upon the flames,
which suddenly hared up and burned her
hair and face severely, but not seriously.
The house was a six-room, one-story
frame building, and was insured in the
GIens Falls company for $500. Mr.. Phet-
zing places the value of the property de-
stroyed at about 81 900. The furniture was
insured for 5000, but it was u%ninjured.
The following complimentary notice of
a former popular young resident of this
city is from the Pythian Voice, a monthly
paper published at st. Louis in the inter-
est of that order: Another well-known
and highly esteemed member of the Mis-
souri, grand lodge is Brother Leo Keller,
the present grand master at arms, who
was recently a citizen of Lexington, Mo-,
but now engaged in business in Chicago.
In a recent issue of the Haberdasher, the
following complimentary reference to
Bro. Keller appears: "About eight years
ago the Good Luck store, III South Clark
street, Chicago, first spFa.s ;rto existance,
and in July, 1898, was purchased by Mr..
Philip Keller, of Lexington, Mo. Mr..
Keller, being compelled through ill health
to leave Chicago, returning to Lexington
and transferred his brother, Leo Keller,
h had been in charge of their Lexing-
ton store, to Chicago. Mr.. Leo Keller
soon bought out his brothers. share in
al OUf~lv D,s,v agN kIfoH ~ ~ ond On
rapidly built up the business that an
enlargement was necessary. The adioin-
ing premises, 1919 South Clark street, were
rented this spring and the new proprietor
lately opened the combined stores with
the most comprehensive stocks of popu-
lar-priced mems furnishing goods and
hats in Chicago
The Odessa Democrat referring to mat
tiers congressional says: Lafayette county
has a man that answers the requirements
in every way, in the person of Judge Wm.
Young, of Lexington. He is a silver man
from principle and a man of intellect and
i~ncorruptible honor. A man who will
stand by the platform, on which he was
elected, to the last. We recognize the
fact that Jackson county holds the balance
OF power ana can nominate any mdn sue
chooses, but we think Lafayette is entitled
to the congressman this year, and the
district holds no ADLER, more conscientious
or purer man than Judge Young. He will
get the democratic vote of Lafayette
county solid should he be me animated.
Down here in Lafayette we don't want to
get mixed with Kansas City's fight which
threatens, unless stopped in some way. to
send a republican from this district. We
have the man. He is in no way mixed up
with the fight that is now raging in
Kansas City. He is a man in whom every
silver man in the district can place the
utmost confidence, to uphold and second
the efforts of Hon. II. p. Bland to crysta-
lie and enact into Legislation the platform
OF the Chicago convention, and will guar
antee that he will always be on hand to
vote at the right time, aud that he will
dodge no Issue in which the people are
interested. There will be no cloak-room
lodging with Judge Young as the con-
gressman.