The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-03-28
Missouri Notes.

The Kansas Arbor day comes on
April. 10, five days later than the
Missouri day.
A recent decision by Judge Ellison
leaves Macon county practically with
out a stock law.
A hypnotist w.-s obliged to leave
Golden City by the boys who yelled
''skin game" at him.
jefferson City announces its willing
nets to bet that the capital will not be
removed to Sedalia.
The state university is offering very
liberal terms to teachers who desire to
advance in their profession.
The attention of Nevada has been
directed to a style of pavement con-
structed of vitrified brick and cinders.
Michael Lynch, of Saline county Is
to be legally requested to cough up
$4,000 for failing to marry Kate
McKenna.
The first bed of marble ever found in
Indiana was discovered last week. 1t
has--lways been known in Missouri
Dean Montgomery Schuyler, of
Christ church cathedral of ST. Louis,
died Thursday morning. He was the
oldest priest in that city.
For period of thisty years the
Southeastern District Agricultural fair
has been held at Cape Girardeau, and
this is the thirty season.
Gallatin claims to have a snake
charmer in the person of James
Stokes, colored, who was marked at
birth by the resemblance of snake on
his head.
Women may be denied the privilege
in Missouri to vote for school directors,
but there is no law that prevents their
sitting in boards of education as
members.
Plans for magnificent railroad
depot at Kirksville were knocked in
the head by proposition 10 lay ont
street across the ground where The
depot was TO stand.
1t Is said that the late Captain W.
H. Bradbury, deputy warden of the
penitentiary, received and discharged
no less than $4,000 criminals during
his thlrty-eight years service at the
penitentiary.
The Poplar Bluff Citizen is authority
on "cypress trout" 1t says: "You
take a cypress trout that has been in
cold water for couple of months, and
it Is said to be just about as palatable
as catfish or buffalo,"
Jamesport Telephone: A number of
farmers over at King City are inquirlng
for help this spring. Almost every
freight train that passes through
Jamesport contains from one to half a
dozen "helps," but they are too light
for heavy work and too heavy for light
work.
The Savannah Reporter, in speaking
of Uncle Abe Baker, says: The event
full bear dance given by Gallant Rains
in the early sos, was attended by
Uncle Abe, who occupied the impor-
tant and responsible position of cook
on that occasion-helped to cook the
big bear.'
A new church to be known as the
Woodland NJ. +. church is to be built
on the Croysdale road east of the Blue
river in Jackson county. The Rev.
Mr.. Norvell, who has been pastor OF
the Baptist church at New Prospect
for fourteen years has accepted call
to Glasgow. The Christian church at
Bethany has voted to build church to
cost at least $4,000. A stirring
revival is reported in the South Meth
odist church of Huntsville. The list
of boy preachers IN Missouri has been
increased by the addition of John DE
Merritt, aged IS. The Rev. ID. V.
Price, evangelist of Bristol, Tenn,
received $175.35 from the Christian
people of Keytesville, goes to
Canton The Sunday schools of Macon
county are divided as follows: Nom
sectarian, 30; Christian, 1S; Baptist,
IA NJ. f. (South), ~; Methodist
Episcopal, IL; Cumberland Presby-
terian, 8; Presbyterian G; Congrega-
tional 4 +; Episcopalian, 3 Universalist,
2; Catholic 2, and one each of the
German Evangelical, German Lu-
theran, Adventists, United Brethren
and Latter Day Saints, as also five
colored Sunday schools, divided be-
tween the A. NJ. f. and the Baptist
denominations. In Grundy county
there are sixty church edifices, and
the sixty-first will soon be completed.
Miss Stella White, of Hannibal Is one
the most successful evangelists of the
Free Methodist church. The Baptist
church of Trenton is too small, and a
larger one is contemplated. The new
Methodist church, South, in Liberty IS
generally admired; it was dedicated
March 9th by Bishop Hendrix.
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