The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-05-30


4-1st2 SCHAwE & WEIs.
Johnny Faubman rode his wheel to the
Wellington picnic, Thursday.
To RENT-Thirty-three acres in suburbs
of Lexington. JOHN E. BURDEN. 21-tf
Fire backs in Superior stoves guaran-
teed for five years, at Schawe q Weis'. Att
The only place in the city with a full
line of granite ware-Schawe & Weis. 4ti
Miss Berta Richardson will sing at the
Baptist church tomorrow morning. Prof,
Brawley will preside at the organ.
Mr.. Talbot Simpsons handsome new
residence is going up rapidly. 1t will lie
one of the incest residences in the city.
The Christian church of this city ex-
tended 8 call to Elder Goode, last Sunday,
for another year. He has the matter und,
consideration.
If you want a stylish waist at cost pr,ce
come to Kriehn & WilkeF's during our
sale-remember the time, Saturday, Mon
day aud Tuesday, 5-3O-I2
Miss Annie Shelby, daughter of Gen.
10 o. Shelby, has been appointed Mis-
souri, sponsor at the ex-confederate re-
union at Va.
Miss Lucy Davis calls the attention oil
the dies to her large and handsome
stock of millinery, &c. Everything in
her line, and at the lowest prices. 23-t2
National Democratic Convention, Chi
cago, July z. One lowest first-class fare
via the Mo. Pacific. Tickets on sale July
4, 5 and 6, with final return limit on July
IL. A. 8. Loomis, Agent.
For SALE.-A two-story brick house,
fifty feet front, ten rooms, large roomy
cellar, all in good repair. For further in
formation call on Miss Meyer, on Broad
way, north of Nickell's home. Scott
STRAYKD-On Friday, April Gath, a dun
colored horse with black spot on left hip.
Anyone who will bring the same TO
Kelly's livery barn or send information
leading to his recover will be paid for
their trouble. K. w. Carter.
Young mothers dread the summer
months ON account of the great mortality
among children caused by bowel troubles
Perfect safety may be assured those who
keep on hand De Wits Collie q Cholera
cure. and administer it promptly. For
cramps, bilious collie, dysentsry and diar-
rhea, 1t affords instant relief. Crist &
Gardner. 1-25-1y
For the annual meeting of the Missouri
State Sunday school Association at Pal
myra, Mo-, June 18th to 18th, the Mo
Pacific railway makes the low rate OF one
fare for the round trip. Tickets on sale
June 14th to 18th, with final return limit
June 18th. A. 8. LOOMS, Agent.
In the Spring a young mans fancy
lightly turns to thoughts of-Ds Witt's
Little Early Risers, for they always
cleanse the liver, purify the blood, and
i~nvigorate the system. Crist & Gard
ner. 1-25-1y
FARMs FOR sALE.-Rareb bargains. l will
sell my two farms, lying fou miles west
of Concordia, containing 500 acres best
improved, we'll watered land, all under
laid with superior quality of coal, at 6
bargain. For further information apply
to Charles Hefer, Higginsville; j. p
Hsndrick, C%oncordia, or Mrs. 3. b. Hen
drick, WsrrensburR, Mo. 2-1-tf
Today being Decoration day the mem.
bers OF Mulligan's Post, No. IL, G. A. X
will decorate the graves of their comrades
in the cemeteries adjacent to the city.
They will meet at the Post hall at 2 O'Clock
this afternoon and from there march to
the cemeteries. A special Invitation TO
attend and witness the ceremonies is ex-
tended to the public. Those who desire
to contribute flowers should send them to
the hall.
The democratic senatorial committee OF
the seventeenth district, composed of La
fsyette, Johnson and Cass counties, met
at Wsrrensburg OF the 22d inst. and set
Thursday, June %, as the day for holding
the district convention at Pleasant Hill 10
nominate a candidate for the state senate.
Lafayette will be allowed sixteen delegates
to the convention, johnson twelve and
Cass twelve, this apportionment being
made according to the vote cast in each
county.
Frank f. Lowell, a cattle buyer of
CarrolltOn, was arrested at Chicago,
May 9th. charged with the murder of
f. r. Hunter, a we'll known commission
merchant. The arrest was the result of
police investigation, which has been
going on for several months. Lowell
and Hunter were said to be bitter bust
ness rivals, and it is this fact, the
police state, which led to the first clew.
Mr.. Lowell, the accused, was a resident
of this city several years ago.
The lNTELLIaENCER Printing Company
has closed a contract with President Buck
to print ZOO illustrated catalogues OF the
b. F.. u The catalogue manuscript 10 now
in the composing rooms, and every part
and parcel of the work will be done In this
office, under the direction of our foreman,
Mr.. Yingling, for whom the INTELLIaEN-
GER claims that he is the most artistic
printer in western Missouri. The INTEL
LIGENCER assumes metropolitan ~circula-
ton this week. We publish this week
z 600: copies. Next week we will issue
4.eO0, and the next following, 1900. The
lNTELLIaENCER is ad Vertising Lexington.
Mr.. Jno. Mulligan, who has recently
finished the rock work on the court house,
claims to have done as much work as con-
tractor and builder as any man in the
county. He has lived In Missouri fifty
two years, and in this county since 1861.
He built the street rail: Dad, public sewers
and culVerts, aud there is no end to the
work he has done in grading streets and
macadamizing same. He has just COM
pleted a job that will last as long as time
lasts. 1t is as substantial a piece of work
as there Is In the county. He has a good
education and is very popular here at
home, where he is known as an honora-
BILE, high-minded citizen.
Mr.. John Chamberlain, of this city, was
in st. Louis when the tornado burst upon
the i'll fated town, aud saw q great deal of
the frightful velocity of the wind. He
went to st. Loni Wednesday morning
and was In the western part of the city
when he observed the approach of the
storm clouds. He took an electric car
bound for the central or business district,
and got off at the custom house. Scarcely
had he entered the door when the tornado
began the work of destruction. The roar
of the wind and crash of falling buildings
was appalling. He saw cabs overturned,
horses and men hurled to the ground,
PIanks, doors, shutters, etc, flying
through the air, and expected the custom
house to fall aud crush all within. Though
the first blast lasted but a few minutes,