The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-11-28

WnaCG turkey, u CouTSe'
Prof. Hicks, the weather prophet, pre-
diets a hard winter.
Going like hot cakes-cabinet photos at
Phares'. Only 81 per dozen. I1-2stf
If you have carpet rags you wish woven
them to Mrs. P~osten, west of water
tower. 10-3tf
All kinds OF dolls, doll furniture, dishes,
toy stoves and rubber toys at F. R. Bane
& Co.'s. 11-21-7t
If o are looking for birthday, we'd
ding or Christmas presents, go to E. G..
Loomis' book store, 1103 Main street.
For SALE-Nineteen head of 3-year-old
feed steers, and fourteen head long year
ling steers; all dehorned. Apply to w.
H. Silver, Lexington, Mo.
WANTED "A cook in town; good Ger
man girl preferred; family small; RACES
good; must nave recommendations.
Apply to the INTELLIGENCER.
At the recent election an attempt was
made to move the county seat OF Gascon-
ade county from Hermann to Drake, but
the proposition was voted down.
My stock of mixed paints, lead, and oil
%colors, window glass, varnishes, brushes,
&C., is very complete and going to be
sold at prices to suit the times. Leroy
Farmer. 9-19tf
Frosted windows yesterday morning
indicated how unpleasant 1t would have
been to have remained outside during the
night. The mercury showed % degrees
at Z o'clock.
Messrs. John and Jerry Chamberlain,
Thos. Sawyer, Jas. Anderson and DIR.
Tucker returned Thursday from a sue
cessful hunting expedition to the wiIds of
Northern Arkansas.
The length of life may be increased by
lessening its dangers. The majority of
people die from lung troubles. These
may be averted by promptly using One
Minute Cough Cure. Crist q Day. 1-25y1
From forty to sixty cars of coal are sent
west from Myrick every day. Nearly all
the coal mined on both branches of the
Mo. Pacific, il sent west, is billed there.
The approach of cold weather will proba-
bly, increase the number to nearly one
hundred cars per day.
The w. NJ. A. cornet band hired a
herdic Thanksgiving day and drove
through the city, ~discouring lively airs.
They called at all the female colleges and
treated the girls to a serenade. The
boys play very we'll, and are improving
rapidly. The band is a credit to the acad-
envy.
Mr.. Slaughter Campbell, of Texas Prai-
rie, will ship thirty head of fat Hereford
cattle to Chicago next Monday. He re-
fused a good price for them at his home,
preferring to take them to Chicago, and
there run the risk of getting "Christmas
prices' for the best ones in the bunch.
George Pierce, a Goa miner, was strick-
en- with heart failure while at work in TIE
Macev mines last Monday and died before
his fellow-workmen discovered him. III
was wheeling coal at the time, and it is
thought that he o~verexerted himself, as
he had been ill for some weeks with heart
trouble. He leaves a wife and several
children in poor circumstances.
Mr.. 10. Hook, who was stricken with
paralysis at the home of his son, Omer
near Odessa, several weeks ago, is report
ID to be slowly improving. He is n year
of age, and until stricken down he wal
rarely ever sick a day, and was as stou
and active as many men are at the age o.
fifty. His many friends here hope that h
may speedily regain his old-time health
and buoyant spirits.
The grand ball given at Turner Hal
Wednesday evening was both a socia
and a financial success. The music wa
- A. - Al Ioroo,. anlax,al akana
selves to the utmost. The G. A. r. Pos
always succeeds in securing the atten
dance of good crowds at its entertain
ments, and they are uniformly managed
to the satisfaction of all present. At thi
ball no pains were spared to insure tn
assembled company a pleasant evening
and all united in declaring it a success il
every way.
Deputy Sherifs Goode and Heathmal
searched the jail Wednesday, and foun'
two saws and a bottle of muriatic aci'
under the bed clothing in one of the cells
A further search revealed the fact tina
two of the large bars in front of the ial
had been cut partly in two by saving, an
there was every indication that the me
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short time before the discovery was mad
by the deputies. The white prisoners ar
the ones suspected. But for the timel
discovery there would have been a whole
sale Jail delivery, and many prisoners a
large, against whom the authorities hav
sufficient evidence to send them to tn
penitentiary.
The case of Geo. b. Mitchell vs.. th
Firemens' Fund Insurance company, wa
decided in the circuit court at Warrens
burg last Wednesday. The case was take
from this county on a change of venue
Mitchell's stock of dry goods was insure
for 81, 1000 each in five different companie
when the fire occurred. Mitchell brough
suit for the recovery of the insurance, tn
companies having refused to settle. TIL
first trial resulted in a hung jury. Th
one just closed shows that Mr.. Mitche
has a just claim. He will sue each com
pany separately unless the cases are com
promised. The jury awarded him S9
more than the amount of his claim agains
the Firemens' Fund company, and If h
succeeds as we'll in the other cases, h
will nave all that he sued for and enougI
over TO pay MS aWyerS luz Inoii SoiNlSSS
Messrs. Waddell and Chanslor are offer
ing the theatre going public of this city
grand and gorgeous revival of the famou
spectacular drama, T~omPkins' "Blac
Crook" This is the same production tina
appeared at the New York Academy c
Music and enjoyed the unparalleled ru
OF twelve months to crowded houses
Among the grand and novel features ar
the three grand ballots, among which
the famous New York and Paris success
''The Ballet of Gems" which enlists tn
services OF Europe's greatest t~erpsichorea
premiers, Mile Kraskee and Mile Micar
and supporting coryphees. Another nov
city is the Musical Marionettes, togethe
with the fn-de-siecle "TTilby Ballet,
and the celebrated New Ballet Interns
tIonal. Amid a host of European move
ties may be named the Brothers Rixfort
from st. Petersburg, n the grei
|, Bretoni in his artistic changes. I'll
Stalcata, in the person of Miss Leslie Ma,
Is the most strikingly beautiful woma
on our American stage.
The noted suspects, Jesse Winner an
Lon Lackey, under arrest for the horrib
murder of Mrs. Winner D children,
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