The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-03-14
Tbav are taIkino of a hank at Dover.

They are talking OF a bank at Dover.
Yingling does Iocksmithiug and key
fitting. 3-7-ti
See "Chug" Hays as Brisemouche in
in A Scrap of Paper. New Grand March
10th.
Take your poultry to VIM. j. Lieser,
Corder, Mo-, and receive the highest
market price. 3-7-4t
The Acme at Higginsville has suspen-
ded publication. 1t was a good paper and
reliably democratic.
The Columbian cigar pleases every
smoker. John Powell, the pioneer grocer,
has the sale of this excellent brand. 29-3t
De Wits Little Early Risers for
biliousness, indigestion, constipation. A
small pill, a prompt cure. Crist & Gard
ner. 1-25-1y
The transfer company keeps a call book
at the Mammoth livery stable, and one at
the Grand Central hotel. Leave orders al
these places. 1O-27-tf
The Democrats of HiggInsville have
nominated the following city ticket, May
or, A. B. E. lehman; Marshall, A. d.
Bradford; Collector, Henry Boyer; Asses
sor, J. E. Ragland.
Mr.. Arthur Graves who appears in "A
Scrap of Paper" Thursday evening Is one
OF Chas. Frohman's actors. He was one
of Frohman's Stock Co., and played for
three years in New York City.
j. w. Pierce, Republic, Ia, says: 81
nave used One Minute Cough Cure in my
family and for myself, with results so
entirely satisfactory that l can hardly
find words to express myself as to its
merit. l will never fail to recommend 1t
to others on every occasion that presents
ITSELF" Crist & Gardner. 1-25-1y
Mat Bouldridge is getting in shape for
the bridge, national park and everything
else. He has had his barber shop fixed
up in metropolitan style. A large COM
bination glass running the entire length
of his shop has been put in by the Wink
Ter Furniture Company and the shop re-
fitted with fine oak furniture.
We ~nou Mr.. Adam Walk as can
didate for city engineer, which position
he has held satisfactorily for one term,
and on the record he has mad asks re-
election. Mr.. Walk has made a faithful
officer, and has proved that he was capa-
BILE and worthy of the trust. Shoul he
be re- elected he will continue to discharge
the duties with efficiency and satisfac-
ton.
We in this issue the candi-
dacy of Mr.. Edwin Bowman for City Reg
lister and treasurer. Mr.. Bowman, as the
voters know, is one of the proprietors OF
the News, and in that capacity has rend-
cred valuable services to the city in fight
ing for its progress, upholding its institu-
lions and defending it's good name. He is
an honorable, upright highminded gentle
man, and Is thoroughly qualified to fill
any office for which he may have aspira-
lions. He has served the city for years in
the semi public position of journalist and
Is worthy of such promotion as he asks.
The supreme court has affirmed the
decision of the circuit court in the case
of James Aull and others. b was a
suit brought for the purpose of securing
an equitable division of the estate of the
late Marish Pomeroy, and involved real
estate and other property to the value OF
SO, 900. There were numerous heirs at
law, and 1t appears that in the original
division of the property certain ones of
them received one-third, when in law
they were entitled to but one-tenth as
their share. Under the ruling of the court
they must restore to the rightful heirs
all they received over their just claims.
II there is one thing above another that
Lexington is proud of it is her home
Building and bar association, which has
peer more than any other one institution
the instrument through which many of
our beautiful homes have been erected.
The statement of this institution appears
In this issue of the INTELLrGENCER. A
careful perusal will show it to be In the
very best condition. The statement speaks
for itself. Mr.. W. G. McCausland is presi-
dent, Cbas. w. Loomis secretary and Mr..
James r. Moorehead treasurer. The B. d
L. Is in the hands Of careful, painstaking,
honest business men, under whose man.
agement IL could but prosper.
On last Sunday morning the pastors of
the different congregations OF h city
announced that a meeting of the ladies
was called to be held in the Sunday
school room OF the Baptist church on the
following Monday afternoon. The object
of the meeting was to raise a fund to help
relieve the immediate necessities OF the
starving and perishing Christians OF
Armenia. Quite a number of earnest, con-
secrated Christian women responded to
the call, and the result was that a
,sWoman's Auxiliary of the American
Relief Association" was organized in this
city. The officers are Mrs. w. q. Mus
grove, president; Miss Juliette Young,
treasurer; Mrs. Ed. Mark, secretary. The
ladies decided to try to raise a fund in one
names appear below were appointed a
to solicit and receive donations:
Mesdames Findlay, W.B. Wilson, Andrew,
Phetzing, Moffett, Chambers, Carter,
Ahrens, Smith, Kirtley, Rothrock, Brown,
Musgrove, Peddicord, McCausland, Bur-
den, Logan, Mark, and Misses Fitzgerald,
Hamilton, Walden, Gray, Criley, Wayland,
Bling, Bridges, Woodside. Young and
Gordon. 1t is estimated that one hundred
thousand Armenians are homeless and
If We sit with idle hands now,
In that last great day we may hear these
words of our Savior: 81 was an hungered
and We gave no meat"
Ia this issue we Mr.. John
Taubman as a candidate for re- election to
the Office Of Mayor. The announcement
that he Intends to again enter the race
will be greeted with pleasure by hundreds
of our citizens who have watched the
record he has made as a and who APP
preciate his work for the public, both as a
public officer and private citizen. Mayor
administration has been such
as to arouse a sense of pride in the heart
OF every one who wants to see our city
About W. years ago Lexington
twas born again." She awoke from her
Iethean slnmber and began to undertake
great things. The bridge boom came.
Taubman put in as many hours
working for its coming and its final
as any man in this city. The
lights were wanted. He labored
for these. and you all know
the result. He encouraged the building
the opera house that now is a great
credit to our town. He was one among
first to seize the national park
and has been one of its best