The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-09-12
The city council will meet Monday

The city council will meet Monday
night.
am selling fine toilet soaps at a low
price. Farmer. S-29tf
If you enjoy a good cup OF coffee, try
Auli & Wilson. 4-25-tf
Hon. John Welborn addressed n repub-
IIcan club last night at Kansas City.
Mrs. A. r. Faris, who has been ill for
some time, was reported no better yester-
day.
The city has been cleaning out the
cutters on South and other streets this
week.
The Concordia band will furnish music
for the big celebration in this city next
Friday.
Poison Ivy, insect bites, bruises, scalds,
burns, are quickly cured by DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve, the great pile cure.
Crist & Day. 1-25-1y
Last Monday was "labor day." and
people labored about as usual. 1t being a
legal holiday the banks closed, but other
wise it was not observed.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Brakeman celebrated
their silver wedding at Concordia last
Sunday, when a large number of friends
called to offer congratulations.
A boiler in the Eagle Mills at Higgins
Vile exploded with a report like the crack
of doom last Saturday. No one was
injured. The loss amounted to $500.
"Boys will be boys" but you can't afford
to lose any of them. Be ready for the
green apple season by having DeWitt's
Collie and Cholera cure in the house. Crist
& Day. 1-25-1y
The college girls lave been coming in
on all the trains this week, and judging
from the number of big trunks seen on
the baggage wagons they have come we'll
prepared for the winter.
Many a days work is lost by sick head
ache, caused by Indigestion and stomach
troubles, DeWitt's Little Early Risers are
the most effectual pill for overcoming
such difficulties. Crist & Day. 1-25-1y
The whole system is drained and under
mined by indolent ulcers and open sores.
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve speedily heals
them. 1t is the best pile cure known.
Crist & Day. 1-25-1y
The republican senatorial convention
met at Warreusburg last Saturday and
nominated w. s. Hedges, of that city,
to max the race against Major Vandiver
for senator from this district.
A B~ryan-Sewall club was organized at
Alma, Thursday night, with fifty mem
bers. The officers are d.. P. Groves, pres
ident; Fred Ralf, vice-president; j. G.
Goodwin, treasurer, j. e. Goodwin,
secretary.
Mr.. Vernon Powell, a leading merchant
of Odessa, has declared his intention to
vote for Bryan. He has always been a
stauDch republican, but believes in the
free coinage of silver and will therefore
support the democratic ticket.
Buy a Rochester Radiator and save one
half your fuel. Can be placed on any
stove, and will double its heating capaci-
ty. Does not clog, leak gas, or smoke.
Warranted to give complete satisfaction.
Price only nominal. E.. Allen, Agent.
Mrs. Theodocia Hix and three children
and her sister, Miss Mary Hix, of Payne's
Depot, KY, have arrived here and will
make Lexington their permanent home.
They have rented the residence at the
corner OF Twenty first and South streets.
Rev. j. G. Mueller and family left here
last Wednesday morning for Nebraska
City, Neb., where Mr.. Mueller goes to
assume the passionate of the German M.
E. church located at that place. They
won't overland and expected an enjoyable
trip.
Hon. w. j. Bryan, the next president,
will be at the r. q L. Junction this morn
ing at 1890 O'Clock. He will be greeted
by hundreds of enthusiastic democrats
of Ray county, and may deliver a shor
address,. 1t is likely that a number OF
Lexington people will go over to see the
future president.
The republican county congressional
committee met in this city last Friday and
endorsed Hon. John Welborn for nomina-
ton by the convention to be held at
Kansas City on the 23d. The delegates
elected by the county convention were
authorized to represent the county in the
convention.
The Liberati Concert Company, adver-
tised for this place Friday night, failed to
appear. The advance agent and opera
house manager, received word Thursday
evening by wire that the company had
done bad business at Cameron, and would
not risk an engagement here, when pros
poets were that a large audience would
have greeted him.
h board of equalization met in the
county court room Monday for the pur-
pose OF passing upon the statements made
by the merchants of the county. These
statements were cal Gully considered by
the board and eighty-six Of them were
increased over the Mount named by the
the 18th to give the merchants an ppor-
tunity to show why their assessment
should not be increased.
st. Louis Post-Dispatch The young
American girl who has lately been atract-
ing a good deal of attention in Europe, is
Miss Myrtle McGrew, of st. Louis. Her
portrait by n celebrated French artist, was
shown at the last Paris salon. She is only
IS years old, but has long been a society
favorite. She is very beautiful, and
abroad has had dukes and counts without
in her train, but still she is said to
prefer the plain American Mr.. to the
European nobleman.
The following sales of pure bred hogs
have been advertised to take place in this
county at the various places and on the
dates named: September %, | w. Foster,
BorIand. September 2S. Wakeman Rros