The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-06-27

Aull & Wilson are headquarters for hne =
.eas and cofees.
Roofing. gutterIng and spouting at :.
YineIing's. Opposite Moorehead's' 2"u
Summer is now here in full force, with
all the accomplishments peculiar 10 'ha'
season. .
Garnet samples at half price to close
them out. Sale now going on. +. H.
Bane & Co. ,
Call and see the latest water inter ior
vopr cistern's, at YingIing's. Opposite
~ -Lo"a,a 6-2Otf e
The gas company is putting pipes into
MANY private buildings to supply gas Ior
cooking stoves. =,
The only place in Lafayette county
to get first class photographs is at Phares'
gallery, 81 so per dozen. oE'i
Special sale of underwear now going on
Some wonderfully good things for you AT
Drices that have never been offered before.
y ~ pano& 20. 6-27,2
Of course it is a little dull. How couiu
i, be otherwise with all the schools Closed
the students gone and the farmers TOO
busy to come to town?
Some unprincipled party or parties pun
a charge of dynamite in Hohhahs po"u
last Wednesday night, killing a large
number of fine fish, with which the pohu
was stocked.
Mr.. Arthur Billiard and wife will move
nav, xveek. into the residence Mt the
corper of seventh street and Franklin
avenue. owned by DR.. J. w. Meng, and at
nresant occupied by Mr.. Frank Geyer.
Miss Minnie, accomplished laughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Slusher, OF WaVerly'
Mo-. who recently graduated at b. f'0''
this eity. has Just been made the happy
REGIMENT of a fine Kimball piano by her
parents as a birthday present.
Miss Jessie Thistle, a native OF Dover,
this county, now of Columbia, MO-, mas
been invited to sing at the natlonal
music festival in Denver, next month
Her many friends here will be rejoiced TO
hear of this compliment to her vocal
ability.
A gentleman OF our acquaintance VINO
Glands nigh in the ranks of truthful men,
In forms us that he picked up a discarded
noner shot gun shell and found q bras
nest in it. The birds had flown, OF course,
INT the nest was there to show that some
verv small birds had been using it for a
nursery.
About twenty town COWS were driven "
the pound 1.-THE other day. The man VINO
has the contract for taking inem 10
pasture neglected his duty for a time anu
5 the animals invaded the yards OF resi-
e dences along South street. Inc man
nromised to be more careful in the future
g I'd the COWS were released without
y penalty.
e An old colored man was passing along
south street the other day when ne sa"
a five or six dead Jay birds lying On 1nt
sidewalk. He stopped, looked puzzled
and said aloud: "Well, sab, L wondar
q what killed 'em." Looking around mt
saw a boy with a target gun, and wlthou'
another word he took up his line o
IT march and marched.
A large attendance Of pupils is expected
4, at w. M. A.. next session, and Col. Seller
and his able assistants are now buslIy en-
~ oaped in the work OF preparing for Tn
IL opening of the school next Sep'e"oei
\ There is sure to be three times the usua
ID number of cadets enrolled, and every'hin
necessary for their comfort and conven
a fence is being put III
~ reception at the academy.
n The proprietors of the Winkler Furnl
A. ture company nave been turning out
great deal of fine work recently. The
maize n business OF fitting up stores wit
counters and shelving, saloon MIXTURES
porch posts and ornaments OF every ue
:. criution-in fact, anything that may D
IS desired in the way of wood cutting, turn
" ing and carving. They have been doing
'n great deal OF such work for parties resld
r ing in other towns throughout the stat
TIL fact will not be lost sight OF, eve
~ nv renublicans, thai the democrati
III county ticket is composed OF among tn
very best men in Lafayette count!
In Christy, VivIon, Fulkerson, Bates, Blec
er soc. Mann, Howe, Gray, Drummon'
n Chinn and Chamblin compose the count
a ticket. Eleven men better qualified coul
on not be found in the county. The tick
Of once impresses itself as one made U
= from a high standard OF integrity, aDili'
an and democracy. 1t is invincible.
Mason Cooper, for many months
brakeman on the Missouri Pacihc una
.n Conductor Geo. Roberts, and well Kno"
"a to many Lexington people, comhit.
~ su,cide at Marshall last Monday, AIT
- having cut a cash in his wife's throat al
stabbing her baby in the back. Nj
on Cooper escaped to some oil the neighpo
d carrying the baby with her. Botn ="
NO. recover. Cooper hanged himself to
'ho after after attempting to burn the houi
tn He had been drinking heavily for sever
Ike
on weeks.
Tha sixth annual tournament OF I
Missouri State Shooting Association b
been In session this week at Jeners
C,,y This association is the leading O
~ its kind in the state, or at least in &c
tral Missouri, and all of the principle g
III clubs, including the Lexington Gun Ci'
-" ore members. w. e. Field, of st. Lou
ia president OF the association, n u
HAYDEN, of Paris, Monroe county, sec
tarv. A number of new clubs Will apl
VI for admission at this session oil
association.
her Twelve or fourteea of the princi
,ub- business firms OF the city have agreed
Mt close the stores at 7 O'Clock every even
,ity. except Saturday evenings and Gays
ros. which navments are made by the L
inetou Coal company. By this arran
-sad ment, from forty to fifty employees
enabled to enjoy the summer eVeni
like other people. The business men
to be commended for making this des
HE change. Our citizens should beal
IL mind the hour of closing and gov
-. themselves accordingly.
are The Commercial Gu is one OF
,fore most wide awake institutions in !
heir ~ineton. 1t is doing great work. A
last meeting it started a subscriptio
at raise funds to extend the telephone
,cted to Higginsville, Odessa, MAYHEM, '
lIngton and other towns In the cou
held The committee appointed will raise
"a I reouired amount in the next lew d
Joe and the line will soon be built. The
also engaged at a handsome salary
ranrv services of Mr.. Thomas Wolfe the
sber trician to investigate thoroughly
nd / feasibility OF an electric line to Navy
Mr.. Wolfe has been hard at work gat
inc statistics and securing informa