The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-04-10
LOCAL ~SHORT-STOPS.
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''The Nancy Hanks at the New Grand,
Wednesday, April IA.
Going like hot cakes-cabinet photos q
Phares'. Only 81 per dozen. 11-2Stf
For RENT.-A small farm on reasonable
terms. Apply at this office. 2-20tf
Communion services will be held at the
Presbyterian church tomorrow morning.
A large number OF people from different
parts OF the county have been in attend
ance at the different sessions OF court this
week.
Ii you would he cured of constipation
and all its evil effects, take "Foraker's
Electricity Pills" No nausea, gripping or
weakening effects. All druggists sell
them. 4 3tf
Bicyclists attention! Have your wheel
repaired and enameled to look like new
by the Mars Art Co, sos Main street.
Agency for standard wheels and dealers
in bicycle sundries of every description.
The Lafayette Presbytery will meet at
Pleasant Hill, Thursday, April 10. Capt.
:. J. Andrew has been chosen delegate
and Judge VIM. G. McCausland is the
alternate to represent the Presbyterian
church of this city.
MIR. John Mulligan has the contract for
the stone work on the Chamberlain resi-
dence, and we are satisfied he will do n
first. class lb, as his work always gives
complete satisfaction. His work on the
court house is a monument of his fine
workmanship and a credit to the county.
The pest fertile lands now open for
settlement in the United States are located
in Texas. The Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Railway will have excursion rates
to the above section on March 16, April 6
and 20. For maps and further informa-
tion, address the nearest local agent, or
A. e. Miner, II. p. A, NJ. K. & T. Ry.,
Sedalia, Missouri.
Mr.. Francis Buford, who for many years
has been engaged in the livery business
in this city, has accepted Il position as
salesman with Mr.. jacob Fergert, one of
our reliable tombstone men, and is now
soliciting orders for monuments. Mr..
Bnford is well known throughout the
county and will receive a liberal share OF
the public patronage.
"The Nancy Hanks" the merry farce,
which has been meeting with marvellous
success, will be seen at the New Grand, in
this city, next Wed nesday, April IA. This
engagement is a most novel one, and pos
sesses those elements that thoroughly
amuse an audience aud drive dull care
away. 1t is said that 1.-The Nancy Hanks"
is one OF the funniest comedies produced
in years.
DIR. Joe Gordon, son of our friend, Mr.
20. b. Gordon, of Dover, graduated last
week from the Missouri Dental College at
st. Louis. DIR. Gordon stood an examina-
ton enabling him to practice last spring
and located at Xenia, Illinois, and prac-
ticed there until the opening OF the school
year last fall. He met with such success
that having now secured his diploma he
intends to locate at that point perma-
nently. DIR. Gordon is a bright, energetic
young man and will no doubt meet with
success in his chosen profession.
Mr.. VIM. Winn and wife, of Dover, were
in town Wednesday. Mr.. VIM recently
sold his residence in Dover to MIR. IElias
Miers. lie says he has no intention of
moving from Dover but that he will be
necessarily absent from there for some
little time. Mr.. Winn recently had a
severe spell of sickness from which he has
not entirely recovered and we hope he
will be benefited by travelling around.
Mr.. VIM has a number of sons located
at different points in the state and hey
have all attained considerable prominence
in the different walks in life which they
have chosen.
Mr.. j. =. BorIand, who recently pur-
chased the Lexington street ear line from
MIR. Smith Benedict, has since he assumed
control, spent considerable money toward
improving the line. lie has put in a good
many new rails, and has done a great
deal of work trying to level the track bed
in order to make the cars run as smooth
as possible. lie keeps the best OF order
on his cars, and If the day is at all cool he
has them heated to a comfortable temper
ature. lie has given much OF his time
and money toward improving the line in
every way, and hould receive a liberal
patronage from the public.
Mr.. Geo. p. Venable has been in the
habit for years OF making on the margin
of his day book memoranda of unusual
and important events. While in his store
a few days ago, and speaking of high
water, he showed us the following:
'lSSl-April 25th to 30th-The river is
now higher than at any time since 1874.
From four to five feet more will bring it
up to the high water mark of 1874. The
bottoms are all under water. No trains
ran from Carrollton to Kansas City. The
ferry boat Undine Capt. Wiley) has res
cued hundreds OF people from the bot
toms. Immense amount OF suffering, and
loss of AL kinds OF stock and crops"
SUNDAY. May 1st-rhe river is % feet. D
inches above low water mark" "Satur-
day, January 9Th, 1SSI.-Thermometer 80
d .grees below zero at 7 a. m" "Wednes-
day, April 9Th, lS8i.-Heavy snow storm
C commenced at 8 p. m. and lasted two
hours"
Some of the young men of our city, who
since the fistic encounter at Carson have
become intensely interested in athletics,
have been trying for some time to get
together the necessary men and capital to
start a gymnasium and have met with
considerable encouragement in their
undertaking. They have made arrange
ments for renting n large hall and have
secured boxing gloves, turning poles, etc.,
and are working enthusiastically toward
securing II first-class athletic club, but
are to a certain extent hindered by lack of
interest on the part of many of our towns
people. This gymnasium would be a
great benefit to many of our boys as the
managers say they will ALLOW no vulgar
or profane language to be used by anyone
whether he be a member or not, while
within the hall. This will take our young
men away from many of the influences
that have a tendency TO corrupt them and
at the same time give them a chance to
build up an active, strong body thai will
be OF invaluable benefit to them in after
life.
The successful engagement OF Tine
Nancy Hanks" the most promising OF
the new comedy farces, in the cities visited
during the past few months, but more
especially in Chicago, where it was played
for three weeks to immense audiences at
the Great Northern Theatre, has attracted
a deal of interest. A glance at the title
is enough to make the average play goer
think it an entertainment in which the
race track il featured; but II Ia not so.
9Th Nancy links is the name of II