The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-07-31
7. R. EARLY.

The refreshing rains of Saturday night
frightened the prospects for a good corn
crop.
Buy the celebrated Morrell ham at
Withers's grocery store. 1t is the finest
In the market.
Only one marriage license was issued
this week by County Recorder Wallace.
II was issued To Thomas 5. Youngs aud
Lille Arnold, both OF Higginsville.
The London papers state that the wheat
crop in the United Kingdom is greatly
below the average. The failure then may
give our farmers a better price for their
crops.
The mayor OF HiggInsville is making a
"weed crusade" Mayor Lehman of that
town is doing a great work for Higgins
vile. He is 'up to date" in his actions
and is making a splendid officer.
Messrs. Jos. Grady, M. ID. Wilson,
Jesse Crenshaw and l. q. Neale enjoyed a
fishing and hunting trip to Tabo this
week. They went down Wednesday after
moor and returned Thursday evening.
The new shoe store of Chinn, Wilson &
Crist will open Monday. They intended
to be ready for business by the middle of
the past week but were delayed by their
goods not arriving at the time they were
expected.
The young ladies OF the T. 1. Z. club
were charmingly entertained by Miss
Marie Borland. Thursday afternoon.
Delicious and cooling refreshments were
served, and the time was passed pleasantly
by all present.
After the first day OF August Kansas
City will he connected with New York by
q long distance telephone. 1t will cost
just two dollars a minute to talk over it,
A half hours talk would do most any
one at that rate.
The pioneers OF Missouri will hold q
, reunion at fayetteville on August 1. The
celebration will be held under the auspices
of settlers from johnson and adioiniue
counties. Good speakers will be present
and address the crowd.
The watermelon crop is beginning to
materialize, and it is an abundant one
this season. The negro will be in his
glory for some time to come. But there
1 are OIleFS VINO are Gnu VI EulclOu
besides the ebony descendants of Ham.
The bicyclists of Lexington who intend
ed to take a trip on their wheels to
OarrolIton last Sunday, were forced to
postpone the trip on account of the rain
which fell Saturday night. They expect
to go there some Sunday in the neal
future.
D.l-.o.l Ice n noru - ~ aofar Mr. I
: M. Wright, editor of the Ray county Re-
publican was appointed to that position
Thursday of last week and the appoint
ment was confirmed by the senate Satur-
day. He will a charge Of the Office as
soon as he makes his bond aud signs the
necessary papers.
The aides of Edenview church rave 9
lawn social Thursday evening at the
home of Mr.. j. l.. Marshall, two miles
south OF town. The Lexington band was
present aud added much to the enjoy
ment OF the evening, which was an ideal
one for such an event. An unusually
large crowd was in attendance, and the
ladies cleared a neat sum of money for
the church.
The death of Mr.. Stephen q. Wentworth
caused a vacancy in the board of trustees
of the Wentworth Military Academy, and
three gentlemen have been named from
whom the board will select a member &c
fill the vacancy caused by his death. The
three gentlemen named are Judge Richard
Field, Messrs. VIM. Aull and Thos. Q,
Sawyer. Any one of the three gentlemen
named is eminently worthy to fill thu
position, and the board can make no mis-
! take in deciding between them.
Our perpetual mayor, Mr.. John c
Young, always leads the procession or it,
not his circus. The band boys built fin'
band stand in the public square. Thii
suited Mr.. Young but he had to go then
one better. So Thursday morning hi
closed a contact for a magnificent banC
wagon. The wagon will be here in a few
days. Now the band boys will have u
crawl on the band wagon" Mr.. Young
says that Lexington is not a lone horse
town, that eany old town" can have I
band stand but that Lexington is goinE
to have the lead ON a "real live banC
wagon" He further ayows that when
Bryan comes that he proposes to put II
horses to the band wagon and 10 to the
carriage in which Mr.. Bryan rides ant
split the streets of Lexington "wide open.'
Mr.. Young is dreadfully in earnesf
about these matters. OF course he wants
it understood While all this is going OF
tina he is a candidate for mayor at thu
coming election.
The Kansas City Times of recent date
speaks as follows in regard to Mr.. Geo
M. Sutton, who for many years Was g
resident OF this city: 'tGeo. M. Sutton
who has charge OF the ~postofice inspec
tors in the Kansas City division since thu
murder of Jesse Mcclure by Bill Adler
three years ago, has been transferred tt
|, the Denver division, and will leave Kansas
} City about the middle of August. Mr.
, Sutton has received the notification from
the department. The change was mad'
upon my own application,' says Mr.. Sut
I ton, sand there was no politics in it:
While the transfer is to Den YER, wheF'
i. w. +. CQchrane is in charge, Mr.. SuttaT
expects that Mr.. Cochrane will send hin
to take charge of the Salt Lake Cit
4. division, though this will depend on Mr.
} Uochrane's wishes, he says. Cochran
, and sutton were for some time closely
associated as inspectors in the Kansa
City division. Cochrane was but recent.
|, sent TO Denver. His territory cover
3 Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, ARIZONA an
New Mexico. While in Kansas City MI
r Sutton has been q most efficient officer
and repeatedly demonstrated his energ,
, and ability. He says he will probably b
5 succeeded here by one of the twelv