The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-01-09

E~ighty-one persons were buried in
Machpelah- in 1896.
The bridge company will hold ITS
annual election next Monday.
Twenty miles of improved roads were
built in Pike county prior to 1860.
Recorder Wallace licensed 224 couples
to enter the arena OF matrimony in 1896.
The Lexington lodge, No. I57, K. of p.
duly Installed its new officers last Thurs
day evening.
See the Vitacope at the opera house next
week-one of the most move and Wonder
ful exhibitions ever seen in this city.
MIR. Noble E.. Basket received the sad
news Wednesday that his young brother,
Alfred, had died at ShelbyyiIle, Ky. The
young man was IS years of age and very
promising.
Skating was good the first of this week,
and II number OF young people INDUCED
in the sport; but for n brief time, only, as
the warm weather of the past few days
soon knocked it out.
On last Thursday, William Porter, who
was arrested on the charge of embezzling
$4,000 from the Buford 81 George Mama
featuring Co., of Kansas City, pleaded
not guilty to the charge. We nope he can
substantiate the plea.
The stockholders Of the Traders Bank,
one of the strongest banking institutions
in the west, elected its board of directors
last Wednesday, as ollows w. G..
McCausland, X. Field, Jno. Price, Il. G..
Sawyer, Upton Wilson, Joel IL. Ewing,
Jr.. Jackson Bradley, Jno. X. Howe, Jno.
i. Gordon, Jno Chamberlain, WIN. AulI,
Lee j. Slusher and b. II. Ireland. The
board will meet next Monday and elect
officers for the year. This bank has
enjoyed a prosperous year, due to faithful,
honest and competent management.
The past year has been a hard one on
every line OF business. The financial
storms lave ragged, and beneath their
sway many institutions nav gone down
to rise no more. Not SO with Lexington
Institutions. This city weathered the
storm without a single failure of import
auce. The banks went through the year
with flying colors. Here is a sample that
will not be discounted by any institution
IN the state: On last Saturday the Com
mercial bank declared an annual dividend
of s per cent, reduced the value of build
ing $1,000, and left $500 to surplus. The
Commercial bank is a Gibralter of
finance, as the record shows. It's officers
are bankers who do business on banking
principles. Hence the stability and pros
perity OF the institution.
Mrs. Nancy John, mother of ex-Mayor
ID ~ Inhp will raorh har QEfI hfrfh1oy
on the 9th of the present month She is
therefore without doubt the Oldest female
person in this county. Judge EldrIdge
Burden has just celebrated his ninety
fourth birthday and he is probably the
oldest male person in the county. Mrs.
John was born in Londen county, Va,
January 81, 1901, and came this city just
fifty years ago. Some thirteen years ago
she was severely injured by a fall, since
which time she has been unable to get
around without assistance. She retains
to a remarkable degree the possession OF
all her facilities and is always bright and
cheerful. She has a vivid remembrance
of the joyful days of her girlhood in old
Virginia and frequently mentions the
names of friends whom she knew there in
her school days.
If you wish to witness a novel and in
entertainment, see the Vitascope
at the opera house next week.
When the call was made last year for a
8 per cent payment on the amount sub
scribed to the bridge fund, large numbers
of subscribers FASTENED to comply with
the request and the treasurer soon found
him self in possession of $500, which was
deposited in bank, where it remained
until last Monday. Secretary James r.
Moorehead, at the order of the directors
of the bridge and terminal company, then
began refunding to the subscribers the
they had paid in and each of
them received a check for their money,
greatly to the surprise OF quite a number
OF them who had NOT been informed of
the action of the board. On Monday
e a meeting will be held at the court
house for the purpose of electing thirteen
new directors. Phe new board will elect
officers and Immediately proceed with the
work of raising new subscriptions to the
amount of $50, COO. Under the new condi-
subscribers are assured of the coop
of the Santa Fe railroad. The
road is ready to guarantee a fair rental
and to build approaches to the bridge o
both sides of the river. The company
will therefore be enabled to ioat It's bonds
and all that is now required to secure the
bridge is for the people of Lexington and
vicinity to raise the S15O,OOO by subscrip-
Large lumber of people have
declared their intention of renew
Ing their subscriptions when called upon
by the bridge company,