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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-10-09

Poucher, charged with attempt to raw
ish, the defendant entered a plea of moi
guilty.
A panel of fifty men was ordered foi
Saturday morning, from which to selec
a jury to try the CASE of the State VS.
Joseph Wilkinson.
The grand jurors here returned the
following trne bills:
State vs. Chas. Bouland; assault with
intent TO kill.
State VS.. Bert G.. Ripley; rape.
The grand jurors here returned tC
their room to continue their labors.
In the ease of the State VS.. Chas
Bouland, charged with assault with in
tent to kill, the defendant enters a plea
of not guilty.
In the case OF the State vs. Otto
Bauerle and Frank Moore, charged with
robbery first degree, etc., the motion fol
a change of venue was sustained.
The parties failed to agree upon a
special judge, and the jukge of another
circuit is called in TO try the case. y
venire for a panel of 81 men was ordered
issued, returnable on October 81.
FOURTH DAY, OCTOBER Z.
The grand jurors found true bills in
the following cases:
State VS.. John Shelby; burglary sec
ond degree and grand larceny.
The grand jurors here returned to
their rooms to complete their labors.
In the case or thu State VS.. John
Shelby, charged with burglary second
degree and grand larceny, the defend
ant entered q plea of not guilty.
In the case of the State vs.. Anthony
Scott, charged with assault with intent
to kill, the defendant entered n plea of
not guilty.
The case of the City of HigginsviIle
VS.. Martin Guyton was continued gen.
orally.
In the case of the state VS.. Jonas
Hockensmith, charged with assault
with intent to kill, the jury found the
not guilty in manner and
form as charged in the indictment.
In the case of the State vs.. Richard
Maloy ct al, an alias execution is ordered
issued directed to the marshal of Jack
county r%eturnable at the next term
of court.
FIFTH DAY, OCTOBER s.
The case of the State VS.. George X.
Evans was dismissed by the state.
The case of the State VS.. Anthony
Scott was dismissed by the state.
In the case of the State VS.. E. w.
Kruse and Joseph Layne for setting up
and keeping bucket shop, the defend
ants entered a plea of not guilty and
fled motion and affidavit for a change
Of venue. Motion was sustained and a
judge is called in to try the case.
In the case of the State VS.. VIM. John
'on. the defendant withdraws his plea
IF not guilty and enters a plea of guilty
o burglary in the second degree. The
defendant was remanded to await the
sentence of the court.
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nRATHR.

Died, at the residence OF his son. Mr..
Thos, Geraughty, in this township, Octo-
Der l, 1897, Mr., Michael +. Qeraughty,
aged 81 years and 2 days.
Died, ct the home of her grand daughter
In Chicago, October 8, 1897, Mrs. Eliza
beth Rrisco Warren, aged "a years.
Mrs. Warren was the widow of Mr.. Geo.
Warren, and the greater part of her life
was spent at Dover. She and her husband
surrounded by their loving children lived
there for many years, and were loved and
honored by all. Years ago her husband
was called from her side and she has lived
to see her children all placed beside him
In that sleep from which there is no
awakening. Her life has been a sad one
but her last years on earth were bright
med by the love which her grand chill
dred bestowed upon her.
She had Just moved to Chicago to make
her home with her granddaughter, Mrs.
Lee Warren Nally aud her husband, who
ls assistant superintendent of the Postal
Telegraph Company, at Chicago when the
summons came which called her to the
land where her husband and children had
gone before. Her remaips were brought
to Dover aud laid to rest In the old
eemetry there. A concourse OF friends
followed her body to It's last resting
respect to the one whom they will see
no more on this earth.
The INTELLIaENcER extends its most
sincere sympathy to the bereaved rela-
tives and friends.
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PAGE CITY.

PAGE CITY.
Jock Webb was here Wednesday.
George B. Lyons was here Monday.
Mrs. Linn Shelby is on the sick list.
Thomas Campbell was here Tuesday.
Jesse Page had business here Tuesday.
Walter Page is in Kansas City thii
week.
John and William Walker was here
Monday.
r. p. Tabb had business in Higginsvill'
Tuesday.
Sam Pfeger spent Sunday here with hi.
best girl.
Temple Page is visiting in Kansas City
this week.
Linn Shelby went to Kansas City Tues
day morning.
G. b. Slusher had business in Higgins
Vile Tuesday.
Monday evening.
Constable George zeysing, of Dover, had
business here Monday.
Mike Lillis made a business trip to
HigginsvIlle Wednesday.
Miss Lizzie Kelley and sister attended
the Priests OF Pallas parade.
Mr.. Allen Harwood took the train here
Wednesday for Kansas City.
Ed. Webb, of Lexington, spent Sunday
day at his old home near here.
Mrs. Burwell Starke spent last Thurs.
day with Mrs. Mccain in Corder.
Neill Todhunter and John Stewart made
a flying trip to Kansas City Tuesday.
Quite a number of our people attended
the circus In Lexington last Saturday.
Mrs. William Walker was a pleasant
caller to our school Wednesday evening.
Mrs. p. A. Stewart returned from Sla-
ter Sunday where she has been attending
conference.
had business in H~igginsville
Wednesday.
Miss Mary Lyons, of Z. A. Seminary,
spent Sunday and Monday with her par
ents near here.
Misses Ridgeways spent Sunday here
with the Misses Scott.
Geo. Tabb left Tuesday morning for
Kansas. City where he will spend q few
days among relatives and friends.
Miss Caltha Campbell, Of Graceiand
Park, took the train here Wednesday
morning for Kansas City where she ex-
poets to spend several weeks.
Misses Elizabeth and Marie Scott left
morning for a visit to Kansas
City, Liberty and Independence. They
to be gone five weeks.
The depot here was entered by burglars
night, but nothing was taken
an old silver watch and one ticket.
Miss Annie Tabb's trunk was in the de-
pot at the time and was cut open aud the
turned out In the floor, but moth
ing lie missing. Miss Annie, who has q
In the Kansas City Public School
,ame down home Saturday night after
ner trunk, but found she ould not have
{ checked on q Sunday ticket and had to
rave It until Monday.
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nOOd,S Pills with Hood'ss sarsapar Tia
USEFUL

Now Used by Scientists to COmbal
Plaques OF Vermin.
Perhaps n of the most remarkable
uses to which bacteria have been put
is that of vermin exterminators or poi.
sonang agents. 1t was in the year 1889
that Prof. Loeffier, while experiment.
ing with mice in his laboratory at
G~riefswald, discovered a m~icro-organ-
ism which was extremely fatal to all
kinds of mice. The happy idea oc-
CURED to the professor that this lethal
little microbe, which he christened
Bacillus typhi murium, might be
turned to excellent account in combat
ing plaques of field mice in grain fields
where the devastation committed by
these voracious rodents had become in
parts of Greece and Russia a serious
source of loss to agriculturists. Ex-
periments were accordingly made on
a small scale to test the efficiency of this
bacterial poisoner in destroying field
mice, and SO successful were the re-
suits that Loeffier confidently an
nounced the possibility of keeping
down these pests by distributing food
material infected with these bacteria
over fields which were invadedby them.
The Greek government took up the
question, and L~oefler's method was APP
piled with brilliant results; the dis
ease was disseminated with ~extraordd-
nary rapidly and severity, and the
mice were readily destroyed.
The ide was not original, for Pas
teur had already. in 1888. suggested to
the international rabbit commission
in Australia that ehinkan-choIara mi
crobes shouldbe employed for DESTROY
ing h rabbits, which then as now are
such a source of difficulty and pecuni-
airy loss to the country. No active meas
ures appear to have been taken, how
ever, to carry out this suggestion, one
of the principal objections raised be-
ing the undesirability of introducing
q disease which was at that time be-
heved to be a stranger to the colony.
Quite recently, within the past year,
the idea has been revived by MI. Pound.
the government bacteriologist at Bris-
bane, in consequence of his discovery
that chicken cholera, far from not exist
ing in Australia, has infested poultry
yards more or less extensively for sew
eral years past although it has only
recently been diagnosed as such. This
chicken cholera microbe is particularly |
well suited for the work in question.
as, while extremely fatal to
rabbits, it is without any effect what
ever on farm stock of yariou kinds.
is perfectly harmless to man. so
h a its handling by the uninitiated is
not attended with any personal danger
whatever.-Longman's Magazine.
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ORGANIZE FOR BETTER ROADS.

ORGANIZE FOR BETTER ROADS.
On Monday November /, there will be
a meeting IN Lexington for the purpose
of organizing a society TO be known as
the .sLafayrtte County Good Roads AS
ISOLATION"
The question OF improving The roads
Is one in which every citizen Is interes-
ted. The question not only effects the
farmer, but the merchant and profess
slonal man as well, Were this meet
ing called in March or April when the
merchants of Lafayette county were
having a practical demonstration of the
effects OF bad roads on their business
we are sure hat it would be largely
attended by them. II they will reflect
on the conditions as they existed in the
past. when the heavy rams or the
breaking. up of winter rendered the
roads impossible, we are snre they will
unite IN the effor, TO make the organ
izatiHp a success. Every Lexington
merchant should go " this meeting.
Another point, Latay cite County is
going 10 entertain the State Good
Roads Association in December. IL is
of Importance that this county have
a we'll organized association to CO.
opt rate with and assist 10 entertaining
the delegates who come from counties
that aIe far ahead of Lafayette in the
good work.
The ENTELLIGENcER wants TO see the
county organization a success. 1t
wants ihe reads. Of Lafayette county
k ,pt. in shape the year round, so that
the farmers Fan come TO Lexington and
bring their produce and buy the mer-
chants wares. The better the roads
the more business the merchants will
do. and consequently the more business
we will get. See The PointP Our in
ferest In this organization Is a selfish
one.sa Yours Is also, it matters not
what your business is. We ought to
be mindfnl enough of our " interests
TO make the good roads association a
grand success.
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Mr.. John B. Mountjoy, son of Mr..
George NJ. M~onntjoy, has just been
elected to q good position IN the Office
of the police commissioners of st,
Louis. The Office is a lucrative one
aud a confidential one John is one
OF the rising democrats of st. Louis.
lie enlisted himself early in the silver
fight and did valuable work in the
ranks of the silver men during the
campaign. In his ambition to secure
q position with the police COMMISSION
he had the assistance of Secretary of
State Lesueur and many prominent
democrats who recognized the valuable
service he had rendered the party.
Mr.. MouHtjoy's friends in this city
rejoice In his good luck.
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THE L OF SILVER.

The republicans are very much
alarmed over the future of the silver
question. Their papers have been
faithful in printing obituary notices in
their editorial columns and yet the
thing DONE stay buried. 1t rises from
the grave every day or two and goes
the republicans one better.
The Kansas City Journal thought 1t
had written enough 'dead notices.
about il 10 Kill il ont in Kansas City,
and Vel h Thing put enough life in
10000 People % make them stand for
over an hour la the middle of The street
and lisTen. - bryan. who in republican
eyes ia chief among the silver sinners.
but The .Iomna goes on printing lis
obituary editors rot about silver. For
| ne sake of decency The republican
papers should cease attempting To bury
corpse that wont stay dead.
The cause of silver can't be killed
by the obituary editors. 1t was beat
with money last year but not with
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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE,
WELLINGTON,

WELLINGTON.
VIII Crutsipger went to Kansas City
Tuesday.
Wash johnson went to Lexington Mon
day on business.
James Bryant was in Lexington. Mon
day, on business
DIR. j. A. Mann was at the county seat
Tuesday attending court.
Jake Crutsinger made a trip to the
Mayview vicinity Sunday.
Walker Bascom, of Odessa, was in town
Tuesday on legal business.
Ex-Sheriff Wright made a trip down to
the count seat Wednesday.
DIR. Frank Mann is taking In the testify
tiles at Kansas City this week.
Misses Eta and Lizzie Lockhart spent
a few days in Kansas City this week.
II. 8. Woodland and family spent Sunday
with friends and relatives near Rivertou.
Herman Willie is spending the week in
st. Louis looking after business interests.
Misses Susie FIournoy aud Mary BeaIl
went to Kansas City Tuesday morning to
enjoy the festivities.
Edward Neiwig and II. F. Willie, OF the
firm OF Neiwig &,Wille, went to Kansas
City on business Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Erdman, of near
Waverly, were royalty entertained by the
family of j.. +. Larkin on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. IL. Brinkman left for st.
Louis, Sunday, where they will make nm
extended visit with friends and relatives.
John Smith, one of our most prosperous
farmers, has announced himself as a can-
didate for county judge OF the western
district.
The case of Elliott vs. Brouvslette, OF
Odessa, was brought before Judge Lock-
hart IN a change OF and tried here
Tuesday, resulting Ia a hung jury.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. p. Burgesa and Miss
Laura Bryant left for Warrenton, Mo-,
where they Will spend q few weeks visit
Ing relatives and old acquaintances.
Misses Bessie Strodtman and Anna
Howerton, of the Baptist college, came
up from Lexington Saturday evening, and
spent Sunday and Monday with relatives
nj friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Corse left for Cold
water, Oklahoma, oil Tuesday morning,
where they will visit their son, W. w. |
Corse. Mr.. W. w. Corse went In business
there about six months ago, and being a
well qualified business man, met with the
greatest OF success.
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A Rush for Indian Maidens.

There was a rush in the matrimonial
market over in the Cherokee Strip
the early part of August. In n day
Rev. Gordon performed the ceremony
that united three white men to as many
Indian maids. The of all this
rush was the fact that August Is was
the last date upon which qualification
rs O Cherokee citizen could be made.
and as each dusky maid of the forest
carried with her a dowry of 100 acres
of territory land, squaw men were
made very fast. 1t has been the Gus
tom for many years for white men
to go into the Indian territory and
marry Indian girls. but never was there
such a rush among young white men
for Indian wives and the accompanying
100 acres of land. To become 3 lawful
citizen of the Indian territory all mar
riages had to be made according to
the Cherokee custom. To this none of
the white men ohjected,-Kspsas City
Times,
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The Mormon church is preparing TO
branch out into politics again. The
re-entry of the church into politics will
break all the pledges which were given
as q condition of statehood. President
Woodruff and his counselorSNsolemnly
swore that no attempt wonld be made
to unite the church and state. They
have been accused many times of bad
faith. but have always denied any
intention of influencing Mormons in
their political affairs. In = sermon
preached at the semi-annual conference
in Salt Lake City, Thursday. President
Woodruff told the assembled Mormons
that God required them to unite in
their temple work and to unite in their
politics. This Is IN direct violation of
the pledges given when they were
applying for statehood. The non-mor-
mons intend to once more organize the
old liberal party.
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In The case of tho State VS.. VIM. John.
son, charged with burglary second
degree and grand larceny, defendant en-.
tered plea of guilty to the charge Of
grand larceny and vas remanded tc
await the sentence of the court.
In the case of the State VS.. John
Poucher, charged with assault with In.
tent to ravish, the defendant entered 9
plea of guilty of common assault and
was fined $40 and costs.
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Criminal Court Adjourned August
Term


FIRST DAY, MONDAY, OCTOBER 4.
The case of the State vs.. George w
Spence, charged with assault with in
tent to kill, was dismissed by the state
The grand jurors regularly drawn ant
summoned for this term of court are
Martin v. u. Oliver, foreman; JohI
Kirkpatrick. Fred Rogge. Oliver Van
meter, Filmors Warren. J.G. Webb
Julius Vogt. Ernest McCausland. G.
W. Shull, J. ~. Elsea, l.. NJ. Rama
barger and John Newman.
The case Of the State rs. b. II. Brock.
charged with common assault. was coz
tInued at the states cost.
The Ease OF the State vs.. j. F. Gregg
forfeiture. was called, and defendant
given until October II to file his answer
SECOND DAY. ocoBER s.
The grand jurors found true bills
against the following parties:
State rs. VIM. johnson; burglary sec
ond degree and grand larceny.
State VS.. Wm. johnson; grand lar
ceny.
State ss. VIM. Nolfenbarger; forgery
second degree and utteripg forged
check: two .
State VS.. Perry Weigle and Roy Sand
ford; burglary second degree and grand
larceny.
State vs.. John Poucher; assault with
intent to rayish.
State VS.. Oliver Bush; assault with
intent to rape.
STATE vs.. Jess Kelly and Charles Cur
It's; burglary second degree and grand
larceny.
The grand jurors then retired to their
room to complete their labors.
In the two cases of tbs State VS.. VIM.
johnson. one case charging him With
burglary second degreee and grand lar
csny. and one for grand larceny, the
court appointed M. q. James as counsel
for the defendant. Defendant entered
q plea Of not guilty.
The case of the State VS.. Perry Weigle
and Boy Sanford, charged with bur
gIary SECOND degree and grand larceny,
was called for trial, and II. G. Phetzing
Was appointed counsel for the defend
ants. Defendants entered a plea of not
guilty.
The case OF the state VS.. Jess Kelly
and Charles Curtis was called for trial,
and ii. G.. Wallace, Jr., vas appointed
counsel for Curtis. Defendants plead
not guilty.
The case OF the State VS.. Chas. Rush,
charged with intent to rape apd attempt
to ravlsh, VIM. Aull and +. G. Urfer
were appointed counsel for the defend
and plea of not guilty entered.
The ease of the City Of Concordia vs..
Geo. Plsne was dismissed at the cost of
state.
The case OF the state vs., Otto Bauerle
and Frank Moore, charged with rob-
fsery first degree, ETC.. two cases. The
filed motion and affldayit
for change of venne.
THIRD DAY, OCTOBER G..
In the case of the State vs.. William
WolfenbaTgsr, charged with forgery,
two cases, the defendant enters plea of
not guilty.
In the case Of the State VS.. John
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The "Bicyclist's Best Friend" is a
familiar name for DeWiit's Witch Hazel
Salve. Always ready for emergencies.
While a specific for piles, it also instantly
relieves and cures cuts, bruises, salt
rheum, eczema and all affections OF the
skin. 1t never fails. Day & Shelby, Lead
ing Druggists. 8.2S-tf
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q

Quite a number OF our citizens visited
Kansas City this week.
Mrs. Gus BIanke has returned home
from n months visit to her parents In
Bay, Mo.
Mr.. r. Farr and wife, of Little Compton,
Mo-, are visiting their daughter, Mrs. ID.
H. Middleton.
The protracted meeting at the school
house by Rev. Harderer, OF Ray county,
promises to be n success.
John 4. Roberts has sold his Touring
mill to j. A. W~estermeyer. The price
paid was IS, 900. We wish Johnnie much
success In his new business.
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Or. Daley attended the Karniyai parade
Thursday.
MF. phJies offended the priests OF Fallss
parade Tuesday.
John Worthington had cuisines here
Tuesday afternoon.
Thos WhestleY heard W. j. bryan In
X. G. "Wednesday piRAt,
The Christian church supper Friday
night was we'll attended.
Miss Ella Drummond visited Odessa
and Kansas City this week.
Miss Jean FouIds is the guest of her
sister. Mrs. VIII Jennings.
A large force of men are now buslly en-
gagged harvesting u apples.
Otto Holte will now hand out the mail
Ex-postmssteF Wheatley gave possession
Oct. Let.
Dan and Joe Herr were In Lexington
Monday as witnesses In the case OF VIM.
WolfenbargeF charged with forgery.
The choir Of the German Evangelical
church gave @ song service at the church
Sunday night. They were assisted by the
choirs from Higginsville, Lexington aud
Blackburn. The Program was we'll rem
dered and was enjoyed by a large crowd.
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General .sDlck'' Horne. editor of the
Marshall Democratic News Is spoken OF
"a q probable candidate for Secretary
of State in 1900. He worked his way
from a private up to the ranks Of Cen
eral 10 tho democratic party and u be
should .'shy his castor In the ring" be
viii be Il foeman worthy Of any can
dIdaie's steel. General "Diok" is q
good fighter either at long OF short
range.
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Governor Stephens deserves the com
negotiation of every taxpayer Ia the
state for the n In which he has
mauaged the financial end Of his adj
mInislration. 1t looked like "troub-
lous times" were ahead a few months
ago.. but the governors excellent finan-
ceertng has piIoted the ship of state
ssleeward The rocks" and has saved
to the taxpayers the useless expendi-
tire OF an extra session OF the legisla-
ture.
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BATES CITY.

James Wilson Is slowly recovering.
Mrs. A. 7. Middleton has palarIa fever.
Some OF our farmers are having to haul
stock water.
Quite a number OF our boys went to
Lexington Saturday to attend the show.
Rev. Thompson, Of Odessa preached at
the Christian church last Sunday even,
ing.
Frank Frick and VIM. Minter, of Oak
Grove. were down Monday calling on lady
friends.
Tbirty-tkrse persons left here Tuesday
morning to see the Priests of Pallas, aud
quite q number on the evening train.
Rev. Arnold began q series OF meetings
at the Baptist church Monday October 4.
He will be assisted by Rev. Whitlock.
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IN. Innls Exnnsitinn-

From September sth to October 28rd the
Wabash will sell tickets to st. Louis ant
return for one and one-third fare. Tick
cts on sale commencing September 9TH and
on each of the following Thursdays and
Tuesdays during the continuance of tbs
exposition. TICKETS good for return pas.
sage not to exceed five days from date Of
sale.
r. w. Carter, Agt. Wabash,
Lexington Junction Mo,
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1906
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE,

BY virtue of an order OF the probate court.
made on September 20, 1887, / have taken
charge of the estate of Casper KlnPenburg,
deceased, and Will proceed to administer on
the same.
All persons having claims against said estate
are required to exhibit them for allowance to
the administrator within one year after the
date of said letters, or they may be precluded
from any benefit of such estate; and If such
claims be not exhibited within two years from
barred.
This Goth day of September, 1891
NJ. ID. WILSON,
Public Administrator, de bonis non, with the
Will annexed. l02-5t