The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-03-13
A Letter From !. N. .JuIian.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, March 1, 1897.
To the Editor of the Intelligencer.
AS an old ~LexingtOnian democrat,
allow me To tender congratulations upon
the exit OF Grover Cleveland: and TO
thee and all democrats, go to church
next Sunday and be thankful that we
are done with the man AS d politician;
and that for his ideas on finance, Cuba,
Hawaii n the canal, as we'll as
several other measures held to be demo-
cratic by the party but ignored by him,
we may look for their furtherance 10 the
republican party, a party constructed
upon h basis of taxation to relieve all
wants and ameliorate all conditions.
In this place we have, at present, three
ex-Lexingtonians. jeff Williams, a
brother of a. G.. Williams, Joseph
Smith, a son of the old colonel of that
name: and the writer Of this. If there
be others they are unknown. J. W.
jackson, once a resident, is identified in
property interests here but at this time
resides in Denver, whether permanently
is not known. There are a few old Lex
%ingtonians in this county.
Most L~eXingtOnianS well remember
William Hunter and his family. The
old people are still living with their
daughter, Cora, who is an invalid. at
San Francisco Eliza, one of the
daughters, married a lawyer by the name
of L. j.. Shackelford and another a Mr..
Mcdonald, a banker in San Francisco.
| believe Mr.. ShackelfOrd was from
Howard county. On the train between
Nisalia and San Francisco, January D,
Mr.. ShackelfOrd died of heart disease.
The news of his death was too much for
Mrs. Shackelford, for on receipt of it she
took her bed and OH the 18th of January
also died. They left one child, a daught-
er named Kesta. who feeling herself
alone. sad and wondering what should
he her next sorrow, a few days after the
death of her mother welded a young
man Of her choice and is still living in
San Francisco, her father having left
her an estate worth considerable money.
Some will say it was a strange and hor-
rid affair. but under the circumstances
1t was probably the best thing that she
could have done so as to have a pTotec-
tor, II that she loved, to aid her in the
struggle of life, especially since her
grand parents were both moving along
In years and perhaps poorly fitted to take
on the care of a family. Mr.. Hunter
owned a nice place adjoining the female
college, 1.-THE Central) then the old
Masonic college. His place was taken
by Colonel Mulligan and during the bat
tie of Lexington was burned; but
whether Mr.. Hunter ever received any
compensation for it, Notwithstanding
Mulllgan burned it as stated as a means
- mo POOitlOIl III lhO OOllCkCs
is unknown to the writer.
Well, in this Mckinley purchased state
we are going on the best possible and
doing the most that we can with the
only thing recommended by Mckinley
or his party, dealing out to each other
confidence in great slices, big hunks
and good sized loaves, but to no great
advantage or improvement up to date.
1t may come in a cyclone or a big blow
but more likely in a mirage. We are
waiting and watching hoping for
another opportunity of voting for a man
not In the leading strings of gold, com
bines, corporations or the trusts, one w.
j. Bryan, who, if he is never president,
several millions of people will leave the
world believing he should have occupied
that position.
Times are growing hard. Nearly as
bad as in 1900; up to the standard of
1873 and along there. But fortunately
we have had a fine season of rain from
which big crops, fine fruits. large honey
Yield, plenty of stock and other things
usually making wealth, but now worthy
to be distributed to the gathers and mid
die men, are in the near future. Some
grain nearly ready to be cut, food on the
wild lands excellent giving us good beet,
gardens always ripe, peaches in places
larger than good sized peas, oranges,
lemons and olives always ripe or ripen-
ing. Really, the poor mans country
and yet we groan, grumble and gTOwl,
Regards to old friends.
j. NJ. JULIAN,