The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-22


of the Baptist College next week.
HOUSE For REST-Two story six rooms
frame house, two blocks of courthouse.
Apply to WinkIer Furniture Co 5-22-tf
Mr.. Jno. T. Taylor has added greatly to
the appearance of the Commercial bank
building by administering Il new coat of
paint.
The work on the new ferry boat is
almost at a standstili by reason of their
not being able to secure the proper timber
for some parts of the boat. They expect
to be able to resume the work in the near
future and will then push ahead as rapidly
as possible.
The fishing season is upon us and we
may soon expect to hear of all sorts of
wonderful catches by our local fishermen.
So far we have not heard any fish stories
that have excelled those OF last year but
our beautiful faith in the truthfulness of
mankind has received several severe
shocks.
A number OF bicyclists OF this city con-
template n trip to Kansas City ON Sunday,
May 30. They will go by rail to uckn
at which place they will mount their
wheels and ride into Kansas City over
Jackson county's famous macadamized
roads. They will return on the evening
train. All who wish to go On this trip are
requested to report to Mr.. Albert Gillen.
The value OF n telephone exchange can
not be fully appreciated until you have
used one for some time and then been de-
prived OF it. The managers OF the tele-
phone system have been oVerhaulinG the
entire plant and Friday morning all use
of the phones was stopped while they put
in a new switch at the central station
Messrs. Moore and Keunon are getting
the system in good order and expect to
keep up a first class exchange.
Several ers that come to this
office have boosted that they got the legal
printing for a certain amount, 'thereby
saving the county from being robbed by
paying the full legal rate" Such news
papers are a disgrace to their profession.
In no state in the union is the legal rate
for Official printing more than should be
charged. Indeed, in many cases it is abb
surdly low. When a newspaper publish
er cuts below this rate 10 get the work he
is ~swindling himself.-Country Editor.
Mr.. S. G.. Wentworth entertained the
cadets of w. NJ. A. yesterday evening.
The cadets have a warm love in their
hearts for the benefactor of their college
and when he invited them to spend yes
terday evening at his home they hailed
the invitation with joy. The evening was
pleasantly spent being quite a treat to the
cadets and the source of much pleasure to
Mr.. Wentworth. Ice cream, strawberries
and cake were served and the cadets did
ample justice to the repast. The guests
were forced to leave at an early hour on
account of the barrack regulations.
Our city officials captured a man by the
name of B. F. Hickman, who has been
doing a little business on the "queer."
BY the use of a few drops of acid he would
give "copper" cent the exact color of silver,
and as there is but little difference in the
size OF a cent and that OF a dime, he man
aged to pass a number of them on differ
ent persons around town before he was
caught. Prosecuting Attorney Vivion
notified the United States attorney at
Kansas City of the arrest and expects him
here in a few days to attend to the case.
This fellow was not making any large
amount of money by this deal, but he was
clearing a very fair per cent.
Mr.. John Wilmot is in Kansas City at
tending the annual state shooting tourna-
ment. He is a we'll known figure at the
state shoots and seldom fails to carry off a
share of the honors. This year he has
been playing in pretty fair luck and has
gotten a slice at several prizes. Tuesday
in the five bird shoot Mr.. WIlmot killed
his five straight and make a clean score in
the seven bird match. In the ten bird
shoot he and thirteen others tied on nine
for second money. In event No. 4, twenty
birds, he and several others tied on eigh-
teen for third money. In event No. Z,
twenty targets, he and eight others tied
on nineteen for second money. The next
meeting will be held at Kansas City.
Mrs. Geo. III. Stier gave a reception to
about one hundred chosen friends We'd
nesday evening. The Stier residence is
one of the handsomest homes in the city
and Mrs. Sitter thoroughly understands
the art of making her guests enjoy them
selves. The hours of the reception were
from 4 to 6 o'clock in the afternoon and the
short time passed quickly in pleasant
conversation. The house had been dar-
kened for the occasion but was brilliantly
lighted with electricity which increased
the beauty of the interior. The house was
beautifully decorated with flowers of every
variety the sweet fragrance of which filled
every room of the house. Mrs. w. L. Cole,
Mrs. John Welborn and Misses Bette
and Alice Mountjoy, Lillian Ryland and
Grace Field assisted the hostess in her
pleasant duties O receiving the guests.
a ffar a nlaoSQnt hnnr Cnant in witty nnn-
versation the guests were invited to the
dining room where the choicest of refresh
ments awaited them. The dining table
was tastefnlly arranged and the room pre-
sented a truly beautiful appearance while
the electric light flashing and sparkling
from the cut glass OF the table added an
effect hat was q very pleasant one to all,
and Mrs. Sitter added fresh laurels to her
reputation for hospitality.
Or certain corners OF our city crowds of
negroes rave lately become accustomed to
loaf in such number that they all but
block the sidewalk and make passing
back and fourth extremely difficult to all,
and especially distasteful to ladies'. For
some time back they have been steadily
growing worse until in the last few
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deed. On Saturday they seem to turn out
in greater numbers than at any other time
and as the weather grows warmer the
nuisance becomes greater. A man in pas
sing down the street has had to elbow his
way through a crowd of loud mouthed
big footed negro bucks, and while it is
possible for a man to do So, it is impossi-
BILE for a lady. During the past week
Marshall Price has posted some notices at
the corners where they are accustomed to
c~ongregate, warning all parties that loaf
ing will not be allowed on the streets.
This is a good move and we hope the mar
shall will see that the warning is compli-
ed with. The white people are not allow
ed to congregate on the streets and loaf
from morning until night aud we see no
reason why the negroes should be. Let
them stay at home when they nave no
business to attend to or at least see that
they do not all try to get on the streets at
once.