The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-11-13

"Maud s." -four for sale at Auli & Viii
sons. II you wish the best try this brand.
The housekeepers who have waited for
a rain before their fall cleaning are busy
now.
The Concordia poultry and pet stock
association will hold their third annual
show at Concordia on November IS, 10
and 20.
WANTED-A white girl, from II to l6
years OF age. Must have some experience
rs a nurse aud be able to assist with the
hous work. Mrs. w. B. BOLTON.
The TRANSFER company keeps a call book
at the Mammoth livery stable. and one at
the Grand Central hotel. Leave orders at
these places. 1O-27-tf
For RENT.-Farm OF 81 acres, equipped
for raising poultry on a large scale.
A. ID. HAWK,
Box 500, Lexington, Mo.
When in need of anything in the gro
Gerry line, call on AulI & Wilson. They
keep only the best and sell as low as the
lowest. SOFT
For SALE-A surry and two buggies all
IN good condition. Apply to
RICHARD FIELD,
1O-23-4t Executor.
The Chrysanthemum show at the First
Baptist church next Monday and Tues
day evenings, and Tuesday afternoon.
Refreshments will be served at popular
prices Admission, 10 cents.
The faculty aud boarding pupils at E!iz-
abeth Aull Seminary spent Monday at the
home of MIR. James Lyons, near Page City.
A pleasant day was spent by ali. They
returned to their school duties that even
ing.
Day i Shelby have had a new aoor laid
In their drug store. They nave one of the
neatest and most attractive stores in Lex
ington. and the liberal patronage which
they enjoy is but the result OF the liberal
and fair dealing which they offer to all.
Elder j. T. Ugle, of Carrollton, will
preach at the Christian church tomorrow
morning and evening. Elder Ogle
preached two excellent sermons at the
Christian church last Sunday. He il
occupying this pulpit in the absence OF
Elder Goode, who is conducting a revival
meeting at CLrrollton.
The game of foot ball between Warrens-
burg and Sedalia which was to have been
played here today, has been declared off,
The Warrensburg boys were willing to
meet the Sedalia team and would have
done so but for a ruling of the Normal
faculty. The faculty decided that they
would not allow the Normal team to play
anything except school teams aud as the
Sedalia team does not belong to this class,
the Normal boys We're prevented from
meeting them.
The latest reports from Mr.. Eugene
Ewing state that he Ia getting along
nicely since the operation and that he is
very hopeful OF entire recovery of the use
of his lower limbs. lie says the part OF
his body which has been paralyzed for SO
many years is much more sensitive to The
OUCH than before the bullet which pressed
down upon the nerves was removed. lie
is still very sore from the operation, but
is getting along remarkably well. This is
indeed good news to his many friends
throughout the county, who hope TO
again see him on his feet.
The Lexington public schools cOntribu-
ted more to the Eogene Field Monument
fund than any other school that has been
heard from in the state TO this date. The
schools of Miami, Saline county, come
second in the list. The total mount of
money raised has not been ascertained
yet, as some OF the schools are slow in
sending In the moneY collected. II Lex
ington public schools contributed S19.23
toward erecting the monument, and il the
other schools of the state were anything
like as liberal in their contributions q
sufficient sum will lay been raised to
erect a splendid monument.
The Lexington Business College foot
ball team n the Higginsville High
School eleven will play a matched gameo OF
ball at HiRginsville today. The Business
College team has only been organized a
short time mi will be a little weak On
team work, but they have been practicing
hard q are in pretty fair shape. They
have some good material in this eleven
and with proper training will make a
good light team. The lineup is as follow:
Knapp. center; Lyons, right guard; Welt
man. left guard; Wahl, right tackle;
Notes, left tackle; White. right end;
King, left end; Slusher, quarter back;
Morgan, right half back Steele, left half
back; Thornton, full back.
Mr.. ID. C. Mercer had the misfortune to
his left foot badly crashed by an en-
giue at Myrick Saturday. He was en-
ployed as engineer in the switch yards at
Myrick, and was engaged in switching,
when in some way he got his foot taught
between the driver and steam jam. His
was mashed to a jelly, and it was
that it would be necessary to
amputate 1t. He was at once sent to
Kansas City and placed in the company's
hospital. We were unable to learn
or not the injured member had
to be taken of. Mr.. Mercer was a stranger
here, having been sent here from Sedalia
to take the place of Mr.. Drysdale. the old
yard engineer, who is sick in the
hospital at Kansas City.
Kansas City World: "Henry Turner, an
Did snd respected citizen of Kansas City,
HE'D, Wednesday evening, at the home OF
ais daughter, Mrs. Josephine Switzer, $40
East Ninth street. At the time OF his
Heath he was 81 years OF age. Mr.. Turner
born in Wilton, Wiltshire, England.
Upon coming to the United States in 1s49
settled in Richmond, Mo. Before and
the civil war he was we'll known
It Lexington, Mo-, where he kept a hotel.
He also served as quartermaster for Lafay.
Ute and Saline counties under Governor
Fletcher" Mr.. Turner was the father OF
Mrs. Isabella Yiugline and Mrs. Emma
OF this city. Funeral services
we're held at the residence of Mrs. Switzer,
n Kansas City, Thursday afternoon and
he remains were shipped to this city for
'urial. Services were held at the home of
drs. Yingling yesterday afternoon and
he body was laid to rest in Machpelak
emetery.
The trial OF Rert G.. Ripley in the Grim.
court last week resulted in a hung
ury. The case was one OF the hardest
legal battles that has been waged
n our court house this term, and attract
d widespread interest. The case is too
Rell known to most OF our readers to
equire any repetition of the charges and
circumstances. The number of witnesses
was unusually large, and the
curt room was packed during the three