The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-06-12

Don't fail to see Miss Nancy Gibson in
LADY of Lyons" tonight. Seats on sale at
Farmers drug store.
HigginsvilIe, Odessa and Concordia are
talking of celebrating the anniversary of
the signing of the declaration OF indepen-
dence.
The Daughters of the Confederacy went
to the home at HigginsviIle one day last
week and decorated the graves OF the ex-
confederate dead.
Mr.. Geo. w. Carr has had his residence
on College street handsomely painted ana
the interior neatly papered. The work was
done by UT Brothers..
The society event of the season-Miss
Nancy Gibson, the beautiful Missouri
girl. in Lady of Lyons" tonight. Seats
o | sale at farmers drug store.
The eleven year old son of John Crane
of Higginsville, was playing ball last week
and ran behind n horse when he was Sc
verely kicked by the vicious animal.
Mr.. John Taylor is engaged in painting
the Haerle building. This edifice is one of
the finest in the city and when Mr.. Tay-
lor completes his work it will be greatly
improved in appearance.
The Third Street ball team of this city
and the ~"Youngsters'' from Odessa played
a game OF ball at Riverside park, last Sat
urday. resulting in the defeat of the val
ley city boys by n score of IS to II.
Messrs. w. Ii. Winsor and Leroy Far
mer have exchanged homes. Mr.. Farmer
and family have moved into the house
with Mrs. Farmers mother, Mrs. Mary
Winsor, while Mr.. w insor has taken the
house formerly occupied by them on Col
lege street.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Shultz and daugh-
tiers have arrived at Liuwood Lawn to
spend the ummer. Linwood is one of
the handsomest summer residences in the
county and is the scene o much gazety
during the time its owner and family are
spending the summer there.
Mr.. Frank A. Atkinson has been reap
pointed postmaster at st. Joseph. MIR.
Atkinson was for many years a resident
of this city and has a host of friends here
who congratulate him pom his success.
He has made an efficient postmaster for
Tue PtODit Vi I OOSGIu II lis reap
piontment gave universal satisfaction.
Mr.. Ed Yingling has moved his tinshop
to the building recently occupied by Mr..
Lyons meat shop. His increasing trade
has induced him to move into larger quar-
ters and he now has one of the most
complete tin shops in town. Mr.. Wing
ling is an enterprising business man
and his increase in business is due to his
honest dealings in his business relations.
Earl Norman, son of Rev. j. III. Nor
man of Odessa, was run over by the" hum
mer on the Chicago & Alton road and had
his leg crushed SO badly that it was found
necessary to amputate it. He boarded the
train at Marshall intending to go TO
Slater, but in some way, he is unable
to remember how, he fell between the cars
and was run over. He was taken TO
Slater where the injured limb was ampu-
tated.
Miss Lucy May Payne entertained a
plumber of her young friends Tuesday
afternoon in honor of her 18th birth
day. 1t was one of the prettiest parties
which has been given to the younger peo-
pie for some time and was greatly enjoyed.
A large number of her young friends
were present and she received many beau
tiful gifts on this birthday. After a few
hours spent in games and conversation,
elegant refreshments were served which
were done ample justice by the young
guests. For souvenir, dainty boxes filled
with birthday cake were given to each
guest and they will be treasured among
their remembrances of the enjoyable
occasion.
Irwin Seeber, who shot and killed CASH
Ter David Filing at Higginsville, on
March 8, was indicted by the grand jury
for murder in the first degree. He was
arraigned at two o'clock, Wednesday,, in
the criminal court. A plea of "not guilty"
was entered aud the case set for trial for
June rs. On that date the case will
come up for trial and the gen.
eral impression is that il will then be
tried. The attorneys for Mr.. Seeber are
Blackwell & Son, VIM. AuII, John We'll
born aud M. G. James. Prosecuting
Attorney Vivion represents the state and
will be assisted by Sangree & Lamm, of
Sedalia, and James Z. Chinn, of Higgins
vile. The court ordered a panel of 60
citizens summoned from which IL good
and lawful men will be selected who
will hear the evidence and return the YER
dict.
Attorney General Crow has rendered the
following opinion in regard to the slot
machine. This will be of great interest to
those who are running the machines in
their stores and also to their patrons. The
opinion was given in response to a letter
from Gov. Stephens, and is as follows:
"Replying to your inquiry as to whether
or not our laws provide a method for the
suppression of the use of the slot
machipe,' kept as a device or game, the
terms of playing which are that the win
ner shall receive something of value from
the loser, / beg to say that in my opinion
under the law of our state ample power
exists in the properly constituted author
tiles to punish as a crimina offense those
who set up, keep, use or maintain said
devices for the purpose above mentioned.
The attempted licensing of any such de-
vices is unlawful, and any county, towE-
ship, town or city in this state which
attempt to or does license said devices are
violating directly section 3S11, Revised
Statutes. 1889 OF Missouri.
Yh6 fat men and the lean men played a
game OF base ball here Wednesday. Both
sides put up a stiff showing for men who
play as seldom as they do, and the game
proved to be quite an interesting one.
They went in for blood as soon as the
game opened, and each man played as
though the game must be won, and by
him alone. They played through eight
innings with the score pretty well evened
up, and at the beginning of the ninth
things were decidedly interesting. The
last half the ninth the leans again came to
the bat aud had two men on bases, when
the two sides got into a dispute over some
decision, and the game broke up. The
score stood % to "a in favor of the fat
men, but as the leans were at the bat and
had two men on bases, it cannot be said
that either side was beaten. They have
decided to play a game next week to
decide the championship, and there
will doubtless be a large crowd out to
witness the contest. Both mines are con-
fident of victory, and the game will be a