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

The annua concert of the Baptist Col
lege takes place at the Grand Tuesday
night. Admission 25 cents.
A good, quiet, steady girl or middle
aged woman wan ted to do housework for
two in family. w. T. Bell. 5-22t4
Several of our citizens attended the Luz
theran picnic at Concordia, Wednesday.
They report a very pleasant time.
Capt. j. NJ. Taylor, who has charge of
the fair grounds at Higginsville, intends
to give a racing matinee at the grounds
in a few weeks.
DIR. Evans who located here several
days ago for the practice of dentistry, left
Tuesday for Fit. Scott, Kansas, where he
expects to locate permanently.
The elocutionary entertainment given
by Miss Eunice Fulton tonight at the
Grand will render a very attractive pro-
gram. Tickets % cents at Farmers drug
store.
The men engaged to break rock on the
streets of Higginsville are kicking for an
increase in wages. Twenty-Five cents a
cubic yard doesn't seem a very good price
for that work.
The first meeting of the new board of
pension examiners was held here We'd
nesday. They organized by electing DR..
Williams, president; DIR. G. r. Day, sec
rotary and DR.. Becker, treasurer. The
: meetings will be held at the office OF DR..
c. X. Day in this city on the first We'd
nesday of each month.
Mr.. L. X, Huking of New York was here
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Lexington water works system. MIR.
Huking looks over the works at this place
once every year. He is a thorough bust
ness man and one of the most ~jovial, en-
tertaining gentlemen we have ever met.
He is an enthusiastic church worker and
is well known and liked in church circles.
MIR. Mat Kenney, a deputy marshal OF
Jackson county attempted to arrest a ne
gro harness thief at Kansas City Saturday
night. The negro resisted arrest and ran,
Kenney fired two shots in the air to scare
him into stopping but he would not stop.
Kenney hen fired at him killing him in
stantly. The %coroner's jury exonerated
Kenney, finding a verdict that he lie the
killing in the discharge of his duty. lie
is a brother of Mr.. Clarence Kenney of
bhio NlbJ ahd - Q hSASs
A telephone franchise for the city of
Richmond was sold at public auction Fri
day OF last week. Richmond is a progress
sive town aud her citizens can be relied
upon to do all in their power to advance
the interests of their city. No people can
be found superior in enterprise to those
Of our sister city across the river and we
are glad to see them take this step toward
improving their rustling little city. The
successful bidder offered 3 1.2 per cent of
the gross earnings of the plant within the
city limits.
A very sad death occurred near Hodge
Monday. William, the 10 year old son OF
John willard was riding horseback along
the public road going at a pretty good
rate of speed when the horse suddenly
SHE'D throwing his rider head first against
a tree. His skull was fractured by the
blow and he received internal injuries.
he was carried to his home but never re-
gained consciousness, death came to his
relief Monday morning. His death is a
very sad one and the bereaved family have
the sympathy of a wide circle of friends.
Mrs. Percy Silver chapsroned a party
OF young people in a trip to the point
back of Central college, Tuesday evening.
The party was composed of ten cadets
from w. NJ. A. and ten young ladies from
the seminary. The evening passed quick
Iy in games and pleasant conversation
and a pleasant evening was spent by all.
1t was quite a treat for the young people
to escape from their school duties for a
short time and enjoy a pleasant outing in
the woods. 1t was one of the most enjoy
able evenings they have passed during
term and will long be remembered by
them.
The public school board of HiggInsvIlle
met Tuesday night, May II, and selected
teachers for the coming year, with the ex-
ception of a superintendent. They were
unable to agree on a choice for that posi-
ton, the vote being a tie between Messrs.
Martin and McCutchan. The following is
a list of those elected: North building
Mrs. j. II. Campbell, Misses Nettie Bulk
ley, Mary LEST, Hattie Dyer, Lulu Vivion
and Eunice Whiting. South building
Prof. Walter McElroy, Misses Ora Houx,
Laura Dooley and Welborn. Prof. Cassell
of the South building was not an appli-
CANT for reappointment. There were five
applicants for superintendent of the
schools. Prof. Martin, the present super
~ietendent, l. McCutchan, of Columbia; +.
O. Richmond, of Lathrop; j. w. Temp
kIns, of Page City; j.. w. Barley, of Lib
erty. The negro teachers were all re-
elected.
Lexington was visited by a party of niue
bicyclists from Riohmond last Sunday.
While here they were the guests of Messrs.
Edward Ludwigs, Fred Wilson, Edwin
Venable, Claude Luellen and John Taub-
man, who met the visitors at the river n
escorted them to the Commercial hotel,
which was made headquarters for the
party during their stay in the city. Our
local wheelmen took their visitors out for
a spin over the principal streets of the
city, and also made a four-mile run out
in the country south of town in the after
noon. The roads were in pretty good
shape for bicycle travel, the weather was
all that could ae desired, and everyone
seemed to have an ENJOYABLE time, The
visitors returned about five O'Clock, well
pleased with the hospitality they received
ut the hands of our boys. The following
gentlemen composed the Richmond party:
Messrs. H. j. Grun. Harry S~harpless,
Beverly Mcdonald, Everett Dixon, Charles
Green, VIM. Anderson, Foster Davis n
James Powell.
The marriage of Mr.. VIM. STARK and
Miss Ria Nesmith will take place in the
Christian church at Dover, on Wednes-
day. May 26. Their engagement has been
known to their friends for some time, but
fer only a short time has it been
known who're and when the Wedding
would take place. Miss Nesmith is the
eldest daughter of Mrs, Elizabeth
Nesmith. and is both cu~lturedtand beauti-
full. She was educated in the schools of
Kansas City and has been employed in
teaching ever since graduating. For sew
eral years she was principal OF the Dover
public schools and gave entire satisfaction
while holding that important position.
Her health not being strong enough for
tho irksome duties of principal, she &C
Gepted q position as assistant teacher in
the same school, which pnsitian she has
held ever since, giving perfect satisfaction
to the patrons of the scbool and loved and
respected by her pupils, who are loath to
mart with her "a a teachar hnt hanDu tn