The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-10-09
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HAERLE BUILDING.

Mr.. c. o. Grimes will open a 1our and
feed store in the Hainkle building on
Main Street about the last of this month.
Mr.. Grimes Is one of the oldest merchant
in Lexington and his large list of friends
will doubtless afford him q liberal patron
age. He Will carry only the best flour
and feed and will sell at low prices.
Mr.. Timothy Howard was seriously in
jared In q runaway Tuesday AFTERNOON.
He was just leaving town In his buggy,
when the team he wa driving ran away
and threw him against a fence, badly cut
ting and bruislng him up. DIR. Fulker-
son and DIR. Cameron were called In to
dress his wounds, and found him very
weak from loss of blood. He had a deep
cut in the side of his head, and for a time
it was thought his skull was fractured.
He received another deep cut Ut der his
y and one on his ~forehead. He is not
thought to be Injured internally.
The dry spell continues unbroken. The
ponds all over this part OF the state have
gone dry and the farmers are hauling
water to their stock from springs and
creeks which are miles distant. Many Of
tho wells and springs have gone dry, and
unless we have a rain soon a number of
those with stock on hand at present Will
be compelled to ship them. The supply
of water In many of the cisterns aroun
town has given out, and in some in
stances several families are using water
out of one cisterp. Should 1t not rain
500 a number of our citizens will have to
resort to the hydrant for the life-giying
fluid.
Mr.. Ernest McCausland left last night
for an extended eastern tour. Concern
ing this trip there is an interesting story.
The New York Life Insurance company
has about 5000 agents. Mr.. McCausland
is one of them. The company offered to
the hundred agents who wrote the most
life insurance in the six weeks from July
1st to August 10, a complimentary trip to
New Nork and all the points of interest
In the east, including Coney Island, Old
Point Comfort, Washington City, and in
fact every point OF interest. This contest
included all the agents Ia this country
and canada. The hundred agents were to
travel, smoke, dine and drink at the
expense and to the company's
health. A reception is to be given them
by the president in Washington. Mr..
McCausland's record put him in the list.
and well up at the top, and so last night
he left for the extended tour at the ex-
pense of the company. He is an excellent
insurance man and this little story tells
of his success. It might be mentioned
here that for the three months, June.
July and August, he was one of the ffty
leaders In the United States and Canada
in writing insurance for the New York
Life.
There was a reunion of the students of
the Lexington Business college, held at
the college rooms, on Friday evening of
school to hold one of these reunions every
year, and Friday evening a large crowd of
the students who have been attending the
college in the past years, and those who
are now attending the school, met and
spent a pleasant evening together.
Besides the old students, there were also
present a number OF persons who had
been invited by the students to attend and
enjoy the evening as their guests. The
entire building had been decorated for the
occasion, and the college ~colors, pink and
blue, were in evidence on every hand.
The visitors were met at the door by the
reception committee and were soon made
with all present, and the
was quickly passed In witty con-
and merry games. At an appro-
pirate hour the guests were invited to the
front room OF the building, where elegant
were served. The refresh
consisted of ices and cakes of every
which were served in an ex-
manner. President Myers was
present to welcome back all OF the old
and to assist in making the time
base pleasantly for all. He has a warm
place in his heart for all of the students
Who have ever attended school under
lin, and he Is ever af~fectionately remem-
,ered by those who have been undo his
iharge. The reunion gave those who
we're once associated in school life an
to meet, and the event. which
s an annual one, Is looked forward to
With happy anticipation by alt. Presi-
lent Myers school has done a great work
oward educating the young men OF this
and many a successful busi-
less man of the future will get his tirst
training here. His school has q
anger attendance this year than ever /!
efore and bids fair to become one OF the
oremost business colleges OF the west.