The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-04-16

A good selection of horse photographs
at this Office. tt
A full line of Manhattan shirts, white
and fancy, at II. Sinauer's. 4 9t2
Call on A. Egle and examine his line of
wall paper before you make our pur-
chase. 4-9.2m
For SALE-A No. l Polled Angus bull;
kind and gentle. Inquire of David A.
Slusher. 1925
A few boys and children's suits, carried
over from last year, at less than first cost,
at IL. Sinauer's. 1872
The one-eyed man was strictly in it
Wednesday,. He could only catch half as
many cinders as his brother with two
eyes.
We have by far fhe largest stock of
boys aud children's suits in town, and
our prices are the lowest. You are cor
daily invited to call and inspect them.
III. Sinauer. 4-9t2
Clean up your premises. This is an
order from the board of health. 1t ought
not to be necessary. Our people should
take pride in keeping their premises clean
at all times. But il you don't clean up,
the city will have 1t done at your expense.
Lafayette county must raise 1900 for the
Omaha Exposition. Mr. Robert A. Hick-
lin, our commissioner from this county,
has the matter in hand, and has already
made a good start. He only asks a small
sum from each person. Give him a little
help.
Forrest Camp, No. go, Woodmen OF the
NUorI1 of nouar uaffIad Ioot uuoak the
insurance held by MIR. VIM. #. Patterson
at the time OF his death. The amount
was for : $1,000, and was made payable to
his widow.
Monday, April %. will be field day at
w. NJ. A. The field day exercises last
year were first-cIass, and the boys Z Pect
to do even better this year. They have
been doing some pretty hard training,
both in the gymnasium and on the field,
and the exercises will be interesting.
The high wind played havoc with
poorly hung signs Wednesday and car
ried off everything that was loose. 1t
blew part of the tin roof off OF the Baptist
church; blew down the air shaft at the
Sewell mines, and overturned numerous
small out-building.
The asphaltum bed under the Confed-
crate Home farm, has been leased to a st.
Louis firm, who agree to pay 52h cents
per ton for all the crude rock mined. If
the asphalt proves to be of good quality, a
large industry will soon be established
We want the streets of Lexington to be
asphalted.
A little boy asked for a bottle of 'get
up in the morning as fast as o can"
The druggist recognized a household
name for De Wits Little Early Risers,
and gave him a bottle of those famous
little pills for constipation, sick head
ache, liver and stomach troubles. Day &
Shelby, Leading Druggists. 4 2tf
Warden Starke, OF the Missouri peni-
Tertiary, is talking of organizing a
"Razor Brigade" among the coiored con-
victs, to go to Cuba. We hope he will do
so, and we Know the governor would
gladly pardon everyone who enlists.
Lexington could furnish a few good
recruits for such a brigade.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Citizens bank at Higginsville, held Thurs
day morning, MIR. Lee H. billiard was
elected cashier. Mr.. billiard has a host OF
friends here, and throughout the county,
who will be glad to hear of the response
BILE position he has secured. He will begin
his work at the bank Saturday morning.
Philip WahI, Earl Cole and Leslie
Slusher, OF Dover, and David Thornton
and Henry Welpman, of H~igginsville,
having finished the mercantile course at
the Lexington Business College, were
granted diplomas last week. The young
men have received a practical business
education, and are now prepared to take
part in the battle of life.
In place of the regular Sunday school
services at the Methodist church, last
Sunday morning, a special program had
been prepared, commemorative Easter.
The address OF President z. NJ. Williams,
of Central College, was particularly inter-
esting to both old and young. The music
and singing were highly enjoyed by all
present, and beautiful flowers and plants
added their charms to the OCCASION.
Ii connection with our paper-hanging
we now nave a fine lot of sample books OF
all the big leading wallpaper manufac-
turers in this country, comprising the
best and cheapest, to the most elaborate
and latest designed papers, which we will
be pleased to bring samples to you resi-
dence and show you through them, saw
ing you one-half on the cost OF your
paper. UT BROTHERS,
3-19tf Painters and Paper-hangers.
Little Coleman Eckls was asked, a few
days ago: "Who made your" He replied:
"God made me, and didn't he make q
dandy?" His aunt was talking to him
Loot xuaaIr and oaka1 him ODhaf the Snn-
day school lesson was about. He an
swered: John the Baptist beheaded."
Then he seemed to be quite serious for q
moment and he was asked what he was
thinking about He replied: al was
thinking that II John had been = Meier
dist he wouldn't have lost his head!"
Miss FuIton's entertainment at the
opera house last Friday night was well
attended and the audience highly enter
tanned. Miss Fulton was assisted by Mr..
Ebbels, of Kansas City, and by Mrs. w.
Ii. Buck, Miss Georgia Hall Jones and
Prof. Rudolph Richter, OF this city. The
program for the evening was an excellent
one, and the rendition OF the different
selections was in q manner far above the
average. The scenes from "Ingomar,"
by Miss Fulton as ~Parthenia, and Mr..
Ebbels as Ingomar, were well represented.
We open our spring campaign with a
stock nearly every article OF which has
been purchased this season. We have
taken unusual care in our selections and
we feel that we have the right things at
the right prices. We have u~nbounded
faith in our ability to supply our GUS
toners with everything in our line at
LsL 1000 -. 1900. A. 81 N
special attention to our Fancy Silks for
Waists and Skirts at Acc, Csc, 75c and S5c,
and to our plain and figured Black Silks
at 75c SOC. 81 and up to -. Our Black
Satin Duchess from Toe to 81. We have a