The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-03-12
Mrs. John e. Rylaud is confined to the

Mrs. John E. Ryland is confined to TIL,
house with a sprained ankle.
WANTED.-A white woman to do gen
eral homework. Apply Mt b INTELLI-
dENcER office. Il
GATHERING, roofing and repairing
promptly attended to by c. f. Yingling,
opposite postoffice. 2-5tf
The warm DAYS of the past week have
caused the maple budS to swell as though
they YOU soon put out leaves.
Mr.. Kenneth Carter il yet confined to
his room, with appendicitis. His uncle,
DR.. Robert Carter, of IIiggInsviIle, was
up to see him Monday.
Mr.. Evan Young has ceased delivering
milk and butter in this city, and has
made arrangements to haul all his milk
to Hall station, to be shipped to the Hig-
ginsVille creamery.
A full set OF city officers nre to be
chosen this spring, and a full set OF
county officers will be elected this fall.
Let us hope that the best man for each
place will be elected.
1t is said that Rev. H. A. Slaughter was
not robbed in ct. Joseph by footpads Inst
week, as published. We would like to zee
a whipping administered to scalla1ass
who start such reports.
a dead dog was found lying in the
street, at Sixteenth and Main, Monday
morning. There was froth on the dogs
mouth. We have not heard who killed
him, but 1t was probably poisoned.
Among the marriage licenses issued at
6fe- - g.
F. W. Mehl and Minnie Lambader, both
OF Kansas CITY. Both are very we'll
known and we'll liked In Lexington.
"They don't make much fuss about it."
We are speaking of De Wits Little
Early Risers, the famous little pills for
constipation, biiiousness, and all stomach
and liver troubles. They never grippe.
Day & Shelby, Leading Druggists. LIST
Mr.. H. J. Groves family will move to
Independence mex Tuesday. Miss oldham
will board at Central College. Thus Leg
ington will lose one of her best families.
While we sincerely regret their depart
ure, we congratulate Independence on her
gain.
We have received the following with q
request to publish: ga mary time. Sat-
urdsy night, March IL, z pm The swift
family of tom sawyer. will be played
saturday night on Franklin st one door
east of traders bank The mary company
OF tom sawyer admission &c cut prIces'
The city council has decided not to rent
out Riverside Park" this year. This
park is a sand bar In front of the city,
where the river flowed twenty years ago.,
but for the past ten years has been a
favorite place for base ball and such
sport. There are about forty acres In the
tract.
The Traders bank financial statement is
to be found in today's paper. 1t is one of
the strong institutions of our solid old
city. While the Traders is the youngest
bank, 1t is also one OF the most popular.
The statement shows the esteem which
our citizens have for its officers and
managers.
There is a time for everything, and the
tim to attend to a cold ia when 1t starts.
Don't wait till you have consumption,
but prevent it by using One Minute
Cough Cure, the great remedy for coughs,
colds, Group, bronchitis and all throat
and lung troubles. Day & Shelby, Lead
ing Druggists. 1-15tf
Dunklin Democrat: There has been
good duck shooting along the st. Francis
for several weeks. Joe Bell brought In 8
dozen Mallards, Tuesday, for which he
got "a per dozen. The ducks down there
are feeding in the woods, on acorns, and
1t is so old that they have not yet mated
and started north.
The efforts being made to bleed candi-
dates are so numerous as to be ridiculous.
sour neighborhood is all right for you;
nobody else is In it with you, but l need a
couple of dollars to fix a fellow" has
about played out. Several candidates
told US last Monday hat the game had
been attempted on them.
John Griffin, of GAINESVILLE, O., says: "I
never lived a day for thirty years without
suffering agony, until o box of De Wits
Witch Hazel Salvs cured my piles" For
piles and rectal troubles, cuts, bruises,
sprains, eczema and all skin troubles, De
Wits Witch Hazel Salve Is u~nequalled.
Day & Shelby, Leading Druggists. 1-16tf
Go Henry Mcdaniel, of Higginsville,
and Col. o. A. Jones, of the same place,
are trying to get up regiments for service
against Spain. One night last week both
regiments were out on dress parade, when
Col. Mcdaniel concluded to give his boys
q taste of war by ordering them to capture
the other regiment. There were some
ridiculous proceedings, and the boys are
having lots of fun about 1t. Col. MoDan-
iel claims to q captured the flag Of the
other regiment.
The barn OF Henry SaIyers, neal Hig-
ginsville, was destroyed by fire on the
night of February 20. The loss was heavy.
About $50 barrels of corn, $50 bushels of
oats, 8 tons of hay, q lot of farm imple-
ments, wagons, harness and many other
were destroyed. One mule was
badly burned and will perhaps die. The
building was insured, but the contents
not. There were quite q number OF horses
and mules In the barn, and 1t was with
difficulty that any OF them were saved.
Commodore Boulware informs as that
he is expecting q liberal share of that
afty million dollar appropriation Just
made by congress for war purposes. He
says he will then be able to put his feet
In first-clsss fighting trim, and will chai-
any Spanish gun boat aioat to q
naval duel. He is also negotiating with
the government for the mammoth 16-inch
gun now under construction. 1t Is his
intention to plant this gun on the bluff
In front Of the city, to serve as a"coast
Defense" The Commodore is q strategist
Of the highest type, as his admirable
defense of the oIty goes to prove, and he
promises the spaniards q swarm time"
they attempt to start anything
In this locality.
The "Poster Social given by the ladies
Of the Baptist Aid Society at the residence
Of Mr.. H. w. Winsor, was something new
to all who were present. Sheets OF blank
paper and lead pencils were provided for
all. Mr.. ChiIes made the announcement
that the art of advertising had grown to
Importance that the person who
get up a good advertisement could
make more money than a lawyer could
get for a good speech or q doctor could
get for a fine surgical operation. He
asked everybody to write or draw an
advertisement, the subject being any or
all of our colleges or newspapers. About