The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-10-08
Frcsh orsters 4, Ell. Haekker. s.nti


Fresh oysters at Gale Hacker. s-sOtf
Mr.. J. K. Edmonds is now book-keepar
at W. NJ. A.
See Chapman for latest ideas in
photography. 10 S st
Large crowds went to Kansas City from
Lexington this week.
Mr.. Frank Slaughter is a new clerk at
stevenson's hardware store.
Mr.. John Welborn has been retained to
help prosecute McManigal, the man who
killed Mr.. Thomas c. Young, at sedalia,
last week.
Elder Quigley, OF the Christian church,
was here Wednesday night, and offered to
preach for the congregation on Sunday, II
no other arrangements had been made.
FURNITURE FOR SALE "A large lot OF
furniture for sale in large or small guam
titles, to suit anybody, at prices that will
make it move. Cash on delivery. At
Central College. s-27tf
Missouri and St. Louis day at Omaha
Exposition October 10th. The Missouri
Pacific will sell round trip tickets for s.
Good Oct. 0, and return on 18th. A. s.
LOOMS, agent.
Have your photographs taken at Chap
mans. Best work; lowest prices. With
each q worth Of photos he will give you
two tickets to the WILDER Entertainment
company, October 18th. 10-S.2t
There will be a game OF foot ball at the
Academy ground this afternoon. The
Academy team will mop the earth with
the Kansas City High school team, and il
will only cost you a quarter to see the
fun.
The city council sat as a board OF APP
peals, Monday night, but only two per
sons appeared to have their '~'raises'
reduced. The city had followed tn,
county court in the matter OF raisinI
many assessments.
Edwin Rostell and company were her
last Friday night, and played "Riche
lieu" Everyone who attended is warn
in their praise of the play. 1t is a gran,
play, and Rostel. is winning a nationa
reputation as an actor aud elocutionist.
WANTED-Young men to take orders il
Lexington for a fast.selling househol
necessity. You eau make big money, an
no chance to lose one cent. Work
light and highly respectable. Writ
quick to e. p. A. Harker, Box 80, Sedalii
Mo. 1O.S-2t
Last Saturda afternoon the republI
cans OF this township nominated caudi
dates for justices of the peace and consts
BILE as follows: Justices OF the peac'
Charles M. Meet, Amos WhItsett an
Andrew o'Mally; for constable, Charl,
Rex.
At a meeting OF the Lafayette Coun,
Poultry Association, held at Odess
Thursday, october 9Th, it was unable
decide when and where to hold the
! meeting next month, but decided to me
at Higginsyille, Thursday, October l3t
c at 2 O'Clock p. M, for that purpose, al
request all persons Interested Ia advan
ing the poultry interests to meet wi
them, especially the members OF the Co
cordia association.
Corder Dispatch: II is reported
good authority that MIR. Jas. Y. Bral
has purchased the stock OF Mr.. Ed
y VanAnglen, and will take possession
Monday BE-. We are sorry to learn tn
y Mr.. J. II. DeBolt met with a severe ac'
dent yesterday afternoon. While han
ling a large lump OF coal at his coal ban
the coal broke in two and threw him oy
on his face with such force as to break |
nose and otherwise bruise his face.
/ Mr.. Gustav Haerle is tearing down 1
old brick residence, opposite the pc,
Office, and will at once build a handsol
business house, 70 occupy all the |
This lot is 5Ox1i0 fee, and the lower fo
= will be all In one room. The buildiI
has already been leased for a term
years by the Racket store, and the roc
now occupied by the Racket store
been leased by the Traders bank. Wo
will be pushed forward on the n
building.
The Trenton Tribune, Of October 9Th,
a daisy. 1t contains a write-up OF I
town, and the merchants show tn
appreciation by giving large orders
advertising. -Four business man take
- page each; four more take half a pa
each, and there are thirty columns
smaller advertising. This issue Of {
Tribune proves that it is printed in
e. enterprising town. The appearance off
paper will be a better advertisement,
the estimation OF strangers, than I
rn subject matter Of the write-up.
Down at Higginsville, last week,
Il, German walked up to Mr.. Glen Ty
b, and said: "How are you, Mr.. 10
Welborn2 We will get the gold dol
all now, chi" Mr.. Tyree shook hands W
It. the man aud told him that his name '
In Tyree, and not Welborn. The Germ
IAtPhACus Ou 1Ou CNu v lOOl iuCs L .
nd your picture in the Thalbotel" Webb
ia says this is democratic dodge to ca
nd republican votes; Tyree says 1t is a repi
lican scheme to kill off his infiuen
~. Tyree and Welborn both claim to
slandered.
he Wentworth Academy sent her foot
I team to Columbia, Monday, to tackle
Tigers In their own den. We expected
~ hear Of defeat; to see the bloody, rag
n forms Of our boys brought home on CT
and to see them limping all winter.
!. we were happily disappointed. Our b
really won the victory. There was
oil score on either side, but when we c.
n slider that they were fighting the 81
Ill University on its own ground, and
Al University could not make a score, 1t
virtually a victory for W. NJ. A.
~ Academy has started out with fly
be %colors, and we hope they will not
let hauled down this season. The Kan
I'D City High school will be here this aft
Z. noon, and our boys must defeat tn
IN. Everybody ought to see this game.
ma The Higginsville Advance makes q HI
ID about high taxes. This howl Is sim
or, a wall for political effect. We ask
nR Advance to put a true selling price
any piece Of property, and then inve
ast gate the amount OF taxes it pays. Sc
Did people give in their property at a cert
er. price, and II a purchaser m along Il
yer ask three times as much as they told
m assessor 1t was worth. The assessment
Lafayette county IS not high, and the r
:. Is not high. While we were in bleed
republican ridden Kansas we paid
per cent on a levy Of more than !
uu value, and this rate was afterward raj
~ to near 0 per cent. Republican legi'
ton has made times so hard that any t
uo ATTAIN % hurdauanma hui thu atata r0u