The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-07-15
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TsIAfAyeSte ocsn.y Hank has sooe
Oui q SuSneS and rSid O6 is dps
unrs in fuu wiIbogt ehsng is dcE
his hank bsSza a. the private banking
hous q Rots1 Aun Al leAS - ery a.
iSN II as The picneer Pnvate hnG-
ing houS between 81 LOuis and San
FnDcsoa he overland fre'ghters
from her % Cblhuxhua and santa Pc
depos;ra thar nu-hide ScEs run q
Nenizn aSIlx- in a In ISL the ate
Cart Ge. Wilsoa. Mr.. Aulls orother-
in-Aw. weut into tie hank A. box
keeper and mAnNgeE. and heiug q
uethadkAl Psrsoa and O1e With much
experience IN the 9uArtsTmSs,ers de-
partDeni q the army, he thouoaRhJ
Organized and JstemAl1ed the Sok q
the bank. In lSs be Was taken In asa
partnrr. and the bO9S went under the
name Of Robert Aun x Co Mr. Aull
moved 10 81 Dcai= Ahaut tat time.
ID 10 this tine they had bought much
eoh fpu the California mines, and
they bought the last lot AZ Mexican
dollars brought by wagons They were
insured and shipped On 4 boat TO 81
Louis, but the boat sank and they are
still in the bottom Of the nver.
During the var the hanks vault Was
6led With arms and ammunition, and its
business interrupted With the return
Of q il was resumed Is before,
and in ls7O the Aul Savings Bank
Was Organized with Capt. George
Wilson, As president, James Aull,
cashier, John AuIl, UeePresident and
10. A. Wilson, assistant cashier. At
his fathers death, Mr.. Geo. Wilson, Jr.,
succeeded as president. Chalmers Wood
was Vicepresident, and John Aull
cashier part OF the time. ALERT the war,
while there were 50 many robbenes OF
banks Committed in this state, the
officers OF this bank depended solely on
themselves, and instead Of calling on
the officers of the county. often fur
uished them arms. The building was
fitted with thick wooden shutters.
and elaborate arrangements for defense
were made An intimation once came
to the officers Of this bank that il any
thing happened TO a hank across the
street they would not be molested if
they would mind their wi business
and not FIRE on the raiders. They sent
back an assurance that they could not
be depended on to keep quiet if their
neighbors were raided.
This bank did the foreign exchange
business Of Lexington, having sold
foreign exchange in one lot as high as
$1,000. Mr.. George Wilson, when in
Europe, perfected arrangements with
foreign banking houses, and it had
facilities for drawing on all principal
foreign points, and was drawn on from
many European points.
The unsatisfactory business condi-
tons in the country, the close competi-
ton 10 the business in Lexington, and
the III health OF o OF the principal
officers were some Of the reasons for
going out Of business. II was the Oldest
established banking business In Mis-
s0uri, and oDe Of the four Oldest west Of
the Allegheny mountains. In its fifty
six years OF business life it handled
many millions, Of dollars for other peo-
pie, and faithfully accounted for all Of
1t. At the time Of going out Of business
the officers were Geo. Wilson, president,
Frank Kiehn, y~ice-president; 10. A.
Wilson, cashier; Robt. A. Wilson,
assistant cashier.
Mrs. Gllkeson will move into her new
cottage next week.
On aud after the frat OF August tn,
price Of residence telephones will be on,
dollar per month. 7-I5tf
Mr.. J. q. Chinn is having = coat o.
paint applied to the cottage now occupied
d by Mrs. oilkeson.
= The will OF the late John II. PeacocI
has been nled for probate. The estate il
9 valued at $4,000.
Our people never have q chance TO for
! get the necessity tor = whipping post. w
have special need for one every week,
7, Clarence Knipmeyer, who wa badl.
hart two weeks ago, at Higginsyille, by
powder explosion, continues to improve
Mr.. Ike Neals killed a deer q few day
. ago, that dressed 200 pounds. The ishinI
: party are having a ane time, and pIsnt,
TO eat.
n EVERY well man hath his Ill day.
When "a bit of" or when seriously Il
you should take Hoods sArsaparills an
get well.
. Prof. Hopkins WA expected HON
Thursday. A letter was received fror
him yesterday, stating that he had con
A cluded to look after some business /
Colorado before bis return.
r. Mr.. Frank Thornton's family hay
moved into the Gelzer residence, o
l. ahAl hNGhANs hl1s etNtAooh ~
moved into the residence Of Mr.. J.
~ Young, sr., opposite the Methods
church.
d. A union evangslistic service will be heI
IA. tomorrow Sunday night by the Mett
IN odist and Presbyterian congregation
r. at the Presbyterian church, Sermon b
the Rev. b. V. Alton. Strangers 10 tow
1, and others who have no church home, Al
-, most cordially invited 10 attend. II
sacrament Of the Lords supper will
he celebrated tomorrow morning at Il
al Presbyterian church.
OF Capt. William Astor Chanler, Coz
,es gresham from New York. Is the presideI
al. OF The New York Star, which is giyir
on away q forty dollar bicycle daily,
offered by their advertisement in anoth
column. Hon. Amos. j. Cummings, !
c., Col. Asa Bird Gardner, district alto
Iat nsy Of New York, Ex-Governor Hogg,
Texas, and Col. Fred FeiRel, Of New YoI
are among the veil. known names In the
les board Of directors.
nc Victor l.. Wells sold his farm OF eight
as i've acres, called the Cold Spring Far
le- about q mile and q half west OF /
s Independence road, 10 John SamGelsc
for t55 an acre, on the 18th Of this mont
The place Ia part Of the extensive Ia
me holdings Of MIR. Wells grandfather, 81
Wyatt, and has been 10 the same fam
aiIty-6Ve years, IL has an excellent n
.hs two-story frame residence on II, and
soil ls as good a. the best and II Ia exc
ne ~tionAllv we'll Watered. Mr.. Wella OF