The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-05-27


Grand concert by B. F.C. ct opera house
night.
Central College alumne banquet Tues
lay evening, May SOth.
The Higginsville Advance has begun to
luote PETER as an authority on the money
question.
Mr.. John Wilmot says he got as much
money out Of the 81. Louis shoot as any
body else made.
Subscribers not receiving the paper
regularly from carrier are requested to
report at this office. II
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wittenberg have
up q nice suit Of rooms over Egle's
store. on franklin avenue, and
are moving In.
For ~whooping cough, asthma, bron.
or consumption, no medicine
equals Ballard's Horehound Syrup. Price
25 and 80 cents. For sale by Crsnshaw &
Young. 6.6m1
A woman down In the southern part OF
the state advertised for q husband last
She got him; he enlisted, got
killed; she drew 5000 insurance, and
now gets sl2 q month from Uncle Sam.
And yet people can DO found who nay 1t
does not pay 10 advertise.
Biennial meeting, Modern Woodmsn Of
America, Kansas City, No., June 9th to
9th. For this occasion the Mo. Pacific
Railway Co., will make the low rate OF
one fare for the round trip. Tickets will
be on sale June Sd TO 9th, inclusive. good
returning until June 18th.
5-2.2t A. 3. LOOMS, Agent.
In constipation Herbine affords q
natural, healthful remedy, acting prompt.
ly. A few small doses will usually be
found TO 40 regulate the excretory func.
lions that they are able TO operate with
out any aid whatever. Price 80 cents.
For sale by Crenshaw q Young. 5.6ml
On Decoration Day, May 30tb, Elder
Fenstermacher will deliver the address.
At the conclusion Of the address the ex-
Conisderates will follow the Union sol.
diers and help decorate the Union graves,
Then the ex~.Confederates will decorate
the ex-Confederate graves. DR.. Manly
| will deliver a short address ct the Con
iederate monument. All ex-Confederate
are invited to Join the procession ant
bring q basket Of flowers.
A lady approached MIR. Gustav Haerle
Monday, and said: "Mr. Haerle, you viii
ruin this sidewalk by putting dow
cinders." She thought he intended Il
leave 1t that way. A negro man applie'
to MIR. Haerle for a job, claiming that h
knew all about making sidewalks. Mi
Haerle pointed 10 the walk In front Q
the Racket store and asked: "What d
you call that kind Of sidewalk" ats
granatorial sidewalk" was the reply.
The examination Of applicants for az
pointment to West Point was made
Kansas City last week, aud the CON
mittee recommended Mr.. William I
Bruegman, OF Kansas City, q graduate
the High school, and Mr.. Cowherd wi
doubtless appoint him. Mr.. Frank Goi
don, Of Lexington, was q close third. M
Morris b. Powell, Of Odessa, was fourt
} In the list. Messrs. G. q. Cameron al
Theodore Bates were among the col
testants.
Mr.. JEFF. W. Bedford. Jr., q son OF M
JEFF. W. Bedford, formerly Of this cit
10 a soldier In q Nebraska regiment
the Philippines. He says his regimen
was in all the fighting from Manila
Maiolos, and was fearfully cut up. I
I escaped without q scratch, but sprain'
I bis ankle after the fght ct Malolos, al
, was sent to Manila. His letter, dat
April 9th, states that his regiment O.
pected 70 DO mustered out in abo
3 thirty days.
The wonderful Reub Field, the math
NAUTICAL mystery, was here this week. Al
. took pleasure 10 answering all question
0 Give him the date Of your birth, and
Q will instantly tell you your age 10 yea
D or In months, weeks, days, hours, mi
: utes or seconds. Give the dimensions
Q q wall and be will give you the number
Q brick II contains. He does not cAlculaI
d but Just speaks out the correct answ'
o II this man had been properly handl
for the past ten years, be would ha
made q fortune for himself and for |
manager.
Marshall Democrat News: At her bea
u tiful home on Highland, Miss Lot
y Cooper entertained Q limited number
i her friends at q twelve o'clock dim
Sunday. Among the invited guests wei
y Misses Mary Stephens, Callie Gauldl
Dora Leonard; Messrs. John Boot
q Theo. Mayer, - Stephens, Robert Dul
9 and Martin Gauldin. A course dim
q was served In q very pleasing mann
D, Mrs. Cooper and Miss Ethel assist
Q. Miss Lottie. Following Is the men
o Turtle soup, cold ham, fried chick
D oyster salad, asparagus, new potato
y boiled onions, lettuce, radishes and l
biscuit; transparent and %gooseberry p
Ice cream, strawberries, cake; coffee a
cake and fruit.
=, Last Sunday morning, at the Christi
church, Elder Fenstermacher preach
u the baccalaureate sermon before
- graduating class Of the High school, i
n, church was crowded and chairs vi
~ placed 10 the alsles. The audience v
3. yery quiet and orderly. The west side
the church was occupied principally
children, and they gave as close attentl
to the sermon as did the older peoI
ey The choir was q splendid one, being co
tn posed OF . part OF the regular emu
choir, and partly Of the best voices 10
-, scbool, with Miss Matte Green al
organ. The grand old song, "Amerlc
y was sung with telling effect. After
ID ususl opening exercises, the choir 81
the "star spangled Banner" n NJ
birdie aunlack rendered a very pre-
solo. Tho sermon was q plain, praet
~Isssou. as well adapted to the audie
generally as to the graduates. .
speaker impressed upon the minds Of
present that the ending Of school
was but the beginning OF practical b
mess life, aud all should adopt The IN
"E,celsior,n and aim 10 cli'ob ~ emit
and useful positions Ia life The SER
49,, was highly compllmentsd by the al
KY w" "a ooncinaion tina choir