The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-09-09

This has been the hottest September,
80 lar. that we eau remember.
There will probably be several bidders !
on the job Of constructing our sewer.
We hope a Lexington nrm will get the
work.
We hope the city council will take stems
TO asphalt the four squares around the
courthouse, as 5000 as the sewer pipes
are put In,
Elder Feustermaeher Is holding a meet
inE at Liberty. Elder Davis will preach
AZ the Christian church tomorrow morn
ing and night.
Last Monday was Labor bay, and the
people OF Lexington would not have
known 1t was q holiday except for the
closing OF the banks.
We are informed that the Missouri Pa
chic railroad wants several hundred lab
orers at Omaha. They pay sl.25 per day,
ana furnish box-cars for sleeping.
WE WANT AT oNcR-Agsnts to canvass
the mills, factories, threshers, etc., for
orders for spring aud summer delivery,
DO. Special inducements to offer.
The LINCOLN OIL Co.,
II Cleveland, o.
You may bride the appetite, but you
can not bride the liver to do its work we'll.
iou must be honest with II, help 1t along
a little now and then with a dose Of Her
bine, the best liver regulator. Price 50 cts
For sale by crenshaw q Young s.2.ml
! Mr.. IL. g. Russell, express messenger
B on the calamity branch, has been trans
ierred to the Lexington branch from Se-
dalia to Kansas City. Mr.. Sam Levitt, q
8 conductor on the calamity, has been
9 transferred to the main line, from Sedalia
Q to Kansas City.
8 Last Saturday Henry Hall, colored, was
9 helping TO haul some bsled hay, and was
riding on top OF the load. At Thirteeth
Y and franklin the wagon turned north
aud met the bus. The wagon turned tC
= the right, and Just at that point tn,
ground slopes a little. The hay begar
slipping, and several bales fell in front o
the bus, stopping the horses. Henry wa
caught under the avalanche, and bruises
!, up, but not seriously hurt. One bale Eel
=, across the lap OF the driver Of the bus
Is Our good friend P~lattenburg, OF tn
MAYHEM Progress, after rusticating witt
his "wife's people," for q week or tel
days, has returned to work, and tn
Progress is again issued on time, and ful
OF items. We understand that Mr.. Plat
n tenburg gained half a pound 10 weight
aud succeeded in banishing many Of tn
wrinkles Of care and thought from hi
classic brow. What q glorious thing
would be II all editors were rich enoug
to lay aside business for a week or two.
D. The Methodist conference which wa
10 held at Fayette, last week, had up tn
b. question OF the consolidation Of tn
T. schools. The proposed consolidation {
IN Howard Payne College with Central Col
10, lege was the all absorbing topic, and
" warm time was expected when the ques
ut came up for discussion. Many OF til
citizens OF Fayette and Howard count
ss opposed the consolidation as did also
10 majority OF the members OF the boards {
curators Of the two colleges. A maj
a. meeting OF the citizens was held at th
ba court house. h. W. Bedford was chair
ma man. The Reverend George ]. Warren,
mi curator OF the Howard Payne College
". read the consolidation resolutions an
nd vigorously opposed them. NJ. M. Psyr
ot Of Payne, Ia. a son Of the late Moses I
he Payne, who gave Howard Payne COLES
,re to the M%ethodists, to be used exclusiveI
as a female college, also made a stron
speech in opposition to the consolidation
'eo and stated that he knew IL was the wis
ID OF his father hat Howard Payne be us,
las for the use OF females exclusively, and I,
og all time. william Hughes, W. L. Dem
The sey and W.. J. Blakely favored consolid
me ton. A committee prepared a memoir
Inc to the conference asking the defeat Of Il
n.y. resolutions. The resolutions passed t
ide conference, and the schools were copso
ron dated. They VIII DC known as separa
re. schools this year, but mex year Howa
lip, Payne will be only a branch OF Centri
aid This is only 6. beginning Of many chang
len which the Methodists OF Missouri propo
sen to make In their schools.