The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-02-18

The Jury which tried Wm. Adkins last
Friday, found him guilty OF assault to
XIII, and assessed a fine OF 300.
Charity or no charity, the entsrtaln-
ment at the opera louise next Thursday
night will be worth the price. Fake your
best girl and enjoy the show.
The game OF basket ball between W. NJ.
A. and the Tigers was postponed last
Saturday night on account OF the cold
weather. 1t will be played tonight.
The masquerade ball, by the Turner's.
on Monday night, was q great social sue
Cess. There was not a great crowd
present, but all had a very delightful
evening.
A petition was presented to the council
Monday night, asking for about 5,0O0seet
OF aver. The matter was referred TO lie
sewer committee, for a report at the next
regular meeting.
A gentleman asked US yesterday II we
knew Of a good farm OF $40 acres, near
Lexington, for sale. II any such farm Is
Tor sale, AZ advertisement 10 this paper
will lind a buyer.
Our grand Jury, which was in session
last week, and part OF this week. In their
report to the cpurt, express themselves 10
iavor OF abolishing the grand jury system.
There are good arguments on both sides
OF this question.
A numoer OF cases have been heard In
the court this week where parties were
charged with selling liquor without bond.
Pleas OF not guilty were withdrawn and
pleas OF guilty entered, and each de-
isndant fined $50.
Wentworth Military Academy has fur
nlshed its full quota OF officers aud sol.
diers to our army. Now the news comes
that Edward d. Willing, a W. M. A.
graduate, was wounded at Manila. W. M.
A. boys will always be found in the front.
The Corder Dispatch, In speaking OF
the fire at that place, says: "The city
water works caught fire and the water
cask' was destroyed. Luckily there was
no water 10 1t to put out the fire that was
, eating through It's bottom" This looks
like the Dispatch wanted the water cask
to burn.
A deaf and dumb negro boy named
Arthur Jackson, was killed by a coal tralr
= near the Grady mines. Tuesday evening
4 The boy had gone to a coal pile to gel
1 some coal, and then had gone past th,
coal pile to the track. Nobody know
4 why he went on the track. A coroner'l
, jury returned a verdict OF accidental kill
log, holding no one to blame.
The Catholic church fair was a success
. though 1t was held during the coldes
weather OF last week. Mrs. 8. V. Har,
a received over a thousand votes, and wor
the lady's gold watch. Arthur Bour woi
a gold watch In the contest among boys
The contest for a cane. between Mayor ]
! Q. Young and Mr.. Gustav Haerle, ha
been declared off, by mutual consent.
Mr.. George Carr started to church Sun
= day morning, and when between Fifteenth
a and Sixteenth streets his feet slipped from
!, under him, aud he fell fiat. He says tn
small OF his back was the first part to hi
= the sidewalk, and though the thermome
ter was about 10 below, Mr.. Carr wa
sweating freely when he got up. lie wen
back home and concluded to walt 10
, warmer weather to attend church.
A hre In Corder, Thursday, burned th
residence and store OF Jas. Brand, aud
n vacant store building adjoining. aud th
store aud stock OF Jacob Haas, an
caused ONE damage TO the bank build
!. Ing. While the total loss wa quill
heavy, we understand that there was yer
little insurance carried by the sufferer
from the fire. We have heard the lol
estimated at 10000 to $4,000.
~ The Kansas City Journal has our thAni
10 for a copy of the journal Almanac At
Reference Book" for 1899. We ha'
examined 1t carefully, and flnd II full
useful information. Every newspap
: man has a lot OF general intormatic
which is useless to him unless he can fr
dates, places aud other particulars. Th
almanac will prove useful In helping
on these points, aud also in many 9th
respects. Send to the Journal for a cop
b. Only 25 cents.
MAYHEM Progress: Last Monday NOR
ing about three o'clock the residence
III Mrs. Milburn was destroyed by III
Ia Almost all OF the contents and $3.50
M money were also lost. II is not know
" how the fire originated, but 1t is suppos
ert IL caught from a defective lue. N
er' Clarence Milburn had a narrow esca
'n' from losing his life. lie slept IN
ne upstairs room and when the fire was d
Ias covered his sister, Miss Dot, tried TO 60
his room 10 awaken him, bat was driv
III back by the flames and smoke. FinaI
Mrs. Milburn managed to get to his roc
by another way and succeeded In arousI
ny him and getting him out. He was almt
he suffocated when rescued. Miss Dot b
her clothing and hair badly singed BY
to fire. II is very fortunate indeed that I
90 family escaped with their lives. I
me house was insured for $1,000 and the II
his niture for $500.
9 a A free delivery route from Lexlngt
he has been established as follows: Coz
me moncIno at Lexington ~postoflce; tber
81. son,b,vsrd nm tbe Columbus road five A
Us one half OLD miles, thence east y
sat and one'nali lzi'zl mics 'nence no'
four ~ miles; thence east one-nan q
ice MILE thence nortn M ana one.nai, W
oi miles; thence west 10 Pos'ohice 10 -
ington two w miles. lo'A' lsns.n
ID. route, sixteen Cl6l miles, OF 70 make
IN. palmer. The carrier vii. go south ou
ain old fair ground road ull no reaches !
,on road running east past Mapie Glen sen
d. house, crossing 10 the "a,rensours to-
Der he will men come nor'n 70 Inv
oca Lawn, turning east 10 the Iane petWt