The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-08-26

Mr.. Crenshaw has put a new pavement =,
! the west side Of his lot. 1t is a good
nprovement.
On and after the fret OF August the
rice Of residence telephones will be one ,
ollAr per month. 7-l5tf
Slater and ConcordiR both have new
aterworks. Both places are complain "
~ Of leaking pipes. =
The brick are nov being hauled for MIR. ,
Iasket.'s new residence, corner of Six. /.
zenith and franklin.
There have been three accessions TO the
church at Dover. Large crowds ,
attended the meetings. ,
lfyou are tired and dull, can't get rest
aud have nc appetite, take Hoods
i~arsaparilla. 1t enriches aud vitalizes '
he blood.
A well improved 100 acre farm for sale,
light ar niue milra south Of Lexington.
Apply to or address Z. A. Coleman, LEX.
.nst"", sln 1872.
Elder Andrew scott, pastor vi The Cniis.
Ian church at Higglnsvllle for a little
more than q year past, has been chosen
As pastor Of the church at Butler, and will
70 that place at once. lie will be
missed from the church at HiggInsville.
The magnetic healing institution at
Nevada is talking about suing Rev. G. NJ.
Bishop Tor damages on account OF his
sermon, and also say they will sue the st.
Louis Christian Advocate for publishing
articles against their modes OF treatment.
Herbine is we'll adapted to the cure OF
levers OF all kinds, because 1t thoroughly
cleanses the stomach and bowels Of all
bilious humors, and expels all impure Sc
cretions OF the body. Price 50 cts. For
sale by Crenshaw 4 Young. s.5.ml
The Webb school house was destroyed
by hire Thursday night of last week. 1t
was thought that some campers near
there might have left fire that spread to
the building. Now 1t is rumored that
the fire might have been OF incendiary
origin. We hope this rumor is I'M
founded.
Tuesday morning, about six O'Clock,
lightning struck the barn OF Mr.. David
Ralston, In the Prairie Church n~eighbor-
hood, and the barn was a total loss,
including $3.50 worth of hay and a large
amount Of harness and tools. There was
800 insurance, which will cover but a
small part Of the loss. Two horses were
burned In the stable.
The subject OF Elder Il. ]. Fenster-
macher's Sunday morning sermon at the
Christian church will be "Permanency to
Conversions" Services II a. IN and s p.
IN. Night subject, Equality with the
Angels" Y. p. s. @. Il. held In Sunday
school room at 7 p. m. Leader, Miss
Mamie Gordon. A cordial invitation to
all. A special Invitation to strangers
who are In the city over Lords day.
The American Fuel Company, OF stahl,
Mo-, are making extensive improvements,
opening new mines, aud building more
houses for the miners that are coming In
Commencing September LIST, they adyanc,
the price OF mine run to 75 cents per ton
eight hours; and two weeks pay. The
coal IL forty-two inches, aud In WORKED
both room and pillar and long wall
Work IL steady on long time contracts
aud they need about twenty. five NOR
good miners. S.26.ti
The Kansas City Times says Governo
Stephens will recommend Il. NJ. Cobb auC
Henry y. Julian, both former officers o
the Fifth Missouri, to the war department
for appointment as officers In Que OF tn
new regiments nov being formed 70
service In the Philippines. Tom Cobb
q w. NJ. A. boy, and Lexington feel
. proud OF his record, and will rejoice a
his good fortune. lie is OF fighting stock
:, and will make a glorious record II he
given half q chance. The people OF Lex
ington will endorse this appointment.
y On our trip to Minnesota we saw man
things Of which we will tell our readel
In the course OF time. We saw good cor
r crops all along the route to norther
Iowa, and from there on there was n
, corn worth mention. We saw no cattl,
hogs or sheep In Minnesota, and only
A few horses, except in the cities. We sa
a sandy, gravelly soil, where good roaC
q are easily maintained, and where whei
and lumber are the natural product. "
saw enough to make us think old Mi
souri, the garden spot OF the worl
and Lafayette county is the asparagl
4 bed.
le The Higginsville Leader grows eloqueI
j. over q game Of croquet. But viii
eloquence is a good thing, it should n
Or be allowed to mix cups aud laurels al
aroma in an indiscriminate mass. III
Leader says: 1.-THE umpire declar
Messrs. Sebring aud Kuhne the Gu
winners until such date as the defeat
=, players wrench the aromatic laurels fro
the yictors' brows." We want to kno
II the winners wore the aromatic cup
their brows, or did the aromatic WHINE
/, wear the laurel cup on their brow
or did the cup.winners wear the laul
on their aromatic brows orwell, wht
!, does the laurel business get into t
ir game anyhow
The annual social OF the Junior +
10 deavor society, Of the Christian churC
IrI was held Tuesday evening last in t
he yard Of the Misses Bolon. It was
vu ideal evening, and its pleasantness II
NJ proved by the large number who came
he pay tribute to the entertainment pl
es vided by the little people. There wer
,eI number Of tables waited on by the lit
hostesses In a most agreeable way, VIII
n the Marine band rendered some of tn
best selections. One pleasant feature
the evening was the treat given the 81
day school at this social. One humid
-. and twenty tickets were distributed
members OF the school, good for one
cream and cake, and all the music u
could make use Of. The receipts ",
~ somewhere in the neighborhood Of for
re.
no four dollars.
ar The Odessa picnic, Wednesday, WI
lis. big success, as everybody knew 1t wo'
all be. The crowd was estimated at fr
ger four to seven thousand people, In spite
I'd the Intense heat. Every conveyance
tly this city wal used to take people to
picnic. The speakers were Mes
Mr.. Dockery, Cowherd, Walsh and Jenki
The latter ia a colored democrat, WIN
md engaged in organizing negro democrI
clubs. The speeches were all excel
and the only drawback to the compI
md enjoyment OF the crowd was the IN
,,a ually hot weather. The usual lu'
his stands, lemonade stands and merry
lie rounds were on the grounds and W
az well patronized. The gambling scheI
n, were on hand, but feared to open up u