The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-12-02
E.G.LOOMIS
Book and Art Store,
l lO3 Main Street, Haerle Building

There was Ice on Goose pond this
morning.
Attorney Ed. Ball, OF Richmond, 10 In
the city today.
Mrs. P. 8. Fulkerson visited relatives In
Hirginsyilla vesterdav. -.
Mr.. John welborn and Shefin Fulker-
son are In Kansas City today.
Mrs. ]. 8. Borland visited in Higgins
villa yesterday with her mother.
Attorney N. NJ. Houx and Mr.. Chas.
Creasey, OF Odessa, are Ia the city today.
Mr.. David o. Heathman went to Wa.
verify this morning to spend several days
hunting.
A heavy frost, almost equal to light
fall Of snow, covered the ground early
this morning.
A marriage license was issued this
morning TO John g. Sheets and Louise O.
Miller. Of Higginsville.
Mr.. b, r. Jenkins, Of Sedalia, spent
Sunday here with his wife, who is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. II. ID. Demand.
DR.. and Mrs. @. W. Hyde are moving
today into their handsome new brick res
idence, near the High school building.
Tear down the old hitch rack around
tho courthouse, Let the city get lot ofi
Main street, and put up some hicth racks
Married, In this city, Sunday, November
20, 1889, Mr.. william Criger and Miss Ada
NJ. Yates, Justice T. ]. Duling, officiating
Miss Tilda vanArsdale, Of order, who
has been the guest of Miss Alice Smock
the past week, returned home thii
morning.
Married, near this city, Sunday
November %, 1899. MIR. William L. Beart
and Miss Georgia L. sivils, Judge Jas. p
Chinn officiating.
The irost rlpens persimmons; persim
mons fatten possums; possums help tn
sweet potato market. Consequently fros
helps sweet potatoes.
Misses Annie, Corrins and Celest
Lesueur, and Mr.. Trlgg Lesueur, OF JET
ferson City, arrived Saturday evening t
visit the family of their uncle, Mr.. Jos. Q
Lesueur, near this city.
Rev. J. Q. Given returned to Higgins
Vile this morning to assist In the pro
tracted meeting in progress at the M. h
church, South. He reports considerable
interest being taken in the services.
Mrs. Elizabeth Eckle sent us coupl
Of Japonica flowers Sunday. The shru
is 10 her lawn, unprotected, aud had fou
tull blown flowers, and was full Of bud
This shrub scarcely ever blooms excel
In March and April.
A deal was closed this morning b
which Mr.. Gustav Haerle purchased
Mr.. F. L. Geyer the saloon buildin
occupied by A. Geyer q Co. Considers
tion, S6,OOO Mr.. Haerle secured leai
on the property some time ago, but
this deal be becomes sole owner 40
proprietor. The business will continV
as heretofore.
We scarcely notice the improvement
that are going on around us, but II yc
will start out on any street, and ke'
track Of the naw houses that are beir
built, you will be considerably surprise
Everybody 10 keeping up their proper
in good shape, and the city council shou
try to keep pace, and asphalt the sire
around the court house.
Yesterday afternoon the committee
Gently appointed by Mayor Young
confer with Congressman Cowherd
secure an increased appropriation for q
Improvement OF the river at this plat
visited the dykes now in course OF Co
struction on the opposite side OF the rive
The gentlemen composing the commit
were shown every courtesy by Engine
Dewitt, in charge Of the works, o.
found the work progressing very sat
iactorily. The dykes will be complet
/. the latter part Of the week II the weatt
continues favorable. Additional II
D provements are required aud the col
mittee will do all 10 their power to obts
! the necessary appropriation. The {
lowing gentlemen compose the co
mittee; John Taubmau, VIM. Aull,
A. Wilson, Henry siuauer, W. V. Cur
a Elias Spruce, Owen Gaftiu aud
Yingling.