The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-09-16

monday and Tuesday, the first In seven
years. He was here and placed his son In
w. M. A. He has a daughter whom be
expects to place 10 Baptist College next
year.
Rev. b. V. Alton will. on Sunday night,
preach his last sermon before the meeting
oil conference. Nobody knows what the
conference will do. Mr.. Alton may re.
turn and he may not. We think he will
return.
Asa external Imminent of most wonder
fol penetrative aud curative power,
Billiards. Snow Liniment is not equaled
by any other IN the world. Price rs
and so ets. For sale by Crheshaw &
Young. e.2.ml
~PresDytery has been 10 session at Gal.
houn, this week. DR.. q. O. Gordon and
Judge Field attended from the Lexington
church, Senator O. H. vandiver repro.
sented the H~lgginsville church, and Mr..
Mitchell the Odessa church.
Mr.. Albert Geyer has leased his saloon
to Mr.. Gustav Haerle. The lease will 20
into effect on the first day OF January.
Mr.. Geyer will 20 to California for q year,
hoping to improve his eyes, which give
him great trouble, especially In winter.
Mr.. Ernest McCausland, Of st. Joseph,
was here Tuesday, to close up the sale Of
his residence. He sold It to DR.. Hassell
for 81 1900. This 10 a very pretty and CON
venient cottage. on Main street, near
Eighteenth. II is now occupied by Mr..
N. e. Basket.
Regular services at the Christian Church
tomorrow morning. Elder Fenster-
macher will probably not be present.
No arrangements have been made to sup
ply the pulpit. Elder F-enstermacher Ia
having a good meeting In Clay county,
and cannot leave 1t at this stage.
In the September New Lippincott''
George Gibbs, notable as q vigorous
illustrator, writes OF a stirring episode In
the wild career Of Paul Jones. This is
the first OF a series OF three papers
etched with uncommon yiyidness-deal-
ipg with famous sea fights OF our own
navy.
You can 90 to Kansas City or Chicago,
aud you cannot get suited better Ia the
line OF LADIES' hats and millinery than Mrs
Moorehead can suit you. She carries an
immense stock, and her new fall stock II
all in and ready for your inspection
Call at once and examine her new shapes
and styles In ladies' headwear. 9-16-tt
Elsewhere we publish to. day, the state
ment OF the Lexington Savings Bank
which shows the bank to be In splendid
condition. Until recently our banks hav,
been crowded with money, for whict
there wal no demand. This statemen
shows that the Lexington Savings Ban
mas loaned ABOUT all the money IL care
to let 20. Dur people have perfect conf
dence In the bank and In its officers.
Mr.. Kemp Barnds. editor of the 5wee
Springs Herald, took his wife to Mexico
on account OF her health. He has beeI
sick since reaching that country, and tn
latest new from there was a letter from
Mrs. Barnds, saying; "Mr. Barnds Is YER.
, low; has been unconscious for five days
little hope for his recovery. l am sinkinI
fast from the great strain, but am tryinI
to brace up" We hope things will sool
I change for the better, and that Mr.. an
Mrs. Barnds may quickly be restored t
health.
t Postmaster Crowder had a letter, 4 ieS
> days ago, from the hunters. Messrs
, Oscar Thomas, John Welborn, Thoma
Dicken and 10. Long. They were at Lead
| vile, and had four saddle horses and oil
pack horses. They had sent the pac|
! train ahead, and when they rode into tn
town they were shivering with cold, thei
, heavy clothing being In the packs. The
/, found everybody In town wearing over
coats. They will hurry and catch n
with their baggage, and get some heavie
a clothing.
5 The Higginsville Leader Intervene
Babe Jackson, their champion water
melon destroyer, In regard TO the water
! melon eating contest. jackson said
7 "Bettah wahn 'em" protested Babe;
"bettah wabn 'em dat dis niggah lie d
t worstes niggah eber butted a watermil
r lion hat open IAN jes swaller 'em Who'll
laik raw eggs. Yeas, sab, les laik RAJ
4 eggs, sedes, haht, rine an vines ef de
3 wants 'em-squssh, flop an deyse gon'
swell up or bust. Bettah wahn 'em deyt
s bouu' to DO anoder grade yahd 10 d
county seats cullud wahd Of dey poI
open millions wild dis niggah.
Rev. Mr.. Meyers team ran away Tue'
. day afternoon. It started from Moore
heads lumber yard, and the fri
5 thing 1t did was to smash Bob Jor
Q dams peanut stand. In front OF th
county clerks office II oollided with Nj
VIM. Cavanaugh's one bore wagon loade
: with corn. The shafts were broken an
y corn was scattered over the street. Th
: team continued running, and got on Ii
{ aidewalk at the west end OF he publ
J SQUARE, Here the wagon was overturned
5 but the team turned across the street an
continued running. The team was stor
7 ned near Ninth strest. The tongue wa
broken out Of the wagon, but little otht
' damage was done. Mrs. Terhune's chi
3 dren were 10 a buggy, In front OF th
p~ostofice, when they saw the runaway
coming straight toward them. The
drove up on the sidewalk, and thus es
. capped. MIR. Meyer promptly offered !
nav all damages caused by his team
(. The damage to the two wagons will prot
! ably amount to $40.
! Higglnsvllle has been putting on all
D for the past two weeks. A circus wa
: billed for that town, and the peopl
spent their Sundays and other Idle houi
, in looking at thu big, highly colore
8 pictures. Higginsyille felt good, and eve
> the buns have robbed themselves OF one Q
g two drinks a day, to save money to visl
the show. Well, the shsw showed MOI
0 day, and about 1900 people crowded Int
q tbe tent. Even the bunny side'show
1 were crowded. Higginsville Is not har
/ IN please when It comes to q circus, ou
a now the people OF that town are ashame
' that they allowed themselves to be sol
out by such an outfit. Lexington Kne'
o all about that circus, and the crowd
a fakes aud thieves that follow u. W
2 would rather attend an "Uncle Tom
4 Cabinp show. The Leader 10 hoppin
a mad, aud thinks the whole OUTFIT Shout
a be drowned, animals and all. The thin
/. that made the Leader boil over In angt
4 was the discovery that the lovely Edn
' Nav was a boy. That is tough sever'
H,eglnsvlllians bucked the shell game &c
ali ,hav were worth, and some came nea