The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-01-13

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Rankin, Jno. Il. Ryland, d. W. b. Teyis,
e. Hoffman. L. y. Nicholson, A. q.
Young and Walter B. Wsddell. The fol-.
lowing officers were elected: President,
w. d. Rankin; vice. president, ID. W. B.
Tevis; cashier, Walter b. Waddeli;
book-keeper, Irwin Tevis; secretary. Jno.
E. RplAnd.
The Odessa Ledger got funny, last week
and said; "The INTELIIaENcKR mildly
hints that Lexington should begin the
new year by bridging the river. Bridget
When did we hear that word beioreYo
Well, perhaps Mr.. Drummond has read
in the Odessa Democrat something about
a bridge. We recollect when the editor
OF the Democrat spoke OF carrying planks
about town, so he could "bridgep his way
across the mud holes.
The ladies Of the Cumberland Presby-
terian church, at Odessa, gave a "Pillow-
dex" social, at the residence Of Rev. J.. II.
Tharp, Thursday night. Well, that's
pretty good. Pillow.dexi What the
blazes is a Pillow.dex9 We hope they
had a good time and raked In an abun-
dance Of coin. We know something
about a pillow, and what 1t is used for;
but "Pillow-dex" is beyaut US unless It
was a pillow battle. What fun that
would be.
Mr.. Horace r. Blackwell announces
himself, this morning, as a candidate for
the office OF prosecuting attorney OF this
county. He needs no introduction TO the
people OF this county. He 10 a young
man, but is an old party worker. His
democracy is OF the 16 to l brand, and be
has preached II at all the democratic
political meetings held In the county for
many years back. He Is a fine lawyer, q
pleasing speaker, a good fellow and would
make us a splendid prosecutor.
HigRinsville Advance: at Is said that
some Of the prisoners in the county jail at
Lexington had been released In spite OF the
fact that there were several cases Of small.
pox In the Jail, and that the men who had
been released had taken the disease
to the ne~ighboring towns. II this be true,
somebody should be made to suffer for
such criminal negligence nj careless.
ness. A two-year-old child would use
better judgment than that exhibited by
the jail officials II reports are true" Per.
haps 1t would be better II the Advance
would hnd out something about the mat.
ter before publishing such i~nsInuatlons.
There is telephone connection, and II
would only take a minute.
The stockholders OF the Lexington
Bridge and Terminal company held their
annual meeting Monday afternoon and
elected the following board Of directors
for the ensuing year: II. p. e. winkler,
John Taubman, W. @. McCAusland, VIM.
Aull, W. II. Stevenson, Philip Keller,
E. Hoffman, Gustav Hserle, j. R. Moore.
head, A. G. Young, Jno. 8. Blackwell, q,
NJ. Taubman and Jos. L.. Long. The
board proceeded to organize by e~lecting
the following officers: President, W. q.
McCausland; vice-president, John Taub-
man; secretary. Jas. r. Moorehead; treas.
urer, e. M. Taubman. A committee Of
three, composed OF W. q. McCausland,
John Taubman aud Philip Keller, was
appointed to investigate a proposition
made to the board by Mr.. L. d. McClintic.
The meeting then adjourned.
The large and increasing circulation Of
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