The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-09-06

Oelklaus, OF Cordvr, a girl.
Married, August 22d, At the home OF
the brides brother, near Odessa, W. G.
Drake snd Miss Alice Brown.
Married, August oath. a, the home
OF the brides parents, AT Odessa,
Clarence Cobb aud Miss Kaue +. Null.
The Bank OF Blackburn sold the
Lopez farm 10 ) II. Uphaus for
SIT, 600, nearly SCI an acre. Mr..
Uphaus bought it for his son who will
move on 1t next spring Blackburn
Record
The Lafayette Presby,ery meets at
Tuscumbia, September 9. The del
ega'es VIII be met al Aurora Springs
by vehicle and taken from there to
Tuscumbia, a distance Of ~ miles,
over land.
Odessa Oracle: Miss Jessie Miller,
daughter OF II. A. Miller, starts for
Chillicothe next week, where she has
two years schooling willed her by an
aunt who died about a year ago in
Pennsylvania.
W%arrensburg Democrat: Possibly
from fear of the Lexington chicken
thieves fate, some person who took
two fryers from a W%arrensburg mer-
chant, sent him a letter enclosing
their price, %ffty-three cents.
Corder Bee: The Corder Creamery
captured second prize at the state fair,
1t making a score of 95%. Colonel
Helms Is the best butter maker in the
state, but some way or another the
other fellow ~outpointed him this time.
Judge Sanborn, Of the United States
court of appeals, has rendered a
decision that the St. Clair county
judges will have to remain in Jail for
contempt OF court. An appeal for
pardon will be made to President
Roosevelt.
Miami News: Last Tuesday a mail
bag which was kicked off the fast
train was cut in two by the wheels.
The only thing injured was a package
containing the st. Louis Globe Demo-
crat. Evidently Providence had some
thing to do with that.
All reports are favorable as to the
Baker system of preserving fruits for
shipment without ice. Colorado melons
and Arkansas peaches are arriving
daily in Kansas City In perfect flavor
by the use of this inexpensive system.
It Is one Of the most important Of
recent discoveries, if the tests have
been fair.
The Holloway trio of high-wire
%acrobats, who are engaged with Ring
ling Brothers. Worlds Greatest Shows
this season, were the reigning sensation
of London last winter. These great
artists perform acrobatlc feats 10 mid
air, and upon thin wire, that many
clever acrobats hesitate to attempt on
the solid ground. There IS no other
act like it in the world.
A copy OF tho Manila Freedom Of
July oath has been received a. this
Office giving a detailed account of the
trial of Lieut.. Edwin A. Hickman.
From the testimony it appears that the
Fiipinos who were reported to have
died from the water cure were not
injured at all. Col. Smith, to whose
command Lieut.. Hickman belonged,
testified that the whole thing was
trumped up by Major Gardiner, an
officer with whom Hickman was not
on friendly terms.
Odessa Oracle: The outlook for
a big time in Odessa on september
10 IS is daily growing, and if you
don't want to miss the biggest thing
out OF doors III the way OF a street fair,
you should attend-and attend every
day. Each department is 10 the hands
Of competent gentlemen, who VIII
take it as a favor for any one to SON
suit with them about anything in con
uection with their department.
answering questions and otherwise
directing the affairs as TO rebound to
the interests of all concerned, and Of
the upbuild.ug Of Odessa in particular,