Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-05-15
STATE VIEWS.

Southwestern r. R. in Carroll coun-
ty.
Fulton is to have n new three sto-
ry hotel, 60 feet front by 20 feet deep.
Marvin House and livery stable
burnt OIL the 9th inst, at Sedalia.
Loss, seventeen or eighteen thousand
dollars.
Mr.. Kirtley, of Carroll county,
started last week with 1000 head of
young cattle for Montana and Idaho.
Linn county has Il mule colt which
was 3 feet 0 inches high when foaled.
Mrs. Frank Toolev, an estimable
lady, living near Clarksburs, Moni-
teau county. was burned to death
while backing a heating stove.
A majority ofthc people of Car
roll county arc i'll favor OF Township
Organization Law.
During the severe storm of the 9th
inst, Mr.. Thomas and his daughter.
living near Lone Jack, in Jackson
county, were struck dead by light
ming. They died without uttering
a word. or cxhibitin" Il pang of pain.
jeff Bridgrlord, of Monroe county.
sold 90 head of cattle, averaging 1861
pounds, to q Chicago buyer, at $3.50
per hundred.
y Lincoln county wife planned an
r!opcment with Il seductive sroun-
drcl-Gcurge Thom1son-and gave
him $500 aud her effects. dircctin.
him to meet her at Louisiana. Tile
effects me her there all right, bat
Thomson and the 500 failed to put
in an appearance.
The Pierce City Herald publishes
Il singular case of supCrf"tati"n that
occurred near that place. \ sow
owned by DR.. j. NJ. Quigby, gave
birth t." litter of six pigs. on III"
10Th of March. and on the 18TH of
April. cave birth to Il second litter
of five more. Both Filters are fine
PIGS and are doing well.
l;o"nvillc. Mo-, has a brewery that
has Il capacity to make 10000 gallons
of beer per month.
y Texas trader. who brought 5000
head Of cattle 10 Kansas last season to
winter, recently sold $3.50 worth Of
hiLrS-ail his cattle having frozen To
death.
The wllca. cropin Macon. Randolph
and Charlton counties, is almost a
total failure. The drilled fields will
probably yield a half crop. but those
sowri broadcast will make nothing.
The fruit crop promises well.
The merchants of Hannibal have
FORMED Il Mutual Protection Society.
Each member writes in the books Of
the association the names Of his bad
or doubtful customers. that the others
may So. them and govern thrrn>clvcs
accordingly.
Here is something new for the
medical fraternity. The Columbia
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ION last Friday afternoon DIR.
Berry Watson. assisted by prS. W.
I. I.cnoi> and 4. W. Mc.Aii>trr.
amputa.rh the right leg OF Maj. y.
W. Wilson. most Skilltuilv and >ur
cc>>tullv. about midway briwc the
foot and knee. Subsequent dissection
Of the foot confirmed the diagnosis of
these gentlemen. that the very >in~u-
lar disease. attended by Of
the foo and the most circulating
pain was occa<ioncd by ossiticrtinu of
the po>tcrior tihial artery of the leg.
The wumrn of Damascus. Illinois.
take part in the discussion Of tn" far
mer'S club mrciing. Arcccmt II
drum was: "~!iall we dress ioI COM
fort or for show" II was. of course.
decided 10 dress for comfort, and then
they all cnt away. and ut the next
meeting each appeared with a"ihrrc-
DECKER IlcaA dress and Il dolly Var
dem -uit.
The Baltimore American. the organ
of the Radical party in Mnryland. and
the cditur-in-chirf of which is the
chairman of the Radical State COM
mittr". calls upon III" Philadelphia
convention to throw Grant overheard
IL The only hope of the party.
$50
The Warrru-hur" Democrat. in an
n~ouncing the withdrawal Of Col. ,Jnu.
+. Phillips ~ Il candidate for Cover
nor, suggests hIin Is iln. most fitting
person within is knowledge for coil-
gresham III largc.
CONCORDIA ANDTHE COUNTRY