Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-05-15
LOCAL
Pic-nics and May parties are in order.

The county and city never were so dull As
in the last two weeks. There amt spirit
enough 10 get up a respectable cock fight.
Greeley ~roo>tcrs don't crow.
We can now state with certainty that not
4 fourth of a wheat crop will be raised in
the c~ornty-not enough for bread and seed.
On the last day of May Dan Rice and hi,
circus will show their tricks to the pcu.
pie in this city.
The "Wondcr' man. with striped wagon.
banjo. comic songs aud patent medicine.
still performs to crowded streets.
ElectInncrring at fever heat anon. candi.
Oates for city offices. A candidate FOR
CIiS Attorney WAS caught the other
night presenting his claims to a lamp post.
The innocent fellow lni>took 1t for a"colurrd
,uiaiI
The County Cour Il. its recent session re.
dnccd the taxes onr-Il,Er PER cent. Here.
after W" pay : instea! :: per cent. which i.
rs low "a it can be reduced with the prcscn,
indebtedness.
The mrctIn. of the ..oId men" at Colonel
Forts last SATURDAY was gay. lively and
cheerful. Tie dinner prepared aud rrr-i.ir,
o.rr 10y MR.. Ford aud h"r accomplished
daughter. Mi>. Stella. was rl.-an, and stump
tuou>. We regret our inability to a,t-uI.-
Lca,iin- Radicals of this civ viii support
the I.ibcraliickct The county court. She j.
for t,rrri"y. Tie Pest Office never claws
III. bre"-t that give. the mills. and Il for
Grant through ..tlich and thin. swim or
sink"
\ fifteen minute iirIt. fierce and hIuo'ly.
between Il black and .yilirr do" last sunday
drew Il big crowd and was the livrlir>t thing
IN Lexington for two weeks. We counted
IL city candidates and one CONGRESSMAN AT
lars"" present.
The river has risen four feet within the
last few day. hut l. NOW stationary. 4
huge irc>lict and the largest overflow for
many years anticipated.
John Young SAYS thai talking the tide al
its food" l. tn. oi.i-ia>hinnr,l WAY of march,
inw on To fortune. Ifrlcct",l mayor he Will
bridge the stream 80 that needy individuals
can 20 over dry shod and pick up fortunes
AT the other end If the bridge.
Fifty kil-nluN looking men appeared IN
Sr,ialia the other evening about train
Time. They didn't register AT III" hotels,
and acted Very >l>pirl"u>iy. supposed I" hr
looking OH for on" Amos. whose >i!r-ilani.
is Green. who still holds '.tirm Ca>> county
bonds" to the extent of SO 400. All III,
others have been recovered.
We are indebted 10 Hon. \. tnmingo foi
statistical and other reports. papers and
numerous public d"cum"mt,->utlicicnt III
.l. ia, t,,,j :, ,iiI,,r. l;,,rnr,
The rain frll ahundanily every day of last
week. t%loo,lin" the streams ami interfering
with iarmin. operations. DAVIS creek over.
flowed il, banks. ana only lacked i little oi
lrarin" .AuIiNiIlc away on III" ANGRY flood
The temporary railroad bridge withstoo,
the fury "i the waters.
one of the largest ladies on record wa'
Mr>. Brn"k>.who died recent, in y. Louis
Her frame. uf lit,ir more than medium size
had increased in t!.>i, until She wrirlir,
: nrtwr-u :nh AMI l.utn pounds. Her ,tiInrn
Il -inn> We're li," Ir,t ten inches IL height
= iwcuty EIGHT inches arr,--tIr shoulders an'
. thirty seven a"r"-> the hips. Her arms w"r,
thirty inches in circumference and he
; Thighs sixteen inches III diameter.
Greeley has been editor -! Ia" Trihinc rn
over thirty wears. AMI during all that lin,
never >llnIrrrd the p"opl" OF i.aiayrtt" hu
r once. amt that Wa when Il" "aN' Il ru''in III
It paper Of a RUNAWAY nero. pursued 10y
y pack of blood hounds, stating thai III" own"
= of III" pack. who made his tl\in@ IN ihi
= brutal manner. lived not Ear from LcXin.
Il ton. That wa. one OF Ilortcc'- ianocrm
lies. hut y little Item strike for nig-rr ire,
= dom. Let Us forget dead i>>ur,.
The. r,.nrlr l,v dear for their cake now
wn,l, :. per hu>lrI. Flour went III q
Monday from >l.5r to So ~ar.,
Til. Way"rly E,I,rr>- dominates Can
Ef.h,rI Collins for thr. LEGISLATURE.
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An Infatuated ,,;,,,,. U>in., ut;, ,iriui,
of M,vyirw will MARY to-day. Name, vi
appear i'll our next issue.
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gonc 10 wort.