Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-07-24
L ITEMS.

Important local items from the little
city on the Smi' As scarce as hen, teeth this
week.
No deaths, no births. no marriages., no
trunks. hence no fights. No races. no chick
IN fights. Weather hot. Zines dull, farmers
all busy. merchants ris Il rs. H.liyi,f ori low.
Health never better. all peace and quiet.
ever! body la>in" come To III" wise conclu-
sion to attend to their own business in pre-
ference to other peoples.
The only excitement here at this time, auI
the only thing that KEEPS "ur spirits up and
iniu-c> life, and SAVES Us from becoming to-
tally indifferent to anythin. aroun! lis. is the
RACE FOR CuN>rARLE.
The presidential ranva>> sinks into insig-
ni!icInrc compared to the one going on in
Clay township over WHO shall ana who
>!,an't bc constable. Excitement runs high.
bets freely offered two 10 one. and quickly
taken 10y both parties. for and against. john
l.. Arnold and the present Incumbent, Daniel
i~iI;r>. Hrc the canuiintr-. lIurrah for Ar
mold. and lnrrll. for Bait. can he heard any
day lil!lr""d in our streets.
NOSES OFT nF ON
Hall the inhabitants "i our town were mad
w'rh hcfor' Ia>t.rn! n 1.-THE dumps cycrsinrc,
rai>rd ly one package of The INTEIIIGEH-
ga: failing /" COME To this office.
Marty every family i'll iowa ami nrighi,or-
hood takes H"Ur paper. hrnr" yoti are forced
to the necessity OF putting II up in two or
more packages for this l.. %. One of said
Packages went OF ON . iri'fii or some other
kind OF tour. which lett half 'nIr subscribers
without their accustomed rcar.in-mattrr. said
package however found out its mistake and
saw the error %! it, w,y.''and returned. and
vas received here Il week afterwards. Still
your">ub>" have not tu.iv rrc"s,rci from
tlIcIr disappointment yet. and n">r> Il little
onc>idcd still about it. and can only be quiz
'trd and coiniortcd 10y Il promise that it shall
not occur again.
INTENTION. SUNDAI
The township SUNDAY school meeting or
convention Tor Clay township. will be held in
Wellington. on saturday. the 9Th of this
month. for the purpose of appointing dele
gate, 10 the County SUNDAY School convention
wl,Icl. meets in Lexington. August ;I. All
superintendent. teachers, parents and
friends withiu the township should attend
this meeting.
STOLEN.
Charles IL. Hammer. OF Etair,icw neigh
borlioud. had two tinr mule stolen from hi,
pasture one night last week. by somebody
who is 200 lazy TO wuIk k. and too proud to beg
aud has concluded TO '.>plit. the difference
and 90 to stealing.
A Sumner.
The delinquent tax list -cut out list week
by our county collector for delinquent taxes
from loiJ to ISL inclusive, i'll which abou'
tircc-!uurtli> of the land and town lots il
| the county are advertised to lie sold. was
perfect sumner To the people. E,rrybod,
should sec 10 this ut once, many OWN pro
crty how that has changed hand, >crera
times since lSbj. and perhaps there are SOM
errors. )" don't delay attending 10 it be
fore the iir>t Monday i'll August. or YOU ma,
loose Your homes.
HE question also comes up. can our count,
; pay this enormous debt before the specific,
time of sale: If not. What's to in. lone abou
+ it: Could yuu not unit IL the law and publi>I
| it for the benefit Of your readers. Is it seem
= that there arc very few who know what III
present law l., and what they are +" do Ia +,
! 'lecm their property if sold. f.nli.htrn Us.
pu>-lhir. i'll this matter.