Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-10-08
Wur.rrndron ITEMS.
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ASSESSING.
Constable Daniel Batcs, deputy
assessor for this township, has about
completed the arduous task u assess-
Ing our peopio. Ito has given uii.
ycrssi satisfaction. Mr.. b. says that
he has assessed aud placed upon tile
quite . number who have mol
assessed for from three 10 hve
years. Some never wero before.
This certainly Is hi argument IN
favor Of u township assessor; anu now
II VIC had u resident tOwnsliip coiiec-
tor, there would be many dollars
hunted up aud collected never done
before. We are emphattcally III favor
Of u resident township. assessor anu
SAW MILL NEEDED.
Since the iire,sOme time agO, where
IN the steam saw and grist NH otJ.
L. l,orlun's WAS burned, oaf Town
mas been without IL saw mill. There
10 not a better opening in u county
for u saw mill, aud any enierpfisii,4
gentleman desirons oi embarkiiig. III
such ciiterprise, or who ~ looAi'ig
out u location tor u saw mill, would
do we'll to locate here. So come
along with your mill, you Will be
kindly received and encouraged by
our citizens.
Every day the movers wagons
pass through u town, some going
west IN search Of new homes, Others
going east, who have been "out
wes,," ami, becoming dissatisfied, are
returning to the ''Iand Of their love-"
such is life; what some like Others
dislike; what is OLc's happiness II
amotlIrr'e misery.
WHO IS MOONLIGHT?
w evcry once and awhile see.in the
papers somebody being robbed b!
moonlight. aud now there is u 4 good
d.'al Ut talk here about u yuung lad!!
of this place being kissed by moon
light u few nights since. Who the
mischicf:s tins fellow Moonlight any
how?
SAD ACCIDENT.
Bessie. the little daughter of Sam.
mel Al. Harris. Of this place, me viii
II painful accident one day last week
by the falling of IA window sash. Til,
window sash was raised and prUppe,i
up; she pulled The prop out, the sasl
fcii aud caught her .lrit hand, cutting
tho tore finger entirely OFF and III,
next nearly SO. Duct. Rtgland was
summoned and dressed lhc wounds
THE HEALTH
of cur town and vicinity is excellent
except %cliilis. Since the rains anu
cool nights every body has got thl
ngue shakes.
Here at night, or noon or morning,
WitaDut u moments waInIug,
Ina, hurrid iiIing VIII take y"u,
And Twill siiiAe you, yes 'tNiii shake you,
shake YOU wItH II once, you'il sh AXE iUr ever
You'll stop stiaking uesrr. ut..T!
Ii shahc the { pS hon TIL the houses,
Shakes the iEgn :rum out iii sir Trousers,
Shakes the hoops fiuIn OF ine nd .es,
Shakes t.e gCaE!ws U. tEt ID tb;es,
Shakes Whale yer i. takes : nu;IU..,
AM l. ever ait r X, pt IN imJiiOa;
Stalking on e, 'lwiii SHAKE iurS.cr!
'MOnS our people lank and bony,
un I are doctors; yra, b.. tiuid r.
There are ito. tots, wIIhuu, u IInber;
Bat yet ther's room Tor U hers.
For IL q en- doctor nal ten brothers, -
AMI each bro her mat ;e 1 Cous,n-,
And eAcn COUSIN hat tnciIab y dozens,
ANA all We're doctors ,sout aud l-ai. ny,
- Ekery .Al.e &oulit suOn Spet ~ AAllhA
FOR tEere' . Work e,.Ougl T. Z all lulEs,
sinai ones, large vIiss, aud tall folks.
All take tuna ant hpld zach other,
Father, mother, s'>ter anii brother,
Hold each other wh ie Tie: Ire Shaking
shikinS out Gaininc the. We becn taxing.
Every body pale AMI sal!ow,
Lat tIcii luininc wLeiI IT, feed time;
Eat Il Tor breakfast, suI per and iii I.er.
And siiey Keep growing thinner AMI In inner,
iii thrir bones Come through III II b,'iy,
1ll NON nDtI flsIr "a nI,nS tnllN-'S
MEETING OF SCALE COMPANY.
AT a meeting IF the Wellington
Scale COMPANY, October LIST, I'll
net earnings OF the scales Tor III,
eighteen months ending .luly /, 1875
was declared To be $75 81.
ANOTHER SUSPENSION.
cur Marble Club also suspended
few days ago; the rains and col
chilly days were loo much Tor il, All,
it was forced to yield to IL,
pressure of the season. II is though
II will not business until Ill
genial days Of next spring.
ABsENTEEs.
The following of our citizens wei
absent several days last week ATTEND
ing the Jackson county court AT IL
dependence us witnesses, &c, in case
in the complicated and muci, li,iga,
ell Nulier estate: John 5. Black
well, attorney, Geo. W. Terrell, Wu
Corse, Richard Carr, Dan. iioga
and John Hall.
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QUAIL
Our citizens have had their tabl'
beautifully supplied for several uay
past with quaiis caught bv the bo,
of the town. These birds seem 10
soing south ut rate there al
quantities of them crossing The riv,
from Ray bottom at This poin
Every evcn;n. about SHUTDOWN an
after hocks of them fv ucro.s, al
:. it is about as muct, As they can do
J make our shore. and Arr. so tired n,