Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-02-12
wrLL1Naron ITEMS.
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On Thursday, January 30th, the house OF
Mathtas Nidsy, about four miles west Of this
place. between Carr mlti and Napoleon, was
burncds will, all rs contents. Mr.. Nidey and
family Ind gone to his fathers hnuse about
4 half mile distant to spend the day, md no
person was ut the housc. When first dis
coysred the .tlro had progressed too Tar to
save ritter building or contents-everythlng
lost. Tho fireis supposed IT, have originated
from tho Rrc left In the fireplace. Mr.. n.
Is a very poor man, having n largo family OF
small children who are left homeless aud
| without anything to mske them comfortable.
II may not he improper In this connection to
state that Mrs. n. has gwen birth TO seven
children at four births; TWINS three success
I've times.
Liician Early. who was raisrd In this place
but for several years past u citizen Of Kansas,
died Mt his homo In Oswego, IN TINT state,
the 4tH' OF January. Ills relatives isrc re-.
ccited 6 letter u few days since, bringing the
above Intelligence.
oFF TO TEXAS
Our popular dry goods merchant. Horace
| W. Artlinscr. closed out his stock Mt auction
last week, and Is on TO Mckinney, Texas. to
engage IN the ficfcdh.i.e business there. We
regret his leaving nsf aud wish him success
In his new tiei Of operation. A. L.. HOFFMAN,
his gcntlcmanly and polite CLERK, goes with
h.m.
I REMOVED.
Joseph v. ruptstali II Son have removed
their dry goods store TO the house vacated ty
.ir,lingrr, nortl,'side public squire, where
they nrc ready hud willing to witt OH both
their old and new customers.
ARR INTO IT.
In your items from this place in last weeks
paper you mention a charge Of adultery, but
had not been informed what became of II,
Well. here 1t is, The parties accused aud
cited to appear In your city, instead OF report
ing themselves on the day specified to answer
the complaint, proceeded immediately to r
Squire" and were. united In the holy bonds
OF wrdlork and are now living yirtuous lives.
Scared into it, YOU see.
THERE is ONE LEFT.
Mr.. Turner Williamson requests you to
stalp that your reporter was slightly
mistaken In reporting all the Jacks dead In
this nei.hboriooi, and says his sis alive and
doing we'll. and that there Is not n finer one
III the county" '.Conservator'' is his name.
GREAT COUNTY.
From yonr published figures you make
Lafayette cunmty the second greatest county
in the state lover tie leit) in point OF bond
ell debt. L. would seem from ..,,icm iycrs.
that 1--WE have been doing many things
which we should not have done, and LETT
many undone which we should have DONE"
"Lord help the rich the poor can beg"
WHAT HorL HE poy
A well to do farmer near this p!ace had a
good two year old steer. he killed for be-f
last fall. lie was surprised one morning not
long since on goin, ont To feed his stock to
see 1t al his barn yarl lot with his other
cattle. The Question at once arose in his
mind.'didl Kill my steer last fail AMI has he
come 10 life: or did l 5r'i somebody elsc's
steer? There Is no doubt about this one
being nine" Now he is In a quandary
what TO do. Should he post the one lie
killed last ,all or this one?
WHO'S 10 TIE THHfELE?
1t Is reported here that there has been no
fines paid over from our township since
low ny Jul oIhS'fts. lux VucstlON tltH
comes UP: 1,t. Has there been no fines col
lec,cd? 2n'!. II collected were they paid
over: 3D.. IL pail over who has the money 7
If the first can he answered In the affirmative
the people of Clay township can conSratu.
late themselves n, being the most law abid-
ing, quiet. orderly people in the country;
there never having been within the past two
wears nny occasion TO line any onn for any
| a. ttN. t,. 80, .
law or trespass. Then how Is that for
moral.
REAL STATE SALE.
Mrs. T.. a. Jacobs sold her hrirk residence
in this pl zee last week to j.! V. Fhni>tnll for
$500 G. Mrs. j. and iarciIy contemplate
going to Santa Fc, N. NJ, 10 ress''e pcrma-
nently.
MULES uGH
Your city livery men. Mcssr4. Young and
Chansior, were in our tnwu last Tuesday
buying mules. Several OF the farmers
brought in their stock of that kind; some
away some eight or ten from here, paying
from 800 90 to S125 90 acctsrdins to quality
SHIPMENTS OF STOCK.
Poindcxter Il Ish shipped to st. Louis last
Thursday. 81 steers of various ages
and sizes. Po~indextcr. same time, 100
fat hogs, averaging ai'out % pounds.
NOBODY 70 DEATH HERE.
during the extreme cold weather. Our
poor who are, unable to provide aud take
care of themselves are generally sent to that
institution for which we are taxed to krer
up. provided for all such. isu; in case there
are any in our town who reject protfere,
shelter there, we do not expect the county
court to provide for outsiders. but our ''mny
or and CRY councii' see after their wants
and should such d sad occurrence happen W.
intend to place the responsibility upO
them. anr! not lay the blame on Judge Tyrse
or any other member of the. county cour
who have enough to answer Err now, II hal