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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-31
CuMM.sSIONER.s SALE

Josiah Reeves
W.
Elizabeth Riley. - al.
LN ynil. al AN order o! sale, is-u,d from the OF
l. lice of the clerk Ut thu tirCIII court at La
Iaytttc county. Missouri, IN favor uf Josiah
i;reyes, ana Against Elizabeth Riley rui Thomas
Riley, Charles NJ. lruIsI. Clarence" II. llOp-I,
florida {. PTupst and l.Oitl +. fr0Tst, to me Ill
rrctei AMI irluTnahls to the Alr!l term, Isl, of
said court, | Will On
MONDAY. llIt. gTH, \ OF APRIL, ls.1.
bet wern the hour, OF ninr O'Clock IN the fore
noon and i've O'Clock IN the afternoon OF said
day, and III front OF ia" COURTEOUS" door, IN the
city OF Lexington. IN ! lafayette county, Mls>Ou-
II, daring the session OF the ,trCuit cunt
oil said counrV, sell publicly. by auction. to the
highest bidder, Tor cash IN hand all the right, nile
interest, cluim anu estate OF he said flalnt,ff and
defendants IN said order OF sale, in and - the
following ,i-Icrlbei real estate, situate. lying
aud being III The county OF LliaI cite and state
Of Missouri, ro-wli: Lo: number four %, block
two ~, being one hundred no0) ieri irsnt on
Man street and running back north OHU hun
'ire,I and fifteen N!jJ feet; also part Of lot Or-
%, in block two 81 being nity-eIght and u hall
Us = i.rt front ami iiIy $50 feet back, running
along hlghtOwrr lot number one ~, in block
two t9 the said real estate Otherwise and more
accurately t"-crIbrd Is lut> numbers two, three
and four G. } and a, and the north part ui lot
number one u. in -iit block TWO 20, the sait
description. Of Zone hundred Gr0I feet front on
Main street and running hack north one hundred
aud fifteen nlJJ feet, - embracing snid lots Two.
three and four e, 3 amt -
Given under my hand, dis 18Th day of March
ls15. RDRi. III T.
m,.ll-trl Sl,prl.l [ nfiIu,-st,ugr
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SHERIFF,S SALE.
Warren 7. Glover, admir-,

vs.
Slavcn Il Hurt
10y virtue of an execution. issued from the
ID Office of the clerk of IN" Circuit court
D: La!ty cite county Missouri, IN favor OF War
rea I. Glover. udmInistrator OF the estate Of
John { Brown, deceased. and agslrs, William
Il slAven am! Elisha NJ. Hurt, to III" directed.
and rrturnahir TO the April term, ISL, vi SAID
court. VIII on
SATURDAY. TIE HTH DAY OF APRIL, Isl,
Deiween the hours al nine O'Clock IN the tore
noon anu tv" O'Clock in the afternoon ni said
day. and IN front oi thr courthouse door, IN TIA"
Guy oil IrNlustun. in Lafayette county. Mis-
souri,, duriD- the sU>siHn III the Circuit
court "i snit county, sell publicly, ny auction,
to the highest bidder, for cash III hant, all the
rIgiit, tltlr. Interest, claim AMI estate ri tn" shii
William II. Si.r"n and Elisha NJ. Hurt, t,-
iruiante IN SAID execution. IN amt 10 the iul.
IrW ing described real estate. situate. lying and
beng III III" county OF Lafay -tte ami stat "i
Missouri. tu-wit. Twenty FOL uCr :, the west
II II al III" southeast quarter Of the n"rIE" IL
quarter oi section twenty-five" t22I; also
eighty lsOi acres, thu east hall OF HE northwest
quarter III section iwemty-sIN I2ii, all IN town
shIp tnrty-elgnt t+-I, OF range twcmty-arrcr
ri
1Iven under my hand this 2Ist day Oi March
! IS77. GEO. NJ. MoENrJbl,
mch2lti sheriff.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-31
RIDE

TAI OF MiS>tl H.
LAFAYETTE COU>TT.
In the Probate court OF Lafayette" county, Jan
uary adjourned terra, LIST day-Nlarch 3rd, 80.
Milton T. l;uyle, Administrator OF the estate OF
James Ruylr. deceased.
Now AT this day comes Milton +. ltOylr.
~ administration of the estate of James
Roylc, deceased, and presents, To- the court his
petition, PRAYING for AN order for the sale OF so
much OF the real estate oi sand deceased - VIII
pay and satisfy the remaining dcbt- due by SAID
estate, ant YET unpaid Tor want "I sufficient
aSSetn. accompanied bV The accounts. Isis and
inventories required by law in such casts; on
examination whereof, IL Is ordered that all pr
sons interested in SAID estate D." notified Thai ap-
pllcatlon as afOr"said has been made. and that
unless the contrary hc shown on or before the
first iay Of The next term OF TINS court, TO he
held on III. first Monday IN April, ls71, an order
will be made for the sale Uf the whole, OF 50
much OF the real estate Of SAID !cCeuse,:, rs Will
he sufficient for The payment OF SAID debts.
And il Is further Ord"rc that TINS notice he
published in the Weekly lntcllIgcnc,r, a news
paper printed in -aIi county ut Lafayette, tor
!anr weeks successIyrly b'f0ic the commence
m.nt OF the next term of this court.
\ true copy: Attest.
WN. l. CANNON,
.,ll " - 80, 40. ..-,,,
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SsEERFFF'S SALE.

-AA-ssl4 ! 1titai'Al''T - 80
y f. n~.y.u-,4I : " Brown.
fpN y.rIu-pI v,u.Ii'i"ue "Nu"na-. ISSUED! from
, lr., in.. rl Co.. cirlk oil the CIRCUIT court
-. I..itti;, -FIuly, Missouri, III IaHor OF
Nr-fru ii ~aruUIry, lawson 4. lE"inr-. DAVID
Z ,G,!..it. .ri ..,p..r " Hereford, and against
Nathaniel !: ....ru- AMI spencer W Brown. 10
fl, ,!rrri,,l, aui rriurrublr 10 IN" April term,
10. 81 >HI,i court, / Viii, on
MONDAY IIIt 3lu DAY OF APRIL, l-'.,
hrrN. eli tie, npur- Of nlnr n'riDcs IN the fore
D,,n amt NV u'Ciurk IN ih~ afternoon OF SAID
: :, an! ia front 81 thu courthouse door, IN the
rnty 81 lexington IA i.liaS cite county, his7ouFi.
,luTiu. TN session. ui the sand Circuit court 81
and county, sell pVblICly. 10y auction, 10 The
!il.t,,.zi l,.I !rr, tor cash m hand. all the right,
r:lr. interest. claim and c-tnf' nl III" said
Nathaniel 4. GREENS ami spencer W brown,
.lr :-n-IInr- tn -tui N"HdlLi"nr r\ponas IN ana
Fn III following described real state, situate.
llIUr and ir"Ins IN TIA" county OF Lafayette anu
tat. 1t Missouri. tn-"If Lots seven ANA
,l.hl = ant > IN Hl"rk lhlriy-"n" GID fourth
IlrLG addition To- SAINT lhvHa-, now "iF"rIE +;
also iur- i've and IN II and - III block seven
teen 10, >hrJy"r'- addition I" WaV"iIF; also
lu" northeast quarter Ui III" southwest quarter
1T -rrlfnn Dur %. IN township nifty t"ij OF
ram" TWENTY-FIVE" il.J, which wa7 ihef"tDiore
l,yIeI upon ~ IA Young, lat, sheriff of SAID
county under and hv yIrtu" al an execution
l--u,ti lrIu t.c Office ii -at! Ci-Ik Ui SAID court
.u Itlnr ui Austin. II >hIu.l"r. Lawson I.
nou4- David Callahan and 'rcu. W Hereford
amt a-I.u~t \IjatuI"i Il 6iS"ns and spencer
". Brown jr -';.-iy AID Viii 81 Ncn!itI"nr
- l"n.t--
G.iy.p uui.rm, i.tn!. thu 18Th ,iay ot March,
- GkpLGt NJ M~DlAljpl,
...f-,y sheriff.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-31
u>p\Y.ruE gru pAYuF ArRIL, ls57
SHERIEF'S SALE

DY virtue ul tuu rNrcTUnn-. Issuci from
LAFAYETTE county. Missouri. one i'll favor OF
the state OF Missouri I" the uS' of benjamin NJ.
NauAl,t-r. mht"r. l.! his curator. Louis Garth
rae. and a-lit~r .Iu-rph NJ. thrI~Inin. JAMES
AMI Geo. W. Hail, and tn" Other in
favor at the Stale ni Missouri 10 the Use oil
Emma J. >talr and against Joseph NJ; chris
man. James Gpulwiu aud George W. Hall. To
M, directed. aud return ,hlr to tn" Auril term,
10. OF said court, | VIII on
SAT- RDNN. TIE liru DAY OF ArlHL Is'I.
bc!wr"u tn IA ur, at mm' O'Clock III IN" fore,
dav. aud IN front nI the rnurtnuu-" nu"r. IN the
city ui L-\iugl"u, in l.HlA, cite county Missouri.
during the session 0t tH" sal'i Circuit 'urt OF
-lI.l county. sell publicly, by auction, I" tiie
highest liIt. I, for cash IN hand. all the right,
title, interest. claim and estate OF the .Iii Joseph
VI thr~mIu. james '.r"dWm ANA "to. "
HAIL. d.trmi,ut- IN and executions, III am! 1"
the following described Tea! estate, situate:
lying ami imgnc III the county nj Lafayette and
,fti,. OF Missouri. tn-wit. Northeast quarter al
-,.ii,n infrty-lur.r So "nv hundred and siNjv
iIIp :i-r,,: also the west hall OF The southwest
quarter of section tw"niy one en-. eighty ts4
lrr,~: also eighteen as acres ami thlty->IN
tug poles on ih" EAST sid ol fractional quar-
ler srcti,n -t.rntrrn 40 tas laid on ny
Chester >,"ril, all at ia" above name! lands
are IN tnwu-lip iUty-un" CD. "i range
lwrnfy-luur t5E: also twelve AMI lIIy one
huu,it~irh- ~ ,rI tf-lnh} acres r.t-t idle al tn"
v..-r nafI al il, northwest Vnlrirr of section
seventeen 40. N township IlIN-rnr CD, OF
RANG. urmi>-iuur "a IL ih' property "l Joseph
VI. tHrirnlu: and tn, following a- the property
ct Jane t,ariwu on" hundred N"U) acres,
uuth hall al til" southeast quarter -! the s"n'iI-
.v at .iu.rt.r. Iul to-" w,-i irt!I ri The southwest
vritr'rr at section riio'n 40 M township MY
"u' Oh. 81 rs'-c tw'niN-i"nr gu ti>" Hin"k
-r.gui,-u III. III. lhy \ CO = addition 10 Va
yerlH, also -'!ip ~ land s';rh al block seven
teen 40. >itriny y cas- addition to Wnv"riy,
containing ah,Ii on" a. acre; also Part OF lot
eleven Glj. IA block ~lNtrrm 40, nr,t addition
To- - itr,l!II- ;iI-" part az LIT wclNrll-j, In block
sixteen as iir>' %njlrl"n t. - in1Int-: also
rlrJ urIu-. fa" Vet Il Il at the southwest quar-
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-31
DAY, TIE 9TH DAY OF APRIL,
SALE.

WHEREAS, James r. Downing and susan
w \. Downing, his wife, by their certain
deed of trust, dated the 18th day Of March, 1876,
and recorded IN the recorders "nic- OF Lalay-
EFT. county. Missouri. IN deed book Is, At page
Jlj, conveyed tG the undersigned trustee, the fol-
lowing described real estate. situate IN The C0un-
~ of Lafayette, and state OF Missouri, to- wit Ten
tlUl acre. 81 OF the west side of the west halt
OF the southeast quarter OF section fourteen 40.
IN township furty-nlnr t4+l, of ran - twcn'y--iN
CO, and twenty l!Ol acres "n at the east side OF
the east half OF thu southwest quartet of >c'tinu
fourteen 40, IN township f"rty-ninc ti"). III
rauSr tw enty-sIN e6l and eight ~ acres, part
ut the southeast quarter oi the northeast quarter
OF section ten uol, IN township iOrty-nin" az,
"i range twenty six t.Cl, bounded as follows
Beg inning al a ONT sixteen 40 poles south ct
the northeast corner OF said quarter quarter,
running west eighty (SA) poles, south slNtcrn
90 POLES. east eighty !.Uj poles, north sixteen
to- poles 10 The place at beginning; also TWEEN
~ light t.) acres, 1t part OF iht east hall II TIA"
tow n-Uir furty-nlue tisl, of range Nv cnty-siN
C2Gl. bounded rs follows: Beginning AT Il point
forty eight iiS) p"irs west Uf the southeast cor
n'r Ol said southwest quarter OF SAM section,
running north one hundred hni -\tN tlD"l
Uuir-; ia. nee east tSehty-cIght i2sI lnir- ,thenCr
-nWih on. bundle and >lXty lIGul poles:
thence we-t tw ettS eight polls L" place OF be
ginning; also eight o. acres, part "I ia" north
EAST quarter OF the northeast quarter at >'c'ion
ten UUl, IN iown.nIp inrty-nlue ii9l, al range
twenty -,I\ &c. beginning Al "a point sixteen
tG) poles south OF th- northeast corner ct sand
section, running wc~t eighty $50 poles; theme"
- uih slNttcn tt) pole, thence east ci-hiy isul
poles; thence north sixteen tItl ruiv- to the
place at beginning containing IN all, seventy
l"ti 90 .'Ic> more or less, which SAID con-
v"yanr" was nh,tc III lru-ttO sour. the payment
"i n certain prrnISS"ry note therein mentioned
AMI ie>crID.d; and whereas. default has been
made III the payment Of said note. Now. There
tore, IA pursuance 81 the terms OF SAID deed al
trust, an! Al the request OF The legal holder OF
sali note, the undersigned. trustee, Will on
MONDAY, APRIL VIII. 1877,
between the hours of nine o'clock in the Ier".
noon and five O'Clock ia the afternoon of thai
lav, in front oil the courthouse door, IN III" city
0t Lexington. county al Lafayette "iureshii, sell
said real estate at public auction 10 The highest
bidder tor cash Tor the pErpose of paying thu
said note and the costs and expenses OF tins
trust. kO3,IE NJ. tAIlsON,
nnhlIil lristee.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-31
Wseklp gntelli9enfer.
SHALL WE ENCOURAGE AND PRO-
MOTE FRAUD?


Wc Should nave had moro respect Tor
the writer Of the >ubIolned note II ne hiu
signed his real name:
SIR: Is not the sun an independent
Journal. II it is. why have You had
nothing to say regarding the disgracetni
pr,ocn transactions of Mr.. T!lden? DO
Won not favor civil service reform. hard
money. and reconciliation ef the south?
Ii 50. why d" You not support Mr.flayes
in his efforts in these directions, and
give him credit Tor what he does. what
ever YOU believe regarding his election
GFNEvA,Mar -. CONSTANT READER.
What does our correspondent mean
10y the ~di>gracelul Oregon transactions
ui Mr.. Tiiden? Mr.. TilGen had nothing
to do with any transactions in Oregon.
and the writer of the above note aillrms
that winch he does not know when he
makes use OF such language. Moreover.
let lis inform HIM that at the proper
time we spoke OF the alleged transactions
10 which he refers, a> IN our Judgment
the facts required. We saw nothing in
chem then 10 imp.icate Mr.. Hidden IN
:4uv manner. and we see nothing now
Beside. in the worst view OF the Oregon
affair. It was a tritie compared with the
gigantic frauds through which Mr..
Itayes waIed to the presidency :;
and when things OF real and e~Ntraordi-
nary importance have to be attended To.
it i not worth while to waste strength
upon trifles.
vi cannot support Hayes. the fraud
u.cat president. because he Is the cres-
tuvc II trald. and there al be nothing
pare or etfectual in any effort of his.
even when he tries 70 10 what j. right
AAlnr his ~Ss=cllied civil service reform ,
tina: : fraud also, delusive in principle
and deceptive in practice. Likewise his
scheme Of recouciliug the south Is but Il
system of bribery designed to buy south
ern support for hi. administration. /"
support 4 president who was not elect
ed and vino owes his stfice to fraud.
would q onlv he to condone the black
e.t po!it;Cal crime that can be commit
tel in this country. but it would encour-
age 4 REPETITION O! the same mode OF
proceeding. So that we might never
I-iin see here i government that was
e,ectcd by the people.
Does uur correspondent approve o
cheating in elections? Is he IN favor "
the republican system of returning
boards To increase such cheating, whei
hvany accident enough OF il has not beel
done by the local returning officers
Would he teach the Young men OF thu
country that the object OF ambition ma'
safely he obtained through fraud;
Wou.i he teach them that there is II
difference between right and wrong
and that success is laudable. no matte
through what means 1t is reached?
We cannot accept the idea that a pirst'
OF 4 hjEhwayman who spends the spoil!
# ms crimes for benevolent objects
thereby becomes worthy OF applaus
and ~ sympathy. 1t is not our doctrine
and il our correspondent teaches sue
morality to his sous, we pity both hi
and tIem.-TN. y. Sun.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-31
SALE.

WHEREAS, Abram FRANKS, 10y hi. certain
w deed of trust. datei October I7ih. 1861.
and recorded IN the recorders ON - Ui I.Efi' elite
coUnrv. Missouri, il, bgoS T. No i, al pages
213 and "a, conveyed 10 the undersigned trustee.
the following described real cslat". situated and
living in SAid Lafayette county, Missouri, viz
The northwest quarter @: the northeast quarter
OF section numn"r ten liG), IA township num-
Der lOrtv-ciSni tiSI, and range nu'rber Iwr'iy-
seven l!Il, and the n"rihwr>, uun er # the
nurthwrs; quarter OF 81 elton nuMhrr iiHe ~, IN
township nLInh'r ior'y-rEHf li-s, and range
number tw"niy->tN C1'] which >aIi conveyance
Was nIi'tc Ia trust 10 -rcGr" Tie payment oil II
certain prOiii->urv mole Described IN SAID deed,
wnl"h l. n"w past due and T. mains unpaid.
Now, it'vrriuic. II The rVque-t ni tin legal boil
DIR OF SAID m"'r. and IA rrCuriIurr w3lh the
PROVISIONS Ot ssl,i deed ut ur-t. |. ttr under
signed, III" said trustee. h"Ieoy s!N' uo'ice int
! viii, un
TUESDAY, APRIL luTu. Isl,
between 'hr EuUr- al niue O'Clock ia the fore
noon AMI liSc "'"lnCk IA the afternoon ni III I
d,N. III front Ui ih" CON th0u-t 'i"ur. IN he cry
~ Lexington. IN the County "i ItiiNc'ic, nd
r state OF Missouri. ~ public Ncndu". To Ihc high
csI briirr !"r cash, Proceed 10 sell tn" pr perry
above ,i"scTlrri. OF :" much thereof A. ma, u
n, c"S-arV Ia satisfy the balance ,iur upon -IIi
note and tie cD-t- ui ~HIt sale ami trust
Witness my hand. This Maze OH, i>11
-A MI III IL - NFIf O. hAA 4 IH.-.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-31

NTOllLE ia hereby given to all creditor, and
~ others interested in the estate OF James +
Tucker, deceased, that the undersigned, All
mlnlstrniOr Of said estate, intcnd> TO make II
final settlement OF said cstat" at the April term,
Isl, oil the Probate court OF Lafayette county.
Missouri to be begun and held Al ih- cuurthou-r
IN the cIty OF Lexington. ON the t.r-i MONDAY N
April, l-7.. BENJAMIN u. WEEplN
inClb-Jw ADMINISTRATOR.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-31

An Irish gentleman, hearing OF a
friend having Il stone coffin made for
himself, exclaimed, ''by me Sowl, an
that a good Idee; shure 4 stone coffin
I'D !aSt a man q life time
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ASSIGNEE,s NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given. that the undersigned,
IN assignee of Robert +. Waddeii, Will make D
final settlement of said assignment ut the next
term OF the Circuit court for Lafayette county,
Missouri, on the 2lst day of of April, A. D.,
ISL. lHoMAo e. AceiiS,
mSblu-td Asslknse.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-31

a Yonkers boy got up a straw MAJ
rrcently in the back yard, dressing it
in his fathers Sunday coat and new
spring tile, As a target for practicing on
with his new bow and arrows. He is
saddcrt when he sits.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-31

There IS a man IN Tennessee with
such big feet that. If lie get, them wet
in December. lie doesn't have a.co,d III
his head ii. February.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-31

1t was an Old but good thing said by a
French Photographer to the effect that he
hated 4 girl when she was trying 10 he Il
and Il woman when she was try
iug TO be 4 girl.
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FINAL

~ others interested IA tn -stal. 81 Ai"kdutirr
II Kite, deceased, that the un!"rslruri, al
ministr4iur OF sad estate, intends L. make q
final settlement al sad "ettiv at the Ami term,
l>71, of rhr Probate court "i Lafayette county,
Missouri, to be begun and h-ii al lhr courthouse
IN IN" CITY OF LcNimgtun. uH the first Monday IN
April, Isl. NAHll\ ' KITE,
~ - LllIILNL.trLtD
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-31

Mrs. Darlington says that Just before
the late war circumstances were seen
around the moon nightly. shooting-stars
pei ambulatcd the earth, and the desk OF
the sun was covered with black spots OF
ink. and comics swept the horizon with
their operate tales. Everybody said
that it proiligated war. and sure enough
w,r did come.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-31

gentlemanly looking person was re
Gently shown. at his W request through
the Indiana state prison, north. lie
seemed much pleased, and said on leav-
ing: You see. | have been sentenced
10 two wears here. and rs | am afraid
they won't give me the new trial have
moved Tor. thought rd just come ami
see what ort of Il place it is" He was
right in his fears. and is now 4 regular
hOar,tcr.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-31

George Eliot. who is now i'll her fifty
seventh year. has begun the outline OF
another novel. which she IS determined
to make the world acknowledge n her
masterpiece, since il is not satisfied with
..Daniel Deronda." IL is said. by the
way. that Mrs. Lcwes' earnings have
been exaggerated that She has really
made no more than Sl62 600 by her
eighteen wears literary work.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-31

Dean Smith was called on to preach Il
charity sermon. He announced the text.
.'Iie who gIveth to the poor lcndeth to
the lord" Then he looked around upon
his congregation. and said: Iii you like
the security, down with the dust"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-31

An exchange contains the following
sensible paragraph: People sending let
tiers to friends in distant states. nswer
ing questions about the prospect in Tex
is. should always remember that line
cities and towns are now o~yerstocked
with business and professional men.
clerks. book-keepers and mechanics.
People who have 4 few hundred dol
lars snd plenty of muscle can do well
by coming to Texas. but outside of this
class there is little to entice people to
this country. Texas. like every other
country. is overstocked with respectable
Young men looking for 4 soft thing.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-31

SALE.

- w. 'h'- '"'s
-
\. \. L'>urui and J. O.. Ic>ueur.
EDI Nrrir ct an execution ISSUED from 'he OIL
J iic. uf the c.,rk OF tn" I ircuIf court of La
I"vr:tc county. Missouri. in favor OF III. Lev
u-Itn savings Bank, and against AI"Naiitirr a
ir-urur amt Joseph -. Lr-Uvur, lr IN" directed,
aud rcturuuhic to the .Alrli term. Isl, Of SAID
count, | viii "u
MONDAY, IIiE grH pAIn or ArRIL, Isl,
between IN" hours OF MN" O'Clock IN the fore
noon AM live u'ri"ck IN the afternoon of SAID
,ia>, and IN front ui the courthouse door. IN the
Ciy ol Lexington, IN Lafayette county, Mis-
sour. ,:uring the session OF the said Circuit
court ui sand county, sell publicly, 10y auction.
tn tn. hichr-t bidder, Tor cash IN hand. all the
right. title. interest claim and estate of the said
Al-Xan,ler \. Ic~u"Ur and Joseph q. Lesueur,
defendants IN said "AccuiIUn, Ia ard 10 the i"l-
loving described real estate. situate. lying and
iuiu. m lf, county 81 l.aiayCtt" and state OF
Missouri, to-wIl All ot twenty-five ts3) feet
II thu west srir Of lot numlIrr iy" To-, and
SrrrniY-iiy, 90 feet Ill .f the cast side OF lot
number IN 90. both lots being part AMI par
crl> of the Farmers Bank Subdivision OF the
Graft i,li.r. -" known and designated on book
OF plti~ number one %, ON file ia the recorders
uLlcr Di saI,i county, maxim" = !""nt OF one
hunIlci 900 irrl on the Missouri river, and a
depth "l fhrrr hun red $500 feet, ON which is
sIinli-ri a soap lac ulN.
Gwen under my hau'l. tins i.th day OF March.
l~ GEO. NJ. MOL NiIoI.
mrh!,,l sheriff.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-31

\ Galveston. Texas. doctor raised 4
sweet potato that weighed eighteen and
a halt pounds. Nv" patients recovered
while he was busy watching the potato
grow.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-31

lie says he never promised, does he,
the deceittul old rogue? I'll show him
whether he proposed. as alleged. and
I'll Show him. further, that | am not a
woman to he triilcd with by any such
IN old scamp as he s."-[Widow Oliver.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-31

4 ~coroner'S verdict in Arkansas
We fiud that he came tohis death iron.
irwin to cut ont Joe Wil..tt i'll courtin'
susie Jackson"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-31

\ German speaks Of Washington
-huw-cietv. and he isn't very wrong.
New York Herald.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-31
A Virginia woman of twenty-eight Is
a grandmother. She was married at the
age OF thirteen years.

One of the office-seekers who finally
succeeded in securing an interview with
the president came out with rather. a
''deiected' countenance. When asked
how the appearances We're. he answer
ell. they're bully ior the ms, but hi
on The 'outs.-W Washington Star.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-31

Nobody knows to this day what :;
limc Noah had OF it in the ark with the
autedi.uvian ancestor OF the ~preScntkcn-
lucky mule.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-31

II YOU have religion, you need not
tel. people about t; they will find 1t out
after trading with You Il littl" while.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-31

F4rrarut was lashcd to the mast. ami
& shoe per i mashed I" the last. SIN
gul0r coincidence W Worcester Press.