Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-08-03
Watermelons In market.

Bays vaughan.
The river stood. yesterday. thirteen fee
NJ ABOVE low water mark.
lhere VIII be q great many people in tow
OIL next Monday, as 1t is court day, and stool
sale day.
III All dress goods have been reduced lift,
per cent IN prices. to close them out. Copk
BY ling Il Co.
Zen. Vaughan, sold. to Lewis Wernwag
=; one day this week, II lot OF his wheat, at :,
cents per bu>hel.
10 Mr.. bates Vaughan wants all his friend.
t" come and see him at bis new stand on
Main Cross street.
when You visit Kansas City dnu't fall to
enjoy the luxury OF u Turkish bath. It's
e "perfectly splendid"
n cIrcu>-struck Individual goes out the
TAR grounds road almost every night sing
y ing with forty-iung power. ..Ho, Hemma,-
Five car loads OF coloreu people came down
. from Kansas City last Sunday, on the \. Ct.
They held = meeting in The woods Just south
ofthe city.
d MIR. Samuel Tod has been appointed
Q ticket agent on the Narrow Gauge railway.
and the office has been removed to tn. Com.
mercial House.
An you love us, dear correspondents,
please write proper names legihly and with
initisls. number your pages, and write upon
+ but one side of the paper.
some tibet broke into Joe Page's black
smith shop at Page City, last Wednesday
night. ami stole Il brace and bit, three saws,
and some other little things.
Mems boots and shoes are now being sac
r'iiced. We are going to quit Keeping mems
wear. Secure these bargains before they
are all gone. Conkling 4 Co.
MeSsrs. Ilultz 4 Cox have sold their stock
OF sroc' ries to Mr. Chas. Homer. and 1t has
been removed 10 the old Mussati stand on
Franklin street. where the business will be
continued.
Mr. Bates Vaughan has removed his stock |
OF goods to the store recently occupied by
Messr>. Hults 4 Cox. on Main Cross streer.
He has a nice. new, clean lot Of groceries.
Give him II call.
We always stand up 10 what we say,
Therefore the people may know we mean
business when We say We are sacrificing all
summer goods. Call aud be convinced.
Conkiing Il Co.
As We Inadvertently left the numbers Off
of the circuit court docket last week. and II
Is OF little Use to interested parties without
Them. we repuhli>h 1t this week. 1t Will be
found on TIE first page.
The committees appointed by the railroad
meeting held at the courthouse, last week,
are at work. and will report as soon as they
get something tangible To present to the
consideration OF the people.
A notice OF The dissolution Of the partner-
snip heretofore existing between Me.srs.
Z. A. & j. Dunkel, appears in another
column. Mr. L. A. Dunkel will continue
the business at the old stand.
Forwarding business of the Missouri
Pacific railroad at this point during the
month OF July. in Car lots:-Cattle, 40 cars:
hog, : cars: wheat, IS car flour, 1
cars; tow. . cars; hemp, l car; bones and
iron, l car, lumber, D cars; brick, L car: sand
ii car.
A valued friend of the lntelligencer and y
prominent citizen of Bates county sends us
= communication regarding the completion
of the burlington & e,tern railway
which will be read with interest BY persons
living on the lin" of that road. The liberal
spirit OF the people of Bates county VIII en-
courage others TO act. +,
Ladies and children'- linen suits at your
own 'rice-, 10 close out the stock a, Couk.
ling 4 Co.'S.
The following named boats have passed this
port since our last: Fannie Lewis, up. July .
Is, took 400 bushels OF coal, 20 sacks bran
and Il coal oil barrels. Fannie lewis down,
July 81, took 200 bushels coal, % sacks hemp
seed; 4 bundles broom corn; 81 pieces c
marble. Niobrara. up, July 81, took 300
bushels coal. Kate Kinney, up, July 81, &
took 800 bushels coal; will be down TO-DAY, I
Harry Tunstall at Wellington, is a live
business man and don't intend to be under ,
sold by anybody, in Lexington OF out OF It. ,
His stock is always full and fresh, and nil =
goods warranted as represented. II YOU q
need any groceries, call on Harry. get good t
goods, low prices and have the satisfaction =
OF KNOWN that you have given your pa u
tronage to one Of the best fellows in the Q
county. y
Just Opened-A new lot of printed awps. :,
the last OF the season, ut reduced prices, at v
Conklins Il Co.'S. g
Marshall. Saline county. Democrat, Au- \
gust lst:-Chiei Engineer Clinton, OF the II
Chicago 4 Alton railroad, WAS In Marshall 1
last Monday. He stated that work was pro- Il
crossing satisfactorily on the new railroad
on the other side OF the river; that the cars :,
would reach Glasgow in two weeks from :,
this time, and also be at the north bank OIL II
Salt Fork two and a half miles from Mar .
shall by the first of September. At this II
point the cars vii! be delayed q week or two d
for the completion OF the bridge across that y
stream. At all events. tnat excursion from
Marshall will re In order on and after the i
10Th of next month. Z
People miss who fail to attend the grand
slaughter sale OF dry goods at Conkling l. y
Co.'S :,
There was saother very amusing accident q
Laurel street, Thursday night OF last h
week. which has not been recorded. This "
one happened near the postoffice-that spot 3
so noted for amusing accidents. A noted y
politician ~ was taiking rather loosely about -
the dishonesty OF other people, and finally "
out the remark that one OF our coun- {
~ officers made his living by stealing, &c. C
Oneo of the boys" who was standing near, Il
was suddenly taken with the jerks in his II
arm. and the first jerk he made knocked the q
speaker "eend over eend.' There was 10 .,
little boy or stray dog for him to fall on. and ;,
he must have been hurt, but he got up by n
and iorgave his enemy, who was G.
sun feeling a little jerky, and after brush. hi
Ing the dirt from his clothes started for in
as If he had business there. Somehow 70
or other this does not sound very funny. tn
but We are told that the reality was cutie e.
so to those who saw 1t. p
Just Opened-A new lot of printed lswns -
Inc last OF the season, at reduced prices, at ia
i Co.'S. b,
The eclipse of the sun was visible at this III
place last Monday afternoon from the first q
TO the last contact. 1t began at 3:IO and H.
ended at 4:ls. A lively interest Was mani. b
Tested in the phenomenon, and everybody re
prepared with smoked glass. perforated ~
cardboard &c, to takes good look at 1t. No ~,
clouds obstructed the view, and the Young. Do
est observers had demonstrated to them. in VI
such a manner that they could neither ms.
or forget, just what an eclIpse co
of the sun means. No scientific observations
were taken. To the unscIentIfc eve about IN
|our- fifths OF the suns surface seemed To no W
A great many practical Jokes yo
we're INDUCED IN, IN connection with the NJ