Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-13
Don't take down that stove Yet.

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W. tonkilns i Cos.
No old goods to show you, hut everything
fresh and new at NJ. W. Conkling y Cos.
We learn that MIR. John f. Burden con-
templates building a residence this summer.
There was slight fail OF hail last sunday
morning. No damage WAS done TO the
fruit.
Mr.. A. V. Robinson is building a brick
addition TO his handsome residence. gu Main
street.
Base ball clubs can now lind the best balls
aud bats, lower than usual, al tfflmes i
VenabIe's.
The horse men are beginning TO talk to
their friends through the columns OF the
lntelIIgencer.
The most elegant line ofladies' and misses
tine shoes to be found in the city Is At NJ.
w. Conkling Il Cos.
Lost. in this city, last Saturday. i gold pen
aud ~case-biack enaIneIled end. Please leave
at lntelligencer office.
There are more improvements in progress
and in contemplation. in Lexington, than
ever before so early In the season.
Mr. b. T.. John is having hi, store house,
on Main street, very neatly painted. Mr..
John L. Taylor has The job in hand.
Mr.. John :. Blackwell has removed his
ctfics from the old Sswyerstand 10 the looms
over the store Of Messr>. Royle y New.
Window shades from finest lsmoraquins
down 10 paper shades, at prices to suit all.
Call and be convinced. Z. Ii. Royle. al3t4
Nowhere else IS 10 be found such 4 de>i-
r.bIe line of fresh spring goods As are now
J hstup eyhibir.t NJ Al W TorEItrr l. tr,.a
The jury found a verdict IN the ease of j.
w. Harrison, ". Mo. T.. K. r., for breach
OF contract, Tor the plaintiff. in the sum of
Sa.-GD-
New goods 1t l!:c lowest prices. Wal
than. Eisiu and other American watches IN
gold and silver cases II Grimes X Nenaole's.
jewelers..
\ correspondent reports that the hail
storm, last sunday morning. did some dam
age to peaches and apg,cots, in the vicinity |
of Dover.
We are told that there are sill 4 great
many tne apples in farmrr'> hands, un>olJ.
What ais the apple buyers. that they do
not look them up:
great dell of matter which we had pre-
pared for this issue has been crowded OUT
~ u puSilCibIph tl III iSSSills III SA-
peuditures of the county.
Alexander Fletcher aud Robt. Williams
are in jail here charged with entering tile
room OF a young lady. near AulIsllie, with
the intent 10 commit rape.
We have just received our new spring
stock Of jtweiry, and invite tie ladies' aud
gentlemen to call and examine our goods
aud prices. Grimes It Neuable.
We learn that there l. to be i grand tenn
prrance meeting at Waverly, May 9th.
Prominent orators from all over the state
have been invited to he present.
When a gossip comes around with i tale
which is calculated 20 lnjurs another. i
newspaper should BE- very partirular-ryen
Ii it .s INTENDED to hurt - political Uppo-
nent.
Elsewhere viii lie found a call by the city
democratic committee for 4. mas, meeting OF
democrats al tn. court house tonight, for |
the purpose Of eIecting a new executive |
committee.
In another column will be found au inter
esting letter from ii>al.a, Cal. written by
Prof. W. A. Wash, WHO WIS principal of
Grecnton high scho, II, in this county. from |
1866 TO lsja.
The steamer Joe Kinney. of which Mr..
Lafayette Burton l. pilot. passed up Wed
nesday and down Thursday night. She did
not get much freight as the Lewis was just
ahead OF her.
We have received the initial number of
the Kansas City Commercial Indicator, a
paper published In the live stock and COM
mercisi Interests OF the city. 1t is a neat.
newsy and useful paper, and should receive
= liberal support.
Mr.. Charles &. Wallace announces himself
in this issue OF the lnteliigencrr AS a c.nci-
date for register and ire .surer OF the city,
subject 10 the action of the democratic
party. Mr.. Wallace, IL elected, would make
i competent and conscientious officer.
The steamer Fannie Lewis passed down
Thursday night. She had been very much
delayed by high winds, having a barge in
tow. She took on lGi bales Of hemp. loo
barrels of Hour, 90 sacks of Hour, Ct sheep,
8 cattle. l. hogs, and 800 bushels of coal.
Mr.. Henry d. Mills, secretary, requests
Us to publish the following: Davis Creek
Grange No. loo, will meet at the GiaddI.h
school hou-e, saturday, April 10Th. at one
O'Clock. when every member i requested TO
ut present. iuc master Di Lafayette grange
has promised 10 attend.
Here comes an individual who is rougher
in handlin. the newspaper borrower than
we are. lie says: alt you are too poor or
too stinSy to subscribe for a home paper.
BY all means borrow it. until you know
enough 10 earn money 10 pay for it, or be-
come ashamed Of your p%srsimony.
Economy is q first rate Things, and We ap-
prove ii, especially in public affairs. But
there Is a point at which economy should
stop. Instead Of every man trying to get
along with AZ few employees as possible, in
the present condition of the country II
would seen to be a public duty 10 cast about
and see how many men we can employ. even
if the profit on their labor Is slight. The
demand OF the hour is, work.
Sedalfa Democrat, April l0th:-''The Lex
inston Branch Is more than lively in ship
ping stock. During the last W enty-four
hours there were over twenty-uine cars OF
live stock shipped through Sedalla, for the
eastern markets, on the Lexington Branch
Speaking of ! rich country, land adj ,cent to
tins branch cannot be eXcelled. 1t is in re-
Atty, the cream OF Missouri soil" Exactly
80. IL can turn out more live stock, more
produce, more pretty girls. more gallant,
whOle-sou!sd boys, than aimnst any other
country OF equal area on earth. We thank
you Mr.. Democrat.
The following are the nsI.es Of pupils OF tie
Third Ward school, whose staGhiEs in at
tendance. department and scholarship aver
aged last month over niDety-hve per cent:
Yinnie Jones, Minnie Grant, Laura
| WinkieS and Emma Winkler, OF the second
: grade. EmMa Walk. Alice Smith. Fannie
! Allen, Fannie SomctvilIs and Albert SchneT-
5 der, OF the third grade. Katie Shier, Maria
Aull, Pinkie Mcdowell aud Howard Akin
ton, OF the fourth grade Julia Rickets,
Annis Hines, Della Crowder. Maria Me-
HattOn, LizEie Smith, Frank Benton, Lee
Dunn. Ethan A!iea and Iommie Grant, OF
the fifth grade. G-nc-es Russell, Lulu
e Pugh. Matte Grimts, SiiIIe stewart and
2 Asher Labertew, of tie sixth grade.
We paid Frank Miller 4 visit yesterday,
) He seems 20 be in good health. and talks OF