Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-23
Itseems to us that 1t has been raining q

per number.
John Powell, Franklin street. Is selling
best MIX -four at 80 % per sack. Good
NXXX fiour at So IS per sack. feb23t2
The merchant who does not advertise III
the newspapers has been compared to q man
who owns = lantern. but is loo stingy TO buy
oil for 1t. Pretty nearly correct.
The hog colsrs Is still raging Ia various
portions Of the county. The annual loss
sustained by our farmers from this cause
alone amounts to many thousands Of dollars.
John Powell, Franklin street, Is selling
pure California Port wines At 81 30 per
gallon. Pure Blackberry wine At 81 oo per
gallon. Whisky from 81 30 TO 50 90 per
gallon. feb23t2
The city register will receive bids until
March 18th, for putting down curbings from
E. Winsor l. Sons office to Smith Il Matt
land's store and from Clowdsley's carriage
factory to the Bourbon House.
Mr.. VIM. Boothmsu, eur scenic artist, has
lately orusmented the front Of his paint
store, on Franklin street, with specimens of
the latest styles In granting. or course 1t is
q good job and improves the looks Of the
building.
Mr.. n. Hssrle. L%exington's famous
caterer, will give q grand masquerade ball
1t H.gen's Opera House, TUESDAY night.
March 9Th. Tickets for gentlemen aud lady,
80 cents lSdie, Is cents lady masks, free.
Tickets Tor sale vt c. &. Ludwigs.
john Powell, franklin street, is selling
Prime Rio coffee. 5 pounds for 81 on. Prime
rU.r II nn1n,fs fnr II on 1hIl.a
n. .. sugar, 10 pounds for 81 ". Standard
A. sugar, 9 pounds for 81 %. Ever, thing
III the grocery line sold cheap, for cash. 2t
Mr.. Geo. Setter has still about 200 tons Of
Ice left over from last year. He has this
week built another house around the Ice
house, hiliDg the space between with saw
dust, thus guarding rs far IS possible against
all waste.
An empty wagon, with two good horses
attached, Dired down. last Monday, just
east OF the Limrick bridge, near this city.
A man riding q mule was forced to slight
the same day, at the same place, In order to
get through.
Some newspaper men, In Boosting OF their
circulstiens, and publishing statements. and
all that, remind " OF the Alabama hunter
who SAID he had killed eight turkeys at a
lying either.-iExchangs.
IL this your paper, or are you reading 1t at
the expense OF some one else! 1t you are
too stingy 10 subscribe for 1t, for goodness
sake dom read it. You have the same right
to use any other article belonging TO your
neiKhbor rs you have to use his newspaper.
Isaac Summers writes Us from Holden
that trade is dull, wheat crops looking well
and johnson county one solid mud-hole."
He also informs US that "Holdsn Is = good
little town, but Lexington is the garden
spot" He'll be back here within two
years.
Mr.. Job Fritz, with q full set OF hands, is
now engaged 10 getting out the frames and
other wood work for hrlehn's new building.
He has ample time, and all the work possible
will be done here, SO as to give our home
mechanics employment during these dull
times.
The prize offered at the Opera House, last
Tuesday night, to the most awkward skater,
was carried of In triumph by Buford Chinn.
The vote stood rs follows: e. LOOMS, 8
A. Sparks, = F. h. Tut, 4; f.. Hickam. 6
James Hook. =; Buford Chiun. 10; David
Fleet, 9; CHI. Bowman. .; F. Gosiz, l.
Collector Fulksrson has advertised the
personal property OF James F. Cstron. Lock
on Friday, March l, 1873. for the paymen,
OF the special railroad maudamus tax. We
would not like to be IN the fellows boots
who bids Oh the property.
The roads have been In such n terrible con.
dit:on for several mouths past, that 1t has
been utterly impossible for our livery men
TO procure hsy from the farmers nssr the
city. and, as = consequence, their supply
having been entirely consumed, they b.re the
past week, been forced to have bslled hay
shipped to them by rail.
Quite q number OF our merchants varied
the monotony OF their existence, last Tues
day, by scrzping into piles the mud In from
of their busInes, houses. 1t was hauled OF
by the city authorities. and improved thu
look. OF things considerably. We kugge,
that all tho business men on Main ant
Franklin streets do likewise.
MIR. Il. W. Shields has ssid his photo
graphic gallery TO 7. D. Saunders. and vii
give possession some time next week. MIR
Saunders will then remove to his old quar-
ters aud furnish the rooms with new fur
ulture throughout. Mr.. Shields has MAD,
many friends during his short stay amoni
Us, who will follow him with their goo,
wishes to his new home.
The Sedaiia Democrat Of q late date sal,
that the Ives House, In that city, had re
ceiyed ten car loads of Ice from the north
Each car contained ten tons and the tots
expense was only 80 per ton. This is ont
three-twentieths of q cent per pound. !
the Democrats figures are correct, would
not be 8 good idea for some of our citizen
to club together and thus secure their sun
mer's supply?
1t was az a charity ball the girl W s
pretty and %eXquisitely dressed. She said
"Now Mr. oA't you put my name i
the paper; nor tell what l had ON. / hav
worn this dress once before, and 1t is ho
ridly old. 1 was going to have a Frenc
dress from Worth's. but 1t didn't get herr
80 l had to wear this. Now, mind. don
put my name in the paper-bnt If you d.
send me six Exchange.
Bishops OF the ii. f. Church, South"
Steel Engraving OF Bishops Paine, Plerc
Wightman, Kaysusugh, Doggett, McTIeir
Marvin and kssner ; size for framing lex:
inches, price % also separate engraving
Bishop Marvin, for framing. size Tx
inches, price so cents. Agents wanted ever
whore to sell these splendid portraits. Ser
price named for sample copy of either,
both, with terms to agents. Address Il
Advocate Publishing House, st. Louis, NJ,
Would It not be a good idea for tho
, farmers who do succeed In getting to TOW
t with their wagons, to place therein a te
extra ears Of corn for the benefit Of the tow
: cows! These poor creatures have had
hard time since the mud has rendered Il
roads almost impossible. For the first tin
: In many years their owners have been fore
9 to buy feed to keep them from starving.
D pains our heart to see them patient
waiting and watching for wagons th
never come.
/. Mr.. James Newton had q horse and "
}, brides stolen last Friday night from
stable. lie tracked the horse on the Lexin
ton road as far as Tsbo, and there learn
Z that the store at that place had been brok
o into and robbed the same night. Nr. Ne
ton did not pursue any further, and on Su
day morning, the horse, with the bride Q
3 rsme I'm tn Mr.. las. ID. Dysrs' from the on