Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-08-03
1t Is still warm.

H. South street is now in better condIti
than we have ever seen il.
IS. The passenger business OF Lexington,
the railroads, was quite lively In July.
re The school girls Will soon he back, DO,
but. alas, all the schoolmarms will not.
Get up early these mornings and hear Z
birds singing. and enjoy the cool breeze.
ioung's lemonade is very popular tn
y hot weather. tie knows how to make 1t.
You can get more dry good and shoes Il
" 3 dollar at Conkling l. Co.'S than any whei
else.
The banks OF this city resolved, last Satu
5 day, to take Mexican dollars only at ninel
q C .nts.
Go 10 Uncle DO. Pages picnic to-ds,
Y Fare for the round trip. ON special train. /;
cents.
Lexington Is one OF the p~rettiest places /
the state, and one OF the heslthiest in th
, world.
For Sale-A complete set of bed room ful
nisure and stoves cheap. Apply to Issdur
5 heller sug3t2
, There have been more Improvement
made In Lexington this summer than eve
before.
Ladies' and children's linen suits at you
own prices. 10 close out the stock at Conk
ling II Co.'S.
The kriehn buildings, which Will be al
ornament to the city, are fast approaching
completion.
The archest looking creature on earth is
pretty girl managing her bow at all archery
club meeting.
MIR. Robert Hicklin is building q nes
cottage residence on his lot next TO Capt
W. ID. Eankin's.
REMEMBER Pages picnic to-day, and thai
It only costs 30 cents to go there and back on
the special train.
Why pay full price for your dry goods and
shoes when you can get them for nearly hall
prize at Conkllng II Cos.
Mr.. Miller Billiard has been appointed
superintendent OF the eastern di, ision OF
the Missouri Pacific railroad.
HisginsvIlle, AullYiIIe and Page City are
sending forward whest ut the rate of from
three to tive car loads each per day.
Look out folks. Here it is August. and
before you learn to quit .'cussing' the hest
you'll be in the middle OF the ice crop.
MIR. Ra,. Powell has been appointed gen.
eral fuel agent and tie inspector on the
Missouri Pacific railroad, vice f. l.. WentZ,
resigned.
Round trip tickets to and from Pages
picnic. to-day, 30 cents. Train leaves depot
al . O'Clock u. m, and returning arrives at
depot at GAO p III.
We haven't noticed 1t OF late, but sup.
nn.a ff il II ~. u - a I, Z, -or,u a.. .....
engineer that the alley IN block number ~
l, in need of attention.
The school board IL ready to put down a
pavement in front of the third ward school,
As soon Us the city puts down the curbing.
Let it be done before the fail rains set in.
We have be fore Us . sample of beautiful
Strawberries. quite large, smooth. and very
fragrant, which were presented to US by
VIM III. ChiIes. Esq. They are the second
growth from the >ame vines, this season.
\ nuisance that should be sbated i. the
discharge of loaded guns and pistols, imme-
diately adjacent to the city limits, where
women and children are constantly passing
to and fro. 1t Is dangerous and should be
stopped.
All dress goods have been reduced titty
per cent IN prices, TO close Them out. Conk-
ling It Co.
Jefferson City Tribuue:-sA convict es-
capped from the residence OF Col. J. b. Price.
Friday morning. He had six months to
serve" The question which suggests itself
here is, what was the convict doing st the
residence of Col. j.. b. Price: His proper
place was in the penitentiary.
People miss who fail 10 attend the grand
slaughter sale of dry goods at Conkling Il
Co.'S
Brownsville Herald:-We have read the
semi.annual statement of the condition of
the Morrison-W Wentworth bank OF LexInr.
ton, Mo-, and on q close examination OF the
same. find that institution to be thoroughly
sound and worthy of all confidence, The
statement will compare fsvorsbly with that
of any similar institution in the state. The
President, MIR. 5. q. Wentworth, Is an old
citizen of Missouri, and forty years ago was
Il resident Of this place. With such officers
at the head of our banks the country will be
sale from .'bank panics."
Where summer goods are concerned. we |
do not stand on the prices, they must be
Sioseu out. tOuhHuk AZ 20.
OuT long bearded, INTERCHANGEABLE.
head business man has received one birth
day present already. His wife told him
yesterday that, as she had let the recurrence
OF two or three score natal anniversaries
pass without giving him anything, she
would mot do so no more,' but would
present him a number one tluting mschine |
not one of those things that you blow
music out Of. but an instrument to torture
irllis aud rutfies into elegant u|nevenness-
and she told him to trot right down street |
AMI buy one, and while he was about It he |
could pay for II, too. OF course he trotted. |
That's the kind Of presents newspaper men
get.
where summer goods are concerned, We
do not stand on the prices, they must be
closed out. ConklIng & Co.
The editors wife has been sick for several
days, and her servant has had to go home
on account of sickness In her own family, so
the first mentioned person has hal to
"pail the keOw," and make himself other
wise useful, as well As ornamental. If any.
thing is seen in the paper this week that
looks like a suppressed cuss word 1t must he
to n sudden recollection OF how
that bovine creature do kick when a horse
fly lights on her heel. We are going to
that animal yet. We have
bought four palm leaf fans of large dimep-
we have just that many young
when NE 20 to milk her tonight
we Will station one of our hopefuls ut her
nose, another behind her. and one on each
side and set them to tanning her, If that
don't win the old beasts he art this hot
and make her mercIfui to US, she
Is devoid OF gratitude.
The tobacco circular Of Messrs. Rinpo &
Edmunds, ST. Louis, for this week, saws:
activity in our markets continues and
We again report a very stIf and advancing
The breaks have been largely made
up OF good dark and red shipping leaf, suit
able for the German trade, which sold sf
very full figures. Private sales have been
and generally at q rood advance
reported prices. During the latter part
Of the week there was n good demand for
Tugs, which are scarce and wanted
as sold at 81 90 during the early part
Of the week. Will now bring from 81 30
TO 81 30. Bright wrappers firm. Light
packages and tobacco out OF con-.
ditlon, % to 30 cts less than inside prices.
The latest quotations are given al follows:
' an -, 49,