Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-03-01
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OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
SHORTS.

Stock sales Monday.
County court meets Monday.
Coal Is now selling at eight cents.
Chew Jackson's Sweet Navy Tobacco.
Hickam's 81 so boot is hard to beat. i22t4
Thermometer u In the shade last Monday.
Groceries at greatly reduced prices, at j.
Q. Plsttenburg's. feoloml
HIVE you seen Hickam's new prints :
They are besuties. fb22m1
A choice line OF new prints just received
at j. 9. Pl.t%tenburg's. ibloml
The SIX ,ting was tne wednesday morning
on the pond at the new ill.
Only one cent for u 200 yard spool of
tire I'd, at J. Q P~latlenburg's. ibl5m1
The thermometer was down to zero last
Wednesday morning at sunrise.
Somebody got away with our silver tele-
scopic pencil-holder. Bring it home.
The steamer E. H. Durlee, George Keith,
master, will leave st. Louis to-day for Kan
sas City.
Ho, We unhappy, who are weary oil strife,
Drink Frank Lamorsux' pure wine OF lie.
H,1pinsyIlie. NH
Buy Jour saddles. harness, repairs, &C.,
At Kriehn & Bettin's, Franklin street.
Che.p for cash, fsb22m1
Z 1t is an old thing for J. z. Plattsnburg to
sell full stock boots at % so. he has been
selling at that price for years. fb15ml
call at the Dover cash house for prices, rs
Rickam has Just received another invoice of
goods, and will sell At bottom figures. f22t4
The place to buy saddles, harness, whips.
e. - Kryaho r. RoffiuSa krnnk.
lin street. Good materials. good work and
low prices. fsb22ml
1t Is nothing new for Hickam to sell o.
n. T. thread at 8 cents. He has q gooa
thread at two spools for s cents-20O yards
on each spool. fb22m1
One hundred and eighteen witnesses have
been summoned to Independence to testify
In the Msstin suit, the trial of which began
Of Wednesday.
Farmers wishing saddles, harness, or any
thing in that line, should call at Kriehn &
Bettin's shop, on franklin street, and exam
ine goods and prices. feb22ml
In hauling from the depot Tuesday, q
ts.mster let q barrel Of molasses roll on: o
his wagon, and about fifteen dollars worth
OF swestnsss was wasted.
Don't buv your winters overcoat until
you have examined those at GRATIS. He
has the largest assortment and will sell
cheaper than the cheapest oct19tf
Tn New York Sun says: "Skating cos
TUNES reach only to the top Of the boot.'
What . nobby and comfortable outfit such q
costume would be fer summer wear.
Two hours work now in preparing q 'cold
frame" hot bed will materially advance the
time at which you can enjoy garden vegetn-
bliss this spring. Try 1t. 1t pays big.
There are those whe take up so much time
in profession that there 10 none left in which
to practice. They are like the cinnamon
tree, for the bark Is the best part of them.
Insurance statistics show that March and
October are the months in which the great.
est number of fires Occur. Be careful, there
fore, Of your fires during the present month.
The " sstern Theatre Company play at the
opera rouse Monday night, and probably
every night during the week. Don't fail to
see them. DIVORCED" will be the opening
piece.
For rent-Ths house and lot on Main
street, known as the Llghtner property. is
now offer, d for rent to a good tenant. Pos
session given at any time. For PARTICULARS
apply to Jno. d. New. feh1ows
The immense stock Of ,lothing at the ''old
reliabis' store of Morris Gratz, Is to bs
closed out at bedrock prices. Call arOun'
and take a look through the store. Nc
trouble to show goods. oct19tf
Norris GrstZ, the cold reliahIe' clothier,
has an immense stock Of clothing. suitable
for the fall and winter trade. He proposes
to give his customers the full benefit of the
late decline in prices of clothing. oct19tf
About forty OF our citizens went to War
fensburg on Wednesday, as witnesses ant
interested parties in a suit between the Nc
Cord heirs. The case was taken there OF
change of venue from this county.
John D.. New, OF the firm of Royle & New
has finished his visit to friends and relative
in Virginia, and is now In New York City
buying goods for the spring trade. Wei
bet a nIckls they'll be nice and pretty.
The C. & A. railroad put regular trains Of
between Glasgow and Higginsville on Mon
day. The train leaves HIgginsville at 9 g
NJ. connecting with the Lexington branc
afternoon train, going west, and the evenIn
train going east.
Frank NJ. Thomas is the boss parsnip rails
or. BE brought some to town this wee
which measured thirty inches in length an
twelve inches In circumference. The sma
end of each WAS broken Of, and no allowanc
was made for the loss.
To-day we will open eight new and fires
styles Of carpets-Brussels and 1ngrains-
which are the latest designs for %spring-an
the prices are twenty-five per cent. less tina
ever before. All housekeepers are invite
to call and see them NO trouble to sho'
them. Conkling.
The latest by-word has not come into gel
sral use here a yet. 1t is, ''Did you ever!
'.No, nsver!" "What, never?" "Wel
hardly ever" 1t seems too long to be hand.
but II those eastern fellows can possib
make use Of II, our boys will not be long
mastering 1t, and turning it to account-y0
bet; that's the kind Of hair pins we are.
According to q record kept on cur off
walls. the following are the names and dat
Of the first boats for the years named: 1877
February 7I-steamer Nile arrived 1877
February H-Mountsineer; 1872, Februal
s-Nils; 1878, March 24-St. Luke ; 1877
March 16-Fannie Lewis; 1877, March 16
Fannie Lewis 1878, March s-Fannie Levi
Ladies' nne sewed goat shoes, only 9Oc p
pair; all new and fresh goods, at Conklil
4 Cos.
Do not forget that the place to save yo1
money on dry goods and shoes, is at Con
ling's.
10 Utt and Jesse Hamlet went down
the island below town Monday evenln
and duriE6 the night killed about eigh
wild geese. One Of them was bought by
gentleman, who sent 1t to Capt. CoIlir
stating that 1t had Deen killed after suus
The bill introduced by Capt. Collins to pl
vent the killing OF geese after sunset has II
yet become + Law. and it Is supposed
goose will cause him to hurry up matters
DO not for get that the place to save 20
money on dry goods and shoes, is at Cor
Iing's.
The barn OF Mr.. j. D. Dyer, of Hazel Il
township. johnson county, was conSum
by DIRE on the morning of the oath + Febl
ary. A number of horses and mules were
the barn and It was with the utmost diffic
~ that they were extricated. and one hol
could not be got out at all. About two Ii,
dred bushels of wheat. together with
quantity OF c.. md hay, and various tar
ing utensils. including a reaper and NOW