Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-04-26
ODESSA.
Weather warm and dry.

Weather warm and dry.
The crops are needing rain.
Farming Is going on vigorously. The soil IL
In excellent condition for work, except that IL
Isl little too dry.
The pay car on the c. 4 A. r. R.. came along
q few days ago, and made tho boys ''laush
right out In meetin'."
W. I. Anderson had . very severe attack OF
heart disease Q few days ago. caused by over ex-
ertlon. he has since been confined at home,
Mas Clara Powell began 4 school here last
Monday. 1t 10 10 be hoped that she will BE- sup
ported by q liberal patronage. A. she Is n live
ana successful teacher. Citizens, send your
children along.
selection of farming implements. which can be
had cheap. Be will keep a full line Of good,
through the farming season. inolading rsapsrs,
mowers and self-bindsrs.
The citizens Of odessa have unitsi In the yery
laudsbls enterprise of q public we'll midway be-
tween the four corners of Mason and Second
streets. fortunately for our town, water ID
found IN abundance 1t from 20 10 IS feet.
just after the trial Of the boys arrestsd hare
aud taken to Kansas City for burglary, theft,
80 one OF the Kansas City papers contained an
article renscting severely on the parents Of the
culprits. II stated. In substance, that they were
disreputable characters. This 10 . mosr uni st
rsneetien against them, aud one which thew
deeply feel. 1t is enough that they be over.
whslmed with the thought that their cbildrsn
are guilty of crime, without having unjust s.per.
sions heaped upon their own charactsrs. Each
one of them is a good citizen. attending to hi,
own business. and earning his living by the
sweat of his brow.
we notice IN Q recent copy Of the Sentinel q
'ra2rapo which. we suppose, was intended rs
q whack st us. The writer strikes out in the
dark, and tells his readers that some Individual
whom, he prssumes. carries on some kind of
business In Odessa, is mad, and he is led to
think so because that indi 'idual has said through
the ''organ'-meaning the IntsllIg.ncer-ovs
the signature of Vsritas what he thinks of the
sentinsl's Odessa correspondent, Scissors. Fl.
says we are mad because Scissors did not civ.
US q pun. Hence, h. says. our .mournful Law.
NOW. that Is rich anu juicy. W. like les
peclaiiy the pun. That, alone, ought to immor-
taiize him. And then We are overwhelmed with
the honor he heaps upon us OF being him who
knowe 50 we'll how to handle SCISSORS. Indeed.
IL Is with feelings of commisssratIon and symps.
thy Tor the faithful Sentinel that We are comneI-
lea 10 hint, In the most delicate manner possi-
BILE. that he Ia barking up the wronp tree ,,
In short, We are not Veritas. We dom, know
W'o 'eritas is. We have never been in,rodp.ed
70 aim. Suppose. though. from the vsy h.
handles Scissors that he 10 able to take care of
So.i. We have no war 10 wage With Scissors
tof negiecting to pun us. for we ars under the
impression thst he mentioned us In his article.
ny what method Of reasoning the writer came
10 the conclusion that We are ver,tas 1, what
eothers us. But ''sioh 10 lifs." This wonder.
tul paraErsphsr goes on to say that wha, the
kCof1S poopl6 think Of thu aspfInol IA tia ~