Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-23

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Carpets and oil cloths, full fresh line, at
Conkling's. s2J
Read Seelig Il Bros advertisement IN an.
| other column. ol6t2
~ full line of sportsman's supplies, lat Beed.
ing Il CIagett's. o23tf
A full stock of ammunition and sports.
mems goods. at Bleeding & Clagetts. olGtf
No matter what a lady wants. il IL is fash
ionabie, it can be found al Conkl!ng's. 80
Nine. Demorest's most reliable patterns.
catalogue and journal free, are at Conk-
ling's. SO
Apples. apples, apples. everywhere thou
sands of bushels as good as ever grew, going
to waste.
Wheat has been coming in lively for a
week past, the elevator and mills having
all they can do.
Ask for the 'stontine.' the boss hase-burn-
err for soft coal, at Bennett - Morruson's,
Lexington, Mo-. off
Just received at Young's queensware
store, a handsome line of new style lamps
at bottom prices. o23t1
We are Offering the balance of cur shoe
stock at twenty-five per cent. less than cost
to close. Conkling & Co. $50
kerdolti's mill Is just naturally humping
itself. 1t is Il perfect little giant, and is
shipping flour to st. Louis daily.
The members of the board Of directors OF
the fair association are requested to meet,
at HigginsviIle, Saturday, October 80.
Bennett Il Morrison have the. finest line of
cooking and heating stoves In the county.
Be sure and see them before buying. OFT
Miss SsIIie Carpenter has accepted 4 STU
alton Us saIeslady IN W. z. Hicks book
store, where she will he happy to see her
friends.
Elder Lucien B. Wright left on our desk,
a few days ago, u splendid sample of corn
raised on the '.poor farm 1t is large and
very heavy.
We call special attention to our stock OF
ladies', Misses and childreI's all wool ma
chine knit hose, which we are selling cheap.
Kriehn 4 Wilker o23,2
The best wealth of a community is in the
honesty of Its people. To hate sisms and
frauds, lying, stealing bribery and deceit is
the chief lesson for enduring liberty.
Don't speak evil of your %neighbors. II
You can't speak well OF them hold your
peace. The tongue OF the %slanderer is sharp
er than a two edged sword and twice as
deadly.
1t Is not necessary to attack the republic
can ticket In this county, or the hypocritical
falsehoods of the platform upon which 1t
stands. Both Will be showed under i'll No
vsmber, anyhow.
Marshall Blackburn who shot Tip Dollar
hide, some months ago. was fried at Mar
shall. a short time go. and acquitted. it be-
ing established In evidence that Dollarhide
| was the assailant.
Drayt. Lewis wife raised a.nice sweet
potato this year, weight : pounds and l
ounce, and, of course. sent 1t TO the Inteiii-
gencer to be placed on record. 1t Is a
whopping big one.
Our friend J. VI. YantiS has mounted the
He is a true and sound brother, politically,
and with his name he can't well help being
a good writer. We wish him well.
The cred 'front.' is q new store. with a
new stock and new proprietors. They are
determined to DO their share of the grocery
trade. and are selling at bottom prices. Give
this house a call and he convinced. m22
Lexington flour is as well known. and
stands as high in st. Louis as their own
home brands. Nerve, energy and pIucky
investment in first-class machinery, backed
by the best winter wheat country In Amer
lea Is what does It.
Ladies' we wish to call your attention to
those beautiful French China tea sets in
noss rose and gold band. Call and see them
at Young's queensware store. Latest styles
and designs In glassware for the least money
at Youpg's. o2st1
| Robinson the miller Is running his splendid
flour factory night and day. He is shipping
his fine brands to St. Louis where they are
az well established as those of any city
mills. Wewish him abundance of good luck
and day and night runs for many years.
On Wednesday evening, October 10. Hon.
Chas. l.. Ewing got a severe fall, and throw
ing his right hand forward to protect him.
self fell upon bis arm, dislocsting the wrist.
The hurt was very painful, but the disloca.
ton was reduced, and he is getting ON finely
All judges and clerks Of election should
read the article printed elsewhere entitled
'ballots,' and every ballot iraudulently pre-.
pared to deceive should be vigorously eX.
Guided from the count. To mark q ticket
'democratic'' or republican, and insert in
it the name Of a candidate of any other
party, or OF no party, renders such ballot
void.
The presidential election takes place Tues.
day, November 2. In case our male reader.
forget II, we ask our lady friends to drive
them 10 the polls that day. No patriot,
American woman ought to allow her hus.
band or sweetheart to kiss her for a week il
he is too lazy or too Indifferent to go and
vote for Hancock, the gallant soldier, thc
true gentleman, the pure patriot, and the
handsomest man in the army. Ii they should
hypocritically aver that tLsy do not care
for the kiss, stop their rations for a while
that will bring them to time, for the King Of
beasts does not like his appetite to be trifed
with.
There is n good deal of vote trading going
on in Missouri just now with the view Of
defeating local democratic candidates, from
congress down. The election should be a
fair one. and we warn the republican mana.
gers that a ticket headed "Repubiican
Ticket with the names of candidates OF
other parties on 1t, even If by lnterlineation
their real status is mentioned, is q fraudu.
lent and Illegal ticket. Under the law nc
title is legal which ls calculated to deceive.
and the name Of a %greenbsck candidate can.
not be printed upon a ticket headed as 9
republican ticket without deception. Such
tickets are void and cannot be counted I'm.
der the law.
The case of the state VS.. Burrill Claunch
charged with the murder of William p
Brownlee, in johnson county, Dec. Doth
1879. Was entered on in the criminal court
Monday, a. j. Hall, Esq. special Judge
John S. Blackwell, and Henry NeilI, for thu
state; Sparks, Shewalter and Graves for thu
defendant. The jury was composed of The
following gentlemen: George Crawford
Elijah ID. Neer, ilez kiah Waterhouse, j
O.. Webb, james Peak, Rufus Mccormack
Simmons, John Venable. Joseph Wolf an,
VIM. Mead. Major NeiIl opened by making
the statement FOR the prosecution, and Mr.
Sparks replied for the defense. We hav,
neither time, space, Inclination, nor suffi
cient Information. TO enter into the merit
of the case. The two men were neighbors
quarreled Claunch forbade Brownlee to
cross his land; Brownlee came upon !