Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-07
Cakes Brothers next Tuesday night.

LULA. I--'.-s III huitH ut gave lIulll>CbGCt
of the early settlement of Missouri wa
especially Interesting. Afull account of III
proceedings of TIE meeting will be- foun,
elsewhere.
Trenton Republican :-.sAccording to tn
= Ch;iiicothe papers. the location OF the Bur
lingtOn IL Southwestern railroad tnrougI
that city is al unsettled matter" Linneu
Bulletin, Aug. J:-"it is now il settled fac
that the road VIII be extended from LacIcGe
and our Ch!llIcOthe friends might IL wei
give up all hopes OF ever getting the road /,
Chflllcothe.'
We acknowledge with thanks the receipr
Of Mr.. George Wilson's new book. "Nation
al Blinking EXamInei.- 4 glance suffice.
To show that il is written in a pleasant
flowing style. and we have no doubt that Il
closer examination OF its pages will demon
strate that 1t Is prepared with the usual care
and research which characterize The author.
The Oakes Brothers concert and comedy
company is SAID by the press to he trst-cias>
III every respect. The music Is good, the
acting mirth provoking, and the entertain
ment taken all together. IN exceedingly
pleasant one. AS there has been nothing OF
the kind here for some time there will be a
big crowd, and seats should he secured at
once at the postoffice.
We printed. last week, the scmi-annual
statements of the Lexington banks. and OF
the A~sbury-Catron bank at Hi.ginsviile. 4
careful examination of these statements
shows 4 gratifying ana healthy growth Of
the banking business in the county, Il sure
| Indication lf the nrnSraritu al .,,o,.t l,,;
ness. Lafayette county is fortunate in hav-
ing at the head of Its banking affairs safe
aud reliable men, whose conservative man
aSement renders depositors sale in their
trust.
a correspondent AT the Thousand Islands
writes thus to the Springfield, Mass, iiepul-
llcan. "FIshing is here sport without
labor. You seal yourself in an easy arm
chair in Il lislerman's boat your trolling
poles are supported by Plus and sockets i'll
The sides OF tie boat, and you are free to
ENJOY the river, until a vicious jerk nj the
end OF the pole tells you Il bass or pickerel.
or perhaps a twenty-pouud muskallonge. is
to be pulled In and slowed away. OF late
years, it Is said, the fishermen have attached
little be!lsto the poles to arouse their paSseng-
ers, VINO, II may be, are browsing in the list
less beauty of the northern summer days"
The lntelligencer Is anxious that the value
OF Lafayette couHty farming lands may be
as well understood abroad as it is ut home.
in Ito way cali this be better done than in a
practicable demonstration of the capabilities
oil the soil. With The object in view OF pub
fishing the actual yield of Lafayette county
lands We ask our farmers who have threshed
their wheat to send us a brief account of
their crop-number of acres, yield, grade
and kind. Also q line or two regarding their |
oats, corn, hemp, hog and cattle crops. The !
letters should be short aud TO the point. We
shall take pleasure in printing them, and
we hope our friends will send them in
promptly.
ST. Joseph Saturday Democrat :-"Capt. |
Ii. "A. Collins is prominently mentioned us a
candidate for acknowledgement OF the state, |
and his claims will be presented to the next
state administration. which oil course will
be Gov, C~rIttenden. Mr.. Collins has an ac-
quaintance and friendship co-eXtensive with
the state. having served two terms in tie
legislature from Lafayette county He has
many warm personal friends among the
leading democrats of northwest Missouri,
who second his nomination and who would
be highly pleased at any preference which
might be shown him. He is emIenIly fitted
for the place, and The Democrat takes pleas
ure in recommending him to favorable con-
when the proper time comes"
Air. f.. c. ~shanklauCs c. E, who Will have
in charge the survey of the river at this
point for the work to be done in preserving
the harbor. arrived here Wednesday, anu
favored the 1~nteIligencer with a call. Mr.,
Shankland Intends to proceed to work at
once. He VIII be assisted by Mr.. Thomas
Il Wallace, Jr., VIM. Tierney and John
Sweeney are of the corps. 1t is thought that
the survey Will occupy three or four weeks,
aad the subsequent work as many months.
The appropriation is small, only S15, 900, but
with proper management may be made 20
accomplish q great deal toward the Object
Usually the entire river and hal-
Dor appropriation is turned over to the Ell.
sineer corps, but this year the cabinet de-
cided that it shon!d be doied out In monthly
instruments. This may Jetain and incon-
'enience the very Necessary work here, but
hope not. From what we have seen of
Shank!and we take him TO be an ener-
setic and capable gentleman.
Sedaiia Democrat. Sunday. August IL
One OF the most critical surgical operations
eVer performed in Sedalia took place yeSter-
lay. The wife OF George Withers, E-q..
has been suffering from an ovarian tumor in
The bowels. 1t bad been the intention to
walt until cold weather began before an
would be performed, but the
auy health was considered unsafe TO wait.
She had the alternative of dying from the
disease before cold weather or take her
for lie by having the surgical opar-
.tion performed at once. DIR. Maughs, OF
st. Louis, Il cousin of the lady, arrived In
he city TO assist with the operation. Drs.
King, Il. e. aud w. II. Evans, Small
'nd Jones, OF Sedalia, met at the family
'e'idence yesterday and performed the j
ritical operation of taking the tnmor from,
he bowels. The tumor weighed thirty
'ounus. AT late hour last night the lady 5
vas reported In a favorable condition for :
Oakes Brothers next Tuesday night. |
Nebraska City Press:-"SeIdom has d
Nebraska City audience ever assembled in
,rger numbers, or seemed to laugh and |
row lat 80 much and SO long US the seven =
undred people who Were at Hawks Hall \
,st evenin" to gre ct OakeS Bros concert J
ompany. From the opening song 10 the !
losing farce. the audience was convuIsel !
With laughter, and every hit was original! :
nd sparkling with wit anG mirth. The !
lusic was fine, and the comedian, MIR. Sam =,
!. HodguOn, rank above every one that has !
listed this city Tor years. Every member {
I the troupe was well up in his or her re- J.
character, and the Entertainment I
las very satisfactory to the largest audience L
nat has packed Hawks Hall for a long time, ,
Carrollton Democrat 1--WE had thought {
Ia; we would say nothing more about the y
lllrood until something definite vas learn &
Still we notice that our exchanges are i
aElv!ns the matteI, and it may be a matter
Interest 20 our readers to know how thew
nix about the enterprise. Notwithstanding" q
re report some time ago that the route had c
cen fixed via ChiliicOthe, the Constitution.
that place, lat week, says that the G,ies- s.
on is still unsettled, and that the people in b
in the ChiIIicothe route are as Vet {
the dark whether they Will or will not re, 81
lie road. 1t further states that 18th IN ma Il