Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-09-18

ClaSett. aS-o'o
want to be a soldier, around at Wihey's
stand; a good hot meal before me, and
oysters near my hand then | will be happy,
and try to eat my fill, for there get the best
of things, and moderate is the bill. s11i4
The republican county convention, last
Saturday, thought it would feel lonesome in
so large a room as the courthouse, and so 1t
borrowed the office of Mr.. +. b. Wallace,
a Hancock man. The office is not large, but
1t was not crowded 1t was a very peacea-
BILE and quiet meeting.
Messrs. John Reid, Z. Ben Russell and
Thomas johnson have gone up to Napoleon.
to-day, with two skitfs to jug down the
river. Commodore Louis Eckle has charge
of the naval arrangements. Orders for fish
are solicited, and may be left at the City
| Hotel.
Our gardeners are shipping large quanti-
ties of onions and potatoes-car load lots
to Kansas City by the Narrow Gauge. The
~ Is not far distant when d~airying and
gardening will bring into this county from
the metropolis of the new west hundreds of
thousands of dollars per annum.
Wheat sowing will in earnest
In this county next week, most farmers be-
ing afraid to SOW sooner than the Goth, be-
cause OF the fly. The ground was never in
finer order for blowing, and wheat will be
sown In a splendid seed bed. This is
especially true because all the early broke
stubbIe fields will have to be rebroken, on
account of the large volunteer growth upon
them.
Carrollton Democrat :A'Col. NJ. c. She
walter addressed the Hancock and English
club at the courthouse, on Monday evening
last, with one Of the best speeches Of the
campaign. He deserved the vote of thanks
SO UNANIMOUSLY and enthusiastically given
at the close. The colonel Is one of the most
effective and pleasant speakers in the county,
and we would be glad could he ill appoint
ments in every township.
The candy man who has been mixing
DRINKS with candy pulling at Wlnsor's cor
ner. 90. mad at Il crowd OF little boys. the
other day. and hurled an axe into the midst
of them, at the risk OF killing some of the
tantaiizing urchins. The boys are very an
noying, but the candy man should be care
full not TO murder any Of them for plagueing
him. Ii he will keep sober and attend to
business wherever he goes, the boys will let
him alone.
While the corn crop in this county will
not be all that its fine appearance led us to
hope for In June, still it is pretty fair. Some
neighborhoods are worse than others, the
rains having been very patchy and partial,
but take the county over and the crop will
hardly falI short of. an average OF eight or
nine barrels (iorty or forty-tive bushels) to
the acre. This is pretty well for Il drouthy
summer, and taken with our immense wheat
crop two million bushels. a fine turn out OF
hemp, and an abundance in small C! ops,
gives us abundance and prosperity for which
we should feel duly grateful.
The meeting of the reading club and lit.
erary society, at the Commercial House,
ant one. At about ten o'clock, anu after al
the members OF the society had assembled
In the parlors, Mr.. Midlam, proprietor o
the house, suggested that 1t would be les
crowded in the dining-room, where ther'
were plenty of chairs. Leading the way, h,
l was followed by the club, and imagine tn
establishment. on entering the room, to flint
that q most elegant repast was in waiting
J for them-solid substantials, fruits, cakes
: ICES, etc. 1t was a complete surprise, n
member of the club suspectlpg such a trea
c was in store for them, and the surprise wa
g as pleasant as it was complete.
The republican county convention to sem
X delegates to the congressional and state cor
U ventions, met in the Office of L. &. w allace
Esq , last Saturday. Some thirteen gentle
men were present, about half of them frOI
e Lexington. Messrs. 81. W. Thieman, L
w. Turner, Robert Taubman, W. "
Northcut, U. G. Phetzlng and E. F. Min
were elected delegates to the cOngressions
g convention, and the same gentlemen, wit
y Messrs. E. A. Taylor, Ell NJ. Kenneday an
Edwin Turner were chosen as delegates
the state convention. The county executi,
70 committee was instructed to take steps
8 place a republican county ticket in the feel,
III and TO see that republican judges of electio
ere appointed at each voting precinct.
he Constable w. E, Kellar, of Higglnsvill
e. brought up to Jail, Monday evening, Cha
rs Elrick who shot Jacob Mcdonald in a ba
room quarrel. The two men were plsyir
Id cards IN Peacock's saloon Saturday nigh
"ucu tlcy SOt Nv u uisputc "ulCu leu "
IS fight. Elrick drew q pistol and shot NJ
Donald twice-one shot taking effect IN II
I left breast, near the nipple, the ball goil
ey around the ribs, and the other shot enteril
Ell the back through the left shoulder bIad
The latter wound Is a very serious on
n Alter he was shot Mcdonald used q be
ut key and a billiard cue on his opponent wi
Sc considerable effect. Elrick was tried befo
Esquire Hudson, aud sent to jail in defal
est of $500 bail.
lc- We clip the following from the Marysvil
le' CAL, Daily Appeal. Sept. 5:-"The funel
of little Harry Edward S:haaf, sou of F.
RS Schaaf, took place at Blown Vail.
Sc Friday, and the large attendance Of frlen
evinced the love they held for the 10
afflicted but now deceased little christi,
MS A procession was formed at the residence
ell the parents and marched on foot in advance
an the hearse. which was follc wed to The chul
re. by many carriages. At the church the c
b.. ket was strewn with beautiful floral e
'on blems OF affection. Rev. w. Ii. Story
ay' delivered a touching address, and a quartz
lhe of gentlemen sang q sweet hymn. Low
friends then carried the casket to the Gel
luii terry and deposited the remains. The
nal lowing earnest and devoted young comp
me Ions OF the deceased were pall-bearers: Ell
ma Downer, Bennle Smith, Willie BartI,
Willie White, Upman and Johnnie Badel
re- Mrs. Schaaf was Miss Matte S. Allen, OF
irt- city, where she still has many friends, v
Dol will sympathlZe with her in her atliction
MIR. Adamson is peculiarly wise and C
scientious In regard TO the contest ca
Though the circuit court, after elabor
argument for an injunction, decided that
council was the legal body to try the C;
y. he persists in thinking that it is not. Ma,
the court Is mistaken and MIR. Adams
right, but, as 1t IS u court, and u very
spectacle one, too, Its decision might sal
have guided every councilman. The pecu
feature in the case, however, Is the rem;
able unanimity Of opinion which has eXis
- between MIR. Adamson and Mr.. Weibel.
" similarity of mental processes in the
suggests that the gray matter of the bI
in each must be very much alike. In fn'
y, would not be too much to say, though
u" was born in Switzerland and the othe
" North America, that they possess I
brains, with a connection quite as clos
tive .utoa non.anI ,
- THE opriouS unI tptara>tipp narahr,i