Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-10
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BUSInt5B DUUuIIHS.
Wheat threshing ID 10 full blast

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Wheat threshing 10 10 full blast.
Mrs. Richard Haneline is dangerously ill.
The mall boys were happy last Saturday-1re-
crackers.
Died. at Bates City, July 9Th, Mr.. John
Havener.
The late rains have encouraged the growing
corn very much
Mrs, Barbara Hurr has been quite sick, but ID
now out OF danger.
Our marshal was running u ditchIng gang last
week-cnlahoose bummers.
The Mt. Hope Silver Cornet Band gave our
tow u serenade last Saturday night.
W.T. Anderson and All Herring have dis
solved partnership IN the livery business.
Grow. Young has opened out his new sl"re.
He has u fine assortment. OF dry goods and
clothing.
G. L. Frost has just received Il fine stock OF
beautiful watches and jewelry. Give him ii call
and get his prices.
Mr.. Howell Scarcy, has Opened:out II restaurant
In the old stand Of George Rose. where lunch
will be served up IN short notice.
Messrs. Highlowpr 4 Proctor give top prices
for butter, eggs and young chickens.
Mr.. Milton Vernon Powell, our good looking
postmaster, breaks earth To-day for the erection
of IA new residence in southwest Odessa.
u o''S 49,
Saturday. The Colonel Is II good speaker and
sound reasoner. We would like TO see him
elected governor.
Be IT said To the credit of the community thai
no one got patrioticly oblivious ut our picnic
last Saturday. Every thing passed OF quietly
through the entire day.
Messrs. Green Bros. purchased a new thresh-
ing machine last Thursday of Messrs. Broughtor
Bros, which makes the third machine they haN'
sold in the past two weeks.
Odessa Will give another grand picnic an,
Hancock ratification about the 10th OF July
Due notice viii be given through the column
! OF the Iutelligenccr when the day IL agreed upon
Our colorcd barbar and u professional tram
I gave Il free entertainment ON the sttcet las
saturday in the way OF the latest improved stl
OF knock-d0wns. The tramp Went To the lookup
g the burbur carries his hand in II sling.
y Miss Lucy Burnett, one of CnrrOl!ton's fair an
attractive daughters, was visiting friends in tn
y city last week. Another one OF Carrolltun'
: beautiful and accomplished young ladies, Mis-
barr, il visiting Capt. Hcnry's, near this city
Our merchants and citizens in general hav
resolved to give L grand picnic at Odessa abor
the 10th OF this month. We all feel that we OW
U if To those who have parroniHcd our young tow
q so faithfully through the past year. whereas l
their tenacity in patronIzing home trade tn,
have placed Odessa among the best busIne'
~ town. in Western Missouri. The precise da
Ut of the picnic cannot be given now, but Ill
a notice will he give through the columns Of 1
lnteliis.nccr, the best county paper in the stat
General Grant and party passed through q
town on the morning OF the End, ON their way
Kansas City. They stopped about II hall
U hour Mt the 4. II a. depot awaiting the arriy
OF the special train and reception commit
" from Kansas City to meet NJ Odessa. II
~ general and party came through on L specl
n. furnished them by the O. A.R.R. which arri
IN ed IN our town in one OF the most terrific ram Ia
I'll .var Witnessed and notwithstanding the stoi
IN rh,.r, WIS quite. = number gathered around I
depot to get II glimpse OF the hero OF Appoma'to
t. All in good time the Kansas City delegation Il
rived when they We're soon spirited away
IL their tourney 10 the metropolis Of the We:
al making the run OF forty and II half miles IN
- hour and i've minutes on u wet track.
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