Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-09-04

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ut the courthouse this afternoon-right after
dinner.
We are under obligations for some very
handsome apples left upon our table by MIR.
James hawthorne.
All the latest books, such as Appleton's,
McGuffey's Revised and New Series OF read
ers, at reduced rates. at Chas. W. LOOMS,
Lexington, Mo. a2st3
The young man named Greer. who was
charged with having shot Mr.. Lillis' mules, |
was tried before Esquire Beck, last Satur-
day, and acquitted.
The Sedslia Democrat says that Messrs.
Bacon Montgomery and Harvey w. Platten-
burg have struck a silver mine In Colorado.
assaying 2,714 ounces, or $3.50 per ton.
This means q fortune.
The s.Red 'FRONT.' is a new store, with a
new stock aud 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 be convinced. m22
This paper has no more sympathy for a
white than q black criminal. 1t has less, in
fact, because the negro is generally less ill.,
telligent and more easily led into mischief.
ACI al III uiuu oC uhtShS oiih
The rush for bargains at H.. j. f. Ahrens'
Dry Goods Bazaar is a sure indication that
they will soon make q clean sweep of all the
summer goods now on hand. A heavy stock
Of fall goods Will soon take their place. a13tf
Central and the Baptist Femsle Colleges
opened Wednesday. They Will not get fair
ly idown to work until next week, the bad
roads aud other causes detsinlng many of
the pupils until then. The EliZ ,beth Aull
will open next Tuesday.
Richmond Democrat 1.-THE Lexington
Intelligencer Of last Saturday had a badly
printed local page. We could not read it.
Send us your local page all right, boys,
whether the others are readable or not"
The paper was generally well printed sorry
you got d bad number.
There will be a ten-mile walking match.
tonight. at the opera house, for a purse of
$50 and the door fees. Frank Edelin,, Chas.
Sanford. Tom Hale and Frank Dupree are
the contestants. The last named young man
ID a son Of Madame Dupree, who walked
fifty consecutive hours here SOM days ago
Mr.. Young, superintendent OF the transfer
company, advertises. elsewhere, that no
early morning calls will be made unless tick
cts are purchased when the order is left.
This is rendered necessary by the frequent
disappointments caused by persons leaving
calls In order that they may be certain not
to oversleep themselves, and then walking
| to the depot to save their quarter. To such
John propose hereafter to give no quarter.
Richmond Democrat:-And now comes the
nincompoop who runs the Lexington Reg
lister and repeats the ISLANDERS on Wade
Hampton in regard to his recent speech in
Virginia, long after they were proven to be
false. The average radical editor would
rather publish a lie than the truth any time.
especially If he thought it would help his
sinking party. A party that has to be fed
on hatred toward the southern people to
keep it alive will not last long. 1t is on Its
last legs"
The following named gentlemen have been
selected as the first board Of directors of the
Lafay cite county fair, at Higginsvtlle :
Messrs. Jackson Corder, president, Theo.
Bates, Jos. Davis, Charles Hoefer, Geo. z.
Gordon, H. D.. Higgins, Robt. w. keene,
Ryland T%odhun:er, Thomas b. Campbell,
Chas. l.. Ewing. Will Waddell, Henry c.
| OuleS I'LL W. II ISSuu. LAeCuLlsO SoiA.
mlttee, H. 6. Smith. c. F. Buehner and Z.
w. Seeber. These are all intelligent and
public spirited citizens, and they will be
sure to make the enterprise successful. The
Intelligencer wishes IT. well. and will never
he found lacking In a good word for it.
The prosecuting attorney, Mr.. John s.
Black we'll, frequently receives such letters
as this :-'W ellington, Mo-, Aug. 10th, 1880.
Dear sir You have been informed that
Jas H. PolsAl is selling whisky by the drink
without dram-shop license, and 1t is con-
trsry to the minds OF the people here for II
to go on any longer. We want you 10 see
to this matter soon as possible. 1t is your
duty to do so. (Signed) Friends In yelling
ton" Persons writing such letters may
II after themselves that they are friends o
!. morality. They are mistaken. 1t is In tn,
first place immoral and wrong to write
anonymous communications. They are IN
manly and underhanded, lacking In drawer!
and conducive of no good purpose. Ii
man has a just complaint let him lodge /
like a man, openly and above board. VIVA
eau the prosecuting attorney do with such
complaint as this? Simply nothing. 1t /
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and places him in no better position than b
was before. 1t IL not his business, as tiles
complainants seem to imagine, to become al
, inquisltor In order that he may becom
competent to be a prosecuting witness q
well as prosecuting attorney. The law shout
be indicated. If "Friends In Wellington
or anywhere else know that 1t has been VIC
:. lated, it is their duty as good citizens I
!. make affidavit to that effect, and then th
prosecuting officer Will be sure to have tn
offenders punished. II they are too timi
to DO this if there are to be no witnesse
in the case 1t Will not amount to much. A
any rate let anonymous communications
this kind give place to Il fearless and ope
, policy that means something.