Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-26
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q new OulluinS. lHe oio INK !" ,
ed into two parts, one Of which Will be USED
st tho scales at the river, the other in Old
Town.
The man who has the cheek 10 talk about
u courthouse ring in Lexington does so with
a fell design. He has something TO cover
up, 1t is the merest bosh, and only dis
gusts his own friends-if he has any.
The bulk of the wheatis now in the shock,
only a few farmers having u portion Of their
crop yet to cut. From every portion OF the
county the reports are that the grain Is very
fine and the yield promises to be much larger
than for many years. One Of our buyers
Eere estimates the total crop of the county
at 1000 600 bushels.
Lexington Lodge, No. l49, last Monday
night, elected the following named gentle
men as officers for the ensuing year: Henry
sinauer, w. M; Geo. Hutchinson, S. W.;
Geo. NJ. Mountjoy. J. W.; Il. c. Boteler,
Treas; Thomas S%tsndish, Sec; +. Aien'
Tyler. Messrs. W. G. Eggleston and K. L.
Jesse were appointed senior and junior
deacOns. i
Sedaha Democrat: mo man labored
more faithfully, more i~hteliigentiy, nor
more iufuentially to secure for the
west what the west finally received,
than Col. John +. Philips. BY dint
of much hard work and ne little strategy,
he secured for the benefit OF the harbor of
Lexington the appropriation Of $4,000.
properly expended this sum is sufficient to
be oil much benefit, to the town."
Some of the. Lafayette county republicans
appear to be spunking up a little. Ihey
actually advise putting y straight republican
ticket in the field. Why shouldn't they !
Tbey would certainly he defeated, but they
could stand upon their own platform, and
| advocate their own principles, II they have
spy, which would be more respectable than
going street-walking to satisfy their lust Tor
office.
a man by the name Of Morris was struck
by lightning and Instantly killed, in q wheat
field, near Old Freedom. at half-past IL
o'clock Thursday morning. lie leaves q
wife and several children. There were four
or five men working in the field with him
and all were considerably stunned but not
Injured. On the SAINT day lightning struck
| the house Of Mr.. Duggins, In Old Freedom,
but no one was hurt.
We ind the following In an exchange:-'A
Vassar girl who has been studying spelling
reform has discovered that PhthOlognyrrh
should be pronounced Turner. Ii you don't
believe 1t analyZe the word for yourself.
Phth. as in phthisis, is I; olo, as IN colonel,
Is UT ; gn, as In gnat, is n !; yrrh, as In myrrh
IL er. Could anything be plsinerT' 1t Il
easy enough now to account for the crooked
ways Of Mr.. Henry Turner. Any man whose
name ought to be spelled like this must fint
1t difficult to keep straight.
The republican organ again, for the hun
drsth time, accuses us Of Misrepresentation
but, for the hundreth time, Is unable to sa!
in what. Better stop it; and better drol
epithets. They are senseless. They are no
arguments. They make politics dirty wher'
they should be clean. Ii that paper viii
quit lying; quilt Safeguarding the Intelli
gencer, and. instead, argue public question
as their dignity demands, we shall be yer.
glad to meet 1t more than half way, and !
may gain the respect of respectable people
which we do not believe 1t now enjoys.
Mr.. Fred. Marshall, q youth OF nineteen
and son of the late BENZ. Marshall, met wit
al u "CahocoSy -
came very near being = serious one. He wa
driving q team OF wild mules to Is reape
when the inner driving wheel dropped SUI
denly into a hole throwing him to th
ground in front of the sickle bar. Fortur
ateIy, as he fell the bar ran against til
ground and the team not observing hin
stopped. 1t was . close shave, however,, 9
the last motion of the sickle cut through b
hat brim, and through his pantaloons at th
calf of one leg. Drivers OF reapers canno
be too careful.
i, Chllicsthe Tribune 1.-THE surveyors
I the e., BE- Q. r, r. have reached Gran
river, on their survey from Kansas Cit
e northeastward toward Chicago. They al
so near to Chillicothe that they make tn
their headquarters, stopping at the Brow
ing House. The object of the survey is,
n lind what railroad men call an 'air line #
n the road which the c., b. & OR. K. Co. l
tends to build from Burlington to Hams
City. The company is one of the most Pre-
porous and wealthy railroad corporations
the west, and We are glad to see 1t surveyi
IS in this direction. 1t will find . good rou
through a good country"
d., Alpha Lodge, No. 945, Independent Ord
OF Good Templars, will give q grand te
persnce basket picnic at their grounds, ne
Waverly. Friday July ID. Several promine
I'd speakers have been invited. Among Othe
8. Col. j. j. Hickman, 4. W. G. T., will
present and address the audience. Espec
invitations are extended to the .temperar
ly organizations Of Malta Bend, Eimwot
CIV Blackburn, HigginsvilIe and Dover. I
public is cordially invited. food order v
be enforced, and d day OF pleasure anu pr
is guaranteed to all who attend. A band
,p- music Will be on hand, and do all in Its pc
er 10 add Interest to the occasion.
The lawn party, given by the ladies of
Episcopal church, at the suburban place
MIR. Jos. l.. Thomas, last Tuesday night
light night, with q deliciously balmy bre
nj blowing I; the grounds were tastefully ILL
ss mated with Chinese lanterns and = lOcOl
nc tive headlight, and the tables were suppl
], with Ice cream and raspberries, sherb
,i,t cakes, cream Ices, &c. There was q la
nal crowd of people, all intent on enjoym'
ior and they seemed to make the most OF
nv occasion by having Il genuinely good Il
There was the music of the qusrtette,
the piano music OF Misses Belle Graves, X
isd Hollis aud others, the moonlight ran
under the arches and Enthusiastically dant
tss shadows of the grand old trees, and all
gether it was AL evening long to be rem
the Dered. The host and hostess, Mr.. and
red Jos. l.. Thomas, did everything sugge
zeal 10y their hospitable hearts to make t
of guests happy, and they succeeded admire
Everybody was loud In PRAISES OF
,sns entertainment. and the ladies' of ths CHI
no We're made happy with very handsome
its from their sale OF Refreshments.
There Is a widespread popular erro
gardiDg the qualification for voters u
rcb the law of this state, many people belle
can that the abolition Of the registration law
the effect OF permitting q voter to exc
lort the elective iranchise AT other than MS
f proper precint. The law is as follow
f 'Sec. 1892. Qualification Of voters. E
male citizen Of the United States, and t
ord male person of foreign birth, who may
,out declared his intention to become a citiZ
the United States according to law, not
con. than one year nor more than five year
$500, fore he offers to vote, who is over the q!
mat twenty-one years, possessing the folio
.snt qualifications, shall be entitled to vote
elections by the people: First, he shall
-a-iJaH IN tho sfata nna Cpur lYnmayj