Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-06-04
Mr.. T.. G. Young will be home to-day.

3's at half their value, at NJ. Chapman's. II
10 PIattenburg keeps the best OF goods
and Will sell them as low as any house In the
county. ml4t4
We acknowledge the reception OF a polite
invitation to attend the meeting OF the
Boone, Iowa, Driving Park Association,
July 10, IA and Is.
Dress goods In xlI the various styles
fashions aud shades ; also dress ginghams,
lawns and calico. Will be sold cheap. D..
j. E Ahrens' Dry Goods Bazaar, Franklin
Street. m7tf
We nave q large stock Of cooking aud
beating stoves, CRATES, tin, copper. granite,
iron aud sheetiron-Wa re, which we intend
to sell at bedrock prices, for cash. Bennett
Il Morrison. o2tf
A full line OF the celebrated Indianola, Lex
ington aud Economy cook stoves and Vulcan
heating stoves made by z. A. Morrison for
sale at Bennett u Morrion's, Main street,
Lexington. Mo, mott
having q strawberry festival for the benefit
OF Maple God church, Wednesday evening,
June 8. There should be Il 4 good attendance
and generous patronage.
Two robberles were committed. in Page
City, this week, one Monday night and the
other Tuesday night. The first one was up
on the store Of Mr. N. NJ. Cooper. The
booty secured was 500 in cash. and:about 50
In postage stamps. MIR Cooper does not
think that any Of his merchandise was dis
turbed. An entrance was effected through
q window in the south end Of the building.
Tuesday night the depot was robbed. but
the amount secured was small-S5. Nothing
was disturbed here but the money-drawer,
which was u IN the platform the next
morning. One OF the large panes Of glass
had been broken out. through which an en-
trance was made. Mr.. Geo. Hall is the agent.
and neither he nor Mr.. Cooper suspect any
one In the neighborhood. An entrance had
been forced into the blacksmith shop Of Mr..
Jos. H. Page, Jr, from where a chisel and
file were taken-it is supposed by the same
person who committed the storesand depot
robberiss.
In accordance with the special order
printed last week in the Intelligencer the
Lexington Guards had . target practice and
skirmish drill, back of Central Female COL
lege, Tuesday afternoon. The score was as
follows, out OF q. possible forty, at 12O
yards: VIM. Morrison, 6 j. R. Gather, 3
John Morrison, 8; E. b. Vaughan, 4, Chas.
Sandlier, 8 Robt. Smith, 10; j. h. Hall, 7
Dave Callahan, IL; j. B. Burriss, II John
Limrick. 4; R. Barnett, 2; II. Heathman,
Il Worth Easter, 4; Geo. Sandifer~3; E.
McCauslsnd, 1; VIM. Bolton, 8; Isaac Hays,
3; Ed. Abrens, 6; T.. j. Dullng, 8. The
prize, q silver medal, it will be observed.
was won by Mr.. j. b. Burriss. This medal
must be won three times IN succession be-
fore it can become the property Of the win
ner. MIR. H.. Heathman won the second best
score, and Mr.. David Callahan the third.
Mr.. Ernest McCausland held the undisputed
claim to the tin medal. The drill which was
by bugle, was a very satisfactory e,'evinc-
ing rapid improvement on: the part Of the
men and skill on the part OF tthe Officers.
Lexington has cause to be proud of her gal.
liant young guards.
We have nothing to say to or of the black.
guard anonymous correspondent Of the
mayors organ. The In%telligencer occupies
q position In the community which places II
beyond the reach of all such people ; nor
would we notice the nonsense OF the paper
itself If IL were not for the fact that an cleo
ton occurs next Tuesday. 1t says:-''Thc
In%telligencer has for months past claimed
without shame or the ssmblance OF truth
that Sir. Clsgett was the legal city register
and treasurer. and we are not surprised al
anything 1t may say. 1t abuses and mIsrsp-
resents Mayor john" &c. In view Of the
facts In the case we might we'll retort that
after such y statement no one need be sur.
prised at anything which Mr.. Turner's pa.
per may ssy-and nc one Is. First, as to
incorporating Mayor John. The Intelli'
gencer is as responsible for what 1t says as
Mayor John Is for what he does. Both mus
stand or fall by their " acts, not by what
Is merely imputed to them. Mayor Johr
knows that We would take ten times more
pains to correct any false or erroneous state
ment made by us concerning him than WI
would to make a damaging charge asains
him. This paper Is not conducted under
''bIuck ~fsg''-tbere Is nothing Of the pirate
uUOut T. WV oCOA W w Ju'ttSS W ohs ~
Justice is what some people do not want
The column Of the paper have always beer
open to MiyOr John. but he has never an
swered or controverted a single charge WI
have made against him !; neither has hi
organ ; and we do not believe that either o
them can. Bsndylng epithets proves moth
ing. II We have ever misrepresented Mayo
Tnhn - 4, oko,,k ktno thnt q = mao ,h0,yp q
what the misrepresentation consisted. Nov
as to Mr.. Clagett. We have asserted that b
was the legal city register; and why? BE
cause he instituted a contest for the place
claimed by Mr.. Turner; the contest wa
tried by the council a new election was OF
stoned ; the circuit court, Judge Wood pre-
siding, In a mandamus suit to compel Mayo
John to sign a warrant signed by Mr.. Clae
cit said in his judgment that Mr.. CIsgett "a
now the dc tacto register and treasurer {
said city, and as such Is entitled to discharg
all the duties OF said Office" The mandamu
was granted and Mayor John was ordere
to sign the warrant. He has since pc
sisted In refusing to recognize Mr.. Claget
Another mandamus suit was tried, this tin
against the collector. Judge Strother wei
further than Judge Wood. n,his judgmel
he declared that "the court, being fully Al
9ised OF and concerning the premises, fine
that Thomas b. Clagett, or the 18th day
June. 1880, commenced a contest OF the Q
flee Of register and ex-oficioltreasurer of IL
city Of Lexington, that the city council. B
} ing fully INFESTED UiM the authority so to d.
y whereby he became and IS no
in fact the legal city register md er-otfcio trea
! urer OF said city Of Lexington" So far
we know these two judgments have new,
, been printed in Mayor Johns organ, viii.
processes to give the truth OF the matte
What does the court say? Under one jud.
1t says that Mr.. Clagett '.is the de fac
g register and treasurer of said city, and
i, such Is entitled to discharge all the duties
y said office" Is it not notorious that aft
this judicial decision Mayor John obstruct,
Mr.. CIagett in the discharge of the duties
the Office? Under the other judge the cou
declared that the city council: had the rig
, to try tue contest, and that MIR. Clagett W
the kqal city register and sx-oticio ire.
urer. Even alter this Mayor John refus
). to recognize him. Since then the court b
i, enjoined him from recognizing Mr.. Turn
a We know just AS Well as.doesI Mayor Js
o that the merits OF the contest were not tri
j, In the mandamus cases. They we're tried
the council, aud the circuit court has deci
!. ed that it was ''fulIy invested with the Il
II thority SO to do" Mayor John think u
ferently, and,as we see 1t, obstinately refu,