Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-12

J wire fence on the road in front OF his subur-
ban residence.
Hicks has the richest, nobbiest and Alto
gether the most complete line OF autograph
and photograph albums aud Christmas cards
on the market. nl2tf
Just recelved-s second lot OF bed com-
~forters, from cheap to firm grades. We Of
fer them at exceedingly low prices. Ahrens'
| Drv Goods Bazaar. n12t,
We now have arrangements with ono OF
the largest and best binderles In Western
Missouri, by which We are enabled to do
book binding for customers at the lowest
| prices and on sb ortest notice. nl2tf
Have you seen the beautiful aud novel
| stock OF holiday goods at Hicks store, op-
posite the courthouse. Tho prettiest line
ever shown In this city. Store open every
day and evening until after tho holidays.
| Every one is welcome. ul2.f
Last Monday evening as Messrs. Bennett
4 Morrison were hunting for . stray cat In
| their up stairs rooms the lining OF = uniform
| coat took fre, and before 1t WAS discovered
two coats and some sheet music was burned
! 80 badly as to be spoiled. Rather an sx-
pensive feline.
Especial attention 10 called to the genuine
"Broadhsad Dress Goods" mommie cloth,
camels hair armures and alpacas, nanufac-
| tursd at jamestown, New York, for sale at
| the Ahrsns' Palace Dry Goods Bazaar, Lex
ington, where may be found the largest and
most attractive collection OF dress goods,
trimmings and notions Also q complete line
~ 1>Dk,1,po o,l orun~ntopr UonIo
Mr.. Dan. Carroll of the post-ofacen newsstand
stepped out Of his place for o msment last Sum-
day afternoon, and IN his absence his till was
robbed Of SIS. The lntelligencer sympathi1ss
with Dan. in his misfortune, and hopes to see .
good trade for the next month or two fully re-
imburse him for his loss. In tho meantime IL the
thief can be caught 1t would be quite a good
thing to give him the utmost penalty Of the law.
It should not be necessary IN Lexington for .
man to continually keep his hand on his money
drawer.
Saline county Progress :-"Mr. ii. Beam
er, OF Blackburn, the celebrated horse fam
cier has added another invoice of dns stock
to his stables. In Columbia the other day be
bought the following h,ghIy.brsd quad
rupeds OF Hubbell d Qusrles, the noted
horse dealers and trainers OF Boone two
yearliug filliss OF fine appearance and . long
line Of fast trotting ancestry !; . large snowy
and magnificent brood mare called "Big
Liz" Of Hambletonian lineage; . beautiful
sucking colt out Of that superb and notable
mare "Can Can )" and astylish gray gsldlng
Of iour summers, sired by the famous Boon
Chief. All Of these noble animals are Of the
finest and best trottiug stock in Missouri.
Mr.. Beamer does we'll to import another fne
strain OF trotting STOCK to blend with bis Ok.
cellent Msmbrino strain, the pure HANDLE.
tonian blood of trotters. By such judicious
breeding he will build up stables rs famous
In time as any In the old blue grass home of
horse heroes."~
Richmond Democrat Nov. 3:-'In 1850
James Singleton, an uncle OF our railroad
agent, W. T. Singleton, left Montgomery
county, In this state, for California to make
II fortune. lie remained in that state for
fifteen years, made considerable money and
WAS, when last heard from, preparing to re.
turn home. He Q to collect %, 600 from
. mai to whom he had sold . farm, and was
souri, not oeing In possession Of this fact
concluded that be was lost on the ocean, or
his way back home. Matters remained ir
this shape up to q short time ago, when the
man who owed Singleton the 81, eco was dis
covered with Slngleton's watch on his per
son. The farm on which this man lived wal
searched, and the remsins OF James Single
ton discovered In an old well, where they
hsL been for 10 years, covered with trash
| God r1aAnunA vnnafafran fnl,a ~ nn,rso
was arrested and il now awaiting trial or
the charge Of committing the MURDER Mr.
W. T. Singleton was we'll known in thil
community where he resided a long time ant
was much esteemed, and this curious incl
dent will be read with interest.
The Magnificent store of Philip Keller Il
attracting universal attention for ito besut,
handsome and new stock he has placed with
In its walls. He has this season taken spec
ial pains to select q line Of goods direct from
the manufacturers, which in style, qualit
and quantity could not be surpassed BY an,
one house outside of st. Louis. There is II
need for any one to go to Kansas City an
pay double price when he can find right q
home as large and larger stock TO select fror
and beside save about 25 per csnt. His repu
: tation is we'll known throughout this an,
. adjoining counties for fair dealing, 10,
prices, and having the largest stock in th
, county, and he can safely announce to th
. public that he has this season in low price
, and large stock eclipsed ali preceding Sc,
sons, as he has the largest aud best store I
: place his goods and has bought IN sue
, quantities to enable him to get his gool
, below regular prices, which benefit he 10 o
7 fering to bis customers. The broad window
: aud high ceiling throw a full light upo
everything SO any customer walking betwee
tie broad ais!es, where the tables groan VI
= der the weight Of the heavy stocks Of clotl
ing, can easily SEQ everything without tai
ing goods to the windows to distiuguil
t%colors. He invites the public to coms ar
examine and lock through all the depar
ments Of his Well selected stock and co
vince themselves that his is the only frs
class clothing house in this county. Remer
Der bis new palatial quarters opposits u
Hotel. n12J
Our contem lorary boasts that In tine CT
l~sctor's receipts controversy II has = numb
of trumps up Its sleeves. We are not at
:, surprised at its playing that kim of . gam
but 1t 10 doing worse than stealing trump
1t Is playing cards which are not in the dec
y 1t plumes itself on having examined the Re
~ ords and finding an order directing n
Steele, the county clerk, to examine as
uncredited receipts, and then says that t
clerk neglected the duty and made no
port. This Is not true. He made . rspc
As to DR.. Gordon, finding that he should p
the county $1,000. The doctor present,
showing that certain amounts ha i been pa
the county, and q compromise was effect
=, with him by the court whereby he pa
~ 81 1850, and was relieved from further liabl
ty. No such settlement has been mace wi
~ DIR. Fulkerson because he is paying all
ceipts which he has failed to credit, and
=. long as he does SO the court will be sat,eh,
- OF course MIR. Mountjoy has no such err,
yet to correct. What we want to KIN,
-, from Mr.. Steele is, why MIR. Taubman is I
called on to pay his receipts which ha
been brought in and which are found +,
credited on the books, as there are Quit,
~. number OF them? We believe that they
~, honest errors; just as they were honest
IN rors during DR., Gordon's admlnlstra att,
80 Neither of the gentlemen intended to 81
.re the money In their pockets" hut as one
bsen made to pay back quite q large cum
49, 10 not see why the oth-r should not do II
=, Use. There kas been a report made,
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