Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-01-08

in this line. 1872
Good goods. fresh goods. fashionable
goods, seasonable goods. will all be sold at
new advertisement. j.
Messrs. Rathbun & Shewalter have dis
solved partnership. the latter associating
himself vita Alexander Graves. Esq. Col.
Rathbup remains at his old office, where be
Is now ready to attend to all business. and
the new firm occupies the rooms OF MIR
Graves in the Kriehn building. All these
gentleman are too we'll known for ability in
their profession to need commendation be-
cause OF any business changes.
Mrs. Anna Dahler, while preparing her
little hoy for bed. last Tuesday night. knslt
upon the point of a needle, pushing II into
her knee and breaking 1t off 20 that she
could not remove 1t herself. A physician
was called in who. by cutting considerably
succeeded in extracting. as he thought, all
of it. although the extreme point was not
found. Mrs. u. experienced but little In
convenience from 1t the next day, but at
night the knee to swell, giving
her much pain, and she Is fearful that she
VIII have II serious time. 1t is probable that
q portion of the needle still remains In the
knee.
WIN. Williams, who killed Louis Meyers.
at Odessa, Il year ago, has got into trouble
again. Mr.. Cass RyIand Jane to Lexington,
last Friday night, In search of a horse Of his,
which Williams had taken without leave.
1t had on a saddle belonging to DR.. Wood.
Justice Beck issued a warrant and Williams
was arrested and placed In jail. 1t turned
out Saturday that the horse had been left at
Hultz', and that Williams had there repre-
sented 1t to be Mr.. Ryland's, SO that MIR.
Blackwell concluded no case of theft could
be made out against him. and he was dis
charged, and left the town on the following
day. That evening MIR. Titus Samuels came
In. also looking for Williams. 1t seems that
On Dec. 10th, he loaned that individual a
gold watch, worth 800. to wear to q dance.
Williams kept the watch some days, going
TO Kansas City, in the meantime, MIR.
Samuels asked for bis watch several times
IN vain, finally. on Friday of last week, he
met him in the main street of Odessa, and
told him that he would stay with him till he
got his watch. Williams told him to remain
WE'RE uo wa q lev" iuule Nv ho ouAA
return with 1t. Instead OF doing this, he
passed through TunstalPs store, borrowed
s. from that gentleman, passed out at the
back door, mounted Mr.. Ryland's horse and
came to Lexington, as narrated above. Mr..
Samuels only came in time to ascertain that
his bird had flown. This Williams Is the
same person whom we were censured, some
what, for condemnins for his former and
more erievous crime.
To show whether or not onion raising is
profitable, we publish the following. given
us by q gentleman Of this city. He sowed.
on two acres of land, s seven pounds of seed,
which yielded six hundred and forty bushels
of onions. He estimates the cost of raising
this crop, including labor and Shipment.
at 500. He sold the onions at an average of
seventy-eight cents per bushel, realizing.
clear, $500 20, not taking into account sew
era! bushels of onions sold here, the most of
them having been shipped to Kansas City.
Sedalia Democrat, Jan..1:-"The Demo-
crat reporter observed two little girls get off
the Lexington Branch train last night with.
out an escort. 1t was evident at q glance
that they were In trouble, and the reporter
followed them into the sitting room where
he heard their story. The oldest of the
couple, a girl of Ii, said that her name was
LA Smith, and that the younger, s years
old, was her sister Annie. When ask ed how
it was that they were travelling alons, LA
said that she and her little sister had been
living with a family id Lexington, but that
they received such cruel treatment that they
were forced to leave. They sought refuge
at the house of a neighbor of their tormep-
tors where they appeared early Thursday
morning nearly frozen to death, and were
taken IN anu cared for, whom tho city au-
thorities bearing Of the affair contributed
sufficient funds to take them to their widow
ed mother in St. Louis. Officer Shanewerk.
put The little girls on passenger train No. 4,
receiving their heartfelt thanks"
Mr.. John Lockhart and Miss Lucy Mitchell
were united in the holy bonds Of matrimony
last Tuesday afternoon, as is
elsewhere. On the same evening they were
rendered IA splendid reception ut the resi-
dence of the groOm's father in Wellington.
Judge Lockhart and his estimabIe lady know
how to entertain, and everything was done
to make the evening a happy one, with emf
nent success. TIE supper provided was Il
gorgeous one, and all the young people, and
old ones, too, for that matter, unite In pro.
nouncing the reception one of the pleasant.
est society events of the winter. Among
those present were the following :-.Mr.
and Mrs. j. l.. Marshall, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Hammer, DR.. and Mrs. b. D.
Ragiand, Col. and Mrs. NJ. V. l. McClelland,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Morris, MIR. and Mrs
Gideon Mayne, Mr.. and Mira. Henry Corse
MIR. and Mrs. Benjamin Martin, MIR. and
Mrs. John Bryant, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Terrell. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hammer, MIR.
and Mrs. Thomas Lockhart; Misses Eta
Mahan. Mary PARK r, Ohio Mollle Price,
Helen Myres, Nevada Bryant, Irene Bates
Edna Bates, Katie Duck, Matte Duck
Bessie Mcdonald. Dora hirtly, Maud Day
Angie Lockhart, Jennie Lockhsrt, Laura and
Jetie Mahan, Leila Wright, Mamie Howe
Hattie Moore, Kate Thomas. Annie Jack.
son. Mrs. Tidball and Mrs. Annie
Bailey Messrs. Coleman Bedford, Hlsgin,
EedfcIi, Cisries Strong, Thomas Bates
William Carpenter, Joseph Lauderdale
Edgar Mann, Benjam!n Waller, William
A'hoipB uouLaS NACbOualI, SAaIitS RTOWu
ing. Pat. Fahey, John Larkin, Thoma,
: hauderdale, William Cobb, Jetie Young
, William Duck, Walter Wright, Wayma,
Wright, Joseph Lsrkin, H. Sinauer, VIM
5 Lockhart. VIII Mitchell, Robert Howe, Vim
; Howe, DR.. j. A. Mann, J. ktrtIey. J. P
) Cox Of Texas, James Mitchell, Samue
E Poisell, j. II. Poisell. BobertCampbeli, job,
Arnold, Rev. A. A. Moore.
> Elsewhere viii be found an account OF tn
proceedings Of the tax-payers' mseiins
i which took place at the courthouse last Mon
5 day, We regret the action taken, as W,
e have been assured do several gentlemen
n who helped to cause 1t. h idea seemed t
: be to place the township on record as op
$ posed TO any but a low rate for compromise
e Instead o' this the meeting decided that I
0 did not cesire any SORT -: y settlement unit
3 the state supreme court shall decide th
! bonds legal. We submit that that will b
I too late. 1t may be urged that the count
bonds were compromised though they ha
: been declared legal. 1t must be remembers
e that times hsve changed. The plea of IL
> ability to pay cannot lie urged with the sam
II force now as then. The bonds, too, hav
g been so hard fought that If our courts eve
Join the federal courts the Jig will be II,
The nieetln6. Monday nc va upIa-stonl 4,