Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-03-18
Minstrsls next Monday night.

Minstrsls next Monday night.
Ash for Dimmitt's Cough Balsam and take
no other, ut Tsvis'. m1St2
Col Elliott took his prisoners to the peni-
tentisry last Thursday evening.
Duprez j. Bensdicrs great Minstrel
Troupe, opera house, Monday evening,
March 20.
We sell the s.Foster" o lace kid glove at
81 % per pair. Shall have y full line OF color
aud opera shawls In q few days. WiIksr u
Miller. ml1t2
MIR. Charles A. Morrison desires to buy
&c., for which he will pay st. Louis prices,
in cash. mlStf
Wilker q Miller now have an elegant car
pst-room up stairs where. they can show to
advantage their large and elegant stock Of
carpets and oil cloths. misc
Our stock Of prints. ginghams, cheviots,
To-. for tbs spring trade Is now complete !;
and . nice line OF medium and light prints,
ct 8 cents. Wilksr d Miller. MISE
Mr.. Geo. w. Dunn being so rantanksrous
after women the sheriff concluded to crafty
him. He sent him to Jefferson City hand
cufEsd to Miss Mollls Jones, the colored lady
who lot the prisoners out Of Jail.
Yesterday was generally observed by the
Irish people OF Lexington IS q holiday, In
honor OF Saint Patrick. There were special
services At the Catholic church, Father Cur
ran. Of Hlgginsvilie preaching.
Mr.. Chas. Schrader, whose death Is an
nouncsd IN the obituary column OF to-Lay's
paper. was an sstimable citizen and proni-
nsnt businsss man Of Corder, and his death
will be much regretted by . large circle of
friends In the neighborhood IN which he
lived. Until recently he WAS u member OF
the Hrm Of Lesser q Schrader, but at the
time OF his death was conducting the busl-
ness lone.
We ere now prepared to offer special bar
gainsl In Sowing Mschiuss. We have the
"Davis.'' 'Nsw American" "Whlte," ami
other lssding mschines for sale ut the lowest
prices. We have now on hand secondhand
machines In good running order, we can sell
for S6 to e10,and warrant them. Customers
who buy these maehines can exchange them
back ct the same price paid for them any
time within one year for any Of our new
nashiass. Call at Grimes Il v~enabIes,
jewelers., and see them. militia
The grand jury In Its report, last week,
sstd. ave would further report that we
have examined the books and records OF the
county clerk, collector and treasurer, and
find them Kept in . neat and Systematic
ordsr. And 20 fer - . limited time would
enable ~ to examine, ,cs 5slisvs that the
books. together with the settlements OF the
county sollsstsr. are correct." Our repub.
licsn contemporary after ~ unjust rsflec.
tion upon the present collector, who can In
No way be held responsibIe for errors or
failures to give credit for payments in the
Past. adds. ''They (persons who nave been
made to pay taxes twice because Of loss OF
rseeipts) demand that the distinguished
judge and prosecuting attorney shall insist
on . report that says the books and settle.
nents are correct, and not we believe they
are corrsot.' We indorss that statement,
ssd 60 further. Not only people who pro.
tess to have paid taxes twice, land In many
Instances such allegations must be taken
cum raso salis), but every citizen OF lntelli.
oAs suoo soeS Suo kIhuU JuTi6S Su6I
do their duty. II they are required to ex.
anime the books and accounts Of the coun.
ty odtcsrs ct oil It 10 for . purpose-to pro.
tset the pablo against dishonesty or incom.
pstsnoy, aud the claim that they only partI.
ally do 20 because Of '.limited time'' IL 8
se~lf.convfcti0n Of dsreliction Of duty. No
ons has . greater right to complain OF the
report Of this grand jury than have the
county officers. These gentlemen requested
the grand jury to make . full and thorough
examination OF their books, and they were
entitled to somsthing more thar q certificate
OF neat and systsmstic bookkeeping, II
their aooounts and settlements are correct.
Tn grand jury say that they "belisve''
them 10 be correct. 80 do we, and so do the
people Of the county, but all parties inter-
ested are entitled to . clear and positive re.
port concerning 50 important . matter, and
We hope the judge aud prosecuting attorney
will Insist hereafter ON having such q re.
pert.
The best Minstrel Troupe Of the season
next Monday night. Everybody that wants
to laugh should 90.