Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-12-08
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OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.
SHORTS.

SHORTS.
Council meeting next Monday night.
Read Clagett & Co.'s big Christmas ad.
Sell your old iron at Joldan's oundr ane
Machine sbops. m6tf
The postofice here has been out of posta
notes this week.
$40. 900 worth of boots and shoes at cost, a
Kriebn g. Meye-,s. dec1tf
Call on &. Ben. Russell when you hav'
freight for the Wabash.
A good assortment Of wardrobes cheap ant
fine ones at H. & F. Winkler's. June2tf
$4,000 worth of boots and shoes at cost
for cash only, at kriehn & Meyers. decStf
Get Kerdolf's new process flour If vol
want good, white and sweet bread AM
.ake. july14tf
Wheat is selling here this week at 80 cents
good white corn, shelled, brings so cents pc
bushel.
The gentleman from the third ward, Mr.
Kreihn, will take his seat as a councilman
next Monday night.
Remember there is no other roller foul
offered to the trade in Lexington, except BY
A. v. Robinson & Co.. jan20tf
To the buyers of fancy groceries, read wha
we have to say in the latter part of our biz
I'D y. a Claeett & Co. decS
Don't forget to call on Thornton y Har'
! graves for furniture, in their new store OPP
posits Grove Young, Higginsville. oct1stf
A very large assortment Of walnut bed
cod Ara 81 1nuy nrsoaa all n
our own make, at II. & F. Winkler's, Lexing
ton. Mo. june2tf
The Presbyterisn Manse Society made $lOs
clear at their entertainment last week. This
with some money on hand, pays them out OF
debt. We congratulate them.
Dresser suits in Italian and TENNESSEE
marbletops, cheap, and our own make. H. q
F. Winkler, in their new rooms, corner PIN
and Franklin streets, Lexington, Mo. 12f
Matte Waters, colored, was sdjudged in
sane by the county court, Wednesday, an
was placed in the Jail for safe-keeping. Sh
will be sent to the asylum at st. Joseph to
day.
E. Winsor & Son, real estate agents, soil
this week, for Mrs. Stella Bleeding, to Benz
IT. John. the three story brick store house OF
Main street occupied by W. G. McCausland
for $1,000, cash.
Go to Adam Toeppetor the best sugars
coffees, teas and fancy groceries, glass an
queensware. He will sell as cheap as an
house in Lexington as his terms are cash. 8
Eranksin street. o13tf
ST. Corbitt, Odessa, keeps constantly OF
I hand q large assortment of Undeftakers
goods, such as metallic, wood and cloth cofins
shrouds, &c. Prompt attention given to al
the details of funerals. noy24tf
Sheriff McGinnis, of Ray county, passe'
through the city Tuesday, having in charg
Levi Bailey, who goes to Jefferson City to d
the state some service for two years. Bale,
was convicted of burglary.
Josh Billings ssys:-"Next to q clear con
g silence for solid comfort Gums an old shu.
3 He probably never suffered with a cough o
cold, otherwise he would have referred t
Dr. BULBS Cough Syrup as being also a goo
thing to secure relief and comfort.
The Lexington Social Club surprised MI
Z and Mrs. Chas. Miller, last Tuesday night, b
! dropping in on them armed with innumers
BILE articles of tin, to celebrate the tenth an
niversary of their marriage. 1t was made on
of the pleasantest social events of the season
In the supseme court, Monday, the case Q
q VIM. T. Cannon, respondent, VS.. Lafayett
county, appellant, was affirmed. This is tn
case known as 'tthe desk case" 1t was
foolish thing On the part of the county coul
TO have caused this suit, and its result is, 1
our judgment. a correct one.
Nothing il SO reliable as Ayers Cherr
Pectoral for colds, coughs, in short for an
and all arrangements of the respiratory OR
gans, which tend toward consumption. In a
ordinary cases it is a certain cure, and it al
lords sure relief for asthma and consuml
tien, even in advanced stages.
The Webb school house was just complete
the other day after having been burned dow
by an incendiary, when a second attemp
was made to burn it. Fortunately the fir
was discovered in time, and the ne
building was saved. Lafayette grange N
3el, will meet there on Saturday mex
December Is, at 1 o'clock, p. IN.
We are glad to announce that we will ha'
some amusements in the holidays. Manag'
Craig of the Gillis opera house, has secure
our opera house for December Oath and 25t
for the Grau Opera Troupe. The operas
be given are not yet announced, but Il
troupe is q large mi good one, and we b.
speak for them a generous patronage. TT
house should be filed each night.
Lexington Royal Arch Chapter No. 10,
its meeting, last Monday night, elected tt
following named gentlemen as officers for Il
Il Aposrfn~ uaor.-D n 0horhoro n d
A. Hicklin, K; 10. o. Lesueur, g.; Robe
"Taubman, IT,, K. Ryland, Sec.; A. F. Ale:
ander, C. H.; P. Keller, P. S.; r. Hale,
E. c.; Jos. Wolf, M. Sd "; NJ. j. Chinn,
I'd "; J.. E. Ryland, NJ. LIST "; ]. A. Prit
Guard.
twenty-five subscribers to the telephone e
change were required to secure it. Mr.. Re
Ter tells us that he has 80. The poles and
the material necessary have been ordere
The exchange will be put in running ord
first, and as soon as possible thereafter t
town will be connected with Waverly by W
of Dover, and thence with all the towns
the CO. A.. that now have telephone accol
mediation.
Last Monday morning the residence of
aged colored woman, named Marian Ep
was broken into and robbed. The house
81 back of the second ward school house. M
Yingling who lives near by, heard some
breaking glass, but thought nothing OF it
she saw q man hurrying away. She IL
sent word to the colored woman, who was
work for a %neighbor. She fastened home
find q window broken, through which an
france had been effected. her sons tru
broken open and $2s IN money taken.
Porter Delany and Alonzo Crockett, col
ed, prisoners in the county Jail, engaged il
fight Wednesday morning, in which the fol
r had his face pretty badly scratched up
an old knife blade, which was tied to a pi
of wood for a handle. Jailer Chinn succe
ed in getting the knife, and hardly hat
been surrendered when the fight was rene
ed. How they got the knife is a mystery,
it is thought it may have been carried
with the coal, it having a black, rusty appt
ance.
The residence of A. A. Lesueur came n
being burned last Monday night. The fan
was in the sitting room when a little
about three years of age left the room un
served. In the kitchen about half of
weeks washing of clothes having been irol
was piled on a chair near the stove to {
The little fellow in SOM way set fire to
clothes and quietly left the kitchen and "
Into the other room. His peculiar look
tracted attention, when one of the lar
children was sent out and gave the ala
TIL clothes and chair were destroyed,
the floor and window frame somewhat d.
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