Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-06-16
Give us more houses for rent.
Splendid time for newly set fruit trees.
The dudes and dudfnes have to keep 1

QOOE6s
The gullies around town begin to look por
~tsntious.
New style prints and lawns received slmos
daily ut Wnker & Miller's. jst2
Superior ranges and cook stoves, for sal
by Broughton Bros, Odessa. may19i6
HARDWOOD will duplicate prices bought an,
place in the county, Dover, No. a21tf
Fence up that Missouri Pacific track from
Tevis' fence to the Farrsr bridge.
Fifty dwelling houses would find promp
paying tenants In Lexington within tw'
weeks.
Ladies rubber circulars only 81 50 each
Alsss full line Of linen busters, a4Wilksr 1
Miller's.. iunelt3
A new kind Of carpet seat chairs. yer,
strong and nice at Il. & F. Winkler's, Lex
lngton, Mo. june2tf
A. v. Robinson & Cos new roller mill il
in full blast, and is now making Extra Fanc!
Roller Flour. an2Otf
Saunders makes copying q specially from
q locket picture to life size in crayon, ink
water colors, &c. apr14tf
O, yes, soms Of you laughed at the ides
that Mrs. Allen could bring rain. See what
such temerity results in.
Any one desiring an absolutely pure article
of apple or white wine vinegar can gel
the same at John PowelPs. j2m1
The Remington Singer, st. John and othe,
sewing machines and needles and parts for al
machines ut c. g.. Ludwigs'.> apr14m3
Call and see the Mccormick Irvine Binders
before you give your order for a machine and
get the prices Of J. A. Graham.
Our stock of corsets will compare favorably
with any in the city. See our specialties in
90 cents and 81 corsets. Wilker 4 Miller.
[ I have %, 700 worth of repairs for McCer.
mick's machinery. Buy your Machine where
you can get repairs without delay. j. A.
Graham. j16-tf
Dresser suits in italian and Tennessee
marbletops. cheap, md our own make. b. 4
f. Winkler, in their new rooms, corner Pine
and Franklin streets, Lexington, No. j9n
We invite your attention to our stock o.
carpets, oil cloths, rugs. mattines, &c. We
warrant our prices to be a low. rs any house
in St. Louis or Kansas City. WiLker &
Miller. june9t2
Kerdolfps mill h rapidly being fitted with
rollers aud all the latest improvements in
milling machinery. Mr.. Z. proposes to keep
right at the front In the quality Of his flour,
as he has always heretofore done.
Mrs. 8. p. Arnold respectfully solicits q
call from her friends and customers to an in.
spsction Of latest styles direct from the east.
ern markets. French flowers, notions, nc.
Dressmaking supervised aud executed by
competent assistants. m12tf
The Tmnverein Society had . picnic al
Affords grove yesterday. The mud prevent
ed many from joining the procession, but
quite q crowd Q out, and all had q good
time. The entertainments given by this soci'
ETY. are always pleasant, and We regret that
our duties at the Office prevented our putting
In q full day at the picnic.
I The Fort Scott Monitor, . Republican pa
per, says: ''The county Judges Of Lafayette
County, Missouri, are d jail-andth the judges
of Cass county have been, AM will soon be
again-or refusing to levy q tax to pay fraudu
lent railroad bonds. The United States court
comes in and assumes the power (the power
of . tyrsnt only ofcollecting money from the
people Of the state to pay fraudulent bonds Is.
sued to railroads never built. This il don't
by virtue Of an Infamous principle of law
when applied to bonds of this class-which
declare bonds purged Of fraud because having
passed into the hands Of \ pefty-not apartt
Ito the original fraud. These officers are i'm
lprisoned, too, by the United Ststes court after
the bonds had been declared absolutely null
and Void, n not collectable. lay the Supreme
Court Of the state of Missouri. Where art
we driftingF'
Pleasanton, HAS,, Hsrald:-.Last Friday Q
number Of options contracted by the Chicago
and Alton mxtured, and Col. Pace, one Of the
Directors, who has been working ON the coal
lands for some time, was on hand promptly
and redeemed them. From J.. g.. NcPeak. OF
s MULTI &c. s6elion and NJ. Rector, of Wal
nut Township. disposed Of their lands at
from fa1 to $45 per acre on options taken last
winter. From these and other purchases II
is fair to conclude that the C.and A. Company
mean business, 1t is also 9 .ident that it will
pass near Walnut Post Office, but from there
whence? This raises 2 question for SOM
Speculation. Fort Scott is not only hopeful
but confident that the road can not afford to
miss them; but it ia not towns the road is fish.
ing for. 1t is to pass through the best belt Of
coal lands. on their route to the Southwest
Preliminary surveys have been made, one Of
whish passes through Hume. But further thar
determined atpresent. twenty-five thousand
dollars b asked Of Fort Scott, and il the bonds
are voted down then the chances are agains,
that point. As the belt of coal land for which
they arc striking continues west nearly tc
Pleassnton, and it is the richest in this par
Of the state, it is highly probably that the,
will continue on through the belt to our town
II 50, let her come. We are ready for any
thing like enterprise"
Stock Notes.
st Louis grain market, Thursday:-Grsin-
Wheat lower and slow; No. 2 red, 81 1s3 casl
and June; 81 1s4@1 49, July; 81 17s August
81 1901 1si September; 81 2o4@1 2li Octo
Der; 1 17@1 III the year., closing at insid,
prices; No. 8 red, l 1S4 bid. Corn very SLOW
At 5o9c cash; sole june; 5Oa@50tc July; b2i
@527c August; 53a@oa7c September; sc DC
tober; 4ba@48c the year. Oats very dull ;s9a
bid cash; s9ac June; s9a bid July. Rye nom
inal. Barley nothing doing.
Live Stock market, Thursday-Cattle Re
ceipts 1000 head; shipments, LOO head
steady and In better demand; exporters,a 6 o.
@6 30; q lot of steers averaging 1888 pound
sold at outside prices; good to choice steers
% 60@5 90; light to fair, Is O0@5 45; cow
and heifers, % 60@47U;Srass Texans, % Il
@475. Sheep-Receipts 1900 head shipments
800 head; steady and in fair demand at T. Z
@ 70; spring lambs 81 ss92 70 per head
HogEActive and hrmer; light shipping
S6 1905 55; good packing to heavy shipping
$8 50@6 10; butchers to extra, % e5@6 Is
Receipts, 1900 head; shipments, 1900 head
Mr.. VIM. H. Ewing tells US Of an almos
infallible remedy for clover hoven cattle. A
soon Is the animal Is seen to be affected tax,
ssnaa rope, long enough to pass from tn
animals mouth to over its head back of tn,
horns. Thoroughly ssturate a few inches o
the rope Ito be placed like q bride bit in tn,
beasts meuth) with tar. If the rope Is yer,
small wrap some rags around 1t to make it u
least as large as the fore finger of q man
Place the tarred part In the animals mouth
and tie the other ends moderately tight owe
its head, SO as to keep the tar in the mouth
Mr.. Ewing says it has been used in hundred
of instances and always effects a cure
There is no danger In this remedy, as Their,
ia In the use ofthe knife and it is said to be al
most q certain one.