Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-08-04
All kinds of dining room aud kitchen furni-

All kinds of dining room aud kitchen furni
ture at low rates at II. & F. Winkler's, Lex
ington, Mo. june2tf
Every farmer that raises wheat should gel
one of the double land rollers manufactured
by W. NJ. Jordan, Lexington, Mo. july2stf
Chinn's shoe store is the place to buy any
| style of shoes or hats; largest and best style
to select from. Opposite the courthouse Main
street. j%uneS0tf
Live Oak whisky Is just the thing needed
in the field. Not one headache in a hundred
gallons; absolutely the purest In market
Only four dollars per gallon. Powell has
1t. Franklin street. julyI4t4
Jno. s. Blackwell, Esq, county attorney,
went up to Kansas City, last Thursday, and
obtained an extended leave Of absence from
Judge Krekel for our county judges. The
Judge extended their leave for two weeks, so
we will have a session Of the county court
next Monday.
s. K. s. writes from Slater:-"Mr. j. W.
Field returned, last Saturday from Colorado,
much benefited by his trip....A fence is
being built around the Presbyterian church.
A little ten year old son Of Mrs. Ed. Lewis
was drowned while bathing in Salt Fork last
passed thrsugh here last Monday evening,
causing considerable alarm among our citi-
zens....One Of Slater's greatest needs is a
high school. It can be made q success if our
people will take hold of it."
tom" writes from G%reenton :-"Health
generally good. Farmers busy making hay,
and the crop immense. . Corn is looking
well but will fall short of last years crop =.
Miss Fannie Ward, of Lexington, is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. J. 4. Chamberlain. . Mr.. Jos.
Emison and lady of Atchison, Kansas, are
visiting relatives in the community :. Mr..
10. II. Christy n family have been quite
sick with measles ....Dr. Mann of Pink Hill,
has located here in the practice Of medi-
cine....A moonlight picnic at the residence
of Mr.. Thos. Tebbs, one night last week; all
present enjoyed themselves. Rev. A.. A.
Moore will preach here on Saturday evening
before the second Sunday, at 3 p. NJ; and al
so on the following day, his regular appoint
ment Mr.. Nose Manuel has rented the
Burton farm and the girls all say he's going
to marry. Nh. Finis Ewing, Of Springfield,
No., spent several days here last week, the
guest of Col. F. Thorp....Mr D. Y. Wade
sold q span of mules last week for $3.50.
Mr.. r. s. Calvin is going to build a new resi-
dence. The picnic at Gillespie's bridge, on
last Saturday, was well attended"
"Nix" writes from Pleasant Prairie :"Our
new church has arrived at the shingling
stage, and the sound of the saw and hammer
is continuous for ten hours each day. The
house was to be finished by September Is,
but owing to scarcity of hands, will hardly
be finished by that time; it is to be finished
in the best manner, and will be u credit to
the architect, builders and the neighborhood.
The rains of the last few days, have stopped
all wheat %threshing, and fears are felt for the
safety of wheat In the shock. Farmers are
beginning to plow for wheat. .Considera-
BILE sickness though nothing serious IA
man employed by I. Murphy, was thrown
from q mule and his leg broken, last week..
The III is a welcome visitor once more.
There wa quite an enjoyable moonlight So
ciable at Mr.. Mabry's, last week.. Miss
Minnie Henderson improves slowly. Mrs.
Bette Foster is visiting her father, Mr..
Noah Williams; also George and Henry Will
liams, all Of Atchison county. ...M essrs.
George & Clark have just completed the new
schoolhouse, ut the Ish corner, and they are
now building an L to the new house of Mr..
Oberheilmer. - arpentering seems to be
unusually lively. More lumber being ship
ped to Napoleon than ever before Mr..
Eph Moot has sold out his hotel business, and
is staying at Bates City, looking for a suitable
-. Napoleon is wishing for a hotel
and larger business facilities"
"Mentor" writes from Blackburn: 1--WE
have had considerable rain the past few days.
and it Is quite cool from the effects of it,.
Sims Sisters concert on last Tuesday eve
was decidedly the star of the company She
acted her part to perfection; she has the
Of a brilliant future before her. 80.
Mr.. n. Taylor, editor of the Bulletin, spent
Monday night in Higginsville. 800 Misses Lula
and Lena Brown, two of Shackelford's most
b%ewftching young ladies, are guests OF Misses
Mollie and Maggie Green this week Mr..
d. N. Pinkerton who has been on the sick
for several days, we are glad to see able
w NO WI oShAAs AC L COLupduy WILL NIX.
Of Mt. Leonard, visited the Sweet
Springs Saturday and Sunday, in the interest
Of their health. 80 Mr.. J. P. Houston, of
Marshall, spent several hours in our town on
Sunday on his way home from Sweet
80. Messrs. Doyle and Stewart with
their families, spent Sunday at the Springs.
Mrs. Rim went up to Odessa Sunday to hear
M'Anally's dedicatory sermon in the
new Methodist church at that place. 80. Miss
Ada Banks and Mrs. H. C. Spencer, visited
Alma Saturday evening. The long delayed
Sunday school picnic will be held Mt Mr..
Green's grove, Thursday, Aug. 9. All are
cordially invited to attend and bring well
filed baskets. 90. Mrs. Ed. Liter is visiting her
mother at Jacksonville, Illinois. 80. Mrs. T.
]. Hancock, her daughter Mabel, and Mrs. j.
Hancock, Jr., spent last week at the Sweet
Springs"
'Now and Then" Writes from Odessa:-|
W. Gum will move into his new brick
building west of the bank in about ten days.
Died, near the Sni Mills, in Jackson county, |
July 26, Mr.. Thomas Nivens, aged about 10
years....Died, near Bates City, July 81, in
FAINT child of Hardy Mccormack, funeral SER
vice by Rev. Peter Cobb. ... Odessa organized
fire company last Tuesday night. George
Townsend, chief: W. H. Terrell, foreman;
James Bumgarner, first assistant; w. P.
Johnson second assistant ;Bowdry Mediation, |
assistant; Walker Bascom, secretary; S.
B. Williams, treasurer. -. Prof. W. Il. Rea
has everything In readiness to open his high 4
school in Odessa rs soon as the school build \
is completed. The faculty will be as fol-
PROT. Res will have charge of the pre-
paratory department for boys; his wife, Mrs. |
n. n. Rea, will have charge of the young |
ladies' department. Prof. Thomas Matte, |
English languages and the sciences. Prof. |
L. Lunet, Greek, Latin. French, German,
and astronomy; Prof. Coral L. |
Mayr, conservatory of music; Miss ALA
elocution ......An alarm of fire |
sounded last Friday morning about 2 |
and in less time than it takes
TO write this article there were two hundred |
persons gathered on Second street to assist
In putting out the fire that had caught in the
restaurant, and with plenty of water
and hard work the flames were under control
In twenty minutes. At one time the VIII, lie
east end of the building was on fire and moth
Ing but heroic work saved the whole block