Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-08-18

An excursion train runs from Kansas Cit
| to Brownsville and return every Sunday
: Many persons take advantage of it to rul
down to Sweet Springs for q salt bath. c
/ Ben. alSt1
One of our best citizens would say to tn
public that he has tried HalTs Catarrh Cure
and it is all that is claimed for it. Price Z
: cents per bottle. Sold by C. W. LOOMS, Lex
ington, Mo. july2Sm3
r Uncle Joe Page brought us the other da,
, q basketful of beautiful, sweet apples, tn
product of one of his trees, a Seeding, whicl
: was planted by Martin Warren, grand
!, father of Martin D. Warren, in 1928. Th'
tree bears every year, and the fruit is yer.
fine looking as well as being excellent il
flavor.
The old reliable A. G. NJ. Bird is agent TO
the High Arm Howe, American No. Z, New
Home, Leader, Crown, genuine Singer ($3O@
1857, bogus Singer CS1s@ s25), Sewing Ma
chimes all warranted as represented Whel
you wish to buy or trade for q machine cal
on Bird, get your choice and the very loves
prices for cash or time. ~ a1sm1
A number of divorces have been granted a
this term of circuit, court. They are-JaneE
CLANCY from John CLANCY; Sarah A. Jordan
from VIM. M. Jordan; Medora F.. Horn
buckle from Alexander Hornbuckle; Geo. A
Mediation from Justina McHatton; R. N
Chinn from Magdaline G.. CHM; Laura M
Surcoff. from Claude Surcoff, with nader
name of Laura Kile restored.
Kansas City Times:-.United States Mar.
shall MCGEE returned from Lafayette county
yesterday morning, after serving legal notices
on the county judges in the bond cases O
Forsyth against Lafayette county, and White
against Lafayette county. The amount in.
volved in these suits is a little over $780, 900
The major found no trouble in finding the de-
PENDANTS and properly serving the papers up.
on them"
The Richmond Democrat says:-'The Lex.
ington papers say Gen. A. w. Doniphan, Of
this city has accepted an invitation to address
the old settlers of Lafayette county, at Lex.
ington on the 25th of August. We don't be-
lieve he has accepted tuch an Invitation fol
two reasons: The first one is that he has fol
years positively declined to deliver an ad
dress of any character. or under any circum-
stances, and the second reasons is, that he is
now at Manitou Springs in Colorado, where
he will probably remain until September OF
October next, consequently cannot be in
Lexington on the 18th Of August" If we re-
member correctly the statement regarding
the acceptance of the Invitation by General
Doniphan was made en- the Lexington papers
by the secretary of the o. s. A., not by the
papers themselves. If Gen. Doniphaa is
coming the people here would like to know
it. If there is any error regarding the matter
they are entitled to know that.
The Kansas City Times pays this just tri-
butte to General Shelby's never failing gen.
crosby and chivalry:-'An incident ~illustrat-
ing the generous impulses of General 10. O.
Shelby is related by q gentleman who wit
messed the episode on the Lexington train last
Thursday. An old negro seated in the car
was wantonly insulted by a passenger, but Of
fered no resistance. General Shelby was
seated near by, and as the insult was repeat
ed. he at once interfered in behalf of the COL
ored man. The belligerent white man when
requested to desist, persisted in his uncalled
for abuse of the negro, and it is related that
Gen. Shelby, unable to restrain himself long
er, punished the offender for his rudeness.
flooring him by one or two well directed
blows with his clinched fist. Further chasti-
sement would have been administered by
Gen. Shelby, who had now become thorough
ly aroused, but bystanders interfered. The
gallant ex-confederate cannot refrain from
lending aid to the under dog in a fight, and
he makes no distinctions on account of color. y
Every arrangement is being made to rem
der the Lafayette county fair at Higginsville
this ii a grand success. The fair begins
Tuesday, August %, and continues until Sat-
urday, September 1. 1t has been placed in
the Central Missouri Trotting and Running
Circuit, which ensures it a certainty of plen-
ty of horse stock for its speed rings. As we
have heretofore shown 1t offers liberal prem
iums to black cattle, as well as short horns
and Jerseys. In fact the premium list has
been very j%udiciously arranged, with a view
to giving satisfaction to all classes. The
grounds are beautifully situated, and will of
course be even more comfortable this year
than they have been in the past. The hospit-
able people of Higginsville will see that all
who attend are well cared for, and that no
impositions are practiced. No place in Mis-
souri, is more accessible or more eligible to
have a hrst class, pleasant 3 profitable agri-
cultural show and reunion than Is Higgins
willie, and all who come, whether from far or
near, are sure to be well entertained. The
railroad fare will be reduced to one and one
fourth fare for the round trip.
The Odessa Herald ofyesterday said:-"We
find the following in the proceedings Of the
county court of last week: Ordered, that
dramshop licenses be fixed at $3.50 county
tax, and $25 state tax, for each six months;
and that wine and beer licenses be SOS for
state, and $525 for county for one year, It is
not clear why the county court put q wine and
beer license for county purposes higher than
dramshop license. 1t is believed by q vast
number of people, yea, a large portion of in
telligent persons, that the use of wine and
beer, instead of distilled spirits, is a great
promoting agent of temperance. One thing
Is certain, that wire and beer drinkers do not
use it to excess, so as to make them crazy,
grabbed and cruel" The question involved
In this paticular action is not one of compar-
alive merits of liquors. The most generally
urged criticism of the last legislature in its
liquor legislation is the fact that It continued
the wine and beer licenses, which dealers as
sert throw the doors wide ope1, to fraud those
taking out such licenses in many instances
doing SO merely as a cloak for the unlawful
sale of spirituous liquors. The dram shop
keepers are of course opposed to the issuance
Of this character Of licenses. These men pay
what revenue is derived from the traffic. For
both reasons the Intellisencer thinks the
county court did right in exercising its DOW
ers toward securing a compliance with the
intent of existing laws. The law has been
made elastic, so that it may be accommodated
to the views of different localities. The con-
ditions in this county are such as, in our
opinion, justify the course pursued by the
court. Their order simply means that only
dram shop licenses shall be taken out.
GRAND REDUCTIoNsl
The Ahren's Dry Goods Bazaar II
Being determined to reduce our immense
stock. and to close out many lines of summer
goods we offer the blowing
SPECIAL BARGAINS,
Such as cannot again be duplicated.
200 pieces Best Prints, choicest styl ca. reduced |
from 81 to . y cents.
SO pieces Best Prints. of styles reduced ss to |
5 cents.
AZ pieces Best Lawn. yard wide and good /
styles, reduced from Is to 8 cents,
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