Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-04-12
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SHORTS

Machine Shops. noa-
Miss Lizzie Rine has commenced . select
school al Corder.
Miss Schultz, OF Eigginsvills. has opened
y millinery shop at Corder.
last Monday was a sumner for business.
The town was overrun with people
The steamer David R. Powell. passed up
about IL o'clock Wednesday night.
Lizzie Parker, formerly a servant o.
Lawson Grant. ESD, died recently. at the adj
ysnced age Of 50.
Collins, Agus Cure oorrects the liver, aud
is a.positive cure for biliousness. For sale os
-Qotewisch & Son. dec1zso"me
Mrs. VIM. Campbell has opened q Dress
making establishment In the Lauchner house
on Franklin street
Don't. forget to call on Thornton q har'
graves for furniture, in their new store op'
:aostts Grove Young, Higsinsv1'le. octlau
Every farmer that raises wheat should get
one of the double land rollers manufactured
nv W. N. Jordan, Lexington, Mo. 3uisSstt
A Washington City special disp,tc says
th,t the postof1ee at Cocheco. Lafayette com
t., has been discontinued. mail to 80 TO
Odessa. : :. -
Our new Spring aud Summer styles N
Dress Goods are elegant In Fubric, color n
texture, Prices most reasonable. N. +.
poIl.N Son. mch22t4
The. subscription to the Wentworth Male
Academy progresses slowly. Yesterday the
fund amounted to 81, 1850, leaving $500 yet 70
be subscribed.
There Is much complaint Of the scarcity OF
day-laberers' about Lexington. 1t Is very dli-
f,cult to employ men for a few days Work IN
gardens, or repairing.
, Most of the talk with the crowd on the
street Monday, was horse and politics, with
an.occasionsl remark about woman-tne Gay
was cold and a little windy.
John C. Fremont is dead, but a veritaoie
s.wooly horse; may be seen on our streets.
The awooln is of a light brown COLOR ana
about four inches long.
TIE steamer Montana reached this city at
10 o'clock last Saturday morning. she hao
been stuck on a bar three miles below town
since four O'Clock Friday evening
Some bloody scoundreli is poisoning hogs In
the. CITY. We have heard of several hogs
.dv;pe from poison. II the fellow could De
caught hog-owners would invite him 10 3
matinee.
The woody horse was an attraction on
franklin street Monday. he was q beauty.
Mr.. Juo. C. Young. Sr., called him q buffalo
horse: and sure enough his hair was as long
A. q buffalo's.
Ciapett Il Co. have just completed their In
yentory. They have not time to prepare a
bio. advertisement, but wish 10 inform the
nublic that thew are in the ring, and will meet
ant and all competition. apr5tf
.Clagett & Co. have just cumpleted their IN
vsntory. They have not time to prepare a
big advertisement, but wish to inform the
public that they are in the ring, and Will meet
any. and all competition. apr5tf
Oct A,v Robinson X Co.'s celebrated roll
Ter hour II you want the best. Their name
IL; plainly branded on each sack ani roller
patent inside. They will. as heretofore, aim
70 give perfect satisfaction to all consum-
ers. ~ .
An old man named John Morris, worked
all gay Thursday breaking rock upon the
: street, and was in his usual health. but died
about 4 O'Clock Friday morning, supposedly
J ofhssrt disease. He. was nbout 70 years OF
age.
Our spring stock Of dry goods, notions, car
pets, oil cloths, NC, is complete, and as we
bought for cash, we can guarantee our prices
to be Is low as any in the county. An early
cali will convince you Of the fact. WilEer y
Miller. apr5t2
Auctioneer Thomas recommended one o,
hR horse sales Monday with the announce
ment, s.Well gentlemen here Is an animal thai
probably came o er with Noah In the ark
The ancient sold handsomely. He brought
eight dollars.
Our spring stock of dry goods, notions, car
pets, oil cloths, &C.. Ia now complete, and Us
we bought for cash, we can guarantee oul
prices to be as low as any In the county. Ar
early call will convince you of the fact. vii
ker a Miller, -mch29t2
We had quite a blizzard Weduesda y even
/. ing. A strong northwest wind, and d Blind
ing snow for more than an hour. made thing:
extremely disagreeable. Snow fell. to the
depth of an inch, and remained till noon on
Thursday.
The Globe. Democrat correspondent ds'
not telegraph that Concordia elected a color
cd marshal. Neither did he telegraph thai
Concordia elected a negro marshal. And thu
editor of the Register knos0s it. he furnishe:
us with these facts.
There were thousands Of dollars worth o
cattle, hogs, feed, &C., changed hands herr
Monday at private sale. Nearly every stocl
mar In the county was here, and they al
see ned busy. The monthly stock sale is get
ting to be more and more Of an institution.
NJ. Lo.ao vo,l;y,r dana iucf HyOyHay xNaS
caution. Some fellows would trade for
horse, ride him around the block, and In tf
teen minutes trade him off for another. Ger
orally each party to The trade seemed to thin
he had cheated the other fellow, and a 'peare
to be In u hurry to get away with his new az
QUESTION.
One man said, Monday, as he left FOR home
".Well, I haven't stayed but an hour or tw
In Lexington for a long time. 1 general!
leave for home as soon as I transact my busl
ness, but to-day I made q day Of 1t, and 1t hi
paid me big. l bought n " =, and &C
bargains. It pays to be around when peopI
are selling thing<."
"The proof of the pudding Is In the eating
20 says the old adage, and 20 the proof OF II
value Of q medicine Is the opinions Of tho!
who have used 1t. Thos. Bass. Sr.,:o ,Stee
VILE, says, "I have used Prickly Ash Bite
In my family for 2 years for ailments OF Il
kidneys. liver and bowels, and find there Is 7
:. remedy equal to It," uprl2m1
Farmers should prepare now to attend II
great stock sale which takes place atthe Hi
g~insville fair grounds on the first and secon
days Of May. There will be a large numb'
Of thoroughbred: shorIhorn e,ws and bull
sold without reserve, beside quite a numbt
Of choi e selections Of Polled Angus and Ga
lowsy cattle. We are preparing the catale
que now, and can state that the offerings
cattle will trace their pedIgrees back 10 II
best imported straius.i
''Nentor' writes as follows from BLACK
buru:-"Nr. R. C. Coleman Is in St. Lou
this week buying goods for the dry goot
drm of Trent 3 Palmer, this city "A.
Shindler q Bro. will not leave here q. r
ported, but will replenish their stock
goods aud remain here Mr.. L. Stephe,
son and wife, of Marshall, were here visitin
: friends last week....Mr. Il. W. miller
former resident of our town but now
Brownsville, has been spending several da'
kere visiting his many friends. 80. Miss Re.
Burke spent Sunday at Brownsville IN
c.. Douglass, spent Sunday at Malta Bend.
Mr.. G. W. Banks returned home Saturd:
morning from his trip to Illinois. M
Wessendorf was in st. Louis last week {
business. -. Mr.. Brac. Small, of Higginsyi!i
came down and spent Sunday Mr.. B. v