Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-07-19

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II Hacker has the finest line of cakes and
fancy candies. Vi'tz
Ice cool soda water and ice cream soda a.
Bakery. jyl9t2
Persons wanting to pasture cows, call on
W. B. Tate. at book store. may24f
We are offering our lot of SO pieces best
c~alicoes at 64c to close. Wilker Il Miller. to
Centennial Refrigerators at H. & +. Wink
ler's, The best made. Call and see
)une't1.
Ice cream at the lowest prices, whole
sale and retail at the City Restaurant and
Bakery. ]Sl9t.
A number of chamber suits will be sold at
extra low prices at H. 3 F. Winkier's, Lex
inoton. Missouri. m3tf
Great complaint is made about the foul
smells arising from the slop water and other
thrown out on Pine street.
The city authorities, in addition to much
other work in the way of repairs, are putting
pipe, &C., have had all the pub
lie cutters cleaned out this week, thereby de-
stroyiug u very promising crop of dog fennel
and other weeds.
While Mrs. P. c. Patterson was paying a
call at Mr.. j. E. Robinson's, near town, last
Wednesday, her buggy horse got loose from
the fence where he was hitched, and In
around, before the fact wa discov-
cred, ran against u stump and turned the
buggy over. The horse then proceeded to kick
himself loose from the buggy, which was
badly used up in the struggle.
Miss Florence Neale celebrated her 18th
birth day last Wednesday, and, in order 10
fully enjoy the great event, she invited Misses
Georgia Gilkieson, Florence Fisher, Locke
Arnold aud Minnie Neale to help her. They
did so, and a merry little crowd 1t was. They
came down to Haecker's restaurant, where
Miss Florence .set 'em up' in good style,
without regard to consequences. Five little
darlings all in q row ''have cake and ice
cream 20 none say no; five pairs of bright
eyes, dancing and merry; five pairs of dainty
lips, red rs any cherry; five little darlings,
happy as q queen, all make a picture, line AS
ever seen. They all got home safely, with
out any help.
"a Friend" writes from Waverly as fol-
lows:-"We write to inform you that Waiver
ly still exists though her correspondents may
not, judging from their long silence. What
e~nlivens us SO much as an occasional letter.
Without being magpies, we like to hear what
our n%eighboring towns are doing. 1t stimu-
lates to stronger action and makes business
go brisk Ours is booming; streets alive
| with ladies' and drummers, the one strewing
aud the other gathering in-backed by the
finest wheat and corntields In the state.
Truly this Is our harvest-time in more re-
spects than one. The magnificent passenger
| steamers, Dacotsh and Powell, coming pune
tually at regular intervals, heavily freighted
to and from this place, send a fine business
impetus all through this part of the county,
making men bestir themselves to their in
~terest, and making our wharf to us, what
your depots are to you. Every body seem to
be smiling ami happy. Money-making Is d
powerful motor in the wheel Of pleasure
The turbulent Missouri is no longer a barrier
to the trade from Carroll. Thu whistle Of
the new steam ferry ut the wearf, (Minnle
Thomas, named for the fairest darling of his
fiock) announces her arrival and departure
Judge Thomas, whom for many years We
have all known as q strong type of "a fint
old English gentleman of the olden : TINT
owns her, and stands ut her wheel, looking
still prouder as he sees her manned and read,
for action. Our young folks are having flint
times, too. Fishing excursions, moonl oh
picnics. &c. You would not give us space
were we even disposed to mention all, blu
the most recent was given by Mrs. McGrew
Of st. Louis, nee Pinkie Donaldson, at tn
old homestead. / hear it was very large ant
splendid, and the inequalities were dispense'
with unsparing hands. My cards of invita-
ton got the wrong direction; were blown Oh
of the basket, or, mayhap were still born
hence this crude outline 49,. What's the mat
ter: County candidates are thinning GU
here. We are not going to tell our vote unit
the ticket drops in the box, and then only t
a preacher, rs they know nothing and car
less for politics. However, I saw q lette
from one the other day, which said in a P, S
Pm sorry that I did not get to see you;
wanted to talk politics. How's that for high
A ratification meeting will be held here mex
Saturday night, (19th). 1t will be a rouser
people from the nearest towns, the countr
round about. and across the river will as
semble. A torch-light procession, sky rock
cts, firing of anvils, &C., will proclaim tn
ardor of our democratic people. Judge
Ryland and Young, Major Blackwell, Col;
Chiles and McClelland. Hon. r. A. Collin.
will address the meeting. The houses will b
: thrown open, streets put in order for receE
ton and II good time is expected. When 1 be
gan 1 though to suppress politics, but like tt
preachers, Still so gently DER NE stealing
nnI.,S mill hrinu lonl, tha H. o,l
e I can get to that meeting, will go certail
n They may all hurrah for Cleveland and Her
e bricks rs much as they please. but we'll circ
this old white wool hat around for Marin
duke and L%esueur."
p wv" sends this batch from Corder:-"Ju
at the close of harvest we were blessed vii
a tine rain, which occurred on Saturday nigl
q last. 1t was a very hard rain and very mut
d needed. But for the rain threshing won
have commenced Monday. We cannot +
port the quantity or quality this week; b.
e fear it will be nothing to brag of Corn
looking unusually we'll. The farmers u
d busy making hay, of which there is an abui
dant crop....Year before last Mr.. Cord
sOwed a piece of land with Turkey RI
wheat; last fall he sowed the same land wi
~ Fultz, but he reaped Turkey-Ited. It. W
70 make about fifteen bushels per acre. Go,
ct for volunteer, is 1t nOt!... There was bur,
a larizing in Corder Saturday night. He
te they entered the house of Judge Harris,
aud captured four dollars in silver, and sou
papers and notes. The latter were plac
where the Judge could easily find them. 1
must have been a Harrison man; if he Ii
been for MOuntjoy he would have taken II
ID They attempted to enter several other hOu>
r but failed. o Saturday Mrs. Ed. Harris
Is lost q horse; her little son was driving aero
" q bridge and its mate pushed it oil, and t
le fall broke its neck the other horse was Il
III thrown from the bridge. The little boy MI
rOwly escaped Injury. 80. Everybody is pleas
with the democratic nomination. and II
ID sanguine of success :. The county candidat
le are becoming q little nervous just now. Til
have entered the home stretch. At the tire
is quarter pole Harrison was a full leng
,e ahead; Bowman was carrying himself well
the lead Of his opponents; Thornton a
10 Mann were on u deadlock, on the outsi
a. of the track. The candidates for treasHl
ir seem to be holding themselves in reserve I
I'd the last quarter. 1 sometimes feel as II
er would like for them all to win, but this c
I'd not be; somebody must feel bad. But eve
one is ready to say-it is not L.. Poor IN
cradle farmer; all is toll and vexation
Ia spirit. There seems to be no bright side
lie the picture for him. He was hopeless o,
m the prospect for wheat in the spring, and
ne by the genial influences OF the sunshine a