Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-03-01
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OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.
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Another blizzard.
The Jolly Pa,hhnders are jolly indeed.
Mr.. Goehner has re-roofed his marble
Shop.
Hibernian ball St. Patrick's day in the eve
ming.
The very funniest crowd, those Path
finders.
Mr., Dsnaon has sold his residence 70 Mr..
Boor for 81, 90.
Bows boots worth 81 % for 50 cents, at
Chinn,s shoe store. milf
'-Eresh COW for sale; good mixer more thar
half Jersey. Inquire of DR.. G. w. Young.
Highland Grange, No. 800, will meet at
> their hall at Higginssille, Saturday, March L.
Mr.. q. A. kriehn has bought Mrs. Jen-
niuy,s store house on Main street, for $4,000
Get Boston Betting Company's Standard
Betting, at Jordun's Foundry and Machine
shons. m8tf
Z Dou't forget to call at Chtnn q Chinn's
: shoe store for goods at cost. Read their new
advertisement. febett
Well, we've had another winter. Little
we might call 1t. Very little winter
more will do US.
Collins Ague Cure oorrects the liver, and
: Is a positive cure for biiiousness. For sale oy
; Qosewisch & Son. decsseoWms
Childrens' SHOES worth 81, for 80 cents, ut
Chinn's store opposite the courthouse, Main
street, Lexington, Mo. mlu
Wanted-A white girl, to cook and do
house work; no children In family; wages
- ..--S.o -, ell, ,H3oo
The Lafayette Bible Society will meet at the
Methodist church tomorrow .nieht. SEQ
fuller notice In religious column.
The New York Opera company had a good
house to hear the Queens Lace Handkerchief.
The performance was very acceptable.
Don't forget to call on Thornton & Har-
graves for furniture, in their new store OPP
2oste Grove Young, .Higginsville. oct1su
kuery-farmer that raises wheat should get
one OF the double land rollers manufactured
by W. NJ. Jordan, Lexington, Mo. july2sf
On the second Thursday night IN March,
! ReytC. S. Blackwell will deliver q lecture to
: theA.sO. e. W. in their hall in this city.
The blue birds have been here twice, but
: that Thursday morning breeze sent them
. down to the Gulf of NJ xieo or thereabouts.
For the cure Of coughs, colds up,whoop-
! lng cough, sore throat and bronchitis, moth
y ing equals. DR.. Jackson's Syrup of Wild
Cherry and Lungwort. Sold by Gosewisch
= & Son. dec22mSeow
birmingham Chronicl, 1.-THE ladies are
afraid to marry this year because people will
say they popped the question. That is why
;, there have been. SO few marriage ~llcenses
issued"
: Remember that all freight rates are subject
to change without notice. Do not expect to
ask q rate this week and use 1t next without
first asking ii rate Is the m c. Ben Rus
sell, Agent.
Tie coal company has reduced the price OF
digging q half cent to take effect to-day.
have also notified the miners that there
will be an additional reduction Of q halt
cent. on the 18th inst.
The annual meeting of the Patrons Mutual
Insurance Company, Of Lafayette county,
Missouri, will be held at the Grange store, in
Higginsville, on Tuesday, March 4, 1884,
commencing at 10 o'clock q. m.
We learn on pretty reliable authority that
at q very early dav, probably within the
month, there will lie another passenger train
over the Mo. Pacific. giving US N passenger
train each way morning and night.
Nulllgsn Post Grand Army Of the republic
have a new flag staff and flag over their hall.
and sigu with raised gilt letters, ''G A. r."
The sign, which is neatly done. and quite
prominent, IL the work Of Mr.. Abraham Lin
coin UT.
! Mr. W. A. Page, who lives near Odessa,
who has been selling cream to the Indepen-
-dence creamery at q cents q gauge, says that
heats churnins for butter st g cents a pound.
He adds that Mrs. Page has little further use
fur a churn.
Prof. Sellers and the trustees Of the W. NJ.
A., desire to thank Misses Kramer, Searey,
Link, Hollis and Gould; Mrs. Davis; Messrs.
-Chiles, Smith and Gimble, for their assistance
10 their entertainment given o the evening
Of February q.
Mr. james W, Hannah, who lives neal
Greenton, has beeu selling cream to the l
dependence creamery since about Septembe,
last. His wife gets about one dollar q day
for cream, beside keeping a liberal supply TO,
home use. Mr.. H. says that selling the
cream Is much better in every way thar
making butter.
As Mr., and Mrs. Jos. F. Smith were going
home, last Wednesday, their mules ran away
Mrs. s. being wrapped up closely could no
= hold on well, and was thrown out. She wal
extensively bruised, but not seriously hurt
and. is getting over the scare and the hurts
Mr.. Smith stopped the mules before they die
any further damage.
The Ice in the river at this point broke, las
Saturday nixht,a and the ferry boat made regu
lar crossings for 3 few days, but the blIzzarc
OF Wednesday night thickened up the Ice 81
much rs to interfere with crossing. II Wal
feared, Thursday, that the river would b
again bloc"ed, but SO far 1t is not. There ha
been more trouble with ice at the river thi
winter than for many years.
Higglnsville Advance:-"A great man.
people III the county favor conventions in
stead Of primary elections, as a mode Of nom
mating democratic candidates. for office
Whether the move TO change will receive til
popular encouragement of the people, w
d1n't know, but at the election OF The mex
democratic e >ecutive committee Of the oun
ty, the people can choose a committee to su.
themselves
Mr.. Robert L. Jenn ings. who Is q brake
man on the Kansas southern railroad, fe
of Of a car while his train was In motion
Que day last week. He managed to roll ou
10 one side aud avoid being crushed 10 dealt
but struck the car in falling in such Il manue
Ms to break his chin, strain one leg badly an
hurt his head. He Is now aging up becaus
of his wounds at William sons restaurant !
Ottawa. Kansas.
The man Lee, who was tried and convicte
In our criminal court of wife beating M
gambling. last year, and who escaped fro
the guard at the calsboose, while working OF
his fine of $50, was re-captured at Holde
last week, by Sheriff Elliott, who has col
stantly been ON the lookout for him since b
escape. He Is at present toasting his shlns
the Hotel de CHM. where he will remain u
til the next term of the criminal court al
will then be tried for breaking away, with
fair prospect of serving the state for tu
years at Jefferson City.
One Of the pleassntest meetings we ha,
attended fora long time was that OF the e1
federal and ex-confe,ierate soldiers, Ia
Monday night, called in pursuraIce Of q gu:
sestion IN the Register, by San Old Soldier
The meeting WAS called at this Office, but
many came that there We're not enough chat
and an adjournment was had - the e.. 4.