Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-08-02
weeklg gntelligensm.
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.
SHORTS.


Grand Rally at Odessa to-day.
Wanted-In this city, a gOodcooper shop.
Grand picnic at MAYHEM next Thursday.
Rain Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesdsy.
Prairie church festival Aug. 9th, at Mr..
Rufus Young's. ]ulys6ts
For cheap tinware and hardware, call at
HarwOod's, Dover, Mo. ml'u
To get the best flour, get it of Robinson q
%. Name ON each sack. may31tf
The stone wall on North street, in Old
Town, is rapidly beng destroyed.
The street cars made their first trip Tues
day. They are not yet running regularly.
Be sure YOU get KerdolG's Roller Mills
Flour, the best in the market. Price - per
sack. juneau
Fine rocking chairs, reed, a Seats and in
fine pushes, at low prices at H.& +. WINK
Ter, Lexington, Missouri. mSt1
Blue Lick Water, in any quantity from a
glass to a barrel, fresh from the Springs IN
kentucky, at Silverman's. Ysonii
The ladies' Of the Higginsville Christian
church will give a lawn party in the chursh
yard on Tuesday night, August ..
Every farmer that raises wheat should get
one of the double land rollers manufacturer
by w. NJ. Jordan, Lexington, Mo. 1uly2sti
C%biffonnieres and secretaries, and secreta-
ries with bookcase, good and fine work, and
cheap at H. l. F. Winkler's, Lexington, MIS-
souri,. "'''
Mr.. L, Gillen's night blooming Cereus, a
genuine .queen of night will be in bloom
tonight, Lovers of flowers are invited 10
call and see it.
Miss M. E. McCutcheon, who has for some
time taught school at Higginsville, will lake
charge of a school near Prairie church. She
is a fine teacher.
A Young man by the name of Casteei' was
killed by lightning a short distance west OF
Wellington, Wednesday morning, wh'ie
standing under a tree.
Eleven pounds of granulated sugar 81;
fourteen pounds nice brown sugar 81; twelve
mounds nice currants 81; and all other goods
cheap for cash only ut Harwoods. jail
There has been some talk of taking one or
two prisoners out of Jail and lynching them.
There is no danger of the attempt being
made. and no Hanger of it being successful II
made.
The st. Joseph Interstate Exposition viii
be held September 1-6. We have received
an invitation to attend. for which we return
thanks. It promises to be better this year
than ever.
Primary election tickets will be printed
next Tuesday. Candidates who do not pay
by Monday evening will be badly left as
-- --:l - Io rrf ON tho ticket.
Don't neglect it.
Mr.. T, ID, Saunders has engaged the SER
vices of an artist who is thoroughly acquain-
ted with the latest improvements In styles
and details of the Photographic art. He Will
be here ready for work next Monday
Get A. ". Robinson Il Co.'s celebrated roll
Ter flour if you want the best. Their name
~ plainly branded on each sack and roller
patent inside. They will, as heretofore, aim
to give perfect satisfaction to all consum-
ers.
Mr.. C.. F. Ferguson, of the firm of VIM
N. Royer Il Co., real estate agents, northeast
corner Eighth and Main streets, Kansas CITY,
sold, last week, to Mr.. John Carlson, l6
acres of land, seven miles south OF MAYHEM,
for S5. 600.
We give ND almost our whole paper this
week to candidates and their friends. The
paper may not appear as symmetrical as
usual, but the contents will be found very
interesting. We have a great many local
items which we cannot even mention.
There will be q business meeting OF the Ia
dies musicale at the residence OF Mrs. d. l..
Thomas, on Third street, this Saturday AZ
ternoon, August End, at 4 O'Clock sharp, pre-
paratory for the entertainment on Thursday
eysnine next. A full attendance is especially
desired.
Malaria from the undrained Pontine marsh
es, near Rome, is a terror to travellers. aver >
Ague Cure is an effectual protection from the
disease, and q cure for those who have become
its victims. 1t work just as e1ectuaiiy IN all
malarial districts on this side of the sea. Try
:. 1t
Carrollton Democrat:-"We are reliably
informed that the material for the permanent
railroad bridge, over Grand river, near sum-
ner., ia all on the ground, and the bridge will
be constructed as soon a. the water goes
down sufficient for the hands to go to work
at 1t.n
"Oae00l' WHITES lTOu oiCSheoh'
Sunday Schyol convention at Greenton, on
last Saturday, was well attended. Rev. j.
j. Hill will preach here tomorrow Our
Sunday school here, is well attended. We
should have a Sunday school picnic. What
say you all?'
Hale City Times:-"We acknowledge the
honor of a pleasant call from Robt. Law,
ESQ.,, general superintendent of the G. b. y
K. C. r. r. Mr.. Law informs us that the
road will be pushed west as rapidly as posi-
BILE. He says it has not been fully decided to
construct the Carrollton branch"
You will find what you want in the follow
ing grocery stores: f. B. Vaughan Y Co.,
J.. w. Homer, II Powell, w. S. ClaSett "
Co., Wm. Shacklett, Grundy Young, Mills x
Bolon, E. G.. Loomis & Co., c. II. Barron,
the best groceries and hest flour in the market
the Aullville Full Roller Flour. junel4tf,
Last Sunday night the store of Preston ~
Kruse, Hiaglnsville, was entered by a bur-
glar, who carried off three revolvers. An At
tempt was made to enter the residence OF
Mr.. A. BOnham, bat he was awake, and hrei
four shots at the fleeing scOundrel. The au-
thorities of the city have appointed Il night
Waterman.
It is not often that a newspaper man has
q good item without using 1t. We have one.
1t is in regard to the speeches Mt the court
house Tuesday night between Shewalter and
Graves. For fear some one will think we
swerve toward one or the other, even to the
dividing of n hair, we will not mention the
matter, no difference if we 10 lose a good
item thereby.
Carrollton Journal July 25:-''Mrs. Susie
Duke, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John W.
Waddell, died ut her fathers house in Lex
iagtsn, Mo-, Thursday morning. Mrs. Duke
was a young lady well known in this COM
munity, having many relatives here and hav-
ing often visited this city. About a year and
a half ago she was married to Mr.. Duke, of
Kansas City. The news of her sudden and
unexpected death will be received with the
deepest sorrow by all who knew her. While
it verifies the old adage that death loves a
shining mark the heartfelt sympathies of
the wide circle of relatives and friends of the
family will be extended in this hour of deep
distress, and will he dOubly felt from the fact
this is the first TIM the charming family cir
Gle has ever been broken by DEATH"
A correspondent writes from FaIrview =
"Health of the community good. Pros
poets for a big corn crop booming . The
wheat crop is most all threshed or in stack.
Miss Florence Hammer Is visiting friends in
Lexington this week 49, The hardest rain of
the season visited this section of the country
last Sunday night; the roads are badly wash
ed out in many places Mr.. Will Letton
aud sister, OF Raion, N. NJ, are visiting