Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-23
Weeklg gntelligfnteT.
OFFICIAL C@sNTY PAPER.
SHORTS.

The showers make the grass good.
The ice wagon has begun its rounds.
The pay car passed down Tuesday.
Wheat, in st. Louis, No. 2 red, 81 C61.
Old mems club at Mr.. Wentw orth'S to-day,
. The coal miners were laid uff Que day this
week.
Straw hats from . cents up at Smith 4
Ro,ton,s nay9tf
We understand there was q circus in town
yesterday.
Remember the Presbyterian ladies', Mon
day, jun 1.
We shall miss the. pleasant faces of oui
school marms.
Sell YOUR old iron at JoIdan's Foundry and
n.cbina Sbons. m6If
The election of school teachers, in this
district, will take place June II.
Robert Beverly, a colored man. has been
put in Jail for forgery and larceny.
The contest for the spelling medal al Tue
> c. F. C. will take place next Monday.
The Mazeppa troupe skipped the and
so far have not paid for their advertising.
Saunders Is making a new style cabinet
photograph, which is very neat indeed. M
Found-A folding key. The figures "a
are scratched on the ward. Call at this OF
fee.
House. with five rooms and all the neces-
sary conyeniences, and In good repair for rent
nv a A. Kriehn. apr11tf
Lost-Gold sleeve button. with embossed
horse, and mar standing at his side. Please
return to this Office.
The masonic lodge in this city are talking
of celebrating st. Johns day. Ii they do il
will be a grand time.
Every farmer that raises wheat should ge'
one of the double land rollers manufactured
by W.. M. Jordan, Lexington, Mo. july2stf
Hiegisville Post:-"Jos. Bowman. sheriff
was in the city Monday on official bushes:
connected with the sale of the creamery fix
lures"
Gen, j. o. Shelby's old soldiers are talking
of organizing the survivors of their brigade
There will be a meeting for the purpose a
Higginsville, Nav %.
itch and prairie mango, cured i'll so min
utes by Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. Thi'
never tails. Sold by Chas. W.. Looms
druggist, Lexington. mar2l-ly
There are two trains on Sunday mornings
anu eVeDluRSs IL tA>A
are on sale. The train going east on Sunday
morning only goes to Brownsville.
Smith Il Bolton, corner of 11th street and
Franklin Avenue, have the handsOmest and
, best assorted stock of boots, shoes, hats anC
caps ever brought to Lexington. may9if
Ladies, If you want Il nice dish of tender
asparagus, you must peel the white part o
the stalk before cooking. Then serve witt
cream, on toast, and it is excellent.
The new postal card under the rev con-
tract will be a delicate pink in color instead
of the present yellow. TIT size will be TIT
same but the texture of the card Is to be m
proved.
For Sale-A good residence, one of thu
best in the city, on Main street, large house
good outhouses, well, %cistern, etc. Prlct
only % 900. Terms easy. Inquire of j.
Ardineer. nov29tf
For Sale-175 acres of extra good lane
within one mile of Page City. Price 81
per acre. More land adjoining can be bough
II desired. Terms to suit, Inquire OF j..
~ Ard,noer. nov2stf
Jim Gates bought a couple of young eagle'
from a man in the country, a few days ago
He paid Is cents for them, and he asked 30
for them. They were captured by cutting
down a tree near the old fair grounds.
Time is money, and yet you will find mer
chants trying to induce customers to us'
other brands of flour that may or may no
give their trade satisfaction, when they know
when they sell a sack of Robinson's celebra
ted, that it will give satisfaction beyond
doubt. nov22tl
eThe Macon creamery was put in operation
for the season by the proprietor, Judge II
Vandeberg, last week, with very f%iatterln!
prospects of a bright and successful future
Last year the concern made and shipped ovel
$4,000 pounds of butter, and the total sale
: aggregated near $4,000.
To purchase an instrument of any kind, cal
on or address the Smith American Organ an
Piano dealer, Odessa, Mo. Chickering all
Sons, Knabe Il Co., VOse Il Son, Behr Bros
& Co., Guild. Church Il Co. and Wheeloc
planes. The above instruments can be bough
of Bird. the Odessa dealer. may2tf
Remember Saunders Is making all cabine
photos at SO per dozen for a short time only
He has secured the services of a number on
artist who has been in the best galleries c
Chicago, who is now with him.. All wor
warranted to equal that done in Chicago o
New York. Go to Saunders for the bes
pictures. febItf
A little child of Mr.. Frank Peacock's, {
Higginsville. fell into a cistern last weel
The mother discovered it when it was sink
, ing the last time procured u pole with 4 hoo
= used to hold q clothes line, fastened the hoo
in the child's clothes at the bottom of the els
tern and pulled it out. DR.. Carter happene
to be in call and brought it to-.
On the evening Of May 18th, "a pleasant littl
party assembled at the residence Of Hon. L,
W. Boulware, at Fulton, to bid farewell t
Misses Lillian Boulware and Mary Lawthel
who have gone north to spend the summe
Among those present were, Misses Jennl
Dedman, Caddie Robbins, Efie Harris, Nell
Wheeler, Eva, Bush, Ada Bush, Emm
Curtis and Eva Huntington. Messrs. NJ. +
Kerr, T. A. Boulware, r. A. K. P. Gallowa'
Chas. Lutter, Jno. jameson, ID. T. Bartle,
o. F. Harris, j. L.. Lee, Wm. Taylor, w. |
Jameson, X. Samuel, Ed. Gathright and JIM
P. Gordon. Miss Addie Boulware Shove
her usual tact in making all enjoy themselyt
to the utmost.
Mr.. Powell Jackson, of Carthage, Mo
and his wife have been in the city some day
guests of the Laclede hotel. Mr.. Jackson
well known to all our people as u dealer
nursery stock. He has been coming here fl
Tome years, and by his knowledge OF ju
what Is needed in this soil and climate h;
done more to advance fruit and florscuitul
than any other one man. Mr.. Jackson is
perfect gentleman in his department, and
entirely reliable in all his dealings. As 4 col
sequence he has built up the largest nurser
trade ever enjoyed in this county by any one
He guarantees all his goods to be true
NAME, and under. anything like fair treatmel
to grow off, and as he is regularly in Il
= business and comes around at stated interya
he promptly makes all his guarantees goo
1t is q very great advantage to have 4 reliab
dealer in nursery stock accessible to a con
munity, and we hope Mr., Jackson will thri'
sufficiently in his present territory to justi
him In long remaining in it.
On Friday, the sth day OF May, Il son
Mr.. VIM. L. Smith was blowing, his tea
being q pair of very fine gentle mule
Something got wrong with the collar on OF
mule, and the team was stopped. He TIT
tied the lines around the plow-handle, al
went forward to fix the collar, When ne:
the heads of the mules, he put out his han
and laid it on one of them, at which the an
NAL Jumped and began to back. This frighte
ed the other mule, and it also began to bac
In backing their heads cam together, al
t.ar lol rar,arsol tbafr ,1oo.