Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-10-03
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OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.
SHORTS
Come in to the circus.

SHCRIS-
Come in to the circus.
Forepaugh next Thursday.
For lumber, etc., see G.. A. Sturges.s l6tf
Dress trimmings at Mrs Moorehead's. o5m2
Sell your old iron at JoIdan's Foundry and
Machine sbons m6tf
Mr.. A W Stevens has taken charge of the
postoffice at Odessa.
The Terrible Judge seems to have had MS
war paint on, last Monday.
The new fence and the grading set off the
Methodist church property,
Bridge timbers Sx10 inches, 10, Il and Ii
feet long, for sale be f. Allen. 1uiy4ti
The bridge over Tabo on the Georgetown
road is in a dangerous condition.
Do not neglect, ladies, to read the adver-
tisement of the Ahrens Dry Goods Bazaar.
Justices and constables hou read Prose-
cutting Attorney Blackwelrs notice, in this
issue.
Five wagon loads of corn standing IN one
place, Tuesday, seemed to evidence a plen-
tiful supply.
The public schools opened, Monday, with
a full attendance of pupils, and an efficient
corps of teachers.
MIR. Silver's cannery did big work one day
last week, canning 1000 cans Of tomatoes an
hour for ten hours.
A little son of Mr.. II. G. Jones, at Odessa,
fell from a porch, Tuesday, and broke his
right arm below the elbow.
There is only one Methodist church here.
1t is Episcopal and South. Some OF Inc
members spell South with a big S.
Every farmer that raises wheat shouldse
one of the double land rollers MANUFACTURED
py W. NJ. Jordan, Lexington, Mo. 1uly2ou
MIR. Howard Williams was fined by the re-
corder. Monday, 81 and costs, So 10, for dis
turbing the peace in a quarrel with Henry
Keller.
Mr., Gehner has received the largest piece
OF marble that has ever come to Lexington
mart of a monument to the memory oil MT
Campbell.
Henry Anderson, colored, was up before
ESQUIRE Clayton Monday, for having knocked
his wife down with q cane. He was fined VI
and costs.
The Methodist church and parsonage nave
been oyerhauled and cleansed from cellar to
garnet, and are In good condition for the use
ofthe conference.
Henry Keller, of Ray county, was before
Squire Clayton, Monday, charged with steal
ing a hat from one Albert James. He Will
be tried October 8.
Itch and prairie mango, cured in 30 MIN
utes by Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. Thl'
never tails. Sold by Chas. W. Looms
druoo;st Iexinoton. mar21-1y
The road from the Missouri Pacific stoch
yard TO the bridge just north of town is re
ported to US to be ino berry bad condition. W
hope the overseer will look after 1t.
Tbe Hioeinsyille school board has let thu
contract for the building of the schoolhous'
for colored children, to Henry Rabsahl. 1
will be 2Ox5O feet, two stories high.
That we may not be considered behind il
ANYTHING we invite the ladies to examine GU
stock, when wanting anything in the DIR!
goods or notion line. Henry Wilker. olt3
For Sale-A good residence, one OF tn
best in the city, on Main street, large house
good outhouses, well, cistern, etc. Prlc
only 81 600. Terms easy. Inquire OF d.
Ar5;noer nov29tf
Satterly's Magic Relief-warranted to cur
rheumatism, neuralgia and pains in general
If taken according to directions. Manufac
tured and for sale by Isaac N. Satterly, Mail
street. Lexington, Mo. Try 1t. sep19ts*
A petition signed by nearly every bushes
house in Lexington was sent dow to tn
Wabash road, last Monday evening, askin
that the regular running of trains be resumes
from Lexington to the Junction.
A class of thirteen young men underwear
their fourth and final examination at tn
Methodist church Tuesday. They were appl
cants for licenses to preach. The result Q
the examination was that ten passed.
w, T. Mcclure, of Nevada. paid $1,000 o.
church debt last year and 50 900 this year an
built a 81, 500 parsonage. 1t was a mistak
to saw there was q debt of any sort on tn
church.
Gus. Barron, about 10 years OF age, foun
10. Curtis' old plug running loose on the con
mons. last Friday, and concluded to have
y ride. He mounted, and started off. when tn
horse fell and tumbled Gus off, breaking h
collar bone.
Carroll c.. Hughes was arralgned Oelor
Justice Clayton. Monday, for shooting lsa'a
Vinegar with a felonious pistol, on Septen
Der 26. He gave bond, 81, 800. to appear Dc
tober 7, to show cause why he shouldn't {
to jail. Vinegar is shot IN the bowels.
The will of the late Theodore GOsewisc
ESQ.,, was probated, Tuesday last. he leave
his property equally to his wife and four chi
dren, subject to ARRANGEMENTS made to the CHI
dren in his lifetime. The estate, includir
adyancements, amounts to about 900 900.
We have positively the largest stock
H. o.J no;,,aos o1naE la and dOlmanS in til
city. They are all new goods and the be
fitting garments. We will sell them at low
: prices than any other house, therefore it wi
DAY YOU to inspect our stock before purcha
ing elsewhere. Henry Wilker. oct3w3
The Missouri Pacific has put Pullm;
sleeping cars on trains 43 and A betweenka
sas City and st. LOUIS, running by way
this place, as was pointed out in the INTEL
gencer should be done, some two or thr
weeks ago. This will prove a great CONVEX
fence to the travelling public, and we hope
will be appreciated.
Though times have been hard for near
two years yet Lexington has gone right
improving. More business has been done,
one way and another, than for many yea
before; more extensive improvements la
been made than ever before in the history
the place, and there has been more buildl
and improving of private residences than
q long time. We hope our visitors, II
week, will be able TO take time to ride arou
and see what we are doing, and that they "
take away with them pleasant impressions
the town.
W. NJ. A. is IN a most lourishing CON
ton. More students are now in attendar
than have ever before been there at one TIN
Thirty three bOarders have been enrolled a
several other pupils from a distance are,
special arrangements, boarding with friends
the city. Chemicals and chemical apparel
have been added to the facilities of the schC
and the building of a gymnasium TO C
seven or eight hundred dollars is now un'
contemplation. The seating capacity of
school building is now taxed and only t
more boarding pupils can be accommodated
a. the barracks.
The excellent barn belonging to Mr.. Re
Smith. who lives some two miles this side
Mayview, burned down last Friday mis-
Five horses and mules, very valuable OF
were burned with the barn, as was 30 OF
tons of hay, some wheat, and other mi
things. The barn was a comparatively i
one. 1t was valued at 5000. and was insu
for $500. The contents were not insul
1t IS supposed that the fire originated fl
matches carelessly left in the barn
of L. htrol Ianl, Tho rninnr In.