Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-22
SHORTS.


Read Mr.. Ludwigs' new ad.
Sell your old iron at Joldan's Foundry and
Machine Shops. moti
Bridge timbers sx10 inches, 10. Il ana Il
feet long, for sale be E. Allen. 1uiy4t1
There Is great complaint that the gas has
not been we'll purified for some days.
The Higginsville council has appropriated
Sa5 to decorate the town on reunion day.
The Young ladies' cooking club met at the
residence of A. A. Lesueur, last Thursday.
Farmer Musgrove laid the first bunch OF
r,ne cranes of the season on our desk Weones-
day.
Eresb Oysters, served in any style to SUIT
and at lowest prices, at the faiace nes'
..u. sug22t2
A few hundred dollars worth of city war
rants for sale at the Morrison.W entwortn
nj julylstf
Mr.. David Callahan caught a nice string o.
b ass and crappie at Sand Prairie Lake
Wednesday.
awe are told that the road averseers are
ont nrettv generally with their forces work
ing the roads.
h01n0- Ou luC AoooS
and the cemetery, q pair Of derman's''o
mounted spectacles. Call here.
..Earmer,sv communication on
ries will appear next week, but Farmer
must hereafter sign his real name.
Latest styles in parlor sets at very reason
able prices. in best figured and solid plnsn,a
Ia F. Winkler's, Lexington. Mo. mStt
The Blackburn Browns and the Lexington
Mutuals will play q game of base ball at I'M
fair grounds on Thursday. August ~.
There was q strike at the cannery. yester'
dsy-1ust q little one. 1t did not last long
and the hands all went to work again.
Every farmer that raises wheat should g
one of the double land rollers manufactured
py w. n. Jordan, Lexington, Mo. 1uly2ol
Mr.. Ben Hammer SAYS the corn crop In Ill
peiehborhood ia very good, and the grass ex
ira fine. He reports the apple crop short.
Itch and prairie mango, cured in 30 min
utes BY Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. Thi
never tails. Sold by Chas. w. Looml
druggist, Lexington. marzi-iy
"No wstermelons cut In this yard by orde
of the COURT" which leaves the Inference tina
i. If wstermelons are cut there without an orde
of the court It will be all right.
The courthouse yard is in better condition
than we have ever seen it, for which tn
court, the sheriff and the Jailer will pleas
accent the thanks of the public.
Mr.. James Edelen will pay % reward 10
Information that will lead to the detection
the person who broke down the limbs oil I'll
maple tree in front of his house q few day
ago. j
For Sale-A good residence, one OF tn
best in the city. ON Main street, large hous'
good outhouses, we'll, cistern. etc. Prlc
only o. 600. Terms easy. Inquire OF d.
rdinoer nov29tf
The Water Company intend making som
change in their pump house, to make connee
ton with their reservoirs. This will necess
tate the cutting off of the water supply Tor
flew days.
For Sale-l75 acres of extra good Ian
within one mile of Page City. Price Va
Der acre. More land adjoining can be bougf
II desired. Terms to suit. Inquire of j.
Arai,o.r- nov2Stf
We are glad to be able to announce That tn
coal miners strike at Corder came to an en-
last Monday. 1t is better so, for all parties
and we hope no further disagreements ma
occur between the company and the miner
Matt Walker, who was arrested Monds
for playing scraps" on the day preceding
was also charged with assault at q colore
picnic on Saturday. He plead guilty, an
was fined IS and costs by the recorder Thur
day, He Is now studying geology at Il
'boose.
Mr., Joseph r. Smith let out the work q
his new brick house on Main street, yeste
day. Mr.. H. Gasson gets the carpent'
work; Mr.. Geo. Farrar the brick wor
and Mr.. G., Chronister the plastering. tt
house is to cost 81 500, and is to be finlsh'
by November 1.
To purchase an instrument of any kind.c
on or address the Smith American Organ al
Piano dealer, Odessa, Mo. Chickering al
Sons. Kuabe & Co., Vose & Son, Behr Bro
4 Co., Guild. Church & Co. and Wheelo'
uisnos, The above instruments can be bong
Of R,rd. the Odessa dealer. may2tf
Mr.. Ed. Brawner, while painting the 70
of 4 residence near Arcana Hall last Wedne
day morning, fell to the ground, q distance
Is or 20 feet. The bone of his left leg. hs
vay between the knee and ankle, was sprai
I'd and bent, but not broken. The doctor So
he will be confined to his room for about thr
( weeks.
The brightest meteor that has been SCI
hare for years flashed from the sky ear
last Saturday night. 1t was not red as m
teors usually are, but a bright, white ligl
like that from an electric lamp. 1t lit up t
whole surrounding country for the space Of
second or two and then burst something Ii
an exploding rocket.
st.Louis Republican Aug .20:-"The dam
Dscotah arrived from St. Joseph last mig
with $500 sacks grain, 40 hhds tobacco,
head of hogs and q big list of sundries, t
blue ribbon trip Of the season. Capt. Kei
will back this fine steamer out on her retu
to st. Joseph at s p. m, Saturday, from t
Electric line wharf boat. foot OF Vine stree
Monday evening. while Joe Meyers "
delivering y lot of -four at Toeppe's sto
somebody stole a half sack of flour out of I
wagon, and got away with it. Joe thinks
knows who got the flour. but as he cam
prove 1t, he had to let the matter drop.
ANYBODY saw the person steal the flour, o
will report to Joe, there will soon be anoti
bosrder added to the calaboose mob.
The steamer Dacotah passed down the ri
on Monday last. The Stone came down
this place from Kansas City on Wednesd
and returned Thursday with two large ba
loads Of willows. TIT Carroll passed up
Thursday, Capt. Silver on the roof. the t
Captains Gunsollis at the wheel, and Ca
Roley Porter in the Office. All well. 1
river Is FILLING and has got to be u little SC
for navigation.
- Mr.. j. Il. Neff who was in tow Thursd
: from the Tabo neightorhood reports the C.
crop there about an average one. VIII
was very short. Oats good. Grass v
good. A good many cattle to be fed. H
are in pretty good supply, though there Wi
little cholera in the spring. The apple C
is only fair, and many of the trees dying.
anticipates rather better times this win
among the farmers. Mr.. Neff says
Christian protracted meeting at &c
Groves, which commenced last Sunday
e~licitine some interest, the attendance be
fair.
Sam Lee, the Chinaman, created quite
excitement last Saturday evening, by iii
two shots from q pistol. He was arres
and Mrs. Moore, who lives next door to
Chinamsn. appeared against Sam, and cha
ed him with shooting at her. Sam spe
very bad English. and his attorney investl
ted the matter and advised Sam 10 pl
-,ux, - m ohoroe nj disturbing the peace.