Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-02-28
Why can't 1t snow a little?

Why can't it snow a little?
Remember the fremen's ball.
Found-A Iady's wine-oolored mitten'
Call b .re.
There are twenty-five prisoners 10 tho
county Jail.
Mar,lsnd's photos Of babies and children
can't BIZ beat. uoVs2tf
Sell your old iron at Jo1dap's Foundry and
Machine Shops. m6tf
The Laclede hotel WIS lit with gas again
last Tuesday night.
1t is the boss. John Poweil's il the place
for P.erce's Fsvorite.- nov29n3
Don't forget the place. John Powell cell.
Pierce's Favorite Sour Mash. noy29m3
Fresh homemade candy every day al
Meyers candy store, Dutch Row. feb2sw2!
Latest styles of wall paper from brown
blanks to embossed gold at LOOMS Bros. te
All work don instantaneously at Mart
lands gallery, opposite postofice. nov22tf
Be liberal to the fremen. You don't know
how soon they will have to do you q service
Get some of that fresh homemade can
dy at Meyers candy Store. opposite post
Office. reh2s~z
Mr.. A. A. WEIGH has consented to act ss
correspondent and agent Of the Intelligencei
in Clay township. feb7tf
Organs, strictly first class. for sale on easy
terms at A. c. NJ. Birds, the reliable sewing
machine man of Odessa. jan10yl
The "Alvin Joslin' band is q good one. I;
held q big crowd near the courthouse, last
Thursday, for nearly an hour.
There was talk of Messrs. Thomas Shelby
and Evan Young leasing the Commercis.
hotel this week but the trade tell through.
Mr.. f. Winsor is talking of building q mum
Der Of neat. small, comfortable houses, to be
sold to laboring men on the installment plan.
Mr.. Francisco says that there will probably
be no change IN the management Of the hoteI
because of the transfer of Mr.. Hooton's In
terest.
Capt. Wiley thinks that the ferry boat is In
safe quarters for the break up. 1t lies on this
side below the Clark coal mines in a protect
ed situation.
Remember we still continue our closing
out sale tor q short time, don't neglect the
last chance to get dry goods, carpets, etc, 8,
cost. Henry Wilker. febest2
PRIcKLY ASH BIrrERs is not an intoxi-
eating beverage, but q pleasant, mild laxa'
tive and efficient tonic, acting directly on the
liver, kidneys, stomach and bowels. Glm1
For sale-175 acres of extra good land
within one mile Of Page City. Price S3s
per acre. More land adjoining can be bought
If desired. Terms to suit. Inquire Of j. P.
Ardinser. pov29tf
Odessa has been suffering for coal recently
Now, II we only had q railroad on that ole
Gulf track Lexington could supply her, ane
take 1t out In butter and eggs which she al
ways needs.
E. G. P. Prinderville was brought her,
Wednesday, by Deputy Sheriff W. R. Jack
son, Of HIgginsville. charged with forgin,
Chicago T. Alton railroad passes and hote
orders along the line at various places. H.
was bound over BY Esquire Branch In de
fault Of $3.50 bail.
Capt. Thomas Wiley says that the bacl
water from the Ice dam at Waverly is eigh
feet high at Lexington. At Waverly tn
water is backed up 10 to Is feet. II the ic
should 20 out with u rain and rise there vii
be much damage to property IN the lo7
lands, and the people thus situated should b
on the lookout.
Nv" writes from Dover:-sElder Platter
burg was at home Saturday and Sunday last
He preached in Dover on Sunday and re
|, turned to Jefferson City MONDAY RE,
, Martin preached to, q large and .~attentiv
l congregation Sunday morning and night &
the Baptist church. The Dover schot
closed this week."
= For the Inauguration of Grover Clevelsn
IS president Of the United States at Wash
ington, D. c., March 4th, 1885, we will Sc
round trip tickets from aigginsvi!ie via 8
a. Louis or Chicago for $50 70. Sales con
r mence Feb. 18th and continue up to and In
> Guiding March 4th; good to return uni
r March 10th, 1855. R. P. Price, agent.
The following named young men hs,
8 formed IN "Amsteur Sporting Club" Fran
q Lamborn, Sam. HAYS, Will Porter, HowaI
Atkinson, Owen Lynch, VIM. Zeiler, Tcl
| Hall, Ethan Allen, Jr., and Wood Youn
= They are to meet every Wednesday nigh
: for social enjoyment, to promote out Of dot
sport, and to aid In the enforcement of Il
game law.
Corder items by paul Pry mi
n Comorah Harrison. of Lexington, is vi-itIl
her many fiieEds here go. Miss Lucy Stal
/, visited Higginsville Monday MIR. Hem
2 Garner returned Monday from a visit
friends in Richmond .... Mr.. W. 5. Was
y burn, of Blackburn, spent Sunday in our II
d tie city 80. Miss Annie Belle Hickam, of Ode
n 81, is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Emmett Tia
1t lor 49,. Miss Perdue, a charming young Ia,
of Aull,ile, is visiting her sister, Mr.
Theo. Thomas, of this place. Miss Liz
Rine visited friends in Blackburn last wee
Judge Harrison will leave for bis home
d Lexington the first Of March, when be "
q enter upon his duties as collector of Lsfayel
county. Mr.. Ethan Allen, business man
e ger Of the Intelligencer, was shaking han
with friends here Saturday. ... Mr.. Emn
l. Taylor IL quite sick and has been for Sol
ct days....We understand Mr.. r. D. BIZ
81 will. in q few days, open up a large stock
dry goods, boots, shoes, etc. The store "
is be under the control Of his son, Mr.. Ed,
Blair Mr.. Fletcher Groves now Occupl
II Owing to the bad weather, work has be
discontinued on Rev. Barks' new residen
It. Miss BEETLE Manypenny went to Higsil
of VILE Saturday to visit relatives go. Rev. 10
In Shackelford, formerly Of this place, but n
Of Pilot Grove, Mo-, was here one day !
week on business -. Mr.. John Deem,
Jacksonville, Mo-, formerly 3 highly
spected citizen Of our town, was shaki
hands with his many friends here last Thu
4. day. Mr.. Dean said they were all v
"a. pleased with their new home, but that IL
a still missed their old friends at Corder.
M Rev. z. Roth preached to a large and cit
tive congregation at the Baptist church,
Sunday. ... Preaching at the P~resbyter
and Baptist churches Sunday, March LIST,
their respective pastors, Revs. Barker
bn Roth"
he GrapReville items by "AgricoIa":-"1
en- debating society at the Douthitt schoolho
las meets every Friday night, with one exc
'rn tioa have had good meetings and. good
Dr. der. ... There lie talk Of having d skatin2 c
ne to meet in the hall Of Davis creek grange
cd 8. L. Smith, administrator, will offer the !
Culloch farm of 200 acres for sale by pull
,os auction the Sd of March; this is one of
No best farms in this neighborhood and whoe
sht se's VIII iiAeiJ nave Z parSain..'..,'
Hogan has moved to the Skater farm nc
Of HigginsYille, and Geo. II. miller ia
M possession of his new purchase. 49,. VIII
10, II. Joy moves back to his farm from towr
an, This winter has been very'hard on all kind
IN stock, but especially old horses; 1t has b
unhealthy too in this sector, there being