Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1885-05-16
Heeklg gntelli9el'fer.
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.
SHORTS.

! 6arQenlng progresses ~P"
| The bows all want to go fishing.
Wheat will be barely half crop.
The steamboat whistle is heard in the land.
\ The fsue Italian hand Of Jay Gould is visi-
IS uoa,ber clear and trifie warmer this
F.eek. =,
i Straw hats from 8 cents up at Smith q
,o,,,,,s ma,9tf
Sell YOUR old iron at Joldsn's Foundry and
= lachine Shops. "''
y. g., tho bioh insurance rates by river. 1t
looms the railroads.
The Turnvereiu ball will take place on
Monday night, May 25.
Good prints for cents a yard al W. d
clasett Mercantile Company's store. ms
We print elsewhere a full report OF the
council proceedings, last Monday night
| Saunders Is making new style CABINET
|lphotogrsph, which is very neat lndeeo. MI
Look out for lightning rod peddlers' notes.
Don,t touch them except with red hot tonss.
irbe ladies Of the Presbyterian church Will
give q strawberry entertainment on Monoay'
June 1st.
Dry goods, boots, shoes, hats ana caps
,chesp at the W. s. Clagett Mercantile COM
,,, s,ors may9n
renort of the retail market Of Lexington
..r.fullv corrected to date, will be found on
the fourth page.
House. with five rooms and all the neees-
..rv conyeniences, and IN good repair for rent
20 Kr;ebn apr11tf
A bargain. twenty-five different styles OF
,.d,as, hsndkerchiefs at five and ten cents.
! Henry WfIKer, rranK1in avenue. m1ur5
Every farmer that raises wheat should gel
one of the double land rollers manufactured
by w. NJ. Jordan, Lexington, Mo. july2stf
Fred schaefer Post, G. A. R.. Concordia
will take part in decoration day exercises In
this city, May 80, with Mulligan Post.
Chifonnieres and secretaries, and secreta'
ries with bookcase, good and fine work, and
cheap at II. q F. Winkler's, Lexington, Mis-
..,r; m3tf
Messrs. Robt. Norfolk, Saml. Hays, How
ard Atkinson and Wood Young went up tt
Helms lake fishing Thursday. They caught
over 900 perch.
Never sign note without understanding
eyery word and figure either written ol
printed in It. II you do and you are swlndieo
it IL your own fault.
Itch and prairie mango, cured in 30 min
utes by Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. Thl
never fails. Sold by Chas. W. Looms
druggist, Lexington. mar2i-ly
Mr.. C. M. Meet. the city weighmaster, ha
vhitewashed the fences around the secont
ward scales, and otherwise cleaned up unit
everything around him is as neat as a ne"
pin.
Smith & Bolton, corner of 1lth street ant
Franklin Avenue, have the handsomest ant
best assorted stock of boots. shoes, hats ant
caps ever brought to Lexington. may9if
The old lightning rod swindle has beel
going on in the western part Of this count
recently. 1t is a wonder that people will
sign notes and obligations without knowing
their full tenor, but they will do 1t.
For Sale-A good residence, one of tn
best in the city, on Main street, large house
good outhouses. well, cistern. etc. Prle
only 81 600. Terms easy. Inquire of j.
Ardineer, nov29tf
For sale-1E6 acres of extra good lam
within one mile of Page City. Price %
Der acre. More land adjoining can be boush
II desired. Terms to suit. Inquire of j.
Ard,nser. nov2sf
For several months the council meeting
have been more orderly than they used to b'
but Monday night they had one of their oil
s.monkey and parrot" times again. Th
sceance did not cease until after midnight.
Charles O'Malley went fishing Wednesday
and varied the monotony of the event (monot
ony is the right word in the right place., b
aetting hook fast through the little fnge
~ the left hand DIR. FuIkerson nau 10 CT
1t out.
Time is money, and yet you will find me
chants trying to induce customers to us
other brands of -four that may or may nj
give their trade satisfaction, when they kno
when they sell sack of Robinsons celebr'
ted, that it will give satisfaction beyond
doubt, nov22ti
Mr.. Robert Davis, Mr.. Thos. H. Bay liss an
one or two friends went oyer to the lax
near Hardin fishing a few days ago. Tht
didn't catch very many fish, but Mr.. DaV
tells wonderful stories of the number
snakes that they saw. They say the cropp
have quit biting.
To purchase an instrument of any kind,cs
on or address the Smith American Organ al
Piano dealer, Odessa, Mo. Chickering al
Sons, Knabe l. Co., Vose Il Son, Behr Bro
q Co., Guild, Church 4 Co. and Wheelo
pianos. The above instruments can be boug
of Bird, the Odessa dealer. may2tf
Remember Saunders Is making all cabin
photos at % per dozen for short time onl
he has secured the services of number o.
:. : artist who has been in the best galleries
= Chicago, who is now with him. All wo
warranted to equal that done in Chicago
New York. Go to Saunders for the be
,ictures. feb7tt
The Post says, "HIgginsville has perha
as many loafers. black and white, as al
town of its size In the state." 1t then pr
ceeds to excoriate them for their lazire
and worthlessness. Hit 'em again. No m
in this country should lead the life of a los
or, even If he has means to live witho
work, and much less where he needs to eX'
himself to earn living.
The trees are in full bloom, the air is lad
with perfume; spring flowers line the wa
sides; myriads of birds fit from branch
branch, and make the quiet places hap
with their melody. The zephyrs btcOmi
- ssutherly are softer and balmier, aud t
boys and girls begin to loIter at the ga
All nature seems attuned to harmony a
melody, SO we may write at last that spri
IL here.
Capt. j. NJ. Withers had narrow esca
from death, last week. He WAS narrowing
piece of land, and riding one Of the horst
By some means, the horse he rode fell, cat
ing the captain under him. The other amin
became frightened, and tried to run aw
For white things loollad prstty bad for b.
hsrse and rider, but Mr.. Irwin Withers rea
cd the scene in time to prevent any seric
damage.
"How shall Women Dress?" is quest
that one would hardly expect to be discuss
in SO grave an organ of opinion as the No
American Review, and yet in its June nu
bsr this interesting topic is to be treated ii
symposium, by five eminent writers "
have given the subject much attention, v
Charles Dudley Warner, Elizabeth Stu
Phelps. DIR. William A. Hammond, Mrs.
II. King and DIR. Kate j. Jackson.
As Mr.. samI. Spruce was just turning
corner of Mr.. Settlers stable last Tues
evening about sunset, some one struck
with stick across the forhead telling hin
beef would fall under the blow Of an a
He was then badly beaten, lying there ins
sible for some time. He bled profusely fr
bis wounds. He does not know who
csWardly assailant was as the assault
made upon him before he hsd fairly tur
the corner.
Walter Brown s. Co., Boston, in tt
wool circular this week, quote Misso