Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-09-26
Forepaugh, October 8.

The Methodist conference will fill our city
with strangers.
Remember the Presbyterian entertainment
next Monday night
Secondhand Store Stools for sale very
cheap. w. G. McCausland. a22tf
The Old Mems Club meets to-day at the
residence OF Msj. A. G.. Young.
Lawn Settles 4. s, and 6 feet long, cheap,s
q. & F. Winkler's, Lexington, Mo. a25tf
Complaint is made that grasshoppers are
eating the early sown rye and wheat.
The best -four in the market is the Excel
sior brand. Ask your grocers for it. n1btf
Get Boston Betting. Company's Standard
Betting, at Jordan's Foundry and Machine
shou.. m6tf
negro man killed q garter snake three
feet long, in front of Apples shoe shop, yes
erd4y morning.
Goods were never so cheap. You can get
more now for 81 than ever before in your life,
at NJ. f. Royle & Sons. sept5ml
Subscribers who fail to get their paper reg
ularly from the carrier will greatly oblige US
by promptly reporting to this Office. tt
If you want anything hobby, durable and
cheap in head or foot wear, call on Smith Il
Bolton, corner 11th street and Franklin
Avanue. may9tf
The Intelligencer Conference daily will be
delivered, free, tn all Of our city subscribers,
and to the members of and visitors to con-
ference.
Don't buy lumber, lime. hair, cement or
mixed paints until you give me q call. 1 will
make you bottom figures. g. A. Sturges'
Lexington, Mo. sept96tf
We have received part, the others will
soon arrive of a beautiful line Of dress goods.
We ask an early call to get your choice. M.
F. Royle Il Son. septoml
For Sale-A good residence, one Of the
best in the city, on Main street, large house,
good ~outhouses. well, c~istern, etc. Price
only 80 900. Terms easy. Inquire of. P.
Ardinger nov2Su
.or Sale-l75 acres of extra good land
within one mile of Page City. Price $S5
per acre. More land adjoining can be bought
il desired. Terms to suit. Inquire of j. P.
Ardinger. nov2sf
1 have n splendid selection Of the latest and
handsomest patterns of wall paper and win
dow shades; also keep white lead, linseed
oil, window glass and toys. Also contract
for house painting and paper hanging. j.
w Grant. apr9m6
MIR, Ed. Lee has made special arrangements
to furnish our citizens with fresh meats OF
all kinds and also fish, both native and other
kinds, during conference week. He solicits
q liberal patronage from our citizens. Prices
will be as low as possible.
The school board met, last Tuesday,, and
elected Mr.. j. T. Payne, as principal OF the
colored school, vice Prof. E. T. Colt
man, resigned. The board also changed
grammsrs, from those now in use to Reed
4 K~ellogg's; and changed from Goodrich's
United States history to the Eclectic.
Mrs. NJ E. Jamison, on Ninth street. her
old stand for tive nty-odd years, has just re-
ceived q large and elegant stock Of fall millin-
cry, TO which she invites the attention of the
ladies of Lexington and vicinity. All the
latest novelties and at prices so low that any
body can have a new hat to wear during the
conference.
The Ahrens Dry Goods Bazaar 10 one oil
the handSomest establishments of the kind
ia the state. 1t is always we'll supplied with
fine goods for ladies' wear, and Mr.. Ahrens
: has recently been In the eastern markets max.
ing selections of fall goods and in his new ad
! in this issue he tells our readers something o
what they may expect. Read it.
The Belle Leyburn Missionary Society, vii
give an entertainment for old folks and child
j.. rem, lat the basement ofthe Presbyterian churcl
next Monday night. There will be a refresh
, ment table and a fancy work table. Miss S ILL
>, Chambers presiding over the former, ant
Mrs. b. r. ireland over the latter. All tn
friends of the church are invited to attend.
The preliminary examination Of Carol
and Hurley, the two men who are Charge
with the MAYHEM safe burglary, was agai
postponed, this time till Friday morning
October 9. The first continuance was sske
\ for by the state, and the last was asked for b
the defense. Mr.. Hail, attorney for the de
# tense, wants time to take dispositions Of par
;. ties in Kansas, which he claims will establi.
:. the innocence of his clients.
v A burglary was committed, q few night
ago. by some unknown person, who unlocke
D the front door of Mr.. Jacob Apples she
store, entered. and locked the door benin
e him. He then unbolted the back door, too
,r two pairs of shoes into the back yard. an
after trying them OH, selected the pair th'
suited him, and threw the other pair iutO Il
he weeds, where they were found next da
There is no clue as to who did the job. I'll
q shoes taken belonged to Mr.. Ballard, WI
5. had bought them at Kansas City, paving
ne for them, and as they did not fit had left the
is at the shop to be sold.
ne The new firm of Turner 4 Fegert ha'
rs taken full charge Of their store on Frank
street, lately purchased Of Mr.. Gruber, al
n. will be pleased to see all their old friend. al
as many others as may wish good goods
W low down prices. Mr.. Turner has been b
fore the people of this city so long. throu:
ht his connection with the REGISTER newspap
e. and as postmaster of Lexington that he nee
IS no introduction to them from US. Mr.. Fege
be has also been for q long time Il citizen Of IL
On city, though not so well known 10 the geneT
al public, but has a large number Of zealo
to friends among his German fellow cltizel
Id who know him be n Woodworking, hone
pollt. and agreeable gentleman. They b
speak a liberal share of patronage
oh Last Saturday morning Mr.. Tim Hows
a told his little crippled son, "Pete," to 60
it'll into the melon patch. to pick q number
ed choice melons. Mr.. Howard then came
'ds town. The little fellow went to the pat
rer and, while engaged 10 his work, was attack
Ter by "a large black snake. The first thing
md knew of the snakes presence was find
3D.. the reptile twined around both his legs. T
the threw him Gown. and he screamed tor he
lso His little sister heard his cries, and ran to
RS, relief. She seized a long stick, and pres
are the head of the snake upon the ground, s
Pete succeeded in kicking his feet loo
al. Both children then scrambled to the hou
,sh and the snake escaped. Pete had three la
and welts on his legs, showing that!the snake '
ing al unusually ''nS one' " nahe tne 'nree u
are around both legs.
and Mrs. McCausland is busily occupied "
lem the arrangements for the Episcopal conc
for to take place about the middle Of OctOb
the The following named ladies and gentlen
but have consented to take part: IN
but John Davis; Misses Josephine Hoo
ded Belle Graves. Johanna Kriehn and Je.
ord Atkinson; Messrs. Smith, Gimbel, c,
and ner and Chiles. A meeting was held,
and night, to determine the date, and others v
ton. had been invited no doubt responded fave
tie u Dry. AS the nrst musical event OF the seq
Their we shall look forward to it with pleasant
ticlpations of q rare musical treat even
= our very musical town, and hope that it
,.ur include all Of the best Of our musical tai
cell VII" " "o' III )"
ger, and will neglect no detail that Is ne,
GAVIN 4 n ipS,ro onoooSc