Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-02
Weeklg gntelli9enter.
SHORTS.

SHORTS.
Stock sale next Mondly.
County court next Monday.
Hurry up the sanitary work.
Smoke the fsvorite Of D. Hacker. m2t2
Remember the township meeting to-day.
Sell your old iron at JoIdsn's Foundry and
Machine shops, m6tf
The courthouse yard is cleaner than it has
been for years.
AIR. James Edelen has commenced the
shipment Of sand.
Higginsville ought to complete the Mac
sdumizing Of Russell street.
1t is reported that the Sni was higher last
week than 1t has been for 40 years.
Judge K. Ryland rendered 1872 pounds OF
lard out of one hog. last Wednesday.
Msyor HAMLET is building a handsome ad-
ditiou to his residence on Ninth street.
Saunders is making q new style cabinet
photograph, which is very neat indeed. NIL
Jenny Lind Table, Wall Lamps, Chairs,
Tables. Ice Chest, &C., for sale at Turner
HaII. spr25t2
Flour, at retail, has been advanced In price
here, from - 20 to 90 90 per hundred
pounds.
An east bound Sunday morning train 10 to
he nut on the Missouri Pacific railroad, early
In June.
House., with i've rooms and all the neees-
sary conveniences, and In good repair for rent
by g. 4. Kriehn. apriiu
There Is some good wheat between here
and Higginsv,lIe. We hear 1t said that it Is
the best In the county.
There was q wreck of 3 freight train about
one mile this side of Concordis, last Thurs
day night. No one hurt.
There Is q decayed, or rather deeaying, dog
living at the intersection of Franklin Avenue
and Twenty fourth street.
The principal event of the county grange
meeting of Tuesday was Col. Chiles' speech,
which we print elsewhere.
A hotel and two business houses are being
built In Higginsville, which will, when finish
ed, add considerably to the town.
Every farmer that raises wheat should get
one of the double land rollers manufactured
by ". NJ. Jordan, Lexington, Mo. 1uly2Stf
C~bifEounieres and secretaries, and secreta-
rex with bookcase, good and fine work, ana
ahesp st q. q F. Winkler's, Lexington, Mis-
souri,. m"
The dirt In the cuts and fills of the railroad
has c.ved, in many places, between here and
Hisginsville, and will soon have to be re-
moved.
ESQUIRE Chandler fned Rufus Madison
oolored, Tuesday, S2o and costs, sl4. FOR q
ILL N Lnrea Innn 0na
Laura Wolf.
Itch and prairie mango, cured In 80 min
utes BY Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. This
never tails. Sold by Chas. W. LOOMS
aruoo,,t- Lexington, mar21-1y
Mr.. w. n. Bruins sold. at the Higginsville
cattle sale, Thursday, one OF his nne tnor'
ouehbred Poland China male hogs, to MIR. J.
81. Zentmsyer, for S12.
For saleeA good residence, one OF the
best In the city, on Main street, large house,
rood outhouses, well, cistern, etc. Prlcs
only o. 600. Terms easy. Inquire OF d.
Ardinger. novzsti
For sals-175 acres Of extra good land
within one mile of Page City. Price 600
DER acre. More land adjoining can be bought
II desired, Terms TO suit, Inquire of j. Z.
Ardinger. howell
The Old Mems Club of Lafayette county
will hold its next meeting at the residence OF
Mr.. Stephen G. Wentworth, near this city
on the fourth Saturday Ia May, being the 2Sd
day Of the month.
The farmers tell US that the rains OF last
week did more damage to the roads and
BRIDES Of the county than is ordinarily done
In q year. They attribute 1t to the naro
freezing of the ground last winter.
The Jail prisoners were employed, last
Monday, In cleaning the street In front OF the
courthouse, and they made a good Job OF 1,
40 far n they went. A little more OF the
ssme kind of werk would not hurt In the
least.
Sheriff Bowman went dow to Springfield,
Wednesday night to arrest G. W. Hair. WHIT
IN accused of forging q check on the odesss
bank, amounting to forty-two and 3O-looths
dollars. He had not got back when we wen
to press.
Time Is money, and yet you will find mer
chants trying to induce customers to ust
other brands of fiour that may or may no
nye their trade satisfaction. when they know
when they sell q sack Of Robinson's celebra
ted, hat 1t will give satisfaction beyond
honbt. nov22ti
To purchase an instrument Of any kind, cal
on or address the Smith American Organ sns
Piano dealer, Odessa, Mo. Chickering an
Sons, Knabe 4 Co., Vose q Son, Behr Bros
q Co., Guild. Church & Co. and Wheelocl
pianos. The above instruments can be bough
az Rird. the Odessa dealer. may2tf
Remember Saunders Is making all cabine
photos at % per dozen for a short time only
He has secured the services Of a number on
artist who has been In the best galleries o
Chicago, who Is now with him. All worl
warranted to equal that done in Chicago o
Nav York, Go to Saunders for the bes
.,..,r.. feb7tf
Messrs. Charles Homer, VIM. Winkler
Arthur Young, Chris. Kist. James Lyons ant
Bud Davis spent a couple Of days this weel
ashinp at McNiTlan's lake. They had a YER.
pleasant time, and pretty fair luck. Besid
the cat fish and small fry they caught 50 has
and Graphic. Mr.. Homer caught one beauti
full blue cat, weighing six pounds.
II the county court will employ one goo
.ssng Of men to drain and repair the 'ba
Bl9S69" u LILO COuuGv Aoodo, linus S'I'ho ~
the ovsrseers. In two or three years we ca
have the best dirt roads in Missouri. tn
sourt can do this much, while It IL impractl
cable q matters now stand to do the entir
road work of the county by contract.
Goosepond Is going to be an expensive 10
- this city. The rain Of Wednesday nigh
made bad cuts on the west side Of the roa
ohova fhe culyert, and o few more Such rain
viii take out the entire culseft. Then III
retaining wall on Main street will not stan
2six months. It IL 3 shame, that this cost
and necessary wall and culvert have been .
long neglected.
A bridge near Mr.. Jackson Corder's resi-
Aenoe needed some repairs, last week, AN
Nr. Corder took some hands and went t
work. At one end Of the bridge the ban
had csved, and It was found necessary to re
move the dirt. They started to work wit
spades, but soon found that the earth We
frozen, and they had to use axes to cut tb
sarti in pieces small enough to be moved.
Carrollton Democrat:-"W learn tina
there seems to be a difficulty in Ray count.
that the railroad surveyors think will CO..
entirely too much money and time to sui
mount on every line they have run so IA
and that the light trade that would be r.
.ce1ved would not justify the company
buildins the line. This is merely hearss,
and Of course we do not give it as authent
q reliable"
The complimentary concert to Mr.. A. "
Smith will take place at kriehn's conee
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