Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-11-07
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Don't fail to see Address trained Rocky
Mountain Goats.
The thermometer marked 50 degrees mos
all of yesterday.
The band and performing bear were here
again during the week.
DR.. Meng says he will supply the town
this winter, with wild turkeys.
Rinehart & Edmonds, hardware, have re-
moved to the Morrison building. next to the
postofiice.
Address cuts off = mans head. arm and LEI
in full view of the audience. That alone Is
worth the price of admission.
The ladies' f The city and county are invi.
ted 10 cali md inspect my stock OF millinery
notions and fancy goods. Mrs. S. A. Moore
head. oct Sm2
Higgiu,,i ill Posi- -'FiguTes don't ne
The mischief they don't. What do they dc
when they say it is 70 miles from Lexington
to Odessa.
Address gives away 100 valuable presents
purchased right here in this own. every
night. Tickets at Ludwiss'. Reserve
your seats. '..
Itch and prairie mango, cured in 30 min
utes by Woolferd's Sanitary Lotion. This
never fails. Sold by Chss. w. LOOMS
druggist, Lexington. mar21-1y
Mr.. Lewis NeGle has built up q first-clsss
reputation for the Commercial Hotel, and we
are glad to see him prosper. A good hotel Is
a great advantage to our city. oct3ltf
The young aides mt teachers of Central
Female College were treated to . beautiful
serenade Tuesday night. 1t was very much
enjoyed by the entire school.
By a careful Measurement of all the bends,
m ide on the township sectional maps, the
distance from Lexington to Odessa, over the
B. u S. w. r. r. grade, is lat miles. Blu
call it 15 for big measure. And yet our con-
temporary, the Post, asks confidence In it,
| figures when it says it is 20 miles from Lex
ington to Odessa.
jefferson City Tribune: -'Guring the last
three years Lafayette county has sent about
$50 prisoners to the penitentiarv, and out Of
this number only seven were democrats. Some
of our good republican exchanges, who de-
vote three-fOurlhs of their space to abusing
| Missouri democrats, will please be kind
enough to tell us why this Is thus"
The addition to the coal business contem-
plated by Mr.. McGrew and already put under
| way, will be of more benefit to this town than
the penItentiary would be if II had nc draw
backs accompanying it. Why jeopardiza thai
enterprise and all others of . like kind BY
bringing convicts here to uusettle the whole
business. Keep the convicts away,
The large brick store house occupied by
| Mr.. Dobson, at Aullville, was destroyed BY
fire last Sunday morning. Loss $1,000 to
Is 900: insurance, IS 1000. The building be-
longed to Mr.. S. B. Walker, of HigGinssille.
The Masons of the town and vicinity lost theil
furniture and regalis, in the upper room.
Rails county Guide 1.-THE saloon men oil
Mexico, No., sent to st. Louis and got q
detective to work up whisky cases against
the drug stores. The first pass he made at
them, he convicted one on ten charges. an.
other on three and another on two, and the
fines amounted, in all, to over 81 400. When
0 man pays for the privilege of selling liquor
he makes it his business to see that those who
don't pay shall not enter into competition
with him."
Kansas City Times:-ssThe publisher Of
the School and Home requested the board to
adopt his publication for use In the schools
and a resolution was offered by Mr.. Lathrol
and adopted to the effect that the principals
of the various schools be authorized to take
up a collection Of 3 cents from each pupil In
their respective schools. the fund derived
chase and distribution at the several schools
of copies Of The School and Home. to be
Used under the directions OF the s%Hperinten-
dent"
Richmon Conservation: Mrs. Tiltor
Davis. of Lexington, is in The city on q visit,
the guest of her sister, Mrs. DR.. Basset. = =
y Col. Talmage and other Wabash mag.
line of travel, and also examined the aban.
dOned road to the river from the Junction
1t is thought that they will operate it again
*# . Work has commenced on the foun'
dation Of the Presbyterian church and
handsome modern building will be erected
on the site of their ediice destroyed by th,
cyclone. Thus Richmond boOms."
A dispatch from Marshall. dated November
2, says;-"After dark last night some one sci
fire to a tenement house, recently vacated, OF
the farm of Judge Il. j. Oresr, near Oresr
vile, this county. and while the family wer,
attempting to subdue the flames parties en-
tered the family residence, but %fortuuatel.
there was u sick lady In the house Wit
frightened the burglars away. 1t Is though
thither and intended robbing the house. Th'
house was entirely destroyed; loss 1000
insurance $500. A chase was given th,
burglars but they escaped"
The next meeting Of the horticultural so.
ciety will take place at DR.. W. A. Gordon'i
office, on Tuesday, November 10, at 1913
O'Clock, a. m. The members who have up,
pies will bring specimens Of various vsrie
ties, and other gentlemen who are interested
in pomology and who have apples. are re
quested to bring in samples. 1t ia hoped
that the display will be u very fine one. Is
p~ecialiy, persons having apples which the,
cannot name, are requested to bring them IL
and have them identified. If this society can
not name them they will be sent to ih
State Horticultural Society, and \ report wi
be made regarding them.
Kansas City Times:-"Prosecuting Attor
ney Woodson. Wednesday afternoon, wen
before Justice Teasda!e and swore out tw
warrants against Thomas NJ. Turner, tn
milkman WHO is now held in the Secon
street Jail on suspicion Of numbering Mr.
Catherine Conway and her ten-year-olddaugl
ter, Katie. The warrant charges him wit
numbering Mrs. Conway and her daughter
The action Of Major Woodson Is in sccordanc
with the verdict Of the coroner's jury, whic
re commended that Turner be held to answe
for the murder. While no new development
which tend to implicate Turner have bee
made public, it is understood that furthe
evidence against him has been discovered
Mr.. James C. McGrew was In St. Loui
Thursday and Friday of last week, upon bui
ness which, while private to himself,Is of pul
lie interest and of great importance. 1t b,
been known for some time that there were
number of suits and counter-s suits betwee
: Mr.. McGrew and the Missouri Pacific raj
road company. These suits, Mr.. McGre
: being a large coal operator, were calculate
to injure and retard the coal business at tn
place. The purpose of Mr.. McGrew's Wis
to st. Louis was to consult the officers of Il
5 road and TO arrive at a solution of the diff
I culties between them. There were presen
at a meeting which was held for that pul
pose, Gov. Brown, general solicitor of Il
, Missouri Pacific system: T. j. Ports, ESQ
l attorney of the road; II. NJ. HOxie, vic,
president and general manager of the roaC
A. A. Talmage, general manager of II
4 Wabash system, and Mr.. McGrew. A. a r,
: suit of the conference MIR. McGrew sold
e the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company b
e Sl9, 500 of stock in the Lexington Coal Com