Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-06-20

Martland's photos of babies and children
can't be beat. nov22tf
The best flour in the market is the Excel
sior brand. Ask your grocers for 1t. n15tf
Lawn Settees 4. 5. and 6 feet long, cheap.al
II. 4 F. Winkler's, Lexington, Mo. asst
saunders is making . new style cabinet
photograph, which is very neat indeed. NIL
Get Boston Betting C%Ompany's STANDARD
Betting, at Jordan's Foundry and Machine
shops. m6tI
Capt. Jos. A. Wilson has some home money
to loan, as public administrator, on real
estate security. 1une202
A number of chamber suits will be sold a
extra low prices at H. 3 F. Winkler's, Lex
inuton- Missour,. m3tf
Saunders will make all the latest and best
style photos for less money than any other
house west of st. Louis. may 3Ot4
Nut we repeat it? We cannot print com
muGirat.on. unless they are accompanied by
he real IL line OF the writer.
We have heard Il great deal OF regret ex-
pressed that Miss Maggie kylsnd Was not re-
elected rs teacher in the second ward school.
Any of our young people, or old ones, for
that matter, who want to have q good time,
should prepare to go on the Dacotah excur-
sion.
MIR. Blackwell does not think hat Stoll can
be successfully prosecuted for criminal care
~lessness in having driven into DYE Rock
Creek.
A dozen mich cows can be accommodated
with good pasturage for q couple of months.
at 81 per month. Apply at once, to this
office.
Go to Martlsnd's new gallery for the best
photographs. HIS cabinet size at % per
dozen can't be beat. Remember opposite the
postofice. apr4tf
For at least a year the Intelligencer has
been urging. urging, urging the council to re-
pair the Goose pond culvert. We wish every
citizen would 60 and see the fallen walls and
the ruined culvert that are the consequences
of neglecting to follow the advice.
The ladies of the Christian church will
give a ''pink social' In the basement of the
church Thursday night July 2. The ladies
will dress in pink. The decorations will be
in pink, and pink refreshments will be serv-
ed. Gentlemen are expected TO wear their
pinkest smiles. Everybody invited.
Mr.. H. C. Townsend. the general passenger
agent of the Missouri Pacific system, has no.
titled agents to sell all persons along the lines
of his company in Missouri, Arkansas. Kan
sas and Indian territory who desire to attend
Fourth of July celebrations. tickets at the
rate of one fare for the round trip. The
tickets are not 10 be sold for distances over
$50 miles.
The elegant passenger steamer Dacotah,
under the skillful management Of Captain
Geo. g.. Keith, will pass this place going up
the river, for Fort Lesvenworth, ON Thursday,
July 2, at 6 o'clock, p. M, offering excursion
lists q delightful river trip of q few days. re-
turning to this place early Sunday morning.
This will afford q very pleasant way to spend
the Fourth. The Dacotsh is Q fast boat and
is elegantly appointed throughout. Capt.
Keith is a polite gentleman and q thorough
officer. He will do all IN his power to make
his passengers happy, and he will vigilsntly
look after their safety. There will be on the
boat a cornet band and a string band.
Odessa HeraId:-''By the way, we find that
the engineers of this same company are going
on south of us and between Lees Summit
and Kansas City, getting the right-of-way
and surveyIng." Pardon US. friend Herald,
it is not 1.-The same company" The one you
speak of ia called the Hayward Company
and so far as we know has no legal existence.
The other is the ''St. Louis and Kansas CT =
Short Line Railway Company" recently duly
Incorporated, an organization which is in the
hands of responsible and strong citizens of
Missouri who have already done much to-
ward building a road, and who think they
have assurances, if the people along the line
will do their manifest duty, that they can Sc
cure the completion of the road.
Lightning struck the south chimney
of the Wentworth Male Academy board
ing house, yesterday morning during the
storm. 1t tore off a corner of the chimney,
passed down the chimney, and was diverted
into the room where Prof. Buchanan was
sleeping, knocking the tin cap out Of the
stove hole clear across the room and on the
bed where the professor was lying, COW
ering him with SCOT. The electric fluid passed
through the ceiling of the same room on one
side, the joist above it being shivered, aud
passing below scattered the different parts of
a stove about the room. Rev. B. L. Hobson
and Mr.. Harry Sneed were also sleeping In
the house. The tin cap was blown out In
Mr.. HObsOn's room and he was covered with
SCOT.
There was a very pleasant progressive
euchre party at Mr.. C.. Ben. Russell's last
Monday night. The following named ladies
and gentlemen were Of the party:-Mesdames
C. H. Royle, W. X. Trigg, R. E. Smith and
w. B. Steele; Misses George Bowman,
Willie Bowman, Mary BOteler, of Kansas
City; Belle Brown and Rachel Harper, indie
pendence, Eddie WinsOr, Bette Waddell,
Nina Limrick, Bette Mountjoy ,Bodie Mount
joy and Jessie Atkinson {; Messrs. C. H.
Royle, w. X. Trigg, r. E. Smith, W. b.
Steele. Sterling Grimes. VIM. Quarles, VIM.
Bolton, Lilburn Shields, H. Wilson WinsOr,
Lee Davis, Walter McCausland, EmisOn
Chanslor, John Rhodes, Evan Young. Geo.
| Wilson and JAS. L~ockridge. of Kansas City.
The evening passed off very pleasantly de
lightful refreshments were served. The
favOIs were flowers. and were won by Mrs.
C. II. Royle aud Mr.. VIM. Bolton.
Aullville items by ''Observer:"-Mrs. Mary
Conlen, of Hannibal, is visiting the family of
her father near this place. -. Mr.. Evans who
has rented the mill belonging TO Msjor 3
Greer, has moved his family TO this place. 80.
The school closed at this place last Friday. i.
Miss George Major has returned home from
attendance at the Hannibal public school to
spend vacation with her friends. Miss
George won the only prize that was given in
the school ....M Mr.. Milton Hurd has returned
from an extended trip through New Mexico
and Arizona. 80 From certain indications We
think that there will be several weddings al
or near here in the near future; we hope
there will be, and we may be invited to help
eat the cake .... Mr.. Joseph Major lost, a few
days ago, two fine steers killed by lightning.
Miss Della Hord who has been visiting hel
aunt in St. Louis, returned home last week..
The ladies Of the Missionary Society Of Oal
Grove church just over the line in johnson
county, gave a strawberry festival at the res
idence of Mr.. Edgar Toungs, on the evening
of the 18th inst Mr.. William Harrison soc
of County Collector Harrison, Of Lexington
is visiting friends and relatives in this place.
A water spout fell in the field of Lucier
Major on last Saturday. You should heal
Ben Adams description Of it. Mr.. William
Greer has returned home from his trip tc
Arizona. where he took several car loads OF
stock. He returned by way of Fort Worth
Texas, and reported fine corn around there.
There was q slight of hand performance IL
the schoolhOuse here on last Monday night
Those that attended said it was very good.