Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-07-18
Straw hats at cost. at Clagett's.

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A few hundred dollars worth Of city. war I
INTO for ssle at the Morrison-W entworth
,onL july1stf s
The Old Reliable Red r flour still takes the l
Warranted free from worms common
-four In hot weather. 1unez'u ,
Latest STYLES in parlor sets at very reason
BILE prices. In best figured and solid plush, at
I. F. Winkler's, Lexington, Mo. mott
A big rain Thursday night, with thunder
md lightning. Two Of the thunder Chaps :
we're like the report of q Columbisd.
C%hifonnieres and secretaries, and s%eereta-
H., with bookcase, good and fine work, and
heap at q. + F. Winkier's, Lexington MIS-
ouri. "
Mr.. Benz. Hammer, who was In town.
says the storm Of the day before
his best planting of corn, by dow
ng it down. :,
For Sale-175 acres of extra good land
one mile of Page City. Price 800
DER acre. More land adjoining can be bought
Il desired. Terms to suit. Inquire Off.
Ardinger. no'2Su
For Sale-A good residence, one OF the
best In the city, on Main street. large nouse'
good outhouses, well, cistern, etc. Price
only 81 600. Terms easy. Inquire Of D. r.
4 -d;nosr nov29tf
Loomis' COW is dead, but he says he Is still
in the market for all the hides and taiiow In
country. Call and see him when you
want to sell anything of the kind. or to buy
groceries queens ware, wooden ware. &c.
1 have q splendid selection OF the latest ana
~ .on nonor Qnn VIM /
dow shades; also keep white lead, lnseed
oil, window glass and toys. Also contract
for house painting and paper hanging. 81
W. Grant. apr4m6
Some weeks ago Collector Harrison sent
out 5000 postal cards notifying persons OF
their d%elinauencies. He has met Win
responses from q great many taxpayers ana
rs a consequence has collected 3 good deal
of the back tax. prior to 1883.
In "a Trip ON the Ottawa" Hsrper's Tor
August will give an interesting account OF q
summer pleasure-tri through the heart OF
Canada, written BY Mrs. Henry Sandman and
illustrated by Nj. Henry Sandman, who has
found his artistic field chiefly In the British
provinces.
There was q hard storm In the north half Of
CLAY township, last Tuesday evening about b
o'clock. Mr.. 10. Hammer says he was lam
aged $3.50 by blowing over of wheat Shocks
| hay stacks, and by blowing down of corn.
| In Egypt corn was broken, oats fsttened out
| and other damage done. The storm seems
| to have been worse q little further west thar
| Clay township. Nobody was hurt.
We direct attention to the advertisement OF
Messrs. Althof & Walkenhorst, real estate
and loan agents, Concordia, Mo. Both gen.
tlemen are well and favorably known and
need no commendation from US, Mr.. Althon
being the editor of the German newspaper al
that place, and Mr.. Wslkenhorst has long
been engaged In business there. We bespesk
for the new firm q liberal patronage.
In conversation with Mr.. r. Cavsnsugh
Wednesday, upon the subject OF how labor
ing men stand the excessive heat of the SUM
mer sun, he said. that they are used to thu
sun for one thing. and are compensated Tor IL
heat BY q free circulation Of air, and, he add
ed Significantly, 3 workingmsn Is all right 81
long as he is careful in his diet and keep
whisky and beer out of his stomach. Wha
he needs ia q clean stomach, then his worl
will agree with him right along.
:, The cellar door, on Laurel street, in from
. of the building occupied by Mrs. Jamiso
( has lust been repaired. This work empasize
, the fact that there are several other celia
, doors upon the same block which are
l much greater need of repairs than was TIL
one. Two of thetn especially are in q danger
!. GUS condition. The city marshal should r.
I ouire the owners Of the property to repai
them at once. Cellar doors on streets al
4 ouly tolerated by the public, and an accidel
j. or two would cause them to be abolished Ell
: tirely.
Talking about the heat the other dl
brought up the subject of dress, when NJ
Jno. S. Blackwell remarked that modern II
d novations were no improvement. He long
h for the old fashioned tow linen shirt that DO
If used in his day until they were twenty-on
reaching from the neck 10 the ankle, al
oil worn with no other garment. He SAID. WI
that sort of dress if there was no air stlrrll
So all q fellow had to do was to false the fro
at of his shirt and sail down through the orcha
or ut q two-forty gait, and manufacture his o'
al breeze. We imagine we see Brother Blac
[r. well"sailing" now.
". One car load of old iron, from the wa
he tower wreck. was shipped Thursday,
5s three more cars were loaded ready for sh
MT meut Yesterday. The workmen say II
J. are picking out the ragged and battel
Oh pieces first, as they will have to be re-meit'
and thai about twO-thIrds OF the tower v
be saved, but will have to go through
,as mill 10 get the proper shape, and nave
WIS edges cut of and new rivet holes punch
,p- Men are at work digging up the old foun
ton, getting ready for work on the new q
They drill II hole in the middle of each OF
hat old piers, and put 10 q blast, which loos
are the rock clear down to the bottom.
It piers seem to be perfectly solid the macao
lies and calnent making q solid mass, nearl!
hard rs dry sandstone.
in Enough names have been handed US
Justify the hope that the Lafayette Cou
Der Horticultural Society will he formed wi
lion good membership. vt the courthouse
will this city. on Monday. August 3. We
| of every gentleman who takes an interest In
The subject will Join the society. 1t will
yoid nothing except q little time, and the Ills
the slons will be very valusble. 1t ls true
be there is u great deal of horticultural lit
con- ture now. Admit that 1t Is greater in q
be tity and better in quality than our So
it q can produce, still it all cannot have thu
Tres. fiuence that may be exerted by relatloI
.eral the experiences of our own neighbors, II
by own soil and climate. Therefore we
done every gentleman who grows trees. sh
few berry or small fruits of any kind, even tn
the it is In q small war, will come In. Angus
1ater and become q member Of the horticul
} fall society.
that Richmond Democrat 1--WE are in re
lima of the 1sS4-S5 catalogue of the Baptist Fe
College, of Lexington. The catalogue
exceedingly handsome piece Of printing
the we can't understand why the work was
CITY. away from Lexington. 1t is but two or
" as weeks since the I~ntelligencer had no
Mr.. else in 1t but puffs and reports of the CO
,ssrs. commencement exercises. 1t IS safe
A, that it gives the Baptist College two or
+ hundred dollars worth of free adver
phon every year. Inc lntelilgehcer u uhoe
II. legations to its neighbor for its very ju
auer. marks upon the above subject, especia
The they were made without solicitation
az to our part, and a spontaneous expression
ia an idea which seems to strike eyerybod
proye same way, except one gentleman. Our
mark. chants and business men, who are the
nance prop of the institution In question, ar
mira t~icularly outspoken on the matter,
< at it The New York Nation printed in IL
blime of JUNE % a retrospect OF the twenty
,onry. of its existence which were completed