Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-06-27
Meeklg gntflligenfer.
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.
SHORTS.
Z Raspberries at the pink social.

SHORTS.
Raspberries at the pink social.
Prepare your live stock for the fair.
Everybody should attend the fair this fall.
Sell your old iron at JoIdsn's Foundry and
Machine shops. m6tf
Saunders cabinet photographs at 90 per
dozen. are the best. mayS0t4
he who would thrive must advertise; he
who would fail do otherwise.
Mr.. williams says that Mr.. Russell is de-
veloping into a Columbian orator.
Latest styles in millinery goods just received
At Mrs. 8. P. Arnold's, 120 Main st. 1el8tf
The Higginsville school board has reelected
Prof. ]. W. sandusky as principal.
Nj. Julius voght, Jr., has been appointed
postmaster at Concordla, vice F. c. Cook,
resigned.
Capt. Jos. A. Wilson has SOM home money
to loan, as public administrator, on real estate
securitv. ~june2Ot2
The railroad company is tearing down the
old depot at North Lexington, thus depriving
Mr.. Happy of q stable.
Saunders will make all the latest ana Dest
style photos for less money than any other
house west of st. Louis. mayoVt4
The Sunday excursion trains on the Mis-
souri Pacific railroad are generally pretty
we'll filed with passengers.
Every farmer that raises wheat should get
one of the double land rollers manufactured
by W. NJ. Jordan, Lexington, Mo. 1uly2Stf
General debility. female weakness, loss OF
-. D-irhf1, dioooeo and narV0n9
diseases. are speedily cured by Hunts reme-
dy. II
The young ladies' Of the Christian church
will manage the pink social next Thursday
night, This Is a sufficient guarantee Of sue
cess.
Itch and prairie mango, cured In ~ min
utes by Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. This
never fails. Sold by Chas. W. LOOMS
druogIst. Lexington. mar21-1y
Deputy constables Thomas and Williams
brought into jail. Thursday, q crazy negro,
who lived with Mr.. Jones, near town. TIL
man had become vicious and dangerous.
For Sale-A good residence, one of the
best In the city. on Main street, large house,
good outhouses. well, ~cistern. etc. Price
only % 900. Terms easy. Inquire OF j.. +.
Ardineer. nov29tf
For sale-l75 acres of extra good land
within one mile of Page City. Price s35
per acre. More land adjoining can be bought
II desired. Terms to suit. Inquire Of j. p.
Ardinser. nov2sn
The Steamer Ethridge went up Monday,
having five barges and q grader. She passed
down Thursday. The Stone passed down on
Monday. The river is II feet 6 inches above
low water mark.
Mr.. Geo. Farrar is making a first-class job
of the culvert at the corner of South and
Eleventh streets. If more work of that sort
had been put in, in the city, we should not
now have 80 many repairs to make.
The cemetery committee went out to the
cemetery, last Tuesday. They expressed
themselves as much pleased with Mr.. John
Gehner's management of the grounds, and
ordered the telling of several trees that they
deemed to be dangerous.
One of the cutest of A C books is the
Household Primer. Each large letter has
an amusing picture and a pretty verse. Tbs
whole is daintily printed in brown; and, best
of all, Is mailed tree by D. Lothrop q Co.,
Boston, on receipt Of q 2-cent stamp. Send
for 1t.
To purchase an instrument of any kind call
on or address the. Smith American Organ and
Piano dealer, Odessa, Mo. Chickering and
Sons, Knabe l. Co., Vose & Son, Behr Bros.
4 Co., Guild. Church & Co. and Wheelock
pianos. The above instruments can be bought
OF Bird. the Odessa dealer. maY2tf
Hieginsville Post:-"The Odessa Democrat
wants to compromise the railroad sQuabble
by giving Lexington her Short Line, Higgins
willie her Springfield connection and Odessa
the Burlington extension. Higgtnsville will
agree to that. She doesn't want everything,
but does want harmony, and at least another
railroad"
Professor Ssnborn's last crop report, among
other items, has thi s:-"Garland Webb. of
Dover township, reports: Wheat has i'm
proved very much in the last ten days; corn
coming up badly; oats doing well. J. 7. Fer
guson, Bates City, reports: The wet weather
IL putting the corn in bad condition; wheat
is very spotted, full of weeds and Cheat
The school board at its last meeting fixed
the salaries of the teachers as follow -prin-
eipsl Of high school. $50 per calendar month;
first assistant, $50; first assistant, second
ward, S45; second assistant, $40; third as
~sistant, 1876. Principal first ward, $45; first
assistant, f35. Principal third ward, $50,
first assistant, $40; second assistant, S35.
Colored school, principal, $50; first assistant,
$35; second assistant, $50; third assistant, $25.
Odessa Democrat:-"As far as our obser-
walton has extended, there is the worst pros
pect for corn that we have ever known in
Lafayette county at this season of the year.
The stand of corn has been 50 bad to start on,
some having planted the same ground as
many as three times; and in addition. to that
the rains have been almost incessant, so as to
keep farmers from blowing that that did
come I'D. If corn could receive a couple Of
plowings within the next ten days, it would
retrieve the situation very much" Higgins
Vile Post:-"Any statement of crop pros
poets made thus early must be more or less
things are not so bad as above stated, and
still not 30 good as might be. There are
plenty Of good corn prospects about here"
We have received the premium list of the
Lafayette County Fair, Of the Lafayette
County Industrial and Stock Association. to
be held at Higginsville. Mo-, commencing
Tuesday, August Is, 1885, and continuing
five days. 5000 is offered In premiums.
The officers of the fair, this year, are Isaac
Neale, president; W. H. Bruins. vice-presi-
dent; Grove Young, treasurer; C. Vivion,
secretary; VIM. H. Waddell. general super
~intendent; j. D. Conner, superintendent of
Floral Hall; w. R. Jackson, chief marshal.
Executive committee: Isaac Neale, Grove
Yeung, C. VIvion. Directors: Isaac Neale,
Grove Young, W. H. Waddell, C. W. Seeber,
W. A. Greer, ]. l.. Youngs, H. j. Higgins,
W. B. Neafe, W. H. Bruins, j. D. Conner,
n. Wilmott, W. R. Jackson, r. l.. Greer.
The rules and regulations are about the usual
ones. The premium list. however, has BEEN
amended and improved in many respects.
The premiums offered are very liberal and we
do not doubt will attract, as they should, ex-
tensive and interesting exhibits.
Mr.. Geo. Houx, Jr., Of Higginsville, was
visiting at the residence of Mr.. Benz. Porter.
near Fairview, last week, and Just as he
was about to start for home was taken quite
sick. DR.. Fulkerson, of H~igglnsville, was
sent for, and arrived last Friday morning.
The doctor started for home hat evening,
and got as far as Tabo, which he found quite
deep. 1t was late at night, and the doctor
was anxious to get home, so he drove in.
The horse soon became mired, and the doctor
got out, and waded around in water up to
bfe nock irving tn get the the horse ont. He