Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-29
SHORTS.

Go to the fair to-day.
The new depot is finished on the outside,
and is ready for the paint. go
Bridge timbers $40 inches, 10. II and II
feet long, for sale be E. Allen. july4tf
Fresh OYSTERS, served in any style to suit
and at lowest prices, ut the Palace hesta"-
rsnt aug22t2
A few hundred dollars worth of city war;
rsnts FIR sale at the Morrison-W Wentworth
- Bank. juiyi0"
The brick work is finished on Mr.. FRANK
Kriehn's new residence, and the rooI Is De-
ing put on.
For sale-A three -fourths Jersey cow-a
splendid mixer. Can be seen at Harry Iur-
ner's, Franklin avenue. auS'
The beer stand at the fair took IN nearly
400 Tuesday. This was hardly a glass and a
half for each person present.
There was not as much fine stock III the
fair, this year, as usual, and a great many
rings were not represented at all.
Latest styles in parlor sets at very reason
able prices. In best figured and solid plush, al
HI F, Winkler's, Lexington, Mo. mat1
Every farmer that raises wheat should &c
ona NJ the double land rollers manufactured
oy W. NJ. Jordan, Lexington, MO. 1uiy1'u
Floral Hall has added something new every
dsv. but 1t is not half such a place as our
ladies' could easily make of 1t II they wouid
only try.
There ia one small field Of corn TIVE
this civ and Higginsville, which has been
cut and shocked. We think that farmer q
little too previous.
Itch and prairie mango, cured IN ~ mn
utes BY Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. rms
never tails. Sold by Chas. w. LOOMS
su,..,st T.x;ngton. mar21-1y
The races at the fair were good, and were
highly enjoyedif we can judge by the amount
of yelling. ANY race IL good where a mile Is
made In less than 2:4O.
The Jennie Holman combination has been
playing at Hlgginsville, this week, to good
houses. Their band is a good one, and the
company believes in advertising.
e. Mr.. J. D. Morrow, of this city, had a hne
horse at Hieginsville, training for the fair. 1t
got q foot caught in the stable floor, a few
DAYS ago, and could not be exhibited.
For ssle-A good residence, one OF the
best in the city. on Main street. large house,
good outhouses, well, cistern. etc. Price
only % 600. Terms easy. Inquire Of J.P
Ardinger. noVzoli
Cor Ssle-l75 acres of extra good iano
within one mile of Page City. Price sas
Der acre. More land adjoining can be bought
II desired. Terms to suit. Inquire OF d.
rd;noar nov2stf
On the west side of the smphitheatre are
piles of melon rinds, lemon peel and other
such truck, and a cloud of gnats is hoverini
over the place. Keep your mouth closed
when passing along there.
Mr., John 8. Blackwell went down to the
fair Thursday, and some of the gambling
devices at the fair ground concluded to shu'
up shop. We wish we had a John Blackwell
in every nook in the county.
The last will and testament OF the iate
MARQUIS W. Withers was probated las
Wednesday, He leaves his entire property
to his wife, who il appointed sole execu
trix. Nc inventory has as yet been filed.
To purchase an instrument Of any kind cal
on or address the Smith American organ ant
Piano dealer, Odessa, Mo. Ohickering ant
Sons. Kuabe d Co., Vose Il Son, Behr Bros
A. Co.. Guild, Church 4 Co. and Wheelocl
pianos. The above instruments can be bough'
-, MID tho Odessa dealer. may2tf
The traction engine of Mr.. henry fanr
meyer broke through the iron bridge on TN
Mayyiew and Higginsville road last Frida!
afternoon, falling several feet and carrying
with 1t Mr. Fahrmeyer, who was the snginee
in charge. He was pretty badly scalded an
greatly scared but NO serious damage wa
done to himself or engine. The bridge wa
badly wrecked.
There was q very good attendance ut th'
fair Wednesday-much better than any on
expected. II all present had been COLLECTED
in the covered stand, 1t would have been yer,
much crowded. The weather was quite cool
and a strong east wine was blowing all day
making it quite uncomfortable for everybody
but most of them staid till the close oil Id
races, which were the last thing on the pro
srsmme.
There was q half mile race between a hors
and a mule at the fair Thursday evening
The mule beat by two lengths. A man VIII
seemed to be very angry came up to the mul
and cursed it soundly for beating the horse
and offered to bet $500 to 800 or any sur
in the same ratio that the horse could bes
the mule. He found no suckers, rs every
body seemed to think the race had been ruI
to get bites for betting.
Richmond Conservstor III Q -un {
the magnitude of that at Higginsville had oc
CURED in Kansas the papers OF. Kansas Git
would have published columns of its doingt
but the reunion, Tuesday, did not even hsv
q mention IN their Wednesday mornin
papers. st. Louis and other cities had thei
reporters on the ground. The K. c. paper
must do better than that in the to come O
cease to be Missouri Journals"
seventy-fve London maidens, many o
them bearing titles, gave a ball. Each sub
scribed S25, and had the privilege of invitin
five eligible bachelors. Mrs. Naylor Leylan
gave the use of her magnificent Hyde Par
House. As each guest assembled the stair
case the girls grouped together at the to
and showered roses upon him. The Intelli
eencer freely gives the above hint to GU
fair maiden ladies. Ali that it asks is to b
present on the stair case when they begin t
pelt with flowers, Gen. Boteler, Judge Hal
and Frank Trigg. We know that they vi
at last succumb.
The mule race, Thursday evening, was O
par with all mule races, except that theI
was one mule which was accustomed to rae
ing, and ran all the heats in good time. TIL
other five mules had their own way abol
things. Some went to their stables some wal
ed around on the outside Of the track, viii
others went inside the open ground withOl
passing under the wire. A negro man too
board and ran after two mules, and be
first one anil then the other, and managed
bring them home in pretty good time.
was as funny as it could be, and the crow
hooted and yelled itself hoarse.
Mr.. J.. X. Attebery, his wife, Mr.
Sutherland, Mrs. Robert Beall anil Miss Fan
ME Allen went to church at GreentOn, la
Friday night. In q spring wagon. As the
were returning to Mr.. Attebery's and ju:
~ they were on the large hill near NJ
Arthur Slaugbter's, at 1890 o'clock at nigh
their wagon suddenly upset, throwing the
all out. Mrs. Besll fell upon Miss Fanni
Allen In such n way that the lstter's fa'
was badly bruised against the stones in IL
road, and her body was also somewhat brui
ed. Mrs. Beall was only slightly hurt, Mr.
Attebery very little bruised, Mr.. Attsber
tolted up but not hurt. and Mrs. SutherIsn'
the oldest person in the party, was uuir
1ured. Miss Fanny got much the worse
1t, her face receiving quite II humble {
scars, rather extensive but not deep. 81
was dazed and insensible for a while, bl
soon recovered from that condition. One