Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-29
Drat the Jockeys!

Drst the jockeys!
The business association is w~ide-awake.
Split White Oak Fence Posts for sale-E.
| Allen. may9tf
Martland's photos of babies and children
can't be beat. nOv32h
Col. Child's reading of "Centaur's" poem
was much complimented.
Secondhand Store Stools for sale very
cheap. W. G. McCausland. s22if
Lawn Settees 4. 8. and 6 feet long, chesp.at
H. & F. Winkler's, Lexington, Mo. s25tf
The best -four in the market is the Excel.
sior brand. Ask your grocers for it. n15tf
Dr. J. W. Meng now occupies his new res
idence at the corner Of Main and It'll streets.
Fresh Oysters, served in any style to suit.
and at lowest prices. at the. Palace Restau-
rant. sug22t2
Get Boston Betting Company's standard
Betting, at Jordsn's Foundry and Machine
shops. m6tf
Miss Barbara X. Bowers, of near Lexing-
ton. Is still taking music lessons from Miss
Lillian Jamisou.
A number OF chamber suits will be sold at
extra low prices at H. & F. Winkler's, Lex
ington, Missouri. m3t
Go to Martland's new gallery for the best
photographs. HIS cabinet size at 80 per
dozen can't be beat. apr4tf
Nearly everybody at the fair last Wednes
day made dinner off Of what the vendors
called 'fsam- Sandwiches"
Subscribers who fail to get their paper reg
ularly from the carrier will greatly oblige US
by promptly reporting to this Office. tt
Chiffonnieres and secretaries, and secreta-
ries with bookcase, good and fine work, and
cheap at h. & F. Winkler's, Lexington, Mis-
souri,. mSu
II you want anything nobby, durable and
cheap in head or foot wear, call on Smith &
| Bolton, corner 18th street and Franklin
| Avenue. msy9tf
Plckpockets got in some work at the re-
union Tuesday. DR.. W. A. Gordon, Mr.. NJ.
| Howsare, Judge Lockhsrt, Mr.. T. ". Rid
| ings and one or two others lost their pocket
books.
For Sale-A good residence, one Of the
best in the city, on Main street, large house,
| rood outhouses. well, c~istern, etc. Price
only - 600. Terms easy. Inquire of. r.
Ardinger noVzsu
Mr.. A. j. Bumgarner, OF Greenton, was
bitten by u mosquito. q few days ago, and
now has a knot rs big as h hen -egE, and is
carrying his hand in q sling, all from the
effects of the bite.
Mr.. Jas. Fl. Gibbons, of the Aullville
neighborhood, who was In town Saturday re-
ports all excellent corn crop. He says the
people about him have plenty OF cattle and
hogs and stuff to feed them with.
Quite a large number Of grssshoppers were
seen flying south last Tuesday and Wednes-
day. some of them falling on the streets about
town. 1t is to be hoped that they will no,
come in sufficient numbers to do much harm
The fair association must erect four hun
bred feet more of covered seats In Inn fol
the fair next year, and tear down the tenn
porary shed at the upper side of the present
sests. The crowd must have more room t.
promenade.
Another accident happened to one of oul
nautical young men on Friday of last week
Mr.. Chas. Appley was out boat riding. undel
full sail, when his craft struck shallow water
and was upset. He was In shallow water
but he got u good ducking.
The trorting race last Taesdsy, was for
purse of $50 to first, S25 to second and SIC II
the third horse. Following is the score
Trouble 4. l, l.. 1: John S. l, 6, 5, 8; jim
Hardy, 3.5. 3. 5; Belle Isle, 2. 2, 2.2; Head
light, 5, "A, 4; time, 2:39a; 2: 40; 1888: $40
The Blackburn boys scooped Us. The gam
of base ball between the Lexington AM
Blackburn nines. at the fair, Thursday. Wa
witnessed by quite u large crowd. who lef
the stock show, and stood In the hot sun TO
two hOnrs. Our boys worked hard, but di'
not succeed. Better luck neat tune. boys.
sl.d Holmes. Matt Bouldridse, John Mey
er-, and rO.n Clay, ali coiOred, were arrestet
last Saturday and put in dursnce. for ''shOot
ing craps on the 18th inst. HOLMES. Cha!
and Meyer, plead gully to the charge. AN
were fined $40 and costs by Squire Chand
Ter. Holmes is the mar whose wife fell deaf
Thurday of last week.
There was an emigrant car attached to tn
train leaving Higginsville for this city, Thnrs
day evening. The ladies who had been ii
attendance at the fair, and who were no
quite as active as the young men, were force
to ride in this car, while the young men too
the better cars. Many ladies' also had to wal
down after reaching the city, as the men ha
filed up the cars and buses. We believe it
the duty of gentlemen to show the ladies'
great deal of Difference, even II 1t does cause
little personal discomfort.
, Mr.. Geo. v. Vandiver who was in tow
Saturday, reports only q fair crop of corn j
his nelghborhood. Grass excellent. Nj
VonIivor q fhara ia q uraat dool nf anuO
plant that the fallen bridge over Tab0, nes
the Fox place, is not replaced by 3 new on
He saws he has seen as many as five teams |
a little while, that had started to Lexington
compelled to turn back there and 60 to 0the
places to trade or return home. The who
Corder neiehbOrhOOd, and the country tn
: side of that place, is prevented from comm
to Lexington by the lack Of 3 bridge at tn,
point. We trust Bridge Commissioner Weed
IN will give the matter his early attention.
ri The fair grounds are fairly covered wit
gambling devices. The target rifle, THROWN
balls al dummies, pitching rings. wheels
fortune, and a dozen other kinds Of samblin
. traps are open to take in the nickles from tt
. foolish. We stood and watched one of the
. games Tuesday. A fellow had = board wit
a dozen pocket knives stuck into it, and ar
one who could toss q small iron ring SO
would go over a kuife, would get the knit
+. In the center of the board was stuck 3 car
opener, and on this instrument hung VIII
purported to be q gold watch. A man pal
p a nickle for three throws. The last Fir
: caught on the can-opener and knocked 1t Of
of the board. The game keeper generous
gave The man five more throws, instead
giving him the watch. The man threw aga
and won the watch, and it was given hiI
: He opened it, and found it q gold-wssht
brass shell, full Of paper. The paper fell o.
and the wind blew 1t away. The watch W
II worth a nickle for a baby's plaything.
We MENTIONED last week briefly that Mr..
n Ramsey had lost several head Of cattle
e what was thought to be Texas fever.
: justice to that gentleman, and to the Gait
e interests Of the county, we give below Il
Chapel Hill correspondence Of the Odes
Herald, of this week upon the subject:-"D
e Paquin, the state veterinary surgeon, visit
Mr.. l.. Ramsey's herd Of cattle (which are
k Mr.. }. c. Cobb's pssture) for the purpose
learning what kind of q disease they had til
was killing them, he having lost eleven out
one undred and twenty eight. The CIT
d zens in the vicinity became alarmed for fe
Of some contagious disease that might spre,
caused u meeting of the citizens To be call
to devise some means Of protection for the
stock, which meeting took place on Saturds