Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-07
Sand Is this Miss Smell !"

Split white.oak posts for sale. Z. Allen.
The Durbin trial is set for next Thur>day.
Marllsnd's photos Of babies sud children
can't be beat. nOv2!tf
Roy le y Son have a superb line OF wall
paper and decorations. nch!Dit
Our stock of wall paper Is new and OF the
latest designs. Loomis Bros. feb2lt9
Mr.. G. 4. Stone ha> sold his drug store at
Wellington to Mr.. W. D, Lusher.
Fresh homemade candy every day at
Meyers candy store, Dutch Row. febzsw2
All work done instantaneously at Mart
land 3 gallery, opposite postoface. nov2ztf
wanted-A white girl, to do the work OF a
small family. Inquire at this Office. tlotf
Latest styles Of wall paper from brown
blanks to embossed gold at LOOMS Bros. to
Got some of that fresh homemade can.
dy at Meyers candy store, opposite post
Office. feb2s"s
MIR. VIM. Thoele, who has been in business
| at Napoleon. has removed his harness shop
to Wellington.
A number Of chamber suits win be sold at
extra low prices at II. = F. Winkler's, Lex
| ineton. Missouri. ni3tf
1 will buy second hand Appleton's readers
Bring them to my store on Franklin street.
Chas. W. Loomis. mchItl
Mr.. A. A. Welch has consented to act as
correspondent and agent Of the I~ntelligencer
in CLAW township, feb7tf
Organs, strictly frst-c!ass, for sale on easy
terms at A. C. NJ. Birds, the reliable sewing
machine man of Odessa. .1an1oyl
Mr.. Il. W. Keen sold to P. c Patterson
this week, one pair Membrino fillles. 9 years
| old this spring. for $1,000 cash.
Handsome line of Llnsey and Silk Dress
| Trimmings, Braids, Sailor suits, Silk But
| tons, Just received at Royie y Sons. mch.w2
Remember we still continue our closing
| out sale for a short time, don't neglect the
last chance to get dry goods, carpets, etc, 81
cost. Henry Wilker. febsst2
Plus Durbin and John Durbin will be tried
and hogs from Asa G. Tracy. The railroad
robbery cases are set for Thursday.
PRIcxLY ASH BIrTERs is not an intoxi'
eating beverage, but q pleasant, mild laxa'
tive and efficient tonic, acting directly on the
liver. kidneys. stomach and bowels. f2lm1
Will Gable has opened a saddlery shop il
the postolice at Naoleon. He learned hi
trade at Kriehn \ Schmidt's in this city, ant
Ia a worthy young gentleman.
For Sale-175 acres Of extra good lane
within one mile. Of Page City. Price IS
per aero. Moro land adjoining can be bough
II desired. Terms to suit. Inquire ofJ P.
Ardinger. nov29tf
Our spring stock is beginning to arrive AM
we will be receiving novelties as wellas staple
from this time on, and we ask all to give US
call. We will offer you bargains In all lines
N. F. Royle Il Son. mOh7ml
E. Winsor & Son, real setats agents, So,
this week, for Mary A. Richardson of Ken
lucky. lots i've and six, in block ten, first ad
dition to Lexington, for I'll 1000 cash, to J. D
shswaiser, who Is now improving the prop
srty by new buildings.
encyclopedia, was 10 the olty yesterday max
ing a partial delivery Of the work. He hs
teen very Ill at Independence, which intsI
fered with bis business. He will eomplsl
his delivery Of books about the 10th inst.
Typographical error occurred last wee
in the second table Of weather comparison
by DR.. Alexander, Wig: THE last seve
years." ir the column Of days without sun
shine" which should be corrected. The yea
1877 ia act down as snJrding no such day
This space should have been left simpi
blank, indicating that no observations on th
. point were made for that year. Persons pr,
serving the report will please make the COL
, rectiou.
:. The river closed here first on December1::i
r The ice commenced to 60 out at 8 o'clocl
February 8. Forty.eight hours afterwar,
Sunday, Feb. 8, 1t blocked again. Last WEE
nesday at s o'clock, p. M. the ice once MOI
moved out, only to block up again on Frida
i at $3.50, u. III. Friday ut IL ii. q. m 1t brol
again and stopped running In q few hour
/. At 9 II. m, yesterday morning the river stot
. II feet above low water mark, one foot b.
low danger line. At 2 o'clock the gaus
showed II feet 10 inches above low wat,
mark, three and one half feet less than ii
I high water mark Of 1881. The bottom lane
r are largely OVERT wed and there Is no teliit
where the trouble Is to end. The continue
e bIorkades here were caused by the tremen,
Gus ice gorge at Waverly, aud 1t is almo
certain that the water is much higher the
l than here.
Lexington Fire Company No. 1, gave a b,
at the opera house last Thursday nigl
c There was a good crowd present, and ever
Is thing went off as smoothly as clockwor
The music was excellent; the order maintai
ed was perfect; the supper was, what
suppers are, which are given by the ladies
Lexington. and that simply means super
the walters were untiring In their polite
tention; the refreshments of Ice cream, cal
. lemonade. &C.. were pleasing to the eye a
grateful to the palate; the gentlemen were
their good behavior, aud the ladies We
gracious, and a more enjoysble ball has nev
taken place, to our knowledge, In the ci
i. The receipts at the door were about $3.50;
ut supper room took In about S85. and the
b. freshment table about $40. The expen:
,r we're about S35. thus leaving them u nice |
a tie sum as the net result of their work. T
+. fire company ought to be encouraged. \
), have to pay $4,000 a year Tor wstsrwor
which will, so far as the public Is concern'
u be practically useless without u fire oompar
40 aud now that We have an excellent volunt,
company we should not besrudse them
0. slight assistance they ask. We are glad
at state that their FIRST Call has been libsrs
ah responded to, and that they were 30 succe
]. full In furnishing their friends with q pleas,
Q. entertainment.
IN Higginsville items by Frank i''-"On ]
In Thursday night when the noen had LEAF
IL high into the heavens, and Gil WAS still .,
ng the hooting of the owl, and the bress,
ed mother earth was all wrapped Ia Ice I
ut SLOW, we fourd ourselves vending our "
It to the Grange hall, about four and a b
nd miles southwest of here. When we srri'
ed within about a quarter Of a mile Of the pl
IT. we could distinctly hear sweet strains of L
sio and q human voice crying out, 'Hol
lis your psrtnersp When We arrived q la
In course of young people seemed TO be ensa,
In tripping the light fantastic toe. Th
n. We're about thirty couples pres, Mt. All
It. peared 10 enjoy themselves hugely unit
We o'clock in the morning. J. u. Beach, The
to reliable restaurant man of this place, ser,
ty supper Tor about one hundred persons in
o. Ths supper was splendid, bsyond descr
he ton &c. Cleveland Is dead. All old colo
OF woman living about four miles southw es,
re this place, gave birth to male twins
It. named them Cleveland and Hendricks, {
re on February 25 Cleveland, after an Hines:
IS. a few days, passed away to the better wol
80. We have been attending the meeting
nd the NJ. E. church, and we notice all ages
nd men and women taking up the cross
Christ. Those that attract our attention III
I'M are the ONES whoss locks are hoary W
!" many winters. To think they have lived