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

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Sell your old iron at Jo1dan's Foundry and
Machine Shops. m6tf
Bridge timbers sx10 inches, 10. II and IA
feet long, for sale be E. Allen. july4tf
Mr.. L. R. Kaufman has moved into the cot
tage ON Ridgewsy, opposite the end of Tenth
street.
Patsey Morrisey, drunk, was, this week,
fined 81 and costs, amounting to SO, by the
recorder.
The banks of this city will close to-day at
~ O'Clock, 1t being the day of the burial OF
Gen. Grant.
= Peter Booton was before the recorder, q
few days ago, for disturbing the peace. He
was dis charged.
school board determined, last Wednes'
day, that the public schools OF the city shall
open On Monday. September 7.
T. G. Brooks, colored, for disturbing the
peace, was fined So and trimmings. one day
this week, amounting to s22 80.
The Missouri Pacific and Chicago u Alton
railroads will carry pass engers to and from
the Shelby reunion at one fare,
The rainfall for July was 5,72 inches. RAIN
fall from Jan. I to July 1885, seven months,
2s.7o. This Is q very large amount.
Latest styles in parlor sets at very reason
able prices. In best figured and solid plush, at
b. q f. Winkler's, Lexington, Mo. mStf
The colored Methodists are fixing up their
church on Sixteenth street. We hope they
will not stop till they make a good job.
Our Waverly friend, DR.. Quill, must have
left out page 7 Of his manuscript, from the
s~uddenness with which he terminated.
Every farmer that raises wheat should &c
one of the double land rollers manufactured
Dy W. NJ. Jordan, Lexington, Mo. tuly2stf
Mr.. D. J. Morgan has threshed about 80
acres of wheat from which he obtained
se7a bushels, about 20 bushels per acre.
The quality Is good.
Itch md prairie mango. cured In 30 min
utes by Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. This
never fails. Sold by Chss. W. LOOMS
druggist, Lexington. mar2l-ly
At q meeting of the school board, Tuesday,
Nessrs. Robert Tsubman and T. j. Bandon
were appointed to examine the condition OF
the school buildings.
:Workmen are repairing the chimney tops
on Central Female College. These chimneys
seem to have Q hard time, and are down, from
ONE cause or smother, about half the time.
For Sale-A good residence, one OF the
best in the city. on Main street, large house,
good outhouses, well, cistern. etc. Price
only q 600. Terms easy. Inquire of j.. P,
Ardinger. nov29tf
For Sale-175 acres of extra good land
within one mile of Page City. Price $86
Der acre. More land adjoining can be bought
II desired. Terms to suit, Inquire of J. P.
Ardfnrer. nov9stf
Oscar Hooper was arrested for carrying
concealed weapons, last Monday, and fined
$40 and costs, in all $40. He was a horse
trader, and carried brass knucks. Good for
the recorder +!
The t~ree-trimmers are at work along the
streets in the gas district. Trees are being
trimmed twelve feet high. This lets the gas
right shine along the street. 1t also ventllates
some Of the houses, which were in need Of it.
Eugene Weber and Gus Weber were before
che recorder q few days sgo for disturbing
the peace, an account of which we published
last week. Eugene was discharged on account
Of his age. Gu stood trial, and was also dis
charged.
Mr.. j. d. Shewslter will remodel the old
Buckuer house, ON Main street, between 10Th
and 9eth streets, and put a Mansard roof on
it, This will make it q pretty place, and
will be q desirable improvement in that part
of the town.
The brick work on the handsome residence
of Mr.. Frank kriehn is progressing slowly
The bricks are the best looking homemade
bricks ever put up in the city and were made
by Mr.. Robt. Berrie. The cut stone is from
Warrensburg.
The Carroll passed up Wednesday morning
and down on Friday. She discharged q 10
of merchandise for several Of our merchant
ON her up.trip. Capt. Porter says he has en-
joyed good health on the trip. The rive
stands 9 feet 8 inches above low water mark
and falling.
Louis Barley and Quong Lee, the washee
washee man, had Q misunderstanding Frida.
morning about slop water from the laundry
Such Q mixture of Chinese and broken Dstcl
is not often heard In this city. No blow
were struck, but both parties were hot as
niger at election.
The new township bonds came Thursday
and about $73, 900 of the old bonds and tudg
ments were compromised, and new bond
were issued for them. The court had bee
= detained over one day longer than 1t expects
TO shold, and thereby was enabled to issu
and sign the new honds.
To purchase an In erument of any kind CA
On or address the,Smitk American Organ an
Piano dealer, Odessa, Mo. Chickering an
Sons, Knabe 4 Co., Vose & Son, Behr Bros
4 Co., Guild, Church & Co. and Wheeloc
pianos. Tn above instruments can be bough
Of Bird. the Odessa dealer. may2tf
Mr.. Archie Mediation was so unfortunat
a. to split his right foot, while chopin
wood, at Odessa, Wednesday. The ak struc
near the root of the great toe nail, and wer
through the bone, cutting q cash IN the foe
about four inches long, and cutting nearl
through the sole of the shoe.
HigRinsyille Position Thursday morn
ing q brakeman on the Chicago and Alto
railroad was killed west Of town near VIII
sor's coal shaft. His name was n G.. Pa
SOos IEOuA RUSSELL, u WhCic MI ioio'i'
live. It is supposed that he was twisting U
the brake when the chain broke and he fe
under the train"
An insufferable nuisance is perpetrated Q
Tenth (Pine) street, just below Main, by Il
throwing of slop into the middle OF the stree
Complaint has been made to US about it se'
eral times. No one has a right to use Il
public streets for such a purpose, and
should not be tolerated. We hope not
have to sllude to this matter again.
st. Louis Republican, August 4:-'CaI
G. Keith Of the Dacotsh, reports the farme
along the Missouri river stacking their whes
holding 1t for better prices, and business
= consequence dull. y = Capt. Geor
Keith brought the mighty Dacotah dow
from Atchison at 9 4. m. yesterday with go
sacks of grain and q moderate trip Of me
chandise and live stock. He will back b
out on her return to the Missouri at o D.
Saturday from the Electric Line harf-bo
foot of Vine street"
The secretary of the school board, Mr..
J. Bsndon, has received from Prof. T.
Lennon, the certificates OF transfer to t
high school. Tie following named pup
passed and can get their certificates by CALI
on Mr.. Bsndon: -Romie Mexican, Ka
Graendorf, Gertrude Mexican. James Gilk
son, Tessie Taubmsn. Owen Grimes, Ern'
Kriehn, Marie Winkler, Ella Tribble, Pei
B. Lyons, Minnie Marshall, Ada w. La
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