Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-15
SHORTS.

Attend the reunion.
The river rose three feet last Tuesday night
The Carroll will leave ST. Louis for Ksnsa.
City to-day.
Sell your old iron at Jo1dsn's Foundry and
Nacbine sbons. m6tf
Two inches of water fell, last Iuesoay
evening and night.
Mr.. T. ]. John has resigned his position as
deputy city marshal.
Bridge timbers sx1O inches, 10. Il and Il
feet long, for sale be E. Allen. 1uly4tf
The Dacotah left st. Louis, last Monday
evening, and passed here Thursday evening
Sheriff Bowman is having the grass and
weeds in the courthouse yard nicely mowed
The county collections last month were be-
tween "a. 900 and a. 900. mostly for 1888 and
back.
There will be q match game OF base Dali
next week, between the me rchant's and ire
mems mines.
Mr.. Patterson has made q new pavement
and cellar door In front of his store-a gooo
improvement.
The Macon creamery, last month, shipped
1 1000 pounds of butter. beside selling large
quantities at home.
We see It stated that Messrs. Zach Wright
l., Waller and r. P. Weber. have purchased
the hotel at Bates CITY.
The iron bridge over the Sni, between
Odessa and Bates City, was swept away by
the food on Tuesday night.
Latest styles in parlor sets at very reason
able prices. in best figured and solid plush, a
Il. q F. Winkler's, Lexington. Mo. m3tf
Every farmer that raises wheat should g
one of the double land rollers Manufactured
oy W. M. Jordan, Lexington, Mo. july2stf
The city should zee to it that q new cellal
door Is placed in front of the Laclede hotel
The present one is In q dangerous condition
Nessrs. Johu Smith, grocer; LOOMS Bros.
s~tstioners, and L. c. MARYLAND photographer
have had water connections made, this week
by Mr.. Shidy. .
Persons owing US long standing account.
VIII please come In at once and settle with US
we need the money. Very respectfully
China 4 Chiun, july25t4
The old bill board at the southwest corner
of the courthouse square has been takel
dovn. much to the Improvement Of tn
whole property.
Itch and prairie mango. cured in ~ MIN
utes by Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. Tni
never tails. Sold by Chas. W. LOOMS
druggist, Lexington. marzl-ly
Hiaeinsyille Post:-sThe little son of Jno
Endly fell of the fence Friday. on to hi'
head. nearly breaking his neck. He was badl!
hurt; but il well again."
For Sale-A good residence, one Of tn
best in the city. on Main street. large house
good outhouses. well. cistern, etc. Prlc
only % 600. Terms easy. Inquire OF J.P
Ardinger. nov29tf
For sale-l75 acres of extra good lsn'
within one mile of Page City. Price W
per acre. More land adjoining can be bough
Il desired. Terms to suit. Inquire Of j.
A,di.rer nov2Sn
Mrs. DR.. q. W. Young will take a few
boarders, at her residence, on South street
Rooms large and desirable and location on
of the most pleasant in the city. For term
apply at the house.
Messrs. Kensler q Whitworth's new role
mill, at Odessa, is completed, and Ia said t
he one of the finest mills in the state. 1t l
situated in q splendid wheat country an
should do q prosperous business. we WIS
the firm abundant success.
The school board at its meeting, Monday
concluded 70 only open the public schools
this district on Monday, September 2s' In
stead Of Monday. September 7, "a announce
last week. The committee on schoolhouse
reported, and were instructed to have needle
repairs made.
Come yandsl broke one Of the large Frenc
plste window glasses in front of the Lexing
ton Savings bank, last Thursday nigh
Whether done maliclously, or by acciden
through carelessness, It W as q very reprehel
sible act, as It will cost the bank $50 to VI
to replace 1t.
To purchase an instrument of any kind,ca
on or address the Smith American Organ an
Piano dealer, Odessa, Mo. Chickering an
Sons, Knabe & Co., Vose q Son, Behr Bro
3 Co., Guild, Church & Co. and Wheeloc
pianos. The above instruments can be bougl
Of R,rd. the Odessa dealer. mas2tf
A gentleman who lives near town says th'
there are Q good many Of the genuine Kansi
s~rssshoppsrs about his place. Fortunate
they are not in great number. and they hay
come too late to do any serious N
Large number of them were reported to I
aying over the town of Kirksville, Mo-, OF
= day last week.
We have no sort of objection to our Co
Temporary, the Post, copying the Intelllgel
Gers report of the county court proceeding
monthly. But in view of the expense al
trouble of preparing the article. its lengtl
and the fact that it ID reproduced verbatir
we think it Is only right that 1t should
credited to the In~telligencer. 'Tote far
friend Post.
We have received the annual catalogue
the Odessa Collegiate Institute, at odess
Lafayette county, Mo-, for the academic ye
lssA-s5. 1t is a very leat, well execute
pamphlet, printed by the Odessa Democrat,
good enough catalogue for any school an
where. The management shows appreciate
of what the local newspapers do for it
keeping Its printing at home, and We feel su
Il will make by it in the long run. Catalogu
may be obtained by addressing Prof. w. :!
Beach, Presldent,
Ernest, son of Mr.. j. W. M. Fulton,
Odessa, was, last Friday, standing on I
bumper of an empty car which was bel
pushed up to the elevator to be loaded wi
wheat. As the cars came together his he'
were caught between the bumpers and We
badly cut and bruised, fortunately no Dor
being broken. The little fellow is only t
years old. He was doing we'll when we hea
from him this week. DR.. Wood thinks
will suffer no bad consequences from
hurt.
Sheriff 10. Bowman received q telegr'
from Kansas City Sunday evening that a laI
blue sklff with red gunwales, had been stoI
at Kansas City from Mr.. John Timerm
Five men passed here early Monday MOI
ing, in the skiff. Messrs. Jesse Hamlet a
Howard Williams jumped into another 81
and followed them as far as Crooked rv
when Mr.. Hamlet, who had the keys of
cslxboose with him, thought that someth
might 20 wrong at home and concluded
rive ND the chase. The thieves were abou
mile and q half ahead of their pursuers wi
they gsve up the chase. Sheriff Bowm
fslegrsphed down the river, but we have
heard of the apprehension of the thieves.
Sedslia Democrat, August 12:-"The m
ers In Keith Il Perry's mine, at Rich Hill,
again on q strike. This time the trou
was brought about because the proprietor
the mine insisted upon their employees 81
ing an iron.clad contract and withdraw
from The knights of Labor. On Satur
night last, one of the guards employed at
mines was shot and is likely to die.
shooting Is charged to the strikers. Il
rumored that q Kansas City contractor
undertake to fill the MINES with negroes Fl