Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-18
Wall paper at LOOMS Bros.

Lace curtains. bed sets, and Tides very
low at III. Wilkeris. apr4t8
The HIgginsville town board reelected Mr..
c.. Schwartz n olerk.
The best ftour in the market Is the Excel.
sior brand. Ask your grocers for it. n1Stf
Mr.. Albert Loomls has won his law suit
against the Wabash railroad company.
Get Boston Betting Compsny's Standard
Betting, at Jordsn's Foundry and Machine
shops. m6tf
One of Mr.. Mulligan's horses fell over an
Monday, and was somewhat
1t is thought that s~teambostlng In the Mis-
souri, river will be better this season that
for many years.
For Sale-A one or two horse pleasure car
riage and horse for sale cheap. Apply to
A. v. Robinson. msr14tf
Mr.. Happy's railroad car Is progressing
at Mr.. Jordan's foundry, where Mr..
Happy is building it.
The brick residence known a. the "star"
or Ferguson house, near MAYHEM, fell down
a few days ago. No one hurt.
Latest styles in parlor sets at very reason
able prices. in best figured and solid plush, at
81. " F. Winkler's. Lexington, Mo. m8tf
Wellington may be somewhat old-fogyish
in some things, but it seems to be ~ grim in
its wrath as was the Iron Duke himself
Positively the largest stock and incest
styles of prints. %ginghams, cnsmbrsys. etc.,
n. Wilker's, successor to Wilker & Mil
Ter. apr4ts
The bridge over the Missouri Pacific rail-
road track, on the road to the cemetery. was
well and substantially repaired early in the
week.
There was a lively fall Of hail for . few
minutes last Thursday afternoon. The ground
was pretty well dotted with hail stones about
the size Of hszel-nuts.
For Sale-A good residence, one Of the
best in the city, on Main street, large house,
good outhouses. well, ~cistern, etc. Price
only - 900. Terms easy. Inquire Of P.
Ardinger. novH9tf
The young ladies of the Iduna Literary
Society received, this week, their new society
badges. The badges were ordered through
Messrs. Grimes s. Venable, and are beautiful
both in design and finish.
Mr.. Victor Wells brought Us, yesterday,
three small branches Of . peach tree filled
with bloom. They came from = limb broken
down and protected by grass, and are the
only buds on Mr.. Wells plsce.
Some person who had not the fear of the
Lord in his heart stole Mr.. Geo. Young's vel
low oil cloth coat from. Mr.. Hainkle's store
on stock sale day. The first requisite to for
giveness is restitution. He should send it
back to the owner,
Mike vauters and Elias Spruce caught .
fish box floating down the river, Monday /,
containing about 150S pounds OF fish, mostly
carp. Some fisherman above here 10 out just
that much, until he hears from the boys.
Mr.. Hamlet sold the fish.
Our line of embroidsrles, which, this sea-
son we have imported ourselves, Is the most
attractive ever offered to the trade, and Is to
variety and designs 1t Is far superior to any
ever before presented for your inspection.
Ahren's Dry Goods Bazaar. feb21tf
Newspaper advertising is now recognized
BY shrewd business men as the best Of all
possible saiesmen-one who never sleeps and
is never ~weary-who goes after bushes.
early and late-who can be In q thousand
places at once, and speak to ten thousand
people each day, saying to each one the best
thing in the best q
There will be found in our advertising col.
umus to-day the seml-snnual statements OF
the Lexington Savings bank, the Morrison.
Wentworth bank and the Middleton bank. O.
Waverly. All of these institutions maxi
good exhibits Of business, and by the closest
investigation will be found to be ably, con
servatively and honestly managed.
Triumph of Science - Chemistry never
achieved a more decided triumph than in the
production of Sozodont, which is q botanical
preparation of wondrous efficacy in preserv.
ing and identifying the teeth, rsscuing then
from decay, and rendering them as white a
alabaster. 1t is q toilet luxury Of which al
should avail themselves. The unpleasant
odor communicated to the breath by catarrh
bad teeth, ETC.. is entirely obviated by thi
fragrant and sslutary antiseptic of which ON
bottle lasts a long time. Druggists and per
tuners sell it. apr1Sm1
The boats that will ply in the Electric liz
between St. Louis and Kansas City this sea
son, are the David R. Powell, Fanny Lewis
C. c. Carroll, Carrier and Dakota. Tb
Fannie Lewis is at present on the docks q
st. Louis undergoing repairs. The Pewel
will enter when the water is higher. 1t il
likely that the place Of the Carrier will sool
be Supplied by some other craft, as she i
not large enough to be Il money making boa
to any great extent. 1t ran in the long trad
between Kansas Clty and st. Louis. The Cal
rier, it Is probable, will be placed in th
trade from Boonville to Rocheport, Portlan
and that vicinity. The Gen. Mead is no,
running from st. Louis to Jefferson City.
Au'lville was visited by u disastrous con
flagraliuu, last Monday night. Person
awakened from sleep discovered a fire blaz
ing up in an open space between Mr.. Ora
hams and Mr.. Iipbt. Osborn's stores. Tn
flames spread rapidly and despite all this
could be done seven frame buildings wei
consumed. Mr. James SeaIau's store hous
unoccupicd. valued at $500 or $500. Nj
RObt. Graham's frame building SKA fet
occupied as q shoemsker's shop. valued {
5000. Mr.. Robt. Graham's house. occuple
by himself As a grocery store, valued at $500
goods valued ut IL 800, saved very few artl
cles; Mr.. Robt. Grsham's store room, exs.
valued at y 200, containing about $3.50 to sc
worth of goods; Mr.. James Z. Shackelford
store room occupied as grocery and hsrnei
store by Mr.. Robt. Osborn. valued at 81 ~
the stock Of goods valued ut 1920, save
about sl00 worth of goods. Mr.. Howe
Avitt's house, occupied by MIR. <. Welbor
as a drug store. valued at 81 900, goods valu
ed at $500; Mr.. J. j. Cooksey's butcht
shop, and stock, valued at $500. All the In
surance that we have heard of was place
with Messrs. f. Winsor y Son, of this cit,
rs follows:-J. E. Shackelford. buildin,
$500; Robert Graham, 9 buildings, $500
Robert Graham, merchandise, $3.50; Rob
Osborn, merchandise, IL, 200. We hope tt
burnt district will be rebuilt with brick.
Greenton items by 81. 3. 8:"-"dealth
the neighborhood improving .... Oats sowiI
is over Prospects for u wheat crop II
frem tlattering; acre age below an sversg,
stand probably &c per cent =. Nessrs. c. J
) Ford and A. .. Slaughter are feeding Oh II
old Null farm, 81 head OF steers and lis
hogs Times are very hard yet cash cs
F., usually be found in Greenton. -. NJ c. l
Ragland's school in Hughes district, clost
. April s, and 1t is not necessary to say II
patrons are we'll pleased with Mr.. r.
S teacher Mrs. Lizzie Green's success as
, educator Is best attested by directors of Il
!, Greenton school employing her to succs'
herself as teacher. 80. Sale at the residence
the late w. W. Peddicord. was well atten,
ed and stock brought fair prices. Mr.. A.
t Bumgarner was auctioneer. . John New
man, Esq, has settled in Greenton neighbo