Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-08-07

mere, was SnOt on tne uOFnlnS VI tuo
23d inst. by j. w. More who immedi-
atcly shot and killed himself. The lat
ter claimed that Henderson owed him
81 900 for rustling up votes in politi-
cal campaign. Henderson married in
Phoebe, Nevada. He leaves wife and
child, who were visiting at the time
of the tragedy at Eureka, New.
The clerks of Butte are still insisting |
that stores and shops must be closed at
eight o'clock in the evening. Many of
the houses have succumbed to their de- |
mand.
Good milk COWS are selling at S45
and $50; calves at $l2 to S25; sheep
sell at SO to s. per head. Horses sell
for less than in the states. This is a
fiue country for good stock. Farmers
taking pride i'll good barns and tire
breeds.
The change of gauge on the Utah
and Northern was completed the 23d
inst, and trains now run on the broad
gauge between Butte and Helena. The
road will, hereafter, be called the
Montana Union.
Sells Brothers circus will exhibit
here the Sth inst 1t will be a lively
dav. The festive COW boy will gallop
to town in all his glory, and if the
police don't bother him he will ''paint
the town red.'
Watermelons and oranges do not
grow this far north. The latter fruit is
at times in the market, shipped from
| California. Several cOlored citizens OF
Anglo African descent have drifted
thither, but none of them cultivate the
melon.
Our weather is delightful with hail
storm usually in the afternoon. To-day
(24,h) the lightning struck house and
paralyZed a woman, who is not eX-
pected to live. Butte City is up among
the clouds, and often the electricity
PLAYS over the city.
When the weather gets cooler my
wife and l will return to Concordla,
. Lafayette county, for a few months
during the fall and winter.
To-day, in company with some
ladies, 1 visited the Chinese "Josf
House, where the celestials were
holding a national festival in honor O
the birthday of one of their great men
, The priests had every thing in excellen
/ order at II O'Clock. One of the fines
. feasts | ever saw was spread before
. the gods Gdols). The menu consisted
, of the fine half-grown pigs roasted
: whole and handsomely decorated will
. beautiful dazzling ornaments on tn
q tails and ears. A young fat cock witt
a fine comb was baked and placed in
! conspicuous place. The many kinds O
= cakes, candies, bread, fruits that coult
=. be found in the market were on tn
% table before an altar of incense that wa
4 burning. Many flowers were used
. please the hero who had gone t
q heaven. The music was all instrumer
a tai and the prayers secret. Many fire
+ crackers are used by the Chinese, an
the noise they make reminds one Of
Missouri charivari.
Since the completion of the Montan
Union there is some talk of adoptin
the "a hour system-numbering IL
re hours of the day through consecutivel
,o from TO "a. If we once break ava
% % from the a. m. and p. m system "
~ will ever afterWard wonder why v
did not do so sooner. l think the Z
IN madam Pacific will adopt the new sy
th tenn also. We live in an age OF utilit
% and that system of business that W
~ bring the best results in the quicke
TO time is the one for us. The old theo
OI was lduOh Will Sh Suhhi
IFS culion. The new theory is utility
in everything The child learns by doin
VI ~ attaining his ends years in advance
ef the old way. In "time" calculation
IS the school children have been often
loss to know what to call the IL
k hour of the day, but when they can s
- 13 o'clock the problem is easily solve
ire John O'DOnnell, large proper
'rs owner here, and once farmer
he Lafayette county expects to visit his
ite home in few days where he own
~ farm He takes the Intelligencer.
i'e Mrs. Mary Burns is now Oh a vi
or. to old Lafayette county.
i've This is the season of piscatOrial {
ss cursions. The excellent mounts
49, trout, grayling and salmon are eau!
'he in many of the cold water streams
,ct- Montana. LAFAY ETTE Boy
mes Butte City, Montana, July "a.