Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-11-13

notified to repair their pavements.
Mr.. Lee Slusher bought of Mr.. Jos B. Sill
yer 81 head of cattle averaging 1870 at 81 80.
The down town fire company will give a
grand ball Thanksgiving night. Everybody
should buy a ticket.
The gobble, gobble of the thanksgiving
turkey, being fattened for the day of .'fast.
ing" Is getting quite numerous about
town.
The tug boat Doris and barges came here
Saturday last, since which time the engineer
in charge has been running some lines and
re- establishing monuments and marks.
On the roll of honor in the Dover SCHOOL,
Room No. 2. Sd grade, Charlie Vim, Willie
Hollinsworth; ID grade, David Groves,
Hugh VIM; 1st grade, Josephine Hodges
and Jennie Koontz.
The city fathers navel not yet ordered the
gas lamp at the old depot removed to the
west side of Twenty Third street, near the
old laundry building. At present 1t is Of no
use to anybody and 1t is q waste OF gas TO
light it.
The old timers say the weather is always
cold enough from and after Nov. ID to kill
hogs without danger of losing the meat, and
we therefore expect numerous porkers will
die from hemorrhage of the throat during
the coming week.
Eldorado Springs: 81. r. Snelser, of
Alma, Is at the Springs looking out a locs-
ton. Judge Curtis Field has returned from
Kansas City, where he was being treated for
injuries received by falling from a street car
while in st. Louis. Mr.. Joseph Chinn and son,
Buford, of Lexington, arrived in our city on
Monday. We have rather dusty weather
now to contend with, but high winds make
favorable sailing for defeated candidates up
Salt river. The republicans of Cedar county
are jubilant over q glorious victory at the
hands of boiling democrats. The democrats
were successful four years ago in carrying
the county by a small majority. and by q
union of strength they could we'll have main
tanned their control, but there has been such
a disruption in the party that the republicans
elected their ticket with a larger majority
than the democrats should have had. Men
who do not bolt or scratch their ticket in some
way are accused OF being ultra. Scratch,
scratch, scratch, was the motto which scoop
ed the democrats completely, and q sicker set
of democratic ROSTERS never perched in
Cedar county. The democrats were no
more surprised than were the republicans to
receive u victory at the hands of their enemy.
Greenton:-Here love his golden shafts
employs, here lights-His constant lamp. and
waves his purple wings, Reigns here and
revels. Mr.. Price Adams and Miss Nancy
Masterson daughter of Givens Mastersun
were married on Thursday; regret that we
can't give particulars. Blast the Times
Mr.. Ritter is convalescent. Geo. Havener,
Esq, had Il horse killed by lightning during
the thunder storm of Oct. %. Mr.. II. Ii.
Tickle has given new life to our city by the
removal here of his mammoth stock of gro
%ceries, etc. he is accompanied by genial Nor
man Walton. whom every man, woman aud
child in Greenton valley knows. James X.
Barker, Esq. of Dallas county. formerly of
this county, was here on business last week.
The temperance folks out here would like to
know if Jeude and johnson had the s'two
thirds" the court said they would require at
Wellington, or if they reversed themselves.
Give us particulars, please. Spelling school
at the Greenton school house on Monday
night, Mr.. Thomson in charge; at the
Hughes house on Friday nights. Prof. Rag
land chief ruler. Mr.. A.. O. Slaughter and
family left, last week. for Chicago, where
they will spend the winter. Judge Benton
passed through town Monday: he looks hale
and hearty for u man carrying near 700
majority. Mr.. VIM. Gibson bought from j.
W. Simmons, this week, 100 barrels Of corn
price 81 Is per barrel.