Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-08-14
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Paw the tax on your watch dog, or watch
him very closely. as the marshal will be sure
to get him..
DR.. Alexander thermometer marked loo
degrees Thursday.
Mr.. G. A. Krlehn's new cottage residence,
on South street, north of the park, is pro-
crossing rapidly.i
The rainfall. last Tuesday, was 81. a little
more than ] of an inch, about equal to the
entire rain fall 10 July.
Ollie Waterhouse, who was working on q
section on the C. & A. r, B., was sunstruck
about 2 o'clock, p. En-, Wednesday. He was
better when last heard from.
Higginsville is peculiar as to some things.
They say the police have TO go to all trains to
keep the bus men from fighting and they are
not slways successful even then.
Some time in September, when the wealth
er gets cooler, there is to be near MAYHEM q
regular old-fashioned democratic barbecue.
with Uncle Billy Benton as chief of the
bro,liug brigade. 1t will be worth attending.
The republican primary meetings take
place In this county to-day. There will be
the most distressing harmony, no doubt.
There being no hope of success men and
methods can amount to little; hardly be wor-
tn ' of a quarrel.
:. A flag station has been established etwee
Page City and Lexington, on the Lexington
branch, called Halls, Mo-; Lexington rates
will apply from and 10 points east, and Page
CITY rates to and from points west of that
point: freight must be prepaid.
VIM. Tracy AMI Bang Jackson, both color
ed, got into a diff culty last Saturday night
and the latter received q cut from q knife, in
the left, shoulder. which will lay him up for
some time. Tracy skipped the town. and as
jackson was thought to have received pun
ishment enough, no arrests were made.
Saline County Progress. Aug. Tive are
sorry to learn that Mr.. j. W. Goodwin met
with q severe accident at his farm near Alma,
Lafayette county, Mo-, last Tuesday. in be-
lng thrown from his horse while driving some
hogs. His hip was badly strained and other
hurts received which will inconvenience him
for some time ere he Is fully recovered"
Notwithstanding the great amount of I'm.
pleasantness" and "wrangling" in the demo-
cratic party of Lafayette county, the repub-
leans do not seem overly anxious to take ad.
vantage of the situation and gobble up all the
Offices, which is very generous and nice in
them. Only two little announcements have
thus tar made their appearance, that of j. NJ.
Smith for recorder, and that of someone here
tofore unknown for sheriff. Don't be bsshful
gentlemen; trot yourselves out.
Medicine Lodge Index, Aug. 13:-'.LiRht-
ming killed $50 worth Of hogs for B. NJ.
Sparks last Monday night. Mr.. Joe. Ramey
expects to start back TO Lafayette county.
No., about the Goth of this month. We
don't think he will stay long. Miss Carrie,
daughter of Lee Bradley, will make an ex-
tended visit to relatives in Lafayette county
No., this summer. She expects to start east
In e week or ten days. Mrs. Gertrude Gray,
of Nevada, No., who has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. r. NJ. Sparks. for the past six
weeks, will return home next week. Hel
health is null improved since coming here.'
Bates City:-W9a ther dry and roads dusty
Corn crop will Wild about 0ne-half, C. N.
Clark, of Louisiana, No., of the Central Mo-,
r. E., stopped of the rain here last Monday
on his way to Hicks Ci,y to attend a railroad
meeting on the 10th, of the Paolo railroad
COMPANY. He informed Mr.. Wright whl
took him out, that the Paolo company was
trying to make the people believe along thi
rIght-of-way that the Central company woult
not build the road. He informed Mr.. Wrfgh
rhst be would make it warm for the Psolt
company at their meeting Of the 10Th. Il,
says that they have the rlght-of-way with
S-1-oo,k;opu on1 hoNcrso fhou loua nouai
put it on record the Paolo company is trying
TO deceive the people by telling theLi i
would never be built. He says that they will
be at work in this eouGty inside of thres
months, and they will build one OF the easies
grades in the state, st no place IS there to bs
more than lO-and-a-half feet to the mil
grade, and that only in getting up above th
Sster courses in order to get their bridge
sDsve high water. Mr.. Clark received a tel
.egram from Mr.. Sims, Of Hicks CITY, notifying
him Of the meeting of the PsQlo company
sud be left Immediately to attend the meet
sng. The reason they have been so quie
about it is on account OF getting their charte
for two bridges; one st Arrow Rock crossing
abe Missouri river. aud the other at Alton
crossing the Mississippi river. If they ha'
made known their object, he says, Jay Goult
would have been in congress fighting them o.
their charter. He says they will build
branch running south by way of Pleasan
Hill, and another one by Odessa to Lexineto.
for feeders to their road. Two prOtracte,
meetings going on. Rev. Mr. Henry is con
Quoting one at the new Christian church, sn
Rev. W. T. Eastwood at the NJ. E. church
. with good attendance.