Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-06-26
Don't fail to read McCausland's new adj

Don't fail to read McCausland's new adj
vertisement this week.
The oats harvest and hay making will be
''on' next week.
The red clover crop has been pretty well
saved in good condition.
The courthouse pavement and horse rack
are badly in need OF repair.
A team belonging to &. A. Sturges ran
away last Thursday, No harm done.
Charley Meet has given the city scales and
fencing their annual coat Of whltewash.
The weather has been all that the farmer
heart could desire for the wheat harvest.
Trade has been exceedingly dull the pres
ent week, all the farmers being busy in their
wheat fields.
A party of fisherman from Shanghai, Car
roll county, caught, last Saturday, at the
mouth of Tabo. a catfish weighing LIS pounds
Garrison Grange will hold its regular
monthly meeting at the Burns schoolhouse
on Saturday, July 3, at 2 o'clock. p. m. A
full attendance is desired.
When you see a business man look melon
cholic, with haggard face, and dull, complain
ing eyes, 1t Is not because of ~billiousness or
collie; the rouble Is he doesn't advertise.
The grass in the river bottom between
this city and Harden was on fire last Thurs
day, caused we presume by sparks from a
locomotive. No damage so far as we have
learned.
Capt. Anderson's license, stolen from the
floating on top Of the water in a cistern at ID.
Russell's carriage factory. II stolen for pure
meanness, lit could not have been for profit
why it was not destroyed is a mystery.
The mighty Dacotah was at the levee last
Wednesday afternoon en- route for st. LOuns.
She took a large lot of coal and received sew
eral lots of freight, including hemp and
wheat. The water in the river is now in
good boating condition, and the Wyoming,
which left st. Louis last Tuesday. may be
expected here to-day or Tomorrow.
"The Chevalier," the celebrated thorough
bred short-horn bull, belonging to Mr.. Thee.
Bates, of Sni-a.Bsr township, this county, got
into the mire, about two weeks ago, and was
so badly injured in the loins that he had to be
killed to put him out of his misery. The
Chevalier was one of the best bred and most
uOltu UullS Ill tuc SLdIc, anu ~ OuC ttulC oOiO
for $3.50.
st. LOUIS Republican, jun 22nd:-"Early
yesterday morning the wonderful Wyoming
arrived here from Atchison with 800 head o.
hogs, 5000 sacks of grain and a nice trip Of
miscellaneous freight; she will go back to the
Missouri at 5 p. m. to-day from the Electric
line wharf boat, lat the foot of Vine street, and
will take passengers and freight for all points
as high as Atchison.
Mr.. 10. H. Christy near Greenton lost 6
valuable mare Monday. He was cutting wheat
with a se%lf-binder. Having stopped to fix
something about the machine. his lead horses
in fighting flies became e%ntaugled in thu
harness, throwing one of them DOWN in FROM
of the sickle; the others became frightened
and ran away, cutting the one down so badly
that 1t had to be shot. His little son wa!
riding one of the lead horses at the time, ant
would undoubtedly have been killed had no
Mr.. c. risked his own life in front of thu
sickle to save him. Altogether it was bat
enough, but could have been much worse.
On last Tuesday evening there was quit
an enjoyable party, given at the surburbai
residence of Rev. G. W. Hyde by his daugh
tiers, Misses Maggie and Ida. There wa
to enjoy themselves. The following youni
ladies and gentlemen were in attend
aure:-Misses Mamie Young, Lulu Evering.
ham, Kittie Fulkerson, Kate Fleming, Edit
Leonard. BoXie Chiles, Lizzie Smith, lie
Simon, SalIe Stewart, Matte Grimes, Mar
gle and Bessie Vau chan, Susie, H,nnah an
Sophia Lanneau, Berthe Wallace, Berti
Richardson and Rose Young, Messrs. How
ard Atkinson, Thos. Hall, Ernest Chapman
Will Stewart. Ed Iiylaud. Wood Young, Geo
Kriehn, Harry and Lee Wallace, ia, Cham
bers and Geo. Carter.
The Ladies of the Christian church at Dover
will give a basket supper and picnic at tina
church on the evening of Tuesday, June 29th
to which everybody is invited. A move
feature of the occasion will be the supper ar
engagements. Each basket viii! be supplied
in sufficient quantities for two, with all th
substantials and delicacles OF the season, an
will also contain the name of one OF the ladie
present written upon a slip Of paper. TIL
baskets will be sold ut so cents each, and th
purchaser will be entitled to the assistance {
the lady whose name is found in the basket j
dispOsing of the contents thereof. From til
well known beauty and vivaclty of the Dove
ladies', WI apprehend that there will be
large attendance. The proceeds of the el
tertainment will be devoted to repairs upo
the church, of which 1t stsnds very much il
need.
We acknowledge receipt of the annu.
catalogue of Odessa College for the yea
1SS5-Sd and calendar for 1886 81, whicI
shows the institution to be in u fOurishin
condition, notwithstanding the drawbacks
has hal to encounter during the past veal
leye building. by fire, but which we are gla
to know, will be rebuilt in time for tn
fall term of school. The catalogue thu
speaks of the matter:-''r The school, thong
unfortunate in the loss OF its building by fir,
at present enjoys more flattering prospect
than it has since its foundation. A new cor
p~oraiiOn has been formed, comprising a larp
number of our en~terprising citizens, wit
sufficient capital to erect a new building
which will be entirely completed by the oper
ing of the fall term. The new building wi
contain recitation, reading and chapel room
sufficient to accommodate three hundre
students, and all necessary equipment in I'll
way of apparatus" This catalogue, as shout
also those of all other similar institution!
bears the imprint of a home office, and i.
creditable job. 1t was printed at the Demo
crat office.
Bates City:-Knowing your willingness
publish anything concerning schools and ed
cation, We send below a programme of Il
closing exercises of the Bates City publ
school, which took place on Friday, June l
the exercises concluding an eight month
term under the management of Miss b. ]
Porter. who is so deserving and has rendere
such entire satisfaction as to obtain for III
the ext term Of school at this place. TIL
forenoon was passed in oral examination
which were very interesting, showing a mar
ed improvement in nearly every member {
the school. In the afternoon the hluse W,
could not get in the doors rem aimed near Il
windows to be entertained by the lit
urchins, who charmed them by their read
ness to recite their declarations, dialogue
! essays, etc. The exercises were intersperse
with delightful music, both vocal and instru
mental, skillful musicians each time at Il
organ. After the exercises by the pupils Il
gold medal was awarded, it being a vel
) handsome Maltese cross, given for punctut
ity and department., Won by Miss Mau
Roam. the contestants beinU Misc y Oda