Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1886-06-05
Stock sales Monday.
Primary election tn. day.

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Ring drill in calisthenics at the opera
house, 7th.
w. NJ. A. commencement last night. Re-
port next week.
Decoration day was duly observed by Multi
gan Post, at Concordla.
Wand drill and dumb bells at the opera
house on Tuesday morning, the Sth.
We are still anxiously awaiting the arrival
of that envelope sent you several weeks ago.
Go and see who will be crowned in calls
themes at the opera house on next Monday
night.
Vote for and support your choice like q
man, then fall into line and support the action
Of your party.
| If the street railroad track was kept better
balasted up, it would not be SO hard on the
vehicles crossing it.
Mr.. Gehners improvements make it ap-
pear more glaringly that other property on
South street needs renovation.
| The G. F. c. Gem will lie out next Thurs
day. 1t is getting to be anxiously looked for
by our people, and deservedly so.
Now is the time to sack grapes. Use two
pound paper sacks which are slipped over
the bunch and then tied about the stem.
Mr.. A. Ripple has made quite All improve
ment in the looks as we'll rs comfort OF his
building on Main street, by putting In a new
second story front and other changes.
The thermometer. at o'clock last Tuesday
afternoon, marked 81 deerees above zero, at
the north door of our office, and we were
not much excited over the city election,
either.
Messrs. Webb & Prather, druggists, of
Dallas, Texas, have failed. Both members
of the firm were former citizens of this cOun-
ty. We dislike to hear of their misfortune,
and hope they may soon rally from it.
We print on the outside, from the Cincin-
steamer Hudson, just completed for the St.
Louis and Evansville trade. her business af-
fairs at st. Louis being in charge of Mr.. Hun
ter Ben jenkins.
There will be picnic held at Grumpke's
grove, at the forks Of the Lone Jack road.
two miles west of Wellington, on Monday,
June IA. A good dinner and refreshments
of all kinds will be provided. The yelling
ton brass band will discourse music. Every
body is invited.
The Franklin Square Libraray has been
fully organized, with so members, and the
books will probably be here to-day. Miss
West and Mr.. Dellquest have done their work
in this city very effectively. Owing to var.
ious causes they could hardly hsye expected
to do more.
Mr.. John Syrie, mentioned In last week 4
Intelligencer as having hts foot badly mashed
by train on the c. Il A. R. R., at Mayview
on the Saturday previous, has since that time
been forced to have the foot amputated above
the ankle, as modification set IN, in the foot
after taking off the toe. At last accounts he wa.
getting along well, although ut one time bu
faint hopes were entertained of his very
Page City:--CrOps are fine. Had cutie
nice shower, which was welcome. Misse.
Ida and Georgia Page have returned home
from visit to Kansas City Mrs. Geo. II II
made business trip to Brownsville this
week. Mr.. Sam Rails, of Kansas City. made
flying visit. Sunday, to Page City. Mrs NJ
johnson is visiting her daughters, Mrs. &. II
Page and Mrs. Geo. Hall. Miss Mamie Sclt
T has returned home from an extended visit I,
: Lexington. Mr.. Ben Page. Miss Ella Tabt
. and Willie Page, attended festival at AulI
vile and reported 1t quite u success.
MIR. J. A. j. Shultz, who Is spending th
summer on his place near this city, probabl,
the handsOmest country seat in Missouri 1
taking great deal of interest in the improve
ment of live stock in the county. He has
number of very timely bred horses, and som,
thoroughbred cattle. He is especially elated
J. this week, over the advent of colt b.
e. Sealskin Wilkes, and another by Almon
t Pilot. He is looking for still another b.
1, Wllkemont. Mr.. Shultz is a live, progress
:. sive man, of ample means, and he is a vau
q able acquisition to the live stock ranks of tn
4 county. Mr.. Shultz is very much in earnes
Il to do all he can to build up the reputation O
Q Lafayette county in this direction, and h
/, says there is no reason why there should no
}, be regular sales of blooded stock in Lafayett,
county just as there are In Kentucky.