Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-08-21
Public shoots open Wednesday, Sept. l.

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Public shoots open Wednesday, Sept. l.
Remember. the fair commences On Tues.
day, Aug. "a.
The Odessa Institute expects 10 students
this wear. We hope its expectations may
become q reality.
Water is being put in the Baptist church,
and q water moter will probably soon be at
tsched to the organ.
The sale of the personal effects of The late
Samuel W. Cressey takes place at his late res
idence near Odessa on Saturday, Sept. II.
Since the late heated term. when the ther
moneter marks less than 90 degrees, the peo-
ole BEGIN to talk about overcoats and blankets.
The hot wind or simeon last Monday SEEM
ed to wilt or blast vegetation of all kinds
and was almost unbearable to persons and
animals.
Pond lilies are the favorite flower Of the
season. At summer resorts each lady wears
q bunch of white lilies, and a few are able to
obtain the pink variety.
There is great complaint of scarcity OF
stock water in many parts of the county.
Branches, springs, wells and ponds are either
very low or entirely dry.
Mr.. Joseph Hook, alderman from the
third ward, has had the front Of his agricul.
tursl emporium and feed depot painted, and
it ia considerably improved in appearance.
Following Is the police report for the week:
: walker Rulings, Aug. 10th, assault, @7s,
rocks; Wm. Steel, Aug, 18th, drunk, ST,
!. rocks; Dan Dority. Aug. 10th, drunk, "a,
cash.
Col. Reid had to remove 200 head Of young
cattle from his farm near MAYHEM. last
Wednesday, to bis farm IN the bottom above
town, on account of the scarcity of water on
the former place.
The grass in the pastures is so short and
dried up that many farmers are forced to feed
their cattle and hogs to keep them in any
sort OF condition, and in SOM instances from
absolute star walton.
The following is the rang of the thermome-
ter for the week ending this morning Satur-
day ,14th, 500; Sunday, 10th, 1919; Mon
day, 10th, 1865; Tuesday, 18th, 90 8; We'd
nesday, 18th, $40; Thursday, 10th, s7.5; Fri
day, Doth, $50
Capt. Dan. Shields still continues his tenn
perance meetings in this city, and we notice
quite q large number wearing the red ribbon,
indicating that they have taken the pledge.
The attendance is still large. At present the
meetings are held at the Methodist church,
E.. Winsor & Son, real estate, insurance
and loan agents, Fort the Laclede Hotel in
Lexington, sold again. The Messrs. Dyer.
of st. LOUIS, sci ing tn Samuel NJ. Castle, of
SedalIa, for the sam of $4,000. Mr.. Dean
-- II ~ 4-alI ana.n hannp,a tho
lessee of said hotel.
The bod carriers on the new mill struck
for high er wages last Monday. They had
Seen receiving 81 so per day, but wanted
81 10, ON account of the hot weather and the
height of the building. Mr.. Berrie immediate
" put in an elevator and excused the hands
from further service, SO they can now lay
miss their little nine dollars when Saturday
night comes. which they could have had il
they had remained at work.
Alma:-Mr. L. A. Catron, of this place.
shipped to Chicago eight car loads of fat cat
tie on Tuesday last. A very sad accident be-
fell one Of our most prominent citizens about
ten days since. While Mr.. Jas. W. Goodwin
was coming In to Alma from his farm, driv-
,ng some hogs, his horse fell in 4 ditch which
" was so covered over with weeds and grass that
unswsres. both horse and rider were thrown
very heavily to the ground. He will be laid
up for some weeks, although he Is doing as
we'll ss could be expected at present.
DR.. Russell has left at our office a stalk of
corn which measures full 10 feet In length
and has on it two large ears Of corn. 1t was
grown upon hi farm about two miles south
of this city. and he estimate the entire field
Of about 80 acres will make an average OF 80
bushels to the acre. His hands are now
: gathering it to feed to his hogs and they com
: plain that the ears are so high from the
ground that they are compelled to bend over
each stalk in order to reach the ears. Pretty
good for q droughty year, even in old Lsfay-
cite.