Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-02
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OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.
SHCRTES.

Stylish millinery at Mrs. Arnold's, Main
street. ociloi
The public schools will open again next
Monday.
Sell your old iron at ID ordan's Foundry ane
Srocbine Sbors. m6tf
Millinery, notions aid hair goods at cash
prices, can be seen at Mrs. Arnoids. ol0tf
Til best -four in the market is the Excel
sior brand. Ask your grocers for it. nlotf
Messrs. E. Winsor 81 Son sent all their
friends a handsome New Years greeting.
Mr.. Henry Corse fell down, at Wellington
last Wednesday night. and diSiocated MS
wrist.
The Young Ladies' Fancy Work Club met
at Miss Nettie Wallace's last Thursday alter
noon. Il
The children of the Episcopal church hao
a very pleasant festival, last Monday aiter-
noon.
An excellent article upon ''Our Pubic
= Tehool SYSTEM by our Concordla eorrespon-
dent. will appear next week.
As landlord OF the commercial HOTEL MI
Lewis eale is a great success. His hoase Is
ALWAYS full, and everybody is we'll II
Found Several days ago. a sum OF money!
which the owner can have by describing the
same satisfactorily. Gail at this office
little child of Mr.. Dave Callahan fell
down the steps at the Laclede hotel. Thurs
day.a and was badly hurt, but no bones broken.
saunders & Son, photographers, are turn
ing out some very fine work lndeeo. i"S
make a specially of photos OF chi'oreh
which are very fine. no'zii
Some genius proposes to introduce paper
shirts. Wearing paper shirts means bearing
rheumatism. With Salvation Oil. however,
naper shirts might still be a success. Price 70
cents.
Miss Minnie Bailey, of Wellington. gave a
musical soiree to her friends. last THURSDAY
night. Delightful music. Il good supper ana
conversation made the evening slip away
dellciously.
A large quantity of interesting COUNTY cor
resnondepce is this week crowded over unit
opr next issue by railroad articles. Excuse
ma this week, and we will endeavor to gel
; them all In ne It time.
4 Friends and fellow citizens. ladies and gen
Z tlemeu, we want and must have some casi
for spring purchases, therefore we oher you
yery-yes. very low prices on our stock o
drv goods and notions. Call and get bar
o.,,s Henry Wiiker, ian2t3
Mr. John Speers lost between 500 and Sso
worth of cigars in Mr.. Clagett's store by tn
= recent fire, a loss not heretofore reported
He had taken them in a trade for real estat
at Kansas City, and Mr.. Ciagett had give
him storage room for them, He had no In
.surance.
A prisoner in Jail, named McCarty. sen
I'D from Higginsville, and whose time wa
nearly out, became very boisterous, a ie'
DAYS ago Admonilion did him no good, an
Jail er Chinn had to knock him down I
bring him to his senses. MeCarty was r.
leased Thursday.
The water company II .de a test with sE
hydrants yesterday. Four OF the streams IL
a time threw water over so feet high bt
they did not continue to do go during thrt
hours, The streams kept up fairly well t
say about sixty feet. The wind was prett
strong and blew the top of the streams aWs
10 spray.
Remember that our subscription price
two dollars per annum, and that in order
ger the benefit of the reduction in price pa
meut must be made strictly in advance. al
for q whole year. Waiting for one, two
three months before making payment, al
then W2ptilg US 10 mdke tue ui>couht, y"
not do. We must adhere to our rule.
- A Raw county poacber was IN town yeSte
day with a large lot of splendid bass 81
Graphic caught with nets. The auihoriti
over there can find out his name if they W
INQUIRE of Mr. VIM. Smith. OF this city.
is an outrage that such people should be
lowed to violate the fish law, and there
deplete our lakes and streams. Just as. becat
of the protection afforded for some yea
they were becoming well re-stOcked.
"Agricola" writes us from Grangervil
1.-THE Union Literary Association meets eve
Wednesday night at Davis Creek Grar
Hall. A pleasant party was given at the re
dence of F.. P. Larkin. Tuesday night. The
is much interest manifested at the spell
school at the Douthitt schoolhouse Thurst
nights, the house being constantly crowd
Wheat 10 liking fine: corn nearly all gathe'
except that In the shock. Health OF the CT
munity good"
We have received a very encouraging lei
from one of the directors of the st. 10. 70
He concludes BY saying:-''1 appreciate
importance of the proposed work and hop
NAV be pushed to a successful completion
am not authorized to speak for the St. Jos
, Il St. Louis railroad. but have no doubt
far as that company can do so. it will advo'
and assist, to its utmost ability, the constr
ton of a bridge, as proposed" Np stron
statement than this could be asked or exp
ed at this time,
We are glad to see that the Lexington {
COMPANY is keeping its promise to endea
iby enlarged facilities, to increase the ouI
$50 - At. -1,.a Tho fnltnyripO n
narrative statement of the business of
and 1885 is gratifying July. 1884 S.243 10
July, 1885. 3.416 tons. August, 1884.
tons; August, 1885, s 1913 tons Septem'
1884, 6,aOs tons; September. 1885. 0,3G. t
October, 1884. G275 tons. octohrr. /
9S72 tons. November. 1884. 1915 Il
November. 1885. IL ,549 tons.
Mamie Russell and Maud Burden v
having a horseback ride, Thursday a
noon, on Mr.. Burdens pony. They tul
out OF Fifteenth street into South street
IA Mr., -- Smith was passing along {
hurriedly in a two-horse wagon. The
IA a little slow in his movements, and
little girls were pulling him out of the
of the wagon, when they both fell nI-
Smith checked his team as quickly rs p
BILE, but not till he had passed the place W
they fell. Maud was not hurt. but NJ
was unconscious for two hours. She
several small scalp wounds. aud is hrnIs
a dozen places. 1t is not known whethe
wagon wheel struck her or not, No |
were broken. and 1t is hoped she will b
in a few days.
The drawing for the buggy at Mr. p
Keller's took place last Thursday ever
The store was crowded with people.
hundred and sixteen tickets had been iSs
to persons who purchased bills Of = :
more. The judges were Col. McC'el
Judge Hale, MeSsrs. Geo. Wilson and l.
Neale. In one box were placed GIG nun
corresponding with those held BY the co
tants. in another 6l5 bla .kS, and one T
with the word buggy marked on it.
Florence Buford drew out the numbers
little Emma Gever the blanks. The
paper drawn had the work buggy, al
number in little Florence BufOrd 5 ham
447, which was held by T.B Campbell.
of Lexington townsi ip, so E!r. Can
gets the buggy. The drawing was ear
and fairly conducted Mr.. Keller sa
will have another attraction on hand
soon.
The directors of The ferry company I
this city, last "Wednesday, for the q
election and reorganization. There
present, James Hughes. president: 7
Davis, secretary: John Anil. treasurer
John W. Wa !deil. The board elected
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