Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-11-13
The river has not vet dried up.

The river has not yet dried up.
Higginsvllle voted to tale into the city all
its additions.
Read Mr.. A. W. Smiths local advertise
ment elsewhere.
Read A. C. Nj, Birds new advertisement. ,
millions In it,
The trees have been about stripped of their
leaves by Jack Frost and Old Boreas.
Arrangements are being made to COM
mence the publication of the College Gem.
Uncle 10. Wolf says that for forty-two
years it has never failed to snow on the 18th
of November.
Mr.. A. LOOMS bought, Wednesday. of Mr..
Jerry Proctor, of Mayview, 1000 barrels of
apples, ready packed.
Some bad boys are engaged in breaking
windows at the W. NJ. A. 1t ought to stop.
1t is incendlary and wrong.
Messrs. Frank and Will Trigg went out to
the MAYHEM neighborhood. Thursday, and
killed a few rabbits and quail.
Competition in the cider apple business is
lively and the price has run up from 109l24c
to 174@2Oc, with a fair chance for still higher
figures.
Persimmons are small but plentiful. The
'possum is ahead of the fellow whose pole Is
too short to reach the fruit, because he can
climb for it.
Horticultural society to-day. The state
society will meet here next month, and our
citizens are expected to do the occasion all
honor, and to entertain the guests.
The ordinance prohibiting the sweeping
of dirt from stores, upon the street, and the
throwing of ashes and rubbish thereon, does
not seem to be very rigidly enforced.
Robt. Morris, LII. D.. P. G.. NJ. of Ken
lucky, will lecture before the A. F. u A. NJ.
OF this place and vicinity on Monday. Novem-
Der 90. All masons in good standing are in
vIted.
Messrs. Wallace and Shewalter were at
Richmond, Monday, in the Ish will case.
Judge Dunn overruled a motion for a new
trial. The case will be appealed to the SUI
preme court.
RObt. Webb. son of DR.. W. c. Webb, of
Dover township, accidentally shot. with q
pistol, a young man named Young Neale, a
few days ago. The shot took effect in the
thigh. 1t is not considered dangerous.
Turkeys are so numerous this year. the
season having been exceedingly favorable for
raising them. that the price will undoubtedly
be low. Our advice to our farmer friends
is to sell now, before the market is glutted
about Thanksgiving and the Christmas holt
days.
The appearance of the Laclede Hotel has
been considerably improved by the removal
/ of ~ a fronf ofopo yuhiah houo on 1nn0 hoon an
obstruction to travel on that side OF the
street. Like the awnings. as fast as these
street steps rot out or need repairs they will
have to go.
William Nephler, well known here, Is
charged with smuggling an old German named
Litchgy, near TOwanda, Ills, and with the
aid of a man named James DrumInond,
robbing him Of six dollars. The highway
men were arrested and are in custody al
Bloomington.
Mr.. Hugh G. Smith, trustee. advertises
for sale. Monday, Nov. %, 1886, the Sc sw
1. 40. %. 40 acres, being the fair grounds
near Higginsville. The debt of the associa-
tlon is something over $4,000. We do no
know what steps, if any, have been taken
to save the property.
The East Lexington Fire Company, will
give q grand ball at the Opera House Novem-
Der u, the night before Thanksgiving day.
1t will undoubtedly be a pleasant occasion
and we hope those of our citizens who can.
not attend will at least purchase a ticket, and
show their appreciation of them by theil
money if not by their presence. Give the
boys q boost.
Mr.. A. W. Smith will leave IN a day or TIVE
for Kansas City, where he. has accepted
position with W. f. Throne. Eighth ant
Main streets, dealer in art supplies, &c. Mr.
Smith has also received a number of offers t.
sing in churches at Kansas City. with hand
some compensation. We are glad to know
that Mr.. Smith remarkably line baritone
voice is appreciated at his new home, as j
has always been here.
On last Tuesday night about 9 O'Clock tw'
men were seen standing in front of Mr.. j
P. Halls blacksmith shop on Franklin ave.
and a light wa observed for a moment il
the shop. Mr.. Taubman walked over to Sc
what was the matter when the men iIsap
!. peared. 1t seems, while the two men wer
watching on the outside, that u third mai
uau CutclCu u suops lio 'dulS thlOuSu
window, and stolen a sledge hammer. Moth
\ ing else was missed. though of course it
7 difficult to tell where so many tools wer
scattered about inst how much may hav
been stolen.
j. Messrs, j. C. McGrew, Nv. Robinson an,
Edward Winsor went up to Atchison la.
Tuesday on an errsnd connected with tn
completion of the new full roller mill in thi
CITY. The mill of Messrs. Blair and Aull d
Aichison Is considered a mode. in all respect
So much so that it is known among expert
. as THE Parlor Mill" 1t is in the contrat
c with the McGrew Milling Company that til
i, mill here is to be equal to 1t in evervthIn
5 having every piece of machinery and all tn
fixtures and c0nveniences of the Atchiso
Q mill. In order to insure this Mes.rs. Nc
Grew and Robinson went 10 inspect the mai
ter thoroughly for themselves. 1t Is under
stood in the trade that Messrs. Blair Il Au
o have, also, II model and greatly improve
system Of keeping milling accounts. NJ
q Winsor went, as an expert, which he Is tn
direction, TO examine into it, for the pul
i pose of peIfecting it for the McGrew MilIin
Company.
? We learn that Mrs. Lamar BedswOrth m,
with quite d serious mishap, last Sunda,
E while driving from home to the residence
her brother. near Corder. She was in
, spring wagon. alone, and one Of the trace
: came unhitched. letting the horses forwar
= so that the tongue Of the wagon droppe
from the n%eckyOke. They then became ur
manageable. turned square across the ro,
= and overturned the wagon on top of M
B., who was rendered Insensible by the ia
- and received quite Il number of severe bruis'
beside having something thrust through ii
= lower lid of her left eve, nearly destroying i
:, sight. AT last accounts she VA getting aloI
well. The horses and wagon were not mut
injured.
Concorlia Very dry. Wheat fields al
still erdant. Wheat BUYERS find Concord
the center of a large wheat producing iii
Y trict. Apples are thirty cents u bushel. Coz
q C Irdia Touring mill Is owned and cOntrolle
e bv Mr.. Rnpler. a staunch and true democra
look up a location. Mr.. j. B. Filing has IL
Montana fever, which malady can be II
n moved by July snow storms of the Exec
O slor land" Rev. Henry Moore is the ne
20 Evangelist minister. Louis Fiene. a king
OF the razor, is back from a long stay in Il
IS "Sunflower state Last monthly report
d the public schools shows an enrolment of /
II pupils with an average attendance of Ill.
=, the ramma denartment. A I SnarES fft