The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-08-18
This Ia miners pay day.

y I'M @FNASN
Herbert Gassen. febl5tf
This Is miners pay day.
The sidewalks about town need repairing
badly.
1t Is already AN assured fact that the dis
play in Floral Hall, this year, at the fair,
will be finest yet made.
We acknowledge receipt Of u compliments
nv to the Putnam county fair, to be held At
Unionville on Sept. l2-15.
The running and trotting races Will all be
filled this year by flyers, stalls having aireadV
been secured for u large number.
One gentleman, from Springfield, Mo-, has
already secured stalls for "a head OF harness
and saddle horses, to be shown ut the fair
next week.
Tit ten-cent circus 'busted' here last Sat-
urday by reason of an alta chment suit COM
menced against II by one Of the performers 10
secure his salary.
The military band which will furnish
music at the fair this year, numbers 20 mem
bers, and they promise us better music thah
has ever been furnished.
Master Eddie Rankin. son OF Capt. w. u.
Rankin, took a header from his Veloclpede'
on South street, last Wednesday. and broke
one bone of his left arm. near the wrist.
A wife will hardly ever notice whether a
husband has had his hair cut or not; but let
him 20 nome with a strange colored hair
sticking on his coat and she'll see 1t before ne
gets into the door.
Remember the fair next week and attend
# il Is possible for YOU to do 30. Reduced
rates will be gwen. on all railroads and the
transportation from the depOts to the grounds
will be only 81 cents for the round trip this
year.
Mr.. VIII Stewart captured a genuine
horned frog at his mothers residence in this
CITY last Wednesday evening. How che
creature managed to get this far north Is q
mystery, unless II escaped from som one
who had brought IL here for a curiosity.
HiVginsVille Lender, August 1Gth:-The
weeds and grass on some OF The streets have
almost blocked the sida- walks. We certainly
have very rich soil in Higginsville. "lf the
above remark In intended to cast reflection
uoon Hlgginsville land 1t is reasonable u
suppose that this is the CASEY, we at once re
sent it,"
We acknowledge the receipt OF u neatl!
printed catalogue of st. m Militar!
Academy, located at Macon. Mo-, under ID
au. pieces of the Protestant Episcopa
church in the diocese OF Missouri. Rev
EtheIbert Talbot was rector AM
principal OF the school until eleciei
bIshop OF Idaho and wyoming. and the pres
ent conductor, Rev. John II. Harding VIII
an able corps OF assistants, will keep II up u
Its high order OF excellence.
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Ea,ryiew We had the heaviest rain fa
IN this section Of country last Saturday Mig
that has fallen for several years. The creel
and branches were ovorfiowed and a goo
many bridges and culverts are washed GU
The roads are washed so bad in some plac
that they are almost impossible for q wagon
Mr.. w. s. Cobbs IL visiting in Jackson cour
~ this week. Mr., Ben Fishback had tv
good horses killed by lightning last saturdi
night. Mr.. T. T. Cobbs went to Saline cOul
Nv, Monday, for a weeks visit to relative
A good many nom this nei hborhood atteD
ed Lone Jack picnic on the 10Th.
Corder:-We baye had within the last t.
DAYS very hard rains and winds: no bull
ings DESTROYED L0r lives lost, but tho corn
very much damaged by being blown dow
An the wheat in this vicinity was eth
tbresbed or stacked before the rains, b
that which had bcel Kicked IN the feids Is
more or less damaged, 80 that none which
nov delivered grades number two. 1t IL ~
that even that which IL stacked IL much ]
iured. We hear OF some taking down I
stacks in order to dry 1t out. There ha
.been eighty car loads OF wheat shipped fro
Eordcr. Price, from 06 10 Joe. O.. o.. Sml
returned from McAlister SPRING. Mondd
Rorn. July %, to the wife OF Albert Steele
O,rl; August LIST, to the wife OF VIM. Boil
boy; August 4th. to the wife OF Frank Va
meter, Il boy. VIM. Bell has W boys al
Albert Steel three girls; there has been son
thing said by tho men about making an 9
change; the mothers have not been consult
vet. Lot all come to the county fair. Y
will be well entertained.
Concordia Hot and dry. A camp me
inc has been going on here for the last we
-. ut,ogIoy nf0bf with Ila usl
ceremonies. The grand rally ut Knob Nos
the other day was u success. The trades p
...s,on and fire works at Sedalia, In honor
the first day OF the fair was well attende
Even his honor the mayor, OF COncordin, n
several other gentlemen went down To see
Inn. Texas ponies are all the go here
nresept, ~ there are a couple OF COW d
in ,own with u drove. They IRE selling tn
a, S15 and S3J each. 1t is fun for the b.
10 look on and see the ponies broken to II
we don't want any Of that kind Of riding
ours; we would rather sit in the shade oil
black lack and read the Intelligeneer.
Friedsman, the Germ IN teacher OF the EVi
oelical church, has made his appearance
,D,Il men his school next Monday. We W
him SUCCESS, and also welcome him
our midst, The Baptist congregation
contemplating building a new church 10
eIty which will be an ornament to our to-
That il right; let the good work 20 on.
CITY dads have let the contract for the bu
ING of our calaboOse and city hall to
Ralbbort, and he has commenced haul
rock for the foundation. Saturday night,
18th, UoncOrdia republican clubs, 200 sire
will try and capture Lexington. with ba
,lsving, banners living and the shooting
srs works. We hnve two clubs here,
Harrison anil Morton club, with band.
the young mems club. uniformed, and "
dre and drum. There are a good many Cal
date. in the field in the republican ranks.
we will wait and see who will get there
orr boss will let loose soon and show
colors.