The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-04-21
.'Woodland." first page.

Twelfth. Herbert Gassen. ieoio'i
Woodland" first page.
Building ls going right along In Lexington
this spring.
Mr.. Chiles has had his kitchen and ser
wants room re rooted.
Mrs. Crow. .'Chile, buy u bottle dem Sal
walton OH dey cure your rheumatls ssrtln. ID
cents.
A new cotiage residence is being built on
the lot lust south OF Mr.. Shscklelt's, by Mr..
Geo. Mullinlx.
Judge Richard Field dispensed with the
services of a stenographer al the last term OF
the circuit court, thereby saving 500 expense
to the county.
Remember the date OF the big picnic, Tues
day, Nay LIST, at the fair grounds at Higgins
vile, under the auspices of the LAFAYETTE
Military Band.
The eastern mail train was late. Wednes-
day morning, waiting on tho fast mail st Sc
dalla, which gave US the 81. Louis morning.
papers III about noon.
Messrs. G. c. Kist, Chas. Montgomery aud
W. X. Quarles represented the Lex inSton
Ore ds psrtment at the convention at Carroll
ton a few DAYS ago., a full account oil whicn
" II be found on the outside of this Issue.
rhe president OF the st. Louis, keOkuk and
Northwestern Railway Company is quoted "a
saving that thousands OF dollars are az
pended In show cards and pictures which do
the railways less good than would one-tenth
Of the amount expended in iudiclous news
paper advertising"
nv. nIN amiga arA the hHat' Thai Is
what the ladies' OF the Episcopal church think
and they intend to show that the saying 10
true by giving IN Old-time concert on Friday
evening, April u. Everybody who wants
TO hear the songs our grsndmothers sang to
their sweethearts should attend.
Judge Richard Benton Is announced MS d
candidate for reelection to the position oil
Judge Tor the western district OF the coun-
ty, Judge Benton is u clever, genial gentle
man, and y psins-taking and console ntiou'
prncsr. dis popularity was attested In hi
ssst race, when he was nominated over stronS
men. He has made q faithful o%fcer,
There was = large flight Of CHI inch bug.
about nine miles south OF Lexington, on Sun
daV last going westward from twelve o'clocl
-. IN. The bugs were In quantities sufici
ant TO considerably disc0mmode persons tray
cling on horseback and IN buggies. on acc1un
OF their getting INTO their eyes, nose and ears
We hope they have gone so far west that the.
will not return.
Mr.. Harrison Attaway, wh0 Is known u
everybody who travels the Frisco road much
has leased out his hotel ut Lebanon and bull
n new one at the marvellous little city o
Monet. 1t " unnecessary to say that II Is
nice one. Mr.. Attaway IL a model landlord
aud his new hotel Is n daisy" EVerybOd!
who wants u trst-class meal, and u clean
sweet room, at II moderate charge, Will wall
the hundred yards which intervene between
the depot and Mr.. Altaway's house.
Judge Geo. e. Barrett. OF the supreme
court, New York, before whom the "boodle'
aldermen and Jacob Sharp were tried, ha!
written an article on ''Miscarriages OF Jus
tl.e,~ which will appear in the Forum fol
NAV. The same number will contain
..Obstscles to Good City Government" BY
ex.Aayor Seth Low, OF Brooklyn; "Appro'
prIatIous for Public WORKS" by Senator
Cullom; and u strong article by Michael
DayIlt, on Irish Landlordlsm.'
The ]. A. G, C. gave d very pleasant en-
tsrfainment at Mrs. Graddy's. Monday
as4titk.k = mOng those present were
NIsses MsryzRpd Virgis McClelland, Ros'
Ht1ak. kiskls Fufkerson, Martha Crenshaw
ft.sss sG1ssa1< 7<ftss Cobb, Graves, o.
Hsptueks. N.nAs Neaie, Sarah and Laurl
Grady, susis szEsrtiu. Eddie winsOr
Ias and Htae, and Mrs. b, A
CbInu: Nessrs. B. A. Chinn. Evan ant
Wood Young, viii HO We, Seth Serst, Tom
Toe aud Jess Grady. Harry Wallace. Franz
campbell, Patterson, of Marshall. VII
O ,arles and Leroy Farmer.
II. Louis live stock market Cattle
.siu,s, 800 head shipments. 800 head. Mar
Rst steady; choice heavy native steers, "a $50
A an. fair to good native steers, "a O0@4 so
hn,cbers steers, medium TO choice, 80 1904 %
attackers and feeders, fair TO good ~ 100
= m: rangers, ordinary to good. - 20@4 90
Hovs-Receipts, 6,4O0 head shipments. 80
hss l. The market was higher; choice heav.
an, butchers selections, % 3O(95 80; pack
,ry medium to prime, IS j0G5 So: ligh
.r.des. fair TO best, So l095 30. Sheep-he
.a,n,s. 1900 heal; shipments, 200 head
harke, active; fair to fancy. - tO(Gd 80.
NJ n. C. r. Bright well handed in Ia th'
.uv council his completed report on the cen
an, NJ the city Of Lexington last THURSDAY
.y.n,ng. Mr.. Brightwsll has done hi worI
.xcellently. lie made IA diIizent canvass o
,ha c,tv for enumeration and statistical IN
formation, and il Is thought that he ha
thoroughly covered the ground. His tabu
,.,Iops are made IN a clean. plain, easily nm
derstood manner. and will be useful to tn
~. even though iheir results not what wa
Sasired as TO the reorganization thereof. Mr.
Rri0htweII found The population TO be. in TIT
0rst ward, I,O3J; second ward. l'12I; thir'
ward. 1,41I; fourth ward, 1874: total popula
t,on Of CITY, 4. 8j2. White voters in the frs
ward. 1877; colored, 95; total, 2s2; Secont
v,,d. white, $50; colored, 80; total, 35S
,nIrd ward. white. 226; cOlored, 20; total, 2o5
,,urtb ward, white, I45; colored, 80; tofaI
ga. total white voters, $50; total coIOre
So,srs, 382; total number OF yotsrsin The city
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