The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-07-21

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Highest price paid for country produce, ut
Gassen's. tcblStt
Go to Greer Il Stewards for the best cigars
and tobacco. jit2
Greer & Stewards Is the place for ice cream
and cOnlectionaries. jIt2
Ladies', if you want a good saucer of ice
cream go to Greer Il Stewards. jt2
The prettIest N. .. sugar you ever saw, Ii
pounds for "A dollar at A. LOomis'. ian2ltf
Siberian Ref:igerators and Perfection Gas
oline stoves in every style and sizes at SEN
denis. july2Itf
For cheap groceries go to j. Erskine, 18Th
street, between Franklin avenue and South
street. augI3if
Boots and shoes cheap. for cash. at d.
stuIItng's, Limrick Bank building, Main
I street. aprI4m3
Geo. b. Gordon, at Dover, proposes to sell
goods at lowest prices Tor cash or in exchange
for produce. my1Nf
Ed. w. Kruse, HigginsvilIe, dealer in first
class farm implements, binder Irvine, sewing
machines. seeds of all kinds IN bulk. 3m
Subscribers who fail to get their paper reg
ularly from the carrier will greatly obligr rs
by promptly reporting to tins office. II
Now Is your time. Good enough Tor ny
purpose. IS pounds bright N. .. sugar tor
81. A. Loomis, Franklin avenue. JaD2ILf
Flagstore Pavements are the most durable
and at reduced prices; laid down by John
Gochner. Get his prices before you buy. II
Democrats aud republicans are united IN
the belief that Vaughan ~ TriIg'S have tue
finest line of groceries and q"ueenwara IN the
county. july lt3
The best binder Irvine and machine oil.
also q few cultivatOrs and corn plOws to
close out at cost. Ed. W. Kruse, Higgins
Vile, Mo. jn2mI
For Sale-A good residence, one OF the
pest in the city, on Main street, large house,
good %outhOuses, well, %cistern, etc. Price
ouly 81 900: Terms easy. Inquire of j.. Z.
Ardinger. nov29tf
Saddles, Harness, Trunks, Vallses, Up
holstering Misunderstanding, Repairing, &c,
at lowest prices ut Schmidt's saddlery shop,
west side public square, Lexington, Mo.
Give me a call. feb5yI
The Campaign Plug lis quite the correct
head covering from now until November.
Smith & Bolton are showing quite an extern
siye line III very moderate prices, considering
the excellent quality and finish. jnlBtf
English SPAWN Liniment removes all hard,
soft. or calloused Jumps and blemishes from
horses, blood spaven, curbs, sweeney, STILES,
sprains, sore and swollen throat from what
ever cause, coughs, etc. Save 500 by use of
one bottle. Warranted. Sold by e. w.
Loomis, durggist, Lexington, Mo, mrlyl
The river has fallen considerably during
the past week.
MIR. Geo. Mullinix's new house in College
Place is about completed and will be ready
for occupancy next week.
The date fixed for the grand excursion over
the river route railroad from Lexington 10
Boonville was changed from July Is to An
gust LIST, but IA no sufficient notice was gwen
of the change many persons were disappuin'
ted, having made their arrangements TO gu
last Wednesday. We hope, however, that
the disappointment will not result in keeping
them at home on the day named, and that
the occasion may be a grand one.
Since our last issue the work Of laying con
crete pavements has been in lively progress
MI. " n . huo pub uo"h ;" hoH' "
his three business houses. Mrs. Theo. Close.
wiseh two, DR.. p. S. Fulkerson one, Mr.. JAS
Peak one. and several more will undoubtedly
go down next week. The Commercial Banl
will also put down a fine pavement similar in
material but of a different pattern. Let thu
good work proceed. 1t will add much to tbs
appearance Of the business part Of town.
We are under obligations TO Messrs. SiegeI
Cooper & Co. of Chicago, for Il fine picture
of the democratic presidential candids tes
The picture shows on the left Cleveland, or
the right Thurman, while the centre Is takeI
up by the democratic platform. WASHINGTON
Jefferson and Jackson are shown 10 conspic
uous places, so Is the American eagle. and tn
stars OF the original thirteen states are no
forgotten. The ensemble il surrounded by
wreath with foriy-nIne stars. in the center o
same is given the name and number of elecio
raj vote of thirty-eight states with names o
ten territories and one district,
A young negro fellow named Bob a sol
of Dennis Green. living in the bluffs north
, east OF Dover. H. charged by Mrs. Fiebly also
living IN that neighbnrhOod. with attempted
rape last Saturday. Mrs. Fichlv's Statement
) Is that she va alone in the house when tn
negro entered and assaulted her, but sh
; screamed SO loudly that Mrs. willard,
= neighbOr, came 10 her rescue seeing whicl
the negro left Without accomplishing his oh
1ect, Mrs. Fiehly il very feeble minded ant
her statements to Mr.. Wilson, the prosecu
ting attorney, were so vague and c0ntrailc
= tory IN details, that no case Gnuli be man
= tanned. and the negro, who bad been arrest
Z ed, was discharged. fhe negroes statcmen
Is that he wa blowing corn in Il field an,
, went into the house to get a bucket In whicl
4 to get some water from the spring, which h,
had done upon other occasions, and that afle
] he left the woman screamed. He was plOw
{ ing near the house when arrested and ap
t parently had made effort to escape. Mrs
Willard says the negro was not in the house
when she got there.
Richard wilkins, the colored porter, an,
William Ryan, the brakeman employed q
, the Lexington branch passenger train WEI,
] set upon py two tramps near Zenith mills
Kansas City. last Monday night, and so badl
beaten that their recovery is considered
doubtful. The tramps boarded the front
platform of the baggage car ut the Grand Az
enue station and we're discovered by the pOr
ter. As the train was running ut IL slow rat
Of speed he ordered them to get off, which
they did, but not until one Of them had strucI
him a heavy blow on the head with q rOcl
which he carried in his hand. When TIVE
cars had passed them the men again go
aboard and encountered the brakeman. The,
grabbed him before he realized what they in
tended to do and threw him off the trail
head first. Detective Frank Tut was OF
the train and heard of the affair in time t.
put the men under arrest, stop the train ant
take the brakeman on board. The brakeman
and porter were taken to the cOmpany's nos
pltal at Sedalia for treatment.
COrdcr THE battle is fought and the en-
envy Is ours, !" IL the language of the vicIors
he. priyales are all laughing over the matter
and are ready to work for the nominees. We
hope such is the case with all who were can.
didates. But even before the smoke Of the
fierce conflict has blown. away. or the deaC
decentIy buried. other are bristIlng up 10. the
contest two years hence. If the fever con.
tiDues It's grasp upon its victims until The
time arrives for them TO 20 forth, we fen
their feeble frames will become so pInaCiat, d
~ not to be able 10 endure the %hnrdships
the contest. Al any rate the prospect is gGnl
for the eastern district to have her share OF
aSpirants when the time comes. We suppost
engineer Blewett and pilot +. ID. Smith will
give the defeated ones "a safe trip up Salt river
and bring them back in good time to vote