The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-02-25

Catarrh cured, health and sweet breath Sc
cured by Shllohs catarrh remedy. Price
so cents. Nasal injector free. For sale by
+. 8, Caples Co. Jn4yleow
Having purchased the grocery stock OF
Mrs. Adam Toeppe, | wish to inform The
public that | shall keep on hand eonstantly' n
full line of fresh groceries. queenswarr' Will
low aud wooden ware, tobaccos. cigars, &C
I propose TO sell good goods and ut small
profits, and TO endeavor to merit II share OF
the public patronage. Give me a call. ke-
member the place, Adam Toeppe's old stand,
Franklin avenue, between Eleventh and
Twelfth. Herbert Gasscn. fcbl5tf
More talk Of the bridge at this place.
The public schools and banks took holiday
last Wednesday, the Ell.
Mr.. Robt. Greer. this week, shipped four
car loads OF cattle and hogs to Kansas City.
Trans on the St. Joseph h Lexington road
commenced running TO the river again last
Tuesday.
Owing 10 AN accident to some portion OF the
hanging, the Presbyterian bell could not be
runs last sunday night.
Mr.. Ed. Downs, OF Middleton township,
on Friday Of last week, sold TO Col. John
Donaldson 10 head of hogs at Al cents per
pound.
Geo. L. Brown & Co.'s advertisement IN
another column IL worth attention OF any one
desiring TO purchase either Il Cleveland Bay
or shire stallion or mare, or anything In tile
line OF hrst-clsss Holstelns.
DIR. J.. S. Price, OF Austin, Texas, who has
been here visiting his relatives, Mr.. j. A.
Price and family. for about two weeks, last
Monday removed a wen from the head OF
Mrs. Price which has been troubling her Tor
years. The operation was entirely successful
and almost painless. The doctor VIII leave
for home sometime next week.
The executive committee OF the Lafayette
County Teachers Association Will meet ut the
courthouse in this city on Saturday., March d.
at which time II will be decided where the
Institute will he hold the present year and q
programme arranged therefor. The commit
tee IS composed OF Prof. H. II. demand,
VIM. walkenhorst and j. W. Martin.
While Mrs. DIR. Field and Miss Carrie Met
calf were out driving last Saturday evening,
at the corner OF Twelfth anu Walnut
streets. in Kansas City, q reckless young man
dashed up behind them in a vehicle, which
caught In the wheels OF their buggy, tn lining
Il over and throwing them out. Mrs. Field
received some slight brui ,es, and Miss Met
calf escaped unhurt. DIR. ThOs. Field hap
pened to be near, and they were soon out oil
danger.
Columbia, Mo Feb. I6.-At the second
annual stock sale here to-day by Bass, An
derson & Membraugh, twenty jacks brought
~, 22O-an average of s6l7 a3-the highest
price paid being 81 100 for Tom Jones, bred
by Mr., Jones, of Madison county, Kentucky
foaled In MAY, 1884, the purchaser being
Henry &. Walker, OF Cooper county. Ter
Ieunets brought q total Of 81, $50. Wildwood
Jr.,a black colt foaled June /, 1886 sire Wild
wood, record 2: 30, brought S46O. The tota
aAles amounted to S12. $50. A large nunbel
OF bidders were present from all parts OF thu
country as far away as Texas,
Corder Mrs. Hawks IL visiting her dsugh
ter, Mrs. A. j. McKanna. OF Independence
County Collector Harrison was here the hrs
ar the week. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Wilson
were In Lexington Tuesday. Rev. Cockrel
preached at the Baptist church last Sunday
Mrs. alton has retured to her home In But
Ter after a pleasant visit to her parents ant
other friends. Miss Todd who has beel
spending some time with her sister, Mrs
Frank Corder, left for her HON last We'd
nesday. Miss ChamblIss spent Saturday wit
relatives In HiRginsyille. Mrs. Wright lefi
saturday morning. for her home IN Curry
vile. Mr.. Comic Grau has sold his liver,
stable to Mr.. VIM. Wilson. Mrs. Rose Knip
never returned Monday from Il two week
visit to relatives in HigginsyIlle.
In the good old times Of forty and fit!
wears ago, Nil one had to do with Il GROVE O
steers was to turn them out Ia the spring al
door as could be, and by the first OF the fol
lowing October every one OF them would b
rolling fat, and n 80 steer would buy elgh
acres OF good land. Now Il $50 steer, afte
entInR hfty bushels OF 5O-cent corn MD $40
ton hay, will only buy Onc-half acre OF land
Then TO raise hogs all one had To do was 4
turn a few sOws and Il boar into the woods Ii
tho spring. and every fall throw out abou
ane bushel of l6-cent corn TO the head TO fin
Ish Them ~, and one had 4 fat drove Of hogs
and every 81 so hog would pay for two acre
Of land, and there we're but few men In tn
old times referred to who would trade a 8
MIG for "A section Of land, for they could al
have ten sections each, without even paying
cent tax on 1t.
wsyerly Times &C title, especially thOs
fsedIug for the markets. are looking well. j
n. Thomas shipped q car load OF fat hog
oysr the &. & A. Tuesday. Mr.. " ard S!ush
or. wife and little boy left for the Eldorad
Hnripps, Monday, where they will spend tn
.,nmer. MCssrs. Groves and Wood shippeC
~, "Wednesday Of lat week, II ear load {
N u tn Kansas CITY aud met a ready rale 8
"a A. NJ. g.. ShPWaItcr and wife arc tn
.,as,s of G.. ". Hall. ST.. having arr,ved il
noon Yesterday. Rnglind ~ Wellington WI
49, civ last week iOukiua oJt our busi
na.. chances with Y Vi" l"cat NJ WIN IL
M,or Utitinure Tn m -. who mas been luii
an for ub ,ut two week., - r'porisi to-dif
"Wednesday. rs no better. MI classes oil sto'I
hsve stood the winter 70 Tar ninety, ana 4
ga ire nearing he >prin; time the pre-
sumntion is, that the amount OF loss from II
.,.ns yyiI compare favnrAbly with th
a..ge NJ past years. 1t will be remembers
~ Ghas, CorIer want TO Galloway I
-, ,,,,b her mother, Mrs. Selby. who WI
- ~ and has since died. Mr.. Uorder will
ra,nru uutI! Saturday. Mrs. II, j. Gal
hraith returned from Siooer'y' "p7io 'h
w.o, 10 no with our esteemed young lad
,.,snd Miss stella Chandler Ia her Illness. W
.aars, deeply so near that Miss C.. bad die
81 typhoid fever before her arrival Til
go,uv friends and acqusintancos Of decease
LII he paIned 10 hear this sat news. I'll
-,o..ion of state seuutOrship for this distrif
"a one which demands the attention Of on
..orle. Ms II j., a MISTER Of Importance VIII
Iii represent u territory involving IA
,oo. sucb an aggregation Of business inter
- n has been suggested that Capt, X. A
C'ii,s nj UiaQin.ville, would be 10 all re
C o "a man who wound oil this positio
spb credit to brmsell and to the district
lat say you captain!