The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-09-04
7. r. EARLY.

Good lumber at low prices at Early's
lumber yard. 7-17tf
The first fresh oysters OF the season are
being served by d. Hacker. s-2ltd
Rev. X. Ryland will preach at the Pres.
byterian church tomorrow morning.
Go to Early's for your lumber. He sells
first class lumber at bed rock prices. If
Aull & Wilson keep the choicest teas
and coffees on the market. Give them a
call. 5-22tf
A grand surprise is in store for all who
visit our remnant sale. w. G. McCaus-
land. S-f4-t2
Mr.. Evan S. Becker has moved his stock
of groceries into his new location, near
the postofice.
locks and keys and warrants all work.
Give him a call. 6-26tf
Warm weather has come and with it
swarms of flies. Tanglefoot fly paper for
sale at Musgrove b Co.'S.
Boils, pimples and eruptions, scrofula,
salt rheum and all other manifestations of
impure blood are cured by Hoods Sarsa-
PariIla.
Turn u to see the Corbett Fitzsimmons
fight as reproduced by the veriscope at
the New Grand next Friday afternoon
and night.
Lafayette Presbytery will meet at
Corder, Tuesday. Mr.. Jas. II. M~oorehead
is the delegate and MIR. John r. Gordon Is
the alternate from the church In this city.
More boats are to be seen on the Mis-
sour river at this point than have passed
up for several years. 1t is to be hoped that
the river trade will be somewhat revived.
Hon. Robert Hicklin has been engaged
as attorney for John Edmunds, the boy
arrested OF the charge of having murdered
II. IL. Kay on Pixies peak. Edmunds is in
jail at Kansas City.
Moments are useless il trified away and
they are dangerously wasted II consumed
by delay in cases where One Minute
Cough Cure would bring immediate relief.
Day q Shelby, Leading Druggists. S-2Stf
Mr.. Claude Lewellyn u, for the past four
years assistant in the Santa Fe Office at
this place, left Thursday for Richmond.
having been promoted to the position OF
first assistant in the Santa Fe Office in
that city.
Mr.. w. n. Smithson, of Waverly, is
mentioned as a probable candidate for
county judge from the eastern district.
MIR. Smithson is a strong democrat, and
should he decide to enter the race will
receive a good support.
Mr.. w. w. Davis, of Waverly, is out
as a candidate for county recorder. Mr..
Davis is one of the working democrats of
Lafayette county, and having decided TO
enter the race he will be warmly sup
ported by his many friends.
Mrs. Dixie Francisco has been removed
from the position of postmistress at
Waveriy, and Mr.. Herman O~ehlschlager,
a republican, appointed in her stead. Mrs.
Francisco has given entire satisfaction in
her management of the office and many
were sorry to see her retired.
The eighteen-months'-ol son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Evan Becker was severely
burned with carbolic acid Saturday after
noon. In some unaccouutabIe manner ne
got hold OF the bottle containing the acid
and spilled the contents on his face and
body. DIR. Tucker was called, and dressed
~ hObidb WnlCu ne pronounced uOL
serious. 1t was u close call for the little
fellow.
The house of Mr.. A. 8. Loomis, on
Franklin avenue, came near being de-.
stroyed by fire Sunday evening. The lace
curtains at one of the windows caught
fire from a match Mrs. Loomis was
striking, and the room was in a blaze in
an instant. Fortunately Mr.. John Loomis
stepped into the house at that time, and
after a hard fight he managed to extin-
guish the flames. The furniture and
carpet in the room were destroyed. The
loss was covered by insurance.
Mr.. L. Gillen, the enterprisIng hard
ware dealer, evidently looks forward to a
winter that, in point OF frigidity, will
rival the Klondike region. Last Saturday
he received a whole car load of stoves,
one of the largest single shipments ever
received by one firm in this city. The
stoves filled seven large dray wagons, and
attracted considerable attention as they
passed through the streets, besides pre-
senting quite a business-like appearance.
Mr.. GilIen has a complete line OF stoves,
aud is fully prepared to meet the demands
OF the fall and winter trade.
The change made Ia the school books is
causing considerable worry just at pres
This orders sent in by the retail
firms have not been flied, and it ooksa az
sohool would have to be post
poned for a week or two, until the new
books arrive. The city school board held
a meeting Wednesday evening and decided
- 49, f..1 a,larIa ATanloy Ako.e 49,
days will be taken up in grading the
pupils and ia sealing them, etc. u the
hoUks have not arrived by that
time school will he dismissed until The
following Monday. at which time 1t Is
thought the hooks will be here. Parents
are urged to have their children attend
the first days, 80 they may be enrolled
aud graded.
rhe bicycle races at Hardin last Tues
day were weil attended from this place,
and a couple OF our bicycle riders cap.
some of the prizes offered. In the
mile race Claude LlewelIyn won second
prize and Earl Sitter third. The half
mile race was won in the same order by
The above parties, and in the two-mile
handicap Sitter took third place. The
chief event OF the meeting was the ten
mile handicap race between Harry Sharp. |
OF Richmond, and pr. Etherton, OF
Melville, for a purse OF 500, in which
S1arpless was TO go ten miles while Eth
srton went 9A miles. The race was won
by Etherton, as Shnrpless dropped out on
completion of the third mile. An
immense crowd was In attendance.