The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-12-04
C sHORT-sTOPs.
the visitors come into town next

Watch the visitors come into town next
I'D lumber at lew prices at Early's
er yard. 7-17tf
-rne rrst fresh oysters of the season are
being served by d. Hacker. s-2ltd
FOR RENr.-About 25 acres of wheat
land. Apply to ]. L. Marshall.
The Chicago & Alton railroad has put
in n new turn-table at Higgingville.
Go to Early's for your lumber. He sells
first class lumber at bed rock prices. tt
THERE'S nothing slow about this win
ter. 1t started the first day of December.
No county in the state can surpass
Lafayette for productiveness. Just look
at her crop of candidates.
Read Tom Early's add in this issue.
His prices are down at bed rock and his
lu nber as good as the best. 7-17tf
A fire broke out southo OF MAYHEM last
week ana burned over a large tract OF
ground before It was extinguished.
A case for drunkenness In the mayors
curt at HIgginsviile last week was APP
De, led from his honor's decision OF one
dollar and costs.
Laaies aud chiidren's button shoes,
1-2, s-10A (not SO stylish, At bargains.
Gail and see them at Meyers shoe store,
opposite postofice. ll-1Stf
"OnIy n, rvous'' is a sure indication that
the blood is not pure. Hoods S~arsaparilla
plIIhes the blood and cures nervousness.
FoR SALF.-A handsome Regal Mon
arch gasoline stove, as good as new. Cost
$50 so; will sell for S12. so. Leaving city.
Address MRS. ANToINETTE HAWK,
Lexington. Mo.
Mr.. Lon Kelly moved his family to
Kansas City Saturday. Mr.. Kelly has
bought out a restaurant on Ninth street,
an we trust will do well in his new
hJme.
You can't cure consumption, but you
can avoid 1t ana cure every other form Of
throat or lung trouble by the use Of One
Minute Cough Cure. Day & Shelby,
leading Druggists. s-Zs-tf
The frst snow aud sIset for this winter
fell Thursday evening, aud by yesterday
morning there was a three-inch covering
Of sleet on the ground. If this weather
kseps up Santa Claus will be able to get
around among the young folks 10 a sleigh.
A. burglar entered the house OF Mr..
Adam Lies. at Concordia, Tuesday night,
bat was discovered and put to flight
b=fore he stole anything. Mrs. Lies saw
the mar, who was a negro, and thinks
she could identify him.
Attend the meeting of the State udus-
TT al association s in this city next week.
Buy your ticket for one way only and ask
for certificate for same. Present this GER
tidcats to Secretary ]. r. RIppeY, and IL q
hundred of them are secured, you will get
Y ,ur return ticket for one-thiId the regu-
lar fare.
A gentleman In tS,s city recently
bought a ffty-pound can of lard from q
Q tizen. A few days ago his VIE went to
t~bs=r.atry to get some lard to use Ia
Sookiug and stuck a spoon down In the
can when 1t struck something hard. Upon
Investigating she found a twelve pound
rock In the bottom of the can. Mr.. -
not wishing to buy building rock at that
price, sent for the gentleman, who
refunded the money.
HIegiusviIl1 Leader: Two young people
went to a magistrates Office to be married.
They asked how much It would cost, aud
the magistrate sold them SI.6o. Not having
this much money they left the Office not
Knowing what to do. Shortly afterward
they returned, the prospective groom took
ont of his inside pocket a piece of beeswax
worth seventy-ave cents aud handed 1t to
the girl. The girl gave the lump to the
magistrate with the request: "Please,
mister. marry us as far as the beeswax
goes"