The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-07-03

Secondhand stoves bought n sold by
Yingling. 6-19tf
II you have carpet rags you wish woven
take them to Mrs. Poster, west of water
tower. 10-Stf
Don't fail to call at A. Egle's when you
prices on wall paper 5-1-1Ot
The plentiful rains, which rave fallen
during the past week, have started the
corn along at a nice rate.
Warm weather has come and with it
swarms of flies. Tanglefoot fly paper for
sale at Musgrove & Co.'S.
When in doubt take "Forker's Elec-
t%ricity Pills" They have no objection
able features. All druggists sell them. tt
HOUSE FOR REET-Two story six rooms
frame house, two blocks of courthouse.
Apply to Winkler Furniture Co. 5-22-tf
The recent rains in the northwest have
swollen the river at this place until
the small sand bars are entirely under
water.
When in need of anything in the gro
Gerry line, call on Aull & Wilson. They
keep only the best and sell as low as the
lowest. 5-22tf
The transfer company keeps a call book
at the Mammoth livery stable, and one at
the Grand Central hotel. Leave order at
these places. 1O-27-tf
A large number OF Higginsville's citi-
the trial of Irwin Seeber for the killing of
David Filing.
Something for house-keepers. 1t will
do everything. Use it once. You will
never do without it. c.. c. O., at Eggles-
ton q Ewinp's. 5-16tf
A Worth county paper tells of a man in
the vicinity of Grant City who has been
married four times, the name of his first
wife having been Wood, that of the next
two Nails. and the last Hammer.
The following low rates to Nashville,
Tenn, from Lexington, via the Mo.
Pacific railroad are now in effect: One
way, $3.50; round trip, S27.15; good to
return until Nov. }. A. 8. Loomis, Ag't
The Missouri Pacific depot, at this
place, was entered by burglars Tuesday
night and the safe blown open and robbed.
The robbery was not found out until the
next morning and no clue to the robbers
has been found.
Exchange: There is no longer any
doubt about where the champion liar
lives. A Shelbina man says he moved a
corn crib the day and found under it 275
rats and sixteen polecats. This is very
strong but ratty.
Burton Campbell, son of VIM. Campbell
of Higginsville, met with a painful and
serious accident recently. He got his
arm caught in a belt, which was used to
turn a grindstone, aud before he could
extricate himself, both bones of his arm
were broken.
Losr-On the road between George L.
Smiths aud Mrs. DIR. Russell's, one pair
| gold framed spectacles in leather case.
Case marked "a. T.. Aker & Bro, st.
Louis, Mo-" Finder will please leave at
Crenshaw & Young's drug store and
receive reward.
Turn out aud celebrate with us on the
fifth. The picnic will be one of the larg-
est ever given in the county and every
thing will he lone by our citizens to
make the visitors enjoy the occasion. The
races will be hotly contested and the WIN
ners handsomely rewarded.
Burglars entered the house of John
Hedge, on Ridgeway, Monday night and
stole fifty cents from him. The money
was in the pocket of his trousers which
were lying in the room where he was
sleeping. Lexington had an epidemic of
burglaries last winter and 1t is to be
hoped we will not be bothered again.
The ferry boat Laura, which has been
doing duty here for three months went
down the river Wednesday morning in
charge Of pilot Al, Dodd. NJ. B. McClel-
land and Jos. a. Wilson accompanied the
boat as guests of Capt. Vaughn. Captain
Nelson went as'far as Miami and returned
by rail. Mr.. McClelland went on to Boon
Vile. The run 10 Miami was made in
four hours.
The merchants at Corder now close their
stores at 7:3O o'clock. They commenced
closing at that hour July 1, and will con-
Time to do so until September. Many OF
our merchants have adopted the plan of
closing at Z O'Clock, and we do not hear of
any OF them losing any trade by doing so.
This gives the business man as well as the
clerks a little time off duty which is 20 be
appreciated during this warm weather.
B. G.. Ripley was arrested Tuesday at
Adrian, in Bates county, and charged
with the seduction of Miss Barnes, of
near Wellington. Ripley taught school
near Wellington during the last winter
and Miss Barnes was one of his pupils.
The girl is under IS years of age and
Ripley will be prosecuted under the law
of 1895, which makes the seducer of a
girl under IS years of age liable to the
charge OF rape.