The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-07-13

IN y oAVV200 O0AO.
Sedalia wa shocked to-dsy-yes.
panied tn learn IL the sudden death
of DIR. }. J.. Thatcher, who resided
hour mile, south ii this city. and
Prttis county mourns a gvod citizen
and nsighipr ~h" has passed away. lie
expired n; his residence at about
seven O'Clock this morning. Of heart
disease. aged about iif,y-three Years
H.. Wa in the city Yesterday in his
usual health. I" LAY he is beyond the
dark anil rolling wsieres Of Jordan.
l)r. Ths,ch~: Was native of Ten.
ne: see. In early chilhha.d his parents
moved Z" Kentucky in which state he
grew tn manh"d aud served in a
kentucky regiment in the Mexican
war, enIisiing when he wss about 10
or ~ years Of age. In lS49 he
went ~ California to seek his fortune
in that then far I'll country. In 1858
he returned AMI settled in Pettis
where he has ever since re-
sided practicing his profession and
farming.
In 1874 the deceased was elected
to the legislature and again in 1876
he was reelected. thus he served the
people Of Pet,is in the legislature
with honor to himself and 9edit to
his county. He made a faithful re-
preventative, whose honor and fidelity
was beyond question.
The Doctor was prominently
mentioned tor a nomination. for re-
preventative in the next state leris.
nature and his name would have been
before the democratic convention
which meets next Monday in Se,lalia.
The deceased leaves a widow,
several children and many warm
friends 10 mourn his death. He was
4 member of the masOpic fraternity,
and will he buried with the hOnOrs Of
the order.
Hrs funeral will take place to-m"r-
rOw at 3 a. M. from the southern
Methodist church in this city.
The Seventh Circuit.
The seventh judicial circuit COM
,,rises johnson and Cass counties, and
n. NJ. Givsn, is the judge at this time.
T.. A. Hickerson Of Warrensburg,
was Givan- opponent before, and
again they are opposing candidates.
On the 3Oth Of June. . delegated
met ut Holden to nomi-
nate Judge FIR the democrats to
vOte for at the next election. Each
county had ten delegates. DR.. Love,
chairman Of the judicial executive
ron mittee. called the convention to
Dr'ier. In the temporary organization
zach county had candidate for chair.
man, and each received the delegated
vote from their respective counties,
and OF course they tied.
The convention then adjourned until
yesterday, at which time the delegates
met again and vent through the per-
Iormance Of voting 10 to 10 a. before
Do the temporary chairman.
To unlock the convention the friends
Of Judge Givan offered to refer the
nomination back to thep eople and let
Them settle it at q primary election.
This Nickersou's friends WOULD not
listen to and Of course was rejected.
Yesterday the judicial executive
at least portion Of them,
held meeting and deposed DR.. Love
as chairman and elected N. H. Full
kerson as chairman Of the executive
The johnson county delegation
having chairman Of their own. now
went ON anil had Q convention by
themselves, and nominated Nickerson
for judge.
Subsequently the Cass county dele
gates held . convention by themselves
and nominated Judge Givan, who
will probably be elected.
If the friends Of Nickerson had
wanted to have been fair. they should
have opened the dead lock BY sub
the matter u q vote at .
primary election, and thereby for
ever settling the contest. Now as it
is they will both run and Nickerson
will come out second best.
Abandoned
A waif ahout the color Of q new
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