Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-16
q circus, Monday, July IS.

Thermometer, yesterday. VI degrees.
The comet Is still In sight, but very, very
lin.
Sweet Springs. Sunday. July 81. for one
dollar. JSio''
Spring chickens are as scarce In town as
their teeth.
Fru,t cases and berry boxes for sale by
-. M.,t,and 4 Co. 1854
To sedali. and Sweet Springs. Sunday,
1,lv Al. for one dollar. iyl6ts
Hupysdi Jados mineral water at the drug
store of Gordon & Fulkerson. )lsmS
Fine twilied silk umbrellas and psrssolsa At
less than cost, at M Chapman's. JAIL
McCsuslsnd has just received a nice lot OF
j~aconett lawns. prices 10. 123 and 15c. 12tf
II YOU have . house to roof or gutter, call
at the Red Front store and get prices. Main
street. 10"
We want to buy new potatoes, and good
sound summer apples. Call on Geo. f.
mainland & Co. jy16t2
A superior article Of pure cider vinegar
at the drug store Of Gordon & Fuikerson'
I.x,nuton- Mo j1Sm3
Call at the lied Front store and see the
celebrated Fayorlte and Champion Monitor
stoves. the best in the land. asti
Psrasols of silks, ginghams and cambria
from 10 cents upwards to $40. very nice and
cheap. II, ], E. Ahrens' Dry Goods Bazaar,
Erank,,n str.et. m7tf
Dress goods in all the various styles
fashions and shades also dress ginghams,
lawns and calico, will be sold cheap. ID.
]. T. Ahrens' Dry Goods Bazaar, Franklin
street. m'u
A full line of the celebrated lndianols,
Lexington and Economy cook stoves and
Vulcan heating stoves made by e. A. MOI
rison Tor sale at Bennett i Morrison's, Main
stl eet. h10t'
Cole shows everything he promises. His
| circus is conducted on strictly business prin-
| eiples, decently and with order. II you want
| to see the animals, as there are q great many
to look at, come early.
We publish on the outside the decision OF
our supreme court In the case OF Major vs..
| Watson, which was su appeal from the decis-
ion of Judge Wood late OF our circuit court.
This case is OF great importance to land
owners throughout the county where boun-
daries are IN dispute, as it establishes some
very important principles In surveying
never before passed on In our supreme court.
The case H., OF course, Of especial interest
to the ueighborho0d where 1t took its origin,
as It settles q long controversy and leaves
their lines where now established. The case
was well presented to the supreme court by
Rsthbun & Shewalter for Major, and Wal
lace 4 Chiles for Watson, the latter winning.
We want to buy new potatoes, and good,
..,.l ,rnpna onNlaa Call nm (300. n.
Maitland l. Co. jy16t2
We are accused Of having insulted every
taxpayer in the county by placing the as
SCISSORS on their guard against tsx-dodgers.
This is sad. Here comes the circuit judge
in Iron county insulting all the taxpayers,
too. In his instructions to the grand jury
he said, .Thst the county assessor was sub.
Iect to Indictment and fine for . misdemean-
or in office II he falls to administer to each
taxpayer the statutory oath that he has listed
all his property, aud that the mere fact that
the taxpayer signed the oath and the asses
sor subscribed his name to the jurat without
corporalIy administering the oath, was moi
a compliance with the statute. The assessor
must actually administer the oath to the tax
payer, aud II he don't he subjects himself
to u tine." This is the law, and 1t should be
n obeyed. We are constrained to say to thu
1 assessors that II they come across any fellow
n who felt insulted by our article that that par
q ticular fellow will especially bear watching
o and careful swearing.
The statement has been made public tina
the bondsmpn OF MIR. Standish have com
. promised with tho heirs OF the estate OF tn
l~ko Vo-roa alno~tti tho wilma nf the aRtAt
being 1920, and the bondsmen paying bin
$500. The inference is drawn from this tina
the "widows and orphsns' who have un
settled estates In Mr.. Standish's hands 'wi
) be short about one third OF the money tia
Is due them" There Ia no good ground 10
this assumption. We hould feel dispose
to very severely ~criticise the probate cour
a II it were to allow the estate OF q singl
minor to be Settled at anything less than do
III lar. for dollar. The statement as made ts II
correct as to the amounts. The value OF tn
If estate in question was $l,15O, and til
a. amount paid by the bondsmen $1,000. Th
fact remains that the compromise was msd'
but the additional fact exists that the he'll
D. are Of lawful age-not minors-that tn
estate was theirs, and that they had the rigl
to settle the matter IS they chose. Wit
minors 1t is different. The probate cOu
stands to them not only In the light of 9
auditor OF accounts, but also In the positle
OF . guardian, and 1t is its duty to see tn
the administrator or his bondsmen pay
-. them every cent that has been or that can
collected for them. The court in perm
- ting the bondsmen to settle up the estat
in Mr.. Standish's hands grants them an q
=. vantage in procuring every attainable 81
- dence to lessen their liability, and In
ceiying whatever fees may have accrue
which remain uncollected. On the 9th
=. hand the bondsmen are acting we'll In ps
ing up thu balances due ON the estates wit
-. out waiting for judgments to be obtain
* against them. They might by forcing lit
alton, first in the circuit and then In the
preme court, postpone settlements for yea
Instead of this they are taxing steps to 8
tie up the estates as rapidly as possible. T
=. Musatti heirs, in consideration Of the Il
~. that there were q number Of unsettled
counts, aud OF the position of the bondsm,
n chose TO accept IN settlement $3.50 less th
tho the face Of their claim. They could hs
s,s. had it all II they had insisted upon it. Tt
are OF age, and consequently could not
prevented from making this settlement.
,,' the bondsmen do not propose, nor would
court permit, any compromises OF smou
Ivy due minors. We feel great sympathy
the gentlemen who must pay this money
H.. is q great hardship upon them-butt the p
pose Of the bond In protecting heirs must
fulfilled, and we are glad to see that they
.."S not desire to evade 1t. Those who seek
make political capital out Of the inexcuss
=. default of the administrator should at Il
abstain from compromising In Its col
90, qusnces the characters OF the bondsm
-. who are the sufferers. and the pl obate col
49,. whose especial duty 1t Is to protect mi
~. heirs.
~ We want to buy new potatoes, and e
49,. sound summer apples. Call on Geo.
100 Maitland & Co. lyle
aiett Superior to all Others.
hen -
ASH From the San Francisco Daily CALL
had w. ". Coles Circus and Menagerle d
rect. / IA mo neonla IN the tents- cOrner Of Sew