The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-07-24
A Batch of Interesting Pro
ceedings in the Circuit
Court.
Contest for the Medal Offered
by the Chess Club OF the
Vine Clad.
River News-Building BOom-Plc-
mic Season-Central Bank and
Minor Mention.
Correspondence Of the BAzoo.
BooNvILLE, Mo, July 81.

Correspondence Of the BAzoo.
BooNvILLE, Mo, July 81.
Circuit court is still in session here.
A number of very important cases have
been dis-osed of during the week. The
case of Knettle VS.. Scott, for balance due
on threshing machine, and which had been
decided for plaintiff, WAS appealed to the
supreme court. In the case, of the state
against Blanchard and against Stacey,
charged with swindling our farmers, defend
ants gave bond and were released. The
famous case of Rohever VS.. Tevis, for pos
session of strip of land between the two
farms, was gained by the plaintiff. The
case OF the State versus Rock Moore charged
with disturbing religious assembly, was
tried Tuesday. Defendant entered plea
of guilty and was fined $25. He also plead
guilty TO carrying concealed weapons and
was fined So. The case OF the Stale versus
Tom Jones. for acting as policeman wnen
he had no legal authority to do SO, was
dismissed by consent at the cost OF defend.
ant. This sui: grew out of the squabble in
our city politics in the spring OF 1882, and
as Jones was only a tool and not really
responsible for the trouble, the case was
dismissed. IT'S pity the real parties to
blame couldn't be reached. The cases
against the proprietors Of the City hotel
aud Mansion house for providing
fire escapes were dismissed. Barker,
Of Bunceton, plead guilty to
seven indictments each charging him with
selling liquor without license and was fined
$40 in each case. State against Ed. Jop-
lin, charged with grand larceny, was ended
by the defendants pleading guilty and be-
ing sentenced to FIVE years in the peniten-
tiary. Judge j. B. Strother. of Saline
county, presided day or two this week.
Our railroad attorneys desiring to take
change of venue from Judge Edwards, the
latter in order to remove the cause rrquest-
ed Judge Stro,her to try the cases which he
did. The cases against McClanahan, Ber-
nard, Wagner and others for violating the
Sunday law were continued.
CHESS CONTEST.
The CHESS contest for the elegant gold
medal off red by the Boonville Chess Club
peght, July 3lst. The person who wins
the medal three times in succession secures
it as his own private property. Entrance
Entries may be made with John Wade,
secretary of the club, at Hannaias jewelry
store, where the medal may be seen. Mr..
Wade informs your correspondent that
quite q number of persons have already
entered, and that the contest promises to be
an exciting one. The contest will take
place at the T. P. C. Hall over the Com
mercial bank, where all are invited.
RIVER NEWS.
Work was commenced this week on the
erection of pile boats for use in repairing
the railroad bridge over the Missouri river
at this point. The iron girders will be re-
placed BY stronger and heavier ones. All
parts of the bridge will be strengthened by
being replaced by new iron or timbers or
by being br ,ced The draw rests will also
be repaired. The work all promises to be
thoroughly done. Though there is just
repairs Of the kind men
toned. The bridge company show a
commendable forethought in providing
against sny emergency that might arise.
The Electric Light Kansas City Through
Line, and the Kansas City Packet COM
pdny, the two lines of steamers that have
heretofore been running in opposition to
each other on the Missouri river have con-
solidated. This will give the Missouri riv-
er two boats a week to Kansas City and in
termediate landings. This will be much
more convenient for passengers and persons
sending freight and much more lucrative
for the boat owners.
BooNvILLE's BOOM.
We are enjoying boom this year in the
staid and substantial old town of Boon
Vile and when the vine clad does wake up
from her lethsrgy and 90 to work there's
music in the air. Her houses dot the town
in all directions and still there is not dwell.
ling house to be had for love
or money. The Lambart Touring
mill, the largest in Central Missouri, is
running night and day. Our iron foun-
dries and wagon shops have more work
than they can possibly do. Every branch
of business is feeling the effects of the
boom. Much is due to the moral effects of
the water works construction. Two new
projects are DOW being talked of. The first
is prospecting for coal oil, which men of
experience in such things say can, without
doubt, be found in Cooper county. The
establishing of creamery is also spoken
OF, and an enterprising man could make
money by running such q concern near
this city. Verify, Boonville booms as she
never has before for many years.
THE PICNIC SEASON.
This is the picnic season, with all its &C.
companying pleasures and discomforts.
Scarcely . day passes without there
being a picnic of some kind near Boonville.
Choteau Springs attracts a large crowd of
visitors daily. 1t is q pretty and comfort
able place to spend day or week this hot
weather. With small outlay of money it
could be made fashionable and frequent
ed watering place. Its natural advantages
are equal to those of Sweet Springs and
if man would help in the springs develop
ment what the result would be is plain.
CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK
United States Bank Examiner Owen was
In town this week on his customary tour
OF examination and inspection. He
dropped in ON the Central National Rank