The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-02-19
JEFFERSON CITY.
A Serious Stabbing Affray-A
Young Man Breaks Through
the Ice and is Drowned.
Minor Mention-Personal Cos
sip-All Of the News Cur
rent at the State
Capital.
egerial 10 the BaZaO.
JEFFERSON CITY. Feb. l.

JEFFERSON CITY. Feb. ii.
The annual masquerade bail at the Z.
l.. Edwards Fire Company, No. /, of this
city, takes place this evening at the Madi-
son hall. Ii promises 10 eclipse any OF
the former balls given by the company.
Judge q. ID. Burgess, OF Liuneus. Mo. is
in the city attending cases, in the supreme
court. Mr.. Burgess is spoken of as a candi-
date for supreme judge.
Ex-Congressman Ricc, Of BoOnyille, is
in the city.
Ward Cunningham, OF St. Louis, is in
the city.
Hon X. 3. Oliver state senator from the
twentv-sixth district, is attending TO legal
business In the supreme court.
r. s. Harvey, prominent business man
at Aurora Springs, was an the city yester-
day
Mr.. ID. C. McCarrst,, of Boise City, Ida
no territory, who has been visiting relatives
in this city for several weeks, left yesier-
day for home.
A. c. Widdicomb, OF Boonville, is ia the
city. He is trying to get an appeal 80 the
United States supreme court ia the case of
Widdicomb VS.. Childers, which was re-
Gently decided in the state supreme court.
Mr. John 5. Sullivan of this city, is hsv-
ing plans and specifications prepared Tor
the erection of a handsome summer cottage
at Sweet Springs. He purchased the lot
last fall and will have the building com
pleted and ready tor use before t e warm
season.
The Jefferson City Building and Loan
association have organized, with the fol
lowing gentlemen A. the board of directors
for the first year: Fred. IL. Bindin, Max
Raub II. c. Geisberg. Theo schultz, l.. ID.
Brues, ]. L. Craven, w. W Wagner, ii. l..
Goodenough and ). Vittsbursh.
As soon as the spring opens, Mr.. l.. &.
Lehman will begin work new opera
house, on the site now occupied bv the Jel-
ferson house, an historical bat somewhat
dilapid sted structure, that has long been
an eyesore Ia the handsome business houses
surrounding it. The location is the best an
the city for an opera house.
The news oi a bad cutting sfiray which
occurred al ElstUn station. Cole county,
on Wednesday. reached this city tbs
morning. ElstaO Is Sm.ii station on The
Missouri Pacific twelve IN les wesl of Jeh
ersOn CITY, anu ordinarily Is a verS quiet
and hGmdrGm sort OF village. lis serenity
however Was rudelv disturbed on the dsv
mentioned, bv one John Over, who claimed
10 be bold, bad man fIom Arkansas
While in q state OF exhilirstion, superin-
duced by 8 too liberal supply of benz me,
he went into the saloon of George Stein
and creating disturbance there, was
admonished by Stein to desist or he would
eject him. This aroused Dyer's ire and ne
became more bOisteroUs than before, where
upon Stein attempted TO put him out.
Dyer drew knife and
stabbed Stein six or seven times, the
weapons being a long bladed pocket knife
During the excitement attending the al
frsv. Dyer slipped out and made Of, and
up to the present time has not been cap.
tured. Stems injuries are thought to be
of a very serious nature. His wounds are
seven In number, the most serious of which
is deep cut under the left shoulder blade.
Considerable excitement was caused IN
Elston by the ARRAY, and strong efforts are
being made to capture Dyer. Stein is
Young man well and favorsbly known in
this city.
VIM. Stephens and Thomas Seymour,
two young men residing near Ensn, Mont
tesu county, small station on the Lebanon
branch of the Missouri Pacific, twenty-four