Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-11-27
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The new mill Is at work turning out iiuh
er 1 flour. Bead the company's ads.
MIR. 10. Wolf is buying hides, pelts, furs'
be-, at Smiths meat shop, on Franklin ave.
An account of the death of Chas. Dougher-
Y, a Mo. P. section hand, near Brownsville,
will be found on the outside.
To avoid any. csyll or doubt Local Assembly
10. 1908. X. of L.. has deposited the one
dollars offered as a reward for the
apprehension of the writer of the coffin letter.
n the Commercial Bank.
The Misses McClelland and Mr.. Mansfield
M.Clelland received their friends. last Friday
aight, in honor of the fact that the latter
reached his majority at II of the clock on that
night. There was a large and fashionable
gathering of young people.
We notice that the Bogard Independent
steals eur item about the time for Killing
hogs, changing the tim from NOV. IL to
thanksgiving Day. Remove not the ancient
landmarks, my brother, and don't fool with
dates. unless it is the birth of the first baby.
Orion Lodge No. 40, I. o. OF meets next
Tuesday night, Nov. 80. In regular meeting.
full attendance Is earnestly requested, as
of importance will come before the
lodge. Visiting brethren always welcome.
Gutenberg Lodge No. 1921. &C Especially
invited to be present.
Harmony Lodge, No. 81. A. o. U. W., con-
giving an oyster supper and ban
uuet on December ODD, on the occasion of
the election of officers for the ensuing year.
All members are requested to be present al
the next meeting. Dec. 9, when the matter
will be fully determined.
There was q large attendance at Mrs. Cam
eron's funeral, from her brothers residence
last Sunday. Mr.. Leyburn preached an al
mirable sermon. Mrs. Martha Cameron was
the reject of the late Prof. VIM. Cameron.
Prof. Cameron has been dead about 10 years.
Two sons and two daughters survive them;
the latter, Mrs. Briscoe Gaines, OF Clinton.
NO., and Mrs. Love, of Navazota, Tex.
Bates City:.-Rev. j. A. Prather will preach
a. the NJ. E.chursh Sunday Elder NARROW Will
preach at the Christian church w. j. FOs-
ter Is going to move to town, we understand.
c.. H. Hill shipped two loads of cattle to
Chicago, q week or so ago. IL. Bowman
shipped three loads of hogs to Kansas City
last week; C. H. Hill one load OF hogs last
week and one this week. Our shoemaker,
Chss. Duck, has moved to Odessa. We re-
gret very much to lose him.
Corder:-Mr. Chss. Knipmeyer is quite
sick. Miss BERTHE Corder, who has been
visiting relatives In Henry county. for sew
eral weeks. returned home last Tuesday &C.
companied BY her sister. Mrs. Reynolds. who
will spend some time with her relatives. Miss
Jessie Roth spent Tuesday in Higginsvlile'
Miss Anna Rees spent Saturday and Sunday
at home. MIR. Nath Corder was In Lexing.
ton Saturday. Mr.. Joe Holtermsn, who has
been the agent for the Chicago Il Alton al
this place for several years, has resigned his
position, and will leave In a few days for
Washington Territory. where he will accep,
a similar position. Mr.. E. Hanssrd left fol
st. Louis last week where he goes to attent
lectures at the medical college this winter
Mr.. J. P. Gordon has resigned his position
| as teacher at the VanMeter school, and MIR.
| Perry Latham, of Higyinsville, now ha'
charge of the school.
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ksnsa, city journal, . ~.-"i:-"Juds
Gill yesterday made Il decree in the celebri
ted case of the trustees Of the Church of Il
immaculate Conception Of Lexington again
the heirs of IleIt TObbein in accordance wi
the opinion handed down by hun about eig
months ago. The cause was submitted
the court for final judgment on the issue
. to whether III will of TObbein was his Ia
, , testament, aud wa. argued by Congressm,
= Charles S. Mansur. Of Chilicothe, and e
:, Congressman Graves, of Lexington, for L
= plaintiff and Mr.. l.. G.. krauthotf and othe
- for the defense. Judge Gill finds that |
will in contrO Jersy WAS the last one made
> Tobbein. and DEGREES that it shall be es,a
y. lished As such in all courts and that the Il
PENDANTS pay the costs. The case is one
considerable interest and was brought he
= from Caldwell county on = change OF vent
- Ilett Tobbein, a wealthy old farmer of Cal
well county, died in September, 1919. leavi
q will which provided that his estate, vor
. about So, 900, should be equally divided b
tween his heirs, Catherine Fobbeiu and
~ host of others, and the Catholic church
Lexington. The will was made in 1863 a
- was properly attested. When the heirs pl
- sented it to the probate court the latter ref
" ed 10 admit it to probate until it had been
tablised as the last will and testament Of II
Tobbein. The will named John W. Bro,
as Its executor, but he died a year beft
TObbein's death, and the estate was thro,
into the hands of the public aiministrat.
The plaintiffs alleged that no codiciI had be
made, and that Tobbein was a believer in
" Catholic faith, and had buried seven child
in the church cemetery at Lexington. I
heirs were not pleased with the will q
when the trustees, acting in behalf of
church, sued for the portion Of the estate
Queathed to it, q stubborn contest was ma
eminent legal talent being enlisted on b
;, sides. Their suit was to establish the val
r ty Of the will, and was transferred OF
change of venue to the circuit co urt of L
ingston county, which decided in the pla
tiff 8 favor in 1881, holding that will to
T,bbein's last. The case was carried to
supreme court, and in 1884 a decision ,
r ndered annulling the decision of the L.
ingstOn county circuit. Another suit -,
then instituted IN Caldwell county :
brought to Jackson county. The heirs
r, their answer to the plaintiffs petition den
- that it was The intention to make the beuu
De TO the church OF the Immaculate Concept
the specification in the will being only