The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-05-24
ABOUT MISSOURIANs.

ABOUT MISSOURIANS.
Hon. N. l.. Cherry is a candidate
Tor the state senate.
Sedalia Gazette: :-"ROss A. Junkins,
lor some time past editor OF our very
esteemed evening contemporary the
Bazoo, resigned his position y s,erday,
and is succeeded by &. ii. Chambliss.
late printers apprentice in this Office"
Mrs. Emily HockNday, mother OF
Hon. John A. Hockaday, and of Mrs.
5. l. NJ. McGirk, formerly of this
county, died at Fulton last Monday.
Mrs. HocEaday was born at Mt. Ster- |
ling, Ky, in 1905. Eight of her nine
children survive her.
The Randolph county delegation to |
the ST. Joseph convention will be led
by MIR. u. 5. Hall, who is the stale
lecturer of the +. 81 l.. u. Mr.. Hall il
for Burgess for Judge, and for Mr..
Hickman, president of the f. Il l.. u,
for railroad commissioner.
The present senator, Jos. NJ. Sebrce,
Of Carrollton, was re-nominated in our
neighboring senatorial district. Mr..
Morton, of Ray, and Mr.. Chapman, of
Caldwell, were the other candidates.
Senator Sebrce il u pure, patriotic.
broad.minded representative OF the
people.
Senator n. Il. Anderson will deliver
the baccalanrcatc address before the
graduating class OF the Daughters col
lcge at Platte City, on the 18th of June.
Senator Anderson besides being iccog-
nlzcd rs one OF the foremost lawyers of
the senate, is even more distinguished
for his literary attainments, and his
forthcoming address will no doubt be
worthy of tho high reputation OF the
speaker.
Major Joseph w. Dunn died at his
home in BIackwatcr. Cooper county,
April 23d. lie was born in Cumber-
land county, KY, in 1924, and settled
in BOonville in 1912 He entered the
confederate army with Gen. Price i'll
1861, and won his promotion TO the
rank OF major for gallant service. lie
received several severe wounds in
battle. About fifteen years ago he
became totally blind.
Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, the oldest resi-
| dent OF Boone comfy, died at Colum-
bia, a few days ago. She was born in
Pennsylvania, May %, 1898, and marri-
cd WIN. Smith at Millersburg, Va, in
1918. She and her husband came to
Missouri in 1928. Mrs. Smiths father
was named Valentine Cress. Her hus-
band was in the war of 1912 and she
drew pension from the United States
| government i'll consequence. For nearly
eighty years she had been Il member OF
the Baptist church.
| Col. John ii, Winston is Il candidate
for representative from Platte county.
Col. Winston is farmer and gen.
tleman OF fine education and much OK =
periencc in public affairs. lie com
manded u regiment in the confederate
service and saw much active service,
and distinguished himself for his gal
lantry in many hard-iought battles.
Several years ago he represented his
county with much ability in the house
of representatives, and il Is one Of the
auspcious signs of the times to see
men of his character being put forward
to represent the people.
The Grand Army Advocate OF recent
date gives Lebanon, Mo. q, the honor O
having furnished the youngest soldier
to the union army. II says: -''Pcrhap'
the youngest of all the thousands whC
became veterans by enlsting in tht
early spring of 1864 was the boy soldier
of Co. ID, 4th Iowa Infantry, "pick'
McEvoy. Dick has had a varied ant
romantic career. Born in Quecn
county, Ireland, on the Sth day oi No
vcmber, 1913, he found his way t'
America III 1881, and in some way go
to Lebanon, Mo, where on the ist dal
of February, 1862, 1t enlisted in th'
above named company and was sworn
in by Gen. j. A. Williamson, thcl
regimcnial adjutant OF the ''Ol'
Fourth" Dick was less than thirtceI
years and three months old. Gen Cur
It's army was then just entering on In,
spirited pursuit of Gen. Sterling Price
invaders, who were at Springfield
Skirmish and march succeeded da!
after day, until the elimination at Pc'
Ridge, one month, and seven day
thereafter. Here, where hundreds o
Young heroes fell, "Dick' did not Cs
cape, but received Il slight wound il
the thigh from Il rebel buckshot. After
ward the history of the regiment was
the history OF the boy for scvcra
crn Arkansas-at Helena, Chickasaw
Bayou, Arkansas Post, VicksbuTg
Chattanooga, Atlanta, the sea, Washing
ton, ID. c., and discharged at Davcn.
port in August, lS65."
| he scctionalism of the republican
party is being shown in its treatment
of the south. Pensions, tariff taxes
without end, subsidies and force bill,
get abundant attention, but the restrain
of the waters Of the Mississippi receive
but passing notice, aud beggarly ap-
preparations.