The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-01-18

Hon. II. Clay Ewing, Of jefferson
City, il mentioned Tor supreme Judge,
10 succeed the venerable Judge Ray.
Judge Ewing is II most excellent man,
and has served as attorney general
Dt Missouri aud upon the supreme
court commission
Judge Alexander Martin viii not he
4 candidate tor supreme Judge. He is
of politics and will devote himself
to his duties as dean of the law depart
lDent Of the state university, for which
he is so eminently fitted by legal and
requirements
There Is d new story ont in regard TO
Congressman w J. Stone. Ii is said
that he will run Tor the state senate TO
succeed Senator Berry Thurman in
order to improve his acquaintance in
the state, for the purpose of being a
candidate against Hon. +. N. Cockrell
for The United States senate.
Hon. John II. EstilI, who represented
Howard county IN the 35th general
assembly, is a candidate for railroad
commissioner. Mr.. E5lill is a gentle
man of the old school, pure, high
minded and devoted to duty. II
elected to the position he will make a
conscientious and faithful officer.
The death of Mr.. Joseph q. Lodge,
which occurred Wednesday night, In
st. Louis. REMOVES II of the oldest
criminal lawyers in the state. lie has
been identified with the bar OF the city
for many years, aud always without
reproach. He vas II republican in
politics, but never engaged in any
active work for his party.
Rev. D.. K. McAnally, ID. D..
the veteran editor CT tho st. Louis
Christian Advocate, assisted by the
Rev. w. II. Lewis, is writing n history
of Methodism in Missouri. No ADLER
or more loyal pen could be enlisted In
writing of the noble band of brothers
io bo DtdNCiN uNAOu 40 llC DlolttIs
Of the cause OF Christ In our beloved
commonwealth.
Philip Marriott, "the oldest person In
Barry county," died there recently
Mr.. Msrbut was % years old, so that
Lafayette county has several citizens
who are his senior. He was born In
South Carolina in 1897. His direc,
descendants IN Barry and adjoining
counties, number scH.sthiDg over 300
persons, and he has several great-greal-
grandchildren.
William Hyde, Esq, postmaster al
ST. Louis. aud for 80 many years the
able editor of the old Republican, in
tends entering journalism again, THU
time at st. Joseph. Negotiations have
been pending regarding the purchase
by him of the Gazette, which ia III,
property of Mr.. Calvin Burns, .buI
without result, and il is now sid ihar
Mr.. HYDE will start n new paper.
Now don't any one say this item
does not belong among the Nissourians
IL this woman is not n Nissourian SIZE
ought to be. Mrs. Page, OF Texarkans.
Texas, Arkansas aud Louisiana, or
January llth gave birth TO four babies
oil girls. This is what comes of living
In a town with a three-bsrreled name,
The babies are all well, aud the daddy
is the prondest man in seventeen states
Our old friend, Major archibald NJ.
Sewer, at one time railroad commis.
sIoner of the state, and for many years
editor OF the NeoshO Times, has
recently sold his paper to Messra j. r,
Sturgis aud X. G.. WeiselI. II still
continues TO be all able exponent Of
democratic principles, but we miss II G
old pilot from the helm. May good
fortune attend him in the evening Il
life.
Mr.. Hiram NJ. Shaw, proprietor Of
the Grant House, al ltOlla, Mo, died
there a few DAYS ago, surrounded by
his family and friends Mr.. Shaw was
born In New York in 1927 and came
west In 1855. lie was Tor many years
In the hotel business, was a popular
landlord, a successful business man
and n good citizen. lie had IA large
family. lie was a republican In polI-
tics.
State Auditor j. NJ. Seibert has been
quite III. lie had gone down 10 his home,
Jackson, Cape Girardeau county, &c
attend to some long deferred privat,
business, when he WAS taken down
with a very bad cold, the symptoms o.
which became so alarming hat his wife
was telegraphed for. We are glad tt
know hat he is much better. MIR.
Seibert Is all excellent. paInstaking
polite official, and his recovery vii.
rejoice his many friends.
Hon. John f. Morton, of Ray
speaker pro tenn of The S5th genera
assembly, will be Il candidate tor The
state senate. Mr.. Morton, though
quite a Young man, - All experienced
legislator. The district, the eighth, il
composed of the counties OF Ray
Carroll and Caldwell, and is repre-
scented now by Senator james W
Sebree, of C%arrollton, who was elected
In 1876. over Mr.. Black, republican, BY
a majority OF 9S9 woes
Hon. j. j. Russell, our Joe, speaker
OF the present house OF representatives
while out hunting the other day. wa
~peppered in the face with bird shot, by
u friend who was with him. The shO
brought blood, and two of them wen
In pretty close to one OF his eyes, bu
the only damage done was TO his mani,
beauty, which cannot long remain
impaired. Joe has an idea of mOvin!
down 80 T~Gxarkana, where people
know how things ought to be done.
The Odessa Democrat aud Holder
Enterprise both mention iavorably 70
railroad commissioner Hon. John p
Harmon. Mr.. Harmon is SO nearly
Lafayette county man. and his service
to the state in securing railroad lcsisla
ton are so well known that he will
prove Il formidable candidate with on
people. No better man, or sirOnge
candidate, could be selected by tn
democratic party. The Entcrpris