The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-07-25
THE uNKINDEsr CUT OF ALL.

/ the 'COlllllllltc -HC saw PlODOA ~
exercise his legal right to withdraw his
gratuitous subscription to the court
house removal scheme, the dumb ashes
of Hi%gginsville's greatest benefactor
are stirred by unmanly hands, to make
a scape goat for their disappointed
schemes, and In excuse to the people
for the failure of pretended promises.
Oh, shame; where Is thy blushP
R~ctrospection here may not be I'M
interesting, and may support the claim,
that this last attack upon the name of
the honored dead, is in keeping with
the spirit of the Higglnsville crusade
from the outset.
The Higginsville "Advance," of Feb.
9TH, 1896, said:
tsThe county does not own the
grounds on which our court house
stands. The court house was located
there without the authority of law"
The "Leader'' of Feb. 9Th, said:
ssEver since the year 1852 Lexington
has by careful concealment owned the
Lafayette county court house, all the
county buildings are carefully placed
on Lexington land, and the water
closet or dumping ground is generous
ly located on ground to which the
county has title-the public buildings
we're placed thereon in direct violation
of the statute, which requires that no
court house shall be built on ground to
which the county has not a title in fee
simple"
Here then in the open charge that
the grand old pioneers of this county,
who came here from old Virginia.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the Caro-
tread down the briars, ran
the Indians out of the woods, and laid
the foundation for the fortunes and
happiness of the people of Lafayette
county-were a set of INSCRIPTIONS
scoundrels-a mixture composed of
fools and knaves.
Fools; because they did not know
that Lexington owned the square; or,
knowing it, they were knaves for care
fully concealing the fact, and in plac-
ing the county buildings o n Lexington's
property.
That is the charge, plain and SIM
pie. They SAID:
ssThe public buildings were located
there in direct violation of the statute. "
ssEver since Lexington has by care
ful concealmeDt, owned the court
house,
These agitators, in keeping with the
unfair and misleading trend of all their
unjustifiable conduct / this specula-
tive crusade upon the property rights
of the innocent and ~unoffending, do
not hesitate 10 assail the character of
The living and dead alike.
All! who were the judges of the
county court during the building of the
court house?
Among them you may find the names
Of
THOMAS GURDoN!i
JOHN S. PLATTENBURG!!
NATHANIEL II. PRICEi!
JOHN AUSTIN!i
LEVI VANCAMPl!
BENJAMIN F. YANTIsi!
Every one of these farmers living
Lexington. Read their names,
if you know them not, go ask
heir descendants and friends scattered
Ill our this county, and learn that the
names of these grand old men eve to
his degenerate day are but synonyms
ior intelligence, honesty, integrity and
purityP?
All these noble patriots are sleeping
n the valley of death, but they were
lot exempt from the interested tongue
# vituperation!
Who was the county attorney, the
egal advisor of the county courtP
SAMUEL l.. SAWYERi
Who composed the committee TO
'alue the old court house before sale?
GEORGE HoUXi
DAVID GRovEsI
STREET HALE!
Who was appointed to sell itP
LEWIS w. SMALLwooD! I
Who selected the site for the new
ALP
ROBERT AULLi {
WIN. II. RUSSELL! {
RoBT. NJ. HENDERSON, ,
JAMES III. GRAHAM 1
What county surveyor laid off the c
IuareP !
GEORGE GORDONi 4
Who was collector of %revenueP a
THOMAS G.. SMITH [
Who treasurer a
WIN. II. RUssELLl
Who was circuit Judge? s
HENDERSON YOUNG! n
Vino composed the committee to O
prepare and submit the plans of the {
ew court houseP /,
JOHN F. RYLANDi s
VIM. Il. WOOD! q
HENDERSON Young! /,
WIN. FARLEY! h
JAMES CRUMPi
STREET HALEi 4 d
Who was appointed to superintend a
lie erection of the court housep I,
JOHN CATRONi q
ROBT. AULL! n
JAMES III. GRAHAM!
SILAs SILVEgi n
WIN. SPRATTi y
Who were the committee to super A
tend the Jail buildingP t
ELDRIDGE BURDENi n
VIM. BOYCE!
ALEX. MCFADINi Il
Who vas commissioner on grading "
Id fencing public squareP Ii
VIM. SPRATT! q