The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-02-01
THAT ODESSA MEETING
Not Favorable to Court
House Removal as Hig-
ginsville had Hoped.
PEOPLE WERE NOT INTERESTED
In H~igginsyille Real Estate Spec
ulatlOn, and They Did Not
Resolve to Remove.

panied by the mayor and q lew othel
citizens, arrived in the beautiful city o.
Odessa. They went to attend the meeting
that had been called at that place for the
purpose of resolving against the appro'
priation made by the court for repairing
the court house and ''such other business
as might be brought before the meeting
'.Such other business was not brought
up, however, which was u to unfavora-
BILE atmosphere. Higginsville was out
there in full force. Their delegation was
on the ground early.
The first thing we learned when we got
there was that the meeting did not have
any "Odessa daddy" Odessa, with the
exception of one a h is in the
business that Higginsville appreciates
with tokens, +" did not know anything
about 1t. Upon Investigation it was
found ont that the meeting was born in
Higginsville, and when this was learned
Odessa did not want much to do with it.
Notwithstanding the fact that it was
we'll advertised, there came very neal not
being q meeting. However there are some
in Odessa, some good men who are opposed
to extensive improvements on the county
court house, and these got together and
passed some resolutions which asked for
$500 on the court house, but which did
o say anything about moving it.
The meeting was called to order by
Judge R. 8. Andrews, and w. T. Glover
and Mayor Blake were put in nomination
for chairman. After two unsuccessful
votes Mr.. Glover was elected, he receiving
five votes and Blake Our. 1t took at
least ten minutes to name a chairman
and hen julie Coe was made secretary.
The mex thing was the committee on
resolutions. Higginsville still thought
she could run over Odessa, and she asked
that DornBlazer, her official secretary, be
made chairman Of the committee.
The suggestion of Mr.. Dornblaser's
name called Mr.. VIM. Page to his feet,
a he said:
ST have the greatest respect for Hig-
ginsville, and think well of her, but !
think Odessa is capable OF running her
own meeting and adopting her own reso-
buttons. (Cries-''That's rightly /.
Not daunted by this, Lawyer James
suggested that Osborn and Page act as
members Of the committee.
The committee as appointed consisted
of Messrs. Osborn, Martin, Andrews,
and Blake. All of them wanted TO be ex-
cused, but the chairman refused to excuse
them.
Mr.. Corbett asked what ought to be
was necessary in repairing
the court house7 This was answered by
Stanley b. Walker, Of Higginsville, in
this wise:
GENTLEMEN AND Mr.. CHAIRMAN In
answer TO that question:. the nrst proposi-
ton was to add thirty eight feet to the
south end Of the court house, and shat vas
figured on. and &c was concluded that it
would cost too much money, perhaps. unless
the city OF Lexington would make VI abont
ZEN thousand dollars to add to the twelve
dollars. They cut It down to
.wenty-oight feet, and they talked that over
,ome time. The idea WIS to build an addf-
thirty eight feat south. by the side of
he present court room. and to make the
stairway wider. by moving back the wall I'm
hall and making the stairway wider. SO
& would be more easy OF access. They cut
t down to twenty-eight feet, and they talked
hat over for some time; and at the last
of the Board they had three or four
and one of them was only fourteen
eet addition on the south of It. and that
hey would move the stairway seven or eight
cet and make tn at hall wider, which would
cave the present two rooms seven feet
yider or longer north and south than east
nd west. AS to the amount OF repairs nee
ssary on the court room, 1 could not be
ccurate. not having figured on whas is nec-
ssary and not being wolf acquainted with
he court house and its conditions and its
ecds. and the needs of the people who nse
!, Is would be hard for me 60 say, but 1
ould give an opinion, which would amount
, nothing, and It would be that the court
pom needs some repairs. and has for sew
al years. Now, l am sure the stairway. has
lwavs bcen fncouvenient. and l an sure
rat the room has been somewhat crEnpcd
nd ! am sure that IL has been badly seated,
nd l am sure, from having tried IL on one
+ two occasions, that whom forced TO SIT ON
iosc high seats at the back end of the room,
NJ air was veiy foul TO those sitting there;
/ any rate IL was to me on one or two occa-
ons. Now suppose there are men here
rat could answer those questions more to
le point than / can; men who have studied
10 subject; men who are better architects
1. men who have served as committee.
~. u,n,o ,,ua,,y. ha va no doubt
Won mad the committee here that hired
chett to build the Jail for twenty thousand
- - ans1,o nns,S,nas ,nan 7 can
!. ,anadon, v,,b .ha ut,I. know,edgs I
.va anon. building buildines. that they I
IA a mon.trous high price for the taiI. and
,or,, wander tho. this countv refused for
m.nv, ears 20 nav the hands. but they !
=, ,natr tndgn ant ana thew maid for IL
,v a, ,ha nrice thew maid for that iail, and
-, ,ha kina ~ renatrs that they pro-
- os .hts oo,,. Ionss ana that matter. it