Osceola Sun
Osceola, MO
27 May 1880

The Governor has remitted the fines of  $40 each assessed at the February term, 1880, of the Marion circuit court, against Chris. Mitchell and Henry Nicol, of Palmyra, for selling liquor without license. Both of these parties are men of good standing and have kept dramshops for years. In May, 1876, they applied to the county court for new licenses and presented petitions signed by a majority of the legal voters in their respective blocks, but were refused, the court holding that a majority of the citizens of the entire town was necessary. About four months afterward the court concluded to grant the petitions and ordered license to the party dated back to May. Following this the parties were indicted. The Governor remits the fine because in his judgment, the county court had no right to refuse to grant licenses on petitions properly signed, thus cutting off the revenues of the State and county, and is of the opinion that a mandamus would lie against any county court thus refusing, to compel them to issue the license when the petition was properly gotten up.

Following are the names of the grand jurors empanelled last Thursday: Chas. W. Nesbit (foreman), Ben Burch, John Chamberes, Levi H. Croy, J. McH. Ledbetter, T.E. Wilkinson, Jas. Dale, Chas. Suggs, S.M. Evans, Philip Van Allen, Peter Allenbaugh, Ben Prier.

Appleton City Courier: The County Court have compromised a portion of the judgment of Nicolay and Fish at 55 percent. We are informed that this is the same judgment on which a proposition of 35 per cent was made last fall.

Our columns are yet open to the county court to explain wherein it is to the interest of the taxpayers of the county to pay 55 cents for judgments held by bondholders, when the same judgments were offered them at 35 cents on the dollar.

Mr. E.J. Smith, of Sedalia, who is well and favorably known to the people of this county, is in attendance upon circuit court. Mr. Smith is accompanied by his family, who are guests of Mrs. J.P. Landes.

John Gordon was in our township last week and summoned John Chambers and B.F. Burch as special grand jurymen.

Jacob Burch, a thrifty stock dealer of Chalk Level township, was robbed of some $1200 on Tuesday of last week, while riding along the road five miles south of Humansville, Polk county. Mr. Burch got a clue to the robbers and is now endeavoring to catch them.

The address of Col. Eshbaugh, Master of the State Grange, delivered at the Court House last Saturday was a very able effort indeed. The attendance was large, being composed of the beset and most thrifty farmers of the county, who by their careful attention to what was said showed their full appreciation of the subject, a telling speech of ten minutes, which was highly appreciated by all; after which a resolution thanking the speakers for their remarks was offered. The convention then adjourned.

Judge Parkinson was called to Butler the day prior to opening court in Osceola, to sit as referee in the application of Greenwade for change of venue. He refused to grant the application.

Col. R.M. Funkhouser left with us last week a specimen of slate stone, found near the Monegaw Hotel. This slate is of an excellent quality and it will be, if developed, profitable.

We were pleased to meet and make the acquaintance of Mr. W.W. Chapel, formerly of Marshall, Missouri, but now of Appleton City. He expresses himself much pleased with the county.

Rev. Mr. Hunt, a minister of the M.E. Church, reached Osceola last Saturday afternoon. He occupied the pulpit at the Brick Church Sunday morning and evening, and was favored with good audiences.

Mr. Arthur Motzkan, nephew of Mrs. Franz Daniel, arrived here a few days ago, direct from the German capital, Berlin. Mr. Motzkan will lprobably remain permanently in Osceola.

Butler Township - The citizens of Dist. 2, 39, 25 are building a new school house. The school in Dist. 4, 39, 26 conducted by Miss Ella Fry is in a flourishing condition.

Selling good for Cash avoids all loss by bad counts and enables us to give our customers Drugs and Groceries at lower prices than any credit house can afford. Stewart & Linney.

Kenney & Martin are enclosing several hundred acres of prairie land near Chalk Level and we understand propose going into sheep raising.

Business for Sale – Millinery and Dress-Making. Doing a large cash trade. Address H.W. Roberts, Clinton, Mo.

Business for Sale – For sale on easy terms, the stock of Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, &c., of the well known Roberts’ Cheap Store. Doing good cash trade and best corner stand in Clinton. Address H.W. Roberts, Clinton, Mo.