The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-09-19
"Brick-Top" on Savannah.

Mr.. George Is. Bowman. the excel
lent correspondent of the St. Joe Ga
zette, recently spent several days in
this vicinity, and embodied his observa-
tons in a letter, from which we extract
the following:
We found this city in its usual state of
activity and thrift. Our friend Samuels,
conveyed us to Shedrick's, the famous
West End restaurant, where we were
kindly received by the gentlcmanly
landlord, who ushered us in his spacious
dining room, where he had one of the
finest dinners spread that it has been orr
fortune TO partake of for some time.
Going out in town we We're not long
in meeting our many old friends, ofwhom
we will mention Mr.. John X. McDcr-
mott, of the firm of Stotts & McDermSt,
proprietorS of tire Savannah marble
works.
In the legal fraternity we met Mr..
VIM. G. Smith, w. S. Greenlec, David
Rea, Judge Harlan, Judge Kelley. jus
Clerk, and others too numerous to men
ton.
we could not resist an urgent invita-
ton TO visit the model farm of Captain
j. 4. Sanders, situated Just outside the
city limits, and which is one of the best,
not only in the county, but in Northwest
Missouri. Mr.. Sanders is theoretical
rs well As practical in the conduct of his
farm, and his last two years results g0to
show that he would do to pattern after.
There are in all about three hundred
ture, and for beauty the pastures are cX-
celled by none. Heavily carpcted with
blue grass, shaded by heavy timber, and
interspersed with springs of living water
makes them Il perfect paradise for pie
mics and public gatherings, and a regu-
lar garden of Eden for the fine herd of
shorthorns of which the captain boasts.
He has fourteen acres in orchard, which
is heavily ladcned with fruit, notwith-
standing the general failure throughout
the country. There is about Il hun
drcd acres in cultivation, twenty-five Of
which are III corn, which will yield him
ut least forty bushels to the acre. lie
has four mics of young hedge which
looks well and promises to make a per
mancnt fence in two or three years. The
captain values his farm at $4,000. and
says he has made over ten per cent. OF
the valuation per year for the last two
years, over and above expenses. Mr..
Sanders residence is situated in Il beau
tilul elm grove, and is the finest country
home we know of the State. " also
mad The pleasure OF an acquaintance
with Mrs. Sanders, and can say positive
" that she can get up Il better supper ON
short notice than any other lady III the
country, not excepting Kansas. She is
also quite m artist, US was proven by the
many pictures, wax works, hair wreathcs,
&c, which she had displayed IN her
beautiful parlor. Some of this work, she
promised US, would he on exhibition at
the st. Joe Exposition, besides several
varieties of .%jellies, preserves, pickles.
&C., and we will wager that Mrs. Sand
ers will carry off premiums IN them MI.
1t will be remembered that Savannah
has a base ball club. and it will be re-
membered that they have scooped every
thing that has played with them so far.
Last Saturday they closed the season by
defeating the Comets, of Maryville, by Il
score of 26 to II. 1t is an U~ndisputcd
fact that the Modocs are 4 good club,
and understand the game well.