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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-08-07

How Q Railroad Conductor Was
Taken In.

Two or three evenings since, when tn
vs~tern bound passenger train on the Mis-
s"uri Pacific ran into the depot at Monita'
station, very nicely dres~ed and sPPa
rentIy respectable young woman got ahoast
and to..k seat in the drawing room car
When the conductor came, afler The trail
had started, the lady told him with greal
irankness. but with evident signs oi emotion
that she had M money, but having just
learned that her father had
BEEN ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
in S-dalis, she had started without . mo
nrnt'. hesitation. trusting ." the generosity
IL tie conductor to pass her, and With Is.
surance that the passage money would be
repaid - s.on ~ she returned. Of cnurss
the gallant railroader told her il vas al
right. I, il dnuhiful IL under any circun,.
stances he could have been equal tn the
work ii putting . girl 40 pretty, aud 70
coEiiing
OFF THE TRAIN.
At any rate after getting through with the
immediate duties in hand, he returned Ia
her, and became very much interested in
the arsicss Prsttle and bewitching gracss oi
the country girl. He was touched =,
the story Of her di.tre.s, and when che told
him that she knew mo- one in Sedalis, AMI
she was ignorant Of the circums tances of
her fathers death, the railroad mans bosom
began to yearn with q tender compassion.
Whenever th.~e great big blue eyes we're
raised To his swimming in team. and the
delicaieiy chi-seled mouth begun to
TwIrH WITH AGONY
he felt that the world Vas slipping from un-
der his feet, and that il he ever expected to
do anything in life, nov vas the time 10 doii.
With this generous resolution in view, he
pressed little roll Of bills an the girls
acceptance. She could hand il back e.
him snme other time, and besides she vas
sure to need the money in Setl.lia, where
che knew no one. The blush that covered
her face, the genuine reluctance with which
she hesitaied To receive this loan, made
STILL DEEPER EFFECT
an the tender hearted conductor, and il was
with the most studied courtesy, supplement.
,ns his usual grace, that he handel her Oh
the train at the Garrison House and saw
her disappear in the crowd With long
sigh IL compassion.
This wHs the last of her. lie found out
that mo man had been killed in S-,ialia,
aud tins sorr"wins daughter Of Eve, is. No
doubt, ste.l in search of the dead body Of
HER Ls<r FATHER.
But that conductors reflections are sad.
He do~n't sgrer with the poet, that it Is
better 70 have been taken in once than to
have ne'er been taken in at all. That girl
come 1t over him in way he dispises, and
lac keeps Lis weather eye skinned in = jeal-
ons search for the radieni, but impecunIous
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-08-07

DENVER, Col July "a, "a.
Editor Basoo:
Feeling like taking my eaae to-day vil
attempt 10 make good ny pro~ise to you.
Ihave MT yet bern over the State suf6ci
ent TO give any general opinion of il. m.
have seen only along the line Of the Kansa
Pacific X. T.. around Denver, and iron
here to uov. Evans ranch, twenty mikes ~
Bear Creek. at which latter place We spen
. week.
The "Great American IAe.rrt" Of ouI
school day geographic, commence in Kan
ans and reaches 10 the mountains. II j. mol
d-set, hut il is just as iar fr"m being 9
garden. For hundreds of miles there !.
found very little water and scarcely any
vegetation, except the buffalo grass. There
are sheep aud cattle ranches sc.tiend all
over the country wherever water il found,
either in springs. streams Or standing pools,
but it may be twenty miles from one to an.
other, aud the range is practically worth
les- except within reach Of . water supply.
During rains the stream. become regular
rivers, and impossible. but the next day the
stream may have entirely disappeared.
John SLey. formerly Of Petit. county. has
a sheep ranch At Byer~, a station On tie
Kansas Pacific railroad east 81 this place,
and has had extra good lack with his sheep.
having Lost very few the past year, and ob-
tanned heav. Aeeces from his whole a.ck.
His succeSs isdne to his care and attention.
his herder staying with the 6"ck day and
night, and scarcely sleeping under rooi
from spring till fall.
Denver il q green spot, but it has bee"
made so BY man. The Holly water works
furnishes water from the Platte river for
irrigatins all parts Of the city, and almst
every street has . stream of running water
on either side BY which the shade trees AMI
gardens are made To grow luxuriously.
Were the water supply to fail the
yards and gardens would soon be almost
bare, and add TO the space from which the
winds would blow and carry the dry sands.
Seven years ago this city was about the
same size that SedaIia then gas, but It now
claims population Of 300, and its ap-
Pearance Is that Of . regular city with
large hu<ines houses, we'll graded and kept
streets, Zines Of street can, numerous large
hotels snd fine private Erside"css. 1t has
but few manufactures and seems TO depend
on its commercial trade and the entertain
ment Of tourists.
The snow-capped mountains are in plain
sight, and appear to be 1t distance 81 only
an hours walk, but il is seventeen miles to
the loot hills, and fifty to one hundred to
some Of the Pc Aka.
Several meetings have been held here n
make arrangements tn have Mes~x. Page
and Dunlap inausurate the Murphy tenn
perance movement here, and probably he
fore this reaches you they will have them
I am sorry to learn that there
hes been disturbance between the Murphy
and anti-Marphy people in Sedalia. The
fact that j, resulted from . misunderstood.
ingdoes not excuse the parties, As theyshould
be sure they were right, before acting On
street rumOrs.
Pratt Highleymen and family and others
from Sesialia have been here, but did not
zee them as have just returned from the
mountains. Yours &c, F.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-08-07
Death Of Col. Blakey.

The Fad news reaches Us al the death Ol
Col. Albert q. Blakcy, editor Of the Pleas
ant Hill Eerier. lie expird NJ his resi-
dence in that place Saturday night after q
lingering illness from droIsy Of the brain.
His remains passed through Sedalia Sunday
morning on their way TO Boonviile for in.
,erment. In the going down Of his sun,
went out the light of . soul that was gener.
Gus, noble aud pure. The tidings Of his
death will carry sorrow and mourning to
many a heart in Missouri, for he was a
steadfast friend and all who knew him
loved him. Almost native Of the State,
for he came here in his youth, his name
will never fail to inspire tender memory.
Frank in his manner sincere and open in
his life, the genial sympathies Of his nature
l,eamed in his eyes and hallowed friend
ships which sprsng from all classes and con-
ditions in life. Gallant n a paladin, brave
a. Templar, he was the pattern Of courtesy
and the soul Of honor. Descended from an
old Kentucky family he Was proad Of =
stainless lineage, and wore without reproach
an honored name. Those who knew him
we'll would never suspect him Of being
proud. Yet . prOuder man than Al. Blakey
never lived. lie was too proud to do .
mean or unmanly thing. In an intimate
acquaintance with him which extended
over period Of twenty five yea~, the wri-
ter never knew him To say an unkind thing
of friend or foe. He was born in Kentucky
and came to Missouri with his father in
lS4O They settled ak miles from Boonville
on the old Georgetown road, and his father
for many years kept there noted tavern.
1t was here that AL formed his large
and extensive acquaintance and developed
those remarkable qualities Of pensonal fas-
cination which became . noticeable trait
throuf h life. In 1854 his father removed
to Cole Camp and established there popu.
lar hotel. In the spring Of 1858, Mr.. Buch-
anan, then President, appointed AL. minister
to one Of the South American states and he
did not return until 1860. At the cloae Of
the war he engaged in literary pursuits and
shortly afterwords established paper in
Pleasant Hill. His career for the last half
dozen years ia familiar to nearly everybody
in Central Missouri, and il ia useless to re-
late it.
In his death the community which loved
and houored him has lost a valuable citi
zen aud the State one Of its best and most
remarkable men. He leaves a wife and one
child 70 mourn q loss which 10 them Is
indes,l irreuarable
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Not True.

The report that ~as circulated on the
streets Yesterday evening, to the effect that
Mr.. Ford, who lives north Of the railroad
track, had given his daughter such heat
ing On Saturday night, from the effects of
which she died Yesterday, is utterly false
in every particular, there being no truth
in the report.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-08-07
UNDER THE TINBERS.
Three Men Crushed BY Q Falling
Derrick Two Killed Outright
and One Dies Of His Injuries.

X. G. Journal of Commer-..
At the crossing Of the Big Blue, on the
road between Westport and Hickman.
bridge, and about two miles north Of the
latter place, = frightful accident occurred
about eleven O'Clock yesterday morning.
A number oil men were employed in the con-
ssruciion Of bridge. and for the purpose Of
r.,sing large stones from the ground to the
top Of the abutments had erected huge
derrick. This derrick was supported in its
upright po~i;ion BY number OF guy rope.,
and to all appearances was ~ secure n il
possible to make such pieces Of machinery.
At the above hour large stone was swing
ing aloft and several men we're engaged on
the ground beneath. In IN instant one 81
the guy ropes snapped In two. the derrick
svayed over and came crushing down upon
the devoted Iaboren below. Two Of the
number, man named Thomas Connen and
an unknown companion, both recently from
s.. Louis, we're instantly crushed to death
and dix6gured almost beyond recognition
AIhird man, Michael Cavanaush, saw the
falling timbss and attempted TO escape il,
but before he could do 70 he vas struck BY
the end Of it between the shoulder, anocked
double to the ground, . crushed, mangled
bat living man. with both Leg and arms
broken, and his ribs driven into his lung
He was taken up and carried to aneighbor.
inG hosae. The best of medical aid "a,
procsred from this city, but his Gaze VA
hopeleas. and ii Eve o'clock last evening hs
heeathed his last.
The accident appean TO have been one ol
those unfortunate events that 10 human
care cen provide against. The derrick, ~
instant before il fell, appeared 70 be per
6ectly secure, With bat little strain upon ths
ropes. It d thought Tie strain and jeskial
upoa he frame, favosed By Tie weight Of Z
large rock that vas as that Instant helm
raised, caused Tie base q Tie derrick 70 slij
away . little. thereby throwing IN a il
slant he sGsain a many ton upon the sep,
vitA he result shove g,vea. We lsasa q
viii b Ibid today.
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TRACKING A FIEND.

A Detectives Long Search and Sue
cessful Capture "A Kentucky
Desperate Caught in the Noun
taips and Taken Back to the
Scene Of His Exploits-A Terrible
Tragedy.
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Couldn't Come It.

While the Germanis festival Vas going
on at the Fair ground last Tuesday night,
gentleman walked up 10 the gate-keeper
and represented himself to be q United
States detective from Texas, and asked per-
uiaaion to 90 In. as he had q man "spotted'
and thoneht that he MAS attending the fes-
tival. The gate-keeper politely requested
him to show his papen, and he would be
admitted. The man said he had left them
at The hotel. Then the gate-keeper inform
ed him that he couldn't 90 in unless he
showed his pspen. The man persisted, and
after spending half an hour in his vain en-
deavors 10 be admitted, finally give it up o.
q bad job, and went away. He ia proni-
nent citizen Of johnson county. and we'll
known IN this city. What his object could
have been in trying to beat his way into the
festival is not known, unless it vas that he
wanted to save half dollar, and thus gain
admittance n q detective.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-08-07

The Sedalia bran band W. out last night
they 6ns went to Col. Jayne's house and
played several tunes, when the Colonel re-
spoaded in short but very appropriate ad-
drss. They next proceeded 70 the Carl
soa House and ssseaaded Maj Garner, who
also rssponded warmly. After visiting
several other places they all dispersed to
their homes.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-08-07

An Investigation of the circumstances ii.
tending the fatal shooting Of Amos Greer
IN old citizen al Johnson county, on ths
9Th of July last, and which Vas n FIRST sup
posed TO be accidental, has revealed ths
fact that Il was . deliberate murder Short
y after the occurrence The segro By who's
tie fatal shot vas fred Aed the country
and one circumstance after another con.
Ing 70 light since, leaves the firm coavie
tioa n The public mind that be vas sho
purposly, Tie negroe's name 10 Joha
Baldin. and be Is sapposed to have eos'
70 s.. Louis.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-08-07

August 2nd, 1877.
A large party of young folks Of this
place and vicinity go this morning to
McAlister's Springs on q picnic excur-
sion.
The protracted meeting in still in prog
ress at the Methodist church, and attended
with some success. A few enquirsrs for
he way Of life.
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An Effort llads to Obtain Release
Of Her Vicious Husband.

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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-08-07
Early Closing Of Stores.

Hannibal and some other Of the interior
cities have inaugurated a movement for the
early closing Of stores during the months OF
July and August Saturday excePted), 40
as to allow more hours of rest ard relaxa.
ton TO employees. 1t ia founded on the be-
lief that the community will readily accom-
modate itself to these conditions, and that
q hard worked class of people will obtain
by j. Q much needed benefit. Ii cannot be
denied that the movement il . good one
and the BAzoo hopes it may be carried ont.
and be a. fruitful ss its projectors anticipate
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DISCHARGED.


Mr.. Peter Wire, an employe Of Mr.. Kul-
mer's livery stable, on Indiana street, had
. watch worth about SIS, and g in money
stolen from him Sunday morning BY man
named Tom Rankinwho had been work
ing at the stable. No trace Of the thief
has been discovered.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-08-07

While couple of men we're standing on
the platform at the Garrison House, Sat
urday night their attentions were attracted
to cries of murder r. proceeding from .
hosae about . hundred yards west Of them,
On ihe railroad track. They determined to
Investigate, and proceeded to the house to
tzy and End out what was the matter.
They asoestaind that tie gentleman of the
house had attempted to whip his daughter
for some nisdemeanor, and his wife inter.
fnred, when they had . rough and tumble
fghs all round. The daughter vas getting
the worst Of it. and yelled for help. which
were the cries heard BY the gentlemen
After restoring peace between the parties
they left.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-08-07

The ratio Of issaaiey = Ten per ceat.
greater II Miaoari thas il ~ ~ yeas.
ago-evea allowing Tor ths iseseass 81
populatioo.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-08-07

A special to the BAzOO from Lexington,
last night conveys the information that the
coal miners in the vicinity Of that city and
Richmond, had struck for higher wages
and shorter time. II is also believed that
they are acting in connection with those Of
Huntsville and Camden. from which places,
however, no reliable intelligence has beer.
received. The men at Lexington are or
DERBY. and disclsim any intention Of
USING VIOLENCE,
but they utterly refuse to 60 to work again
or suffer others to take their places until
their demands are complied with. They
deferred their strike until after the railroad
difIiculties had been adjusted, for the simple
reason that when there was n, means OF
transportation, strike would not have
amounted to anything. The miners arr
evidently under the guide Of
sAGACIOUs LEADERSHIP,
and serious trouble IL anticipated before the
matte, il settled. The owners Of the mines
declare themselves unable to pay any more
than they are nov giving for labor.
Discharged.
The trial Of Mrs. Richardson-mOther OF
winfred Richardson, the fwslery thief
for being . receiver Of stolen goods, was
held at Squire Reese Office this morning,
and resulted in her being discharged.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-02-03
sla wasA mi.

A few days ago q lady rooming at .
fashionable lodging house got struck
with the bed quilt mania. She deter
mined to manufacture a bed quilt tor
some of the church fairs, to be compos-
ed of 6,s43 pieces irrespective of the
edging. Full of this sublime feminine
conception, she gathered up all the old
calico rags that her neIghbors were glad
to get rid of, and spent a whole day
cutting them up into pieces; then about
6 O'Clock she went out to dine. When
she returned the rags were gone. The
way that woman fretted and worried
about those old pieces Of patchwork
was especially enlivening to the roomers
on the same floor. She went to see the
City Marshal, called on the Mayor, all
the Aldermen, and bored Coroner Gold
acker almost to death to get some re-
dress. She wanted every room in the
house searched. Observation-Disclosures
Chinese wash-boy appeared with a big
bundle, which he proc .eded to deposition
the floor. How muchee Johnr"
"Eighty-seven dollars and six bitee." A
shiver went through that woman's
frame. The Chinaman unfolded the
washing and there were those 6,S43
pieces of patchwork and $3.50 ragged
edges which had been cut off, all neatly
washed, ironed and folded.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-02-03
CITY councii.Inqs

The City Council met last evening at
City Hall. Mayor Fisk in the chair.
All members present except Alderman
Davis.
Instructions were given to the proper
committee to attend to needed repairs
for the pump at the corner Of 10th and
Eddy streets.
The City Clerk was ordered to pub
lish a notice to contestants for certain
lots, that they may have contests decid-
ed at the May term of the District
court.
A warrant was ordered drawn in
payment for the new safe, which costs
nearly $500.
Bills to the amount of S1033. 80 were
presented and referred to the finance
committee, with instructions to report
thereon Immediately. The committee
reported favorably upon salary and 9TH
er bills amounting to $3.50. 83, and the
remainder were referred to the finance
committee, to be reported upon at the
next meeting.
Geo. Single appealed to the Council
to not prosecute him for the selling Of
liquor in his saloon after 2 a. N. by a
bartender, and considerable discussion
ensued. Mayor Fisk left the chair, Al
derman Ryan filing his place, and af-
ter a short speech on the matter, o
ed that the ordinance regulating such
matters be revised. So ordered
On motion the case against Mr.. Shin
gle was dismissed.
Alderman Gueck introduced an ordi-
nance concerning minors, which was
read. 1t provides for the punishment
of boisterous conduct on the streets or
in public places, and imposes penalties
upon minors who shall be found in sa-
looms, variety shows, billiard halls and
bowling alleys, and also upon saloon
keepers and others for allowing minors
in their places Of business, or for SELL
ing liquor to minors. On motion the
ordinance was referred to the commit
tee on police, with instructions to re-
port thereon at the next regular meet
ing.
On motion the Council adjourned till
Tuesday evening next at z O'Clock.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-02-03
That railroad Proposition.

The Deer Lodge IN. IT, Northwest
thinks that the proposition to extend
the Utah Northern railroad to Montana
is accompanied by a demand for u too
heavy subsidy at too high a rate Of in
terest for the bonds; that there is nc
limitation on the length of time the
bonds are to run; no reserve on hepay-
ments shoald the company fail to COM
plete the road; no provision that the
most direct and practicable route shall
be followed, o as to the determine
ton as to whether the road is first class.
If all these points were satisfactorily
adjusted the company asks too long a
time to complete the work. One hun
bred miles a year is not quick for the
building of a narrow gauge road on a
route nearly all prairie.
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District Court oeiaps.
FRIDAY. FEB. End

@4e
Court convened at $50 a. M, and
transacted business as follows: 3
A. j. Hogg VS.. Catherine Beno. Case
dismissed.
Insurance Co. of North America VS..
NJ. A. Gervais, w. II. Shields, E. H.
Leiby, J. H. Nichols and L. R. Bresna-
hen. Placed on trial docket, and default
of Gervais, Nichols and Leiby taken.
Geo. F. Price vs.. Bonniield, Post
and Cassells. Leave given plaintiff to
amend petition, and case continued.
W. B. Bonni6eld vs.. Tyson and
Price. Demurrer to answer argued and
taken under advisement.
J. ". Swift VS.. T. Dyer. Demurrer
to petition argued; taken under advise
ment.
Chas. Hecht VS.. Boughton and Bea-
ry. Demurrer to first cause of action
in the petition argued and taken under
advisement.
W. H. Gaylord VS.. N. J. O'Brien.
Judgment entered on the verdict in ia
vor of defendant O'Brien, and against
plaintiff and sureties, for 1880 and
costs.
Sarah NJ. Fisk vs.. o. E. Green, ct al.
Motion for new trial overruled.
N. A. Gervais vs.. Sarah NJ. Fisk.
Motion for new trial submitted and
overruled, and judgment for defendant
for costs.
VIM. H. Holiday VS.. A. Simmons.
Placed on trial docket, and motion to
modify judgment sustained. Defen-
dant excepted.
James F. Hunt IS. Henry Housman.
Motion for new trial argued and taken
under advisement.
Court adjourned to Saturday at 9:3C
q. m.
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These are great. On the approach
are the general characteristics Of the
plains as to nature and quality of soil,
with evidences, however, Of more fire.
quent and regular rainfall here than else
where. Within the Hills region the
valleys are surprisingly fertile, the rain
falls as regular and constant through
out the year as in the states east Of the
Mississippi. There are great agricul-
tural possibilities there. In the valleys
of the Rapid, Spearfish and Belle Four
che will be found scope for profitable
employment by many immigrants to
these gold fields of enduring wealth.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-02-03
August Flower.

The most miserable beings In the
world are those suffering from Dyspep-
STA and Liver Complaint.
More than seventy-ive per cent. Of
the people in the United States are af-
ficted with these two diseases and their
effects: Such as Sour Stomach, Sick
Headache, Habitual Costiveness, Pal
pitation of the Heart, Heartburn,
Water-brash, gnawing and burning
pains at the pit of the Stomach, Yellow
Skin, Coated Tongue and disagreeable
taste in the mouth, coming up of food
after eating, low spirits, etc. Go to
your druggists, Addoms & Glover, and
get a rs cent bottle of August Flower
or q sample bottle for 10 cents. Try it
Two doses will relieve you.
jan6-deow-3m.