The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-02-12
HE'S GONE.


Dry Goods.
n Mr.. Alexander.
z Well, he mysteriously disappeared.
We expect there has been some foul play
II His room was carefully dragged, in the
q hope to end his body, but the body didn't
}. come up.
J.. Its n good plan to fire cannon. and that
/ will bust tine gall, and then the body will
o rise 70 the surface 20 the Coroner can Sit
on il.
!. Mr.. r. W. Alexander, of the firm Of
D Alexander Bros. & Co., Ilgen House Block,
who vas going TO open q grocery and dry
. goods store at that place, will not open.
. He Was . nice old man, and he came
here On the 2lst Of January to go into
business. And he went into business By
depositing . check on the International
Bank, ST. Louis. for $1,000, in the First
, National Bank Of Sedalia.
That check was good.
lie had some drafts that were no, good.
Its haed to keep game this weather, and
that game had been killed too long.
On Monday night Mr.. Alexander bought
a Sl72 gold watch to see how time fies.
And then bet against himself early yester.
terday morning that he could walk
thousand miles in a thousand nours. and
time it by that watch.
So he started right early, before any body
in the hotel was up, AID it is thought he is
going To win has bet. He has already won
two weeks board.
The following letter, supposed to have
been written by himself, was found in his |
room:
| H"aE, Sr. LorIs Feb. 2, 1878.
/ With Sestalla as business location. and have 4
promptly shipped the groceries that you ordered.
| the goods will not leave here till Monday morn.
ing, so they will NOT arrive ai Sedalia before Mon
day night or Tuesday morning
We shall go To Stm1 C. Davis Co. Monday
morning and select the dry goods which YOU want
We wrote you Friday and sent you two checks,
one on the International Bank Of 81. Louis for
81. ~, and one on the Lucas Bank for S.i7. being
our balance in that Bank, have included
hereafter 10 keep account nj the International.
lou viii see You bankers and ascertain what
rate they will take our checks st. Louis, and
furnish you with currency. IL may he that we
can ship currency cheaper than they will furnish
u: III course You understand that all shipments
Of country produce are TO ie made to scott, Co.
nant Co. Your Brother,
r. W ALEXANDER
Mr.. Alexander has not been heard of
since, and il is feared he has lost himself.
He has probably made his expenses and {
ron t,oA nr.,Ge Il
-ome of our citizens would be very glad to
ace him return. ID
Has anybody seen Old Man Alexander {
at il better to laugh than he crying"
decidedly; and to enjoy your baby's 6
laughing society use DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup. I
which relieves the chief discomforts Of O
6shyhood without supplying the children.
Price, % cents a bottle. |.
County Court c
Present . full bench, Clerk Moses and h
Sheriff Murray. b
George Alien was appointed road over
seer rice V. 7. Ferguson, resigned. I"
Wu. NJ. Lee was appointed constable OF O
Blsckwater township until next general o.
election.
It was claimed that the taxes on the p
last half of lot ST in the west division Of c
Dresden. were more than the lot was worth, n
he taxes amounting to S2S GO. 1t WA or b
|ered that the owner be allowed clear tax
eceipt for $40. n
wARRANTs ALLOWED.
Betsy Gruth a&istance to pauper s. h
W.. Allen assistance to Lucy Boswell in
20. IOi
C. G. Taylor assistance to Mrs. In C.
mann, $3.50. a
Mrs. Miller as poor person 81.
V. F. Ferguson, road oveneer, S6.25. rs
A. H. Randall, for room furnished grand
ary for November term, $3.50. th
Ordered that the bond Of Ira E. Barnes
Coal Oil Inspector Of SedaIia be ap- a.
roved. Ia
Ordered that dram shop licenSes be
ranted to the following named persons to
uly 4, 1873, w. NJ. Moore, Jno. J. Kelly, 81
dam Fischer, Chas. Keck. James Glass,
hos. ID. Quinn. Stiefel & Co.. Herman c.
chmidt. VI
Ordered that the State Revenue fund col.
.cted for the year 1876 from the Lexington se'
nd St. Louis railroad be retained BY the S
ounty Treasurer as provided BY the
tatutes of 1868. n
Now on this day comes J. A. c. Brown, eli
ollector of Pettis county, and presents his ise
'ttlement for the quarter ending February di
1873. which settlement was approved by
.e court. no
Ordered, that the contract for keeping tn
re paupes at the county poor farm for the pe
EAR commencing March LIST, 1873. be tn
warded to w. Hatton, he to receive the vi
I'm Of 81 GO per week for boarding and vo
othing each pauper, and to receive no lis
ktra pay for the sick. fol
Ordered that 500 of the common school
ind of Pel:is county be loaned 10 Wilson an
yam, the personal security, John T. and he
|ilton Ryan accepted BY the court. The fo'
al estate security 40 N. W. N E. "a, IS,
}, accepted il the title upon examination fer
correct. to
Warrants were ordered 10 be issued to IN
flowing peraons:
ixby 4 Houx. for hardware for Cas- 6 Is
. 4. Foreman, for planting and culti- os'
waiting trees ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IL 90 VII
ity of Sedaiia. water for county Jail. IL 90 70,
aniel Hudson, lumber for roads. 10 90 =.
lille Springer, assisting poor person. IL 90 "e
y. Wedell, same ......... .............. 90
Not q Fable.
There was Man With . Load of wood
no was Unfortunate enough T. be Stuck ~,
the Mud in front of the postofice this -.
orning. The usual Crowd Immediately |, :.
lthered to Laugh at the Man. meanvhile "