The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-07-29

Fscm ben~sih The clouds Of The sosld',
"'<rnri,y comes A. s Mitchell. - repos,
ssy., tn take editorial charge u The T.n.
Journal ii -. Louis. In 1854 ssd 1864
the name III A. =. Mitchell - veil knovn
in ~. l/"nis and literally speskiae. II
evesybndys usoalh. For ke 0as ese hea.d
." thst sse d Nd 10y joasaalism. He 30
little nervous man. of slight build ssd sp-
parertIy frsil physical Constitution. bsl .
man 81 indo@iisbIe energy ssd coobaiive
.rir,t. He 20 vigoross and foscib!s
writer. and ever Sighting sone -. eiiqse.
party az iadividaal. He vas the editor Of
The 81 lADuis Isie'iisssosy. 4 morning nevs-
paper that rivalled in influence the s.. Louis
EeysNion. Al tina, time Lao and order
vas not ~ well preserved in 81. Louis - II
present, and the revolver and bowie knife
did deadly work. There were nine muir
DEF, in one veek, and the p"lice vese -
Ineffective - The lao s~emed is<lkcieal
Mitchell brgsn . crusade against cut.
ihroats and crime in . sesies Of articles
written under the caption Of The Prior Of
Blood" Al that time 81. Louis vaa cunaed
i,y the preaence Of clsas of high toned des.
peradoes, whom il v.s dangerous Tor any
man 10 attack o. eriiiciae their nuedes.
Qua actions. Nevertheless Mitchell vaeel
such . var upon them - to awake
the better class Of the co0munity 70 The
nec~~isy Of extirpating there viIlsins a.
make item rerpecs the Law and human
life. The rrsnli was . teti<r sdminisass.
tioa al the city government ssai enls.sce.
sucmt Of the lsv. Il he.0e safe ios pro-
ple Ia take the sidewalk in retaining home
from theairr-. instead of marching in q
limid proce.sion IN the middle al the STREET.
Bob. OBlenia. man vho Vas feared BY
the entire city and who hsd killed several
men, wa- Amt To the l'eniseoti.ry for ten
yeans fos shsniing dead Msr.hal Rl.nd il
The Planter H"u-e ssIo"n. Al the ensi ol
Nv" yesrs his wealth sud influence procur-
ri him = pardon from Gov. Stewart, AID
il xs- alleged that both Governor AMI ~x.
ro"vict went 10 81 Louis iageshes and
,rlehrair.i :I.eir arrival Ly big debssch.
The next day Mitchell vrose m article
with:
"The ds-hing of . light huilt s0lky
Through our streets. drawn by sborough-
bred aud driven By . hinge, l,sossi shs,sl.
ies~d ruffism. with the enL of = cigar 6sm
ing beyond the broad hsim of = si",sch bat.
announces Ia the gsai I~uPle IL 10. Louis
hat Bah u Blenss. the murl~s-s and slrs-
|~r.do. IL again turned o.e in their
midst," etc, etc.
The article was .ent In the comrsaiae
r".sn. hat xnpprr~rd by Chas q. kssssey,
Miici,ell'S partner, vhs,. Ihn,igh oi hercu.
ean strength aud A. puEnacious ~ . bull
log. had b come rather iirrsi of the steady
lighting ~i,h which Mitchell kept him coss.
aa",Iy engaged.
~ anoLer time M,icl.ell, who owned .
country seat in Kirkvood.
:,a i"i" . var wnh Chs. s. Ranaels,
, meu,i-r of the legislature from
Il. Louis. A. the eslitor entered
Re cars one evening 10 return u
'is home he wss attacked BY Ransels and
,is brother With sword canes aid barely e.
.sIed with his life.
At the b-einnins of the war A. 8.
DISAPPEARED in the vortex which
lr~w in ihoasan.ls of individuals and fami-
les that we're carried out to the deep aes os
oblivion. And nov, after the lsvae Of
Yearly quarter al a century. he resumes the
en he once wiel.le,i with ~ much vieor
md ls':ency in the days Of "anld lang
yne." Time. to such . man, brings ripe
aud experience that il invslua.
lie Ia the world and his fellovmen. Sue.
ess to the veteran and the enterprise With !
which he is connected.
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