The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-01-13

A Couniryman 0ets HE Foot,
Team soo Wagon in II.

A Couniryman Gets HE Foot
Team sno Wagon in II.
A fun"y and very nearly sesio0s sccid~n
hxppesed 60 . couniryman about 10 o'clocl
this ,neuiag. lie he'd driven into TOW.
for the PUrpoae al attending court. aud Of
, coming mp Fifth ssre,, e'pied the pond
Sedslis's eye-sore. There il probabi- -i1
or eight inches of wsi~r in the pond NOW
and, remembering that he h.d tailed &c
water his horsrs before leaving home
thought this splendid opportunity 20 do %
l lie don't read the RAzoo. or he would
have known heiier The banks didn't look
like c'sp-trap ready 10 -pring upon ans
Object that s~nturesi therein. The fact is
he mi-iosk the white colOrr.i mud 10 IN
solid gr"nnd. and pr"c-eded to drive his
h0rres Ia the water.
He hadn't gone far when he made the
discos"ry that il vas very muddy . lev
steps more snd his horses sank NJ t. their
belly. and he saw bis wagon .lowly tui
snreIv disappearing from view:
Graci.H,s That c0unirymsn gave one
yell -o'e leap. and landed up ." h;- sai-,
in mud He uss . brave Swimmer. how
ever, nnd b. slmo~t sur.erhuman efforts
managed 10 reach Tie -l.orr am. gave the
alarm .t the livery stable. Other horses,
With . liberal supply Of r"p~. werr pro-
cured, and the horse. released from their
living tomb. The wagon wa ALEC safely
landed On the banks.
Il II safe to say that country men will he
little careful where he drive. in The iu-
ture, and look before he Ieap-."
Circuit Court Docket.
Il IL due to Mr.. B. II. Ingram. C,rcni,
Clerk Of Petiis county. Ia mention the fact
that he has presented io the memh-ra of
the bsr and officers "i the s.art hard
somely printed and rea,iy bound docket oi
trial ca.es in the Circuit Court. J.nnarv
term. 1881. This Vas arranged By the
Clerk, and Published ~ hi. own expense,
for gratuiious distribution. And ih,s IL
but one ins,snce among the many improve
meats and reiorm. introduced into hi. cfic-
BY Mr.. Ingram.
County Court.
County Curt conven.-i this m"sninx.
The morning "a. preiiv mach taken up ia
election aSs,i~s- and other things "f minor
importance. The u.tier OF chief ini~r~-i
u the people Of the city which will come
before the court st this re.-ior will ne the !
street tax measure, and the BAu,o will !;
keep it- resd~rs advised a. To- the result.
There are many WIN believe the street. |
should tse taken out Of il,e hands al tie i
county court. and transferred 70 the city,
believing that, while little more expense
would follow this move, il would insure ~
better streets.
No matter what ia done. the EAzOo
sould like 10 nee the streets placed 10
better condition.
C1fCult Court.
The morning Vas generally consumed in
getting ihinGs ready for busines.. The jury
was eecured and witnesses summoned. The
only suit IL public interest On the docket
for to-day, Wa that Of K J. stark against
the Missouri Pacific railway. and up to
the hour when the reporter left the room,
il had not been decided. The ,emsining
quits were at private nature, and OF
no particular interest to the public.
TO Assess Damages.
The commission TO sasess damage. sgaips,
the Sedaiia, Warsaw 4 Southern Railway
"a commission appointed By the railwsy
company and the property hcldem owning
the land through which the rosd will pass
-atarted out this evening to 70 over the
property and form IN estiMaie n 10 what
it is worth. The Board Of Director. have
been put to no Uncomfortable trouble on
this score, the people demanding entirely
too much for their land. An enterprising
citizen should be content With enough TO
build fences, and give the land away,
especially o. the railroad will add 80 per
crnt. to the value Of the remaining property.
1t IL 10 be hoped some srrangement- nay
be arrived at looking tn . peaceable settle. /
ment ri the matter. The commission il |
not authorized to offer anything. hut will
submit their Estimate to a meeting OF the /
Board Of Directors. called for the purpose.
The Rally in Jefferson City.
Col. Philips has returned from Jeter.oa /
City. where the Democracy held r.si6ca-
ton meeting Saturday night. Tie limo
Gratis there are reported - feeling very aore |
over the defeat Of Mr.. Beich, though that |
gentleman does not seem 70 entertain the |
same feeling. The Presidential election |
now approaching demands that the Democ-
racy place skilled pilots ~ the helm, and |
for this reason Mr.. Phllips vas selected o |:
the party standa,d-beares. Hm majority |,
in Pestis county will b. tremendous. No
man wbO il = Ilemocrat, . true frieod 10 !!
the city and county, will fail to vote for |!
the man who, for tweuty three yesm. In.
labored s-aIously in behalf If sedalia and |!
Petite county.
Railroad MOVE.
The hoard Of manager elected cone days |
since 10 look after the railroad interests Of
this county. held m in!nrmsl meeting lsst !
Saturday, the sVin-t. At the Davidson
House in thi. place, and held . coasulta.
ton With Msjor Melton and Col. Barry, Of
Warsav. These ges,lemen sese cent out