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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-05-10
Enumeration for Missouri.

The prospects for . heavy immigration
into Missouri are very asiierinx, and the
bulk at emixrsnis coming vest for the next
too months will buy lands in this state
Al Antwerp, Bremen and BRUSSELS and
other European cities agencies have been
established. The agenis there circulsie
explanatory pamphlets 10 the small town.,
through sob sgencies, and work up the
business. When . number Of families de-
termine upon emigrstinE, they are COLLECTED
Al one OF those poin,s BY the agents. A
good profit IL made by selling them tickets,
which are bought 10 large numbers at re-
daced rates. The percentage made 10 sx.
changing aud other sources Of profit mske
the business a very paying one. Each
party il furnished With . guide in coming
TO this country. The next band from thst
locality star's out ~ soon So the .uccsss OF
the fret party 10 heard from. II 10 the nd.
vantsge 1T these In secure the beat lands for
the emisran;s, ~ their reports sem back to
the old country will induce Others to co,ne.
Recently the emisrsnts 10 Ksrsss snd the
north have written home that these states
are not what they were represented 10 them.
The resu!t IL that the tide has turned into
Missouri, and during the next few months
. large immigration il expected.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-05-10
PILOT GROVE ITEMS.

June May. q former resident Of thi.
county, nov Of Kentucky, Is on . visit
10 friend.
It. l.. Burger, OF Pleasant Green, vas
10 to~n this week, shopping.
The curiosity Of the boys 10 aroused.
They want to knos What young gentlemen
vears ladies' vests.
Two hundred and eighty car loads
of produce we're shipped from this point
from January. 1880, to January. 1881.
big" Needy il attacking up high sioce
his name appeared 10 The paper Published
for the people sow on earth. He IL going
10 demolish the paper and annihilate the
correspondent Hes mad. We'd BE- mad.
too. IL . big brother should step between %
and our gal aed threatened 70 GIL our
pockets vith boots.
"A yosng lady while stopping ct the
drug store called for safety pins, and The
Handsome young druggist, Fred CO,
blushed from the top Of his head TO the
seat Of his aomeotioosblss. Notvish.
standing his s@barras0ent. shs sext
called for . aursing bottle. This vas
pest endurance, sad be tainted, bat By the
timely sdmioistfstioa Of soothing syrup be
Was restored.
Friday vss . memorable day With
the pupils Of he institute. il hesag The day
for their annual picnic. The professor hsd
wisely plaesd certain restrictions apoa The
pupils, which led 10 considerable schooline
on The part Of the boys. The chief allrae.
tioa Vas . match game Of bass ball b.
tween The college club and . Boossills
club, In which the Booaville boys vsss
left, The score stssding thirteso 70 eight 10
favor Of Pilot Grove.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-05-10
THE MISSOURI PACIFIC.
The Of{loiaIs Give Little Credence
to the Reported Iron Noun
tain Purchase.

The st. Louis Post. Dispatch of Friday
says: For the past three days telesrsms
have been coming here from New York
Iron Mountain railroad with the Texss &
Pacific, sad sgain Of the purchase by the
Missouri Pacific of the Iron Mountain.
The ielegrams have been more or less con-
Trajectory and myssifying. An attempt
Yves made BY the Po-t.Dispsich
10 sift down these rumors into truth. but
OWING 70 the absence Of important Official.
from the city, little thst ga. authoritative
could he learned. q II the Missouri Pacific
owners have Indeed bought out the Iron
Mountain, the purchase must have been
made With view Of forcing ih. T~xas Il
Pacific into Q consolidation al ell the
Gould south western Roads. Mr.. TalmAge
10 out OF town attending 10 the water break
up NJ Ksnsas City, and he hasn't been iW
New York in tu0 weeks. Ii . consot,da.
tioa of the roads mentioned II accom-
plished, il would appear thst Mr. Tall
mage will be the general msnager, aud one
would expect him to be cognizsnt OF the
facts NJ they ere nov. A the next hest
man to Mr.. Talmxge, Judge Ports, general
solicitor of the Missouri Pacific, was seen.
He said that he had positively heard moth
ing # the purcha.e Of the Iron Monnisin
BY the Missouri Pacific exec; wi,; lac iAd
read in the newspapers. o., the CONTRARY.
he knew that the original plan ~as &" u D.
solidste the Iron Mountain and :he L. Z :
Pacific. He had never heard o: nv n:he.
plan. He didn't believe tine, Gr. Ts!ms q
knew anything OF the mstter. A-y"rd vii a.
be had read in the papers. Gsu!d didai
notify his men of his sock Intentions and
the news was "a much of . -urpris. e. ih;'
railroad managers ~ to sny !os!v ci-e. Ii
he, himself, knew anything Of The n ,'ier.
he would tell the Post. DisPa;cl:.
Another local fact which proves that n"'
Q Missouri Pacific consolidation aas Ia
view, but an Iron Mountain c,mp,n:, l.
the leasing of portion of tn 'nsar .rer
building for the Iron NOM ain =. neral
Offices. Az part of the Missouri Pacific
the general Offices would have 10 be anal.
gamated, and they are altogether insuffi-
cient for the consolidation.
The contract for the insurance lease har
been signed and the removal was con;em-
plated for the immediate future. Mr..
Soper, Of the Iron Mountain, is out OF town,
but not in New York. Other parties seen
we're inclined to throw doubt upon the Mis-
souri, Pacific purchase Of the Iron Noun
tain.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-05-10
WEEKLY BAZOO.
SEDALIA, Mo-,
SEDALIA, Mo-,


How pleasant il is to sit within the
household, when the burden of care 10 lift.
ed from the mind, surrounded BY the happy
association Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. that do
not have regret. But this more properly
belongs to old age, when there is nothing
more to do but to wait for the calling from
old grandfather sitting for hours in the
chimney corner. the place thst 10 always
set apart for and held sacred to him, with
has head resting on his hands, aud gazing
vacantly on the floor or into the fire. He
Gays nothing, but has mind 10 active and
his soul is ia communion with the lOng ago.
He is turning over the pages of his memory,
reading and never firing. The old history
With its lessons never grows old, but creates
. longing that cannot be subdued. The
6rst chapter begins again where the last
ended, and there seems TO he no end TO 1t.
Sunday is the " old age" to the christian
ssul, but il il attainabie BY all. The Bible
10 the memory. and those Who love the
Bible never tire of turning the pages and
reading of the promise and consolation and
hope held out, and of the new life that is
worth living An earthly life to attain, and
of the admoniiions that keep the soul in the
right eourse-especially one that all read
and read again-"Remember, now, thy
Creator 10 the days Of thy youth, while the
evil days come not nor the years draw nigh.
when thou shalt say have no pleasure in
them"
The beautiful visions Of the life hereaf-
ter, contained in the reveiatIons, IL Of itself
enough 70 enlist the interest of the soul to
its own welfare. A time 10 given each one
to ponder over the subject, to choose for
himself, thst no one may say that no OPP
poriunitiss we're offered and then 60 un-
prepared. The churches will b open to-
day, and those Who are troubled in spirit,
those Who Sc and know the necessity of
preparing for the judgment. can 60 and
learn what must BE- done.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-05-10
Killed BY Electricity.

During the heavy storm Friday after
noon Mr.. Leach Stanley was instantly
killed hy lightning. With a Mr.. Bnrkhar,
End Tabor, he vas fishing on Mound Be9ch,
two miles south Of Butler, Bates county.
When the storm came up he sought shelter
under . walnut tree near the creek. The
lightning ran down the tree until within
four feet of the ground, when il jumped Ia
his back and down his limbs. Mr.. Stanley
vas one of the oldest and most respected
citizens. He leaves q wife and fonr CHI
dren, and relatives and :rienis to mourn his
sudden death.
Another case il reported from Jackson
county. Mr.. w. p. Cooper, an old and re-
spec:ed citizen, wxs also struck and killed
BY lightning while blowing in his field
near Lees Summit Fridsy afternoon.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-05-10
Resolutions Passed by the Irish
Land League of Sedalis.

Resolved. That the Ssdalia branch OF the
Irish land league holds in grateful remem-
brancs the kind Office performed BY the
several ministers of the gospel in this city
BY announcing from their respective pull
pits the lecture subject. "Irelsnd and the
Irish," BY Rev. Geo. w. Pepper, and en-
eouraging BY their influence and presence
upon the platform movement 20 fraueht
With interest to Ireland. That to the
many other good citisens Who contributed
By their presence and exertions to the sue
cess of the occasion, this league hereby *.
presses its recognition of their services
With pleasure. That to the pres of the
city our thscks are due for their unetinted
efforts in giving publicity to the lecture
and Others for their labor in arranging and
decorating the hall on the occasion.
Resolved, That copy Of there resolutions
be furnished the papers Of the city.
VI. II. CURRENT.
H. n. SMITH, Com.
I. D. QUINx,
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-05-10
Sentenced for Fifteen Years Yes
terdsy.

August 80, 1875, a homicide WAS com
mitted st Fairfield, Benton county, No.
Joseph Eaton shot and killed Sam H.
Ter. 1t was the result of trouble between
the two young men. Eaton Was in whisky.
He saw Halter pass the village s;ore. He
ran out of the store and with , pisto, in
both hands cried out: "Sam! Hands up
and then instantly fired. Halter fell and
lived an hour. A pistol and pint bottle
of whisky were found on his person.
Eaton was indicted for murder in the 6rsr
degree. Eighteen months ago he vas tried
and the jury failed to agree.
At the late term of the circuit court in
Benton county. before Judge CAN'T. Eaton
Was again tried and the jury yesterday
morning brought in a verdict OF guilty of
manslsughter in the second degree and as
seseed his punishment at fifteen years in
the penitentiary. A motion for n-w trisi
was Of course made. and at last account
had not been passed upon by The court
Hssiain and Sbirk for the etaie and Fyke
and Lay for the prisoner.
Thus it is. The way Of the transgresser
il hard.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-05-10

To-day the Miasouri Psei6c u the only
thoroughfsre running tseias out Of Kan
sas CITY direct 70 Sc. Loais. While The ~
cent high water hes crippled The WsbasA
and Chicago 4 Alton % that it vill rsQsire
some time for then 70 proessd - ssuAl,
the old reliable Pscife = rupsiag trains
through from 81. Louis 70 u. JossPh. b.
sides csrryiag their ewn passegsss, they
are lending . helping hasd 70 both he
Alton and Wabash 'foeds.
There 10 no line il the great vese that h
maasged vith moro sbility sAAs he Pa
ci6c, and The PeaFoss Of the rcd easoot
but issl thankful to Nsaagse Talaags asd
his able assistants ios % 5000 pattiag shiags
70 rights and running through tsaiss.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-05-10
A Disgusting Sight.

A disgusting sight was witnessed At the
corner Of Main and Usage streets last night.
A married woman of this city, in company
with her two young daughters. two little
sons and . negro man and woman, stopped
On the corner. and while the white woman
sent the colored man after pint OF liquor,
the remainder Of the party remained on the
outside. The bulge procured. they eli
started of down the street, evidently in
tending 10 make night of it.
This woman has many times before been
referred to by the BAzoo.. She is the wife
of . man veil known in this city, and on
several occasions che has appeared upon
the streets in Q semi-intoxica,ed cond,tlon
Her oldeet daughter, not yet fifteen years Of
age, usually accompanies her. and the two
ere classed among those known as common
street wslkers.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-05-10
QUITE A CURIOSITY.
An Express Package That Has Vie.
tied Every State m the Union.

Ooe dsy during the past week there ar
rived for E1psess Agent Fsulhaber box
about twelve by fifteen inches in siss,
which came IN from the north. ID Was sp-
psrently old snd cell battered, and COO.
iained large Jelly cake veil wrapped Up
in tissue paper on which Wss the following
January ..3 ., 1877. Psss il along"
Th,. hox ws- opened and NJ. +. and hi-
ss.isianis sased IN sprechlesa amusement
nj the cOntenls. The cake Wsa veil pre-
served. though ~ dry - Egypt and herd -
the heart ii Phzr nh, aid Notwithstanding
the fact that IL has h~en on the road iOT
wears, il had . wonderfully innocent ap-
pexrance.
TIE box Vas Ornameoied in every avail
able 500, viih labels iron different rom-
psnir- through winch il paced ior each
agent 10 whom il had been cOa-ig"sd had
paid the charges t6fiy eens.), and. nPprr-
ciaiing the joke, re-warkesi the lax aud
seOi il forward 10 ssme other point. Thos
the labels showed couclusively ihst the
package with it, precious eO"teSts had
visited every state in the Union from
Maine 20 Texss, and Oregon To Florida.
snd il !. probably doomed u he . CONSTANT
wanderer upon the face Of the earth uuiil
the end Of time, for % long ~ Il IL kept
going no one has 70 pay Tor iss Transports
:; ~.
Each agent upon receiving il simply
-enis il on, marked T.. .. d., to the rexi
n.-n, Who treats il in the same manner
An 80 IT will 60 until some fellow gets
d;-:.u-ted, psys the charges, and kicks the
O.. cel into the street. Attached TO the box
Wa u string of tag. on one aide, On which
ue,e the usual directions, while on The
,.,l.er side vaegish fellows along the way
as,i IN -de such remarks o. they deemed ap
y, pirate. One sxys: TOO rich for our
;.iaod :" another. "Yum, yum :" and oihers.
I'VE ps.@," DRY up" Baked BY Eve in
he Garden of Eden for Adams Expres.
Co:apany," "When eha!l We meet again,
IT. Il was sent from Sedalia to Fl. Worth
81 no sisrted il, no one knowe, and there u
TO way Of finding out. Could the box talk
il could doubtless tell an interesting tale oi
travel, hut its beginning vas a mystery and
probably its fate will be the same TO al but
the fellow Who finally takes the cake"
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-05-10
Quite Q Large Fam .ly.

The BAzO0 does not vouch for this story,
but Andy Brown, Ben Blythe and Tim
Tierney, all Of the K. 4 T.. ere willing to
make affidavit that il 10 true. - the reader
can draw his own conclusions. A farmer
residing near Holiday station, north Of
here, where the three sbovs nssned gentle
men pass slmoet daily, 10 the owner Of .
SOW that recently gave birth 10 forty seven
little pigs. and, although rather dioinutive,
they seem perfectly healthy aod give every
promise of living 70 dsvour corn, svill,
ETC., like old Thoroughbred.
This IL Q freak Of nature that he's no
parallel, and we're the infor0stsoe derived
from any other than the shove reliable
source, the BAzoo would not blame il
readers for pronouncing il lie.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-05-10
The Concert 1T Warsaw.

The choir attached 10 the Congregation
al church of this city excurted To WErsaw
Friday and gave concert there at night.
Everything Was . grand success. The
s., w. Il s. railway furnished transporta-
ton and Superintendent Huntington wac
along in person to see that everything Wa
right and in order. At Warsaw the part,
were welcomed by 4. w. Campbell and
others.
At night DR.. Crswford's church vas we'll
filled with the elite of Warsaw to listen r.
the musical feast which was in store for
them.
The BAzoo will only speak very briefly
of the concert, ~ substantially the ssne
entertainment was given in Sedalis end
reviewed At length in the columns of this
paper . short time ago, but will say that
all the persons who participated did re-
markedly we'll.
The Misses Van Camp are born vocalists
and musical artists Misses Kimball and
Lewis rank high and are sweet Singers
Fred Van Camp, Morris Barrett. }. B.
Wilcox and Harry Wheeler all did their
parts veil.
The gross receipts of the concert were
SIS 90.
The party hsd fine time. and we're roy
ally treated by everybody. They have
cause to be thankful for stien-
tions BY r. w. Richardson, the bell
wether sf the church At Warsaw, DR.
Crawford, Mr.. Campbell. the genial host
of the Campbell house, and others, whose
names have slipped the reporters memory.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-05-10

The rsins of the past few dave, while de-
laying farmers in blowing and in plsD.ins
corn, have done an immenae amount of
good aad increased the prospect for good
crops of all kinds Of small grain ~ veil o.
hastened the growth of grass for pasturage.
Only short time ago there VS. no veeets.
tion to be seen. Nov the trees have put
forth their leaves and orchards are in full
bloom, while the prsiries and pasture fields
are covered With grass from four to eight
inches high. The prospect for . splendid
crop Of wheat in this county has never been
more promising. Even those fields of
vhea' Of late sowing. that farmers we're con.
templatine breaking up for corn, hsve come
out 20 rapidly that paying yield 10 PROM
ised. Everything indicates . bountiful
crop this season. and farmers and business
men of every clas are encouraged.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-05-10

''The papers describe her Is . very
beautiful woman," ventured the re-
porter.
"Yes. I've seen the papers; and
they say she is going to get every re-
porter to write his name in her album,
and that's why they say -he is 80 per-
fect-ly ravishing!"
"YOu are hard on her,"
"No, haven't got anything to say
against her. l don't envy her. I
went in Tor it for fun. and I'm satisfied.
But it makes me smile all over to SEQ
how they do 60 ON about that little
waspy thing"
miss Winnett was very kind to the
reporter. and gave him some assistance
in venturiug description of herself.
She laughed heartily when he Props.
ell to describe her plump arm and
shoulders rs looking like she WAS "run-
ing over"
After leaving here the Courier
journalist Went in search Of the facts
about Miss Mnntague's las: engage
ment here. She played ut the Knick-
erbocker twice. each time with her
husband. Bobby Newcomb. the min
strel. They stopped at the Fifth
Avenue hotel. but they were not
''fired" As Miss Winnett states. for
treating their child badly. In fact,
they were not "fired" AZ all. hut there
vas some complaint about the child
being left at the hotel alone ut
night and CRYING himself to sleep.
In attempting to find somebody
who had --en Miss Montague. and
eruld describe her accurately. the re-
porter fell foul.y npou a boarder at
the Fifth Avenue who is accused OF
being u member OF the Baldheade,i
club. 1t seems to have been rumOr
NJ the hotel that he was ''msshed' ON
Miss Montague ut long range during
meal hours. When ii was recalled to
his memory the lady whose descrip-
ton was wanted, and the explanation
given that she had got the beauty
prize. the mashed boarier ''convuised''
little in his chair. reared his head
back and remarked:
1.-The h-ll"
1t was plainly an expression If sur.
prise and not If profanity.
YES. remember her," he said !;
"and she's thoroughbred. / was q
= settin' in at dinner one day and COB
bling soup, when | heard u rustling
and looked up. Blast me If I didn't
swallow a spoonful Of boiling soup. !
was 50 parslyzed. She sat down
right across the table from me, with
her baby and that little runt Of hus-
band Of hers. He was no good. as far
a. looks went. They were here tsice,
for week or so both times. She was
u daisy.
"What are her points 2"
"Big, swimming, black-b brown eyes.
with quart Of soul to pint Of eye !;
lovely cream-white complexion and
coal-black hair and long lashes that
fell or her cheeks when she looked
down. She Vas slender. but graceful
and plump. and as pretty rs picture. :"
"Was the baby prettyT
"Oh, d-n the baby;I never
looked at the brat"
So it seems that opinions may diff
fer, as this craven outline OF male en-
thusiasm differs from Miss Wiunett's
idea. But queen of beauty with q
baby IL pretty tough ON the boys.
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Three cases of robbery were reported 70
the police yesterday. The FIRST Was that OF
John Ksiser. About 2 o'clock yesterday
morning some one gained IN entrance to
his restaurant, through the kitchen win
dow, and then made their way to the front
The money drawer wss locked, 10 . Ratchet
was procured and 18th this il Was broken
open and SIS. 30 extracted.
At noon yesterday . enesk thief visited
WIN. Moore's sample room, while the bar
keeper wa temporarily absent, and laid
hands on between S. and S. lying behind
the bar. A certain party Vas suspected
and searched, but no money was found on
his perr0n.
The third caee occurred about O'Clock
last night, when . thief entered the rear
door At Jas. Glass' wholesale liquor
store on Main street. while the clerk Was in
the front part of the room. and carried of
all the money there was in sight. He suc-
ceeded in getting about $l4, but left no
clue. These cases can hardly be laid At
the door of eircu0emp!oyss.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-05-10
4 Snake Story.

The flooding Of the Illinois lovlsnds
drove oultitudss Of saskss to take refuge
on the roAd.bed Of the railroad between
Sterling and Rock Island. The engineer
saw them and intended to plough through
them, bat the sli0y substancs smansting
from their bodies soon caused the propsil.
ing wheels to resolve without moving The
train. The engine had actually bses stopped
By snakes.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-05-10
shiloh,s CONTAMINATION Cure.

This IL beyond question the most Success
ful.Cough Medicine We have ever sold. A
few doses invariably cure he WORT cases
of Cough, Group, and Bronchitis, while it.
wonderful success in the cure of Cousump-
ton is without parallel in the history Of
medicine. Since its 6r.t discovery il has
been cold on . guarantee. . test which no
other medicine can staad. II you have .
Cough We earnestly ask you to try il. Price
lOc., SOC. and 81. II your Lungs are SORE,
Chest or Back Lame, nee 6hilohs Porous
Plaster. 6sld By your drugeist
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-05-10
Died of His Injuries,

The remains Of John Whalen arrived in
the city Friday evening, end were shipped
70 Macon, No, yesterday morning. De-
ceased wss brakeman on the Lexington 4
Southern branch of the Missonri Pacific
road, and On Thursday last, while per-
forming his duties At Archer. Cas- county,
was thrown under the whsels, crushing his
head and msngiing his left leg. He was
removed 10 Harrisonville, and received
medical attention, but death came TO bis
relief on Friday. His parents reside At
Macon. and TO that point the body was
taken for intermeut.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-05-10

A wealthy physician Of Murfrees-
boro, Tenn, bought . 81 500 diamond
ring for his daughter. About three
years since, while riding out, the ring
was Iost. II Was advertised and lib
eral rewards offered for its recovery.
but nothing VA ever heard Of it. A
lev weeks ago . child Of blacksmith
Vas taken sick. and the physician re-
ferred to called to ere il. W lille at
the be,lside be had occasion to mention
bis daughters name. At this the
child,s mother took from her finger .
ring, handed it u the physcian, and
asked him ii his daughter had recent
" lost q ring, for the ring contained
the name he had just pronounced.
The physician said she had not, bot
that some years ago she had lost . dia-
moud ring. and ~ bic eyes fell upon
the sparkling object, b recognised his
daushtsrs long-lost treasure. The
lady said her husband had found il in
the bottom Of . horses foot only few
days before that, while cleaning out
the hoof for the purpose Of shosiDg
him. One small diamond was miss
ing.