The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-07-05
CLINTON.
The Metropolis ofHenry Coun.
ty-A"bAzOo" Reporters
Visit and what He
Saw.
His Imprcssions Of that Fair Little
City, Brief Pen Picture
of the Town.

Lest Ihureday evening . BAzOO pencil
shower stepped on the K. 4 r. train going
south for ibs puspose Of . tvo houss' sisii
- Clinton. The capital If Henry couasy.
At 5 o'clock the train pulled 0us from
The Garrison house depot. brief psusr
At the Indisn. street depot end ~ we're
ID. The suburbs oil the city were 5000
passed snd The train VS. Tying 1t ret
llisg pace through - fair . cous,ry ~ the
son ere shovn upon. Broad acres Of roll
ing prairie, covered With il golden a-ece
u stubble where the wheat hsd been
resped, dotted ~ regular ,niesvass With
shocks Ut the fArmes's choicest wealth,
long stretches 0f fields Of corn whore leaves
grew green and tsIr.
And uave1 Ia hot nidsummer's BOON,
lts soft and yellow hair"
while, between the long, even rows the
burrows we're filled With pools of water
from the recent heavy rain, that had not
yet evsposaied. Then ve would pass
through . strip Of timber vhuss brilliant
foliage sbone bright and giory in the
evening sun, while the merry fsathered song.
stem carollsd their merry songs amid the
lofty brasches, q 6sv up from their hid
ing pieces in the graz clarified II the noise
Of the rushing care.
Al o::5 Clinton, fair little cit,
Of about $500 Vas reached nesiled
IN the bosom Of beautiful
prairie. its buildings surrounded By
@asni6cent trees, its handsome park in
the heart Of the city. n the crnter Ut which
il situated the Henry county court housr,
lie nsst. yet strong jill, its entesrrislux
journals and Iis block after block vi hsnsi.
sone and substantial busines house, aud
it, tasty dvellinga, all combine TO make
in many dsy's ride. Clinton 10 the county
seat Of Henry county and 10 situated in lhe
he.rt Of one Of The 6ness agricultural &c.
tions Of Missouri and about forty miIes
southwest Of Sedal,s. on the Kansas 4 |
Texas division Of the Missouri P.ci6c. II.
business oen are all thoroughly imbued
With thst eotesps'sin:, go-shead spirit %
ssccssary 10 the business welfare end sue.
ces Of any city. One Of is leading spirit. |
II to be found Ia the person Of mine host |
Rsglsnd, the genial proprietor Of the 81. !
house. Alssys polite, ever &C. |
his house 10 the favOsits re-
sort Of travelling men and oil whom busi. |
~ or pleasure call 10 Clinlo0.
4 ssW cslsbonse il being esrctsd opposite |
the jail and il . neat and sub.isntial |
structure. When 6uished, zoe TO the luck. |
less wight, sho By any chance, hsppens TO |
Be iucarcerstsd In its iron. boupd vslls. Cor |
il be dreams Of IN attempt to escape 10 70
,ure TO "eet badly left" for, like Daaies'
lnissoc, "He vho enten here leaves hope
bshiod.' The Jail vas erected l.st yess
ard sas accepted b. the court on Jsaussy
Bird oil the current year. lt Was erected by
Paaly 4 Rro.. Of 81. Louis. q, is T shaped,
The fore part Of the building contains Eve
large, airy and com0odious rOoms, - Q
for tie jsilos. This part oil The
building 10 too stories in height. Back Of
biz 10 The jill proper containing TOO tien
u cells, those on the ground 6oor bs,ne
occupied By the osle psisooers. Theas
,ells srs four 10 number. each holding four
jesigeed for iem.le psisoaers end lunasics,
sho0 il may Be necessary 70 eon6ne while
waiting admission to On ssy:um. The
,sIls are Of chilled iron, . case Of the ssme
The cells and sllo~ise the
prisonen . short walk. TIE buildiag i
Il line burned bsict, triossed With prsa.ed
'riek. II 10 veil supplied With sinks ssd
even, which convey eli The 9Th iron the
While Large tank on the roof
'upplies al the neceRarv vsier.
Cliston % jusi such city % the BAxoo
luill driver f.ncies to locate home, end
'e only regrets that The force Of circso,.
tsnces compel him to foreso that ples.ure.
fes the EAzoO msL vail not fsil 70 again
'isit the charming spot. |,
CLINTON J0rrixos. |,
jobs B. Sneed. Of Sedalis, vas in iovs
ss'erdsy. i
"A dog Sight Friday Attracted lasse :;
rovd near the court house.
Tho oev jail il daisy, and j. / eps ,
sas and tidy by Sheriff Hopkins.
Two cows we're killed By The train
ear Abplesoa City Thusdsy night.
-0-o. Look. the forosr proprietor Of
V 81. Stephen. il 1t 6aats Fs. n. II.
-OscAsli 4 Klioss. he famous eassiaee
ID waeos makers, vesk eighties oseAss-
The hosss which poll lie Alles houss
nsibus are The bet iraissd aeioals il The
ase.
The Feaaklis school houss = hsvise
. s3disioa - ~ shaps Of - LS0xl0 Ises .
Us -.
-0sahso Beoskso sov run ~ AlIss
~. MsnA Wright be- vishdravs b
- ~ I'm. : =
Near. fyke 4 AcBsth, Patlss.sssI
aesssys, are oct q ~ city. Passsssos
'euPjo BIZ tine il writing.
The BAsoo, vith ii telegraph dis. Il
49,. rocks C3ioeoo tOQlVo 70 evuntv. Z.
~ Assn ahssd a ell eshss PaPsn. :,
-fhebesa 9ssssies vill y vsssd . ~ :
Id Of Jsly. IT, PeePoastisa - - veasd :.
y, "sili se eooPeo0iss q IS esssr' q
-Asg. r Jsetsoe, shsgussoiih, i hav- .
Z neat glsD frsas Pot il his buiIdisR. h
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