The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-06-21

river, and four miles northwest Of the
town. One spring runs . four inch
vein. Before the var. Mr.. Ed. H.
Harris informed the BAzoO reporter.
that . magnificent hotel, almost %
elegant % the SWEET Springs house
was built there, with spacious parlors,
ball room, billiard rooms, baths, ten
pin alleys. . driving track. private
cottages and brilliantly furnished bars
Ii had hands Of music. it. horse races,
balls, billiard tournaments and scenes
of mirth and gaming in those days
when the wealth Of the pleasurers con-
sisted largely in the number of ne
gross they owned. Guests came from
St. Louis and al parts of the state to
the springs, via Boonville. But the
war swept it away. The buildings
we're razed to their foundations BY
soldiers |; probably BY federals. The
stone foundstians of the hotel and the
springs alone remain to mark the spot
once thronged by wealth and gaity.
The springs are to-day becom
ing q fsvorite resort for pleas
ure parties. Every Sunday
crowds Of people visit them. People
are camped out there constantly. and
frequently. on Sundays. one thousand
persous may be seen there. At present
they are entirely unimproved. They
are owned BY Mr.. Trieg, Of Boon
vile, who owns four hundred acres of
land about them. E. HI. Harris and
DR.. A. H. Thurston offer to give
81, 600 apiece toward putting in an
engine at the springs for conveying the
wafer in pipes to Pilot Grove, where
they would erect . fine hotel. bath
rooms etc. We are informed the VA
ter could be placed there for 5000.
and il Mr.. Trigg, who owns property
in both Pilot Grove and BOonville will
give bis permission for them to use
the water, Pilot Grove can be made .
magnificent watering place. beneficial
to the Vine Clad city, where Fashion
and Cash will meet, shake hands, kiss,
make love to and marry each other,
and lie down together to
.Pleassnt dreams and sweet reposes,
Half of the bed and all Of the cictheses'."
The following are the leading busi-
ness firms and branches of industry in
the burg:
ED. II. HARRIS GENERAL MERCHANDISE
establishment is the most solidly built
business house in the town. 1t "a q
brick 32xSO feet in dimensions, and
along the side Of the same extends q
lOx8O foot wareroom. The front is
finished in iron, with plate glass. They
manufacture the gas by which it is
lighted. 1t 10 filed BY large stock
of dry goods, boots and shoes, hats
and caps. clothing. groceries. queens.
ware. hardware. tiaware, carpets and
notions. A merchant tailoring de-
partment will soon be added to the
business. Mr.. Hsrris buys all his
goods for cash. and sells largely on
credit. He buys in large quantities.
purchasing sufficient sugars in spring
to last the entire year, 90 that when
in harvest the demand for and price Of
sugars increase on account Of the
fruit season, he preserves to his cus.
toners the retail prices. which are then
about the same rs Wholesale rates.
Mr.. w. r. Amman, . pleasant man
nered young gentleman. who has al.
ways resided near Pilot Grove, is one
of his salesmen. His son, r. E. Har.
ris, courteous young gentleman aud
40 expert salesman, also assists At the
store. Mr.. Harris also buys and
ships grain and stock in large quaint.
ties. He Is the financial father Of the |
town. He has resided on his farm. one
mile south Of the present site of the
town from war times to date. The
farm includes several hundred acres.
and IA q 6ne stock aud grain raising
place His store was the first one
opened in the town. In all enter
prises. BODYBUILDING 10 their charac
ter, hs is pnblic spirited and liberal.
He contributed very largely to the
building Of the Pilot Grove Collegiate
Institute, the building of the depot
and other such enterprises. He is an
elderly, cultured and compsnionabIe
gentleman, and though he holds the
fortunes Of q very great number Of
men in his hands in business affairs,
there Is no instance of bis ever having
debtors hence his popular
ity.
LONG 4 ARMsTRoNG's ESTABLISHMENT
10 one Of the leading houses in the
burg. The firm has been established
for four years. and cells hardware, i'm.
plements and harness and manufsc-
turers wagons, plows and does black
and repairing. 10 their
store room, on Main street, they keep
hardware and harness. A large ware
room adjoining oontains their stock of
while on Broadway street
Is located their blacksmith and pillow
manufacturing shop, in which from
three to Eve men are constantly en-
pIoyed. Mr.. e. Long. of the firm.
Who. BY the way, is native Of Loudon
Virginia, and is As jolly citi
zen % ever swung . sledge or inter-
viewed q forge With . wind pump. has
charge Of the shop, from which, in
addition to wagon repairing and other
work, he turned out, last winter. lO5
,ew plows. Mr.. H. Armstrong. the
unior member of the firm, who is first
lass business man, and . Tennesseean
~ birth, manages the storeroom and
Implement department. When the
irm finds . reliable employee it sticks
o bin, - has been the fact in the
'ase Of F. w. Murphy, An experienced