The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-05-16
NOTES OF NOTABLES
Who Were in Attendance at the
Meeting of the Missouri Press
Association.

C. K. Luster, News, Brunswick, IL
modest.
In 1871 the Missouri Press association
met In 81. Joe.
A. NJ. Sewer, Of the Neosho Times, had
the largest trunk.
The association will probably meet st
Carthage next year.
The ablest writer-Dr. : $. Laws, 81
the University Record.
William Maynard, of the MOberly
Headlight, is father.
Would not have missed him-BeDis,
of the st. Louis Prohibitionist.
C A. Bennett, of the Vienna Courier,
is member Of the legislature.
w H. Walker, Of tie Windsor Re-
view, wore button-hole bOquets.
Clinton, Henry county, papers were
not represented at the convention.
The only musician in the gang Vas
Gus Leftwieh, OF the Miami News.
Mrs. Irwin Switzler was the msse
Hastily dressed lady in attendance.
S. ID. Carpenter, Of the Carthage Pa
triot, was the oldest editor present.
Il. III. Thomas, of the Plattsburg Re-
publican, WAS the finest toned orator.
Brushes the easiest and most readily
{. t. Mcfarland, OF the Butler Times.
! The best presiding of6cer-Capt. A.
A. Lessuer, of the exington Intelligence
| w l.. Smith. of the Marsh6eld Chroni-
Gle, it is reported walked to the convention.
g L. c. L.
had the only red lead among the gentle
| men
| The man who had the most money
was w. NJ. Cash, of the Independence Pre-
gress.
! The excursionists who have gone t.
Texas expect TO arrive at st. Lonis On the
10Th.
! Mrs. Fisher, whose husband is editor
OF the Pennington Times, was the youngest
wife.
John &. Patterson, of the Marshall
News, il the Youngest quill driver In the
state.
! S. NJ. Yeaman, of the Glasgow Mis-
sourian, is reputed to play good game Vi
poker.
Mayor Posegate, of st. Joe, is . print
or. He has been . printer for thirty-tus
years.
j. n. Burnes, IT,, of the St. Joe Ga
ze:te, was the only editor who made >
mash"
St Joe can boast OF more bald-h headed
men than any other place vest of the Mo
sissippi.
N. NJ. Nsylor, of the WarrensbsrE
JOurnal-Democrat, was the quietest boy n
the lot.
The only German editor who went sa
the excursion was H. Herman, of the b.
Louis Bumorist.
Bob White is studying with q view Il
quitting the newspaper business and enter
ing the ministry.
Mrs. A. B. Thornton, of the Boonville
News, is the only widow who is member
OF the association.
/ j. +. Cameron, of the Pleasant Hill
Dispatch, was probably the oldest printer
at the convention.
II. N. Turley, of the Carrollton Dens-
crat, would not miss q good thing. He
went on the excursion.
"A. w. Carson, of the Joplin Hersld,
was the only man in the convention Who
sets his paper all loaded.
Miss e. L. Hume, of Columbia, who II
an honorary member, did not put in an ap-
pearance at the convention.
The Central Baptist, of St. Louis, WAS
the only religious paper represented, ex-
cepting the SEDALIA BAzOO.
, Jake Child of the Richmond Conserve
. tor, is one OF the representative nevspaPer
men who is printer by trade.
j. W. Barrett, of the Canton Press,
can hold chairs down with greater sucCesn
than any other editor in Missouri.
r. B. Speed, of the Warrenton Banner,
, was bowed over with weight, carrying His
prize medal for best printed paper.
Mrs. A. Rodemeyer, wife of the editor
of the Centralia Guard, was the hand
, soonest lady attending the convention.
, %. ID. Austin, of the Butler Record
, was often asked about. He was not pres
ent, being At home licking postage stamps.
R. NJ. White took the second premian
on Job printing. He was very near q
proud IS the one who took the 6nt
premium.
-Textor Bros, who keep . soda water
factory In 81. Joe, were OIten ylslte0 %
editors and their friends who have . tascs
for that innocent beverage.
The reason Capt. 8. w. Ravenel, of the
Boonville Advertiser, did not attend val
because the young lady whom he was "a
take could not fnd her bangs.
=. Mrs. r. M. White was the NOS
graceful dancer among the ladies, while
T. H. Turner, of the Carrollton Record
i was the best among the gentlemen.
Eugene Fields speech At the bsnque
: was the finest in the land, and dellvere,
; with oratOrial strength and beauty, equal
ed only by the Brownsville cyclone.
> Ethan Allen, of the Lexington Intel
J ligencer, went to sleep in the conventios
: and actually nodded until he was pinehsi
g by Euphratee Boucher, of the Mount Yer
non Fountain.