The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-05-30
NEVADA NUGGETS
As Collected by a Representative
of the Bazoo.

Correspondence 81 the BazoO.
NEVADA, May p, 's2.
This city. the county seat of Vernon
county, Is 233 miles southwest Of Hanni
bal and $50 miles from ST. Louis. and is
without doubt, one OF the most importsn
towns i'm the southwest. Her citizens ar,
progressive, energetic. mOney-making PEG
pie, and are in love with their city and the
beautiful country about them.
Improvements are constantly being
made, and the watchword seems to BIZ
forward" Sixteen new brick buildings
ar. now under contract, besides many frame
structures.
H. c. Moore, owner and builder OF
Nevadas pride, the opera house, has al
ready commenced rebuilding, and even on
more elaborate scale than before. IS all
the mistakes in the construction of the
first IF any really existed) will be RENE
died in the new house.
There are five papers-four weekly and
one daily-published i'm this city. and
they all display an energy that would do
credit 10 a much more pretentious place.
Of the prominent citizens, only a few
can be mentioned, As want of space forbids
an extended list. They are II. C.. Moore.
+. b. Morris, c. Ritchie. A. J. Dawson,
w. w. Prewitt, Ronime X keck, COnkling
Bros, Paul Thornton. John Tyler, Capt.
Harry Mitchell, of the Rockford house.
j. T. Quarles, Ingel & McGinnis, w. X.
Crockett and Will j. Knott.
There are seven churches. one public
and two private schools, six hotels. with
scores OF business houses. that 60 10 build
up one Of the most pleasant cities Of $500
inhabitants i'm the state
Gel. Harry Hamlin, chief clerk of the
Rockford house, was, ON "Wednesday, pre-
sented with a beautiful seal ring, valued
"a $50, by the guests of the house. All
who know the affable clerk will aeknowl-
edge that the gilt was worthily bestowed.
A lodge OF h. P's, consisting Of sew
enty members, was organized here Tues
day night, on which occasion large mum
Der OF visiting brethren from Sedalia were
present.
MIR. Simons was north-bound psssen-
ger, Wednesday night.
Eugene w. Vest, of the Hannibal
printing company, was in town, Wednes-
day.
MI. SimbDs ndu MS umbrella taken
from his seat, while he was liz the smoker.
Wednesday night.
H. w. Isbell, on old Sedalian, holds |
down the city editors chair, in the South
western Mail office.
Col. Cole and G.. w. Walshe, the latter |
master mechanic of the Missouri Pac fic,
came north Wednesday night.
IT. b. Haughauit, prosecuting attorney
Of Jasper county, was at the Rockford
house, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Miss Belle Peterson, of Louisville, N.,
luthoress of the beautiful little book,
Rose Sherwood" was here, on Wednesday.
n the interest of her book. Miss Peter
on has written five other books of consid-
rable interest. Her next book from the
press, Beautiful Birth, Without Name"
will he eagerly sought for.
MIR. Shodrick, passenger conductor on
he X. 4 I. division, IS one Of the best
men in the employ of the company. Evil
disposed persons, who make themselves
idiculous to the general public, cannot
ulldoze Mr.. Shodrick, who was loudly COM
nended for the efficient manner In which
e enforced his duty Tuesday evening
We believe the passenger conductors on
he h. 4 T. division of the Missouri Pa
ific railroad are certainly the most gen.
emanly class of men the travelling public
ave the good fortune to meet
VERNON