The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-07-18
ITEMS FROM APPLETON.
Bad Bodybuilding Boom-The
Storm Of Last Wednesday,
Damages, Etc.
Correspondence OF the Bazoo.

Correspondence OF the Bazoo
APPLETON CITY, July Is.
Mr.. Paine, a well-to-do farmer and
stock raiser, living about four miles from
town, is damaged about 81. 500. His cron
vi corn Is almost entirely destroyed.
The damage done by the rain and
wind storm that passed over this CITY is
greater than was reported. In the course
II travelled, from northwest 70 southeast. II
swept houses and corn fields, and, in fact.
everything that was in its course.
MIR. Smith, in this city. is damaged To
the extent Of SiOO. He had lust gotten \
new story and half house enclosed. ready
Tor the finishing touches. The cyclone
finished IT. Ii was torn to the ground and
smashed up generally. His friends AMI
brother tradesmen all turned out the next
day s:er the storm and helped him to
rebuilt.
Short Il Robinson. who are tendr,
the farm of Judge Shields. two miles from
this city, are damaged considerably. Tn.
house IN which they were living was torn
To pieces and scattered promi.cuousIy all
over the prairie The family were ,est-d
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struck the house. Ii tore the house from
the foundation, and the table aud Garnet
from of the floor was carried two hundred
yards out into the corntield. Fortunately
none OF the family were hurt 1t was one
of those miraculous, hairbreadth ESCAPES
that Is beyond the power Of YOUR reporter
to explain how il was done
BUILDING BOOM.
Edward Mason, our honorable MAYOR. ia
erecting an elegant brick residence on the
corner OF Third street and Chestnut ave
nue.. 1t will be handsome structure and
an ornament to the CITY, when COMPLETED.
Mason never does ANYTHING by halves. and
is one OF the wide awake business men of
this part vi the country.
JnO X. BaughS stone business house. on
Fourth street, is nearing completion and is
a neat structure. John will fill it with a
mammoth stock Of drugs when con-
pleted.
The ever-enterprising Harry W. GRAFT
ley is having the foundation laid fora
handsome stone building on Fourth street.
liz will be 22x.0 ieet two stories high AMI
will be occupied by Peter = Cartwright.
the grocer. Grantely know where and
when TO invest his capital 10 the best 81
vantage and |. ever ready To lerd his aid
in furthering any thing that is OF benefit TO
our city. Ii We could have few racre
wide awake business men like him, who
are not afraid 10 invest their capital. W.
would s"On have city mere that woult
cope with any in the state. They would
invest capital In manufactures and give
them a boom in successful direction
One thing in particular Is our city in need
Of, and that i, i first class Touring
mill. A man with some capital aud lots
Of enterprise could make very profitable
investment here.
SIMON PURE CCSSEpSEss.
W. $. Gardner has been having painted
iud put up along the road leading into
own some very beautiful advertising
igns. Some low-bred, insignificant scoun-
lrel took ii upon himself TO dishgure and
Destroy some OF them. Mr.. Gardner thinks
lie knows who the rascal is and when he
5 assured of the fact, will have him ar
ested.
HARD ON SALOONS.
At regular meeting Of our city council
Le question of granting license to saloons
rs one OF great Importance and argued
loquently pro and con. 1t was finally
greed that any one in, or desiring. to ein-
ark in dram-~hop keeping could do 50 10y
.curing two-thirds majority of the le-
al tax paving petitioners and paving
license of 1000 per wear, and an
rlinance TO that effect was passed. This
as a sumner TO some of those already en-
aged in the business, and they refused to
Ike out license of the city. and will run
nder government and state license and
ii only by the gallon.
THE PHILLIPs' DIVE.
The inmates OF this den of immortality
nj woman depravity" made up their
inds it would not be healthy to further
the two young men that stoned
leir mansion a few nights since.
acts have since been brought to
ght that will eventually be
strumental in having the rancho broken
y and the inmates be made to leave the
ty. While il is not altogether right to
tone their mansion" the men who did it
tizens in that ueighborhood in trying to
d them OF the eurse, and it being, seem
gly, the more speedy way TO get rid of
EN-.
There are several of these kind of
inches in the CITY, and the good citizens
ill favor most any move in Kidding their
Ugh oorhoods OF them.
\ irequenter of the rancho is loud in his
reats of putting head on the BAzoo
porter. Be sure you are right, "dutfer,"
fore you ''leap."
Mrs. Z. NJ. King and Mrs. Joe Reed
arted for Evansville near Moberly, their
d home, yesterday morning They will
end several weeks in visiting friends aud
latives there.