The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-11-20
BOONVILLE.
A Murder Reported to Have
Been Committed in. Black.
water Township.
Other News of Interest Current in
the Vine Glad City and
Vicinity.
pccial Correspondence t. the Bazno.

Special Correspondence t, the BazoO.
BOoNvILLE. Mo-, Nov IL.
Mr. W. 5. Helm, of Blsckwster town
ship, was i'm Bronvil!e to-day and in con
vrrsation with him the BAZoC correspond
ent learned the particulars Ct a murder
committed few miles from Black water, il
Ridge Prairie, Saline county, yesterday at
trrnoon About two weeks ago, John and
Struter Wood, who run a store nj Ridge
Prairie, quarreled with one Jim Morgan
! OF that n.igbborhood. Morgan made seine
remark to Wood about young lady which
Wood resented, and in the fight that ell.
sued Morgan YVES considerably NOrsied. A
few DAYS af:er~ard MorgsH shot at Wood
as he was "Pproat hing the store, but miss
ed his mark and the store WAS hastily bar
ricadei against Morgan. Yesterday, hos-
ever, j ohm Wood saw Morgan walking al rg
the road lear the shore aud procured a
shot gun and without Nom nt's warming
shot Morgan in The body. killing him III
stantly. An irquest was held Io-dav ami
John Wood held for murder. These are
Ia, facts rs related by Mr.. Heinz
WESTERN PRINTER.
LIS, Friday Mr.. +. NJ. Caldwell, senior
years If age, probably one OF the "id.>.
printers in Missouri. He landed in Boon
vile On The 4ih OF July, 1899. from VI
GINA. when only 20 years of age. Stree
that time he hiss been a resicent OF this
city and connected with nearly every news
paI er enterprise If any note here A rrac-
lical PRIMER for pearl, half a century, Re
IS we'll knoAD 10 all h,i
older newsp per men of the state. On he
a9ih OF March, lS43, Mr.. Caldwell pr
chased a one-haif interest In the first News
paper ever published in Cooper county, the
Boonville Observer. La few months Ia
became sole proprietor but soon sold half
interest To Allen Han mond srd return j
Id Virginia, on account OF the feeble h- attn
If his wife. In 1850 Mr.. Caldwell returned
and again secured q hall interest in the
Observer He has since been connected
with the Boonvilie Bulletin, Patriot, OBJ
server. Advertiser and Topic. oi which last
named paper he is now senior partner and
business manager Nav he live to >ee
many more happy birthdays.
NOTES.
A gentleman from Ridge Prairie seated
to your correspondent this afternoon thai,
Morgan IL AIDE the FIRST attack in the diff
Guilty that lead 10 his death. Thereupon
Wood seized gun snd shot him.
Yesterday WIS the nineii,ih birthday
o; Mrs. Jane Howard, a respt cied and es-
leemed resident of .Boonville. She came
to this city from Virginia nearly a hall
century ago, and has been living here since
that time Many relatives throughout the
state will be grati6eu 10 hesr Of her con-
,inued good health.
In the circuit court Yesterday tie case
of Ed. Jones, charged with embezzling
money from the Missouri Pac fc raiIroad
while clerk in the depot here, was tried.
J. II. Johnston appeared for the defense.
while ID. w. Shackleford represented the
stste. The jury were only out i.w
minutes when they returned verdict OF
not guilty.
An alarm of fire this morning brought
out our FIRE department in double quick
time. The hue in the study room Of the
Baptist church was defective one and fire
vas communicated from il to the roof, and
disastrous cOnnagration was at first
looked for. Luckily, however, the flames
were eXtinguished before any very great
dxmsge was done.
At half past two o'clock this afternoon,
At the Episcopal church in this city, Miss
Cora Weriheimsr and Mr.. Charles G. Glib
son were united in marriage. The we'd
ding was largely attended, and though
quiet. was a very stylish affair. The
groom il q very prominent and promising
young merchsnt Of Boonville, while the
bride is The daughter of Mr.. NJ J. Wer-
theimer, one Of our most respected citi-
zens.