The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-02-27
LETTER FROM OsCEOLA.
spondence TO the BAzcc.

OsCEOI.A, feO. ~.
Probate court is in session this week.
Several commercial men are water bound
At this place.
"A daily mail now connects Osceola
and Humsnsville.
Harry Alton returned from his trip to
Clinton, Thursday.
Our mails are very irregular on se-
count Of high water
Bushes is almost suspended on &C.
count of high water and muddy roads.
Mr.. J. p. Watkins, of Clinton, was in
town few days this week, visiting his
brother.
Treasurer WOudall, having taken
charge Of his offs, will move his family to
town next week.
Our circuit court docket contains
twelve divorce cases, .snd our name ain't
Chicago, either.
Rev. J. H. Vaughan, of Lebeck, will
deliver his illustrated temperance lecture
here on the 2lst inst.
Our mail failed to leave on Thursday
morning, ON account Of the ice I'm the river
making II too dangerous 10 run the fer les.
The ferry rope al the Grow island ferry
was broke do n Thursday by floating
drift and can't be replaced until the ice
quits running.
A special term Of county court will he
held Monday 10 receive the settlement of
Collector LewelIan. who will step down
and out and Collector Gordon take chang.
S. s. Sherman, for several years the
travelling pencil shower for the Sedaiia
ID. mucrai, now oi Nevada, was talking
business Ia our merchants the first Two DAYS
of the week.
Col. Williams arrived Wednesday and
will assist Judge A. ii Proctor in writing
up our county for the historical company
which they represent.
The revival at the South Methodist
church resulted in two conversions, Frank
Jones, otherwise known As Deacon and
Miss Jemina Thompson. The latter was
baptized Tuesday evening.
An architect from Clinton, whose name
We did not learn, WIS i'm town q lew DAYS
since looking at The location and making
estimates for new brick building on the
business lot lately purchased iy w. H.
Cox, OF Clinton.
j. w. Silsby has made model and
will apply for . patent ON q stove due. IL
is the best hue We have ever examined and
will be fortune TO Silsby should he get it
patented. He contemplates selling his
hardware store Al this place and moving to
Springfield, No; where the foundry will
mske his paten, stoves.
The Ossse river commenced rising
Tuesday morning and in the evening the
ice broke up and continued to run oil night
until Thursday morning, when it formed q
gorge ut Lilley's island. The water backed
clear out over the adjacent bottoms and
fields, and when il broke leOse n about
nine o'clock il came down with crash and
was very interesting to the many spectators
along the shore.
Circuit court cOnvenes Tuesday.
There are l22 civil and eleven criminal
cases; among the latter We have one muir.
der sse. The defendants are VIM. H.
Dark, n. L. Hickman, E. H. French and
F. j. France, and stand indicted for the
murder of one johnson at Chalk Level,
about five years ago. One case Of seduc
ii. N, two for attempt at rape and one for
grand larceny, the latter three now being
In Jail. The other cases are for petit lar
G nv, assault and other minor ofienses.
OsCEOLA, Feb p.
Our pail lines are again running on
time.
e. j. Smith, attorney, of Sedalia, is
attending court this week.
DR. ID. c. Mcneil will return with his
bride from Kansas, Thursday.
-Jno Galbreatb. of Appleton, talks be-
fore Judge Barton his week.