The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-09-25
St. Joseph and the North
West--The Famous Down
ing Law.
It is Enforced to the Letter,
and Gov. Crittenden is
Endorsed.
The Nave or Neff Family
Management of the Gazette
Other Matters.

ST. JOE, Mo-, Sept. 10.
The northwest, or, more properly speak
ing, "the Platte purchase" continues TO
keep up its reputation for being the great
grain growing region Of the state. Our
farmers are content with the present years
crop. Although it is not so large as last
year, yet they will have plenty and large
surplus Tor sale. The exhibits OF farm
products ut our late exposition was I'M
usually large and fine, especially
in fruit. 1t demonstrates the fact
that Northwest Missouri is q
fine fruit producing region.
. TIE DOWNING LAW
is inforced in this part of the "moral vim
ward" greatly To the discontinue OF many
a Sunday beer-suek er but to the delight Of
all Law. abiding and moral people. AS q
general thing the course Of Governor Crit
tenden is endorsed by the better class of all
parties.
In politics, everything is quiet as yet.
We hear. however, . great many names
spoken of as candidates for the various
state Offices, but the subject has not, as yet,
been sufficiently discussed to clearly indI-
cafe who will be the final choice of this
part of the state. X. L. Gentry has many
warm admirers here for state treasurer, and
if Uncle Elijah Gates does not become a
candidate, Gentry will have good show
in the political purchase.
THE NAVE FAMILY
are Just now furnishing a subject for a
large amount Of gossip and speculation as
to the probable result OF the divorce pro-
ceedings begun by Mr.. Abram Nave against
his wife. A curious tact has been brought
to light since these family troubles COM
men,ed. II has been developed that Mr..
Abram Nave's true name is A5ram Nefi,
not Nave That his father, who mas resided
in Saline county, near Arrow Rock, is named
Abrsm Neff, ST. He is Holland Dutch
man, now in his eighty fifth year. He
never learned to speak the English Ian
guage plainly, and has quite number Of
defendants residing in Saline county tho
all GO by and pride themselves upon their
paternal name of Neff. II appears that Mr..
Abrsm Nave, Tor Nef, jr.,) left home when
about iwenty-one years old, but under what
circumstances is not known, and changed
his name from Neff Ia Nave. The next
heard of him was that the had turned mp m
Savannah, Mo ,as peddler for SapingtOn's
celebrated ague pills, as Abram Nave Ii
appears that at that date there was great
deal Of sickness In that section, as young
Nefi. now Nave, prospered in disposing Of
his medicines. A short time afterward be-
started small store IN that town, and
from that on he continued to prosper, as
he possessed tie application and ecOnomi-
cal traits peculiar TO the German race.
What is strang-, although twice married,
his alias was not known except by a very
few, until recently. Whatever possessed
him to ignore the name of bis hnmbie old
father, who is said to be a: reputable. and
honest old man, is not known; but some
motive, which he has failed te declare, must
have animated him. Mr.. Nave. or Netf
as The case may be, has recently been elicit
ed president Of a proposed railroad 20 be
built iro here through the southwest, and
the question h : arisen tn; = he shall.
sigBSike bones a: al. ON ,~nI aS .AbraIn
Nave, If they vii. - !'e iLs5iid, ,bssn.uCh
as his name Ia. no. D N .,g.lig changed
from Neff TO N;,ve
TIE GAZF-11S,
of this city, appcars e. nay taken u Few
lease of life since the re,i-.nen; OF Mr..
George Z. King, nc late owsines, ma uager.
His reign As naas2"r Wa brief, bit fIot
brilliant. II l. h I'd II nix water and
oil" and it is sill; har.:cr {" make Il ieruo-
crat out Of msr Who vas ~ aud Born a
republican and continue, pa t1a, fi'n un-
iii very recently - y tie cas,- with Mr..
King. His democracy mas ~.ways n e re-
garded with suSp,c,nT, anG cone bit few
old soreheads ar,. 80 ;ers gave b.m any
Thee .as .Ieat rejoicing
among the democrats when he retired from
the paper, as his manage u,ent of its 6nan
cial affairs was the poorest ever known in
that Office. The Gazette is booming DOW,
and under the editorial management of
Maj. Edwards, the democracy feel that they
have a champion worthy of the great priu-
clpies of The party More anon.