The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-05-08
ST. CLAIR SCRIPT.
An Interesting Account Of a
Tour of the Southwest
ern Counties.
A Full and Complete Resume
of the Happenings in and
Around OsceOla.
Special to the BAzoo.
OsCEoLA, NAY 4.

we nave UGH dUScut iEOu VIC 1oi
the past week. ard in our wanderings, have
visited neighborirg towns and adjoining
counties. The farmers all along the Inns
seemed to be seized with a spirit of i'm
provement, and ON every hand are new
buildings being erected. new farms being
opened, and old places fixed up. They have
finished planting corn, some OF which is
already up the oats look nice. but the
wheat crop in some places is almost fail.
ure. The farmers are we'll along with their
work, and only need good rain to make
them smiling and happy.
As to the mercantile business, and i'm
proyement of the towns we visited, can
say that our neighboring town of Roscoe
presented quite business appearance, and
new buildings going up indicated the work
of progress, and the merchants were not
heard to complain of hard times.
Our next stop was made at Lebeck, in
Cedar county, and here we found the big
eest little town that we have seen for many
days. Not only was business good and the
merchants feeling in fine spirits on the con-
tinued good trade, but the new dwellings
and store hous. finished and In course OF
erection caused one to believe that Lebeck
has brilliant future. and will make quite
. city. The drive from this place to Ho-
Evansville. in Polk county, was anything
but pleasant on account Of the rough roads
in crossing the hills OF Sac river, but ar
irving at HON snsville, we found good
business little city, as paint does a great
deal for burg, this one looked like it had
on its Sunday suit, for il looked bright in
spring paint and shade tres of evergreens
We did not tarry long here. for We were
anxious to reach Bolivar, and still more
SO after being on that rough road between
Polk county's two cities
Arriving at Bolivar, the county seat of
Polk county, our first impression was last
ing, for the more we looked over this beau
tiful city the better We liked it. Bolivar is
. temperance city, no saloon being within
her limits Her sidewalks and other indi-
cations show her citizens to be Of thst
class who are progressive. Her schools in
dictate that her people are a moral people
and look to education as a means OF pro
noting her moral, intellectual and religious
standing. Their public school building is
q large two-story brick building, capable
of accommodating several hundred pupils.
But the pride of Bolivar is her college
The Southwest Baptist college is located at
this place. 1t is a 6ne, large brick build
ing two stories in height, with beautiful
tower. The building is model of beauty
and the citizens may we'll be proud of it.
From Bolivar we returned home, we'll
we'll pleased with all we saw and heard.
NEWS NOTES.
The fish market is stocked, and no one
is now fish hungry.
AN adjourned term of probate court
will be he'd Monday.
Mrs Barnes visited her Children in
Appleton City the first of the week.
Mr.. Fred Anderson, of Homansville,
has come here to paint everything out of
doors.
Mrs. C. III. Lucas left for St. Louis, IL e
first of the week, to visit relatives and
friends.
The Prohibition Call, published at
this place by Jas. F. Watkins, has climbed
the golden stairs
Geo. Mcneil spent few days visiting
old friends here, and left the first of the
week for Springfield.
-Messrs. Monkey & Jennings, insurance
men of Appleton City. talked fire and life
to our citizens this week.
IS. B. Park and sister, of Kansas City +,
spent few days in our city, looking after
the sewing machine trade,
Might Policeman Scott Ledford. is do
ing active service in Kidding our city of
gamblers and night walkers.
The meeting of the citizens and bond
holders Monday, promises to be one of
the most interesting of any in orr city for
yean.
Dan Dennie and Jas. Hart was placed
in Jail Wednesday, for thirty days, on a
conviction of stealing hogs from DR.. ]. w.
Wheeler of johnson City.
"A. E. English has purchased the inter-
est of II. d. Silsby in the hardware firm of
6ilsby & Silsby, and the new firm will be
known as Silsby & English.
M. c. Davis, special United States
pension examiner, with headquarters at
Sedalia, was in the city last week, looking
after certain applicants for pensions.
-Ex-R Recorder w. N. Townsend has
purchased property in Bolivar, and will re-
move his family there in . short time. Mr..
T. will engage in the real estate and abb
strsct business.
Tomorrow. the citizens of the various
will meet in convention for the
purpose Of sending delegates to meeting
with the bondholders to be held here on
Monday to effect compromise of our rail-
road Indebtedness.
The total valuation of our county
fools up to 1856, $40. divided as follows
Farms and farming lands, 81 ,856; town
lots, $183 $50; personal property, 81, 3l5,-
go. giving US a revenue of $50 1902, in
addition to the school money divided
throughout the various districts.
SHILOH'S CURE WILL Immediately
relieve Group, Whooping cough and Bron-
chitis. For sale bv Bard & Miller.
An eastern editor says that the new
Chinese paper looks like map of Della
ware peach orchard.
n6Diamond dyes will color anv thing