The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-09-25
RICH HILL.
Ground Broken for the st.
Louis, Wichita & West
ern Railroad.
The Church Scandal-A Mar
riage in High Life-An
Accident.
A Newsy Letter Prepared for the
Paper Published for the
People, Etc.


Core pondence of the Bazoo.
RICH HILL, Sept. Is.
Quite a number of Rich Hiilians are
attending the fair at Kansas City this
week.
Mr.. A. Hardin, of the Rich Hill
Coal company. is visiting 10 s. Louis this
week.
The physicians report q vast amount
of sickness in this vicinity-aostly mala-
rial complaints, which seldom prove fatal
Mr.. H. Ksllenback, whe lahored SO in
dustrioasly in establishing the fax factory
at this place, is qaite sick ut the Talmage
house.
Saturday last was the Rich Hill Coal
compsny's pay day. The city was full. Of
people and the merchants all enjoyed q
booming trade.
Mrs. L. C. Higgins was called 10
Lawrence, Kansas. Monday evening 10 at
tend the bedside of her sick son, who is
attending school there.
Mr.. n. W. Cook, accompanied by his
charming daughter, Miss Winnie, and the
, accomplished Miss Belle Heyleman, went
up to Kansas City, Tuesday, to attend the
fair this week.
Mr. Samuel Beal was the lucky boy of
number who ratified dor $40 toilet set at
Thornton's drug store Monday evening, 1t
is pretty one. and SANS girl may look
for something nice soon.
Mr.. Harvey l. Birch, who has been
employed i'm the Gulf yards for the past
year, was thrown from the top of box ear
Saturday, and suffered the crushing OF
both legs above the knee by the Car pass
ing over them. He is getting along nicely
and his physicians think he will recover
The sparring match between Hugh
McManus and June Fell, at the opera
house, Saturday night, was we'll attended,
and some skilHul work exhibited, but over
some misunderstanding it resulted in
general row, when several of the boys sue
ceeded in getting in the cooler, and Mon
! day morning contributed several dollars to
! the city FUNDS.
Mr. J. c. Ferguson, of Fayette, No.,
president of the +. and NJ. bank OF this
city, arrived here yesterday noon. Mr..
Ed. Swinney, caashier of this bank for the
past year, has resigned his position and
will leave for Colorado, Texas. The 2lst,
where he goes to assume the cashiership of
a similar institution. Ed has made manv
friends during bis stay here. and all wish
him eminent success i'm his business in the
"Lone Star" state. IL has not been def
nitely settled yet who will he his successor
here.
j. d. Scott & Sons began work on the
ST. Louis, Empor: & Western railroad
Monday morning. The ground was first
broken just east OF the city. and work Will
progress towards Appleton City rapidly
as possible. 1t is now settled fact Rich
Hill is 70 have the great through line over
which there has been SO much talk and the
people are all iubi ant over the fact, Civ
ing AS it does direct communication with
ST. Louis an: all eastern points as well as
to the west 1t is proposed 10 connect it
with the Santa Fe, thereby giving adirect
opening To the Pacific coast, as the line
the Santa Fe. The work of grading will
be pushed vigorously forward.
The excitement which his existed in
church circles here for the past two weeks,
over letter which appeared i'm The ST
Louis Christian Advocate, to which was
affixed the name of S. s Lampkin, charg.
ing Rev. r. W. REYNOLDS with being crazy,
has subsidized somewhat The four minis
tiers appointed to investigate the affair,
while not succeeding in locating the author
of the letter, adopted the following resolu-
tions, which, it will be seen is a little one
sided, duplicating only one of the parties
accused. Resolved, That We, the pastors
of the churches of this city, are in sympa-
thy with Bro REYNOLDS; that We believe
the effort to injure his character was ma
licious, and that we believe the person sign |
ing the name of s. Lampkin to the article |
attempted to initiate the hand writing of
Bro. Reynolds.
-Married-Mr Vesper Sallee and Miss |
Hattie Baker, at the residence of the |
brides parents, at Napoleon, Kansas,
Thursday, Sept 18th, Rev. Davis officiating.
Mr.. Sallee is well known here, having been
connected with the postofice book store for |
the past year, and by his honest and up |
right department has established reputa- |
ton second to none. Mrs. Sallee has a |
slight acquaintance here and is admired |
BY all who know her for her bright and |
gentle disposition. Mr.. Sallee is fortunate
and highly congratulated in thus securing
her for a partner for life. Alter the cere-
mouy was performed a large number of |
guests sat down 10 bounteous supper pre-
pared by the mother of the bride. The |
happy pair were the recipients of a large
number of costly presents.
Will be Arrested To-Day.
James C. Parmerlee, the Main street
saddlery dealer, appeared before Squire
Halstead last evening, and caused to be is
sued a warrant for Thomas Wilson, who
resides fifteen miles northwest of Sedalia,
charging him with obtaining goods to the
amount of $l4.60 under false rretenses.
1t is alleged by Mr.. Parmeriee that on
the 10th day of August Wilson visited his
store and purchased goods to the amount
stated, which he had charged to NJ. B. Nc
Mullen, q well-to-do farmer whom Mr..
Parmerlee was perfectly willing to credit,
saying AcMullen had authorized him to