The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-05-29
WARRENSBURG WISDOM.
Minor Pebbles from tho Quarry
City, Lifted By the Bazoo
Derrick.

fornia, is in the city.
MFR. H. b. Vaughn has returned from a
business trip to Vernon county.
Charles H. Zoll has been appointed by
the county court inspector of mines.
The Pine and Warran street bride is
| receiving the attention of the street CON-
missioner.
MIR. N. Carroll has purchased and
moved into the Miller property, on East
Culion street.
DIR. X. G. Hunt is making some good
Improvements on his place, corner Of Gull
ton aud Warren streets.
Henry Griffith, late deputy post-mas-
ter, mas accepted position in Bedford &
Shochey's grocery store.
Hon. T. p Bashaw. of the Paris Mer-
curry, will deliver the annual address to the
students at the commencement exercises at
the Normal.
Crops throughout the county are in ex.
cellent condition, there being little or no
damage from the late frosts and severe
weather.
w. Fl. Brinker has been appointed agent
for the reception Of contributions to repair
the confederate cemetery at Springfield, In
this state
There will he a lawn festival at the
First Presbyterian church, on East Market
street, June 9TH, for the purpose of repair
ing the church.
The real estate transfers i'm this county
for the week ending May 18th, amounted
to S2S,5lS 1908 acres and twenty -One
town lots realized this sum.
The lot on the corner OF Cav and Hol-
den streets. i'm what is known as the Cruce
place, has been purchased by the Christian
church, Warrensburg. 1t is the intention
of The members of that church, at no very
distant day, to build on the lot q church
which will be second 10 none in the city,
their present house of worship being too
far from the center of town and also too
small.
Mr.. William Iiams, of Simpson town
ship, shipped from this point Tuesday, a
heiter calf, fifteen months old to-day. 1t
weighed Ii 20 pounds. Mr.. Iiams is one of
The most thorough and energetic stock rails
e.s in the county. Ii will be remembered
that he shipped, during the winter, a pre-
MUM loi of hogs, eighty five in plumber,
all Of bis own raising, the average weight
of which was over 400 pounds.
j. G. Tesch & Son have bought the in
terest of Mr.. Scheifelbein, in the Warrens-
burg foundry. They have bought the old
brick foundry, corner of Pine and Warren
streets, and will tear down the weak walls
and rebuild them. enlarging the area, and
covering the building with fire proof roof.
Tesch & Son are thOreugh-going business
men, and will increase the faculties of the
establishment and make il first-class in ev-
cry respect.
The following is the programme for the
closing exercises at the Normal:
Public examination of graduating class
es by request, committee June / and 2.
Public examination OF under graduating
classes June and 5.
Annual address by Hon. I. p. Bashaw
June ), $50 p. m.
Commencement exercises of elementary
class June 6, 9 a. IN.
Annual reunion June 6, Bpm.
Commencement exercises advanced class,
June z, a. IN.
Presentation of certificates and diplo-
mas, ii a. m
Public exercises of Alumni association,
June Z, SPIN
Died, in this city, May 2lst, of hear.
disease, Gustave Harris, aged sixty yearst
Mr.. Harris came to Warrensburg and en-
gagged in business about thirteen years ago.
He soon won, and has ever since enjoyed
the respect and confidence of the public as
an honest, business man, and an enterpris-
ing, public spirited citizen. He was SUI
cessiul in business, and was ENJOYING q very
prosperous career st the time Of his sudden
taken of. He leaves a wife and several
sons and daughters, who enjoy the esteem
of this community. His boys, to the
Youngest, are trained to business, snd with
Mr.. Ben Harris, the oldest, to control, the
business can be continued successfully. The
remains were taken to Hannibal Tuesday,
for interment, where a father and other
relatives Of tine deceased are buried. The
Masonic fraternity, of which he was
member, paid an appropriate tribute to
their deceased brother BY escorting the re-
mans to the depot, with the ceremonies
prescribed by the ritual OF that brother
hood.
Col. Grover post, G. A. r., was organ
lied in this city last Saturday, by Col. w.
w. Snoddy, A. d. g., assistei by Major E.
J. Smith, A. A. d. C., department of Mis-
souri,, both of Sedslia. The following off,
GERS were elected: g. n. Richards, pos:
commander; Jehu H. Smith, senior vice
commander E. H. Shotwell, junior vice
commander s. ]. Burnett, adjutant; G.
Will Houts, quartermaster general Nathsn
Land, Chaplain; w. G. Rowland, officer Of
the day; John Opp, officer of the guard
/. o. Bowman, sergeant major l. ID. Nor
gan, quartermaster sergeant The follow
ing is the muster roll: w. c. Smith, 6. ].
Burnett, w. C. Rowland, r. 8. Morgan, ].
II. Smith, Nathan Land. E. n. Shotwell,
w. T. McClelland, j. H. Herring, ]. p.
Herring, r. Baldwin, John w. Brown, 8,
T. Heck, G. N. Richards, /. O. Bowman,
W. g. Mikel, G. Will Houts, /. d. Morgan.
:. L. B. Shepherd. Peter Kropp, ]. P. Lo-
gan, J. 81. ODare, James Eyre, A. w.
Rogers, ]. A. Shaw, ]. B. Worden, w. P.
White, P. III. Gamer, Alex Shaf3er, 8. B.