The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-09-25
BOONVILLE.
Story Of q Snake and q Jug
A First Glass Fam
lily Row.
Deaths and Marriages, Personal
Points, Minor Mention,
Etc, Etc.
BoONvIJ.LE, Mo-, Sept. %.

BooNvuLE. No., Sept. %.
Core -pondence OF the Blzoo.
That rain that "Old Probabilities" pre-
| dicted struck our town last night after sew
! eral unsuccessful attempts. Ii wasn't mucI
| of rain after all, but it laid the dus,
which was becoming intollerable. On
expects Dust on hot days, but when il i.
cCId and dusty, like Yesterday, il seems op
posed to nature. The first thing TO cbror
icle for the readers of the SUNDAY BAzo,
is a
MARRIAGE.
At the residence Of the brides mother
near This city, Wednesday, Mr.. w. G.
Simpson and Miss Bette Logan, Rev. III
ID. Kennedy tiiciating. The attendant.
were Miss Fannie Logan. cousin of TN,
bride. and Mr.. X. T.. Miller. After the
C. n m0uy was performed and the happy
couple h.,! receiv, Il the congratulat ions OF
friends, ali present sat down To an elegant
breakf 1T, which was heartily partaken OF
and enjoyed. The newly married couple
left al ten o'clo * for Monroe county, where
they will make tleir home.
SNAKE VERSUS JUG.
\ story which shows the affection OF
snakes Tor jugs WAS tcld yOur correspond
ent che day rec, njiy by Il citizen III Black
water township wh,re tie event narrate ii
occurred. ! jag, which had been used
during the CORR blowing season 10 carry
w--ater into he field, was thrown b.
some careless hand into a corner III the
vari, and there allowed 10 remain
until liz grass grew up around il. An
, ntsrpri>ing Eel made her nest hear bv L.
A. the tcrs-tellers would saw, time rolled
on and voracicus black snake espied the
nest and :, ized upon one Of the eggs and
with malice aforethought, SO TO speas,
swallowed the egg entire. TLen led by
some strange freak oi his snakeship's fancy,
Nr. Black Snake crawltd through the ham
lie oil the jug as lar as the egg In his body
would permit. Then, to complete the tale
and the repast, the snake swallowed another
EGG as tar as the handle of the jug would
allow. In this strange predicament the
comblnpd jug-snake was found by the GEN
Ileman who vouches for the truth OF this
story, and who Is 4 person of intelligence
and undoubted veraci,y. He killed the
snake and rescued the jug which will be
made 10 do service again, perhaps. II you
ion't believe this story, he will show you
he jug.
A FAMILY ROW.
VIM. Siraub, OF Randolph county, in
his stale, came To BConville this week and
'wore out a complaint against his wife and
her father, Abijah Chapman, who he
'laimed, had ie:l his home in Randolph
county on Wednesday OF last week, taking
With them his three children, the eldest
,nly SIX Yeas, and were carving
hem OH to Illinois. He had tracked them TO
o this county and with Deputy
Sheriff Williams went in pursuit. They
we're arrested near Upton and brought to
'oonville, where the case was tried before
Justice Hoge OF the county court, for DOS
ession of the children.
When Chapman was arrested Straub
nade some demonstrations which were
onstrued into an attempt TO assault him. |
was arrested and fined y on the charge
ssault but 'Squires Acton and Howard &C
ui:ted him OF the charge
( carrying concealed weapons. Mrs. Straub |
LEGGED cruelty and ill-treatment ON the
art oi her husband as her reasons Tor de-
erting him. Mr. Sirsub charged that bis
lie was not nj person 10 keep the chill
rem, and that she had been unduly init
late with a neighbor. Mrs. S;raub Genie,,
lis and claimed that her husband beat her
.verely. The case was tried Thursday al
.rnoOn. Geo. W. Johnston and oSgrove
Johnston represented the husband. and
'raiien ~ Williams appeared Tor Mrs.
iraub. Judge Hoge gave the custody OF
he children 10 the mother ON condition
lat she would return at ouce 10 Randolph
unity where the matter would he finally
'ttlsd before Judge Burckhaidt. Your
learns that they arranged tie
iucuities satisfactorily without going into
,urt again, but have since had another
;
DEAD.
DR.. John 5. Tobert who died recently N
aiker. Vernon county, was On uncle OF
Is. III. y. Hutchinson, OF BOonville. and
sided here for 4 number of wears pre-
Gus 10 the war. He was well and favor. =
,ly known 20 many of our older citizens. :
Mrs. DR.. Hall, whose death is announced
the Saline county papers of this week. 3
having occurred II Marshall recently.
as the mother OF Mrs w. W. Trigg. and
. ". Hall Of this cit, who were present =
IN her It the time OF her death and A. !
lded her funeral
CHAT. t(
-Eev- o. ". Gauss returned from ST
'uis last night.
Lon V. Stephens visited the Future r
eat yesterday. =
Moses HilIard, esq, OF ST. Louis, is in II
e city today. c
Frank Chambers left yesterday a Il
lit to Louisville, Kentucky.
Mrs. Maggie Cnllers, OF Bunceton,
mt Wednesday in Boonville
MIR. Adam Ittel, of Sedalia, has been c
iting relatives in Boonyille. Il
Harry Teliord nj this conn,r al I: [,