The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-03-06
RICH HILL LETTER.
An Interesting Budget From the
Most Thriving Coal Mining
Town in Missouri.
Decial Correspondence to The BAzoo.
RICH HILL. Mo-, Feb. q, 1883.


The hardware store If V ". Rrook,
was os Il this IN ,rning, under an :chmenl
oi II 200, srv d by his wfc. The stock
vi b. soid Il = Ibiic auction ia u day.
! 1t is corr, ely reported that the dis
tnrbance occasioned ~ George Julian,
co,orcd, last Frlda, event; q. WAS lib PAT
:. by tn enemies of Marshal Logan, The o.
iect being Lea get Mr.. Logon lea attempt the
arrest, and thinking lac would make a iaii-
ure. Juiin Is a noted ch racier, q bully,
and strongly Resisted the arrest, bit lin lily
concluded that the senil- p rsIa>ious of the
marshals billy" were SUFFICIENT To induce
him TO qnietlv rambuia,e himself down
To the "c"oler" By ihis little episode. Mr..
Logan has increased his chances for re-
eeciiOn, at least from fly To >esenIy-iive
votes.
Rich Hill is Ia have ne opera house.
We und.rs and that Mes,r>. VI. ). Cow les
and Col. Ell. Brown have taken the matter
i'm hand ard that the plans and speciica-
tons have been Drawn AID submitted To
their consideration. The slt- chosen
for its location Is on the
corner OF Walnut and Sixth just north of
the M. :. Cowles' mercantile ma
moth establishment. Ii tbs worthy enier-
prise Is carried ont, and their contempla-
/ lions realized, Rich Hill will have one of
the finest opera HOUSES IN southwest Mis-
souri,. Ii is To be a three story brick, and
cost from forty TO sixty thousand dollars.
! furnishes the information that the Chill
ra Id company have y cuTei the right of
way through the city for their si!e track,
4 L. "A
5 mewhere let Sten Fifth and SIKH street,,
aud run to the corner "f NJ pie and
Seventh STREETS, VIII re they have purchased
site Of j. +. Boyd II Co. for ihe depo'.
Work will be csmmenc~d ~ soon ~ the
weather will admit, and tie Dept move
rs 50 IN as The I, ack Is tiri-hed. This move
bring, th,m within about >ixty yard, oi
he P.ic.fc de-ot, and gives th IN .qaal nd
vsnrage, in fright ami passenger rrfiie,
besides adding largely To III, convenience
of our ciiizt ms and business men.
SUNDAY IN RICH HILL
Was a bright sni glorious day, >ucii day
a, makes evers IDI"ili seut being re- lie
that life j. worth living, iIs only element
Of disconient AMI d satisfaction being the
muddy streets. which made II rather diSa-
greea |. Tor pedestrians, As a greet MANY
| of our rect crs ssing, are IN rather "A bad
condition.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES
were held In all the churches, both mora
Ing and evening and all were largely al
tended. Our citizeEs are verify church
going people.
AT THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH,
on the corner of Walnut and Ninth, ser
vices were conducted by tine regular pastor,
the Rev. Mr.. Spencer. He delivered AS
able address 10 q large coDgreg atom at the
evening S. rvices.
AT THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. Mr.. Hackney, pis'or of the VI. r.
church, conducted services IT ii a. I'M and
AT p m The ats were all occupied AT
the evening services, and The cone re cation
listened To one Of those short but pointed
and eloquent addresses for which Rev.
Hackney is noted.
AT THE VI. p CHURCH SOUTH
two sermons were preached nv the PASTOR,
Rev. Mr.. Reynolds, at | a. IN. and al p.
IN. Here also Was pres, nt-d tnll house
at the evening ryices, ali ageS. classes and
grades alike tdy {, listen TO the words
of com fort and religions.
THE BAPTIST CHURCH
pres mel an anxious and eager throny. the
house being crowded TO OVERLOOKING long
before time for s,rvices TO commence
Manv returned home, others repsired Ia
Other churches Afer very brief but
inter sting discourse by the Rev. Mr..
Shones, five ne~ membe s, one gentleman
and four ladies, received the ordinance of
baptism.
PERSONAL MENTION.
J. Epps;ein. OF Butler. Snndayed in Rich
Hill.
w. q. Atkespn returned last night from
his werk' visit TO Arkansas.
w S. Hendricks, of Kansas City, wss
registered al the Ar.aie Sunday.
John Fixes, ex baggsgemaSter at the
Pacific depot, came up from Springfield,
Saturday night.
Miss Dora Heath returned 10 her home
at Butler, FRIDAY evening, sitter visit of
two or three weeks i'm this city.
r. Benedict formerly of this city, but
recently fee: ght C niuctor I'M Texas, re-
turned TO his Old all glance last Saturday.
q. W. Newton, AT old and enterprieng
citizen and busin IS man al Rcn Hill. re-
turred. Sunday evening, from Texas, where
he has b en- spending the winter.
Mrs. II G.. Wise returned 10 the city.
Frid ~ evening, from Baxter Springs, Kas,
where she has been wishing her sister for
the past four weeks. Her friends are glad
To welcome her re urn.
Miss Sa!lie Finney, one of our leading
young ladies ia the best social circles, babe
adieu to her many friends Monday morn
ing, and depart-d Tor Lamar, No., where
she will reside for the futnre Miss Fiuney
was an accomplished and amiable young
lady, and her departure is deeply regretted
by all her friends Quite nu nber of the
young men will now I've afflicted with that
far-awsy and givr-me p'ece-of-bread-and.