The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-03-06
Call Early, as Prices are Good Tor This week oniy
RED STORE, 2O7 OEIO ST.
MODEL ESTABLISHMENT
The Hardware and Furniture
House of McGinnis q Ingels.
of Nevada, Mo.

"A lew udVS 0SO vi suS
BAzoO visited the thriving city Of Nevada,
Mo, and while there Inc took 4 survey of
the place, which, a few years ago, Was
very small isolated town, with nothing bu,
\ local trade to support il.
But change has come over their dreams, |
and now il is thrifty, busy. bustling city. |
and although not numerically large, every |
body is. at work, pushing and going zs il
they meant To- get some where, and q man
with a dollar was there to SEE them. |
Massive brick blocks have gone skyward,
and they are filled with stocks of goods Ar
ranged with that care and artistic taste
which most successfully tenpts the eye Of
those who are wont To purchase.
Among the most hourishing and exten-
sive houses visited by the writer was the
establishment Of McGinnis 4 lngels. deal
ers in hardware, furniture. etc This firm
was established in 1879. Their building is
5OxlOO feet and two stories high, filled with
goods ready manufactured and those in the
course of construction. Shelf hardware
heating and cooking stoves, heavy hard
ware, sewing machines and some articles of
furniture occupy the first floor. The second
floor contains tin shop, where all kinds
of his goods in common Use are manufac-
tured from the raw material. A Iiumb-
ing and gas firing department is also on
this floor. Adjacent To the tin shop is the
salrsroom for furniture. In this room Is
some as elegant goods rs are found in any
establishment i'm the country, and, as MIR.
Ingrls informed the reporter. they find Il
ready sele, as the people In that section are
looking up and furnishing their homes bet
ter and better each year. Outside Ot this
room they have furniture Of a cheaper or
der. which they buy in the white, in the
east, and finish with paint and varnish, to
suit themselves Underiaker's goods by the
car load are stored here, giving one side Of
the room q very grave, if not CHASTITY, APP
pearance.
The business Office OF the firm
is a small room on the second floor, where
the books are kept and the funds and valu-
able papers of the vast concern are locked
10 a huge safe.
In a large warehouse and long shed adj
jacent to this building are world of all
kinds of agricultural implements known to
farmers Wagons and everything used by
farmers are here stored i'm such way as can
best be viewed by those who visit the place
to purchase.
"Where do you sell all these goods ~
queried the reporter Of Mr. Iusels.
"They are sold eyeryw iere south, tribu-
tary 10 this point-in Southern Missouri,
Southern Kansas, Arkansas and Texas,
he replied.
The house is a model of business pluck
energy and enterprise Their ambition to
make Nevada distributing poin, for all
the supplies in tn, ir line is being fully
met, and while their travelling men are
traversing the southern country with
teams, visiting all the smaller towns, the
other ones at the house are busy manu-
fac,uring and shipping the goods to supply
that vast ARA Of country that n the near
future will be a rich commonwealth, vast
, in resources, and OF course, immense in Its
consumption.
May the firm be happy and prosperous
Thrown from His Wagon.
Alex. Blair, of Blair Bros, had narrow
escape from death yesterday morning
About 9 o'clock his team, attached to q
! farm wagon, was standing near the corner
/ of Third and Ohio str, cts, when they be-
CAME frightened ut scrap of paper which
the wind Was twirling along the street.
hence ran away. They speeded north on
Ohio street, with Mr.. Blair still holding to
the reins.
| At the corner of Main and Ohio streets
Mr.. Blair Was thrown from the wagon,
alighting on his head and shoulders. but
beyond slight scalp wound, and general
shaking up, he escaped injury. The team
kept on going, however. and after circling
around Hinsda'e's stables, brought up in
the vicinity of Dix marble works, where =
survey showed that neither horses nor
wagon we're injured. Buy yonr clothing
Of Blair Bros.
The McNally Murder Case
The case of the State VS.. Frank McNal-
u, charged with the murderof Wash Hyde
in this city, OH the evening OF October TO-
1882, will be called at Lexington, on Tues
day. and it is thought it will he tried
at this term of court.
Prosecuting Attorney Heard will he ~
sisted by Col. Philips and Judge Shirk
while McNally will he defended by Capt
! Bridges and q. w. Barrett The attorneys
inter- s:ed and lsrge number Of witnesses
will go up to-morros. and it Is surmised
the trial will occupy the greater portion oil
the week.