The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-09-04
AURORA SPRINGS.
An Unprecedented Boom in
Real Estate Throughout
Miller County.
An Interesting Budget of News
from the Famous Fountain
of Health.
special Correspondence of the Bazoo.


AURORA SPRINGS, August %.
Our town Is still improving little, will
prospects quite favorable for an interesting
boom ID the near future. A number o
town lots have recently been purchased by
St. Louis capitalists, and in very shor
time they will erect business house.
thereon and carry elegant stocks o.
goods. Several new residences anC
saloon building have Just beer
completed. and real estate is advancing.
Our springs: jnst at this time, are alive
with people who Seem TO never tire o.
quenching their thirst at our fountain Of
health. Many diseases If violent natures
are RAPIDLY and permanently cured by the
use OF this excellent water, and all who are
SO fortunate as To drink it agree that There
is nothing like H." The springs have late
ly undergone a series of valuable improve.
men,s, which render them more inviting
10 Nh, weary invalid who is ever wont To
lounge around under The shade of large,
overhanging water oaks, and sit upon the
moss covered rocks along the bluff.
Large tents have been hoisted in the
park FOR the exclusive comfort Of stroiiing
visitors, aud, indeed, the visitors seem to
delight in sitting there and listening to the
ciank Of croque: balls and
the merry shouts OF children.
II is now an indispntable fact that our
water has reput alton and contains cura-
tive qualities unsurpass- bv the wonder
full Eureka, Arkansas, and the only thing
needfuI to make us grand and important
is the requisite amount Of judicious adver-
Using, which the BAZ % would d., and do
well, If the town of Aurora would only
awaken to proper sense Of its duty.
Other watering and health resorts of note
sprang into prominence only by advertis-
ing, AID the writer, advice TO the citizens of
Aurora is for them To do likewise.
Reverends Goss, Atkinson and others
are conducting largel, attended camp
meeting here at present. and al,h ugh there
have as vet been bu. f-w conversions,
there are signs of good WORK being per-
formed by the unwavering energies OF the
ministers. Meetings are held at 3 O'Clock
In the afternoon, and in the evening,
with excursions on Sundays from Jefferson
City.
I his afternoon an interesting trial wss
heard before Esquire Downing. The facts
are about as follows: On Monday, August
~, IDdTiie DaTnSt ana wine Done en-
gagged of J. II. Hagan.a livery man, a team
for the purpose of driving 10 a f. RIM house
in the country, distance of eleven m les.
The young !nen left town It 4:30, and. as
the testimony shows. returned al $50, thus
making the twenty-five mile trip in the
shortspac of two hours Complain, was
made by Mr. Hagan, the owner of the
horses, and the young men were
arrested, tried, found guilty
of ''inhuman treatment to dumb brutes,"
and fined each S. and COSTS One witness,
when asked TO tell al! he knew in as brief
a manner AS possible about these two young
men and their team, testified as follows: 81
was standing in the road and Il man came
along on mule and said, good morning.
Jim; and that's all know about it," He
was dismissed, and the court smiled.
There are but few visitors at the Springs
al present, and one cause why there are not
more can DE attributed To the poor accom-
modations afforded by the railroad Jay
Gould should blush with shame for ex-
peclIug passengers to ride in such an Old
rusty, Stat seat coach as he has on this road.
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