The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-09-04
q. j. LEISURE,
OSCEOLA.
The Usual 0rist of Items for the
Readers of the Sunday
BaZOO.

/ Special Correspondence of the Baxoo.
OsCEeLA, August 81.
Henry Laugblin, an attorney OF St.
| Louis, is in town on legal business.
Mr.. j. T. Boots has Just completed a
steamboat, 28x126 feet, to be used on the
Usage river.
Miss Minnie Dozier, of Clinton, az
rived Tuesday, and will pay visit to her
many friends.
!. "A shotgun in the hands of an enraged
father came near furnishing a 6rst-class
item Thursday night.
Al. Shields, who formerly lived here,
but is now resident of Texas, is chatting
with his Old-time acquaintances in Osceols.
Hons. T. T.. Nesbit and Jno w.
Wright were looking after their fences at
the late confederate reunion at Jefferson
City.
VIM. D. Mead and family went TO
Lexington last Monday for the purpose of
placing Miss Julia in school, and returned
Thursday.
j. Sam Brown, of ST. Louis, treasurer
OF the Farmers & Mechanics Mutunl Aid
association, was transaciing business at the
cour. house Wednesday.
We understand that Mr. Sam A. War
dan received kindly aid and assistance in
his search after health aud consolation at
inc Taborville mineral springs and camp
meeting.
B. F. Jones, who has made this place
his home for the past three years, and who
has worked in both Offices as a practical
printer, LETT for his home in Nashville,
Tenn, Monday.
The new church for the colored people
has been completed, new bell placed
thereon, and cheap boy hired to ring t:ae
bill that they may be made to think of
their contributions.
&C. j. Harm ON and ]. Wade Gardner
have moved their Offices from the ank
building. The former nov occupies the
room in the rear of DR.. Bells Office, and
the latter has moved into the of6ce of the
city clerk.
The burglars spoken Of in the last Ie-
port as having raided Humansville and
Wearbleau City, were in town few even
ings since, but were prevented flom doing
owing to the vigilance Of Mar
shall Calvird.
We have often spoken of the gamblers
Who have been plying their vocation In our
town, under the gaze Of our city officers,
but TO no effect. Professional gamblers
come here, stay long enough to get money
ahead and then leave, and those whom
they have heeced in turn induce some
men, probably inexperienced boys. 10 play
at chance and cards, that they may win
back the amount lost at other times, until
TO day in Osceola gambling is being in
obliged in by boys and men of all ages.
Our city officers take no counsel, but wink
one eye and say nothing. Circuit court
cOnvenes Monday and we have a Young
man as prosecuting attorney whom we hope
will move TO put a stop to this nefarious
practice without fear or favor, and watch
with interest the proceedings Of the next
grand jury.
OUR INTERROGATIvES ARE:
If the gamblers will go:
If a moonlight night is the best tine
to visit such places?
Why the young men who went TO
camp meeting complain of being "bus'ed?"
If it really fact that A. E Ross
spen, three days in Appleton City without
going to see his girif
If a certain Chestnut street clerk won't
furnish an item for the BAzOo if he don't
quit showing samples in that back rom
about supper time?
If the hoodlums don't enjoy that line
Of Police News across the walk in front Of
Crosthw ats news stand; and the ssme
likely TO bring forth remarks from older
observers?