The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-08-28
The Coal Company Sending
Away One Hundred and
Sixty Car Loads Daily.
The Prospects for Another
Railroad Are Encouraging,
to Say the Least.
improvements Being Made-Per
sonal Points-Local Scraps,
ETC., Etc.

SOfteSpOuoeoce VI the DALoo
RICH HILL, August 81.
Mr.. ]. l.. Minor has gone east to pur.
chase a new stock of hardware.
Mr.. NJ. o. Bennett, of Sedalia, was
registered AT the TaImage Sunday.
Col. Thomas Irish, of the Review, and
daughtei, Miss Maud, Visited Oswego, Kas.,
Sunday last.
Mrs. HI. Foote and child, wife of
Mr.. Foo,e, of the Standard Oil company,
returned to Olaths Sunday.
MIR. Dxniei Sanders was quietly mar
ried in st Louis Monday last to Miss
Paulina Alderman, of that city.
j. X. Orr, of Oil City, Pa, is in the
city, regulating for leases Oh oil lands.
He represents wealthy company.
MIR b. j. Waters, president Of the pro-
posed Fort Scott Chicago & st. Louis road,
has been In the city several days.
The members of the Baptist church
gave lawn social last night, which was
we'll attended and a very PLEASANT time had
generally.
MIR. c. e.. McGinnis. of the large stock
farm OF Hufioker & Hughes, shipped nine
cars Of very fine, fat cattle Sunday last TO
St. Louis.
Mrs. Cassidy, now of Springfield, Mo-,
but formerly resident of this city, is Wis
iting her niece, Mrs. w. T. Huddleson, on
East Park avenue.
There were ninety-eight arrivals at
the Taimage house Friday and Saturday
last, fifty eight at the Merchants aud forty
TWO al the Arcade.
Mrs. Hannah Knowles, mother Of
Mrs. Judge Lane, was summoned by tele
gram Ia Nevada, on account of sickness to
a relative, yesterday.
MIR j. w. Fowler, for erly of Sedaiia,
Is NO longer connected with the Talmagr
house book store. He has BEEN spending
the week at Carthage, Mo-
MIR. G. w. Main. ex-proprietor Of
the cigar factory Of this city, has pur-
chas, d Dave ard Morris" ssloon. and will
discontinue the cigar business.
subscriptions to loau and building as
scciatiOns are progressing very nicely. An
application WIS received fron Sedalia
few days since for five shares.
The BAzOo predicts marriage in high
life inside of three weeks, but is restrained
from mentioning the names of the CON-
tracing parties. Our barometer is slow
but sure.
Mr.. F. NJ. James and wife, of Litch-
field, iii, are viewing The city. with the
intention of locating. They will, in all
probability, embark in the stationery
busln, Sc.
MIR X. B. Parrock will Commence
drilling in few days for oil on small
tract Of land recently purchased in the
limits Of the city. There is
strong indication that oil exists.
"A number OF the young folks are
passing the evenings riding and dr;v,ug By
moonlight The drive around tn parks is
a nelightfoi one and enjoyed by aI,. TIE
shrubhery when older will afford quite a
pleasure resort for amusemenis OF different
kinds.
Prof. J. II. Hinton and wife returned
from an extended visit 10 Ken
lucky. The public school of which the
professor is principal opens September 81.
The school enumeration made some four
weeks since shows there are ] 1868 school |
in the city limits. Two fine !
'chool buildings have just been completed,
COST $4,000 each.
The fax factory is completed to the |
'ecOnd story aud the work Of putting in |
he machinery will commence In q few |
lays. Ii is of brick and will cost 50 600. |
They exrect 10 be ready to commence
operations by September Is. This is AL
industry that has been substantially en-
outraged by the farmers, and no doubt
will prove paying investment.
The u. A. X. OF Candy post No 10
~uniun to De held here on the evenings of
he 18th and l3;n OF mex: month. Major
n srner, Of Kansas CITY, will address The
Inc first evening will be
evuted TO supper and The entertainment Of
listing lodges, to which Invitations will
II issued Throughout the .Isie and Western
Aansas. The reunion will be held at
anderson's opera house, on Park avenue.
The balloon ascension advertised to
ccur here Saturday had the effect of bring
ng a large crowd in from the rural dis
ricts. The ascension took place, but was
very poor exhibition, rising only a short
istance and came down in less than Eve
minutes. There accompanies Prof Fisk q
de show and numerous inducements TO !
ct the peoples money, and they man.
ged to keep the country folks around
,ese all day by not ascending with the
ailoon until o'clock.
Saturday was the Rich Hill com. /.
anys pay day, and something over $45,- :
10 was paid Tor labor in July but begin. !
ing with next month t. cir pay roll will !
II exceed that OF last, and each succeed.
& month during the fall and winter will
'crease proportionately. The demand for
bal is increasing very rapidly with the =
'ming winter: The company keep a '
anding order for l60 cars per day, but L
ink they will soon be compelled to in
rase ii 10 zoo hundred cars per day.
There is an increased excitement in .
ilroad circles just at present in this com.
unity. Strenuous efforts are being made &