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Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-07-05

OF its ever being reversed, and even though
ii should be ii will be several Years yet be.
tore il can be Brought about. This will >c.
cure cheap fencing, for these years at least,
which will be duly appreciated by the west
ern farmer.
WE shall never mulch bearing beds OF
Strawberries with straw again. Though !,
good winter protection 1t cannot be made
free from grain and weed seeds, and to thus
reSeed soil made clean by long culture is
vexatious. Aside from this he mulch is
made the breeding place OF insects. We
found thousands Of small worms had ha, cl-
ed under the straw before the frost was iair-
ly our OF the Soll. Ii is suspected that the
damage done to + rker Earle'S. Cobden.
Illinois. plantation by an insect eating into
the berries is owing to the straw mulch, a.
when no mulch was applied no injury was
done.-Greea's F59it Gro,oe2
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-07-05

BARBED wire is now delivered in the Ter
tory cheaper than ever before and when the
reduction OF the royalty paid by manutac
turers to the Washburn & Moen Co. takes
effect should still decline. The royalty
amounted to SIS per mile tor a three-strand
wire fence. The decision of the Missouri
court is not final, bnt there is little danger
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-07-05

70 THE farmer who supplies Sut1crnry
OF water now the harvest is assured.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-07-05

There are a number of varieties of small
fruit that succeed great deal better here
than in AEy Of ,he States.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-07-05

THE past winter was the seVere>t on fruit
trees Montana has yet known. yet the dam-
aye is NOT more than oDe-half as great rs
was supposed early in the season.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-07-05
lE1ss---&--sass1

WATER is a great fertilizer and the waste
from bitches could be utilized to a good al
vantage by turning it over the unculivared
portion OF the farm.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-07-05

ADVERTISING RATsES
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-01-30
a Growing Evil.

That the social evil will always be
feature oi society. none doubt. But that
its unbiushing effrontery must he held in
check is equally as true. That it is h
growing evil in Sedalia can not be gain
said it is becoming as bold as though
licensed.
Las, night. i'm one of the most promi
nent business blocks on Ohio street, .
BAzoo reporter saw that which seemed
impossible to be allowed by the owner Of
the building.
There were no less than half dozen
lewd women i'm the different rooms at
different times, one oil the
women being elegantly dressed, Of graceful
form and carriage, snd evidently woman
far above the generality OF her class, so
ia: as outward appearance wss concerned:
Over her face she wore a thick veil, and
her endesvor to reach q certain room Was
evident. Perhaps she is in one of the frs:
houses OF the city o-day. Such things
are not impossible
This loud display Of human passions
should be tempered down, no waiter who
are the guilty ones.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-01-30
Burglary.

Sheriff Rogers aud Charlie Andrews, Ell
Boonville, were in Sedalia last night. on the
lookOu: for one John ferrall, who entered
the hardware store Of Mr.. Andrews, Sasur-
day night, and took therefrOm nineteen vsl-
liable revoIvers and one iady's gold watch
The robbery was committed IN the latter
part OF the night, when everything was
favorable
Ferraii has been in the employ Of Mr.
Andrews, who Is brother in law Oi Senz-
tor Heard, until recently. and during that
time, had inside kex Tor the front door.
This he used TO a good advantage Sainr-
dav night. There we're a number VI ether
valuable articles In tho shOw case from
which the revolvers and watch we're taken,
but were not molested.
The theft WAS committed after the train
had ief, for Upton. and it Was su:ni-sd
that Ferrall had taken Conductor Halls
train Tor Sedalis Marshal Shy received
information OF the burglary, and was On
hand when the train arrived, but the man
wanted did not show up.
All the freight trains from Booaville have
been watched, but no trace has y't been
discovered vi Ferrs'i.
sheriff Rogers and Mr.. Andrews lett
Sedsi,a this .uorning for Upton in hope.
of overtskipx the man and recovering the
stolen property.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-01-30
Was It Intentional or Acct
dental Suicide?
A. D. Barth Arrives in Sedalia,
And Makes q Statement in
Reference to His De-
ceased Brother.
The Dead Man Well Known at
Kansas City.

A BAzOO reporter. this morning, met
Mr.. A. ID. Barth, of Kansas City, brother
OF the young man vhc died 1t the depot,
10 this place, last Saturday. He arrived
on the train from the west, this morning.
Mr.. Barih states that he can not account
for the action of his brother in taking his
own life, but decidedly ignores all idea Of
intentional suicide.
The last time he met his brother. was at
the Kansas City fair. last fall, when he WAS
in the very btst of spirits, stating that he
contemplated marriage, at an early day
with young lady living at Independence,
this State He left Kansas City soon after
tie close of the fair, carrying with him his
sam pie cases, rs he was travelling for the
Wholesale liquor house of X. 5. Patterson
of that city, since which time he has made
his home with a sister, al Spring Hill.
Mr. Bsrth stated TO the reporter that his
brother suffered considerably with lung
trouble, subjecting him 10 hsrd spells of
coughing which produced considerable ner
vousness He adheres TO the opinion that
the poisonous spOtion was taken through
mistake, and with DO desire or expectation
to suicide. He also says that the state
ment that his brother was suffering from
syphilis is totally un!unnGed and without
the least semblance Of truth.
The two hrothers formerly lived in Chi.
csgo, where they have relstives, the survi-
wing one being now in business At Kansas
CITY,
Adolph Barth has been in the employ Of
Il s. Patterson, Kansas City, something
over a wear. and was we'll liked by his en-
plovers. He had amassed quite hand
some little property, owning a house and
lot in independence, and having five hur-
dred dollars In the bank a; Kansas City.
Mr.. Barth did not state what action
would be taken with regard to his brother's
property, merely saying that everything
would be looked after. He will leave this
evening for Knobnoster, at which place
he has sister living, Mrs. &. A. Green.
Referring To the deceased the kansss
CITY journal! of this morning says:
The young man. Adolph H. Barth, who
died al Sedaiia. on Saturday last, was
we'll known M this city and hasa brother
here. He was not cow boy As stated in
the SedaIia papers, but q commercial
traveller in thu employ OF X 5. Patterson,
wholesale liquor dealer in this city.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-01-30
Isaac Will Get There.

Last SUNDAYS BA2oO contained IN item
concerning the robbery OF the Cincinnati
store, at Windsor, and said that Isaac
Giassburn Was suspected OF having done
the Job. Glsssburn Was arrested, and had
an examination, which resulted in his dis
charge.
To-day, Glassburn arrived in Sedalia,
and proceeded to fill up with poor gin and
stale beer. After getting under pretty good
headway, he entered j. 3. Landes' jewclry
store, and commenced To communicate
IDEAS BY writing ON paper. and receiving
answers the same way-in other words, he
said he vas q mute.
He vent awav, and after an absence o;
half an hour or so, he then went into the
RAzOo counting room. which is ia the same
room with Mr.. Landes, evidently too much
drunk TO recognize that he Was IN the
same place that be had been in before.
This time he could talk ~ we'll As any
one, and desired to know the snthcr OF the
article in the BAzoO, and he talked very
belligerently.
He got very little satisfaction and star.
ed out tn find sn attorney 20 start = libel
suit against this paper.
Good enough Mr.. Gias,burn, we trust
you will succeed in starting suit, as we
have no, had one fer two weeks, and mat
ters are getting a little dull IN this line
In The mesntime the police had better
keep close eye upon the brittle yoHti'
from Windsor.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-01-30
LOST A LEG.
Burch Falls Under the Wheels, in
the z. & T Yards.

Ben Burch. a switchman in the K. h I.
yards, met with m accident this morning
about eleven o'clock, which cost him his
left leg.
At the time referred to, he was switching
q train, near the Fifth street crossing.
The weather being cold, he had on his over
coat, and was in the act of packing up a
coupling pin. when his coat was csught,
drawing him partly under the wheels, and
allowing one TO pass over his leg, jus; be.
low the knee. In trying to extricate him.
self, he threw his left hand on the
rail aud had il also badly mashed.
The unfortunate young man WIS at once
removed to the hospital where the crushed
member was taken off above the knee.
Wher BAzoo reporter visited the hospi.
tai, Burch was enduring his suffering hero.
ically, and the probabilities are that he
viii be able % stand the shock, although
injured about the head in addition to the
injuries mentioned. He has two brothers,
one q conductor, the other baggsgeman
on the Wabash roan who have been iEfor-
med of the misfortune
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-01-30
She Wanted Her Baggage.

A lady, perhaps f"rty years of age, en
r0ute from st. Louis to Galveston. vas a
passenger through Sedalia last night.
She had baggage.
She was going to see that baggage, too,
if il took of limb.
When the train pulled into Sedaiis she
WAS told 10 keep her seat, II she wanted TO
go south on the K Il /.
She Strengthened ont the folds OF her
dress, made of seal brown camel : hair. and
eyed the passengers closely as they moved
out Of the car.
The car was switched bsckwa ara anu for
ward. getting il into position to go south.
But She held the fort maniuliy, asking
every man who passed through the car
some question regarding The movement oi
the train.
All at once she jumped as If she had
ieen shot, and said:
I'll must go and see to my baggage.
She drew her wraps around her closely,
picked up her skirts ard started out of the
car. She ient her steps directly toward the
baggage car, and commenced talking To
the men who were making the transfer.
She scrutenized each piece ms it came from
III. car, asking George Cn:ids.
SIS my trunk IN that carr
Where are YOU going" asked the man
OF baggage.
.sEoing 10 Galveston. Texas, she replied.
sill eveing the trunks and plumber as il
WAS t,imbled on the truck, by the men who
worked with Precipitation on their faces,
and slmos, frost on their fingers.
at should be i'm this car if il was put
there" replied George.
Piece after piece came in quick sicoes-
sion, the conductor urging me Wen Ia
work faster, rs i've Was in a hurry I'D leave.
There ii is" said the lady, and oui
came a trunk with sbnut forty feet oi
he'd cord strung around il and the Ind EN-
tireIy detzched from the trunk
Articles Of wearing apparel not any too
clean proiruded from the edges between
the cover and the trunk, rs ii the rope
WAS Inadequate 10 the service il was rx-
pected 10 perform.
as that Your Saratoga Said q by
stander addressing the lady while she was
enieayoring 10 put the pieces OF goods in
the trunk which exhibited themselves
tree.
"Yes. that Is nv trunk and il was a
good one when | left st. Louis. How
hard these men are on baggage" she
answered.
THAT was a trunk once, madam long
tine ago. though. You had better buy a
basket to put the contents in, for that
trunk will be all, over the train before il
gets to Galveston, he emphatically
told her.
81 amt goin' to get any basket" she
answered eontemptuously, as she hied away
! to the Car which she had SO recently left.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-01-30
Communicated.
Lazy Lawyers.

The jury having been discharged, the
court Is nov wrestling vita the equity
docket Of the term.
There il y move I'm loot among the
dicipIes OF old Blackstone, by way OF relief
Of cur docket, that Pettis county be made
a separste circuit This is all very we'll,
and Sounds big ON paper, but the truth Is
that. although Ne have three
terms per year of the circuit
court in the county, there is virtually but
one term held. and that is the January
term. The May and September terms OF
the court there is seldom anything done !;
the lawyers se,m to catch sort oi spring
lever about the time the May term begins
and the infection continues until the lrosts
ard SHOWS IF winter freeze it cut of them,
and then they complain OF the largeness
of the docket.
II the lawyers will go to work, as they
ought TO do, the three terms year will be
quite sufficient to relieve the docket I'M
der the present regime. s#
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-01-30
Going to Prison.

A c0iored non commissioned officer ar
rived this mornlns from the sonth, having
in charge two eolored soldiers belonging to
tire 9th United States cavalry, who were
en- route to me Fort lezyenworth military
prison.
The two men had been tried before a
cour, martial and sentenced to- one years
imprisonment each. One was convicted of
ieignius sickness TO avoid dpty, and the
other was convicted Of perjury. before
court martial The men have served
nearly the whole OF their term Of imprison-
ment at Fort Sill and now go TO Leaven-
worth to complete their sentence and he
dishonorably discharged.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-01-30
BAD BOONE.
A Sharper Who Gives This Name
Victimizes an Old Man on
the Train.

That old mau sitting there" said Con-
ductOr Arnold to q BAzOO reporter on
yesterday afternoons west-bound Missouri
Pacific passenger, "was neatly swindled
out of City dollars In ST. Louis, this morn
ing. He'll tell you about it,"
The old man was asked to tell of the Job
BY the reporter, aud the following is his
story:
"You see, am going out to Girar
Kansas, where have very sick daugh-
ter. never was on the cars before, and
didn't know how to act. My home is in
Clearmont county. Ohio, and Pun blessed
il / see how anybody in this country knew
my name. which is George Smell"
"But, sir, when the train GO. Almost into
st. Louis, . real nice looking fellow cane
up to me and says, How are you. Mr.
SMELL? didn't know the fellow, and told
him SO. but he said me knowed INV dsugh-
ter in Kansas, and told me about her being
SO sick. He sat down by me and We talked
little about different things, when up
comes man and says To the fellow who
knowed my daughter, you must pay this
bill or the corpse will be put of the
train
"r fellow looked at me real sorrowfnl
like and says, That's hard, Amt ii?'
whats hard ?" says |.
MY poor dead wifes corpse is on this
train and owe five dollars "n The passage,
and sin't got the money 10 pay IT," and
I'm blessed If tears didn't come into his
ewes.
SWELL" says l, "bein' As you are eoin'
TO the same place rs me, I'll .et you have
the money and with that | pulled out
nv wallet and started To- take out . i've
dollar bill, but the fellow who wanted tn
collect the money said fer me To let the
other man get il uui, and before | knOwed
il they had the roll Of money In their
hpnds and started for the front end Of the
train, saying they'd be back very soon.
But they ain't come back yet," and the old
mans voice had ,remor in il.
|. "How much did they get from your
Even fifty dollars. am So mad that
was SD green. But I never Travelled before,
and thought the fellow was honest. / felt
real sorry for him, not having money
enough To pay for his dead wiie's passage
He told YOU his name?"
ayes. he said it was Boone, but believe
the fellow lied, don't you?"
The reporter said that in the light OF
subsequent events, and the fact that the
gentleman lived in St. Louis, he was in
clined To The opinion that Mr.. Boone was
close relative of Tom Ochilt,ee
But the lesson had been we'll learned by
the ole gentleman, and so suspicious Was
he Of every one. tina, when weli-t nown
gentleman of this city offered 10 take his
grip from one car TO another, while the
train was i'm motion, he most positively
declined any assistance, saying ne would
not trust any one.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-01-30
Proof Everywhere.

If any invalid or sick person has the
least doubt of the power and efficacy oil
Hop Bitters 10 cure them, they can find
cases exactly like there OWN, in their own
neighborheOd. with proof positive thai
they can be easily and permanently cured
at a ,rifing e,st-or ask your druggist or
physician.
GREENWICH. Feb. II, 1880.
Hop Bi,ters Co.-Sirs-l VAS given up
by the doctors to die of scrofula cousump-
ton. Two bottles of your Bitter- Cared
me- LEROY BREWER
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-01-30
BATES COUNTY ITEMS.

-Sleighing is now good.
Adrian is growing very fast
s. Brumbeck, Of Adrian, is sick.
George Wood has been quite sick
-Dr.Kelso is attending lectures in ~
Louis.
The Adrian debating society frose ap
Friday night.
Dickson, the Adris. postofice CLERK,
is on the sick list.
A post OF the G. A. X. is 10 be estss-
lished in Butter in few days.
The Emma Leland troupe played u
Waltons Opera house last week.
The Rich Hill Review is opposed 70
tn. erection of new county Jail.
Rev. A. Walker, u Upton, win here
after preach for the Presby lsrisns Of Bet
Ter.
--Butler, for place OF 5000 people, hiss
very little lawlessness. Is il . very order
ly town.
james Keep, Of Adrian. has cold His
fancy team TO Mr.. Ellsworth, the new liv-
cry man.
-Maude, the little daughter Of Dr..
malariaI lever.
Isaac Norris, one vi the cOuDty's b~,:
farmers, has sold out, and viii s0oE move
To Southern Kansas.
w. Il. Rose, Of Butler. and Mr. Grs.k.
of Pspinsviile, are candidates for eOHnty
school commissioner.
Swine running at large aud new isit
Is attracting the undivided attention ii toe
people OF the county AZ present
H w Dore, station sgens at Adrian.
was relieved Of his duties Oh Sunday night
by gentleman by the name Of Stewart.
Adrian is looking daiiv for the return
Of Messrs. BesumOnls and FoOte frOns the
east with extensive oil machinery for pro-
pecting.
A youth by the name Of Joseph MnlliGsn
was accidentally killed by the discharge ef
gun while hunting, near Rich Hill. IN
Thursday last.
A rabid COW was killed last week. The
animal bit several dogs, which in tHIs
went mad. Ii WAS also reported that
child Of Mr. Joe Mckinney Was bitten By
dog.
j. h Harrison, the gentleman who did
the fine painting In Waltons upera house
in Butler, has gone To Nevada Ia com meBcs
work on = similar job Tor Mooreis opera
house.
Rev. Doan, of Jacksonville, held seF-
vices (Baptis:) In The church At Adrian On
Sabbath. The attention Of the boys sa-
divided between Sabbath school and The
skating pond.
Lone Oak Grange will have good
ime at their hall, In Lone Oak. Ola the
evening OF the 24ih inst. The Butler bras
band will furnish the music, and an oyster
supper and speaking will he the other
features of the occasion.
Stock auctions on the street are nov al
almost weekly occurrence In Adrian. The
town will soon be able To furnish them
regularly. There Is no cessation 10 ths
stock shipments here, proving Is to Be enc
OF the best points ON the road.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-01-30

While she was absent the car had been
moved, and then she Vas in trouble
She asked hotel porter who vas stand
ing on the platform, where her car vas.
She got NO information that WAS salts
factory.
Then she asked every one near her Were
the Galveston car could be found.
The bystxnders gazed at her in mute as.
tonishment, until Officer Frank Jones took
her in charge and piioted her to the right
car, and finally she was located.
She seemed grati6sd, and after looking
after bundle or two and peering into the
depths Of large basket, she settled her
seli down for nights ride.
This scene is Of daily occurrence at the
Union depot here.
The employees are accustomed to it, and
anything of this kind does not startle
them. They expect it and are not disap-
pointed.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-01-30
Died.
This mornings Dispatch says:

This mornings Dispatch says:
Mrs. George Russell, who has been So
riously ill for the past three weeks, died
last evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Russell came
Ia Sedaiis few months ago from Terre
Haule, Ind. where Mr.. Russell, who is .
brother oi Mr.. John d. Russell, 0f the
Democrat, was engaged at his trade ~ y
brick mason Mrs. Russell was q lady
possessing MANY admirable traits. and was
highly esteemed bya large circle Of friends,
relatives, and acgusintances
The funeral Of Mrs. Russell will take
place at the llgen house at = o'clock to-
morrow afternoon.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-01-30
OSCEOLA..
Special Cor. 70 the PaxoO.

Special Cor. 10 the Payo0
OsCEo' A, Mo-. Jan. "a, 1883.
Miss May Williams, q charmer, from
Clinton, is sticking type ON the Voice.
The cold weather has given our ice
merchasts good crop from the river it is
about eight inches in thickness.
Rev. Mr.. Hunt is holding revival, at
the Brick church, with good results. Sew
eral have joined the church.
Mrs. Addie Graham and Rev. Mr..
Watkins, have been circulating petition
to the Legislature, on the prohibition ques-
ton
A young man, named Moody, WAS
brought down from Appleton City. Mon
day, and placed in Jail, on charge of horse
stealing. This makes three inmates, the
other two being charged with rape.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-01-30
Forty Dollars Reward.

Sheriff Rodgers and c. +. Andrews have
offered reward of forty dollars for the sr-
res, of Terrell, the thief, who entered a
hardware store i'm Bocnville, Saturday
night.
Terrell is about five feet nine inches
high, heavy set, weighs sbout LIS pounds,
heavy dark moustache, hair dark and cut
short, wore, when in Boonville, dark suit
of clothing, sack coat and low crowned
soft hat with a narrow brim. He also has
on his forehead, over the right eve, a wart.