The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-04-15
Twenty Five Cars of Food for
the furnishing Flood
Sufferers.
Their Arrival in Sedalia-Descrip-
ton OF the Decorations,
Etc.

charge over the ST. Louis, Fort Scott
Wichita, Missouri Pacific and Ohio & Mis-
sissippi railroads from that point TO its des-
tinalion, Cincinnati.
The train consists of twenty-five cars,
handsomely decorated with cartoons, bunt-
ing, notices, ETC., and containing ten
thousand bushels of corn and twenty-four
thousand pounds of -four donated by But.
Ter county, Kansas, as follows:
General Alfred w. Ellet, one car.
EldOrsdo National bank .one car.
Lawyers of the county, one car.
Physicians of the county, one car.
Officials OF the county, one car.
Sycamore township, half car.
Chelsia township, half a car.
Harrison Creek township, one car.
Rosalia township, one car.
Prospect township, one car.
EIdorsdo township, six cars.
Benton township. one car.
Towanda township, two cars.
Clifford township, half car.
Plum Grove township, half a car.
Milton township, one car.
Augusta township, three cars.
Walnut township, one car and half.
Haverhull township, one and a half cars.
Leon township, one car.
Douglass township, one car -four.
Richland township, three cars.
Some of the corn has been hauled a dis
lance of twenty five miles in wagons. The
general supervision of the work has been
under the direct charge of I y. Lewis, as
sistant superintendent OF the Fort Scott
road.
The train i. in charge of the following
gentlemen who will accompany IL through
TO It's destination as the guests Of the var
ious lines of railrod over which il will pass
General j. c. Lambdin, Judge WIN.
Harrison, County Attorney George Gard
ner, Clark Henrie, j. W. Tucker, Cap
tain f. r. Powell, Walter Holcomb, Fred
Wise, and T. F. Fulton, editor Of the
Butler County Democrat.
The transit will be conducted only in
daylight, the train laying over at night
in order To give all who desire TO do so an
to SCI il pass.
Since leaving EIdorado up to the time
of its arrival in Sedalia ii has been ten
dered a grand ovation all along the route,
people thronging the roadside with waving
handkerchiris and flags and cheers Of
hearty God speed. At Fort Scott, Schell
CITY and Clinton it was met by bands of
music and serenaded.
In Sedalia, hundreds of people visited
the Fifth street depot, where il lay for half
an hour, leaving at 2 o'clock
The following are the various notices
and emblrms decorating the cars which
are alike on both sides: Car No. l.
Across the top, another County Heard
From" Front side.-"With twenty-five,
oars of corn for sufferers by the Ohio
floods"
Door "Bu;ler OF Kansas" Rear side
over the ~. Louis, Fort Scott 4 Wichita,
Missouri Pacific, and Ohio & Mississippi.
Car No. . Front-A cartoon representing
Cincinnati ana the OHIO river In a flood,
over which is flying an ear of corn with
its husks SO arranged a 20 represent the
head and wings of dove, with the motto,
TO your rescue fly" Rear with the
of ROsa,ia township
Car No, 3-FrOut-A banner bearing
the inscription, withhold not good from
those To whom II is due"
Rear-'Best wishes of the physicians OF
Butler county"
Car No. 4-Front-A cartoon represent
ing food, with drowning stock, floating
houses, debris, ON an island, man aud
horse, TO the right a mountain of corn
with an Indian maiden. Motto, "Benton's
of grain shall testify the re
of grateful people"
Rear-"Compliments OF the farmers OF
Benton township"
Car No. 5-front-"Butler county will
always bridge those in affection over adj
versity."
Rear-"Milton opens the doors of her
gransries."
Car No. 6-Cartoon bridge of corn over
a turbulent river with Kansas wagon
loaded with corn crossing.
Rear-"Compliments OF the officers of
Butler county"
Car No. 7-front-"Our gratitude is not
always manifested with our mouths"
Rear-"Argument of the EldOrado bar"
Car No. S-FronL-CartOon," Kansas In
lS72"-a wide expanse of rolling prairie,
Flint Hills on the horizon, on their Summit
4 "praiIie schooner" labeled kansas or
Bust" In foreground settlers "dug out"
in the side of s hill, and team of oxen
With bag of grain going to mill.
Rear-"Harrison Creek remembers past
favors"
Car No. 9-Front-"Towanda with
sends word of hope"
Rear-"Towsnda again thinks of you"
Car No. 10-Front, Compliments of the
Farmers of Walnut Station" Rear-"Be
IF Good Cheer We Give Three Cars"
Car No, 1I-Front, kansas in 1SS4"-
, pyramid of corn in the center, q wide ex-
ended field covered with an immense
,umber of large shocks OF corn. On the
eft an elegant farm residence with exten-
i've and well kept lawn. A large barn,
windmill, fat stock and eviderce of pros
perity and ease completes the scene. Rear,
'Richland shares her wealth with you.
Car No. I2-"Compliments OF Prospect
township"
Car No. 13-Front, cartoon, "The Phe-
nix"-a large and thrifty stalk of corn, on
,ne of the left blades Of which rests a big