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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-05
TOLD HIM OF THE MURDER


and then walking across the street to the
Jail, Wilson was placed in cell
All this transpired before the news Of the
murder became known, and when the
alarm was given some one rang the bell a
the police court. This bell is also used
as a fire alarm, and il was rung so rapidly
that its changing was taken for an alarm OF
fire, causing
WILD EXCITEMENT,
and il was even then half an hOu- later be-
fore the matter was generally understood.
The county officers including The jailor
were away searching for rapist, and the
crowd at the police court knowing nothing
OF Wilson's surrender began organizing
for pursuit, keeping up the search for some
time before il was learned that the man
was prisoner. The greatest excitement
prevailed all day, made all the more fe-
verish by the
ARRIVAL OF THE OFFICERS
with the rspist just as Wilson's imprison-
ment was made known. Then came talk
of lynching, and at this writing it has not
altogether died out.
One negro who lives In the country, said
the town darkies dare not raise mob with
out white leaders. A number of our best
citizens volunteered their services TO the
sheriff to aid in guarding the Jail, but only
q few we're taken, the Jail being an excep-
tionaily strong one, and this fact with the
known determination and daring bravery
of our county officers being enough to make
il both
HAZARDOUS AND DIFFICULT
to get prisoners out.
During the afternoon Wilson handcuffed
and strongly guarded was taken
TO Mrs. Jones house TO show
where he had thrown the pistol.
He pointed out a place in the weeds but a
most thorough search failed to discover it.
Mrs. Jores said he did not throw the pis-
to- away as she saw him polishing the bar.
rel as he left the corpse, either with his
coat tail or handkerchief, she was so fright
ened, she couldn't say which.
AN INQUEST
was held on the remains of the murdered
woman and the verdict rendered was in &C
with the above facts. Wilson
was remsnded to Ill without bail. To night
the negroes FROM the country are docking
In, but ii is not known whether ii is Wilson
or Jones ,he rapist, they are after, if Ell
Their. The colored band was playing on
Main street to- night and an idle rumor
9 ined credence that it was tor the purpose
vi congregating the negroes for concerted
attack on the county Jail. This was alto
gether untrue, however.
WHILE MOB
is hardly expected, none would be surpris-
ed should one appear. On all the street
corners along Main street, for quite a num-
Der OF squares, are little knots of negroes,
but what they say cannot easily be learned
as the approach Of a white person causes the
nminous tones in which they are carrying
Oh their conversation to cease entirely.
At midnight the city is quiet but the streets
are not deserted. The murdered woman's
mother Is at Denver AMI has been tele-
graphed for. An examination of the body
Of the victim revealed the fact that the
first bali entered her neck under the chin
and ranging downward lodged in the base
Of the spine. The second struck her right
arm, SCATTERING the elbow, while the third
shot off two of her fingers.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-05

Mrs. Van Petten, wife of Rev. j.
B. Van Petten, A. NJ, has accepted
the department of English literature
in Claverack college and Hudson
river institute. Her husband, formerly,
of the St. Louis Conference, is pro-
lessor in the same institution.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-05

Moberly is happy it has at last sue
ceeded in organizing a brass band
with fifteen pieces and will hereafter
do Its own blowing.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-05

A good sign of the times is the sud.
den secession Of talk In republican
journals about democratic blunders
and the appearance of numerous ar
ticles to try to convince the people
the republicans have not Numbered.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-05

1t begins to look as if almost any
body could be nominated for president
this year except female, and one of
that sex has been mentioned in con
nection with the vice-presidency.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-05

The people of Pettis county will
gratefully remember Col. More for his
generous act in assisting in the nomi-
nation of Pettis' most honored son,
John T. Heard, and Mr.. Heard will
make most excellent representative
In congress.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-05
In congress

What the friends of Heard now
think of Cliff Jackson, the previous
young man, for his work against
Heard in the late canvass, and if he
thinks he is entitled to democratic
votes after such an act ?
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-05

A mathematical inclined individual
yesterday asserted that the merchants
of Sedalia burned up annually in its
streets $4,000 worth of waste paper.
Some enterprising genius should look
after this matter and get rich.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-05

1t begins to look as if there was
going to be a clash in the national
labor party that would cause a dis
ruption. The best thing for them to
do would be to stand together and
nominate candidate of their own.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-05

The efforts of republican journals
to rescue Blaine from the Mulligan
Mud are commendable, but it is to be
feared he has been neglected too long
and will succumb to exhaustion after
he is rescued.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-05

The BAzoo is not very straight when
it comes to endorsing every hack that
may be nominated, but it does it
proud to lend its voice in the support
of John 7. Heard, one of the best
friends Sedalia ever had?
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-05

ALI the cities in this country of any
pretensions whatever have commenced
preparations to receive the cholera
with such a clean face he will pass on
contented, cannot Sedalia do like
wise.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-05

r. T. Gentry captured the Laclede
county democracy and will receive
that county's vote in the state conven.
ton for treasurer.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-05

Unless the nominating fever abates
the average voter will have to take a
memorandum book with him to the
polls next November in order to re-
member who the candidates are.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-05

Something about Aliens bilious Physic
Acts quickly. relieves promptly, and
meyer fails to cure Sick Headache and
Constipation. Twenty-Five cents large bot
tie. Atall druggists. =
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-05
A Fair Offer

The Voltaic Belt Co., Marshall, Mich,
offer to send DIR. Dyes Voltaic Belt and
Appliances on trial, for thirty days, to
men, young or old, afflicted with nervous
debility, lost vitality, and kindred troubles.
See advertisement in this paper.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-05

Blow hot and blow cold. Heard
was a bad man and More a good man.
Now Heard is good man and More a
bad man. Which {?
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-05

Affi1avits are again in order. An
affidavit on More is now requested.
Of course it would amount to nothing
but the public would like to see 'em
all:
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-05

Col. E G. More paid very hasty
trip to Sedalia Saturday. He called at
the Office of the Usage street organ.
Will the world ever know what was
said during the interview +?
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-05

The Twelfth district is having hot
time in selecting candidate for con-
gress.. From all appearances, Stone.
of Nevada, is getting to the front.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-05

-Emroy's Little Cathartic are the best
and only reliable Liver Pill known never
fails with the most obstinate cases, purely
vegetable. Is cents.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-05

qualification in newspaper is the
worst yet.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-05

SHILOH'S COUGH and Consumption
Cure is sold by us on a guarantee. Ii
cures consumption. Sold by Bard &
Miller
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-05

The peoples choice-Jno. I
Heard.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-05
sEDALA WEEKLY BAZOO. TUESDAY, AUGUST 5. 1884.

The Usage street organ eats crow
every day.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-05

Give us More afidavits, they would
be refreshing.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-05
He Will Show Them to You.

Benson's Capcine Porous Plasters. Ask
your druggist about them. Latest i'm
provements. Prompt. 25c.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-05
SALT YOUR HAY STACKS.

To prevent haystacks firing, scatter
a few handfuls of common salt be-
tween each layer. The salt. by alb
sorbing the humidity of the hay, not
only prevents its fermentation and
consequent heating, but it also adds a
salty taste to this forage, which all
cattle like; besides it stimulates the
appetite and assists their digestion,
and so preserves them from many dis
eases.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-05

whose chosen leader is one of the ablest
statesmen our country can boast, and who,
if elected, will with the noble women of
his family circle honor the white house
and the highest Office in the gift of the
American people.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-08-05
FOR FARMERS.
SAVING HAY.

Half dollar in the value of each
ton of hay made can be easily made
or lost by the difference in the time of
cutting and the manner of curing.
This may seem a small amount to the
individual farmer, but in the aggre-
gate it makes difference of s1S, 0O0,-
600 for or against the farmers. The
value of the hay crop being exceeded
only by that of corn and wheat.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-01-25

,o;a "a leave sheb bag al that particular
hnnse. and probably would siccee0 ~
making the girl believe him. WIN ms
object he retraced his steps, gataeTing
assurance as he walked, but as,ill-luck
would have il, who should stroll upattne
same moment but his yigilant enemy, the
"Hil You've made a mistake. This
dnesnt belong here. There Is no
name on it," said the girl rs ne APP
"What Is the matter2" inquired the
constable. in q casual way. d,
"Ohl nothing I've made n mistake, 1
suppose as the young lady says So an
swered Bill, hastily
He mechanically held out his hand
for the bag as he spoke, D ialleu 70
Crssp the handle, and it fell through
his fingers on to the ground. Bill start
Ell mack in CONSERVATION, fearing his
last moment had come, and sfmultsne-
ously ne felt himself collarsd by the
"HuIioi young fellow. WHAT does
this meanP'' exclaimed the officer.
Bill. who had closed his eyes in an
agony OF apprehension, ventured to
open them again, and perceived that
the shock of the fall had burst open the
bag, the contents of which we're scat
tered upon the doorstep. To his
amazemeut they consisted OF a miscella-
sa3;s collection ioIi oss silver plate and jew
elry, which made quite an imposing
display. The articles had evidently
been bundled uncermoniously into the
bag, and were, no doubt, the proceeds
of some recent robb cry.
The constable naturally concluded
that it was his duty to escort Bill to the
nearest police station to make
the necessary explanation. During the
Journey Bills reflections inclined to BIT
terness as he realized how foolishly he
had abandoned a rich prize. The me-
talic rattle which had startled him had
been due to careless packing, and alto
gether, he perceived that he had fallen
a victim to a senseless scare. Needless
to say, his ingenious story Of having re-
ceiyed the bag from a nameless stranger
Vas not considered satisfactory, and as
the valnables were identified by q
pawnbroker in the Strand, whose prem
ises had been burglariously entered
during the evening. Bill received the
full credit of the transaction and was
rewarded accordingly.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-01-25
The English and French Par
vanu.


Give 80, 000f. to a.. Frenchman and he
will place them in the funds and retire
from active life. Give the same SUN to-
an Englishman and he will either spend
it in a month or 90 TO the colonies and
turn farmer. 1t is all or nothing with
him. Fifty thousand francsl La Eng
lish money that makes but &C., OO0l What
a meagre sunni How small IL sounds to
the ear of an Englishinanl In lande
property alone the duke OF Devonshire
has a torture which amounts to about
98, 0J0, 900, which means 200,WOf. lie is
one of the richest OF the peers OF Eng
land, but there are many richer than ne.
The duke of Westminis or, for instance,
whose fortune is something incredible.
The word nobleman in English IL almost
synonymous with rich men. This is the
secret or the prestige enjoyed by the
ari-tocracy. The day on which the aris-
tocracy have the right TO dispose accord
ing to their pleasure OF the properly
which now increases day by day on &C
count Of the law Of primo genituresmp,
they will cease TO be a p0iit-
ical power, they viii become JUST what
their French b%rethern are, a group.oI
preiudiced men. The English p~arvenns
is stll! more objectionable than hts Ike
i'm France because he has not, as the lat
Ter has, a certain leaven of admiration
and respect for knowledge and talent.
When lac is in good society. the Erehca
man contents himself with is5tling his
g%uineas; while the other will tell you
without hesitation that he might have
! turned his. hand to poetry or painting,
and easily learn q Latin and Greek, i
Re had set himself about il; but that.
like a good Brlton, he preferred TO pe
| useful to his country and 90 IN for husi'
ness. Barring this the two types tre
similar, always excepting this little uh-
i-erence-that Il French specimen mas
| invariably arrived i'm Paris in wooasa
shoes and with 40 sous in his pocket,
| whereas this kind Of covering Tor the
| fes is unknown IN England, and the
English parvenu always comes up 70
London with only half . crown about
him john Bull and his lsland-Max
L 0fRaIl
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-01-25
No Room FOR LaMyers.

Chancellor Kent used 10 tell AZ
amusing incident in his own life ~
illustrate the ~p7ejudices cherished
among even intelligent people agsitSs
lawyers:
Having put up his .sshinglc' in q small
town, where there was little law bas-
mess, he was visited one evening BY
several of the leading citizens. While
congratulating himself that good Times
were coming, the ycrds Of their CHIEF
speaker aImosr tooS away his breath.
'sMr. Kent" he said "we'' have been
talking over the question Of your settle.
mont with rs, and have c0ucluded That
we do not want any lawyer here"
fnen lie aided, asa kind ofsasve Tor The
wound, "If we were to have ne,wo
would rather have you than any one
tise.p
This method OF trestment was q little
more considerate than that Of Peter the
Great of Russia, whose antipathy to
lawyers Vas 80 bitter that he would not
allow them TO settle In his dominious,
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-01-25
The Wander Sex.

Mrs. 0liphant, the novelist, Is now ly-
ing at Venice.
The latest abconding girl from st.
Louis is Clara Linderman, aged IA.
A female cowhoy-that IL TO say, u
cowgirl--has been discovered in New
Mexico.
Miss Margaret Blaine will make her
debut in Washington society this winter.
me trains of recently made French
dresses measure nearly two yards and
a half.
A pensiye maid often develops into
an expensive wife, says the Boston
Courier.
Nine. Sembrich speaks English quite
well, although she has only studied a
two mouths.
Partisan are powdering thsir
hair and arranging it a la Mary Stualt
In the evening.
Susan B. Anthony is writing q book
containing her observations on the pos,
itlon OF women in European countries.
Mrs. Dercas Chaplin, the widow Of
Chester w. Chaplin, Will endoW u hos
pital at Springfield, Mass, with S2O.Ouo.
Women never viii bs az well paid
for lecturing as men, simply beause
tEey nave done 80 much Of The thing for
nothing.
George Eliot once very POSITIVELY de-
clared that she was not an optimist, bar
she asserted her Willingness to be known
as q mellorist.
"No GIRL" says Mr.. Ruskin, "who Ia
| we'll bred, kind and modest, IS eve off
| ensiyely plain; all real ueformity means
| want,of manners or of heart.
Mary Anderson is studying poses In
| British Museum. Cne might think
| this meant that she had taken ~ bot
any, but it isn't SO, says the Lowell
Courier.
A woman who has reached q mature
age. after refusing offers of marriage,
| are seli-maid woman and we don't care
| who knows it, says the Philadelphia
Call.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-01-25
The Walled Lake Of Iowa.

John Greg, q traveier,
thus describes to the New York Sun a
prehistoric reservoir:
I've seen q good many wonderful
things ia my travels. but the Walled
lake Of 10 va rather lays over everything
I~eversaw. Justimagine q body Of water,
covering nearly 3.sO0 acres, with a wall
built up all around il, not 4 stone in
which can be les than 100 pounds in
weight, and some as heavy al three
tons, and: yet there's not o stone 10 be
foand within ten mites of the lake.
The wall il ten feet high, about fifteen
ieet wide at the bottom, and may be
five ON rop. the country Is prairie land
! for miles around, except a beltOf heavy
timber that eDcireies the lake. This
tisnber is oak, and it Is plain that the
trees were planted there. They are
very large. Tho belt Il probably ball
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-01-25
The Old Lady's Twenty Dollars

From The Chicago Tribune.
81 recollect another instance and
the conductors face lost its look of in
dignation and q smile crept over it, ..in
which / completely cured a fat, fussy
old woman of her efforts to beat her
way. She would invariably tender me
either a $50 gold piece or a bill for the
am amount. we don't generally carry
enough change for such large denomina-
tions, and t SO happened that | was
caught half dozen times, and ! guess
She began to think she had a soft sum-
mer's snap, and became o regular at
ron OF my car. One day | fixed myself.
I literally loaded myself down for the
occasion. and laughed about is to myself
| SO often that my driver wanted to know
| ii / Thought I had mashed the pretty
girl who sat in the corner on q previous
tip. Well, at the proper corner stood
my small monument Of flesh waiting
my coming. | stopped the car with
| cheerful .. acrity, aud assisted the old
| woman on board with sucha beaminp
csuntenance that | really feared ] might
give myself away. After she had fairly
settled herself I started in to collect
her fare. She looked up so inn0cently
at me and said really, / have NOTHING
smaller than this $50 Niece at tAt
same time handing me ashining double
eagle. well, Think / . clianGe il fol
You this time says /, and did.
A. reached down ina pocket where
there was q good, sized leather bag, un,
tied the string, and held it upside dowI
over her lap. There / said, as th,
I,ont.nis jiugled downward, you'll flint
Just 1 1895 centsin that pile, guess-you
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-01-25

: m.ie vide. The water in the lake .
twnntv.fye feet deen. as cold as leo and
~ clear = crystal. what i would like
~ know IL, who built that wall, and
how aid thew hold the water back while
building itY And how did they cart
these immense stones for ten miiesF
If aver Won 90 10 Iowa don't fail to Wis.
II the Walled lake. You'll ind 1t IN
Wright county, 100 miles from Dubuque.
The cars will take you almost to it.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-01-25
SnONDiSh.

When Gsn. Grant was i~naugurated
president, after his first elect IN, it is
said that a few families who had long
ruled Washington society combined to
exclude the new corners from their cir
Gle. Toe official families we're to be rec
ognized as officials; but socially, they
were to be ostracised.
The alleged cause for this sentence OF
Punishment was the fact that the pres
ident had once been a tanner, and had
frequently been seen driving o cart IN
the streets of st. Louis. A brilliant ball
was given by one of the leaders OF
fashion to which non of the new corners
were Invited; and the hostess took occa-
sion to observe to foreign minister who
vas present.
"We may have to accept tradesmen
mechanics as our rules, but we are not
obliged &c &c ssso0iaHr with tirrtu.
The remark was repeated widely. A
few days later a paper was privately cir
| culated, bearing the names of nearly
all the American guests at the dinner,
with an appended note Of their origin,
as
"Mrs. A---,daughter of a blacksmith.
Mrs. granddaughter OF a horse
"Mr. C-made his money by swind.
ling the Sioux" etc., etc.
The act was that ofa vulgar and ma
lignant nature. But n cannot deny
thatthe punishment was deserved.
Wealthy Americans now an increas-
ing to be ashamed of the shops of their
fathers, and to affect disgust at trade,
and an exclusiveness which they inn
agine belongs to the nobly born in EGG
land. They forgot that the memory o.
their low origin is kept alive by this
| puerile vanity, while, if their bearing
was manly and simple, no one would re-
member, except Ia their honor, the OBJ.
stacles through which they, or theil
fathers, have climbed upward.
"Sir," said an angry opponent tc
Andrew Johnson, 81 know that yor
were once a tailor!"
''Sir,n replied the President, 'if yor
had ever been a taller, you would have
been one TO this day"
A we'll known old senator from Ken
lucky Il ok a keen delight in snubbing
this modern affectatlon of entity. 4
young egotist met him one day On Penn
sylvania Avenue. "Ah, senator Ia
lisped, II called on you yesterday"
les, 1 gOb your caro-. Dy the way
what was that horses head on 1t for
and the letters?n
The youth laughed airily. "The head
Judge, is my crest-the steed Wfllci
some OF my ancestors rode to battle-ant
the letters Fl. p. mean en- personnel
left the card myself
'.Oh, ! seel" dryly replied the Judge
q day or Two Iater tn6y met agaln
81 got your card, judge, this mornlnp
but what do those extraordinary figures
on Ii mean?"
"OIl! TIE mule is my crest. | Sc
RULES In Kentucky; and the letters
b. a. u. mean that the car was sent b
q darkey."
Whatever airs the young man pras
ticed thereafter, were never displaye
before Senator s.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-01-25

M3H
OK ct change. OH says she, II believe
| have a nickel in my pocket-book., sAll
right; you'd better keep is,Or else IIl
take it for some of the other fares chat
you owe me- AT first The was disposed
TO make q row, but / VAS SO perfectly in
dependent, aud the passengers were at
laughing, hat finally she took her hand.
kerchief. made a Jack and died up-.i;
the money she could, filed her purse.
her pockets, and then had a respectable
You may think Pm stretching this, but
a man who works On d princsiy salary
has no inducement to lie for a few paltry
pennies" said the innocent-looking con-
ductor, az ne jerked the bell-cord and
took on a dude. stirling the car again
SO quickly as te land the misrepresenta-
ton OF humanity into the lap of a spin.
ster xho SGT in the farther corner.