The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-01-01

ton had Christmas this week, all Of which
were handsome and we'll attended.
Lyman Pearson, formerly of CaIifor-
MIA, Mo and very popular and pleasant
young man, Is the efficient deputy post
master.
The custom the Advocate alluded 10
may not be fashionable but it is considers.
bly, more pleasant than trampinz twelve
miles or more. Have more mercy uext
time, Smith.
The BAZOO sells we'll In Clinton
whose people know how to appreciate a
live newspaper. 10 return the BAZ 10 takes
n lively interest in all that concerns
Clinton 3 welfare.
Major H. w. Salmon, the popular ex-
state treasurer, now resident Of
clinton, Is not ayerse To &C
cepting the democratic nomination for gov.
ernor though he is not fully in the 6eld.
he IL an adrOit politician and devoted
democrat. His fitness for the office Of gov
ernor has never been questioned
Geo. McNi-l is on the Clinton Ad-
vocate- All the printers in south
west Missouri know him as
one of the bows. I. D. Smith is a new
conner from Illinois, also on the Advocate.
He has b tD long enough in Missouri to
'catch on" to solid "bit oil Calico" who
rules him right royaily
Clinton has curiosity in the shape
OF the "Bard" who can get up
more and better advertisements
10 prose and puetry than anyone.
His only rival In this line is Andrew Gaff.
the 10 per cent. man, as he loves to style
himself. One would think that the latter
ought TO attract many customers on &C
count OF his young lady clerks.
The ball given BY the Clinton Social
Club on the evening of December 25:h wa.
attended by society people from far and
near and most excellent time was had.
Miss Annie Cunningham, of BoOnville, was
among those present. After the Browning
ton excursion the BAzoo correspondent,
Achilles like, "sulked in his tent" and did
not go
Clinton is blessed with two excellent
newspapers, with real journalists at the
helm. L. j. Lingle OF the Democrat is
known all over the state and everything
the writer might say in his praise would
6nd echo In the minds of all who
know him His brother, George r..
LingIe, also of the Democrat, and
) T.. Mace, of the Advocate, are also good
newspaper men, the kind that are born, not
made.
WHO is Henry county booming for
state officers ?" queried your correspondent
of a prominent democrat. Salmon for
governor of course. if be wants it. Ii he
does not, then Marmaduke. McCulloch
for register and Dick Gentry for treasurer.
Further than that but little is said Herr,
$500 majority ought to count for
in the convention"
If Sedslia is Queen City of the Prairies
surely Clinton is Princess of the royal
blood Hospitable, enterprisipg and wide
awake the town makes a good impression
on visitors, and when the visitor is sus
ceptible young man he cannot forbear
speaking in praise of the girls, than whom
one seldom SET s brighter, lovelier, more de-
vine yet human ere atures.
A dozen Cliutonians visited Browning
ION by way Of The K. e.. & :. Tuesday after |
noon. This is The new railroad, aud has
Dnly been completed about twelve miles |
II the road were longer perhaps the excur- |
sion might have ben also. The scenery
hat the BAZIO's bashful youth saw be
tween Clinton and Brownington was most
and bewitching. If you don't
believe it ask Talbot. An oyster supper
came of at Bloomington that night. A
1umber Of the "excurters" had planned to
attend but one mans girl wanted him, and |
another man wanted to perform gymnsstic |
exercises on the back of Pythian goat and |
he train returned. Leave-taking in the |
middle of street is always more or less |
ormal and this time was considerably more
10 Next time tits hoped the excursiouists !
Eill not be hurried so. Ii they are, Jonah |
night be pitched out.