The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-07-22
BOONVILLE BITS.
A Large Number Of Cosgrove's
Friends at Work in
Saline County.
Looking for q Wife-Notes and
Personals by the Bazoo's
Correspondent.

Boonville, July 49, Correspondence J.
| In religious circles the event of the past
week has been the ordination services at
| the Episcopal church, which closed last
sent the BAzoo. The congressional fight
has been the topic of conversation in po-
litical circles, and a very great interest has
| from this city to Arrow Rock to shout for
Cos1rove was loud and enthusiastic. John
Elliott, at the head of a number of Co.'S
groves friends, are at work in Saline to-
day. The ratification meeting last Mon
day night was a signal success. Gotten up
hurriedly by the young democracy, it
eclipsed the most sanguine expectations.
The rains this week have been worth thou
sands of dollars to Cooper county farmers.
The corn is growing like Jonah's gourd.
HE WANTED WIFE
A good story is related of 9 certain
printer of this city. While going home
last Sunday afternooR in company with a
Boonville thinner, both of whom being in a
rather fuddled condition, the printer re-
marked:
I'LL am widow and w-w-wsnt 8
wife,"
"a wido~er, you mean" said his COM
psnion.
ayes, a what-you-call-it. Pm getting
good wages and ] want to s-s-s-set-
tie down, and get married. Do you know
of any will widow who would have me ?"
81 know that very woman replied Mr..
Timer.
"Will you take me to see her ?"
That's what I'll do" and with more
talking the two wsddled off to the resi-
dence Of q very respectable widow lady of
this city, and the typo was ushered into
her presence by the hardware man who
Immediately skipped.
Mr.. Printer made his wishes known in a
very few words, and the only reply he re-
ceived from the amored lady was q whsck
over the head with broom stick and an
admonition to make himself scarce, which,
fearing more serious consequences, be did.
The printer is still in his iorlorn condition
and open to proposals.
SOCIAL sPLINTERs.
DIR. Edwards, Of New Palestine, is in
town to-day.
Miss Emma Reed, of OIterville, has
been visiting in Jefferson City.
Mrs. A. B. Thornton has returned from
her visit to Butler, Bates county.
MIR. George A. Moser, of the Repub-
lican, is celebrating his silver wedding, in
Ironton, Mo-, to-day.
Henry Hoffman came back from st.
Charles county without getting married,
wonder III IL was his fault.
MIR. A. J. Davis, OF Bloomfield, Iowa.
visited Boonyille this week. Mr.. Davis is
an enthusiastic Weaver man.
Miss Ada Williams, of Paris, Mo-,
who has been visiting Miss Lillian Mach.
cite, will return home Monday.
Mrs. Matte Simonds, of Otterville,
has returned home from a prolonged visit
In 81. Charles county, this state.
Charles B. Adams carried off the de-
gree of B. l.. from the University of Vir-
ginis, where he attended school lsst year.
ED. W. P. Davis and G. W. Phillips,
of this county, attended an important
meeting of the Christian church at Colum-
bia recently.
Mrs. Leonard Neal, of St. Louis, and
her sister, Miss Williamson, of Roche
port, Boone county, are visiting Mrs. Geo.
w. koontz, in Boonville.
Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Gauss, Of Mexico,
Mo formerly of Brownsville, are visiting
relatives in this city. Mr.. Gauss leaves IS |
a missionary for Brazil in q few weeks.
There was a very pleasant social gath
ering at the residence OF Mrs. F. T. Ksmper |
in this city last Thursday night, given in
honor of Miss Clara Thompson, of |
who is visiting Miss |
Grace Kemper. When Miss Clara leaves
she will leave an aching void in several
Boonville boys hearts.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS
MIR. John p. Meet is putting an elegant
new front to his store and making a num-
Der OF improvements on the interior.
The school board will meet next Mon.
lay to fill the vacancies la the list of pub
lie school teachers for the ensuing session.
While Col Hutchinson was speaking at
he Cleveland and Hendricks ratification
Meeting last Monday night an inebriated
Blaine man walked up and told the Colo
,el to Ego to hell" That's your country
ny friend" retorted the speaker.
There are quite a number OF neat resi-
lences being erected in Boonyille at pres
mt. A mong them is one, the property of
,harlie Vollrath, on High street, making
our in the past few months on that street
md one on Sixth street owned by Frank
There are very few vacant
OTIS in Boonville and those are valued very
Ugh.
Capitol Gossip.