The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-01-01
Marvellous Changes Wrought
in Ten YearS--Visit to
Henry County.
Mention Of Former Citizens of
Cooper County, Prosper
ing Now in Henry.
Flourishin0 Clinton A Thrifty
City-Social Notes and
Personals.
BoONvrLLE. Dec. 29, 1883

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"When I first visited Clinton" said Mr..
p. G. Walker, of Pleasant Green, to BAZ
90 representative one day this week, at
was a sort of way-ststion for travellers 10
the southwest, kind of stopping of plac-.
Boonvile, Georgetown, Windsor, Clinton,
were the principal towns along the route.
One could travel all over Pettis and Hen
~ counties without striking a fence and
only here and there farm house or log
cabin. And tina. has been only few years
ago. What a marvellous change has been
wrought since then. tell you, railroads
are the great civilIzers."
| That the change must have been great
was observed in a Tecen visit TO Henry
county's metropolis. Located in the midst
of vast prairie, Clinton has abundant
room for enlargement and is taking advan-
tage OF it. n large number Of
FINE RESIDENCES
have recently been erected in the suburbs
Of the town. Capt ]. B. Colt, the railroad
contractor, has nearly completed an elegant
mansion, built in the Queen Anne style of
architecture. Moss Colt, A e. Avery and
dozen others have new houses that will
compare fayorably with thO-e in larger
Clinton, and gas has also been lsIely intro
duced. The subject Of water works is being
agitated by some of the citizens, and seems
| here the old ST. Stephens hotel was burned
four large iron and plate-glAss-front stores
have been erected. A score OF other i'm
provements might be mentioned did space
permit.
COOPER AND HENRY.
Though the BAzOo young man knew
that there were many former Co per
county people in the comparatively new
county Of Henry, their large number rath-
er surprised him. Judge Eph. Allison,
who is the proprietor OF large dry goods
store on the south side of the square in
Clinton, is a native of Cooper county, and
was in business here a number of years.
The Haysler Brothers are among the most
prominent and most enterpris;ng business
men of Clinton. Charles H.. the eld-
est. learned his trade in the hardware store
of Christian VOse in Boonville, and with his
brother. was in business in this city until
1868. They are both natives of Germany.
j. c. Tussey, photographer. was an APP
prentice in the gallery Of W. III. Peters,
in BOonyille, and
FOR SOME YEARS
was in business for himself here. He left
Cooper county in 1873. ID Veulemans
was a Cooper county farmer until two
yesrs ego. j NJ. Weidemeyer is a relative
of judge j. w. Draffen, Of BOonville, from
which city he moved wish his father, now
deceased, to Clinton. w. II. Burton,
Windsor's popular livery stable keeper, is
a native Of Cooper, and resided here for
years. ID C. Cross who owns an extensive
farm ort In Deepwater township, titled
Cooper county soil for seven years. David
Dodds, one of Henry county's pioneers,
was among the hrst settlers In Cooper His
wife is a daughter of George Shirley, of
this county. Samuel Paxton, now pros
porous farmer OF Henry, vas raised In
Cooper. G. A. Jegglin, who owns the larg
est stOneware establishment in TebO town.
ship, is a son of J. NJ. Jegglin, of Boon
Vile, in whose pottery he learned his trade.
l. F. Keyser, who
RESIDED IN COOPER COUNTY
from 1866 to 1880, owns a grocery store in
Tebo township. Jasper L. Coats, one of the
largest farmers in Shawnee township. owes
his nativity and ssrly education TO Cooper |
X. E Conner. also farmer of that town
ship, removed there from Cooper. VIM.
]. Mcfarland who owns $50 acres of land |
in Big Creek township, which is vorth a
small fortune, was born and raised in this |
county where quite a number of his rela- |
tIves sill live. A. X. Mcfarland lives at |
Lewis station. DIR. j. l. Stephens, of
Usage township, was born in Boonville in
1872. His father was the first sheriff |
Cooper county ever had and was mer |
chant at Boonville long time. j. w.
Gilbert, farmer of Bear Creek township, |
is the son of Gilbert. the cabinet maker, J
formerly we'll known in BOonville where
father and son resided. Charles p Dun
can, of Leesville, is also an ex Cooper |
county citizen, his mother being Miss
Martha Parks, formerly of Boonyille. L.
Scully
LIVED IN THIS COUNTY
for wears, having married daughter OF |
III. Bell, the Otterville merchant. William
Cole, Of Bethlehem, is near relative OF the
Coles, who were the first settlers of Cooper
and was himself a pioneer The
Bronsughs are also closely connected with
Cooper and have resided here at diff
ferent times. though not natives The
father Of Capt F. p. Bronaugh, OF Boom
vile. was for many years an honored
resident Of Henry county. E. X. Chal-
mers and p. w. Cecil, enterprising
farmers, of Henry county, also owe their
nativity to Cooper county. ]. III. Williams,
a leading insurance agent, and Mrs. f p.
Lamkin, wife of the principal OF the Gin
ton academy, his sister, are also natives of
Boonville. G. L. Brenneisen, OF the firm OF
Cook & Brenneisen, was for wears a mer-
chant in this city. George Reinhart, the
popular grocery man, is an ex-BOonville
boy. These are but few of the many, very
many, Henry county people who are close
" connected with Cooper county where
they have many warm friends who will be