The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-02-12

A Thriving Village Twenty
Miles Distant From Sc
dalia-Its Churches
and Schools.
Prominent Business and PROBES
sional Men-Its Present
Boom" and Bright
Prospects.

Cole Camp is the name Of thrivin:
village in Benton county of some 800 resi-
dents and is distant twenty miles from Sc
daIia. sixty f e from Jefferson City and
I.OOl from Washington. Ii is on the line
OF the Sedalia, Warsaw d Southern mario"
gauge railroad. IL is on the divide De-
| tween the Usage ana Missouri rivers, ana
also on the timber line that stretches from
. Versailles 10 Warsaw. The town is To-
( Gated pleasantly on an elevated plateau,
/ one of the highest points IN this Secuon'
From northwest 10 southwest the town COM
mands a view of a score of miles. Lincoln,
twelve miles distant, is plainly visible
| from Cole Camp, The place is exception
ally healthy, and although in a msiarious
belt that disease is seldom experienced by
anv of the residents of the place.
| Cole Camp takes its name from colo
Csmp creek. the two forks OF which run
on either side of the town. Cold camp
creek was So named because some forty
wears ago a man who was moving west
camped one bitterly cold night near the
creek and the next day was found frozen to
! death. His camp that night was indeed
"cold camp" From that appellatlon the
name was gradually changed TO Cole camp.
An effort was once made TO have the name
of the town changed TO Gentry, IN honor oil
Major Gentry, of Sedalia, at one time pres
ident OF the road on which the town Is SIT
ua,ed. The effort did not prove SUCCESSFUL
and the place is still Cole Camp
The town is in the midst OF hne agri-
|, cultural country, and there are manS
thrifty farmers in the section. The value
OF farms in the vicinity has increased near
: ly one hundred per cent. In the last ihree
or four years.
survey has been made and plat lsid,
5 and maps and proiles fled With the county
clerk. of proposed railroad, the st. LOUIS
:, a Emporis railway. When this line Is
: built il will give Cole Camp direct east
!. and west connection that cannot fsil 70
u largely benefit the place and the surroand-
Il There is a very pretty German Lutheran
t church in the place. The Catholics alse
b have an attractive place of worship, and so
n also have the Southern MethOdisis. The
d school house of the town has seats Tor
eighty pupils. Another school house Tor
fifty or sixty pupils Will De eree'eo 'ns
'e coming spring or summer.
Among the prominent professional ana
a business men Of the town are the heiner
e brothers. DIR. A. X. Hletfer Is an a21e
Young physician with large practlee' ne
4
a leading spirit In every public enterprise
r 60 The bsn.tt Of the town and the COM
s, munity. DIR. Kieier graduated at the MIS-
n, souri, Medical college OF ~. Louis In 1919,
I'd y, the head of his class, and obtained the
Il Gold medal for general excellence and pro-
er, 6cieney in all branches He was the sec
Is. ond nerson in the annals OF the college Tor
% thirty.eight years who reached the nign
L. grade of excellence requisite TO OBTAIN the
"a. distinction of receiving The gold medal
p Mr. George Keifer is associated With
ur John r. GalIie, OF Sedalia, In RAINING an
m extensive lumber ward at Cole Camp. MI
IN, Gerrit Keiffer is associated with his
1T, fatber-in-law, Henry Mshnken, IN conduct
IL inc a well stocked general store, which Is
1T, quite popular and well patrOnized 1t Is
rs, one of the best arranged country stores Ii
IN the west, having an elevator ana o'nei
modern convenience. Mr.. Mahnken Is on'
CT, of the wealthiest men In the place, ana
Ne P. NJ. (which is postmaster!
cb The dry goods and general store bushes
snt 10 also represented by Joseph Schwald, C..P
he Michselis and l.. Grother. Mr.. Grotne
conducts also drug store, ana viii soon
open a hardware store.
Henry Eickhoff has fine furniture store
and G.. Mahnken is also engaged In tina
line of business
The Anchor mills were built last spring
Co The building Is commodlOns and snPpilec
- with the best machinery. The exceilenc
JUG nj the Anchor mills brand OF -four has vo
for II a fine and we'll deserved reputation
The proprietor is John W. HOberecht. Hl
father is resident of Sedslia. The DC
berecbts are all millers, aud are good one
D oil Preston w. Tucker is a successful stoc
on raiser and farmer, and has pleasant resi-
dence in the town.
ay, &c. Morrow is the railroad and EXPIRE:
. is agent at Cole Camp, and Is extremely POI
uIar. Everybody has good word TO ga
last of him. He used to be a student OF tel
ess. Egraphv in Browns college at Sedalia.
.rs- A. F. Edgar has we'll stocked TIN stor
and also deals in stoves and hardware.
Daniel Markell keeps the livery stable
~" the town. and does a good business. Ar
tuu one putting I'D at Mr.. Markets. louise @
lnS securing one OF his livery rigs can hs7
nothing tc complain o..
Jonn Smasal keeps hotel, which T
iiss ceives a good share OF patronage.
for There are three good blacksmith shops
Hiss town. run by Postle Il Harms, krelsel
nal. Hssfetter, and John Stradhqrdt
Anstin Fife and Daniel Gillian are q
list. carpenters and contractors, and each ha
skilled help, John and Wilson Erha
Mr.. Hawkins, Mr.. Price, Hen
Francke. David Smith and othe
and f. j. Kreisel Mr.. Kreisel has lived
the vicinity some fifty years. His fath
built Touring mill near Cole Camp
early days, making every part OF the n
chinery himself The mill Is still runni
having been given three new roofs since
was built.
Three saloons in the town do moder
business. None of the proprietors ;
amassing wealth to any surprising degr
Among welI-known citizens are J.
McCall, John w. Price, Henry Har
and Capt. Feldman. -rw~-~