The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-03-03
COLE CAMP CHRONICLES.
Benton's Livliest Town Comes
to the Front with a Boom.
Bright Prospects for the Coming
Spring.-A Word for Sedalia.

Cole Camp, Feb. D. Correspondents
As modest little Cole Camp has not fOI
some time troubled your readers, perhaps
few items indicative OF The piping times
OF spring may not be snwelcome even be-
fore the blue birds come.
Farmers in this st ciIou have been kept
pretty close at home by the severe weather,
but having plenty 10 eat and good crops,
neither man or beast has suffered TO anv
great degree. There is, however, general
longing for the balmy breezes which are To
usher In The welcome spring and busy
seeding time, and for The first time in many
years The 1st of March promises 10 COM
without furrOw of spring plow ng ana
and the earth solidly Fl, zen. All Ihese
things have had a tendency to render bust
ness somewhat stagnabt, but, Dolwithstand
ing, merchants say hey have had fair
trade. Here In Cole Camp The opening Of
spring promises to bring with ii such a
business boom as the lite town
has never beforc known, and people are
getting ready for il. County Surveyor
ChsrriDgton IS here now busy lay ing of
the old Su6er farm into town lots, and the
property will be sold Of mis- spring and
summer. Ii belongs 10 Msjor Melton, anG
contains some OF he fnest and richest
building sites N the state. Being, as II II
contiguous TO Sedalis, Ii Is hell wed many
of The merchants there will avail them
selves Of the opportunity 10 secure country
residences in easy reach OF your city, where
they can have al the sdyauiYges of cheap
living, pure air, healthy exercise, and raise
their own mills, butt,r, cheese, veget .bles,
etc.
Arrangements have al,o been complet d
for the erection of II beautiful and commo-
dious chapel, at cost OF Il 400, &c De dedi-
Gated TO public worship Tor any denomin
lion, though nOmlnally it will tie coagr.-
g1IiOnal church.
Mr.. Lewis Gro; her, the well own and
popular uerchs nt and ex-drmOcralic post
IN -sier, has added another large sddition 10
h hands IN. store AID row hiss a. spa
ciOus store rooms as the largest in Sedaiia.
Mr.. Louls Schroeder, formerly If SEED liza,
and Claus jung, of this countv, have en-
tertd into co-partQersaip with MIN and
they will open with s. 800 cash stock at
once. Mr. Grother takes the drug medi-
cine and oildtp rpeu, Mr.. Schroeder the
dry goods and Mr.. Junge the stove, tin and
hardware department.
ID tue NrAA saw
10 an, his also returned to TIL. section and
has opened handsome clothing store
John SMASH, the old snd VII kLown
saloon keeper and laadlOrd, has again
taken possession of his old stand and went
today to Sedaiia 10 lay in a sIock OF
goods. He will thoroughly rem, del and
refit his hot and saloon and furnish the
public the very best accummoda
lions as of yore.
Health in this loo ,lity has been remark
ably good throughout the winter and every
thug wears the brighIee: outlook for the
future.
The new railroad has been surveyed
through this place and il is not al a | I'M
probable thai Cole Camp will in the rear
future have the addition OF one of the best |
lines of road in the west.
People here are deeply interested in the |
capital removal questions and say if Seda- |
ia can get it they will chsertu;ly help her |
paw the cost OF the removal. AS SedalIa j. |
ookei upon as cur metropolis and what
ever will advance her interests is matter
lot only of benefit but OF p ide to this SEC
ion. HurrA for Sedalia. the Queen City |
md future capital is Cole Camps cry.