The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-05-05
OUR NEIGHBORS.
HANNIBAL.

Miss Annie GRr,h has gone ID 81
Lonis On witt.
Mrs. Brson Stillwell and daughter,
Mrs. Arms,ron', returned Myniay morn
ing from Chicsgo.
MIS-. E. J. Dinner, Mrs. Schaefer, Mrs
s. n. Hoffheimer, and Mr.. aud Mrs. III
ID. kliss wen: to Quincy Monday event G
to see Emmett.
"A tramp printer, who worked at the
News Office last week, stole the pr1priet0r's
overcoat. Officer Lowe arrested him and
recovered the coat
MIR. w. C. Clopton and wife, who have
been the CUES OF Mr.. aud Mrs. j. III,
Garth took their departure Monday for
New York via. St. Louis.
NEVADA.
Miss Eva Sh4cke ford, of Clarence,
Mo, is the guest of Mrs. III. Hillias.
Prof. II. w. LIBEL has severed his con-
ction with the Democrat of this city.
Miss Alice Church II took the Tuesday
morning train for Sheldon, where she gee
on a visit Of sever Il days.
The organization of board OF trade
Thursday evening with one hundred men,
bers, was fine advertisement for Nevada.
&C. V. Downs and wife and baby OF this
city, narrowly escaped drowning in the
east fork of Drywood Saturday morning
while returning from Liberal TO Nevada.
The stream was small but very swift, and
he buggy was scarcely into the water when
it was capsizad. The lines wrapped them
selves around the wheels, and by their
struggl,s The horses were In dagger o.
drowning themselves and he recent cccn-
pan OF the buggy. Mr.. Downs succe ded
iR cutting the lines and with difficulty r, s.
Gu. kiS baby.
Mrs. Downs had been swept by the cur
rent in o barbed wiIe fence where her
clothing was caught by the wire. VIII. n
her husband reached her he found the
water Sd swift that be was unable to st9nd
and the Danger of the situation was in
creased by the wife fainting. Mr.. Downs
was only able TO cling 10 the fence and hold
his Wits head above the water; but help
soon came in the person OF gentlemen
named Cowley, who In few minutes ex-
tricated the unfortunate couple from the
critical situation.
Mrs. Downs is now sick from the scare
and exposure.
CENTERVIEW.
Uncle Bob Houx left Monday for the
south with stock.
Capt. Read, the Jl'y farmer, circulated
among his Centerview friends this week.
Boss carpenter Baird and his jolly
crew have taken a contr ,ct of Uncle Tom
Mitchell, over the Blackwa er.
Ed Houx will be encouragement of
the Houx pan; atioa the present season
during the absence of Uncle Bob.
Our representative, Whitsett, since his
return from JEFF hiss got into his every day
clothes and as usual is making things git
on the plantation.
We had a cordial grasp of Judge
terview enroute for New Mexico to assume
the new duties of his posi- ion.
Notwithstanding the g.nersl depres-
sion, business Il Cenieryiew CONTINUES lair
ly good, much b ter than could be ex-
pect. d under the circumstances.
State Attorney Wood held matinee at
Ju :ge Wright's court last week. Young
Burke, Ii ing on the farm of Ed. Williams,
being charged with carrying al arsenal
under his coat, attributed SIS to the
school fund.
The store of J. r. C. Hull was burglar
lied on Monday night BY five we'll dressed
tramps. They forced the door with q crow
bar and goods 10 tie amount of $500 were
taken, consisting of jewellery. cutlery,
Ct, thing and many other articles of value.
kilograms have been s.nt in all directions
offering reward for toeir apprehension.
is to be hoped they will be overhauled.
FORT SCOTT
Miss Emmerson, of Ossawatomie, is
visiting Mrs. Dilworth and Miss DetwiIer.
General Frank Parsons, who is promi-
nent in the Knights of Pythias, is in the
city.
Mrs. B. L. West came down from
Psola Tuesday to visit her daughter, Mrs.
E. E. Goodlander for few days.
MIR. John Myers, from Kansas, has
succeeded Miss Ray as opera
tor at the Pacific depot the latter having
gone home to recuperste her health
MIR. and Mrs. Kershner, of Olathe
Kansas, are spending few days at j. w.
Smiths. Mrs. Kershner is sister of Mrs
Smith. They have an idea of locating in
Fort Scott.
The fourteenth annual convention of
he Grand Lodge &. of p, of Kansas, will
be held at Fort Scott on May 10, 20 and
81. They offer three prizes: First, open
10 all divisions y. r. of K. P, $3.50; sec.
,nd, open emily to Kansas division, $l50;
third, band contest, open TO all, 500.