The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-03-24
MAKING history.
An Answer to a Subscriper's In
Qulriss.
SEDALri, Msrch 81, 1885.

SkDALIi, Msrch 81, 1885.
Editor Bazss:
Having, nj the request OF many citizens,
undertaken 10 collect and arrange the
m sterials for O historical sketch of our
county, desire inform alton on the follow
ing topics, or In case you cannot comply
YOU will please hsnd this circular to some
reliable gentleman who has the time and
iuclinstion to assist:
LIST. Irdisus that Inhabited or msde
forays in your vicinity. with the name. OF
their tribe, their number, date, etc.
ID. Traces of remains of occupants,
prior to the whites.
Sd. The Hrst white settlers, whence they
came and where they located, and vheihsr
hunters, trappers, miners or farmers
dates, and name in full.
4th. Their intercourse and troubles with
the Indisns.
5th. Pioneer style of dress aud mode OF
living, with INCIDENTS descriptive of their
social. religious and politicsllife.
9Th. The kind of game, with an sceount
of bears, wolves, psntbers and other wild
animals, their depredatiOns and mode OF
capture.
9Th. Shooting matches and other diver
sions. camp meetings, political gatherings,
general musIers, In early times, with Incl
dents.
stb. The physical characteristics CT
your locality, including timber, soil,
stresms, springs, minerals, ETC., and re-
mark able Datursi curiosities.
9th. Rsmairs of extinct species.
l 10th. Salt making in early times.
! Very respectfully.
JOHN SMITH.
Mr. john Smith:
TIE BAzeo hssten TO snswer your ques-
tions respectively and respectfully rs fol-
lows:
let. The first Indian that Inhabited Sc
dalia was old Pull-sll-bis-hsir-oui, and be-
longed to the tribe of Acknowledgements
His tribe had no numbers, but they kenoed
on brich bark. As for dates, there were
none In the market, for Joe Sicher had not
opened his store.
I'd. In regard TO traces OF remains, We
would say they are pretty thick around the
psst house. The esrly occupants didn't
leave snyirsces-they took all their har.
! ness witHthenl.
, Sd. The first white settler Hss Jno. B.
8 Hickman, who came over in a schooner
from Georgetown, aud located right al the
corner OF Third and Brown streets. He
was q hunter, trapper, miner and farmer.
He hunted for iue beef critters, trapped
D the abominsble Pinkerton detectives,
= mined post holes and farmed il considera
bly. He was born in the year Of our Lord
: and Jefferson City Tribune says his full
: name is John Bully Hickman.
: 4th. Our frst settlers didn't have any
: intercourse with the Indians. They were
all married or had npgrces.
9Th. The style of dress was cut biased
snd gored in both legs, buttoued over with
: ishhocks, heurced with blue patches. Tn.
e balance of the inhabi:snts shaved their
heads and went naked. Their style of liv
: ing las three square meals q day besides
e boarding the school teacher. Their relig
] ion was the same az their eating -thre.
square meals. Their politics were draw
e Joker, and j-ck pots by large majority.
!. 9Th. Game was mighty plenty. You
could get any kind OF game you wanted
: from three card monte up to a horse race
v Bear, 7olyes and psnihers were swfu
thick; but the wolves, eat the bears, th'
y esnthers eat the wolves and then the pan
4 theirs died. 60 the only wild snimsls VI
;. had left were the detectives. Our mode o
IL capture was not TO swear 'em in-fetch 'eu
Is every time.
7th. About shooting matches and othe
= diversions Yes, TELL, we used to anus
# ourselves little just to keep our hand in
and every Sunday morning the streets wer
> full of dead men. Camp meetings we're on
E. best holt, but the men got full of ticks ant
. women had too much household duty, an
y finally Sut Luvengood busted up the Who'll
Re business by slipping q sack full of lizard
A up the bottoms of the parsons trowseI
looms. There was a good many incidents
y and the population increased fest.
q Sth. The physical characteristics of on
country are all in good health, includin
+ the timber. Regarding the natural curiot
10 titles, we point with pride 10 Pearl rive
and Deacon Dinwiddie.
e 9Th. Remains of extinct animal specie
We refer you TO Fishers gray mule.
10tI. Salt making. Making your So
10 early times, like the present, was an a
lie mighty tough job, and fellow had
TO hump himself 10 make both ends meat G
~ bread either. A good many made q Twin
~ by hard work, but the most gorgeous styl
a of existence was dug out by the retail {
in sheep dip.
" This is all the BAzoo krow of apcieI
Is history.