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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-30
Clock Mending Tramps.

D Tramp in the Ere Dispatch.
"All the old lays are played out
aud 1t takes an artist to live tat like
We used To do. / really believe the
chickens roOst higher than they Gid
in the good old days. Oh, times is
getting awfulI' The fellow retired
To cave of gloom, metaphorical'y
speaking, as he gave way to flood OF
memories of the time before tramp
business had been Frustrated by over
production. "A men has to either
steal or work some fake, like mendiug
umbrellas or mending chiney---,hat's
about as hand as any.
"Oh, there amt much to do it.
All mans got to carry is some SAM
pies, which must be straight, and
some Persian cement-glue, water or
anything TO hold the dishes together
till the man gets out of the neighbour
hood. You tie up the dishes with
string and tell 'em they must let 'em
alone at least twenty-four hours to
dry, which gives you time to skip. |
ran out of glue water Onct and | &C.
mented my dishes together with mo-
lasses. which / got out of farmers
pantry. 1t was pretty much the
same.
Cleaning clocks is another good
fake, only it has been worked. to
death. One of US goes ahead and
thinkers up the clock, taking it partial
ly to pieces, tickling it up with a
feather, ami admitting it with lie or
lar.l or something. l, always when
I'm 90 the tramp, carry boa con-
strictnr lie or yak lie, for the purpose.
It's cualiIe or lard, just as it happens.
When | comes to put it together, if |
don't know exactly where all the
wheels are, / do tue best / know how,
and if there is an overflow Of wheels
without hoes to put 'em in, as is
usually the case. | jest slip 'em in my
pocke;. / then handspike the hands
ahead a half hour, and tells the folks
it is unhealthy to turn them back and
that they raj better wait until the
time comes as pointed by the clock
before they start it running. This
saves the disarrangin' the inards, i
tells 'em. That bait hour lets me out,
and | goes, it the clock don't"
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-30
RAILROAD RACKET

-Pas-epger 'r,ns are all we'll loaded
this week.
-Bu>ines. j. very light Cd the Missouri
Pacific roaOs Il Tent.
"A numb I Sed "A b'vs LIT ! 81
nigh, TO work on the ue~ rua sou OF
ksusas City.
j. ". Hams. ex-maste- NE .hanic oi
the Pacific, leIl vas ei.v fpr a bus ne,s
trip 10 CI'cag .-PlTs ms Sun
A bake a wr,t bound freight broke
down yesterdoy, cius ne ely Il The
Carlton house de. OF 20 remove l..
Col. Z. K. 5 bl-y, the new superiqteud.
ent OF the PtcItir, m ale a tour of Inspection
last week ever The NJ. 4 d L. and branch.
rs. He Was a.companiet hy assistant
Supsr ntendent Go den, G-reral Rosdmas-
ter Perry and other ottic. ais. -Pdrsons Sun.
Joe Gsrlock. an old time NJ, K. & +.
emplvye, but for ,esera! years at work on
a Panama road, died 81 Asrinwall ON the
9th of This month. Ga lock was the prl-
vate secretary of C,l. K. :. Stevens during
the c0nstruc i III of the Denisun Il South
wtstsrn Railway. He is wi-:ely known In
railway ,i:cies mere, aud h death will be
regret Ell.
The ira n be iriI z Tn. VI -xican iitorisl
excurs IN 10 >. Louis, l.si nigh f, was en-
GIN cred by Frank Lanber, Who i.r the iIs;
tim mvulted No. 81, a regular eight
wh 81 pa,s mgr Mogul, which arrived fresn
f'On the 81. Louis snOi.s VS. erday, and l.
the largest passenger engine On the TO ID.
we'gnm !criy-nlre ton-. She Is intended
for The Wet end bat made trial Trip TO
St Louis last ght.
H. {. Tosn,snd general pss-en ger
agent Of h Missouri Pacific system, h,s
n Dthed agents 10 sell I'll per ons along the
lines of the company In Missouri, Kansas,
Arkansas and Indian Territory, who desire
10 a tend FUurtn of July celebrations,
ticke;s at the rate of che Iare for he round
trip. the tickets are Lot TO be sid for dis
tsnces over one hundred aud fifty mics.
A total oil 90 mills OF new ro.d were
built last we-k. making 599 miles Iepor ed
thus far in 1855, agai, ST go mil In 1884,
], GOA miles In 1888, ) 323 mics in 1882,
| .574 miles in 1881, so mll.s in 1880,
Col miles in 1879, Alb miles in 1878, $40
miles in 1877, 62S miirs in 1876, 80 mills
lu 1875, 5S7 miles in 1874, LII nils in
1873 and ,797 hi es IA 1872. This STATE
meni covers main ira only, SIC md tracks
aud tiiiTgs tot te;tg II Guided.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-30
Her Prize Essay Not Original.

z M q, spe ''ai 70 the N0rit.
Miss Minnie H. Vorhis, of Spencer,
the daughter of Presbyterian minis
ter, was AWARDED the Hall essay
prize AMI yesterday read her reputed
production as her graduating essay at
Elmira College: 1t was exceedingly
good, and won The most hearty COM
mendatinus on every hand. To-day it
was discovered that the article was
taken almost bodily from a paper
written in 1880 by Charles Dudley
Warner, and printed in Scrlbner's of
August. that year, under the title of
"Western Man" Miss Vorhis changed
the title to "rhe Future of the West
ern Man." but in the original every
point made ny her can be found word
for word The committee composed
of Rev. Mr. y A Houghton, G. A.
Collin and He .ry R-dfeld, awarded
the prize tn Mss Vorhis, but two
classmates 1T NJ IS VOrhis to-day found
the magazine containing Mr.. Warmers
article on the table in the editorial
room of the college paper.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-30
Foreign Flashes.

London, June 25.-Sir Nathaniel Roths-
child, Sir Evelyn Barring and Mr.. John
Merely will be raised to peerage.
London, June 25.-Several slight shocks
OF earthquake were felt to day in Invrene-
shire, Scotland.
London, June 25.-Sir Richard Asheton
Cross, secretary for the home depar,m, mt.
ordered fifty detectives from Ireland, who
have been for some time on duty iu Lon
don, to return to Dublin.
London, June 25.-In the house of COM
mons TO day only business of formal
nature was done. The house adjourned
until the sixth of july.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-30
Ducks Park.

Ducks par, at Schell City, is one
OF the mos de - httu' pleasure grounds
in Southwest Missouri 1t is the prop
erty OF . Duck who has spen, a
large amount of money in planting
trees and strawberry. erecting fount-
aims and rn-tic seats preparing broad
drives and p asant walks The park
ls inrersecied BY stream of water on
whose anks are large fnrest trees of
various kinds. The whole park is
well set ib tame grass, ON which feed
score or more of beautiful deer, old
and young
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-30
A QUEER PROCEEDING.
A Stranger Who Probably has G
History.

Yesterday Al Tucker, well-kno~n IN
liner OF Bea,on county, residing pear Coh
Camp, arrived in the CT Y and told the FOL
lowing curious DRY:
Last night late stranger IN hea ei
and somewhat excited state called at -ny
house and requested lodging. l decline
, 20 keep him, but he insisted Sd hard that
at last consented and gave him piece 10 the
f. house in a room with another man. 1h'
fellow seemed str arg -ly nervous, and from
his room m ate | learned IN the morning
THAI after retiring he took the slip from The
pillow snd placed 40 il what appeared to
be large roll of money. Replacing The
pillow he put il on TIE te', deposited
under il a large navy revolver, and laId
down, but neither l.pt nor allowed his bed
fellow to sleep, a. he wouid, the moment he
got into doZe, rouse up In terrible state
of nervousness After oreakfss: this morn
ing the m .n Inquired Of me how he Guild
get TO Stdaiia without coming
on the cars snd which was
The lea-t public road.
told him there was Uut one wagon road,
and he could probably htre team To take
him. This he did aud left wish man To
drive for bin. As | WIS also coming ID
the CT y / rcques e1 The driver ID drive In
by certain route Sd / could nee! him enc
came on with tbe in,en' ion Of ipformng
the poll e, watch did, AMI went with one
of them u the oppos te p are, but In team
failed 10 stow up. aud l co 10. know wha:
became OF the fellow, bat feel he is man
who is tadly wanted somewh re-
The SOY was a decidedly siro1g one
and the scribe hunted up the policeman
whom Mr.. Tucker had Gail d TO his ali.
1t proved 10 be
OFFICER GOLDEN
who told the sequel about IS follows ::
"After failing to See the man Officer Cts
sage and myself preceded to look him up
by the description given us. Going down
Main street we saw him meet companion
In front of BensOn's saloon. FIom there
they wentto The Pacific bar restaurant aud
after they entered we followed and called
for coff e, but they seemed uneasy
and slipped out, going up
Usage street Shor ly after.
ward they returned and entering tie side
door of Johoson's saloon passed out by The
Main street front and went down by the
Star saloon which they entered. Shortly
sfler we followed and found them reading
letters taken from a valIse the man carried
with him. Taey soon got up and went 10
the depot where they purchased tickets to
Clinton. / an satisfied tn are crooked
but ] could find NO preiext for arresilng
them" Evidently their actions show they
are crooked and the chances are they Will
soon be Inquired for from some quarter.
Officer Golden describes the man who
came from Cole Camp as about six teet ia ],
light complexion, blue eyes, rather slim
build, his fac. smoothly shaven, but plain
ly showing he has until recently wora a
full, heavy beard He IS about u years
old and was d. essed In light clothes.
His companion is short, light com
plexioned, rather small man, wi b light
colored mustache, dressed In light pants
snd dark coat, and about the same age as
the other man. If anybody wants them let
them speak.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-30
A Scheme.

Jersey City, n. g., June 25.-Andrew
Anderson has been town treasurer of West
Hobokin for twenty-five years. The CON-
mon council some time ago at the instance,
it is claimed. of his political enemies APP.
pointed experts TO examine into his ac-
counts. They have made report TO the
council in which they declare that there is
difference of SIS, 100. Treasurer Ander.
son denies that there is any shortage and
saws he will b. able to explain away the
alleged deficiency.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-30
ATTEMPTED Suicide.

Mania tan, Kan, June 25.-Chss.
Pemberon, young man confined in the
county Jail here on the charge of horse
stealing, attempted suicide this evening by
cutting his throst with a razor. The
wound is not serious. Jailor Howe had
given the prisoner a razor for shaving pur.
poses Pemberton assigns no cause for the
deed which was probably caused by mental
depression.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-30
OUR VISITORS.
The Mexican Editors Pass Through
Sedalia.

No little curiosity was excited among
the few who knew Of The facts that the mid
night train would bare through the civ
the Mexican editorial excurslonists and
although the train was half an hour late
quite rumber fingered At the depot in
hopes OF getting view of the visitors.
About all that could be seen however, was
The car 10 which they travelled The only
evidence of life about it being the sleepy
Mexican porter who peeped ont through
the forward door. The car, a Mann boulder
the ezra Diavolo," was worth sitting up to
see. however, being as it is, the handsomest
piece of railroad rolling stock ever seen in
Sedalia. Ii was profusely decorated with
American and Mexican flags which hang
in festoons from its caves and occupied an
erect position at the corners and tops Of the
car,
THE INTERIOR
is of the most elegant finish, the panels be-
ing of beaten brass set in gilded and We
neered frames aud ornamented in the
highest style OF the art, while the
dressing rooms, carpets beds and
upholstery are of the most elegant, costly
and unique patterns known to modern art.
Accompanying the excursiouists and in fact
acting as their chaperon and guide Is
Major Talbot of the RQt'uay Age with an
appropriate staff in bis special car,
''THE RAILWAY AGE"
which in point of elegance and finish, tails
but little below the Fra Dia7alo, Unfor.
tunately all the party who were able to
give any Information had retired, aud the
BAzoo scribe had 10 content himself with
silent view OF cortege without the pleasure
of an interview. From gentleman &C.
compauyiDg the party il was learned that |
they arrived in Kansas City from Topeka
about 600 a. m. yesterday, being escorted |
from Topeka by Mayor Moore, H. ID. |
Leavey, DIR. d. ID. Heath, Prof. Nj. Rahden |
and Peter Conley, of Kansas City, who |
went to Topeka the evening previous to
meet them.
AT THE KANSAS CITY DEPOT.
they we're meet by the ellis Opera House
band and a large concourse of people
who escorted them to the Blossom
house where an elegant breakfast
had been prepared, after which they were
driven about the city under escort of the
mayor until $50, when they were rendered
grand banquet at Chspiu q Cores, and
the reception concluded with speeches and
addresses in both Spanish and English,
after which they were escorted back TO the
east bound train. Among the many edit
ors aboard are Ireneo Paz, editor of La
Pdtria. and Masttella Clarke, editor of the
The Two Republics, a Mexicsn-E English pa
per. Bolh are from the City Mexico.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-30
Judge vs. Judge.

Cipcinnsti, o, June 25.-Ex-Judge
Timothy OConner to-day brought suit for
$4,000 damages against Judge jas. Fig
gerald, OF the police court, for language
spoken from the bench yesterday upon the
trial Of women, arrested for keeping houses
of i'll fame. The property was owned by
OCo1uer.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-30
Two More Lynched.

Palestine. Tx, JuUe 25.-Repor;
reached hire asst night that tSo more
negroes charged with being engaged in the
murder ard r,pe oil Mss. Hszell, near E k
h,rt, h ID b en- c.pturei ard lyncaed in
Houston coun v, making seven who have
thus far ben dispo e o..
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-30
Father N

Your POOR wesried wife losing sleel
night after night nursing the little one sui
freing from that night fiend to childre,
and horror TO pareLts, GROUP, should hav,
bottle of Taylor's Cherokee Remedy q
Sweet Gum and Mullen, an undoubi..
Group preventive and cure for Coughs,
Colds and Consumption. Sold BY /
druggists at 25c and S1.00 bottle.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-30
Counterfeirers Arrested.

Scot'dale, Pa, June 25.-Three brothers,
nam, d Wolf. were arrested here yesterd, "
on the charge of coubterfeiting. When
arrested they had large amount OF spnrl-
Gus money 10 Iheir possess on, and at their
homes a satchel was found containing
moulds for different denominations of coin.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-30
Ex-Minister Phelps Dead.

Lims, June 25.-Ex- United States Min
lister Phelps died from fever contracted
while on q pleasure trip to Oroya. The
government is making preparations for the
funeral, and honors of the highest descrip-
ton will be paid the deceased minister.
The new United States Minister Buck has
arrived here.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-30
W i'll Get Even.

Kan~s City News.
Father Jardine it i said, is plan.
ming to start daily newspaper. for
the purpose, presumably, of getting
even" with his alleged trsducers and
vili6ers Evidently, Father Jardine
has at last come to realizing sense of
tbs power f the press" and feels
that the puIpi i, but poor vantage
ground from which to mould public
Opini"n. VIII Their he will be able,
with the all of personal organ, to
accomplish IN somewhat difficult feat
of re-establ.-hins aud rehabilitating
his personal record, remains to be
seen.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-30
A Necktie Party.

Louisville, Nv June 25.-JorGo1 Tay.
lor, colorsd, who wsylaid and murde: ed
Sally eaurders, his mistress, in fell M ar
HopkinsVille, NY, . tofer s, 1854, will b.
hung Tomorrow.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-30
From Bitter Creek.

1t is understood that Senator Vest
is in Washington to prefer charges of
offensive partisanship against Post.
master Case, of Kansas City. 1t is
also understood that the democrat
who succeeds him is to be an organ
izer and "a fighter from the head.
waters of Bitter creek"
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-30
Snicided.

New York, June 25.-Wm. Kenney, who
has been an act We county democracy
worker in the FIRST ward for thirty vars,
committed suicide this morning by shoot
ing himself. Kenney WIS discnsrged from
The corporation COUNCILS Office a few days
ago aud has b. en- despondent ever since.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-30
A Disastrous Fire.

Richmond, Tex, June Pa d;sast' ous
fire occurred here Tuesday. The Benron
house, and dozen store rooms were among
the bu ldiDgs Lu-n,d. The total loss so
far as known, is 100000. The insurance
will scarcely agg ega $4,000.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-30
Al me Sill
JEFF CITY Tribua-.

Govern Mar'naduke has audited
a accou 81 600 ;or expenses incur.
red by the Si Louis militia when Or
dered out winter to suppress the strike
at Sedalia. This amount only covers
the actual expenditures and does not
pay the SOLDIERS .fr the time they
spent bearing arms.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-30
Will BE- Here.


ia sas City Time
Ex-G"vern..r Reynolds, of St
Louis president of he State Bar asso-
cIatlon. ut ~ -xpected could not
ne preset at tb- an ual meeting of
the association, " &c, 8 To be held at
Sedaha TX n, writes TO friends
III tnis city hat positively be in at
tendance.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-30
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
A Close Call.

Ral-igh, y. G., June Ex-Governor
SC | ass r-spi ed Eaion Mills, the negro
who o have been hanged :O-mo.rIw.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-30
For Rent,

Fine store room and dwelling house, at
Beaman, eight miles from Sedalia. Rent
low. Good location and fine opening for a
business man with small capital. Address
JAS. L. STEWART,
'b-lowlm Beamsn, Mo.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-30

We know heart disease can be cured,
why? because thousands say they have
used Dr.. Graves Heart Regulator and
know it does the cure.-Plympton News
81 per bottle at druggists.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-30

A BAZoo -ibe after interviewing s
large numb-r Of farmers IS able 10 furnish
the following summary in brief as the re-
suit of his Investigations, as to the C, ndi-
ton aud o,pect Of crops in The ne ghbor-
hood o. Sed lila.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-30
GEoF GETOwN.

Wheat small sre', dang d BY CO d and
recent storms. not over half a crop. Corn
planted late hurt by cold aud wet, very
weedy, prospects bad. Frnits, cherr es lew,
peaches none, plums roor, apples plenty.
Vermin, cut worms very bad
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Mcclellan leads i'm Wall
Paper. 6-16w4t
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-03-21
Forfeiture Notice.

Notice to Charles A. Strain and sam
uel NJ. Wheaton and their heirs or as
signs. You are hereby notified that we
have expended $4,000 in labor and i'm
~provements upon each and every one
of the following named claims: Nellie
Rosa and Sitting Bull for the year 1888
and likewise for the year 1884, in Custer
Mining District, Custer County, Dakota,
situated about one. fourth mile from the
city limits in a sonthwesterly direction
in order to hold said premises ander the
provisions of section 1924. revised stat
utes of the U. s., being the amount re-
quired to hold the same for the years
1883 and 1884 and if within ninety days
after this notice 10y publication You fail
or refuse to contribute your proportions
of such expenditures as co-owners, your
interest in said claim will become the
property Of the subscribers under said
section 1924. WM ALTAFFER,
III. X. GRIFFis,
Dated at Custer City, Custer County,
ID. r., January 9th, A. ID. 1885.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-03-21
mo. 3OS.]
APPLICATION FOR A PATENr.-U. S. Land
( Office, Deadwood. ID. T., March 5, 1885

APPLICATION FoR A PATENT.-U. ). Land
Office, Deadwood. ID. T., March 5, 1885
Notice is hereby given that the Cedar
| Rapids Gold Mining company, a corpor-
alton organized under the laws OF Dako-
ia territory by its president, James Nor
ton, whose postofice address is Hill City,
Dakota, has this day fled his application
for a patent for fifteen hundred linear
feet Of the j. II. Schenk Mine or vein
bearing gold with surfurce ground three
hundred feet i'm width, situated in Pal
mer mining district, County of Penning-
ton and Territory Of Dakota, and desig-
mated by the field notes and official plat
ON file i'm this office as Lot Number four
hundred and twenty one. said Lot NO.
42l being as follows, to wit;
Beginning at the northwes corner. a
| pine post Al and 5x72 inches set in the
ground and protected by a mound of
rock marked cor No. ] on one side and
lot No. 421 on the opposite side, from
which ". S. Loo. Mon. No. AZ bears N
$50 40I w 1909 feet dist. from corner No.
/; thence S 31o1O w $50 feet to corner
No. 2; thence Ss3loS lN w $50 feet to
corner No.3; thence s'5So5N + 300feet to
to corner No. 4; thence N 30 10y T. $50
feet to corner No S; thence N 30 10NE
$50 feet to corner No. g; thence N $50
5r w 800 feet to corner No. l and place
Of beginning.
Magnetic variation 15o 3O east, con-
tanning 10 and 33-100 acres.
The location of this mine is recorded
in the Office of the Register OF Deeds at
] Pennington county, Dakota territory, in
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