The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-06-22
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.
Items of General Interest Trans
piring i'm the Localities
Round About Us.
RICH HILL.


The proposition to build a city Jail il
Rich Hill has been voted down.
S. Les lie, formerly of the mines, now o
Toronto, Kansas, arrived here Mon ia,
morning. He is here on lawsuit agains
the Rich Hill Coal Company, TO recove
damages for injuries received while a
work for the company over a year ago
The case is set for hearing Wednesday.
\ few days ago the home of Cole broth.
ers, known as the Hsrkinis place one mile
west of Gulf mine No. ), was burned tC
the ground, about O'Clock in the morn.
ing The fire originated in the bedroom
but how, is mystery. Not thing in the
house was saved. Thos. Cole lost $50 in
cash. Work Wa. begun on the e:ection OF
a new house Monday morning.
Mr. w. V. Busby has retired from the
firm of Craig and Busby, manufactures
of brick, but will manage the yards the
remainder of the present season. In eaily
spring he intends to enclose hi: Is acre
tract Just south of the Gulf round house
and erect a canning factory for the purpose
OF putting up asparagus, rheubarb, peas,
beans, and every thug in the product line
Mr.. Busby has 29 acres of asparagus and
IL acres OF rheubarb planted, and will
force its growth in early spring in order to
supply the home markets and will ship
the 'over-production to Kansas City and
other points.
HANNIBAL.
Mrs. w. J. Hilton has returned TO St.
Joseph.
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arrive home Wednesday from Kentucky.
Mrs. Frances Hoffman an! grandson,
from Elizabethtown, Pa, is visiting her
brother, NJ. G. Croft.
Mrs. w. III. Noll, who has been the
guest of her sister, Mrs. j. Il. Price, left
for AtchisOn, Kas., Tuesday.
Mrs. Lizzie Hewren, O: Washington
territory, who has beeu the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Wachendorfer. returned
home Monday.
--wo burglars attempted TO gain an
entrance to the Office of the Athens Coal
company about l o'clock Monday morn
ing. They had succeeded in removing a
pane of glass from the rear window when
the Waterman, Bennett, opened fire on
them. They beat a hasty retreat and
made good their escape as Bennett had
but three loads in his rev liver, and ON
that account did not follow them. One of
tho bullets struck the window easement
where he burglars were working.
JOPLIN.
Miss Irene Daniels and Mrs. j. M. Ed
of Baxter Springs, are visiting
Joplin friends.
Miss Augusta Weymann has gone to
It. Louis, where she will visit relatives a
,rief season before leaving for Europe
brother, A. Weymann and wife. The party
expect to sail from New York on the
9th.
The closing exercises of the convent
chool of the Convent of Our Lady of Mer-
y will take place June 23d. The pro-
,ramme will embrace literary exercises,
music, vocal and instrumental, and the
endition of the extravaganza, "Butterhy's
Carnival"
The land recently purchased by the
Norwich Mining company is coming I
teadily to the front rank of rich, produc-
i've tracts at Short Creek Surrounded by |
he Haughey tract, Bloomington tract and |
he Bonanza land, it cannot fail to be fully |
IS rich as they are. The part now leased
y the Consolidated company will soon be
fielding largely.
AN officer received postal card few
lays ago from woman formerly resident
f Joplin, instructing him TO notify
member of the local bar to forward to her
ddress a sum of money, for which she
eld said lawyers cuff buttons as security.
IS the officer refused to give away the
anne of the disciple of Blackstone who
ad inccrred the suggestive liability, the
hole bar stands committed until the mat
er is cleared up.