The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-05-11
FAYETTE FLASHES.
The Approaching Election How.
ard G., unity for John
TnsgrOye.

spondence. For fear lest some one
acquainted with Fayette in days gone
by should still picture it as a city OF
dilapidated houses and a business OF
decidedly small proportions, your cor.
respondent would beg leave 70 correct
any such remembrance. Fayette in
summer is beautiful place. 1t has a
public square, surrounded by mag.
nifcent shade trees, and on either side
thickly lined with substantial brick
business houses, occupied by energetic
men, who are doing at this time a
business comparing favorably with
that of other cities.
1t is with great expectation that
the building of the St. Louis & Kan
sas City Short Line is looked forward
to, as it is confidently believed that
with the building of this route will
begin new and very prosperous life
for Fayette.
Mr.. r. p. Williams, the enterpris-
ing president of the route, is now in
the east, his visit there being with
special reference to arrangements for
the immediate construction of the
road. While the preliminaries re-
garding the road are being looked
after, the county election comes for
ward and demands that it come in for
share of interest. The request has
surely been heard and granted one
hundred fold, for never were prospects
for an exciting election more promis-
ing. Recognizing the great degree of
interest unaffected in the contest by
taxpayers, and the time set for the
holding of the primary (June l2th)
being very near at hand, the central
committee met in this city on May Sd
aud determined. for the convenience
of both voters and candidates, upon q
very systematic course to be pursued.
The plan determined upon was to
appoint place of meeting i'll each
township, and upon stated date the
people and aspirants could meet and
indulge in the amusements usually
popular at political meetings. 1t is
natural that county elections should
receive, just at this time, the greatest
attention. Yet the congressional race
is discussed with much interest. Re-
marked a prominent citizen some days
since: "With no personal malice tow
ard Mr.. Heard, yet it is my honest
conviction that as a matter of justice
the office belongs q Mr.. Cosgrove. :"
Such expressions aA re-eehoed. The
people of this portion of the Sixteenth
District are now fully awake to the
mistake they made in ever allowing
Mr.. COsgrove to leave the office be
filed so capably, and are determined
upon his restoration. 1t was
with pleasure that we noticed
a county paper that had never taken
sides in the fight, come out in a re-
cent issue with an article of a decided
COsgrovian hue. Hon. John Cosgrove
has scores of staunch supporters here
who propose to stand faithfully by
him, and who will join in the "hur-
rah" that will be given when it is an
nounced Howard county gone solid
for Cosgrove.
Of the personal and local news we
append the following:
NOTES.
Miss Belle Beck is visiting friends
at Sedalia.
Miss Lille Bags, of Estill, is
the guest of Miss Maggie Waters this
week.
MIR. Hendrix many friends here
we're happy to hear of his good for
tune.
Mrs. w. w. Ferguson and little
daughter, of Rich Hill, are the guests
Of relatives here.
The wife of Rev. jackson Harris,
several miles from this city,
dropped dead on Friday morning.
She was So years ofage.
Robert Clinkscale and wife, of
have been visiting Mrs.
Clinkscale's parents, Mrs. and Mrs. j.
E. Hughes for several days.
Ezra Overall and Newt. Elliott
ire in Kansas City on business. Be
ore returning they will attend a
arge sale of blooded stock in Cass
county.
Mr.. Joseph Hendrix, the recent
y appointed postmaster, of Brooklyn,
vas born and reared in this city