The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-03-23
FAYETTE ITEMS,

hTksNlIle Irlenue.
Miss Belle Turner, of Boonsboro,
is the guest of Miss Mollie Gay.
Will Minor is back again after
spending the winter in st. Louis.
Ed Harris, of Pilot Grove spent
last Sunday with Fayette friends.
Mrs. DIR. Bonham, of Es6n,
spent several days this week with
friends here.
Miss Sallie Fisher, of Spring
field, Mo-, visited friends here several
DAYS this week.
Louis Anderson left on last Tues
day for Montana, where he will make
his future home.
Miss Maggie Richardson. of Sails
bury, spent several days with her SIS
ter, who is attending Howard college.
Joe Rosenbaum returned home
on Thursday from q stay of several
weeks with his parents in New York
City.
Mrs. Brown, of Kansas City, is
here attending her brother, Prof. G..
NJ. Smiley, who is steadily improv-
ing.
MIR. A. L. Smith, of St. Louis,
has accepted position as dispensing
clerk with the new drug firm of Tin
dali & smith.
MIR. Horace Miller, an enterpris-
ing business man of Nevada, Mo was
the guest of his brother-in-law, Dir.
w. +. Potts. Monday and Tuesday.
-Messrs. j. t. Casey, r. 7.
Kingsburg and Bud Elliott, three
large land owners from the river bot
tom, were in the city on business
Wednesday.
Prof. B. G.. Hinde, accompanied
Mrs. Wilkes, who was taken sick
VIII lie visiting Mrs. Hinde here to
Blackburn, Mo, on Tuesday, return
ing the latter part of the week.
Col t. r. Belts, deputy revenue
collector of the sixth district, stationed
at st. Charles. came UP to day, Sa:-
urday, and will hear Talmage at Cen
tenary chapel on the morrow.
-postoffice Inspector Deatherage,
of St. Louis, was in the city Wednes-
day, looking into the management of
this office. We understand he was
Pcrrccrry sIursT1eu with the condition
of affairs.
Last week mistake occurred in
our items, We stating that the sub
scrihed stock of the Short Line was
S 800, when it should have appeared
so, 900. We apologize to the rail
way enterprise for showing up their
financial status to such an advantage.
"A hunting party consisting of
Messrs. III. B. Waits, r. p. Jones, j.
X. Hughes and VIM. Leonard, left
on Tuesday for the sand bars in the
river to slaughter the numerous ducks
supposed to be there. They returned
Friday somewhat disappointed, the
weather being too warm for good
shooting.
Prof. j. l.. Armstrong. of Cen
trail college, delivered a lecture on
Friday night, his subject being "The
of Phonetics. The lee
ture was decidedly interesting and
instructive one and will be followed by
weekly lectures by other members of
the college faculty.
Our merchants, since the strike,
have been compelled to have their
goods shipped to Steinmetz on the
7. d A. read, and then transfer them
to this city overland, a distance of
nine miles. Considering the almost
impossible condition of the roads now,
this makes matters take a very dis
comforting look.
Some days ago Mr.. James Pat
terson, who resides near here, had a
horse stolen from him, and concluding
% do his own detective work, started
n pursuit. He ran in his man near
and arrived here Yesterday
evening with as hard looking a speci-
nan of humanity as We ever saw.
His outlook for FIVE years. call to
he ''pen" is very encouraging.
"A second meeting in the interest
f the Short Line was held here on
ast Monday, with Col. j. r. Estill as
hartman. Good, earnest talks were
made by quite q number of citizens,
mong them President Williams,
Director Tolson, Messrs. s. C. Major
nd r. c. Clark. The people of
howard county are now at a point
there no urging or demonstration is
ecessary. They see the advantages
nat such line will afford to our
Ounty, and so strong has been their
to secure the building
{ this road that already more than
ne sum required of this county has