The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-07-30

udlid, WIN d'So was OAolC iAhtNi
years ego. The Republican has val
liable pian,and stands second to none
in the Centennial state for circulation,
influence, etc. Mr.. Cooper is the en-.
ergetic, far seeing manager of the
journalistic enterprise. We also met
at the Republican Office Robert Gauss,
brother of c. II. Gauss, formerly a
lumber merchant Of Sedalia. Robert
left Sedalia about 1875 and il now one
of the editorial writers on the Republi-
can. He is the same wild and woody
Bob that he was in Missouri, but he
has made fine record IN Denver as a
vigorous, lucid and discreet writer.
"oUR PLACE"
/ saw a sign over saloon on one OF
the best business streets in the city,
which read ,mOur Place. Underneath
the sign was: Wal Hamburg, pro-
prietor." Inside / found the former
Sedalia alderman from the first ward.
He left Sedalia ten years ago and has
made comfortable fortune here. |
was told by an ex Sedalian that Hum
burg's income in the summer months
is about 81, 900 per month net, while
in the winter, he thought it must be
500 to 5000 per month. He don't
look day older than he did when he
left Sedalia.
We also met John W. Menefee, of
the firm of Hinsdale Il Menetee.
John is here introducing patent ma
chine for sheariDg a mules tail with
out getting acquainted with the mules
heels. Since ne has sold his machines
to nearly every mule owner in Colo
RADIO, he will be back in Sedalia IN
about two weeks.
We called at the residence OF
Frank L. Robbins at 2,052 Curtis
street. Mr. and Mrs. Robbins were
formerly from Sedalis. About twenty
years ago Mr.. r rbbins kept a butcher
shop on the ground where the CHI.
zens' National Bank now stands and
later he kept livery stable where
the Merchants hotel is. He has been
in the butchering business here, but
recently sold out. He has prospered
here and is fairly well fixed.
At Mr.. Robbins residence We met
Jno. c. Shy, Mrs. Robbins uncle.
Mr.. Shy come to Colorado from Flat
Creek township, Pettis county,
about fifteen years ago and now live:
at Byers, about forty miles east Of
Denver. He has a ranch there on
which he has several thousand sheep
giving him a net income annually Of
So, 900 to $4,000. His fortune will
figure up anywhere from 500, 600
to $50, 000-at least, these are the
figures given by those best posted as
to his possessions.
George and Henry Suess, Jr., are
doing plumbing and gas fitting bust
ness in Denver. They are sons OF
Major Henry Suess mayor of Sedalia
twenty-five years ago. They are do.
ing a nice business. Major Suess is
the Anbeuseur, Busch beer agent fol-
Colorado. He was away from home
to-day and l did not get to see him.
HE is DOING A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS.
Judge John w. Henry of Kansas
City, formerly of the Supreme Court
bench of Missouri. left his card at the
Windsor for US to-day. The Judge is
on a vacation and will probably 60 to
Steamboat Springs with US TO lock for
the willy trout.
called at the Rocky Mountain
News office and Inquired for j. A.
Sloan. formerly of Sedalis. He is
business manager of that paper but is
now absent in the mountains on va
cation.
Newspaper men as is well known
are somewhat inclined to become
rovers. j. B. Simpson, formerly
editor of the Post, published at Bowl.
ing Green, Pike county Missouri, and
Bob Henderson, who several years
ago was reporter on the BAzoo, are
both here and doing fairly well hust.
ling for news, or doing the act OF
special work for different papers. They
both assured the deacon that they
liked this country.
heard of z. Fairhurst and Geo.
r. Romans. formerly of Sedalia, but
did not meet them. They are report
ee as doing well.
1t has been very warm here to-day.
/ see little or no difference in the tenn.
perature between here and Missouri.
Denver is a nice city-has good
streets, plenty of shrubbery, much
wealth and many beautiful homes.
1t is a frontier city with the
elegance of an old settled community.
The laws are in the main practically