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

gave Us his very coDsiderate attention
and treated US as our station deserved.
Brother Nesbitt babe us goodbye as
the train moved westward, as he
could not accompany US since ne has
his grip" on something more
tangible than chasing deer. elk, moose
and antelope among the Rockies and
swapping big stories before the camp
FIRE, where life ceases to be burden
and troubles of perverse mankind
are forgotten in the excitement OF the
chase.
As Nesbitt left, his eye glistened and
MS lip qulvered, for be, a preacher,
appreciates the companionship Of the
''two deacoDs," although they never
killed an elk on Sunday or walked
away when a good story was being
told by Brothers DR.. j. j. Buckley
or J. c. Barber.
TRIP THROUGH KANSAS.
Kansas looks at its best this year.
A bountiful crop Of wheat is being
threshed and the corn is of large acre
ege and bears the impress Of an indus
trious people and plenty of rain. Es-
pecially does this apply to the western
part OF the state.
At Newton, Kansas, we took sup.
per in a well appointed eating house
kept by Mr.. Harvey, who ev-
identity understands his call
ing-catering to the public. |
inquired for u. Washington Rogers.
who will be remembered as an H., K.
q T. passenger conductor ten or
twelve years ago. l believe he lost
his job by joining and parading
through the streets of Sedslia, in the
lead, insthe 1877 strike. He settled
in Newton directly after that time
and opened a saloon, which he kept
until prohibition came along. After
that be kept a "blind tiger" until it
became too hot. Subsequently he pur-
chased farm and is reported to be
worth in real estate-farm and city
property-from $4,000 to $4,000.
DR.. CASTOR Boyd and wife, of New
ton, boarded the train here en- route
to the mountains. Mrs. Boyd is an
invalid and is seeking the mountains
to restore her health. They were
very clever travelling companions and
everybody admired the doctor for his
undivided, DEVOTED and husband-like
attention to his sick wife.
This evening, at twilight, race of
iron horses was had between
Hutchinson and Nickerson. Kansas.
The Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific
tracks run parallel about ten miles
and are most of The way only a few
rods apart. The Pacific train con-
sisted of three coaches, inclusive of the
baggage car, while the Santa Fe train
consisted of mail and express car, two
coaches, two sleepers and a special
officers car. At times the speed
varied from so to 60 miles per hour
and was very exciting. The Pacific
turned off before reaching Nickerson
with the Santa Fe train in the lead.
FRIDAY, JULY 19.
This morning found our train on
side track at Coolidge, Kansas, 1S5
miles from Kansas City, stopped
by wash-out, it having rained very
hard during the night. The train was
on the side track eleven hours, which
gave us an abundant opportunity to
view Coolidge, place one and one
half mile from the Colorado line
and on the banks of the Arkansas
river. The "Silver House" the main
hotel of the town did thriving bust
ness in feeding about 100 passengers
at fifty cents head. The meals fur
nished-b-eakfast and dinner, were
nothing extra, but kept grim-visaged
hunger far enough away TO not be
heard in its demands.
At2 o'clock in the afternoon we
again started west arriving at La
Junta, pronounced as if spelled
La H-u-n-t-a) near 6 p. m. Here
the passengers took supper at the rail-
road eating house. We here met Jno.
T. Shy, formerly of Pettis county.
He is engaged in the stock business in
New Mexico and was en- route to Den.
yer. The road leading to New Next
co branches, at La Junta, and is ga
miles from Pueblo. The train made
the run to Pueblo in two hours at
which time it was dark. Deacon
Montgomery searched around at the
Union depot to see if he could find
any of Doctor A. Y. Hull's tracks,
but failing to make any satisfactory
discoveries he crawled into mis- Pull.
man berth to dream of the grizzly he
expects to find In Colorado and which
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