The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-09-03
MISSOURI NOTES.


AT least one.third of the papers
in Missouri spell it "elixer."
The Springfield Republican wants
the people of that town to get to-
gether.'
The fat men In st. Joseph have
organized a class in gymnastics at the
Y. NJ. G. A.
They have jug socials" at In.
dependence, but they are not so bad
as they sound.
There are fifty-one inmates in
the aims house in Green county OF
whom twelve are insane,
|fl--Frank James, the ex-bandit, who
is now resident of Dallas, Tex, is
visiting friends in Clinton.
-"F.rmer" Wade ought to have
been at the Pittsburg picnic. 1t
would have done him good.
Peter K. Beard has filed So. 0
damage suit against the city of Car
thage for false Imprisonment.
j. w. Douglas of Henry county
is 6 feet 8 inches tall, and did most
of his growing after he was y years
old.
Richmond is doing the pumpkin
vine act, and claims to be growing
faster than any town in Northwest
Missouri.
The local news in the Richmond
Rayite are classified under the heads
of "Rayites," "Short Rayites," and
"More Rayites."
F. o. Larson of Mountain City
Mo-, whose team run away with him
at Sprinfield, Mo-, Saturday, died
yesterday from his injuries.
The Springfield Leader would
like to know, before going any further
whether the criminal court established
in Greene county is constitutional.
"A Springfield man got so tired
watching the work of excavatiDg for
water mains the first day the man
started in that he didn't get up until
noon the hext day.
Monroe City, after experimenting
for several years with prohibition, has
concluded to try high license, and
now has one saloon with 3 cheerful
prospect for two.
A recent change in the Law ha:
created vacancy In the office OF re-
corder of voters in st. Louis. This
will give Mike McGrath a chance to
be mentioned" again.
Thirteen children in one family
living in the vicinity of Hydesburg,
Rails county are down with scarletins
and it is feared that the remainder Of
the family will take it.
The contract has been let at JET
ferson City for putting up three pub
lie drinking fountains. They will no
hurt the people and will do the
horses great deal of good.
The house of Charles Phelps. OF
farm northeast of Carthage, Mo.
was destroyed by fire Saturday nigh
while the family were away. Th'
loss was $4,000, insurance 1,5OO.
The proposition has been mad
to start basket factory at jefferson
City. They have plenty of willow
and plenty of time to make an IN
dustry of that kind a success there.
"A press association embracing
. twenty-five counties has been forme'
| in the northeastern part OF the state
The First regular meeting will b
held at Hannibal September Is.
j. w. Higginbottom has sue
} ceeded l.. e. Crampscker as post
master at Norborne. There seem
: to be some question in the publ
mind as to whether this change is il
, the interest of euphony.
An experiment was made tn
other day on an aged colored maj
} at Warrensburg, with elixir takeI
from hog, and strange to say a
soon as the medicine was administers
the old darkey quit grunting.
kansas exchange; A MissouI
: editor by the name of Pigg is haviD
> q scrap with his contemporary, i
which the latter is coming out ahead
THE result is that the readers Al
|. treated to roast Pigg regularly eac
| week.
t AN attractive programme is al
: nounced for the Montgomery count
e fair which will be held in Montgomer
:, CITY September 8 to Z inclusive
8 Among the special features announce
e are the three minute trot for 500
: pnrse and a Grand riding tournament
J. Racing is announced for each day
There will be a balloon ascsns on o