The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-09-16
COUNTY NEWS.
From Many of Pettis' Interesting
NeighbOrs.
SALINE COUNTY.

4 SALINE COINl1.
Sweet Springs Herald.
Mrs. Henry S. Smith, of Dunks-
burg, returned Tuesday night from
two months sojourn in Colorado.
Prof. L. A. Hagan and wife of
Mont Zion, have gone to Austin, Tex,
where they will open an art school.
Miss Daisy Shanks, of Sweet
Springs goes to Detroit, Michigan, to
attend school this year, preparatory
to entering Vasser college.
Judge Zenophon Ryland ad-
dressed large audience at the Pres
byterian church last Sunday in Sweet
Springs. He set forth clearly the
need of the church to extend Presby-
terianism in Missouri.
MIR. Ed, Orear and wife arrived
in Sweet Springs from Marshall,
where Mrs Orear has been visiting
about three weeks. They expect to
remain here some time visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Owens.
The residence of VIM. Higbbar-
ger of Gillian, WIS struck by tighten
ing a few days ago. Mr.. Aighbar-
ger was stunned for a little while but
with the exception of slight damage
to the fue every thing escaped injury.
On Tuesday evening Mrs. DR.. j.
E. Hays, of Sweet Springs, gave a
party to her sister, Miss Florence
Harris. The guests assembled early
in the brilliantly lighted parlors and
all spent pleasant evening. James
McNulty, of St. Louis, and others en-
tertained the guests with good music
The boiler to the steam thresher
owned by William Woodbridge explod.
I'd few days ag'. The exr losinn Oc-
Cured on the farm of Burr Estill,
near Gillian. The bursting of the
boiler caused the engine tn run back
against the separator. thereby setting
on fire 100 bushels of wheat, which
was entirely consumed. The boiler
was carrying about 80 pounds of
steam at the time of the explosion.
The loss is heavy one TO the owner
and is supposed 10 have been caused
by an accumulation of mud In thu
boiler.
WIN. Binkley has sold his farm
to Jas. X. Smith, son of D. l.. Smith,
of Sweet Springs. Mr.. Smith Was
married last week and he and his wife
will commence life on the Binkley
homestead. Mr.. Binbley has pur-
chased tho lIvraO Uf Dill. i. NJ. ID. ad-
ford, where he will remove his family
about the first of next month. This
farm consists of over 400 acres Of
choice land in a high stare of cultiva-
ton, with frst-class improvements,
and is as desirable farm as there is
in Pettis county, being situated near
Col. T. B. Prices AvoDdale farm,
and surrounded by good citizens.
COOPER COUNTY.
BoOnville Star.
MIR. and Mrs. d. w. Shackle-
ford, of Boonville, attended the Mar
shall fair.
"A big dance was given at the A.
0. U. w. hall, at Gooch's Mill Thurs
day night, and happy time was had.
MIR. Will HALEY, an ex-Kemp'r
lite has arrived in Boonville from Sa-
wanna, I. T., and intends to visit his
friends day or two.
MIR. Clarence Hsnnsca, who re-
sided in Boonville about year, is I!
working at the jewe.ry business in
Chicago, and is doing well.
The members Of the German
Methodist congregation will give a
festival at the old Baptist church, in
Boonville, Tuesday evening Septem-
Der Is.
Cooper county is the political
Mecca of Missouri. She has the reg
lister of lands, the state treasurer, both
The nominees for state senator in the
fourteenth senatorial district, and
nominee for congress. If you don't
see what you want in Cooper, just ask
for il.
Last week Mr.. F. A. Grant, who
iS a. e. l~- aur-l
chased from Mr.. Macarthur, near Biz
the largest walnut tree that
ever tumbled to Cooper county ak.
1t made a log IA feet long; AZ feet
in diameter, and contained 1854 feet
of lumber. After it was felled, John
Runkle aud force of men started
with 1t to Billingsville.
The Star is in receipt of the follow
ing marriage notice: Mrs. Mary I.
De Haven requests your presence at
the marriage of her daughter, Ssllie to
DIR. Edwin Marshall, Wednesday
morning, September twenty-fourth,