The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-03-18
A QUARTER OF A CENTURY.
Some of the Changes Seen by an
Old Soldier.

The San Antonio Daily Express in
Its issue of list Sunday contains the
following relstive to some popular
Sedalia residents /:
For some time DR.. Small, the medi-
cal director of the Missouri, Kansas d
Texes railroad, firm Sedalia, Mo-,
with Mrs. Small, has been staying
here that bis health might be IT,
cuperated, and Oh Friday he VS.
Joined bv his father, DR.. A. V.
Small. Miss Small and DIR. A +.
Fleischm am, also of Sedslia.
The visitors we,t To the Maverick,
where the elder Dr.. Small was recog
nized by DIR. Graves, as his earliest
professional frien and leader. From
the latter gentleman enough was
learned of his old friend To make 1t
desirable to know more and he was
subjected 10 The treatment which ali
doctors sgree is pernici us, namely,
that of interviewing.
DIR. Small is anything but what his
name implies, either as 10 his person,
his views, bis experience or apparent
Nv his finances. His rotundity. forid
complexion, resonant voice and sturdy
carriage all indicate a man who has
been successful and has had no need of
doctors. He does not loak as though
he had left middle age far behind,
and this is accounted for when he tells
his frie; DIS that he is eyer 20 but has
never been so ill as to refuse one of
his regular meals.
During the war DIR. Small was
medical director of the trans-Missouri
department OF the confederate army,
and in that capacity made this city
his headquarters. For a time his
Office was in the small chamber at the
left of the entrance to the
Alamo, and that was one
of the first places he visited On his
return TO the city. He left San An
tomb, In the last year of the war. Just
a quarter of a century ago, and says
while he had heard of its marvellous
growth and advancement, he had no
realization of it until his arrival on
Friday. whom IT was harder to realize
that this was the San Antonio he
knew, than that San Antonio had
grown.
He recognized some old land marks
as he has recognized some of the gray
hsired men the young fellows of his
acquaintance, but the buildings and
the men for the most part served
their term of usefulness, and their
places have been taken by newer and
MR e9rin sgBfb eF6gt 6fSSree" 9 ornate aha fine
latter possibly more pushing and en-
terprisipg, but probably neither the
one class nor the other one whit more
substantial or better fitted for the pur-
pose and times for which they were
designed.
He comedies in the general belief
that San Antonio is now thriving
city and that it has a great future. |
"You have" he said, progressive
energetic men, money and brains. and
Al auuttIou w GuISs Stiudtc tudt Is
wonderful. [ remember how we |
could jerk beef here in the middle of |
August and it remained perfectly |
pure. The city improvements here
show the visitor the character of the
citizens more than anything that
could be told. Your city hall, on
Military plaza, unfinished as it is, | |
have no hesitation in pronouncing the |
finest city building | have seen any
where. Your streets are marvellous. |
/ never knew that mesquite ever at
tanned a size sufficient for paving |
blocks. We are going to lay block |
paving in Sedalia, but we are com.
PEELED TO use cedar. That is not to
be compared with mesquite for this
purpose, 1t is not 50 durable or so
well fitted for paving purposes in any
way"
DIR. Small and his party will be
here for some little time and the
younger doctor. at least, may be in
duced to make San Antonio bis win
ter home.