The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-05-26
THEIR OWN FAULT.


a Missouri Pacific train Monday night
recalls the great number of persons
who have been killed within the linn
its of this city the last ten years in a
similar manner. We cannot now re-
call all the names of victims, bun our
readers will bear us out in the state
ment that the number is very large.
There is really no reason why so
many persons should have lost their
lives. There is nothing complicated
about the tracks, and an ordinary ex-
ercise of judgement can easily obviate
danger. If it was not for police and
Missouri Pacific track-walkers the
number of persons killed would be
appalling. 1t is common occurrence
for the police to find some drunken
man asleep on The track. We sup
pose the death rate will keep up just
as long as men presist in counting
death.-JeHersOn City Tribune
SPIKES.
Edwin Adams, of the "Gilmore
Route" came in from the south yes
terday morning.
At Independence, Mo-, on Friday
night. big mass meeting was held
for securing the new air line railroad
between that place and Kansas City.
President E. l.. Martin, of the Kan.
sas City, Nevada & Fl. Smith road,
addressed the meeting. He stated
that all that was necessary was to &C.
cure free right of way into town
which would cost 50, 800, and If this
amount could be raised the road would
be an assured feet. Subscription
lists were opened ami So, 1926 has been
subscribed. A franchise has been
granted, and work will begin in so
days.
The trial of the case of Harvey
Walker VS.. II. & ST j. railway COM
pany which has been in progress in
Louisiana where it was taken by
charge of venue, resulted in a verdict
of SIS, 900 for the plaintiff. The sui;
grew out of injuries received by Mr..
Walker at Bear Greek station in 1886
and were the result of a package of
drills thrown out Of the baggage car by
the baggageman while the train was in
! motion. The drills struck Mr..
Walker. Suit Was instituted for
| 500 900 damages. Messrs. Harrison
& Mahan were Walkers sttorEeys in
the case.-Hannibal Courier-Post.
Thursdays Marshall Progress
has the following: A letter just re-
ceived by Hon. W. NJ. Walker from
Secretary Wooley at Springfield, is
interesting. It's contents sum up.
like this: The Engineer Corps is in
Benton county doh g good work.
Profile and map of the line made as
far as Buffalo. Soon as the map is
ready to file in Green and Dallas
counties. with county clerk, taking
right of way viii begin. Matters are
being pushed to lin work at an
early date. The right of way blanks
have been prepared. The secretary
has had considerable correspondence
with Scotch friend of Mr.. Crandall's
of Sedalia. This gentleman floats
railroad bonds in foreign markets,
and Sc ms inclined TO take hold of
this enterprise. Secretary Wooley
says the road will pay aud that all
we need is to get ready and get our
bonds on the market.
Division Freight Agent Rector,
of the NJ. K. d I. railroad with
headquarters at Parsons, is in receipt
of authentic information concerning
crops along The line of the M. K. &
T., and taken as a whole the pros
poets are flsitering for heavy yield
of all kinds of cereals. The acreage of
wheat in territory contiguous to NJ,
K. & T. lines in Kansas is forty per
cent greater than last year. The aver
age of corn, oats, fax and millet is
about the same as last year. Wheat
is in fine condition and the crop is
practically assured. The only thing
that could nov damage wheat to any
extent is heavy wind or hail storms.
The yield will average sixteen to eigh-