The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-11-24

ure at the result of the November
elections. Asked IS to the necessity |
of an extra session of the legislature.
he said: "There Is a difference of
opinion and very good reasons pro
aud con are urged. So far "a am
concerned, | have not looked fully
into the subject and am not prepared
to give an opinion, further than that,
there should be no mistake made as
regards the electoral vote Of Mis-
souri,.
Said a Boone county gentleman to
the Go-sife: "Pet,is and Boone
county are about in the same box US
regards Jail, the only difference is
that your county has taken needed
step in the ri ht direction. At the
session of our court last week the
grand jury reported as follows, among
other things: 1--WE further find that
the Jail is old and dilapida;ed, miser-
ably lighted, and poorly ventilated,
the air being very foul and enough to
wreck the health of any pri, Oner con-
fined there any length of time. The
cells are entirely too small and We
find them crowded. The Jail is Toe
small and with poor sanitary arrange.
ments. In conclusion We say the Jail
is a disgrace to Bone county. We
consider it cruel and inhuman to con-
fine prisoners in such a place. We
recommend that the circuit court take
steps at once for The erection of new
and commodious jail" Both counties
need the buildings badly, and it is to
be hoped they will be secured.
The late Bacon Montgomery, who
published the first newspaper that
Pettis county ever had, was vigor-
GUS and versatile writer, also a good
talker with an answer always ready.
Bake was a good printer and had
tirelees energy.
1t was way back in the seventies
that he first worked on the BAzoo.
And it happened this way:
Two or three printers, working
with the BAzoo at the time. loaded
themselves up with West Main street
whisky and quit work. One boy was
only LETT to get out the paper. Bake
was sent for. He readily pulled of
his coat ana went to work, with other
hep procured, and the BAz1o appear.
ed as usual and the outside world
knew no difference.
| Bake worked at the case several
months and finally was transferred to
to the reportorial force. In the latter
capacity he always made full hand
even more. He always worked
with an ambition. second 10 none.
To illustrate his ready methods and
ready wit, l will tell little incident
in his experience as reporter:
Bake. one day, was providing around
the county offices for news of any and
every sort. While in the recorder:
office, John w. Conner then being
county recorder, he found a young
man and woman there pleading for 9
F license to marry. The recorder would
not grant it, because the young lady
was of too tender years to enter such
contract without the consen! of pa.
rents or guardian.
They were a runaway couple from
Saline county and they we're determ
ined to marry by some means.
Mr.. Conner referred the young maj
to Bake. it being possible that b
might devise some means or way gu
of their dilemma.
> The BAzoO reporter then did all tn
questioning and found out thei
names, where they lived and theil
whole story, of course, Bake, sympa
! thizing with them, giving cruel pa
e rents a tongue roasting for interfering
in a case of true love, that bad takel
root beyond all, ability to eradi
cate the same.
Bake did not want them to MARI,
, elsewhere than Sedalia, if they wedde,
q at all, at that time. He wanted tn
q item awfulIy bad.
!. Finally, as last resort, the youn
man said: 81 know where We can &c
= married-we'll 60 to the Indian Tel
ritory," and he made move towar
the door with his amiable and limo
= cent sweetheart.
Hold" said Bake. in a sympsthii
: ing tone, "you can not get marie
is in the territory until you have reside
there one year, and gained res
;. dence," he continued quite earnestly
This was poser to the hero an
heroine of the elopement. They too
lie it for granted it was so, and after dis
Il cussiug the matter sometime, the
e concluded to abandon the marryin
lie business for the present.