The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-12-22


portions of Pe,tis county are immense
beds If coal which only NEED develop
ing. Some OF our capitalists should
take hold of this matter. Ii would
not only be money in their picket,
but would bring hundreds of families
here and save many thousands OF
dollars annually to the consumers OF
coal.
A prominent farmer from the
Hous,onia nei. hborhood in sIeaking
to the Gossiper yesterday said {: 81
shall vote in favor OF issuing bonds
for the construc ion of new Jail. and
- don't think there is much opposi
ton In my neighborhood. 1t seems
to me that it is very b dly needed |
was m. mber of one OF The grand
juries that insp. cted the building, ard
1 took a pretty good look at the SIR.
raundings l hope the people will
vote IN favor of the proposition"
"Don't you think for M ment, "
said a gentleman to The Gossiper YES
terday, "Ihat the morse men in this
vicinity will not move heaven and
earth to secure a kite shaped track
for Sedalia. In this they will be .bly
backed by every business man. Ii it
can be secured, and | believe energy
and pluck will do il, there is no ques-
ton but that it will be worth more TO
Sedalia than a halt d, zen rnanufnc-
turtles. Towards the accomplishment
of this every citizen should work"
"Ihe people of Pettis county should
pay more attention TO fish culture"
said Mr.. +. H. Hurt, of the hous-
tonia neighborhood 10 tie Gos-iper.
"Four years ago l stock d pond
and now have barrels and b'rrels OF
the fiuest fish, weighing ftom ten
pounds down. 1t is luxury, and
one that every farmer Cen enjoy, and
that, too, with but little expense.
Whenever want fi,h meat l make a
haul of bushel or so at a time, keep
the largest fish and throw the smalles.
back into the pord l think / have
one Of the finest fish ponds in this
section and it is certainly valuable to
me.
Hon. j. H. Parker, representative
in the thirty-sixth general assembly
from the eastern district Of johnson
county, is in the city to day. Mr.
Parker says: have been in Cal.for.
MIA aud Just returned a few days ago
and am not very well posted as to
matters in Missouri. A letter came
to me in my absence from Governor
Francis regarding the extra session
and have not answered. think it
best to redistrict the state and that
will settle all doubt regarding our
representative 10 the Elec;rOal Col
lege. The redis;riciing should have
ben done last winter, but as it was
SO done let it be done at the extra
session."
Mr.. Parker is a well informed
farmer and is a conservative demo.
crat. He is for Cleveland for Presi-
dent, and for Cockrell for senator.
"That depot master at Moberly is
a holy terror" said travelling man
to the Gossiper, this IN 'rning. 1.-The
other night [ was at the union depot
in the Magic City waiting for my
train, when q meanly clad. but seem
ingly respectable man mounted car
platform preparatory to entering
What are y'u doing there ?' gruffiy
yelled the uniformed custodian of the
station house. The man innocently
replied that he wss expect
ing a relative. Git off
that car" was the brutal response
that met the explanation. The man
demonstrated in a gentlemanly man.
ner, when the inconsiderate officer
raised his cub and struck him a
cruel blow. Such a fuIsome and
brutal exercise of authority should be
nipped in the bud summa.ily. The
man who thus abuses his power
should be jailed and fed ON diluted
water for ten days.
Hon. Henry G. Brockmeyer, lieut.
enant governor from '76 to 80, under
Gov. Phelps, was passenger on the |
south bound train last evening, on his |
way to Muskogee, 1. 7. The Gossip.
er had a very pleasant chat with the
gentleman. II have been suffering
from the grippe for two weeks" he