The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-12-01

less than half the number confined
there month or two ago.
"We hsd a splendid hunt" said
Sheriff Smith to the Goss;per. "We
were down on the narrow gauge, and
game was comparatively plenty, and
our party was reasonably successful.
"Dad Smith," at the court house
discou Is the best of duck hunters.
Every few days he ascends to the top
of the court house and hands in some
birds that had come in contact with
the electric wires.
"John Henry Summers is making
a splendid effort at reformation in
cidentally rem arked a gentleman to
day. "He is given every possible
encouragement, and every one hopes
be will remain faithful to the last"
Col. Geo. w. Dea,herige, of Car
rollton, il in the city, attending the
Masonic lodge of instruction. During
the administration of Mr.. Cleveland,
Col. Deatherage was postotfice in.
spector and made an active and vigi
liant official. He is a fine gentleman
and very deservedly popular.
"Quai's are rather scarce" sadly
remarked a veteran hunter to the
Gossiper yesterday. tODly a few
years ago l could 60 out, and in three
hours time could capture several
dozen but now every one is a prize
that has to be worked for. In fact,
game of all kinds is becoming more
scarce with each year."
"The livery business is not as good
as in days of yore," said a Gveryman
yesterday" and it is especially slim
during the winter months. 1t seems
that people don't ride as much as for
merly and to some extent the intro
duction of street cars interfere with
the trade. If there is any big money
in the business, Sedalia iverymen
haven't discovered the fact"
cit is a good sign," said Recorder
Pilkington to the Gossiper, "to note
the number of mortgages which are
being satisfied. Scarcely day passes
without something being done in this
line, and one day last week all claims
against some half dozen places were
paid off The rev mortgages are few
in comparison with the rele ases. 1t
shows healthy condition of affairs,
and that the people of Pettis county
are getting out of debt rapidly"
SIT may be fact that Washing.
tons body-servant is Dead" said a
gentleman yesterday to the Gossiper,
"but there is today an old lady liv.
ing in Sedalia. and in very good cir
cumstances, who at one time was en-
ployed at tie Hermitage" when it
was the home of Andrew jackson.
She was quite young at the time and
was employed there with a widowed
mother. However, she remembers
the old general quite well, and fire.
quently speaks of occurrences that
were impressed on her mind at the
time
President Frank Meyer, of the
Commercial club thinks the River i'm
provement convention which meets
in Kansas Cry, December. 18th and
10th, will be largely attended. The
St. Louis Republic also says of it:
"The convent, in its results, if a
proper degree of interes: is manifest.
ed, will exert a larger degree of i'll
fiuence upon the traffic and commerce
of the west and northwest than any
held in recent years. The object of
convention, as declared in the resolu-
tions of the Kansas City Commercial
cub, will be to formulate a policy
respecting the improvement of the
Missouri river from Montana to the
Gulf and to provide for its execution"
An Ohio street merchant will have
half doz n Thanksgiving turkeys to
buy-all on account ola bet with one
of his employees, that he lost. Still
it is nothing compared with the cost
of an expensive law suit over the
possession of a turkey which has just
been concluded in neighboring town.
Two brothers named Zachary quar-
relied over the ownership of the bird.
One forcib!y seized it, the other re-
plevined, and the circuit court was
APP called to, involving 5000 lawyers
fees and the expenses of forty wit
nesses. The jury was out thirty-six
hours and then awarded the
coveted prize to George, the de-
fendant. 1t is fair presumption
that these two hrnfhers will not cit