The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-11-17

Some of the Georgia delegation
who had never been west of the Mis-
sissippi river, were quite surprised to
find white walters at the Sedalia hotels.
In Savannah and Atlanta they had
always been accustomed to colored
walters.
John B. Smith, of Pennsylvania,
is rather an elderly gentleman, but is
vigorous as young man. He got q
start in life, digging potatoes, and
now owns 5000 acres of splendid land
situated in the Keystone state and in
Colorado.
Gail roads lead to R)me," said
DR.. Yeaman last night, sand the same
expression might be used with equal
propriety toward Sedalia, for, traverse
Missouri in almost any direction one
may, he has TO pass through the
Queen City"
james Craw, of McHenry county,
Illinois, has been a regular crop cor.
respondent Of the department Of
agriculture at Washington City for
the past twelve years. This is the
first National Farmers Congress he
has attended.
The ladies admired Councilman
Carroli's button-hole bouquet at the
opera house yesterday morning and
the whole audience applauded bis
address of welcome-glory enough for
the handsome young alderman aud
acting mayor.
Col. George Cockrell, of Cooper
c,unty, arrived in Sedalia last even
ing, land attended the entertainment
at the opera house. Like all the rest
of the vast audience, he was charmed
with w. Pope Yeaman's powerful and
eloquent Grafton.
The address by Hon. NJ. Mohler,
secretary of the state board of agricul-
ture of Kansas, entitled: "rhe race
under conditions of high civilization"
read this morning, was a very able
effort and hearty vote Of thanks was
rendered the author.
Capt. D G Purse, of the Georgia
delegation, is president Of the Ssvan-
nah board of tr-ds and is an elegant
Srutheln gentleman. He and part
ner own 2 900 acres of rice land, at
the mouth of the Savannah river,
where the water is very deep.
Mr.. Miller, of Saline county,
Kan, brought along with him a ear
of yellow corn, gu ssing at the mum.
Der of grains, which has fur
nished some of the delegates a good
deal Of amusement 1t has been as
Ger aimed that the cob holds exactly
1850 grains.
Among the prominent throng,
who unfolds bis napkin at Sicher's
during the 'ngress, is Colonel d. p.
Keller, of Macon county, Illinois,
who represents the 14th district of
that state, in this congress. He is a
brother of E. r. Keller, one o: the
honored citizens of Pettis county.
The following committee on To-
cation for the next congress Was
appointed this morning /: W. H. Nc
Cullough, Pennsylvania; j. P.
Bowdish, Iowa j. NJ. Stahl, Illinois
C. II. Walker, Maine G. NJ. Ryals,
Georgia. THIS committee is now in
session at Hotel Kaiser.
The front of the stage was arts
tic lily decorated with festoons, corn
stalks ard pumpkins, in the latter of
which WAS stuck small American flags.
The front of the balcony was also
beautifully decorated with cornstalks
and fts:oons. The work was done by
Willie Kline, of Ea-tey's book store.
The concert by the Soda ia Mill
tsry band at Sicher's hotel last night,
just previous to the entertainment at
The OPP FRA house, was delightful and
attracted a throng of ladies and gen.
tlemen who loudly aIp'auded each
number. The delegates TO the
National Farmers Congress pronoun-
ced the music very fine.
AT the opening of the congress this
morning the stage was occupied by
Governor Francis, Revs. w. Pope
Yeaman, J. X. Tuttle, r. D. Black,
Charles Carroll, Frank B. Meyer, j.
D. Crawford; and Daniel Needhaw,
Of Massachusetts, A. w. Smith, of
Kansas, John Patterson, of Iowa,
William Freeman, of Maine, and B.
F. Clay ton, of Iowa.
Col. 7. V. Hlckox, who owns a
priacely farm in Cooper county, was
surrounded by an interested group Of
delegates at Sicher's lat night, to
whom he was telling very humorous
stories and keeping them in a very