The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-02-23
MISSOURI JOURNALISM

The Springfield Ddiiv democrat
claims four thous md subscribers.
b. W. Plant, late proprietor OF the
Buonville >tar, is nov working in a
printing office In Omaha.
will VI Smith, long with the St.
Louis Republic. has abandoned jour
nalism and is now commercial trav-
eler Tor a St. Louis wholesale hon-e.
John A. Knott, editor of the Han
nibal Journal, is strongly upp'rtiug
Richard Dalton for governor. He ap-
pears to lie Daltons politics al manager.
The West Plains Gazette advocates
+. w. Stephens, Of Boone county,
for governor aud John NJ Wood
present incumbent. for attorney gen.
eral.
The executive committee of 'he
Missouri Press Association. has chang
,-d the date of the annual meet q II
the association from May 9th t.
June Dist
The major V Of the Missouri news
papers advocate LIBERAL appropriation
for rebuilding the univer>i V and the
rebuilding at srme other point than
mossback Columbia.
Robert VI. Yost will represent the
St. Louis Republic at jefferson City
dlring the ezra session of the !egis-
isture. Mr. Ip=t il brilliant and
we'll known journalist.
VIII Edwards, brother of II ,rry
Edwards, city editor OF the j it,r-ou
City Tribune, Is one Of the editors OF
the Kansas City Times, under it.
present regime and Is doing good
work.
Rober; Freeman, elitor Of the In
dependence Progress, who died last
week, was one of the oldest newspa-
per men in Missouri. He founded
the Moberly Monitor, Buck Kelley
paper.
The Rocheport Commercial advocates
removal of the university to Roche
port, Missouri river improvement, the
NJ, K, Il I. railway extension from
Boonvil,e to st. Louis, prohibition
and woman suffrage.
The printers of the Daily VindIca-
tor of Cameron, Mo-, have struck be-
cause Mr.. Harmony, the new pro-
p ietor, a resident of kan-as City. has
not paid cent of wages for a month.
The paper is tor sale.
The Paris Mercury publishes the
annual financial statement of Monroe
county, occupying eight columns OF
space. The Monroe county court
knows its business and has regard
tor the rights Of the taxpayers.
Editor w. n. Southern, Jr., of the
Daily Sentinel, Independence, married
a minister's daughter, Miss Emma
Proctor. If she converts him to
Christianity she will have convinced
the world that she is entitled to be
mistress of her own house.
Hon. w. o. L. Jewett, of Shelby
county, president of the Missouri
State Press Association, lawyer, legis-
lator and editor, is mentioned as a
candidate for circuit Judge in his cir
cult. He would make a very good
one.
1t is reported that Pierre Ridgley,
late business manager of the Cooper
County Democrat, will go to San
Antonio, Texas, to there embark in
city journalism. Ridgley is a clever
writer and q bright young man. W.
A. Mcpherson succeeded him on the
Democrat.
Columbia has the honor of having
the best weekly newspapers in the
state, the Herald and Statesman both
models, geographically and intelIec.
tually. Bat they have undertaking
now an herculean task, endeavoring
to prove that the university belong;
to and should he kept in Iolumbis.
The Howard County Advertiser
strongly supports Lon Stephens fol
state treasurer, while the Howard
County Banner strongly supports
Frank Pitts. There is, therefore,
siderable interest as 10 which one
will carry the county. 1t is at pres
ent in Mr.. 5 ephens' congressional
district.
Harry W. Cockrell, lawyer, editor
statesman. is now assistant editor oil
the Globe Democrat. MIR. Cockrel
formerly prscticed law at Glasgow anC
represented Howard county in Ihc
legislature in 1888. He later cor
Quoted the Springfield Herald in it,
palmy days He is now in a place be
I tittin,r his ability and will 10 oOnd