The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-03-01

meeting of the Chicago convention a
sufficient NUM- er of states will speak
in his favor to secure his nomina-
tion."
1t is not altogether harmony in the
ranks of the grand old party, not
withstanding the very peaceable(D
meeting of the clans in Sedalia. The
St. Joseph Gazette intimates as fol
lows; "The spectacle of Fil!ey's Bob
tails and the Silk Stockings working
in harmony for the reelection of Col.
Charity Fund Shepherd to the may
or's office shows that concerning small
matters the warning factions are
agreed. 1t is a pity that in reference
to graver questions, such as the cleo
ton of president of the Lincoln
club, the rancor Of the brethren is
irreconcilable.. How delightful
would be the spectacle of Col. Jim
Beech and Maj. Bittinger dwelling
together in unity"
IA Girl Who Can Shoot" is get.
ting to be chestnut in our exchanges.
She is heard of in every section of the
country. There lie not much demand
for her, however, except in dime mu-
seums. What the country really
needs is large quantities of girls who
can shoot biscuits across The table at
their hungry parents, help their
mothers clean up the house and get
the younger children off to school,
make their own clothes. talk common
sense, and who expect to get married
to sober men who can support Them
girls who will know how to properly
manage homes of their own if they
ever have them. That's the kind Of
shooting for the girls to learn.
The Gossiper had the pleasure this
morning of meeting a man who over
twenty years ago was citizen of Sc
dalia. His name is Maj. VIM.
McKown, now of st. Paul, MINI.
Having been informed that the Cos.
siper was a BAzoo attache, Mai.
McKown said that he had a copy of
the first edition issued by this paper.
Speaking of Sedalia, he said: "Well
sir, the growth of your town is re-
markable. When l lived here the
corporation was but a mere village of
little over two thousand. Now you
have a magnificent city Of 10000
population. Not only that, but you
have metropolitan air about things
not found elsewhere in cities of much
greater magnitude. / coufess that
were it not for the fact that my in
teres,s are of such nature as to de-
mand my residence at St. Paul,
methinks 1 would return to my old
love-"
at is strange to me-" remarked a
patriotic citizen Of the town to the
Gossiper this morning, as be kicked
the mud off his shoes, why some
action is not taken by the authorities
to stop this accumulation of real es.
tate. 1t all comes, of course, as a re-
suit of inferior or insufficient macada-
MIXING. Vehicles travelling over
streets not improved necessarily be-
come weighted with mud and when
they traverse those streets that are
passable the mud is shaken from the
wheels and scattered indiscriminately
through the principal thoroughfares.
Constant traffic as a result keeps these
places in a miserable condition.
Now, how is this to be remedied?
By employing handful of men to
apply the hose? This has alres DIV |
proved itself an absurdity. Let the |
suggestion made the county court by |
the council be adopted. Let the |
roads leading into the city be piked
and the nuisance will be stopped. |
Put the county prisoners to