The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-12-20

j pSaiS w nave bVci SIuiNt uiistu- Ut
least the "ReptNie" says it WAS nd
"CunneF Jones was present and ~
sponded to the toast, the democratic
press which. of course To- the ''Cun
ner's" mind meant the Missouri Re
public and Chas. II. Jones. |
notice that Mayor Noonan WIS not
present and understand that he re-
ceivcd no invitation. Ii 81, the man.
ayers of the affair made mistake
which they will sincerely regret.
| Whatever his real or imagined faults.
MIR. NOoNAN l. EASILY THE
peer intellectually of any man at that
banquet and. il he was not invited.
the members of the committee in
charge showed themselves lamentably
ignorant of what Is CONNIE u fat or
well-any gentleman knows what
opinion to form of them.
] noticed one thing about the Re-
p"tiic's report Of the affair, which,
while it amused me. gave me an ex
allied opinion of their advertising man.
ayers genius Right in the middle of
the report of Governor Stones speech
at the end of a column, he inserts. Just
as if il were footnOte. notice of
Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup" 1t
is stroke of genius worthy R,pub-
lie attache and the perpetraior should
be immortalized in printers ink"
n little squabble between Larry
Harrigan. chief of police and Billy
Hobbs. recorderofde deeds, was one of the
funny incidents of the week. Billy got
on the highhor with the chief. hut the
animal proved a broncho, by the time
Larry" got through talking.
THE PUSH L. TERRIBLY EXERCISED,
over reported combine tn unseat the
present speaker of the house of dele
gates. Tho-. j. Ward and put in his
place Jim Cronin. Col. Ed. Buffers
henchman. Ward, who wants to 90
up higher, is almost too straightlaced
for the gang and don't want to turn
over the city's rights, 80 far as he can
prevent, to Il lot of street railway
magnates and their cappers.
Butler and Cronin DENY their
knowledge of any such plot and for
that reason, am pretty sure the story
is true.
The Writers Club" has reorgan-
lied, but. the Lord be praised, it
will not be 80 awfully literary as it
was.
Mayor NOonan was thrown out of
his carriage the other day ON OliveSt.
but thanks to Street Commissioner
Murphy and his right hand man, Duffy,
the mud was so deep he wasn't hurt.
Considerable interest is taken in the
go-as-you-please
PEDESTRIAN CONTEST
ut the nataiOrium next week.
1t will begin at 10 o'clock Monday
night and continue IA hours. Is men
including all the most famous long
distance walkers Of the country are
entered. No mau will be entitled to
share of the money up unless he COW
ers 500 miles.
DIR. Chas. Balmer, of the old time
firm of Balmer Il Weber, the leading
music house west of New York died
yesterday aged 10 years. He was a
resident of st. Louis tor "a years. As
a composer and arranger of music
and musician, Mr.. Balmer had few
equals.
| Gfhe report of the grand jury foS
November submitted to Judge Castle
man on Tuesday morning is the most
honest and sensible document Of the
kind have read for years-It shows
up the di>.raceiul condition of the
Jail, the lax administration of the
laws and the deplorable condition of
the city's eleemosynory Institutions
The situation Is set forth in plain.
terse language and the proper sug-
gestiOns offered tn remedy the present
state of things. ] wonder will the adj
vice be needed.
BARKI>.