The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-04-26
SEDALIA BRIEFS.

crossing on the Kite shaped track.
The average Sedalia boy is now
scanning the columns of the papers to
catch sight Of q circus advertisement.
In the present lively rush of bus
iness don't lose sight of the fact that
q convention hall is badly needed in
SedaIia.
Peter Brandt, who has been con-
fined to his room fer some time from
injuries received, was able to be out
yesterday.
Judge Metsker is ready to put an
electric line on Third street as soon
SIS The work Of paving begins on that
thorougbfare.
The members of the l. 90. F.,
in the city are endeavoring to make
for a special train to
st. Louis, May 18th.
Charles T. Gilbert reached his
twenty-6rst birthday yesterday, and
November he will put in democratic
vote without blemish.
The bottom fell out of a basket
a negro was carrying on Lsmine street
The b ,sket was filed with dishes, and
there was q general wreck.
There was predonderance of the
colored element in the composition of
the first ward at yesterdays republi.
can meeting at the court house.
Six of the thirty-fonr delegates
from S.dalia township to the republi-
can county convention are colored.
Now, is this a fair division?
w. T. Murphy, at Collins &
Farnham's, Oh Friday, sid q $500
bill OF furniture, AMI it wasn't very
good d.y for trading either.
There appears to be no bottom
to the mud in some sections of the
country. There never will be more
suspicious time to agitate road i'm.
prOvement.
The balance Of the post Office fix
lures has arrived from the east, much
to the qualification of that depart
ment. Gas fixtures were also placed
in position yesterday.
"A young boy named Johnnie
Hathaway was thrown from his pony
on East Fifth street late yesterday
evening. As he fell in a mud pud.
die, no injury resulted.
The house of Henry Flynn, COL
ored, in the Lincolnville district Of
the city, was destroyed by fire al 2::3O
o'clock yesterday morning. The fam
lily managed to escape from the house
but the household goods were lost.
Loss, $500, insurance, $3.50.
Benton county has instructed for
P. d. Hastian as delegate to the
national convention, and as he got
decidedly the biggest slice off Of the
Sedalia township cake, it looks very
much as If the "piide of Missouri"
would get there with both feet.
"A cherub daughter was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. D. B Goodell, Satur-
day morning, at 113 Jefferson street.
Judge Halstead is the grandfather Of
this very welcome stranger which &C.
counts tor the Judge improving in
health.
H. M. A ughe, of the firm Of
Aughe Bros, writes from Butler that
he has purchased two car loads Of
horses for the eastern markets, making
four car loads he has purchased within
the past sixty DAYS. Pettis county
ought 10 furnish these horses and
leave the money in circulation here.
Nearly all the freight that is car
ried on the railroads has to be brought
to them on some kind of a road. All
the freight that is brought into the
state by the railroads has to be dis
tributed to the citizens over some kind
of roads. The value Of farm lands,
the value of mill privileges, the value
Of factory locations all depend largely
upon means of transportation, that is
to say, on local roads.
There is no lack of statesmen in
Henry county who are willing to sacri-
fee private interests for the good of
The dear people. On the democratic
side there are TWO aspirants for repre-
four for collector seven
for assessor three for sheriff; one for
surveyor; one for treasurer two for
prosecuting attorney; one for public
one for coroner four
for county judges. And still there
are good many townships to hear
from.
A LEADER.