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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-04-04
Houstonia News.


"A. Y. Houston and family are
visiting in South Dakota.
j. w. Robertson & Co., of Mar
shall, Mo-, was here Friday buying
mules.
Porter & Longan, general mer-
chants here, are doing a good business
and are very popular.
j. NJ. Boyles keeps the only hotel
in town and furnishes pleasant quar-
tens for travellers.
j. NJ. Jones, an old resident of
this county who resides here, and has
been quite i'll sometime, is better.
The bank of Houstonia will in
crease its capital stock to $50, 900.
W. F. Longan is the cashier, and it is
a Aourishing financial institution.
Elder Wilkes Is holding a pro-
tracted meeting for the Christian
church. He told story Friday night
during preaching in which he alluded
to his church people as Campbell
ties The elder is bang up preacher
and as for singing he is bung starter.
Elder Dorsey. the pastor, is a good
talker and an earnest man.
Mrs. Susan S. Reavis, who re-
ides near here has been in Sedalia
visiting her daughter, Mrs. j. B.
Longan. She returned to Houstonia
Friday. accompanied by her son, d.
B. Reavis Of Oregon, and a great
granddaughter, a sprightly young lady
budding into wOmanhOOd. Mrs.
Reavis was born near Lexington, KY,
in 1908, which makes her ninety
years old. She settled at old Franklin
in 1917 with her parents and her hus-
band, Maj. Andrew A. Reavis, taught
the first school in Cooper county. Her
husband died in 1910. Mrs. Reavis
is very sprightly in her Ian
yuage, but quite infirm and steps I'M
Hon. Geo. F. Longan of Sc
1alia, is her grandson.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-04-04
ireland as Il Is.

This play will be produced al
Woods opera house Monday night for
the benefit of st. Patrick's church and
should be well patronized for the oh.
ject is worthy one.
Latour, who has been a prime IA
vOrite in Sedalia for many years, will
appear as Dan O'Car0lan. LatOur
alone can draw a house most any time
in any play in Sedalia, and The
BAzoo bespeaks for that rising young
actor, Jake Kelley, who is in the cast
as Ragged Pat, an Irish boy a per-
feet ovation.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-04-04
Burpl Jarn.

What in the Sam Hill did you mean
by this entry of "burpl jarn" in the
daybook, Henry? asked a Sedalia
dry goods merchant the other day of
his German clerk. The clerk came.
but couldn't tell what it was he meant
by the entry and so it was posted on
the ledger and the bill finally sent to
the customer, who came in puzzled to
know what was meant. All hands
gave up the question as bad job and
so it was dropped.
Several days after Henry appeared
at the desk saying he knew what he
had meant the charge for. 1t was
purple yarn.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-04-04
PURELY PERSONAL.
Points of interest About Peo-
pie You Know or Hear of.

C ". whitmore spent Yesterday in
BoonviIle.
DR.. f. 7. Yancey was in Hannibal
yesterday.
George Cummings is spending to-day
in Parsons
DR.. NJ. 7. Collins was called to Wind
sor last night.
Miss Birdie Hughes left for Kansas
City yesterday.
H. X. Finke, came in from the west
yesterday morning.
DR.. W. +. Smith paid visit to Locust
Grove farm Yesterday.
Col. Ferd Meyer left yesterday after
noon for Geneva. Kansas. .
w. T. Jackson, of Versailles. Mo-.
was in the city yesterday.
DIR. ". J. Ferguson was passenger to
Sweet Springs yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Tom Woods and Mrs. James Lee.
OF LamOnte, spent yesterday in the city.
Rev. DIR. VIM. Jones went 10 Pilot
Grove yesterday, to hold quarterly meet
ing.
j. +. Hall, OF the Ga.etis, is in Massa-
chusetts attending the funeral Of his
mother
R. b. Gray left for Dresden Yesterday
afternoon with Miss Matte Brown, Who
had spent the day in the city.
%. NJ. Brooks returned FRIDAY evening
from successful trip north in the interest
OF the Overstreet Pharmacal Company.
w. 6. Pendleton. one of Boonyilles
brightest and best lawyers, was in the city
last night, en- route to st. Louis. on bus ness
L. W. Bryant, of Kansas CITY. who
arranged the opening at j. d. Hail l. Co.'S
store, left for his home yesterday afternoon.
Miss Blanche Boykin, who has been
visiting relatives in Kansas City, Mo-. for
the past week, returned home Yesterday at
noon.
John c. Hall. Drury student. is visit
ing his sister, Mrs. Belle Small and Hrs.
W. v. Galbreath. He is on his way home
from the cratOrical contest at Mexico.
C. +. Elkins. foreman boiler depart
ment in the Missouri Pacific shops, re-
turned last night from Cresten. Iowa.
where he was called by the death of his
mother, Mrs. X. p. Elkins.
DR.. S. q. Crawford left Yesterday for
Marion, Florida, where he was called to
the bedside Of his daughter, Tina, who was
reported dying when he lett. The young
lady and her mother have been there for
some time for her health, which has
steadily grown worse.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-04-04
The Missouri Pacific Trouble.

The interest in the Missouri Pacific
scandal has not abated and small
knots of railroad men could be seen
discussing it at every corner.
The rumOrs about warrants being
issued for Cook, the time-keeper, who
is responsible for the forged time
checks, and also for the engineers
who are said to have been in collision
with him, have no visible foundation
and not an arrest has been made.
Mr.. L. Bartlett, the general mas
ter mechanic of the road, who has
been here investigating the books,
left at noon yesterday for st. Louis.
A number of the engineers who were
laid of were at the train and had a
conference with him, but to what
end is not known.
Joseph Cook, who was generally
supposed to have gone to Denver,
where his wife is, was seen going
south, ON the Narrow guage tracks
Yesterday in the direction of the Ben
ton county hills. Cook has lots of
nerve, the morning after he was dis
charged he appeared in Master Me-
chanic Weller's office and demanded
his time check. He also asked for a
pass to Kansas City but got neither.
The road will not lose anything
from the crookedness of its employees
as every one who has been discharged
has almost full months pay coming to
him, largely in excess of the amount
lost, as shown by the investigation.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-04-04
A $500 Fire.

An alarm of fire was turned in
about 8 o'clock last night and both
companies responded. The house, a
small two-story frame building at 229
Clay street, was considerably dam
aged by the time a stream of water
was turned on. The nearest hydrant
being FIVE blocks distant. The house
was owned and occupied by VIM.
Alexander, colored, who was absent,
and the fire is supposed to have
started from the pipe OF a drunken
man who was asleep in the second
story. All the furniture was saved.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-04-04
WANTED TO DIE.
Suicide of An Old Man Who
Had No Family or Kin in
Missouri So Far as
Known.

Sometime during Monday night,
March q, Harrison Harry, on old
man residing with james Guier, two
miles north Of HOustOnia, this county,
took 5 drachmsof laudanum with sui.
cidal intent. Early Tuesday morning
DIR. T. A. Smith OF Houstonia wa
sent for. The doctor arrived at Mr..
Guier's about Z o'clock, and found
Mr.. Harry in a comatose condition
from the effects of the poisonous dose.
DR.. Smith soon pumped Harry out
and soon had him in condition to re.
main on earth while longer.
Mr.. Harry denied To DIR. Smith
that he had taken anything, but the
tell tale bottle was found which had
contained the laudanum.
Wednesday morning he took anOth-
er dose Of something and when found
was ip dying condition, and did die
before the physician arrived.
Harrison Harry was about 20 years
of age, had no family or friends, and
but little was known of his history,
further than he was a native of Mis-
souri,.
Before he died he wrote letter to
a friend, giving some directions re-
garding his effects, also directing that
he should not be buried in a coffin,
but that some common planks should
be nailed together and in this his re-
mains be consigned to earth. Thurs
day he was buried in coffin.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-04-04
The Place to Go.

If you want something really first
class, something fine, something equal
to the best In the largest cities. go to
Peter Pehls Fulton Market and Res
taurant. This place has become
justly famous, not only in Sedalia but
throughout all the surrounding coun-
try. His whiskeys are the oldest and
hest, his viands are the choicest, and
everything is strictly first-class.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-04-04
Fire Friday Might.

An alarm of fire was turned in at Z
o'clock Friday evening. Both CON-
panies responded to find the house of
Mrs. Alvina Loewer, at 231 South
Grand avenue, nearly destroyed. A
gasoline stove had exploded and
caused the fire. Only a few of the
household goods were saved and the
house was total loss. Mn. Loewer
was badly burned trying to save some
valuable papers, and DR.. w. j. Fer
gusOn dressed the injuries. The los
will amount to about $500, with
$1,000 insurance.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-04-04
Electric Cars DELAYED.

The street electric cars were DELAYED
about two hours last night ON account
Of the Electric Light and Power COM
pany putting up new smoke stack At
their works, corner Broadway and
Lafayette streets. There Is only one
boiler at the works and the steam was
necessarily shut of. The cars were
set in running order shortly after 3
o'clock.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-04-04
some THING TO LIVE FOR.

LiSs Had Been . Failure. But He Dida'e
Want TO Die.
eyes" said the man who was wear
ing the green goggles, ''rve never had
anything but bad luck. I've worked
hard all my life and only made bare
living. My health broke down years
ago. most of my friends have died or
moved away, I've got literary and
artistic tastes and can't crafty them,
everything undertake to do is fail
are, and l don't seem to be of any use
IN the world"
"Hsve you no friends with political
influence enough to get some kind of
easy job for your" inquired the man
with the shaggy ulster.
1--we tried that Every time get .
position a political landslide comes
along and get thrown out"
Can't you open an intelligence
Office or start a real estate agency"
asked the man in the SLOUGH hat.
THAT sort of thing doesn't require any
capital"
s''rve tried that too Got burnt out
in one case and . partner ran off with
the profits in the other. No use"
Ever try canvassing?" inquired the
man with his foot on the window sill.
Eyes; often Had q good suit of
clothes ruined in that business once.
Dog. Thrown down stairs once or
twice. Man. No use. I'm not in it.
Last week my pet coon died yesterday
morning lost my knife, and to-day
I've got an earache. That's the way
It always goes. II it isn't one trouble
it's another. There's only one thing
that keeps me from committing sui
eide and ending the whole business
"Well?'
Curiosity to know what blamed
misfortune Is coming nexx"
A. HAsn~ssunaHAiAn
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-04-04
Anniversary Sketch.

Twenty years ago to-day Sedalia
had an election. DR.. X. +. Miller,
was elected mayor over
VIM. Beck by 1O6 majority. The
aldermen elected were as follows:
j. w. Mills, democrat.
j. F. Antes, democrat.
Elias Bixby, democrat.
NJ. NJ. Pritchard, republican.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-04-04
Ten Dollars for Gloves.

"Jap" Marquis plead guilty in Jus.
tice Blair's court yesterday morning,
to stealing two pairs Of gloves from
the store of VIM. Beck, on last Satur-
day. The gloves were found in his
possession when he was arrested that
day, for stealing garden seed from the
store of George Groshans, and were
afterward recognized by Mr.. Beck
He went to Jail.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-04-04
The Bank of Commerce.

This new institution, located at the
northeast corner of Ohio and Second
streets, opened its doors for business
yesterday, with Mr.. John J. Yeater
rs president, and Mr.. Adam Ittel as
cashier. The building has been
thoroughly remodelled and reftted
into magnificent modern banking e.
tablishment, with every convenience.
The furniture lie the finest and was put
in by Sedalia's well known firm,
keck Il Dickman. The vault is
provided with a time safe
and lock of the best
make. The Bank Of Commerce
is Differed by strong business men
who have the confidence of the CON-
munity and it is bound to become =
solid factor IN Sedalia's financial cir
cles.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-04-04
Tore Up the Barn.

A warrant was sworn out in Justice
Blair's court yesterday afternoon by
Henry Winters, charging John Greis-
son with maliciously tearing up the
barn and manager, belonging to Winters.
The warrant was placed in the hands
of the constable but had not been
served up to late hour.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-04-04
Growing Rapidly.

The Woodmen of the World Lodge
of Sedalia is increasing its member
ship from.the best people in this place.
Eight new applications we're received
last Thursday evening composed
largely of the best business men in
Sedalia. This addition to the order
will make its membership 120 strong
in this city.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-04-04

1t is strictly an American remedy home
made and without foreign flavor, we refer
to Salvation Oil. The greatest cure on
earth for pain.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-04-04

Keep it in the house and it will save you
many IN anxious moment during the
-changes of season and weather; We refer to
Dr.. Bulls Cough Syrup, the best remedy
for cough and cold.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-04-04

Rock Port has organizeda "choral
society" Anybody with good moral
character may get in whether they
can sing or not.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-04-04

Lanes MEDICINE Moves the Bowels Each
Day.
In order to be healthy this il Necessary.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-04-04
for Infants and Children.

'Casterissso ven sdspted to children thAl
Irecomnend it - superior to any prescription
known 70 me-" II. A. ARcrEa, n. D.,
Ill So. Oxford ST., Brooklyn, NY
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-04-22

lost the brave and gallant soldier
George, but in that brief and terrible
battle Mr.. Custer lost three sons SON
in-law ard a grandson. With all this
burden of sorrow the strong spirit Of
the father was not utterly crushed. In
losing his son George, he lost the COM
panion of his middle life, the boy who
had inherited from him n marvellous in
tensity of purpose, Il strong. passionate
moral nature and the fearlessness of a
heroic spirit.
In after years no more pathetic pic
ture could be seen than that present.
ed by the venerable man who, with
indomitable will, proudly rode his sons
war horse, Dandy, wearing the spurs
and gauntlets of the unconquered,
while the wide band of black Grape on
the hat which rested on his white head
was his only outward semblance of grief.
For many years Father Custer has
been content TO remain within the limits
of home, as comprised by the boundaries
of Monroe, where he has lived since
1S42. He was a native of Maryland,
but lived many years in Ohio, where
his son George was born at New Rum
ley in 1889.
Mr.. Custer had for some years made
his home with his son, Nevin J. Custer,
and it was there that he died peacefully
on November 81, 1892. His wife had pre-
ceGed him, her death occurring twelve
or fifteen years ago, it being hastened
by grief at the death of her sons
Mr.. Custer had two persiste mt
theories religion and politics. He was
intensely, passionately religious, and
he was intensely, passionately political.
5fay ~, - -
tribute. He was an ardent, impulsive
Methodist, and a staunch, uncompro-
missing democrat. People who did not
believe as he did in either way he
would not even argue with, unless the
argument was all on his side. His boys
liked to stir their father up by pre-
dieting political disaster, in a spirit of
fun, but they were soon compelled to
show their true colors, or hear a con-
vincing and forcible statement of the
situation, given with the power and
charm of a native orator. His positive
character would brook no weakness of
profession-he was outspoken himself
and had the courage of his convictions,
and he expected all the members of his
family to be equally sincere.
He cast his first vote for Andrew
jackson, and his last for Mr.. Cleveland,
riding a distance of five miles in the
cold bleak weather for that purpose,
saying he could not die happy if his
party did not elect its candidate. His
death was consistent with his life. and
he felt sure in his last hours that his ac-
tions were the result of an honest be-
lief that the course he pursued was the
right one.
When Father Custer was seen away
from home, there was always some one
to point him out and say: There is the
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-04-22
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

John Ireland, who may succeed
Gov. Hogg of Texas, in case the latter
should go to the senate two years
hence, is the man who was afraid that
immigration to Texas would become SO
great as to elbow the old settlers into
the sea.
-Ex-Gov. Robert L. Taylor of Ten
nessee is something of a philosopher.
When asked about his defeat for the
United States senatorship by Gen. Bate
he said: 81 will not cry over split milk
nor quarrel with the COW that kicked
over the pail. But l shall always be-
lieve that the pail ought not to have
been kicked over"
-Ex-President Hayes invented an in
genions method of shaking hands with
a crowd. He once made short speech
to 10, 900 people in Columbus. regretting
that he could not shake hands with
everyone present. But have plan,"
said Hayes. "I'll hold up my hand, and
when shake everyone shake" He did
it, and it seemed as though 10, 600 hands
went up.
Mrs Jane G. Austin, the novelist,
spends her winters in Boston. Her
health is not robust, but she contrives
to accomplish 4 good amount of lit
erary work. She has a genial, kindly
face an abundance of white hair, and
she generally dresses in black. "A
Nameless Nobleman" was the first book
written by Mrs. Austin, and contained
the story of her great grandfather's
life.
Tho Countess Louise Cianciana, it
is stated, now sells matches on the
steps of the palace of Monte Citorio,
where the italian legislature meets, a
l.. 81, I, I, In1
as speaker some years ago. The count
was also one of Garibaldi's most distin-
guished associa tes. mayor of Rome, etc,
all of which is duly set forth upon a
placard which the countess wears hung
around her neck while having matches
for sale.
There will be a worlds parliament
of religions at the Worlds fair, begin
ming September II. Preceding this will
be Catholic congress, which will be-
gin September ), and contemporaneous
with it Protestant denominational con-
crosses. Among the speakers will be
Mozoomdar, representing progressive
Hinduism, and a scholar appointed by
the Chinese government to represent
| Confucianism. Let all the religious
world unite on all that is best for the
purpose and press it for all that it is
| worth. N. Y. Herald.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett's
| newest book, which is, indeed, a book
let of eighty pages about Tho Drury
Lane Boys Club" of London, bears the
interesting inscription: Copyright by
Vivian Burnett" and is printed et t'ie
press of The Moon. Mrs. Burnett ey-
plains that her new publisher IS - r.s~
| lation by marriage, and that sou
| Vivian. who is but lad. publ 'vs
| little paper, which is called The Moon,
as a less ambitious title than The
World, The Sun or The Star. Mrs. Bur-
nett adds to her reputation as woman
of great literary genius the still more
| honora BILE fame of 4 wise and devoted
mother.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-04-22
a tiger. One day while In the count

q tiger. One day while In the count
ing house of Our firm at Annoy two ma
tives came in in an excited frame of
mind to tell that man had been car
ried off from a neighboring village the
night before by man eater. This
was just the opportunity 1 Ind been
waiting for. Taking out heavy eX-
press rifle which 1 had brought from
London with me. 1 took the two ma
tives to act as guides and started OUT
On reaching the village 1 found every
thing in an uproar. The natives, who
are timid, were paralyzed with fear.
and scarcely dared to venture out OF
their houses unless in the middle of the
day.
81 had already learned something
about the habits of the man eater and
knew just how to go at 1t. From in
uuiry among the natives I asceftaincd
the exact location of the lair of the
tiger, and for q small compensation 1
succeeded in securing the services of
a coolie to guide me to the place.
STARTING late in the afternoon, we
made our way slowly through the
Jungle, and just about dusk reached
the spot. Now, the night is the L est
time to bag a man eater, for he is then
asleep, and may be shot before he is
aroused. Knowing this, 1 had brought
with me bull's-eye lantern. Before
night had set in fully I got everything
! in readiness and waited until it grew
pitch dark. Having in the meantime
located the exact position of the lair.
left my guide, who, by this time, was
almost terror-stricken, behind me, and
on my hands and knees crept through
the jungle. BY the cautious use of my
10 ho 1oir FTr,rn inn or
the light, was little startled to dis
| cover the huge beast curled up and
sound asleep. His head was resting
| on his paws and squarely facing me.
AS prepared to level my rifle at him
| he stirred uneasily. Turning the light
full upon him, he raised his head, but
before he was thoroughly aroused 1
! sent u ball from my rifle crashing
| through his brain. BY good fortune l
had struck him squarely between the
eyes. There was feast Of rejoicing
| in the village when returned with the
| skin.
Just before ! left China on my
present trip l struck a man cater who
proved to be tough customer. He
was an old fellow and had Il record of
about twenty victims. They sent
| for me and l went after him. l had
| with me double-barreled rifle OF
| large caliber. I found no difficulty in
| tracing him to his lair. but he gave mo
! Il narrow call before 1 succeeded in fin
| ishing him. The trouble was that
| when 1 found him he was awake and
| ferocious, apparently from the effects
| of hunger. I had shot SO many that l
thought nothing OF it and gave my tiger
one barrel out of my gun. Most unac-
countably 1 missed him clean, and his
eyes fairly blazed. Lashing the ground
| with his tail, he sprang toward me
like flash. AS he was in the air let
go with the other barrel and struck
him in the left shoulder, the heavy
ball penetrating to his heart. He fell
| at my feet, and so close was he that
before he died 1 could feel his hot
| breath upon me. 1t was the most