The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-05-23
SHORT TALKS.
A Column of Conversations
With People Here and
There.

The May number of o. NJ. Brooks
very handsome little monthly, Up To
Date, contains clever short story en-
titled .'Toots, or the life of Monkey"
The author, Leason X. Brooks, is a
brother OF the editor and only nine
years old. The story is vouched for
as being strictly original. Notwith-
standing its brevity it is bright bit
of work, and leads one who reads it to
predict great things in literature for
the little fellow.
Elder G. @. Shrouse, a veteran
Christian minister, who has alternately
followed farming and preaching for
the past twenty-five years, spent
several days in this city last week.
"In 1857, l was residing on farm
on Heath's creek, IN Pettis county.
There was then only one poor little
shanty where Sedalia now stands,
there being nothing else in this Vi
cinity but vast acres of tall, waving
prairie grass.
.Some of my friends urged me to
buy some land in what is now the
heart of Sedalia. but l pooh-poohed
the idea, not dreaming that such q
city as this would ever adorn these
prairies."
Mr.. Henry Often, the genial, pop
ular and enterprising manager of the
celebrated Sedalia Military band, in
conversation with the writer. expressed
the desire to give twoopen air concerts,
weekly, on the court house square du-
ring the summer season.
Zone of these concerts" said he,
"could be given by the band and the
other by the orchestra, and all We
would ask in the way of remuneration
would be small sum each week from
the citizens of Sedalia. This would
afford public pleasure and give US
needed practice as musicians.
The BAzoo heartily endorses this
idea of open ar concerts. The two
organizations named are composed of
popular and accomplished gentlemen,
and the music they furnish is delight
full and inspiring.
1t is to be hoped that Mr.. Often
will meet with such encouragement as
that he will feel justified in giving the
series of concerts contemplated.
In commenting upon the familiar
motto of The BAzoo, DIR. Highsmith,
of Carrollton, whe attended the state
medical convention in Sedalia. related
a personal experience apropos TO the
occasion.
81 was down in a remote backwOOds
town of Arkansas some months ago"
said he, ''and stopped several days at
a small clearinghouse.
Just across the street was typi-
cal Arkansas groggery, and about
daylight, every morning, the propri-
etor, a big, hurley old fellow, would
come out and Justify blow large tin
horn.
81 was curious to know his reason
for doing this, so. one day, while at
his saloon, made inquiry.
"Why do you blow that horn every
morning at daylight" asked.
Because its my horn,' coOlly re-
piled the old man, seemingly some
what ruled at my impertinence.
"But please tell me, sir, the real
reason for awakening the early echoes
with your TIN trumpet" POLITICALLY
persisted.
you're a stranger IN these parts,
amt you, mister?" asked he.
l answered in the affirmative.
"Well," said the old man, who slut
tered badly, II want to say, if you
live in this town long enough you'll
find out that if a man don't blow his
own horn, it won't get bowed"
DR.. Highsmith told the story capt.
tally and brought a big laugh from his
friends.
The will of the late Harvey Bunce,
of Boonville. dated April 18th, has
been proved. The witnesses were
John F. Rogers and VIM. NJ. Draffen
and the executors. w. M. Williams
and w. Speed Stephens. Messrs.
Williams and Stephens were named
with the request that they be not
asked to give bond. The requests
are as follows: To Harvey Bunce,
40 acres of land in Vernon county
to w. NJ. Bunce (his SOM. gold
watch and chain; to Sam Gilbert, a
colored boy who had been reared by
deceased, $500; to Layton Glasgow
and wife. $50 each; to Margaret L.
Runca lhis wifel all household and