The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-07-18
SEDALIA BRIEFS.

SEOALiA BRIEFS.
Friday was pay day for the Missouri
Pacific boys.
j. ii. Reeves was Friday promoted to
chief dispatcher for the Missouri, Kansas
d. Texas railroad.
j. W. Howell. one of the oldest citi-
.ens in Sedalia, was born - wears ago to-
day in Kentucky.
A fine pug dog belonging to 4. C..
Campbell, the tailor, dropped dead on
Ohio street Yesterday.
John Fowler has lately improved his
residence in northeast Sedalia, by the
addition of four rooms.
The Woman's Relief Corps will give Il
lawn social at John Holsman's 40 East
Fifth street, Thursday evening next.
The following marriage license was is
sued yesterday by the county recorder ::
J. X. Mahan to Mrs. Bette Brown, all Of
Sedalia.
Mrs. Will Bard, Jr.. of Sedalia, spent
several DAYS here this week with her pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. {. Mctirew.-Lcr-
iagtoa Nsrs
C. A. Eitzen, of California. Mo-, who
has been in the city visiting friends the
past week, left for home to spend Sunday
with his family.
Homer Luce has recently disposed of
his paper, the Higginsville LeodT, to a
party named Daily. The consideration, we
understand was $500
The Sedalia Rifles. under the COM
mand of Capt. II. c. Demuth, left early
this morning for the national guard en-
campment at Nevada.
Thomas Acorn, while assisting 10 I'M
load car of wood Friday afternoon was
hit in the right side by a stick and badly
bruised.
e f. Johnston has leased for = num-
her of wears, the old BAZoo, building At
209 Ohio street. The papers were drawn
and signed Yesterday.
s. f. ErsweIl, who has occupied the
position of operator in the Missouri, Kan
sas d. Texas office i'm this city, has been
promoted to the position of station agent
at Augusta, Missouri. He is deserving OF
the promotion.
Officer Frank Wharton killed dog
yesterday near the Missouri freight depot.
The shooting of the dog caused quite Il
furry among the residents of that portion
OF the city, as the suppOsition was that
some one had been shot.
In Justice Levens' court Yesterday.
Hannah Reed, colored, was tried for steal
ing a watch valued at SO from W. ID.
Wallace. After the testimony was all in,
Hannah was allowed to plead guilty, and
was fined 90 and costs, which amounted
to about so. She went to Jail.
Two soldiers lay beneath their blan-
bets looking up at the stars Says Jack
What made you go into the army, Tom?"
"Well, replied Tom, Il had no wife, and
loved war, so | went" What made yon
go? WELL returned Jack, 81 had wife
and loved peace, and so ! went."-Coa-
federate journal.
The Ladies Auxiliary to the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen will give a
supper for the benefit of the organization
Tuesday night at Mrs. John Atkinson's on
East Fifth street. Ice cream and other
good things will be dispensed at prices
that are sure to bring neat sum to the
credit Of the entertainment.
Wednesday night Mrs. Ed Payne went
home from prayer meeting about o'clock
anu when MT. IdNne went nome little
after 10, he found her living on the floor in
an unconscious condition. DIR. Fain was
called and worked hard to bring her back
to consciousness and was rewarded in about
"a hours. 1t is supposed that she tainted
from the heat.-LeJigton Intebigeaoer.
Prof. y. f. Freimel and Frank Thias
were taking a buggy ride in East Sedalia,
Friday evening, and at the corner of Fourth
and Engineer streets, some of the running
gear of the buggy gave way. and they fell
to the ground. The horse remained per-
fectly stationary, consequently no serious
damage was done. The buggy was brand
new.
The railroad crossing on Third street
near the freight depot, is in a bad condi-
lion. The plank walk put down year
ago when the tracks were laid, has worn
ont, and the passers-by have, in muddy
times, a task in getting over dry shod. At
this point the water stands in deep pool
on the asphaltum pavement, when little
work would make things all right.