Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-10
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MlsseWsl Town.
Not long ago o Washington Star.
writer had occasion to be In western
Missouri. Just north Of Kansas
City, about twelve miles, 10 the little
town OF Parkville. IL 10 built nm on
the two sides Of valley which opens
against the broad Missouri, and the.
hamlet might contain perhaps fiity
houses. Among other matters, how.
ever, 10 shelters . seminary OF CON.
siderable local fame, which teaches
both boys and girls the higher
branches OF an education, but with
which just now We have nothing TO-
do. The main street Of the village
runs along the bottom OF the valley
Ut right angles with the Missouri
river.
On each side Of the street are the
various village stores, perhaps dos.
on In oil, and, - the town does con.
siderable trade with the farmers.
round about, the stores are Whist,
might be termed good sized" TO,
illustrate the slowness OF the village
OF Parkvllle, and its calm acqui-
escence to . condition, once 10 bs.
brought about, the following might
be told:
The Star writer was sitting in front
OF one Of the stores, smoking . very.
bed cigar Of local origin, and CON.
versing with the merchant who had
cold II. IL was sbout o'clock In the
afternoon. and many Of the country
people were coming into town. A.
country girl Of the region came can.
terlng up on . bareback horse and
Slid Oh on what, now that the Star
mans attention was called TO 10, he
noticed was . unique sort Of horse.
block.
II was nothing more nor less than
an old rusty safe Of considerable size.
1t had apparently lain there for
years, and when examined disclosed
suspicious looking hole on one
side, clearly the work Of explosives.
At this point the attention OF the In
vestigator from the East was called
to two other safes, similarly exploded,
and also lying on their sides in the
street and doing duty ~ horse
blocks.
"How about these safes," asked
the Star man OF the Parkville. msr.
chant. what story goes with
themf"
'Nuthin' much OF Q story" 70.
marked the Parkville merchant.
helping himself to . thoughtful chew
Of tobacco. ''Them safes have laid
right thar whore you ell see 'em
since '78. They wuz dragged out
there and busted by Quantrell and
Jess and Frank James and the
Younger brothers. along with the
rest OF Quantrell's gang. They come
chargin' down the street one day In
June and TUX the town In about .
minut and Q half, and then went fur
them safes. Money wuz mighty pop.
lar with Quantrell and the James
boys. and they usually went artsr oil
they heard Of"
"How much did they get from the
safesf"
II dunno how much they got from
them on t'other side OF the street,"
said the Psrkville man. ''They
hunted q. 800 out'n mime" and here
he pointed sadly Of the safe nearest
to him; the one on which the young
rustic had just alightsd.
WAS that safe yonrs!" he asked.
"Yes." he answered. II KEEP
store then right whsr 10 now, and
jest % I do now"
why haven't you removed the
saissi"
whats the user" observed the
Parkville man. "They amt In no.
body's way, and they do fust.rats
fur hoss-blocks. 'Nuther thing. We
sin't got no carts nor tackle strong
enough TO move EN-. nohow; 20 No
jest let 'em 90 20 they lay. 40 they
say In faro. !"