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The Bazoo printing establishment was opened for business on the first day of May, 1868, by J. West Goodwin. It was run as a job office until June 1, 1869, when the weekly Bazoo was issued. The first number of the daily Bazoo, the first daily paper in the city, was issued Septem-
ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH, SEDALIA, MO.
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ber 20, 1869, as an evening paper. On March 23, 1873, the first num- ber of the Sunday morning Bazoo was issued.
The Sedalia Morning Signal was established by Gen. Bacon Mont- gomery, about the 1st of December, 1873. He sold to William H. Mugford. The paper was short-lived.
The Pacific Enterprise was started in Sedalia, by W. P. Baker, dur- ing 1863. The paper became defunct in 1864. The Sedalia Times was first issued in Sedalia during March, 1865, by P. G. Stafford and James G. Magann. It was Republican. Hawes & Montgomery subsequently took charge of this paper in about 1868. The politics of the Times not being in harmony with the sentiments of General Montgomery he retired from the paper February 25, 1869. Perry Hawes then became sole proprietor, who subsequently sold out to A. J. and F. A. Sampson. They sold to Rev. Cephas A. Leach, and the paper passed into other hands and was finally consolidated with the Eagle, in the spring of 1882, under the title of Eagle-Times.
In 1866 Lingle & Bro. began the publication of the Independent Press, a twenty-eight column paper, Democratic in politics. The office and materials were destroyed by fire on November 6, 1868.
The Boonville Eagle was established in 1865, by Milo Blair, as an ยท exponent of radicalism and the support of Republican principles, where it continued to be published till in 1878, when it was moved to Sedalia, and named Sedalia Eagle. In the spring of 1882, Mr. Blair was appointed post- master at Sedalia, the Eagle was consolidated with the Times, and known . as Eagle-Times, published by the "Missouri Printing Company," with the following directors: Milo Blair, John G. Sloan, G. F. Kimball, C. D. Wassell, W. A. Sloan. This paper issued a weekly and a daily edition.
The Adviser, established by Cotton Bros., in 1869, was a real estate paper. The Great Western Real Estate Guide was started by J. M. Byler, in February, 1869, and continued about one year. The Sedalia Republican made its first issue October 12, 1870. It was a liberal Repub- lican organ and suspended at the end of the campaign. The Real Estate Guide was issued in January, 1871, and in 1872 its name was changed to Magann's Opinion. The Independent was printed first in April, 1882. It was published but a short while and discontinued. The Ruralist, a weekly farm and stock paper, was published by the Sedalia Printing Company until a few years ago. It was the only paper of its kind in Cen- tral Missouri. Its officers were: E. B. Quiesenberry, president; M. V.
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Carroll, editor and vice-president; W. E. Hurlbut, treasurer and adver- tising manager.
The Sedalia Journal was founded, May 25, 1877, by Fred L. Wensel, of Hermann, Missouri. Mr. B. Rauck took possession of the paper the following year, but sold it on the 1st day of April, 1881, to Messrs. August and Charles Schneider. In April, 1882, Charles Schneider sold his inter- est to Charles Botz and the paper was conducted under the firm name of Schneider & Botz. Later the paper was published by Mr. Botz and later by Mr. Botz and his five sons. It was one of the most successful papers published in the German language during its days of publication. When the War of the Nations came on Mr. Botz, desiring to show his patriotism, immediately suspended publication of the paper and continued, with his sons, in the stationery and supply business. The fact that Mr. Botz gave up his paper shows that he was able, ready and willing to make any sacrifice that this nation might accomplish its full expectation and win the war.
The Sedalia Evening Sentinel began publication in 1884. This paper had an excellent circulation and published both a daily and a weekly paper. In its palmiest days in Sedalia C. F. Kibby was president; George H. Scruton, present editor of the Sedalia Democrat, but now on leave where he is serving the United States Government as a major in the United States Army, with the American Expeditionary Forces in France, was its editor; and John E. Tiedman, business manager of the Sentinel Company. W. J. Brill, now advertising editor for the Sedalia Democrat, was the paper's city editor. W. D. Agee, now city editor of the Sedalia Democrat, was one of the members of the repatorial department. The business management in the year 1907 through the influence of the editor, George H. Scruton, and A. D. Stanley, owner of the Democrat, decided to consolidate the two papers, as they were both Democratic in politics, and did make such consolidation, the Democrat Company absorbing the Sentinel.
The leading Democratic paper of Pettis County and central Missouri, is the Sedalia Democrat, established in January, 1868, by the "Democrat Company." The first editor was A. Y. Hull. Mr. John D. Russell was foreman of the office till 1869. His business qualifications soon won for him the place of business manager of the company. In 1871, the Sedalia Daily Democrat was issued with about six hundred subscribers. In 1877, Major John N. Edwards was called and took charge, as
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editor of this paper, which flourished under his guidance. Without under- taking to give a history of all the men who owned or edited the paper it is well to call attention to the management, just prior to the present ownership of the publication. Dr. W. N. Graham was its business man- ager. He served, faithfully, in this capacity for many years and is now dead. P. B. Stratton edited the paper during these times, success- fully, and is now living in this county, at Smithton. William H. Powell, president of the Citizens National Bank, of this city, was president of the Democrat Company. E. B. Burrows, now editor of the Sedalia Capital, was city editor. At the present time, A. D. Stanley is president of the Democrat Company, and owner of the publication. William H. Powell, president of the Citizen's National Bank, is vice-president; George H. Trader is secretary. George H. Scruton, a major, with the American Expeditionary Forces in France, for the past year, is editor. Walter J. Brill is advertising editor, and W. D. Agee is city editor. This paper is a member of the Associated Press, American Newspaper Publishers, and is one of the best newspapers in central Missouri. The company pub- lishes both a daily and weekly paper, has the Associated Press service, with telegraphic connection in their new building on West Fourth street. This building is the best equipped in central Missouri.
Rosa Pearl's Paper was first published in Sedalia in 1894. It was a society weekly and was conducted and edited by Elizabeth Jane Dugan, who used "Rosa Pearl" as her pen name. She was assisted by Allie M. Dugan, an associate editor, her niece. Rosa Pearl was a writer of excep- tional ability, contributing many articles to women's magazines through- out the country. She was fond of poetry and wrote successfully in this field as well as journalistic work. She published the last edition of her paper on January 1, 1911, and died on January 10th of that year. She is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, in Sedalia.
The Social Messenger, of Sedalia, is now published by Mrs. C. C. Lawson and Miss Kate Waddell, both of Sedalia. This paper is a weekly society paper, following the order of Rosa Pearle's Paper. It is an excellent publication, well and carefully edited, and liberally patronized by the so- ciety people of Sedalia.
Sedalia Daily and Weekly Capital was established in Sedalia in 1895. The first issue appeared on the morning of May 1, 1895. The editor of the new paper was Gen. John H. Rice, formerly of Fort Scott, Kansas, who had attained a considerable reputation in Kansas as a newspaper
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man. The management of the new paper was in the hands of T. T. Clifford and H. V. Rice, the latter the son of the. General. The Rices eventually sold their interest in the paper to T. T. Clifford, who disposed of the paper to J. S. Brenneman in 1901, who conducted the paper for about fourteen years, selling it to a stock company, of which John E. Swanger and C. M. Harrison were the principal holders. The Capital always has been a Republican paper, the last purchaser changing it from a morning to an afternoon paper. In 1896 the Capital absorbed the old Gazette, which had been occupying the morning field in Sedalia for a number of years.
C. M. Harrison is editor and business manager; E. B. Burrows is city editor, and Mark Burrows, now with the colors, associate editor, on leave of absence.
The Sedalia Leader .- E. T. Behrens is editor and manager. The paper serves the interests of laboring men of Sedalia and central Missouri. It is published weekly by the Railway Federationist Publishing and Print- ing Company. A. R. Finke, president, Little Rock, Arkansas; William Couhig, secretary, Sedalia, Missouri. The officers are: B. M. Jewell, presi- dent; R. E. department, A. F. of L. Building, Washington, D. C .; J. F. McGrath, vice-president, R. E. Department, 610 West Third street, Sedalia, Missouri; John M. Scott, secretary-treasurer R. E. department, A. F. of L. Building, Washington, D. C. The executive committee: H. M. Walters, I. A. of M. No. 71, Sedalia, Missouri; William Couhig, B. of B. M. & I. S. & M., Sedalia, Missouri, secretary; Robert Kranefield, B. of B. & H. No. 54, Sedalia, Missouri; H. C. Repper, I. B. of B. H. No. 54, Sedalia, Missouri; H. O. R. Schwarz, Sheet Metal Workers No. 333, Sedalia, Missouri.
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CHAPTER XXXI.
NATIONAL GUARD
COMPANY FORMED IN SEDALIA IN 1890-IN THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR-SEC- OND REGIMENT BAND-HOSPITAL CORPS-ROSTER OF COMPANIES D AND I- REORGANIZATION-MEXICAN BORDER-WORLD WAR.
For a time after the close of the Civil War there was but little mili- tary activity in Pettis County, but in the eighties interest in military affairs was revived and some independent companies were formed who gave a great deal of attention to social affairs. In 1890 a company was formed by H. C. Demuth which became Company D, of the Second Regiment, National Guard of Missouri. A little later in the year Lewis T. Beck became first lieutenant of this company and W. H. Ramsey second lieuten- ant. The officers of this company were part of the Missouri troops which attended the dedication of the Worlds Fair Buildings at Chicago in 1892. On the resignation of W. H. Ramsey, George S. Edmonson was made second lieutenant and a little later when Lewis T. Beck resigned Mr. Edmonson became first lieutenant of the company and Samuel P. Johns, Jr., second lieutenant. This organization was kept up until H. C. Demuth, who was captain, finished his term as postmaster in Sedalia and began work as a commercial traveler and could no longer be in the city to drill the company regularly. A change was then made, Mr. Demuth being elected lieutenant colonel; Mr. Edmonson, captain of the company ; Mr. Johns being advanced to first lieutenant, and Samuel W. James being elected second lieutenant. This occurred in June, 1896. About this time Samuel K. Crawford was made major surgeon of the second regi- ment, National Guards of Missouri, and organized the Hospital Corps in
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Sedalia, also the Second Regiment Band was organized with Charles F. Hartenbach as the leader.
On the outbreak of the Spanish-American War in 1898 all of these organizations volunteered and entered the service of the United States Government as part of the Second Regiment, Missouri Volunteers. In addi- tion to these organizations a new company was also formed in Sedalia known as Company I, becoming a part of the Second Regiment. Lewis T. Beck was the capitain; Morell Tomlin, first lieutenant, and David M. Dodge, second lieutenant. Emil Dorn was chief musician of the band and Charles F. Hartenbach principal musician. The call to service was received April 28, 1898, and the organization entrained for Jefferson Bar- racks about 9 o'clock on the evening of May 4th. The regiment in its service did not leave the territory of the United States, although in the service about ten months, being mustered out at Albany, Georgia, on February 27-28 and March 1-2, 1899.
The following is a roster of the field and staff, band, Companies D and I of the Second Regiment, Missouri Volunteers, in May and June, 1898. Some recruits were added to these organizations and some change made in the officers at a later period of their service, but this roster exhibits an exact list of those who volunteered and entered the service at the beginning of the war:
The Second Regiment, Missouri Volunteers, May 12, 1898, field and staff officers were: Colonel, William K. Caffee; lieutenant colonel, Harry C. Demuth; major, Harry H. Mitchell; major, F. E. Williams; major, L. Hardenman ; adjutant, J. M. McMillan ; battalion adjutant, A. V. Adams ; battalion adjutant, L. Harding ; surgeon, S. K. Crawford ; assistant surgeon, C. H. Stearns ; quarter master, A. B. Deutsche; chaplain, G. A. Ottman.
The Second Regiment Band, Missouri Volunteer Infantry: Emil Dorn, chief musician; Charles F. Hartenbach, principal musician; George F. Bryan, W. J. Callies, Lawrence B. Cook; Frank J. Dirringer, Charles E. Hall ; Humboldt Hartenbach, Irwin H. Hoffmeister, Roy L. Hyatt, Charles G. Ogle, Otto H. Otten, Albert Parker, Carl C. Richter, John Routen, E. A. Robinson; Edward A. Strong, William L. Smythe, Charles T. Garlick, Frank A. Starr, Charles W. Thurman, Gurney C. Wallace, John K. Wal- lace, John L. Williams, Horace A. Neihart, Robert E. L. Gregory, Fred Mullinex and Pearl Heacker. The Bugle Corps consisted of Almond R. Blair, Walter G. Slagle, Oran T. Jenkins, William A. Jenkins, Guy S. Patterson and Fred H. Walden.
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Company I, Second Regiment, Missouri Volunteer Infantry, was com- posed of the following officers and men: Company Officers: Lewis T. Beck, Morrell Tomlin, David M. Dodge; first sergeant, Frank E. Modie; sergeants, Bert M. Whipple, Seth J. Campbell, William F. Logan, Leo D. Kerstetter, Guy E. Long; corporals, Niles L. Beam, Kyle B. Mitchell, Lyman M. Littlefield, Laurence Doyle, Edgar A. Bledsoe, Henry A. Meyers ; musicians, Vaughan C. Kerstetter, Richard T. English; artificer, William G. Hughes ; wagoner, Charles Canton.
Privates: Anderson, Elmer L .; Bailey, Bert ; Baker, James P,; Beam, William F .; Bledsoe, Ernest C .; Bradfield, Melvin; Blocher, Jesse D. ; Brown, Ora E .; Carson, F. H .; Cheatham, R .; Cocking, C. C .; Corner, O. O .; Cos- lett, Wm .; Culp, Albertus A .; Culp, Harry C .; Darr, Joseph L .; DeHaven, Ota L .; Durrell, John M .; Ellis, John; Elliott, Gerald; Franse, LeRoy; Glassburn, Moses A .; Herbit, Samuel ; Hastings, Jim J .; Hughes, Adolphus F .; Hunt, George; Ingram Sherman R .; Kaugh, Archibald M .; Lawver, Jay I .; McCall, Nora ; McCandles, William R .; McMahan, Eula A .; McVey, Howard R .; Mitchell, Robert T .; Moore, James R .; Neill, George W .; Norton, Thomas P .; Phelps, Isaac O .; Phillips, James B .; Polstor, Charles J .; Roach, James E .; Roberts, Ollie A .; Shinn, John R .; Slack, Harry T .; Smith, Harry M .; Sweet, George F .; Thornton, Harry N .; Turner, Willis J .; Ward, James M .; Watson, William N .; Wells, Joseph B .; Wells, Way- man; Welsh, John F .; Doolittle, John L .; Arnold, Oscar E .; Brown, Benja- min A .; Butts, Robert S .; Chambers, James C .; Clay, Henry E .; Cobine, Robert J .; Davidson, Mearle; Edwards, Jesse M .; Fauntleroy, Joseph W .; Gibson, Fred; Grade, Samuel N .; Hughes, James R .; Ingram, Renshaw B .; Imhoff, George H .; Jorden, Herbert G .; Millard, Samuel I .; Mills, Charles M .; Murphy, William E .; Norris, Thomas; Parish, Mar- tin W .; Roernaes, J. J .; Ryan, William T .; Squires, George W .; Stevens, Carl; Stevens, Claude O .; Talor, Solomon M .; Meise, William L .; White, Charles E .; Wilson, James B .; Hofmeister, Irving H .; Hughes, William G .; Hyatt, Roy L .; Bryan, George F.
Company D, Second Regiment, Missouri Volunteer Infantry, was composed of the following officers and men: Company Officers-Captain, George S. Edmonson; first lieutenant, Samuel P. Johns, Jr .; second lieu- tenant, Samuel W. James; first sergeant, Harry O. Moss; and sergeants, quarter master, Haley L. Rodgers, William A. Cue, Richard R. Highley- man, James N. Evans, Edward B. Lyon. Corporals: John R. Hedrick, Otto A. Holst, Edward L. Hardin, George H. Evans, Samuel L. Floyd,
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Thomas H. Niles, John P. Swisher, John F. Ashbrook,, Bart S. Jackson, Arthur L. Short, Carl F. Fast, Clarence K. Conrad. Musicians: Oran T. Jenkins, William A. Jenkins. Artificers: John Goetz. Wagoner: William E. Selvey. Privates: Anderson, Mauritz W .; Andrews, Ben .; Barnes, Os- car M .; Brown, John W .; Bourland, Henry W .; Buster, Green L .; Bren- ner, Dallas; Blake, Ross; Bradley, Frank L .; Bryan, Charles H,; Byard, George W .; Curran, James F .; Challacombe, James N .; Collis, Claude W .; Carr, Frank; Chiles, Alfred M .; Davis, Benedick E .; Dodge, John J .; Dor- ris, Bert ; DeVaul, Erastus E .; DeVaul, Albert T .; Davenport, Charles W .; Ernest C., Harry; Eberhardt, William V .; Fitzgibbon, Thomas F .; Fall, George S .; Grimm, William E .; Goodfellow, Thomas W .; Gill, Isaac S .; Harris, Wilson L .; Hamilton, William A .; Harmon, Roscoe; Henekamp, H. H .; Hyatt, William E .; Hancock, Frank E .; Hays, Charles H .; Hower- ton, John M .; Hidelburger, David; Hour, John A .; Jackson, Bart S .; Jack- son, John W .; Jones, Ethelbert M .; Kirkman, W. H .; Kaiser, John Jr .; Kelley, Frank E .; King, John; Louther, Addison; Markel, George N .; Miller, Edward; Moffatt, Joseph F .; Moles, Jesse; McCune, Harry L .; Myers, Tice F .; Martin, Hallah H .; McNece, Allie; Mussman, Henry ; Murray, J. R .; McDogal, G. A .; Owens, J. A .; Orton, P. L .; Parker, Parrer, James M .; Prigmore, Bacter, Quinton, Charles P .; Ramsey, Leon- ard; Shafer, Charles ; Sweet, Frank R .; Smith, Nelson C .; Stotts, Walter W .; Schaer, Fred; Scholl, Frank S .; Thorton, Charles H .; Tapp, John V .; Terry, Thomas L .; Weinage, Joseph E .; Wilson, Frank M .; Wilson, Plynn; White, John A .; Wheeler, Edward L .; Welbourn, Arthur; Wershing, Roger I .; Young, Walter C .; Young, John E .; Zurn, Arthur F.
At the conclusion of the Spanish-American War Sedalia was without a military company for several months, until November, 1899, when Samuel W. James reorganized Company D, of the Second Regiment, Na- tional Guard of Missouri. He was elected captain, with H. O. Moss as first lieutenant and B. S. Jackson as second lieutenant. Jackson served but a few months, when he gave place to Joseph K. Tuttle as second lieutenant. Mr. Tuttle later resigned and W. E. Grimm became second lieutenant. Mr. Moss was appointed regimental commissary and Mr. Grimm was made first lieutenant and W. F. Logan second lieutenant. On July 14, 1905, Samuel W. James was elected major of the Second Regiment. W. F. Logan succeeded him as captain, but served only a few months, when he was succeeded by W. E. Grimm, with T. F. Hardin first lieutenant and H. O. Berry as second lieutenant. This organization
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attended one camp of instruction after which there was a reorganiza- tion of the company and William A. Collins became captain with J. E. Heckert and R. O. Bowman as lieutenants. Heckert was later succeeded by Bowman and Harry L. Collins became second lieutenant. These were the officers of the company in 1910 when the company was mustered out because it had fallen below the number of men required by the Govern- ment to keep up a military organization. Shortly after the mustering out of the company, Major S. W. James resigned as major of the regiment, and for a couple of years there was no military organization in the city.
The Sixth Regiment had lost a number of companies and were in need of some new organizations and Major James consented to assist the organization to get on its feet so that it could go to camp. In the fall of 1912 he organized four companies in central Missouri, which became the Third Battalion of the Sixth Regiment. The companies were K, at Se- dalia; I, at Boonville; N, at Cole Camp, and I, at Warrensburg. Major James was elected major in the Sixth Regiment and served until July, 1914, when it became necessary for the adjutant general to reorganize the National Guard of the State in order to comply with the Government regulations and the Sixth Regiment was mustered out of the service. During the time Major James was major in the Sixth Regiment W. F. Logan was on his staff as battalion adjutant, and Arthur L. Crandall as battalion quarter master. They ranked as first and second lieutenants, respectively. A few of the companies of the Sixth Regiment were not mustered out with the regiment but were attached to other regiments. The Sedalia Company was attached to the Third Regiment and remained with it for a number of months before it was finally mustered out.
When the National Guard of the United States was called into the service in June, 1916, to patrol the Mexican Border, Sedalia had no mili- tary organization. In July the adjutant general granted authority to Major S. W. James to organize a Machine Gun Company for the Third Regiment, as that regiment at the time had no Machine Gun Company. Major James selected W. F. Logan and Harry L. Collins as assistants in the organization. The telegram from the adjutant general asking if he would organize the company was sent on July 12th. The company entrained for Nevada, Missouri on July 22nd. It had been the intention of Major James to take the captaincy of this company with Logan and Collins as lieutenants and he had made arrangements with Mr. W. A. Col- lins to take care of his business during the three or four months he
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expected to be in the service. While the company was being formed Mr. Collins was taken seriously ill and was sent to a hospital in Minnesota for an operation and Major James was unable to make any satisfactory arrangement to have his business taken care of while he was gone, so was compelled to remain at home, sending the company into the service with W. F. Logan as captain, Harry L. Collins as first lieutenant, and Joseph L. Darr as second lieutenant. The other lieutenant was already in the service and was assigned to the company later. The company spent two months in the service at Nevada and was then mustered out of the Government service along with the rest of the Third Regiment in September, 1916. The company continued as a National Guard organi- zation and was later transferred to the Fourth Regiment. On the entrance of the United States into the World War they entered the service along with the balance of the regiment.
CHAPTER XXXII.
INDUSTRIAL HISTORY
MANUFACTURING-WHOLESALE HOUSES OTHER COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES- HOTELS-POSTOFFICE.
The Lamy Manufacturing Company own their own building, a large three-story brick, with basement, with an office building of two stories attached. Their output is principally that of working men's clothing. This company has from fifteen to twenty traveling salesmen and em- ployes about two hundred people in their plant. They enlarged their plant to assist the Government and during the past year filled large war contracts for uniform pants and overall suits.
The Brown-Evans Manufacturing Company manufactures working men's clothing. From June, 1917, to the present time this firm turned over to the Government seventy-five per cent of their output, making under contract, 150,000 O. D. service breeches. During this time they kept up their own line of manufacturing only to the extent of about twenty-five per cent. The business was established in March, 1914, and at the present time the company has, on the road, eight traveling sales- men, and employes an average of 200 people. The concern is a corpora- tion with Charles P. Brown, Jr., as president, and Edwin C. Evans, secretary and treasurer.
Sedalia has two mills. The Capital Mills is the property of G. C. Loveland and is located at 205-207 East Main street. This milling plant was organized about thirty years ago, the present management hav- ing taken over the property about eight years ago. The output of the mill is flour, graham flour, meal and feed of all kinds.
The Sedalia Milling Company at 402 West Main street, known as the Harter Mills, with Carl Harter as proprietor, is one of the old mills of the county. This company has a large elevator and produces flour,
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graham flour, meal and feeds incident to milling business. The large elevator in connection with the milling plant makes a big grain storage room and is a convenience and an accommodation to those marketing grain products.
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