Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-03
MISSOURI POINTS.
ment.

The Lamar slot-machine men seem to
nave worked one on the city council. judg-
ing from what some of the people there
say about the recent repeal of the anti
machine ordinance.
Joplin will be compelled to fan itself by
hand this summer. the electric service in
that line having been wholly abandoned
as Improbable.
Fake advertisements have recently APP
peared in some of the Eastern papers to
the effect that "a half interest in a Joplin
mine, paying a profit of 81, 900 a week, can
be purchased for s., 5000 etc. The Herald
condemns the schemers who are guilty of
such Misrepresentation, declaring that no
such purchase can be made for even 5000.
There are mining leases there" 1t says,
that pay $1,000 a week and even more,
but they are not for sale, and such adver-
tisements work incalculable harm to the
district, and do not benefit the people who
insert them. Joplin is one mining camp
where investments carefully made meet
with rich returns. but the tabled mines Of
Golconda would hardly pay such a princely
income to the investor as is promised by
some of the schemers who are fishing for
suckers and using alluring advertisement
for a bait"
C. J.. Walden is now sole proprietor Of
the Sedalia Sentinel, having bought the
interest of his former partner. Mr.. Linsle.
ss
The decapitated postmaster at Higbee,
G. B. Reynolds, is said to have been prom
inent among those who insulted Palmer
and Buckner when they attempted to
speak there during the last campaign.
Fastidious old st. Joseph is complaining
because the hydrant water there is again
being served in slices.
Evidently the Republicans over in the
First district must have thought there
were thirty-two days in May.
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A strawberry show is something OF a
novelty In the exhibit line which is to be
presented by the Buchanan County Hor-
ticultural Society in st. Joseph next Sat
urday.
Bert Crowley is an unfortunate st. Joseph
man who has had more than his share of
trouble and sorrow recently. Early in May
he was compelled to vacate the house he
was living in. being unable to pay the
rent. although at the time his six children
were i'll with the measles. AS a result of
the exposure the disease assumed a ma
Iignant form. and five of the little ones
have since died.
Success is assured for Joplin's coming
fremen's tournament, arrangements hav-
ing already been completed for the partici-
patton OF at least ten outside companies
therein.
Down in the lead and zinc district not
long ago the "horse-on-the-other-fellow'
idea was well exemplihed in the deal
wherein one man with a surplus steed
traded it for an interest in some mining
property then considered Of little value.
but which since paid its new owner 500 a
week
Complaint is already being made by some
of his brother editors in various parts OF
the state because Colonel ]. West Good
win. of the Sedalia Bazoo, declines 20 in
vest any of that $500 rake-of on his big
excursion deal the other day in the pur-
chase OF a new hat.
Under its new schedule the fare from
Webb City over the Frisco to Joplin is
only 10 cents, and to Carthage, Is.
cit Isn't Dogs We Need: 1t Is Rope
That's Wanted. and Men to Pull It." Is the
significant heading of a column story In
the Sedalia Capital, OF the alleged assault
OF a 0-year-old human hend upon his