The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-16
MISSOURI NOTES

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building a modern. roomy and com
Portable home for Il INDECENT poor.
The Cass county Democrat tells Of a
Bolton young man who went over into
Kansas to see his best giri. While
dining with the girl and her family a
pet squirrel ran up the young mans
leg. Instead OF losing h1e presence Of
mind the young man slyiy ued his
napkin around his Lex above the sauir-
rel. Finally the little animal went
down the leg and scampered away.
Then the young man forgot to remove
the napkin.
Just forty-nine years ago Arch"
Cope Of Gallatin and John Crowley Of
Ray county made a trip from San
Francisco 10 New Orleans and up the
Mlssisslppl and Missouri rivers into
Missouri together. They went u Ray
county where they separated. wednes-
day evening Nj. Crowley came TO Cal
latin as a delegate 20 the Third dis
trict congressional convention and
met Mr.. Cope for the first time since
they parted While in town Mr.. Crow.
ley was a guest at Mr.. Cope's house
and they talked over old times.
Platte County Argus:
Ignorant people often surprise us
with their brilliancy and brilliant peo-
pie with their ignorance.
It is a mistake to say hat evil al
ways hides its head. Mere Is nothing
holder OF more brazen than eylI when
IL should not show itself.
A Platte City man was honest until
he Joined a fishing club. in a little
while his n~elghbors began TO doubt
him; then his wife lost confidence In
his word and now the man doesn't
believe himself II he happens. by aoci.
dent. TO tell the truth.
An Usage mar who went TO St
Louis last week 70 secure work. writes
home that he has secured a good job
as a biscuit shooter"
A crowd Of Licking people who
spent two days fishing last week near
Piney caught 600. OOOV fish, each one
Of which was more than 90 inches
long.
Slang" writes the editor Of the
Casueville Advance, don't make a
hit with us. This paper always sees
that the slang sent in by correspond
ents goes back 20 the mines.
Five b~l0odhounds belonging 10 the
sheriff Of Barton county were pois-
oned a few days ago. A man must
be a m~iscreant, indeed. who would de-
strOy as harmless an animal as a
bloodhound.
1t is said that David Rankin raises
more corn In Atchison county thai is
grown in Nevada. Oregon. Utah. Wyo-
ming. Montana. Idaho. Arizona. Wash
ington and Rhode Island put TO
gether.
An Excelsior Springs bridal couple.
who were bothered by a crowd %
their friends who threw shoes At
them. wreaked awful vengeance on
their prosecutors. The groom wrote
them q poem,
Joseph Angel was recently divorced
from Scotile AnEel al Macon. The
testimony In the trial Indicated that
their home was anything but q
heaven.
The library Of the University OF
Missouri contains over G0.000 volumes
and students also have recess 10 the
library o. the State Historical SO
ciety Of $4,000 volumes.
Il is now said that the reason the
C~hilioothe Athletics defeated the no
berry Signals the other day was 10
cause the crack umpire Of the Signals
was on the sick list.
Joplin News-Herald, The man who
always wants q newspaper 60 roast
somebody Is usually the man who new
or did anything to deserve having the
newspaper take up his battle.
Strawberries have become 80 plcnU.
ml down IN Southwest Missouri that
a crate bestowed upon an editor now
seldom brings the donor more than
three lines u thanks and commenda.
ton.
Joseph Fuller, who lives near Car.
thage has planted acres Of cants.
loupes and expects 10 clear $3.50 by
bis venture, As the small boys ot
Carthage are now wise" there are
people In that city who think Mr. Hill
or has placed his expectations much
too high. ,
Nusscts from Humansyile star.
ILcadcr;
A light n Eiddy pair of heels IS
apt 20 bg accompanied by the same
kind OF \ head.
A woman with a son nearly always
thinks he Is too good 20 run with tho
other uttle boys when be may be the
toughest Of the bunch.
The woman who spends three
fOurths Of her time thinking about
her looks Is not going 10 accomplish
much that is worth while in the other
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