The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-11-24
LATE MISSOURI ITEMS

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enter the newspaper business when he
steps out Of office At jefferson CITY. 2
A. W. Maxwell. formerly editor Of
the Seymour. Ia. Leader. ic cOntem.
plating starting 3 Republican paper a.
MobeIly. The two papers there now
are Democratic.
Because he Moberly city council
has passed an a%nti-spittine ordinance
a citizen Of that town carries a Gus
pid0r about the streets with him 20
chow the city fathers.
A Platte county farmer who wanted
70 buy a good mule inserted the fol-
lowing advertisement In one Of that
eounty's papers recently: Wanted
20 purchase, a good mule. John Hard
michael please call"
A Lawrence county paper printed a
beautiful tribute to the memory Of
General Kurok Wednesday. But the
editorial was spoiled by a line at the
END which read: "Later-General
Kuroki is not dead"
A. J. Basye. the fighting editor Of
the Believille Telescope. sold b pa
per this week 70 A. q. Miller for $500.
Mr.. Miller published the Victor. COL
Daily Record. which office was pied"
during the riots last spring. The Tel
escope is the Oldest paper in Repub-
lie county.
In Lyons a double-barreled shotgun
which nobody thought was loaded did
nothing worse than blow out the front
OF a hardware store.
A Hartville paper calls women with
hair coal scuttle blondes"
Laddonia is stiIl tolking about that
automobile that went through town
two weeks ago.
c. p. ShOckley OF Cedar county has
raised two big sweet potatoes, n OF
which weighs six and the other five
pounds. The potatoes are full
brothers.
The Pike County News didn't stop
at one rooster. II printed two. a flag
and a picture OF the president
A Neosho second hand man has
gone TO St Louis 10 lay in a stock
Of new goods.
There is a butter and egg firm doing
business down in Ozark county under
the name OF Larger a Bigger.
The Gsllaun North Missourian gave
its subscribers excellent pictures Of
Roosevelt and Fairbanks last week
Like the state OF that name. Cali
fornia raises many flowers. Its an
nual chrysanthemum show vas held
in the opera house last week.
A B~rookfield man resigned his posi-.
ton because. he said, be was unable
10 work for the rheumatism" Rheu-
matism Is a hard master to serve.
The Deal brothers. who live on a
farm rear Fulton. have a rooster that
freed a 'possum last Wednesday.
When the 'possom was captured the
rooster wanted 10 fight H.
Twelve thousand St Joseph school
children will participate in exercises
10 be held e month in commemora-
ton Of the late Prof f. b, Nicely. who
vas superintendent OF the S. Joseph
public schools for years, Il is the
plan 10 have each child place a flower
on the rave,
The Mexico Ledger has stopped talk
ing politics and has resumed its fight
for a new Union depot
Bolivar has a new Commercial club
that Win Try TO push the town along
the path of progress a Bit
In telling Of a suicide Saturday a
C~aTrollton paper said; This was the
second attempt. the first one proving .
failure"
The Amsterdam Enterprise suggests
that every person Ia Missouri who
uses any particular road shall help TO
make that road passable.
The Carrollton Democrat says q
young man named Audiey who lives on
Grand river raised 1900 bushels OF
onions on two and a half acres OF
ground this year and sold them for
nfiy rents a bushei.
At the depot in Sumner last Tues.
day night when the election returns
we're being received a Democrat VAS
asked how things ser going. Every
things o n Republican but bell and
Texas, be replied. and holl's 80
doubt"
The Walnut Tribune IL breaking On
a young Oma a. a reporter, satur.
day among her stems Nere the follow
ing; Miss Georgia Blake has a new
little doggie which Is just too cute for
anything. Wilson LAMonte
gave ais daughter a cottage on the oe-
casion OF her marriage and IL Is the
sweetest little home you eve saw
Grace Keons has a new jacket
nom the city which Is absolutely
dear.
Since the city council passed an
ordinance requiring them 10 pay a a.
oense Of $50 a day 10 trade harsos.
horse dealers in Fulton have begun TO