The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-09-15
MISSOURI ITEMS

aud Press has a cold and IL even
blowing about It in bis original col.
umn.
That chlllicothe preacher who says
his congregation cannot afford 10 pay
him 8 1900 a year probably knows.
from experience, whereof 10 speaks.
The Cole County Democrat thinks
the time is near when a street rail-
way in jefferson City win be a ne.
cesity. What's become OF the capt.
tails auto-bus line3
A Metz woman claims to break the
record for s~tep-fathers and step
brothers. OF the former she has had
four She has not had time, she says
to nj her step-hrothers.
An Eastern young man who wears
very high collars made q whole gen.
eral storeful Of people laugh at Usage
Wednesday by asking when the corn
crop would be threshed.
The New Bloomfield News Is brag.
ging about having a telephone that
although connected with the central
office, Is talkless. But why bragg
Taltless phones are common every.
where.
The Moberly Mohitor is OF the opin.
ion that Moberly's base ball team
might possibly DE strengthened a little
but not very much. In the minds OF
the Chilloothe fans IL Is probably
strong enough.
How time does ny. A man who
went down In Jasper county recently
p announced that be would lecture
on The Ger War. as asked by a
native when and where thai War oc.
CURED.
While William Johnston, a Bates
county farmer. vas away IRON home
last SUNDAY. a Thief drove into his or
chard ARd stols a Wagon load Of
peacnes. Air. Johnston c0nsiders his
loss about $50.
Counterfeit S. bills are much in eYi-
dence in Louisiana but the editors Of
the local papers are not worried. II
somebody should begin 70 counterfeit
wood or farm produce over that way
there mlght be casio 10 ualarm. )
There was SOHO moving done IN
Butter last week. J. ~. smith moved
to the Rudolph Jackson residence:
Jackson moved into Basil Culver's
house. Culver moved into . house Va.
Gated BY Floyd Thomas. who moved
into the house left b. J. ~. Smith.
When a 90 tAsyB a husband.
avs The Pike County News. IL Is a.
rays Tor better or wofse. and the
chanc cs are il wll b0 workefor tbs
man Comment on this from Jewell
Aayes. the bridegroom u the Rich.
mnnd Mlssourian. would be interest
ing.
Neosho ISN'T on a boom. but Il Is
expecting iwo or three houses and sew
eral nou barns soon
Mexoico. like Kansas City o ST.
Louis, has . dangerous grAde crossing
or tao which the papers think should
be made safe
When Chilhoweo becomes a city
steps should be taken 70 have signs
posted on the street conera to tel
people how 20 pronounce he name OF
the place.
Pierce City people have been feeling
lonesome this year and have just dia.
covered Why. VcFy few mosquitoes
have been seen or felt there since LAST
year.
A big circus will exhibit Ia Atchison
in a few days and tho people OF De.
Kalb are quarreiing over The question
Of who shall stay home and guard The
town.
A man who was formerly we'll
kngSR 10 Central Missouri a. q base
bah player 10 driving for a 81 Lo5is
carriage company. suil on .Ae coach.
Ina line, rs h we're.
tsnt d almost umo for somebody 90
dramatlso Captain Jack Ring OF ST.
JOfeph3
The negroes OF Hgginsvlilo held
their third annual fair last week with
no fatalities.
Arthur G. Saunders. formerly of the
Golden CiU Free Prpss. has become
local editor OF the sehull city news. /
Aho Ihca Herald wants the people
oi that place 10 take ZAP the trench.
dous Job Of making Utica a good town
TO live ia.
The Advertiser wants somebody 20
develop the coal underlying
Boonvillo. Il says there la plenty OF
coal there.
A vindstorm blow away 500 IN bills
belonging 20 Grant White o. LAddoniA
recently. For White il Was certainly
an M wind.
Jefferson City has a Put Away
Trouble club. the members OF which
are greatly worried over the problem
OF avoiding worry.
The Richmond Mlssourisn says the
first railroad built In Mlssoufi was
constructed between an old brick mill