The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-12-22
LATE MISSOURI ITEMS

the Y0xeii brothers "a a concert
o. Plato The other night.
a storm broke down many telsgFaph
wires 10 Northwest Missouri last week
The subscribers had a hello a time, as
IL we're.
The ParkviIie Gazette printed about
q page Of Santa Claus letters this
week. A marked copy q the paper
was sent 10 santa
The people Of Lawson are said 70
be stirred up somewhat Half Of them
are saying that the town was named
after a relative Of Thomas Lawson q
Boston. and the other half are denying
e.
State Auditor-elect W. w. Wilder
has appointed s. T. Gresham Of Farm
ington to be chief clerk in his office
Mr.. Gresham was formerly superin-
tendent Of the Pennington schools
but is now an attorney.
Burglars who entered the residence
Of a lawyer at Centralis got So from
the servant and only 81 from The.
lawyer. But then Centralia IS not the
only town in which the servants seem
to have the best side Of the servant
problem.
T. D. Hunt OF Columbia has one OF
the stones used in the first mill ever
run in Boone county. and the only mill
in the early days between St Charles
and Boone's Lick. Il was a hand mill
and was patronized by people for many
miles around who did not are to
make the long journey to either Of the
above mentioned places.
P~aradoxical as II may seem, in
creasing business has compelled Post
master Bostian OF Independence 70
lessen the size Of the postoffice.
Free delivery has caused more help
to be needed behind the enclosure
while most Of the people who former
ly went to the office nov get their
mail at home. Hence about ten feet
Of mail boxes in the postoffiee have
been cut cut.
The board Of directors OF the
worlds fair has approved the contract
with a Chicago wrecking company 70
remove the exposition buildings The
exposition company is 10 receive s450.-
600 for the buildings.
The revival in the Methodist church
south. al jefferson City has just closed
with se~yenty-six additions, and the
church nov claims to have the largest
congregation OF any Methodist church
in Missouri south Of the river.
The barn Of a farmer named Red.
hair. who liver near Fairplay. was de-
stroyed By fire recently. While Mr..
Redhsir is nos suspected Of wilful in
cendiarism, Il Is feared thai he are
lessly allowed his hair 10 come IN con
tact with some o. the hay stored in the
barn.
il is rumored that Goyernoreleci
Folk viii appoint Speed Mostly. editor
Of the Cole County Democrat, 10 the
position OF pardon clerk This office
was created four years ago. but Gov.
ernor Dockery. deeming IL unneces
sary. did not appoint anyone and did
the work himself. thereby saving The
state its annual salary Of $4,000.
Senator Nick NJ. Bradley Of war
rensburg. who represented johnson
Cass and Lafayette counties 10 the up
per house during the past two genera
assemblies. was one % the most in
nuenual men ia that body. and RlsS
one Of those who never had any Gauss
20 fear the snti-boodle movement sen
ator Bradley might have retained hil
seat in the senate. but voluntarily re
tired 10 make the race for clrcuis jadg,
~ the district composed 81 johnson
and Cass counties. to which position b,
was triumphantly elected
In spite Of the fact that be va
aware who the states governor Is
J. W. Greer. who lived near Gallatin
has moved TO Mississippi.
The Chillicothe Constitution BET o.
Foik and Il is now betting GA Kpreni
la senator. BUT then. Fate usually
evens things up for the gambler.
Castleyilio iust oanno set ahead o
osage a snow fen at the first names
place sunday aud relieved the droAghi
but another fen az Usage.
a Chicago book agent named Viraen
while crossing a railroad track AZ Bos
worth, was struck by an engine an.
thrown seven leei out onto the nght q
way. Being a hook Assent the acc
dent did mol hurt him Ia The least
In offering an annual prise Tor m
best mile Of good road in Cass ooang
The hank u H~arrlsuRNlle is doinI
much TO improve b roads Ia the y.
: Uinity 0f h%arrisouvtllc
The state board OF agriculture uil
} hold a farmers institute AZ WsrrVns
, hurg ON December II
; The Mysterious Stranger Whicl
a clever c%arto0nist introduced te a..
public Just after the cieciiua and thi
idea for which Vas suggested by Mis-
souri's rev position IN the RepabicAi
gnnnmu has mad erph ! RfH that ~