The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-03-30

SHORT MISSOURI ITEMS /


A new bank Is among the prospect
i've improvements ~ Pineyiiie.
A castieyiile druggist has patented
\ medioine which, be adycrtises. viii
.ure red noses.
Christian Baker. for over fifty years
r resident Of Fulton. died recently ~
his home IN that city.
Salisbury people are al worked up
over the question 81 weather pr not
they want q town clock.
Brimson IS without a blacksmith
The horzes vii have W go unshOd but
tho women a shoe The hens.
Charley White. the strawberry
king, say the prospects are good for
q biz crop Of berries this year.
The Joplin News Herald has a poet
on is staff who loves 10 sing 81 Dear
Old Missouri" His latest effort fol-
lows.
Christ shniiz, one az the oldest res
idents or Clay County. died last week.
He was buried in New Liberty Gem
etary.
The telephone company at King
City is improving its service right
along. Last week they strung a new
cable.
DR.. Fred Caudier. a former printer
on the Oak Grove Banner. IS now a
successful physician at Bonner
Springs.
Edward G. Berry, aged IS years,
and since 1890. a resident Of Galloway
county, died at the house Of bis son,
near Reform.
Mrs. r. G. Richards. of Lucas. Iowa.
formerly publisher OF the Burlington
Ledger was killed there recently BY
a freight train.
A freight train bumped into a car
loaded with matches al Nevada re-
Gently. The matches lighted and de-
stroyed the car.
An inventory Of the estate OF the
late Prank L. Pitts. formerly state
treasurer Of Missouri, shows that il
amounts to ss1. 900.
breckenridge, No. was visited BY
robbers who were successful and
sought 10 cover up by burning the
town. Robbers escaped.
Stockton, which is eighteen miles
from Eidorado Springs. wants q
railroad so badly that the citizens are
all chipping in building one.
Missouri has no gas or OIL.
Nor Populists, but think!
II has beneath its fertile soil
Lead. coal. iron. stone and zinc
The street commissioner Of Lamar
spent $3.50 on the street OF that town
last month. Il is expected that the
sum expended this month will reach
According TO the Excelsior Springs
papers a good many Kansas City
people have begun "Sundaying" al
the springs and "Mondaying" back
home.
The Huskins hotel az Sedalls
received a key by mail from Hanover,
Germany, the other day, IL was one
a CUES had carried away about
year before.
Bate c. DrummoRd Of Lexington,
one Of the best known newspaper men
OF Lafayette county. was married
recently 10 Miss Mamie l. COrse Of
Wellington.
State Treasurer J. r. Gmelich has
/ purchased the Wendal Straub proper
~ ia East Main street. az the state
capital and will after repairing IL,
move his family into r.
A Webb City mar tried to kin his
wife and his little girl the other day.
But says a Webb City paper, the
/ police were reluctant "a arrest him be
cause be is a cripple"
~ MI - ~ nnnHwnrr
Courier Is a faycrite with the editor
% the MobcTly Democrat When The
Democrat copies any Of Poofs writ
ines 3; gives him credit for them
J. W. Walk. who lives near Cleai
Creek. near Nevada. oWns a double
headed calf. The heads are natura
In size p perfect In form. The tvs
necks come together at the shoulders
Pinkston Hopkins is the name oi
the new ~pubAsher Of the Edgertor
4 Journal The ST. Joseph News and
Press thinks be should make tbs
paper very interesting II ame counl
for anything.
The feed mill a. sniokard. ounet
by G. A. Thompson, was burned TO th'
ground last week. The building ant
contents, feed. horses and uggtei
Sere destroyed. cntailing a loss o.
about sa.000.
Two Aurora young men have invent
ed an automobile. which Is perfect u
symmetry and construction. Their
Is a slight drawback 10 the machine
however. II went rgn without some
onc 40 push H.
Sam Otter, OF Lake township drove
HIS team into the river vest ~ Ncya
da. for the purpose Of washing then
OF. The current was 20 swift that 1
swept the team doNn stream, an,
they we're drowned.
John 5 MAFmaduke. a scion Of I
well known Missouri family. ant
formerly himself a promising youRl
man az Mexico. No is slowly dying
Of consumption in the country
infirmary a. Leondro, Cal.
A heavy rain and hail storm passed
over ST. Louis Thursday afternoon
The Wtud blew doWn one Of the piec