The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-07-27
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Joplin Is now burning Kansas
natural gas.
Missouri Is the largest frog leg
producing state.
The Epworth league 10 in session
az Pertle Springs.
The Missouri retail merchants were
In session az Hannibal.
N. p. Evans. mayor OF Norbornc.
committed suicide recently.
The retail clerks OF America viii
meet next year at 81 Joseph.
Il has been decided that soldiers In
the federal home az Rolla cannot vote.
Mrs, Lou Lindsay OF Nevada. while
respondent, drank lRudanum and Will
die.
When Monet people get TO feeling
blue they run owe TO jolly and fish
4 while.
Clinton is the home Of an e-nterpris-
ing bootblack who advestises In the
newspapers.
Savannah wants a normal school
bad and has offered $4,000 and a.
site for one.
All along the Santa Fe in Missouri
tramps who beat Scotty's train" are
turning up.
Mrs. J. II. Rhodes. wife OF the
state game warden. has taken out a
hunters license.
The state board OF lawyer examin.
ers viii at jefferson City July
81 20. organize.
William Todd OF Hartville was
kicked to death by a mule at Grove
Springs last week.
Governor Folk has appointed Rob
ert NJ. Washburn OF Columbia state
dairy commissioner.
Mrs. +. W. v. Blees OF Macon is
making a 2.oO0-miie auto tour which
viii end az New York.
Nevada has donated q site and Is
not waiting for the government 10
build a federal building.
o. w. Pearson, a Joplin civil war
veteran. went insane and painted his
hair red, white and blue.
At the Hieginsville fair a potato
race will be held In which the con
testants viii ride horses.
The Baptists az jefferson City have
Endorsed Gov. Folks stand on the
Sunday closing and racing questions.
The reason truth is stranger than
fiction" says the Polo News man. is
because there is n darn sigh less OF
t."
Tired OF life. Ellen McCarty. 65
years old. jumped out OF a wtndow
Of he poorhouso at Macon and will
die.
The fact that vandalla Is 10 erect
another school building this year In
that there Is no race suicide
IN that town.
The Dunklln County Mail has been
r%esurrcctcd and is name changed 20
the Kenneth Times. The new editor
Is N. J. LoYctL
Fred Mcdonald. a young negro. IL
In jail at Lebanon charged with xiii
Ing his fatheT-in-law. Alfred Eldrldge.
Lynching vas feared.
Henry Hcssaek and Lambert Me,
haus. under sentence OF death AZ ST.
Louis AVE bCcn granted a second
Of thirty days.
Tai Jones and Adler Cook were
and the former mortally wound
"a by Dug Ownes near Springfield
a quarrel over q fence.
A farmer who lives near Knob
has discovered a deposit Of
on his farm. He thinks tho
lind viii pave bis way TO fortune.
The editor % the Usage News. had
In explanation TO make last week. He
spoke % a local young man as a foot
and the comp0sitor made Il fool
-acer."
A Cass county man who had an
tooth went 10 see a dentist The
pulled the wrong tooth and then
he patient knocked out two for tho
Assisted by two men and several
logs I. r. vipon. who lives ON a farm
lear Galiatin. killed $40 rats Tuesday
io found the animals under a small
,orn crib. I
People even so away from 81 10 !
ieph 20 get married. The probate
Judge Of Troy. Kan. just across the
liver. has married io7 couples In tho
two years.
smithvlile. which nominated Lawson ,
or President must feel deeply dis !
appointed 10 hear that he has no polii- :
cal ambitions. 6
A man named Summers had a fight >
With another named Winters down ia ,
dark county recently. HummoF
made a spring and gained a fall That
'nded the fight. I
Smith Walker Of Camden has a muia
which a % years old. Mr.. Walker
tnl advises people without accident
10 keep away from he rear
nd OF the animal,
The $500 reward for tho arrest Of
Bessie" Francis. the negro accused
4 numbering Mary Henderson ia
county IN 1901, has been ro' !
lowed for another year.
A Nodaway county man has been
oven a hat rack made entirely OF the 4
% Texas steers. IL u doubtless !,
!. very hat-racktiye piece Of fgrni.
ure." ventures the Fairfax Forum.
With one brick business house com A
,ieted and three others In course OF {,
construction the Hearld thinks Isud. \
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