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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-11-08

the attorneys for the contestant They
are three and each or them well
known at the bar-AlexRnder Slmp-
son., Jr, an advocate quick IN speech.
fertile In resource. Samuel Dickson.
advocate and counsel. hero OF years
OF legal warfare. V. Gilp'n Robinson.
deep In the law. skilled Ia every trick
and technically, Just across the aisle
Is the table reserved for the defense
Attorney General HaptoR Carson sits
in the front His reputation Is more
that state wide; behind him Is Henry
p. Brown and 10 the ear arc the
broad shoulders. strong face and keen
eyes Of John @. Johnson.
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The Women In the Case.

To the rear Of the counsel table.
their ohalra resting against the bar
railing. IL the line Of women. ave of
them. Seated so closely that the
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-11-08

'oh. yes, to be sure, he exclaimed
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ing. and the witness turns q over %
the eager hands Of Mr. Robinson. The
lawyers eyes fan upon the writing
while his associates look AZ bin sud
denly Mr.. Robinson sits down His
eyes opon wide and the color 1sea
from his face. As Ga a trance he
reads and rereads the fateful words.
Mr.. Robinson received q without a
word. lie hands Il over 60 Mr. simp.
son without a word and he turns pale.
too. Mr. Dickson reads g. but that
grim old warrior Of the bar makes no
sign. Only he does not smile any
more.
That was all There were o few
half-hearted questions further. and
then the attorneys for the contestant
arise and ask n continuance. They
do not say an indefinite continuance.
But they do not ask FOR a further date.
They would not say II they viii ever
open the case again.
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Obituary.

Wednesday morning March q,
1906, the death angel visited the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Fhomp-
son, near Letart, and took from
them their darling boy, Ohio, born
Feb. 1902, aged 4 years, month
and 5 days. Funeral services were
conducted by Rev. Robinson at the
Oak Grove u. B. Church, after
which the remains we're laid to rest
in the Oak Grove Cemetery. To
the bereft parents we extend our
heartfelt sympathy
Otho's gone our darling boy,
Left us here to mourn and weep;
As they laid him calm and lonely
In the grave so cold and deep.
We loved him, yes we loved him,
He was our joy and pride,
But the angels came and took him
With the Saviour to reside.
The blessed Saviour called him
To that happy home on high,
Then we had to part with him
And say 0tho::dea good bye.
Dear parents as you babe him fare
web,
1t made your eyes grow dim;
Ohio cannot come back to You,
But you can some day go to hum.
So trust in the Saviour,
In his kind and tender care,
And when you Cross the river
You will meet your darling there.
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MILL STONE.
(near MERGERS Bottom. }


Miss Maud Wallis left March 1s fol
school at Marshall College.
Harry Brown, of Gallipolis, is visi.
ting his grandfather, Jas. Brown.
Chas. hilbert and wife were visiting
Roe Mayes and family Sunday.
Miss Rilla Mayes and Master Earl.
were visiting their grandma, Mrs.
Jane Lanier, Sunday.
Frank Lanier left for Pa. Monday,
where he expects to reside.i
E. L. Withers and wife and John
Siders were visiting Alonzo Burris
and fami y Sunday.
John Honaker, of Arlee, was calling
on relatives at this place Sunday.
On Thursday, March ssnd, at the
home of w. b. King, a dinner was
given In honor of his 84th birthday. A
number of friends greeted him and
presented him with presents. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Tom HRr-
bour, MIR. And Mrs. Geo. Wallis son
Walter, Roam Harbus and family, Ed
Putney and family, ]. d. Withers and
two daughters, Mollie and Nora,
Messrs. Samuel hilbert and Idilla
1(~Ooh1At NIX W. u. Wdl6oE6 huU MI.
Harry Baker.
Cora Burris has been very sick for
the past week with mumps.
There was a large number Of peo-
pie attended quarterly meeting at st.
Carmel March IL and Is.
Mrs. Alkaline Brown has been in
poor health for some time but is bet
ter. Sunshine:
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FIVE MILE.

Correspondence, So.
Wilbert Bechtle and Philip Buee
we're visiting at E. II. Kings last
Sunday evening.
The infant child of VIM. Hall is very
sick at this writing.
Jasper Hall viii have a saw mill on
his place soon.
Grover Hall came home Saturday
and stay ed over Sunday.
Philip Bugg is working for Jasper
Hall and brother.
Miss Lille Bechtle is staying with
her sister, Nora Hall, this week.
John c. DabneY is building q new
barn this week.
Jim Canifax is back at his old trade
blacksmithing, on Five-mile.
Isaac Fadley is on the sick list this
week Two Chums.
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Assessment Blank Received.
From Farmers Advocate.
1F EI:a IL

From Farmers Advocate.
Mr.. Editor:-I have been wait.
ing patiently for the assessment
blank" that we heard 30 much
about during the late campaign.
L have been somewhat at sea on
the new tax laws. The explanation
and Interpretation to the tax laws
by those who favored them and by
those who opposed themiplaoed. me
on the fence of the tax issue. So
l was curious to see the assessment
blank before approving or CON-
demning them. I have always fa-
vored just and equitable tax laws.
Gov. Dawson and his friends assur-
ed Us that We farmers could rest at
ease, that the new laws were most
favorable to us farmers and small
property holders. We were told
that the new tax laws were intend
ed to "catch the railroads and the
big corporations. which under the
old tax laws. were exempt and es-
Gaping their just share of taxation"
They alleged that the new tax laws
would remedy all this.
Well, I want to say to my farmer
brethren that the assessment blank
which L have received tells differ
emit tale. Ifthere is anything which
the farmer has in this world that is
not taxed at its "true and actual
value" I am not capable of inter-
preting this assessment blank. The
farmer is even assessed on his
poultry, eggs, stock under one
year. horses, cattle, sheep, goats
and hogs" There is nothing that
the poor farmer is in possession of
that is not to be assessed at its
true and actual value" And
there is heavy penalty in the way
of a fine if he fails. And woe be
unto the poor farmer who leaves
off anything. If he overlooks any
part of his earthly possessions he
will have to forfeit twenty per
centum of the property not listed" "
This is the exact language of the
law. Just think of it, farmers of
Jefferson county! If he overlooks
q piece of property (and all men
are likely to err or forget) for five
years he will have to forfeit twenty
per centum of the value" each
years which means that the state
will ooniscate the entire property
in five years.
This is not all. The law is 30 COM
plicated and analogous that 1 doubt
if there is one tax payer out of
five hundred that can make out the
list SO as to meet all the require
ments or this obnoxious law. l
am frank to admit that 1 cannot.
The assessment blank has taken
me off the fences. It is even worse
than it has been represented by
by those who opposed the law from
its incipienoy. From this time on
shall oppose the men VINO have
this detestable and just
tax law upon rs poor farmers. II
am now convinced why the rail.
roads and corporations did not op-
pose the candidacy of VIM. M. o. |
Dawson for governor.
A HUMBLE FARMER
March 20, 1906.
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THREE MILE
(below Kanawha }

Correspondence,
Owing to the continued late winter
weather farmers are very much be-
hind with their work.
Frank Thornton, ofBeech Hill, was
visiting on Three-mile, Sunday.
g, w. Sands still remains critically
i'll at this writing.
E. Fl. King has some hogs and fat
yearlfng heiters for sale.
VIM. Bechtle and Philip Bug are
frequent visitors on Three-mile. We
hope they won't carry off any more of
the girls dueting caps in their pockets
E. w. Fisher and W fe were visiting
Ct. w. Sands Sunday. Up-to-date.
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Millinery Opening on
Thursday, April 9TH.
Mrs. L. j. Williamson

o. E. Rayburn few days since
purchased of George W. Meyer
his 120 acre farm southeast of this
city; consideration $75 per acre.
This deal will doubtless make
Charley a fixture here. and perhaps
in due time, after he has had sufi
cient time to make the proper i'm
provements on the place, it will be
our good pleasure to record another
item of even greater importance.
However Charley is a splendid
young man, and if he chooses to
remain in the state of "single
blessedness," he has acted wisely
in purchasing a good farm, in the
best scotch of country in the I'm
tied States.-Mound City, Mis-
souri,, News.
Mr.. Charles E. Rayburn is son
of Mr.. Max Rayburn, of Pleasant
Flats, near here and his many
friends will be pleased to know
that he is progressing SO nicely
since leaving here, about five years
ago. His farm joins his brother
Mr.. William w. Rayburn's fine
farm of about 200 acres.
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ia waiting to supply your wants
with all the latest styles.
CALL AND SEE SAMPLES.

The Pooahontas Times is in re-
csipt of a letter from the State Tax
Commissioners in which he says
that taxpayer is not required to
list his bonds, notes, accounts and
credits if the amount of such as
sets is exceeded by what he owes
as principal debtor.-Greenbrier
Independent.
This isn't the statute law. but
under this administration the gov
ernor and,tax commissioner make
the laws. They're it.-Parkers.
burg Sentinel.
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WATERLOO.

Correspondence, &c.
We regret to say George Rifle re-
mains quite poorly.
Roy, Willie and Frank Greenlee
came home from New Richmond Fri
day. the saw mill on which they were
working having been brought to
Charleston.
The farmers ought to feel prosper
GUS; the assessor win soon be around
to tell him how much he Is worth.
School win soon close at Rocky
Fork and the teacher viii then finish
the term at Union.
The roads arealmost impassbaIs.
The farmers of this vicinity are pre-
pairing to SOW quite q lot of oats.
Cleopatra.
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March 20, 1906.
Have You Tried the Ohio Cen.
traI's New Cafe Car
Service

The Passenger Department OF
the Ohio Central Lines aims to
provide its patrons with all COM
forts of travel and recently added
first class cafe parlor oars to it's
equipment. The Chefs placed in
charge of these new oars are men
of experience in their line and in
structions are to serve only the
best. and in the best manner.
A full meal or a light luncheon
may be had and simply pay for
what you order; prices are reason.
able. We are anxious to have you
get into the habit of travelling via
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Lucinda, wife of o. W. New.
some, colored. aged 4s years, died
Wednesday. March 81. at ESQ p.
m in the Extension, and was bur
led Friday in Lone Oak Cemetery.
Funeral SERVICES from the colored
Baptist Church, which she has
been member for a number of
years.
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The q: S. Senate has passed the
bill creating one steamboat inspeo-
ton district out of the two old
ones. at Wheeling and Gallipolis,
and made Point Pleasant the home
of the inspectors of the new dis.
triot. As every body knows it
could not have been located in a
better town or in a place that could
possibly be more convenient to
nearly all of the steamboatmen.
Point Pleasant has the endorse
ment of nearly every steamboatman
and owners of steamboats,. Point
Pleasant is about center of the new
district, more steamboats, touch
this place than any other point
between Pittsburg and Cincinnati,
besides their large steamboat inter-
est in the Kanawha river which
Point Pleasant is practically their
home. We have here three sets of
the best docks that can be found
anywhere, and first GLASS. number
one machine shop which is operat-
ed by one of the best mechanics in
that line that one would ever ex-
poet to meet, Capt. j. ". O. Hes
lop, and the best natural harbor on
the Ohio river.
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Mrs. Elizabeth Bush. widow If
the late w. E. Bush, died at her
home at New Haven Monday af.
ternoon, Mar. 10, 1905. The deoeas,
ed was born February IL, 1884.
She leaves 2 sons and 3 daughters.
She had been q member of the
U B. church for 25 years. The
funeral services were held Friday
morning.
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DEATHS

Mrs. Thomas Rhoades, died
Wednesday. March:l4. at her home
in Hartford, at the age of 81 years
and 4 months. She leaves a bus.
band and two children.
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Mrs. Henry Bush. aged Y years,
died at her home in New Haven,
Monday night. March 10 from the
result Of a stroke of paralysis which
she suffered some time ago. The
deceased was the mother.in-law Of
Postmaster Capehart.
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Left Three Fiancees Eloped With
Fourth.

A capital joke was played upon
three unwelcome suitors of Miss
Anna Ryan, daughter of Mr.. W.
M. Ryan. of Fayette, according to
the story told by Arnold Hunt a
Caperton miner, who was one of
the victims. Hunt relates that
Miss Ryan wrote him several days
ago promising to marry him if he
would come down Saturday. The
same sort of a letter was also sent
John Hall, a Sewall insurance
agent and Charley Martin, a Ray
mond City bricklsyer with whom
Miss Ryan had been in oorrespon.
denoe. All three of the expectant
bridegrooms got off the same train
at Fayette Saturday. While they
were brushing up and nerving
themselves to meet their fair one
note Was handed each of them
it was all a joke. She had ran
away with James Burdett four
days before and they were married
at Ironton.
Hunt says he could not have
married anyhow as &c has one wife.
He is suing for divorce. The Ray.
mond City bricklayer was the worst
disappointed of the trio and re.
fused to join his fellow victims in
a CUP supposed to drown sorrow
and d appointment.
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The 9th Series.

Beginning the first Saturday in
April the Modern Building and
Loan Association will begin, or
open, it's 9th series. These shares
will cost you only 20 cents per
week, and will be worth at matu-
rity, which will be only few years,
500. Best investment any one
can make. and for the poor man
there is mono to equal it. just
stop and think for a moment; you
have been renting the house you
are living in for ten, fifteen. or it
may be more years, paying any
where from $500 to $1,000 per
month for it, and at that rate you
will never own the property. Now
suppose you take out a few shares
of stock in the Modern Building
and Loan Association and you Dor
row the money and buy the house
or one just as good as the one you
have been living in, and you pay
from, say about $500 to $1,000
dues every month into the Assooia.
ton and at the end of few years
your stock has matured at 500 per
share, the house and lot is yours,
and after that date there is no more
house rent to pay. Just count the
homes in this CITY that have been
bought and paid for through the
building and loan associations!
Take some shares in the new ser.
les.
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kissing is overdone, says wo-
mans club leader in New York.
Possibly; but most of us would
prefer it oyerdone than too rare.
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Rev. austin Kirby, Fenton,
Rector. of the Episcopal Church at
Port jefferson. Long Island, N. Y,
died Tuesday, March 20, 1905, at
7:3O O'Clock p. m. His remains
will be brought here today for
burial in Lone Oak Cemetery. Mr..
Fenton leaves a wife and three
children, two sons and one daugh.
ter. Mrs. Fenton was formerly
Miss Ella Gibbons, of this city.
The many friends here of Mrs.
Fenton deeply sympathize with
her in the loss of her husband.
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victory for the Kenton Iron and
Steel Company.

N4CGOIy AOA IA0 A0nIOA 41OU ouQ
Steel Company.
The case of f. E. Bletner, and
others against the Kenton Iron
and Steel Co., at Mason City.
which has created so much interest
for quite number. of months in
the Pomeroy bend, was decided
Monday by Judge VIM. A. Par
sons. The object of the suit was
to enjoin the Company from pro-
oeeding with the collection of $10,-
600 of stock which had been SUBJ
scribed for by the citizens, and to
have said stock subscriptions cam
celled. The Court decided the case
in favor of the Company upon
every material point, holding for
the reasons the Court gave, that
the citizens would have to pay for
the stock they subscribed for. and
dissolved the Injunction that had
been awarded in the suit, which
will enable the Company to collect
the amounts now due from the oft.
liens. The mill will soon be COM
pleted, and the enterprise will be
one that all OF Mason county will
be Justly proud of.
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Fiduciary Settlement.

The accounts OF Eoses Carlyle, N. r. HIT
. ION ana Geo Tharp, executors Of John Hut
u Given ,o under my hand this 18th day of
JOHN Z. BELLRR.
Commissioner OF Accounts
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Two children of Moses Maynard.
living on Sandy river. died Satur-
day of measles within an hour of
each other and few hours later,
the father died of the same disease.
ALI three bodies were buried in the
came grave.
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For SALE OR TRADE "A fine
Jersey COW, or will trade for a fresh
COW. Gall on or address this Office.
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Mrs. Beverage, wife of engineer
James Beverage. of the Z. & NJ,
R'y.. residing in Middleport, died
at the home of her parents at
Witchers. near Charleston, Friday,
March 23rd at 6 O'Clock p. M, after
a long sick spell. Funeral services
were conducted from the home Of
her parents Monday morning at 10
O'Clock. The deceased is survived
by her husband and one child.
The many friends of Mr.. Beverage
in this city, deeply sYmpathize
with him in this his sad hour.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-03-28

Place your order for an Easter
Suit with .. O. T1PPETT, The Tai.
lor, Point Pleasant.
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Ohio Central Lines.

Ask agents about this excellent
new service and give it trial; you
will be more than pleased. 3.31
Hon. David B. Hill, of New
York, is quite sick at Camden, S.
O.
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NJ. E. Church, south-Until
further notice. 1 will fill my ap.
pointments in the following order.
First Sunday: Beech Bill, IL
a. NIP m.
Second and Third .Susdays:-
Point Pleasant. IL a. NIP. m.
Fourth SnradGy:-Rayburn Chap
81, II a. N. and Point Pleasant, z
p. m. j. N. ROLAND. Pastor.
Presbyterian Church
POINT PLEASANT SERVICES:
Morning, LIST, 3rd, and 18th Sabbaths,
night, LIST and 4th-
Sabbath scheol-s.45 a. m, regul-
PLEASANT FLATS SERVICES:
Second and 9Th Sundays, morning
and night.
WESTMINSTER CHAPEL:
Third Sunday, Afternoon.
CARL BARTH, Pastor.
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Accident

Happens to one out of every FIVE
each year. Protect yourself by
taking out an accident and health
policy covering every accident and
sickness. 1t only cost 81 Per month.
Don't delay. Write or call at once
for particulars, there is no medical
examination. Any one can oarry
policy. You need the protection.
J. b. Hutchinson. Agent. Point
Pleasant, W. Va. feb. 21tf.
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Circuit Court-Regular term be-
gins on first Tuesday of March, June,
September and December.
County Court-Regular term be-
gins on first Monday of January, April,
July and October.
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Have you received your ASSESS
ment blank? If you have, then
you would better read it carefully
and more than once. A simple
perussl will not disclose all of its
iniquities, nor will hRsty glance
show where the graft is all hidden.
But it is there just the same. Not
in the sense that thief is stealing
from your pocket directly, but the
state is there with reamer and dyna-
mite, to blast open private business
affairs and exact therefrom the
substance of the peoples earnings
for conveyance to the state treasury,
into which the State House Gang
have their arms up to their shout
ders through pretended forms of
law. Not only this, but more and
worse. The assessor, or some other
person for him, is made tax in
quisitor, spy on private business
transactions, who is to delve deeply
and determinedIy into every indi-
vidual transaction to unearth
something not on the tax lists. Mr..
Dillon, the tax commissioner, has
sent out for presentation to every
tax payer a letter telling them their
duty in the premises and reciting
threats of measures to be resorted
to by his department to prove that
the taxpayers are liars and perjur-
ers. Here is an extract from the
letter in question:
"Do not fail to list carefully all
your money, credits and invest
ments. The money of every per-
son, firm or incorporated company
in this State is subject to taxation
whether such money be in or out
of the State. County orders, stock
in building and loan associations,
money loaned, notes, book accounts
and other evidences of debt, and
all investments should be listed.
The county records will be ex.
amined to ascertain what money is
secured by mortgages, trust deeds,
etc., also for property in the pos
session of or under the control of
receivers, trustees, executors, ad-
ministrators and other persons aot-
ing in fiduciary capacity and any !
attempt to conceal this class of |
property will be readily discover
ed"
Read it thinkingIy snd under
standingly. Try to comprehend
the full measure of the indecenoy
and the threats of blackmaiI i'm
piled in such a letter. But that
isn't all there is of the letter. Not
by a whole lot. The tax commits
sioner doesn't intend that you may
escape 80 easily. He tells in this
letter that, any person failing to do
any OF the things therein set forth,
or to answe any question which
the assessor may ask him,
Shall forfeit not less than TWEEN.
ty-fVe nor more than one hundred
dollars, and he shall be denied all
remedy provided by law for the
correction of any assessment made
by the assessor IF any person
fails to give a true list of his pro-
perty, which should be assessed.
be shall, in addition, forfeit twenty
per centum of the value of the
property not listed and not other
wise taxed.
Under this law, what show will
the man with a conscience have
against the man with none. How
IAN an honest man protect himself?
[s there any refuge except in per.
uryP-Parkersburg Sentinel. il
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In q mine explosion at Fairmont
last week, thirty.two miners were
killed.
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DIRECTORY.
CITY,.
COUNTY.

Judge Of Circuit Court W. A. Parsons
Point Pleasant
Official Stenographer,. z. C.Winger
Clerk of Co. Court. j. P. r. B. Smith
Co. Comm'rs. II. johnson, Pres't