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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12
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Opening ShoshOne Indian Bescrva-
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final limit Aug. j.. S28.l0 TO Wor-
land. Wyo., and return.
Pittsburg Chautauqua Assembly
at %Pittsburg. Kans july 8 TO r..
with final return limit July rs, $3.50
for round trip.
Summer tourist rates Denver, Col.
orado Springs and Pueblo, $3.50
for round trip. Date OF sale June 1
80 Sept. 20, final limit Oct. 81.
Summer tourist rates Sc. Louis,
$3.50 for round trip. Tickets ON
sale July l to Sept. 80, nnal limit
Oct. 81.
summer tourist rates 20 Chicago,
Ill.,, 5000 round trip; tickets ON sale
July 1 to sept 80, final limit oct 81.
Pixies Peak Centennial Celebration
Denver. Colorado Springs and
Pueblo, Colo, tickets on sale sept
~ 60 % inclusive. final limit oct %.
$1,000 for round trip,
Soldiers aud Sailors Reunion As.
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tain Il by calling on agent. Sleeper
win be $500 extra.
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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12
THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
A Warm Meeting Saturday and
the Returns Opened Up,

The call for a committee meet
ing was honored by a gOodly
number OF the old members of
the Democratic Central Commit
tee, although some were absent.
One Of the Butler editors APP
peared with a carefully fricaseed
resolution, a whole tray of bon
.boas for MIR. Peeler, assuring
him that the county was pros
porous, the ring de4ighted and.
the Democratic party was out of.
order. technically DISTINGUISHED;
according 10 the stat cots could.
not go behind the returns. But
several of the more thoughtful
members pointed TO the Novem-
Der handwriting on the wall and
they decided TO take the lid or
and look into the catch, there
was surely a tartar somewhere
in the net, something rotten in
Denmark, the choice Of tile par
", sentiment Of the people had
been grossly perverted.
After a wrangle, cracking OF
bones, the committee decided Ia
meet Monday and open and re
count the ballots and see If they
could discover the niger in the
woodpile.
The committee did not look al
any other Office but that of sher.
IN and they counted Angle in IN
good shape, leaving Johnson and
Peeler high ard dry, wrecked
ships on the shores of time and
eternity. The unexpected has
happened and there Is swearing
ali over the kingdom Of Bates. =
Western Enterprises.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12
slo.98O ID
Party Emblem,
Total

Chairman Evans wants to get
up a proper and suggestive EN-.
blem to be worn by the Demo.
Gratis as a campaign badge for
the ensuing campaign.
The baking powder can in a
miniature form to be pinned on
the lapel of the coat, has been
suggested, also a gum shoe to be
worn as a stick pin.
How would a red nose suit?
The red nose would be sugges-
tive of the headlight of the rail
roads that have charge of the
party machinery of the State
Missouri Sharpshooter.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12

Clinton business men have in
augurated a monthly sale day,
which has proven so successful
in other towns. The Democrat
says: Every month on a fixed
day, an auction day VIII be had
under public auspices. Each
merchant is expected to stimu-
late public interest by furnishing
a valuable article out of stock to
be auctioned on. In addition to
this the public generally is in
vited to bring articles for sale,
Such a sale viii be of special ben.
eft to farmers who can bring
their horses, cattle, hogs. farm
ing implements, vehicles, furni
ture, in fact anything they wish
to be sold, and be sure to find a
big crowd and many buyers, for
the sale will be well advertised
both in newspapers end by hand
bills. The only expense will be
a small auctioneer's fee.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12

Crop reports a few weeks dgo
were almost anything but en-
couraging over the entire state
and the rural population could
not be credited with very high
spirits. However, conditions
have changed, and very rapidly,
too. Recent rains and warm
nights have given the corn and
other grain crops the stimulus
they so much needed and mea-
dows and pastures, etc, are com
ing out well. From very dis
eouraging, reports on crops
have changed TO very encourag
ing, and business men over the
entire state say that the effect is
readily noticed in their trade
Rural World.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12

The committee that had in
charge the Fourth Of July cele.
bration have paid all The bills and
deserve great credit for success
fully managing the financial part
of the days enjoyment. They
can show a clean bill and faithful
service. We are informed that
each of the three churches
whose representatives had
stands on the grounds made
quite snug amounts for their
churches.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12

We are glad 60 note that the
new city marshal shows a dispo-
sition to enforce the curfew ordi-
nance. Let the law be enforced
or repeal it. Public sentiment
can be expressed in resolutions
adopted at public meeting, but
when this sentiment is crystal
lied into law it becomes an ex-
preston of public opinion that
the people want observed and
obeyed. To see that this is done
we elect officers and expect them
to do their duty. When they do
this duty the people should ap-
prove and they usually do APP
prove.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12

Rich Hill is quite q summer
home for actors now. There is
the family Of Prof. Chamberlain,
the family of VIM Belcher, the
family Of Doc" Wright, the fam,
lily Of Bob" Sacra and several
actors without families an good
clever people as one meets any
where.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12

ST Joseph thinks she has
yanl5ed the lid Off, but Gov. Folk
is just yank enough to see that
it goes back on. We are not one
of the Governors partisans but
we believe he is honest and in
earnest and we glory in his pluck,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12

W. have quite a lot Of blank
Amdavi,s, Oil aud Gas leases,
Farm Lessee. Oath Of Office, State
ments OF election expenses that We
will sell 10 those needing same, az
low 10 can be gotten any where.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12

The Democrats, by just such
games as the DISTINGUISHING Of
the old soldiers, have held the
State Of Missouri in their grasp
for the past forty years. Judge
Evans certainly knew that he
was wrong in rendering the de.
cision he did, and il he didn't DC
certainly knows il now. -Repub
hcan Review.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12

There is a general complaint
all over the country that munic-
ipal governments have abused
the powers they have, and yet
there is a large number Of PEG.
pie who insist on giving them
more power to abuse and vote
municipal ownership.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12

Losses and gains by township:
Loss: Mingo 1, Spruce Is,
Deepwater >, Hudson 1, Rock
vile y, Prairie II, Pleasant Gap
50 Deer Creek %, Mound IS, Mt.
Pleasant 13s, Lone Oak IS, Usage
~, New Home 10, Charlotte IL,
Homer II, Walnut SO, Howard 3.
Total 474.
Gain; Summit d, Shawnee %,
Grand River ;, West Point 80.
Total 40.
Win some one figure out just
how and why this is, and how
long il viii be, at the present ay.
erage yearly decrease, before
Bates viii be q ehildless comfy:
This is what Roosevelt would call
race suicide with "a vengeance
Butter Times.
In the above it Will be noticed
that the loss in Usage township
lis p. When the enumeration OF
the school children was taken a
short time ago in the Rich Hill
districts which is two miles wide
and six miles long, the increase
of last year was noted as III,
hence, it seems that the country
districts OF the township have
lost l35 children of school age
during the past year. What has
become of these childrens And
is there a proportionate falling
OF of the voting population; II
there is a proportionate falling
OF in the vote of the township
what will be its effect on our Den
ocratic brethren next November
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12

Two remarkable speeches were
delivered an the fourth OF July
by two remarkable men. One
by President Roosevelt at Oyster
Bay, the other by w, j. Bryan in
London, England. Every Amer
lean citizen should read them
both. From the leaders of the
two great political parties Of the
country, each OF them show forth
the hopes aud aspirations of NOT
only the nation they represent.
but the Angio.saXon race 10
which they belong
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12

Geo. b. Ellis, Secretary of the
State Board of Agriculture com
pliments the TRIBUNE with a
copy Of the Boards 3sth Annual
Report. II is full of informa-
tion FOR the corn grower, soil ne.
storer, live stock breeder and
dairy man, besides statistics
showing M~issouri's production
in agriculture for the year 1908.
1t is a very interesting report.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12

Secretary of State Jno. +.
Swanger reports having received
and paid into the State Treasury
taxes and fees for the month of
June. 1906 as follows.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12
In This Race Suicide.

County Clerk Herrell has fin.
ished casting up the school emu
meration for the county, as re-
turned to him by the district
clerks. The results are not such
as we would like to record. as
the figures denote a loss over
1908 of 365 school children. The
records show that there have
been an average decrease of lS5
a year since 1897, notwithstand-
ing the fact the county has in
creased in population since that
date. This years enumeration
shows the following results by
township:
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-07-12
subscripuou price si@ pcrycar.

AHhAtNAH NAN h'tt'Ntf
subscription price sl.Oo perycar.
Entered az the Rich Hm pof
office as second class matter.
Republican Tickets.
State.
State superintendent
J.. T.. WHITE.
Railroad aud Warehouse Conn.,
L. W. FLENTGE.
Congressional, 9th Dist.
w. o. ATKEsON.
Bates County.
Senatorial, 10th Dist.
j. A. OVERLY,
henry County.
County.
For Representative
GEO. CHURCH.
Por Sheriff.
CHAs. +. BEARD.
For Circuit Clerk
W. NJ. LYLE.
For Recorder
JOHN d. MOORE.
For Prosecuting Attorney
P. H. HoLCoMB.
For County Clerk
r.. w. BARTON.
For Treasurer
J. w, BoBBITT.
For Probate Judge
GEO. ?. HUCKEBY.
For County Collector
1T. wHINNERY.
For County Assessor
T. b. BOWLING.
For Public Administrator
l. b. ALLISON.
For Coroner
II. W. WILSON.
Presiding Judge County court
X. +. HARPER.
Judge Northern District
W. H.. DEARMOND.
Judge Southern District
JNO. ARMSTRONG.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-29

continue his course on condition that
he do some light work The proud
young Indian refused. He left Los
Angeles and made his way over the
desert on foot to Ft. Yuma, and pre-
sented himself to his mother. That
aboriginal dame, having entered into
a new matrimonial pact with an amor
Gus Mohave buck. generously awarded
the whole of the outside of her hut to
the unfortunate offspring of her former
espousals. The disgusted youngster
left his tribe and wandered southwark.
When he was 16 years old he acquired
the friendship of a famous Comanche
warrior who procured his adoption into
the nation.
BY the time he was 1S years old the
youth had become one of the most
noted warriors of that gallant people.
He was an excellent rifle and pistol
shot, could manage a lance to perfec-
tion; was a daredevil equestrian and
had acquired the difficult art of taking
a scalp from the reekng skull of an
enemy without leaving ragged and un-
even edges. once, when hunting, he
had killed an enormous silver tip "a
species of grizzly bear) in single COM
bat with a knife. When the wounds
received in that famed battle had
healed Charlie wore collar formed of
the claws of his noble prey and from
that time became a war leader of the
nation. He led his gallant warriors
on many warpaths and his leggins
were ornamented with hair from twen-
ty-one scalps he had wrested from the
heads of as many Apaches, Kickapoo
and Chando enemies. At length he was
stricken with an uncomfortable longing
to visit his native tribe. After a series
of adventures he reached the south
bank of the turbulent ella river, and
appareled as a war leader of the fam
Gus Comanche nation rode proudly into
his native village, sounded his terrible
warwhoop and demanded to see the
chief Pascual. The latter, who was
one of the most astute and polite
chieftains on the border, came to the
entrance of his hut and politely de-
manded the reason of the strangers
visit
81 am Yuma Indian" answered the
warrior. IT am Charlie, the son of
the white man Jenkins, better known
as Bright Eyes or the Silver Tip. l
wish to re-enter my tribe and once
more become Yuma"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-29
Brother and Sister United After Separation of Many Years

FRANCIS X, MORAN and Mrs,
Morgan Mutrie. who was RATHER
Inc Moran, brother and sister. have
round each other after twenty six
years of separation because the tele-
phone operator got the wrong number.
The brother and sister, separated when
Katherine was IL years old and Fran
CTS was 3, believe that some special
dtspensation of Providence caused the
telephone operator in the Harlem ex-
change to give Mrs. Mutrie the wrong
number. and they refuse to accept the
theory that if any telephone subscriber
calls up often enough he will get every
person in New York sooner or later
except the person for whom he calls.
The story of the strangest reunion
ever recorded properly begins about
thirty years ago, when Mr.. and Mrs.
James A. Moran lived in a small house
IN the upper end of New York, close
under the shadow of Dog Fight rock. -
Moran was contra ctor i'm a small way
and he was engaged in trying to hew a
fortune out of the granite rocks tha
form the upper. end of the island of
Manhattan. They had three children
Francis, the baby; James and Kather-
Inc. They were comfortable; wealth
promised to come to the father. He
was in politics in a small way and he
had contracts for cutting street
through the granite hill, which meant
big pay and much money incidentally
from the sale of the stone to help build
ing operations and to go toward fill
ing up the adjoining valley that houses
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-29

might he built there. He bossed a big
gang of men, was well liked and was
a small political power
Mother Died and Left Three Children
But one afternoon premature blast
destroyed all the plans of the little
family, blackened the future and left
Mrs Moran a widow with three small
children-and at the time little Francis
was but few months old. For three
years and little over the widow kept
up the brave fight, and then, begging
the Sister of Charity who was with her
to see that her babies were reared IN
der the influence of the church. she
died-and left the three children or
phans and helpless. Katherine then
was nearly II years old, James was Z
and little Francis a little over 8.
Katherine and James were placed in
the Roman Catholic institution and
Francis in an orphan asylum. The
baby had but dim recolections of any
brothers or sisters For a time Kath-
crime and James went to visit their
baby brother on stated days, and they
planned for a day when he would be
old enough to enter the institution in
which they were cared for. But that
day never came. Mrs. Matthew Door
ley, then a resident of Long Island
CITY, 1ell in love with the fair haired
blue-eyed boy, and after time she
took him away from the home to care
for him and reared him as her own
child. The other children found good
homes with New York families living
on Lexington avenue
The real separation came when Fran
els was taken to the Doorley home
twenty-six years ago next September.
After that neither Katherine nor
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-29

/ rejoicing Birdie was in his arms. The
two other outlaws we're stone dead but
| Carl was only badly wounded. He was
bound hand and foot and gagged. The
two new comrades quickly secured the
punder of the camp, saddled three
horses and leading a fourth and ac-
companied by the Indian servant, rode
rapidly from the spot, leaving the out
law stretched out on the sod. In a
few moments q number of coyotes
gathered at the place, fell upon the
struggling victim and i'm less than half
an hour his well-picked bones were
scattered over the adjacent plain.
This eventful occurrence was Joe's
first introduction into life of lawless--
ness and crime Nick Jones was the
leader of a gang of freebooters and
Joe and the fair Birdie soon became
prominent members of the band.
Strange to say, Birdie soon became
famous for reckless daring, and was
the very Joy of Nick Jones' life When
that worthy was shot in an encounter
with a squad of territorial rangers Joe
became the leader of the band and for
three years was the most noted outlaw
along the southwestern border. In the
latter part of the year 1870 he was killed
in a fight with some Mexican soldiers
in North Chihuahua and his entire
band was exterminated with the single
exception of a handsome, dashing half
breed named Charlie and the ever
faithful companion of his eventful ca
reer, the female freebooter. Birdie.
This worthy exponent of border eti-
quette and social standing was the son
of an Englishman and Yuma Indian
squaw. The Englishman had been a
worthy member of Colonel Stevenson's
famous regiment. When the command
was mustered out of the service the
Briton drifted to Southern California
and Arizona and managed to scrape to-
gether property amounting to about
$50, 900. When he died he left this
property to his only son Charlie, and
named dear friend, in whom he i'm
plicitly confided, S the sole executor of
his will. Charlie was at that epoch at
school at Los Angeles, where he had
made promising progress in the ac-
quirement of a knowledge of the three
RS" The honest guardian promptly
turned the estate into cash, and then
departed for parts unknown. The prin-
cipal of the institution where Charlie
was studying offered to allow him to
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-29
Old Time Deperadoes Who Terrified Good Citizens Great Southwest

bank and drew out her s747 BY a
singular coincidence the even-tempered
Joe, about the same time appropriated
$4,000 In crisp new greenback bills which
belonged to his cash account That
evening the pair were seen to board a
train for Louisville, and from that mo-
ment were "lost to sight and memory
dear" as though they had disappeared
under the muddy current Of the great
Father Of Waters. The injured hus-
band, after soundly cursing his false
wife and equally false friend, and duly
anathematlzlng his own stupid folly
and credulity, took the matter philos-
ophically, and promptly procured a di-
vorce. Joe's father, anxious to avoid
all possible scandal, as promptly re-
tunded the amount of his erring SON S
defalcation, and the robbery and the
subsequent elopement soon became a
mere tradition of the past.
In the course of time the enterprising
elopers found themselves in the classic
old city of San Antonio, Tex They
put up at the once famous Tobin's ho-
tel. At the table Joe made the ac-
quaintance Of a tall fine looking, we'll
dressed young man, who seemed to
take a great deal of interest i'm his well
fare. BY the advice of this disinter-
ested parsonage Joe and his wife CD
were induced to go and look at sheep
farm with the intention of purchasing
an interest in it i'm case 1t suited him.
This farm, so the new friend" said,
was situated somewhat more than 100
miles from San Antonio, in the Eagle
Pass trail. Early one morning Joe and
Birdie, well mounted and accompanied
by their friend, took to the trail A
mounted Indian servant led two pack
animals, which carried provender for
the trip and some necessary clothing
for the peerless Birdie. About mile
out of town they overlook two horse
men, whom the friend" introduced to
his two companions as prominent cat
tie ranchers, After riding about twen-
ty-f1ve miles the friend" drew rein at
the edge of somewhat large island of
trees and proposed, as it was about
p. M, to stop and eat a snack. let
their horses Craze an hour and then
continue on their journey All agreed
to the proposition. which was carried
out.
At o'clock the friend and his COM
panions, after saddling the horses. sud
denly fell upon Joe and his fair com
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-29
MOURNING FOR YOUNG WIDOWS

A young widow. who, If not herself
sitting up and taking notice, yet fears
that she may be the cynosure of critical
eyes, sends the following appeal to
Vogue:
please give advice for mourning for
a young widow. What is the correct
hat and veil? Are elbow sleeves good
taste? What collar and cuffs are worn?
What materials anL trimmings? Give
model for travelling coat"
1t is pleasant to know that in the
darkness of her aff1iction Young Widow
is not to be left without gleam of in
forming light The pines to be correct.
Vogue gives her information Of so care
full character that If she is not
model of proper mourning the onus
must be upon her own soul.
Here are the latest rules for the guild
ance of young widows desiring to
mourn properly:
If you observe the strictest standards
you should wear a crepe bonnet and
veil in town and a crepe hat with crepe
or chiffon face veil In the country.
There is only one correct way of drap-
ing Widows veil. We do not care for
any of the fancy drapings which are
sometimes seen. These are not good
taste.
Elbow \sleeves are not good taste in
deep mourning, as they make too much
Of an attempt at dressiness. Collars
ard cuffs of sheer white organdie are
wcrn by widows. These have a deep
hem and measure three inches or so in
width. For materials use nuns yelling.
henrietta cloth, crepe de chine, chiffon,
dull velings or taffetas.
Lace and embroidery are not correct
trimmings, bat you can use dull finished
ribbon, net, footings and hemstitched
ruffles. All white can be worn for sum-
mer, as 1t Is as deep mourning as all
black for country wear. All your gowns
should be simply made. Tor your coat
use dull finished pongee, with trimming
of stitched taffeta.-Vogue.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-29

ations he settled down in New Orleans,
prosecuting his piracies in the guise of
warfare. After a time, the pirates be-
coming too open in their attacks on
neutral merchant ships, the United
States government sent Commander
Patterson against their headquarters
on the island of Grand Terre, 40 miles
west Of the mouth of the Mississippi.
The stronghold was captured, but most
of the pirates escaped and went back
as soon as the naval vessels were
withdrawn.
Soon after this Jean Laftte's SER
vices were solicited by the British
government in their attack on New Or
leans. He was offered $4,000 In gold
and commission If he would fight
against the Americans. ms cad of
accepting this offer Lafitte informed
Governor Claiborne of Louisiana of it
and offered to serve against the
British II he were granted a pardon
and his brother were released from
the New Orleans Jail. Governor
Claiborne pardoned him and the La
fitte pirates fought with great dis