The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-02-01
SHORT MISSOURI ITEMS
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"HNtatA NAn = W"H tN $50
inches tail
Hannibal r. 10 have a hotel called
the Mark Twain.
Missouri has 500 incorporated banks
with total resources Of sg2S.is92 sS.
According to the Liberty Tribune
that town needs either fewer people
or more houses
A Fayette woman paid a debt Of Is
cents the other day that has been ont
standing for seven years.
Thomas Edwards OF Begier claims
title to Is acres OF hand on Manhattan
island, n. " valued at S350lO00OO0-
Harry Hendrix. colored. the step
father Of Blind Boone, the famous
pianist, died IL WarTensburg last
week
A C~arrolltou man smokes a pipe the
bowl OF which is so large that il keeps
him In smoking material an entire
day.
Dogs attacked a flock Of over 1000
sheep in Audrain county recently. xiii
ing and wounding IS head In one
night
The minimum fine for a plain drunk
10 Hannibal is fixed by the police
judge az So. Ornamental DRINKS come
much higher.
BY beginning now to "agitste" for a
new Union depot Cameron hopes, by
the time it Is as large as Kansas City
70 have one.
The Fremont Tribune wants the
price OF eggs investigated" II II is
the fault % the hens. the Tribune says,
they should be set right
Henry Dorman, probably the oldest
man in Southwest Missouri, recently
celebrated his 107th birthday ami
versary with a big dinner.
r. r. Howard, a young farmer who
lives about l6 miles northeast Of Mex
leo. has an electric light plant com
plete in every detail on his farm.
The police Judge Of Webb City has
figured up his official fees for 1905.
They averaged l6A cents a day. He
has abandoned his projected European
trip.
News comes from Daviess county
that the railroads are asking for 20.
bates. The Rock Island asked the
county TO refund s650.s6 Of the roads
taxes.
Efforts are under way 20 secure q
pardon for Charles Patterson. a Mis-.
souri, newspaper man who shot Former
State Senator Martin in q political
quarrel
Jack OBrien. Macon. has been usken
90 the penitentiary &c serve two years
for stealing his wi shoes from the
shop in which he worked and which
was locked up.
A Paris man received the following
TELEGRAM last eek: Isaiah 9Th
chapter. 9th verse That's all there
was "a a. hui Il contained all the in
formation necessary.
A deputy game warden 10 Spring.
field arrested O chorus girl for wear.
ing feathers 80 her hat contrary 20
the game Law. The prosecutor dis.
missed the ase
Charles Dick was kllled and Joseph
DeFay sustained 3 broken arm by 4
large icle falling into the shaft OF the
Jupiter mine az Duenweg, east OF joy
lin, the other day.
ira -AF.. -z4 49, -.
found In the street IN kirksviilo one
morning last week II was froEer
Etid and no doubt had been abandoned
by It's unnatural mother.
The following from the Peoria
Transcript Is being transcribed by the
Missouri papers
You have reached New York. Mis-
souri. you have wandered down
the street
Where the lates 81 lands are moulded
where tho wolves Of business
mooI
They viii look with merry g~lancos 81
your ancient black crevat.
AZ your loose flung old Prince Albert
and your wide bTlmmed Southern
hat,
And hoyn shout IN laughing accents
Say. old fellow. please skiddoo.
n the Systems swallowed olh0rE
Lord what viii Il 90 20 youf
Yes you'tl fight 'em single handed
fight the whole burned crowd
alone.
Bus ven bank on you. Missouri. JUS.
yon stay there and be shown
Here's our heart and hand. Missouri.
inst you stay taere in the nght
let EN- rage aud a and threaten
let 'em laugh and let EN- bite
Just YOU keep ON asking questions
though In anger they may roar.
Just VOC Keen on asking questions
with your hack against the door
For tho nation stands behind you VITA
a keen and anxious look,
Writing down the surly ~ q
little doomsday book
Keep on asking them, Missouri. On Z
way that's an your own.
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