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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-04-11
90 EnaInssr ApplIeatIons.

The state board Of agriculture has
authorized the secretary. George b.
Ellis Of Columbia. 10 announce TO all
applicants for the position OF state
highway engineer that applications
should be filed In the office at Colum-
bia al an early date, so that the
qualifications OF the applicants may be
thoroughly Investigated. The law viii
go into effect June "A. and the ap-
poiniment should be made so that the
engineer can enter upon the discharge
of his duties by the first Of July. To
be eligible to the office a man must
be a competent civil engineer and a
graduate OF some reputable engineer
ing school. and must be skilled in
practical and scientific knowledge
of the best and most economical
methods Of constructing and maintain.
ing public highways. e%ulverts and
bridges" The term Of appointment;
Is for four years and the salary viii
be $1,000 per annum
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-04-11

and, nggging the wall close. ran
toward The lake Instantly tho pufsnor
broke iuto view. Il was BatpF. eri.
IDENTIFY much excited and with an ugly
cut across his forehead tie carried
q hoayy club, and, after listening for
a moment for sounds Of the enemy. he
hurried after the caretaker.
Il was not my row, though 7 must
say Il wakened my curiosity. 1
Strengthened myself out, threw my
legs owe the school side OF the wall
and lighted a cigar, feeling eheered
by the opportunity the stone barricade
offered for observing the world.
AS looked on toward the little
church / found two other actors an.
pearing on the scene. A girl stood in
a little opening of the wood. talking
20 a man. Her hands were thrust into
the pockets Of her covert coat: she
wore a red tam-otshanter. that made
a bright bit Of color In the wood. They
were not more than a dozen Yards
away, but a wild growth Of young
naples lay between US. Their profles
were toward me. and the tones OF the
voice reached me clearly as she
addressed her companion. He wore q
clergyman's high waisteoat. and 1 as
sumed that he was the chaplain whom
had mentioned. I am not by
nature an ea~vesdropper, but the airl
was clearly making a plea Of some
kind, and the chaplain's stalwart ng
lro awake in me an antagonism that
acid me TO the wall.
IF he comes here 7 shall 90 away.
% YOU may as wen understand It and
him. I shan't see him under any
circumstances, and I'm not going 10
or California or anywhere else
N a private ar. no matter who chap
il.
Certainly not unless you want 10
certainly not said the chaplain.
You understand that I'm only giving
on his message. He thought Ii
est
Not to write to me or to Sister
heresa!" broke in the girl contemp-
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-04-11

tuously What a clever person ne isi
And how unclever / amt said the
clergyman. laughing. Wen az IA
rate thank YOU for giving me tho
opportunity 20 present his message
She smiled, nodded and turned swift
b toward the school The chaplain
looked after her for a few moments.
then walked soberly away toward the
lake. lie was a young fellow. clean
shaven and dark and with a pair Of
shoulders that gave me a twingo of
envy. J could not guess how great a
factor that vigorous figure was 10 be
Ia my pwp affairs. AS I-swung down
from the wall and walked toward
GienaTm House, nay thoughts were not
WIN the athletic chaplain. but wrh
The SRI, whose youth was Lreaoetoal
marked By her short skirt the neon.
cern with which her hands were thrust
into the pockets Of her coat. and the
irresponsible tit Of the tam o shanter
There is something iaunty. q suggcs
ton OF spirit and Independence in 4
tam-o shanter particularly a red one
AZ the red tafn-o-shante expressed 90
20 speak, the keynote OF ST. Aeatha'e.
the proximity Of the school was not SO
bad a thing after al.
In a high g0od-humor aud With a
sharp appetite went 10 10 luncheon.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-04-11

very tough, sir. a pleco OF wood ien.
up and struck mo"
Too badi" said with sympathy.
You'd better rest a BIT this after.
noon.r
Thank YOU. sir. but it's only =
small matter -only. YOU might think
the cut a tribe disnguring."
He struck a match for my cigarette
and left without looking al him
again. Bnt as I crossed the threshold.
Of the library I formulated this note
Bates is a liar. for one thing. and a
person with active. enemies Tor an.
other; watch him.
All things considered the day was
passing well enough. I picked up a
book, threw myself on a comfortable
divan to smoke and reflect before con
tinuing my explorations. AS 1 lay
there, Bates brought me a telegram. a
reply to my message to Pickering 1t
read:
You're announcing arrival received
and filed.
Il was certainly a queer business.
my errand TO Glenarm. / law for a
couple Of hours dreaming, aud counted
the candles in the great crystal chan
until my eyes ached Then
took my cap and was soon tramping
toward the lake.
There several small boats and
a naphtha launch ia tho boathouse
dropped a canoe into the water and
padded on toward the summer colony.
gables and red roofs wera plain
.y visible from the boat.h0use.
i-landed and roamed idly over leaf
'trown walks past nearly a hundred
cottages, TO whose windows and
'erandas the winter blinds gave a
ireary and inhospltable air. There
vas. at one point. a casino. whose
'road veranda hung over the edge OF
he lake, while beneath. on the water
ide. was a boat house.
walked hack to the wharf. where 4
.ad left my canoe. and was about to
tep into il when / saw. ruckisz at a
imilaF landing place nearby. another
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-04-11
Railroad Remlnl,oences

4 writer In the Macon Times. tell
ing Of the Hannibal & ST. Joe railroad
% years ago. says. We used the old
80 OF 80 pound rain with a poorly con-
structed road bed OF mostly yellow
clay that with any rain became like
a hos wallow into which the cross ties
and track would often be buried out
OF sight. II was 40 unusual sight to
see the track for hundreds OF feet
in the cuts buried in the clay and
slnsh from two to SIX feet In depth,
ard the locomotives would. In passing
through this mire, become thoroughly
all over. In those days. loco-
motives were ornaElentcd with brass
TO such an extent that the firomen
nearly wore themselves out trying TO
keep the brass work clean sud bright.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-04-11
oARE OF rns sIck Room.
Above Az Things the Walls should
De Kept Dry.

When the bedroom becomes q sick
room there is an added a why ex.
IRENE precautions should be used to
keep the room IN a thoroughly sanitary
condition.
Above an things. the bedroom should
never be damp. n should be nice and
dry, always warm and comfortable IN
winter, cool and airy IN summer, and
bright and sunny some parts OF tho
day.
II there IL any suspicion Of damp.
ness IN a bedroom It Is probably due.
II there is wallpaper on the Wall. TO
the absorption Of water by the paper
which frequently acts as a biotting pa.
per and holds quantities Of water in II.
The use Of wallpaper on walls Is to
be d%eplored; il means disease. IN
health and unhappiness. It Is fire.
quently the cause Of Jung trouble. not
only because Of It's dampness but also
because OF its power 10 retain infec.
ton Of many kinds.
The desired method OF treating a
bedroom wall is to tint il for the ala.
bastined wall Is a perfect wall. n
never flakes on. chips or pools. II 40
serbs moisture and expels e.. 81 opens
the pores 81 the plaster and makes .
room iiyahle and b~reathable.
The floor In the bedroom should
light. cleanable, dainty rugs that
eau be easily shaken and a floor that
Is thoroughiy oiled or vanished. thai
viii not absorb moisture. The cracks
In the floor should be thoroughly allce
and covered Woodwork in the bed
room should be attended TO carefully
window sills should be thoroughly var
nished or waxed. and the window cas-
ings kept In perfect order. The doors
should be wiped or frequently a. also
should be an the standing woodwork
the bedroom. as the presence OF
iust on woodwork is a menace q
health as wcll as an evidence OF poor
housekeeping
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-04-11


The jury In the case OF Mai IA. ".
Salmon, accused OF grand larceny
growing ont OF the Salmon 4 salmon
bank failure In Clinton. returned a
verdict Of guilty and assessed the
punishment at three years Ia the pani-
Tertiary. Maj. Salmon was accused
OF taking deposits when he knew the
bank to be IN a falling condition.
The Salmon & Salmon private bank
closed It's doors June p. 1905. Its last
published statement showed alleged
deposits OF s725.00O and alleged re-
sources Of s797,3s2 It's owners. Major
Harvey ". Salmon and Or. G. y.
Salmon, were reputed 10 be men Of
great wealth. but Il transpirea they
had apparently nothing outside OF the
bank. The bank had been in ques-
tonable condition for some time as
the result OF cattle deals OF the SAL
mons ana the taking by T. n. Casey,
cashier, OF the banks funds 60 pay
the debts Of his father. George 81.
Casey. an extensive cattle operator.
who failed IN 1904 The receiver. Mr.
reported a month arter the
failure that there were assets
Of a face value Of $4,000 and liabii-
OF million dollars But IN these
assets were included scot. 600 bills re-
'eivable, nearly all reported % be q
e spurious character.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-04-11
A puek nuni.r. Ml,hnn.

A Fayctte duck hunter wadcd out
into the river near Cambridge o. se-
cure n bird he had shot, Tie was en-
quilted Ia the q]uickaand and called
10 the other hunters who were in the
skifL They rowod rapidly 20 bis aid
The men IN tho river had only his
head above the water This the fast
moving boat nit aquaroly. knocking
the man senseless aud putting him an-
der. he was rescued % the end
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-04-11
WHERE CHILDREN ABe TAKEN.
Nrs. ounbvsta Found one o. Few
Spots IN New York.

Mrs Gnnbusta left her pretty cot.
tsge IN humhurst and took the earliest
train TO the city. says the New York
Press She was going there to nnd a
modern fat for herself. her husband
and their four little children. They
had tired of the suburbs and decided
10 movo 10 the city.
Arriving IA the metropolis. Mrs.
Guubuata popped into the FIRST real
estate Office that confronted her. and.
going mp TO q ruddy-iaced. chubby
man seated AZ . polished desk. she
gasped;
EXCUSE me. slr-l'm Mrs. Gunbusta
~ bumhur6t-we're tired OF the sub
urbs-we want 20 cone 10 the city
that's why I've called I'm looking Tor
a place where they'll cake children
DO you know OF any such placer
"Oh, yes, thore are D few places left
70 The city where they take children.
replied the man, wheeling about ln his
chair there "a a nne place two
blocks down, right on the corner: take
a look az o. you can't miss seelug e."
FIN SO 20 see q immediately and
a. Mrs. 0unbusta hurried out of The
place and walked In the direction lndl
Gated the rudy faced. chubby fellows
talnkled moHiiy Waking down
two blocks. what vas Mrs Ounbusta's
surprise 10 . on the corner an Ina
menae granite building. on the front
Of which vas a large silt sign. Rad.
ing.
CRY ORPHAN AsYLUM-
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-04-11
WOMEN IN NEW FIELDS
British Smart Society Takes 70 aHop
plns'-woman Veterinary.

Work IN the hop fields Is The lstost
rest cure fad for Landon'a mari
set. and the luxurious society hon
pers claim that a weeks hopping b
far better and more pleasant thar ;
rest az any ~wellknoWn health resort
The tents Of these w~elIao-io plcker
are exponsively furnished aud easy
chairs. soft beds n upto-daie camp
Ing outhta are among their hopplls
appliances
In Perrin there Ia a woman ve,er
mary surgeon who la an Official in
spector % animals She rides through
the streets on the lookout for animals
suffering from any duablement. aps
before reporting a horse as unat foi
work. she examines rs Injuries am
whenever possible applies remedies ID
alleviate its pain She carries a leatb
or case nlled with handarcs and othu
surgical appliances.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-04-11
ThrlfiY Farmer,' MI,e,-

Some farmers wives in Galloway
county sell over 5000 worth OF butter
and egg yearly The publication OF
this statement brought 90 the front A
farmers wife 10 Pike county who With
- aid of her daughter. mnrke,ed
nearly $500 worth OF these iuAutes
last year And YET there are boys
who win stay on the farm instead a.
going 90 town 90 work on the street
cars
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-04-11
Examiner Ia chsrue

State Bank Examiner Nichols az the
direction OF Secretary OF State swah-
ger took charge Of the Bank n
0reenyile In Wayne county From
Information 10 the hands of the secro.
tny Of state iho bank ID 10 a falling
condition due 10 miamgnaRemont care
iessneae and q series OF bad loans. A
check for $1,000 presented b. a de.
porliof coiid not Be mot the bank
hafins 9ui $500 on hand ID was nr.
ssnite0 IN 1000 with = capital II tio..
900.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-04-11

The biz horse sale az Mexico closed
recently with "a 81 the largest crowds
in its history over 1850 head Of the
best hlooded horses In the state we're
disposed Of 90 parties from aIl over
the United States. ". Il. Grant, q
Kansas CITY, and Paul Brown and r.
l. Hawkins. OF ST Louis. were among
the buyers over 100000 was the to-
tai OF sales, not considering the many
private bargains made.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-04-11

Following a clue which points
strongly 10 poisoning With a mercen.
AIRY motive tue grand jury az ST Jo-
seph ordered the bodies OF James
stephen Self and Ernest ]. Gcisier
to be exhmed frsm their graves In
Mount Mora cemetery and has direct.
ed that the stomach be removed that
ehemieai analysis may be made with
a view 10 -ascertaining n il contain poi
o In sufficient quantities 10 have
caused death. Self a Burlington en-
gineer. died rs months ago and Gelsler
one year ago lie carried $4,000 life
in snrance.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-04-11
Was 4 costlv strlke

The cost Of the six days strike 10
the brewery vnors OF 81. Louis. sc.
cording to w j. Lcmp. g.. WA ap.
proXimatoly t5O0.000 This estimate
includes wasted materials. loss OF
time and Of trade and the cost OF 10.
gaining business f. ls stated that
the strikers win not obtain strike
benefits from their unions owing 10
the fact that the strike mstcd loss
than q week.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-04-11
oHAPrsR VI.
The Girl and The canoe.

Bates did not refer % his encounter
with the oaretaker. and / resolved 10
keep my knowledge Of n 20 myself 4
always prefer 70 LEI a rascal hang him.
self and here wac a case. 1 reasoned
where. II Bates was disloyal 10 the
duties Pickering had imposed upon
him fhe fact OF his perndy was bound
90 Disclose Itself eventually. Glancine
around al him when he was on guard
1 surprised a look OF utter detection
upon bis face as he stood with folded
arms behind my chair.
ITO nushed and started. then put hia
hand 70 bis forehead where 5 strb N.
3 laster coyened his wound
met with q slight accident this
norning. III 0ieparm The hicicfys
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-04-11
F0r Dsssefauns a Graveyard.

Relatives and friends OF pcraona
buried IN tho old Quaker graveyard
81 Fidelity south % Joplin. have la.
sse a complaint against Hiram Smith.
charging him With Decorating The
buryiug ground by allowing his stock
20 run al large among the graves aud
by Dlowing up part Of the cemetery
aud planting crops In t. Smith has
been arrested.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-04-11
Nsw Judges Appointed

Governor Folk mas appointed w ~.
Wallace criminal judge, james a. slo-
yer aud r. r. P~orterncld. new circuit
judges for Jackson county judge
sioyers resignation as criminal iudre.
which was placed Ia the governors
hands recently was accepted.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-04-11
connor Len Thres Mnnonr-

Nothing definite is known here con
corning the disposition Of the property
Of the late Senator Thomas Connor.
who died IN San Antonio. Tex. and
his requests probably viii not be
known until his viii Is filed for pro
bate. The value Of his property Is
considerable. more than $1,000 900.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-04-11
Prominent PAysloian Dead.

Dr. Frank Riloy. as years old. and
FOR many years a practielns physician
az ST. Joseph, died recently from par
alysis. he was a shHner and a
member Of Ararat temple. Kansas
city he was also a Knight Templar
and he organized the first tribe Of ben
Hur Ia ST. Joseph
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-04-11

Two British peers. Lord Forester ant
Lord kinsale. enjoy the curious priv
ilege Of being allowed 20 wear thab
hats IN the presence 81 their Eny
eroign This quaint right GRANTEE
conuries ago, ia only exercised OF
rare and ontiroly formal occasions
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-04-11

Both parties In Jasper county hur.
ried matters for the special election
70 be held April IS and nominated a
state senator 70 succeed the late
Thomas Conner. The democrats vent
through the form 81 a primary and
selected ex Sheriff W. a. Warren OF
Joplin The republicans Ia a dele
gate convention named John NJ. Ma
LANCE Of Joplin. a mining man
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-04-11

The proposition to vote $4,000 In
bonds TO build a new hish school build
ing ia Lees Summit. carried the re-
cent election hy a vote OF 100 TO e..
The property on Second street known
as TIE simpson lot was chosen as the
site by a vote Of isI 10 &c.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-04-11

slight craft Of the same type as ms
own, but painted dark maroon was
sure the had not been there
When landed Possibly il belonged
TO Morgan, the caretakeri / walked
over and examined Il. I even lifted ID
slightly 10 test its weight The pad
die las on tbs dock beside me and a..
TOO. weighed critically. deciding that
was a triae light for my own taste.
"rlease~-n you don't mind"
no BE Continued
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-04-11
Bo0dIerl' seolenssl commulea.

Gov Polk has committed the SEN
teneea Of Emil Hartmann and julie
Lehmann former msinher6 ~ tho "a
Louis house OF deiegatos. convicted Of.
boodiins. 10 expire ou limo o. They
we're sentenced IN 1925. Hartmann
for six years and Lehmnsaf or seven.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-04-11

he cnioya much who O. thankful ~
little q grateful mind b. both a erca
and a happy mind Seeker.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-04-11

The receipts OF the state beer ia,
Epector Tor the month OF March. 1907.
were tsT2fl.7g. ~ against t2G.i26e rs
Tor abs corresponding monih 81 Last
scar - Increase of sil.ii7sA
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-04-11
Peara, cueor

b uso FaF over 80 Years.
Tan Ktud Yoa lave Aluagu Daarh
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-04-11

Errmiss esrshsny every bottle OF cAsroHiA.
q rafa and cure rcnouy Tor iuIanu aa1 ebsilraa
and SEQ that q
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-11
CAPTURED IN
Los ANGELES
Charles Henry Rogers, Wanted
for Foul Crime, Finally
Run to Earth.
THREE PERSONS MURDERED
TRAGEDY NEAR MIDDLEToWN,
NEW YORK.

New York. April 10.-News>of the arrest
4, Los Angeles Of Charles Henry Rogers
.lias Charles H Carpenter. charged with
,bc murder of Willis Olley. Frederick
oI,ev and Alice Ingerick at Middleton
X Y. OH October 6, 1915, was received
5Rorers also is charged with assaulting
-,itb intent to Kill Mrs. Georgia lngerick-
Rogers had worked as mOtorman upon
- AIiddIetown street railway
ON the morning of October FREDERICK
aud Willis Olney. prosperous farmers,
--lre shot TO death in the woods back or
,bair farm house. about four miles from
1Ti55letoyyu. Mrs. Georgia lngerlck, their
i,lfiselseeDer. was found in the barn IN
ii,rsrfolS from a fractured skull and the
to5,- of her daughter Alice. aged 9, was
f.und I'm the cellar Her skull had been
frsrrured with the top of a butter jar.
5frs neericks memory was so affected
h. The blow she received that she was
,1rabIe for a long time to give any ac-
Slrrnt of the attack upon her. 1t was
learned that a wagon containing two men
- driven 10 the Oiney farm on the al
t..rnoan of the murder, but afterward dis
later private detective agency aud
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-11

al once. II always gives Satisfaction.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-11
Admitted His Identity.

To the police Rogers strenuously de
MED his identity maintaining that his
name was Charles II. Carpenter. Today.
however, he admitted to the Associated
Press that his name was Charles Henry
Rogers and that his home was in Mid
dIetown. n Y He declined to admit
that he knew anything of the murder OF
which he ir accused. He left Middletown,
ne said. about a year ago as the result
of some trouble over the passing OF
checks He had uttered two checks on
the First National bank of that city for
small amounts without having any Iuhds
in the bank he said, and had left there
TO avoid prosecution His wife ana lam
lis were still in MiddletOwn. and he mad
sent them money from time to time. They
had never written anything about the
murder and he claimed not to know that
il had occurred.
He knew the Oney brothers wei. he
stated. and had worked with FRED OIheE
on a farm near MiddletoWn.
He left MiddletOwn on freight tram
not stopping until he got to Port JARVIS
Proceeding on. he arrived at Huntington,
Ind where he worked few days. Hnal-
" resuning his journey as FAR as chi
cage He worked nearly a year in that
DIare He came to Los Angeles about
a month ago and had been working as a
railroad laborer. He had Intended. he
said. returning to NIiddletOWn this fall.
Rogers said he had but little money
when he left Middletown. having given
nearly all he had to his wife
He had assumed the name Carpenter in
Chicago and said he had corresponded
with relatives under that name ever since.
Rogers, during the interview. contra
dicted himself several times i'm reference
TO his knowledge of the murder. He said
he was ready to return to New York
when they came after him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-11

the local authorities secured sufficient
evidence to indict Rogers before the
county grind jury, in January. 1906
Since that time no trace of Rogers was
discovered pntil January p last. when
he was located at MADEIRA Cal. but ne
fore Il detective could ger to the pl3'e
he had denarted 1t was found hat he
had been employed as a porter at hoe.
there u den the name Of Cha IS III. CGT-
DenteT.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-11
IDENTITY ADMITTED.
Rogers Denies All knowledge of the
OIney Murders.

Los Angeles. April ia man who is
believed by the police to be Charles Hen
nv Rogers wanted in Middletown, N y,
for the murder of Willis Olney. Frederick
Olney and Alice IngeriCk. October 6. 1905.
was arrested on the streets yesterday and
taken to the county jail He was pointed
out to a patrOlman by man who claimed
to know him. No complete identification
has been made but the police have COM
pa red the man under arrest with photo
graphs and descriptions of Rogers and
they are positive that they have the right
man. The New York authorities have
been notified and the suspect win be held
pending word from them. The arrest Of
Rogers has been kept secret by the
local police.