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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-01-17
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The woman's Home Omp ti1u
for lnnuury contains q rrmHf ni'e
Interview with john u. ltorkeiclle
In which the richest mon put o,p
reveals several surprising sidcs 10
his character, but illustrates them
by a number Of striking photo
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magazine, Among the Incidents re-
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the following;
1t happened about lur,t-oar
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WIS nearly sunocatcpi with tronhh'
New troops were ryquin'd Hnd man
e, needed iluckvirller. then % young
man had uot a. yet been accused OF
being a Millionaire He was strong
for the Union, however Hi- Office
was at that time on River Street,
Cleveland. Capt, Scohvld came 10
Que day with thirty raw recruits.
The young business man saw what
was needed, walsed 10 his small
safe, toog out "A bag OF real money,
giving to each man $40 When out
side one recruit remarked, 'God, but
he must be rich" And another one
said, "Yes, they say he is a rich
mau-that h. Is worth as much ~
SO OO!''
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WANTED: - Gentleman or lady
with good reference, to travel by
rail or with a rig, for a firm of
S25o,oOo.oo capital. Salary ST.
o72.oo per year and expenses; sala-
ny paid weekly and expenses ad-
yanced. Address, with stamp,
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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-01-17
LODGE DIRE TORY

Rich HIN Lodge No. $40. A + & A.
81. meets % and 4th Nonday nights.
wv. e. Tygard. ". 81; y Birk. Sec.
Rich HIu Lodge No AZ, { o o r
meets every Friday night at Odd
Fellows Hall.-T Nelso. n g; l. 4
Caldwell, sec'y.
Rich pil Lodge Ma 2S9. H. al r.,
meets every Tuesday uight I'D Nc.
Carly, Jr,, C. g.; John Connolly X.
Of II aud s..
Usage Lodge No 90. X OF p meets
each donday nigh~-lulius Elgprt,
f K Tarver. X uf Il nd :.
Rich Hn Camp M lo4l, N " A..
meets every Thursday night "
Ferguson, q; j X Martin, Clerk.
Pine Camp No "a. W " meets
every Wednesday night. Vim burns,
e; Watt Dawson clerk
Victoria Camp SO Ass. Royal Neigh
bOrs 81 Amerlcai m5et- 2d aud 4th
Monday nights Ia X 4 ESQ Hall
Mrs Millle Hickey, Oracle; Miss
Nancy Hucseby, Recorder.
Rich Hun Lodge 40. l. Select
Knights aud Ladies', meets "a aud
lth Friday eyeuiUys.-F Il Cheyer-
ton Pres; W g Aye ley, Sec.
Rich Htl Council No. PISA. Amer.
ican Guild mrrtS every ursdny
evening -E " Nc anus. pr,-. Jni
BasOre -ec.
Rich Hll iimp No PIT. A o q
mevts lot Hnd 81 rridiA nisht- 4
arh munth.-k N ood-pp. ~;
! q Cook lsrcurirr
HuhHi ,rrh up
pl D 90
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rack rl. Svy
Orlsf al En-irriS star mts o. ~ ntl
ih tur-iihA uightr in ri.n uululu ~
- SmHilr3. % 90 a. ~ /
,liru. Sses.
ich ll Council % as. - ishi-
nd L.ffiiea ~ >truutl. unrrt-
tnu 81 saturday 90 ,4ich uuuth -
lhiimHn, Prr-i Nitacy 4 lhlhnsn.
rUy
kirh 40 Aeiir SO a7l. trHirruu.
lnirr 20 E.tgirr utvt rytfA Yiai.
e-'iay nlgut ln f ~ 80 Il
iluh, Pre-; - Frth -et
n bel an Lpdgr NO go. meet, a.,
~ aud 81 wednesday nights ~ rncl
nOnth m Odi Fellows fiuii MIR
~ iiinn~, al NIr- Alicr' lnrli.
secy.
tien tanby Post No 100 a 4 meeti
ist saturday Az rHch month at 80
UT l. NcNurtn. 4 q; tirn .
4uekebSi Aointant.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-01-17
THE KING or AIR RIFLES.

THE KING OF AIR RIFLES.
Given Away TO Boys Free for
Getting Clubs of Snbscrip-
lions for the Weekly
journal.
Any boy who will secure 10
new subscriptions for the Kansas
City Weekly Journal at IS cents
year each, making a total Of
$3.50, and will send the names
together with the money 10 The
Kansas City Journal, viii be Civ
en- an Air Rife as a present. The
name Of this Air Rife is the King
and It is Ger ainly the king Of
Air Rifles.
It is made of polished steel,
handsomely nickeled. Genuine
black walnut stock, peep rear and
Rocky Mountain front sight.
Shoots BIB shot or darts accurate
ly with great force. Length 81
inches, weight ? pounds. All
parts interchangeable.
Now is the time for the boy to
earn a splendid Air Rife. This
offer viii hold good until Jan. I,
1907.
p2Send for samples for can
wasting.
p5~Do not fail to write your
name and address plainly and
give your nearest express Office,
az the Air Rifle viii have to be
shipped by express.
Send your remittance by post
Office money order or draft, and
address The Kansas City Journal,
Kansas City, Mo.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-01-17

cer,ninle -pl,hrd hNla lN th' lir
m api haiiolti
.iupht nti s,Iup Does Finarii'l ''
ru M ru h- lifi
chi,i,. l. H1tbtt aoi ah pnimu'art
diseases. T. G. H. Horton. Kan
sas. writes ~ have never found d
medicine that would cure q cough %
quickly rs Bollarl's Howhound Sy.
rup l9Fp used Sd for wears
Sold hv o. own nrng store
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-01-17
THE JOg

Of living is to have good health Use
Herbinv and You viii have bushels
of Joy. You need nor be blue, fret
ful aud have that bad taste iu your
mouth. Fry a bottle Of Herbine, a
positive cure for all liver complaint
E Harrell. Austin. Texas, writes:
Il have used Herbinp for over "a year
and find II "A ine regulator glad
ly recommend Il as a ane II, dlcine
for Dyspepsia"
sold by Opera Drug Store.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-01-17

To Rosa l.. Segur, OF Toledo,
who died the Gay after Christmas,
married women of OHIO owe, almo>l
r%nurrly. che property rights which
hey enjoy. Il was due 40 h,r ct
for s TOO thai 'he laws providing tor
police matron> in cities and women
phy sicians m slat' insri uriun, ~cie
enacled.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-01-17
Meeting Dates Of Courts.

Circuit court meets in Butler LIST
Monday 10 February. May and
October.
County court meets LIST Monday 10
February, May, August and No
vember.
Proba,e court meets End Monday
IA February, May, August aud No
vember.
Meetings OF Township Board
First Wednesday after first Tues
day IN Aprii.
First Tuesday after first Monday
in July.
Tb'-d Monday Of November Of
each year at Office Of the township
clerk.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-01-17

The store Of Ii II. Hayeiy and
the saloon of Sharon aud Davis,
al Foster, Mo. We're emit. ely dee
stroyed by FIRE early Wednesday
morning of last week The 80
glu of Che hre d, no h,,
il known in which Ouiidu
fire originated There wa, $50
insurance.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-01-17

Friends and subscribers to this
paper will confer a favor upon US
by ordering their legal notices
printed in this paper. They can
then see for themselves whether the
notices are correct or not.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-01-17
who ~ IN B,b,?

NJ NJ
ulue AhhUU Stance, us a.
missouri, ., one nf1h mut'
about hooks oi,h - 90
q 81, ~un b., g
aw.r-p
she D'>lucI OF olum ~, .pl,u
mutrd q fath,rto appo,m ~ Ndl
guardIsa tor a chilu MINOR FHc
Attorney Generals Of Tennessee
and South carolina. according 20
the Fairfax Is. G E%urrrpri>r, az
authority tor the statement tina, ai-
most identical statutes ar no io,c m
hose states tod ', and yvrt o. OHip
such = law sxi,s No mrut, res
niu h offs '.dyad ltut,' tht, sa
may be-, it> xi>leutr i, di.gra e.
40 an, STATE. Ony g., oou, m d O.
itmk that we hawai- progress go
tremendously after all,ihougn ~h,u
one Il a CTS 'hs, there arr pu' hn
teen states in The UrIon 10 which
The mother Is %copuardian with ih'
a her of,h mr or .f5i 'rru
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-01-17

Now is the time for the boy to
earn a splendid Air Rife. This
offer viii hold good until Jan. I,
1907.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1907-01-17

We have quite a lot of blank
Amdayils, Oh and Gas I~eases,
Farm leases, Oath Of Office, State
ments Of election expenses that we
VIII sell to those needing same, as
low as can be gotten any where.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18
EXPLOSION ON
JAPANESE SHIP
MEN AND FIVE
OFFICERS KILLED - MANY
OTHERS INJURED. AND SHIP
BADLY DAMAGED.

Toxic. Japan. Sept 17-Forty Ct
the crew were killed and injured on
board of the Japanese battleship Kas-
hinla by the explosion OF a 12-inch
shell within the shield after target
practice near Kure Sept. 9the. The
Kashima under command Of Captain
kozumi. reached Kure where the
wounded were placed in the hospital
The fatalities included a lieutenant.
two cadets and one staff officer. the
rank and name of whom is net given.
The exact details regarding the
effects of the explosion are lacking.
but Il was terrific and the ship was
badly damaged. The explosion fol
lowed an attempt to remove an unex-
picdcd shell from a gun. The major
ity of the buystanders were fearfuily
mutilated.
A later report places the casualties
as follows: Five officers were kelled
and % men. Severely injured. two
officers aud six men: slightly wound
cd. two officers and six men. The hull
of the Kashima was not damaged.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18
HAD COME TO COLLECT
kentuckisn Wanted Dollar For Chick
ems and When Refused Shot Mans
Eyes Out.

Guthrie. KY, Sept. 17.-Henry Sim
monds shot and mortlly wounded
Henry Hart near here yesterday. Mrs.
West, relative of Hart, owed Sim
monds a dollar for some chickens and
he sent her word Saturday that he
was coming after his money Sunday.
Hart sent him word not to come, but
armed with his shotgun Simmonds
went to the home of Mrs. West. AT
the door he was confronted by Hart,
who drew his pistol, whereupon Sim
monds fired at Hart, filling his face
with shot and putting out both of his
eyes. When Hart fell. Mrs. West
snatchcd his pistol out of his hand
aud cmptied II at Simmonds. but with
out effect. Hart was just alive at
last account.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18
AFTER MANY YEARS
FINDS OUT she WAS
NEVER LEGAL wife
STRAIN OF NEGRO BLOOD IN AR
KANSAS WoMAN's VEINS IN.
vALrDATEs MARRIAGE-HAD
RAISED THREE CHILDREN.

Hot Springs, Ark, Sept. l7.Aftei
Gaston III. Fort and Ida Fort had
lived as man and wife for 20 years
and had reared their three children to
young manhood a decree In chanccry
court was made today which declares
they We're never legally married be-
cause the wife had strain of negro
blood in her veins.
The family has resided in this city
for a quarter Of century. and al
though the wife had dark olive com
plexion, and rather irreglar features
fer an Anglo-Saxon, the question cf
her race had never been raised
Two months ago Ida Fort asked for
a divorce from her husband, Gastcn
Fort.
Chancery Judge Curl took up the
case on the docket In the usual man.
HNis Hhh hp ubsNti HdH bttil ititu Hy
CASTOR Fort. although he had received
duo nctiHn IF the action. When the
case was passed on the court granted
the divorce.
II heard the next day after granting
the decree" said Judge Curl. that
lila Fort was a negress. and that my
court had been imposed on by being
asked to divorce a couple who had
lcrer been legally married.
Under the statutes OF the state OF
Arkansas white person may not
marry a negro.
Il ordered the attorneys to make a
ull investigation, said Judge Curl,
and report. not hearsay, but facts,
o my court"
This morning the attorney who had
,btained the divorce for Mrs Fort ap-
leared in court and presented affi- |
iavits to the effect that she was
legress, and that the fact had here
cfore been concealed.
In accordance. with this testimony, |
Iudge Curl ade an order of court de- |
laring that CASTOR H. and Ida Fort |
lad never been legally married.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18
LINERS FIGHT
FOR A RECORD
GERMAN AND FRENCH BOATS GET
INTO GAME--LA PROVENCE
TO RACE LusiTANlA ON NEXT
TRIP WEST.

New York, Sept. lit was learn
ed today that when the Hamburg Am
erlcan steamship Deutschland SAILED
from Cherbourg at 10 o'clock in the
evening of Sept. 49, cablegram was
handed to the captain telling .of the
time that had been made by the Gun
arder LusItania on her maiden voy-
age and that accompanying this an.
'n0uncement was the Instruction from
the company to see that new record
Would Be made that would for the
time being recall attention to the
speed Of the German boats.
The record OF the Deutschland Is
still ahead of that of the new Gun.
arder but II is appreciated that 1t will
be necessary to cut down the time of
the German liner in order to maintain
its supremacy.
IA In the meantime, La Provence Of
the French line is preparing for 4
race with the Lusitania on her next
wcstbound trip. The French line to
day. according to to unofficial advices
received iu this city from Paris, prao
ticalIy challenged the giant Cunarder
to race for the blue ribbon of the
seas, by changing the sailing time Of
La Provence from Sept 2S to Oct, s.
Both vessels reached this city last
Saturday, the French liner coming IN
first, breaking her own record, aud the
Cunard's new steamship crossing the
ocean in the shortest time ever made.
The corrse Of 2.Ts2 miles was coy,
ered by the Lusitania In five days and
tifty-four minutes at an average speed
Of 1901 hours an hour.
La Provence came here over d
course S5s miles longer, making the
distance Of $40 miles In six days,
one hour aud three minutes, showing
An average speed OF 21.65 knots an
hour, and She had not been specially
to make fast run.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18
TO RAISE FUNDS.

Chicago. Sept. 17-Girl strikers
among the teIegraphers, beginning to-
night, will start systematic cam.
paign to raise funds for strike bene-
fits, twenty-five active workers are
enlisted
Miss Lillian Sullivan yesterday at
the Rerera. House meeting said there
are large sums III the union MEASURES
In Chicago that could be had for the
asking
"The men strikers do not seem to
know how to get It," she said. "They
arc not working hard enough. at
tended a teamsters meeting last night
and was well received suggest that
Every girl striker report to the speak
ers' bureau tomorrow and arrange to
begin money raising campaign to-
morrow night"
The girls have found a new way
to increase the strike fund. An ar
tist has agreed to make portraits of
three of the prettiest girl strikers and
place them on sale. No names viii
be attached to the portraits, the OBJ
ject being to create a mystery as to
the identity of the girls. The girl
operators will offer them for sale at
union meetings.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18
CHICAGO VOTERS
REJECT CHARTER
DEFEAT OF MAYOR
BUSES PET SCHEME
MAJORITY $1,000.
Half the Registered Vote Poled--
Would Have Increased Taxes
But Carried Many
Benefits.

Chicago. Sept. 1.-THE new charter
authorized by the state legislature for
the city of Chicago. was rejected by
voters at today's special election by
a majority of over $4,000. A little
more than half the registered vote
was cast, The final figures unofficially
showing 59.446 ballots for the char
ter, and 122,054 against it. The total
vote polled was 1S0.5O0. out of the
registered vote of l,06s. Mayor
Busse issued statement tonight in
which he said that although the chat
ter contained several defects, on the
whole It would be a good thing for
Chicago as its adoption would enable
the administration. to do many things
in the way of public improvements
which would be of a lasting benefit.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18
THREE MEN KILLED,
AND FIVE HURT BY
BIG RAGING AUTO
MACHINE OCCUPIED BY PRONE
NENT COLORADO SPRINGS
ELks CRASHES INTO TELE-
PHONE POLE.

| Colorado Springs, Colo. Sept. IT,
A powerful racing automobile, built
to hold cnly three passengers br
occupied by seven prominent EItl
and chauffeur. crashed into teie
phone pole at the bottom of West
Ifnrfando street hill while running at
terrific speed here early today. aid
vas wrccbed Three of the occupants
were killed outright; fourth was
fatally wounded and the others were
more or less seriously hurt. The
bodies Of the dead men were mangsed
.lmcst beyond recognition
The dead: W. II. HaIston. a dealer
In electrical supplies; H.. Winnal.
John 8 Gray, formerly OF New York.
The injured: George Buckley. n. II.
Ward, ". A. w. Markscheffel.
The party had been to the Ellis
club house at Manitou to attend d
social session and were returning
haine Ehe accident happened while
the automobile. with Its merry pas
scngers crowded into. the two seats.
on the hood and on the steps plrnged
At a terrific clip down the hill.
Markscheffel, who was driving. lost
ccntrol of the wheel and the powerful
machine. swerving from side to side
across the car tracks, ran into the
gutter. For fully nifty feet the heavy
car plunged onward. the right front
and rear wheels running III the gutter
and the two left wheels foot higher
on the curb, Suddenly the right front
wheel struck some object and the ma
ehiues turning around. was thrown
distance OF IS feet down the hill.
iiriking telephone pole.
Grey was thrown out OF the car and
damned against the telephone pole.
The entire left side Of bis face was
dattened and his skull laid open. the
impact tearing hiz head almost In
two.
Ralston was thrown against theI
pole or against the board fence pn
the other side Of the walk. His skull
WITS fractured. WinnalI was hurled
50 feet. His skull, too. was frac-
tired
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18
v. ]. BRYAN TO
VISIT PADUCAH
GREAT DEMOCRAT WILL BE
THERE ON OCTOBER sTH TO
SPEAK IN STATE DEMO-
CRATIC INTERESTS.

Paiucah. Sept 1.-THE official an
nouncement that William Jennings
Bryan would be in Paducah October
$ was made today In letter from DR..
Milton Board, OF the executive com.
mittee OF the Democratic state cam
paign committee Of Louisville. to J.
"a Lang. of this city. member OF
the advisory board of the state cam
paign. committee.
No details were given as to the
length of Mr. Bryans stay In the
city. nor the time Of bis speech. He
Is booked for speeches at Hopkins
Vile. Princeton. Mayfieid and Fulton
and II now seems that Paducah is 10
be included in his itinerary. MIR.
Lang has written to DR.. Board for
further particulars about Mr.. Bryan's
visit. and the time and place for his
speech viii bc announced in a short
while.
The local campaign committee are
siiIl considering place for the
speaking Of Governor Beckham and
Congressman Ollie James on Scptem-
Der 20.
Democratic politicians viii be sent
tn the Farmers institute. which will
open at Haxon's MIL. Wednesday
Much interest is manifested in the
opening Of the campaign In the coun-
ty Saturday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18
CASSIE CHADWICK
DYING IN PEN
STRICKEN WITH JUGGLING HEART
AS SHE CELEBRATES CON-
PLETioN OF FIRST TWO
YEARS or TERM.

Columbus. o.. Sept i7.--Mrs. Cas-
sic Chadwick. heroine of the chapters
of "fenzied finance" written in North
ern Ohio in the decade ending three
years ago, today is near death in the
Ohio state penitentiary. An attack
OF heart trouble, described by physi
clans as Juggling heart" overcame
her yesterday.
At the time she was celebrating with
her son. Emil Hoover. Of Clevelan I,
the completion of two years OF the
ten years sentence imposed upon her
for conspiracy TO wreck an Oberlin
bank which loaned her thousands on
worthless paper. She had Just ex-
pressed TO her son fear that she
would not survive the week when she
fell unconscious
Nifroglycerin was used. ami finally
she was restored TO consciousness.
though a second collapse due 70 ner
vo8sness. left her blind. The son. who
came here from Cleveland at his
mothers urgent request. declares bis
mother Is near death IN his opinion
and in hers. He said after tho coli
lapse Of Mrs. Chadwick N the recep-
tion room Of the w0meu's department
ef the penIteniiary. where she insist.
- On being taken from her sick roc-n
when he came that his mother had
toll him she was firmly convinced she
would not live until the end Of the
week.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18
TO RETURN TO STAGE
Countess of RosIyn, Recently Di.
voreed. Yesrns Again For Glare
of the Footiiphts.

London. Sept. 1.-THE announce
msnt that the Countess Of Roslyn.
formerly Miss Annie Robinson. who
recently obtained scottish decree Of
divorce against the Earl Is 20 return
to the stage after an abse1ce Of seven
Years. is made tonight It has caused
a profound sensation IN the social life
Of London which Is stu discussing
the divorce and the action Of the
Earl IN fling an appeal against the
,iccree
The Scottish decree allows her to
Trtafn her title. and members Of the
PeeraEe are nov asking IL the Ameri-
can Countess. as she IS known. viii
use this title On the play bills IN the
city where her former husband lives
as peet-
Iady Roslyn declines 70 discuss
her return TO TIE stage or 70 say
~ord about her future.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18
SURETIES COMPANIES
Held Liable For Whole Amounts stol.
en- BY Postoffioe Employees un-
der Bond.

Chicago. H.. Sept. i7.-Judge San
born. In the United States court today.
decided that surety companies which
sign bonds for postal employees who
take money from the mails. are re
sponsiblc for the full amount stolen.
The decision was given In the case n
the United states against the Amer.
Jean Surety Company. the latter hav
ing signed bonds for postoffice EN-
ploye who stole $40.
The company contended that II was
liable only for SIS. the amount the
is compelled to make up
in a case where a postal clerk steals
money from letters. The government
claimed that TIE company was liable
for the full amount stolen.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-18
OFFICIAL RESIGNS
Director General Asks Relief From
Duties Because OF Conflict With
President Of Exposition.

Norfolk, Sept. f7.-In a letter al
dressed to the committee on the board
of directors which arranged for the
settlement of the differences between
himself and President Harry st.
George Tucker. of the jamestown Ex-
position. James W. Barr requests that
he be relieved Of duties as director
general. The continued conflict BE-
tween Mr.. Tucker and Mr.. Barr over
the social features Of the expositioa
eansc Mr.. Bars action. He claims he
cannot continue in bis present espae-
ity and maintain his self.respect-