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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04
We Will Celebrate
luIJ 4th viii 10 Celebrated In RlGh
Hill Under Direction Of
City CtThcll.

Rich Hill will celebrate the 4th
OF July this year, so say tho city
dads"
The city council has taken
charge Of affairs and will pro.
mote the affair. A subscription
paper will be circulated among
the citizens and a number OF
attractions will be occurred which
will be shown free to visitors.
Look out for announcements and
prepare to come to Rich Hill july
4th. A good time is assured you
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04
KEITH ITEMS.

d. l.. Reedy OF west Butler
visited at J. NJ. Wheatleys several
days the past week.
Mrs. August Hooper was quite
sick with malaria feyer;we We're
sorry to learn.
J. X. Wilson had a fine two
year old mule 70 die the other
day quite a loss as Mr.. w. was
was offered 5000 just a few
days before.
We made a slight mistake last
week in our report OF the new
barn. Mr.. b.. says concrete isn't
cheaper than lumber.
Mrs. Mary Neat and we
scribe" spent a pleasant day at
Mrs. Anna Kings Wednesday,
William Wheatley took two
loads Of fat porkers to Rich Hill
Friday.
Miss Brisbin Of Joplin was
visiting at her relatives j. K. and
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04
Convention
. Complete Ticket Named Harmony
Prevailed.

The Republicans OF Bates Co.
met in mass convention at the
court house in Butler Monday Af.
ternoon and named a number Of
men whom the Republicans
wanted to make the race for
county offices.
DR.. Lyle, chairman of the com
mittee, called the meeting to or
der; j. II. Funk was chosen
secretary, and o. D.. Austin, as
sistant.
The men m ed as good men
for the county offices we're:
Representative B. F. Wix Of
Pleasant Gap; Merit Brown of
Hudson.
Judge of the Northern District
Richard Wilcox and Jake
Baum.
Judge OF the Southern District
Emmett Mclaughlin, Of Usage;
W H. Gherkin, Lone Oak.
Prosecuting Attorney - Geo.
Templeton, Usage.
Sheriff - Chas. Beard (unani-
mously).
Treasurer-W. w. Park, Char
lotte, Chas. Lane, Prairie.
Surveyor - Fred Church, Of
Mound.
Public Administrator - Frank
Allen, Mt. Pleasant.
COroner-Dr. Robinson, West
Point.
Harmony prevailed at the
meeting and with such men As
the above named on the county
ticket prospects are bright for a
Republican victory this year.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04
News Summary.

A plot has been discovered to
wreck the British Empire.
Sedalia is having a local option
campaign which terminates June
II.
An evangelist, Rev. w. H.
Forcee, has been arrested fer
bigamy at Nevada
Bryan spoke eight times in one
day last week. This is a record
breaker for a presidential candi.
date.
The Referendum amendment
TO the state constitution can do
no great harm and may be a
great good.
Congressman Adam Bede
wants to trade the Philippines
for Ireland so we can raise our
own policemen.
The Coey balloon flew 500 miles
in IL hours Tuesday, starting at
Quincy Ill, and landing at Clear
Lake, S. D..
James X Jones, manager Of
both Of Bryan's previous cam
paigns and formerly senator
from Arkansas, died in Washing.
ton Monday.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04

A good celebration of the 4th
OF July would draw an immense
crowd to Rich Hill This town
has a name abroad of doing
things" whenever she advertises
an event of any kind, and the
people come from far and near
at her call Therefore, let's not
have q single "knocker" this
year, but all put a shoulder to
the wheel and make this years
celebl alton the biggest ever
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04

The Marais des Cygne river is
out over the bottoms and doing
its best to stay there, We have
heard = number of people wish
ing that the drainage ditch was
completed so the water could get
away more rapidly, There is
little danger of the Missouri
Pacific track being washed out,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04
County 0 Ulcers.

With the strong ticket that the
Republican party is sure to have
now with the men mentioned
Monday, the prospects were
never brighter for a Republican
victory this year.
All those mentioned are good,
reliable men and will make a
strong race.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04
STATE NORMAL
Summer School
MaIftnsbnra, Mo.

Opens Tuesday, June 2nd, and
continues ten weeks.
Glasses in all regular courses,
in special courses for all classes
OF teachers and in all subjects
approved by the state superin.
tendent for credits on state and
county certificates.
Excellent equipment thorough
instruction and a professional
atmosphere unsurpassed, make
the Warrensburg Normal a good
school for teachers and prospec-
tive teachers.t
Attendance last year 863. Am
pie RECOMMENDATIONS for 1000
students this summer.
For Bulletin, address
The Registrar.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR CONGRESS,

After consulting with friends and
mature consideration / have conclud-
ed to submit my name to the Repub-
lieans OF this, the 9th district, as a
candidate to congress. to be voted
for at the primary election to be held
throughout the district on the first
Tuesday Of August, next. lfeel that
those who have written to me and
others who have shows an interest
In the matter are entitled to an an
sWer at this time Very respectful
", W. U. ATKEsON.
Butler, No
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04

Andrew Wilson'S several days
the past week.
The wind storm Thursday
badly damaged the fruit trees
blowing down a number of them.
The apple crop was not far
enough advanced to be injured
very much.
We heard a good many people
say they were disappointed Sat
urday in not getting to hear the
G. A. r. program, we we're one
Of them; the initiative and refer
endum speech would have been
all right some other day or il it
had been cut half in two.
As our reporter in on a vaca-
ton and we don't get out in the
old Deighborhood very often We
can't send many Keith items for
a few months.
SUNSHINE
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04

The first session of the six
tieth congress closed Saturday
night with a demonstration in
the house, and with a calm in the
senate after the flibuster con-
Quoted by LaFollett, Stone and
Gore against the Emergency
Currency bill.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04

CORRESPONDENCE.
REAvLEY ITEMS.
And still it rains.

And still it rains.
The storm Thursday noon did
considerable damage, mostly to
peach orchards.
Most everybody attended Dec
Grafton Day exercises last Satur.
day.
There was a large crowd out
to church Sunday.
J, J. March sold several loads
Of corn last week at 64c per bu.
Mr.. Ingram has come back in
our midst, and is putting in a
crop.
Nellie Shumate is visiting her
grandparents near PleasInton,
Kans.
Mrs. Richard March .and chill.
dren of Bussey, Iowa, IRE visit.
ing relatives and friends in this
community.
Sunshine, we had new potatoes
and peas the Doth Of May; you
didn't beat US bad.
COUNTRY JAKE.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04

Four masked men robbed 8
bank at Cuba, Kans., Monday,
securing $4,000. They made their
escape on a hand sar.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04

The Directorate gowns are
being exhibited in Kansas City
this week-No riots have been
reported as yet.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04

The bank robbers at Cuba,
Kans., not only took the cash but
damaged the building to the
amount of 81, 900.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04
ron sHEERrFF

thereby announce myself "A can
didate for sheriff on the Republican
iinket, Of Bates county, subject to
the decision ,of the Republican cleo
tors at the primary In August.
&C. i. Beard.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04
FoR coNGREss

We are authorized to announce
the name OF JOHN r. HALEs for the
nomination as candidate for repre-
sentative ia Congress from the 9Th
district OF Missouri, subject TO the
viii of the Republican electors at the
primary election to be held August
9Th.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04

Thirteen "Gypsies" applied to
City Clerk Jones yesterday for
fortune teller's license but we're
refused.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04

Kansas suffered from another
heavy rain Monday Prospects
are that the Marais des Cygne
will be higher still
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04

A New York man says some
people have a genius for gossip.
any rate they are highly
cultivated
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04

Cyclones and tornados have al
ready killed AL and injured 1859
people during 1908.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04

Turkish troops massacred so
women and children in Greece
last week.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04
announcements $500.

Candidates announcements in this
column published till the August
primary for $500.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-06-04

Butler had a prize fight last
Saturday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-19
BURNING THEIR DEAD
About sixty Funerals Take Place In
Boycrto.yn In One Day.

About sixty Funerals Take Place In
BoyertOwn In One Day.
BoYERTowN. PA, ] January 1s.-
This was another day Of funerals in
Boyertown. the scene sof: last Monday
nights theatre fire, In which TIA per-
sons lost their lives. About sixty flu
nerals took place. and 80 great was
the demand for tundertakcrs and
hearses that additional assistance and
vehicles had to be impressed into SER
vice from neighboring. places. There
was no delay in the interments as on
yesterday. when funeral parties were
compelled to wait at the cemeteries
while the grave diggers completed the
preparation of the graves. The relief
committee had delegation wait on
the relatives OF those to be Inferred
and arrangef u,aeterst so that three
burisis couId be made at one time.
s Many Of the dead were taken TO
churches. where services were sheld.
The churches were crowded. and as
soon as one funeral cortege departed
another party of mourners would enter
the aedihce. The great feasts for which
the PENNSYLVANIA Germans are noted
as giving on funeral occasions were
dispensed with.
4 One ofs:the saddest funerals of the
day was that Of the six Meyer girls.
three of them sisters and the. other
three cousins There were several
double funerals OF husband and wife.
and among others buried was DR..
Frank BrunneE a former State Sena-
tor and one OF the best known men in
Berks&county.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-19
TWO KILLED; 20 INJURED
LnEinecr and Fireman Lose Lives IN
y .h}f Wrcck Mt On m 2 rOn.

Engineer md Fireman Lose Lives In.
Wreck Mt Cameron.
RALEIGH, M. c., January 1s.--As the
result OF q head -on collision ut Game
ron. flfty-four miles south of Rnleigli,l
between Seaboard Air Line freight
ana the northbOund fast passenger
train. No. "a. early to-day, two mel
We're killed and twenty injured, none
Seriously. Engineer =. H. Vaughan
and Hemp Townsend. a negro fremen.
both of the passenger train, were kills
ed Both were from Raleigh. The col
lision is attributed to trouble with the
air brakes on the extra freight train.
and to complicated train orders. with
no fblame to the train dispatcher. The
freight had orders to meet the pas
sstnger at Southern Pines. the orders
being received before reaching Came
ron. The air brakes failed to work, and
while trying to make up lost time
to get into the siding at Cameron the
freight train was struck by the pas
senger train, the engines crashing to-
,gether.
Townsend was Killed in the collision
and Engineer Vaughan died at Rex
Hospital this afternoon.
. The engineers funeral will be held
Monday. He was forty-five years old
and leaves a wife and five children.
Also one brother. r. G.. Vaughan, and
four sisters--Nfrs. D. D. Matthews. Fay.
ettevillc: Mrs. T.. p. Hancock, Green's
bore. and Mrs. e. s. JAMIE and Miss
Margaret Vaughan, OF Fayetteville.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-19
WANT T5C0NsoLlDATI0N

Gus and Svnter Departments s1hy 10th
I,c Under CITY Engineer.
!. The Council calendar for this week
is made up thus far onl for the first
two days, but anunber OF committee
meetings Will no doubt he added to the
list.
Tomorrow the Committee on Relief
of the Poor will meet at 1880 P, NJ. and
the Board OF Aldermen will sit In ad-
journed session at 5 o'clock. A sub.
committee on street signs viii meet
at high noon to gst some light on this
proposition.
on Tuesday the Grounds and Build
tugs Committee and the Finance Com
nIittee will meet at s. o'clock. The Com.
mittee on Ordinance. Charter and Re-
form Will meet at 5so'dlock, and a. sub
committee Of that committee an hour
previously.
In the hands of this subcommittee.
consisting OF Messrs. Elicit. Grimes
and Ferguson. rests oneaof the most
Interesting matters nov before the city
government. The pronnsition IN its
terms is somewhat nebulous az yet,
and is to. be formulated by THE sub
~ 10 CndHSe
the duties Of the City Engineer so as
to give him a general supervision over
the Gas and Water Departments, the
heads OF those departments to report
to the Engineer. Under this system 1t
would not be necessary to have COM
petent engineers att the head OF the
Gas and Water Departments. which
mi ght be managed by q trained bnsiness
man, with the assistance OF the City
Engineer
While this proposition is being con-
sidered, 1t is not likely that joint
meeting will be called to elect head
for the Water Department. In order
to equallze things and take some OF
the detail from the shoulders Of tbs
City Engineer. 1t is also proposed to
throw some OF the duties now devolv-
ing on him to the Building Inspector,
especially the care and cleaning OF the
City Hall, and possibly the care and
maintenance Of the other buildings
owned. by the city. except such as are
under the Police. School and Fire
IRO6rds
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-19
FIGHT RESULTS IN DEATH
Apprentice q Fatally Injured By
Another In Fierce DOut.

! NEWPORT. r.. II ] January; 1s.-ITol-
lowing a fist fight last Tuesday on
board tho United States training ship
Cumberland. at this port, II. a. Hartnet
aged twenty three years. of Phlladel-
phia, naval apprentice, died to-day
at tho Naval Hospital. IA
D. M. Manning twenty years Of age,
of NIlddletown, N. u, also an appren-
tice, is under q sentry's charge, pend
ing an Investigation into Hartnet.s
death. Hartnet, who had been ap-
pointed an acting master-at.arms. had
trouble with Manning. Later, when
the days duties We're over the two
bows put on glovessand begansa battle,
which by agreement was to go ten
rounds, Il y. 5ls5 S !,
with crowd of about 500 appren-
5tlces and seamen as witnesses, the
f,rht was hard one from the outset,
ia tho eighth round Manning caught
Hartnet on the jaw, sending the older
boy to the deck. Hartnet took the
count Of ten, and when his seconds
went to his side they found him un-
conscious. The usual first aid" em-
ployed In such emergencies failed to
bring him to- his senses, and he was
removed to the sick bay. There every
EFFORT was made to revive him., but
without success. To-day Hartnet died
without having ragained sconsclous-
ness. Death was due to Q blood clot
on the hral0. 5s l:sSg 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-19
FIERcE 3 LAC K HAND FIGHT
Desperate Encounter Mt Lumber Can
in Which CIxn A 20 X fllasi .Es.llll

Desperate Encounter Mt Lumber Camp
500, tn Which Two Are Killed.
ELKINS. w. VA, January 18-Fired
by the murder OF one fel1ow-workman n
and the wounding OF three others last
night by four supposed members of
the Black Hand, every lumberman at
Ellamore. near here, has Joined in a
determined hunt for two OF the at.
lacking party. who got away. leaving
one OF their companions dead and an.
other Injured. A lynching is expected
II the fugitives are caught. The dead
and injured are Italians.
The injured. all but one OF whom
were lumbermen, were brought to the
Davis Memorial Hospital here to-day
The four strange Italians loitered
about the lumber camp yesterday. and
In the evening, on pretense OF making
a friendly visit. gained admittance to
boarding house occupied by six Ital-
ians. Once inside. they tried by threats
to extort $500 from the Iumbermen
When the demand was refused, the
visiting foreigners opened fire and
closed in on the lumbermen with
Knives. In the battle one of the lunl.
ibermen and ore OF the sassailants were
shot and stabbed to death. Four 9TH.
srs were frightfully wounded. The
Italians who were not hurt were final.
ily put to rout. Four of the lumbermen
LETT their cabin to summon assistance
Thinking the camp had been deserted
the two Black Hand men returned
and renewed the attack. but were kept
on by bullets from the Injured men,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-19
MAN AND WOMAN KILLED
George Billups and Mrs. Knh1, of Balti-
more Victims Of Anto Wreck.

George BiIlups and Mrs. Kah1, of Balii-
more Victims Of Anto Wreck.
BALTIMoRE. MD. January 1s.-
George L. Blllups, proprietor Of
Bnlups,s Hotel. Park Heig hts and Hey
ward Avenue, and Mrs. Mamie Kahl,
of this city, were instantly killed early
to-day by being thrown from an auto
mobile at Park Heights Avenue and
the Pimltco Road entrance to Druid
Hill Park.
Leo ii. schwab.. Of Elk Ridge. How
ard county, the I owner and driver OF
the; mac chine,s was hurt internally. but
not fatally gsffi sg-2iS Is. 80
tAIr.s schwab.. said he had stopped at
Rillups.ss Hotel and was taking Mr..
SBillups and Mrs, Kahl out automobile
driving. He was going south on Park
Heights Avenue when Mr.. Billups
asked him to speed the, machine. he
said. In turning the curvesat Pimlico
Road entrance to the park his machine
skidded and upset. Mrs. Kahl landed
between the two trolley car tracks and
Mr.. Billups on one OF the tracks. The
automobile was completely wrecked.
Mr.. Schwab later In the day was
fined $25 and costs for violating the
speed laws OF the city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-19
] DON'T SHANGHAI SAILORS
Navy Department Will Endeavor I
w Break I'm Practice. a.

Navy Department Will Endeavor to
Break Up Practice.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. January 1s.-
Officials OF the Navy Department have
determined to stop, II possible, the
the Chesapeake Bay OF s"shanghaiing'.
enlisted men OF the United States Navy
and compelling them to work on their
ships. fragrant case OF this kind
has just. been niinvestigated by the navy
1t developed during the recent trial
mon. seaman apprentice. attached to
the receiving ship Franklin at the
Norfolk MAYNARD, charged with be-
Ing absent without leave. that Ham
was drugged and carried aboard the
schooner Marion. of. Chestertown.5 Md.
Marion r. Coleman, master. engaged
In the oyster business between Balti-
more and Norfolk. It was further
5Hammond's uniform away. and gave
him other clothing to wear. prevented
his leaving the ship at any time, and
would mo t allow any therGmembers
of the crew to help him In any way.
the vessel vas IN port port,
but. notwithstanding this. he managed
TO escape one night at Baltimore and
made his way back to the Franklin. He
had been forcibly detained on the
oyster, schooner for more than three
5harshly treated by the officers Of the
vessel M % &.
At the instance OF the Navy Depart
ment, a United States revenue cutter
was sent after the Marion and
arrested the master. who was takei.
OF the grand jury Of the Eastern Dis
Itrtct of Virginia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-19
TAKEN ] 4 e: [. FROM F +; SINKING Il BARK
Morgan Liner Rcscucs Eleven Out OI
San Jose's Crew OF Thirteen.

Margin Liner Rcscucs Eleven Out OF
San Jose's Crew of Thirteen.
3 GALVESTON, TEN. January / s.-The
Morgan Line steamer Ell Vale arrived
here to-day from New York with eley-
en- men rescued from the Spanish bark
San ose. encountered In a sinking con-
dition in the Atlantic last Monday.
Two members OF the crew were
drowned. sz
The San lose. Captain Julius Cohue,
was lumber-Iaden from Apalachicola,
Fla, for Barcelona. Spain.a A storm,
which was encountered on Janua nv
10th. sprung several bad leaks, and for
four days 1t took all the crew OF thir-
teen officers and men to keep her
8atloat. Monday about noon athe El
jNalle sighted the San Jose with dis
stress signals up about 160Smlles south
of Cape Hatteras. The steamer Ia II
as closely to the sinking bark as the
heavy seas would permit, but was un-
able to make use of boats In rescuinE
the crew. One by one the nlent jumped
from the sinking vessel intoSStheg boil :
ing sea, grasping life sIthrown from
the steamer All but two. a Spanish
lad Ct fourteen, named Jose Grau. and
the bark's steward, Jose Mariton,E,we
finally landed on tho steamer ana
brought to Galveston. The III Spanish
consul at this port Will arrange for
the transportation of tho rescued men
to their homes. III m
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-19
NOT AI,lMIiEIRIc CAN WOMAN
Drucc Case Witness Charged With
Perjury London Officers Daughter.

Druc,. Case Witness Charged With
Perjury London Officers Daughter.
LONDON, j an. Il s.-The Drnce case
promises to- bring In the spring an after
math OF sensational charges Of perjury
against several persons who were con-
nected with the hear rings. a witness in
the case who calls nerself Miss: Robinson
was arrested last night and brought up
in police court to-day. The chief inspec-
tor OF Scotland yard assorted that Instead
of being a spinster the daughter Of Vir-.
sginla planter. she was In reality the
daughter Of a London policeman.
on the stand this woman testified
that she had been brought from Ameri-
ca BY Charles Dickens to act as secre,
3tary. to the Duke Of Portland and
Thomas G.. Druce. The inspector de-
5clnres that Miss Robinson spent her
earlier years here, and that she married
a butcher with whom she Went to New
Zealand. 30 .43s 5sss Res a. 81
prove that Miss Roblnson's entire story
was a tissue Of falsehoods It was diff
cult to believe, ho continued. that state-
ments so detailed and ola borate had been
prepared without assistance and he3hoped
to Re able to ascertain whence this assist
ance came. The prisoner was renanded.l