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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-09-17

NJ T. Fry was a Harrisonyille
visitor Monday on legal business.
Miss Maggie Barber % Kan.
sas City visited in this eli over
Sunday.
Miss Alice Osborn. OF Xenia,
Kansas is the guest Of Miss
Bertha Smith.
Teachers Leave your orders
for school grade cards at the
Tribune. We will print them for
you right.
Arthur Cheyerton and Wilkie
Grimm went to Columbia Tues.
day 10 attend the Uui,ersi 5 of
Missouri.
The pastor ol the Walnut ST..
NJ. r. Church OF this city viii
preach al Reayiey next Sunday
AZ 3 O'Clock.
The Hariwell Bnos.. painters.
OF Butler were injured Saturday
by having a scanold brcak whh
them They were lminiing a
residence south east of Butler.
Dr. Huiett..tried 10 climb ihs
wall o. Burrows Barn with hi,
new auto last week. = He has nov
gotten the maehine under con
itrol however, and can DC seel
driving around town alnoss amy
tune.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-09-17
We HAD Rlm Too.

Tramp printers are a proud
set. Sunday one Of the knights
OF 'he road drifted into town and
wa $ given food and lodging and
pr omised TO show up at the Dem.
* ran Office this morning. for
" ork When the office was
.opened he was on time, but re-
fused to 20 10 work for the wog-
es offered wanted something
like four dollars day. This
was refused and he hiked tow
ards the railway track, PREFER.
ing 70 burn and beg his way to
earning rsn honest dollar or I wC
Mondays Batler Dem.
A bum answering tao aboy,
description dropped into the
Tribune once last Saturday
morning and wanted to worl
for his Sreaklask He SEA jus
two line OF type aud then qui
because we didnt ..pay enough
wages. DE Easn'. very hungry
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-09-17
One Of the SsasOns's Best.

There are heroes and heroes
on the stage, but the prince OF
them all is MONTE CRIsro .
He is al once the examplae and
the despair Of the lesser drama.
lists and he makes the swash
buclIlers of cheap melodramas
look ike farce comedy charac-
ters. The secret OF the pre-em-
.ineuce Of Edmond Dantes can
easily be discovered by watching
the play as it will be presented
by Fred G Conrad's company at
the Opera House, Sept. 26.
Eugene Moore, The noted actor
who played the Star part in
Monte Cristo" innumerable
times, furnished the play which
Mr. Conrad uses and with this
version 20 the traditions OF the
part as Mr.. Moore always pla, ed
IL. This actor has clear vision
OF what makes a real hero, and
he has endowed his Count o.
Monte Cristo" accordingly
Mr.. Conrad has apparently
gathered an exceptional com
pany. He will use the necessary
quantity of special scenery.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-09-17
More RshbsrIss.

Sunday night robbers broke
into The pool and billiard han
owued by Judge Lamb and oper
ated bE ~ A Kimbrough. and
secured a couple 81 dollars and
some cigars They also got into
the Royce building, the arst door
east where a Iot Of merchandise
is stored. Il is not known
whether anything was taken
here.
In both cases entrance was
made from the alley Drastic
measures viii hare to be taken
TO catch these robbers They
seem 70 get more Bold az she
time. yet nobody has even seen
them and the only clues found
are the tracks where they crawl
into the building robbed.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-09-17

es before some one was killed.
This man was unarmed and
was among those held up by the
revolver. AS soon as the ne
Rroes opened the car door he
followed them 70 the platform
and securing a stick went up 20
to the negroes 20 induce them to
put up the revolver and become
quiet.
The drunken men we're both
knocked senseless and the re-
yolyer vas taken from Mitchell
by Constable McCann. Mitchell
revived before the arrival of a
deputy sheriff who had been tel
ephoned for, but the other ne
gro was still senseless from a
severe blow on the forehead.
he also had q long cut across his
breast received earlier in his cels
ebration. II seemed certain dur
ing the ride from Rich Hill that
some one would be killed and but
for the prompt action of the vol
unteer peace commissioner at
the depot there was still a chance
for a murder.
An effort will be mnde to have
both negroes sent TO the peniten
tiary instead of being allowed to
go free with some milder punish
ment for disorderly conduct or
carving concealed weapons. II
s possible that this occurance
nay also result in some steps
.oward jailing and Furnishing
very drunken black or white 4
who gets OF the night
rain at the depot and who have
a menace as well as a dis
nuisance Butler Demo-
rat.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-09-17

i Joe Baker was in Batter Sat-
urdsy
Milton sturdiran vas IL Pieas-
anton visitor Tuesday.
D p. hickey and wife we're
among the Plesaantor visitors
Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary shda. u East
I Chestnut has been quite sericus
y III for several daya
Marvin Cook. oi sprsgue. win
attend the Appleton City Acad-
emy this winter.
Fl G Spraker IS ruuufnx a
Ferris wheel With q carnival
! company u Kznsas-
/ Mayor J.E- Martha visstsa his
daughter. Yrs Cleveland Yo1n9.
in St Louis last week
Dan Walters. Of the RerieH-is
visiting his grandfather sra
other relatives a. p. Mzdisoz.
I0wa
Since school began tie weads
are beginning 70 grow ia the
paths 70 the ssrioBs swinnin'
holes"
J. A. Boron and daughter.
Mrs Frank Ro5inson, ana Miss
Mamie Neat, we're among she
Adrian street fair visitors last
Thursday.
Silas Yoakum aud fa1ilT have
moved out TO the cottage on HIP
Robinson. Jr's. farm. Dick
Hueseby who had been occnpy-
ing the cottage has moved %
town
" W. Ferguson, President Of
the F. an Bank was in Adrian
Thursday taking in the fair and
watching the demonstration Of
the new burglar alarm installed
oy the Adrian Banking Co.
Robert Pearson who is running
an Electric Theatre in Hum boldf.
Kansas visited in Rich Hill over
Sunday.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-09-17

Rev. w. P. Keast of Gof,
Kansas, and Miss Della HarbesUn
of Lawrence Kan sas we're united
in marriage at the brides home
last Wednesday and arrived in
Rich Hill on the night train on a
visit TO Rev. A. G. Keast ana
family, brother of the groom.
They remained here until Fri
day noon departing at that time
for a visit with reLatiyes at Bill
ings No. They will later go to
COT Kansas 10 make their home.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-09-17
Riot on a Train.
Womsn and Children In Danger Of
Llis-8ad Blood, Bad WhIsksy.
and Bad HIggsTs Nix.

The night train from Rich Hill
30 Butler, which since the adop-
tion Of local option in Butler, is
Sometimes known as the Drunk
ards Special, was the scene on
Saturday night Of an outbreak Of
lawlessness and disorder that
placed women and children for
some time in fear of death and
which would have disgraced the
lowest slum district Of any city.
At Rich Hill on Saturday night
a dozen or more drunken men
and hoys got on the smoking car.
The train as usual was crowded
and women and children were
seated in the smoker.
Among those who got on the
train were two drunken negroes,
Charles Mitchell and John Ed.
wards. For a time through the
efforts Of the passengers the two
we're kept quiet. Finally one Of
the negroes struck a boy ar
young man and knocked him be. /
tween the seats. A Butler man /
named Wright came to the rescue
and'w struck by a beer bottle
and his head laid open. Both
negroes jumped on the fallen
man. At this stage several pas
sengers went TO his assistance
when the negro Mitchell drew
revolver and pointed it at Shorty
Long, the foremost, and stood of
the passengers. The negroes
then tcok charge of the car and
Mitchell stood at the end point
ing his pistol in drunken defiance
at every body in the smoker.
The train people made no effort
70 end matters. Upon arrival at
Butler the negroes held the car
door, still pointing the gun
at the passengers and allowing
none 70 leave the train. The two
finally left the train and still
fiourishing the pistol walked up
the depot platform.
A Butler man was on the
train returning from the Sheldon
fair wasSresponsible for ending
the career ofthe drunken negro
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-09-17

1t is probable that last Satur-
day nights happening viii cure
the crowd that has been making
it practice to come 10 Rich
HIll on Saturday night. These
things reflect on Rich Hill. when
in fact no Rich Hill people are
connected with these scraps.
The writer talked with a railway
conductor who frequently max.
es the night run and he says the
crowd is qaiet until the train
leaves here and 'hen takes po-
session OF the car. Before they
get home, there is usually a fight
OF some kind
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-09-17
ResIdeucs Burns.

The residence of Wm. Chester,
on East Maple was destroyed BY
fire about nine O'Clock Monday
night. Nobody was at home
when the FIRE happened and the
house was a mass Of flames when
the alarm was turned in. The
house was fully insured
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-09-17

There were no Rich Hill people
connected with the trouble on
the train Saturday night There
was some disturbance at the de
pot Saturday night but it was
by outsiders waiting for the
train and by the time they got
to Butler they were scrapping
for true. A man who took the
train at Butler informs as that
il took probably fifteen minutes
TO getthe fighting negroes out Of
the way so people could get on
and of.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-09-17

A movements has started 70
have representatives of city
governments Of towns over 5000
population me ct soon at some
central point and discuss some
program of action. An organ
iza,ion is TO be formed and CON.
mi,sees appointed. It - the
plan TO have these committees 10
to jefferson City and place their
needs before the legislature.
The plan is TO have annulled Ger.
tain statutes under which they
they are now compelled to oper-
ate to the detri ment OF municipal
improyem ents. and 10 eliminate
vexatious and unnecessary red
tape preceding Butler Demo
crat.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-09-17

A party OF fiften Young people
went 70 Halley's Bluffs Sunday
and spent the day AN who
went report a royal good time.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-09-17

Big line O. Boys School suits
The Glenwood post., 1908-07-11

How like the scene of a summers
day more than year past; but how
far sweeter the maid-how much
more it meant to the man now than
then!
Father, show Mr.. Langford in,
she said, smiling a welcome. Il shall
be glad to take Sade to the spring
She took hold Of the bride rein
trailing to the ground. Langford
leaped lightly from his saddle.
Il said help me-" he corrected.
THE spring is down there" she di
rected. Il think you know the way
She turned to enter the house.
For an instant, Langford hesitated
A shadow fell across his face.
Il want you to come, Mary" he
said. simply. 1T is only hospitable
you know"
"Oh, if you put it in that way
she started gayly down the path.
He followed her more slowly. A
young moon hung in the western
sky. The air was crisp with the com
ing frost, The path was strewn with
dead cottonwood leaves which rustled
dryly under their feet.
At the spring, shadowed by the
biggest cottonwood, she waited for
him.
Il wish my father would cut down
that tree" she said, shivering.
"You are cold" he said. His voice
was not quite steady. He took off his
coat and wrapped it around her
despite her protests. He wanted to
hold her then, but he did not, though
the touch of her sent the blood bound
ing riotously through his veins.
You shall wear the coat. do not
want you to go in yet
But Sade has finished, ar1 people
will be coming soon."
Il will not keep you long. l want
you to-Mary, my girl. l tried to 1ill
Black. but-Jim-" his voice choked
The Glenwood post., 1908-07-11
GENERAL NEWS.

Fire at Port Au Prince, Hayti, July
5th, destroyed 440 buildings.
Pangasinan and Capiz are the only
provinces of the Philippines in which
the cholera epidemic is serious, and
the total number of cases shows a
slight decrease. Manila is entirely free
from the disease.
At Friedrichshafen July 1st Count
Zappelin remained in the air twelve
hours with his steerable balloon, trav-
ersing the greater part of northern
Switzerland at the rate of thirty-four
miles an hour.
A Chinese hospital, equipped with all
modern appliances and with staff of
nurses and physicians to rank with
those in the first institutions in the
country, is planned by the Celestial
merchants of Chicago.
President Castro has sent the fol-
lowing cablegram to Mrs. Grover
Cleveland: 1.-THE death of Mr.. Cleve-
land is cause for mourning through
out the entire continent. Venezuela
expresses its sorrow to you as the
faithful representative OF Mr.. Cleve-
lands public virtues"
Twenty Chinese actors of New York
City from the theater in Doyers street
will join with their fellow players of
the Broadway stages in making merry
for charity at theatrical field day to be
held July 18th at the Polo grounds in
aid Of the Home for Destitute Crippled
Children.
The Glenwood post., 1908-07-11
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

The arrival of Madame WI, wife
of the Chinese minister, and of the
bride, Mrs. WI Chao Chu, wife of the
minister's son, makes the Chinese le-
cation at this time easily the most
interesting of the homes of diplomats
in Washington.
Clifford Pinchot, chief OF the forest
service, left Washington on the 29th
ult. for his annual trip through the
West. After visiting California, Ore
gon and Washington, he goes to Mis-
soula, Montana, early in August and
thence to Ogden and Denver.
The coinage at the mints of the
United States for the fiscal year end
ing June 30th was as follows: Gold,
s197 ,23S.377; silver, $16,530,477; minor
coins, $1.946,00S; total, $215.714,S62.
In addition to the above 25.005, AIS
pieces were coined for the Philippine
islands and 1,375.291 for the Mexican
government.
This has been record year for Am
erican shipbuilding. Eleven hundred
and fifty-one sailing and steam vessels
aggregating 5OO,327 tons and 355 un-
rugged vessels of a total tonnage of 49,
800 have been constructed during the
fiscal year, ending June 30th. This is
total of 1906 vessels having a ton
mage of 5SS,627. The center of the in.
dustry has been on the Great Lakes.
The antiquated methods of keeping
records relating to public lands are to
be superseded by the most approved
modern business system. When the
changes go into effect the district land
offices and the general land office in
Washington will be able to identify
any application or entry more readily
than under the old system. All per-
sons rendering moneys to the receivers
at the land offices will in the future be
given receipt for such moneys.
Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou
has announced further call upon the
national bank repositories for approx.
imateiy s45.OOO,O0O. to be paid on or
before the 18th inst. The call does
not apply to repositories having gov.
ernment funds to the amount of $780,.
600 or under.
President Roosevelt has appointed
Col. William M. Marshall to lie chief
of the corps of engineers Of the army,
succeeding Brig. Gen. Alexander Mac
kenzie, who retired May 25th. Col
onel Marshall has been In charge Of
the river and harbor works In the
New York district.
The Glenwood post., 1908-07-11

Lazy 8. A better house had risen from
the ashes of the homestead laid waste
by the cattle rustlers. Affairs were
well with George Williston now that
the hand Of no man was against him
He prospered.
Louise stepped to the door.
Il am in despair. Mary" she said
whimScally. Mrs. White has ordered
me out of the kitchen. What do you
think of that?'
Louise. Did you really have the
Mother Whites preserves-you- a
mere bride of five months standing
You should be grateful she didn't take
the broom to you"
"She can cook" said Louise laugh
ing II admit that. only offered to
peel potatoes. When one stops to con-
slider that the whole county is coming
to the "house-warming" of the Lazy
S, one can't help being worried about
potatoes and such minor things
DO you think the whole county Is
coming, Louise?" asked Mary.
"Of course" said Louise Gordon,
positively, slipping away again. She
was a welcome guest at the ranch, and
her heart was in the success of to-
nights party.
Mary had dressed early. AS hostess,
she had laid aside her short skirt.
leather leggings, and other boyish fix
ings" which she usually assumed for
better ease in her life of riding. She
was clad simply in long black skirt
and white shirt-waist. Her hair was
coiled in thick braids about her we'll
shaped head, lending her most be-
coming stateliness.
Would Paul Langford come? He had
been hidden. Her father could not
know that he would not care to come.
Her father did not know that she had
sent Langford away that long-ago
night in December and that he had
not come back-at least to her. Natur-
ally, he had been hidden first to
George Williston's "house-warming.'
The men of the Three Bars and of the
Lazy S were tried friends-but he
would not care to come.
Listen! Some one was coming. 1t
was much too soon for guests. The
early October twilight was only now
creeping softly over the landscape. 1t
was a still evening. She heard dis
tinctly the rhythmical pound of hoof-
beats on the hardened trail. Would
the rider go on to Kemah, or would
he turn in at the Lazy s?
Hello, the house!" hailed the horse
man, cherrily, drawing rein at the
very door, Hello, within!"
The visitor threw wide the door.
and Williston's voice called cordially:
Come in, come in. Langford! am
glad you came early
"Will you send Mary out, Willis
ton? 1 need your chore boy to help
me water Sade here
The voice was merry, but there was
vibrant tone in it that made the
listening girl tremble a little. Lang
ford never waited for opportunities.
He made them.
Mary came to the door with quiet
self-cmposure. She had known from
the first the stranger was Langford
The Glenwood post., 1908-07-11
(Copyrisbt by a. C Nctaurx 4 Co., 1870
SYNOPSIS.

Cattle thieves despoiling ranches Of
South Dakota. George Williston, small
ranchman, runs into rendezvous OF
thieves on island in Missouri river. They
have stolen cattle from Three Bar ranch.
Langford visits Wiliston and his daugh-
ter and Williston reports what he has
seen to Langford. who determines to rid
country of thieves. Jesse Black heads out
laws. Langford falls in love with Willis
tons daughter. but does not tell her SO:
Louise Dale. court stenographer, and
niece of Judge Dale, visits kemah at re-
quest of county attorney, Gordon, to take
testimony in preliminary hearing. Gordon
falls in love with her. After preliminary
and defended by his daughter and him
self. Outlaws fire building just as Lang
ford and his cowboys arrive. Outlaws
carry OF Williston but Langford rescues
against Black is meager, and case seems
to be going against the state. Gordon
takes night ride and finds Williston,
who has escaped from captors. The
courthouse at Kemah burns at night.
Williston holds tea party in his room
following court house fire, and Mary Will
liston and Louise Dale attend. Court con-
venes in the church, and Williston's tes-
seeing his case lost makes break for lib.
erty, and escapes. Louise from her hotel
room in the night sees a man in the act
of shooting Gordon through the window
Mary who shoots at the would-be assas-
sin. but too late, for Gordon is seriously
wounded. While they are attending Cor
don 1t is learned that Williston has also
Black is still a fugitive from justice. Paul
Langford learns that the outlaw has been
hiding on the island all the time. He Sc
cures a bench warrant from Judge Dale
and heads a brave posse to capture Black.
The posse fords the river and routs the
outlaw from his shanty.
The Glenwood post., 1908-07-11
CHAPTER xxI.-continued.


Jim slowly and thoughtfully slipped
his revolver into its holster and dis
mounted. Langford. too, sprang light
ly from his saddle.
Black had been waiting for this. His
trained ear had no sooner caught the
soft rubbing sound of the pistol slip
ping into its leathern case than he
1eaped to his feet and stretched out
the crumpled arm with its deadly
weapon pointing straight at the heart
of Langford of the Three Bars.
Now, damn you, we're quits!" he
cried, hoarsely.
There was not time for Jim to draw
but, agile as cat, he threw himself
against Blacks arm and the bullet
went wild. For moment the advant-
age was his, and he wrested the
weapon from Blacks hand. 1t fell to
the ground. The two men grappled
The struggle was short and fierce
Each strove with all the strength OF
his concentrated hate to keep the
others hand from his belt.
When the feet of the wrestlers left
the fallen weapon free, Langford, who
had been waiting for this opportunity
sprang forward and seized it with a
thrill of satisfaction. Command of the
revolver was empty, and he turned to
throw himself into the struggle empty
handed. Jim would thus be given a
chance to draw.
At that moment Black twisted his
arm free and his hand dropped like a
flash to his belt, where there was a
revolver that was loaded. Jim hugged
him closely, but it was of no use. The
bullet tore its cruel way through his
side. His arms relaxed their hold-he
slipped-slowly- Black
shook himself from Of him impatiently
and wheeled to meet his great enemy
Quits at last" he said, with an
ugly smile.
Quits indeed! For Jim, raising him.
self slightly, was able to draw at last;
and even as he spoke. the outlaw fell.
Jim, my boy" said Langford. huski.
1y. He was kneeling, Jim's head in his
arms.
We'll. boss" said Jim. trying to
smile. His eyes were clear.
1T was my affair, Jim, you ought
not to have done it," said Langford,
brokenly.
IT'S all right-boss-don't you wor-
ry-I saw you-in the hall that night
You are-the boss. Tell Mary SO. Tell
her l was-glad-to go-so you could
go to her-and it would be-all right
She-loves you-boss-you needn't be
afraid"
Jim. cannot bear it; must go in
your stead
ITO Mary-yes." His voice sank
lower and lower. An added paleness
stole over his face, but his eyes looked
into Langford's serenely, almost hap
PLY.
''Go-to Mary in my stead-boss. y
he whispered. Tell her Jim gave his
boss-to her-when he had to go-I
used to think it was 'Mouse-hair-I
am glad 1t is-Mary-tell her goodbye
tell her the Three Bars wouldn't be
the same to Jim with woman in it
anyway-tell her.
And with a sigh lin died
The Glenwood post., 1908-07-11
CHAPTER XXI;
The Party at the Lazy 8.

IHe Fdrty AZ tH6 lazy o.
Mary stared thoughtfully into the
mirror. 1t was a better one than the
silver into which she had looked more
than q year before, when Paul Lang
ford came riding over the plains to the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-25
Mrs, eta /. McF arlan.

Mrs. Eta L. McFarlan died Thurs
day afternoon, aged 50 years after All
illness Of several months duration. One
son, Ray and five sisters and one broth
err survive, Mrs. Elmer Annis OF Snutn
Gardiner, Mrs. Amos Bailey, Monte
cello, Mrs. James Carney. Mars Hill,
Mrs. John Fulton, Mrs. Charles Gill
man and Elbert Ansel!, Bridgewater,
Me.
Mrs. McFarlan's death is source of
great grief to her many relatives and
friends who sincerely mourn her early
death. She was woman of most ex-
cellent character and leaves behind her
the fragrance of a good rame and the
memory Of beautiful life.
Funeral services will be held from
her late residence at . o'clock Sunday
afternoon Interrlent will be at Wood
stock, New Brunswick, her late home.