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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-11-04
JOLLY UNCLE JOSHUA
HIS GREAT GENEROSITY T. O.
WARDS HIS NEWLY MAR
led NIECE.
A Pretty Romance Of the North, Which Has
a Charming Chapter in Rich Hill,
Among Rich Hill People--Story
of Bride and Groom.

constructed by them.
The question Of your laundry
work is also one Of moment
says the old gentleman to Polly,
Nov we have in our town a
frst-class u pit cd a t laundry
which is thoroughly equipped
with modern machinery a n d
which does q high grade Of work
a { IA nominal figures. /
would advise you to have them
do your entire washing for it
will be labor saved. / refer to
the Rich Hill Steam Laundry
owned and operated by my friend
WesthcT. He is an enterprising
gentleman and thoroughly con.
versant with every detail of his
business. / want you young
people t o show m public
spirit aud interest in a home in
dustry than to let an outsider do
your laundry work.
Now Harry said Uncle Josh
I know that your and Polly's
clothes need pressing and clean
ing after your long journey on
the train so I want to take you
around and introduce you to see
my friends Oliphant & Napke.
They are expert pressers and
cleaners of Ladies and Gentle
mems clothing. they also do re-
pair work. Now you know that
you can't afford to take a $40 or
$50 suit to some one who does
not thoroughly understand their
business and take chances Of
having it spoiled. These people
have all of the work OF the best
dressed people Of the city and 1
can recommend this firm as the
best in their line. Their estah'
lishment is located over Beasley's
Now Polly, said Uncle Josh,
l am going TO take YOU around
and introduce you TO Mrs. s. L.
Ames. she has the only exclusive
ladies' store in the county, she
has all lady clerks, the only man
connected with the store is her
son who is book-keeper. She
handles a complete line Of Rock
i'm and Brown shoes, dry goods,
novelties, vaces and French
hand painted china and each
piece has the artists name on it.
She also has the best assortment
OF Kayzer < We American
Beauty corsets, suits, cloaks and
Moyen one piece suits to be
found in this part Of the country
Now l am not as well posted on
goods OF this class as / am on
some things but my wife can'i
be fooled along that line and she
told me that Mrs. Ames had thc
best and most complete line o.
Ladies goods to be found in thl.
territory. So / want you TO u
there when you get settled anC
lay in your winter supply o.
goods.
Now Harry" said the Ole
gentleman Il want TO take yo,
, around aud introduce yon to my
friend Fritz Phitzenmaier IN,
harness maker. lie has been il
business here FOR twenty years
hLu handiea htFueSs. saddle.
whips, robes, nets, busters anC
horse blankets. He is a frs
class harness maker and ais
does repair work. You will TN,
him 10 be a gentleman in ever,
resnect. His establishment Il
located on the south side o
Maple St. between 5th aud 6tl
ST.
We'll We will go arosnd 70 Ia
Farmers Restaurant" said thl
old gentleman and get dinner
} il is run by Mrs. Bessie Miller
and want 10 show sou what
/, good meal they serve for 25c j
can't be beat. 1 have paid so
lots ofiimes for meals that wa
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-12
ABOUT THE cATAwBA INDIANS
Descendants Of Once Powerful Tribe
Still Use Bow and Arrow.
Rock Hill Herald.


Thursday jolly, good crowd
lett the city to spend the day at
the Catawba Indian Reservation,
which is located about ten miles
east of Rock Hill. The party
left the city at II O'clock, and
by.l o'clock the Indians home
was reached, which embraces a
few wooden shanties surr ouuded
by hills, gullies, rocks and woods.
The first interesting sight yisi-
bie 10 the eye was the old burial
ground. 1t is located in clear
ed field with large body of
woods on either side. The GEM
etery is said to be over one hun
dred years old. The graves,
with the exception of one, are
married. with common granite.
There is only one monument in
the grave yard, that having been
erected to the memory of an old
Catawba. who lived to be 11O
years old. His name was Thorn.
as Stevens. He died in 1905 by
freezing to death, while on his
way TO North Carolina to see an
old friend who was at deaths
door. He died before reaching
his friend.
From the assistant chief, John
Brown, some interesting iuior-
NATION concerning the life of the
Intians wss secured. To begin
with many readers will, perhaps,
be surprised to learn that during
recent years a large number OF
the Indians have become mem.
beis Of the Mormon church. Ol.
anda Barns, the preacher and
missionary, has, located among
the tribe, and breaches Mormon.
ism toths Indians. His church
now has q membership of some-
thing over so out of a population
of 100.
ID A. Harris is chief of the
tribe, and it is said he m axes
splendid lone. The Catawbas are
law-Abiding, peaceful citizens,
and are inclined to be industrious.
On each Indian farm we found
the men in the field planting
corn or ploughing, while the
women were hanging around the
shanties watching the children,
(aDd there is largo quantity OF
them,) and "keeping the hou:e"
The state of South Carolina,
applopriated $4,000 toward the
support of the Catawba Indians
this year. This money was equal
ly divided among the Indians,
each receiving something over
$50. In the event of an Indian
being the husband of a white
woman, the husband receives his
share, but the wife and children
are ignored when the money is
divided. On the other hand, if
"a white man marries an Indian,
Fthe rule is reversed, every men,
Der of the family except the hus.
bard comes in for an equal share,
regardless of age.
Manyyears ago an agreement,
or trade, was made between the
Catawbas and the state. A body
of land abouta mile wide and
about three miles long was piyen
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-12

month from selling pottery. This
ware is sold in Rock H.l, York
vile, Charlotte, Chester and
other cities, and the many visit
ors 10 the reservation swell the
fund.
The Catawbas do not approve
OF inter marriage with whites,
notw outstanding the fact that this
custom has been broken quite
often. The last marriage OF this
kind was that OF Lucy George.
an Indian, who married a white
man by The name of Lay Porter.
The Indians have little, if any,
love Tor the negro. They respect
the white man. hut d, not be.
lieve in inter-marriage They
are very proud of their Indian
blood.
1t may seem strange to some
of our readers to know that even
atthis lat eday and inthiscivilIzed
community The Catawba Iudians
use The bow and arrow, instead
Of q gun. The bow Is the same
as of old, but instead of the fiin'
arrowhead cane is now used.
The Caiawba tribe is on the
increase. There was one de ath
last year, against eight births.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-12
CONFEDERATE HOME COM
PLETE.
Institution at Columbia Ready for
Homeless Veterans.

Columbia special in the News
and Courier, May s.: Atamee..
ing here to-day the commission
charged with theduly ofplanning,
erecting and furnishing the Con-
federate Soldiers Home, in this
city, finished its work and turn
ed the institution over to Com.
mandant w. ID Starting com.
plete. 1t is furnished and pro-
visioned and on Monday will Ie-
ceive its first occupants.
The law provides for the ad-
mission Uf not more than two
Veterans from any one county.
Many applications are on file,
but no action on any of these has
yet been made public. A mem.
b of the commission said to. day
that the institution could, If ne c.
essary, take care of fifty or me re
Veterans with comfort.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
FIGHT is TAKEN OUT OF
INDEPENDENT DEALERS
BY FREE-LISTING OIL

WASHINGTON, July 3.-The placing
of petroleum on the free list by sub
stantial majority of the senate. appar-
emily has not taken all the fight out or
the independent oil producers and an
other effort in the direction of protec-
tion will be made when the tariff bill
shall have been perfected In the COM
mittee OF the whole and reported to the
senate.
AT a conference today Of the repre-
sentatlves of the independent oil pro-
ducers who have been in Washington
practically all the present session of
congress, it was decided to make an
other effort to amend the bill so as to
provide for a countervailing duty upon
crude petroleum.
Unlike the provision of the existing
law. however, the proposed amendment
will prescribe that the duty to be col
Iected shall be only one-half of the
duty imposed by any foreign country
upon oil exported from the United
States.
Senator Curtis has been selected to
Introduce the new amendment.
Mexico, which will be affected more
than any other country II the counter
vailing duty is maintained, imposes q
duty of nearly 40 cents barrel on the
crude product. This is estimated to be
equivalent to an ad valorem rate of
between 800 and 400 per cent, and the
independents assert this duty is pro-
hibitive.
When the amendment is offered in
the senate an effort will be made to get
a roll call upon 1t.
Several members who voted against
the Penrose amendment placing a duty
on crude petroleum have signified their
Intention of voting for the countervail-
ing duty.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
SAN PEDRO TRUSTEES
MAY BE PROSECUTED
lsnecial % rhe HeraId. |

SAN PEDRO, July 3.--At a meeting
of the san Pedro consolidation commit
tee tonight the legal committee pre-
sented an opinion that the San Pedro
trustees were liable for persecution for
failure to offer the lease Vtoed to r.
E. Shaw for sale to the highest bidder
as required by law. 1t was further
stated by the legal committee that the
trustees could be prosecuted for numer-
GUS other acts which In the opinion OF
the committee were illegal The COM
mittee was directed to gather more
evidence on this line
Action on the report of the legal COM
mittee was deferred until Tuesday
evening, awaiting the result of the
boards action on the consolidation res
olution. full meeting of the commit
tee will be held Tuesday evening, and
the matter will be taken up at that
time.
Attorneys for the city and the Salt
Lake road conferred today on the
question of the public frontage on the
east side but their maps as to the To-
cation differed by some forty-ope feet
The men who were arrested for moving
the public float were discharged at the
request of the city attorney. The mat
ter will be threshed out by the lawyers.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04

UNSEAT WOMEN
CONVENTION DISCIPLINES IN
SURRECTI0NISTS
Northern Woman Attacks Right OF
National Body to Jurisdiction in
State Quarrel, but Convention
Votes to Expel

SEATTLE, Wash, July 3.-The fight
between the factions of the Washington
Equal Suffrage association was dis
cussed on the floor of the National Wo-
mans Suffrage convention this after
noon, and the convention decided unan-
imously to unseat all the Washington
delegates.
The national executive committee, to
which the Spokane delegates, unseated
by the state convention, appealed, tried
for three days to effect a compromise
between the factions. and, failing, re-
ferred the contest to the national con-
Yention.
During the debate this afternoon a
Washington delegate declared the ma
tional convention should mind its own
business, and said that woman suffrage
had been lost in Oregon through it's in
reference.
National President Anna M. Shaw
broke into the debate to say that the
national body had jurisdiction. She
protested hotly against insults Of
fered by those who denied such juris-
diction."
The vote that unseated all the COM
batants was then taken. The state of
Washington now has no vote in the
convention, and the regulars are in
control of the state organization, but
under censure by the national body.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
MIGHT RIDERS TO
BE TRIED AGAIN
SUPREME COURT GIVES EIGHT
MEN NEW TRIAL
Tennessee judiciary Reverses De-
clslon of Lower Court Finding
Rioters Guilty and Sentence
ing Six of Them

JACKSON, Tenn, July 3.-The de-
cision in the cases of the eight night
riders, six of whom were under the
death sentence, charged with the MUIR
der of Capt. Quentin Rankin at Wal
nut Lodge on Reelfoot lake, October 20
last were reversed by the supreme
court today and new trials We're
granted
The prisoners will be taken back to
Union City and an effort will be made
to obtain their release on bail pending
a second trial of their cases.
The six men who were under death
sentence are Garrett Johnson, alleged
leader of the night rider organization
in Obion county; Arthur Cloar, Fred
Pinion, Sam Applewhite, It'd Burton
and Roy Ransom. The other two, Bud
Morris and Bob Huffman, were con-
victed of murder in the second degree.
In reversing the case the court as
signed two principal reasons. The
first was that the grand jury which
found the indictments against the
alleged night riders was not selected
in a proper manner. The grand jury
was selected out of a panel named by
Judge j. e. Jones, the trial judge,
whereas the law provides the panel
must be chosen by at least three MEM
bers of the county court.
The second error was that the state
did not allow the defendants suffi-
cient number of challenges.
The eight men were tried on joint
Indictment and the trial court upheld
the states contention that the eight
defendants were only entitled to the
legal number of challenges, twenty
four, which would apply If one man is
on trial.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
LACK OF FIVE CENT
COIN COSTS $500.
TELEPHONE GIRL REFUSES
FREE SWITCH
Politician Loses Barn by Fire Because
Operator viii Not Make connec-
tlon with Fire Department
Without Nickel

TRENTON, N. J., July 3.--The lack
of a nickel to drop into telephone
slot and the obstinacy of an exchange
girl cost Oscar F.. Niedt, once council
man of this city, $500 when his barn
was destroyed by fire last night.
Niedt's. barn caught fire about 10
o'clock and he hastened to telephone
in the neighborhood to summon q fire
engine. Being told to drop a nickel
into the slot he discovered he had
none. He told the girl that it was a
case of life and death, but she in
sisted that fire headquarters could not
be called up without the proper charge
being paid.
Niedt begged, pleaded and threatened,
in vain. The exchange girl refused to
notify the fire department, and in
despair Niedt fed to another place,
finally sending in an alarm. 1t was too
late when the fire engines reached the
place and the barn and its contents
were in ashes.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
FIREMEN INJURED IN
DISASTROUS BLAZE
Large Rooming House in Seattle Con-
sumed in Early Morning Fire.
One Unidentified Man
Killed

SEATTLE, Wash, July 3,-Fire
which broke out in large three-story
frame rooming house this morning
completely consumed the building and
gutted two adjoining structures.
Three firemen, Lieut.. Boyle and
Pipemen Taylor and Cook, were inn
prisoned under falling walls and were
rescued with difficulty by their com
rades. who had to work under the
protection of several streams of water.
The men were badly hurt. The body
of an unidentified man was uncovered
by searchers.
Occupants of several cheap hotels
nearby were forced to rush out in
their night clothes. The occupants of
the burned rooming house lost all their
effects. as they barely had time to get
out of the building without stopping
to dress.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
LOCAL

E. Allen shouse, wanted in Los Angeles on
forgery charge, with wife arrested in San
Francisco
After inquest over death of Isaac Lohman
chauffeur who drove machine which killed
merchant is arrested.
Local Democrats hail former Governor
Folk of Missouri as coming head OF party.
Man in charge of Hermann campaign for
exalted ruler OF Elks says Los Angeles will
break all records In entertaining antlered
herd.
Complete organization of League of jus
tice effected and organization placed on firm
basis.
Fourth of July to be observed at play
grounds with appropriate noiseless exercises
for children.
Assistant Prosecutor Joseph Seymour
continues to hold office and Insists he Is in
nocent OF bribery charge.
Controversy among members of Mothers
congress disposition of funds continues
with undated interest.
Executive committee of Good Government
organization meets to prepare for next
municipal election.
Special events scheduled at beaches to
accommodate holiday crowds.
Younger soldiers at Sawtelle add TO COM
plants made by aged veterans
Union musicians object to Phoenix Indian
school band participating in Elks' parade.
Nervous breakdown causes unexpected
death of well known newspaper man.
Opponents OF consolidation said to be
planning to prevent Terminal island resi-
dents voting at San Pedro election by legal
.techncalities
Rumors that San Pedro trustees will be
away from city Tuesday thereby failing in
quorum necessary for action on consolida-
ton election resolution, Is hardly credited
by consolidationists.
San Pedro consolidation committee will
meet Tuesday night for radical action If
meeting of trustees is unsatisfactory
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
PRINCE Won BuELOW
Won BUELOW INSISTS
HE WILL QUIT OFFICE
Chancellor of Germany Says He viii
Remain at Desk Until Finance
Reform Measure Is
Passed
Especial to The Herald.l

II ERLIN, July 3.-Prince Won Bue-
Il low, who has authorized the an
IL nouncement he intends to retire
from the chancellorship of the empire,
says that in anv event as soon as the
pending finance reform measure is dis
posed of in one way or another he
shall leave.
The prince remains in the office only
temporarily in an endeavor to pass the
bill.
Prince Won Buelow, who came from
the German embassy at Rome twelve
years ago without title to be foreign
secretary, will go back to Rome and
live in the villa recently purchased by
him there at a cost of $50,000.
When the prince, then an obscure
person, as rank goes, came to Berlin
he was poor In purse and fame. but in
short number of years he has made
himself famous. He retires against the
wishes of Kaiser Wilhelm.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
Smuggling Scheme Exposed

Ell PASO, Texas, July Sin the ar
rest at I,apasa, a hamlet in Sonora on
the Arizona border of Francisco Du-
rano the Mexican officials believe
they have captured the director of
gigantic smuggling scheme A num-
ber of papers have been taken which
Indicate the band carried on extensive
operations, including the smuggling of
Chinese into the United States.
American officials have been asked to
CO. n-nnerate.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
Men soaIded; Probably win Die

VANCOUVER, B. c.. July S.-Three
men were frightfully scalded on the
face and body when steam pipe in the
Vancouver Lumber company mill ex-
nloded last night and j. Russell. a
bricklayer, died today from his inju-
ries. The other sufferers, Manager e.
G. knight and George Harvey, a la
borer, are not expected to recover.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
INFANT TRAVELS FROM
RUSSIA TO KANSAS CITY,
MISSOURI, IN BATHTUB

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, July 3.-Mary
Arder, two months old, who was born
at TavoncheskOy, Russia, Travelled the
whole distance from Russia in a pOree-
lain lined bath tub.
1--WE believe in being clean," her
father, a big Russian, told John Jenkins,
depot interpreter, I'VE could not very
well afford to buy both crib and a bath
tub, SO we bought a tub and made it do
for both purposes
Arder has eleven other children, too.
He was taking them to Hillsboro, Kas.,
where his brother owns a wheat farm.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
EASTERN

Senate passes maximum and minimum pro-
visions In tariff bill.
Educational association informally opens
convention in Denver. and spiritless teaching is
condemned
I'wo-months old infant travels in bathtub
from Russia TO Kansas City, Mo.
Mother I'm Kansas City dies because of young
sons patriotic enthusiasm.
Ambassador to United States from Germany
may succeed present chancellor OF his native
country.
Because he lacked hve-cent coin for tee-
phone machine owner Of barn suffers loss OF
$500 by fire In Trenton. N. j.
American commission returns report that
Great Britain has encroached on Llberian ter
ritory.
Victim OF mans allurements in Chicago re-
lates story of how she was led astray.
Differences existing between United States
Treasurer Macveagh and President Taft are
denied.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
SUBCOMMITTEE DISCUSSES
TOBACCO FREE LEAF MATTER

WASHINGTON, July S.--The tobac-
GO free leaf question was considered
today by a subcommittee of the sem
ate committee on finance and a num-
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Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
THE NEWS SUMMARY
FORECAST

For Los Angeles and Vicinity:
Cloudy Sunday, showers In the noun
tains; light east winds, changing to
south. Maximum temperature yester-
day, 30 degrees; minimum, 81 degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
FOREIGN

Japanese involved in sugar graft at Tokyo
are sent to jail FOR short terms.
Won Bueow, chancellor OF Germany says
he intends to retire from office, notwithstand-
ing inducements to remain.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
COAST

Eight are shot in battle at lone, Ore, be-
tween officers ard Former convict.
Prosecutor Heney of San Francisco is in
jured in automobile accident at Castle Rock,
Wash.
Delegates from state OF Washington to
women's suffrage convention at Seattle un-
seated.
Airship at Redding. Cal. Is burned in ex-
plosion of gas, and aviator fatally injured
Boat stranded off Tacoma, crew helpless
captain unconscious and latters partner is
dead
time to commit suicide.
Firemen injured in blaze in apartment house
in Seattle.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
Others Makes Compliments

DR.. w T. Macarthur, who has offices
in the Security building, announced
that Shouse had given him false
check for $12 and S. A. Barbour. pro-
pretor of the Enterprise grocery store.
2311 South Vermont avenue, also de-
clared that he had been victimized.
More than a dozen other persons filed
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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-10-16
GENERAL NEWS.

New rules affecting the bishops
throughout the world have been made
known at the vatican. These pre-
scribe that the bishops shall be al
lowed two years following their ap-
pointment in which to arrange the
canonical visitations in their dioceses.
Five years after that they must sat
isfy the obligation Of visiting the pope,
such visits to be repeated once in ey-
cry flve years.
Samuel Gompers. president OF the
American Federation OF Labor, who
has been in Europe studying CONT
mental labor conditions and problems.
returned to New York on the Sth inst.
In New York hospital two chill
dren who had lost the use o. their
legs through tuberculous disease OF
the spine, which had also made hunch-
backs of them, have regafned the use
of their limbs and are In fair way
to have normal backs again. as the re-
suit Of having been encased In new
form Of Calot jacket. Great things
are expected OF the invention