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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-02-25
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DR.. A. p Smith had a case
last week that was unlike any he
ever treated during long
practice. Mrs. Maggie Lewis,
who is employed as q domestic
in the home of Of Mr. and Mrs
Henry Cox, was taken with hic
coughs last Friday and " a 5
afflicted with the strange malady
until Sunday. The doctor was
called, and although he felt some.
what puzzled with the strange
case, ne soon had the %hiccoughs
stopped. The patient began to
improve at once and IS now able
resume her work. Mrs.
home is near Hume, but
she hasIbeen here for a month
or longer.-Metz Times.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-02-25

Beginning with last Saturday
the Missouri Pacific railroad
began running its freight trains
from Pleasant Hill into Kansas
City over the Rock Island All
Of the freight trains from both
the Joplin branch and the main
line run in over that route and
those trains, in conjunction with
the regular freights md passen-
gers of the Rock Island keep the
tracks busy most of the time. 1t
is said that with the present
schedule there is a train over the
Rock Island about every twenty
minutes. The passenger trains
of the Missouri Pacific win con-
tinue to run into Kansas City
over the old tracks. -Cass Coun-
ty Democrat.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-02-25
AN oBLleINe 'PossUM.

As the live 'possum fell from the
tree top into the arms of the old
colored citizen he exclaimed:
Il amt never had much book
larnin', but ef dis amt a clar case
er de attraction er gravitation, l
give it up. Dat 'possum sho' didn't
come down from dar on his own ae-
count. Atlanta Constitution.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-02-25

Bntler Democrat

Butler Democrat
More inequality in taxes Is
due to the custom of assessing
property at a certain percent OF
It's value than TO all other causes
combined. Zach county fears
that 1t may pay more 10 the
state than some other county
and fixes a lower basis of values,
Each assessor may have a differ
ent basis. Not one tax payer in
ten knows what per Gems of the
value of his property should be
stated to make his taxes pro
portionate. The result is about
the worst that could be devised.
If the Missouri legislature will
state once more, and compel the
enforcement of it's statement,
that all property is to be ossess-
ed at it's real value a hundred
bills now before it designed to
piece out the revenue laws
could be thrown into the waste
basket. With an assessment of
the property of the state at its
real value every tax could be
divided by two or three and am
pie revenue still produced!
But the real reform would be
in the equalization of the burden
of taxes. Under t h g present
system one paws on ten per cent
of the value of his property and
another on sixty. Not one man
in a hundred can do more than
compare his assessments with a
few others to see how they cor
respond. An assessment book
made out upon full valuation
would enable any person with
some knowledge of property to
detect an under assessment
No person ever attempted to
Ijustify a low assessment except
upon the ground that he paid as
much as others. An assessment
at full value and a rigid prosecu-
ton of those who attempted to
evade taxes under a = cent sys
tenn of assessment wou soon
result in an adjustment OF toSes
in proportion to wealth.
The change SHOULD begin with
the state although Of 1882 paid
in Butler only Il cents goes to
the state. And the county re,
ceiyes only forty cents more
But no change can be expected
until the state board of equaliza'
ton ceaseg to meet and fix as
sessments at a less rate than full
value. The h ( officers OF
the state should at least set an
example for county and town.
ship assessors TO follow.
The present system is an add.
tional tax on Legitimate business
without one feature tc commend
it.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-02-25
Modern WOodmsn Banquet,

Butler Camp, No PASS, Mod
ern Woodmen OF America will
hold their annual banquet at the
Armory Hall Thursday, Feb %
1909. at 7:30 p. m. In addition
to the banquet there will be a
musical and literary program,
and the anair promises 20 be
one OF the most elaborate ever
given by the camp, DR.. 7. f..
will be POSTMASTER Of
the evening, and the following
neighbors will respond TO short
toasts; Dist Deputy G, G. Bar
nett, OF Nevada: Hon j. X Mar
tin, Of Rich Hill; DR.. n. w Ar
mold, J. d Allen, b. G. Culver
DR.. J. NJ. Christy, T.. II. CIowell
NJ Il. Duncan, j. A, Dearmond
+ A Cough, Dr. j. ~ Hull, H.,
W, Jenkins, Dr.. j. 5. Newland
Rev. o. V. Suter, Mayor j. r.,
Williams, L. l.. Wix, W. NJ Har.
dinger, II. l.. Liddle, j. f.. Smith
aud w. G. Turpin An members
nf the order are cordially m
vited 10 attend Butler Times.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-02-25

Ex-Postmaster Bobbitt, o
Sprague was a pleasant caller o
his Office last week. Mr.. Bob
Ditt had been postmaster al
Sprague until recently when ne
.esignee. de expects TO 90 west
n the near future. While In the
Office Mr.. Bobhitt related a very
interesting story Of tn e early
settlement Of Bates county and
has prunis, q to write an article
of "reminiscences for the Tribune
in the near future.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-02-25
Oat SeedInO.

The Yield Of oats in Missouri
has been steadily decreasing for
q number of years due largely
to the fact that that the soil is de-
creasing in fertility through the
burning out Of tina human supply.
Il is, therefore, necessary 20
take considerably more pains
than formerly in preparing land
for oats. 1t will almost always
pay to either plow the land for
oats or TO thoroughly disk it il it
is stalk land. Fall blowing where
a man can afford it is, of course,
the best preparation of tie land
for oats. The Experiment Sta
ton always replows land in the
spring or fall plows for oats and
the Yield secured on land which
is not higher in fertility than the
average land of north Missouri
frequently reaches as much as
80 bushels and individual in
stances it has been known to go
up to 60 bushels. mother words
the thorough preparation of the
seed he'd and drilling the oats in
with a drill will go along WAYS to-
ward solving the problem of low
cat yields.
There are seasons when oats
mudded in early will make more
yield than oats put in o n
thoroughly prepared lands but
the average season this is not
true. The thorough preparation
of the seed bed, therefore, and
the use of a drill in putting in
the seed seems to be the two
prime factors for controlling the
yeild f oats j n Missouri. A
third factor and one which is OF
much Importance is the selection
of t h e proper varieties. The
Texas Red Rust Proof or an early
variety of northern grown seed
secured directly from the north
at least every other year will al
most always bring satisfactory
returns.
NJ. F. Miller,
Agricultural College & Expert
ment Station, Columbia. Mo.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-02-25

Rich Hjn's rgtural gas is sup
plying the town without a n y
trouble. The wells are Utmost
turned off and nearly as much
gas issleaking out Of the pipe as
issbeing used-still the pressure
is stronger than ever before,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-02-25
HAD REACHED THE LIMIT.

There is a farmer near Shubert,
Neb., who is mighty tired Of having
his farm tramped over by hunters. A
few days ago he set to work to COM
pose a notice on a couple of barrel
slaves, and nailed them to a tree
where they conveyed to the world the
following startling Information;
"Notis-Trespasers will be perse-
cuted to the full extent Of 2 mongurl
dogs which amt never bin overly
soshubel to strangers and / bubble
bari shot gun which amt loaded
with sofy-pillers, dam if / amt get
Tin tired Of this helraisin on my
property" Denver Post.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-02-25
ON AND OFF.

On the stage he says: ''What a
vision Of loyelinessl How fair her
skin, how white her hands and what
a wealth Of golden hair about her
br0w!r
Ina real life the same man SAYS:
Amt she a peach f'-Detroit Free
Press.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-02-25

The coal shipments from Rich
Hill will be increased when the
gas is completely installed; the
home consumption being greatly
lessened.
What nice things can the editor
say about tho man who takes the
paper two or three years and
then when a statement is sent
him stops it at the post Office
without paying for itY
Rich Hill merchants are put
ting in their usual large stocks
Of spring goods.
j. A. Neal, a farmer living
north O n Butler was seriously
injured last Frida' by having an
axe cut one side of his face
and hreaI ing several ee'h.
He is rccUyeul &.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-02-25
AN lNoulRiNo MIND.

"My wife has a very lAauifing
mind" said Mr.. Meekton.
Il have observed that" answered
Miss Cayenne. "she can think Of
enough questions to keep a crowd
waiting half an hour Of q @satAI
ticket Office
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-02-25
RARE NAN.

'Not much vain glory aBUS1Enaa
'NO, indeed. Why I dams btiSEe
he'd be vain even shQRt De aosHEay
II his yIteb.R .
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-02-25
Our Holidays.

New Years Day.
SLincoln's Birthday
Washington's Birthday.
Easter. s!
Decoration Day.
Fourth of July.
Labor Ddv.
Thanksgiving.
Christmas.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-02-25

Tell your friends about the
Tribune they should subscribe
Eight men are sentenced 90
hangin Louisiana Friday, March
9Th.
The Tribune subscription list
is growing rapidly
call NJ the Tribune, Phonej2
We want your news note.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-02-25

J. r. Hales was a Butler visit
or Tuesday.
S. B. Cole was in Nevada Fri.
day afternoon.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-02-25

Rich Hill has a bad attack Of
roller skating fever. one bust
ness man went the first night
and has been going every day
since TO find out on which ear he
can spin the fastest
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-02-25
PARTICULARS pEsAER

Il have a good story W@~
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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-02-25

n 2 mos j. W Rogers and
1u ST IT.
ca Rich Hill friends Saturday.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-02-25

N. F. Miller,
Agricultural College & Expert
ment Station, Columbia. Mo.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-04-13
TRIBUTE TO DEAD OFFICER
Funeral of Lieutenant Petrosno at
New York City.

New York, April 13.-The funeral
of Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino of the
New York police department, who was
assassinated while engaged In special
service in Palermo, Sicily, was made
the occasion for remarkable tribute.
The police department, including a
number of its officials, many Italian
societies and prominent citizens OF
that nationality united in expressing
the gratitude of New York city for
Petrosinos self-sacrifice in his work
and sorrow because of the untimely
ending of his career at the moment
when he was believed to be engaged
in his most important service to this
city and country.
twenty-five policemen were sta
toned in front of the Petrosino home
and fifty detectives were on duty IL
the yards and on the roofs OF that ant
adjoining buildings Four hundred
and fifty policemen, including man.
dressed in plain clothes, were as
signed to guard the funeral procession
on its way from Lafayette street t.
| st. Patrick's cathedral and from th
| cathedral to Calvary cemetery ol
Long Island.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-04-13
SITUATION ON GREAT LAKES
Carriers Association Not Affected by
Individual Settlements.

Detroit, Mich, April 13.-"Whatever
the four package freight lines at Buff
falo may have done in the way of a
settlement with their engineers will
make absolutely no difference in the
stand of the Lake Carriers associa-
tion for the open shop" declared Pres
ident William Livingstone of the asso
citation.
Il have not received any official
report as yet from either the Anchor
line or the Western Transit company
Mr.. Livingstone continued, "and until
do cannot discuss the reported set
tlement There is one error in the
published reported settlement, how
ever Neither the Lehigh Valley
Transportation company nor the Rut
land Transit company are members oil
the Lake Carriers association"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-04-13
the free list.

tie IlSS iISt
The agricultural schedule, includ.
ing meat products, remains practically
unchanged from existing law, but
where reductions were made by the
house the senate committee restored
the Dingley rates in response to the
demands of farmers throughout the
country and of the Representatives of
the great agricultural interests.
The senate has returned cocoa to
the free list, believing that an article
of such general consumption, both as
a beverage and in all forms of choco
late, should no more be made dutiable
than tea or coffee The senate COM
mittee has applied the same principle
to spices and has restored them to the
free list, where they have always
been. The senate committee has in
creased the rates on spirits and wines
15 per cent throughout. which, it is
estimated, will yield an additional
revenue of $3,000,000, most of which
will come from the increased duty on
champagne.
The senate committee has restored
the rates in the wool schedule to the
rates of the present law.
Flax on DutiabIe List.
Raw fax has been restored by the
senate committee to the dutiabie list
otherwise the schedule remains sub
stantially as 1t came from the house.
The rates on corn, oats and wheat
have been increased cents per
busheI and the duty on rye has been
made 20 cents instead of 10 cents per
bushel. An increase of 5 per cent ad
valorem has been made in the rate OF
| live animals not specially provided for
In silks the senate committee has
adopted a new schedule, replacing ad
valorem with specific rates in all cases
where it was possible TO do so. show
ing a slight average reduction from
the equivalent ad valorem.
The senate committee has not YET
decided what rates it will recommend
| in regard to wood pulp and the art
icles dependent upon it. They have
| also left open for further action the
| question of the duties on coal ant
| hides.
The senate committee has made re
auctions of 15 per cent on an average
| In the specific duties on hats and bon
nets. which the house had raised II
eome instances above the Dingle.
fates. The senate committee ha!
| also struck out the house paragraph II
regard to gloves and hosiery and hal
restored the rates in the existing law
The free list, as reported by tn
senate committee, in the main remain
as II is in the existing law
The amended bill was reported t.
the senate by Mr.. Aldrich shortl,
after that body met.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-04-13
Telephone Lineman EIectrocuted.

Des MoiDes, April 13.-George Dun
leavy, telephone lineman, was killed
and Benjamin Sickler, his helper, seri-
Ously injured by live wire here while
repairing damage wrought by thun-
der storm. Dunleavys body could not
be removed from the pole until the
current had been turned on.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-04-13
SIX PEOPLE DIE IN FIRE
Blaze at Lenox, Mass, Causes Dam
aae of $25O,O0O.

Lenox, Mass, April 13.-Six persons
lost their lives in a fire that caused a
property loss of more than $250.000 in
the business section of the city,
The blaze caused the explosion of
seventy-fiye pounds of dynamite in the
hardware store of James Clifford &
Sons 1t was this that caused the loss
of life.
One body was blown into the street
The others were cremated in the build.
ing.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-04-13
Crazy Snake Reported Dead.

Muskogee, Okla. April 1S.-There Is
a rumor here that Crazy Snake, chief
of the Creek Indians, who has been
sought by the state militia for the
past two weeks, is dead, but it cannot
be verified The government has rep
resentatives IN the field searching for
the Indian leader. but has received no
word from them.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-04-13
motion for Rehearing Denied.

Washington, April 13.-The supreme
court of the United States denied the
motion for rehearing In the case of
the Waters Pierce Oil company, In
which the supreme court affirmed q
decision by the Texas courts impos.
ing fine of $1,sO0,000 on the COM
bany and ousted it from the state.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-04-13

Washington, April Ex-senator Al
drich, when requested to make a sum-
mary of the general character of the
changes proposed by the senate
finance committee to the house tariff
bill, furnished the following state
ment:
In the main the rates in the tariff
bill as reported from the senate
finance committee are lower than
those in the bill as it passed the
house, the actual number of reduc.
tions being about three times the
number of increases. Such increases
as have been made have been largely
rendered necessary to preserve the
symmetry OF the schedules. A con
siderable number of articles in com
mon use have been taken from the
dutiable list of the house bill and re
stored to the free list. The great
mass OF the rates reported are below
those of existing law.
In schedule A (the chemical sched
ule) the principal changes are in the
nature of reductions below the house
bill. In schedule (earths ant
earthenware) the rates remain largely
the same.
The senate committee restored iror
ore to the dutiable list at 25 cents pei
ton-a reduction of 15 cents a tor
from the Dingley rate The house
had made large reductions in thi'
schedule throughout Nearly all these
reductions have been retained by tn,
senate committee. In addition Il
those made by the house the senate
committee has made quite larg,
number of other reductions.
The senate committee has retaine,
the house rate on lead ore of III
cents per pound, but has been obliget
to raise the rates on lead product
throughout the bill to correspond witt
this duty on lead ore.
House Lumber Schedule Retained.
In schedule d (Wood and manufac
lures of wood) the senate has takel
the house rate OF 81 thousand o.
rough lumber, a reduction of 81 fror
the Dingley law, and has retained tn
house rates on manufactures Q
woods, nearly all showing reduction
from the Dingley rates. The only I'm
portant change In the schedule mad
by the senate committee was tn
Restoration OF imported hard woods I
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-04-13
HEAvYWEIGHTS WILL BOX
Al Kaufman and Tony Ross to Per
form Before New York Club.

New York, April 13.-The sports
will have an opportunity tonight of
seeing in action two good heavyweight
scrappers. They are AL Kaufman OF
California and Tony Ross of Pitts
burg, who are scheduled to go ten
rounds before one of the local sport
ing clubs.
Kaufman has championship ideas
and is credited with a desire to fight
Jack Johnson in spite of Jeffries'
statement that Kaufman "couldn t
lick postage stamp" Ross recently
beat Jim Barry and has shown much
Improvement during the past year.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-04-13
He WOUNDS THREE PERSONS
Kansas Man Then Attempts to End
His Own Life.

Hutchinson, Kan, April 13.-Horace
Schwartz shot his wife, her brother,
Marian Green, and neighbor, Phin-
cas- Spain. He then tried to end his
own life by drinking carbolic acid.
Mrs. Schwartz is In q critical condi-
tion. The men were not seriously
wounded.
The shooting occurred at Green's
home, where the woman had taken
refuge from her husbands alleged
cruelty. Spain and Green tried to
help Mrs. Schwartz.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-04-13
Wealthy Engineer Ends Life.

Los Angeles, Cal, April 13.-Major
William A. Stanton, sixty-five years
old, a former United States army Off
Ger and wealthy mining engineer of
Goldfeld, New, committed suicide in
the California hospital in this city,
shooting himself in the mouth with a
revolver. Major Stanton had been
suffering with heart trouble. His for
mer home was in Philadelphia.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-04-13
High Wind in Southwest.

Kansas City, April 13.--A wind,
reaching in some localities the veloc-
ity of sixty-five miles an hour, pre-
vailed over Kansas, Oklahoma and a
greater part of Missouri Many tele-
graph and telephone wires were blown
down and mucn minor damage. was
Aons.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-04-13
PACKERS ESCAPE
WITH A WARNING
No Indictments by Federal
Grand Jury at Chicago.
LETTER FROM WICKERSHAM

Attorney General Chooses 70 Caution
Armour and Others Against Alleged
Rebatine Rather Than Go into Court
and Take Chances of Defeat-Com-
merce Commission to Make New
Rule Governing the Matter.
Chicago. April 13.-The federal
grand jury which has been in session
here for four months, chiefly engaged
in investigating charges of rebating
made against packing companies,
probably will adjourn when it recon.
venes April 21. AS Attorney General
Wickersham has chosen to warn the
packers against pursuing their method
of collecting damages on shipments,
alleged to be tantamount to accepting
rebates, instead of going into court,
where the government is not sure OF
success, no indictments will be re-
turned against the stock yards con
Germs.
Representative of the packers de
clined to discuss the Wickersham let
| ter in advance of official information
and it is believed that they will take
no action until the interstate com
| merce commission has made a new
| rule for the railroads in fixing the
amount of money to be refunded or
| damaged shipments.
The charge of peonage made some
months ago against the contractor
| who is constructing the new plant o.
| the Corn Products company at Argo
| H., near Chicago, has not been sus
| tanned and in this case also there viii
| be no indictments.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-04-13
SENATE CHANGES
IN TARIFF BILL
Some Schedules Increased,
Others Reduced.
STATEMENT BY ALDRICH

Chairman of Committee Says the
Number of Reductions Are About
Three Times the Number of In
creases-Great Percentage of the
Rates in Amended Bill Below Those
of the Existing DineIey Law.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-04-13

husband District Attorney Dewitt of
Queens county said that he had had a
very satisfactory talk with Mrs. Hams
in Boston. 1t is believed the question
as to whether she will testify depends
upon the advice of her counsel.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-04-13
MRS. HAMS MAY TAKE STAND
Expected to Testify Against Husband
at Coming Trial.

New York, April 13.-Mrs, Claudia
Hams. wife of Captain Peter G. Hams,
Jr., who is to be placed on trial Mon
day next at Flushing, L. J., charged
with the murder of William e. Annis,
may appear as a witness against her