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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-19
District of Columbia Seeks Lost Domain

dignihed 10 WORK for something which
they might justly regard as beneficial
TO their municipality; il might even
be regarded as patriotic. The presi.
dent suggested that they might get
some one 20 Introduce a bin in con
gross 90 bring II about And Il will
be done, Hence congress viii have
It's hEnds full.
That the getting back Of this chival-
rous Eift Of land Is somewhat Of a hot
coal Is shown by the fact that the
supreme court Of the United States
evaded passing on It's consttutionality.
aUd congress. which has picked il Up
twice. has dropped il in two different
ways.
For the Information Of those inter.
ested Il might be said that this Vir.
ginia portion OF the original District
Of Columbia comprises some thirty
odd square miles. now Alexandria
county. The constitution having called
for a plot ten miles square. the bal
ance OF the district comprises some
sixty odd square miles The one-third
now part OF Virginia. President Taft
thinks. ought % come back.
That President Taft was prophetic
iu hts suggestion the lost third should
be recovered is generally conceded. II
e. felt that il viii not be long before
this government will need Il for varl,
institutions. Already q has bought
back part OF IL Tor Arlington National
cemetery. Fort Myer and other pro.
iects. And as soon as the beauufyius
Of the north side Of the Potomac rivei
Is finished eyes viii be cast 20 ths
] other shore with a view 70 making q
less unslRhtly.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-19
Willow Farm Conducted by Uncle Sam

proceeded Tar enough the engineering
department planted Lombardy poplar
and willows along the retaining walls
These willows spread ever many acre.
OF the land that had been dredged
from the river bottoms The north.
western half of this reclaimed land
has been beautihed with driveways
lawns and aoWor plots but the lm.
provement OF tho southern part has
not been begun The department Of
Agriculture secured the use on thls
land as an experimental farm. The
growth OF the willow trees pnohahty
suggested the utility OF prnmoune
wHlowcrast In the United States and
cuttings from many species OF Willows
There are 1909 were set a Il
nursery form To-day the dopart
ment has q willow plantation OF man,
acres exteAL
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-19

Al the recent meeting C TIE IA
uo1al AEsoaG0u q lin Posters h1E
IL Atlanta Ca q wzs 6eci6es % Co.
nate 70 the caupaiu aEanBt tuseFr
losis N80ooo worth q publicity
Tne bll posters IN all parts q TIE
United States ERa Canada WM fl
TIE vacant spaces a their 1E9 bal
boards With large posters ElzEtr4r1E
TIE Ways 70 FreVsnt and cure cc1-
Buupu0n The Poster Printers zszo
cistfon has Also granted t2Q49
worth q printing and paper for hk
work This entire campaign q BIZ
board publicity viii be Conducted ~.
der the direction O. The National As.
ISOLATION for the Study and Pre4en.
fion % tuberculosis e. co-oper1ticu
with the Eati0nal BIN Posters asso-
clatEon
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-19

CONGRESS will have It's hands full
~ al the next session. The particu-
lar matter which win be agitated viii
probably not disrup; the union. al.
though 10 has been the subject Of con.
tcutiou since the states got together.
n AZ came about through an in
c'pient insurrecuon on the part Of
citizens Of the District Of Columbia.
They gct up q dinner az the New WI.
lard hogel in Washington and invited
President Taft Then they sprung Il
on" him that they wanted represents.
iion in the government: waated rep
gtseutltion on the floor of the house
and senate; wanted a voice Ia elect.
iug the president and a few other no.
te things
President Taft told them that II
they wanted little things like that
they ought not 20 crowd their de.
mauds into social Affairs He sug.
gCstcd that g would be more 90 their
credit 70 they started a moveme 10
get back the slice Of the original Dis.
trict Of Columbia. which a too gen.
erous congress had given back 10 the
state ~ Virginia.
The citizens Of the district jumped
az the opportunity They welcomed IL.
II vas more entertaining than a semi.
poll teal campaign II would be more
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-19

plants as they now exist are adapted
20 a region having considerable rain.
fan. but too irrCgularly distributed for
ordinary crops They are The
camels of che vcgetahle world They
must have water. bui they can grt
along for Ions periods without 81.
What Is @ needed ga abe splnelsss
prickly pears today Is grrsttr hard.
inesa but this quality cannot be bred
into them IN tNo or tGrve years h
might Do possible by carefal breeding
and selection, in a decade or mors 10
norcase the hardiuess Of yho rapid
growing prickly pears 80 az %
push the umit Of their cultivation 70
the northvand materially But his
vii take much patient ton and many
years 81 experimentation
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-19

WI ASHINGTON.-Aithough not az all
w Utopian in any Of their ideas nor
intent upon carrying out a sociological
experiment, a group OF oficeholders
I'm the capital, most OF them govern
ment clerks. has practically completed
plans fo- the execution OF one Of the
most novel schemes in the history OF
real estate trading In the capital.
Their primary object Is TO escape the
burden Of paying rent in the city and
to substitute suburban life for urban
life. and with this end in view they
intend to found a bungalow town, in
which the limits Of cost OF nearly
everything necessary 70 household
%upbunding and maintenance viii be
held 20 the lowest possible level.
Just where Bungalow Town" viii
be located has not yet been definitely
determined. but 81 will comprise an
area Of IS 70 20 acres, convenient TO
s0ae OF the suburban trolley lines.
This land can now be secured az a
cost O to exceed 1000 an acre and
when Il is subdiyided there win be no
effort 10 secure profit upon the money
invested. because the purchase will be
distinctly a cooperative affair. and
each participant win be entitled TO his
share Of the Increased value Of the
land incident TO the placing Of I'm.
provomouts IN the section.
This Joining Of interests In the &C
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-19

Five railroads have reported 70 the
secretary Of state that they pzsd
money 70 Newlan Conkllng OF Carroll
ton. No, eK-member o. the hu1se from
Carroll county and 8 brother OF Virgil
Conkling. prosecuting attorney o.
Jackson county. toF representing them
here during the last session % the
legislature. The lAs1 Of these reports
reached the secretary o. state the 9th
er day. Il was from the Santa Re. IN
each Ease the railroad officials have
protested that they are NOT required
70 make such reports under the anti
lobby law. but have done 50 out o..
difference - the WeWs of Attorney
General Maior. vho holds an entirely
different opinion. in the aggregate Dir.
Conkling received SsyOsT-36. This vas
contributed BY ths various railroads as
follows: Burlington. S229Ia5: santa
Re ~2i.f353o; Rock Island. s7I7To:
Frisco. S5I7.70; Kansas City Southern.
$3.50.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-19

To keep dies from tormenti1g horses
Z Is recommended o. take sWo a.
threa small handouts OF green walnut
leaves upon which pour two or Tires
quarts az sort cold water. and allow
IL 60 stand over night The next morn.
ing pour the whole m = kettle ana
boil fer % minutes When cold !.
Hil Dc nt Tor use No more IS ~.
QuiFcd than 90 vet q sponsc. ana %.
fore a horse goes cut ~ the stable
let those parts which are most ~irritat,
"a BE- sneared ove With ne nquia
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-19
IMPORTANCE OF CATTLE
INDUSTRY In ARGENTINA
Great Opportunities offered for Entsrprisin4 Amsriean,
Who Have Sufficient capltaI-By
Herbert w. bfunnford.

ceaaful rearing a. weIi5red cattle.
Toward the west tie country is nioun-
famous and areas suitable for either
~agricaiture Or cattle raising are ngf
large.
The number q beef cattle IN Ar.
gentina a. The present time @ various.
y estimated az twenty-five 20 thirty
million, while the sheep popBiati0n Is
from seventy 70 q hundred n1Iiion-
The entire area Of the Argentine re-
public IS about one-third Of TIE area q
the United States. exclusive q Alaska.
The cattle live cut Of doors through.
out The year and are strangers 70
hams or even open sheds.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-19
CAD DREAMS
csgssa ~ csHss

= haTe keea q cQnea arinker ma
81 less ever since ] can rememher. 8
al q few mouths $50 ] became nae.
snd more nerfuaa aud irritable "a
hnai,y / coald uot sleep az uisht e
I was horrihly disturbed b. drcau
q an sorts and q speelea q distrss
ing nightmare.
Fnaliy. after hearing the exneI
ence o. numbers 81 mands Who d.
Qult coffee and were drinking Posta'
and learning q the sEcat beasaia "a
had derived, I concluded coGee m5l
BE- me cause of ny trouble. - { 4
some Postum and had n made strird
according 90 directions
a vas astonlshed az the aaVogF :.
tasta IL entirely took TIE place 81 q
fee aud % my very great satissaesil
J began % sleep peacefully ard se
H. Ny nerves improved. and / vi
! could WesR every man. Wozusn ~
chnd from the unvhaiesome 6rae-.
dinaFy coffee.
People really 90 not appreeiats
realise what a powerful drug & u 81
What terrible egect q has On eba
man systsm IL they did. haTdly|
pound Of q would b. sold { NO.
never think Of soinE back 20 cd
again I Mould almost a. so0a th|
ot putting my band Ia e nra a1tol
haa ooea been burned
"A youns lady irieRd 81 cara 81
stomach trouble ior a ioas umA
could uot gei wen as long as she q
ca4ee she hAaliy ga,t eoHae sad
san ne use % F0stam and = nou
teetly ven NO2rs ior health
Read The Road @ Wel.v1lo
pkds There's q ReasoH
Aver reed $40 abata teftarE T.
eRr anpeara uCN uma o. omM IA
Egaataa tfNa so tae * 49,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-19

Generally speaking but few citizens
Of the United States appreciate the I'm.
p~ortance Of Argentina az a c~attle-rsis-
ing country II - not 10 be wondered
az that North Americans. with vast
areas Of fertile soil only partially oc-
cupied and developed. have failed 70
study conditions In the southern 70
public. and consequently have almost
universally lost sight Of the great op-
portunities which have been presented
there for beef production.
The ranches. OF "estancias. as they
are called, are extensive. Some idea
can be gathered from the fact that in
the province Of Santa F. g. per cent.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-19

Of the area Is owned in tracts Of u. 500
acres or more.
Twenty { forty thousand acres
owned by n man is by no means IN
usual This. Of course. means that cat
tie production is carried on on an ex-
tensive scale.
All parts Of Argentina are. OF course.
not equally well adapted to cattle rails
Ing, both on account Of temperature
and products Of the land. Il may be
said. however that there is no grain
feeding Of cattle in Argentina. even
among ranchmeD who produce we'll
bred cattle intended for the export
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-19

trade. The native grasses. together
with alfalfa, are the mainstay OF the
beef producer.
The best cattle country is located on
the best arabic land in the part OF
Argentina located in the temperate
zone. This includes the province OF
Duen0s Ayres, sac southern half of
Santa Re and Cordoba and all OF the
provinces OF Corrienses and Entire
Rios.
The southern part OF the republic.
frequently spoken OF as Pata.
gonle. is for the most part a dry. cold
country. In many parts OF which the
soil Is Tar from fertile. while the north
ern end ~ Argentina lies ia the tropicr
and the climate Is o hot for the sue
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-19

THAT the Taft official family viii
i begin about January 20 be rounded
into iJs permanent form and member
ship 10 the opinion entertained now
II Is strongly believed by those who
have looked into the situation OF late
that there viii be- one change 10 the
cabinet about the turn of the year.
which will take out OF that body the
veteran, Secretary Wilson he has
been a cabinet member longer than
any other man ever was ia this coun.
Try longer. indeed. IL Is said. than
anybody eve was continuously IN a
responsible government. with his re-.
uroment Mr. Meyer Of the navy viii
De the only remaining representative
Of the Roosevelt cabinet
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-19

ONE OF the many activities Of the
department OF agriculture NJ Wish
ingtOn is che conduct Of a willow
farm. The purpose Of the department
IS 60 encourage wllowcrafI an indus
try little followed la this country, but
extensively practioed ia EuroDa
There. willow Is largely employed Ia
the making of baskets aud furniture,
when the reclamation Of Potomac
Park from the OATS and shadows u
the Potomac river AZ Washlnetea had
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-19

The Missouri Pacific Railroad con-
pany fled articles o. consolidation %
all its lines "a Missouri Kansas and
Nebraska under the name Of the Sis.
sour Pacific Railway company IN
ali. 80 lines that operate under diHer-
ent names ia these states, but are 3
part o. the Missouri Pacific system.
are taken into the constellation. The
capital stock % The c0z2uiidased co.u-
pznies is s24o.o90.00o. The pagers
wer hled with the secretary % s,ate
and a eeridcate OF incorporation Is.
sued thereon. The Zee charged By the
state for granting this charter vas
Sls0. os5 L vas the largest single Zee
ever reeeirea The Missouri PaciBc
always hzs been q Missouri corpora.
don.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-19

Acting gry Gmelich has issued par
eous 10 gws tenE terra vonsicts both ~
WAom zre 3aagcpaasg tu the aiimenl
tn each oase NelnE t~uharcuA9sis rte
msa are Joseph Simes9. found ssilty
Ii An3Fev coenu November 1884 %
murder Ia the eoend desree aud sen.
teaces 70 40 sears CnaFies Billy
toan9 Epliy IN s lesis June tsoa a
murder IN rae se,oat ieEre ana sea
teeced Is ~ geasa d. hoth eases IA
a Physician ana tha so3rt % a..
spettoFs recommended tha relcaae q.
lhs mea because az theiF physical eoa
duoa
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-19

tier locations the old criollo" stock
stfn predominates
There are in Argentina approximate
ly $4,000. 600 acres OF arabic land.
three-fourths Of which Is a vast plain.
a very large part Of which is very
fertile There are ten or eleven mil
lion acres To the Argentine republic
which capable Of Irrigation some
very extensive irrigation plants are al.
ready In operation
The small population 90 Argentina.
being only 5.5oo.o00. and the very large
production Of beef and mutton. make
Il necessary 20 give considerable at.
tention 10 the export trade. The NUT.
ton Is an exported In q fruIcn state.
While the beef goes a. either chilled
or frozen beef.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-19

In 4 A D. Fearaiahach NcufkEktn
Was M Irish king q Eaost luxt a..
good prtnce Who uEs slain ~ "a
successor. FAchadh-Fca. Who va
treated % a similar fate ~ Enchadl
Fonohudh. the Erinoe vita the uhlt
c0ws who died AZ ne hAnAs a n
Irish plebeians q ConnAuEhE- Eoel
airh Moidmeodhaln As oaa q 81
half doEca Who died ~ n2turai causes
and TAithhheartagh vas oa4 O. a
tHo resign ths moaarchH scepts
for TIE monk's cowi-New Ncr.
Press
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-19

All. Gen. Frank a. Rumhold has 10
ceived 80 medals from the WaT depart
ment A. WashinEton, 10 give 10 a.
many members 90 ;ae Missouri Nafioa.
al Guard uao ven prizes during target
practice On the Eove7amsag rice rsnsa
At ror Riley last year Foarteea o.
these medals werc w0n By 81
L~osisisns an 81 waom are mcmbeys %
The FIRST Regiment, ana seYcu ~
TAir3 Regiment member TIE hiEhest
prise going 70 Seth h. HawroNe. Goa.
poTaI % Company r.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-19

I an q great believer IN realism
remarked the poeG
Tesr we queried with q EisLrg CO.
Hecuou uasreby giving him the desired
opening.
= sometimes carry ny ideas a
realism 20 3 ridiculous extreme con.
unued the poet
Indeed We exclaimed snRnelFI
somewhat impatient TO reach the poizI
o. his Wigticism
Yes. continued the poet the athel
day Z wrote . souBet % TIE Es euu
pany and purPoseiy made the zste|
defective
Al this point We tainted
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-19

Il would be a surprise TO many cat.
uemen in the United States 20 see
lorge numbers Of grassfat bullOcks
going 10 market which are as well bred
as any 10 be found in the United
States.
The ranchmen. or estancieros.
who. for the most part are very
wealthy. have bought the best breed
ing cattle which Great Britain has
produced in sufficiently large numbers
during the past few years 10 have ma
terially raised the standard OF the gen
eral stock Of the country. Naturally
In some Of the newer and more from
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-19

TIE hcu Missouri ias shieA creates
tae pualyiCn 90 eoaay Supervisor o.
scAools becomes enecuye August Ia
County saperinten1ents cAn gualb en-
or aneF that date b. sling a eond aud
takinE the paih % ones under ,helF
neH commission The salaEy % the
supervisors yin D. based On iae PoPa-
htloa % the.F counties
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-19
MISSOURI STATE
CAPITAL ITEMS
NOTES THAT AHg OF mTEPEsT
% NIssoUHIANs.
Brief Mention q Masters a. Thsy
Oecur - 5snersou City.
onsisi ard othsr-
use.

Jefers5n CRY Wo-Tae Mlusour1
National Gsard may be me Grst STATE
organization Of the kind 10 ths Unloa
70 - equipped with a bauaoa oorpz
In a letter 70 Gov. Hadley. Lo1ia Von
Publ q ST. Louis. al asrozzaL makes
the suggestion In LIS letter. Enoug
other things. M Voz Pull says.
While visiting ne camp a. NsFasa
AMI admirlEE the EEcefls1eR o. TIE -aw
National Guard - Missouri. I va
struck with Al idea. WonEer wkT
our r. G. y. could not crc1u 81 q a.
Icon corpsE While tnere 1 E-aeuEsef
the matter with ssTe-zl q v61r hlgh
est officers and found aasm very e.
thuslagdc ovsr TIE idea Ths regular
army, rs you o. course E11H. e a.
present paying grea, attention 10 aero
nautics Ny ieda Is 10 have e~stahlis
ed a complies and perfe1 bzIou
corps % be organized and directed IN
der the auspices q or \. g. Il ne
organization Of such q uorps rod
surely prove a means o. great atrerriE
ing Tor the n G. n and I have n
doubt but that Il would yin ever
hundreds Of our enthusiastic Foung
men The establishment q such .
corps wOlld not entail much d an ez-
penditurs o. Funds cut % me rneas1u.
IN fact. ! feel that should such = corps
be organized the boys who are later
ested II aeronaudcs. as ven as ser
eral hundred members q the Aero
Club OF s. Louis. would support e. In
conclusion. I wish 70 say that e M
plans should meet with your approval
You have but 70 command - and I
VII be pleased % meet yUa in JeEsr-
son City for an audience In which re
could discuss my plan IN detail
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-19

are us caor Gaze
ten Mfa g. . -
Hson y BrMtwnE L.
mar 40 Eaya Kit
ny trout.e we're ne
esun al had 10 t4Rs
10 - hzE tsrf1la
peias "a NJ 10y naE
nnhs ana ne uriEa Wa
EszoyirN and fan 81 sf
lanna. L =. m-a-. -.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-19

doctors fzHe6 % hsin rEa ElEs1ar
hEa1 Doaaa EIsnsF Plls brDEgte
EAck Fsilsf and = Gna5 csrs auE nov Z
ara ~ TIE bes1 - hezzth
keZsLber the naEuE-D14ziN Sod
- al GezlerA - osnsH e boE Fu@
tsF&zbu-z Co. Bzsaln ~ z.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-19

Better burn al The cha berry crates
Fruit Ia nice, clean boxes yin briar a
prizes enouEh better % pey tor he lOas
ol the oid crsteA
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-19

CyCie Dezier-Hsrs 80 a eTcsozser
{ al recc-merA - - positively a..
GErzte. Bor a. al IKE agzs cyeto1e
terE. Watch register two Niles ser
has, where yo1 hare ozly rEEez on&
Miss C Byke-Tou kaFs1E 1gT q
hat kind. have gc1F
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-06

Marry Ryan was the only woman who
.rraared at yesteId afternoons session
Of court she was charged with vagrancy.
rr.~ sentence was thirty days in jail.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-06

turned from visit to points in Csiifor-
mia.
President L. Jane Osborne and Coun-
sslors Matilda Lloyd and Alverette Engar
gave the members of the \. l. M !. A.
stake board a pleasant surprise party on
Thursday evening.
Rexburg is to have a horse show on
the 10th Of this month. Preparations nave
been under way for some time
c. W. Poole of Rigby has formed ous-
mess partnership with J. G. Ryiand OF
Rexburg. Mr. Poole will move his family
to Rexburg
NJ. c. Pratt. Mark Austin. Alfred Kicks
and other stockholders in the Sugar city
pharmacy. have sold their interests 10 j.
l. Dean of Bountiful. Utah.
DIT. Q. G Ormby of this city VIII leave
for salt Lake City to undergo treatment
for his hearing. II ne cannot secure re
lief in Salt Lake he viii likely go on 10
Chicago or New York
Company NJ OF ReXbUrs was inspected
recently by Captain Butts of the Second
United States infantry of Fort George
Wash. He was well pleased Twin the
equipment and drill of the local company.
The inspector stated that ReNbuTg had
one of the best companies III the National
guard that he had ever inspected. The
Officers are: Captain r. A. Tempest;
first lieutenant. 5. J. Skeiton' second
lieutenant. Z. Renuer.
The ReXburg Milling company cphteih-
plates the erection Of grain elevator
10 be completed for fall business II VIII
be one Of the largest i'm the state.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-06
OLD-TIMER GONE.
Death Of Il. NJ. Short, Respected Cit
izen of Park City.

Park City. Utah. April al. NJ. Short.
highly respected and old-time resident
Of this place. died very suddenly last
evening from heart failure. His death
comes as a great shock to his wife and
many friends, as he was i'm the best Of
health up to the time OF his death. He
was one Of the foremost business men Of
this city and has lived here for the past
nine years. Deceased was - years of age
and was born i'm Melbourne, Australia
His early life was spent in California.
where he remained until he graduated
from the Jesuit college Of that state. lie
went to Butte twenty-fOur years ago aud
remained there ten years, when he moved
to Park city and has made this camp his
home ever since. He was an active MEM
Der Of the city council I'm 1905 and 1906 lie
was a member of Park lodge No 134, 3.
p. o. E and also of the Modern WOodmen
of America. He is survived by his wife
and one brother.