The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-03-31
MISSOURI STATE
CAPITAL ITEMS
NOTES THAT Are or INTEREST
TO MissoURiANs.
erlef Mention ot Matters a. they
Occur AZ Jefferson City,
Oficiai and Other.
wise.

WIS.,
Jefferson City-Tho policies Of Gov.
Hadiey's administration with regard
20 the reclamation OF swamp and over.
now lands are rapidly taking root with
the people Of Missouri. as Is evidenced
BY the volume Of ieyce and reclama.
ton work now being prosecuted. or
which is contemplated The governor
has done more 70 arouse the interest
OF the people TO the necessity OF re.
claiming The thousands Of acres OF fer
tile lands now rendered practically
worthless By reason Of annual over
Tow or by standing water. 10 fact.
none oi them ever turned a hand 10
encourage constructive work OF this
character.
The governor has just returned
from a trip 20 |s0utheas, Missouri.
where De Inspected the big drainage
and reclamation work going on ga that
section of The state. He was So i'm
pressed with its absolute importance
that he assured the people OF those
counties that he would DO aU that De
could when the next legislature con
yCros 20 secure legislation and ap-
populations necessary 60 the success
ful prosecution Of tho work.
John O. Noleu. deputy labor com
is.'uuo- hes gathered much iufor.
nation concerning the lcycc and
drainage work iu the state and has
complied "a supplementary volume %
the annual Rcd Book OF the labor bur
eau The newest drainage proposition
ou foot Is under way in Butler county.
where 900 area Of probably 100000
acres w|f poe drained al a cost OF g27sf
oo1. This land il ius present coudl-
zion .E practically worthless. but the
people believe that 30 viii be worth
from 2l- 90 SIS an acre as oou as
drained
1859 'he construction OF a ditch 335
miles in Length in Charlton county az
only n nominal cost the people Of
that section reclaimed lands. accord
ing 20 the report. worth from $50 "a
sT5 an acre Fully $4,000 acres we're
reclaimed by this enterprise and
about 1900 more were improved
The state labor bureau has gathered
statistics for the next annual Red
Book" showing that farmers Of the
state sold 5.lSs.620 head o' cattle.
hurscs. mules. boss and sheep Ia 1903
Tor Sif9.e5l 600. Tho statisIc.arE q
that department figure the live stock
10 Missouri last year 90 have been
worth on The mos, prosperous day aP.
prnalmht.Iy glle.1.o.fgI. Tho assess.
1rs' figures returned 90 thg state audi
Cor fur 1910 taxes shoU they found
6-EEI.E.1 bead coz stock. which they as
Frs.eI af $50 a-f.ssI s gain lD tho
number .f horses and mules is shown
iu tho ..atD. hu, "a loss Boo cattle. hogs
and sheep This Archie EIm0udsur.
state sa, ,tIeiau. believes 20 De due
90 t.r fart ,Hat g1cse classes of 1--we
Fora vrrr rushed into market when
prices E.alU 20 90 up According 90
thr Hea-.s 40 The labor bureau. thJ
sam .u I've stock over zoos s gg.1G5
head
a Jersey Hlll. owned uy George Ela
tuH "a farmer. attacked and KILLED
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CO.., Missouri Pacific shops War1ur.
tuU mas crossing a pasture where tho
animal vas tined Ubcu IL attacked
him Although a companion VAS with
hiw le VAS unable 90 drive tho .n.
fuf.aiod ban Away uuul O. had driven
its horns deep into WarNurton's
hryas- Death resulted Immediately.
Warbur'ou Was % years old O lived
here wi'h hls parents
n o.
That open sesame of souls secrets
the sweat box, has met che 3isap.
prevail of iho supreme court OF sis.
sourl ana n a decision The practice OF
rushing prisoners 90 the Offices %
police or county prosecutors Tor state.
mcutF wAa denounced This means
that ono 90 ne most effective means
Of catching criminals may bee forced
into tlfruu'.uuaUeo because tho su.
premo cons; Says n a person convicted
IN a criminal court. after being sub.
joCtcd Go sweat box methods immcli.
atciy aror DIS arrest and before ho
has had time 60 collect BITS wits or
consult friends or attorneys. takes ad-
vantage OF 80. "a plea Tor a reversal OF
The case IN she higher court may yc.
suit disastrously 20 the prosecution
Gov Hadloy has received a lCticr
from clifford q pinrhot, tho 3cnosct
national forester. iu which ,hr latter
SAYS he will be here during the latter
par, 90 April or early I'm May and
after making a TIP through the for.
oais Of tho southern part OF the state
with the governor. tho state forestry
commission and other officials would
attend a meeting IN ST Louis so or.
ganizo a state forestry association.
90
Gov. Hadloy has turned his pet gray
wolf over to the state same and nsh
commissioner, Jesse Tolcrton The
iattr was not ycaruius particularly for
the custody Of such a pet but he sent
q ont go his game farm with instruc.
tions TO see that Il Was not permitted
20 raid his younE and growing crop OF
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