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Show A UNIQUB MI98QUIII TOWN. No Tim Am Letlxl "' " "" Ilea af riiHlf l lla)oje The problem of municipal govern-raenl govern-raenl at a minimum expanse has apparently ap-parently bean solved most successfully by tba little town of Hhumwsy. In Kf-nnghsrn Kf-nnghsrn county Missouri Haiimway, which has a imputation of UM. was founded IS years ago, but was nut In-eorporats.1 In-eorporats.1 until laM The InhabltanU of the village are chlelly Hermans and every one has some honest occupation. Hhumway has more than thri mU of brick walls, all constnutad ilnee th village as lnrororaleil The village has paid t per cent of the eoeta of cnnstrartlng tho walks and the property holders the remaining r cent It has put a rulalte num her of eroaelngs and placed the thor oughfates In halter condition than In many plares of 000 iwpulallon The must remarkable part of all this Im provemenl Is that not a cent of tax baa been levle.1 by the village authorl-Um authorl-Um since the Incorporation took place. All revenue Is derived from n saloon lleeiue Issued to one nun who has an exclusive privilege of dlepenelng the ardent within the village limits llo pays 70O per annum Into this village treasury for thle privilege, and, while several olher residents have essayed to open snloona, the vlllsxe board has frowned upon every attempt believing thai one establishment of the kind fills every requirement The pre.ldent and tho board of trustees recehe no sal-srles sal-srles or fees for their services The only salaried omcera ore the village clerk, who rccelrni (IS per annum and tho vlllago marshal, who draws J0 per annum The marehals diitlee are chlelly thoae of a Janitor when the vlllnge board la In session Only on holldsys and selal orcalon Is ho required to serve as an officer. Not a single arrest has been made In tho past year, and In the village's history nenrle aeerv ntin of the doten persons arrested has Iwen Inloxlcaleil Whenever When-ever It become necessary to apprehend appre-hend an offender the populace turns out en masse, and aailata In roak ng tho arrest The captive Is locked up until sober, and the proceeds used In constructing mora walks or Improving the streets. The villagers enjoy a great degree of prosperity, ererv man or family, with but strikingly Aw excel ex-cel Hone owning his own home mid keeping his property In excellent shape |
