Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1891-10-08
NUMBER 81.

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| Joseph Wilkerson, a substantial
farmer living in the vicinity OF Bos
worth, was run into by freight
train on the Santa Fe railroad on
Wednesday of last week while cross
ing the track in wagon. The wag,
on was demolished, but Mr.. Wilker
son and team escaped injury.
Cattlefeeders in the vicinity OF De
Witt have lost a number ofgood cat
tie in the last few weeks by Texas
fever. They are at a loss to under
stand how their herds became infect
ed with the malady.
Joseph Oliver, the 17-year-old ne
gro, who made an unsuccessful crimi-
nal assault on little Miss May Bet
zerberger, at Carrollton, some time
ago was never brought to the Key
tesville jail for safe-keeping, as stat
ed by the Carrollton papers.
sg-wias or caRDui, Tonic for Women.
LivINGsoN.
Mr.. LYDIA Hasman, one of Living
ston county's most prominent and
successful young farmers, was mar
ried on Sunday evening of last week
to Miss Ada Curtis, of that county.
The bride is young lady of culture
and refinement.
Lewis Burgett, a gardner living in
the vicinity of Chillicothe, raised this
season 500 bushels of onions on less
than an acre of ground. He realized
$1.00 per bushel for his crop.
A Livingston county man, by the
name of Hart, was hooted from the
fair grounds, at Chillicothe, on Mon
day evening of last week, by crowd
of boys for whipping his wife. The
brute was afterwards arrested by the
city authorities and mulcted in
heavy fine and costs.
The Livingston county fair conn.,
menced at ChiIlicothe on Monday of
last week. There were present the finest
selection of blooded animals ever got
together in the county, if not in the
state. The display of mechanical inn
plements was equally grand and inn
posing.
The circuit court of Livingston
county convened at Chillicothe on
Monday morning OF last week, Judge
E. j. Broaddus presiding. Quite q
large docket was disposed. of. The
most important case was the state
against Kineade for murder in the
first degree.
A new class of swindlers have made
their appearance in Chillicothe. They
write note to some young lady in
the city asking the loan OF a dress,
signing the name OF some other
lady in the city, requesting the lady
addressed to send by the bearer. II
the loan is made the dress is never
heard ofagain.
A number of old soldiers in and
around Utica, sent $40 each to the
land claim agent, at Oklahoma, in
time to secure a homestead OF 160
acres of land in the PottawattoDl;e
country. Their claims were filed just
at II O'Clock, Tuesday the 22nd.
of September.
The directors of the Livingston
county fair association did them
selves credit last week in excluding
from the fair grounds all gambling
devices. Although some very tempt
ing offers were madefor the privileges.
McElree's Wine OF Cardul
and THEoFoRD's BiAck-DRAUGHT are
for sale by the following merchants n
keytesville; w. C. Castor.
Martin & Applegate.
A. f. Sneed
SALINE.
A tramp calling himself Thomas
Cannes made his appearance at the
residence fo the Widow Smith, a few
miles north of Marshall, on Friday
evening oflastweek, and tried toforce
his way into the house, but before be
did SO, the screams of Mrs. Smith at
traeted the attention of her SOM,
who were at work near the house.
They captured the fellow and turned
him over to the officers OF the law.
Capt. Crawford. of the United States
corps, was at Miami sew
eral days last week, making obser-
vations and taking soundings OF tie
Missouri river below that city.
Mrs. James Daver, the wife of en-