Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1891-01-08
iReceiyed too late for last week.

iReceiyed too late for last week.
! j. B. Ellington made a busInes:
trip to Fayette Monday.
James Easley, of Illinois, is spend
ing the holidays with friends here.
]. f. Dismukes has purchased six
lots IN Peters addition to Salisbury.
t. B. Kimbrough and - Todd,
legal lights, were in our city, last
week.
Henry Ehrhardt, Frank Wanger
and H. c. Sweeney visited the capital
Monday.
The Glasgow coIored hand was
playing On our streets Monday
night.
ITO knights OF Pythias took sup
per at Fosters restaurant Monday
night.
W. s. Gallemore and sister visited
the home folks, in Howard county,
during the holidays.
John Fiddler has so far recovered
from his recent attack of paralysis
as TO be on the street.
The public school entertainment
was q grand success. Prof. Jones
and his assistants deserve credit for
it.
Miss Alice Slaughter, Sam Buff
fington, Ollie Coleman and Jesse
Myer are spending the holidays at
home,
The Black Hawks at the opera
house Friday night, was up to the
average travelling show aud had
good house.
j. o. Anderson is building a nice
residence in Bakers addition aud
John GirvIn is doing likewise In
College place.
The Brewer Bros. have purchased
nearly al the poultry IN the country,
and Christmas turkeys were both
scarce and high.
Judge Smith and J. c. Crawlcy
were over on Monday, the former
looking after land trade and the
latter for suitable habiliments to
adorn his person.
A warrant has been sworn out for
the arrest of c. W. Bradley, charg-
ing him with practiclng medicine
without proper authority.
As the local papers will not come
out this week on account of the hol.
days, our people will have to depend
on the COURIER for local news.
Jas. Pitney, a section hand here,
has just returned from the Wabash
hospital at Kansas City, where he
went to be treated for blood poison.
ing.
Fl. B. Richardson passed through
Monday on his way to the Hill to
pay his taxes and get pig, prepar-
atory to taking possession of his Of
fee next Monday.
A lodge of knights of Pythias was
organized here Monday night with
the following officers: S. F. Tram
NELL, c. c.. C. NJ. EccIes, P. c.; j.
NJ. Reems, V. c.; T. A. LaGrass,
p; NJ. Kirns, NJ. of E.; W. S. Gal
lemore, NJ. of S. w. W. Lucas, K.
of R. and S. j. p. Hurry, NJ. at A.
j. R. Gallemore, l. c.; L. f. Braun,
o. G. There was a large number of
visiting members present TO assist in
the organization.
About z O'Clock Tuesday morning
fire broke cut in the livery stable of
Palmer & White, and IN spite Of the |
efforts to submit, consumed the en-
tire stable, several horses, all the
feed and much of the contents. The
stable of r. M. jones, standing close
by, was consumed. The origin of
the fire Is not known. The stable !
boy got up as usual apd started a
fire in the Office stove and then went
to breakfast. Oscar Palmer, one of
the proprletors, came In, noticed the
FIRE burning in the stove, bpt saw
wrong aud went up town.
In short time the cry of fire was
raised and the entire building on
fire. As many as three horses were
certainly consumed and maybe as
many more, as those gotten out are
scattered over town. There was
some insurance on the building and
also some on the stock, but nnt
enough 1t is supposed 10 cover the
loss. Mr.. Jones had no insurance
on his barn and it Is total loss.
The loss oceasioned by the fire is