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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1893-07-07

The fourth passed of quietly here.
Farmers are busy harvesting their
wheat.
Singing sociables are getting to be
quite fashionable in this community.
Several OF our young people went
to Prairie Hill Tuesday to celebrate
the 4th.
George Reid. of Salisbury, visited
the family OF G. Z. McCurry the first
OF this week.
Prof. Grahsm gave ventriloquist
and musical entertainment, at Ham
den hall, last Monday night.
b. +. Ford attended the U. Is.
quarterly mssting,a Bethany Chap
-el, last Saturday and Sunday.
The infant child OF John Mozart,
which has been quite sick OF cholera
infantum, 10 now better, we are glad
to note.
Miss Mollie Mcdonnell 10 visiting
her sister, at Kidder, No. Miss Mol
lie expected to spend the 4th at St.
Joseph.
james Ballew and wife and Mn. j..
b. Culbertson. Of near Bell school
house, visited at FRANK BalIew's last
Sunday.
Mrs. B. F. Ford, in company with
her children, visited in the vicinity
of Bell school house the latter part
OF last week.
Several youngsters INDUCED in the
pleasures OF a ''hop" and ice-cream
supper, at Ed McCarrs, last Tues
day night.
Rev. Glenn. Of Salisbury, is an'
nounced to preach at Hamdeu hall
next Saturday night, Sunday at IL
o'clock a. IN. and also on Sunday
night.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1893-07-07
Hrs. WA. Norris Dead.

The last act in the tragedy com
mitted by VIM. Morris, at the home
OF his father-in-law. f. NJ. Padgett
six miles south of Keytesville on
Monday, May 18th, occurred on
Wednesday morning, and with the
fall OF the curtain ebbei away the
life of Mrs. VIM. Morris from the
effects of a gun shot wound in the
head inflicted by her husband eight
weeks ago.
Ii will be remembered by the read
ers of the COURIER that the hloody
tragedy grew out of Mrs. Morris
refusal to agnin live with MorI is, when
he whipped out "a revolver and shot
her in the head. ran out into the
yard after his wife's 6.year old boy
by a former husband, and while
there shot once at his mother in-la "
aud again ut his fsther-in-law, then
returned to the house and shot
bimseh iu the forehead, dying IN the
county Jail from the result of the
wound two weeks and four days
aiterward.
Thus ends one OF the darkest and
most cow0rdly crimes ever
chronicled in Charlton county, and
let US hope that Its like will never
occur again.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1893-07-07
GREAT REDUCTION.

/ am making great reduc-
tions in all departments Of my
mammoth esta b lishment.
Everything in the line of dry
goods. clothing, boots, shoes.
hats, gents furnishings, white
goods, embroideries, carpets,
etc, will be sold at greatly
reduced prices.
WIN. R0SENSTEIN.
Brunswick, Mo.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1893-07-07

Samuel Wilson, the lone train rob-
ber, who. single.handed, held up an
express train on the Missouri Pa
cific railway several weeks ago and
who afterward was arrested, plead
ed guilty to the charge and seDten-
ced to fifteen years in the Penitsn-
tiary, arrived at his destination, in
that institution, on Monday. He il
represented as the most deisstad
human being ever received within ita
walls.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1893-07-07

Barney vaDdenherg and Richard
Vaughn had little "set-to" on our
streets Saturday afternoon, brought
about by Vaughn pursuing and
abusing vandenberg. Both were ar.
rested and Barney" was tried before
Mayor Ford the same evening on a
charge of assault. but was acquitted.
Vaughn was brought before his
honor Monday and pleaded guilty to
came charge and was fined 50 and
costs, amounting in all to s10.35.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1893-07-07

Quite a sensation was created in
Salisbury Wednesday afternoon Of
last week. 1t was reported that
some woman had been seen to throw
a baby in the mill-rond. People
turned out en- Ipasse and dragged the
pond until a late hour at night. 1t
afterwards turned out that the wo-
man had only thrown some small
fish into the pond. So. the ''sensa-
ton" proved to be fish story.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1893-07-07

And it is ordered that the above
amounts, aggregating $299.94, be
paid to Circuit Clerk II. B. Richard.
son, TO be by him disbursed to the
parties thereto entitled.
FL. b. Richardson, fees as clerk at
April adjourned term os circuit court,
1856.
Allowances as flows:
LaGrass & Lucas. for cof.ins fur.
nished paupers, s32.
Grioble & Wilkes. conveying body
OF VIM. Morris TO graveyard, 81.
Hunt & Co., mattress furnished
county Jail, s2.75.
j. L. Dempsey, services as sheriff
at April adjourned term of circuit
court, S47.3O.
Frank Kishner, furniture for cir
cult court room, at Salisbury.
1925.
A. l.. Welch, services as county
treasurer for first quarter OF 1893,
and cash paid for stamps, freight
and expressage, s273.99.
j. Z. Watson, clothing for John
Munson. county patien5 at Fulton
school for deaf and dumb, S16.SO.
Frank Mozart. repairing bridge
across Jones' branch, $62.55.
C. IL. Woodson, bridging branch,
near Forrest Green, sS6.25.
j. +. Dempsey, cash paid for rock
for county rock pile, 56 1 4 perch at
s1.75 per perch, s9S.43
Geo. Conrad, carpenters work on
jail, 81.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1893-07-07

Daniel Ransom, II farmer living in
the vicinity of Browning, Linn coun-
ty, went to the residence of Sidney
Haskins, his neighbor, late Friday
night of last week, and called him
up. When Haskins reached the
door. Ransom emptied both barrels
of double barrel shotgun into his
body and then escaped in the dark
ness.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1893-07-07
COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS.

The county court, of Charlton
county, met, persuant to adjourn
ment, on Monday, July 3D.. with the
following officers present: j. B.
Hyde, president, John Nickerson
and c. E. Alien. associate justices. j q.
E. Dempsey, sheriff, anG r. d. Ed
wards. clerk.
Upon recommendation of j. p.
Coleman. county school commits
sioner. FL. E. Kixkpatrick and Miss
Ella Meyer. are appointed by the
corrt as members Of the institute
bonrd of Charlton county for 1898.
In the matter of letting contract
for iron bridge, at Buster mill site,
the cause is continued, ,un til Tuesday,
August End, for the purpose of hear
ing remembrance against the letting
Of the contract for the building of
said bridge.
Ordered that S20Obeappropriated
TO build bridge across Elk creek,
on section line between sections IL
and IA, twp Sc, range 20.
Ordered that S4OO beappropriated
to build a bridge across Turkey
creek, on the road leading from
Brunswick to Triplett.
A. l.. Wires. deputy bridge com
missioner, reports that bridge across
the branch, near Forrest Green, has
been completed according to plans
and specifications and recommends
that contract price. SS6.25, be paid
to c. I'll. Woodson, contractor, less
value of old lumber used in con-
strucsing said bridge.
Dramshop license for six months
granted TO Lewis Lisle. of Sumner.
Ordered that the sum of 1925 be
appropriated to build a bridge over
creek on road leading from Mendon
to the Catholic church. between secs.
.. and 6, twp 80, range 10, and the
further sum of $125 to build a bridge
across the slough on same road be-
tween secs. and S.twp 55,rapge 10.
The court appoints L. g. Scott
trustee Of Yellow Greek township to
fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of C.. f. Allen.
Ordered that the clerk OF county
court advertise that sealed proposals
will be received by the court on the
first day OF the August, 1898, term
of said court, at 2 O'Clock p. M, for
building one iron bridge across Lake
creek. and one across Muscle Fork
creek, at Longs mill, court reserying
the right to reject any and all bids.
Ordered that the order of this
court heretofore made at the June
term thereof, directing the sheriff of
this county to advertise and sell at
public sale thefollowing schoollands:
sw IA ne IA, SIC 16, twp 90, r21,
be anuulled.
Ordered that the following bills
Il.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1893-07-07

Miss Lille Mann retarped to Kan.
sas City Monday afternoon to re-
sume her duties in the mailing de-
partment of the large mercantile
establishment OF Park, Davis and
company. She was accompanied on
her return by her sister, Miss Maude.
who spent a few days IN vis~
iting friends and acquaiatances in
that city
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1893-07-07

Judge Il. c. Ford, the gallant and
ever conspicuous mayor of Keytes-
vile, has been mentioned by several
newspapers in this and adjoining
counties as probable deputy COLI
lector OF the United States. revenue.
for the western district of Missouri.
in the event Major Fiaks receives
the appointment as collector. Judge
Ford would make an efseient officer
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1893-07-07

Rev. j. X. A. Vaughan, pastor oi
the Southern Methodist Church. at
Brunswick, and his estimable lady
gave a brilliant entertainment TO
the young people OF that city Thurs
day evening OF last week. Vocal and
instrumental music was the lead
ing feature OF the occasion.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1893-07-07

Lloyd Harr. youth of about 16
years, son OF II. f. Harr, farmer
living near Brunswick. was seriously
injured Wednesday. A horse that he
was riding reared and fell backward
into ditch, young Harr falling un--
der the animal. The lad sustained
a broken thigh and is in a precarioua
condition.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1893-07-07
Disereeeiul R,%3.

Las- Saturday night. in .keyt"s-
vile, was one long to- be remembered
for it's hideousness, made SO by num-
eroas scraps and brawls.
The first combat occurred about
l O'Clock and i'm which Herbert
White. Oscar Smith. ir., land u negro,
Walter Perkinson, figured couspic-
uously. The negro WAS at last put
to- flight with his assailants in hot
pursuit, Dut as to how far they fol-
lowed the fleeing negro and the ex-
tent OF the injuries inflicted the evi.
dence brought out at the trial OF
Smith Wednesday night conflicted.
The row, it seems, first started at
the corner oil DIR. Egan's drug store.
young White claiming that he took
hold of Matte Staubus' arm, one oil
the two negro girls with whom Per
kinson was coming up the sidewalk,
to preventherfrom running over him
A fight between Perkinson and
White followed. but rs TO which
struck the first blow The evidence
was again conflicting. TIE two ne
gro girls, Matte Sraubas and Annie
Pcrkinson, the latter Perkinson's
sister, ran as soon as the fight began.
After the first round Perkipson
went back to the colored Methodist
church. where the regular weekly
''iestiLal" was in progress, and re-
turned a few minutes afterw ard in
company with one or two oil his
brothers (the evidence couficted as
to- the number) when two other
scraps occurred. one between Oscar
Smith and Walter Perklnson and
the other between Bill White and
Richard Perkinson, a brother of
Walter.
The dusky pugilists were sgain
knocked out, and on the next morn
ing with.battered and gashed. heads
and bruised faces. came To town and
entered complaint against five
white boys, only three of whom,
Herbert White, Oscar Smith, ir., and
Bill White have as yet been arrested.
the other two, it is said, having skip.
ped.
In ;he rounds the right side OF
Smiths face was badly disfgured,
but he is still able to he in the ring.
A test was made of Smiths case
Wednesday afternoon and night,
two charges being preferred against
him by City Attorney Miller. The
first being for assaulting, beating
and wouEding Walter Perkinson,
the prosecuting witness. and the
other for disturbing the peace of the
city by quarreling and fighting on
the streets.
A jury trial was had before Mayor
Ford. resulting in Smiths being
found guilty on the second charge
and fined s35 ard costs amount
ing in all to s56.25
at the trial Messrs. e. b. Crawley
and L. j. Moorman appeared for the
defendant and City Attorney Miller
and j. A. Collet for the city.
The merits of the case were con-
tested from start to finish. The at
tendance was large and much inter
est was taken in the result. So far
as we are able to learn the action OF
the Jury is generally approved.
Smiths attorneys have taken an
appeal to the circuit court, he Civ
ing an appeal and an appearance
bond i'm the sum of 500.
The cases of Herbert and Bill White
"a 70 YET IN he dianased of
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1893-07-07

An elocutionary contest came on.
at Brunswick, Friday evening OF last
week, between four young ladies and
two young gentlemen OF Salisbury,
and an equal number OF young Ia
dies end gentlemen of the former
place. The prize was a eilver medal.
We did not learn the result.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1893-07-07
CIRCUIT COURT DOCKET.

The following is list OF the cases
.docketed for the July term Of circui,
court. which convenes at Salisbury
next Monday, July 10th: ,a''.i
FIRST DAY, JULY 10Th.
r I Robert wayland and T. Rod
gers vs. Thos. Ferguson; appeal.
= q. and II. johnson Va Geo Her
man; appeal.
3 VIM. Robertson vs 5. Robertson;
divorce.
2SD DAY, July IL.
4 VIM. M'Keene vs the Wabash
X. r., Co.; damages.
3 Jas. W. Garrett vs. the Wabash
R.R, Co; damages.
@ Price Warden va Lucinda War
den; divorce.
3D DAY, July u.
Z l.. ID. Hyde vs. est. OF Ann Gar
snett; appeal.
= X. H. Harris vs Samuel Rankin
ct nj; suit on note.
9 Ed. A. Maher vs. Al Z. Brown;
appeal.
10 John A. Hinton vs. Guy Cox;
suit on note.
IL State of Mo. vs. w. ID. Fansler;
disturbing the peace.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1893-07-07

Mr.. L. b. welch, father of our pop
ular county treasurer, A. L. welch,
has been appointed postmaster at
Pee Dee. A better appointment in
that capacity could not have been
made for the patrons Of Muscle Fork
post Office.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1893-07-07

Messrs. o. B. Anderson and Agee
Bros. have rented the commodious
hall over their handsome new store
rooms on the south side OF Bridge
street to the Knights of Pythias
and Odd Fellow orders at this place.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1893-07-07

Mr.. and Mrs. G. +. Pelsue and two
children and Mrs. Pelsue's brother.
Harry, came up from Paris, Mon
roe county, last Sunday morning
and remained over the Fourth Wis
iting Mrs. Pelsue's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. III. Herring, five miles north
west OF Keytesville.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1893-07-07
Chapman Bros, shoes furnished
prisoner in jail, 81.

Signal, printing, S27.5O.
j. A. Egan, medicine furnished
prisoners in Jail, 1920.
Press-Specfafor, blanks for circuit
conrt. at Salisbury, S25.75.
j. 4. Fuqua, repairs at Jail, So.
L. I. Crnse, services as janitor to-
courthouse, $50.
Ordered that the court now ad>
ionrn until Friday, July Z, 1898, to
grant dramshop licenses to such par
ties as on that day may be found to
be legally entitled to the same.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1893-07-07
Dentistry.

By request OF many Of my friends
/ will visit Keytesville. profession
ally, some time in July. Look out
for datee. Dir. TT. MooRE.
Salisbury, No.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1893-07-07

Come to Keytesyille and gesJ. T.
Swain & Sons prices. They WIZ not
be under sold.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1893-07-07

We want all your butter and eggs,
for which We will pay the top OF the
market.
1T SWAIN & SoH.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1893-07-07
nnlet Seed.

have a 10. Of miIIet SEED FOR snIe. Call on
or address. .ftr
y. W. BLAKELY.
Mendou. No.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1893-07-07

The fourth passed OF quietly here.
Farmers are busy harvesting their
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-06-24

The Board of Trade OF Elkton will convey land
in the town free to any responsible Mauiactuin.
firm or corporation who VIII locate manufac
uring plant upon the same; and the town
authorities will exempt such plant and land from
taxes for ten years.
Water works were constructed this summer
and a supply of good clear, spring water alwa5 :
in the reservoir, with ample provision IN case of
fire.
The climate is healthy. Labor is abundant.
The town is within 20 minutes by rail OF Phila
dephia and 80 minutes of Baltimore over the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore rail-
road Also good water communication to either
Philadelphia or Baltimore.
Population over 800.
Churches and excellent schools
Address all communications to
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-06-24
Work Basket.

Take two peach baskets and fasfen the
bottoms firmly together with small nails
Line one of the baskets with dark chintz
take a piece OF the cloth two inches
longer than the depth of the basket and
wide enough to 90 once and half
around, gather this evenly on circular
piece of chintz just large enough to lay
in the bottom of the baSke5 Fit this in
smoothly. Then draw the upper end
over the edge OF the basket AMI iasten
with carpet tacks. Next take off the
chintz apiece trite longer than the
united length Of both baskets and wide
enough to go around smoothly. Hem
one end and make all around low of
pockets five inches deep gathered quite
full and furnished with heavy rubber
cord at the top. Fasteu this neatly on
the outside OF the lined basket draw the
other end inside the empty enc and
fasten with tncks. Finish with band OF
gay ribbon tied round the centre to
give it the shape OF an Lour glass and
little knots of blue ribbon between the
pockets
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-06-24

Many Persons are broken
down from overwork or household cares.
Browns Iron BitterS Rebuilds the
system, aids digestion, removes, excess of bile.
and cures malaria. Get the genuine.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-06-24
Hawk Noses.

1t is a mistake to suppose that this
nose is confined to Hebrew owners the
persistence OF the qualities which it
indicates makes it most frequent in the
race which it principally adorns. A
pictorial addition to the his tory of these
noses was recently discovered in a
graphic caricature drawn by the clerk Of
the court on the edge of fifteenth
century record of plaintiff whose
nationality the least expert 'nasologists
would have at once detected, without
the, "Aron tilius diaboli," which the
artist had been at pains to inscribe
beneath it. But the "hawk nose" is at
least equally the possession of the Syrian
and the Syrian Arab, as it was of the
Phoenecian of old-all shrewd, money
getting races.
Nespasian possessed it ia perfection,
though it is news to US that when young
he retrieved his rlilei f0ttu 10 by
horse dealing a science always notorious
for it's INSCRIPTIONS dealing aud sharp,
dishonest practice, he WAS descended
from throughly business paren', and
bequeathed his carefulness in money
matters to his son Titus Not the least
charm of the new science IS the chance
which it Offers to the historian of testing
the Characters of eminent men by it's
rigid and unbending standard.
The historical value of gems and
eugravings cannot fail to be enhanced
by their bearing on this most interesting
subjec: and the moral value of anxioms
and actions whose spring has long been
Doubtful may be solved by reference to
the nasal developments OF their author
Apologies tor the m )ney IN lking impulse
which it pleased Adam Smith to ascribe
to human action will for instance no
longer be able to urge that some such
theory was necessary TO a logical system
of political economy.
Adam Smith possessed the Jewish nose
in lis highest development; the nose is the
reflex of character and the 'nasological
political economist will brush aside
apologies and estimate the bias of The
science lot by the necessities of a theory
but by the hard facts of his Semitic
profile
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-06-24
The "SpOtter" Must go.

The railroad spotter has about out
lived his usefulness and will soon have
to seek another occupation" was the
remark of Broadway street car con-
ductor. Nearly all the spoilers in the
city are known personally to all the con-
ductors for the new men are introduced
to the conductors by means of secret
code of signals while they are being
broke in"
The system of checking is also so well
understood that the moment new spot.
ter commences he is himself spotted and
laughed at. The most popular method
is to read book and to turn over page
every time a passenger enters car or
pays his fare.
MANY of the ladies who skim through
y book carelessy as they ride on car
are spoilers, and some of them are SO
careless that they use the same book
day after day, never thinking that it
must be spotted and detected. Other
spoilers of both sexes use row of pins
and acting as though they were nervous
transfer them from one part of their vest
to another taking car to move one every
time apassenger gets on Taking notes
| on shirt wristbands is much simpler and
really attracts less attention, but it does
not possess the desired righteousness
| and is seldom done.
\ book could be written on the jokes
that are played on spoilers after they
| tecome well known to the conductors
| To acc0st one OF these w4thies personally
| and ask If tue register is all right is al
act resorted to in retaliation for specia
the fact that the spotter knows thai
discharge will follow if the company
knows he has been recognized. Another
plan is to purposely omit to ring W
fares but to keep careful track of the
number taken. The spotter takes note
of the omission and prepares a repor
the conductor has rung up the fares, do
ing SO the report is compared with tn
trip sheets it is found that the mistak
has been made not by the man reported
but by the man or woman making tn
report.
But the conscientious spotter is not s.
much to be feared. The spotter VIII
makes the lives of conductor miserabl
is the one Aho guasses. Instead of keep
ing actual tab of the mum Ger of pasSen
gers some spoilers will make an estimat
and actually base report on it. This i
as ridiculous as unjust for while th
trip cars are out the crowds are 50 larg
that the conductor himself could no
make even an approximate guess as t
the number OF fares taken. Still som
of the detectives in embryo assume tn
ability of doing this, aud more than on
man has gone ont into the world with
slur on his reputation for honesty be
cause of this combination of idleness an
coaceit.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-06-24
Which Side to Sleep on.

(Which side should sleep on doctor:
he inquired. Ia winter or summer
asked the doctor rubbing his chin
thoughtfully. What's that got to do
with it?" exclaimed the patient halt
angriIy. "A great deal" responded the
doctor mysteriously. "don't see it,
you don't" said the imperturbable; oil
you did you wouldn't be here asking me
questions about it" Go ahead, then
said the patient sitting back resIgnedly
We'll" continued the doctor, Sin
winter when it is cold you should sleep
on the in side but in sucn weather as this
you should sleep on the outside, in a
hammock, with a draught around it and
piece of ice for pillow. Two dollars
please?"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-06-24

| have been sufferer from catarrh
for years. Having tried number OF
remedies advertised as .'sure cure
without obtaining any relief, had resol
we'd never to take any other patent medi.
cines when friend advised me to try
Ely's Cream Balm. did so with great
using it for six weeks | believe myself
cured. 1t is most agreeable remedy
an invaluable Balm.-Joseph Stewart
ga Grand Avenue Brooklyn