Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-05-29
FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1896.

public school fund, and aside from Its
public schools there are three state
|normals. The state university is
hberally provided for, and numerous
private normals, colleges, seminaries,
academies and other private schools
Of high character are established and
|hourishing in every part Of the CON-
|uonwealth. The church goes hand
10 hand with the school in the uplifting
of humanity and the maintaining Of
civilization. Every religious denomi-
nation is represented in this state.
and reports to the annual meetings,
|conferences and synods, show that all
are increasing in membership and ex-
tending their influence for good among
the people.
In this state improved and unim-
proved land and personal property
are assessed for taxable purposes from
IS to 50 I-3 per cent. of their market
able or cash value. Improved real
estate in cities and towns, from IS to
40 per cent. Corporations, except
railroads, are taxed like individuals.
Railroads are assessed on the road
bed, superstructure and rolling stock.
by the state board of equalization, in
the same proportion as real estate.
Real estate and personal property
owned by railroads are taxed like that
OF individuals and by the county asses
sors- Revenue tax for state purposes,
fifteen cents on the SIoo. One-third
Of the state revenue tax is applied to
the support of the common schools.
- North Missouri.
North Missouri is all of that portion
of the state lying north of the Missouri
river, while that portion lying south OF
the great river is known to the people
tof the state as South Missouri. The
r9entioned portion is pre-eminent-
ftorn. wheat and bluegrass re-
rpfe9enwsath. fi,e latter
product being Spontaneous growth,
even rivaling the famous bluegrass
belt of Kentucky. and it is no depart
ure from the truth to say that many
of Kentucky's most intelligent fine
stock-breeder. as also many from the
northern states taking advantage OF
this fact and their experience, well
knowing that bluegrass and fine stock
are inseparable-have found homes in
North Missouri, and are now among
the wealthiest s,ockmen in America.
contributing their share of brains and
labor in bringing Missouri to the front
as the greatest mule and fine stock
state IN the sisterhood. and in this re-
spect there is no section of the United
States that is so cosmopolitan as is
North Missouri. Aside from the
great river that forms the western and
southern boundaries of this section oi
the state. there are many beautiful
streams. along whose confines are
vast forests of native timber and in
most OF the counties coal is abundant
1t will thus be seen that North Mis-.
souri, is not lacking in timber. fuel and
water.
As this article is intended to call
special attention to only one of the
forty-four counties comprising North
Missouri. the reaser will now narrow
his scope to the region known as
Charlton County.
Situated in the central part of the
state. with the Missouri river washinI
It's southern and the Grand river its
western boundaries, is the fertile and
beautiful county of Charlton. This
county encloses within its limits an
area OF 74o square miles, or 474,I75
acres of surface consisting of beautiful
prairie land. forest covered slopes and
fertile river and creek bottoms. Char.
ton county has an extreme length
north and south of thirty-two miles
and an extreme breadth east and west
of thiry-one miles. The general slope
of the county is to the southwest. the
various streams that wend their way
across its territory being tributary &c