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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-07-03
More Missouri Township Troubles.

Constable +. NJ. Neltch was called
to Missouri township last Friday to ar
rest Newton Jackson, col, on 4 war
rant sworn out by Joan Woods, an
other Missouri township negro, Charg-
ing Jackson with having unlawfully,
wilfuIly and maliciously broken and in
iured the doors and windows of the
atlantis dwelling house and also with
disturbing his (woodsO peace by
quarrelins, challenging snd threaten
Ing &c figh; hira, the said Woods.
On being brought before Judge De-
Moss. Jackson gave bond of SIoo
IN each case for his appearance for
trial on Thursday, July and.
As the cases are bs;ng tried as we
go to press the results can not be Civ
en- until next week.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-07-03
Old Sel.ierS' Picnic.

The citizens of Keyiesville must
bear in mind tha, the old settlers, oi
Charlton county, are going TO hold
their annual picnic At this place on
Monday. August 10th. Every ccm'
fort should be supplied for these grand
old pioneers on that occasion and
make the day one glad, sweet song OF
enjoyment.
A mass-mee,ing OF our citizens
should be called soo1. committees ap-
pointed and all OF the necessary ar-
rangemenis made.
Keytesville must maintain her repu-
taiion of never doing anything by
halves. Let open-handed hospitality
and good cheer reign supreme. In
honorins Charlton couniy's old settlers
KeytesviIle will do hoaor to herself
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-07-03
. The Tomb.

hURT:-lt becomes our palnfui
duty to chronicle this week the sad
and sudden death of one of Keytes-
ville's beloved, honored citizens.
Alonzo E. Hurt, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Hurt, was born seven
miles southeast of Keyt,sville March
3rd, 1864, and died at his home, in
Keytesville, after four days illness of
appendicitis July Ist, 1896. De-
ceased grew to manhood on the farm
upon which he was raised, and after
preparing himself for the position, be-
came one Of the most popular and
successful teachers of Charlton coun-
ty. He was employed to teach in
room No. 5 Of the Keytesville public
school last fall and had been re-employ-
ed to teach again this fail.
On the Sth day of October, 1891,
deceased was married to Miss Minnie,
the lovely daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Powhatan Agee, who then lived five
miles southeast of Keytesville. OF
this union three children, two daugh-
ters and one son, have been born, all
of whom are too young to realize the
loss Of a fond aud long father.
After n surgical operation performed
bv DR.. Clapp, Of Moberly, assisted by
DIS. Perkins, Dewey and Downing. of
Keytesville, the case was found to be
more serious one than was 1T first
thought. A few hours thereafter the
patient began to sink. OF his ap-
preaching dissolution he seemed well
advised and requested w. w. Han
cock to offer n prayer, after which he
called his weeping wife and innocent
children to his bedside and bade each
farewell, telling them all was well with
him, that everything was bright and
clear. Recognizing a number of
friends he spoke to each In turn as
calmly as though he was gong on a
short journey, soon to return, then be-
came unconscious and in a little while
passed to the Great Beyond.
The remains were taken to the
cemetery near New Hope. Baptist
church Thursday evening, the end
inst, for interment. The funeral SER
vices were conducted by Rev. C.. f.
ID. Arnold.
The bereaved young wife and chill
dren of deceased have the united
sympathy of this entire community.
The bereavement to them is scarcely
greater than that which falls to his be-
loved mother, whom deceased accom-
panied as far as Kansas City two
months since on her journey to Ore
gon where she is now visiting Mrs. E
V. Dalton, her youngest daughter.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-07-03
Alex Johnson in Jail Again.

Alexander Johnson, 4 colored resi-
dent of Missouri township, to whom
the county jail bars are familiar, he
having served out several sentences in
the county bastile for various petty Of
fenses, was again lodged in durance
vile last Monday on a warrant sworn
out by Mary Hughes, the dusky spouse
o. Robt. Hughes, COL, of Missouri
township, charging him with disturb
her peace by loud and unusual noise,
profane and indecent conversation,
quarrehng, challenging, ETC., and es
pecially "e,c.," on Sunday, June 2Sth.
Pestiferous Alexander, the Loud
and Indecent, was arrested or Mon
day by Constable Veatch, brought to
Keytesville and taken before Judge
DeMoss, who fixed his bond at $Ioo
for his appearance for trial on Thurs
day, July and.
In default OF the required bond
Johnson was escorted to jail where he
seems to be entirely at home.
The trial is in progress as we so 70
prcss.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-07-03
Earn Ruracd.
Kcytesyillc, Mo-, July SD, 90

About dark last Tuesday night a.
6. Arrington's barn, two miles south
west Of this pace, was discovered to
be on fire. When the fire was first
observed it had burs;ed through the
roof, and all efforts to save the build
ing were at once realized IS useless.
so attention was turned 10 rescuing
the contents, consisting OF some horses,
farming implements, harness, about
30 barrels of com and two or three
tons of hay. The hay aud corn and
one set of old harness, however, could
not be gotten out and were destroyed
with the barn.
There was no insurance on either
the barn or its contents.
1t is not known definitely how the
fire had its origin, but it is supposed
to have been caused by 4 mouse ig-
niting 4 match which had probably
been dropped by Halterman's thresh
ing machine hands who sept in the
hay NOW on Monday night.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-07-03
Two Unp.eaSanf.!es. q.

II is both unpleasant to dun or be
dunned, and We, if Al editor never
dunned his subscribers he could rot
pay his employees nor meet his obliga-
tons for paper, type, ink, etc.
An editos also has a great many
other troubles besides dunning de-
linquent subscribers OF being dunned
himself, but We prefer not to burden
you with them as you. too, probably
have troubles OF your own.
So we will on'y ask you to pay
your subscr ption, and If you will do
so promptly we guarantee that you will
feel bet;er-so vii wc-
Eye troubles make it necessary tha,
the editor Of this paper SO to Kansas
CITY for t-eltment. AMI we MUST
shape our affairs to that end; hut IN
order TO do that we must collect some
money to pay our employees during
our absence, pay the doctors b;ll, our
board bill, &c.
Under similar circumstances VIC
would gladly lend helping hand to
any of our readers, and we shall expect
them to be equally IS considera;e oi
US.
Elsewhere in this issue Of the CoUR'
TER, dear deliquent, we send YOU a
statement Of your account, and hope
you will send us the amount II calls
fOr by return mail. We need it
Yours Respectfully,
&. =. NANDIyER.
Pub. COURIER,
Hcytesyille, Mo-, July sd, 90.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-07-03
Notice.
press.

Section 5,o54 of Vol. ii of the Re-
vised, 1850, Statutes Of Missouri makes
it the duty of road overseers 20 notify
the owner or owners ofhedge fences that
arc more than five feet high along the
public road or highway to cut the same
to heighth Of not more than five nor
less than foar feet. Said notice must
be served on owner or owners or
agent OF such fence by road overseers
in writing, and if within thirty days af-
ter the service OF such notice the
owner or owners or agent shall fail or
refuse to cut down the same as re-
quired by section 5,o55, then it shall
be the duty Of the overseer forthwith
to proceed to have the same
cut down And all costs and
expenses which the road overseer
shail necessarily incur shall be
charged by him against the owner
or owners of the land upon which
such fence is situated, and shall con-
stitute 4 tax upon such land, and shall
be collected rs other revenue for road
purposes is now collected by law.
Parties having hedge fences in dis
trict No. ?, Keytesvi!le township, will
save trouble by giving heed to the
above by August Ist.
JoHN Q PERKINS,
Road Oyersesr District No. p
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-07-03
The GaIIafin Water Strip.

One of the mos, perfect little in.
veations of the age is the Gallatin
water strip, sold by Geo. W. Conrad.
The undersigned citizens, Of Key.
tesviIle. have tried j, and guarantee il
to keep water from Tuunng under an
out side-door, save carpets, keep out
cold, etc.
Hugo Bartr. =. T.. DcriT scy.
VT Rice J. q. kellogg.
uansmaa Rick, n. y. whcclcr.
c. r. TnrnsI.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-07-03
KEYTESvILLE. MISSOURI. FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1896

right to trot in double harness with
Miss Mary A. Boes, maiden lady OF
IS years. He promised TO send Mr..
Smith a dollar to boot, but the boot
has probably gone in quest of Judge
Wheeler's marriage fee and hasn't
gotten back yet, which accounts for
Recorder Smiths sorrowlul appearance
since last Thursday.
Judge Wheeler is more hopeful,
however, and still continues to watch
the mails as his confidence in fail
humanity, though shaken, is not en-
tirely lost.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-07-03
Stock ShipH1enfs-

The following stock shipments have
been reported to the COURIER for this
week:
Messrs. Taylor, West & Courtney,
two car loads OF hogs and two car
loads of cattle. The cattle were
bought of w. J. Oliver, of Missouri
township.
q. l.. Sislcr, one car load of hogs.
DR.. ii. +. Garnett, one car load OF
hogs and two car loads OF cattle.
Peter Smith, two car loads of cattle.
Coll Bros. two Car loads of hogs.
James Wren two car loads of hogs.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-07-03
Don't Blame
The Grocer

If the Coffee he sells you
isn't as good as you would
like il to be. The chances
are that you didn't pay him
enough.
How can n grocer be expect,
ed to sell real good Coffee un-
less you pay him what's
right!
Tip-top Coffee can't he sold
for less than 81 I-3 cts. a
pound. At this piice l sell
B'anke's Coffee, which is
more than tip-top-it is alb
solutely the best.
Any grocer ought to give You
good Coffee at that price, bu;
Igive the best.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-07-03

-Uncle Tom" Elliott discovered =
short time ago that he was afflicted
with a tape-worm and put himself In
the hands of DIR. Aldridge, who sue
ceeded last Wednesday in removing 4
worm 56 feet long, including the head,
so that no further trouble is feared
through leaving a part of it IN the
bowels. 1t was observed by every one
around town that "Uncle Tom" was
aging rapidly OF late, but the cause
was not surmmised by any one until
the tapt-vor was discovered. He
says he feels now like his youth was
being renewed-in fact, is as gay as 4
Io-year-old boy.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-07-03

"Uncle Chap" Crawley ays that he
wants it emphatically understood that
this country doesn't need England's
help IN brin n; aleu-: bimetallism,
and that any sta a'enerti to the con-
trary, are bare-faced, ball-headed
carnards-a trcl OF some, so-called,
bimetalliiS tut who a. e in reality the
worst kind of gold-bugs.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-07-03

We received letter last week from
MIR. Felix Redding, of Bucklin, who is
an old Keytesville boy, a native of
Charlton county, upon whom the light
of day first dawne1 68 years ago. He
had heard of the souvenir edition of
the COULTER containing a write-up of
Charlton county as it now is. Mr.
Redding wanted copy SO as to COM
pare Charlton county of the long ago
with Charlton county of the present
day. He will read The COURIER for
the next year. There are several old
Keytesvillians left, ircluding "UncIe
Tom" Elliott and VIM. z. Hill, who have
very kindly remembrances of Mr.. Red
ding. He is not far away and his old
friends heIe would be glad to have
him visit them.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-07-03

Messrs. T. J. Martin and Capt. J.
c. Wallace, of keytesville, and
James w. Davis, of Brunswick, attended
the judicial convention for the western
district of Missouri at PertIe Springs
as delegates from this county last
Tuesday. The convention renom..
mated Judge Ellison Tor judge of the
Kansas City court OF appeals by ac-
clamation, Judge Broaddus. of Living
ston county, having Withdrawn before
he was placed in nomination. Judge
Broaddus' friends will endeavor to se--
cure his nomination for The court of ap--
peals bench four years hence to sue
ceed Judge Thos. A. Gill.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-07-03
Lost

On Tuesday, June a3rd, the Gay OF
the county convention, 1 lost the
diploma of my son. John +. NJ. Tay-
lor, gwen by the Salisbury academy.
The finder will confer a favor by leav-
ing it Al the Keytesville post-office.
\. ID. TAYLOR,
Keytesvile, Mo.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-07-03
Letter LIST.

The following is the list of unclaim-
ed letters in the Keytesville, Mo-, post
Office July srd, 1896:
Lewis Davis,
l.. NJ. Ferguson.
When calling for the above letters
please say advertised"
JoHN CHIvERS, p. NJ.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-07-03

We are in receipt of handsomely
printed catalogue from the press OF the
Howard County Leader of that splen-
did educational institution, Central
college, Fayette, of which our talented
and worthy friend, Tyson S. Dimes,
has just been elected president. We
notice from the list of students for
1886 that Charlton county was rep
resented by f. A. Hogan, Salisbury
c. II. Magruder. Brunswick; w. p
Carskadon, Dalton, and Sam1 Epper-
ly, Prairie Hill. The total enrolment
of students for the years mentioned
was $50.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-07-03
Attention .Sfockmen.

have two extra good yearling Hol-
stein bulls, now ready for service, for
sale. Both are registered and as de-
sirable individuals as can be found in
the state. JAS F. TAYLOR,
Feytesyille' No.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-07-03
Announcement.

The Indian Grove Presbyterian
church viii give an ice-cream supper
to the general public on Wednesday
night, July Sth. If the weather is un-
favorable at this date, the occasion
will take place on the night following.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-07-03

The Erunswick-Salisbury ball game,
played at Salisbury last Tuesday be-
tween two oolored teams, resulted in a
victory for Brunswick, the score stand
ing I6 oI3.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-07-03
Dissolution Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the CO. partner
ship heretofore existing between JOS. F.
Hansman and Henry Rick, under the firm
name of Hansman &c Ri TX, in the saloon busL-
ness and distilling business at eytesviue..
Mo. has been diss DIV ed by mutual consent.
Henry Rick retiring from said firm. All Of
the Indebtedness OF said firm is assumed by
Jos. F. Hansman, surviving partner
Jos. F. HANsMAN-
HENRY RIcK,s
Keytesville, No., July 1st, 1896.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-07-03
DIR. WOr,ey, Surgeon Dentist,

VIII be in Keytesville every month
and remain 10 days prepared to do
everything in the dental line. including
the extracting of teeth without pain
His next date here is from July 9th to
I 9Th.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-07-03
Marriage Licenses.

Oscar A. Chapman and Miss Myrtle
Clark; James NJ. Gum and Miss
Maria A. Boes; n. a. Minks and Miss
Ida Wilson
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-07-03
Money.

We can loan money on gilt-edged
farms at 8 I-2 per cont. IN amounts OF
So 900 and over. Address, London
* Hicks, Macon, No. Office over
post-office.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-07-03
For Sale.

A family nag, buggy and harness.
Inquire of Warner Ford, Keytesville,
Mo.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-07-03
My Chief Aim

in running n grocery is TO
please my customers SO well
that they Will trade with me
all the time.
To those who buy somewhere
else 1 would say again: II
you are real particular about
what you eat, please remem-
Der that I'm 4 zeal particular
grocer. l buy aud sell the
best foods I can find, aud the
prices are never above cost.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-07-03
A Eishcrnan's Queer Experience.

Grandpa" Moore, of Keytesyille,
went fishing the other day and caught
an animal that does not usually bite At
bait used by fishermen. While he
vas quietly setting on the bank on one
side of the creek waiting for 4 nibble
At his hook, some free Americans OF
African descent on the other side
were amusing themselves At the antics
OF dog which would swim out into
the water for the purpose of bringing
out any article they would throw in.
They finally threw in small rock,
which, of course, sank out OF sight.
The dog swan for that also, and not
finding it, he grabbed GRANDPA"
Moore's cork and started of with it.
The old gentleman held on to TIC
pole and the co:k in the dogs mouth
slipped to the end OF the line on which
the hook was fastened. The hook
was soon stuck fast in the dogs lip. and
such flolndering as the dog made
TO get loose was never excelied by. the
antics Of any variety of the fnny Tribe
on similar occasions. Grandpa"
continued to hold on 10 the pole in
hopes of landing b;s catch, but final
struggle of his dogship tore a silt in
his lip which liberated the barb Of; the
hook and set him free.
= IL vas 1rogtsl.joise played ON st.ie
poor dog, but the fisherman was not
TO blame.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-07-03
NUMBER II.

Tyson S. Dimes, president-elect of
Central college at Fayette, spent Mon
day night in Keytesville the guest of
his brother-in-law, A. F. Too'ey.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-07-03

W. I. Curran has bought the Geo.
F. Cox property, known as the AUNT
Mary" Gillian premises, in the north
east part of town. Mr.. Cox acquired
the property last April as an investment
and sold it to Mr.. Curran at a salts
factory advance. MIR. Curran paying
$500 for 1t. The new owner will add
kitchen and dining room and will
rehaul the old part of the house
throughout before moving to the Place
The suit of Mrs. Mary F. Nichols
against Theodore Palmer, brought on
a change of venne from Justice J. NJ
Collins court in Mendon township to-
Justice J. M. DeMoss' court at> Key
tesville, for the possession of 100 acres
of land in township S., range 20, and
$774.66 rent, came up for trial last
Saturday, but neither party being
ready the case was continued by
agreement until Tuesday, July 2Ist-
The attorneys in the case are l.. N
Dempsey for plaintiff and Davis &S
Davis with Crawley & Son for defend
.nt.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-11-05
CARDINAL GIBBONS VIEWS.
In an Impartial Way He Speaks
of the Pending Election.

Baltimore, November L Car
dinal Gibbons in his sermon al
the Cathedral this morning took
occasion to touch lightly aud in
a thoroughly impartial way upon
the approaching Presidential
election and It's results.
He spoke in the highest terms
of the many good Qualities Of tie
American people, such as their
fundamental belief in religion
their loye of fair play, their N
telligence and their courage. He
then went on to say:
"We are on the eve of a Pres
idential election, both great par
ties contending for the mastery.
They are leaving no stone un
turned in order to be successful.
A foreigner looking on aud wit
Messing the violent denunoiation
that one party is uttering against
the other and the terrible pre-
dictions in regard to the future
Of the country if the other party
we're to win would think that we
were on the verge of a dreadful
revolution.
"On next Wednesday morning
he would find that it was a blood
less revolution, one effected not
by bullets, but by ballots. A man
is to be chosen to the highest po-
sition in the gift of his fellows
and important issues are at stake.
Yet on next Wednesday morn
ing the minority will bow grace
fully to the will of the maj )rity
The country will survive and the
nation will flourish and be per-
petuated. Is this not good evi>
dence that we r subject to the
And the people that bow
so to civil law are not the kind
to reject divine law.
"I'he Catholic Church adapts
herself Ito all kinds of men and
systems of government, but
she is most at home with US. She
exists under the most absolute
sway, but she blooms like the
rose under the tree of liberty.
Nowhere is she so free.as hear.
She holds in her hands the scales
of even-handed 1justice be-
tween capital and labor, the en-
and the employee. While
she is in sympathy with the
toiling masses she knows how to
curb their p%rejudices, In all
of political excitement her
power good is potent and she
says to all: Peace, be still. :"
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-11-05

Asheville Citizen: Buncombe
farmers have had much to brag
about in the way of fine products
this year. There are two more
items to be added to the record.
The finest concorus Irish potas
toes. F. M. Stevens of Buena
Vista had one-third of an acre
in this product, and from it he
gathered 12O bushels Of the
tubers. He sent to the State
fair 81 potatoes that weighed TO
pounds. The second item deals
with a Bryan pumpkin, grown on
l. w. ellis farm near Weaver
vile. Nj. Gill engaged in a
pumpkin-growing contest with a
neighbor, it being agreed that the
winner would bring his pumpkin
to town and report to The Citizen
the result. Mr.. Gill won, his
pumpkin weighed SO pounds.
He brought it to town Saturday
and the huge fruit" was sold to
Mrs. F. NJ, Boan,
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-11-05
A Presidential Incident.

The Alexandria Gazette, in tn
following paragraph, brings gu
an incident in our Presidential
elections that we have never seen
so fully described. Newspaper
men who received press dispatches
in 1884 remember that the figures
of the New York Associated
Press were falsified for an entire
day or more; showing Blaine's
election, when the returns re-
ceived by all the leading newspa-
pers showed the election of Mr..
Cleveland. The people were
rapidly coming to the conclusion
that a manipulation was going on
similar to that which succeeded in
defeating Mr. Tilder, 8 years be-
fore, and they were getting
greatly excited, especially in the
city of New York. Here is what
the Gazette says of that occur
rence:
From the statement of the New
York World, q plutocratic organ,
that the sinews of war will be in
use until the close of the polls,
and from the intimation of several
other anti-Bryan newspapers, that
the announcement of the result of
the election may be delayed for a
day, if not two, it seems not i'm
probable that the Republican
trick of 1884 to cheat the Demo-
Gratis out of the election by
changing the returns, may be at
tempted again, and that the use of
the sinews of war may be con-
tinued not only until the close of
the polls, but after they shall be
closed. 1t will be recollected that
when MI Cleveland was first
elected, the returns were held
back so long by order of Mr.. Jay
Gould, of the Western Union
Telegraph company, for the pur-
pose of having them altered if
possible hat MI. German, then
chairman of the National Demo
cratic Committee, went to him
and in a private interview, in
formed him that unless the re-
turns were forwarded at once be
stood in great danger of being
hanged from a lamp post and Of
having his office mobbed and
looted-at which the returns
were made public at once.