Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-05-29
NUMBER Is.

Dried frult, No. lbs... 5o,72o
Small fruit, c. and B. 80. 6s
Molasses, No. gal. ....... 1,s17
Game. No. lbs. .......... Io,oa8
Butter, No. lbs. ........... 4,537
Eggs, No. doz. 1oe,37o
Poultry, No. lbs. 73,,s3o
Hides, No. lbs. a6,a18
wool, No. lbs e,58a
Lumber No. feet. I,5S3,ooo
Logs, No. feet. t........... 10000
Junk, No. lbs. bs............ 10000
Brick, No. cars. .. s6
lille, No. cars. II
The railroad facilities of this county
are excellent, it being traversed by
three trunk lines. as also a branch
road fifteen miles in length. The
main line of the Wabash road between
St. Louis and Kansas City passes
through the southern portion of the
county from east to west. AT Sails
bury, the branch road spoken of above,
leaves the main line and pursues a
southerly course till it reaches tho
Missouri river at Glasgow, just over
the line in Howard county. At Bruns-
wick the Omaha division of the Wa.
bash leaves the main line and runs in
a northwesterly direction, following tho
fertile bottoms of the Grand river.
This division, as its name indicates,
runs to Omaha, Nebraska, and Council
Bluffs. Iowa. and FORM direct hne
between these cities and St. Louis.
The Chicago division of the Atchison.
Topeka g. Santa Fe and the Chicago,
Burlington s. Kansas City railroads
pass diagonally through the northwest
part of the county and open up some
Of the richest territory within its Dor.
ders. 1t will thus be seen that Chair.
ton county has no lack of railway con-
nections with all the great markets.
This grand county is blessed with
progressive inhabitants, who believe
in public schools and well-organized
system of education. Besides the fine
graded schools, each district is pro-
vided with a neat frame or brick struct.
ure capable of accommodating all the
pupils in the district. Its enrolment
OF public school pupils in 1895 was
o6Ie, with I46 schools and I73
teachers. The permanent school fund
is 81 $3.50, and the amount expend-
ed for schools in 1894 was Sos 5,oo3..
So. While the educational facilities of
the county are well looked after the
religious needs of its people are not
neglected. there being commodious
houses of worship located in nearly
every neighborhood owned and oc-
cupied by the various denominations.
There are also many fourishing Sum
day-schools and young peoples socie-
ties.
The population of Charlton county
in 1880 was IS 2e4. and IN 1890 1t
was 20 254, which shows an increase
during the ten years of 1880. Its
rank in area is 2I. in population IS,
and its percentage of public school
pupils to the population is 81. The
assessed valuation of the county in
1895 was SIS 677,565, which represents
but about a third of its actual value.
As this article is intended to be
description of the city of Kcytesvile
and its immediate surroundings, as
well rs the whole of Charlton county,
and as Keytesville is the seat Of
government OF this noble section of a
great state the following space will be
devoted to a description of the city
and its many advantages as a place of
residence and a business location.
Under their proper headings will also
be given sketches of the business en-
terpriscs that have brought this city to
the front as one OF the leading corp-
mercial centers OF Ile county.
City of fkeyfeSvfve.
The city of keytesville, the beau
tiful county seat of Charlton county,
and the trade center for a large
/ Scone Of country is situated near the