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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1897-12-10

makes oath to the necessary 1a-months,
residence In Charlton county prior
to the fling of his peti-
ton, and enters his prayer,
for divorce from the bonds Of matri-
mony heretofore contracted with the
defendant, asks the court for the care
and custody of their infant child, lanes
Albert, and for such further and other
orders as the court may deem Just
and proper In the premises.
Since the above was filed Mrs.
Hayes has given birth to a girl, and
the plaintiffs attorney, Col. o. P. Ray
of Keytesville, had to amend plaintiffs
petition to the extent of another "kid."
IS
Besides these three divorce suits and
the divorce suit of Richard Hayes,
COL, against Belle Hayes, mention of
which was made In the COURIER three
weeks ago, the following new civil cases
have been docketed for the January
term of circuit court at Salisbury:
{. II. Brandt ct al VS.. F. w. Brandt,
partition.
Benton Shupe vs. Lemira Shupe,
suit on note.
r. ]. Wheeler VS.. J. D. Stanley ct
al, ejectment.
Emma Duatel ct al VS.. Covey Hery-
ford ct al, partition.
Singer Manufacturing Co. VS.. c. c.
Clifton ct al, ejectment.
w. I. Barnes VS.. ]. F. Thomas,
damages.
Julius Laner VS.. Joseph Neiderholt-
meyer, suit on account.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1897-12-10
New Odd Fellow OffYcers.

The Keytesville Odd Fellows lodge
elected the following officers last Mon
day night for the ensuing six months:
John F. Whitesides, N. G.; Joe v.
Whitesides, ". c.; M. w. Anderson,
treasurer, and F. NJ. Veatch, secretary.
The appointive Offices will be filled
after the new officers are installed,
which will be the first Monday night
in January, 1898.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1897-12-10

which he has been compelled to ex-
pend of his daily earnings almost all
for doctor bills and for the neoes-
saries of life, and his health was such
that he was not really able to perform
manual labor, and being man of very
small means he was in need of every
cent of the said $3o, but the defendant
persuaded plaintiff to let her keep the
lmoney, las she was afraid plaintiff
would lose said sum of money, and
plaintiff delivered to defendant the said
sum of money, merely to keep and
hold for him, but the defendant, with
out the knowledge or consent of this
plaintiff, took said money and loaned
it in parcels to different parties, thus
depriving plaintiff Of the means he had
for providing for himself and family;
that while plaintiff was sick, as afore-
said, and under the necessity of taking
medicine which had been prescribed
for him and was unable to prepare his
dose of medicine, he requested plaintiff
to prepare and give him hts dose OF
medicine which she then and there re-
fused to do, saying plaintiff could pre-
pare his own medicine; that plaintiff
was afflicted with sore eyes,
shortly before plaintiff and defend
ant separated, to such an extent
that he was compelled to apply
medicine to the same, and that while
his eyes were in such condition he was
scarcely able to see, and more especi-
ally to apply the medicine to his eyes,
and requested the defendant to do so,
which she refused to do, and plaintiff
was compelled to get other persons to
apply said medicine. Plaintiff further
states that there was born Of said mar
rage one child, boy, James Albert,
now living and two years old past; that
while said child was sick a short time
ago that defendant took said child and
gave it slapping with her hand with
out any cause or provocation, other
than that she was very jealous of said
child because it always appeared to
have a greater hiking for its father, the
plaintiff, than for its mother, the de-
fendant; that defendant was intensely
| Jealous of plaintiffs relatives, and OBJ
ljected to their visiting plaintiff or him
visiting his said relatives, and referred
to plaintiffs relatives in very oppro-
brious terms by calling them harsh
names, to all of which plaintiff submit
ted in the hope that defendant would
mend her ways and show plaintiff the
respect due him, but to no avail, until
further forbearance ceased to be viz
tue, and on the said 18th day of No
vember, 1897, plaintiff left defendant
and has since continued to live sepa-
{ rate and apart from her. Plaintiff next
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1897-12-10
New Racket Store.

The new Racket store in the ]. P.
Tippett building in Keytesville is now
open to the public and ready for busi-
ness, and will sell you more goods
for the money than anybody. You
are cordially invited to call.
THE New RACKET.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1897-12-10
VOLUME XXVI.
CIRCUIT COURT PROCEEDINGS.
october. 1897, Adjourned Term.

Ocfober, I6SI, Aojoufneo fef".
In addition to the disposition Of
cases at the October. 1897, adjourned
term of circuit court, published in the
last issue Of the COURIER, the follow
ing proceedings were had;
CIVIL CASES.
c.. Del Vecchio VS.. /. c. Couch ct al,
suit to set aside deed; transferred to
circuit court at Salisbury by agreement
Of parties
Sarah ]. Piummer vs.. City Of Milan,
change of venue from Sullivan county,
damages; plaintiff makes remitutur Of
S7so of the 5000 verdict Of the
iury returned at the last October term.
Motion for new trial overruled. De-
fendant files affidavit for an appeal.
and appeal granted to the Kansas City
court of appeals This is the case In
which Nrs. Sarah ]. Piummer brought
suit against the city of Milan for Sro,-
coo for injuries sustained by falling on
IN alleged defective sidewalk in that
Gp August z7th, 1895. This Is the
secoud trial of the case IN the Charlton
oircuit court and the second appeal that
has been taken to the Kansas City
court of appeals, the finding OF the
lower court having been reversed and
the cause remanded upon the firs'
appeal.
Margaret A. Sportsman vs.. Geo. w
Rody ct al, injunction; bond for COS
fled and approved by the court, anc
cause continued.
Same VS.. same, suit to quiet title
same.
B.L. Kendrick vs.. estate Of M. c
Paxton, suit on account; on motion o
the defendant IT is ordered that tn
record Of the judgment in this caus'
rendered on the 76th Of October. 1896
nnne pro fznc so as to show that b.
agreement of parties the judgment @
the probate court In favor Of plainti
is affirmed by this court, and that tn
amount OF SAID judgment is to b
credited ty the defendant upo', plain
dfPs indebtedness 10 defendant 70
money paid by the defendant as on
of the sureties of plaintiff on his not
to the school funds OF Charlton county
Edward Thacher VS.. Henry Sasse
damages; the application Of Fran
Beiiner, Henry Himmelberg and Henr
Fuemmeler to be released from IN
cost bond of plaintiff coming on to b
heard, it is ordered upon motion
said sureties that their said applicaio
and their said affidavits thereto a
tached be withdrawn without prejudic
to the right of said sureties to file Al
other ike application in the circu
court of Howard county, Mo-, sal
cause having been taken to that count
on change of venue.
City of KeytesviIle vs. c c Ware
appeal; continued
Elizabeth Haines ct al VS.. MAJ
S. Hayward ct al, partition
sheriffs report of sale approved, an
cause continued to await final repo
Of sale.
Stephen Morgan VS.. VIM. Morga'
partition; judgment Of partition
prayed, land ordered sold for one-ha
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1897-12-10
Second Quarterly Meetings.

Keytesville station. Dec. 10th;
Keytesville circuit at Adams chapel,
Jan. I-2; Salisbury station. Jan. 9th.
]. r. A. VAUGHAN, P. E.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1897-12-10
EsVILLE. MISSOURI. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 10. 1897.

cash, balance on credit Of one year
with privilege of paying all cash.
Lucy Payne ct al VS.. Emma Maddox
ct al, partition; order of sale renewed
and cause continued.
Efie Anderson VS.. r. w. Anderson,
divorce; decree nisi and cause con-
tinued.
Claude Wilkinson VS.. Sallie wilkin-
son. divorce; continued.
!. E. Colson vs.. Emma Maddox ct
al, partition; continued.
Mary E. Wilson vs.. ]. K. Robertson.
damages; continued.
c. Aultman & Co. vs.. Lewis Sisler.
suit on note; continued.
Santa Fe Exchange bank W. estate
of ]. A. Redding. debt; order Of REFER
ence renewed and cause continued.
E ]. Ballew ct al VS.. George Rob-
ertson ct al, equity; order Of reference
renewed and cause continued
In the matter Of the assignment of
the Bank Of Salisbury. z. n. williams,
assignee. assignment continued.
| ]. w. Nichols vs. ]. A. Merchant ct
al. appeal; continued.
City of Keytesville vs. James Jack
son. appeal; continued to pass from
docket.
| Lou flaming VS.. w. T. Fannius, di-
vorce; continued under advisement.
| In the matter Of the assignment OF
| A. ]. Milford, Moses Jones, assignee,
assignment; continued
!. w. L. Green vs. Eta F. Green, di.
vorce; continued.
John T. Hartman VS.. city of Bruins
wick, damages; continued
; Richard Perkinson VS.. o. G. Chap
man, attachment; nonsuit. Attached
. property in hands Of sheriff ordered
{ released.
. Walter E. Hyde VS.. George West
. appeal; dismissed by plaintiff
Il n. /. Beasley ct al VS.. L. A. Fawk'
, ct al, suit on note; continued.
RI G. c. Briggs VS.. T. Ferguson ct Al
7 suit on note.
CRIMINAL CASES.
State of Missouri VS.. K. G. Hunter
No. a, selling liquor illegally; dismissed
by agreement at defendants cost.
Same VS.. same, Nos. 3-I3, same
same order.
: Same VS.. T. A. Pope, abducting fe
> male under IS years from the home c
her parents for the purpose Of prosti
} tuition; trial by jury, defendant foun
guilty and punishment assessed at in
prisonment in the penitentiary for
u term OF two years. Motion for ne'
o trial overruled. Affidavit for apes
filed and appeal granted to the suprem
court. Defendants bond fixed at $500
! in default of which he was taken to tn
!, penitentiary pending the result Of hi
u appeal. Fope is the married ma
y with a wife and four children VIII
eloped with I7-year-old Lille Fad
l. of near westville last October. Pop
returned to the neighborhood a fe'
y days afterward and was arrested. br
J, Miss Eads is still lat large" and he
= present whereabouts are unknown {
'' either her family or the officers. Pope
conviction without the presence Of h
!, victim is a compliment to Prosecuhn
IS Attorney Collet of which he may we
III feel proud.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1897-12-10

Tiff and the horse he had purchased,
but had not paid for, and left the coun.
ty for parts unknown; that prior to his
departure, as Aforesaid, he tried to In
duce plaintiffs father to advance him
some money, pretending that he de-
sired it for business; that during the
time plaintiff lived with defendant as
his wife said defendant totally failed
70 provide for her maintenance, cloth
ing, provisions or home; that by these
and other actions of defendant and by
willfully misrepresenting facts and by
deceit and fraud, disclosed by his con-
duct plaintiff became the object of re-
marx and sympathy by the public,
greatly injuring her feelings and wo-
manly pride, all of which was aggra-
waited by defendants not writing to
plaintiff after he had left September
9th, 1897. nor sending her any word
provisions or money, and totally failed
to make any provision for her mainte'
nance. and In consequence whereo
plaintiff was greatly humiliated and hel
mental condition in consequence there
Of became intolerable. Plaintiff furthel
states that she has resided in the stat,
of Missouri, county Of Charlton, for on,
whole year prior to the fling of this pc
tition, The plaintiff therefore prays Il
be divorced from the bonds of matri
mouy contracted with defendant. a
aforesaid, and that she be permittedt t
have her name changed to her maideI
name towit: Morehead, and for sue
further orders and judgment touchin
the premises as may be proper.
Capt. Louis Benecke of Brunswic
is plaintiffs attorney.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1897-12-10
POOREST VS.. FoRREsT.


Mrs Dixie Forrest of Salisbury has
also found more thorns than roses in
path of matrimony, and has brought
suit for divorce from her husband,
Thos. J. Forrest.
For cause of action plaintiff states
that on the rst day of July, 1895, in
de county of Randolph and the state
|of Missouri, she was lawfully married
to the defendant, and that she con-
tinued to live with defendant as his
wife from and after the day and year
aforesaid until the 18th day of May,
1896; that during all that time plain
tiff faithfully demeaned herself and dis
charged all her duties as the wife of
defendant, and at all times treated him
with kindness and affection; but the
said defendant, wholly disregarding his
duties as the husband of plaintiff, did
on the 18th day of May, 1896. without
reasonable cause, abandon said plain
tiff and has ever since renamed sep
arate and apart from plaintiff, being
for a space of more than one year next
before the filing of this petition. After
showing the necessary legal residence
of one year prior to the filing OF hel
petition, plaintiff prays to be divorced
from the bonds of matrimony, con
tracted as aforesaid with the defendant
that she be restored to her nader
name, Dixie Foster, and for such
further orders and judgments touching
the premises as may be proper.
Hammond & Son are plaintiffs at
torneys
HAYES VS.. HAYES.
Harry Hayes of near Eccles, who
was married to Miss Annie Moxley
the 10th of January. 1898, has also
found marriage failure, and will ask
to be relieved from the unbearable bur.
den Of marital relations.
After giving the date of his lawful
marriage to defendant, plaintiff states
that he continued to live with defend
ant as her husband until the 1 2th day
of November, 1897, and that during
all the time they lived together as man
and wife plaintiff faithfully demeaned
himself as the husband Of defendant
and at all times treated her with kind
/ neee md affection but that the defend.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1897-12-10

Ocfober, I6SI, AoJoufneu Fef".
In addition to the disposition Of
cases at the October. 1897, adjourned
term of circuit court, published in the
last issue Of the COURIER, the follow
ing proceedings were had:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-02-25
IL Makes Them Tired

We trust that the most blindly
partisan Republican organs of the
State will not bring reproach upon
the newspaper fraternity by attempt
ing to defend the transparent fraud,
whether legal or otherwise, of the
employment of seventeen night mes
sengers in the Wisconsin State
Senate, whose duties as such consist
ed solely ofdrawing the pay allowed
them. The Secretary of State, who
is the auditing officer, protested
against the fraud but was told by
the the Attorney General that under
the law nothing remained for him
to do in the matter except to draw
warrants upon the Treasurer for the
payment of this supernumerary
outfit. 1t is just such plundering
methods as this that makes the over
burdened taxpayer tired and want
to sit down and rest. A few breaks
like this will remove all the starch
from the economy racket, and
furnish the opposition with good
ammunition for the campaign of
1898.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-02-25
General Fund Deficit.

The Wisconsin Republican cam
paign speakers and writers who
were recently so earnest and persist
ent in their charge that under Dem
ocratIc management of national at
fairs the public debt was continually
being increased to obtain money
with which to meet the current ex-
penses of the government, are now
confronted by deficit in the general
fund of our own state, which is Re-
publican shy a large majority"
that makes them wonder where they
are at. On or about the 9th inst.
Gov. Scofeld sent to the legislature
a message containing in effect the
somewhat startling announcement
that there was practically deficit in
the general fund of the state amount
ing in round numbers to the sum of
$4,000. Whatever may have
been the sins of the Democratic
party in the past, it may as well now
be confessed that Gov. Peck's adj
ministration cannot justly be held
responsible for this deficit, as a
greater portion of 1t is doubtless a
legacy hequeathed by the Republi-
can predecessor of the present Re-
publican management. Gen. Sco-
field charitably attempts to break
the force of his announcement TO
some extent by stating in effect that
this deficit has been temporarily pro-
vlded tor by the receipt OF S75o,ooo
from one railroad company on ac-
count of taxes yet to become due,
and by overdrafts upon banks to the
amount of 100000 more. IL would
not require very elastic stretch of
the immigration for one to see that
in reality this is nc provision at all.
As the amount advanced by the rail-
road company would doubtless have
been needed to help out on current
expenses the present year, and the
.svsfdfaffs aecepted BY TIE banks are
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-02-25
MARTElI.

Rod s. Williams has been confined
TO his room for over a week with a
bad attack OF la grippe.
Isaac Gunderson has returned from
Minnesota, where he has spent few
months.
Clint Williams returned from Red
Wing Saturday, accompanied by two
young gentlemen of that city.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Thompson
Feb. 2lst, daughter.
Mrs. Geo. Williams spent a couple
of days with her daughter, Maude, at
Red Wing last week.
The masque ball at Bonsness' hall
last Saturday night was we'll attended.
A. p. Forsyth and wife called on
relatives and friends here Sunday and
Monday. Mr.. +. was kept busy ans
wering the many questions asked him
regarding his trip to Mexico.
Ole Engeman of the town of Gilman
is very sick. DR.. Harding is attend
ing him.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-02-25
PLEASANT VALLEY.

Miss Minnie Everson has a cousin
from Polk county visiting her.
Quite lumber of our young folks
attended the lecture at Kinnickinnic
last Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Nicholson are
entertaining friends from Hudson
this week.
Mrs. Asa Parker is quite sick at
this writing, having had a stroke Of
paralysis OF her right side.
Mrs. G. S. Webster has gone to
Illinois to spend the rest of the winter
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. johnson are the
proud parents of little girl.
An oyster supper will be given at
the Grange Hall Friday evening, Feb.
26th. Everybody come and have a
good time.
Parties have been given recently at
the following places: Frank Lewis
Sumner Dresser's and Mrs. Glenden-
ning's.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-02-25
DOWNING.

There was birthday party at the
home of Miss Ella May last Friday
night. All present had good time.
JAS Wall has just closed a very
successful term of school at Crane
town. James is good teacher but
he is not going to follow the profession
He has received an appointment in
the mail service.
A couple of men from Wilson we're
in town Friday. On their way home
they overlook some young ladies who
were going to the party at Mr.. Mays.
The man who was driving asked the
girls to ride, but did not stop the
team. Three of the girls attempted
to get into the sleigh box. They had
already put in the bundles which they
carried. The driver whipped up the
team and the girls failed to get in.
The girls arrived at the party, but the
presents which they intended to give
to Ella May were carried TO Wilson
and they haven't seen them since.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-02-25
SPRING LAKE.

Mrs. Jennie Vanasse spent a few
days with relatives and friends in
Spring Valley last week.
Will Chapman is cutting the cord
wood and bolts on Mr.. Luxmore's
land that he bought of the Wildwood
company.
AS p. McCarl was going down hill
with load of bolts Tuesday some
part Of the sleigh broke, causing the
team to run away and tipping the
load over on Mr.. McCarl, bruising
him quite badly. The team was
caught this side of Spring Valley.
George Durham is scaling logs for
Mr.. Vanasse this winter.
Ernest Linda was calling on friends
here Monday.
Jessie Mosher has returned home.
In our item of last week, we
stated that Dr. Rostad had resigned
as postmaster. We had been mis-
informed, DR.. Rostad having only
signified his intention of resigning
We are glad, however, that someone
has interest enough in this little
matter to remind US of our mistake.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-02-25
Neither Dead Nor Sleeping.

Those confident politicians who
fondly imagine that the opposition
to the Republican party has either
been killed or given an opiate which
has produced a profound sleep, have
not been very diligent students Of
the political history which has been
made in this country during the
past forty years. A political COM
bination which was strong enough
to clothe in doubt for days the
result of the last Presidential cleo
ton possesses vitality sufficient to
enable il to resume business at the
old stand in 1900, and in the mean
time to keep wide enough awake to
know what its adversary is doing.
At the close of the Presidential
campaign in 1872, during which the
Democratic party had two tickets in
the field, many Republicans thought
that the divided party would petit
ton for the appointment of a
receiver, but no receiver was asked
for and four years later an electoral
commission had to be created to
determine the result, very serious
trouble being narrowly averted.
Between now and the opening of
the campaign in 1900 each of the
different factions into which the
opposition to the Republican party
may be divided will conduct its own
agitation in its own way but when
the time for action comes they will
mass their forces as in 1896 for the
accomplishment of common
purpose, the defeat of the party in
power. Republicans may scott as
they will at the alleged pretensions
of the silver cranks, the mutterings
of organized labor, and the demands
of reformers generally, but banded
together in what they regard
whether properly or not-as a vital
struggle, these elements will consti-
tute a mighty political power which
can not be overcome unless during
the Mckinley administration this
country shall witness an era of
unparalleled prosperity. This pros
perity the JOURNAL wishes to see,
and earnestly counsels the Republi-
Gems who have been or may be
given places of power, to subordinate
all selfish interests to the public
good, and thus to prove themselves
worthy the confidence reposed in
them by the common people.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-02-25
Quite a DroO.

We would exult over the mis-
fortunes of no one, but are some
what impressed by an incident
which many would term a remorse-
less fate that has taken a guest from
the Palmer House, Chicago, and
placed him in the penitentiary at
Joliet. The Palmer House is one
of the finest of the strictly first-class
hotels in the United States, and the
fellow who eats and sleeps there has
at his command all that the most
luxurious and fastidious taste can
require. J. w. Dunlap of the
Chicago Dispatch, who some time
ago took up his abode at the Palmer
with the expectation of making it
his permanent home while upon
this mundane sphere, was recently
transferred from his palatial sur
roundings to the more plain but
equally substantial outfit known as
the Joliet penitentiary to serve two
years sentence for violating the
postal laws. The maximum penalty
upon the counts of which he was
convicted would have been fines to
the amount ofslxty thousand dollars,
and years of Imprisonment greater
in number than the allotted age of
man, and when this fact is consider
ed one would naturally think that
he was let off quite leniently with
but two years in prison. But Dun
lap doesn't feel that way. The
sentence was pronounced about a
year ago, but Dunlap has made such
a vigorous and persistent fight that
he kept the matter in the courts
until a short time ago when he was
taken to prison. Postmaster Gen
eral Wilson ordered the investiga-
ton which resulted in a change of
diet for Dunlap, who will probably
be required to serve out his sentence
unless pardoned by Cleveland.