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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1901-12-20
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WOODWARD HENRY:-At the
Brown house in Keytesville
Thursday evening, Dec. IL, 1901,
at 6 o'clock, G. S. Woodward of
Fenner, California, and Miss
Minnie w. Kknry of Westville,
Mos were MI ed in marriage,
Reg. Alphaa &fgle officiating.
.Atfsr the ceremony the bridal
party passed to the dining-room
where q good, wholesome sup
per had been spread, and which
was enjoyed right heartily.
GARRErT-V A AHpfvER:-s. B.
Garrett of Kansas City and Miss
Mamie E. YandiVer Of KanAas
City, bat who was bonn 4sayI rear.
ed at Salisbury, were married
Wednesday, December II, 1901.
The bridegroom is an employe of
the Swift Packing Co., while the
bride has been keeping books for
a candy concern in Kansas City
for the past four months, and has
been making her home with her
sister, Daisy, who also married a
Mr.. Garrett of Kansas City.
i CHAPMAN -SUBLETT III nry
Chapman of Oakvale, California,
and Miss Mary E. Sublett of
Brunswick gave their friends a
surprise Wednesday, Nov. 20, by
getting married. The ceremony
was pronounced by Rev. Frank
Jones, pastor of the Presbyterian
church at Oakvale. The young
couple are we'll known in that To-
cality and have the best wishes
of their many friends for long
and happy life. The groom is a
prosperous stock dealer, while
his fair bride is the accomplished
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T. c..
ESublett, well-known and high
Ily respected citizens of Bruns-
wick. To Mr.. and Mrs. Chap
man the COURIER tenders it's
compliments and wishes them a
long life Of happiness and pros
perity.
/ MAcKAY-OLDHAM:-Henry l.
Mackay, son of Mr., and Mrs.
Geo. A. Mackay of six miles
northeast of Keytesville, ,and Miss
Eula OLDHAM, an attractive
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
Oldham of the same neighbor-
hood, were married at Adams
chapel Wednesday evening, De-
cember Is, 1901, at 1880 O'Clock.
Rev. Frank Drace pronouncing
| the magic words which united
the destinies of the popular
young couple. The attendants
were VIM Adams and Miss Katie
/ Bills and Clarence Foster ant
!. Miss Matte Hughes. At tn.
conclusion of the marriage vows
!, the bridal couple and their at
tendants and a number of invited
j! guests repaired to the home Q
the brides parents, where fin.
i supPsE was served. Yesterda,
& rnng, Hr. and Mrs. Mackay
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1901-12-20
Warren vs.. Warren.

After % years of married life
to VIM. C. Warren of Brunswick,
Mrs. Louisa M. Warren has
found her cup of matrimonial
sorrow full to overf1owing, and
has brought suit for divorce from
her reoreant spouse at the next
February, 1902, term of circuit
cou1t at Salisbury.
Il her petition, plaintiff states
that she was lawfully married to
the defendant in Charlton county
in 1879, and continued to live
with him as his wife from that
date until the 10Th day of No
vember, 1901; that during all
times she faithfully demeaned
herself, and discharged all her
duties as the wife of defendant,
at all times treating him with
kindness and affection; but the
said defendant, wholly disregard
ing his duties as the husband of
plaintiff, has been guilty of such
cruel and barbarous treatment of
plaintiff as to endanger her life,
and has offered her such indig-
mites as to render her condition
intolerable in these particulars,
to-wit:
Her husbands refusal to call a
physician or neighboring wom-
en-; for her in childbirth August
10, 1899, and since that time he
has continuously abused her, not
only cursing her, and by quar-
reling and fault finding, without
just cause or provocation, but he
also frequently assaulted and
beat her in an angry and brutal
manner, causing her great phys
ical and mental anguish. {.
Mrs. Warren states furthef
that, Notwithstanding her nus
|.bsnd's brutal treatment, she en-
deavored to endure her distress-
ing hardships for the sake OF her
children, and when, during any
of his violent assaults upon
plsintiff, their children tried to
intercede for plaintiff and threat
ened to call neighbors for pro-
lection, he became very angry
at the children and threatened
great bodily harm to them if they
said anything to the neighborf
about his conduct, and, in con-
sequence of his threats and ac-
tions, the oldest of the minor
children were frightened an0
driven away from home.
Notwithstanding plain tiff
earnest and continuous endeav-
ors to bring about a reform in
defendants conduct, he grew
worse from time to time and his
assaults became more frequent
till on the morning of November
II, 1901, before daylight ano
while plaintiff was still in bed,
he became violently mad, with
out any cause or provocation
and commenced beating plain
tiff with his fist and choked her
and, while she was in an almost
insensible condition, jumped up.
on Ter with his knees, causing
intense internal pains, which
totally disabled her from leaving
her bed till the 10Th day of No.
vember, 1901, when she wal
able to get up and leave and die
leave their house and went tx
relatives for shelter and protec'
ton, and ever since that tim'
has remained away from him a
matter of absolute necessit,
for her personal safety.
Plaintiff AYERS that, by reason
of the barbarous and cruel treat
j ment aforesaid, her genera
health has been broken and re
suited, as she fears, in perma
nent injury.
i There were born of said mar
riage aforesaid seven children
!. two of whom are now of age, an
. all five of the minors are unde
, &ho como on1 c1Istodv of nIainti
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1901-12-20

Winter arrived in earnest Thurs
day night of last week, and most
people hereabouts have been kept
busy trying to keep warm ever
since. The thurmometer stood
Z degrees below zero Friday morn
ing, which was a jump. of about
56 degrees from Thursd ay morn
ing. Saturday and Sunday
mornings the mercury registered
10 degrees below zero, and IA de-
grees below yesterday morning.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1901-12-20
KEYTEsvn14E. MISSOURI FRIDAY DECEMBER 2oleo1
The Criminal Calsadar.

The Criminal Calendar.
Geo. M. Clay and Nans4 Black
of Dean Lake, Triplett township,
will be tried in Justice D. H.
Hancock's court at Keytesville
Saturday, December 81, for un-s
lawful rehabilitation. Mr.. Clay's
daughter, Miss Grace E. Clay, is
the prosecuting witness.
Edward Grim was tried by a
jury in Justice G.. w. Cunning
hams court at Brunswick Tues
day on a charge of disturbing
the peace of Mrs. Eva Swain of
near Brunswick. Mrs. Swain
swore that Grim cursed her, but
Grim made oath that Mrs. Swain
cursed him. The jury took Grim's
statement in preference to Mrs.
SWANS, and returned a verdict
of .snot guilty.
Newton jackson, a negro
school teacher of Missouri town
ship, and John Woods, COL, also
a resident of Missouri township,
had mix up. which resulted in
Jackson's having Woods arrest
ed for drawing gun on him.
Jackson went to Woods premises
and Woods ordered him to leave,
and when jackson refused. TO go,
Woods went into the house, re-
turned with a shotgun and en-
phasized his desire for jackson
to depart by drawing bead with
with the weapon across Jackson's 8
ANATOMY. jackson thereupon
went away, but came to Keytes-
vile and swore out a warrant be-
fore Justice HI. A. Wheeler for
Woods ARREST. The warrant
was served by Constable L. A..
Embree, and when Woods was
ltaken before Justice Wheeler be
pleaded guilty to common as
sault and was fined SO and costs,
amounting to about S12, which
he was given 80 days to iquidate.
| Chas. LittreH and Geo. Proph-
ett, who have been working in q
( coal mine for j. T. Cooley six or
seven miles northeast of Keytes-
vile, were arrested by Sheriff F.
M. Veatch Saturday on war
rant charging them with robbing
John Adams, coal miner from
Richmond, Mo-, of between S3E
and S36. It seems that Littrel
was on board a Wabash train
coming from Lexington Junction
I and that Adams was on the same
train on his way to Moberly
Littrell told Adams that Mr.
Cooley needed another coal min
Ier, and induced him to STOP
off at this place. After coming
up town Littrell and Adams tank
ed up pretty well on red liquor
and then went to Mr.. Cooley's
but not being in presentablt
condition to receive an introduc.
ton to Mr.. Cooley's family, Lit.
, trell took Adams to an old Goa
shed, where he was robbed, ant
he had Littren and Prophet ar
rested on suspicion of having
! committed the robbery. Sheriff
Veatch searched both the accus'
ed men and found between S.
and So on Littrell and $26 OF
! Prophett's person. A prelimi'
nary trial was had before Jus
tice VIM. P. Jared Wednesday
where the case was taken on
change of venue from Justice D
H. Hancock's court, and result
ed in holding the defen dants il
, the sum of $500, each, to appea
! at the February, 1902, term o
l circuit court at Salisbury. Be
ing unable to give bond Littrel
and Prophet were lodged in jail
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1901-12-20
Probate Pointers

Will of the late Jack Prather,
COL, of Keytesville admitted to
probate on testimony of VIM.
White and T. J. Moorman.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1901-12-20

Ordered that O. P. Ray, public
apmipistrator, take charge of the
estate of the late Margaret Bran
mer, deceased, of near estville,
in his official capacity.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1901-12-20

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. T. F.
White of Keytesville Wednesday
night, December 18, 1901, q 10
pound boy. All are doing well
except the ecstatic sire, who is
unable to find any trousers in
town large enough for him since
the arrival of his son, who is the
first boy out of four children.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1901-12-20

William Williams, one of the
wards of B. F. Moore, guardian
and curator of the heirs of JOS
eph Williams, deceased, being
an imbecile and helsless, it is or.
dered that said guardian and
curator pay to John Williams, an
uncle of the said William Will
liams, the sum of S24O for the
board and care of said ward
to this date, and that the said
guardian and curator pay here
after to the said John Williams
the sum of SO a month for such
care and board of said ward till
further orders of this court.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1901-12-20

With pride and confidence in
the variety, richness and COM
pleteness of our beautiful holiday
stock, we invite you to come and
look at the hundreds of articles
that we can not describe; also a
great variety of toilet cases, toilet
articles, books, Xmas cards, cali
endars, fine perfumes and soaps,
Juvenile books, toys and dolls in
great variety, watches, diamonds,
jewelry, clocks, silverware, fine
china, cut glass, silver novelties,
etc. H. d. s1cLocH,
City Drug and .Jewelry Store.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1901-12-20

B. P. Chapman of near Men,
don was at the capital Monday
on probate business. and drop
ped in Tuesday morning to pay
his respects to the COURIER. He
had rather a far-away look in
his eyes, and inquiry revealed
the fact that his better half had
gone to Hartford, Conn, to visit
her sister, Mrs. Yale, and will be
absent six or eight weeks. The
weather turned cold about the
time Mrs. Chapman left home
and it is no wonder Mr.. Chap
man is now inconsolable.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1901-12-20
When you think Of Christ-
mas, think of Sigloch. We
have the goods and are maxi
ing prices that sell them.
monial joys,

WV rWar1 Keytesville had
the misfortunaI . lose onssots- his
valuable work horses this week,
but has filled its place with an
other, purchased from ]. J. Mo
Farland of four miles southeast
of town.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-01

An article from the pen of Admiral
Schley, in Success, puts him squarely on
record in opposition to Admiral s3amp.
sons recent recommendation against
the promotion of men from the ranks of
the navy. to commissioned officers.
Admiral Schley says he has always favor.
ed the equal opportunity for promotion
of the man behind the gun in the navy,
with his brother in the army, citing his
official recommendation to that effect of
about fifteen years ago. By taking
this attitude Admiral SchIey adds luster
to his record and upholds the honor Of
his rank. Any other suggestion casts a
slur upon the high Office held by Far.
ragut and Porter and upon the charact.
er as gentlemen of Perry and Melville.
The navy department may engrave the
portrait of Sampson upon the Santiago
medal, but nothing the department can
do will wipe out the stain of claiming
all honor for victory in which he did
not personally participate, or of snob-
bish insult to the enlisting men.-Pitts.
burg Dispatch.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-01
Need OF Another TiIden.

The indianapolis Sentinel, a recog.
nized silver democratic organ in recent
campaigns, says with emphasis: What
the democratic party and the country
need more than anything else in the
world is another Samuel John Tllden." !"
Truer words never we're spoken.
Tilden was great democratic states.
man. He walked in the paths of JET
4ERsoN and JACKSON.
He was democratic leader of nation
al renown when he instituted the sue
cessful warfare against the Tweed ring
in New York city. When he became
governor of New York he shattered the
canal ring and restored honesty with
efficiency to all the departments of the
state government. He was elected to
the presidency, but was cheated out of
the office. AS CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS
said, it was "the first national triumph
of fraud in American history"
What president he would have been!
After his election as governor of New
York and while his war on the canal
ring was in progress he made tour of
the state, visiting the main state insti-
tutions. On his return IN public
speech ne described the palatial res.
licences and evidences of abundant
wealth along the line of the Erie canal,
where the colossal thieves of the canal
ring resided. He then described the
small criminals in striped uniform oc.
cupying cells in the prisons. "In con-
templating these various scenes" he
said,"I was sometimes almost appalled,
at the inequalities of human justice. y
If he had been president the people
would have seen return to the purity
and simplicity Of the best days of the
country. Official corruption and all the
evils of spoils administration would
have ceased. He would have conducted
the government back to first principles.
He would have inaugurated new era.
in American history.
But it is not so much that thecountry
hCCoo ouSu a tICslucul. Iut uGulOCTdtlc
party needs such leader. 1t needs a
guide out of the slough of despond. 1t
needs a true leader who would retrieve
the errors and crimes of false leadership.
1t needs leader sound on the financial
question, sound on the tariff question,
sound on the question Of equal and en-
liuhtapo to yufiop Tho lno,ln. c,o,,ll
be aggressive, inspired for great labor,
devoted to the heroic purpose before
him.
We repeat the above quotation from
our Indianapolis contempor hat
the democratic party and the country
needs more than anything else in the
world is another Samuel Jones Tilden."
Where is he?-C Chicago Chronicle.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-01
WHAT is THE ANIMUs?

There is manifestly a ring in the navy
department. and in the navy against
Schley. What sit all about? The pub
lie comprehends the general story of the
fight at Santiago. To the general citi.
zenship of the country schley's action
in this engagement seems to deserve the
warmest praise. He did what the
American fleet was stationed there to
do. He did it promptly and bravely.
What was it that he did not do? What
was it that he diti wrong? All explain
ations attempted so far have been tech
nical. There ought to be something
that the public can understand. The
controversy is rapidly becoming dis
grace to the whole naval establishment
and congress should take hold of the
matter. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-01

While both the initiative and the
referendum obtain in South Dakota
neither has yet been used, and the
superficial assume from the non-use that
the system is worthless. The Dakota
Ruralist shows the faliacy of this idea.
1t declares that the very fact that The
people have the power to command
vote on any bill is a wonderful! deterrent
of vicious legislation. No better evil
dence Of this is needed than the defeat
in the house recently of the infamous.
"negotiatiabie Instrument bilI,which:
passed the state senate by big major.
ity. The measure was prepared by the
National Bankers Association, and
made plain promissory mote equal to
any cut-throat, Shylock mortgage ever
prepared. The bill making it law
went through the senate by good ma
jority and apparently had the walk.
away in the house, when it was an
nounced that il it passed referendum
petition would pass it on to vote of the
people. Asit was one of the worst
"fnch' bills ever presented in legis.
lature, the republican leaders did not
want state campaign made with it as
an issue. and thev refused to stand for
it, Notwithstanding their political in
debtedness to the Bankers Association.
There is no doubt whatever that the
power of the people to reject statute
enacted by the legislature defeated this
iniquitous bill. And it has had q good
effect on many other jobs. Even the
republicans will in time admit that the
referendum is a good measure, for it
may be used to restrain radical as we'll
as vicious legislation. The people are
naturally conservative, and the revolu-
tionary parties will find at times that it
will block their plans if they 20 too fast.
dubuque Telegraph.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-01
CRITICISM OF THE COURT.

MIR. Bryan's severe comments upon
the recent supreme court decision have
been denounced as reckless and wanton,
but when it is recalled what Chief Jus.
tlce Fuller and the senior associate JUS
tice, MIR. Harlan, said concerning the
same decision Mr.. Bryan's comments do
not appear so reckless. Justice Harlan
declared from the bench that the result
OF the views of the majority of the court
if maintained twill be radical and mis-.
chievious change in our system of
government. We will, in that event,
pass from the era of constitutional lib
erty guarded and protected by written
constitution, into an era of legislative
absolutism.' The chief justice almost
outdid Mr.. Bryan by saying that ma
jorlty view meant this, "to overthrow
the basis of our constitutional law"
When four out of nine justices manifest
such opinionsi in the quiet, sedate at
mosphere of the supreme court room it
can hardly be expected that politicians
whose functions it is to stir the feelings
and focus the views of the people will
be Chesteriieldian in their language.
1t is easy to deride Mr.. Bryan, but
suppose you tackle Chief Justice Fuller
OF Justice Harlan. They are not in
politics. They want no office. They
aspire to lead no party. 1t is serious
matter if this country is on the brink of
any kind of an sabsolutism"-
Harlan's word; and it is no joke if "the
basis of our constitutional law" is about
to be overthrown, or already has been
oyerthrown. Ii those judges were JUS.
titled in speaking as they did the use of
strong language in the press or on the
stump is justified. Was the cry of anti
imperialism wanton or foolish one
the Republican was the first newspaper
in the United States to raise it--seelng
that four out of nine justices of the
supreme court agree in the sentiments
uttered by Messrs. Fuller and Harlan?
Was Mr.. Bryan an enemy to his country
or untrue to the real interests of a
democracy, in taking up the issue and
assailing his opponents in the last
presidential campaign because of their
imperialistic program? -Four out of nine
justices answer no. If the four MINOR.
ity justices are within hailing distance
OF the truth then the anti-imperalist
agitation was a cause which its support
ers can never cease to be proud of.
Conceding that the four minority
judges have some basis for their views,
then the only persons. not welded to
aristocratic ideats. who in the end will
be able to derive much satisfaction from
their course will be those who fought
consistently the entire imperialistic pro-.
gram from its inception down to the
present day. They have no reason, and
never will have, to regret opposing the
peace treaty, or denounclng the Philip
pine war, or supporting the presidential
candidacy Of w. j.. Bryan in 1900. Fo.
they were striking their blows, unavail-
ing though they were, at the great crlti-
cal hours of the struggle when those
"necessities' were being made which
have now been forged by the majority
of the court into an argument for the
constitutional validity ofan imperial
istic regime.-springield (Mass.) Re-
publican.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-01

We see the influence of Mayor Tom
johnson, of Cleyeland, i'll pushing his
principle of fair taxation, in the action
of the Cleveland taxing board, which
regulates assessments. The Cleveland
city railway was assessed at only $595,
600, very likely through the influence of
Mark Hanna, who is the heaviest stock
holder and practically manager of the
corporation. majority of the board
of equalization has increased this assess
ment to Sc, 900 ,O0O, thus adding 10 times
over to its taxable value. The stree
railway company will contest this assess.
ment, but the board probably acted on
the general principle, assessing property
to the full amount Of its value, and that
il should be taxed therefor on the same
plan as real estate, merchants and me-
chanics are taxed. The principle Mr..
Johnson proposes the pending political
bsttle shall be fought out on is the
simple one Of equal taxation, and es.
pecially that no fayors shall be shown
corporations.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-01
One Penalty OF Expansion.
Looking at the number Of new =

Looking at the number Of new pen
sions granted last year, it is seen that
7,0S6 were given for disabilities incurred
in the Spanish war. For every man
killed in that war we have so far put
more than twenty men on the pension
list. Out Of all the men who enlisted
for that war almost 20 per cent have ap-
piled for pensions. And this is only the
beginning. The pension attorneys have
only started TO get in their work. If
the American people are to keep on
with the policy of expansion through
war they will have to discontinue the
pension system Boston Post.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-01
Democratic County Convention

The democrats of Decatur county,
Iowa, will meet in delegate convention
at the court house in Leon, Iowa, on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1901,
at II O'Clock a. m. for the purpose Of
selecting twelve delegates to the demo-
cratic state convention to be held in
Des Moines on Wednesday, August 81,
and to transact any other business
which may properly come before the
convention, including the reorganizing
OF the county central committee, and
the selection of chairman Of the county
central committee.
Each township will be entitled to one
delegate and to an additional delegate
for every twenty votes or fraction Of
ten votes or over, cast for VIM. j. Bryan
for president in 1900.
The townships will be entitled to
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-01

Editor Miller, of the Washington
Democrat. says, in referring to the
length Of the Ohio platform that it is SO
long that not one man in ten thousand
will read it, and says: whats the use
in writing such fool long platforms?'
Them's our sentiments. Make them
shorter and to the point, SO every voter
will take the time to read them and he
will understand what he has read when
he gets through.