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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1902-12-26
Strengthening the Charlton.

The following are some of the
reasons, in my judgment, why
the Charlton river should be
Strengthened:
1. Because it makes this county
healthier.
2. It means more money for our
wheat, corn, hay and live stock.
8. It. brings more people to this
county, which means prosperity
to our merchants, because they
will sell more merchandise.
4. Because Charlton county is
compelled to do SO for the reason
that Macon county will straigten
the channel of the river within
its borders.
5. 1t means wealth to the owners
of swamp lands.
First, figure how much money
each acre of bottom land will
produce in five years. Say each
acre will produce So worth of
farm products in one year. In
five years it would be $4,000, and
go, 900 acres for the same time
would produce 50, 400, 600 worth.
Say it would cost $500, 1000
to defray all the expenses of
Strengthening the river, then the
county would gain $1,000, 900.
Say only $4,000 acres would be
reclaimed, the county would gain
half that amount, or $1,000, 900.
Now some swamp land owners
say, 81 don't want to cultivate
my land. I want it for timber and
pasture. / will ask what is
your land worth for pasture? /
say comparatively nothing. 1
have tried it. | have had good
stands of timothy and clover on
my bottom land, then an over
flow would sweep them all away.
Ny bottom land is not worth so
cents per acre for pasture. # the
river was Strengthened there
would be fewer overflows. The
timber and pasture lands would
produce bluegrass that would
sustain four times as many
horses or cattle as formerly. !
think this is enough to convince
anybody.
Then some men say: 1t costs
too much. See how many bridges
we will have to be build
Remember that some of the old
bridges will remain just where
they are as the channel may not
be changed from where they are
located. But suppose we have
to build seven or eight new
bridges, it would only cost about
S14, 900 or SIG. 900.
OF hers say: "You will have to
have bridges all along to get to
the land the new channel cuts
off,
I say it will not be necessary,
because when the water runs
about six times faster in the new
channel it will not stay on the
bottom near SO long during an
overflow. The bayous would
soon fill up so you could cross
anywhere.
So me people say, when the
swamp lands are redeemed we
will have to pay more taxes.
That is true, but your benefits
would be greater. If you realiz-
ed from $500 to S4O0 from so
acres of land, it would be easier
to pay 10 cents more taxes per
acre. Now let every man woman
in this county, whether owning
swamp lands or not, use his or
her best efforts to help this cause
along, and let US make this
county one of the best counties
in Missouri.
THEODORE DoERRIE
Holiday Rates.
For the Christmas holidays
tho Wabash railuav will COLL f;oI> .
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1902-12-26
Deaths Decree.

CeSVlll0 QleQ or locked bowels
Wednesday morning, Dec. "a,
1902, at the residence of her
grand son in law, G. F. Owen,
in Brunswick, aged about 80
years. Deceased was the relict
Iof the late Thomas Lane, who
lived in this vicinity for q long
time and who died 10 years ago
last February. Mrs. Lane was q
good, kind Christian woman who
lived to ripe old age, and was
beloved by all who knew her.
Mrs. Geo. McNew Of Keytesville
is her only surviving child, two
children-a son and daughter
being dead. This old mother in
Israel was an exemplary member
of the Presbyterian church.
Funeral services were conducted
at Brunswick yesterday morning
by Rev. Franc. Mitchell of
Keytesville, assisted by Rev. j..
R. McMurry, at the conclusion
of which the remains were
brought to Keytesville and laid
to rest in the City cemetery to
wait the resurrection Of the
just.
scoTT:-Capt.R. M. Scott was
born in Halifax county, Va,
Dec. 20, 1926, and died at his
home in Keytesville of kidney
trouble at II o'clock a. m. Dec.
81, 1902, aged " years and l
day. Deceased, when child,
came to Missouri with his parents
and for awhile lived near Han
nibal. Later his father pur-
chased and lived in the house at
Florida, Monroe county, in
which Mark Twain was born.
Here he grew into young man
hood, but before attaining his
majority, inspired by that pa
triotism that prompted so many
young Missourians in 1846. he
enlisted under the stars and
stripes in defense of his coun-
try's honor, joined a company
raised in Monroe county and
went with Generals Doniphan
and Price to the Mexican war,
where he did faithful service
until peace was conquered, and
then returned to ahis Monroe
county home Aug. %, 1849. He
was united in marriage to Miss
Elizabeth Stevens of Paris, one
of Monroe county's fairest and
best of young women. OF this
union one child was born, who
for more than 80 yesrs has been
the wife OF VIM. E. Hill of Key.
tesville. The mother and daugh-
ter survive and mourn the death
of a kind and affectionate hus-
band and father. For a number
of years after his marriage Capt.
Scott kept hotel in Paris, but
about 20 years ago sold out
there and moved to Keytesville
which has since been his home,
and where he impressed every
one with the fact that he was q
good citizen, an upright and just
man, charitable and philanthro-
pic in his disposition. He had
not been unmindful of the lone
thing needful.' He was con-
verted many years ago and
united with the Methodist church
and dice in the triumphs of the
Christians faith. His health
had been failing for several
years and for months preceding
his death he was a great sufferer,
and welcomed death as a relief.
Funeral services were held at
the late residence of the de-
ceased in the afternoon of the
23rd inst, conducted by Revs.
Mitchell and Ingle, and were at
tended by large circle of
friends and neighbors, after
which interment was had in the
City cemetery.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1902-12-26
TWO INQUESTS.
Walter Veal Of KeytesviIle Dies Sudden
denly, and Scott Anderson Of
Salisbury Drops Dead
of Ap0plexy.

Salisbury Drops Dead
of Apoplexy.
DR.. B.. Hughes, Charlton
county's newly installed coroner,
was called upon Monday to per-
form his first official acts, viz: !:
The holding of inquests on the
dead bodies of Walter Veal of
Keytesville and Scott Anderson
of Salisbury.
WalterVeal was addicted to the
cocaine and morphine habits,
and his condition had become
such Thursday of last wesk
that he showed evidences of in
sanity to such an extent that his
family were afraid Of him. DR..
J. T. Aldridge was called and
administered cocaine, but only
succeeded in partially quieting
the patient. Finally it was de-
cided to send him to the county
jail until the county court could
meet in special session, Monday,
Dec. %, and pass upon the ques-
ton of his sanity and, if found
to be of unsound mind, have him
sent to the hospital for the in
sane. He was taken to jail Sat-
urday about noon. where DR..
Aldridge was again summoned,
but nothing that he could do.
seemed to have the effect of
quieting the unfortunate man,
although cocaine was given him
in as large doses as the doctor
deemed safe. Veal continued
delirious and wild and chased
the prisoners about the Jail cor
ridors until they finally put him
in q cell and locked him in it,
where he expired sometime DUR.
ing Sunday night.
A coroner's jury was cmpsnel-
ed and after hearing the testi-.
mony Of DR.. J. +. Aldridge,
Deputy Sheriff s. j. Shaughnes-
sy, of Veal's father-in law, W.
s. Evans, and George Profit, an
inmate of the jail, returned q
verdict that deceased came to
his death from starvation, caused
by the imz1oderate use of cocaine
and morphine.
Veal bad eaten but little for
some time, and the only stimu-
lants he craved were the deadly
drugs which lured him on to his
slow but sure death. He was q
walking skeleton, and only
weighed 104 pounds.
It. is an awful thing that any
man will allow himself to acquire
habits that mean certain self
destruction.
The remains were taken to M.
B. Hunts undertaking establish
ment and prepared for burial,
thence to deceased's home, where
funeral services were conducted
by Ed. H. j. Corwine Of the
Christian church Tuesday morn
ing, and were followed by inter-
ment in the city cemetery.
Mr.. Veal was "a years old, and
leaves a wife and three children,
who have the sympathies of our
entire community in their be-
reavement.
THE OTHER INQUEST.
The second inquest held by
DR.. Hughes was on the dead
body of Scott Anderson of Sails
bury, who started out to the e.
M. Williams farm, southeast
of that place, Monday morn
ing, and was met on the
road by VIM. Streigle, who lives
with Snitzler Bros, about 2 1-2
miles from Salisbury, and who
was on his way to school with
Mr.. SnitzIer's children. Ander-
son seemed to be all right when
Streigle met him, but when Strei-
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1902-12-26

Yours Truly
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1902-12-26

A carload of hard wheat flour
from Cedar Point, Kas., best on
the market, at G.. L. Whites.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-08-26
LOUISVILLE MARKETS.

Burley trashes continue very
high and anything with color is as
strong as ever. Dark is getting
stronger and an advance is looked
for in long rehandling types, which
have not as yet moved. Export
types are also higher.
The offerings were 81 hogsheads
of hurley and % of dark; 70 orig
inal inspections and 20 reviews.
The week was not so active as
last week. Offerings at auction
were l, ,493 hogsheads and 263 were
sold privately; total 1856. The
percentage of reflections was only
%, showing fairly satisfactory
market. Receipts were 1871
hogs heads, being considerably be-
hind those of last year.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-08-26
Murderer Commits Suicide.

On Wednesday, near Russellville,
KY, while Miss Zoda Wick, aged
sixteen years, was going to the
milk house in grove near her
home she was assaulted and mur-
dered by Hugh Marshall, colored,
and her body covered with leaves,
brush, etc
Great excitement soon prevailed,
and he would have been mobbed if
caught. His decomposing body
was found Friday hanging in a
barn. The supposition is that he
hanged himself on Wednesday
night, rather than suffer death by
a mob. The MOB was furious on
finding that Marshall had cheated
them, as it had been planned to
burn him at the stake. Many
wanted to burn the body, but Cir
cult Judge Crewdson and Judge
Clark, who were in the party, pre-
vailed upon them not to do it. e
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-08-26
s. s. Cassidy Marries in Letcher
County.

Bently, P.O., Letcher County, KY,
Aug. Is, 1902.
Editors 1drocote.
1t may be news for your readers
to know that Mr.. S. S Cassity of
your city, was united in marriage
yesterday, Aug. II, at high noon,
to Miss Mary Belle Webb, at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Nelson r. Webb, on the head of
the north fork of the Kentucky
river.
The wedding was quiet affair,
only few neighbors and near rel
atives of the bride being present,
and the rite was solemnized in a
very impressive manner by Rev.
Noah Bentley.
The bride belongs to one of the
best families in this section. She
is one of the best, brightest, hand
soonest and most popular young
women in Eastern Kentucky and
will certainly prove to be jewel
in the relation of wife. Mr.. Cassi-
ty is to be congratulated upon his
successful wooing and winning the
heart and hand of so excellent a
young woman.
Mr.. Cassity came to Letcher
county last March and his acciden-
tai meeting of Miss Webb marked
the beginning of case of love al
first sight. Mr.. Cassity is one OF
the Northern Coal and Coke Com.
pany's civil engineers and has
been in its employ since last No
vember. OF the twenty engineers
now at work for this company, hi
is rated as one of the best ano
where great skill and accuracy arr
required, he is generally chosen by
the chief to do the work. Mr.
Cassity, by his gentlemanly con
Duct has made many friends il
this section, who wish him and hi
lovely little wife happiness with
out alloy. B. S.
The age of the bride is said to b.
Ia years. Ed.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-08-26
CLARK COUNTY ITEMS.

Sanford, son of Sam Everman,
of West Bend, is very i'll of typhoid
fever and heart trouble.
Mr.. John p. Gaines has sold his
interest in the Arcade Livery Sta
Bile to Shirley Hadden of this city.
George Woosley, of Arlan, has
broken the record he caught two
40 pound cat fish in the past two
weeks.
A great meeting is being held in
Madison county by Ed. I. Q. Mar
tin. Up to Wednesday night there
had been fifty-one additions,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. A. Bybee, Mr..
and Mrs. Sam P. Hodgkin and
Mrs. Geo. Ballard leave today for
Swango Springs, Wolfe county.
DR.. Shirley, President OF the 10
cal Board of Health, reports sever
al cases of small pox all in very
mild form in that section of the
county between Becknerville and
Athens.
At his home near Wades Mill,
Tuesday, August 10, of neuralgia
of the heart, Jarvis j. Kindred,
aged eighty-two years, died. The
deceased throughout long life had
exemplified the beauties of chris
tian character and was good cit
izen, father, husband and church
member. His wife, formerly Miss
Nancy Robinson, survives him at
the age of eighty-one.-The Demo
crat.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-08-26
Whiskey and A Guns Get In
Their Work.

On Sunday night at Saints
Tabernacle" on Spruce about
twelve miles from the city. Charles
Robinson and Marion and Wesley
Martin engaged in shooting
scrape, resulting in Marion Martin
and Robinson being shot in the
arm, neither of which was serious.
The facts, as near as we could
learn, were as follows:
1t seems that in the morning
Marion Martin and another party
had had some trouble when Robin
son acted as peacemaker. At the
night services Robinson was talk
ing to some friends when Marion
Martin came up and shook hands
with him and said: IL am full of
red liquor, and am going to kill
somebody"
1t is said Robinson said IL don t
want to have any trouble at
Church" " and turned to walk away
when Martin began to shoot. AT.
ter firing twice Robinson reached
for his gun, when a brother of
Martin, Wesley commenced shoot
ing, hitting Robinsonin the right
arm, Robinson fred once hitting
Martin in the arm. Robinson says
he only fired once, being afraid he
would hit some one else.
Robinson was sentenced from the
Bath Circuit Court last term for
killing a Mr.. Becraft, and was in
jail here for about / months when
he was pardoned by Gov. Beckham
August lst. He was in town yes.
terday to see physician about hi;
wound, and up to the time of going
to press was not placed under ar
rest or any warrant issued. War
rants have been issued for the two
Martins.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-08-26
THE INTERuRsAN
will Be Built Between Paris and
Lexington-Car Shops at
Paris

The Bourbon Fiscal Court met
on Wednesday and granted the
Bluegrass Traction Company a
franchise to construct within one
year from date an electric railroad
over the turnpike from Lexington
to this city.
The grantees agree to operate
cars within the city of Paris,
should the city grant the right of
way over the street for said pur-
pose. They also agree to locate
within the city of Paris its car
barns and repair shops.
The grantees and their success
ors and assigns shall have no ex-
emption from taxation, except as
to property exempt from taxation
under the laws of the State of
Kentucky, and the said line and
all property in said county shall be
liable to taxation from the compile
tion and beginning of operations OF
said road.
Freight as well as passenger cars
are to run over the road. .-Bourbor
News.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-08-26
COlOred Joint Institute Of Mont
gOmery and Clark Counties.

The morning session was called
to order by Miss Mary G.. Anderson,
County Superintendent. Song,
"America," was sung, after which
Devotional Exercises were conduct
ed by Rev. w. H. Brown. The
Superintendent introduced Prof.
Frank Williams, who made a most
brilliant address, IN which he out
lined his work for the week.
Number of teachers enrolled is
80.
Miss Maggie Stanton was ap-
pointed Secretary. asSSs sgSsg
The evening session was opened
by singing Jesus Lover of My Soul.
Roll was called and all the teach
ers were present.
"The Teachers Call" was the
subject OF the able, thoughtful
scholarly, and efficient address of
the popular instructor, Prof, Will
liams, after which the Star Spangle
Banner was sung and the Institute
was adjourned by Miss Mary G
Anderson.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-08-26
BOURBON COUNTY ITEMS.

Miss Rena Bacon died at her
home in Paris on Tuesday last.
She was the eldest daughter of the
late w. A. Bacon.
The 12-year-old son of Mr..
Marion Tackett, residing in Paris
died Thursday of typhoid fever.
A committee from the city coun-
Gil met with the Fiscal court on
Wednesday. The court offered to
give the city $25, 900, payable at
the rate of $5, 900 year, to take
Main street off its hands. The
proposition was accepted.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-08-26
LAND, STOCK AND CROP ITEMS.

Nebraska has harvested about
10000, 600 bushels of wheat.
r. C. Gatewood sold to Lewis
j Joseph 104 export cattle, l,500 lbs
rs at 8 3-4c and 30 at 6 1-2c.
L L. Bridgeforth, bought 80
head of cattle from Sam Turley at
81 and 80 head from Col. Thomas
johnson at same price.
Turney and Gatewood sold to
same party 165 cattle, l50 at 6 IL
and 10 at 6 &c, to be delivered in
September and October. Average,
close to l, 500 lbs.
Thomas Ware, ex-sheriff of
Powell county, sold Mr.. Rice, of
Middletown, lot of sows and pigs
for $50. When weighed they cost
him So 66 per hundred.
Georgetown Court. Auctioneer
Peak reports 800 cattle on the mar
ket Monday 18th. Best feeders
bringing 1925 to S4.60 per cwt.
yearling steers, 1925 to $3.50;
heifers, 1926 to 1915; horses, SIS
to S160 per head mule colts, $50
to $50; sheep, $3.50 to. $2.75.-
Times.
The general reduction in grain
rates on Northwestern railroads,
averaging from 8 to II per cent,
will go into effect August 2S. II
is impossible to estimate the
amount which will be saved to
farmers aud Middlemen.
HEREFORD BULLS.
/ have for sale three pure bred
Hereford Bulls ready for service
For information apply to
H. L. GREENE,
sat Grassy, KY.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-08-26
New Undertaking Establishment.

Geo. G. Eastin, so well and favor
ably known as an undertaken, has
bought of the Administrators of
d. w. Baum, the entire undertaking
outfit and will continue the bust
ness in the Baum building ON East
Main street, formerly used for this
purpose. He is an expert in his
profession and can command a
large trade.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-08-26
TOM COcKRELL
will be Tried il Wolfe County
in October -Hargises Asked
that Indictment be Dis
missed.

A dispatch from jackson, KY,
on Thursday, says: Tom Cockrell
will be tried for the murder of Ben
Hargis in Campton, Wolfe county,
in October Special Judge Ira
Julian today granted the motion
for a change of venue and selected
Wolfe county. The granting of
the change of venue was bitterly
fought by the Hargises, brothers of
the dead man. When Judge JUL
ian ordered the change the HarQis-
es then asked Commemorative At
torney's Byrd to have the indict-
ment dismissed, Judge Julian then
interposed and said the motion
could be made, but he would
promptly overrule it. The deter
mination of the Judge to hear the
case was received with disappoint
ment by the Hargises, who insisted
that a fair trial was assured in
Breathitt, while if those witnesses
had to go to Wolfe, they would be in
danger.
Mr. c. w. Nesbitt, of this city,
appeared as counsel for the defense
when the case was called at Jack
son.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-08-26

Frank Pickrell who has won an
enviable reputation as an engineer
especially in erecting ice plants
has resigned his position with the
Frick Mfg. Co. and has accepted a
position with the Lexington Brew
cry as chief engineer and has To-
Gated in that city.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-08-26
Farm and Coal Banks For Sale.

Ny farm of 140 acres, well tim
bered and watered, having two
residences worth $1,000, and other
buildings, and two orchards, is
for sale privately. There are on
it, two peacock coal banks, both
open-each three feet, two inches
thick, of fine quality. Accessible
to railroad, within Ii miles of
Torrent, by wagon, or 4Imile by
tram-way. Address
JAMES p. Bush,
sat. Torrent, Ky.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-08-26
Nearly a Million of Pensioners.

Congress has been running race
with death and Congress has won.
The Civil War pensioners are now
dying at a rapid rate, and yet the
pension list is increasing. Thirty
seven years after the close of the
war there are more pensioners than
ever before. The number lacks
only GA of being round million.
This was an increase of 1927 since
1899. The experts say it is the
high water mark, and that from
now on the increasing death rate
will decrease the pension list. This
has been predicted each year for the
past twenty years, but each time
Congress has rallied to the rescue
of the list and added more names
than death could take off. At the
last session 1000 bills were enacted
granting pensions in cases to which
our most liberal pension laws could
not be stretched, and general laws
were passed which will add 10,-
600 new names to the long roll 4.
The experts estimate with conf
dence a constant decrease in the
number of pensions from this time.
They say that at least 10000 pen
sioners will die during the next
year. The increasing death rate
of the veterans is pathetic, but the
death Of pensioner does not al
ways stop the pension.
We believe there are one or two
Revolutionary war pensioners still
paid or were within the last four
or five years, although the young
est possible soldier of that war, if
be were living now, would be some
thing like 135 years old. The last
of them died many years ago, but
the widows keep on signing the
pension roll. 1t was long regu-
lar business enterprise for unscrup-
ulous young women to hang around
soldiers homes and induce aged and
decrepit or feeble minded pension
ers to marry them, so that they
could draw widows pensions, per-
haps for the next so years. The
tax payers of this country are now
paying nearly half million dollars
every day in the year, exclusive of
Sundays, to those who fought for
the Union, to tens of thousands who
did not fight and never smelled pow
der, to thousands who deserted and
fled to places of safety and to
thousands of widows of all these
classes. Nothing has happened to
cause any reasonable expectation
of any decrease in this burden. In
the exigency of politics and in the
hunt for votes, Congress can be
trusted to keep the ranks full
Exchange.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-08-26
For Rent.

My two-story, eight-room frame
residence on West High St., is for
rent. Possession can be given at
once. Call on
NJ. Il. HAINLINE.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-08-26
Hay Presses, Hay Presses.

l am sole agent for the Light
ming Hay Presses which are the
best made.
Ed Mitchell, Hardware man.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-08-26

Persons desiring to invest in an
attractive country home will read
the advertisement of j. L. Mark in
this issue. 3-5t.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-08-26

The Court of Appeals at Frank
fort will be asked to reverse the de-
cision of the Fayette Circuit court
in the case of William McCarty,
who was found guilty of the MUIR
der Of his young wife, and sem
fenced to be hanged on Sept. s..
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-08-26
See Us!

The accounts due our firm must
be paid. Call on r. f. Moore or
Roy Amyx.
5-3t. GREENE IL MOORE.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-08-26
For Rent.

Eight elegant rooms suitable for
house keeping, one or two families.
Apply to
If Fl. CLAY MCKEE.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-08-26

A freight train killed three and
crippled two cattlel belonging to
Clay Turner court-day.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-08-26

Th Market Store handles a full
line of meats:
Porter house steak.
Loin steak.
Veal outlets
Lamb chops.
Lamb fries.
Boneless cooked ham.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-08-26

The decision of an Indiana Judge
cuts off Chicago's supply of natural
gas from the Indiana field.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-08-26

Free tickets to Forepaugh q Sells
show at Guthrie Clothing Company.