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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1903-07-03
Charles r. White Pardoned.

Charles R. White, born and
reared in Keytesville, who killed
a man at Macon, Ca, a year
ago last September and was
sent to the penitentiary for five
years for the crime, has been par
doned by the governor of that
state,
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1903-07-03
As to Saloon Petitions.

Our contemporary, the keytes-
vile Signal, has served notice on
saloon petitioners that it is 60
ing to publish their names to the
world.
Whether this course is taken
by the Signal for the purpose of
proving that it's hitherto tow
string is chang ging to backbone,
or is only to please the temper
ance element, we are unable to
say.
In this particular instance, how
ever, we believe Lord Byron was
mistaken when he said: COT is
pleasant sure to see ones name
in print
The editor of the COURIER has
disapproved of the Sunday sa-
loon and also Of the illegal SELL
ing of merchandise in Keytes-
vile on the Lords day, both of
which are prohibited by the city
ordinances. 1t is clearly the
duty, and not only the duty, but
the sworn duty, Of the local au-
thorities to enforce our munich
pal laws. 1t cannot be that Key
tesville's city fathers are blind to
the fact that there has been illicit
traffic in wet goods and various
other kinds of goods in this town
for many, many moons. and yet
not a single arrest of the Offend
ers has been made.
1t is owing to this condition of
affairs that the editor Of the
COURIER determined not to sign
saloon petition, this year, at
least.
We have placed our name on
saloon petitions heretofore, it is
true. but when saloon-keepers
have no regard for the law gov
erning their business, we believe
it is high time for even those,
who think the liquor traffic can
be regulated better through
high licensed saloon than through
a low-down, whiskey. selling
drug store, TO call a halt and op-
pose saloons whose proprietors
have not sufficient regard for
themselves or their fellows to
keep their saloons closed on
Sunday.
The editor cf this paper has
cut loose from saloon petitions
because of the present demoraliz-
! ing state of affairs, We do not
claim to be a saint. We know we
have our faults and foibles, but
IS we have signed saloon petit
tons in days gone by and did
not then publish the names of
petitioners, we cannot see our
way clear to publishing them
now. We cannot and will not be
guilty of any such inconsistency.
Still, we are most emphatically
against Sunday saloons and the
Sunday selling of merchandise.
It is up to the city administra-
ton to put stop to these illegal
practices in Keytesville.
Will it do it?
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1903-07-03
Tuesdays Ball Game.

That was a warm game be-
tween Brunswick and Keytesville
on the diamond at this place
Tuesday. There were no re-
markably fine plays, but the
two teams were pretty evenly
matched, and errors were plen-
tiful on both sides. The visitors
took the lead and kept it until
the fifth inning, when the Key
tesville boys got into the game
and run their score up to the
same figure with Brunswick.
1t required the full nine innings
to decide the contest, and when
the home boys went to bat in the
last half the score was 9 and g..
After one out, two men were
allowed to reach first, and one
Of whom moved on to third and
then rushed home, thus carrying
off the laurels for Keytesville.
The attendance was fair and
the receipts probably met the
expenses.
It was an interesting sporting
event. All were in a good bumor
and there was not an unpleasant
scene or an unchaste remark
by any person on the ground.
The visitors expressed them
selves as being we'll pleased with
their treatment by Keytesville
people and want to return
courtesies to-morrow, when our
boys go to Brunswick to repeat
the dose-only little stronger.
The batteries were: Keytes.
vile, Anderson and Schell;
Brunswick, Patterson and Gal
vim.
The score by innings was as
follows:
Innings s........1 2 3 4 8 s 9-TotaI
Brunswick 30 4 0 0 0 3 o. 9
Keytesville 30 o 4 / o ? / 10
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1903-07-03
Changes in Star Routes.

The following changes have
been made in the star mail routes
in Charlton county, and became
effective Wednesday, July 1,
1908:
Musselfork has been taken off
the Keytesville route and added
to Salisbury, making the rural
postoffices supplied from Sails
bury, Hamden, Eccles and Mus
selfork. The mail leaves Sails
bury for Hamden, Eccles and
Musselfork at Z o'clock a. m.
every day except Sunday and
arrives, on the return trip, at
Salisbury at 4:3Op. m. Rynum-
vile and Echo are no longer on
the Salisbury route.
Bynumville will hereafter be
supplied from New Cambria by
way of Wien instead Of from SAL
isbury as heretofore. The mail
leaves New Cambria at 8 a. M.
and returns at 5:2O p. m.
A new route will be run from
Bynumville to Hamden by way
of Echo, leaving Bynumville at
9 a. M. and returning at 2:30 p.
m.
Guthridge Mills is the only
postoffice now supplied from
Keytesville, but no carrier has,
as yet, been secured. The
schedule of the route is: Leave
Keytesville at 8 a. m. and re-
turn 3:45 p. m.
No other changes have been
made in the star routes of this
county so far as we have heard.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1903-07-03
Notice.

We have engaged temporary
quarters in E. B. Kellogg's real
estate office, and respectfully
request all who are indebted to
US on livery account to please
call and settle at once.
PHILLIPS & Son.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1903-07-03

Those knowing themselves in
debted to me will please come in
and settle, or be prepared to
meet their bill when l call on
them July 1. l am not able to
carry accounts longer than 80
days at time.
w. M. WILLETT.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1903-07-03
Supper at Westville.

There will be a lawn social at
Westville Saturday evening, July
II, given by the Methodist
church.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1903-07-03
Have You Seen IT,

The most popular skirt on the
market-the sunburst pleated.
J. w. WAYLAND,
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1903-07-03
Root of the Liquor Traffic
EDITOR COURIER {:


farmer man, that don't know
much about farming or any
thing else. But sorter imbibed
from my great grandfather, who
came over with the Mayflower
folks, that honesty was thing
very rare; that of making money
of various devices was very COM
mon; that this thing which we
folks commonly call conscience
was made of very elastic timber
or of something which is suited
to ones own interest. Well, now,
will you give me permission to
have put in your paper these
several questions, to-wit:
"Why should humankind
want to conceal the truth? Why
should we smother our likes and
dislikes? Why should we be
double minded? Why? why? is
the question. Why should not
every human being walk as an
open book, so to speak? Can we
walk in that other world,
which we poor, frail human be
ings are striving after, with Sc
crets in our bosoms?" Being of
very simple mind, these PROPOSE
tions confront me every day;
and, to a man who wants to be
honest, he is confronted with
this: Don't do this, or don't do
that, for public opinion will be
down on you. What in the
name of all that we hold most
dear do we want to be secret for?
l submit this to you for your
query-b box, and one other, to-
wit: "Would it not be better to
fight the government that legal
ICES evils so as to draw revenue
from them, than to fight the poor,
frail human beings that perpe-
trate these evils against the we'll
being of society?" Let every
one of us get at the root of the
evil, and exterminate it there,
root and branch; then we can
have some hope of success.
Why fight the saloonmen? Why
not fight the rotten law that per-
mits them?
I am not a Joseph of Bible
history. but do say that law
of a government, boasting to be
wise, is anything but wise to
legalize traffic that will over
whelm it's weaker citizens in de-
bauchery, and lead them to COM
NIT crime in their desperation.
Such a government is not worthy
the name of government. You,
as we'll as |, know that humanity
is most desperately weak, and,
socially speaking, the very best
men among US are the very
weakest. Look around US, and
take the Bible injunction, which
says in the most emphatic Ian
guage: "Thou shalt not tempt"
Now, Our great grand Ameri-
lean republic is the law-giver to
this vast country of ours. In
how many ways does it tempt
its people to the commission of
evil deeds? Is it not by legal
izing traffics that tempt it's citi-
zens to gratifying an abnormal
appetite for that which destroys
all manhood and womanhood?
And the poor, weak offender is
the one who suffers, and why?
Because the country, for the
sake of a revenue, legalizes a
traffic that causes his downfall.
In ancient times it was said that
the king could do no wrong.
History and experience have
taught the contrary. 1t is the
boast of the American govern
ment that it's citizens are free
man. Is that so? Does our
government assist its subjects to
be freemen? You know to the
contrary.
There is an old poem of world
wide renown. which has the fol-
lowing lines, it would be well
for oil RI hoar oon sta ptlv in mind
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1903-07-03
Notice!

Having been appointed as
agents for the popular firm of
the Dorm & Cloney Laundry Co.
of Sedalia, Mo-, we would be
pleased to have you bring us all
your laundry work. Satisfa ction
guaranteed.
Hooker & BURNS,
Keytesville, Mo.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1903-07-03
Money to Loan.

Twenty-three hundred dollars
to loan on good real estate secu-
rity. Inquire at this office.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1903-07-03
At Hymen's Altar.

HYDE WINSETT The Hunts
vile Herald of last week reports
the marriage of l.. D. Hyde, and
Mrs. A. E. Winsett, both of near
Keytesville; at the office of county
recorder in Huntsville, Wednes-
day, June "a, 1908.
LOWNIE- -RAY:-Wm. S. Low
ME, a ranchman of near Grange
vile, Idaho, and Miss Pauline
Ray, who has been teaching in
the public schools at Grangeville
for the past three years, were
married Wednesday, July 1, 1908.
The bride is an accomplished
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. L. F..
Ray of near Westville, this coun-
ty, and was for several years one
of Charlton county's brightest
teachers. The COURIER extends
its cordial congratulations to
Mr.. and Mrs. Lownie, and trusts
that their married life may be
crowned with the truest happi-
ness.
TOBIN.STEPHENs William To-
bin, son Of John Tobin. of near
Rothville, was married at the
Catholic church in Brookfield
last week to Miss Marie Steph-
ems, Rev. Father Tormey
making the twain one. The
bride and bridegroom are both
popular young people of Brook
field, Mrs. Tobin being the
youngest daughter of M. A.
Stephens of that city. The at
tendants were Jas. Riley and
Miss Rose Tobin. The bride
was gowned in lavender silk
crepe de chene while the brides.
maid was robed in white Persian
lawn, each carrying a lovely
boquet of carnations. At the
conclusion of the marriage
ceremony the bridal party was
driven to the home Of the brides
parents, where an elegant din
ner was served to about 40
guests. Quite a number of
handsome presents were receiv.
ed.
Letter List.
The following is a list of un-
claimed letters in the Keytesville,
Mo-, postoffice July 3, 1908:
Marshall Brown, (2, Mrs. Mollie Brown,
Joe Elder, Miss Aggie Farmer,
John Gibson, Miss Anna Kanatzar,
J. A. Kennedy, Mrs. John Reed,
Charlie Tucker.
When calling for the above let
ters please say "advertised."
w. G.. GASToN, P. M.
Have You Seen It?
The most popular skirt on the
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1903-07-03
Umpire, Homer Mitchell.

"Tude'' Hunt of near Cazzell,
who was locked in the calaboose
at Dalton two weeks ago for some
fracture of the village laws,
but who made his escape from
the pastile, ventured back there
one day last week and was
arrested by Marshal Tom Rogers.
On plea of guilty before Mayor
E. V. Seigle, Hunt was fined
So and costs, amounting to 50. so,
for being drunk and disorderly,
but not having the money to
liquidate. the defendant was
locked in the calaboose. G. D.
Turner offered to go Hunts se-
curity for the payment of his
fine and costs, but Mayor Seigle
would not accept Turner as sur
ETY.. Then Turner gave Hunt
a check, and Hunt turned it over
to satisfy the villages claim
against him, and was given shis
liberty, but was nabbed again
when it was learned that Turner
had telephoned to the bank not
to honor the check. Hunt next
succeeded in borrowing the
money and squaring the account,
less 81 of the fine, which Mayor
Seigle RENTED:
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1903-07-03

| have just received a carload
of Mexico flour. 1t is the very
best. G.. L. WHITE,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-03
GARDINER WATER DISTRICT.
Hearing on Appraisal Of Plant Beoins
Before Commission.

The first of the hearings in tbe case
of the Gardiner Water District US. the
Maine Water Co., was held. Wednes-
day morning, in the Court House This
hearing is on the appraisal of the plant
of the company, in so far as if effects
Gardiner, and is to determine the
amount which the district shall nav for
the same. The commission of apprai-
sal consists of Chief Justice Andrew b!
Wiswel, and Associate Justice Albert
r. Savage, of the supreme court and
Frederick H. Appleton, ESQ, of Ban
gor George Haselton of Gardiner,
and Congressman Charles E. Littleficld
of Rockland. appear for the Water
District, while Orville D. Baker, Esq,
appears for the company.
Owing to MI. Baker having to appear
in case before the United States
court in Portland, Wednesday, on evil
dence was taken, the commission con-
tenting itself with trip to Gardinar
and making a personal examination of
| the plant. There were a large number
of witnesses on hand when the COM
mission came together, Wednesday. 1t
is thought that the hearing will require
the remainder of the week and, prob
ably, extend into next.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-03

These new corporations have filed
certificates of incorporation at the Sec
rotary of States office:
The Kimball Peanut Company, Or
ganized at Portland for the purpose of
raising and dealing in peanuts and nuts
of all kinds, with $4,000 capital stock of
which $500 is paid in. The officers are:
President, George S. Mansfield of Nal
den, Mass; treasurer, Harry L. Cram
of Portland.
Hagar Shoe Machinery Company, Or
ganized at Portland, for the purpose of
doing general commission business,
with $1,000,000 capital stock Of which
dent, H. p. Sweetser of Portland;
treasurer, Harry l.. Cram of Portland.
Boston Phoenix Lighting Company,
organized at Portland, Me, for the
purpose of manufacturing and dealing
in lighting apparatus, with 100000
capital stock of which nothing is paid
in. The officers are: President, Charles
NJ. Drummond of Portland; treasurer,
MILFORD G.. Chapman Of Portland.
Boston Leather Binding Company
organized at Gardiner, for the purpose
of doing q binding, printing and sta
tionery business, with $4,000 capital
stock of which $4,000 is paid in. The
officers are: President, M. NJ Long
fellow of Boston, Mass; treasurer,
Herbert H. Longfellow of Boston,
Mass,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-03

Yesterday was the nearest to sum-
mer weather of anything we have had
for some time, but one scarcely think
at this season of the year, of calling il
a good hay-day. That is what it was
however, and more than one farmer in
northern Maine used it to good adj
vantage. An Augusta citizen, who has
just returned from that section, reports
that not more than half the farmers uI
there have finished haying. and that q
large amount of grass still remains tC
be cut. One man he say had a 40 acre
field of fine grass which he had not
touched, and he was to begin on it,
last Monday. The hay crop is always
later up that way than here, and it was
later than usual, this year. Then the
bad weather has made it impossible tc
get on with haying, anyway. One
would thing that hay cut now could
hardly be of much value, but the gen
tleman reports that the grass is Still
green and looks we'll.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-03

Yesterday was really a remarkable
day in train historpofrom the fact that
every. train was ondirne. The pdssen-
ger traffic frorn the east still keeps up,
train No. 10e, being run in two sections
with each crowded. There was a-spec-
ial run to, the fair at Lewiston, but in
addition to what that carried, four
electric car loads went out to Winthrop
to take steam conveyance from there.
An immense business of both freight
and passengers is being carried on by
the Maine Central, now. Aroostooll is
the great freight shipping section. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-03
Poultry Experiments at the Maine
Agricultural Experiment Station.

Bulletin No. SO just issued by the
Maine Station deals with the investisa-
tons with poultry during the past year.
The most important subject discussed
is the breeding to increase the egg yield
of hens. This work has now been in pro
gress four years with the Barred Ply
mouth Rocks and has attracted much at
tention in this country and Europe. The
aim of the work Is not to produce few
phenomenal yieders for sensa tional pur-
poses hut by selecting the best layers and
rejecting the Improbable ones and mat
ing them to males whose mothers lay
over 200 eggs per year to build up a fam
lily that shall excel in high average yields
of large brown eggs. Starting with a
family that had averaged about 120 eggs
per bird for several years, the average
year During the last year one hen in
every eight has laid over 200 eggs; the
highest yield by any one bird being 25l
eggs. ..
Many cockeres have been sold from
this Station to farmers in the State at
la nominal price during the last year and
by distributing the blood in this way it
is hoped to aid in uplifting the poultry
industry.
An account is given of keeping hens
in large and small fiocks on the same
floor space. Also the result of keeping
birds in an inexpensive house that is open
to the outdoor air during the day, but in
which they are shut into warm roosting
closet or bedroom during nights. Fifty
pullets in one flock, in this cheap house
with floor space of five feet to each
bird laid an eyerage of LA eggs IN ten
months. This house has been used threc
years without a case of sickness 50 far.
Probably the most valuable feature of
the bulletin to investigators is the discus
sion of the incubation tests. where the
great variability from day to day in the
fertility of the eggs laid by the same hens
is shown by the record sheets OF laying
ana incubation, where every egg is traced
throughout the tests. a..
The faliacy of trying to judge of the
egg yielding capacity is Shown by the
Illustrations of hens with their records
Some of the heavy layers are fine in then
makeup. while others are heavy and al
most coarse. All the good layers are
alike, however, i'll having evident vigor
and strength. Illustrations Of the poorest
layers are also shown.
Bulletin IS will be sent free to all resi-
dents of Maine who apply to the Agricul-
tural Experiment Station, Orono. Nc. In
writing please mention this paper.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-03
Joseph Geroux,

Joseph GerouX, an old and highly re-
spected resident of Augusta, died at his
home at the North end, Wednesday
noon, from consumption. Mr.. Geroux
was for some years engaged in the
grocery business in this city, and had
Il wide circle of friends and acquaint-
ances. A widow and II children, four
boys and seven girls, survive him. His
age was 62 years. The time Of the
funeral has not yet been announced.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-03

Maine Central be required to main
tain gates on several crossings in that
town, a hearing was ordered for 10 A
NJ, Tuesday, Oct. 49, in the passenger
station in that town.
The board, today, will go to Port
land, where a hearing will be held on
the petition of the municipal officers
for an overhead crossing over the
tracks of the Boston & Maine, on Dart
mouth street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-03
Letter to J. H. Chandler.
An1nstd. Mime.
Dear Sir: Thomas ]. Bannon,

Dear Sir: Thomas j. Bannon, drug
gist, Westerley, r. l.. says:
Westerly painters expect gallon of
paint to cover 10 sets of blinds: Devoe
covers %; there is no such thing as rub
bling this out.
(The usual reckoning is for gallon
to cover Is. We suspect the Westerley
people don't wear their paint till it gets
very shabby.
Devoe covers more; of course W.
know that; we know why too; it's all
paint and full-measure.
Yours truly,
F. w. DEVOE & co.
p. S. ]. Fl. Cogan & Co. sell oul
paint.
"a
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DON'T BE FOOLED INTO DOING
SOMETHING ELSE.

:. AFTER what l have taken and done
- Is no wonder am glad of an oppor-
UNITY to recommend what cured me to
my friends.
suffered intense agony from gravel
ior nearly fifteen years.
for HVe and six weeks at time L
coulo not work, the pain was so great.
WY kidneys and bladder We're in
iiorrlpie Shape. My back ached so [
could not sleep. l had no appetite at
ALL
tried about every doctor in
syracuse but they failed to help me.
used nearly all the advertised
hedlcines without any benefit.
rms was my discouraging condition
Mhen began the use OF DR.. David
kennedy's Favorite Remedy. | used
only Tour bottles and I consider myself
cured. l have no backache at ALL no
PAIN In passing urine, my appetite is
splendid
1t helped me from the start and 1
gained twenty pounds in weight
FRED HOFFMAN,,
1911 Lodi ST., Syracuse, N. Y.
Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite
hemedy is a vegetable help to the
stomach and bowels in performing
'helr duties properly. 1t overcomes
and permanently cures dyspepsia,
indigestion, biliousness and rheuma-
tlsm. 1t is absolutely harmless and
purely vegetable. 1t contains no mar
cotlcs or minerals in any form, no
dangerous stimulants, no mercury or
polsons, and is the only kidney
medicine that does not constipate.
Druggists sell it in New so Cent Size
and the regular $1.O0 size bottles.
Sample bottle-enough for trial, free
by mail.
DR.. David Kennedy Corporation, Rond-
out, NY
Dr.. David kennedy's Salt Rheum
Cream cures Old Sores, Skin and Scro-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-03

Preston f. Delano, who has been
obliged 10 leave his work for some
three weeks, on account Of illness, is
back in his shop.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-03

C. S. Bowman and F. L. Hilton took
a fine string of perch from Togus pond,
recently. Mr.. Bowman had Is which
weighed II pounds, and Mr.. Hilton had
10
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Card of Thanks.

We wish to express our sincere
thanks to the friends who so kindly
assisted us in our late bereavement,
and for the many beautiful offerings.
BENJAMIN GAY AND FAMILY