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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-03-24

Three weeks ago we made
mention of fight between Frank
Wilson and Robt. Ewing, both of
Keytesville, in which Wilson
stabbed Ewing beneath the left
eye with a knife. The trouble
had its origin in Wilson's throw.
ing SNOWFALL at Blaine Dewey,
COL, and striking Ewing. By
consent of Prosecuting Attorney
j. F. Pratt, Wilson, who had
been arrested for felonious AS.
sault, was permitted to plead
guilty before Justice VIM. P. Jar
ed to common assault, and his
punishment was assessed at fine
of $50 and costs.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-03-24

Robertsons could have done it:
Jim "holle red" enough and we
thought h meant it, but we now
realize he was only playing
'possum in order that he might
get his hand into our pocket.
He who steals by deception is the
worst and most sneaking OF
thieves. The people of Charlton
county will not stand for a dirty
deal like the one we were given,
and the doom of the Robertsons
is sealed in this county, nor can
the Signals successor thrive in
the cesspool of dishonor and
slime in which the theft of the
Robertsons placed it,
The plaintiff AYERS that said
publication herein complained
of in its meanings and inuen dos,
its context and purposes was
maliciously made by defendant
of and concerning the plaintiff
that the same is false and was
known by defendant at the time
of the publication thereof TO be
false; that it was and is calcu-
lated to deprive plaintiff of pub
lie confidence, to expose him to
public hatred, contempt and
ridicule and to deprive him of
the benefit of social intercourse,
and that by reason of said pub
lie alton plaintiff has been dam
a ged in the sum of ST, ZOO actual
damages and $4,000 exemplary
or punitive damages for which
pl aintiff asks judgment and the
costs of this suit.
The editor of the COURIER will
contest the case to the last ditch.
We do not believe the Robertsons
had scintilla of right to take
S4OO of our money and give us
nothing for it, and had we tame
ly submitted to such an outrage
we believe we would have been
regarded as craven in addition
to having acted foolish for hav-
ing taken the word of j. W.
Robertson for anything outside
of the contract. By taking our
money and giving no value ,e-
ceived we feel as though J. w.
Robertson grossly wronged US,
and we never exhibit the white
feather nor show a white liver
to a man who has done US an
injustice.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-03-24
NUMBER 8
Important Notice.

A blue pencil mark around
this notice is to arrest the atten-
ton of those whose subscription
to the COURIER has expired, and
to remind them that we would be
very much pleased to hear from
them.
The amount of their indebted
ness can be easily reckoned from
the date opposite their name on
the label of their paper and fig
uring at the rate of 81 a year.
This notice will appear for the
next four weeks, and if you wish
to get rid of ''the blues" you can
have them removed by paying
your subscription without further
delay.
Won't you please get off the
"blue list" and let US place you
on our ''roll of honor?"
Thanking you in advance for
complying with this simple but
urgent request, | am,
Yours Respectfully,
G.. P. VANDIvER,
Editor COURIER.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-03-24

c.. C. Painter, who has been in
the mercantile business at Men,
don, but sold out not long since,
will shortly move to Minneapolis,
Mimi, where he will ointo bus.
mess with his brother, ]. B. Mr..
Painter is the kind of citizen
we are sorry to hear of leaving
Charlton county.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-03-24

Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Collet, Mr..
and Mrs. H. j. West, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. l.. Elledge and daugh.
ter, Lucille, Mrs. W. G. Agee,
Mrs. B. Hughes, Misses Lucie
and Katie White and Clara Kel.
logg and Messrs. Raymond Ed
wards, Jr., and Warren Elliott of
Keytesville attended Barlow's
minstrel show at Russell opera
house in Brunswick Tuesday
night, and were all we'll pleased
with the entertainment.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-03-24

W. C. Yard, the Brunswick
black NTH and machinist who
has gained a good deal of un-
enviable notoriety in connection
with an accident on the Ninth
street incline of the Metropolitan
street railway at Kansas City in
August, 1902, by claiming to
have been seriously injured in
the wreck, when he was not even
on board the cars at the time the
accident occurred, pleaded gull
ty to the crime of perjury in the
circuit court at Kansas City,
Kas., Monday the sentence has
not yet been passed upon him.
Yard is a fine. machinist, and il
is pity that he has seen fit to
sink to the depths he has.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-03-24
5, C. White Leghorns.

Eggs for sale, Is for $50,
from my S. c. White Leghorns,
prize winners at state show, 1908,
scoring 95 and better, and are OF
Blanchard's leading stra'n OF
heavy layers. My hens last
year, ending February 20, 1905,
averaged 180 eggs, each.
J. r. DEMPSEY,
Keytesville, Mo
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-03-24
Notice.

Having purchased c. P.
Thrash's meat market at Keytes-
vile, wish to buy fat cattle and
hogs and also want all of the
hides and pelts | can get, for
which l will pay top prices. Re-
member l always carry the
the choicest cuts of meats and
am anxious to serve you.
Yours Truly,
JOHN LEWIS,
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-03-24
Money.

One hundred thousand dollars
to loan to farmers of Charlton
county, 8 to 10 years time given
at low. rate interest. Can get
your money quick with privilege
given to pay all or part at any
time. Call or write US. Office:
Commercial hotel. Mendon, Mo.
P. T. SMITH & Co.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-03-24
Deaths Decree.

HORTON Steve Horton OF
near Pee Dee died of consumption
Saturday, March Is, 1905. aged
90 years. He leaves a wife and
one son and daughter. Mr..
Horton was a native of Howard
county.
MCCoLLUM:-Mrs. Eliza Nc
Collum, wife of G. G. McCollum
of Keytesville, died Thursday
night, March Is, 1905, after a
years illness of consumption.
Mrs. McCollum's maiden name
was Long, and she was born,
near Pee Dee, June 20, 1859.
She was first married to jeff
Fleming, by whom she had one
son who is still living. She was
married again August 4, 1897,
to G. G.. McCollum of which un-
ion the husband and -year-old
daughter survive. Funeral SER
vices were held at the family
residence by Rev. Alpha Ingle
Saturday, after which the re-
mains were taken to Pee Dee and
laid to rest in Pleasant Grove
cemetery, half mile north of
that place. Mrs. McCollum was
a good woman, and her death is
deplored, not only by her imme-
diate family, but also by a large
circle of friends and relatives.
We tender our sympathies to the
sorrowing husband and children.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-03-24
Something New.

I have just received a carload
of hard wheat -four which | will
sell at moderate prices. Every
sack is guaranteed to make as
good biscuit and better light
bread than soft wheat flour. A
trial order will convince you.
l.. B. THRASH.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-03-24
Roll of Honor.

The following friends have
kindly remem bered US financial
ly during the past week by eth
er becoming new subscribers or
by renewing their subscription
to the COURIER. May heaven
bless 'em:
NEW SUBSCRIBERS.
F. A. Rose, Prof F. Willis,
j. D. Moore, John Lewis,
Mrs Ursley orwell, Fran Moritz, Jr.,
E. B. Grubbs, C. C. Hammond,
j. W. Staples, Ell Dormer,
Myrtle McCluhan, r. w. Coll.
RENEWALS.
7 J. Kitchen, C.F Cox,
Geo. AechIer, ]. B Cameron,
W. G. Dickson, A. B Price.
], W. Grizzell, ]. NJ. Ehrhardt,
J. H Ehrhardt, Jos. Gurn,
W. W Hancock, L. E. Richardson,
T. NJ. Bentley, Wilmer L. Welsh,
]. F. Pratt, Alonzo Barnes,
Carr Peterson, Paul Jackson,
Mrs L. H Maddox, W. n. Brewer,
Clarence Minich, Henry Lutscher,
Edgar Waller, Bert Lathorp,
John L Spence, Mrs. Georgia Chapman,
Mrs Minnie Dodge. Miss Jimmie Ewing.
C. c. Stoner, P. I. Smith
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-03-24
For Sale.

I have surry, a single buggy,
a set of single buggy harness, a
7-year.old mare and a steel
range Of which | desire to dis
pose of at private sale.
G.. E. ZooK,
Keytesville, Mo.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-03-24
Cupid's Conquests.

RAY-CoLE:-Jacob Ray and
Mrs. M. j. Cole, both OF Keytes-
vile, were married at the home
of the bridegroom Tuesday,
March 21, 1905, Justice VIM. P.
Jared officiating. This makes
about the "stenth" time Mr..
Ray has committed matrimony,
and we hope that he will hence
forth succeed IN steering clear of
the breakers of the divorce court.
STONER- GOTTEN w m .
Stoner and Miss Effie Scotten,
both of near Prairie Hill, were
married at Prairie Hill Saturday,
March IL, 1905, Rev. P. M.
Sears making the twain one.
The bridegroom is an energetic
farmer and the bride is a win
some daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John G. Scotten, formerly of near
Keytesville. The COURIER takes
pleasure in extending congratu-
lations to Mr.. and Mrs. Stoner.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-03-24

Blair Miller and Agee Bros.
make spring announcements in
this issue OF the COURIER. Be
sure to read their "ads."
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-03-24

We want your eggs, poultry,
hides, pelts, etc., for which we
will pay the highest market price.
LOUIS H. BASH & Co.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-03-24
A $4,000 Damage Suit.

county Olgnal, through MS at
torneys, Messrs. Fred Lamb of
Salisbury and j. A. Collet of
Keytesville, has brought suit
against G. P. Vandiver, the ed
itor of the COURIER, for 1000
damages at the ensuing May
term of circuit court at Keytes-
vile for defa nation of character.
This suit grows out of the re-
cent COURIER Signal deal in
which We paid j. K. and j. w.
Robertson, owners of the Signal,
S40O to discontinue the publica-
ton of that paper at Keytesvllle
and never to re- engage in the
newspaper business at this place
so long as we edited the COURIER,
and with the additional UNDER
standing, on our part, that they
were to consolidate the Signal
plant and subscription list with
the Brunswicker which is run by
j. B. Robertson, a son of j. K.
and a brother Of j. w. Robert
son.
Instead of con solidating the
two papers as j. w. had agreed
with US to do, he and his pater-
nal ancestor sold the Signal and
the publication was continued,
under another name, at Keytes-
vile without missing a single
issue.
Under these circumstances our
money was paid to J. K. and ].
w. Robertson and no value
what ever was given in return for
it.
Feeling that we had been bum
koed premeditatedly and with
malice aforethought, we used
some pretty strong language in
the issue of the COURIER of
February II, 1905. in referring
to the Robertsons and the out-
rageous manner in which we
had been treated by them. 1t
was the caustic utterances in
that p particular issue Of the CoU-
RIER upon which ]. W. Robert
son now bases his damage suit
as follows:
'A DOG STORY.
A good club would about the
best way to deal with such
loathsome, degraded. confidence
game crooks as the Robert.
sons. But
'You may slug you may smash the canine, if
you will,
But the scent OF the dog will hang around
| still.
Thieves may tap and plunder another mans
till,
But bratant religion" won't pay the bill.
So We leave all to the devils skill
He'll surely give them purg ative pill.
Disrespectfully dedicated to
j. K. and J. w. Robertson, Key
tesville, Mo-"
''The dearest money that ever
passed through the thieving
clutches of the Robertsons will
be that which they stole from US
under the guise of pretending to
better their and our condition.
Their honor, if they ever had
any, is all gone; their good name,
if it was ever good" has taken
wings, and they are left to VOL
low in the degradation and dis.
grace of their ILL gotten gains" :"
"The COURIER in its deal with
the Signal was robbed under the
cloak of Christianity. The mask
h as now fallen and the Robert
sons are looked upon as hypo.
critics and as wolves who COM
mitted a theft in sleeps cloth
ing. The church to which the
Robertsons belong would elevate
itself in public esteem if it would
make investigation of the moral
rottenness of the Signal bun
koers. If a church member is
. permitted to take 3 money con-
sideration for which no value
whatever is given in return.
what do you call it except q
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-03-24
For Sale or Trade.

One standard bred registered
Hambletonian stallion. Address,
VIM. P. DAVIS,
Glenwood Farm,
RID, No. 3. Marceline, Mo.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-03-24
Marriage Licenses.

Don't forget the township elec.
tons Tuesday, March %.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-03-24

The Mendon Constitution says
that James A. Hamilton and Eli
Ward were looking at the for.
mer's horses in the pasture last
Monday. Mr.. Hamilton laid his
hand on one and the animls
turned and kicked straight at
him, one foot striking Mr.. Ham
ilton just behind the right ear.
1t is remarkable that Jim was not
killed. but aside from being rem
dered unconscious for a short
time and making sore place on
his head, Jim appears to be
none the worse from his "trip TO
fairyland." Jim says his hat
doesn't fit just right yet.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-03-24

The Keytesville Top & Vehicle
Co. is our city's latest enterprise,
and is composed of H. l.. Sneed,
M. w Anderson, 0. B. Ander-
son, M. F. Courtney and others.
The company has bought the
tract of ground lying east and
north of Keeting's blacksmith
shop. The manufacture of bug
gy and vehicle tops, buggles,
etc.. making the Walter CASTOR
buggy top speciality, will be the
lines of business pursued. The
COURIER hopes for the new con-
Germ every possible success
The capital stock of the compa- :
ny is $1,000.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-17
CORNER IN LUMBER
Tonopah Parties Buying Every.
thing in Sight

The Enterprise says: Tonopah egents
are buying up enormous quantities of
lumber of every description. and have
about cleaned up the entire stock of tie
sawmill people up in the Sierras. Eb.
K. Smart of Emigrant Gap states that
purchasers from Tonopah visited all the
yards in that section, buying everyy stirk
of timber. regardless of size or fnIsa
In four days 100000 feet were pure lhas-
ed for immediate shipment. Mr.. Smart
disposed of nearly everything his yads
contain. Finished building material for
dwellings, rough boards. mining timbars
and everything else that was not broken
went in the sale and the agent paid the
price asked without a murmur.
Crews will be sent to the different
points to load this mammoth shipment,
and for some time trainoads of lumber
will be shipped to the desert town. E.i-
IDENTIFY the people behind this deal intend
to supply all the towns In the new min
ing country, and 1t looks as though 1t had
a decided corner on the lumber market in
that section.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-17
ANOTHER BANK
Senator Nixon and Associates to
Organize One

The interests of United States Seaat
George s. Nixon, T. l.. Oddie, ua )rge
,Wingfield and Charles z. Morris in the
Nye and Ormsby County bank, doing
business in Goldield. Carson city, Tono-
pah and Columbia, have been sod. It is
understood that Mr.. Golden, who has
been connected with that institution, and
some of his associates took over the
stock.
1t is stated authoritatively that Scna-
tor Nixon and his associates, who have
disposed of their interests in the Nye and
Ormsby County bank, will organize and
conduct National bank. The new m
stltution will do business and ha.
branches in Tonopah. Goldield and i3ul.-
frog. and viii do general banking l., si-
ness.
This transaction, which involved many
thousands of dollars, will mean that boz h
Tonopah and Goidfield will have an )ther
banking institution.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-17

the Back Rock ranches.
Quin River is a prosperous station Mil
ler & Lux have store with a good stock
of everything, from pair of spurs to a
hackemore and from a full dress suit to
a pair of Straus overalls. 1t has a good
hotel. blacksmith shop. tool house, with
every kind of g tool from a harrow to a
harvester; a pretty little cottage, where
Water is water this year of our Lord,
however, but feed on the Miller & Lux
ranges was never better and sheep keep
off the grass. The Miller & Lux ranches
are all in the northwestern part of Hum
boldt county, touching both the Califor-
MIA and the Oregon State lines. Miller
& Lux are the biggest cattle raisers in
Humboldt by far. Dakin and Payne are
doing a little prospecting on claims in
the Pine Forest range, mention of which
was made in the Silver State a few
weeks ago. While I think they have a
very fattering prospect, Mr.. Payne was
very reticent about what they were do
ing. He said: oh yes, we are doing
little prospecting, and If we strike 1t
1t WI be our good luck, and If we do
not no one will be much hurt" But al.
he same one cannot pound up piece of
the ore without getting from five to
twenty colors. The vein they are work
ing on is about IL inches wide and is free
mil ing. They are working three men on
he property.
There is an old camp on Bartlett creek.
formerly known as veryvile. that pro-
duced some gold years ago and is still
being worked by three men with an ar
restra. 1t was camp that the late
Chancellor Derby spent much money in
ari one that probably assisted great y
in his smash up a few years ago. but II
one were to deal with ancient history ard
tel Of all the mining failures in Hum
boldt county it would take a much larger
paper than the Silver State to record
them all.
Tomorrow morning we leave the Cross
ing for DEMO. where my next letter VIII
be written. A. C. b.
Quin River Crossing, Tuesday evening.
May 9th.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-17

We left the ranch of Lay Bros. this
morning about o'clock and drove down
Jackson creek for perhaps two and one
half miles, when we stopped at the Mel
son copper mine, now under bond to the
Humboldt Copper Co., under the direct
management of w. NJ. Daring, copper
miner from Oakland. Mr.. Daring has
seven men employed running a tunnel
opment work done on the mine. He will
put on rs more men the first of July. E.
]. Ma ey or San francisco is pres dent of
Mr.. Darling's company. Mr.. Darling Is
now running into some very rich ore that
shows values of 500 per ton and a gen
eral average of $24. / visited the tunnels
now being driven into the hill and whe n
Mr.. Daring said that there was a mil
lion dollars worth of ore in sight I did
not doubt the statement from what 1
saw. The ore is se f-fuxing, that Is to
say 1t contains lime. silica and iron and
requires nothing more in its working. He
has a great quantity of high-grade al
ready mined. He says his company
mean business and intended to do de-
velopment work as fast as men and mon
cy can do II until 1t reaches dividend
paying point. When l suggested to him
that the mine was some distance from
the raj road-the Humboldt House being
his railway supply point-he said: Yes,
it is some distance. but my company 10
abundantly able to build a branch line
from the Southern Pacific to the mine
and will probab y do so. He says he has
a sme.ter in contemplation and fall will
see Jackson Creek canyon a point of
great activity. He Is at present working
the mine as a man would farm, and puts
on no airs, but goes through the tunns g
and drifts dressed In his clothes and
carries candle in each hand. He is
watching development very closely. He
showed me a ledge IA feet wide and ap-
parenty all of 1t was ore of a high
grade. as pretty copper ore as one would
wish to see. He says 1t is a better pros
pect, 10 to l. than the great Anaconda
copper mines were when work first start
ed. He impresses one as man OF af-
fairs and one thoroughly conversant with
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-17
LOVES YOUNG DREAM. .

Miss Sadie Henderson OF Elko. daugh-
ter Of the well-known banker and politi-
clan. L. o. Henderson. ran away from
boarding school in Salt Lake a day or
two ago and got married to Clyde Rum
mel. newspaper reporter of Boise. The
first intimation the young ladys parents
had Of the event came in brief telegram
from the matron OF the school, They
were getting ready to attend her gradu-
alton and were surprised-to put It mildly
Miss Henderson was In the school tennis
court late n the afternoon when her lover
drove up in a closed carriage. She en-
tered II and they drove rapidly to the
County Clerks Office. secured license
and then hurried to the home of a min
lister. who performed the ceremony before
the startled authorities at the boarding
school had had time to realize what was
going on. All. well! 1t seems the days
OF romance are not yet over and we al
hope that Miss Henderson's venture may
prove half as beautiful as 1t appears to
her now.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-17
BIG cIHcus coMIN,i.

The capacity OF the big tents is always
tested during the Fioto Shows engag :
ment and If Uncle Henry and Aunt Betsy
desire much comfort and more peace OF
mind, 1t would be best to allow the chill
dren to bring them to the afternoon exhi-
bitions where the new menagerie can be
seen to much better advantage and
more time given to absorb the descriptive
knowledge so pleasantly unfo. .ded by the
gentlemanly lecturers.
The white city is a beautiful picture on
the green, and thousands of s'ght-seers
will take advantage to inspect tn mon
alone are worth visiting to all lovers of
the gentle equine. for the Floto horse
show" is the Ia k of al America; tn n
the ponies. they should be SEEM also the
culinary departing mt. where over six hun
dred people are served three times day.
The b acksmith shops. the electric light
OF interest.
Many new and novel acts will attract
attention in the big tent, where hundreds
of skilled performers will vie in friend y
contests for supremacy.
The children wi be delighted with the
miniature menagerie. with boy trainers,
drivers and care-takers.
The entire institation is so complete in
be mentioned herewith.
Nor has the circus department been
neglected. for more special feature acts
will be offered than ever before. enliven-
two score OF funny clowns.
The big shows Will exhibit here Monday,
May END.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-05-17
MUNICIPALITIES
Personal Mention Of You and
Your Friends

]. w. Doll of Deeth. Nevada, is about
town.
Elmer Duncan departed last evening
for Ogden.
Baber's team came In from McDermitt
this morning with load OF wool.
R. L. Daley of Reno is stopping at the
Lafayette.
George o. Farnsworth of Salt Lake is
here and stopping at the Lafayette.
f. j. Loomis of New York Is about
town today.
Harry McAninch left for Sonoma this
morning with four-horse team loaded
with mining supplies.
w. M. Pape Is an arrival from San
Francisco and Is registered at the La
fayette.
Mr.. Simon Reinhart is in Winnie nucca
again after an extended visit to can
Francisco.
Mrs. b. w. Stewart OF Willow Point
came in yesterday and is a guest ut the
Winnemucca.
Miss Edna Giroux, in company with her