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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-09-22
"Cone up Higher

At ? o'clock Sunday morning,
September 10, 1905, the Lord
sent His messenger to bid Mark
H. HoIcomb "come up higher" "
and his spirit diSengaged itself
from its earthly habitati0n and
winged its way to the great white
throne above, there to be with its
Redeemer evermore. A noble
citizen, a loving husband, a
doting father man of God
has gone to his reward.
"Blesse1 are the dead who die
in the Lord" "Yea saith the
Spirit His was a happy home.
His life before his family and the
public was Cody. The family
altar was in his home and around
it each succeeding day, after the
morning meal, he gathered his
family and offered up devotion S.
His hope has given place to
fruition and blessed eternity is
now his.
Weep not for him, bereaved
wife, son, daughter, sister,
brother; his labors and trials
are ended, and he has entered
into "that rest which remalneth
for the people of God,' and is
anxiously waiting in the man.
sions above for your coming.
Meet MIN there.
t. 8 S.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-09-22

Plata to st. Louis, September 6,
1904, and boarded a car attach
ed to defendants train. Plain
tiff states further that by the
careless operation of said train
by said defendants servants and
agents and the defective and
rotten condition of the ties an6
the removal of the ballast be.
tween said ties caused the track
to shift and derailed the car, or
which plaintiff was riding, throw
ing it into deep hollow adjoin.
ing said railroad track, nea,
Warrenton, Mo-, and throwing
plaintiff with great force agains
the seats and SIDES of said cal
and down into said hollow, anC
he says he was then and therr
mangled, bruised and seriousl,
and permanently injured by re
ceiving a severe blow on the
face, fracturing his nose, de-.
stroying one tooth, greatly dis
figuring him, and cutting anc
confusing his ertire body-ir
fact, nearly all the injuries thai
a fellow could have received
under similar circumstances with
out losing any Of his extremities
are enumerated in"""plaintiff' s
petition, including total in.
capacity to earn a livelihood.
BY reason of his numerous in
juries Mr.. Curtis askssdamages
in the sum of $4,000. AS E
companion suit his wife Mrs.Geor
gia Curtis, has sued the Wabash
for $4,000 damages sbecause o
Mr.. Curtis, having been rendered
unable to perform his duties a.
her husband, and because SHE
has been. is now and will he al
all times in the future rdepriv
ed of the aid, support, com
panionship, society and:sprotec'
ton Of her said husband, anG
will be compelled to devote al
her time to nursing and attend.
ing him. This case, too, comes
to this county on change ot
venue from Adair county, anc
Messrs. Campbell & Ellison and
John T. Baker ara also Mrs
Curtis legal advisers.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-09-22
Notice to Advertisers.

Hereafter all parties desiring
advertisements in the COURIER
must have the copy at this office
not later than "Wednesday noon
of the week for which the lad"
is desired. We will positively
set no lads" in the future as
late as Thursday. Please gov
ern yourself accordingly.
c. ?. VAEuVEH,
Puo. COURIER
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-09-22
Roll OF Honor.

We sincerely thank the fol-
lowing friends who have either
renewed their subscription or
have become new subscribers
to the COURIER since our last
issue. May heaven bless EN-.
RENEWALS.
Fred Lamb, 7. A. LaGrass,
NEW SUBSCRIBERS.
j E. Chrane, r. H Williams,
Rev 0. A. Phillips, NJ. F. Jones.
Miss Fanny Anderson, John c Miller, Jr
Joe Ewing, col,
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-09-22
Three DAMAGE Suits.


past week consist Of three dam
age suits against the Wabash
Railway Co., all of which have
been docketed for the November
term of circuit court at Keytes-
vile.
Miss Tillie Woodward of near
Brunswick, through her attorney,
J. A. Collet of Keytesvilie, files
a petition in which she tells of
the injuries she received from
being struck by an engine and a
train of cars on defendant rail-
way while she was crossing the
/ Wabash railroad track in a
! buggy at the intersection Of
Quincy and Mulberry streets in
the city of Brunswick the 18th
day of September, 1904. Plain
tiff AYERS that by reason Of the
servants and agents of defen.
dant in control of and operating
said locomotive and train of cars
they so carelessly and negligently
conducted controlled, and operat-
ed said locomotive, and train Of
cars, without any fault, negli-
gence or want of care upon the
part of plaintiff, as to run
against the buggy, in which
plaintiff was riding, with great
force and violence, causing
said buggy to be overturned,
broken and crushed and throw
ing plaintiff with great force
and violence out of the buggy,
and throwing her distance of
about 80 feet against a post,
greatly oruising, mangling and
wounding plaintiff, injuring her
head, neck and spine, laceratlng
her rig ht ear severely, oruising
and injuring her right side and
right nip, infl;c.ing internal
injuries, causing concusssion OF
the brain, permanent injury to
her eyes and eyesight, producing
spinal chills, permanently inJur-
ing her nerves and nervous
system, and plaintiff says that
she has suffered and still suffers
and will continue to suffer in the
future with almost constant
severe headache, and that she
has suffered, still suffers and
will tinue in the future
to suffer great physical and
mental pain and anguish on
account of said injuries. Plain
tiff charges that defendant was
running said locomotive and
train Of cars at the rate of 30
miles an hour through the
corporate limits Of the city
of Brun w c k, which
was 20 miles in excess Of the
speed limit for trains within the
corporate limits Of said city, said
speed limit being fixed by the
city ordinance at 10 miles an
lour. Plaintiff further charges
that defendant, through its
servants and agents in charge
Of said locomotive and train OF
cars, failed to ring a bell or
sound whistle or in any man.
ner give alarm Of the approach
Of said engine and train Of cars,
and that the view from the west
Of said engine and train of cars
was entirely obstructed by row
of bulldogs along the north side
of defendants railroad tract.
By reason Of the premises Miss
Woodward asks damages
in the sum of $4,000.
J. S. Curtis Of LaPlata, Ma
oon county, who was among the
victims of the Wabash wreck,
near Warrenton, Mo, September
6, 1904, has brought a damage
suit, through his attorneys,
Campbell & Ellison and John T.
Baker, which comes to Charlton
county on change of venue from
Adair county, and will be set for
trial at the November term of
l.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-09-22
The Lamkin-MasonC Cases Again,


and John T. Mason, the former
charged with attempted criminal
assault on Mason's wife, and
Mason with criminal libel of
Lamkin, would be permitted to
pass into oblivion after they
were dismissed in the Gentry
county circuit court last week,
but as an effort has been mad e
on the part of certain ILL., advised
newspapers to misrepresent i'm
portant facts in both cases and
place the defendants in a false
position before the public, we
desire to direct attention to some
relevant features Of this minis
terial embroglio.
| Mason, or some one else for
him, has been making a grand.
stand play and suppressing
material facts so far as Mason 5
case is concerned, and giving out
misleading statements as regards
Lamkin's case.
In the first place, Rev. John
T. Mason knew, or must have
known through his attorneys.
that as the libel of which Rev.
Lsmkin complained was through
letters written by Mason to par
ties at paints outside of Ms
a.uri and there made public, the
libel was committed there and
not in this state, hence the libel
suit, in order to punish the
offender, would have had to be
prosecuted where the libel was
published.
Just to what extent MasoA
was guilty as charged by Rev.
I.amkin it is not our purpose
to say. But as Mason was in
dicted at Springfield, Ills, and
he or his counsel took the trouble
to make or have made San
arrangement with Gov. Folk
whereby he would not honor
requisition papers from the
governor of Illinois for
Mason, why should Mason or
his attorneys wish to prevent
his being taken to Illinois to
stand trial if he were not guilty
as charged?
Whether such an "arrange-
ment" was ever made with
Gov. Folk or not we do not know,
but we do know that one of
Mason's attorneys said it had
been done.
Quite d spread eagle spectacle
is made by Mason or his friends
over the fact that "depositions"
had been taken. Whose "depo-
sitions," and in what case? If
in Lamkin's case Mason had no
right to take dispositions" un.
der the law which, in criminal
cases, requires that mans
accusers must appear in court to
confront him.
If these "iepos.tions" we're in
Mason s case, what had they to
do with the Ian. kin case, and
why should Mason endeavor to
make capital of them when he
well knew that he could not be
successfully prosecuted in this
state, and was also aware of
the arrangement" made with
Gov. Folk concerning requisition
papers in the Illinois case against
him?
Then, too, Mason and his
attorneys and Lamkin and his
attorneys had been served with
notices by Ed Gibbany, the
prosecuting attorney Of Gentry
county, that both the Lamkin
and Mason cases would be dis
missed at the September term
of the Gentry circuit court,
and notifying both defendants
not TO incur any further
costs, yet Mason subsequently
took dispositions" just the
same, although the action
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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-09-22
ThG Advantages Of

lut AuVdlldgGS I'll
buying Groceries and Cof-
fee at my grocery are many
and marked. | believe there
is no more need of chickery
and falsity in the mercantile
business than there is in
ones own family. And the
presence here of thousands
Of buyers is evidence Of
general confidence in the
ruling spirit.
My system is safe, salts
flying and not sensational.
My qualities are always re-
liable, and my prices honest.
| offer a full line of best
and fin est groceries and
make specially of coffee.
BIanke'S Coffee
is and always will make a
favorite beverage. The
quality is there. That is
chief. Then the price is
only 25c the pound or four
pounds the 81.
Variety and price areChief
Quality's lieutenants in this
store. Did you ever anal
we your friendliness for
us? That will pronounce
distinctly the superior fa-
cilities we have claimed: the
characteristic advantages.
You like the fullness of
my variety, don't you?-
and the exclusiveness Of my
stock? p and the surety of
quality? and the reason
ableness of price?- and the
sincereity of my endeavor
a n d honesty Of purpose?
They are the links that time
- experience tact have
forged into a chain that
holds trade.
Don't forgef--we e pay the follow
ing prices for produce:
Old Hens 8 1-2c
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-09-22
Cupid COnquests.

Observation-Disclosures - Luther
Johnson and Miss Eva May
Shoemaker, both of near Key.
tesville, were married at the.
residence of the officiating
justice of the peace, J. R. Mason
of Salisbury, Monday, Septem.
Der IS, 1905.
NICHOLS. WOODS: :-Dave Mich.
ols and Miss Florena Woods, a
colored couple Of Shannondale,
were married in the office of
Recorder j. M. Mason at the
courthouse in Keytesville Tues
day, September 10, 1905,
Justice H. A. Wheeler doing
aae splicing.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1905-09-22

1ae spilGlng.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-08-26

The James 4 CAV Co.'s fountain
sanitary. 1un'2ob
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-08-26

child in the land must ever regard
as the cause of the laboring classes
above all others, has nowhere a more
ardent advocate that the great Sen
ator from West Virginia.
eve make this appeal to West
Virginians because their Senator Is
a factor in shaping national affairs,
in which we and all workingmen
are interested no less than they are.
His intellect and mature experience
no less than his wide and rnaterfu!
influence, form part of the capital
of the laboring people. His knowl-
edge is a part of their power we
have an interest in this controversy
no less important than that of the
people of West Virginia. Indeed.
aside from mere local affairs, we
have the same interest that they have
in the character of the man who
represents them in the National Sen
ate. He should be returned for the
good of West Virginia which he has
represented so ably in the Senate.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-08-26
A wREcKING CREW DE
MANDED.

Now that Clarksburg has become
, railroad center at least equal to
II not larger than Grafton, is there
any reason why this city could not
or should not have a wrccking crew
stationed here to respond to any
sudden calls when their services
would he needed? Consider the ex-
tent of the Clarksburg yards and the
vast amount of cars shunted daily
he NJ. r. and w. Va. & p. division,
yhere a slight mishap happens daily
thereby business is DELAYED, and Of
EN- traffic suspended for hours. Does
not the amount of business transact
d here call for at least one car with
, crane. of capacity enough to re-
move the wreckage in time to let
he ordinary business of the day pro
aed? If it is only p miles from
harrisburg to Grafton logical con-
fusion must certainly be evident
hat wreck train could 90 from
harrisburg to Grafton as quickly as
me could come from Grafton to
harrisburg.
At regards the wreck at Adamston
Thursday night in which human
.eing lost his life, wrecking crew
lrobablv would not have been able
% prevent the disaster, but at least
IF one was stationed in Clarksbure
t would not be twenty-five miles
away.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-08-26
ELK1Ns BUYS $4,000 ACRES.

Senator Stephen B. Elkins has
;ust closed a contract for the pur-
nhase of 22.OO acres of land in Pen
lleton county. The land is heavily
simbered and is underlaid with iron
ores. Old geological reports, made
for Virginia before the war, disclos-
ID these deposits.
The tract bought by Senator FL
&ins lies along the south Branch
river. beginning near Franklin.
Pendleton county is without a mile
If railroad. and the Elllins purchase
will naturally give birth to new
railroad rumor for that section.
From present indications Senator
Elkins will have no opposition at
he coming election and will con-
tinue his efforts to~boom the "Moun-
tain State
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-08-26

Any one knows that heat sours
milk. ANY one knows that milk will
our even in cellar in the hot
Weather. Any one knows that there
: something wrong with milk that
'tands in the hot sun III August two
whole days and does not sour. All
he experts in the country may
lain that an analysis must be made
before it can be told whether there
: any thing wrong with the milk.
nut the people know, when milk will
not sour under the heat of two days.
nd will not turn to clabber, that it
las been dnctored-all the health Of
fcers to the contrary notwithstand-
ng.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-08-26
hnIidnv ii Nc Virginia.

holiday in West Virginia, and
recommend that all factories, shops,
mines and other places where per-
sons are engaged at labor be closed
and that the day be fittingly apPro-
priateIy and periodically Observed
by all the people as becomes us as
CITIZENS of one of the greatest States
of the greatest and most glorious ma
ton in the history of the world. As
labor conquers all things, and as
there is no excellence without great
labor. and as every one ought to be
worker and no one ought to be
drone or a parasite, therefore every
one is interested in the upholdIng OF
the tru dignity of labor. Let US
on this dav meet together as a peo-
ME having a comomn end and COM
mon destiny, and seriously CONSIDER
and discuss questions which concern
our common welfare. to the. end that
capital may always>willingly yield to
labor labor's full reward and Just
rights, and labor cheerfully eoncede
to capital capitals just share and
full rights, so that between capital
and labor there may be peace and
cooperation.
@Given under my hand and the
Great Seal of the State, at the Capt.
toll in the City of Charleston, this
twenty-frst day of August, in the
year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and FIVE. and in the forty-thire
! year of the State.
WN. NJ. o. DAWSON
seBy the Governor:
&C. w. SwIsuER.
! Secretary of State"
The James 4 CAV Co.'s fOunteil
strictly sanitary. 1uns2ob
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-08-26
LABOR DAY
PROCLAMATION

Gov. w. NJ. o. Dawson has issued
the following Labor Day proclama-
ton:
"The laws of West Virginia hav-
ing made the first Monday in Sep
eember of each year holiday and
designated it as Labor Day, there
fore,
Il. William NJ. o. Dawson, Gov
ernor of the said State, do hereby
procluin that Monday, September
4, 1905, is Labor Day and a legal
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-08-26
Examination

The third and last examination
for teachers, under the uniform sys-
fem this year, will be held at
Clarksburg. Friday and Saturday,
Sept. Is and 16, 1905, beginning
promptly at z o'clock a. m. on dates
mentioned.
L. WAYMAN OGDEN,
aug23td. County Superintendent
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-08-26
DAILY Low RATE
EXCURSIONS TO TIE
PRO w VA STATE FAIR

BIG W. VA. 0IAIG t2AI4t
The Central Traffic Association
has announced that all railroads en-
tering Wheeling viii offer one fare
rate for the round trip, during State
Fair week, Sept. 11-15, good return
ing until Sept. 16, inclusive. In
addition to this, many special excur-
sions from various points will be ar
ranged at never lower fort
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-08-26

There is no excuse for diluted or
polluted milk in this city.
Smyrna times., 1905-04-26
SMYRNA CORN GROWERS TO COMPETE.
State Board Of Agriculture Offers Prizes
Amounting to 500 For the Best Corn and
Biggest Yield-Awards to be Made

Farmers of this vicinity who like to
vie with one another over their crops
Will have a chance to show their skill
IN growing corn, for at the Farmers
Institute scheduled to meet in Smvrua
February the first next, the State
Board of Agriculture will award $50 70
that farmer who can show the best
tread of corn and $50 to the one show
ing the greatest yield. \ prize Of 3
will be given to that farmer who car
produce twenty ears Of corn scoring
the highest number of points. Those
wishing to compete should send their
name and address to the State Board
of Agriculture at Dover, Del. The
offer not only applies to Smyrna but
to other towns of the State, for the
Board has planned for institutes to be
held at each of the following places in
Delaware, in January, 1906, namely.
At Frankford, January -; George
town, January %: Milton, January q.
Milford, January p; Harrington; Jan
uary 26; Laurel, January %; Bridge
VILE, January 30; Dover, January 81:
MiddletOwn, February ,; Newark,
February 6; New Castle, February :.
The scale of points used in Judging
this corn will be as follows:I, uniform
ity, 10 points; ,, shape of ear, 5points
3, color, 1G points; 4, market condi-
tiOn, 10 points; 5, tips, 10 points; s.
butts, 5 points; :, kernel uniformity. 3
points; s, kernel shape, ) points; 9.
length, 10 points; 10, circumference, 3
points; II, space, 10 points; %, pro-
portion of corn to cob, - points; total,
100 points. In addition to the above
prizes for corn breeding the State
Board of Agriculture will also offer
prizes amounting to $50, namely: /
prize of $40 for the largest yield of
sound corn of any variety in each OF
the three counties, bushel of ears to
be exhibited at any of the above insti-
tutes accompanied by detailed state
ment of method of growing the corn.
The plot upon which this corn is to
be grown must not be less than one
half acre in extent and not less than
sixty-six feet wide. The plot must b
measured by a committee appointed by
the State Board of Agriculture and
the corn must be measured S-Srr
weighed by the same committee Full
particulars will be furnished by the
State Board of Agricu lture, Dover.
Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1905-04-26
EVENING WITH FAMOUS STATUARY"
Delightful Entertainment Given By the
Twentieth Century Club Ladies' at the
Smyrna Opera House Monday Evening.


The "Spring Art Exhibition" given
under the auspices of the Twentieth
Century Club of Smyrna Monday even
ing which included Giving pictures"
representing famous paintings and
classical statuary", came off at the
Opera House before we'll filled house
and was highly creditable to Mrs. J.
w. Clifton chairman of the Art and
Drama Committee and all those who
assisted in making it a success. The
program was unusually lengthy yet
with all interesting. The art exhibit
tions, twenty three in all, was inter
spersed with some excellent music.
Miss Mary Roberts sang solo entitled
'Spring Flowers" with violin obligata
by Miss Lloyd, which was one of the
best efforts she has ever made in
public. The same can be said of Miss
Grace LlOyd's violin solo, "Legende"
which was splendidly executed. Mrs.
Paul Hesser of Philadelphia was given
two places on the program her first
selection being "Frulingzeit" and her
second ga Vision" and ga Dream. Her
solo work which was beautiful and
artistic brought forth the applause of
the house. The double quartette "The
Village Blacksmith" by Miss Helen
Waters, Mrs. Frank Reynolds, Miss
Mary LeFevre, Mrs, j. r. McCaus-
land, Messrs. j. E. Hoffecker, l.. NJ.
Price, F. F. Evans and Walter o.
Hoffecker, was also one of the treats
of the evening. Mr.. W. G. Anthony
played cOrnet solo. Watkins
Orchestra furnish the music. The art
exhibitions were as follows: "Marie
Antoinette,'' Mrs. j. P. LeFevre;
"Queen Wilhelmina, Miss Muriel
Janney; "Nydia" Miss Mary Roberts
"Cherry Ripe" Miss Agnes Csrrow
"Mother and her Daughter" Miss Grace
Lloyd and Miss Elizabeth Hudson
''Girl with a Muff," Miss Julia
Hum, "Sunny Italy," Mrs. Fl. G.
Tschudy; ''The Three Graces, " Misses
Lillian Speakman, Flora Wells, and
Bertha Price; "Juno, Queen oi
Heaven" Mrs. F. F. Evans; "Ceres, y
"Pomona" and "Flora" Mrs. J.R. Nc.
Causland, Miss Katherine Beckett
| Mrs. II. P. Hall; Minerva" Mrs. E.
S. Dwight; "Venus," Mrs. John P
LeFevre; "Niobe and her Daughter, ;
Miss May Ford; Psyche at Natures
Mirror" Miss Adah Dresher; "Ariadut
abandoned on the rocks of Naxos,
Mrs. Fl. P. Hall; 1.-The Three Fatss, ~
Mrs. ]. R. McCausland, Miss Mary
Roberts, and Miss Mary HAZEL; "Pan
Gora," Miss Agnes Carrow; "Hero"
Miss Muriel Janney; "Hebe," Miss
Adah Dresher; DIANA" Mrs. Laurs
Reynolds; "Court of Juno" "Tht
Pleiades" by the goddesses and sever
Sisters; "Man in the Moon" Mr.. J
E. Hoffecker.
Smyrna times., 1905-04-26
CHARLES H. LEFEvRE NOW A LAWYER.
Passed His Final Examination Saturday and
Was Admitted at Opening of Court Monday.

Charles Howell LeFevre of this
town, former principal of the Smyrna
Public Schools and later principal at
Salisbury and Cambridge, was ad-
mitted to the bar of Kent County as
practicing attorney Monday morning
on motion of his preceptor George NJ.
Jones, Esq. Mr.. LeFevre took his ex-
animation Saturday and passed with
a high average. The examining board
was composed of James H. Hughes,
Henry Ridgley, Henry R. Johnson
and ex-senator Richard r. Kenney.
Mr.. LeFevre is one of the best known
and popular young men of Smyrna and
his many friends predict for him
success in his profession. He has not
definitely decided Just where he will
locate, but it is understood that he in
tends opening an Office in Dover and
will go to and fro from Smyrna. He
may also have an office in Smyrna
where he can meet his Smyrna clients.