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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1906-03-09
The COURIER is pleased

The COURIER is pleased to
learn that D. ]. Holman, Key
tesville's newly appointed post
master, is going to fix the once
up in first. class style in the
Davis building which he has
leased of VIM. E. Hill for term
of years, Mr.. Holman mas
bought the furniture and fixtures
of the Moberly post office, whlcn
will hereafter occupy the new
government building at that
place. Mr.. Holman got a bar
gain in the old post-office furni'
ture and fixtures at Moberly,
which are almost as good as
ne y. and will equip Keytesville's
post-office in . manner that wal
make ii second ~ none IN thi'
esf? ! ,.1- as.l =: H,''
eount..
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1906-03-09
A DISTINCTION

WITH If you can get a violin
for S7.5O, why should you
II pay So, 900 for one? They
DIFFER. look alike. Just draw
r,cr bow across the strings OF
LNOL' either, it will give forth
sounds. But one is just a COM
mon garden fiddle, good enough
for old "Rosum the Bow" and
"Pop Goes the Weasel" The
other is a violin, a rubrlcated,
deckel- edged, hand woven, an
tique job; about the warmest
thing in a violin that ever came
down the musical turnpike. Made
by one Stradivarius with such
skill and care that when long.
haired music. loving chap presses
it fondly beneath his chin, and
CLUES bis optics on the ethereal
blue, you hear the moonlight
whispering sweet things to the
heavens, and catch the faint
echoes from the stars. Gee whiz!
It's worth the price-and that's
no joke.
Just so with everything else.
You never were, you are not, and
you never will be able to get as
good goods for low prices az you
can get for better ones. All
things being equal in conditions,
the price is a sign of the quality
Somebody might charge you high
prices for poor goods, but that's
because he's dishonest. But
when you find man whose past
record and present standing lend
weight to his statements, and ne
charges you an advanced price
on anything, you may feel pretty
certain that it's because the quail
ity is advanced. That's m! be.
lief, and that's why people mt
ing good groceries patronlz me
they know what they wan ano
when they pay my price the. car
and do feel sure that they nave
the quality wanted. j.,
My principle is: "Good etocl
at it's just value" And if + rln-
stance, the price OH coffee ls {
little more than some grocer ash
for coffee, it's because my G te'
is better-BLANKE'S Coff =, a
4 pounds the dollar. It's ali ;of
fee and you pay for no adul"ra
ton. My entire stock is IL tn
same class. If you want Zoo
stuff at economical prices, l .'ur'
have it.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1906-03-09

A COURIER compositor amused
the force Wednesday py asking
the editor how to spell "Bershire
chickens" We see we have got
to establish school of hucolic
pursuits in this Office il the in.
telligenee Of our types .is 70 be
kept up to the reqaired stan:
Fda1d. y
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1906-03-09
Electric Light Franchise.

AL Specldl meetlIlS VI Iile
Keytesville city council Wednes-
day afternoon it was decided to
submit a proposition to the quail
flied voters at the city election to
be held Tuesday, April 3, 1906,
as to whether or not franchise
shall be granted for term of 20
years to G.. Y. Gaines and H. F
Warner of Brunswick and their
assigns to erect and maintain
electric light and power-works
within said city for the purpose
of supplying said city and the in
habitants thereof with electric
lights.
The proposition is one upon
which every citizen of Keytes.
vile, who is clothed with the
right of suffrage, should vote
eyes"
The gentlemen who are to be
granted the franchise are entire.
ly willing to take all the chances
as to whether or not an electric
light and power. plant here would
pay.
No citizen will be required
to take lights unless he he does
so of his own free will. He will
still have the right to burn tai.
low candle or a coal oil lamp if
he prefers, but he should not OBJ
iect to others having an opportu-
nifty to use electric lights if they
see fit to do 80. The granting Of
the franchise to Messrs. Gaines
and Warner at the ensuing city
election should be made unani-
nous.
t Following the granting of such
a franchise and the construction
of an electric light plant, which
t is one of the greatest conven-
fences of modern times, we may
!, reasonably expect that other i'm
provement and needed enter
prises will follow, such as an elec-
trio street car line to the depot
and construction of standard
gauge track on which carloads o
merchandise, grain, stock, etc.
may be hauled back and forth.
i A modern, up-to-date flourin'
n mill will also be in order-in fact
there is no telling where ou
city's advancement would enc
- Our town will become q pride
!. her people and will cease to b
!" the laughing-stock of her moi
:. :. enterprising neighbors.
. Fellow-citizens, let's get out
. the old ruts.
The COURIER is for the electr
light franchise heart and sou
~ and for anything else that wi
help make Keytesville bett'
- town.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1906-03-09
Cupid's Conquests.

FoUDREE. HORTON N:-L i c u j 9
Foudree and Miss Viola Horton.
both of Musselfork, were mar.
ried at Prairie Hill Sunday,
February 25, 1905, Rev. VIM.
Young sealing the plighted
vows.
HARRIS. FARMER: -Addie H.
Harris and Miss Aggie Farmer,
q colored couple of Brunswick,
were married in that city Wed.
nesday, February %, 1905,
Justice G.. w. Cunningham
officiating.
DoRRELL-BAER:-W A. Dor.
rell and Miss Susie Baer, both
Marceline, were married at the
residence of E. R. Garrett, neal
Westville, Sunday, March 4
1906, Justice D. G.. Cupp tyins
the nuptial knot.
MANLovE. .CARSKADoN: = EN-
cry Manlove and Miss Elizabet
Carskadon were married at tn
residence of the BRIDES parents
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Carskador
near Dalton, Wednesday, Feb
rusry %, 1905, Rev. J. 4
. Hughes of Dalton sealing til
: Ipliehted vows. The bridegroo
..lis i yo1ihis,I MIN df = splsnd
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1906-03-09
with Robt. T. Robinson and Jos.
A. Riley as securities.
ALLOWANCES. .

ALLOWANCES.
Pan American Bridge Co.,
building bridge across Hickory
branch on road leading from
Mendon to Brunswick, SS75, less
S6S.65 advanced for lumber,
S8O6.35.
j. S. Rodgers, repairing
bridge between 35 and $3.50. 10,
$50.
Ordered that the superin.
tendent receive and maintain at
the county poorfarm Edward
Bounte until further orders of
this court.
Ordered that persons occupy.
ing offices at the courthouse for
private business vacate the same
on or before the first day of the
next regular term of this court.
The above are the proceedings
up to yesterday at noon.
The court has nine more town :
ship collectors to settle with be-
fore adjournment.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1906-03-09

Same as to R. G. Roberts,
collector of Brunswick town.
ship and of drainage district No.
5.
Same as to R. o. Young, COL
lector of Charlton township and
of drainage district No. 4.
Same as to D. Iglehart, col.
lector of Bowling Green town
ship and of drainage districts
Nos. 3 and 4.
Same as to A. B. Ray, col
lector of Clark township.
Same as to j. G. Waugh, col.
lector of Cunningham towns ship.
Same as to Thos. Tully, COL
lector of Keytesville township
and of drainage district No. 4.
TAX ORDERS.
Ordered that the township
collector of Missouri township
be charged with the sum of
5000 taxes for the year 1905
on 114.71 acres, lot 2, southeast
quarter 3.52.19, on account OF
same having been omitted from
the current Textbook for said
year.
Township collector of Bruins.
wick township ordered to credit
the taxes for the year 1905 or
lots IL and IL in block 4 il
Western addition to Brunswick
on account of said lots having
been erroneously assessed.
Same order on collector o
Charlton township as to taxes il
the sum of $2.71 on southeas
quarter of the southwest quartz
of 23.52.18 on account Q
double assessment of said land
Same order on collector g
Triplett township as to taxes i
, the sum of SLIT on 2 acres, eat
] part north part southeas
D quarter 3-54.21 on account {
J.. double assessment.
Patent ordered to issue to
/ o. Hayes for the northwe
. quarter of the southwest quartz
!. of 3O.54.20, swamp lands, sal
). Hayes being the grantee of tt
i. heirs of d. A. Myers who pul
chased said land of Charito
!. county for S1.25 an acre Ma
It %, 1876, and on which T.
@ Griffen, as agent of the heirs
;, D. A. Myers. paid $3.50 Ja1
rt uary 5, 1897, and said Haye
" grantee aforesaid, having pa
.r the balance of S14.50 due
ID said land March 7, 1905.
ID Bonds to school funds appro
Of ed as follows:
le John M. Hunter for S400 wi
H. T. Trow and B. V. Jeys
of securities.
d, j. NJ, Edgar M, Emmett
Cd and Annie May DeMoss for S;
ip with s.. M. White and H. :
,el Riehsrdsea ~ -seourities. 5.
hsl Elizabeth J. :Miattesfos~s
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1906-03-09
A Swindler Captured.

Constable w. H. Ward of
Mendon township, upon instruc-
tons given him by Sheriff S. j.
Shaughnessy of Keytesviile,
arrested VIM. Miller Wednesday
on capias sent Sheriff Shaughn.
essy by Sheriff c. N. Clark of
Urbana, Champaign county,
Ills. Miller, under the name of
F.P. Freeman, shipped his farm
ing implements from st. Joseph,
Ills, to Mendon, Mo-, about
two weeks ago. He is wanted in
Illinois on a felonycharge, ,hav-
ing defrauded some of the best
citizens of Champaign county,
and Sheriff Clark had offered a
reward of S25 for his apprehen-
sion. Deputy Sheriff Chas. Parker
of Keytesville went to Cartollton
yesterday afternoon where Con-
stable Ward turned the prisoner
over to him. Miller is now ir
Jail awaiting the arrival o'
Sheriff Clark with requisitior
papers from Gov. ]. w. Folk.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1906-03-09
COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Adjourned February, 1906, Term.

| l9O6, with all the CHG efS pres
ent, and transacted the following
business:
1t appearing from the certifi-
cate of Sample Orr, register of
lands for the state Of Misso uri,
dated July %, 1862, that H. B.
Gardner entered the northwest
quarter Of 16- "a II, and it further
appearing to this court that
John A. McCarty, the 18th day
of February, 1906, as assignee
of said H. B. Gardner, made
full and complete payment for
said land, it is ordered that the
above facts be certified by the
clerk of this court to the secre.
tary of state with request that
patent issue to said John A.
McCarty for said land.
| J. W. Grizzell, county treas
urer and ex.officio collector of
Charlton county, presents the
appointment of H. B. Richard.
son as attorney to prosecute all
suits for delinquent taxes, said
! attorney to receive as fees 10
per cent of the amount collected
and paid into the treasury. APP
pointment of said Richardson is
, approved.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa
: Fe Railway Co. having failed
and refused to pay the town.
. ship road and a part of the
, school tax assessed and levied
Q against it for the year 1905, j.
W. Gr;zzell, county treasurer
and ex. .officio collector, is
. orderd to bring suit for the
1 collection of said taxes. The
Q employment of Crawley & West
It by said Grizzell to assist the
county attorney in prosecuting
= said suit, and the agreement oi
j said Grizzell to pay said Crawley
Q & West 25 per cent of the amount
collected of said taxes, is ap.
proved by this court.
81 In the matter of drainage dis
4 trict No. 4: E. M. Graves, con
tractor, presents power of at
torney of South Bend Drainag
& Construction Co., which is ex
: amined, approved and ordere
spread in full upon the record
l. of this court.
is O. q. Dameron, county bridg
w commissioner, presents repol
I'D showing that bridge acros
sR Hickory branch on road leadin
IN from Mendon to Brunswick j
15.55-2O has been completed b
the Pan-Americsn Bridge Co
and recommending the pay
ment of contract price therefor
SS75-to said contractor, LEI
the sum of $3.50 advanced f
lumber for said bridge.
In the matter of drainage dil
Jr Itrict No. s.: Shaughnessy
Parker, contractors, allcw'
$500, less 25' per cent retain'
az per contract, for clearing
sections from so. 11o, inclusiv
1916.
son. In the mstter of the petition
rg. E. M. Conger ct al for the CO
" struction of drainage ditc
with lateral ditch: j. u. Anlikt
to Peter Witt and B. F. Laughli
ey- viewers, and o. G.. Damerc
at. civil engineer, file their repo
ice Whereupon it is ordered tt
the the hearing of said report
has set for Tuesday, March q, 19'
srm and that the clerk of this COZ
has give notice by publication
res two insertions in the Sumr
ich Star of the pending of 81
lew petition, etc. Notice prepal
hat and delivered by the clerk
,ar. this court to the editor of
rni- Simmer Star.
rly, In the matter of the petition
as Jas. Bennett ct al, for a 70
les 1.-The same. having been appea
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1906-03-09
Probate Pointers.

Probate Pointers.
Allowances as follows: Mrs.
NJ. H. Hunter, note for S710.96,
and Mrs. Annie E. Holcomb,
note for S23S 80, both against
estate of M. H. Holcomb, de-
ceased.
Est. o. F. Griffen: T. s. Grif.
fen, by his administrator,
Morganza Griffen, presents
final settlement of the estate of O.
F. Griffen, which is examined and
approved. Said settlement show
ing said estate fully administer.
ed and the will fully executed,
T. s. Griffen, executor thereof,
is discharged.
Est. Pryor L. Davis: Pauline
Davis shows to the court that
she IS the widow of Pryor L.
Davis, and that her husband
died leaving an insufficient
amount of provisions on hand
for herself and family for one
year. She is allowed 500 in lieu
of provisions not on hand at the
time of the death of her said
husband, said sum to be paid
7 her out of any assets in the
: hands of the administrator of
said Pryor L. Davis estate.
-"
> Est. T. s.. Griffen: Morganza
Griffen administrator, shows to
. the court that the financial con.
. dition of said estate is such that
it may become necessary to sell
g certain real estate, and that the
:, store building in Brunswick be.
II longing to said estate has leaky
l. roof, and in order to prevent it
% from greatly injurlng the build.
'e ing, repairs should be made. It
q il, therefore, ordered by the court
that said administrator take
of charge of the real estate and
make the necessary repairs
10 thereon.
i, -
~ Est. heirs j. w. Fletcher: O
% P. Ray, guardian and curator oi
John w. and Jas. H. Fletcher
minor heirs of ]. w. Fletcher
deceased, shows to the court
9 that said minors are the owners
n. Of certain real estate in thil
r. county which they inherited
y, from their father; that said {rea
u. estate is encumbered by deet
ed of trust secured by q note, ex.
ecuted by said J. w. Fletche
and wife in his lifetime; tina
H. said debt now aggregates 81, 200
sr, Said Ray further shows to tn
*, court that he now has in hi
d. possession the sum of 81, 100 be
)6, longing to said wards, and h
I'm asks the court to make an orde
allowing and authorizing him
apply said sum of 81, 100 on tn
payment of said debt. Where
-, upon the court, after hearin
49, evidence, finds that the value (
~ said land largely exceeds tt
amount of said debt, and fine
that payment of said sum
81, 100 should be made on sa
debt, and it is 80 ordered by Il
court.
'eth A COURIER compositor amust
the the force Wednesday py askir
nts. the editor how To snell "Bershi
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1906-03-09
kEYTEsvILLE, MISSOURI, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1906.

regular May, 1906. term of this
court.
In he matter of drainage dis
trict No. 4: 7. O. Stanley, civil
engineer, presents engineers
estimate No. 3 for Hummer Con.
struction Co., which is examin-
ed, approved and ordered filed.
And it is further ordered that a
warrant in the sum of S2,356.22,
payable to the order of the
Hummer Construction Co., con.
tractor, issue on the construc-
ton fund of said drainage dis.
trict No. 4, said sum being IS
per cent of the amount due said
contractor on said estimate.
Same as to estimate No. 3 to
R. H. McWilliams for 1899
Same as to estimate No. 5 to
E. M. Graves for S845. 70.
Same as to T. O. Stanley,
engineer, on account of error of
500 in addition in account
ordered November I, 1905.
G.. E. White, collector of Bee
Branch township and of drain
age district No. 4, appears and
makes final settlement of his
accounts as such collector for
the wear 1905.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1906-03-09

J. w. Ingram of Mendon has,
through his attorney, }. A.
Collet of Keytesville, brought an
attachment suit against R. A.
Ballentyne in which plaintiff
asks damages in the sum OF
ST, 800. The suit grows out of q
land deal in which plaintiff con.
tracted with defendant and
agreed to pay Ballentyne S25.
200 for 63s acres of land of
which Ballentyne agreed to give
possession upon full payment
therefor by Ingram on or before
March 8, 1905. Full payment
has been made and Ingram,
who, relying upon the agree.
| ment of Ballentyne to give pos.
session of said lands, the said
Ingram contracted with R. c.
Pittman January 26, 1905, in the
} name of Ballentyne and with his
con sent. for the sale of a portion
of said lands to said Pittman
The failure and refusal of Bal
lentyne to deliver possession al
, agreed makes plaintiff liable, HI
says, to said Fittman for dam
ages, hence this suit m attach
ment in order to bring Ballen
y tyne to time.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1906-03-09
s. M. WHITE
PHONE NO. 26
KEYTESVLLE, MO.
Roll OF Honor.

Our obligations are ackr OWL
edged to the following friends
who have either become new
subscribers or have renewed
their subscription to the COURIER
since our last issue. May heaven
bless 'em:
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1906-03-09

Judge Geo. T. Johnson was
called by telegram from the
county court bench Wednesday
afternoon to Lewis, Kas., to at.
tend his brother, w. P. Johnson,
who has been indisposed for
sometime and is now dangerous
ly ill. We hope the judge will
find him better upon reaching
his brothers. bedside.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1906-03-09

Mrs. Felix N. LANCER OF near
Rockford died of pneumonia
Friday, March 2, 1905. She
leaves . husband and six '.chil.
|dren, the youngest of whom ID
Ennfl ssnexv,vAea6eoAd. !. ;.ss-t's-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-03
BIG FLAG WILL FLOAT
FROM THE HARPER
Immense Pole Surmounting Building
from Which Banner Will
Swing to Breeze.

In celebration of the glorious Fourth
tomorrow, the Harper house will fly
the biggest flag from the highest point
ever seen in the three cities-Rock Is
land arsenal. perhaps, alone excepted.
This distinction comes responsive TO
the patriotic impulses of Robert c.
Willerton, the long time standby of the
house, who bears the added honors of
being color sergeant to Commodore
Charles McHugh, in whose various en-
terprises it becomes proper that the
nations colOrs should oft be displayed.
The old flag staff on the Harper has
been replaced by one much higher and
stronger, which rises 40 feet above the
roof and which from the attic floor to
which it is anchored to the top is 60
feet long. The pole is equipped with
a modern double truck, which Will en-
able the floating of % feet national
emblem.
There are few points in Rock Island
or Davenport from which the starry
banner of the Harper will not be seen
hereafter on all suitable occasions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-03
Contract Let to Duplex Com
pany For Three-Deck
Machine.
MODERN In ALL RESPECTS
Involves Expenditure of $4,000, and
Will Be Mod
ell.

Ire Argus has a Fourth %
1t is to have a new press. one built
especially for it, and which when in
stalled a few months hence will be
second to none in the three cities OF
any other city OF, the size of the com
bined population of the municipal tri,
union.
For some time The Argus has had
the press proposition under cOnsidera-
ton. With the constant need of more
space in it's columns TO ac
commodate the steady growth
in the demand of advertisers
and daily increase in the volume of the
news matter. the requirements of great
er facilities has been becoming more
and more apparent for a long time.
The question has heretofore been,
not so much as TO the necessity of a
press with greater assembling capacity
so far as pages and arrangement are
concerned and of more speed. as to
what nature OF the machine that would
best serve the purposes of The Argus
and meet the requirements of its
friends and patrons in the fulfillment
of it's mission as regards the sufficient
presentation of both its news and ad-
vertising features
First of the Kind In Three Cities.
1t was the good fortune OF The Ar
gus to bring TO the three cities the first
web perfecting press ever built for the
tri-city field. II was indeed. the first
Cox Duplex press built by the now ia
nous Duplex Printing Press company
of Battle Greek. Mich. This was IL
years ago, and for a considerable time
The Argus enjoyed exclusively the dis
tinction in this entire territory of
possessing a press of this up-to-date
nature Later other papers followed
The Argus example.
The Argus press at that time was a
model of perfection. Newspaper pub
fishers and their representatives came
from considerable distances TO see it in
operation and praised its marvellous
mechanism. That press is still in Oper-
alton in The Argus press room, and in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-03

nation will be given to every patron on
the opening night. Everybody vel
come
The Wellington Visible is the handi-
est for the home. Introductory price
only 100000 Call at 313 Brady street,
(rear Simons jewelry store). or phone
Old 10; New 961, Davenport Iowa.
Chief F. L. Tubbs of the fire depart
ment announces that the Irene. the fine
new launch that he is now putting the
finishing touches on, will be ready for
the water Thursday. The boat will be
one of the finest in these waters.
Captain E H. Dunavin led Company
on a hike to Long View park last
evening The boys are drilling hard to
get in readiness for the encampment
which will be held at Camp Lincoln by
the 9th, the latter part of this month.
$500 pays two months rent Yelling
ton Visible typewriter Rent applied
il purchased. Machines delivered. F.
Fl. Shinn company, agents, 313 Brady
street, (rear Simons jewelry store)
Davenport, Iowa, phone, Old 20; New
eel
At last! A good, reliable typewriter
at a reasonable price. The Wellington
Visible deserves investigation. Ma
chimes rented at $3.50 per month. Call
or phone, F. H. Shinn company, agents.
313 Brady street. (rear Simons Jewelry
store), Davenport, Iowa.
Mimeographing. We are agents for
the Rotary mimeograph. Garry full
line supplies. Do job work for the pub
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pany, 313 Brady street, Davenport.
Iowa, (rear Simons jewelry store).
Phone, Old 70; New 961.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-07-03
Notice.
Rock Island, Ill,

Rock Island, Ill, June -, 1906.
To His Honor, Mayor George w. Nc
Caskrin:
Sir: | hereby make application for
a saloon license to sell intoxicating
malt, vinous and fermonted liquors
from the first Monday of May, 1906. to
the first Monday of November. 1906.
for a saloon as aforesaid at No. 700
Seventh street in the city of Rock Is
land, county of Rock Island, state OF
illinois and accompany this applica-
ion signed by a majority of the proper
ty owners on both sides of said Sew
enth street within 300 feet in each di-
rection of the front door of said No.
700 Seventh street and herewith ten
der you bond as required by the ordin-
ances of the city of Rock Island and
the laws of the state of Illinois with
Simon Lewis and J. J. Harris as my
sureties thereon. Respectfully,
II. MARBLESTONE.