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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-05-24
Held without Bond.

Schuyler Stephens, the man
who killed Henry and Tom Dob.
bins at Dean Lake Thursday,
May 8, 1907, had his preliminary
trial. before Justice j. M. De.
Moss of Keytesville last Saturday
and was held without bond to
appear fol trial at the next Sep.
tember term of circuit court at
Salisbury.
Only three witnesses were ex.
amined on the part of the state,
namely, Mrs. Henry Dobbins
and Patrick, a 11-yesr.old son
of Henry Dobbins, and Mrs.
Thos. Dobbins,
No testimony WAS offered by
the defendant who was recon
mitted to Jail at the conclusion o
his preliminary.
F. G.. Sasse of Brunswick and
Prosecuting Attorney j. E.
Montgomery appeared for the
state, and Capt. j. G.. wallace At
the request of Justice j. M. De.
Moss represented Stephens, who
has not yet made any permanent
arrangements for counsel. 1, !:
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-05-24

of Charlton county in the sale of
swamp and overflowed lands,
formed by the recession of the
Missouri from it's former course,
1912 so.
Bonds to school funds ap-
proved as follows:
Anna E. and F. M. Veatch,
her husband, for $500 with H. B.
Richardson and NJ. w. Anderson
as sureties.
Jefferson and Luevica Foudree
for S682.04 with Thos. l. Horton
and r. E. jackson as sureties.
Pettis E. Hart for 81 900 with
W. H and G.. r. Lee as sure.
ties.
Court adjourned Wednesday
afternoon until Friday, May
a..
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-05-24
The Dorrance Troubles.

A dispatch from st. Louis
under date of May 81 is of local
interest. as the John Dorrance
referred to is well. known
ranchman cf this vicinity, who
has been living apart from his
wife for the past year. The dis
patch follows and explains itself:
Mrs. Emma Dorrance of Kan.
sas City has filed an amended
petition to her suit asking that
the divorce granted her husband,
John Dorrance, q wealthy resi-.
dent of Keytesville, Mo-, be set
aside. The divorce was obtained
by default in Judge Fosters
court last November. Service
was by publication, Dorrance
making affidavit that the where.
abouts of his wife were unknown
to him.
Mrs. Dorrance, in her amended
petition, sets forth that her hus.
band knew she was living in
Kansas City and that therefore
the affidavit was false. She
said she had no actual knowledge
of divorce having been secured
until April 10. She says there
is now pending against Dorrance
in Kansas City suit for $4,000
damages for breach of promise,
brought by Miss Florence Mason,
whom he met in London.
Miss Mason's suit against
Dorrance was filed in Independ.
ence, April q. last year. The
record shows by the sheriff's re-
turn June 4, 1905, that he had
been unable to get service on
Dorrance. In her petition Miss
Mason says Dorrance proposed
marriage to her in London in
September, 1905, and that he
prevailed upon her to come to
America in October. He de.
clined then to marry her. She
asserts that she discovered that
he was already married. Miss
Mason is now employed as a
stenographer in the New York
Life building in st. Louis. John
T. Harding, one of her attorneys,
said that service was secured on
Dorrance in Keytesville, but
there was some doubt as to it's
validity and that the trial of the
suit had been continued. Mrs.
D FRANCE is living in Kansas
City with a brother.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-05-24
Tax Notice.

The taxes of the city of Key.
tesville for the year 1908 are
past due, and it is my intention
to call on all, who have not paid,
within the next few days as I
desire to make settlement OF my
accounts with the city council.
P. r. O'BRYAN,
Collector,
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-05-24
MAN WAS MADE TO HUSTLE


>~AS w HSSAsAOAA VA e1S WIG Sho A4eOh
Recorder" was still q business
rival of the CHARLTON COURIER
just as the "Charlton County
SignaP' had been before h g
bou ght it.
In his deposition Mitchell still
further acknowledges that he
conducted the ''Chariton Re.
corder" Tor several issues under
the same serial number as the
|"Chariton County Signal" until
his attention was called to it by
Jas L. Applegate, citizen Of
Keytesville, and that he (Mitch-
elD then changed the serial
number of the paper.
When d man is right it is not
necessary to resort to such sub
terfuges, for when he is right he
can't "cEange" without going
wrong.
So it has been with Mitchell.
The more dodglng he has. done,
the deeper the water and the
blacker the darkness in which he
has found himself.
1t is not strange that the good
people and the honest yeoman.
ry of Charlton county have seen to
it that Mitchell has been a vic.
tim of his own folly and short.
sightedness and that he has
met with 'tinancial disadvan.
tages.''
If Mitchell can survive the tide
of resentment, then let him and
his paper live; but if he now
finds himself and the "Chariton
Recorder" enveloped in a mist
of legal complications and de-
ceit, why should they no. suf.
fer the consequences and be
retired from the journalistic
arena?
We could put Mitchell out OF
business on the Vandiver.Rob. }.
ertson and the Robertson. Mitch. .
ell contracts, but we prefer to
leave the case in the hands oil
the air-minded, right.thinking,
justice.loving citiz ems OF
Charlton county.
Mitchell also said in his deposi-
ton in the .Vandiver Robertson
libel suit that if the advice of
his attorney was bad, he mitch
ell) would lose. The advice was
bad, and now Mitchell has lost.
No one knows better than he
that he has met his just deserts.
His is the merited fate of all
"butt. inskys."
Judging from the wail"Mitch''
sent up in last weeks "Record-
err he fully realizes that he and
his paper are dying, and il
doesn't require careful VI
diagnosis of the case to see
that "Mitch" is dying hard.
! The above article is not only
"historical and PERSONAL" but il
is also absolutely true, anc
is backed by the record in
the Vandiver- Robertson and the
Robertson. Mitchell deals in con
nection with the "Chariton Coun.
ty Signal"
G.. P. VANDIVER.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-05-24

We note in the Mendon Con.
stitution that the Santa Fe rail.
road company has made salts.
factory settlement with DR.. Lu.
cas- for the mules that were re-
ceatly killed Oh its right.of.
wSy.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-05-24
Communicated.

KEYTEsvILLE, Mo-, MAY %, '07.
EDITOR COURIER,
DEAR SIR
Who is Brown? and where did
he come from?
Permit me to answersthe above
inquiries through the columns of
your paper.
Last Friday evening, at the
courthouse, we had the pleasure,
in company with large number
of lords and ladies, bellies and
beaus, to attend most enjoyable
entertainment rendered by the
Brunswick Dramatic club, en-
titled, "Who's Brown?" The
troupe was composed of Fritz G.
Sasse and wife, Messrs. r. w.
Benecke, j. M. Barker, j. B.
Robertson and Misses Mary Ed
wards, Eleanor Magruder and
Edith Severance. To assure
you it was treat, is not enough,
for too much praise cannot be
given to those who participated
in the performance.
Mr.. Sasse was Brown himself,
with q force of action we'll sus.
tanned by delivery and imper.
sonation throughout the play.
Mrs. Sasse in her elocution
and impersonation was par ex.
cellence, and her delineation OF
the feelings and emotions was
the perfection of histrionic art.
Mr.. Benecke was fine in his
conception of his role.
Mr.. Barker sustained himself
exceedingly we'll, and j. B. Rob.
ertson we found to be a born
butler, presenting to the audience
the gentlemanly servant without
servility.
Miss Edwards was Miss Martha
herself, the demure serving maid
Of the olden time.
Miss Magruder presented to
us the blushing maid, not for
lorn, while Miss Severance in
her charming grace of manner
and attractiveness set all hearts
aglow with divine thrill of
tenderness and respect.
Last but not least, were the
piano recitals by Miss Jessie
Wayland which were highly en-
joyed by all.
And now in behalf of the Key.
tesville folk permit me to tender
to the Brunswick folk the crate.
jul thanks of the ladies of the
Price Park association and the
citizens of Keytesville generally
their deep appreciation of the
unselfish help to our little city.
LEWIS.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-05-24
CUNNINGHAM & CRoPPER.

John K. Quick returned Thurs.
day of last week from Kansas
City where he had been attend. !.
ing the state meeting of the
Maccabees as q delegate from
Indian Grove tent.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-05-24
For Sale.

We have just received and
have for sale at our premises in
Keytesville a carload Of native
Nebraska Percheron horses from
2 to a years old, all of which
were raised on a farm, are &C.
customed to eating corn and
possess good qualities through.
out.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-05-24
Mitchell Dying Hard.
Charlton Recorder

ETY. Charlton Recorder" alias
w. ton County Signal," is
both morally and legally dead,
and it's editor, Homer P. Mitchell,
is, from all indications, dying
hard.
But why should he expect any
other sort of a demise when the
remorse that a guilty conscience
always brings is taken into con.
sideration?
Under the existing circum.
stances Mitchell was bound to
know that he had no MORAL right
to buy the 'Chariton County
Signal" but as to the LEGAL part
of his transaction he consulted a
lawyer, one j. M. Cheney of
Kansas City, who told Mitchell
he had perfect right to buy the
"Chariton County Signal" but
gave him to understand that he
was liable to be restrained in its
pu ublication if attempted at Key.
tesville. A clause was, therefore,
inserted in Mitchell's contract
with j. K. and j. w. Robertson,
the owners of the "Signal," in
which the Robertsons agreed to
warrant and defend Mitchell in
the right to continue the publ.
cation of the "Chariton County
Signal" at Keytesville, n d
further agreed to refund to him
the purchase price-S3, ,500-in
case he was restrained in it's pub.
lication.
So, it seems, that Mitchell
cared nothing morally for the
Vandiver. Robertson deal 80 long
as be was protected financially
in the purchase of the "Char
iton County Signal" which he
afterwards nged to tn Q
"Chariton Recorder and con-
tinued its publication here; but
both the Randolph circuit court
and Kansas City court of appeals
have held that the Robertsons
had no right to transfer to Mitch
ell the privilege of conducting
the publication at this place after
they had contracted with Van
diver to discontinue.
Mitchell prates glibly about the
name of the paper being changed,
and uses that as a cloak to shield
himself from the censure that
has justly resulted in his con-
demnation and financial disad.
vantage.
But why was the name of the
paper changed?
Mitchell says in his deposition
that was taken in the Robertson :
Vandiver libel suit April 10,
1905, that the name was changed
at the request of his father, who
is the Rev. Franc. Mitchell, be.
cause Homer's paternal ancestor
did not like the name of the
"Signal.
In answering the following
interrogations propounded by
Virgil Conkling to Homer P.
Mitchell in the deposition referred
to above Mitchell replied:
| O.. "Now, is it not true that
the Robertsons insisted upon
your changing the name of the
paper?"
A. "No, SIR
! Q. ''Didn't they request you
to change the name Of tn e
paper?"
A. 81 W. Robertson asked me
1ubat / thought about it, and | told
him / didn't lvant to do it, and Ihad
no idea Of doing it until nv father
suggested it,
1t would seem, then, from the
sworn deposition of Homer P,
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-05-24
COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS.
May, 1907, Adjourned Term.

May, 1907, Adjourned Term.
Court met, pursuant to ad.
journment, Wednesday, May 10;
with all the officers pre- ent. and
transacted the following bust.
ness:
Ordered that the order of this
court, made May 8, 1907, ap.
proving the bond of Anna E.
Veatch to the school funds Of
township 53, range Is in the sum
of $500 be and is set aside and
annulled for the reason that the
saio township and range mas no
funds with which to make said
loan.
Noah Dean, who was elected
as a member Of the township
board of Yellow Creek township
at the township election held
March 26, 1907, having refused
to serve, it 10 ordered that F. c..
Pryle be and is appointed as a
member of the township board OF
said township for a term expiring
in March, 1907.
1t appearing that on the 9th
day of February, 1905, this court
made an appropriation of $3.50 80
to aid the citizens of Missouri
township in building a levee
along the Missouri river to pro.
tect the public road running along
the west side of the lands of R. r.
Porterfield, the citizens of Mis-.
souri, township having paid a like
amount for said Improvement,
and it further appearing that
during the fall of 1905 it became
and was necessary, in order to
protect the improvement already
made AMI to protect the two
steel bridges on the Charlton
river below the point whore said
levee is located, and where the
missouri river is threatening to
cut across and into the Charlton
river, and to add to the improve
ment already made, the citizens
of Missouri township, in accord.
ance with q verbal understand.
ing with the members of the
county court, made further and
additional improvements at an
expense of more than S., 800, and
it appearing that said expendi.
ture was made with the under.
standing that the county court
would reimburse them for all
money paid out by them in thai
behalf in excess of $4,000, it is.
therefore, ordered that a warrant
be ordered and is drawn on the
county revenue fund for 81 600
payable to Chas. Aholt, trustee
for the citizens of Missouri town.
ship, in full for Charlton coun.
tvs obligation on account of sale
Improvement.
j. A. Collet, agent and com.
missioner for Charlton county in
the sale of swamp and overflowed
lands, belonging to this county
and formed by the recession o.
the Missouri river from it's former
course, etc., presents contract
made by him with Lucy Cox fol-
lot 6 in Sc, and lot 7 in sw, "a
o. 19; also lot l in NV and lot
in ne 3.52.19. containing, in all
III 80 acres, at and for the sun
of Sd. SO an acre, which said con-
tract is examined, approved anc
ordered filed. 1t is further or
dered that said lands be and ar,
sold, at private sale, to said Lucy
Cox at and for 81 SO an acre
Said Lucy Cox presents to th'
court the receipt of J. w. Griz'
izell, treasurer of the county
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-05-24
Roll Of Honor.

Our obligations are acknowledge
ed to the following friends who
have either become new sub.
scribers or who have renewed
their subscription to the COURIER
during the past week. May
heaven bless 'em:
NEW SUBSCRIBERS.
Frank Dobbins, E. z. Hurt,
Conkling & Rea, Mrs. Alice Q. Holcomb,
e. v. Boulware. W. Gordon,
John Kendall.
RENEWALS.
III. G. Brent, VIM. BucKsatn,
VIM Edemanu, J.. P. Christian,
Judge E. 3. Welch, Rev. c De Weese,
E. J. Carskaddon, P 8. Gordon, Jr.,
Walter Glenn, Jas. F. Kelly,
Miss Ruth Brooks, A. G. Friesz,
A n. Harding, H. >. Callahan
Louis Miller, j. W. Phelps,
E. o. Grotz, L. T. Harris,
j. s. Chivers, John 8. Yadon
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-10-04
oUNNisoN.

Mr.. George Williams came down
from Pitkin Wednesday to bake the
ksh for the cattlemen's celebration,
which were served on the court house
lawn Friday from II 10 3 O'Clock In
the afternoon.
Mr.. Richard Evans arrived In our
city Thursday from Ohio City.
Mr.. Bates OF salida passed through
our city Friday on his way to Ouray.
Mr.. George williams returned TO Pit
kin sunday morning.
Miss Eliza White is on the sick list
this week
Mr.. John Clark. the popular coiored
barber Of the city. did the largest bus
mess Of any Of the shops Cxttlemen's =
day.
Mr.. Bates Of Salida passed through
our city Sunday from Ouray on his
way home.
Mrs. Susan Bryant and grsnddaught
er. Lila Bryant, went to Grand juno
tion Wednesday to the fair.
Miss Agnes Clark entertained At her
beautiful home o. the corner Of New
York avsnus and Spruco street Tues.
day evening" q { O'Clock dinner Nr.
Fred williams o{ Dsavef.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-10-04
GRAND JUNCTION.


The Carnation Art club entertained
at one o'clock luncheon Monday, at
the residence OF Mrs. J. NJ. Maps,
in honor Of Mesdames King and Jones
of Leadville.
A number Of our young men under
the supervision Of Mr.. N. Miller, gave
ball Wednesday evening In honor Of
the many visitors to the Mesa County
fair. which was held here from the
2ith to eth.
Mrs. Harry Pierson was hostess Fri.
day evening at a six-course dinner In
honor OF Mesdames King and Jones.
To get the news, take the States
man.
Mr. James Harris met with a ser.
ious accident last week, breaking a
bone In his ankle. He is reported to
be getting along nicely and his many
friends hope TO see him about again
soon.
The Canation Art club has again
taken up its weekly meetings and the
members are anxious to begin active
work after long vacation.
Mrs. +. p. Langon and daughter and
Miss Bessie Price have returned from
their two months trip through the
Southern and Eastern states Among
the more prominent places visited
were Richmond. Va. New York City
and Washington. D. c. The ladies re-
port = delightful trip and speak very
highly Of the progress Of the Negro
In tho South.
Miss Dora Newman has been Ill At
her home onChipeta avenue.
Aeedames lawrence and Robinson
Of Clsawood Springs were visitors to
The Mesa County fair.
Miss Eva Brown OF lawrence, Kan.
is the guest Of her aunt, Mrs. Kate
Woodard.
Miss Bertha Pitts spent fow days
with her sister. Mrs. Reed during fair
week.
Mr.. Nix OF ..anitou was n visitor In
the city for 4 few hours Tuesday.
The elder brother Of N. A. Jones Is
In the city to locate permanently.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Hines. who re-
Gently bought lots on Hood avenue.
will soon move to their ranch three
miles east OF town.
Messrs. Reeds ara expected in the
city soon TO be the guests OF their
sister, Mrs. J. Maps.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-10-04
EVANS & STR RADELLA
Sam Stewart

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-01
German Apple Cake.

Sift twice together one cupful of -four,
one-half cupful of cornstarch, one-third
cupful of sugar, three level teaspoonfuls
Of baking powder and one-half teaspoonful
each of salt and ground cinnamon: mix to
a soft dough with one cupful of milk
stirred into a we'll beaten egg; add four
tablespoonful Of melted butter and spread
on shallow pan. Slice enough apples to
cover the top closely; sprinkle the crust
with sugar: then arrange the slices SYM
metricalIy and close enough together to
overlap; wipe them over with melted but
ter and sprinkle again with sugar and
plenty of nutmeg or cinnamon. Bake In
a moderate oven AS soon as done brush
the top lightly with colt water, else the
kuchen will be dry.
For the onion cake use onions sliced in
place Of the apples.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-01
OLD EGYPT ExHUMED.
Four of the Shepherd Kings Dug From
the Sands of Many Centuries.

r roU the LONDON GraDhlc.
AT University College this year the an
nual exhibition of the years work that has
been done in Egypt by the British School
of Archaeology and the Egyptian Re-
search Account has very wisely been so
subdivided to present distinct foci of
interest, that the intelligent visitor, in sur
veying the tokens which Prof Petrie and
Mr.. Duncan and Mr. Gilbert Smith have
brought home, is conscious of the meaning
and the implications of the discoveries The
exhibits are elucidated by plans and mod
els; and the rather formal and concen-
trated descriptions offered by the published
reports supplemented each day by lit
tie lectures, which are delivered in the
morning and afternoon by some one of the
archaeoogists. Last year the chief work
of the British school was along the eastern
side of the delta between Cairo and Is
malta; and it has brought to light after
many centuries, the habitations o. the an
Gent shepherd kings of the Israelites. the
HykSoS, and one of the cities that they
built At Tell-el- Yehudiyeh the excavations
laid bare a great camp which is certainly
older than the eighteenth dynasty and en-
shrineS within its confines many graves
and tombS which are of the period OF these
shepherd kings of Israel, who ruled 2JO)
years before the coming of Christ The
defenses of the camp, not unlike a great
'fOnduk, such as now exists in the Sa-
hara a refuge for travelling caravans
II
that it's jewellers relied on their archers and
singers to keep off the enemy on the long
"glaciS' of the approaches to the walls
But the camp reveals that the relations be-
tween Israel and Egypt were not always
such as have been supposed: that time
brought it's revenges, and that great
wall was built round the camp by the skill
ed masons of Egypt-a wall of finest lime
stone, in blocks brought from the hills
twenty-five miles away. Truly, when one
contemplates this link Of continuity of la
Dor between the pyramids and the Assouan
dam one begins to sympathize with the
Egyptians as race who have never been
allowed to cease from their building A
very interesting model of this primeval
camp Is among the exhibits. Not less fasci-
mating is a piece Of temple sculpture rep
resenting Ramessu II Staying a Syrian be-
fore the god Atmu. 1t formed one side Of
the temple at the Israelite city OF Raamses
at Tell-elRetabeh. By the ancient site of
Ayaris was found the great mound and
temple which Onias, the high priest built
He had fed from the prosecutions of An
tipchus Epiphanes, and came to Egypt
about 100 3. c. to found new Jerusalem
and raise a temple to Jehovah where the
Jews might worship in peace. One of the
most singular discoveries In connection
with this temple was a piece of the build
ers' account showing bricks to have been
delivered by a Jew named Abram, together
with other details which corroborate those
that are set down in the history of Jo-
sephuS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-01
Shoe BAGS.

Denim shoe bags are most acceptable,
and to make eight bags a yard and quar-
ter of material will be needed. This is fif-
teen cents a yard, so that the whole will
cost nineteen cents. These will be found
most convenient when travelling and will
protect the shoes from dust when standing
on closet shen Tear the thirty-six inch
wide denim into three twelve inch strips
and cut each of the three strips into three
pieces crosswise. Double each piece over
and sew the seams on the right SIDE trim
them Off, turn the bag and sew them on
the wrong side. SO as to make neat fell.
When folding the material for the bag
allow one side to be three inches longer
than the other-this will serve as a lap.
The flap should be neatly trimmed by hand
and buttoned over on the opposite side of
the bag with button and buttonhole
Fancy cretonne will also make pretty bags.