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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-02-01
FOUND DEAD.
Jake Martin, a Brunswick Butch
er, SuccumbS to Heart Disease.
THE C0RoNER's INQUEST.

Jake Martin, a butcher employ
ed by Theo. Toben who conducts
a meat market at Brunswick, was
found lying dead On the dam of
the pond, just northwest of Mr..
Toben's slaughter. house, Sunday
morning.
The first man to find Martin
was Geo. Heisner, another EN-.
ploye of Mr.. Toben. Mr.. Heis.
ner at once gave the alarm and
Mr.. Martins remains were re.
moved to w. j. Heisel's under.
taking establishme ent.
Constable A. L. Cord of Bruins.
wick notified DR.. I. Knott, Jr.,
coroner, who went to Brunswick
Sunday afternoon and held an
inquest before the following jury:
THE JURY.
D. w. Bates, VIM. Grimsley,
H. M. Crow, A. Freeman, j. A.
Mortimeyer and J. w. Simpson,
with Mr.. Simpson as foreman.
Geo. Heisner, DR.. H. E. Tatum,
s. A. Davis, Chas. and Will
Watkins, Ernest Riley, A. L.
Cord and Henry Sasse were the
witnesses. The testimony of DR..
Tatum, who made a post. mortem
examination, found that death
was due to heart disease and that
there were no external marks of
violence on Martins person.
None of the other witnesses
knew any cause why Martin
should have been foully dealt
with.
After hearing the testimony
the jury returned a verdict to the
effect that deceased's death was
due to heart disease.
Martin was about Be years old
and had been working for Mr..
Toben off and on for the past six
or seven years. Martins wife
died 16 or II years ago and he
never married again. He had no
relatives 80 far as is known. He
leaves some personal property
among which is a horse and
buggy.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-02-01
A $50 Cash Prize.

Beginning with Friday, ,Febru-
ary 8, the COURIER will offer a
cash prize of $50 to the Charlton
county boy or girl between the
ages of 10 and 16 years who
sends US tho greatest number of
new subscribers between Febru.
ary 8, 1907, and December 81,
1907, at 4 O'Clock p. m. Here is
a chance for some energetic
boy or girl to get $50 in cash
that is just about the same
thing as finding it. All sub.
scriptions must be paid in ad-
vance, and none must be taken
for less nor more than one year.
G. P. VANDIvER,
Pub. COURIER.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-02-01
Baptist Church Notes.

Subject for next Sunday
morning will be: "The Divine
! Banking System Subject for
Sunday evening will be: 'The
Model Young Woman
Teachers will meet Friday
night, February 1, with w. W..
Hancock and Friday night, Feb.
ruary s, with j. w. Grizzell,
Teacher, you should be there.
All who wish to assist in the
singing, please meet at the
Brown hotel each Thursday at
$3.50 p. m.
Let every member contribute
literally to home missions dur
ing January and February. Our
home mission board is doing q
great work. Let us have q part
in it, too, and liberal part.
Some are being prospered finan.
cialIy, but their gifts to God re.
main in the same notch. 1t is as
great a sin to rob God as it is to
drink whisky or gamble.
Special attention is called to
the prayer. meeting each Wed.
nesday evening at 1880 O'Clock.
This service is one of the most
important services and yet the
most poorly attended. 1t should
be the most largely attended ser
vice. "Could not be there" you
say, but will that excuse stand
with God? Let us see to it that
this great wrong is righted and
righted Immediately if we would
receive the blessing. The early
church continued in prayer for
days at time, and yet some
modern Christians have not been
in prayer. meeting for 10 years.
Light up your lamp, brother,
sis FER.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-02-01

We must have the Sunday.
school above the 100 mark again.
Lets do it next Sunday. We had
80last Sunday 30 more will make
it 100. If the older people had
been there we would have more
than had the number. The larger
members of Christian men and
women, too, are not doing their
duty by the Sunday school.
What delightful congregation
of young people assembled for
the evening service to hear the
theme, "The Model Young Man,"
discussed. A few older heads
were there, but not enough. A
splendid company of young men
attended, also q goodly company
of young women. We trust the
young men will honor the young
ladies by their presence next
Sunday evening at the services.
The B. Y. P. U. meeting was
good. The attendance was over
so. Egbert Cooke led the meet.
ing very creditably. The subject
for next Sunday evening is:
"The Spirit of Service. Phil.
2:1-18. Frank Slender will lead
the meeting.
The average attendance for
the Juniors for the month of Jan.
uary is %; for the Sunday
school is 70; for the B. Y. P. U
is 81, and for pray er. meeting is
II.
The juniors are getting on
finely. Acts 9:1.3O, ga Trans.
formed Hero," is the subject, and
Miss Hoyt CASTOR is the leader.
The boys are also taking an &C.
tive interest.
F. L. ALEXANDER, Pastor.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-02-01
Christian Church Notes.

I am glad to announce that in
my absence on next Lords day
ED. Featherston of Moberly,
who is we'll known in Keytes.
vile, will preach for me at II q.
N. and at 80 p. m. I hope many
will use this opportunity to hear
this able and consecrated man.
j. E. WOLFE, Pastor.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-02-01
National Light

is the only anti. trust oil sold in
Keytesville. Every gallon guar.
anteed satisfactory or money re.
funded. Sold only by Moore Bros,
Milt Bennett, Mollie Tippett and
T. j. Hapcock. Ask for National
light and don't accept something
said to be ssjust as good"
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-02-01
MAN WAS MADE TO HUSTLE
KEYTEsvnLE, MISSOURI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY , 1907

The fact Moore was drinking,
probably accounts for his having
gone to Monroe's restaurant
where combination of liquor
and his gun landed him where
he now finds himself.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-02-01
Notice of Annual Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that
the regular annual meeting Of
the board of directors of the
Missouri Central Electric Rail-
road Co. will be held in the par.
lors of the Price hotel in Glas.
gov, Mo-, Tuesday, March II,
1907, for the election of officers
and the transacting of any and
all business appearing.
GEO. B. HARRISON, Pres.
Attest: HOWARD ELLIS, Sec.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-02-01
To Vote on Acetylene Gas.

ne now nnQS himself.
To Vote on Acetylene Gas.
AT a meeting of the Keytes.
vile city concil Wednesday night
an interesting discussion of the
lighting question took place.
Alderman G. F. Lamkin read
a number of letters on the sub.
jects of both acetylene gas and
electric lights, and from the best
information he could get, Mr..
Lamkjn became q firm believer
in electric lights in preference to
acetylene gas, and put up q
strong fight for a municipal
electric light plant to cost SO, 900
or $4,000, but the other three
members Of the council, Geo. N.
Elliott, w. G. Agee and G. P.
Thrash did not look with favor
on municipal ownership, and
after much was said pro and
con. Mr.. Lamkin made q motion
that the citizens of Keytesville
be given an opportunity to vote
on both private franchise an
acetylene gas plant and' a mu.
nicipal electric light plant, but
this motion, made by Mr.. Lam.
kin, was not seconded.
Previous to this disc ussion an
ordinance had been read, look
ing to the Or anting of a private
franchise to Prof. j. w. Taylor,
superintendent of Keytesville
public schools, for an acetylene
gas plant for a period of 20
years, The vote was called for
on this ordinance and Messrs.
Elliott, Agee and Thrash voted
for it and Mr.. Lamkin opposed it.
The ordinance having, carried,
Tuesdsy. February 10, was set
as the day for special city
election to give the qualified
voters of keytesville an op-
portunity to express their views
on whether or not they desire
an acetylene gas franchise
granted to Prof. Taylor.
Judges for the tpocial election
were selected as follows:
First ward-Peter Agee, J. M.
Hawkins, R. H. Tisdale, Sr.,
and R. D. Edwards.
Second ward-P. r. O'Bryan,
DR.. j. T. Dewey, D. B. Kellogg,
Jr., and Hugh Sportsman.
A. F. Taylor, city clerk, was
instructed to prepare poll books,
etc., and make arrangements
for a polling place in each ward.
This question of lights is
very important one, and the
oters of Keytesville should
weigh it well and inform them.
elves as fully as possible.
If they think acetylene is the
thing they should vote for it;
but, if they prefer electric
lights, then they should vote
against acetylene gas.
Each has some advantages
over the other, but which of
the two do you prefer?
Let your honest convictions
be your guide in casting your
ha1Iot
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-02-01

WANTED:-160- acre improv-
ed farm, must be close to school,
in good location and land lay
well. Can pay cash for same.
Will deal with owners only.
w. F. RIDDELL,
Rotkville, Mo.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-02-01
RENEWALS.

Mrs. L. l.. Whitesides, r. w. Cooper,
Geo. B. Harrison, DR.. Alex Tribble,
Ern Moere, F. NJ. Elliott,
Gus Sanders, Louis Freese,
E. E. Spencer, J.P. Hammett,
1. c. Stotts, Arthur F. Sinnet,
Vince Gladbach, E. L. Knox.
Mrs j. w. Howard, Henry Arensmeier,
Albert Morgan, Tobe Morgan.
E. Elliott, Jesse Hershey,
W. T. Stevenson, T. w. Triplett,
Fred Clark, H. NJ. Sigloch,
Miss Laura Chapman, John Water,
g. c. Black, Mrs. D. B. Minich,
John Hellman, A. r. Kellison.
G. A. Fisher, Geo. W. McNew,
G L. Herring, W. H. Lee,
Miss Bodie Hardwick.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-02-01
ANOTHER KILLING.

Mert Porter, Col, Fatally Wound.
ded by John G. Moore Satur-
day Observation-Disclosures,
Says Coroner'S Jury.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-02-01
MOORE UNDER ARREST.


and cowardly concealed weapon
habit, occurred in Keytesville
about II o'clock Saturday night,
and, as a consequence, Mert
Porter, COL. aged about "a years,
is now in his grave, and John
G. Moore, young white man
about % years old and a son of
ex.Sheriff j. j. Moore, lies
wounded in the left hip at his
fathers home from the eff ects of
q pistol shot fired at him by Mert
Porter from Moore's own pistol
after Moore had first shot Porter
through the abdomen, inflicting
a woun nd from which Porter died
about 1850 O'Clock Monday
morning.
The shooting took place at the
negro restaurant conducted by
Ben Monroe, col, and where
re.uni on was being held by the
older col ored people of Keytes.
vile. Supper was served up.
stairs and Mert Porter and
Vaughan (Sonny) Lewis were
the musicians for the occasion.
George, a son of Ben Monroe,
was in harge of the restaurant
in the lower story, and Vaug han
Lewis had gone down stairs and
was playing the guitar. Mert
Porter also went down stairs
and shortly after he got there
word came for Vaughan and
Mert to come back upstairs and
play, as some were through eat
ing supper and wanted to have
some music.
Just about this time John
Moore entered the restaurant
and demanded that Vaughan
Lewis play down stairs, Vaughan
told John they had just sent for
him to come upstairs and he
would have to go. John insist.
ed that Vaughan play down
stairs first, and Mert also said:
"No we've got to go up STAIRS,
This angered Moore and he call
ed Mert, according to the testi-
mony of one Of the witnesses, a
black s-n of a b-h, but the
evidence was conflicting as to
whether John rubbed his fist
beneath M Mert's no se, struck him
or knocked his hat off.
At all events the trouble began
at this juncJure, and Charlie
Littrell, a coal-miner who is
given to fighting much booze,
ran in between John and Mert,
and Littrell testified he did this in
trying to keep down any trou-
BILE. One of the darkey witness
es swore that Littrel had
his hand in his pocket as if he
intended to do Mert bodily harm.
Mert thereupon picked up the
guitar, which was lying on the
ice box, and struck Littrell over
the head with it, breaking the
guitar box to pieces. Mert then
started around Littrell toward
John Moore and struck John on
the mouth with the neck Of the
guitar. Mert kept advancing on
John and John drew his pistol
and fired into the floor close to
Merits feet. Merit, nothing
daunted, continued to crowd
John back into the northeast
corner of the room, and Moore
again fired, this time directly at
Merits body, and the ball, a 38.
caliber from Smith & Wesson
revolver, struck Mert in the
abdomen about two inches above
the crest of the pelvic bone, pass
ing diagonally through the bowels
and lodging in the muscles Of
thigh beyond about an inch
below the surface, and where it
Twas cut out at the subsequent
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-02-01
post-mortemi held before the
coroner's jury.

coroner's jury.
After John had shot Mert, a
scuffle between the two took
place over the pistol, and when
Merit succeeded in wrenching the
weapon from Johns hands, John
turned and ran, and just before
he made his exit through the
front door, Mert fired at him, the
bullet striking him in the hip.
John went on home and Merit
was taken to the Office of DR.. I.
Knott, Jr., where he was operat-
ed on the next day by Drs. Knott,
A. w. Zillman and j. T. AL.
bridge, who sewed up 10 differ
ent holes in the small intestines
which were cut by the ball from
John Moore's pistol.
It was considered an almost
hopeless case from the start, and
death followed about % 1.2 hours
after the negro was shot. Death
was due to loss of blood and
shock.
The bullet in Moore's hip was
not cut out, and he is doing as
well as he could under the cir.
cumstances.
The pistol, with which the
shooting was done, has disap.
peared and no one seems to
know, as yet, what became of it.
A post-mortem examination
and coroner's inquest were held
on Merit Porter Monday.
At the inquest the following
witnesses were examined: DR..
J. T. Aldridge, Vaughan Lewis,
COL, Ad Lewis, COL, DR.. B.
Hughes, Carley Swinney, COL,
Geo. Monroe, COL, Ben Monroe,
col , Jim Woods, COL, Chas.
Littrell, Hamp Drew, Columbus
Allen, col. John T. Abridged .Jr.,
and Jas. F. Smith, Jr.
In justice to the last named
witness we will say that Mr..
Smith knew nothing about the
Moore Porter shooting affray
and was not present when it oc.
CURED nor was he ever at Ben
Monroe's restaurant at any time.
After hearing the testimony Of
the with nesses, the coroner's jury,
composed of A. G. Arlington,
foreman; J. H. Glenn, q. w.
Gardner, j. T. Bunton, J. j.
Ewin g and Thos. Harmed, re-
turned the following verdict:
THE VERDICT.
"We, the jury, find that the
deceased came to his death by a
gunshot wound at the hands of
John G. Moore, who, in our es-
timation, acted unjustifiably.''
Moore was arrested Tuesday
by Sheriff S. j. Shaughnessy on
a capias issued on the oath of
Office of Prosecuting Attorney ].
E. Montgomery, charging Moore
with murder in the first degree,
and he is now being guarded at
his home by Deputy Sheriff P.
R. O'Bryan.
Attorney ]. A. Collet has been
employed to defend Moore, and
participated in the CROSS exam.
ination of witnesse at the corr
ner's inquest. Prosecuting At.
torney Montgomery objected to
Mr.. Collects ross. examinations,
but Coroner Knott uled against
the prosecutor.
Mr.. Collet seems to think that
he will have no trouble in secur.
ing Moore's acquittal on the
ground of self. defense.
This is not the first time that
John Moore has made gun.
play, but none have ever result.
ed so seriously before.
He also quarreled with Man
vel Dearmin, the well. digger for
whom he had been WORKING. ear.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-02-01

Matthew Mason, an time
resident of Randolph county, is
visiting friends there. He lives
now in the coldest part of Alaska a
where the ground freezes as deep
as 100 feet and never thaws out
entirely.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-02-01
Roll of Honor.

We sincerely thank the follow
ing friends who have either be.
come new subscribers or have
renewed their subscription to the
COURIER during the past week.
May heaven bless 'em:
NEW SUBSCRIBERS.
]. G. Oldham. w L. Shoemaker,
F. M. Smith, w. G. Smith,
Mrs. Mary E. willett, A. Coleman,
G.. R. Feaker.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-02-01

&c. Stotts of Cody, Neb. was
an agreeable caller at the CoU.
RIER office Saturday. Mr.. Stotts
made his home in Charlton coun.
ty at one time, but has been a
successful Nebraska ranchman
for the past II or 18 years. He
is still an appreciauive reader of
the COURIER, and paid his sub.
scription to October s, 1909. If
we had many such generous
subs cribers as Mr.. Stotts the ed.
itor of the COURIER would be-
come perpetually sweet smile.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-03-07
Spain Has Found Us Out.

Madrid, March A sensation has
been caused here by the publication
Of a story, credited to the Riario de
10 Marina of Havana, which pur-
ports to show by documentary evl.
dence that the United States Con.
gress was bought in 1897 by Tomas
Estrada Palma to insure war being
declared against Spain.
According to the Havana newspa.
per, bonds to the value Of 81 million
dollars, redeemable when Cuba
should become independent, we're is-
sued In Washington to senators, and
q contract exists which contains
phraseology like that Of the joint
resolution Of April, 1898, voted BY
Congress. The article says further
that the value OF the bonds fell
heavily 10 1899 and, therefore, q
new contract was made between Pal.
ma and the American senators.
Count Sslasar, minister Of foreign
affairs, has telegraphed to the Span.
ish representatives In Washington
for the fullest information.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-03-07
Save the Girls.

Wealthy people in the eastern
st ,ies have furnished so great a
share II scandal recently that we are
liSslv to conclude that il il more ire
! @ Int that the morals OF theytich are
corrupted than oi the peor, 1t is
prohahlv true that In proportion
the rich are more immoral than the
poor, and the poor do not, we are
gla ! TO say, get the notoriety that
Is accorded the rich. Had Harry
Thsw been a poor farmer s son, In
stead OF u millionaire, the ruin OF
Evslyn Nesbit Thsw and the killing
Of STAFFORD White would not have
been heard OF outside OF the county
wheee the crimes were committed.
The poor have their tragedy as we'll
az the rich. No class or community
exists that has not been shocked at
learning Of the ruin of girl. Geo.
graphical location, possession or
lack OF wealth does not control the
downfall OF boys and girls. The only
control is the home-the father and
the mother -Evalyn Nesbit Thaw
Is not the only girl who has suffered.
Sac ia not the first neither will she be
the last, but her fate should be a
warning to fathers and mothers to
exercise n more wstchiul care over
thA girls A crime against innocent
girlhood may happen in Galloway
sometime. IL may be In your own
township, your own neighhorhood
ar your own home. Nobody knows,
hut everybody should take the warn.
ing sent out from the Thsw trial in
New York and take greater care OF
oar girls. Know where they are and
who they are with Missouri Tele.
graph.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-03-07
WANT HlGHER PAY.
State to Vote on Amendment 10
The Charter.

Jefferson City -Missourians sre 10
be given an opportunity OF voting
upon the proposition To pay Nom.
bers OF the general assembly salary
Of $3.50 year. Thay nov receive
s. per day for seventy days ami
meet every two years.
The senate Joint and concurrent
resolution providing for such a con-
stitutional amendment was adopted
by the house by vote OF 1O2 30 -.
In the discussion several amend.
ments were proposed suggesting
salaries $500, 81 900 and one even
$1,000.
Representative Carter, OF Clark,
thought the stipend ought to be
more than $500, because the next
session will continue 100 days un.
der the law and unless the increase
is put beyond that figure il would
be a reduction instead OF an increase.
One OF the amendments presented by
Representative Burch provided for
Quarterly payments In advance.
All the amendments were defeated,
and the resolution as 1t came from
the senate was aiopged Is -trik
out the constitution Il limit, wa,cn
now fixes the session at seventy
days. L ,ch OF the members sp ak
Ing for the resolution declared IA. al
not desire to come back again, told
how poorly paid q mem Der is, an !
declared he WAS voting 80 give his
successor something better. The
opinion was freely expressed that
the amendment would carry at the
polls. 1t was also held that 1t would
send to the assembly q better class
OF men, and give poor man a
chance to be member.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-03-07
Wild Beasts Of India.

A statistical paper on India, late
ly published in London, makes the
statement that in 1904 the total num-
Der of persons killed by wild beasts
in India was 2i,O3i, of whom nearly
$4,000 fell victims to snakes. Tigers
killed nearly 500, and leopards nearly
400. On the other side of the &C.
count are $4,000 snakes killed, and
10000 other wild animals.
To many persons 1t may seem
strange that a country so old as In
dia should still harbor so many wild
beasts, and that they should be per-
mitted to commit such depredations,
says the Youths Companion. 1t must
be remembered that the country is Of
vast extent, much of It still covered
with dense jungle; and that religious
scruples prevent many of the inhab.
itants from taking the life of any ami.
NAL, hence general measures of exter-
mination receive little native support.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-03-07
Look Out, II is to Laugh.

Florence, N. j., March 4.-Becsuse
q friend told her q joke that she
considered the funniest she had ever
heard, Miss Barbara Barr, q mem.
Der oil the Baptist church choir,
laughed for eight hours. All kinds
OF things were tried no make Miss
Barr stop her cachinnations,: but II
took two doctors six hours 20 stop
them.
This 10 the joke that set Miss Barr
laughing:
"a man went to q dentist to have
q tooth pulled. It was pulled and 1t
hurt. oh, doctor, said the patient,
what Q blessing It would be..to be
born without teeth o.
"But, my dear man. saidlthe den.
tist, we are, you know"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-03-07
An Interesting Task.

Capt Tilho, Of the French colonial
infantry, who is at the head Of the
French mission for the delimitatiOn Of
the French Sudan from British Nj
geria, has been giving some interest
ing particulars of the task entrusted
to him. He is to work in concert with
Mai. O'Shee of the British mission,
to give practical effect to the Anglo
French treaty Of May 90. 1906. That
treaty establishes in theory the from
tier between the French and English
possessions from the Niger to Lake
Chad. The two missions will now
define those boundaries. Capt. Tilho
considers that about is months will
be necessary for the completion OF
this work. His personal relations
with the chief of the British mission
are exceedingly friendly. and near.
ly all his officers speak English. Capt
Tilho and his party were to reach
Daker on November 4. and will pro-
coed thence to 10, the first British
port on the Nige" where they will
meet the British mission. From llo
the two missions will start on their
work of delimitaton, which will ex-
tend over 1900 miles. The British
mission is to reach Ito on December
10. II is expected that the work will
have been completed up to Lake Chad
by December. 1907, and that both
missions will be able to return to Eu-
rope in the spring of 1908.