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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-07-19
More New Suits.

The following new suits for
the September term of circuit
court at Salisbury have been
6led with Circuit Clerk w. L.
/. right during the past week:
Alva P. Oldham vs.. Oscar
Smith ct al, equity. Attorney F.
H. Mccullough of Edna, Mo-,
represents plaintiff.
H. F. Lamb vs. Wabash Railway
Co., damages. Fred Lamb of
Salisbury brought to suit for
plaintiff.
Henry Neighbors vs. Wabash
Railway Co., damages. Fred
Lamb filed the petition for plain.
tiff.
Christ Nivert vs.. Wabash Rail.
way Co., damages. Fred Lamb
is plaintiffs attorney.
Jackson & Kelly vs.. Wabash
Railway Co., damages. Fred
Lamb is of counsel for plaintiff.
Nellie Rucker vs.. Cisco Ruck.
er, divorce. The plaintiff and
defendant in this suit are colored
people, and according to Mrs.
Rucker's petition she was mar.
ried to defendant August 81,
1906, and continued to live with
him as his wife until June Z;
1907, when defendant abandoned
plaintiff in company with an.
other woman, saying he was 60
ing to Kansas City. Plaintiff al.
80 charges defendant with cruel
and barbarous treatment during
their married life, such as trying
to cut her throat with q razor,
knookisg her down, etc. johnson
& Johnson of Salisbury have
been employed to obtain the di.
voroe for the wronged and aban.
doned plaintiff.
| Morganza Gciffen admlnistra.
tor of the estate of T. S. Griffen,
VS.. W. A. Stadbus ct al, suit on
note. Benecke & Benecke Of
Brunswick are plaintiffs legal
advisers.
Geo. Reimer VS.. Roah Reimer,
divorce. The plaintiff has re-.
tanned U. A. House of Sumner
as his lawyer. The petition states
that plaintiff, who now resides
near Sumner, was lawfully mar.
ried to defendant in Carroll
county, Mo-, the - day of No
vember, 1902, and that he con.
tinued to live with defendant as
her husband from and after date
iun il the - day of January, 1905 /;
that during all that time plain
! tiff faithfully demeaned himself,
etc., but that said defendant,
wholly disregarding her duties
as the wife of plaintiff, soon af-
ter their marriage began to treat
plaintiff unkindly and to call
him hard names; that she, soon
after their marriage, became vi.
olently jealouslof plaintiffand fire.
quently and falsely accused him
of being too intimate with other
women; that defendant frequent
l., in the presence of plaintiff 1
adopted daughter, girl of ten
der years, cursed plaintiff anc
, called him vile names; that de.
fendant was so rude and vulgar
in her treatment of the neigh
t bors as to cause them to ceas,
r visiting plaintiff; that on one oc
. casion,in the presence of a neigh
4 Dor, defendant said that all th'
i. women in the neighborhood wer,
q BIS, and in divers and, sundr.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-07-19
defendants, and who had B. L.
White of MAJ celine as their at.


White of Maj celine as their at.
torney. While it seems to be
true that old man Rodgers is
out 1921 and silver watch, he
got drunk on the afternoon of
Friday, June %, and remained
in a ma udlin condition until the
following Monday, and was not
in mental sta te to really know
whether he lost the money and
watch or whether he was robbed.
Even the robbery itself was not
proven at the trial, which step
was necessary before the guilt
of the alleged robbers could be
established, and there was moth.
ing left for Justices Lain and
Linday to do but turn Crow and
the two Clarks loose. This
made the third time that old man
Rodgers has sustained heavy
loses in the way of hard earnded
cash. He will not deposit his
muney in the bank and prefers
to take chances by keeping his
coin at home or on his person.
He is old enough to know better
and also to keep sober.
Dave McAdams, COL. of Sal
isbury on a plea of guilty before
Justice j. R. Mason of that city
Wednesday was fined 81 and
costs for assaultirg Annie Brum-
mall, col. Dave and Annie had
a lovers quarrel, and Dave lei
his angry passions rise to such an
oxtent that he slapped his dusky
dulcinea and she had him ar.
rested with the result stated
above. Dave made q satisfactory
arrangement to pay his fine and
trimmings and was released.
Joe Noah, who got drunk ir
Keytesville Thursday of last
week, entered a plea of guilty
before M y or H. J. W 8
Tuesday to thecharge of being
drunk ano discorderly, and was
fined ST and costs. Noah regain .
ed his liberty by squaring the
bill.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1907-07-19
Roll of Honor.

The following friends have
kindly remembered US during
the the past week by either be.
coming new subscribers or by
renewing their subscription to
the COURIER. May heaven bless
sem:
NEW SUBSCRIBERS.
B. B. Yocum R. j. Hayes,
R. Harman, T. D. Moore,
JB Newsom, W. L. Agee,
Jas. Carpenter. Mrs. V. L Warhurst,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-20

DR.. and Mrs Stiles Kennedy of st.
Louis were that greatly interested in
the work of Judge Ben. b. Lindsey
of Denver In juvenile crorrection that
they laid aside the work of busy PEG.
pie and with the teachers of the St.
Louis schools came over Friday and
spent the afternoon studying the meth
DDS OF the Normal and the lessons of
the lecture in the evening. OF the
party were Mrs. George White. Mrs
Kirk Hildreth. Misses Vera French,
Elizabeth Hull. May Burgess, Bell Fen
ton, Nellie Hovey, Grace Smith and
Garry Kraus. Mt. PleasantEnterpris
Cutting prices on Ladies dress skirts
and Rain coats AT the Variety store
Biggest bargains ever
Mrs. Nevada Hamm ond Emsley died
in Ellenburg Washington Nov. 1907.
She was born in Iowa April 10 1868
aud was married to Jesse G Emsley
eighteen year ago, to them was born
one child Harry q. who with her hus-
band survives her. Mrs. Emsley left
Alma little over year ago and went
to Washington where she seemed TO
improve until few weeks before her
death when she became worse and was
taken TO Ellensburg where she died.
Big Fur sale at the Variety store,
November %, and 30. x
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-20

Hels Half Acre at the Opera House
Saturday evening.
Widow NlcCarty at the Opera House
Friday evening Of this week.
Ii you want good time 20 and see
Widow McCarty at the Opera House
Friday evening.
County Treasurer Munsou's condi-
ton remains about the same and he u,
still very sick man
Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson spent
Saturday in Ann Arbor and sunday in
Saginaw returning home Monday.
Jarvas r Carl of Nv Haven returned
home last Saturday after spending a
week with his cousin Rev. G.. H. Carl.
Geo Wilson of Oxford formerly con-
nected with the roller mills of this
place, was in the city last Saturday.
NJ A. c. football team vs. Alma foot
ball team at Davis field Saturday after
noon of this week.
The attention of our readers is called
TO the advertisement of j. G.. Thornton
x Son. the coal dealers.
p. j. Adams and wife leave Satur-
day for a three weeks visit with
friends in Jackson County.
A. c. Thornton x Son. the Coal
dealers offer the best Coal IN Michi-
gan" for So. Is per ton. Read their
adv.
The annual election of Camp No.
Sli2 Modern Woodmen of America will
I've held Tuesday evening. December
Bird A large attendance of the mem
bership is urgently requested.
Pythian Sisters Of Alma. spent
Saturday afternoon and evening at the
home of Mrs X p. Peet of Ithaca
Postmaster T. J. Clark, of the Oon-
Don spent Sunday and Monday with
his Alma friends
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-20
lHlOTne and :
Vicinity

DR.. Bruske was in Benzonia last
Friday
Remember the Rundio sale next
Monday.
County Clerk Hughes was an Alma
visitor Monday
W. A. Bahlke went to Detroit on
Monday
A. J. Hall and wife are pending the
week at Saginaw.
Ike Fink, deputy postmaster spent
Saturday in Ann Arbor
Born to Mr.. and Mrs W II Risch
a eight pound girl on Friday.
c. r johnson of Saginaw transacted
business in Alma On Tuesday.
Dr. T. I. Lamb returned last Satur-
day from a two weeks stay in Chicago.
Mrs f. J. lverson of Ithaca, visited
her parents, of this place last Friday.
inc. Hall and wife. of Eaton Rapids.
spent Sunday with is brother J. Hall.
"A. J. Chambers of New Haven
Centre, was caller at this office yester-
day.
David Carl, of Pottersville. Mich
is the guest of his brother Rev. G.. II.
Carl
County Clerk Hughes has issued l45
hunters licenses for the persent hunt
ing season.
Miss Hazel Hunter, of Mt Pleasant
visited at the home of d. H. Shep-
herd over Sunday.
Three nonresident hunters have
paid the license of $40 90 each for the
privilege of shooting birds in Gratiot
County.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-11-20

A new organization known as the
Alma Men s Club has been projected,
the first social gathering to be held on
Thursday nihgt OF this week
During the past few years Alma has
felt the need Ct a young mems club
There are numerous men employed in
the city whose homes are elsewhere
There has been various attempts az AN
organization by cersain parties in
Alma but up 10 Tire past few days
their efforts met with n Hat failure
The prospective members met in the
K at j.. Hall last Tuesday night
where a constitution was drawn up and
accepted Tho following officers were
elected
a. T.. Kreude President
g. y. NcGNughlin. Vice Pesident
O. + Walker secretary
Us Davidson. Treasnre
Bert Hayes Jf. Editor
Committees on entertainment re-
freshments. music and mem bership were
appointed and it will be ther-duty TO
regulate the social life of the club.
The program for the winter will be
series of entettainments of varied
nature The first OF this series will be
smoker to I've held in the clubsrooms
next Thursday evening There will
also be series sof dances with first
class music, spppers and card parties
will help 10 promote the social life Of
the club. The present headquarters are
at the X of r. Hall where everything
Is very convenient and comfortable
card rooms. dining room. cloak ana
reception rooms are right at hand. AS
number of the members are musical
ly inclined the piano will he called
into requisition Later a suite OF rooms
will he rented and fitted up for the ex-
elusive use Of the club. The mem
hersbip will be limited to 20 IL.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-04
Is the South Going "Dry?"

Georgia's adoption OF state prahi-
hltion by Legislative enactment directs
national attention TO the marveIous
progress OF this idea i'm the soutbern
States
In the north, except in Indiana.
ONO and southern Illinois. the nro.
hlbition sentiment is moriburd if oot
dead; but in the south it is sweepiny
onward with relentless and irresisti-
DIE force. gaining new converts and
increasing in power every yec:
SeVen-eights Of the territory of the
southern States is today dry" aud 1t
- oeii'Ved that majority Of the pop
ui"tion favors national prohibition.
Inc Anti-Saloon League is well mr.
Sanlzed in most of the Stats and -
pursuing quiet, determined, relent-
less opposition to the LIQUOR husi-
ness.
Today there are fewer saIonos ~
'he thirteen southern States than in
Greater New York, and only e,w
more than n the city OF Chicago In
New York there are 10000
places where liquor is sold in
Chicago $4,000, and in the
entie south only 290OO Tn
New York State the estimated uonu-
lation in 1905 was S,160.O00 and tho
government issued in the State that
year 34,OSO special tax stamps" to
persons desiring to engag, in the
manufacture and sale IF i!ulot. The
thirteen southern States, with ca
9oo'ooo people, secured liz 1906 less
than 10000 stamps.
President Marion T.. TavIor of tho
National Liquor Dealers Conyant:on
, held in June at Atlantic City i'm CALL
ing attention to the assaults made bv
prohibitionists on the liquor business.
especially in the south. said: "Our
only recourse now is to save our BUS
mess. Unless we work with energy
and determination to stop :his tidal
wave, every State in ,he south will
be closed against u.s."
Measures designed to restrict or alb.
solutely prohibit the manufacture and
sale Of alcoholic beverages have been
introduced since the first of the year
in the legislatures of half a dozen
southern States, and in almost every
instance have resulted in new victo-
ries for the prohibition cause.-Re-
view of Reviews for September.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-04
EARLY CLOSING AGITATION.
me Merchants should Get Together
and Settle the Matter Themselves.

There has been much discussion
during the past few days of the mat
ter OF closing the stores and other
places or business on stated holidays
and special occasions and the hour
COR closing at night. There are two
uades 10 this question. as OF all ques-
<ions A strong case can be made out
- faNor OF suspending business Soa all
hekaf holidays and on special occasions
whom the best interests OF the com
Uunity would be subserved by a hol-
tday, likewise there IL much 10 be
aid In favor II closing all stores at
y p. m. saturdays excepted. oil the
year round. But on the other hand,
" entails a serious Inconvenience up
On many business men to close their
stores at certain seasons OF the year.
end to soIne OF them to suspend bust
ness FOR day means a considerable
loss As a rue. the business men of
Sumter have been exceptionally lib
eral to and- considerate OF their en-
pioyes I'm the matter OF holidays. when
compared with those OF other towns
IN the state. and criticism OF the re-
ruszl OF some OF them to close on La
eor Day IN not In order. especially
when there was TO be no celebration
va the day here. II Is fact that can
not be disputed that on several oc-
cAsions when business has been sus-
pended In sumter I'm order that our
people might attend celebrations OF
one sort or another In neighboring
towns we have found the stores In
Shose towns wide open and business
going on as usual. which was rather
shock to Sumter merchants who
closed their stores.
The proposition that all stores close
at y. m. has much To- recommend II
and II would be well for the mer-
~hants 90 hold conference To- dis
-cuss the matter. To merchants I'm GER
cain lines II would be an advantage
rather than n disadvantage To close at
= o'colck. while II would be hard
ship Svth To the merchants and their
customers 20 close at o'clock
In the fall and winter months.
When so many conflicting inter rests
Gre Involved only the merchants them
selves can arrive at a satisfactory and
Fair settlement OF the question. and it
ts To be hoped that they will take
the matter under consideration. rhe
ssentiment In favor, OF shorter hours
esct clerks Is growing In Sumter. as
SeSsewhere. and reasonable and salts
Factory adjustment can be more east
~ arrived NJ now than later on when
ohe agitation has come TO a head.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-04

mixed with the cotton seed or placed
in the drill with the cotton seed in
piaht!hS cotton was preventative Of
blight. That accordingly. he had or
dered 100 pounds Of sulphur and had
this used on his farm where cotton
had been blighted. Mr.. r. NJ Jen-
kins and Mr.. John Jenkins also mr.
chased one or two barrels Of suInbur
ana had used 1T. After planting. Mr..
Stuckcy discovered that his sulphur
had been put down by mistake with
the sulphur beneath the bed on which
the cotton was planted, and he was
Informed that Messrs. Jenkins had
made the same mistake. Wheroupon
he asked Mr.. Willie DuBose, Of Prov
idence section, to purchase Just a
small quantity Of sulphur from the
drug store and try it on his lar I upon
which cotton blight had appeared for
several years past. Mr.. Stuckey re-
quested Mr.. DuRose to be sure to mix
the sulphur with the seed in planting.
Mr.. DuBose purchased the sulphur at
; once, and although his cotton was
growing, he ploughed up q small
portion and planted more cotton Of
the same kind in its stead. mixing the
seed with sulphur. Mr.. DuBose left
two rows on which he used no sui
phur. All the cotton on these two
rows has died except two stalks, one
stalk on one row and two stalks on
the other. Where he mixed the seed
with the sulphur, not a stalk has died
and the cotton has done well. Ad-
joining this he ploughed close around
tn, young cotton and applied sulphur.
Some Of the cotton died, but was some
what benefited by the application Of
t. e sulphur.
In his remarks Mr.. Stuckey also
suggested to the farmers present that
they address a card to the agricultu-
raj department at Washington and
ask for the bulletin lately issued on
the selection Of cotton seed from any
kind of cotton. This bulletin shows
that at the instance Of the govern
ment an experiment was made by a
farmer at Lamar, S. c., and another
at Hartsville, S. c.. The heavy seed
had been selected by blowing the cot
ton seed through a pipe, the lighter
seed going out of the pipe. and the
heavier seed falling through the fun
mel. The cotton while growing could
not be distinguished from the other
cotton Of unsolicited seed, but upon
weighing the cotton carefully the result
showed that there was a net gain of
between three and four dollars per
acre for the cotton. Mr.. Stuckey be-
lieves that the farmers Of this coun-
try or the majority of them are vast
Ing precious years in the failure to Sc.
lect good seed for planting.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-04

and feeding very little corn. This
will keep the hogs in a healthy con-
dition
He showed how hogs can be gro n
and put on the market with very lit
tie corn, thus making more profit to
the farmer
In reply to the question as to pas
ture crops for hogs he named the fol-
lowing crops that could be grown to
furnish pasture most Of the year:
oats and rape, sOwn in the last of
February will furnish pasture during
April and May, and they may also be
sOwn little later to furnish spring
pasture, then sorghum may be sown
To furnish pasture during the months
or June, July and August In the
Spring there may also be planted
sweet potatoes and peanuts which
furnish feed for the hogs in the fall
after the sorghum is exhausted. About
the last Of August and the first or
September. rye may be sown and rape
may be sOwn again to furnish fall and
winter pasture. These will be ready
for pasture by October and will fur
nish pasture then the rest Of the fall
and most Of the winter, and the rye
Will furnish early spring pasture. BY
this means. green pasture can be fur
nished most Of the year for the hogs.
In conclusion, Mr.. Quinn stated how
ready and willing the Department of
Agriculture was to help the farmers
in any way possible, and told of the
amount of literature that could be
had for the asking on any phase Of
agricultural work, and that speakers
could be had occasionally on different
subjects to address gatherings Of
farmers.
Mr.. L. I. Parrot was introduced as
the representative Of the Agricultu al
Society of Sumter County, who said
that the books Of subscription to the
ed the membership of farmers resid-
ing in both Sumter and adjoining
counties.
Mr.. E. w. Dabbs was called for.
and made some interesting remarks
on his experience in the use of ferti-
lizers. showing that the lands that
had been regarded as very poor in his
section had been greatly improved by
the use Of potash and kainit.
Mr.. George F. Epperson was intro
duced, and spoke in favor Of the more
extended use Of potash as a fertilizer
on our worn out Soils
In closing the meeting Mr.. "A. B.
Stuckey spoke Of the cotton blight.
and said that some time last spring
an article appeared in the Southern
Cultivator from some farmer in Tex
as. who said that he had found from
fifty to seVenty-five pounds Of sulphur
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-04
THE WATCHMAN AND sOUTHKoN SEPTEMBER 1902

using the corn plant, instead Of hay.
was discussed. He showed that if
ala not pay to pull the fodder nor to
cut and shred the fodder, but that if
the farmers desire to use the corn
plant for forage, it is much better to
cut the whole plant and put it in the
silo. And showed that the cowpea
hay Is a very valuable hay crop and
using II and rye cut in the dough
stage and oats cut for hay, this COM
bination will supply all the forage
necessary for the farmers. BY
Following improved method of grow
ing corn. which Mr.. Williamson, of
Darlington county, has originated.
that the yield of corn is going to be
greatly increased AS it is increased,
live stock will be grown more in the
south, and the live\ stock and diversi-
fled farming, will be the salvation of
the southern farmer.
Corn Breeding.
Prof. Quinn very conclusively show
ed that the yield Of corn is not al
ways from improved methods Of cul-
ture. but 1t can be largely increased
by the selection and breeding Of the
seed. He gave instances Of where the
yield had been increased from five to
twenty-five bushels per acre by this
one operation. He showed how the
corn kernel is fertilized and cross
breeding takes place., and he also
showed how the most successful corn
breeders were conducting their work.
In his remarks he showed that it did
not pay to send to other localities for
seed corn unless the seed at home was
of very poor quality, and that it
would pay much better to take the
home grown seed and breed it up to
better quality and better yield
This can easily be done on a small
plat of ground by taking the very best
ears of corn and planting one ear to
the row. Then to keep this corn from
in-breeding that every other row may
be detassled, then in the selection Of
seed corn in the fail, picking ears
only from the .detassled rows. All Of
this requires some labor and care, but
is abundantly repaid by the Increase
In the yield.
The Raising Of Hogs.
Mr.. Quinn then took up for discuss
sion the growing and handling Of
hogs on the farm. He stated tnat the
breed best adapted for the south was
the Berkshire or the Poland China.
That these breeds were more hardy
and adapted to southern conditions.
He stated that there was. still no
cure for hog cholera. but that it could
largely be prevented by giving the
hogs more sanitary quarters in
which to sleep and feed, and giving
them range Of plenty of pasture
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-04


The article on seed selection re-pub-
oshsd In this paper from the Harts-
vms Aesssn~er 10. In our opinion. one of
ths most valuable and important con-
Gibutions OF recent years to the farm
NJ literature OF South Carolina.
While the theories advanced and the
practical application OF these theories
advocated In this article are neither
ssw nor original. the subject Is pre-
seated In such clear and common
osnss manner that II should appeal
With impellins force to every progress
efvs and intelligent farmer In the
S}AtN The Williamson method of
corn culture is revolutionixlng the
growing OF that grain In South Caro-
lima and this year will probably add
oovoral million bushels to the corn
production or the State. but this
osethod OF culture sinks into insigni-
voAnce when compared with the i'm
portancs Of seed selection and syste-
oatic improvements. OF both cotton
and corn as respects both quality and
Veantity In few years. the improve
nsst In corn brought about by INTEL
o1ent selection % seed added $12,-
vee.ooo to the value Of the corn crop
~e Iowa. and like increase In the
value Of the South Carolina crop can
- accomplished by following the
oAne methods, which are SO clearly
outlined IN the Hartsviile article. The
Williamson plan was first published In
tAs Hartville Messenger and we
toAk the seed selection article of evet,
'oRsater Importance to the farmers of
Me state than the Williamson article.
SR. ID. r. Coker. the editor of the
EArtsville Messenger. has by induc-
~ Mr.. Williamson to make public
ois plan OF growing corn and by pre-
oaring the article on seed selection
done more for the farmers OF the
Stafe than any dozen politicians and
enseters' movement Office seekers who
have achieved notoriety In the past
tventy yeas.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-04

The cotton gins are getting busy.
The ginnery at the oil mill has ginned
rs pales within the past three days.
The concrete foundations for the
new High School building are being
laid and the brick work will he under
way in a few days.