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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1909-07-02
sianed Railroad Bill.

Representative John D. Taylor
in answer to an inquiry has re-.
ceived q latter from Gov. Herbert
s. Hadley stating that he signed
Mr.. Taylor's bill, requiring all
passenger trains to stop at coun-
ty seats, Tuesday June /.
This new law becomes effective
November 1, 1909, and Keytes.
vile is preparing to reap the
benefits of the measure by in
cooperating the Wabash depot.
When that is done and the new
law is in force the county seat of
Charlton county will be given
her just dues by having the best
train service the Wabash affords.
It will then be up to the
Keytesville street railway to put
on q night service. and the
Keytesville Telephone Co. to
install q telephone in the depot.
When these things are all done
the people of Keytesville will be
proud of such advantages and
conveniences and the business
interests OF this town should, and
we verify believe will, thrive q
never before.
Then We viii al rise up and
call Representative Taylor n.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1909-07-02
MISS Zettie Sneed's Party.

=
One of the most thoroughly
enjoyed as we'll as most delight.
ful social events of the season
among Keytesville's little folks
was the party given by Miss Zet-
tie Sneed Tuesday afternoon,
June 20, in honor of her 7th
birthday. Miss Zettie was ct her
best and left nothing undone to
make it pleasant for her guests,
chief among whom was "Uncle"
Chsp Crawley who said he was
the youngest one there. Ice.
cream, raspberries. lemonade and
cakes Of the most delicious kind
were served as refreshments.
Miss Zettie VAS the recipient Of .
large number of nice presents
with which che was more than
pleased. The COURIER hopes for
Miss Zettie many such joyous
returns Of her natal day.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1909-07-02
Reu Of Honor.


We have been kindly remem.
bered by the following friends
who have either become new
subscribers or who have renewed
their subscription to the COURIER
during the past week. May
heaven bless 'em:
NEW suBsCRIBERs.
r. A. Paytou. Tom shively.
RENEWALS.
C. c. zillman, j. ". McNinch,
J. E. Neishbors, A. A. Sturm.
I'd. Murray. A. W. Elliott.
Ernest C. Arp, W. G. Dickson,
DR.. J. K. Gaines. C. H. Mueller.
Louis T. Brandt.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1909-07-02

More New Saiis.
The following new suits for
the next September term Of cir.
cult court at Salisbury have been
filed with Circuit Clerk W. L.
Wright during the past week:
CIVIL CASES.
The NJ. K. Goetz Brewing Co.
We. George Brookshire, attach
ment. Attorney U. A. House
of Sumner represents the plain.
tiff.
s. Yocum vs. the Farmers &
Merchants National bank Of
Salisbury, suit to cancel note.
Lamb q Lamb of Salisbury are
Of counsel for plaintiff.
Robt. B. Bennett ct al VS..
Vernel Bennett ct al, partition
~. A. House is plaintiffs legal
adviser.
Ella Hayes, COL, We. George
Hayes, col. divorce. Plaintiff
states that she was married, in
this county, to defendant Sep.
tember II, 1905, and that she
continued to live with him as his
wife from and after that date
until thedsy of May, 1908;
that during all time she faithful.
ly demeaned herself, etc., but
charges that defendant, wholly
disregarding his duties as plain. .
tiff's husband. failed to contrib.
ute anything to her support; thai
he was indolent, lazy, abusivs
and qusrrelsome, and at all times
mistrested and neglected plain.
tiff, requiring her to support the
family solely by her own efforts
and labor. Plaintiff state
further that defendant mas un.
kind, cruel, abusive and brutal te
her child, Letha Hughes, child
of tender years, by . previcus
marriage, all of which made
plaintiffs life with defendant
uncomfortable. No children were
born of plaintiffs marriage te
defendant. Plaintiff asserts thai
che has been q resident of thii
county for more than q year
next, before the filing of this
suit. She, therefore, prays the
court to divorce her from tht
the bonds of matrimony con-
tracted with defendant as afore.
said and for such other order,
and judgments touching thu
premises as the court may deem
proper. Mrs. Hayes is q resi-
dent of Keytesville, and Hon
John D. Taylor of this city hal
been employed to look after be
interest in freeing her from tn
chafing letters that bind her t.
her measly spouse.
These suits, with others rrevi'
: ously reported by the COURIER
make q total Of Is new civil AM
three new criminal cases for tn
September circuit court.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1909-07-02
Notice to Breeders.

Owing to the restrictions i'm.
posed by the Key tesville city
council have been forced to
Nove my stallion and jacks to
enc L. D. Hyde farm, one and
half miles north OF Keytes.
vile, where they will make the
remainder Of the present season.
Lou HRsxxr.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1909-07-02
Cupids- s,onquests.

KRoLL.BoERGER:- :-E. G. W.
Kroll of Pittsburg, Kss.. and
Miss Estella Boerger of Salisbury
were married at Salisbury Wed.
nesday, June %, 1909, Rev. Jul.
Hamm making the twain one.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1909-07-02
Letter List.

The following letters remain
uncslled for at the post-offioe in
Keytesville for week ending
Thursday, June 80, 1909:
When calling for the above
please say "advertised."
Miss Lizzie Anderson.
Mr.. Lee Montgomery.
D. j. HOLMAN, Postmaster.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1909-07-02

Another Brunswick Burglary.
The Leader hardware store ct
Brunswick, owned by J. w. Nis.
betn. WAS burelarized Monday
night Of two revoivers, one .
private gun owned by Mr.. Nis.
beth and one in . showcase,
and . jar Of money on which he
had . guessings scheme to cone
off July 8. The cash register
was also looted of considerable
cash, somewhere between S35
and $50 in money being taken al.
together.
The store is supposed to have
been entered at q rear door.
which was found closed, but not
looked the next morning, indi-
eating that it had not been look.
ed the night before or else the
burglar had q key that unlocked
it.
Brunswick has been suffering
q series of burglaries lately, but
this one proved to be the undo.
ing of one burglar, at least, as
it resulted in the capture of Bob
Steel, q Brunswick young man,
about 10 or 20 years of age, by
City Marshal j. r. Harrison of
Brunswick at 9th and Main
streets in Kansas City Tuesday
night.
When searched, Steel had in
his possession S44.30 in money,
two boxes of cartridges and the
two revolvers, the latter having
since been identified as those
stolen from Mr.. Nisbeth.
The prisoner was brought back
to Brunswick, where his mother
was at the point of death, and
yesterday morning he pleaded
not guilty and waived q prelim-
mary hearing before Justice Geo.
w. Cunningham of that city.
His bond was fixed at 81, 900,
which he was unable to give and
was committed to Jail.
The case will be docketed for
trial at the next September term
of circuit court at Salisbury.
Steel's peculiar maneuvers led
Mr.. Nisbeth to believe that it was
he who robbed his store, and Mr..
Nisbeth, after consultation with
City Marshal j. r. Harrison, who
is also deputy sheriff, telephoned
the chief Of police at Carrollton,
Moberly and Kansas City, giving
q description Of the party sus.
pected and offering $25 reward
for his apprehension. 1t was
soon found that he left Bruns-
wick Tuesday morning at 1880
and it was also learned further
that he stopped at Carrollton
and went from there to Kansas
City. He was followed by Mr..
Harrison Tuesday afternoon and
captured az stated above.
Mr.. Nisbeth formerly ran q
hardware store in Bevier, Macon
county, and while there he sent
q negro to jail for stealing q eel
Of harness, and landed another
party in the county bastile fol
selling mo:tgsged property. In
1901 q man from Tennessee gave
him q mortgage on q team, ,wagor
and harness and then skipped
the country. Mr.. Nisbeth is still
after him and says the last h'
heard of him he was in Canada
Mr.. Nisbetb cordially com
mends the good work done b!
City Marshal Harrison Of Bruins
wick, and expresses the hop
that it will be the means o
breaking up the thieving tina
has been going on at Brunswicl
90 extensively for severa
months past.
Mr.. Nisbeth has put up anoth-
or glAss jar OF money and th'
lucky guesser can still celebr at'
the 4th of July, az the drawing
will como off Saturday, July 8,
at the Leader hardware store,
Brunswick.
"You can't keep a good mar
down."
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1909-07-02
MAN WAS MADE TO HUSTLE


Denies Being the I'm Combine
The following letter explains
itself and shows, at least. how
one banker in Charlton county
feels concerning the CoURIER's
fight for the peoples. rights: !:
Mr.. C. p. VENDIvER,
EDITOR COURIER.
Keytesville, Mo.
DEAR SIR.--I have read your
paper in regard to interest on
the county money and am very
glad indeed to have such an adj
vocate of the peoples interest in
our county.
While this bank did not make
q bid for the county money, we
were not approached by any
person, bank or banker on the
subject, therefore think it hardly
fair to be classed with all others
in the county as members of a
combine in restraint of competi-
tion.
While you have the subject up
would like to know the amount
of county money each bank in
the county has. II there is to be
no interest paid for it it seems to
me it should be allowed to remain
as near where collected as bank
ing facilities will permit.
Very Truly,
P. H. PORTER,
Cashier Bank Of Bynumville.
AS to the amount of county
money each bank in the county
has: The editor Of the COURIER
interviewed County Treasurer
John B. Shannon who informs
US that the money is distributed
lin the various banks about in the
same proportion it was when he
took charge of his office as
treasurer and ex- officia collector.
He says that it will be his GUS
tom to make deposits in the va.
rious banks according to the
amount of money for which he
receives checks on each bank,
For instance, q man sends him q
check on the Bank of Bynum.
vile for $50 that amount will be
charged by the bank to the party
giving the check and credited tc
the county.
| Mr.. Shannon says he knows
lin the absence of q county de-
positary, of no fairer way tx
handle the county's funds, al
by that course each banl
receives county deposits just il
proportion to the sum total OF
which checks are given th'
county on each bank.
! Therefore the bank from whicl
most money is checked out b!
customers in payment of obliga.
tions to the county will have th'
largest amount OF the county't
ducats, while the bank on whicl
checks are given the county TO
the least amounts will have tn
smallest amount of deposits.
It would not be q bad idea TO
Mr.. Shannon to show how mucl
money the county now has in tn
} various banks asthe people or an,
} taxpayer in the county has
fright to know, if they SO desire
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1909-07-02
BURCLARSAT SALISBURY
Eli Shire's Store Looted of Be-
tween 500 and $500 in
Merchandise and
S. in Money.
ONE OF the fREE-B0oTERs CAPTURED

Eli Shire's large merchantile
establishment ct Salisbury was
entered through q rear door by
the nimble. fingered gentry some
time between midnight and day
light Saturday morning. En-.
trance was gained by sliding
back q bar that fastened .
pair OF rough oak outer doors
and then forcing the look on the
inner door. The burglars then
made . dark lantern by outing 9
small hole in the top of q paste.
board box they found in the store
and placing Q tallow candle on
the inside. This they evidently
used in making tour OF inspec.
ton and proceeded to help them.
selves to whatever suited them
best. The articles missed CON.
sisted of 18 pieces of silk, rang
ing in price from 30 cts. to 81. rs
. ysrd;. eight suite of clothing.
none worth less than $50 nor
more than S25; four suit cases; ;
something like q dozen hats, an
unknown number of shirts and
suspenders, and about So taken
from the cash register. Mr.. Shire
places his total loss at between
500 and $500.
The free. hooters went out at
the same door through which they
entered and left it open.
AS soon as the burglary was
discovered Mr.. Shire got busy
and had kilograms ana telephone
messages sent out in every direc.
tion, but no clue was obtained
until about 8 o'clock Sunday
morning when stranger ap.
peared at Keytesville station.
Night Operator c. B. Msddox at
once spotted him as one Of the
Shire burglars. The fellow ap.
peared nervous and i'll at ease
and in the course of conversation
told Mr.. Maddox that he knew
Nat Binford of Keytes lille and
had shaved him many at q time,
and that Mats father lived in
Keytesville.
Finally Maddox feigned sleel
and the stranger disappeared and
went down the railroad track east
and returned shortly afterward
with . couple OF suit cases. He
was pretty we'll tagged when be
first got to the depot and drank
something like half gallon ol
water. He inquired what time
he could get Q train out for Kan
cas- City. and was told not before
.6 80 that morning. He seemed
surprised when he learned it wal
then 8 o'clock and that No. 1
the st. Louis and Council Bluffs
passenger train, due at Keytes'
vile at 1859 q. M, had gone
When he went OFF down the track
Maddox wired Salisbury. there
being no way to reach Keytes-
vile, and Mr.. Shire and City
Marshal A. w. Dameron came
over Sunday morning. Mr.. Shire
at once recognized the suit ol
clothes the suspect had on anG
also the two new suit cases hs
had in his possession. His ar.
rest followed, and an examina.
ton of the contents Of the two
grips led to the discovery of Il
pieces of silk, one new suit oi
clothes, in addition to the one the
thief wore, five hats, the clothing
and hats all being branded "Ely
Shire, Salisbury, Mo-"
Besides these goods the ma.
rauder also had on his person
four rings. two plain gold, one
hand and one set ring. In one oi
the plain gold rings wasinscribed
ssMamma to Ethel" " which, b.
said, had been given by BIZ
mother to his sister. Ethel. Az
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-02-04
for Sale.

We have for sale the following valua-
BILE tracts of land
One Military Lot of so acres, small
portion of which is under cultivation.
All good land, and every acre tillable.
Watered by several good springs and
never failing small run. Contains
some good timber. One-half mile
from R, r. siding, and one and one
half miles from Oakland.
Also part of two Military Lots contain
ing about so acres. This property is
directly East of Oakland, on the South
side of the B. & o. R. R. siding on the
North side of tracks. Contains valu-
able grazing land, portion of which
is in cultivation. Valuable R. R. 'front.'
age.
Also 10 acres suitable for building sites.
Just East of Oakland on the North side of the
Oakland and Mt Lake Park road.
For further information. address
THE H. WEBER & SONS CO.,
6-tf Oakland. Md.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-02-04

Bad as conditions are to-day. great
progress has been made during the
last 20 years. People are growing
more careful as to what they eat and
drink There is no city that is not
bestirrinS itself to improve its water
supply and its system Of sanitation.
The demand for more fresh air is al.
most fad in progressive com-nuni
ties.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-02-04

A woman who has been on the
stage, even if her experience in the
drama has been limited to an amat -gr
performance as housemaid in a 50.
clety play, can never hope to be
thoroughly trusted by her female
neighbors.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-02-04
Real Estate Bargains
1 offer for sale

FARM OF AZ ACRES 3 miles from Oakland good
Groom House; plenty of water; so cleared
about rs of grass Orchards, bearing; rs
acres of White Oak Timber; R. F. D. mail service
COTTAGE OF ROOMS for sale at Mt. Lake Park.
HOUSE AND LOT on Oak Street, Oakland for sale or
House of 6 rooms Lot 5ox15o feet, with
Stable and all necessary Outbuildings.
FOUR VERY DESIRABLE BUILDING LOTS situated
Liberty Street, in Oakland. Also 3 DWELLING
HOUSES on Liberty Street, with good water and all
necessary oubuildings.
HOUSE LOT on Wilson Street. House of rooms;
good water. Lot $50 feet front Best Outbuldings
in Oakland
A VERY GOOD FARM mile from Oakland-all under
fence; containing 81 acres; about under cultiva-
tion fine Orchards, and about IN in small
Fruit; Houses, very good Well and failing
Spring very desirable place for Truck and Poultry
Farming. Can be bought at low price just
have for sale IS Of the very best Building Lots in the
town which l will sell tor cash-or IS down and IS
per month.
$50 ACRES OF VALUABLE COAL LAND situated less
than two miles of Oakland which can be bought at
great bargain. The surface would make fine farming
land This land is well watered with stream and
several good springs
IL MORE CHOICE BUILDING LOTS at SIS down and
IS per month.
If you cash for your Real Estate or Real Estate
for your cash, let me hear from you.
pSrFor further particulars call on address
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-02-04
The Jealousy of Friends.

Our very best friends have tine
ture of jealous even in their friend.
ship; and when hey hear us praised
by others, will -"'be it to sinister
and interested mott, if they can
G. G.. Cotton
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-02-04
A Woman'S Word.

In a case at Southwark, his honor
Judge Willis remarlye Il: 81 believe in
accepting a wOman's word-eXcept,
perhaps, in some instances connected
with dress. LONDON Standard.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-02-04
HatoIouy,

Two heads, however, are not better
than one when you are up against the
necessity of buying her a new hat
Puck.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-02-04
@ ODE |.
SECOND
EDITION
By GEEK TURNER
(Copyright. by shortstory Pub. CO..

Copyright, by Shortstory Pub. Coz
How are things going?" asked the
city editor, as he came in at six
o'clock last evening?
Rank" replied mis- assistant; mo
end of cranks. This rooms been a
regular gibbering lunatic asylum ali
the afternoon. First, one fellow came
in with an electric fiy-killer. and then
another with a bicycle sidewalk clean
er-sort of snOw-sweeper-and an
'ther had patent compressed food
pill, and there were several hundred
men with communications to the edi
tor. I'm all wasted away standing
them off. That epileptic patient was
up again, too, threatening to have a
fit on our nice clean floor if we didn't
put in a correction for him. He's the
worst of the lot; he's a cuckoo, he is
What does he want now" queried
the chief. Hes had one item"
That's what l told him. l said he'd
been arrested for stealing, and we'd
published the fact, and that when the
police released him, we published that
too; what else did he want? But he
seemed to expect us to pledge our
selves to the dear public that he was
innocent. Then / told him we hadn't
said he was guilty in the first place
and in the second place, the police
thought he was guilty, only they
couldn't quite prove it. Anyway, we
couldn't be expected to get out a IA
page paper every day indicating him
Oh, We got quite heated up over it;
had a regular joint debate on his previ
GUS record. l rather thought he'd be
here when you came in, but by and by
l tired him out, l guess, and he left
He wanted to know if the office was
open this evening. I told him yes, it
was, till four o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. Considering we were a morning
paper, we generally had to keep open
nights"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-02-04

1t was 3:55 a. m, and the telegraph
editor was cursing the newspaper
business for the one hundred and
eleventh time during the night. All of
1t was bad enough, he assured himself
but 1t was CHASTITY human sacrifice to
compel man to spend a large frac-
ton of his life waiting two hours
every morning, after goodnight had
come over the telegraph wire. to pre-
vent a scoop on an impossible piece
of telephone news.
He ratified the waste copy and news
papers before him off on the floor in
an 1ndiscriminate and wholesale at
tempt to clear up for the next day
The yellow glow from his electric
lamp, hemmed in by it's green paper
shade, shone down across his face. and
made his desk a little island of golden
light in the big black news room. The
monotonous ticking of the old Office
clock filled the empty place with its
exaggerated noise. Outside he heard
the groups of compositOrs. as they
were discharged, go laughing and clat-
tering down the stairway until their
noise died away in the lower stories
and disappeared into the street.
After a little silence there was an
other step that he couldn't account for
"a peculiar stumbling step, evidently
directed upstairs. Probably, he
thought, it was the janitor, or one of
the compositors who had forgotten
something and was coming back-only
it didn't seem like the janitor's walk
and the compositors seldom took that
kind of gait when they were hurrying
back.
The strange step passed directly by
the composing room and into the edi-
torial hail. and the big glass door
slammed after it, 1t wavered and
stopped at the local room, and then
after moment continued down the
corridor, hesitating from time 10 time
as its owner shook violently at the
doors of the editorial writer's rooms.
And then at last it passed on by de-
grees, until it stopped definitely at the
threshold of the news room.
where's the editor?' asked a voice
from outer darkness.
I'm one of the editors, said the tele
graph man, looking up.
You amt the one I saw" said the
voice suspiciously. Tall, fat fellow,
with big mustache; what do you call
him."
"Oh, he's the city editor" said the
telegraph man.
YES, that's it; where's he?"
Gone"
Cone"
The stranger had come up into the
penumbra around the electric light.
He was a tall, thin man, in a SLOUGH
hat and pale brown overcoat In
one hand he carried slip of paper
and in the other something metallic
apparently, that looked like bunch of
gas pipe He was a peculiar looking
man. His face was long and white
and his hands were painfully bony
and his eyes certainly did look queer
He had the air of a person who want.
ed something very badly, and had
made up his mind to have it very soon
he telegraph man sized him up for a
crank.
Yes said that functionary, hes
been gone for two or three hours" He
began to get up and reached out for
the lamp, hoping to shut off debate
ID. Ia.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-13

A movement has been started in
Boston by Mrs. Glendower Evans, a
we'll known olub-woman. to establish
a pension bank for spinsters, which,
she believes, will do away with mer-
oenary marriages, penniless spinsters,
worry about husbands and jokes
about old maids. She has presented
her plans to the members of the
Massachusetts insurance commission,
and has interested many clubwomen
in her project. Her first problem was
to determine the age of the spirster,
and after careful deliberations she
decided that it begins at 40 years.
Before that age, she says, a woman
has good chances of matrimony. A
depositor. however, may open an ac-
count with the insurance bank as
early in life as she pleases, and if she
marries before she is 40, she receives
a goodly sum to start housekeeping
with. IL she remains unmarried, she
retains her bank account and at 80
tegins to receive regular annuity.
II a woman decides to marry after
reaching 40, she gets her money back
on demand.