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Chariton courier., 1909-07-23
RANDOLPH.

John F. Curry of Moberly has
purchased q Buick automobile.
Kenneth Clark, q small boy of
Moberly, fell from q bicycle and
dislocated his thumb.
Huston, the 12-yesr. old son of
Mike Nash, formerly of Moberly,
was drowned at Pueblo, Colo,
Saturday.
Chris Eliker, 81 years old, and
a resident of Moberly for many
years, died Tuesday. His wife
and four children survive him.
VIM. Wander, boilermaker
helper in the Wabash shops at
Moberly, was painfully soalded
Saturday by escaping steam.
Hugh Lamb Of Moberly was
thrown from his. buggy in .
runaway Wednesday and lost
considerable skin from HE arm.
wsshington q. Crimes, 78
Chariton courier., 1909-07-23

years old, native of Virginia,
q pioneer citizen of Randolph
county, died at his home in Mo-
berly Friday morning.
J. P. Hammett of Huntsville
and VIM. Walton of Higbee have
secured a % years. lease on
800 acres of land, south of Hig.
bee. and will install S25, 900 worth
OF up. to. date machinery.
Joe Lang, veteran tailor, and
H. Kuhn, professor of music,
both of Moberly. started Monday
on a trip East. They will then
sail for a three months tour cf
Europe.
VIM. H. Witherspoon, who
at one time lived in Nc berly,
died Friday night at his home in
st. Louis, aged 30 years. His
widow end four sons survive
him.
Ben G. Johnson, nearly 20
years old, died of Bright's di.
sease Tuesday at the home of
his son, Selden L. johnson. De.
ceased was an ex.Confederate
soldier and lsaves q wife and
three children.
Gilbert Kirby, q negro boy Of
Moberly, Is years old, was
drowned Saturday afternoon in
Terrill's lake. Kirby was in
swimming and was seized with
cramps. Four hours later his
body was recovered.
MARRIAGES.
]. F. Smith and Miss Bessie
Fowler, both Of Mobsrly.
Hugh Elsea and Miss Maud
Bslhnger, both Of Moberly.
W. E. Duffy of Moberly and
Mrs. Catherine Spelman Cot.
tingham of Clark.
Chariton courier., 1909-07-23

Security
is what you seek when
you borrow m o n 9 Y.
You look to your farm
for your living and you
want
Protection
from hard bargains and
an opportunity to pay
your loan AS it may be
convenient.
Minter & Lamkin
both protect and secure
you and stand with you
until your loan is paid.
Long experience in the
businese, no foreclos.
ures, q host of satisfied
customers, all speak of
our fitness. In our own
Office in
keytesville, Mo.
We have issued q new mar
OF Charlton county which we
will mail to any address on
receipt OF ten cents in cur.
rency or stamps.
Chariton courier., 1909-07-23
SALINE.

B. F. Lennon of Miami was
struck by falling gate Tuesday
and two of his ribs were broken.
VIM. Hulse, 81 years old, q
well.known citizen of Marshall,
died Friday. He is survived by
his wife and one daughter.
The fire department of Mar.
shall was unable to save the
barn belonging to Joseph Rogge
which caught fire Tuesday.
The barn belonging to Mrs.
Meier of near Slater was struck
by lightning Saturday and was
damaged greatly, although it
did not catch fire.
Harry Reed of Slater b as
bought q Carroll county farm,
near Bogard, from Ely Smith
peter for So, 800. The land is
known as trace track 8O."
John Martin Gabb. one of the
old citizens Of Slater, aged 68
years, q native Of Germany,
died Sunday morning. He is
survived by his wife and five
children.
Will Jackson, q we'll known
negro of Marshall, committed
snicide Monday by swallowing
carbolic acid. He gave as his
reason for the rseh act that he
was out of money and had no
way of making any.
Leons Willisms,a negro woman
of that part of Marshall known 90
"Stringtown," was stabbed sew.
ersl times by her husband, John
Williams, Tuesday night. The
negro made his escape and has
not been heard of since.
Arch johnson OF Slater mar.
rowly escaped death, near Gil.
liam, Sunday morning when he
fell on the G. & A. railroad track
in an epileptio fit as q train was
approaching. The engineer
managed to stop the engine with.
in q few feet of him.
A. w. Hutton of Miami town.
ship was probably fatally injured
near his home in Miami town.
chip, Tuesday. A team hitched
to q binder ran over him and
dragged him some distance.
Both legs and four ribs were
broken. His recovery is doubt
full.
MARRIAGES.
Russell P. Sewers and Miss
Mae Closterman, both of Waver-
ly.
Jacob Mitchell of Marshall and
Miss Bessie G.. Moore of Kansas
City.
Ernest Mullins of Miami and
Miss Nellie Cooper of near
Slater.
William T. Irwin of Miami and
Miss Frances Ruth Kempsr Of
Slater.
Chariton courier., 1909-07-23
LINN.

Brookfield contributed 1882 {,
the flood sufferers in 6umne,
last week.
Mrs. Geo. Lyon, A years old
died at her home in Brookfielt
Saturday.
c. j. Shoess bought three lot!
and q residence from John Moor
COL, in Linneus for $500.
Mrs. JIM. Neece, aged 81 years
died at her home, near Linneus
Monday. Her husband survives
her.
The Marceline Athletic base.
ball team defeated the Rich.
mond Elks last week in two
games.
Mrs. Herbert s. Woodwork oi
Marceline died Sunday at the
Red Cross hospital in Kansas
City, aged 81 years.
LOCUST Creek has again en-.
tered its BANKS, after doing
thousands of dollars damages to
farmers along the lowlsnds.
Mrs. H. w. Hamm, formerly
of Brookfield, died at her home
in Centerville, Iowa, Monday.
Her husband and several chill
dren mourn her death.
Calvin Knapp has exchanged
25 shares in the Superior Stack.
er factory in Linneus with j. P.
Fell and E. v. Gregg for q farm
of 320 acres in Oklahoma. The
consideration was $1,000.
Edward StuItz, q well. known
resi- lent of Jackson township,
became violently inssne snd had
to be confined in the county jaiI.
He was sent to the state hospital
for insane at st. Joseph for
treatment. Mr.. Stultz is AZ years
old.
An unsuocessful attempt to
rob the home of j. T. Hamilton
in Laclede was made Wednes-
day night. Mrs. Hamilton was
awakened by q noise and made
q search, but discovered nothing
unusual. A short time later, she
was again disturbed and Mr..
Hamilton found q man in the
hall. The intruder ran, falling
over q settee in the yard. The
burglar had removed q screen
and entered the house through q
kitchen window.
Some of the most notable DAM
age done in o. near Marc cline
has been the washing out of q
portion of the new waterworks
dam, east of town. The dam,
which was in process of com.
pletlon, was provided with an
outlet of water-a box with an
orifice five feet square. This,
however, was not enough to let out
the great mass of water which
rapidly accumulated in the res.
ervoir. Finally the long box
itself was washed out, together
with about eight feet on both
sides of the sluiceway. This
was done some time Wednesday
night or Thursday mo orning.
The damage will be repaired
as soon as possible by the con-
tractors. Shaughnessy & Min.
ich. It is q pity thatth dam could
not have been completed 90 ss
to catch the enormous volume
of water that has fallen.
Along Yellow Creek several
farmers have suffered big loss
on account of having cut wheat
washed down stream. Never
has such q rise been known in
the Mussel Fork, unless it was
that of 1875. The damage that
was done on Wednesday and
Thursday was immense, con-
sidering the size of the stream.
Chariton courier., 1909-07-23
LIVINGSTON.

Isaac Prewi.t. aged 81 years,
died Tuesday night at his home
in jackson township.
The loss from the flood waters
in Livingston county is now es-
timated ut 81, 800, 900.
Last Friday was dog killing
day in Chillicothe and about 20
CANNES were slaughtered.
The old England property in
Chillioothe, used as a county Jail
in civil war times, is now being
torn down.
Sunday afternoon a Burling.
ton train from the east came into
Chillicothe. the first train in that
city since Tuesday night.
Mrs. Virginia E. Alexander
passed away from dropsy and
heart trouble Thursday at the
home of her son, Joseph, in
Chill:cothe.
A negro man, near Wheeling,
walking on the railroad track
wac struck by Burlington
train Wednesday morning and
badly injured.
J. D. (Shote) Woods was
found dead in his bed at his home
near Laredo, Wednesday, morn.
ing. Death was thought to be
due to stomach trouble.
A report circulated in Chilli.
cothe Tuesday that two dead
bodies had been found on the
farm of Steve Hawkins, south of
Wheeling, was found to be un-
true.
VIM. B. Davis, an old and
highly respected citizen Of Chilli.
cothe, died Of typhoid fewer
Tuesday. Deceased was q native
of Virginia and 80 years old.
Five children and his widow sur.
vive him.
A reward of S25 has been of.
fered for the apprehension of the
firebug at work in Chillicothe
for the past few months. Sever.
al disastrous fires of undoubted
incendiary origin have consumed
buildings in that city lately.
Will Bromley and Geo. Glea.
son, who were taken to Ludlow
Thursday for q hearing on the
charge of burglarizing the store
of E. H. Douald of that place,
pleaded not guilty and were
bound over to the Livingston
county circuit court for trial.
The body of Lawrence Wiley,
12.year.old son of w. j. Wiley
Of Chillicothe, who was drowned in
the flood waters, near Chillicothe,
Saturday was recovered a short
distance from where it went
under. Young Wiley was in
swimming when he stepped into
q deep hole beyond of his depth.
His companions could not save
him.
Chas. Riddle and Ernes
Houston, two Chillicothe men,
became invo we'd in q fight
Thursday evening and Riddle
alleges that Houston bit off his
left ear. After the fracas, q
search for tie missing member
proved fruiiless. The ear could
not be found anywhere. Hous-
ton was arrested on charge of
mayhem Friday.
MARRIAGES.
Pliny Whittier Keys of
Chanute, Kas., and Miss Clara
May Evans, formerly of Chilli.
cothe.
Harry Fergerson of Montreal,
Canada, and Miss Pearl Cameron
of Chillicothe.
Security
is what you seek when
you borrow N n Q Y.
Chariton courier., 1909-07-23
HOWARD.

H. P. Hawkins has sold his
residence in Glasgow to DR.. C.
H. Temple for $4,000.
Howard county was badly
damaged by high water last
week. The rich bottom lands
were inland seas.
John Shackelford of Glasgow
has been offered S125 a week
from the Wichita club in the
Western baseball league.
Mrs. Tony Biggs, 81 years old,
died at her home, near Land.
mark, Sunday. She leaves three
children to mourn her death.
The large tent under which
the Brown. Curry revival meet.
ings are being held was blown
down in Fayette Monday morn.
ing.
R. M. snoddy, an old
and highly respected citizen of
near Armstrong, died of cancer
of the face Thursday. His wild
ow and five children survive him,
Mrs. w. B. Prosser, formerly
of Fayette, was seriously injur-
ed in q railroad wreck, near
Denver, Colo, Monday. She sus-
tanned double fracture Of the
arm.
Prof. w. D. Basket of Cen.
tral colledge at Fsyette has re.
signed his position and will go
to William Jewel college at Lib.
srty, Mo-. to hold down the chair
of modern Languages there.
The report in Fsyette last week
that the Bank of New Franklin
had closed its doors was found to
be untrue. The bank closed long
enough to attend the funeral Of
one of the leading citizens of the
town.
A gust of wind blew q fly pa.
per to the floor at the editors
home the other day and some
time afterwards three mice that
had eluded the mouse trap time
after time, were found sticking
tight and fast to the paper
Armstrong Herald.
The flood loss in Howard
county, particularly around
Glasgow, was severe. The 80.
foot steel tower opposite Glasgow
on which the NJ, X. & T. tele.
phone wires were stretched
across the river went down Sat.
urdsy. The Glasgow Missourian
of last week had three cuts
showing the submerged farm
property on the river front, near
there. There was also q long
list of extensive losers published.
Kirt Bowman has been having
all kinds of trouble with q big
black snake in his home. We
have often heard of fellows see
ing snakes, those who are &C.
customed to using too much in.
Intoxicating liquor, but in a dry
town, and for q fellow who never
INDUCES. to see snakes in his
bedroom time after time is q
little out of the ordinary. Kirt
Bowman says that on several
occasions he had seen q large
black snake walking about in
his bed room, and when he
would get out of bed and give
chase to his snakeship, the
monster would at once disappear
and no trace could be found of
it. AT last one night recently
the snake got very bold and in.
solent and was a little slow about
taking its departure when Kirt
gave chase to it, and on seeing
the snake dart into closet he
followed and discovered q hole
in the corner of the closet where
the snake had been coming in
and going out of the room. It ia
Chariton courier., 1909-07-23
Friday. July 23, 1909.
CARROLL.

A4S4V>/AAs
Don White, son Of Fred White
Of Carrollton, died in Denver,
Colo., Wednesday.
Mrs. Martha Robinson, 80
years old, widow of the late Jas.
Robinson, died Saturday at her
home, near Carrollton.
Mrs. Anna Henke, 81 years
old, died at the home of her
grandson, Thos. McCorkendale,
north of Lakeview, Thursday.
w. L. Shannon, 86 years old,
who has been i'll for several
months, passed away Tuesday
night at the home of Andy Spur.
geon.
Joseph, the 2.year.old son OF
VIM. G. Busby of Carrollton,
fell off of a wall Friday morning
and bruised and cut his face
painfully.
Glenn Spencer of Csrrollton
found the watch he thought was
stolen from him July 8. The fob
had. caught on a box in his store
and both were hanging there.
The Missouri river rose four
inches Tuesday night. The
country about Dewitt was badly
flooded. The Missouri and Grand
rivers met just q short distance
below that town.
T. j. Robinson was carrying a
lighted lamp about his house
Monday night when the lamp
fell to the floor, scattering oil in
every direction. The room was
Instantly ablaze, but was coon
put out with little damage to the
furniture.
The lad who floated down
Grand river last Friday on q log
was little son of Benoni Clark
of near Carrollton. He and his
father were in a boat in the river
and the boat overturned. The
father climbed into q tree and the
child caught on q log. He. was
was rescued at Glasgow.
The drsnshop license voted
to Chas. Beck by thrse members
of the Carrollton council June
% has been tied up. The re-.
monstrators have employed at.
torneys to prevent the opening
of the saloon. They were ad.
vised that the record of the coun-
Gil was not in conformity to the
statutes of the city ordinance.
The police alarm in Carrollton
was sent in Wednesday after.
noon. A young man, who said he
was from Texas, and who is one
OF q gang of II linemen working
for the Western Union, had fall.
en- asleep on the sidewalk, near
Q. Betzler's residence. Marshall
Smith was soon on hand, and
awakened the fellow. He was
sober enough to take care OF
himself. After searching him
and finding nothing of impor.
lance he was turned loose.
Emmett Loney, % years old,
son Of Geo. Loney of near Car.
rollton, was drowned in a slough,
near the Galloway sohoolhouse
Saturday evening. Loney wsded
out to q weed, the water only be-
ing four feet deep. He started
to return and fell. His head ap.
peared above the water an in.
stant and then his feet came in
view a moment. One hand
showed above the water and then
he sank out of sight. An hour
aater the body was recovered.
He was probably seized with
cramps and became helpless.
The Wakenda creek acted
pretty decent during the high
water, but there are indications
that she is getting ready to "boil
over" The heavy rains of Sun
Chariton courier., 1909-07-23
MACON.

The 6 year. .old son of Ed
Slaughter of Bevier died of diph-
liberia Thursday.
Macon defeated the Trenton
baseball team in the game
Thursday by a score of 2 to /.
Macon's baseball team defeat.
ed Shelbina Friday by score of
B to l and Bevier Saturday by
score of to O.
Mrs. Biddy j. Coleman, 81
years old, died of heart trouble
in Macon Tuesday. Her hus-
band and four children survive
her.
Robert Blair, a negro suspect
ed as being the party who hit
Chas. Sears on the head with q
brick in Macon a few weeks ago,
was captured in Iowa Saturday.
In April, 1905, Oscar E. Mo
Dowell, eldest son of Alfred Mo.
Dowell of Bloomington, disap.
pesred with S7b0 in money. He
wrote his parents a letter from
Macon, telling them he was go.
ing away to carve his own for.
tune. They never heard from
him again. Several people saw
him just before he disappeared
and all mentioned him carrying
a roll of money. Recently the
McDowells have heard the ru.
NOR that Oscar was lured to q
house and was killed and thrown
in q we'll for nis money. The
we'll is being described - being
near burr oak stump. They
have found the stump aud dug
/ all around it, but the we'll is not
there.
Burglare broke into P. Com
elias fruit store in Macon about
1880 O'Clock Tuesday night and
stole $40 from the cash regis
ter. They also took 200 cigars.
There was an ice. cream
freezer outside on the porch. It
contained 10 gallons of frigidity
and the burglars coolly went in.
to the cafe, hunted up saucers
and spoons, and had nice little
ice cream social outside on the
back porch. A $40 check in the
cash register was not taken. The
thieves got in the store by break.
ing into the rear door of the Gel.
lar and coming up through the
hatohwsy. The same night q
man entered the home of Mrs J.
j. Davis, near the Central school
building, but was frightened
away before he could find any.
thing of value to steal. In max.
ing his escape he ran through
Mrs. Davis bedroom and then
lesped through q window. She
said he was q small man, but
couldn't tell whether he was
black or white. There have been
several reports recently of at
tempts to rob houses. It is evi-
dent that there is a gang of
crooks operating in concert
Macon Times. Democrat.
MARRIAGES..
Severt Foos and Miss Hilda
Hinkell, both of Bevier.
Arthur Crews and Miss Alice
Harris, both of Macon.
Iethiel Mute and Miss Ida
Skinner, both Of Bevier.
Alger Redmon and Miss Bessie
Lena Francis, both of La Plata.
Walter Harrison and Miss
Nellie Hamilton, both of Atlanta.
Anthony Joseph Bsdarsoco of
st. Louis and Miss Agnes Marie
Jurgenson of Macon.
Evening star., 1909-04-15

voiles and silks all have borders.
Evening star., 1909-04-15
Nerve and the
DirectOire

A prominent writer says: You will need all
your assurance the first time you walk out in
your new gown She means you will have 10
know You absolutely At, or. you viii not be
abb" 10 wear it with satisfaction. If You are toe
fat this assurance will be lacking. for if the
directoire reveals anything it reveals fat. Couse
quently stout ladies In duty bound. ont OF
respect to their own peace Of mind to reduce =
and reduce quickly-for time is short.
Exercising and dieting being out Of the qucs
tion too tiresomely long .winded and not de
sirable anyway as sure means Of reduction. the
question arises. How shall any except. very slim
ladies ft themselves TO wear the mode with
the necessary assurance? The answer Is Marmola
~ ounce. more. less mixed with u ounce
Fluid Extract Cascara Aromatic and 3h ounce,
Peppermint Water: all of which any druggist
will supply for a small sum.
This pleasant mixture helps nature to take on
fat quickly. many losing a pound day, and yet
owing to the domestic character Of its ingredI
ents, il do harm. Take teaspoonfu
after each meal and at bedtime. and test for your
self the truth Of the statement that with Mar
mola alone can reduce any time as much oil
little desired without fear Of causing either
wrinkles or stomach trouble. 1t provides the
means whereby you train down to the mode
without interference ~ your diet Or your hablts
Evening star., 1909-04-15

Buttons made of novelty wash braids
sewed round and round. are among the
most stunning of the trimmings for sum
nler dresses
Evening star., 1909-04-15
HIS REQUEST GRANTED.
Gen. Kerr's Retirement Postponed
From Today to Nav Is.

At the request of Brig. Gen. John B.
Kerr, commanding the Mounted Services
School at Fort Riley. Kan, the date OF
his transfer TO the retired list of the
army has been changed from today until
May 10 next and he is given leave OF
absence until the latter date. Gen.
Kerr is from Kentucky and was sradu-
ated from the L. S. Military Academy
in June, 1870. Most OF his service was
In the cavalry arm and he commanded
the 18th Cavalry for five years. ii
was awarded a medal Of honor for dis
tinguished bravery in action against
Sioux Indians on the White river. 5. d..
in January, 1891.
This retirement makes the first va
cancy in the list of general officers Of
the army to be filed by President Taft.
The event has a significance in that IL
will serve as an indication of Mr.. Taft 5
policy in the matter of such appoint
ments During the Roosevelt aGministra-
ton most of these appointments were
made by selection without special regard
to rank seniority.
In the event that President Taft ad-
heres TO the more general policy OF pro
motion by seniority. it is probable mat
the next brigadier general will be either
Col J. A. Augur. 10th Cavalry. or Col.
Owen j. Street, 18th Infantry. the senior
officers of their respective arms. Other
officers who have been mentioned as
eligible are Coils. G.. \. p. Hatfield,
18th Cavalry: j. FL. Dorst Sd Cavalry
and ]. W. Duncan. 9th Infantry.
Evening star., 1909-04-15
iii alth and Beauty III clips
BY MRS. NAE MARTYN.

&C. NJ; My dear girl never nse dcpilstory
or chair rcrpoycr" 4 chemical that is powerful
enough to kill hair is. Likely to. prove harpful TO
the skin. Nome. of them has permanent effect
, They remove the hair fer only few weeks at
The most and II comes back thicker and blacker
than ever
Esther ": I was glad to read that you are
recommending my amoine complexion jelly
recipe to your friends. I do not understand why
your cousin was unable 10 get amoline from her
druggist. for it is almost az common AS camphof.
4 meyer advise the of anything that is DIM
ehs TO obtain. and if your druggist should be
out of any ingredient he can easily procure 1t
fren his wholesaler IL he wants to. The sham
pros recipe you ask for consists only Of I tea
spoonful Of canthrox dissolved in a cup of hot
IVA ie1s Ii lathers, freely and will thoroughly
cIeaases the sscAip. BY siampooinc the hair with
canthrox every or , weeks it viii remain soft
and fluffy. Canthrox also relieves itching and
Irritation Of the scalp Beauty specialists charge
- cntsrto 81 .00 for canthrox shamp"os. You
,an take one at home for about cent. II trQu-
bled with dandruff read answer to Elsie ].
Mrs r. L.: The rough and Itching skin Of
your baby indicates that II is suffering from &C.
zema ANY form of eczema simple skin dis
ease In child or adult is relieved by pouring on
the affected surface Of the skin a small quantity
of lotion made by mixing 4 ounces OF luxor
with 4 tablespoonfuls of alcohol and Ia pint Of
water Repeat the application several times
each day until the irritation disappears
Annie C. and Belle r.. 1t is right and proper
that you girls should desire to have bright. clear
and sparkling eyes. for they are a wonderful
charm in woman. You can make Il good eye
tonic by dissclving ounce Of crystos In a pint
.f water One two drops In each eye will
promptly relieve your eyes Of dullness. redness
or Inflammation. II will strengthen your sight
and IS used regularly by many who wear glasses.
II does not smart or burn.
Helen y: You not the only girl with a
saIlow complexion and oily skin who cannot find
a face powder that pleases her. But you need
not despair. There other aids To beauty
mora satisfactory than face powder, and the us
of washes Is becoming more popular everywher..
Notwithstanding their high price Here is a
recipe for a wash that YOU can make at home
and IL will cost much less than any manufactured
brand. Dissolve ounces of spurmax in a half
pint Of hot water and teasnoonfuls or glyccrine.
This will make complexion beautiher that