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Chariton courier., 1910-02-04
(CoNTINUED.)

Notwithstanding my care to
prevent lawlessness by soldiers,
l learned of N any shameful acts
by soldiers or men wearing un.
ion uniforms, whose identity
could not be established, yet
whose transgression was attri-
buted first to "Benecke's men,"
and in course of time to "Ben.
ecke." Their presence annoy
ed me because in several in
stances l had to detail men of
my own company to guard the
persons and property of citizens,
hence l wrote q special request
to Genr Fisk asking him to re.
leive me Of the command of the
62nd regiment of enrolled militia
of Missouri. of which the follow.
ing is copy:
HEADQUARTERS u. 8. FORCES,
BRUNSWICK, Mo-,
Nov. q, 1884.
GENERAL CLINTON B. Fisk,
Commanding Dept. North Mis-.
souri,, Macon, Mo.
GENERAL beg to submit the
suggestion that you order the
62nd E. M. NJ, now here under
my command, to return to their
counties, because the discipline
of these troops is bad and l have
been compelled to use a part of
my company to guard persons
and property from depreciation
threatened by some of them, and
hence would be glad to be re-
lieve!.
beg to submit my order No.
8 and 4 for your information and
trust that each may meet your
approval.
l have the honor to be, sir,
Very Respectfully,
LOUIS BENECKE,
Capt. Co. 1, 49th Reg. Mo. Vol.
Com. Post.
The general granted my re
quest and transferred the 62nd
regiment to upper counties.
This left N free to devote my
time to look after the enemy, and
also to relieve many families
whose husbands or sons were
either in the army or did not
feel safe in Charlton county.
1 applied for advice to Gen'l
Fisk, of which the following is a
copy of one of my letters:
HEADQUARTERS U. 8. FORCES.
BRUNSWICK, Mo-.
Dec. 1, 1854.
BRIG. GENERAL CLINTON b. FISK,
Commanding District of North
Missouri.
GENERAL:-There are a mum.
Der of families residing in this
place whose husbands are sol.
Giers in the fedora! army, (the
most of which belong to the
ninth regiment M. s. M that
are almost destitute of food. All
of them have suffered greatly by
the late raiders and guerillas
that have been through this
place. Their husbands have not
drawn pay for five or six months,
and in consequence of It their
means of subsistence is very
small. l have for some time
supplied those families with
, ,ome articles of food, such as
beef and flour. / will be much
Chariton courier., 1910-02-04

OF the A. A. +. n.
By order of
Louis BENECKE,
Capt. 49th INIT. Mo. Vols. Com'dg.
Poet & A. A. P. M.
A. MACKAY, Clerk.
SERVICE HEREOF ACKNowLEDa-
ED BY.
John F. Cunningham, James NJ. Douglas,
Mrs. Y. witner JB Norman
Fred Sasse, John Strub,
J. T. Meyer.
The Andrew Mackay signed as
clerk is Mr.. Andrew Mackay
now in st Louis, and is the son
OF the late Senator Mackay.
A very unpleasant duty placed
upon me was the execution of
orders notifying women that
they were ordered 20 be sent
within the confederAt te lines; in
other words, they were oanished
from the union to the 80. called
confede=acy.
made a strong effort to re.
sc'nd the orders as to several
ladies and children whom l had
known prior to the war, and
whom 1 held in high regard, not
withstanding their sympathies
and sctiv tiles for the South, but
l failed to secure the release of
anyone.
One Of the orders l found in
my scrap. book and copy it here,
as it is a scrap Of history worth
knowing.
OFFICE ASST. PROVOST MARSHAL.
FIRST SUB. DISTRICT, NORTH Mo q,
MACON, Jan. II, 1866.
Special Orders,
No. 8.
In acc rdsnce with instruc-
tons from Brig. General Fisk,
commanding district, North Mo-,
Mrs. Francis Owens and childr en-
residing IN Charlton couoty, Mo-,
will on the 10th day of March,
1865, report to the provost
marshal general, department of
the Mo-, at st. Louis. Mo-, for
baniehmer Z, beyond the lines of
the United states forces, during
the existing rebellion in the
United States.
D. G. NJ. KAY. Maj and Asst
Pro. Marshal.
L. BENECKE, Capt and A. A.P. M.
LIST OF PERSONS TO BE REPORTED
FOR BANIShMENT:
Mrs. Rosaline McCord and children.
" Elizabeth McCOrd and children.
" Elizabeth Scott and children.
" Jemima Thomas.
&" Elizabeth BrOckman and children
" Flora Moseley and children.
" Mahaley Drew and children.
" Elizabeth Chapman and children.
" Mary Bivens and children.
" Mary Shoemaker and children.
L" Marilla Collett and children.
" Elizabeth Owens and children.
q" Elizabeth MOse'ey and children.
" Elizabeth Fuller.
&" Elizabeth Triplett and children.
" Elizabeth Haines and children.
" Ann Noble.
/" Francis Owens and children.
Miss Sarah Case.
/ learned that the order for
banishment was almost entirely
based upon the report of the
secret service man, who freely
intermingled with the bush.
whackers, and who was supposed
to be one of them.
(To RE CONTTNTED
Chariton courier., 1910-02-04

Capt. Co. l, 49tb Mo.
HEADQUARTERS DIST oFNoRTHMo.
MACON, Mo-, Dec. 7th, 1864.
CAPTAIN:-The general COM
msnding directs me to say that
yours of December 1st received
and contents noted.
The ninth cavalry, M. s.. NJ,
has just been paid all srresrsges !;
most of them six and some eight
months pay, and should send q
portion at least of their earnings
to their families.
The rich rebels about Bruns-
wick should be advised to furnish
occasionally an animal for beef,
to be distributed among sufferers,
and in other ways to contribute
to their comfort and support.
have the honor to be, cap
tain, Very respectfully,
Your obedieut.
w. T. CLARKE,
First Lieut.. and A. D. c..
Capt. Louis Benecke, Command.
ing, Brunswick; Mo.
Some of the old citizens still
living here, including families of
confederate or sympathizers Of
the South, but who were in dis
tress and unable to purchase
necessarles of life, will undoubt.
edly remember that provisions
were made for their suetenance,
until law and order was re.es.
tablished 80 that stores were
re- opened and supplies were
made available to them.
1t is now a source of gratifica
ton tc me to know that l had
the opportunity of securing re-
lief to many, the political opin.
ions of whose fathers, husbands
or brothers were opposed to
those of my own.
At that time we had no assur-
ance that the war would end
during the next year.
To fortify several places be-
came advisable. AS Keytesville
courthouse was burned by rebel
forces, and the town had no for
tification, l ordered a substantial
stookade to be erected, and
when it was completed one COM
pany could have resisted n whole
regiment. unless attacked by
artillery, for an indefinite time
by the protection the stookade
gave.
placed Lieut.. WrockIoff in
command of the Keytesville post
till the stockade was completed.
While at work on it he wrote me
a letter which l consider of suf.
fioient interest to reproduce here
as it throws additional light upon
the affairs as they existed at that
time. So here it is:
HEADQUARTERS u. s. FORCES,
POST, KEYTEsvILLE, Mol
November %, 1864. T
CAPT. LOUIS BENECKE:
DEAR SIR:-Yeur favor Of the
22nd came to hand last night at
8 O'Clock. l am sorry to hear of
your oeing unwell, but hope it
is not serious. The messenger l
dispatched this morning to your
headquarters returned here with
your orders at 1 O'Clock. 1 gave
the orders to Capt. Holland, who
is perfectly reconciled in staying
here. We had started out q
scons to-day of twenty.six men,
mainly composed of Capt. Hol.
lands men, in search Of a union
man, who had gone in the di.
rection of Salisbury, yesterday
morning, but had not yet return.
ed. and his brother.in.law,
"Kerr," firmly believed that he
was murdered by Jackson's
gang, which, l am truly sorry To
inform you, has actually been
done yesterday evening. The
boiy has not yet been found on
account of darkness coming on
before they could get to the
place, where the man had been
foully murdered by Jackson's
gang. There are now only eight
of Jackson's men heard of. We
intend to start out another scout
early to- morrow morning-thirty
Chariton courier., 1910-02-04

Ayers Pills are liver pills. They act
directly on the liver, make more bile
secreted. This is why they are so valu-
able in constipation, biliousness, dys-
pepsia, sick-he adache. Ask your doctor
1t he knows better laxative pill.
Made by the J. c. Aver Co.. Lowell. Mass
Chariton courier., 1910-02-04

pleased if you will inform me as
to what course would be most
proper to pursue in regard to
those families-ss to the allevia.
ton of their wants and as to the
manner in which they are to be
supplied with the necessaries of
life. l.. BENECKE,
" AnkI
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-22
Marrying In Haste.

AS an instance Of the marrying in
haste" principle that obtains In some
American cities, an English woman
who visited Chicago relates how hsz
maid. who accompanied her, quickly
became imbued with the desire to be.
come Mrs. Somebody.
One morning she appeared before
her mistress and. with glowing eyes,
announced that she had named the
day and would become q wife at the
end of the week.
care you going back home. then?"
the lady asked.
ooh. no, ma'am; it's an American
gentleman" replied the maid.
But" demonstrated her mistress,
we've only been here fortnight"
That's no matter. He wants the
wedding to be on Saturday"
well, can't you get him to post,
pone the marriage just q little till
can get another maid?"
"Wall, ma'am, I'd like to oblige you,
but. 70 see. don't feel well enough
acquainted to ask him to do that.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-22
PROBING THE ROUSSEAUS
ATTORNEY FOR RUSSELL HEARS
QUEER THINGS.
Massachusetts Lawyers Anticipate
Early and Complete ReopenIngs OF
Fight for 100000 Estate.

Boston, Mass. - It is believed by
many attorneys in this city that re-
cent developments in the famous Rus
sell will contest will eventually result
In a complete reopening of the case.
The action Of Attorney Leslie Simp-
son in hurriedly leaving Boston for
Northern New York, where he will in
vestigate the history of the Rousseau
family, caused somewhat of sensa-
ton here. Giles Chase, lawyer in
Messona, N. Y, where the Rousseau
family lives, was engaged by wire to
be in readiness to aid Attorney Simp-
son in the probe.
Several Of the Rousseaus who took
the witness stand during the trial and
swore the Dakotan was a Rousseau,
have been talking, it is said, about the
large sum of money they received. In
cidentally, they have been having a
factional fight as to the division of the
money.
Accordingly many important features
concerning this phase of the case have
reached Attorney Simpson, and he has
determined to sift them down. His
appeal from the decision Of Judge
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-22
GERMANY AND
CANADIAN WHEAT
LOOKS TO THE CANADIAN WEST
FOR HER SUPPLY.

"A dispatch from Winnipeg, Mantle
ba, dated March 10. 1910 says: That
Germany is anxious to secure share
Of Canadian wheat to supply her i'm
ports of that cereal." The recent adj
justment Of the trade relations with
Germany has made it possible to carry
on Canadian-German trade with
much fewer restrictions than in the
past, and considerable development
Of trade between the two Countries
Is now certain. The great men Of
the United States are alive to the
Wheat situation in this Country now.
and there is consequently the deepest
interest in every feature that will
tend to increase and conserve the
wheat supply. With its present $780,
100000 bushel production Of wheat
and all efforts to increase it almost
unavailing, and the rapidly growing
consumption Of its increasing popula-
ton, there is certainly the greatest
reason for the anxiety as to where the
wheat is to come from that will feed
the nation. The United States will
be forced as Germany is to look to
the Wheatfields of Canada. One
province alone raised last year one
eighth as much as the entire produc.
ton Of the United States, and hut q
twelfth Of the wheat area has yet been
touched. The Americans who have
gone to Canada, are to-day reaping
the benefit Of the demand for Canadi.
an wheat and they will continue to
join in the benefits thus reached for
a great many years. Splendid yields
are reported from the farms Of that
Country, and from land that the Gov
eminent gives away in 100 acre
blocks, and from other lands that
have been purchased at from $12 to
SIS an acre. John Nunter. near Eye
brow, Saskatchewan, a former resi-.
dent Of Minnesota says:
"Last fall got over 30 bushels OF
wheat to the acre and had 30 acres Of
It; also 20 acres spring breaking on
which I had flax Of which got almost
20 bushels per acre. Had 20 acres
in oats and got 20 bushels per acre
and 500 bushels potatoes on one and
three quarter acre, and can therefore
safely say that I had fine crop and
am well satisfied with my homestead"
He is considered but a small farmer,
but he will be one of the big farmers.
some Of these days. There are many
others, hundreds of others, whose
yields were beyond this, and whose
average under crop was vastly
greater. The story Of the experience
Of American farmers in the Canadian
West is long one. The time to go.
would appear to be now, when splen-
did selections may be made, and
where land can be purchased at prices
that will be doubled in couple Of
Yac4
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-22

Lawton, seeking trial in the supreme
court, has not been filed and will not
be until he returns to this city. There
has also been a sudden halt on the
oart Of the California attorneys.
The petition filed in the Cambridge
probate court, asking the court to es-
tablish ofhcially Fresno Dan's'
claim, has been withdrawn. The case
caused much talk. Mr.. Simpson says
recent developments in Northern New
York among the Rousseaus would
make it very uncomfortable for the
Californians to take an oath in open
court that he was the real Daniel
Blake Russell.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-22
TAKING OF CENSUS BEGINS.
Army Of 10000 Enumerators To Count
Uncle Sans Family.

Washington, D. c. - An army Of
10000 enumerators-larger than the
standing army-has begun on the
task of counting the population Of
the United States. It is estimated
that Uncle Sam has about 10000, 900
children and the work of checking
them up must be completed in one
month. In the cities the count will
be made in Is days and some Of the
returns from them are expected by
the first week in June. The exact
population Of the entire country, how
ever, will not be determined before
September.
The enumeration will cover all the
46 states, the two territories, Hawaii
and Porto Rico. Alaska the Philip
pine Islands and Guam are not in
cluded, as special arrangements are
made for numbering the people there.
The inquiry comprises three principal
branches: Population, agriculture,
ind manufacturing and mining.
Director Durand Is counting upon
80. 000,00 names. This estimate is
based upon the calculations of his ex.
perts. and makes allowance for an in.
crease according to the tendencies
shown in the last three censuses. Be-
tween 1870 and 1880 the increase in
the population was 80 per cent; be-
tween 1880 and 1890, Is per cent; be-
tween 1890 and 1900. FL per cent. II
the decrease should continue ut the
same ratio there would be falling OF
his year Of IL per cent.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-22

D. Of
ACCORDING
- - 80 I'ons naoe
Mr. Murphy is 80 old clergyman He mo. -
and was from Amherst Law
Murphy attracted attention from his
occupied
held by the late d. Archbod - Ao'e
Archhod
ing make money Mr. Murphy working away Mr.
through which Mr. Rockefeller colleges
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-22
veeeaI Mlnnehaha Aehore.

Houghtown, Sicily.-The Minnehaha
Is ashore on Sicily rocks with 81 pass
engers. All are being landed on Bry-
or Island. The captain will not leave
his ship. The steamer went ashore in
the dense fog.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-22
MANY MILES.

First Manager--Did your company
have long run?
Second Manager-No; but we had 3
long walk.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-22

and then Colonel Roosevelt called
American n - - 80 -
while the work of Methodism statement started
cipe Of toeraton
Christianity. = ~'
AFTER Fairbanks dreamed that
vatican would commit similar blunder with
Americans better
mas lost France and the men Of Italy, and losing
Imagine Colonel Roosevelt
1t little bit and he manner
Mr. Triple educaea
Drew Theological seminary He
1887 1902
~ -' 0A'o0A's
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-22
WILL GIVE AWAY MILLIONS

How would you like to give away $500 900 900
anu possibly $1,000 100000 Of somebody else's
wealth? Sounds like nice lob doesn,t ~,
Looks like a nice occupation to dole out a thou.
sand here ten thousand some place else. a hum.
dred thousand there and million elsewhere but
1t isn't the softest snap in the world. as starr I:
murphy, personal counsel and benevolent repre-.
sentative for John D. Rockefeller will tell You.
Mr. murphy has been giving away Rockefeller
oil king has given range from 500. 900 000 tn
5000 900. ''o'0 "
Now comes Mr. Rockefeller with plan tn
give away all Of his fortune for the aid Of man.
KIND. He has selected his son. Mr.. Murphy and
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-22

for s hundreds 81 men vomsn
pso.
whers virtue protected and pace where the tie
- -
the rsai.ns dream. & ii Is. ~. man : 4,
5past. sS 885 -, ~ n -
thans Who &. nov hols,,.
3oes g nnssu1ss ot g xoat bo os 81
NAith 1tSS ssssps m RI SS
yG r. IS nsy hs iatsfrst thlt
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-22
MIL vvAUKEE'S NEW MAYOR

the eyes Of the nation are on Emil seidal
socialist. who has just been elected mayor 81
Socialist with the reins Of government ~ = ~, 8
city like Milwaukee will do. Consequently thav
have turned the calcium rays on Mr. seidel ana
his every action win be watched WITH intarast
Inose VINO expect to see radical change n tha
traditions OF city government. judging from the ,
u.terances o. the mayor.elect win be doomed to
new mayor gives an indication 81 his intsnt,.s. ~
I'VE must remove the swamps and cessnoni.
and marshes e our forefathers have dona. -
must take this city that they founded and h,,ilt
and beautined and must cleanse, Il ~ 3
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-22
COL. JOHN JACOB ASToR

cost $4,000 several weeks ago to celebrate the
divorce granted to his wife. Only short time
before the country was startled by the report that
the colonel had been lost at sea with his son
when they were caught in a hurricane while tour
ing the West Indies in their palatial yacht. The
report was not true and Colonel Astor turned up
saft and sound.
These little incidents in the life Of the head
OF the great Astor family, no doubt, added to the
impression that all Colonel Astor has to do is ia
give parties and ride around the world in his
yacht. Nothing Is further from the truth. Colonel
Aston is a busy man. He has been useful citi
zen and unlike another member Of his family
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-22

British
under them He got the title Of colonel when appointed
Morton
United in
Philippine
The real holdings
OF estate in that metropolis responsibility
looking after this property rests Colonel Aston OF
morning He director and trustee
written
material
This received
eented
l9O ne invented vbraoy disnegao
features the
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-22

A fool and his money are seldom
parted BY the same method twice.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-22

Moonlight During the Arctic Might.
The moon continues to shine at
the north pole during the six months
absence of the sun.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-22
HIS HANDS CRACKED OPEN

II am man seventy years old. Ny
hands were very sore and cracked
open on the insides for over q year
with large sores They would crack
open and bleed, itch, burn and ache
SO that could not sleep and could do
but little work. They were SO bad
that could not dress myself in tho
morning. They would bleed and the
blood dropped on the floor. I called
on two doctors, but they did me no
good. I could get nothing to do any
good till got the Cuticura Soap and
Cuticura Ointment. About a year
ago my daughter got cake of Cuti>
cura Soap and one box Of Cuticura
Ointment and in one week from the
time began to use them my hands
were al healed up and they have not
been mite, sore since. would not
be without the Cuticura Remedies.
"They also cured q bad sore on the
hand Of one Of my neighbours children,
and they think very highly Of the CUT
cura Remedies. John W. Hasty, So. Et.
Bingham, N. H., Mar. and Apr. IL, o.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-22

OR. J. Il. RINpLAUB (spsclaIist).
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Fargo, N. D.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-22
RoUSED RooSEVELT'S IRE

Rev. Bertrand Martin Tipple head of the
Methodist church in Rome, has stirred up hor.
nets nest end the final sting may not come for
years, If ever. To Mr. Triples jealous work for
the Methodist cause may indirectly be charged
the incident which prevented Theodore Roose.
welt meeting the pope. Only short time ago
former Vice-President Fairbanks found himself
In the same position as that which Colonel Roose.
welt occupied. OF course the Fairbanks incident
did not cause such furore as the Roosevelt
affair.
Now Colonel Roosevelt is angry at Rev. Mr.,
Triple. The former president wanted the clash
with the Vatican to rest as a personal matter so
far as he was concerned but statement issued
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-06-25
The Shad Question


North East, June I3. 40.
Editor WING:
The WING last week said shad must
be saved. The question is how? AS
far back as 1870, so and 90 there were
very few Shad caught in the open bay,
outside OF stake nets at the mouth OF
the Sassafras river from Grove to
HoweTs Point The market was sup
piled from the tributaries Of the Chesa-
peake-principally from the Potomac
and Susquehanna rivers. Ny idea,
which seems plausible that the run OF
Shad INTO the Chesapeake is governu.
by the ireShets in its tributaries dur
ing the months oi February and
March. Shad swimming up the coast
strike this mixture oi salt and fresh
water, trailing it up, hunting Tor their
fresh water spawning ground Ere
vIous- to 1880 very Jew OF our up-the-
Bay OILERS would venture below Tur-
key Point. At that time they used
tiGt-bottom boats. and were afraid to
venture further down.
About the year 1880 pounds beg ~ to
make their appearance on the Chesa
pr axe, and fishermen took to them,
because of the great expense OF h2u ng
scines. Now mics oi them a:e hshcd
III the Bay as lar down as the Capes
he ilrst run, paper report SAID, there
dipped or of one string of pounds
5000 shad
This and other pounds gutted the
market both in Washington and Bal
timore, and prices were away down
This has been the case for several
years, and that too, before any num-
Ter reach the natural spawning ground
at the head of the Bay. Pound fisher
men down the Bay have the advantage
because the water is always cler, while
up the Bay most OF the time it is
muddy. Very few shad will pound"
in muddy water-they butt up against
the hedging of the net and will go away
i'll all directions II they can sec the
, hedging they will follow it along and
get in the pound.
OILERS now use Sca-worthv power
boats from 20 to IS feet long, and fish
anywhere in the Bay where they can
catch Shad. It's almost a wonder how
any get chance to spawn. The only
wa yout OF this is Tor the Virginians
to shorten their pounds. and law in
our State to fine any person for catch
ing Shad or having one in their pos
session $50 from the Goth al May to
the Goth of August. That Will give
what Shad are left chance to reach
their natural spawning Ground to
spawn i'll their natural wav. In the
past we have had any quantity OF laws
that amounted to lutte except to give
politicians job and fights in Courts.
T. c. M.