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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1910-11-18
1. u. o. E. Rally and Speaking


Grand Master, A. M. Dockery
and Grand Secretary, j. W.
Wilkerson will be in Keytesville
Tuesday Nov. % 1910.
CIR nd Master A. M. Dockery
will speak to the general public
at 1880 in the evening at the M.
E. church. The lodge at this
place will attend in body and a
short program has been arranged
to take place before the speak
ing.
Grand Secretary, j. ". Wilk-
erson will address the Odd Fel-
lows of the county in the after.
noon st the I. ;. O. F. hall.
Everybody cordially invited to
attend, especially Odd Fellows
and their families.
G.. w. GARDNER, d, u. G. NJ.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1910-11-18

Leave orders for oysters for
Thanksgiving at the Home Bsk'
erv. Al tt
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1910-11-18
Society Items.

The U. D. G. met at the home
of Mrs. G. G. Parks Tuesday
evening.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1910-11-18

Pow Agee Hurt gave a candy
pulling Saturday evening. A
large number of young people
attended and report a splendid
time.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1910-11-18
MfIIinary Sale.

Great reduction sale OF hats
and ribbons at j. AMICK,
4Osf Salisbury, Mo.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1910-11-18

Miss Jennie Lou Hudlall gave
a party Friday night at the home
of her grandmother, Mrs. Henry
Hudnall, 3 miles west of town.
A crowd of youngsters from here
went out on a hay frame and re-
port a very jolly time.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1910-11-18

Read ROsenstein'S "ad''
on the last page.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1910-11-18

The infant child of Edd Baker
Of south of Prairie Hill died Fri
day.
Attend L. G.. BOr rdnerS
Public Sale today, Nov. II
two miles south of like.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1910-11-18
Natl Office Supply Co., same,

Natl Office Supply Co., same,
S9.95.
Salisbury Press, same, SIG.
Salisbury Democrat, same,
S15.35.
CHARLTON COURIER, same,
s22.O2.
Charlton Recorder, same, S92.
Salisbury Democrat, publish
ing official form ballot, S522.
Charlton Recorder, same, S522.
Sumner star, notice primary
election, S55.
Press. s.Spectator, printing bal
lots, S276.
o. G.Dameron, member Board
of Equalization, $40.
Jno. Welch, bridge lumber,
S97.75.
VIM. Graves, came. S28.45.
]. c. Jenkins, making booth.
50.
E. W. Herring, supplies to
county, $40,
Antoine Keeting, same, S14. 70.
R. ]. Hall ey, same, S1.75.
T. F. White, same. 5000.
w. NJ. Willett &c Co., same,
S2.2o.
Chas. Parker, hauling coal,
$50.
Wm. Rudder, same, 1854.
Jas. Staples, same, $40.
Kressig G. Franklin. same,
S38.37
c, F. Graham, conveying pau
per, S30.79,
A. n. Harding, sheriff fees,
S59.15.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1910-11-18

UNITED STATES SENATOR Alex
ANpER STEPHENS CLAY of Georgia
died Monday at Atlanta.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1910-11-18

Mrs. H. Landor Sneed was
hostess to the Progressive Club
Thursday afternoon. Miss Fan.
ME Anderson won the prize, a
dainty work basket. The menu
served was as followes: Cheese
and pimento sandwiches, waldorf
salad, salmon croquets and coffee.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1910-11-18

At the Odd Fellows ball,
Tuesday evening, Nov. 20. the
u. D. Cs. will give a turkey
party. Refreshments will be
served and everyone is invited to
come in costume is they will,
Admission will be Is cents. A
prize will be given to the tackles:
costumed one present
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1910-11-18

The 1-year. ola son OF VIM
Thompson of west of town dice
Tuesday evening and was buried
at the City cemetery Wednesday
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-21

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Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-21
CANAL IMPROVEMENTS
Progress of Work on Concrete Struc lures of the California Develop
 ment Company.

Receiver Holabird, of the c. D. Go. returned from Los Angeles to the val. ley this week to inspect the work or new structures for improvement ot the irrigation system. The protec- tive levee in Mexico is practically completed and will prevent the flood waters of the Colorado from invading the valley and damaging canals this year. The new seven-foot drop in the main canal west of Sharp's head ing, to take the place of the old ten foot drop and the check above, is well under way. This is a concrete struc- ture designed to last as long as the irrigation system can be used in this region and is of the type that the Re- ceiver would put in everywhere if he had the authority to do more than maintain the canal system about as he found it.
 Work is not progressing as rapidly as was expected on the Rose dam in the Alamo because of the withdrawal of many teams for use on the ranches The concrete delivery gate for the Mesquite Lake district and the waste way are well along toward completion but the earth work is behind the sche- dule and it is not likely that water can be sent through the power canal into the Alamo for about three weeks more.
 A new canal has been made for No z, and work on the delivery gate al the boundary will be started imme- diately. The new canal will enable No. to serve strip of country with ing the old limits of No. 1 that has been above the ditch level and has not been reclaimed.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-21
WILL BUILD BUNGALOW

E. T. Embry, who with his wife has been spending the winter and spring at Hotel Oregon, and who is capitalist of Montana, has decided to make Fl Centro his winter home as he nowhere found such a delight ful winter climate. He has purchased a lot at the northwest corner of State and Seventh street, opposite the resi- dence of County Treasurer Paul Bo- man, and early in the fall will have erected residence of either frame or brick. It will be one of the fin est residences in Imperial Valley. Mir and Mrs. Embry will spend the sum- mer in the north, returning here early in the fall,
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-21
CLUB HOUSE AND PARK
Women of El Centro Proceed With Project of Securing Lots and
 Erecting BuiIding-outdoor ..
 Play. ... ..

"The Ten Thousand Club Corpora tion" is the title given the new organ ization formed within the Women's Ten Thousand Club of this city for the purpose of handling the proposed building enterprise.
 The Board of Directors met on Mon day night and organized by the elec- tion of Mrs. Violet Campbell as pres ident; Mrs. Lewis Havermale secre- tary; Mrs. Virgil McCombs, treasurer. It was decided to proceed at once with the incorporation The capital stock is to be placed at $15,0O0, divid- ed into shares of $10 each.
 The Club has secured pledges suf- ficient to enter into contract for the purchase of four lots on the south side of State street, between Fourth and Fifth streets, as a site for the proposed club house. It is expected that these lots will be secured at once so that they may be utilized as a general meeting place for the open-air gatherings of citizens until such time as the permanent building may be erected.
 The present plans provide for the erection of a commodious band stand on the property, and the placing of benches on the grounds. Trees are to be set so as to form a park around the proposed building site
 A novel feature proposed by Mrs. John Crawford, chairman of the Clubs Park Committee, is the presentation early in the fall of an open-air play. It is proposed to reproduce the West ern drama, Arizona" which was so successfully presented by home talent last year. This would give opportun- ity for the introduction of various novelties, such as the appearance of the troop of cavalry, the trick riding of some of the star actors, and the realistic setting of ranch home sug- gested by the lines of the play. Near ly all of the persons participating in the pray as previously presented are now in El Centro, and it could be reproduced on short notice
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-21
FROL|CSOME FIESTA
Lawn Fete at C-M. Ranch a Brilliant Social and Financial Success.

The lawn fete at the C-M. ranch last Saturday night was a brilliant success in every respect and was en- joyed by several hundred people from Calexico and the sister cities. Mrs. Bowker and the ladies associated with her in the management of the affair arranged the attractions and enter tainments admirably. The fine lawn in front of the ranch house was convert ed into a Midway by the erection of decorated booths and was illuminated by many electric lamps and Japanese lanterns. Many of the visitors were in fancy costume, which enhanced the gaYety of the scene.
 A Gypsy Queen told the fortunes of those who sat by her camp fire and crossed her palm with silver; a star -gazer read horoscopes and sold magic philters and burrs from the comets tail; Aladdin rubbed his lamp and the genii brought gifts; Rebecca drew lemonade from a wonderful we'll; refreshments were served by white capped frauleins in the old Dutch mill i; curios were sold in Japanese booth i; Mexican blankets and cigars in a Spanish pavilion; darkey stuck his head througA canvas and defied any one to hit him with eggs; George Washington. Captain Kidd, AlkaN Ike Sinbad the Sailor, Don Carlos, Topsy and other famous persons strolled about and played games for peanuts and popcorn, and Punchinello sold 6 score of Angora kids at auction. Topsy clad in gunnysack and ribbons anC dancing with her shadow, made tho hit of the evening and succeeded 1T keeping her identity secret
 The fete was given for the benefit of the free reading room in CalexicC and was so we'll patrOnized that thu managers counted up tS5O receipts.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-21
TRACK LAYING ON THE INTER URBAN EXTENSION

* A corps of eighty men will be- < x gin track laying Monday on the x x westerly extension of the Holton X * Interurban Railroad from El Gen. * tro-the easterly connection of X < the San Diego & Arizona Rail- X * road. These men are from the X x Southern Pacific construction x * crews which have been engaged X x in construction work at Tucson, < x Arizona. x < They will lay the tracks as far x x as New River as speedily as pos x x sible. The crew will be able to x X lay a little more than 4000 feet X X per day. The entire mileage to X X be laid at this time is nine miles, x x which includes switch on the X X Wilsie place, two miles west of x * Fl Centro; one at the new town < X of Mobile, and one at the pres x x ent westerly terminus of the road X X at New River. x X There will be forty-two small X bridges or culverts in the track X age from Fl Centro to New Riv- x X CT, and the longest of these is x only forty-three feet. Less than < X mile of grading remains to be x completed, and it will be all fin x x ished before the tracklayers are x x ready for it. x X The outlook is good for the op- X x eration of trains on the extension X < by the first week in July. x X x x x x X .. x X X < x X X X X <
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-21

indicated in the bills, because it is known that there are many entries in connection with which there was some good faith and who have spent a great deal of time and money in the i'm provement of the land. I would sug- gest that the bill submitted be amend ed by adding a second section, and that as thus amended it be enacted .''
 The second section, proposed by the Secretary, covers the cases in which Mir Gleason is interested.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-21
CREDITORS MEETING

A meeting of the creditors of Chas, D. Stephens, voluntary bankrupt, who was engaged in the plumbing and garage business in El Centro. was held before the Referee in Bankruptcy, Lynn Helm, in Los Angeles. last Mon day. A trustee was selected to close up the business.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-21

oouIuSIu SIOWeT Has D0en struggling with for years. The Texas farmers have tried to help themselves through unions, but they have been unable to compete successfully with the ] strong companies controlling the mill business because the companies out bid them for seed. The idea of pledg- ing seed for stock to their own mills had not occurred to them.
 Manufacturers of gins and mill ma chinery were greatly interested in the Imperial Valley mill enterprise and of- fered to sell material on any terms named to the company. They said all they wanted to know was that cotton would be grown in the valley, and when the nature of the soil and the climatic conditions were explain ed to them, they declared that the valley has great advantages over the , cotton regions of the South and can- not fail to become a wonderful pro- ducer of wealth. It is their belief that the valley has nothing to fear from the boil weevil.
 The cotton seed oil business is very profitable in the South, notwithstand- ing the high prices paid by the mills for seed, and all that MT. Carter learned from the mill men tended to increase his confidence in the great | success of the enterprise inaugurated by the Imperial Valley farmers. Had the growers not taken the matter into their own hands here, Southern mill companies would be racing to get control of this field of operations.
 Cotton planters of long experience in Tennessee told MT. Carter that they demed it foolish for the Imperial Val ley growers to plant the ordinary short staple cotton, and advised the planting of improved varieties pro- ducing longer staple. A slight in- crease in length of staple adds from $4 to $1O to the value of a bale, and the conditions in the valley are pe- culiarly favorable to the production of the longer and stronger staple MT. Carter obtained for experimental planting 200 pounds of improved Geor- gia seed and 200 pounds of FIoro- dora long staple seed from Tennes- see.
 At Little Rock, Ark, the Imperial Valley men saw a demonstration of the work of a new mechanical cot ton picker that seems to be prac- tlcable in principle. The machine is mounted upon truck that Is driven between the rows, and consists of a suction pump operated by a gasoline engine. A flexible pipe on each side Is handled by man, who presents the nozzle to the bolls, whereupon the lint Is sucked into the pipe and delivered to a sack upon the truck. Each man may handle two pipes one in each hand. The ends of the pipes are so guarded by leather lips that only the lint enters them, bolls and leaves being excluded mechani- cally. The picking seems to be clean CT than that done by hand It is said that the machine. operated by three men, has picked 5,4OO pounds of cotton in day.
 The machine Is not yet on the market, only the working model of full size having been built. Other inventors are working on the prob lem of machine cotton picking, and the cotton men of the South are con tident that they will solve 1t. MT Carter Is inclined to believe that the Little Rock man has found the right principle and will perfect a practi- cable machine.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-21

(Continued on page Sl
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-12
JUDGE WH|TSON VERY ILL

Stricken by partial paralysis at
an early hour this morning, United
States Judge Edward Whitson this
afternoon lies at his home, 304
Tenth avenue, with his entire right
side paralyzed and unable to speak,
even though apparently in full pos
session Of all his mental faculties.
The judge was found lying on the
floor of his room by Mrs. Whitson
at 7:15 this morning, just as the
family was gathering for breakfast,
and at once called DR.. George A.
Rohrer, who pronounced the jurist's
condition grave.
The affliction comes from blood
clot which has formed on the left
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-12
ALMYRA DIETZ,
Twenty-year-old Girl Shot by
Deputies from Ambush.

WINTER, Wis, Oct. 12.--For
eight years John Dietz, a lonely
pioneer farmer, has successfully de-
fled the processes and warrants OF
county, state and federal, courts,
fought off sheriff's posses with his
rifle. punctured an occasional dep
uty who came too close, and main
tanned his right to his isolated
homestead, in the wild forest along
the Thornapple. river.
Dietz' warfare with official So
ciety began eight years ago. He
had lived with his family for years
on the spot they call home. BY
hard work he had won his living
from the soil. He claimed owner
ship of the clearing-and Of Cam
eron dam, on the Thornapple river,
over which q lumber syndicate
the Chippewa. Lumber & Boom Co.
drives It's logs. Dietz demanded
a toll of 10 cents a thousand feet
for all logs shunted over the dam,
and also had little claim for back
wages unhonored by the lumber
syndicate.
So Dietz did exactly what syndi-
Gates usually do when THEY have
| the upper hand--he sat tight on his
land, kept his fingers crossed and
his rifle primeds They sent depu-
ties with civil processes to serve.
He warned them away. Others
| came and he demonstrated that
| trespassers on his land. after fair
warning, would be shot. He didn't
banker for visitors and uninvited
deputies would be treated as
maurauders. But last Saturday so
deputy sheriffs surrounded, and az
ter desperate battle captured him
and now he is in court.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-12
MRS. RINEHART
QUELLS JOKES
.P0KED AT SEX
Her Latest Story Proves
That Women Possess
Logic After All and
Fine Sense of
Humor.
CRITICS UNITE in PRAISE

Mary Roberts Rinehart Is living
refutatiOn of two stock Jokes of the
funny papers and the comic supple
Inents.
For centuries the superior male
has been superciliously declaring
that women reached conclusions by
intuition. hysteria and nerve, and
not by any logical process. Along
comes Mrs. Rinehart and, in 1.-THE
Window of the White Cat" con-
structs an deliberately dove-tailed
detective story, perfectly articu-
lated. flawlessly logical, without a
single loose end. It's lucky every
body knows she's the wife of doc
tor. Otherwise, men would be say
ing that her work must be done by
lawyer husband.
If ever woman had the unusual
gift" says the masculine critic OF
the Chicago Record-Herald, "of
turning out good mystery stories,
inevitable as q mathematical state
ment, absorbing as picture puzzle,
well and directly told from start to
finish, that woman is Mary Roberts
Rinehart. The Window of the
White Cat will Danish sleep from
the eyes of countless readers"
And then Mere Man has been
soothing his alleged superiority for
ages with the claim that women
have no true sense Of humor. They
laugh, to be sure, but not In the
right place-Only for physical relief
Especially are they lacking in the
power of creating humor. A femi-
nine Mark Twain! A Marcia Two
Times! 1t is too laugh! says MignIy
Man.
And then Mr.. Man happens to-
pick up when Man Marries" or
"The Window at the White Cat"
His reluctant lips break into smile
before he has turned the first page;
before the second Is read he Is
chuckling audibly; outlaws follow;
the buttons are bursting off his vest
before he's through. And he's
forced, willy-nilly. to give the palm
Of fun to Mrs. Rinehart and &C.
knowledge her the most entertain
ing writer In America today.
Spontaneous. irresistible hu-
NOR" says the San Francisco Call,
sis Mrs. Rinehart's distinctive con-
tribution to the mystery story.
Hitherto 1t has been supposed that
the tale Of mystery must be grim
in order to grip, but Mrs. Rinehart
proves that fun and thrills may be
combined in the most successful
and charming fashion. In The
Window at the White Cat a double
portion of humor Is provided"
Oh. yes, the critics are with her,
And so is the public. They say that
II all the copies sold of The Win
dow at the White Cat were put
end to end. the pile would be higher
than Mt. Mckinley.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-12
wow COFFEE TOPERS NOW
HIT BY RAISE IN PRICES!

Coffee topers, who have con-
graduated themselves upon the fact
that the high cost of living has not
seriously endangered their break
fast beverage so far, will soon be
brought to realize that the trusts
have not forgotten them. Coffee
has gone up in price pretty steadily
all month among the retailers, who
did not have large supply on hand.
The coffee trust, or, In other words,
the Arbuckles and the Brazilian
government, have concluded that 1t
might be just as well to cut down
the regular supply and incidentally
reap the resulting financial harvest
Coffee has gone up 5 cents q
pound in the last month";" said the
head of the coffee department at
Greenough's, land 1t will continue
to go up all winter"
There was only 5000 bags. of
Java exported last year." said the
Table Supply man. "and the old
country got most of that. Mexican
coffee Is a poor grade, and South
America practically has the market
in it's own hands,"
1t seems to be a matter of the
supply on hand whether the price
will be raised among the retailers
or not.
At any rate, this years crop of
corn is the largest for some years,
and as yet we have not heard of a
bean or barley shortage, SO that
substitutes will not be lacking in
quantity II they do lack In quality.
Buy your first package of cereal
coffee today. There's nothing like
cultivating q taste for things you
don't like. 1t builds character. and
the cereal coffee makes red blood,
so they say.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-12

(By United Press LsAsed Wiro.)
HAYWARD, Wis.,, Act. t2-John
E. Dietz, Leslie Dietx and Mrs. HAT
tie Dietz were arralgned In runnie-
ipai court today. The first charge
which was against John ! Dietz.
Leslie and Mrs. Dietx for killing Of
Oscar Harp, was adjourned until
October 10.
Another complaint charging John
F. Dietx with shooting Bert Aor-
reii, was put over until octobsr II.
On the hcarge Of attempting 70 kill
Patrick .Mocinn, May ia, 1904,
Dietx said h. was not ready for ex-
animation. Mrs. Dietz Whispered:
."John, there will be an sxamin-
alton every day Of the month"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-12

ST. JOSEPH. Mo-, Oct. 12.-John
F. Breckinridge, blacksmith and
cowboy, wants the seat of United
States Senator Warner. who voted
against Aldrich one time and with
him 1T times.
Breckenridge has seen the world.
As principal rough rider with Paw
nee Bills show. he toured Europe.
At the st. Louis exposition he was
starred by Buffalo Bill; at James
town by a ranch show. Touring the
Latin-American republics, he fought
a score of bull fights "as q novelty"
When he announced himself as a
candidate for the democratic nom
ination to the United States senate,
the big. packing company here
which employed him told him they
didn't need him any more. But he
got another Job.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-12
HOW THE PRESS STANDS
CONTINUED from page ons.)

Parties and party issues forgotten by the people of
today in local contests Personalities and the issues they
represent alone count. On one side in this campaign
stands old machine organization which has fed at the
county trough 10! these twenty years more. This or
ganization backed by the great private corporations
the liquor interests and those who congregae about them
On the other side stand of proved records who
endorsed by the labor unions in this city, and by the farm
ers organizations in the outside districts.
During the campaign, from until election day, No
vember The Press going to publish the record of each
candidate and show just why it opposes certain men, and
supports others.
And here is the advisory ticket, nearly complete:
The PRESS ADVISORY BALLOT.
Endorsed by the Farmers and the Labor Organizations
United States senator-Miles Poindexter
Congressman-W. L. LaFolette.
Supreme court judges-Five nominees non-partisan
judiciary ticket. s4 ~24a q s'@7
-, eriH-George e. Stone
Prosecutor-John L. Wiley.
Treasurer-Zach Stewart.
Auditor-R. w. Butler.
Clerk-Glen B. Derbyshire.
& Engineer-C. L. Graves.
COroner-Dr Titus.
Commissioner, First district-W. r. Roy.
Commissioner, Second district-Warner Cobb.
Parties and party issues forgotten by the people of