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The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01

derful advantages OF the place, the
population increases In some places
with great rapidity; then grafters
come along with their various i'm
provement schemes, and expenses
soon mount up until a two-acre lot
loses its charm when the tax man
makes out his bill.
Fresh air is then sacrificed In pro-
portion to the ambition of the viii
lage promoters, until, in some in
stances, one of these old-fashioned
holdings is carved into twenty little
lots, and you get your deed from
somebody's subdivision of lot num-
Der two, allottlng to you thirty feet
frontage, the same extending back
one hundred feet, more OF less, to an
alley. This little burial plot then be-
comes the last resting place of many
unsatisied hopes of fne outlooks.
plenty of elbow room. fresh air. and
bright sunshine.
But the modern architect has. met
the many changing and shifting prob
lens with a brave confidence in his
ability to deliver enough condensed
house comfort to compensate the new
owner fully for his many disappoint-
ments. 1t was for the purpose of fit-
ting a comfortable house to such a
lot that this narrow house was de-
signed 1t is only the width of one
COON and a good hall in the front
part, and dining room and bathroom
In the center. with an extension for
he kitchen A kitchen with three
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01
Loose Photonranha.

Stenciled linen makes a very good
case for photographs If book is not
wanted. The case folds and looks like
book cover but inside are pockets
of different size for the various pic.
lures. A stenciled border of plain col
or around the edge with design in
the center, is sufficient decoration.
Gray linen or crash are excellent ma
terials to use, as they are very dur.
able.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01
Our own Business.

Whilst l do what is fit for me and
abstain from what is unfit, my neigh
Dor and l shall often agree in our
means and work together for time
to one end But whenever find my
dominion over myself is not sufficient
for me and undertake the direction Of
him also, l overstep the truth and
come into false relations to him.
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01
We Favor strlcter State eoarda,

We operate on general principles,
and discharge the patients in about
two weeks. Some are better than
when they entered; most of them are
worse. And yet few die. They have
wonderful powers of resistance
From Young Doctor in Honolulu.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01

Mr.. william A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of BUILDING, for the readers OF this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he
is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all Inquiries
to William A. Radford No us West
Jackson boulevard, Chicago. ILL.,, and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01

A youth attending the Michigan
State Agricultural college stocked a
pond with frogs and is more than pay.
ing his way by supplying frogs legs
to the Chicago market II is SAID he
has shipped as many as 5000 In
single day. and that they netted him
$500 last year Time was when boys
were glad to catch frogs and sell their
legs for ten cents a dozen. whereas
the price nov IL half dollar and up
ward
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01

Do not forget that every child has
a right to some leisure and some free.
dom from observation. 1t is possible
to be too watchful. If children are
taught to drink after food and not
with it, as normal thing they will do
1t naturally, and suffer less from diges.
tive troubles than if they drink fire.
Quently during a meal.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01

Following in the footsteps of Luther
Burbank a Denver horticulturist has
produced rasp-strawberry. Now II
somebody would produce a plum peach,
and combine some of the other fruits
IT might be possible to get ahead OF
the pests which ravage the orchards,
by battling them for fe wseasons at
least
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01
Temporarily POSTPONED.

"Why, Rastus," said Smithers,
what are you doing here? l thought
you were going to be married this
morning?" "Why, yass, ah was, Mis-
tub Smithers," said Rastus, "but dat
ceremony am temporarily postponed,
sab. De bride, she done run off wiz
dat wuthless niggah Than Jonsing,
sub. "-Harper's Weekly.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01
chance In Father.

When father drove old Dobbin he
sat upon a load and frowned on every
chauffeur who wanted half the road,
but when father got an auto his feel
ings seemed to switch, he glared at
every horse he met unless It took the
ditch.-Ashland BuGla
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01

A Chicago chauffeur who ran past
a halted street car contrary to law and
killed a man has been censured by
the coroner's jury. Which, of course.
is a consolation to the relatives OF the
victim.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01
rrne RrotherIv FeeIlnn.

We must repeat the often-repeated
saying, that 1t is unworthy religious
man to view an irreligious one either
with alarm or aversion, or with any
other feeling than regret and hope
and brotherly commiseration.-Car-
lYle.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01

Even If prisons are all that they are
alleged by critics, they ought to be
quite good enough for the man who
rocks the boat, and who needs the
most drastic kind OF treatment to rid
society OF his species.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01

In very many cases apples are
brought TO market loosely packed and
in wagons without springs, almost
invariably with barrels on end. and
this short journey is many times
harder on the fruit than the long car
transportation to the distant market
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01

A French novelist says that love Is
a criminal madness. He is not the
first to assail the divine frenzy, but 1t
may be noticed in passing that love
as a human institution has survived
all its critics.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01

An Austrian professor, bound for
Mars, via the United States, has been
sent back. II is one OF the few In
stances in which we are forced to con.
fess that European estimates of our
resources are entirely too high.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01

Girl born in Pennsylvania has a
transparent back Well backed up,
Indeed.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01

RS the way, what became of those
feminine faddists who were going &c
wear socks instead of stockings?
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01

A New York man ran up a laundry
bill of $3.50. But, then. New York
is a strange city
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01

Now the fool who rocks the boat
will be succeeded by the sorrowful in
dividual who didn't know it was
loaded
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01

London physician says wells make
womens noses red. Sort of a yelled
insinuation
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01

A famous English physician says
that by the year 1912 human beings
i'll look like gorillas. We should
worry.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01

Large crops of preserves are report.
ed by housewives, not meaning the
per Jxide kind either.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01

Autumn undoubtedly draws closer
the bonds of witness the
fond clinging of the affectionate fly!
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01

Scientists say it will take a long
time to stamp out the hookworm.
Well, it took long time to discover
it.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01

Half the population of France is
agricultural And the other half lives
in the Latin quarter.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01

A man has written newspaper to
ask how to get relief from snoring
Why don't he keep the snorer awake?
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01

A Kansas dentist succumbed to In
juries while playing golf. And golf is
said to be a harmless game.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01

Esperanto may have been invented
30 that the dove of peace would be
enabled to COO in a universal language,
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01

A London nerve specialist says
modern dress is actually killing
women. He's a nerve specialist, all
right
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01

The movement against tipping is all
right, but it takes whole lot of moral
courage for a man to live up to the
theory.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01

II the men compelled the women to
wear such clothes there would be
trouble.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01

A New York alderman has been
caught in a Matchmaking trap. He
should congratulate himself he never
was on the police force.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01

ant in the building line. 1t is no
ticeable that such communities very
often have to bring lumber from con-
siderable distances. All these things
affect the cost of the finished house
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01
THE nENNA RECORD

Dan c. Savage, Ed. & Pub.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-01

kENNA NEW MEXICO
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1912-12-06
Judge Ford Sees Florida

After II days knocking
around in the eastern and central
southern parts Of the Cracker
state. returned last Saturday
with the diverse impression Of
the prospects in that tropic
states. He brot back with him
a lemon weighing 2l-2 pounds
which grew on a small tree hav-
ing IL lemons on Il ranging from
the size Of the one he captured
down TO the size we are used 10.
Oranges and tangerines. lines.
pineapple. cocoanut. grape fruit
and a delightful southern odor
were contained in the telescope
filed with samples he brot back
with him.
The popular real estate man
and auctioneer was so impressed
with the southern central part
Of the state that he bot n 10
within 81 Of a mile Of a railroad
station. and believes that any
young man would do well to de-
velop a fruit farm there or he
would not have invested. The
Judge thinks Ponce de Leon
passed just west Of his 20 and
made a mistake Of hunting for
and finding water instead Of
fruit.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1912-12-06
Red Gross Seals

November q s5,0OO.000 Red
Cross Seals were placed with
various individuals all over the
U. s. the proceeds from which
will go TO battling the white
plague.
The New York ani-tuber-
culosis society originated the
plan, and adjunctive societies In
other cities Of the country will
assist in the distribution.
Hon. c. c. Carlstead. County
School Superintendent was the
one selected here TO dispose Of a
certain number Of the seals
which sell at one cent each. and
he has CONSIDERABLY given his
time TO the matter with great
success.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1912-12-06
EXCITING RUNAWAY
j. B. Cooke and Eddie Her
ring the Victims

The first Keytesville man to
see an aeroplane offered to bet a
st. Louis man standing nearby
a lead nickel that John Bayne
Cooke was driving the machine.
He based his bet on the know
ledge that ]. B. c. could always
be found to be mixed up where
there was something doing. So,
when a rig went down Bridge
street, east at a fast clip, about
5 p. m. Monday. with one axle
dragging. everyone forthwith
stated. there goes John Bayne
Cooke, for a buggy ride" John
wasn't in the rig but had been.
He tried TO stay in but when the
axle broke, letting the right side
Of the buggy 10 the ground.
John lurched out in the road and
the horse started rapidly down
the street. John held on to the
lines until holding ceased 10 be
pleasant and then let loose. The
horse went toward home in
spasmodic jumps, with Eddie
Herring. the son Of E. W. Her
ring. the sole occupant. When
the rig reached the CASTOR prop
erty, Il hit a tree, turned over
with the dashboard across young
Herring's stomach. The Lad
was pretty white and laughed
Historically. but was unscratch'
ed. The rig belonged to Elbert
Toad" Anderson. Cooke and
Herring drove il 70 the postofic,
for the mail. Returning. tn,
axle. which was defective, brok,
throwing Cooke out while tn,
rig kept bounding along behinC
the big horse. The buggy wa
damaged but the occupants wer'
the same. mentally and other
wiSe. as before the accident.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1912-12-06
Hrs. Mary e. Minnich

Mrs. Mary Z. Minnich. mem
Der Of 4 well known family Of
this community and Indian
Grove. died Monday at ip. m.
at her home south Of Keytesyille.
Mrs. Minnich whose maiden
name was Brooks. was the
daughter Of Uncle Jessie Brooks.
She died at the age Of 70 years.
Q months and IS days. Her
husband died some years ago.
She was mother Of seven child.
rem. two now dead; Ave. three
daughters and two sons. surviv.
ing.
The funeral services were con.
Quoted by Rev. Carter Dewecss
Of Indian Grove at I o'clock ..
m. Tuesday at the old Mt
Pleasant church.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1912-12-06
School Classes Fight

Bad blood has been engender-
ed at the high school by the
fights between the Senior and
Junior classes. The trouble
started over the erection Of the
Senior flag on the cupola Of the
and the attending struggle on
the part Of the Juniors TO keep
them from putting up the flag.
The Seniors succeeded however
In getting their eolors up. and
Tuesday the colors waved
strenuously from the school
tower. Tuesday night there was
more weary waiting and strug-
Cling. Boys who should have
been home at Q o'clock were W
until three O'Clock n. m. We'd
nesday when they finally got the
Senior colors down and ran up
the Junior ensign. Another
squabble resulted wednesday
morning when the Juniors burn
cd the Senior flag. The end i
not yet.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1912-12-06
MURDER At SALISBURY
Gus Dameron, CoIered, Kill
4 ed Monday Night

The second negro killing in
Salisbury within the past week
occurred Monday night or early
Tuesday morning. when Gus
Dameron, porter at the Neal
Hotel was shot twice and killed
while carrying mail from the
hotel to the Wabash midnight
train No. 4.
Dameron was shot as he turn
ed the southwest corner Of the
station. He was killed instantly
one shot penetrating the heart
and the other through the upper
back and shoulder.
A Moberly negro, who rode
the blind" Of No. 4 into Mober.
ly Tuesday morning was held as
q suspect but promised to prove
an alibi showing he was at hi:
girls house until train time,
Horace Fletcher. a white man,
was also held at Salisbury for
possible completely in the killing
Prosecutor r. w. Rucker Of this
city made inquiry into the affair
and the coroner's jury found &
verdict that the negro was killed
by a gunshot wound. Fletcher
was released pending further
Investigation.
The manner Of the killing
caused considerable comment a,
the work evidently was done a
short range and without III,
murderer taking much time d
discover who IL was he wa
shooting.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1912-12-06
EXPECT TO WORK
Find None Awaiting Them
Fate of Laborers

Last Friday, 35 workers sent
out by employment agencies, at
Omnha, Kansas City and st.
Louis, arrived here for jobs on
the Wabash double-tracking.
They had paid the employment
agencies one dollar each for a
guaranteed job. When they ar
rived, they were permitted to
put their grips in with the other
workmen and given necessary
working tools, according TO their
stories. They were permitted
to work an hour and then were
ordered of the works, while
their grips were held as payment
for the dinner. They went to
Moberly to consult an attorney
as to their remedy in the case.
They say they are willing to
work but were not given a
chance and most Of them are
dead broke, having given the
employment agencies their last
dollar
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1912-12-06
Prosecutor on the Job

Prosecuting attorney. r. W.
Rucker. was on the job right
when the killings Of Gus Dameron
occurred Monday night. The
prosecutor was in Salisbury pre-
pairing for bed. when he heard
the shots. He heard someone
say something about n man be-
ing shot. whereupon he readjust-
ed his clothing and fastened
forth at the midnight hour TO In
vestigate. thereby getting some
clues that probably will prove
valuable In rounding up the
slayer Of the negro.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1912-12-06

Conductor EnsIen Falls From
n Moving Train

While crossing the bridge over
the Musselfork, about 2 p. m.
Wednesday, Conductor w. H.
Enslen, Of Moberly in charge Of
q Wabash work train fell from
the moving train to the ground
beneath and received injuries
causing his death two hours later.
No one witnessed the accident
but the position of the body
which lay with head doubled un-
derneath. indicated clearly tina,
he lay as he fell from the trair
as it crossed the bridge, and
was found later by a brakeman
from the same train.
The work train was crossing
the bridge preparatory to taking
the siding. When It came tint
to 20 into the siding the con
ductor failed to answer the sig
nal. Investigation disclosed thu
fact that he was not on the train
Going back over the right Of wa,
Enslen's body was found as in
dicated above.
He was taken TO the station
and a local surgeon arrived
half hour later. The right O
way was secured and Enslen wa
fastened to the Wabash hospita
at Moberly on his own trail
made up Of the engine ant
caboose. The run was made il
less than half an hour but EnsleI
died ten minutes after arrival Il
Moberly.
Enslen's wife was with him q
his death. He did not regaiI
Consciousness. He was abou
35 years Of age and had been 70
years an employee Of the Wabash
Death was due TO cerebra
hemorrhage induced by q fract
ure 1t the base Of the skull.
Funeral srvices were held Fri
day at 2 .. m at the late home
No. Is Windsor Place. Rev. c
c. Grimes. officiating. Buria
was at Oakland cemetery. Lat
er Information indicated that MI
Enslen was IL years old and lef
a wife and three children.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1912-12-06
Thanksgiving Burglary

Thieves entered the post
Office at Huntsville early Thurs
day morning and robbed the
place Of $500 In cash and 5000
in stamps. Two suspects. claim
ing TO be rug statesmen travelling
In an automobile came into Mo-
berry the same night and were
examined by the police but gave
such a straight story that they
were released. Later they were
detained at Macon 10 examine
more thoroughly into the ere
dentials Of the suspects.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1912-12-06
Littrell-Brown

The marriage Of Covia Uttrell
and Miss Pearl Brown. occurred
nj Mendon. at 9 a. m. Wednes-
day. the officiating parsonage
being n resident minister Of that
town. Following the ceremony
they went 10 Illinois for their
bridal trip and win return TO re-
side on a farm near Mendon.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1912-12-06
keytesviIIe Won

The basketball game played
Saturday on the grounds here by
the Huntsville and KeytesvilIe
teams resulted in . victory for
the visitors by score Of Is 10 81.
Tho game was most interesting
and our boys put up Q good fight
but the KeytssvilIe boys showed
almost professional work. :
Huntsville Herald.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1912-12-06

Deputy Sheriff Gardner was .
busy man last week. The first
part Of the week he spent taking
Luther Lswis down 10 Jefferson
City for . two ysazs stay In the
pen. The last three days he
psnt In CarroIltca q legal busi-
|ness.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1912-12-06

What promises 10 be the prize
investment Of the season was
made by Marcus Rodes last Fri
day when he purchased n sick
Jack from Dave Buerk for $40.
The animal Is q splendid speci-
men and was valued at $1,000 un-
III u became Afflicted In It's legs
two weeks ago. After doctoring
him for several days Dave gave
him up In disgust and offered 70
cell shim for so. Rodcs took
HIM Up and the animal moved In
10 town. He is improving right
along. has . fine appetite and
bids fair 10 make 4 complete re-
covery. Ills trouble Il ID thought
was partly due TO overfeeding. :
Paris Appeal.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1912-12-06
TURKEYS ARE MovIAG
Mr.. Tom Turkey and Spouse
are Here

Mr.. Tom and Mrs. Hen Tur-
key are the principal visitors at
the Stamper poultry house at
this season Of the year. They
are kingly and queenly speci-
mems and strut into the city with
heads held high and wings
akimbo. Their lordly estate
however is soon laid low and
they are lying in the cooling
room awaiting the coming of
the retailers who welcome these
cometible visitors during the
holiday season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Turkey began to
move right this week. toward
the Christmas platters. They
have been coming into town al
the rate Of about a hundred
day. During the Thanksgiving
season.. the Stamper house here
shipped 1886 lbs. Of turkeys to
the market to say nothing Of
the geese. ducks and chickens.
The Christmas shipping also
will be large.
The Stamper firm has been
sending a considerable supply Of
pelts Of fur bearing animals tc
the cities. They ship each
week. The shipments include
the raccoon, o'possum. mink,
polecato or skunk and muskrat.
This year polecat is all the rage,
Last year and other years. the
mink held ascendency. There
is no accounting for the taste Of
the dear ladies' and their pre-
dilection for the skunk would
probably be dampened coult
they get the pronounced odol
that arises from their devotet
skins during the curing process
or while they romp and pla,
In their native lairs. Thes'
pelts come high. Eleven o
them. big and little. cost tn
Stamper firm s2A0 90 In the rougl
some in good shape. some no
quite so good, depending on tn
time they are trapped as the fuI
runs heavier later than early Il
the season.
The Stamper firm circulate
considerable money here durini
the year and provides a marke
for almost anything in the shap'
J of fowls. furs or rabbits tha
are for sale.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1912-12-06
Births

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. 0rvil
Cavansush, living eight miles
south Of town. Sunday. . girl.
A daughter was born TO Mr..
Nm. Jamss johnson. living eight
miles north Of Keytesville. Wed
nesday.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1912-12-06

Jas. Rucker who lives In West
Virginia and father Of our pros
ecuung attorney has been very
III for several months, but hts
ncws from his home d encourag-
ing. He was several years age
one Of our foremost high school
supefintendcnta.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1912-12-06

Mrs.. Emma Dorranee Of Kan
- City Il suing In the St. Louis
circuit court 10 ct aside the de-
cree Of divorce granted 10 John
Dorranes 8 years ago. The trial
b In progress now.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1912-12-06

Last Saturday. November 80.
marked the anniversary Of Mark
Twain's birth. He was born In
Florida. No. and died In Reding.
Conn. April 1910.