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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-06-20
County Superintendents Meet

C. C. Carlstead, was in Kinks
vile, Wednesday, attending the
annual session OF county super
Iintendents of schools for the
First Normal District. There
are five districts in the state.
Mr.. Carlstead heard a good pro-
gram by speakers of national
reputation and the problems of
the country schools were dis
cussed. There are % teachers
from Charlton county schools at
tending the school at Kirksville
and probably 300 or 1000 from
Eall over the state attending the
Normal. Mr.. Carlstead while
There met a number of the
iteachers from this vicinity.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-06-20
A Daughter Born

Born to Mrs. W. w. Bishop,
nee Miss Ruth Whiteside, at her
home, 1854 Flad Ave. St. Louis,
Tuesday morning June II, a fine
81-2 pound girl. Mother and
babe are doing nicely and Mr..
Bishop is trying to have the
large millinery house of Rosen-
thal-Sloan where he is employed
suspend business temporarily in
honor of Little Miss Bishop.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-06-20
Inspect Nursery Stocks

Under a recent law all nursery
stock must be inspected each
year by the state inspector. The
law requires each nurseryman
or salesman Of nursery stock to
get a certificate from the state.
Application must be made be-
fore the first Of July Of each
year and the inspection will be
in July, August or September.
The law is to protect the state
from fruit pests.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-06-20
Knights & Ladies On Outing

AN0
The members of the Knights
and Ladies of Security to the
number of about a hundred left
here about $50 a. m. Tuesday
for an outing at the Mcfarland
Bend, about two miles south of
this city on the Charlton river.
They went in hayracks, and
other varieties of rigs. The day
was spent in the usual amuse-
ments in which a big dinner and
plenty of soft things to drink
furnished a very material part.
Water fights, cards and other
games helped the cutters to for
get the extreme heat and defy
the efforts of the mercury to
dampen their enthusiasm. The
picnic ground was a fine spot
and the entire bunch had a good
time. They drove back late in
the evening.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-06-20
The Transportation Problem

The passenger transportation
to the station will probably
solve itself. It is evident that
the hauling of passengers could
be made q source of income suf-
ficient to pay expenses only when
coupled with the mail contract
and the hauling Of freight. The
hauling of passengers alone,
dividing this traffic with another
carrier. will not of itself prove
profitable to either carrier.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-06-20
A BootIegger?

John Shannon, black. an
African by descent in spite Of
this Celtic name, was arrested
June IL at Brunswick BY Deputy
Frank Padgett, for alleged boot
Logging. Shannon gave bond
for $500 conditional for his ap-
pearance in Salisbury when the
next term Of circuit court com
venes in September.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-06-20
Masons Elect

Warren Lodge No. IA elected
the following officers Friday
night for the ensuing year:
Blair Miller W. NJ, o. P. Ray
s. W., L. B. Thrash ]. w., ].
M. Mason Secty., M. w. Ander-
son Trsr.
Tonight friday there will be
q special meeting to confer two
Sd degree rites.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-06-20
William H. Blackwell Dead

William H. Blackwell of Sails
bury died at 10 a. m. Wednesday
at the Woodland hospital in Mo-
berly at the age of So years.
Death was due to peritonitis.
He is survived by Miss Eliza
Blackwell and T. j. Blackwell of
Salisbury and Sherman Black
well of Armstrong, sister and
brothers. The remains were
taken to Salisbury Wednesday
evening for interment, the fun
eral being held at the home,
Thursday, with interment in
Pleasant Hope cemetery.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-06-20
Automobile Saves Time

A travelling salesman who
came through here bound from
Carrolltoh to st. Louis, Tuesday
afternoon, illustrated one of the
uses Of the automobile. He was
driving a little Metz runabout
that did not cost much in excess
Of $500. He came out from st.
Louis and was en- route back.
The trip by rail required 5
weeks. Ry automobile he does
it in 8 weeks. cutting off 40 per
cent. of the time. n
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-06-20
Dismission Rev. Ransford.

Keytesville must be something
more than a dot on the one line
of roads through this county.
The territory between Bynum-
vile and Rothville is entitled to
official roads and must have
them. Any scheme by Brook
field or any other which would
put all the road out of Linn Go.
on the west side of this county
and the county seat road from
Macon on the extreme east side
of the county, is palpably unfair
to the citizens north of us as
well as to Keytesville and should
be nipped in the bud. The fair
thing must be done by all con-
cerned.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-06-20

When Robert Love and Miss
King were married at Huntsville
themarrying Judge suggested the
practice Of the bride kissing the
court house gang, the witnesses.
The bride kissed one Of them,
one she declared was not to be
thought Of in that respect and
the remainder took 10 their
heels.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-06-20

lis interesting to many Of
our citizens to know there are a
few who are permitted to build
board walks and crossings and
that others not so favored, re-
quired to put in high price
granitOid even in more remote
parts Of the city than where the
board walks and crossings are
constructed.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-06-20
MAINTAINING DIRT ROADS
Method Of Building and
Dragging for Proper
Drainage

The state authorities have pub
lished a brief but instructive
article on the Repair and
Maintenance of Earth Roads"
is issued in circular letter.
form. The article tells how an
earth road should be built and
maintained.
It should be built so that the
crown or middle of the roadbed,
in a road 20 feet wide, should be
ten inches above the bottom of
the bitches or drains running
along side the roadbed on each
side. The raise from the broad
drainage bitches to the middle
of the road should be gradual.
The bitches should be carefully
kept open to drain the water,
not let it stand alongside the
road, for if it stands in pools in
bitches, it will soak under the
crown of the road and under
mine it rendering it soft and
rutty.
To maintain the road, use the
drag the construction of which
is well known. Drag the road
after a rain not when it is dry.
Start at the outer edge of the
road so the drag slants toward
the crown and throws the ridges
of dirt upward. One team and
drag ought to drag 8 or A miles
of road. The best system is to
drag first one side, then the
other side of the road, going up
one side then back on the other.
If a farmer along every 8 or 4
miles of road would own a drag
and arrange with his neighbors
to use it after every rain, the
road would always be good fol-
trips to town. The keeping Of
reads on high or low land or in
''cuts" will be the same but the
drainage system will be a little
different when the road goes
through a cut and the road will
have to be built up, on extra
ordinarily low land.
! What has become Of the water
works? This much needed i'm
provement can easily be had anC
at very little expense, so VIII!
not have it? Some time ago i
appeared as though the project
would go through but for SOM
reason those who had control O.
| the situation lost interest entire
lily. Other towns in the count!
and much smaller are bonding
| themselves for money for publ
Improvements and we sit here il
the dust and at the mercy of
fire which might occur in an,
part Of town at almost any tim
and do absolutely nothing. 1t
high time to get a move on our
! selves and accomplish somethinI
'Iworth while. Towns in tn
county with less than 600 hav
electric lights, more paving t
the square inch and better street
than we have and if this cor
dition continues we. ought to b
put out Of business, public build
ings removed to some enterpri:
} ing place, the corporation fence
! in for a cow pasture and th
Z population go to seed in tn
, musquito swamps. The questiO
; Of water is sure one now. a nun
ber Of wells being dry and tn
} houses, business and dwelling
and all others being filed wit
dust full of disease germs.
there any rhyme, rythm {
! treason in this sleepy hollow wa
: of existing?
Marriage Licences
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-06-20

A petition to submit to the
referendum the matter of the
county unit law to come up be-
fore the election in November
1914, has been filed with the
Secretary Of State. This action
delays the operation Of the law
until after that election when
the people of the state will be
given q chance to vote o n
whether or not the law shall
stand as passed. This will give
a statewide vote. Verify, the
temps have an awful time.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-06-20
Marriage Licences

William 7. Martin, Salisbury,
Mrs. Pearl D. Peterson.
]. w. Robertson, Salisbury.
Mrs. Laura B. Mansfield, Sal
isbury.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-06-20

w. L. McCamphbelI, viii and
John Shaughnessy and Vino
GIadbach Of MendOn were here
yesterday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-18
CITY NEWS.
Sherwood sells harness.

Sherwood sells harness.
Victrola concert, Piggott's. to-
night. Come and go when you like.
Best Springfield lump coal 1925
per ton in load lots. j. c. McManus
& Co. Phone 215.
-Keokuk Market & Produce Co.
are now booking turkey orders for
Thanksgiving Phone 80.
Thanksgiving day viands are
finding their way into the market.
There is a suspicion that turkeys viii
be scarce and If scarce, naturally the
price viii be high.
Il. E. Braton and H. Heirstein of
the Lee County Construction Co.. re-
turned from business trip to Mont
rose where they will erect a $1,000
building for Henry Young.
The new Hotel Iowa, the $780,
600 structure, work on which has
been going on for the last year at
Keokuk, opened its doors Saturday
morning for the first time, says the
FIT Madison Democrat. This i'm
mense structure, which is the largest
building in the city of Keokuk, and
one OF the finest equipped hotels in
the country, is a work of art and
beauty from cellar to roof, and the
city is, indeed, proud to acknowledge
such beautiful structure.
The Quincy Herald of Monday
evening contained the following item
of interest TO Keokuk people: On
Sunday, November %, the Knights of
Columbus will run a special train to
Keokuk. The Keokuk council will put
on the work in all three degrees and
enough Quincy knights have promis-
| ed To make the trip to make the spec
taI train possible. The special will
leave Quincy at 10 a. m. and return
Leaving Keokuk at midnight. AS
there IL no train from Keokuk to
Quincy on Sunday after G p. M,
many Quincy Teople not affiliated
with the order viii take advantage OF
the excursion. banquet will be
I given at the new Hotel Iowa and
some noted speakers will be present
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-18
REREkAH,s NOTICE.

Sisters of Rebekah meet at 2:30
Wednesday at Methodist Protestant
church to attend funeral of Sister
Lamb. BY order of N. G. Mrs. VIM.
Prasse, rec. sec.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-04
BOAT INSPECTOR
EXPECTED HERE
New Circular Issued by Government
Gives in Detail the Equipment
Requirements for Boats.

1t IS probable that many changes
will have TO be made in the equip
ment of motor boats on the river here
in order that they will be able to
pass the inspection of the government
inspector from the United States Gus
toms tservice, who may be expected in
the city in the near future The reg
ulations of circular No 236 CT the
bureau of navigation and steamboat
service are very strict and the equip
ment of many boats on the river here
do not comply with these regulations.
Any violation of the motor boat act
is punishable by fine not exec eding
$100, and the boat may be seized. The
count auditor will soon have sup
ply of circulars No. 236 which will be
given to boat owners on application.
This circular gives in detail the diff
ferent requirements of boats coming
under the different classifications. in
regard to lights, signals and other
equipment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-04

ian point" or center of population OF
the United States.
The hasty geographers who follow
ing the 1910 census placed the center
of population by the side Of furni-
ture factory in nearby Bloomington
(lnd.l overlooked this hamlet, which
Is known as both Woods and Rural
The mixup over the right name is
beside the point, but the natives here
get along fairly well with both names.
When one stands in Woods front
main street, he can turn to the east
and say: Half of the people in the
United States are east of mel" He
can turn to the west and say: Hall
Of the people of the United States are
west of mel And of the north and
south he can say the same. IA the
popular mind that is. what the "cen-
ter of population means. Scientific
ally, 1t is known h assz,tl1e "median
POINT The Washington authorities
said it could be found where latitude
SO degrees 10 minutes and. 10 seconds
north intersected9 ,s8 degrees 80 min
utes and 20 seconds BIZ ibng itude west.
And this is exactl where Woods Cor
RuraD is situated.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-04
ATTRACTIVE HAIR
Always Observation-Disclosures Sage
Makes Hair That 10 Dull, Faded or
Thin, Abundant and Glorious
ly Radiant.

y Every girl and woman, too, wants to
be beautiful and attractiye-it's her
birthright--but unsightly, or thin and
characterless hair destroys half the
beauty OF the most attractive face.
II your hair is not fascinating, is thin
ming out, full Of dandruff, dry or IL the
scalp itches and burns, begin at
once the use of Partisan Sage. 1t will
double the beauty OF the hair, cool and
invigorate the scalp and the first appli-
cation removes dandruff. 1t Is the
hair tonic per excellence, containing
the proper elements to supply hair
needs and make the hair soft, wavy,
lustrous and abundant.
Partisan Sage as sold at all drug
and toilet counters in so cent bottles
is pleasant and refreshing, daintily per.
fumed neither greasy or sticky.
Wilkinson & Co. recommend it.
Advertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-04

where for ten days he was treated for
the affliction named and from all ap-
pearances was getting along nicely
under the treatment. But about three
days before his death a sudden turn
developed into alarming symptoms,
from which he did not rally and pass
ed away at $50 o'clock Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. Deming was a resident OF Keo.
kuk for number of years, coming
here with his parents from Alexan-
dria, Mo-, where he was born He had
many warm friends in Keokuk who
will regret seriously to hear OF his
untimely taking off in the very prime
Of his young manhood He was TWEEN
ty-seven years, nine months and TWEEN
ty-one days old at the time of his
death. He was young man of many
commendable traits of character. a
member of the Christian church and
walked the path of uprightness In
his affiliations with the world. He
was popular among his young com
panions and willing worker In the
church.
Among the near relatives who sur,
vive him are his mother, Mrs Sarah
p. Phillips OF Keokuk: one brother,
Lewis B. Deming of Davenport, and
two sisters, Mrs John Appleton Of
Newton, Iowa, and Mrs. H. Henke of
2oo7 Exchange street to whose home
the remains We're taken, and from
where the funeral will take place.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-04
CARTHAGE, ILL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Hubbard OF
Charlton. Ia, visited his mother Mrs.
o. A. Hubbard in this city the first of
the week.
Mrs. c. G. Kellogg OF Galesburg is
visiting her daughter Mrs NJ. L.
O'Harra
Mrs. A. l., Armour and children re-
turned Saturday to their home in
Peoria, accompanied by her mother
Mrs. Mary A. Stowe
Miss Mavis McGuilvery who is at
tending school at Normal, ILL.,, spent
a few days last week with home f. ks.
DR.. and Mrs. Winifred Burrows of
New York were guests of Sheriff and
Mrs. McAdams several days last week.
MIR. and Mrs. Harley Todd of War
saw visited relatives here the past
week.
Mrs. w. r. Miller went to Csdar
Rapids, Ia, Thursday, to visit her
sons.
L. w. Berry was in Chicago last
week attending Grand Commandery
X. T., and ]. q. Horney went up Wed.
nesday to attend Grand Chapte Or R. A.
M.
Mrs. A. e. saer ia visiting her
daughter Mrs. R. A. Board and family
at Dallas City.
P. M. McAvoy departed Wednesday
for Peoria, for an indefinite say.
Mrs E. E. Moon returned to War.
rem last week, stopping at LaHarpe
to visit relatives.
Miss Frances Foley OF st. Mary's
spent Sunday last with Miss Gladys
O'Harra.
Mrs Samuel Naylor. ST., and Mrs
samI Naylor. Jr.. and children de-
parted Wednesday Tor Quincy to
spend Sunday, Mr. Naylor Joining them
Saturday.
Mrs. Leon Chevillon and son Frank
spent Sunday in Quincy with Mrs
Frank Clere.
Miss Beatrice Beeitler of Keiths
burg, ILL.,, spent Sunday with Miss
Ruth Hartzell.
Mrs. Alex Sholl and Miss Sholl OF
Quincy were guests at the Edward
Cherrill home the past week.
Mrs. VIM. Windman departed Mon
day for Muscatine, Ia, called by the
illness of her daughter-in-law Mrs
Henry Windman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Bwell spent
Sunday in Burlington.
Miss Carrie Merrill returned Wed
nesday from Chicago. Her aunt Mrs
Mary e. Foote OF Burlington, accom-
panied her home for a visit.
B. F. Miller was Burlington bust
ness vsfstor Thursday
Mrs. Fred Johansen OF Nauvoo Wis
tied home folks the past week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-04
Tacoma, Warrington Engineer Here
to oct Posted on the Latest in
Electric Lighting
Plants.
ORDER NEW EQUIPMENT
Electric Company Submits Plans for
s.ews White Way TO the
City Council OF
Warsaw.

H. X. Munroe OF the Tao nh
Washington Electric company was
in this city yesterday making an IN
spection of the street lighting syste n
and of the sub station of the local
electric light company The Tacoma
company is preparing to erect a new
sub station and sent Mr.. Munroe here
to investigate the local system In Or
der that he might become familiar
with the equipment in use here. The
electric lighting system Of this city Is
considered by engineers te he the
most up-to-date Of any in the country,
and the equipment such as is in use
here is being installed in the best
plants the country over. 1t is quite a
compliment to the local company that
the equipment in use here is consid-
cred by engineers all over the Gun
try to be the last word in municipal
electric lighting, and that it should be
used as model by cities the size of
Tacoma.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-04
$4,000 RED CROSS
STAMPS FOR CITY
pr. A. E. kepford VIII Send Them to
the Visiting Nurse Asso-
citation in This
City.
REPORT FOR THE MONTH
Directors Of the Association Hold
Regular Meeting at Which Time
Reports Are
Heard.
REPORT FOR THE MONTH

The board Of directors OF the Visit
Ing Nurse Association met this morn
ing in the club room of the Y. w. G.
A. The financial report was made by
Miss Buck, the treasurer. She report
ed s4s.50 as the proceeds of the folk
festival. 1t was moved that a vote
of thanks be given those who helped
to make the entertainment the artls-
tic and financial success it was. Those
to whom thanks were extended are
Mrs. Collingwood Tucker, Miss Marie
Weber, Miss Ada Field, Misses Edith
and Ruth Kiedaisch, Miss Frances
Meigs, Mrs. H. I. Sawyer, Mrs. Mary
Miller, Miss Polly Morgan. Miss
Marig Moseley Miss Harris, and Mr..
G. H. Wolfe.
Miss Buck also reported that the
plan of getting yards Of pennies to
aid in carrying on the work Of the as
sociation had been perfected. Rolls
of adhesive plaster, of yard in
length. will hold forty-ive pennies.
The plan Is to give these rolls to the
Children and by this means they can
help less fortunate children who re-
ceive the nurses care when they are
i'll. Miss Agnes Tri1nble reported
that DR.. Kepford would send soon to
the association 25,oO0 Red Cross
stamps, the proceeds Of the sale OF
which aid in the work OF prevention
and cure of tuberculosis in Iowa. Miss
Laura Alton was elected to member
ship on the board and will act as
chairman Of the social service commit
tee.
The report of Miss Habenecht, the
Visiting nurse, showed a greater num-
Ter Of visits made this month than In
amy other month since the organiza-
ton, the total number OF visits being
263 Miss Brown and Miss Lind, two
local trained nurses, have aided Miss
Habenecht for a few days during the
month Fortysix patients were cared
for and eleven different diseases treat
ed. Material aid was given by the
county officials, by Mrs. Rich, Mrs.
Eugene Maxwell, Miss Younker and
by the visiting nurse association
itself. There has been good deal
of typhoid fever cared for and that
means hard work for the nurse but a
very much needed ministry. Mr..
/ Drummond, the liveryman, pledged
50 month to the support of the as
ISOLATION, and several new members
have been added during the month.
The payment of one dollar or more
ANNUALLY constitutes membership. Any
member of the board OF directors is
VERY glad to receive membership fees.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-04
GILBERT M. DEMING's
REMAINS ARRIVED
Taken to the Residence Of His Sister,
2oo7 Exchange Street, Await
Ing Burial.

Brief mention was made yesterday
afternoon Of the death of Gilbert NJ
Deming at Cedar Rapids, and that
the remains would arrive In Keokuk
at 12:45 O'Clock this morning. They
arrived at the time mentioned and
were taken to the residence of H.
Henke, 20o7 Exchange street Mrs.
Henke being g sister of the deceased.
He was a sufferer from diabetes
He had been in Cedar Rapids about
eight months, and was recently taken
to st. Luke's hospital in that city
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-04
Miss Wilson a. soIoist.

PHILADELPHIA Nov. Appear.
ing as the principal soloist In public
concert. Miss Margaret Wilson, popu-
lar young daughter OF President Will
son, was the big attraction for Phila.
delphia's younger set at the Bellevue
Stratsford hotel auditorium this after
noon. The concert was for the pur-
pose Of raising funds for the erection
OF working girls home. Miss Wilson
volunteered her services several
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-04
An Inch Of Land.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, Nov. 4.-The smallest
portion of land ever sold in this city
was one inch strip on Dist street
according to real estate records com
piled today. 1t was sold yesterday as
the result OF partition suit brought
to clear title. The strip brought
$50 at auction being bid in by the
owner of the lot to which 1t originally
belonged.