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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-03-07
COLLECTORS MAKE REPORT
OF Taxes Collected in tie
County-Reports Given
Official o. X.

The county court has been in
session this week to audit the
accounts of the tax collectors.
Ten Of these had been returned
and OKed Tuesday evening and
the remainder were due Wednes-
day. Below is given a list ofthe
collectors, the townships they
collected, the total amount Of tax
assessed against each township,
exclusive of drainage taxes; the
amount collected and each col
lectors commission.
George Young, Missouri town
ship, assessed So. 735. "a, collected
50, 629. 48, Commission, $65. 20.
F. P. Prather, Musselfork,
I&, S1O.28 collected $4, 235. So COM
mission $1O5.89.
H. Y. Shupe, Mendon, So, ,S34
54 collected, 50, ,222.55, COM
mission, $23O.57.
]. T. Mccormick, Cunningham,
$40, 1853. SO, collected $40, 5S9. SO,
commission $263. 40.
D. M. Wilson, Clark, $4, 1861
collected. $4,373.S4, commission,
$1O9.S5.
R. O. Young, Charlton, $5, 500.
n, collected $5, ,66O.92, COM
mission $141.52.
A. G. Friesz, Bowling Green,
Sc, ,659. IL, collected Sc, All. SO com
mission $160.44.
E. R. Brooks, Cockrell, So, 1893.
4S, collected So, 1856. 26, commiss-
lion, $94,63.
w. d. Hibler. Brunswick, $18,
82O.27, collected $18, 81.44, COM
mission, $455.T.
R. c. Lamb, Bee Branch, $6,
O01.4S, collected $5,810.8S. COM
mission $145.27.
j. w. Carlstead, Wayland,
township. $5, ,849.11, collected IS.
67O.61, commission $141.T
A. F. Maddox, Triplett town
ship, $11, ,811.97, collected $11, ,666.
rs, commission $291.66.
A. S. Rucker, Salisbury town
ship, $26, ,O18.77, collected, $25,
339. SO, commission $443.34.
R. B. Water, Salt Creek town.
ship, SIS, ,835.2 .25, collected, SIS, 808.
So, commission, $145.21.
F. F. Hamilton. Yellow Creek,
township, SO, ,OO1. 80 collected, So,
966.1O, commission, $2A.15.
Charles Parker, Keytesville,
township, $17,241.41, collected,
SIG, ,36O.91, commission, $4OO.O2
The best collection was made
by R. B. Water who collected SO.
81 per cent Of the general taxes
| in his township. The average
collection over the entire town
ship figures 81. .73 per cent.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-03-07
Judge Valiant Dead

Judge Leroy B. Valiant, a
Supreme Judge of Missouri and
Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court, died at his boyhood town
in the home of his sister in
Greenville. Miss. Monday.
Judge Valiant was an ex-con-
federate and a member of the
Supreme Court of Missouri from
1898 to 1912. He was born in
Alabama June Ia, 1888.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-03-07
Exhaustive Curriculum.

It may be surprising to learn
that 46l girls are enrolled in the
swimming classes at the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin. So compre-
hensive is the curriculum of the
modern college that it omits
scarcely a thing the girl needs to
prepare herself for successfully
and capably managing the home.
Drovers TELEGRAM.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-03-07
Judges and Clerks

The following win serve as
judges and clerks at the town
ship election to be held here
March 25;
Receiving judges; Charlie Cox,
Ed Pearson.
Clerks; Frank Spence. Chas,
Edwards.
Counting judges; J E. Mitch,
ell, J. L. Cropper.
Clerks; Geo. Dean, Marvin
Drace.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-03-07

A. G. Sterner bought the in.
terest Of E. P. Stamper in the
blacksmith business conducted
under the firm name Stampel
and Sterher and has taken as !
partner o. K. Rains Of Chrane,
vile. Thenew firm Of Sternel
and Rains viii conduct a genera
|bIacksmithing business at tn,
|oId Tippett shop. Watch fol
their ad in the Courier.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-03-07
County Court Business.

AT it's session this week the
county court made several allow
ances and a loan. The court al
lowed B. F. Wood S., 600 in part
payment for the county farm and
also 5000 for the wheat crop
as per contract. A loan was
made Harry MoseIy in the sum
Of 81, 900 with ]. A. Price, Aug.
Olson. ]. w. Mosley and Arph
MoseIy as sureties.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-03-07

Mrs. L J. Dye Of Salisbury
arrived in the city Thursday for
q visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. w. Anderson. Miss
Jane Anderson at PRESENTS yis-
|iting in Oklahoma City after
spending some time in Lawton
and other places.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-03-07
c. r. Kerr Dead.

Mrs. J. ]. Ewing received a
telegram notifying her of the
death at Topeka, Kans.. of her
brotherinlaw, G. R. Kerr, of
Harrington, Kans, who was
trainmaster for the Rock Island.
He died Wednesday afternoon.
The deceased was married to
Miss Lena Hodges, the youngest
sister of Mrs. Ewing. The latter
left Thursday for Harrington,
Kans.. the late home of the de-
ceased, to attend the funeral.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-03-07
Population Increased.

The population of Charlton
county has increased somewhat
in the past week. DIR. B. Hughes
reports the following list of those
who have entered the ranks of
the worlds toilers:
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Clifford, Fri
day, February q, a boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bramble,
last Monday a girl.
Mr.. and Mrs, Roy Finnell,
Tuesday, a girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Dooley,
Tuesday, a boy.
MIR. and Mrs. Robert Culber-
son, Wednesday, a girl
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-03-07

E. NJ. Burr who lived here
during the early 70's. thot Of his
old friend. Judge o. F. Smith
and took his pen in hand to let
him know he was living and well
and hoped he was in the same
fix E. M. taught school here
for a while and the Senior Editor
has a ridge down his bacon
marking the epoch and E. MS
prowess when riled. Many Of
|hls old friends would like to see
him and for him to zee the inn
|pfoyement here since he left and
located at Monroe, Oregon.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1913-03-07
Mulch VS. Bugs.

One farmer raises the object
ion to burning the weeds from
his land that would deprive the
soil Of this much fertilizer. The
Drovers Telegram naively re-
marks that it might be better to
lose this much mulch for one
year and get rid of the chinch
bugs for several years than tc
keep the fertilizer and then have
the bugs eat up everything the
lands produced.
The daily sentinel., 1913-09-08

How'd we happen to get the SUb7
do you know7" asked Brace.
"can1 you see the old man hgur-
lps this thing out months ahead Z
chance, my boy. He's been Offering
up saorihccs for me last five years
for an opportunity to show what we
could do Hos got just SIX boats
that are good for anything And I'll
bet months pay every one OF the
six 10 at this moment whooping south
pa some special JOB Of Its own. Yhe
Picador happens TO be ours."
And, by CAD and the half tribe
of Mannsseh. I think we're hickyi"
chortled Brace. She's pretty
tough customer. isn't she?"
WELL Rexford drawled judicinily,
she's newer than we are. throws a
little more metal and has about the
same speed and sailing radius We
ought to be able to handle her"
Let's see7 II she got orders to
come north, we ought to meet her
somewhere near the canal. I should
Judge"
There or thereabouts. / shouldn't
wonder II she'd try to leave her card
somewhere round the dam in pass
ing. Well. keep her hunmins. Pm
going to turn in."
About midnight the Rappahannock
passed over Wilmington and swung
out to sea, following a course due
south she Travelled with all lishts
concealed, lest her passnge be noted
and inferences be drawn by hungry
newspapers which declined to see the
value Of military secrecy. and were
even Mt that moment execrating the
gray admiral for his steady refusal
to take the great American people
into his counsel.
on board the blue-tinted fiier,
speeding south, Rexford slept as
peacefully as though no Responsible
ty rested on his shoulders. while
Brace and Ireton, his lieutenants,
passed the night In excited discus
sion. poring over charts and holding
high argument as to the most likely
spot for the hoped-for encounter.
They swept over the island Of
Cuba between eight and nine next
morning. and an .hours later sighted
Jnmaica away to the east. AT six
The daily sentinel., 1913-09-08

In the evening they had crossed tho
1sthmus of Panama, twenty-five
hours from Washington. Rexford
took command In the navigating
their stations TIE speed was re-
duoed p nfty miles an nour, al
lights were ris1diy otscurcd. and
iookouts posted at all ports. They
were now In hostile atmosphere.
II was Rexford's hope 10 ca tcA the
Plcador unawares, and deal o.
cisiye blow before the enemy awoke
to his peril. With this object, they
moved slowly down the coast, search
ing light. Should ono be discovered,
y could mean but one Thing. Tho
Picador was known to be the ealy
aerQstat In these parts.
The night passed slowly. Ne one
thought Of sleep. Tense exploitation
held the whole ship keyed TO concert
pitch. Amy moment cry from one
OF the lookouts might plunge them
into action. And what an action!
A hght IN the air, half . mile up,
with the sea beneath theml x Agft
with no historic models to guide
them, no recognized rules Of strategy
or tactics. With them lay the priv
ilege and the responsibility Of set
ting a standard to be followed in all
future air-fghts.
y was clear night, with no moon.
and the great stars OF the tropics
blazsd Just above their heads. MID
night came. II the attack was TO be
a surprise, 1t must not be delayed.
Daylight would dash that hope.
1t was twenty minutes to two when
one of the forward lookouts entered
the navigating-room. carne stiffly to
attention, and calmly announced:
Boat on the port bow. sir below
us on the five-hundred level. headed
north"
Rexford signaled to the engine
room to stop the motors. and has
tened to the bow lookout. There she
was. coming like racehorse, sew
eral miles away to the east ana some
hundreds of feet below the Kappa
hammock. Confident OF her loneliness
In these far airs, she binzed with
lights. and as she neared the sound
OF laughter and singing came plain
The daily sentinel., 1913-09-08
Labor Notes

The strike of employees of the Stur-
tevant Blower works in Hyde Park.
Mass, controlled by Governor T. N.
Foss, has been ended by the accept
ance by the strikers of terms offered
by the management.
+ + +
Moving-picture operators in eight
of the theaters of indianapolis, Ind,
went on strike last week, after they
had been refused an increase from
SIS to $25 week.
+
Troops will be kept in the copper
strike zone at Calumet, Mich, as
long as there is danger of rioting,
but they no longer will be used to
patrol mine property.
r + r
b. f. Perry, president of District
No. 20, International Association OF
Machinists, is making trip over the
Denver & Rio Grande. Colorado G
Southern and Denver & Salt Lake
systems in the interest OF the ma
chinists.
The machinlsts and other shop
crafts have signed an agreement with
the Denver & Salt Lake Railway
Company providing for an Increase
in wages of / cent per hour and
9-hour day until April /, 1914, at
which time the S-hour day goes into
effect. This is the first signed con-
tract the unions have had with the
management of theI Moffat road.
r + r
a strike on the tramway in Dub
lin, Ireland the past week has result
ed in considerable disorder and dam
age to property and the injury of
many persons.
+ + +
With 1000 idle men at Crooks
ton, Mimi, recently farmers had Sc
rious trouble in hiring men enough
to man the threshing rigs. All ma
chimes were running short-handed,
the men refusing to go out for SO a
day. The men were independent and
before they could be induced to go
out they chatechised the farmers re-
garding the quality of the hoard, the
sleeping quarters, how many bundle
teams they had, the number of pitch
efs in the field, and then refused to
go unless they got little more than
the farmers offered. Finally the po-
lice began grabbing every loafing
man who showed any signs of drink
and drove them into the country on
that preteXt.
The daily sentinel., 1913-09-08
To Haze Circus
Here Sept. 23

The Al G. Barnes 3-Ring Wild An
imal show Will exhibit here Septem-
ber 23. Read what the Winnipeg
Free Press has to say of them.
"The Barnes shows have come and
gone, and every person OF the many
thousands who were In attendance,
pronounce II to be the very best show
that has ever been seen In Canada.
II is strictly an animal performance,
the animals being assisted by their
trainers. The AL G. Barnes show is
a distinctive credit to the owner,
managers and trainers. 1t is'the one
show ON the road that depends upon
trained animals of every description
as its performers, Barnes show is
a big 3-ring show. the center ring
being cage 40 feet in diameter,
made OF heavy iron bars, alfording
absolute protection to the audience
a sure guarantee of safety to all.
Inside of the cage Martha Flor
inc introduces her speciality, which
includes six Persian spotted leopards,
two South American panthers. This
lady is one of the foremost female
animal trainers of the world.
Performing Bengal tigers, Jag
uars, pumas and twenty other savage
beasts perform stunts and seemingly
death-defying acts which held the
audience spellbound. In all over 81
groups of savage beasts in salutation
were presented. The other two rings
were filled with domestic performing
goats and monkeys. The balloons
were, certainly wonderfully trained.
and their stunts caused screams of
laughter. Thornton and his seven
grizzly bears are wonderful, and from
their performance one would imagine
that they were In training for n wres-
Ting match with Champion Gotch.
Among the special features are
The daily sentinel., 1913-09-08
0PPORTUNE TINE
To ADVERTISE IN
DROUTH SECTIONS

That the present time, is the most
opportune in the history of the valley
to spend little money advertising
Grand Valleys irrigated lands in the
drouth devastated sections of Kan
sas and Missouri, in such papers as
the Kansas City Star and similar pub
lications is the opinion of Manager
Howard C. Fletcher, Harry B. Jones
and other officers of the Fruit Grow
ers' association, w. w. Campbell of
the Mesa flour mills and scores of
other prominent business men.
Kansas farmers at the present
time are ready to leave for new lands
They are sick and tired of the drouth
and would welcome relief in an irri-
gated section. The advertisement
would not be meant as flaunt in the
face of unfortunates, but to reach
them a hand, an avenue to a better
land, place where drouths are un-
known.
Grand Valley with thousands of
broad, smiling acres can support
hundreds of Kansas farmers and
many farmers there are now and men
with money and influence ready to
move. The opinion seems to be uni
versal that now is the time to adver-
tise.
Mr. Fletcher stated this afternoon
that he is already receiving a num-
Der of voluntary inquiries from Kan
sas stricken districts and thinks
there never has been a more oppor-
tune time to work hard through ad-
yertisements,.
The daily sentinel., 1913-09-08

" to those on tbs Rappahannock- II
was the Picador bound north to
wreck the canal in the morning. Her
officers accounted the thing as good
as done. and were making a gala
night in anticipation of the triumph
of the morrow Moving at hundred
MIKES an hour. she cana swiftly up,
and ~ she swspt abreast Rexford
stgnaled for fall speed ahead
Prepare to Gre" he sent the or
DER b BrRce NJ the forward tprpedo-
drop IN the bottom of the vessel.
HIS plan was to follow on Ab
present higher level and. taking M
th> enemy. ms acoomplIAsd, b
had but to loo., a torpedo, and ths
end was accomplished swiftly the
Rappahannocks speed increased, TIL
presently she heid her own WIKI the
boat ahead md then saowiy besan
to gain.
Evsrything was N readiness.
Brsca. lying nat IN shs bottom q
the vessel. ~ eyes si1ed 10 tAs
Torpedo bokcut, waerAed ths DIS
tancs isssen estwesn the two boats
s.a s.s ~ S,sss sos srsgr Sg1 = M r.1s,9s nsS
pahannocH yesAsd m ever me fioa-
Doris whirfmg propensre, and Brace
gathered himself Rhe . ca prepared
TO spring.
withoit warning. 9H Ppsosu
swerred nUfh oenestn tfsam rs .
ptgcon swsrves 10 etnds . bawk: si1s
swept b 1DnG sre wp 70 theaf own
level Der ngAts vsnisheds end ~ the
Rappahannock answered t3R furfoQs
twisting of her wf,eei snd surnsd to
opened IN the Picedors bow and stern
and began \ frantic weavfns back
and forfh in tAs effort 10 ptok ~ her
nntaeonfst In ehe davknes4
Ths terrific speed sf tpe combaeants
had carried them a mfle apart, and
the Picador had now shut o6 her
motors and iAy almost potton@ess,
opfy the wAyifts beams Of NtndinG
white night tnarkfrg her pesfcon. The
Reppahanrcoh. going st tetter Than
Straight for Ssr. "conision- quarters"
sounded on board the United States
vessel and n wits evident Rsxford
meant p ny cbe steei-si,od ram,
whose efficiency had never been put
to the proof. There were those who
predicted that the fisht body of the
rnnnming vessel would itself crum-
pie In the shock.
The distance between the two less-
ened with amazing repidity. II
ct~iicu ttiht Setuiius only 1utefVtueQ
between the present instant and that
OF the actual impact, when the bow
light OF the Picndor. describing q
huge sweep OF the heavens, fell fun
upon the advancing foe. Then was
seen the beautiful control OF the
modern fighting machine. To start
her engines would not save Der, and
there was no time 10 beat of attack
with her quick -frers. Che had but
one recourse. fyrt that proved effect
I've IN the hands of a imam capable of
acting with instant decision.
Captain Morales, tn the Hash of
time allowed him, pushed little
lever under his hand TIL the Indicator
pointed to zero. and with her lift
mechanism cut of completely, the
Picador dropped seaward like so
much inert Iron. The Rappahannock
shot over her with only feet between
them. and the torpedo which Brace
let fly at a venture as she passed
must have missed the descending
boat, for no explosion followed.
Watching through his port the
hurtling drop of the enemy, Brace
saw her searchlight3 suddenly van.
ish. Had she fallen into the sea?
Had his torpedp caught her. For an
instant he strained his ears for the
The daily sentinel., 1913-09-08

Emerys Siamese elephants. Nine. Ri
cardo's Bengal tigers, Thornton's
Russian bears. Clarkes Arabian stall
lions. monster lions riding horseback,
Diro's dogs, twenty-five African lions,
Marseall's performing pumas and
Clarke's high school horses. To our
mind, the star attraction of the big
Barnes show is the performing sea
lions They ride horseback, play
ball, climb stairs and do other inter
esting stunts.
The show is complete with sensa-
tional novel acts. TN street parade
was excellent and drew throngs to
witness it.
''ln conclusion we will say that the
Al G.. Barnes show is the cleanest
and most interesting that has visited
Canada and return visit is wished
for in the near future"
The daily sentinel., 1913-09-08
Under Sealed
Orders
By FREDERICK w. BROWN
CopyrPM. F,unA A. Ms,ssy Co.

NENOR AGLEsIAs. TIM amBus-
sador OF the federation at
Washington, hnd hardly de-
hauded his Passports and lsft the
ity before the aerostat neppehan-
look had received her orders and
otten under way. The sthctest So
rsrv vss szaiptainsrt oprrernins har
destination. Like an her sister-ships,
he sailed under scaled orders, and
jot even her captain Commander
leyford, Knew her course when he
polk her up CIat evening. lie had
cen called In by Admiral searnan
hat Afternoon and told TO san as
pom as possible. That was all he
new-ercept, Of course, that nego-
htlons had failed md the die was
lst for war.
lTTen minutes AFTER the beautiful
raft leaped INTO tho air From hcT
trth Mt the Aviation Yard, Rexford
btercd the navigation-foom where
lieutenant Brace was on duty.
''How's she headlng2" no asked
Jth an assumed afr of carelessness.
South" answered Brace. Thought
lat was n safe guess
Rexford glanced at the speed-in-
lcator.
Tell xrnold TO give her full head"
Z SOlu, ana Bruce sent tnt Ofucf
} the engine-room.
Rexford stood over tho indicator.
atohing the needle swing around
)e dial, eighty. ninety. = hundred,
hundred and ten miles an hour.
iere It paused ana hung, pulsing-
lcxford smiled with satisfaction and
srned to Brace.
Put two men on the lookout" he
aid. Were going to flnd the
dcador."
YES. SIR" said Brace, as though
be order involved a mere matter of
putine.
"She's somewhere on the west
past. or was, the last anybody heard
( her"
"And It's up to us to find herr"
Precisely. Find her and smash
fer before she starts dropping tor
Iedoes into San Francisco. New York.
jr Chicago. we'll run down the
vest coast first and v she gets past
~ In the night somebody IL abe In
The daily sentinel., 1913-09-08
Strengthen Weak Kidneys.

Don't suffer longer with weak kid
neys. You can get prompt relief by
taking Electric Bitters. that wonder
full remedy praised by women every
where. Start with bottle today.
you will soon feel like a new woman
with ambition to work, without fear
of pain. Mr.. John Bowling of San
Francisco. writes: Gratitude for the
wonderful effect OF Electric Bitters
prompts ME to write. 1t cured my
wife when all else failed" Good for
the liver as we'll. Nothing better for
indigestion or biliousness. Price. soc
and Sl.o0, at the C. ID. Smith Drug
Company.
The daily sentinel., 1913-09-08

order for full speed ahead. 2sts.
speed ahead, with oEa engine
and a screw twisted out of shape,
proved to be about hfteen miles
an hour; but Rexford thanked
fortune for even SO much. 1t was
enough. Slowly but steadily 4 - p
pahannock overhaulsd the ANNr
Picador. MIN
The gsns were silent and N A.
dim light OF the coming day
American vessel rose and took
craft The cards were In Rexfor
hands. He had but TO give Brace t.
order. and ons Of the terrible dro I
torpedoes, able to blow a thirty-tho,'
sand-tpn bsttlsship into serap-iroi.
would be ioosed upon the little areo-
stat below. Again he set tho signal,
DO you surrender?' and this time
the answering signal OF submission
was returned
Five minutes later the two vessels
were lying side by side, ports open.
and the Americans were doing what
they could for their late antagonists
As evidence Of the frightful fire to
whioh they had been exposed, half
the P1cadors crew were dead: and OF
the remainder, there was not a man
but had at least one wound, while
one young fellow had been struck by
pieces Of no less than six separate
shells. and yet lived. and ultimately
recovered In the American hospital
at Panama
When Ia injured had been re-
moved to the Rappehnnnock and
made as comfortable as the limited
quarters permitted, an examination
of the P1cador showed that while she
still fioated, with that tenacity OF
buoyancy of the modern air-plier, she
could neither rise nor move at mora
than a mile or two an hour in a
horizontal plane Her motors were
practically wrecked, literally torn to
pieces by the shells which had ex-
pioded In their vitals.
Brace. with prize-crew, was left
aboard her. hawser was rugged.
and the Rappahannock, with one
crew and patched-up engine. start
ed to tow her prize away to Pam
ANA
1t is not of my purpose to describe
In detail the lons-drawn-out misery
OF that trip, of how the hawser part
ed three times, OF how the Picador's
buoyancy gradually left her and only
heroic efforts on the part of the prize
crew recharged the batteries and re-
stored the necessary current, without
which she must have slowly settled
into the sea and been lost.
A week after the battle, the victor
in the first alright in history limped
into Colon with the conquered prize
in her wake. to be greeted by the
tidings that sister aerostat had
utterly destroyed the enemy's great
battlefield, and that negotiations for
peace We're already In progress.
Rexford sent the following dispatch
the admiral:
Met the Picador four degrees ten
minutes north, eighty degrees two
minutes west. Have brought her
into Colon. Casualties. seven wound-.
ed, none seriously. Rappahannocls
undergoing repairs. Await orders.
He received the following by way
of reply:
Proceed to Washington as soon
as practicable.
That's the old man ali over" said
Brace. mo fuss. Just plain busi-
ness. Proceed to Washington and
be ready for anything else that turns
up."
ooh, yes; but he won't forget. Be,
got his eye on us all the time" said
Ireton. He makes US sweat, and
he's short on Dralsei