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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-10
Eyade Personal Tax

The superintendent of schools
of Chilicothe is after some tax
dodgers. He referred especially
to non-resldents who send chill
dren to the public schools. He
says some of them pay their
taxes fairly. Others send their
children to town to school and
set up some sort of home for
them and turn in to, the assessor
the property there for personal
taxes. He moves back to the
country and continues farming
as usual and when the assessor
comes there for personal proper
ty assessment he cites the fact
he had once been assessed for
personal property tax and can
not be assessed again. The city
council thereupon ordered that
in cases of non-residents send
ing children to school and then
escaping payment Of tuition and
adequate personal tax too by es-
tablishing a makeshift home for
them, that the collector collect
the personal tax on the return
made by the assessor on proper
ty found at the farm home. In
this way the country resident
will contribute his fair share Of
taxes toward keeping up the
public schools.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-10
Wool Sells Higher

The San Luis sheep men have
contracted for the sale Of their
wool crop this year at a price in
advance Of the price of last year.
The price a year ago was IL or
13 cents on the backs Of the
flock. This year it is from IA to
Is cents, the minimum being IA
cents thus far. The output viii
be something over a million and
a half pounds.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-10
Arbor Day Program

Asking that not less than 1OO,-
coo trees be planted this year,
Supt. Evans of the state schools
has sent out a program for
observance by schools of Arbor
Day. The program with a cover
in colors, contains a number Of
poems and readings, one of the
latter a short story of the origin
of Arbor Day. another Tree
Planting" and another, Apple
seed john. The poems are
strictly relavent to woodcraft
and one of them is the time-h
.ored .'Woodman. Spare That
Tree.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-10
Long Felt Want

Thru the efforts Of Attorney
R. W. Rucker. the Wabash
Superintendent has promised to
install a signal bell at the station
here, a much needed warning to
travellers against trains. The
work may not be completed
for a month or more. but
it is a sure thing.
Rucker also called attention to
the crossing in Salisbury where
two disasters to human life have
occurred and numerous frights
to horses and pedestrians. The
superintendent has promised to
provide an automatic alarm for
that point also.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-10
Prices Are Higher

The annual report by the
Igoyernment showing prices of
commodities in this state for
April for the present year for
the same time in 1918 will show
that prices are higher generally
this year than a year ago. A
few of the figures, the first
given being the prices for 1914
and the last for 1918, will prove
enlightening: Wheat 1886; corn
|745O; oats 46-37; rye 74-78;
potatoes 1914; hay 14.2O-9.40
cotton 1865; eggs 1915; butter
1923; chickens 11.8-11.1. Wheat
and rye are the only commodities
named where the price now is
lower than the average for five
years. All the rest are the same
of higher.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-10
WABASH IS SUED AGAIN
Three Suits For Delay in Stock
Shipments = Other
Cases

The Wabash railroad is again
defendant in a number of law
suits which adds to the troubles
of the receivership. The three
suits were filed by a Salisbury
attorney for delay in shipment of
carloads of stock to the National
Stock yards in Illinois.
A. A. Cloyd enters suit for
1882 damages for injuries and
damages to a consignment of 81
hogs shipped June 16, 1913.
Four of the hogs died and
others shrank and suffered other
damages alleged to be the sum
asked.
I W. H. Summers asks damages
for a cargo of 287 sheep shipped
December 13, 1913 from Sails
bury. The damages are alleged
to be $143.28. The shipment
was made from Clifton Hill.
]. M. Bentley shipped 25 head
of cattle from Forrest Green
August 26, 1918 and claims
damages to the extent of $59.94
for delay in delivery to market.
Daisy Thompson sues Jacob B.
Thompson for divorce. They
live at Sumner. They were mar
ried in 1905 and lived together
until July 1913. The wife says
that on July A, husband celebrat-
ed by slapping her, etc. and she
finally had to leave him. Hence
the suit for divorce. They have
a child seven years of age.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-10
Illinois Elections

The principal contests in ILL
nois were in cities on the wet
and dry question. The drys
with the aid of women voters,
gained victories in a majority of
the towns, but the vets, assist
ed by women, came out ahead in
several of the more important
towns and cities. The suffra-
gists lost out practically alto
gether in Chicago, the only wo-
man candidate Mrs. Drake, for
aldermaness, being defeated
by Bath house" John Coughlin.
All the women candidates for
other offices were defeated.
In the state only6 women were
elected out of an army of them
seeking office. Those winning
we're for small Offices. In some
of the cities, the majority of the
women voting were for the vets,
and in a majority of cases wo.
men supported men candidates
against women. There were 2;
wet towns made dry.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-10
Cattle for Grazing

Plenty of rains and rapidly
growing grass mean a big help
to pastures and reports from the
grazing sections of the country
are fiattering. Among the resi-
denrs of this neighborhood who
have taken out some feeding
cattle are J. w. Lee and Ficklin
Bros. both of Clifton Hill, each
taking out a load of good stock.
ers; ]. P. Knight of Brunswick
who took out a carload of good
steers weighing about 900 lbs.;
R. B. Lambert of Linn county
who took out GA head of stock.
ers of the good kind.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-10
Serum Is Effective

Last year, of 1904 hogs treat
ed fer cholera, already having
the disease, 1893 died. The or
dinary loss in a disease herd is
from rs to 100 per cent.
In the government experimental
herds only 35 per cent. of serum
treated hogs died. Well hogs in
diseased herds were treated and
only 2.S per cent. died. When
the serum was used on exposed
herds not yet diseased only .6s
per cent. of the hogs treated
died. This indicates that the
serum used is a sufficient pre-
ventive for all practical purposes.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-10
How They Settled Il

One of the questions that
worried some of the technical
voters at the school election was
the fact that there were three
directors to elect, two for a three
and one for a two year term.
The ticket did not state which
man was a candidate for the
two-year term. 1t was explain
ed that this difficulty was sur
mounted by giving the two win
ming candidates who had the
larger number Of votes the
three-year terms, while the low
man drew the two-year term.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-10
Change Of Owner

The barber shop on the west
side has changed hands again,
In fact, the shop changed hands
twice, Tuesday. The first pur-
chase was Milt Gardner and he
sold later to Edgar Wilks who
owned the shop before it was
sold q few months ago to Bud
Carroll. Mr.. Wilks had the
partition in the room torn out
and replaced with q neater bit
Of work. The room also is being
papered and overhauIed.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-10
Birthday Dinner

Obie Rains was surprised with
a celebration of his = birthday
April 2 and coupled with it, the
birthday Of his mother-in-law,
Mrs. E. C. Cavanah. a number
of his relatives assembling for a
sumptuous dinner at his home.
The dining room was tastefully
decorated with pink and green
colors and carnations, and the
table with the same flowers.
Only relatives were present and
at the noon hour, when dinner
was served, a number of choice
and appropriate presents were
presented to the two who had
reached another mile post along
life's highway. Expression of
delight and wishes for the con-
tinued good health of the parti-
cipants were exchanged and the
balance Of the day spent in
social enjoyment.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-10
Democrats Win

hs Kansas City Star which
Ia Been opposing the Demo.
cratic ticket in Kansas City
credits the Democrats with win
ming the greatest and completest
victory they ever won in the
city at this election. Jost was
elected mayor and Burton, the
non-partisan candidate, together
with the commission form OF
government, was defeated by a
vote Of 1916. The upper house
of the city government was all
Democratic and IL of the 16 al.
dermen elected were of the
same party. The four non-par-
tisan aldermen were the only
officials elected outside the Dem
ocratic rank.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-10
Probate Court

The executors of the Hill es-
tate filed a report with the pro-
bate court showing another
dividend to the legatees. The
report shows the sum of 81. 1000
on hands which is not needed tc
paw debts and this was ordered
distributed as follows: Mrs,
SaIlie Hill, 81, ,516.35; Mrs. Eliza.
beth Hundley, 81, ,516.35; Mrs
Lucille Keith. $1,059.O9; Mrs
Helen H. Hawes, 81, ,069.56; Mis-
Sallie Hill. $1,078.23; Franz
Hill, 871.48.
In the Fred Roeper estate th'
executrix, Katherine Klaus wa
discharged.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-10
HUpp-Rector

Miss Dosha Rector, daughter
of Alfred Rector Of Marshall.
Mo. was married Wednesday
afternoon to Wilber Burton
Hupp Of that city. The Rectors
are very popular on the Bluffs
where they were formerly resi-.
dents. and their many friends
vii ION II congratulations.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-10
Wheat Prospects

The April crop report gotten
out by the national government
shows that the wheat condition
this year is 8 per cent. as
against 9S per cent. for the same
months ayear ago. The average
for ten years past IS IS per cent.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-10
Ship BY Parcel Post

( The st. Louis postmaster iS
perfecting arrangements by
which the producer Of poultry,
butter and eggs may ship direct
to the consumer in his city by
parcel post and save the profit
of the city middle man for him
self, the producer. In other
words, If the scheme works, the
country merchant can have city
customers among consumers and
be prepared to pay q little better
price for such products mention
ed, or the producer himself, can
get city customers and ship to
them, for the postmaster is con-
templating the publication Of the
names of all producers Of such
produce and having them dis
tributed throughout the city by
the letter carriers and also, hav-
ing a list of those in the city who
would become patrons Of the
country producers and sending
these lists to the country and
having them put in the mail
boxes of producers.
The plan is to permit the
country producer to get better
prices fer his butter, eggs and
poultry, and at the same time
allow the consumer in the city
to buy from him and get the
stuff fresh and at less than
would be asked for it by the
middle men in the city.
The country merchant can
build up a line of customers in
the city and ship such produce
to them direct every day or so,
and it viii serve the purpose
better than the average in
dividual establishing a trade
with individuals in the city, fol
the merchant will be better able
ito protect himself against i'm
position and at the same time
give the producer better prices
than he has heretofore beer
Ipaid. Vegetables. fruits an'
other produce can be sold in th'
same way. If you are interest
ed, send your name to the post
master in st. Louis at once ant
lit will be listed and scattered
over the city and you can tr.
the scheme out. Let the P. M
know what you will have to SCI
to the consumers and it will ap
! pear in the list next your nam
, and you will hear from it.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-10
DORRANCE EONORCECAsE
Another Turn Divorce Seven
Years Old Is AnnuIled
Final Decision


tells of another turn in the now
famous Dorrance case. With
two separate wills filed and a
possible contest, the affair is
further complicated by the in
lection of the supreme court
decision sustaining the annul-
ment of a divorce proceeding OF
years before. The dispatch
says:
BY a decision of the Missouri
supreme court Thursday, sus-
tanning Circuit Judge McQuillin's
annulment of a divorce decree
obtained by John G. Dorrance
against Mrs. Emma Dorranae
more than seven years ago.
Mrs. Dorrance will geta widows
share of Dorrance's $500, 600 es-
tate in Charlton county, Dor
rance having recently died.
The annulment of the divorce
upset a precedent of fifty years
standing against the reopening
| Of a case after the expiration OF
the term in which it was tried.
The precedent was disregarded
because, according to the proof,
the divorce was obtained by
fraud and Mrs. Dorrance knew
nothing about it until after the
term of court had expired.
Dorrance obtained a divorce
in November, 1906, on the
ground of desertion. He de.
clared he did not know where
his wife was, although he had
seen her in Kansas City tive
days before filing his petition,
ESix months later Mrs: Dorrancs
l went to Keytesville on business
and was assigned TO q hote
room which had been occupied
1, by her husband. In the rQon
she found a discarded valist
which had belonged to him. Ii
it she discovered the decree o,
divorce. She promptly filet
suit for annulment.
A demurrer filed by Dorrance'
! attorneys, on the ground tina
the case was not reviewabl
, after the expiration of the tern
in which it was tried, was sus
tanned in the circuit court, bu
the supreme court held that tn
law prohibiting the reopening o
a divorce case at an ensuing
term was unconstitutional an,
. against public policy and directe'
the circuit court 70 hear Mrs
Dorrance's case on its merits.
After she had won there tn
, defense carried the case again t
the supreme court, which decid
ed in favor of Mrs. Dorrance.
At the trial in the circuit cour
; it was testified that Dorrance fo
3 years had supported a negr
, woman, Lena Robinson, on
farm near Keytesville. Man
love letters written by tn
woman to Dorrance and som
/ written by him to her were in
troduced in evidence. Their
was testimony also that Dorranc
had promised to marry Mis-
Florence Mason, Windsor, Eng
land, while he had a wife.
J The supreme court decision a
! so sustains the circuit court i
allowing Mrs. DOrrance $500 al
torney fees, 5000 back main
tenance and $500 annually 70
the support Of herself and son.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-10
Twins

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Temple
Of this city were the parents Of
twin children, a boy and girl
born to them Sunday. The
children survived their birth but
4 short time.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-10
CITY ELECTION IVELY
Bennett and ZiIlman Tie FOl
Board Lamkln Defeats
Moore, Alderman.

Tuesday was a disageeable day
from the weather standpoint,
cold and raw, but from the poll
tlcal standpoint it proved fairly
warm.
The day started out with
things going rather slowly but It
was not many hours past the
daylight line when the voters
and candidates began to ginger
up and get busy. Then, there
was something doing. The
fight was on for both city and
school tickets, but the chief in
terest centered on the latter
where the candidates were most
numerous and the fight the hot
test.
In the city, there was an al
derman for each ward and city
collector. The vote indicated
that Charles F. Lamkin had
beaten ]. ]. Moore at the polls Of
First ward and G. P. Thrash had
beaten r. ]. HALEY in Second,
Milt Gardner and Edgar Wilki
had another round and Gardner
won by a single vote.
In the school election there
were quite a bunch of avoweC
candidates ard several Others
showed up at the finish with |
small vote. A. F. Arlington
was on the ticket for reelection
of the old board and also th'
new ticket. The other old mem
bers were ]. w. Agee and Mil
Bennett. The former was elect
ed and the latter tied with DR.
Zillman for third place. Bot
Friesz and Cameron were com
ing close behind and way bacl
at the rear came several others
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-10
Evenly Matched

AS a balance of political
power it is hard to beat that dis
played by Wilks and Gardner at
the last two elections when they
have been candidates for City
collector. AT the last previous
election they tied for the Office
and the tie was finally decided at
an election when Gardner won
by Z votes. AT this election
Gardner managed to work his
way through BY a single vote:
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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-10

Mrs. VIM. Fullbright arrived
from Fayetteville, Ark. Wednes-
day.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-10
Men StiIl skinny

The tailors meeting at Kansas
City this week announce that
they viii continue to stick to the
styles Of last year for men.
Skinny coats and trousers with
cutin waists viii still be the 60.
The shoulders win be slightly
wider and coat sleeves a little
wider Otherwise, the same
skinny line Of stuff,
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-10

Drank Spence and his guest E.
Finnell came ID for q shearing
Wednesday.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-10

Con Stewart Of Brunswick was
here Yesterday putting up Jobs.
The Snowflake herald., 1914-12-11

Department f Agriculture.
Prof. d. w. Working; Of the Of
flee o f Farm Demonstrations,
will talk on various farm man.
agement problems; Prof. O. H.
Benson, who has charge of the
Boys and Girls Club work thru
out the United States, will tell
about this work and what may
be done with it in Arizona; also
there will be a representative
from the office of Markets to
talk on the subject of marketing
farm products.
Applications for programs and
accommodations at the Farmers
Short Course should be sent in
Immediately to Prof. Stanley F.
Morse, Superintendent O f the
Agricultural Extension Service,
Tucson.
The Snowflake herald., 1914-12-11

nculL1eS now confronting the railroads
o: the country and asking for the Co
operation of the governmental authori-
ties and the public in supporting rail-
road credits and recognizing an emer-
gency which requires that the rail-
roads be given additional revenues.
The memorandum recites that the
European war has resulted in general
depression of business on the Ameri-
can continent and in the dislocation
of credits at home and abroad. With
revenues decreasing and interest rates
increasing the transportation systems
of the country face most serious
crisis and the memorandum is a
strong presentation of the candle
b4rning at both ends and the perils
that must ultimately attend such a
conf1agration when the flames meet
is apparent to all. In their general
discussion the railroad representa-
tives say in part: by reason of leg
islation and regulation by the federal
government and the forty-eight states
acting Independently of each other, as
we'll as through the action of strong
public opinion, railroad expenses in
recent years have vastly increased.
No criticism is here made of the gen.
eral theory of governmental regula-
tion, but on the other hand, no in
genuity can relieve the carriers of ex-
penses created thereby"
President Wilson, in transmitting
the memorandum of the railroad
presidents to the public, character
ICES it as "a lucid statement of plain
truth" The president recognizing
the emergency as extraordinary, con.
tinuing, said in part:
you ask me to call the attention
of the country to the imperative need
that railway credits be sustained and
the railroads helped IN every possible
way, whether by private cooperative
effort or by the action, wherever
feasible of governmental agencies, and
/ am glad to do 50 because / think
the need very real"
The conference was certainly
fortunate one for the nation and the
president is to be congratulated for
opening the gate to a new world of
effort in which everyone may cooper
ate.
There are many important prob
lens in our complex civilization that
will yield to cooperation which will
not lend themselves to arbitrary rul-
ings of commissions and financing
with the money is factor that can
not be eliminated from any business
transaction and the public is an inter
ested party that should always be con-
suited and happily the president has
invited all to participate in the solu'
ton of our railroad problems.
The Snowflake herald., 1914-12-11
Mrs. McClain's Experience
With Group

when my boy, Ray, was
small he was subject to Group,
and was always alarmed at
such times. Chamberlain S
Cough Remedy proved far bet
ter than any other for this trou-
BILE. 1t always relieved h i m
quickly. | am never without it
in the house for I know it is a
positive cure for Group" writes
Mrs. w. R. McClain, Blairsville,
Pa. For sale by all dealers.
ADV.
The Snowflake herald., 1914-12-11
Sick Two Years With Indi.
geStiOn

Two years ago | was greatly
benefited through using two or
three bottles of Chamberlain S
Tablets, " writes Mrs. S. A. Kel-
ler, Elida, Ohio. Before taking
them | was sick two years with
indigestion. Sold by all deal
ers. ADV.
The Snowflake herald., 1914-12-11
Large Attendance Expected

Preparations are being made
atthe University of Arizona Col
ege of Agriculture to take care
'tover 200 people at the third
annual Farmers Short Course
Which will be held from Jan. 4th
% Itch inclusive. Announce
nent is made of the fact that
mere will be three present rep
eSentativeS of the United States
The Snowflake herald., 1914-12-11
vi, FOREST NOTES

lCRAL fONt0l NO'1'
4nber industry represents
De 'l,Ilt aDnt Of the annual ~. pro pro
n 'of of wealth in British Col
b. ~. nine andyellow pine are
FbIsd 5ds most used for boxes
rogS' '.S contributes more than
,';oD sa'n feet to the box industry
|r,'''+, makers in the United
'nse .a, more than a billion and
/ |'tss E ho9rd boo feet of lumber each
b !, W. more than one-tenth of
1f~ y.+ire timber cut of the
cDtry' ,.,o++sa foros+ru
y: y.,+ion offers as a prize the
If fifty acres of white
'D''40 70 the town which gains
o. ,,ocp in a contest for town
rests.
ME annual cut of British Col
I1s u. timber is approximately
''l1 na1ion feet. There are APO
y, ' md and 79O logging camps
q Ia nrovince employing about
NO men.
two million sheep annually
'od in the state of Utah, more
: a million are on the national
,,ts Or, including lambs which
fattening for market on the
ooroc over a million and
.e quarters.
addition to his own fire
,ction system, the supervisor
he Palisade national forest,
,o was notified of each fire
:romfve to ten different local
Iprs, who thus showed their
in working for fire
PRESTON.
he Boise national forest, in
10 had 30 fires during the last
mer. yet 28 were held down
IS than 10 acres, and of these
-ere less than one-quarter OF
acre. The supervisor says
success was due to a look
.ower, and to efficient tele-
le and heliograph service.
cause of the war, English
ufacturers and consumers of
pulp have been caused con-
able uneasiness. Produc-
is at astandstill in the coun-
at war, and in Norway and
len, principal sources of sup
mills have been greatly ham
/ because of a lack of coal
If chemicals. England h; S
.ically no domestic sources
Up.
e Uinta mountains of Utah,
led within the Wasatch,
a, and Ashley national for
should become a favorite
alton region, because Of the
small lakes within depress-
out by glacial drifts.
nty such lakes can be coun-
rom Reid's peak, and one
cular township, 3 e miles
re, contains more than a
red.