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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-03
Probate Court

o. P. Ray g & Of the heirs
of Joseph McSparen sold the
one-eight interst of the heirs to
the Sc Sc 16-55-17 for $221.55 to
W. A. Case.
H. G. Mcdowell g & c of Verfl
Mcdowell sold 1-24 int in Sc Sc
1851 for $73. rs to W. A. Case
also same int in 22-55-17 to
Arthur McSparren for $4,000.
William Eckles VS.. est of
Stephen Eckles account $314.45'
allowed.
W. D. Vaughan vs.. est O. F.
Smith account $39.90 allowed.
Fred Roeper exctr Katrina
Klaus estate report of publi-
cation.
w. D. Vaughan vs.. est M. A.
Prather account $19.11 allowed.
G. 7. Naylor ct al admins
traitors of the William Naylor
estate make a report of the sale
of real estate and case is con-
tinued in probate court.
The probate court ordered the
sale of realty in the matter of
H. T. Phelps G and of Chown-
ing Phelps, minor. Bond of $10O
was givon with A. E. Jones and
j. M. Mason securities.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-03
So1nleRa b.

Dr.. Wiley of pure food fame
has a 25 months old youngster
who has been reared oa the pure
food program. Hesays the little
chap talks Latin as well as be
does English. The baby has
never eaten candy, ice cream,
sugar, sweet cookies or any SINH
lar food, nor has he eaten meat
or poultry. It suffices to add
that he has never tasted tea,
coffee, chocolate, beer. wine or
In spite of these
handicaps he is said to bea per.
fectly developed boy and enjoys
life immensely. The DR.. does
not state if he is a victim of the
picture shows.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-03
NAMED NAID or HONOR
Miss Leannah Minter is Desig'
mated for Reunion at
Jacksonville, Fla.

Miss Leannah Minter one OF
our handsomest and most popular
young women has been named
as one of the maids Of honor
at the Ex- Confederate re-
union to be held at Jacksonville
Fla. the last Of May.
1t is well known that the
country is searched for the most
prepossessing young women for
serving in this capacity, and the
pride Of the vets in the repre-
sentation has always been Of the
greatest and for the best Of
reasons. The last reunion
claimed Miss Price Of Glasgow
as one of the maids and uni
versaliy the maids Of honor on
these occasions have been most
prepossessing young women Of
proper descent.
We are all feeling honored by
the selection of Miss Minter and II
nothing prevents her attendance
wer are confident that there will
be no other who viii out class
our maid of honor for style, good
looks and charming manners.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-03
NAMES F!ND / V!GTIM
Sister Of Dr.. A. W. Gilman
Horribly Burned and Died
in Chicago

Monday March 8 Mrs. 7,
j. Harrigan, a sister Of DR.. A.
w. Zillman Of this city was
burned to death by her dress
catching fire from a gas stove
and despite the best Of medical
attention at one Of the leading
hospitals in Chicago; she died
last Friday night.
Mrs. Harrigan was arranging
for house renovaters TO come and
do the work she had planned for
them, and had put a kettle on
the gas stove to heat some water
after which she placed a step
ladder near the stove and mount
ed it to remove some wall hang
ings. Being above the stove. in
some way her clothing was
ignited by the small blaze and
before she was aware Of the fact
her clothing was nearly all burn
ing. She hastily descended the
ladder and ran to a bed into
which she jumped and folded the
covers about her, her screams
attracting her daughter who was
in another part of the house.
The flames had gained such
headway in the unfortunate
woman's clothing that the fire
was communicated to the bed
clothing and when the daughter
reached her suffering mother,
she quickly extinguished the
flames and in SO doing was badly
burned on the hands and arms.
Mrs. Harrlgan was rusned 70
a hospital and it was found that
she was beyond hope, as her
flesh had been deeply burned in
numbers Of places and the skin
was practically allburned of her
body. Her suffering was intense
and the only thing attending
physicians were able to do was
to relieve the dying woman Of
pain as far as possible.
Mrs. Harrigan was . native
of this county and has q number
Of old acquaintance and friends
naar Indian Grove who viii be
deeply shocked and grieved ta
learn Of the tragedy and the
horrible death Of their much
loved neighbor and friend. She
was buried in Chicago Monday.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-03
Build Concrete Floor

The wooden flooring under the
soda fountain in the Thrash drug
store has been taken up and is
being replaced by a concrete
floor. The water from the
fountain had rotted the boards
away under the fountain and it
is expected that the concrete
win stand pressure Of usage for
many years. The concrete is to
be extended outside the limits Of
the fountain as well as under and
behind it.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-03
The Good Ones

Americas, a shorthorn bull out
of 4 Missoufi-bred COW, a COW
from the Ravenswood herd at
Cooper cgunty, just sold for $S3.
96S. 90 in gold, in the Argentine
republic, In the recent Here
ford sale at the Warren 7.
McCry farm in Indiana, the
highest priced bull sold for
$S, and came to Jasper coun.
ty, NO.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-03

The child Of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
1. Fetzer died at the home Of
the parents at KirksviIIe, this
week and the remains were
brought here and buried, Thurs
day. The child had not been
well for some time but seemed
to be getting along pretty well
at Kirksville until lust recently.
The child was about six years
old.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-03

This city has splendid material
for a band and ball club. Like
wise for wood choppers and
buck sawyers. All going to
waste
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-03
MANY CASES ARE HLEl.
In Circuit Court . DOrrance Asks
Conveyance to be Set
Aside

Nearly two dozen cases mostly
petitions to quiet title to real
estate have been filed for the
future attention of the circuit
judge. Two mandates have al
so been filed from the Court of
Appeals at Kansas City.
The Audsley divorce case
which engrossed considerable
time of the court was taken to
the court Of appeals and was sent
back with the judgment Of the
lower court affirmed. The man
date shows that Ida L. Audsley
remits $1,000 and interest Of the
judgment rendered and the case
was settled on that basis.
The case Of the Ohio Guilt
vator Co. VS.. Atterberry & Light
which was appealed was dis
missed in the appeal court.
The other cases are:
S. P. Ferguson VS.. Merchants
Bank, to quiet title to n hf sw &
Sc sw. 4-56-18.
D. B. Rodgers VS.. Heirs Mary
Roberts ct al quiet title to 106.37
acres in ne 1O-56-19.
A. B. Gooch, guardian and
curator ct al VS.. w. H. Rucker
ct al.
w. H. Rucker VS.. Mary
Rucker ct al.
W. L. Warhurst VS.. heirs W.
Marquis quiet title to sw Sc 8-5S-
16 excepting a; also pit Sc sw g.
53-16 10 a.
B. F. Hardister VS.. Permelis
A. Burton quiet title ehf 9-53- -16
William Vooryart VS.. Eller
Voorvart. divorce. Marie,
January 1906 in Iowa. In 1917
wife alleged to have left home
One girl 6 years old husban,
asks custody of same.
Rosie A. Brooks vs.. David M
. Brooks, divorce. Plaintiff al
: leges marriage in 1901 and de
: sertion of husband in Februar,
1914. Plaintiff alleges defendan
was cross and cruel and that h,
; beat her at times. She say,
: she washed for a living. Tn,
|, husband works at the car shop
! at Moberly and she asks fo
alimony.
c. A.Kruse VS.. j. Winn ct a
to quiet title to the south rs fee
off lots l, 2, 8, A block 25 Sails
bury.
,, Melissa ]. Cupp VS.. Elizabetl
Perfater to quiet title to ne Sc 8
! & NV sw 35-53-17 80 acres.
Robert Gross VS.. John Meye
, ct al % a. the west side S hf nv
26-54-20 & W hf NV 26-54-2l
this being an action to canoe
: deed of trust.
WILDER Drew VS.. Missouri Val
ley Bridge and Iron Co. appea
from court of Justice C. E
Finch of. Brunswick where plain
tiff received verdict for $13. 90
Drew alleged he accepted a jol
with the company at Brunswick
and that he reported for vorl
and was told that he would not
be needed. he sued for $5(
actual and $50 exemplary
! damages.
G. G. Gallatin VS.. Wabash r
r. is an action to recover
damage for loss alleged on 2 carr
of hogs shipped October 8, 1915
from the stock yards at TripIett
Because in delay of taking hogs
from yards to car. plaintiff al
leges II of them died, totaling /
loss Of $2l6.15. He asks this
amount and interest.
o. L. Masterson VS.. H
Breathett ct al quiet title to sV
S6-54-17.
Rudolph Witt VS.. C: ]. Via e
al quiet title.
John Dorrance vs.. H. j. Blan
ton ct al is a suit to set aside
!. ,on n,,ns,oy,co nf O1fl anroa ,,,h;nl
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-03

The city ordinances provide
that names shall not be printed
on ballots at city election.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-03

Mrs. Frank ! Shoemaker Of
MarceIine visited her daughter,
Mrs. Chas Edison il. near
ChraneviIIe last week.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-03
Coal Covers Engine

A board getting in the con-
trolling mechanism of the new
concrete coal chute at Brunswick
last Friday night caused an over
flow of coal and the burying of
the tender of the engine of Wa
bash train No. A which was
coaling at that station. The
tender was inundated about 72
tons of coal and it required two
hours for worAmen to get the
coal off the engine so it could
get under way again.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-04-03

There win be special services
at the Presbyterian church the
evening Of Easter Sunday, April
10. The services win be an an
|niversary for Rev. Mitchell who
has been in the ministry for
firth years and as pastor of the
local church for the past thirteen
years. The members, friends
Of the church and all Others are
invited to join in the services.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06
DEATH OF MRS. PAULINE zIERK.
Well Known German Woman of City
Died at Her Home Tuesday Afternoon.

Mrs. Pauline Zierk, aged sixty-one,
wife of William Zierk, died at the
family residence, 727 Park street, on
Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. zierk had
been an invalid for more than year
and had been confined to her home for
that time. She was native of Ger
many, having been born in Giesen in
the province of Brandenburg, Nov. s,
1858. She immigrated to America and
came to Kenosha in 1881. On April
IA, 1882 she was married to Christian
Zierk. Mr.. and Mrs. Zierk had six sons
three OF whom survive their mother.
With the exception of six years in Mil
waukee Mrs. Zierk had been resident
of Kenosha since she came to this
country. She was q member of the
German Methodist Episcopal church
and of the Ladies Aid Society of the
church and had been active in the
work Of the church. Funeral services
will be held from the German Metho-
dist church at half past two O'Clock
Thursday afternoon and interment will
be at the family plot in the Kenosha
City cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06
AUsTRIANs WANT TO FIGHT.
War Like Spirit Being Shown Among
Natives of Austria in Kenosha.

War spirit among foreigners in Ke-
nosha is getting stronger and every
night big crowds Of men are gathering
in saloons operated by foreigners in
Kenosha and a lot of these men have
expressed their willingness to return
to fight for the flag of their native
land. Some of the Kenosha Austrians
have gone to Chicago and have offered
their services to the Austrian consul,
and they are ready to return to their
native land just as soon as provision is
made to take them back. The Kenosha
Russians also seem to be ready and
willing to go back and shoulder arms.
Germans in Kenosha are taking an ac-
tive interest in the war but there is
no organized effort among them to con
tribute men to the army of the Kaiser.
In the case of prolonged war it is
thought that at least a thousand men
from Kenosha representing the differ
ent nationalities would return to the
continent for army service.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06
TAKING LAKE souND1NGs.
Preliminary Work for Proposed New In
take Being Completed Today.

City Engineer Brennan and Inspector
flaming of the Kenosha Water depart
ment are out on the bosom of the lake
this afternoon making soundings of the
LAKE water to secure data to be used
in connection with the construction of
the new intake. Soundings are to be
taken in many places along the lake
off Kenosha. The engineer has secured
the government charts and these are
being used as guide in the work.
These government somdings were made
several years ago and before definite
plans are drawn the engineer wants to
make certain that there has not been
any change in the depth of the water.
As soon as the soundings have been
made the work Of drawing the formal
plans for the intake will be started and
it is expected that bids on it will be
asked before the end Of the month.
This will make it possible for the COM
mission to give out at an early date
some figures on the cost of the improve
ments planned. AS it is not planned
to issue city bonds for the fund for
the intake the matter will not be pre-
sented to the voters.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06
County Clerk Advises Candi-
dates to Beware of the
Corrupt Practice Law"
SENDS COPIES OF STATE LAW

Candidates for county Offices have
been warned to look out for the one
big political DOGGY in Wisconsin-the
corrupt practice law and County Clerk
Jones just as a matter of friendly sug-
gestion has sent a copy of the law to
every candidates named in the primary
petitions now on file in his office.
All of the candidates named have
signed their declarations to accept
the Office if elected and the primary
campaign is ON in earnest. Notwith-
standing the fact that the law cover
ing corrupt practices in elections has
been on the statute books of the state
for several years there are a lot Of
men running for office who have little
or no idea Of its provisions and these
men are very liable to lay themselves
open to criticism and possible criminal
prosecution on account of their failure
to know the provisions of this law.
The county clerk is giving every can
didate chance to know just what is
doing. Clans among the candidates are
being formed and the work through the
county is already well under way. It
is going to be hard fight for the
candidates Ss the people in the county
have not shown any great desire to get
all heated up over the nomination Of
candidates.
There is just one thing certain IN
connection with the primary and that
is that all of the social democratic can
didates will get on the ticket. Can
didates for places on the democratic
and republican ballots have realized
that they have fight on their hands
and there will be something doing right
along until the primary vote has been
cast and counted A number of the
candidates have begun to bill the coun-
ty with campaign posters and it is GER
tain that within a week every barn
and dead wall in the county will be
covered with posters extolling the vir-
tues Of the men running for Office.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06
MAN KILLED BY TRAIN.

The police of Kenosha have received
an appeal from the Racine department
for aid in identifying the remains of
an unknown man who was run down
and killed by a train just north of Ives
station on Monday night. The body Of
the man was terribly mangled and there
was nothing found in the pockets to
aid in completing the Identification.
The condition of the clothing of the
man Indicated that he was a cement
worker. The body was taken to the
morgue in Racine and It Is being held
there pending Identification. TIE men
in charge of the train aecIard that the
man was Walking along the track and
that he paid no attention to the warn
ings of. the engineer. So far as mas been
learned there is no one missing from
Kenosha whose description tallies with
that of the body in Raeine. The Ra-
cine officers are anxious TO get the
identity of the man established and any
facts in regard to the body may be Sc
cured by calling Coroner Kissow Of Ra-
cine county.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06
Chicago Men Take Over the
Lease Of Perfection Film
Co. on Princess Theatre.
TO Be RE OPENED THIS MONTH

The Princess Theatre passed under
new management this morning when
the lease on the Wisconsin street play
house, which has been held by the Per-
lection Film Company of Chicago, was
transferred with the consent of the di-
rectors of the Kenosha Elks' Associa-
tion, to a new company composed of
L. A. Blaise and Charles Weeks, both
of Chicago. The new lesses of the
theatre will take possession at once
and the theatre viii be re-opened by
the end of the present week. Plans for
the re-opening have not been fully
completed as yet, but they will be an
nounced within the next few DAYS.
The Perfection company took FIVE
years lease on the theatre in May of
this year and under the terms of the
transfer the new company will have
the same term lease. The new man
ayers of the theatre are said to be
men of long experience in the theatri-
cal business and both of them have been
connected with syndicates in charge of
theatres in Chicago and other cities.
1t is said that they have the most
friendly relations with the big book
ing companies and that they will be
able to secure the best possible attrac-
tions for the theatre. 1t is understood
that both pictures and vaudeville will
be featured at the theatre, but the
policy Of the new company viii not be
announced until after they have been
In charge Of the theatre and have had
q chance to find out just what the
theatregoing people of Kenosha desire.
The work Of renovating the theatre
and getting it in readiness for the re-
opening was started today and IL is
said that number of improvements
will be made before the formal open
ing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06
GET OLD TIMERS TO RETURN
Committee Is Making Elaborate Plans
For Big Reunion to be Held on the
4 Last Thursday in August-old Set
tiers Gallery to be Enlarged.

The call is out for the annual reunion
of the Old Settlers club of Kenosha
county and in keeping with the custom
of other years the big gathering of the
pioneers will be held at Paddock s lake
on Thursday, August 9th, the last
Thursday in August. The directors OF
the club are now at work on the pro
gram for the day and it is announced
that the annual address to the pioneers
will be delivered by Congressman
Henry Allen Cooper of Racine Mr.
Cooper has not addressed the old set
tiers in years and as he is something
of an "old settler himself in this
section of, the state his appearance as
the speaker of the day is certain to lend
a lot of interest to the big annual pic
mic of the old timers.
Mr.. Cooper will be only one of the
attractions at the big annual reunion
and the committee is planning to make
it record breaking event in the an
nails of the Old Settlers club. It is to
be featured as a gathering of the pion-
GERS and to this end an effort will be
made to get all of the old timers out
for the event.
There will be the usual provisions
to feed crowd of 5000 people and ii
is expected that hundreds will take
part in basket dinners all over the
grounds. There will be music and dane
ing and sports and games including the
baseball game which will be made a
county championship event between
team to be picked from the best play
ers in the county. Then there will be
the annual dance in the evening.
The committee is planning to make
the event of greatest interest to all the
people of the county. They are seek
ing to make it a regular home coming
day for the old settlers of the county
and many have sent letters from other
states declaring their intention to re-
turn for the reunion.
During the past year number of the
lSdoahS ploHS0Io ~ GHo CounIy Id We
been called by death and the roll OF
the deceased old settlers will be read
Secretary Bishop of the club has receiv.
ed during the year many new pictures
of pioneers and these will be added to
the big gallery at the pavilion on the
day of the picnic There will be no
politics in the addresses at the pic
mic. It is certain that this big gath
ering will prove a magnet to lure to
Paddocks lake many candidates not
only for Offices in Kenosha county, but
also men seeking state and district Of
fees. The coming of the politicians will
fere with the program arranged for the
old settlers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06
TAKE VOTE ON CLAM BAKE.
Kenosha Elks Voting as to Continuance
of Big tocd During Present Year.


Of Big tOcd During Present Year.
Kenosha EIks are taking a referen-
dun yoCe on the question of holding a
clam bake this year. The proposed
date for the clam bake is August 18th
and :. is to be for the members of the
lodge in Kenosha. In other years Ke-
nosha and Racine have united in hold
ing the bake, but this year the Racine
Elks seem to have no enthusiasm along
clam bake lines j. %. Ferris is
chairman of the Kenosha committee
and he has fixed the limit for the clam
bake decision for the first Of next week
and if one hundred and twenty-five
members of the lodge accept the invi-
tation by that time plans for the bake
viii be made. If there is a smaller
number of responses the bake win be
abandoned for this year. It is pretty
certain that there will be the requisite
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06
TO GIVE EXHIBITION DRILL.

The Moose drill team, winners of the
prize cup at Milwaukee last week as
the leading drill team of the United
States, viii give an exhibition drill
Saturday evening at eight O'Clock in
front Of the Burke Theatre on Market
Square. The prize cup will be on ex-
hibit in the theatre ticket Office. adva8
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06
DIAMOND RING CONTEST.

The diamond ring to be given by
the Kenosha Trades and Labor Coan-
ell to the most popular lady employed
IN Kenosha, is now on exhibition at
Gottfredson ard Nicolls. Votes one
ccrs. adv
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06

Special to the Telegraph Courier.
Constantinople, Aug. turkey
has proclaimed its neutrality in
the European war and has closed
the Dardanells and the Bosphorus
to all foreign vessels.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06
!, WAR NEWS
J AT A Gil AN e
BULLETINS.

Special to the Telegraph Courier
Portland, Me. Aug. 5-Heavy FIR
ing heard off the Maine coast this
morning IS taken as an indication
that battle is on between English,
German and French cruisers now
in that vicinity.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06

Special to the Telegraph Courier.
Brussels, Aug. 5-The town of
Ammonia has been shelled by the
German artillery and is burning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06

Special to the Telegraph Courier.
Vienna, Aug. 5-Sikorsky, the
famous Russian aviator, was killed
by German sharpshooters while
scouting over the border this morn
ing.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06

Special to the Telegraph Courier.
New York, Aug. 5-Germany has
severed all relations with the out
side world except by wireless.
The cables between Emden and
New York were cut this morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06

Special to the Telegraph Courier.
London, Aug. 5-A British mine
laying ship has been sunk by the
German fleet.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06
ROYAL LEAGuE NOTICE.

Big meeting Badger Council No. 1O9,
viii be held Thursday, August 9th at
Castle hall. Business of Importance.
adv i. f. Renschlein, Scribe.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-08-06
.nh-Conrier.

Special to the Telegraph Courier.
Brussels, Aug. 5--The Germans
are shelling Liege and have de
stroyed Wise near by.