Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1914-05-29
BIG ROAD DONGs
Monster Meeting at Pee Dee
Last Saturday Cash and
Work Are Contributed

night from supper time to late
bed time, that is, late for Satur-
day night. From sundown to
8 o'clock people were arriving
from every direction, and by 10
o'clock, there were fully as many
present to manifest theirinterest
in the Macon Keytesville County
Seae Highway as were here with
tickets calling for an automobile
the Saturday before.
Keytesville turned out a large
number. representatives of the
. Commercial Club and business
men taking a deep interest in
the movement to secure the
location Of the highway through
Bynumville, Hamden. Mussel
Fork and Chraneville instead of
along the extreme eastern side
of the county.
The large open space on Ahe
south side of the business part
of the town was decorated and
furnished with seats and stands
and gas lights, and the balance
of the available space between
Judge Welch residence and Tom
Trows was devoted to hitching
and standing space for horses,
vehicles, automobiles and "road
lice" We are not to be under
stood as saying that all this
space was occupied, but these
were the limits in which we
noticed what we have mentioned.
Speeches were made, short
talks delivered and platforms
whispers of a desire to be
nominated next to seeing the
highway established there, and
most respectful attention given
TO all. We cannot say a word
about any one in particular, not
having space to mention all, but
that many of the impromptu
talks were decidedly good and to
the point, all will agree.
The main thing of course is
the amount of work done by the
citizens up that way in one short
week. 1t is simply necessary to
go over it and see for yourself
in order to understand what was
accomplished. If another week
is putin as effectively as was
the last, but little will remain to
be done to make the road from
this city to Bynumville second
to none in the county. Of course
many concrete culverts will be
necessary to complete it as il
will be finally, but pending the
putting in of these, the road
men have made as good wooden
culverts for temporary use as
can be found anywhere.
The Rally to the Road
Saturday night was a big event.
1t reflects great credit on all
those who have taken the lead
in the movdment and on each
and every one who has assisted,
however little. The encourage
ment by the women who furnish.
ed as nice ice cream and cake
for the occasion as ever was sci
before sweethearts, and thesat-
tendance of a myriad of as
pretty young ladies' as ever as
sembled to inspire their beaux
to get busy. was a most notable
feature of the rally, and the
presence of the oldest citizens to
lend their aid in good suggestions
and advice, and tiny infants that
refused to howl except for the
highway, all went as parts of q
harmonious whole.
If the most heoric efforts OF
the citizens between Mike and
Bvnumville and Keytesville anG
Westville assisted by the Inn.
p0rtunities Of as loyal women al
any neighbOrhood can produce
for any cause and supplemented
by the beseeching smiles of ar
army of as handsome young
women as ride in automobiles Of
buggies anywhere, will not avail
to locate officially the County
seat highway via The points
named, then we know Of n0thint
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