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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-05-28
The Dalton Lot Sale

The sale of lots at Dalton sew
eral weeks ago resulted in
prices that ranged from $1.0O
per lot to $110, the latter being
for choice locations. The buy
ers, lots secured and prices paid
are as follows:
r. L. Cox & A. W. Sullivan,
lots 20. 81, $133.66.
c. H. Sasse, lot 80, $1OO.
A w C,,lli.... L. - S~-
Shelby Coleman, lot q, '$13.4.
]. ]. Renahan lot Z, $S3.S4.
Aaron Thomas, lot "a, $16.66.
Birdie A. Miller, lots q, o.
$500
T. H. Carskadon. lots q. q
25, $4,000
Caroline Friesz, lots 2, 3, $22O
Lydia Grotjan, lot 6, s1lO.
Oscar Grotjan, lot a, $1lO.
]. W. Hayward, lots IL, IA
Is, 16, II, ls, 10, 20, $4OO.5O.
R. L. Cox lots S. 8, 8, IL
$ll6.67.
Thomas F. Hayes lot 13, $l.O(
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-05-28
Fire Wednesday Night

A fire at the home of Mrs.
Easter in the Tippett house in
the east part Of town was not
ed at 9 p. m. Wednesday. The
fire started in the cupboard in
the dining room. Mrs. Easter
went to the cupboard to look for
something and lighted match.
The match must have caught the
paper in the safe for after going
to bed, Mrs. Easter heard a
noise and smelled smoke. In.
vestigation showed the dining
room ablaze and the house full
of smoke. She managed to
arouse the children and go to the
neighbor's homes and the neigh
bors came and fought the fire to
a finish. Copious buckets of
water administered internally on
the house put out the fire and
drenched the house and the fur
niture. The cupboard was a
wreck and the interior of the
room was somewhat damaged.
Valiant work of the bucket bri-
gade saved the house.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-05-28
Baseball

There was no baseball game
here Sunday. Rain put an end
to all projected displays of this
kind. The game was to have
been on local grounds with
Brunswick as the foe. The To-
Gals will play Brookfeld next
Sunday at Brookfield, May 80.
They also have made arrange
ments for two games at Marce-
line to be played July 4 and 5.
This is dating them ahead but
the boys have discovered that
enough ahead for the date.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-05-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Hudson Smith
who drove their Rambler car to
Kansas City more than a week
AGO for a visit with relatives.
found themselves handicapped
in returning by the rain. They
expected to leave Kansas City
the middle of last week but
were delayed until the;;;;frst OF
this week. They managed to get
to Glasgow on their return trip
without serious mud handicap
but when they reached Glasgow
thew found the roads between
there and here pretty bad. They
came up from Glasgow Tuesday
evening and were rained in here.
They were waiting Wednesday
morning for fair enough wealth
er to accomplish the last leg OF
their trip, only a few miles be-
tween this town and their coun-
try home.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-05-28
Alcohol For Gun Powder

At Peoria, ILL.,, it is announc-
ed that some government pre-
sumably the U. government, has
given a contract to the Great
Western Distillery for 80, 600
barrels of alcohol. The alcohol
is to be made from grain. 1t is
thought that the order is the re-
suit of a recent finding by the
government that this grade Of
alcohol was the best that coulc
be used in the mahing of gun
powder.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-05-28
.BURGLARS At DALTON
Got $12 From Wabash Depot
Also Entered Other
Places.

Burglars visited Dalton Mon
day night and entered three
places. The places entered were
the Grotjan store, the Dalton ho-
tel and the Wabash depot.
The robbery occurred some
time Monday night or Tuesday
morning. The only loser was
the Wabash, $12 being taken
from the till of the station. The
station is closed at night and the
robber had to break in to tap the
money drawer.
The proprietor of the Grotjan
store found that someone had
been tampering with his place
during the night. The glass
window in the front of the store
was broken near the lock of the
door but no evidence could be
found of anyone having entered
as the door was locked and no
loss was noticed. DR.. Kimball,
proprietor of the Dalton hotel
says that someone was in his
house that night but he likewise
reports no loss.
A stranger who came to Dali
ton on train No. IL the day of
the robbery is suspected of be-
ing the guilty party. He was
lettering around town during the
day and left during the night ashe
was not found Tuesday morning.
His decription was telephoned to
Moberly and other points so an
officer could be on the lookout
for him. 1t was thought that he
made his getaway on an early
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-05-28
Revived Paterson, n. J.

Billy Sunday left Paterson, n.
J. Tuesday and when he did ne
left behind him 5000 persons
who had professed religion under
his ministrations and took S25OOO
in free will offering. Sunday got
more there than he did in the
big cities in the east in proper
ton to population. Philadelphia
with 100000 people gave him
$50, 900 for his work. He goes
to his farm in Michigan for a
rest until September and then
goes to Omaha, Nebraska to
commence a meeting and then
goes to Syracuse, N Y, and
Trenton, N. j.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-05-28
Phillips Children Stand High

The Auxvasse Review pub
lished at the present home OF
Rev. and Mrs. Phillips formerly
of this city where the former
was pastor of the M. E. Church
South, publishes a very fiatter-
ing report of the scholarly work
of the Phillips children in the
Auxvasse schools. The Oldest
daughter Miss Esther, was vale
dictorian of her class that grad
uated from the high school. She
also was crowned and throned
as May queen at the exercises
which were turned into a May
festival. The honors of the
eighth grade went to Mary
Phillips, another daughter O.
twelve years. The high schoo
scholarship went to Willard
Phillips and he and sister Esth
er, were two who passed in a
:. subjects with honors. A son
: James, ranked high and Bessi
Phillips was one of the scholar
: who attended the consolidate
= school every day of the teri
: without a tardy or absent mari
! Miss Esther will take a place {
- : teacher. The Review mac
editorial comment on the showir
: of the young folks of the Philli1
family.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-05-28


A number Of our very popular
young women teachers on the
north and east side of the county
are attending the Normal at
Kirksville. Among them are
Misses Susie Horton, Anna Nett
Maud Phelps, Mabel Grimm,
Flossie Jones, Minnie Horton
Ida Turner and Mabel Phelps
and Hubert Smith. ALI but cn' 2
have schools for the coming
year. and she is not desiring =
teach.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-05-28
A Social Gathering

Mrs. S. M. White had a a.s.dozen
at her home Tuesday
night and she was their hostess
at the American theatre after
which they went to the Thrash
drug store for refreshments.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-05-28

Miss Linnie Pearson arrived
from New London where she
taught the past term. Miss
Pearson will complete her
course in domestic science next
winter at the University and
thereafter devote her time tc
that branch of school work.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-05-28

Mrs. Blair Miller and Mrs.
Luther Wright and son Joe
Heber left for California Tues
day for a visit to Mrs. Richard
Dempsey, sister of Mrs. Miller
and Wright. They will go vis
Colorado Springs. Denver, Salt
Lake City and Sacramento snt
return over the s. Pac. via Ell
Paseo, Texas in about six weeks
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-05-28

The practice of breaking bot
ties, cracking jugs in the streets
and highways will perhaps not
be discontinued until some such
public spirited cuss is fined
assessed damages to the owner
of anything injured by the
pieces and free board and
lodging furnished him at Hote
de Hurt.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-05-28
Clarkson Carson

The marriage of George M.
Clarkson and Miss Bertha Car
son occurred Sunday evening at
at 9 o'clock at the home of the
officiating minister, Rev A. c.
Stormont at Dalton. Both the
the contracting parties are resi-
dents of Dalton.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-05-28

Miss Dorothy Wayland stood
second in the list of students in
the high school at Salisbury
this year, in point of scholar
ship. She was close to the win
ner of the Shire cup for pro-
ficiency. She was a former
student of the Keytesville school
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-05-28

Jack Johnson alias Arthur
Bentley and Jess Willard known
here as bred Flnnell fought
several rounds Tuesday evening
in front of the Courier office.
Willard hurt Johnsons eye and
one of his own fingers and the
decision was as at Havana.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-05-28
special Election Monday

Monday is the day set for the
special election to decide If the
city will grant q twenty year
franchise to R. W. Chopper for
an electric light plant; if the
city shall enter into q ten year
contract with the light plant 70
light the city; also TO decide i
the city shall take over th'
Price park from Che pFssen'
trustees.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-05-28

W. C. Martin of Lamar again
won the Nelson c. Field $loo
prize for the most excellent
poem, the product of an under
graduate Of Mo. University.
Few knew that Mr.. Field Of
Brunswick is SO disposed to en-
courage Missouri boys to cult
vate the muse.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-05-28
improvements for Hotel

More improvements are being
made at the hotel. The owner.
Walter Hyde is having the din
ing room and other rooms paper
ed and is thinking of having the
floor Of the front porch relaid
and installing modern fixtures in
the way Of toilet and bath. Mr..
Wilson and wife are making the
hotel a credit to the town and
they are meeting with encour-
agement from the owner as they
deserve.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-05-28

The rains last week totaled
five or more inches, including
that of Sunday morning. The
creeks were pretty nearly out OF
the banks Monday and those
who complained of no rain seem
to be thoroughly satisfied that
they are getting plenty.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-05-28

Feeders of sheep and lambs
have had better luck this year
than usual. One feeder in Texas
who drove over 5000 lambs over
800 miles, a trip that requires
48 days, fed them and
then marketed them at a profit
of more than $500. He sold
lambs last year at a profit and
this year cleared $500 more pei
head than a year ago.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-05-28
CIRCUIT COURT CASES
First Week Ended Saturday
Adjourned Until
June 3.

last week to meet June 3. when
the docket will be taken up
again. Since the publication last
week the court has entered the
following orders in the docket:
State VS. Magruder, parole
continued.
Citizens Bank Macon vs. U. S.
Fidelity & Guaranty Co. contin-
ued.
Treasurer VS. Jackson, judg-
ment by default.
Treasurer We. Chairman, Mann
and Mann, three cases, same as
above.
Treasurer VS. Feffer continued.
Treasurer vs. Chairman. judg-
ment by default.
Treasurer vs. Hartung, contin-
ued.
Farmers Bank vs. U. s. Fid.
& Guarn. Co. judgment for
amount of bond satisfied by pay
ment of S456. 81 and S10O attor-
ney's fees.
In re Soren Sorenson, cititizen-
ship, dismissed for want of
proper signature of witness, U.
A. House.
State vs. Fuller, continued.
State vs. Rafferty,, one year in
pen, paroled.
State vs.. Rogers, one year in
pen, paroled.
Burnstine VS. Elliott ct al. in
terpleaders, etc. judgment for
plaintiff on note.
Never JeWelrv Cn
Elliott, judgment for plaintlH'.
Rockford Watch Co. VS. Elliott
judgment for plaintiff
Keeting vs. Western Union
Judgment for plaintiff.
Anderson VS. Wabash, dismiss
ed by plaintiff.
Witt VS. Emmerich, appeal dis
missed.
Evans VS. Evans maintenance
Decree of $50 for filing Of sui
and SIS per month. Continued
Smith vs. Smith, divorce. De
cree and plaintiff given made
name, Dissie Stephens.
Jackson VS. Jackson. divorct
Plaintiff given maiden name an
$3.50 alimony.
Prather VS. Prather, divorc'
Decree of divorce and restore
plaintiff to maiden name, MAJ
Ford.
Ray VS. Ray divorce. Deere
Cason VS. Cason. Decree al
custody of infant child to plai
tiff Louis Cason.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-05-28
The Cox poultry house in thil

The Cox poultry house in this
city, formerly the Stamper
place, is doing good business.
Mr.. Cox has a mighty clean
place Of business and keeps i
up to the minute. 1t is safe tc
say that it is a good place to Dc
business. Note his ad in anoth'
er place in the paper.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-05-28

The junior editor Of the Cour-
ier is informed that Walter
Niebuhs his former partner in
the newspaper business at Lin
coin, Ill, just before he came to
Keytesville, has been appointed
a war correspondent for the I'm
tied Press Association. he
goes to Berlin June l, then tc
Vienna, Austria and then tc
PeliIg, China. He win covel
the war from the angles Of these
countries.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-05-28

Robert White who has been
on the road with his uncle on his
western trip has decided he
will not return here this SUM
mer but has located in st. Louis
where he is working for the
Greenfield store, a furnishing
store for men.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-05-28

Inventions some time amount
tonothine 70 the inventor. China
invented gunpowder.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-05-28

While on the back track can
the Russian arm, be called q
steoding army.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-05-28

If the women failed at the
Hague. what have the men to
boast Of as the same place.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-05-28

Mr.. Roosevelt beat Barnes
out Of the damage but Barnes
beat the Colnl. out of campaign
secrets.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-05-28
Another Chance

Strub & Meyer, the big shoe
men of Brunswick advertised in
this paper last week among other
things that they would give to
the first person presenting the
ad as clipped from the paper a
pair Of dull $3.50 shoes. Every
body saw the ad but everyone
supposed that someone else had
beat him to it,, so no claimant
Of the shoes called.
The firm will make good on
che offer by giving to the first
one presenting this article Sat :
urday morning.
We have some M. DIS and B.
LIS at Brunswick but dental sur.
Gasoline Filling Station
A. F. Arlington at the Key
tesville Lumber Yard has estab'
lished a Barker filling station
for the use of persons desiring
gasoline. 1t was installed the
first of the week. The tank has
a capacity of 320 gallons. 1T Ii
located in front of the office ant
hardware store and is a neede'
convenience as it allows the
filling of tanks or oil cans in
few minutes and measures tn
outflow accurately by the gallon
This is the second machine O
this general type in town. tn
, other being at the Damero
garage
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-03
Editorial Snapshots


Philadelphia Ledger When the next
Thanksgiving day comes. this land OF
the free and horne Of the brave" will
have abundant reasons 70 celebrate Il
nightly.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Prof. Benson
Of California wants a congress Of fathers
called 20 study domestic problems. May
be this will be necessary. when the moth
ers go to congress.
Pittsburg Dispatch: President wilson's
address 20 the Pan-American congress
carried = strong hint that he is prepar-
ing dose Of elixir OF life for the ship
purchase bill.
Baltimore American: Politics and par
ties, after all play a small role in the
destiny OF the United States: for when
crises come the people of their own ac-
cord weld themselves into mass Of
solidarity that cannot be broken. And
with the American Deople behind him no
man can be far wrong.
Brooklyn Eagle: There can be no
United States Of Europe. because there
can be no common understanding with
out one language to express in a new
literature the fruits OF that understand
Ing. II is well to have dreams. but II
~ also well to wake up occasionally to
the common-sense view of things.
Springfield Republican: Thomas A.
Edison. commenting on the Lusitania in
cident and the war in general. remarks
that in the one addition OF trench fight
ing in military tactics lit is fair to as
sumo that the seroplane has given 20
the United States what amounts to an
addition OF 100000 or 100000 men" This
is reminder that both the aeroplane
and the submarine az practical machines
are American inventions.
Philadelphia Record: Privacy is be-
coming more and more difficult. Mr..
Marconi is announced to have invented
device that makes stone walls trans
parent, an extension Of the X-ray ana
Horoscope idea Some one else has found
that a man with a coil Of wire around his
head can project his thoughts against
persons who could run away from his
voice. The wireless telephone apparatus
that can be carried on the person was
recently announced. Some OF the new
school OF psychologists think they can
catch man. fasten a mechanism to him
and tell what is passing in his mind
The prospect is full OF gloom.
springfield Republican: America cannot
escape a curtailment of the labor supply
with Italy establishing a firing line in
Europe. This country was affected when
the italian campaign in Tripoi was
being prosecuted few years ago. but
the earlier war with Turkey was trivial
compared with what this one must be In
Its demands upon the Italian population
OF military age. Doubtless there are thou
sands of Italian reservists in America
today who will go home to serve in the
army. 1t IL estimated at Washington that
between IS and IS per cent Of the 100000
men OF Italian birth in the United States
are still bound to join the colors.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-03
Greater Omaha Problems.

While the unification OF Omaha and its
suburbs into Greater Omaha enlarges our oppor.
tunities, It also increases and complexities our
problems. The government OF a city Of more
than $4,000 inhabitants must be on broad and
tar-reaching lines. It's various activities must
be recognized and re-systematized to answer
the larger requirements, and we must remember
that the population addition from South Omaha
makes the community more cosmopolitan than
ever.
But IL is not only in official and public af-
fairs that the elements must be taken into
consideration they should also be brought
into closer relations with our commercial, civic
religious, educational and social organizations
While the geographical demarcation has not
heretofore been strictly drawn, It has often been
used as an excuse for holding aloof or dupli-
eating various machinery and work for which
no such excuse will from now on hold good In
a word, all Of community activities should
be correlated, II not completely merged There
are plenty OF Greater Omaha problems ahead OF
us to be tackled and solved by intelligent plan
ming and well directed energy.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-03
Meeting Situation Firmly.

President Wilson is proceeding with diff
cult and delicate task in a spirit OF deliberate
frmness that is most assuring He has been
suddenly confronted with an extremely critical
situation in the relations between the United
states and Germany while the perplexity he has
endured in connection with the Mexican trouble
has been brought all at once to an acute stage.
These problems are grave in their every aspect.
and fraught with the imminent possibility OF
most serious consequences. AdVices from Wash
ington, which are very likely anticipatory in
their expressions. indicate that the president
and his advisers have practically determined on
the course TO be followed.
Germany is to be asked for a frank state
ment as to its intention with regard TO the OBJ
servance Of established international law. On
the reply 10 this question will turn the immed-
ate future OF relations between the two coun-
tries
Mexico is to be pacified. The bandit lead
ers down there will be advised to cooperate in
composing the situation in that country and will
be solemnly warned that their failure to agree
will be followed by such action on the part Of
this country as will establish stable and re-
sponstble government for Mexico.
More than this the president cannot do; less
than this would be short OF his duty. His firm
ness in these critical dealings is supported by
the deepest sentiment OF his countrymen
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-03
People and Events

The newspaper fraternity has not taken
everything in sight In Kansas, but has
sequestered large juicy slice. Governor
Capper is a newspaper publisher. Jay F..
House, one of Capper's desk men, has
been elected mayor OF Topeka. Mayor
House won handily in field Of four on
the platform of opposition to women in
politics. The women gave him a fierce
run for the job. making a house-to- house
canvass against him. One of his first
acts on becoming mayor was to fire four
police women. Women will be used at
the police station" says the mayor, but
am not going to have them patroling
the streets. where their chief employment
has been sticking their noses into their
nelghbors business" Why. Jay. you
moan thing!
Rev. Leslie w. sprague OF the yelling
ton Avenue Congregational church and
Rev. William c. Shaw. rector of St.
Peters Episcopal church, two Chicago
pastors, have resigned their charges for
the purpose Of taking a rest and seeking
less important fields OF labor. Both say
they are tagged out and that the fruits
Of their labors Is not proportioned TO the
energy expended. Lack OF cooperation
between pastors and people is the prin-
cipal complaint. Chicago people, says
DR.. Sprague, make pretense OF being
exceedingly busy. II you ask them TO
undertake any task IN the church they
haven't the time. But II a circus should
pitch Its tent in the neighborhood, every
body would be foot free. don't know
any city where conditions are 80 hard
as they are here
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-03
Condensed Pointers

Real repentance 10 seldom of the fog
horn variety.
The third party leader should always
be an optimist.
The man who has never been tempted
deserves no credit for virtue,
II is human nature 10 fawn upon our
superiors and kick interiors.
There Is nothing like the verdict Of a
Jury to demonstrate that things are not
what they seem.
When asked for an opinion. It is better
10 guess how young a woman is not than
how old she IL.
Examination generally proves that
there are lot OF spikes concealed In the
other mans soft Job.
Anyhow. the old maid can derive salts
faction from the thought that she lie not
Shaving 10 support lazy husband.
As a rule the people who derive the
most pleasure from an almanac Joke
never need the advertised remedies.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-03
Must Deal with Lawlessness.

Attorney General Reed has discovered q
most startling condition Of affairs in Loup
county. where murderer is permitted to go
rntried by law, because the county commission
ers object to the expense OF a trial. He also
charges that this astounding attitude Of the
county officials is tentatively. at least, sup
ported by the Judge OF the district court. who
expresses doubt as to the effort to enforce the
Law being OF real service!
II this were in some unciviIized country il
might not be wondered at but that such a con-
dition can exist In as highly an enlightened a
commonwealth as Nebraska is beyond under
standing.
Governor Morehead should proceed without
delay, and with all the machinery OF the law. to
establish order in Loup county. to see that per-
sons guilty of crimes are brought to trial, and
that everything is done that needs to be done
to end a condition that is intolerabie.