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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-09-03
MACON .KENESV|LLE
Highway Commissioners Favor
Route Via ChraReville
and Bynumville.

County Highway Commission.
ers John Welch, Lon Richeson
and Milt Bennett went over the
proposed Macon Keytesville
route Wednesday expecting to
meet the Macon County Commr.
but on account of sickness and
death, failed in that.
Our commissioners report a
fine road from this city via
Chraneville, Crossroads school
house, Pee Dee, Hamden, By
numviIle, Lagonda and north to
the county line except in places
in Cockrell township.
The commissioners will unani-
mously select this trail if the
roads are repaired and sharp cor.
ners cut in Cockrell township.
The Commissioners are very en-.
thusiastic and giving time and
money to the establishment of
this county seat highway as
above indicated, but those who
live along this route, must get
busy and put such parts of it in
order as needs repairing to com.
pare with the balance of the
road.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-09-03
Big Four Trail

A scouting party from Marce-
line were in town Tuesday, de-
veloping interest in the new
highway. The party was com.
posed of ]. A. Nichol, Pres.
Com'l. Club and Pres. Judge Co.
Court. Geo. W. Early Cash. 1st
MI. Claud Buchanan, E. W.
Taylor Sec. Com'l. Club and
highway commissioner and W.
E. Taylor, chauffeur. These gen.
tlemen from the business mems
club of Marceline made the trip
to interest the people of this Sec
tion in the big A trail from Litch-
field, Ills., to Kansas City, ex-
tending however from ocean to
ocean. The present plan of
those in charge of locating the
road is to put it from Louisiana
tu Moberly to Macon to Brook.
field but it is confidently be-
lieved that when the advantage
of extending the road from Mo
berly thru Huntsville, Clifton,
Salisbury Keytesville then over
the Linneus-Keytesville high
way to Marceline and Brookfeld
is shown to the commissioners
they will undoubtedly change
their views and the route. The
commissioners will be in Brook.
field September Z and delegations
from all the towns along the
better route are requested to be
in Marceline by 10 a. m. of that
day and go in a body to Brook
field to do what they can towards
getting the road located as sug-
gested. Every automobile and
buggy owner from Moberly to
Marceline should go and help to
get this cross-continent road
thru this county.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-09-03
The Horse Was Weak

An old horse driven by a Mrs.
Kinsley living seven miles
northeast of town, fell near the
Keeting residence about 5 p. m.
Tuesday and lay there for several
hours before Pete Fox came
along and gave it an application
that brought it to its feet. The
animal was pretty much emaciat-
ed and seemed to be a victim of
age and general debility. About
Z p. m. it was gotten on It's feet
while its owner refused to leave
but remained close by to see the
results OF the efforts being made
to get it moving. The old horse
about 20 years old finally died.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-09-03
TRULY to Brunswick

s4 l.
]. M. TRULY, our very popular
manager Of the Wabash station.
was promoted to the more i'm
portant post at Brunswick and
was checked out here Friday,
leaving for his new place al
once. His family accompanied
him to Brunswick Friday tho
they have not made permanent
arrangements for their settle
ment there as yet. The entire
community regrets the loss OF
this excellent family and especi-
ally the removal of ]. M. from
the station. His uniform cour-
tesy and attention to the patrons
Of the Wabash coupled with his
thorough understanding Of the
business Of the company, has
placed him on a high plane in
their estimation. Together with
the Courier, their best wishes
for his success and further pro-
motion will follow him.
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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-09-03
George Walter DeWeese

Son Of Ellet and Martha De-
Weese was born near Indian
Grove, Mo-, December 20, 1899
and died August 20, 1915, aged
Is years and 8 months. He ac-
cepted Jesus Christ as his Sa-
viour and united with the Chris
tian church December 1913 and
was baptized June ID, 1914.
George was a good boy and was
loved by all his acquaintance,
and will be sadly missed in the
community as we'll as in the
home. He leaves to mourn his
father, mother, four brothers
and one sister besides a host of
relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held at
the Indian Grove Christian
church at 11:30 a. m. August 80,
conducted by the undersigned in
presence of a large concourse of
people after which the body was
tenderly laid to rest in the ceme-
terry nearby.
Carter DeWeese.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-09-03
Baptist. to Assemble

A meeting Of the Baptist con-
gragation and the summing up
Of the years work shows some
gratifying results. The offerings
for benevolent purposes are up
to date and the church turns in a
good report to the district assem-.
bly, which met in Yates, Randolph
county, Tuesday. The delegates
from here were Rev. Haynes,
Garnett Hyde, C. A. Chapman,
A. S. Rucker and Will Moore. All
but the latter attended the as
sembly.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-09-03
Feeders In Demand

The demand last week at the
Kansas City market was for the
lighter class of feeders and
stockers. The demand for heavy
weights fell somewhat while
prices for the light cattle both
steers and heifers went about to
the eight of the limit prices this
summer. The prevailing crop Of
grass and feed stuffs in the form
of forage crops has heightened
the demand for cattle that will
stand a long feed.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-09-03

K
M. w. Davis also wants $4,000
of the good and true money of
the A. 7. & S. Fe. He says he
was riding with a jackass in a
freight car when the said ass
fell on him when the train made
an uncertain move and injured
him. He says that as the rail-
road.permitted him to ride as a
fellow passenger with the sald
jack. it was liable to protect him
BY more careful handling Of the
train.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-09-03

Robert Simpson of Bosworth is
home from the Pacific coast
where he entered the national
athletic contest. He is joint hol-
der Of the worlds record for the
l2O yard hurdle, the other man
with the record being Kelly Of
Oregon.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-09-03
To the November Term

Some suits have been filed to
the November term of the cir
cult court. Minnie Hardin sues
W. H. B. Hardin for divorce;
Laura E. Sterner sues John H.
Smith for damages; Betty Agee
sues Martha Jackson for parti-
tion of a piece of land and An
gus Shackleford sues William
Shackleford for divorce.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-09-03
Has Finished Collecting

DR.. C. E. DeMont who has
been collecting subscriptions fol
the Courier is no longer employ.
ed in that capacity. If there are
any who have paid and do not
find their names marked up on
our subscriptions list, please
notify us, as sometimes mistakes
happen and we wish to get this
matter straight.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-09-03
Wrong Horse By The Tail


Don't blame the fellow who
comes here ard sells $500 worth
lot goods and makes $500 profit.
That is business for him. He
would be a chump if he did not
do it. But blame yourselves, you
who do not think, who do not
see any farther than your nose. "
In the face of the above a
woman, of course, writes the
Courier and takes it to task for
criticism of the young man in
the above. The writer gives it up.
The writer did not criticize the
young man for getting his". In
fact it plainly, very plainly, did
notcriticize him. 1t did criticize
the people who bought, who so
far forgot their own welfare,
that of their town, and their
children by sending money out
OF town that ought to remain
here.
The writer means that criticism.
1t means every word of it. The
criticism should be read by people
who read all of an article and
try to understand it before they
criticize. The writer has no per-
sonal feeling about the matter.
But he does know that if the
people in this town do not buy
here, they can not expect others
to do so. If others do not do so,
business must languish and die.
If business dies, it means the
financial death of many families
here. 1t means that the people
cannot support churches and
ministers. It means that land
values here and in this vicinity
decrease. 1t means poverty and
penury for many people. This
incident is one of a chain of
many that indicates a lack of
|thangbt, solidarity of purpose
and determination to work for
the town, it's interests which
means, the interest of the people
at large.
There are people in this town
who in their blind rage and dis
like of an individual or an insti-
tuition, refuse to do any thing
but criticize, even though there
be genuine merit in the very
thing they criticize. Those people
are like the scorpion, which is
said, in its rage will sting itself.
To try to help this class of people
or to say anything they appreci-
ate is about as hard as it is to
rescue a man who has thrown
himself into a river with the set
purpose of committing suicide.
If it were not for the innate
knowledge that the cause was
just, it would not be worth the
effort.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-09-03
Get Another Chautauqua

Salisbury has contracted for
the return of the chautauqua
next year. They got personal
pledges for 45O tickets and the
business men guarantee the sale
of these and also 800 more to
make the $500 guarantee. The
committee in charge Of the chau-
tauqua this year. S5 Of them.
went into their pockets for a
&.S5 assessment to pay out.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-09-03
Changes of Venue

M. G. McCarty, a telegraph
operator for the A. T. & S. Fe
has sued the company for dam
ages of $4,000 for injuries he
says he suffered while operating
at Dumas, Mo. He says an EN-.
ploye of the company carelessly
threw a sack of potatoes on him.
The change of venue is from
Macon county.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-09-03
william v. Kendrick

William Veach Kendrick, aged
"a years, was drowned in the
Elk river near Noel, No.. while
out on a vacation trip two weeks
ago. He was born near Bruns-
wick and was the assistant cash
Ter of the Kansas City Gas Co.
Three days after the drowning
the body was recovered and re-
turned to Kansas City for burial5
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-09-03

Superintendent Fidler Of the
telephone company says he finds
living a little better since he got
his automobile. He travels out to
his repair work and finds shoot
ing trouble" much easier than
when the old horse-driyen vehicle
was used. He even gets home for
q warm dinner now where he
formerly had % eat cold lunch.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-09-03
Purchased Touring Car

r. +. Neale, ofnear town. pur-
chased an Empire touring car
last week from Kirtley VenabIe,
of St Louis. He and his family
are now enjoying many spins
over Randolph egunty's splendid
highways, Renick Enterprise.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-09-03
Nero q Fined

Azell johnson. coIored, was
fined $3.50 and give a sentence
of 10 days in the city jail for
assault. Mayor Agee tried the
case. The guilty man had to come
across for the fine but the 10
days sentence was suspended On
good behaviour.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-09-03
Garton-Matchett

The marriage Miss Chrystal
Carton and ]. Thomas Matchett
occurred at the home of the
brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. H.
c. Carton in Sumner, Monday,
August %, Squire Lewis per-
forming the ceremony.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-09-03
william Moore Dead

William Moore, formerly a
prominent resident of Bruins
wick died at Kansas City of sep
tic poisoning last week and was
buried at Kansas City. He died
at the home Of his sister Mrs.
Georgia Griffith in Kansas City.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-09-03

Herbert Foster has enrolled in
the Chillicothe Business College
for a complete course. If the
young man viii apply himself,
the teachers will do the rest and
he viii be developed into a high
class business man.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-09-03

What little dragging has been
done has improved the roads
wonderfully and especially the
filing Of holes even where no
dragging or grading has been
done has helped travel very
much. It requires but little
time to fiji q hole and it would be
good thing if that much were
done All over the county and the
further improvement left until
time can be devoted p II
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-09-03
CONTRACT FOR BRIDGES
County Also Will Build Thirteen
Structures, Buying
Material

The county court held a session
this week for the principal pur-
pose Of letting contract for %
bridges to be built in the county.
The final result was that the
contracts for 9 bridges were let
while the 13 others were not.
The verdict Of the court was
that the bids for the other 1S
bridges were too high and they
decided they could build them
cheaper themselves.
This is an innovation of the
part of the county court. Hitherto
the court had built some small
culverts or bridges but under the
failure to let the contract for 1S
bridges, the court assumes the
burden of building them. Under
the decision of the court it will
order the steel and material and
build the other Is bridges with
local labor as nearly as possible.
In this way the court hopes to
defeat the bridge trust.
The state auditor was ordered
to draw the warrant for $203. 20,
which is to go to the credit OF
the road fund.
The court awarded nine bridge
contracts, FIVE bridges going to
the Pan-American Bridge Co.
three to the Vincennes Bridge &
Construction Co. and one to the
Leavenworth Bridge Co. The
latter company got the largest
bridge. one across Palmer Creek.
F. w. Fleetwood was appoint
ed on the township board OF
Triplett township to succeed M.
W. Housss
The MassiIon Bridge Co. was
issued a warrant for $500.
Former Treasurer, John Shan.
non made a tender of $8S.05 Ia
the court as payment in full OF
what he owes under the finding
of the auditors. The court refus-
ed the tender.
w. L. Wright offered the
court 5000 for what he owes
the county. The court likewise
refused to accept this as satisfac-
ton.
The court contracted with
Will Moore for the coal supply
for the year at 14-3-4c per bushel
delivered at the court house Jail
and infirmary. The coal is to be
mined at Riverton, Illinois.
Lon Clard filed a bond of 500
with J. A. Riley and G. B. Smith
as sureties.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-18

Last weeks Huronlte contains a
clipping from The Lakin (Kansas)
Advocate telling of the death of
Rev. La Theo lobe at his home in
that city on Feb. 22nd. Rev. lobe
IA pastor of the Presbyterian
Church in this city for three wears
going from here to Kansas and later
returning to Huron. where the
family resided for a number of
years. In 1912 they returned to
Kan, where he was in active service
as pastor at the time of his death
He is survived by his wife, two
daughters, Mrs Theo. Hanson and
Marie, and two sons, Paul and Vic
tor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-18

head of yearling and coming | year
old steers-good quality; Is head of
| year old heifers, and % head of
good mich COWS.
}. A. LOOMS will sell at this sale
ii good Holstein- Friesian grade
cows and heifers as follows: One
cow Z years old, giving milk; / heif-
ers 3 years old, giving milk; eight
heifers 2 years old, all except two
giving milk. These are from good
cows and Registered Thoroughbred
H~olstein- Friesian sire, and will make
good b~utter-fat producers for the
purchaser.
You will find this stock exactly as
advertised. and you know everything
will be sold, for that is our way of
doing business.
This will be a good time to buy
your stock, as it is only a few DAYS
until grass will be here. Be sure to
attend this sale if you are looking
for cattle.
Parties from a distance will be
taken care of at u expense.
Big Free Dinner At Hotel
Usual Terms of Sale
B. +. & J M. Magness. Owners.
j. M. Magness, Auct.
l.. I. Jarmuth, Clerk.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-18

That the circulating library is a
success in Miller is evidenced by the
fact that during the month of Feb
ruary 973 books were taken out by
patrons. The number reported
from the Pierre library was 1916.
1t is understood that the city ad-
ministration is arranging a room for
library purposes in the new city
building on Second Street.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-18

Miss Harriet Chubbuck, who went
to her home at Ipswich during the
few days of vacation last week was
unable to return to her school work
on account of sickness. Her class
work was divided among the other
teachers with the hope that she
could return by the end of the
ueaI
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-18

Mrs d. A. Mccoy and daughter,
Miss Bernice Hazen, returned
from Pierre yesterday, where Mrs
Mccoy has been a patient at st.
Mary's hospital during the past
three weeks. She is reported as
getting along nicely since her opera
ton three weeks ago.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-18

Presbyterian services next Sab
bath: 1920 a. IN. Sermon, What
is the Use in Praying? 1880 p, m.
Sermon, "Unbelievng Relief"
l1:45 Sabbath School. $50 p. III.
Christian endeavor. Last chapter
in our book.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-18

The boys basket ball team went
to Arlington last Friday morning
where that evening they played the
Arlington team losing by one point.
The score was Is to 10. On Satur-
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-18

The annual leasing of school lands
at the T%reasurer's office attracted a
considerable number OF farmers to
town Tuesday. The prices ranged
from II cts to 80 cts pei acte.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-18

G. +. Erichsen was pleased over
the arrival OF a mare colt St. Pat
rick's day at his racing stable. The
dam is his famous trotting mare
Swanee, 2:l09, and the sire Bau-
mains, 2:20. Girls says the little
youngster is trotting already.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-18

Estrayed: One bay mare coming
2 years old, no brands, from the
Redmond place. Will Wade, Miller.
D. ID. Reward TO finder. l4tf
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-18

Mr. and Mrs Elmer Beck returned
to Canton SATURDAY. morning after
spending the past week at the home
of Mrs Beck's parents, Mr. and Mrs
j. w. Heltibridle. They expect to
locate on a farm three miles from
Canton.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-18

Topic in the M. f. church Sunday
morning. Invisible Armies" Even
ing topic, The Man That Blew Hot,
Then Cold"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-18

Married at the M. +. parsonage
Saturday by Rev. Kearton, Marshall
j. Corbin and Miss Elizebeth Kuper.
The Press extends congratulations.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-18

Albert Hansen returned this week
from Faith, where he had spent the
past two months with his mother.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-18

All sizes Of wood and steel stock
tanks at Botsford Lumber Company.
Off F. J. Weber.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-18

day evening the bows played a game
in Huron with the college academy
team winning by a Is to IL score
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-18
BUSINESS.....
OPPORTUNITIES
FIVE CENTS PER LINE

~ you have anything To seli. or ~ you de
sire to buy anything. a three or four line
Dotice In the PRESS will bring results.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-18
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

Watch for bills announcing the
Firemen's Annual Masquerade Ball,
April 9Th.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-18
House for Sale or Trade

Eight room house. well located in
Miller, for sale or trade.
l4t3 Bushfield & Bushfeld.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-18

purchase of the old city hall in Mil
Ter. L. o. Teller.
City Auditor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-18
Irsday. March %, 1915
4l5 CATTLE

Thursday. March %, 1915
4l5 CATTLE
100 head of 2 year old steers, good
quality and good colors = White
Face. Shorthorns and Blacks; 100
head of 2 and 3 year old heifers.
among which you will find some
good stock heifers and good mixers;
2 Registered Shorthorn bulls, good
individuals, 2 and 8 years old: 2
Registered Aberdeen-Angus bulls,
good individuals. 2 years old; 100
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-18
Big Cattle Sale

We will sell at public auction in
the south part of St. Lawsence, So.
Oak, on
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-25

but you II, :. I O.:'.I ~ 80 '''' ..s. "a =
back. ITS only II O'Clock and
you It. Calculating -" Ho"r roo oar.
ly."
We go by Berlin time" they
answered And suddenly il daWuad
j. 49, :. X !has n.ri. TIM !. an hour
later than German TINE ~
, ., -. ".n&. al. all. 81 .Ff.aoe MiIl be
going by Berlin time, too, shoutei
one German, who made Us all
LAUGH He talked like Lev Fields
We waited until II O'Clock and
...-. - ~ :. e.., -, ~.
wasn't as noisy as the Germans,
must admit. Our white lights
weren't as bright But our artillery
fired noisy shells and what our rifle
and machine gun fire lacked ia
noise, the shells that came from
miles behind us made up for.
Our racket lasted ten minutes;
we didn't try to kill anybody, and
as far as we could learn nobody in
our district was even wounded.
When our noise was ended, We
yelled to the Germans:
"All of Germany will be going by
French time when wet get to Ber
lin.
Twenty seven days Later the Ger
mans gave us another terrific can
nonading, but this time they were
celebrating the kaisers birthday
and were shooting to XIII.
We didn't know it was the kai-
ser's birthday and at midnight when
many OF our men were repairing
trenches with their heads above the
walls the German bullets suddenly
swept out over our trenches ami
killed twelve of us.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-25

49,
decidedly unfavorable for the jltneys
but despite this more than 800 cars
az IA operation Win 4 big Ill Gi t'i1.,'
certain with the coming of spring.
The organized jitneys have 4 traf-
tic manager. whom they hire for the
- ',s .',...;. -; ~: q: m..I
nave ali equipment and driver inspec-
jGr ana AZ "a, 'ftT;;, 49,. ss:';,-a!-@-'.
10 drive unfit and dangerous drivers
from the organization. They have
contracted ter construction OF a
jitney cooperative garage downtown
- - ''''s>~'. -'s-> -'se-.s :. ss><..s
aEce and repair work. They now
have two downtown central stations
with plenty of announcers and start
erT
Carriage factories are busy con-
vertjng limousine and large touring
cars into jitney buses. Hundreds
of men are in business for them
selves, WINE lHe HetfD'tliLt'H hd9
ordered fifty new street cars to PIT
into the service in May to better
compete with the nickel grabberc.
The advent of the iitney has de-
veloped an acute form of the ''.lit
ney fan" who refuses to ride in the
street cars and talk jitneys all his
sparetime With the good will of
thecommunity, restrictive legislation
proposed is not expected to get very
far. Kansas citizens already pre-
diet that within ten years the street
car tracks will be torn up, the mo-
tor bus supplanting the street cars as
the trolley did the cable car