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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-07-07

The rain here Tuesday was of
great benefit to crops and our
farmers are happy.
Word comes from Kansas City
that Miss Clara Clarkson who is
at the c. C. Hospital, recovering
from an operation is getting
along fine.
The Charlton county boy who
thrust his hand into a hole and
drew forth a live mink, hopes to
resume farm work in about three
or four weeks, if he can keep
blood poison out of his bitten
hand. Moral - Don't catch
minks by hand.
Ray Windsor has been called
TO the c0!orS and Is with his
regiment somewhere in S. c.
Last Friday was a hot day
here, the street thermometer
registering over 100. Winter
flannels were retired in short
order.
The cartoon in the Courier
last week was a clincher and fits
the situation to a dot. Was that
your work. Silvey?
At the drawing of the Bruner
and Philpotr tool chest. Saturday
afternoon, little Robert Hale held
the lucky number lO711 and car.
ried off the prize. His face
shone like q new moon.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-07-07
Triplett

Walter Bean, wife and son.
Henry of Kansas City have re-
turned to their home after a
visit at the home of H. j. Virts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Triplett and
daughter, Miss Cordie of Ander-
son, Mo-, are visiting relatives
here.
Miss Emma Koch of Artisia
New Mexico, arrived home
Thursday.
MIR. and Mrs. Ed Hammers and
daughter and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Hammers of Hale visited at the
home of S. E. Brown Sunday.
James McGeehee of Rothville
was a Triplett visitor Sunday.
Misses Francis Dempsey and
Geraldine Hooper, students at
Klrksville visited from Friday
until Tuesday with home folks.
Mrs. E. S. Hines and son
Jessie returned home Saturday
from Kansas City. Jessie re.
Gently underwent an operation
at S.. Mary's Hospital for ap.
pendicitis. He is reported as
gesting along nicely.
A. c. Klee and family Of
Meadville spent Sunday with
relatives here.
Lee Jackson's body was brot
back here from Sasre, Okla,
Sunday afternoon. The funeral
was preached at the home of his
son, Lee Jackson Monday at
10 a m. His two sons, Louis
and Abb of Sayre. OKLA. accom-
panied the body here. Mr.. Jack
son was a former resident OF
tnis place and was S6 years OF
age.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-07-07
THE EUROPEAN WAR
Allies Have Gained 9 Miles
Slaughter Unprecedented
Roth Confident

The great drive against the
Central Powers army in France
begun by the Allies the latter
part of last week has netted a
gain of two German trenches,
and many guns, and advance
ment is still being made tho the
the Germans have checked the
main force.
Along 80 mile line the two
great armies have fling at each
other all their available forces for
five days and nights and are
making the supremest efforts to
annihllate each other. Germany
had to send men to Poland to as
sist in checking the advance of
Russia and this together with the
continuation of the effort to take
Verdun, prevented massing suf-
ficient force along the main bat
tile front to prevent England and
France from making heavy gains.
Russia is still pushing Austria
towards her own boundary line
and England and France recov-
ing lost ground. German troops
have been withdrawn from Ver-
dun to reinforce the lines which
are suffering such loss.
The navel engagement due has
not got underway yet but may
be expected at any moment. All
other reports of the progress of
the great war have been subor-
dinated to the accounts of pro-
ceedings in France.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-07-07
Death of Former Resident
Communicated

Kansas City, Mo-, June IA.
Again the reaper of death
came among US, and claimed a
highly honored and respectable
citizen to his home beyond.
Harry Shoat was born near
Paris, Mo-, November 10, 1910,
aged rs years, Z months and a
days. He is survived by his
widow and nine children and
three sisters. Mr.. Shoat spent
his early life in farming near
Keytesville on an estate where
he reared his family and lived
for many years. He was a
loyal citizen, a good neighbor
and a devoted husband and faith
er. His good will and fellow
ship among his large circle OF
friends won for him love and
esteem by all. His parents were
pioneer settlers in Edna, Mo-,
where his father, DIR. Charles
Shoat was a prominent physi'
clan.
Funeral services were con-
Quoted at the Christian church
at Mendon Sunday, June 18, by
Rev. Whitehouse, where a large
congregation of sorrowing rela
tives and friends had gathered
to witness the last sad rites
Interment was in the family
cemetery at Triplett.
We shall meet beyond the river
There shall be a glorous dawr
We shall meet to part, no never
On the Resurrection morn.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-07-07
Sumner

Wake Loveless went to Hale
Tuesday on business.
C. J. Bridzell went to Hale
shopping Tuesday.
Mrs. Geo. Cheatham returned
Saturday from Bosworth where
she has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. Elmer Winfrey who re-
turned home with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Smart re-
turned from Kansas City Satur-
day where Mrs. Smart went to
re ceive some medical treatment.
Mrs. Wealthy Linnscott left
Monday for Gorden, Kansas for
a visit.
Chauncey Hardesty left one
day last week for Kansas tc
work.
The G. G. G.'s met at the
home of Mrs. Ralph Bennett
Thursday.
Mrs. Bishop and daughter o1
Triplett were here Tuesday.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-07-07

The Commercial club is awake
to the fact that we are in need
of some improvements which can
be had easily and cheaply and
will start in their direction at
once. Keep your ear open for
water works talk and let loose
all the argument you can in
favor of the project.
William Willett, Ramrod at
Bosworth, was here the first of
the week looking after business
matters. He is looking fine and
evidently feeling the best, and
claims to be much in love with
his home town.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-07-07
ElOped

Harvey Ford and Julia Davis
one colored and the other highly
colored, made arun for it to Iowa
Thursday night of last week.
They are both married, but nei-
ther the Abandoned husband or
the deserted wife appear to be
inclined to pursue the base viol
or other better half and ruth
LESLEY tear them asunder.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-07-07
Fourth Sanely Celebrated
Merchants Met Expectations of Immense Throng.
Assembled From Every Part of the County. Near
ly $500 in Prizes Distributed Rain Blufed Many

were placed IN a barrel after
having been thoroughly mixed
and thirty four prize tickets
placed in a large hat box. The
barrel top was covered with a
canvas and a small hole made in
the canvas and a SMALL slit made
in the top of the hat box. Mr..
Rufus Emerson was placed in
charge of the barrel of tickets
and Mr.. Grant Hurt in charge of
the hat box. Miss Jack Moore
drew tickets from the barrel and
Miss Francis Wood premium
tickets from the hat box. The
tickets as drawn were handed
by the little girls, the numbered
tickets to Mr.. Emerson and the
prize tickets to Mr.. Hurt. The
numbers as drawn were called to
the great crowd by Mr.. Warren
Elliott. President of the Com
mercial Club and three minutes
was allowed in each case for the
ticket called to be produced.
Chief Tisdale kept guard over
the box containing the prize
tickets which was kept in sight
of the crowd all the time. Every
precaution was taken to make
everything connected with the
drawing as fair as possible and
to avert the right for the slight
est suspicion or criticism.
The drawing had proceeded
but a little when an approach
ing storm frightened many away,
but it was a bluff and the major
ity remained until a down pour
with heavy thunder got in its
bluff and scattered hundreds
who had no shelter.
The drawing went on and the
number Of tickets called and not
produced shows that none were
injured to any extent by their
absence, if such had any of the
tickets drawn. The usual bom-
bardment. danger and annoyance
of crackers, niger chasers. dyn-
amite canes and still worse nuis-
ance on such occasions, confetti,
were cut out of any place in this
celebration. There were no ia.
kris, those who came having such
shady methods that they were
not allowed to get busy. There
were but two refreshment stands
outside, but those who usually
profit by the presence of large
crowds here had a fine trade and
everybody made happy. There
were a few overloaded with some
thing besides soft drinks, but
the police arrangement was such
that not a single disturbance or
complaint was made. The heavy
rain made the streets too muddy
to promenade at night and there
being nothing more than the band
concert and the picture show on
the evening program, the town
was pretty well deserted by
IL o'clock.
John G. Ward was the
holder of the number (57090)
which called for the automobile,
and we have yet to hear one who,
failing to get the principal prize
himself, regrets that it fell tC
MIR. Ward. While the day was
celebrated in an unusual way
there was more money put into
the entertainment by the mer
chants than for any similar occa'
sion and the great portion of the
money spent benefited someone
instead of going up in smoke oI
into the pockets Of itinerants,
We give below the winrine
numbers, names of lucky ones,
and the prizes;
NAME
Steve Gurdor
Jas. Applsgat'
n
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-07-07


year, and to that end collected
a fund of nearly $500 which was
invested in prizes, thirty five in
number and consisting of useful
articles from a Ford touring car
down to an umbrella.
The usual cheap exhibitions
were not on the program, and
the only attraction other than
the drawing for the prizes was
to have been a balloon and para
chute performance, but the
owner of the balloon wired the
morning of the third naming a
figure which the committee in
charge rejected at once. Be it
said that the commercial club
had so managed that no contri-
buttons were solicited to cover
the expense of the occasion.
No fairer day ever dawned on
the anniversary or at any other
diurnal revolution of our sphere.
Decorations were put up early
in the morning and general pre-
paration for the main event COM
pleted before the arrival of a
sufficient number to interfere,
but by nine o'clock the city's
streets began to fill and when
the band marched out to open
the day at ten o'clock, there
was as large crowd on hand as
had attended on some former
occasions of the kind. By noon
the city was full of people and
as many more to come after par
taking of the hospitality of our
sister city, Salisbury. The draw.
ing for the prizes was set to
begin at 2 o'clock and by that
hour the Price Park was more
than filled and as many still on
the various streets.
The Mendon Cornet Band had
been engaged for the occasion,
an organization only about a
year old, distinguished itself and
drew compliments from every
quarter, gave a concert in the
park from one o'clock to the
time of the drawing and IN the
evening until after eight. The
willingness of the band 20 make
music every minute of the time,
the quality of the music rendered
and most of all, the gentlemanly
conduct of every member of the
band, made it admiring friends
of all the crowd from out and
in the city.
General John Barker made a
short speech just before the noon
hour to a large and appreciative
audience at the park and just
after noon, Lieut.. Gov. Painter
addressed a large audience in
the park. Hon Jno. NJ. Atkin-
son was in town and but for the
rain would have made an address
either at the court house or on
the street at the conclusion of
the drawing, but the condition
of the weather being still un-
favorable, Mr.. Atkinson left
without having the opportunity
to be heard.
There were quite three thous-
and people in town and on the
park grounds when the drawing
began at Up. m. The duplicate
tickets had been cut and exam
ined by ]. A. Washam of near
Pee Dee, Wallace Applegate and
AIeck Taylor. assistant cashiers
OF our banks and ]. A. Byerly OF
the general arrangement com.
mittee. The duplicate tickets
TICKET PRIZE
48646 $1.00 Coffee
684 81 90 Coffee
1920 100 pounds of
755Ol $l.00 Canned I
AEOoC M - >.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1916-07-07
Salisbury Scribblings

rev. Pugh delivered a patriot
ic address at the Baptist church
Sunday night that was of a very
high order, and made US feel
like starting right after Carranza
but we did not, and so are still
on our old job.
w. R. Sweeney and M. L.
Holloway, with their families,
tried camp lite a few days at the
club house, and came home look
ing like turkey eggs - mos
quitoes!
A hint to stock buyers. Sails
bury is full of calves, but most
of them are lean. Bran sellers
might take notice also.
The 4th passed off here noisily,
but according to program. The
crowd was estimated at from
$500 to 5000, happy, enthusiastic
and contented people and began
arriving before nine o'clock.
The morning was spent in hand
shaking and renewing old ties
until the dinner hour when all
were filled to satisfy. The ar
rangement was orderly and sys-
tematic and reflected credit on
the committee. The first stunt
was a pie eating contest by a
class of boys and was both spirit.
ed and amusing, Harvey Sanders
being the winner, getting all the
pie he could eat, in the time al
lowed and dollar as prize. A
cracker eating contest followed
and was the only dry affair on
the program, Harry Carter be-
ing the winner. Hon. J. M.
Atkinson candidate for nomina-
ton for Governor was then in
troduced and made a sensible
conservative speech telling
why he wished to be Cover
nor. He was followed by Hon.
J. T. Barker in a happy vien
that caused the crowd to smile
broadly at times. A violent
shower of rain cut off further
exercises until night when a
band concert and two free pic
ture exercises closed the day.
Among others attending the
picnic and home coming Tuesday
were C. W. Harris IF Bunceton,
Mo-, ]. T. Ownby, Kansas City,
Sidney Loeb, Kansas and Lazar
Loeb, Chicago.
The fine boy of Esmer Chap
man and wife carried off the
prize in the baby contest, by a
close shave.
Mrs. O. F. Wilkinson and chill.
dren of Ottumwa, Iowa are here
on a visit.
Miss Mana TannehiIl of Hugo,
Co.., left for home Saturday af.
ter a pleasant visit with rela'
tlves and friends.
Edward Gallemore of New
York who is attending military
school is at home on a vacation.
Miss HiIda Huber has returned
from a delightful trip to Denver
and other points in Colo.
We were exceedingly glad t.
meet our old time friend Chas,
w. Harris at the picnic Tuesday
and to see him looking SO well.
He left here many years ago,
but everything looks natural tC
hin.
Elmer Firing, a farmer living
about seven miles south of town,
was overcome by heat last Tues
day a week, while in the harvest
held, and continued to lingel
until Sunday afternoon when HI
DIED at the home of his brother
Charles, aged 55 years. Aftel
funeral services at the home re
mains laid to rest in our city
cemetery Monday afternoon
Deceased leaves an old father
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-03-02
WHITLEY BOTTOM.

Tuesday evening the friends and
,neighbors gave Mr.. Linville fare
we'll party. Mr.. Linville is moving to
Meridian.
Mrs. L. ]. Meeker visited Mrs.
Bigelow in Ontario the first of the
week.
Misses Lena and Gladys Fulton OF
Payette, attended the dance at the
Linn Bros. home, Friday evening, and
visited the Chapman home Saturday.
Mr.. H. A. Raby was dinner guest
at the ]. H. Boor home Sunday.
L. B. Mackinson brought several
head of heifers over Saturday, which
he had traded to ]. H. Boor for
sheep.
Mr.. Geo. Jones of Nyssa, was at
the W. T. Wayne home last Friday
with patent for pumping water.
Mr.. Adams of Nyssa, visited his
daughter, Mrs. Clyde Hurd, Friday
and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mcconnell Of
Fruitland, visited the E. w. Fftz-
gerald home Friday afternoon.
Elmer Edison began work Monday
for J. H. Boor.
Word received from Mrs. John
Holm, who is visiting in Tennessee,
says she is not well and may be back
for an operation.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-03-02
Announcements
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Remember March Sth, is Fruitland
Methodist church Benefit day at
the Moss Mere. Co.'s store, and be
sure to hand your cash bills that day
to the church representatives.
Mrs. N. P. Yockey will entertain
her Sunday School class, the Plus
Ultras, Friday afternoon at her home.
The Philathea class of the Baptist
church will give an entertainment IN
Johnson's Hall, March Is. Next Sat
urday the class will meet with their
teacher, Mrs. Peterson.
The Kensington Club will meet
with Mrs. Peter E. Johnson, on We'd
nesday, March Sth.
The EvangeHstic meetings in the
Methodist church will very probably
begin March 18th.
At the Methodist church, Sunday
Rev. Walker will speak on
the subject, Fishers of Men. In
the evening, Thieves of the Cross.
Rev. Kaanar will preach morning
and evening in the Baptist church.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-03-02
is DANCING A SIN?
NO, SAYS METHODIST

CHICAGO-Times do change sure
ly when champions of so worldly a
thing as dancing arise in a Metho-
dist conference.
Prof. Fitzgerald s. Parker, general
secretary of the Epworth league OF
Nashville, Tenn, backed by Bishop
Collins D. Denny of Nashville and
Prof. Wilbur F. Willett Of Vanderbilt
university, warned the conference OF
the Methodist church south against
specifically prohibiting dancing-or
for that matter, card-playing and at
tending theatres and circuses. He OBJ
jected to listing of specified sins.
wesley, the founder of the Metho-
dist church." declared Prof. Parker,
said that he could not see theatre
cal performance with a clear con-
science, but on his way home from
oxford he stopped IN London to en-
Joy play and enjoyed dancing with
his sisters"
1.-THE life OF the founder OF our
church." he added, must ever be
reinterpreted and reapplied to the
changed conditions of human life and
the advancement Of civilization. In
the old church smile was consid-
cred . vice; . laugh crime"
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-03-02
FRUITLAND DEPARTMENT
By Mrs. K. G. Wilson

brate his birthday. Mrs. N. w. Lewis
made beautiful birthday cake decor
ated in the February symbols.
Mr.. j. M. Davis received LIST prize
on the best exhibit of wheat and
the silver loving cup on the best
exhibit of small grains, at the Pay
cite Movable. School and Seed Show
held in Payette last week.
The lecture given by Mr.. Van
Kirkpatrick was not so well attend
ed as hoped for but those who did
attend speak very highly of it.
Denney & Co. finished packing the
apples stored in packing house, FRI
day.
Mr.. James Johnson was taken to
the Ontario hospital last Friday
where Drs. Drysdale and Wright per-
formed an operation. Mr.. Johnson is
The Brethren Ladies Aid met last
Thursday at the church, to quilt. The
was we'll attended.
P. Monroe Smock, member of the
Ford Peace Expedition, gave a very
graphic and interesting lecture, Tues
lay evening, in the Methodist church.
He related interesting incidents and
on both land and sea, of
MS travels while in Europe The
house was crowded and Mr.. Smock
held the attention of the audience
every minute.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-03-02
Little Willow Notes

A social dance was given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Windle
Last week, Feb. %, in honor Of Mr.
and Mrs. Mack Phipps, it being their
wedding anniversary Many of the
old time friends came and extended
their congratulations This is the
first visit Mr.. and Mrs. Phipps have
made in the valley since their mar
rage of year ago.
| Mrs. ]. H. Ringer returned from a
visit to her daughter and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Van Starel, of Durkee, Ore
gon. Mrs. Ringer reports the family
well and happy and plenty of snow
and winter in that locality.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Elam were
pleasant visitors at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Skipper, last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Stirm and son
Willie were Payette visitors Last
week. Mr.. Stirm is also interested in
the movement for more and better
roads.
Jack Syme was calling on friends
down the valley last week. He was
also interested in the good roads
movement
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Bolton were
Payette visitors over Sunday.
Thee. Ok and family moved this
week into the property of Mrs. Hays,
at Payette
Mr.. Kay, when speaking of the
Dad roads last week, made some sug-
gestions which would be well to-
follow. He said, 'let the ranchers get
out with their shoyel and fill up
the small bitches and turn the water
out of the roads and do just little
work and much good would come OF
it in helping the mail service along"
Mr.. John Gissel purchased the
ranch of Andrew Smith, last week.
Mr.. Gissel will move On the ranch
this spring and make it his home.
This is a good ranch and will make
one of the best farms in the valley
when the water for irrigation is es-
tabhshed
Mrs. A. E. Hartley and boys of
Midvale are visiting at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. r.
Shrimp, this week.
There are three petitions being
in the valley for roads
through the hills to connect with the
Big Willow road. 1t is time there
were roads established so that the
public can go from one neighbor to
another and not open gates or be
closed out entirely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Ham and baby
visited at the shrimp home Saturday
afternoon.
R. Y. Currin was one of the
thoughtful ones. He put straw over
the road for quite a distance and 1t
helped wonderfully, for the deep
mud surely gets tiresome after awhile
Andrew Solosabal is busy now
with the February Landing. He is
having good luck all things consider
ed.
Mrs. Hartley reports &c inches OF
snow on the level when she came
down from Midvale last Friday morn
ing.
A number of the valley people at
tended the Nesbit sale ON the Pay
cite river last week.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-03-02
FOR SALE,

Good apples for domestic use OF
different varieties. at my place.
cheap.-Geo. Lattig. S-to'
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-03-02

Bring your cracked cylinders. We
can weld them-Jensen's Machine
Shop. Ste'
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-03-02

White Rocks, fine winter layers
eggs for Matching, s100 Cor Is, or
$500 for 10O.-E. NJ Medaris, Pay
cite, Idaho. Sta.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-03-02

160-acres of good sagebrush land
unimproved to exchange for an apple
orchard in Payette Valley.
Will Wells.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-03-02

FOR SALE-Cheap, a practically
new piano. Satisfactory terms. Ad-
dress Payette Enterprise. 8f.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-03-02

FOR SALE: One Jersey cow-test
ga, with heifer calf by side. Phone
1927. S-tf.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-08-10
Sealed Bids,

Sealed bids will be received by the
clerk OF school district No. 81 Unit!
noon Monday. August 14th, for the
erection OF a school building to be
erected on or near the Emery build
ings, six miles northeast Of town.
Successful bidder to furnish lumber
and material. hauling to be done by
the school board. Plans and speci-
fications may be seen at the Office o!
the county superintendent OF schools.
A certified check for ten per cent OF
the bid will be required. Successful
bidder to furnish bond for the full
filment OF contract.
The board reserves the right to re
ject any or all bids.
Address all bids to the clark OF
school district No. 81, and mark in
lower left hand corned Bids For
School Building"
E. +. CIRCUIT, Clerk.