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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-02-15
THE EUROPEAN v AR
Russia Releases Million Prisoners
Decisive Battle Expected
French Fight

The not unexpected has been
done by Russia, and a million
two hundred thousand prisoners
of tie Central Powers army have
been liberated, and these, when
fed and recuperated, are to be
added to the German army in the
West. Much concern is felt
among Allies about where
their lines will be struck and
with what force.
Both sides appear to be pre-
pairing for a decisive battle. Air
planes and U boats are very
much in evidence.
Germans sinking vessels faster
than Great Britain and United
States can build them. French
drive Germans back, destroy
shelters and capture several
prisoners. q German planes
said to have been brot down in
10 days. U. S. Sharpshooters
run Tuetons out of front posi-
tions. ITO U. S. lost on torpe-
doed Andania.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-02-15
The Ground Hog

The ground hog came forth on
the second day and his isshadow
is what he seen, he scratched his
nose aad blinked his eyes and
thought On the people he would
spring a surprise. s.At last he
turned round for the.sun came
out and back in the ground he
crept; and lay himself. down on
his he'd of leaves and lEsix weeks
longer ne slept. The sky has
been clear and the..weather like
spring. so the ice men had to
be awfully spry. yet this ground
hog story is an adage of old. but
don't you really..think that he's
told US a lie? Il. L. r.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-02-15

selves to such things as fancy
or appetite, dictated. Milk choco
lates and cigarettes were taken
a part of which has since beer
! recovered, and with proper eff.
fort the culprits may be localed.
! Mrs. Mildred Jackson of E.
Second street widow of the late
T. ]. Jackson, passed away at
her home, after an extended Ill
ness, Thursday afternoon and
remains were laid to rest in city
cemetery on Saturday. Deceas-
ed was kind good woman and
most highly esteemed by all who
knew her. She left several
children all of whom are married.
Early Days of Salisbury No. 2
The pioneer lawyers of Sails
bury SO far as we can learn,
were W. S. Stockwell, J. B. Eli
ington, Thomas Brummall, L. D.
Isbell, John Trigg and H. C.
Minter. Those coming later
were A. W. johnson, W. H.
Bradley, Fred Lamb, C. C.
Hammond, P. D. Mitchell, A. c.
Yocum 7. P. Schooler, W. B.
Clark, 7. M. Rice. Homer B.
Love, A. T. DUNN, Laura B.
Johnson; j. F. Pratt, ]. A. Col
let, Gilbert Lamb, Roy McKit-
trick and Clarence Brummal. It
is a mooted question which one
arrived here first, but W. S.
Stockwell seems to have the best
claim. He came very early andI
is with US yet, tho now retired
from practice. Of the above
list L. D. Isbell, J. B. Ellington,
G. c. Hammond. w. H. Bradley,
Homer B. Love and W B. Clark
are dead. In her early days
Salisbury had a cosmopolitan
population, some of them religi-
ously inclined, in a small way.
and the court dockets were much
longer each term. than they are
now, and lawyers had more litI-
gated practice than at the pres
ent.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-02-15
Salisbury Scribblings

Obe and Geo. King have sold
their 160 acre farm to H. w. Orr
of Clarence, Mo-. at $100 per
acre.
L. 7. Jackson of Brunswick
attended the funeral of his
mother here Saturday. He is
the same genial Luther.
Decorators are Identifying the
interior of the Christian church,
this week and when completed,
it will be a beauty.
Ollie Williams has rented a
portion of the F. M. Stocker
farm north of town, for the en-
suing rent year.
S. E. Prather sold his 40 acre
farm northeast of here to VIM.
l.. King for $25OO and gives
possession March first.
We are glad to report that A.
Weller and wife have returned
from St. Louis with the former
much benefited by his treat
ment at the hospital.
The fire alarm sounded Tues
day evening about $50 calling
attention to a blaze at the home
of Dutch Haring on E second St.
Damage small and covered bv
insurance.
Frank Fetterhoff's little babe
was taken very sick and it
was necessary to call
its father from Kansas City,
Where ne was taking treatment,
but is somewhat improved now.
Mother, where is my soul" !"
said a 8 year old Salisbury boy
why do you wish to know that
SOM" Because every night /
pray the Lord my soul to take,
and l wish to know where it is
and what he is to do with it. !"
E. W. Palmer, a bachelor GA
years old. who lived with his sis
ters on Hutchinson street passed
away last Thursday, after a lin /
yering illness. and remains were
in city cemetery. He
was a member of the Christian
church.
Sneak thieves entered the
tore of c. M. Prescott & Sons
sunday night and helped them
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-02-15
Ground Hog Day

The claims of those that Feby.
End as well as of those who hold
to the IA Of Feby. as the day on
which Mr.. Ground Hog comes
forth to view the state of the
weather will remain unestab-
lished this year, since both days
were sunshiny. 1t is to be hop
ed that seeing his shadow will
have nothing to do with the wea-
ther for the next six weeks.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-02-15
No Hen with DumpIings

An order has gone forth that
will cut off a favorite American
dish, chicken and dumplings
until June / of this year. a big
fat hen always being understood
as the chicken. Poultry dealers
and all others may not buy hens
nor pullets for food purposes
until after June1 / and no one
must slaughter hens for table
use. The sale or exchange of
hens may be conducted between
those who wish to dispose of
such poultry and those which
wish to acquire for purposes of
eggs and Matching. Roosters
are on the free list.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-02-15
high School Notes

Lena Harms is on the sick lis
this week.
Anna Parker was absent al
last week.
Emma Clifton Rucker was alb.
sent from school Monday.
Ernestine Holman is on the
sick list this week.
Elizabeth Edwards is a new
member of the sixth grade.
Hulda Taylor is in school
again after more than a weeks
absence.
Leo Emerson graduate of the
class of III visited our school
Friday afternoon.
Jim Jackson Edwards has
moved to town. He will not
have so far to walk now.
Mr.. Bond made a talk about
the Junior Red Cross to the Jun
ior and Senior girls, Monday.
Tom Allega was elected paper
gather, as an assistant to Willie
K. Rucker, for the remainder of
the time.
Beginning Saturday, February
the twenty-third, school will be
held on Saturdays. That will
put US out on May the third.
William Ruddy of Columbia
enrolled in our high school
Tuesday. He is a member of
the Sophomore class. We well
come him.
Word was received from
Courtney Miller. He is now
stationed at Fort Riley, Kans.
He expects to be- there only a
short time.
A debate was held in the agri-
culture class Tuesday. The
question was Resolved that we
could get along better with in
sects than without them," Ger
trude, Will. and Edward were
alternatives. Elizabeth, Cal and
Turner took the negative. The
alternatives won by one vote.
The remainder of the class were
judges.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-02-15

Our readers will know how to
account for the sparcity of read
ing matter If they will glance
all over this issue.
There is no smallpox here at
this writing. and all who caught
it" are about their business, lit
tie the worse for their spots.
Isaiah Masters of Brunswick
died Monday. He was a well
thot of citizen.
The March winds of February
blew terrifcally yesterday.
See the sale ads in this ISSUED
Drsg the roads. now. =
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-02-15

Uncle Charlie Schell tried to
follow the fashion by turning up
sick the latter part of last week.
and he overdid the matter and
was very sick for few days. It
was not smallpox. but something
which kept him confined without
quarantine.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-02-15
Novel Coon Hunt


The most sedate can seldom
resist seeing a coon fight and il
was based on this certainty that
Geo. Dewey gathered a crowd
of our business men and sports
one day last week and took them
or had them ride, run or walk
as they happened to be equipped
for going somewhere, to his
farm three quarters mile north
east of town to cut a coon tree"
in the hollow of which he asser-
ted he confidently believed that
there were no less than a half
dozen full grown and no guess
ing accurately how many young
coons with the requisite number
of old ring tails. 1t was who
got there first. George had
regulation saws and sharp axes
on the ground and the four-foot-
through elm was tackled. from
every side by willing and excited
workers. The big tree stood on
the bank of a big branch in
which was about three feet of
water under ice. Louie Hans
man had the slope side saw end
his foot slipped and down he
went thru the ice. He was
promptly rescued wet to the skin
but on the job to get those coons.
Dewey avowed several times, he
was the lookout, that he saw
several heads peering from the
several holes way up the tree
and bystanders confirmed the,
report. Increased energy on
the gnarled giant of the forrest
with Bob Stands at the bank
end of the long saw. His foot
slipped and down he went in the
hole Hansman had made in the
ice. Salvage corps prompt and
Bob dripped on the bank and
shivvered while gazing at the
holes far above and fancying
revenge for his ducking. Boys
of several sizes and varieties
yelped about, becoming discour-
aged and Several going off after,
rabbits in spite of assurance that
bigger game was at hand and.
about to appear After an hour
and a half the big elm succumb-
ed to the assaults of relays with
saws on two sides and fell with
stately dignity in the wrong dir
ection, but it was down and the
moment for business of the day
had arrived. No coon or wiley
bosche could have made his way
thru the Gordon of hunters and
dogs surrounding the mass of
twisted limbs and debris but
time developed that neither was
there nor thereabouts nor ever
had been.
Everyone who has hunted
coons can picture the various
aspects of this bunch of hunters
when it was reduced to a GER
tainty by every device employed
to chase the willy game from its
lair that no coon was on hand or
foot to fight. The shivering VIC
tins of the plunge were
laughed at instead of being
consoled and the disap-
pointed, tired and weary hunters
wended their way back to town.
No sooner had they arrived than
the word reached them that
Geo. Dewey had employed the
ruse to get the tree cut for saw
ogs. He did not show up for
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-02-15
Assessed Wealth $27,399, 536. 90

According to official figures
given out by w. W. White,
County Clerk the assessed valu-
alton of Charlton County for the
year 1918, is S27, ,399, 536. 90
which is an increase of SIG, ,967,-
405. 90 over last years assess
ment. The assessments given
below according to townships,
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-02-15

Father Richardson has return
ed to his charge at Brunswick.
looking much improved by his
few weeks rest.
Frank Mum of Brunswick died
Sunday and waslburied in Elliott
Grove cemetery Monday.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-02-15
RED CROSS EFFORTS
Local Chapter Adopts New Plan
Work Must Not Stop
Shipment Made

The question of financial sup.
port is now confronting the local
Red Cross chapter. The work
room has been in operation for
nine months. The money for
carrying on this work has come
largely from membership dues.
proceeds from dinners, benefits
etc. The largest part of the
money has been raised thru the
efforts of women. Practically
all the work in the work room
has been done by the women.
In other words the burden thus
far has rested upon the shoul-
ders of the women.
The finance committee believes
that the responsibility of finan-
cling this patriotic work should
be assumed by the men of Key
tesville and the surrounding
community. Pursuant to this
belief a plan of direct giving for
the support of the chapter has
been devised. Briefly the plan
is this: The committee is ask
ing that a minimum or $50 men
give one dollar or more each per
month for a period of one year
beginning March l. In order to
do away with the inconvenience
of collecting all of the subscrip-
each month, they are asking that
the contributors give them IL,
Zone for each month";. These
checks are to be dated the
month in which they are payable.
The checks will not be payable
until the time stated thereon,
and will become null and void if
the war terminates within the
year. These checks will be de-
posted with the treasurer of
the Red Cross and will be pre-
sented for payment as they come
due.
Subscriptions will be taken
from those who can not afford
to give as much as $1.00 per
month and will be collected the
first of each month.
They are asking for a mini
mum of $3.50 per month, because
it now takes that sum to finance
the work. With good weather
for work and increasing prices
of material it will take more.
1t is a patriotic duty to get be-
hind this movement.
Your patriotism is not tested
as much bv how many liberty
bonds you buy as it is by how
much you give to the Red Cross.
Will Keytesville respond to the
test?
The finance committee is COM
posed of L. w. Hansman, Chm.
C. C. Carlstead, Rev. Mathews.
Rev. Davis. T. P. Cooke. Oscar
Woods, Geo. West. E. w. Her.
ring, Ben Brewer. CO. Sterner.
Wallace Applegate, w. G. Agee, |
James Hershey. John Stephen
son, Geo. Wahlbrink.
Don't wait for these men to |
call on you, call on them.
The local chapter of the A. R.
G. made the following shipment
to headquarters this week.
so 12x24 absorbent cotton pads
360 8x15 absorbent cotton pads
1900 8x4 gauze congresses
1900 4x4 gauze wipes
A00 90 c,or1a xr,;vac
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-02-15
Stock Market
Kansas City

Top steers S13. 90; hogs SIC. 10;
lambs $l6.60.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-02-15
Draft Board Action
Registrants Called and Disposition
of Men Left Unplaced.

1872 men in Class called for Physical examination.
Number Qualified 2S3.
Number Disqualified &c.
The following regsants will be called the Feb %
to fill quota under old draft regulation
Order No. Name Address
20 Edward Grotjan Dalton
6S Frank Fuemmeer Glasgow
l76 VIM. Joseph Kelley Hamden
S7 Tamas Coleman Ahot
1892 Martin Friesz Keytesville
800 Thomas Lewis Salisbury
Aviation Section Signal Corp Kelly Field San Antonio Tex
Brick Layer
1866 Buford G. Minor Mendon
633 Harl Bates Brunswick
l42o George Black Salisbury
Land Division Signal Corp Ft. Levenworth Kan.
1884 Thomas j. Hart Mendon
1878 Cecil E. Littrell Mendon
Camp Funston Kans, Induction of order)
TAT John E. Neal Triplett
Spruce Production Div Aviation Sec Signal Corp Vancouver
Barrack Vancouver Washington Induction No. T.
$50 Clark H. Joseph Brunswick
1926 Thomas J. Edemann Sumner
1886 Geo. R. Edemann Sumner
5l8 Carl B. Colet Brunswick
9l4 Henry L. Stobaugh Brunswick
5A Herey H. Mauzey Brunswick
1925 Earl w. Syler Brunswick
1882 Elmer E. Gates Brunswick
1888 H. F. Mortimeyer Brunswick
7Sl John B. johnson Keytesvie
80 Registrants have enlisted in the Service
n <N---
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-02-15

Bob Stands slLouie Hans
man is no match for him in ice
water.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-02-15
Don't Lose This Money

Fees in the hands of J. O.
Richardson County Treasurer,
unclaimed, which if not called
for will go into the General Re-
venue Funds of the County.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1918-02-15

81 Registrants have enlisted in the Service
Local Board Charlton County
New-York tribune., 1918-01-26

He read his lines exc. prionally we'll.
carrying off the highly elaborated
rhetoric of some Of his speeches by his
quietness and sincerity.
In the trial scene Albert Bruning's
Shylock far outshone all the other
characters. His passionate insistence
on his point, his utter collapse upon
defeat and finally his dignitied with
drawal were conceived in an original
manner and effectively executed.
Charles Webster's Antonio was dis
tinguished by the air of being quite in
The period. especially as to cloak and
mustachios. Gratiano put a trifie too
much mouthing into some of his early
speeches. st. Clair Bayfield,, as Laun-
celot Gobbo, was capital, diverting
wittol. Later he impersonated the
Prince Of Arragon with slightly less
eclat. Elsie Herndon Kearns, as Jes-
sica, was to the eye indeed "lovely
pagan"
Among the pleasant surprises was a
scene before Shylock's house when, in
place Of the dark hangings. was re-
vealed high yellow wall with a green
door and at one side an arch giving q
glimpse of red wall and purple sky
The charm Of the delicate picture was
heightened by the presence of the love-
ly pagan, clad in gossamer fabrics of
crimson, lavender and green. A COM
parable effect was that of music intro
duced when Bassanio pondcred on his
choice of the caskets. "Let music
sound" said Portia and il response
were heard the tinkling strains of
harpsichord and violin. In the speeches
of this scene Mr.. Nudes voice was
especially musical in rendering the
rhythm of the blank verse.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-26
Hylan Hints City
May Operate Its
Own BUS Routes
Mayor Scores P. S. c. for
Reduced Bridge Tolls
From the 8. r. 7.

Mayor Hylan took another fling at
the Public Service Commission and the
b R. 7. at the meeting of the Board
OF Estimate yesterday. He also included
Leonard NJ Wallstein, former Commits
sioner of Accounts under Mayor
Mitchell. among his objects OF criticism.
Mr.. Wallstein was present as counsel
for the city government committee of
the Citizens Union, to watch the boards
proceedings.
In the council chamber there was a
large crowd which seemed to be highly
entertained by the Mayors jibes. John
J. Delaney, Commissioner of Plant and
Structure, reported deficit in the tolls
incident to car operation across the
East River bridges. He explained the
loss of revenue by saying that there
were fewer cars used. That gave the
Mayor his cue.
"Do you mean to say that there are
fewer cars used than there were for
merly?" asked his honor.
The commissioner replied that that
was Just what he meant.
of we had a Public Service Com
mission that was interested in the
people," said the Mayor, ''we might get
that body to do it's duty and compel the
B. r. r. to run more trains for passen-
gers and provide more tolls for the
city. Why was there a deficiency? Why
hasn't the B. r. 7. paid tolls since 1913?
Where was Wallstein? Why did he let
a deficiency develop in the city funds ?"
The board adjourned the hearing on
the form Of contract and the grant of a
franchise to the Fifth Avenue Coach
Company to operate additional lines of
motor buses in Manhattan and The
Bronx. When the matter came up the
Mayor intimated that the grant would
be refused and the city own and operate
the proposed new lines. Representa-
tives of the West Side Taxpayers Asso-
citation appeared and urged the ncces-
sity for the new lines, whether operated
by the coach company or by the city.
The application OF james 4. Mac
Bride, president Of the Municipal
Civil Service Comm isson, for the es-
tablishment of the grade of position
of secretary to the president of the
commission was adopted.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-26
Thrift Drive Workers
To Have Mass Meeting
Delegations From Camp Upton,
Navy Yard and British Mis-
sion to Attend

The first big gathering of workers in
the war savings campaign in New York
City will be held next Wednesday even
ing at Carnegie Hail. 1t is planned to
make it the biggest event that has been
held thus far in the drive to sell thrift
stamps and savings certificates.
Delegations from Camp Upton, the
navy yard and the British War Com
mission will occupy boxes. Among the
speakers will be Lieutenant Joseph s.
Smith, billeting officer of the 77th Di-
vision at Camp Upton, and Commander
J. K. Taussig, of the navy. Both Off
GERS recently returned from abroad and
have some pretty important facts to
call to the attention of a populace
which may not realize that their coun-
try has need of every dollar those who
stayed at home can spare for the men
in the field.
Other speakers have been announced
to be Elihu Root, Justice Almet T..
jerks, Of the Brooklyn Appellate Di-
vision; Patrick Francis Murphy and
Mrs +. Louis Slade.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-26
New York Mayors Want
Polls Open Till s O'clock
Sf0f COrrespONdcnce1

!, ALBANY, Jan. 25.-The extension of
me y, closing hour Of polling booths on
Election Day from 5 to 6 o'clock and
olher amendments TO the election law
were suggested to the Legislature to-
Gay oy the State Conference of Mayors.
1, The conference believes that, while
1ae enfranchisement of women will
sItt ssaout double the vote, there need be
out little increase in the cost Of main
lalh'ng the election machinery. 1t suv
sests an amendment providing that the
MAXIMUM pay of election officials shalt
De SS Their compensation now ranges
rom 50 to SIS. II also would have the
legislature retain the present number
y, election districts in the local option
Siec,Ions in April, thus saving thou
sands of dollars.
w. nnere voting machines are used the
.STnleerence believes the Legislature
iiuooid also provide that ordinary bal
.1 .p'S may be used. The initial cost o.
we we machine is heavy, and some local.
Mes, 1t was learned. would prefer not
~, ~ ouy any more while the war is on.
'a 'ns amendment would also effect a
New-York tribune., 1918-01-26
Anita Stewart
Admits to Court
She Is Married
Suit Reveals Secret Marriage Of
Film Actress to Rudolph
Cameron

1t took the Supreme Court of the
State OF New York to wrest yesterday
from the erstwhile Miss Anita Stewart.
who still appears in picture plays
under that name, the fact that she had
been married for some time past and
was really Mrs. Rudolph Cameron, wife
of a citizen of Washington, ID. c.
Miss Stewart. or Mrs. Cameron, ap-
reared before Justice Cohalan, as de-
fendant in an injunction proceeding
brought by the Nitagraph Company to
restrain her from breaking her con-
tract and going with rival concern.
"Are you marricd?" former Justice
Seabury, counsel for the Vitagraph
Company. asked.
Il would rather not answer" replied
the film star, but after considerable
discussion Justice Cohalan overruled
the bjection of Moses Malcvinsky, her
counsel. and his client was forced to
admit that She was.
She explained that the marriage had
been kept secret for business reasons
and also because of her recent illness
Mr. Cameron is said to be wealthy lie
has appeared in moving pictures and
acted as his wifc's leading man in one
production.
Justice Cohalan reserved decision in
TIE injunction proceedings