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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-05-23
Big Levee Contract Let.

One Of the greatest enter
prises ever undertaken in the
county is now an assured fact,
the garden of Eden Levee which
will be under course of construc-
tion without delay and which will
protect 10000 acres Of as fine
land as there is in the state.
The levee will be 65 feet wide
at base and 6 feet at top, and
fifteen feet high and extend a
distance of 20 miles, or from
Dean Lake to Brunswick.
Contract for the work has
been left to McWilliams Con-
struction Co. for 1870, 900. 90 and
all matters pertaining to the very
enterprising and money-makiDg
move have been disposed of and
the contractor preparing to get
busy on the big job.
That the Grand river should
nave been looked after years ago
every one will now readily admit.
The loss Of crops along the river
has amounted to'millions in the
years that the very crooked
stream has emptied her waters
over the fields. The great area
drained by Grand river made 1t
a certainty that unusual rainfall
would send water over thousands
of acres of fertile land planted to
crops and the years of hard
work, the thousands of bushels
of seed planted together with
the loss of hcmes and machinery
has aggregated thousands of
dollars more than a levee would
have cost to say nothing of the
exodus of citizens of the district
to save themselves periodically.
Undoubtedly Charlton county is
getting on the map in very not
iceable colors and when each and
every frog pond, wet and dry
!aSe, swamp spot and depression
which will hold water not needed
for some farm purpose is made
to grow something worth while
and the rivers and creeks anC
sloughs are forced to stay where
they belong, where is there q
county of parish or district
which will beat US to it?
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-05-23

Rector Brewer arrived home
Sunday from the frontin France.
The popular young man looks
fine and is very happy because
at home again.
Miss Venia Closson is home
from Nebraska spending a two
weeks vacation with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. R. Closson.
Frank Drew was thrown from
his horse in front of the home
of his parents the first of the
week and his shoulder badly in
jured.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Kaye and
daughter Miss Ada were in town
Saturday attending the sheep
meeting and paid the Courier a
highly appreciated visit. Several
other Sumnerites were on hand
for the meeting.
John Behren was acquitted by
a jury in circuit court Tuesday
of the charge Of stealing a watch
from another soldier boy at
Brunswick. The evidence against
him was altogether circumstan-
tial.
Ambrose Rucker who was in
jured in the service and sent to
a Sospital in Washington was
examined and two vertebrae were
found dislocated, the bones being
a half inch apart. Serious as
it is the young man is expected
to survive the injury tho it will
require some time to recover
The broom corn story written
last week by farm adviser Mr..
Sam Jordan went the rounds and
was a good one. George Carls.
tead had a letter from Califor-
MIA asking him to come out there
and start a factory and give the
boys a chance to make big mon
ey raising broom corn for his
factory Geo. will SO anywhere
to start something worth while.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-05-23
AIrpIanes Over Ocean

-Four several dirigible hydro
planes started this week to fly
across the Atlantic from Halifax
to Lisbon or an Irish port, three
making the attempt via The
Azores and one, an Australian
bird man, undertaking to beat
the others. direct, to Ireland.
This one, named Hawker. is lost
somewhere enrOute. Two made
it to near Ireland flying, brot
down by heavy storm and then
TAXED to land.
If these advensurers all thru
it viii be buta short time until
flying to Europe will be aregu-
lar thing.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-05-23
Farm Bureau Notes
By Sam Jordan

The Wool Growers Meeting
Saturday was we'll attended and
very interesting. An organi-
zation was formed, with C. w.
Garhart, President; B. C. Smutz
Vice President; and S. M. Jor-
dan, Secretary-Treasurer.
An executive committee con-
sisting Of the officers with the
addition of Mr.. B. r. CoIlet, and
Ezekiel Smith was formed as a
wool.selIing committee.
The idea is to assemble the
wool at certain places, and in
vite buyers to make bids.
1t was shown that great
need at this time is that the
growers know about grading
woods, as it is one feature that
must be or we cannot know
whether we. are getting what
our wool is worth. Then the
buyer wants to know what he is
getting.
In calling for the wool to be
entered the list showed $3.50
1t may be that this wool will
not be offered until after July
1st when the Government will
get out of the wool market.
The pool will be open until
ten days prior to the date call
ing for delivery, and any per-
sen may enter the pool up to
that time. Of course, no one
really knows that wool will go
higher but all the dope" points
that way.
Any way, we can get a lot of
good for ourselves by attending
the meetings as demonstrations
in grading is sure to be helpful.
Another meeting is called for
the last day of the Annual Farm
Bureau meeting June Ia.
We will try to take one hour
to demonstrate the grades, and
samples should be brot in for
comparisons. Bring from the
best to the poorest fleeces, and
we will give you a good idea as
to how to do your own grading.
The Wheat Situation.
Wheat blown down at this
time, will commonly rise again
pretty well. Septoria, the wheat
disease, is still doing mischief
not only to wheat, but to oats
barley and meadows.
We find great many plant
lice, on oats, barley, and spring
wheat. Red rust is also start
ing.
Some loose smut is found in
some of the wheat fields. 1t
is most too early to observe the
sinking smut. We expect to
make tour of the country to
inspect the conditions with ref
erence to sinking smut and to
determine to what extent the
! treatment of the seed was effect
i've. We desire especially to
visit farms where both treated
and untreated seed was sown, if
the seed is from the same lot.
We can thus make good COM
parisons.
If there are such in the coun-
", and the grower will kindly
advise, we will try to make a
trio to inspect the results.
As nearly as we can estimate
about %, 500 acres were sown to
treated seed last fall, and we
we want to get all the data
possible, to determine to what
extent treating the seed is pro-
fitable.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-05-23
Red Cross Public Health Nursing

What it means to a community
The chapter committee on
nursing activities will organize
the county under its jurisdiction
and will have chapter worker
visit all the towns and many
homes, showing people the
worth of an instruction to pro-
mote courses in Home Hygiene
and the care of the sick and the
object of the Red Cross in pro-
noting it. When the women
are sufficiently informed, classes
with a teachers, appointed by
the Division office, viii be or
ganized, The chapter committee
on nursing activities urge the
women to take up this work
and study what it means to a
community. The cost of the
course on Home Hygiene and
care of the sick, under a COM
petent instructor, will be only
45 cents per member, this being
the cost of text books for in
struction, the cost of the in
struction otherwise will be paid
from the Chapter Treasury, and
if the money is not used for
this purpose, it will be sent to
headquarters and used for other
causes.
Remember that public health
means public welfare. In this
reconstruction period we may
have more epidemics to combat
than ever before. 1t is impera-
tive that we know how to care
for the sick in our own homes
and cooperate with others in the
removing Of Of unfavorable con-
ditions that menace the health
of the community in which we
live.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-05-23

John Garnett visited in K, City
a few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Pineger and
children left the latter part Ct
last week for Arkansas for the
home Of his parents. Ray is in
bad shape bu cheerful. He was
taken on q cot.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-05-23
Unworthy Trick Attempted


1t is seldom in the higher
walks of life, such as preaching
and teaching are conceived to be
that one who has managed in
some inexplicable way to be in
service for any length of time is
found to be guilty of really rep
rehensible attempt to discredit
another, no matter how much
the other may be disiiked, but
in our school one of the teachers
did attempt to discredit another
and that other much worthier in
every way.
The parents of all the children
denied advancement to the grade
above by one of the teachers in
our school, and that promotion
ordered by both the superintend-
ent and school board, have been
notified and the community gen.
orally is informed of the un-
worthy means employed to, not
doing justice to the children per-
haps, but to dlscredit another
and better teacher, and the
superintendent, board and COM
munity are more than disgust.
ed.
\ Attention of the board being
brot to the matter, the school
board went on record with an
order to the superintendent to
notify each pupil so affected that
he or she would be advanced and
the superintendent wrote each of
the pupils as follows:
Key tesvilIe Public Schools
| ]. c. Bond Superintendent
Board of Education
Hon. John D. Taylor, Pres.
DR.. A. W. Zillman V. Pres.
A. G. Drace Trsr.
Blair Miller Secty.
%. P. Ray
Geo. West
iC. F. Lamkin
Keytesville, Mo.
May IL, 1919.
The Keytesville Board of Edu-
cation has ordered me to notify
YOU that upon my Recommended
ton it has promoted you to the
fourth grade for the next school
year, 1919-l920.
All grade cards previously is
sued to you are hereby annulled.
You will save this letter as your
certificate of promotion, to be
presented to your teacher next
year.
Trusting that you may have
a nice vacation and that your
school work next year will be
both pleasant and proftatabIe,
| remain,
Your friend,
]. C. Bond.
# necessary we will publish
/ the facts in the case in fun.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-05-23

Wheat and corn are looking
fine.
Elder W. ]. Burner Of Mexico,
Mo- viii preach at the Christian
church Sunday morning and
evening.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-07-24

personal letter in appreciation OF his
efforts.
Mr.. Fonville has returned 20 =
home after ten months service s
the 7. M. c. A. He was with TIE
and Sixth Marines and Ninth and Twcn
ty.third infantry at Chateau Their
scissors and st. Mihiel. II was while
he was in a trench waiting to ser.e
the Marines when they pushed OF"
that a high explosive shell blew par
ticles Of rock into his eye, binding II.
The same shellfire killed James A.
Birchby, Y. M. c. A. secretary from
Pasadena, Cal. and wounded another
Red Triangle worker, Thomas w Wn
but, Jr., OF New Britain, Conn,
The letter of appreciation that was
ent to Mr.. Fonville by General linton
read as follows: Il have observed Your
work as Y. NJ. c. A. representative OF
he Ninth infantry for some time AID
wish to convey to you my appreciation
4 the accomplishing and soldlaslike
manner in which you have undergone
al without the glory that IS ATTACKED
o the profession OF arms. The woaH
which you have done had added grea@
Nv to the contentment of the mon ard
thus to the efficiency Of the om
mand."
my experience gave me ar app-ce
iation Of American men and what they
can go through" said Mr. Fonville
"Our division was shock unit i
never went any way but forward. Our
division alone captured $4,000 prison
ers Those men appreciated the y
N. c. A. and understood the Difficult
ties II had to contend with in getting
-upplies up to the front. | have no
complaint to make about losing the
sight Of one eye, that is war, but II
sewilders me to have known what
"a of the work OF the 'Y' in France
nd then come home to learn OF the
,ticisms being circulated here.
,ioye that in due time the full ap
citation Of the Y. NJ c. AS woiE
gjctory will be general"
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-07-24
Pershing Wants Pledges Paid
So Welfare Work VIII Go On
With Army ITO the End. =

Washington d C.-Rsymond Fosdick, chairman of the
General John Pesng showing the vital
Importance continuing welfare with the until tbs
paid their United War Work Campaign
subscriptions much criticism they not do
ing Speedily Week, July 2sth to August 4th
Cleveland Dodge national of the United War Work
agencies enough funds hand
until Therefore, unless
paid during Speedily" Week. Will be
the agencies which
means o soldiers sull in unt~gTn.
Gen Pershing's letter In fu! reads:
AMERICAN ExPEpITloNARY FORCES
office o. Communicating Chief
France, May O. 1919
Mr. Raymond B. Fosdlek Chairman Commission Training
Camp Activities, War Department Washington, o. c.
Ny Mr.. FosdIek;
In the united campaign for
1915 ALL with the exception Of the War
Damp Community continuing their helpful work with
The American ExpedltIonary Forces
to the troops and s thorough
ofhcers gives great deal OF
psasurs testify the of their services
sincerely subscribed during
the campaign paid that the work OF
with the France be continued to the
spd.
Sincerely yours,
JOHN j. pERsHNG
NoTE-sns Camp Community Service has, from tbs
outset cities In this country
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-07-24

New York, SO unusual was
the service rendered by DeRoy r. Fon.
vile of Burlington, N. c., in his Y. M.
c. A. work overseas that Major Gen.
eral L, S. Upton has written him
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-07-24
Tools

Tcnlc - furnished with 1920
lOOio handy provided the fact that Titan 1910
other the world
Some whose really need and repairs
They tell that Their prodt
Do believe his As meter
Quit tools they omit hs features
-eknoufgs pIs"i The Ihn I020
tlss tool 81 : furnished uit.Sn chaEss
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-07-24
Platform
Some designers apparently in


You
platform yoa
wthsv Titan y u.ctor- extra
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-07-24
The designers Of some tractors

Eondorc The designers Of some tractors
i SiiOOiS evidently did not know that
the drive wheels throw dirt, dust or mud over
the operator and machine unless Tenders prevent
II The Titan 1920 has such tenders. They are
also safety FIRST" feature. The state Of Michigan
has passed law prohibiting the sale Of tenderness
tractors. Titan tenders are furnished ,gifhout the
$40 to $50 extra charge made by the 'Lo.O- price
manufacturer.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-07-24
Y. ". C. A. PROMOTES
WORLD FELLOWSHIP
viii Send Industrial ccmnission
to Meet Foreign Lah,r
Leaders.

The War Work Gor ~ the
Young Welg.n's tliri; Isl .s..a Il ion
llans "a send IN indus ,lil nai.issioh
Of women 10 I;pglaud iiraaee ssi Italy
-. 10 mort prom :neni H. or lead.
ers of those counlr, With u view 10
pOmotlng world fellowship wo-.
uien.
The commission viii be iuasle ~, Of
Mira Raymond Robbins. representing
the National Women's Trade Union
League of America Mrs irene o.
good Andrews. American AsSn.iatiuu
for Labor Legislation: Miss Grace
Drake. National Consumers League (:
Mrs. James s. Cushman. chairman Of
the War Work Council of the Young
women's Christian Association: Misc !.
Florence Simms. Miss Marie Wing and
Miss lmogene B. Ireland. secretary to
the commission. all OF the Y. ~. q. A..
and Miss Mary ellison, an authority an
employment management.
Hiss Florence Simms says IN re-
gard to. the commission: The war
has forced upon us the bearing
Of international relationships In all
things, and our touch with women Ia
other countries has made MS include In
our international thinking the indus
trial life Of women. The war has
wrought so many changes In this that
Il seems timely thing that women In
terested In the larger life OF our wo-
men workers. should take counsel to-
gether and express their interest with
the hope that certain minimum stand
ards which seem essential to health
and. welfare among women mar b.
agreed upon and obtained.
Our War Work Council Is sending
abroad this women's commission from
organizations In America directly co.,
cerned with the welfare and hreest
VIE Of Industrial women"
Toe many ROSTERS spoil the fIock
comments . Missouri farmer. recon
nending that there should not Be- nor
thAn sir male birds in q far.u nosk a
- hens on range.
Out Of lseooz7 cities and town
nat hsys s<ea Investigated. onlr "A
rep><f regular dairy and milk lnso~
d.
a Colorado Wit In commenting abos
me 7ss-'s of his state. SAYS. Tier
ar i'is hal T1as u Eaapy, t1ez
- sA-< I-@k- - al"
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-07-24

Toe many ROSTERS spoIl the 1ock.
comments Missouri farmer, recon
nending that there should not Be nor
thAn six male birds in . farru hosk q
- hens on range.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-07-24

out Of l,seo.oe7 cities and town
nat hsvs sesa investigated. only q
rsp>ff regular dairy and milk lnsp>
tie4L
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-07-24

a Colorado Wit In commenting sbos
me 49, Of his slate. says. Tier
ar i.i's .Eai ras- u Happy, thss
- sA-< l-~k. = adH
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-07-24
Throttle Governor

Some tractors are sold without governors because,
perhaps, the designers did not know thatone was
needed. Which is the best economy-to pay an
operator salary just to SIT on the tractor and adj
just the fuel to the load variations when engaged
in belt work or let throttle governor do II with
out extra costf do it automatically, psrfsctly.
The Titan throttle governor saves fuel, prevents
grain losses by delivering uniform power to your
threshsr and lengthens the life Of both tractor
and driven machines. You get this governor
Without extra charge.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-07-24
DraWbar S sSaI sn sfs, 0s aa on put n.

DIQWD0l hook and eye affair on the
tail end Of their tractors - and call II drswbari
They seem TO have overlooked the fact that .
farm tractor not only pulls plows but also
mowers, hay leaders, grain binders, harvester
threshers, etc, each requiring different hitch sd
justment. Perhaps they didn't know about these
other machines. Look Al the Titan draw bar.
Note the provisions for wide range OF ADJUST
msnt both up and down and sidswiss. The Ill
d b furnished without extra cost.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-14
What Were Those TWO to Each other7

brother and sister surely; and not
lovers. The last was unthinkable.
Instinctively I disliked the man, aware
Of an instant antagonism, realizing
that he was evil while his companion
came to me as revealment Of all that
was true and worthy, in q degree I had
never known before. From the instant
l looked upon these two / felt con-
WINGED that, through some strange va
gary of fate, we were destined to know
of each other; that our life lines
were ordained to touch and become
entangled, somewhere in that mystery
Of the western world TO which I had
been condemned.
Then the guards came TO me, and,
with my limbs freed Of letters, / was
passed down the steep ladder into the
semidarkness between decks, where
we were to be confined. 1t proved a
dismal, crowded hole in which we were
quartered like so many cattle, the only
ventilation and lig:-t furnished by the
open hatch above. The ticket given
me called by number for a certain
berth, and / found this, throwing with
in the small bundle I bore. Almost
Immediately there was a sound OF
tramping feet on the deck above, and
the creaking Of blocks. Then n sud.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-14
American Public Wants No More
Products From Hands of
"Baby Killers"
MARK IS OFFENSIVE
From Germany Americans Want Moth
ing but Souvenirs of victory-Ger-
man Toys and Other German
Goods Doomed in U. S.
By J. HASkIN,
In Chicago Daily News.

Washington, ID. C.-FOr the first
time in over so years, American stores
are practically emptied Of German
toys. Only a few bisque dolls re-
main, and i'm most cases these have
been carefully packed away until some
distant day when American toy buy
ers shall have become r~econciled to
the trade mark made in Germany"
Today this trade mark is not only
unpopular-it is offensive. Americans
will still buy Turkish rugs, Austrian
musical comedies and Bulgarian color
combinations, but from Germany they
want nothing but souvenirs Of victory.
According to one department store buy
err, q woman came into his store not
nng ago, in search of n certain kind
Of gloves which, she said, she had been
unable to obtain in two other cities.
she was delighted when he finally
brought out q pair from some old stock
that met with her requirements. He
was very much surprised, therefore, to
find her in an argument with one of
the salesgirls the next day over the
return Of her purchase. Il won't have
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-14
Y OFFICER
HONORED FOR GALLANTRY

bow Of the Kashmere, another enor-
nous old freighter crowded with
troops. The Kashmere'S bow cut
through her sides and deep into her
engine room, stopping her engines and
cutting out her lighting system. She
became II broken log and was dashed
upon the rocky cliffs. No other ship
dared attempt assistance. Each was
struggling to save itself.
Mounsey to the Rescue.
Then came the little destroyer Noun
sey, blowing through the waves like n
submarine. She managed TO run in
beside the laundering ship. Lifeboats
had been lowered, but were smashed
in, and the little MounSey vas pound
ing against the hull of the big ship,
first jammed against the side and then
knocked far off. In the meantime
the soldier boys jumped for their lives
toward the deck of the little destroyer.
Many would land and be rushed into
the matches. Others would miss the
distance, jump and drop into the sea.
III OtIltlS Noulu StIIht tdII olilcI III
the long jump from the high deck of
the Otranto TO the swash deck of the
Mounsey; some would land or the
deck Of the Mounsey with broken
limbs and be washed overheard.
The reports to Gen. Biddle, while
| was in London, told of the horrors
Of the cen
Stuck to the Job.
The Mounsey was veered off several
times by powerful blows from the
steel sides of the pounding Otranto.
One side near the stern was battered
in like an old tin can. Her engineer
Signaled TO Lieut.. Craven that the de-
stroyer could stand no more she would
go down If another effort was made to
run alongside the big ship. But Craven
took the chances. He manipulated the
little ship with great skill and go
another hundred American soldier
boys. In all he saved about 600, 1eav
ing only 357 70 perish, and nearly al
these were lost In the effort to jumI
from the big ship to the little de
stroyer.
Craven landed the 600 In Belfast
1t is true many Of them died Their,
from the exposure and wounds, but the
o were put ashore from the badly
battered destroyer. How he stored
away the GOO in the little fighting craft
is difficult for naval officers to explain
but it was done.
A British admiral In discussing tht