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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1920-04-02
ISSUES JOINED
Bryan and Hitchcock Horns
Locked. Forcing Prohibition
Issue. Bryan Will Bolt

William Jennings Bryan has
pitted himself against senator
Hitchcock in Nebraska once
again, Some years ago the sena-
tor took the distinguished orator
to a cleaning and on the issue
Of strict VoIstead prohibition and
light wines, beer and cider, the
former Bryan's stand and the
latter advocated by Hitchcock,
Bryan is in for another defeat
and has declared he will bolt. 1t
will not be his first nor second
slipping from the Democratic
nominees who were not original
Iy "his'n." As a leader Mr..
Bryan has successfully plloted
the Democratic party up sale
creek as often as it should be
the privilege Of any one man to
ofticiatein that capacity. Not a
platform on which he made the
race for the presidency three
several times contained q word
or hint of prohibition being fav-
ored publicly or privately by the
distinguished Nebraskan. He will
endeavor to dictate the plat.
form at the Democratic national
convention but as a platform
maker he is an unqualified sue
cess for the opposition and the
convention may have some dele
gates whV would care to win and
force a winning position before
the people.
Mr.. Hitchcock will be named
one of the delegates at large
from Nebraska and Mr.. Bryan
will bolt, with what? Why, the
hope that suffragism may put
him on a pedestral above the
leaders of the party which has
covered him with honors. Ambi-
tion often makes ingrates.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1920-04-02

One family with an average Of
three to one more than any other
family in the county conventions
should establish political suprem-
acy but it wont. Watch the pro-
fessor.
Mrs. Chas. Howe visited her
brother and Mrs. Henry the
first of the week. She was on
her way from Caldwell county
where her husband was county
farm agent. He has been select
ed for a position in the exten-
sion service in the University of
Virginia.
Chas. Cavanaugh and daugh-
ter, Miss Gladys and Miss Blanche
Horton were in town Tuesday
afternoon. The young ladies'
came to assist in a surgical opcr.
alton on Mr.. KS. head which
had suffered from contact with a
falling barn door. Miss Gladys
assisted DR.. Stokes by keeping
tab on Miss Blanche who sat in
the auto and sympathized.
Otto Evertz has been put in
charge of the mechanical dlvi-
sion OF the Garnett Hyde har-
ness shop. He came Sunday
from K. City where he has been
employed and went to work here
Monday. His many friends will
be glad he is on the job again,
being one of the best harness
men in the state.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1920-04-02
EXTENSIVE TORNADO
Wind Storm Sunday Destructive
Thousands Homeless
Many Dead

We had a taste of high wind
Sunday from 4 a. m. to Z p. m.
and only a taste compared with
what others sufeited on. The
track of the storm is said to
have been 1900 miles wide and
extended from Oklahoma to east
coast states diminishing in inten-
sity after passing Ohio. In
Georgia reported 80 killed and
thousands homeless, and in Ohio
the damage to life and property
WIS great. Indiana suffered
heavily and Illinois was swept.
The total of casualties is some
where near 200 so far reported
but when the total territory
swept by the great storm is
heard from, the number Of lives
lost may be greatly increased
and the property losss shown to
considerably more than now esti-
mated. Some small towns in
Georgia and Ohio were entirely
wiped out and and relief for the
homeless is imperative. Palm
Sunday was anything but a calm
day thru the district visited by
the big constant wind.
Reports of losses in Missouri
are either delayed or the destruc.
tion was not great. A few days
before storm disfgured Boone.
vile and Macon to some extent.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1920-04-02

The laborer is worthy of his
or her hire but frequently fails
to get it; in mass meetings.
Herbert Hoover has donned
his political colors. He has con.
sented to be a candidate for the
presidency on the Republican
ticket if Republicans want him.
Boy, page Mr.. Hoover.
1t is whispered that a promi-
nent public official of our city is
lately addicted to writing poetry
and making stentorious attempts
at singing sentimental songs.
If true, there may be a vacancy
in the schoolmarm ranks next
fall.
Stepping around like a knocked
kneed stork with a stick stuck
out of it's beak, must have oc-
cured to some women as indicat.
ing UNUSUAL political uprightness.
1t won against regulars, any
way, hereabouts.
The new REQ truck brot from
K. City last week by Geo. West
and J. ". Taylor is intended for
passenger service between town
and the Wabash station. The
seats and other equipment have
not arrived.
Lon Wheeler, one of the faith
full and polite negroes of town
who has lived here nearly all
his life, died Sunday morning at
his cabin on the Marion Veatch
ranch in the south part of town.
Lon was a good man to work and
attended to his own business
most of the time. Consumption
had him in its grip for some
time and he could withstand its
ravages no longer.
Thursday last week we had all
sorts of delaying experience in
getting out The Great Favorite
Weekly. Machinery was obstre-
porous, belts in particular. About
ready to start the press when
the rain decended and the flood
came down and percolated thru
the roof of the composing and
press room in two million places.
Tier poles in a barn minus a roof
would have shunted off more
water. We expect to be more
or less moist eternally but slop-
py, never, if we can prevent,
! with water.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1920-04-02

John Welch was in st. Louis
last week with cattle for the
market. He sold at fair price
and was not greatly disappolnt.
ed with the feed but as for lay.
ing in another supply, John
didn't. He says that there were
number of big feeders on the
market at the same time, one
with so head of fine fat steers
on which the owner declared he
lost not less than $50 each. So
far as John could see, nearly all
the stockmen were of the same
mind as himself, that is, not in
tending to take any more chanc.
es.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1920-04-02
Democratic Address

Hon. Fred Lamb will address
the Women's Democratic Club
at the court house at 2 p. m.
April 6. Judge Lamb is able to
impart valuable information on
all the great questions before
the people of this country and
will be glad to do so. Don't miss
hearing him if you wish to be-
come posted.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1920-04-02
EASTER LESSON

From the stars of the night and the dewy grass of
the spring mornings in the notes of the birds and the
music of little rs through all of the myriad voices of
nature there the healing touch of patience the
consciousness that vast eternal forces go their maes
tic way quite unrOnbed by the ferment of human brains
and the hot impulses of human hearts Men and women
are inspired and Gained by the spectacle of the wonderful
resurrection which every spring brings to their
faith in ultimate good
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1920-04-02
Brunswick Delegation

The delegation from Bruins.
wick township to the county
Democratic convention Tuesday
was selected from the floor and
is composed OF: Judge W. D.
Herring, 3. H. Smith, L. P.
jackson, L. E. Merrill, Mrs. B.
c. Smutz, Mrs. Eva Foggin, Mrs
Ruth Cleveland and Mrs. Ma.
gruder. The delegation is in.
structed to vote as a unit.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1920-04-02
Stock Market.
X. City Wednesday

Top corn steers $1450, top
hogs $3.50 to packers and top
lambs $50. 40 Wednesday. There
is trouble in the Chicago packing
house and shippers are sending
stock to other points. A strike
threatens Chicago packers.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1920-04-02
Mass Meetlh. Democrats
of Keytesvh Jwnship

Mass Meetlh. Q Democrats
of Keytesvh 5wnship
Meeting called to order by M.
w. Anderson, township commit
tee. W. G. Agee appointed tenn
porary secretary. After stating
purpose of meeting the perma.
nent organization was effected,
as follows:
Chairman, ]. E. Montgomery
Secretary, W. G. Agee
The following resolution was
offered by Jno. D. Taylor, which
was unanimously adopted:
"Be it resolved that in the Sc
lection of delegates to represent
the Democrats of Keytesville
Township, in the county conven-
ton, to be held April 8, 1920,
that a delegation shall be select
ed consisting of five men and
five women"
The following resolutions was
offered by j. o. Richardson,
which was adopted:
BE it resolved, that we, the
Democrats of KeytesviIle Town.
ship, in mass.meeting assembled
are in hearty sympathy and &C.
cord with our distinguished Presi-
dent, Woodrow Wilson, and the
principles and policies for which
he stands; that we are in favor
of only such persons represent
ing US in the coming county con-
vention as are in full accord with
these ideas; and to this end,
Be it further resolved, that
the chairman of this meeting
appoint a committee of three men
to select a delegation comp )sed
OF five men and five women to
represent US at the Charlton
county convention, to be held on
April 8, 1920"
The following committee was
appointed under the terms of the
foregoing resolution:
Mrs. ]. o. Richardson, Mrs.
C. G. Carlstead, Miss Josephine
Jourdan, Frank White, w. D.
Richards, Jno. D. Taylor.
Committee on selection of dele
gates submitted the following
report:
"Mr. Chairman: We, your
committee on delegation, beg
leave to report that we have
selected the following persons to
represent the Democrats of Key
tesville township in the conven-
ton to be held at this place on
April s, 1920:
Mrs. C. C. Parks, Mrs. L. E.
Young, Mrs. W. L. Wright, Mrs.
Jno. D. Taylor, Mrs. R. E. Hurt,
Jas. L. Mason, Jas. F. Taylor,
J. o. Richardson, J. E. Mont
gomery, W. W. White, which
was adopted.
Motion made and duly carried
that if any woman selected dele
gate should be unable to attend
the county convention that her
proxy must be given to some
other woman.
The following motion was made
by Mrs. W. E. Williams:
THAT the delegates to the
county convention be instructed
to support no one except persons
who are in favor of the Wilson
Administration, The League of
Nations, and the enforcement OF
the Volstead Law" which mo-
tion was carried.
Meeting adjourned.
]. E. Montgomery, Chrm.
W. G. Agee, Secty.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1920-04-02

Mrs. Mary Sigloch went to h.
City Monday morning for a visit
to her daughter Miss Katherine
and other relatives.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-26
HEBRON NEWLYWEDs FOUND
 PATH SNOWY, NOT ROSY

The honeymoon itinery of MT. and Mrs. Daniel K Strong of Hebron, was just one Nsnowdrift after another. They are now back in Hebron after many experiences in -snowdrifts. MT. Strong bought an automobile for the Wed- ding trip and all was well while they were in Atlantic City. They left New York on Tuesday, noon and the rear seat of the car was ballasLed with wedding presents.
 The first trouble was encountered at Marblehead where the car was stuck in snow drifts up to. the radia- tor. They decided to retreat to pre- pared positions and after Good Samaritan had pulled them out of the drift they headed for Hartford, which was reached at midnight, MT and Mrs. Strong stayed at q hotel and Wednds- day was spent in visiting relatives and friends in the Capitol City.
 The newlyweds expected to reach Hebrc Wednesday evening but more snow lifts were encountered at An dover. The honeymoon car could nc. be Judged and MT. Strong telephoned to his home for transportation, A horse and wagon were sent oyer and the last stage of the ionrney was less imposing than when ihsy left New York in the bright new motor car. Mir. Strong liberated his car from the drift and then visited Willimantic on q shopping trip.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-26
TAFTWLIE

Several friends and relatives of John Stubbs have returned from attending his funeral, which took place at his home in Pawtucket. R. l.. eariv in the week. Mf. Stubbs was at one time oyerseer of the sIashing department of the local mills. resighilg that posi- ton 10 remove ot New Bedford. He afterward located in Pawtucket and at the time of his death was employed by the Jencks Spinning company. He leaves his wife and five children one of whom is in the navy. MT Sfub1s was a menber of several fraternai or ders and had many friends in TaftyiIfe who were shocked at his sudden death.
 The three upper grades of the We quonnoc, school will enjoy a sleighing party this (Monday) afternoon. About 40 of the pupils of the school have ex- pressed their intention of going.
 Tfolleys going through Taftvilie on Saturday experienced great dificuItv owing to ice on the rail and also oT, the overhead wiresf the drizziing rain freezing as fast asi it fell. Cars were run nearly all night long on Friday night and until after o'clock on Sat- urday night,
 Forty hours devotion began at the 1915 mass on Sunday morning Jesuit oeiACi A3CN1iS was present. dJ the mass.
 Richard Troeger has accepted q no- sition with the Peoples store on Front street.
 The White Sox on Saturday defeat ed the Olympics by the score of 21 to 10. Shaw was the star of the game
 Miss Elizabeth Anderson has left town for New York.
 Mir. and Mrs. William Baldwin have vacated their house on North A street and are ocupying their new home at Potter manor.
 Mrs Benianin Thiheauit of Occun Is the guest of Mrs. Wilfred Smith for a few days. after which sine will leave for Woonsocket, R. L; where Mir mi beault has accepted position.
 MT. and Mrs. Alfred Iirderson o1 North Stonington have taken a house on Slater avenue and expect to occupy it within few days.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-26
The Porteeus & Mitchell Co.

N. F. the Norwegian steamer Puna arrived here today on her return trip minus one member or the crew who was washed overheard and lacking
 tfeboats doors and fittings, which were either torn away by the storm or burned for fuel.
 The steamer left here Dec. I for St Johns and four days Ater encountered q terrific wind storm and blizzard. The small craft. caught iii the center oi the storm, was blown into the mid Atlantic and forced to head for the Azores becan5e Of lack of fuel. The coal became exhausted before land twas reached and all available wood work was burned
 Waves swept oyer the decks, tearing away lYeboats, smashing doors and flooding the stateroor1s Ludwig Lar : sen. a. coal trimmer, was washed over board in the midst of the storm. The battered craft finally made the island of Fayai in the Azores and there ob- tained enough coal to carry her back to Newfoundland.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-26
MISS LONE DISCO WINS
 IN POPULARITY CONTEST

Miss lone c. Disco was awarded first prize, a beautiful diamond ring, in the popularity contest at the bazaar conducted by the American Legion, Spanish War Veterans and State Guard companies. The ring was awsfied at the state armory Satur- day night. Second prize. a diamond ring with three distinct stones, was awarf. Miss Elaine Wilson who had the f1t.t largest number of votes. As had been predicted the contest was a close one, and heavy voting in the last
 few minutes before the ballot boxes were declared closed, swelled the final totals.
 The bazaar has been handicapped by stormy weather since the opening night but notwithstanding this the crowd on Saturday night was the
 largest ever. As this is the closing night of the, bazaar a record breaking crowd is looked for. The vaudeville acts are. to be omitted and will be substituted by dancing which will be- gin at o'clock.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-26

Rev. William A. Keefe, pastor of ''oId" St. Mary's church on North Main street, announced at the services Sunday the names of the sixteen teams which will conduct two weeks drive for the Diamond Jubilee Liberty Bond fund for building a new church for the parish at the corner of Central avenue and Prospect street, sthe top of Schofield's hill.
 The sixteen teams will work in two divisions one under direction, of pr. E. J. Brophy and the other under Charles o. Murphy. Many of the team members were already at work on Sunday and for the next two weeks they will put in all the time possible in order to cover the city and reach their aim of $50,000 in Liberty bond gifts to the fund and the pr5bl5iiIry of s25,000 more being seedred n otner ways.
 So prompt and willing have been the responses since Father Keefe first announced his purpose of celebrating tie diamond jubilee of St Mary s by collt cting the Liberty bond fund for a new church, that the success of the drive is looked upon as an ahso- lute certainty. Well over $l1.010 has already Eecl. announced as secured by voluntaly contributions without any solicitalIer or canvass
 It is ext,ec ted that St. Mafg's parish can be covered by Tuesday right, leaving tile rest of time 10 rover the remainder ri the city for 1t is intend- ed th9: every home shall nave a chance to respond to tho coll. Big posters tnrouncing the irive' have been. distributed anl 2,0)O letters have been sent to the bus ness nlan ( f
 he city e'lts:de the parish.
 As indicating the generous nature of ehe responses already received, Father
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-26
KALEIDOSCOPE

It is the habit of bees to place their honey in the coolest place i'll the hive
 and the young insects in the warmest. Tan1e snakes are used in Morcco to clear houses of rats and mice The sight of a snake seems to terrify the rodents.
 Fur rubber balls in a new electric al machine. massage persons Epines as effectively as the fingers of Q strong masseur.
 In converting an English park into
 an air6rome engineers buried several
 hundred feet of a rver and made it
 flow through an inverted double si-
 phon built of concreteA Dannish oil mills are experimenting with raising sunfiowers with a view to making an oil useful in n1argarin from their seeds and cattle feed from the residue after pressing. 4 will written on a table cloth was refused probate in San Francisco be- cause Mrs. Helen Scott, who had written it just before she died, Mo-
 vember 3, 1919, neglected to put 8 date on it.
 Throughout the sugar districts of Trinidad, American windn1ills for pumping water, and especially for
 drainage pTmposes, are very much in l evidence, and also Amercan scales for weighing sugar cane.
 l According to British press reports,
 it is proposed to establish an Imperial
 Bank of India, involving the amalga-
 nation Of the. Bark ce Bengal, the
 Bank of Madras and the Bank s,- Bombay. Tine proposition involves a l capital of 56.251. 900 rupees and a total
 reserve of 37.500, GOO rupees. Prior to the war, .Amercan pork
 and beef d5d not find a ready mar
 ket in Germany. The enormous ship lments to that country since August comprise practically every article in l tale export sahaasllr er -7-A-t end dairy produces, the greatest demand being 1 For bacon. l440i l.o-1I ,,>- ~s.lA kamS
 and shoulders, in the order nam=d.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-26
ARCH BISHOP DENeUNcEs
 RECENT CRIMES IN IRELAND

Thuries, TreIahd. Jan. 35.-Afchbish- op Harty in the Thuries cathedral to- day defiounced the recent crimes in Ireland, saying:
 During the past week shocking events have occurred in Thurles and rieiEhborhood. Armed raids on police barracks the wilful murder Of q con- stable and srl attack by the police On tindefended and fnoffensive homes can for. universal condemHation and repro bation.
 that anybody should commit murder in cold blood. It is also shocking that a number of police, whose special duty it is to protect life and property. should engage in an orgY eE violence. and ef1danger the lives Of many in9le- cent people. women and children, as well as men.
 With all the authority I can cein- fnaad condeI tbese crimes as a most grave violation of the laws of God"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-26
sT. MARY'S BOND DRIVE BEGINS

Keefe said Sunday night that out oi the last 50 gifts of Liberty bonds re- ceyed Friday and Saturday fifteefl had been Of 100 and over, fifteen aai been between $290 and $500 and f1yt had been rom $s09 to $I;000.
 Eighte memorial windows at n; church, to cost $500 each, have already been spoken for and there Have nun erous memorial tablets and other me morial arranged for.
 The following are the teams thai will carry on the canvass:
 pr. Bfophy's Division.
 Team 1.--Michael Cummings, Capt. Elizabeth Bowen, Nora Hartie, Mrs M. J. Cummings; Edward McNerny Joseph Campion. John Cormier
 Team 2.-James Walsh Capt. Philip Leeney, John McManus. Mi chael Kirby, Andrew Be11eheur, Mrs James Sullivan, Margaret Counihan. Team 3.-J. T, Gleason, Capt. Vim Shea J. A. Mullen, Joseph Nolan Francis Morrison, Margaret Delaney Elizabeth Curran.
 Louis Bessatt, Edw. Reardon, Peter Farrell. John Morrison, John McKenna Catherine Reardon, Helen Shea.
 Team 5-George H. Dolans Capt Louis Andrews, N. Spellman, H, Corn. ing, J. Conncr, Catherine Brown, Mary Daley.
 Team s.--Thomas Driscoil Capt. Hannah 0'DonnelI, Anna Driseon, Si- mon Fahey, Edward Walsh, Henry Congdon, Dan Driscoll.
 Team 7.-C. J. Dowtnes, Capt, T. J HeaIey, P. J. Coughiin, Nellie Gleason Mrs. M. Murphy. Mrs Frank. Mo Laughlin, Mrs. T. J. Healey, .Michae Curran
 Team s.-w. mcelaferty, Capt. Belle Leonard, Anna Carver, Jas. Red den, Myies 0'Su1iivan, Vim. Super. c. o. Murphy's Division.
 Team CT. Caffery, Capt. M. Cos, coran, J. Downing, J. Bellefeur. F McMahon, Mrs. P. Coughlin, Anna Caffery.
 Team 1O.-J.. J. sheehy, Capt; Mrs J. ,Moriarty, Mrs. D. Connors, J. T Sullivan, J. P. Fox, Nap Kerouacks Edw F. Reardon.
 Team 11.-J. Barry, Capt., Mar Delaney, P. Hartie W. T. Mahoney, F Sullivan, F. Leonard.
 Team 12.-G. Roberts, Capt, D MeCarthy, J. Donahue, ST, M Barnett W, Carroll Lucy Woods, Marion How arth.
 Team 1s.-J. Portelance, Capt, Prot J. Murphy M. J. Murphy, T. Connolly w. Deanley, Margaret Congdon, Emm: Portelance.
 Team 14-E. J. Connolly, Capt Jere Connors, William Fitzgerald, ter Fitzgerald, Josette Lavaflett, Mrs. E Connolly.
 Team 15.-J. Gadle, Capt, Grac Reid, Margaret Daley, Eleanor Don ovan, Thomas Nevifs. Thomas Dono van, J. Gadie, Sr., F. Rinella. Team 16-T. Carey. Capt, Denni Sullivan, Jas. Brady, Jas. Reed, W Carey Jennie Reed. Helen Guinan.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-26
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