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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-05-27
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
Showman's Wife Drinks Dope
Revived and Taken to Her
Fathers Home.

Ralph st. John is. one of the
leading men with the BruDks
Commedians which showed fora
week az Salisbury His wife il
net an actress and is left at her
home most ofthe time to save
expense. She lives with her
parents at Cape Girardea1 when'
not with her husband. She
cameto Salisbury the latter part
of last week. The show broke
camp and went to Carroltton
Sunday and Mrs. Sty John want
ed to 90 along. A quarrel, her
father was notified 10 come fpr
her and be reached Salisbury
Sunday and started back home
with her. After the train, No.
2 at noon, had started, Mrs. St.
John ieaped off and Immediately
swallowed the contents of d bot
tie of some sort Of anti-seBtie.
After going only a. short dis
tance she fell and considerable
difficulty was experienced in re.
vlving her. Her father was not
reached with the facts until he
arrived in ST. Louis and he re-
turned at once and took his
daughter home.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-05-27
The BaccaIaureate Sermon

The second of the three events
to be given by the seniors took
place Monday. May 15, which
was toluse Rev. MithelIs own
words "A sermon to the gradua-
ties. /"
The program began with a
beautiful march played by Miss
Ida Lou Richardson to which
the seniors dressed in uniform of
the caps and gowns, marched
down the front and took their
places at the right of the minis.
ter. The congregation then
arose and the invocation was Civ
en- by Rev. Mitchell after which
a quartet was rendered by Misses
Dorothy Richardson. Elizabeth
Stockard, Messrs. Robert Baker
and Marvin Taylor.
The reading of the lesson and
this was followed by a song BY
the choir. n
Rev. Mitchell then delivered
the sermon from the text Who
soever Would Save His Life
Shall Lose 1t; and Whosoever
Shall Lose It'for My Sake and
the Gospel Shall Save it. I"
The sermon was followed by
a prayer and then a song by the
choir and the benediction closed
the service.
1t was an inspiring sermon full
of words of wisdom and things
worth while.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-05-27
PAT STORE IS ROBBED
Gang Looted the Cash Register.
Blood Hounds Effective.
Two are in Jail.

At a late hour Monday night
Jim Bushnell's store at Pat was
entered by burglars and thieves
who smashed the cash register
and took theretrom about Sl65
which was the receipts for three
days and which Bushnell thot
would be safe with the register
locked. There was company at
the Bushnell home Monday night
and the family and visitors re-
maihed at the store room until
past twelve.
Tuesday morning when the re-
port of the robbery reached sher.
if Wilks, he phoned for the
bloodhounds at Moberly and they
promptly reached the scene.
The work of the hounds was ex.
cellent and the sheriff, George
Preston and the man in charge
of the dogs easily traced the es-
capped lootersto Marceline. They
treed Vern Hudson but he escap-
ed thru the house where they
found him. hoped into an auto
and headed south. He was we'll
into Charlton county when a
tire blew out and he whirled and
got back into Linn where the Of
ficer from this county'could not
arrest him in the absence of a
warrant. The police chief nab
bed him however, and sheriff
Wilks came'home and secured a
warrant and brot Hudson to jail
that night. They had also trail
ed to Ben Pope's house and to
the house of his father Lon but
Ben could not be located. His
wife tried.to shoot the dogs bat
the shot gun was taken from
her by sheriff Wilks.
All day Wednesday the sher.
| iff with Geo. Preston hunted for
Pope and about II O'Clock that
night the sheriff met up with
him in a corn field and took him
into custody and landed him in
Jail.
The management of the case
by the sheriff was good and he
can plume himself and his valu-
able aid who desisted before be.
cause of too much water on the
route Pope took, on having ac-
compished much by capturing
this pair whether they are con-
vieted or not.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-05-27
Dalton Dots

Mrs. Roy iHechler is on the
sick list.
The convention at Dalton Sat-
urday and Sunday. "a great
success.
Misses Lucille, Ethel and
Gladys Grotjan made a business
trip to KeytesvilIe Saturday.
We are glad to report that
Mrs. Eldon aMaddox who has
been seriously i'll .of pneumonia
is improving.
Mr.. and.Mrs. John IZungs and
daughterIdrove.thru from Excel
sior Springs. Sunday and are
spending the. weekI with Mrs.
lungs parents, iMr. ..and.Mrs. Os-
car Grotjan.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-05-27
Farm Bureau Notes
By R. D. Jay, County Farm
AGENT

By R. D. Jay, County Farm
Agent.
This has been an excellent
time for farmers to get their
corn crop in and the county agt.
lis glad to be able to report that
we have planted the five differ
ent tests of corn varieties.
The highest yielding corn that
we could secure both in'Chariton
county and in Missouri has been
planted side by side on five diff
erent farms in this county.
There will be eight rows Of each
of total of about seven varie-
ties or strains of Reds Yellow
Dent Corn. These are planted
on the folio ~jng farms -one at
the Jordan schoolhouse on the
farm of Ed Grotjan, 4 miles west
of Keytesville, one on the farm
operated by Mr.. Ennis 3 miles Sc
of Mendon, one on the John
Bucksath farm east of Bowling
Green church, one on the Clar-
ence Garhart farm,4 miles west
of Salisbury, one onsthe farm of
Mr.. Leach near Oil City. You
will see that theseitesst are dis
tributed pretty well over the
county and all farmers should be
on hand at theitime it is gather
ed when the yield will be deter
mined.
In Iowa where similar work is
done a charge of Sl0..:for each
variety is made. The County
Agent is looking aftersthis work
in this county and no charge is
made but the work should be
just as vaIuableHas that done in
Iowa the past two years.
WheatiGoing..back.
Lots of farmers say their
wheat is going. backward instead
of forward. In nearly all cases
this backwardness.is due to the
Hessian fly whichshas been ex-
ceedingly active the past month
and has increased in untold num-
bers. The wheat yield in this
county will in our,opinion be re-
duced from 25 to 50.per cent due
to this pest.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-05-27
Why Taxes are High

Bootleggers made profits total
ing nearly | billion dollars last
year, it-wss estimated here to-.
day on the basis of internal rev.
enue bureau reports showing
that approximately 80 million
gallons Of liquor were WITHDRAWN
from bonded warehouses last
year.
Between 200 million dollars
and ] billion dollars Of this
should be paid to the government
in income and excess profits tax
es. So far as eax records show
no profits earned by bootleggers
were reported or paid in taxes.
Tax officials are looking longing
ly at the gross profits of the
bcotleggers last year. which was
equal to the amount the govern
me1t paid in interest on the en-
tire war debt.
Paris Mercury
The effort to have the legisla-
ture of New York donate a hun-
dred thousand dollars for the
purpose of buying liquor to trap
bootleggers; appropriations by
the law making bodies of many
of the states for the purpose of
hunting down illicit stills and ap-
prehensions of poor devils, rich
ones escaping, the regulation of
practice by reputable physicians
and the difficulty in obtaining
proper stimulants when really
needed, all and more contribute
to the rapidly increasing opposi-
ton to lawful enforcement of the
drastic law in addition to the
big market for grain and the
necessity for getting the money
Iost by the operation Of the Vol
stead law thru tax rather than
license fees.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-05-27
Salisbury scribblings

The Swami Gelsinger wedding
at the home of Judge Lamb was
a classy affair and passed off to
the satisfaction of all.
The stores were closed from
.1::SO to 200 p. m. Tuesday in
honor of Thomas Adams who
was our oldest citizen.
u. G. Philpott and wife have
returned from Kentucky.
Our town is full of chickens,
both kinds, and some complaint
is made of trespassers.
Frank Enderfy aged about 20
died at his home on W 3rd st
Saturday of what is said to have
been cancer of the stomach. He
leaves a widowand several chill
dren. Funeral services at st.
Josephs Catholic church.
The Richardson Shoe Store fire
sale has closed ana the next
thing will be to reft the store
room.
Mrs, L. B. Warner and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Gowdy have returned
from a visit to Excelsior Springs.
W. 7. Adams aged 90, a grand
old Charlton county pioneer died
at his home Sunday evening.
He leaves a widow, one daugh-
ter and some grandchildren and
a host of friends who wished to
see him reach the century mark.
The funeral will take place here
but burial in Clifton Hill. We
tender our coincidence to the
family.
E. B. Kellogg was over Sun
day witha carof good looking
lady friends.
Miss Rosalie Jennings is at,
home and will assist her mother
in her duties as collector.
Rev. MoseIy and family are in
the east on a long visit
We learn a new coal shaft
viii be sunk on the Bob Davis
land south of town.
We hear expressions Of regret
over the downfall of Shorty
Scherer.
l. H. Fleet was in town last
week.
Wihkelmeyer Bros. have fitted
up undertaking parlors on east
2nd street a long felt wart.
Thru the kindness of w. f.
Evans we visited Prairie Hill
Friday and spent few hours
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-05-27


"ha' " 1"e ran ses'eluay ar,
a noOn: 9us' - ,'ne - neao
oih q UNIVERSE. no~i'
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Samide re-
turned to Kansas City Sunday
after a visit to the latters par
epts, Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Gordon.
1,dra waILa, and. n, Go,
ho.o,,1h nil aaoh da,;,,o, ~ ~
dresS ~ tha AIo,hodist cb,rch
tonight (Friday) and everyone
is cordially invited.
M;,, ,s;,a,,,a n1o.4,.,. -
81, sS -. go Ha.,,,s 1 c;.,, - g..
s..' ] ,.aa,.. ,,asa.;o., .aS; ,,.;,h - -. -.
go { - 60 Laa wi w., .;.; pa :.
esSs.,..". No. 49, -. Ia 49, : soCS ~ s ~ :. -
..o.so'1 - a:. ~ u e
Mrs. Berte Lewis and Mrs.
Louise Doyle OF Omaha went to
Kansas City Wednesday for a
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-05-27

!
DR.. Z. %. Nye has located in
our city and will practice medi-
cine.
Mrs. o. L. Herring visited Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Miller in Mo-
berly Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah Hampton died at
the Infirmary Wednesday night
and Thursday morning Undertake
er o. L. Herring took the body
to Triplett to the home of a rel
ative at which place burial will
take place.
L. L. Gordons house caught
on fire Tuesday. night from a de
fective fiue in the kitchen and if
it had not been noticed in time
would have soon burned down,
Thru help Of the neighbors it
was soon put out. The fiue is
being rebuilt and the damage
was about $S5.
One of the saddest deaths re-
ported here was that Of Mrs. Mrs.
rD......<.< 4 0,.sSi fs~-. q =.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-05-27
Red Cross Meet

There will be a meeting of the
Charlton County Red Cross So
ciety at the Charlton House in
this city Saturday atthree p. m.
Miss Edith E. Stringer, divis-
ion representative. is here to
arouse interest in the roll call
for next fall and will be at the
meeting Saturday. miss Stringer
is exceptionally qualified for the
work and after she shall have
completed her mission in the
county we wilI.make an extend
ed report.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-05-27
Chief Justice Dead

Chief Justice of the u nited
States Supreme Court Edward
Douglas White died at bis home
in Washington, D. G. Thursday
night, May 10. BY order Of
President Harding all executive
Offices in the capitol were closed
Saturday when the distinguished
jurist was laid away in Oakhill
cemetery, Georgetown. Allgov-
ernment departments were clos
ed all day and wherever the
American flag. foated over SOL
diers or sailors, it was at half
mast.
Chief Justice White was a U.
S. Senator from Louisiana when
appointed to the vacancy on the
United States Supreme Court
created by the death of justice
L. @. c. Lamar of Mississippi by
President Cleveland. From
the resident to humble folk of
the streets. who now will look in
vain for the big cheerful ac-
quaintance of many a gossipy
chat on tree shaded corners high
tribute of respect was paid when
announcement of his death was
made" =" is the way one editor
expressed his thots.
An operation for bladder trou-
Bile was followed by complications
but for four months bis physi-
clans had endeavored to persu-
ade him to desist from work and
take a badly needed rest. His
reply was that he would much
rather die than forsake the
bench at a time when there were
so many important cases before
the conrt.
Edward Douglas White was
born in the parish of Lafourche,
La. Novr. 8, lS45 and was of a
family which numbered many
judges among them. He was q
Catholic. an ex-confederate anC
from the south and it is little
wonder that his appointment tc
the position next to the presid.
ency but no lower in Importance,
created much comment yet was
hailed by the United States SEN
ate with joy and alacrity in con-
firmation.
Mr.. White was a senator three
years before his appointment to
the bench in 1894 and had served
his state in many public and Off
.cial ways. In 1910 when the
Office of chief justice was made
vacant by the death of Chief
Justice Fuller, president Taft
disregarded all precedent for IS
years and named Justice White
and the appointment. was con-
firmed Immediately.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-05-27


W. w. White attended the big
Shrine meeting, at Chillicothe
last Friday.
Next week we viii tell what
the girl graduatesiexpect to do.
They had not fully decided this
week.
Cal Hubbard. Daily Dotson
and Courtney MiIier.left the first
of the week for Iowa to distrib-
ute for Ebert Anderson the fa-
nous hog and chicken remedy
for which Mr.. Anderson is .
general district manager.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-05-27

! The annual meeting Of Chari.
ton County Assn. Of rural letter
carriers viii be held at Salisbury
May 80.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-05-27
CAUGHT A GROUND Hog
Saturday Morning Ralston Ray
Penned Grounding in Base
ment = Escaped Later.

Many have treated the sugges-
tion of sure enough, liveground
hog as a joke. Some even think
there's no such animal at this.
time and that there never was.
Along with ether fads leading to
misguided changes in systems,
usages and characteristics, the
the effort has been put forth SER
iously to move the ground hog
back IL days as clocks and
watches were tampered with to
the extent of one hour some
time ago. For determining
whether it is time for him to
come out and stay until no more
frost the, fourteenth of Feb. was
fixed at the time the ground
hog was made member of the
rodent tribe and the combined
efforts Nof those constantly at
work trying TO upset people,
practices and ground hogs will
prove futile.
Saturday morning while snoop-
ing around his home in the east
end of town, the same being the
premises of Mr.. and Mrs. O. F.
Ray, Ralston, otherwise Red,
spied aTarmint ambling across
the yard and headed for the
basement. Ralston gave chase
and treed the animal in the
basement procured a big lap robe
and surrounded the stranger
with it. The animal was caught
and put in a box on exhibition,
for several hours in front of
Rexall Drug Store and attracted
many as free shows invariably
do. 4
There were numbers who new
er before saw ground hog who
studied the animal for some time
and information impaired by one
or two old timers who were ac
quainted with the animals when
they were all too plentiful, was
an appreciated lecture.
Saturday night Ralston put his
hog ship in an all metal chicken
hover for safe keeping. Slide
metal doors and hard to move on
the cage but the ground hog
opened them and yamoosed to
parts unknown.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-05-27

Henry c. Kelly, Salisbury.
Frances Ross. Brookfield.
Edward S vann. New York
Margaret Geisinger, N. Y.
A. WI Baugh, Salisbury
Nola Eward. Salisbury.
Otis Medlin. Keytesville,
Rosa CheasmaD, Ethel.
Riley Stecker, Roanoke,
Mary Eta Stark, Salisbury.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-05-27
Stove Exploded

Thursday of last week Mrs.
Trammell Nix loaded her oil
stove with an improved sort of
kerosene, went into another
room to rest while the stove
works were heating. Presently
she went to do the cooking and
found that the oil had exploded,
set fire to that which had escap-
ed and was in fair way to leave
TrammelI and herself without a
home. Mrs. Nix famed out the
blaze and dragged oat the stove
and kicked it to smithereens.
then putin several hours clean
ing off the SCOT which had settled
on and penetrated, the interiors
cf the pantry and cook room.
Anothel narrow escape from a
heavy loss.
Drag the roads. now.
Mr.. Y. N. Edwards returned
last week from the Rio Grande
country and feeling much i'm
A
proved in health after three
monthsih thst region Mr.. Ed
wards says it is simply a grand
country and tho ruralists and
Others are kicking about condi-
tions, they are at work and push
ing along. Mr. Edwards met pr.
Gilman and says he is as fat as
q Christmas pig and feeling fine
and ready for any ssrt of job.
Ii il pro0able thal Or. zillmaD
viii make Us a visit soon
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-03-07

conception Of public duty and
honor IS in exact line with all
of Mr.. Garvin's acts during
his employment at Washing
ton.
Francis p. Garvin is still q
young man. The country
needs and will always need
men Of his type in the ranks
Of its leadership. We are
sure that he will again b;
drafted into public service.
His record is stainless and
one of which any man might
be proud. We voice in this
editorial a just tribute to a
staunch Democrat who has
nobly upborne the banner Of
his party and helped to carry
it in the past to lnerited VIC
tory. Who has been a living
exemplar of its lofty pri1l-
ciples, and who, we doubt
not, will be called again, in
future triunphs of the Dem
dcfatic party, to take. a still:
higher and more prominent
oart in the service of the peo-
pie. In short, Francis P. Gar
vim is, beyond question. :
man with a future! "
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-03-07
FIRST. HARDINGELLE =,
!. III, - hf1tdi Es BID FOR. FAME

:, Hardingille,, y. d. March o.
This rural village Of Gloucester eoun
y flashed into the linelight ycster-
lay rs the inst town in the eounsSy
% bear the name Of the new Presi-
$ientt. For years this hamlet his
ben Carrying tha name Harding
VILE taken from an CID family
name in this region, without attract
mfg ny particular attention of, with;
out anyone suspectirg that It has
ure..asnpted this name Of a future:
President. -; < ~; -,
Now it is to be- expected that there
will be "a whole flock CT Harding
illes, Hardin9tons and Hardinsto-
rSos following the inauguration of
President Harding, but this Jersey
village claims the original pre-
suysion rights to the name. 1t has
4 population p. "a souls, the major
of whom arc Republicans.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-03-07

schools arc crowded. II absolutely is
not his fault that the High School, is
badly in. need Of modem scientific
laboratories. It is rot his fault that
for north or SO certain classes in
The Pish School were without a
teacher. Mr.. Sweeney recommends
the appointment. Of teachers to fill
the vacancies, but 3Ir. Sweeney does
rot fu the appointing. It is not Mr..
Sweerey,s fault that the school au-
thor:ties have such difficulty in re-
taiEirg the services of teachers, for
It is not his policy which dictates Il:
employing Of teachers on as small
salaries as it IS. possible to ohSain
.aem. THIS establishing a corps of
dissatisfied teachefS;.. and not only
making it necessary to employ a
new corps at the beginning Of each
ycar, but also Understanding: frequent
chances during the school year. : It
was rot Mr. SWeeneF's fault THAT
the High School authorities"were or
dercd to turn their auditorium over
to the use Of the. Commercial De-
partmcnt, thus depriving the. students
Of t:,s High School one of the few
modern privileges enjoyed by. stu
dents in AlcHannria, and which arc
usually accorded to s.:dents Of al!
first rate High School In this, par
ocular instance Alr. Sweeney o2-
posed the issuance Of the. said order,
and i seems established himself ,in
the mad Sraecs Of certain persons,
which said persons are understood to
be in the opposition to Mr.. SweeneSs
ieappOintnent. -, ~
In Washington City former Super
Of. Schools Tliurston was
cen.paled to kave the system, by
just sach agitation as we have here
today, and the reading public k1dxg.
that on investigation by a -consHsSS
sioilaI I cohlaiiese NJ. Thluton was as.
exoasrated, and the. blame placed OF
the powers that compelled Mr.. Thurs
tons Separation from the services.
There Is q Strong spspicians That AT.
there usN bc ae;siIrilapStsNl between:
'thes c;;tisannss tancasi fEsrei lid .tra *ciri!
.seis isSfn iaetf
US sec that no such injustice is done
here .sE,saS oaniitt oily : done. in
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-03-07
FOR BURNING ECZEMA
Apply Zenlo, :the. Clean, An
tiseptic 1,iql}idE Easyto Use
Does Net Siam

Greasy s...ircs a1c! ,.:i:tillt:lts should
not &. applied il good deer skin. is
%ar.cd. From any druggist for ;25c. or
MOO fer L,rst. SIG. GETS ba1ttle Oh Zcmo.
lGhe7i ;pfdhn Is directed i effectively
,syr,r:eS eachJ:. o;l:chiy Stops itching,
Ind heals Skin troubles, afsy, sores,
Jillfe, IelinGsranH diaiins. It pcn'e-
rates; eican:ss ard .si0tes, Lelno is,
i clean, kGapendab!e md inexpensive
l1.igptic lcuid. Try it. as NC believe
nothing. yeaI have cyc- used is as chec-
five ard,satisfyihs. -,
The E. ". I,Ds- Co. Cleveland. O.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-03-07

Wesh!hgton. ii, y
ct 10 fatiittis6H carry our Signatures
unless ws ana absoiuta v9.fim in the.
CONVICT ii1; fthattthe pupposa;cf 5rthe
petition H5H be for .the'psblie good,
'and, ,fuEthernd are. that: no Injustice
shall be done anyone by sueh petit.
ton, 4, ;,ai =
I. :. -, NATIVES of Alexsndria.