Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1921-08-26
CORN SHOW MEETING TO
BE HELD MONDAY NIGHT

Dc nElU MUhUAI Ml6hl
A meeting has been called for
next Monday night in regard to get
ting together on the "Round up"-
the corn show, call it what you will.
1t is within the memory of some Of
the live ones in the community that
no so very many years ago the far
mers got together and pulled off a
real show in Keytesville, and it is
said that the prospects for real
crop were not as promising in this
county that year as at the present
time.
We have with us at this time Sam
Jordan. Why say more?
Anyway, Sam has stated that in
his opinion now is the time to get
in line and show everyone, incluI-
| ing the original "show-me's" that we
have the world backed off the map
when it comes to raising corn. The
outside world knows but little about
Missouri. Perhaps one of the rei-
sons for this is because Missouri has
been famous for it's mules. Mules
have been advertised as its principal
crop.
Why, bless you, even the Centen-
nial state fair association held on o
the idea that the mule was still the
principal cause for the states great
ness! Can you beat it.
In the days when the great cities
used mule power for locomotion, and
in the days of railroad building, and
in the days when plow and tractor
outfit was more or less an un-
heard of aid to farming and ranching
the bawl of the mule was music to
the ear of the breeder.
Now the breeder wants to hear the
contented grunt of the pure bred
hog, the calling of the pure bred
mother COW to its offspring. The
mule can no longer be classed as one
of Missouri's principal causes for
greatness.
| True, the mule had its place il
the late war, which calls to mind one
of the good war stories.
/ Over there where the bullets were
flying altogether too thick for com
fort one of Missouri's mule slrinners
fgot off the road, and before he knew
where he was, he was halted by
American sentry, who wanted to
know what he was doing within one
quarter of mile of the Hun trenches
l-the skinner didn't know, except he
had got off the road. "Well, said
the sentry, turn around as, soon 5
possible, and don't make any noice."
"Don't make any noise, is it, and me
with eight mules? He'll, you don't
understand these mules, where they
came from, or just what kind of talk
it will take to get them turn this
lOdu dIOuHu III Inc Hluu! OuH
make any noisel He'll, get out #
here, and leave it to me. I'll get
turned around all right"
Now, this meeting next Monday
night is called to meet at the hotel
lobby, and every man who has any
business proclivities, every man who
wants to ese this corn show worked
up should be there.
There are about a million reasons
why all the business interests Of
Keytesville should be represented and
now is the time to get on the band
wagon.
+, Members of the Farm Bureau are
all specially invited to be present.
In fact, the corn show viii have much
to do with enhansing the value of
farm lands where the best corn is
raised.
Sam Jordan, who has an enviable
reputation as an agricultural expert,
has stated that in his opinion this
is the one year that such a show
should be promoted, and he has agreed
to be on hand Monday night and aid
in the formulation Of plans.
Don't forget, Monday night, at the
hotel lobby.