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Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-05-05

Rev. o. L. Hunt united in mar
riage Miss Delea Bulls and George.
Mosely, both Of Prairie Hill. Satur-
day afternoon at p. m. at the court
house.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-05-05

Mrs. Horace Elliott was hostess to
the Thursday club last week. There
were a number of guests in addition
to the members. The evening was
very pleasantly spent playing 42.
Miss Nell White was given the club
prize and Miss Jesse Richardson the
guest prize. A dainty lunch was
served.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-05-05

The Rebekah lodge met in regular
session last Thursday night and after
the performance of business a deli
cious lunch was served and the re-
mainder of the evening was spent in
music and conversation. The lunch
prepared by the committee was en-
joyed by all and very pleasant
evening was enjoyed by all present.
-
About twenty of the neighbors met
at the home of Mrs. W. S. Temple OF
Rockford Wednesday and made pa
per dress forms. Mrs. Temple serv-
ed a chicken dinner with all the good
things which accompany such din
ner. The ladies left wishing some
thing to happen to Mrs. Temples
form so that she would decide to have
another made. The day was also to
celebrate the birthday of Miss Tillie
Smith. The ladies of this vicinity
are very much interested in the
forms, this being the 3rd place they've
spent the day, as well as several af-
ternoons in making them, some thlr-
teen having been completed since Mrs.
.Scoby of Columbia made demonstra-
,tions.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-05-05

The Eastern Star lodge gave a
mask party last Friday night. A
large attendance was out and every
one reports good time. Of course,
there were a number Of very good
makeups and many person was alb
solutely at sea as to who was who
and, in a measure, why. Some very
uncharitable comments were made OF
few of the contestants, and Jno. D.
Taylor, who represented the very
latest style in evening gowns, was
pointedly told by some of his lady
friends that he made better looking
LADY than man-can you' beat 1t
A delicious lunch was served later In
the evening. Cards were also IN
dulged in by a few and as a fitting
climax the remainder of the lunch OF
which there appeared to be quite a
generous supply, was auctioneered on
Milt Bennett crying the sale. The
Stars are to be congratulated upon
their success but then, the Stars are
noted for pulling off nothing but the
most enjoyable events.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-05-05

Misses Zettie Sneed and Margaret
Ray attended the Northeast Missouri
track meet at Kirksville last Friday.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-05-05

Senator w. NJ. Bowker of Nevada,
No., was here Wednesday looking af-
ter his political fences. Mr.. Bow
ker is candidate for Judge of the
Supreme Court, Division No. two. He
is a busy fence builder having only
about ninety days in which to call
on about 10000 voters, more or less,
and this year he has to call on the
ladies, TOO, just twice as hard as il
used to be.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-05-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Herring have
lust completed their new home six
miles northwest of town and refur-
inished it with new furniture in most
of the rooms. It is a bungalow style
with seven large rooms all finished
in the latest style. It is one Of the
prettiest homes IN the northwest part
OF the county.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-05-05

Miss Emma Clifton Rucker went
to Triplett the first of the week to
visit her sister, Mrs. Boyd Viii
liams.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-05-05
CHRISTIAN CHURCH,

hty ItoF IIIG'
James F. Taylor, Mrs. Julia Ander-
son, Henry Noting, Committee.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-05-05

H. E. Trader of New Cambria has
purchased a large interest in and
has been elected president of the Mar
celine State bank ,one of the two lar
gest banks in Marceline. He viii be
an active officer Of, the bank. Mr..
Trader has been in the banking BUSH
ness in New Cambria for 18 years,
having been cashier of the New Cam
bria State bank Is years, and still is
one of the principal owners Of that
institution, as well as being the own
er of large, well improved farm
near New Cambria, which he has Op-
Grated successfully for a number Of
years. Mr.. Joseph A. Neal, who has
been the assistant cashier and cashier
of the Marceline bank q number Of
years will continue as its cashier.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-05-05

Mrs. Willard is confined to her bed
being threatened with pneumonia.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-05-05

Forty-one students of the Univer-
sity of Missouri were awarded
scholarships, honors and prizes when
President ]. c. Jones announced at
the eightieth annual commencement
held at Columbia last Friday. To be
found among the list of names is
Miss Elizabeth Agee who received
Jay TORY Scholarship. Miss
Agee is a former Keytesville girl and
viii be remembered by her old class
mates.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-05
KILLED By OVERTURNED CAR.
Harry c. Gray, Nephew of Mrs. Estey
Was Driving Near His Home.

Reference was made in The Reformer
Thursday of the receipt of news by
Mrs. Julius ]. Estey of the accidental
death of her nephew, Harry G. Gray of
Greenwich. n. Y. and the injury of his
wife. The following account of the ac-
cident. dated at Greenwich Aug. 3. is
from yesterdays New York Times:
Harry c. Gray, a well known bust
ness man, was crushed to death when his
automobile skidded on newly-oiled
road and overturned near his home this
morning Mrs. Gray, who was riding
with him, was caught under the machine,
out escaped with dislocated shoulder
Mr.. Gray was president and man
lger of the Consolidated Electric Co.
and the Michigan Pulp and Paper Co. of
Greenwich He was the only son of the
ate DR. Henry Gray. Since his gradua-
lion from Cornell in 1890 he had been
closely associated with the business and
agricultural interests of Washington
county. He is survived by his wife, who
was Maud Cornell. and one daughter
Mrs Charles B. Kendall of Hartford
Conn y
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-05
LITTLE WOMEN BEST
BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Library and Educational Associations
Choose List for Use In First to
Eighth Grades.

CHICAGO. Aug ; (Associated Pressl.
Little Women. Louise NJ. Alcott's
| story of childhood life in New England,
| heads the list of - best books" for
country school children in the first to
eighth grades as balloted on by the
American Library association and the
National Educational association. it was
announced today Lewis Carroll's Alice
in Wonderland comes second on the two
foot shelf with Defoe's Robinson Crusoe
third. Mark Twain'S Tom Sawyer fourth
and Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure
Island fifth. Stevenson is the only
author TO appear twice on the list. He
comes in again with the Chiid's Garden
of Verse.
Other books which appear on the joint
list are: Nicalay, Boys Life of Abra-
ham Lincoln; Kipling, Jungle Book
Anderson, Fairy Tales Aesop's Fables
Pyle. Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
Lamb, Tales from Shakespeare; Mallory
Boys King Arthur; Van Loon. Story
of Mankind Wiggin, Rebecca of Sunny
brook farm: Stevenson. Burton T. Home
Book of Verse for Young Folks; Dick
1anS, Christmas Carol; Irving. Rip Van
Wrinkle: Mother Goose Dodge. Hans
Brinker Hagedorn. Boys Life of Theo-
dore Roosevelt; Hawthorne. Wonder
Known: Spyri, Heidi. The Arabian
Nights.
Preachers are eager to get this list
as an aid in making their selection of
hooks. il is indicated by the inquiries
that have been coming in from all parts
of the United States to the Chicago
headquarters officers of the American Lii
brary ASSOCIATION" the announcement
said -, -. -. laJzl
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-05

Immediately following which the bride
and bridegroom left for short trip by
automobile. The bride was attired in
white organdie and carried a bouquet of
white bride roses Guests were present
from Norwalk. Mass, Boston, Athol
Lynn, Greenfieldy Springfield, Mass,
North Adams and Brattleboro also sew
eral local people A furnished apartment
A runaway, although uneyentful, took
place to break the monotony of this quiet
burg Wednesday afternoon. A horse
hitched to a buggy belonging TO 7. G.
Pelkey, which was standing near the
Auto Sales and Service station on East
Main street. started to run down the
street, striking the traffic post in the
square with such force as to knock it
over. sending the electric light wires fly
ing into the air. The horse continued
across the bridge, made the, turn into
High street and went some distance up
the hill toward home before it was
caught by two boys, who returned down
street with the horse which had by that
time resumed a very quiet manner.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-05
REED VICTORY
MAY HELP G. 0. P.
Possibility That Republican
May Be Elected
from Missouri
PARTY is WIDELY
SPLIT IN STATE
Draws Some Encourage
ment from Defeat of Representative
Campbell in Kansas Was Not
Willing Helper of White House.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial Despatch to The Reformer.)
Copyright 1922
WASHINGTON, Aug. J-Senator
James Reeds victory in the Democratic
primaries is the political sensation of
the moment here, not because the Will
son Democrats are disappointed because
Breckenridge Long lost or the Republic
cans are jubilant because an antiIeague
of nations man triumphed, but because
both Democrats and Republicans admit
the chances are brighter that a Repub-
lican will be elected United States SEN
ator from Missouri next autumn.
As a personal proposition the Repub-
| leans wanted Jim Reed to win. They
like the way he fought alongside them
in the treaty fight after the war and
they admire his courage. But when it
comes to hoping for Jim Reeds re-elec-
ton to the senate in November that's a
different story and the Republican lead
ers already are beginning to say that the
sores of the primaries cannot be healed
in time to help Reed and Republican
viii be added 20 the senatorial list from
Missouri.
Tie fight between Long and Reed was
mostly one of bitter antangOnism TO
Reed rather than affirmative eagerness
for the nomination of Long.
The latter has a likeable personality
and il above reproach politically, but
there is no question many Democrats
who voted for him didn't think him of
senatorial calibre AS between Reed
and Long however. they disliked Reed
so much they would have registered their
protest in any way that was offered.
Now that Reed is the victor, the plain
truth of the matter is that enough Demo
Gratis in Missouri are sufficiently indie
pendent of party ties to throw their
strength 10 a Republican candidate.
Naturally Mr. Reed will make an eff
fort to recover some of the Democratic
vote which was obviously opposed to
him. But his majority wasn't big
enough to make certain a triumph in the
autumn for the Democratic Republican
fights in the last few years have shown
that the state shifted by narrow MAORI
ties. Even if Reed can recover half of
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-05
WILMINGTON.
Wheeler House Damaged by Fire


Much excitement was caused by tlre
early Thursday morning, the alarm for
which was rung in at > O'Clock, at Mrs.
Nina Wheeler's home on Maple street.
None or the family had arisen when
Mrs. Wheeler heard cracking as OF
fire. and at first thought Mr.. Hogan, who
boards with her, had arisen and was
starting the fire. This being unusual
she made investigation and found the
upper part of the house on fire, and ran
to give the alarm to neighbors who re.
Sponded quickly, the first to arrive being
Floyd Davis and his hired man, Rufus
Horton. The fire company soon arrived
and lines of hose were playing large
streams of water on the fire in short
time.
A crowd of more than 100 men, women
and children gathered and the household
goods were removed from several rooms,
in an attempt to save as much as pos
Sible. There was fire in the attic for
some time after it had been quenched be-
low and hole was chopped through the
gable to better reach the flames with the
hose. The upper part of the building was
practically ruined and the lower part
drenched, while only part of the house
hold effects We're saved.
The loss was only partially covered by
insurance.
Mrs Wheeler went to the home of her
daughter, Mrs Marjorie Ward, after the
fire.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-05
SOUTH NEWFANE.

Rev Edward Nield of Connecticut
viii preach next Sunday morning and
evening as a candidate.
Rev Mr. Buker, who preached sun
lay morning and evening at the Baptist
church, returned TO Bristol Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic W. Sim re.
turned Sunday TO Troy, N Y, after
pending week with Mr.. and Mrs. f..
Milton Dexter
4. f. May and sister, Miss Edith
May, of Brookline, Mass, came Monday
and are guests of Mrs. John D. Blake
or few days,
Carl Fisher and daughter. Miss Carl
csc Fisher. also Oliver Fisher of Roch-
ester \. y, have been visitors at Ira
NJ. Ingrams this week.
Mrs. Frank Knapp and son. Clayton
Knapp. and her granddaughter of Put
ney We're guests of Mrs. Luella Bingham
from Saturday 10 Monday. 81
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles HostermaIr and
son, Charles, of Dorchester. Mass, Miss
May +. Kelsey and Miss Dobson of New
York city are Spending a vacation with
Mrs. A, NJ. Kelsey.
Mrs. John ID. Blake and daughters.
Miss Blake and Miss Beatrice Blake.
also Miss Mary Pick and Earle Cline.
II Minneapolis and this place, returned
last week after l0-days' motor trim to
Boston, the beaches and the White
mountains.
The school directors of the town, H.
]. Heath. J. NJ. Baxter and Mrs. G.. NJ.
Love. accompanied by Supt. G.. II.
Straitiif. inspected all school buildings
in town Monday in preparation for nee
essary repairs before the opening of
schools Sept. ,.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-05

the Long vote or three-quarters it would
not be enough to win.
As a campaigner, Jim Reed has few
equals in American politics. He may
swing votes galore before election. He
is shrewd enough to make bid for the
Wilson vote in Missouri and to do it
boldly. though in similar circumstances,
Democratic candidates who have found
divided party in their campaign have
turned to the Republicans for support.
Former Senator CHAMBERLAIN or Oregon
is one of the men who used to count on
Republican votes every time he ran and
that's why more than once he was able
to exhibit his independence of the Wilson
administration.
Il Apart from the result in Missouri, the
Republican administration can privately
derive much encouragement from the de-
feat of Representative Phil Campbell OF
Kansas, chairman of the rules commit
tee of the house. Just as Senator Me-
Cumber as chairman of the finance com
mittee. has shown a disposition to go
along independently of White House
wishes, so has it been difficult every
now and then for the administration to
get Chairman Campbell to give rule
whereby important legislation could be
brought to an early vote. 1t is an open
secret that Mr.. Campbell's unwillingness
to give the administration a rule so as
to bring the ship subsidy bill to vote
pet measure.
The Democratic leaders here do not
take a pessimistic view of any of the
elections. The Missouri contest they re-
gard as personal affair, with an ex-
traneous influence brought in BY Mr..
Wilson's earlier letters on Mr.. Reeds
personality. They say it presages moth
ing national or far-reaching. As for Mr.
Campbelfs defeat in Kansas, they point
to it as a sign of the times. Mr. Camp
bell himself says idle strikers voted al
most solidly against him. This straw is
naturally made the most of by the Dem
ocrats who count upon the cumulative
power of all the discontinued elements
n the country TO swing congress in their
direction next fall.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-05
NEW SUBTERRANEAN RIVER.
Immense Stream Discovered in Mont
Blanc Region OF France.

GENEVA, Aug. "a great subter-
ranean river, with an outflow of 1000
gallon of water minute. has been dis
covered s in the Mont Blanc region.
Known as Faux Bellies. this river has
thrown out many underground tribu-
taries which have formed small lakes
and wells of extremely pure and cold
water in the southeast districts OF
France and in some of the southern can.
tons of Switzerland.
The origin Of the river is the ancient
lower glaciers of Mont Blanc which i
has been proved flow from the bGtt"'
as well as the, top. the latter SUPPLYING
indirectly the Rhone and the Rhine.
The waters of Faux Bellies at depth
Of p to 30 wards beneath the. noun
fains have carved out wonderful and
beautiful caverns, grottoes and couloirs
full of stalactites and stalagmites.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-05
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
VS..
CLIFFORD e. MANN
LULU b. MANN

VS..
CLIFFORD e. MANN
Whereas, Lulu =. Mann of Brattle-
boro in the county of Windham in the
State of Vermont, has this day filed in
the office of the Clerk of the county court.
for said county her libel for divorce
against Clifford L. Mann setting forth in
substance that she was on the 9th day of
November. 1895, lawfully married to the
said Clifford +. Mann and that she and
said libellee lived together as husband
and wife in the county of Windham until
on or about Sept. 30, 1916; that the libel
liant has resided in the county of Wind
ham for the past year; and has faithfully
performed all the marriage obligations
incumbent upon her; that on or about
the Both day of September, 1916. the
said libellee without just cause wllfuliy
deserted the petitioner: that the petit
tionee has on divers days and times
treated the petitioner with intolerable Sc
verify. and that he has =wilfully and
cruelty refused and neglected to support
the petitioner he being of sufficient pc
cuniary and physical ability so to do.
And praying that the bonds of matri-
mony between her and the said libellee BE-
dissolved. and that she be granted bin
of divorce And it appearing that the
said libellee is without this State. and
that no summons can be served on him
IT is ORDERED. that the hbellanf
notify the libellee of the tendency of sail
petition and summon him to appear at
the term of the county court, to be held
in Newfane, within aud for the county
of Windham on the second Tuesday in
September. 1922 on the first day thereof
and answer to the same by causing the
substance of said petition and this order
to be published three weeks successfully
in the BrattleboFo Reforme@. a newspaper
printed at Brattleboro in said county the
last publication to be at least six weeks
previous to the commencement of said
term.
Dated at Brattleboro. in said county,
this Goth day of July. 1922
VIM. X. DALEY. Clerk
John E. Gale, Attorney for Petitioner.
12S-134-140
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-05
Special Town Meeting called.

The selectmen have called a special
town meeting to be held at the tow
hall at | o'clock. p. m. Monday, Aug. IA,
to see what action the town will take
relative to the discontinuance of the III.
r. & w. railroad from Nottingham. as
suggested i'm a recent communication
from Hon. H. |. Hartman: also to see
what action, if any, the town will take
i'm regard TO the discontinuance or con
tinuance of the III. I. & w. r railroad
or any part of it.
A house party OF is people is being en-
tertained at Sunset Lodge, the summer
cottage of Leslie w. BOYD. at Lake RAJ
ponda by Mr. and Mrs. Boyd and daugh-
ter, Christine. The guests arrived Satur-
day and will be there for a week or 10
days. Those coming from out of town
we're Judge and Mrs. Nelson H.. Bixby.
DIR. and Mrs. A. J Bond, Marguerite and
Clinton Boyd of Adams, Mass, Mr.. and
Mrs Harris Williams of Athol. Mass,
Mr.. and Mrs H. T. Lazelle. Horace New
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Newton of
Springfield, Mass.
A very pretty outdoor rustic wedding
took place at Sunset lodge at Lake Ra-
ponda when Bertha Laura Deane. daugh-
ter of Mrs. Laura Deane Smith. and
Gardner William Higgins of Greenfield,
Mass, were married by Rev. Frederick
y. Rutan at 3 o'clock, July II. The
ceremony was performed beneath an arch
of evergreen and yellow daisies built in a
corner of the porch. A double ring ser
vice was used The piazza was decorated
with small evergreen trees and ferns.
creating a woodsy appearance. The color
scheme of green and yellow also was
carried out in the decorations of the liv-
ing room. where a delicious buffet lunch
con, including brides loaf, was served,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-05
WEST HALIFAX.

grain pool meeting will be held ut
Grange nall Monday evening at o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. G. II. Niles and David
Niles of Cireleyille. O.. are visiting at
j. \. plumb's. The Niles brothers have
been extensive farmers in Ohio many
years.
\ party was given air. Fish of Spring
field. Mass, at the home of his brother,
William Fish, Wednesday evening. A
social evening was spent in games and
music. Refreshments of iee-cream and
cake We're served Mr.. Fish returned
to his home Monday morning.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-05
wILLIANIsvILLE
Bridge to Be Closed.

Work will be begun Monday morning
>On the West river bridge near Williams
vile station so that all West river traf-
fic will go through W-illiamsville until
the bridge is passable.
Mrs. W. H. Moore visited several days
in Brattleboro last week
C.. ID. Lazelle went Tuesday to Bos-
ton for several days stay.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-05

Baltimore has won more games than
Newark mas lost, and a squint at the
International league standing viii prove
this astonishing fact.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-17
Life Of Uranium s,ooo,oooooo Years.

What has the longest life and what
has the shortsti That is a question
which will puzzle anybody.
Honors cannot be claimed by the
human species in either case. Sir Err
nest Rutherford has just awarded the
palm for shortness to Actinium A
which lives for e-thousandth part OF
a second This length Of life should
satisfy the most confirmed pessimist,
says Answers.
And the longest II Is not the toad
las some popularity imaginel, or the
carp, or the elephant, aged 300, or the
whale, aged 400 II is not even the
oak-there is one at Paisley over 200
wears old--or the Baobab tree of Afri-
ca, which in certain cases is supposed
to have topped 5000 years.
Uranium, the parent substance OF
radium, is probably the longest-lived
substance we know of. How long it
"livess is hard to say, but some idea
Of its duration may be Cleaned from
the fact that it loses half its strength
in five thousand million years.
Imagine celebrating ones 100000
000th birthday After all, there is
something in being human.--Toronto
Telegram.