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VOLUME XXn. EJEYTESVH1I1E. MISSOURI, jFEIDAY, DEC. 1, 1893. - NUMBERS.
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That Brearwiek Dog Ctse.
G.- W. Gniiam won his "dog cate,"
at Triplett, last Friday against
young Gertx, of Brunswick bottom,
who wantonly shot and irrecoverably
cripple aflne bird dog for which
Mr. Gilliata had refused $100. The
case was tried by Jury in 'Squire
Bhipp'e court, which gnve Mr. Gil
Ham a verdict for $30, whUb, under
thestatut governing such casee.wss
doubled, making the total amount
Mr. Gilliam received for bis dog Just
$100. Beside this Gertx had to pay
the costs amounting to between $25
and $30. The day that Gertx shot
Mr. Gilliam canine he (Gertx) was
21 year of age. A $130 birthday
is rather an expensive one, and we
doubt if Gertx wants any more at
that price. The attorneys In the
case were: Hon. C Hammond for
; plaintiff and P. 8. Kader for defend
cat.. .
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' Trtf Ziocatloaary CoaUrt.
' A fine gold watch and a handsome
gold tnrdal will be awarded the win
ners In the prizecontestsinelocution,
at Moberly.during the holiday meet
ing of the Northeast Miesouri Teach
ers association. Each county in the
northeastern district is entitled to
a speaker under twenty years of age,
elected as the county commissioner
Day direct.
To decide who shall represent
Chariton county in the above con
teat, 1 will hold a preliminary con
teat, at Salisbury, Dec. 23rd. Those
wishing to enter will pleas notify
me not later than Bvc 15th.
J. P. Colxuam, Co. Com.
Col. IL 11. Musser was at the capi
tal Monday for the purpose of prov
:. lajihe will o! the late Peter Smith,
deceased.' By th provisions of his
will Mr. Smith gave all of bis proper
ty to bis wife, Johanna Smith. Mrs.
Smith, however, waived her right to
admiofiter on the estat as execu
trix In lav or of J. P. Monaeh,vwbo
'Vni boirrantfd Utters as executor,
. ' tfttfwlll 'annexed, at soonras he fills
the required bond.
iMEiifcaa.
Th creat Sinbad show is now at
Kansas City. The Wabash has
gtnsrously offered one fare for the
round-trip for those who wlia to seo
this err at attraction attheSaturday
afternoon matinee. Good seats to the
entertainment can be secured by
communicating with W. li. Larson
Wabash agent at Key test ille station
Tu&Us Sab!
Thsre will be a public sale at the
late farm ot J. W., Trenr, deceased,
2 1-2 miles west . of Salisbury, on
Tnesday. Dec. l4tb, 1893. Seven
head of horses and mares, a number
ol fins milk cows,' farming imple
ments, some household articles, and
other things too numerous to men
tion will be sold. Sale commences
at 10 o'clock a. zn.
V'J. G. Gaixeviore, Admr.
gXTOAS orxxi couajtt.
X&SJA City, X., Dm. 2, 93.
For the above occasion the Va
ba' will sell tl.ktts from Kejtes-111-ttiou
t- Kansas City at a
raU oi oe fiit- fur the rouud-trip.
Tickets sold on Dec. 2nd will be
good return! r ti up to and including
Dec 3rd. lS'JU
SmfXixicg.
' MUs Emma Elliott rt (pests the
Cocsua to announce that she has
again opened dress-making apart
ments at ber home on East Bridge
' street, where she would be pleased
to have the ladies call and see her,
and esoecially those who wish to
wear stylishly made dresses.
Marring Utcm9.
Jas. U. Toppaes and Miss Ida G.
Prunty; W. P. Whlteand Miss Lydia
E, Woodruff; C. F. Owen and Mies
Dora MtNew; Stephen Wilson, col.,
and Mrs. Susan A. Williams, coL
Sailors at cost, at Mrs. C P. Van
diver's.
A Yalaabls Toaaf Mas. -
City Marshal Veatch received a
postal card the latter part of last
week giving a description of a youth
by the name of Geo. W. Fischer, who
left his home at No. 18 Harriet
street, Evansville, lad., on Nov.
13th.
He is described as belijg 20' years
of age, 5 ft 7 or 8 inches high, heavy
set, blue eyes, scar on back of head,
smooth face, weight 145 pounds,
and was dressed in dark brown coat,
blue striped shirt, black tie, strip
ed pants and black Derby hat.
One thousand dollars reward is
offered for information leading to
the recovery of young Fischer, alive,
and $100 for him if dead.
Fischer is unlike ome "kids,"" at
least, now-a-days in the fact that be
is considered worth more alive than
dead.
Have you seen him?
I tola aa Overcoat.
Marshal Uigginbothan came
down from Brunswick last Monday
night with a tramp In charge, who
gave his name as George Wilson,
and who had been committed to
jail from 'Squire O. W. Cunning
barn's court, at Brunswick, in de
fault of $200 bond for bis appear
ance before the grand jnry at the
January term of the Salisbury circuit
court.
Wilson stole an overcoat from
Henry Freeman, mine host of the
Brown bouse, at Brunswick, who
followed the thief to Triplett. having
previously telegraphed Marshal
Bradford, of Triplett, to arrest him.
The missing overcoat wao found ia
poseision of the tramp an1 identified
on Mr. Freeman's arrival at Trip
lett. ;
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There is a precocious pullet on the
state farm, at Columbia, which at
the age of a little over four months
Is exercising her motherly care over
a brood of ten chickens, which she
hatched one day last . week. The
youlUul taothsr ia b&2f ,Ecand
half Brown Leghorn, and is the
property of our father, A. C. Tan-
diver, who has provided comfortable
quarters for the little ben and. her
brood, and hopes to raise them not
withstanding the approaching brac
ing breexTS of winter.
The cases of the two young men,
who were to have been tried last
Friday before 'Squire Ewing for die-
tnrhing the peace of the family of
Benjamin Hughes, col., four miles
south of Keytesville, on the Satur
day night previous, were not tried ow
ing todefer.ts in the information on
which the warrants for their arrest
were issued. New papers were sworn
out, and the cases are set for trial
before 'Squire Ewing to-day.
Remember when yon want
Clothing or Gent's Furnishing
Goods that Wm.Rosenstein. of
Brunswick, leads the proces
sion in these lines and always
keeps the latest." If yon
wisn'to be in style, bny yonr
Clothing and Gent's Furnish
ing Goods at Rosenstein's.
lliiees Ada O'Brynn and Julia
Yoaog, who commenced nearly two
years ago to learn the art of type
setting on the Coubieb, have given
notice that iliey will accept cases on
the Signal u M. Monday, osBrVr!
Robertson tiers them more money
than we can afford to pay.
Mrs. Geo. E. Mizener died of pneu
monia at her home, in Mendon, last
Sunday afternoon. She was a na
tive of Howard county was. born In
1834, and had lived in Mendon and
vicinity for the past 12 years.' A
husband and several children sur
vive her.
J. P. Dempsey, of near Padgett,
and Deputy Sheriff J. It. Dempsey
went to Howard county the first of
this week .with the expectation of
buying some cattle, but found the
price ot suitable feeders entirely too
elevated.
Rev. J. W. Westlake, ot near
Eccles, mention ot whose arrest on a
warrant sworn out by John C Avers
was made in last week's issue of the
CouBiEBwas discharged in 'Squire
Ewing's court last Friday.
It will be remembered that Mr.
Avers accused Mr. Westlake of at
tempting to assault him with an axe
and pocket-knife. It seems that
Rev. Westlake wanted to use a
scraper to work the roads, and
which Mr. Avers bad tn his possess
ion, and was using it in digging a
pond on bis premises.
This led to an altercation con
cerning the nature of which the evi
dence at the trial was decidedly con
flicting. Mr. Avers swore tnat he
did not know whether he had an
axe or not when he went to Rev.
Westlake's to get as he (Avers)
claimed pay for eighteen loads of
rock which be had let Mr. Westlake
have to wall a well. Mr. Avers also
swore that Mr. Westlake commenced
to abuse him when he asked pay for
the rock, and accused him of having
stolen a box from his (Westlake's)
premises. Avers also stated, upon
his oath, that Mr. Westlake grabbed
np an axe and started toward him
with the weapon, and that later
when he returned to take the box
home that Mr. Westlake drew a
knife on him.
Mrs. Avers when placed on the wit
ness stand said that there was but
one axe on Mr. Avers' premises and
that she knew that one was at the
wood pile as she bad used it that
morning to chop wood to get dinner
with.
Mr. and Mrs. Westlake both swore
that Mr. Avers dkl have an axe when
he came to their house and that he
used several very ably delivered
oaths, and made threats against
Mr. Westlake. Mr. Westlake further
stated that he was not in SO yards
ot an axe while Mr. Avers was at
his house, and that he made no at
tempt to draw a pocket-knife on
him...- Injregard Mtojtbe rock:f sakl
that it was his understanding that
Mr. Avers had given them to him.
After hearing all the evidence in
the case the court discharged the de
fendant, who has, so far as we
know, heretofore borne a good
reputation, which can not be said of
Avers. The attorneys in the case
were: Capt. J. C. Wallace for the
state and C. B. Crawley for the de
fense. f
Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder
WerMs Fair MlffcMt Award.
A couple ot "soiled doves" were
arrested by Marshal Veatch at 5
o'clock: Tuesday morning after an
all night's revel. They were taken
before Mayor Ford, where they
pleaded guilty to lascivious conduct
and were each fined $10 and costs.
Being unable to liquidate, they were
lodged in the calaboose, where, after
remaining about a day, they were
discharged. It the"soiled men," who
were with the "doves" Monday night
had been arrested, too, perhaps the
town would have realized more,
financially, from the arrests. What
is law for the goose ought to be law
for the gander.
Covey Ueryford, of near Forest
Green, received a fine Poll-Angus
bull one day this week which he pur
chased from the state agricultural
farm, at Columbia, for $30. His
bullehip is a coming 2-year-old, and
bellow to the name of "Wallace."
He was sired by ''Heather .Lad," a
world's fair premium bull, owned by
Wallace Estill, ot Howard county,
and which Mr. Estill has since sold
for $300. "Wallace" will prove
quite a valuable acquisition to Mr.
Heryford's already fine herd of
bo vines.
While In Brunswick last Saturday
we heard of Mayor Ford in that
place a day or two before. Some
one said that his honor was still
endeavoring to "Reed" the sisters,
with whom he was last seen going
toward ths depot, Keytesville's
mayor's good looks are only exceed
ed by bis devotion and gallantry to
the fair sex.
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anl Trader1
.Association.
The merchants, of Keytesville, met
last Friday evening to organize a
Keytesville auxiliary board of the
Merchants and Traders' association,
oi St. Louis. The following officers
were elected: W. G.'Age, president;
C. A. Chapman, vice-president; A. F.
Taylor, secretary,' and A.'F. Owen,
treasurer.
An executive committee of seven is
to be appointed by the president at
the next regular meeting. Fifteen
firms signed the constitution and by
laws, pledging themselves to abide
by the same for one year; a fine is the
penalty fixed for violating the clause
in 'the constitution which provides
that no member of this auxiliary
board shall give credit to a person
who does not by some honorable
means adjust his indebtedness to all
other subscribers. It is carefully pro
vided that no person shall be report
ed to the members of this or any
othtr auxiliary board of the .Mer.
chants' and Traders' association as
owing a subscriber until such person
has been given a fall and fair oppor
tunity to adjust bis obligations.
This association is an incorporated
institution duly authorized to do
business . throughout the United
States. ';
The system wherever it has been
introduced has been found to be full
of benefits to everybody except the
thoroughly, dishonest man, the so
calfod "dead beat," who has made
up his mind to live on other people.
It assists the business man by enab
ling him to eetect the honest paying
customers and reject the purchaser
who buys without means o inten
tion to pay; it enable, the Loneat
buyer to buy cheaply, as the mer
chant is not obliged to increase prof
its to balance bad debts; it enables
business men to avoid losses and
long delays in collections, to pay
their own bills promptly, andthere
by purchase on better terms and
sVU .betUrrcredU;J
credit system to exist to the benefit
ot all honest persons and eliminates
the probability of loss; it prevents
bankruptcies in trade. In fact, it
stops the great commercial leak that
is the cause of 1)0 per cent.- of the
failures, and while it absolutely re
duces the transactions of men to the
principles of everlasting right, it
forces that class of robbers who prey
upon the good nature of credit-giv
ing merchants into ways of honest
living and honest doing. This sys
tem marks a new era in the history
of credit; it means that the honest
man shall not be pulled down to the
level of the dishonest vandal; that
concerted action must drive out the
"dead beat" altogether; that thous
ands of merchants will be saved from
ruin, anl the ueonle from paying a
high tax for buying goods on credit.
This system of organizations is be
ing perfected, not only throughout
this county and state, but the entire
United States.
A similar organization to the
above has also been perfected in Sal
isbury. Reports from Columbia, Mo.,
are to the effect that seven persons
died in that city on Wednesday
with pneumonia, the most of whom
were prominent citizens. Among
those who died was I'nomas U. Til-
lery, book-keeper in the Exchange
National bank in that city.
J. C. Burrus, a good-looking
young bachelor farmer, of near Trip
lett, is making a feed of 200 head of
cattle on the bar, known as "Little
Oklahoma," opposite Brunswick.
He purchased the corn, on which to
make the feed, on the bar at 25cts a
bushel.
The Wabash water tank, at. the
Keytesville station, was cleaned out
last Friday. It contained about
2 1-2 feet ot mud which bad accumu
lated in the bottom of the structure.
There are now 24 inmates at the
county poor-farm, who are being
well cared for by ths efficient super
intendent, M. T. Davenport.
Ths Object ol ths Merchant!'
A Salisbury Tragedy.
WeJiwwriay night about 11 o'clock Will
Ulair and Henry Basnet t, -two Salisbury
boys, were at the depot and there overheard
two strange men quarreling orer what seem
ed to be the sale of some knives and an
overcoat, which finally- ended in a fight.
The boys went . and informed - Marshal Gil
enrut of what they had seen, who put on his
clothes and returned with them to the de
pot. After looking about the depot, cars
and Model mill, they went into the waiting
room and found one of the men apparently
asleep. The marshal woke him up and
placed him under arrest, and ordered the
boys to assist in taking him to the lock up.
After going a short distance the fellow
began to pull bark and resist and ran . his
hand into his pocket when one of the boys
told the marshal to look oat, the fellow was
going to draw a run. The marshal told the
fellow to keep his band out of his pocket,
but he refused to do so, when the marshal
drew his pistol, intending, as he aays, to use
it as a club, as he had no stick, when the
the fellow grabbed it in his left hand and
drew it to his breast. While in this posi
tion both parties having hold of it. the pis
tol was discharged, the ball striking the fel
low below the right eye paesing out of the
back of his head. He fell and died without
speaking. Coroner Grinstead empaneled a
jury which, after hearing the testimony, re
turned a verdict in substance stating how
deceased came to his death and exonera
ting the marshal from all blame.
The dead man waa about 5 feet 10 inches
tall, dark complezioned, dark hair and eyes,
clean shaven except , dark mustache.He
seemed to be a' tramp laborer, but had noth
ing on his person by which he couid be
identified.
His weight waa estimated at 170 pounds.
The man who was seen with him could not
be found, having left while ths . boys were
gone after the marshal. Hia face was bleed
ing from a wound received in the' fight, with
his now dead companion. The pistol was a
self acting large caliber weapon, and tore a
frightful hole through the man's jaw. The
marshal's eye lashes were singed by the
flash. -
This is the first homicide ot its kind that
has ocurred at Salisbury for a long time,nnd
is greatly deplored by Salisbury's citizens.
We see by the Salisbury Democrat
that Eli Shlre.proprietorof the'-Bond
Exchange" saloon," at that place.
happened to an unfortunate accident
ruesaay ny tne explosion oi a gae-
a colored employe of tne nouse, was
working with the burner and un
thinkingly turned on a jet too soon,
causing an explosion with eerious
results. Mr. Shire was standing
near by and was badly burned about
the face and hands. Yancy's clothes
caught fire though he succeeded in
putting tnem out witnout serious
injuries, though we will always think
that he was scared out of ten
yearss'growth.'Some of thefurniturs
and fixtures were somewhat damaged
by catching fire but were promptly
extinguished.
A lively time occurred, at Salis
bury, last Tuesday growing out of a
misunderstanding between retiring
Postmaster Hilton and incoming
Postmaster Hamilton. It seems
that Mr. Hamilton had contracted
with Mr. Hilton for the post-office
furniture, and that Mr. Hilton
wanted to retain a clock and a stove
when Mr. Hamilton went to take
charge of his purchase. The differ
ences, however, were finally adjusted
witnnut tne spilling of any claret or
breaking of any bones.
Kicked by a Kuls.
S. U. Franklin, living 1 1-2 miles
southwest of town, was kicked in the
abdomen by a mule last Wednesday
morning, but fortunately . had a
basket between him and the business
end of the long-eared animal at the
time. Br. A Id ridge was called and
administered to Mr. Franklin's medi
cal needs, and reports that the
patient's injuries will result in noth
ing serious, further than, poihaps,
impairing bis capacity to do justice
to a Thanksgiving dinner.
C B. Ford, an all-round good-fellow of
this vicinity, left Monday afternoon for Fort
Madison, Iowa, where, he has accepted a
clerkship in the Santa Fe railroad office, at
thatplaca. Cal. will keep posted on Chari
ton county events as he left orders for the
Cockier to be sent to his new home.
Insurance Agent Wilson, living on
East Bridge street, has two children,
both daughters, ill with typhoid .fever.
WZDDIHG BELLS.
McQceen-Littrell: Mr. J. C.Mc- "
Queen and Miss Mattie J. Littrell
were married, atTriplett.'on Sunday,
Nov. 26th, Rev. J. M. Settle uniting
their future lines. . ". . 11
Frakce-Ziumebman: Mr. Joseph
Banks France and Mrs. .Mary Zim
merman were married, at Brunswick-
on Thursday, Nov. 23d, Rev. F. G.
Walther olficiating at the marriage
altar. ...
Cobb-Cross: Mr. Cicero Cobb, of
CarroIIton, and : Miss Mayme Cross '
were married at the residence of the)
bride's father, Mr. J. Bl Cross, in ;
Brunswick, on Sunday,' Nov. 26th.
We did not learn who tied the nup-
tial knot. 4 ... -
Owen-McNew: On Wednesday ev
ening, Nov. 29th, at 6:30 o'clock, Mr.
C. F. Owen, of this place, and Miss) ;
Dora MrNew, . were united in mar
riage at the home of the bride's par
ents, Rev. J. B. Rice officiating. .
The attendants were: Mr. J. Rt
Moore and Mies MattieOwen and Mr.
Howard Owen and Mies SallieMc
New. ' ' '
The wedding was a quiet one only
relatives and a few friends being pres
ent to witness the launching of this
happy and worthy young couple's '
matrimonial bark.
At the conclusion of the ceremony
and congratulations supper was anV
nounced and all repaired to the din-.
Ing room, where the 'tables fairly
groaned under, the weight of a deli
cious feast which had been prepared
for the occasion. -
After supper the bride and groom,
the ' attendants and others all re
turned to Keytesville, where the hajH .
py pair "are now at home to their .
many friends ut the residence of . the
groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A, F
Owen.' . , ..-V-
Yesterday a reception ; was tender
ed byythe groom's parents to the
newly-wedded couple, in which many
friends . and . relatives participated
and which was thoroughly, en joyedf.
- The bride is the eldest daughter of
Mr. George McNew, a prosperous far
mer of 5 miles northwest of Keytes
ville, and is loved and respected by
all who know her for her many
graces of head and heart. "Charlie''
was always a "lucky fellow," and in
the matrimonial lottery heias boenr
doubly so in drawing a rare gem
which he should, and no doubt will,
protect and cherish through life. '
The groom is the bead miller in -Owen
& Courtney's well and favorably-known
milling establishment
and is one of Keytesville's most
tru8t-worthy,honorable and respect- '
ed young men and , richly . deserves1
the prize he has won.
The Courier extends coneratulav
tions and wishes for them all the
happiness and prosperity that wed
ded life is heir to. Z
The Brunswick News says thav
John Jones, who resides four milee
north of Brunswick, has seven mem'
bera of his family prostrated with ill
ness. Five have typhoid fever, andt
two were recently taken sick with at
ailment, the chatacter of which is yet
undetermined. One member-of the
same family is recovering from am
ttack of typhoid fever.
Read carefully W. C. Gaston's
"ad." in this issue of the Courier:
and when you make your Christmas1
purchases, do not fail to call and in
spect bis stock and get his prices
tie will have a mammoth stock of
holiday goods in due time, and
will sell them lower than ever before
Rev. J. B. Rice held appropriate
Thanksgiving services at the M. E,
Church, South, yesterday morning.
ADiflMISTBATIX NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that letters of ad-'
ministration on the estate of Georye W
Mioich, deceased, have been granted me by
the Probate Court of Chariton County, bear'
irg date November 13th, 1893. All persons
having claims against said estate are reqair'
ed to exhibit them for allowance .within onV
year from date of said letters, or they bcr
1 I I - ' 1 a . i.m
preciuueu iruu ubtui auj uvikiiib oi Bail
estate, and if such claims are not presented
within two years they shall be forever barred
&UET E. MmfD. Aum:x..ftr2.t;ix.
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