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VOLUME XXIV.
KEYTESVUJLE. MISSOURI, FBIDAY, MAY 3, 1895.
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Weekly Weather-Crop Bulletin.
April 30,
Tbe mean temperature ot the wek
ending Saturday, April 27, was con
siderably aboTe tbe normal In all sec
lions of tbe state, exeept tbe south-
west where It wae about a seasonable
average. Tbe greatest excess In tem
perature occurred over the extreme
northeastern counties wbere It aver
aged about 9 degree a day. Light
frosts occurred on tbe 22d and 23d,
but very little damage is reported.
The precipitation was decidedly be
low tbe normal in all sections. Mod
erately heavy showers occurred io a
few localities, principally In the north
east sect'on, hut orer the greater
portion ol the itat the total rainfall
'.lor the week was less than one fourth
'Ofaninch. In many of the northwest-
jern and a number ot th central end
southwestern counties tbe drouth It
( becoming rery serious; wheat is be
J ginning to fire in some places; grass
' and oats are making but little
growth, and the prospects for a good
hay crop grow lees encouraging with
each succeeding week. Garden are
badly In need of rain. Clover sown
this spring Is not doing well and In
some cases has perished, and all Te
station is suffering to a greater or less
xtentfrom the lack ot moisture.
Bain is badly needed in nearly all ot
- the central and western and many ot
the eastern conlities. In . a few o
the southwestern counties and c
number of counties In tbe northeast
and southwest sections, there has
been sufficient moisture for preeent
needs and all crops are doing finely
Corn planting has been tbe work o
the week and the early planted Is
corning up well except in some coun
ties wbere tbe eon is too ary ior ger
r-v?xtion. Some damage by cut
, v.- ' to fw .localities.
appear to be much mote
numerous this Tear than last and
are already doing considerable dam
age in some counties. Tb fruit crop
J Of 1895 promises to be the largest
f for a number ot years.
Or. Price's Cream Baking Powder
WrUs Fair ICsWC A war.
Teachers Employed.
Tbs Kevteeville Tillage school
board, composed of Judge O. fc.
Smith, II. B. Richardson, Capt. J. C
Wallace, W. C. Gaston, W.G.Age
and Q. N, Elliott, met last Monday
j and employed the following teachers
lor the ensuing term ot eight months
which begins the first Monday in
September next:
Prof. J. P. Coleman, now at the
bead of the Salisbury academy, was
chosen principal at a salary of f 80
per month; Prof. A. E. Uurt ot near
Shannondale lit assistant at 945
per month; lilss Carrie Willett2nd
assistant; Miss Nettie Moors 3rd as
alstant; Miss Willie Daris 4th assist
ant, while Miss Amne Grinstead will
preside orer the primary depart
, xnent. Each ot tbe four last named
f ' teachers will recelvs f 35 per month.
Tbe corps ot teachers selected ie a
strong one, and we believe that with
the proper support ot the patrons ot
tbs school, Keytesville will lead tbe
procession of Chariton county's pub
- lie schools.
Let us all !y aside ourdisappoint
xnent and liU-swrings and leave no
tone unturfi-d to adTance Keytes
ville'e educaiiuual interests. To do
"" tberw tse it outcidal and tbe rankest
bd ot folly.
fhe board at the same meeting
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elected Prof. A. W. Craddock ot
f Jarshall, Saline county, principal ot
Kevtesville colored school, with Miss
I'Mattie K. Clark ot Pleasant 11 ill.
Mo., as assistant. Prof. Craddock
will receire f 43 and Mies Gark f 30
per month.
Words of Thanks.
I 'desire to return my sincere
thanks to those who kindly minis
tered in word and works to my de
ceased wife, and I shall ever hold
them in grateful remembrance.
Respectfully,
W. 11. Cbatxss.
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go to J.
yon want nice, Ireah bread
Hall, the restaurant man.
That nissourl Township Shooting
Scrape.
Julius Wilson, col., mention
whose arrest for shooting at Stephen
J. Lay, another eon ot II am, was
made in tbe last issue of the Courier
was arraigned iu 'Squire J. M. De-
Moss' court at Key UsTille last Mon
day.
Tbe charge against Wilson was
that of felonious assault with inten
to kill, but that charge was aban
doned and tbe prisoner was arraign
ed and tried for common assault,
but the iury returned a verdict o
not guilty.
It seems that Lay and Wilson were
cropping together, but could not
get along pleasantly and a division
ot their crop was decided upon
Tbe j could not agree upon the di
vision, aud a quarrel and fight en
eoed In which Lay was worsted.
Lay afterward went to Wilson's
house and shot at him three times
with a revolver, but neivher she
took effect. After ehooting at Wil
son, Lay came to KeytesTille and
swore out a warrant for Wilson's
arrest, charging bim with felonioue
assault with Intent to kill, claiming
that Wilson had shot at him with
shot-gun. but no evidence was
brought out to that effect at Wil
son's trial.
Lai has since been arrested for
shooting at Wilson, and will have
his preliminary trial before 'Squire
Cazxcll. in Missouri township, on
Friday, May 10th.
Chinch-Buss.
Chinch-bogs have been plentiful o
late in fact, during some days tbs
air has been thick with them. They
are settling down to their work of de
struction in tbe wheat fields, and
unless there should be plenty of ralo
or their ravages checked in some
way they- atw-Ies tinad. trv ha. sry
troublesome as well as destructive.
We think it would be a good idea
for farmers to begin at once to for
tify against them.
Till last year it was thought tbe
plan of turning diseased bugs loose
on tke farm among the well ones
was the only sure remedy against
thes terrible peers; but owing to the
dry atmosphere, eo prevalent last
year, the Infection plan did not seem
to work well. The well ones, caught
and put into the boxes with the in
fected bugs where there was a damp
ness kept up, could be easily infscted,
ae evidenced by tbe white mold that
soon became apparent, nut wnen
the sick or dead bugs were scattered
In tne fields the contagion did not
spread as it usually does, conse
quently but little was dons toward
killing bugs in this way last year.
Perhaps better results will follow a
trial this year, especially 11 the dis
eased bugs are turned loose when a
damp atmosphere is prevalent.
Faithful Steward.
Hon. .Thomas Shackelford ot Glas
gow attended the Methodist district
conference here last week as a dele
gate from Glasgow station, and read
a Taluable paper on church finance,
upon which he is evidently well post
ed.
lie has been a steward ot bis
cbnrch in Glasgow for 40 years, and
In all that time no minister has srer
moved away from that charge with
out getting bie pay.
This is a record which few men
have made. It show Mr. S. is a
riend to the preacher and loyal to
bis Master. All such will hereafter
hear the welcome plaudit: "Well
done, good and faithful servant.
tbon bast been faithful over a few
things, I will make thee ruler over
many things."
Tbe preliminary examination ot
Till Winkler, charged with robbing
Isaac Hall, a colored citizen of Mis
souri township, was put a short
stop to Tuesday by the prosecuting
witness falling to appear, and frosa
tbe fact, too, that the late grand
Jury failed to find a true bill against
tbe defendant.
J. K. lloberteon, tbe high cocka
lorum of tbe Signal, ie building an
addition to his residence, near ths
colored Baptist church.
ORANQE BLOSSOMS.
On Tueeday evening, April 30th,
the Keytesville M. E. Church, South,
was packed with a throng of our
elite citizens to witness the nuptials
of Mr. C. C. Parks, manager of the
Globe Mercantile Co., and Miss Zettie
K. Bean, two of Key Seville's most
estimable and beloved young people.
Tbe pulpit and chancel were beau
tifully decorated with flowers, potted
plants and evergreen festoons, to
which tbe mellow light, reflected by
the lovely and delicately colored
shades of brilliantly lighted l&sps,
added a most pleasing effect.
Promptly at the appointed hour
of 7:30 o'clock the bridal couple, led
by tbe ushers,' Messrs. O. L. Dines
and IL H. ll!ott and Horace Mann
and J. R. Moore, keeping step to the
wedding march played on the organ
by Mrs. A. F. Taylor, passed down
ths north and eouth aisles ot the
church, tbe bride accompanied by
Miss Maud Gay of Fayette, while the
bride-groom was piloted by his beet
man, Mr. Ed. T. Miller.
On teaching the chancel the ushers
and tbe attendants stepped to tbe
right and, to the left, and tbe soon-to-be
wedded couple took their
stand in the center, and a truer type
of winsome womanhood or nobler
manhood ws never saw at Uymen's
altar.
Tbe bride was most becomingly
attired in a brocaded white silk with
gloves and slippers to match, and
carried a boquet ot bride's roses.
Miss Gay, tbe bridesmaid, was
tastily enveloped in white mull with
gloves and slippers to match, and
she, too, carried a boquet of bride's
roses.
The bridegroom and bis best man,
Mr. Ed T. Miller, and the ushers !!
appeared Io regulation black aCw
white kid gloves.
The marriagtTTmoryj rJr:. ,
fully performed by Rev. C K. Shil
ling according to the impressive
rites of the M. E. Church, South.
At tbe conclusion ot tbe ceremony
tbe ushers led tbe way to Sneed's
hotel wbere a reception was tendered
tbe bridal couple, their attendants,
tbe ushers and their special lady
friends, Iter. C. K. Shilling and wife.
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Taylor and a few
near relatives ol tbe bride and
groom.
On Wednesday an old-fashioned
nfair was given in honor ottbe
marriage, at tbe home ot the brid
groom's parents. Judge W. J. Parks
and wife, near Shannondale, at which
eome 50 invited guests were preeent.
Tbe Courier takes great pleasure
in extending congratulations, and
bOies for "Charlie" and his amiable
bride all tbe sweets known to tbe
state matrimonial. It falls to the
ototfew mortals to have as many
riends ai "Charlie Parks" and
"Zettie Bean," for by their frank,
open, genial dispositions of sunshine,
to know them is bot to lore them.
They will board at Sneed's hotel
or tbe present, wbere they would be
pleased to eee their friends.
STKATS.
There are five stray horses four
dark bays and one sorrel with a
bald face and one mouse-colored
mule on my premises. 4 12 miles
east of Brunswick and about 5 1-2
miles west of Keytesville, near the
Old Camp-Ground epring.
The above animals have been at
my place since April 15th.
Jerry Hayes,
Brnnswick, Mo.
The a6th Triennial Conclave
Knight Templar
will be held in Boston. Mass., August
2G to 30th. 1895. For this occa
ion the Wabash railroad will eell
tickets from all stations to Boston
at one fare for the round trip. MaD
ot route and guide to Boston will be
mailed on application to C. S. Crane,
G. P. & T. A., St. Louis.
SALT I
Ages Bros.
SALT I SALT! "
b,ave jurt received a
car load of nice, fresh salt which
they are selling at bottom prices.
Paj your subscription.
The Tomb.
C: VE.N8: Mrs Julia A.Crave ns.lat
of 1 ?blo. Col., died at tbe residence
of I .r father. Dr. L. R. Perkins, in
Kejtesvllle on Monday evening,
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ap .i zatn, ltjyo. deceased was a
n&'!ve of Chariton county and wae
bo. .7 bear Asbury Chapel, September
25t , 18G9.
I 1883 she was married to Wm.
H.. Cravens In Arkansas and moved
to Jolorado. In 1891, where she
until last December. She re
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T marriage with Mr. Cravens.
I which died in Colorado and
tberin Dalton, this county.
Cravens united with the Bap
iurch at New Hope in the Forks
)ariton, when 13 years ot
:as converted under the preach
1 lltr. E. F. Pearson, and ever
laed a faithful member of that
:union. She called tbe loved
at home, including her be
1 -husband, around her bedside
;t time before her death, and
them assurance that her epir-
house was in order and that
is willing to go. Thus went
aPPJ peaceful young life, for
death had no terrors. May
3 bereaved onee, husband,
is, brother and sisters meet
)ved one on tbe bright and
shore where there is no part
zia or death. Her remains
:!d away in the Asbury ceme
?ar the place where she was
Tuesday, Kev. B. J. Mans
'iucting the funeral services
wnce of a large assembly
) and relatives.
: Mr. Joseph Cazzell, an
ki townstiip; tfied at his home last
Sonday and was buried at Dalton
tbe next day, Rev. C. K. Shilling
conducting the funeral ritee. De
ceased was born in Greenop county,
Kentucky, in 1816. and came to
Missouri and settled in Chariton
county in 18C5. He made a profes
sion of religion and joined the M. E.
church under the ministry of Kev.
John Gillie, and ever afterward re
mained true to bis church tows.
His aged companion, to whom he
was married in 1838, preceded him
to the epirit world only a few days
and their remains iWp eide by eide
In the Dalton cemetery
Mendon Odd Fellows Celebrate.
The 70th anniversary of the I. O.
O. F. In America was celebrated at
Mendon Friday evening, April 26th.
Tbe service was held in the M. E.
church, and the church was packed
with people.
The -'address of the evening
was made by Kev. W. H. LaVake,
pastor ot tbe M. E. church at Men
don. The yonng men s orchestra
furnished the instrumental music
and the parlor quartette the vocal
music.
The exercises began by singing tbe
opening odr, followed with prayer
by the chaplain.
Bev. LaVake Is a Ann speaker and
held his congregation for 45 minutes
with as much ease as an ordinary
speaker could for 10 minutes.
After the closing ode was sung and
prayer oy the chaplain, tne lodge
led the audience to the ball where Ice
cream and cake as well as coffee and
cake were eerved by tbe Ladies' Aid
society of the M. E. church.
Many high compliments were paid
the Mendon lodge by the visiting
brethren for tbe splendid entertain
ment of tke evening. All present
were well paid and all pronounced
tbe evening to be an entertainment
ot culture and refinement
The Chroviclet a paper recently
started in Columbia, is of tbe opin
ion that ''living whist," a game
played at the opera house in that
city for the benefit of tbe Episcopal
church, Is a disgrace to refine
ment and civilization.
II iM Lottie AMridg. one of KcjtMriOe'e !
prtttj brnncttw, ia kerning; ti art of type
Mttins 12m CacentB office, end U proving
to be quite proflcWnt.
: A Battle with Bandits.
There was great excitement
was great excitement at
Gallatin, Mo., and vicinity over the
robbery and attempted murder of
Elmer Spurlock, a farmer living
eouth ot Gallatin, near the Caldwell
county line.
About 9 o'clock Monday night
while Spurlock was returning home
from a neighbor's house he was held
up and robbed by a couple of men.
After robbing Spurlock bis assail
ants released him, and as he started
to go away they fired upon him, in
flicting a dangerous wound from the
effects of which he will probably die.
Spurlock managed to reach "his
home and trive the alarm, and a
posse, consisting of several neigh
bors, started in pursuit of tbe scoun
drels. They were soon overtaken,
forced to abandon the cart in which
they rode and take to tbe woods.
The cart had been stolen from A. C.
Shriver and William Aehworth
whom they had held up and robbed
earlier in the evening. They took
all the money, together with coat,
shoes and socks of their victims. . j
after taking to the woods nothing!
more was seen of tbe robbers till
Tuesday morning when they were
discovered 12 miles southeast of
Gallatin, where another posse was !
organized and started in pursuit
The robbers headed north toward
Carlow, a small station on the Wa
bash - railroad- Coming up to a
gang of section men, they drew their
revolvers and ordered the men to
put tbe hand car on the tracx, but
before they could comply, their pur
suers were close at band and ordered
them to stop.
The robbers opened fire on the
posse and a lively battle ' followed,
in which one of - the robbers was
severely wounded.' The robbers re
treated to the timber not far away.
together about this time, eurround
ed the timber and eoon effected the
capture of tbe bandits, who were
conveyed to jail at Gallatin. They
were taken to Spurlock's house and
identified by bim as . being tbe men
who robbed him.
Tbe doctors think there is but
little show for Spurlock's recovery.
The free-booters gave their names
as Bobert Jackson of Herman, Sa
line county, and :D. A. Smith of
Independence, Mo. Subsequently
they eaid they were both from Kan
eae City. Tbey have confessed and
say tbey are ready to plead guilty.
Excitement ran high in the Spur
lock neighborhood and lynching is
almost certain in case young Spur
lock dies.
There is not sufficient agreement
among the legislators now assembled
at Jefferson City to warrant the con
clusion that anything of consequence
will be done by them in the way ot
enacting much needed laws for which
they were called together. Yet, they
spent most ot last Tuesday in pass
ing resolutions concerning the "Mon
roe doctrine," and directing the ad
ministration how to run tbe affairs of
the nation,especially as to how for
eign nations, which have a quarrel
with some of the republics of the
western continent, should be dealt
with. II these gentlemen should
first exhibit a fair degree of ability
and patriotism in attending to mat
ters entrusted to their care, perhaps
their resolutions would be entitled to
more consideration at Washington
than they are likely to receive. In
other words, they should be "faith
ful over a few things" before they ex
pect to become "ruler over many
things."
Tbe Wabash railroad, with its
usual commendable enterprise, is
putting a water trough and a
hydrant in the stock yards at
Keytesville station, which will prove
a great convenience to etock ship
pers. A hydrant and possibly a
plug will also be placed in the depot
for the convenience ot the agent , in
turning a hose on people who asks
too many questions abont "what
time the 11 o'clock train is due,"
and who wait till the train whistles
before buying a ticket or checking
their baggage.
The Salisbury Circuit Court,
Tbe following : cases have already
been docketed for the next Jnly term
ot circuit court at Salisbury: A
CRIMINAL CASES. - , . '
. State of Missouri vs W D Fuller,
felonious assault. - This ie-the case,
growing out of' Fuller's having
broken John H Walker's arm with a
club at Mike last December. A;-j'
Same vs Joe Strother, grand lar
ceny. Strother is the Dalton negro
who was indicted lor stealing a cow.
in connection with . Richard Pries,
col., also of Dalton, belonging to
Carl Schutte of Bowling Green town
ship in December, 1894. . Price
pleaded guilty at . the last January
term of tbe Salisbury circuit court.
and was sentenced to! the penitenti
ary for three' yeare. Strother was
also indicted at the same time, but
had skipped and was not captured
until a few weeks ago, when Sheriff
Dempeey located him In Doniphan
county, Kan., and brought him back
for trial. . ;
Same vs Bob Mulhns, coL, for
grand jury. Mullins is a Salisbury
negro, and. is in limbo for using bis ;
knife with serious effect on bis dusky'
dulcena, Lizzie Black, on the 18th of
April, 1895. Bob is recognized as
Has? aai Ff
Same vs Albert Morgan, for grand .
jury. - Morgan lives near Guthridge
Mills, and is charged with assault
with intent to rape Mrs. Wm. Kuh
ler, jr., of near Indian Grove two
weeks ago. ;
. cmi cases.
Lelia A Taylor vs T J Martin,
executor, suit to set aside wiU. Mr.
Martin is the executor of Mrs. Anna'
E Egbert's will, ' and an effort will bo'
made by eome of the - heirs to break;
it. " ' -J --' v-' - . --. : . '
il ton, suit to eet aside "the willot
Mrs. Mary Plunkett, of which Mrs.
Hamilton is the beneficiary. -
Annie B Tillotson vs Richard Til
lotson, divorce. ' .
John H Walker vs W D Fuller,
appeal. This is a suit for damages,;
growing out of Fuller's cattle having
gotten in Walker's corn field.
Deputy Sheriff Dempsey arrested j
John A. Vandeford, an aged.
Indigent farmer who lives ' between
Brunswick and Triplett, last Wed ."
needay on an attachment from Polk
connty, Mo., where he is wanted as si '
witness for the defendant in the case ' 1
ot the state vs G. D. Weeden, who ;
figured in a cutting scrape in that '
county a few months ago, and where
Mr. Vandeford resided at the time.
He gave as a reason for not answer
ing the subpoena of the Polk county-
circuit court that he had no means
on which to go. The old man wae
purchased a ticket and dispatched in
answer to the attachment yesterday
morning.
The People's Dry
Goods Co. call the at
tention of the yonng
men and the old ones,
too, to their nobby line
of G-iescke shoes.
Messers. Clarence Hammett of
Huntsville and J. H. Fuller of
Moberiy attended tbe Parks-Bean
wedding and reception last Tuesday
evening, as did also J. B. Hayes of
Salisbury and Miss Nellie Heryfordl
of Forest Green.
When you want the
pure article, try Kel
logg's pure, hand
made sour-mash whis
key. Hon. Wm. E. Gunby of Cbillicother
was in Keytesville Wednesday on
business connected with the circuit
clerk's offl ce. He was ye senior
editor's schoolmate in the good old
days over in Shelby county. - r . . ,
G. B. Hurt, one our good ' frienda
from the Forks of Chariton, was here
Wednesday looking Into Keytesville'a
furniture establishments with tbe
view to making a purchase of a nice
bed room set.
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