OHARITeH COURIER

C. P. Vanoiver. Ed. and pro.

KBYTESUILLE. -- 'MISSOURI.

stared at the Post-offic- e at Keytesvllle,Mo., as second-clas- s matter.

ANNOUNCEMENTS.We are authorized to annonnce

T. E. R.EWINGas a candidate for clerk and io assessorof Keytesville lowwshlp, subject to the decisionot the townsmp election Tuesday, March 31,

1903.

We are authorized to announceJ. ELLIOTT MARTIN

as a candidate for Clerk and Assessorof Keytesvllle township, subject to the decisionof the township election Tuesday, March 81,1903. ' -

We are authorized to announceE. F. McNEW

as a candidate for Clerk and ex-Offl- Assessorof Keytesvllle township, subject to she decisionsf the township election Tuesday, March 3L,1903.

We are authorized to announcev J. P. JOHNSON

as a candidate for Clerk and ex-offl- Assessorof Keytesvllle township, subject to toe actionof the township election Tuesday, March 31,803.

CONSTABLE.

We are authorized to announceJ. C. PHILLIPS,

as a candidate for Constable of Keytesvllletownship, subject to the decision ofthe township election Tuesday, March 81,1903.

We are authorized to announceB.F.JOHNSON

as a candidate for Constable of Keytesvllletownship, subject to the decision ot the township election Tuesday, March 31, 1903.

COLLECTOR.

We are authorized to announceA. S. WILKS.

as a candidate for Collector ol Keytesvllletownship, subject to the decision of the town-ship election Tuesday, March 31, 1903.

COLLECTOR.

We are authorized to announce. THOS.TULLY

as a candidate for Collector of Keytesvllletownship, subject to the decision of the town-ship election Tuesday, March 31, 1903.

We are authorized to announceJ.W.ROBERTSON

as a candidate for Collector of Keytesvllletownship, sobject to the decision of the town-ship election Tuesday, March 81 .

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND MEMBER OP THE

TOWNSHIP BOARD.

We are authorized to announce. D. H. HANCOCK

as ras a candidate for Justice of the Peace andMember ot the Township Board of Keytesvllletownship, subject to the decision of the town-ship election Tuesday, March 81, 1903.

We are authorized to announceW. P. JARED

as a candidate for Justice of the Peace andMember of the Township Board of Keytesvllletownship, subject to the lecision of the town-ship election Tuesday. March 31, 1903.

We are authorized to annonnceH. A ."WHEELER

as a candidate for Justice of the Peace andMember of the Township Board of JCeytes-vill- e

township, subject to the decision olthe township election to be held TuesdayMarch31, 19 so

t ' TRUSTEE. J.,tWe ere authorized to announce- A. D. HURT, Jr.

as a candidate for Trustee of Keytesville town-ship, subject to the decision of the townshipelection Tuesday, March 31, 1903. .

We are authorized to announceSAM'L T. ALLEGA

aa a candidate for Trustee of Keytesvill etownship, subject to the decision of the township election Tuesday Marcn

We are authorized to announceL.C.WELLS,

as a candidate for Trustee of Keytesvllle town-ship, subject to the action of the townshipelection Tuesday, March 31, 1903. ,

' ROAD OVERSEER.We are authorized to announce .

D.E.JOHNSONas a candidate for Road Overseer of Dis-

trict No 3 of Keytesville township, subjectto the decision of the township election tobeheld Tuesday, March 31. 1903.

We are authorized to announce ,JOHN Q. PERKINS

as a candidate for Road Overseer of districtNo 2 of Keytesville township, subject to the

' decision of the township election to be heldTuesday, March 31, 1903.

We are authorized to announceC. J. FRANKLIN

a nitnritdate for road overseer of DistrictNo. 2 ot Keytesvllle Township, subject to thedec'sion of the township election to be heldTuesday. March 31, 1903.

COUNTY SCHOOL COMMISSIONER

We are authorized to announceW. P. NOEL

as a candidate for County School Commis-sioner of Chariton County, subject to the de-cision of the annual school election to be heldthe first Tuesday after the first Monday inApril, 1903. .

We are authorized to announceW. S DRACE

as a candidate for County School Commis-sioner of Charison County, subject to the on

of the annual school election to beheld the first Monday

,Jn April, 1903.

We are authorized to announceJ.W. TAYLOR

as a candidate for County Sohool Commisslon- -er of Chariton County, subject to the decisionef the annual school election to be held theftrst Tuesday after the first Monday in April,1903.

CITY MARSHAL.

We are authorized to announceRICHRD TISDaLE

as a candidate for as City Marshaeof Kevtesvllle. subtect to the decision of th.city elect'.on to be held Tuesday, Apri 7, 1903

We are authorized to annonnceJ. W. VEAL,

aa u candidate for City Marshal of Keytesville,sublect to ?h decision of the city election tobe held Tuesday, April 7r 1903.

TEE SCHOOL ELECTION.

Of all three of the approachingelections township, city andschool none is so important asour school election, and es-

pecially is this true of the propo-sition to issue bonds to theamount of $6,500 for the purposeof building a much-neede- d ad-

dition to our schoolhouse.One of the most praiseworthy

institutions in Keytesville is ourpublic school, the curriculum ofwhich surpasses that of. anyother temple of learning inChariton county. ... - ...

The education of bur childrenis our plain duty,' and a failure

to make proper provision there- - There is a bill before thefor would be heathenish in the Virginia legislature making itextreme. ". -- . a misdemeanor for a person to

That the proposed addition is wilfully and knowingly furnishabsolutely necessary we firmly false information to a newspaper .

believe in order that our school j statelurtsThe United havemay expauu in uumcas auu; , . , . Admiralfurnish ample accommodationslor u. wuu w18u prize money which he. received,walls to fit for useful Je decided thigmen and women. a long time ago.

The present schoolhouse waserected in 1889 at a cost of! Murderer Knapp's present$13,500 for grounds and build- - ! wife still remains faithful to him,ing, all of which has been despite his confession of havingexcept $700, and the funds arenow on hand to pay that.

Two years ago, however,bds were issued t0 amount ; '

Washingtonof $2,000 for purpose of put- - , there be a ofting in a steamheating apparatus,and which still stands againstthe district.., Now the sum of $6,500 is ask-ed for an addition to the school-hous- e,

which, will greatly im-

prove our facilities in - the wayof room, and be the means ofinducing others to locate hereto educate their children.

"But, says one, theof a new addition will prolongour heavy burden of schooltaxes."

What if it does? Do you know :

inX1-.- L IJ i.oi a uoiiar yuu uuuiu pu whQ ant holda more useful pur--

j Morganization of the goesousts r i

Nisrerardliness is never to beand it is positively--

!

There will be very generalwhen an effort is ! acquiescence in the opinion ex- -

to obstructing the by Mr. theeducational advancement acommunity.

The Courier hopes to see theproposition for the new additionto schoolhouse carry infact, we are reasonably certainthat it will carry by a large ma-

jority.A still higher compliment,

would be paid the tax-

payers of the rdistrict they

were to make the addition unan-imous. .

Let's do it.

A physician says ared nose may be bysoaking the headlight in benzine.

There are to be 800 trustsin the country, and not one ofthem contains an editor on itslist.

Speaking of seedy foreignnoblemen, why have none ofthem ever braced up to HettyGreen?

John D. Rockefeller hasn'traised the price of in 24 hours.Something must be wrong withthe old man.

An night theater is to berun during the St. Louis fair.

intermissions will beallowed for drinks.

Corbett and haveagreed to fight for $25,000. Wemight make a few expert passesourself at that figure.

There is no end to the energysome Americans. A New

York firm is in makingwooden gods for the Coreans.

The government is going toestablish a lot more rural mailroutes, for which the farmerswill give a rising vote thanks.

Congress seems to be lackingin The statesmen failed to make an appropriation for awoman's building at the St.Louis exposition.

The Oklahoma legislature hasbeen considering a bill to amendthe game of seven-u- p. The

of

Count Boni de Castellani '

wants. a Franco-America- n nlli- - !

ance. It is a bid for a.few of the dollars,knows a thing or two.

' Admiral Croninshieldretired the Unitednavy, but new

Boni

Sampson was not entitled to the

themselves que3fcion

paid;murdered all the others. Trulythe heart of woman ia an un-

fathomable mystery.the BoOKER-

- suggeststhe convention

building

the

chivalry.

probably

the

whites and blacks to considerthe race problem. PresidentRoosevelt and Senator Tillmanmight preside jointly.

Thomas A. Edison says he willsoon reduce the lighting bu si-

ness to a proposition so simplethat every home will be its ownelectric light works. For heav-en's sake, Tom, hurry up.

And now comes the farmers'trust. Illinois farmerscombined to protect themselves

i narvesb ume atraxusii tue menI

uiat ,tQ fchem up Tfae

or patriotic WOrld

bravely on.

admired,loathesomemade use it in pressed Cannon that

ot

however,if

Frenchobliterated

said

oil

all

Numerous

Jeffries

ofengaged

of

passing

Gould

Stat

senate must change its methodof procedure or the house of rep-

resentatives, backed up by thepeople, will compel the change.

J. Pierpont Morgan is said tobe ereatly disgusted with Pre?i- -

dent Roosevelt because of thelatter' s avowed opposition totrusts. Pierp is likewise verymuch disgusted "with the public

! because it insists on curbing themillionaires.

The chaplain of the Kansashouse of representatives recentlyoffered a prayer for the mayorof Topeka, whereupon a memberintroduced a resolution request-ing him not to consume theLord's time by tackling a job toolarge for his salary.

kick about ministers ad-

vertising their sermons in ad-

vance of the delivery? Someministers are energetic enough tohave their sermons written forthem at space rates. A NewYork concern - is turning themout by the hundreds .

Admiral Dewey and his of-

ficers have won their suits forprize money growing out of thebattle of Manila. The government should pay the bills andthen put the navy on a par withthe army. American patriotismis not enhanced by bribes in theshape of prize money.

Andrew Carnegie remarksthat next to steel the oest invest-me- .t

is real estate., He mightwell have said that real estate iseven sounder than steel. Realestate cannot be lost unl ss theowner borrows money on it andcannot pay. , It is the only non-perisha- ble

in estment. -

The prompt action of Attorney -

General Knox in moving againstthe trusts will be appreciated bythe common people of all politi-

cal beliefs. Mr. Kr ox shouldlose no time in teaching themthat there is a law that can toucheven them, and incidentally

gentlemen are doubtless capable j bring a few of them to jugtice.judgment.

President Roosevelt is sometimes criticised for his extravagance. But what right have weto complain when he pays thebills himself? We also might remember that the richest country

The professionil baseball play - jin the world only pays its presi-er- s

have been ordered" to report j dent 50,000 a year, while Francefor practice arid the inrst robin ; pays its chief magistrate S120.000

has made its appearance. This j and furnishes him a magnificentis a sure sign Bf spring. j palace.

i

fromeieht

have

Why

has L Politicians m tnis day anatime are so prone to grafting

battle- - that it is refreshing to find aships congress has autnonzea genuinely nonest scace omciaiwill make up the loss. who handles the public money.

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wavflfflmcs wi-

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8KS1B1On Friday morning, March 20, we will throw our doorsopen for an inspection of the finest line of .S&5i3

Tivxj Soota, MercerizedDress &oota, a)'-)- Waistings,

'MLsAWs, li) and :

4tas, LC Oxfordacfc Cuttatas, Cloths,

JDvtviLOx SVva&ts, 'fpff' JacquardADvWe &oodts, Ml andSmbvotams, Damask

eai-ma- ta W fjiL Effects,"JtxvtaxeaY, Z-

- BasketfcOTSrtS, ZZ. STRAIGHT FRONT

Weaves? EtcIn Wool Dress Goods we have the following new weaves:

Etaniines, Voiles, Mohairs, Twine Goods,Silks (yard wide) Taffetas, and all kinds of Trimmings.

In Hats we are showing the only new and up-to-d- ate line everbrought to Keytesville. We are sole agents for Thoroughbred Hats.

All kinds of Brussels and Ingrain Carpets and Rugs in stock.On this line we are the leaders in low prices.

We invite an inspection of our line of goods and guarantee ourprices the lowest and our goods the best on the market.

YOURS FOR BUSINESS, r

w,

They have one over in Illinoisjnst now and he is making aname for himself. When Brigadie-

r-General James B. Smithbecame adjutant -- general ofIllinois he found the funds of theoffice squandered and the depart-ment almost $100,000 in debt.By careful management and a

(

systematic course of "trimming"he has wiped out the indebted-ness in the year he has been inoffice, and for the first time inmany years the military depart-ment of the state is not askingthe legislature for a deficiencyappropriation. General . Smith'srecord is seldom eqnaled in anystate. In civil life he is a farmerand his hobby is apples.

The Chicago Tribune is wag- -1 ni jinga war on rne unicago anu

Michigan canal. The old ditchhas been out of use for years,but this does not prevent a hordeof office-holde- rs from using up$199,000 a year.

ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Down in Vernon county theyhave. a new scheme for workingroad3. The Nevada Post contains a number of sketches con --

cerning the work. It is quitesimple and inexpensive. It issimply a log split in two with asteel knife or blade fastened inthe front draor. One follows the

for the

of

arawn ui . dto the size 53.9 $5,100.

drae. Aa soon after a ram aso -

the earth will permit the drag isput on the road and it leaves itperfectly level with all the holesor low places filled up.

every are usnigthem

success. A gentlemananother state Nevadayear themade there dozens!of them in

honorable oountymeets nextMonday, March the pur-pose making settlementwith County Treasurer W.Herring collector.

KEYTESVILLE, MISSOURI

,

according

community

adjourned

We Want toRemind You

That we still the market withthe largest and best stock

Lumber, Builders' Hardware,Shingles, Lime, Lath, Cement, &c.

to be found Chariton county. Wecarry the best goods and make thelowest prices. You will save moneyby seeing before buying buildingmaterial.

YOLRS FOR BUSINESS,

HANNIBAL LUMBER CO.BRUNSWICK. MISSOURI

B. MUEHRING, Proprietor.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following Real Estate Transfers for theending Monday, Men. 16, were prepar-

ed expressly Courier by the KelloggReal and Abstract company

Keytesvllle, Missouri.

(Continued 6th page.)WARRANTY DEEDS.

Winfield Smouse wife toJas. Reidy of Washington

ouier oy iuu,horses,

Farmersin

Louis Schee et al to PeterZeigler, se $6,800.

et al to JacobLyons, e ne -17 $3,500.

Greenlee et al Millseountv. Iowa, to Jobn

along their own farms, and km q Ford county ma,t 9W 8,the is pro ing a great j and se . .. . m r Iirom

was in lastand had one of dragsand now are

use.

The courtin session

23, forof annual

E.as ex-offi- co

10

areof

Estate,

from

andcoun- -

t 9 " 7 ' 17- -

.

S. P. Forresthf

R. ofH. bunt

j

scheme

j

Marion G. Adams and wife ofi Howard county to Hiram Al.

Rutter of Jasper county, Mo.,! lots 13 to 18, inclusive, in block' 69 in North Glasgow $330.'

Hiram Rutter and wife toHoward G. Digges, same lots asabove $400.

Jasper Spaeth apd wife ofClinton countv. Ills., to P.

I Vitt, e hf ne -17 $2,800.

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in

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week

Loan

W.

FM.

Geo. F. Hibbard and wife ofLewis county, Mo., to Edw'd C.Hutchinson, e hf se 36-55-- 17

85,032.22.Ella M. Hoff and husband of

Polk county,' Iowa, to AnnettaR. Hazen of Green county, Mo.,se ne 33-55-- 17 $300.

Mrs. Phil B. Branham andhusband to F. B. McCurry, lots7 and 8 in block 1 in sw additionto Salisbury $450.

Total amount of transfers forthe week, $718,130.56.

republicans ana democratsare unanimous in acknowledgingthat the retirement of SenatorVest is a loss to the senate.

Strawberry Plants for Sale.Home-grow- n leading varieties

at 30c a hundred. 'Phone oraddress. " Chas. Steiman,

.' ; '.V Dalton, Mo.

I will be in KeytesvilleThursday and Saturday of

each week from 3 :3u to 7 :30 p.m. At Sneed's hotel.

' Dr. R. B. Wood.