Centralia Fireside Guard from Centralia, Missouri • 1

CHRISTMAS EDITION. A. D. 190Q. VOLUME 41 CENTUALIA.

BOONE COUNTY. MISSOURI. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 1909 NUMBER 47 8 to 16. SEVENTY-EIGHT PRESENT A PROVIDENT ASSOCIATION.

1 OH, YOU NEW JAIL, LET UE BE WATERWORKS AND SEWAGE -HE CREATED A ROUGH HOUSE VOTERS TURNED DOWN THE JAIL PROPOSITION AT ELECTION. The proposition to build a new $30,000 jail was snowed under by the country districts. Saturdays election for the purpose of voting $30,000 in bonds for the erection or a new jail and sheriffs reB Idence for Boone county, was defeated by a vote of 1315 for and 1220 against the proposition. The proposition lacking 386 votes of having the required two-thirds majority, although it had a majority of 95 of the votes cast. The day was bad and only a very light vote was cast A number of citizens met at the city hall Tuesday night and organized a provident associat.on for the purpose of relieving the wants of Centralias needy poor this winter.

Only a few were present and Joined the association, but It is expected that many more names will be added to the list mure uumee wui oe uuvu to rue asi This is a good work and while the fiBie th. field, fortunately is not large, the ne'bd for practical charity at the right time is apparent already. The following officers were elected: C- W. Settle, Pres. Chas.

MeiTert, Vice -pres. E. R. Denham, Secy. E.

A. Early Treasurer. DOWNING-FREEMAN. Married at the home of the brides parents, Mr. and MrS.

Gabe Freeman, in Paris, Sunday, December, 12, 1909. Mr. B. H. Downing and Miss Margaret Freeman.

Rev. Frank Alien saying the beautiful and impressive ceremony that united these two fond and loving hearts. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrss. Sam Downing, of this city, and is a most excellent Christian gentleman and prosperous farmer, of near Fow- ler, Kansas, while the bride, who has made many friends here during her I stay of 15 years, is a most lovable il talented and sensible lady.

After a short bridal trip to Boon-1 Lr. ville, on a visit to her sister, Mrs. M. A. O'Reaf, the first of the week the wedded couple will leave for the grooms splendid farm in the sunflower state, where they will reside.

The Guard Joins the many friends of the happy cduple In congratulations and best wishes. E. P. HALL NEARLY SUCCEEDS IN BURNING HIS HOME. E.

P. Hall went home Friday night and proceeded to make things lively for his family and the neighbors, Mr. Hall Is said to have been drinking a great deal, and was out of humor when he got home. He threw two kerosene lamps at the heating stove or In the house, and set fire to the room. It Is alleged he made an assault upon his wife when she remonstrated with "him, and it was only through the aid of her two boys that -she was enabled to get away from him, running, barefooted over to a -neighbor's, Sam Grays, where she found protection.

A alarm of fire was given and the fire whistle at the light plant brought out a small crowd who succeeded In putting out the fire. Night watch Strother arrested Mr. Hall and locked him up in the city holdover. A hearing was had before Police Judge J. K.

Boyd, early day morning. Hall -plead guilty to three charges; drunkenness, disturbing the peace, and beating his wife, He was assessed $50 and trimmings, amounting in all to $57.45. He was remanded to the custody of the marshal until the fine is paid. Justice J. K.

Boyd, In speaking of the case, said: Ed Hall has been before me three times and before Police Judge Bruton five times, eight -times In all, and I dodt know what his record was When F. G. Harris held the police judge-ship. The next offense will call for a fine of $100. That Is the maximum fine under the municipal ordinances.

Of course, a state case could be made out of his conduct this time. Assault with intent to kill and a term in the penitentiary would probably have a tendency to keep him sober." This Is a very unfortunate affair, and the wife and children have the sympathy of the entire community. Taney county went dry by a majority f424 votes Wednesday of last week. Much corn is still in the fields and It Is impossible to get into them with wagon. Green Acton, aged 84 years, a resident of Boone county for 81 years, died at his home in Columbia Friday.

Next Tuesday is the shortest day -of the year. After Tuesday the days -will lengthen until June 21st which 3s the longest day of the year. Although the roads are covered with tsnow it is said Wednesday that they were the best they have been in sev eral years past. DIO NOT ATTEMPT SUICIDE. Last Saturday, just before noon, our citizens were-startled by the rumor that Mrs.

Joe Munson, of the southwest part of town, had taken poison and was in a dying condition. Dr. W. A. McCallister, an expert on toxicology, was summonsed and after a careful diagnosis, reported that Mrs.

Munson was suffering from tic-doloureux, the result of worry. She lost her husband a short while ago and it is presumed she was worried over his death. Mrs. Munson is able to be about again, we are pleased to state. PROGRAM OF PUBLIC INTERE8T.

The following is the program of an entertainment which will be given at the Methodist church Monday evening December 20, at 7:00 oclock, p. 1. Chorus The Happy Peasant School Girls," 2. Address What the High School Should Give to the Girls. Miss Foglesong.

v. Chorus Santa Lucie," school girls. 4. Address The Public School Curriculum. Prof.

Humphrey. 5. Chorus The Old Hemlock Trees, school girls. 6. Address The Relation of the Public School to the Home." Prof.

Jamison. The public is urged to attend. BROKE HER HIP. Mrs. Ras Berry, aged about 70 years and living near Hickory Grove church fell on the ice Tuesday and broke her left hip.

Dr. J. C. Hulen was called and reports Mrs. Berry getting along as well as could be expected for one of her age.

D. M. JENNINGS LAND SALES. 107 acres, mile South of Sturgeon to 1 Gibson, of Centralia, for $7,000 and 100 acres 1 mile east of Sturgeon to Fred Helmick, of Centralia, for $9,000. FILE8 8UIT IN PARTITION.

Attorney E. C. Anderson has filed partition suit for the sale of the J. C. Parrish farm of 205 acres In Audrain county, for the benefit of the widow and two children.

Legal proceedings will be had In the circuit court of Audrain county at the next term. AT THE 8HOWS. Centralia was on the kerosene circuit proper last Thursday night when the Inability of the light plant to get water for the boilers shut down the electric lights. The Lena Rivers' company at the opera house carried us back to the old days, the palmy days of the kerosene circuit. The lamps were placed around the hall on chairs, up and down the steps, and row of them across the stage for foot lights.

The props were passed in and out under the front drop and placed on the floor along the front of the stage, as the lumps in the wings rendered moving back of the stage dangerous. Despite the difficulties the company put on a good production of the bill. The Girl of the Streets is an old bill, but the company put on a fairly good production to a poor house. They should have the credit of working to please and putting the bill on in Its entirity though the house was small. They had some clever people and used nice scenery in two acts.

The Wboden shoe team was exceptionally good and was not stingy on encores. Mrs. Nelle Berger delivered a most forceful address on the Prohibition Amendment for 1910, to a large and enthusiastic audience at the Baptist church Sunday evening. If Missouri bad about 20 such women on the lecture platform in the state for the next year, the brewers would have to go out of business. We shall rejoice when the manufacture and sale of the devilish stuff is forbidden by law throughout the state.

Mrs. Berger's address was good. Almost every Western state is interested in the deep waterway from the lakes to the gulf. The Central and eastern states are absorbingly interested In the project, and Mr. Taft smilingly says he bel'eves some time in the future we might have such a waterway, but not now.

A few of the eastern millionaire ship builders want a ship subs'dy because they are unwilling to compete with the world on the high sens, and Mr. Taft is pledged to the ship-subsidy. It is a sure liet that the President knows who holds the second term in the palm of their bands. The Odd Follows had their Big Night Tuesday evening, and s-venty-o gbt answered present at roll call. The met ting v.

as a most enthusiastic one and many go.nl talks were made that were both a teal and helpful. The degree staff put on the Intiatory degree, and the lodge was turned to the entertainment committee and refreshments consisting of fruit and cigars, were served. The lodge et this place is in a gotd growing condition, having added to its membership twenty new members during the past year. The lodge has purchased property on one of the pilncipal streets of the city, and will, in time, erect a substantial home for the lodge, this, however is a matter for future consideration, as the lodge does not intend to cripple Its treasury by the expenditure necessary for a building, but will pay for Its new lots first and consider the building iu the future. ELDER HEL8ER SCORED.

A hunting party composed of Elder R. B. Helser, R. J. C.

and T. J. Daniel, Elza and Harry Daniel and C. Thomas, went down to T. J.

Daniel's farm, near Hallsville Tuesday of this week and succeeded in killing 180 rabbits. Elder Helser soering forty three times. GOODALE-DREPS WEDDING One of the most beautiful home weddings of the season wus solemnized at 8 oclock, last Wednesday evening December 15, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.

E. B. Dreps, in the southeast purt of town. The contracting parties being Mr. C.

Edwin Goodale, of St. Louis, and Miss Nora Gladys Dreps, of this city. Betweeu seventy-live and one hundred guests were present aud long be fore the hour of the ceremony the house was fairly filled with friends and relatives of the contracting parties. The home was artistically decorated with red Christmas bells, simlax and green and white crepe paper. As the hour drew near Miss Jennie Carpenter took her seat at the piano and Miss Bertie Boatman, one of our talented singers, sang in a touching manner that beautiful ballad, All For You.

When the limpid, liquid notes of the sweet song had died away Miss Carpenter began in her masterful manner, the Wedding March from Lohengrin, the portiere were drawn aside and the bride and groom with their attendants, entered the room preceded by the officiating minister. Elder R. B. Helser, closely followed by Litle Miss Helen Austene, who bore the golden signet upon a large, pink chrysanthemum. Miss Nelle Dreps.

sister of the bride, was maid of honor, while Miss Roan Slate, of Columbia, cousin of the bride and Miss Harriet Goodale. sister of the groom, served as bridesmaids. Mr. C. L.

Rausehkalb, of St. Louis, was best man, and Carson R. Dreps, brother of the bride, and Leonard Brown served as groomsmen. The beautiful and impressive ring ceremony was used and Elder Helser pronounced the solemn words that cemented the two fond aud loving hearts in blissful wedlock. No bride ever looked lovelier than did Miss Dreps, in a neat fitting gown of cream Messaline velvet with bridal veil bound about her head by a pretty wreath of smilnx, while the groom looked his liest in a neat suit of conventional black.

Immediately after tlie ceremony the bridal party left the room accompanied by tlie Mendlesohn. They then received tlie hearty congratulations of their friends and relatives. Joseph Briteweiser. a noted soloist of St. Louis, wa spresent and sail many beautiful and appropriate songs to the special delight of the assembled guests.

Light refreshments were served at a timely hour and alter another round of congratulations and good byes th guests withdrew to their respective homes. The bride is a daughter of Mr. anil Mrs. J. E.

B. Dreps. of this She is a graduate of our high school and is a most sensible young lady, with a large circle of friends and acquaintances. The groom is a son of Mr and Mrs. Edwin Goodale, of St.

Louis. He a young man of sterling worth and exalted character and holds a lucrative position with the Hamilton Brown shoe people of that city. The out of town guests were: Dr. T. H.

Jones, wife, and daughter, of Moberly; Mrs. C. E. McQuittv. Mi--.

Roan Cato. Mr. and Mrs. L. J.

Slate. Mrs. A. Y. Slate, all of Columbia: Mr.

and Mrs. C. E. Goodale. St.

Louis; Gen. M. F. Bell and wife, and George Berry and wife, of Fulton. Mr.

and Mrs. Goodale were the recipients of many useful and valuable gifts The happy young couple will spend several days here before returning to their home at 6223 Clifton Avenue St. LouU. The Guard Joins the many friends of the happy couple In hearty congratulations and best wishes for a long and prosperous wedded life. PROPOSITION MAY BE SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD SOON.

McDonald Burns will prolmWy he btfre.tl)e at 'Y with their water-works and sewage propositiou. This is the Kansas City firm of architects aiid contractors who took the recent surveys of the city to establish the level and get data to form a basis of estimate. If the proposition is in reason we presume the city will submit a proposition to the voters for these utilities about the second mouth of the new year. It is though the city will call for bonds to the extent of $45,000 for waterworks and $20,000 for sewerage, although the first named figure may he shaved down considerably. The board meetings are always open to any and all citizens, and It is expected that a foil attendance will be witnessed at the next meeting, the first Tuesday in 1910.

It is the expectation of the city fathers to call a mass meeetlng of the citizens at some time after Messers McDonald Burns have presented their proposition to the city, and get an oxpressioh from the citizens as to advlsibllity of submitting the Jiond issue and the time, amount and other things to be considered in the mat- FARM AND STOCK NOTES. John Gorman so a Mr. Steelman, of Whitehall. Illinois, a nice mare on Tuesday for $162.50 Gorman Glare shipped about 3.000 rabbits to Chicago the past week. Some of the parties selling ns high as 200 of the fleeting bunnies at a time, on tbe local market.

H. S. Williamson sold a spring Poland China pig Thursday, to John Hedgeooek, of Plymouth, 111., for $50 Mr. Williamson says this was one of the best pigs he has ever raised. G.

A. Martin sold his 80-acre farm three miles south of town to C. Early, Saturday, for $60 per acre taking in on the trade four town lots for $900. Mr. Martin will probably erect ia residence on the lots In the near future.

J. M. Squires traded his 118 acre farm near Far West; to W. W. and Emmett Barrett of Wellsville.

for a hotel building In Morrison, Oklahoma and a house and lot In Gas City, Kan sas, the last of the week. Ritchie Fountain went over to Paris last 'Friday and drove home forty-four head of three-yr-old, coming four, steers purchased of Sam Curtright. R. A. and J.

R. Fountain will rough these steers through the winter. Isliam Boulwiire, who has already won many premiums on his fine fowls, will, we understand, try for some strings at the Athenian poultry show in Columbia, commencing December 2Sth. We have Mr. Boulware picked as a winner.

RECEIVED A CAR LOAD LABELS. The Centralia Cauniug Company received a car load of labels and stationery this week from a Wisconsin lithograph house. The secretary denied any knowledge of the car or any order for the labels or stationery, but the ear was received just tlie same, and there is tlie joke. The "ear eame through the mail and contained samples of labels. When the letter was first received it may be imagined there was some going 'round and round" for a time, by the directors.

Then when the "ear was taken out of the otiice the manager had a bushel of fun out of the directors and stock holders. One man said, I wont have anything to do with the thing until I see who made the order. another consulted a lawyer, and still another offered to buy a dollar's worth of the labels to see if they would break the car. Another said, a car load of labels? That is enough to plaster the town, and a car load would cost over $5,000, dont touch the car, hut telegraph the firm that made the mistake. Several of the boys live in the country, aud they will be given the news when they come to town Saturday, if they don't read the Guar and get posted.

The lecture at the Baptist church Sunday evening by Mrs. Nelle G. Berber was well attended, and was a rare treat to those who were fortunate bearing this talented ta.v. Mrs. Ber cr talked on the Prohibition Amend-vent for 1910.

and after the lecture $112 was raised for the amendment fund. f.r winter begins next Tuesday, Dec 1 21st, although we have already had an excellent sample of what we amy -expect when winter actually begins, A NEW POULTRY FIRM. Watrous Sames, who bought a strip of land 140x150 feet fyom C. H. Early, will erect a niceup-to-date building In the spring and go Into the business of raising chickens for the market.

Here's hoping they will make a barrel of money out of the enterprise. A NEW GROCERY FIRM. L. C. Anthony and son, Roy, have purchased the stock of groceries owned by H.

Suell. on Allen street Tbe new firm took possesion Monday. Mrs Mary Powers and Miss Flossie Schooler attended the Downing-Free-man nupitals, at Paris, Sunday THE NEW RAILROAD. S. L.

Robinson was here from Mexico, Wednesday on business. Mr. Robinson, railroad promoter and general manager of tbe proposed new road from Perry to Mexico, gives out the statement that this road will be extended from Mexico to Columbia then to Hereford and Fulton, making a at Hereford and north to Hannibal just as soon as the weather will permit. The power house and car sliois will be located at Mexico. After Mexico subscription of last week of $82,000 toward the building of the road and the south branch of the line (around Hereford), has collected $70,000 out of that sum, the balance to be collected this week.

Mr. Robinson intimates that some people who are worrying about tbe successful management of the road when it isiu full operation are borrowing trouble. The Boone County Medical Association met iu the Globe Hotel in this city Monday, thel3th, with physicians in attendance from Columbia, Sturgeon and Centralia. There were some good papers read by practical men and tlie discussion served to bring out some very interesting things connected with them. The meeting was a most profitable and at tbe same time enjoyable one.

One thing connected with tbe meeting that caused sadness was the fact that Dr. M. D. Lewis, of Columbia, happened at the meeting only becausp of his recent return from the west, where he had taken his son for his health. Those present expressed the hope for the young man's speedy recovery.

The next meeting will be held at Columbia. Missouri has this year produced the most valuable com i nher history, not excepting the record-breaking crop of 1902 at 307,634,000 bushels and worth at the prices then prevailing $97,039,000. The value of the present crop reaches the magnificent sum of $114,844,014 an average of one million dollars worth of corn for each comity in the state. These facts are brought out in the December crop report for Missouri, issued Saturday from the office of Geo. B.

Ellis, secretory of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture. Hiuton and Claysville were solidly against the proposition. Columbia was the only place Iu the county that gave the jail over the two thirds majority, and most of the country districts cast their votes against it. Columbians threaten to keep bringing up the proposition until It Is carried. AT WORK ON THE WELL AGAIN The prospect well plant Is again In action, two shifts being run.

The 13-inch casing is being used and the original hole reamed out, It is expected that the Work will now be continued without Interruption. DAVID E. RABER DEAD. David E. Raber died at his home eight miles south of town last Thursday from a fibroid tumor of the abdomen, cancerous.

The following Is a short obituary of deceased. David Raber was born May 6, 1863 near Bloomington, MuLaln county, 111., Died Dec. 9, 1909, at his home eight mliess south of Centralia, where he moved from Illinois January 1908. He was therefore. 46 years.

7 months and three days old. He was married to Amelia Moseman, May 28th, 1888, with whom he lived 21 years. This union was blessed with ten children, of which one preceded the father to the better borne. He leaves to mourn his loss a sorrowing wife 5 sons four daughters, and three brothers, besides many other relatives and friends. He united with the Meunonite church in the year 1903.

The funeral was con ducted by L. Zehr. at the German church on the Jas Cox place, south of here, after which the remains wer interred in the church yard at that place. H. Clay Pierce has been cleared of tbe charge of perjury at Austin Texas.

The St. Louis and Kansas City elec tdic line has completed the survey from Columbia to Harrisburg. Tlie average per capita bank resources of the United States is $237.00 for each mau, woman and child. Have you yours? A fire in the furnace room of the Sturgeon public school heating plant caused $50.00 damage last week The Longfellow club composed of six-foot Missourians, was organized at at Columbia this week. Geo.

W. Sneed, formerly of this city is a mem ber. Cards are out announcing the approaching marriage of Miss Av's pha Snow, the pretty and accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mis. Albert Snow, of Rowena, to Mr.

Byron Black, which is to take place at the home of the brides parents, Decern ber 25w This section has been covered with sleet for the past week, making trav hard for pedestrians and horses The blacksmiths are kept busy repairing and Shorn'S horses. The parts to the heating plant of the new high school arrived this week and the plant will soon be put into operation, to drying out the new buil ing, which Is damp and covered with frost inside. Mrs. Myrtle Acton, aged 20 years, wife of Wesley Acton, committed suicide in Columbia Saturday by ing wood alcohol and insect powders Domestic troubles were given as the reason for the deed. This is the fifth suicide in this family in eleven years, Dr.

H. E. Truex, of Mexico, will lecture at the Christian church Tues day evening at 7 oclock, on The Ne wTestament, How We Got It. This is one of the series of lectures for the winter course, and Dr. Truex should be given a big audience.

Misses Irene and Ethel Cowan, of Gamma, were struck by a Burlington train at Wellsville, Saturday, and probably fatally injured. Tney hnd driven on the roaj with a buggy and were hurled over the right of way fence, when the train struck them. At Fulton, the jury in the case of the state against J. F. Leggett, charged with participation In the assassination of Wlllia mMoore, of Jefferson City, who was shot from ambush last June while talking with W.

M. Grider, returned a verdict of not guilty..