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BETRAYED BY HIS WIFE.
Man who 1t IL Said Committed Murder
Thirty-twc Years Ago Arrested.

Guthrie, Okla.--James Wilson, a
farmer. living ten miles west of this
place. was arrested upon a requisition
from the Governor of Missouri. He is
charged with having murdered Oryille
Lyoiis, at Crno, Douglas County. Mo,
thirty-two years ago. Wilson is now
more than sixty years old.
He was betrayed by his wife. with
whom he had lived nearly forty years.
They were divorced here about two
years ago. Wilson and Lyons, it Is
said, were neighbors. and Quarreled
owe a business matter and Wilson
shot Lyons through the heart and
fed. The prisoner will be taken to
Ava, Mo-. for trial. Relatives of Or
Vile Lyons will prosecute Wilson.
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ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS FOR 1902


Aho nc EiNG GtihPsth % ~ gun
and Moon.
I. A partial eclipse of the sun April
Sth, invisible here.
ii. A total eclipse of the moon April p,
not visible here, but the beginning visible
throughout Asia and the eastern portions
of Africa and Europe; the ending visible
throughout Asia, Europe and Africa.
Ill. A partial eclipse of the sun May Z,
invisible here. Visible to New Zealand
and the South Pacific Ocean.
". A total eclipse of the moon Oeto-
Der 10 and II, visible here as follows:
Eastern Standard Time.
Moon enters shadow. led. 11h. I'm. p. m.
Total eclipse begins. I'D. Oh. 19m. a. IN.
Middle of eclipse......l7d. III. 3m. a. m.
Total eclipse ends. lid. III. 4Sm. a. m.
Moon leaves shadow. I'D. Oh. Som. a. m.
v. A partial eclipse of the sun October
80, invisible here, visible to the greater
part Of Europe and nearly all of Asia.
Morning and Evenin: Stars For 1909.
The planet Venus is evening star until
February IA, then morning star until No
vember %, after which date she is even
ing star to the end of the year.
The planet Mars will be evening star
until March 90, then morning star the rest
of the year.
The planet Jupiter is evening star until
January Is, then morning star until Au-.
gust 8, and then evening star the balance
Of the year. 2
The planet Saturn begins as evening star
and continues as such until January o.
then morning star until July II, and then
evening star to the end of the year.
Planets Brightest or Best Seen.
Mercury, after sunset on the evenings
of February 8, May % and September
"a, and before sunrise on the mornings Of
March II, July Is, and November 4. We
nus on January 0. Mars not this year.
Jupiter at opposition August 5. Saturn at
opposition July II. Uranus at opposition
June 10. Neptune at opposition Deem
Der "a.
Seasons.
Winter begins, 1901, December %, lasts
eighty-nine days, thirty-nine minutes.
Spring begins, 1902, March 81, lasts nine
ty-two days, nineteen hours, iifty-ninc
minutes.
Summer begins, 1902, June %, lasts nine
ty-three days, fourteen hours, forty min
utes.
Autumn begins, 1902. September 2s.
lasts e%iIhty-nine days, eighteen hours, foi-
ty minutes.
Winter begins, 1852, December %, trep
yr, 1855 days, five hours, forty-eight min
utes,
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Thought omcer a burglar.

Chief of Police Lowrey. of Shenan,
doah, had a narrow escape from being
beaten to death. He dressed himself
in citizens clothes and entered n for
eigner's house, without knocking, to
ares a man supposed to be there. The
inmates mistook him for a burglar.
choked and beat him numerically,
and would probably have killed him
but for the noise they made attracted
officers Reingheiser and Hand. who
rescued him. sY
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Clara Schlosser, ~ way. has
received congraf~ Creek- raw
cry, and also he ltess'vNe the
interest of a drs p;.4s,uu. was
approaching CIR p Neal, hen
Clara discovered sttsgroye. IN
crossing the track. the
c~ulvert. FeA1rHe e
To save the aniqS W w N SsyxsS HI n to
the centre of the SPem's Gr0g] axes
a sharp turn neagSSss:s = ss sS ~ snes the
horse was entarFher III, lao2. an her
cont AT tue Us per ton additional isei
needed the Wen cents per t0u the
train 60 a 80. All manure ItshHt r,do
tram y 100 days after shipment rus
of the note. Agents have no autltQ
my other terms. Orders fecqix4
.,oiony, sales agern, Woodbury.
Brooks. Deerfcld, N.J.:B. A.I4e&1
esh0ro, N. j.; for Swedesbor0 iscov,
braneh or Geo NJ. Wells or generaI e,z a
ant who will be at the M0lon3 sio q
molNlhury. Md every Friday INT mani
will be -
veiop a n
Buffalo
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ET~lvE@
AGD@EkENfvk

Herr Svenson after a tumultuous
domestic scene)-"If you are my better
half what an Internal monster ] must
be!''-Sondags Nisse.
Sometimes the lover thinks that ne
Holds to his lady's heart the key,
And finds, when he is forced to knock,
Some other swain has picked the lock.
Philadelphia Record.
Wife-"When we go anywhere now
we have to walk. Before marriage
you always called a carriage" Hrs-
band-"That's why we have TO walk
now"
"He likes excitement said the
young man. $50 l supposed" replied
the dear girl. "why?s 4Well, his
choice for a wife made that the natur
oil MISUNDERSTANDING Post.
IT'S the church bell in the stecple
That to worship calls the people;
It's the church belle in the choir
Calls the young men to admire.
Harlem Life.
Specialist Qrritably)-"But, madam,
you must chew your food. What were
your teeth given you for?" Female pa
-tie;s r,lmly)-"Thr~ weren't glyensto
mel bougnl 'ena. -,-Bits.
If women ever get tc-vote,
You can depend upon it,
Their party emblem, without doubt.
Will be a fancy bonnet-
-Yonkers Statesman
"The worst feature of this subn
rine navy business" said the cirns.rc
director, sis that It Will svessS9 to
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FARM and GARDEN.
Nw~wN~N~NWN


There is n profit from sheep that
is not generally considered. which is
the increased fertility of the land oc-
cupied by them. The farms in Can.
ada that command the highest prices
are those upon which sheep have been
kept for years. the pastures on such
farms being free from weeds, while
the crops grown thereon have In
creased every year. showing a gain In
fertility.
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While driving to New Boston, Butch.
Overdrafts secured and unsecured. 81 S-
rowly escaped drowning. Horse,
wagon and driver tumbled into a
breach in the earth caused by the re-
cent storm. 1t was well filed with
water, and for five minutes horse and
driver had a hard struggle to keep
from going under. They finally man
aged to scramble up the embankment.
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Indecision is many a mans ruin. This
Is true spiritually as well as temporarily,
Ire souls safety demands prompt action,
tfvorable opportunities for salvation must
j seized at once. Gracious calls are to be
teded without delay. When the Spirit
IS working in a human heart il is a risky
and fearful thing to say, 60 thy way for
this time; nj a more convenient season /
will call for thee The wise will imme,
diately fall into line with his motions, and
accept the Saviour whom He tanders, and
live as He directs, Nov is ne accepted
time; now is the day of salvation" Close
IN with the overtures of mercy. Run no
risks, Time presses. Eternity is near
Judgment is at hand. Ii may be now
or never with you,-Presbyterian.
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Girls SLAYER Round Guilty.

George Gantz, the youthful slayer
Of Annie Etter, aged fifteen. who died
in defence OF her honor, at Reading,
was found guilty of murder in the
first degree. The crime was not de-
MED. The defence was that Gantz
was subject to epileptic fits. 1t was
not made out sufficiently. He will be
sentenced to death later.
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FOUR BURNED TO DEATH.
fhrse Children and q Brother of o Penn
~sylvania Farmer Perish.


sylvania Farmer Perish.
Dubois, Penn.-Two sons, a daugh-
ter and a brother of John Ashbaugh. a
farmer living near Summerville, were
burned to death. Another son. the
mother. father and two little children
were seriously hurt.
The family was still sleeping, and
Mr.. Ashbaugh, being awakened by
the smell Of smoke, fastened to arous
the others. He ran out of the house
with the two smallest children. On
returning, he was driven back by the
flames, and the other members of the
family, except Mrs. Ashbaugh, who
Jumped from a second-story window.
persisted before he could help them.
Mr.. Ashbaugh's feet were badly
scorched and cut, but. with nothing on
save his half-burned night clothes he
ran more than a mile through the snow
and gave the alarm to his nearest
ueighbors.
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Believe woman was Murdered.

AS a result of the inquest on the re.
mains Of Mrs. Elizabeth Shannon. who
was found dead in a field near Waynes-
burg, David Hoge has been placed I'M
der arrest, charged with her murder.
1t is alleged that Hoge was last seen
driving out of Waynesburg with the
woman AT the inquest finger marks
were found ON the woman's throat, and
1t is thought she was choked to death.
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In his address before the County In
stitute' of Teachers at Altoona Profess
sor II. r. Meyers declared that a news
paper should go into every schoolroom,
there to be discussed like any text
book. He regards the study of civil
government and English language as
incomplete without this accessory.
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Henry Krause. twenty-six years old,
living at Cleveland. Ohio. has stran-
Krause was placed under arrest pend
ing an investigation by the Coroner.
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pie,s Last Mcal was Monex.

After Wilson Jackson. of Pulaski
Township, had sold n piece of land for
5000 he put the roll Of bills in his
uocket and went out to feed the hogs.
The money dropped into a trough and
a big pig ate it. but 1t was his last
meal. The pig dressed 400 pounds,
without the money.
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workman Blown to Atoms.

Samuel Kiger was almost blown to
atoms and the sawmill Of Theodore
Bush & Co, at Grafton, Md, was dam
aged to the extent of $4,000 by the ex-
plosion of the boiler. The disaster
was caused by kindllng n fire when
the water pipes were frozen.
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In some soils and with some kinds
Of stakes, there is n tendency for the
stakes to rot Off quickly at the surface
of the ground. The alternate wetting
and drying at that point seems to cause
this. Repairs can be made without
tearing down the fence in the least.
Use a cedar crosspiece at the bottom,
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and two narrow strips for stays, put
on as shown in the cut, and the fence
will be well supported for many years.
A somewhat similar contrivance might
be used for making a movable fence.
The post, in this case, would not so
into the ground at all, but the fence
would be supported by the bread base.
New England Homestead.
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Leipsic. Germany, was thrilled by
q sad tragedy following the flight of
yogel. the defaulter. Mrs. Vogel. mad
dened by her husbands disgrace. Killed
herself and her three little boys.
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France has a soldier to every fifty.
nine inhabitants, Germany one to
every ei%ghty-nine, Italy one to every
12G, Russia one TO every 1874, Great
Britain one to every leo.
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Bulgarian Cabinet Stays.

The Bulgarian Cabinet has agreed
to remain In office and the Ministerial
crisis is ended.
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Louis Rock. the oldest man in Michi-
gan, died at Ludington at the age of
107. He was born December 10, 1894,
on a whaling vessel bound from Ha.
vrc to Newfoundland, and was one of
the first white men to enter the Yo-
semitic Valley. lie made his residence
at %Ludlngton, where he had worked
In the lumber camps until a few years
ago. During his last years he became
Il charge on the city, having decided
his little property to Huntington for his
care,
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We'd, Fri. and Sat. Feb. 10, 81 and %.
We'd, Fri. and Sat, Sept. II, lS and 20.
We'd, Fri. and Sat, May q, % and "A.
Wed, Fri. and Sat, Dec. II, 10 and 20.
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ist, in his Madonna make it a spanish
iaoef l never heard, but l think they
took their own mothers as the tyne Of
Mary, the mother of Christ. When YOU
hear some one in sermon or Grafton sneak
IN the abstract of a good, faithful, honest
mother, your eyes fill IN with tears while
You say to yourself, THAT was my moth.
The first word a child utters is ant to
be mother" and the old man in his DIV,
ing dream calls: "Motheri Motherl" IL
matters not whether she was brought up
IN the surroundings of a city and in ahlu-
ent home, and was dressed appropriately
with reference to the demands of modern
HE or whether she wore the old-time cap
and great, round spectaeles and apron Of
her W make and knit your socks with
her 1--WE needles seated by the broad fire,
place, with great backlog ablaze, on a win.
Yer night. IL matters not how many wrin-
kles crossed and recrossed her face or how
much her shoulders stopped with the bur.
dens of a long life. If You painted a Ma
donna, hers would be the face. What a
gentle hand she had when we we're sick.
and h a voice to soothe pain, and was
mere any one who could SO fill UP a room
with peace and purity and light? And
what a sad day that was when we came
and she could greet US not, for her
Ups were forever still! Come back, moth.
II, IN these Christmas times and take
our olu place, and, as ten or twenty or
Iity years ago, come and open the old
'ibie as you used to; read and kneel in the
ame place where you used to pray and
'ok upon us, as of old, when you wished
$ a merry Christmas or a happy New
ear! But, mol That would not be fair
/, call you back. You had troubles enough
lille you were here. larry by the throne,
till we join you there, your pray.
$ all answered, and in the eternal home,
cad of our God we shall again keep
jubilee together. But speak
om your thrones, all you glorifed moth,
>, and say to all these, your sons and
I~ughters, words OF love, words of warn,
6, words OF cheer, They need your voice,
! they have Travelled far and with MANY
since you left them, and YOU
well to call from the heights of heaven
the valleys OF earth. Hail, enthroned
eestryi We are comingl Keep a place
ut beside you at the banquet
SLOW footed yearsl More swiftly run
Into the gold OF that setting sun.
Homesick we are for thee,
Calm land beyond the sea-"
Copyright, 1901, L. KIopsch.I
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UPRISING IN VENEZUELA.
4 Serious Revolutionary Movement
Against President Castro.


Willemstad, Island of Curacao.-Gen-
cral Luciano Mendoza, P~resident-elect
Of the State of Carabobo; Senior An
tonic Fernandez, War Minister under
President Andrade; and Senior Lutow-
sky. War Minister in former President
Crespo's cabinet, have rebelled against
President Castro, near La Victoria.
The revolutionists reached Cagua, on
the way to villa dc Cura, where the
.na1 ~ partisHns nau concentrated from
all Vie surrounding districts.
~ movement, II is asserted, had
tonf = been premeditated, and Is in ac-
cor with that OF General Matos. 1t
bnsidered a terrible blow against
iident Castro, who, Immediately
spofh learning of the uprising, dis
patched troops from Maracai by rail,
but found the line destroyed at Cagua.
Traffic on the German railroad is In
corrupted, and telephone and telegraph
lines have been cut.
Washington, D. C.-The State De-
pGrtment has been notified that dis
turbances Of a revolutionary character
have occurred near Caracas. Orders
have been cabled to the battleship In
diana to wait at Curacao and proceed
to La Guayra should her presence be
needed there.
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Not a single infectious disease is known
In Greenland.
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Herr Svenson after a tumultuous
domestic scene)--"If you are my better
half what an Internal monster ] must
her'-Sondags Nisse.
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IN ths
an who
a load
upon that
ig o cat or
Agrasshopper
for her nest
sr her wing |
Anusicians OF |
~ families and |
A|oming genera
present genera
this marvellous
kity, while you
Hgel, snow them
they hear the
also hear the
[e scene how on
honored child
be honored by
a child's light
ID hand and a !
child's 6axen !
|be honored for {
!e vas to mean {
Godl May :
e child's face be a
'
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NltnOul WdtcT t1Iots
Of agony, not a sr
struggles Of fox or raj
in the horrors Of vivis
terest in the fact tina!
q stable surrounded !!
Standing then, as !
in that Bethlehem d
Christ on the one SID
creatures ~ God OF
Look out how you :
that horses side; tab
from that bleeding !
saddle from that raw
fun that bird that is
forget nit to put WI
'tbak observation-disclosures j
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-06-27
Resolutions of Respect.

Head Quarters Bates County Post
No. IS, q. A K. Department OF
Missouri.
In view OF the passing away of our
comrade, F. NJ Meredith, it seems
proper that we should place upon
records a suitable testimonial of our
esteem for him
Comrade Meredith has been men,
Der OF Post No. 5S, Department of
Missouri since 1898 and during this
time has been a Jealous worker in the
develOpement OF the cause and has
been to us most faithful and true
member, and we join with the wild
owed wife and family in their sorrow.
and we hope that his call from the
ranks OF the Post is to a bountiful
reward. Therefore, be it
Resolved. LIST. That We bow in
submission to the Divine will, know
ing that He doeth all things well.
2nd. That the adjutant be in
strueted to read these resolutions to
the Post while assembled at our
next meeting.
Bird. That copy of these resolu-
lions be sent to the wife OF the de-
ceased and to the city papers.
A. l.. MCBRIDE.
Committee.
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Liberation of FilipinOs.

Washington, June 24.-The va
department has made public an o.
der issued by Gen. Macarthur d
May 30, liberating Filipino prisoner
The order follows:
In pursuance of the general polic
of the division commander in respet
to matters appertaining to the pac
fication of the archipelago, 500 pm
oners of war will be released, TO a
pecially signalize the surrender an
acceptance of the sovereignty Of Ii
United States by Gen. MascardG
commanding insurgent forces in u
provinces of Bataan and Zambale
and Gen. Lacuna, commanding
the provinces of Bulacan and Nuev
Ecija.
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v III Rattle Himself.

Wichita. Kan. June 23.-Ernest
Still. single man has hit upon a
very novel plan 70 get a wife and
at the same time q little fortune on
which 70 begin married life. He
proposes 70 put himself up TO be raj
fed OF. The Young ladies who are
tOinve7t are 70 pay = a ticket and
heexpects 10 sell between 1000 and
,. 900 tickets between now and the
ening Of thenew country. The woman
holding the winning number i 10 get
Mr. Still for a husband and the money
obtained by the sale Of the tickets i
70 give them a start in life
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Money TO Loan.

Parties desiring to borrow money
will find it in any quantity they may
desire by calling on the Walton Trust
Co. at Missouri State Bank. Since
the decision OF the supreme court,
declaring the third constitutional
amendment unconstitutional, the
interest rate to borrowers has been
reduced and money can be had from
the Walton Trust Co., at greatly re-
duced rates. If you wish loan call
and see this company and get their
rates.
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Virginia Items.
We heard it and iotted il down,
What happens in and out of town.

I
| What happens in and out Of town.
John Hussey of Harrisonville. Mo,
is spending a few days with relatives
and friends.
Morton Jenkins painted o. NJ.
Drysdale's store last week.
The band was at Foster Friday
night and played for the ice cream
supper at the Christian church. Sew.
eral ladies accompanied them.
Mr. Allen and Miss Shelton of Fos-
ter. attended Sunday school at VI.
+. church Sunday.
The Endeavor social at Miss Ida
Quick = Thursday night was well at
tended. Plenty of ice cream and
cake and a good time enjoyed by all.
Some of the young men who are
living in single blessedness. say the
young ladies of Foster know how TO
get up a supper and how to treat
strangers.
The Sunday school of the Chris
tan church have got their new or
gan. 1t is a fine one. purchased of
Mason & Hamlin Co.. Boston, Mass.
Miss Mary Rape and mother left
last Friday for Mapleton, Kan. to
visit with the bosom family.
The Virginia boys had their ball
game Saturday afternoon. They
have not yet given themselves
name. Should they happen to down
some other club some OF the boys
think Virginia Tiger would be the
proper name.
Misses Birdie Vantrees an Ruby
Kinney of Butler, visited Miss Nora
Jundy Sunday and attended S :. at
the Christian church.
W. W. Park has been on the sick
list for several days.
Mrs. W. d. Orear returned home
last week from Kentucky, where she
spent the past winter at her girlhood
home.
Mrs. Humphrey of Butler. visited
Mrs. John Hedger Sunday.
Some talk of "A 18th Of July at Nir-
giniE, some of an ice cream supper,
but nothing sure. 1t would be bet
ter TO keep the young folks near
home at such time and it would keep
money out Of the saloons and they
would spend their money for some
thing better.
Parktowe is q little place Just
named last spring. People coming
to Virginia from the east will pass
through il. II i half mile east Of
Virginia. II Il the home Of Aaron,
who has lived there for u years.
Our lawns are not in a. good shape
as we would like them on account Of
dry weather. They had 70 be trim
med with horses and hogs. ] think
by another season the people viii get
their town in better shape. AARON.
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JIM'S C.. q. & M. M.
Correction.

1t having been reported that Rev. Scott was
about to move from our city we have inter-
viewed him in regard to the matter and he in
forms that such announcement is premature.
He was giving only two Sundays in the month
TO Pleasanton, Kan, and he has so built up the
church there that at his request they secured a
pastor for full time. The church sent Mr.
Scott to Topeka to arrange with the state board
for successor, which has resulted in the call
of Rev. Poston TO the PleasantOn church. The
Rev. Scott has other important work on hand
in this vicinity and has not fully decided 20
move his family. He has received a number
of calls to important churches, but has not &C
cepted any az this writing.
The following is copy of the resolutions
passed by the Pleasanton church on the occa-
sion of Mr.. scott : retirement from its pastor
ate:
Whereas, Bro. Andrew scott is about to close
his work as pastor OF the Christian church of
PleasantoE, Kansas. Therefore be II
Resolved. by the Official board Of said church
that we recognize in him an earnest, capable
and faithful preacher OF the gospel and one
whose life both in and out OF the pulpit is con-
sistent and adds greatly toshis usefulness. His
cumstances, Yet he was equal TO all emergen-
cies and has proved himself "a workman that
needeth not 10 be ashamed wise and safe
counselor. He has gathered forces and
and the cause we love so we'll Hehereby com
mend him wherever his lot may be case
Pleasanton, Kan, June 18th, 1901
r i. ODESw ELLER,
j ". TICKER, Elders
WV. B. WELESDY-
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Head Quarters Bates County Post
No. %, q. A. K. Department OF
Missouri