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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-06-04
Deepwater Items.

Thefarmers are disappointed about
planting corn on account OF big rain.
DR.. Berry, of Johnstown, reports
some sickness at this writing.
DR.. Silas Kash and wife, of Bur-
dett, and his mother, Mrs. Mason
Kash, OF Kentucky, are the guest of
W. l.. Kash and family this week.
Evans Stevens and wife, who have
been visiting their parents for a few
days, left for Warrensburg to attend
the three months normal. They will
have positions as teachers in Blair.
town.
A crowd OF people went to North
Deepwater on fishing excursion one
evening last week. Several fishes
we're gathered. They had fine time
but one Of the ladies suddenly fell in.
to the creek, and was soon pulled
out.
Strawberries, cake and ice cream
we're served one evening last week to
the friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Dyer.
We are told that Miss Myrtle
Borum, Of Spruce, will go to War.
rensburg the fret Of June to attend
the three months summer echool.
We are authorized to announce
that Rev. Morgan will preach at the
South Methodist church in Johns.
town every fourth Sunday at 4 o. m.
instead Of every fourth Saturday
night. Sunday School will beorgan-
lied the first Sunday In June at 8 D
m. Come out and help at the church
jess Blizzard. one OF our leading
merchants Of Johnstown. has pur
chased ine 9raphophone, which be
plays some fine pieces nf the latest
music for his many friends.
Thomas Stevens sp4ntiast Wednes
day night, the guest Of John and
Addie Allison.
Tommie Chambers was the guest
Of George Shelton Sunday night.
ROSE.
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Virginia Items.

We heard 1t and iotted it down,
What happened in and out Of town.
A postal card received from VIM.
Hardinger Monday Of this week stat
ing on the account OF the rain last
Sunday, Children's Day exercise will
be held the second Sunday in June at
10 O'Clock a. m. All are invited.
Elder Coffee will preach at the
Christian church the first Sunday in
June att O'Clock and at night
Road meeting at j W. McFaddsn's
hall Saturday, June 9th, at 3 o'clock
p. m, All are invited to come and
talk about the good roads.
We noticed in the Rich Hill Enter
prise: Charlotte township had a
horse whipping last week in which
Miss VanBuskirk, an estimable lady,
and Everett Crooks living in that
township" Neither one OF the par.
ties live in Charlotte township.
Crooks lives ~ miles from the corner
ofthe township and Miss VanBuskirk
lives 3 miles. When such things are
called up, they ought to give the
people due credit. They did not tell
where some Of the parties are now
that had a hand in that trouble
whether in Kansas or Oklahoma.
Some OF the good people are com.
planning about the rain that we will
not have any corn this year. We
should not complain Of what the God
OF Heaven allots to us, but make use
OF the means which we have.
Luther Juda has a new buggy, and
as soon as the road gets good, the
family will be a sailing"
What about the wedding. II it
should happen at Virginia, you will
wish you had been there. AARON.
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Missouri Pacific Excursions.

st. Louis, Mo-Tickets on sale
June 18th and 10th limited for re-
turn June 22nd. Rate S10.35round
trip.
Baltimore, N. D.-Tickets on sale
July II and Is limited for return;
leaving Baltimore July 25th. Rate
one fare plus s2.00 round trip.
Sedalis, Mo-, State Fair.-Tickets
on sale Aug. 16 to 81 limited return
Aug. Gath. One fare round trip.
Second Class Colonist one way
tickets to the west and southwest at
very low rates. Tickets on sale June
2 and 16, July Z and 81, Aug. 4 and
Is, Sept. l and Is.
Detroit, Mich.-Tickets on sale July
IA and Is limited for return July 20.
Rate one fare plus $500 for round
trip.
Fourth Of July.-Rates to points
within 200 miles at rate OF one fare
plus so cents for round trip. Except
topoints where one fare and one. third
makes less rate In which case lowest
rates will be used. No tickets sold
for less than so cents. Dates OF sale
July 8 and 4 limited July Z.
Rich Hill, No., Spring Carnival
Tickets on sale June LIST to 9th
limited return June 9Th. Rate SOC
round trip.
Jefferson City, Mo-, Teachers Asso-
ciation.-Tickets on sale June % and
23 limited return June 81. Rate one
fare plus 50 G ntsround trip.
II. B. SHANKs, Agt.
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A Puzzle Worth Having.

DR.. G. G. Green, Of Woodbury., New
Jersey, whose advertisement appears
in our paper regularly, will mail to
any one sending a two cent stamp
to pay postage, one OF his new G. r.
man Syrup and August Flower Puz.
zles, made of wood and glass. 1t
amuses and perplexes young and
old. Although very difficult, it can
be mastered. Mention this paper.
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LEE CULVER SELLS

musical merchandise, strings and re.
pairs for same; also the cheapest line
OF new and second hand furniture and
stoves ever sold in Butler. Gasoline
stoves galore. Here are prices on a
few:
3 2-burner gasoline stoves each $1.75
3 3 burner +" =" $50
A 3-burner quick meal 81 to 600
3 4-burner Sc, 81 and IS.
These Quick Meal stoves all have
good ovens and are just as good as
new, and all warranted. In wood
beds have them from 25c to 81, all
complete. l also sell the best iron
beds In Butler for the money. Come
and see. New guns, a good strong
shooter for $40. Commodes that
Others ask 50. so to s. 90 for l sell
for $1.75 to 81 so. Gasoline ovens
from 25c to $1.00. Other dealers
may kick about no trade on account
Of wet weather, they should do as
do, divide the profits with the GUS
toner, and keep saving wood. My
trade gets better every day because
l make the right kind Of prices. II
you live in Missouri come in and
viii show you. Singer sewing ma.
chine as good as new, $3.50.
LEE CULVER,
West Side Square, Butler, Mo.
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The st. Louis Post Dispatcb n,
BUTLER, MO.
May 10, 1908.

The st. Louis Post Dispatch pro-
poses to run a series OF articles from
a staff correspondent, who will travel
throughout the entire state OF Mis-
souri,. The stories OF human interest
will be gathered and reproduced by
him in the daily Post Dispatch. This
series will be a valuable contribution
to the history Of our grand old state.
The articles will be characterized by
good literary style, and will not only
be highly entertaining, but will con-
tain valuable Information. This an
nouncement Is made now, in order
that the public may arrange to have
the daily Post Dispatch served either
directly, through the mails Of by the
nevs agent or carrier. 1t Is rscom-
mended that these articles be clipped
and arranged in scrap book for per-
manent preservation
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BATES NATIONAL BANK
will be glad to have your business.

"
Children's day at the Christian
church next Sunday, an interesting
program.
Mrs. j. p. Edwards and Mrs. M. s.
Horn have issued cards for a recep.
ton at the formers fine home this
afternoon, in honor OF Mrs. c. Il.
Conger, OF Columbia, Mo-, who is Wis
. iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwards.
Mrs. Il. Carter, Of Omega, Okla ,
again remembers us with a renewal,
and also adds: "to insure us The
TINES, an indispensable article in
our home" 1t should be an indis-
pensable article in every household
In Bates county.
The biggest blast ever set off in
the state OF Missouri was that fired
near Versailles on the Rock Island
eradework the other day. Six hund.
red kegs OF giant powder were used
and the explosion tore all one end OF
a large hill into iragments.-Ex.
Disclosures are coming thick and
fast in the p. 0. Department, but the
half has not yet been told. When all
is made public, the people will find
that the party In power has robbed
the U. s. Treasury OF enough to pay
the Republican campaign expenses of
1900.-Western Kan. Spirit.
Friday evening, Glen, the little son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Briggs, resid-
ing east Of town, was kicked in the
face by a vicious horse. Several
teeth were loosened and his face bad
ly lacerated. 1t was a narrow escape
for his life. However, he is recover
ing nicely. Glen was severely kicked
by horse abouta year ago.-Hume
Telephone.
Thursdays Sedalia Capitol says:
"Some OF the roads out on my
route look like race tracks," said R.
F. d. Carrier, Dave Overstreet, to a
Capitol man Wednesday. There's
no use taking. they do work won.
ders. OF course they are not road
builders, but they even up the road,
knock off the bumps and level the
holes, and that's a help"
Hon. Geo. B. Ellis, secretary OF the
state board Of agriculture, In a per-
sonal letter, referring to the King
dragging system, says: "No work
that has been done since | have been
connected with the board has at
tracted greater attention and result
ed in more practical good than the
work devoted toroad improvement. y
Mr.. Ellis kindly remembered us with
Q renewal.
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sediment or set
Ting indicates an
unhealthy condi-
ton Of the kid
neys; II II stains
your linen 1t y
evidence Of kid
ney trouble: too
frequent desire to
pass II or pain In
the back Is also
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-06-04

convincing proof that the kidneys and blad.
der are out Of order.
What to DO.
There Is comfort in the knowledge 30
often expressed, that DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root. the g,eat kidney remedy fulfills every
wish in curing rheumatism, pah in the
back, kidneys, liver. bladder and every part
Of the urinary passage. II corrects inability
to hold water and scalding pain in passing
II, or bad effects following use d iisuor,
wine or beer, and svercomss that u4lsSsant
necessity Of being compelled ID ofsen
during the day. and to get up many times
during the night. The mild and ~ ezra
ordinary effect Of Swamp-Root d soon
realized, II stands the highest for It's won
derful cures Of the most distressing cases.
II you need medicine you should have the
best. Sold BY druggists in Soc. and 81. sizes.
You may have a sample bottle Of this
wonderful discovery Ef
and book that tells ~ =
more abouti, both sent = 3
absolutely free by mail. =
Address Dr.. Kilmer & . Home q svanpasos
Co.. Binghamton. N. Y. When writing men
Ton reading this generous offer IL this paper.
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Farmers Bank Directors Meeting.

Farmers Bank Directors Meeting.
The Directors of the Farmers Bank
of Bates county held their regular
semi-annual meeting on Monday,
June LIST, 1908.
George W. Newberry, who has for
eight years served in the capacity Of
Assistant Cashier, Waselected Cashier
to al the vacancy caused by the
resignation Of Mr.. E. d. Kipp. Mr..
Newberry is a Bates county boy, son
Of ex-senator John B. Newberry. He
is thorough banker, having follow
ed that occupation for the past ten
years, and has the confidence and
esteem Of the public. The Farmers
Bank was fortunate to have so eff
Gent a man In line for promotion.
The Bank was found to be In first
class condition, and the earnings OF
the same were disposed Of as follows:
Gross earnings..................$S,O29 OPS. %
Expenses. ..................----.... 4 ,257.1o
Net earnings..................".$3,77 2.U
A dividend OF four per cent was de-
clared; FIVE hundred dollars added to
surplus; the bank building wasreduc-
ed to S429.9s; and $4,000 was set
aside for taxes.
The full Board OF Directors, CON-
posed Of well known business men
and financiers Of our town and coun-
ty, was present: E. A. Bennett, A.
l.. Mcbride, Judge Clark Wix, Joseph
NJ. McKibben, o. A. Heinlein, J. ].
Mckee, E. d. Kipp, W. B. Tyler, j.
W. Choate, Geo. ". Newberry and
W. F. Duvall.
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=
is five new battleships q year. In
times OF peace prepare for war, ap.
pears to be the tendency oithe times,
The st, Louis Republic on Satur'
day printed a group picture OF the
senior class in literature at Hardin
College. Among the pretty faces is
easily observable that OF Miss Anna
Day Smith, the beautiful and charm
ing daughter Of Hon. Thos. j. Smith,
OF this city.
We notice from the She ridan
(Wyo.) Enterprise that Miss Luke
Bradley has been re-employed as
teacher in the grammar department.
OF the public schools Of that town.
Miss Luke stood high as a teacher
in Bates county before going to Wy
oming.
Rich Hill, Mo-, May 29.-Continued
heavy rains fell here again to .day
aad nearly all night with prospects
for more tonight. The farmers in
some localities are cultivating their
land under two or three inches OF
water. Many farmers have already
given up hopes OF getting in crop
this season.
Chas. F. Busche, the reform Re.
publican ex-state senator of st.
Louis, who according to his own sd-
missions was q master boodler dur
ing his term as state senator, has
resigned his position as a member OF
the Republican state committee.
Chairman Atkins appointed W. H.
Hahn to take the place OF Busche
until a meeting OF the committee is
held. Mr.. Busche has been an active
Republican reformer, and according
to his own testimony he was also an
active boodler while serving as
state legislator. The Globe Demo-
crat has little to say OF Mr.. Busche's
prominence in legislative boodling.-
Nevada Mail.
A tip from a white prisoner proba.
bly, saved the life OF sheriff Koch, of
johnson county, Mo-, the other day.
The scheme to kill the sheriff was
concocted by Jim Kinman, a negro,
who was held in the Jail by the gov
eminent on the charge of having
robbed the postoffice at Centerview.
BY some means the negro had con-
cealed in his cell a bottle OF prussic
acid and piece OF an iron bar. The
negro had arranged to throw the
acid in the sheriff's face, when he
opened the door OF the cage and then
strike him with the iron. The sheriff
on receiving the tip made a search Of
the negro's cell and found the acid
and iron, as he had been informed by
the white prisoner.
A young woman visited a married
friend in town not far from her home
recently. When she returned home
she told the following story: Il was
in the parlor one day with my host
ess and her two littlesons, Willie and
George aged respectively 8 and 5
years." she said, "Wi.lie was very
quiet and good. but George behaved
awfully. He broke a china orna-
ment, he fretted and cried, be kicked
his mother and cut his finger with q
fruit knife. Finally my hostess said
to him: George, why don't you
behave yaurself2 Just look at Willie,
see what q perfect little gentleman
he is. His good conduct should make
you ashamed Of yourself. He is q
perfect little gentleman while you
are regular little beast" The good
Willie sat upright in his chair smiling
acquiescsnce to all the praise then
said: George h making q damniool
Of himset, isn't be, max.
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Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know It.
How To Find Out.

Fill bottle or common glass with your
water and let It stand twenty-four hours; q
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Insure your property with the
Prairie Farmers Mutual Fire Insur.
ancs Co. c. HMM, 6ec'y,
27-Sm Papinyilk, No.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-01-23
IAN IMPORTANT QUESTION ANSWERED
The Committee Replies to Last Weeks or''
icism of the Two Hospital Cases.

To the Editor of the Reformer:
Denr Sir-An article in last week s
Reformer entitled "An Important
Question seems to require some no,
tice from us. A plain statement OF
facts about the two cases referred to Is
all that is necessary in reply to the
criticism on the action of the commit
tee.
The Hemlocks was opened as home
for aged sewing women and a boarding
place for the district nurses, VINO nave
done an inestimable work in the town.
There being some unoccupled room I'D
the house the doctors OF the village,
now one and now another, asked II
they might not take certain patients
there for treatment, and the privilege
was granted them. The Hemlocks,
however, is not hospital, having
neither the accommodations nor appli-
ances.
In the case of the colored boy in
question the doctor in attendance re-
duested that he might be taken to The
Hemlocks. There are but two rooms
that can be spared for hospital cases,
and they were both occupied by wom-
en-. One of the servants rooms
was taken and fitted up hastily. The
price, with the approval of the doctor,
was fixed at $40, price not to be
paid by. the boy but by the town to
which he belonged. After every prep
aration was made, which was to in
clude the hiring of an extra nurse, the
town concluded not to send the pa
tient.
The comments on the admission OF a
certain woman are unjust. She was
the patient of local physician who
applied for her admission to The Hem
locks because she could have better
care and treatment than at her rooms.
She did not belong to any class named
in the will, had means of her own and
did not ask or apparently wish to be
taken without pay She was charged
a moderate price, less than she would
have to pay nurse at home, and her
self settled the amount.
Regular hospitals do not take pa
tients free who have the means of pay
ing for their care and treatment. The
Thompson hospital, when established,
will of course make its own rules in
respect to such cases.
Regretting very much that wrong
impression should have been made as
to the two cases mentioned, we are re-
specially yours, Committee.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-01-23
CHURCH SERVICES.

Universalist church: Morning wor-
ship at 10 80 o'clock Rev. f. q. S.
Osgood will preach; Sunday school al
ii As a. m. Senior Union at 7 p. m.
All are welcome.
Unitarian church, Rev. E. Q. S. Os-
good, pastor. Service every Sunday al
1870 Sunday school at ii 40. Rev.
Mr.. Marvin will occupy the pulpit next
Sunday in exchange with the pastor.
All are invited.
First Baptist church, George b. Law
son, minister Morning worship 10 30
Subject of sermon, THE Conditions of
Discipleship. Bible school II m.
Christian Endeavor p. m. There will
be no evening sermon to give the people
opportunity to hear Dr. Beach.
Elder William A. Burch of Worces-
ter, Mass, will preach at the Advent
Christian chapel at Esteyvlle Sunday
at 2: 80 and p. m. Subject, "Resur-
rection and Immortality in the 18th of
/ Corinthians, - What Is Gods Plan
for Us, Beyond Salvation" All are
welcome.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-01-23
Notes of the Game.

Next weeks games will be played
Saturday evening. The High school will
go against the printers and the Catho-
lie Union will meet the Y. NJ. G. A.
Tomorrow night the Y. NJ. c. A.
teams go to Keene to play with the as
ISOLATION teams of that city and on
Monday evening play at Vermont Acad-
envy.
The game tonight between the Y. NJ
G. A. and the University of Vermont
will practically decide the Vermont
championship. If the home team
wins it will defend the title against all
corners.
The printers played the Leland &
Gray seminary team in Townshend last
Friday evening and managed to pull
out on top by a score of 1914. The
playing on both sides was exceedingly
rough with the fine points of the game
omitted. The home team was much
heavier but not so fast as the visitors.
Evidently Leland & Gray mean bust
ness with the next team that visits
there. One of the players called at
Woods store Monday and purchased a
nose guard.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-01-23
SPECIAL. NOTICES
Does License Pa

Vermont and Maine are n,
0mghly anti-licemse. Oho All
Illinois are examples of HcsN
States, fited With distiller.
breWertes and mYriads of IS
looms.
Vermont and Maine chaILs,A
comparison of the prOsperibA
their common people with that
the common people of Ohio al
Illinois,. In population, inds'
the utter States far 0mtstrip hd
TINGS BANKS.
Thus, though less than One.fA
in number, the people of Mad
hare mOre than half again
much Iaid up in the saUings bad
as the people in Ohio; ana thou
little more than one siCth in nuI
Der. they hare fur erceeded tp
the deposits of the peopie Of ID
nOis. The people of Fermo9
though in population only Cd
tenth The size of Ohio. haze 81
OOD. 900 more in saUings ban
than Ohio and almost tWice
much as Illinois has. Or. to d
the sumo facts in q diferentforI
Were the amount deposited in
sdUings bnnks of Illinois diyid
equally among all the people
the State, each person Wouid ha
but Sc. on a similar diuisi
ofthe savings Of Ohio among h
people. each person sCOutd recei
So. But each inhabitdm
the State of Maine WouId car
aiOay $SO.77. Were each to !
ceiUe an equal share of her
posts; schite in Vermont ere
man. DO,nan and child ,sOu
get $II4.
Think these things ouer a
then decide Uhe,her the Hcens
saloon Is friendly or opposed
the financial prosperity Of thu
MhO WOrE tor their IiVing.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-01-23
THE MEDBRER.

An amusing incident occurred at
lvce,,m held in Winhall Hollow last
week The question for discussion
was. "Resolyed, that the prohibition
law shall be retained" Editor G. L.
Shanks of the Londonderry Sitter was
the principal orator on the alllrmative
side. No one appeared in behaif OF tne
negative. With clear Held Deiore
him Editor Sharks launched forth IN a
TRADE against license and local option,
closing with an arraignment something
as follows: "But where are the sup
porters of the accursed license law!
They have not the courage Of their CON
yictions. Where are they say? Can
anyone tell?" At this point an old
gentleman on one of the front seats
piped up, 80, they'll be round all
right about February Sd. " And the
laughter was so great that Shanks
went to the rear and assumed reclln-
ing position.
How much better it would have been
had the company which has the con
tract to build the new Connecticut
river bridge come to the conclusion to
quit work for the winter about a month
ago instead of keeping the old bridge
closed all through the holiday season
and then deciding to lay off until the
arrival of the good old summer time.
Undoubtedly it would have been worth
several hundred dollars to Brattleboro
merchants to have had the bridge open
for traffic during the week previous to
Christmas. and in view of what has
come to pass since then it looks very
much as if this might have been Just
as we'll as not. 1t is not likely that the
bridge company did not realize until
last week how difficult it was to work
in cold weather. In fact it is highly
probable that the company had its
plan of campaign mapped out from the
start There was nothing in the way
of forfeiture to hinder. In view OF
some statements which have been made
in defence of the bridge committee S
failure to attach forfeiture it may be
we'll to say that two of the three Brat
tleboro members voted against award
ing the contract unless forfeiture was
added.
The Meddler.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-01-23

A good story has been going the
rounds this week at the expense of a
local pessimist and one of his attempts
at diagnosis. While in conversation
with friend the pessimist stopped
suddenly, gazed attentively at the
mans face and then exclaimed by
Jove, do you know you've got dia-
betes?" why. no., replied the friend,
Il hadn't been aware of it" ''Well
you have" reioined the pessimist, II
never yet saw a man with teeth the
color of yours who didn't have it. "
"Oh if that's the only symptom why
I'll get another set, " replied the friend
with smile and he removed the false
plate from his mouth. The pessimist
thought it was up to him to order
something and wished that the license
law was in effect, forgetting in his dis
comfiture the treating clause.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-01-23
Y. M. C. A. 47-Greenfield Company L 2.

The local Y. NJ C. A. team out
classed the Greenfield Company l. team
at the latter place Monday evening,
winning by score of 47-2 Only three
times in the whole game did the Green
field PLAYERS get chance to try for
basket. The first half ended with the
score 200 and looked very much as if a
of the second half, however, Thompson
succeeded in caging the ball by lucky
try The summary: