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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-02-15
Circuit Court Notes.

The following cases we're disposed
OF in our circuit court the last week.
Divorces granted:-Mrs. Ada Willis
from N. K. Willis. Mary A. Walker
from Rufus Walker. Nancy Handy
from Isaac Handy.
Non.suit was taken in case OF
Burlington vs. Home, suit for land
sale commission.
W. o. Atkeson vs.. E. l. Williams,
commission for sale OF property,
Judgment for plaintiff for 800.
Elmer B. Silvers admitted to the
bar, having passed the required ex.
animation before q state commits
sion.
Ghere vs. Bennett, for personal
damages caused by automobile
soaring team and injuring plaintiff,
application for change Of venue.
Charley Msggard vs.. Kansas City
Southern Ry. Co., for personal In
iuries, resulted 10 verdict Tor the
company. Maggard's claim was
founded on an accident which hap.
pened three years ego. He was &C.
companying his goods which be had
shipped from Iowa to Merwin, Mo.
He claimed that he was aslesp when
be was suddenly aroused by a brake
man who told him to jump Tor his
life. He rushed to the rear end Of
the car and jumped off and sustain.
ed Injuries from which he claimed he
il still suffering. The brakeman
claimed that MagRard jumped In his
sleep, possibly while dreaming. The
Jury evidently didn't take Msggard's
view OF it.
The case OF Garrison vs.. Garrison
occupied the greater part OF the
courts time Monday and Tuesday.
Mr.. Garrison brought counter charg.
e. against bis wife and . large mum
Der Of the best citizsns Of Walnut
and Howard townships were brought
over a. character witnesses. The
evidences was all In BY Tuesday even
inR, but the arguments OF the ~
torneys will not be made before the
last Of the wssk. Owing to the prom.
| ineuce Of this iamily IN Walnut town.
shin, much intersst and feeling has
besn aroused IN that locality. -.
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boy Orator" From Hume.

Our young friend Lewis Moore, Of
the Hume Telephone, has suddenly
sprung into State prominence by an
apt and catchy address delivered be-
fore the State Editorial Association
in St. Louis last week. The papers
OF that city denominate him the
"boy orator"
When he was introduced as the
gentleman from the border" Mr..
Moore made q vigorous protest.
81 feel that have not been prop
erly placed before this meeting" be
said. 'The name OF my paper is the
Border Telephone, but 1t Is printed
in the best town In the best county,
In the best state In the world, u com.
muuity the like Of which is not to be
found elsewhere beneath the sun
Hume is q little short on popula.
ton, but II covers as much ground
az any place OF it's size on the earth.
It is distinguished from oil other
Missouri towns In that my paper il
published there and eagerly read by
800 living, breathing human beings
who know a good thing when they
gee It.
"The name OF this garden spot oil
the world does not appear on our
program. 1 protest against this anc
I demand that Hume be written OF
the minutes OF this meeting in letter.
that long, index fingers held thre'
inches apart.
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Deep Water Items.

We are still enjoying beautiful
weather.
Rennie Maxey has located in Johns.
town.
s. W. Gillilsnd has purchased the
Jenkins farm south Of Johnstown.
W. O. Shillinger will farm the
Bottles farm this year having re.
Gently moved there.
Mrs. Elizabeth Morshead spent
Sunday night at Joe Kssh's.
John Borum and wife and Cay
Habbard and wifespent SUNDAY with
Grandma Welker.
Word was received by telephone
Sunday evening that one OF Will
Wiggsr's boys was accidently shot by
one OF the Gragg boys while hand
ling a gun that was supposed not to
be loaded.
While merry crowd we're tripping
the light fantastic at the home oil
Sam jackson on last Thursday night
they we're suddenly alarmed by the
moou passing into an eclipse.
A crowd gathered at the home Of
John Kretzinger's on last Saturday
night In responce to an invitation to
hear some music rendered by the
Messrs. Lawson on the violin and
seconded on the organ by their sister,
Miss Lena. To say the least the
music was grand indeed.
Caleb McCormic has a very bad
scslded child the result OF a hot cup
of coffee being split on the child's
head and face. DR.. Berry reports
the child out of danger. LILLY.
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Pr0Qram.

Open Session Butler Camp No,
245S, Modern Woodmen OF Ameris,
Monday, February 10Th; 1906, at
1880 p. m: Music, Butler Orchestra;
Invocation, Rev. j. W. Hudiburg;
Address OF Welcome, c. r. Gains;
Music, Butler Orchestra; Address, DR.
I. F. Lockwood; Music, Vocal Quar-
tette; Address, W. W. Ferguson
Cornet Duet, Messrs. Catterlin and
Deifsnbaugh; Address, j. F. Smith;
Mueic, Butler Orchestra; Address, l.
N. Griffith; Music, Vocal Qusrtette
Address, Rev. Joel A. Barker. All
Woodmen and their families are cor
daily invited to attend this meet
ing. Refreshments will be served.
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Wanted, Oats.

Farmers having red Texas oats
for sale, from the seed we shipped in
last spring. bring samples at once.
We want 5000 bushels and will give
premium over shipping price, for
bright unmixed lot.
PEOPLES ELEVATOR Co.,
lit Butler, Mo.
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For SALE:-My 80 acre tract OF
land 4 miles southeast OF Butler, 10
Summit township, 63 acres In cult.
walton, rest timber pasture. Small
improvements. Will sell cheap on
terms to suit purchaser. II not sold
by first OF March place will be for
rent. N. N. NEsTLERoDE,
16 II. Butler X. +. ID. 3.
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A Corn Growing
Contest For Boys.

The Missouri State Board OF Agri
culture cooperating with the Agri-
cultural College and the State Corn
Growers Association will hold q Corn
Contest for Missouri boys In connec-
ton with the 4th annual State Corn
Show to be held In Columbia the sec
ond week In January, 1907.
There are to be two classes Of prizes
for the boys, one for boys Is yearso
age or younger and another for boys
more than Is years old and under
40. In order to give q number OF
boys an opportunity to get In on the
premiums at least Is or 20 PREM
iums will be offered in each class.
The highest premium will probably
be In cash.
Every boy who reads this letter and
who wishes to enter this contest
should apply at once to Prof. M. F.
Miller, Columbia, Secretary OF the
Corn Growers Association, and he
will be furnished with a copy OF the
rules for entering thecontest. Where
good seed corn can be secured in the
neighborhood 1t is advisable to take
the kind OF corn that has proven the
most successful, but il no improved
corn can be obtained then a small
amount of seed will be furnished by
the Agricultural College upon appli
cation to Prof. Miller.
Corn is the principal crop in most
every county In the State OF Missou-
n, and It is with view OF arousing q
general interest In the Improvement
ofthe corn crop In both the yield and
quality that this demonstration will
b. held, and also for the purpose oil
getting the farmer boys Of the State
interested In Scientific Agriculture.
Every county should organize a
local corn show and corn gro overs
association, and the citizens OF the
county should aid this movement BY
Offering premiums for exhibits al
these local shows.
The State authorities do not pro
pose TO offer any premiums at thu
local shows but will awardpremiuml
for exhibits only at the State Show
No boy should be deferred, howe yer
from making an effort because BIZ
county is not organised. Every boy
who desires to enter the contest viii
b. given the opportunity, but 1t vii
be better II q number Of boys from
the same neighborhood csn enter thu
contest.
II will be we'll for every boy en- ter
ing this contest to get q copy o. tn
last annual report Of the Board o
Agriculture in which may be fou nd
great deal information that will b
valuable to him in the selection o
the best corn.
After the corn Is matured next ial
q selection should be made OF 10 ear
to exhibit at the local corn sho W
This will afford the boys experien o
that will be valuable to them In tn
selection OF 10 ears to be forwa rde'
to the State Corn Show.
GEO. B. ELLIS,
Secretary Board OF Agricu lture.
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Virginia Items.

Mr.. Burgess, south OF Virginia, has
his house nearly completed, and will
have 1t ready to move into by the
first Of March; he is also building q
barn.
DIR. Smith il attending on Mrs. Dan
Smith, who vas taken worse last
Friday.
Mrs. Michael, OF Houstonia, Mo-,
spent a few days with her aged aunt,
Mrs. Washington Park. She left
for Butler
A. ID Smith has lot OF lumber on
his mill yard on the Witherspoon
iarm.
john Sparks made the people give
him she road last Friday night. Is
is u black eyed and black haired girl.
The people are hauling q large
amount OF wood from the Wither-
spoon farm, and soon will have sim
Der off from the run west.
Preaching at the Christian Church
the fourth Sunday at II a, m. and
at night.
Virginia will have its regular ses.
sions OF court, hereafter, as the
meeting has closed, it was kind in the
Judge in not holding court during
the meeting.
Geo. Crooks was at Rich Hill one
day last week.
Charley Dickerson has been out in
Kansas, took up a claim and will
move there In the fall.
Nell Windle's child is very sick.
DR.. Lockwood, OF Butler, was called
as counsel Sunday night.
Before many Of our readers get this
weeks items, 1t will be said to a
young man having lady standing
by his side will you be good to her all
your life time" OF course, the young
lady will say II WILL" be also names
next week.
We spent Sunday afternoon with
Father Beckett. He was very sick
man. He looks pitiiul. He canno,
help himself, He cannot hear at al
which makes it worse for hun. ID
always was q great talker and loved
to talk. His ribs IRE swelled. Tit
skin would hold his body up to th'
rib and moving slowly up. He hal
q bad cough and thows up q larg'
amount OF bloody matter. Hi
days are about numbered.
The meeting closed. After q loni
drag seven Joined, mostly schoo
children and one married man. W.
we're there one night to hear Rev
Allen, OF Butler, preach. BE preach
ed a close sermop and Bible sermon
butsverything was quiet. Whereve
the Spirit OF the Master there are al
ways many loud amens where tn
Spirit OF the Master is in the congre
cation.
Some Of the young ladies living Of
the Dragged roads are fling com
plant with the road draggers that tn
work should be extended along wher
they live, 30 that buggies would stol
at their home; also they firmly be
| lieve from what they see that drag
ged roads have something to do wit
! 80 many buggies along them sunda.
nights, and that all the gals hav
fellows to haul them round Tor tn
, satisfs ction OF the young ladies tina
are of the dragged roads Lot al
the roads be dragged, that will ties
matters.
. Mrs Cole Hensley has been on tn
sick list for several weeks Her daugt
ter, Mrs. John Allen, OF Hume, spen
, several DAVIS with her. AARON.
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Notice.

We have opened . Wholesale and
retail Fed, Flour and Ssed Store
and win have on hand . iull line Of
choios hsld seed. A car Of ri Texas
sd oats Win b. offered iss spring
or "a 60 ~ atecrslf North
NAN and Plne strssts. Bat)1e, No.
1lH HloPLU HEvAron Co.
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For Sale.

1 coming 4 year old brown mare
Is hands, 2 coming 3 year old
horses, l plug team. 7 good coming
2 year old mules, 1 fresh Jersey COW,
1 nearly new 8 inch wagon.
1877. CLYDE MCFARLAND.
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"Young men-The Moler Barber
College st. Louis, Mo-, certainly Of
iers splendid chance to learn the
barber trade, just n ow. Their schol
arship can practically be earned be-
fore com pleting. 1t includes tools.
board an d positions. Write them"
tx IT.
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AcCIDENTLy KILLED.
Joseph Sbyton Caught Under a
Falling Tree.


Joseph Stayton was accidentally
killed in the woods near his saw mill,
on Peters Greek. in Mingo township,
on last Thursday, by being caught
under q tree he was Telling.
Mr.. Stayton was an old settler
he married the oldest daughter Of
John b. Hayes, OF Ballard, and be-
sides his widow he left three children.
He was an Industrious, frugal citizen.
and had accumulated consider able
property. Besides his Jaw mill he
owned a farm. He was highly re.
garded by his neighbors.
Funeral services were conducted by
Rev. Smith at Cove Creek church FRI
day at 2 p. m, who made very i'm
pressive and comforting talk.
The dates for the State lair have
been fixed for September 30, 80
October 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1906. Hereto
fore the fair has been held 10 August.
Farm for sale or trade-91 acres,
well improved, nearly all in tame
grass New 8 room house on Rural
Route, 8 miles southeast OF Butler,
one mile south Appleton City road.
Will trade for Butler property. Is At
L A. FULLER, Route 8, Butler, Mo.
Mrs. C. F. Fenton, OF Shawnee
township, drank carbolic i'd, mis-
taking it for cough syrup, on last
Saturday and WAS irightfully burned.
She suffered intense agony until a
physician, who was hastily summon
I'd, could reach her house. At last
report little hope was entertained OF
her recovery. Mr.. Fsnton is assessor
OF that township and the family
stand high in that section OF the
county.
From q telephone message we learn
that Thomas Hilton died at the
home OF his son, james Hilton, hv
ing in Usage township, In the Fair
view neighborhood, on Monday
night and was buried in the Ricf
Hill cemetery on Monday. This wal
the old man who made application
to Sheriff Morris q few weeks ago tt
be given q sleeping place In the jail
that his son could not care for hiu
because his vile objected. james
Hilton learned through The TIMES
report OF the case for the first TIM
that his father was here. He ha(
been living with q daughter in Iowa
As soon as he read Of bis father
predicament he came to Butler and
took the old man home with hin
and hna cared for him since.
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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-05-24
GOOD RFafxsfNg

Anyone who has besp under tle impression thar ths
money distributed to ne coed Roads association has
been wasted should drive saath from rinta on the road
. kstcnam aud Bumgamsrs ferry lie eni see plenty
e evidence there Or what tha association has been doing
Beginning the Bc bridge On ths southeast corner oi
town aud continuing far several niles uast me Little
eahn. the road has beer gseeleut1 graded
All i needs now The use Of ne split log drag Or a
harrow 70 make e one of the very best roads ia ne
territof7 lt not enough simply g grade the roads,
while the grade sogt rta FORM ana these catch the
ram and are dcepsned eith esery storm Besides Il.
lne graded therefore the roads must he narrowed o.
worked slth the drag order tat TIE ruts may h e
minated and hard smooth saftass formed That viii
sled The rain
The association has been successful in persuadiug e
farmers 70 assist the work Of grading Can Il not be
equally as successful in peFsasdne them 70 use the
split Is dagY II each farmer sli drag THAT section Of
the road ia front Of hs property wl not BE- long til
this road viii be as hard almost and As level and smooth
maeadam And then think Of tie loads that can be
naulsa
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ALL IN ACCORD

rlaFe IS one rolut a, least % stitch Tie cienaln
aoa & e tsaaer are in hearty aceara rhN ( 81 us
necessity ior ths appontnsut e beasa of s. .atou
thai VII make unimp'ossa propsug ~ is iu.sprpo,
tlan Of taxss
The agitation IN favor % tie appantefnt 81 ssch q
board continues 70 ealu heaavsy Eysaboiy fasors x
except Tie few bg propert owners ulo have been bold
ing their property unlmproved IN tie hops o. making
be speculative gains These are TIE Who men who
never entFbuse cent 10 ans movement for tie better
ment q vinlta An they have ever done las bsen d
bod - toen back by refusing either t. se their prop
eFtr Il d inproyeit They have hsen / dag ~ ,h,
town ever since tbsy have Invested here
aud gst 10 spite y ms fact neg have heeu favored
b board q equalization that las been appointed
hsre TIE policy has been 70 as Improved property "a
~ Unit shle placing upon anlmpsossd ptoperJ tls
atsafig loa valuation uheb Us osasrs hold t a. 10
% tie assessor mind you nst q fhs prospective pa,-
CHASER
Wat The chlsnain wants shat lie Leader wants.
wiat essrfboy wants who has at salt tie best inter.
ess q valia ne appoiatmsa Of board q eluall.
tioa that vii make onmprossa property asari,s iast
proportion e tasss
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an editorial IN recent lssss ol The Cnieitain CON.
msntlng the heresy trial Of REV A 5, cnpasy has
aroused considerable comment among shs ministers ol
this cts who say The chsfalu has done the church an
Injustice Thcy are willing to coneeas that the cAarch
Is not always right aud that ereeds are not lnfaahie
but theg insist that the church necessary The carry.
ng out q chrsts work. and that the church can be
maintained only as discipline is intorced among rs
members Unity Is necessary 10 successful work and
before there be unity Of sort there must 10 unity
II belief
of course this s true. Like political PARTIES aenoul.
inatons must b. composed Of men pho think alike at
least oa essential principles All thar Tie chisfsain
wished 70 call attention 70 Ia the case Of Mr. Capsey
that ia zoo many Instances tie church places too
great emphasis bellefe and far too ils on good
deeds. Bey. Mr. Cnpaey is heFvtic and Is placed out
side the church. spite of his good lie because his
idea Of the divine origin OF Christ differs from that
which IS written IN bis chusch creed by men who are no
more likely than he doubtless 20 know the Truth But
the Rockefelers the NoUaus and others though moth.
lug less than pirates ia their bashe.s life an excellent
members q ne church because Ties are souad "a their
cseed
Tie Chsfiala ehcerfuily coneesds the right ano t6e
outs e te church q ksep is membership as uncor
iaalaatsl = i : possible 60 kess il IN uasd afsre al
nen ase more ~ lass ptu0e tp ssa het Il sh tlinks
lhaf - attention Should bs pasa ia mans rrsca
.nose u hls Sfe
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-05-24

ln plain EnsIlsls ,hs sssiptav wants g u SOLD
brick.
Tts plan iof tlss segregation Of mineral aass has an
lnnocenl loos. bal a sinister purpose Tie term emin
srai lands sod and bread Il includes cal isAa
ane xas oil bailalus stone ana asphalt Here "a ne
cherosss nation there i scarcely any land shat cannot
b. brought Into ihs classification ol mineral lands
der one or ths ether of ne heads
uDaes The present lay ts restrictions may = rsmes
"a from the surplus lands oi any applicant whoss appl
catlon approved hy tls ascrstar undcr tisa propos
"a Aw ,hs restrictions wsad 10 removed altogether
from al lands fsss IL an4s " li.is Al Aasaags X
siA s.fsa oHa a usasrai as uhies are % u deter.
mined b, J commission appointed b. tia seefasarY.
Tie sAesptlans il ss he noticed are ne bg ,hlns
about this lnnocsnl.app b Asa matter Of fact
hs bin soad - ealled blll for is creataa e resire
tons l,sul,iusats purpose Is to give mofs uos lsss
power to t'e secretary !, tie purpose Of al egsa.
tion proposed bs him.
The people Of tle Inilan Territory. II tlss are wlas
viii % at ia their poser 70 prevent ths pksssre Is ts
bill ioT tie fsmonl q the restrictions Il doss not
remove. q ada<
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vINITA Il T.
WE WANT ellEAp CAS-.

No oue wants gas 10 ynita more than The Chief
tain Thspaper ia season aud out has been preaching
gas We must haze gas and want II just as soon a.
it Is possible TO get it.
But atthe same time, We must not rush IN and &C,
eept the rst franchise offered regardless OF is proy
ions We must see that we getting the best pos
aible franchise and from a developed aeld
The chisualn has repeatedly stated that IL doesn't
care rap who gets the gas franchise shere the gas
comes from Itdoes care though and the peopleof this
city care that t be cheap gas Tai whore the fran.
ehiss offered Ia the clty council ruesaay night bY Keith
s Company fails Il does not give as cheap gas Il
asks Is % pay more ,qs sas than pald By rarous o.
coasyyde q Baulessis O. saasas CITY q Atehson or
81 Joseph
The proposed franchise teFtaeutg -ase yeais
shall vnito then fot thai sueth u time bud herself
70 thrty cent gas while ali he nsgbbor, gniog twenty
ave cent gas Iast fog The present privilege 81 vas
slall We grant franchise tat WIN for twenty ass
years hamper our growthg For Mn il uot hamper our
growth II We have to pas mop for our gas thaa oar
nelghborng towns payg
Keith s Company are not The only applicants iog a
franchise. There are several others vialta vll Ger.
taniy have gas within shou time from somewhere.
Gas is plentiful in This country aud 50 many mains
are being constructed that soon one vii pas by yinia
There eompst.tlon yet tin gas business and Il
onlY don't give away franchise at We shall
eteataay as cheap eas as aag town and cheaper
thAn that have already been = anxious n adsef-
tse 80 that they have accepted hard terms that win
eventually react upon them
There s no esason whs if ss insist upon Il We mas
net have tWenty.ase ceut sas "a Ylulta
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The Aaskoeee Times. Democrat takes Tie correspond.
snt tax who responsible Tor the sloY sret o0t
from that cts oi the desperate aght letwoen the mar
slAs aud TIE wleklacs ness q whisu uaA brought 70
Maskogse b fuhlood ion wlnd.hlonn horse which
tie had ridden hard iof eighteen hours The It'd has
besn guilty oi saffron journalism Itself howeter II
the crippled fallbood hos the tackg suAsogse oarn
alsis prone % eNAsgension Ia speaking about
their toen thar thsY can couans thsmsee q 10 the 20
bef truth 90 matter how bard tliey tp.
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Yialla wants gas aud t wants twenty-five cent gas-
viuita siil get g zoo Il The council insists upon M
Ar ALDRIcn's MEneY.

There are big doing, IN Washington these days be-
tween Senator Bailey Of Texas ana President Roosevelt.
Charges and coausercharge are ayug - thick and fast
that il sdeat 70 tell At ms dslanes who Il right and
slo S wrong Il safe 70 say however. that the en-.
tire rFoseangs ara Immensely pleasing 70 senator Ala.
rieh Senator Foraker and ts other railroad guardians
n lie senate
These gentlemen haa toea hasg engaged h fomeni.
ina diseofd among he friends n rate regulation. ana
aud Tres have effectively accomplished ttsr purpose
Sos that thss have driven tie Democrats from tha
president Assistance Roosevelt always makes blum.
der ssn he starts % play politics. they can dictate
lie Kind ot bill shseh thsy want tls nepablleans 70
pass ani siss president toegn.
What rseaident Roosevelt hoped = gam bg trading
ths support q sha Democrats many ol wtom usrs SIN
ssfsiy dssFous for effective asa reputation for the SUP
pelt p sis satoae nspabiieaus It doubtful II even
be ca tsll. lsat il Done and ths Tata hl nov a.
tae mercy oi Aldfeh et al Ana lazY hsassn hello ii