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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-02-08
Peru Items.

This ia something like winter.
Messrs. Gerkin, Hart and Smith
sold hogs and cattle to Steel & Chew
erton of Rich Hill. Hogs 5 cents,
COWS SO. 80 and steers 81 rs.
Henry Rsqua sold his steers at
IS 25.
Mrs. George Baker returned home
from q visit to her parents In Hick-
DRY county.
Rev. Baker failed to I'll his appoint
ment at Willow Branch last Sunday
on account OF a protracted meeting
at Virginia.
Miss Grace Martin was visiting
Bertha Thomas over Sunday.
Quite q number are hauling hay
from McCaughey's for Jim Warwick.
Ernest Cough Is hauling coal forJ.
Il. Thomas.
Sunday was a pretty cold day. Old
Mr.. Ryan failed to get out to Sunday
School and that is something un-
usual.
] G. Walker hauled off hogs last
Saturday.
We hear Elmer Requa is working
in the Bates County National Bank.
We wish him success, as be IL q bright
young man OF our neighborhood.
Miss Visa Thomas visited the high
school at Butler last Friday.
There will be quite lot'of moving
about the first OF March.
F. L. Blankenbaker who left here
@ while back for the west writes he
has q Job at % % for 8 hours.
UNCLE ABB.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-02-08
Virginia Items.

We learn that John Cruson, for
merly Of this county and lived many
years two miles southeast OF Vir-
ginis, 10 In very poor health anu
doubss as TO his living much longer,
We saw Mother Oldham last Sat
urday. She tells us that her health
has bsen bad this winter. She ia not
looking well. Like many Others, she
Is passing down the other side Of the
hill toward the sunset OF life. She has
always been hard worker; spent her
time at home She says her son,
Franks health is poor this winter.
She says 1t does her good to have her
old neighbours call to see her.
Will burst sold his farm to George
and Charlie, Pslman some three
weeks ago; the Balser burst eighty
acres. he still has the other land yet
Someb ody says he is going to New
Mexico.
Mr.. Dimond, who has been living
on the Vogt farm, north of Virginia,
has rented a farm near Milo, Vernon
county, and will move there the first
OF March. Mr. Dimond is a good
farmer and good neighbor. Vir
ginia's loss will be Milo's gain.
Mrs. Geo. Palmsn and daughtt r
returned last Tuesday from Mound
City, Kan, where she had been to
attend reunion OF the family; the
children at their mothers house to
make their aged mothers heart to
rejoice for a few days to see many OF
her children once more together.
Geo. Hughes, two miles north OF
Virginia, has a fresh milk COW for
sale.
James Quick has been on the sick
list for a few days.
John Foster was quite sick for a
few days last week; able to be out
Monday.
Roy Hockett expects to start about
the middle OF this week for the terri,
tory, going to take his family with
him.
Miss Rachel Park has been on the
sick hst the past week.
The Ladies Cemetery Association
Of Virginia had q meeting Monday oil
thisweek, and will furnish q report for
The TIMES next week.
Both literary societies we're we'll at.
tended last week, II the roads were
bad.
The protracted meeting is moving
slowly. The roads have been very
bad. Five have Joined, all under 20
Rev. Martin left lest week. Rev. AL
len Of Butler has been preaching sinct
Saturday night. II Is q mistake
often to get educated men to carry
on q revival. They often depend on
their great education and not on the
spirit Of their Master TO help them In
winning men and women to follow
their Savior.
John Harper and Willie Ruble
shipped q car load OF hogs Tuesday
Of this week.
People have commenced moving
this week. Henry Isom moves to the
John Drysdale farm one mile south
OF Mount Carmel. Frank McElroy
moved to Butler last week and q
family moved west through Virginia
Monday.
Old man Beckett was much worse
Monday, the swelling still going ur
on his body. He has a desire to see
all his old acquaintance. He likes
to have people to come and see him.
AARON.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-02-08
Notices

We have opened a wholesale and
retail Feed, Flour and Seed Store
and will have on hand q full line OF
choice field seed. A car Of red Texas
seed oats viii be offered for spring
seeding.
Call andsee Us at corner North
Main and Pine stresta, Butler, No.
14N PEOPLES ELEVATOR Co.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-02-08
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.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-02-08

WANTED:-Two young men who
have good business ideas to travel
for a large Chicago house. A good
opportunity to learn a business in
which rapid advancement can be
had. Liberal commission at the
start e. C. PENDLEToN, Manager,
Joplin, Mo. IA It
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-02-08

101 acrs.improvsd Bates county
Esirtn. VIII ell eighty separstsly,
shall payment down.
n. @. KENDALL,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-02-08
PLANT SEED co.'s
Bulk Garden Seeds.

Mr.. Plants stands quality he has been selling
garden seed in Missouri and Illinois for sixty years he
knows the condition of soil and climate in Missouri and
what seeds will do best in this climate. When you buy
garden seeds from u.s. you get the advantage of Mr. Plants
experience of sixty years in the southwest
Now the time your cabbage seeds for plants
We have just received 1906 stock and they ready
and sale. All these good and will not fall Early
Jersey Wakefield Early Wnnngstadt Early Fleet Dutch
Early Drumhead Burpees Early All Head, All Seasons
Sun Head Henderson's Early Summer Danish Ball Head,
Plant Seed Co.'s Premium Late Fleet Dutch, Late Drum
head Plant Seed Co.'s Late Market Garden, st. Louis
Late Market.
We have received about twenty-five (25 retail seed
catalogues by mail and convinced that you can't afford
to send off for seeds. WHY? Because they list gar
peas and beans from 80 Soc quart Zoe pint while
we going sell you these seeds at zoe quart lOc
pint and Sc half pint alround both dwarf and stick. We
have already sold several pounds Of cabbage seed.
Have Just received some covered tin pals that are bet
ter than any bought from Wholesale Grocery Houses
Wholesale Racket Houses We quote:
2 quarts Sc, quarts &c, quarts 1Oc,
Is quarts 15c, 8 quarts zoe, 10
quarts &c. II quarts &c.
We have some bargains coming in Hardware Tnw are
and Graniteware that will puzzle people.
By the way we have the best hand seed sowsr mad ;
sells for so. Call and it, and will show you why
itis the best.
DEACON ! BROS { CO.
HARVARD u aressr leuss.
-. . 49, * # 'Ss Is 5s
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-03-23
WOMEN REQUIRED TO HUG
AND KISS THEIR PASTOR.
New Religion Calls for Oscillation of
men-Husbands up in Arms
Against it.

ATLANTA, March 3.-On the
complaint of several husbands who
thought he was too demonstrative
as Apostle " of the new religion,
Church of God, Saints of Christ,
Alexander Dawson, who halls from
the West Indies, has been arrested.
One of the requirements of this
latest religion among the negroes
is that all female communicates
must hug and kiss the pastor and
elders of the church.
Dawson came to Atlanta about
one year ago from Washington,
D. c., where lives the "great
prophet" of the new religion.
Dawson tells his followers,that the
" great prophet" " is the appointed
of God. One of the requirements
of the church is that each MEM
Der shall contribute 10 per cent. of
his or her earnings every week for
the support of the great prophet"
The church also observes Satur-
day as the Lords Day. The kis-
sing feature of the religion has
caused considerable const ,rnation
among the negroes.
All male members cf the con-
.gregation are entitled to receive a
kiss and hug from the female
members, but they must seek them
out, while the pastor stands in one
corner Of the church and receives
the embraces Of the faithful.
The above article is no new sensation, as
we know of the same creed and sect in
Kansas and other Western States which
preach the above doctrine, only they are
white leaders whose followers are both white
and colored, and the sisters became so color
blind that they chose only the colored
brothers, and even these sainted followers of
Christ would not stand for this, and in many
places they have ceased to do business, and
no longer call the colored man brother.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-03-23
Yes, To Be Sure.

A few days ago we noticed a
query in the Butte Evening News
as to whether there had ever been
a colored man to hold a seat in the
U. S. Senate.
The news answered very prop
erly that there was, and that B. K.
Bruce was the man.
The News could have stated
further that Hiram R. Revels was
also a colored man, who was a
member of the u. S. Senate he
having succeeded Jefferson Davis.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-03-23
Who Owns The PIaindeaIer.

Ihe mooted question with some
the knockers and wiseacres
! im, after they saw that the
|blishment Of one more enter
! by which the colored people
I'D accrue the credit, we pre-
ed would be as to how long we
,ld live, but we now understand
they have sprung entirely a
tact,-"And that is as to who
ls The PLAINDEALER.
'ow, while we do not think this
i Id concern the average men,
pt our race SO long as they
: an organ through which their
. OF the questions which ,fre-
pity arise can be put before
public.
q order that these Investigators
know the details, we affirm
the name that appears at the
q OF this paper is the sole
''er, manager, and absolutely in
y way is responsible for the
MANA PLAINDEALER.
'erther details can be furnished
aPpllcation. If we had needed
or hye hundred dollars more
? we possessed in establishing
or any other enterprise, of
se we would be allowed to 90
'omeone to borrow who knew
alld was in sympathy with a
ssment which could not help
pe Of benefit to the race. We
naturally be allowed that
range now we may have
that,-but for particulars as
pt call at our Office, or look up
ecords.
We have here about $4,000
we possibly borrowed a little,
little, etc. But anyhow, for
ulars call at the PLAINDEALER
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-03-23
Low and Unmanly.

NJ. have it from the very best
authority that one of our Promi-
NJ citizens is circulating a petit
m or paper of some sort around
bong the colored citizens for
eir signatures, denouncing some
bor coIored citizen through the
bile press.
AVe do not believe, il the first
L. that the colored citizens Of
L., as a mass are in that kind
business they are too intelli-
.bt and too manly to resort to
th tactics.
AVho ever heard of denouncing
|han who was aspiring to no
Rition except to hustle in the
siness world by petition.
His so absurd as to be rldlcu-
j and the peddler of this petit
"a should forever hang his head
Shame. We do not believe that
& mission will meet with any re-
4 ctable degree Of success, and
d it is so, for it would only
Nv to the world how strong a
" ignorance and superstition
on a people who are supposed
have thrown the. same aside.
euch cowardly and unmanly
acks deserve the severest CELL
"a from all intelligent men and
men, for the same can only
g upon our people ignominious
re and disgrace.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-03-23
The MeRtzel Murder Case.

The entire week in the District
Court has been taken up with the
Nora Mentzel murder trial.
The trial itself has been very sensa-
tional. In the first place the strong
defense that was produced came like
a thunder bolt from a clear sky to the
prosecution, and the great machinery
of the state was put in motion to re-
but and break down this defense and
County Attorney Lacroix has had a
strenuous life ever since Attorney
Odell Mcconnell made his opening
address to the jury.
Ugly charges of perjury on the part
of L. L. Grisson and Clover Smith,
alias Bad Boy, have been made and
warrants issued for their arrest.
The trial itself will close with the
closing address to the jury which is
being made by County Atty Lacroix,
as we go to press.
Mr. Spaulding opened the Argument
for the defense, his summing up of
the case was clear and concise
analysis of the evidence and theory
of the defense.
Mr. McConnell's address closing the
argument on the part of the defense,
was a mastery piece of eloquence
and at the conclusion of his appeal
for his client there was scarcely a
dry eye in the court room.
The fate of the defendant is now in
the hands of the jury. She has been
most ably defended and it is for the
jury to decide as to the evidence
which they learned from the witnesses
and the law as given to the court as
to whether Nora Mentzel is guilty or
innocent.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-03-23
GRANT COMMENTS IRELAND.
The Noted A. NJ. E. Bishop Praises the
Great Catholic Leader for his
Manliness.
Topeka Plaindea!e1.

In Archbishop John Ireland's speech
of February %, Kansas City, Mo, tC
an audience of ten thousand, among
other things he said:
BE JUST TO THE NEGRO.
The Negro we have and must keep.
Let it never be forgotten that the
Negro did not come hither of his own
accord. Our own forefathers con-
strained him to emigrate from his
African haunts to be their servant,
their slave. Let it not be forgotten
that the long servitude to which they
had subjected him prevented him from
growing in civilization, and aimed
rather at reducing him to the low
stages of animal life than uplifting him
to the higher regions of spiritual
thought and activity. Whatever diff
culties there are in the Negro problem,
we must say in all humility that they
are Of our own making. This is suffi-
cient reason why we should bring to
the solution of the problem good will
and patience. The progress made by
the Negro since their emancipation,
forty years ago, is the happiest of
omens and indicates that years will
prove them to be fully worthy of our
confidence and esteem. let us be just
to the Negro, according to him willing
ly the rights which the law guarantees
to him, opening to him the avenues of
industry and thrift, affording him all
due facilities of education and self
uplifting; let the Negro, on his part,
make allowance for the conditions of
the present, unavoidable legacies of the
past, and trust in the future, mean
while so upbuilding himself in self
control, in culture of mind and heart,
in social independence that his fellow
citizens must hold him in esteem-and
the problem will have lost the asperi-
ties now seemingly in the way of final
solution.
Human society, under every form
of government, is entering on a period
of intense unrest in its search for solu-
tions to those economic problems which
are called forth by the spread OF
education and the material and indus
trial progress of modern times. The
liberty of discussion which our institu-
tions allow, and the fact that the
populations of the world are parts OF
our own. warn US that the agitation
of these problems will be especially
acute in these United States"
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ST. lanes church sewing circle met Thurs
day at the residence Of Mrs. H. Baker, SIS
Breckenridge street. After the regular 70
tine of business of the cirle the following
menu was served: Potatoe salad, Cold pork,
Dill pickles, Boiled eggs, Hot biscuit, Coffee
and cream, Raspbeuies and cake. The iol-
lowing we're present: Mesdames Bramwell'
Harrison, H. Meeks, G. ]. Johnson, Ford b.
F. Harper, L. Napper, Cole. Rev. and Mrs
Allen. Miss Minnie Johnson, J. Il. Johnson
The next mseting will be held next Thurs
day at the parsonage.
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BISHOP GRANTS LETTER TO THE

BISHOP GRANTS LETTER TO The
BISHOP AND HIS REPLY.
Most Rev. John Ireland, D. D., Arch
bishop, st. Paul, Mimi:
My Dear Sir: 1t was my pleasure
to listen to that magnificent address
delivered by you at Convention hall,
February %, Kansas City, Mo-, and I
cannot refrain from expressing to you
my gratitude for the same.
1t seemed to me that the address
covered every phase of American life,
truly patriotic, a plea for justice, hon
esty, civic righteousness and the lib
erty to which all people under the
American flag are entitled.
When such men as Rev. Thomas
Dixon, Governor Vardman, of Missis-
sippi; Governor Davis, of Arkansas.
and Senator Tillman, of South Caro-
lima, are making strenuous efforts to
convince the world Of the unworthiness
Of the Negro and his inability to accept
and appreciate higher CIVILIZATION
your plea to an audience Of ten thou
sand for justice and fair treatment TO
him, came to my ear as a cooling
spring to a thirsty soul. We have
been waiting patiently for some time
for one of the great men Of our coun-
try. with national influence, TO rise in
the majesty of his manhood in the de-
fense Of a helpless people and simply
state the facts with reference to this
contingent Of Americans, give counsel
and advice and throws "a new lustre
upon the star Of hope held out by
President Roosevelt.
Eternity alone will make known the
good you are doing along the lines
above indicated, and on behalf Of a
grateful people I thank you.
Yours I'm Christian faith.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-03-23

We note in the Topeka Plain
dealer a wall from one Of the dele
gates as to why Topeka did not
yet the 1906 meeting Of the Col
ored Business Mems League. And
It is the same old hard luck tale,
perhaps if the Colorcd Business
Mems representative Of Topeka
had patronized his own printing
establishment, and their own gen
ius in the various lines their matter
would have reached them in New
York more promptly.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-03-23
st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 26.

u. raul NlllllsB II ''' -D'
Right Rev Dear Sir: am glad tnat
you were pleased with my lecture in
Kansas City and I thank you for your
kind expressions Of approval
In what 1 said Of the Negro problem
I simply spoke what my sense Of JUS
tlce demands and what my heart GER
tainly desires.
I believe that the solution Of the
Negro problem lies along the lines in
dicated by me-charity and patience
both on the part Of the white man and
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-03-23
As TO Vernon Grave.

learned on last Friday that
| parties in this city were cir
s a petition or paper which
reflect on the above-named
''iian; ordinarily we would
70 attention to a matter of
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1906-03-23
Pull Together.

The dissension among our peo-
pie over things Of a trivial nature
are the shoals over which our
hopes and ambitions for the race
founder.
Suppose we all do our part
toward discouraging this spirit,
and it will be seen how quickly our
stock will begin to rise.
Instead of belittling the efforts
of our fellowmen to rise, lets do
something ourselves, and when we
can get more of the race to under
take business efforts the better it
will be for the entire race.
If we have an organization
amongst us which we feel as
though we cannot endorse, lets
not fight that organization, but
rather build up another, and con-
stantly do all the good you can.
You cannot build a race or a peo-
pie by knocking. Let's get to-
gether. To do so, we of neCes-
sity must lay aside envy, hate,
ignorance and superstition.
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on the part Of the black man.
Men in influential Positions, such as
you, can do very much towards the
solution by upbuilding the Negro race
and calming the prejudices Of the white
race. Yours sincerely,
John Ireland.
Right Rev. Abraham Grant.
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We an commend the following
"If you speak well of a person
speak it to others; if you have
anything against a person speak it
to him."
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we cannot refrain from a few lines
of comment.
In the first place the parties who
are circulating this petition or
paper, or attempting to do so ale
bringing on themselves only ridi-
cule and contempt.
AS we understand it Graye is no
applicant for society or political
honors nor does he aspire to lead
ership. He does not attempt to
mingle outside of his sphere. He
caters to all the trade he can COM
mand in his line of business. He
is resident, and part and parcel
of Clore st. He has chosen that
line of business, and attends to
the same.
We can conceive Of no circum-
stance whereby we would enter
such business, and we know that
Mr.. Graye's advice to all young
men looking up business opening
is go into something else than the
saloon business.
So be that as it may, Mr.. Graye
is a resident of Helena, a real
estate holder, and pays a revenue
into the county and city treasury
Of Helena which gives him a stand
ing among the business element,
and that should be source of
pride to all race men.
And the only source of regret
should be that we have not got
more men in the various lines of
business than MIR. Graye and MIR.
Dorsey.
If we cannot help a man in the
line of business of Mr.. Graye, we
can stand off and say: 81 admire
the hustling qualities of the man,
and wish him we'll"
We know of our own personal
knowledge and experience Mr..
.Graye's devotion and zeal for his
race, and the same commends him
to us more than any other quality.
We do not know of a race cause
that ever appealed to him for as
sistance in vain.
In starting this publication he
has been one Of our best custom
ers, having taken more advertising
space than any other firm.
Aside from the great number of
colored men he gives employment
at his place on Clore ST., he
maintains the finest shining Parlor,
tailor and barber shop in the city
where every man regardless of
color, race or previous condition
of servitude may be served.
What the race needs in all parts
of this country instead of censur-
ing someone who is doing some
thing, is more men like him. 1t
was reported to President Lincoln
once by. some of the Generals
who disliked and envied General
Grant, that Grant should be dis
missed from the army; when
asked by Mr.. Lincoln what for,
they said that Grant drank whis-
key and got drunk. Lincoln an
swered these envious generals by
asking them what brand of whis-
KEY it was that Grant used, and on
being told, he recommended that
all the generals procure some OF
that whiskey and get drunk on it
and maybe they could win some
battles as Grant had done.
So we say to the ones who are
circulating a petition against Mr..
Grave, you should petition for
about a dozen more Grayes III this
community, and you will see the
stncl, Of the race TO which we be
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We believe strictly in the prov
erb: "If you cannot say anything
good of person do not say any
thing"
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