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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-03-07
SKIRTS

the lullness II the swing are all essen
tial., but 10 crow n all, We have the
prices that will interest yon. Rlua
or black mohair skirts beautifully
tailored only 81 IS Cream b.illian-
iines- Shadow plaiis. Black sell
Ian. Gray worsted mixtures. Chit
ION finished hraadcloth. Panamss
e.. From 81 As to 81 so. fyou
buy your skirt OF US, you get the la t.
est as we have no old goods or styles
to show you.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-03-07
Notice to Taxpayers.

Twill get possession OF the 1906
Back Tax Book. from the county
clerk, on or about Monday, March
18Th, 1907, when those who have
been returned delinquent can pay.
Y C. COMBS,
Is 2t County Collector.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-03-07
PRINTS:

Prints Every Dry Goods store carries prints but every
one uses the same Judgment in selecting styles and
brands that have the reputation being best values We pride
ourselves Print Department. and in this sell the
very best grades made at the price other stores ask for off
brands and uncertain values
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-03-07

Don't be misled by others regard.
Ing our rates on farm loans. Wecan
make you 5 per cent loan with pre-.
payment privileges.-Butler l. a n d
Company. 1875
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-03-07

The Butler Land Company has 8
per cent money to lend on. good I'm
proved farms In Bates county. See
them. 1875
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-03-07

tions will be given at the time OF
registration.
MISSOURI STATE BANK.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-03-07

MeIINc Every mother OF family great number OF
WuoliHS yards of muslin year This
tighten all kinds OF good mun at much prices
you elsewhere We sell hundred pieces every
the smallest margin OF profit
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-03-07
NOTIONS.

+ very day
YOU use some
kind nfNotion
around { h Q
louse. 10 the
course OF the
wear you buy
many dollars
W O til We
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-03-07
DR.. COX.
One Of the Best, Most Fashion.
ably Bred GrardsonS of The
Great George Wilkes.

His colts ere large enough for
farm, carriage or coach horses.
Have action, style aud speed enough
for fancy drivers, roadsters or race
horses. All good col0rs-hlack,
brown or bay. Their intelligence,
size, stamina, gaits and other quail
ties OF general utility make them the
best and most useful general pur-
pose horse the farmer can raise and
these qualities make them always In
demand at the top OF the market
when the owner wants to sell. Fee
reduced to SIS during 1907. At
Lake Park Stable, Butler, Mo.
E. S. CRABTREE,
Proprietor.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-03-07

sell our email wares ike the grocer
sells susaT-at tie smallest margin
OF profit mat accounts for the
suWN y.,.a uu NotiOAs Buy No,
tiohs here unu save dollars every
year.
Mourning pins per box pc
tin> yer paper lie
~. = r.'., t..sfy ruIcr 3c
Grod u,rclr- ell rizaA, poper 80
G I.l,Ja-tGlrsA.l,ize- paper5c
SiIo,,su loo yorG., Re. spool /,
Fine pearl hut rna Per doz sc
No J .'lk ribbon per ward L.
- wool irasr braid for Zoe
Wiz ha'r liz pr hurch lc
i4.lyJ a.IJri. Lfli. hdrch &c
al r4rn ,otr,au I,I." per yd 5c
I"Ary aa.cA uE.t, ,a,h Zoe
Toil-r ~uhp ! g, KS tn box Zoe
Fe5,4ar t4iruIA powder box ."
EXtr,, good hair hTushcGch Zoe
tiHui cloth brush each Zoe
Good tunth brush DC
E-telap. p,r bunch Sc
Good tablets each 1c up
b,ra gar .cu serd. , papers DC
Flower seeds per paper 81
La Junta tribune., 1907-09-28

Is there anything. doing on the
Otero canal at the present time?
Yes; something doing every minute.
and has been for months past.
Work on the big reservoir near
Granite which is located between
Buena Vista and Leadville, is pro-
crossing rapidly, and from ST 600 to
SIC, 900 is being paid out every week
for wages and material. The re-
servoir is to be completed by January
/, 1903. and this supplementary water
supply will make the Otero canal one
Of the best bitches in the Valley. q.
The work Of cleaning and widen
ing the canal between Manzanola and
Rocky Ford. will be completed some
time during the present month. and
this will assure service .during,the
irrigating season equal to the, best
ditch in the Arkansas Valley. A
waste. gate and spillway is being
put in at King arroya. and the
cementing Of the ditch around the
shale bluff on the; east side Of King
arroyo is now in progress. This will
prevent any possibility Of break in
the ditch at a time. when a water
supply is needed and available. >.
Up to FIVE years ago the history of
the Otero canal from its incipiency
been a record of seemingly fruitless
La Junta tribune., 1907-09-28

and at time when the farmers liv-
ing under the canal needed a water
supply the most. Flood waters have
no effect upon the syphons. as they
are built underneath the beds of the
creeks. and insure supply for irri-
cation as long as there is any water
available in the river. The Otero
canal has decree for 1913 cubic feet,
dating back to 1890.
Water Commissioner Cressey, who
is probably better informed on irri-
cation in this section than anyone.
said in report some time ago: II
have looked up the copies of my
reports to the state engineers Office
for the past five years and find that
the Otero canal had water for the
number of days each year as fol-
lows: 1895. 100 days; 1896. 1O4 days;
1897. 60 days; 1898. 40 days; 1899. 80
days. If they had had their ditch,ir
proper shape in 1903 they would
have been entitled to water about
twenty-eight days. The intervening
time l was not in Office and cannot
report on them, but will say that
there is practically no difference in
the four large, bitches as given
in priority HolBrook, Highline,
Otero and Bob Creek. The Arkan.
sas. when it gets high enough for
La Junta tribune., 1907-09-28

the Holbrook to have water, is
practically always high enough to
give all four bitches water. and
when it drops it goes down so fast
that there is very little difference in
the closing of all four headgates. l
don't believe there is any more than
four to eight days difference any
year in the number of days they
have the benefit of their different
appropriations. In 1902 the OteFo
was out Of repair and could only
run water ten days. AS far as l can
see. if the Otero was put in proper
shape the farmers should do as well
under it as under any late ditch. and
and if they get their reservoir. ,"as
they have planned, the canal should
be first-class.
Next year will witness the dawn
of new era in,the history sof the
Otero canal. and the knocker will
certainly find his occupation gone.
With the completion of the resef-
voir in January, 1908, and the ditch
in first-class shape from the head
gate to its farthest extremity to
carry all the water available. the
prospectfor an agricultural para
disc, equal to any in Colorado, and
all tributary to La Junta, is indeed
bright.
La Junta tribune., 1907-09-28

Did you ever seriously consider the
fact that the improvement and de-
velopment Of the Otero canal means
more for the future of La Junta
than any other project or circum-
stance in all of its history. the Santa
F'e's various interests, and possible
sugar factories in this immediate
vicinity, included? Isn't it rather
strange that so few people seem to
realize it, or to be even interested in
project that win be greater
factor in the development and
growth of this community than all
!, else combined?
There are sixteen thousand acres
Of as fertile agricultural land asever
laid out Of doors anywhere in the
Arkansas Valley abutting the city
limits on the east. and every inch Of
it is tributary to La Junta. Every
acre Of this land is under the Otero
ditch. and it is only a question Of
time, and very short time. too. be-
fore it will be supporting thriving
agricultural population. as every
acre is as fertile and productive as
La Junta tribune., 1907-09-28

Woodruff's bicycle in his possession.
The wheel was stolen from this city
last Friday night.
d. r. Warner writes to change the
address of his TRIBUNE from Selig-
man, Ariz., to Lamar, Colo.
4 I,ouis-F'eiger,,-a former tonsoriai,
ist Of this burg. arrived from To-
paka few days ago and expects to
resume the practice of his profes-
sion. ,.,, !,
v. M. Lagerquist, of the Palace
Drug Store. went to Denver Mon
day afternoon.to inspect and make a
selection of holiday goods for the
local trade.
Mrs. M. E. Bradish returned last
Monday night from Pueblo where
she had been to visit her husband,
who is at st. Mary's hospital. and
reported to be getting along nicely.
Bring your children to the Sher-
man House, where DR.. X. C. SapeTo,
the well-known eye, ear, nose and
throat specialist will examine their
eyes and yours free. October Sd
4th.
Marriage licenses were issued the
first Of the week to Thomas F. Ham
by and Maude Hoskins. both Of La
Junta; Paul Laverents and Edith l..
Davis, both of Rocky Ford; j. j.
Clyde Fluke and Mary L. Ritchie,
both of Rocky Ford.
Mrs. George H. Richter. who has
been visiting relatives in Darlington.
Wis. during the past three weeks.
arrived home last Friday morning.
She was accompanied by her young
est sister. Miss Sara Short, who will
spend the winter in La Junta.
Among the representative sales of
range cattle reported from Kansas
City, Mo-, this week was that Of the
Phillips Investment Company. of La
Junta. as follows: Sixty-eight feed
ers, S4.10; 38 stockers, $3.50; so
hsifers, $50; 50 yearlings, s4.35.
La Junta tribune., 1907-09-28

endeavor and mismanagement, and
many people have been inclined al
ways to discredit and stigmatize the
project. The Otero canal is now en-
tering upon new era, and it is GER
tain to prove one of La Junta chief
assets. During the past five years,
since the Otero Irrigation District
took charge in 1902. nearly $500, 900
have been expended in making i'm
provements and the end is not yet.
Since the district has had the man
agementof the canal, a new head
gate. costing about 81, 500. has been
Constructed near Fowler. and new
waste gate, two miles east of Fowler,
at an expense of $1,000. Three
syphons, eight feet in diameter, have
also been constructed along the
route of the canal-one under Apjsh-
apa creek, 300 feet long: a second
under Smith Hollow. seventy.five
feet long, and a third under Timpas
creek. 275 feet long. The three
syphons cost $22, 600, and had they
been erected when the canal was
first constructed would have been
worth an hundred times their cost
to the farmers living under the
canal. Flood waters invariably
washed out the canal fumes crossing
these streams, usually all at once,
La Junta tribune., 1907-09-28
SOME MORE LOCAL squ,es.

Ask for Dunkin's bread.
Trade at the Palace Drug Store.
Livery and ;, transfer: Barr &
Rose; phone Junta 80. 1
4 Purs monntaih uiae. .'xa4a Iupta
Cold Storage Company, phone East 6.
For insurance in the best and most
reliable companies see S. r. Mendel-
son, in the Miller Hale block.
When in need of light transfer,
phone E.. W. Messenger. black No.
1854. He will deliver the goods.
For SALE Good heating stove,
nearly new; also eight foot extension
table. Inquire 902 Colorado avenue.
Ralph Mendelson left the first of
the week for Evanston; IR., to enter
the medical department of the
Northwestern University.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Gardner and
son Paul, left this week for Pueblo
and Denver. The will be gone about
. week. Dodge City Republican.
FoR SALE-Or will trade for La
Junta property, fine improved farm.
100 acres, near Las Animas: under
good ditch. Inquire Of KilEore &
Helm.
w. B. Goblin, of Rocky Ford, has
resumed the practice of law in that
burg. after six months lay-oli,
during which he was busy putting
up brick block, and was in the
county seat last Monday on legal
business.
A. Fl. Whitmarsh and family. who
have been visiting Mrs. M. r. Gil
lum for the past six weeks, left last
Monday morning for their home in
Texarkana, Ark. Mrs. Whitmarsh
is niece OF Mrs. Gillum.
Undersheriff Add Frost went to
Lamar on No s Tuesday morning to
bring back to La Junta one John
Doe. alias his right name, who was
caught il thar Dusg with Tyson
La Junta tribune., 1907-09-28
any land in the Arkansas Valley.

any land in the Arkansas Valley.
When the proper time arrives. and
it will be at no distant day. probably
next year. it is the intention to set
tie this land on plan similar to that
which has been utilized in colonizing
other agricultural communities.
The entire 10000 acres will be cut up
into forty acre tracts and sold to
actual settlers. One-tenth of the
purchase price will be payable when
the actual settler takes possession
and the remainder in nine yearly
payments. with six per cent interest.
the yearly payment to be deferred
in the event Of 9 crop failure.
Sixteen thousand acres cut up into
forty acre tracts. eaeh one occupied
by family. means 400 families. or
an agricultural population Of 2. 900.
located within a.radious Of ten miles
Of La Junta, who will market their
produce in this city and depend upon
the merchants of this community to
supply them with many Of the
necessities of life. Is there any
other city or town in the Arkansas
Volto,y fhof hos prosnoct ouua1 to
that which is all our.own?
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-25
Berth Was Reserved.

Franklin X. Lane. Interstate com
mcrcc commissioner. went west last
week. He wanted to reserve berth
from Chicago to Minneapolis. He
wired the request and this reply came
back: Cant do It. Interstate com
mcrcc commission will not allow IT,"
He fired a wire back reading: by
what authority do you say Interstate
commerce commission will not allow
you to reserve n berth In sleeping
carr" The Pullman agent answered:
by the authority OF n recent ruling
Mr.. Lane was Interested by this timc
and he tclcgraphcd: Il am n member
OF the Interstate commerce commits.
sion and am not familiar with the rui.
ing. Give me reference" And n
short time aftcrward he received this
telegram: Berth reserved
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-25
Garments Made Of Paper.

Sufficient attention has been direct.
cd toward the warmth generated In
the body by paper vests TO demon.
rirntc the fact that there is reason
for serious consideration OF paper gar.
mcnt manufacture. There have been
for some time past vests made OF pa.
per. also cuffs. collars. shirt bosoms.
etc. but II has remained for Arm In
Saxony to spin narrow strips OF pa.
per and cotton into finished fab.
rics OF common use. Paper and cotton
and paper and woolcn are no com.
blncd that scrviccabic outing suits.
Jackets. skirts and many other ar.
ticlcs of dress wear are now being
produced. The new textile. II 80 II
may be called. is cream colored. and
may be washed repeatedly without In.
juring the surface. and is marketed
for ridicuiously small price. Sum.
cient xylolin. rs II is called. to pro-
ducc complete plain suit costs but
two or three dollars. Doubtless n
means will soon be found by which
the finer fabrics may be reproduced
through the use OF paper. to which
end numerous inventors are now ut
work.-Dry Goods.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-25
Shoes Made in Quick Time.

"These two.and.a-half Shoes said
the salesman, were made in 2S min
utes. All our shoes are turned out In
that time.
.'You ought to see our plant. There
are 116 men there. Everything is ma.
chinery-no handwork for us.
From the time the leather is laid
on the cutting board 1t takes two min.
utes to cut 1t out, eight minutes to
stitch 1t and two minutes to put in the
lasts. In eight minutes more the soles
are sewed on, in six minutes the edge
setting and farewell touches are COM
pleted, and in two minutes the laces
are inserted and the shoes packed.
Total. 2S minutes.
think of that" said the salesman.
"And yet | know people who still pay
Sl2 and s15 pair for their shoes be-
cause. being handmade, they last a
little longer and look little better"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-25
Wax.aiIl Told Truth.

A scientific gentleman In Washing.
ton recently returned from South
America. bringing with him. not Us the
fruits OF his labors. but merely for the
purpose OF science. collection OF Pat.
agonian skulls.
At New York the customs officers
opened the chest containing the skulls.
duly inspected them and informed the
scientist that the consignment must
he classed as animal bones. and as
dutiable at so much per pound.
Whereupon the scientific gentleman
evinced great Indignation. After some
parley the customs people agreed to
submit the matter to the treasury de-
partment II the way-bill was revised
in a way they suggested. The result
was that the way.bill was altered to
read as follows:
'Chest of native skulls. Personal
effects. already worn"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-25
Developing the Sudan.

There Is talk In England OF the pro.
posed development OF tho natural 70
sources Of the Sudan through scien.
the exploration. Immense forests
line the banks Of the Blue Nile along
It's upper reaches. extending to the
Abyssinian frontier. Tho ebony trce
Is met with along that river and also
near the Sobat. Along the White Nile
the india rubber creeper. . valuable
source Of rubber. abounds. There arc
large forests In the Bahr-el-Ghaxal
province and gold has been mined In
some OF the mountains. Search will
be made for fuel.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-25
WHITE BREAD
Makes Trouble for People with Weak
Intestinal Digestion.

A lady in a Wis. town employed n
physician who instructed her not to
eat white bread for two years. She
tells the details of her sickness and
she certainly was sick woman.
in the year 1887 I gave out from
overwork, and until 1901 I remained
an invalid in bed great part OF the
time. Had different doctors but moth.
ing seemed to help. l suffered from
cerebro-spinal congestion. female trou-
BILE and serious stomach and bowel
trouble. My husband called n new
doctor and after having gone without
any food for 10 days the doctor or
dered Grape-Nuts for me. I could eat
the new food from the very first
mouthful. The doctor kept me on
Grape-Nuts and the only medicine
was little glycerine to heal the
nlimentary canal.
when I was up again doctor told
me to eat Grape-Nuts twice day and
no white bread for two years. I got
well in good time and have gained in
strength SO l can do my own work
again.
MY brain has been helped so much.
and l know that the Grape-Nuts food
did this, too. l found l had been
made Ill because l was not fed right.
that is I did not properly digest white
bread and some other food l tried to
live on.
81 have never been without Grape
Nuts food slice and eat 1t every day.
You may publish this letter II you like
so 1t will help someone else" Name
given by Postum Co.. Battle Creek,
Mich. Get the little book, "The Road
to Weliv.Ns," in pkgs.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-25
Life Wi,hou, Mind.

The possibility OF life without mind,
while not subjcc; to positive proof. Is
theory that has gained considerable
strength recently through Its advocacy
by DIR. l.. Laloy. librarian OF the
Academy OF Sciences. Paris. He be.
licves that many OF the smaller living
organisms. such rs insects, arc mere
moving machines. having no more In.
tclligence than may be ascribcd to
plants. lie refers to the we'll known
often to their own destruction. and rs.
cribcs II to the same cause that In.
clines the plant to grow toward the
light.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-25
BALM OF SCRIPTURE
HEALING PROPERTIES OF PINE
KNOWN TO ANciENTs.
OIL Of the White Pine Tree Used Sue
esssfuIiy BY PhysIeIans In Treat
Ing consumptIvs Patients.

Tho OIL Of the Pine Tree Is sup
posed to be the balm OF Scripture. It
contains great medicinal properties
and was regarded with the utmost
esteem by the ancients. and to the
present day is peculiarly priced by
the people OF the East.
A noted authority on diseases OF the
throat and lungs. who established q
camp for consumptives In the Pine
Woods OF Maine. says that his entire
treatment consisted Of fresh air.
nourishins food and the Pure Virgin
oil Of the White Pine Trees. mixed
with Whisky and GlyeerIne In the fol.
lowing proportions:
Virgin oil Of Pine (Pure). .Mox.
Glyccrine ..................
Good whisky ...............
Used In teaspoonfui doses every four
hours.
II is claimed the above mixture will
heal and strengthen the lungs. break
up a cold In twcnty.four hours. and
cure any cough that Is curabic.
The ingredients can be secured
from any good prescription druggist
at small cost. and can be easily mixed
In your own home.
Virgin OIL of Pine tPurc) Is put up
only In haifouncc vials for dispensing.
Each vial is securely sealed In n
round wooden case with engraved
wrapper with the namc-virsin OIL
of Pine CPurc). prepared only by
Leach Chemical Co. Cincinnati. o.
plainly printed thereon. There are
many rank limitations Of Virgin OIL
of Pine tPurc). which are put out
under various names. such as Con-
ccntratcd OIL OF Pine. Pine Bal.
sam. etc. Never accept these ms n
substitute for the Pure Virgin OIL Of
Pine. ns they will invariably produce
nausea and never effect tho desired
reauif
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-25
0sI,h'e UnIove conveyanee,

While nmphibious vehicles arc not
In themselves novelty. 1t II safe to
declare tho combination conveyance
Just built In England for an Indian
maharaJah as absolutely unique. The
body. shaped like q boat and painted
In rainbow hues In accordance with
eastern ideas Of color. IL hung upon
n four-whceled skeleton carriage.
While intended by Its owner as state
carriage. II may be used on occasions
n state boat. M the body can bo
unSiung and converted into an electric
launch. Tho skeleton carriage 10
about i5 feet long and Is provided
with four rubbcrtircd wheels. There
is seat for n driver and room for
four In the boat.shapcd coach. Tho
total weight Of the outfit IL less than
one ton
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-25
WITH THE sInsws OF WAN
And In elIskin ovsrails. Mr.. Sweeney
Went Forth Rejoicing.

II came upon Mr.. Anthony Sweeney,
ironworker. standing at Tooth street
and Second avenue. yesterday after
noon that II he would maintain the al.
coholic status of the celebration some
thing must be done at once In the
financial line. says the New York
Herald.
Swaying slightly. he ran over In his
mind his friends and the barkeepers
he knew. with view to monetary
negotiations. The outlook was posi-.
lively unpromising. He had not one
penny anywhere. His watch. a pin
and several other trinkets had gone
long ago.
Over across the street was a pawn.
brokins establishment he was wont to
patronize on OCCASION. A great Idea
came to him. He stifiened up. thought
a moment and then headed for the
place.
There was the usual late Saturday
afternoon crowd In the establishment.
Mr.. Sweeney stcered u delicate course
through the patrons into little cubby.
hole marked private box" Several
minutes later he thrust forward a
pawnhblc article and demanded:-
Two dollars on EN-
What. two dollars-two dollars on
those. | couldn't do it-iook. it's cot.
ton. It's oid-one dollar and nifty
cents. and then I'm giving away
money
Mr.. Sweeney took the money. As
he went out Into the store there was
n gasp. Making toward the door was
MIR. Sweeney. clad as usual as to his
coat. vest, hat and shoes. but the In.
tervcning space showed scarcity of
clothing.
Come back' You can't 70 out that
way" asserted the pawnbroker.
Hero take back your pants and give
me back my dollar and half
Il will not" answered Mr. Sweeney.
calmly.
There was great excitement as Mr..
Sweeney hid himself behind show.
case for further diplomatic conference.
Finally pair OF oIiskin ovcrails were
handed out. and Mr.. Sweeney put
them on and walked out into tho
world.
& Il hope they freeze you!" was tho
pawnbroker's parting shot.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-01-25
Confederate conare.smen.

Fifteen men are known to be still
alive who served as confederate con-
rressmen-John Goode and Roger A.
Pryor. Virginia: A. 8. Colyar. J. ID. C.
Atkins. Joseph d. Hefskel and John ".
Wright. Tennessee: Hiram p. Bell.
Georgia: Henry C. Jones. Florida:
james L. Pugh, Alabama: s. b. Gala.
han. Indian Territory: ]. A. p. Camp
bell. Mississippi: S. II. Ford. Ken.
lucky: w. II. Tibbs, North Carolina.