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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-21
Fire at West SchoI Building.

A fire broke out In the roof OF the
West School building last Friday
morning about 11:3O o'clock and
for q time Il looked like the whole
building might 60. When the alarm
was sounded much excitement was
created among the scholars and q
stampede was narrowly averted by
the teachers. Several High School
boys rushed across the street to the
hose cart station and by the time
the fre boys, who responded prompt
" to the alarm, reached the grounds,
the boys had . good stream Of wat.
or playing on tho FIRE. The boys we're
compelled to climb q tree In order to
reach the fro With the water. The
IRE burned quite Q hole in the roof
and the water damaged several Of
the rooms. Superintendent Burk
and the Board 90 managed things
that school was resumed Monday
morning. The wisdom Of locating q
hose caft IN that neighborhood
was demonstrated BY this flre.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-21
Buys' Corn Growing Contest.

In order to encourage the boys OF
Bates county TO take an interest In
Scientific Agriculture. The Farmers
Bank OF Butler, Mo-, offers q premium
valued at (s75 00) seventy.five dol.
lars. consisting OF q Scholarship at
the State Agricultural College for the
two months short course TO begin In
January. 1908.
This amount (T5.00) is sufficient
toeover all outly for bosrd, railroad
fare or other necessary expenses.
This premium will be given to the
boy between the age OF fifteen and
eighteen who shall exhibit the best
twelve ears OF corn at the Bates
County Fair In September. 1907.
CONDITIONS OF CONTEST
1. All boys competing for this
scholarship must register with the
Farmers Bank In Butler before July
lst 1907, their name, address, loca-
ton and size Of plot where corn is
grown. No exhibit viii be received
irom those not duly registered.
2 Only corn grown by exhibitor
In Bates county during the season OF
1907 shall compete.
3. No one can make more than
one entry OF the same variety.
4 Ali corn must be either pure
white or pure yellow. No entry will
be received OF mixed corn.
POINTS on SELECTING CORN FOR RxH-
BITIoN.
The first things to have In mind
are the characteristics OF a good ear
(see score card) 1t will be we'll to
first select twenty-five or thirty ears,
place them side by side and study
them carefully In connection with
photographs you have seen or de.
scriptions you have read Of good
ears. An hour spent In picking out
the good points OF the various ears,
one after another, will help very much
in deciding which ywelve ears will
make the best exhibit.
Finally, pick out the most ideal ear
In the lot and use 1t as standard In
selecting the other eleven. The
chances are that there will not be a
perfect EARN the lot as there are rare
ly more than one or two perfect ears
in q whole corn show; so do not be
discouraged il the ears do not seem
to answer the description OF q good
ear In every way.
Simply select the hest you have.
A point that should not be over.
looked In selecting these twelve ears,
Is what ia known as uniformity ofex.
hibit That is, every car should look
as much like every other ear as posi-
BILE. They should all have the same
shade OF color, the same size, the
sams shape, the same color Of cobs
the same character Of kernels, wheth
er rough or smooth. wide or narrow
No boy should fail to send an ex
hibit OF corn because his corn doet
not seem TO come up to his ideal. Nc
corn show ever contained a perfect
, exhibit. The prize Is worth strivlnl
Tor and all exhibitors will have thu
came chance.
, Be snre to register at Farmers
Bank, Butler, Mo. Then hustle.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-21

For SALE-2S0 acres being lots 1
and 2 OF N W. 4 and the north Y OF
the N. E. \ section 80 township 38,
r 33, known as the Montrose farm,
about $50 acres 2h miles south OF
Hume, Mo-. on the Port Arthur R R.
2 houses, 2 barns, wells, windmills,
fenced, 255 acres In cultivation,
maple grove and orchard-might
divide. Address J C. Vaughan,
Agent, Box 757, Chicago. Is e.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-21
Ballard Notes.

Ora Evans, who has a position In
st. Louis, is visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. G. Fl. Evans, Of Shawnee
ownship
J.W. Harrison, OF Western KansAs.
and Frank Harrison, OF South Mis-.
souri,, were called home by the serious
illness Of their father, j. W. Har-
rison, Sr.
w.. B Morlan and wife, OF Urich,
visited relatives here Sunday.
The Clifton Vaudeville Co. are play
ing in Ballard this week.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-21
Entertainment

For the Ladies Cemetery Associs-
tion. A play by home talent entitled
1.-THE Deacon's Troubles" to be CIV
en- on the evening of Feb Goth 1907.
Admission 35 cents, gallery 25
cents. Seats reserved at Trimble's
drug store.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-21
Township Convention.

Democrats OF Charlotte township
are notified to meet at Virginia on
Thursday, March It'll, at . O'Clock
pm. Toplacein nomination a town.
shin tIcket. W. VI. HARDINGER,
Committeeman.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-21

At tho PfeoOy eer10u church next
Sunday DR.. ]. b. Welty viii have for
his sermons tbs following themes:
In the morning: 'Chastisement
and les Compensation"
10 tbs evening: Scarlet Sin and
its Stains or Reflections Upon the
Thaw Tragedy"
Tho pubic Il invited and all who
come Win Be- made welcome.
Hon. T. ". Silvers received word
OF the death Of q hall brother, James
B. Eilvers, . FARMER In st. Clsir coun-
~. James Sllvsrs was the last OF Eve
children olthe lAthsf's nrst marriage.
He and III thrss brothers vees Union
| ooldissu, a11 two wsFe hIIed In line
|cl duty. II third did elow yearp
| 80 q Co1nf eouDty. Thoes .vsea
| s(11 ef0G1np ~ ~ 6oooud mar,
|II = - 49, n, - ~
-
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-21
Strayed

Fox TERROR male pup, 6 months
old, tail docked, small black spot on
back, black markings on head, body
white. Answers to name OF Buster. I"
Suitable reward. Notify Ludwick
Graves, Butler, Mo.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-21

AGENTS WANTED:-A Winner for
Agents-Popular d | a ra-month
health and accident policies. Big
commissions to live agents. Con-
tinental Casualty Co., 1908 Michigan
Ave, Chicago, I'll ID 6t"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-21

The Butler Land Company has 5
per cent money to lend on good I'm
proved farms In Bates county. See
them. Ia 2t
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-21

For SALE OR RENT:-EighS room
house. Big lot, Call on or address,,
Mrs. N, j. Walls, W. Adams st But
Ter, Mo. 164t
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-21
Circuit Court Notes.

W. j. Butler. receiver, vs. Ray Nc
Culloch, note, Judgment rendered for
plaintiff,
Z. C. Neal vs.. W. j. Butler, receiv.
er, account, judgment for plaintiff
Judge Cox presided in the above
cases. he left for his home in Boil
yer on Friday evening, bus will re-
turn during the court term to hear
the balance OF the cases In which the
Bates National Bank Is involved.
The City Of Butler vs. Elmer Simp
son, charged with assault. appealed
from the police court, the jury rend-
cred verdict acquitting Simpson.
This was a case In which Simpson
was charged with sssaulting police
man Mock, while the latter was at
tempting to quiet a disturbance,
when Mock shot Simpson In the arm.
On Monday Judge Denton had up
q number OF parole cases.
The parole In the cases Of William
Lotheridge and A. II. Kirby having
expired, they were dropped from the
docket.
The cases OF the State va. Harve
Salmon, two counts and, Frank
Salmon, were continued on applica-
ton OF defendants.
State va. William Stubblefield,
charged with burglary, dismissed
and bondsmen released.
State vs.. Cumpton, Illegal sale Of
liquor, conviction on 3 counts, one
case dismissed
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-21
Seed Oats.

Car load OF Texas Red Rust Proof
Seed Oats for sale.
PEOPLES ELEVATOR Coz.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-21

VI W. III " Dun Otoukht shAON
brood sows to town Monday and
sold two to Max Weiner and one to
Jno. Hulse. They brought $97.
or $3.50 each. These sows were
the thoroughbred Duroc Jerseys.
NJ. l.. Smith, OF Lone Oak, was a
pleasant caller on Monday and re-
newed for his daughter, Mrs. W. P.
Bolin, Butte, Mont. Mr.. Smith
brought two hogs to town that day,
which brought him $50.49. The
price was So 60 per hundred Farm.
ers can make money raising hogs at
that price.
The Rich Hill Review reports the
death OF Mrs. Margaret Jane D9bolt,
at the home Of her son, Sylvester
D,bolt, In that town on Friday
morning last, OF pneumonia. Also
the death OF Mrs. John Frank, an
aged German woman, at the home o.
her daughter, Mrs. Julius Elgert, OF
the same date.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-02-21

Two members OF township board
and three justices nominated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-06
PRICES TUMBLE.
And Great Was the FaIl-Could Not
Stand Facing M. G X. Cash.
And Now the People are Sharing These
Price Benefits.

Hard-pressed-for-cas manufacturers
could not resist NJ. & X. cash offers
The result is that prices have taken
tumble, and now NJ. & X. patrons
are reaping a harvest. It's the mer-
chant with the cash that secures the
plums which the banks refuse to carry
the mountaineering got to I'M
load and NJ. & K. are willing 10 help
them, as they are always prepared to
grasp every money-saving opportunity
never failing to share these advantages
with the public-that is one reason
why NJ. & X: enjoy the largest patron
age of any clothing store in the tri.
cities. Giving bargains is easy when
a dealer can do so at the expense OF
the manufacturer; there is nothing
stingy about these. either-they are
just as bouncing big and as liberal as
NJ & X. got them.
The Nj. & X. could fill columns quot
ing prices. but after all its the quality
and perfection of the article at the
price that interests buyers; besides
NJ. & X qualities and NJ. & X. prices
require no boasting-it is sufficient &c
say there never was time when youl
dollar would draw a bigger load than
Nj. & X. will hitch to it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-06
THE, GOLDEN RULE
D.. E. F. Bartholomew Talks of
it in Sociological Lecture
at College.
AWAKENING NEAR AT HAND
Americans Live in a Tainted Atmos-
phere, He Holds, But Looks
to the Future.

"The Golden Rule" was the subject
of an interesting sociological lecture
by DR.. e. F. Bartholomew at Angus
tana college yesterday, The speaker
denounced the methods and practices
of the present day business world m
its Unsuitable lust for gain. Ability
to lie and steal, he said, has come to
be looked upon almost as a requisite
in the business world, and selfshness
and greed is the controlling influence.
Tainted money, he declared, cannot
compensate for the wrongs inflicted
upon humanity in its acquisition, nor
do such gifts appease the disturbed
conscience Of the giver
Awakening mt Hand.
An awakening is at hand" said DR..
Bartholomew. 1.-The cry goes up from
every quarter to the watchmen on the
walls, How goes the night?' and the
answer comes The day dawns.' The
golden rule is the goal toward which
we are striving. Each century has
brought us a little nearer to its reali-
cation and we have come to appreci
ate more fully what is due ourselves
and what we owe to others Since
the Savior made the golden rule a
practical law, civilization has become
more humane and spiritual in char
acter. In the full realization of the
golden rule will we finally reach the
ideal state.
But before the golden rule can be
fully inaugurated, we must come to
realize that we owe debt to human
ity that we can never pay. The nee
esSittes of our every day life are not
of our own getting-we owe for them
all. This we must come to realize
before the reign of justice and right
eousness can come about. We are
far from it yet; our civilization is
ruled by Mammon. The desire in the
hearts of men is to reap where others
have sowed-to get something fol
nothing.
In Grip of System.
The American nation is in the griT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-06
MEET IN MOLINE
Annual Session of Tri-City Luz
ther League to be Held To-
morrow and Sunday
SWEDISH LUTHERAN CHURCH
Business Session In Afternoon to Be
Followed by a Banquet OF
the Delegates.

The 18th annual meeting of the Tri-
city Luther league will be held in the
Swedish Lutheran church, Moline, to-
morrow afternoon and evening and
Sunday afternoon. The afternoon SEES
sion tomorrow will be business
meeting at which time the annual
election of officers will take place, and
reports from the various leagues be-
longing will be read. In the evening
there will be a banquet with pro
gram of toasts on the general theme
"The Luther League" ]. H. Hauberg
of Moline will act in the capacity of
POSTMASTER and the toasts to be re-
sponded to are: Its History" by
Rev. S. G. Hagglund of the First
Swedish Lutheran church, Rock Is
land; Its Aim" j. e. harrington,
Walker station Lutheran church; Its
Achievement" Miss ALLEN Nystrom of
the Swedish Lutheran church Moline;
Lutheran Young People and the Flu
ture," John j. Mohl of st. Paul's Eng
lish Lutheran church, Davenport.
Sundays Program.
Sunday afternoon the principal adj
dress on the program will be delivered
by Rev. Ira o. Nothstein of Grace
Lutheran church, The program in full
will be as follows:
Congregation.
Scripture reading and prayer-Rev.
l.. A. Johnston.
Vocal solo-Alfred Anderson.
Address-Rev. Ira o. Nothstein.
Offertory-Mish Bessie Benkert.
SelectiOn-Ladies octet.
Hymn-COngregatio
Benediction.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-06

A., elected the following officers last
evening:
Oracle-Mrs. G. Wynn.
Vice Oracle-Mrs. B. Ainsworth.
Chancellor-Mrs. Hannah Siensen.
Marshall-Mrs. Amelia Grotegut.
Recorder-Mrs Mammie Smith.
Receiver-Mrs. Sarah Holdorf
Inner Sentinel-Mrs. Margaret Mold.
Outer Sentinel-Mrs. Mary Hetter.
Manager for three years-Mrs Lucy
Bleuer.
Physicians-Dr C. B. Freytag, DR.
E. Bradford and DR.. Reed,
Pianist-Miss Ellen O'Connell.
Delegate to National Convention
Mrs. B. Ainsworth.
Alternate-Mrs. Ella Hoppe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-06
ELECT ]. W. HOUOER
is Chosen Master of Trio Lodge,
A. F & A. NJ, at Annual Meet
ing at Masonic Temple.
SPANISH WAR VETS ELECT
William Frey Is Elected Manager of
Siboney Bay Camp-State officer
Makes an Address.

Trio lodge, No. 81, A. F. & A. NJ,
elected officers for the coming year
as follows last evening:
Worshipful Master. w. Houder.
Senior Warden-Guy Rains.
Junior Warden-T. ID. Moberg.
Secretary-William B. Petit.
Treasurer-C. B. Ward.
Auditor-H. B. Hubbard.
Member board of control for two
years-H. E. Krell.
: Mr.. Petit is elected to the Office of
secretary for the 26th consecutive
time.
Spanish War Veterans Elect.
Siboney Bay camp United Spanish
War Veterans, held its annual election
of officers last evening at Memorial
hall, the other feature of the evening
being the presence of Department Jul
-nior Vice Commander Emry F. Mar
shall of Chicago, who delivered an adj
dress. Following are the officers
elected:
COmmdn0Gr-W- r. Frey.
Senior Vice Communicated Siemon
Junior Vice Commander - GudmOnG
Olson.
Chaplain-Ed r. LundberS.
SurgeOn-Dr. ]. c. Souders.
Officer of the Day-C. S. Turner.
officer of the Guard-Ed Ledwell.
Trustee, for three years.. NJ. Tit
lexington.
Spanish war veterans are urged in
a circular sent out by Commander-in
Chief Walter S. Hale of the United
Spanish War Veterans, to mark the
date of the sailing of the battleship
fleet for the Pacific cruise with spe
cial exercises and to individually urge
those having flags to display them on
that occasion "as a message to the
boys of the fleet wishing them God
speed and bon voyage" The fleet will
leave Hampton Roads Dec. 16.
MayfOwer Camp.
Mayfower camp, No. 101, r. n. OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-06

All the news all the time-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-06

Industrial Home building, elected the
following officers:
Presidert--R. A. Cox.
Vice president-Charles Engstrom.
Financial secretary-Henry Lahiff.
Corresponding secretary - William
Robb.
Treasurer-Arthur Huff.
Tiler-Arthur Stevens.
Miss Adams in Davenport.
The fifth lecture of the university extern
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-06
Masonic Notice,

To the members of Trio Lodge No.
81, A. F. & A. NJ: You are requested
to meet at Masonic Temple Sunday,
Dec. s, at 4 p. M, for the purpose of
attending the funeral of Past Master
Fred H. Schroeder. Rock Island lodge
Cos and sojourning Masons are invited
to join with us. BY order of S. r.
Davis, w. NJ; w. B. Petit, secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-06

of industrial systems. which, If they
be permitted to exist, will bring about
a decay of our republican form of
government We live in tainted
atmosphere. Even men who profess
to be religious stoop to. methods so
low, dishonest and immoral that we
stand aghast. This widespread dis
honesty is one of the natural results
of our competitive systems, and if
this be the fruit of the tree, then the
tree cannot be good.
"a man cannot cheat, rob and OPP
press his fellowmen and then hope to
purchase the peace that passeth un2
Even if he lays his gold on the altar
in seven figures. as some in our day
are doing. he cannot gain this peace
of mind and soul Gold, if it be in
the abundance of Midas, cannot dis
charge the duty of any man to hui
mainly. Money is a false coin in the
realm of the Lord. He needs not
money. but service. Service is the
greatest coin in which the debt to
humanity can be paid: dollars can
feed the bodies of men. but neither
dollars nor millions of dollars can
feed the souls of men.
souls Weigh More
"A reaction, slow but sure, is set
ting in. The world will some day
come to realize mat civilization has a
purpose in the development of souls
Souls will weigh more than dollars
The divine law is that if a man does
not labor, neither shall he eat. Under
the present system the rich idlers sub
sist by the toll of the poor. but the
days of this terrible tyranny are mum
bered. The people. are waking up and
the Pharaoh who has forgotten 10
seph and his people will surely per-
ish In the words of our president in
his message to congress. The age OF
conscience is before u.s. These are
noble words coming from phenom
] email governor and embody the spirit
that is rapidly rising in protest
against the evils resulting from oul
competitive systems.
1--WE are carnal and not spiritual
and being carnal We are selfish. Sci
fishness reigns supreme-lts the
spirit of our age. What we need is
less competition and more, coopera
ton. The golden rule, Gods eterna
law. should become the law of every
one Then would love reign supreme
and everything incompatible with
love would stand indicted"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-06

export, will bring Miss Jane Adams
of Hull house, Chicago, who will tell
of the Possibilities of American Immi-
grants" Miss Adams, as a settlement
worker, author and speaker, and an
active force locally and nationally in
the uplifting movements of the present
day, is too well known to need an eX-
tensive notice of her work.
All the news all the time-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-06

Mayfiower camp, No. 1O1, R. n. OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-06

!. HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea pur-
ifies the blood. regulates the bowels,
aids the kidneys, cures stomach trou-
bles, builds up the nervous force
makes you well and happy. So cents,
tea or tablets. Harper House phar,
macy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-06
R. A. cox MADE PRESIDENT
Elected Head of Stonecutters' Union
at Annual MEETING.

The members OF. the Rock Island
branch of the Journeymen Stonecut-
ters' Union of North America last
evening, at the annual meeting at the
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
Incorporated Under the Laws of the 81

builder; one-story thirteen-room resi-
dence; $1,000.
Ell Molino street, 1415-J. D. Stanton,
1414 Fedora street, owner; r. Beucke,
builder; one and a half story seven
room residence; $1,000.
Maple avenue 1310-12-M. z. Bow
yer, at lot, owner; Milwaukee Building
Co., builders; two-story sixteen-room
fiat building; $4sSO,
Alameda street-Wey Kee, AIS North
Los Angeles street, owner; Wilson &
Jackson, builders one-story eight
room store building; $4,000.
Sixty-ninth an Seventieth streets,
Wesley, between-Joseph Blust, owner;
Charles Miller, builder; one and half
story seven-room residence; $250O.
Jeffries avenue, 3S29-F. L. Jordan, 335
West Forty-sixth street, owner and
builder; one and half story six-roon
residence; $2500
Thirtieth street, 21OO West-Mrs. j.
Conklin, 1853 Jasamine street, owner
and builder one-story six-room resi-
dence, $2500.
Hobson street, 1322-George Heyser,
1910 Catalina street, owner and builder;
one and one-half-story nine-room resi-
dence, $2100.
Twenty-hrst street, $50 West-Ply-
MOUTH cnuTcI, OWHeII ROA & RdClAleilii
builders; one-story church. $4,000
Forty-third street. $50 West-J. F.
! Caughlin, at lot, owner; e. Zimmer-
man. builder; one and one-half-story
six-room residence, $4,000.
st. Paul avenue, 640-A. j. Wilson, at
| lot, owner; NJ Summerville, builder;
alterations to building, $4,000,
Twenty-eighth street, S38 West-E. p.
Johnson $50 South Hope street owner;
Miller & Laursen, builders; two-story
| twenty-room residence, $4,000.
Wisconsin street, 4606-Aaron Barnes,
at lot, owner; M. c. Allies, builder; one
story eight-room residence, $4,000
Thirty-fifth street, sos East-William
M. Holman. owner; ]. y. Holman,
builder; one and one-half-story six
room residence, $2s00.
Winfield street, 1909 &C. w Wilson.
owner and builder; two-story, ten-room
residence, $4,000.
Wesley avenue S92I-M. l.. Conbs. al
lot, owner and builder; one-story three
room store repairs, $1,000
| Santa Fe avenue, 209-2l-R. l.. Craig
| Co., owner; +. o. EngstrQrn builder
foundation for one-story brick build
! ing, $4,000.
Alvarado street. $40 southwcurtis D
Wilbur, owner; p. r. zlmmerman
builder; two-story seven-room resi-
dence, $4,000.
Adams street. 612 East--daFy Case
sos East Thirty-second street. ownei
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07

and builder; two-story, twelve-1room
fiat buildr g, $4,000.
Thirty-ninth street, 500 West-Mrs.
Ella Hanson, 719 East Twenty ninth
street, owner; Appier & Whitaker,
$1,000.
Solano avenue, 6O4-D. M. Long, 452
Solano avenue. owner; w. c. Kelsea,
builder; one-story, five-room residence,
S2100
Broadway, AL South-Eliza Wilson,
owner; f. o. Engstrom company,
builder; alterations to building, $3700.
Allison street, 14S6-F. Johnson, own
er; E. L. Henck, builder; one-story
flve-room residence, $4,000.
Casticeo, owner; S. II. Jappe, builder;
one-story seVen-room residence, $S50O