The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-11-12
Missouri University
NEWSLETTER


THE laws OF she Territory" is the
title OF the Oldest book printed wesl
OF she Mississippi river, now In the
possession OF the Law Library OF the
University OF Missouri. The book
was published in 1908, by Joseph
Charles, OF St. Louis, the Off cial
printer OF the Louisiana Territory.
The book Is In an excellent state OF
preservation and contains number
OF laws that are now obsolete. At
she end of the first law in the volume
is the following extract: "ln testi-
mony whereof, we, William Henry
Harrison, governor, and Thomas I.
Davis, Henry Wander Burgh, and
John Griffin, judges In and over the
Indiana territory, have hereunto set
our hands at Vincennes, the first
day of October, one thousand eight
hundred and four, and OF the INDIE
pendence OF the United States the
twent '. ninth"
Mrs. J. l.. Stewart, OF Columbia,
No., 10 years old, recently took her
first ride on the railroad. She went
30 visit her daughter at Wichita,
Kansas. Is was only after years OF
persuasion that Mrs. Stewart was
persuaded to take the dangerous
trip" bus now since she has made
the momentous journey, she says
she feels young again.
In relating her experiences, Mrs.
Stewart said; 81 was very much ex-
cited and frightened at first. | was
afraid 1t would make me sick, but !
ielt better at the end Of my trip than
at the beginning and now since
have started, may travel the rest
Of my life"
"St. Louis spends $4,000 a month
for oleomsrgsrine, colored like but
ter" was the statement OF II. Ii
Lamb, acting Pure Food Commits
sioner for Missouri, after an investi
CATION In St. Louis and other citie
OF Missouri. According to his report
"oleo" is sold illegally at the Uniol
, Market In St. Louis under labels
4. Fresh Creamery" and Extra Ri
! GIN
q Commissioner Lamb, speaking Q
the ways to test butter, gave out tn
I following tests for "oleo:"
9 l. Heat the supposed butter In
/, spoon.
I .. II the fat melts down clear ali
o sputters and snaps, 1t Is oleomal
/. garine.
3. II 1t froths up, 1t is butter.
q 4 II 1t gives off tallowy odor,
!. Is cleo.
k 1t Is now possible for a youth t
a. remain in his own town and yet u
!. at least part of the benefits OF a Tn
10 versity course. This Is the res ult I
, the extension work that the Unive
!, sity OF Missouri is conducting In var
Gus cities and towns OF she stat
The extension work is in charge OF
, committee OF six members OF the IA
ulty, and series of lectures ever
two weeks throughout the scho
year has been arranged. Regult
ID courses are now being given in hi
tory, economics, sociology, Englis
and American government In s
o Louis, Kansas City, st. Joseph, Ca
\. thsge, Mexico and Nevada.
ID Students OF the University OF MI
ID. souri, earn $4,000 month towsl
H. paying their way through school,
y, shown by census recently taken.
- The pocket. book in which DR..
: Il. Duncan, curator and secretary
- the University OF Missouri in 1874
carried all Of the funds OF the Univt
90 sity, has been recently found al
: presented to the State Historic
"a Society. With the old-iastioned leat
100 er purse was found q memoranda
40 In which DR.. Duncan kept the G
~ counts of the money received al
!, paid out for the university.
At the time that DR.. Duncan "
treasurer OF the University, thu
we're no banks In this part OF I
state, and it was necessary for b
to carry the entire funds OF the q