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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-09-10
Democratic Central Committee
Meetinu.

Pursuant to call ~ sap chairman
the Bates County Democratic Central
committee met at she court house
Saturday afternoon at one a. ! .ck.
There was full attendance II the
committee, only one township teing
represented by proxy On motion
al executive committee ~ nine WAS
chosen, she Officers u' she central
committee 80 be- * uthriu members,
and officers OF thu executive mmtt
tee, ~ follow: j f. Wilmm. NJ.
Pleasant, ehnlrmYr. \ h, Stone,
Usage, secretary; I, VI Gr'ms,ey,
Homer, treasurer, i nalev, Re,k-
willie; Dr. j. " CMhtrae, Sprur.,W
+. Wolfe. Deer Greek; Geurs- vi
liams, West Boone; Isaac Lockr' -.
Elkhart;J. +. Cecil, Walnut uir,cs.
~ aiser adjournment g.. she central
committee ste rNrrutiNe committee
went inso executive session. We mn
derstAnd " II she rummittee's intru.
tion to open the campaign in BaJe~
county withq hIg Democratic day II
Butler, shortl, AFTER county 'air
Speakers OF state aud natiuuhl rep.
utati0n will he here. aud .uerr wi,l
probably beatra0Vei III huva speak
ing both In the morning and n'Sar.
noon. A big basket timer will 4.
prrunupd
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-09-10

Glen Miller has accepted position
at Spokane. Washington, and left
for that place the firss-s 81 the week
Mr. Miller recently flashed the hu,i-
ness course at the Gem City Business
college, at Quincy, Ills. He is a
worthy young gentleman and has
many friends here who Wish him we'll
Ben Melton, an old settler OF Hud
son township, was in Butler Satur
day and favored THE TIMES "Uncle
Ben," as he Is known to his neigh
bors, is an TX Confederate and tells
US shat he served In the same com
pany with the late Col. Sisson. He
will attend tie old settlers reunion
on October 7sh and claim the prize
for being the Oldest man born In
Bates county. ~,
! J. G. Walker came In from Kansas
Tuesday, where he had visited his
daughter, Mrs. q. J. Clark, FOR sew.
eral days. Mr.. Walker said the crops
In the west part OF Bates county are
much better than had been reported.
He said he saw several fields that
will make 35 or 40 bushels to the
Facre, while other fields will not yield
much
County court Ia In session this week
with all the judges and court officers
present The greater part OF the first
three days was taken up ~ board
OF equalization on merchants assess
Dents. There were only a few minor
changes made In the assessments as
returned by the merchants. The
court will be In session until Friday.
We acknowledge receipt OF an invi-
tation to attend public demonstra.
tion OF the Burglar Alarm System,
recently ins tailed by the Adrian
Banking Company, on September
10th. The invitation is unique rep.
resenting an iron bound chest with a
savage bull dog on top, heavily EN-.
bossed, with the word Protection"
printed below.
= The maple worms which have been
devastating the trees OF the Hill and
in west Butler for several years are
scattering north and east and II will
be only short time when the trees all
over town will be denuded oflesves In
the middle Of summer by these pests.
An effort should be made by the city
authorities to exterminate them, or
il will become necessary to sacrifice
the maple trees. They are not only
q fllthy nuisance about the premises
but when they die In vast quantities
they become Q menace to health.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-09-10
Prints Paper on His Farm.

Miami, Ok, Sept.-Publshed on
fam, twelve miles from a ppstottice
plal ned, edited -et up aHa mailed b.
u FARMER. he Pioneer. OF White
county, Arkansas, IL perhaps thA
most unique publication IN she couL-
sry.
John VI Harlow j. the rd,lor He
Is "a Northern man, who was nttraCf-
"a t. Arkinsas IL lew years ago When
he engaged In teaching. lie mai.
his paper, which usually consists o.
-'xht or ten pages, at Bald Knob.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-09-10
Hon. Champ Clark

VIII open campaign in Bates roul
~ at Bu.lpr on October lsl, 100
Nr. Clark will speak AT , o'cloci
= IN Another prominent speake,'
vii be secured 80 speak at II o 'ClocE
IN the morning. Is will be biz dsy
In old Bates. Further NJ tce later
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-09-10

A South Missouri man recently Was
tried on charge of assault The
state brought into court as the
weapons used q rail, an Ak, pair OF
tJngs, saw aud rife. The defend.
ants counsel exhibited as the other
mans weapons scythe blade, q
pitch'ork, pistol and q hoe. The
iury's verdict ia said to have been !:
Resolved, That we, the jury, would
have given a dollar TO have seen the
fight"
Grover Carroll has brought suit
against q s Ilom In the circuit
court for damages, alleging In his
petition that while driving bis team
OF young horses along the public
highway they were attacked by a
dog owned lay u SI-om and badly
frightened, causing them to run
away, dem lishing thu buggy and
damaging the team. He asks dam
ages OF $40 for she buggy and $500
for the team
l. s Paddock. Democratic nomi.
nee for Judge of the north district
and whO will look after hi- connty's
interests Tor the next swo years In
that office, was In to meet with the
county committee Saturday and In
cidently TO greet his many friends.
Judge Paddock Is as very clever gen.
tlemsn and has large personal &C.
quaintance over the north part OF
the county as any man In the dis
trict. He has been a stock trader
for years and always paid the farm
ers the highest market price for their
stock. He always meets his oblga.
tions promptly and stands high
among bis neighbors. He will poll
the full party strength and be tri-
umphantly elected.
The following appointments Of the
Southwest Missouri NJ E. Church
south, at Warrensburg, last week OF
interest TO our people: Nevada Dis.
trict-W. G. Bsasley, presiding elder;
Hume and Underwood. T. Fl. Clay
ton; Sprague Circuit, R B. Rupsrd;
Rich Hill, W. Il. Hargrove; Butler, |
o. E. Vivian; Archie Circuit, J. A.
Castell; Spruce Circuit, d. E. Dowlese;
Chilhowee Circuit, W. W. Alexander;
Clinton, Il. A. Wood; Appleton City
and Green Valley, G. L. Hoffman;
Montrose Circuit to be supplied;
Harfisonville L. F. Clark; ElDorado
Springs, J. R. Strong; Pspinville
Circuit to be supplied; Passaic CIR. ,
cuff 10 be supplied.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-09-10
THE FOURTH ANNUAL FAIR.
OF the Bates County Fair Asso-
citation to be Held at Butler
September 15.18th Inclusive.

Entries for the racing events OF the
coming Bates county fair havoc closed
and Secretary Day says that be is
warranted in saying that there will
be plenty OF good races, both trot.
ting and pacing, and shat there will
also be good running races each day.
Special arrangements have been
made Tor a number OF automobile
races, and these events will prove an
exciting feature Of this great fair.
In addition to the races there will
be good free attractions on the
grounds, and the exhibitions In the
different departments promise SO be
unusually large. The Electri al
lists in their flying trspez. and re
volving ladder acts will interest all.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-09-10

Octave Girard, Kesrnsville, Kan.
Lena Dubrey, Panama, No.
". P. Cobb, Foster.
Emma Goodenough, Foster.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-09-15
MEETING At SCOTT.
CONTINUED from Front Page.)

pointed by the mass meeting held al
Lafayette. Sept. 10, 1908. to formulate
a plan of organization to successfully
combat the boil weevil, which has in.
vaded this parish To the great loss
and detriment of the entire parish.
begs leave to submit for your consid.
Grafton and approval the following
plan of organization:
l.. We recommend that a perma-
nent organization be effected, because
we will have to fight the boil weevil as
long as cotton is cultivated in our
parish:
Because we cannot hope to make a
cotton C. OPP without a systematic and
continued application of the means
and methods known to be effective in
discriminating the boil weevil.
Because such an organization will
be the best means of educating tine
farmers of the parish in the ways OF
reducing the damage and destruction
done by the boil weevil.
:. We recommend that this organ
iZation be known as the Farmers Pro-
tective Association and hat the az
fairs OF this Association shall br
managed by a general committee to
be composed of the following citizens
of the parish by wards:
LIST Ward-Cleophas ChiassOn, JOS.
L. Dugas, Louis Anselet, AlOnzo
Lacy, Gustave Mouton.
End Ward-W. J. Holmes, Ursin
Hoffpauir, Gustave Duhon, Arthur
BONN, Elias Spell.
Bird Ward--Pierre Gerac, Edmond
Martin. p. l.. DeClouet. j. f. Mouton,
Jos. Bil'eaud.
4th Ward-P. A. Duplex, j. O
Blanchet, DR.. Roy O.. Young, Maxi
millien Bourque, Dominic Landry.
9Th War.i--M. Bilieaud, Jr.. j. II
Bernard. Ophe Girouard, Geo. Nal.
garie, f. S. Broussard.
9TH Ward-Paul Martin. S. j.
Breaux. Frank Gilbert, CASTOR Fran
ceZ. OdOn Guidry.
7th Ward-Pierre Landry, Horace
ComeauX. j. o. Broussard, Wallace
BeadIe. Hugh Wallis.
9Th Ward-Leo Judice. John Whit
tington, Octave Bertrand, Leon Lag.
neaux and Cyprien Monte.
And the undersigned committee al
large:
Chas. o. Mouton, B. N. Corona,
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F. v. Mouton, J. A. Roy, N. P. Moss.
3 We recommend that a subOrdin-
ate organization be formed in each
ward of the parish which should in
clude all farmers, business and pro-
fessional men in the ward; and that
the five members from each ward of
the general parish committee be ex-
OfficiO members of their ward Organi-
zation.
4 We recommend that the ward Or
ga~nization be formed without delay as
prompt action is Of the greatest Inn
pOrtance in this emergency.
5 We recommend that at the first
meeting of each ward organization
that all members obligate themselves
to faithfully carry out the following
measures which are absolutely neces-
sary to protect their cotton crops
against the boil weevil:
1st. To thoroughly clean their
fields in the early fall.
End. To reduce their cotton acreage.
Bird. To use commercial fertilizers.
4th. To, use best early maturing
seeds.
5th. To thoroughly drain their
lands.
6. We recommend finally that meet
ings be held in the different wards
to effect organization On the following
dates:
1st Ward, at Scott School House,
Wednesday, Sept. %, at 3 p. m.
End Ward, at Burke School House,
Wednesday, Sept. Is. at 3 p. N.
3rd Ward, at Court House, Thurs
day, Sept. ~, at , p. m.
4th Ward, at Young>ville School
House, Thursday, Sept. II. at 3 p. m.
9Th Ward, Broussard School House,
Tuesday, Sept. p, at 3 p. N.
9Th Ward, at Car-ncro School
House. Saturday. Sept. -. % ;. p. IN.
7th Ward. Verot school House, Fri
day, Sept. Is, at 3 p. m.
Sth Ward, ut CyDrien Monte's
store. Monday, Sent. u. At ) -. n.
The general COMMITTEES will meet 1t
the court huise in Lafav,:te. Sept. Is.
at ID a m., To sele:t "ffttar- and ar
range to ha We speakers Ia deliver ad-
dresses in English and French at each
of the above ward meetings.
Respectfully submitted,
B. N. CORONNA,
c. o. eMOUTON,
N. p. MOSS,
j. A. ROY,
F. V. MOUTON,
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-09-15
CAPTURED SIX PRIZES

Mr.. F. Siadous Of this city entered
his two fine horses At the J~eanerette,
Fair and brought back With him six
prizes. Three were won by his Arab
ian horse Dan - follows: Glass
Of ~rosdsters, second prize; horse for
all work, second prize; saddle stock,
first prize. Admiral Jim, Jr., took
three as follows: German or French
Coach Stallion. first prize; saddle
stock, second prize; best Louisiana
bred stallion any breed, first prize.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-09-15
FURNACE STAG AND
"cANOY" ROADS,.
The Latest Novelties.-Office OF
Public Roads of the u. S. De-
partment of Agriculture
Makes Unique Departure in
Highway Construction.

highway NOnStIuCtIOn.
Uniquely interesting are a
number of the experiments now
being conducted by the Officer
of Public Roads of the United
States Department of Agricul-
ture; one being the effort to
build a dustprOof road by com
bining the heretofore little used
blast furnace Stag, with asphalt
or tar.
This endeavOr is of the utmost
economic Importance, because
il the hoped for success is at
tanned, unsightly mountains OF
Stag will soon disappear from the
vicinity of scores of cities, and
a ready market will have been
established for vast quantities
of this material.
For several years the scien.
lists in the Office of Public Roads,
as we'll as in many of the more
progressive States, have been
working to achieve two great
objects. viz, the utilization Of by.
products in road building and
the development of dustless
roads. Experiments already
conducted indicate that crushed
rock combined with tar or as
phalt preparations bid fair to
solve in a measure the dustless
road problem. Exhaustive labO
ratory tests have indicated that
Stag in combination with pre-
paratiOns Of tar or asphalt may
be made to serve as a substitute
for crushed rock. Sections of
experimental road are now be-
ing constructed which will sub
ject the materials IT, actual ser.
vice test. If the results are as
satisfactory as the preliminary
conditions indicate, the Stag
asphalt or Stag tar roads will
realize the hope. OF the scientists
for both the utilization of by-pro-
ducts and the attainment of a
dustless road. One of these ex-
detrimental stretches of road is
now in course of construction
at Chicago, under the super
vision of Chief Engineer Yer.
non M. Pierce, of the Federal
Bureau, and one at Birmingham,
Alabama, under the direction
of Mr.. B. F. Heidel. First As
9lStanC Engineer.
The road at Chicago will be
OF alag and asphalt; that at Biz.
mingham of Stag and tar. The
greatest skill and care will be
used IN putting down these short
stretches and they will then be
carefully observed during the
trying months of winter. If in
the spring it has been estab
lished that this class of road
remains firm, does not rut,
sheds water and makes but
little dust, q vast step forward
will have been taken in road
building, and . never. falling
market will have been created
for blast furnace waste.
Besides this activity in Stag
experiments. the Public Roads
Once is also busy at Newton,
Massachusetts,, with a special
asphalt preparation, never be-
fore tried. which the Director
and his lieutenants hope may
prove eficacious as a dust bind
ing surface material.
More unique than this. how.
ever, the Office is preparing
at the same place to lay q stretch
OF what facetious writer's are
almost certain to label q Candy
Road. In all flights of fancy
Z it is probable that nobody except
. Acientist would go far atield in
->-~~.nh Nc - nln~k ~o1orcnc ms
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-09-15

nearly as Oldck u DIS GnlCh DIS
tar, and almost as powerful as
"a binder. Having always been
a waste product. it car be
bought at a lower price than coal
tar and in greater quantities.
When the quantity and the
sticky consistency of this mate
rial was called to the attention
of Dire ctOr Page, a number OF
months ago.he conceived the idea
that it might in help solving the
always difficult problem OF dusty
roads. He sent for u supply
for laboratory experiments and
detailed Mr.. Hubbard to con.
duct them. The molasseS was
blended with oils and limewater;
was mixed with rock dust, with
earth and with sand and tried
out under heat and under water.
1t behaved So well and held out
such promises for ideal roads
that the practical test of a real
road was recently decided upon.
Stag as the useless by product
lOf the blast furnaces and mo
lasses" as the useless by product
of the sugar retinerieS may
in a few years revolutiOnize cOun-
try road building; create a &C.
mand for more extended roads
in the States where those pro
ducts are most easily to be had,
and add millions tn the wealth
of the country by putting a cash
value on hitherto waste material
While experts are labOring
with these unique material ex.
periments in East, South and
Middle West, another scientist.
also from the Office of Public
Roads, is engaged at Indepen
dence. Kansas, in trying to de.
wise a method of constructing
oiled roads analogous to the
methods which have produced
the famous oiled roads
of Southern California. He is
mixing heavy oils. possessing
pronounced asphaltic bases with
natural soil and sand and com
pacing the preparation SO
formed with tamping roller.
One stretch of this peculiar class
of highway will be under con-
struction within a few days. The
oiled roads of California have
saved millions of dollars to the
farmers and fruit growers of
that fertile State in the last few
years by suppressing the dust
that formerly arose in binding
clouds with the passing Of every
vehicle. Those dust clouds,
floating to adjacent fields and
orchards deprecated the price
of farm produce and lowered the
values of real estate to a start
ling degree. The sprinkling of
oil was tried and the dust was
in check. Then some of the
roads were plOwed and the oil
mixed with the earth and the
mass firmly rolled to a properly
crowned surface. Splendid re-
suits followed in most instances.
Kansas has long been dust
ridden and the oiled roads now
to be built there will, it is hoped.
prove as beneficial to the people
of that commonwealth as the Cali
fornia roads have to that State.
There is now in course of pre-
paration q comprehensive treat
Use on Dust Prevention which
will fall from the presses OF the
Government Printing Office in
q few days. Following it in a
few weeks will be a symposium
embodying the experience and
the experiments of all State
highway commissioners, park
boards and city engineers who
have done any work along these
lines. Their views and findings
will be supplemented by the
reports of q federal Public Road
M
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-09-15
The First National Bank


The best service is assured. Its
officers aim in every way to pro-
tect the interests Of its patrons,
making use Of every means OF
precaution. It's up-to-date sys-
tenn of accuracy, promptness and
the same careful attention to
large or small d~epositors. 1t is a
safe bank. 1t is the bank for all
the people-rich and poor, men,
women and children. If you
have any banking business to
transact, come to the stone bank
building. = :: = :: =
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-09-15
SER G.

Banks are becoming more and
more the custodians of the funds
Of the people, of both large and
small means. This is due to a
wider appreciation of the value
of banking service as its useful
ness is extended and its methods
become better known. In the
case Of :: :: :: :: :: ::
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-23
News of the T. P. A.

The national secretary's report for
January, shows the following: Paid
for indemnities s17625.43; balance in
treasury, Jan. 81. was in reserve fund
s11e,9SS.o7, benefit s97.sS1.31; ex-
pense s22.oSS.22: total s233.257.S0. A
good showing. don't you think for hard
times.
On January 81 Missouri division led
Indiana by a.. Too bad.
Remember you have unLil next Sat
urdav TO pay your semi-annual dues
without extra cost. If you are a de-
Enquent remit AT once 10 W. d. Cham
bers, Terre Haute, who is the state
secretary. Don't drop the T. P. A,
It's good thing.
All eligible citizens of Richmond are
cordially invited to attend our smok-
er Saturday evening, Feb. 90.
Next Saturday night is nomination
of officers. A meeting of all members
will be called early and nominations
made.
Remember the smoker" nsxt saair.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-23

Their tactics in appealing to legis-
lative bodies have been productive of
great results.
In the legislative bodies Of every
state, bills have been introduced on
the subject of temperance which have
caused the passage of laws authoriz-
ing high licenses and various re-
straints upon the liquor traffic. and
these have been adopted from time
to time by municipal organizations.
In many cases, absolute prohibition
prevails and, while the friends of the
liquor vendors are in the habit of say
ing that in the state of Maine, where
prohibition has long prevailed, there
was more liquor consumed than in
the states where the prohibition was
not In force, results have proven that
these claims are not well-founded.
Many times the claim that the LID
uor license produces a larger revenue
for local improvements of the high
ways, etc. causes the people to yield
to the evil, when as a matter of fact
they are morally opposed to the liquor
trade. In the end they reap the dire
full consequences by filling their jails
and alms-houses with the families of
the victims of the alcohol habit.
Naturally, persons engaged in the
sale Of liquor are very Industrious in
the dissemination of their merchan-
disc and utilize every remark that is
made which in any way favors their
unholy vocations.
The most significant result of this
continuous warfare has recently been
manifested in the South. The men of
the Southern States becoming alarmed
at decentralization and degeneration
of all classes through the rapid in
crease Of the consumption of alco-
! holic drinks have taken hold of the
matter and some very strenuous pro-
hibition laws have been passed, espec-
| tally by the legislatures of Georgia
! and Alabama
| Mississippi has not yet come into
! line, but doubtless it is only question
Of but brief time when she will be in
the lists of prohibition Southern
/ states.
! The large coIored population of
/ these states makes it very necessary
for them to suppress the drink habit as
many of the ignorant negroes are ad-
dicted to intemperance.
| 1t has been said that in times OF
overflows of the Mississippi river the
only way the levees could be strength.
| ened and protection given to the cities
towns and country on the shores of the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-23

day night. Come up and hear some
good speaking on interesting topics.
A nice lunch will be served and a gen
eral good time had by all. Don't miss
it
May will soon be here and then the
state convention at West Baden will
be held. Do you want to be a dele
gate If so let 1t be known. The post
desires to select as delegates mem
bers who want to go and can go.
Is Elmer Lebo a candidate for NOM
ination as president of Post c. Mr.
Lebo has been one of Post C.'s most
popular presidents. One who has
performed his duty faithfully. While
such a thing as a third term has no
precedent, the post would make no
mistake in nominating and rejecting
Elmer Lebo.
John Minnick would make good
president. Has many friends and is
popular with the members.
We hear Newt jenkins is fmprov-
ing. Glad to hear it.
We regret to learn of the serious
illness of Mrs. Isaac Smith. We hope
she will soon be better
Ars members of Post C outside OF
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-23
WANTS TO PROTECT
FEDERAL RIGHTS
Townsend introduces a Bill in
The House.

Washington, Feb. 22.-The bill III
troduced in congress by Representative
Chas. E. Townsend of Michigan, pro-
viding for the semi-compulsory arbi-
tration of such disputes as have reach
ed stage where federal rights are
likely TO be interfered with, has been
reported fayorably by the House COM
mittee on interstate and foreign COM
merce. The bill, if passed, will affect
particularly disputes which may retard
the movement of interstate commerce.
the transportation of mails, and of
military supplies and troops.