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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-04-02

Briscoe, Tavern Store, Maud Briscoe,
Ruthie Moss, Sylvia Metzler and
Nora Mills.
Rev. VanDusen closed his series OF
sermonsS Sunday evening, The Chris.
tian church may call him for half OF
his time. Many seemed to be pleas.
ed with his sermons.
Mrs. VIII Niece, of Scammon, Kan,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
McHenry.
Miss Villa Darr left Sunday for
her home near Virginia, Miss Darr
is q good teacher. She gave good
Satisfaction as a primary teacher,
and We hope she will be in our school
for the ensuing year.
Lawrence Scott and Mamie Hughes
were married In Butler Thursday,
Miss Mamie has been our hello girl
for about two years and was a good
one, too. Miss Eula Huk hes will
take her place. We hope Eula will
be as faithful and true as her pre-.
decessor.
April the 1C tn Is Arbor day. Those
who are interested in the dead, please
come and bring trees; naples are the
best to set, nice straight medium size
are the kind TO bring. Geo. Summers
will dig and prepare holes for shat
day.
Grandpa Orear visited relatives
and friends near Johnstown last
week.
Messrs. McClarey and Harris, Of
Mound City, Kan, were in our vicin-
ity last week looking Tor some fine
wolf dogs, They were buying for a
Seattle, Washington, club. They Of
iered Barton and Robert Briscoe
800 Tor 4 dogs and $50 for s, the
dogs being extraordinary hunters.
The boys thought II 4 we're worth
800, the s should be worth 5000.
They will decide to take them rs
soon as they hear from the club.
Any one who wishes to buy a fine
wolf dog, call at Briscoe Brothers ,
as they have the best In this part OF
the country. ToPsY.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-04-02
Adrian Notes.

From the Journal.
"A number Of citizens are waging a
righteous war on she crop OF ours
about town. IL seems as though
there are more worthless dogs about
town tLis spring than ever before.
Adrian poultry isncisrs are getting
busy spinning stories about the
merits Of their particular breed OF
chickens So far Grant Moudy seems
to be the Ananias OF the town on
chicken stories.
James Taylor and Miss Cox were
united In marriage last Sunday. The
groom was engaged In business In
Adrian for some time and has many
friends here. The bride is said to be
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-04-02
An accomplished young lady.

An accomplished young lady.
Taking the tax levy OF the Adrian
school district for three years Is has
averaged 90 cents on the 800 less
than the average for high schools In
this county. At the same time the
standard OF the school has been rails.
ed during this period.
The Board OF Education voted to
charge an admission fee OF 25c TO the
commencement exercises to be held
at the Methodist church. The pro
ceeds will be used as a benefit fund
for the families who suffered worst 10
the recent boiler explosion disaster,
For SALE-Road wagon with pol
and shafts. Enquire OF
204,- W. NJ. ARNOLD.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-04-02
Manure Spreaders and Grain Drills.
Barb Wire and Field Fence.

Don't forget that always carry the largest stock OF Barb
Wire Field Fence Poultry Netting etc. In Bates county IN held
fence handle the Celebrated American and the Pbug Electric
Weld which make the best fence on the market =
The Lamar register., 1908-09-16
A, wATSe " M'HENDRiE
WILL SUCCEED HIMSELF

A. Watson McHendrie the present
district attorney for the district
composed OF Las Animas. Huerfano,
Bent. Baoa and Prowers county was
dominated by acclamation yesterday
at the Republican district convention
1t Walsen5urg to succeed himself.
NJ. McHe ndrie filled the office SO
satisfactorily to all of the counties
that no opposition was offered to his
nomination. AS this was the only
business for which the convention
was called an adjournment was TAX
en- after McHendrie had made ring
ing speech of acceptance in which he
thanked the delegates for hte honor
of another nomination.
AS the majority Of the delegates
to the district convention are also
delegates to the Republican conven-
ton they left Walsenburg last night
for Denver where thy will await thee
arrival of the crowd.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-16

On the face of the returns Shafroth
was declared elected. But Bonynge
put up a fight. He had the ballot
boxes taken to Washington and there
was disclosed a mass of corruption o
bal OF box stuffing that astounded
the nation and gave Colorado a black
eye with the country. Not only were
hundreds of ballots placed in the box
es which were cast by one man, but
hundreds and thousands of votes wer
cast for persons who never existed
on the registration rolls.
Honest John" Shafroth fought for
his seat at every turn in the road.
He objected to the production OF the
ballots, tried to show that they were
genuine, that there had been no
fraud, introduced experts to testify
to his side of the case-in short,
sought by every process known to re-
tain his seat, even in the face of the
indisputable evidence of rank frauds
in the balloting.
But when he had done his best to
hold the job, frauds or no frauds.
when he learned that the committee
of congress was going to vote unani-
mously to unseat him, then and only
then, within a few minutes of the
time the report was to be presented,
he resigned his seat. And for this
he has since worn a halo and has
been known as Honest john
As one speaker in the Republican
convention put it, when Honest
John was caught with the goods on
him, he resigned his seat" But GER
tainly no great amuont Of credit can
be given a man who does his level
best to hold his seat in spite Of know
frauds. and only resigns a few NOM
ents before he knows he is going to
be ousted.-Colorado Springs Tele-
graph.
And Honest" John drew 20 month
salary from Uncle Sam on this self
confessed fraudulent election and nev
er returned one cent. Is that the
act Of an honest man? In addition
to this he secured the passage of a
bill paying his expenses in defending
the frauds. Do the people want any
more of that brand of honesty? John
is about as well fitted to make a
race on his honesty as Hughes is on
the anti-corporation platform.
The Lamar register., 1908-09-16
HUGHES AND BRYAN.
Colorado Democracy Now Places 6ry
an in Second Position.

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49, .,,o.na,, -, puI Evans the head
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The Lamar register., 1908-09-16
-AoNEsT JoHN' TO THE FRONT

The Democratic party has endeav-
ored to make a deep impression upon
the voters Of the state by nominal
ing for the office of governor "Hones
John" Skafroth. The Democracy ev-
idently believes that the halo which
has been cast about the head OF this
man by the unthinking voters will
lie sufficient to land him in the CUB
ernatorial chair.
Let us recall the facts and see
whether or not Honest John is en-
titled to his halo.
In the congressional contest Of six
years ago the fight for congressman
was between shafroth and Bonynge
Evening star., 1908-01-24
ALUMNI GIVES BANQUET.
Social Session of Washington Asso-
citation University of Michigan.

The annual banquet of the Washington
Alumni Association of the University OF
Michigan was held Wednesday evening at
the Arlington Hotel. the guest being Presi-
dent Angel head of the university. A re-
ception was in order from o'clock until
o'clock when short business meeting
was called the following officers being
elected for the ensuing year:
President. r. S. Woodward. president of
Carnegie Institution: first vice president,
Henry c. Adams of the interstate com
merce commission: second vice president
c. f. Townsend representative from
Michigan: secretary, NJ. +. Porter: treas
urer. Z. II. Spencer.
About 100 persons We're seated at the ia
bles. President Angel made an interest
ing address as TO the conditions AT and
the growth of the university. Other ad-
dresses were by Representative c. e
Townsend of Michigan. Representative j.
C. Needham OF California. Representative
G. ]. Diekema of Michigan, Representa-
tive j. w. Murphy. Representative j. c.
Mclaughlin and Prof r. S. Woodward
The attendance included President An
gell Cleveland Able. Henry c. Adams
ID. r. Anthony. ir.: Fred Baker. Mrs.
Marion Baker Job Barnard Edison Bas-
ton. C. \. Bells. \. \. Birney. w w
Bishop, L. w. Booth. p. S. Bordeau- Sasco,
Evening star., 1908-01-24
TROPHY CUP FOR
LARGEST POINT SCORE

The contest for the point trophy cup. to
be awarded the team scoring the great
est number of points In the individual
events in the George Washington games
at Convention Hall tomorrow night. will
of the meet. Just now the honor seems
to be an open affair, with any one of half
a dozen teams having a chance to secure
the trophy.
Although the athletes of Johns Hop
kins. University of Virginia and the
Mount Washington 4. c. Of Baltimore are
the best men in the various events, the
handfcaps which have been given the
younger athletes of the schools and some
of the other clubs will make it a diff
cult proposition for the veterans of any
one of the big teams to win the cup
Johns Hopkins most likely point win
ners are Breyer in the mile. Stolen
werck in the sprints. Harrison in the quar-
ter mile and Burgan in the running high
jump. Virginia has half dozen very
likely point winners. including Randolph
i'm the high jump and the hurdles Rec
tor in the sprints. Charrington in the hur-
dies and Thurlow in the quarter mile The
Mount Washington A. G. is particularly
strong in the hurdles with Joe Hill. the
old Hopkins star and southern champion
and in the quarter mile with Harrison.
former captain of st. Johns College and
Herring. the Southern Atlantic champion
Sadtier and Harrison make strong com
bination in the same club in the sprints
Gurley A. c. with such men as King,
Smithson, Young and Falconcr: the Rail
timore City College with Levering. Mar
tin Stoffert and Fulton: and the Central
High School with Hamilton Dick Me-
keever Hildebrand, Dewey and Carter.
will all have look-in for the trophy cup
Evening star., 1908-01-24
WOMAN WHISTERS
WIN ALBANY TROPHY

NEW YORK. January 24-There was q
big gathering of whist players at the
Hotel Victoria yesterday to take part in a
three days tournament at the silent game
The playing is under the auspices Of the
ing its annual congress at the rooms OF
the knickerbocker Whist Club. Mai.
Charles l.. Patton Of the knickerbocker
club has been president Of the Atlantic
association since its last congress.
The chief event yesterday was the
match for the Albany Trophy which is
open to teams of four each club allowed
TO enter one team. 1t required two ses-
sons TO decide this contest and the
honors went to the New Amsterdam
Whist Club of this city, which Is COM
posed OF women only. The quartet of
skillful minister's that carried off the cham
pionship is made up of Miss NJ H. Camp
bell. Mrs. A A. Smith. Mrs. J. W Greene
and Miss Belle McCord
Two open games for progressive pairs
We're decided The one in the morning
was divided into two sections. and in the
first top scores were made by Mrs i F.
Goddard and Mrs. f.. +. Tucker, both of
Brooklyn north and SOUTH; Miss New
bold and Walter II. Barney of Providence
least and west). In the second section
St Julien Ravenal and w. Widiner OF
New 1ofk We're hlsn on the north and
south side. with Messrs. Tyler and Mallie
of New Rochelle high on the east and
west.
There was big gathering last evening
when the second game for progressive
pairs was decided.
In section one Nj and Mrs McEldow-
ney of New York were high north and
south. }. d Arnold and j. w Weston of
the knickerbocker club were high east
and west. In section two Miss A. E.
Cunningham and Mrs. Nightingale of
Brooklyn made top score moth and south
and c. j. Norris and G. r. Westerfield of
the hnickerbockers east and west
Evening star., 1908-01-24

play was so novel. and so many of the
theorists were carried away with vain
dreams, that the rules were changed Tor
1907 SO that IL the pass failed on the first
down or the second down the team at
tempting 1t lost fifteen yards from where
the pass was made. but did not lose the
ball until failure resulted on the third
down.
The result last season, more especially
on the part of schools and smaller col
ieses. was constant striving on the part
OF quarterbaCkS to gain with the forward
pass wnen their teams We're better fitted
TO gain in other ways Discretion and
good judgment Were forgotten in the en-
Hte'nent OF the game, and the unframed
quarterback was too eager to hurl the
pail somewhere and trust to luck to gain
the necessary distance. This is the esti-
mate put on what is called an iniudicious-
ly restricted play.
II. X. Hall OF Dartmouth the secretaN
OF the rules committee and the first mem
Der on the ground. does not believe there
VIII De any serious changes made in the
rules at this meeting but he would not
De surprised if there were alterations in
.ne cause relating TO the forward oass.
MI Hail has a theory that an eleven
should be permitted on the first down 10
Try forward 9ass. and in the event of
1aliure should be penalized fifteen wards.
put II a team try forward pass on the
second down or the third down and fail
by the loss of the ball
ms is exactly compromise between
tne rule or 1906 and that OF 1907. DR..
Harry L. Williams of Minnesota is partial
10 'he RUE which governs the forward
pass at present. He is representative of
some or the colleges in the west. which
nave hardly been able to cope with the
style or foot ball that is played in the
east, ana II is thought that he will be the
SPOKESMAN ,an Tor those who would cling to
the 1907 rule for at least one year more.
Evening star., 1908-01-24

is recorded and the prize is awarded ac-
cording to the fastest mile covered. The
best time will secure first money, which
is 1900 rubles. and there are awards of
800 rubles each to the breeder and own
er of the successful horse.
For the second fastest mile the money
is 5000 rubes and graded up to the
tenth, with premiums for the breeder
and owner in each instance. The driver
OF the winner gets a gold watch for his
skill and probably a medal. as the Rus
slams bestow numerous tTfnkets on the
professional reinsmen that compete on
their tracks.
Finally. there is handicap for
horses bred outside of Russia. which
virtually means America. from where
most of the fast trotters over there have
been obtained. Native O-loffs get the
best of 1t in the international race. and
even those which are only partly bred
from foreign strains must concede two
seconds to the home products.
Walter T. Janvier of New York. we'll
known breeder of harness racers. who
has sent many flyers to Europe, has re-
ceived the official notice from the I'M
perial Society of the international prize.
He will @ndeavor to induce American
breeders and owners to make entries and
take their trotters to ST. Petersburg next
Evening star., 1908-01-24
HARRY LEWIS KNOCKS
OUT FRANK MANTELL

NEW HAVEN. Conn, January "a
Harry Lewis of Philadelphia last night
Knocked out Frank Mantell of Providence
IN the third round of a fight here. The
hall was crowded and widely applauded
Lewis for his rather easy victory. Lewis
TOOK two rounds to size up his opponent,
and then knocked him out with hard
swings in the third round 4
Lewis was the first in the ring. and ap-
peared to be in tirst-class condition, as
also did Mantell. who climbed through the
ropes a minute later. Each man weighed
in at AZ pounds. Mike Fitzgerald was
referee
In the opening round each man reached
mered each other about the body in the
clinches
There was considerable clinching in the
second round. Lewis used his left jab to
good effect and Mantell repeatedly tried
TO get in damaging swing. In the third
round they went into savage miX-up
Lewis then reached Mantelrs jaw twice
with his right, and the latter went to
the floor for the count of nine AS soon
as Mantell got up he was again floored by
a left swing on the jaw and was counted
out.
In the opening bout kid" Kitson and
Jud Alcott boxed six rounds TO a draw.
Jim Cornell and Ed Doherty met in the
second event an eight-round affair. 1t
was give and take from the start to fin
ish. The bout resulted in a draw.
Evening star., 1908-01-24
RElNSMEN INVITED
TO RACE IN RUSSIA

NEW YORK. January oi.-For the
first time in the history of trotting in
Europe a race has been arranged there
that is open TO the world Russia is to be
the scene OF the contest. and the event
which liz known as the international prize
has a total value of 81 900 rubles, which
is equivalent 10 about $17. 600 in Anne rican
money.
The contest is to take place at St
Petersburg some time in February. 1909.
under the management of the Imperial
Society for the Promotion of Trotting
in the Land of the Gar. Very COM
plicated conditions govern the event, and
there are in ell ten divisions OF the
money There is an age limit, and all
horses must have been foaled prior to
1905. stations foaled before 1895. mar
prior to 1898 and all geldings are ba red
There is a sliding scale of entrance
ices. the lightest being for those made
up to February IA. 1908. which is nifty
rubles ON that date and 300 rubles
due the day before the race. Any en-
tries made after that up TO July IA cost
800 rubles then and the additional 3O5
the day prior TO the contest. Ii an owner
comes after that he has until three days
before the event. when ii costs 3.GU
rubles to enter and the additional 3OJ
Two days later.
The terms of the contest will hardly
appeal to those who like a sure enough
battle between fast horses The dis
tance is one and a half versts equal
TO one mile. Each trotter goes two trials
alone over the course, in which the time
Evening star., 1908-01-24
FOOT BALL RULE
MAKERS MEET TONIGHT

NEW YORK. January 2t.-Members of
the foot ball rules committee. who VIII
meet in this city tonight and tomorrow,
seem to be confident that these sessions
will be sufficient to review the rules thor
oughly and to place their wording in such
condition tha: it will be possible to turn
them over to the editor prior to their an
unal publication.
1t has been so much the custom in the
last two years to meet in adjourned ses-
sions, continued throughout the winter,
that the members welcome with evident
relief the present tendency to retain the
foot ball rules almost they are modi
fed '"It is significant" says Prof Den
mis- of Cornell, the chairman of the COM
mittee that the game satisfies not only
those who play it. but those who observe
it. In other words. we have nearer an
ideal fall sport than ever.
That the present convention Of the COM
,nttee will be concluded without some
debate in regard to the forward pass need
not be anticipated. There is no intention
manifest on the part OF any member to
abolish the pass but there is disposi-
ton to change the penalty in regard to
its employment. In the debate which is
expected To arise expressions of opinion
that have been obtained indicate that
some OF the more influential eastern col
leges favor an increased penalty for an
incompleted pass. while some western in
sti,utions would retain the present rule.
In 1906 failure of a team to make the
pass resulted in the loss of the ball The
Evening star., 1908-01-24
USUAL DATES FOR
BENNING SPRING MEET

NEW YORK. January 24-To the great
relief of many perosns interested in racing
it was made known Yesterday by an Off
cial of the Washington Jockey Club that
the spring meeting at Bennng will he run
off as usual. and that the case now pend
ing in the courts as to the question o.
odds laying cannot possibly come up for
decision until the spring meeting is over.
The meeting will be fourteen days. begin
ming Monday. March 23. and continuing to
Tuesday, April IA. II. G. Crickmore is
now at work preparing the usual pro-
gram. which will be published shortly
Next weeks racing calendar will prob
ably contain official notice OF the dates
granted to the Maryland Jockey Club by
the stewards of the jockey club. A Com
mittee appointed by the stewards in
spected the Pimlico course and made sug-
gestions as to necessary improvements.
which will be carried out.
The Queens County Jockey Club. which
will begin the season on the metropolitan
circuit. has made public its usual array
of stakes. headed by the $1,000 Carter
Handicap.
Evening star., 1908-01-24
TURF AND TRACK NOTES.

For the Hopeful stakes of 1909. to be
run at Saratoga. j. B. Haggn nominated
29 brood mares. and reports to the Jockey
Club show that more than 60 per cent of
that number either proved barren or lost
their foals It birth. This is an unusually
large number On the other hand. Clar-
ence H. Mackay nominated twenty-five
brood mares for the Same stake and only
four were barren. while of the remainder
the mares dropped fourteen colts, or
nearly 20 per cent
Perseverance. whose defeat in the Dixie
a Benning last November by Oraculum
was one of the sensations of the year.
has been entered in a number of steeple-
chase stakes by his owner. Paul Rainey.
who purchased the geld!ng originally for
that branch of the sport
Harry W. Smith of Worcester. Mass,
one of the most devoted of cross-country
enthusiasts. is a nominator for stakes to
be run on the metropolitan courses this
year.
For the first time in some years William
Lakeland has devoted some of his horses
to steeplechasing and has nominated Algie
and Coat of Arms for some of the stakes
to be run across country.
Sam" Emery has named one Of his
two-year-olds Cowen. after the we'll
known layer of that name. The colt is
by Gold Heels. out of Wings.
Barney Schneider recently claimed that
his investments in thoroughbreds and land
at his Woodlands stud in Missouri repre-
sent $6O0.OOO. He asserts that within a
short time the city of St. Louis will have
reached out to his stud farm, thus dou-
bling the value of the property.
Dismissing emphatically report that
the race courses in and about New York
would not this year be under control >of
the Pinkertons. a member of the Jockey
sl,,1, -aSfo don haf
truth in the story.
President George NJ Hendrie of the
Windsor (Ont) race track said yesterday
that in view of the decision at Chicago of
the Celia interests to race for thirtySiX
days a Fort Erie, there probably will be
no running races at Windsor during the
coming season. He said that Windsor had
contemplated an eighteen-day meeting.
beginning August %, but that a conflict
in dates would not be beneficial to the
track.
In its report of the state of the turf in
that commonwealth which has just been
made public the Kentucky state racing
commission shows that the sum of
81 WO,OO0 has been competed for on
courses in that state in the last two years.
Twenty-seven stations have been placed
by the breeding bureaus and were mated
with 1878 mares. In 1906 and 1907 Ken
lucky yearlings to the number of 1,oJ6
sold for s1.lG5.2S0. an average OF $40.
These were sold by one firm alone. the
Fasig- -Tipton Company. In Lexington
there were private sales to the extent of
81 OU0. 900 for the two years.