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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-02-13
PassaiC.

The weather has moderated down
considerable since last Sunday.
The meeting has been going on
since Monday except Tuesday night,
1t was rainy and diagreeable, no one
out.
Rev. Carr and wife, OF Bronson,
Kansas, are here assisting In the
meeting. They came on Wednesday
and remained over Sunday and
preached Sunday morning and night.
He and our pastor went to Mt. Yer
non In the afternoon and came back
and reported six conversions. They
came In to League with j. B. Rice,
where we suppose they got dinner
Mrs. Carr and our pastors vile
were the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Roster on Sunday for dinner.
Oscar Wineland had q misfortune
by fire. His wife was In where they
keep their clothes with a light and
by some means the clothes caught
fire unknown to her, but It was dis
covered by their son In time to save
she house, but burned most of their
clothes. They we're insnred, which
was lucky for him.
Mrs. Carr led our league on Sunday
night to the satisfaction OF all. Had
very good lesson. Miss Nettie
Smiser leads next Sunday night.
Lewis Eichler, we suppose, was a
caller at the parsonage. We saw him
going in that direction Tuesday
morning with something In his arms
which looked like meat.
Henry Wilcox and family have
been on the sick list this week, but
are improving. ALPHA
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-02-13
Bank Robbery in Greene County

Springfield, Mo-, Feb. bandits
blew the safe in the bank at Willard
at an early hour this morning.
They secured about $4,000 In
cash.
Five men were engaged In the
crime.
A posse is In pursuit, but so far,
none OF the robbers have been cap
tured.
Willard is q small town In Greene
county located about 10 miles north
west OF Springfield.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-02-13
Lumber For Sale.

At the sawmill in my timber, five
miles southwest OF Butler on the Rich
Hill road, l have all kinds OF native
lumber for sale. Call on or address,
L. A McElroy, Butler, Mo-. R F. D.
6. IL I'm
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-02-13
Marriage \licenses.

A. j. Lsycock, Altoona, Mo.
Bertha Renick, Urich, Mo.
Henry Parsons, Kansas City, Mo.
Hattie Stockbridge, Kansas City, Mo
William Wantiez, East Mineral, Kas.
Winnie Blair, McCune, Kas.
Roy J. Ewing, Wsterv,lle, Wash.
Nellie NJ. Eckert, Butler, Mo.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-02-13
BIRTHDAY PARTY.

On Feb 3rd the home OF Grand
mother Briscoe was the center OF n
iestivity. Her children and grand
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-02-13
WOMEN'S SHOES.

Oxfords from SIPS to $3.50
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-02-13
Virginia Notes.

Thomas Huffman, vile and baby
were on the sick list few days last
week.
Mrs. Geo. Hughes was on the sick
list last week. DR.. Smith was called
Preaching ct the Christian Church
she 3rd Sabbath at ii q. IN. and at
night.
Fred Kimbel, living southeast OF
Virginia, loaded his goods last Mon.
day for South Dakota, he having
rented his farm here, and will live on
his mothers farm.
The neighbours will gather at the
Virginia grave yard Thursday after.
noon, Feb. ID, TO put hitching racks
up.
Arthur Steele, wife and daughter,
Miss Leona, OF Butler, and Clarence
Owen, OF near Hastings, Neb., took
dinner wish Aaron and family last
Sabbath. Miss Leona appeared to
have good time with Miss Birdie
and George and Charley Wolfe play.
Ing. Clarence Owen has been In
Nebraska a number of years. At
present he is visiting his father and
mother In Butler for a month, MIR.
and Mrs. j. N. Owens.
No preaching at the NJ. Z. Church
last Sabbath. The pastor was hold.
inga protracted meeting east OF But.
Ter. ,-
Mrs. Kimble will remain with Mrs
Wort the most OF the week.
la looking over my temperance
tracts ana sabbath School, found Il
tract facts taken verbatem legisla
tive Investigation, Adolphus Bush
paid into the Republican campaign
fund 1,250O. How is that for TEN
perance and morality?
John Seigler Is spending few days
in Park Town. His vile, Mrs, Seig
Ter, is teaching the Virginia school,
There Is IS notice out for q phon,
meeting Friday the 2Ssh OF Feb, Il
decide on the question whether they
will have IA board OF three or five di
rectors. Ae think it should nave
been "a larger nulnber, I at least. Sti!
8 will be better than 3 Is will pu
the power among a larger number o
members. The law allows Ii cor
poration, chapter II, article 6, see
ton 124S: Directors shall hold thei
office for one year, aad until theil
successors are duly elected and quail
flied. The position should be vel
studied before election day, and al
come out and vote
Misses Lenors Jundy and Emm'
.Nordipit last Saturday tor Colorado
somewhere near Denver. We bea
they expect to work at the dressmak
ing.
Dr. Smith reports Mr. Gephart
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-25

well done 1t needs no hoeing up to
mis- time. Now. go over with hoes.
thinning to stand and clearing all
grass left by harrow and weeder. On
light lands and where there Is no
crust use the weeder from the start.
After hoeing. II your land Is such
that cultivators can be used. by all
means use them; cultivators that
viii work a row at one trip: use
these as long az you can straddle the
cotton. then finish with the open and
shut kind: they will plow n middle
at n trip. All cultivation should
be shallow. deeper when the cotton
Ia small. using great care not to
break the small feeding roots az they
extend through the land. They are
doing the work for you. searching
for plant food in every square inch
Of soil. 10 break as few OF them a.
possible. Keep the middle clear of
grass at all times.
How late wc can cultivate cotton
depends upon the season. sometimes
The last week In July. at others keep
i; up until middle OF August. Every
man mus, be saved from ruin at
times by breaking tho crust and stop
ping the evaporation Of the water.
allowing the cotton roots to get II In
stead OF the air.
have given n plan for the cult
sasion of a cotton crop OF a normal
year: This will have 10 be changed
under unusual conditions: for In.
stance. II you have much rain about
and just after the cotton comes up.
leaves. then tho harrow and wccdcr
~ili have 10 DO laid aside and other
tools uaed.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-25

teeth came just over the corn rows.
In this way by having the mule walk
down between the corn rows he was
able to work two rows OF the young
corn at each trip-rapid work. which
left It in fine condition. This work
could he kept up once a week until
the corn Is several inches high. This
weeder was found useful for many
purposes. and I have no doubt but
each year will bring new uses for 1t.
Cultivating Is to 90 acre, OF corn in
a day with one horse Is enough to
commend the use OF a weeder to any
one.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-25

furrow or track OF the planter. icav-
the field level for after cultivation.
Much loas corn will DO covered By
,hla way than will DO II tho Geld In
not narrowed until after tho corn
10 up In tho latter casc tho young
plant IL In n depression and will be
likely TO DO covered than II
sould b. II on n Lowell. This feid
shc cultivation with the harrow was
Tho admiration OF many OF the best
farmers In the community. There
aaa an occasional hill OF corn pulled
ou, by tho harrow. but tho iosa of an
occasional hill OF corn did no, at all
compare with the benefits OF the
~ork done.
The Wcrdcr Make. Friends for Itsclf.
Tn. wceder In but another type OF
The harrow-lixhtcr and with ficxi-
bi. ,rcih~b.,i.r adapted for the
cultivation Of young plants. especial
ly on ITCH; lands. than ID the ordi-
- VIVA btHt
expcri.nc. with a wcedcr was about
1898. when | bought the nrst one
ever saw-ihc u, Breed wccdcr.
quito different from the p~rescnt-day
wccdcr. At nrst the work OF that
accdcr was all that could DO desired.
but owing To the stcci from which
the teeth were made being too high
~ tempered they were easily broken
and one manon'a work had tho teeth
practically all broken. 30 tho wecder
was laid asidc. Out the quality OF
the work done was such as 10 make
me want another. | have one Of
n different mako which IL durable.
and the work that II does Ia all we
can expect Of II.
Fifteen to Twenty Acres a Day.
Last year. Mr.. John s. Davis. who
has charge OF my farm nea Colds
bofo. wanted to work a piece OF corn
lust as II was coming up. The corn
rows were straight and just Ave feet
apart. He took all the center teeth
out OF the wecder. leaving only four
or i've teeth at each end. 80 that the
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-25
The Harrow and the Weeder for Young
Corn and Cotton.

Eapld!ty and effectiveness OF work.
such aa KILLING weeds. a,ifr!ng tho
surface of The anii and conserving
moisture. In y combination found in
harrows and wcrdcra that commend
them 10 the thoughtful farmer. In
this time OF ncarca and high priced
labor The farmer aho wants 10 make
rens must be aa keen In booking out
for labor saving implements ~ tho
manufactured In who has tho SAT- me
end In view.
The more rapid the cultivation. II
effective. per man and horse. tho leas
ack lodged all or tho country.
hence The many different, kinds of
implements that are offered to the
farmer 10 lesson his labor and The
@oss al producing u crop.
The Harrow Dcsrrs~s Wide Cs~.
While the harrow has been In use
tor many years. yet ita general adop'
lion for cuitisatins purposes has not
become as widespread "a ia GOOD
qualities warrant.
This writer veil remembers hih
experience whcn several years *
he frst narrowed n nsld Of cotton.
so far AS he knows II was tn" hrns
attempt of the Kind In h nrighbor'
hood. and III. remarks OF tho pass
urn.by were not choice English nor
very encouraging. hut later. when
they again passed and saw the cot
ton actually growing. and looking
aeii. Oh the land where the harro"
sas used. some Of them thought tn.
practice Nigh, be adopted under Ger"
lain conditions.
The Harrow for Cuitisating Cor
Later. on the same farm II
aiongside the sa tno road. nrst har-
roaed IA field Of young corn. but Win
an improved and better harrow than
used In the cotton. This held waS
narrowed Just before the corn came
nm and once or twice after"ard.
.n,tI the corn was 6 or y inches tall.
I, Ia better TO harrow before tue
corn comes up 10 as To MI up TUG
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-25
Good Cotton Farming Methods.
Methods Of Preparation. Cultivation. and Soil Enrichment successfully
rracticed by Dr. McIcndon.


ing OF rows: balance in opening fur
row. Cover with disc harrow. throw
ing all the dirt To the center. This
NJ n trip makes the ridge upon
which the cotton Ia To be planted
This car be done with n reversible
diRc harrow. II does all tho work
that a n~on-reversihle one will do and
many other kinds n cotton grower Ia
In need of.
Any good planter Ia all right: use
on sandy and light lands from n
To one and n half bushels OF seed per
acre: on stiff lands use two bushels
The variety of cotton you plant
should DO determined BY charactc,
of soil and location.
Method of Cultivation.
When you SEQ tho ground begin
to crack along tho rows. then com.
meuce the cultivation. DO not wal,
for the cotton TO come up. where
YOU have crust formed by rains. run
across tho rows with a iigh, iron
tooth smoothing harrow with teeth
sc; so they ~iIl no, drag up tho cot
ton, In four 10 ak days run diaEon
ally across tho rows again. and 70.
peat In a few days. Eoin. In opposite
direction. no~ take tho ~ecd-r and
vnn IL straight across the rows. then
diaEonaliy In both ways. going over
once a week until tho cotton In four
ar Ave inches high. II this work IL
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-25
G O n.

Every planter large or small. rich OF
poor write to B ". Hawkins, Mona,
Ga . for history and descriptiv. circu-
lar Of his Extra Prolific Cotton and
price of seed. II costs you nothing to
get AMI will he worth hundreds 0
dollars to you. Quick maturing and
will m Re three bales per acre
Prizes Of SEED: bu.. 81 IS: 100 lbs.
s. 50: S bas. IS so; 10 bus. $40: 40 bus
fiS; 100 bus. SIS. Z. O b cars, Nora
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-25
ADVERTISING NEWS NOTES.

Cow Pcns.-In our last issue con-
corning stock list OF COW peas We
made the location OF the n. l.. Willet
Seed Co. TO be Atlanta. Ca. In place
OF Augusta. Ga. This firm Is adver-
Using several carloads Of peas; they
have Running Speckles. and Mixed
Running Speckles. Iron Clad Mixes.
Blacks. Iron Clads. Reds. Clay Mixes.
and Whippoorwill peas. The prices
are set down In their advertisement
In this weeks issue. The Running
Speckle pea that they have Ia an
Augusta pea and Is regarded In
Georgia rs the finest OF all running
peas-bctter than Clays or Unknown.
See their advertisement this week
and get stocks Mt ono while they
last. They are reducing their stocks
very rapidly.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-25

fronted by conditions to-day that a
few years ago were unknown. Then
labor was cheap and plentiful. and
forty acres. a niger and a mule"
was the slogan: to-day We have the
mule and forty acres. but the labor
Ia gone. or worthless. Now. how are
We TO overcome this labor problem.
cultivate our lands and hold the
monopoly as a cotton country
Begin q Year Ahead.
To the solving of this problem 10;
US nov direct ourselves. The FIRST
step in cotton culture. under exist
Ing conditions. In the proper prcpa.
ration OF the land. Say wc have our
lands divided into suitable sections.
and we wish 10 use one section for
cotton next year. then begin tho
preparation by growing small grain
OF, some kind. following with peas.
using 400 pounds OF ash elemen, per
acre. put In broadcast or with drill.
and one 10 two bushels of peas per
acre. When the peas arc beginning
In ripen. IL you have atock or car
the peas and feed 10 stock. takins
coed care of tho manure. and apply
TO land. This IL tho inuat profitable
way 10 use the pea crop: bu, II you
have no stock. and won't buy. then
turn under after fros, nil the peas
grass. etc. thus putting into youg
land vegetable matter that viii b.
converted into cotton and pay q
large dividend on tho Investment
Never. under any circumstances. tnoa
the peas from tho poor places In the
ncld. Your purpose should no 10 have
your fields OF n uniform fertility
producing cotton of equal aisc and
fruitagc upon each acre: 80 look
carefully after the poor spots.
Flowing tho Saubbic Under.
The best pio~ ,hs, I have any &C
qu%sintancc with IL tho Reversible
Disk. IT surns any s,ubblc that ma,
be on the land. giving I; . rotary mo
ton that mixes tho n,ubblc soil and
.uhsosi a. no other plos does. flo~
the land about i~o inches dccpc'
than II VAS rio~~d last. Follo~ plo~
isg with half n bushel OF rrc. har
rowed In. per acre. Scx, sprtnE
~hen the land In dry enough 10 ~ora
and before tho rye begins To head
take a disc harrow and sharpen ract
disc sell. then set disc 10 run nbou'
three inches deep and run III over ths
rye. This cuts IL up and works !
into The land: In abou, onc week Yut
harrow Ia opposite direction. sci,ins
dihcs 10 run Ave 10 ak inches. IL
many instances two harro~inEs ~fi
do. sometimes aud on some land
II will take three. This IL all ihs
work that In necessary before pu,tins
In fertilizer.
F~rtiiixing and Planting.
Use as much fertilizer az you ar
~tll!Gg tn buy. based upon TIL
amount OF vegetable matter tarnes
under aud The general fertility %
the soil not 10 exceed 1000 pound
per acre. unless the land Is rich
Poo land devoid of humus will no
bear heavy applications Of CONNER
eial fertilizers, Quite u large amour
OF fertilizers IL lost each year b.
such methods.
Cotton rows. ~ n general rule
should be about four feet apart
open tufro~ and on sandy land pu
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-25

GRAIN. FEED ATCFr1. ETC.
CoRN IN aACks-Psr Busnsl-No white,
!7c.; No . mixsd sec.: 80. ! yellow. TO-
hkA <-Psr Cwl.-ot.$O.
oAT~-rsr bushsi-So. Z white. Sic.: No.
mixed. 60c.
HAf-fsr Ton, 10 haiss-No. 4 ei700 10
tiH o.: No l, 20 % to vi on ch..ice, "a %.
CO@N MEAL. Dbl - A-<5 10 $50
FLOUR, hard wheat. ka.Ass patsnt-SA7o
TO o. 10.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-25

Alfnlfa.-This wonderful forage
plant 10 surely making Its way In the
South. and among those who are
helping II along Ia Il. r. Smith OF
sherman. Texas. who advcrtises in
this issue his special alfalfa sceder.
and also alfalfa seed and the sweet
81, alfalfa hay" II you are inter-
cstcd In any Of these write TO Mr..
Smith. stating your wants and men,
tionin. The Gazette.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-16

Federal statutes are being studied
with unusual care these days. Every
attache OF the governments branch
here Is trying to find some ruling upon
monographs in government build
ings" The cause for all the appllca-
ton TO the lawbooks is a court reporter
and a talking machine. The reporter
has photograph into which he pours
dictation. Between times ne puts on
"Peeping through the Knotholo in Pa
pas Wooden Leg" by the Barbershop
quartet, OF a clog dance by Erastus
Bucksomo. During the renditIons or
these selections, officials and attaches
tear their hair ana ltnash their teeth
Ilor the noise of the machine rolls
through the marble halls of the build
ing AZ II rolls through the corridors
Il gains I'm sound instead OF losing. by
the time the third floor Is reached the
sounds are similar 10 those which would
be made by Sousa's band playing in
n huge boiler.
Al times administering oaths IL done
to the music Of Go Away Babe ana
Let Me stun on POrkchops" Othe
oaths arc becoming popular. also. Dig
nifty and ragtime music constitute an
odd team. MIR. Reporter stands Arm
for ragtima music; other officials are
searching the statutes for some way or
conquering the day i'm dlgnity's name
SO Far the law-hooks have yielded no
ruling which could be used TO wage
war against Mr.. Reporters phonogfapili
so daily concerts go on uninterrupted'
All officials are agreeing that some-
thing must be done, but no decision can
be reached as TO what can be done The
marshal says no Will put the offender
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-16
ADJUSTMENTS.

a., ~,
lheater-Ihere was great out
pouring of people last night at the Salt
Lake theater and II became e,,id,,,t
r., ,,,.,.,,,.,,,... -. -,
'.'N' o"i Si'i''oei' ''s WY "d'' At tile
eleventh hour walked up to a knowledge
of what IL had been missing. A tire.
mendous performance of Shakespeare's
tremendous tragedy was given. and the
enthusiastic reports which last nights
auditors carried away with them will
insure great turnouts for the two final
performances this afternoon and eve
ming. The rendition of "Othello" by
Mantell aroused many memories: chlei
among them were the savagely great
portrayal of the part by the elder Sal
vini and the never to be forgotten
performance by Booth and Barrett
with the former In the role of Iago and
Barrett as the Moor But what has
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-16
DEDICATE : WARD CHAPEL
Name and Date Stone in Liberty Ward
VIII be Laid sunday
Afternoon.

The dedication of the name and date
stone of the Liberty ward chapel now
in course of construction. will occur
tomorrow. the exercises to commence at
4:S0 O'Clock. Tho stone win be put In
place by President Anthem II. Lund.
The Inscription will rest Immediately
above the front entrance. on a line
between the first and second stories.
An interesting program has been ar
ranged for tho occasion, and an inVi-
tation to bo present is extended to all
members of the ward, their friends and
the public generally. The exercises
will be as follows.
Singing.
Prayer.
Remarks. members of the bishoprlc.
Solo. Hyrum G.. Olsen.
Laying of the stone. President An
thon II. Lund.
Selection. Liberty Stake Male quar-.
tet.
Remarks. President Hugh J. Cannon.
Singing.
Benediction
At $40 o'clock in the evening the
ward conference will convene, the first
of the newly-formed organization.
Prominent elders will be present, in
Guiding members of the first presei-
dcncy, the stake presidency hieh coun-
cilors and others
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-16
TO GIVE HER A TESTIMONIAL.
Miss Mile Williams To BE rendered a
Concert Prior 10 Departure.

Miss Mile Williams. WHO for so
long time has delighted the public
with her vocal abilities, is about to
leave home to take up musical stu
dies. possibly with Madam Rosewald.
of San Francisco
Prof Evan Stephens is of the opin-
ion that Miss Williams has a place all
her own in Utah in all around excel
lence as a young singer. Owing to her
tender years IL has not been considered
proper to let her undergo training.
much care having been exercised not To
destroy the bright prospects of her
voice, Now the young lady has ar
rived at the age when she may safely
begin study and voice development
1t is not the intention of Miss Will
liams' friends to permit her to leave
Salt Lake for fields of training. without
expressing in a substantial way their
appreciation of the many times she has
charmed audiences with her voice. II
is designed that testimonial concert
will be given in her honor, and to that
end a concert will be held in the Six
teenth ward Westinghouse on the eve
ming of Friday May 30. at which time
the leading artists of the city will rem
der a choice program, and the pro-
ceeds of the box office will be rendered
to Miss Williams as a nucleus of the
funds to be expended while away
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-16
Board of Education Entertained al
Commercial Club.

The members of the board of educa-
ton were entertained at a banquet Civ
en- in their honor at the Commercial
club by the supervisors and principals
of tho city schools last evening The
affair was the first of the kind in this
city, but was so successful that il
promises TO become an annual event,
Fifty-four persons We're present Supt.
ID. II. Christensen acted as toastmaster,
and responses were given to the fol-
lowing toasts
"fhe Lady Principal" Eta Powers.
Music, Old ana New William A.
Wet2ell
"our Responsibilities" J o. Cross
Our Opportunities" Miss Rosalie
Pollock.
"The Home and the School" Mrs.
Byron Cummings.
"The Babies on the Dollars" Mathon-
ihah Thomas
"Fun Service for Adequate Compen-
sation"-- ca "As the Board Sees It,"
Judge II. p. Henderson; 90 las the
Principals See H." William Bradford.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-16
THE RISE IN PAPER.
Utah Publishers Join in the Protest to
Congress.

Business Manager Whitney of the
Deseret News. has returned from WIS.,
II to New York, where he was one of
the representatives of the western
press who attended the convention of
the Associated Press and the Publish
ers association. The session lasted
four days and resulted in the appoint
ment of strong committee to proceed
to Washington to lay before Congress
the burdens under which the publishers
of the United States are now labor
ing. as the result of the enormous adj
vance In the price of news print paper.
At the convention there were ia news
papers represented and comparison of
experiences resulted in the showing
that the paper trust had advanced the
price on all grades of paper to the eX-
tent OF $4,000 600 n year
The situation had been laid before
President Roosevelt and he recon-
mended to Congress that wood pulp,
which eptors so largely into the manu-