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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-25
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Short Peach Crop Is Expected.

Springfield Leader.
While there is no prospect Of this
years Elberta peach crop being as
large as that Of last year, It is be.
ginning to receive the attention Of
those most directly interested, espec
Tally the different transportation
and refrigeration companies, as we'll
as the owners Of the large CONNER
cial orchards.
A tull crop this year, owing to the
many new orchards In bearing,
would have approached 1000 cars,
In the Van Buren,, Ark, district, but
more conservative growers are plac.
ing the crop at one.third that size.
Excessive shedding OF the young
fruit, following the dropping Of the
bloom and the exceedingly wet
weather Of the past 70 days, have
damaged the crop very materially.
While some orchards will yield a full
crop, Others will yield light one,
and some none at all, but the pros
poets are for very large peaches.
The Iron Mountain yards at Van
Buren, now contain q large number
of A. R. T. refrigerator cars, and the
Frisco yards at Fort Smith are be.
coming congested with Armour re-
frigerator cars, as the entire north.
western portion OF the state Is sup
piled with cars from that point,
where they receive their initial iceing
before being sent to the loading
sheds. The Wells-Fargo Express
Company is assembling all Of It's re-
irigerator cars at Fort Smith, and
the Ice plants at Fort Smith and
Van Buren, are preparing for the
rush by filing their storage roome
with Ice to their utmost capacity.
The movement Of peaches from
Van Buren, and Crawford county
should begin NOS later than July 20
! although some are predicting al
earlier beginning as II is claimed th'
season is at least ten days earlier
than usual.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-25
A Frank Republican.

The following, from a staff cores
pendent OF the Indianapolis News,
appeared In that republican paper,
issue OF June Z:
Chicago, Ill June CAS- has been
said, there is to be no personalities
associated with the campaign that
has been planned by the field csndi.
dates. No one intends to say aught
against Mr.. TAFT as a man, nor is
there much disposition to Say that
he might not make a good president
II elected. 1t lie now being pointed
out, and It will be pointed out with
more energy when the delegates all
get here, that for the following res-
sons he will be defeated, II nominal
ed:
First-On reflection the people OF
the country will not elect a man
whose nomination was dictated from
the White House.
Second-He will lose the votes OF a
large number Of progressive republi-
cans everywhere as a result OF the
support he is getting In Wall Street
and from the trusts and Interests
generally
Third-The negro vote OF thecoun.
try is against him and will never be-
come reconciled to his nomination.
Fourth-Organized labor is un.
friendly to him and is quietly plan.
ming to wage war against him II he
should be nominated.
Fiith-His statement about Gener.
IL. S. Grant on Decoration day has
offended the Grand Army men OF the
land, aud they may be expected to
be lukewsrm In the campaign, II they
do not refuse to support him.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-25
Trouble Among the Leaguers.

Rev. [. q. Robinson, head OF the
Anti.Shloon League In Missouri, says
that he means TO hold on TO his 10
Friends of another faction says that
he ought to get out Rev. Perley A..
Baker, head OF the national organ.
izstion, is expected to come to town
within a few days to look into the
merits OF q row that threatens to
play havoc with the dry movement
In Missouri.
Thus Is the disinterested public In
formed that there is a touch OF the
political In the Great Moral Awaken
ing that has been presented TO the
people OF the State. The dry move
ment is not one OF disinterested
altruism There are jobs. There Is
pay. There Is organization and
prestige.
Ii would have been better for the
lesguers had they settled their trou.
bles in private. The State has been
doing pretty we'll by them for several
years, but with the developments OF
the existing row a change 10 senti,
ment has come The local option.
ists have been losing generally. The
public refuses to be- fooled all of the
time.-St. Louis Times.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-25


editor around the waist, and being
a powerful man, he threw the editor
to the ground. Then he planted q
foot upon the forearm OF the hand
that held the knife and wrenched the
big blade from the PROSTATE editors
hand. Grasping the bowie, the Judge
bent over his bitter enemy and put
the blade to the mans throat.
"Are you through he asked the
man who was down.
al am II you are,' replied the edit.
or.
"Judge Freeman stood up and
threw the bowie over the top OF a
store.
"'All right; get up he said to the
man, whose life he could have taken
as easily as Sitting the throat OF q
'possum.
1.-THE editor got up and slouched
away.
"'You are the great old coward, |
suppose, said to Judge Freeman
an hour or so after the encounter.
ellis reply was curious.
Il reckon sm-just as much ola
coward now as ever | was he told
me.
"'How do you make that QUIZ |
asked him.
"Why, this way he replied. Il
wasn't myself when / had the run in
with that fellow. l was somebody
else. Otherwise, never could have
gone through with those proceedings.
l hardly remember anything that
happened, because you see, the spirit
Of the courageous chap went out Of
me after the thing was ell over. Pm
q gutter and q runaway all right
enough
"But only laughed at him, as he
deserved to be laughed at. His case,
and great many other cases that l
know about, proves that there is
many a merely timid msn walking
up and down the world who imagines
himself to be a coward merely be.
cause OF his natural timidity, but
who, as a matter Of fact, hasn't got
a cowardly drop Of blood In his
body"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-25
Gun Found on Battle Field.

4. G. Times.
Edward Mann, q young farmer liv.
ing near Rock Creek school house,
was In Independence with an old
army musket, which he says heiound
recently In field near his home. The
gun, except about four inches Of the
stock, was buried In the ground.
The battle Of Rock Greek, q Skin.
mish In the early days Of the Civil
war, took place In the immediate
neighborhood. The gun IL we'll pre-,
served. Even the. stock, which e oil
walnut wood, shows little Of the ei
iects Of time and exposure, hence II
is Q mystery how the gun came to be
In the place where II IVES found. The
gun 10 3 mussle loader. Il contained
e charge which has not Jet been tax.
en- out. On one eide Of the gun the
British b stamped into the metal,
and cleo The tords, Tower, 1858. y
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-25
NOtice Of Distribution

Notice is hereby given to oil the heirs ct law.
devlsees, legstees and persons interested In the
estate OF Edward Henry, deceased, that l,
George g. Henry, executor Of the last will aid
estate Of said deceased, intend to apply to the
probate court Of Bates County, Missouri, for
an order Of distribution In said estate, OF the
the next term Of the Probate Court, in said
county and state, which said term 10 to be be
gun and held at Butler, Missouri, on the 10th
day Of August 1908; and ON the nrst day Of said
term, or soon thereafter - the matter can be
heard. GEORGE G. HENRY,
Sl-8t Executor.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-25
Notice OF Trustee g Sale.

Notice 10 hereby given that: Whereas, on
June End. 1885, by deed Of trust by them duly
executed, acknowledged and delivered, Char
les II Stanton, and Nora 4; stanton, bis wife,
oil the real estate and land hereinafter describ-
ed, to the undersigned, r. g. Hartw-ll, Of
Bates county, State Of Missouri, % trustee, to
secure 70 Duvall 4 Percivh. Of Bates county,
State OF Missouri, the payment OF one promis-
sorry note executed and delivered to said Dwell
4 Psrcival, ON said date, by the said Charles
Stanton, for the principal sum OF six hun.
dred and afty dollars, which said note is IN
which said deed Of trust 10 recorded In book
los, Ut page 30t, In the office Of the Recorder Of
Deeds within and for Bates county, state Of
And whereas, among other things, said deed
Of trust pro vides that, In case the said Charles
H. stanton and Nora T.. Stanton, his wife,
shall fail or refuse to pay said debt, or the said
interest, or any part thereof, when the same or
then the whole shall become due and payable.
and said deed shall remain In force; and that
thereupon, the undersigned X g. Hartwell,
as trustee. at the request Of The legal holder OF
described in said deed Of trust, as hereinafter
whereas, the said Charles H. stanton and
Nora K. Stanton, hls wife, have failed to pay
said note and the interest thereon when the
same became due and payable, and that said
note and the Interest thereon are now long past
due and unpaid; and the legal holder OF said
note has exercised Its right and declared the
whole Of said note and interest thereon to be
due and payable; and
whereas, Duvall- Percival Trust Company,
corporation OF Butl3r, Mo-. the legal owner
| and holder Of said note, has requested the un-
dersigned to exercise the power Of sale to me
given In and by said deed Of trust.
Now therefore, notice is hereby given that l,
r. G Hartwell, trustee as aforesaid, will, on
Tuesday, July 7th, 1908,
| at the east front door OF the Court House, in
| the City of Butler, Bates County, state Of Mis-
souri,, to satisfy and pay said note and interest
thereon and costs and expenses incident to
sale, sell at public vendue, to the highest
bidder for cash In hand, all the real estate
and land In said deed of trust conveyed and
| described as follows, to-wlt:
The north half Of lot two ~ In the southwest
quarter of section thirty 1907 in township forty
two (42) OF range thirty-one t3l), containing 81
| acres, more or lees.
Witness my signature this June 9th. A. ID.
| 1908. X. Ga HARTWELL,
33-lt Trustee.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-25
Tuesday, July 7th, 1908,
Notice OF Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given to all creditors and
others interested in the estate OF Marquis L..
Gage, deceased, that /, Sarah e. Gage, execu-
trix of said state, intend to make final settle
ment thereof, at the next term OF the Bates Co.
Probate Court, In Bates county, State Of Mis-
souri,, to be held at Butler, Missouri, on the
10th day OF August, 1908.
SARAH Z. GAGE,
Sat Executrix.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-25
DICK

A fine Percheron Stallion, Z years
old, dark bay, good style and action,
will make the season Of 1908 at my
barn 8 miles due east Of Butler.
BRIGHAM AND ROOSEVELT.
These two fine young jacks, 16 and
Is hands high, full brothers, Brig.
ham four years old in July and
Roosevelt 3 years In June, sired by
Elamo, will stsnd at the same barn.
Both jacks are broke for service
TERMS:-$6 for horse and $40
each this season only for jacks to In.
sure Q living colt. Money is due
when colt is ioaled, colt TO Stand
good for service. Care taken to pre-.
vent accidents, but not responsible
should any occur.
DevVltt Mcdaniel.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-09-26
BEWARE OF THE FATE.

Let US, as Americans, be not
so gnorant as to continually kin.
die and rekindle the flames of
race prejudice. How can ma.
ton be power when its in arms
against itself? Can This govern
ment hope to keep the friendship
OF It's Negro composite, justice to
them dedied? Suppose there
comes a great war against this
nation, England. Germany and
France as the enemy do you
suppose the Negro would rise up
voluntarily against England or
France-cOuntries that know of
no such atrocities that go on
here? Nay. Does not America
know history? Has any country
of antiquity reaped but that
which it had sown? Who runs
may read. Listen to Druid
Rome shall perish write that word
La the blood that she has split:
Perish hopeless and abhored,
Deep in ruin as in guilt.
What did the poet al SO say of
Greece?
''Tis Greece, but living Greece
no more. -
You must remember that even
Catalina had his limit. And 1t is
written that the powman will
overtake the reaper,
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-09-26
THE MEANING OF NEGRO.

Every high school scholar
knows that the word Negro has
only the significance as the word
Italian, Indian, Jew, Caucasian,
etc. 1t designates certain race
of people, not individuals. The
white papers, when referring to
d person of the colored race gen
orally refer to them as the me
gro' SO and So For instance,
The Negro Joe James, just as
thouy everybody who cares to
does not know that Joe James is
N moer Of the Negro race. 1t
must be to lmpugn or to S ur, be
cause the same reporter never
said, the Jew Raymer who is al
legged to have killed the aged Me-
gro, Donagan, etc. If, Mr., Reg
lister. Mr.. Journal aud Record,
you can give any other reason
why Negro is used parenthet
lcally, alone, save to prejudice
the people against him for his
deeds. the readers OF The Forum
and your papers, will be glad to
hear them. If the white race be
superior, that superiority should
be self assertive, and not need to
be Haunted in the peoples face.
We will appreciate reply
from these journals or consider a
failure to reply as being equiva-
lent to their being guilty as
charged in the indictment. and it
will be the sworn duty of The
Forum to pass sentence on the
three defendant papers.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-09-26

Undesirable people have been
deported-lt is right get ready
also. We that labor and are heavy
laden, and let's deport, or bel p
the respectable white people de-
port. the undesirable officials,
from top to bottom, next spring.
and IN the county year after pext
Nv hosoever committeth a sin
is the servant of sin"
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-09-26

Be law abiding. be constant,
be tolerant only with the right.
Pay no attention to anonymous
threats, they are from towards.
If you are in the right are not
you on the side with law and
God? Remember Patrick Henry
remember Caesar: towards die
many times before their death,
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-09-26

In selecting candidates fer
office, we ask the colored people
to watch The Forum, we are not
to endorse any save worthy men
and ask to support the men only.
whom the coIored men 0. k, and
pay no attention to others-the
time has come for medltated
actions.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-09-26

Wanted every colored man
woman and child to read The
Forum. We are going to give
you a good paper--the colored
people are going to succeed here
/ Springf1eld-do not be dismay-
ed for God moves in myster-
ious way, His wonders to per.
form. -
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| ask no man to surrender one
single right, yet [ will ask all
men to be law abiding citizens
and gentlemen.
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Send your boy ano you" girl to
school, but do not neglect that
necessary home instruc ion, for
if you do the schooling is in vain.
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Don't walt to hear what the public
thinks before you express your opin-
ion. Say what you think II you believe
you are right.
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Colored people remember: He
that is not for me is against me.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-09-26

The wages of sin is death.
Every man should have pay for
what he does.
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Find the way to Sunday school
and the library-never mind the
saloons.
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Negro co operative enterprises
should be launched as soon and
as extensive as possible.
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Political integrity is the road
but thieves reap what is sown.
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out the valiant only taste death
once.
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Il EPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
GOVERNOR
Chas. S. Deneen
u. S. SENATOR
Albert }. Hopkins
LIEU TENANT GOVERNOR
John 6. Oglesby
SECRETARY OF STATE
James A. Rose
STATE AUDITOR
James S. Mccullough
CLERK SUPREME COURT
j. McCau Davis
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-28
A VERITABLE MENA BOOSTER.
Fort Smith Hears of Mena and Its
 Prospects for Railroad.

The Rev. George Kirschke, secretary of the Mena Commer- cial Club, returned Saturday from Fort Smith. The Times of Friday said, in part:
 Among those who are in town to take in the Musical Festival are Hal Norwood, Democratic nominee for attorney general and president of the Mena Commer- cial Club. and Rev. George Kirschke, who is well known in this city, he having supplied the pulpit of the Lutheran church here during the long illness of the late pastor, Rev. Rolling. Rev. Kirschke went from here to Mena to become pastor Of the Lutheran church there and, through the immigration from the north 10 that town last year, he has doubled the voting mem bers of his congregation.
 With reference to the bustliug town of Meua Mir. Kirschke is a veritable booster, though he has a very warm spot in his heart for Fort Smith. He says the town is growing fast and that there is every indication that the project ed railroad from Hot Springs to that place will be built, in which event the future of the city as metropolis is assured. The com. mercial club of that place has received letter from Gsorge E. Crater, IT,, who seems to be a promoter on a very large scale, saying that the road can be IT, nanced without any trouble and that he has the confirmation of two standard financial institutions which iusures the building of the road if the conditions are satis- factory.n
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-28
SHOT BY PLAYMATE.
Stuart Smith, Aged 8. of Pine Bluff,
 Is Killed.

Pine Bluff, May 2l.-Stuart smith, the 8-year-old son of MT, and Mrs. William J. Smith, 1918 West Pullen street, was accident ally shot and killed today while playing in the woodshed with some other children who were trying to cock 22 caliber revol- yer which they had found. The bullet entered near his right eye and he ran out of the shed into the back yard, where he fell dead lis playmates at once ran to their homes and are so frightened that It cannot be learned in whose hands the weapon was when the accident occurred. The father conducts a grocery store here.
 The funeral was held Friday afternoon et } o'clock from the residence, with the Rev. l. Nor rls, pastor of the Presbyterian church, iu charge.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-28
BERRY ISSUES ORDERS.
General Requests Veterans to Attend
 Travellers Meeting.

James H. Berry, major general commanding the Arkansas Divi- sion, United Confederate Veter- ans. has issued an order to all veterans of the state requesting them to attend the festivities at Fort Smith on the occasion of the annual convention ot the Arkan- saw Travellers, to be held there June 4, 5 and 6. The order was issued after President l.. H. Moore of the Travellers Associ- alton had invited the veterans to participate iu the festivities.
 The order issued by General Berry is as follows;
 "The annual meeting of the Arkansas Travellers will be held at Fort Smith June 4, and 6, 1908, and through its president, l.. H. Moore, has extended a cordial invitation to the Con- federate veterans of the division
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-28
Natures Warning.
Arkansas People Must Recognize and
 Heed it.

Kidney ills come quietly mys- teriously,
 But nature always warns you through the urine.
 Notice the kidney secretions.
 See if the color is unhealthy
 If there are settings and sedi- ment,
 Passes to frequent, scanty, pain ful.
 It's time then to use Doan's Kid ney Pills.
 To award off Bright's disease or diabetes.
 Doan's have done great work in Arkansas.
 Martin Duttlinger, of 5l5 West Third street, Little Rock, Arkan- sas, says: "For two years l suffer ed almost constantly from dull, heavy aching through my loins and in my kidneys. It was very painful for me to stoop or lift any thing which caused q strain on the muscles of the back, and the kid ney secretions were too frequent and very highly colored. l took lot of medicine bnt It did me lit tie, if any, good before l found out that Doan's Kidney Pills had cured people troubled as l was. This led me to get box After two or three days treatment, the pains began to leave, the kidney secretions became regular, and m a very short time l was relieved of the trouble.
 For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.,, Buf. falo, New York, sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name Doan's-- and take no other.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-28
EDISON DENIES RUMOR.
The President of the Port Arthur Route Says There Will Be no
 Change in Management.

President J. A. Edson of the Kansas City Southern with Gen. eral Manager w. Coughlin has been on an inspection tour of the southern part of the system.
 At Beaumont MT. Edson stated:
 "The directorate of the road will hold their annual meeting the latter part of thls month at New York" said MT. Edson, "and so far as 1 know ! will re- remain with the road as its presi- dent and no doubt all the old officers will be reelected. 1 am at loss to know how the rumor that I was to leave the Port Ar thur Route to go with the Mis- souri Pacific or any other road originated but you can say that there is absolutely no truth in the report.
 "rhe outlook for business gen. orally this year is good and espe- cially in the West. Crops in Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska are looking fiue and the harvest ing season ought to bring return of prosperity. Conditions may be somewhat unsettled for a time until after the elections, but the panic of last year is now thing of the past and the country gem orally ought to be in a very pros porous condition this fall.
 "There is also a gratifying and gradual improvement in lumber conditions shown by many of the closed. down mills resuming opera tions and the railoads will be benefited by again receiving healthy and normal volume of lumber business.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-28
PROHIBITION VICTORY.
Both Republican and Democratic Par ties in Washington Declare for
 Constitutional Amendment

Spokane, Wash May 25.- Pro. hibitionists in Washington are in high glee today; in fact, they are Jubllant, having wou their fig ht against the liquor traffic hands down, both the Republican and Democratic parties having adopt ed platforms tavoring constitu- tional amendment against the manufacture or sale of liquor.
 John Anderson, the foremost supporter of the prohibitionists in the northwest, announces it lis probable that the party will merge it's interests with one of the two dominant elements or indorse the platforms of both, giving it's ad- hereuts the choice between local option or absolute prohibition The prohibitionists boiled less than 10 per cent of the state under the new primary law at the last election.
 The situation presented in Washington by the action of the democratic convention in declar- ing for prohibition IS a peculiar one. The Democrats met here several days after the close of the Republican state conve tion, which declared itself for William H. Taft for the presidency, and local option. Ire Democrats in- structed their delegates for Will liam Jennings Bryan and resolved in favor of the weighted lid.