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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-02-27
$1,000 Saved in Salaries.

The city council, OF Butler, at Its
last meeting passed an ordinance re-
ducing city officers salaries ss fol
lows: Mayor to 81 90 per year; coun.
cilmen, $l.OO per year each; marshal,
SIS 90 per month; street commits.
mission to be fixed by resolution,
will probably be $1.00 per day,
making the combined offices OF mar
shall and street commissioner $40 90
per month; pound master, lees; eel-
lector, l per cent. commission; asses.
or, 800 per year; treasurer, IS. 90
per year; city clerk 80 cents per
meeting and fees cut In hall; judges
and clerks ofelection, 81 90 per year;
fire department, 500 90 per year, fix
ed by resolution. This reduction
and that of the previous meeting
when the night watch was cut down,
means saving TO the city OF about
81 800 per year.
This action OF the city council con-
forms TO the pledges made by the
local optionists that patriotic citi-
zens would serve In the city offices
without compensation. According to
law an officers salary cannot be in
terierred with during the term for
which he was elected, 1t was bounden
on this council to make these reduc.
lions and the action is heartily ap.
proved OF by our people
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-02-27

The State Democratic Committee
as jeff .rson City, last week, selected
jeff rson City as she place and May
20lh as she date Of she state conven,
tioa So send delegates TO the nation.
AT convention as Denver. A strong
resolution prepared by Arthur Aull,
of the Lamar Democrat, endorsing
Bryan was adopted. The basis oil
representation to she state conven.
ton was fixed at one delegate for
800 and traction OF $50 voters cast
for Parker, which gives Bates county
10 votes In the convention, her vote
for Parker being 2,967.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-02-27
Sheriff's Sale In Partition.

Barnett +. Childers and Ed tn May Chiiders,
by their curator, John c. Hayes. Plant ifs, VS..
Alley Wainscott, Vina Ray, Rebeccs Ray, Lee
Wsinscott, james Walnsc0tt and Alice Miller,
formerly Wanscott, Defendants.
In he Circuit Court Of Bates Co., Missouri.
By virtue and authority OF decree and order
Of sale made by the said court, In the above
entitled cause, and of a certified copy thereof,
dated Feb'y Is, 1905 l will on
Saturday, March 2lst, 1905,
between the hours of nine O'Clock in the fore
noon, and five o'clock In the afternoon of that
day, at the east front door of the court house,
In the city OF Butler In Bates county, Missouri,
sell at public vendue, to the highest bidder for
cash, the following described real estate, viz:
80 acres, the west half Of the northwest quar-
ter Of section 23. township Il, range 80, subject
to the homestead right Of Alley Wainscott
therein.
Also 10 acres, being the north half OF the
south half Of the east half lot 2. section l, town.
ship Il. range 30, said county and state.
Terms Of sale, 90 follows, viz: Cash.
G. +. BEARD, Sheriff
1S-4t Of Bates County. Missouri.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-02-27

Representative Russell, in an adj
dress before the Missouri Society at
Washington, urged that a move
ment be started for the erection Of q
statue OF Senator George Graham
Vest at Jefferson City. He said that
Vest had been one-oi AissouEi,s
greatest statesmen and IL was a re
Fiction upon the state that a Vest
statue had not already been provid
ed. He said that the work should
be begun at once in order that those
who knew Senator Vest personally
may be given an opportunity to aid
in the work.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-02-27
BIG BATCH OF INDICTMENTS.
Eighty-Three Returned. IncIud.
ing Three Bankers, Two
Tax Dodgers, and Large
Number of Whisky
and Other Minor
Cases.

The grand jury for she February
term, after aDout three weeks inter-
mitIenl sessions, returned q batch
OF eighty-three indictments on Sat
urday last and adjourned.
The indictments, which attracted
the most attention were the one re
turned against Capt. T. j. Tygsrd,
president; and three each against }
c Clark, cashier, and s. F. Warnock,
assistant cashier and director OF the
late Bates National Bank, on the
grounds OF having received deposits
aiter they knew the bank was In
failing condition Prosecuting attor-
ney Dawson, we understand, express.
ed 10 the jury q doubt about making
she convictions stand, In view OF a
similar case which went up from Iowa
and was reversed on the grounds
that the state courts had no juris
diction In she matter. The Federal
Judge arguing that iithe state courts
had such authority, the jurisdiction
OF the two courts would conflict, and
while the comptroller or federal
court might want q bank to con.
tinue, the state might want to close
1t up Mr.. Dawson admitted, how
ever, that he had not given the case
she study It's Importance merits, and
will do so before mourning expense
In the prosecution. Messrs. Clark
and Warnock gave bond for their
appearance at the next term OF the
circuit court.
The two indictments for tax dodg-
ing created considerable comment.
One was against Herman Loeb, who
promptly gave bond for his appear
ance and the other against J. I'll.
Williams, superintendent for the
Central Coal and Coke Company,
who has not yet been apprehended.
The other indictments were for sell.
Ing whisky Illegally, shooting craps
and other lighter crimes. Oh those
indicted for whisky selling DR.. G W.
Bradford Of Amsterdam got the worst
of it, having 30 indictments. Brad
ford is a prscticing physician as we'll
as a druggist and he Is charged with
evading the law by writing prescrip-
lions for whisky and then selling 1t,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-02-27
Sheriff's Sale In Partition.

Charity e. Ashby, Mollle p. Ashby, w. W.
abby. Eta ]. Ashby and Martha n. A shby
Plaintiff,
Against
leila L. Ashby, Sena Z. Aahby, John d. Ash
by and Silas Ashby, Defendants,
In the Circuit Court Of Bates Co. Missouri.
By virtue and authority Of decree and or
der OF sale made by the said Court, In the above
entitled cause, and Of certified copy thereof,
dated February 81, 1908. will on
March 2lst, 1908,
between the hours Of nine O'Clock In the
forenoon. and i've O'Clock In the afternoon
Of that day, ct the east front door OF the Court
House, In the city Of Butler In Bates County,
Missouri, cell ct public vendue, to the highest
bidder. the following described real estate,
viz:
The south half Of tbs north west quarter Of
section seven C1, townahip thirty-eight (S0)s OF
range thirty-two CD, Bates county, Missouri,
Except the railroad right OF way over and
asross said land) for cash in hand.
q. r. BEARD,
ls-At Sheriff ofBstss County, Missouri
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-02-27
"Grandma' Cooks Funeral.

Rich Hill oath.
Mrs. N. Il. Cook, mother of Ii. G.
Cook, OF Butler, and Mrs. W. R
Heylmun, of lola, for many years
residents OF this city, died at Center
Vile, Iowa, Saturday and was buried
beside the remains OF her husband
in Green Lawn cemetery, near this
city, this afternoon
A funeral service was conducted
by Rev. A G Keast at the Walnut
St. Methodist church. Jesse Steele,
8. B. Cole, Geo. E. Logan, s. F. Le
Mar, j. d. Moore and Wilson Orris,
old neighhors and friends, were the
psll.bearers.
Mrs. Cook was born In Washing.
ton county, Ind, and In the 8Otb
year OF her age. '
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-02-27
undersigned to act in the place and stead of

undersigned to act in the place and stead OF
said trustee
the undersigned will on
Friday the goth day of March A. D.. 1908,
at the east front coor ofAthe county court house
In Butler, Bates Co., Mo at public vepdue, to
the highest bidder for cash and for the purposes
In said deed set out. sell the real estate in said
deed described, as follows to-wit:
All of the north half Of lot No. one ~ and
seventeen acres OF Of the west side Of the south
half Of lot No. one ~ and the south half of lot
No. two (2) all In the southwest quarter Of Sec
tion thirty IN township forty two range thirty
one in Bates county, Missouri.
1S4t C n BEARD, Trustee.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-02-27
Notice..

Notice u hereby given, thss lsttsrs q e1nin.
ist1asaoa upoa Tie estate IT 4aTth Holmes
sse: 8: 81. - 6 S;ie ssss g ca. & -
QeSoaZs 1sesszi, bsazias DIST ~ llsA Day
x5pssss lsvisg sls..s sssa11e "a sssaas
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-02-27

In response to senate resolution
introduced by Senator Tillmen, Sec.
rotary Cortelyou sent to the senate
a report showing that BOG national
banks we're placed In the hands OF
receivers between January. 1898,
and January 81, 1908. The aggre.
gate capital Of these banks was
$48,736,520
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-02-27

At the sawmill IN my timber, Avs
miles southwest Of Butler on the Rich
Hill road, have al kinds d nat1ve
lumber Tor soIe. Call on o. ad6ro6o,
Z. A. NcElroy. Butlsr. No. 3 ,. D.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-02-27

We, W NJ. Campbell, as president, and W.
s James. Is cashier Of said bank, each Of us,
do solemnly swear that the above statement IL
true TO the best Of our knowledge and belief.
W. NJ. CAMPBELL, President.
W. s. JAMES, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 25th
day Of February A. D., nineteen hundred and
eight.
Witness my hand on the date last Aforesaid.
Correct Attest: ]. W. DARBY, J.P.
John Il. Sullens,
20. Shofner,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-02-27
OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE FINAN
CIAL CONDITION
No. 1863.
OF THE
Farmers Bank Of Walnut.

At Foster, State Of Missouri, at the
close OF business on the 14th day
Of February, 1908, published In the
BUTLER WEEKLY TIMES, q newspa
per printed and published at But
Ter, State OF Missouri, on the
9th day OF February, 1908
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-02-27

lateral, .......',...... IS %, 77s ~
Oyerdraits .. ............. 81 ~
Real estate (banking house, .... 1900 90
Furniture and fixtures ..'................ 900 90
Due from other banks and bankers,
subject to check, -. .......... 1888 IS
Cash Items .............................. 206 Is
Currency ........ ,535 90
Specie. 1,l9s q
Total. Sc. .s4s, 5S2 30
LIABILITIES.
Cspital stock paid In .... ... SI5, 900 90
Surplus fund $500 90
Undivided profits, net. 49,. ................ $50 50
Individual deposits subject to check, 49, $50 OF
Total q Is, 532 80
STATE OF MISSOURI, i.
Countv NJ Ratpa %
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-17
YESTERDAYS
HOUSE JOURNAL
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Thirty-First Days Session.
City hall--Guthrle.

Thursday, January 16. 1908. 8
O'Clock, a. m.
House called to order, Mr.. Speaker
protein in the chair
Prayer by the chaplain.
Roll call--all members present
Reading OF the Journal dispensed
with, and Journal OF Wednesday ap-
proved.
Mr.. Jones reported regarding the
special train TO saltwater
Mr.. Speaker assumed the chair
Senate Concurrent Resolution No.
IA was read the second time and
referred to the committee on State
Institutions
senate Concurrent Resolution No 8
was read the second time. and re-
ferred 70 the committee on Judiciary,
Mr. Rainey moved that the House
inquire CT the Senate the Senate
status OF the House Memorial 70 con.
grcss assllng that congress appropri-
ate money TO pay the delegates to
the constitutional convention Car
ried.
Senate concurrent Resolution No.
"a, Ay 8edwine. was read the second
time and referred to the committee
on Appropriations
SENATE Concurrent Resolution No,
90. by little, was read the second
time. and referred to the committed
on Federal Relations.
senate Bill No. lfl, having been
read ON two previous several legls-
laiiYe days, was placed on third
reading and final passage Tho uues
ton belus shall the bin pass with
an sections fhcrcio7 Tile AYES sud
mas eains falifi the lal'SVlna yeled
Abb.t. Alior q alsslsa s.lsr. =
soqao3ah Arth1ny. Arms@cny az
ch91aw. Armstrong. &, klowa. pall
v.n nil.syd Eanks Beck. nowere
Boyle Briggs. Bfanson Broom
Brown. Butter, caateel chastain
Conc. Crouch Day Dcyrle. nureDt
purham. lurss Earl Farley Ells
Evans. E21ard Faulkner Fisher
Fraser Harris, Harrison, OF Huehes
and Pitt. burg; Harri4on, q NcCue
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-17
) PRESS COMMENT.
) O o O o @ o o o 9 O @ o o O

Some very solicltious friend OF cor.
Dorations Is consuming full pages in
certain Oklahoma newspapers TO ad.
yertise threatened revision OF sal
afy lists and reduction Of public SER
vice accommodations provided lcgis
lative reform goes further In Oklaho-
me
Whlo The nearald IS not one ot
those rapid exponcn,s OF a perpetual
fight against railroads nor is it will
Ing TO advise free rein TO the draft
ing OF legislative reform, yet with a
full consideration of the poor service
rendered IN .h epast under a three
cent passenger rate il can not see how
tie new lsw in OKLAHOMA could re-
duce the service fifty per cent, as
threatened. without completely exter.
minating the railroads Of the new
state.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-17
- - g. FORTY YEARS
80 SUCCESSFUL SERVICE

stood the test for period Of more than two
doubt
Its period is marked by
bco and skin diseases Of chaaee and It's value
sucs that II today
blood medicine the parke For Rheumatism
Seoa Sores and Ulcers Skin Diseases and all other troubles
due 70 impure POISONED condition OF the blood has no equal
the
system al unhealthy matter the disease permanently asd restores
unable
body h needs s. sup
with the heahil properties and acts spnddy iu toning NJ nd
bottom all blood
this teaches inherited which the ordinary
have effect Rot only s. certain ia W results
tt The ms teolptcy safe remedy + Is made entirely q
terk 81 knows hean9 and curative 7 does not
tn RE Ae'est s q mineral form g damage the aeeaIs
aud De ssed BY chdrer with the good results
sa.t older ecrls. tits or an espsgant s
Fe with record and that has proven rs worth BY ts forty
blood
physicians aud they viii send
tit trouble aud VIII without Charge special
ne1nk alfite that Is required
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO. aTSArTA Ga.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-17
500 RgWARp. stoo.

The readers OF this paper will be
pleased to learn that there IS at least
one dread disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages. and
that Is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
Is the only positive cure now known
TO the medical fraternity. CatGrra be-
ing constitutional disease. requires
q constitutional treatment Halls
Catarrh Cure Is taken internally act.
ing directly upon the blood end mu-
cous surfaces OF the system, thereby
des1 oying the foundation OF the dis
ease, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work
The proprietors have so much faith
in It's curative powers that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case that
It fails to cure. Send for list Of testi'
moniais
Address F. ]. CHENEY & Co, Tole-
do. 0.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con.
stipation.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-17
FAMINE M THE

MIDST or PLENTY.
The United States made many pc
culiar records according to the stats
Tics Of the past year
Fourteen national twenty-eisht
state. NIX savings. twenty-fonr private
hanks and seventeen Joan and trust
companies were closed last year. The
total am0lmt of failures in dollars
and cents WAS $2O6 26636s. against
So per cent Of that amount in 1906.
Ia 1898 national banks TO the mum
her OF i5i failed also so savings
banls 1876 private banks and "a loan
and trust companies. but the loss was
smaller than ~ ieo1--bemg $l10.
295.67s
The failures OF 1907 affected The
rich more than the poor The lbrgc
institutions VIII possibly reduce the
lossos ful ten pei cent, as many Of
the banks that failed did resume pay
menf before the FIRST OF the year
and are therefore not IN this table
With The liGesf crops the Republic
las ever produced ana an the mills
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-17

Of money. The party or parties al
tacking Roy were waylaymg for him
and as he passed by the tommy
Trading ccmpany. the parties spfana
out of dark hallway and before
he could nike an outcrs. had boat linn
into insensibility. They quickly ne
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-17

rushed for orders an affairs 81 ship
shape the panic felf Ike 4 masi
over the nction
That it was due from unnatural
rausos must b. admitted The Eamb
iine element Of the stock exchanges
had used the surplus aud drawn or
the principal. they frightened honest
men. who were deprived of their casl
Tor weeks
Had Il not been .ar The great con
adsece the people had for their bank
ers in The west a panic wouid have
been here that Il would have taken
years 10 overcome.
Following the boarding Of money
cnme The demand from the banks to
incroase their circulation In plain
words they wantea the power to
doctor their own deficiencies. and pre-.
tended that the world had confidence
enough to per nit
The tins has passed when the peo-
pie win leave the currency in the
hands Of The Wall street sharks. and
the New York Baltimore. Boston and
Wilmington bankers Of the country
control the situation. Thoy are the
great cities Of the eastern coast,
where they secure the articles Of
commerce from other nations. and
the change days are each week day
OF the year
Given more power when occasion
demended , shrinkage we know what
would happen by Studying what has
been transacted IN 10 epaht
Elastic currency is but another
name OF permitting a lot Of fakirs to
borrow money on worthless bonds.
They have no Intrinsic value and IL
may be added the holders do not
care
They own sufficient stocks 10 bring
the world 70 its knees, If the people
bad SO little sense as to purchase Il
at par
hut uuitil the last day or SO we
saw no one running a foot race 20
get 10 buy these bonds at any price.
eessz5-=z.s,eszz-ar,=,
The Oklahoma City Times Journal
Is worried about educational matters
1t saws The struggle IS between a
Southern OF Northern system OF
education. And wha is the difference,
pray2 Indiana. Colorado and Msschu-
setts as they are mentioned are sup
posed to have the bee. common
schools north OF Mason and Dlxon's
line. and the third is an exact dupli-
cate OF that IN Georgia, and the sys-
TEN OF Alabama differs little from
that of Colorado. When d man gradu-
ates in thirty branches Of study the
difference between him and the man
from a different college in the same
studies is the difference Divinity ar
ranged in arranging the anatomies OF
the two men.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-17

No. 212. be taken from the calendar
and be referred 10 The COMMITTEES
Carried
Mr. Van6eventer sent up the fol
lowing report:
House OF Representatives.
Guthrie Okla. Jan 49, 1908
MIR. SPEAKER
We your committee on judiciary
having had under Consideration Sen
ate Concurrdt Resolution No. 21
beg leave to report
Amend by striking ont one thous
and and insert mot exceeding three
thousand.
We recommend the Resolution pass
as amended.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-17

There are still few papers IN me
etafe talking OF Governor Haskell be-
ine candidate for President but,
81 course. there has always been ane
viii continue men who refuse TO know
anN Ihing.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-17

licyed him oi everything DE pQsse8ied,
even bis pocket knife and disaRpear-
ed in the darkhess so trace of the
thugs can be found
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-17

That sale Of Jcwclry at Bamfac-
turers prices IS siill o0g on at
i.illie's Drug Store
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-17

The zoo saloons that quit business
1aruary fret at St. Louis because Of
no patronage stand as the pest *
ample af the advance OF American
citizenship recorded Of late.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-17

fn the event Of delivery being inn
rorfec. oF papers being rolled, twist.
cf or mntIiated, subscribers are ureeu
to mahe immediate complaint 60 the
l,usiness olfice IN person, by phone
og by mail
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-17

Governor Haskell called at Topeka
nnd took look at sne statesmen
who comprise the Kansas Legislature
that body being now in session
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-17

Kansas City boasts that she kept
her poor for thirty cents per day last
year. The poor know the city ~
proud Of the record. but some way,
thev are not as uhilaRa as might be
over the event
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-17

washington Nesc Bureau u-.isssH. b.
S. <.
Eastern Auency-W. D. %aFe, 5S
Tribune Bldos New York
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-17
FRfDAY JANUARY Z. 1908.

Tie ST Louis GlobeDemocrat S
au,hority for the statement that h'Ss'
ing goes By favor.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-17

Once again Tine Leader wishes 20
call attention. 70 the fact there can
be onic one kind Of democrat, ana
he does not have TO use the hyphen
to be Identified. A democrat believes
n majority ruling, and he is Jealous
Of his RIGHTS
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-17

If Vice President Fairbanks has
nrass agent for campaign toward inc
White House. the man Is a dsmal
faiinfr.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-17

The Philadelphia Item declares
shsss Is not the least doubt OF Phil
ander Knox being nominated iot
President. Certainly not All Knox
needs now Is the delegation from his
lome state and sufficient others to
nominate him. That does not appear
"a large undertaking.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-17

oscar Darling, Long Island, New
York. announces the birth of the
twenty-sixth heir to the family estate
II h but fifteen miles from his cot
taee to Oyster Bay
The state senate has failed %
please the local obstruction organ
and great excitement ppevails-in the
Office Of the local organ.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-17
INDIAN FRekcssR AssAvlrsr


Special 70 pally Leadel.
Hominy. Okla. Jan Is Roy James
an educated fhllhiood Osage Indian
While on his way to indian camp 4
mile out nom town, was assaulted
ana rohbet las7 night a quite q sam
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-17

Gus Anderson has Just received car
load OF New State hour and mill feed,
made By tho Kremlin mills. KremAn.
Okla. Try II
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-17

For nice chickens and turkeys, 90
to Henry NJ. Newman, the poultry
man, corner Division and Villas.