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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-01-23
Birth Day Surprise.

On last Tuesday, January 14th,
Mrs. Vim. B. Tyler celebrated her
Goth birthday anniversary, or at
least aer family and the neighbours
who we're In the plot gave her JOY
iulsurprise. She was persuaded early
in the morning that she Ought to
spend the day with her good friend
Mrs. Mccormick. About 10 o'clock
she Yves summoned home on the plea
that another. nesghbor had called to
spend the day with her. When she
reached home only the buggy Of this
neighbor was hitched at the rack and
awaited her in the sitting room. All
at once the big folding doors leading
to the parlor were thrown open and
the neighbor ladies, to the number OF
25 or 30 trooped in and overwhelm-
ed her with congratulations and good
wishes. Mrs. Tyler was so overcome
as to shed tears, and there were few
dry eyes among her sympathetic
friends. A dinner was served such as
only these good practical women
know how 80 prepare, and all our
readers can appreciate. Mrs. Tyler
received many valuable presents.
She found under her plate sackcon
tanning go quarters from her hus.
band. She received rs postal card
greetings. coming from many states
all over the Union. The iriends'who
planned this surprise had meant for
just 60 postals, but other friends re
membered the day. Mrs Tyler is
very popular among her friends, a
a most estimsble lady, and The
TINES joins In wishing her many
more years In which to enjoy the |
fruits Of a well spent life.
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Bates Co. Boy in Hawaii

The following Is an extract ,rom,s
private letter from Rolon Smith. a
Bates county boy, son OF Recorder !
NJ. Smith, who is making ibis mark
In Uncle Sans new possession, the
Hawaiian Islands:
1--WE have been working on our
1908 crop for a little over a month.
have made 6,212,S74 pounds of
sugar already and expect to make
%, 600 tons this year.
when started to learn sugar
boiling | set my goal at $3.50 per
month, and yesterday when | drew
my December wages got $4,000
Tor the first time, but it didn't seem
any more TO me than $15 90 used to
in old Missouri; and | am beginning
to think that the more We get the
less eatis6ed we are. o, course |
have more responsibility, but the
more money | get the less work I
have to do"
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Adrian Notes.
From the journal.

rroh thC journal,
Married Gs the hu.ne Of mr a. Il
Mrs. Lewis Palmer, Geo. 4 Laws II.
md Miss Dolly palmer and james q D..
Ferguson and Mrs. May Palmer
Harmon.
Married Attic home ~ pr. a..
Nrs H. W. Tuttle, Misc Nnud Tg't'e
and Linn Fister ard Miss Eva T..
Jones and Homer /. FistCr
DR.. Rricker, who mss been quito -.
Is improving
Thos. T. Murphy had few - liz
+FieE't-i tt.-it-tH tt.rt---rt
hlrshday dinner last week
Frank Teetcr. oi Shawnee Is era.
ically Ill with bus small hope ot ~
cpvrry.
The stockholders ~ the A1riqn
Banking Company held the aruun'
election oi directors Nantay T'o
following persons We're elected; NJ
\. Owen, A ]. Smith, J NJ Roe,
d. F. Andes and J, ". NcComh,.
The following are she officers Tor the
year: NJ, ' owen, president, \. =.
Smith, vice-presiden.; j " Ne
Combs, cashitt, D. Is Reis.., a--ls.,
ant cashier; b. + Andes, secretary.
The bank Is ia excellent condi.ion
and the stockholders were highly
pleased with the management Of the
affairs OF the institution.
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ohm Hensley, for a few days.

John Hensley, for a few days.
Mrs. holland reported quite sick
Monday. Her neighbors are wait
Ing on her.
The Increase OF the liqnor revenue
10 the last ten years has bsen ITO
per cent, and we believe that the
Republicans have been In power
that time. Tell me who is the whis-
key party, the party In power or the
one out OF power
Our phone company have not call.
ed an election yet, as We have heard
Of, to elect officers according to she
chapter on telegraph and telephone,
where the law says they shall all be
elected every year.
Rev. O'Bryer, OF Shelbyville, Mo +,
has been talking for two weeks to the
dear people, trying to fasten local
option TO the Prohibition wagon.
He has 30 far given the dear people
some strong plain talk from the Bible
W nov a SuIiovinu hhoh Wouu wv Witu
the liquor traffic. The people out
this way had mostly quit talking
about local option, looking ahead
for next falls election.
The road drag did good service
last week In filing up the ruts In the
road. so that everybody can see the
benefit OF the drag without being
told. The horses can see the benefits
OF the road drag, and they never
went to high school Hauling a
wagon on a road that has been drag.
ged and on one that has not, 1t will
show plainly In favor Of the drag,
Monday afternoon as Aaron was
going by the grave yard north, he
heard a horses feet striking the
ground hard and fast, Looking
around, he saw it was u woman
coming az fast az the horse could
carry her, her feet going through
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Virginia Items

John Beckett, OF Adrian, visited
his brother, Bailey, and sisters, Mrs.
Lewis Garner, Mrs Dan Smith ana
Mrs. John Foster, last week.
Charley Morris, OF Oklahoma, is
visiting the family of John Hedger
Mrs. John Woody came home from
Kansas City last week sick with the
grip.
Aaron sent IF list OF the farmers
names of Charlotte township, as far
as he could get them to Judge D. A.
DeArmond for garden seeds and
valuable documents that he has at
his disposal.
Clate Wolfe aud his son, Joe, hitch.
cd up work horse to the buggy Sat
urday to go to Butler. The horse
had only been hitched TO the buggy
but q couple OF times, but had work.
ed fine, but she had a blind bride on
This time they had the blinds off,
and when they started her, she saw
the buggy top coming after her, and
Il frightened her so bad that she ran
of, going through two gates. As she
went through she first gate, Clste
and Joe were thrown out. Clate got
bruised about the head and one eye.
Joe got a slight scratch on the nose.
1t was a lucky 90 for them.
The other day man near Virginia
was hauling a man around from
Kansas showing the country, They
met large team hitched to very
small wagon. There was small
sized barrel In the wagon, and q large
man firmly seated on top OF the bar
rel. The Kansas man remarked that
Missouri barrels lid was on as tight
as they are in Kansas.
Bert Oresr, OF Kansas City. Ia Wis,
iting his mother and sister, Mrs.
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many motions, hair flying. Aaron
learned long ago never to run from a
woman When she came up, she
stopped and talked with Aaron. She
wanted to know II he had seen "A
-prlng wagon with an egg sse in.
Her sister and husband had been 30
Town with a load Of corn, and his vile
went 10 the buggy. She had bought
Il lot OF things and put them In the
buggy. She stopped at her parents
and had the horse hitcted there
When her husband came along, ne
l,aded the things in the wagon and
went on home. When she woman
went to start home. the things we're
gone. A moving wagon had passed
south. Her sister mounted a horse
and took after them. They let her
search the wagon She found u
box oi pups. The man told her a
man with an egg case In q spring
wagon had passed Aaron was the
first fellow she cited In a spring wagon.
She soon caught him. She had rid
den 4 miles 1t was hard on her and
the horse, and Aaron did not know
Tor short time, but his lie was at a
close,
Four Joined the Christian Church
last Sabbath, a man and his wife,
two young men OF promise and seven
at the NJ, E mostly young,
The table cloth that was supposed
TO have been stolen at the supper
at the NJ. E the Goth OF December,
was found mixed up with other
parties table cloths.
James Keaton reports ss having n
grand box supper at the Concord
school house last Friday night. They
took in $4,000. AARON.
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Foster Notes.

clarence Swarens and wife were In
Kansas City two or three days last
week on bushes.
Mrs. Allie Ssckett was In our city
Wednesday and Thursday OF last
week on business. She sold the prop
erty that was owned by Judge Henry
to Lelian Shelton.
Dee Wheeler and Miss Hannah
Willis, OF Rich Hill, attended services
at Salem Sunday.
Francis Campbell returned Sunday
to Butler to sttend school.
VIM West, an old resident OF Eos
ter, is here visiting his brother, Chss
West.
The South Methodist will begin a
series OF meetings In the near future.
f. Rhodes rs a very busy man,
waiting on the grip,
Mrs. Young and Mrs. Walker Steele
have been very sick for the last two
weeks. Mrs. Steele is better, but Mrs
Young Is improving slowly.
Harley Shelton celebrated his 9th
birthday Monday, January 18th, A
party OF his friends gathered at his
mothers home and spent the day,
which was a great surprise to him.
A nice dinner was served under the
directions OF his mother and sisters.
He received a number OF useful pres.
ents, which he appreciated very
much. May he have many more such
birthdays.
'ropsy had she pleasure OF reading
a letter from Mrs. Earl Murray, for
merly Miss lula Davis, the frat time
Mrs, Davis heard from them after
leaving San Francisco Dec. 18th.
They sailed on a Japanese ship, the
America Marie, Its length 4iO feet,
width SC feet; carries 5000 tons.
They visited In Honolulu one day,
sailed from there TO Yokohoma,
Japan; remain th"re two days, then
to Toxic, the capital by rail, which
is Is miles from lokohoma, then 80
other ports on the islands. Alter q
weeks stay In Japan, they sail TO
Shanghai, China, crossing the Inland
sea, this sea being one of the most
beautiful trips ever made. They are
due at Hong Kong, China, Jan. l6th.
Here they transfer TO another steam
er for Manila. II they make connec-
lions at Hong Kong, will reach
Manila, Philippine Islands Jan Goth.
As to what part Of the lalands they
will be sent, will not know until they
arriye at Manila.
Buster Brown, OF Hume, Mo-, Wis.
tied Sunday with his aunt, Mrs. Belle
Davis.
Uncle Joe Lewis is In Kansas City,
having cancer taken out OF his
face.
Squire Darby shipped three cars OF
corn to Butler last week for Cannon
Weiner & Co., and will ship car
load OF flax Tuesday from Worland.
Miss Leila Morris visited Sunday
at New Home wish her brother,
Andrew.
Rev. Ruperd preached his first ser
mon at this place Sunday at Salem
for the NJ. E. Church, South.
Mrs. Belle Davis received sad news
stating that her son, White, had been
nurt in the coal mines at Louisville,
Col Jan. Sth He was taken TO tie
University hospital at Boulder, Col.
Her son, Harry, left immediately to
see after him.
Little George Littlefield, who was
brought home from Wsrrensburg
last week on account OF sickness, is
able to be about. He will return to
school this week. TOPSY.
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soc underwear at SOC In our clear
ance srle-Hill's Cash Store.
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Harness, BuggieS, Wagons.

Is is she time when you will rig up for spring
work. and want shat have made
most complete stock OF TEAM HARNESS have
harness all made in shop every
ticular
We selling the BEST DOlBLEHIP STRAP
BREECHlNG HARNESS sold for S3SO0
See our $4,000 TEAM HARNESS. in fact dont buy before
inspecting our line and getting prices
We have elegant line II e Seeyill
Buggies hand all special
BARGAINS In SAMPLE BUGGES bought Harness
and vehicle convention. BE sure and see this work.
SOLE AGENTS for the HIGH GRADE MIlBURN FARM
WAGON. Positively she best wagon sold.
Red Rope Paper and Rubber Roofing; Axle rease Harness
Oils etc.
Tents and Wagon Sheets for sale
Your Harness Oiled for One Dollar.
Come and We want your trade and
will give you good treatment and
your moneys worth.
Met ar|and & Sons.
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FARMERS BANK.
Annual Election Of Directors Of
the Farmers Bank Of
Bates CO.

The stockholders OF the Farmers
Bank held their messing on Jan. lGth.
1908, the same board OF directors
consisting ~ L \. Bennett, j. i, Me.
kee, F. y. Drepuon, Homer DdvGlI,
j. W. Choate, o A. Heinlein, Clark
Wix.aHd M-E-nagallA se.e ellcien
as directors for th- next year. The
bank Is to he congratulated upon
having 90 strong Board OF Dlrec-
sors, every man in it being "a good
financier and cal liable OF assisting the
bank In every capacity in the man
sgement OF Its affairs. Atter the
election OF the Board OF Directors,
the:Auditing Committee, appointed
annually to examine the assets oil tho
institution. made their report Us E'v
en- herein finding that the present
wears business was the most pros
porous year In the history Of she in,
stilution and also by rxsminatlOu
found that no officer, director or EN-
ployee had at any time during the
year borrowed any money Ji the
bank and that at this time no Off
Ger, director or employee owed the
bunk any money Whatever.
Below Is a statement made by the
Auditing Committee. We lind the
following balances on hand:
RESOURCES
Loans and DISCOUNTS. ...$330 SIS %
Real Estate, Bank block 1000 90
Furniture and Fixtures. 100000
Total Cash and S!ght Elk.
change. 11I.16301
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S50:i.JS2 q

From the above statement it ID
shown that the
Total resources Of the Farm
ers Bank are. ---...........S504, AS. 81
That .helr total deposits
are ............................. 429 $50 0s
and that they have cash
and sight exchange on
d.............-...-........ 1875, I63. w
Ii was found tha. during the year
the bank had paid their usual eight
per cent dividend, increased their
surplus account $4,000 90 and leit
an undivided profit account Of
81, 10000. This banks policy has
been to build up q good strong sur
plus account as "a safe guard 80 their
institution and their increasing the
account So, 5000 out OF the profits,
aside from paying the usual dividend
the past year, Is evidence OF their
prosperity and the statement Of the
Auditing Committee shows the con
dition OF the bank should be very
gratifying TO the many stockholders
OF the institution.
The officers were reelected as FOL,
lows:
E. A Bennett. President.
j. j. Mckee, Vice. President.
W. F. Duvsll, Cashier.
Homer Duvall, Assistant Cashier.
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James Keaton reports as having n
grand box supper at the Concord
school house last Friday night, They
took I'm $4,000. AARON.
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BLAST SHAKES UP TOWN
Five Hundred Pounds of Dynamite Ex-
piode During Fire at Hook
ing, la.

DIES MONIES, Ia, Jan. - Five hun
drcd pounds of dynamite in a boxcar at
the mining town Of Hooking two miles
from Abba, exploded during a fire which
started in the Company's store today and
five men were injured and $4,000 worth
Of property destroyed. The injured are:
John c. Luott cut by glass ana flying
timhcrS; rendered unconscious.
win pilkrugtun, bruised seriously
Frank Davis knocked down aud injured
Two unknown mon knocked down ana cut
by flying glass aud tImbers.
The shock Of ~" explosion was felt
for five miles around and at Abba. two
miles distant, windows were broken
The fire started from an unknown
cause in the cownnnys store Of the
Hooking Supply company, frame build
ing contained II stock worth $JOUUO. ON
n side track near Jy was a string If box
cars. one Of them rontaining $50 pounds
Of dynamite, Tho flames jumped 10 the
ears and when the dynamite was
reached il exploded.
Miners fought tie flames. even when
they knew the dynamite was in the car
next to the fire and that it was likely to
explode at any time.
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soldier of the Danes who had been
slightly wounded was sitting on the
ground. He was about to take a drink
from flask. All at once he heard
some one say:
'Oh, sir, give me drink, for | am
dying"
1t was wounded Swede who spoke
He was lying on the ground only a
little way off. The Dane went to him
at once. He kneit down by the side of
his fallen foe and pressed the flask to
bis lips. Drink" said he, for thy
need Is greater than mine"
Hardly had he spoken these words
when the Swede raised himself on his
elbow. He pulled a pistol from his
pocket and shot at the man who would
ed the Danes shoulder, but did not do
him much harm.
"Ah, you rascal" he cried 81 was
going to befriend you, and you repay
m by trying to kill .e Now | will
punish you. | would have given YOU
all the water, but now you Shall have
only half" And with that he drank
the half Of it and then gave the rest
to the Swede
When the king of the Danes heard
about this he sent for the soldier and
had him tell the story just as 1t was.
"Why did you spare the life OF the
Suada a flor hn had triad 70 lin 49,, -,
asked the king.
Because. sir" said the soldier. 81
could never Kill a wounded enemy"
Then You deserve rs be noble.
man." said the king. And be rewarded
him by maning him knight ana Civ
Ing him a noble tltle.-"Famous Stories
Retold."
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its discovery. Mr.. Heller brought with
him some pretty nuggets and coarse
gold taken from the creek. The loca-
ton Of the stream of mystery" Is
said to be an ideal one, being surround
ed by mountains and heavy timber.
Considerable interest is being taken
In the probabilities of Alaska as a
coal-produclng locality. About 5000
20-acre coal-land claims have already
been staked, Mr.. Heller said, but the
government has shut down on any fur
ther coal prospecting and claims be-
cause OF the alleged attempted monop-
oily Of Alaska coal by certain big COM
panies The 5000 claims already stalk.
ed are being prospected and developed.
There Is said to be coal In great
quantities, especially in southeastern
Alaska, and Mr.. Heller claims it Is as
good in quality as the Pennsylvania
article. Recent heavy finds of coal
have revived the statement of geolog-
lists that Alaska once possessed a trop-
ical climate
Mr.. Heller, speaking of get-rich-
quick schemes in the States, said there
was dredge carried to Alaska which
paid the company owning it $4,000
In dividends In ninety days for service
on the Solomon river.
Mr. Heller gave graphic account Of
how travel was impeded on the mar
row-gauge road In summer by the Dill
ing up Of snow. He also told OF new
wrinkle In which the faithful Alaskan
dogs are made to haul canoes along
the creeks and rivers, canalboat fash
i'm
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cent of the municipalities. Massachu-
sets has more than go towns where
liquor selling Is illegal Connecticut
has ninety-six dry" towns out Of 17d.
About half of Rhode Island is dry"
New Hampshire is nominally prohibit
ton State, but liquor is sold in about
40 per cent Of its territory. California
and Colorado are almost wholly local
option, and oregon partially 50.
This Is certainly a formidable rec
ord Of achievements. 1t does not in
clude Maine and Kansas, which are
non-liQuor States as result Of the old
prohibition movement.
While thus in every State the Anti
Saloon League is pressing the issue to
a finish, it Is, at the same time, de
termined to stop indiscriminate inter
state traffic in liquor. At present
liquor packages are sent through the
express offices to thousands Of com
munities, and are often addressed to
fictitious names and kept in storage In
the delivery offices, They are called
for promiscuously by those who seek
liquor. All that is necessary is to pay
the G. 0. d. charges. A bill that the
league is now pressing in Congress WILL
If passed, put a stop to this original
package" practice by putting shipped
liquors on the same basis as liquors
made within the boundaries Of a State.
Woman Suffrage Agitation.
While the men of the United States
have won the reputation Of playing the
cavalier to women in social life, Amer
lea has moved at much slower pace in
according civil recognition than has
been done in some of the countries
husband has from time immemorial
been the lord of the household, women
may vote upon the same terms as men
at all elections except those for mem
bers Of Parliament; and the sentiment
for complete suffrage is strong and I'M
mlstakable.
Women vote for all officers except
members Of Parliament in Scotland, Ire
land and Wales; for the women of
England have had municipal suffrage
since 1869, the women OF Scotland since
1881, and In Ireland since 1898.
That little patch Of insular territory
known as the Isle Of Man bears a mis-
homer In It's nomenclature. for its
women have equal rule with the men
in all elections; and 1t has been point
ed out that none of the political cat
aclysms have swept the attractive spot
since 1880, the date OF the enactment
giving full suffrage.
In Sweden, the land of the pictur-
esque and the sturdy in scenery and ma
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League points to these conditions that
1t has recently brought about:
Georgia became a prohibition State
simultaneously with the coming of the
new year. In North Carolina more
than 95 per cent Of the territory has
barred liquor. In South Carolina near
ly one-half of the counties have done
the same. A movement for State prohi-
bition has been started. In Virginia
and West Virginia considerably more
than half the territory Is dry"
In Florida liquor is prohibited In
three-fourths Of the State. Tennessee
Is prohibition except the three cities of
Memphis Chattanooga and Nashville.
Ninety per cent Of the territory In Mis-
sissippi is prohibition, and it Is expect
ed that the coming Legislature will en-
act absolute prohibition for the whole
State. Louisiana allows saloons In only
one-third OF the State. In Arkansas
ffty-eight of the seyenty-fve counties
have gone dry" In Texas liquor is
sold now In only A counties. Fifty-one
other counties partially prohibit 1t, out
Of total Of 243 counties. After April
/, 1905, Tennessee allows the sale of
liquor in only four counties. At the
last session OF the Alabama Legisla-
ture the Anti-Saloon League caused the
passage Of a prohibltory act for the en-
tire State 1t will take effect Jan. /,
1909. In Kentucky, the home Of Bour-
bon ryes, 81 per cent Of the territory
has gone dry" Not less than 1900
900 Of Kentucby's population of $780,
600 now live in dry counties. Mary
land is the only Southern State which
prohibition. Nearly half Of Its coun-
ties, however, forbid the sale of liquor
under local option. Part Of Delaware
has declared against liquor selling.
Oklahoma, by It's recently adopted con-
sttution, prohibits the sale Of liquor.
Missouris local option law has made
fourteen out Of its l15 counties dry"
Local option by villages and cities has
been brought about in Nebraska. Out
Of 1000, 400 villages and cities have
declared for no license. South Dakota
has been made one-thlrd dry" North
Dakota is wholly dry" Minnesota
has 1913 dry" towns and is increasing
the list. Sixty-fve Of Iowas ninety
counties are dry" Wisconsin has $50
towns where liquor selling Ia prohibit
ed. A prohibition wave Is rolling
through Illinois, where the Antl-Saloon
League is making a terrific fight
against liquor selling. Eight counties
have already gone dry"
In Ohio LAO out of 1876 townships
forbid liquor selling, as also do co per