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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-12-02

A pie supper at Sellers school house
in Pleasant Gap township on next
Tuesday night. All invited.
We publish in this issue copy of
the last financial statement made by
the Peoples Bank to the State Bank
Commissioner. 1t is indeed an excel
lent showing and is deserving of
your notice. When this bank was
being organized and it was learned
who the men were behind the enter
prise it was perdicted it would do a
good business from the start. The
short time the bank has been open
has proven that the prediction was
right for its rapid and substantial
growth has been phenomenal. Its
officers and directors are to be COM
plimented on the aggressiveness and
conservatism exercised in the up
building Of this bank, and the COM
munity congratulated on having such
an institution backed by men who
have proven themselves to be deserv-
ing of its confidence and trust
Mrs. P. C. Walden departed this
life at the home Of her son, Dug Wal
den, in this city, on Thursday, Nov.
18th, at ESQ p. m. Funeral services
were conducted by the pastor, Rev.
Jared, from the M. E. church, South,
Saturday moning at 10 o'clock, and
interment in Oak Hill cemetery.
Pauline C. Powell was born in Mer-
Ger county, Kentucky, January Is,
1889. She was married to N. D.
Walden in that county October 8,
1858. 10 this union eight children
were born, three Of whom are dead.
The living are dug Walden and Mrs.
George Jenkins, Butler; Lewes, in
Kansas City, Kan; John, in lola,
Kan; Coge, Los Angeles, Cal They
moved 70 Bates county March 8,
1879, having lived in johnson county
8 years. The husband died. May %,
1880. Mrs. Walden had been z con-
sistent member Of the South Meaho-
dist church vince girlhood She vas
| 4 good woman and lived tho tull
three score and tsn years allotted
time.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-12-02
Black & Arnold Clothing Co.

-
H. Combs, out on Butler No. 2, has
his name enrolled for The Times.
Bunter's high-grade candies-at
Smiths.
j. w. O'Brien and Miss Mary
Mansfield, both of Butler, were mar
ried ON Monday by Judge Jeter.
Mrs. Maggie Kisner called and Or
dered The Times to her address out
on route 8 from Butler
See Sleeth for that Insurance. 46tf
G. w. Lewellin, a substantial farm
er on Butler route 2, favored us with
a call and renewal.
We are after your fall suit and over
coat.--Black & Arnold Clothing Co.
Gle. Gregg orders hispaper chang
ed from Butler No. 4 to Blue Jacket,
Okla, where he has moved his fam
lily.
The up-to-now store-"Smith's".
Dixie L. Haggard and wife OF FL
Dorado Springs were in the county
last week and Mr.. Haggard made us
pleasant call.
FOR SALE. Some choice Plymouth
Rock cockerels for sale. j. l.. Ghere,
Butler No. 8. Phone No. 10 on D.
3-4t -
Hosea A. Ellis has moved his fam
ily to Butler for the winter and order
ed his paper changed to this delivery
from Appleton City.
Are you pyrographist? You will
find a big variety Of wood to burn
at Smiths. "
w. J. Atchison orders his paper
from Montrose rural route to War
rensburg, Mo-, where he moved his
family to school his children.
"Sleeth" the,Insurance Man. 4otl
wv. Wheatley left last week fol
Kalispell, Montana, where he expects
e make his home. He orders his
paper changed to that address.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-10-14
WORTHY OF CONFIDENCE.

When the Lusitania arrived in
New York from Liverpool short
time ago group of passengers were
gathered on the pier vainly looking
for porter to cart their trunks over
TO the express wagon. Just as they
were becoming thoroughly discour-
aged an exceedingly jovial and ener-
getic colored man came busting up
with a small trunk.
"Here I am, ladies and gentle
men. Don't worry about yo' trunks.
Leave it all to me. JUS don't worry.
I'll tend to you''- and then, in a
final burst of confidence you sho'
can trust me-I'se an adopted son
of Mr.. Cunard"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-10-14
HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF TIPS
Finnish Maid Could Not Understand
Gift of Money from Her Mis-
tress' Guest.

A country where there are no tips
and where small services are rem
dered to the stranger without hope
of reward would seem hard to find
yet such a country in Finland.
So far the tourist has not appeared
in any great numbers, and conse-
quently the commercial spirit which
his advent always marks has been
absent. As an example of this Nine.
Aino Malmberg, a Finnish lady who
is paying visit to this country, tells
an amusing story. Two friends
whom she had met while over here
had been staying with her at her
house in Helsingfors, and on leaving
gave the maid tip
She was very much astonished and
did not know what it meant. See
ing Nine Malmberg's son coming
downstairs, she ran to him and said :
''They gave me money. Did they
give you any?'' Hearing that they
had not done so, she was much mvs-
titled. 81 cannot understand why
they should give it to me and not to
you, when they know you much bet
ter than me-" was her perplexed
comment on the incident.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-10-14
One mile west, "a mile north of Fowler Kansas,
Thursday, Oct, 81, 1909
Beginning o'clock the following described propey
IL Head of Horses

Brown old, weight lbs; bay years
DID, weight 1000 1bs gray geldn old, weight 1885,
brown DID, weight mares
old weight 26O0 black eight old weight suck
COLT oneyear old black colt; oneyear old
co old horse colt old saddle
single DOUBLE gentle. Duroc-ersey
shoats; half blood mich
Blacksmith TOOLS Dane wagon complete good
Dane gcdevi1 Deerng hay
Ideal Deerng feenoot steel fourteen-nch
steel walking pillow, Drill
foot Deeng header header twelvedsk
harrow farm top buggy, spring Milwaukee
self rake five tooth cuvator pow walking twodsc
sets of work harness. set of single harness
Old Trusty incubator 100 egg New sewing mach
Round Oak heating stove, steads,
cupboard 1900 washing machine barn it, granary
Ox12 10x12 it, cattle she'd it. of
Hog wire chicken posts, Bridge
Beach ourhoe cook feed racks and other articles
erous mention
The Ladies of the Christian Church will lunch
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-10-14

Visitor inspecting new baby)-Bai
Jove, just like his father. Lack of ex-
preston, red nose, crying about moth
ing, and, yes, prematurely bald, bal
Jove!
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-10-14
]. w. KING, Jr. Owner.
F. D. Morrison Clerk. Arnold & Son, Auctioneers
The Auto Fiend

| do not own an auto gay that
rusheS mad1v down the way, and
eats up distance like some guy
before a home made apple pie.
I'm glad indeed no woman S
breath can say I've srcaed her
half to death by whizzing past at
dizzy pace, as ifin long distance
race. | never got the fever vet;
thank God, l never will, you bet!
For what with bills for tire or
spoke, it even keeps the rich men
broke. And then there's bills
for each repair that make dea-
con want to swear; and, gee, the
gasoline twill drink would put
old Rocky on the blink. Oh, no,
l want no motor car to jigg1e,
bounce and jump and jar and
shake your nerves and molars
loose, and cut up like the very
deuce, and leaves you stranded
when twill <balk, so that you
must climb out and walk Stick
TO your auto if you will, but
good old Dobbin suits me still. :
Los Angeles Express.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-10-14

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to
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of sale complied with
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-10-14

Meade county farmers seem to be
taking in the good things of life
these years, especially those who
have been here during the early
times on down to the present. w.
A. Burford has just returned from a
visit to his boyhood home in CEN
trail Missouri, near Syracuse and
Upton. He enjoyed the outing,
the renewal of old time friendships
and the visits with home folks iln-
mensely. Then he got young again
with gun and dog took to the tall
timber, where he shot rabbits,
squirrels and SIGH. Also he found
that the early frost had ripened the
persimmons and wild grapes, then
he was sure boy again and enjoyed
the fruit sitting on log. We are
willing to venture guess that he
did not climb SO high either to pick
persimmons or pull down grape vines
as he used to, and that it did not
take as many of either to satisfy him
as it did in the long time past.
What seemed most peculiar to him
was that the farms were not so big
as they used to be, that it was not
so far from the barn to the back lot
as when he was pillow boy on the old
place.. No, the magnificent dis
tances of the southwest, the sulky
pillow and steam pillow drawing fur
rows mile or more in length, make
the old fields across which he
tramped after pillow and harrow look
like garden patches to him. No
Walter, you are not so young as you
used to be, nor SO risky as when
you used to haul freight from Dodge
in the early Sos, and things have
different look now.
Monday OF this week M. E. Dab
mer shipped to H. A. Gum of Pratt,
Kansas, car of his high class red
durhams. These are calves, and
yearlings. For IS years Mr.. Dab
mer has been raising this strain of
cattle, starting with only few he
has increased until now he is in con-
dition to supply a car to raiser of
another county
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-10-14
Hazing at Lawrence.

I
News comes from Lawrence,
kans., that hundred or so
sophomores of the state UNIVERSE
ty took eight freshmen at night,
ducked them in dirty pond,
compelled them to dance and
sing and say mock prayers, and
committed various other indigni-
ties upon them.
Hazing is a brutal, lawless,
senseless, and above all, coward
ly sport. A class fight is brutul
and senseless, but not necessarl-
ly cowardly; but hazing, always
at the odds of ten to one, is as
cowardly and despicable as it is
silly and senseless. 1t is viola
ton of laws of the state of Kan
sas; it is assault and battery;
and in almost every prominent
institution where it has been in
dulged in has led on to murder.
The University of Kansas is,
happily, on record in this matter.
It has just refused to admit a
young man expelled from anoth-
er institution for h azing. A
cause which will keep a man out
will of course put man out.
The faculty will doubtless act
so promptly and so emphatically
that hazing at the state university
will cease from this time on. It
is the duty of both the authorities
of the university and the author
tiles of the city of Lawrence and
county of Douglas to see that
su c h disgraceful outbreak
never occurs again.
If their should be any failure
to punish the young ruffians who
are responsible for this disgrace,
the taxpayers of Kansas may be
expected to take a hand at the
next legislature. These taxpay-
ers do not support the institution
for the nurture of thugs and
,nightriders, nor do they send
their sons to Lawrence to be in
suited and maltreated.-Kan
City Journal.
We are fully in accord with
the views above expressed. Par
ents do not send their sons and
daughters to such places as K.
U. to learn savagery, but to
gain in those things which make
for higher civilization, better
citizenship, noble manhood and
truer womanhood.
The sooner the managers of
colleges and universities put a
stop to all such exhibitions of
ruffianism the better it will be
for the schools and the scholars.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-10-14
ENTIRELY TRUSTWORTHY.

3'Mariae Pm going to. have Dr..
Squillips treat me for my heart
trouble"
s'What do you know about DR..
Squillips, John ?"
Cali | know about him is that
Mr.. Gotsom recommends him to
me-"
eWho is Mr.. Gotsum %
'Mr. Gotsum is one of the stock
holders of the life insurance com
pany that is carrying a $4,000
risk on my life"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-10-14
CLAIMING A REWARD.

Magistrate( to oficer) But this
man doesn't correspond to the de-
scription. He has no deep scar on
his forehead.
Oficer-Well, that can be easily
supplied and besides, I think l am
entitled to at least a portion of the
$500 reward for bringing him here.
It was no easy job.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-10-14
Says Irish Flats in the Globe

We cannot understand why
anyone in Meade county will
send away from home for an
auctioneer, when they can get
Jim Stamper. Jim got better
prices Thursday for everything
that was sold than did an i'm
ported auctioneer who was on
the Flats not long ago. In our
opinion Jim is hard to beat.
Irish flats is quite correct,
there has not been an auctioneer
brought in from out side points
for many long day that can
hold a candle to Jim Stamper
when it comes. to getting what
property is worth and getting it
quick. This fact is beginning to
be found out in other counties.
Jim is to-day, October 18th, over
in Gray county crying a sale.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-10-14
ONE REDEEMINe FEATURE.

'They tell me the play hasn't
ene redeeming feature"
81 wouldn't go as far as to say
that. The star was taken i'll sud-
denly last night and the manage
ment redeemed all the tickets that
had been sold."- Exchange.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-10-14
ACCORDING TO STANDARDS.

eWhy do you make so much fun
Of Miss Oldgirl's assertions about
her age. She is comparatively.
young, isn't she%
1Oh, yes, if you go by standards
Of youth Of Methuselah's time"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-10-14

Miss Olive Walk finishes work
promptly, and in first class style,
and always strives to please.
North side Carthage avenue.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-10-14

Henry Burford and wife left
this week for visit with a sis
ter, and to take in the scenic
points of the mountainsand show
places of the coast country.
Henry has for sometime planned
to take this trip and now will
enjoy all that there is to be
found either in sight seeing and
visiting.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-09
BONAPARTB ON DETECTIVES
Says Interior Department Has Eff
eient Service of It's Own.
Tells Committee Reasons wilkes
Men Arc Not Used in Run
ming Down Crime.

Now comes Attorney General BonaparJe
with testimony to the effect that officials
OF the Department Of Justice are more
efficient in the work Of detecting crime
than the Secret Service agents, concern
ing whom President Roosevelt kicked up
a row with Congress.
Secretary Of the Interior Garfield told
the House Committee on Appropriations
that. owing to dissatisfaction with the de-
tective skin Of the Secret Service, the
task Of running down land frauds vas
now intrusted solely to Interior Depart
ment agents
This policy. he said. was decided on
months before the action OF Congress in
placing a Limitation on the activities Of
the secret Service. the limitation which
President Roosevelt declared had tied the
hands Of the government in its efforts 70
protect the public domain from fraud and
depreciation.
Before the House Committee on Appro-
priations the Attorney General testified
that the present method OF collecting evil
dence for presentation to the Federal
courts in cases Of fraGG was now more
satisfactory than the former practice
Heretofore the Department Of Justice bor-
rowed Secret Service agents for such work.
Now the department has a secret service
OF its own, which Is more efficient and.
generally speaking, obtains better results
than formerly.
Members Of Congress are amazed at the
absence OF team work between the Presl-
dent and some OF the members OF his
Cabinet. On every hand. il is said.
the Presidents charges that the
curtailing Of the activities OF the
Secret Service has been in the inter
est Of the criminal classes has not been
sustained. Ali the recent evidence taken
by the Committee on Appropriations in
regard to the necessity Of funds for secret
investigation by government agents has
tended 20 indicate that the appropriations
have been ample and the system OF hav-
ing each department make its Own secret
inquiries has proved effective. and salts
factory.
The President has insisted that all the
Secret Service work should be concen-
trated in one force Of detectives.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-09

The President yesterday sent mes
sage TO Congress urging that q law be
enacted requiring ocean-gOing passenger
vessels to be equipped with wireless
telegrsphy.
He directs attention TO recent events
where the value OF the wireless telegraph
in saving human life was demonstrated.
and urges that Congress. before adjourn
ment. pass a law requiring ocean-going
steamships. carrying considerable num-
bsrs OF passengers 10 install the system
Of autobiography.
The Presidents message follows:
Your attention Is invited 20 recent
events which have conclusively demon
strated the great value Of rsdio-teleg-
raphy. popularity known as wireless
telegraphy, as an instrumentahty for the
preservation Of life at sea
While the honor OF the first practical
application OF the scientific principles in
volved may belong TO another country. Il
is gratifying to know that our inventors
have been quick TO seize upon and de-
velop the idea, and that several systems
Of approved scientific merit and CON-
mercial prscticability have been put into
! operation in the United States.
Chain of Stations.
Furthermore. through the Iiberslity Of
Congress and the intelligence and IN
dustTy Of the Navy Department our At
lantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts are equip
ped with a chain Of shore stations, de-
/ signed primarily for the national defense,
/ but capable Of receiving and transmitting
! messages by any OF the systems OF wire
less telegrsphy now n general use. Even
our distant insular territories and Alaska
are 50 equipped
so far as our own country is con
/ cerned. steps have thus been taken ef-
/ fectuaIly 10 prevent the establishment OF
q monopoly IN the practical use Of the
new applied art.
I deem IL highly desirable that Con
gress. before adjournment. enact a law
requiring, within reasonable limitations.
as determined By what the government Of
/ the United States has already done and
( BIZ what prudent and progressive ship
/ owners have already found practicable.
/ that ali Ocesn-gOing steamships carrying
considerable numbers OF passengers on
routes where wireless installations would
/ be useful, should DC required. to carry
7 efficient interchangeable Installations and
/ competent operators. The subject is now
under consideration by the Congress, and
] am advised that legislation 70 effect
+ the same general purpose is also under
/ consideration abroad.
Great Need of Nation.
our interest in its enactment is keen
on account OF the great number Of
! steerage ss well as cabin passengers
who annually arrive at and depart from
our ports.
What We have already done along
practical business lines warrants the
United States in being first among na-
tons 70 enact a statute requiring the
/ use Of this safeguard Of human life
! The House Committee on Merchant Ma
rine has under consideration bills reQGir-
/ ing wireless tslegrRphy systems 10 be
/ installed on vessels engaged IN the coast
wise trade as vel as thos engaged II
ocean traffic
A report viii be made on one Of them
this week.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-09
ECZEMA LODGES IN The SKIN.
Sot a RiOod DsseaSe-Cured BY OF Of
WiBterEreen Compound.

For many years eczema was supposed
20 be q blood disease. and was erroaeousIv
treated as such. but now the best au-
thoriues sgree that eczema IS only skin
disease and must be cured through the
skin. The eminent skin specialist. Dr.
D. D. Dennis, first discovered the eczema
germ. and his discovery was quickly
taken up in both Germany and France.
To XIII the eczema germ and Al the
same tine heal the skin. DR.. Dennis com
pounded oil Of wintergreen, thymoI. gIy-
cerine, &C. The remedy is q liquid, not a
mere salve. hence Il sinks right into the
pores OF the skin Washing with this
OIL OF wintergreen compound seems 70
take the itch away at once; soon the
scales drop away and the disease dis
appears. The prescription has now been
used 80 long as 10 have proven its sbso-
iuts merit, and We 90 not hesitate 70 ex-
press our confidence IN D. .. D. Pre-
scription. Henry Evans. e22-A street
northwest, and Peoples Drug Store, S24
Seventh street northwest
The Washington herald., 1909-02-09
NAVY COAL BILL HIGH.
sends List OF Repairs TO
ships TO senate.


The cost OF repairs 10 ships OF the
battle feet, and the cost OF coal con-
sumed by the ships In the last fiscal year.
was given 20 the Senate yesterday By
the Secretary Of the Navy
This was in response TO resolution Of
Senator Clay, OF Georgia. adopted by
the Senate February l.
The following items were taken from
the report Of Secretary Newoerry, which
was made in reply:
For repairs-Brooklyn. S74o-S5: San
Francisco. Ss.s5.17; Baltimore, s7i,S324 p:
Alabama, sl,l65.SS; Iowa. s2ls. .277.s1; Maine.
So. .S64SS; Adder, sl5.I0L13: Grampus, 81
S7ld; Bennington. S.S25. 81; Pike, $4,45s.7 "a;
Paul Jones, 81. .e26.21 Nicholson, s, BIS;
Markeeta. q. .44S.s7: O'Brien, $S5S-2s; Hol-
land. ss.2s; Kearsarge. sl.sT-7Z and Ken
lucky, $gV.60.
Mr.. Newberry reports the sum required
TO keep q first class battle ship in re-
pair and IN good condition for a year as
s1a9, ,S55
The amount expended for coal, handling
II, and maintaining coalirg depots for
the fiscal year IS given at S5.544,si5-26.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-09
COUNT VOTES TOMORROW.
Senate and House VIII Meet in Joint
Session To Elect President.

The Senate and House OF Representa-
tves win meet in joint session tomorrow
and count the votes Of the Electoral Col
lege. formally eiecting William H Taft
President. and James SchoolcTaft Sher-
man. Vice President
The two branches q Congress VIII meet
in their respective chambers at noon, and
The Speaker OF the House viii be notified
the Senate Is IN session and ready TO take
u the counting of TIE votes. The Sena-
tors. n tw0s. headed by Vice President
Fairbanks and the Sergeant-at-arms. viii
march through the corridors Of the Capt
toi and occupy seats on the minority side
Of the House Of Representative The
Speaker OF the House viii relinGuiSh his
gavei and the Vice President VIII direct
the counting OF the ballots by the tellers-
The ceremonies viii be simple and IN
attractive. except for the sentiment OF
witnessing the formal election Of the
President and Vice President.
All the galleries VIII be reserved for
families Of the President, leading govern
ment officials, and the Senators. Repre-
sentatiYes. and Delegates. and only those
holding these special tickets VIII be ad-
mit1ed.
The Washington herald., 1909-02-09

Speaker Cannon got OF q pun on BIS
name yesterday. Representative Cheney.
o. Indiana. called to arrange for recog-
milton Of a bll directing the Secretary OF
War TO denate two condemned cannon 10
a city In his district. Uncle Joe was in
cOntempla1ive mood
Cheney said the Speaker. slapping
himself on the breast. here Is one old
Cannon that. hasn't been condemned yet,
but there's no telling how soon It VIII be-
The Washington herald., 1909-02-09
MAY ESTABLISH NEW PARK.

wetmOre Would Purchase Grnee-
land Tract for SISO,OOO.
Senator wetmoTe, Of Rhode Island. yes
terday introduced a bin authorizing the
Commissioners 10 establish a pubic park
or that tract Of land formerly known ss
Graceland Cemetery.
The measure carries an appropriation OF
sl59.OOo. and is 10 be proposed as an
amendment when the sundry civil appro-
priation bin is considered IN the Senate.
The site includes twenty-five acres. and
its purchase has been advocated by a
number Of the citizens associations OF
northeast Washington for several years.