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The Butler weekly times., 1910-06-02
Fruit Crop Report.

The State Board of Horticulture
has received special reports from the
leading fruit growers of nearly all
the counties which show the condi-
ton of the fruit crop in Missouri May
18th to be as follows:
There was widespread injury from
the low temperatures which prevail
ed between April 10th and 25th and
as result it seems that practically all
the fruit was killed in the central
northern, northeastern, eastern and
in many of the counties of the central
part Of the state. With the exception
of three or four counties in the Sec
ond tier south of the Missouri river
and extending southwestward about
four counties back from the Missis-
sippi river, all of the regions men,
toned seem to have been swept clean
of practically all kinds of fruits.
The fruit that remains in good con-
dition is confined to approximately
one third of the state consisting of
three or four tiers of counties along
the western border of the whole of
the southwest corner, as well as one
tier OF counties along the Arkansas
line extending as far eastward as
Ripley county. In other words, the
apples and peaches up to May 18th
were found to be confined to about
40 or As counties mainly in the west
from Iowa to Arkansas) and in the
southwest and south. In these 40 or
As counties the condition Of the apple
crop for the whole area is 46 per
cent, while for the whole state it is
only 26 per cent. In the 40 or As
counties the peach crop amounts to
25 per cent, while for the whole state
it is only l8 per cent.
The best prospect for peaches is in
the well known Koshkonong district
in Oregon and Howell counties
where the outlook is for a full crop.
The highest percentage of a crop of
apples is reported from Buchanan
and the three surrounding counties.
However, s or 10 of the counties in
the extreme southwestern corner of
the state have prospects of from Is
to so or 60 per cent of a crop.
Small fruits, including all the ber-
ries, were injured in about the same
proportion as the tree fruits. In the |
southwestern counties, where the
big strawberry plantations are locat-
ed, the prospects are very good, al
though there is not a full crop. A
late message from Neosho says
weather conditions are unfavorable
for harvesting but that the prices are
good and there is strong hopes that
the season will be successful.
The cold weather has caused apple
Scab to appear in few places, par
in the southwest. Curculio
have begun to puncture peaches in
orchards that have not been sprayed. |
The Butler weekly times., 1910-06-02
Commercial Club.

The Butler Commercial Club met
in called session III the circuit court
room, Friday evening, May 9th,
1910.
The following proceedings were
had:
Meeting called to order by Presi-
dent H. G. Cook.
Minutes of previous session read
and approved.
Moved and seconded that High
School Building is necessary to the
City of Butler and the territory con-
tingent thereto. Carried by uriani-
nous vote.
Moved and seconded that the club
proceed to vote on site for the pro-
posed new High School Building,
carried. Following is the vote on
Sama.
The Butler weekly times., 1910-06-02
Amsterdam.

Entsrpriss. 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Foster are the
proud parents Of a son, born Friday,
May 20, 1910.
H. ]. Wright has departed for Kan
sas City to make his future home.
Mrs. 0. H. Lawrence is visitingrel-
atives at Sweet Springs, Mo.
Mrs. E.J. Carlson of Clarinda, Iowa,
is visiting at the home Of her son-in-
law, F. C. Dupey.
Chas. Isaacson, Of Essex, Iowa, Is
here looking after his property inter-
ests IN this county, and visiting rela-
lives and old friends.
Mrk Walter Barron andson, Lester,
wereover from their home near Butler
the lotter part Of The week Visiting
relatives and old friends
The Butler weekly times., 1910-06-02
Will Badgley Sells Bank STOCK
ence Courier

Amsterdam Enterprise.
w. w. Badgley, cashier of the Bank
ofAmsterdam, sold hisstock (25shares)
in that institution Saturday to C. O.
White, of Merwin, Mo. Mr.. Badgley
will resign in a few days and go to
Kansas City, where he has a flatter-
ing offer from one Of the banks of
that city.
Mr.. White, we understand, will
make application for the cashiership
here. He has been assistant cashier
Of the Bank of Merwin for several
years, and is qualified, in everyway
for the new position which he seeks.
II chosen by the edirectorshe willmove
his family here and make this place
his permanent home.
The Butler weekly times., 1910-06-02

On May 18th, Wallace Slaughter's
old family cat gave birth to a two
headed maltese kitten along with three
others. 1t lived three days. Mr..
Slaughter sent ii to a taxidermist and
had i mounted, and same will be on
exhibition at the Telephone office,
Saturday afternoon. II has two well
defined heads two mouths, four eyes,
two noses and two ears. It is one Of
Hume's greatest freaks Of nature, and
no one should miss seeing Il. -Tele-
phone.
The Butler weekly times., 1910-06-02

Total votes 40
Moved and seconded that the Sc
lection of the Hart property be made
unanimous. Carried.
Moved and seconded that the Board
of Education and the Committee on
Schools of the Butler Commercial
Club be authorized to report the pos
sible cost of the proposedb uilding to
the Board of Directors next Tuesday
evening, carried.
Moved and seconded that all op-
tons, except the one on the Aaron
Hart property, be cancelled and re-
turned to the several parties, carried.
On motion Club adjourned subject
to call of the President
H. G. COOK, President,
w. B. WEEKS, Secretary.
The Butler weekly times., 1910-06-02
Mulberry and Western Bates


Robert Payne and family. who live
over near the state line, spent Sun
day at the NJ. Wella home.
Mrs. David Clark is on the sick
list.
G. A. Jones & Sons had a car of
cattle on the Kansas City market
Tuesday.
Rambler and family drove over to
the little village of Virginia Wednes-
day and attended the Hay Seeds ice
cream supper. We met a good many
of those progressive Democratic
farmers and had a very pleasant
evening. The stand-patterS were
very quiet. We failed to meet that
famous advocate of cold water that
lives in the suburbs, but learned that
he was in the road taking notes.
When you come over our way We
will be right among the boys.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank F. Raumaker
were guests at Melvin BowerSox's
Sunday.
w. F. Stephens, one of the old
settlers over in the Concord neigh
borhood, was a caller at our place
Saturday.
Horace Shoemaker, the manager
of the Darby fruit farm, and family
were visitors at G. A. Jones Sunday.
Mr.. Shoemaker reported that the out
look for crop of apples at the Darby
was very favorable. We are glad of
that as apple pie never goes begging
around us.
Dr. John c. Sageser is starting
herd of full-blooded Poland China
hogs. He received a male from John
B. Lawson, of Clarinda, Iowa, We'd
nesday, The sire weighed $50 and
the dam $50. He also got a sow pig
from H. Fessenmeyer of the same
place. "a Wonder" is the herd boar
and weighed 1885 pounds. person
ally inspected these herds while in
Iowa the first of the month and saw
the largest hogs in Iowa on these
farms.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mech of Amsterdam
were visitors Sunday at James Hays
home.
II is not too late to set out tomato
and sweet potato plants. Harlan
Porter has the Earliana and Stone
tomato from the Burpee seed at &c
per dozen, Southern Queen and Red
Bermuda sweet potato 25c per hun
dred and full count. No short weight
here. Call US up on Amsterdam line
3 No. l2l. Farm one mile east of
Mulberry.
Swisher and Harlo Gardener spent
Sunday with Claud and Stanley Nor
wood. RAMBLER.
The Butler weekly times., 1910-06-02

Acylinder head was blown out Of
engine No. 1908 on train No. 2O6, the
north bound passenger, at Rich Hill
Saturday. A small boy, who was
sanding near the engine at the time,
narrowly escaped being struck by q
risce Of iron.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-15
PICTURESQUE PORT ORANGE

PORT ORANGE is a pretty little
village situated FIVE miles south of
Daytona on the Daytona-New Smyrna
hard-surface road, the scenic highway
of the East Coast. The town is To-
Gated on the Halifax River, over
which spans bridge from the town
to the peninsula opposite.
The town is we'll laid out and has
many pretty homes owned and occu-
pied by residents and winter tourists.
1t has several churches, one of the
best graded schools in VOlusia
county, two general stores, a real
estate agency and two or three hotels.
A large number of tourists and
winter residents make Port Orange
winter headquarters, one of the sew
eral attractions being the excellent
fishing. Port Orange is in the orange
belt and a number of very fine citrus
groves are nearby, where oranges,
tangerines and grapefruit hang in
profusion. Some of the best trucking
land in the State is to be found
thereabout and excellent crops are
raised.
West of Port Orange a short dis
lance are the remains of the old
Dunlawton sugar mill, spot that is
visited every year by hundreds Of
tourists. At one time all the coun-
try west Of Port Orange, surrounding
the old mill, was a vast sugar-cane
and indigo plantation. The mill was
operated extensively in those days
but has been in disuse for thirty or
forty years.
A pretty automobile or carriage
drive from Daytona is via the ocean
beach to the approach of the Port
Orange bridge, across the bridge and
then passing through Port Orange to
the ruins of the celebrated old sugar
mill, returning to Daytona by the
road on the mainland. This drive
affords a very pleasing variety OF
scenery.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-15
ORMoND-ON-THE-HALTFAx


ORMOND is FIVE miles north of
Daytona, located on the western
bank of the Halifax River. The To-
cation of the town permits of GOOD
drainage and perfect sanitation; the
elevation is superb and ideal for
winter homes. A wide bridge con-
meets Ormond with Ormcnd Beach.
Many fine residences are main
famed on. either side of the river.
most of them embellished with sub
tropical fora and shrubbery, besides
thrifty orange and other citrus fruit
trees.
/ The town is very cosmopolitan,
has an excellent graded school. sew
eral churches, a fine public library,
up-to-date places of business and
comfortable and convenient hotels
nd boarding houses.
Oruond has many of the Florida
alta :t.ons-1ine fruit, good fishing,
excellent automObiline, safe boating,
salubrious climate and pleasant
walks and drives.
At Ormond Beach is located the
large Hotel Ormond, and its lesser
sister, Breton Inn. The former &C.
cupies a position overlooking the
Halifax River, while the latter has as
its outlook the magnificent beach and
the broad Atlantic.
The walks in all directions are
particularly attractive, and the ar
bors, shady and inviting spots and
romantic hooks are crowded with
rustic seats which are mute invita-
tons to enter into the enjoyment
thereof.
Besides the broad, smooth ocean
beach there are many drives for car
riage or automobile-1onsd drives and
short drives; drives through groves
of golden oranges; drives through
dense tropical forests to Spanish
ruins; drives to the ancient Cause
way built by the slaves of planters
of long ago, and drives to the p1anta-
tions of hospitable settlers, whose
places are replete with the interest
of Southern fruits and flowers.
One of these interesting planta-
tons is Number Nine, located on the
peninsula, FIVE miles north of the
Hotel Ormond. Here you see a fine
orange grove, together with great va
rietieS Of other sub-tropical fruits
and flowers.
Five miles further on you come to
Moundgrove, one Of the finest orange
groves in this section of Florida.
MoundSrove is on the headwaters of
the Halifax River and is amid pretty
surroundings. The place is reached
by a good road [passing Number
Ninel and is a drive all tourists may
enjoy.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-15
HAWKS PARK

A pretty village located along the
ridge above the Indian River two
and one-half miles south Of New
Smyrna and connected with fine shell
roads. There is the appearance Of
nswnesS comfort and seclusion about
the place which stamps it as the abode
Of people who come here to enjoy
the blessings Of outdoor life away
from places where crowds are apt to
gather.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-15
DHLAND. THE ATHENS OF FLORIDA
lDELAND, the county seat Of

IOELANO, "s county SeA1 %
- Volusia County
is situated q miles southwest oil
Daytona and Is reached from the lat
ter city by an excellent hard-surface
road recently constructed.
AT DeLand is located the John B
Stetson University, one of the lead
ing educational institutions of the
South. Because of the interest in
matters educational DeLand is known
as The Athens Of Florida"
Stetson University has faculty OF
so professors and instructors. There
are over 100000 in buildings and
equipment; nearly $500, 900 endow-
ment; Carnegie Library alone rep
resenting an investment In building.
endowment and books, of more than
500, 1000. The library is the United
States Government depository for the
State of Florida, and contains over
$4,000 volumes. Science Hail. one
of the newest of Is Buildings, with
its furnishings, represents an outlay
of $50, Elizabeth Hall is one of
the most beautiful college buildings
in the South.
The city has population of about
$500, with thickly settled country
adjacent. DeLand proper is FIVE
miles east of the St. Johns River,aon
the high, rolling pine land of the
great Orange Ridge" of Florida.
The predominating products are
oranges and grapefruit, the estimated
crop from this vicinity being over
100000 boxes this year. Grapes,
peaches, pears, japan persimmons,
plums, pecans, guavas, strawberries
and other fruits are grown in plenty.
In the way of public improvements
are many miles of fine shell roads, an
excellent high school, electric lights,
system of waterworks that is owned
and operated by the city, supplying
the purest water at little cost.
Nine houses of worship testify that
DeLand is a church-going commu-
nifty. Baptists, Episcopalians, Meth
odists Northern and Southern, Pres
byterians, Christians and Catholics,
besides colored Baptists and Metho-
dists, are represented.
The graded school offers a ten
years course, and the building which
it occupies is newly furnished
throughout, and is one of the most
commodious and best equipped pub
lie schools in the State
The trip from Daytona to DeLand
is made by automobile in a little
over an hour, and there are many
pretty drives in the vicinity of the
county site. A good road leads to
DeLeon Springs, FIVE miles, historic
spot, where $4,000 gallons of water
bubble from the earth every minute.
From DeLand automobiles 90 south
to Osteen, IS miles, on shell and
mari roads; the St. Johns is crossed by
ferry near Osteen and cars can then
continue to Sanford and Orlando by
hard road. There is a shell road
from DeLand to Orange City, FIVE
miles, and good road from DeLand
to Lake Helen, a like distance.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-15
CORONADO

Is situated on the peninsula opposite
New Smyrna and is connected by a
good road and bridge over the deep
current Of Indian River. Here you
can put aside your conventional
earb. breathe in large and deep the
salty tonic of the sea and enjoy your
self to your hearts content with rod
and reel in row or sail boat or in the
ocean surf a short half-mile away.
The great varieties of fish inhabiting
the river and lagoon pass through the
channel from the sea beneath the
bridge From verandas, upper bal
comics and windows you behold the
magnificent river, the distant lagOons
and islands, the foreSt-covered pen
inSula and the vast reaches Of the
Atlantic Ocean.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-15
LAKE HELEN

Surrounded by several pretty lakes
and guarded by lofty pine trees is
Lake Helen, a winter resort of no
little importance. Camp Cassadaga,
a spiritualistic camp-grOund is stu
ated near Lake Helen and at this
place several hundred people make
winter headquarters. A large lumber
mill and the largest brick plant in
the South are located at Lake Helen.
ORANGE CITY
The principal attraction around
Orange City is the many handsome
golden orange groves. The town is
supplied with water said to be the
purest in the world, another attrac-
ton to visitors. 1t is at Orange City
that passengers over the Florida East
Coast Ry. transfer to carriages and
drive to Deland. The town is sur
rounded by land peculiarly adapted
TO the cultivation Of citrus fruits.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-15
BOND SANDSTONE BRICK co.
Manufacturers
Light Granite, Buff, Red and
Drab Brick

Large Capacity InsuTes Prompt Ship
ments. Write for Booklet and Prices.
LAKE HELEN. FLA.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-15
PROGRESSIVE NEW SMYRNA


NEW SMYRNA II situated fifteen
miles sosth Of DaytOna and is an
IDEAL spot reached from Dzytona by
hard surface road winding through
one OF the most picturesque parts OF
Florida
With its ancient ruins dating back
TO time when the history Of man
runneth not, interlaced with wires OF
the modern telegraph and telephone,
It's miles of shell streets as hard and
smooth as a floor and over-arched by
hoary forest giants that grew in state
" grandeur during the lapse of by
gone centuries, New Smyrna is truly
q place OF romance and rest.
All nature here is very inviting to
the tourist and pleasure-seeker. Here
too is to be found the best fishing and
hunting in the State of Florida.
The people are thrifty, the bust
ness men enterprising. and all unite
in extending the welcome hand of
hospitality to strangers. There are
Eve church edihces for white people
and an equal number for the colored
population the town has an excellent
high school, a splendid public lib
rzry, and up-to-date business houses.
There are any number of pretty
homes for the permanent population
which numbers close to 1000, and
some very fine winter residences.
There are good hotels and boarding
houses where You can find accomo-
dations to meet your requirements.
Adjoining New Smyrna is as fine a
section Of vegetable land as can be
found anywhere. This land has
been divided into small farms which
can be bought at reasonable pr. ces
Some Of the finest celery grown in
the State is raised on this land. All
other vegetables grow In abundance,
and here, too, is the home of the fam
ous Indian River oranges.
New Smyrna has no bonded in
de5tedness and the tax levy is low.
A point that no tourist should fail
to visit is the ruins of the Old Span
ish Mission which stand somber and
alone about one and a quarter miles
southwest of New Smyrna A good
road leads to the place and the trip
can be easily made by an automobile.
Silent, in the great pine fats by the
margin of the forest, is this place of
pilgrimage for the pious; this rem
devious for the picnicker. The ruins
are extensive, and while there is no
authentic history Of their origin, it
il presumed that the Mission was
built by the FranciScans in the days
when the once powerful Kingdom of
Spain first planted its flag upon what
is now American soil. 1t was built
Of coquiAAs the roof being of the
sams material, cut into thin slabs
and covered with cement plaster.
Krtensive gardens surrounded it,
which were enclosed by a stone
wall portions of which still remain.
Visitors usually come in parties
merry and curious but the spell Of
the place soon falls upon them and
they separate to sit alone, silent and
meditative, under the arches or be-
side the ancient well
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-11-04
SILVER SUPPLY IS
EMIGRATING NOW

A horrible calamity appears to have
overtaken the community in its great
est need. The city is short of that
which makes the mare and exc the
mayor 60, Its silver supply is vanish
ing, no one knows whittier or why. 1t
is just naturally going,
Honolulu never was quite 30 short
in small change before and if the short.
age continues Treasurer Conkling and
the other financial gentlemen who are
supposed TO regulate our currency are
going to place US on a silver standard
and use the gold for paving Fort street.
Various theories are advanced The
politicians receive most of the odium
on the suppostion that they have the
silver market cOrnered Ia expectation
Of November s., when they will need
the coin Of the realm In small pieces
and plenty Of IL.
Another theory IL that all the small
change has gone INTO sugar stocks and
maybe the japanese arc sending II out
Of the country Then again McDuhie
has put the kiboah on the pake gambler
and that charming individual 40 longer
has chance 40 Keep u moving What
over Do the matter will ~ The fact Te.
mains that there n n0 "ehieksns feed "
around LOOSE, condition which some.
tines causes irQlble
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-11-04
SECRET SERVICE
MADE A BLUNDER
Supposed Nicaraguan Counter
feiter Was an Agent of Presi-
dent Estrada, as Claimed.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Nov. 3.-Pres.
ident Estrada has asked the American
representative here to seek the release of
II. N. SeCreest, arrested on October 90
in Chicago, charged with counterfeiting
Nicaraguan five peso notes. President
Estrada explains that Secreest was en-
gagged in a legitimate transaction with
the Guarantee Engraving Company,
acting under orders received by him
from the revolutionary party prior to
the flight of former President Madriz.
Secreest was arrested in raid by
Captain Porter of the United States
Secret Service, three hundred thousand
dollars worth of Nicaraguan notes be-
ing seized. George B. Williams, presi-
dent of the company, doing the note
printing, was arrested, although he ex-
planned that Secreest was acting under
orders of the Nicaraguan government,
and r. I. Trumbull, president of the
engraving company, was also arrested,
both charged as accomplices in the sup
posed eOunterfeiting.
Secreest is a planter of Tampico,
Mexico, and had advanced large sums
to the Nicaraguan revolutionists.
Trumbull and Williams were released
on bail, but Secreest was unable to
furnish the $4,000 required for his own
release