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Arizona republican., 1910-08-20
A Futile Plan of the Politicians.

Futile Plan of the PolItIc.5ns.
 The plan of the democratic politi- clans of Arizona may as well be eX- posed now, for it is fully understood
 This plan is to appeal to every dis satisfied element in the territory, and to promise to put everything in the constitution that every crank pro- poses. Then, having captured the constitutional convention, the plan is to extort some kind of an expression from Washington, or from some na- tional leader of the republican party to-the effect that a constitution such as the politicians have promised in this campaign will not be approved by the president and congress. Then, it is the program of the politicians to say: Ut was our honest purpose to place these things in the constitution but We are confronted by the declara- tion that if we did so, statehood would fail We did not dare defeat state hood, so we were compelled to with hold the .'isms" from the constitution Please be kind enough to behold our tears"
 This program, according to the view of the professional politicians who have taken control of the democratic party, will enable them to go before the people in the state campaign, wrapped in cloaks of virtue and out ragged goodness. They will hypocriti- cally point te the fact" that if it had not been for intimidation from wicked republicans. at Washington the con stitution would have been exactly as every populist and socialist desired it.
 But the politicians will rot be per mitted to carry out this game.
 The solemn fact that statehood will be lost if we do not adopt a sane constitution is for the consideration of the voters NOW. Republicans who are advised of the situation are mak- ing plain NOW in all parts of the ter ritory that a constitution that pro- vides for the destruction of the Amer ican system of government will not be accepted at Washington. It is for the voters to decide on the 18th day of September
 After the delegates to the consti- tutional convention are elected. the re- sponsibility will be with them. There will be no advice from Washington.
 To paraphrase holy writ, the pro- fessional politicians will Took for a sign and no sign will be given them '"
 Washington will be silent, and prop erly so. Having made their bed, the politicians will have to lie in it.
Arizona republican., 1910-08-20
PAT AND HIS BIKE.

A gentleman who had purchased a new bicycle gave his old one to an Irishman.
 You'll find the wheel useful when you are in a hurry" said the gentle man to Pat.
 "Oi trust it will be a long toime till Oi can ride it," said the Irish man.
 Why, have you ever tried?" asked the gentleman.
 'Oi how was the gloomy reply. "A frind lint me his. Oi had it three or four weeks, practicin' day an noight, an niver got so Oi could balance me silf shtandin' shtill, let alone roide it." Lippincott's Magazine
Arizona republican., 1910-08-20

granting franchises, is to submit them to vote of the people.
 But this is the system we have NOW, and which no good citizen would wish to change.
 It is not the system of the "initia- tive and referendum which some
 zealots are trying to engraft upon the constitution of Arizona. That system proposes to destroy the American sys- tem of government and substitute therefor the cardinal principles of so- cialism.
 What is the American system? Sim ply system of representative de-
 mocracy-a system dividing the gov ernment into three branches. each
 having equal power: the executive,
 the legislative, and the judicial. In place of this system. it is pro- posed to take away from at least two of these branches-the executive and the legislative-their responsibility. It
 is proposed that, instead of picking out and electing the best men We can find to confer together and make our l laws, subject to the approval of a governor elected by the people, we shall have direct legislation" That is to say while we keep-for a while at least-the useless appendage of legislature, every man is to make his own laws" Some man or group of men conclude that their interests will be served by the passage of law by the people of the state. They frame their law, and start a petition for its adoption. The law is submitted to the people for enactment at the polls Other groups of men in various parts of the state do the same thing As a result, the people are called upon, as in Oregon, to pass upon a great number of laws with which they have had little opportunity to make themselves familiar, laws which they have no power to amend so as to make them satisfactory, and laws which may be directly contradictory to each other.
 It matters not that the laws so passed may be in violation of the con- stitution. The constitution, having authorized direct legislation, is itself set aside by every law that is oppo stion to a constitutional restriction.
 Everybody admits that the repre- sentative system does not always work perfectly, for men are not per- feet, nor are the best men always elected to the legislature.
 But the simplest remedy is to elect better men And under a system of direct primaries, free of machine con- trol. there is no excuse for the vot- CTS if they do not elect good men.
 Such defects as may attach to the representative form of government can be cured There is no way of curing the defects of the socialistic system of direct legislation.
 Every republic of the past has gone through precisely the process that the socialists propose for this republic. Every republic has drifted to direct legislation" and from that into chaos and from chaos into despotism.
Arizona republican., 1910-08-20

PHOENIX, ARIZONA, AUG. 20, 1910
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-12-15
Boehm, were at Pleasant Gap Sun

Boehm, were at Pleasant Gap Sum-
day.
Bruce Haskins and Frank Roof
made their usual trip to Appleton City
Saturday after freight. They brought
home their Xmas outfits.
Mrs. Geo. Wolfe has been visiting
her father at Rich Hill last week, and
Mr.. Wolfe went after her Sunday.
We hope she had a good time.
We see George Boehm is riding
around in new cart. That Double
Branch school teacher had better
keep her eye peeled or she will fall
out.
Well, it is not very long before R.
B. Campbell will have to take his
chair at Butler.
Earl Leeper helped Walter Henry
shred Monday.
A MISSOURI BOY.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-12-15
West Deepwater.

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Anthonyof Den.
yer, COL, while on their way to Rock,
port stopped off few days last week
to visit his brothers and sister, Mrs.
Albert Hubbard.
w. 7. Wigger, who has been here
for some time gathering his crop, had
public sale Tuesday, Dec. l3 and is
preparing TO return to his home in
Colorado.
Mrs. W. H. Charters, Sr., has been
very poorly with rheumatism for sew.
eral days, also Ray Virgins.
w. A. Vansant Of Gypsum, Colora.
do, who has been here visiting his
parents, left Saturday for Archie ia
visit a sister; from there he will re.
turn to his home. Miss Ada, his sis.
ter, accompanied him as far as Archie.
Mrs. Lynn of Orchard Grove visited
her sister, Mrs. Visa Reese, on Sun.
day Of last week, who is still very
poorly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Doc Winters visited
Sunday Mrs. Winters parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. w. C. 1urpin.
1t seems as though Homer Clark is
going to get cook right soon as he
butchered a fatted calf last week.
Boys, be on the look out.
The Pleasant Ridge church is pre-.
pairing to have Christmas tree.
Mrs. w. E. Vansant, who has been
at the home os her daughter near Ar
chic for four weeks, returned home
last week. She reports her daughter
recovering from an attack typhoid.
Allie McCracken and family were
shoppers in Butler one day last week.
The protracted meeting closed al
the Presbyterian church at Spruce
with eighteen conversions.
o. j. Radford, our collector, was
around last week collecting taxes.
Virgil and Frank Parent left a shor
time ago for Chicago to spend the
winter with their mother.
The Compton school will give {
short program and box supper Frida!
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-12-15
Orchard Grove.

Mr.. Beam returned to Kansas City
after visit with relatives.
Little Letha Hancock was seriously
i'll at her home few days of last
week, but we are glad to report that
she is able to be up and around now.
Mrs. E. C. Beach is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Lafe Cassity, this
week.
Bro. Mayfield will preach at the
school house Sunday, Dec. 18th, at
$3.50 p. m. Everybody invited to at
tend.
James Mckinley sawed wood in the
neighborhood last week.
Frank Feely came near having a
fire Sunday, caused from stove pipe
running up through the ceiling into
an upper room. A bed setting near
ly. caught fire, running the bed
clothes partly before it was discover
ed and extinguished.
Orchard Grove school is preparing
for a Christmas tree and looking for
ward with fond anticipation for Santa
Claus and his reindeer. FLAG.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-12-15
Mulberry and Western Bates.

Mesdames w. C. Carpenter and
H. H. Gardner were shopping in But
Ter Thursday.
James Fleming, who has been liv-
ing over in Linn county has rented
the Pierce Hackett farm and is haul
ing his corn and feed while the roads
are good.
Arthur Payne was trading in the
county seat Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Caldwell and
son, Norris, were guests at the John
R. Knox home Friday.
Mrs. j. H. H. Leiner was visitor
at Dick Harper's Friday.
There was large crowd at the lit
erary Thursday evening.
Rev. Rabb of Tilden, Illinois.
preached at Mulberry Sabbath after
noon.
John Hensley shipped car of fat
porkers to Kansas City Monday night.
Clyde Moore visited at the Robert
L. Braden home in Butler Friday and
Saturday.
There was a social dance at An
drew Noah's Friday night.
Herman Beckham took a coop of
the finest young Rose Comb Rhode
Island cockerels to Amoretthat would
be hard to beat in poultry show.
Ross Garren moved back into Null
berry the last Of the week.
Mrs. Harlan Porter and son Charles
visited at Fred Ewbank's Friday.
| Mrs. Clark Taylor and little son,
Dean, are visiting with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Rush in Amoret.
DR.. D. 7. Brooks has moved over
to Pleasanton, Kansas.
RAMBLER
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-12-15

night, Dec. l6. Everybody come.
Proceeds will be used for the bene-
fit of the school.
George Vanhoy and j. E. Beard
were Butlerbusiness callers Saturday.
Uncle Zeph Smith hash new house
about completed.
Another light snow fell here Sum
day which will be great benefit to
the wheat
Stock water is still very scarce.
H. Reinheimer is repairing his
phone lines by replacing new poles.
E. B, Wimans and Ira Eads are doing
the work. We hope to have better
service.
Mrs. Barrickman is on the sick list.
Both churches at Spruce will have
Christmas services Christmas eve,
Dec. "a.
Revs. Cornelis and Self is holding
series Of meeting at the Pleasant
Home church this week.
w. C. Turpin delivered baled hay
to Butler last week.
Lost, sofa pillow case on the But
Ter and Spruce road. Finder please
notify Mrs. j. H. Baker, Butler, R. l..
Uncle Jimmie White died at the
home Of his daughter, Mrs. Henry
Donovan. Death was due to infirm-
tiles of old age. Mr.. White was a
resident of this neighborhood years
ago. Interment was made in the old
family burying ground, the White
cemetery.
L. A. Jones made a business visit
at the home of his sons-in-law, Jesse
Little and John Carpenter.
FARMER JOHN.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-12-15
Mrs. Hulda Compton.

Mrs. Hulda Compton, aged 81
years, departed this life at the home
of M, F. Stroud in Adrian Wednes-
day, December 7, 1910, after stroke
of paralysis. Funeral services were
held at the home of A. j. Lentz, and
interment was made in Crescent Hill
cemetery. Two children, Lester
Compton and Mrs. Scott, survive her.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-12-15
NUMBER 8

"ANAS w oiA AZ tiiN Aiahhik anu SOn-
ing of strong drink and especially TO
boys" Papa, as you are such a
prohibitonist, why do you vote the
Republican ticket" "My son, |
voted for Statewide Prohibition in
Missouri. " Papa, Tread ina Republi-
can paper that the Republicans elect
ed their state officers, because the
German-Americans, of ST. Louis, who
were bitterly opposed to Prohibition,
came to the polls to vote against it,
and while there voted the Republican
ticket, just like you did, Papa, after
youvoted for Prohibition. f." "My son,
the people have to be educated to
vote Prohibition" )" Papa, il looksto
me like the German-Americans, ofSt.
Louis, educated you to vote against
Prohibition" my son, it is time you
were going to bed"
Clark Draper's best horse fell dead
in the harness Saturday. He drove
it to Butler and had just got home.
DR.. Smith brought new buggy
home from Butler Saturday for his
wife.
The young people of Amoret will
give temperance play in the hall at
that place Tuesday night, December
20, for the benefit of the Church and
Endeavor.
Mrs. Jessie Rooney, of Fl. Stock
ton, Texas, who had been visiting at
the home of Harley Warderman, went
to Butler Saturday to visit relatives
there.
Maggie Vance has been on the sick
list the past week,
Miss Carrie Bennifield, of Califor-
MIA, who had been visiting at Joe
Fleming's, went to Nevada Wednes-
day.
Rev. Stille filled his regular ap-
pointment at Mt. Carmel Sunday even
ing.
Miss Hazel Oliver, who had been
visiting OF Harley Warderman's, re-
turned to her home at Worland Fri
day.
Miss Myrtle McCann spent Satur-
day and Sunday with her parents.
Tom Flanery's children, who have
been on the sick list for some time,
are reported some better.
Literary was well attended at the
Grand View school house last Friday
night. A good program was render
ed.
Ernest Nightwine and Powell and
Willie Englehardt are husking corn
for John Harper for the past week.
T. c. Whistler is plastering his new
house this week.
Elsie Englehardt is able to 60 to
school again.
Robert Poe has been visiting at the
home of Tom Flanery and family a
few days of this week
/ VOTING AARON
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-12-15
Pleasant Gap.

Mrs. Sweezy spent Saturday with
Jess Brooks and family.
R. B. Campbell and E. E. Morilla
went to help Henry shred.
Mrs. Frank Davis spent Sunday
with her mother.
John Kaufman hauled hogs Mon
day.
Frank Davis hauled hogs Monday.
Lee Wix hauled a load of coal for
the school Thursday.
Jake Adams visited his son, Eddie,
Sunday.
John Wix and wife visited their
folks, A. L. Wix.
Miss Rosalia Wix went back to her
school Sunday.
Ed. Adams and wife were down at
Pleasant Gap Sunday evening.
Chas. Campbell and family spent
Sunday with his father at Pleasant
Gap.
John Wix and wife spent Sunday
with Joe Wix.
Oscar Nafus went to Butler one day
of last week.
The children of Pleasant Gap made
up money and bought oil and oiled
their floor.
We heard some of the school chill
dren that Mrs. Lee Wix visited the
school Friday.
We are glad to hear that Jess
Brooks little girl Evilin is improving.
Mrs. R. B. Campbell went home
with her son, Charley, to stay awhile.
Oscar Nafus and wife spent Sun
day with Ewing Bassett.
George Utley and family, Will
Perkey, wife and mother were out
riding Sunday evening.
Carl Witty is moving down to his
place at Pleasant Gap.
R. B. and J. B. Campbell went
down at Papinville Saturday night to
the Masonic Lodge.
The drill team at the Pleasant Gap
lodge met Saturday night.
Col. Starr and his chum, Prof.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-12-15
FOSTER.

Everything is quiet in Foster, and
news items are scarce at present.
Nothing doing, mo sah."
Harry Robb, of Rexford, Kan, was
an arrival last week, and will spend
the winter with his father-in-law, A.
H. Lloyd, Of this place.
In spite of the threatening weather,
the box supper Friday night a. the
Foster school building was well at
tended, the proceeds amounting to
something over $500.
Robert Briscoe moved his family to
Foster Saturday. Mr.. Briscoe and
brother, Henry, will engage in the
livery business. Success to the new
firm.
A. Frankenfield had two calves
wounded last week, while running in
the stalkfield by some careless hunt.
ers, one Of the calves may die.
City Clerk w. A. Chamberlin was
passenger to Butler on Tuesdays
local, where he went on business per.
tanning to the city affairs.
The city council met Monday night
The Reverend gentlemen, McGee and
Whitsett, departed Wednesday on the
noon train for their respective homes.
j. F. Cecil returned Tuesday from
Kansas City, where he had been to
purchase blacksmith outfit.
Judge John H. Sullens was a pas.
senger to Butler on the noon train
Thursday.
Mrs. T. S. McHenry was pas
senger to Butler Thursday evening,
returning on the west bound Friday
morning.
j. M. Rowland came in on the loca
Friday evening from Ottawa, Kansas,
for few days visit with his sister,
Mrs. D. H. Arbogast. jim is travel
ing salesman for the McCarger Feed
Mill Co., of Fl. Scott, Kansas.
The three contestants chosen Sat
urday to represent Walnut township
in the Spelling Contest to go to But
ler Dec. II are Lota Bright, lne7
Ramsey and Herald Cobb, of Foster.
DR.. w. R. Wilson was business
visitor to the county seat the first o1
last week.
Rev. Whitsett filled his regular ap
pointment at Salem Sunday.
DINAH.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-12-15
VIRGINIA.

The bridge across Battle Greek was
dedicated to the public Saturday,
Clark Draper and daughter, Miss
Geneva, were the first to cross on the
memorial and historical bridge.
Mrs. Silvers, who has been staying
with her sister, Mrs. John Huffman,
returned to her home at Maryvillt
last week.
Andrew Simpson purchased a dandy
new buggy last week for his wife and
daughters.
John Hensley shipped hogs to Kan
sas City Monday.
Willie Ruble made flying trip tC
Butler Sunday in his auto.
Frank Blough lost two cows from
eating mould corn that he left in the
field.
A. 7. Geneva, of south of Butler,
visited his daughter, Mrs. Bert
Blough, Sunday.
Elijah Ison has rented the John
Schmidt farm and moved there We'd
nesday.
Merritt Pickett'S little girl is on the
sick list.
DR.. Robbison, of Amsterdam, was
called to see Cornelius Porter Sun.
day and Monday evening. He was
reported no better. He received
word Monday that his great grand.
child was found dead in bed Sunday
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-12-15

Papa, you always talk prohibition
to me and say that it is wrong for me
to drink strong drink" " my son,
if you use strong drink it will wreck
both your mind and body Papa,
do you think it is wrong to aid in
anyway the making and selling Of
strong drink" eyes, my son, it is
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-12-15

He: "Are you a vegetarian"
She: 20, no, | love good beef. J"
He: "Ah wish were a beef"
She: "Well, | like veal, also."
A Fireside Chat.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-04
HILLYOPPERS ON THEDIAMOED
Georgetown Baseball Squad Down to
Hard Work.
Pitching STAFF Looks Good and Much
Is Expected of Pitcher
"DOIIy" Gray.

The springlike weather of yesterday
afternoon enabled the Georgetown base
bali candidates to set out in full force
and a Sarge crowd of students saw the
men engage in their hardest practice 50
far
A temporary diamond has been put in
use at one end of the baseball field. and
FOR nearly an hour and a half Coach
Grillo had the candidates for the infield
going through some sharp work. The
men are beginning to show team work,
and the infeld bids fair TO be fast this
season,
Yesterday Menefee and Waldron were
used at the home plate, Feenan covered
nrst, Pallen and Cogan second. Gaynor
and Gibson short stop, while Sitterding
was back at his old position at third.
Among the outfelders were Capt Muir
ply, Dugan, Eckinrode, West, Connolly,
and Brennan, besides a score of others
who are trying for places in the outer
gardens,
The pitching stan Is beginning to look
good. and If Dolly Gray can get in form
this year the HuItoppers will have a
secouu CantweH in the former Tech star
Last year his arm went back on him.
and the coach does not intend 70 take
any chances in the early season games,
keeping him till the weather turns warm.
Wymard, O'Conner, and Flannery were
also out. and the latter especially showed
up well
The Washington herald., 1910-03-04
KICK ON RAISE IN The PRICE
Golf Enthusiasts Object TO Increased
Cost of 50-cent Ball.
Washington Players May Attend
Wilmington TOurnament-0ffi-
GERS Are Elected.

The annual meeting OF the Middle At
lsntic Golf Association was held at the
New Willard last night, attended by the
most prominent golf enthusiasts In this
part of the country.
There was much varied discussion over
the increased price Of the 50-cent golf
ball, which variety is used by the ma
jority of players. It was considered ad-
visable that letter should be sent 70
the secretary Of the United Golf Associa-
ton. advising players Of the clubs 20
desist from putting UP with the increased
price.
The representative OF the Wilmington
Country Club who was present extended
an invitation 10 the local golf club to at
tend the next annual tournament of the
Wilmington association. Arrangements
will be made at that club to accommo-
date the visiting players The date OF
the tournament was set for May &C. q,
and g next
a provision was also enacted whereby
the intercmb contest between the clubs
Of the association should take place, the
schedule TO be arranged by officers Of the
executive committee
The following new officers were elected;
President. z. Z. Mitchell. of the Whining
ton Country Club; vice president, c. L,
Kirk. Of the Country Club Of Virginia
secretary. Morven Thompson. OF the
Chevy Chase Club. Of this city, and
treasurer. Yates Penniman. OF the Bslti-
more Country Club.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-04
JACKSONVILLE RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-FiTe and one-hsif furlouEs. 2oa.
rs tNicoll, IS to J. WOE; Coincidence Us Mus
gravel. to 5. second, Hszlet. Il9 Powers to /.
third. Tine l12 Is. Briarius, Inferno Queen, and
B0naster also ran.
SECOND RACE-fhTee furlongs. Starina III
(Nicoll. to J. Won Blue Mouse. ITO lPowers )
TO ?. second; Sylvan Dell l39 iHannanl Is to ].
third Time o:Ss IS. Hawklike. John kilsoge. Mud
Hen, Athletic. Sunnylycod and Tom Flynn also
ran.
THIRD RACE-Sersn f,Irlongs. Havre 10 Pow
ersl, % 5. Won; Silverin lo5 lMusEsTel 70 /.
second; FoTegusrd, les Lang IS 70 !. third Time,
3, Gatien Lass, Silversdo. Miss Herbert. The
Macintosh. Eustacian. Low Heart. SchlesBig and
Reinetta also
FOURTH RACE-FIEe and one-half farlongs
Catroke. 90 tHeny) 5 TO ? won: Miss Sly 10
king. 10 10 / second; Kid. 1os lPeasel. even.
third. Time. I:l2 S. Mr.. Smzrty Lucetta. and
Coonskin slsO ran.
FIFTH RACE-Six frrlongS. Do0d Nelson. %
Henry. S 20 I. Won Co0uey h, les tPoasel 70
. second; joe Rose. I6 lNical. 10 l. third
Time. II - Earl's Court, Judge CabaniSs. and
Austin StuneYsnt also ran
SIXTH RACE-One mile and seventy Yards
Mamie Algol les King. 10 !. wen: St Joseph.
III Powers. to 10 second Great Jubilee. 10
UanEl to . third. Time, a IS, VARIED
Vsnen Harry Scott Belleview. and Elysium also
ran. St Joseph finished second. hut disquali-
fed and placed third, Great Jubilee being placed
second