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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-07
Foss Wins Ey 50,0OO Buckingham 35,OOO,
 So Say Chairmen

Boston, Nov. 7-Despite predictions for bad weather. the voters of Mass achusetts throughout the State awoke today to clearing skies and mildest of famed New England Indian sum- mer to cast ballots for a Governor. Up to 1o:30 o'clock both sides claimed a victory. Chairman Hatfield of the State Republican committee, at that time declared early approximated re- turns at headquarters here showed an enormous vote with Lieutenant Gov ernor Louis A. Buckingham thousands in the lead of Governor Eugene Foss. who Is Democratic candidate to suc- ceed himself Five minutes later, Chairman John F. McDonald, of the Democratic committee, issued almost the Identical words. except that Foss 1s thousands In the lead of Frothing- ham
 N Chairman Hatfield positively declar- ed Buckingham would win by 35.o0o plurality. Chairman Mcdonald said 1t would be Foss by 50.000.
 Everything pointed to the two chair men being right in one assertion at least, and that the vote would be large an unpartisan standpoint, however, 1t looked this morning just about as 1t has for a week past-that there will be no such plurality for the winner as the figures claimed by both sides. Buckingham is favored, not including Boston, in the majority of the larger cities of the State. This majority, however, Floss makes up for, it is ar gued, in one or two of the cities of more than 10000 which are enthusiasts tically strong for him and among the farmers and rural communities.
 Boston, therefore. 1t was generally admitted, will be the balance of DOW CT. Voters were out here early. The polls opened at and will close at 4 this afternoon. Boston is a great Democratic stronghold but the situa- tion here Is very much similar, to the situation in New York city.
 Boston" Democrats and "Massa- chusetts'' Democrats are known to have shown nd visible signs of simil- arity on previous Gubernatorial cleo tfous.
 Throughout the day this was the question mark of the State. Besides the question of an entirely new State ticket, there are several other minor Questions before the people. Enough 1egislators will be elected to control that body; Boston voters will decide whether they have had enough of Mayor Fitzgerald Or whether he may, at their pleasure. serve the remaining two of his four year term; voters of Boston and exclusive Hyde Park will decide whether Hyde Park will become c part of the metropolis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-07

FOR SALE.-New cottage. Large lot. Place chickens. $100 down. Easy payments. 2889 Fairfield Ave.
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IN BALTIMORE

Baltimore. Nov 7.-The chief in
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ID. NJ. FLEMING has again taken charge of the Annex Barber Shop, 1OS6 Main St. H dFo
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FOR SALE-Maxwell runabout top, wind shield, tire holders, etc. First class condition. Address Maxwell.
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"Classiied" ads nn inside page or this paper.
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1910 OVERLAND RUNABOUT in good condition, equipped with top, windshield and speedometer. Price, $500. G. dep. E., Box 633, City.
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FOR SALE.-2 cows with calf by side. Mrs. Catherine Farrell, Flaw leyville Conn. ii ( s"o
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TO RENT.-A handsome apartrsenf . of six<rooms, all imDrovemen 407 Clinton Ave. Enquffe IF. F. Reddy. S11 Security Building. Phone fss7- or 1S0S-3. C z4 ff
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TO INTRODUCE our Boys Depart ment. We will sell boys clothing Wednesday only at manufacturers
 cost. Hur1ey's Clothes Shop. a~
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.CIassi6ea" ada on inside page af this paper.
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WANTED.-A situation by a com
 petent woman. Apply AIbertina Metz, 4O2 Golden Hill St. H b*pc
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WANTED.-Tailor on mems suits. Must be good pressman. Steady position. Call at once. The Sur prise Store. Fl b*o
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THE FARMER

can be obtained by NEWS BOYS, DEALERS AND OTHERS, after o'clock evenings, at the Herald News Stand, 40 FAIRFIELD AVENUE
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-05-25

Hume voted on an Increase III their
levy for school purposes recently md
only six votes were cast against The
measure. They are now in q position
to make their school better than ever
before and we are all glad to hear Of
their success. (.
Two special elections will be held
this next week to vote on questions
for school betterment. One to build
new house and the other to form a
consolidated district. l shall be
pleased to hear of the new building
proposition carrying if all concerned
can be satisfied.
At the present time twelve district
clerks are short on estimates and
eight have not sent in their enumera-
ton lists. Why they should notdo this
is more than most of us can guess.
Should they lose their revenue they,
am sure, would feel very bad about
it and yet it would not take them
more that Is or 20 minutes to get
these ready and mail them in. Most
of the ones that are in show an in
crease in the levies of last year. This
indicates that they are going to have
better schools than before.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-05-25
Township Assessors Meet.

The Bates County Assessors Asso-
citation, composed of the assessors of
the various townships of Bates county
met in this city Saturday afternoon
May 20, 1911, President H. o. Maxey
presiding.
Officers were elected as follows:
President, o. D. Jennings, of Foster;
Secretary, A. B. Stone, Of Rich Hill.
Interesting and instructive talks re-
garding the financial condition Of the
county were made by Judges Of the
County Court, Campbell, Wolfe and
Fix.
Rates of assessment were fixed as
follows after some discussion: Real
Estate and all mixed property 80 1-3
per cent, and money notes, etc., IS
per cent.
Nearly every township in the coun-
ty was represented, and great inter-
est in the meeting was manifested by
all present.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-05-25
Saved Child From Death.

"After our child had suffered from
severe bronchial troubles for year,"
wrote Mrs. G. T. Richardson, of
Richardson's Mills, Ala, 1--WE feared
it had consumption. 1t had a bad
cough all the time. We tried many
remedies without avail, and Doctors
medicine seemed as useless. Finally
we tried DR.. Kings New Discovery,
and are pleased to say that one bottle
effected a complete cure, and our
child is again strong and healthy"
For coughs, colds, hoarsness, la
grippe, asthma, Group and sore lungs,
its the most infallible remedy that's
made. Price soc and $780, Trial
bottle free. Guaranteed by F. T.
CLAW.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-05-25
Real Estate Transfers.

WI Walbridge to Agnes 0 Anti
60 a, sec 2, Hudson $1,000.
Rachael V Park to w W Park 80 a
sec II, Charlotte $500.
Z PEGS to Rachael V Park 80 a, sec
IL, West Point $4,000.
WR Kegerreis to S E Lewellyr
SO a, sec 5 and 6, New Home $1,000.
Edgar B Lodman to Ray Taylor
tract, sect 3 New Home $1.OO.
TR Simpson to Daisy S Mahan lots
70 and "a, Adrian $1.OO.
EP Griffith to T Mahoney, 40 a,
sec II, Hudson $4,000.
Fannie M Taylor to R. Steiner tract
sec IA, Rockville $500.
| wv Park to w w Park 40 a, sec
II, Charlotte $1,000.
Martha Brayton to X Southern
Ry Co 16 4O-1OO a, sec S, Walnut
$500.
A G Metzler to Gus Trussell lot 2,
blk Is, Foster $50.
E L Martin to w D Yates lot 10,
blk Is, Amoret $25.
Annie E McKena to w E Jones l47
a, secs 4 and "a, Lone Oak and Mt.
Pleasant $1.OO.
T B Todd to j M Wright 4 IL a,
sec 4, Mound.$2250.
Ella Copeland to Ralph Jones pit
blk rs, Rich Hill $l25.
R L Murray to Agnes M Hicks tract
sec 8, Howard $500.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-05-25
BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS
AND TEACHERS
BY Supt. p. n. Allison.

BY Supt. P. N. Allison.
All the schools in the county are
closed except Ovid, just north of Rich
Hill. The school house burned here
and they were compelled to build be-
fore they could proceed with the
school. This term will close in June.
Of the 1853 rural graduates 46 Sc
lected Adrian as choice of schools
to attend, 80 selected Butler, So Rich
Hill, IL Hume and 6 Foster. The
scholarships have not been awarded
yet on account of some of the pupils
not making choice until the 10th
this having been an oversight on their
part.
$40 were in attendance at the ex-
ercises and all were well pleased with
the showing they made. Mr.. Green
gave US a very interesting and in
structive talk. We are pleased to say
that we got very good picture and
and they are on sale now at Stewards
Studio at so cents each. These can
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-05-25
be ordered through this office Or d.
rect from the studio.

be ordered through this Office Or di-
rect from the studio.
had the pleasure of attending the
commencement Of the Rich Hill High
School last Wednesday night. Their
exercises were very interesting and
each one acquitted themselves well.
They gave play 1.-THE Merchant of
Venice" paraphrased to apply to
school work.
The students get out an annual that
is credit to any high school and this
is the best one in the history of the
school. The students do this work
and at an expense of about $3.50 this
year. acknowledge the receiving a
complimentary copy which l prize
very highly. The people Of Rich Hill
realize they have the besthigh school
they have ever had and the board has
retained every teacher and most of
them with an increase in salary.
They hope to make next year better
than this. One very interesting thing
about the Alumni is the number of
students from the school who are at
tending the State University.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-05-25
Patriotic Days.

Under Grand Army arrangements
the following public services will be
held:
The Memorial Sermon will be de-
livered by Rev. j. R. Lamb at the
Presbyterian church on Sunday morn
ing at II O'Clock, May 28th.
Presbyterian choir will furnish the
music.
The old soldiers will meet at Post
Headquarters at 1890 O'Clock, and
march to the church. 49,.
Decoration Day on Tuesday May
3Oth.
All old soldiers will meet at Post
Headquarters at $50 o'clock Of that
day, and march to parade grounds on
Main street, east Of the Court House,
where the procession will be formed,
preparatory to marching to the Gem
etery grounds, at 10 o'clock a. m.
The following orders will be pre-
served:
/. Children with flags and flowers
in front. Mrs. Ed. Smith in charge.
2. Music by the Band.
8. Firing squad.
a. All old soldiers, Federal, Con-
federates, Spanish War, etc., march
ing side by side.
S. Fraternal orders, under their
own order of arrangement.
6. Citizens in carriages or on foot.
Thomas wainwright,
Marshal.
The Memorial Address will be de-
livered by the Rev. w. H. Rose at
the Methodist church North, on the
afternoon of Decoration Day, May 30th
at 2:3O o'clock and to which every
body is invited. Music furnished by
the choir of that church.
Come, young and old, and strew
the graves of the dead with, flowers,
and hear the Memorial Address in the
afternoon, and so enjoy well spent
day.
John Steele,
Post Commander. |
P. H. Holcomb,
Adjutant.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-05-25
Cheap Money.

We are not in the Farm Loan bust.
ness, but can give you a pointer
where to get the Lowest rates on
Money on Farm Loans, the rates will
surprise you, if you desire a low rate
loan, come in and talk the matter
over with US. We will take pleasure
In doing this. The business viii al
be done here at home and with repu-
table people.
26-tf Butler, Mo.
The Delta independent., 1911-01-27

ended, but as the swift car drew away
from the valley of the Bear and
climbed the divide toward the north
the free range was disclosed, with
few changes save in the cattle, which
were all of the harmless or hornless
variety, appearing tame and spiritless
in comparison with the old time half
wild broadhorn breeds.
Lee began to wonder II she should
find the Fork much changed-her
mother was a bad correspondent.
Her unspoken question, opportunely
asked by another. was answered by
an old woman passenger. "Oh, Lord,
yes! Summer tourists are crawlin' all
over us sence this otto line begun.
Pears like all the bare armed boobies
and crosslegged little rips in Omaha
and Denver had jest got to ride in and
look us over. Two of them new hotels
in Sulphur don't do thing but feed
these tenderfeet. 1 s'pose prohibition
will be the next grand stand play on
the part of our town lot boomers. We
old cowpunchers don't care whether
the town grows or not, but these hyer
bankers and truck farmers are all for
raisin' the price o. land and taxin' us
quiet fellers out of our boots"
The girl was brought back to the
vital phases of her life by the harsh
voice of one of the men. Lie Weth-
erford is goin' to get jumped one O.
these days for sellin' whisky without
a license I've told her SO too. Every
L. ,<.,., At, hot
beats me is her goin' along in that way
when a little time and money would
set her straight with the law"
The shock of all this lay In the fact
that Eliza Wetherford was the mother
to whom Lee Virginia was returning
after ten years Of life in the east, and
the significance of the mans words
froze her blood for an instant.
The young fellow on the back seat
slowly said. II don't complain Of Lie
sellin' bad whisky. but the grub she
sets up is fierce"
THE grub amt so bad: it's the way
she stacks it up" remarked another.
But. then, these little flybit COW
towns are all alike and all bad, SO far
as hotels are concerned"
Lee Virginia, crimson and burning
hot. was in agony lest they should 60
further in their criticism.
She knew that her mother kept a
boarding house, and, while she was not
proud of it, there was nothing dis
graceful in it. Happily, the conversa-
tion turned aside and fell upon the
governments forest policy. and Sam
Gregg, a squat, wide mouthed, harsh
voiced individual, cursed the action OF
Ross Cavanagh, the ranger in the dis
trict above the Fork. HE thinks he's
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,ack. Lay Off your things and come
ut to supper Well talk afterward."
The eating house, the rooms and
railways were all of that desolate
;habbinass which comes from shiftless-
ness Joined with poverty. Everything
on which the girls eyes fell contrasted
strongly with her aunt's home on the
Brandywine-no, because that house
was large or luxurious, but because it
was exquisitely in order and sweet
with flowers and dainty arrangement
Of color.
She regretted bitterly that she had
ever left her eastern friends. Her
mother. in truth, Showed little pleasure
at her coming and almost nothing of
the illness of which neighbor had
written. 1t was, indeed. this letter
which had decided her to return to the
west. She had come, led by a sense of
duty, not by affection, for she had
never loved her mother as daughter
should-they were In some way anti
pathetic-and now she found herself
an unwelcome guest
With aching head and shaking knees
Virginia re-entered the dining room.
which was now nearly empty of its
guests" but was still misty with the
steam of food and swarming with flies
These pests buZzed like bees around
the soiled places on the tablecloths.
and one of her mothers first remarks
was a fretful apology regarding her
trials with those insects. Seems like
you can't keep 'em out" she said.
With desperate effort Lee conquered
her disgust. Never mind; I'm tired
and little upset l don't need any
dinner" Hastily slipping n cup of cof.
fee. she tried hard to keep back the
tears. but failed. and no sooner did her
mother turn away than she fed to her
The Delta independent., 1911-01-27
Cdvdndgh.
The Great Conserva-
ton Novel
INTRODUCTION.

My Dear Mr.. Garland You
hape been kind enough to let me
see the proofs of "capanagh,
Forest Ranger. have read it
with mingled feelings-with keen
appreciation of your sympathetic
understanding of the problems
which confronted the forest serp-
ice before the western people
understood it and with deep re-
gref that I an, no longer officially
associated with its work, al
though I am as deeply interested
and almost as closely in touch
as ever.
Western frontier people faced
life with a manly dependence on
their own courage and capacity
which did then, and still does
then, high honor. Some of them
we're naturally SLOW to see the
advantages of the new order. But
now that they have seen it there
is nowhere more intelligent, con-
pinced and effective support of
the conservation policies than
in the west. The establishment
of the new order in some places
was NOT child's play. But there
is strain of fairness among the
western people which you can
always count on in such fight
as The forest service has made
and won.
The service contains the best
body of young men 1 know and
many splendid veterans. 1t is
nine-tenths made up of western
men. 1t has met the west on its
own ground, and it has NON the
rontest-an episode of which
You have so we'll described-be-
cause the west believes in what
it stands for.
I have lived much among the
western mountain men, differed
with some of them and worked
with many of them. Sometimes
I have lost, and sometimes 1
have won, but every time the
fight was worth while. I have
come out of it all with a respect
md liking for the west which
will last as long as I do. Very
sincerely yours,
CLIFFORD PINCHOT.
The Delta independent., 1911-01-27
CHAPTER L.
THE DESERT CHARIOT.

T EE VIRGINIA WETHERFORD
began her return journey into
the mountain west with exulta-
tion. From the moment she
opened her car window that August
morning in Nebraska the plain called
all quite as big, as tawny, as she re-
membered it, fit arena for the epic
deeds in which her father had been a
leader bold and free.
Her memories of Roaring Fork and
its people We're childish and romantic.
She recalled vividly the stagecoach
which used TO amble sedately, not to
say wheezily, from the railway to the
Fork and from the Fork back to the
railway in the days ten years before
when she had ridden away in it a
fearful, despairing, long limbed girl
and fully expected to find it waiting
for her at Sulphur City, with old Tom
Quentan still as its driver.
The first hint of 1.-The new west
came to her by way Of the pretentious
Hotel Alma, which stood opposite the
stntion at Sulphur and to which she
was led by colCred porter Of most
elaborate and kindly manners.
This house. which furnishes an ex-
cellent dinner and an absorbing mix
ture of types both American and Eu-
ropean, was vaguely disturbing to her
1t was plainly not the old time west
the west her father had dominated In
the days before the invasion" 1t
was indeed distinctly built for the
tourist trade and was filed with all
that might indicate the comfortable
nearness Of big game and good fish
ing.
Upon inquiry as to the stage she
was amazed to hear that an automo-
bile now made the journey to the Fork
in five hours and that it left imme-
diately after the midday meal
At 2 o'clock, as the car came to the
door, she entered it with sense of
having stepped from one invading
chariot of progress to another, so big
and shining and up to date was Its
glittering body, agleam with brass and
glowing with brave red paint
As they whirled madly down the val
ley the girl was astonished at the
transformation in the hot, dry land
Wire fences ran here and there, in.
closing fields of alfalfa and wheat
where once only the sagebrush and
the greasewood grew. Painted farm.
houses shone on the banks of the
creeks Gnd irrigating bitches flashed
across the road with an air of business
and decision.
For the first half hour 1t seemed as
n the dominion Of the cattleman had
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e.svrn throng which filed the room,
they seemed wondruusly softened and
sympathetic. and in the rangers gaze
was something eise-something which
made her troubles somehow less inrol-
erable. She felt that he understood
the difficult situation In which she
found herself.
Rpdheid went on. "You lind us hcr-
ribiy uncivilized after ten years alb
sence"'
Il find fhis uncivilized." she replied
with fierce intensity. looking around
the room. Then. on the impulse. she
added: II can't stand 1t. I came here
TO live with my mother. but this Is too
-too horrible"
II understand your repulsion." re-
piied Redteid. "a thousand times ]
repeat. apropos of this country. Where
every prospect pleases and only maD
is vile.'"
do you suppose II was as bad ten
years ago?" she asked. "Was every
thing as dirty-as mean? Were the
houses then as full OF flies and smells?"
I'm afraid they were. OF course
the country isn't all like this. and
there are neat homes and gentle peo-
pie in Sulphur. but most cattlemen
areas they've always been-a shift
less. happy -go-lucky LOT at best. and
some of them have been worse. as you
know"
Il never dreamed of finding my
mother in such place." she went on
II don't know what TO do or say. She
isn't well. ought to stay and help
her. and yet-oh. II is disheartening.
Lie tapped Redheld on the shoul-
der. Come over here. Reddy. II you
have finished your breakfast. want
TO talk with you"
Redfeld rose and followed his land
lady behind the counter and there sat
In earnest conversation while she mado
change. The tone In which her moth
er addressed the supervisor. her action
OF touching him one man lays hand
upon another. was profoundly reveal
ing TO Lee Virginia. She rcvolied
from II without realizing exactly what
81 meant. and. feeling deeply but vague
~ the forest rangers sympathy. she
asked:
How can you endure this kind Of
life:"
II can't and don't" he answered
cautiously. for they were being closely
observed. II am seldom In town. Ny
dominion is more than a mile above
this level. Ny cabin is 1900 feet
above the sea. II is clean and quiet
up there"
Are all the other restaurants in the
village like thisr
Worse. ] come here because II IL
the best"
She rose. ~ can't stand this air ana
these fies any longer. They're too
disgusting"
He followed her into the other
house. conscious OF the dismay r1d
bitterness which burst forth the l.
stant they were alone What am i
to do? She il my mother. but I've lost
all sense OF relationship TO her. And
these people. except you and Mr.. Red
Geld. are all disgusting to me. II isn't
because my mother In poor. It Ism
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LEE VIRGINIA.

secretary of war, but reckon he won't
after interview him. He can't shuttle
my sheep around over the hills at his
own sweet will"
The young fellow on the back seat
quietly interposed. You want to be
sure you've got the cinch on Cavn-
nagh good and square, Sam, or he'll be
.a-ridin' you"
"He certainly is an arbitrary cuss."
said the old woman. "They say he
was one of Teddy's rough riders in
the war He sure can ride and handle
gun. Pears like he thinks he's run.
min the whole range" she continued.
after pause. "Cain't nobody 30 much