The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-12-21
DEMOCRATS SWEEP
ARIZONA; TAFT HIT
Overwhelming Republican Defeat At
tributed to Presidents DictatiOn.

IIlocillS, AIlL., DcC. Id. TIC DCHi-
ocrats of Arizona will place two mem.
bers in the United States Senate and
one member in the House of Repre-
sentatives; a Governor in the State
Capital at Phoenix, and, unless pres
ent indications are materially changed
will make clean sweep of the State
ticket as result of the first State
election.
The State Legislature, from pres
ent indications, will be more than
three-fourths Democratic, insuring
the election of Henry F. Ashhurst Of
Prescott, and Mark A. Smith of Tue
son to the United States Senate.
Carl Heyden of Phoenix, was elect
ed to Congress.
George w. P. Hunt of Globe, was
elected Governor.
"The people of Arizona simply re-
fuaed to indorse Taft's dictation as to
what kind of a Constitution Arizona
should have" SAID Birdno, "and
while they voted to eliminate the re-
call from the Constitution as they
were obliged to the same time that
the recall would be as it possibly
could be DONE"
Holiday Rates.
Tickets on sale Dec. %, %, "a, Is,
rs and 3lst, 1911 and Jan. 1st, 1912
good to return on trains reaching
original starting point prior to mid
night of January 9Th, 1912 at rate of
one fare and one-third for the round
trip with minimum selling rate of
fifty cents. Tickets to be sold to
Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain
points in Missouri.
f. C. Vandervoort,
Agent.
Rooms Secured for State District
Poultry Show.
The State District Poultry Show in
this city January 2 to 5, will be held in
the Walter Henry garage building and
in the Fire Department headquarters
on North Main street The buildings
adjoin each other, are well lighted,
we'll ventilated and may be- easily
heated. They are convenient to the
square and will be excellent for hold
in the show.
Mrs. j. B. Bachelor and daughter,
Miss Neena, of near Appleton City,
visited at the home of Capt. V. l..
johnson the first of the week.
Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad,
the New York Show Girls who were
charged with shooting the millionaire
sportsman w. f. D. Stokes were ac-
quilted Friday.
Gov S. H. Hadey arrived in this
city Tuesday night, and in spite of a
steady downpour of rain took hunt
Wednesday in company with John
Harper, F.. H. Crowell and Sheriff
Bullock.
The Adrain High School basket ball
team trimmed the Butler Athletics to
the tune of q to q Friday night in a
hard fought game at Adrian. The
Adrian High School girls team de-
feated the Butler girls l6 to IA.
Decisions were rendered Tuesday
by the Supreme Court in two i'm
portant Bates county suits, as follows:
Lyons VS. Central Coal and Coke Co.,.
reversed and remanded; Vandergrift
VS. Bates County Investment Co., re-
versed and remanded.
Roy E. Mooney of the Walton Trust
Co., has completed an oil painting,
illustrating Shakespeare's Time and
Love-" The painting is artistic in
every sense of the word and required
over year to complete. 1t is now
on exhibition in the show windows of
the Walker-Mckibben Mere. Co.
Harry Waldron the Hyde Juror wh)
escaped from the jury Monday of last.
week voluntarily returned Thursday
and gave himself up to the authorities.
He was adjudged insane by Judge
Porterfield and the entire jury dis
charged. The case will again be
called to trial January 2, 1912.
The Masonic lodge Saturday night
elected the following officers: w.
NJ, Frank T. Clay; S. w., H. o.
Maxey; j. w., Wesley Denton; Treas
urer, Frank Allen; Secretary, A. H.
Culver Chaplain, w. w. Ross; Mar