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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-09-14

Buy fall suit at Black & Arnold.
Judge B. F. Jeter attended thu
State meeting of the Fraternal Ait
Association in Joplin Saturday.
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Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. White returned
Saturday from two weeks visit witt
relatives at La Junta, Colorado.
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S. Lowenstein, the we'll known St
Louis stockman, spent Saturday ir
Butler, purchasing 80 head of horses
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AL Durham of near Merwin, was
taken to Nevada Saturday and lodged
in the asylum by Deputy Sheriff Wal
lace.
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Mrs. C. E. Horton and daughter Of
Hume, arrived Monday for a visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. M.
Wallace.
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John Ray, Miss Jessie Ray, Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Norfleet and little sor
spent Sunday at the home of Ed Ray
in Nevada.
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| A delightful informal dance was
enjoyed by several young couples at
the Armory Friday night after the
band concert.
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Mr.. and Mrs. John Jenkins of five
miles west of Passaic, are rejoicing
over the birth Of a baby Saturday,
September 9, 1911.
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w. N. Berry of Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, arrived Saturday for a visit
here with the families of DR.. E. A.
Chastain and D. C. Chastain.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Artie Fox left Mon
day for Excelsior Springs, Mo-,
where Mr.. Fox will assume the man.
agement Of the Moffett Miley Studios.
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Mrs. Sallie Lutsenhizer returned to
Kansas City Saturday after pleasant
visit here with her son, Del Lutsen-
hizer and the family Of C. S. Ewin.
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Mrs. Bertha Carr, accompanied by
her two daughters, left Saturday for
Polo, NO., after brief visit with the
family of r. C. Wright east of this
city.
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The infant son of DR.. and Mrs. T.
B. Todd of Adrian, died Friday, Aug
ust Is, 1911, in Kansas City, after an
operation. The child was about one
month of age.
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Mesdames E. A. Steward, Ray
Clark, S. A. Stuckey and Miss Fran
ces Steward, drove from Carthage to
this city the last Of the week, arriving
here Friday.
Mrs. A. L. Ives and daughter, Miss
Bessie left Saturday morning for.
Apache, Oklahoma, where they will
Join Prof. Ives, who is superintendent
of schools at that place.
NOTICE-In order that our officers
and employees may attend the Bates
County Fair we will close at noon
each day during the Fair.
Farmers Bank.
Peoples Bank.
Missouri State Bank.
The Walton Trust Co.
Duvall- Percival Trust Co.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-09-14

DR.. E. G. ley has returned home
from a two weeks trip into Canada.
Miss Susan Hines of Brunswick,
NO., is the guest of the family of her
sister, Mrs. j. P. Edwards.
Fred Stroeber of route 6 was in
Butler Friday attending to business
matters and called upon us.
j. C. Vermillion of Route was a
county seat visitor Tuesday and made
The Times a mighty pleasant call.
F. A. Kretsinger of near Montrose
favored us with a call while in the
city on business mission the latter
part of the week.
G. T. Hancock of near Spruce trans
acted business in the county seat
Tuesday, and managed to find time
to attend the show.
John Boulware, one of La Plata's
enterprising young business men
visited here with his father, DR.. T. C.
Boulware, the first of the week.
Joe Goldman, editor Of the Jeffer-
son City Democrat Tribune, who is
amply qualified to express an opinion
rises to state that 'long toddies make
short lives"
A four months old mule colt, weigh
ing 522 pounds sold at Adrian last
week for $3.50. The prize Missouri
hooking bird was purchased from
Fred Thornhill by Ed Frazier.
FOR SALE-Overland automobile,
model 80, four passenger car all in
good repair, for one-half what it cost.
Enquire Of j. M. Roster at Electric
Theater, Butler, Mo. 47-2t
Green Walton, representing the
Empire Tire Co., of Few Jersey, with
headquarters in Kansas City visited
here with home folks the last of the
week and made us a pleasant call
while in the city.
Ole Skindon, a victim of asthma,
while in Denver, Colorado, for his
health was forced to procure permit
to cough from the officials in order
to prevent his being arrested charged
with disturbing the peace.
j. G. Walker of Lone Oak town.
ship transacted business in Butler
Monday and favored The Times with
a pleasant call. He informed US that
on pair of the pheasants delivered to
him last fall had raised a brood of
j. B. Atkinson, who has been sales
man in j. C. Smiths store for the
past nine years, has been employed
as head clerk in big store at Eldora-
do Springs, No., says the Adrian
Journal, at greatly increased salary
with chance for promotion.
w. j. Parlier and Squire j. W.
Darby, both of Foster drove to this
city Tuesday, on business they said,
but we are reliably informed thatthey
.ook time to attend the wild west
show. While here both gentlemen
favored The Times with a social call.
Kick Ray, accompanied by his son,
Robert, left Sunday for Santa Barbara,
California, after an extended visit
,ere with relatives and friendsA Mr..
Ray is one of Bates county's pioneer
citizens having lived here for AZ years
,efore removing to California. We
acknowledge most pleasant visit.
A large dredging machine, consign-
ID to Callahan Bros, Rich Hill, NO.,
:ame in on the Missouri Pac. freight II
says the Review. The big
required two cars to trans
,ort it and is billed from Logan, Mon
ana. 1t is presumed that it is to be
lsed in the work of deepening the Il
lrainage canal. 4
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-09-14

Ed S. Austin and family, of Jeffer-
son City, arrived Tuesday for a
weeks visit with his father, Col. O.
D. Austin of the Record. Ed, who
is an old Butler boy, is one of Jeffer-
son City's most prominent young
business men. Besides holding an
important position in the State Insur-
ance Department, Mr.. Austin is the
principal shareholder of the jefferson
City Taxicab Co. He is a member of
the city council and has recently been
elected president of the MONDAY Club
an organization which has for its OBJ
ject the advancement of jefferson
City.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-09-14

N. E. Young of LaPlata, Mo-, visit
ed home folks here the last of the
week.
A. F. Weeden of Howard township
transacted business in the county seat
Monday.
T. J. Day left Thursday for Platte
City in the interests of the Bates
county fair.
Joe Groves of Adrian transacted
business in the county seat the first
of the week.
Season tickets for the Bates County
Fair are now on sale at all business
houses in Butler.
Mrs. &. w. Rider of Kansas City
is the guest Of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. S. Milhorn east of this city.
Uncle Bob Catron has returned
home from Lexington where he at
tended the Ex-confederate reunion.
Col. Ed. Butler of St. Louis, we'll
known throughout the state as poll
tician and capitalist died Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Lester returned
home to Kansas City Monday after a
pleasant visit here with homefolks.
Uncle Nose Conklin has returned to
Ell Dorado Springs after brief visit
here with his brother, l. j. Conklin.
Joseph Brown of Kansas City en-
joyed brief visit here the first of the
week with the family of j. B. Walton.
Miss Lizzie Crews has returned
home from a visit with her sister,
Mrs. w. H. Mosher at Chanute, Kan
Sas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Corder and fami-
ly and Miss Anna Corder of Kansas
City are guests of the family of A. w.
WeMott.
Mrs. H. M. Cannon was called to
Independence Thursday on account of
the death of her brother-in-law, j. H.
Batchel.
Mrs. A. L. ellison and baby left
Tuesday for Portland, Oregon, after
a visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. M. Bell east of this city.
Mrs. George Harlan returned Thurs
day to her home in Otterville after
pleasant visit here at the homes of w.
w. and DR.. H. M. Cannon.
Miss Vineta Schott of jefferson
City returned home Sunday noon
after a pleasant visit here at the home
of her friend, Miss Leila Clarke.
w. w. Jamison and family and Miss
Lois Tygard came up from Rich Hill
the last of the week for a visit here at
the homes of C. G. and w. B. Weeks.
F. C. Reyes has sold his residence
property in this city to A. j. Erhartof
and will accept position as
operator with the Santa Fe railroad.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Morris have
returned home to jefferson City after
/ brief visit here with their son,
Clarence. Mr.. Morris is superintend-
mt of the dining room at the state
,enitentiary.
Clyde N. Mcfarland made trip to
Lees Lummit Thursday in the inter-
,sts of the Bates county fair. While
here Mr.. Mcfarland expects to Sc
:ure the cooperation of a number of
prominent horsemen.
Mrs. Pearl Thompson, accompanied
~ her little daughter Maurine, left
for her home in Bucklin,
Kansas, after a most pleasant visit
lere with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
4. A. Carroll of Lone Oak township.
Hrs. Thompson will keep track of her
riends and Bates county new through
he columns of The Times.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-09-14
Check Your Parcels at the Fair.

The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union of Butler, will have
charge of a check room at the Bates
County Fair, where you can safely
leave your wraps, baskets, etc., for
five cents.
You will find this room just inside
the first entrance of the Floral hall.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-18
Lest We Forget

We receipt OF document from the United States
entitled Statement OF the Public Debt for the Month
OF June vT1 This document broadsde Of figures
ming the hundreds of mons-cvcn breaking the
billion class while 1t interesting such may
curious know how Uncle Sans sheets balance but aside
from the mild interest that always attaches the figures
that fabulous Of OF its tables make
exceedingly dull reading Tor the good old time
There little table among them, howeverstuck
down the bottom of the sheet and marked merely memoran
dumha commands than passing attention This
is the memorandum showing the amounts due the United
from the Pacific railroads OF bonds issued
in aid of their construction II like this
Name OF Road. Principal Interest Total.
Central Branch Union
Pacific ............ 100000 soO47,63s s3y6a7,63s
Memorandum Well rather. Ii reminds us, merely
that the Union Pacific little matter Of three four
million doIlars-thats nothngbut reminds further that
the Pacific railroads, through their lobbyists and paid epresen
tativcs congress- legally robbed Of empire
nothing OF those gold bonds granted at the rate OF from $1,000
to $4,000 per mile OF track.
Memorandum Well, guess yes II reminds OF the
miserable scandal OF the Credit Mobe Of how the Pacific
grabbed those ten alternate sections mile OF how
budozed and the poorhomsteaders who
held land along their lines and Of how they sdetepped and
ugged get Of rembursing the government for its aid
Memorandum, II is such memorandum should al
have before lest forget the financial niques of
when the transcontnenta roads built by
taxing the nation for the urthering OF private ends
Billy Sunday cleaned up $4,000 saving souls during
Viewed merely from the standpoint
evangelism Of the sapsck type better than baseball
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-18
Observations

--o-OrI mas +O5,45i schools, 45,500OO0 pupils and
l,lI9s413 teachers.
HERE'S our crack at it, Ethel Barrymore doesn't believe
in carrying a loaded Colt about with her
GOLFERS pictures a mermaid with baby Doggone
IT have got to go to censoring Golfers?
TAFT decides give up horseback riding do his
cising gof Thus William collars the solid vote
THEY simply squeched Bacy's amendment to the reci-
pocity bill Say joe makes awful fine chance resign
EDNA said Nat Goodwin a matrimonial proposition
joke Maxine called him Poor old man" Mr. Good
win is his shell holding tight keep closed
SURE, we like TO report good acts When Cen Supt In
gals turned the Lake Shore Co.'S 1900 ice over to
the suffering OF Cleveland the other day did noble
thing.
DISTINGUISHED down East SAYS you can get
people to eat and drink much il you give EN- music with
their meals And we've heard that would make 'em cuss
much more,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-18
Who's Zoo--and the Reason

letting his collar get all wilted soggyooking
Marmaduks hit Seattle less than 10 years ago. ITO
from ~. Louis and has tho good taste 10 be
thoroughly ashamed Of f. II there II any community
on this good green earth where would rather less
live than In g. Louis have yet 10 hear about II.
Mayhap Jimmy Marmaduke feels the way
nboia H. Just as he had Inhaled few chest.
fuls Of our celebrated Puget Sound ozone. Marina,
duke started In 10 wake cm up some. He did about
30 cent OF the work OF putting mp the Aaska build
Ing our first real akyscraper. II has IL storen with
3iz office II In atill in the Monument class.
too Then the company that paid Jimmy Marmaduks
his wagea decided 10 build the New Washington hotel
A trifle 90 per 81 this undertaking
cessfuy looked after by Marmadnke and when II
finished he started looking around for hotel
aFer-tbe real kind that goes with a real hotel.
They all looked 30 long that they strained their eyes
and Marmaduke decided 20 manage the hotel himself
which he did and does.
ON rare occasions when have had the price.
have enjoyed a snack in the refractory Of the New
Washington and found IL fair very fair. Marmadnks
seems the hotel quite wei, indeed
lie has done lot Of other things which VIII
pass without CLOSING glimpse. We have
nothing particular against Marmaduke. lie born
ia Mobile Ala but he iant Of those professional
Southerners, and he dossnt say Sab" when he
sir" He smokes cofiS-tipped cigarettes. and his
private office abaft the clerks crashing gong In tho
hotel. 10 the hottest and most uncomfortable cubby
hole in Seattle.
other than this. James Crawford Marmaduke 10
o. X
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-18
Important and Urgent"
We were too busy to take up the case during the
inc term Too many important and urgent cases"
lring tIle

That is the given by Prosecutor John Murphy
for not taking up the complaint filed month alleging
violation OF the eighthouS law for lie said would
up in the October term of the
Maybe The Wappenstein trial and the grand jury ses-
WERE important and argent cases" The handling Of
em very probably consumed all the brain work and time OF
the prosecutors office
Ii may be necessary for the of Seattle TO wait at
least four months the strict enforcement of the eight
hour law and 10 hear courts opinion the matter IN suit
alleging violation OF that lava suit which really epresen-
tave of many other alleged violations.
The have waited long enough heavens knows, Tor
the passage OF the law itself They work and wait while
longer before all complete protection.
But The Star would like emphasize the fact that this
regarding the eghthour law question every bit i'm
portant and urgent Wappenstein trial. grand jury
the people
And mistake will be made by prosecutors offices and
in considering il.
Rev. Louis Shreve Osborne Of Newark NJ J., says. lad
vsediy soberyDamn the ice and milk His fellow
clcrgymen didn't like il Bit but think he mild
Let be humane enough pray for cool weather July
a. when the will take up the wool tariff revision
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-18

but Ills not a
hairs breadth
from the living
truth. Golf In a
h y dra headed
thing that sinks
les hooks In much
deeper than the
victim b n X .
once the awful
harm 10 done.
but away with
this purely aea
q . m ! c attitude
The point we Wish
10 make 10 simply
that Jimmy Mar.
maduke shook off
the trntaclen of
golf ana not only
lives 10 laugh over
II. but We private
ly suspect ti.as be
Ii having a good
time. albeit he II
a somewhat over
worked erson
and prcmaturely
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-18
A sKY-scRAPER IMPREssARIO.

III wo leave the black fHagus and Asatic cholera
out OF the question: think OF no disease more
difficult 10 slough than golf This statement may
seem In the line OF airy persfiage you dear reader
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-18

Sorry n can't the theatre tonight Now don't look
really uitf'
NO LA hut atl Ia biz aEgavating for
chap find his hands nothing ant nf
his teaching Sunday school
wanting bring the beauty OF Christian living
why call . Christian he asked.
There pause. ahl said; Please DO
cause they don't know your
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-18

Arthur--why IL Il. fairrst Evan.
Feline. that when ! arm with ron
the hands on that clock seem 10
take wings and flyr
Stern Voice lat the head OF tho
stairs without wishin' 10 be i'm.
pertinent, Young man. simply
want 10 observe that them hands
hain't rot nothin' on the ones on
our Ean meter --Jadxa.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-18
The Snake in the Grass

No home safe No institution for the OF the unlor
tunae is safe No church safe No school is safe The Sys
extends It's icnacles everywhere c degrade ruin.
Al the head OF Methodist church OF San Diego Rev DIR
Guild He breaches the rights OF and citizen fought
the granting OF s0ear railway franchises the Sprecke
interests The System intriguing end his days with his
church and he may be called ION the carpet the annual
ference OF the church, next September.
You would think that home for the deaf dumb and blind
woad be outside the reach OF the System and its dirty politics
Caifonias Institute for the Deaf Dumb and Blind is being
investigated Evidence shows that the Southern Pacific
tho System kept officers that home who permitted gross
irmoraies by the blind and supplied the inmates wit liquor
The thrown the System election day Gov
Hiram Johnson lit is system that has grown and
NJ il down"
Everywhere into everything reaches machine politics to
poute destroy the interest OF organized money Big the
people studying the things that lie behind party declare ions
and the that appear below the heads Of the party ~
thank hcavenl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-18

The shot time in a cool place" is under way And in spe
Of few fairly high Seattle is cool place
with clear mornings and her delicious evenngssh
green parks and sparkling lakes
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-18

Wouldn't be bad idea for citizens show Potlstch visitors
Seattcs public Fairgrounds Those payelds
thousands OF children happier and healthier Every city and
town in the country ought TO have them
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-18

= suppose you hate to SEQ your
daughter marry" said the young
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-18

.opena temperance meeting q
place Of Enfield
drink. the speaker
q
unexpected
EN- drunk xeIla
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-18

The throat trouble that has kept
CaFuso from singing has cost him
ti40 .ea0.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-18

James Crawford Marmaduke is the only innkeeper
Ia the United States VINO looks like bank president
and who thinks about 100000 OF 80 at time with.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-18

yes. do admitted the father.
Her mother has made Il n point
TO BE- mighty sweet tempered while
this courtahip waa going on. :
Washington Herald.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-18

A Masonic heirloom. presented
BY Malcolm canmore. king OF the
Scots. to lodge In 1867, has been
brought Ia this country.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-18
VACATION lplrs.

Lot me r"clins n cooling shade
And aip a soda lemonade.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-18
WHY NOT SMILE AWHILE?
MOST Anything

hid You ever notice that when.
ever a pedestrian IL killed or hurt
by an auto. tho machine IL always
going about ten miles an hourl"
The chauffeur always tells tho
Judge he was "iust crawling along
and the speedomoter will prove a."
Why be so foolish about auto speed
iawsY n nobody'a ever killed by an
auto going so miles an hour. let
the darned things 90 that fast II
they eau. but make Il felony To
travel al that deadly speed ten
mlles an hour"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-18
A splnsrea sy SUICIDE.

The maiden lady vows she 10 true
To a man who died when young,
But the villagers smile
A. her simple guile.
And vow THAT tho youth was
hung.
~ least, no was found beneath q
tree
With the hemp around his neck.
Selecting the halter
Instead Of tho altar
That's why shes single, by hecki
Sir Robert Peel started the
polier system In England In 1914.
Hence the name boobies" and
'peeisrs~
" a woman could change her
dress m quickly as she can change
hef mind
Who wants % buy her enough
dresses 80 she can change 'em as
often as she does her mlndg
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-07-18

humane enough pray for cool weather July
a. when the will take up the wool tariff revision
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-21

the weekend in Lawrence the guests of
rela tives and friends.
while on her way to Enid, Okla, where
The funeral services of Mrs. T. NJ.
Lathrop, who died Friday at the home of
avenue, will be held Sunday afternoon at
2:30 p. m. in the First Baptist church: Mrs.
old. - She has lived in Oakland for a NUM-
Der of years and was known to every one
as Grandma" Lathrop. Interment will
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Parker left yester-
day for their home in Upton, Ind. after
s tlges ana friends friends. Gays mere 'si
Mrs j. d. Clark is improving after be-
ing sick several days with an attack of
Mrs Charles McCarty of Michigan ave-
nue., spent Saturday evening the guest
Mrs John Holmes and nephew. Earl
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs John Lingo on
Oakland avenue. Mrs. Lingo and her
guests were guests of Mr. and Mrs Cole
Miss Florence Scott left yesterday for
her home in Williamstown after spending
a week here visiting relatives and friends.
gone to Kansas City after spending seN-
eral days here the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Mrs Mabel Christy of Temple, Texas,
is expected to arrive here the latter part
of the week TO Spenu several WOCnS
ing relatives and friends. She will go to
Lincoln. Neb.. from here to make her ru-
ture home.
Word has been received here from
Prospect. Neb.. of the death OF Jon1
Wells. Mr.. Wells is a son OF Mr. anu n
Mrs John Wells of Moberly, MO- MI
Wells is-a former resident of Oakland,
having lived here a number or years vi
the McNown property and only rev
years. ago was here on visit 70 9io
friends and relatives His death was cue
to heart failure and occurred on the stn
Miss Frida Burgess of Thomasonviiie:
who has been quite sick at the nome ev OF
her aunt, Mrs. Turner on Michigan ave-
nue. for the past week with an attack Oh
the grip is reported to be improving.
The next of the old soldiers parties was
to have been held on Monday eVenlng'
January %, at the home of Mr.. ana Mrs.
account of the illness of Mr.. Cole and ms
fellow host, Mr.. L. Sperry. the ceiep aIs
ton has been Indefinitely postponed MI:
Cole. who has been quite sick for the past
few weeks with an attack OF pneunon 11I4
is improving but yet unable 10 De oue
and around.