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place to keep them in bad weather
So he is building him a fine hog barn
Jesse Hall is running his sawmill a
present.
The Double Branch Sunday Schoo
has re-organized and is still work
ing earnestly. They have gooc
crowds and good interest. January
Is will be preaching day. There will
be preaching both morning and night
by Bro. Shelton. Everybody invited,
Misses Rosalie and Mary Wix spent
Saturday night and Sunday with the
Misses Myrtle and Jessie Burch.
Monroe Laskey sold his cattle to
Mr.. Hensley, Of Butler. The cattle
market seems to be growing to q
good advantage.
James Marstellar and wife, Dick
Warren and wife spent Sunday with
Bob Lyle and family.
A. M. Carson is digging a we'll.
The stock water seems to be very
scarce with most of the people.
. Ed. and Henry Requa delivered a
carload of cattle to Butler Saturday
and carload of hogs Monday. The
Requa Brothers are good hands to
run the feed lot.
Don't forget the date of the church
meeting and rollcall Saturday, Jan.
18th.
Mr.. Dunlap and family have moved
up south of Butler.
We wonder what the attraction
was for Cliff Nafus up in this part of
the country last Sunday. It might be
that Miss Nellie Walters could tell us.
Miss Jessie Burch said she went
down to the German church Sunday
night. Do you reckon she actually
walked? Why no, that fellow of
hers would not let her walk.
We hear that Elmer Hall is improv-
ing. He says he. can't get enough to
eat. He is conductor on the street
car line. We don't know whether
we would know him or not.
- j. H. Thomas and S. L. Starr de-
livered hogs at Rich Hill Monday.
Elmer Requa lost good young
mule Monday night.
The wind has been blowing a gale
here last Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs w. A. Baker spent last Tues
day with Mrs. Elmer Requa.
Mrs. Gid Williams is spending a
few days with her daughter, who
lives near Nevada, Vernon county.
RAINBOW.
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Herald farm, north Of the Grandma
burst farm.

Herald farm, north Of, the Grandma
burst farm.
We hear that Uncle John and Seth
Cope, of New Home, have predicted
the dry spell will continue until July.
Surely Uncle John and Seth have for
gotten the Citizens League of St.
Louis has charge of the wet in Mis-
souri,.
Geo. Gage, Of Kansas, and his
brother, W. H. Gage, of Genese,
Idaho, took dinner with Young Aaron
Monday. W. H. Gage went west in
the spring of 1879, and this is the
first time since he has been back to
visit his mother, brother and two sis
ers and old schoolmates. He owns a
ranch and is doing well. He has a
family of ten children-five boys and
five girls. He thinks he would not
like to live in Poor Old Wet Mo. He
says the people in his locality are
mostly Prohibitionists. To live in a
Prohibition country is next to living
in the promised land.
Mrs. James Vermillion and Mrs.
Ellis are on the sick list.
Will Hughes moved to the Vane
Walker farm Monday. He will work
for Mr.. Walker this summer.
Bertha and Oscar Craven, who
have been visiting with relatives east
of Butler, returned home Saturday.
Tommy Flanery and family visited
with relatives near Cortland Sunday.
Una Judy was on the complaining
list the last of the week.
YOUNG AARON.
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Mulberry and Western Bates.

George H. Bohlken and sister,
Sena, who have been visiting their
sister and family at Colorado Springs,
Colorado, returned home Thursday.
Fred Ewbank and son, Perry, de-
livered thirty head of fat porkers in
Ampret Monday.
w. C. Carpenter made a business
trip to Butler Tuesday.
John Caughman, Jr., and sister,
Maggie, of Black, Kansas, are visit
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Elkhart.

The Thompson boys sold Christ.
mas week one hundred ten turkeys
that brought them $244.80, Who can
beat that?
| Earl Dubes returned last week
from Iowa, where he has been al
work.
Mrs. George Lockridge visited in
the east part of the county last week.
John Garber's sale was pulled of
last week. Hogs sold higher than a
cats back.
Alex Jackson sold his mules last
week for 1926.
George Miers and wife returned
from Canada a few days ago. He
said Old Missouri is good enough for
him.
Roy Hockett and family started to
Oklahoma a few days ago to make
that his future home. We wish them
the best Of luck.
John Barton's baby was quite sick
last week. DR.. Amyx was called out
to see it.
Miss Grace Barnett, from the east
part of the county, is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. George Lockridge, this
week.
Mrs. Sallie Moore left on the 3Oth
for Burdette, Kansas, to make that
her future home. We will miss her
out of our community. We wish the
family the best of luck.
Joe Raybourn says that the literary
was fine, so many good looking girls
came to it.
Tom Smith, of the Mt. Vernon
neighborhood, was in Elkhart last
Saturday. He got a good supply of
candies. What do you reckon he is
going to do with the candies?
P. M. Allison says there is one
school that has a larger enrolment in
the rural district than Concord.
Please trot> her out so that we can
see where it is.
j. E. Dubes and family visited N.
Williams one day of last week.
Miss Nola Ellis is reported to be
quite sick at the home of her parents
with the grip.
The dance at Elkhart last week was
said to be a success, and they all re-
port good time.
Mrs. Grace Herrell, of Amoret Wis.,
tied at the home Of her father, Col.
Lockridge.
Otis Summers and G. w. Armen-
trout went hunting last Friday. They
walked seventeen miles and got one
quail and one cotton tail. They did
well.
Miss Inez Beck returned last Sum
lay from Houston, Mo-, where she
spent Christmas. She reports hav-
ng a good time.
Miss Leora Moore attended the /
lance at Elkhart last week. She re-
ports q splendid time. JOHNNY.
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State Senate Organizes.


President Pro Tem-Frank McAllis-
ter, of Monroe.
Secretary-R. $. McClintic, of
Marion.
Assistant Secretary-William Kea-
ton, of Stoddard.
Official Reporter--C harles E.
Dewey, of Cole.
Chaplain-The Reverend w. j.
Hardesty, of Montgomery.
Doorkeeper-E. S. Casey, of Kan
sas City.
Assistant Doorkeeper-W. Settle,
Of Washington.
Folder-Mrs. Mildred Nagle, of
Knox.
Sergeant-at-Arms-W a m B.
Wright, of Caldwell.
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms-John
Fields, of St. Clair.
Enrolling Clerk-R. V. Cooper, of
St. Louis.
Engrossing Clerk-W. N. Kinney,
of Clair.
Calendar Clerk-Thomas w. Stark,
of Pike.
. Night Custodian of the Senate-J.
K. Witherspoon, of Dade.
Postmaster-Richard johnson, of
Cass.
Assistant P Postmaster-GeOrge Turn
er, of Wayne.
Pages-Anthony \Buford, Jack
Buchanan, Clyde Vandiver, Reuben
Rhodes, Leslie Shelton, j. A. Brown
Jr., Hugh Keller.
Resolutions were adopted making
The jefferson City Democrat Tribune
the official organ of the Senate for
printing the daily proceedings, and
making provision for telephone con-
nections for the benefit of Senators at
the State capital.
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Elkins' Son to Wear TOga.

Charleston, w. Va, Jan. 8.-Gov-
ernor Glasscock tonight announced
that he will appoint Davis Elkins to
succeed the late Senator Elkins, his
fathef.
The new Senator will serve until
a successor is chosen by. the Legis-
lature.
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DR.. j. M. Norris, specialist on the
eye, ear, nose and throat. Eyes test
ed free and glasses properly fitted.
Office hours from 8 a. m. to 4 p. m.
Office on South Side over Star Bak-
cry, Butler, Mo. 11-4t
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FOSTER.

the noon train for Moberly, Mo-, to
spend the balance of the winter.
An extra passenger train Sunday
over the Interstate. Something
Foster is not used to and will not be
tolerated by the people.
J. w. Darby returned Wednesday
from his visit to Oklahoma City. The
Esquire reports fine visit and says
everything is prosperous in the new
capitol city.
Born:-Jan. End to Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Neece, girl.
Rev. Whitsett preached splendid
sermon at Salem Sunday.
P. L. Shelton, tax collector of Wal
nut township, was in Butler last week
transacting business with the county
court.
A. H. Lloyd and family are all re-
ported in the clutches of the grip this
week.
S. N. Kinion renews for The Times
through Dinah, for which he has our
thanks. We notice all subscribers to
The Times through Dinah are pros
porous and happy.
E. B. Boron, county highway en-
gineer, and the new county court
came down Wednesday and drove
out and made an investigation of the
bridge over Walnut Creek, west of
the independence church, which is
badly in need of repairs.
w. T. Slower gave at his residence
on Central High street Saturday night
one of the famous Martha Kinder
Christmas dances, and quite a crowd
of young and old people were there
to step to the tune of cotton eyed Joe.
Pearson and Trussell rendered some
fine music, and a fine time was re-
ported.
There was a musical social at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Roberts
on Eighth street Friday night. Quite
a number were present and enjoyed
the music by the Messrs. Trussell
Pearson, which was fine. Mr.. Trus-
sell is an old-time fiddler and the
longer he plays the better he gets.
Walnut Township Reading Cir
Gle" meets Jan. 28th with the vi and
VII chapters of the second book as
The assignment.
Patrons and Teachers Meeting.
The patrons and teachers meeting
Of Walnut Township will be held at
the Foster school building Saturday,
Feb. II. The morning session will
begin at Hoo a. m. and the evening
session at loo p. m. Patrons and
teachers will choose their own SUBJ
ects, limited only to the large scope
If school interests.
We desire that every teacher, if
possible, shall see that their district is
represented by some of its patrons.
We hope that several teachers will
AXE personal interest in this meeting
md stimulate such in their respective
districts. By our meeting we hope
o better the school conditions of this
ownship, that its influence may mean
much good.
In order that we may arrange one
program, we ask that all teachers
nail US their topics and also the topics
# those of their districts.
County Supt. P. M. Allison and
'rof. Burk, of Butler, will be pres
mt.
Everyone is invited.-Maxwell
lark. DINAH.
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ing relatives and old-time neighbors
in this neighborhood.
Harlan Porter, wife and son, Char
les, spent the evening at j. H. Lein-
er's Thursday.
Barney Bohlken and family visited
at John Dykman's Sunday.
DR.. j. c. Sageser delivered fat
hogs in Amsterdam Monday.
Rev. McKelvey gave a very inter-
esting talk on missionary work being
done in India at the Mulberry church
Sabbath.
Exc Taute and family were guests
at J. H. Leiner's Sunday.
Miss Edna Blalock, of Amoret,
spent Saturday and Sunday at the
home Of Miss Fayette Stillwell.
The Mulberry school board had
new Smith treating and ventilation
system installed at the new school
house Saturday.
The writer of these note drove into
Amoret Friday to do our regular
trading and one Of the saddest acci-
dents that had ever been in the
little village had just occurred in
which one of Amoret's horrible death
and the second one was rescued.
These young men were working with
gasoline light plant, when one
struck a match that caused the ex-
plosion. Below is short obituaryof
Truman Barton, who was the unfor-
tunate young man. Truman Barton
was born April %, 1893, in Illinois
and moved to Bates county with his
parents in 1903, locating at Hume,
where his father owned a general
store. The family moved to Amoret
in September. In a short time Tru-
man Barton had many friends, who
sympathize with the family in their
deep sorrow. Funeral services were
by Rev. McKelvey. Inter-
ment in the Benjamin cemetry.
Mrs. Fred Ewbank is on the sick
list.
Harvey H. Benjamin was guest
of Mack Braden Sunday.
S. Bishop and family spent Sunday
at the j. r. Bishop home.
Mrs. Charley Robbins is reported
on the sick list.
Clark Taylor and family were
guests at the DR.. j. C. Sageser home
Sunday. RAMBLER.
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PLAINNIEW.

Plainview, Nov 6-Mr. A. c.
Miles of Cleburne was visiting his
mother near Plainyiew THURSDAY
and Friday.
Mr.. Mack and Miss Melia Miles
were visiting their brother-in-law,
Mr.. Charley Sealey, near Alvarado
Saturday evening, Sunday and Mon
day.
We had light rain Sunday morn
ing.
Mr.. E. A. Petty and family were
visiting his mother-in-law, Mrs. Al
len, Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr.. Jack Beckner and mother and
Mr.. Claud Morris and family were
visiting Mr. C. NJ. Beckner Sunday,
and Mrs. Beckner was taken SICK
while she was over there and was
not able to come home until Mon
day morning.
Mr.. VIII White and wife went u
Waxahachie shopping Monday
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MANPFARL.

Maypearl, Nov. Had nice
gentle rain here today. VIII do lots
of good to oats and wheat,
Col. Ike Griffith was visitor 70
Fort Worth
Mr.. and Mrs. W. R. Drake and
son, Ray, are attending the fair at
San Antonio this week.
Col. T. r. Stedman and wife WIS
tied friends in Mansfield Sunday
and Monday, returning in Tom
Lakes auto, che jolly travelling man,
that makes this town regularly.
Major T. ]. Durrett has purchas-
ed a fine touring car and he is learn
ing to use it finely and he ENJOYS
taking his friends riding.
Miss Mamie Benson is seeing the
city of San Antonio and the fair and
the Cotton Palace of Waco this
week.
The public school opened last
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present at the Baptist State Associ-
alton.
Quite number of our good peo-
pie Will attend Methodist confer
ence at Fort Worth this week.
Messrs. Everett Hightower and
Bennett Ashley left last week for
western portions of the state.
Oscar Bransford, mute from
Fort Worth, visited the mute, Miss
Pearl Ely, last Sunday.
Our school begins Monday, the
18th. with Prof. Reeves and Miss
Willie Fern Kennedy as teachers.
Mr.. West Morgan has sold ms
home place here. VIII probably 10
cate in Dallas.
Mr.. VIII Workman will leave US
also for Waxahachie. We regret to
lose so many good families
Mr.. j. f. Kelly has contracted to
build a seven mile road in Ennis
district at this time.
Mrs. G. Bate with Mrs. Akin OF
Waxahachie, were visiting Mrs. Tom
Bynum last week.
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BOYCt.

Boyce. Texas, Nov. Cool
weather has now come and seems
quite pleasant after the long HOT
summer
Services were held at the Baptist
church yesterday morning and
evening. conducted by Rev. Coco
win
Mrs. Meadows of Wichita Falls
and Messrs George and John Pear
son Of Leonard, Texas, visited the
Wilson's week ago last Saturday and
Sunday
Miss Susie Wilson of Ferris spent
several days last week with Mrs, Eli
la Wilson.
On last Wednesday, some of the
relatives of Boyce attended the fn-
neral of Mr. Adam Letnermsn, who
died at his home near Palmer on the
Tuesday morning before.
Mt Charlie Dahnke, who is at
tending Dental College at Dallas,
spent Sunday with home folks
Miss Ruth Dahnke returned toj
Waxahachie this morning, where she
is attending school.
Mr. Sam Robinson, who has re-
turned from trip out to Pecos Val |
ley. brings with him some fine
fruits. apples and pears, and seems |
to be delighted with that country
Messrs. O'Reilly, Kelly, Sealy and |
Bailey OF this place are attending !
the San Antonio fair at present.
Miss Annie O'Reilly and Mr.. John
Bailey were united in marriage at
the home of the bride last Wednes-
day evening
Miss Matte Griggs of Waxahachie
.alled on Mrs. H. w. Kelly SUNDAY
fternoon.
Mrs. Carter of Alma visited her
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Monday with fine set of teachers
and a large attendance of pupils.
Willis Wilemon. Mrs. w. p. Vile
mons Oldest son, is in school at
Waco.
Judge Gilmore was with the sins
inc class at Ozro Sunday and reports
that Ozro has one of the best classes
of Ellis county.
The birds are sure having to hunt
the tall johnson grass since the Isl.
DR.. A. B. Small of Dallas came
down today with a nurse and opera
ed on Mr.. B. Boswell, assisted by
DR.. j H. CURLY of this place we
hope Mr.. Boswell will soon recover
as he has been very low.
Major "Sil' Mosley's youngest
son. Cliff. entered the Polytechnic
school of Fort Worth this week.
John McCrary of Denton spent
several DAYS in our midst in the IN
terest of his farm near. town.
Mr.. Jim Mayfield of Saragosa,
Texas is visiting his sister, Mr. Ed
l.. Smith.
Mrs. w. b. Weeks returned to her
home here after spending the sum-
mer in Utah and other places. DIT.
Weeks met her at Kansas City and
they spent a week there before COM
ing to Texas.
Mrs. w. w. Lusk visited her rel
atives for a month and her sister,
Miss Edna Hinton, returned to spend
the winter with her.
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Rocket.

Rocket. Nov. 6.-There will be a
box supper at the school house Sat
urday night. Each and every lady is
cordially invited to bring well-filled
boxes, also a cake if convenient. 1t
is for the benefit of the school.
School opened Monday morning
with a large attendance, and will be
taught by Mrs. Kate Prude as prin-
cipal. and Miss Mollie Farrar as as
sitant
Born. to Dr.. S L. Wadley ana
Wife, girl, Thursday; to Mr.. Bun
Humphrey and wife, a boy, Tues
day; to Mr.. Roland Morgan and wife,
a girl
Mr.. Luther Jolly made business
trip to Waxahachie Saturday.
Miss Myrtle Watson spent Satur-
day night and Sunday with Miss
Eula Jolly.
Mrs. Mary Farrar and daughters,
Misses Mary and Roberta, were
in Waxahachie Saturday,
Mrs. J. L. Gillette spent Friday
night and Saturday with her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Walter Gibbons.
Mrs. Ada Wooden and little son,
Henry, have just returned from. 4
visit to Italy.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. 0. Widner were
shopping in Waxahachie Saturday. |
Mrs. Larry Dunevant and children
;pent Saturday night and Sunday
With her brother, Mrs. Erve Widner,
nd wife.
Miss Ruby Ashley, who has been
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SARDIS.

Sardis, Nov. 1--WE have seine
splendid young cotton pickers, Lit
tie Miss Mavas Witherspoon, age z,
picks more than 100 pounds each
day and has continued all the sea-
son, Others equally as good, while
we have some so years old who can't
get their 100 pounds.
Quarterly meeting met here last
Saturday. splendid attendance
with a fine dinner and altogether
fine occasion.
Mr.. George West left Tuesday
morning for Mineral Wells to be
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Backache, Headache. Nervousness
and rheumatism, both in men ana
women, mean kidney trouble. ID
not allow it to progress beyond the
reach of medicine but stop it prompt
Nv with Foley's Kidney Pills. They
regulate the action Of the urinary
organs. Tonic in action, quick in re-
suits. For sale by the Curtin Stores.
Curtin Drug Co., North Side Square,
Curlin's Pharmacy, w. Side So DIV
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GOVERNOR WILL ISSUE
THANKSGIVING PARDONS
Is Preparing to Give JOY to at Least
Thirty Convicts in State
Penitentiary.

Austin, Texas, Nov f1-At least
thirty of the unfortunates confined
in the state penitentiary will have
real cause for Thanksgiving on the
last Thursday of this month, as the
governor is now preparing pardons
for that number, which Will be ready
to reach the penitentiary authorities
giving Day
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County News
Gathered by Our Correspondents


sister, Mrs Bette West, last week
Mr.. William Patten and family
are now enjoying rides in their ne"
automobile which they have re-
Gently purchased,
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working for Dalton's millinery store,
returned home Sunday.
Mr.. Archie Watson spent Saturday
night and Sunday with friends in
WaXahachie.
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Bon Air Social News
Especial to The Times-Dispa tch.

Especial to The Times ispatch.l
Bon Air, Va, September 23.-Miss
McKenna Jones spent last week with
Miss Eliza Christian.
Mrs. George r. Talcott is visiting
Miss Sarah Berry, in Annapolis
The Misses Shepherd have register
ed at the Inn for September and oc-
tober.
Mr.. steele and Granger Ancarrow
spent part of last week here with
Phillip Smith.
Alan Ferguson has returned rom
Mt Elliot Springs.
Mrs; John Boiling; Of Mobile, and
son, John Randolph Boiling. and Miss
Pauline McPhail are visiting Colonel
and Mrs. T. NJ. r. Talcott
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Nowlan who
have spent the summer at the Inn.
left this pas week for Richmond.
Mrs. Haskins Hobson and children
have returned to Forest Hill Park.
Mrs. Edward Wright has beon the
recent guest of the Misses Cooke
=. Summerville an son. Henry, and
panserfieId Spencer have been stay
ing at "Coraland," the Wherry home
stead.
Miss 4lizabeth Macon loft on satir-
day for Williamsburg, while here she
was with Miss Ayliffe Watson.
Miss Louise baltimore aud Miss
Louise Price have been visiting Miss
Elizabeth Cooke.
Miss Eva Taicott left this week for
Leesburg to visit Mrs. Alfred Parker.
MIR. and Mrs. Fairiie Cooke. of Mo-
be. Ala, spent n part of this week
wl.h. Miss Harriet CoGfe.
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Amherst Social News
| Special 10 The Times-Dispatch.

Special TO The Times DispatchJ
Amherst. Va. September 2,-Mr ahd Mrs.
Peyton n. Hull and their three very attrac-
tive daughters. Misses Mamie, Olga and Fay
Hui. who have been spending the summer
IN Amherst. have returned to their home In
Washington.
Mrs. sarshfeld Campbell and children. OF
South Carolina are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Mrs. Jane Waller, of High Point. y. c..
this week visited ntt slate,. Mrs. Martha
II. Robertson.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. Z. Gerry. of staunton.
are spending this week in Amherst.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. g. p. Bowers arc visiting
relatives ct Blockton. w. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs w. r. Evans. who have been
visiting o. l.. Eynns, left for their home at
Coleman. Oklahoma Miss Jessie Rucker. OF
Paris. Tex, who accompanied them. will re-
main In Amherst and attend Sweet Hrisr
College this year
Mrs, J. b. 6annaway, OF Lynchpurs. is Wis
iting her sister. Mrs. J. p. Beard
Ben Waller. of Texas, is visiting at his
old home. Forest Hill" near Lowesviile, in
this county. II Ia his hrst visit there in
fcrty years.