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The Holbrook news., 1912-08-09
Received Appointment

Governor Hunt announced the names (Saturday) of the dele gates appointed to the National Congress on Hygiene and Demo graphy to be held at Washing ton, D. C., on September 23 to 28 Dr. J. w. Bazell of Hol- brook was appointed as one of the delegates.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-09

decreased output. From bullion
 produced at gold and silver mills
 95, 622 45 fine ounces of gold
 were recovered. Concentrates
 produced 10, 939.89 ounces, and
 ore shipped direct to smelters
 60, 689. 36 ounces.
 The silver production of the
 State in 1911 was valued at
 $1, 736, 583. against S1, 385, 925 in
 1910. This unusual increase
 was due largely to the production of lead ore in Cochise county.
 Of the total output 414, 981 ounces came from siliceous ore, 2, 136, 121 ounces from copper ore, and 635, 363 ounces from lead ore. From bullion at gold and silver mills 49, 162 ounces of silver was recovered, from con- centrates 388. 173 ounces, and from crude ore shipped to smell ters 2,819.873 ounces Cochise and Yavapai counties remained the largest producers of silver. The output of Cochise was l. 946, 319 ounces and of Yavapai 764, TAI.
 Arizona remained the leading copper-producing State, increas- ing the production from 297,- 491, 151 pounds. valued at $37,- 781, 376. in 1910. to 3O6, Al, 538 pounds, valued at $38, 267, ,692, in 1911. a gain of 1850, 387 pounds. Increases in Pinal and Gila counties more than offset large decrease in Cochise county.
 The lead output of Arizona ill 1911 was nearly four times as large as that of 1910, increasing from 2,696, 998 pounds, valued at SIS, 668, to 10, 274, 552 pounds valued at $463. 355. Cochise and Mohave counties were the sour ces of the greatest output and increase. The Warren district, in Cochise County, made a re- cord production.
 The production of zinc in Ari- zona was 4,562, 984 pounds, valued at $26O, O9O, in 1911. against 5. 494, 899 pounds. valued at $296, 184, in 1910. Cochise, Santa Cruz, and Yavapai coun- ties made small productions, but Moha> e county turned out most of the zinc product.
 There were 396 mines produc- ing gold. silver, copper. lead, or zinc, in Arizona Tn 1911, against 373 in 1910. The total quantity of ore sold or treated in 1911 was 4, 567, 139 tons, of which l. 727, 451 tons was shipped to smelters without treatment and ?. .624, 037 tons was concentrated. Over 90 percent of the total was copper ore.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-09
Advertised Letters

The following letters remain unclaimed at the Holbrook post office: Mrs. Roy Cummins. J. N. C. Gilbert. James Hutchison (2) J. D. McBride. Ray Whitten.
 E. J. Smith, P. M.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-09

Notice of Settlement of Account
 In the Superior Court of the State of Arizona, in and for the County of Navajo.
 In the matter of Estate of Loui Ghuey. Deceased.
 Notice is hereby given that J. g. Cox, administrator of the estate of Loui Ghuey. deceased, has rendered and presented for settlement, and filed in said court, his report and an account of his administration of said estate; and that Saturday, the seventeeth CID day of August, 1912, at 1O:00 o'clock a. m., at the courtroom of said court, at the court house, in Holbrook, County of Navajo, and State of Arizona, has been duly appoint ed by the Judge of said court, for the settlement of said ac- count, at which time and place any person interested in said es- tate may appear and file his ex- captions in writing to said report and account and contest the same.
 Dated this third day of Aug ust, 1912.
 w. B. WOODS, Clerk of Superior Court, of State of Arizona. in and for County of Navajo.
 First publication Aug. g, 1912.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-09
National Progressive Party

A harmonious and enthusias tic gathering of delegates at Chicago launched the new Pro- gressive party this week and nominated Theodore Roosevelt for president and Gov. Hiram Johnson of California for vice, president.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-09
w. B. WOODS.
Notice For Publication
Department of the Interior,
 U. s. Land Office at Phoenix.

D6pdT LIH0IlG O1 CIlS 1HCSIIOI,
 U. s. Land Office at Phoenix. Arizona, July 16, 1912.
 Notice is hereby given that Susan E. Mann, of Chambers, Arizona, who on December 27, 1910, made Homestead Entry, No. O12919, for NJ SE4, NE4 SW4, and Lot No. 8, Section 30. Township 21 North, Range 28 East, G & s R Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make Final Five Year Proof, to establ- ish claim to the land above de- scribed, before R. c. Smith, U. s. Commissioner, at Holbrook, Arizona, on the 20th day of August, 1912.
 Claimant names as witnesses: James H. Scorse, of Holbrook, Arizona; A. M. Boyer, of Hol- brook, Arizona; Geo. s. Woods, of Chambers, Arizona; Franklin A. Woods. of Chambers. Ari- zona.
 Frank H. Parker, Register.
 First publication July 19, 1912.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-09
Notice of Settlement of Account

Notice of Settlement of Account
 In the Superior Court of the State of Arizona, in and for the County of Navajo.
 In the matter of the Estate of H. A. Larson, Deceased.
 Notice is hereby given that James Alexander Larson, the administrator of the estate of H. A. Larson. deceased, has rendered and presented for settlement, and filed in said court, his first account and re- port of his a administration of said estate; and that Saturday, the seventeenth (17) day of August, 1912, at 1000 o'clock a. m.. at the courtroom of said court, at the court house, in Holbrook. County of Navajo, and State of Arizona, has been duly appointed by the Judge of said Court, for the settlement of said account, at which time and place any person interested in said estate may appear and file his exceptions in writing to said report and account and contest the same.
 Dated this End day of August, 1912.
 w. B. WOODS, Clerk of Superior Court of State of Arizona, in and for County of Navajo.
 First publication Aug. g, 1912.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-09

The thorough stirring up of the es- tabl'>hed alfalfa beld with the spring
 tooth harrow viii not only destroy
 hordes of SmaI weeds just getting a start. but will make the surface soil
 more mellow and thus conserve the moisture. The field may look sort of sick when the job is done, but it takes something stiffer than a spring tooth harrow to kill an alfalfa root that is all the way from a quarter of an inch to an inch and a half in diameter.
 The fellow who has helped about the house just little bit ought to have a sufficiently adequate idea of the extent of a woman's work to be persuaded without being hit on the head with a sled stake that she will have her hands full if she does the work about the house as it ought to be done without bringing in the wood. pumping and carrying water. dumping slops and whole lot of other things that a man wouldn't put up with for five minutes if he were in the woman's place.
 LhC NAitCl AS pCSlCAC0 WILL mice now and then, just as are those of other folks. The little wretches had been waxing fat on some stale corn meal and were having high jinks all over the house. It got tiresome. We baited one of the little snap traps with a small piece of cheese, tying it to the tongue of the trap. Four of the pests were caught inside of thirty-six hours, and there is enough bait left for four more The colony has been cleaned out. and now the writer and his good wife sleep in peace.
 The planting of a tree is often an en- tirely unselfish act, for the chief value of it along the line of both fruit and shade reaches a maximum when the one who planted is has gone to his re- ward. It is so with the trees that used l to mean so much to us as children, and l 1t may be true of the trees we plant i now, which will furnish fruit or shade ! for our children and their children. | Make Arbor day something besides pretty sentiment this year by actually i setting out tree or trees. The plant ing of trees requires faith, and that is one of the features that make it so much worth while.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-09
Daniel -Hartin

w. D. Daniel and Mrs. Mamie Hartin of Oklahoma were unit ed in marriage by Justice Wall ace Larson. Thursday. Aug. 8.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-09
Scholarship at University

act passed by the state leglS-
 lature:
 An act to provide for each
 county of the state a scholarship
 at the University of Arizona.
 Be it enacted by the Legis- lature of the State of Arizona:
 Sec. 1. In order to facilitate the use of the educational ad- vantages of the University of Arizona, and to equalize the educational opportunities of the students of this State, there shall be awarded annually, one scholarship of one hundred and fifty dollars ($15O.OO). which shall be used by the holder for tuition. room, and board, at the said University during the acad- emic year following the award; provided that no county shall, during one academic year, re- ceive more than one hundred and fifty dollars.
 Sec. 2. Each scholarship, when awarded, shall bear the name of the county to which it has been awarded; and the ex- penses of the holder thereof shall be paid to the president of the University out of the gene ral fund of the state; such pay ment to be made monthly, upon the receipt by the State Auditor, of the certificate of the Pre- sident of the University, that the holder has done his work in satisfactory manner for the preceding month.
 Sec. 3. The method of award shall be as follows: The County School Superintendent of each county, whenever in his county there is no holder of a scholar ship for the ensuing academic year, shall receive and register the names of all applicants for such scholarship. On the last Saturday in August of the year 1912, and on the last Saturday in June of each succeeding year, he shall hold an examination ac- cording to the rules and regul- ations prescribed by the Pre- sident of the University, said examination to be open only to persons between ages of sixteen and twenty-two years. who are graduates of one of the four year high schools of the county, and who, if there be no four year high school in the county, are residents of the county, and and have completed elsewhere a course equivalent to such four year course. The County School l Superintendent shall send to the | President of the University within one day after the com pIetiOn of the examination, the | papers of all applicants, together with a certificate stating that ! the prescribed regulations have been fully complied with. On | receipt thereof, the President | shall cause the papers to be gra- ded by members of the faculty of the University, and issue to the person passing with the highest record, a certificate of scholarship, which shall entitle the holder to the advantages specified in Sec. 1, for the fol lowing year. Should such hold CT fail to accept the scholarship, others passing the examination may be appointed in the order of 
 Sec. 4. In all respects such holders of scholarships shall be subject to all rules, requirements, and examinations, as may be prescribed by the regents and faculty for other students of the University.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-09

 trator. All such checks will be returned to unsuccessful bidders. The check of successful bidder to be retained to apply on sum due on sale to be made on date herein specified.
 The right to reject any or all bids is reserved.
 Dated this sixth day of August, 1912.
 J. E. COX, Administrator of Estate of Loui Ghuey, Deceased. First publication Aug. g, 1912.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-09

Sec. 5. All Acts and parts of Acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-10-03
Democratic Club Organized

The Mt. Pleasant Democratic Club
met in the circuit court rooms Tues
day evening in accordance with call
for meeting and after the report of
the Committee on organization, the
temporary organization was made
permanent and officers elected as fol-
lows: President, c. j. Henry; Vice.
president, I. L. Harper; Secretary,
W. r. Bell; Treasurer, G. C. Duke;
Sgt. at Arms, Fleetwood Thomas.
Stirring resolutions were offered by
the Resolutions Committee, making
permanent the name The Mt. Pleas
ant Democratic Club, declaring for
downward revision of the tariff, de-
handing the retention of state control
of trusts and monopolies, and endors-
ing fully the record of the Democratic
party nationally and in the state.
These resolutions were adopted.
Committees were appointed as fol-
lows: Speakers, H. O. Maxey, DR..
I. W. Foster, j. A. DeArmond, j. E.
Williams, eX officio. Finance: A. B.
Owen, DR.. J. T. Hull, w. B. Weeks,
j. f. Williams, eX officio. Member
ship: DR.. j. NJ. Christy, C. w. Ward,
V. l.. Johnson, J. w. Holloway, J.
Stotts.
A partial report was heard from the
committee on membership showing
membership of the club of about $50.
A meeting will be held hereafter
every Tuesday night and it was the
sense Of the meeting that speaking
be had at each meeting.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-10-03
Rally Day

Will be observed at the Baptist
church Sunday, October 6, beginning
at $50 a. m. The special exercises
showing what the classes have been
doing will interest you, The annual
promotions and public awards will be
another feature An illustrated OBJ
iect lesson talk is also part of the
program, besides other features. AL
most everybody will have a part in it,
You come and see what your grown
up friends and little friends are do
ing in Bible study.
A helpful subject is on hand for B.
Y. P. U. at 7 p. m. The evening SER
mon is Gods Light and Mans
Secrets. "
7:30 is the hour for the Wednesday
evening Bible study and prayer SER
vice. Bring your Bible!
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-10-03

j. C. Hayes, of independence, was
in the city the first of the week trans
acting legal business.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Berry of south.
west of this city, are rejoicing over
the birth of a fine boy.
Mrs. w. F. Duvall and sister, Miss
Ruby Rosser, visited in Kansas City
the last of the week.
E. L. Thomas of New Home town.
ship was business visitor to the
county seat Saturday.
Chas. L. Fisk, manager of the Fisk
Opera House, transacted business in
Nevada Saturday afternoon.
Judge w. w. Ross returned home
Friday from a meeting of the Masonic
Grand Lodge in St. Louis.
Mrs. j. D. Allen returned Sunday
to jefferson City after brief visit
here with home folks.
Miss Cora Smith of Hamilton, ILL
nois, is enjoying a visit with her
sister, Mrs. C. w. Baldwin.
Judge R. B. Campbell has returned
home from meeting of the Masonic
Grand Lodge in St. Louis.
Miss Jessie Ray entertained Satur-
day afternoon at a handkerchief
shower for Miss Naomi T. Smith.
Mayor C. N. Mcfarland returned
home Sunday from Lamar where he
attended the Barton county fair.
Mrs. C. R. Home, who has been
visiting relatives and friends here,
returned to Kansas City Saturday.
Mrs. S. N. Wood has returned to
her home in Denver, Colorado, after
enjoying visit here with relatives
and friends.
Miss nellie Smith and Mrs. Maggie
Phillips entertained Thursday after
noon in honor of Miss Naomi T.
Smith.
Sixty days ago the Single Takers
were "a-spile-in" for "joint debates"
with the Missouri Anti-Single Tax
League-they got "joint debates" at
Richmond, Maysville and St. Louis;
result, the Single Takers have SEEM
ingly lost interest in ''joint debates. "
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-10-03
Joe Groves of Adrian visited in this

Joe Groves of Adrian visited in this
city Friday.
Ray Griffits spent Sunday visiting
near Ballard.
Mrs. G. S. Carnie of Athol visited
the county seat Thursday.
H. T. Carr of Adrian transacted
business in this city Saturday.
John Yaple came up from Joplin
Monday on a business mission.
William Steffin of Lone Oak town.
ship is visiting relatives in Colorado.
Watt B. Dawson transacted legal
business in Rich Hill the last of the
week.
John Holland of Hume was in the
county seat Thursday on business
mission.
Miss Virginia Hampton returned
home Friday from visit to Kinks
vile.
M. H. Price of east of this city sold
a sucking Percheron colt last week
for 5000.
Miss Leila Hulse of Kansas City is
eniOvinp a visit here with relatives
and friends.
Pierce Hacket and X. r. Hamilton
of Amoret transacted business in this
city Monday.
Hon. L. M. Griffith of Rich Hill
was in the county seat Monday on
business mission.
Mrs. l. M. clearinghouse left Satur-
day for visit with relatives and
friends in Archie.
The shortest answer to the question
of what does single tax really mean?"
is "Confiscation.
Geo. Palm, of four miles southeast
of this city, has purchased farm
near Adair, Oklahoma.
E. E. Morilla has returned home
from a visit with his brother, Clar-
ence, at Pueblo, Colorado.
The consumer will keep on paying
the tariff tax until he learns it will
cost him thousand times less to con-
tribute to the Democratic campaign
fund.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-10-03
Along the Miami.

j. W. Eggleson and wife, J. l..
Fisher and wife and H. NJ. Meinen
and family enjoyed the entertainment
and delicious refreshments served
by the Woodmen Thursday evening
of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Hoyt spent
few days at the Sedalia Fair this
week.
Mrs. Gragg and sons, George and
Lee, left for Kansas City last Thurs
day for several days visit.
MIAMI.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-10-03

H. H. Havely of Foster, progress
sive nominee for Judge Southern
District, transacted business in this
city Monday.
Mrs. T. w. Foster, accompanied
by her daughter, is enjoying a visit
with relatives and friends near APP.
pleton City.
Mrs. E. L. Thurber has returned
to her home in Warrensburg after a
visit here at the home of her father,
j. E. Shut.
The Com'l State Bank has its big
new Corliss safe in permanent place
now. 1t is safe. No one can carry
it of. Review.
Judge Clark Wix, of near Appleton
City, was in the county seat the first
of the week stirring up Bull Moose
enthusiasm.
O. A. Heinlein, of the Bennett
Wheeler Nero. Co., has returned
home from a business visit through
the southwest.
Watt Gillian has resigned his posi-
ton with the Wells Fargo Express
Co. here to accept a run as express
messenger out of Kansas City.
DR.. Jonas Knight of Mckinney,
Texas, arrived in this city Friday
from Kirksville for visit with rela-
tives and friends.
Circuit Clerk H. o. Maxey deliv-
cred an address on Excepting the
Faith" to the high school students in
chapel Thursday morning.
The St. Louis registration is almost
as large as it was in 1910, but there
will be decided slump in the St.
Louis Republican majority.
James T. Alderman, says the Hume
Telephone, reports that he has 100
acres of corn that will make 1000
bushels or more, which is not so bad.
Miss M. E. Meares and F. L. Balm,
both of Amoret, were united in mar
riage in this city Monday, September
80, 1912, Judge c. j. Henry officiat-
ing.
Cut price on barber work, shave
10c, no extra charge for neck shave.
Hot and cold bath sanitary through
out. Jay Gordinier's, south side
square, Butler, Mo. 5O-1t.
The ladies of the Christian church
living in the third and fourth wards
will hold a bake sale Saturday after
noon, October s, in the building lately
occupied by Tackett's Racket.
j. R. Simpson, Of Deepwater town.
ship, passed through this city Satur-
day morning en- route to Sulphur
Springs, Arkansas, where he will
spend two or three weeks visiting.
Democrats will not forget this year
hat they are again to cope with the
of Gov. Wobbly" backed
by all the power of his metropolitan
1olice machines.
Hume's Annual Live Stock Show
ind Agricultural Exhibit held last
week was highly successful, both in
POINTS of attendance and exhibits.
Next years show will be held Sep
ember 18th.
Hon. w. R. Painter was elected
Lieutenant Governor in 1908, and he
lidn't get the office. But Missouri
ms love square deal, and this time
lis majority will be so big that he
ant be counted out.
D. K. Walker, manager of the
Valker-M cKibben Mercantile Co., in
orms us that the books of that insti-
ution show the month just past to
ave been the best September with
hem in the past ten years, Septem-
er 1902, having exceeded their last
Months business a few dollars.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-10-03

Miss Viola G. Coleman and Mr.
Walton Kretsinger, both of this city,
were united in marriage Tuesday
evening, October /, 1912, at the resi-.
dence of the officiating minister, Rev.
Shelton,
W. S. James, formerly banker al
Foster, came all the way from Archie,
where he now has a bank, to see our
show. He got the "habit" while at
Foster, and can't get over jt.-Hume
Telephone.
Why are those Fels Fund Fellows
(all of whom seem to be working on
full pay just now SO much interested
in Missouri? Would it cost the Ohio
agitators one cent if Single Tax bank
rupts the farmers of this County?
Carl Gench and wife departed for
Sedalia by automobile Monday to at
tend the State Fair. Newt Conyer
of Sprague started from Sprague by
the same mode of travel Tuesday and
H. M. Booth and wife will 20 tomor-
row.-Review.
Grandma" Sankpiel, long time
resident of our city, says the Review,
but of Nevada Of late, died at the
home of her daughter at Nevada,
aged IS years. Funeral will be held
from Zion Lutheran Church, this city,
at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday.
Hon. Edwin P. Deal of Charleston
was Chairman of the House Appro-
priations Committee in the last Gen.
eral Assembly. In this and other
public stations he has shown a high
order of financial ability and has
shown himself to be the ideal man
for State Treasurer.
There will be an anti-Single Tax
meeting in the court room in Butler
at 3 o'clock p. m. Good
speaker. The Executive Committee
man from each township is earnestly
requested to be present.
G. E. Robbins, President.
Hon. John T. Barker, the Demo-
cratic nominee for Attorney-General,
S brilliant lawyer and has rendered
service to the people in
he office of Speaker of the House of
Representatives and in other posi-
ions of public trust. He will be a
worthy successor to Attorney-Gener-
i Major.
There never was more capable
'fficial than Secretary of State Cor
lelius Roach: His vote with Major
nd Gordon to block the Hadley
cheme to raise the taxes should re-
lect him, without recourse to the
ther reasons" which are so plaus-
Bile and so popular.
The Equitable Taxation League of
lansas City has printed new letter.
cad for its Speakers Bureau. 1t
isplays three quoted authorities
Jesus, Joseph Fels and Henry
ieorge" in the order named. What
ill the Single Takers do next in their
lasphemic career?.
Green Bros, who last month pur-
hased the lease and equipment of
he Fraternal Inn, assumed possession
tuesday, morning, October 1st. The
reen brothers are Bates county boys
nd excellent business men and are
cry popular. They will undoubted-
; be successful in their new business
enture.
The Republican program in Missou-
this year is to bubble over State
ALTERS of minor importance, misrep-
,sent the facts, attempt to stir up
d and forgotten Democfatic faction
strife, through dust in the peoples
res, keep away from the tariff, and
completely forget that there ever
as such a word as progressive" in
e dictionary.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-10-03

Mrs. Wesley Badgett of Rich Hill
is visiting relatives and friends in
Burlington, Iowa.
DR.. Joe Knight has returned to his
home in Mckinney, Texas, after en-
joying visit here with the family of
Dr. w. E. hampton.
Uncle John Hedger, one of The
Times staunch Charlotte township
friends, was in the city Wednesday
and made us a pleasant call.
Arthur WeStover of Elkhart town.
ship was painfully though not seri-
ously injured Wednesday when, on
the way to Butler, his horse became
frightened at an automobile and turn
ed his buggy over badly bruising his
right hand.
T. B. Eager of this city broke his
right leg just above his ankle Satur-
day evening about 8 o'clock while on
his way to his ranch near Halley's
bluff. While walking along the bank
waiting for boat to ferry him across,
the bank caved with him allowing
him to fall a distance of about six
feet. Unable to crawl out he lay
where he fell calling for help, but
was not found until two hours later.
When found he was taken to his
ranch and physician called who set
his leg. He was brought home Sum
day.