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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-01-18

Wesley Denton, cashier of the
Peoples Bank, has returned home
from a trip to Sedalia, where he at
tended the annual meeting and BAN
quet of the officers of the Missouri
State Bankers Association. Mr..
Denton is chairman of Group Nine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Card of Denver,
Colo, are visiting relatives and
friends in this city. Mr.. Card, &C.
companied by his brother Carl, made
us most pleasant call Wednesday
and ordered The Times sent to Chas.
Card, who is now located in Denver.
The Relief Committee has extended
help to a great many families and
while the people of our city have re-
sponded literally, we still need cloth
ing, bedding, shoes and something to
eat. Send your donations to Mrs. Ed
Smith on Mechanic St., or A. H.
Culver.
Bills for the reduction of first-class
postage rate to l cent an ounce, SINH
lar to the measure introduced by Sem
ator Burton of Ohio, have been intro
duced in the House by Representa-
tive Weeks of Massachusetts, and
Representative Littlepage of West
Virginia.
The State Department has served
notice on President Gomez that the
United States will intervene in Cuba
if further attempts are made by the
veteran organization to nullify the law
prohibiting the interference of the
military in political affairs in Cuba.
Directors and officers of the Adrian
Banking Co., have been elected for
for the ensuing year as follows: M.
V. Owen, A. j. Smith, D. F. Andes,
j. M. Reeder and D. B. Reist. The
directors met and elected the follow
ing officers: M. V. Owen, president;
A. j., Smith, vice-president; D. B.
Reist, cashier; E. 0. Twyman,, assist
ant cashier; D. F. Andes, secretary;
j. M. Reeder, assistant secretary.
Chas. Spears, Of Caldwell, Kansas,
is visiting at the home of his father,
j. W. Spears, of near Johnstown.
He was in Butler Wednesday and
made The Times most pleasant call.
Mr.. Spears is operating large stock
farm near Caldwell, and has 48O acres
of land leased. He informs us that
his section of the state is in particu-
larly good circumstances, plenty of
feed having been raised, and but little
snow having fallen there this winter.
j. C. A. Hitler, State Capitol Com
is seriously ill at the Alex
ian Brothers Hospital, No. 1888 South
Broadway. Doctors in charge of the
;ase say he may suffer a dangerous
'elapse at any time. Two weeks ago
Mr.. Hitler seemed entirely recovered
rom an illness and was able to 20
,ut on the streets. Then he suffered
relapse, and Saturday night it was
expected he would die. However,
,e passed the night and the physicians
ay the crisis has probably passed
Republic. ;
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-01-18

The handsome residence of E. C.
Gabriel, in Hudson township, was
destroyed by fire early last Thursday
morning.
MIR. and Mrs. John Coleman have
returned home from an enjoyable
visit with the latter's parents, at De-
catur, Illinois.
! Geo. Logan of Nevada transacted
business in this city the last of the
week. Mr.. Logan is with the Logan
Moore Lumber Co.
| Mrs. Andrew Claunch, aged SO
years and 9 months departed this life
at her home in Adrian Wednesday,
January 10, 1912.
j. B. Walton, vice-president of the
Missouri State Bank, returned home
Saturday from a several days bust
ness visit in the East.
Mrs. w. l. Cooper, accompanied
by her sister, Mrs. Jeff Nickel, has
returned from visit with relatives
and friends in Kentucky.
l. B. Whistler, formerly of this
city, now of White City, Kan, trans
acted bushes business in this city the
latter part of this week. -
Mrs. Ivan Reeder has returned to
her home in Oklahoma City, Okla
homa, after visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Green Walton.
Mrs. D. N. Fink and children have
returned to their home in Lafontaine,
Kansas, after an extended visit here
with the family of |. j. Conklin.
Ed. Snider of this city who is en-
gineer on the Interstate, is nursing a
badly mashed finger sustained while
at.work on his engine last week.
There are some who have not yet
responded to our recent notice re-
questing all those that owe US 1911
account to please call and settle same.
Black-Arnold.
T. L. Smith of route 5, came in
Wednesday to market a load of hogs,
and while in the city dropped into
our office and orded The Times sent
to his address.
Mrs. Lyman Fancher, aged "a years
and S months departed this life at her
home 4 miles northeast of Adrian
Friday, January 5th, 1912, as the re-
suit of paralysis.
The Rich Hill Elks initiated a big
class of candidates into the mysteries
of Elkdom Wednesday night, follow
ing the initiation with a banquet A
of Butler Elks attended.
VIM. C. Deacon of Harrisonville,
NO., has accepted a position with the
Simmons Hardware Co. of St. Louis
as travelling salesman. Mr.. Deacon
is a cousin of R. R. Deacon of this
city.
H. Eaglehardt was a county seat
visitor Wednesday and made us a
most pleasant call. Mr.. Eaglhardt
ordered The Times sent to his daugh-
.er, Mrs. Lena Skoch at Hayes, South
Dakota.
Mayor Frazier received word that
lis sister-in-law, Mrs. Frank Frazier,
lied in Butte, Mont, Monday. She
vas daughter Of Jacob Funk of near !
'assaic. The body was brought to
Missouri for burial. Adrian Journal.
The first Leap Year Ball given in {
Butler in 1912 will be held at the Fra I
ernal Inn Friday evening, Jan. 18th. l
The ladies' will bear all expenses, es- {
ort the gentlemen to and from the
lance, and many Of Buffers eligible {
Dung men are confidently expecting
o be presented with flowers and bon I
'ons. il
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-01-18

Harry Henry visited in Kansas City
the first of the week.
Buy your "HIGH CUT" boots now
be ready Black-Arnold.
Miss Daisy Mahan of Adrian trans
acted business in this city Saturday.
M. L. Beadles, of Hume, transacted
business in the county seat Friday.
Harve johnson transacted business
in Rich Hill the latter part of the
week.
John Dowell of the Adrian journal,
was business visitor to this city
Saturday.
Fine sorghum at j. E. Williams.
Allen Zwahlen was in on business
mission Monday and made us pleas
ant visit.
Hon. w. 0. jackson transacted
business in Archie the first of the
week.
We want all your trade this year
Black-Arnold.
Will Florence is the guest of his
son, Fred Florence, and wife in Ne
vada.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-28

Famous Old Winchester, in the Heart of the Beautiful
Shenandoah Valley Famous in Song and Story of
ciful Creation Conjmed Up by Romantic Tales
of Brave Men and Fair Women Winchester, in
the Heart of Wonderful Apple Country, Is a
Live, Wideawake, Prosperous City, Possessing
Grand Opportunities for the Investor-W mches-
ter Is the Home of Many Happy, Contented Cit
liens, the Location of Numerous Manufactures,
Land of Bloom and Beauty, a Land of Sunshine
and Health, Where Opportunity Beckons and Sue
cess Is in the Air
The Washington herald., 1912-02-28

ten over my surprise another boy blew
in, and he was the manager Of the Win
chester and Washington Light and Power
Company. Presently a high-powered auto
drove up and I met two Of our most
prominent physicians, and, would you
believe II, not a gray hair or a whisker
in the bunch.
But" / said. isn't this winchester,
Virginia? Didn't Lord Fairfax live here
once; didn't George Washington have
some headquarters here, and didn't Sher-
idan and Stonewall jackson do some rid
ing around here, time ago?'
Where are your old men who can tell
me about these old thingsT' Good
Lord. friend, We don't know" echoed the
youthful chorus. Men don't grow old
here, We are too busy. Washington's
fort is a female seminary, StonewaIl Is
the name of an orchard, and our last
shipment of apples just sold in London
for $50 per barrel which is low for
Winchester 'Yorks' and We guess our
next years output will be a million and
a half bushels. So long. See you at
the club this evening"
And this is Winchester, the old. the
historical, the battle-scared Winchester,
grown young and vigorous as any West
ern burg there is Grown young and rich
and happy, and up to the minute under
the Shade OF the old apple tree" a
type town of the Old New South. Dis
tinctively a young mans town. II there
ever was a time when 1t was wise and
profitable for the young man to go West
and grow up with the country, that time
is past and gone Gone for good and all.
and the slogan should now be. Come
South, young man, and catch up with
the country"
As this is a surprise for The Wash
ington Herald man and his readers. We
might as well spring the surprises all at
once Surprise number two is the splen-
did, well-built, well-kept stone roads,
also so conspicuous in other parts Of the
South-by their absence-radiating from
Winchester for miles and miles in all
directions. Fine roads you have here"
youths
Yep. Like to take a ride out in the
The Washington herald., 1912-02-28
Eye Winchester Inn. "

CLINTON sold this 100 acres to the Round
Hills Orchard Company, composed OF
wealthy out-of-town people. for $4,000.
He still has another orchard OF sixty
seven acres for. which he is asking $4,000.
BAR Wolf from Door.
Any number OF instances could be cited
showing that residents OF Frederick
County and winchester. who were poor
men ten years ago are now pIentifully
endowed with this worlds goods and
able to keep the wolf from the door with
fat bank accounts and good investments
Another Frederick County grower who
has made a big success is Stewart Bell,
owner OF the Bell Marguerite Orchard.
situated three miles southwest OF Win
chester. Mr.. Bell has 10 acres set out
In orchard, his varieties being York I'm
perial. Ben Davis, Stayman Winesap,
Baldwins, and Pippins. he acquired his
property six or seven years ago. and
since them has sold from his orchard %
600 barrels OF apples. Last fall he mar
keted 5000 barrels from forty acres OF
trees. A part OF his orchard IL thirty
FIVE years old. and stiIl bearing. Mr..
Bells property has much more than paid
for itself since its purchase, and has In
creased In value five or six times 1t Is
celebrated as one OF the best-producing
orchards in the Eastern States.
Room for All.
There are plenty of opportunities for
men with money TO come here and invest
in manufacturing institutions. There are
already manufacturing plants of every
description: a glove factory making the
highest grade OF gloves. having Offices in
Paris and London; knitting mills, four
or five wooden mills. manufacturing all
kinds OF fabrics from. penitentiary stripes
to the finest of woolens: about a dozen
-four mills, grinding all the wheat In the
valley. and others too numerous TO men,
ton. There are several wholesale grocers,
several large warehouses, and a large
storage plant. And still there is room
for more. They want more manufac-
turers for the by-products OF apples.
They want more packing houses. There
are plenty of opportunities here for maxi
ing money and they want more people
to come in and help them make II.
One other point / must mention. The
visitor 20 Winchester is always sure of
q hearty welcome.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-28
H.p.brourh a Carter.

The firm Of Hansbrough & Carter. COM
posed OF s. II. Hansbrough and Shirley
Carter. was organized May 10. 1sse. The
senior member OF this firm died In May.
1909. and his son. C. NJ. Hansbrough.
represents the estate In the firm They
have made a speciality OF fire. life, and
accident insurance: have also matured
four building and loan associations,
which have been successful. paying out
about $500 In each association This
firm has always been prominent in es-
tablishing industries in Winchester.
Having themselves to start with no capt.
tai. they have always been active IN
lending a helping hand 10 deserving
young men who desired to build homes
or go into business.
This Office Is Intimately associated and
connected in an Official way with the
Virginia Wooden Company, the wlnches-
ter and Washington City Railway Com
pany. the Winchester Building and Loan
Corporation, and the Frederick and
Clarke Telephone Company.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-28

the Blue Ridge to winchester, the next
ten. years will see a development in this
section that will make the whole East
sit up and take notice.
Last Years Ffxure..
The figures OF last years production,
given me by Senator Lrpton. and which
are taken from authentic sources, show
that Winchester shipped more apples
than the entire State OF Oregon, and the
two small counties of Frederick and
Berkeley produced more apples than the
| States Of Oregon and Washington COM
bined.
Who has not heard of Hood River ana
Wenatche apples? Who has ever heard
Of Frederick or Berkeley? And as for
quality. we who live in Washington
seldom have an opportunity to Judge, and
are not likely 10 have more opportunities
so long as apple buyers from England.
Scotland. and Germany fight for the
chance to buy and export the product of
these splendid orchards. Even the de-
spised Ben Davis grown here In this
favored section is good to eat, and is
sought after for export py the foreign
buyers.
II Is not easy to learn Just how much
money these fruit growers do make out
of their orchards, they being a bit
enough or else there wouldn't be three
millions OF dollars on deposit in the
banks OF this little city. One thi7g Is
quite certain, II any one expects to buy
apple land in this section. that one had
better take the advice so often seen
posted in city Offices and do It now"
Some people not born here are wise
enough to see this, and arc coming from
New York and Cleveland. and Hood
River. and Wenatche, and buying choice
orchard land still to be had at marvel
ously low prices as compared to those
prevailing in California, Oregon, and the
State OF Washington.
Washington people are missing a great
opportunity in not cultivating the closest
possible business relations with this sec
ton of Virginia. which Is abundantly
rich in the food products most In demand
in the Capital City. The Washington
Board OF Trade and Chamber OF Com
merce could find no more fruitful field
OF endeavor than to take immediate
steps 10 secure the best possible trans
portation service between their city and
the valley. Comparatively little OF the
produce Of this section goes to WASH
ington. and less OF its money finds its
way to the great Washington stores.
II this suggestion can be intelligently
and enefgetically prosecuted the result
may help some in solving the problem
Of the high cost of living to many WASH
ingtonisns.
One OF the most marvellous money
making experiences learned Of was that
Of Newton ]. wigginton. Mr.. wIggintou
II about thirty years old. Eleven years
ago he was a clerk in a local grocery
store. at s. a week. He saved and paid
a small amount down. on one hundred
acres of apple land. The full purchase
price was 5000 In June, 1911, Mr.. wig
The Washington herald., 1912-02-28
By VI. r. LEWIS.
Winchester, Va, Feb

Winchester. Va, Feb. q, 1872.
When the managing editor of The
Washington Herald directed me to go
down into old Virginia and find out for
the Herald readers about the Shenandoah
Valley and its cities and towns I natu-
rally expected TO find a sedate people fun
of historical "reminiscences of war Incl
dents, and more especially SO at Win
chester, which, as every one knows. is
only Twenty miles away" and right
here in Winchester is where l got the
surprise of my young life
Being a stranger IN town. l thought I
would first get in right" with the gen.
tIeman who-runs the local paper, feeling
pretty sure I should be able to get from
him all the, happenings of the last fifty
or sixty years; but. bless you, not a bit
of the past could l get from the editor,
who turned out to be a good-looking
youngster not more than twenty. l should
say, who wouldn't talk about anything
but the future development of his town
and county. A little mystifed, l thought
l would look up the officers OF the ma
tionaI banks. Surely here, among the
dusty dollars and musty records of an
old time financial institution. i could find
something by which to tell The WASH
ington Herald folk about Old Virginia.
disappointment again.
Every man Jack of them in all three
banks, youngsters-hustling, beardless
boosters-who could tell me fast enough
how the deposits were piling up, the
price of apples, the quantity still in stor-
age, when the new electric line would
be built from Washington, and what the
population OF Winchester and Frederick
County would be in 1920
More BeardIess Managers,
While talking to one of these bank
boys" another youth of about twenty
summers hustled in and was introduced
as the manager OF the Virginia Wooden
Mills. employing about 80 people, as
afterward learned, and before had got
The Washington herald., 1912-02-28
wINCHEsTER's THREE
BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Three good. sound. banking institu-
lions are located in Winchester. presided
over by men of ability and foresight.
who have gained the confidence OF the
community. The prosperity of the city Is
evidenced by, the fact that the banks
The Washington herald., 1912-02-28
III. r.. RryarIy 4 Bro.

Two real live wideawake boys are the
Bryariy brothers. Both are young men
and well posted about every inch Of land
in the valley and about every insurance
company in existence. II. r. Bryariy
is the manager and looks after the real
estate end Of the business R T. Bry-
arly looks after the Insurance end OF the
business and IL there ever was a man
that could talk insurance he Is the man.
He cornered me In the hotel one after
noon and IL l hadn't been called away
by a telephone message / believe he
would have signed me up for policy.
because his proposition was such q good
one that I could hardly resist.
The firm represents the Prudential Life
Insurance Company. In 1911 they led
the State Of Virginia in volume OF in
surance written for that company and
were fourth in the United States. Net
gain of insurance IN force, third in the
United States. thereby Qualifying both
members Of the firm as members Of the
$4,000 league.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-28
The Fairfax Club.

The Fairfax Clubs new home is one of
the largest and handsomest in the State
of Virginia Its building Is historic.
Gen. Philip Sheridan, of the Federal
army. had his headquarters there while
in Winchester.
The Fairfax Club recently opened this
doors OF Its new home at the corner of
Piccadilly and Braddock streets The
new building is a large four-story double
brick house. 1t was for many years
known as the Episcopal Female Institute.
With the Handley Library and the new
United States post-ofice, IL makes up a
striking group in the square made by
the intersection OF Piccadilly and Brad
dock streets.
On the right of the broad hall are
two large lounging and reading rooms.
while to the left is the poolroom and
the grill room. On the third floor there
Is another reading and writing room
and large bedrooms connected with
bath. On the fourth floor there are six
additional bedrooms.
The building Is heated throughout by
a new hot-wRter system The electric
light system Is especially effective and
attractive. Most of the furniture Is new.
and the rugs and hangings are attract
i've.
sheridan Stayed There.
T. B. Patton Is president OF the club,
Mr.. r. T. Mcguire is the secretary and
treasurer. and the membership includes
many Of the most prominent business and
professional men OF Winchester and
farmers and fruitgrowers OF Clarke and
Frederick counties There are also many
nonresident members from a distance
The new clubhouse IS historical In
that il was the headquarters OF Gen.
Philip Sheridan during the civil war. and
the point from which he began his cele-
brated ride from Winchester to Cedar
Creek.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-28
Orndorn 4 aIcNicar.

The leading grocery store Of winches-
ter. This firm has been in business
seven years and carries 4 complete line OF
fancy groceries, catering to the very best
trade in the community. c. p. McVicar
is the manager and is another young
booster for his town. He seemed TO be
very glad OF an opportunity to tell me
Of all the wonderful things around Win
chester.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-28
Good q Company.

This company has located a number
OF people in Winchester. all Of whom are
prospecting and happy. I. n. Good Is the
manager. and is another one Of Winches-
ter's boosters. They do a general real
estate and insurance business Mr..
Good is the president Of the Apple Ridge
The Washington herald., 1912-02-28
AIva c. Richards

Born and reared in Frederick County,
Alva C. Richards. real estate and in
surance agent, is one Of Wlnchester's
vigorous young boosters. Keenly alive
to the value of real estate in this section
Of TIE country. Mr.. Richards, though but
a boy in years, decided that the selling OF
land should be the means Of earning him
fame and fortune. Progressive and pub
lic-spirfted, he is the type Of young man
that Is needed in every community for
development purposes Mr.. Richards at
the present time has some very good
apple land which he will be glad to talk
about to any one who may be interested.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-28

sewerage system, disposal plant annex
10 school building. opening and grading
new streets, adding new mains to water
system. paying for half the cost OF pave
ments, &c.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-28

Orchard Company. recently organized.
and secretary and treasurer of the Sc
curity Orchard Company. Mr.. Good says
Money grows on trees around Win
chester, Va.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-28
NeMIin a Co.

Chief among the real estate and insur-
ance agencies OF Winchester stands
the firm of Newlin & Co. They
have on their lists for sale many good
productive farms. as well as several
hundred acres OF some of the finest
apple lands in this section OF the country.
Joseph B. Newlin is the manager, and he
will be glad to correspond with any
one seeking Information regarding the
opportunities here.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-28
hold deposits aggregating more than
three million dollars.
The Farmers and Merchants. Ma
tIonaI Bank.

To a person visiting winchester. seek
ing facts for publication pertaining to
the growth and prosperity of the city.
the Institution that would leave the deep
est impression on the visitor is the Farm
ers and Merchants National Bank. De-
spite the fact that this bank is the
youngest of its kind in the city, being not
quite ten years old. the wonderful growth
and prosperity OF the Farmers and Mer-
chants National Bank In that short num-
Der OF years means that the officers
are unquestionably men OF unusual sbil-
ity and foresight. In addition to those
essential qualities TO success, they are
public-spirited and ever ready to Join in
any enterprise that will tend to promote
the city's welfare.
The officers are r. 7. Barton, presi-