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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-22


Mrs. C. C. Higbee enjoyed few
days visit from her aunt, Mrs. Mary
Fairleigh of independence, Kas.
Two young lady cousins of Miss
Florehce Wilcox visited her last
week.
Church Notes:-Sunday School at
the usual hour. Mr.. Charley Zwahlen
was elected to fill the vacancy caused
by Mrs. Campbell moving away.
The Ladies' Aid met at Mrs. Fritz
Mier's last Wednesday and quilted a
quilt for her. The dinner was fine
and all did it justice.
The League had all open session
Sunday night, with the object in view
to get the community interested in
the good we'll conducted league
might do.
Bro. C. c. Higbee assisted by Pre-
siding Elder Alexander is holding a
protracted meeting at Altoona. All
are invited to attend and the men,
bers urged to do so.
c. A. Campbell, Passaic's Poultry
man, has sold his business to w. M.
Rice preparatory to moving to Butler
Rice is now ready to buy your poul-
try and eggs at the highest market
price. Give him share of your pro-
duce.
Green Bros. had quite a lot of hogs
and cattle delivered here Monday to
be shipped to market.
Sick List:-Mrs. Joe Coop is quite
sick at her home threatened with
pneumonia. Hope to see her up
soon.
Mrs. Silas Fulk had to miss Sunday
School also on account of sickness.
Mrs. May Chambers is better,
which fact we are glad to note.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Foster of Vir-
ginia neighborhood visited her BROTH
er, Bailey Beckett and family Mon
day.
Lee Beckett and Lloyd Fouts rode
around section 33 Mound township
on their bicycles in 10 minutes Mon
day night.
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M. w. A. Social.

Butler Camp No. 2458, Modern
Woodmen of America held an ice
cream social at the Camp Hall last
Thursday night; large crowd was
present and general good time was
enjoyed. The readjustment was dis
cussed and as there is no doubt but
what the rates will be lowered some
time next year it was the unanimous
opinion of all the neighbors present
that they would remain with the Or
der. The clerks report showed that
only a small number had dropped
out and then most of them had al
ready reinstated. The Royal Neigh
bors furnished cake for the occasion
and vote of thanks was rendered
them for their kindness.
The Camp decided to have another
social session sometime in the near
future and it will be we'll for all
neighbors to look out and be sure
and not miss the next one.
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Elkhart.

Well the drouth is broken in this
part and everybody is feeling better.
There will be some good corn raised
in this part yet.
Jim Kershner's oldest boy fell from
a horse one day last week and broke
his right arm. He is getting along all
right.
Mrs. Spillman and Frank Proctor
have sold their Scully lease and are
going to move.
F. F. Thurman has sold out to a
man from St. Clair county. He got
sixty dollars per acre. We are sorry
to lose Mr.. Thurman from our COM
munity.
Ed Bailey was around one day last
week picking what calves the other
fellow didn't get.
Mrs. Jay Armentrout and daughter,
Miss Nancy, Of Amsterdam spent
last Sunday at the writer's.
l. L. Lockridge was in Butler last
week taking in the sights.
We hear the corn in some parts Of
the county is badly blown down and
injured to some extent.
John Stephens bought wheat of
Ernest Crook and his wife says that
she is going to feed her chickens
while it lasts.
Mr.. Eichler of Mound visited at Tom
Raybourn's last Sunday.
Charley Spi]lman and the White
brothers have been trading. Charley
bought fine span of mules from
them one day last week.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-22

ing services Sunday. Her many
friends were glad to see her.
Mr.. Tom Grimsley assessor of
Charlotte Township is around look
ing after his work.
The M. E. Ladies Aid of Virginia
will serve lunch at Amsterdam the
last day of the Fair.
YOUNG AARON.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-22

j. H. Keeton was trading in Am.
sterdam last Saturday.
Jim Kershner is opening a new
coal shaft on his farm.
Charley Spillman and John Barton
are going to move to Oklahoma this
fall. We are sorry to have them
leave.
Joe Raybourn is trading in Elkhart
this morning.
The school board of Lone Star have
hired Miss Sharp to teach their
school. She is the daughter of Col.
Sharp.
Guss Brumer and Newt Crumley
are baling hay for John Halford.
Jim Zortman and George Morris
are baling hay for Mr.. Turner on the
old Cummings farm.
Hiram White is earring the mail on
route one. Uncle John Blake is fish
ing the most of his time.
Don't forget the two big days at
Amsterdam next week. They are 60
ing to put the big tent in the little one
and make soup and you can bet we
are going to have a good time. Be
sure and come.
Alex Jackson and wife are the proud
parents of a fine baby girl that came
to board with them. All parties do
ing we'll but Alex. He is trotting up
and down the road hollering it is a
girl but we think he will settle down
in few days.
JOHNNY,
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JOHNNY.
Passaic News.

w. M. Rice and family left Tues
day morning for Kansas City on
business and pleasure trip. They
will remain there a few days and visit
relatives. Carl Thompson is helping
in the store during Walters absence.
Tuesday morning and we are get
ting shower. Rain is good for the
corn but bad for the grain in the
shock.
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FOSTER.

Ralph Mills was Kansas City vis-
itor last week.
T. B. Scott left Friday on a visit to
the old home in Illinois.
George Fale and family, of near
Amoret, Sundayed with relatives in
Foster.
Miss Minnie Harbold, of Shawnee,
Okla, is visiting relatives and friends
in Foster and vicinity.
Ina Martin was an arrival on the
motor car from Butler Sunday.
Mrs. Harry Riegel, of Parsons,
Kan., is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. E.
Newkirk.
Mrs. Ray Lockhart was passen-
ger to Rich Hill Sunday.
Mrs. Bessie McFealey, after two
weeks visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Goodwin, left Sunday for
Fl. Scott.
c. B. Cullison was a passenger to
Archie Sunday noon.
j. M. Rowland left Sunday for Rich
Hill and will work for Heck e. Ruble's
cigar factory.
Grandma Mccall is reported as be-
ing quite poorly with typhoid fever
OF her home in east Foster.
w. P. Cobb, D. w. Arbogast and
son Joe, were viewing the beauties
of Rich Hill Saturday.
Bob Woods and John Smith of
Mound City attended the funeral of
Mrs. Gish last week.
j. V. Tatley, after an absence of
two years, returned to Worland and
visited his sister, Mrs. Thompson,
Saturday and Sunday.
Joe T. Smith is doing more SUBJ
stantial improving on his farm in the
way of barn building.
Grandpa Morehouse came down
from Worland Sunday to visit his
son, L. j. Morehouse.
Mrs. F. A. Scholler returned home
Sunday noon after six weeks visit
with relatives and friends in Leroy
and other Kansas points.
Mrs. NJ C. Miller returned from
Hollister, Mo-, the first of last week
where she had been attending the
Presbyterian Assembly, and reports
very pleasant time.
Grandma Steffin of Butler is visit
ing her son, Jesse, and family, of the
country west.
Mrs. Irwin Coil and daughters of
Pappinsville came in Monday on a
brief visit to her sister, Mrs. Mary
Shetrone, and mother, Grandma
Stewart.
Mrs. Loran Bright and children re-
turned home Sunday noon from Ok
lahoma where she had been visiting
her parents.
N. B. Mcfarland and wife of Butler
after weeks pleasant visit with her
brother, w. M. Mills, and family, left
for their home Friday.
Mrs. Neaderhelman and son, Mas
ter Arman, who has been visiting her
brother, A. G. Metzler, and wife, the
past week, departed on the noon
train Sunday for their home at
Sedalia.
Mrs. Frank Scott, who was here
last week attending the funeral of
her mother, returned to her home at
Mountainview, Mo-, Sunday via
PleaSanton.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Mankameyer of
Kansas City, after few days pleas
ant visit with relatives, left for their
home on the passenger east Sunday
noon.
George Woods came down from
Mound City to attend the funeral of
his mother, Mrs. Susan c. Gish,
whose death occurred in Illinois, and
the remains were brought to Foster
for burial.
Fred Belle returned home from the
city, where he has been receiving
medical treatment.
Mrs. Fannie Scott, of Nevada, is
visiting her parents, N. F. Badgett
and wife, east of Foster.
Mrs. Belle Davis entertained at
dinner Friday the following: Mes
danes Writ, Hart, Scott, Gray, Small
ey and Chamberlin.
Mrs. Lee Smith left for her home
at Hardin. Mo-. Monday nOon after
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-22

The Spruce Township Sunday
School Convention was held at Fair
view Baptist church Sunday, August
18th, and elected officers as follows:
President, j. M. Shelton; Secretary
and Treasurer, Miss Matte Spear
An excellent program was rendered,
and a bountiful basket dinner was en-
joyed at noon.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-22

yO0A AAVAAAos
T. S. Harper took his wife and
daughter Carrie to Kansas City Friday
in his car. They stayed in the city
over Sunday.
Tanger Smith, road boss, put in a
wooden tile across the road at Me-
Fadden's Store Friday.
The farmers are busy plowing for
wheat since the rain.
George Thompson Of near Passaic
took dinner with Young Aaron Satur-
day. He talked about the crops and
what the Prohibition will do about the
Silo whiskey and he Grated up his
choice of Young Aaron's Duroc Jer-
sey male pigs and went home rejoic-
ing.
George Crooks and sister, Mrs. j.
H. Park, visited the families of Julius
Heckadon and John Cope at New
Home Sunday.
The supper at the M. E. Friday
was very we'll attended. They took
in $40.
DR.. Smith of Amoret was called to
see Grandpa Minton.
Charley Lentz, child climbed up on
a hand cider mill which turned over
fracturing the little ones skull.
Henderson Keeton of Elkhart spent
Sunday with his mother, Grandma
Adams.
S. N. Kinion is on the sick list.
Mrs. O. M. Drysdale and son, Fred,
. were the guests of her mother, Mrs.
G. w. Park Sunday afternoon.
Clyde Robbins of Butler passed
through Parktown Tuesday after
noon.
A Freepress reporter of Amoret
and one of Parktown were closeted
with Young Aaron in the shade of
one of Young Aaron's big maple trees
Sunday afternoon. They reviewed
the polical situation and the newspa-
per work, but the real object of the
meeting was social visit.
Peter Denning and wife and son,
Ray, expected to leave Monday in
their car for Montana. They will
stop and visit their daughter, Mrs.
Arthur Ross in Colorado. They ex-
pect to be gone sometime.
Clyde Denning left Wednesday Of
last week for a trip through south
Missouri.
Mr.. Sharp had DR.. ley of Butler
Wednesday of last week.
The rain and wind last week blow
ed the corn down badly.
Miss Maude Martin has been en-
ployed to teach Lost Corner school.
Judge Paddock and wife entertain
ed a number of friends at their home
Sunday.
Misses Carmen and Irene Lusk re-
turned last week from four weeks
visit with relatives at Johnstown.
Mr.. Reed of Foster is visiting his
doughter Mrs. Kinion and Mrs. Nc
Call and attended the preaching SER
vices at the Chsistain church.
There was large crowd present
Sunday morning and night to here
Elder Rogers preach. Rember the
services every evenining. The meet
ings will continue indefinitely.
Mrs. S. E. Jones of Butler is visit
ing her sons Carl and Frank and
friends around Virginia.
Mrs. Will Hardinger, two sons
Arthur and Elmer, and father and
mother Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. McElroy
of Butler, left Tuesday for Texas for
a visit of several weeks with her
brother Frank McElroy.
Andrew Simpson and daughter
Leetta of Butler came out their farm
Monday, and talked to old friends in
Virginia for few hours.
Miss Thula Darr is spending sew
eral days with her sister Mrs. Fred
Laughtin near Foster.
Grandma burst, who has been very
feeble for some time attended preach
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-27
MARRY EARLY
 SAYS DIR. ELIOT
HARVARD'S PRESIDENT EMERI- rus ON JOYS OF BEING A
 GRANDFATHER

Cam bridge, Mass. Sept. 2EPresi- dent Emeritus Charles W. Ehot of Harvard is an advocate of early mar riage. He said so in addressing the }nisanbers of the Harvard freshmen class yesterday Looking Ahead 7 He also condemned late ma rriage as a great evil of modem times
 Look ahead to marriage" Dr. Eliot advised T should almost say. the sooner the better. Late marriage is an evil, and in the life of the edu- cated man 1t has become far more serious than in the life Of the labor ing man. Postponed marriage is the great evil of modern rife.
 ''It is not valid excuse to say that you wish to give the girl you are to marry as much luxury as she had in the home of her parents If the girl has been brought up in too much lux ury the sooner she is given chance to live differently the better You should look forward to being a father Then, when you are 50 to 40 years old, you should look forward to serv- ing yo,Ir country
 be 50 or SO years of age. Then it will be time for you to be a grandfather. That is a thing to look forward to, and you had better begin to look for ward to it now. Postponed marriage has the great disadvantage that a man cannot begin to have grandchi1-. dren until he is too old to enjoy then.'' n
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-27
BIG REQUEST FOR YALE. University To Get Half Or All Of
 $2,36S,0 GOO Estate.

New York, Sept. 27-The residuary fund of Henry F. Dimmoek'e estate, of which Yale university will receive one-ham ad- ana nosslnly all, was Ilxed day. The total estate was appraised a s2.36e. 600 net.
 Under the will MT Dinm ock's widow and his daughter, Mrs. Susan Hutch inson. will receive the income of the residuary fund during their lives Thereafter the fund is to be divided equally between Yale and Mrs. Hutch inson's descendants, if any Should Mrs. Hutchinson have no descendants the entire fund will revert to Yale.
 Mir Dimmocl,s fortune was invest ed the report shovs almost entirely in stocks and bonds of railroads and industria1s.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-27
BANKERS WILL DISPOSES OF
 67 MILLIONS

New York. Sept 27-The executors Of the estate of John s. Kennedy, the banker. who died October s1. 1909, fill ed their accounts in the surrogate's office yesterday. They reported that the total amount collected by them is s67,127, 725. MT. Kennedy gave the bulk of his fortune to charitable or ganizations. His widow, Mrs Emma s. Kennedy. of. 6 West Fifty-seventh St. received s1.088, BPS in specific leg acies and her share of the residuary
 The executors are Mrs. Kennedy, William E. Tod nephew; Robert Tod, a nephew, and Robert W. De- Forest the lawyer. Each executor received comrnis issions of $112,5O0 in 1910 and of s30e.ooo in 1911. Henry W. DeForest. attorney for the executors, got S65 600 as fees. The funeral cost 1,e55. During the time the estate wee in the hands of the executors it increased in value $20S, ,661. Tho ex- ecutors decreased the estate s7, ,351, $50 by the sale of securities and the dis tribution of legacies.
 Mir Kennedy's real estate was val- ued at $1,1S2, ,50O,, the bulk of which was in securities.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-27
James Staples & Co.
 Bankers and Brokers 1S2 State Street Brideeport, Conn.

FIRE INSURANCE SURETY BONDS REAL ESTATE Bought and Sold on Commission
 Loans Made on Approved
 City Real Estate
 SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS-We re- ceive deposits subject to check and al- low interest on balances of $500 and over We. will, act as Trustees and Administrators of Estates. P. L. HoLzER FIT. STAPLES
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-27
GASOLINE GOES UP
JOHN H. BEACH OF BRANFORD SERIOUSLY BURNED AND $1O,-
 900 DAMAGE DONE BY FIRE

Branford. Sept. 27-John H. Beach was severely burned and $10.00o worth of property, including valuable 1ive- stock, was destroyed last night as the result of the most spectacular fire in Branford in many years. The fire was in the barn of John H. Beach, proprietor of t'Queacn Farm 1ocat- ed about a mile and half from the center of the town and was the re- suit of the overturning Of a lantern which Mir Beach was carrying while in the barn securing gaeolene for pr. C. w. Gaylord, of Branford. The fact that MT. Beach was not burned to death is attributed to the bravery of Dr. Gaylord. who rushed into the blazing barn and carried. the semi conscious man from the place just af- ter the gasolene. tank of. the auto mobile exploded with a roar, causing g a section of the barn to collapse
 Jason (exhibitor Alfalfa County Fair)-sSonne punkins, efl, Ezry?'
 Ezry-"Oh, medium! I wuz a-goin' to show some O mine, but the dang ed hired hands said they, wusn't safe novers,' Pluck.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-27
HELD FOR CHECK THEFT.

wallingford, Sept. 27.-willianl O'Brien pleaded guilty in the bor- ough court yesterd day to the theft of a $30 check from the desk of Charles Mclean, his former employer. and to forgery, and was held for trial in the superior court. In default of $500 bonds he was taken to jail. He gave his age as 22 years and his home as Woonsocket. R. ].
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-27
Notice

For forty-six years WIG have been conducting business at the same oli location. corner of Main and John Streets, Bridgeport, Conn.,. and our Private Bank has been eSta bliSheH there continuously We have received and paid out on demand without no- tice millions of dollars of money de- recefFe money subject to deposttor g check at sight, on which we allow three per cent. per annumy creGlteu to each account monthly We solicit thc accounts of individuals, business men, firms and corporations and all who want q bank account where they can depossS money. checks or drafts. and leave 1t for one day,One week, one month or one year, and draw interest Q nit for any time 1t Is left with us. He give to the business our careful personal. attention as tlE. oldest firm of private bankers in this state
 T. l.. WATSONf& GO.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-06-07

10 the state press, Powell shows the
attack made on Florida by Green and
urges the editors of Florida tn take
cognlzance of the Green article In
his article Green says he has never
seen any good fertile soil in Florida.
that it will not bear any crop unless
heavily enriched, and urges investors
not to buy any land without seeing it..
Powell points out that Florida has
l9,SO3,OO0 acres of land under cult
vation, bringing the grower $4,000. 900
year; $117,623,0OO value in farm
lands; shipping a billion feet of lum-
Der in 1910, with assessed valuation
of real estate $19S,O00,0OO; estimated
total wealth, s6O0,OOOOOO and the
greatest increase of population of any
state east of the Mississippi and
south of the Potomac river in the
past decade. When it comes to hay.
ing figures at his fingers ends, Sec
rotary Powell leads the game.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-06-07

Now maybe some of the Under
wood papers will cheer up and quit
chewing the rag about Wilson dele
gates plotting to steal the state.
Blamed if it don't seem that just TO
be on the Underwood side makes
man feel bad and grouchy.-Lakeland
Telegram Evidently the Telegram
does not exchange with Dixie, the
Pensacola Journal and the Miami Me-
tropolis. They are never without
crouch of some kind or other
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-06-07
HAD LARGEST VOTE

In looking over the published cleo
ton returns we see that Hon. w. v.
Knott received the greatest number
of votes of any candidate for any Of
flee in the state of Florida. AS Is
well known, Mr. Knott resigned the
office of state treasurer, where he
had served most efficiently for nine
years, to accept the office OF state
COMPTROLLER, rendered him upon the
death of the lamented Mr.. Groom, less
than three months before the recent
primary. At that time there were
three candidates declared for the OF
flee of comptroller, each OF whom
gracefully withdrew as soon as It per-
colated through their respective
brains whom they had TO run against
And although the varied and RESPONSE
bic duties of his new office, and the
few weeks intervening between his APP
pointment and the primaries kept MT.
Knott from doing but very little IN
the interest of his campaign, the true
worth of the big-hearted and Dig
Drained Will Knott was sufficlentiy
we'll known and appreciated through
out the state, for the people to cast
more votes for him than for any oth-
er man. Hurrah for Will Knott, Flor
ida's future governor!-Tallanassee
namnerat
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-06-07
OUR EXTINCT BIRDS
A Sad Example of American THOUGHT
lessness

iSSSNeSS
"One of the saddest records of the
year 1870" says a writer in the indie
pendent, sis the death Of the Only
male passenger pigeon known to ex-
list in the United States. One female
is known to exist, now about eighteen
years old. There were four IN Mil
waukee two years ago and three in
Cincinnati. The former are all dead
and only one of the latter survives.
Occasionally we hear of a flock of
these pigeons in some remote corner,
but it turns out to be mourning doves
or something else in the pigeon line.
Some of us can remember when this
bird migrated by the millions. There
seemed to be no end of them as they
flew north in. April. The sky was oft
en- darkened with them at midday
From earliest morning until darkness
at night flock after flock flew over.
Mr.. E. H. Forbush, New England
agent of the Audubon societies, re-
calls the fact that eighty tons of these
pigeons were sent from one county
in New York state, to be marketed in
New York City, in the spring of 1S49,
and that at least 800 tons were dis
patched from one town in Michigan in
xxyn
the record of nearly 100000 being
shipped inside forty days. During
two succeeding years 15,S40,000 were
shipped from another town. 1t did
not seem then to be within the posi-
bilities that the passenger pigeons
could be exterminated. The lesson is
a severe one and it is serious, for our
recklessness accomplished the unde-
sirable fact and now we have just
one survivor of this superb bird. The
buffaloes are gone, and the passenger
pigeons, and there are some hundred
thousand guns undertaking to sweep
out that most useful of all our birds.
Bob White"
My father we'll remembers when
the passenger pigeon went across in
countless myriads for days; and now,
as the writer of the foregoing says,
only one is left The only way to
save bob White" is to get busy at
once, today, and petition the legisla-
ture, through the man you voted for,
to stop all slaughter of quail or part
ridge at any time, under heavy penal
ties, half the fine to go to the inform
er. Hawks, hard winters and skunks
aid the hunters; and the birds are on
their way to swift extinction. Don't
wait and forget all about it, but get
up that petition now, and if your con-
gresham won't listen, mark him for
Salt River" at election time.-Clif-
ford E. Davis.
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Key West is naturally well pleased

Key West is naturally we'll pleased
over the fact that an appropriation of
$4,000 has been recommended by the
naval committee for use at the Key
West naval station. Half of the
amount is for the construction of a
new power plant, $4,000 for the cree
ton of officers quarters, and the re-
mainder for general Improvements,
such as grading and paving. Key
West is an important station, and the
government is evidently preparing to
place it in the highest state of eff
ciency.-Times-U Union Short Talks.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-06-07
CATHOLIC CENSUS

Re are 15,015,569 Catholics in
hlsed States, according TO the
faition of the. Official Catholic
'Oy, an increase of S96,S0S for
Far. There are 17,491 Catholic
IN the United States. Of
1896 are secular clergymen
'4so are members of religious
This shows a gain of 4O7
during 1912.
''oing to the directory there are
A'lshes which have schools at
With an attendance of 1885,
besides these parochial schools
are 2S9 orphan asylums, in
"lll orphans are cared for
'aria.