The Butler weekly times., 1912-08-22

Charlotte township, left for an ex-
tended trip through the west Monday.
They will visit relatives in Denver
and from there they will take trip
through Nebraska, Wyoming and
Montana. The trip will be made in
Mr.. Denning's touring car.
Wednesday was record breaker
for the Commercial State Bank of our
city, its deposits being 500, a3
at the close of business, the highest
since the bank organized, which
shows that the people of this conf
munity realize the strong, personality
connected with this good institution.
Rich Hill Review.
The conferees on the Panama Can
al Bill reached an agreement last
week. The Senate provision giving
free passage to American ships en-
gagged in foreign trade would be
stricken out of the bill. The provis-
ion covering railroad controlled ships
was agreed to. Free passage for
American coastwise ships remains in
the bill.
D. N. Bachelor, a wealthy and
prominent citizen of Winter Park,
Fla, has been visiting at the home of
his brother, j. B. Bachelor in Apple
ton City, and with other relatives in
the country during the past week or
two. Mr.. Bachelor attended the
Democratic National Convention at
Baltimore and came this way en- route
home to visit relatives. journal.
The new threshing outfit owned
by G. L. Skidmore now operated
southwest of Altona by Ernest Nc
Clarnon and Joseph Cox, with Otis
Sigler as water monkey, is doing
. some fast work, having threshed
1888 bushels of oats in two hours and
S thirty minutes, also another day $50
/ bushels in % minutes. The boys say
n they are kept busy moving on the
S road most of the time.-Adrian Jour-
: nal.
0 G. O. Decker, aged As years, presi-
dent of the Decker Banking Co., died
l Tuesday morning at his home in Ar
r chic, after several weeks illness of
t typhoid fever. Mr.. Decker was the
2 founder of the institution which now
bears his name and had held the post
of cashier until succeeded by w. S.
James a short time ago. A widow
;. and one child survive. Funeral SER
;. vices were held Wednesday afternoon
and interment made in the Crescent
Hill cemetery.
Hon. C. C. Dickinson, who so ably
j., represents the 9Th Missouri in Con-
gress, has the reputation of keeping
his appointments without regard to
inconvenience or expense to himself.
Thursday morning he arrived home
from Washington having made the long
trip to keep promise given some
months ago to speak at a picnic at
Austin in Cass county. AT the time
= of giving his promise to speak there,
, Mr.. Dickinson had supposed that
| Congress would adjourn before time
: to keep the appointment.
X. L. Gather, a deaf mute, was
. struck by the Missouri Pacific motor
car on the right of way near Pleas
anton, Kansas, and instantly killed.
: Engineer Ed Snyder was driving the
car, and when he first saw Gather the
latter was walking at the side of the
track apparently far enough away to
be in no danger. Mr. Snyder blew
his whistle when some distance away,
but instead of getting into the clear,
Gather turned directly in front of the
car and was struck. The remains
were taken to Pleasanton to await the
arrival of relatives.
! Saturday night F. E. Coe, cashier of
the Bank OF this place, received let
ter demanding 81, 500 to be put in an
envelope and placed at a designated
spot several miles from town. The
letter was printed with pen and
signed "White Cap" and threatened
that if the demand was not complied
with to blow up his house with dyna-
mite and kill him. Coe placed an envel-
ope containing only paper, at the spot
designated and also placed guards to
watch for White Cap," but by some
misunderstanding of the location the
guards let him get the package and