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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-01-04

Ed johnson of Houston, Texas is
the guest of the family of B. F. John
son of this city.
Mrs. j. A. Grant has returned to
her home in Kansas City after pleas
ant visit at the home of A. D.'Brixner
south of this city.
E. A. Kimble of Deepwater town.
ship is in this city at the bedside of
his father who is seriously ill at the
Henry Hotel.
Capt. E. S. Clarke gave another of
his charming dances at the Armory
Hall Monday night. A good time was
enjoyed by large attendance.
Homer Cameron left for Springfield,
Mo-, the last of the week.
Mrs. C. A. Allen and son, Horace
visited with relatives and friends in
Kansas City the last of the week.
J. E. Kretzinger, of near Spruce,
returned home the last of the week
from business visit at the home of
his nephews, j. A. Beard and C. F.
Beard, in Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Raybourn and
daughter, Mrs. Lon Varnes, returned
home the last Of the week from a
visit with relatives in Oklahoma.
H. c.. Wyatt is spending the winter
at Miami, Florida.
Walter Strein transacted business
in Kansas City the last of the week.
A. j. Erhart of Adrian the we'll
known breeder of Poland China hogs
transacted business in the county seat
Tuesday and made The Times most
pleasant call.
Miss Clara Shelton of Adrian and
Otis Pitts of Urich were united in
marriage in this city Monday, Janu-
airy l, 1912, Rev. w. H. Rose officiat-
ing.
Mrs. w. w. Gibson and daughter,
Miss Mary have returned to Kansas
City after pleasant visit here at the
home of o. P. Wilson.
Alfred Tennyson Dickens, eldest
surviving son of Charles Dickens, the
novelist, died suddenly of acute in
digestion at the Hotel Astor in New
York Tuesday. Mr.. Dickens was in
this country on a lecture tour.
w. E. Talbot of this city and A. B.
Bowman of Adrian have purchased
Division No. of territory Of Moffett-
Miley Studio company of which they
were stock holders. This territory
includes the cities Of Butler, Adrian,
Jacksonville, Bolton and others. The
headquarters of the new company will
be in this city under the direction of
Mr.. Talbot as presidentand manager.
Mrs. M. H. Mayes has returned
home to Warrensburg after spending
a few days with the family of H. A.
Wayland east of this city.
Mesdames Ina Tiffany and Paul
Preston left Saturday for Kansas City
after spending the holidays with the
family of VIM. Newell, west of this
city.
A. C. Kuhn, one of Rich Hills
pioneer citizens, is suffering from a
broken leg as the result of fall upon
a sleety walk. Mr.. Kuhn is 80 years
Of age.
Lawrence and Ivan Heinlein have
returned to their home in Kansas City
after spending the holidays here with |
their grandparents, DR.. and Mrs. A.
E. Lyle.
John Boulware has returned to
La Plata, NO., where he is engaged
in the clothing business, after enjoy. !
ing brief visit with his father, DR.. !
T. C. Boulware.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-01-04
County Court Meets.

Bates County Court met in regular
session Tuesday morning, members
present as follows: Presiding Judge
R. B. Campbell, Associate Judges w.
F. Wolfe and Frank Fix, Sheriff w.
j. Bullock and County Clerk C. G..
Weeks.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-01-04

Engineer Allen Bird, of Harrison
vile, transacted business in This city
Thursday.
Walter Rice, of Passaic, transacted
business in the county seat the first
of the week.
R. Y. McSpadden of Vinita, Okla
homa, transacted business in this city
the first of the week.
Mrs. nellie Winans, of Spruce, is
spending few days with relatives
and friends at Nevada.
Miss Louise Allison attended the
Third District C. E. Society meeting
in Kansas City Sunday.
Frank Ludwick has returned to
Jefferson City after spending the hol-
idays here with home folks.
Mrs. Harve Garrett has returned to
Oklahoma after brief visit here at
the home of George Garrett.
Mrs. D. N. Fink, accompanied by
her sons, Byron and Forrest is visit
ing at the home of |. j. Conklin.
Chas. Bobb, of Kansas City, visited
the first of the week at the home of
Frank Barnett, east of this city.
Walton Allen has entered the agri-
cultural college at Manhattan, Kansas,
where he intends taking course.
Alex Snider has returned to his
studies at the M. S. U. after spending
the holidays here with his parents.
Miss Mayme McKibben was the
guest of the family Of O. W. Walker
in Kansas City the last of the week.
Ludwick Graves of jefferson City
enjoyed a brief visit here the last of
the week with relatives and friends.
G, W. Ellis Of Columbia spent the
holidays with the family of his sister,
Mrs. G. Quick, of Deepwater town.
ship.
Misses Lola and Leila Smith have
returned to Kansas City after pleas
ant visit here at the home of T. j.
Smith.
Misses Bertha and Ruth Seelinger
attended the meeting of the Third
District C. E. Society at Kansas City
Sunday.
Dick Howard, formerly editor of
the Amsterdam Enterprise transacted
business in the county seat the last of
the week.
w. S. Mcdonald and family of San
Texas, arrived the last of the
week for visit with the family of J.
E. Williams.
Harry Hughes has returned to his
home in Glasgow, NO., after several
days visit in this city at the home of
j. M. Vaughn.
Mrs. C. G. Weeks and daughter,
Miss Elizabeth, visited with the fami-
ly of w. w. Jamison at Rich Hill the
last of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Mcbride have
returned home to independence, Kan
sas, after brief visit here with the
family of Joe Meyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McKissick of
south of this city are the proud pa
rents Of a fine boy born Thursday,
December %, 1911.
Jake Allen, Jr., who is attending
the Missouri Military Academy at
Mexico, spent part of the holidays
with home folks at Butler.
Dallas S. Shankland, aged 68 years,
one of Bates county's pioneer citi-
zens, died at his home in Rich Hill
evening, December 80, 1911,
as the result of a stroke of paralysis.
He is survived by a widow and two
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-01-04

j. X. Marshall was IN MOnday ant
favored us with most pleasant call
j. A. Wear and family have re-
turned home from visit to Kansas
City.
DR.. and Mrs. E. G. ley entertained
the Monday evening Club Thursday
evening.
E. C. Webster, of Athol, transacted
business in the county seat the last of
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Duvall spent
several days in Kansas City the last
of the week.
A. o. Yeomans and family have
returned home from visit to Edo
RADIO Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. A. DeArmond, of
Liberty, NO., arrived Friday for
visit at the home of T. j. Day.
Guy Leonard, of Moundville, spent
the last of the week at the home of
his brother, j. E. Leonard, of west of
this city.
Our old friend, O. M. Burkhart, of
Pleasant Gap township, transacted
business in the county seat Monday
and favored us with most pleasant
call.
Our old friend j. C. Vermillion, of
Charlotte township transacted bust
ness in the county seat Wednesday
and made us most pleasant call.
Rich Hills home talent play
"Young Mrs. Winthrope," put on
Monday evening for the benefit of
the Rich Hill fire department was a
huge success both historically and
financially.
The annual meeting of the Double
Branches cemetery association will
be held at the Double Branches
church Saturday, January 6, at 2
o'clock p. m. Every one interested
is requested to attend.
Charles Ferguson, aged SO years
and 8 months, died at his home near
Sprague early Monday morning, jan
uary 1, 1912, after long siege of
suffering from cancer A widow and
five children survive to mourn their
loss. Funeral services were held
Tuesday and interment was made in
Green Lawn cemetery.
New York, Dec. 27.--The State
failed today in its effort to fix the
blame for the fire horror of March Is,
1911, in which 147 employees of the
Triangle Waist Company lost their
lives. The verdict of mot guilty"
was returned by jury in the case of
Isaac Harris and Max Blanck, propri-
etors of the company, who were in
dicted in connection with the disaster.
Everett Deweese left Tuesday to
resume his studies at the M. S. u,
after spending the holidays with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Deweese.
Mrs. Nellie WEIGH has returned to
her home in Kansas City after a visit
here at the home of her mother, Mrs.
C. Morrison.
Mrs. Harry Hale and son have re-
turned to their home in Nevada after
spending the holidays with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Walker of
Lone Oak township.
Mrs. Jacob Maurer, aged about IS
years, departed this life at her home
in Rich Hill Monday morning, Janu-
airy /, 1912, after long illness. She
is survived by a husband, seven
daughters and two sons.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-01-04
Basket Ball.

The Butler Athletes will play the
Adrian High School Friday, Jan. S,
1912, in Loyal Sons Hall over Elec-
trio Theater. Game called at 7:45.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-01-04
Posts For Sale.

l have an unlimited number of
wooden posts for sale at my place 4
miles northeast of Virginia. 1l-2t.
j. C.. million,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-14
K. OF c. ATHLETIC
EVENTS A SUCCESS
Games Well Conducted in
Every Way-Mahoney
Takes Prize Event.

The athletic events held yesterday by
Hall We're a decided success. They were
exceptionally we'll conducted. and the
competition, with the exception Of one or
two instances. was very close.
The events for the orphans in the morn
ing We're accepted with a great deal of
pleasure by the young sters. and the
prizes We're looked upon as being the
most wonderful that ever happened.
The games i'm the afternoon for the men
were about the best that have ever been
seen under such circumstances. They
were we'll run and the competition was
very good. The banner event of the day
was taken by John Mahoney, who won
the event closed to members only, and
captured a really valuable medal, one
about four times as classy as any ever
given in events in this part of the coun-
try.
The ball game was the big event.
though. So many runs We're made it
was Impossible to tell which team had
won. The scorer had a string of figures
couple of yards long when the game
ended. and sooner than take the trouble
to figure the result the knowledge of the
score was dispensed with. The umpire
was rather highhanded. too. there being
one occasion when he called batter out
when he came up the third time because
he struck out on his two previous at
temptS at bat
by everybody. and the committee in
charge deserves a great deal of credit
for the manner in which they managed
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-14
CANAL BILL GOES OVER.
House Manager Refuses to Accept
Senate Amendments

Chairman Adamson of the House COM
mIttee on interstate and foreign COM
merce declined in conference last night
to accept the Senate amendments to the
Panama canal bill. AS a result the bill
goes over another day. no nearer solution
than before. Chairman Adamson is at
loggerheads with Senator Bristow of Kan
sas The House manager of the canal
bill declines to recede from the measure
as it passed the House. and will not admit
the new legislation which the Senate has
put into the bill.
The disposition of Representative Adam
son to stand by the provisions of the
House bill will deadlock an agreement
over the measure unless the senators
agree to drop from the bill as 1t passed
the Senate the new law proposed to the
conference
Among these provisions is one which
would nullify the House ban on railroad
owned ships enjoying free passage through
the canal by classifying these ships as
american owned ships of foreign regis
ter"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-14

The first exhibition in series of free
vaudeville and circus acts AT Glen Echo
Park will be held Monday, and thereafter
such exhibitions will bc d daily feature
at the park. The mana cement has So
cured Alvarado's trained goats. "A welt
known circus organization. The well
trained animals are said to perform
cIcverly and quickly as dogs. The act
goes on every day al 80 and at night
at $50 o clock.
Tomorrow night there viii be a display
of fireworks, and sunday afternoon and
night series of concerts by the soldiers
Home Band, led by Director Zimmerman.
All the other amusement devices at the
park will be running next week. and in
the big pavilion the spotlight. moon and
shadow dancing will continue 10 b.
nightly feature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-14
Peaceful Valley

Rural drama i'm it's most delightful form
will enfold the Columbia Players next
week, when A pretentious revival of Sol
Smith Russelrs most successful romantic
comedy. Peaceful Valley" will take
place at the Columbia Theater. 1t was in
this piece, written by Edward T.. kidder.
that the venerable comedian held Amcri-
can audiences spcllbound in the later
years of his career Edward H. Robins
in the Sol Smith Russell role of Hosea
Howe. will play the part of an ambitious
country boy who becomes waiter i'm d
summer resort hotel to earn money to pay
his way through college. There he meets
d fashionable city girl, and strange 70
say they fall desperately in love with one
another. The complications that ensue
furnish delightful entertainment. Miss
Nelson will bc the city girl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-14
ADJUSTMENTS
Chase's s.

Chase palatial new polite vaudeville
home, the management reports. will be
ready long before it's foreordained open
ing. at the daily matinee next Monday
afternoon. While the box office has been
almost in a state of siege this week, an
nouncement Is made that there are hun
dreds of choice seats still to be secured
for every matinee and for every night
except next Monday.
The doors will be thrown open at 30
O. clock on the afternoon of the 10Th for
an inspection Of the interior, after which
a visit may be made to the promenade
play popular operate and classical Sc
lections. repeating at 80 pm. and at
the intermissions, at every performance
throughout the season.
Public expectation of bill BETTING
the extraordinary occasion, it is an
nOunced. will not be disappointed. The
supreme star" will be Mabel Taliaferro.
whose personal magnetism and brilliant
art made memorable Polly Of the Cir
GUS and 'Rebecca of Sunnybrook
Farm" fine acting company is said
to support her in a unique one-act COM
edy. From the latest 'Follies" COM
pany will come Arthur DEACON. the mu-
steal revue star. offering wholly new
blend of songs. chat and steps. Ideal.
an aquatic beauty. hera.ded the
worlds champion fancy swimmer and
acrObatic diver is listed for sensa-
tional marine feature. Maud Lambert.
who was a stellar Coincidence with Eddie
Foy in Over the River" and Ernest +.
Ball. composer of Love Me and the
World Is Mine will join in musical
moroccan. Florence Modena and COM
pany in a rousns comedy sketch; Don
Fulano the best comic trick horse on two
continents: the Musical Gordon High
landers and other popular novelties, fresh
from metropolitan successes. may be also
expected.
The box Office is open daily, except
Sunday, from $50 am. until $40 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-14

ly decorated Gayety. Manager Peck has
secured as his initial attraction of the
season Forresters American Beauties.
a company of fifty funmakers. headed by
Cook and Lorenz, famous as vaudeville
headliners and comedians. with Blanche
Ring i'm The Yankee Girl, with Eddie
Foy in Mr.. Hamlet OF Broadway" and
with The Motor Girl A. an attractive
foil for these comedians Miss Helen
Byron will be the pima donna of the
company. Miss Byron makes her debut
in burlesque next Monday afternoon. Her
experience heretofore has been star
i'm such musical comedy successes as
Sergeant Kitty"
The american Beauties has "A chorus
of thirty-fiNe attractive young women,
who dance and sing. well as present
strikngly effective stage pictures in
variety of modish costumes.
The box office of the Gayety opened this
morning al $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-14

trolman Charles +. Schaeffer and a priS-
oner Frank Kosac. in Buffalo last Labor
day Maruszewski was with kosac and
another companion in a saloon, when
Sclaeffer arrested Kosac OH a charge of
burglary.
patrol box when MarusZewski demand
ed his friend release. Schaeffer refused
and MarusZewski began firing. KOsac
was killed instantly and Schaeffer died
the following day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-14

nounced The third and probably the
leader of them all will be withheld for
the present to prevent disappointment.
The supplemental acts will embrace
Adams brothers. comedians in black face.
with roller skating speciality. which also
includes songs and funny sayings; Smith
and Valley. in the Volunteer Pianist.
way of clean comedy and fine music. and
FosSita, who comes recommended as the
king of piano-accordeon virtuosos. in a
musical program of the exceptional kind.
The Pathe weekly pictorial review of
leading news events of the day will head
the film features, which will be both new
and entertaining.
The Sunday concerts at the Cosmos will
introduce a number of special features OF
refined vaudeville and the orchestral con-
certs. whose classical excellence are find
ing favor with local music lovers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-14
Cosmos.

Three big headliners and three supple
mental acts of vaudeville comedy are the
promised offering at the Cosmos Theater
the coming week. OF the headinerS, Miss
Dora Lyon. an English grand opera prima
donna in an exceptional offering, and
Stewart. layton & Company in a sketch
from The Bellies OF Schiller, are an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-14

travel festival diversions is scheduled for
next Sunday evening at the Columbia
Theater with an entirely new program
of thrilling, instructive and amusing
views.
In addition to many travel subjects the
program will include lion hunt in
which a human fatality is averted only
by the steady and accurate aim OF the
hunter. An automobile race on a half
mile track and another series of marine
life studies are also features.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-14

The wills of William II. Ridenour and
John n. Dolan. both former hotel men of
Hagerstown. Md. who died recently, were
probated today in the orphans court. Mr.
RidenOur left an estate estimate at
$4,000. Mr.. Dolan left an estate valued
a about $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-14
Congratulate Wilson.

We congratulate Gov. Woodrow Will
able and courageous warfare in the cause
of equal justice to all men. without re-
gard to class or condition; we congratu-
late Gov. Thomas r. Marshall on being
associated in this approaching victory,
and we congratulate our party in having
such standard bearers. deliberately
chosen from among an array of loved
and honOred names. all of whom were
worthy of the recognition they re-
ceived.
President Wilson with democratic
House and "a democratic Senate would
but fatally postpone the putting into eff
feet the principles and policies of the
democratic party. The national problems
so earnestly pressing for solution and
toward whose solving the democratic
party has dedicated it's high patriotism
would remain unsOlved. The peace pros
perity and safety of our beloved nation
yet await democratic Congress to leg
islate and democratic President to exc
cute the laws the people demand. To
this end we pledge our best efforts"
The personnel of the auxiliary commit
tee is as follows: W. " Cox. Michael J.
Colbert, w. Mex. Clayton. w. G. Carter.
Burton r. Doyle. Charles W. Fairfax. j..
Holdsworth Gordon. William +. GUIDE.
Fulton r. Gordon, ID. W. Gall. II. n
Harper. DR.. r. V. Hammond. P. j. Haiti
gan Jesse T. Heiskell, Charles +. Howe,
Thomas B. Kalbfus, John s. Miller.
Thomas J. Moore P. T. Moran. Charles
r. Newman, Capt. James f. Oyster. r..
Southland Parker c. r. Sudwarth. Ellie
Sheetz. William II. Saunders. Fl. W. So
hon. Albert SchuIteis, NJ. !. Weller, DR..
G. II. Weiss. Harry Wardman. Somerset
r. Waters and Jesse H. Whitaker.
The committee will have headquarters
with the congressional committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-14
DIES IN ELECTRIC CHAIR.
John Maruszewski Pays Penalty Of
Double Murder.

NarusZewski of Cheektowago Erie
county. died in the electric chair at $40
o'clock this morning. The electrocution
was without incident.
John NarusZeWski shot and killed Pa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-14

Gentleman From Mississippi will
be presented next week at Polls Theater
for the first time in stock and for the
first time at popular prices. Audiences,
it is promised. will feel the glow that fol-
lows the indulgence in certain formali-
ties which are customary when gentlemen
from Mississippi meet sir. The formal
ties center around a rare brand of Bour-
bon. With the Thickness OF the theme
of this political play added to IA charac ter
Of such genial human virtues and failings
as Senator LaEgdon from Mississippi. and
a newspa per correspondent so true to life
as Bud" Haines. it is declared the re-
suit is highly entertaining.
The story of the play is told in vein
of delightful comedy. with frequent
touches of sentiment and pathoS. The
very human quality of the story caused
it to run two seasons in New York and
one year in Chicago.
"Americon REQ nfieS''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-14
PARTY SEEKS LIGHT
Democrats Desire Better Un-
derstanding With District.
AUXILIARY is ORGANIZED
Connected With the National Con-
gressional Committee.
LLOYD POINTS OUT NEED
Declares House Is Not in Touch
With Leading Citizens of
National Capital.

An auxiliary to the democratic national
congressional committee, representing the
District of Columbia. was organized at
the New Raleigh Hotel last night. The
members OF the auxiliary committee were
appointed by Representative James r..
Lloyd Of Missouri. chairman OF the con-
gressional committee, upon recommends
ton Of Capt. John S. Miller for many
years leader in the District democracy.
Capt. Miller is chairman of the commit
tee.
That the District auxiliary committee
will occupy an important position, par
ticularly should the democrats win in the
coming elections, was the statement OF
Mr.. Lloyd. who pointed out that the
members of the committee would nat
uraIly come into close contact with the
democrats in the Capitol and White
House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-14
COLLECTION Of RELICS
Of UNUSUAL INTEREST
Rare Memorials of Shakes
speare Left by Or. FurneSs,
Recently Deceased.

PHILADELPHIA August lf.-Dr. Hor-
ace Howard Furucss. the distinguishes
Shskespearean scholar. who died al MS
home near here last niSit leaves heh'hu
him liz. most valuable collection of Shake
speare relies ever assembled ny an m
diVidual. one wing of his great mansion
a Walhngford is given w entirely 10 Tue
relics, works and memorials of snake
- care. Here are found ease after case
routaining all that has been written about
TIC great poet. together with priceless
c,iitiouS Of his works The collections OF
relics include not only souvenirs Of Shake
Spcarc himself. but relics NJ all tho ac-
tors and actresses Who have essayed
Shakespearean roles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-14
Gloves Traced to Shakespeare.

One notable exhibit. for example. is a
pair of gloves which haas been traced
automatically to Shakespear res possession
They were once owned by David Garrick
and aftcrward by Mrs. Sddons and Mrs.
kcmble. other relics in the house are
tho Shakespeare mask, an old payroll OF
David Garrick. and the skull over which
Kean. Macready. Forest and Booth sue
ccsSively exclaimed, Alas poor Yorck.
The famous scholar was taken i'll with
a hacking cough only Monday morning.
and his family insisted that he so 10 bed
lie expired at O'Clock last night while
lie was sleeping. The members OF hts
family had been unable To bring them
selves to believe that he was dangerously
I'LL