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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-01
JOS. W. BAKER,

who has announced for the Demo-
cratic nomination for sheriff, is a
Bates county boy, having been born
and reared to, young manhood in
Lone Oak township. He comes of a
large family Of militant Democrats
and since attaining his majority has
always voted his ticket straight and
worked to the best interests of his
party. His early life was spent on
the farm, but several years ago he
removed to Rich Hill engaging in the
livery business. He has served as
constable for his township and has
held numerous positions Of response
bility in all of which he has acquitted
himself with honor to himself and
faithfulness to his trust. He is hon.
orable, generous and courageous and
he has multitude of friends through
out the county. He will make a
strong candidate and an excellent
official.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-01

Col. Ed Williams, on the solicita-
ton of prominent Democrats of the
township, has definitely declared his
intention of making the race for DEM
ocratic committeeman of Mt. Pleasant
township and from present indications
he will probably have no opposition.
MIR. Williams was chairman of the
county committee in 19OO-19O2 and
again in 2908-191O and his manage
ment has been marked with increased
Democratic majorities in the county.
1t was during his craftsmanship
that the Hon. C. C. Dickinson carried
the county over his Republican op-
ponent by majority of 684. Mr..
Williams has demonstrated his ability
as an organizer and his selection as
committeeman would mean a contin-
uation of his valuable services at the
head of the party's organization.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-01
THE STRENGTH OF THE COUNTRY
VOTE

A mighty effort will be made at the
last minute by certain parties vitality
interested in the defeat of Attorney
General Major to keep their promises
to deliver the vote of this county
bodily to another candidate.
General Major is indeed fortunate
in his friends in this county. The
men who are supporting Major are
the men who make their own choice
of a candidate without the dictation
of clique, ring or any other organic
alton, and efforts to change their
vote with any Observation-Disclosures
campaign at the last minute will fail.
Nor will they pay any attention to
letters to which no mans name is
signed.
A local newspaper has referred
disparagingly to Mr.. Majors strength
with the farmer. We predict that the
editor of that paper will have &c. &c:
more respect for the country vote
after the returns Of the primary have
shown how strong Major is with the
farmers,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-01

District. Mr.. Harper is an old citi-
zen of Bates county and has served
with credit in number of positions
of honor and trust both in his town
ship and in the county. He is a sue
cessful farmer of many years exper-
fence and is as wellacquainted with the
needs Of the farmer as any man in
the state. Mr.. Harper is probably
one of the best fitted of any man in
the county for the important office Of
Judge, having served as clerk of the
county court and being thoroughly
familiar with the details in all branch
es Of the business of the county. He
is an honorable gentlemen, has the
courage of his convictions, has the
happy faculty of possessing positive
views and expressing them in
straightforward and convincing man
ner. He would make strong cand..-
date and an ideal Judge of the Coun-
ty Court.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-01
COle-AllisOn

County Superintendent of Schools,
P. M. Allison and Miss Mile Cole
surprised their many friends over the
county Sunday by the announcement
of their marriage at Passaic Saturday
evening, July q, Rev. C. C. Highbee
pastor of the Passaic Methodist
church officiating.
The bride, who is the charming
daughter of j. N. Cole of Shawnee
township, is one of the most popular
and lovable girls in the county.
Prof. Allison, who is the son of N.
Allison of Pleasant Gap township, is
we'll known as one of the foremost
school men in the state and is a gen.
tleman of the highest moral character
and ability. He is now serving his
second term as county superintendent
of public schools.
The happy couple will be at home
to their many friends at POI Maple
Ave-, in this city after August II.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-01

has thereby saved the owners of
farm and town real estate millions of
dollars. Unless you want the bond
owners, corporate stock owners and
railroad interests to entirely escape
taxation, and thereby place the whole
burden and expense of the state,
county, town and township govern
ment upon the farmers and owners
of town real estate, you should vote
for Elliott W. Major for governor. If
he is elected, this unjust idea of taxa
ton will never be adopted. If you
vote against Major you thereby. en-
dorse the proposition to treble the
assessment on your real estate, which
means you pay just three times as
much taxes in the future as you now
pay.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-01
J w. DARBY

It is with pleasure that we call the
attention of the voters to the candi-
dacy of J. w. Darby of Walnut town.
ship for Judge Of the county court for
the Southern District. A native born
Missourian, an old resident of the
county, and a Democrat grown gray
in the service Of his party, his name
will appeal to The thinking voter as
one Of the best qualified men in the
county to hold the important office to
which he aspires. Mr.. Darby is a
successful farmer and has broadened
his business experience in the hand
ling of considerable elevator and coal
business during the past few years.
He has an excellent knowledge of the
law and has served as Justice of the
Peace in his township. In holding
positions of responsibility and trust,
Mr.. Darby has always acquitted him
self faithfully and with high honor to
himself. He is gentleman in every
sense of the word, big-hearted, con-
scientious and true to his friends of
which he has a multitude throughout
the county, and it would be hard to
find man better qualified to handle
the taxpayers money economically
and in a businesslike manner than
Mr.. Darby. He is thoroughly con-
versant with the business affairs of
the county and knows the needs of
the taxpayers. He is strongly OPP
posed to the proposed Single Tax
amendment and has been one of the
leaders in the fight in his district
against the measure. The taxpayers
of the southern district will make no
mistake in giving Mr.. Darby their
support. If nominated he will be
elected and his past record is ample
assurance that the county's finances
will be benefited by his administra-
finn.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-01
Chris F. Best

Chris F. Best aged % years, died
in St. Joseph, No. Sunday morning,
July 21st, as the result of becoming
overheated while at his post of duty
as fireman on Burlington work train.
He was the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John P. Best, formerly of this county
now living at Cumberland Court
House, Virginia, and was born in
Hancock, ILL.,, in 1884. He was a
young man of excellent moral char
acter, honorable, upright and straight
forward and many warm friends
mourn with the bereaved family their
loss.
Accompanied by his father, Jno. P.
Best, his brother. George. Of Kansas
City and his sister, johanna Of st.
Louis, the remains were brought to
this city and after services Friday
morning, interment was made in
Morrison cemetery.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-01

Weldon D. Yates, candidate for
Public Administrator, on the Demo-
cratic ticket, has resided in Bates
county, Missouri for tweny-eight
years and has been in active public
service in Butler for the past twenty
three years, having held a position in
the Recorders office for eleven years,
and for the past twelve years has
been in touch with every county
office, being familiar with the work.
ings of the same. He has also been
identified with city government af-
fairs and has proven himself worthy
OF official trust. He needs no intro
duction to the public and if nominated
viii be elected and hold the office
with credit both to himself and his
party. 1
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-01
JOHN S. FRANCISCO

whose friends have drafted him to
make the race for Public Administrat-
or, the office so long and so satisfac-
torily filled by John Hayes, is we'll
known to the people Of Bates county
as an excellent lawyer, fair in all his
dealings and Of long and varied ex-
perience in administrative affairs as
Judge of Probate. These qualifica-
tions all combine to eminently fit him
for the office. He would be strong
man on the ticket.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-01
East Lone Oak.

j. w. Thomas with his family re-
turned to their home in Marjonville
about a week ago.
Virgil Wood has a new auto seat
buggy.
A great deal of threshing is being
done in this vicinity this week. The
wheat is not making a very good
yield this year, an average being only
about 10 to IL bushels per acre. Oats,
though, are real good.
Alva Latham and family of Illinois
are making visit at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Latham,
at this writing.
Ernest Cough made flying trip to
Marionville, Mo-, the first of this
week.
Miss Ella Thomas underwent sur
gical operation last Saturday at the
Delameter Hospital in Rich Hill. Miss
Alice Wisherd of Shawnee township
was also operated on at the same
place on Sunday. Both young ladies'
are reported as getting along nicely.
C. A. Carson, with the pupils of
Peru school, went fishing last Friday.
They report fine time but caught no
fish. PUSSY WILLOW.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-01

Jno. B. O'Meara, former Lieuten-
ant Governor of Missouri, is the Dem
ocratic candidate for the office of
State Treasurer. He is admirably
equipped for the position, having had
a banking experience of thirteen
years, followed by the Secretary and
Treasurership Of the Hill-O'Meara
Construction Co., in which he was
in charge of the office business, Incl
dental to the employment at times of
many hundreds of men to whom he
was always accessible and in sterling
esteem. He has always been a factor
in St. Louis politics and to him is
largely due the credit of having re-
duced Republican majority in St.
Louis from Is, 600 to 1900 at the time
he was elected Lieutenant Governor.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-01
Corn Must Have Rain Soon.

Columbia, Mo-, July 29.-''The
corn crop in many parts of the state
is suffering from hot weather." says
C. B. Hutchinson of the University
Agronomy department.
'Unless rain comes soon the yield
will be cut down considerably. Corn
is Just at the stage where it needs
rain most and the ground is real dry.
The critical stage is when corn is
shooting and tasseling.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-01

Attorney General Major was the
first candidate for governor to de-
clare unequivocally against the Single
Tax proposition. As a member Of
the State Board Of Equalization he
has consistently and steadfastly voted
against this method Of taxation, and
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-01
ThaW Back in Asylum.

White Plains, N. Y, July 30
Harry X. Thaw, who recently lost
his fight in court here for freedom,
was taken back to the Matteawan
asylum for the insane to-day. He
made the trip in an automobile in
custody Of Sheriff Doyle.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-01

Mrs. Lucille Goerner, the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Sewer, of
east of this city, is enjoying an ex-
tended trip through the western
states. Mrs. Goernor expects to be
away until Christmas and will visit
all the larger western cities on her
trim.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-01
Coming Events.

Adrian Street Fair, Sept. 4-6.
Rich Hill Stock Show and Corn
Carnival, Sept. 1913.
Bates County Fair, Sept. 1920.
Hume Stock Show, Sept. 10.
Drexel Street Fair, Sept. 1921.
Bates County Poultry Show, No
yember ~.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-01

The friends of J. E. Dudley in this
city were agreeably surprised the
first of the week to learn of his we'd
ding to Miss Alpha Isenhower of
Lamar. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. L. R. Elliott at the
home of Mr.. Dudley's mother Tues
day, July 18th. The happy couple
will make their home at Clinton.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-01
TOM L. HARPER.

one Of the most popular and best
known gentlemen in the county has
announced for Judge Of the Northern
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-08-01
CORONER
DIR. 3. Z. CRABTREE
Mt. Pleasant Township.
SURVEYOR
JOHN n. ETTER,
Nj. Pleasant Township
JOS. A. FLAHMANG
Hay Wanted.

Hay Wanted.
200 tons or more Of good timothy
or light clover and timothy mixed.
The very best prices paid. Phone
161, residence $50.
2.6 j. S. WARNOCK.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-06

Red Hot Sizzling Fight
Being WAged in Illinois

CHICAGO, April. with three
special trains of presidential nom
ination candidates touring Him
OILS, minor spellbinders busy boost
ing presidential choices, and a
dozen gubernatorial aspirants
touring the state, Illinois fs work.
ed up today to a high pitch of
political excitement.
The three trains are those of
Theodore Roosevelt, Governor
woodrow Wilson of New Jersey
and Secretar James Wilson of the
agricultural department, who is
booming the candidacy of Presi-
dent Taft. Secretary Wilson g
train Is running half an hour
ahead OF Colonel Roosevelt's spe-
ciaI, the secretary speaking at
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-06

On board an eastbound trans
continental train, in the tourist
car, the Times man found Mother
Jones and made arrangements
for the big series she is to write
for Times readers.
She was sewing - mending,
maybe. The silver crowned head
bent down over the needle and
thread and cloth. Presently she
raised her head to thread a
needle and l caught a kindly,
motherly twinkle.
On May-day Mother Jones will
celebrate her eightieth birthday.
In the last 35 years of her life
she has led the advance guard in
so many strikes that the number
has long since crept from her
memory. Judges have sent her
to Jail for defying anti-labor in
functions. She has faced the
Cossacks of Pennsylvania, the
"commercialized bloodhounds" of
West Virginia, sheriffs and priv
ate detectives the country over.
Born in Ireland in 1892 she
was brought to America when six
years old. Before she married
she taught school. At 35 she
was left childless widow. Then
she became a mother" to the
wives and babies of the railway
strikers at Pittsbung in the con-
flict of 1877. Soon the woes of
the coal miners drew her to them
and to them and their families
she has been steadfast ever since.
1 80 to where their ranks are
thinnest. y the little old woman
said, as she read the strike news
in the newspaper handed her.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-06
Had Rough Voyage

SAN FRANCISCO, April O.
After hazardous voyage of LA
days, marked by mutiny, disaster
In storms and death, the sailing
vessel William P. Frye is in port
here today from Philadelphia.
Before the vessel left the De.a-
ware river free for all fight
started among a number of drink
crazed sailors. Three jumped
overheard and We're drowned. In
December the ship fought destruc-
tion in a gale lasting week off
Cape Strogue. For three days In
January she rode out sou 'wester
off Cape Horn that shifted her
cargo. One of the sailors had a
leg broken.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-06
Dog Shot and Girls Sues

SAN JOSE, Cal. April 6.-Sam
Smith Of Los Angeles is today fac
ing a suit for $3.50 damages as
a result of his alleged shooting
of Russian wolfhound belonging
to Miss Irene Sabin, a young so
ciety girl of San Francisco and
Oakland. The girl has filed suit
against Smith through her attor-
ney.
The dog was a blue ribbon win
ner In his class In bench shows all
over the state. When the animal
disappeared the following adver-
tisement was inserted in a coun-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-06
English Miners Clash

(By United Press Leased Wire
3 LONDON, April ga clash
within the ranks of the Miners
Federation is imminent today.
many members threatening to Sc
cede from the organization II its
officials persist In calling off the
coal miners strike. Despite the
attitude Of the men the leaders
unanimously favor accepting the
government minimum wage bill
and there is practically no chance
Of the officials resembling their
order for the men to return TO
work. The clash today came at
secret meeting of the federation
ss which delegates from the min
ing districts of England. Scotland
and Wales were present. The
meeting ended without any agree
ment being reached. More than
one-third of the miners have re-
sumed work
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DEAN MUST
PAY GOODS

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
CHICAGO, April 6.---Dean Mar
Ion Talbot OF the Chicago univer-
sity must pay Esther Mercy $4,000
damages. This is the amount
awarded Miss Mercy by jury to-
day In her suit for 100000
damages brought against Dean
Talbot on charges that she at
tackled her character.
Miss Mercy, coed at the uni
versity, was expelled by Dean Tai
bot, and the jury ruled that she
had assailed Miss Mercy's charac-
ter when in dismissing her she
said: Go. ] consider you no
better than woman of the
streets"
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Mimic Warfare

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
PORTLAND, Ore, April g.
Adjutant General FINER, of the
Oregon National Guard today, is
planning for the annual mime
warfare of the state troops this
summer. He expects to receive
from General M. P.Maus, u. s. a.,
announcement of the date In a
day or two.
The maneuvers will be held in
conjunction with the regular
troops of the department of the
Columbia and the National Guard
of Washington on Grays Harbor,
Washington. Actual war condi-
lions represented as nearly as
possible.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-06
Registration
Very Heavy

SALEM, Ore, April GA rec
ord registration for the state
and presidential preference prim-
aries April 10 today is assured.
The registration already is 1867
600 and is expected to be 10000
when the time for registering
closes April 8. Last year the TO-
tai registration was 100000. OF
those registered SO far about IT,
600 are republicans, $4,000 dem
ocrats and 5000 socialists.
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tBy United Press Leased Wire,

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
BAKER CITY, Ore, April g.
Freed OF the charge of horse steal
ing, Joe Clark today is married to
Mrs. Emma Gosney, who, while
Clark was in Jail, visited him daily
and cheered him up. AS soon as.
the jury acquitted him Clark
grabbed his hat and set out on q
run for Mrs. Gosney's. home.
Within 10 minutes the couple
were at the courthouse, where
they obtained a marriage license
and were made man and wife. a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-06

try newspaper near here.
Lost-If anyone sees something
running around that looks like a
rusty chew of tobacco stuck full
az darning needles, 1t is a Rus
sian wolfhound and belongs to-
Miss Sabin.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-06

Pontiac, Clinton and Decatur in
behalf of President Taft, just IN
time to leave as the colonel's
train pulled into the stations to
tell the voters about his side OF
the contest.
Woodrow Wilson spoke today
at Galesburg, Moline, Sterling
and DeKalb. He will deliver a
big address in Chicago tonight.
Roosevelt is speaking today at
Rockford. Freeport, Dixon, La
sale and Bloomington. Tonight
he will conduct his banner meet
ing OF the day at Springfield.
: Lawyer: So you were arrested
last week? What was the charge
Bill Ruff: Five dollars an
costs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-06

Some guys srike 1t fine.
There's Diggins, nothing but a
common guy year ago and now
thousands are looking up to him."
How did he do it,"
Became an aviator"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-06

81 have abiding faith
in all the peoples
Case into a no He
promised definite reforms
the courthouse the history
politics
spite of increase business And the
$S
last after spending months in the auditors office
PEELED to praise the in that office.
Case started aborer
in m
He knows what hard labor
fighter education,
acquired by Efforts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-06

will welcome any and all other
true progressives who desire
to enter the race. And this
paper will be glad to place the
qualifications of these other
candidates before the voters.
At the present time there
Is just one other progressive
besides Robert t. Hodge in the
gubernatorial race. That other
progressive Is Otto A. Case, au-
ditor of King county. In addi-
ton to these two real progress
sives there is a near-progres-
sive, or progressive for policy
only. He is ]. T. Lawrence,
who until few weeks ago was
member of the standpat
Olympia machine. Then there
is M. e. Hay, governor by acci-
dent, who Is in the hands of and
at the mercy of the old reaction
airy piunderbund ring.
Otto A. Case Is progress
sive. His platform is progress
sive. His career Is progressive.
Case has been leader in the
movement against standpatism In
King county for eight years. dat
ing from the time he was elected
county clerk. He helped break
up the old corrupt county ring
and to rout the bosses.
Case comes before the peo-
pie with plain, clear, definite
statements. He leaves no doubt
as to the things he stands for and
the things he is opposed to. He
doesn't trim. He doesn't hedge.
He stands with both feet for pro-
gressive measures. Long before
the recall of the judges could
be considered an issue In
the coming campaign, Otto A.
Case declared himself in favor of
that measure.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-06

will you tell the readers of
the Times some of your expert
ence among the coal miners?"
asked.
"Oh, couldn't now, 1t would
take too long, but I'll tell you
what I'll do. I will write down
some incidents l have seen myself.
Will that do your"
Fine, Mother Jones, when can
the Times print the first story?"
Monday"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-06

While the Times Hodge governor
will do all fits
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Tacoma's Leading Food Shop.
Duenwald's Delikatessen. 313 18th
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OTTO CASE A PROGRESSIVE
MISREPRESENTATION

OF FOUR CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR THERE ROBERT
PROGRESSIVE; j. II. LAWRENCE. PROGRESSIVE,
AND THEN NJ. f. HAY, THE STANDPATTER
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EGGS FOR MATCHING
Do you want large white
eggs and lots of them? My
foundation stock is from two
of the best strains of trap-nest-
ed White Leghorns. Good win
ter layers. Selected eggs from
pen No. /, 81 per 15. From
pen No. 2, $3.50 per 10; $500
per 100.
MRS. MAY S. WATERS.
Grand View Poultry Ranch
Milton, WASH, Box 1.
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ANCONAS
Rose and Single Comb Part
ridge Wyandottes, Buff. Brown
and White Leghorns, Black MIN
orcas. 8. s. Hamburgs. Golden
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80 per cent fertility Euaranteed.
Baby Chicks.
q. G. JEZEK
Tacoma II. #. ID. No. B, BoxiSf4.
Phone Main 1852, Party ia.
Yards 74th and Pacific Ave..