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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-25
Elkhart

Last Saturday was a little like win
ter. 1t rained, showed and blowed.
Mrs. Spillman has rented the Gle
ment's farm for next year.
We are glad to see that North New
Home has showed Up once more af-
ter long lay off. We like to hear
from that part of the county.
John Messick and wife have re-
turned from Iowa where they have
been visiting.
Warren White and John Shelby
and wife of Buffalo, New York are
here on visit with friends and to
spend Christmas. They return the
first of the year.
Miss Cora Spillman of Butler is at
her mothers on a visit.
R. L. Scott sold 80 acres of his
land to Simon Harbaugh. He re-
ceived $45 per acre. We welcome
Mr.. Harbaugh and family to our
township.
We hear that Albert linn has re-
turned from the west and is at his
fathers quite sick.
Evan Spillman and wife had the
misfortune of losing their baby one
day last week.
w. H. Keeton killed big hog last
week and he didn't forget to send
the writer some ribs and sausage.
Tom Hockett and wife was trading
in Amsterdam last Saturday. We
think they were fixing up for Christ
mas.
We hear that Col. Lockridge made
a fine talk at the literary at the Crook
school house last Friday night. We
hear that the Col. is getting to be one
of the big debaters.
Lige Spillman and wife and daugh-
ter visited his mother last Saturday
night.
Charley Henderson sawed wood
last week.
A. Westover shipped in car OF
corn last week of fifteen hundred
bushels. It was all 0. X.
The Royal Neighbors met last Sat-
urday at G. w. Armentrout.
Lone Star school is going to have a
pie or box supper before long.
The writer got badly shaken up one
day last week by falling off the wag-
on.
John Halford and wife was in Am
sterdam last Saturday. We think
they were looking for Christmas.
We have not heard of anybody
round here that is going to have tur-
key. JOHNNY.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-25
More Time for Fair Building.

jefferson City, Dec. 18.-Norman
j. Vaughn of st. Louis, secretary of
the Missouri commission in charge
of the state exhibit at the Panama
Pacific exposition, was here today
and informed Governor Major that
the exposition board at San Francisco
has granted the Missouri commission
sixty additional days from January
I, 1914, in which to commence the
construction of the Missouri Building.
It is proposed to expend SIS, 600 on
the Missouri structure. H. H. Hohens-
child of Rolla has been named as ar
chitect for the building.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-25
North New Home.

There is quite a change in the
weather and looks like its going to be
a white Christmas.
There was large crowd at Frank
Nance's sale Thursday. Everything
sold we'll. C. E. Robbins did the
selling. They will leave in a short
time for Oklahoma, where they will
make their future home.
Mrs. John Ehart and Mrs. Comfy
is visiting relatives at Hume for few
days.
DR.. Patterson and wife were shop
ping il Butler Friday.
N. M. Nestlerode took in the pie
supper at Lost Corner Friday night
John Ehart was Rich Hill visitor
Friday.
Fred Ahlfield has sold his farm and
will move to Oklahoma.
The pie supper at Lost Corner Fri
day night was we'll attended. Frank
Nance got the pie for the ugliest man.
The net proceeds were $3.50.
Geo. Albin and wife and little
daughter returned to Amoret Satur-
day after a weeks visit with Ike Kel-
ley and family.
Homer Linendoll, Henry Ehart and
Orval Pickett unloaded a Car of corn
at Nyhart Saturday and Monday that
they had bought at Hamburg, la.
Looks like old Bates has gone back
on the farmers as the most of them
have to buy corn this year.
Mrs. Frank Tyler Of Idaho came out
from Butler Thursday for a short
visit with Mrs. Jim Romine and they
were callers at Ike Kelley's Sunday.
Lon Smith has rented John Car
penter's place for the coming year.
Cliff Ehart, wife and little son,
Idren, visited Milt Reeves and wife
Sunday.
Mrs. Matte Richmond is visiting
relatives and frieuds in Butler.
Frank Boules visited at Mr.. Ro-
mines Sunday.
Lon Smith and family visited at Ike
Kelley,s Mohday.
Mr.. Linendolk visited with Mrs.
Smitherman Monday.
Niae Ada Craven spent Sunday
Wlfh Min Ruby Berry.
Ihe writer Wishes everyone q hap
n ckyNW - 49, OONs
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-25
Pleasant Valley Items.

Christmas greetings to all.
May the Christmas spirit pervade
ourhearts as well as the letter invade
our pocket-books.
Owing to the snow storm on Mon
day the Christmas entertainment at
Pleasant Valley school house was
hardly as we'll attended as it other
wise would have been, only a few
from neighboring districts being pres
ent, but the program was good and
the tree indeed very pretty. The little
folks were happy as usual and were
well remembered Their teacher,
Miss Evelyn Dever, returned to her
home at Rich Hill Tuesday morning
to spend the holidays with parents
and friends.
The Misses Mary and Elizabeth
Searfus spent Sunday with the Misses
Golda, Sylvia, and Lula Smith, Messrs.
Gary, Burch and Johndie Deans call
ing in the evening.
Mr.. Arthur Geneva and Miss Hazel
Weddington stole march on their
friends by going to Nevada and get
ting married Monday, Dec. 22hd.
May happiness and prosperity ever
attend them, is the wish of friends.
Miss Irene Nafus OF Eldorado
Springs, is here to spend the holidays
with relatives and friends.
Howard Smith is convalescing after
week of serious illness.
w. A. Searfus has purchased the
farm of A. P. Geneva. Mr.. Geneva
has not decided upon a location, but
is considering Kansas City we believe.
Fred Harcourt left for Kansas City
Monday. He expects to visit his
grandmother at Independence and an
uncle at Holden, Mo-, before return
ing home.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-25
East Lone Oak.

Well, Christmas is here once more
and we wish all our friends Merry
Christmas and a happy New Year.
Star church had Christmas pro-
gram last Sunday morning and Pleas
ant Valley school had one Monday
night. All the rest of the programs
were held Wednesday night.
Mrs. j. w. Mccoy went to Kansas
City the first of the week for an ex-
tended visit with her daughters, Min
ME and Carrie Mccoy.
Mrs. Katie Daniel of lines, Kansas,
IS here visiting relatives and friends
during the holidays. She stopped
over in Kansas City for a days visit
with her sister, Mrs. Visa Cough,
who is there receiving medical atten-
tion. Shereports her rapidly improv-
ing.
Miss Smith, a deaconess from the
Kansas City National Training School
preached for Rev. Haynes at Peru
last Sunday night and also brought the
merits of her school before the con-
gregation. Those who heard her re-
port fine sermon.
Almost everybody from this vicinity
visited the Santa Claus market in
Butler last Saturday evenif the wealth
er was disagreeable. Well, Old
Santa comes rain or shine so we Just
better get ready for him.
Robert Thomas had the misfortune
to have one of his nice young horses
get into the wire one day last week.
When we last heard he did not know
whether it would recover or not. If
it does he will have several days of
looking after it.
Miss Eulalia Daniel is visiting rela-
tives in the Star neighborhood during
her vacation. She is teaching in the
Springfield Business College.
Marion Thomas is repairing and
adding to his barn on the Blanken-
baker place. We expect he will be
repairing the house soon?
j. w. Thomas spent a few days
last week helping r. E. WlSherd IN
Shawnee township.
Puss attended the Nance sale near
Lost Corner last Thursday. Every
thing sold well, we thought. As sales
usually 60, some things went very
cheap, while some others went for
all they were worth, so we
think it evened up alright. We re.
turned home by Athol and saw w. F.
Duvall's large new barn. Itcertainly
is whopper. 1t looks like it would
hold all the hay that would be neces-
sary for barn to hold, surely.
Grover Mccoy is hauling corn from
Rich Hill.
G. w. CLANCY and family and T.
J. Booth and family spent Sunday at
Mrs. Ella Thomas.
PUSSY WILLOW.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-25
Star Theatre

Big special show Christmas after
noon and night. Show starts at one
p. m. Come in and treat yourself and
family, it is only &c. Don't forget the
time and place, Star Theatre.
Forrest Kerrens, MGR.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-25
Eastern Bates.

R. E. Waldner's sale last Thurs
day went off we'll. Everything sold
brought good price. Col. Harry
Raybourn and Col. j. A. Beard did
the selling.
l. Dell Dutzenhlzer's mother of Kan,
sas City who has been visiting him
returned home Sunday.
Jasper Varnes house was consum.
ed by fire Monday night about 8
o'clock. The fire started in the up
per attic by some unknown cause.
They saved part of the household
goods. The building was partly COW
cred by insurance.
Dell Hubbard of Kansas City was
out Saturday visiting relatives and
enjoying a hunt on his fathers farm.
The ladies' Of the Pleasant Ridge
church served lunch at the Waldnel
sale. They took in $24.
While Chester Hubbard was driv-
ing to Butler Saturday one Of his
mules dropped dead.
The box supper and entertainment
at the Troy school house Wednesday
night was carried out all 0. K. Miss
Donnie Seelinger won the cake for
the most popular young lady. The
proceeds amounted to 49,.
Frank Craig lost a COW last week
Miss Mary Gather came home the
last of the week from Drury College
ty spend the holiday with homefolks
Rev. and Mrs. Gather and sister Miss
Ada.
Miss Myrtle Randall teacher at Har-
mony school was a guest of Miss
Ethel Baker Sunday evening.
Mrs. G. r. Borum and Mrs. j. E.
Kretsinger left Monday for Superior,
Nebr. to spend Christmas with their
brothers Albert and Marion Smith
and also Mrs. Borum's daughter
Mrs. Stella Knowles and family.
Word was received here last week
by relatives announcing the death of
John Cunningham inI Colo. Mr..
Cunningham was an. uncle of the
writer's and a resident Of this COM
munity 25 or 80 years ago.
At the home of the BRIDES parents
December 20, at 6 p. M, Miss Mar
paret Tillery and Mr.. Dent Russell
were united in marriage by Rev. e.
liott of Butler. Only relatives of the
contracting parties witnessed the GER
emony. The bride is a charming
young lady and a good christian girl.
The groom is an honorable and up
right young man. Their many friends
Join us in wishing them a happy
journey through life.
Everett and Harry Hill Of Ell Dorado
Springs arrived Friday at the home
of their aunt, Mrs. Ona Kretzenger.
Harry has just recently recovered
from an attack of typhoid fever and
will visit with them for awhile to re-
his health. Everett returned
Sunday.
Miss joy Chambers and friend
came in the first Of the week from
Tarkio College to spend the vacation
with homefoIks.
The pie supper and entertainment
at Valley Monday night was success
The school rendered q good program.
Miss Ethel Baker won the beautiful
large vase and Fred Herman won the
box Of matches, sack Of tobacco and
pipe. The proceeds amounted to q.
Mrs. Emma Winans left Monday
for Nevada. From there she will
leave for California to join her son.
Earl, and family. Il will be remem.
bered she has been our telephone op-
erator for about 1 year. 0rs. Winan6
was uniting and faithful il the duties !
q the position. We are sorry % looe|
/ good wonnAn axnonG olar midet but
IN Ip1s unf - sons ot1es yicinitye
rain. LlBERT Z
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-25
In and Around Maysburg

| AL SAsV 1AAVAlaN NA0y 0UVA6 = Es
Quite cold wave struck this vicin'
ity Saturday evening.
Mr.. Clarries and Mr.. Goodwin butch.
cred last week.
Ermine Elmer has been quite sick
with sore throat.
Mrs. Whites mother, Mrs. Rich
ards, of Butler, came Saturday to
make them visit.
The pie supper at Freeze Out
Thursday night was we'll attended.
The proceeds amounted to $40 and
over.
There was pie supper at Hacker
which was success. r. K. Goodwin
acted as auctioneer. The proceeds
there amounted to about SIG.
Both churches are preparing their
Xmas programs.
Harry White is spending his Xmas
vacation with homefolks.
Rev. Smith filled his regular ap-
pointment at the Baptist church Sum
day morning and evening.
Ethel McClenney spent Friday with
homefolks.
Jim McCleney bought hog from
Mr.. Coonrod Friday.
This little piece Of poetry was COM
posed and written by lady from Cal
ifornia who was taking care of little
boy who was lonely while his mother
was away at the sanitarium. "A
Boys Own Mother Beats All Other
Mothers Out of Sight"
"Mother, am lonely and am want
ing you, to come, for boy gets
mighty lonesome when his mother is
not at home. Think when am COM
ing home from school every night,
that boys own mother beats all
others out of sight.
cts true, they treat me very good,
l try to return their kindness as all
good boys should. Beulah is very
nice and speaks up real quick, when
l ask her to help me with my arith-
metic; but some way tho feel puz-
zled, my mind all in a flight, for I
think my own dear mother beats all
others out of sight"
myrtle is so jolly and jokes me
sight, for eating so much gooseberry
pie and spelling my. appetite, and |
know if you could hear her, you
would not think it right, for a boys
own dear mother beats all others out
of sight"
Mrs. Richards, too, is good and
does the very best she knows, such
as washing and ironing and mending
my clothes. She calls me out of
mornings and rushes me around at
night, but boys own dear mother
beats all others out of sight"
"Mrs. Lampton came over and she
took me on her lap, and somehow or
other my heart went flip-flap, for |
got just as lonesome as could be, for
l was just wishing it was my own
mother that was holding me on her
knee; but mebby that was not all to
gether right, but any way I think
that boys own dear mother beats
all mothers out of sight.
A NE1GHBOR.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-25
For Sale.

40 acres Of shock corn, can fur
nish place to feed or win feed it
out G. O. Thompson,
10-R Route 4, Butler, No.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-25

Well, Christmas is here once more
and we wish all our friends a Merry
Christmas and a happy New Year.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-06

Do YOU take note of how the
functions of State government are
being absorbed by the Federal? AS
Jefferson predicted, the latter,
through its Department of Justice, is,
day by day, encroaching upon the
rights of the States-hewing away the
barriers which the Fathers intended
to stand between Federal centraliza.
ton and the home rule necessary to
the preservation of our liberties. Take
the cases Of the convicted dynamiters
tried in the Federal court at Indian
apolis: the States in which the crimes
were committed ought to have had
full jurisdiction over them. And now
the Mann "white slave" law is being
made the means of further eliminating
the State. "Inter- Staten crime is
illogical; an offense must be COM
mitted within the territory of some
sovereign state, and where committed
there the Jurisdiction should lie. Are
the citizens of the offended common
wealths unwilling or unable to deal
with the criminals? If this be SO, then
let Us lay aside the false pretense that
we are capable of self-government and
acknowledge that the Revolutionary
sires contended against the gods and
worshipped an ignis fatuus.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-06
Before the Public Service Commission
Of the State Of Missouri.
C. H. Casebolt, Complainant,
VIC

The Sligo and Eastern Railroad
Company, The Iron County Central
Railroad Company and The Sligo
Furnace Company, Defendants.
The complaint OF G.. H. Casebolt
respectfully shows:
/. That he is a farmer and resides at
Gar, Crawford County, Missouri.
2. That The Sligo G. Eastern Rail
road Company is railroad corporation,
organized under the laws of the State
of Missouri; that The Iron County Cen
trail Railroad is a railroad corporation
organized under the laws of the State
of Missouri; that The Sligo Furnace is
a corporation, organized under the laws
of the State of Missouri, and that each
of said defendants have and maintain an
office at 915, Olive St., st. Louis, Mo,
3. That defendant The Sligo Fur
mace Company Is now engaged in own
ing and operating iron mines and a
furnace at Sligo, Missouri for the pur-
pose of smelling iron ore; that the de-
PENDANT, The Sligo C Eastern Railroad
Company own and operate a line of
steam railroad from Sligo, Missouri to
billiard, Missouri a distance of twelve
miles and is a common carrier of freight
and passengers for hire; that said rail-
road connects with the St. Louis C
San Francisco Railroad at Sligo; that
the complainant says that upon his
information and belief that the said
railroad from Sligo to billiard was
constructed about the year 1903; that
shortly thereafter said line of railroad
was extended from billiard to Bixby, a
distance of twelve miles; that since the
completion of said extension The Sligo
& Eastern Railroad has continued
to operate and run its engine
and cars over said road from Sligo to
billiard as well as from billiard to Blk
by, that said extension was constructed
and built by the Sligo Furnace Compa.
ny; that on the 18th of July, 1912, the
Iron County Central Railroad was or
gained IS a railroad corporation under
the laws Of the State of Missouri for
the purpose Of constructing an exten.
soin Of said railroad from Bixby six
miles eastward, and that said extension
has been completed and is now in oper-
alton; that the said Sligo C Eastern
Railroad Company is and has been for
some time running and operating its
engines and cars over said railroad
from Sligo to Bixby and beyond to The
end Of the road: the Iron County Cen
trail Railroad procured a franchise
from the county court of Iron by which
it was permitted to construct and main
tain its tracks across a public high
way in said county; that said franchise
was granted to the said company that
1t might serve the public with its line
Of railroad as a common carrier; that
The Sligo Furnace Company owns and
controls The Sligo C Eastern Railroad
Company and The Iron County Central
Railroad by ownership Of stock therein
or some other form Of ownership to this
complainant unknown; that the Sligo
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-06

BUTTER is selling at forty to sixty
cents a pound. 1 allude to ''cow
cutter" 1t is for the rich, only; the
common folk eat their bread dry OF
souse it with -four gravy. A few years
ago some ingenious crank invented a
''poor mans butter" but the creamery
people and the Genessee butter
makers stopped on the frontier this
audacious invasion of their territory,
They got a complaisant Congress to
tax it out Of competition. Is a demo.
cratic administration to give its sane
ton to this outrageous enactment by
permitting it to stand unvexed and
unassailed?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-06

THE Kansas City Star is a paper
which promotes Democracy by revil-
ing and denouncing the party's ex-
emplars. When you see it in the
Star, just consider contrariwlse and
you'll be cheek -by-jowl with truth.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-06

AT the elections Tuesday New Jer-
sey, Massachusetts, Maryland, Virgin
ia and Kentucky went Dem ocratic.
In New York city the Fusionists de-
feated Tammany-snowing it under
by about 100, 900 majority.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-06

HUERrA's favorite quotation from
the Bard Of Avon: "Of with his
head! So much for Buckinghamin
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-06
Comfortable and ShapeIy Underwear,

Designed for Warmth and Comfort. La
dies Splendid Fleece-Lined Ribbed IN
derwear, All Sizes, at 25c a Garment.
Ladies, call for the SET-SNUG, Ell
ther in Union Suits or Separate Gar
ments. Having tried it, you will want
no other.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-11-06

Sweaters and Sweater Coats.
Splendid Stock in all the grades, showing
the Newer and Popular Weaves.. III Also,
JERSEYS in Button and Turtle Neck Styles,
at SOC, $1.OO, 1.5O, 200, to 400 each.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-06-27
Musical Tones In Architecture.

1t has long been believed that each
of the mammoth buildings of the world
will vibrate in response to some spe-
cial musical tone. Architects believe
they have found the tones for such IA
nous structures as the Cathedral of
Cologne, Notre Dame in Paris, and st.
PauIs in London. Certainly it is true
that each of these buildings returns
to the ear of the listener that one tone
intensified and augmented to a surpris-
ing extent. The corollary statement
that this keynote if sounded long
enough and with sufficient force would
bring disaster has never been proved.
When the conversation turns to the
skyscraper, one often hears timorous
folk say, well, it's all very fine for
those who like it, but I'd rather stay
nearer the ground" Yet the steel and
stone giants, where the elevators whirl
up twenty, thirty, forty fifty stories,
have stood all the tests their histories
have made possible, and there, far
above the dust and turmoil of the
streets, thousands pursue their bust
ness in absolute safety.-Ch1istiap
Herald.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-06-27
Best Of Care.

A physician tells in the Newark
Star a story of a ph~ilanthropic doc
tor in a Pennsylvania mining town
who gave a new thermometer to each
family, with the urgent advice to keep
their houses at a proper temperature.
When he was making his rounds
one day he saw his thermometer
hanging in the room. He asked the
woman of the house if she remem-
bered his instructions.
Indeed, sir, I do" was the response.
Il hang the thing right up there, and
l watch it carefully to see it does not
get too high"
Good" exclaimed the doctor. "And
what do you do when the temperature
rises above 70 degrees?"
why, sir" answered the woman,
with the air of one faithful to a trust,
when it gets too high, | take it down
and put it outside until it cools off,
Youths Companion.