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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-02-20

Mrs. Arthur McCrey of Lamar and
Mrs. George Waterman Of West.
phalia, Kansas, visited at the home o1
L. H. Evilsizer and wife last week.
Misses Fay and Susie Harper spent
Sunday with Miss Nellie Thomas.
Mrs. E. E. Eckles entertained her
primary Sunday School class on Sat
urday afternoon of recent date. Re-
freshments of ice cream and cake
were served. The little folks report
a fine time.
Miss Maud Morgan, teacher Of
Peru school, accompanied by Miss
Marie Cough and Emmett Hart, spent
Saturday and Saturday night with
her parents, A. W. Shay and wife, Of
near Cortland.
Ernest Cough completed a well
last Monday, which he commenced
something over year ago. 1t affords
an abundance of water. C. M. Thomas
walled it for him.
H. H. Evilsizer has rented the place
known as the Greenlee farm. We
hear he will pay grain rent.
G. w. Thomas returned Sunday
from Weathersford, Okla, where he
was called by the sickness and death
of Rev. Henry Allen. Mr.. Allen was
former resident of near this place
and was well known here. He has
preached at a number of places here
several years ago. His illness was
of short duration, appendicitis being
the cause Of his death. The friends
and relatives of the bereaved ones
extend their heartfelt sympathy. Mr..
Thomas came home by way Of Mari
onville, where he visited for a day or
two with his brother, J.. W. Thomas
and family.
The sale of C. w. Doane was well
attended and things sold well. The
sale amounted to something over
$4,000. The ladies of the Peru
church served lunch and cleared
something over $19.
PUSSY WILLOW.
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NUMBER Is
VIRGINIA..

Mrs. Ben Parker of Adrian visited
her parents over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Denning visit
ed their daughter, Mrs. Minnie Cox,
near LaCygne, Kan, Thursday of
last week.
Mrs. John Foster went to Joplin
Saturday.
o. w. Walker Of Kansas City visit
ed his father-in-law, Will McKibben,
Monday.
Mrs. T. j. Wheeler of Butler is
visiting Mrs. James Cuzick.
Will Ayers is working on his new
house.
A little w. C. T. U. lady arrived at
the home of Glade Jundy Feb. IL.
Ida Smiser went to Kansas City
Monday.
Grant Park of Englewood, Kan.,
visited his Park relatives around Vir-
ginia Sunday and Monday.
Those on the sick list are: Frank
Payne, Mrs. Tanner Smith, Mrs. Mes
tlerode, Otto Hedrick, Grandma Min
ton, B. B. Barnett.
About Is of Mr.. and Mrs. Barr's
neighbors surprised them Sunday by
gathering at their home in time for
dinner with we'll filled baskets all en-
loyed the feast.
Smiser brothers of Oklahoma and
Mr.. Howe of Amsterdam attended
Sunday School and preaching at Vir-
ginia Sunday.
Fred Drysdale and his cousin, Miss
Matte Park of Amoret visited rela-
tives in Parktown Sunday.
Elder Rogers preaching surely
suits the people around Virginia judg-
ing from the full house Sunday and
Sunday night. "We believe a few
sermons like his would plant the
Gospel in the minds of the most
skeptical. D. C. Wolfe.
YOUNG AARON.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-02-20

quite a 'possum hunt one day last
week, but failed to get the 'possum.
Vino Barnett and Miss Leora Moore
took in the dance at Elkhart last Sat
urday night. They report it all O. K.
Miss Inie Bailey and Miss Bessie
Allen called on Miss Florence Keeton
last Sunday.
John Rayborn called on Bro. Clapp
last Sunday.
The Royal Neighbors met at Elk
hart last Saturday. There wasn't
many of the sisters got there.
The writer and wife started to
meeting last Sunday but failed to get
there in time for preaching.
School commenced at Concord last
Monday.
Deacon Fritts was home on a short
visit Sunday.
Tom Rayborn was out calling on
some of the sick folks, last Sunday.
From the way things looked at Dick
McGuire's lart Sunday we think that
he got that hen house moved all right.
Mrs. Tom Rayborn was pleasant
caller at John Pages last Sunday.
w. H. Keeton's baby has about re-
covered.
Mrs. Spillman moved on to the
Clemment's farm this week.
Emery Porter. was seen going
north Sunday evening.
JOHNNY.
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East Lone Oak.

Rev. Bengston filled his regular ap-
pointment last Sunday night.
The weather is fine at this writing
and quite number are blowing for
corn and oats.
Geo. Latham and wife visited rela-
tives at Metz last Sunday.
Arral Bottoms moved to the Charlie
Done farm last week and G. w.
CLANCY will occupy the place vacated
by him.
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FOSTER.

w. P. Cobb made a flying trip to
\ Rich Hill Wednesday.
Frank Mace and wife of Kansas
City came down on Wednesdays
train on visit to her father, c. E.
West.
Mrs. j. E. Neiukirk received a
message last week that her father
was critically ill at his home at Kings
vile, Mo.
WI Parleir made a business visit
to Rich Hill Friday.
Miss Jaunita Click and little BROTH
er, Lovall, visited Saturday and Sun
day with their grandparents at Wor-
land.
J. V. Tatley was caller in Foster
Sunday evening.
C. B. Cullison, J. G.. Doolittle and
OF Selders attended the banquet at
Butler.
N. L. Cation and wife spent Satur-
day and Sunday with their daughter,
Mrs. Henry Briscoe, and family.
j. M. Rowland left on the passen-
ger west Sunday evening for Girard,
Kansas.
Miss Loe Reese, of Butler, one of
the teachers in the West School, Wis
tied her uncle, c. E. West, Saturday
and Sunday.
One of Uncle Sans boys was here
Thursday looking after the postoffice.
We are awaiting anxiously to see who
will be our new postmaster.
j. G. Doolittle and mother drove to
the county seat Sunday evening.
Mrs. Bon Easily and little son, Dom
ley visited with her sister, Mrs. Will
Humphrey, Monday.
Miss Winnie Frankenfield is visit
ing with her sisters in Rich Hill.
w. M. Lyle was down from the
city Sunday.
Mrs. Robert Treasure was an arriv-
al Monday from North Missouri,
where she had been visiting relatives
and friends the past few weeks.
A. M. Minshew Of Pittsburg, Texas,
our new Missouri Pacific agent at
this place, moved his household goods
here Monday and will occupy the,
Burge property in the east part of
town.
, Uncle Mat Gray and wife returned
on Saturdays passenger from Shaw
nee, Oklahoma, where they had been
called to see their daughter, Mrs.
Ella Merrell, who has been critically
ill. - DINAH.
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Mulberry and Western Bates.

| DR.. J. A. Corn of Amoret was a
caller at our office of legal matters
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. j. R. Knox visited at w. E..
Caldwell's Thursday.
Herman Mayer made a business
trip to Kansas City the first of the
week.
Hon. John A. Hall of Pleasanton,
Kansas, was in Amoret Thursday on
legal business.
Fred Ewbanks helped Miles M.
Walker butcher hogs Thursday.
1t seems like Mr.. Ground Hog must
have been on to his job February End
from the way the weather looks at
this time.
Charley Weller and J. M. Smalley
were in the county seat Thursday.
Miss May Bard visited at the Tom
Marshall home in La Cygne Saturday.
j. A. Mckee is on the crippled list,
having had a load of coal pass over
one of his feet.
Mrs. Elmer Caldwell was on the
sick list the fore part of the week.
Will Lopeman and family spent
Sunday at R. L. Nichols.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Leiner, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Kaufman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Schmeal, Geo. B. Bohlken and
Geo. Schmeal visited at the M.
Wiemers home Sunday.
George Reed of Drexel visited at
the Frank Hedrick home Friday.
Ross Garren and family visited at
Dan Garren's Sunday.
DR.. and Mrs. J. C. Sageser were
callers at Peter Morwood's Monday.
P. A. Sargent and w. R. Bragg
were Butler visitors Saturday.
N. G. Rowe, the Amoret hardware
and implement man was inthe county
seat OF, business Saturday.
Mrs. G. A. Jones visited Mrs. Fred
Ewbanks Saturday.
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Elkhart

Moving time is about here. There
will be some changing around here
this spring.
Verg Henderson left one day last
week for Topeka, Kan., where he is
going to work this summer.
w. H. Hart makes his regular trip
to Butler every Saturday.
w. F. Stephens sold hogs to More
wood one day last week.
G. w. Armentrout is moving back
to Elkhart this spring.
w. H. Keeton and wife were trad
ing III III Amsterdam last last Saturday.
Mrs. Taz Gray is reported on the
list.
Col. Lockridge and wife attended
the pie supper at Miami Center school
house last Friday night. The Col.
did the selling of the pies. If he
keeps on crying pie suppers it wont
be long till. he will have Col. Robbins
laid in the shade.
Will Westover pulled his engine
down on the creek last Saturday.
They will begin saving this week
and you can bet they will make the
fur fly.
Mrs. Geo. Lockridge and her old
est son returned home last Saturday.
She was visiting her father, VIII
Barnett.
R. L. Scott and ]. R. Scott were
taking in the sights at Adrian last
Saturday.
We are glad to learn that Mrs.
Lester Eye b able to be around again.
She has been very sick.
Fred Bruner was seen at Elkhart
hst Saturday Ill "spruced mp" and Z
- smile clear across bis fhce.
vlnD Barnett b hid up with q bad |
b naGhsd finger.
rtank Proctor moved five miles |
Sculh q Butler last week.
Il isr1voftsd Int J.H. Kseton had |
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Pleasant Valley Items.

| We understand that Harry Evilsizer
has rented the old Greenlee farm for
five years.
Everybody had a good time at the
surprise party on Miss Hazel We'd
dington last Wednesday night.
Mrs. Virgil Wood and Mrs. Chris
Later were the guests of Mrs. Cora
Powell last Friday.
Little Herman Booth has pneumonia
fever at the present writing.
Smith e. Stokes were putting out
the lumber last week.
Roy Powell and wife and her faith
er, VIM. jackson, were Butler callers
Saturday.
Cal Wood was hauling lumber for
his new house this last week.
VIM. R. Jackson is hauling up his
summer wood now.
The roads are looking fine now.
They have been dragging them in
several localities.
The wheat is looking very we'll
since the snow. 1t seemed to do it a
great deal of good.
John Walker and wife were visiting
viii. IL. i,. his father father Walker Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Bledsoe and family
of near Rockville are visiting with
their daughter, Mrs. Virgil Wood.
Wesley Booth of Happyhill was
helping his brother, Tom, haul logs
to the mill last week.
J. j. Walker is on the sick list at
the present writing.
Earl Bottoms has moved on the
Chas. Doane place.
Harve Beshore has purchased a
new gasolene engine and is saving
wood right now.
There was preaching at Double
Branch church Sunday night.
Will Griffin rnd family have moved
back from Texas. Will has bought
the old Steve Hart place north of
Happy Hill.
Mrs. Hartman near Happy Hill has
been taking care of her invalid moth
er, Mrs. Lum Pittsford, the last few
weeks on account of Lum getting his
leg broken. PLOW BOY.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-02-20

The Art Exhibit which opened
Monday at the High School, is afford
ing 4 great treat to lovers of the
beautiful, the collection Of pictures,
representing the highest in art of all
civilized races. The attendance at
TIE exhibit has been excellent all
week.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-25
WHAT SOCIALISM IS.

Socialism is the science of society
or social living. 1t has to do with
things that concern society, and at
fects the individual only al that in
dividual is related to other individuals
through association.
Socialism cannot affect the owner
ship of my clothing, but it will have
to do with conditions under which
the clothing is made.
Socialism will not interfere with
my religion unless I choose to make
that religion a nuisance to others to
the extent of becoming a lawbreaker.
Socialism will not affect the family
relation, unless there should arise
cases in which that relation should
become dangerous to society at large.
Socialism will not affect the incen-
tive to make things, unless that in.
centive leads one to make things
that are bad for society or to dis
pose of them in such a way as to
exploit society.
Socialism will not interfere with
the consumers right to a choice, but
Il will interfere with his privilege OF
consuming without producing an
equivalent of what he consumes
From the Appeal to Reason.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-25
HANSEN COMES BACK"

Prof. Hansen "comes back" in the
alfalfa controversy today by reafirm-
ing his original position relative to the
alfalfa seed for sale by H. F. Patter-
son for the Better Farming Associa-
ton at Aberdeen. Prof. Hansen states
that he has located n of the two
carloads of Patterson's seed. and that
1t does not measure up to the claims
of the latter.
1t will be recalled that Patterson
offered for sale two carloads of alfalfa
seed, representing that n carload
came from twenty year old fields. the
original seed having come from Rus
STA: and that the other carload has
been growing In western South Da-
kota for twenty years, the original
seed having come from Turkestan.
Prof. Hansen says: zone Of the two
carloads Of alfalfa seed offered BY H.
r. Patterson. superintendent Of the
Better Farming Association Of Aber-
deem through the Bureau Of InforIoa-
don In every county In the state. has
been located. II turns out that Mr..
Patterson simply took the common
alfalfa reed and renamed II 'Turkes-
tan From certificates which I have
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-25
FOR SENATOR

To the Republican voters of Brook
ings County
| have decided to announce that |
am a candidate for State Senator sub
ject to the will of the Republican
voters of Brookings county in the
March primaries, 1914. | do not ex-
pect to fill a long felt want" but from
my close contact with public affairs in
this county for over twenty-three years
| feel justified in the statement that l
am well qualified to know the wants
and needs of BrOokings and Brook
ings county. l am not unfamiliar
with the workings Of a legislative
body. My paper has always been a
booster for clean politics, progressive
ideas and good moral government. |
shall appreciate the vote of any man
who thinks | am qualified to represent
him in the upper house of the state
legislature.
Very respectfully,
Paul butcher.
Bookings, s. d., December %, 1913.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-25

moneys in the United States land office
at Chamberlain, and for seven years
has been chairman of the republican
central committee of Brule county.
At the annual convention of the
South Dakota Druggists Association
held in Sioux Falls early in the fall
of the present year, Governor Byrne
made an address and was quoted as
having made remarks to the detriment
of the medicine WACO statesmen,
whose industry has become of import,
ance in South Dakota, they handling
the same quality of goods as the regu,
lar druggists, their wares being sub,
ject to inspection by officials of the
state pure food and drug department.
Many farmers have become exer
cised over the alleged stand taken by
Governor Byrne on this matter, and
numbers of them are voicing their
displeasure by sending communica-
tons to different newspapers. The
farmer patrons of the medicine wagon
statesmen have been given to under,
stand that the governor was misquot-
ed in reports of the druggists CONVEX,
ton in Sioux Falls, but at the same
time they wish the matter set right
and are demanding that Governor
Byrne make some public declaration
as to his stand.-Minneapolis Journal.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-25
FOR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
OF SCHOOLS

To the Voters of Brookings County:
I wish to announce the fact that l am
a candidate for the office Of superin-
tendent Of schools for Brookings coun-
ty, subject to the will Of the republi-
can voters thereof. Since graduating
from the public schools Of Elkton, |
have followed teaching for seven
years, five Of these years having been
spent in Brookings county. am an
advanced professional graduate, and
hold a state certificate in South Da-
kota. / have finished a purse in the
Normal at St. Cloud, Mimi, and be-
lieve that I am fitted to perform the
duties devolving upon a county school
superintendent. I will faithfully at
tend to the duties and work Of the
office and labor to further the efficient
work Of Miss Gertrude Stedman, the
present incumbent. I solicit your sup
port for a successful campaign in my
favor.
Marie Wunsch.
Elkton, s. d., Nov. A, 1918.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-25
COLUMN

Articles printed under this head do
not In any way reflect the attitude Of
the Register toward Socialism, and
this paper 10 In no way responsible for
the articles.
New York-Socialism has pressed
its way into the great conference Of
the Episcopal church held in the mag
nincent cathedral Of st. John the Di.
vine.
The way to fight the revolt Of the
Iaboring classes against the church.
said John Howard Mellish. pastor OF
the Church Of the Holy Trinity In
Brooklyn. the method to win back into
The churches those who have found
= spiritual substitute IN Socialism. II
70 recognise Socialism % . part OF
itself or 70 supply the spirituality
which Socialism now furnishes.
sIhere = three types of organisar
tions - working men" raid llellish:
sslAhos- unions. which aim 70 bargain
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-25

in my possession it Is proven that
is common seed and the attempt D.
been made to sell 1t for Turkestsn
For instance:
"W. E. C. Mccain, who lives sevsh
miles west of Underwood, s. d., undf'
late of December 20 states that Re
sold sixty-fve bushels of alfalfa setu
which he grew, to H. F. Patterson ~
Aberdeen, at a price of thirteen cent?
per pound, seed was grown on 10"
land, and was of the common variety
The age of the fields from which tn
seed was raised is as follows: on
field of five acres, twelve years old;
two acres, seven years old: three
acres, nine years old. The said alfalfa
land being located along Box Elder
Creek.
sc. l.. and A. G.. Ham, who live
twelve miles northwest of Underwood,
S. D., testify under date of December
20 that they sold 3S4 bushels of alfalfa
seed which they grew, to II. F. Patter-
son of Aberdeen at a price of thirteen
cents per pound. Said seed was grown
on low land and was of the common
variety. The field is 100 acres, ten to
twelve years old; said alfalfa land be-
ing located along Elk Greek.
Milton Frese who lives three and
one-half miles west of Underwood, S.
D.. under date of December 20 testifies
that he sold 14O bushels of alfalfa seed
which he grew, to H. F. Patterson of
Aberdeen at a price of thirteen cents
per pound. Said seed was grown on
bottom land. The age of the fields is
as follows: one field Of ten acres,
twenty years old; one field of ten
acres, nineteen years old; one field
of seventeen acres, fifteen years old;
one field of forty-two acres, about two
years old. Said alfalfa land being To-
Gated along Box Elder Creek. Original
seed was commo alfalfa purchased
and raised in the Hills.
"This couldn't have been of the
Turkestan variety" comments Prof.
Hansen, Because the records show
that the first Turkestan alfalfa seed
was brought over in the spring of
1898, only fifteen years ago. The last
legislature provided penalties for
false statements in their new adver-
Using law. Nevertheless, this carload
of alfalfa seed was offered by MI. Pat
terson through the State Bureau of
Information to every Register Of
Deeds, with the following claim:
Carload number two has been grown
on dry land between Elk Creek and
the Belle Fourche River for the past
twenty years, has spreading root sys-
tenn, original seed from Turkestan'."
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-25
THE SCRAP IN THE SECOND

Up in the second district, the con.
troversy over the matter of a congress
man to succeed the retired Charles II.
Burke seems to revolve around one
point which, by comparison with the
issues that ought to compel the largest
amount of thought, is of secondary i'm
portance. The question of Judge Nc
Nulty's eligibility has been keeping
the second district newspapers busy
for months, n side pointing to the
state constitution as authority for it's
contention that Mr.. McNulty, now
holding a judicial position, cannot
legally u for congress. The other
side, admitting the structures of the
state organic law, holds that what
South Dakota has ruled on the matter
Is Of no consequence; that congress
itself is the judge of the qualifications
Of its members.
Now, If 1t were desperately neces-
sary to send Judge McNulty down to
Washington, this delicate problem
would become a matter of prime i'm
portance, of course. But there Is a
large element in the second district
and it Is overwhelmingly large &C.
cording to report-that believes, de-
spite what the standpatters of the dis
trict say, that a well-known progress
sive republican of exceptional ability
would be Eve a better representative
in congress than the estimable Nc
Nulty. Royal C. Johnson of Aberdeen,
present attorney general of the state,
Is the man.
Johnson Is n Of the brightest
young men in South Dakota. He has
been an efficient attorney general, the
victor in many a fight for the people
Of the state and a strong factor in the
movement away from standpatism and
toward modern progressive politics.
He is particularly well qualified to
deal with legislation pertaining to the
railroads and this is a subject that is
becoming increasingly important to
the people. There can be no question
as to his eligibility.-Sioux Falls
Press.