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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-08-21
BATES COUNTY FAIR

Big Crowds: Good Exhibits and Fine
Racing in Spite Of Unfaverable
Conditions.
Bates County's Ninth Annual Fair
opened in this city this week with
surprisingly fine exhibits and extra
ordinary large crowds in attendance
in spite of the unfavorable weather
conditions.
The live stock exhibits are, in the
opinions of many, better than
have heretofore been shown and
much interest is manifested in this
department.
The farm, garden and horticultural
departments are making displays
which are truly remarkable when
the present drouth is taken into con-
sideration and many of the entries
therein would be prize winners even
in full crop year.
The local poultry exhibit is good
and the extra attractions secured in
this department by the management
are alone we'll worth the price of a
season ticket with a long trip thrown
in. Probably the finest collection of
birds ever seen in the southwest are
on exhibition in this department.
The races this year are attracting
an unusual amount of attention, extra
ordinarily fine strings of animals be-
ing entered and up to date every race
has been 'hoss race" Local horse
men here are of the opinion that this
seasons entries generally are the
finest ever driven around a Bates
county track.
Aviator Longren and his biplane
are on the job and entertaining the
crowds daily, and are attracting many
visitors from the large cities.
The success of this years fair
which now seems to be assured, is
due solely to the untiring activity and
enterprise of the management. The
officers and directors have had much
to contend with, not only the long
drouth, but the naturally resulting
discouraging attitude Of the general
public, but in the face of this handi-
cap they stood fast to their determina-
ton to hold the fair as scheduled, and
the result of their labor is a pleasant
surprise even to their most optimistic
friends.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-08-21
TO the Patrons of the Butler
Water Company

Owing to the continued drouth, we
are compelled to ask our patrons to
discontinue sprinkling, do not use
the hose for any purpose whatever
and beg that you use only the neces-
sary amount of water to supply the
absolute needs of the household and
stock. Unless it rains soon, the sit
uation will be alarming-and the en-
tire city will suffer. A united ef-
fort will save thousands of gallons
for emergency.
Lillius Emerson, Supt.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-08-21

Frank Ream made business trip
to Kansas City Tuesday.
Mrs. Sylvia Brannock visited in
Kansas City the last of the week.
Frank Voris made a business trip
to Pleasanton, Kansas, Friday.
Chas. w. Mcfarland transacted
business in Kansas City Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Walls of Adrian
are attending the Fair here this week.
w. l. Marriott of Rockville, trans
acted business in the county seat
Monday.
Mrs. j. A. DeArmond has returned
home from a visit with relatives at
Liberty, Mo.
Miss Lucille Phillips of Kansas City
is spending the week hereatthe home
of Mrs. Walton Allen.
Mrs. w. E. Welton is enjoying
visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
O. Welton at Kit Carson, Colo.
DR.. H. M. Cannon and family re-
turned home Sunday morning from
an outing in southern Missouri.
w. w. Jamison and family of Rich
Hill visited the last of the week at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. G.
Weeks.
Prof. R. L. Seaman, of the Butler
High School is spending his vacation
with his parents in Linn county, ILL
nois.
Mrs.>Arthur Vaughn, accompanied
by her sister, Miss Renabelle Wilson
has returned home from visit with
her parents in Kansas.
Oscar Stotts left the first of the
week for Woodward, Oklahoma,
whence he will accompany a car OF
poultry to the New York markets.
Perry O'Neal of Hart, Texas, ar
rived Thursday and is visiting rela-
tives and friends here. Mr.. O'Neal
is the son of C. A. O'Neal, foreman
on the Mcfarland Ranch near Hart.
Chas. E. Mains Of the State Military
Department stopped in this city Tues
day enroute to Nevada, and spent the
day here looking after business mat
tiers. 49,
Mrs. O. X. Thompson, Of Bucklin,
Kansas, accompanied by her dauQh-
tiers, Maurine and Ada, is enjoying a
visit at the country home of M. A.
Carroll in Lone Oak township.
Mcfarland & Sons have received a
1914 Buick Demonstration and she is
sure a peach" This car sells at
$3.50 and is equipped with the fam
GUS Delco Starting and Lighting Sys-
tenn.
Miss Ailene Arnold who is with the
Wells Fargo Express Co., in Kansas
City has returned to her duties after
a two weeks vacation spent here
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
S. Arnold.
Wanted to trade fine grocery stock
and resident property, located in
county seat town, value about 5000
for good forty to eighty acre farm.
Act quick. Address Chas. R. Bow
man, Amoret, Mo. 49,
w. G. Dillon who has been attend
ing the Knights Templar Conclave at
Denver, Colo, returned home Mon
day. While in Colorado he visited
his son, Frank, who holds an impor-
tant position in q bank at Crawford.
Chas. w. Mcfarland Of Mcfarland
E Sons arrived here Sunday night
from Kansas City with q new 1914
model Buick touring car. Tho new
machine i . handsome car, complete
" equipped and having . Delco light
ING and shrting system.
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Bates Co. People Hurt
in Katy Wreck.

Nevada, No., Aug. 18.-Fireman
Chauncy Wilder was killed and En-
gineer Frank James was seriously in
iured when northbound Missouri,
Kansas & Texas passenger train No.
10 ran into an open switch here to-
day. Among the injured were:
R. A. Wright, Butler, Mo. injured
in right groin, right arm and left
wrist.
Mrs. r. A. Wright, back injured.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-08-21

Ed Power visited in Kansas City
the first of the week.
Julius Levy spent Sunday with
friends in Kansas City.
Mrs. T. A. Whitmore of Sterling,
ILL.,, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
H. Culver.
DR.. j. M. Christy has returned
home from several days trip
through Texas.
w. j. Morrison of Cortland trans
acted business in the county seat the
first of the week.
L. w. Lotspeich of the lola (Kas., y
Register spent Sunday here with his
brother, Robt. U. Lotspeich.
Talk about boosting forgood roads!
Governor Major gives the cause both
talk boost and a work boost.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Boulware re-
turned Monday to their home in La
Plata, NO., after pleasant visit here
with DR.. T. C. Boulware.
The Walker-McKibben Mercantile
Company are making some extensive
Improvements in the interior of their
building on the north side OF the
square in order to make room for
| their new fall and winter stock.
The w. E. Welton Jewelry Co. of
this city are making an exceeding in
teresting window display which they
obtained especially for fair week.
Their window contains probably the
finest and most varied assortment of
precious stones from all parts of the
world that has ever been displayed
in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. L.. G. Bynum and
Mr.. and Mrs. Veaze Price arrived
home Sunday from a weeks outing
spent on the Usage river. Mr.. By
mum, who is rapidly gaining repu-
tation as writer of historical fiction,
informs US that he spent a consider
able portion of his time in gathering
data on the early history of that part
of the state.
There was no extra session of the
legislature at a cost of 500, 900 or
more to the people, but the insurance
companies are back in the State do
ing business at the old stand" This
is the way it happens when Missouri
has Democratic Governor, Demo-
cratic Attorney General, and Demo-
cratic Supreme Court. What would
have happened under a Republican
administration?
No, Boss George Washington Lin
coin Muild, it isn't down South in a
Mississippi town that the "nigger"
residents have been notified to sell
their property and leave in double
quick time, but in the city Of Akron
in the grand old Republican state Of
Ohio. Our Republican friends love
the negro like duck does the dough
pile" about election time. At other
times they love him away down South
and II he isn't there they propose to
Danish him. The negro with any
sense is getting wise and voting the
Democratic ticket.
II the sweethearts If Gus Kienber-
ger and Milt Sturdevant knew what
those poor fellows are enduring these
days for lack Of stewed, fried, frica-
seed, escollope, stuffed, roasted and
baked chicken they'd probably i'd
vance those dates q little. The boys
mouths have been watering lo!, these
many days for . real filling Of fowl
An ordinary little springiet doesn't
satisfy, NO matter how greasy the
dumplings. Perhaps q good SIZED
brahma apiece would do - a drouth-
breaker. Now u they were married
and 1t home K would b different a
10 hear them tell M-Review.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-08-21

For nearly week Butler has been
suffering from the effects Of an ice
famine. The present capacity of the
ice plant here is from 8 to 10 tons ct
ice per day and the demand for the
past two weeks has amounted to from
Is to 20 tons. The hotels, restau-
rants and meat markets are being
supplied and a limited amounted is
Iapportioned among the business
houses. Holders of coupon books
are furnished with ice when possible
Ice may be had at the plant on a ply.
sicians' prescription. The manage
ment of the plant has made every
effort to have ice shipped in sufficient
to meet rue demand, but up to date
has beed unable to do so.
The Walker-McKibben Mercantile
Co. have commenced the distribution
Of their new Fall and Winter cata-
logue for 1918 and 1914. The new
catalogue is a handsome piece Of
work, both front and back covers be-
ing handsomely autographed in sew
eral colors, the body of the book
we'll printed on good book paper and
each article cataloged is attractively
illustrated with half-tone cuts. The
numbers shown are the latest and
most up-to-date creations for fall and
winter and the line shown is much
more complete than is carried by
many of the big city stores. Besides
the ordinary features Walker-McKib-
bens' new catalog carries several bits
of useful information, probably the
most valuable of which is the proper
color denominations for the various
feminine types, outlinining the color
schemes which may be most appro-
priately worn by blondes and bru'
nettes.
The public service commission has
placed $4,000 more in the State
treasury than it has drawn out and
those who criticised a Democratic leg
islature for supplanting the railroad
commission with the public service
commission on the ground of the in
brease in expense to the State are
down and ten has been counted. The
undertaken should be called to take
care of them. The commission has
prevented several public utility cor.
porations from raising rates and is
perfecting a system and plans for
work in the matter Of control and
rate making that will ultimately re-
suit in great good to the people of the
State and give relief from any excess
sive rates charged by any such cor
poration anywhere in the State. The
commission will make physical val
uation of all property owned and
used by public utility concerns in the
conduct of business and rate-making
and control will be upon sound and
intelligent basis. All this is the &C.
complishment of a Democratic ad-
ministration.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-08-21

Leah Ives of Apache, Oklahoma, is
visiting friends in this city.
Mrs, w. j. Nix and children are
visiting relatives in Elk City, Kas.
E. H. Gardner and family of Chica-
60, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. B.
Walton.
Mrs. w. G. Wyatt of Grandview,
NO., is the guest of Col. and Mrs. C.
E. Robbins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Requa are re-
ioicing over the birth of fine boy
Wednesday, August 10, 1918.
Arlie Drennon of near Spruce, has
purchased the B. F. Jeter residence
property on north Main street and
will assume possession October LIST.
County Treasurer j. H. Stone is in
receipt of Bates Countys' apportion-
ment of the county seat to county
seat road fund in the sum Of 1902. IS.
have added a shower bath and
dressing room to my bath rooms and
invite you to call and try them, tub or
shower bath 15c at Jay Gordinier's.
Att
The Butler Athletics went to Har-
risonville Friday and played the Har-
risonville ball team an eleven inning
game resulting in tie score of IA to
Ia.
Walter Arnold of this city, has on
display at the Fair a bunch of extra
ordinarily fine grapes grown at his
place here. The vines are from the
old Aaron Hart stock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Branden of
northeast of this city are rejoicing
over the birth of twins, a fine girl
and fine boy, Wednesday,, August
18th, 1918.
After September Is, 1918, will sell
or lease our store building, 25xl09
it., south side square, fine location
for. grocery store and best building
on south side. See Mcfarland &
Sons. A-3t
w. j. Bullock and Ed Dillon have
sold their meat market to Jones Broth
ers of Nevada, Mo. The new pro-
prietors of the North Main market
are courteous gentlemen and come
highly recommended as first class
business men.
Jas. Foster aged about 40 years,
of near Altoona, respondent over the
drouth and his crop outlook, attempt
ed suicide Monday morning by shoot
ing himself in the head. The bullet
failed to penetrate the brain and there
is some hope for his recovery.
The standpatters and the special
privilege cormorants are not shaping
the new tariff and currency bills now
in the process Of making at Washing
ton, therefore they are fighting for
delay. The fact that the Democratic
majority in the Senate is very, very
small enables them to score a meas
ure of success in such fight. The
way to remedy that Amentable situa-
ton is for the people to resolve now
to elect more Democratic Senators
next year and make sure to keep the
resolution.
Elmer B. Silvers Of this city, has
been appointed by Governor Major.
q one Of the two delegates from Mis-
souri, to the National Tax Association
which will meet at Buffalo, N. Y,
October 1875. Mr.. Silvers Is proba-
bly, one Of the best posted men In the
state upon the subject Of hation.
having made deep study Of the sub
iect for several years He b the au-
thor OF q widely read work on taxa-
ton and led the fight in this Shte
during the lhst campaign against the
Single Tax amendment
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-08-21
Notice

The following merchants agree to
close their stores Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday at noon of this week,
and open at five o'clock:
Walker-McKibben Nero. Co.
Sam Levy Nero. Co.
American Clothing House.
Joe Meyer.
Black-Arnold Clothing Co.
Conklin & Ely.
j. R. Tackett.
T. w. Fisk.
Major Re-AppOints Knott
jefferson City, Aug. 19.-Gov.
Major today reappointed John A.
Knott of Hannibal State Coal Oil In.
spector, for four years from Aug. 6.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-08-21
Sunday School Association

The Twenty-fifth Annual Conven-
tion of the Bates County Sunday
School Association will be held in
Rich Hill Sept. End and 3rd. All
schools of the county are urged to
send delegates.
Ora E. Thompson, Sec. Bates Co.
Colorado Springs, Colo, Aug. 16.
When the governors of the country
come here for the governors confer
ence late this month they will get an
idea of what Col. Bryan meant by
grapejuice banquet. The dinner to
be given in their honor will cost $3.50
per plate, with not drop of wine in
sight.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25
the blood had absorbed with the gone but
killed by the

the blood He died gone
killed by the
This shows the accomplishments and the limitations of
science proves only hope BUT CERTAIN
TY THAT THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD OF ATTACKING
DISEASE THE MODERN WAY OF FIGHTING A DISEASE
WITH THAT DISEASE ITSELF WILL SUCCEED IN THE
END
And do not think with horror that the day will
every child will have be vaccnated and for the
rious diseases
The hope of science and the reasonable hope is that in
time will eliminate these diseases entirely so THAT IT WILL
NO LONGER BE NECESSARY TO VACCINATE OR OTHER
WISE RENDER THE CHILD OR THE MAN IMMUNE.
When consumption shall really have been stamped all
this earth and the that breed consumption shall have
been eliminated along without any of
ease.
bacillus develops consumption in an individual is
just much subject to extinction the ralesnake dino
And with the germs of other diseases They mans
enemies microscopic useful they compelled
him to think of cleanliness They be WIPED OFF THE
EARTH
Little by little shall fight them we shall
get rid of them Then shall be able stop fighting
The diphheria antitoxn from the children
The weakened bercle bacillus from the blood of the turtle
may destroy the great of consumption
The powdered taken from rat or
the white used to destroy the body
wonderful story of science, patience marvellous
accomplishments.
Into the body particles from the body
OF lower animal And these particles mixed with poisons
fatal to the tissues And Immediately that hu
being responds to the infection 1t though
child belonging great family that child with some
deadly poison and allowed it to back family
off the others.
body down the lower part of the hip finds its way its
brothers growing that body carries the poison
them, AND DESTROYS THEM.
wonderful story interesting than all
the plays and all the novels written.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25

This the method a ayman would explain it.
The taken from white white 1t is
puved ground up into the finest imaginable particles With
this powdered there mixed certain powerful poison
Gus The poison used for admxure with the puver
lied the white has affinity for the tissue
for cancer which has worked well in certain
injected into the hip Of the boy Soon there appeared
inflammation which confined entirely to the
the boys face This proved that the remedy in
eced into boys hip had gone directly the of the dis
ease, and had produced effect elsewhere
1t the mixture attacking the cancer,
progress slow The surgeons then opened the boys
face took away part of the with a knife and
sewed up without disturbing the bone dsfgung
the boy removing than Oneuarer of the
growth
injections the repeated The began
to diminish size, absorbed And the boy
entirely gone and cured And he is absolute
ly we'll today. This happened two years ago.
Here other side of the kind of experiment.
that hospital in Buffalo with a grow
ing large his head in the lower part of his stomach
desperate straits suffering agony Death could be
delayed long. Something drastic must be done
The doctors they bound conditions
open but found that they could possibly
without killing the patient So they
up again
They asked new experiment tried and
he said he did.
willing die of the rather killed in
agony by the disease
pulverzed of the white poisonous
admixure, injected into the body of this The
results shown inflammation began in the
tissue in the mans stomach
And with wonderful rapdy the began gradually to
be absorbed into the system until it gone.
But every child ought know impurities of the
body taken up the BLOOD, which so important
keep the blood ventilated with air. supplied
with good food
This absorbed so quickly that the mans system
could not absorb it. And he died poisoned by the which
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25

This is not picture of an imaginary
battle 1t is simply a striking presenta-
ton of a scientific fact
The great, monstrous serpent, CON
SUMPTION, encircles the entire globe
upon which we live.
And that monster is now attacked by
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25

hands of science Consumption kills more
victims than war, poisonous serpents and
dangerous wild animals combined. 1t is
the greatest cause of death on earth
excepting poverty, which kills nine-tenths
of the people before their lives should
have ended
A very interesting fight this snake
and turtle fight. (SEE EDITORIAL.)
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THE PEOPLES FORUM
Important Letters From Our
Readers Discussing Topics of
Interest to Everybody.

THE GEORGIAN will gladly publish brief letters timely topics
of interest the people Write side of the paper only
make your short quickly drive home the point you
make bear signatures of writer's
notification but as evidence of good faith.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25
JOHN T. CoRLEY.
.NorERv WANTS. NAMES.

Editor The Georgian:
1 have read Of late q great deal
in the Atlanta newspapers about
the mismanagement Of city affairs,
incompetency of oficeholders,
bosses and politicians. Hoping to
find out who they are, went to
the great mass meeting Of citizens
at the Auditorium last week, yet l
and thousands Of citizens are ig-
norant as to whom these greedy
politicians are. Name them, so
that the voter can act intelligent
~ when an election for city officers
comes around. Call their names
and the honest voters OF Atlanta
will wipe them Off the political
1eld, VOTER,
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THE GIRL AND THE PROBLEM

Editor The Georgian:
The interview with Colonel fIsr-
eric ], PaXon On the minimum We
question and the working girl prov
lem, published in your paper oil.
tracted my attention.
In attributing the fall OF q worn
ing girl to her weakness, M .'aA-',,
takes a stand for the equaA'E
the sexes that women do MOI ..--
He assumes that because a A...
weak and falls without egg
his finances. it is even so NIT.
woman.
II is an undeniable iay
when the daughters Of YEA.
position are weak and ia sg-
does not recognize the fal-
usually hold their own in the -,
munity and marry well, ace'. -'-7
to worldly standards. LING
It Is not so with the poor V'.A..7
girl. She has nothing that man .-
spects. not even her virtue IL IT,
rob her of it. Having taken
her pearl of great price, she Cd. ne
fer him no induCement for s
or protecting her, so ne
neither.
1t is a strong and noble eaf ~
indeed, built on the very -s
Christly understanding tas'
successfully with this prop N
MRS O. r 9."'
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PRAISE FOR "HIDDEN GENIUs.'

Editor The Georgian:
1t has been many months since
you said a finer thing, editorially.
than your tribute to The Hidden
Genius Back Of the Men and Re
ligion Forward Movement"
AS have read these remarkable
Bulletins with increasing admira-
tion-almost wonder-from time to
time, I have agreed with you fully
that such startling, history making
contributions to the moral and civic
literature Of our times ought not
to be lost amid the dust and de-
cay of newspaper files.
They ought to be put into book
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25
A WORD FOR THE FIRE CHEF.

= WOhO FOH The FIRE CHIEF
Editor The Georgian:
wish to say a word IN defensa
Of Fire Chief w. B. CUMMINGS
whom have known for 35 wears
bill" as we boys know him. was
born and reared in Aiken, S. c.
Coming to Atlanta as a bov, he
grew up with the city. and, in point
Of SERVICE is the oldest fireman In
Atlanta. Bill worked in the
Franklin printing office. When the
fire bell tapped, off came his apron
and out to the fire he went-rs-
CARELESS Of job, danger Of fire or
anything else, except to save life
or property from destruction.
Climbing up through faithful serv-
ice and meritorious conduct he
has finally reached the top rung
of the ladder, and now come envy
and jealousy to hurl him off his
honorable position.
VIII a grateful. thoughtful and
charitable community stand for it?
l think notl
TOHN r CNRTEy