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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-12-11
Farmers Defend Hitch Rack.

Neosho, NO., Dec. 8.--The remov-
al of the hitch racks around the New
ton County Courthouse here several
days ago by the order Of the city re-
suited today in a near riot when iif-
teen wagons filled with farmers, each
armed with a shotgun and spade,
drove into Neosho.
| The farmers gathered up the dis
carded racks from the city dump, and
while half of the party stood guard,
the other half set the posts back in
place. City officials made no effort
to interfere with the determined work
of the farmers.
The hitchrack question has caused
disagreement between the Neosho
authorities and farmers for weeks.
The ownership of the ground on
which the racks stood was contested
by city and county. Furthermore,
the farmers contended that "the au-
tomobile owners of the town had no
right to condemn the serviceable old
hitch rack to the nuisance class.
Frisco Fair Board Meets
jefferson City, Dec. 8. The Com
missioners appointed by Governor
Major to have charge of the Missouri
exhibits at the Panama Pacific Ex-
position in 1915 met here today and
organized. j. L. McNatt of Aurora
was elected chairman, w. d. Smith
of Princeton vice-chairman, Norman
NJ. Vaughn OF St. Louis secretary and
John A. Cunningham of Carruthers-
vile treasurer. The other member
of the commission is Col. w. A. Dali
meyer of this city.
The commissioners elected r. d.
Allen, editor of the Butler Times, as
sistant secretary Mr.. Allen is the
son of Col. Jacob d. Allen, clerk of
the supreme court.
Wilson Again at His Desk.
Washington, D. C. Dec. S.-Presi-
dent Wilson'S cold was much better
today. He dictated some letters at
the executive offices and signed some
commissions, but saw no callers. En-
gagements were being made for Mon
day as usual.
Later the President took a drive
through Rock Creek Park. 1t was
the first time he had been out of
since last Tuesday. He was accom-
panied by DR.. Grayson, his physician.
The air was brisk and the weather
quite warm, and the President ap-
peared to be looking better.
w. H. Lowder of New Home town.
ship was in the county seat on bust
ness mission the first of the week.
Mr.. Lowder who is being mentioned
as candidate for Judge of the county
court for the southern district is one
of the leading Democrats of south of
the river He has strong friends in
every township and will undoubtedly
be formidable candidate. If nomi-
mated Mr., Lowder would be elected
by large majority.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-09-04

longing to M. L. Conley, which
produces ten to twelve barrels
per day, and which is not locat-
ed in the main field, the weakest.
Incident to the development in
the main field, Benedum & Trees,
Of Pittsburg, Pa, are drilling on
the Jim Matt Oney farm on
White Oak; C. E. Stalker, Of
Pittsburg, is drilling on the Jim
Mcclure farm on Grassy Creek,
and Judge &. T. Center, of
Campton, KY, will shortly start a
string Of tools on Red River.
Thus it will be seen that Morgan
county will soon be fairly we'll
developed.
1t is to be hoped that the Der
rick will be a little more careful
of its figures hereafter and will
pay a little more attention to the
kind Of man, or men, from whom
it it is getting its information.
Knocking is poor policy in the
long run.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-09-04
New Goods.

The Courier reporter passing
the door of T. B. Sturdivent &
Sons New Store on Main street
a few evenings ago, noticed that
everybody was busy within. A
look inside disclosed that the en-
tire force was busy opening and
marking new goods, We went
inside and found that the days
receipt of new goods included
dry goods, clothing, trunks, suit
cases, queensware, etc. Bent
stopped work long enough to say
Il am trying to furnish the peo
pie what they want, and to sci
at the lowest" But he will
tell you about that in his big ad
vertisement next week.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-09-04
Prominent Citizen Dead.

Anderson Day, arespected and
well-to-do farmer of this county,
died at his home near Lenox,
August 30, of blood-poisoning,
caused, it is thought, from pick
ing. a brier out of his finger.
Deceased was about sixty-siX
years old and leaves a wife and
several children. i. Funeral SER
vices were conducted from the
residence Sunday by Elders R.
H. Ferguson and Lonnie Gillum,
after which the remains were
inferred in the family graveyard
near the home.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-09-04
Buys Fine Farm.

Harris Howard, of White Oak,
one of Morgan county's most
progressive farmers, bought at a
commissioners sale at Salyers-
vile Monday what is known as
the Gardner farm, at the Mead
ows Of Licking, above Salyers
vile. This is one of the most
desirable tracts of land in Ma
coffin comfy. 1t contains about
200 acres, most of which can be
cultivated. A great deal of it
has virgin timber and is under
laid with coal.
The price paid was $26, 6,625. 90,
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-09-04
MAP OF WHOLE WORLD, PLAN OF SCIENTISTS

one for the aeronautical map, Admiral
Peary says in his report, may be
noted the following:
"To conyoke another official con.
ference, in Paris, near the end Of the
current year, to which delegates from
all civilized countries are to be in
yited. TO determine Questions Of de.
tail OF l-1O0OOO world map.
THAT the most important problems
to be settled In connection with the
international exploration Of the north
Atlantic ocsam relate to the size. he
regional extent and the nature Of
periodical variations OF water layers
to the depth of 1000 meters, and It
was recommendedi to continue sys-
tematic observations upon ocean cur
rents and upon the temperature and
salinity near the surface OF the sea.
THAT the Royal Danish Geograph.
lcal society invite the general secre-
Ftaries of the principal geographical
societies OF the world to meet in
Denmark in 1914 for the purpose Of
organizing a world union Of geograph.
ical societies.
ITO organize In each country during
the summer vacation periods Of the
higher institutions OF learning inter.
national courses of instruction In
geography, in which foreign savants
would be invited to take part. The
plan contemplates also the founding
OF an international geographical in.
stitute, the seat Of which is left for
later determination, this institute to
direct and coordinate the studies and
all geographical initiatives which have
an international character.
For the preparation OF a universal
geography as a complement to the
1.1.OOO,000 world map. and the pre-.
sentatlon to the next congress- of a
practical working plan for such prep.
] aration."
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-09-04

determine conventional signs and rules
OF uniform construction for such a
chart, which is TO be on scale of
100000.
Ten other propositions OF interna-
tional interest to geographers were
approved by the congress, the most
important of which are detailed in
Admiral Peary's report, which has
just reached the National Geograph-
ic society. Admiral Peary was one
OF the delegates to the congress from
the society, the other American mem.
lbers of the organization of tho con.
-,gress being Henry Gannett, president
of the society; Gen. Hubbard. presi.
dent OF the Peary Arctic club; Rear
Admiral Colby NJ. Chester, U. 8. N;
Prof. Libbey of Princeton university,
DIR. Arthur. l.. Day of Washington,
w. w. Rockhill and Profs. Davis,
Ward and DAILY of Harvard univer.
sity.
Among the propositions approved
by the congress. In addition to the
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-09-04

In making the race for Asses
sor | permitted nothing to be
done in my campaign that would
lower the morality of the good
citizenship of Morgan county.
accept defeat with good will to-
ward all good democrats and
with malice toward none. | shall
never forget my friends who so
loyalty supported me, and have
no i'll will toward any one on ac-
count of the result. | am in
hearty sympathy with and will
earnestly support all of the DEM
ocratic nominees in November as
all good democrats should.
S. D. GOODWIN.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-09-04

In Sir Cecil and Lady Spring-Rice
may be found another example Of the
llberal-minded, democratic representa-
tives oi his Britannia majesty made
familiar in Mr.. and Mrs. James Bryce.
1t fits entirely with the leveJing proc
ess apparent everywhere that Great
Britain, hitherto aloof and caste-rid-
den, is represented here by man
who knows this country as his own
and who has always manifested a
sincere admiration for republcanism
in the lest Interpretation of the word
Lady Spring-Rice offers delightful pos
sibilities, to Washington generally
rather than to the inner circle where
in the former Brittishers have re-
volvcd
Washington has not yet had the
pleasure OF welcoming this latest ad.
dltioD 10 the ambassadorial set, for
she went direct to Dublin, n. H., from
her btenmer She has not been strong
this past year, and her husband was
soliritous lest the excitement attend.
ant on her arrival at the new home
might prove too fatigulng.
AS the daughter of a diplomatist
and statesman whose name is inter
national, Sir Francis or more familiar.
ly known Frank Lascelles, Lady
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-09-04
LADY SPRING. RICE A NATIVE OF WASHINGTON

Spring Rice, is really what Ia 30
vaguely known as cosmopolite. One
Of her chief joys, says her husband,
will be to discover how many old
friends are now residing in Washing
ton both in the diplomatic corps and
IN American public life. Sir Cecil was
promoted from the legation at Stock
holm to the embassy here, and the
same procedure marked the transfer
OF the present ambassador from Aus
trid-Hungary, M. Constahtin Dumba.
II happens that this is the fourth post
at which Sir Cecil and M. Dumba
have been colleagues and, OF course,
they have become close friends, al
most brothers, and the same cordial
ties unite their wives and children.
OF the corps serving in Washing
ton Lady Cecil has known the Bel
gian minister and his American wife,
MI. and Mrs. Havenith, the latter for
merly Miss Helen Ffoulke Of this
city. She also knew the Swiss min.
lister when he was in Toxic and the
minister from the Netherlands, Mr.
Loudon, and his wife, American. born
Lady Eustis Of the well-known Lou
isiana family, who also came to Wash.
ington after residing for nearly ten
years in Japan. or the officials in
public life the British ambassador
knows Senator and Mrs. Lodge very
WELL and they have also close friend
ship with the former President and
Mrs. Roosevelt. Indeed. bit OF ex-
ceedingly interesting diplomatic gos-
sip was that when Germany sent to
Washington close friend OF the
presidents, Baron Speck Won Stern
bury. the minister of foreign affairs.
wavered for a time between the selec-
tion of Sir Cecil Spring-Rice and James
Bryce, and finally selected the latter
because Of his greater age and ex'
perience
Sir Cecil is endeavoring to carry
out some of the commissions OF Lady
Rice In the arrangement of the EN-
bassy. The British government fur
niphed the home OF its envoy. but at
present it looks quito bare, stripped
Of the private possessions of the
Bryces and lacking those of the new
family.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-09-04
Arrests Horse Thief.

Deputy Sheriff D. G. Lacy, of
Caney, accompanied by someone
whose name we failed to learn,
arrested Arkill Turner, of
Breathitt county, who was ac-
cused Of stealing a horse in Ma
coffin county recently, and de-
livered him to jailer H. C. Combs,
Of this county, one day last week.
The arrest of a horse thief car
ries with it a reward of $4,000
which is paid by the Common
wealth upon the conviction of
the thief. .-.1..,.r..s...tll q.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-09-04
Church Buys Lot.

The Missionary Baptist church,
represented by Ed. H. M. Eastes
of Morehead, who conducted a
protracted meeting here during
last week, has purchased the va
cant lot on the east side of Main
street, between the Masonic Hall
and H. M. Cox's stable, upon
which they will erect a modern
church building. The lot was
purchased of Mr.. Cox and the
stipulations call for the removal
of the stable which will be done
at once. The church people will
begin work on their building in
the near future.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-09-04
at prices that are right.
BATH TUBS!

Keep on friendly terms with your
bath tub. 1t is the business of the
skin to pass Off to the surface of the
body some of the waste products. In
the process Of hard manual work OF
violent exercises unusual large
amounts of waste products are made
and the sweat carries them off with
greater rapidity. The action of the
breeze and the rubbing of the clothes
remove some OF this waste. but II can
not be thoroughly done except with
water. A warm bath with the use oI
little soap once week is the min,
imum with which the skin can do It's
best work Baths can well be taken
more frequently especially II one
takes a great deal OF exercise. Quick
baths in cold water without the use
Of soap toughens the body and makes
one less liable to have colds. How
ever such baths do not give the skin
n thorough cleansing, and ought moi
to be taken by very delicate, sensitive
people except under the recommenda
ton of physician, Baths not only
cleanse the skin, but they also star
the blood to moving faster It I!
known also that they have a marked
effect on the nervous system, Peopl,
who are exceedingly nervous or in
sane can be more easily and surely
Quieted by properly administered
baths than In any other way. Fo
continuous mental and physical health
bath day is an excellent rule
Teach this to your children!
Kentucky Tuberculosis Commission
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-09-04
Democratic Committee Meeting.

The members of the Morgan
County Democratic Executive
Committee will take notice that
said committee is called to meet
at the court house in West Lib
erty, KY, Saturday, Sept. 6,
1913, at 1 o'clock, p. m. for the
purpose Of perfecting an organi-
zation for the November cam
paign and transacting other bus
mess. This call is made pursu-
ant to the request of three COM
mitteemen, the County Chair
man, C. w. Womack, being alb
sent from the State.
CHAs. D. ARNETT,
Sec. Morgan Co. Dem. Com.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-09-04
Under New Management.

Mrs. Hattie Moore has leased
the Cole Hotel from her father,
j. H. Cole, and is now in charge.
Mrs. Moore is thoroughly expe-
rienced in the hotel business and
the house has been thoroughly
refurbished, and everything in
point Of service and CUISINE is up
to the latest minute. The Cole
Hotel has for years been account
ed one of the best in the noun
tains, and Mrs. Moore will see to
it that it gains in good repute.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-09-04
Buys Property.

DR., A. P. Gullett has purchas-
ed of DR.. J. E. Goodwin his
property on Main street. DR..
Gullett and family moved to
their new home last week and
he will now be much more con-
venient to his work. The doctor
is not a new comer but just mov-
ed from another part of the town.
The neighbol welcome the doc.
tor and his family and regret the
loss Of DR.. Goodwin who made
many friends during his resi-.
dence in West Liberty.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-09-04
High School Opens Monday.

The West Liberty High and
Graded School will open its fifth
annual session Monday Sept. 8,
1913. All the patrons and
friends of the school are cordial
ly invited to be present at the
opening exercises on Monday
morning to meet the new teach
ers and to show by their pres
ence and words of welcome that
they are vitality interested in the
success Of the school, and that
they intend to help make this
the most successful year in its
history.
H. c. WILSON, Principal.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-09-04
SOCIETY MADE MRS. CARRIERS POODLE SICK

insist that Hee Too is q distant rela.
tlon of blue-blooded ancestor that
once sat in the lap of Queen Victoria
and was fondled frequently by the
late King Edward.
But his pedigree is not the only
claim to distinction which Hee Too
possesses. He's trick dog who can
actually sit up and beg, can jump
through hoop and they do say he
has table manners so elegant as to
make TIE most fastldlous of his royal
breed sit up and take exceptional
notice.
There is a certain sentiment sur.
rounding the poodle, too, Mrs, Carter
made trip to England especially to
get Hee Too She had dog Just
like Hee Too, and she thought q lot
of It. With her husband she was
bringing the original Hee Too back
from Europe on the Titanic, when
that steamship struck an Iceberg and
went to the bottom Ilee Too the
First went down With the ship, Mr.
and Mrs. Carter managed to get into
lifeboat with their children aud
were saved. But poor Hee Too the
First. with a half dozen canine com
panions, was swallowed up In the
waters.
The first Hee Too was n great iav
orite with Mrs, Carter, and there wa,
much ado about his sudden and early
demise. The Carriers heard OF another
Hee Too In London, who looked foI
all the world like twin brother o
He Too the First, so Mrs. Garter
got aboard ship. took trip to Eng
land and brought back with her tn,
Hee Too which Is now prostrated a
Newport
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-09-04
Triple Killing.

Word comes from Magoffin
county of a pitched battle on the
head of the river above Salyers-
vile Sunday in which three men
were killed. The dead are Nero
and Seymore Howard, brothers,
and a young man named Cornett.
Details are meagre but it seems
that there had been trouble be-
fore and that they met at church
Sunday and resumed hostilities,
Cornett killing the Howards and
they killing him. ~
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-09-04

You could not spare the time
to talk to each Of them personally,
but you can talk to as many or
more by using our advertising col
umns. And you can address each
Of them con6dendally and at time
that he will listen attentively to
what you say.
We are using this space
now to tell all these people
that we do
ALL SORTS OF PRINTING
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-09-04

tack of nervous prostration brought on
by the festivities OF the fashionable
summer season.
Mrs. Carter has specialist and a
trained nurse down from New York
TO help her care for Hee Too, and II
is believed that with rest and good
care the patient will recover. Until
he does there is nothing doing In the
social line at the Carter villa in New
port.
Mrs. Carter paid $1,000 for Hee Too,
but she thinks more Of him than the
five thousand vulgar dollars represent.
lie has pedigree as long as your
arm and there are some fanciers who
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-09-04

retired, discover
er of the north
pole, to the Ma
tioDal Geographic
society. the most
famous geograph.
ers Of all conn
tries are soon to
prepare. an aero
nautical map of
the whole world.
This was decid-
ed at tne tentn
international Geo
graphic congress,
which was held at
Rome in April.
For the purpose
an international
meeting will be
called which will
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-09-04

back in those days
there were women
who loved their
canine pets just
about as much as
does Mrs. william
Il. Carter Of Bryn
Mawr, New York,
Philadelphia, New.
port and various
other centers of
fashion, Mrs, Car
ter, It will be re-
membered, is the
woman who has
retired from so.
olal circles TEN.
porarily while her
Pekinese poodle,
Hee Too, is recov-
ering from an nj.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-09-04
Camel City Oil Field
Proving Up to be One Of the Best
in Kentucky
Some Facts Showing that the "0il
City Derrick" isGnocking
This Field

From the August % issue of
the Oil City Semi-Weekly Der
rick, Published at Oil City, Pa,
we clip the following:
I'm the Camel City field,
in Morgan county, M. L. Con-
ley hit a dry spotin his sec
ond well on the Asa Carter
farm. The Maple Leaf Oil
& Gas Co., formerly report
ed as Darrow, Collier & Con-
ley, has drilled inNo. ], L.
M. Haney farm, and the we'll
produced so bbls.r
1t is evident from the above
that some one is deliberately
misrepresenting .sahnei City
Oil Field to the Derrick; the
presumption being that no repu-
table publications. would distort
facts and figures after receiving
them from a correspondent.
The L. NJ. Haney well No. /,
which the Derrick says produced
80 barrels, flowed, when it was
drilled in about August 10, at the
rate of fifty barrels per hour for
"a hours before the flow could
be controlled. The well has been
producing steadily since Aug. II,
an average of 125 barrels per
day. On last Saturday, Aug. 80,
the L. M. Haney we'll No. 2 was
drilled in by the Maple Leaf Oil
& Gas Co., which promises to be
as good as No. l.
These figures came direct from
headquarters and are not based
upon guesswork nor speculation,
We would advise our contempt.
rary, the Derrick, to investigate
the character Of its correspond.
ent before it essays to give the
oil news from the Camel City
field.
Here are some facts in regard
to the Camel City field which
will give the public an idea of it:
magnitude.
In production it is second il
Kentucky only to the Wayne
county field.
There have been drilled up t.
September l, twenty-eight well,
of which twenty were producer:
and eight dry or with small show
ing of oil but not enough to pump
The producing wells belong t
seven companies and one indi
vidual, divided as follows:
Maple Leaf Oil & Gas Co.,
Kentucky Block Co.
Ohio Fuel Co.
M, l.. Conley
Gray Eagle Oil & Gas Co.
Loeb Bros.
Camel City Oil & Gas Co
Burton Fork Oil & Gas Co.
The run of these wells for Au
gust was siXty-siX tanks, aver
aging l75 barrels per tank, o
| II, $50 barrels of oil, which solt
for $1,95 per barrel.
There are four other wells be
! ing drilled at present (Sept, y
and eighteen locations made.
). OF the producing wells,the 1
M. Haney No. /, and the Kee
ton well, each pumping abou
125 barrels per day, are the bes
land the Brushy Fork we'll be
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-09-04
Dr.. Motley Insane.

DR.. o, H. Motley, who killed
Fidavy Dennis at Ezel last April,
and whose case was transferred
to Lawrence county for trial, was
adjudged insane by a jury Of
that county last week and order.
ed taken to the Eastern Ken
lucky Asylum for the insane al
Lexington.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-09-04

Not louder shrieks TO plying heaven are
cast,
When husbands. or when lapdogs, breathe
their last.
Alexander Pope, you may remember,
wrote that. So II Is evident that away
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-09-04

distinction of be-
ing a native Wash
ingtonian, while
at the same time
to the last degree
British, without
any kinship with
the younger Eng
disappearing ma
ton. She was
born here during
her parents resi-
dence, and there
remain old inhab-
itants who still re-
member the little
girl of three as
she was when her
father was re-
moved to another
capital.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-09-04

To a skin quite tanned from days on
the sand,
And nature that fears no peril,
Add the thinnest OF hose, very few
clothes
And behold this cute bathing girl.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-09-04

According to a report made by Rear
Admiral Robert E. Peary, U. S. NJ.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-09-04

USE THE COLUMNS OF THE
COURIER TO TELL THE PEOPLE
WHAT YOU HAVE TO SELL.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-09-04

Lady Spring-Rice, the wife Of the
British ambassador, enjoys the unique