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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-05-01
Elkhart

Well, this don't look very much
like spring. Had quite a frost last
week. Very little corn planted yet,
we are needing rain.
Little Joe Clapp is on the sick list.
Mrs. John Messick is reported on
the sick list.
G. w. Armentrout and family and
aunt, Mag Scott, and Miss Euppie
Scott visited at R. L. Scott's last SUM-
day.
The writer attended the Crusey sale
one day last week. Most of his stuff
sold very we'll.
Henderson Keeton and family called
at John Pages last Saturday.
Miss Florence Keeton is staying
with Mrs. Messick while she is on the
sick list.
Aunt Mag Scott and Miss Euppie
were trading at Elkhart last Saturday.
The writer's wife says that she will
have to tie him up to keep him from
working too hard.
l. L. Lockridge and wife were trad
ing in Amsterdam last Saturday.
What has become of our North New
Home scribe? We miss the news
from that part.
What was the matter with Rambler
last week that he didn't show up?
John Stephens and wife visited at
Will Kershner's last Sunday.
The writer and wife visited at
Charley Kershner's last Sunday.
Mrs. Minnie Allen is building new
room to her house.
Harris of Merwin attended the
Crusey sale last Thursday.
Tom Rayborn took in the sights at
Amsterdam last Saturday.
JOHNNY.
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In and Around Maysbufg

The surprise on Mr.. and Mrs. Rus
cell Sunday, April ~, was a complete
success. Twas to celebrate their
18th wedding anniversary. Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell had gone as usual to
Sunday School and when they re-
turned some fifty neighbors and
friends were gathered at their home
with well filled baskets. The dinner
was excellent as those preparing it
seemed to do their best. Those pres
ent were: Nick Strobe and wife,
Henry Stroble and family, Mr.. Darle
and wife, Harre Harness and family,
Ben Harrison and family, MIR. Sisk
and family, MIR. and Mrs. Gilbert, Mr..
Coonrod, wife and sons; Mr.. Goodwin
and family, Tan White and family,
Monte Simpson and wife, MIR. Ed
rington and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarria, Edria
and Leevand Harness. After spend
ing very pleasant day they all left
wishing Mr.. and Mrs. Russell many
more wedding anniversaries.
Mrs. Farmer was not able to attend
Sunday school Sunday.
Bishop Cannon was taken suddenly
i'll few nights ago and had to call
the doctor. He is better at this writ
ing.
Farming is on in full blast at pres
ent. Some of the farmers think they
will plant corn this week.
Preparations are being made for
the Children's Day, the first Sunday
in June, at the Christian church.
Rev. Smith filled his regular ap-
pointment at the Baptist church Sum
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Shelton are
rejoicing over the arrival of a baby
daughter at their house Friday, April
18th.
Mr.. Niswonger who has been quite
sick is improving slowly.
! Miss Audra Guthrie closed the suc-
cessful term of school Friday April 18.
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Mrs. Clary who has been quit
| poorly the past week is able to be VI
and around.
R. K. Goodwin and family visited q
Mr.. Niswanqer's Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Tan White and daughters and
Miss Minnie Dudney visited Mrs.
Sterling Harness and her new dauRh-
ter, Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Dudney and mother, Mrs.
Compton, visited at Mr.. Martins 4
Sunday.
Katherine Middleton spent Sunday
with homefolks. #
Mrs. Jimmy Harrison and little son
of Butler and Mr.. Samp Hendrickson
and family spent Sunday at Andrew
W0rkmans. Il
Rev. Smith went to Farmers Sum
day and Tan White spent Sunday
evening with them and listened to
Charley Stewards graphophone. !;
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim McCleney spent
Sunday with Mrs. McCleney's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark.
One of Jake Dolls, little boys had
the misfortune to get badly kicked by
a horse last week.
Mrs. Snow and daughter, Yada
and Mrs. Dudney and daughter, Min.
ME, were shopping in Aaron Satur-
day. 4
Mesdames Harness and White think
they have about the only new gard
ems in the neighborhood. 7
Little Mable Dale Harris went Sum
day to spend a week with her aunt,
Iva Dale. Y
A NEIGHBOR.
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Mulberry and Western Bates.

} Mulberry and Western. Bates.
The rush Of spring work and news
being scarce, the readers of the
Times have had two weeks rest of
reading our nonsense.
James Braden the carrier on Route
one who has been on the sick list for
two months, commenced to make the
Route again Wednesday.
Ekke Taute and helpers IRE busy
getting material on the ground for
new barn.
j. H. Leiner lost a valuable cow
the first of the week.
MIR. and Mrs. Renty Stilwell and
son Teddy of Sheridan, Wyoming,
arrived Friday for visit with their
relatives and many friends.
Mrs. A. j. Grimsley and daughter
Marie are visiting in Kansas City at
the Harry Cram home.
Stanley Norwood and Cecil Porter
High School students of Butler walk
ed home after school Friday evening
IA l-2 miles in three hours.
The Mulberry school closed Friday
and Miss Inez Beck and pupils gave
an interesting program at the church
in the evening to a packed house.
1t shows that there had been some
special training. There are three
rural graduates from the school this
year, Laura Hedrick, Johnny Dyk-
man and Bert Jones. Those not
missing day or being tardy were:
Nando Williams, May Hennon, Will
lie, Maggie and Minnie Dykman.
Several had missed only two days.
Mrs. J. c. Sageser was caller on
Mrs. T. H. Smiser Monday.
Joe B. Albin and daughter Ruby
were shopping in Butler Saturday.
Mr., and Mrs. w. j. Bard were
county seat visitors Saturday.
Ross Garren made business trip
to Butler Saturday.
Claude Norwood and Charley Rob-
erts drove over to Butler Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Wiemers, Henry
Kaufman and family, Mrs. H. Lemers
and children, Fred Frederick were
guests at j. H. Leiners Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Ewbank and
two children visited at the Rambler
home Sunday.
Miss Matte Mager visited Elsie
Englehardt of the Grand View neigh
borhood Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennie Gardnervisit-
ed at Peter Morwood's Sunday.
The Misses Lottie, Lille, and Thel-
ma Mager visited the Misses Maude,
Irene and Stella Ewbank Sunday.
Rev. Maschoff and family visited
at j. H. Leiners, Sunday evening.
Harlan Porter will have Red Ber-
muda; Southern Queen and Yellow
Nausomond Sweet potato plants for
sale after May 5th.
Harry Porter is working for Claude
Norwood.
Charley Weller and j. M. Smalley
are drilling wells.
The Amoret boys have organized a
band and music will soon be floating
on the air at this bustling village.
Look out for an early wedding.
RAMBLER,
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Bluegrass Pasture.

Is or 30 head of horses wanted to
pasture at my place, l mile south
west of public square. Fine blue
grass, plenty of water, hog wire
fence. $3.50 per month.
L. P. Simpson,
Phone 6 on Is. Butler, No. 6.
>20-2t y.
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FOSTER.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. Z. Bell called on
MI. and Mrs. D. H. Arbogast Sunday
evening.
Jim Treasure, wife and baby were
arrivals Monday from Nevada on 9
visit to his parents, M. and Mrs.
Robert Treasure Of the west part Of
!. town. I'll IA
Mr. and Mrs. Logan Bright visited
I Sunday at the home Of Mrs. Ferrell
J in the country west.
w. B. Hamilton Of Kansas City is
here improving his city property and
visiting his children.
Dee Arbogast left Sunday for Ala
bama, where he will be the guest this
summer Of Prof. Ira Craig, the artist
from Old Walnut.
C. E. West Of Route 2, Hume, re-
news his subscription to The Times.
Charley is all right if he is the only
man on Route 2 that can eat greens.
A. G. Metzler, |. H. Scrivner and
j. w. Parleir have treated their store
buildings to a new coat OF paint,
which surely helps the looks OF 9th
street.
The Cecil brothers have completed
their new residence on 7th street.
Grover Arbogast and White Davis
left Tuesday for their summer home
at Pittsburg, Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Bell were pas
sengers to Butler on Mondays train.
Rowland Arbogast and sister, Ada,
visited last week with th4ir cousin
Mr.. and Mrs. John Heckadon and
family Of Reavely.
Grandma Scott returned home Sat-
urday after spending the winter
in Kansas City with her daughter
Mrs. Lockhart.
Norval Wilson Arbogast- has dis
posed Of his interest in the show
business and writes home from Malta
Bend, Mo-, 10 know If 'pady' had
any more of those good 'lasses left.
Mn. MI as4asa ri Panama, visited
viii, Mrs. VIII Humphrey, Monday.
Miss Winnie Frankenfield returned
home Sunday from Rich Hill, where
she had been visiting her sisters.
She was accompanied home by her
sister, Mrs. Ira Coyne and two child
rem.
Smell Patterson of Fl. Scott, Kans.,
travelling solicitor for the Kansas City
Post, stopped off Thursday to visit
his cousin, Mrs. D. H. Arbogast and
family. 1t had been sixteen years
since he had visited Foster and since
then he has visited many foreign
countries, having served four years
in the navy, fourteen months and five
days as a musician on the battleship
Oregon, when the big fleet went
around the world. Smell tells Of the
many sights he had seen, and was
more impressed with Australia than
any Of the countries visited and
thought less Of Turkey. DlNAH.
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bananas, candy, peanuts and cookies
and other refreshments. They danced
few sets on the porch. We sure
all had good time:
AUNTIE.
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Resolutions

Whereas, it has pleased the Su-
preme Architect of the Universe to
call from labor to rest our dearly be-
loved brother, Dallas Drake, who
died April 21st, 1918, therefore,
Resolved: That in the death of
Bro. Drake, his family have lost a de-
voted husband and father, the Lodge
a faithful and useful member, and the
community an upright and honored
citizen.
Resolved: That we will ever bear
in grateful. remembrance the zeal
and fidelity with which Bro. Drake
discharged all his Masonic duties, and
viii try to initiate his devotion to the
grand Principles Of our Fraternity.
Resolved: That we tender our
heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved
widow and children. and recommend
them to the care Of that God whom
Bro. Drake served, and in whom he
trusted.
Resolved: That a copy Of these
resolutions Be spread upon our Rsc- !
ords. and an engrossed copy sedt %.
the family Of our deceased Brother.
Signed,
4 &. 3 4! hsssss Sss'ss,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-15

OF the City of Shreveport. Caddo
Parish, La, less thirty feet off the
east side OF said lots ten, eleven and
twelve of the West End Subdivis-
ion, Caddo Parish, La, as per map
or plat of said subdivision recorded
III the recorders Office of Caddo
Parish, La, in book II of convex
ances, page 446, with all the build
lngs and improvements thereon,
SAID property seized as belonging to
the above named succession. and TO
be sold to pay and satisfy the debt
as specified in said writ say in the
sum OF fourteen hundred and no-fOO
dollars, with eight per cent per an
mum interest thereon from the 18th
day OF August 1914 until paid. and
all costs of suit, as we'll as ten per
cent on said principal and interest
as attorneys fees.
j. P. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff, ex-Officio Auctioneer
Caucasian, April 10, 1913.
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Succession Sale.

No. 17,0ft-In the First Judicial Dis
trlct Court of Caddo Parish. La:
Succession Of Tony Sneed.
By virtue Of commission to sell
to me directed from the Honorable
First Judicial District Court of Cad
do Parish, La, in the above num-
bered and entitled cause, | will offer
Tor sale at public auction, for cash
and according to law, at the princi-
pal front door of the court house of
Gaddo Parish, La, during the legal
hours for sales, on
SATURDAY, MAY 81, 1913.
Lot sixteen (i6) of the Key Subdi-
vision of the City of Shreveport La.
together with all buildings and i'm
provements thereon. The above
property to be sold as belonging to
SAID succession, for cash and ac-
cording to law, for the purpose nf
paying oebts. S. N. kERLEY,
Administrator.
Caucasian, April "a, 1913.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-15


shade of the lofty pine that thrust fits
crown high above the surrounding
trees. and. after a careful study Of the
map he had received from Hale he was
ready to accept this spot as being the
Golconda of which he had dreamed.
1t had taken two days to discover
the utter worthlessness Of the mine.
When the rubbish had been cleared
away and some Of the rusted machin-
cry hoisted to the surface 1t was Bill
Heneker who had broken the news to
the fastener.
"it's the Old Glory Hole mine mas
querading under a new name. | work
ed In her fifteen years back. and the
few ounces OF gold nuggets that had
been salted into her were all we ever
found. Your friend did you up mighty
neat SIR" The old man shambled
away toward the tent they had erected
and busted himself With the pack bur-
ros.
And so Beekman stood looking down
into the hole in the ground that repre-
sented all Of his dearly earned money.
He had apprenticed himself to pro
fession thak - might attain : eempe
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-15
Constable Sale.
No. i5-In First Justice Court, Ward
One of Caddo Parish, Louisiana:

No. i5-In First Justice Court, Ward
One of Caddo Parish, Louisiana
J. w. Dixon VS.. Peter Lucus.
By virtue of writ of fieri facias
issued in the above entitled and
numbered suit by the Hon. Lon M.
Winston, Justice of the Peace Ward
One, Caddo Parish, La, and to me
directed, | have seized and will sell
ct public auction at the front door
Of ]. w. Dixon's store in the town
OF Belcher. Caddo Parish, La, be-
tween the legal hours for sales, on
SATURDAY, MAY 81, 1913,
One hundred and twelve bushels of
corn. Above property seized as be-
longing TO defendant and to be sold
70 pay and satisfy the debt specified
In said writ, say the sum of one
hundred dollars, and all costs of
suit. Terms OF sale cash.
w. B. CuI.pEppER.
Constable Ward One.
cancasian, May IS. 1919
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SheriH'S Sale.

No. t6, 499-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, La:
City of Shreveport VS.. Ross Good
man.
By virtue of writ of fieri facias
to me directed from the Honorable
First Judicial District Court Of Cad
do Parish, La, in the above num-
bered and entitled suit, | have seized
and will offer for sale at public auc-
ton for cash and according to law
at the principal front door of the
court house of Caddo Parish, La,
during the legal hours of sales, on
SATURDAY, MAY "a, 1913,
Lot five of the Lake Subdivision of
the City Of Shreveport, Caddo Par
ish, La, with the buildings and i'm
provements thereon. Said property
seized as belonging to the above
named defendant and to be sold to
pay and satisfy the debt as speci-
fled in said writ say in the sum of
one hundred and six dollars and
sixty-six cents, with eight per cent
per annum interest thereon from
the 2Sth day of July 1912 and all
costs of this suit.
J. P. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff, -Officio Auctioneer.
Caucasian, April 20, 1913.
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:The Golden:
!: Tortoise
I Strange Guide Leads a Pros
! pectOr to Love and Fortune
By CLARISSA MACKIE

That hole in the ground represented
all of Beekman's hard earned money.
He stood there smiling bitterly down
into the dark shaft Of the worthless
mine. He saw the years it had taken
him to scrape together a few thousand
dollars; he saw the lamblike innocence
with which he had paid his money
over to his friend Hale and received in
return the papers that made him owner
of the King Midas gold mine In the
heart Of the Sierra Nevada mountains
of California.
He had waited another year and then
closed his little law office. leaving his
practice in the hands Of brother In
the profession, and came on to Califor.
MIA to visit his mine. He had longed
for this vacation with its promise Of O
rich outdoor life. its toll filed days and
dreamless nights and then perhaps the
realization Of his hopes-a modest for
tune with leisure to pursue his ART
studies under this warm and friendly
western sky.
He had come west. He had QUILTED
at the nearest large town and with
one or two hirelings had gone up the
long and tortuous trail that led to the
Midas mine. One Of his men. old Bill
Heneker. who had been q forty-niner
whistled softly as they turned from the
main trail into one that was nearly
overgrown with young pines and the
menacing thorn bush.
do you know this trailY' asked
Beekman as Bills astoqished whistle
broke the silence.
Some" i'd the other dryly.
do you know the King Midas prop
erty?"
Never heard Of such a claim. I
thought this trail led to the Old Glory
Hole mine,' evaded Bill. his eyes fixed
on his pipe.
How about you. Peter?" Beekman
asked the other man.
Never been up this way BEFORE
asserted Peter.
Somewhat puzzled by their sudden
reticence on subject upon which he
had found them only too voluble,
Beekman had doggedly followed their
lead until the end Of the day brought
them to dry creek bed and close to it
the small shaft opening Of an aban-
doned mine. It was Biz Heneker who
had FASTENED to the shaft house to
look at the weather beaten placard
posted there.
1.-The King Midas Mine. James Hale
Owner Is this what you're looking
for. Mr.. BeekmanT asked the old man.
with a queer sidewise glance at Peter.
Yes. Is this the mine?" returned
Beekman, with a sudden sinking of the
heart.
Seems to be-" said Bill gruf1iy.
''Then we may as well make camp"
Phil Beekman had sat down In the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-15

WIS lost among the rocks. Once more
he tethered the creature to a small sap
ling and FASTENED on.
In ten minutes he sighted the ridge
pole of his tent. and ten minutes more
found him back at the tortoise hole
with pick and shovel He arrived just
in time to see the tortoise escaping for
the second time.
a few downward thrusts of the pick
and he could pry the loose. sand ce-
mented rocks asunder An hours
hard work revealed the turtles hole
such pocket of gold as he had never
dreamed about! He laid bare the cor
ner of a ledge that was rich in the
precious metal
He had gloated over the find for an
hour before it occurred to him that this
was not his land and he must stake
a claim and file it, provided that it was
not already staked.
AS he hurried back to his camp he
stumbled over n stake thrust in the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-15

At nightfall he had progressed per-
haps 200 feet, but he was not dismay-
ed He bored small hole In the edge
Of the upper shell. receiving severe
bite In consequence. In this hole he
inserted the end of piece Of copper
wire that his pocket had produced and
SO tethered his captive to small tree
He threw himself on the dry needles
close by and slept until daylight, when
the scrape Of the wire across his bare
hand awoke him.
The golden tortoise had bitten
through the wire and was resuming
his interrupted journey. trailing the
length Of copper in his wake.
Phil arose and resumed his tedious
chase Of the tortoise. and 1t led him
through thickets Of rhododendron and
thorn bush. up rocky hillsides and
down slippery knobs covered with pine
needles. until long after noon on that
second day he toiled YEARLY up the
bed of a dried water course and saw
his tortoise disappear in a crevice
among the rocks.
Here. then. must be the gold lined
chamber where the tortoise had found
his precious coat Of mail.
His compass told him he had been
moving toward his camp at King Midas
mine. and he knew that he could not
be very far away from that spot He
had held the copper wire. with his cap
live strngxling 1t TIE other end which
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-05-15

HE SHOWED TO THEIR WONDERING EYES
THE STORE OF GOLD.
ground. With pang Of misgiving he
bent down to examine the crosspiece
that was nailed to it and read:
king Midas-property Of John Len
ton"
That was the irony Of it. John Len
ton was Ethel's father. and this find
of Phil Beekman's belonged to a man
who was already rolling in money,
while the rascally Hale had palmed off
the worthless Glory Hole under the as
sumed name Of King Midas. 1t was a
pretty mess Of affairs, and Phil tasted
to the uttermost the bitter cup of dis
appointment
He was standing there when voices
reached his ear and steps sounded on
the mountain trail He turned to stare
at man and girl, and they stared
back at him until recognition awoke
cordial greetings.
1t was John Lenton and his daugh-
ter Ethel, ald her welcome Of the
young prospector reproached him for
his belief that he needed fortune to
enhance his desirability in her eyes.
ave got mine out here somewhere,
and, as l needed a vacation, thought
I'd run out and look it up. Ethel in
sisted that she should come too. l ex-
pect it's a hole in the ground and moth
ing more-eh, Beekman?"
IF It's the King Midas mine," said
Phil slowly, "I've just discovered some
thing that will make you glad you
came out"
ut Is the King Midas. What about
it?' asked the other promptly.
Phil told him the whole story, omit
ting nothing save the name Of Hale
Then he took them to the water course
where the golden tortoise had his hole
and showed to their wondering eyes
the store of gold. And as If in con-
firmation of his story the gold plated
creature crawled forth blinkingly into
the sunlight.
II believe this ledge runs along and
down toward your Glory Holer' cried
Lenton after long examination Of the
property. "Now that you have discov-
cred the gold for me. suppose we form
a partnership Of the two mines and
work 'em for what they're worth We
ought to call 1t the Golden Tortoise
What do you say. Phil?"
There is only one thing to say" said
the young man gratefully. Yet / am
not afraid to protest that there is one
other thing that will make me the hap
piest man in the world if you will
grant It. SIR"
"Come and ask me about that after
supper tonight" said John Lenton
with an enigmatic smile at his lovely
daughter, and then he turned bis back
and walked to the old Glory Hole shaft
and looked down, and there he saw a
happy old age. the fulfillment of love
and perhaps grandchildren playing
about his knees when he was weary
of the business world.
Those two, standing alone by the
home Of the Golden Tortoise, saw moth
ing but an earthly paradise.
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The Important Parts Done.

some inquiries concerning a new play
that David Belasco was engaged in
writing.
Yes" said Mr. Belasco, 81 am writ
ing play. What do you want to
know about it?''
Anything you can tell me will be
Interesting was the reply.
Well. was Belasco's response, at
is to have four acts and three inter-
missions. and I've just finished the In
termisAi0ns. New York American.
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Sher:R'S Sale.

No. II, 038-1n the First Judicial Dis
p trict Court of Caddo Parish, La.
Mrs. Elizabeth Q. Hollingsworti
VS.. Succession of /. j. Rudy.
By virtue of writ of seizure and
sale to me directed from the Hon.
orable First Judicial District Court
of Caddo Parish, La, in the above
numbered and entitled suit, l have
seized and will offer for sale at pub
lie auction, for cash and without the
benefit of appraisement, during the
legal hours of sales, on
SATURDAY, MAY II, 1913,
Lots ten, eleven and twelve i'm block
four Of the West End Subdivision