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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-03-13
Obituary-W. B. S. Gault.

William Bailey Smith Gault was
born near New Market, Marion Co.
Kentucky, June IL, 1843, and died at
his home Sprague, NO., March 2,
1913, at the age of SO years, 8 months
and 10 days.
Deceased came to Southern Bates
county in 1870, where he had con-
tinuously resided up to the time of
his death. He was married to Hattie
M. Farmer, November IL, 1872. To
this union eleven children were born,
seven of whom, with the mother,
survive him, as follows: Edgar T.
Gault, Sprague; Mrs. Nellie Kilz,
Oklahoma City, Okla; Harry Gault,
Sprague; Mrs. Grace Crabtree, But
Ter; Mrs Hattie Compton, Metz; Miss
Jessie Gault, Sprague.
He united with the Presbyterian
Church when young man, of which
he was member until the year 1872
when he joined the Christian Church
at Fairview, and was a member of
the Sprague Christian Church at the
time of his death. He enlisted in
Co. c. 10th Kentucky Infantry, o.
tober l, 1861, and served in that
company until January is, 1863,
when he re-enlisted in Company C,
Mississippi Marine Brigade, in which
company he served until January 20,
1865, or until the end of the war,
when he was honorably discharged
from the service.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Sprague Christian Church,
afternoon, by Elder j. w.
Rogers, and interment was made in
Greenlawn cemetery, Rich Hill.-R.
H. Review.
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M. E. Church, South.

Regular services next Sunday.
Sabbath School at $50. This depart
ment made fine showing last Sab
bath. Meet with us Sunday morn
ing, and spend a profitable hour in
the study of Gods word.
Preaching morning and evening.
Subject at II a. m.-'The Exaction
of Violated Law"
Subjest at 7:3O p. m.-''Defective
Systems.
Epworth League at $50, Subject
The Social Material-My Neighbor.
Leader, Prof R. S. Seaman. You are
kindly solicited to attend these SER
vices. VIM. j. Snow, Pastor.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-03-13
Electric Light for the Farm.

1t is estimated that there are at
least two million gasolene and oil
engines on the farms in this country
at the present day and this number
is being added to at the rate of 500, =
600 annually. The average size of
these engines is about seven horse
power.
A great many farmers who have
already installed engines for power
purposes would like to have electric
lights for the house and farm build
ings and other electrical conven-
fences but do not know how to 90
about it to secure the necessary ap-
paratus.
The necessary auxiliary apparatus
consists of a small electric generator,
a storage battery and the necessary
wiring and lamps.
An electric generator large enough
to operator thirty of the new type of
metal filament Mazda lamps can be
bought very reasonably and the
necessary wiring can be done by the
farmer himself if he is handy with
tools or competent electrician will
do the work for nominal sum.
The generator is belted to the gas
engine and run until the storage bat
terry is charged; then it is stopped
and not started up again until neces-
sary. Generally, two or three short
runs during the week will be suffi-
cient, and even less where only few
lamps are used at time.
Of course it will be necessary to
obtain the correct speed ratio be-
tween the engine and the generator
but this is easily figured out. A few
hours talk with an electrician while
he Operates the system will be suffi-
Gent to teach anyone all that it is
necessary to know about operating
such an electric power plant. A
lighting system of this kind will last
for years and will supply all the
electricity necessary for lighting the
home, the yards and the barn build
ings.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-03-13

/ At the Ohio Street NJ. E. parsonage
Saturday night at 8 o'clock, Mr.. c. E,
Griffin and Miss Ora Hukel were
married by the minister of the Ohio
Street church, Rev. Claude S. Handy.
Mr.. Griffin is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
o. E. Griffin. ED" as his friends
Familiarity address him, is the hustlinq
cashier Of the Mo. Pac. R. R. Co.,
Butler. He is Of the type of young
fellows who become good business
men early in life, and his rise has
been rapid.
He is the youngest man that has
ever held the important position
which he holds with the Mo. Pacific
at this, place. Mrs. Griffin is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. HUI
KEEL, and has been book-keeper for
the Saml Levy Mercantile Co. for the
last four years, which work she has
discharged with success and satisfac-
ton to her employers, making for
herself and her firm countless warm
friends by reason of her courteous
conduct and thorough attention to
business. 1t is safe to presume that
Mrs. Griffin will keep her house,
keeping matters as we'll balanced as
she has kept the books of her late
employers.
The young folks were accompanied
to the minister's home by Mr.. Crit
fins sisters, the Misses Beatrice and
Pearl, and the wedding party also in
cluded the Mr.. George X. Newton.
The young people will 60 to house,
keeping at once in the Frazier prop
erty on North Delaware Street, Mr..
Griffin in his business like manner
having made full preparations previ-
Gus to their marriage. They will
take no journey now but have plan
ned a deferred honeymoon trip to
the Pacific coast during Mr.. Griffin's |
summer vacation. Everybody re-
spects and likes these young folks
and they are receiving warmest felic-
itations from their scores of friends,
in which happy matter this paper de-
sires to join.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-03-13
How Retailers Profit by it.

An eastern paper recently wrote
satirical paragraph saying that few
country papers were still arguing
that the parcel post would mean the
business humiliation of the small
merchant in favor of the mail order
houses of the big cities.
1t is fact that the new mail sys-
tenn of Uncle Sam has so far shown
no evidence of Righteousness for
the country merchant, and there is
small chance that it WILL. but it has
hardly been effective long enough for
a fair analysis along this line. How
ever, several instances have been re-
corded where it has worked the other
way.
A farmer living several miles from
a southern Illinois town brokea buck
ct in pump he was trying to repair.
He happened to remember he had
bought the pump of hardware deal
err in the town and he telephoned for
another bucket. It came by the next
mornings mail. When he went to
pay for it several days later he was
reminded by the dealer that if he had
bought the pump of Chicago mail
order house it would have taken sew
eral days to get the bucket. The
farmer, fully approaching the annoy
ance of a broken pump in winter
time, acknowledged the strength of
the argument and intimated that he
buy close at home in future, where
the parcel post could get repairs to
him quick.
1t need hardly be added that the
zone feature of the parcel post sys-
tenn, whereby the cost of sending the
bucket a few miles was less than
sending it two hundred, was also
mentioned by the merchant in this
instance.
Retail merchants all over the coun-
try are making much of the new post
al possibilities. From various articles
written in different publications it
would appear that grocers and hard
ware dealers are profiting most.
Whether they will continue to do SO
because they are naturally in the way
to reap greatest benefit, or whether
it is because other retailers have not
fully awakened to their opportunities
remains to be seen.-Joplin Globe.
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MOB INSULTS SUFFRAGISTS
IN CAPITAL
Police Powerless, U. s. Cavalry
Charges Crowds and Quickly Clears
Way for Parade


Way for Parade
Washington, March Five thous-
and women, marching in the woman
suffrage pageant today, practically
fought their way foot by foot up
Pennsylvania avenue through surg
ing mob which defied the police,
swamped the marchers and broke
their procession into little companies.
The women, trudging stoutly along
under great difficulties, were able to
complete their march only when
troops of cavalry from Fort Myer
were rushed into Washington to take
charge of Pennsylvania avenue.
No Inauguration ever has produced
such scenes, which in many instances
amounted to riots. Later in Con-
tinental hall the women turned what
was to have been a suffrage demon
stratian into an indignation meeting,
in which the Washington police were
roundly denounced for their inactivity
and resolutions were passed calling
upon President-elect Wilson and the
incoming congress to make an inves-
tigation and locate the responsibility
for the indignities the marchers suf-
fered.
Miss Helen Keller, the noted deaf
and blind girl, was so exhausted and
unnerved in attempting to reach a
grandstand where. she was to have
been guest of honor she was UNI
able to speak later at Continental hall.
The scenes which attended the en-
try of General" Rosalie Jones and
her "hikcrs" on Thursday, when the
bedraggled women had to fight their
way up Pennsylvania avenue,
swamped by mob with which few
policemen struggled in vain, were re-
peated today, but upon vastly larg-
er scale.
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On the Wing.

Mrs. John CARRIER visited with Mrs.
Thompson Sunday.
Mrs. Myrtle Hughes is visiting with
relatives few days this week.
Mr.. Charley Hackett went with Mr..
H. r. Hipshire to Bolton, Mo-, where
he will work for Mr.. Hipshire at $25
per month.
Ike Dawson has commenced farm
ing on the Ruble land with teams.
Galley Kelley has bought property
in Amoret and has moved there.
Mr.. Geo. Lewellen is very sick and
has sent for his parents.
Mr.. W. C. Carpenter has rented
his farm to Ben Gardner and has
moved to Amoret.
Frank Oldham and Claud Kinion
dragged the roads Saturday.
Dan Orear went to Amoret on bus
AilCSo Odtul udy'
Grant Oldham started blowing Mon
day.
Mrs. Ida Simpson has started mil
linery store at Amsterdam.
Mr.. Schesler went to Amsterdam
Tuesday.
Mrs. S. N. Pinon and Mrs. G. M.
Garner spent Friday with Mrs. Old
ham.
Geo. L. Porter will finish saving
on Bones Fork the last of this week
or the first of next. Then he expects
to move his mill near Burdett, where
a. large pile OF logs awaits him. West
overs mill is footing three times a
day on the Miami at the bridge near
the Thompson boys place.
Our farm east of Butler is for rent.
Call us at Virginia or write Butler,
Route 5.
The Mulberry band held their ari-
nual election of officers Saturday
night. The officers elected are as
follows: President, Oscar Harris;
Vice President, Ora Browning; Sec
rotary and Treasurer, Grant Oldham;
Instructor and leader, Oscar Harris;
Assistant, Edgar Smizer. They have
1924 in the treasury for future ex-
penses. Any one wanting the best
of music call Oscar Harris, president,
phone or mail Amoret Route 1.
Claude Kinion moved Monday to
to his new home northeast of Amo-
ret.
The Doctor was called to see Vir-
gil jackson Monday. The doctor
said his case was bordering on the
fever.
Mrs. Joe Goss came down from
Kansas City and is going to ship their
household goods there, where they
expect to live this summer.
Everett and Ruth Calborn are the
proud parents Of bouncing baby
boy, March 5th. We think that Uncle
Tom Hockett's name shouldbe chang
ed to grandpa as he has six grand
children named for him. Grandpa |
Hockett b 4 fine man and all speak
well Of him.
Cyrus Nestlerode has ground to let
out for small grain % he can put il
in wheat this falI. INN.
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West Star Items.

1t seems like we might have just a
little bit of winter again after such a
fine spell of spring weather. Iguess
it is too early to get much excited
about spring just at present.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Rogers,
a fine baby boy, Sunday morning.
All parties doing we'll.
Mrs. Mollie Blough has been on the
sick list. There is lots of sickness
everywhere.
Quite crowd of the young folks
of Butler spent an enjoyable after
noon Sunday with Miss Ada Cooper.
At an early hour dainty supper was
served.
DR.. Crabtree of Butler was called
Monday evening to see little Vivian
Thomas who has been quite sick for
several days.
Mrs. Chas. Stewart visited Mrs.
Neff Blough Sunday evening.
The smallpox scare is getting pretty
serious with us. Mr.. Medley has it
in his family. We don't think that
it is very severe but hope to get rid
of it soon for it is not needed.
Mr.. Scaggs has hired to G. w.
Daniels for the summer.
Mrs. C. M. Thomas and daughter,
Lucy, have gone to see Mrs. Aheart,
who is very low. After spending
few days there they will 90 to Wor-
land to visit for a few days with
Charley Thomas and wife.
Eulalia Daniels spent the first of
the week at Rome's cleaning up his
bachelor kitchen.
Mrs. Geo. Daniels visited with her
daughter, Mrs. L. G. Thomas, Mon
day.
There was no school at Star Fri
day as Miss Morland went to Butler
to take examination.
Hervey Rogers sold fine mich
cow Monday.
j. 0. Rogers was taken quite sick
while at sale last week but is some
better now. With the aid of doc
tor he was able to be taken home.
Mrs. Hervey Rogers left Friday for
Kansas, to visit home folks for a
short time.
Lutte Thomas has purchased a new
dipping tank. He dipped 81 hogs
and didn't get near through.
Mrs. Keeble came in from Kansas
City Sunday. She reports that her
daughter, Mrs. Shindler, who has
been seriously i'll, is little better.
Mrs. Rogers, of Butler, came out
and stayed all night with her son,
Hervey.
Grandma Geneva is visiting at the
home of her son, Arthur.
Mrs. Chas. Dixon has been on the
sick list but is better at this writing.
Mrs. Bert Blough came out the first
If the week to visit with her mother,
Mrs. A. P. Geneva.
ATINIT ChJJTC
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Presbyterian Church

presbyterian Church
Morning:
Bible school Gas.
Public Worship HOO.
Young Peoples Talk, ''The Draw
ing Power of God"
Evening:
Senior Christian Endeavor $50.
Public Worship 7:9Q
Sermon, True Christian Science. !"
Mid-week service Wednesday $50.
Everybody cordially invited 70 ~
services. G. 81. Ticknor, Pastor.
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Mrs. w. P. Sewers Nephew Dies

Fred H. Hathhorn, a nephew Of
Mrs. w. P. Sewer of Summit town
ship, died at his home in Billings,
Montana, February 16, as the result
Of a complication of pneumonia and
stomach trouble.
Although only thirty-seven years Of
age, Mr.. Hathhorn was generally re-
garded as one of the best criminal
lawyers in Montana. II was often
said Of him that he was a good de-
fender but that he was too tender
hearted for prosecutor. A wife
and daughter survive.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-08-19
MEXICAN INVASION
OPINION OF
Would Probably Cost United
States $500,0OO, 900 and
50,O 900 Soldiers.

"HERE was time when the gen.
eral staff Of the United States
army did think an invasion Of
Mexico an easy matter. It was
thought then that certain phenomen-
al military success. which landed the
American troops in Mexico City before
the world had thought it possible, could
be repeated at pleasure. Today diff
ferent view prevails in the war depart
ment. To 1t IL due the fine control Of
the governmental temper.
Three years ago everybody would
have laughed at the statement that 1t
would take 25O.OOO men to invade Mex
leo effectively. writes George Albert
Schreiner in the New York Evening
Post. It was the habit then to assume
that a company Of Texas rangers could
cross the Rio Grande and subdue the
entire republic just as fast as their
mounts could cover 1t. The Mexican
army was then known as a most un.
soldierly aggregate of hombres who
had discarded the rags Of the peniten.
tiary for the cheap cotton trousers.
gaudy tunics and headpieces Of the ar.
my. In way this impression is yet
held. though the continuous insurrec.
tons and revolutions Of the last two
years have modified 1t in at least ono
important respect
Mexican Can Fight.
It is admitted today that the Next
can can fight when he has mind to
do this. But something is likely to be
overlooked here. The incessant tur-
MOL has made soldiers out of Mexicans
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-08-19
NEW LIGHT PLANT
New Electric Company 10 Preparing
to Build System In Montesano.
Have Elma Plant

MONTESANO, Aug. 18.-N. c. Ev-
ans, who has taken over the franchise
granted by the city to S. Norton Bobo
for the operation of an electric sys-
tenn here, was in the city Wednes-
day completing arrangements to be-
gin work on the project. Mr.. Evans
states that he has taken over the
plant of the Elma Light & Power
Co., at Elma, and will develop that
plant so that it can be operated in
a first class manner. He intends to
construct a power line to this city
from the Elma plant and this will be
supplemented by high voltage. Ev-
ans has a contract for power to be
furnished Nby the electric company
operating in the Hub city. The To-
cal business of the company will
be managed by w. L. Hawkes.. Mr..
Evans stated that the new company
would be ready for service in about
four months.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-08-19
CIVIC PRIDE AND HONESTY
DEMAND PUBLIC SUPPORT

board, desiring any and all Information
touching upon values of property with.
in Chehalis county, receive and place
on file all books. papers, documents,
affidavits and testimony touching such
values.
"And that all persons, corporations,
firms or individuals who have testified
before this board touching the values
of property, their own or under their
control, or the attorneys for such per-
sons. firms, individuals or corporations,
shall be and they hereby are requested
and directed to deposit with the chair
man of the board, on or before August
20, 1918, all original bills, invoices
statements, appraisals, estimates and
any table Of depreciation used by them
in arriving at the present value Of any
machine or machinery or other per.
sonal property of any manufacturing
plant or institution and each and every
one of them are directed to produce
the original tallies of all lumber, lath,
logs and shingles and the men who
made the same, and that a copy of this
resolution be served upon John c. Ho-
gan, attorney for various professionals,
and a like copy upon w. H. Abel, at
torney for various protestants, and
that the prosecuting attorney be d.
rected to request the same information
of each person, firm or corporation, or
the attorney or attorneys therefore
who may hereafter be examined in this
respect"
Commissioner Locke gave the follow
ing explanation of the resolution:
1.-THE object is simply to keep our
records clear-so these men cannot
come into court later and say they had
the evidence II we had cared to hear
it. l wanted our records to show we
gave them every opportunity to pre-
sent the evidence! We cannot force it
before us under the law, but we can
ask for it, and this resolution will show
we have done So"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-08-19

sistance had been broken. There are
many INSTANCES of this sort of history.
but in this respect the City OF Mexico
means SO little to the MeXicans that
such result could not he hoped for.
The pacification of MexicO-for that
could be- the only reasonable objective
Of intervention would have to be car
ried into the most remote parts OF the
republic In that would lie the diff
Guilty.
There Is the hope. of course. that the
saner element of Mexico would by that
time realize that law and order were all
the American army demanded But
this IL merely u hope. not well sup
ported by the country's antecedents.
One has to know the intimate history
Of political Mexico. from Hidalgo and
Junrez down. to understand how little
justification there is for such conclu-
sion. The Mexican Is not above de-
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-08-19

AMERICAN OFFICER SIGHTING RAPID FIRE
GUN OF TYPE NOW IN SERVICE IN THE
ARMY.
who formerly were not soldiers. In the
states Of Nuevo Leon. Coahuila. Tam
aulipas. chihuahua and elsewhere there
has come into an existence fighting ma.
terial that is highly respected by all
who know it-los fuergos auxiliares. a
sort Of mounted police, under state SUI
pervision. that would be heard from
most disagreeably in case Of interven-
ton.
The men forming this contingent are
probably superior to anything the re-
public has III its military establish
ment. The first demonstration of this
from the rural population in the In
surrection districts. they refused to ad-
here to any but the de facto govern
ment. Like the regular army, this in.
stitution recognizes nothing but el 60.
bierno. What individual happens to
be president does not matter. The
auxiliares of Nuevo Leon haunted
General Reyes until he thought it we'll
to surrender. in spite of the fact that
this old rebel had hoped to win them
over to his side. as. according to all
presidents south Of the Rio Grande.
be had good reason to hope.
Strong National Spirit.
A word must be said here for the re-
naming human elements that would
take up arms. Even the most preju-
diced must admit that the Mexican. no
matter what his station in life. Is
warmly attached to his country-his
republica. So great Is this love Of
country that only the supply of arms
could limit the number that would 20
into the field in case Of an invasion.
Since this is estimated at over mil
lion stands of rifles. there would be
no dearth in that direction. In a
united Mexico. moreover. there would
be no lack OF ammunition for long
time The republic not alone has ac-
quired large stores Of artillery and
small arms ammunition. but it has also
the mechanical equipment to manufac.
ture these In case an inevitable block
ede should make the importation OF
them impossible.
The Mexican army would confine its
efforts to the most trying sort Of war.
ware-guerrilla. a sort Of military op.
GRAFTON to which their kinsmen In
Spain gave the name and with which
the Mexicans themselves are fully &C.
quainted. To an army organized like
that Of the United States this is very
disastrous until such time as the nee.
essary notifications are made. Great
Britain. to meet similar conditions In
South Africa. had to convert her In
fantry into mounted infantry. the de-
sideratum being greater mobility. but
the change involved was a slow and
trying one and led to the great protrac-
ton OF the campaign. The United
States would have to meet the same
problem before it could hope for sue
cess. but the British infantryman at
least knew how to handle his rifle.
The American militiaman and volun.
teer would have to be taught even
that
Initial Success Important.
In modern warfare. though this has
been badly overrated, the initial sue
cess is everything. With this natural
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-08-19
Board Stands Firm.

AS might be expected, acting under
the law they have taken oath to main
tain and execute, the board of equal.
ization placed itself squarely on rec.
ord, by the adoption of a resolution
introduced by Commissioner Locke
The resolution follows
BE 1t Resolved by the board OF
equalization in and for Chehalis coun.
ty. Washington:
THAT the persons, firms and corpor.
atoms who refuse to list property sub.
ject to taxation, their own or under
their control, are admitted to have no
standing before this board, but the