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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-04-09
Along the Miami

Ed. Culver and family spent Sun
day at the home of VIM Newell and
family.
Byron Closson, formerly of this
neighborhood, but now of Ottumwa,
Iowa, spent several days here last
week. Mr.. Chosen reports their
little girls well, but he and Mrs.
Chosen are both in poor health and
are taking medical treatment. II.
j. D. Chapel and family were
visitors at the home of John Shipp
Sunday at Harrisonville.
Jim Hunter and wife, of Appleton
City, were visitors at the home of A.
G. Hoyt and family last week.
Arthur Burkhart and family, of
Pleasant Gap came over Saturday
evening and visited until Sunday
evening at the home of Fred Wolfe
and family.
Bethel School will close Friday.
j. L. Fisher and family spent a
pleasant afternoon Sunday with the
family of X. M. Couch.
Will Suits and Charlie Beckett, Of
Passaic, were on the Miami fishing
Monday. MIAMI.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-04-09

The employees of the post office
planned and pulled off a pleasant
banquet last Tuesday night at the
Fraternal Inn in honor of C.. A. Cham
bers, the retiring postmaster, and to
welcome j. <. Williams, the new in
cumbent. Chambers and Williams
entered the banquet room together,
followed by all the employees of the
local office. The banquet table was
tastefully decorated with American
flags and ferns, and splendid menu
was served by Green Brothers. Ell
mer Campbell, assistant postmaster,
acted as toast master and made a
short speech in behalf of the employ
ees, and then called on others. Ira
Suttoon, the oldest and Bruce Black,
the youngest clerk in the office, made
speeches in behalf of the clerical
force; Milford Richardson and Fred
Williams, who have been in the SER
vice ever since the establishment of
city delivery, spoke for the city car
riers. S1niser, Nicely and wainwright
made short speeches in behalf of the
rural carriers. C. A. Chambers was
called upon and made happy speech,
his appreciation Of the
faithful services and his personal re-
gard for every employee, and COM
mending the force to the incoming
postmaster. j. E.. Williams respond
ed in fitting words saying he felt sure
he would have the same loyal support
from all branches of the service
which had characterized MIR. Cham
bers' administration. After pleasant
goodbye to Mr.. Chambers they ex-
tended cordial welcome to Mr.. Will
|iamS
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-04-09

Inc taOleau IN Wnlcn a Deauti1ul Ara
bian horse appeared will never be for
gotten. The scene was splendidly
unique and elected spontaneous and re-
peated applause.
David Snow, as Herald, and Roy
Bartlett, as Harbonah, distinguished
themselves in their respective charac-
ters. The piano accompanied, Mr.. Vir-
gil Thompson of Kansas City was all
that could be desired. Overtures and
interludes were played by the Butler
Mandolin Club, our popular young mu-
sicians maintaining their former high
reputation. Lane Shanklin of Clinton
is not unknown to our people as cor
netist. He accompanied choruses and
solos and also played touching cornet
solo Immediately before the last act of
the cantata.
Immediately after Mr.. Shanklin's So
10, Rev. Claude S. Handy. pastor of
the Ohio Street Methodist Episcopal
Church, briefly and feelingly express
ed the appreciation Of the young people
Of his Epworth League for the gener-
osity and kindly consideration of oh
who had in any way contributed to the
success Of this outstanding musical
event, after which he presented agroup
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-12-11
A QUARTET
Music Makers Rightly Named, for the
Members Are All Extraordi-
nary Musicians.

There are Quartets quartets.
One kind is composed of four men
and the other of four musicians. The
Music Makers, who are to appear at
Normal auditorium Monday evening,
Dec. IA, under the auspices of the
entertainment committee belong to
the latter type. 1t is composed OF
four talented young men who are
trained musicians and have perfected
themselves in the art of entertaining.
They are the Oldest organized quar-
tet in the lyceum today-and length
of service counts for something in
such organizations, especially where
the members keep abreast of the
times as these young men do.
One lyceum expert pronounces
them the best singing quartet in the
business. This is primarily a vocal
male quartet. Instrumental mum
bers-cracking good ones-are given
but it is the vocal numbers that have
given Huff, Garrett. Shaw and Platzs
their reputation.
In addition to the vocal numbers
one of the boys is a good reader, an
other gives piano solos and a third
plays the saxaphone. while all three
perform marvelously well on a mag
nificent marimbaphone.
Sure, they have the action songs
the best ever written. A treat is
in store for all ticket holders.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-12-11

NO RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OF
FICE-A RESOLUTION THAT
FAILED TO PASS.

Pierre, Dec. 11.-The sentiment of
both the republican and democratic
parties of the state in regard to the
law, which seeks to compel the state
committees to select candidates for
the various a%ppointive positions, are
expressed in the resolutions adopted
by both committees declining to make
any endorsements at this time, that
of the democrats covering only the
one lone application which was filed
for an appointment to the Lennon
land office, and that of the republic
ans in the following resolution,
which was presented by G. N. Her
reid of Brown and seconded by DR..
Lamb of Dawson:
Whereas. ur-deliberations have
developed serious. conflicting inter
probation and opinions in this body
regarding the provisions of the Rich
ards primary law: provisions which
have been before the supreme court
resulting in dissenting opinions; and
Whereas, There are several hun
dred official positions to be filled and
only thirteen applications on Ale. sew
eral OF which are for places which
we are informed and believe will not
be vacant for two. three and even
four years; and
Whereas, Here are assembled rep
~resentatives from only thirty-seven
OF the sixty-three counties of the
state, and
whereas. Among the thirteen APP
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-12-11

Ultimate party organizations by ere
ating unnecessary f%actional strife.
and
Whereas. BY its provisions the
law prevents the nan of moderate
means from holding public office, and
necessitates great public expense
without any corresponding benefit be-
ing derived,
BE 1t Resolved, That we recon-
mend the immediate repeal of the so
called Richards Primary Law from
its title to the repeating clause. in
elusive. and that a wholesome. COM
prehensive, sane and safe primary
law be enacted in lieu thereof"
After discussion, in which many
committeeman thought that such a
resolution was going beyond the pur-
pose for which the meeting was call
ed by the law, while at the same time
giving the sentiment their strongest
endorsement, the resolution was
withdrawn without a vote being
taken on the same.
The convention then adjourned to
the cell of the chairman, who is ex-
! pected to call the committee together
early in January.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-12-11

On the 14th of December, the Alex
Fador farm, located one mile south
of Wentworth, Lake county, South
Dakota, consisting of 400 acres, de-
scribed as the WIZ. and the VIE of
the NV a of section 81, township
los. range 81, win be sold at pub
lie auction.
There is a fine nine-room house,
full basement, with kitchen in the
basement, two cisterns, barn that
holds "a head of stock, barn needs
repairing, large new granary and
corn crib, other buildings and a grove
on the place. Has 800 acres under
cultivation. Is fenced. and has a
good well. This farm has an ideal
location for stock raising. and there
is no better corn land in the country.
The farm is rented to a good Iowa
farmer for 1915. This farm will be
sold on very easy terms. Remember
the date, December IA. sale to com
meme at 2 o'clock sharp. For in
formation address F. Leon SoperI
agent, Madison, S. d. Col. G. w
Schultz, auctioneer. Davis. S. d.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-12-11

plicants for office, several of them
are to thesmembers of this body a
tically unknown, such members be-
ing at this time unable to conscien-
tiously pass upon the qualifications
and fitness of such applicants; and
Whereas, 1t is strenuously main
tanned by committeeman and lawyers
who have given these matters the
most careful consideration that the
provisions of the law under which
these proceedings are held are in
conflict with the provisions of the
constitution, and that any recon-
mendations would be held to be null
and void, both by the president of
the United States and the governor
of this state.
Therefore. Resolved, that no rec
concentrations, for the reasons afore-
said. be made at this time"
This vas unanimously adopted by
the committeeman present, and was
followed by the next resolution pre-
scented by T. b. Roberts. which was:
Whereas, The statutes of this
state contain a primary election law,
commonly known as The Richards
Primary Law which was conceived
in the mind of one person (for what
reason and with what motive, other
than TO crafty the insatiate longing
of a personal ambition, never having
been discovered) and
Whereas. In attempting to carry
| out its provisions IL has been neces-
sary for public officers to resort to
the courts to ascertain its meaning.
the law as a whole thing being so
complex that the human mind can
not readily comprehend it. and it be-
ing so incomprehensible and unin-
telligible that voters are obliged to
seek information regarding its pur-
port; and the tendency of the whole
law being to mislead and disrupt le-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-12-11

Will Intercede for Sioux City Stock
Yards-Coming Legislation.

Sioux City, Dec. 11.-Sioux City
stockyards dealers have requested
Senator Coe /. Crawford of South Da-
kota to urge lifting of the federal
stock quarantine against western
Iowa. Senator Crawford was in Sioux
City and met a delegation of stock
yards men. He promised to visit DIR.
A. ID. Melvin of the Washington bu-
reau of animal industry. as soon as
he shall reach Washington and to use
his influence for the lifting of the re-
naming restrictions.
From what l have learned" said
the senator, there is very little ex-
cuse for the continuation of any
quarantine upon this section of the
state. AS a matter of fact, l believe
there never was anything more than
some suspicious cases in Green coun-
ty so far as western Iowa is concern
ed. | have promised a delegation of
men from the Sioux City yards that
/ will call upon DR.. Melvin at once
and e what can be done to have
the entire western section released in
every particular"
Legislation as outlined in Presi-
AVAt tbAiSOA - AAiCoSa6C " 1Oh6AC 5e
will occupy all the time of the short
session now going on at Washington.
according to Senator Coe I. Crawford.
The principal discussion regarding
the measures advocated by Mr.. Will
% are likely to be over the purchase
Of ships for South American trade
and the conservation measures of the
message, in the opinion OF Senator
Crawford.
Senator Crawford was in Sioux
City on business on his way to Wash
ington for the closing session of the
Sixty-third congress.
After considering the proposed
shipping BILL" said Senator Craw-
ford. Il am inclined to believe that /
shall favor ii. although it will meet
strong opposition in many quarters"
Mr.. Crawford said he believed it to
be a wise move to open the trade
gates.
Another measure that will arouse
much discussion" he said. lis the
opening of natural resources There
will be opposition to this no doubt
from some democratic senators who
will not agree with the president as
to the of opening natural wa
terways. am inclined to look at
this measure as one that will be of
particular value ii a proper method
Of application can be found.
In the opinion Of Senator Crawford
there will be . considerable discus
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-12-11

sion regarding the Filipino question.
but he looks for practically any meas
ure advocated by President Wilson to
be put through, owing to the demo-
cratic majorities in the congress.
AS to South Dakota politics Sen
ator Crawford had little to say, say
ing that he believed he was entitled
to rest from political turmoil in view
of the number of years he is finishing
in public service.
Il have always made it a point
he said, ito accept the decision of the
people without allowing it to sour my
disposition"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-12-11

Sioux City, Dec. 11.-Cattle re-
ceipts were estimated at 500, as
against 1893 a week ago and 1925 the
corresponding day a year ago.
Trade in fat cattle showed a good
active tone and further strength de-
veloped, sales being strong to Toe
higher than yesterday. Colder wealth
er is evidently helping to broaden
the outlet for dressed products as all
buyers had liberal orders this morn
ing.
Unevenness was reported in the
disposal of stockers and feeders and
the undertone to the trade in both
the quarantine and the clean divi-
sions. Strictly good kinds sold near
ly steady. while discounts of 10
were quoted on the commoner kinds.
Dizziness characterized trading on
hogs this morning. Supply at the
local market "a comparatively mod
crate, but increased receipts and
lower opening were reported at 9TH
err centers. Both shippers and pack
ers were operating and while there
| was sufficient inquiry all buyers were
determined on cheapening the cost.
Decline, when a trading basis was
| reached, was about Is cents. Top
| for the day landed at $6.95, while
| the bulk of the sales ranged from
| Sc a 500.
Activity and strength were noted
| in the market for bovine stock. Sup
| ply was moderate and an early clear
ance was effected. Top lambs sold
at $685., while best ewes sold at SIS.
Cattle.
| Good to choice steers ..$8.75 a 1000
| Stockers and feeders -. $500 700
Cows and heifers, good
to choice ......... 700 a SIS
| Bulls and stays ...... 500 6.75
Sheep.
Lambs. good to choice. 1900 $50
IYearlings ......... 900 q SIS
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-12-11
YOUR COLD Is DANcERoUs-BREAK
IT UP NOW.

A cold is readily catching. a run
down system is susceptible to germs.
You owe it to yourself and to others of
your household to fight the germs at
once. DIR. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey is fine
for colds and coughs. 1t loosens the
mucous, stops the cough and soothes the
lungs. It's guaranteed. Only Csc at
your druggist.-Adv.
The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-02-13
KEEPING DRESSER DAINTY
Highly Desirable Point, but One Tia
Needs Exercise Of the Utmost
Vigilance.

Every housekeeper knows the dim
Guilty OF keeping dresser coverings
spic and span and appropriately dain-
ty for a cretonne hung bedroom An
uncomfortable amount OF dust seems
to collect on every dresser overnight
and to the dust are added siftings OF
talcum powder. II Is we'll nigh i'm
possible to remove all the dresser be-
longings each day and shake out the
covers, but going over the dresser top
with small whisk broom will help
matters amazingly. The brushes,
frames, bottles, etc, should be careful
ly busted every morning. for nothing
Is so distressing as dust on a dainty
dresser.
The idea OF having a slab of beveled
glass over the embroidery or lace
cover does not appeal to some women.
1t has a coldly neat but obviously la
bor-saving suggestion that implies
economy exercised in housemaid serv-
Ice SO most dressers are graced with
spreads of cretonne, lace, embroidery
or swiss, entirely unprotected by
glass Cretonne covers are service
able, but they are not as dainty as
covers of embroidery dotted swiss or
lace trimmed organdie over a lining
OF colored sateen. This lining should
be exactly the size of the sheer cover
and not the size of the dresser ton
II small metal snap buttons are at
tached to sateen lining and cover at
the four corners the two pieces OF
fabric will not slip apart or ride
over" the edge of the dresser at the
front as covers sometimes do. II ere
tonne to match curtains OF cushions
is used to cover the dresser a strip OF
white net, first shrunken and pressed
out again. should be laid over the Gre
tonne and attached to II around the
edges under fanc.- edge banding or
ball trimming. The yelling OF net
softens and blends the cretonne col
ors into a beautiful harmony OF deli
cate tints.
The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-02-13
POTATOES MAKE
POOR SWINE FEED
On Account of Large Water Con-
tent, Tubers Are Not Con-
sidered Satisfactory.

On account of the heavy potato cron
and the low market price, many PEG
pie are asking about the value OF
spuds for stock feed The animal
husbandry division OF the state col.
lege at Pullman has several inquiries
of this sort.
On account of their large water con
tent, potatoes alone are not suitable
for feeding swine. Experimental re
suits at many stations have shown
that one pound of grain Is equal to
about four pounds of cooked potatoes
or four and one-half pounds of pota.
toes raw. on this basis anyone can
figure out the probable return OF po-
tatoes when fed to hogs. They must
be fed with grain TO return satisfac
tory results. Probably not more than
four POI DIS of potatoes should be used
for each pound of grain where rapid
gains are desired.
AS Is well known, potatoes should
be cooked, using as little water as pos
sible. MASKING them and mixing in
the grain while the potatoes are hot
A little salt should be added and the
mixture fed to the hogs while still
warm. II the grain is corn or bar
ley, the addition of some tankage
should increase the gains and decrease
slightly their cost.-Bulletin, Wash
ington State Agricultural College.
The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-02-13
|2&AlLAROUN|
|fl21sHOUSE|

Pies should always be glazed with
white OF egg II you wish them to be a
shiny brown.
All liver must be fresh to make de.
sirable food.
Mildew may be removed by soaking
the garment in buttermilk.
Common baking coda on a damp
cloth Is useful to clean bathtubs.
An extra nail for a stray towel or
garment Is a handy thing in a bath
room
When mailing hard wood soap the
nail first, and 1t is less likely to split
the wood
Every room in house. even In win
ter. should be thoroughly aired at
least once q day.
china dish with three compart-
ments is handy for passing cheese
Plenty OF towel rails around the
bath tub are advisable II the room Is
used by more than one person.
II brass or copper have become
rusty, the rust may be rubbed of with
a weak solution Of oxalic acid
II hot fat is spilled on the floor
throw cold water on 1t at once and II
will not soak into the boards 80
deeply.
The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-02-13
Old German Salad Recipe.

Here is an old German recipe for a
salad that is delicious for Sunday
night supper when sweet things pail.
Finely chopped, 1t is also an excellent
filling for sandwiches. Soak any de-
sired quantity OF salt sardelles in wa
ter for several hours. Sardines put
up in oil may be used instead of the
soaked sardellas. Line a salad bowl
with lettuce leaves and fill with stuff
ed olives, capers and shrimps or crab
meat. Garnish with parsley and slices
of lemon and pour over the whole a
heavy French dressing.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-10-15
ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON .. 4 r.
q. NEAR JUNCTION CITY. :.
COLORADO.
RUNNING AT VERY HIGH SPEED
2o-Ton RowIder Falls From preeipics,
Crashing Through Roof and Steel
Walls of Day Coach and
Smoker.

Grand Junction, Colorado.-Three
persons we're killed and IL
were injured, several seriously, when
20-ton bowlder. falling from pre-
cipice, crashed into the day coach
and smoker of Denver & Rio Grande
passenger train No. 3.
The accident occurred Is miles east
OF this city.
The dead are H. r. Hollingsberry.
Pueblo; Thomas c. Tinkens. Grand
Junction; Harry Braddock. Chicago.
The train. which left Denver, was
running at high speed when rock
struck the coupling between the ten
der and smoking car. parting the train.
Befort the automatic air brakes had
brought the rear section to a stop a
huge bowlder crashed upon the smok
| ing car and day coach, shattering the
roofs and crumbling the steel walls
At the point where the wreck oc.
CURED the tracks run at the foot OF
the cliffs parallel with the Grand
| River. Much of the wreckage Of the
/ two cars was precipitated into the
swift mountain stream.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-10-15
Relation Of Music
to Human Progress
By GEORGE LAY SMITH
Educator and Author. Boston, Mas.

Music just luxury exists of emotional asfac-
ton varying from Utilization to debauh When symphony
sweet Of the vions and the tender bird
or again overpowed by the clarion of the trmpes feel flesh
thrill and clap hands like children with Joy when
the OPERA the stirring appeal of the heroic high flight the
floats exatation,
merely being lifted out of accustomed with
having for the time being pleasure that luxury
An orchestra seat the Metropolitan opera S. If that fact
to be luxury what could People don't Sc
three hours of "upift soudevopment but for emotional
spree They don't anything about the necessares but
have the luxures of life And they right way, for life
worth while in proportion get rich sensations of it.
In word the progress of the progress luxury The finer
sorts of sensegrafcaon don't get" until have
learned to be susceptible them It's hard work for of We
to sn at first rebiou then maybe payerfuy and it, eyenu
ally efforts rewarded what have gained? Why this
of pleasure in which, perhaps distinct element is the knowledge
that everybody is of the initiate
In the world of music then there of ladder hierarchy.
began with instruments of and the like
people still in the tomtom stage At the top of the ladder
fellows who despie opera opera partly
and acting and scenery They despse
the part these people strong They
agMzed by the uamodern 1t pleasant
they have something to grow
The rest of scattered along the ne devotees
bands pianos quaes, musical
far human progress concerned can't that liking
and the banjo isn't unseh and harmless and bne
Cia a a passion for Brahms. The ~ n.
French the wise people: "Chacu nN~, n Ill., H
a son govt" ISI&ZS0
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-10-15
THEN KILLS FARM ANIMALS Be.
CAUSE THEY "HAD DEVILS
IN THEM"
MOTHER ESCAPES BY FLIGHT
Murderer Then Surrenders to Pastor
Mind Has Been Deranged Sew
eral Years - VIII Go to
Asylum Without Trial.

Hannibal. Mo. - Believing that
demons possessed his parents
and the live stock, Claiborne Coontz,
80 years old, killed his father and a
dozen head of farm animals, ran his
mother away from home and then
wandered across fields and gave him
self up to Rev. ]. A. Travis, Pres
byterian minister
The father, John c. Coontz, was
city clerk OF Hannibal in 1904, and
also served in the city council. The
sons mind has been deranged for
several years and preparations were
being made to have him removed to
ar asylum by county officers.
1.-THE devil got into the folks and
all the stock, and had to kill them,' -
he said. 'Tll have to get mother. for
she has demon, too"
He raved about girl In Illinois
whom he declared had Tilted him for
another fellow several years ago.
Coontz probably will be sent to an
asylum without trial.