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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-01-29
Get Jacks in This Sale

The Bates County Jack Sales Com
pany under the management of Col
c. E. Robbins and Charlie Argen-
bright will hold a sale in the Argen-
bright sale pavilion in Butler, Mo-,
March 4. The entries for the nomi-
nation of jacks and iennets for this
sale will be open until February S.
This company bought 851 900 circu-
lation Of the Capper Publishing Com
pany which includes the Missouri
Ruralist, Oklahoma Farmer, Farmers
Mail and Breeze, Nebraska Farm
journal and Missouri Valley Farmer,
besides two other papers, giving this
sale publicity of nearly 1 million
circulation. They pay all expenses
OF the sale and charge so much for
the entry fee. The business will be
conducted in a business-like manner.
This combination jack sale gives the
owner of one, two or three jacks an
opportunity to sell and get as much
money for his jack as in any other
sale, because that one jack will be
advertised nearly 2 million times be.
fore the sale is over. If interested
write either of these men for applica-
ton blank and terms. Missouri
RuraliSt.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-01-29
HELPFUL WORDS
y From A Butler Citizen.

from A Butler Citizen.
Is you back lame and painful
Does it ache especially after exer-
ton?
Is there a soreness in the kidney
region?
These symptoms suggest weak kid
neys.
If so there is danger in delay.
Weak kidneys get fast weaker.
Give your trouble prompt attention.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys.
Your neighbors use and recommend
them.
Read this Butler testimony.
Asa Morgan, Butler, Mo-, says:
"Doan's Kidney Pills are good rem
edy for pains and weakness in the
back and trouble with the kidney Sc
cretions. This remedy has been
used in my family, being procured al
Clay's Drug Store, and as l know
what it can do, l do not hesitate to
endorse it.
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's sand
take no Other.-adv. 14-2t
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-01-29
Free to Farmers.

By special arrangement Ratekin's
big 1914 seed catalogue with a. sam
pie of Diamond Joe's Big White"
seed corn that made 1853 bushels per
acre, will be mailed free to every
reader of this paper who are inter-
ested in the crops they grow. This
big book tells how to make the farm
and garden pay. It's worth dollars
to all who plant or SOW. Write for
it and mention this paper. The adj
dress is Ratekin's Seed House, Shen-
andoah, Iowa. Box 165.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-01-29

When woman calls herself mann.
bma" to a long-haired dogeie-well,
what we think wouldn't do to print.
One advantage Of being called to a
high political office is that it in step
upward in the climb to the lecture
platform at several hundred dollars
ner.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-01-29
List of Letters

remaining uncalled for in the post
office at Butler, Mo-, for the week
ending January 9th, 1914:
Gentlemen: Charlie F. Wood.
Ladies': Miss Minnie Bowers, Miss
Flora DeSarte.
These letters will be sent to the
dead letter office February 10, 1914,
if not delivered before. In call
ing for the above, please say "Adver-
tised," giving date of list.
C. A. Chambers, Post Master.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-01-29
Farm For Sale.

3lA acre farm, 81 miles from But
Ter, good three room house in excel
lent repair, new roomy barn, 2 good
hog houses and other new buildings,
2 good wells and spring, "a acres
under cultivation, the balance in
grass. j. w. Jones,
Phone on line %. RI. 6, Butler Mo.
14-2t*
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-01-29
Real Estate Transfers.

A F Hudiburg to Richard DeMott
und u int tract sec IL D Creek 5000
Theo Green to Sarah Jared tract
sec 10 West Point ........... SOC
C L Yancy to May Mitchell und
Is int "a a sec 26 Mt Pleasant 76s
J H Bowden to Paul Hammond.
80 sec %, "a Spruce $3.50. !
E Wheelbarger to E C Bridges pit
lots 5, 6 blk 50 Rich Hill ......
J H Bowden to Georgia. Herrell
128 sec 10, "a, % Spruce. l
May Mitchell to A L Dixon etal
und 1a int 81 sec rs Mt Pleas
ant. ..................., 100
Louis McCaslin to L S Miller 1919
sec Walnut ................ 400
Barbara Spitzenburger to E c -
Porter 40 sec 5 Charlotte 49,. 400
J E Smith to T H Cox 1872 sec
Elkhart 10000
A E Morris to AIetha Tibbs 90a
sec % New Home ............. 1000
T H Cox to ] E Smith 12O sec
IL Mt Pleasant. .............. 5000
Fannie Gee to J W Higgins lot
blk 81 Rich Hill ..........,.... 30
Gil Thomas etal to ] E Justice
lot 9 blk 1872 Rich Hill ........ 1850
w D Merchant to w, E Cash 16
zee 8 Usage ................... 1000
w Nvannyke to Ernest Shop
pard lot s blk 50 Rich Hill. 40
Nay b White etal to s v Har-
ness 20 . sec 10 Spruce. 800. 1000
Mary Thomas etal to N E Jones
/ 50 : sec Mt Pleasant ........ 5000
Arthur Duvall to E G McAllister
16l . Gee NtPleasant 90. 10000
Bird Hutchings to H P Mawson
IS . sec 10 Deer Creek ........ $500
81 A Noble to VIM Mcdonald 24O
6 sec 16 West Boone .......... 10000
Notice to TAxpayefs Of Mt Pleas
ant Township.
: Twin b comp1lled b collect 2 per
cent peAalty On IN taxss not paid
before February 1sk 1914
- IT pashar -.
A2 Township Collector.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-16
DEATH LIST.

Annie Oswald, 40 Rhons, 70 years.
heart disease: Frank fSchwartz, b4s
JOS. campau. ~ ears, .phthisis; William
Schafer. Herman kiefer hospital 2s
years, tuberculosis; Michael Upjohn.
81 Marys hospital, 80 years. broncho
pneumonia; John Thompson. -. Mary's
hospital. Is years. alcoholism; Wal
burg A. Schieman, 306 Berlin, "a
years. mitral regurgitatlon. May De-
mond 5s6 Beaubien, AZ years. phthisIs
Lillian Weichel. 1874 Gratiot, i3 years
lobar pneumonia: Caroline Samp
Harper hospital s3 years. cerebral
concussIon; Eugene fnaskenicz. IIG
Cameron. months. commissions: Jo-
seph l. McKeever. I7s W. Baltimore
IS years: ,tuberculosi.; Robert Ma
thews, sol Lillibridge. 80 years, mItral
insufhciency; Anna Teki. 80 Home, J
months, tuberculosis; Leokadia Kuras
$50 Wesson, = months. entero colitis
Pauline Grooms. 81 Aurelia, 3s years
melancholia: Nellie NJ. Noumn, 3t2
Division. ~ years. phthisis: Elemora
Kirsch, 21 Weitzel-ct, - years. can
Ger: DomInick Grillo. 52i r. Lafayette.
Sc years. asthma; Emily II. Roehm. 80
Calvert. 90 years. nephrftis: Susan
Cumbo Grace hospital. SO years. cry
sipeias cynthia A. Wilcox. s75 Law
ton, 52 years. seniiity: James A. Me-
years. diphtheria; Tony Mercuka 81.
Alfred Jackson, 1895 Canton. 40 years.
seniiity: Joseph Plenka. 81 Peterson.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-16
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COLUMBIAN SCHOOL

Editorial stan--Chief, OIss Wagner,
asaoctates. John kanard, Herfette
Whitman, Howard Hudson, Evelyn
Amerman, Barrie whipple, Nfna Har-
row, Olive Buchner.
The traffic office at Mckinley and
Warrenaves., Is certainly having a
busy time just now. A Waterman
Is being put In. and he has all he
can do to watch the children so they
will not get run over by car, or even
worse, fall In one Of the holes.
Lucille Buchner, aged Z. living at
No. 1343 Vinewood-ave., was slight
ly injured by an automobile last
week.
Miss Barlow, the physical culture
teacher, visited room A last week.
We went through our exercises for her
and she said we did them very well,
especially the cut-step.
Mr.. +. Harris has opened a new
grocery store at No. 80 Mohawk-ave.
The children Of class A In room A
are dramatizing Julius Caesar" The
children that take part in the play
act very well. especially Lawrence
Van Amberg, who takes the part Of
the old soothsayer and tells Caesar"
to beware OF the "Ides of March"
The Detroit times., 1914-11-16
TRoWBRIDGE SCHOOL

Editorial stan-Chief. Harry Yudkon,
associates. Lucille Finsterwald. An
ME Goodman. Charlotte kuhnreich.
Eva Pepper LOrens MichelsOn. Harry
komer. Voier Prother.
Rooms G and NJ, Misses Webster and
Drouillard. teachers, plan to have a
very enjoyable entertainment Wednes.
day, Nov. 25, In celebration of Thanks
giving. II will consist principally OF
speaking by pupils, songs and drama
tization OF popular stories. This will
stereopticon slides on the first
Thanksgiving.
Team A played against team b in a
game OF German batball Wednesday.
Team A boys have Oolo Blaszkiewitz
for captain and team B, girls. have
Lola Wineberg for captain. The game
was very interesting and ended with
a score of 33 to 20 In favor OF the
boys team.
Mrs. Propus and family. formerly
of Montreal, have moved to No. 241
East Hancock-ave. The children will
attend the Trowbridge school.
Miss Ableson, teacher OF room c.
has drawn a beautiful picture of q
harvest moon scene on the black
board. II pleased the children very
much.
The girls OF room A had very
interesting game OF German batbali
Friday. The score was to 2 In
favor of team 2.
Room A teachers, Miss Dean and
Hadlow, entertain their class each
Friday with several classical selec.
tions on the victrola, which Is very
enjoyable.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-16
CROSMAN SCHOOL

Editorial stan-Chief. Edward Reid
associates, Mabel owen, Frank Me-
Fixes, Joe Parker. Virginia Murray
Helen johnson. Russel Howe. DEM
Ing Hines.
Our school Is new and fully equip
ped. and we are very proud of Il. II
was opened a year ago last Septem'
Der. Miss Mercy j. Hayes is the prin.
cipal; the teachers are Miss Burk
Miss Roach, Miss Matthews, Miss
Stephens, Mrs. Davis, Miss Burch
Miss Fitzgerald, Miss McSweeney
Miss Purdy, Miss Van Gallow. Miss
Purdon, Miss Crane and Miss Fisher
We have about 600 pupils.
Last spring an entertainment was
given by our school under the man
agement of Miss Hayes and the teach
, ers. We charged twenty-five cp.ts'
admission, and took in sufficient funds
to buy for each room. from the f,urth
grade up. soccer ball, football. a
newcomb ball and playground ball
and bat. The eighth grade. or a
room, was not given a playground
ball and bat, but provided with a
volley ball and net instead.
An exciting game OF newcomb was
played last Tuesday between room A
and room c girls. Room G Is the
seventh grade room. The score was
lis TO 81 In favor OF room A. Miss
Fitzgerald supervised the game.
On Friday, Nov. 6. our football .eam
played the Washington Athletics ON
our ground. We defeated them very
easily, the score being "a to o.
On last Tuesday our school played
the Fairbanks q game of soccer. We
proved to be equals, as the game re-
suited In q score Of / to l. The
game was played on our field.
The G room soccer team defeated
the A room by score OF to 1. They
are much elated over the victory.
The front lawn OF our school was
graded and planted with grass seed
roped of by stakes placed at inter.
walls connected by ropes. but on Hal.
owe'en night some of our mischievous
pupils pulled out the stakes and re-
placed them In the middle of the
lawn. BY next spring we will have
fine lawn surrounding the whole
school.
A new system was tried for the
Are drill last week. II did not work
very smoothly, as the children did
not know their places: II took us
about two minutes to be out of the
building. II should take one.
An old voting booth on our play
ground was turned over to us by the
city when the school was opened. II
was used as place TO put skates
In last winter and now II Is used
as place for the boys to put their
bicycles and as dressing room fol
the football players. paddock was
put on the door. The key was given
to one OF the boys. He has to see that
II Is open at morning. noon and night
and he also must lock II when schoo
begins or when he goes home in thu
afternoon.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-16
LOGAN SCHOOL


Editorial stan--Chief. Cleah Jackson,
associates, sylvia Schultz. Grace Pc
trowsii, Harold Bennet. Oliver GreEg.
Robert Dysarn.
Teachers In foreign districts some
times have their troubles. A teacher
in the B-1 grade was learning the kid.
dies George McDonaid's poem "The
Boy where these lines occur: Feet,
whence did you come. you darling
things: From the same box as the
cherubs' wings. Imagine her sur
prise the next day TO get the follow
ing from a small pupil Feet, whence
did you come. you darned old things?'
In room c Mary Kowalinski Is lead
ing in the Courts tests.
Room B has overflowed into room
C. on account OF lack OF seats.
Teacher In room B.-"Name two
islands In the Mediterranean sea-"
Pupil-"Dill pickles and sardines."
The soccer team Is working very
enthusiastically. laying out the
grounds for the game with Franklin
Saturday. The work has been led by
Capt Robert Dysarz and his assist
ant. Lyle Forman.
Harold Beach, OF room A, Is report
ed i'll at his home.
The pupils of room Fl dramatized
King Midas" Thursday.
Cecilia Crimmins, OF AT has nm
ished drill 10, of the Courts tests.
The AS class have chosen their
colors. class pins and motto. The
colors are blue and gold and the mot
to Is "Over Thorns to Victory"
The Ayres scale for the measure
ment of handwriting Is now being
used In rooms A. B and c. The ptl
pills are all enthusiastic over its use
as they are able TO measure the ex-
act quality OF their own writing.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-16
J. o. Gambler Roofing Co.
BIRTH LIST.
GIRLS.

GIRLS.
w. Farris, 241 wreford; G. Battany
$50 Division; J. Krajewski, asa Thir.
tieth: s. Korons. 335 Tillman A. Jen.
nings, Grace hospital F.. Humberger
Iss Preston; s. Miller. s3s Montcaim
r. Kaczynski. 700 Piquette: w. Camp
bell. 11s Lyman; O. scherling. sf'
Mountclairi NJ. Seder. SAC Herbert: w
Bednark. 224 Lovett; s. Jezyio, ~!
Superior: j Dumbzalski, GA Harper
NJ. zajac. 74s Kirby: J. Measel. 4s.
Clinton.
BOYS.
J. Kazinski, 453 Twenty-third; s
Novak. i2s Otis; r. Mahon, Detroit; A
4ss Fort: r. Woodwork. 81 Twelfth
o. Gonia. sis Maple; w. FulIford. lSt
Jos Campau; l.. Littrell, 1850 Hoicomb
Il. Mawren. 1924 Twelfth w Wilson
47s Helen: L. kruzel, us Milwaukee
A. Zander. 73i Illinois; n. Napolitano
1910 Baldwin; A. Watkins. 1919 Hol-
comb: W. Benz 1888 Junction; r
Beatcher, 125 Calvert: II. schultz. sit
Monroe: c. Myers, "a Beech: y Dun
$50 Cameron: A. Wolaschick. 80 White
r, SkawronskL 1884 Fort; w. warda
$50 Lyman: X. Baltkis, 35b Lyman
The Detroit times., 1914-11-16
JONES SCHOOL

Editorial star - Chief. Raymond
BrooksJ assistant chief, Lawrsnce
saness .sss...ss :S..'1s, W,iSo s'oT ,s. ." Earl
GIutting, Edward Weber.
Last Friday the children OF the
A room visited Eastern high school
under the direction of Miss Coughlan,
Miss Ecklin and Miss Amomon. The
classes they visited were gymnasium,
algebra and Latin. While the girls
visited the domestic science class the
boys visited the wood turning and
mechanical drawing departments.
They greatly enjoyed all the classes
which they visited and also the lunch
system.
Elmer De Beauclair OF No. 81
!, ,Sprogue-ave., broke his elbow while
playing football. His class and friends
wish him a speedy recovery.
Miss Farquahrson. supervisor OF mu-
sic on the east side, came with q Wis
itor to the Jones school to hear room
A sing some OF their songs. especially
those with bass parts, In which they
dosvery well.
The Jones school has organized a
soccer football team, which Is prac'
ticing daily. Its first game Is with
the Hillger school and Is to be play
ed Saturday at Garfield and lroquois-
aves.
The AS class held meeting Thurs
day morning and elected Wilda Hills.
Agnes Converse and Lynn Tuttle to
pick out the class pins. which are TO
be ordered soon.
The girls and boys OF the A room
enjoy the Virginia reel. which was
taught TO them by Miss McCabe, the
physical training teacher. The boys
learned Il very quickly, which was
surprise to all the girls.
The girls newcomb team, Under
the captaincy OF Ethel Parish, won a
game from the Smith school Thurs
day afternoon by a score OF 20 to IL.
Mr.. and Mrs Gibson, formerly OF
No. s19 Helen-ave.. motored from
Jackson this week to spend few days
with their Detroit friends.
The Married Mems sodality OF ST
GATHERINGS church gave pedro par
~ and a Dutch lunch "Wednesday
evening. Beautiful prizes were award.
ed and music formed part OF the pro
gram
The Detroit times., 1914-11-16
ALGER SCHOOL

Editorial stan--Chieft Leroy Fauer-
stein. Associatesi Edith Mnnsbach,
Vera Meyer, Glenn stock, Cecil SAL
ter. Marguerite Kane. Dfnsmore Rice.
Troop IA and a few scouts Of troop
39 went on hike Saturday to the
Seven Mile-rd.
The Alger school stan appreciates
the privilege OF going to the National
theater. A few of us were there Sat
urday and enjoyed the bill immense
ly.
Miss Frazer, the domestic science
teacher of the Alger school, has been
absent on account of illness.
Mr.. Courts was here Tuesday to
see how we are getting along In the
Courts test.
The children OF room II had stere-
opticon lesson Tuesday afternoon.
Troop As, at the woodward-ave.
Christian church, held It's first meet
ing Tuesday evening. Cecil Salter IL
the senior patrol leader OF the new
troop.
The scouts of troop IA are taking
a great interest In the anti-saloon
movement. They were given bills to
distribute by Mr.. Etzel.
The Alger rugby football team will
play Essex team some time next
week on the Alger grounds.
Mrs. VIM. Kane. OF No. 20S West
Minister, ave- entertained IA friends
Thursday evening. Mrs. Kane served
a delicious dinner.
Capts. Lewis and HOFFMAN. OF the
soccer teams, visited Mr.. Pearl at his
Office on Broadway. They discussed
football matters.
The girls of room G have elected
Ruby Richison as captain OF the girls
newcomb team and the boys have
elected Milton McKillop as captain of
the boys team.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-16
FIELD SCHOOL

Editorial staR-Chief, Bessie Crum
AssOcfatesi Marjory Male. Agnes
Patnan, Leos zechmsn. Ford wRes-
den.
The B and AT classes had a stere.
opticon lesson on the Pilgrims" Co.
lumbus" and the Battle on the
plains Of Abraham Friday afternoon.
The students of room G visited
those of B room, Wednesday after.
noon, to learn q Thanksgiving song.
Grace Ludden, OF No. 2S1 Agnes.
ave-, entertained four of her girl
friends on her twelfth birthday. Nov.
3.
Oscar Stocker, of the AS class,
who is q member OF the choir at ST.
Johns Episcopal church, sang at the
conservation services OF DR.. Faber, en-
Tuesday.
Hon. George IL Maxwell, executive
director OF the National Reclamation
association, gave an illustrated lee
ture at the John 8. Gray library, on
Garden craft" and Home craft,
Nov. 10.
The AS class had stereopticon
lesson on Scotland and Ireland, Wed.
nesday afternoon.
Miss Baldwin and Miss Parrin, ci.
rector and supervisors of gymnastic
exercises. visited our school, Thurs
day.
The students from the fourth TO the
eighth grades, have been taking the
tenth week examinations the past
week.
The boys of the B and AS have
organized socker team, and will play
the Harris school Saturday afternoon
at Belle Isle.
Seven poplar trees were removed
on the south side OF the school last
week because Of the growth OF their
roots interfering with the sewer sys.
TEN.
Little George came to school last
week with the following note: Dear
teacher, please excuse Georges ab.
sence from school Tuesday because
he had headache In the a. m. and
cold In the D. m"
Arthur Denstaedt, OF No. 291 Bald
win-ave., had his leg broken Wed.
nesday evening when the horse ON
which he was riding, was struck by
an auto and fell on him.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-16
DIED.


BRowN--Nov. IA. Harper hospital. Ed
ward M, beloved husband OF Emily
brown, age 81 years. Services from
the late residence. 226 East Lafay-
To Woodmere.
ECKLER-Margaret Ann, wife of DAN
lei Eckler, mother OF William at her
Residence at Redford. Friday, Nov.
IL. Funeral from house at ] o'clock
Tuesday. Nov II. Burial at Grand
Lawn cemetery.
koRSEfFEL--Sov, IL, Herman. aged
81 years. beloved husband of Gott-
lieba korneffel and father of Mrs.
neei aaS and august HsSTy ksr
Heimiller and Louisa KorneneL Fu-
neral from residence, 20 Buriage. .pi..
Tuesday at l:30 and at . O'clock from
81. Lucas church. corner Field and
Kerchevai-aves.
STOETzER-Nov. "a, Frederick. at his
residence. $50 Hendricks. aged Gl
years, beloved husband Of Louise
siS sSe.sr ysos snd M Gsa ssr o,1o T4,ss. e bred
William Hcuer. Pauline and Ida: Fu-
neral Tuesday 1850 from residence
and . from Trinity Lutheran church.
corner Gratiot and R,vard.
sPENGLER-Beloved wife OF Augustus
spengier and mother Of Irene Krieg-
her late residence. iis Bass-st'
Tuesday at D. m.
HoPKlN-Nov; l5,.. 1915, George B.,
brother of Cordelia III. and William
f. Hopkin and Mrs. 8. J. Harden
bergh Funeral from residence, 4S1
Hancock-ave. west. Tuesday At a;so
D. m.
HoPKINs--Nov. IA. 1914, Arthur q. w:
Hopkins. son OF James Hopkins. OF
Newport. England. Funeral SERVICES
from the residence OF his aunt. Mrs,
A. witchell 24f Alexandrine-ave.
west, Tuesday at y. m.
~ n ~ N al
OF his daughter. Mrs. #. A. Daven-
port. 327 Montgomery ave. Cyrus G..
beloved father OF Mrs. John Corri-
gan. Mrs. T. A. Davenport George
and DR.. Cyrus KlumPh. OF Chicago
l.. Funeral from residence Tuesday.
Nov. II, at II 40 a. m. Burial az
Worthwhile cemetery. Dearborn. Mich
Bay City. Mich. papers please copy
sUHLKE--Nov. Is, at Harper hospital,
Herman A., beloved husband OF Maud
Hubel Suhlke. Funeral services or
Tuesday at ? p. m. from residence OF
Mrs Suhlke's parents, liz Alexand-
drine-ave. west
The Detroit times., 1914-11-16
CLPPERT SCHOOL

Editorial sts6-Chief. lone stwetr.,,
essocistest veIma stuetser. Cecilis
Dor"thy Wikelic.
Albert White. OF the B-fourth grade,
passed one hundred per cent in all OF
the written tests this week.
The Cliprert school pupils will re-
ceive their report cards next wednes-
day
Anthony Zielinski was recently pro
noted from the A-third to the B.
fourth grade.
Friday afternoon Room A drew de.
signs on Japanese rice paper, which
ere the hrst ones thfs term.
The score of the game OF soccer
football between the Craft and the
Clippert school teams will appear In
the next issue OF the Clippert school
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