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The Butler weekly times., 1915-07-29

Mrs, Belva Lockwood. 1 tn,
venerable peace advocate Mh4
ran for president in two cam
paigns. has been notified b.
friends that Andrew Carnegi,
has placed her on his pension
fund list for 500 monthly,
The Butler weekly times., 1915-07-29

In the local option election
Thursday Carrollton voted out
the five saloons by a majority
of 1856. Many women paraded
the streets all day soliciting
votes for the drys.
The Butler weekly times., 1915-07-29

The. punch house Of the Atlas
Powder Co., eight miles sonth-
west Of Carthage, was destroyed
Saturday night when large
quantity Of dynamite was i.nited
by fire of mysterious origin.
The plants of this company are
supplying large amounts Of pow
der to the allies.
The Butler weekly times., 1915-07-29

found today in his room. receiv-
ed recently from his brother in
Marion, Ind, told Of his falling
heir TO part Of considerable for
tune left by the death OF lis
mother. A search had been in
progress for him for five years.
The Butler weekly times., 1915-07-29

A Boliver Miss man asks Il
pension for service in the Mexi-
can war. He adds hopefully the
information that he fought with
the British troops against Am
drew jackson in 1915. He aes,
mits being 120 years old.
The Butler weekly times., 1915-07-29

While Ted Halves, a farmer,
living four miles north Of Oak
Grove, jackson county, was
driving a moving machine, his
little daughter, 5 years old, sud
denly ran in front Of it, Before
he could stop the team hls
daughters right foot had been
completely severed at the ankle.
The Butler weekly times., 1915-07-29
|. further bulletins would be Is
sued unless there should be a
change for the worse.

Ernest A. Empey, a wealthy
rsncher, of Idaho Falls, Idaho,
kidnapped several days ago by
bandits and held for $4,000 ran
som, has escaped from his alb
ductors. Empey was found by
Cnitsd States Forest Rangers
and is now safe at Montpelier,
Idaho.
The Butler weekly times., 1915-07-29

Improvement in leo :. ai.
Frank s. condition has been 80
marked that the physicians at
tending him at the Georgia
state farm have announced no
The Butler weekly times., 1915-07-29
Lost.

On the streets or in the court
house yard Friday night during
hand concert ladies gold watch
with name Pearl Eggleson in
back. Reasonable reward for
return to Welton's Jewelry
Store. Alt
The Butler weekly times., 1915-07-29

Ernest, 15-year-old son OF \:
D. Burrow, was smotllertd to
death by wheat in the new elcva-
tor at Dresden. A pulmotor was
sent from Sedalia, but it failed.
The Butler weekly times., 1915-07-29

" Grasshoppers are beginning I'd
make their appearance again lu
western Kansas, after having
been exterminated two. Years
ago by war waged by whea t
growers. Last year the fields
were virtually free of them.
The Butler weekly times., 1915-07-29

TracN Richardson, of Lamar,
a machine gun operator, who
was reported dead in dispatches
recently, has written his moth
er, Mrs. Ella Richardson, under
date Of July 8: He is still in a
hospital in North England and
won t return to- France for>some
time.
The Butler weekly times., 1915-07-29

Nearly five hundred Italis u
reservists sailed for Italy on ths.
White Star liner Cretie froaa
Boston Thursday. This isl the
largest number that has left
here since Italy entered D the.
war.
The Butler weekly times., 1915-07-29

A mothers pension law, un-
der which dependant mothers
will be allowed $l5 for the first
child and $40 for additional
children, was passed by the
Wisconsin assembly Tharsday
The measure is modelled upon q
New York law.
The Butler weekly times., 1915-07-29

For the month of June the
state of Missouri received more
than $4,000 interest on its de-
posts in various state deposl-
tories.
The Butler weekly times., 1915-07-29

Jim Cummins, one of the last
Of the James boys gang is
spending a few weeks visiting
old friends in Excelsior Springs.
His home was in Excelsior
Springs for many years, but
he has recently lived at the Con-
federate Home in Higginsyille,
Mo. ~
The Butler weekly times., 1915-07-29

W. H. Gabbett Of the Smith
ton, Pettis county, ]neighbor-
hood, this week thrasaled 1900
bushels of wheat from 40 acres.
This is the best yield so far re-
ported in Pettis county. The
average yield in the county will,
not exceed 10 bushels per acre
The Butler weekly times., 1915-07-29
nTIssoURI MOTHS.

Scott county farmers are ex-
pecting the biggest corn crop in
several years. An average Of
so bushels to the acre is esti-
mated.
The Butler weekly times., 1915-07-29

E. w. Stephens, chairman OF
the Capitol Building Commits
sion, Friday stated, that the new
Capitol will be finished on time
next year. The announcement
followed a conference between
the commission and the con-
tractors. C-e+ ,--..---..
The Butler weekly times., 1915-07-29
BUTLER. MISSOURI THURSDAY, JULY 20 1915
GENERAL NoTER

The National Bank Of Chi
cago estimates the profits to
American manufacturers @e,
war orders at 5000, ,OOO, GOO.
The Butler weekly times., 1915-07-29
Summit Happenings.

I. {. Jones has purchased
new ford.
The Butler weekly times., 1915-07-29

Miss Leona Simpson of near
Cortland is staying with her
sister. Mrs. Earl Osborne.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-29

SOME Douglas fans are consider
ably worked up by the state
ment that Douglas was responsible
for forcing Las Cruces out Of the
Rio Grande league. One fan writes
in and declares that Douglas did not
want league ball We know that
now. He also wants to know what
became of the 500 guarantee per
game paid the Douglas club for the
II dates on the road. As a matter
of fact, that $500 was paid over to
Bert Aaron, business manager Of the
team and spent in travelling and
hotel expenses. 1t is plain now that
Douglas cannot support league ball
at the present time and that it was
a serious mistake in placing a club
there. However, it is over now and
no one bears Douglas any particular
ill-will. The object Of the writer IN
correcting the Douglas statement
that it was Las Cruces that first
dropped ont was to set the valley
city square before the fans for Las
Cruces would have gone through,
had Douglas done so.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-29

getting practice and has been lookins
for a suitable place TO put up winter
courts.
The auditorium recently opened. Is,
according to Mclaughlin, an ideal
place for winter tennis. The floor is of
maple and with canvas covering
would make a swift court. The floor
I'm the arena is PA by 90 feet, giving
plenty of room for laying out the court.
AN International indoor tournament
would be a bis success. and / hope to
see one i'm Oakland next winter" said
McLOughlon. 4 have been en- CORES
pondence with a number Of the hest
men in the game, and a majority of
them agree with me that such an event
would not be only novelty but & sue
cessful venture. The court would be
faster than an outd or court, and ten
mis- records would he made that would
Sc standard for long time to come"
McLOughlin has taken the matter up
with the Oakland city officials and has
been assured that there viii be no 1b-
lection TO the use of the auditorium
for such a purpose.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-29

example of this that il is nor neces-
sary TO 90 into detail about him. he
seems a DIT steadier after being moved
from third base 10 second. where he h
nearer 70 Vic Safer. the only really
even GATED man on the club, but he IS
still the same uncontrolled ana 1ncoD
Lrol0Dle Ieuton- Art PheIan At
third is the same way in lesser de-
cree " mans, the youngest Of the
Cub outfielders, is also the best So far.
performing nearly the same an the
time Schultz never was steady and
knisely has shown tendency to lapse
on occasions
Cards Good Pitchers.
The Cardinals best asset is a fine
pitching staff with Bill Doak, Harry
Saliee and Dan Griner showing best
while in the east Hub Perdue and
Red Robinson also showed flashes OF
returning form such as they DISPLAYED
a couple Of years ago with Boston and
Pittsburg respectively. Rolla Derin-
ger having failed as a shortstoD re-
eruit and having been released 10
Peoria Miller Huggins seems 10 have
found the right mRn for the position
In AFue Butler, who has been hanging
around as a handy man since the big
Pittsburg trade two years ago. Butler
has been good sicekick for Higgins
IN double play combinations around
second base and may prove real star
II he is allowed 70 play regularly.
Reds Can't stand Gaff.
The Cincinnati Reds showed a de.
pl0Table tendency TO lose heart after a
few beatings and after all may not
fulfill the high promise they bore for
a time. Charley HsFzog is a fighter
from the word go, but the men he
manages do not seem 70 keep up cour-
age and spirit the way he does As for
the Pittsburg Pirates Of Fred Clarke.
they are such patchwOrky aggrega-
tiou that they hardly figure to get
anywhere. despite an occasional flare
Of something that resembles baseball
So much for the first glimpse OF
the westerners as seen through eastern
eyes In brief, the CHIEF impression is
that there Is no marked difference in
strength between the two sections in
the National league At the end OF
next week we will get a look at the
westerners OF the American league, but
judging from results in the west re-
Gently we believe the general verdict
viii be about the same
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-29
'BECK'S" AMEN CORNER
BY "BECK"

John J. McCLOSKEY was in from
) Tucson on Friday and states that
both Tucson and Phoenix are sup
porting league ball in a way that
warns his heart. The only weakness
in Browns team is reported around
third base and he is going to
strengthen that hole. The fans of
the two Arizona cities have the pen
nant fever and every victory over
the eastern teams is an occasion for
celebration.
''NYTHY did they take the 1916
" Border States tournament to
a dry city-why, I ask you?"
queried one Of the delegates on
Thursday evening at the tennis din
neT. And he comes from Arizona
himself. But you can search me.
A LBUQUERQUE wants a slight
change in the new four-team
schedule of the Rio Grande league.
Albuquerque wants to open at home
on June with Tucson and it may
be that some dates will be shifted
to accommodate them.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-29

in the hotel so / asst him TO come up
and he come up and asst me what had
i been eating and / told him and ne say 3
your not poysoned your floundered and
I says was that Dangerous and ne says
10 was and asst him what should DO
for IL and he SAYS use a little judgement
and walked on out so ] waited and thol
may be would come back with some
medisine but he dident never show Up
again but when ] come TO leave the
hotel he had a bill in on me for 81
bucks and hows that for a 2nd story
game Steve because 1 thOt of cOrse If
he was the hotel DIT. he was included
In on the hotel bill or 7 Wouldent OF
never called on him and besides all he
done was walk in my room and out
again and if a man gets 50 dollars for
walking from ! room in a hotel TO an
other I wonder what they pay The
chamber mades per day
Don't know How IL VIII End.
so the next A. NJ I felt better when
got up but got sick again right after
breakfast and i been sick after eyry
meal sence and so I don't know what
is the finnish going TO be. 1 just got
threw my breakfast little vile 80
and the cramps come back on me again
and 1 told Bresnahan and he says II
was probably because had lot OF
base hits botteled up in my cistern
that was trying TO get out and ] says
its no time 70 start JOkeing with man
IS neu lnere L. 4ral ana ne smut up
Well steve / don't know how its going
10 end but ] cant stand IL much longer
and how do 7 know IL amt some slow
poyson that was put in that crab meat
by some body TO kill some body they
was sore at and OF corse il couldent OF
been ment for me because they amt
nobody in philly sore at me except may
be them pitchers and hoy this AleXan-
der gets by with his stuff IL would take
1 OF these college school teachers to
fine out Well steve 1 will write 10
you after we get home provide IL I'm
not dead and in a hospitie-
Respy, Bill.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-29
COMMITTEE TAKES CHARGE
OF EXPOSITION SPORTS

san Francisco. Calf Nay "a
committee Of three amateurs. well
known in American athletics. assumed
charge today Of the program Of the
Panama-Pacific exposition sports-fhe
1r0sf ambitions list ever prepared for an
exposition. This arrangement followed
dissensiOnS between other cOmNiutees
and the exposition management the
report OF $4,000 deficit from polo and
golf and complaints Of inefg.cirncr-
Sharp curtailment Of the big bro
gram was predicted Harvard ross :
and the Washington ar jefferson foot
ball game with che University Of Ca:i-
fornia were said 10 be ouf Of the lucs-
ton unless these teams pay their OWL
EXPENSE
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-29
BY ~Beek.1

play in the third set which went to her
opponent, 6-L
Gullion and Hawkins furnished the
thrills on Friday morning. GulliOn took
the first set and Hawkins the second
and then they settled down 10 some
thrilling tennis, GulliOn finally win
ming.
In the veterans doubles the Eve
Doerr combination defeated Harlow
and Bassett after a strenuous battle
the scores being Ga. los. Moore ana
Greer won over Cornell and Barker
only 10 meet defeat in the second round
10 Neff and Cooley, though the local
men did not have any great advantage.
Mike" Neff continues 10 get along
IN the veterans singles ana defeated
Doerr, 60, 81.
Surprise in Open Doubles.
The big surprise in the open doubles
combination by Fuller and Fuller, rs.
10, S. Landen and Miner are not
doing as well in the doubles as In the
singles and were defeated by Drysdale
and Smith in straight sets.
Deering and Waha have entered the
third round Of the open doubles by Tir-
tue OF a victory over Browning and
Browning
The results Of the open singles and
women's singles are shown in the table
on this page The results in the other
events Friday were;
Veterans Doubles.
Eye and Doerr beat Harlow and Bas-
sett, Ga, 1913.
Moore and Greer beat Cornell and
Barker, 81, is.
Neff and Cooley beat Moore and
Greer Ga, 60.
Veterans Singles.
Bassett beat Hinsdale, CO. rs. SIS.
Dent beat Moore. 6-4, 6-S, 6-5-
Cornell beat Tuthill, SIS, SIS, 6-5
Neff beat DOerr, 60, 81.
Goodrich beat Barker. Ga, 81
Open Doubles.
Ferguson and Christie beat Hawkins
and Lynch 81. ST.
Brown and Wilson peat Binford and
60, 60.
Gullion and Weaver beat Woodul
and MsGimsey, 2-6, 6-s, til
Fuller and Fuller beat Salazar and
Cazairc. 70, As. Ga.
DrysdaIe and Smith beat Landen and |
Miner, o., 6-5.
Continued on next page.l
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-29

~URPRISES continued in the Border
states tennis tournament at the
- Country club courts Friday.
Lieut. Cazaire. the san Francisco cham
pion, was eliminated in the second
round by Capt r. E Cummings the
NscO army man, who has been the big
surprise Of the tournament so far. The
captain beat A. SalaZar, Of Chihuahua,
champion Of the University Of Illinois,
in a hard match in the first round,
considerably 10 the surprise OF those
who had seen the Chihuahua mans
form in practice. Cazairc made GOOD
showing in the first round and was
looked upon as a championship posi-
bility.
Cummings Wins.
Cummings won in straight sets over
the san Francisco champion by scores
Of g. and 81. Cummings is due 10
meet HorTeu this afternoon and the
match should be one Of the best Of the
whole tournament. Horreu has been
going strong and his match with Cum
mings is certain TO draw one OF the
biggest galleries Of the tournament
Another man who viii have 10 be
reckOned with ia the open singles Is
S. Il Lsndsn, Of FL Paso. He rather
upset the dope in the first round by
beating Wahas the Santa Fe crack, and
continued his good work on Thursday
by beating Deering, OF Albuquerque.
Lieut.. Gordon Is Going Well.
LeuE ". ~ Hotoou - 5StI-ns at1I5
nicely in the open singles and won his
match, with WOoduls 6-5, 60, on Fri
day and is now in the third round He
viii bump into n A Ferguson, Of the
SmeIter club, some time today Fer
EusOn was runner up 10 aorrell last
year and is a slight favOrite over the
army officer but the match should be
a good one.
Mrs. LeBarOn Takes Singles.
There was but one match in the
TOmen's singles Friday but IL was one
of the best matches Of the tournament
Mrs. George R LeBaron opposed Miss
Edna Scotch and it took three long
sets to decide the right 10 enter the I
semi-finals, Mrs LeBarOn finally win !
ming the decision
Despite a sore hand. Miss Scotch put I
up a wonderful game. She won the /
first set, rs, but dropped the second [
TO the older player, 10 Miss Scotch
began to show the effects OF the hard
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-29

Maresch, the pitcher for the goth in
fantry, would not refuse a chance to try
out with one OF the league clubs
If the Albuquerque club gets its way,
the schedule viii be again changed so
that Tucson viii BE at Albuquerque on
June S TO Is, while Fl PasO Is at Pnoe-
nix The following week Tucson would
come 10 FL Paso, while Phoenix would
80 to the Duke city. The change can
not be effected without a considerable
increase in railway transportation and
would also deprive Albuquerque Of the
July 4th dates IT so badly wants
The first batch OF official averages
should be ready for release about next
Wednesday. There has been some de
lay in securing the figures OF the last
series at Douglas and this has held up
the averages It is believed that the
Albuquerque club leads in both team
batting and team fielding
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-29
CANADIANS IN TRENCHES
WANT THE BASEBALL SCORES

Chicago. III, May 29.-SpOrting ex-
tras with box scores are among the
crying needs OF the men IN the Euro
peau trenches. and the paper contain
ing q description OF the Johnson VIII
lard fight viii meet a generous circu-
latIon- according TO a letter received
from George II. Raynor, former short
stop and third baseman OF a Montana
team in the Intermountain Baseball
league
Raynor is on the firing line near
Ypres with the first battalion OF the
Canadian eEpeditionary force
Roll up a few sporting extras and
send them along" he wrote a friend
II I get picked off before they come.
the other boys viii be glad 20 get them.
Just think, ali the old diamond stars
are at It again and I don even know
who or why"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-29
Soldiers and CIR uces Play Two Games
-:I:- -:II:- -:iI:- -:I:- -:II:-
Russell Is To Pitch For Leaguers
By ABECKS

1.-TWO weekend games are scheduled
at Rio Grande park for the Las
Il Cruces Ieaguers and the teams
from the goth and 18th infantry regi-
ments. The men from the Goth bump
into the professionals this afternoon
in an effort TO secure revenge for the
defeat handed them at Las Cruces early
I'm May. The 10th infantry has been
keen for a game with the professionals
al, season and they get their chance
tomorrow, starting at o'clock.
Lefty Russell is csrded TO pitch for
the leaEuers this afternoon and may
try a comeback stunt tomorrow. but
IL ne feels the effect Of the first game
Capt Toots Bliss has three other
beavers available.
Efforts are being made to book
games at Deming Hurley, Santa Rita,
Silver City and Bisbee for the leaguers
and II the deal goes Through they viii
make swing through the west next
week
Jim Brown Of Tucson. is undecided
whether he VIII take McAVoy, the Las
Cruces third baseman. or Andy Nc
Neil now with the Bisbee Boosters,
for that weak spot around the hot cor
ner with the Pueblos-
=
The Daughters Of the American Revo-
tuition are arranging celebration 10 be
held at Rio Grande park on Monday.
June "a. A ball game is to be one Of
the features and the team from com
P8ny L Of the sixth infantry is anxious
to get chance to play that day
Hal Claflin. who used to be a pitching
sensation with Portland in the Coast
league and Spokane in the Northwest
cru, but who has been out Of the game
for the past two years, has siSned with
Tucson and expects 70 do the come
hack stunt
Kitty Brashear is again I'm uniform,
but his sore leg is not well enough TO
some ground rules az Tucson the other
day ard when Harry Kane compelled
him TO stick to them. Kitty put up an
awful roar As soon as Brashear is
able 20 MAY he viii go back TO the first
bag. while McMurdo viii play right
field.
The FL Paso pitching staff looks as
good as any in the league since the ad-
dition OF Kallio and Beers These
youngsters Will balance the two veter-
ans, Knight and McGlynn. nicely
TOOts Bliss says he is content TO play
independent ball for couple OF weeks
for he has been promised a place with
one OF the league clubs about June TO-
Il will be up to the backstOps now hold
Ing Jobs in the league TO hustle. for
this may mean that one Of them is 10
be let out
Albuquerque is said 20 be seeking
Information regarding Lefty Russell
Reed VIII make no mistake II he grabs
tho big southpaw. Lefty has pitched
oood and bad BAH this season. but
should be hitting his stride now.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-29

- NCINNATI. May 2s-steve. Vel
Steve may be this viii be the last
~ letter viii ever write TO you,
but I'm better now than I was and may
be ! viii get well and all o. *. again,
but they was a vile when Id gave up
hopes.
/ was so bad the night we left philly
that I wired a telegram to Gussy and
told her / was pretty sick and she bet
ter join me here but before the boy
come 10 take the telegram ] felt bet
ter all ready so put down at the bot
Ium FOR her TO not come after all but
no sooner was we on the train and I
got worst again and I thot 1 Wouldent
never live til we got here ! says TO
Bresnahan how bad felt and my head
was in awful shape and he saws may
be 1 better stop off in youngstown and
see the bOneseter Reese but ] says i
thot II was poyson from some thing Id
EFT and not nothing ! done on the ball
field
Must Have Been POyson.
Tahts what IL was Steve poyson of
some kind because besides my head
herting me so my stumick felt like they
was car lode Of brick in my stumick
and I couldent heardly walk on acct the
Cramps / had.
Well Steve my LIST attack come after
ID went to bed Wed. night so what ever
] EFT must Of been Wed. and 10 couldent
OF been what EFT for breakfast or
lunch or il would Of showed up quicker
so ] been trying 10 figure what I could
OF EFT Wed. evening that done IL 10 me.
lst- / had supper up to the hotel and I
Wasent very hungary and dideur eat
none Of the soup at all but just the fish
and few req dish and unions and
salery end then roast il chicken and
mash potatoes and gravey and matos
and pie and n. Y ice cream and the
hotel where we stop at there has a bout
the best food in the leage so I don't
think they could Of been poyson in
what I EFT there and after supper
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-29
COMMERCIAL LEAGUE
PLANS D0UBLEHEADER
COMMERCIAL LEAGUE GAMES
Washington PARK, sunday.
Every bGdys W. Puritys.
Feldmrns vs.. SheltOn-Paynes.

The Memorial day games in the
Commercial league at Washington park
should De worth while. The indicated
Puritys viii meet the Everybodys and
manager Livingston. o. the counter
Jumpers. believes that his men can
turn the trick that no club in the
league has been able TO do so far. Liv-
ingstOn counts on his men getting rid
Of THAT big goOseegg in the Puritys
lost column.
The Feldmans were rather disorgan-
lied last sunday, i'm the absence OF
manager Howard Rix. but acting man
aEcr Brann has the men going good
again and is counting on q victory over
the hard-hitting MexiCans
The Puritys now lead the league
with no defeats. while the other three
teams are tied for second place