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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-01-14
HOS Acres in Public Domain.

Springfield, No., Jan. 1.-The
public domain of Missouri comprised
l, 1O8 acres at the close of the years
business January l, according to
report completed today in the Mis-
souri, land office.
This land is scattered over 10 coun-
ties, mostly in Southern Missouri,
and is in small tracts. Camden coun-
ty county leads with l76 acres. the
smallest acreage being in St. Clair
county, which has only six acres open
to cash or homestead entry.
The government land by counties
follows: Barry II; Butler, 46; Cam
den, 176; Carter, Is; Dallas, 40; Dent,
80; Hickory, 40; Laclede 40; Madison,
40, Oregon, 40: Ozark, los; Phelps,
80: Ripley, As; Shannon, 4S; Stone,
40; St. Clair, 6; fancy 40; Washing
ton. 40; Wright, 80.
About $4,000 acres of land remain
upon which the homesteaderS have
not made final proof to the govern
ment, This land is held by, about
$50 homesteaders, many having less
than one year in which to make final
proof.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-01-14
North New Home

Bob Spr0ul and wife are the proud
parents Of q little son which arrived
On the 26th Of December.
John Reeves spent the first Of last
week at the home of his brother
Milt's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keeton and son,
Warren, Milt Reeves and wife, Cliff
Ehart and wife and little son, ldren,
and Ben. linn, spent Sunday at the
CASTOR home.
Henry Ehart sold six calves to Mr..
Boyer.
Fred Medley made business trip
to Foster Saturday.
Charley Dickerson and wife Of
Foster visited with her brother. Jack
Skagg and family, Friday.
VIM. Sproul has returned to his
home in Montana.
Lon Smith lost fine two-year old
colt Monday.
Will Galloway visited with his broth
er-in-law, Ike Kelley and family, from
Saturday till Monday.
There was a large crowd attending
literary at Lost Corner Friday night.
Lon Smith and family spent Sun
day at Ike Kelly's.
Jim Bradley sold his farm one day
last week but we did not learn who
to.
Milt Reeves and wife visited with
his mother near Amsterdam Saturday
and Sunday.
M. |. Hurley spoke at Nyhart Mon
day night on the anti-hog cholera.
Sam Patterson came in Tuesday
from Oklahoma to visit week or ten
days with his parents, DR.. Patterson
apd wife.
John chart has bought new
spring wagon and says he has moth
ing to do now only to visit with his
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mccormack made a
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-01-14
Uncle Sam" in Movies.

Washington, January 1l.-Senator
Stone, Speaker Clark, Congressman
Lloyd and other Missourians promi-
nent in the official life Washington,
were shown in the movies here yes
terday at the press exhibition of
"Uncle Sam," film production.
President Wilson. his Cabinet, Vice
President Marshal and both branches
of Congress are seen at work, also
virtually every department of the
national administration.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-01-14
Adrian Notes.
From the journal.

| rom the journal.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Boettner arriv-
ed Sunday night. Mr.. Boettner is the
new proprietor Of the local light plant
and is a graduate electrician and
promises to give good service. Mr..
Steele, the retiring owner, is capa-
BILE gentleman and has given good
| service.
/ Mrs. G. N. Clark, of near Burdette,
imported fine gobbler from Saltilto,
Ind, last week. The sire of the
bird is Hugo King, the best gobbler in
the United States. Mrs. Clark is one
of the most successful turkey raisers
in the county and keeps the very best
strain of blood obtainable.
Young Mr.. Rhodes, who has been
spending the winter with his cousin,
Jacob Rhodes, three miles northwest
of Adrian, met with an accident We'd
nesday evening which cost him two
fingers of his left hand. Mr.. Rhodes
was helping saw wood with a circu-
lar saw when in some way his hand
was thrown against the saw and the
two middle fingers of his left hand
were almost cut off.
Last Sunday morning Rev. r. L.
Wood rendered his resignation as
pastor OF the Adrian Baptist church
to take effect April LIST; next. Rev.
Wood has been pastor of the church
there for about three years and has
been an earnest worker. He is a
deep thinker, a good sermonizer and
an eloquent speaker. His sermons
show deep thought and careful prep
aration and were appreciated by his
hearers.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-01-14
Elkhart.

Last Sunday was a rainy day and
every body had to stay at home.
We heard that Miss Flossie Fritts
had good luck last Sunday night.
Miss Inez Beck spent one night last
week at the home of the writer.
Verge Henderson made a flying
trip to Lawrence, Kansas, a few days
ago.
Charley Henson and wife of Bur-
dette, Kansas, is here on visit with
friends and old neighbors.
+ We heard that Arthur Westover
had subscribed for The Times. We
see where he is right as it is one of
the best papers in the county.
John Fritis moved to Kansas one
day last week where he is going to
run his sawmill.
There will be preaching at the Mt.
Vernon school house next Sunday at
8 O'Clock.
There was good attendance at the
Hedrich sale last Friday.
The writer helped G. W. Armen-
trout kill hogs one day last week.
r. l. Scott is going to move back
to his farm this spring. We guess
that he is tired of living in town.
j. R. Scott and his sister, Miss
Euphie, was trading in the county
seat one day last week..
Miss Jessie Misner and her sister,
Sadie, called at the home of Mrs. E.
Heavilin last Saturday night.
w. F. Stephens and his oldest son
John made flying trip to the county
seat one day last week.
w. H. Keeton sold hogs to Frank
Norman one day last week.
The Woodman had big supper at
Elkhart last Sunday night. They had
a jolly good time.
JOHNNY.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-01-14
Mulberry and Western Bates.

Mulberry and Western Bates.
Will r. Bohlken left Thursday for
visit with relatives in northern
Nebraska.
John H. Mutt and family moved to
their new home east of Old Vinton
Tuesday.
Mrs. Lizzie Braden was on the sick
list several days last week.
Ekke Taute returned Saturday
from visit with relatives at Golden,
Ill.
R. T. Morrison of Kansas City was
down Tuesday looking after his farm
in Homer township.
Messrs. Bert Bohlken and Johnnie
Dykman both have spell of humps.
Booi brothers sawed wood for Mac
Braden Wednesday.
Clifford Terry, Harry Porter, and
Stanley Norwood were county seat
visitors Saturday.
Dode Morley of Miami, Oklahoma,
visited with old neighbors in this
vicinity last week.
Bernie Bohlken and family return
ed homeA Monday from months
visit with relatives in Nebraska.
j. M. Smalley and son Charley
were Kansas City visitors Wednesday
and Thursday.
Chris Meints was caller at Harlan
Porter's Friday evening.
RAMBLER.
John Webster has filed suit in Cir
cult Clerk Fry's office against the
Missouri Pacific for $500 damages
alleged due on account Of the COM
pany placing dam across the river
at the pumping station. Attorney T.
j. Myers represents the plaintiff. =
Nevada Mail.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-01-14
In and Around Maysburg.
Sam Farmers butchered Thursday

Sam Farmers butchered Thursday.
Mr.. Goodwin and wife were shop.
ping in Urich Friday.
Mr.. Stroble's twin babies were
quite sick one night last week, but
are about all right again now.
There have been a few cases OF
chicken pox in the Freeze Out school.
Singing school began at the
Christian church Tuesday night with
Rev. Mccormack as instructor.
Mr.. Farmer spent Saturday even.
ing at Mrs. Dudney's.
Jim McClenney, while cutting trees
in the timber owned by Mr.. Sims,
was hit on the head by a falling limb
rendering him unconscious for about
three days. He is slowly recovering
at this writing. ..--
Mrs. Jackson, a sister of Mrs.
Coonrod, is sick at the Coonrod home.
Harry Hibbs expects to go to Kan
sas City soon to attend an automobile
school.
There is quite a bit Of sickness in
this neighborhood.
Mrs. Ramsey and daughter, Ella
Shelton and children visited at Mrs.
Godwin's one day last week.
Mrs. Goodwin visited Tuesday after
noon at Mrs. Fochts.
A NEIGHBOR.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-01-14
Bread will go Higher, u. S.
Experts Say.

Washington, b. e., Jan. 9.-Smalf-
err loaves of bread or an increase in
the price is one likely result of the
rise in wheat, in the opinion of Chas.
j. Brand, chief of the Federal Blu
reau of Markets.
Moreover, Mr.. Brand believes the
American farmer will not be first
hand beneficiary of the soaring
prices. With good prices and good
markets which have prevailed for the
last few months Mr.. Brand believes
major portion Of the 1914 wheat crop
has passed to the hands of the eleva-
tor men and the grain dealers. No
statistics have been gathered to sup
port this view, but officials of the
department say experience and prac-
tice warrant such conclusion.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-01-14
Women Select q Sal0Onman as q
Model Candidate.

Chicago, III. Jan. 9.-Members of
the Women's Democratic Club of the
Second Ward, who recently adver-
tised in newspapers for aldermanic
candidate Of constructive ability, a
clean. respectable citizen, friend Of
woman suffrage, a leader, not a fol-
lower, and a possesssor. Of horse
sense, have selected a saloonkeeper
as their choice, it was announced to-
day.
Applications were considered from
q banker, clergyman, a mAchinist,
q manufacturer and physician. Al
bert Russell, the candidate awarded
the support Of the club, already he'd
received the Endorsement Of the mems
Democratic organization Of the ward.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-01-14

business trip to Butler Tuesday.
Johnnie Richmond is staying with
his mother, Mrs. Charles .Dickerson,
near Foster, and attending school.
~ COR
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-01-14
I)lN THE WING.

ON THE WING.
4. j. Hockett visited her sis
" l Irs. H, I. Mcclure Monday,
s NJ S Mcclure IS quite sick. ]
M aides Aid will meet At Mrs. g. W.
b lhlman's Thursday afternoon.
II 1 man with a wood saw would
phi into George Crooks timber
% Mink he could get quite q job Of
swing wood, he is having quite q
1hip chopped of.
Roy Hockett and children visited
a1is Sister, Mrs. N. NJ. Gregory, from
II Saturday till Monday.
Colman Snodgrass and family spent
Sunday at Grant Oldham's.
q. Henry jackson and family Of Wash.
inoton State, are visiting his mother,
Mn. 4. j. jackson and brothers.
Grant Oldham wants to sell his
Scully improvements.
Mrs. VIM. Mcclure, ST., spent
Monday afternoon at Mrs. Ed Barnes.
clande Norwood was around in
his auto Friday trading, Claude is a
! liberal buyer and has the money too.
Y II =
Rev. Geo. Herrell closed his meet
ing 1t Crooks school house last
Wednesday night. He had nice
weeks meeting. His wife is also a
good preacher.
ME-, Hub Smizer is fixing up his
place in Amsterdam where he will
move in the spring. He has moved
some feed and other things.
]. G. Hendricks sale went off like
hot cakes. His stock sold high but
they were good.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Douglass
Browning, Thursday, Jan. 9TH, q fine
boy. Doug steps high and the hair on
his head raised up so he had to burn
his old cap. He now wears good
hat.
Correspondents from Foster Corn
land and Eastern Bates come on with
your items, we miss you.
UncIeJoe, Llewellen and wife. ne
on the sick list. ii
Emery Porter bought corn Of Geo.
Rohrback one day last week.
The quilting by the Ladies' Aid at
the M. E. Church in Virginia, was a
success. Eighteen ladies' quilted
three quilts for Mrs. S. S. Martin,
who was recently burned out.
We hear Uncle Tom Hockett says
ssshis duties as telephone director will
cause him to get an auto soon.
Annie Hackett and son left for Clay
county Sunday morning for a two
weeks visit with relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Harry French called on Mrs.
w. III. Ewing, who has been laid up
With rheumatism for the last few
weeks.
The literary at Crooks school house
elected officers last Friday night as
follows: President, R. D. Quinn;
vice president. w. H. burst; secreta-
~, Miss Kate Meinen; assistant Sec
rotary Miss Dola jackson; treasurer,
Mrs. Geo. Lockridge. The debate
was good and the program well rem
dered.
VIII Cope Of Colorado is visiting
his brother-in-law, Charley Hecka-
don. He is now visiting relatives in
Butler.
VIM. burst has a fine lot of ice up.
He put it up in two days with five or
nix men.
Obituary.
Lucinda Brooking was born Nov.
n 1888. Louisville, Christian county,
81, and at the age Of IS was married
D Alien Pointer; moved to Vinton,
- county. Mo-, and since that
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-21

Land that is dirt cheap may not
be cheap dirt.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-21
Rare Dombeya Flowers

Not long ago Dombeya Aclina-
ia arrived to join Mrs. Meadow s
collection coming as a gift from
DR.. Franchesci of Santa Brabara,
California, where his garden is
noted even in that city of wonder
Gus floral beauties.
Last Friday the first blossom
reached perfection and flower low
ers in town quite generally had a
chance to inspect the rare and pc
culiar flower so utterly different
from any familiar here.
The leaves of the plant are even
now, some Of them, a foot wide.
In the rainy season they assume
double and even greater proper
tons. Hanging pendant from the
branches are foot long rubber-like
stems to which are attached single
buds like small balls. The sepals
instead of a green color are of
broWnish tones suffused with pink.
AT first as the bud begins to re-
lease its mass of separate flower
cts the flower pendant is like
half circle which as it reaches its
full development becomes nearly
a five inch in diameter ball. AS
one lifts this ball turning it up
ward to study the real flower, it
seems like a mass of pale fushias
in one cluster. There were sixty
stamens counted in the first bloom
each a dainty yellow ring above
an old rose cOlored corolla. This
pale old rose mass of petals was
dull in texture resulting in such |
an artful combination with the
small yellow ring of stamens end |
with sixty matching pink
pistils that it seemed as if the
bloom had been especially design
ed by some human agency.
There is one grown under COW
er at OnecO which has blooomed |
magnificently and Mrs. Meadow
has seen a superb plant at Miami
but this is supposed to be the first
fine plant towering on this coast
out Of doors without any protec-
tion from winds or cool weather
and certainly is another proof of
the adaptability Of Punta Gorda
climate to the cultivation of beau
tiful tropical things.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-21
Celery Talk

In spite Of the fact that celery
ranks as one of the expensive
crops to make, and also requires
special experience and informa-
tiOn to be made and marketed
proftably, talk Of celery is heard
all around town lately and if ev-
cry one who has planned to try
celery next fall should do so there
would certainly be some expert
ments if nothing else. There
seems to be a general belief that
this section contains some fine eel
erly lands and that if raised here
it would go into market at good
time. While there are tracts of
land in the vicinity of Punta Cor
da, for instance some of the Acline
farms land equals anything in
Manatee county for that crop,
there is a question as to whether
or not, if raised here so that it
would go into market just ahead
of Manatee, it would hit the low
prices ruling for the last Of the
northern celery crop.
Both Capt. Ed Smith and S. j.
Chadwick have had some fast
growing celery this winter which
was planted late. That at Chad
wicks was very handsome but he
is planning to take it up and re-
set it probably.
There is no doubt good celery
can be made here for home mark
ct and the town itself as well as
markets nearby might consume
enough to make make limited acre
age very profitable,
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-21

French official statement, were
taken by assault, is about the on
ly notable change in the west.
There has been no change to
speak of in the east, barring some
Russian gains on the central Pol
and front and the reported crush
ing of the turkish army which
tried to make a stand at Kara-Ur-
gan. The Russians claim to
have obtained good foothold in
Pennsylvania, but they have not
yet invaded that country in force.
AS the Russians menace to Hun
gary becomes more of a realty,
reports that Hungary is seeking a
separate peace are being revived
in London. None can be confirm
ed, but they insist that Hungary is
willing to make any sacrifice rath-
er than submit to invasion.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-21
WITH THE TILLERS OF THE SOIL
BY Mrs. X. S Lawson
Trllcklets

At r. Windham s Klondike
farm tomato work was to begin
Monday.
w. f. Bridges has the Meadow
seven acres nearly plowed for to-
matoes.
Miller and Edmondson intend
ed shipping peppers this week.
j. M. Driver and the Koon Co.
farm were both setting tomato
plants.
w. A. Cameron has a good stand
of beans, most of which were
planted before the rain but have
come up nicely.
Returns from beans shipped
from the Cooper farm show them
selling in Philadelphia at $2.75
and for So per hamper both in
Chicago and Boston.
AT the X. and A. farm four a
cres of tomatoes already setting
fruit stood the rains finely and
should begin shipping by first of
March to the tenth. Two acres
of cukes, Early Fortune, are now
being put in. There will be thir-
ty acres of tomatoes according to
present plans and three of green
beans put in.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-21
News of European War in Brief

London, England-Though the
British and French press continue
to discuss the probability of a
fresh German attempt to break
through the French line barring
the way to Paris, the Germans so
far have failed to follow up their
success about Soissons. Their
troops are more or less inactive
beyond the river Aisne and the
only activity shown in that vicin-
ity in the last twenty-four hours
has been the bombardment of st.
Paul.
No one believes, however, that
fighting at Scissors is over. Both
sides apparently are bringing up
reinforcements and some stiff en-
counters soon should develop.
Capture of several German field
works on the east bank of the Me-
use river which, according to the
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-21
SC. A COPY; $1.5o A YEAR
State of Florida is in
Fine Financial Shape

urer Lunning's interesting paper,
regretting our inability to print
the whole of it at this time:
"The people of Florida have
ample reason to congratulate
themselves upon the splendid con-
dition of the states finances
There are many states in the Un-
ion whose treasury handles a
much larger volume of business
than does Florida, but | am con-
fident in the assertion that the
finances of no state in the Union
are in more satisfactory condi-
ton than that of Florida.
"In the first place, Florida has
no bonded Indebtedness of any
great amount, the entire bonded
Indebtedness of the state being
only 1901 ,567, all of which is held
by the educational branch of the
state government one might say,
one branch of the state govern
ment owing the other.
"On the first of November, 1914,
the cash balance in the state treas
ury, as shown by the books of this
department, was 81, ,503, ,7S9,S0. OF
this amount 1851, ,501.07 was con-
tanned in the pension fund, $243,-
695.19 in the general revenue
fund, $75,953,12 in the state pris-
on fund, $62,695,63 in the state
board of health fund, $547,724.27
in the several educational funds,
and the remaining $40, ,220.52 dis
tributed among the drainage tax
fund, railroad commission fund,
shell fish industry fund, game and
fish protection fund and the Flori-
da national forest fund; $306,054.-
93 of $547, ,724.27 of the general e.
EDUCATIONAL funds of hand in prin- 4
cipal for investment and is being
invested in bonds in the counties,
cities and sub-school districts in
this state as rapidly as safe in
vestments of this character can be
secured, about $4,000 of this
S306,000 having been invested
since the first Of November"
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-21
Some Shipments

In three days last week, since
the storm wore over, 1S0 crates of
vegetables were shipped from
Punta Gorda. To most people
who considered the heavy storm
settled everything these figures
will seem high but they are COM
piled from the railroad lists
through the courtesy of Mr..
ROuntree.
Besides this there were twenty
six crates of pines sent out.
While most of the beans were
cleaned up by this shipment some
fields are coming along in spite Of
adverse weather
Among the vegetables shipped
were tomatoes, eggplants, peppers
and beans. No cabbage at all has
been grown this year for shipment
as charges are too heavy on cab
bage to make it profitable about
here unless some method is found
to make the crop more cheaply.
Among those shipping were L.
Smith, twelve crates of peppers;
Kuykendall and Allen, forty-six
hampers Of beans; Leon Griggs,
six crates of beans; F. M. Cooper,
thirty-eight hampers of beans; |.
j. Patrick, eleven crates of toma-
toes, four crates of peppers and
five of eggplant. McQuaid Bros,
ten crates of beans; Geo. Stone
and Schwierske, five of beans,
Dan Smith, four crates of beans;
r. Sheridan seven crates of tOmat-
tomatoes; j, Caldwell, seven of
beans, T. Strong of tomatoes
and thirteen of beans.
Pines went from Dotson, Byrd, |
Turner and Renses.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-21

where especially desireable road
material is being excavated, the
result of this lateral may have
considerable bearing in consider
ing future operations.
The matter of keeping the canal
clean to preserve its required
depth for full efficiency has caused
discussion. Mr.. Reid said that in
carrying the canal to an elevation
of fourteen and one-half feet at
its source there would be sufficient
velocity is case of the
heavy flows from the woods dis
trict to scour the canal TO its cor
rect depth but that the securing
would not cause injury to the
banks as this velocity necessary
for the required securing would
occur so seldom that it would be
of needed benefit when it did hap
lpen.
While the fall in this section is
not great" said Mr.. Reid, "it is
sufficient to secure adequate drain
age anywhere about here, If suit
able canals are provided. "
That the canal has demonstrate
ed its value and efficiency so soon
is matter of much cougratu-
latiOn to those who worked so
steadily for the canal even when
lit appeared likely to fail to ma
terialize and it has shown it will
add much to the possibility of
making a much desired compact
trucking and farming suburb for
Punta Gorda.
AS the property owners along
the canal have advised Mr.. Reid
that they will be glad to have the
shell rock removed from the ca
nal bank in much of its length,
Mr.. Reid is now arranging for a
crusher and pulverizer. Instead
of arranging for the use of the
she'll rock on the roads if possible,
Mr.. Reid will have it prepared
for use on trucking and grove
lands within couple months.
Many local growers have long de-
sired opportunity to try this much
auded material in which the Sec
lion is so rich.
There is no doubt but that ev-
cry property owner who can OBJ
ain any advantage through the
present canal will put his land in
.he way to do that
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-21

In an article written for the
Christmas edition of the Tampa
Tribune, State Treasurer j. G..
Luning very rightly says by way
of preface; 1t might be of inter
est to readers of the Tribune to
know something of the financial
condition of the state" and then
proceeds to make a full, clear
statement showing conditions in
which every citizen of Florida
should feel just pride. We make
the following extract from Treas