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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-02-18
Joint Debate at Passaic.

There will be a joint debate be.
tween the Mt. Vernon and Passaic
teams held at Passaic on Friday, Feb.
10, 1915. Question, Resolved: '"That
the simultaneous treatment of use OF
viris in hog cholera vaccination
should be prohibited by law in the
State of Missouri.
The Mt. Vernon team is a good
one and we are expecting to have an
interesting time. There will be spe-
-cial music. A cordial invitationto all.
L. w. Keele, President of Passaic
Literary Society.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-02-18
Elkhart.

We had another big rain last Fri
day night.
Walter Keeton' S children are very
sick with the whooping cough at
present.
S.N. Raybourn is on the sick list.
John Stephens and wife and AL
bert Daniels and family spent last
Sunday at the home of W. F. Steph-
ems.
I E. Heavilin and wife visited at
Tom Burners last Sunday.
Jack Mangold, Drummer, :. Will
Porter and Lydia Erickson called at
the home of Fred Bruner last Sunday
evening.
There ought to be a committee APP
pointed to see what has become of
COL. Lockridge. He is surely sick
as he did not attend the conven-
ton last Saturday. This was the
first time he has failed to be on hand.
Mrs. Pearl Armentrout and Miss
Euphie Scott spent one day last week
at the home of Ed Miller in Amster-
dam.
We would like to know who the
two young ladies were who were
asleep last Sunday evening when the
boys called on them.
The preacher took dinner at the
home Of j. r. Scott last Sunday.
Miss Inez Beck attended the funer-
al of Miss Attic Barton last Friday.
Miss Lydia Erickson spent last Sum
day with Miss Nellie Bruner-
Attic Barton, Oldest daughter of
John Barton, died at her home near
Lamar, NO., one day last week. The
remains were brought here Friday
and interment made in the Scott
cemetery.
John Reeves and his mother visit
ed at Lige Spillman's last Sunday.
JOHNNY.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-02-18
On the Wing.

Clint Burns Sundayed with Oliver
Stanfield.
John Hedger Jr., has hired to Ar
thur Westover for the summer. John
is a first class hand. ;.
Ed Barnes is building his tenant a
fine house.
DR.. Price of Byron, Kan, who has
been visiting w. P. Fritts few days
returned home Friday.
Uncle John Vermillion has lots Of
good turnips for sale at zoe per BUSH
ell.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-02-18
For Sale.

200 acre farm, ] mile from city
limits. Will divide to suit purchaser.
200 acres miles northeast of Butler.
These farms priced to sell in next 30
days. 4 residence property in south
west part of city. For a bargain and
terms, see Mcfarland & Sons, Butler,
Mo. 12-tf.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-02-18
Green View Twinklings.

Y y vvsooeoeeesos
Everybody is enjoying the fine
wsather at present.
The intermediate organized class of
the Greenview Sunday School held a
business meeting at the home of one
81 The members, Miss lila Scribner,
Monday night.
Mrs. w. j. Jones and daughters,
H6ten and Hazel spent Monday with
Mn. L. NJ. May.
Several from this vicinity were
hauling corn to Foster the past week.
About sixty attended the vegetable
soup supper at the home Of R. H.
Jones Tuesday night. All reported a
fine time.
Harley Scribner returned home
from Kansas City Wednesday, where
he has been spending few days the
past week.
Henry Briscoe and family spent
Wednesday evening with Arthur
Gray and family.
Andrew Ten Brook made a trip to
Cass county one day last week.
Henry Briscoe, Charlie Clouse and
IN. Board were in Butler attending
court last week.
4. Co. Wilson and wife helped
butcher at the home of Arthur Gray
"Wednesday.
w. w. Lee was shopping in Amo-
ret Saturday.
Charley Crawford spent Saturday
and Sunday with his mother, Mrs.
Dennis Bright.
L. Stalker returned from Pleasan-
ton, Kan, Saturday where he had
been visiting with w. r. Moore, who
has been in ill health.
Miss Blanche Cation spent the latter
part of the week with home folks
near Sprague. $780,.
Sunday School at Green View ey-
cry Sunday at 2:30 p. m. Come and
help make things interesting.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-02-18

The attitude of the House of Rep
resentatives against increasing sala-
ries on any State officials was evil
denced last week when Representa-
tive Shannon's bill to increase the
salary Of State Food and Drug Com
missioner Frederick H. Fricke to
So, 600 was unanimously voted down.
State Dairy Commissioner E. G.
Bennett and the State Board of Agri-
culture are working on plan to fos-
ter cooperative development of
the state-owned dairy herds. This is
to begin with an inspection of all cat
tie owned by the state institutions, to
the first result that every cow shall
earn her salt.
= An eighty.five pound watermelon,
pear weighing pound and a half
and an apple four inches in diameter
are some of the specimans in the
first carload of Missouri fruit shipped
10 the worlds fair at San Francisco.
The shipment was made Saturday.
The specimens are being gathered by
the commission appointed by the
Missouri State Horticultural society
from storage houses in all parts of
the state. The lot contains a speci-
men of every kind of fruit grown in
the state, preserved in glass jars.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-02-18

Writing to the mayor to hurry be-
fore the poison caused his death, J.
c. Eberhardt, we'll known druggist
committed suicide above his store in
La Grange, Mo. His body was found
Monday and death is thought to have
resulted some time Sunday. q.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-02-18


spected citizen Of Walnut township,
died Saturday evening at the home
Of John Demott Of near Mound City,
Kansas, after an illness Of only few
days. The remains were brought to
Foster Monday and interment made
at the Woodfln cemetery, conducted
by the Odd Fellows lodge, II which
order he was a member.
John Smith was born November
l, 1849 in Woodson county, Illinois,
moved with his parents to Missouri
in 1852 and settled in Walnut town.
ship when Bates county's rolling
prairies were sea Of grass, where
he resided until twelve years ago,
when he moved to Mound City. He
was 65 years and month of age.
He leaves two brothers and two
sisters, namely Alfred Smith Of
Ellsworth, Kas., Ed Smith Of Collins
vile, Okla, Mrs. Marian Williams Of
Kenso, Kas., and Mrs. Mary McPeak
of Joplin, NO., besides a host of
other relatives to mourn their loss.
DINAH.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-02-18

Missouri is nearest a ''qlanderless
state" of any state in America. This
is known in Europe, and has had not
little to do with the present demand
for Missouri horses.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-02-18

Hugh Robinson Of Neosho, NO.,
once daring aviator with the Wright
brothers declares he will conduct an
aero bus line between Joplin and
Neosho, a distance of twenty miles,
expecting to make the trip in 20 min
uteS.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-02-18
FOSTER


- - . al
u FO0AAN
If,this srriao-lil<e weather continues
:. riIl sonn - Alma II move the
e,slAm church aCsin.
\. .,,.;.s . n,,,,,.r I Eost4r neonle
attended the literary At Old Walnut
Friday niuht
60. = ~. r,..., ,,.O,,,. DID 80.
\ .;Ss. $3.50 = ac,,-.;,,., j Rn,,er a.
,~,.a,,
80. $500 8, M. ;....
su..e $3.50. ]. .'. -. ..; "..'
'a w. y''e 8 49,
Z. =. L I. 49, 8, Doss .'o'
= D. - q. -
MISS AGA Arno vlsate0 SATURDAY
night WIN ner irieno' MISS Jessie
Moreland.
j. W. Darby was an arrival on
Saturday mornings local after few
weeks sojourn at FL Dorado and Jop-
I'm.
Amos Drysdale, Of Dade county,
Mo-, one Of Fosters old land marks,
visited the last OF the week with his
sister, Mrs. E. I. Hines and family
west OF town.
Morgan .Scrivner is visiting his
M scrivner will be remembered by
MANY Of the old timers Of Foster,
having operated the coal business
extensively when the Western Coal
MINING Comnanv was buyinp coal
here MANY wears 400.
poh.r4 ctond;.h ord family Mr.
~ NJ ~ p..tar.on and l;tt,e son
rorrast M;ssas Ies.;a Moreland and
A. Arhocast v;s;ted SUNDAY with
~. 49, ~ r,orance Morris of tho
county seat
rho ,.s;d.noa 80 nan Honk;ns
L,own .s ~. Rel, nlace IN New
uoma .omneh;r burned - the Ground
Ma.d.,, ,,orn;nc Wh;la M, Hon.
o"oAy NV ..,:...S ...:.. I.s-4
+na,,h,a ,,as ho,n;nn ramova tha
,s,,.,,;.,,,. SOW ~ houee ha d;ed of
a....;oa ~ house ,yos q oroe frame
h,,;,d;.o 49, 90 :, a,.ac,aa ,ranv 80 -
aso.s sEs.ss ...' a, Cd.
The nemoc y ~ walnut town
shin mat n convention Il Foster
SATURDAY 10 nominate a township
ticket and ORGANIZED bv electipp ]. F.
Cecil chairman and I = Relk secre-
tarv lewis stalker was nominated
for trustee q n Jennings ;ustice Of
ne.ce A II Ilovd constable FR
Swarens collector, ). :. belk' as
SCISSOR. Members OF the township
board, c. =. West, east end; John
Lee. Worland. j. F. Cecil, township
committeeman. G. E. West, VIM.
Collins, +. L. Shelton and II. Z.
Briscoe were chosen as delegates to
Butler to nominate a school COM
missioner. =,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Landon enter
tanned at dinner Tuesday a number
OF their relatives. Those from a dis
lance were: Mrs. Nettie Johnston,
in q
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-02-18
MISSOURI NEWS.

Independence was visited by dis
astrous fire Thursday of last week.
Loss about 100000
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-02-18

Nicely improved farm, good land
Nuck6ls Bros. Butlen Route g.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-02-18

The little white casket was convey.
ed to It's last resting place BY six Of
his little school mates as pail bearers,
Clyde Scott, Ernest Standish, Charley
Cox, Yernie Woods, Johnnie Vaughn
and Leonard Swarens.
John Smith Dead.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-06-17

what the money to be spent for, and usually being prompted by appeals from the farmers and business asking for money to finish work which almost un limited in scope and cost
 The Reclamation Service has, made mistakes such to all human endeavor, and these mistakes were shared in by the farmers and business
 We all glad that the Yuma project was begun, and is almost completed; and now let us all join hands and assist Uncle Sam determine what the farm CTS and should pay for what they have received
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1915-06-17
DR. T. U. TAYLOR, PRESI- DENT OF THE UNIVER- SITY OF TEXAS, DE- CLINES TO SERVE ON YUMA BOARD OF
 COST REVALU-
 ATION


 The Examiner rejoices in the appointment of cost revauaon board for the Yuma project consisting of E. H. Baldwin and Everett P Teasdae and a third member yet to be determined since Dr. U Taylor president of the University of Texas, has declined to the Yuma board because he is needed at home
 Mr. Baldwin is an eminent engineer, supervising engineer of the U. S. R. s. for this district with head quarters at Denver.
 Mr. Teasdale is one of the best boosters Yuma ty ever had and as realty Los Angeles h2s had an opportunity to make onod ,io ..cndship. He elected by the the California side those in Arizona refusing join in An order from department of the interior however established Teasdae the pro- ect member for both sides of the river.
 Mr. Baldwin, of course, is the representative of the U. S. Reclamation Service the board. The third member must be acceptable to both sides.
 The Examiner rejoces for the farmers in the appoint ment of this board because it is their victory And 1t also proves the willingness of the government to make adjustments which every sensible man knows must be made-though no living person could have foreseen 10 years ago.
 When the work of the Yuma project began in 1904, the cost of the project estimated at three millions now the figure placed at eleven millions to complete Construction by degrees the was done under the reclamation law has been very expensive, though it is very unlikely that it would have been done at all under any other plan at the beginning.
 About half of the work of the Yuma project now cassed as building charges including the Laguna dam will ultimately be covered by congressional appropriations for river work instead of against the farmers of the Yu ma valley.
 The purpose of the cost review boards on hirty-odd projects to make satisfactory adjustment. The farm CTS of the Yuma valley have much to gain byheary CO., operation with those who working in their interest
 The Examiner has sympathy with the attacks of certain journals against the Reclamation Service The houa hee cfactO tO expensivedone, as it has been by piecemea and by appropriations congress fit to make them-very often with inadequate information of
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-08
Wilson the "SeK WiIled.
New York World.


Writing to Baron Won Burian, Aus
tro-Hungarian Minister of Foreign At
fairs, under date of Aug. 20 last, Am
bassador Dumba asked attention to the
fact that with worldwide war in
progress further pressure from Europe
against the manufacture and sale Of
munitions in this country would be not
only useless, but, having regard to
the self-willed temperament of the
President, harmful
The letter containing this expression
was intrusted in a secret to messen-
ger who CHANGED to be intercepted.
Why should it have been necessary by
subterfuge to transmit such informa-
ton as to the character of the Presi-
dent of the United States? Has it not
been known for years that he is self
willed?
Jim Smith, in New Jersey, found
that out long ago, with our old friend
Col. George Harvey, fair second.
The trusts once barricaded in that
state can testify to it. The men in
Wall street who for generation had
kept a strangle-hold on American bank
ing and currency and enjoyed a monop-
oily of depressions and panics knew all
about it. The various leagues of plum
der operating under our discriminating
tariff laws were fully informed. The
notwithstanding combination needed
no instruction. Big Business, Dollar
Diplomacy, Lobby and Government by
Injunction, to say nothing of Huerta in
Mexico and his imitators in Colorado,
were in close touch with the situation.
What DR.. Dumba attempted to con-
vey privately to his superiors in Vienna
was being shouted from the housetops
in America. In support of his fellow
citizens who make and sell munitions of
war, everybody knows that the Presi-
dent stands like adamant for two rea-
sons, both vital. One is absolute right
under law, national and international.
The other is the consideration of ma
tional defense With the rest of the
world war-crazy and armed to the
teeth, to say that we may not manu-
facture and sell arms land ammunition
is to forbid US in case of need to buy
them.
Why should not MIR. Wilson be self
willed?
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-08
Cheap Land and Huge Crops That is
What the Northwest Offers.

The Great Northwest-North and
South Dakota, Montana and Washing
ton-beckon. They offer unlimited OPP
portunities to men of limited means.
The Northwest is now living in an era
of rapid development and progress that
will double and treble land values with
in the next few years.
Several things point to this-the op-
ening up of the worlds markets, the
growth Of western cities, and the ex-
tension of railway lines into fine agri-
cultural territory hitherto out of reach.
But the greatest proof is the won
derful fertility of the Northwest which
shows itself in the bountiful yields of
all crops, also indicated by Montana's
achievements at the San Francisco
Fair, where she led the world in the
number of agricultural prizes won.
If you have any land hunger-if you
want good farm for yourself or for
your boy, investigate this new country
now. The best land opportunities are
in the territory recently opened for
settlement by the Coast extension of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway. To enable those interested
to look over this territory, the emil
waukee Road" has provided round-trip
komeseekers excursions at very low
fares on the first and third Tuesdays of
every month.
Send for literature, read it carefully,
then buy low fare ticket and make a
personal inspection of this territory.
For literature and full information ap-
ply to the local Milwaukee" agent, or
write to Geo. B. Haynes, General Pas
senger Agent, Chicago.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-10-08
Some Figure. to Paste in Your Hat.

The Saturday Evening Post is autho
ity for the statement that the import:
into this country for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1915, were $500, 900, OO(
less than for the previous year Yet
few rabidly protection" papers have
been so INSCRIPTIONS or so poorly In
formed as to tell their readers that the
war has not affected the tariff receipts
Of the United States.
That the Underwood tariff under ord
mary circumstances would be amply
sufficient is shown by the fact that fol-
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1914, it
produced 1922, 329, O15 in revenues,
whereas its friends had calculated it
it would produce only $27O, 600, 900.
That Democratic revenue raising de-
vices are more efficient than Republican
devices have been Ito say nothing OF
their greater justice) is shown by the
facts that for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1913 and June 80, 1914, the
total ordinary receipts of the govern
ment were respectively $724, Ill, 2SO and
1874, 673, l67. The largest receipts for
any Republican year were SOL, S72, S75.
I'm 1917
For the fiscal years ending June 30,
1913 and June 80, 1914, the Democratic
administration excess of receipts over
expenditure was s41, 34O,52 and $a,-
4ls,677. The figures for the year end
ing June 80, 1915. have not been made
up, but it cannot be expected reason
ably that, with the trade of the world
upset, there will not be shortage.
And while we are..on this subject OF
deficits, let us call to the attention OF
our "protection'' friends that from the
time the Republicans went into power
in 1897 till they went out in 1913, they
had deficits six times. They were as
follows:
1s97-$1s, O52, 254.
1855 ,O47, 247.
1899 SO, 1898, 657.
19O5-18, 753, 335.
19O8-2O, O41, 667.
1905, 734, 955.
The total Republican deficit for these
six years was $243, 528, lis.
When the Republicans came into
power in 1897 the public debt of the
United States was $1,sOs, III, CAB. 40.
When they went out in 1913 it was
81, 926, "a, 1896. Sixteen years OF
Republican rule added more than one
billion one hundred millions to the debt
burden Of the United States. In one
year the Democrats decreased this in
indebtedness $117, 1R, 225.
Paste these figures in your hat for
reference when some pupil from the
PAYNE Aldrich- Penrose-Taft school of
protection is attempting to obscure the
truths in regard to the relative success
of Democratic and Republican finan-
cling. Journal.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-10-29

form, those who have property have
to pay for t. Those who have no
property can enjoy the blessing with
out price. Piling the 20 mills tax
upon the state, county and school tax
that will have to be met next year
means that residents of Oroviile will
have to cough up pretty healthy
chunck of their income.
Bob Picken, of Tonasket, was in
town over Sunday. Mr.. Picken has
had charge of road work in the south
part of the county for the past two
months, and reports that about all the
state road improvements are complet-
ed. We will wager that any work
under his charge was conscientiously
handled and the job first-class in
every particular.
Conconully high school has organ
lied football team that may be heard
from before the season is over. Much
of the old Drawn Tbs: formerly made
the Conconully team so formidable
has passed on to strengthen other
teams. The new organization has
beef, If short on experience, and some
thing is liable to happen to the other
fellows when they meet oppon onts on
the grioiron.
Geo. Hamilton, who was brought
to the Oroville hospital from a ranch
near keremeos number of weeks
ago, suffering from what was pro-
nounced to be a fracture of the YER
zebra, caused by fall from hay
stack, left the hospital Friday last
apparently in normal health. He
went on to Vancouver, B. c., from
here, where he will spend the winter
with relatives.
Green Parker, one of the old resi-
dents of the Cayuse mountain dis
trict, was discharged from the Oro-
vile hospital the latter part of last
week, after being laid up in that in
stitution for 'Our months. Parker
had the misfortune to diclocate his
left thigh last spring, and recovery
from the injury has been very slow.
He will have to exercise a great deal
of caution for some time, as any fall
or violent ja-' may repeat the dislo-
cation.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-10-29
MORE ABOUT The ROBBERY

Last week Mr.. McMahan inserted a
notice in this paper regarding the TAX
ing of five Elgin $3.50 watches and
stating that he knew just who took
them. Now he receives letter the
text of which is given below:
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-10-29

October, Twenty-Five.
E. A. McMahan,
Jeweler and Opitician,
Oroville.
Don't think you kin bluff us with
that old gag about nowin who tok
your wathces.
And we amt afraid of your sendin
rs to Jail.
We needed good watches and we
got EN-. and we are going to keep
EN-.
The Robbers.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-10-29


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Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-04-08
Flxina up an Election,

A curious Incident once occurred at
Patton nj mn election for parliament
Sir Mark Wood. who had been one of
Its menhrs for several years, had as
his colleague IN the parliament of 1872
Sir William Cougrcvc, the inventor OF
the famous "Congrevc rocket" The
latter resigned In 1916. and the baro'
net wished his own son 10 till the va
cancy. There were 0uly three voters
In the constisuercy-Slr Mark, his son
and his butler, named JcnninEs-hut
MS the son was away aud the butler
had quarreled with his master un op
portunity was afforded for singular
revenge. Jennings refused To- second
Sir Marks nomination Of his sun and
proposed himself. nrd u deadlock WAS
nverted only by Sir Mark coming 10
terms with the refractory butler.
whose nomination h. secOuded In or
der 10 induce him TO uct as n srcunder
to his son. Matters being thus pot
formally In train. Sir Mark arranged
with jennings that the formers vote
should be alone given. and the tinal
state OF the poll at Patton's only
known contest stood thus Wood
Tory. |: Jennings (Whlsi. o-WeSt.
Gazette.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-04-08
N Caesar Had a Phone.

Julius Caesar missed great deal In
not knowing the telephone or NJ least
In not using Il II he knew IL. One eau
see the telephone engineer attached to
the Roman postotlicc cndcarorlug, but
without avail, to gct m instrument In
stalled at the capitol and NJ the pal.
ace. II um lntruSted by the emperor
70 say that he does not desire these
barbarian n0reltlcs, aud So Thomas
Alva Edlsuuus need not cali again
with his magiclan's apparatus" \
signal blundcr! We can imagine what
would have happened. Hello, i2ST
riber. Is II thou, Artenlid0ruS? |
understand thou rlngSt ME W this
What. Details or plotG
Go not To the senate today? Rcware
Jf Brutus? TO not near CaScns Right,
aud thank thee. ArtcmIdorus. Will
have IN extra guard put on Instantly
and the couspirutorS arrested" And
so. although ArtemidoruS WIS unable
10 give his warning IN the street, he
gave II over the telephone. and Cne-
,ar's valuable life and with II the for.
tune OF Rome was saved From III
They Had Thought OF II" In Strand
Magazine.