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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-03-02

The inventor Of three-legged step
ladder claims it will stand more rig
idly on uneven surfaces than If 1t
had four legs.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-03-02

In time lost and medical attenti IN.
the wage-earners Of this country have
an annual sick bill Of $6S0,O00,000.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-03-02
Exnert Advice.

what would you do about this
deadlock"
Get a key to the situation"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-03-02

Many buffer has a wife that he
Is unable to bluff.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-04
CATHOLIC LADIES' SOCIETY
WAS ORGANIZED MONDAY

The Ladies' Card club of the Cath
Ole church of Daytona, which < or
ganized for the welfare of tourists,
met Monday afternoon with Mrs. E.
T. Conrad on Orange avenue. A very
successful meeting was held Among
the ladies were Mrs. E T. Conrad,
Mrs. F. n. Conrad, Mrs. Ernest Kreitz-
berg, Jr-, Mrs ]. B. Uebelhoer, of
Seabreeze, Mrs. Nelson and Miss Mel
son, Miss Mabel Morgan, Miss Sher-
lock, Miss Kyne, Miss Small.
This club enables Catholic tourists
visiting Daytona during the winter to
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-04
AUSTRIANS REPUL SED.

ROME, Jan. 4.-OFFICIAL-Th Austrians
who recently took the offensive in the Carso region
have been Tepulsed with heavy loss of life.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-04
CONRAD WILL BID
ON BONDS, REGARD
LESS OF OPINION
SCHOOL BOARD ATHoRIZES AD-
vERTlSEMENTS CALLING FOR
BIDS ON 0AYTONA DISTRICT
SCHOOL sEcRITIEs.

Regardless Of what the final opin-
ion of the New York bond lawyers,
Dillon, Thompson G Clay, may be
as to the legality of the $4,000 school
bond issue voted by the Daytona dis
trict, the county board of public in
struction voted Monday evening to
call for. bids on the securities.
In a preliminary opinion rendered
some days ago the New York LAWYERS
intimated very strongly that the
bonds were, in their opinion, illegal
At the meeting Monday evening F
n. Conrad, cashier of the Merchants
bank of Daytona, as well as F. ]
Niver and w. NJ. Hankins, of the 10
cal trustees, were present Mr.. Con
rad stated to the members of thu
board that he would submit a bid O
par for the securities should bids b.
called for; Mr.. Hankins stated tina
he had information that the state o
Florida would bid par, and that b,
was of the opinion that an even bet
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-04
LITTLE MISS FoOTE
ARRIVED LAST NleH

A fine nine-pound baby girl szzll
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. g. :
Foote, Jr., in this city at aboH -
o'clock Monday evening, and -
Mrs. Foote and baby are doing ~
The little lady will be known =
Mary Jane Foote. DR.. G. A. ~
was in attendance.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-04
CONGRESS RESUMES STRUGGLE.

resumed the fierce struggle over national prepar-
edness and legislation to refill the depleted treas
ury. The matter of foreign relations of the United
States with the warning powers is also being dis
cusSed The Philippine bill is now ready for the
senate and the house committees are working on
big appropriation bills.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-04
Parents, Presence SUFFICIENT.

Little Harry had an operation and
while coming out of the anesthetic
looked up at his nurse and said: rs
my mamma here?' The nurse said.
les Then he said, is my papa
nere Again the nurse assured him
ena1 ms parents were both at his bed
s'oe. thinking little he said: Then
you can go. When a child has its
aoener and father that's all it wants"
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-04

be introduced and by this -
enjoy the pleasures of social - !
this resort
A nominal fee is requested e -
member, and the proceeds 80 . =
support OF the church.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-04
SMALL ROOF BLAZE
CALLED OUT DEPARTMENT

- A fire in the roof of a house .
:. owned by Fred Stones and occu- .
=. pied by Mrs. W. H. Higginboth- /.
- am, on Bellevue avenue, called .
- out the department shortly af- /.
= ter $3.50 this afternoon. Dam /.
:. age to the extent of probably .
=. 800 was done. Chemicals were .
- used and the water was turned .
:. on.
=
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-04
$4,000 BRITISH TO JOIN COLORs.

LONDON, Jan. 4.-1:55 p m.-The recruit
ing figures compiled by Lord Derby covering a
period from October 3 to December 1 5 show that
1 500, 900 unmarried men and ,67o, 900 married
men have given themselves for service in the Eng
lish cause. 100000 are available at once and the
rest will report in the near future.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-04
HUERTA's RECOVERY DOUBTFUL.

FL PASO, Jan. 4.-TheTe seems little chance
for General Huerta'S recovery. He was operated
upon again today with slight if any benefit.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-04

ter bid would be submitted by Jack
sonville capital. With this encour-
agement the board concluded to ad-
yertise for bids
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-04
PERSIA'S SISTER-SHI SINKS

LONDON, Jan. 4.-The PeninSular and ORR
entail liner, Geelong, the sister-ship of the Persia
which was summarized, sank last night as a result
of damages received in collision with another
British steamer. All persons aboard are reported
saved.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-04
BRITISH RECRUITS CALLED OUT.

LONDON, Jan. "A government proclama-
ton issued today called upon the sixth, seventh,
eight and ninth groups of recruits that have been
enrolled under the Derby scheme. They will begin
reporting on February 8.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-04
AUTO SMASH KILLS Is HURT.

VALDOSTA, Jan. 3.-As result of running
an automobile without lights, Archie McCranie was
instantly killed and Lon and Will Thomas pain
fully injured, late last night. The machine was
moving at high speed when it struck dead car
standing at the side of the road
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-04
Uncle Eben.

'Sence ! done los so many chick
ems said Uncle Eben. L has come
to de conclusion dat mebbe even a
dove of peace needs a certain amount
OF watchful protection.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-04
ACTION PROMISED ON
SUBLIME CONTROVERSY

LONDON, Jan. At is probable that Ar1eri-
can Consul McNeely went down with the Inflated
Persia. Consu1-Genera1 Skinner today cab1ed the
state department from India that Consul Nc
Neely's was not the list of survivors,
Charles Grant is reported saved. The fifth boat
from the Persia arrived today at Malta, swelling
the number of survivors to 16S. The sixth boat
has failed to put in an appearance and the authori
ties could get no trace of her.
An unofficial report from Alexander received
in this city states that the steamer Glengy1e, was
sunk without warning Nine persons are be-
lieved to have persisted, but no Americans were
among them.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-04
PRESIDENT REACHES WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The President and
his bride arrived at the White House at o'clock
this morning.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-10-26
Dickey Forgot His Papers.

When Walter $. Dickry, the re-
publican candidate for the Unit
ed States Senate. went to the
polling place in Kansas City last
week for the purpose of registers
ing he forgot to take his natur-
alization papers with him and the
election officials refused to allow
him to register lie left the
booth saying he would return
with them. but instead of coming
back he sent the naturalization
papers back by his brother The
officials still refused to register
Dickry. saying that he must APP
pear in person. The brother said
that he had gone to st. Louis and
could not appear in person.
After his return from st. Louis
Dickcy appeared with his regis
tratiOn papers and now will be
permitted to vote for himself and
others on the republican ticket.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-10-26
Judge Lamm in Town.

The republican rally last Sat
urday which was to have been
the supreme effort to raise some
sort OF enthusiasm for the rcpuh-
llcan ticket was very much a fail
lrr. TN the afternoon Judge
I.amm. who had spoken in Apple
tom City that day, was met east Of
this city by IA delegation of local
republicans in automobiles and
escorted to town and to the Fra
trrnal Inn.
After supper the big meet
ing was held at the opera house.
DR.. II. o. Crawford, candidate for
congress, made a speech and told
what he thought he would do if
ne was sent to congress.
Miss Beatrice DUvalI made
hit with the crowd by her sing
ing of the Star Spanglcd Ban
ncr.' Cot. Robbins, chairman of
the meeting. introduced Judge
Lmm and the audience thought
that they would learn what rea-
son he had for running for gov
crnor. But they didn't.
lie devoted his time to telling
funny stories and. criticising his
opponent without touching on his
own platform.
The opera house was well filled,
Il large part of the audience be-
ing democrats.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-10-26
Commercial Club Meeting.

At the regular meeting OF the
Butler Commercial Club Tuesday
night the following business was
transacted:
a resolution was adopted con-
demning the trading stamp and
similar get trade" plans
A letter from NJ. V. Carol, tenn
! porary secretary Of the Missouri
State Motor Association, to the
effect that a temporary organiza-
ton of all the auto clubs had beer
formed at Sedalia during the fair
for the purpose Of trying to have
enacted remedial legislation to
cover the distribution of the road
moneys. The following are some
Of the aims Of the organization !:
Concentration of all the available
funds to the construction Of six
cross state rock highways, north
and south, east and west. Such
amendments of existing state
traffic laws as will provide due
protection to motor owners and
operators against prosecution and
imposition. Standardization of
traffic ordinances by all cities
and towns of the state. a state
wide system for the detection and
punishments of thieves. a state
license for motor machinists based
on competency and integrity. A
committee Of three. consisting of
Paul Levy, +. c. Rcam and W. W.
Henry was appointed to confer
with the owners of ears and if adj
yisable to call a meeting at But
Ter in the near future for the
purpose of cffecting an organiza-
ton. Mayor Heinlein and W. +.
Duvall was appointed ii commit
tee to confer with the Mt. Pleas
amt township board in regard to
rounding the corners of the road
between Butler and the southwest
corner of the township. The rock
roads committee was instructed to
make all arrangements for the
good roads meeting to be held in
Butler November l4th, at which
time John NJ. Malang, vice pres
ident for Missouri Of the .Jeffcr-
Surr f4fr tvHt viii III 47r present 1rr7t
address the meeting on the sub
.irct of good roads. j. \. Dear
mond was appointed il committee
TO confer with the representatives
OF the telephone and telegraph
companies in regard to moving
their poles back from the corners
that are to be rounded.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-10-26
Indians on the War Path.

Grand Junction, Colo, Oct. 81.
More than 80 Ute Indians,
crazed by whisky, are reported to
have crossed the Colorado line
from Utah this morning and are
said to be threatening women and
children west of this city.
Sheriff Jeff Watson of Mesa
county, Colorado, as soon as the
report was telephoned to him by
excited ranch owners, formed a
posse of 600 cowboys and ranchers
and started for the scene of the
trouble to quell the uprising.
The Utes are said to be led by
an Indian named Chief Renegade
Ute and are slaughtering deer and
cattle in a wide area.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-10-26
w. G. Mehaffey Dead.

". G. Mehaffey, we'll known
and highly respected citizen OF
Bates county, died at his home in
Pleasant Gap, Monday morning,
October %, after a long illness of
kidney trouble.
Mr.. Mrhaffey was born in La
fayette, Ohio, June 9. 1888. He
came to this city about fifteen
years ago and was several years
with the Carpenter 4 Shaffrr
Company as superintendent of the
butter making department. A
few years ago he removed to Il
farm in Pleasant Gap township,
where ire has since resided.
He was man of the highest
character and was always active
in any movement looking to the
hctterment Of mankind. He was
always interested in civil affairs,
He was one Of the organizers of
the Pleasant Gap Fair and its
success was in Il large measure
due to his efforts.
He is survived by widow and
one son, W. & Mehaffey, .Jr.
Funeral services, conducted by
Elder w. S. Hood, of the Adrian
Christian church, were held at
the home Tuesday forenoon and
intermtnt made in Oak Hill ccm-
etery.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-10-26
The Austrian Premier Shot.

London, Oct. 2l.-Rcutcr S Am
sterdam correspondent says the
Austrian premier, Count Karl
Stucrgkh, was shot today by the
publichcr of Vienna newspaper
named Adler, according to a tele-
gram received at Amsterdam from
Berlin.
Count Stucrgkh s ministry was
formed November ;, 1911, and
was rcOrganized November 30,
1913.
Austria and Hungary each has
a ministry and there is ministry
for Austro-Hungary of which
Baron Stephen Burian is the
premier.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-10-26
MARRIED BY TELEGRAPH.
Ruby swartz, of this City, and
Sergeant Linhart, Who is
on Duty on the Border
United by Unique
Ceremony.

Last June when Company B
marched away to war many OF the
boys left -sMccthearts behind.
Such a one was First Sergeant
Linhart. He and Ruby Swartz
were engaged to be married in
the near future, but the orders
sending the Sergeant to the front
interfered with their plants and
the wedding day was postponed
until the war should have ended.
But the waiting seemed long and
at last the couple hit upon a plan
to be married at once. Tuesday
night at eight o clock Miss Swartz
accompanied by her father, Mrs.
e. S. Clark, Miss Edna Clark and
Rev. Il. NJ. Talbcrt went to the
Western Union telegraph office
in til is city and Sergeant Linhart,-
Captain f. S. Clark and-Chaplain
Cook went to the office of the tel
cgraph company at Laredo, Tex
as, and with the assistance OF the
telegraph operators the usual
wedding ceremony was conduct
ed.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lem Swartz and
was reared to womanhood in this
city. The groom is skilled me-
chanir and before he was called
to the border was employed at the
Norflcet & Rcam garage.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-10-26
List Of Letters

Remaining uncalled for in the
post office at Butler, NO., for the
week ending October II, 1916:
Mr.. T. Brooks, Mr.. A. F. Berry,
Mr.. j. w. Gamas, J.. F. Hutzler,
Albert s. Kennedy, Archie o.
Schillinger, Now Smith, w. w.
Sweet, Oliver Young, Mrs. Eva
Plat, Miss I.eona Simpson.
These letters will be sent to the
dead letter office October 3lst,
1916, If not delivered before. In
calling for the above, please say
- Advertised" giving date Of list.
J. r. Williams, Postmaster.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-10-26

Ofred jackson came down from
Kansas City and spent Sunday
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w
O. jackson.
f. G. Mechan, assistant cashier
of the Farmers Bank, OF Nor
borne, Missouri, was transactlng
business in this city Tuesday.
DR.. j. II. Halsey returned Mon
day from Chicago where he has
been attending course OF lee
lures on diseases Of the eye, ear,
nose and throat.
Mrs. j. +. Doubenmelr, a for
mer resident Of this county, came
down from independence the first
a, Of HE HE week Oh business mission
and to visit old friends.
j. w. Coleman, of the Denton
Coleman Loan and Title company
made business trip to Benton
county one day the first OF the
week.
M, B. Morris, former sheriff OF
Bates county, spent Tuesday in
this city visiting old friends. MIR.
Morris has a responsible position
with the Armour Packing Com
pany:
J. b. Walton left Tuesday noon
for Memphis, Tennessee, where ne
is attending the third annual
convention Of the Farm Mortg-
age Bankers Association OF
America, of which he is a MEM
Der of the Board of Governors.
John Jobman, who recently
sold his fine farm i'll the Pleasant
Gap neighborhood was in the city
Wednesday making arrangements
to move with his family to Be
atricc. Nebraska. Mr.. Jobman IS
not yet certain where he will To-
cate but will spend the winter at
Beatrice.
Rally Day will be observed at
the Butler NJ. z. Church, South,
next Sunday, October 29th. Reg
ular program with lesson 8 80 to
10 80. Special program 10 30 to
II 100 followed by the morning
sermon. Full attendance OF the
membership is very much desired.
E. X. Wolfe, Pastor.
Jesse f. Smith, S. S. Supt.
f. B. Boron, former county
surveyor, was in the city Tuesday
Mr.. Boron held Il sale at his farm
near Foster recently and will
leave the last Of the week for the
Pecos Valley country, in Texas,
where he owns some land and
where he contemplates making
his future home.
Miss Nina Culver left Tuesday
morning for Webb City where she
is attending Sunday School
Convention. She is on the pro-
gram for an address on Elemen-
tary Work in the Sunday School,
in which department she is re-
garded as one of the best posted
workers in the state.
Professor Alphonse Gorrell,
of the Butler High
school, returned the first of the
week from Mullinville, Kansas,
where he had been called about a
week ago by the illness of his Sis
ter, Mrs. R. r. McClaren. Mrs.
died Wednesday and
was buried Thursday afternoon.
The second number of the lee
ture course will be given at the
opera house "Wednesday evening,
November L. Sylvester Long will
deliver his lecture "The Chal-
lenge of the Hour" MIR. Long
il q lecturer of national reputa-
lion and wherever he has deliv-
cred his lecture there is always a
demand for his second appear
Ance.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-10-26

Homer Seig, of Walnut town.
ship, one of Bates county's fin
est citizens and sterling demo-
Gratis, was in the city Tuesday
and made this office a pleasant
call. Mr.. Seig is bothered a bit
with bronchial trouble and is
planning to leave for the South
to spend the winter in the hope
that it will benefit him, a hope
in which his many friends in this
county heartily join.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-10-26

O. N. Scribner went over t.
Foster Tuesday to do some work
on his farm near that place. Mr.
Scribner is taking a vacation
from his duties on the road and
is resting up by doing farm
work.
Frank Curry, a former Butler
boy, was in the city Saturday
representing the Diamond match
company. After leaving here
Frank was. for several years, sta
ton agent for the Missouri Paclf-
ic railroad at jefferson City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Norfleet
and children arrived in the city
the city last week on Il visit to
NJ - ,1o1 feet par Mr.. 4ft
Mrs. J. X. Norfleet. They were
en- route from Kansas City. to
Florida, where Mr.. Norfleet will
engage in fruit raising.
A number of Butler people who
had enjoyed Mrs. Stratton-Port.
cr's charming book Freckles
went to the opera house one night
last week to see the dramatlzed
version. The performance was a
disappointment as the company
was not up to the standard. s-s..s
Rev. r. NJ. Talbert, of the
Christian church, returned the
last of the week from Des Moines,
Iowa, where he attended the Ma
tional Convention Of the Chris
tan churches. The trip was
very enjoyable one and was made
by auto. Next year the conven-
ton will be held in Kansas City.
The Evergreen class Of the NJ.
E. Church Sunday school was
most delightfully."- entertained
Thursday afternoon of last week
by Mrs. Roy Wilcox, at her home
on East Dakota street. Notwlth-
standing it was a rainy disagree
able afternoon, a good attendance
of class members were present,
besides several visitors.
Fire, lightning and tornadoes
have no rules Of warfare, they
come as a thief in the night. You
should prepare to meet them at
any time. Place your insurance
with Choate & Fulbright an old
and reliable agency with sixteen
Of the leading old line companies,
having a total capital stock Of
over $50, O0O,0 10000. Stiff
A gentleman who lives in the
southwestern part Of Kansas was
a caller at this office one day last
week and in talking over the po-
litical situation, said that while
his part of-,the country was nor
mally republican by large ma
iority, that President Wilson
would carry the county this year
by a larger majority than the re-
publicans usually carried it.
Marshal Bullock was called to
northeast Butler Monday night
about II o'clock to arrest Floyd
Hawkins, colored, who was ere
ating disturbance. He had gone
to the home of Aunt Maria White,
his mother-in-law, to get some
clothes that he had left there,
and got into a row with Aunt
Maria and his wife with the re-
suit that the police had to be
called.
l., NJ. clearinghouse returned
Friday from a two weeks visit to
relatives at Reynolds, Illinois.
Mr.. clearinghouse says that
things look favorable for Dem
victory in Illinois next
Many old time Republic
cans openly declare. their inten-
ton to vote for Wilson, as they
are entirely satisfied with the
way he has conducted the affairs
of the government during the
last four years.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-10-26
b. Y. P. U. at New Hope.

The next union meeting will be
held on the second Sunday in No
vember at Z 30 p. m. The sub
ject will be "The Resurrection. :"
A more detailed program will be
published later.