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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-09-07

Mrs. Ivan Reeder, of Oklahoma
City, is in the city the guest oil
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs, Greer
Walton.
Mrs. G. A. Hemstreet, of Kansa
City, spent several days in this
city last week visiting the families
of w. F. Hemstreet and j. F. Lud-
wick.
The United States at the close
of the period April, 1916, had en-
tered upon an era of business ac-
tivity which has had no parallel
in the history Of the country
Dunn s Review.
j. Il. Carson, of Jackson county,
is visiting relatives in and
near Butler. Mr.. Carson is an old
Confederate soldier and was for
many years a citizen of this coun-
ty. &c
D. X. Walker, manager of the
Walker-McKibben Mercantile Co.,
of this city, spent several days last
week in st. Louis in the wholesale
markets.
]. A. Trimble went up to Kan
sas City Saturday and met Mrs.
Trimble who was returning from
a several weeks visit in Colorado.
Their daughter, Miss Hortense,
will remain for a more extended
visit.
Miss Mary Braden, of this city,
who is teaching in the public
schools of Kansas City, has been
promoted to the seventh and
eighth grades in the Kensingtop
school, one of the largest in the
city. This places her next to the
principalship and is a well de-
served promotion.
The Times good friend, Ed
Heavilin, of Amsterdam. was in
the city a few days the first of the
week meeting old friends and TAX
ing in the fair. Mr. Heavilin has
been in Excelsior Springs for
some weeks renewing acquain-
tances of long ago and while there
he had the misfortune to fall and
badly in.iure his right hand. The
hand is getting some better and as
soon as it is we'll enough to hold d
pencil he has promised us some of
those good items from his part of
the county which he used to
write under the name of Johnnie
Uncle Lewis Eichler and Col.
James Sharp came to Butler
Wednesday to attend the fair and
take in the sights. However, the
pace was a little too fast for the
Colonel and he stayed in town and
let Uncle Lewis take in the fair
by himself. Uncle Lewis says that
the next time he comes to town
he will come with a younger man
who can keep up with him.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-09-07

DR.. Geo. P. True, &c years old
at one time a physician at thu
Nevada hospital for the insane
died at his homie in Kansas City
Thursday Of last week.
Misses Donas and Sylvia Muller
returned to their home in Yale
Oklahoma, after a pleasant visi
in this city at the home of theil
uncle. DR.. T. w. Foster.
Mrs. A. w. WeMott and son
Sam, who spent last week visiting
friends in Hudson township anC
taking ir~the Appleton City fair
returned home Saturday.
The Appleton City fair which
| was held last week was quite d
success. 1t was rained out Thurs
day. hut Thursdays program was
carried over to Saturday.
Mrs. Anna Scott and son, Tay-
Tor, of Clinton, who have been
visiting Mrs. Scots daughter
Mrs. 7. w. Foster, and DR.. Foster
have returned to their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Beatty, who
formerly lived in the YOUNGSTOWN
neighborhood, hut who now re-
side in Kansas City, were in the
city meeting old friends Monday.
Black & Arnold Clothing Co.
H. j. Mayer, one of Charlotte
townships solid citizens and one
of The Times most valued friends,
favored this office with a pleas
ant call while in the city Satur-
day.
Rev. H. JAS. Crockett, pastor of
the Christian church at Harrison
vile, was Butler visitor one day
last week. Rev. Crockett was for
merly pastor Of the Christian
church in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Thrall,
who have been spending the last
two weeks in Denver and Colora-
do Springs, Colorado, returned
home the last Of the week. Den
mis- just had to come home for the
fair.
Gus Bennert and Homer Gamer
on motored in from Springfield
Saturday on visit to relatives
and to attend the fair. Mr.. Ben
merits fast running horse, Red
wing, is entered in several Of the
races.
O. B. Ray came in from Kansas
City Saturday night and spent
Sunday and Monday meeting old
friends. He says that he has a
good position with the Richards
& Conover hardware company
and is getting along fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Steele, of Ne
vada, were the guests of Butler
friends over Sunday. MIR. Steele
was for several years in the gro
Gerry and implement business in
Butler and says that the old town
looks pretty good to him yet.
The annual election of officers
of the Knights and Ladies of Sc
curity will be held at their hall on
the south side Of the square Tues
day evening, September IL. All
members urged to be present. Ice
cream and cake will be served.
Stetson hats. Black & Arnold.
j. II. Norton, who left Butler "a
years ago, was in town Saturday.
He now lives in Oklahoma City
and had been to Kansas City to
attend the G.. A. r. reunion and
off on his way home to
meet old friends. He said that he
felt much as Rip Vanwinkle must
have felt when he returned from
his long sleep. T. J. Smith and w.
o. jackson were about the only
ones of his old friends he could
find who remembered him.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-09-07

Mrs. Hill Orear, who has beer
visiting her daughter, Mrs. r. D
Haney, at Minneapolis, Minnesota
returned home Saturday.
Ms, w. E. Walton and Mrs
Wesley Black returned, Saturday
from a few weeks stay in the
mountains of Colorado.
Miss Marguerite Snider, of Jop
lin, is spending the week in tn,
city visiting old friends and wa.
prevailed on to sing a solo each af
ternoon in the amphitheater at tho
fair grounds. Miss Snider has
been sadly missed in musical cir
cleS in this city since she movec
to Joplin with her parents.
The Times good friend, T. S
Grimsley, of Charlotte township
was in the city Saturday and
made this office a pleasant call
Mr.. Grimsley is one of Bates
county's real simon pure Demo.
Gratis and is very enthusiastic
over the prospects Of Democratic
success this fall in the county
state and nation.
Mrs. Lucille Goerner, who has
been visiting her parents, Mr.. anC
Mrs. W. p. Sewer, of Summit, lef,
Friday for Niagara Falls and 9th
er points of interest in the east
The trip is being made at the ex.
pense of the New York Life In.
surance Company in recognition
of the splendid work done for the
company by Mrs. Gocrner in their
st. Joseph office.
Saturday, while S. NJ. Asbury,
who lives south of town, was
hitching his team to a buggy, one
OF the horses walked off few
feet and when he went after it it
whirled and kicked him on the
right arm just below the elbow,
cutting the flesh to the bone. Sew
eral stitches were necessary to
close the wound, and Mr. Asbury
is carrying very sore arm in a
sling for a few days.
What promised to be the best
ball game of the season was called
off in the third inning on account
of rain Sunday afternoon. The
game was with the FIT. Scott
Eagles and when it was called the
home boys were ahead. In the
final inning the ball became so
wet that Naples. who was pitch
ing for Fl. Scott. could not con-
troll it and began to force in runs
by the base on balls route.
G. c. Woods, who has been
the fair circuit with
string of harness horses this sum
ner, arrived in the city Saturday
rom Eureka, Kansas. He has
with him two horses, Halle Ne
iregor and Belle Y, owned by j.
3. Reynolds. president of the Kan
las City Life Insurance Company.
md one Queen of Butler, owned
~ himself. which are entered at
he Bates County Fair this week.
During the present season he has
'aced his horses at fairs in Hi
lois, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri
md has had very successful
ear.
Mr.. and Mrs. $. o. LOtspeich
nd son, Kenney, of YeltOn, Har-
'er county, Oklahoma, arrived in
he city the last of the week ON a
'isit to Mr.. Lotspeich's brother,
I. B. LOtspeich. and other rela-
ives. They are travelling in an au-
omobile and carry all of their
amping ouafit with them. and
nd before they arrived in
'utler they had not slept in a
OuSe for some time. They |
anne by way Of Wichita, Kan
as, stopping few days in
Nevada to visit old friends. They
xpect to make a trip through
lansas and Colorado before they |
eturn home.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-09-07

j. E. Forbes returned Friday
from a business trip to Oklahoma
His wife and two daughters
Dorothy and Charlene, have been
visiting with Mrs. Forbes par.
ents, Judge and Mrs. w. Y. Cole.
during the absence of Mr.. Forbes
Mrs. r. r. Deacon went to Har-
risonvillc Sunday and attended
the funeral Of Mrs. John Deacon,
whose death occurred at her home
in that city Friday. Mrs. Dea-
con, who was sc years of age, was
an aunt Of the Deacon boys of
this city.
Exchange: 4 young man was
loafing in one Of the local stores
the other day, when his father
happened in. Son, said he when
Abraham Lincoln was your age he
was splitting rails. Yes, replied
the son, and when he was your
age he was president Of the Unit
ed States.
An Indiana editor printed the
following: 1.-THE fellow who is
counting a certain married wo-
man had better leave town, as the
husband is onto him." The paper
had not been out long before ev-
cry man in town had left except
three old cripples and a man who
did not read the paper.
The band concert was post
poned last week from Friday till
Saturday night on account Of the
Yankee Robinson circus. There
was an extra large crowd out Sat
urday night and the band rem
dered one of the best concerts of
the season.
County Clerk Frank Holland
and Mrs. Holland motored over to
Appleton City last week to take
in the fair. Thursdays rain
forced them to leave their car
there and come home on the train.
Dode Holland went over Satur-
day and drove the car home Sun
day.
Lorenzo Finley and Miss Hazel
j. Mcdonald of Amsterdam, were
united in marriage Thursday of
last week at the Cottage hotel in
this city. Rev. r. NJ. Webdell, Of
the Baptist church, officiating.
They left that afternoon for FL
Dorado Springs on a short honey
moon.
Amos Gipson, president of the
First National Bank of Joplin, I'M
derwent a severe surgical opera
ton at Kansas City hospital last
week. Many of the older resi-
dens' of Butler will remember Mr..
Gipson, as he was in the grocery
business in the city in the early
eighties. i
VIM. Silvers, 81 years old, died
at his home east of the river Sat
urday morning, Sept 2, from an
attack of bowel trouble. He is
survived by wife, mother and
father. Funeral services at
Double. Branch church at 10
D clock Sunday morning.-Rich
Hill Review.
Grover Argenbright, who with
DR.. Gloyd took an automobile
rip, through the north part of
the state two weeks ago, and
while on the way home was COM
,elled to stop off in Kansas City
IN account of an attack of fever.
las recovered and returned to his
nome in Summit township.
Miss Mary Bradenand Miss Ora
Newsome, teachers in the Kansas
City public schools, who have been
spending their vacation with
home folks in this city, returned
% Kansas City the last of the
week. Miss Braden teaches in the
Kensington school and Miss New
;ome in the Benton school.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-29
MATTY PLANNING
FOR NEXT SEASON
New Leader of Reds Has the Nucleus
for a Grand Baseball Machine
With Few Missing COgs.

Christy Mathewson, peering out OF
the gloom of the Tener cellar, sees be-
fore him bright and prosperous days
for himself aad his Rhineland athletes
in 1917.
The new leader of the Reds, realiz-
ing that it is an almost hopeless task
this season to try to life his club up
to more thereal heights, is directing
his energies now to building for the
season that is to come. Matty is try
ing out now all the highly touted
youngsters that have come up to him
from the bushes. During the balance
of the year he will continue his ex-
Deriments.
And in this way I hope to get a line
on all the material 1 have before the
1917 spring training begins" said big
Six" recently. The usual plain of
waiting until springtime to try out
the major portion of the newcomers
doesn't appeal to me. | want to know
before we go south just what each man
on the roster can and cannot do. Then
the spring season can be devoted to
perfecting team play"
Mathewson right now has the nu-
cleus for grand baseball machine
Here and there few cogs are missing
but the veteran slabman hopes to find
them among the raw material that is
being shipped to him from the bushes
via the purchase and draft route.
The 1916 Red outfit probably will
hold over to 1917 unless some phenom
is uncovered. Griffith, Neale and
Roush all are youngsters and each is
coming along with faster strides each
day. The experience Roush is getting
now is just what is needed 10 trans
form him into an outfielding star of
the first water The same thing is
true of Neale, the recent bush" grad
uate, who has flashed some pretty
work all year. Griffith is a real ball
player-a fine thrower. an unerring
fielder and normal 800 sticker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-29
TOM CHIVINGTON TO
BOSS KANSAS CITY?

Milwaukee, Sept. 29-Tom Chiying-
ton, president of the American Associ-
alton, is 10 return TO the employ of
George Tebeau. according TO Mike
Cantillon, head of the Minneapolis
team in the association. Cantillon SAYS
Tebeau, owner of the Kansas City
team. is planning TO put Chivington at
the head of the kaws, inasmuch as a
majority of the owners are said TO have
agreed to eliminate Chivington from
office at the annual meeting
Handling a team will be no new posi-
ton for Chivington, however. for he
was president and virtual manager Of
the Louisville team when Tebeau
owned the Colonies as well as the
Kansas City Blues From that office
Tebeau. then ruler of the league, pro-
NOTED him 10 president. Now that Te-
beau is out Of the controlling clique he
is ready, says Cantillon, 10 take care of
Chivington. and his first move was his
dismissal this week Of Manager Shea.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-29
GIANTS CONTINUE
BREAKING RECORD
Take Both Ends of Double Bill From
Ambitious BraveS-Bauff and
Shupp Prove Real Heroes.

New York, Sept 29.-The Giants
made it 25 consecutive victories yes
terday by defeating the Boston Braves
in dual encounter by the scores OF
2 to Q and to O. The only record
broken was that of the Wilkesbarre
team, which had % straight wins in
1912. Breaking and equaIing world s
records means nothing now to the
tribe of McGraw
The crowd at the Polo Grounds this
afternoon was perhaps the largest
that has assembled within its por-
tails since the days when the Giants
were combating for worlds champ
iOnship honors The grand stand
and bleachers were packed and the
attendance was cOnservativeIy placed
at SO 900. The cheering could be
heard for miles.
There were two heroes in the sec
ond contest-the two midgets, Ferdi-
hand Shupp and Benny kauff Schupp
won the pitching honors by twirling
a One-hit game and Benny got the bat
ting hOnOrs by Shaping a ball to cen
ter field fence for home run with the
bases full. In the first game Davy
Robertson scored both TALES. His
first run was homer, when he con-
nected with the ball and sent it into
the grand stand. Later on in the en-
counter he reached first on a fielder's
choice, advanced TO third on a single
by Zim and scored when Meanwhile
threw wild to catch Zim, who had
overrun the first sack.
First Game.
Score by innings: r. H. E.
Boston .....0O00 100000 6 l
New York ...OOO1O1OO-2 l
Batteries-Rudolph and Gowdy;
Tesreau and Melartz.
Second Game.
Score by innings: R.H. E.
Boston ....OOOOO 10000 8
New York ....01 OOO0O*-6 Z 0
Batteries-Ragan, Nelif and Gowdy
and Blackburne; Schupp and Kocher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-29
DIXON HIGH SCHOOL
SCHEDULE FINISHED

Dixon. Ill. Sept 29.-The Dixon
high school has completed the football
schedule for the coming season. The
team is stronger and has more weight
than last year. The schedule follows:
Sept. 30 Mendoza at Dixon.
oct Z La Sale at La Sale.
oct. IA Woodstock at Woodstock.
Oct IL Morrison at Dixon.
Oct. rs Sterling at Dixon.
Nov. Mount Morris at Mount Nor
ris.
Nov. IL Rochelle at Dixon.
Nov. Belvidere at Dixon.
Nov. 2b-Sterling at Sterling.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-29
On Ole Side1ines
IHHIIIliIIlIMIIIIIIIIIIUHIIIli;IIIIIIlII

! The opening game of the Rock Is
| land high school eleven is to be played
! tomorrow afternoon with the alumni
| eleven at Island City Park The game
| starts at 3:15. The athletic association
needs your financial support.
Coach Littig of the Davenport A. c.
fears the prOwess of the Oelwein,
iowa, eleven. Practice was held this
| afternoon at the Davenport Three-Eye
park. Sunday morning another drill
will be held. Littig has decided upon
| the following lineup for the opening ::
Hauser, c; Miller, lg; Crawley, rg;
Mitten, 1t; Earps, TT; VOTERS, lie; We'll
lendorf, lie; Tomson, OBJ; Kuehl. III;
Kennedy, rh; Fort, fb.
The Pirates have released Pitcher
James Scott to the Macon, Ga, club.
The Monmouth college eleven opens
the season tomorrow with Iowa Wes-
leyan.
Five American athletes, who are to
meet the pick of Sweden, Norway and
Denmark in competition, sailed yester-
day from New York. They are Joe
LOOMS. Ted Meredith, Fred Murray,
Robert Simpson and Andy Ward. Ward
finally secured a passport 1t was
feared at first that he would be unable
TO go because of this oversight.
A 10-round match between Andre
Anderson and Jim Coffey is to be de-
cided before a Wisconsin club Two
clubs have started bidding for the CON
test Billy Gibson, manager of Cof-
fey, is to bring his heavyweight on to
Chicago early next month.
John Camel is getting $1,000 per
month for lOafing John isn't
wildly happy about it. I've spent
every summer of my adult life in
working, and l can't get quite used to
this taking it easy idea" says John
I'D like to handle a ball club again"
John managed the Rochester Interna-
tionals until along toward the latter
part Of the 1915 season Then Lee Ma
gee quit his job as pilot of Brooklyn
Feds and the Ward family hired John
at $1,000 per season. The Feds are no
more-but that contract is. 1t was a
personal agreement between Camel
and the late Robert f. Ward and it
wont expire until the end of the 1917
season, meaning that John is going
to get $4,000 for doing nothing But
1 reiterate that I'd rather work than
merely TO drop around the Ward fac
tory twice a month and collect the ma
yuma" declares John.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-29
HANLON DEFIES THE
LAWS OF BASEBALL

Sioux City Iowa. Sept. 29.-Press
dent f. J. Hanlon of the Sioux ~
Western league baseball club has T.
fused 10 meet the demands Of the -
tional baseball commission 10 pay ~
Kane. former Sioux City first basefnAl
$3.50 for two months salary hanlon
declares the ruling under which ne y.
leased Kane was league one, -
that the league must stand the s'sf
and not the Sioux City club.
Kane was released from the sioua
City club in May He had an oppo.as'
tunity 10 sign with wichita wlthin y
days. but a ruling which prohiplts
released player from signing VITO -.
other club I'm the same league VILE.
so days kept Kane from going 20
Wichita team. Kane made nght y.
the salary and the national commls'N'
decided in his favor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-29
BROOKLYN DROPS
OPENER To PILLS
Drive Cheney on the Mound in Fourth
Round and Are Now Within One
Point of the Lead.
COOMBs TAKES Up MOUND JOB
Yankees Maui Red Sex in Tenth Inning
Rally, Beating Mays-White Hose
Gain Half Game in Race.

Brooklyn, Sept. 29-In a game re-
plete with brilliant and sensational
fielding plays, Grover Cleveland Alex
ander hurled the PhiIlies TO victory in
the first contest Of the alI-important
series with the Dodgers here yesterday
afternoon. The largest mid-week
crowd that has attended ball game
at Ebbet's field this season was pres
ent. The final score was TO 4, and
tonight the nephews of your Uncle VIII
bert Robinson are heading the National
league pennant procession by margin
Of one percentage point. or less than
half a game.
Two concentrations Of attack
brought about the Phillv victory; one
Of them in the second inning produced
three runs and sent them off in the
lead while the second occurred in the
fourth paragraph, wherein Larry Che
nev. whom the Dodgers had been keep
ing in reserve. was forced under fire
10 give way to Jack CoOmhs. The lat
ter. after getting a poor start, became
more effective during the waning in
To-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-29
PUT ON ATHLETIC
SHOW IN MOLINE
EVers and Sinnet Box 10 Rounds I'm
Windup and Two Preliminary
Bouts Are Held.

Two hundred and fifty tri-city fight
rams witnessed an interesting athletic
card at Turner hall in Moline last
night. In the windup Eddie Evers and
Frankie Sinnet OF Rock Island went 10
rounds. Sinnet proved stronger than
Eddie and was on the aggressive
throughout. In the sixth round he
seemed to have Eddie I'm a bad wav
pounding him at will against the ropes.
but EVers retired 10 his corner smil-
ing. Bvers proved the cleverest of
the two as a boxer, but his blows
lacked steam against those of Slnnet
frankie claimed today that he could
have put EVers out had he SO desired
Sinnet appears 10 be as strong as ever
and may still be heard from in the
future,
In a six-round semi windup affair
Kid Repine and Young Reed of Moline
put up a fast slam-bang exhibition
They weighed in at 140 pounds. The
bout went to a draw. In the prelim
mary Young Donohue Of Rock Island
went six rounds with Kid Norman OF
Moline. Both weighed in at 1876 mounds
Mickey Pierce refereed the bouts.
Bobby Bylund, Moline wrestler. an
nounoed from the ringside that he
would meet his old rival, Walter
Evans, Oct. in finish match at
Turner hall Bylund met Evans on
three previous occasions. Each man
won one bout and the other went to A
draw Evans is instructor i'm wrest-
ling at the University of Illinois and
he claims the American welterweight
title.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-29
BALL CLUBS GIVEN
BANQUET AT HARMS

Members of the Island Citys and
Haege Cardinals, local amateur base
ball teams, were rendered banquet
last evening at Hotel Harms. Plates
were laid for 80. The banquet was the
result of game played several weeks
ago, the winner OF which was to be
rendered a feed. The Cardinals de-
feated the Island Citys. The expense
of the affair was shared Jointly bv Jim
Normoyle and Tom Haege NormoyIe
presided as postmaster. Forrest
Baumback. manager Of the Cardinals:
L. Whistler, captain of the Island
Citys; Tom Haege, DR.. Carl Mueller
and Art Salzmann responded with
short talks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-29
THE FLAG RACES

Chicago, Sept. 29.-BroOkIyn and
Philadelphia today are close to
tie in one of the most exciting fin.
1sfles seen In many years for the
National league championship.
Brooklyn has the advantage by a
technical half game, but the Phlia-
delpnIaDs are closer than that I'm
percentage because they have
played fewer games than the
leaders.
The actual standing carried out
to six figures, gives Brooklyn q per-
centage Of .60S10S and PhiIadel.
phia .606s97.
Brooklyn and Philadelphia play
today and tomorrow and then
Brooklyn will finish the season I'm
a f0ur-game series with the record.
breaking New York club. PhiIa.
delphia will end the schedule by
playing six games In four DAYS
with Boston, which still has an
Gsitside chance for the flag.
In the American league Boston
is two and a half games In front
of Chicago. The standing of the
three leaders today is;
Boston ...,.t......... OBJ
thcdEO -.,...----...-. sDfb
natragt EAQ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-29
Acquitted of Baseball Shooting

Boston, Sept 80 John F'inneTty,
charged with shooting Edward Nc
Manus, also known as Eddie Mack.
during baseball game at Braves field
on July s. was found not guilty by
jury in the Suffolk superior court late
yesterday. Both men are well-known
in sporting circles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-29
Boston Beaten.
Noted Scientist Dead.

Paris, Sept. 29.-Dr. A. Magnan, one
of the foremost aIienists in France,
is dead DR.. Magnan was chief of the
Paris insanity bureau and director Of
the French school Of advanced re-
search.