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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-06-21

law by the class Of certificate
held by the teacher and the num-
Der of months. "A first class
certificate teacher and an eight
months term earns $3.50. A
seven months term with either
Ia first or second class certificate
Teacher earns $500. An eight
months term with a second class
certificate teacher earns 500.
Schools of either class must, in
addition to this, meet all the re-
|quirements Of the Department
Iof Education.
AS stated above, rural schools
employing more than one teach
Ter will be rated for annual aid
according to the certificate held
Eby each teacher. A rural school
seeking annual aid on account
of more than one teacher must
have a term of teaching service
Iof not less than eight months
by each teacher.
Payment Of annual aid to the
several classes of schools is
made from one appropriation.
This applies to annual aid for
the school years closing in 1915
and in 1916. The annual aid
for 1915 to the several classes
Of schools will be determined in
accordance with the provisions
of the old law.
Shortage. It is evident from
the number of schools and CT
special departments which
have earned the annual grant
that the sum appropriated for
each of the school years 1915
and 1916 will not be sufficient
to pay the aid in full co any of
the several classes of schools.
AS far as it has been possible to
make estimates in advance, the
annual aid for 1915 will be short
from 10 to Is per cent. and for
1916 from rs to 80 per cent.
Classified Annual Aid
High school. .....- 81 800
Graded school. -. 600
Rural school
Class A ...... l5O
Glass, Is ...... 100
Consolidate, | School
Class A. 500
Class B. ESQ
Industrial Aid
Agriculture. 80. l,OOO
Commercial Training 600
Home Training. -. 600
Manual Training -. 600
Teacher Training
One teacher. ...... 1900
Two teachers. -. 1000
Three teachers. 80. $500
Building on account of con-
solidation. 500. $1,000
Transportation aid not to
exceed. ............ 1000
Note l. When the local tax
levy for maintenance exceeds 20
mills a year the district may
receive an annual grant in ad-
dition to the fixed aid equal to
one-third of the sum raised in
excess of that received from the
| 20 mills, with limit to a
High school. -. $1,000
Graded school. -. 1900
Rural school. ....... 200
Note 2. A graded school re-
ceives 500 additional aid for
each grade teacher in excess of
four, and $3.50 for each high
high school teacher. The maxi
mum aid to graded school under
this provision is 81, 300.
Note. 3. A central industrial
school receives $500 for each as
sociated rural school or rural dis
trict. An associated rural dis
trict receives $50.
C. G.. SCHULZ
Superintendent Of Education.
L, Y
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-06-21
Consolidationlland Aid
to States Rural Schools

1t is advisable that board of
six members be elected in dis
trict employing at least four
teachers. In case consolidation is
effected by the union of one or
more districts in which is main
tanned a state high, graded, or
semi-graded school, in district
containing an Incorporated vii
lage, the district organization in
that district shall continue to be
the organization for the CONSOLE
dated school.
A semi-graded district may
vote if it does not contain an in
corporated village. In that event
the district does not vote, but
acts upon the consolidation thru
sschool board.
,me for teachers (section 81
be provided by the school
if funds for that purpose
d.
alton (section 81 is un-
pups, A and B. The
each class is de-
tion.
i Aid.
ection ~ for
ID for Glass B
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-22
Earl Fox Dead.

Earl Fox was born in Bradford
county, Pa, Nov: II. 1858, passed
away at his home near CORTLAND
June II, 1916. Being at the time
of his death 81 years, I months
and 6 days of age.
He was married Nov. 5, 1891, at
Vinita, Okla, to Miss Lucy Car
ter. To this union were born b
children, 5 of whom still survive.
They are Guy, Bessie, Bart, Ethel
and Carter. Besides his bereaved
wife and family, Mr.. Fox leaves
a brother, Geo. Fox, Of Butler, and
a host of friends to mourn his de-
parture.
Funeral services were held at
the family residence Sunday, June
10, at 10 o'clock conducted by
Rev. L. w. Keele and the body
laid to rest in Oak Hill cemetery.
The family has the sympathy of
the entire community in this tire
of sorrow.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-22
36-3t
Doc Yancey Dead.

Word was received in this city
last week that Henry Yancey,
(colored) had died at the home of
relatives in Paola, Kansas.
Doc Yancey, as he was generally
called was for many years char
acter in this city. Dressed in a
Prince Albert coat with an old
silk hat on one side of his head
he will be long remembered by
some of the older residents.
In the early days in Butler,
Aunt Marg, the mother of Henry,
used to hitch up team OF oxen
to an old wagon on which she
loaded Henry and a brother, John,
and walking beside the team she
would drive to the country where
she would work in the fields all
day and returned home again at
night.
Aunt Marg and John have been
dead for many years and some
years ago Henry was stricken
with paralysis and taken to the
home of relatives in Kansas
where he died.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-22
Death of Mrs, S. L. Coleman.

Mrs. Martha Alice Coleman.
wife of Samuel l.. Coleman, died
at the home of her son, John ":
Coleman, on North High street
Sunday MORNING, June Is, at
nine o'clock after an illness OF
about three years.
Martha Alice Eads was born IN
Sangamon county, Illinois, De-
cember 7, 1860, and at an early
age moved with her parents to tins
state and settled in Bates county.
She was united in marriage IN
1850 to Samuel l.. Coleman, at
Johnstown. Besides her husband,
she is survived by one son, John
w. Coleman of this city, and one
daughter, Mrs. j. NJ. Kash, of the
east part of the county. Two
brothers, w. 4. and F. E. Eads, OF
Spruce and three sisters, Mrs. VIII
White, of Appleton City, Mrs.
Frank Peacock, Schell City, and
Mrs. Mary Purcell, of Springfield,
Illinois, also survive.
At the age of thirteen she unit
ed with the Presbyterian church
and lived an earnest, christian.
useful life and when the call came
she was ready to go.
With the exception OF four
years, when Mr.. Coleman was
county treasurer of Bates county,
she has lived the greater part OF
her Life on a farm in the eastern
part of this county, where she en-
joyed the love and esteem OF the
entire community.
Funeral services. conducted
Monday afternoon at two o clock
at the .Johnstown church by Rev.
I'M. Shelton assisted by DR.. s. W..
Maxey and the remains were laid
to rest in the Johnstown cemetery.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-22
Charlotte Township Sunday
School Convention.

The convention of the Charlotte
township Sunday schools was held
at Virginia Sunday, June 1S, in
the Methodist church. The follow
ing officers We're elected:
President, Lee NJ. Hardinger ;
vice president, James Park secre-
tary and treasurer. Miss Maggie
Mccain; elementary superintend-
emit, Miss Myrtle Mccain; home
department superintendent, Mrs.
Carrie Henderson; organized
class, Mrs. w. NJ. Hardinger
teacher training, Mrs. Marion Sed-
wick; missionary, Mrs. James
Greenup; temperance, Miss Bur-
dee Wolfe.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-22
Former Butler Girl Married.

Miss Gladys Atkeson, formerly
of this city and, James Wesley Nc
Creery of Holiday, Missouri,
were united in marriage Sunday,
June 10, at three O'Clock at the
Westport Presbyterian church at
Kansas City, Rev. George r.
Baity officiating.
The bride is the daughter OF W.
O. Atkeson, editor of the Bates
County Record and was born and
grew to young womanhood in this
city. She is graduate OF the
Butler High School class of 1907
and until about two years ago was
in the employ Of the Walton Trust
Company of this city. About two
years ago she went to Columbia
where she has been acting as
stenographer for Dean j. 9.
Jones of the College of Arts and
Sciences of the Missouri Unlver-
sity. She was one OF Butler s
most popular young women AND
has the best wishes of a host OF
friends for a long and happy mar
ried life.
Mr.. McCreery is graduate OF
the University of Missouri Of the
class of 1915 and for the past year
was teacher of manual arts at
Mexico, Missouri.
Mr.. and Mrs. McCreery will 60
to Madison, Wisconsin, where they
will attend the summer session OF
the University of Wisconsin,
where they will each take special
work.
Those present at the ceremony
were: w. @. Atkeson, and sons,
Wendell and Clarence, Of this city,
and Floyd Atkeson Of Liberty,
Missouri, Miss Eula Borgess., OF
Kansas City, uChas. Mains, OF Jef-
ferson City; Miss Bertha Me-
Creery, of Holiday, Missouri, and
Mr.. Martin Meyers Of Mexico
Missouri.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-22
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that let
ters of administration with the
will annexed upon the estate OF
Leannah Coffelt, deceased, have
been granted to the undersigned
by the Probate Court of Bates
County, Missouri, bearing date
the 10th day of June, 1916
All persons having claims
against said estate are required
to exhibit them to the undersigned
for allowance within six months
after the date Of said letters, or
they may be precluded from any
benefit Of such estate, and it such
claims be not exhibited within one
year from the date of the last in
sertion of this publication, they
shall be forever barred.
Date of last insertion, July q,
1916.
G.. A. Denton,
36.3t Administrator with Will
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-22
To Have Chautauqua This Year.

The LadiesNCemetery Associa-
ton have taken the Chautauqua
situation in hand and are prepar-
ing the advertising matter and in
other ways getting ready for the
best chautauqua ever held in this
city. An unusually strong pro-
gram is promised. Men of nation
al reputation will deliver lectures
on subjects of general interest.
There will be an Agricultural Day
wfffen ot4e-eff the The foremost sell eex-
pcrts in the United States will
have something of Importance to
tell the farmers.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-22
Billy Sunday Bids Farewell to
Kansas City.

With sobs and cheers the great
est religious meeting the west has
ever known was closed in Kansas
City Sunday evening when Billy
Sunday closed his seven weeks
meeting.
$4,000 people attended the meet
ings Sunday. 10000 persons were
converted during the meetings.
$43,O 900 was raised for current ex-
penses and a free will offering
amounting to $32, 900 was taken
Sunday for the evangelist.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-22

Squire Henry Burkhart, OF
Pleasant Gap, was in. the city
Wednesday attending a meeting
of the officers of the Old Settlers
Of which he is presl-
dent.
The Evergreen class Of the M.
E. Church, South, Sunday school
was entertained Thursday after
noon of last week by Mrs. Frank
Wright at her home on North Ha-
vana street. After the regular
business session the hostess served
a most delicious lunch.
j. A. Trimble returned Friday
from Excelsior Springs, where ne
attended the state convention OF
the Pharmaceutical Association OF
Missouri. Mrs. Trimble and
daughter, Miss Hortense, stopped
off in Kansas City where they VS.
tied friends until Saturday.
Doa Butler celebrate the
Fourth Of July this year? SO far
there have been no preparations
made to that end and the time IS
getting short. Hume, Appleton
City and other towns are making
preparations for a big time and
Butler should not be behind. Lets
celebrate.
Judge w. T. Cole returned Sat
urday from a ten days trip to
Toledo, Ohio, where he attended
a meeting Of the Grand Council OF
the Knights and Ladies of Secur-
ity, as delegate from Butler
Council No. 10. He made the trip
by way of the lakes and reports
a mighty fine time.
Newton Brannock and three
small sons, of Kansas City, spent
a few days the first Of the week
visiting at the home of his father.
Robert Brannock. While in the
city he dropped into The Times Of
flee and ordered the paper sent
to him for a year so that he may
keep track of the 'doins" in old
Bates.
J. w. Suddath, oi Warrensbur",
was in the city Friday evenll|:
and Saturday forenoon in the N
terest of his candidacy for tie
Democratic nomination for judge
of the Kansas City Court of A2-
peals. Mr.. Suddath is an eminent
lawyer and clever gentleman
and will poll a large vote IN tins
! county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pattee and
Miss Cora Cheshire, all Of the Am
sterdam Enterprise were pleasant
callers at this office Friday while
in the city to attend meeting OF
the Bates county press association
The Pattees are wide awake news
paper folks and get out one OF the
newsiest country papers in tins
section of the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Smith anc
son, Arnold, and daughter. Agnes
returned Saturday from a ter
days trip to White River. They
were on what is called Presbyter
ian Hill, between HOLSTER anc
Branson. Mr.. Smith says that tht
fish were not biting very goot
but that they had a fine time any
how-they were all able to sleeI
good every night and eat three
full meals every day.
i Your size in white skirts $l.2'
up, Walker-McKibben.
Those from Butler and vicinit!
who attneded the Democratic ma
tional convention at st. Louis las
week were: DIR. C. A. Lusk, Pros
ecuting Attorney D. C. Chastain
Probate Judge Carl j. Henry, CIR
cult Clerk H. o. Maxey and X. u
i Allen. Mr.. Maxey was the dele
gate from this district. They al
report q very enthusiastic and har
. lmonious convention and are Ger
. tain that President Wilson will b
reelected by q big majority.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-22

Miss Margaret Harper visited
friends in Rich Hill Sunday. !
Mrs. Hal Travis was called to
Pleasanton, Kansas, Monday by
the serious illness Of her father.
Prof. L. F. Robinson and family
motored down to Rich Hill Sun
day and spent the afternoon visit
ing friends.
w. I. Wilson, prominent far
mer of Mound township, was in
the city Wednesday and made
this office an appreciated call.
w. II. Hupp left the first Of the
week for Colorado, where ne ex-
poets to spend some time visiting
his daughter, Mrs. Anna eG3ooff4sby
There will be Childrens Day ser
vice at the NJ. E. Church Sunday
instead of the regular preaching
service. The other services are as
usual.
Mrs. Z. A. Scott, who has been
spending the last week in tins city
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Vease Price, haS- returned to her
home at Eureka, Kansas.
At a meeting Of the officers OF
the Bates County Old Settlers AS
ISOLATION Wednesday it was de-
cided to hold the Old Settlers Re
union this year Wednesday, De-
tober +.
Mrs. T. l.. Harper and daugh-
ter Miss Margaret, left the first
of the week for Trinidad, Colo
RADIO, where they will spend some
time with Mrs. Harper's sons, Doe
tors John and Clyde Harper.
r. p. Reynolds, Robert, Lewis
and Elmer Smith and Haskell
Henderson, prominent young far
mers of the Merwin neighborhood,
were in the city Tuesday and
made this office a pleasant and
appreciated call.
Children Day exercises were
held Sunday morning at the Chris
tan church. The youngsters, who
had been drilled by Miss Fannie
Catron, were dressed in the cos
tunes of different countries and
put on very interesting enter
tainment.
w. j. White, of Deepwater
township, was in the city Wednes:
day. Mr.. White has fine herd
of Tamworth hogs and since the
first of the year has shipped hogs
all over the United States, ship
ping as far west as Oregon, as
far east as New Jersey, as fal
north as Michigan and south tc
New Mexico.
Isaac Fowler, who was former
" a merchant in this city, but who
left here about Is years ago anc
who has been for some years II
Kansas City, has been visiting
friends in this vicinity for the last
week. He informs us that Mrs
Fowler, who has been an invalid
for some time, is much improved
and if he can find suitable house
for rent in this city he intends tt
move here again and make Butler
his home.
i Mr.. and Mrs. Allie brennan
and little daughter, Arlene re
turned Saturday from an automo
bile tip to Colorado. On tn
homeward trip they had to maxi
some detours on account OF hgl
:. water. They had pleasant trll
with no automobile trouble t.
speak of. Mr.. and Mrs. Jane
lStephenson and son, Leslie, VIII
made the trip with them wer
forced to stay in Colorado Spring
on account of the health Of tn
son, who is badly afflicted witt
rheumatism. His parents inten'
Ito take him to Phoenix, Arizons
. a. soon as he is able to stand tn
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-22

Mrs. James Petty left Saturday
morning for Monegaw Springs,
where she will spend a month Wis
ting her brother, NJ. T. Long.
New style Panama hats at a
lower price, Black & Arnold.
Your suit ready, Black & Arm
old.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Dent,
who have been visiting relatives
and friends in this city have re-
turned to their home in lola, Kan
SaS.
Some underwear, Black & Arm
old.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Black,
Miss Agnes Arnold and I. A.
Black motered to kansas City
Sunday and heard two sermons by
Billy Sunday.
Robert Maddox. who is attend
ing Central Business College in
Kansas City, spent Sunday in this
city with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Maddox.
DR.. R. E. Crabtree has moved
his office from over the Gench
Brothers store to the rooms over
the Star Theatre formerly occu-
pied by DR.. Cannon.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. L. Shelton,
VIM. Webb and Bud Swarens mo-
tored over from Foster Saturday
and spent the day visiting friends
and taking in the town.
The Pleasanton base ball team
was so badly defeated by the Ne
braska Indians one day last week
that the Pleaseanton papers dld
not publish the score.
Rev. w. F. Jones, of Carthage,
District Superintendent of the
Methodist church, conducted
quarterly conference at the ONO
street NJ. E. Church Sunday.
At Appleton City last week two
automobile speeders were fined
$50 each. A few fines like that
would have a tendency to put a
stop to some of the speed manlacs
| in this town.
New Palm Beach suits, Walker
McKibben.
j. B. March, of Usage township
was in the city Saturday. MIR
March.is a candidate for the Dem
ocratic nomination for representa-
tive in the state legislature from
Bates county.
j. E. Dowell, the senior editor
of the Adrian Journal was in TIN
city attending the press associa
ton meeting Friday. Mr.. Bowel
is a pretty busy man these days al
his son, who is the Junior editor
is spending the summer attending
school at Columbia.
Special Palm Beach Suits $3.50
Walker-McKibben.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Will Smith and lit
tie son of Coffeyville, Kansas, VIII
have been visiting in this city a
the home of Mr.. Smiths parents
|Mr and Mrs. Frank Smith, ant
| Mrs. Smiths mother, Mrs. Joh1
Endres, have returned home.
Saturday was another dull! Ii.
| for the Butler merchants. Tn
weather was fine and the farmer
put in full time in their corr
fields, some of which had gOttel
pretty weedy on account OF tn
wet weather of last week.
The regular weekly band cor
certs of the Butler Concert BAN
, are getting very popular with tn
people of the surrounding, towns
EN.;dev NIGHT n hAemed that ther
/. were more people on the street
! from out Of town than there wer
: home folks and they were sur
mighty welcome.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-22

Boys suits with extra pants,
belt, cap SIS. Black & Arnold.
Arthur Kellar, of the Frank
Clay Drug Store, was a Kansas
City visitor Sunday.
I'll. Beach, the South Side jew
eler, made business trip to Kan
sas City the first of the week.
Can't keep our easy light
weight elk shoes from selling.
Have you tried them, Black &
Arnold.
James Horace Emmons OF Gala
way county, candidate for the
Democratic nomination for secre-
tary of state was in the city
Wednesday getting acquainted
with the voters.
J. NJ. Reeder, of Adrian, was in
the city one day the last OF the
week in the interest of his candi-
dacy for the Democratic nomina-
ton for Judge of the County
Court from the North district.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-22

Black & Arnold Clothing Co.
LLOYD Gaines was a Warrens-
burg visitor over Sunday.
We know we save you money.
Do YOU know Black & Arnold?
Miss Bessie jackson was Kan
sas City visitor the first OF the
week.
Ladies white silk hats soc,
ladies picnic hats, 25c, Black &
Arnold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Reeder, OF
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, are WIS.,
ting relatives in this city.
Your suit case is here,5 Please
get it soon, Black & Arnold.
Miss Mamie Hartwell, of the
Farmers Bank force was a Joplin
visitor the first Of the week.
Mrs. Clyde johnson and little
son Of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, are
in the city visiting relatives.
Odd pants, Black 4 Arnold.
Miss Carrie McCaughey re-
turned the first of the week from
an extended visit to Kansas City
Mrs. Arthur WeMott returned
the last of the week from a visit
to her son, Theodore, in Kansas
City.
Keep coming in, Black & Arm
old.
Donald G. Burrage, OF Kansas
City, who has been visiting Wal
ter Lynch, has returned to MS
home.
Wallace Moore spent Saturday
and Sunday in Kansas City Visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d
F. Moore.
r. B. Walton of the Walton
Trust Company, was a visitor Il
Kingfisher, Oklahoma, the last o.
the week.
Extra good hosiery at Walker
NIcKibben.
Mrs. w. F. Keasling and daugh
ter, Avis, who have been spending
the winter in California, have re
turned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Co erly mo
tored over to Amsterdam Sunda.
and spent the day with Mr.. Coo
erly's parents.
Leslie Clinkenbeard, local sup
erintendent Of the Western Unlol
Telegraph Company, was a han
sas City visitor.
Dainty new pumps $3.50 W
Walker-McKibben.
w. g. Cumpton and daughtai
Mrs. Clara Bachelor. Of Easter
Bates, Visited relatives in Brt'''
Friday of last week.
Mrs. R. G. Trickett, Of Arka1
sas. spent a few days last wee
visiting at the home of her slste'
Mrs. NJ. T. Duncan.
A. L. Humphrey Of Pleasantol
Kansas, made a short visit to a,
sister. Mrs. Ida Henry, in tn
city the last of the week.
Very latest ideas in wash dre'
goods, Walker Mel ibben.
R. C. Peters and j. =. Broat
stead of the Peters Pubhshln
Company, of Joplin, were bushes
visitors to Butler Monday.
Frank Tuttle, who is workin
on the Adrian Journal, spent SUI
dayl in this city with his parent
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis futile.
Mrs. T. W. Adair and daughte'
Miss Merle, and son, Robert, m
stored down from Archie Thursd'
and visited ct the homo OF b
brother, Marshal Bullock.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-22
For Rent.

lit acres three miles north of
Butler.
Wesley Denton,
att Butler, No.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-06-22
Barker to Speak in Bates County

John T. Barker, a candidate for
the nomination for governor on
the Democratic ticket will be in
Bates and st. Clair counties and
make speeches at the following
places on Thursday, June %:
Adrian 900 a. M; Butler, 1880
a. M. Appleton City, 90 p. M;
Rockville, 2 Is p. m. Mr.. Barker
is the attorney general of Missouri
and is a convincing speaker. Come
out and hear him.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-11
Hospital Notes.
From Mondays Daily:

Miss Sybil Ackley of Blairsburg
was brought to Mercy hospital yes
terday afternoon and minor opera.
ton performed. She is getting along
very well.
Mrs. Fred Gilman, who resides
near the Illinois Central viaduct in
the west part of the city. was taken
to Mercy hospital yesterday for
treatment.
Mrs. Glen Martin and baby and
Mrs. F. Il. Doty and baby were re-
turned to their homes today.
Miss Talson of harrisburg, who
has for two weeks been patient at
the hospital. returned to her home
yesterday.
Mrs. Miles McPhillips and baby
son returned to their home seven
miles east of the city yesterday af-
ternoon from Mercy hospital.
Mrs. J. l.. Groves, who has been a
patient at Mercy hospital for the
past three weeks, was returned to
her home, southeast of this city, yes
terday.