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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06
Grandma Hill Dead.

Mrs. Sue Hill, aged 81 years
''aEed at her home in Elsemore
kas., Monday noon. Her daugh-
ter, Mrs. c. E. Horton and grand
daughters. Mrs. Lille Youkey,
Mrs. Bird Mcconnell and Grace
Holland, all of this place, were
present at her bedside when death
came. The funeral was conduct
-cd from the home, Tuesday, and
burial was made beside the grave
Of her husband in the cemetery at
Pleasanton, Wednesday. Grand
ma Hill was one of the finest,
sweetest old ladies we ever
knew, and her death will be
molrned by the many Hume peo-
pie who knew her in life.-Bordcr
Telephone.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06
Death of Aged Citizen.

Henry Frederick Bern, one OF
Hudson townships highly es
teemed German citizens, died al
the home of his son, III. A. Bern
Friday morning, March oath at
the ripe old age of 80 years. 3
months nd q days. Death was
due principally to old age.
Mr.. Bern was born at Tevcl,
Germany, December I, 1923. He
was married to Mary Myers i'll
1851. Five years later they came
to. America and settled at Alton
burg, Perry county, Mo. Three
sons and two daughters were born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Bern. All have
now passed on to the other world
except one son, II. A., with whom
the subject Of this sketch had
made. his home for several years.
The family moved to Prairie City
IL 1865 and in 1892 moved to
what is now the Bern homestead
southwest Of this city.
Mr.. Bern was devout member
of the German Lutheran church.
The funeral service was held
from that church Sunday morn
ing, being conducted by the pas
tor, Rev. Zschoche. lnterment
was made in the city cemetery
Appleton City Journal.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06

Elmer Richmond, aged &c
years, was killed at the home of
Geo. Davis in Vernon county
Thursday of last week as the re.
suit of an unusual accident,
Young Richmond was assisting in
the threshing OF. some kaffir corn,
a gasoline engine of something
like 30 h. p. furnishing the motive
power. The governor belt broke,
this resulting in the running
away" of the engine. The in
creased speed burst one Of the
cylinders on the seeder, a frag-
ment Of this striking Richmond
on the left side, breaking a rib,
which punctured the lung. death
resulting in a few hours.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06
INSPECTION BUREAU
ORGANIZED
Men in the Field to See That
Rite Grade" Shingles are =.
Properly Made and
Inspected.

Seattle, WASH, March 25.-
S. p. Johns, formerly manager of
the Commercial Single Com
pany, Bellingham, Wash. has
finished his work of organizing
the inspection bureau to- handle
the inspection of the Rite
Grade shingles and the men are
in the ield. 1t is planned to
make two inspections at each mill
every week. The inspectors in
structions are very complete.
Shingles are to be inspected both
before and after drying. A COM
plete record is to be kept of each
bundle inspected and the mum
Der Of shingles that We're thrown
out on account of being below
grade. Also a complete record
will be kept of the work Of each
single sawyer and packer. The
new inspectors are: J. f. Faulk-
ner, J. H. Busing, Newall Wright
and Willard Harrison, and others
will be added as it becomes neces-
sary. No inspector will remain in
any one territory but will be
changed about continually and
every effort will be made to
keep "Rite Grade" shingles of
absolutely uniform grade no mat
ter from which mill they are
shipped.-Logan-Moore Lbr. Co.,
local agents for Right Grade
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06

BirdSeye b. Lewis, wealthy
New York aviator and poloist,
who left San Diego Thursday in
an aeropIane with the announced
intention Of flying to New York
City, got l25 miles on his way
before misfortune overlook him.
Word received here today said he
had lost his way and in volplaning
to earth landed in an irrigation
ditch at Beaumont, thirty miles
north of San Bernardino.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06
Josiah Collins of Parnpl

Josiah Collins of Parnell, Mo-,
claims to be the oldest horseshoer
in Missouri, if not in the United
States. He passed his nineticth
birthday a few days ago, and to
keep VOW he went to the shop
and celebrated by shoeing the
first horse brought in. Collins
has been great hunter and fish
erman all his life and still takes
out his hunters license every
year.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06

The Senate late Thursday after
noon, on motion of Senator Stone,
confirmed the nomination of Bay
less Steele for Postmaster at Kan
sas City, thus terminating pat
ronage row that has extended
over two years. Senator Reed is
known to have Endorsed Steele
and agreed with Senator Stone
that the nomination should be
confirmed without committee
reference.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06

Uniformed policemen were
kept busy in st. Louis Friday
night taking census Of women
frequenting places having bar IL
censes. There are 1000 such
places and women were found in
$50 of them. The policemen in
hourly visits. made nOtations on
the number of women unescorted
those accompanied by men, those
who were eating and those who
were not.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06
Death of j. S. Harger.

J. S. larger, a. prominent res
ident of Hume. died suddenly
Wednesday of apopleXy, says the
Rich Hill Review. -.
He had been a resident of this
part Of the state for about Al
years and had been a resident of
Hume about four years.
He is survived by a wife and
one son and five daughters.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06
STATE ASSESSMENT 1 g.
BILLION.
Values in Missouri Raised AZ
Million in a Year.

jefferson City, April 1.-The
state board of equalization COM
pleted the assessment of real es-
tate and personal property today
for the present years taxes. The
total stands at l,704, 265, 952, an
increase over 1918 of exactly $40
CTS, 53S. The heaviest decrease
was in the assessment of personal
property in st. Louis. 1t amounts
to $50, 766,3S3 and will mostly
benefit the banks. There was a
decrease in jackson County of
$107.OS4 in personal property,
and a decrease in personal prop
erty in Buchanan County of 1885,
500.
Real estate values in all the
large cities were not disturbed.
The board found bank stock as
sessed at various figures and
sought to strike an average. The
real estate Of st. Louis will stand
at 1915, 5OO,3 $40, and of Jackson
County at $162,274,720, the fig
nres returned by the assessors.
Personal property of the state
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06

because Of increased business.
A. III. Rogers, president of the
Southwest Missouri Electric Co.,,
Of Joplin. Saturday. announced a
10 per cent increase in wages of
employees, including motormen
and conductors. Nearly 300 mo-
tormen are affected and the in
crease will amount to $4,000 II
month.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06

Col. Charles d. Norris, editor
of the ST. Joseph Gazette Thurs
day filed official declaration Of
his candidacy for the Republican
nomination for Governor at the
state primary in August. He is
the third to file on the Republican
ticket, Judge Henry Lamm and
John f. Swanger, both of Sedalia
having preceded him.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06

The Aero Club of America has
announced that because of the
T. law which prevents the United
States government from accept
ing gifts it had offered to sell to
the government for 81 each, the
two high powered acroplanrS it
recently proffcred for use in
Mexico. The offer to sell the
machines at this price has been
forwarded to Secretary Of War
Baker.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06

The colorcd brothers are ca,ls-
ing the republican leaders in Mis-
souri, some trouble. They are de-
manding that four members of
their race be sent to the national
convention as altcrnates, and they
won t be put off with anything
less. -
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06

Chief Justice A. NJ. Woodson Of
the Missouri Supreme Court, files
the announcement Of his candida
cy for reelection at Jefferson
City.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06

Transfer of 800 cOnvicts into
the completed wing of the big
new cell building in the Peniten.
tiary at Jefferson City has relived
to some extent the congestion in
the other cell buildings. For
months Warden McClung has
been confronted with the problem
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06

of finding sufficient cell room.
The new cell building represents
the last word in modern prison
construction, both as to sanitary
conditions and other features.
Three men are assigned to each
cell.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06

Elliott W. Major Jr., SON. of
Gov. Major, "beat his way'I to
st. Louis from Columbia, in Order
to qualify as a member Of the
Quo VadiS Society in the univer-
sity.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06

The case of DR.. Hyde, charged
with numbering millionaire
Swopr in Kansas City several
years ago, has again been ,con-
tinued.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Smiley of
Omaha were robbed Of $3.50 on a
Frisco passenger train between
Memphis, Tenn. and Springfield
Friday night. They had the
money Sccrctrd in their berth.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06
MISSOURI NOTES

Garden City was visited by a
destructive fire Tuesday of last
week. Five business houses be-
ing consumed.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06

lowing statement:
at is the unanimous judgment
of the state board of cIualiza-
tiOn that the real estate in the
state at large is assessed as high
in proportion to value as the real
estate in the city of st. Louis. 1t
is also the unanimous judgment of
each member of the board that
the real estate in the state at
large has increased at as great a
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06

percentage in the last ten years
as has the real estate in the city
Of st. Louis.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-07
Where ne Made His Honey.

Years ago gentleman settled in the
south oil England and became very
popular in the neighborhood. The
county families could never discover
how he had made his money, but were
satisfied by his solemn assurance that
it was not in trade. Nothing could ey-
coed the ordinary gravity Of his de-
meanor. which indeed caused him to
be placed on the commission of peace,
but now and then. without any appai.
ent provocatieH he would burst into
such n saVglll;,s IT'S pne ever heard he
fore except III one place. Where they
could have heard i puzzled the county,
families for fiic and twentx years, but
ut last he was Betrayed uiieonsciouSly
by his own 1grandchilds Witt after =
visit to Il travelling circus. illn6centiy
exclaimed. Why. graii,ipa laughs just
IKE the Gown james Payp. y" a.l
sr4et a~.&s OH ~ ~. a., f-- ..rf4 ssrf.f
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-07
WHITE HOUSE LADIES.
They Weld Considerable Power, az =
Rule, hUntier The Eosc.c atril

Only these who have given the sub
ject close consideration and have been
familiar with it personally cam have
even a remote idea of the power of the
women connected with the presidential
administration, meaning the wives OF
the president, the vice president and
the cabinet officers. This power of the
women first began to be marked In
President Andrew Jackson's time, and
1t has continued almost unabated up to
the present hour. 1t is an unseen
power. II is not proclaimed from the
housetops.
1t takes some time for the wives of
the cabinet officers to reach 4 fair foot
ing with the wives OF the president
and vice presid Ut and among them
selves. They cenlc from different sec
tons or The tta4,ly ANA AUST accus
tom themselves to.a:A.ygstly different
environment. thasoitit iet;aiac of Wash
ington. In 4 tlteasalidt9iipe ways and
in as many hlgs5sas they eaa make or
mar. hcip or iiaWERasteneor retard the
policy of a prcsidantiJT administration.
They raised od heb in Jackson's
time by attempting TO boycott The wife
Of a cal,iaet i9Sicer. Ms. Eaton, but
Old Hicknf,N tipugh nota ladies' man
himself. Stood Ealiantly ard CALAMITY
beside Mr.. AMI Mrs. Eaton and de-
clared that the wives OF his other cabi
net officers shouldn't rule his admins
;fy, ht- IA .,tp
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-07
KEEPING CUT FLOWERS.
Methods by Which the Fading Process
May Be Delayed.

Roses. carnations and orchids have
been found to keep three times Us long
If a small quantity of sugar. be added
to the water, writes Mabel H. Wharton
OF Oakland, Cal, to Popular Mecllan-
les. A small lump of starch has also
been found beneficial. other flowers
begin 10 bleed as soon rs they are cut.
and the precious sap running ont of
the stem causes the cells TO collapse
Immediately. To prevent this the end
Of the stem must be quickly closed.
ana this is best done by soaring i'll
flame or by placing directly in hot
water
The florists of California go SO far as
TO boil the stems of the brilliant poin,
settiaS or Christmas flowers for which
they are so famous, The stem Is first
stuck through large sheet Of paper to
prevent the steam from rising directly
into the flower and iuiuring IT,
Carnations ana chrysuntheruns will
keep almost twice rs long If placed In
fresh water daily. and small piece Is
clipped from the ends of the stems
each time, Will cutting this 2iccc OF
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-07

, tons will transact this Year total
business amounting to, more than ST.,
400,000,000. Agricultural cooperation
Hi the Fitted States IS therefore far
more prevalent than IL generally he
ieyed, but it IL not yet upon sptfi-
GENTLY strong business basis For this
reason the office of markets has studied
the various methods employed by these
associations, and has worked to devise
means by which these methods can be
perfected. The studies also baye in
cluded The prevailing methods, OF, mar
keting perishablc products-grain. cot
ton, cotton seed, live stock and animal
products.
Studies have also been made of city
markets in order to secure In this way
information which may open UP out
lets for farm products. Tn this connec-
ton the report calls attention 10 the
experimental work in distributing tiiiIc-
~ market Information concerning per-
ishable products. An effort has been
made to keep producers Informed OF
arrivals and conditions in the large
markets and, on the other hand, TO
keep dealers Informed of shipments
from the important producing sections.
cantaloupes were the crops covered IN
this way during the past season. There
Is evidence, says the report, that us Il
result Of this service distribution has
been improved, g)utted markets haze
been prevented to some extent, total
shipments from several districts have
been greater than they would have
been otherwise, and large bodies of
growers have received accurate. and
disinterested information concerning
prevailing conditions in competing pro
ducing areas and in distant markets.
Several important newspapers have CO.
opernted in this work by publishing
these reports. 81 ySf ais
The Work of encouraging the proper
propagation of products for market has
been continued. The ultimate aim OF
this campaign of education is the ma
tional standardization of market grades
and also packages or containers, car
Investigation into the problems of
transportation and storage has been
continued with a view to determining
the causes OF the great loss of food
stuffs between the producer and the
consumer. Experimental shipments
by parcel post and express were made
during the year with many kinds Of
fruits and berries, lettuce. milk. butter,
eggs, sirup and vegetables. In nearly
every case it was found that the sue
cess of the shipment depended upon
the Judgment used in selecting the
quality of the product and the type of
container
Another important division of the
work of the Office for tire past year is
its rural organization investigations
and in particular its study of the prob
lens of rural credit ana insurance
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-07
SloO Reward. 500

Auburn. Maine.

The readers OF this paper VIII be
pleased TO learn that there Is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known 10 the medical
fraternity Catarrlr being n constitutional
disease, requires q constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken In
ternally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system, there
BY destroying the foundation OF the dis
ease. and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assisting
nature In doing its work The proprietors
have 40 much faith In its curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that it fails to cure. Send
for list of testimonials
Address: +. j. CHENEY & CO. Toledo. Q.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Hall'u Family Pills for constipation,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-07

Trada Mark
face of leaden tint, eyes heavy and
dull, twitching eyelids, itching of
the nose, itching of the rectum, short
dry cough, grinding of the teeth, lit
tie red points sticking out on tongue,
starting during sleep, slow fever.
Over GO years ago DR.. True discov-
cred the formula of DR.. True's Elixir,
the Family Laxative and Worm Elk
peller. Since then people have been
writing us letters like this: MY lit
tie granddaughter had pinworms very
badly, and after taking part of a bot
tie or DR.. True's Elixir is very much
better Mrs. Georgia Philpot, Hous-
ton, Texas This remedy has a
worldwide reputation as the one safe
and reliable remedy for worms and
stomach disorders for both young and
old. AT dealers. S5c, soc and $1.00.
Advice free. White me.
Auburn. ..,,.. Nx4sL...
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-07
Stucco Work.

OF the thousands of owners OF stuc-
co faced homes, a type of construction
increasing in use, few are aware that
1t is not a novelty. There is evidence
in Egyptian ruins that stucco was ex-
tensively used. The early Spanish
missionaries i'll Mexico used it in their
wonderful buildings of adobe brick
New York Post
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-07
Utility.

Did your audience throw you bou-
qucts after your speech?"
NO" replied the reckless orator
They brought only useful gifts, such
as bricks and other building mate
rial, Washington Star.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-07
CITY AND RURAL MARKETS.
: Advantages Of Cooperation IN Market
inc EARN Products

ing Farm Products.
The advantages of cooperation in the
marketing of farm products. are en-
rhasized in the annual report, Of the
office Of markets and rural organiza-
ton of the department Of agriculture.
which has just been published. '-The
conclusion seems warranted" says the
report, chat in communities where CO.
operation is practicnllyeapplied to the
farmers business the results obtained
are far more satisfactory than those
secured by individual methods. 1t Is
estimated that farmers cooperative
marketing and purchasing orcaniza-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-07
If Mothers Only Knew

how often children suffer from
worms, they would take care and
guard against this common ailment of
childhood
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-07

Signs of worms are: De-
ranged stomach, swollen
upper lip, sour stomach,
offensive breath, hard
and full belly with oecas,
ional gripings and pains
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-07
fnAnH Z. HOWE. sa'ser asa ~
Monday, February 7, 1915.

For the coming March election the
towns must provide the same election
machinery as for fall elections This
is called for by the referendum on the
Perry bill and town officials should
make the necessary pref lration. Ben
nington always uses the check list,
ballot clerks and assisting clerks at
the March election, but many of the
smaller towns do not. This year it is
made imperative. II is also import
ant for delinquent taxpayers to re-
member that they must pay up on or
before Feb. Is II they wish to vote.
twenty-five Germans on the Appam
successfully brought 400 prisoners
across the Atlantic and landed them
safely. The. very. same week, q dozen
able-bodied and armed Englishmen
on board British trawler refused TO
rescue a score Of Germans from "a
wrecked German Zeppelin sinking in
the. North sea. The excuse. of :. the,
English was that. they were afraid, OF,
being overpowered IL they took the
Germans on board. Anybody ,whc
has read English history OF course
knows that this pitiful exhibition of
cowardice on the part of British sail
ors is not all typical OF the race I'M
less there has been terrible slump
in recent years. II was unfortunate
for England that the incident occur
red at a time when It came in such
marked contrast with brilliant ex-
plot on the part of their opponents
After several violent spasms the
Canadians appear to have learned
that the burning OF their beautiful
parliament building was the result or
accidents When. the evidence is all
in they are likely to find out that the
supposed spies on the river at Mont.
real are wholly innocent parties, It
will be remembered that year or
so ago two American duck hunters
We're shot by Canadian militia near
Buffalo merely because the amateur
soldiers got ratified. In times Of stress
people are likely to suffer from
nerves and in their, excitement to
do and say silly things. The Canad-
ians are no different from the rest Of
the folks. Inflamed by yellow journal
ism and the newspaper organs OF the
munitions combine the American peo-
pie have been all het up over alleged
German spies and secret agents, most
of which, have been wholly. imagi-
nary. A few rattle-brained half-im.
beetles have exhibited signs of insani-
ty and viii again. That there is or
has been any widespread conspiracy
is a silly story that is being used to
frighten the American people.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-05-27
"The Golden Chance. "

How girl from the slums is trans
formed into a member of the fashion
able smart sci and is ardently courted
by wealthy young bachelor, is the
theme of the gripping society drama,
The Golden Chance" which will be
seen at the Opera House, Friday,
June End, under the direction of the
Jesse l.. Lasky Company, with Cleo
Ridgely and Wallace Reid in the stel-
lar roles.
his thrilling play Of modern
Cinderella. is said to be one Of the
most lavish and unusual productions
ever made by the Lasky Company.
From the depths OF poverty, the girl
is introduced among the leaders of
society, only to DE cast back again by
her drunken. thieting husband. How
she is saved by u wealthy young ba-
che or, who has fallen in love with
her, must necessarily be seen to be
appreciated.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-05-27
Tribe Of Ben IInr.

:eche Court No. 81. Tribe O.
ben Hur. Franklin, La will hole
joint meeting with St Mar
Court No. 81, of Morgan City, La
on Sunday, May %, at Morgan
CITY Both Courts will have large
classes 70 initiate. The initiation
will take place at the K. of P
Hall. at z p. m. sharp.
After Initiation members will go
to Redmen Hall. where dancing
and refIe-hments will be had.
Members from all Courts are in.
vlted to attend. All Members Of
Teche Court will 60 on train No. 6
S. E. BERNARD.
w. T.. CHASE, Chief.
Scribe.