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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-01-13
n. W. Pinkerton is Dead.

Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. 6.-Mathew
w. sPinkerton, head Of the Pink
ert0n United States Detective
Agency, died last night at his
home here after an illness of two
months.
he was born at Mount Eaton,
O., "a. 1859, and came to Chicago
in 1879, having been connected
with 1 detective agency continue
oul since. IS.
Mathew w, Pinkerton was not
rel I'd to the Iete Allan Pmkef-
toi1 ma was not connected with
TIL nkefton National Detect
i've Gsn !.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-01-13
LOOT FROM TRAIN $4,000
Large Sums in Mail Obtained by
Lone Bandit in Texas.

San Antonio, Tex, Jan. g.
Between $4,000 and $4,000 in
currency was obtained last night
by the bandit who single-handed
robbed the mail car attached to
the westbound Sunset express Of
the Southern Pacific Railroad.
This estimate was made tonight
when it was learned that the reg
istered mail aboard the car con-
tanned a package Of United States
currency amounting to $1,000
and a package of Mexican cur
rency valued at $4,000 in United
States money, both shipped from
Houston to Del Rio, Tex.
In addition to the money pack
ages the train carried registered
mail gathered at New Orleans
and Houston, and 10 packages
from Laredo.
The robbery was committed in
the 10 minutes during which the
train bound from New Orleans to
San Francisco was traversing the
San Antonio yards to a crossing
two miles west Of the city. Nor
ton E. Banks, mail clerk, the only
person in the car, was discovered
tied and gagged when the train
reached Macedonia, II miles from
San Antonio.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-01-13
Rev. Chambliss Dead.

Rev. j. f. Chambliss, formerly
pastor of the Baptist church of
this city died Sunday at his home
in Stoutland, Mo. Rev. Cham
bliss, who was 70 years old, was
one of the pioneer Baptist clergy
men of the state. He came to
Kansas City from New Jersey
forty-three years ago and was
made pastor of the First Baptist
church, then located at Eighth
and May streets. Two years lat
er he became pastor of the orig
inal Calvary Baptist Church 10.
Gated at Eleventh street and
Grand Avenue.
Doctor Chambliss is survived
by three sons and five daughters,
T. w. Chambliss Of Wilson, N. c.;
Frank and DR.. E. L. Chambliss of
Kansas City !; Miss Laviece Cham
bliss, teacher in. Huff's Bust
ness College; Mrs. j. g. Brady Of
Butler, No.; Mrs. T. Owens, East
st. Louis; Mrs. Ruby Neidig and
Mrs. j. MacElam, McFall Mo. A
brother, the Rev. j. A. Chambliss,
lives At, Jefferson, Tenn, and his
MISTER, Mrs.. L. II. Gray, at Stir
: N. ;c.r,.;n. 49,. %ela,, 81 0el.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-01-13
ClaIis Blanche Thomas

Claris Blanche Thomas, the
youngest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Thomas, was born
May Z, 1905, at her home, and
fell asleep in Jesus at 2 a. M,
Wednesday, January 5, 1916, of
ulcers in the stomach.
She spent all her life near Peru
with the exception Of three years
at Marionsville, Mo. She leaves
to mourn her loss a father and
mother, three sisters and two
brothers. They are Mrs. Myrtle
Harper, Elsie Cecil, John and
Clyde twin brother of the de-
ceased. She was converted at the
age of 5 years and united with
the Methodist church Of Peru at
the age of 8. She was widely
known and universally loved.
She was a bright and intelligent
schoolmate, a true friend, a kind
and loving Sunday school schol-
ar. She was patient through her
pain and suffering of four weeks
and one day.
She has gone out from home
and loved ones to return no more,
for she now abides in the heaven
ly mansions in the Eternal city.
She will be missed all the days
that are to come, but our loss is
her gain. As the flowers are
touched with the winters frosty
fingers and fold their petals and
die, so death laid his hand upon
this good child and she closed her
eyes to weep no more.
Bereaved ones mourn their loss
and sorrow fills their hearts, but
if we lift our eyes to Jesus we
shall see the hand that holds
the rod and know that it is our
savior's hand. He said, "Suffer
little children to come unto Me,
and forbid them not, for such is
the Kingdom of Heaven. God
is good and merciful, and he
thinks of you in your darkened
home. May the sweet memories
of this dear child ever cluster
about the father. and mother who
so keenly feel the loss, and may
her short life inspire them to
know more of Him in whose fade
less light she now walks.
The funeral services were held
at the home Thursday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. Spencer. A
quartette sang little Claris' fav-
orite, "Jesus Understands" The
love of friends and relatives were
shown by the beautiful flowers
given. Interment was made at
Fairview cemetery. Xxx
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-01-13
A Monster Silo.

Boone county has added anoth.
er item to it's biggest and best
in the state list with the com
pletion Of monster silo on the
farm of J. A. Hudson at McBain,
says a Columbia paper. Standing
y feet above the dirt level and
extending 6 feet in the ground,
this cylinder, "a feet in diameter
can be seen across the Missouri
river bottoms. The 700 tons of
silage that this big. storehouse
will hold will be fed to one of the
largest herds Of cattle fed at Nc
Balm since the time of that topper
of the cattle market, the late
Turner McBain. The silo is built
of vitrified tile blocks reinforced
with steel and these blocks laid
on q deep base of concrete rise
60 feet above the ground level on
the high bank Of Perche creek. It
stands at the northwest corner OF
a 197-acre field that is now sown
to wheat. After the wheat is cut
next spring the field will be
planted in corn and the silo
filled with the green corn before
frost comes. The cost Of the silo
is estimated at $4,000, and so far
as known it is the largest in the
state and probably one Of the
largest ever constructed.-Mis-
souri, Ruralist.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-01-13

not know how it cheered and
comforted us to find all our dear
ones SO nicely remembered, our
words can but poorly express the
deep gratitude in our hearts for
the kindness shown us in our
sorrow. Such a club as yours is
certainly benefit to the COM
immunity and you have our best
wishes for your success.
Sincerely your friends,
H. a. WayIand and family.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-01-13
A Fine Lime Stone Grass Cattle
Ranch Sale

900 acres in Greenwood county,
Kansas. Good fencing, good
ranch improvements, lots Of fine
living water. About 100 acres in
cultivation, balance all fine lime
stone grass, good sod. If sold in
20 days 500 per acre will buy it.
$4,000 cash balance time and
terms to suit. We can suit man
for any kind and sized farm or
ranch. Ask for
w. A. Nelson & Son,
13-tf Fall River, Kansas.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-01-13

| Col. Frederick D. Gardner, ST.
Louis manufacturer and author
of the Gardner land bank bill
passed by the last Stste Legisla.
ture will not be a candidate for
Governor Of Missouri on the
Democratic ticket this year. He
authorized this announcement on
his return to st. Louis Friday
from Columbia, Mo-, where he de-
livered an address at Farmers
Week there.
Col. Gardner has been men
toned throughout the state as a
possible candidate for Governor
ever since he introduced the land
bank bill, which provides for a
State bank Of $5,000,OOO capital
to loan money to farmers.
In explaining that he had de-
.cided not to make the rare for
Governor, Col. Gardner said that
should he become candidate he
felt it would weaken his claims
for the land bank bill which
would be attacked as a political
measure.
The statement given out by
Col. Gardner follows:
'sThe extract printed this
morning from my Columbia
speech yesterday is practically
correct. I can only add that I
have been trained as business
man. If / occupy a public office
it will be one where my life
work will be Of some advantage
to the people, and would be given
to them freely; but business
man who is out of a job does not
feel called upon to enter into a
knock-down, dragout party pri-
mary contest, where fireworks
will be the attraction instead of
principles. I can see nothing but
disaster to my party from such a
contest, and / will not be party
to that end.
II have more loyalty and more
interest in my party's success
than that. Perhaps the time may
come when the business men, the
laboring men and the profession
al men Of our great cities and trc
merchants and ia "mers of our
rural districts, will awaken and
will demand that they be given
something to say about the man
agement of their executive and
economic affairs, and perhaps our
good legal brethren finally will
agree to it, but apparently not
yet"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-01-13
Have q Navy Of Americans

Washington, Jan. NEARLY
95.5 per cent Of the enlisted men
in the United States navy are cit
liens of the United States and the
rest are for the most part Fill
pinos or from the country's other
insular possessions. g A letter
from Rear Admiral Victor Blue,
chief Of the bureau Of navigation
announcing this fact Was rcd b.
day in the Senate by requee 81
Senator Tiliman, who hsd for.
wardsd the sdmiral Ween1h6 II
Ind received against enilt1Ae
fofeieners stp enlint Il - my
and ekait 1aak1no. s.
;
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-01-13
BIG DEMOCRATIC MEETING
IN ST. LOUIS
Every Section Of the, State REQ
resented at Jackson Day
Banquet.

st Louis, tfu., Jan. 8.-A trI-
umphant democracy greeted the
speakers and guests at the annual
jackson Day BANQUET given by
the Twenty-eighth Ward Demo-
cratic Club tonight at the Part
ers Hotel. This dinner served as
a reunion for Democratic leaders
from every section of Missouri.
The banquet formally launched
the Democratic campaign in Mis-
souri,. Upstate leaders were
given assurances that St. Louis
will no longer be the dark spot on
the Democratic map of Missouri.
The Democratic City Commit
tee in st. Louis had intended to
hold a Statewide rally but the in
ability of President Woodrow
Wilson to come to St. Louis on
this occasion required postpone
ment. The jackson Day banquet,
however, was talismanic in bring
ing the out-of-town Democrats to
this city,
Many receptive and avowed
candidates for Governor and the
other State, congressional, legis-
lative and judicial nominations
were present at the reunion. The
goodfellowship and harmony that
prevailed among the supporters
of this or that aspirant for office
was distinct feature of the gath
ering.
The corridor at the Planters
Hotel prior to the banquet was
remindful of the days when the
We're selected by con-
vention.
Representatives from jackson
and Buchanan counties, mingled
with the visitors from Pemiscot,
Cape Girardeau and Mississippi,
seeking support for their favorite
sons. ..
State representatives were Civ
en- confidence at the enthusiasm
Of the gathering, and some OF
them this morning will become
avowed candidates for the State
Senate.
State Senators realizing that
the fondest hopes of the ''Mys-
terious Stranger" were more re-
mote than in former years, de-
cided to further climb the politi-
cal ladder of fame and announced
they will seek nominations for
State offices. .......
United States Senator Joseph
7. Robinson of Arkansas, who
was the featured orator lwelt
BRIEFLY on the achievements Of
the national administration. He
said that never in the history Of
he party of Thomas jefferson
lid conditions look better for
victory. He argued that the
prosperity of the country will as
;ure the reelection of President
He made an analysis OF
he remedial legislation passed |
" a Democratic Congress. In
losing he said that every loyal
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-14
Council Proceedings

Clio. April 10, 1916.
Regular meeting held in the council
room and called to order by President
c. G. Matzen.
Present. Trustees Stuber and Wirth
On motion meeting was adjourned to
Tuesday night, April II, for lack of
quorum.
April, II, 1916.
Meeting called to order by President.
Present, Trustees Fuller, Taylor,
Stuber and Wirth.
Absent, Trustees Houghton and Stout.
Minutes of meeting of March 10th
read and approved.
The petition of twenty citizens ask
ing for the grading and repairing of
Johnson ST., from easterly limits to
New ST., was read and on motion
referred to the street committee
The petition of Ford and Sanderson
asking permission to install tank and
pump for sale of gasoline in front of
garage on Vienna St., was read and
granted.
The petition of six citizens asking for
another light to be placed at west end
of Lincoln St, was read and referred
to the street committee.
The following bills were read and al
lowed:
GENERAL FUND
Chas. H. Reed, printing. g............$43 81
Chas. H. Reed, treas. salary 1915 10 90
| F. M. Houghton, coal eng. house / Is
HIGHWAY FUND
Chas. L. Best, 5 days, 8 hrs. st.
Com. work.. 80 6O
The president made the following ap-
pointments which were confirmed:
Street Committee-Stout, Wirth,
Stuber.
Finance Committee-Houghton, Tay-
lor. Stuber.
Fire Committee-Stu Stuber, Stout, Full
Ter.
Sanitary Committee-Wirth, Taylor,
Houghton.
Ordinance Committee Fuller, Tay-
lor, Wirth.
Health Officer-Dr. B. Goodfellow.
Street Commissioner and Marshal
James Moody.
| I On motion ]. F. Wirth was appointed
president pro tenn.
On motion the street committee was
instructed to investigate relative to the
purchase of road drag.
| On motion the clerk was instructed
to purchase a car of oil at price of
0531 per gallon.
On motion meeting adjourned.
| w. G. Goodrich,
Village Clerk.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-14
Past Masters Night

Next week Tuesday evening, April
18, will be the occasion of this event,
which is looked forward to annually
with much pleasure by the members Of
the Masonic fraternity. Please do not
forget that the date is next Tuesday
evening and that the banquet will be
served in the banquet room of the Tenn
pie promptly at $3.50, following which
the M. NJ degree will be conferred by
the past masters of Vienna Lodge, with
the assistance of the Birch Run floor
team. During the progress of the ban
quet the Girls Glee Club, Earl Under.
hill and Miss Goodfellow will render
musical selections. Monday evening, a
practice will be held in the T, mp,e
to which all who are to participate in
the work and as many others as care to
do so are invited to attend.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-14
HON. EARL F. JOHNSON
|NAUGURATED MAYOR
LARGE THRONG WITNESSED THE
CEREMONIES
New Mayors Inaugural Filled with SEN
sible Suggestions Which Were
Enthusiastically Received

Earl f. Johnson, former resident of
Thetford, and so well known in Clio
that he is regarded almost local prod
uct, was inaugurated mayor of Flint
last Monday evening, following a recep-
ton held in his honor at the Masonic
Temple. The reception was very large
ly attended by all classes of citizens
who were on hand to pay their respects
to their new chief executive and to as
sure him of their good wishes and sup
port. Attorney Guy Selby, as chair
man of the Republican city committee,
was in charge of the function, which
was charming in its simple but sincere
cordiality and must have been most
gratifying to the mayor elect and the
other newly elected city officials. The
guests were favored with beautiful
pink and white carnations and the new
mayor was introduced in fitting ad-
dress by Rev. Mr.. Clifford. The Sal
walton Army Band also lent its services.
to the occasion and at the conclusion OF
the reception headed the parade to the
city hall, where the inaugural was car
ried out. Mayor McKeighan in his.
valedictory paid tribute to the char
acter of the various city officials with
Whoih iS udu WOTheu curing the paSt
year and pledged his support to the
mayor elect whom he then introduced.
In bringing down his gavel for the last
time the mayor showed considerable
emotion. Mayor Johnson thanked the
citizens for the honor they had con-
ferred upon him and promised his very
best endeavors to give the city square
and efficient administration. The larger
part of the recommendations made by
the mayor related to purely local mat
ters, about the only thing of interest to
outside communities being his recon-
mendation that efforts be made tn Sc
cure from the Michigan Railway Co. a
twenty minute service at certain hours
of the day between Clio, Mt. Morris
and Flint, for the benefit of the many
who work in Flint and reside in the
smaller towns. In response to an invi-
tation, Clio was represented at the
inaugural by Village President Chas. G..
Matzen, Councilmen Fuller and Wirth,
Clerk w. G. Goodrich and Treasurer c..
H. Reed. This delegation was extend
ed every courtesy, which The Mesnen-
ger assumes to acknowledge. That
the new mayor is going to make one of
the best executives Flint has ever had
is the belief of his friends in this vicin-
ity who from long association are ac-
quainted with the sterling qualities of
his character.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-14
tuberculosis Clinic

Next week will be the closing week
in the anti-tuberculosis campaign in
Genesee county. This week free exam
nations are being held in Flint, Fem
ton, Flushing. Clio and Dawson. Next
week there will be no free examina-
tons, but the week is to be devoted to
addresses and other educational work.
DR.. VIM. DeKleine and his assistants
will give series of addresses on public
health in the public schools and before
various other bodies. The main work
of the week, however, will be the Wis
iting of homes of tuberculosis victims
by the twelve nurses that compose the
nursing force of the Health First"
party. They will go into every home
where the disease is being discovered
during the present week They will in
struct the patients how to take care of
themselves in order to get we'll, and
they will tell the other members of the
family what to do to escape infection.
Yesterday the clinic and lecture in Clio
were well attended and several cases
of tuberculosis were diagnosed.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-14
w. T. U. Notes

Our last meeting was held at Mrs. l.
ID. Gillett's. After business meeting,
Mrs. Corwin gave good report of the
convention at Howell. Then quiz was
given by Mrs. A. Haven. Next meet
ing is Mary t. Lathrop day, and will be
held at Mrs. /. Fields. Remember the
last week in April is membership week.
The victories for Prohibition increased
Michigan dry territory to 45 counties.
Baraga and Clare counties to lose 26
saloons. Seattle, the largest dry city
in America, is dry indeed. The first
week in January there were but six ar
rests for intoxication as compared with
eighty-four for the same period last
year. What patriotic Michigander
would not be glad to be able to say the
same of Flint and Saginaw. Things
are moving forward on the jump. The
largest brewery in West Virginia, en-
ploying 81 hands when the state was
wet, has been converted into packing
house with 1876 men on the pay roll, and
at better wages. In Canada, Manitoba
joined the dry column by vote of two
to one. Winnepeg rolled up a majority
of nearly three to one. If Prohibition
in spots is good thing, how much bet
ter It would be to have the whole state
dry.
And these are reasons why
The state of Michigan should go dry.
Mrs. A. A. Williams, Press Supt.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-14
Deaths
JUDSON

Farmon Judson, aged 70 years, died
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Arthur Jewell, on Monday, April 10,
1916, of cirrhosis of the liver, disease
following an attack of paralysis which
the venerable gentleman suffered last
December. Mr.. Judson was born in
Ohio, August l6, 1886, coming to Michi-
gan when a young man and settling at
Otisville, where he conducted shoe
shop for nearly or quite half century.
About six years ago he came to make
his home with his daughter and for the
past two or three years has been in
gradually failing health. He was a fine
gentleman in every sense of the term
and all who came to know him in this
vicinity, in common with those who
had known him for a lifetime in his
former home, will ever bear him in
tender and respectful memory. Mr..
Judson is survived by the daughter at
whose home he died and by three sons,
j ohm, of Alpena, Ernest, of Otisville,
and Elmer; also by two sisters, one of
whom resides in Mt. Vernon, Ont, and
the other in Sauk Center, MINI. Fun
eral services were held from the late
home of deceased on Thursday after
noon, Rev. E. c. C. Benson officiating,
and the remains were taken to Otisville
for interment in the family lot.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-14
Blarney Castle Survives

The pyramids may crumble into dust,
the sphinx become a myth, the coils
scum forgotten tumble of ruins, but
as long as Mulholland, true son of
Erin, survives, the fame of Blarney
Castle, source of the gift of CAB, where
by the comether is put upon the charm
ing coleens and the rest of the world
in general, shall never be allowed to
die. This much Hugh Mulholland, erst-
while resident of this section, but who
now lives near Marlette, confided to us
on the occasion of call made last Mon
day by that genial gentleman and his
brother, James, at the sanctum of The
Messenger Upon retiring from this
section they reserved the title to the
NEUROLOGICAL estate of Blarney Castle
which they transferred to their new
habitation, and then, they declare,
strange things began to happen, which
were duly reported to the local press
Geese were observed flying north in the
every fence corner, Billy goats grew
green whiskers, the roosters put on
boxing gloves and debated matters in
the rale old fashioned way and the toads
and snakes, bad scran to thin, left the
consecrated soil wit wan grand rush
that raysimbled tn pilgrimage to Birch
Run on Saturday night, And so it
has happened that the fame of Blarney
Castle is established in new part of
the earth and the gift of CAB proves a
sauce to the harder fare of life for all
that come within its magic influence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mulholland are well and
prospering, likewise the childer, three OF
whom are attending Marlette High
School.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-14
PALM Err

Mrs. Sarah Palmer, aged rs years,
died Monday at her home two miles
northeast of Clio, death having been
caused by cancer from which she had
suffered for about eight months. She
was born in Ohio in 1910, and later came
to Flushing, where she was united in
marriage to David Palmer. Later. in
company with her husband, she remov-
ed to this vicinity where she has since
made her home. Mrs. Palmer leaves
five daughters and four sons: Mrs. John
Brady of Mt. Morris, Mrs. Deforest
Morgan of Clio, Mrs. Loran Downs of
Montrose, Mrs. Frank Martin of Ohio
and Mrs Walter Blaine of Clio; Phi
lander, William, Leonard and Edward
all at home. The funeral was held from
the house Wednesday afternoon at one
o'clock, Rev. c. w. Greene officiating.
Interment was made in the Birch Run
cemetery,
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-14

County Agent w. r. Hopkins discov-
cred rather unusual character in the
person of 13-year-old Montrose boy.
whom he took into custody last week
on a complaint that he had burglarized
a store in his home town. The boy was
placed in custody of the keeper of the
poor farm, and the latter, being COM
passionate man, allowed his prisoner
the liberty of the grounds and the priv
ilege of playing with son. The
youthful suspect seemed to appreciate
this opportunity, because inside of an
hour he had stolen watch the keepers
son was wearing and on being confined
in bed room, used by the keepers
family, stole a pair of nickle plated
wrenches, which evidently took his fan
cy, dropping them out of window so
that he could go and pick them up at
the first available opportunity.