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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-03-16
Peru Items.

We have been having some nice
spring weather since the mud has
gone.
There was surprise given at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Thomas last Tuesday evening in
honor of their daughter, Elsie.
We are glad to hear that Mrs.
Visa Cough is still improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Isley and
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Baker and son
visited Saturday night and Sun
day with Mr. F. l.. Blankenbaker
and family.
Mrs. Maggie Thomas has re-
turned from Oklahoma where she
has been spending the winter.
Mrs. Jennie Mccoy who has
spent the last month with her
daughter, Mrs. Crawford, of But
Ter, has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earnest Cough
spent Sunday in Rich Hill with
Mrs. Visa Cough.
| Mr.. w. o. Atkin, Mr.. George
Mccarthy, Mr.. E. H. and Asa Ro-
sier of Passaic met with the Star
debating society and discussed
"The Gardner Land Bill" The
decision was rendered in favor of
the Affirmative, the men from
Passaic being on that side.
The measuring party Thursday
night given at Peru Hall for the
benefit of the school was well at
tended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hall, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Hall, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rob Lyle and family visited at the
home of Mr.. Ned Eckles last Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Thomas
went to Marionville last Friday on
business.
Mrs. Lizzie Gerkin spent a few
days last week at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. George Thomas.
Miss Dot Harper spent Sunday
with Miss Cecile Thomas.
Our senator's and representa-
tives are hearing every day from
the opponents of national consti-
tutional prohibition. They should
hear from every mail from its ad-
vocates who should insist that the
people want a saloonless nation.
Mr.. NJ. R. Lyle drove down to
visit his son, Rob, Wednesday and
Thursday.
Mr.. Roy Thomas went to Me-
vada last Thursday to visit his
mother who is much improved.
A barn belonging to Mr.. George
Pearson south of the river was
burned enc night last week. 8
horses perished in the fire.
Ernest Cough loaded his car
Monday to Start for hi new home
near Bull Idaho. WesNiGh hi6n
success MIN S.
AZ 1919 -. - <s-zs33E
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-03-16

| sunday evening was ike q
spring day. Oats sowing will be
the order of the day if the fine
weather holds out.
Boyd Kershner of Louisburg
Kansas, is down on a visit with
friends and old neighbors.
Miss Bessie Allen was a pleas
ant caller at the Tom Bruner home
last Sunday evening.
G. w, Armentrout and family
spent last Sunday at the home of
Otis. Summers.
Col. Lockridge and A. Westover
took in the literary at Mulberry
on last Friday night. They report
the literary all right and report a
jolly good time.
The Elkhart court met last
Monday with all of the, members
present.
The dance at John Cox's last
Saturday night was pulled off on
time and they all report a jolly
good time.
Miss Nellie Bruner and her best
fellow took in the sights at La
Cygne last Sunday.
John Stephens and Charley
Kershner did a good job of drag
ging the roads last week.
Glenn Custer and wife spent last
Sunday at the home of John
Stephens.
John Barton sowed oats last
Monday.
Mrs. Chrisman of Elkhart is on
the sick list. She is reported to be
very low.
Mrs. John Halbert returned last
Monday from Garden City, where
she has been on visit at her
fathers, Mr.. Offered.
1t is reported that the literary
at Concord closed last Saturday
night.
Aunt Mag Scott moved to
Adrian Monday. They will be
missed from out the neighbor-
hood.
Emma Henderson and her best
fellow took in the dance at John
Cox's last Saturday night. She
reports good time.
On the Wing was seen over in
Elkhart last Sunday evening. We
guess that he was trying to get
some of our items. All right
Nelse.
John Lacy and wife spent last
at j. R. Scott g.
Mrs. John Barton and children
spent last Sunday at Charley |
Kershners.
Last Sunday being Miss Cordia |
Burners 18th birthday a number |
Of her friends and schoolmates |
called together to celebrate the
occasion. Those present were:
Thelma Spillman, Miss Ruby Hal
Ter, Grandpa Dawson, Fred Brun-
er and wife, Guss Bruner and
wife, John Halbert, Mrs. Reeves
and her son, John, Boyd Kersh-
ner and the writer. They had .
big dinner and things Of ell kinds |
to eat. They Ill left wishing Miss |
Cordia many more happy birth
day.. JOHNNY. !
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-03-16
Jennet Sells for $4,000

Sedalia, Mo-, March 8.-Anoth-
er worlds record was broken to-
day when Belle Of Grand Cham
pion, a jennet, brought $4,000 at
the sale of L. M. Monsees at Lime
stone Valley jack farm south of
Smithton.
The purchaser was G. T. Flori-
da of Sweetwater, Tenn, who yes
terday broke the worlds record
when he paid 3,75O for Belle Boy,
the champion jack. The previous
high price paid for a jennet was
1876.
The sale closed today and the
total receipts for the two days
amounted to $34, 1886.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-03-16
..1 THE
.NO-sag Gates.

Win last twice a. long 40
the All Wood Gate. Note
How They are Built-a, Com
bination of Wood and Steel.
The wood gives flexibili-
ty and prevents Injury to
stock. The angle steel up
rights give durability. un-
usual strength. lightness.
a n d absolutely prevents
sagging. Each board Is
double bolted between four
pairs of angle steel uprights
and double triangular truss
braces. making them the
strongest. lightest 6 ates
you can put on your farm.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-22

morning given Representative Lemuel
Phillips Padgett by the chief of the
bureau. The survey is due to the un-
firing efforts of the efficient member
from this district, who recently made
the request for the survey.
The survey will be made by ]. A.
Kerr, of the bureau, who will arrive
in Columbia the latter part Of the
week.
The following is the letter to Repre-
sentative Padgett:
United States Department of Agri-
culture, Bureau of Soils, Washing
ton, D. c., September Il, 1916.
Hon. L. p Padgett, House OF Repre-
sentatives.
Dear Mr.. Padgett: Regarding your
recent inquiry concerning the survey
Of Maury County, Tennessee, l have to
inform you that this work has been
approved and Mr.. ]. A. Kerr OF this
Bureau has been designated to take
charge Of the work. He will report at
Columbia, Tenn, the latter part Of this
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-22
JOHN ". B SHAM
OF CT CONTEST
DIRECTS SECRETARY ENGLISH TO
WITHDRAW NAME AS DELE
GATE IN SECOND.

j. w Basham, who was placed on
one of the tickets for delegate to the
coming democratic primary on Sept.
%, has addressed a communication
to Secretary Thos. Y. English of the
county committee, asking that his
name be withdrawn and not printed
upon the ballot. Mr.. Basham stated
that he had never consented to be-
come candidate for delegate and
would get into the fight against his
friends. Mr.. Basham is one of the
we'll known democrats of the second
district and a former independent.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-22
c. D. HARDER OFF
DELEGATE LIST
NOT ONLY THAT BUT WILL SUP
PORT TICKET OF THE
OPPOSITION.

Another candidate for delegate an
nounced his withdrawal today when
C. D. Harder of the seventh district,
placed upon one Of the tickets, asked
Secretary Thos. Y English to leave
his name off the ticket Mr.. Harder
not only did that but announced that
he would support the other ticket in
the seventh district. Mr.. Harder's
statement follows:
ITO Thomas Y. English, secretary;
democratic county nominee: My
name has been published as a candi-
date for delegate from the seventh
district without my knowledge or con-
sent and ask you to leave it off the
ticket. | will support the ticket
favorable to the candidacy Of Thos.
Y. English. &c. D. HARDER"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-22
C{hTERS
IN COMING CONTEST
COUNTY CONVENTION
THIRTY OF THE FoRTY-slx SEATS
CONTESTED WHEN THE EN-
TRIES CLOSED.
NJ aBER OF WITHDRAWALS, TOO
However, There Are Still Races In A
Sufficient Number of the Districts to
Make the Outcome Uncertain--Both
Factions Say Confident.

Considerable interest is being
aroused over the contest for delegates
to the coming democratic legislative
convention which will be held on Mon
day, Sept rs. The primary will be
held from l o'clock to o'clock on
Saturday, one week from today at all
of the voting places of the county Tor
the purpose of electing the delegates
Under the rules of the primary the
ballots will contain the names of all
the candidates for delegates in the sew
eral districts, and will be printed and
distributed by Secretary English of the
| county democratic committee. The
voters will indicate their choice for
delegates by marking a cross mark
opposite the names Of the candidates
OF their choice, but should a voter
cast his ballot in this manner for more
delegates than his district is entitled
, to the ballot will be void.
The time limit for the qualification
of candidates for delegates expired on
last Wednesday. There will be forty
six delegates to be elected, but when
qualifications closed on Wednesday
there we're no contests in four districts
with vote of twelve, leaving thirty
| four contested votes. However, in the
| Fifth district on one ticket there were
only three names and the district is
entitled to four delegates, making thir-
teen uncontested delegates. In the
Seventh district one name appeared on
both tickets and in the Ninth two
names appeared upon both tickets,
making a grand total of sixteen of the
forty-six seats in the convention for
which no contest is being waged.
Since the qualifications closed there
have been number of Withdrawals,
still further reducing the number of
contested seats. Nevertheless there
are still enough in doubt and over
which there will be contest to make
the outcome in the convention one of
uncertainty, with the leaders of both
factions of the party lin the county
declaring their confidence in the out
come.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-22
His Sixteen Years. .
Suffering NotO Ended

II can say with the greatest Of
pleasure that Foley Kidney Pills were
the only thing that gave me relief
in sixteen years"
Mr.. @. W. Henderson of Dingle,
Miss, says more than that, too. He
suffered with cystitis inflammation
Of the bladder). 1t went on until he
reached the point where he had dizzy,
weak spells, and sometimes he would
almost faint with pain. or course,
he doctored, went of to the mineral
springs and drank waters of different
kinds, which altogether cost him a
large sum of money. Still no per-
manent relief. Now comes friend
who recommends Foley Kidney Pills,
and after using half a dozen bottles,
his pains are all gone, he sleeps
soundly all night.
When kidney and bladder trouble
comes en- you and you suffer the pains
and aches 1t causes, have Irregular,
painful secretions and a burning sen.
sation, take Foleys Kidney Pills at
once and you will echo Mr.. Hender.
sons sentiments.
sMisER DRUG CO.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-22
NOTICE..

/ hereby give notice that my step
son, Earl Johnson, has left my home
without my consent and contrary to
my wishes. will not be responsible
for any of his debts or contracts of
any kind and | hereby, so far as l am
concerned, disclaim any rights, of any
sort over him and release him from
any obligations he might owe to me
on account Of his being minor and
agree that he shall be in all respects
as il he were of full age
Is 4fris wkly4t J. A. LATTA.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-22

week or the first Of the next 1t is
possible that the Geological Survey of
Tennessee will render assistance dur
ing the progress of the work.
There is a question as to the pos
sibility of carrying On field work dur
ing the winter season, but | assure
you that every reasonable effort will
be made to complete survey of this
county at the earliest possible date.
Very truly yours,
"MILLIN WHITNEY,
"Chief of Bureau"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-22
WITHDRAWS BILL
FOR DIVORCE
RECONCILIATION is EFFECTED
BILL CHARGED THAT LIFE HAD
BEEN THREATENED.

In the Chancery Court Mrs. Anna
Sims has withdrawn her bill for d.
vorce, which she had filed against her
husband, John Sims. A reconciliation
between the husband and wife was
effected which resulted in the action
of Mrs. Sims. 1t will be remembered
that earlier in the week the bill was
filed, charging the husband with
threatening the life of the wife almost
every week. The bill also charged
that Sims has said that he would cut
his wife's throat with razor.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-22
JAP PROFESSOR IN
PHOSPHATE FIELDS
INVESTIGATES MAURY ROCK IN
ORDER TO TEACH CLASSES
IN GEOLOGY.

Y. Oinoyne, Assistant Professor
Geology in the University of Toxic
Japan, is in Maury county investigat
ing the phosphate fields. Mr.. Oinoyn,
expects to SO thoroughly familiarize
himself with the wonderful deposits
that he will be able to teach hi
classes all about phosphate rock 40
found in this county. He is at pre-
sent in the Mt Pleasant fields.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-22
EMMETT YOKELY
OUT OF CONTEST

Emmett C. Yokely, qualified on one
of the tickets for delegate in the Third
district, this morning direced COM
munication to Secretary English, stat
ing that he had not consented to be a
candidate and instructing the secre.
tary to withdraw his name from the
official ballot.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-22
HUGS LEE WE B TER
NOT A : ANDIDATE

Hugh Lee Wester, qualified as a can
didate for delegate in the Ninth dis
tirct for the coming democratic pri.
mary, this morning addressed the fol-
lowing note to Secretary English, OF
the county committee: Please with
draw my name from the ballot for
democratic convention. Hugh Lee
Webster"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-22
COULD NOT DO HER COOKING

Mrs. F. E. Hartmeister, Tea, Mo,
writes: Il was affected with kidney
trouble for two years. l got so bad
this summer | could hardly do my
cooking. l got Foley Kidney Pills and
I feel IKE a new person" Too many
women neglect symptoms of kidney
arrangement weak back, swollen
ankles ard joints, aches, pains and
rheumatism SMISER DRUG CO.
(Advt)
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-22
OUR JlrNEY oFFER-rHls AND Sc

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip, enclose with five cents to Foley &
Co., Chicago, ILL.,, writing your name
and address clearly. You will receive
In return trial package containing
Foleys Honey and Tar Compound, for
coughs, colds and Group, Foley Kidney
Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets
SMISER DRUG CO.-(Advt.)
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-22
A cIooued System Must Be Cleared

A Clogged System Must Be Cleared
You will find DR. Kings New Life
Pills a gentle yet effective laxative for
removing impurities from the system.
Accumulated waste poisons the blood;
dizziness, biliousness and pimply,
muddy complexion are the distressing
effects. A dose of DR.. Kings New Life
Pills tonight will assure you free,
full bowel movement in the morning.
At your Druggist, 50c.-(Advt.) 8
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-22
CLAYTON GOODWIN
OUT OF CONTEST

Clayton Goodwin, qualified on one Of
the tickets as a candidate for dele
gate in the Second district has with
drawn and requests that his name be
left off the ballot
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-22
HE WAS WORRIED AND HOPELESS

"For ten years | was bothered with
kidney trouble" writes T. F. Hutchin-
son, Little Rock, Ark. Il was worried
and had almost given up all hopes. I
used five boxes OF Foley Pills and am
now a we'll man" Foley Kidney Pills
drive out aches, pains, rheumatism
and all kidney symptoms.-SMISER
DRUG CO.-(Advt.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-22
SOIL SURVEY MAURY
COUNTY WILL SOON
Be COMMENCED HERE
EXPERT OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE IS COMING
THIS WEEK.
IETTFR tn INV | p pADGFTT
LETTER TO nov. |. P. PADGETT
Due to the Persistent Efforts OF the
Member from this District Depart
ment Of Agriculture viii Act For
The Farmers of County.

There will be a soil survey Of Maury
county made by the Bureau Of Soils
Of the United States Department OF
Agriculture. This assurance was this
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-22

For any itcnness of the skin, for
skin rashes, chap, pimples, ETC., try
Doan's Ointment. SOC at all drug
stores.-(Advt.)
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-05
Quaint City Of Raleigh.

EIOIiI lliS w WI JIG
For the traveller who is disturbed by the
Hanger of fire in his hotel. there is no
place Ike Raleigh. N. c. Raleigh is de-
gates shall sleep u%ntroubled by fears. II
fou are awake you will hear a soft step
Easing your door every hour through tho
tights city iiremen. who patrol every hotel
n town hourly, alert for the slightest
,mell of smoke.
Raleigh believes in doing things right
IN this day of progressive prison methods
md penitentiary investigation scandals;
The ruthless muckraker turns his eye IN
gain on the city jail at Raleigh. IT IS
pains to avoid intimate acquaintance with
The municipal calaboose, but II you must
!all from grace into the hands of the law.
Jail is one of the most modern in the
country. 1t occupies the whole top floor
of the Wake county court house, and Is
one of the very few "airdome' prisons on
record.
AS state capital, Raleigh has apparently
been making the most of her perquisities.
There are more state institutions IN the
city limits than apperta.n to any capital in
America. Everywhere you turn you see
q library. a school. an orphan asylum, or
an administrative building. Misguided
home of an immense number OF periods
calls even in proportion to her population
should glance over the Raleigh statistics.
over so publications emanate regularly
Los Angeles evolved the jitney, Chi
cago tested the capacity of the nickel
auto-line to the limit In her recent car
strike, but it remained for Raleigh to
bring the institution to fullest flower. Raj
eigh has jitney lines 30 miles long. running
on regular schedule to make railroad con
nectionS. If her plans are carried out.
these jitneys will soon be carrying first
class mail.
The spirit of progress is abroad in Raj
eigh. From Union Square park, in the
center of town. out to the farthest suburb
hustle is in the air. The old south of In
finite leisure and ironbound tradition has
ceased to exist outside of book covers. If
you want to be convinced of the fact. Raj
eigh is a good place to go.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-05
Whv Don't We sina?

Thomas w. Surette. in the Atlantic.
AT Plattsburg, last summer, where
so many patriotic and fine spirits gath
cred for military instruction. it seemed
a futile thing that they should, as they
marched, whistle a fine military tune.
Whistling seemed entirely inadequate
and inappropriate in comparison with
the fine ringing song they might nave
uttered. Why do we not sing? Is 1T
not partly because of that selfcon-
seriousness which hangs about us like
u pail, and partly because we were new
er made to like singing we'll enough to
pursue it? The former difficulty we
could overcome easily enough il the
right opportunity continually offered
itself. The latter, too, would disappear
as occasion arose when we could sing
something worth singing. The Star
Spangled Banner is a candle snuffer
ON the flame of patriotic feeling; never
was there an air more unsuited to it's
purpose. Since we ave almost no in
digenous national melodies. why should
we not sing the old songs, chorals, and
HYMNS tina have survived all sorts of
national changes and belong to every
people? The tune for "America" Is not
an American tune, neither is 1t Eng
fish. 1t originated in Saxony. There
is no n~ationalism to stand in the way
of such music, because it speaks
elementally and universally. There are
scores of fine melodies which we could
we'll use.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-05
Trap EIectrocutes Insects.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
An -electrocution trap for insects is
one of the latest inventions to bring
comfort to mankind.
Upon an insulated frame w naked
metal conductors are coiled in a spiral
with sufficient space between the
windings. The two conductors are con-
nected with a source of electricity in
such a manner that the current can-
not circulate until it is actually used in
killing an insect.
This is one Of the advantages Of the
invention, for in this way no current
IAN b. wasted. Insects may be attract
ed to the ~electrocution either by water
or by n other ~attractiye substance
best. AZ quickly az an insect touches
the bait or the light and comes in con-
tact With any two Of the live wires
they drop down into the bottom Of the
trap. The current 10 very slight and
passes through tho insect only Tor .
moment
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-07-05
THE BAD MILK SEASON.

DIR. Furrer, assistant secretary of the
Cleveland milk commission, publishes
in the Cleveland Medical Journal his
views on the relation of milk to dis
ease. We are now at the threshold of
the season Of bad milk. Before the cool
weather comes, there will be a good
many thousand deaths among those
who disregard such opinions as those
of DR.. Furrer.
Pure milk is now recognized to be
quite as significant of the sanitary in
deX of a community as pure water"
Many communities now have pure wa
ter. Whenever Il community has a ty-
phoid death rate of less than 10, it can
be assumed that the water is reason
ably pure. No community has any
where near a pure milk supply. Puri-
flying the milk supply is tagging %
years behind publication of the water
supply.
Milk borne epidemics are as repre-
hensible as is drinking water contain
mated by sewage" In our large cities
more typhoid and other forms of pre-
Ventable diseases are spread by milk
than by water. Given a pure milk
supply, u mortality Will be substan-
TALLY reduced. Especially is this true
of infant mortality With which con-
clusion every n of experience agrees.
Infected milk spreads tuberculosis,
diplltheria. scarlet fever, typhoid, and
septic sore throat"
Milk in Cleveland is divided into
grades A, b, and G. Grade A is certi-
fled milk. Grade Is is p~asteuriZed mar
ket milk. Grade c is ordinary market
milk u-npasteurized. Grade A may be
consumed raw or modified, especially
for infants. 1t is used chiefly by the
we'll to do and middle classes. Grade
b is used by all classes n is safe
If properly ~pasteuriZed. Grade c is
chiefly used by the poor or uniformed
n used raw is a menace to the con-
sumner and to the community"
Many communities, especially in tho
east. now require that milk shall be
graded into grades A. b. n G. The
grades recognized by these laws are
those recommended by the commission
on milk standards. These standard:
are:
Grade A-Raw, practically certified
milk.
Grade A-PasteuriZed; very higl
grade milk, properly p~asteurized.
Grade B-Ordinary market milk o
good grade, made safe from typhoid
tuberculosis, scarlet fever, and othe
forms OF infection by paSteurization.
Grade Cooking milk.
Grade c milk, as described by d
Furrer, must be improved in qualit.
and pastuerized, %whereupon it is trans
ferred to grade b. That which is no
so improved cannot be used except TO
cooking and manufacturing. The pro
portion Of the total milk now used 70
cooking and manufacturing is yer.
large. A system by which all OF tn
milk used for cooking n manufactur
ing is from grade c would save none.
and leave plenty Of liquid ~so-callet
fresh milk Of grades A and b for babie
and for ordinary drinking purposes.
Some of the states and more of th
cities now ave milk laws drawn OF
this basis.
Other statements by DR.. F'urrer are
Milk should be aerated and cooled t
40 degrees within Is minutes of milking
Milk should be transported eXpedl
tiously and reach the consumer no
warmer than so degrees N within 3
hours of milking.