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Russian Losses 2,128,474.

Berlin, Nov. 10 (via Cayvillc)
According to the Central lden
LITIGATION Office ut Kiev. Russia
says the Overseas News Agency
the number of Russian casualties
since June l, 1916. has reached
10O,321 officers and 2.027 ,S53
men.
Among the soldiers who recent
ly have fallen, according to the
same sources, are one General of
Brigade, four Colonies and four
Lieutenant Colonies in command
of regiments. 1t is apparent
from the recent Russian list. the
agency says, that part of the Rus-
sian forces on the Caucasian front
have been transported to the Eur
Opean war theater.
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\tD'IIt r..

Motto" - hereby given. ihtt letters
4 administration upon the estate Of
.lamrS NJ White. deceased, have been
Granted t. the undersigned by the Pro
bate Court of Bates County, Missouri,
bearing dat" the 18th day Of \ov"mhcr.
1916
Al, persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit them
to the uudrrSiGucd for allowance With
in sin months after the dat" OF S;tiu
letters. ny they may h" pr"c'udrd from
any benefit Of such estate, ana If Such
aims be not exhibited within one year
from the dale of the, last insertion OF
barred
Date of last insertion, November ~.
1915
JAS. 4. WHITE,
It'd NdminiStratn tor.
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SHORT STORIES
Of Local Interest-Clipped From
Our Exchanges.

| Ou1 6ACAo1S0 Co.
Harrison Recdcr and Clay
Hroaddus have recently opened a
restaurant at Garden City says
the Adrian journal.
Sneak thieves broke into the
cave Of Mrs. [dlcts at her home
III Adrian and stole AZ quarts of
fruit, some loss with fruit as
scarce as it is this year.
Vim, BasSore, formerly Of Am
orrt and until recently owner Of
the Eppers0n restaurant at Am
Sicrdam, has purchased barber
shop ut Prescott. kans., says the
.Ntnorrt Leader
Last Wednesday Howard Hook,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett
Hook, accidentally upset a tea
kettle full of hot water and the
contents Of the kettle scalded
Mrs. Hooks foot quite seriously.
Rockville Booster.
The fourteenth annual meeting
and banquet Of the Ohio Society
was held at Appleton City Satur-
day of last week. Sixty former
residents Of the Buckeye state
registered at the Durley hotel,
where the banquet was held.
The bonds of the Pioneer
Drainage District, amounting to
So, 800, were sold to the Bank Of
l'rirh last week. They awere 5
per cent 90 year bonds and
brought premium of $2,S21 on
the issue says the Urich Herald.
Charley lludgins brought to
this office Monday morning Il
large gray eagle. He informed us
that it had been killed the day
previous by Dwight Bitner ON the
I-rivrr and that it measured seven
feet two inches from t p to tip.
Ii was sure some bird.~-Amoret
/ ."adcr.
Robinson 4 Son topped the
Kansas City stock market with Il
bunch of ~ head of Black Angus
steers Thursday. Ccph Robinson
went to the city with the ship
ment. So far as is known this is
the highest priced shipment Of its
size ever goin" to market from
Bates county. Rockville Booster.
Genial Ell \. Hook. for many
years one of Appleton City S
most prominent citizens and a
pioneer Telephone. man left last
week for OInry, Illinois, where he
has accepted IL position as audit
or for the Commercial Telephone
and Telegraph Company. at Il
good salary. Appleton City
JuurnaE
Miss Ethel Lothridgc. daughter
of NJ and Mrs. j. NJ. Lothrldgc,
died at her home, S05 Gladstone,
Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. II, 1916.
Tuberculosis was the cause of her
death. Ethel was an Adrian girl.
having lived most of her life in
Adrian and vicinity, but moved
with her parents TO Kansas City
about two years ago. The body
was brought to Adrian where fu-
neral services were held.
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Notice..

After this date all notices OF
pie suppers, box suppers, church
and school entertainments at
which an admission fee is charged
cards of thanks and similar no.
tees, printed in this paper, will
be charged for at the regular COM
mercial ratea SIT
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Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters
of administration upon the estate OF
ID. t. Swczy. deceased. hayc
been granted to the undersigned by
the Probate Court OF Bates County.
Missouri, bearing date the 18th day
ui November. 1910
MI persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to the undersigned ior allow
ancc within six months after the date
"i said letters. or they may be pre-
cluded from any benefit OF s,tch es
tate; and il such claims be not cNhih-
tied within one year from the date OF
the last insertion OF. this publication.
they shall be forever barred
Date of last insertion, December :.
IDA SNE/
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LODGE DIRECTORY.

Woo,lmen Of The World-Maple
Camp meets at the call Of the Sow
erign Commander.
Confederate Veterans Marmaduke
duke Camp, No. 615, meets at the
call Of the commander.
a, the City Hall on the first Satur-
day in each month at p. m.
Amcricnn Woman Meets at the
call Of the Foreman in the Knights
of t'ythias Hail.
National Americans Meets second
Woodnnan Hall
I. q. O. F. Meets every Monday
nigh, in hall over Fraternal Inn.
Raticr Encampment Meets second
and fourth Tuesday In each month
AT hall in Fraternal Inn.
\. =. and A. M.-Meets first and
third Saturday night in each month
at hall in Fraternal Inn.
Modern W0Odmen-Butler Camp,
No, c45s, meets first and third
Thursday nights in each month at
hall on south side OF square.
Royal Neighbors--Meet in Wood
asan Hall on south side Of square
first and third Monday nights in
each month.
Benevolent and Protective Order Of
Elk~--Meets second Tuesday night Of
each month at hall. corner OF Main
and Ohio Streets.
Knights and Ladies' of Security
Meet second and fourth Tuesday
each month at hall. corner Of Main
nights in each month.
Knight. Of Pythins-Blus Flag
lodge, No. 19e, meets each Friday
night at Castle Hall ON south side Of
square.
Fr~tera.l Aid Association Hope
Council. No. S62. meets first and
third Tuesday nights in each month.
order Of Owl. Butler Nest. No.
loss, meets at call of the president.
daughters Of Rebekah Carnation
Lodge meets the second and fourth
Thursday ir each month in hall In
Fraternal Inn.
MuaMt n. 4. Chapter Stated meet
lngs on second and fourth Thursday
nights in each month in hall In Fra
terual Inn.
Regal and Select Masters-Butler
Council, No. 20. meets on the second
Tuesday in each month in hall In
ErAternal Inn.
NAlxhts Tehplar Gouley Com
mandery No. 80 meets second Satur-
day night in each month in hall in
Eraternal Inn.
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WOUslMen Of The WOrld-Maple
Camp meets at the call Of the Sow
erign Commander.
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q. ~ R.-Bates Post. No. So, meets
at the City Hall on the first Satur-
day in each month at 2 p. m.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-11-23

Confederate Veterans Marmaduke
duke Camp, No. 615, meets at the
call of the commander.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-11-23

American Yeomnn Meets at the
cail Of the Foreman in the Knights
Nt e'ythias Hail.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-11-23

I. q. O. r. Meets every Monday
night in hall over Fraternal Inn.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-11-23

National Americana Meets second
Monday night in each month al
Wooiman Hail.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-11-23

Butter Encampment Meets second
and fourth Tuesday In each month
at hall in Fraternal Inn.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-11-23

\. r. and A. M.-Meets first and
third Saturday night in each month
at hall in Fraternal Inn.
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Modern WoOdmen-Butler Camp
M. PASS, meets first and thiri
Thursday nights in each month al
hall on south side OF square.
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It'd
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-11-23

Royal NeiEhbors-Meet in Wood
asan Hall on south side Of square
first and third Monday nights in
each month.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-14


valuation sufficient to stand little
Indebtedness.
The important thing is for the coun-
ty to get ready to take care of this big
movement. There is no lime like the
present for planning and it is pretty
certain that there will be no time like
the immediate future for carrying out
the plans.
OF course some fellows will say that
building costs money now but the
answer to this is " We have the money
to build now" If the county does
not take advantage of this opportunity
the men who make up its official board
of managers may well be criticized for
short sightedness.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-14

In speaking of how the mn who
stood for suffrage N the receR olec-
ton drew votes as against their 0I4o-
nents, Mrs. Youmans said:
Suffrage Vote Getter.
"LaFollette who has always been
out for suffrage was elected with
majority of $4,000 votes, far and
away the most received by any candi-
date for any Office in this state this
fall. Frear, Nelson and Lenroot, all
good suffragists, were elected by in
creased majorities. II. S. Cooper of
Racine who shortly before election an
nounced that he was in favor Of suf-
frage received majority of $4,000 as
opposed to his majority of 5000 two
years before; Frear got $4,000 instead
of the 5000 of 1914; Nelson 10000 in
stead Of 1000 as in 1914 and Lenroot
$4,000 as opposed to 5000 in 1914. y
She argues their suffrage stand in
creased their majorities, as they ran
away ahead Of their ticket when COM
pared with those candidates who did
not endorse suffrage.
In telling of the opposition the suf-
fragists had encountered in their work
before the WISCONSIN legislature she
said the opposition of the liquor lobby
had been wonderful. She said it was
the most subtle, best organized and
far reaching Of any lobby in Madison
last season. She said while the suf-
fragists did their work openly and
frankly that the liquor interests con
Quoted their lobbying under cover and
hiddenly, over the bars of saloons and
in hotel bedrooms and that they had
much money to back them in their OPP
position to the many kinds of desirable
legislation which they opposed. She
said the money brought them shrewd,
trained men to do their work and that
it was hard opposition that the I'M
trained battlers for principle had to
encounter.
The social hour following the meet
ing was in charge of Mrs. J. NJ. Pitts
and Mrs. Frank Wells, chairman and
member of the entertainment commit
tee. Mrs. Charles Pope and Miss Flea
more Casey poured.
The hotel clubroom of the hotel ia
which the affair was held was prettily
decorated for the occasion.
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III. M. Weinstock, entertainment, and
Mrs. Allan Cole, legislative. All Of
them have gone to other cities to live.
Another tale of woe told is the loss
of a number Of leaves out of the card
catalogue of members. The result Of
that was that many of those present
said they had come because Of news
paper announcements and had not re-
ceived the notice to which they were
entitled, one Of these being Miss Mat
tie French, charter member of the
association. The league asked any
members who did not receive their an
nouncements to kindly send in their
names, as the omission is due to the
loss.
Chose Splendid Officers.
Miss Emma Robinson, chairman of
the nominating committee, read the
slate of officers which was unanimously
elected. The first election was that of
Mrs. Mary D. Bradford, the first presi-
dent of the league, who was made its
honorary president. Mrs. B. F. May
wood who headed the slate of the com
mittee is its third president The 9TH
er officers chosen are: First vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. Charles Pope; second vice
president, Mrs. H. B. Robinson; third
vice-president, Mrs. A. E. Epstein;
treasurer, Miss Emma Robinson; secre-
tary, Mrs. George Mcintyre, committee
chairmen: membership committee, Mrs
r. K. Dorr; finance, MIS-. Malcolm
Farr; social, Mrs. Lawrence Baldwin;
press, Miss Eleanore Casey; legislative,
Miss Harriet Balm; lecture, Miss Flor
ence Wells; director of junior league.
Mrs. Joseph G. Rhode.
Suffrage May Come Easily.
1t is my opinion that under the
constitution of the state of Wisconsin
that the privilege of suffrage may be
extended to the women of the state
without an amendment to the consti-
tuition, said Mrs Youmans in her adj
dress. In paragraph 4 of section l
of article 3 of the state constitution,
occurs the following, after an enumera-
ton of others of those who are given
the right of suffrage: Civilized per-
sons of Indian descent not members of
any tribe; provided that the legisla-
ture may at any time extend by law, the
right of suffrage to persons not herein
enumerated; but no such law shall be
in force until the same shall have been
submitted to a vote Of the people at
general election and approved by
majority of all votes cast at such an
election
I. Wanted Women to Vote in 1s4s.
There was" said the speaker, "a
considerable suffrage agitation in 1S48
when the constitution was being made,
and / wonder if our state fathers did
not purposely put in that clause in the
paragraph referred to In order to make
it a simple matter for the women Of
the state to be enfranchised when
majority of the legislature was in fa-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-14

Another indication Of the Christmas
season is the falling down of the
amount of fines collected in the NUM-
cipal Court. The shop early campaign
has taken lot of money which might
have been used to muddle up men 8
minds and make them do those things
that lead right straight to the court
room
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vor of so doing, without going through
the procedure necessary to amend the
constitution. ~
Mrs. Youmans has an optimistic
view of the possibilities of the passage
of a federal suffrage amendment by
the December session of congress, to
which the cream Of the suffrage work
ers of the United States are being sent
as lobbyists.
Work IF You Want It.
"Suffrage is certainly coming IF we
make it come" said the speaker.
Some people believe that it will come
as the day follows the night and the
spring the winter. But do not agree
with that. believe rather, that it
will come as surely as the harvest fol-
lows the sowing, planting and the labor
of cultivating. If we stopped work
today and sat comfortably crocheting
the coming Of suffrage would be de-
layed until another band Of women
gathered courage and energy to go
ahead with the work now well begun.
"Woman suffrage is not a political
proposition but we can only get it
through political bodies made up of
representatives., chosen by voters,
whether it comes through the channels
of state or national legislation. /"
In reviewing the present possibilities
of a federal suffrage amendment the
speaker said:
Federal Situation Promising.
Last year in the United States SEN
ate the suffrage amendment bill re-
ceived majority of one vote, 80 to
81 for, but it takes two-thirds ma
jority to pass. In the lower house it
lost by vote of ia to 204.o She
then called attention to the fact that
before the election conditions were diff
ferent. That since the amendment was
voted upon the national conventions of
both principal parties have endorsed
the principles of suffrage and the So
cialists always have been in favor of
women s enfranchisement. She be-
lieyes that these circumstances give
promise of happier results than could
have been expected otherwise. While
she said she felt no certainty that an
amendment can be got through, still
she would not be surprised were it to
succeed.
Wisconsin made the worst showing
Of any northern state as to suffrage, -
said Mrs. Youmans, in the 1916 SEES
sion, with the exception of Vermont.
Vermont had two representatives, both
of whom voted against suffrage. Wis
consin had eleven and nine votes
against -
Believes in President.
In speaking of President Wilson,
Mrs. Youmans said, "Mr. Wilson has
come long way On the suffrage route
and 7 should not be surprised to have
him come the whole distance. I think
there is room to hope that he will soon
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-14

1t ism It a bit too early to start out
and pick your man for alderman of
the ward for the next two years. In
another month they will be getting out
the primary petitions and the candi-
date with the first petitions always has
something of lead. Discourage the
bad candidate by getting some good
ones started early.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-14

If the West Side Boosters can con
vince congress that that section of the
city will go Democratic at the next
election, tho way to an appropriation
for west side post Office branch would
be pretty nearly paved. Put Rowland
avenue closer to the Mason and Dixon
line and the Democratic congress will
do the rest.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-14

1t looks like clear sailing for Gov.
Philip and the economy program in
the coming session of the legislature.
Now let's get down to business and in
about sixty days write into law all Of
the excellent ideas that the governor
and his economy band have been
preaching and then quit and &C home.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-14

The fact that man on the police
or fire department soaks someone in
the nose is not always a cause for his
removal. A police officer and fireman
has just as much right to get sore and
resent an insult as anyone else.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-14

Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
seems to have q bunch that there is
going to be big deficiency in the ma
tional treasury in 1918. A lot of peo-
pie have suspected this for long time
and they did not have any. premonition
either They have been through "nor-
NAL" Democratic administrations be-
fore.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-14

Don't throw away your winter over
coat just because we are having May
weather in December. Old Man Winter
usually managed to even things up
pretty well in Kenosha and I'VE will
have Fhe winter in March and April
that we failed to get in December.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-14

And the "Old Man. is again begin
ming to suspect that this solicitude for
his comfort may be in part due to the
red and green decorations of the Christ
mas season.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-14

Just be a little sparing of the coal
pile. The Kenosha supply is limited
and it may be mighty hard to get the
blank diamonds before the temperature
goes soaring to summer heat again.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-14

The old world is not all selfish. Even
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany is going to give the employees
OF the company seven per cent
Christmas present.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-14

BY all means let the Democrats elect
a speaker for the next lower house of
congress. 1t doesn t matter so much
who controls the speakership as who
controls the legislation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-14

The basketry class conducted by
Miss Edna Hood to raise money to buy
equipment for the kindergartens,
which opened last Saturday morning,
viii hold its next meeting at 4 p. m.
Friday afternoon in the Durkee School
in order to suit the convenience of the
pupils. Beginners may start Friday
without disadvantage because of not
having had the first lesson.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-14

That poor groceryman out in Somers
who was fined for selling LIQUOR on
election day should move over the
town line into the city. There are a
lot of fellows who can tell him how to
get away with this stuff inside the city
limits.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-14

Gee, but that "fy cop" must be
clever fellow! He has not even run
up against one of the city policemen.
Maybe he is just the fellow we have
been looking for as a steady on the
force
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-14

Twenty friends of Emanuel Walker
gave him a surprise party Saturday
evening on the occasion of his fifty
ninth birthday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-14

And our idea is that pretty nearly
any American would buy a white
elephant if they could get it for a dol
lar down and dollar a month.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-14

And most of the sewers are still
open" sewers with little hopes of
them being closed up before the hard
freezes come.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-14

And if Somers wants to repent and
still help get that Sheridan road com
pleted next year, many people will
be ready to applaud her efforts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-14

And the man who wrote Hot
Time may slip over the silent river,
but lot of people are going to con-
tinue to have those same eliot
Times. -
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Have you noticed that the Christmas

Have you noticed that the Christmas
goose is now on the sliding scalea
However the failure of the Thanksgiv-
ing turkey to move with the rapidity
that it had in past years may have
tendency to keep the scale from slid
ing too much.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-14

Miss Marie Berry spenS the week
end with Mrs. George Danielsen Of
Racine.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-14

Shop early is excellent advice. Shop
at home is just as good or better.
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SUFFRAGISTS ELECT
COUNTY OFFICERS
At Annual Meeting in Hotel
haywood Strong Slate
Was Chosen on
Friday.
SOCIETY WOMEN ON TICKET
SOCIETY WOMEN ON TICKET
Mrs. Youmans Believes Wisconsin Can
Get Equal Suffrage Without State
Constitution Amendment - Is
Optimistic In Address.

When Mrs. Henry M. Youmans of
Waukesha, president of the Wisconsin
Woman Suffrage Association, appeared
before the Kenosha County Suffrage
League at its annual meeting yesterday
afternoon in the Hotel haywood, she
was given a cordial greeting. The
table before her held a festive looking
bouquet of roses, her audience was
handsomely gowned, sympathy and in
terest breathed in the air and all was
suspicious for one of the most enthu-
siastic meetings which the association
has had.
Mrs. Youmans was introduced by
Miss Harriet Balm, the retiring presi-
dent, after interesting reports of the
year IS activities had been made by the
officials. One of the most important of
these was the treasurer s, which stated
that total of $53310 had been dis
pensed by the county in the cause of
suffrage. Of this $40 went to the
Iowa campaign fund and 1922 for the
state work in Wisconsin. The associa-
ton pledged itself for $500 to the state
for the coming year.
Chairmen Move Away
It would seem from the reports that
being committee chairman of the
suffrage association imperils one res
idence in Kenosha. Of the seven which
the league appointed year ago, four
have left town. They are Mrs. E. S.
Jordan, press chairman; Mrs. E. A.
Hatfield, membership chairman; Mrs.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-14

Want Ads Bring Results.
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Believes in President.

In speaking of President Wilson,
Mrs. Youmans said, "Mr. Wilson has
come long way on the suffrage route
and I should not be surprised to have
him come the whole distance. I think
there is room to hope that he will soon
embrace the federal amendment idea. =