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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06
OIL IN Bate COUNTY?
Oil Fields Being Opened in Adj
joining Counties and Some
Drilling in This
County.

|; Some have always contendcd
that there was oil in Bates coun-
ty and of late there seems to be
IA disposition to put that conten-
ton to the test.
Some time ago oil leases on land
in the southeast part of the coun-
ty were filed in thc-rccorder's Of
flee.
In the west part of the county,
near Amorct, parties having been
looking over the land with IA view
to securing leases. In fact, some
drilling has already been done
with what success we have not
been Informed.
Drilling has been going on in
the northern part of Vernon coun-
ty for some time and prospects
are good for a ''strike' at any
time.
About year ago parties drilled
Il well near Rockville. Suddenly
the drilling ceased. The well was
plugged up and the drillers were
very uncommunicative and the
local people thought that per-
haps "thcre' S Il reason. "
Lands are being leased and
ucw wells bought in in Eastern
Kansas almost every week.
Several years ago a well was
drilled near Drexel in the south
western part of Cass county. The
drillers left that part OF the
and the well was almost
forgotten until about two weeks
ago when two strangers arrived
in that part of the country and
tried to locate the old hole.
There are many evidences that
a good portion of this county is
underlaid with oil.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06
JEFFERSON DAY PLANS IN
SHAPE.
Candidates for State Office Will
Address Democrats in COL
umbia April 10.

Tie arrangements for the JEFF
ferson Day program of April 10
to be held in Columbia under the
auspices. of the Young Men S
Democratic Club of Missouri, are
practically complete. Plates for
one thousand guests will be laid
at the banquet that night, and
during the day democrats will
hear the candidates for state Of
flee at meetings held either at
Columbia Theater or Walnut
Street Theater The meeting
promises. to be one of the most
significant democratic gather
ings of 1916.
The days program is:
AT 10 a. H., democratic candi-
dates for attorney general will
speak.
At 10 :45 a. m. democratic can
didates for lieutenant governor
will speak.
At II 80 a. M, there will be a
business meeting of the Young
Mems Democratic Club Of Mis-.
souri,.
AT 2 p. m. the candidates for
governor will speak.
At $50 will be held the annual
jefferson. Day Banquet at Column
bia Hall under the auspices of the
Boone county democrats. Plates
for one thousand persons will be
laid. Hon. Arthur L. Oliver, of
St. Louis, United States District
Attorney, will be toastmaSter.
These will be the speakers: John
IT. Lucas, Kansas City; Peyton
Parks, Clinton: Charles p. Will
Jams, st. Louis; Judge Charles II.
Mayer. st. Joseph: John II. At
wood Kansas City, and Paul
Brown, editor Of the St. Louis Re-
public.
A big attendance is expected as
the Young Mems Democratic
Club is advertising the meet over
the state.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06
In and Around Maysburg.

Mrs. Focht called on Mrs
White Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Hargrave called on Mrs
Snyder Saturday evening.
The ladies of the Christian
churcttE expect to have house
cleaning at the church Wednes,
day.
The boys in Mrs. Simpson s
Sunday school class outnumbered
the girls just 4 in the last quarter,
just enought however that the
girls have to furnish the re-
frcshmcnts for the boys. The
social will be at Mrs. Simpson s
Thursday evening. At the end of
each month Mrs. Simpson expects
to have a social. the one being
outnlmbered paying for the re-
freshments, so girls look out or
YOU may have to do great deal
Of cooking.
Prof. II. O. MaXry will preach
at the Christian church the third
Sunday in this month.
Rev. Kecle preached at the
baptist church last Sunday. Ow-
ing to the inclemency of the
weather there were not many to
hear his talk.
Mrs. Gilbert and IIargrave
visited Mrs. White and sister
Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. Riley Gilbert went to But
Ter on business Saturday return
ing Sunday.
Mrs. Gertia Harness has been
papering her house.
Mrs. Simpson called on Mrs,
White and sister Thursday after
noon.
Mrs. Goodwin came out to Mrs.
Cannon s Friday evening and
took Mary Lee and Gaylord home
to stay until Sunday evening.
Mrs. Clark and daughter visit
ed her daughter, Mrs. McCleney,
Thursday.
Mr.. Joe Jacobs and family Wis
tied Mr.. Grover Boyd and family
Sunday.
Mr.. Albert Burlington thinks
his little girl is taking the
measles.
Little Leroy Hoover has been
quite sick but is improving at this
writing.
DR.. Allen was called one night
last week to see Mrs. Hoover. who
was suffering with a spell with
her heart.
Several gathered at Mr.. Far
merS one night last week and had
music.
A NETGHBOR.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06
School House Burned.

The school house at Cortland,
about five miles south of Butler
was totally destroyed by fire
Thursday evening about s
O clock.
The origin of the fire is UNI
known as there was no fire III
the building that afternoon. The
pupils books were all burned.
AS there only remained about
three weeks of the school year no
effort will be made to finish out
the term but a new building will
be erected in time for the fall
school. There was $500 insur-
ancc on the old building.
This was one of the oldest
school houses in the county.
The first school being held III
1867 with Fred White as teacher.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06
German Loan S2,65O,O0O,O0O

Berlin. March "a by Wireless
to Sayvillc).- Karl Heller
rich. secretary of the Imperial
Treasury. told the Reichstag to-
day that the fourth German war
loan had been a brilliant success.
the subscriptions having reached
more than lO,600,000,0OO marks,
($2. 65O, OOONOO) not including
subscriptions from abroad and at
the front.
1t was pointed out that the Ger
man war loans have now reached
a total of 36,00O,000,OO0 marks,
while the British loans have to-
tailed only 9,OO0,0CO,0OO.- marks,
and those of France, n,944,OOO,-
900 marks.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06
Will Attempt to Fly Across the
Atlantic.

New York April LIN a new
aircraft to he equipped with Sin
motors Of 30O-horse-power each
capable of making IA speed of 10C
miles an hour. carrying SIX per:
sons, Rodman Wanamakcr will re-
new the attempt to fly across the
Atlantic Ocean, which he aban-
dOned in the summer of l9l4,
when his flight commander, Lieut..
John c. Porte. was called to Eng
land for service in the European
war.
This was announced tonight by
Allan Il. IIawIry. president Of the
Aero Club of America.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06
For Sale on Easy Terms.

A fine farm of AZ acres joining
the corporation of Butler. Would
take some good young live stock
as part pay.
25-2t j. F. Kern.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06
Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank our friends
and neighbors for their kindness
during the illness and death of
our beloved daughter, Ora.
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. chart.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06
SHORT STORIES
Of Local Interest, Clipped from
Our Exchanges.

Mrs. Bertha Flick aged 60, a
native of Germany died at her
home near -M0ntr0se- Monday,
March q.
Chas, Timmons last week
bought the grocery stock and fix
lures of Chas RcNroad & Son Of
Adrian says the journal.
Sylvester j. Doud, aged Is
years, a veteran of the Civil War
died at the Chappell Hotel at
Montrose Thursday Of last week.
The Amoret base ball team is
practicing regularly and are GER
tain they will win the Bates
county championship this season.
Robert p. Overly and wife
and Uncle LATE PfoSt left last
Friday for Dickens. Nebraska,
where they will rcside.-trIch
Herald
Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Oline are
rejoicing over the arrival, Satur-
day Of an S II pound boy. The
little man has not been named
Amoret Leader.
Miss Stella Baldwin of Hudson
has returned home from an .cX-
tended trip to New York, Phila--
delpria and points of interest in
the east says the Appleton City
journal.
Born-Tuesday to Rev. and
Mrs. Ira N. Faurot at Amsterdam
a son. Rev. Faurot breaches at
the NJ. +. Church here two Sun
days each month. --Amorct Lead
er.
otto {. Putnam and wife. re-
Gently of this place, but now Of
Bonner Springs. Kansas, are the
happy parents of little daugh-
ter. born last Thursday .--Amster-
dam Enterprise.
Metz has some sure enough,
dyed in the wool horse shoe pitch
ing fans. \ game has been in pro-
grcSS in a livery stable in that
town all winter, according to the
Metz Times. The players oc-
raSionally stop for meals.
The many friends of Willie Col
burn. Il former resident Of this
community, but now of Stockton,
Kansas, will be sorry to learn of
the death of his wife and babe
which occurred week before last.
Amsterdam Enterprise.
{. II. Bryant, formerly of the
Ohio vicinity, but who recently
moved to his farm over-in Bates
county, has purchased ii new Ford
,ar and is learning to drive the
crittcr these days. He plans
IN making an auto trip to the
West in the near rc.--Applr-
-on City Journal.
j. +. Crow,irr gathered Il nov
lily in the form OF IA large hen
'gg Sunday. 1t measured in cir
+ II inches one way
md $ - inches the large way
around. This is an unusually
arge egg; in fact it is Il record
breaker. The egg was laid by Il
:. /. Red hen. Adrian journal.
Mr.. Clyde Shattuck, of north
vest of. town. and Miss Willr'ta
'pham We're quietly married on
he 10Th of this month at Plrasan-
on. Kansas. The bride is the
of VIM. l'pham. prrsi-
lent of the Farmers Telephone
o.. and she has been a successful
chool teacher in this part Of the
COUNTRY. Their many friends
wish them a long and safe jour
ley on matrimon waters. Am
ret Leader.
The consolidated school district
lea seems to be growing. Last
week Bronauyh and four sur.
districts in Vernon
olnty were consolidated by Il
otr of 81 to 60. The district
IluS formed comprises about ~
.Iuarr miles and has an assessed
aluation of $3.50, 900 1t is
laimcd that by consolidation bet
~ buildings can be erected and
cttcr teachers employed without
alSing the tax rate.
We are gratii'icd to learn that
Ohm Il. Lounsbury, one of our
ONE boys. has been chosen II
'cmhrr of the Springfield State
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-04-06
For Rent.

III acres three miles north. of
Butler.
Wesley Denton,
oft Butler. Mo.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-04
AFFIDAVIT.


 Territory of Alaska.)
 Division No. One. lss
 Skagway Precinct.
 Before me, the undersigned. Unit. ed States Commissioner personally appeared Phil Abrahams. Treasurer of the City Of Skagway and Frank Page. Assessor of the City ot Skagway, who being by me duly sworn according to law. did depose and say each for him. self and not one for the other;
 That the idle and ugly rumor being circulated in parts of the First Divis- ion of Alaska, that the Hon. J. NJ. Tan ner. did during his residence in the city of Skagway. own. control and rent for immoral purposes. certain buildings to women of the under world. is unjust, unfair and untrue. That we know of our own knowledge that the Hon. J. NJ. Tanner. during his incumbency as Mayor of the City of Skagway, started campaign for the removal of these women to a part of the city where they would be isolat- cd. and by strenuous efforts was sue cessful in his undertaking, and is en. titled to much credit for the work that he did in removing this blot from the principal streets to where it now is. That we deny everything said against the Hon J. NJ. Tanner, not withstsnding all arguments to the contrary.
 And further deponenths saith not.
 PHIL ABRAHAMS,
 FRANK PAGE. Subscribed and sworn to before me this the 24th day of October. 1916.
 EDWARD A. RASMUSSEN,
 United States Commissioner tSeaD At Skagway.
 (Paid Advertisement
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-04

FoUND.-Row boat 15 1t. long, 3 it. 10 inch beam, decked P. Apply to NIT. Rainwater. Newtown and pay for this adv. If
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-04
Prominent Skagway
 Citizens Corroborate Tanners Statement

The following afidavit by Phil Ahra. hams, Skagway pioneer real estate agent and Town Treasurer, corrobat- ing the statement of Senator ]. NJ Tanner. with reference to the subject matter therein set forth, Is self-ex- planatory:
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-04
CRaid Wet spaeel FEW PLAIN TRUTHS
REPRINTED FROM rHr ECONOMIST,
Chicago January S 1918

| his wesnwn fact as real estate is the last industry recover depression hard times Here Chicago real m N last real pveren, is ahead of u at railroads reEannS their ecaadsee and predicting period good siresOt empmen, fan to share in this revival in pRoHlslTioN MEANS aErRoeRessloN prohibition retrOsressio1 and demoralEaOn in field reduced rentals euttAOat competition o tenants and increased taxation to ooo Do real estate condition eOnOunded" their eun3 relevant
  outside soe wholesale liquor establishments The be oE.
  eoo All these people live houses and rent De
 
  default What would be effect enforced migration prices sites of land buildings and other improve 
 HEAVY LOSS TO ALL REALTY intelligent, only landlords would suffer whose happened be producing selling delivering alcoholic beverages An injury even to few hundred you'd injury all injury of thousands Of
  Can entertain any serious doubt as to the correctness of the fig under This ~in be shown by glance the amhOns of the liquor B~ees wholesale liquor establishments and hotels and commodities They products bakery
 
 
  employes Hence proabioa staggering blow the business in the entire city.
 GAINED
 
  revolutionary prohibition permanent woel prove vain. prohibition
 
  @ harmless habits and too Eng and ntOerabie be patiently
  inevitably and byrOduet detectives highest pigs"
  disting side and Milwaukee prohibition DEAoRLIzATIoH FOLLOWS PROHIBITION. impossible hundreds Of minority accidental
 
  prohibition 
 
 
  instability harmful society business. UNNECESSARY, UNDESIRABLE IMPOSSIBLE
 
  oS he saloon that allies itself with prohibition impossible in country Of free, intelligent and independent
 EDWARD WENTWORTH
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-02-24
TOMORROW

You've all heard about the
little girl that wanted TO see
tomorrow. She'd wake h e r
mother up in the middle OF the
night and whisper: "Mommle,
is this tomorrow Each time
h mather would answer:
s.No. child, this is today.
Lots Of us are not much dit
ferent tromathe little girl. We
are going to start a bank ac-
count-morrow. Or perfect
ourselves for our jobs-tomor-
row.
And like as not, when we
wake the La Chance out OF a
sound slumber and whisper:
''I'm ready--ls this tomorrow
the door of hope will shut be-
hind the answer; mo. boob,
his is today Richmond
Journal.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-02-24
THE COUNTRY NEWS
PAPER

'With the progress Of time
a d invention, :" began Mr.
White, Jour country people
are relaxing into their Ford
cars, talking by telephone and
reading by electric light, and
with these changes the country
newspaper also, thatcompanlon
OF the fireside, has taken a step
forward. We are getting edu-
cation through the moving pic
lures and the monographs and
State universities are multiply
ing like the sands OF the sea
| n these surroundings h e
country newspaper has natur-
ally changed It's face The num-
Der of small and insignificant
sheets has become fewer. The.
paper OF the old days was sup
ported through charity or by
blackmail. The 0 d editor
used a moretrenchant pen, but
the good old times ofhomiclde
have passed away. and the old
editors have gone to glory.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-02-24

/ I a show troupe should
come along and advertise a
free performance the people
would Jam the hall and line up
a hundred deep outside the
door And yet the door OF
every church IS open Sundays
and the show is infinitely better
than that OF any troupe that
travels the road
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-02-24

A friend bought to take a
furl out Of us the other day BY
insisting that no spot ii heaven
is suitable for editors Exactly
right. When an editor gets
such he'll continually in this
world he is entitled to some-
thing even better than heaven
in the next.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-02-24
cALOHEL 1yNhMiTES YOUR LIVER!
MIKES Yo!j SICK hHD ShLIvATES

Tone tonight, Your druggist or dealer
sells you a so cent bottle Of Dodson's
Liver one under my personal money
back guarantee that each spoonful will
clean your sluggish liver better than a
dasc 81 nasty ealonel and that it WON'T
make you sick.
polson's Liver Tone is real liver
raed;cine You'll know it next morning
because yen viii wake up feeling fine,
solr liver will be worising; headache
and dizziness gone; stomach will be
sweet aud bowels regular.
D9dson's Liver Tone is entirely vege-
table therefore harmless and can not
saiigate. Give it to yeur children.
Millions OF people are using Dodson's
Liver Tone instead Of dangerous caiomel
now. Your druggist will tell you that
the sale Of Calomel is almost stopped
entirely here.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-02-24
OUR HOMES AND OUR
PEOPLE.

The home life Of this COM
munity is an indication Of the
character and makeup of the
people who constitute the com.
munity.
o. course you will find ex-
ceptlons to every rule Of life,
but is an indisputable fact that
the home life OF this town and
countryside IS one ofthe bright
est spots in our existence.
We have been in a majority
OF the local homes, and in al
most every case we have found
a spirit of happiness, content.
ment and thrift prevailing sew
en- days in the week. We have
found amicable relations exist
ing between the heads of tam-
lies; we have found strong
indications OF tllial respect and
devotion on the part OF chii-
dren for their parents. we have
=
found spirit of love and COM
radeship existing one toward
rnother.
1t speaks in volumes for the
homes. the people, and the
community. 1t indicates that
w e have a people who are
above the average in lnteIli-
gence, moving in an atmos-
phere that elevates instead OF
destroys.
In the business house and
the offices. in the factories and
in the shops, we find a consist
ent desire to be tairminded and |
just in the commercial affairs
Of the day. That craving to
"skin h e other iellow' SO
prevalent in some coninuni-
ties IS happily absent here
Our people are moving stead
lily and persistently and con-
sistenrly onward and upward
and to better things and to
greater future.
Such is the spirit Of this COM
munity as we find it in cur
daily rounds. 1t is a condition
OF which we are proud, f
which every citizen should be
proud.
1t is the mirror which re-
fleets the inner life Of our
homes and our people.
szsxsss.ssss.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-02-24
''Da5s0R's Liver Tone" Stars YaT Iissr
Better Than CaiGaei aid YQa Don.
Loss 6 Bays Work

Liven mp your sluggish liver! Feel
fine and cheerful; make your work 4
pleasure; be vigorous and full OF ambi-
tion. But take no nasty. dangerous
ealomel because it makes you sick ana
you may lose a days work.
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis of the bones.
Calomel crashes into sour bile like
dynamite, breaking it up. That's when
you feel that awful nausea and crarnping
Listen to mel If you want to enjoy
the incest, gentlest liver and bowel
cleansing you ever experienced just take
spoonful Of harmless Dodson's Liver
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-02-24

Things do move around the
farm these days. When Bill
wants to come to town he Just
lights his cigar. steps int, his
car. pulls a lever, gives few
honks, and alights at the store
! dozen or SO miles away.
Some speed TO Bill. you bell
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-02-24
THURSDAY, FER "a 1916

When you meet a crouch
on the street, smile at him; it
you see him in church, sing to
him; when he is at home feed
him;if he creeps into heaven,
but he won't.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-02-24
SECRET SOCIETIES

g MT AIRY LODGE NO 22s, Ancient Free
/V%Nand Accepted Masons bold thei- stated
Communications on the second Saturday night
in each month at 80 m
Visiting brethereh, in good standing always
welcome
ROY HANKLA ". N
j. H. WILSON, SECRETARY
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-02-24
only prove it

A St. l. u swunan wants a
husba q who neither drinks.
moses or swears. We think
can safely recommended
he wooden Indian at the cigar
stand.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-02-24

Keep right on yelping for
rood roads. The louder yoa
yelp the more likely you are to
he heard. and if we all get to
velping something will soon be
loinp.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-02-24
over.

1t takes powerful magnify
ing glass to see anything good
in some men-or women.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-02-24

What wonderful old world.
I would be if the men who
til ~ hey know it ali could
only prove it
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-02-24

If YOU are in need Of some nice
Letter Heads, Envelopes, State
ments. etc, send ynnr orders &c
) he Times office
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-02-24

Query Of the Ages: Just
why does one woman kiss an
other when SO many willing
men are waiting to be sacri-
hced.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-02-24
LUTHERAN

REV. 6 II RHODES, PAsroR
Preaching every second aud fourth Sundays a,
II a. and 80 y. m
Sunday schoo every Sunday at
j. ] uARR. saps
cordial invitation all TO attend these
services