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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24
NEW VoRk.

NEW YORK, Avg. N-Tbsr. was .
further decline IN the sostsN. marriott At
the opening today, The selling move:
msnt In tho southwest oeNtNVsA aud
there ~ApptArsd 10 be scattsSsd Yputhsrn
hedIing First prices were u = " points
loNsr In consequence With the market
selling OF 10 1000 fcp October and
ilsso for January. after thu. call Gov.
sring % active around the 1S.osnt
level, however, and rallies OF 1 few poInta
followed with later Illustrations exceed
lnsiy nervous and irregular,
.nt carry demand was soon supplied
and tbs. market became very weak and
....1,,:e, s .niss .o. :;!AnS 0'"sin %:S.
were marketing their cotton ~ rapidly u
Il could be gathered. and stop orders were
uncovered on the brsak.. witch carried
January to i2,b&o before midday, or Abou,
81 GA points net iowsr, Another furry
Of covering checked the decline at this
level with prices showing rallies a 10 "a
IL points.
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Choctaw Indians Receive Psy,

ANTLERS, okla, Aug. A-(Spc.
oial)-The Choc,aw Indians in thi,
county are beginning to receive the
500 per capita payment which the last
congress voted to them out Of tribal
funds. This county i, the home OF
more fuli-blood Choctaws than any
other county IN the state.
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SEND $4,000
HOME EVERY MONTH

GREAT LAKES, III, Aug "a
SPECIAL 49, Fifty thousand dollars
worth Of money orders are sent each
month to the folks back home" by
bluejsckets At the Great Lake, naval
training station,
There are $500 bluejackets sending
little blue slips home each month. II
takes one sailor to do nothing but spe-
eisl delivery letters These average 100
day
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Adele Pankhurst
Jailed at Melbourne

LONDON Aug .2A-h dispatch
from Melbourne says Adele Pankhurd,
daughter OF the English suffrage lead
er. was sentenced to a months impri,-
onmen, today Tor a demonstration she
started outside parliament building
Yesterday
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ENROLMENT Will
BEoIx At HloN
SCHOOL MONDAY
(conNnusd From Pses 81

try and commerce. This course 10 pri-
marily designed for pupils in the com
mercial and technical departments, but
will be open to all other pupils above the
freshman year. The outline begins with
primitive society and attempts TO trace
the evolution of mans industrial de-
%velopment down TO am through the
present complex conditions.
Such q course has ben found to have
cultural value. Il puts tn pupils In
close touch with ths, w and thought Of
the past AND gives them 4 better under
standing OF -pfssent-day industrial 30.
citty, II prepares pupils TO take up NE
study, Of economic problems with inter
est and intelligence. The course will be
made very practical for those whose
work is.to be on the farm. in the home,
IN the office, or In the factory,
European History Offered.
Early European history is the name
Of another course offered Tor the first
time. This will be open to pupils who
do not have the time to follow the reg
ular work in history. II is required OF
all %irregular~ as a prerequisite to
American history and IL meets college
aud university entrance requirements,
Two and a half years Of European
history will be condensed into enc
year, finishing through modern Euro
pesn history.
The course which will likely be OF
greatest interest to all high school
pupils is the history OF L.atin-Amer-
lea, i, is planned by the history de-
partment 10 organize one large class at
the opening OF school in this subject
as an introduction. This course will
attempt a thorough study of the de-
v~elopment OF the social. industrial.
educational. kligious and political in
sti,utions of United States ~neilhbors
to the south, including past and pres
ent diplomatic relations and the causes
Of the unfortunate j.alousies and mis-.
Understandings
Department Modern.
With the addition OF these new
courses and a full year Of freshman
university history the scope and quail
i,y OF work in this department is as
modern and complete as that OF the
best high schools
The principal, w. o Moore, is e,-
p~ecially enthusiastic over the new
fifth year high school course, which
will include classes in history, Eng
lish, mathematics and modern Ian
guages Thi, work Is the equivalent
instruction, and viii be given full
credit by the state university.
This arrangement permits Oklahoma
City high school graduates to do first
year college work while staying at
home" he said. t"All person, wishing
to take advantage OF these course,
should make known their intentions at
the e%arlies, possible date as classe,
will not he organized for fewer than
ten pupils in any subject"
Teachers Meet September 1.
Department heads OF the high school
faculty will hold their first meeting
September ! at 9 o'clock In the office
Of the principal A general meeting Of
high school teachers will be held the
following Saturday The faculty now
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ct. louis.

st. LOUIS. Aug. N.-Ho0s: Rsoslpts.
5000: market 10 cent: 70 y lover; iiohta,
N. M 't Ss'sS.1.. IT. oes ii eSoi rod % n %'I:e
il7 7bQ W; bulk, ti7.NQls.W CAT.
steers, t76Vi%N; ysarliny steers and
hsifers, jsb601%O0 cows. 1850 10. ";
stocksrs, Is.50Us 90; TrrAs quarantine
steer: :t::f:. ssSSSSSiii$$; B B.,%' ,s :ss': :.d s :i;'
ore, W$bG9,00. prime yssrlinG steers
Sb7b0it Is. sHEEP; Receipts. l.ooQI
prospect: hishsri Lambs. @2isiS;
:: : srn., " .SS ssSpD ..sn; H'so sso'''"
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. Aug N.-corToNj spo,
$40, .sd. % "''s;Ii ''H is;jd; 'S . %iiSSSSllii" "
IS i5d; sales, 1000 balss, including 100
Anstioan.. R~sceipts, S,obo. lnciudlrG D.
300 American, Futures closer lower
August, II 7bdj Acknowledgements, i1tidl
september. October, nsid; bctohAr. No.
ycmbsr, Il, 7od; December. January. INiSd,
January. February. N0sd.
Weekly cotton staiiStjesi Total for,
wsrdsd 10 mills, 5000 bales, Amsyicar
1000; stock, ii<,6o6. American IN 900
lmporA $4,000. American $4,000. Exports
mono.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24
INSANE WOMAN SAVED
BY TRAIN ENGINEER

DANVlLlE, Pa, Aug. A-(Special)
Mary Stroller, . patient at Danyille
hospital for the insane, escaped and
placed her head on the rail In front Of
an approaching Delaware, Lackawsnna
h Western passenger train Engineer
Zimmerman saw the woman only q
shot, distance ahead on q curve and
applied the emergency brakes, The
woman, however, Jumped up when the
train was a few yard, a~ay and ran
hut wa, later caught.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24
FINANCIAL
LIVESTOCK
spot SITUATION
LOWERS COTTON
Light Texas Showers Also H.
duce Selling,

=, NEW oRtEANs: Az - Sso',H: n:
first half hour " trading In cotton to-
day by reports Of continued weakness In
the spot markets OF the Interior. A few
nght showers In Tslas alec added TO the
desire TO sell, There wAs little dsmAnd
Bssrish ssn,lmsn, ruled the market
throughout the morning s>ssieh, In the
Fedtn4 w 10 noon the most active months
fell u. 10 " points telow thu level Of
ysstsrdAy's oloSS,
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CATTLE STRONG;
HOGS ON DECLINE
Dollar Lower for Live Pork
Forecast at Noon Today,
RECEIPTS TO-DAY.

. CATTLE Showing a little strength In
places today, tho cattle market was a
snappy affair. packers In particular be
lug strong buyers. Tho fact that there
were more steers In tho moderate sized
run helped steer trading. Good medium
grass steers sold, 3a.6oG 10. 20 ~ the best
range. Cows and hsifers were steady,
good cows bringing t.50Us,00. No change
wAs not ed on banners and cutters. bulls
or calves. CArlot top on cnlveA was III,
Stockers and feeders were very active al
the weeks decline. Heav w cattle brought
practically no change from last week. but
common 10 plain kind sold 2b6 500 lower
Closing Quotations
Prices OF the various grades Of cattle are
approximately a. follow
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kANSAs CITY CASH GRAIN.

KANSAS CITY, Aug H-wHEAT:
Unchanged 10 NC higher. No. 2. hard.
Uu0Sbe; No. . red, NWQaaQ CORN;
unchanged TO &c higher; No. 2 mixed,
u,1lGlN No, = whitsE Ni6; No.
white. UeSssss, NJ mlssd' ss7ossSc,
RYE NN. KAFIR and MILO MAIZE
0AN0ll0.
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Outside Livestock
KANSAS CITY.

KANSAS. CITY. Aug, N-HoGs; Re:
Csipts, 1900; so 10 80 lower, bulk. NO
Sii7% h :'S., n,sSS 3 :, ''s exrftR n
Receipts, 'l,ioo, Including 800 southsrnsi
drssssd beef stsers. ili,06d 1850; south.
ern steers, S70OQll.boj cowt. W7bQ
10, 90; hstfsrs. 81 500l8oo; stocksrs. H71
ql2. 90: calves. " o0Q 1880, SHEEP Ys-
ss,pis' a.sGHi .'ssdyi b sm q" mS%e
81 QVqll 90: ewes. pboGio.oo' stocksrs
80. 500 Ia. 10.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24

To help out the National League for
Women's Service, Miss Lucille PAtter.
sor mounted a scatfold and painted a
mammoth poster OF Joan Of Arc on the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24

HOGS II was another very Troublesome
day In this division today, the third In
. row for hog traders, Indications ri
noon ware for,A u lower market or 81 10
ff,B lower than Mondays high time.
Reports from, northern markets show q
radical change IN tho hog market, II be
inE t1.W lower than Monday. Top local
Y today was ST. Is.
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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, Aug. r-Hoos: Receipts,
$500; lower. top, SIS 90; bulk. III 0o9
+, b. ii nv, 'i;:sSii !; \ j.. mum ,Ss:s, I IS (
SisJs p,fs; a. Is f S:,f 81.
tss, and iSS.s.,ss $3.50 S.iy:s.
sll 500 500. sNEEP: Receipts, 1000;
strong to 100 higher; wsthsrs. N.7S1
IL 10. lAmhs. ! 0.609l6W,
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cotton 0M1 HVIINHUIL MULU UIuL\ulUIN luDHILN1 >, LMENex
roduce-Provisio
kANAAo CITY.

KANSAS CITY, Aug ~ - BUTTER
SaS:. shS,SSs. f ESHlr T,'''' a a::s' &c., IS;
roo.ters, isHct broilers, tic. foTA-
TOES Weak 0IBO
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24
cAsh A

CHICAGO, Aug 2&.-wHEAT: No. .
rod, a. 30; No. ( hard, (t.3Cr, q CORN
No. ! yellow, tie0Q !. 90, OATS: 8tand.
ard. Whq6exc. RYE: No. !. rT. BAR
LEY. 81. 1850 80,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24

Fifty "long,horewo'ren," clad in
o,erall'. are regularly employed at the
great Bush terminal docks in Brook
lyn,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24
tchicAoo Cash DRAIN.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-wHEAT Steady;
Higher; No. /. N@; No, 2 white, ti.sia
1 80. OATS; Higher; No. 2. 6h 6b7al
No. 2 white, hk. RYE: No. 2 tho trad
ing)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24

The great western Canadian win the.
war convention held recently In Win
nipcp declared in favor OF woman suf.
lrage
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LEAD AND sP "a.

NEW YORK. Aug. NL-Ths metal eI-
aiONe spelter; steady. Hepot. East. 81
Louis delivery, 7N9skc. At London
Load: Spot, ESQ, los; futures. ELS. los
Spelter. Spot. Ga: fit0res. R6
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. AuS. M--suTTEn, Hish.
or! creamery, 11GuNc zoos; ksosipts,
$40 cases; higher firs,s, 3etl7c; Or.
Guided. ssUsse poTAToEs, s,ssdy' 70.
cripts,. 80 care. Virginia barrels. Vibo
80; Jersey bulk, N<0VltS; Minnesota
S,ss.,. Tsyi;s ekouLr .N,in,. Any,;
e<c.
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top Of . six-stosy bsiilluG
Avenue, New Yovk.
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Teachers Meet September

Department heads OF the high school
faculty will hold their first meeting
September at 9 o'clock In the office
Of the principal A general meeting Of
high school teachers will be held the
following Saturday The faculty now
numbers seventy two.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24
OF. IoUie.

ST LOUIS, Avg. n -rouLTRy IN
s sS,s.y.' 20. s.9's sv, k:s', 8, : si.. .Df sS44 IN;
G%r.s%:ry. dive sb3S. SsS,te.
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ouQAN.

STEADY. csntrifuSSi. 't.1Oc, n,oi"".es,
. tlei. refined. steady, hns %sranulalsd,
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Closing Quotations,
Hispano América., 1917-05-06
N o T "A S c u R I 0 S A S

Ell nogal, esgun Teosofatres, viene
de la Persia. Los griegos 10 hablan
consagrado a Jupiter, y de ALI SUI nom
bre en- botanical "juglans
r = =
Montenegro figura en- los primeros
puestos entire los paises del mundo en-
cuanto a la longevidad de sus habltan-
ties.
81 Sc c~olocara sobre la TERRA toda
la sal de los mares, cubriria una SUI
p%erficie d%esiete millones de mlllas a
edradas con I'm espesor de LOU metros
Ell rape es mucho mas inotenslvo
al ORGANISING humane que ell cigarrilio.
Ell %eranizo causa danos en- las cose-
chas del mundo por valor de cuarehta
milones de libras esterlinas anuales.
A una milla de distancia las bale
ma sno pueden percibir ell ruido de un
buque.
Sc ~calcula que la luz de la e%strella
polar es ciento noventa veecs mas po-
tente que la del sol.
Los habitantes de Greolandia no
e%jercen en- ninguna forma la practica
del saludo.
Cada ano la poblacion de los rs
tados Unidos gasta l2O.O00.OOO de IL
bras en- audiciones m%usicales.
X X
All colocar azul en- ell aqua de Ia
var la ropa, echesN un POGO de SAL
pues de este modo Ell color Sc eXtiende
con mas facilidad.
Hispano América., 1917-05-06

Muchos de los grandes hombres de
la historic han sido de baja estatura:
Alexandra, Napoleon, Nelson y Luis
XIV.
En- Francia Sc ha notado que duran
tie los bombardeos ell animal que mas
que tarda mas en- huir es precisamen-
tie Ell que tiene mas fama de cobarde:
la liebre.
81 la TERRA Sc detuviera de un gol-
pc, todos los objetos fijos al suelo por
lie ley de gravedad serian lanzados al
espacio co nuna velocidad de ocho le-
guas por %segundo.
En- Andalucia existe, entire Mala-
ga V Gibraltar, ell macizo o cadena
de Ronda, tornado por n serie de
rocas muy ~semeJantes a las del Ural.
La IONA central de peridotita mlde
Is Kilometres de longitud por 20 de
anchura. Sc lie puede comparar con la
mas grande del mundo.
En- ell jardin z%oologico de New York
hay una jaula para las ayes de alto
vue1o, que es la mayor del mundo. Mi
de 1917 metros dealtura por u me-
tros de ancho. y AZ de largo. Las re-
las son barras de acero y telas meta
licas V en- ell interior hay encinas y
otros grandes arboles para que las "a
YES aniden en- ellos.
X X x
En- eta mar no hay bacilios patio
genos.
x X X
ST 10 que me contais es verdad,
la sonora Luisa es I'm monument de
monstruosidad.
C~omprenderas que, siendo como
SOW sumejor amiga no voy a calum-
maria.
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Sunday Schools Patriotic.

Different societies all over tn,
country have in the last few
weeks been adopting resolutions
declaring their allegiance to thu
country and to the president ane
as Butler is never behind in sucf
matters the following resolution
was presented at each of the Sun
day schools in this city last Sun
day and by the most Of then
| adopted: F
RESOLUTION
Whereas This Nation is now
confronted with grave perils from
without, and
Whereas, Armed conflict has
been avoided with patience and
forbearance, and
Whereas, A ruthless warfare of
brutality. and inhumanity is be-
ing waged against citizens of this
Nation and all other nations with
out provocation, and
Whereas, We believe in the
freedom and liberty of all peoples
and in the brotherhood of man.
kind; therefore, be it,
Resolved, That we as Chris
tian people hereby publicly ex-
press our belief in the fundament-
al principles upon which this Ma
ton was founded, and declare our
allegiance to our Country and to
our President in upholding the
honor of our Flag throughout the
world to the point Of armed con-
flict, if necessity demands, with
full faith in Just God to give
victory to the cause Of Hupanity
and Right.
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

state of Missouri, a.,
county of Bates. 90
In the Circuit Court. May Term. 1917.
In Vacation March 18th, 1917.
August Fischer. Plaintiff.
against
Harriet ORiley and the unknown con-
sorts heirs. devisees. donees, alien
ees. immediate, mesne or remote, vol
Hntary Or involuntary grantees asa..s Of
and of John Llnch, deceased, and
Loring T.. Stone, deceased. Defend
ants.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff
other things, that the defendant Har-
riet ORiley, IL living. is non-resi-
dent of the state of Missouri. and
further alleging, that he verify be-
the subject matter of this suit whose
names he can not insert in his petit
ton. because the same are to him un-
known. that such unknown persons de-
ter thereof as the consorts. heirs,
devisees, donees. alienees, immediate.
mesne or remote. voluntary or invoi-
untary grantees Of Harriet O'Riley, II
she is deceased, who owned said land
eminent. as shown by the certified
plat book of original entries on file
in the office Of the Recorder of Deeds
in and for Bates County, Missouri. and
office aforesaid in Book r. at page
SIG, and did not convey the same unless
in and by the name Harriet Orielley.
which plaintiff ayers Is the same per-
son as Harriet O'Riley: and of John
ance dated in the year 1857, purpprting
to convey to him said land, which con-
veyanoe Is of record in the office
aforesaid in Book E. at page s7s. which
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-29
NOTICE..

Notice is hereby given, that letters
of Administration upon the estate of
Catherine Sellers, deceased, have been
granted to the undersigned by the Pro-
bate Court of Bates County. Missouri,
bearing date the 10th day of March,
1917
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them%to the undersigned for allowance
within six months after the date Of
said letters. or they may be precluded
from any benefit of such estate; and
if such claims be not exhibited within
one year from the date Of the last in
sertiOn of this publication, they shall
be forever barred
Date of last insertion. April 9th. 1917.
]. M CLARK,
23-3tp Administrator.
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interest no did mot. convey IN his llfe
ceased. who had Tax psed 70 aid
81 es ssecld Fl % o oe. hssSa s'i
Book 7 at page ~. and the interest. II
any. acquired by said Loring u. Stone,
he did not convey to anyone In his
that the interests 81 said. unknown -ds.
vet forth or descrtbed in his petition,
| except that such interests seem to be
claim Of plaintiff in and nd to to the he real real
estate. IN his petition and hereinafter
described. which real estate is the sub.
ject matter of the action by plaintiff
of this court il in vacation. that the de-.
PENDANTS be notified by publication.
that plaintiff has commenced an action
against them in this court, the object
ascertain and determine the respective
rights and interests Of the plaintiff
and defendants in and to the follow
ing real estate. tO-wit
The North half. and the East half
OF the South half of Lot One, and
half Of Lot Two all in the North
west quarter of Section Seven.
Township Thirty,eight. Of Range
to adjudge and define such interests.
and divest the defendants and each
and all of them of any and all such in
terest, or apparent interest they may
have in and to said real estate and vest
the same in plaintiff. and unless the
defendants appear at this court at the
next term thereof. to be begun and
held at the court house in the City Of
Butler. in said county. on the Fourth
Monday of May, 1917. and then and
there answer or plead to the petition
in said cause the same will be taken
as confessed and Judgment entered
1t Is further ordered that Il copy here
Of be published according to law in
The Butler Weekly Times. news
paper published In Bates County. Mis-
souri,.
II. O. MAXEY,
Circuit Clerk.
A true copy from the record.
Witness my hand, and the
tSeaD seal of said court. this 18th
day Of March, 1917.
II. O. MAXEY.
.3-4t Circuit Clerk.
JOANNA MAXEY, D. C.
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

c ee"as OF Of H1 Bafss IS.
In the Circuit Court, February Term
1917. In Vacation March II, 1917.
Opal Shinn, Plaintiff.
Arthur Shinn. Defendant.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff
herein, and files her petition under
oath alleging, among. other things that
defendant Arthur Shinn is a non-resi-
dent Of the State of Missouri.
Whereupon. it is ordered by the
Court that said defendant be notified
by publication that plaintiff has COM
mcnced a suit against him in this
of which is to be divorced from the de-
PENDANT on the grounds of desertion
and abandonment for more than one
whole year prior to the date of the
filing of her petition.
And that unless the said Arthur Shinn
be and appear at this court, at the
next term thereof, to be begun and
holden at the Court House in the City
of Butler in said county on the fourth
Monday of May, 1917. and on or before
the first day. of said Term. answer or
plead to the petition in said cause, the
same will be taken as confessed and
Judgment will be rendered accordingly.
be se to f ia%
in The Butler Weekly Times. a news
paper published in said County of
Bates. for four weeks successfully,
published at least once a week, the last
insertion to be at least thirty days be-
fore the first day of said next May
Term of this. Court.
H. o. MAXEY,
Circuit Clerk
A true COPY from the Record.
Witness my hand. and seal of
tSeaD the Circuit Court of Bates
County this 18th day of March,
1917
II. o. Nancy,
ID (yirpuit clerk
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The Butler lorHmA Nth CiE|
held their regular fIfSSt Inn n del
day night at the office af the w
rotary. On q motion II, 81. Cook
DIR. j. T. Hull and II, n. HON
way were appointed 3 c6iR1k ittfSI
to have placed at the coIrners ~
the square suitabla ln4 rkars, fol
the direction cf the drivers
Superintende dent of SCHOOL, Al. q
Moreland was reimbursed for tn
money he expended sin bringing
the teachers institute 10 Butler
and having the teachers examina.
tons held here. 3.s...9
The president and secretary
were instructed to write Andrew
Carnegie and ask his assistance
in placing a pipe organ in the
new Baptist church.
A letter was read asking per-
mission to- mark the Red Band
route through Butler. This ii a
route running from Kansas City
to Branson, down in the Ozarks.
The matter was held Up for furth-
err information.
Mr.. Heinlein read a letter from
parties asking if Butler would be
good place for commercial
college. Mr.. Heinlein WIS in,
structed to write the parties and
tell them all about the town and
then let them use their own
pleasure about coming here.
The club 5 entertainment. CON-
John w. Coleman, Rev.
f. X. Wolfe and Mrs. w. E.. Wal
ton, were instructed to arrange
for the entertainment Of Dean
of the School of Jour-.
nalism, while he is in Butler at
a meeting Of the Bates
County Editorial Association,
Friday. April Is.
G. j. Henry, D. G. Chastain and
lanes A. DeArmond were ap-
pointed committee to arrange
or Patriotism meeting some
ime in the near future.
A committee was appointed to
axe up the matter of forming a
aides auxiliary to the club.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-29
To Seize Grain in Germany.

Berlin, March "a Via London)
The German government an
nounces all grains and legumes
still in the hands Of consumers,
above limited quantities, win be
seized for. the benefit of the pub
lie. This is q result of the recent
census which revealed . shortage
from the expectations of last fall.
Special committees accom-
panied by military aid win visit
all farms. Grain will be con-
fiscated and paid for at the rates
in the Berlin district il 1916.
This means a price Of $55 . ton
for rye and $65 . ton for wheat.