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Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-09-14
Sronoerierne lt0noes.

Som / iorriqc Numcr fortclig
nUpnt, troaote Gorbuoaf,auiulen /
Den me Observation-Disclosures /
arart Soroa9 Nitcn al. #.
VI De ca. i00,00O,0OO WuihcI al
ior'ticQigc aorniorter, ion hiotiI 9(ur
ON anoet har pGrct anpenot iii Gil.
ulrfntng az Spirituoia, amenities
omtrcnt 40 Froccnt iii Civilization al
Nbllfp % andre Sortcr @rpu0cUile.
mems Helten a%lluenotc9 til (lluirtniud
al AItobol buorai 5%tgriteportcn ON
rabrtterc0e5 til Nuriunler, (oiletuan,
Dc, Ban HunL, Dteoiciner % / ,$nou.
'trlerne, hOnr o%enatureret Nlfohol on.
ucnOes | itooig enenoe auantitcter.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. bar qicuucn.
initlig anoraaet til ca. ttG.OOO,OOO
@auoner ON garet og AIfobolproouf.
tionen iii omtrcnt 146,000,O0O.
StraittrGoelier al ocnnc Gou nil
life gisre &onoet tort" ioct Sen Blot
rorbpoer 5ilOirfntnq men life
z ala al Spirinoia i oeu Ii0. Sri
gen uarer, og Der / Sc iaafalote
"Yonoe0 8arcbouie3" % / @bolc.
iolehanoIerne5 aiPloerc og andre
Cpbeparingsltcoer autage5 al uprc
opbobet tIlirrpffeligc 6oriuninqcr iii
al pare minoit iaa IPuge. BEHOLD.
ninaernc auilaaeS ueruliq til miuoIt
t90,OO0,00O @aQoncr.
gten oct oil fonlme iii al foite gan.
lie 6etDoeIis mere al iaa Tia ~en laar
ouer (eriten" eno isr, ioet grrnoe.
ulnsaigiiterne AZ &ongresien err for.
lsleoe ira Sl.10 til $500 Or. 8ul.
Ion.
Souen iorbpoer life Silpirtning oa
Salg al 81 % Bin. men oen aiper
@rGiioenten Nipnoigheo til al iorbpoe
AHpenoIcien al Be til 0cres 5iluirf.
ming neooenoige iplieIige S~rgreoien.
Ter, on ban ifiiloe anie SET Tor paa.
frPuet. Get iorIpoer imioIertio, al
|rGlioenten, iaIiaIo iorelsoig. life
agter al benptte Jig al oenne Qtpn.
oigbeo.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-09-14

MrgcntInn icuScr ocn tpifc Mini.
tier ut Hciiepus.
Spcriges Stiuina.

@ucno5 2tirc9 Sen i2tc Scpt.:
Som Ell 6sIgc al 9liIlsringernc
al ocn bcruGreuoe tpitc Miniitcr5
6icnnem Den ioenifc 2cgation ieuotc
teIcgranlfc &orrciponoonce nleo lin
HcBicring, % hoori ban anbefaler
Sen "iporlsic SGnfuing" al ar.
Geutin'fe SfIbe, bar oeu a~rgentin.
lie Ncgiering ioo8 Ietot 8reo
S|lrburg lit Heiiepo3.
Samtioig bar set orgcntinifc
loenrilsoepartcmcnt / en- Notc iii
oct tpife Observation-Disclosures no.
boot iig Ell 6orfIaring al 8reo
Sllrbur9@ Optrpoen % bans 5or.
lcnoeIic Al bcmmcliac WcoeolelIcr
III Berlin aiennem ben iueuitc &c.
cation.
Ter erfIrrcs Der oificielt, at
tpiS life Spiflano iornlelt uotaIer
in QtiabiIigelie al @reo Surbur0s
GptrGocn, oil Arsentina hiem.
toloc lin Wiuiiter / Berlin OF
ocrmleb oibrpoe oen oi~plontatiife
6orbinoclic nlco Spiflano. SfuIo>
oerimoo Negieringen / Berlin uo.
tolc lin @cfIogclIe oper Winiitc.
rcnS CptrGoerL oil "%ltatu3 quo"
bli oprctholot.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-09-14
ct loblf Satteri.

sort Sta, ella, Sen Soc Sept. On
bel't b%cfIogclig llIpffe brnotc noe /
HrtileriIcircn her iooa. ioct en- me,
nt1 Nrtiueriit bIcp orpbt poo 5tcoct
o9 II ANDRE facet, 10 al Dem ioo al.
oorlig, at Scr cr ringc Noob on at
reooc ocre@ 2ip. ltIpffcu ifec6e Tom
6oIge al, at SO &citc ~tiIhsrcrbe Dot.
teri Y al Soc 6or, StotcrS SeItartil.
lerlreglnent bIeo ifrGmte al ocu
'terfe Sfponing % Isb groSiat gien.
ttcm Seiren.
Zen orTbte IrtiQeriit bar S,Sontc8
Soiprence ira Cincinnati, 8. Rlorot
De tlIlfooefomne par Wurtin Mtnanlt.
len ira Chicago.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-09-14
Ceroens itcrlte Krater.

WaIbinQton Sen lObe Sept. &ielae
CT telegram til Get rationale Qco0ro.
lite ScIitob ira DR.. Robcrt =.
@rl0a@, Gbci ior oen al SeIifobct u0
rl'teOc Grpcoition til @ulfarcn
Mount adtntoi / gtlnitn, bar hcnnc
Oct 'tar'tc aratcr al noQct iIoiprltocu.
DC %lcrg pao Hlo6en. Get or oucr Q
VRiI | OntfreoS og 5000 Ioo onbt.
Grpeoitioncn opougeoc ogion Ell II
VttI lana SoIciIob og fortIagoc ct
1000 HpoorutmiI itort Omroooe,
ION blotil life her prrct opmaaIt.
@riag@crpeoitiorcn oficileoc ira
Seattle bcn 2Soe Moi iaur.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-09-14

StIlcn trUoc Strait oeu lite Iouem.
Der.
Nic0ctfor Nlliet5 ) VruccntS SSa,
brltdntltat paa 2lutouiobiIer, bcreQ.
net poa at brinQc IS WiQioncr Col,
lars, lnoisrtc Senotct Ell IN 4ora.
aror Tor cl groocrct national @euil.
IinaSai8iit moo Gicrrc, bcrcanet poo
at brlrtac II Wiaioncr Collars.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-09-14
Sueriaes Surflaring.

Stocfbolm Sen 12te Sept.: Get
%Ioctlfc Observation-Disclosures bar /
Auleoning DC orgelttinifc Iiilsriu'
ger igaor uoite0t en- GrfITring.
hoort set iuorgmnter Sun0beoeu
life alenc al at 6en iucnifc Wi.
hitter / 9uenoS aircs men ~iuerifc
oiplomotiife Neprpientanter pon
onore Steoer bar ticut lon Dtcl.
lemlc6 meacm oeu tpffe Hegierirg
og oets Geprnientanter, men mo.
itnl0er iip meo Den Fnoitanb. at
bette life nlere er peren9itcmmcn.
Dc mc0 International Sou, men at
Suerigc2 Rcprpleutantcr hor pitt
icIuc De 6orcncoe Stater Iigrer0c
Cicueiter. Get nGpner Ion pc.
his Tor ocnue iioitc Tnuitan0, at
Den amcrifunitc Miniiter / Stocf.
hoIm bar gipct 5iaaoelic til Ior.
.icnoclie al &rcoe til og ira Spr.
flet.
Icpartcmentct paaitaar uiocre,
at Der bucrfen al Den brittle e1er
AZ Den omeritanltc Hegiering bar
ourct ircmIat noget 6orlnngenoe
ON, at ser ingen S%elegrammrr
maattc ienocs melem Spitlano %
zen nraentiuife &epubIit. og at
SEN ioenifc Miiniitcr / 9ucnos
Airc2 oerior bouoe bon0Iet ! goo
Gro.
StocfboIm ocn lite Sept. so.
rialocmofraten" ifriper / Nnleo.
ming Dc nrgentlnifc 9liilsriroer:
Get err unsOpenoig at bcnleoc
ipecicl Cpmcrfiontbcb paa
ocnne Gags itore IIuor. Suis
,HcltuIouirgcrnc er iauoe, or oct
Miniiter, @rlp 2spcu,
haablsit fompromitcret o. 9anoets
2Grc pIettct. SaBcu er iaameaet
pUrrc, iom ser flarligcu bar oil.
ltge NiTlpere Der / Stoctholm.
giiIoringeruc betrngtes / poli.
9rcoic at pile soc en- itrrt
&~noH0oeIic pul Rcullatct al Sc
paoJoaeuoc Rif3oogauaIg az mu.
iare I'll Ell iuIoitpnoig SER
Tor oct Ilberale Socialiitparti OF
Ell StprteIie al Sen npruprcuoc
fonIcruatiUc Rcgieriug peo Nifsoa.
1cHa SammcntrGbcn ! Sanitar.
Stuloe bette bli Sil'GIoct. uiIoe
.itoiIionlt SociaIiitiereren Nialmur
Srautiua blj inlet ! Spioicu Tor
BET me NttnIiterium
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-09-14
Harveien.
Nange at &ornaulinsernc DC itsrite
Ganbets Siiturie.
Watlcn fronfaoct.

~SuIpliSipll pSll IouC SCpl. 3ulS
Sroitlfaoe mlogaacS, bill Waisaplir.
gen ioar bll Den lterlte / Sa1lbets @i-
%Itorie.
Sanobrligsoepartementet5 Crop
Report" for September a%nilaar I'M.
Ser ben Sorltbiptning IpIingen til
3,24S,000,000 guibeI, bpiIfet err
124,O00,O00 8ribeI mere, emo ser
ouIebes / 1912, iom bar boIot Nefor.
Den bibtiI.
Get sinitise gcir / slusuit bopbe
en- iaa belbig @irfning poa 9~lpIingen,
at Separtementet forhsieoe lit tibli-
gere Sperilag meo 100000 @u.
ibel. Sele oenne Sorsgelie iaIot poa
Staterne aanias oa Miisiouri - noe.
item 100000 guihel pao ierit-
neunte og 100000 paa iibitnGpn-
te Stat. 9e Sremifriot, apIingen
giorbe / be andre Stater, bar nenlig
iorbolbspis ubetpoelig. S enfelte,
iIpr / De fiGrnere Norbueititater no-
tereoeS %inarere Silbagegang iom Spl.
&c al oelt pebparenbe Hegnnlangel.
Observation-Disclosures piier iig at ppre
aoifiaig beore, enb man bapoe nentet,
iaa oct M anlluaes til $4,000 900
guibel mere, enc BET / gegpnoelien
al Iuguit tegrebc til at ifl1lle bli, ell
Ter til ialt 250,0O0,0O0 9uihel.
S9gges iaa BERTH Ginterbpebeup-
Iingen bill IaretS iomleoe Speoepro-
button belsbe Jig til 66S 100000
guibeI. Sette cr 2S,000,000 @uibel
mere, enc Der aplebes / 1916, men
13S,000,0O0 @uibel minbre enc
8jenneninitsitobpttet / Semoaret
1911-15.
Sorlloen en- Heforbapling al WaiS
bar De andre &orniorter giuet iterre
nobptte enb n~ogeniinoe fer: = Sup.
re 1,533,000,0O0 9uibel, Slug So
100000, 8oteter 462,000,O 900 og
Sebpoteter SS,20O,000 @uibel. 80.
bafsaplingen oniluoes til 1921 600.
600 Yi1no pg SsapIingen til 81 700.
600 Son.
Mig Spit / Minnciuta.
Sielge pfiiciele Spgaper fra Sano.
brllgsoeportenentet / Waibington bar
aue De nigtigite slplinger / Minle-
ipta gipet eft betpoelig ltcrre llobptte
emo iiior meo l~lnbta9elie al Ssaplit-
gen. Stsrit er Sorsgelien al 9aar-
bpeoeaplingen, iom anIlaae5 til &C.,
100000 9uibel moo blot 26,645,OO0
/ 1916, Ell Sorsgelic altioa al 3d.
$4,000 9uibel.
8ienneminitspriien paa Spebe bar
Sen lite Septcmber $500 pr. 9ulbel
moo ST 40 poa fannie Sio iiIor.
Gotetaplingen bar mere emo Tor.
boblet Jig, ioet ben nnIlaaeS til 49,
100000 @llibcl MOB 16,SO0,OOO gu=
ibel / 1916.
Wai5aplingen antageS at piQe bli
oper 100000 9uibel itsrre END
THOR, ioet ben allilanes til $4,000, 600
9llbcl. @ienneminit5priien bar ben
lite September iaar $1.5S MOB u
Sent pr. 9uibel paa iamme Sio ior,
rige Nar.
Sapreaplinqen anilaoes til 12S,.
100000 @uibel, 40, 1880 9uIhel
mere emo iiior, Hugaplingen til g.,
100000, nGiten 100000 @uibel
mere ems fprrige slar og 9sgaulingen
til ~t4,275,O00 mere emo / 1916.
Som Sslae al Serfe paa mango
Stcoer blcp @eaplingen, Der anlloaes
til 100000 Con, nogct oper 1000
900 minore ems / 1916.
Mplingen / Safutaernc.
@oihington oen 10oe Sept. 9ano-
brlgsoepartemcntct anilaar Taorbpes
oeaplinscn / Nortb Gafota iaar iii
81 OF 900 9ulhel og Soutb CATO
tas til 47,2S2,000. 5 begge Stater
- on. u. ,.,,S. S - |
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-09-14
Mplingen / Snfutaernc.

@oihington Den 10oe Sept. 9anb.
brligsoepartemcntct anilaar 8aarbpe,
oeapIinscn / Nortb Gafota iaar til
81, O1 900 9uibel og Solltb 9afo.
tas til AZ, 2S2, 000. 5 begge Stater
err Iplingerne minore emo iiior pau
8runo al Sommerens Regnmangel.
Sier or bette Siliploet / Nortb "a.
fota. 5 besge Stater err bog llobpt-
tet itsrre emo man Ell Sio bapoe ben.
tet.
: Soittb Gafota er gpgapIingel
ca. 100000 Suibel minore enb
iiior, mems Den Soutb Iafota OIL.
taaes at bile bli ca. 100000 iterre.
Nortb Safotas Sinirsapling, ser
anilaaes til 100000 9nibel, er blot
SaIpparten iaa itor iom 'orriee slar,
mebens Soutb Safotas pil bli om-
trent al iamme Stsrrelie iom iorrige
Mar.
Truitifabe.
minneapolis Den lite Sept. Zen
iterfe Sroit Ssnoae @at og mat i
Ytinneiota, WIsconiin, Soma on
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-09-14
SOwsn life bicmfalocs.

StoctboIm 12te Seet. Sieluc
81 Al ltoenrigsminiiter 4omirul
TreSier tiIitiQet MeSoc.
lclie nil oer iperifc Winiiter iii
argentina. Baron 2open. fife BIZ
bicmfalot.
lloenylaSmlniiterau hGuoer. at
Baron 9omen life funoe boIoeS
anioarltg ior Snoboloet al o.
Selcgrammer. iom al oen N.
lie Charge o'NiiaireS ienotes sien.
neu Ben iuenife 2egation. % Sa
han baooe baroIet ! goo Sro %
life fienote SeIesrammcr5 Sno.
boIo. par ser ingen @runo III at
ham.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-09-14

Ger'i9ties pea che {
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-09-14
prisresulerinsen

@aibington 8. lite Sept. grGno.
Observation-Disclosures Garfield meooeIer,
at Hetailpriiernc poa Sui Tor huer
9D og &ommntne / Sunoet oil bli iait.
lat inben l~lbgangen al Otaaneocn.
&c bill bli iaitiut citer 9I~nbeioIing
al Sofalfomiteer, iom pil bli uonGunt
al Observation-Disclosures / De
iGriftltc Stnter.
Der. @arficIo gisr opmerfiom paa,
at ser oil bIi toget tilberlio Nc1ipn
til &c lofale SorboI0e / De forifielliac
9per % aommmer, % at ser iclu-
isIgelig bill bli itor Gorifiel paa Sri.
ierne. &c lofale &lllbanblerc oil bli
tilItaaeOc ell rimeliq 6ortlencite.
DIR. 8oriicl0 ertlprer, at Ser, til.
troos for at Der eriitCrar anopbeo paa
Sernbuneppgnc, pil BIZ forget Tor
transport al aIt oct Sui, Sanoet
trGnger.
Wcl- % Snffcrpriierne.
@aihington Sen 106e Sept. Gro.
p~iantfontrolsr Sooucr felcr iiq uia
paa, at Rriien pao @peoemeI bill ialoe
mitbit So pr. @nrcl, iaainort Tom
Wel ira ben regIcringsfontrolcrcoe
Speoe fomrrer / Y}nrfebet. Son OIL.
iluar, at 0~ri5iaIoet pil anbrage Ill Ell
9eiparelie Tor set amerifanife 6uIf
al $3O,0OO,O0O ON Maaneben. 0an
ipaar ogiao, at NeoiIaget / Suffer.
priien pil aubrage I'll ca. 100000
ON Wauneben.
Siotil err Spebe.. Mel- og Suffer.
inouitrierne orgnniierebe. Speoere.
g~uleringen trpoer frat ioag, al @tel
nogIe iaa Gage ienere os al Sutfer
oen lite Sftober.
Sufferpriien er aIereoe ialbt no.
aet, men Mr. SooDer er al Den Wte.
ming. at oen bsr gaa neo meo minOit
$50 pr. 100 Gunb, boilfet err 90.
Procent pr. Iuno unoer Den panIige
suguitpris, Sper 10000 5irmaer,
icm banbIer meo Sutfer. bar maattet
uotase Sicenie.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-08
German in St. Louis is Arrested
as Spy.

st. Louis, March ,3.-Govern-
ment agents are holding Enich
r. Gersdorff, also known as E. r.
Brock, 3S years old, of Berlin, Ger
many, arrested at the Brevoort
hotel here on suspicion of being
a German spy.
Gcrsdorff produced several
copies of two kilograms, identi-
cal with those received by Alfred
Gwynnc Vanderbilt, before he
sailed OIL the Inflated Lucitania !;
one warning him the ship was to
be torpedoed and the other con-
corning hidden guns on the Luci-
tania.
Three weeks ago Gersdorff reg
istered at the Maryland hotel
from Joplin, Mo. He said he
worked as steward of the Connor
hotel at Joplin. Several days ago
he left the Maryland aud failing
to pay his bill, his trunks were
seized. These will be examined
by government officials.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-08
Rolling Stones.

We had quite a little snow storm
last Saturday. | guess it will
check the oats sowing and garden
making for few days.
The Baptist ladies of Altoona
have been quilting for Mrs. Chas.
Martz and Mrs. Jim McClay.
Bill Wackerman is moving back
in our midst he has been living
near Appleton for several years.
Chas. Western moved out near
Adrian last Wednesday.
Just ask Raymond Gepford how
he likes to cross bitches with his
new tractor--I believe horses are
the best yet.
.. Frank Mosier and Julian Snow
and wife were shopping in Adrian
last Friday.
James Harrison, the Butler real
estate man, came out to the Walt
Cole sale last Tuesday and Mr..
GUotfin and Mr.. Cough returned to
Butler with him.
Grandma Wainseott and Davie
Simms are both real poorly at this
writing.
VIM. Buckles has taken possess
sion Of the Tabler Bros. Store at
Altoona, we are sorry to lose the
Tablers, they have many friends
in this community.
Mrs. Geo. Buckles and daugh-
ter-in-law were trading in Altoona
last Friday.
Z The literary at Olive school has
closed for this season.
Rev. Braimer of Liberty called
on his father-in-law Henry Moles,
last Sunday.
Fred Demott and wife spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
The latters father, who has been
real poorly, but is some better at
his writing.
Geo. Buckles hauled wood from
The Ben Ross place last week.
Julian Snow will have q sale on
rhursday the 9Th. He IL going |
lAnpit farming and go to Kansas |
where be will make his fu-I
- eme. We are sorry "a loue |
= 6aRn. for fkeV, 6ise d1ihnoil /
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-08
Thaddeus Grant Evans.

The subject Of this sketch was
born near Nokomis, Illinois, Sep
TENDER 10. 1868, and died at the
home ofMr. and Mrs. George Nc
Carthy, near this city March l.,
l9lN being at the time of his
death ~ years, 5 months and Is
days Of age.
at the age Of IA years he came
to this county and made his home
with his sister, Mrs. James Gragg,
or near Passaic. His mother hav-
ing died when he was only two
years old. At the age of 20 he
united with the Adrian Baptist
church. He leaves to mourn his
loss four sisters, and four broth
ers; Mrs. James Gragg, Passaic;
Mrs Rcbecca Chaussc. and VIM
Is. Evans, of Nokois, Illinois; Mrs.
Clara Johnston and Henry r.
Evans, of Springfield, Illinois
Mrs. Harriet Hill, of Jordon,
Montana; and Edwin Evans, of
Witt, Illinois.
During his residence in this
county he won host of friends
who join in heartfelt sympathy
with the brothers and sisters in
this, their hour of sorrow. He was
loved and respected by all who
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-08
U.BoAT CHAsERs ON SHIPS
Navy May Arm Merchantmen
With Power Graft to Hunt
Submarines.

Washington, March 3.-The
Navy Department has in mind
other means of protection than
merely arming merchantmen.
One of these is to put submar-
inc chasers aboard merchant
ships if the proposed armament
does not suffice. These chasers
small gasoline boats-would be
put overheard to hunt submarines
after the vessel reached the dam
ger zone. This means, however,
will not be used at present. Only
gunners and guns will be provid-
ed.
Conveying merchant ships il
deemed impractical at present.
The State Department ruled to-
day that conveying munition or!
contraband ships would -be inter-
preted as an act Of war. Estab-
hshment Of a lane of warshipe
would be similar to q convoy.
Secretary Daniels has ALREADY
arranged with the navy yard eos
mandantg Tor the issuance of the5S
gunsand their supply Of gum :
An that i nondea & word
Rfsldsn m - vlhen hs T
: WI G
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-08
Old Rifle Found Embedded in
Earth.

An old rifle which looks like IL
might have seen service during
revolutionary days was found just
west of Wilson feed yard. The
gun was partly embedded in the
ground, and the drainage ditch
had washed part of the dirt
away. Officer Craighead was
called when the gun was discov-
cred and assisted in digging it
out. The stock is of walnut and
IS > or 6 feet long, and is the old
muzzle loading rifle, and flint
lock. The gun was possibly used
during the civil war and was
buried at that time.-Nevada
Mail.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-03-08
MISSOURI BONE DRY BILL Is
PASSED
Measure Forbids Shipment Of
Liquor Into Local Option

: jefferson City, Mo-, March g.
a Representative Lands "bon
dry bill, the most drastic Of a
the dry" measures pending
the Missouri Legislature, was ser
to engrossment by the House thi
afternoon by a vote of II to 16.
This vote indicates the complet
grip the "drys" have on the lowe
house, as there were from Is t
20 dry votes absent when the rol
was called.
The bill prohibits the carrying
shipping, or transporting Of in
toxicating liquor into any county
in which there is local option and
the penalties prescribed are both
fine and imprisonment.
The Halves III. Y. L." measure
requiring organizations to sign all
political publications during cam
paigns and Heather's city mana
ger bill for cities of the third
class were also engrossed.
The General Assembly will Of
ficially end in 10 days, but the
legislators probably will remain in
session 10 days longer, although
their pay for that period will only
be 81 a day.
Missourians will have little crit
icism to make of the legislators
when the present General Assem-
bly, rings down the curtain. The
revenue of this state will greatly
he enhanced through the legisla-
tive program of the administra-
ton. Sixteen years have passed
since Missouri has devised ways
and means to provide additional
revenue.
The Governor is pleased with
he Halves good roads legislation.
rhe Halves bill mo. 81 which
makes it possible for the State to
'eceive Federal aid for the roads
md highways has passed both
branches of, the Assembly. The
redit of passing the measure in
he Senate is due to Senator John
}. Taylor. $685..
Representative Farris and SEN
tor Morton, floor leaders in the
louise and Senate will make ev-
ry effort during the next 10 days
o consider as many local meas
res as possible. Every lawmaker
ere has some legislation which
pertains to his senatorial or rep
csentative district. This legisla-
ion has been somewhat neglected ,
wing to the time to consider the {
ig bills. ,
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Property Value $1,771,-
556,076, Says Auditor.

Jefferson City, March RE
turns from all of the counties of
Missouri as received by State
Auditor George r. Hackmann,
show the total assessed valuation
of the State as fixed by the Coun-
ty Assessors, in their assessment
Of real and personal property, for
the taxes Of 1917, to be $I,7777if,-
556,O76.
The total OH these classes of
property for 1915 was 81, 70l $751;
523, the increase for this year be-
ing $69,618,553. This is a little
above the normal rate of increase
for the past 10 years.
With assessments of the rail-
road, bridge, telegraph, telephone,
and other property of that kind,
which is yet to be fixed by the
State Board of Equalization, the
total taxable wealth of the State
will this year go well above the
two-billion mark.
Realty is valued at $1,345, 49,
941, and personal property at a
total Of $425, III, 135.
Town lots are valued at $780,
O96, 916, and farm lands at $685.
$50, 025.
The totals of the various classes
of personal property are as fol-
lows:
Horses, $SO, 537; 233; mules, $14,-
235, 3S4 !; asses and jennets, 1905
O50; cattle, ga, Az, 979; sheep, |
u, O33, 685; hogs IS, 189, GIL. ALL
other live stock 4110s 173; mepeysl
uctee md bonds 4118, GO e92;
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knew him and the words that he
uttered at the last II know that
l am going to die but am ready
to 60, were strong index to his
Christian faith.
Funeral services were conduct.
cd at the Passaic Baptist church
Friday afternoon by Rev. L. w.
keele, of Butler and burial In
Oak Hill cemetery.
Xxx.
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; If any one finds him bring hin
back, | didn't get done talking t.
him.
If folks who read Sir Olive
Lodge s pipe dream of what Heav
en- is and believe it, I confidently
expect to see the U. S. depopulat'
ed in the next year or two. If il
is as he describes it people are
foolish to ramble around down
here. Me? 0, | feel sure it was
the result Of a night in a cabaret.
Once Il man said to me, thirty
years ago | led my wife to the al
tar and | said what a train of
beautiful thoughts of the happy
bygonc days it must bring to you.
He said yes, and also and morcov-
or it brings to mind that she has
done all the "leadin" since then
and l just said, o, well, I'd
"ruther" be led than "druv."
There's some chance for a fellow
who can be led, but one who has
to be "druv" is hopeless.
Recently a judge in sentencing
a man to be hanged said, this is
the most distressing "dooty" a
/" ledge" has to perform, and III
bet a plugged nicklc that he
didn't feel half as distressed as
the "feller" he was "talkin" to
ut that.
A man said to me, l Judge from
your style of writing that you
'ead quite a bit. l says, yes, I'm
what you would call a well read
nan. He says "whatcha mean
veil rcad'' Why l says, every
,ody reads what l write and ain t
hat being well readf Huh?
] heard person speak like this
me day, II wish could look in
0 the future and see what is in
tore for me- And l just said, I
o him, you would better look $
ack over the past and try to prof d
t by your mistakes. The future
'ill bring all that's comm to
GU and it s just as we'll that You !,
an t see what's comm. Me? 0,
don t need to see but one step II
head and | don't worry, not /
one a-tall. My times are in a
His" hands. He makes the D
athway plain. / still trust G,
Him. who never said seek we u
~ face in vain. l.
When ! was boy and mother
olld give me "castor oil" or d,
me other medicine she would al II
avs give me something to take e.
lc bad taste" away. And so l L
y each week to close my work u
18th something (good, something n
} make You forget the nonsense p
hich has gone before. Last week r.
closed with Ito my self at least) II
beautiful Notwithstanding to o,
axe you thipk of better ID
ings but it looked like a
linesc puzzle in print, due no Z
'ubt to my poor writing Gas
itors don't make mistakes). l
ant you to have it, so will try y,
ain. y
'Tis beautiful thought, to r.
ark the hours, as they float in ~
G mists away, by the opening h,
d the closing flowers, at the end ;,
summer day-morc beautiful
Il to watch and wait, till the m
aster says, well done" and to NJ
ter in through the Pearly Gate n,
zen He bids us welcome Home.
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