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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-01

Under the Federal-aid road act,
within the next five years $780,
100000 will be spent by Federal
and State Governments in i'm
proving rural roads.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-01
SHORT STORIES
Of Local Interest-Clipped from
Our Exchanges.

The Farmers & Merchants
Bank, Of Montrose, earned rs 10
per cent on the capital stock dur
ing the last year says the Record
err.
Mrs. j. B. Jones, sister of Mrs.
Sol Kahn, and we'll known to
Montrose people, died at her home
in Deepwater Tuesday evening"
Montrose Recorder.
On last Sunday night Mrs. FL
len Feeback, after an illness of
some two weeks, passed away at
her home in Amoret of cerebral
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Leader.
Jack Francis and son. Herbert,
and wife left Wednesday after
noon for Colorado where they will
visit their cousins Zclma and
Pauline Thomason before going
on to LcGrande, Oregon, to make
their homc.--Amstcrdam Enter
prise.
Several weeks ago Mrs. j. w.
Mobcrly suffered severe stroke
of paralysis. She has ever since
been in a dangerous condition,
gradually growing worse until
death relieved her suffering about
I 30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon of
this wcek.--Urich Herald.
Some five or six years ago some
of the progressive citizens of Am
orct and vicinity organized COM
pany and put in a concrete tile,
building and silo block factory.
The plant when ready for opera
ton represented an outlay of cash
of something like $4,000. Satur-
day it was sold at public auction
for about $700.-Amorct Leader.
The body of Orville Bradley,
was shipped from Bakersfield,
California, arriving at Sprague,
Thursday afternoon. He was a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Brad
ley. and met his death in an auto
mobile accident. There were six
occupants of the car two OF whom
were killed in the crash. He was
81 wears old and unmarried. He
left his another $4,000 life insur-
nrc.-Iluume Telephone.
Eddie. the 12-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George l.. Long, fell
out of hay loft, Saturday, break
ing his left arm just above the
wrist. 1t is bad fracture and
is giving him considerable
trouble. While shingIing new
barn for w. j. Hickman over in
Kansas last week, VIM. Miller and
Emerson johnson fell from a
scaffoM a distance of 10 feet to
the ground breaking the formers
hip and badly shaking up John
son. Mr.. Miller is in a critical
condition.-IIume Telephone.
When the employers Of the
Tumhnr Ward ODpT1pd the
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-01

A bill, patterned after Califor-
MAS law, excluding japanese
from holding land, passed the
Idaho house and is ready for con-
sideration by the senate. In the
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-01
The Hen That Lays

Is the hen that pays. If she does
not lay, kill her, but before you
kill her give her B. A. Thomas
Poultry Remedy twice day for
week, and then you will not
kill her for she will be paying you
profit. 1t not only makes hens
lay but it is remedy for Cholera,
Roup and Gapes. We guarantee
it to cure or we refund your
money.
G. C.. Rhodes Pharmacy.
16-1m q. Il. NJ. Butler, Mo.
Renew your subscription for
the Kansas City Post with Chris
Black, Agent. Terms: 45c per
month; 6 months $3.50: onc year
$3.50.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-01

On last Sunday night Mrs. FL
len Feeback, after an illness of
some two weeks, passed away at
her home in Amoret of cerebral
observation-disclosures Leader.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-01

The Farmers & Merchants
Bank, of Montrose, earned rs 10
per cent on the capital stock dur
ing the last year says the Record
err.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-01

Mrs. j. b. Jones, sister of Mrs.
Sol Kahn, and we'll known to
Montrose people, died at her home
in Decpwater Tuesday evening"
Montrose' Recorder.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-15
HENRY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Schoonover
were visiting relatives and shopping
in Watertown Friday. Lue Stark
weather assisted In the store during
their absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. I'll, billiard returned
Tuesday morning from Gary, where
they visited at the Christophersun
home over Sunday.
Mildred Arthur arrived here Satur,
day evening and Will make a. visit with
her sister, Mrs. Graham,
Father O'Meara Of Watertown was
a guest Of Father Slattery Tuesday.
Mrs. Andrus was down from Clark
Tuesday on business.
Mrs. George Christopherson came
from her home III Gary Tuesday for .
couple days visit with her daughter
Mrs. Howard Hllliard.
Charles Schoepp Ii assisting r. IL
Hubbard til the implement business,
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-15

Many OF our folks are NURSING bad
colds and the grippe these DAYS.
g Mr.. Waalkes, of Brookings,
was an over.Sunday visitor ait the
Jake Krull home.
Mr.. Alfred Schuelke is reported as
Egetting along as well az car, he ex.
pected after submitting to an 0pera.
tion Tor diseased tonsils and adenuids
at The Bartron hospital the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Haney Of Thomas
We're Sunday visitors at the Montooth
home.
Mrs. Harry FreeBman and baby and
her father, II. Pnlshar. OF Sibiey. Ia..
arrived an Thursday and were guests
ut the II. krull home until Mundny.
MI. and Mrs. Freesman Will make
their home On d farm west Of Fsyissy,,
Merrill Andrews, OF Watarf0wn.
was an over-Sunday visitor win l5ur.
ts Bradley.
Miss Hattie Schrick spent fr0ra Isr s
day until Monday With frlends az Keis
lerton.
Miss Alta Frye was Il guest N Ma
Walter Montooth from Thursday anttl
Friday. Msss
Mr. and Mrs. u. Amachar yVgil
AniaeiieF Rubtt, Nsifer and 4 aistsr y
AmAcher, ofs GenciYe. idaho MI 4
y. Hfrncfi and daughter. IyiSdVS,
were Sunday guests Az me u. scKnsl;
MN ina Nh Ralph LeiNura i MINI \
Denim ma Lloyd Gibson spenf. Ssirs:
dry evening 81 ths Montoosh
b AaEd 4tA vfrSil Long
YfwT"@ 49, M ssg N.Y. EYOM nq11IS
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-15

lily spent Sunday with Mr.. ard Mrs
Virgil Long.
Mr.. and Mrs. Del Martin. M, and
Mrs. Charles Elfring and family. An.
ton Friske and Fritz Elfring were
Sunday guests at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Leisure.
George Aontooth, of Ray, H.. who
has been visiting here with his sons,
spent a few days with his daughter
Mrs, Earl Haney, at Thomas, the na,f
week.
Mrs. John Cook was a guest with
Mrs. James Cook from Friday until
Saturday.
Mr.. Fred Benthin was a sun.la, r,,-
itor at the H. Schuelke nome
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Poppea, Of De-
Smet, were over-Sunday visitors ~
the Jake and Helmer Frull home
Roy 1.-THE and Bobbie Daggitt were
Sunday visitors with Edison Hemp.
Miss Mildred Frye was IL supper
guest at the Montooth hame Sunday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Elfring and
family spent Tuesday evening at the
H. Schuelke home.
Sunday visitors at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Jake Krull were Mr.. n
Mrs. Harry Freesman and baby. Mr..
H. Pulshar, Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Pop
pen, Mr.. and Mrs. Helmer Krull and
son, Elmer. Inc Rev. Mr.. Wakes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Deke and fam.
lily spent Sunday evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bradley.
Mrs. J. r. Yocom and children spent
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. II
Kerssen.
Sunday visitors at the r. Dagsitt
home We're the Misses Magdelene and
Irene Cook and Emma Fittje and the
Messrs. John Cook Alvin Wolter and
Glenn and Tommy Sweet.
Messrs. H. Schuelke, Anton Friske
and Fritz Firing spent Monday eve
ming at the Fred Benthin home.
Mr.: and Mrs, Del Martin spent
Thursday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Rich yetter.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Kerssen and chill
dren were Sunday evening visitors at
the J. r. Yocom home.
MT, Kreiser, of Watertown, was a
business visitor at the home of Mrs,
Sweet, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A.. Hemp and family
and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hemiller and
family spent Friday evening with Mr..
and Mrs. q. J. Luthy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Cohoon, of Wa
tertown, and Ernest Hemp were over
Sunday visitors at the A. Hemp home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Del Martin spent Tues
day afternoon with Mrs. T. b. Sweet.
Nj. Chris Engel assisted with the
work in getting ready for the sale on
Thursday for Mrs. Sweet.
Messrs. Ben and John Fittje spent
Monday evening at the Fred Aderhold
home.
MI. and Mrs. Pullman and Mrs.
Herman Benthin were callers at the
Fred Benthin home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Wolter and fam
lily attended church on Sunday and
also visited at the Fred Raasch home.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-15

800 *
Big Stone Headlight: Every now
and then one of gu exchanges tells
about some subscriber bringing in a
copy of the Ulster County Gazette
printed in January, 1900, and contain
ing an account of the death of wash
Iington. 1t is usually added that the
paper lis in an excellent state of
preservation" In 1880, when this
writer was a beautiful boy, just old
enough to be trusted away from
home with four dollars, he went to
the Minnesota state fair, and on the
grounds there was a man selling re-
prints of this same Ulster County
Gazette, at ten cents each, and we
bought one, which we may have yet,
around some where. We suspect that
he must have done a good business,
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-15

tary of War Baker a y this country
is cursed with waste. Sure thing.
We know a number of army officers
and surgeons who have wasted from
thirty to forty years of their lives
trying to work up promotions. Along
comes DR.. Grayson with a pull that
cuts out all waste, jumps numbers
and lands at the top. The others are
guilty Of wasteful efficiency.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-15

Britton Sentinel: If it comes to a
matter of actual war there will be no
hanging back on the part of the
American people, either native or for
|eign born. But the man who labors
in the factory and the field to pro
duce the sinews of war is just as i'm
portant a cog in the national war ma
chine as the one who goes out to meet
the enemy on the field of battle. Let
us each nj strive to do our full du-
ty, wherever and whatever that may
be.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-15

able to respond to the calls of the
amicted. The burden of life rests,
heavily upon him as the years ma
.ture.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-15

Huron Huronite: Former Senator
r. F. Pettigrew, for twelve years rep
resenting South Dakota in the United
States senate. has within the last few
weeks lost by death a brother and
a sister, the brother dying at Cedar
City, Utah, and the sister dying at
Sioux Falls. During this period of
a~ff1iction, the senator has been bed
ridden in the city Of Washington, un-
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-15
WALLACE.

Miss Effie Campbell, who is book
keeper for the Hide and Fur company,
at Watertown, spent Sunday with her
parents here, returning to WATERFOWL
again Sunday evening.
The dance that was given at Mr..
Warmers, Friday evening, was well
attended and a good time was had bu
all. :
Miss Margaret Johnston spent a
ew days visiting at the Nate Groves
home this week.
Mrs. Morgan is on the sick liss
again.
Willie Nisbet is rather laid up with
a severe sore throat.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andree visited the
VIM. Campbell and George Faux
homes Sunday.
Dan Groves and wife took Sunday
dinner with Nate Groves and family
Mr.. Bergh of Clark, S. D., is here
looking after his farming interests.
He is also %disposing Of some very. nice
corn he raised on his farm last year.
VIM. Hallauer purchased some oats
OF Gus Reineke, near Henry, and is
hauling them home now while the
sleighing is good.
psfSeiiai Oh MIS-. john
Strum was sold at public auction at
the livery barn in town Saturday OF
last week. The stock sold well and
Mrs. Strum received a good price for
everything. One article sold was a
rather unusual sight. 1t was a five
footed colt and was purchased by
Rob Cooley of Florence.
Mrs. Johnston and son, Calvert,
Mrs. j. A. Groves and Miss Margaret
Johnston were callers at the Nate
Groves home Thursday.
Arch Campbell and wife were Wis
itors at the Otto Andree home recent
tly.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-15

ess:es PAPER REPRESENTED Fcs ToHEiGm
ADVERTISING Ell Ts.G.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-09-06
WORLDS NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

WASHINGTON. - Vlscount IshII,
head OF the japanese mission 70
America. IN an address 70 the Senate,
pledges his nations loyalty In war and
promise complete amity with the
United States.
ONDONs-AVistors Will scatter
copies Of President Wilson's reply 20
the Pope over Germany n the Berlin
government forbids its publication
PETROeRAD.-The Russian rail.
road situation IS desperate and n not
remedied will result In a national dis
aster.
WASHlNoToN.-The Government
will pay for advertising the Second
Liberty Loan. This was learned fol.
lowing a conference between socre-
tary McAdoo and advertising men.
The plan calls for Government expen.
diture OF 5000 for each million dollars
worth OF bonds, a t27O0. 900 outlay
for advertising n 100000 900 in
bonds are issued
ST. PAULs-Barrcd from Minnesota,
the Peoples Council found a c0nven-
ton place at Hudson. wis.
WEST POINT -oraduatlon Of ths
class Of 1918 az West Point added $50
ofacers 70 the regular army
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-09-06
STARVATION MENACES
AUSTRIAN COAL SUPPLY
Cabinet Minister Says Miners Can't
Work on Present Food Ratlons.

Basle.-Herr Won Hamann, the
Austrian Minister OF Public Works.
startled the Austrian Chamber OF
Deputies by giving It as his official
opinion that the coal crisis had be-
come vital question for Austria.
Hungary. according to Vienna ad-
vices. The situation, he said, was
one which must be faced without
optimism and with the utmost seri-
BUSINESS.
In an effort to remedy matters.
continued the Minister, 10000
miners had been brought back to
the mines from the front, but dur
Ing August the authorities had been
unable to effect an increase in pro-
duction because of the undernour-
ishment OF the workers and their
consequent inability to work hard
or put in long hours. The failure
OF the men to achieve the desired
result was due not to bad faith, but
to impotence, he pointed out. and
they must receive extra rations
even at the expense OF other classes
or the population.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-09-06
Many Awards Made.

The following awards were made by
Compensation Commissioner Lee OFT:
Widow Of ]. Howard Wiley, of Den.
mar. $50 month and three children
be given IS per month each; widow
and three children of John w. Smith
Sr., OF Superior, $35 per month.
A weekly pension OF $7.49 will be
paid TO bod Thomas, of Elverton, hand
amputated. Thomas pension will con.
tinue for $50 weeks. Marie Bartolet
OF Wheeling, thumb amputated, $6.09
weekly for 80 weeks; j. F. Jarvis, OF
East Liverpool, $S weekly for As
weeks; John Ronewicz, of East Liver.
pool. eye injured, $S weekly for 80
weeks; r. E. Rudd, of Minden. will re.
ceive SAL weekly for rs weeks; San.
dy Hendrix. of Glen White. fingers lac.
Grated, $7.14 weekly for thirty weeks ;
Clarence Neal, of Accoville. $6.72
weekly for 80 weeks; John Moulder, of
Catteroy, eye affected by dynamite ex.
plosion, 81 week for life; VIII Dun
can, OF Mccormick, N. c., employed by
the Lundale Coal Company, at Lun-
dale, injury to eyes, 81 weekly for 1876
weeks.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-09-06
247 AEROS IN A BATTLE
GENERAL CADORNA DEFEATS
AUSTRIAN REAR-GUARO.
Italians Confront Fortified Positions
and Wait for Their Heavy
Guns To Come Up.

London.-The Italians still pushing
forward on the conquered Bainsizza
Plateau have reached a powerful Aus
trian defensive line and are attacking
II, the Rome War Office announces.
On the heights beyond Gorilla the
Italians made gains.
The Italians captured more than
1000 prisoners and several machine
guns. Altogether. 247 airplanes par
ticipated in the battle. A squadron OF
forty Caproni airplanes, which took
part in the action east OF Gorilla.
dropped more than 1000 Kilograms Of
projectiles on enemy batteries In the
Panoviz1a wood.
What may have been the fore-unner
or a large scale diversion was deliv.
cred by the Austrians on the Trentino
front. General Cadorna admits that
Austrian attacks in the upper Zebru
valley succeeded in penetrating the
Italian lines. "Our men, however" he
adds, were able TO occupy a higher
summit from which they keep their
old positions under fire."
Austria is making her last stand in
the plains OF Gorilla, with a strong
line OF previously prepared defenses
which the Italians are now attacking,
according to the official statement.
The intimation is there may be
lull in the advance while the heavy
artillery, which has not been able to
advance with the infantry and light
artillery, is being brought up There
Is every confidence that a further ad-
vance is only matter OF hours. as the
morale Of fresh troops brought up by
the Austrians has been demoralized
by the fate which has overtaken the
men who have been driven back from
Monte Santo
Russian troops continue to desert
the firing line in great bodies. Petro-
grad announces that one whole divi-
sion on the southern Russian front
has thus fed in disorder.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-09-06
PITH OF THE
WAR NEWS

Two Russian regiments, Petroarad
announced, left their trenches on
the Rumsnlan front and retired
before the enemy; one was dispersed
and the battle 70 restore the posi-.
tions was renewed.
Italians repulsed all Austrian attacks
on the Isonzo front and az some
points made gains, Rome reported.
French artillery men have outnum.
bered the infantry during recent
operations on the Verdun front. ovy-
Inc 20 the gunners' difficult tasks.
The U-boat menace is being overcome
gradually by the excellent work OF
American destroyers on convoy duty.
The Balnslzza Plateau has been cleared
Of Austrians. The Austrian lines
have not been reformed Remaining
fortified positions have been envsl-
oped. The way 90 Trieste and be.
yono ls open. a bite Of ten miles
deep and twenty miles wide has been
nipped from the Austrian line. That
is the summary Of General Cadorna's
great drive
The Central Empires have more than
100000 men on the eastern and
western fronts, according TO stalls
tics made public By Stephen Lau-
zsnne, head Of the French Official On.
formation Bureau.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-09-06
FIX PRICE OF WHEAT AT S2.2O
PRESIDENT WILSON DECIDES ON
FIGURE FOR 1917 CROP.
Decision Based Upon Cost of Produc.
tion Plus Fair Profit Through
out Country.

Washington.-The basic price OF the
1917 wheat crop was fixed at 1920 a
bushel by President Wilson, upon the
recommendation OF the commission
headed by DIR. II. A. Garfield. The
price is based on Chicago delivery.
This is the figure at which the Food
Administration will buy supplies Of
what is known as No. l Northern
Spring wheat for the United States
and its allies.
1t Is expected that the wheat pro-
ducers will fall into line without fur
ther dispute and make the price uni
versal. The Food Administration
however, has power to inforce the
basic price II there are any recalci-
trants. This probably will be done
through a system OF licenses which
may extend all the way to the re-
tailers, should occasion arise for such
drastic procedure. Millers and
wholesalers will be brought under this
licensing system at once. 1t is stated
and the powers also will be exer-
cised to prevent boarding or corner
ing the market.
schedule OF prices OF all grades
and kinds OF wheat, reduced to the
1920 basis for No. 1 Northern Spring
wheat, was submitted to the Presi.
dent by the Food Administration and
was made public. 1t provides for an
additional 10 cents a bushel for wheat
to the wholesaler in New York City
as opposed to the 1920 price in
Chicago. This would bring the price
Of basic wheat in New York City to
$3.50
A reduction OF cents a bushel Is
provided for in this schedule for No.
2 grade. out of which q large part
OF the flour is milled A flour ex-
pert estimated that, deducting about
S1.60 for by-products obtained, flour
should be produced in the neighbor-
hood of 80 a barrel under the prices
fixed, and that unless wholesalers and
retailers we're permitted to run
wild there should be a considerable
reduction TO the public from the pres
ent range.
In his statement accompanying the
price-fixing report, President Wilson
sounded a warning that the Food Ad-
ministration would adhere rigidly to
the price determined upon by the
Garfield Committee and intimated
that the powers Of the Food Control
bill would be exerted to the full IL
any evidence was obtained that pro-
ducer. miller, wholesaler, or consumer
was attempting to take advantage OF
the consuming public.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-09-06
AS Drastic As DOG Law.

Not only did the 1917 legislature
play havoc with the dogs OF West Vir-
ginia by its stringent enactments for
the protection of live stock, but it's
action in amending the live stock law
has proven to be an equally drastic
measure. in the opinion Of the attorney
general who has just responded to a
request for construction of this law.
BY the repeating clause attached to
the measure enacted by the legislature
last spring, "all acts or parts of acts
heretofore passed, pertaining to male
hogs, sheep, goats and cattle running
at large were repealed and so the
state now has no other statute on the
subject. The law, as il now stands.
provides that IF any horses, mules.
cattle, sheep. hogs or goats shall enter
into any grounds enclosed by a law
full fence, the owner or manager of any
such animal shall be liable to the own
er of such grounds for any damage
he may sustain thereby: and for every
successive trespass by such animal or
animals, the owner thereof shall be
liable in damages i'm double the amount
thereof. and after having given at
least five days notice in writing to the
owner or manager OF such animal OF
the fact OF two previous trespasses.
the owner or occupier of such grounds
shall be entitled TO such animal II IL
be found again trespasslng on said
grounds"