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The Butler weekly times., 1917-12-27
Make Cheese on the Farm.

Farm chcese,naking offers oppor-
tunity for saving large quantities OF
food which otherwise would go to
waste. A surplus OF milk is produce j
on practically every farm. This sur
plus is usually fed to hogs. In view
OF the meat shortage, milk makes an
expensive feed for hogs, when it
could be made into cheese which is
meat substitute
The value of cheese as a food has
not been fully appreciated. One
pound of cheese, according to the
United States Department of Agrcul-
ture is equal in food value to two
pounds OF beef. Thus, some idea OF
the value of whole milk can be
gained, since 50 pounds of milk will
make about pounds of cheese. In
other words, so pounds of milk made
into cheese is equal in food value to
10 pounds OF beef. A pound Of cheese
contains about twice as much protein
or muscle building material, as a
pound of beef OF average compost
ton and It IS more than twice as great
in fuel or energy value. Cheese like
wise has greater food value than pork,
since pork and beef are not widely
different in their nourishing qualities,
except that pork has higher fuel
yalue.-
I, Would be possible for farmers to
find an outlet for their surplus milk
by selling cheese to local consumers.
In this way the visible supply OF food
could be increased from source
which has been neglected before. In
other words, cheese made on the farm
would be an actual gain to the ma
tons food supply. Directions for
making farm cheese will be found i'll
Ex,ension Circular 80 of the Univer-
sity of Missouri College of Agricul'
turc
The Butler weekly times., 1917-12-27
Packers Indulge in High Finance.

Washington. Dec. 2I--J. Ogden
Armour was named at the federal
trade commissions meat investigation
today as the packer who aided r. tt.
Prince OF Boston obtain control OF
the Chicago Junction Railways and
Union Stockyards Company and turn
il over to the Chicago Stockyards
Company. organized and controlled
by themselves.
Records were introduced to show
that after the reorganization the
stockyards company. without assets
or business other than controlling the
older corporation, was able to cut a
melon" of more than $3.ooo,ooo out OF
the Junction Railways surplus and to
DECLARE quarterly dividends OF 1-2
per cent on their $1,000, 900 capitaliza
ton after the small investors in juno
ton Railways had been given their
guaranteed Q per cent per annun.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-12-27
RUSSIAN OFFICERS OFFER TO
SERVE u. S.
Volunteer as a Body to Fight Ger.
many.

With the American Army in
France, Dec. 2o.--The officers of the
Russian Army in-France have volun-
teered as body to give their services
to the United States.
The officers are dcsirous of contin-
uing the battle against the Germans.
notwithstanding the Russo-German
peace negotiations, and declare they
will welcome an opportunity to fight
to the finish for Russia under the
Stars and Stripes.
The ranking Russian officer, who
made the request that he and his sub
ordinates be taken into the American
service guaranteed to vouch for ev-
cry one accepted. All grades are in
cluded in the request, from Second
Lieutenant up.
There also have been suggestions
that it might be possible to form for
the Russians an organization similar
to the French Foreign Legion or the
Lafayette Flying Squadron.
There is a general feeling that the
action of the Russian officers will
have a moral effect in their country,
In April last year five contingents
of Russian troops were landed al
Marseilles after a land and sea jour-
ney of 1880 miles, from Moscow to
Port Dalny, .Manchuria, by rail, and
thence by water.
The number of men in these con-
tingents was estimated at something
like $4,000, although no official fig
ures were given. A sector in ths
Champagne was taken over BY ths
Russian troops.
When the Russo German as,nisties
neeotiations vese begun the Gesm1al
sslpuisted thet the Ressiaae = rfenel
Il ieeIee = - = - 8 ! = - g
The Butler weekly times., 1917-12-27

Special Supreme Court Commis-
sioner Virgil V. Huff, Thursday night
held that Assistant Attorney General
Shardcr p. Howell and Lee B. Ewing
special prosecutor for the State in the
recent graft cases at Jefferson City,
we're not in contempt of Circuit Judge
J. G.. Slate, and that they had right
to ask for change of venue in the
trial of John w. Scott, ousted Com
missioner OF the Permanent Seat OF
Government. Commissioner Huff's
report was a complete victory for
Ewing and Howell. 1t is the first vic
tory that has been scored for the
State since the first indictments were
returned by the special Cole County
Grand Jury in the coal and Peniten-
tiary scandals. The Commissioner
did not sustain any of the allegations
made by attorneys nbehalf of Slate.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-12-27

Answering Kansas City Railway
Company advertisement, 30 women
applied for positions at street car con-
ductors. They were told that If ac-
cepted they would be required to wear
gray coat, a short khaki skirt. leg
gings and a conductors cap.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-12-27

Willis Penfield Of Fulton, has been
awarded the Croix de Guerre, the
French war cross, for meritorious ser
vice during the attack on Chemin des
Danes. John Woodbridge, relative
of President Wilson, and forme,
Westminster College student, was
similarly distinguished for brave work
in rescuing French soldiers under fire
while he was a membc rof the Ambu-
lance Corps.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-12-27

The supreme court has granted a
temporary writ Of prohibition to pre-
vent special Judge Arch Davis from
proceeding with the trial of the case
OF the state against Joseph S. Chick of
Kansas City on charge Of embez-
element.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-12-27

Miss Sarah M. Painter, daughter OF
former Lieut.. Coy. and Mrs. William
X. Painter, and Hudson Cooper oi
Carrollton, Mo-, were married at noon
Wednesday of last week. The .cere'
mony was performed by Rev. 7. l.
West. pastor of the Baptist Church al
Carrollton. Cooper was an expert ag.
riculturist and has extensive farming
interests near Carrollton. The couple
left for Florida, where they will spend
several weeks. They will live at Car
rollton.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-12-27

Ed House, age 40, and Holly Scisn
~, met instant death Saturday five
miles east of Poplar Bluff, near En-
pire, when they came in contact with
an electric current.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-12-27
SHORT STORIES
OF Local Interest-Clipped From
Our Exchanges.

In order to conserve fuel the mayor
of Schcll City has issued a proclama-
ton asking the merchants of that
town to close their places of business
at seven o'clock each evening.
Mrs. Homer Moore died in St.
Louis, December 18th, after linger-
Ding illness. The body was buried at
Rockville last Monday. Homer is a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. George Moore of
this city.-Adrian Journal.
One day last week one of the sons
of VIM. Rotert living near German
town, killed IS skunks from one hole.
IA of the hides were sold to Kahns for
$40. The boy killed the skunks with
a club.-Montrose Recorder.
One day last week Ed York Of
Johnstown, sent to J. l. Stroup two
big wagon loads of rabbits-in all
1860 cotton tails" and 20 jack rab-
bits. On that day rabbits were worth
ST. 50 per dozen here.-Montrose Re-
| corder.
Eddie Lowery, whose parents reside
in Lake township, died last Friday at
Fort Deming, N. M, after an illness
with measles and pneumonia. The
body was shipped to Nevada and fun
eral services were held Tuesday at the
Christian church. The remains were
buried in Newton cemetery with mil
itary honors.-Metz Times.
Frederick N. Lightner, after an ill.,
ness of several months, died at the
home of Mrs. P. A. Cobb, on west
Hume street, December II, 1917. The
funeral was conducted from the M. E.
church, South, Tuesday afternoon, by
the pastor, Rev. Thos. c. Puckctt, and
burial was made in the Hume ceme-
terry. AS a token of respect all busi-
ness was suspended in Hume during
the funeral.-Hume Telephone.
A herd of forty-two sheep at the
VIM. F. Flesher sale, last week, sold
for $o16.7s, or $2I78 per head. When
it is considered that an average sheep
few years ago sold from So to $3.50
per head the above prices are getting
'em up pretty high. They were extra
fine ewes, and the buyers say they
will be able to sell their lambs and
wool and make profit on their orig
inal investment.-Hume Telephone.
Mrs. F. Lampkin, Of the Mount
Hope community, had fine turkey
record" last year for having sold a
valuable load of the toothsome bird
and got considerable newspaper no.
toriety for her stock. She will likely
be a candidate again this year as she
sold load of turkeys Friday to John
IWilliams, for which she received the
! snug sum OF $1,000, or an average OF
I$s.7z for the FL birds.-Appleton City
| Journal.
Miss Zelah Bullock, one of Harri-
sonville's most charming young ladies
has received commission, signed by
E. A. Brooks, Lieutenant Commando
u. S. NJ, of the Western District, and
Lieutenant Nelson Thomas, District
Executive Officer of the Naval Re
serve with headquarters at St. Louis
Mo-, which authorizes her, as ar
agent of the government. to engag'
in the work of securing recruits fol
all branches of the Naval service, say!
the Cass County Democrat.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-12-27

Mrs. Helen Steele OF Stottsbury, a
small village northwest of Nevada,
committed suicide Friday night by
swallowing strychnine, which she
took from a medicine case belonging
to her father-in-law, DR.. c. L. Steeley.
Dependency given as the cause.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-12-27
The Arizona Governor Ousted.

Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 22.-The Ari-
zona supreme court today seated g.
w. P. Hunt as governor of Arizona
Hunt contested the Election of Gov
ernor Campbell, who now holds the
office. Hunt is a Democrat.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-12-27

The honor system in the Missouri
penitentiary has failed. After aban-
doning the attempt to institute self
government in the prison, the board
of control has established substi-
tute called the merit system.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-12-27

The directors of the German Amer.
lean National bank of St. Joseph con-
cluded the German" part of the
name did not add much to the pres
tige of the institution, so they
changed the name to the American
National Bank.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-12-27
MISSOURI NOTES.

Christmas paroles were granted by
Governor Gardner to five men and
one woman, all serving long SEN
tences in the state penitentiary.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-12-27

St. Louis grocers have been re-
quested by the local food administra-
ton not to sell more than one pound
of sugar to customer.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-12-27

The Name German" Not 20 Popular
A. It Once Was.
Within the last few, weeks the
German" part has been dropped
from the names Of three financial in
stitutions IN the Middle West. One
It St Joseph, Mo-. one at Topeka. and
oae at Afchisopi Kanssa Nearly
every school and coIleqp has discon-
tinued. teaching that HAGuage. and
M 20 nuSjced nat whe3 yoa 50 10
|bay . sssiele he msEekeatf neves
e65i.5 5voelf otktakjoa - 1 nade e
|ll1lu1l = & - - o1eee2
The Butler weekly times., 1917-12-27

In order to conserve fuel the mayor
of Schcll City has issued proclama-
ton asking the merchants of thai
town to close their places of business
at seven o'clock each evening.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-12-27

Mrs. Homer Moore died in St
Louis, December 18th, after linger
Ding illness. The body was buried a
Rockville last Monday. Homer is ;
son of Mr.. and Mrs. George Moore O
this city.-Adrian Journal.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-11
To Conserve Water Supply.

Kimball.-The residents of this part
Of the state are taking deep interest
in the outcome OF efforts which will be
made during the present session Of
the state legislature to have the legis-
lature take action which will result In
the conservation Of the supply of wa
ter in the great artesian basin which
underlies this and other parts of South
Dakota. 1t is claimed the artesian
basin has been receding at the rate Of
seven feet per year. At the last ses-
sion OF the legislature two years ago
a committee was appointed to secure
data bearing on the matter of the re-
duction of the artesian water supply,
so the legislature can act intelligent
ly on the question Of enacting such
legislation as will aid in conserving
the supply. The members of the legis-
lature from this part of the state have
made a study of the question, and will
be prepared to back up the report Of
the special committee when it is made
to the present legislature and aid in
securing needed laws for the conser-
walton of tht artesian basin water sup
ply.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-11
Dives Into

M!lbank.-Presence of mind Of Louis
Plant. son Of Ray Plant. a Grant coun-
ty farmer. and the timely aid Of his
mother saved the boy from a terrible
death after his clothing had been
nearly burned from his body as the re.
suit of an explosion Of gasoline. The
boy was attempting to start a gasoline
engine when the gasoline tank ex-
ploded, throwing burning liquid all
over him. The force Of the explosion
dazed him for a few moments. Thei.
the pain of the fire burning in his
clothing caused him to his
enses and presence of mind, and he
rushed from the barn at top speed and
rolled Yer and owe in a nearby
bank His mother rushed from the
house with a heavy blanket, which she
wrapped about him, smothering the
flames. The flames from the burning
gasoline were communicated to the
barn, which was completely destroyed,
together with it's contents, including a
quantity Of hay, oats, tools, harness
and other property. The barn was in
sured for parts of its value, but there
vas no insurance on the other prop
erty.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-11
Carried Concealed Weapons.

Kidder,-Because he ran amuck with
a gun, Pat Farragher, a local man, was
arrested and has been sentenced to a
term of six months in the county Jail
on the charge of carrying concealed
weapons and with making threats to
take the life of another man. Farra-
CHER became involved in a difficulty
with Charles Tusaw in a local pool
hall and left the pool hall and pur-
chased a gun. He was returning with
the weapon to the pool hall to wipe
Tusaw off the earth when he was over
powered and disarmed and taken into
custody. He appeared before Judge
Bouck of the state circuit court and
entered a plea of guilty to the charges
on which he has been sentenced to
Jail.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-11
Burned to a

Summit The father of Olus Olson,
a well known farmer living some miles
from town, was burned to death in a
fire which destroyed the Olson home.
The fire broke out at night and had
made great Roadway before it was
discovered. The other members of the
family made their escape from the
burning building, but it was impossi-
BILE to save the old AS they
were unable to reach him and as he
was quite deaf and could not see well
it vas impossible to guide him to safe
ty. The old mar only recently came
60 this part of the state to make his
home with his son.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-11
HURON TO Be HOST
TO ENTERTAIN SEVEN BIG GATH
ERINGS DURING THE
YEAR.
HAPPENINGS OF THE STATE
What Is Going On Here and There
That 10 Of Interest to the Read.
ers Throughout South d.
kota and Vicinity.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Huron.-At least seven big gather.
ings will be held in Huron this year,
this number being assured at the be-
ginning of the year. The first will be
the farmers institute held here dur
ing the week of February 5. During
the same week the first sale conducted
by the Purebred Live Stock ~associa-
ton will be held in this city. This
sale will be followed by a sale of
Shorthorns here in March.
A big athletic event will be the
state high school basketball tourna-
ment in March. On March 20 the
State Association of Fairs will meet in
a one-day session.
The State Bankers association will
assemble here in June, this being
the biggest event up to that time. 1t
is also expected that the annual en-
campment of the Seventh Day Adven-
lists will be held in Huron. The South
Dakota state fair, September 10 to Is,
will be the last big gathering of the
summer and the biggest of the year.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-11
Place Blame for Murder.

Rapid City.-The c%oroner's jury
which heard the testimony given at
the inquest into the death of Night
Patrolman James Hawkes., who was
killed here when he answered a call
for help at a local hotel, found that
the dead man was killed by three re-
volver shots, fired from a gun in the
hands of Endsley Spiking, the man
Hawkes. went to the hotel to arrest.
Testimony at the inquest tended to
show that Hawkes. passed Spiking as
he came up to the door of the hotel and
that just as Hawkes. had stepped inside
of the door, Spiking fired the shots
which killed him.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-11
Business Methods.

An elderly lady entered a shop and
asked to be shown some tableclotlis.
The salesman brought n pile and
showed them TO her, but she said she
had seen those Notwithstanding
suited her.
Haven't you something new?" she
asked.
The clerk then brought another
pile and showed them to her.
"These are the newest patterns" he
said. you will notice that the edge
u n right around the border and the
center is In the middle"
isn't that lovely!" said the lady.
81 will take a half dozen of those
Life.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-11
TAKES OFF DANDRUFF,
HAIR STOPS FALLING
Gave your Hair! Get a Is cent bottle
Of Danderine right now-Also
stops itching scalp.

Thin, brittle, colorless and scraggy
hair is mute evidence of a neglected
scalp; of dandruff-that awful scurf.
There is nothing so destructive to
the hair as dandruff. 1t robs the hair
Of its lustre, its strength and its very
life; eventually producing a feverish.
ness and itching of the scalp, which
IL not remedied causes the hair roots
TO shrink, loosen and die-then the
hair falls out fast. A little Danderine
tonlght-now-any time-will surely
say your hair.
Get a % cent bottle Of Knowlton's
Danderine from any drug store. You
surely can have beautiful hair and lots
Of 1t II you will just try a little Dam
derine. Save your hair! Try iti--Adv.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-11
IF YOUR CHILD Is CROSS,
FEvERISH, C0NSTIPATED
Look Mother! II tongue is coated,
cleanse little bowels with "caIi-
fornia Syrup Of Figs"

Mothers can rest easy after giving
California Syrup of Figs" because in
a few hours all the clogged-up waste,
sour bile and %fermenting food gently
moves out Of the bowels, and you have
a well, playful child again.
Sick children needn't be coaxes TO
take this harmless 'fruit laxative"
Millions of mothers keep it handy be-
cause they know it's action on the
stomach, liver and bowels is prompt
and sure.
Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bot
tie of California Syrup Of Figs" which
contains directions for babies, children
of all ages ard for grown-ups.-Adv.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-11
Sue Newspaper.

acknowledgements of he Nisland
board of education have announced
that they will institute a libel suit
against the corporation which pub.
fishes the Butte County Press, of Mis-
land. The article complained of
which appeared in the columns Of the
newspaper vas a communication and
was signed by "A Taxpayer" 1t IS
charged with having contained alleged
libelous reflections on the members of
the board of education.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-11
Mistake Nearly Costs Lives.

Cresbard.-Mistaking the gasoline
can for the can containing kerosene
nearly cost the lives OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Austin, of C~resbard. All explo-
sion followed an attempt to start the
fire with gasoline. and a big bay
window was blown out. Both Mr.. and
Mrs. Austin were severely burned and
much of their clothing was destroyed.
Mrs. Austin especially was severely
burned about the face, hands and
body.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-11
Rrookinas improvements.

Brookings.-The year 1916 was an
active one for Brookings in the way
Of public and private improvements.
Forty-one new dwellings were erected
ranging in cost from $1,000 to $4,000,
a%ggregating in all $40, 400. OF public
Improvements, a SIS, 900 dormitory for
ladies was completed at State college,
a new telephone switchboard and
cables for the city plant installed at a
cost of $4,000, power house improve
ments $4,000, and Sc, 1000 on sewer ea-
tensions, making a grand total Of s279,-
O0O
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-11
Bon Homme contes. Decided.

Tyndall.-In the recent election in
Bon Homme county John Matuska, the
Democratic candidate for sheriff, won
out over l.. A. Eads, the Republican
candidate, by a majority of five votes.
Eads contested the election and in
proceedings before Judge Trip in
Yankton Eads was declared elected
By a majority of sixty-two votes. The
change came in the Scotland precinct,
where the election officials got the
sheriff's vote badly twisted.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-11
Little Baby Smothered.

washington Springs.-When Mr.. and
Mrs. E. A. Davis awoke they found
their little 4-months-old baby had
smothered during the night. They had
been up two hours before and the
baby was all right at that time, but
when Mrs. Davis went to see how the
little n was at 6 o'clock she found
it dead. MI. and Mrs. Davis reside
at Murdo, S. D., and had been here
a few days visiting their parents, who
live west of this city.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-11
Nearly Frozen to Death.

Sioux Falls.-Benedict Bottolfson, a
Clay county farmer, who recently be-
came exhausted while crossing the
Missouri river on the ice and was com
PEELED to remain on the ice al. night,
will lose both hands as the result of
his experience. His hands were bad,
ly frozen. The left hand already has
been amputated, and the right hand
also will have to be amputated in or.
der to save his life. 1t may also be
necessary to remove several toes from
his feet.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-11
Stove Falls on Child.

NOVELETTE, 3-year-old son OF Peter
Johnson, a homesteader living some
miles from town, received serious
burns and other injuries as the result
OF a peculiar accident. He was play
ing near a stove In his home when he
accidentally kicked away n of the
supports of the stove, tipping it over
and precipitating the fire over him.
When he was taken from beneath the
wreckage of the stove and the hot
Goals, 1t was feared he had been fatal
ly surned. but there now is some hope
that he may recover
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-11
Taylor Reported Dead.

Pierre.-A report has reached this
city that w. w. Taylor, former state
treasurer of South Dakota, dropped
dead on the streets of New York a few
days ago. Taylor became tangled in
his official funds and paid the pen.
atty. He had not been a frequent
visitor to South Dakota since that
time. but was a visitor in this city
only a week ago.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-11
Loses Life In a Fire.

Summit.-Nels Olson, 80 years old
and blind, was burned to death in a
fire which destroyed his home in Day
county, near Summit. Mrs. Olson was
unable to tell how the fire started,
but it is supposed ar overturned lamp
was the cause. The fire was blazing
f~uriously when discovered. and Olson
was found lying on the floor. dead. He
had probably been ~suffocated before
the flames reached his body.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-01-11
Suffered Several
Years. PERUNA
MADE ME WELL r.. M

Mrs. Elizabeth Reuther, 1902 nth
St, N w, Washington, ID. c.,
writes: a." am pleased to endorse
Peruna as q splendid medicine for
catarrh and stomach trouble, from
which I suffered for several years. l
took IL for several months, and at
the end Of that time found my health
was restored and have felt spIendidiy
ever since. I now take II when I con-
tract a cold. and 1t soon rids the sys-
tenn Of any catarrhal tendencies"