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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-10
ron JUSTICE or PEACE

Joseph a. Treasure. Enumclsw
J. e. Jensen, Enumcinw (Rep)
John u. Wright. Sorrento hotel
Victor zednlcls. 1915 18Th ave. s
Reah NJ. whitehead. 800 Firth ave
James Hart summerfield (Rep)
John Reese. H. u. No. /. Rcnton
John Il. Gordon. t2s 10th nve N
(RepD
OTIS w. Brlnker. 1929 w. Massa-
chuaetts St (Rop)
Himan Jones. sS1s Holly 81. ORepD
Robert u. Brown. i26 West 18th
e. q. Austin. 5s5 North Broadway
j. Il. wallace. 2os North silver.
NJ. WINS Lawrence. 321 walnut
st. Auburn DemD
T. l.. Durbln. Tukwiln (Rcp)
James Gregg, sr., Newcastle Rep)
Mrs. o. @. G. Bcals, 1907 sunset
w w Sylvester. Issnauah (Rep)
w. W. Davies. Black Diamond
W. w. Greenienf. Kent CDem)
y. X. Sickels. 30l0 Beacon ave.
Fred W. Burwell. 522 jefferson st.
John c. wallis, vashon tRep)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-10
ron COUNTY ENGINEER
ron COUNTY CORONER

Samuel J. Humer. 3ffs 5Sth ave
s. (Rcp)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-10
EOn COUNTY AIDITO

Pcrcy r. Thomas, F232 Latona ave
(Rcp)
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-06
Notice of Trustees Sale.

Whereas, Benz. d. Badger and Ida
II. badger, his wife, OF Bates county,
Missouri, by their certain Deed OF
rust, dated the 10th day OF March,
1912, and recorded in the Recorder 5
office within and ior Bates County,
State OF Missouri. in book 10 at page
~ conveyed to d. S. Badger Trustee,
the following described real estate.
lying, being and situated in the
County OF Bates, and State OF Mis-
souri,, to-wit:
All the North Hall (1-o) of the
South East Quarter CD OF Sec
ton Twenty Nine (29), Town
snip Forty-One (41), of Range
hlrty- lhrec (50, except the
Kansas City Southern Railroad
Night-of-W ay.
W llch said conveyance was made
III trust to secure the payment of one
certain promissory note together with
terms thereof, which is fully described
in said Deed OF Trust, to which ref
erence is here made; and Whereas,
default has been made in the payment
OF the said note and the interest due
thereon, the same is therefore long
past due and unpaid; And Whereas, it
Is further provided in said Deed OF
Trust. that in the event OF the alb
sence, death, refusal to act, or disabil-
ity in any wise OF the trustee therein
named, the (then) acting sheriff of
Bates County, Missouri, should exc
cute the powers therein conferred;
and Whereas, the trustee named in
said Deed OF Trust d. S. Badger has
refused in writing to act; Now, there
fore, notice is hereby given in pur-
suance OF the powers conferred upon
me, the acting Sheriff OF Bates Coun-
ty, Missouri, and at the request OF
the legal holder OF said note and pur-
suant to the conditions of said Deed
OF Trust, l will proceed to sell the
above described premises at public
vendue to the highest bidder for cash
at the East door Of the Court House
in the City OF Butler Missouri, and
County of Bates, on the Sth day of
July, 1913, between the hours of nine
. clock i'll the forenoon and five
, clock i'll the afternoon of that day
for the purpose of satisfying said
debt, interest and costs.
34-td J. w. BAKER,
Sheriff Of Bates County, Missouri, |
and Acting Trustee.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-06
Decoration Day.

Decoration Day was observed il
Butler this year by nearly all of thu
business houses closing for at leas
part OF the day. The usual exercise:
were held at the cemetery.
The parade consisting OF the band, 4;
small number OF boy scouts, little
girls with baskets of flowers to dec
oratc the graves, and very few OIL
soldiers Of the civil war followed by
citizens in automobiles, under the di-
rectio11 Of Grand Marshal ON VAIN
wright, formed on the east side of the
square and marched to the cemetery
where the graves were decorated.
The services were attended this
year by the smallest crowd ever seen
on a similar occasion in Butler and
there were fewer flowers in evidence
at the cemetery. The band which in
years past played several selections
at the cemetery while the graves were
being decorated, for some reason, al
ter marching couple Of blocks, fell
ont and returned to town, the re-
mainder OF the exercises being carried
without music.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-06
Rose Pastor Stokes Sentenced to Ten
Years in the Pen.

Kansas City. June "A sentence OF
ten years in the Missouri state peni-
Tertiary was imposed in federal court
here today upon Mrs. Rose Pastor
Stokes of New York, socialist and
seli-styled "internationalist," as re-
suit OF her conviction May 20 on an
inuictment charging violation of the
espionage act. Seymour Stedman OF
Chicago, attorney for Mrs. Stokes,
gave notice of an appeal to the United
States court OF appeals, and Judge
Arba S. Valkenburgh granted the de-
Tense sixty days in which to file its
bill of exceptions. Judge Xap VAL
kenburgh also continued Mrs. Stokes
$4,000 bond which means that she
will retain her liberty until the case is
finally ruled upon by the higher court
Mrs. Stokes was found guilty on
three counts of the indictment. The
court imposing a sentence of ten
years on each count, but announced
that the sentences would run con-
currently. Missouri penitentiary was
specified, it was announced, because
the federal prison at Leavenworth,
Kan, has no accommodation for wo-
men prisoners.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-06
President Wilson Helps Build Steam
boat,

Alexandria, Va, May 3o.-Presidcn1
Wilson lent hand today in driving
rivet in the keel of what will be the
steamer Gunston Hall, o,4oo-ton
freighter
Mrs. Wilson also played a part in
the keel-laying, guiding the last ver-
teal plate into position and naming
the ship as she did so.
Il have not got my union card, but
| guess it's all right laughed the
President as he clapped sturdy
workman on the shoulder after the
wlite-hot end of the rivet had been
beaten to a round head, neatly edged
against the keel plate.
Pretty fair work. commented the
shipbuilder with a grin.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-06
Fourth Of July Celebration on Wheels

Joplin, Mo-, June Ia Fourth o
July celebration on wheels will bt
that of the Jeffersou Highway en-
thusiasts of the states of Missouri
Oklahoma and Kansas, who, believing
that good highways are patriotic Ell
fort to win the war, will gather for
state meetings of the association, the
Missouri delegates at Joplin, those
from Kansas at Pittsburg, and the
Oklahomans at Miami.
The three state meetings will be
held simultaneously on the evening OF
the Fourth when the delegates, start
ing at three widely different points
will have reached. their meeting
points. The start on these three
trips, will be at Durant for the Okla
homa party, at Rosedale for the Kan
sans and at Lamont, Iowa, just over
the Missouri line and the home of the
international president, w. A. Hop
kins. for the Missouri boosters. The
latter will start at noon of the day
before and will spend the night in
Kansas City, dividing there at their
own choice to join either the Missouri
run or the Kansas party.
Matters OF Importance will come up
at each of the three state meetings.
one of these being the election OF
state vice-president and three inter
national directors for each state.
While there will be only three dele
gates from each county, all road EN-
or any persons who want to
join the runs for the good time that
will be big feature, will be wei
coined at any point. The runs will
proceed on a regular schedule, which
will be worked out soon and sent
broadcast.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-06
Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters
of administration upon the estate of
William 6. Miller, deceased, have
been granted to the undersigned by
the Probate Court OF Bates County,
Missouri, bearing date the 18th day
of May 1913.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to the undersigned for allow
ance within six months after the date
OF said letters. or they may be pre-
cluded from any benefit of such es-
tate; anu if such claims be not exhib-
tied within one year from the date of
granting said letters, they shall be
forever barred
Witness my signature this 18th day
OF May. 1918.
c. X. MILLER,
Attest: Administrator.
(Seap CARL J. HEAn4,
Sgt Judge OF Probate.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-06
Senator Lewis Says U. S. Has
100000 Men Over There.

Chicago, May 3o.-America has Il
100000 men on foreign soil and has
become the second naval power in the
world, Senator jams Hamilton
Lewis declared in Memorial Day ad-
dress today.
By December I, he said, the Amer
lean Army in Europe would equal the
English in size, if transportation were
made available.
We have $50 warships and fifty
others i'll European waters. manned
by $4,000 men," the senator said. I'VE
had 5000 men in the navy when war
was declared. Now we have 100000.
We will have 100000 before October"
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-06
Vice Charge is Withdrawn.

St. Louis. May 2o.-Thc commits
sion on public service tonight with
drew its report charging that vice
conditions are rampant at Jefferson
Barracks. The report, made yester-
day at the annual convention of the
Episcopal diocese OF Missouri, evoked
IRON Col George X. Hunter, COM
nandant at the barracks, denial and
stringent criticism OF the commits
sion's report.
A motion was carried striking the
report from the minutes of the COIL
vention and lauding Colonel Hunter
for the moral and military discipline
in force at the army post.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-06
Sheriff's Sale.

By virtue and authority of a general
execution issued from the office of
the Clerk OF the Circuit Court of Jack
son County Mo-, returnable at the
May Term, 1913, Of. said Court and
to me directed. in favor of Lena Pigg
and against George Pigg, l have
levied upon and seized all the right.
title. interest and claim of the said
George Pigg of, in and to the follow
ing described Real Estate, to-wit:
Lot six CO. block four CD Chris
tian and Condees addition to But
Ter, Mo-, west one-half (W1-2)
east one-half (EI-2) and west one
half (WI-2) and east one-half
lEI-2) lots one (I) and two Cd
III Cogswell's addition to Butler,
Mo.
All lying and being in the said
County and State of Missouri; and
will on Friday on the 3Ist day of
May A. D., 1913, between the hours of
nine O'Clock in the forenoon and five
O'Clock in the afternoon of that day,
at the East Court House Door, in the
City OF Butler. County of Bates
aforesaid, sell the same, or So much
thereof as may be required, at Pub-
lie Vendue, to the highest bidder for
cash in hand, to satisfy said execution
and costs.
goat ]. w. BAKER,
Sheriff of Bates County, Mo.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-06
ORDER OF PUBLICATION,

In the Circuit Court Of Bates Coun-
ty. State Of Missouri. October Term.
1915, In vacation, May 16, 1913.
st. Clair Investment Company, COR
poration, Plaintiff.
j. w. Baker, Sheriff of Bates County,
Mise of James e. WadS
and the Unknown Heirs of James r.
Waddill, deceased; The. Unknown
Heirs. Grantees; Endorses, Assign
mediate, Mesne, Remote. Voluntary
and Involuntary of James r. Thorn
ton, deceased; The Unknown Heirs,
Doness ssnee
late. Mesne, Remote voluntary and
deSsaa anS % f Seth sm Ma0rE De- De-
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
To the above named or described de-
fendants--Greetings:
ton has been commenced against you
in the Circuit Court of the County of
Bates, in the State of Missouri, effect
ing titles to the following described
= the West half (i-2) Of the South
west quarter G-D and Southeast
quarter "a a},o of Southwest bitfs quarter
Southeast quarter -Q-4) of Section
Fourteen 14 and all of Section
Twenty-four Cad, all in Township
Thirty-eight (3S) of Range Thirty
one (31). also South half G-2) of i
Section Eighteen 1S) and ali of
Section Nineteen (19), all in Town
ship Thirty-eight $3.50 Of Range
Thirty (S0).
Which action is returnable on the first
day of the next term of said court. to
be held at the Court House in the City
of Butler, in the County and State
aforesaid, on Monday, October 9TH,
1918, when and where you may appear
and answer or otherwise defend such
action; otherwise, plaintiffs petition
ment rendered accordingly.
H. o. MAXEY,
Clerk.
A true copy from the record.
Witness my hand and the
(SeaD seal of this court this 10th
day Of May, 1918.
32-4t H. o. MAXEY.
Clerk Of the Circuit Court.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-06
Sheriff's Sale in Partition.

J. c. Balgun, Alice Harper and Iva
Hedger. Plaintiffs.
VS.. --
Mamie Puffer, Lille Scovill, Minnie
Ashbaugh and Hattie, Lewis, De-
PENDANTS.
In the Circuit Court of Bates Coun-
ty, Missouri.
By virtue and authority of decree
and order OF sale in partition made
by the said Court, in the above en-
titled cause, and of certified copy
thereof, dated 3Ist Day of May, 1918,
| will on Saturday, the goth day of
June, 1918, between the hours of nine
o'clock in the forenoon, and five
o'clock in the afternoon of that day,
at the East front door of the Court
House, in the City of Butler in Bates
County, Missouri, sell at public ven
due, to the highest bidder the follow
ing described real estate, viz: to-
wit:
Ali that part of the North East
Quarter C-4) of the South East
Quarter (I-4) ,of Section Twenty
(2o), Twn Forty-Two (42) of
Range Thirty-Two (32), lying
south of Mormon Fork Creek,
also Thirty-Five (35t acres off
the North side of the South East
Quarter (I-4) of the South East
{ Quarter .(I-4) of Section Twenty
(2o), Twp. Forty-Two (42), of
t Range Thirty-Two (32), and the
North West Quarter (I-4) of the
south West Quarter (1-4), of the
South West Quarter G.A1 of Ser.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-06
HEARD IN BUTLER
How Bad Backs Have Been Made
Strong-Kidney Ills Corrected. I.

All over Butler you hear it. Doan's
Kidney Pills are keeping up the good
work. Butler people are telling about
|it-telling OF bad backs made sound
again. You can believe the testimony
OF your own townspeople. They tell
it for the benefit of you who are suf-
fering. If your back aches, if you
feel lame, sore and miserable, if the
kidneys act too frequently, or pas
sages are painful, scanty and off color,
use Doan's Kidney Pills, the remedy
that has helped SO many of your
friends and neighbors. Follow this
Butler citizens advice and give
Doans a chance to do the same for
YOU.
A. H. Herrell, florist, 10 Broad
way. says: Il had dull, heavy ache
i'll my back. Getting up or down or
lifting anything caused sharp sting
ing pain in my back. My kidneys
acted too often, especially at night
and the secretions were scanty, scald-
ing and unnatural Doan's Kidney
Pills completely relieved me. A few
doses now and then keeps me in good
health
Price 6oc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Herrell had Foster Milburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. sat
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-06
Cut Hedge Fences.

The recent decision of the Circuit
Court in Missouri upholds the law
which requires property owners to Gu,
hedge fences to height of five feet
before August Ist. Many road over
s.ers in the state have neglected to
enforce this provision Of the law. The
State Highway Department insists
that an heuse fences should be cut "a
q not 70 ehade the road, the sownes
being perInifted 10 leave N oecasionaI
tree for sence posts, &c. -, S
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-06

Speaker Clark OF Missouri Thurs
day landed hard on young men OF
draft age who are occupying swivel
chairs in various governmental de-
partments. His remarks followed in
PRODUCTION of a number of resolutions
introduced by Repre- sentative Madden
OF Illinois. calling on various depart
ment heads to notify the House the
number of men in their departments
liable to military service.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-06

John NJ. Newsom, who was to have
been in the Galloway County contin-
gent that Wen to Camp Funston in
October, but refused to report, was
arrested at his home in Williamsbur 3
Tuesday. Taylor Althiser, charged
with being a deserter from Camp
Funston last February, was arrested
i'll Jefferson City Monday night. Both
were placed in the County Jail at Full
ton and were taken to Jefferson Bar
racks by Sheriff lanes l.. Cole.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-06

The St. Clair County Democrat has
received whole lot of stuff from St.
Louis booming certain candidate for
United States Senator. He is respect
fully reformed that the Democrat has
fixed rates of advertising and he can
either pay il or hire hall. Shame on
you Bro. Lucas. how would some OF
these chaps ever get to the Senate ii
the country newspapers were not
suckers enough to furnish. free OF
charge. whole columns Of boosts.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-06
Remove A Advertising Signs Along the
Highways.

The State Highway Department is
opening its annual spring drive on ad-
vertsing signs nailed to trees along
the public highways. Road overseers
are erected by law to remove all
such signs, and the county highway
engineer is further directed to see that
this law is complied with.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-06

Some time ago the Anthems cr-Rusc t
brewing company advertised that they
would give pig worth Sloo to the
boy or girl in each congressional dis
trict for the best essay on Saving the
garbage and raising a pig from table
scraps. Miss Pauline Sttbblefield.
niece of Mrs. T. X. Hout, OF War
rensburs, has received notice that the
Judges have awarded her the prize
for the Sixth Congressional District.
and that the pig will be shipped to
her within week.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-06

Last Saturday morning George
Covert started out OF Lockwood as
usual on his rural route, in spite of
the heavy rain, knowing that his pat
rons would be much disappointed ii
they had to be without mail two days
in succession. He had made most
OF his deliveries and was nearing the
end OF tic route when he was evident
ly scizeI with an attack OF heart
trouble, and parties passing along the
road found him dead in his buggy
about ; IL miles from Lockwood
Stockton Journal.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-06

. John .Mairdex, of Knobnoster,
known as Dutch John" last week
purchased $1,000 worth of Thrift
Stamps. The government limits the
amount of Thrift Stamps that any
one person may buy to $1,000, but the
Warrensburg Star. ournal says that
John has enough thrifty kids to keep
each ones quota we'll under the $1,000
limit.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-06

Fred S. Dunn, of the U. S. Depart
ment of Justice dropped into III Dor
ado Springs one day last week on a
mission that was understood to have
to do with a number of Cedar county
people who had been making disloyal
and pro-German remarks. One Hen
ny Whitbeck. who was charged witt,
making decided pro-German state
ments was investigated and because
he had in a large crop OF corn which
needed cultivation. was allowed to go
for the present, says the Ell Dorado
Sun.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-06

If the draft age is increased to 40
years, it will certainly catch lot of
brave men, says the Hopkins Journal,
for we have observed since the war
began that the bravest men have been
little past draft age
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-06

The Kansas City street railway
company has IS lady conductors or
conductorettes as they are called on
its cars, and more will be added as
fast as they can finish their training.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-06
MISSOURI NOTES.

The FL Dorado Springs News says
that between lodging the grand jury
and candidates for office of that burg,
he expects to be kept busy for few
days.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-06

In the Circuit Court of Bates Coun-
ty State of Missouri. October Term,
1915. In Vacation, May 16, 1918
st. Clair Investment Company, a cor
poration, Plaintiff.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-18
BIG INDUSTRIES NAFFECTED BY
 CLOSING ORDER
Many Factories in City Reported to Be Violating Order-Bridgeport Least Affected of All Cities in East-Siemon Admits He
 Doesn't Know Where He is At.

The industrial life of Bridgeport emerged today from the abyss of deecon into which had been cptaed by the drastic fVeday closing order of the fuel ad ministratOn breathed sigh of relief and resumed business with characteristic vigOr when it learned that of the intuition plants in the city would have to shut down.
 is roughly estimated that result of the resembling of the command to close muntion pans-Which given result of official in Wasington-4OOOO workers stunned their tasks this morning. and it is expected that by to- 10000 to 15000 will return to their lGboFs when the present muddle has been clarified.
 The following factories engaged in intuition work recev ed word that they exempted from Gared order and today running full blast:
 The Remington Arms Co.,, employing 10000 persons U M C plant 10000 employees The Locomoble Co., with 25OO ployees Lake Torpedo Boat Co., 1900 hands, The American British Co., 900 men; The Bridgeport Brass Co.,, reopenng o'clock today with 5000 employees and smaller factories gagged in work government war orders.
 The Bulard Machine shops kept steam today and had their entire working force hand cleaning up the factory The officials stated they expected mQmentary to receive word from Washington to start operations.
 The food administration at Washington issued order day exempng every sort of food handng manufacturing distributing agency from the fuel restriction order
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-18
CURFEW TO HELP CONSERVE COAL
 IN FAIRFIELD

Curfew will ring, or blow, in Fair field commencing next Monday even- ing to aid in the conservation of fue1 in that town, according to announce. ment by John P. Boyle, chad of the fuel conservation committee of that town. Beginning Monday night at 8 o'clock the fire whistles will blow five blasts and all children under 15 years of age are to be in their homes at that hour unless accompanied by adults.
 All public lights, except where re- quired by law, must be out at s o'clock, and all unnecessary lighting in public buildings and homes is ex- pected to be discontinued at that time. It is also urged upon the people of the town that they must conserve fuel in every way possible.
 Orders regarding stores are that saloons may be opened from 6;30 in the morning until 10 at night, except Saturday night when they may re- main open until II o'clock.
 Drug stores, candy and fruit stores are to close at g o'clock except Satur- day, when they may keep open until 10. Grocery and meat markets, no- ton stores are to close at o'clock except Saturday, when the hour is o'clock. Dances must cease at 10 o'clock whenever held.