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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-28
DERRY STREET U. B.

neutrality-suspicious., Andantlna,
Salon e; anthem, Bread of the
World" Howard e. Gensler; offer
tory, "Intermezzo," Delibes; postlude,
Largo" Handel.
Evening - Prelude, "Berceuse,"
Dickinson; anthem, "One Sweetly
Solemn Thought" r. S. Ambrose,
anged by Max Spickler; offertory,
"Elegy' Rockwell; postlude, An
dante" (6th Sonata), Mendelssohn.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-28
RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES

Do you know what made Fanny
Crosby's life happy? Everybc DIV
should know the wonderful life story
OF the blind hymn-writer who help
ed thousands to. a life of faith.
Read Fanny Crosby's story OF
"Ninety-fou Years"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-28
UNITED EVANGELICAL

Park Street-Rev. A. B. Hangar
$50, Sunday-school: 10.45 THE
Story Of "A Young Mans Enrolment
for Kingdom Service; 7.3O. "A Gra-
cious Invitation to the Back Slider
Harris Street-Rev. A. G.. Flicker
$50. Sunday-school; 1890, church
service; 7.30. church service.
harrisburg Mission-W. f. Pott.
ieger. 10, Sunday-school; II, "Or
Trial for Eternity. Meets i'm Steele
School Building, Fifth and Mahan.
tongo streets.
Penbrook-Rev. w. E. Pottieger
Rev. w. S. Harris will preach in the
morning. In the evening. The Har.
vest Home. by the pastor.
(Other Church News on Page 81
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-28
GUILD MEETING

The Otterbein Guild of the State
Street United Brethren Church held
a successful rally in the basement
of the church on Thursday evening.
Miss Hope Rem, the president, pre-
sided. Thirty eight were present.
The program was of a patriotic ma
ture. Miss Anna Nissley gave an
address on ."Wheatless' Miss Mary
Nissley spoke on Conservation; ;
Mrs. w. c. Goudy. the patroness of
the society, gave two entertaining
readings. Remarks were also made
by Mrs. II. f. Rhoad and by the
pastor of the church, the Rev. II. f.
Rhoad.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-28
{. E. NOTES

The Rev. J. G. Eller. of FL Paso.
ILL.,, one Of the popular pastors and
Endeavor workers of the Illinois
Conference OF the United Evangelical
church. always finds the Christian
EndeaVor Society to be essential and
a valuable asset 10 congregation.
Rev. Eller will attend the General
Conference session of the NJ. Il.
church at York next week. He at
tended the State and the Interna-
tional c. i. Convention at different
times. For four years he was secre-
tary of the Illinois Conference Key
stone League of Christian Endca-
vor and Cor six years he was its presi-
dent. During the past years he
learned to appreciate Christian En-
deavor highly, and to know it as one
of the strong organizations of the
church.
New trustees were added to the
list of the United Society of Chris
tian Endeavor recently. which in
Clude a number of able and distin-
guished religious leaders. The new
Presbyterian trustee is the Rev. VIM.
Hiram FoulheS, d. D., LII. D., Phil
adelphia. DIR. Foulkes has been sec
retary of the Presbyterian Board of
Ministerial Relief and Sustentation
Fund, but mas now become secre-
tary of the committee on the New
Era Expansion Movement, one of the
greatest enterprises ever undertaken
by the Presbyterian Church. The
new trustee for the Southern Pres
byterians is the Rev. Egbert w.
Smith, ID. d, Nashville, Team, the
denominaUional secretary for for
eign missions. and an enthusiastic
nj ~ 4 If icti q
resignation of the Rev. Robert E.
Pretton left an uneXpired term for
the trustee from the Friends. This
place was filled by the election of
the Rev Ora w. Carrell, Beacon.
la. y strong addition to the list of
trustees-at-large was made by the
election of the well-known Baptist
pastor the Rev. Emory w. Hunt.
d. D.. LII. D.. Newton Center, Mass.
DR.. Hunt has been president OF DEN
ison University, and general secre-
tary of the American Baptist For
eign Mission Society. as we'll as pres
iGent of the Northern Baptist Con-
vention. He is pastor of one of the
leading Baptist Churches in the SUI
burbs of Boston.
Mrs. George Repcher will have
charge of the Endeavor meeting at
The Westminster Presbyterian So
ciety on Sunday evening. A good
time is promised to all who will
attend.
Good Citizenship Day will be OBJ
served by many societies of the En-
deavor movement on Sunday, Octo-
Der Goth. y suggestive program
has been outlined by the Rev. Dan
ieI A. Polling, associate president OF
the United Society of Christian En-
deavor.
"Lessons from Favorite HYMNS"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-28

Market Square Presbyterian En-
deavorers are planning for a camou-
hage to be held October 31st?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-28

The annual meeting. of the wo-
mans Board of Home and Foreign
Missions of the United Evangelical
Church, was a well-attended and in
teresting four days session at Will
Transport, this week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-28

God can hear YOU if you say your
PRAYERS in bed" But how many
persons are too lazy to say their
prayers and put themselves in a
humble position before God?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-28
FIVE POINTS ON THE TOPIC

Topic: Lessons from Favorite
Hymns" Acts 16: 22-25; 3 Chron.
5: 11-14.
Brighten the Corner Where You
Are" won n chinese laundryman, and
he sung it again and again in his
fearful fight with the opium habit.
According to Chron. 5: lila.
are "Choirs" of modern origin?
IF you would sing well. turn your
face TO the light-the light of Gods
promises. the light of faith and hope
and love.-Anon.
Probably Rock of Ages" is the
most popular hymn in the English
language. It was a favorite of Mr..
Gladstone and of Prince Albert, the
consort of Queen Victoria.
There is comfort in song. Our
faith in song will lead to worship in
song.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-28

John Wesley. the founder of the
Methodist Church, said: Make Gil
the money you can honestly; save
all you can prudently; give all YOU
can possibly?"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-28

Since The Rev. G.. w. Hartman,
pastor of the st. Johns Reformed
Church, has gone into war Y. NJ.
c. A. work, the pulpit has been oc-
cupied by a number of prominent
college workers and ministers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-28
DO YOU KNOW THAT

Christian Endeavorers may feel a
pardonable pride in the fulflllment
of their prophecy that America
would he "a saloonless nation by
192O?"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-28

The Mems Bible Glass of the Har-
ris Street United Evangelical Church
held a delightful social and business
session in the social hall on Thurs
day evening. A big time is ant!ci-
pated for Sunday when the annual
rally daY will be observed
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-28

According to Chron. 5: lila
are "Choirs" of modern origin?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-28

The Gideons, evangelical workers
of wide influence, who supply hotels
with Bibles, are represented by H.
600 members out of 100000 travel
ing salesmen of America. At least
workers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-28

Mrs. George Rencher will have
charge of the Endeavor meeting at
the Westminster Presbyterian So
ciety on Sunday evening. A good
time is promised to all who will
attend.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-28

Lessons from Favorite Hymns"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-28

Eighty-eight delegates were in at
tendance at the sessions of Westmin-
ster Presbytery. which were enter
tanned recently at Chanceford Pres
byterian Church. The next session of
the Preshytery will be held in the
First Church, York.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-28

Theodore Deysher. of Reading,
Junior Christian Endeavor superin-
tendent for thirty-three years at lis
home church, spoke at the c. r.
Rally last Sunday evening at Wind
Sor
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-28

Thirty-eight German Methodist
Episcopal churches in the Kansas
City district are dropping the Ger
man language. Nine have abandoned
it altogether.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-28

State Sunday school workers will
meet in annual convention at JohnS-
town October 10-12., The Ackley
brothers song book will be used dur
ing the sessions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-28

The Rev. IT. p. Hartzler, D. D..
editor of "The Evangelical" Harris
burg. has added another poem to
his long list of contributions. The
title of the poem is Treasures For
the Master"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-28

WANTED-Hundr of persons
are wanted daily in the Endeavor
Society. Get into the training school
and have your talents developed for
= good cause. Apply to the presi-
dent of any Endeavor Society.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-28

Mrs. Earnest May will be the
leader next Sunday at the CenJe-
nary United Brethren Society, steel
ton. She is an able speaker and we
are looking for a good time. The
tonic is Lessons from Favorite
Hymns" Sunday nine juniors We're
transferred into the senior society.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-11-07

Buy your rain coats and slicsers
right now" They will be hard t.
find later on, Black & Sons.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-11-07
A Mystery Solved.

The mysterious disappearance at
the Missouri Pacific depot in this city
some time ago of an aged traveller
who was on his wav from his home i'll
California to visit relatives at Mound
City, Kansas, was solved last week
when Marshal Braden received let
ter from the Kansas relatives of the
old man.
The old gentleman reached But
Ter on the early morning train and
intended to continue his journey on
the Interstate train, which leaves
about 200 o'clock. When the Inter-
State train pulled out he was not to
be found and nothing more was seen
of him. According to the letter from
his relatives he had evidently strolled
awav from the depot and did not get
back in time for his train, but arrived
just in time to see the north bound
about to pull out. Thinking that
that was the train he boarded it. He
showed the trainmen the unused part
of his round-trip ticket from Califor-
mia, to Mound City and they, think
ing he was on the return part of the
trip, took him back to Kansas City,
where he boarded train for Califor-
mia, where he arrived in due time.
The poor old chap had travelled all
that distance and arrived in about 80
miles OF his destination, when bv TAX
ing the wrong train he landed right
back where he had started from and
missed the visit with his Kansas rela-
tiyes
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-11-07
LAID TO REST
Body Of Roi Norfleet Buried With
Military Honors.

The body of Roi Jackson Norfleet.
pital ship Mercy" off Norfolk, Va,
on October IS, 1918, was laid to rest
with military honors in Oak Hill
cemetery Tuesday afternoon, Novem-
Der 5th.
The remains arrived in this city
Monday at II o'clock and were taken
to the home of his parents on West
Adams street, where they lay until
Tuesday afternoon when they were
taken to Oak Hill cemetery, where.
impressive services were held.
The Butler Band, of which Roi had
for several years been member, met
the cortege at the cemetery, as did
the firing squad of the Home Guard
and the Boy Scouts, and escorted the
remains to the grave, where services
were conducted by Rev. Hill of the
M. E. church, South. A quintette,
composed of X. L. Mooney, Walter
Hazel, Clarence Morris, c. A. Allen
and Sherman Moore sang.
At the conclusion of the services
volleys were fired over the grave and
taps was blown, and the body OF
another of the noble young men who
have offered up their lives for the
country, was laid to. rest.
Besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. K Norfleet, Roi is survived by
four brothers and two sisters They
are Clarence V. Norfleet of Kansas
City. c. K. Norflect of independence,
Carl and Ditzler Norfleet of Butler,
Mrs. Frank C.. Ream of Butler and
Mrs. frankie Brosius of Kansas City.
A brief history of hisIife was pub
lished in our issue OF last week
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-11-07
Country Happenings.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Gilmore ,ant
children spent Sunday with Jim Law
son and wife. ,-S.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Merl Sargent took
Sunday dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. J.
E. Harvey.
Marvin Snodgrass worked for Geo
Keen Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Co1man Snodgrass
and children called at the Dee Van.
hoy home last Monday.
Mrs. Henry Beerman and Chester
Gordon spent Sunday at the Merit
Shillinger home.
Misses Gladys Barns and Elsie
Russell spent Tuesday with Thelma
Sargent
Miss Goldie Wigger and Everette
Sutherland were entertained at the
Will Wigger home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernice Dickson and
two children spent Wednesday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. T.
Harvey.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Rector enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. T. Anderson and
children and Will Gragg and family
to dinner Sunday.
Mrs. J. M. Chitwood and SON
Harry, spent Sunday with Geo. Den
mis- and wife near Johnstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Bowman were
Butler visitors Saturday.
They are building new concrete
bridge east of the ]. Z. Harvey farm
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Quick enter
tanned the following Sunday, Mr.. and
Mrs. Oliver Barns, Mrs. Randall
Miss Grace Randall and Harry Ran
dali and a sister and her husband OF
Mrs. Quick We did not learn their
name.
Mrs. Geo. Keen and daughter,
Nina, spent Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. Geo. Sargent and daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Wilson enter
tanned company Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Odneal and
baby spent Wednesday night at the
]. +. Harvey home.
Will Jones called on Mr.. Catron
Sunday afternoon.
Geo. Sargent purchased cow OF
John Browning Thursday.
Marsh Brown and family called at
the Ben Wix home Sunday afternoon
Geo. Keen and son, Cecil, motored
to Appleton City Thursday morning.
DAISY.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-11-07


George Vannoy, who is in the con-
tracing business 3t Appleton City
spent the last of the week in this
city with home folks.
DR.. H. W., Tuttle was ordered by
wire Monday to report at Las Vegas,
N. NJ, for army service. He receives
salary of $500 a month and s. a
day expenses. He left Monday night
to report for duty.-Adrian Journal.
Mr.. H. X. Wood, aged ~, one OF
the leading citizens and stock raiser:
of Bates county, died Thursday and
was buried on Friday at Hume. He
had a large farm and is survived by
his wife and seven children. He had
lived in Bates county nearly 40 years
Jeff Taylor got into mixup with a
horse and mule and his left collar
bone was broken. The accident hap
pened atshis home in, Shawnee town.
ship. He was brought to Adrian and
DR.. Bates set the broken bone
Adrian Journal.
In the army casualty lists publish
ed in Fridays papers, appeared the
name of Frank Yates, OF this city, as
wounded severely. Frank is the
youngest SON Of Mr.. and Mrs. Wei
don Yates and is 4 member of Co. b,
Iz8th machine gun battalion.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-11-07

Merwin News.

| thought | would write again, so
you would all know that | didn't die
with the flu" There is only one
case in MerwiiE
! L went to party the other night
and didn't get home until I o'clock
and as | was coming along by Jim
Hayes house | saw horse and
buggy hitched to the gate. never
saw anything of Bayard Curnutte.
The next day there was hole there
by the gate deep enough to bury a
Hun. That horse sure gets tired OF
waiting. He paws dirt like a ma
chine gun.
Mrs. Morris Walters isvery sick at
this writing.
Rupert Kessler has gotten over the
flu and is able to be up now.
Miss Pearl Houtz went to Raymore
last week to visit her grandmother.
Owen and Groves have their scale
house and office completed at the
new elevator.
George pepper and family came
down from Kansas City Saturday to
visit Grandmother Evans.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-11-07
Jesse Ray a Victim of Influenza.

Jesse Ray died at the Mare Island
navy yards early Wednesday morn
ing OF pneumonia which followed the
influenza, according to telegram re-
ceived here Wednesday morning at
2:35.
Mr.. Ray left here about three
weeks ago to enter the navy yards
as an electrician.
Authorities at Mare Island were
notified to ship the body to this city
and it is not expected to arrive be-
fore Sunday or Monday.
He is survived by wife and little
son, Robbie, his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jonathan Ray. and brother,
Orval B. Ray.
A complete obituary will be pub
lshed next week.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-11-07

; - - = d fG .sI-~
Dr. and Mrs. Newton Miller, ]. @:
Miller and daughter, Miss Doris, and
\ MK and Mrs. 1, G, Miller Of Kansas
! City spent Sunday in this city.
j. O.. Moudy and Cooper Adams
have enlisted in the motor transport
department Of the army and expect
an early call to service.-Adrian Jour-
~fial.
Services were held in the churches
of Appleton City for the first time in
several weeks. They had been closed
on account OF the prevailing epidemic
the Flu"
The Rich Hill Review says that a
new time card will go into effect on
$ the Missouri Pacific November ~. So
! far the changes in the time of any. OF
the trains have not been published.
Dr.. G. G. Lane, aged about 50
years, prominent physician of Rich
Hin, died at his home in that city
4 Saturday afternoon of pneumonia
which followed an attack of influenza.
8 Mrs. o.. F. Stotts, of this city, has
received letter from her husband,
3 Who is with the Both division in
1 France, saying that he was in . hos
! pitai Il Tours, France, suffering from
: slight illness.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-11-07
Lieutenant Dickinson Killed by
Shrapnel.

Congressman Dickinson on Friday
received letter from his son Sed-
de, written in France under date OF
October 5th, which briefly related the
manner of the death on the field OF
battle of his brother Lieut.. Glenn p.
Dickinson.
The letter stated, Il guess you have
received letter lately from me, but
not one since l sent my cablegram
about Brother Clems death. He died
in battle on Saturday, September oS.
1t is said he received touch of gas
and later was killed by shrapnel.
Clinton Democrat.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-11-07
FIVE DEATHS IN ONE
FAMILY
Influenza Takes Fearful Toll of the
Bearce Family of the Southeast
Part of the County.


Bearce Family of the Southeast
Part of the County.
The grim death messenger made
five calls at the home OF Frank
Bearce, in the southeast part of the
county last week. First the wife and
mother>was afflicted with the prevail
ing disease, the influenza, and died
leaving husband and four children.
three of whom sickened and died
during the next five days. The fifth
death was Miss McClain, sister OF
Mrs. Bearce, who contracted the dis
ease while nursing the others.
Henry Diehl, who had assisted in
digging the grave for the last of the
Bearce children, dropped dead at the
cemetery while waiting the arrival OF
the funeral procession. Just as the
procession entered the cemetery
young Diehl, who had been standing
with some other men eating candy.
stepped towards the grave and fell
dead. II was. first thought that the
candy was poisoned, but it was de-
|cfded that the death was brought
about by the exertion in digging the
crave together with the excitement
and fear Of the Influenza He was .
Feon OF Frank Diel1l one of the best
|known citizens Of that part OF the
|eounty, About three months ago he
Nas united in marriage to Miss Grace
|Feuew13ds WHO survives hln-
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-11-07
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Carrie L. Dickerson to John Law
son, part lot 2, block 3, Williams ad
dition Butler $500.
w. II. Ewin to Z. c. Porter, 4t
acres in section 10, Charlotte $1,000.
+. A. Hemstreet, ct al to Roy Bart
lett, lot 3, block Peck's addition
Butler $500.
Roy Bartlett to Ivan Ray, lot 3
block l Peck's addition Butler $1,000.
I. Circle ct al to ]. w. Jamison Il
acres section 9 Usage $4,000.
H. NJ. Smith to w. E.. Saunders
block 6 South Drexel 5000.
w. A. Groutsch to F. A. Hemstrec'
ct al part block II Butler $I45o.
Roy Bartlett to H. E. Davidson e.
al blocks Williams addition Butler
$Io5o.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-11-07
American Citizens Held for Ransom
in Mexico.

Ell Paso, Tex, Nov. 1.-Two Amer
leans were taken from Villa Ahumada
to Chihuahua City yesterday under
military guard, passengers who ar
rived here today from Mexico on the
Mexican Central train, reported. The
two men were recognized as D. b.
Smith of FL Paso, who recently was
captured by Epifance Holguin and
held for ransom and f. P Fuller, a
California catt1eman, who went to
Villa -.lumada to make an effort to
OBTAIN the release of Smith and +. r.
Knots and Ammon Tinney, who also
were seized by Holguin and held for
$4,000 ransom.