davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-10
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
ELECT OFFICERS
Missouri State Bank and The Walton
Trust Company Hold Their
Annual Election.

Las, Thursday, January 3. the Mis-
souri, State Bank and The Walto,
Trust Company, associate institu
lions, held their annual clccti0ns
IT Tie meeting Ol The directors Of the
bank the following officers were re-
elected: President. J. b. Walton;
vice president, John Dccrwcstcr
cashier. Jesse T.. Smith.
=, AT the directors meeting of The
Trust Company the following officers
were elected, J. Il. Walton, presi-
dent; G. NJ. IIarget, first vicc-presi-
dent; Frank Allen, second vicc-pres-
ident; Freeman Walton, trca w.
J. Nix, secretary; {. a. McColnbs,
chief examiner.
, The usual semi-annual dividend was
declared by both institutions.
These are anseng the strongest IL
nancial institutions in the state and
atc steadily extending their business
each year The trust company main
ain, branches in several Missouri
-ounties and in the surrounding states
where its name is synonymous with
inancial integrity.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-10
Rolling Stones.

Sunday was another one OF thos
cold, blus!cry days
Dave StuLblciicld and wife and II
II. Ewing and family took New Year
dinner with l.. A. Durbin and family
Chas Goodrich nd family moved o,
Mr.. Morris place, which was recent.
Iy vacated by Press Morr.
Geo. Molcs shipped cattle to Kan
sas City one day last week and is go,
in@ to ship some more this week.
The box SUPPER at Altona last Sal
urday night was postponed on ac-
count Of bad weather.
Joe Stevens is going to work for
John Herman the coming season
II. II. Ewing butcllcrcd three OF as
fine hogs as could be found anywhere
in the county.
John Johnson's team ran off the
other day.
Mrs. Alkirc called on Burns Lun-
dy one evening last week.
i, l.. Rich started to Butler last
Saturday evening but the roads were
too bad for him, SO he turned around
and came back home.
Dave Gcpford bought corn of john
Molcs one day last week.
Jim Harrison was hunting some
one To work for him the other day.
Geo. Molcs bought cattle of Bert
lIiehlcy and Alva Randall last Satur-
day.
X. {. Buckles sold two hogs that
brought him SIls one day last week
Prcss says'lr is going to take his
vacation. and then work for Ira.
Geo. Moics and wife spent Satur-
LAY night in Adrian visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. {. Limpus were
in Adrian one day last
week.
The boys of this neck Of the woods |
had quite time at charivari last |
Tuesday night. They went to Pipes.
AIouse's and Murphy's. They had
quite lively time.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-10
Administrators Notice,

A1etiee is is hereby given, That letters
OF administration upon the estate of
Elizabeth !. Keen, deceased, have
been granted to the undersigned by
the Probate Court of Bates County.
Missouri, bearing date the Sth day Of
January, 1918.
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-
tale; and if such claims be not ex-
hibited within one year from the date
OF granting said letters, they shall be
forever barred.
Witness my signature this Sth day
OF January, 1918.
(SeaD A. T. KEEN,
Administrator.
Attest: CARL ]. HENRY,
l3-4t Jud5 &c of Probate.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-10
Crop Report for Missouri and the
United States.

The December crop report OF tn
rni,ed States Department OF Agricul
turc issued by L. A. Logan, Ficl'
Agent for Missouri, Of the Bureau o
~rop Estimates says that:
The farmers Of Missouri have in
creased their wheat acrcuy: twenty.
five per cent. The increase is five
times that suggested for the state by
the y. $. Departlncnt u Agriculture
last August. lllc acreage seeded this
III! is 53o,ooo acres more than was
,nWn in 1916 and 2I,UJ5 acres more
;lan in T9r4
Seeding began in September and
continued over a longer season than
IT t'al, sDmc being sown the last days
of .,ovcrnDcr in the Southeast low
and>, The soil was pm in better
condition and more acres fcrtlizcd
iran Tcuslo:nary y larger portion Of
ihc crop was Sc!vn on corn stltble
than usual.
Tire backward condition Of wheat
On December first vas caused by tic
r"H'h of Dstpber and Nntemb; r
p;D all The state, being brolscn the
last week OF November by good rains
,Nor IT," 5"u,llcrn part only. Early
s"tn wheat has made a fair growth, !
'c,ar''cd-soncWhat by drou;h, but
at" sown is srnaIl and has not yet all
'nlnc mp. The crop got late start |
II some localities Of the East and
'"Hi|' sections. The plan; is reported
% be we'll rooted. Wheat on bottom
and, shows a condition we'll up to
nat OF ten year average.
he Northeast and So'lh (Ozark)
''Strirt- suffered most from fall
rulrl I he Northwest. West, Cen
raj, and Southeast districts arc above
he ajat" average condition, being the
otter wheat sections, while in the
caly producing East district, with a
,rEc acreage. the plant is small and
one reported not up.
WiHTEE WIII.AT-T The United ,
Ja,cs planted IN the fall OF roI7 49, ,
@,oDo nclc~, compared with 1o,53l,- i
70 "rrc. pi1r'cd laeI year Conii- :;
on De"cmNcr was 1o.5 per cent III ,
Iliua', compared with H57 last year
I'd 1913, tn" ten year average con- /
tr,n rn December /. i
| "f Missouri, tie planting was ?, II
p,"pn @crcs. compared H.ith 1,5Ur 10
us lat y,ar Condition December il
sd, &. l,,r cont 81 normal COMPARED -
iTf1 = i y17r ago and 90, the ten g
at average. <
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-10
Two Bits a Day Clubs.

Ont. in Phoenix, Ariz., a movement
has been inaugurated for the forma
tion of Two Bits a Day" clubs, the
members OF which are to buy quar-
tcrs worth Of Thrift Stamps every
day. Three men each took a hundred
Thrift cards, pasted one stamp in
each card, and sold the entire lot
before two blocks had been covered.
Two bits" is the old fern, dating
back to the carly days of the country.
FOR a quarter of a dollar. and is still
used in the South and West. Every
patriotic American now wants TO do
his Bit; the members of these clubs
arc carrying out this idea finely in
doing their "two bits" every day. 1t
is hoped that Two Bits Day" clubs
will be formed all over the country in
the great war-savings campaign.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-10
Notice of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given 10 all credit
ors and others interested in the estate
Of James M. White, deceased, that /,
Jas. A. White, Administrator of said
estate, intend to make final settlement
thereof. at the next term of the Bates
Cnun'y Probate Court, in Bates
County, State of Missouri, to be held
az But!cr. Missouri. commencing on
the a5th day OF February, 1918.
JAS. A. WHITE,
13-4t Administrator.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-10
In And Around Maysburg.

sunday morning came with anothc
snow storm raging.
Mra. Anna A.H,rr Wa5 quite slc}
NJ cuursoay and Thursday of. las
wees with laArippe, but IS better Al
ihIn "Ilt'nH.
hr Kcd Cross Of Mingo meets
every Tuesday and Thursday after.
noon at tner work room at Mays
burg. They have met six times to
! W"ik and have made lour hundred
aad seventy fine ix4 in gauze wipes
AMI s. I@<l"-in irrigation or paper
back pads. besides several of the
.atlc5 atc doing knitting.
Mr., Tom Cannon butchcrcd Tues
day.
Mr. Tan White finished gathering
corn Saturday morning.
Mrs. Frank Patt shredded fodder
Friday afternoon and Saturday morn
ing.
Mr., Sterling Harness has sold his
farm to Mr. Wclivrr near Butler and
har h"uaht another farm near Altoona
Nn"wn AS the old Tablcr farm.
Mrs. Riley Gilbert visited her
brother, Nlhcr, i.drington, and family
last Saturday.
Arch Anderson has purchased him
self a new Ford car
Mr.. viii Hoover butchcrcd We'd
usday
Mr.. Riley Gilbert took his car to
rich Friday and had it repaired.
MIR llincy Strobe took Lee Martin
md wife to Butler Wednesday. Lee
'ad To 60 up to answer his questions
Mrs. Salli Farmers sister Matte.
husband and baby and their brother !
ave been. visiting her for the past |
week.
Mrs. Bertha Martin visited her aunt
Mrs. Farmer Monday afternoon.
James Ilargravc hauled corn to
rich Saturday.
Mr. iIargravc hauled hogs to Urich
or his son follin Saturday.
Cecil Mccoy returned from Kan
ns ''i,y sunday where he had been
Lifting tnc past week.
Mrs. Mccoy and daughters Bcr-
ice AMI Fay have been spending the
at week down about Appleton and
rockville visiting friends and rcla-
ives.
Mr. and Mrs. Arch Anderson and
tile son spent Sunday in Clinton. ;
a NElGlIBOR.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-10
Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given, that letters
OF administration upon the estate of
Nathan Groves, deceased, have been
granted to the undersigned by the
Probate Court of Bates County, Mis-
souri,, bearing date the Sth day of
January, 1918
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to the undersigned for allow
ancc within six months after the date
OF said letters, or they may be pre-
cluded from any benefit of such es-
tate; and if such claims be not exhibit
cd within one year from the date of
granting said letters, they shall be
forever barred.
Witness my signature this 9th day
of January, 1918.
(ScaD OTIS H. GROVES,
Administrator.
Attest: CARL J. HENRY,
I3-4t Judge of Probate.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-10
$! .ooo, 90 20 Foodstuffs Exported by
u. S. in 1917.

Washington, ID. G., Jam 2.--Exports
OF loodstulfs in 1917 were val led at
nearly $1,000 100000, an increase of
$eo- 100000 over 1916. Statistics an-
nounced today by the Department OF
Commerce show, however, that there
was decrease in actual q1antity,
higher prices accounting for the in
creased valuation.
Ereadstuffs exports were valued at
S5oo,ooo,ooo; meat and dairy prod ,ct S
$S55,ooo.ooo and cottonsccd oil $I7,-
100000. Shipments of wheat, flour,
corn, oats, cotton and cottonsccd oil
all decreased. Exports of beef and
lard increased.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-10
Fl. F:.ey - be Used ss a Hospital
Post Exclusively.

~'.-:>a C,,;;, !.as., Jan. :3.-Fort
E:,ey !. n jc devoted exclusively to
h's2p:zi WORK, according. to autilori-
H4,::c rerrr.. Il the post today. Plans
arc<Lr rade iDr the nlcli. al de
partment 70 take over all buildings
.I.-.i Irl% barra:%s and officers, quar-
tiers. ioT use ni tie, base hospital. The
artillery snbpost has been used for
this purpose for several months. Use
OF the entire post will afford accom-
lnodatlnas Tor several thousand men.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-10
]. T. SECONDS THE MOTION
Says Auctioneer Robbins Struck tie
Key Note on Sale Advertising.

While in Mound City Tuesday on
Court business, we called at the of.
flee OF OUR new county treasurer, J. r.
'olt, and found he and his two
Iang'ters, Dora and June. as busy as
-.AXatla -nt- bees their tiffefr books, II
being in. the busy end of tax-paying
tine. However, Jonah took time to
visit with us short time and in the
course of the conversation said he
read with much interest tile article ON
public sale advertising written by
Clyde Robbins, OF Butler, which ap-
pcarcd in the Observer Enterprise
last week. He said the farmers made
a big mistake in not advertising their
public sales more extensively, and
cited his sale last fall as a proof of
the advantage OF extensively advertis-
'ng a public sale. He carried an ad-
vertisement in every paper in the
county; had thousand bills printed
and personally saw that they were
properly distributed, and as result
had people at his sale from all parts
OF this county and from the ed yes of
counties. The crowd at the
sale rcsembled 9TH of July celebra-
ton and the people were there to bid
on the stuff He had ..invoiced his /;
stuff at the big value he thought it
would bring and that the sale, which
amounted to little less than $4,000,
brought him fully $4,000 more than
he invoice. With the expenditure of
$4,000 more than the ordi-
larry amount he was enriched five
hundred dollars. Like Mr.. Robbins.
Mr.. Holt thinks if you can attract a
nan from a distance you are going to
ret some healthy bidding from him,
S he would not come that distance
nless he wanted to buy something he
lad seen advertised-Pleasanton
kas.) Observer Enterprise.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-10
Fair Mount News.

There is a nice snow on the groun
: at present, but it's uriftcd quite b
again.
charley Stoll, Gi 1abcrville, visitc
New icars with his brother, Joh
.,io'l. and family.
tuddie hanlnian, oi near Tabcr
vile VISITED rc,alnes ttr-. lricnas il
inns vicinity last week
Lyuia kapY Nl.lic Vogt, Waltc
! HIT tttrttdI KaPp TOJN -TcW car din
ncr "ltn .Ar.nur and Lila Bouc.
oc Bauer and FRED Schmidt ant
Their families and Charley olopl ant
FRED kaufman took dinner win Jonr
.,loil and family Kew Years day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Vogt took din.
ncr wIth her parents. Mr and Mrs
{. NJ. Rapp New Years Gay.
Carl Llacncr ana part OF his fam
lily and Lyula kapp and Willc vogt
spent the afternoon and took supper
..cw car, day wun John Ilsch,r
AID family.
William Boltc and wife went to ST..
Louis last week to visit friends and
relatives, especially his mother, who
~. "1yD Gtlrlc sick,
A very large crowd OF young folks
bd'"c.tu AT ,i.c john .otoil nome last
', tei!Cs day ,hlSnt, ABOUT iOrty being
present. The evening was spent in
playing various games. An report
Il good lime.
Walter lroikc, who visited about
week here, returned To- his home near
Walnut, Kansas, last Thursday.
MRS. Frank kapp gave Il supper
Fast "Wednesday night III honor OF her
husbands -3rd birthday. those pres
nj were Rev. llcinl<c, Joe Brachcr,
.cwi' rlcischcr, Nitk Rapp, Gus
Iohanlncycr, John loss, Henry
'fariicr and their falnilics, Mrs.
MARTHA Schcllman and Mrs. c. NJ.
}app and children, John Sciders and
vic, Fricda and Edwin Brachcr,
finest Ioss, Walter Troiltc, Willie
'cidcr, Ella and Arthur Boltc, and
N'lic No@t. A very enjoyable even
l5 was spent and at late hour they
II departed for their homes wishing
,''t. utaav more happy birthdays.
Henry Fleischer and wife, Nick
app ana N.Iic, and Mrs. e.. NJ Rapp
c1p"d !:a'; i|app butcher his winter
prs last Friday. /,
MIR. Docrliingcr and family moved
} Appleton City last week.
~ UEt sPcTT last saturday
ith his uncle. John, and family in ,
cilcll City,
{. NJ. kapp and family entertained
dinner Sunday Nick aud frank
app and their families, Mr.. and Mrs.
red Vogt, Willie !ost and Ernest
OSS:
Paul lleischcr and Amos Rapp mo, ,,
red to Appleton City on special
lsincas last Saturday evening. ,
Willie Vogt and Lydia Rapp en- :,
ycd Il game Of pinocllc at the John
schcr home last Friday night. :,
PRISCILLA :,
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-10

Col. w. ?. Sewer, OF Summit, was
in town one day the first of the week
and had sale bills printed for sale
that he will hold on his place four
miles cast of ;utier, Thursday, .Ianu-
ary II. Col. Sewer has decided to re-
tire from the farm, but so far has not
decided just what he will do, but it is
hoped that he and his estimable wife
will conclude to remain in this COM
munity where they have lived so
many years.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-10
Notice of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given 10 all credit
ors and Others interested in the es-
tate of D. B. Sweezy, deceased, that /,
Ida Sweezy, Administrative of said
estate. intend to make final settle
ment thereof, at the next term of the
Bates County Probate Court, in Bates
County, State of Missouri, to be held
at Butler. Missouri, commencing on
the 25th day of February. 1918.
IDA SWEEZY,
13-4t Administrative.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-10
Notice of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given to all credit
ors and Others interested in the estate
of H. D.. McClintie, deceased, that /.
J.. X. jenkins. Executor of said es-
tate. intend to make final settlement
thereof, at the next term of the Bates
County Probate Court. in Bates
County. State of Missouri. to be held
at Butler. Missouri. commencing on
the 2sth day of February, 1913.
J. R. JENKINS.
I3-4t Executor.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-10
Draft Measure Constitutional.

Every contention raised against the
sclc draft act was swept aside by
Il dec sion handed down by the Unit
cd States supreme court Monday.
Ihc opinion was delivered by Chief
Justice White and concurred in by
every member Of the court. The
opinion took up and definitely dis
posed oi each of the many questions
raised by counsel for persons con-
victcd Of avoiding the draft.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-10
Missouri var Conference.

In connection with Farmers Wcci
to be held at the State University, il
Columbia, January 10 aud u, it ha
been decided by the state Council o
Defense to hold a Missouri War Con
terence, Will, the object OF "Reinvig
oralin; and thoroughly cnergisc the
patriotic war s.,iri, of the people OF
Missouri"
Fourteen thousand invitations have
been sent ont 10 patriotic Missouri
ans, assuring 4 large atten lance of
Chairmen, Representatives of County
Councils and Township Councils of
Defense. the pa:rotic Sneakers Bu-
reau OF the Missouri Council of De-
Ict s., the Four Minute Men of Mis-
sot1rl, editors. preachers, cIutatora,
labor representatives, and individuals
prominent in various war movements.
IEt Importance OF the spoken word
as stressed lzy the President in car
ry!r8 the message OF Americas war
slee-++ = direct Vt to tire people VIII De
emphasized by the speakers. Divis-
ional and sectional meetings will be
held by the County Councils of De-
lensc ard by the Four Minute Men
Of Missouri. On the second day of
.hc Conference sectional meetings
will be held and plan made for
score OF meetings to be held through
out the state during the following
mona IN which the message brought
" ,'c Dea;;ers from Washington
vii L., i ssa.1.i-a,ci directly among
:!e people.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-10
HERE'S HOW.
Hoover's Man Points Out Our Ex-
travagance.

The changing character of modern
lie is well illustrated by M. L. Requa
OF the National Food Conservation
!urcau. who presents remarkable
scre. of facts.
He says we spend for candy 2ol
million dollars year. During the
last ten years our population has
increased Fl per cent, but our con-
sumption of soda water has increased
I2I per cent.
In 1000 we spent 100 million dollars
for patent medicines. Last year we
swallowed and plastered ourselves
with more than 800 million dollars
worth and we are not we'll yet.
We spend $50 million dollars a year
for picture shows, and 200 million
dollars for jewelry.
In beer we drank eight gallons per
capita in 1880, but zosI gallons in
1914 hardly satisfied us. For spirits
we spend 6l6 million dollars a year,
for malt liquors oI6 million dollars,
for wines 100 million dollars. For
tobacco we can add on Goo million
dollars more.
Our production of millinery went
from $o.s7o.34o in 1880 to $Ir4, 10000
in 1914. OF womcn's clothes we man
ufactured 81 million dollars worth in
1880 and $47,88, 900 in 1914. During
that period our population has in
creased less than Is per cent. while
BUR production of millinery rose more
han 600 per cent. and Of women's
more than 100 pei cent.-Ex-
:hange.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-10
Congressman Acquitted of Charge OF
Conspiracy.

Madison, Wis. Jan. 3.-Charges OF
conspiracy to defeat the draft laws
of tie Nation, upon which Congress
man John M. Nelson and his son, By
ron, were indicted by federal grand
jury, we're quashed in federal court
here this afternoon. The government
will appeal.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-10

The Secretary of the Treasury has
announced that no new Federal build.
ings will be commenced until after
the war, except in case of absolute ne
cessity. This will be bad news to sew
eral Missouri cities that expected
work to commence on their new
building in the spring.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-10

According to the ''i'orty years agp
items in the Kansas City lines a
shipment ol l} mon,h old hogs that
averaged ,,A POUNDS, and we're the
biggest 81 The 3 taspn arrived at the
kansas { i!y market,
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-10

Kansas City is rapidly catching up
with Reno. Nevada a, place where
matrimonial knots are united with
neatncss and dispatch. ZOO divorces
were granted IN laat city during the
last year
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-10

Dancing is one form ci amusemen.
being provided on a large scale fer
the men of the Army anG Navy. 1t is
one of the ways the war camps conf
munity service, under direction of the
War and Navy Departments, pre-
vides wholesome pleasure for the
troops.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-10

Kansas City police almost made an
important arrest the other day. Or,
rather, they made the arrest and then
turned the prisoners loose. a man
and woman were arrested for scllin,
drugs. The woman confessed and
guided the policemen to the house
where the drugs were kept. When
they arrived at the house two United
States revenue officers who had been
working on the same case appeared
on the scene. The Kansas City Off
.cees. thinking they were part of the
gang. opened fire on them and pistol
duel. during which the U. S. officers
were probably fatally wounded. took
DaAce. The prisoners taking advant-
- Of the confusion disappeared and
hass= not as yet been recaptured.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-10
MISSOURI NOTES

DR.. +. 3. Tiffany, one Of the fore
most eye specialists in the country,
died a, his home in Kansas. City Fri
day. He wa@7I years old.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-10

Total acceptances of recruits for
the Army December 13 numbered
more than I4,3oo--the largest number
accepted in one day in the history of
the country.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-10

Persistence was rewarded last week
when Benjamin Hunt. i arm lahorr,'
living four miles noIth oi Holt. ;,
years old, made three attempts a: sui
eide this week before succeeding. He
received his qucstihnul'rc last week
and repeatedly stated he would not go
to war. lie rushed INTO the house.
striking himself with a hammer. de-
claring he would kill himself. Fail
ing. he seized a shotgun and attempt
cd to shoot himself. but Only succeed
cd in setting his clothing ON fire. The
discharge entered the ceiling Before
rifle and shot himself through the
head, dying a few hours later.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-01-10

According to new regulations in
England. women's shoes must not
have uppers Of leather exceeding ?
inches. nor of any other material ex-
ceeding 8 inches in height.