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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-05-30
Ruth and Elmer Soderstrom visited
Mae Proctor Sunday afternoon.
Proctor Morrison visited home
folks Saturday night.
Peru Items.

Us kids have been awful busy plow
ing corn, cleaning house and eating
Strawberries so we haven't caugh
many items the last week or so.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. r. Hall and Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer Hall took Sunday
dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Lyle
Ross Williams purchased him q
new Maxwell car a week ago.
Several from this neighborhood at.
tended the Bates county Sunday
school convention at Passaic last
Tuesday and Wednesday. Those
present report having a nice time
Mr.. H. @. MaXey spoke at Peru
last Friday night. Those who were
not present certainly missed a fine
talk on the war. If all our people
were as patriotic as Mr.. Maxey it
would help win this awful war.
The party given at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Thompson in honor
OF Messrs. William Thompson and
Pete Moore was we'll attended and
all present report an evening OF en-
joyment.
Several from this neighborhood at
tended the silver medal contest given
at the Happy Hill church by the
Double Branch w, c. T. L. The
readings were ali good but the judges
decided in honor OF Faye Blanken-
baker OF this neighborhood.
There will be no Childrens Day at
Peru on account OF the whooping
cough.
The y. p. &. contest which was
closed several weeks ago was tie
SO the two sides decided to all so on
a picnic together. Last Sunday, with
lunch, they all went to Devils Hol-
low and enjoyed the day, but all
were tired and ready to leave when
the motion was made. ManN pictures
were taken during the day. The new
members got during the contest were
Nancie Deems. Christine Warren.
Pansy Johnson, Alable padley. Juan
ita Warren, Neta Vannoy. Chester
Vannoy. Ralph Ghere, Claude WAR
rem, Jim Thompson, Earl Woodall
and Walter Thompson, and about fiji
ty pledge sisners.
Miss Susie Harper, who has been
attending school at arrensburg is
home ior the summer. +
The y. p. l.. will give a program
and ice cream supper at Peru June s,
1918 Please come and tell Others
Misses Leola and Hazel Rice, who
are attending school at arrensburg,
spent few days at home last week. .
BILLIE AND SUSIE.
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Gench Bros.
BUTLER, MO.
Brackney Items.

We have been having some real old
summer weather the last few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Nichols and
family spent Sunday afternoon at the
Will Nichols home.
Miss Maude Hartel spent last week
with her grandmother. Mrs. White,
of near Spruce.
Ernest Deems spent Thursday
night at the S. A. Deems home.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Smitllson were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Deweese.
Amer Ellis commenced working
for Glen Deweese Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A: G. Deems and son
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. {. B.
Baker Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. S. p. Williams, l.. A.
Deems and daughter and Charles
Steiiin motored to Pleasant Gap
Sunday afternoon.
Miss Nancic Deems spent Friday
night and Saturday with her cousin.
Mary and Cecil Dunn
a number OF the young folks spent
Sunday afternoon at the c. b. Baker
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Bradley, Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Colsom and number
OF others spent Sunday i'll Eldorado.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Thralls of Butler
spent Sunday afternoon at the W. H.
Deweese home.
JACK AND JILL. ..
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May %, 1918.
Cortland.
(Too late for last week.

Several from here attended tn.
graduating exercises OF the Butler
High School Friday night. Virgi
Lockard. OF this ncighborhood. was
one of them.
Word was received by Mrs Car.
ME this week that her son. John
Carnie, had been removed from FIT
Sill, Oklahoma, to Fit. Mills, New
York and expected to sail for France
any day
Private Jack Hauver. of Camp
Funston, and Walter Baker Of But
Ter visited Charley Carnie Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lentz and Miss Fern
Simon OF Adrian visited at the \. w.
Shay home Sunday afternoon.
Q. A. Heinlein and family OF Butler
spent. Sunday at Websters':
Mr. and Mrs. P. I. Turner and two
sons visited Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Sarius at Metz Saturday afternoon.
Miss Edith Wilson and Blanche
Carrie of Kansas City. were visiting
Miss Gladys Carnie Saturday and
Sunday.
Fred Wright's niece is out from
Butler visiting him.
Iva Faubion of Butler spent Satur-
day night and Sunday with Sylvia
Vaughn.
Mrs Lotten of Rich Hill came to
Sam Flanders Saturday for a short
visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Wheat and
daughter, Marjorie. of Amoret, and
Miss Hester Ely, of Blue Mound.
Kansas, took supper at P l. Turner's
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. l. Burk left Thurs
day for an automobile trip to ILL.,
nois.
Virgil Lockard and ]. r. Bradley
went to Foster Saturday night visit
ing.
Harry Holloway and family OF But
Ter took dinner at Carnie's Sunday.
Edith Soderstrom was in Kansas
City three days this week.
Oleva and Dona Spier, Edith, Lily,
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-05-30
Cortland.

We fixed up the most interesting
list of items Cortland has been able
to furnish last week and the carrier
left them in the box until it was too
late to get to press.
Matt Simpson brought home a new
carriage Saturday.
Miss Maude Morgan is visiting
friends in the Peru neighborhood.
Mrs. NJ. w. Faubion and son, Ira,
of Butler, took dinner with Mrs.
Hannah McClintic and granddaugh-
ter, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. I. Turner and three
sons spent Sunday at John Rhea's
near Drexel.
Beth Turner and Gladys Morrison'
visited Cionia Medley Sunday.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-05-30
North New Home.

John Heinz spent Thursday with
Jack Skaggs and family.
John Mckissick sawed wood Fri
day for Claud Berry.
Mrs. Jim Clark and Mrs. Linen
doll visited Friday afternoon will,
Mrs. Henry Ehart.
Tom Chandler has purchased an
Overland car.
Miss Alice Dickerson of Butler
came out Saturday for a short visit
with Mrs. keeton.
Warnie Keeton, wife and baby
spent Thursday at Ida Clark's.
Miss Lois Clark visited with Miss
Ruby and Grace Berry Sunday.
John Phelps and Frank Miller and
Jack Skaggs and family spent Sunday
at Charley Dickerson's near Foster.
. Albert Linendoll took fat hogs to
Butler Monday.
Miss Edith and Clyde Miller helped
their grandma, Mrs. John Phelps,
pick Strawberries Monday.
Mrs. Ben Pickett spent Sunday
with her son, Merritt, and family.
Tom Chandler and wife visited
Mrs. Linendoll and son, Albert, Sun
day. COR.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-05-30
In And Around Maysburg.

Miss Eunice Hendrickson will star
Tuesday to Warrensburg, where sh'
will attend the summer school.
Cecil Mccoy was not SO we'll Sun
day.
We were glad to know Mr.. DALI
was able to go to Sunday schoo
Sunday.
Mrs. Simpson went to Montross
Saturday and brought Emmett and
his wife home to spend Sunday.
Albert Burlington and wife went tc
Creighton Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Clark gave recep-
ton Saturday night for their son
Claud and wife. There were about &C
present. A dainty two course supper
was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ramsy left Saturday
morning for a visit to their son in
Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. Hudson, Mr.. and
Mrs. White called at Mr.. McCoy's
Sunday evening.
Ray Powell and wife visited Mrs.
Powell's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Riley
Gilbert, Saturday night and Sunday.
Lea Martin and wife visited Mrs.
Martins aunt, Mrs. Sallia Farmer,
Saturday night and Sunday.
Tan White and daughters, Thelma
and Marie Louise, H. Clark and wife,
Claud Clark and wife visited at Jim
McCleney's Sunday.
Sam Dutten sand wife visited Mrs.
'Dutten's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hues, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglass and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hendricks
son and family Of Adrian and Miss
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-05-30
Elkhart News.

T. G. French and family returned
Sunday from visit with relatives ii
FL Dorado Springs.
Christine Largent entertained sew
eral =, little friends at dinner Sunday
i'll honor of her birthday.
Dave Landlords and Will Ragans
attended church in Adrian Sunday
morning and evening.
GRANDMA Crowder of Adrian is
visiting her daughter. Mrs. Duffey.
Lewis and Ethel Cox visited rela-
tives in Illinois few days last week.
a cousin returned with them.
Mr. Fri received a telegram from
his son at Little Rock saying that he
was to leave camp in few days. Mr..
and Mrs. Fri and Miss Ethel Goode
took the next train for the camp.
Hattie Maddy has been very sick
with the measles.
Several neighbors spent Sunday at
ternoon at Jim Cowley's.
Misses Natalia and Alvena NIaddy
and Erin Brown visited at the Meyers
home near Passaic last Wednesday.
There will be an ice cream supper
at Elkhart store next Saturday night,
June I. Everybody attend. Pro-
ceeds to go to the Red Cross. Ladies
please bring cakes.
Ralph Nc Bride and Lewis Cox
were ordered to report for army duty
at Butler, May 20. All regret to see
these two young men go but wish
them safe return.
BROWN EYES.
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Fair Mount News.
We are needing rain.

We are needing rain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Vogt, jr, an,
baby and Mrs. Vogt's mother. Mrs
c. NJ. Rapp, and laughter, Lydia
were in Appleton Cir on specla
business Friday.
Elsie Ioss of Appleton came dew
Saturday and is wishing relatives ar
friends here this week
Mrs. Louisa Yoss. 81, spei:: las
Friday with her father, Mr.. Ford, 81
Appleton, who is very poorly.
&C. M. Frank and Martin Rarp
helped Nick Rapp single his house
Monday.
Grandma Rapp and Gladys Ssheil
man of Appleton City came down
Saturday to attend mission festival
Sunday and will visit this week viii.
relatives and friends.
Crist Yoss and family OF Appleton
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with Fred Yoss and family.
c. NJ. Rapp and family and Viola
Vogt took dinner Sunday with F. \,
SOSt, u dlu ldIlllly.
A bunch of young folks spert an
enjoyable evening Sunday at the Al
bert Yoss home
Mrs. Nick and Frank Rapp and
Grandma Rapp helped Mrs. Heinke
pick and put UP Strawberries Mon
day.
Mrs. Will Schapler and daughter.
Katie took dinner Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. burst.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fix's daughter.
Lizzie. of Drexel, has been visiting
them the past week.
A reception was given Monday
night in the Prairie City park in hon
or of the boys that leave for training
Wednesday. They are Warren Horn
buckle, Clarence Sunderwirth and
Bill Wyrick, off Prairie City. A very
large crowd was present, but a wind
storm blew up which scared about
half of them home. The band played
some splendid music. Mr.. Maxey.
from Butler, also delivered a splendid
speech. Ice cream and cake were the
Refreshments. We wish the boys
good luck and hope to see them back
soon.
Mission Festival was held at the
Lutheran church At Prairie City Sum
day. Rev. Miller Ind Rev. Maiusclik,
both Of Kansas, preached splendid
sermons A number Of Appleton
cifv ff,1ks vvere ornSert
PRISCILLA.
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Senator Baldwin Entertains c. c. c.

The hospitable home of Senator
and Mrs. Baldwin was agleam witt
welcoming lights on ednesda,
night, May IS, it being the birthday
anniversary OF the Senator, who for
the third time was entertaining the
Country Culture Club upon his an
niversa:y, says the Appleton City
Journal.
With pleasant anticipations I the
Club members and families and many
invited guests repaired to his home,
where after being cordially greeted
by Senator and Mrs. Baldwin and
daughters were made to feel that the
home was theirs for the evening and
soon the tide of Conversation and
happy laughter was running high.
Bowls of columbine and snap dra-
son gave SPICY May-time fragrance
to the air, while the glorious red
poppy gave regal splendor to the
decorations. The Hudson orchestra
discpursed lively music. Mrss Wat
kins sang in her usual synnpathetic
manner, Keep the Home Fires Burn
ing and "Laddic in Khaki. after
which the c. c. Club presented Sem
ator Baldwin with a Brass Costumer
as slight token OF their respect and
honor. Mrs. H. T. Pratt, president
OF the Club, made the presentation, to
which the Senator responded in his
usual characteristic hearty manner.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-05-30

Faythe Warner visited at Samp Hen
drickson's Sunday.
Erminc thinner went home with
Goldia Warner from Sunday school
Sunday.
Mildred White, Leslia and Neoma
Darlington visited Mable Dale Harris
Sunday.
Mr.. Warner sold his hogs Monday.
A NEIGHBOR
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-05-30

The harvesting of the 1918 wheat
crop began in America Saturday-in
parts of Denton, Cooke and Wise
counties, Texas. The new grain is in
the rich bottom lands where maturity
OF the grain is. faster than on the
prairies.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-05-09
OTHER MENN0NITES
PREPARING TO MOVE:
Colonies at Rosedale, New Elm
and Rockport Said to Follow
Those In Sanborn County.

Mitchell, =. H., May f.. Following
IN" announcement that the Mennonite
r~olonlsts. located in Sanborn county
ON the banks of the James. had sold
,hcir holdings through their leaders
10 n group of Artcsian capitalists, il is
learned that the colonies al Rosedalc,
New f.dm and Rockport have also
made contracts for land transfers and
viii receive real estate in Canada for
their South Dakota property.
leaders, of the Huttrischc brethren
nave been i'm Canada fol some time
seekIng promises of draft exemption for
their young men from Canadian Off
clais and claim immunity from ser
vice has been promised them. Their
religion is opposed TO war and they
nave already shown their active oppo-
sltion To the draft laws of the United
states. by protests. 1t will be recalled
that three leaders OF this faith We're
arrested last week for alleged attempt
lns to bride officers of the United
States army and secure the release OF
Mennonite recruits.
The %colonistS. whose lands are anon
the richest i'm the state. cut their crops
to a minimum this year, raising only
enough for their w consumption
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-05-09
BIG CELEBRATION IS
PLANNED At YANKT0N
May Day Festivities to Be Held
In Connection With De-
clamatory Contests.

Yankton. s. i May with 30 en-
''I"s, May Queen elected. and judges
arranged for things are in readiness
Tor the siNtecnth annual high school
defamation contest at Yankton COL
'ese, Friday, May ;. Miss Edna
of Alccster was elected
Queen OF the Nay at the student cleo
Mons. Mr.. N Mrs. c. r. Mauller OF
SIOUX City formerly of Sioux City
nigh school and Prof. l.. Nj. Fort Of
Mitchell will he Judges of The contest.
mere are III entries in The general
class. TO be heard in the afternoon.
After This will come The May pole fes-
tlVlties an dances; and in the even
mig the nine speakers i'm the oratoric-
al section. There are still three
schools which have signified their in
tehtlon of entering but have not yet
signed up.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-05-09
SPEAKS WORDS OF TRUE
AMERICAN PATRIOT

Aberdeen. s.. d.. May IA. c.
White, named hy Governor Norbeck as
II member of the state council of de-
tense, lis u pioneer hardware merchant
or Aberdeen, conducting both a retail
and wholesale business. He served u
number of terms. in years gone by, as
mayor of Aberdeen. and is "a prominent
Mason. "A native German, he is an ar
dent American. and he gave the reason
why In an interview when notified of
ms appointment to the defense council.
I've got the spirit of equality and
freedom born in me" he said. II don
Know the duties of a member of the
state council of defense, but l UNDER
stand It's an organization to win the
war. and if it is I'm with it heart and
soul,' he continued. My grandfather
was a leader in the revolution of 1S4S
IN Germany against the rulers, and
WheT: the revolution was quelled and
the r~lnsleader punished, my grand
rather got the penalties that usually
come to those who start "a fight for
liberty in am oppressed land. I've got
the spirit of freedom in my veins and
in my life until I've no sympathy with
a nation like that against which we
hight, and III do my best to see it
humble and its subjects given u fair
ChanCe."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-05-09
Total of all funds sl.1e.,4S4

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. districts of
Aberdeen were combed by shcriffs, police
and home guards in Il; drive on, draft
dodgers and unemployed. Scores of men
found lounging i'm pool halls were round
cd up and taken to the court room i'm tn.
municipal building. Those of draft age
were compelled TO show registration
cards. Those unable to show credentials
were held as slackers. Work dodgers are
to have Il hard time in South Dakota.
MOUND CITY-About the middle of
May II new weekly newspaper. to ba
named the Campbell County Monitor. will
commence publication here. The publisher
will be j. r. Davis, n of the publishers
of the Bowdle Pioneer, who will move to
Mound City n give the new paper his
entire attention.
LAKE PRESTON-At a mass meeting
of citizens n home guard organization
was perfected here. The following were
elected officers: Captain, DIR. &. II. Ora
ham,; first lieutenant. William c. Hutch
ms. ir.: second lieutenant. Fl. A. Keith.
The three officers have had considerable
experience in military training.
Observation-Disclosures of Carson county
have been urged to do away with UNI
necessary lunches at church gatherings
IN the interest OF greater conservation.
The campaign Is being conducted BY the
chairman OF production and home eco
nomics.
GREGORY-vast shipments OF live
stock are being made from the Rosebud
country to eastern markets. In a single
day II carloads OF cattle and hogs were
shipped from Gregory alone. the days
shipments bringing the shippers an ag-
gregate OF more han $2O.AO0.
PIERRE-Lteut. Will C. Robinson. Of
Pierre. is training in the tank service in
France. according to a letter received by
his father. He describes the sensation of
riding In a tank as similar to that Of be.
ing In . "bathtub on roller skates"
ABERDEEN-AN bakers In the state
are ordered to submit weekly reports on
their stocks OF flour and substitute stocks
to c. ". Herreid. federal food admins
traitor. Beginning May 4. III inventory
will be required cach Saturday.
ETHAN-Ethan has organized a home
guard company with % members. Mitchell
officers. who assisted In the organization
OF this company, are organizing n similar
company at Mount Vernon.
Observation-Disclosures federal i'm
%provement OF the Missouri river between
Yankton and vermilion. S. IL. was adj
versely reported IN by the war depart
ment yesterday.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-05-09
SCHOOL ORATORS TO
CONTEST AT YANkToN

Sioux Fills. S, d., May 3.--SiouN
Fails high school will send Alex Reid
and sister, Nellie Reid, to Yankton coll
lege to participate in the oratorical and
declamatory contests to be held there
Friday night. katherine Moore, of the
high school, will go to Brookings where
she will participate in Il declamatory
event there Friday for the honors of
six divisions of the eastern part of the
state.
Alex Reid Mill deliver his speech.
"America's Great Problem and Nellie
Reid will give The Old Man" The
inner in the contest at sYankton i'm
which contestants from all over the
state are entered will be given scholar
ships to Yankton college. The winners
or the contests ut Bookings will go to
Nermilion later and participate for
state honors. Katherine Moore will
give PRO Patria" at the Bookings
contest.
For the first time i'm yeats Sioux
rails Will be represented in state circles
in oratory and defamation.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-05-09
ABLE ADDRESSES HEARD
AT VOCATIONAL CONFERENCE

Vermilion, S. d., May lone %:
the best addresses which the women
attending the first vocational confer
ence for m at the university, We're
privileged to hear was the speech of
w. j. Hayward, manager of Pe!ietiers
department store in Sioux City. He
emphasized the need of cheerlulness,
enthusiasm. n loyalty in doing de
partment store work not merely cali
ing he customer by the first name.
but showing an active interest in what
interests the buyer.
The secret of success is love for
your work without which you Will be
a failure" he said. Not only love the
work but like people and there will be
a chance for you"
Miss Aimee Perrault. of the AIck:n-
ney and Allen company Of Sioux Fails.
also spoke of the business world for.
college girls with ambition. The con
ference closed with the round table
discussion by the visitors. The three
days meeting proved to be of wide
interest to the university ome
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-05-09
GERMAN SCHOOL is
PERMANENTLY CLOSED

Rosebud, S. d.. May Alarmed with
authority delegated by the state council
OF defense. Mrs. Sad Brownlow. sup
erlhtendcnt of schools. and the school
trustees of Todd county, as we'll as by
Superintendent Convey, of the Rosebud
reservation, entered the German private
school at Mission and closed it.
The children were marched out and
sent to- the district schools in which
thcfr parents reside. German text
books that were being used We're con-
fiscated and The American flag was
removed from the building. Rev. Mr..
M~arNhausen. the teacher, was deprived
of his position. The minister-teacher
is alleged to have been especially de-
faint and during the apparently sue
cessful drive made in France during
March he is said to have been very
much elated. He was informed by a
resident of that part of the county that
further manifestation of joy along that
line would result in his being thrashed.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-05-09
BIG FIGHT ON FOR
MARoHALlToWN OFFICE

Marshalltown. H., May with 13
candidates in tho field for the local
postmastersllip. to fiji the
caused by the death Of Postmaster A.
G. Johnson, there promises to be a
lively contest in Washington equal
ing. perhaps, a fight that might be ex-
pointmcnt.
Although the president has ruled that
p0stmasters ara to be chosen under
civil service. no written test has been
required. and tho commission an
nounced that the applicant making the
best showing In education and bust
ness training would be chosen. Now
the postmaster general~llaa announced
that he Is going to send II personal
representative to this city to see the
candidates and report on them.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-05-09
MANY AUTO OWNERS
HAVE NO LICENSE.

Pierre. S. D.. May "a good many
automobile dealers in South Dakota
arc up against law violation because
they have no tags for their autos. 1t
is hoped, but is as yet uncertain, that
the difficulty will soon be adjusted.
trouble lies in the fact tina the auto
mobile department cannot secure the
tags from the manufacturers, for lack
OF material, etc. Also the number of
autos registered in South Dakota SO
far This year exceeds 10000 and this
~ more than the entire number reg
'stered all of last year. But the in
crease was anticipate. and orders have
been in for numbers for u long time.-
and are bling filled as rapidly as the
can turn out the tags.
The last consignment came in late
April. bringing about 1000 tags but
this supply was e n out in a couple Of
days. There arc now about 5000 own-
ers waiting for tags. in his state.
Other states are having the same diff
ficulty.