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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-19
Summit Happenings.

Miss Gladys Guyant, of ,kansa,
City. spent Monday night with En
lalia Sturgeon. Is s,s
John Golladay has sold His least
and will try the west a While. at least
Mrs. Durham and three daughter
came Oh visit to Mrs. Durham 5
parents some two weeks ago. Tie
girls returned to their home in Lin
coin, Neb, Saturday. Mrs. Durhar'
will stay while to see after the
needs OF her parents. Mr.. Havens
has been quite sick all summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Bole1 and
son visited over Sunday at Jim
lhomas' .s s
Ray Sturgeon and wife spent~Sun-
day with Frank lewett and family.
MIR. Wilson spent last week on his
farm putting in wheat. They will
move in December. - y
Gordon Barnett will have. a sale at
his home near Summit school house
Thursday. the roth. The Summit
ladies will serve lunch.
Mrs. r. Sturgeon and daughter
drove to Harrisonviilc Sunday. ]. 4.
and Louis Writ came home with them
for several days stay. >a
John Venable and family motored
to Adrian Sunday to visit relatives. !.
Mrs. Lacy of near Adrian visited
her son and wife Hast week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Argenbright Wis
tied home folks Monday.
Mr. Lawson has dented his farm to
Mr.. Jackson, of the Virginia neigh
borhood.
Mrs. Mona Mitchell will leave for
St. Louis Thursday after being with
her parents since early in the spring.
Her mother. Mrs. Norris, is much
better now. Il
Mrs. Hilliafd will attend conference
at Monet to be present at the ordina-s1
ton of her son, Harold.
Grover Carroll's many friends are
sorry to hear OF the loss OF his cow N
n; SUNSHIN E.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-19
Huns Train Monkeys to Throw
Grenades.

Baton Rouge La, Sept, I4.-Evi
dence OF the efforts Germany is max
ing to augment it's decreasing man
power came to light, today in lette'
received here by Mrs. w. Fl. Ed
wards, sister OF Frank Edwards, a
sergeant over there"
Skipping the missing link. Kaiser
Bill has enlisted the aid OF the al
legged iorerunner al primitive man.
81 shot monkey about O'Clock
this morning in my trench reads
Sergeant Edwards letter.
at was Hun monkey, trained to
throw grenades at us and to lie dow:,
on its stomach flat on the ground at
ter he had thrown them.
my boys had shot at him, but
couldn't hit him. so laid for the
German ape al! last night. took a
big chance and waited until Mr.. Mon
key was within five yards of me.
Then ] gave him his medicine that
put him to sleep.
II have his skin He has caused lis
some casualties in my platoon--but
never again"
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-19
STACKER AND DESERTER
SHOULD BE ROUNDED UP
County Councils May Ala in Task OF
- Finding Oelinquents. ~.

The Adjutant General of the Wa
Department has called on the Mis-.
souri, Council Of Defense through its
County Councils of Defense to assist
in the detection OF deserters and de-
linquents to the draft law. In this
program the following suggestions
are made:
Give publicity to the activity of the
State Council OF Defense, and other
agencies. in experimenting every de-
serter within the state boundaries.
This vii! tend To discourage deser-
ton.
Let each member OF each Council
feel a personal responsibility in de-
tccting the desertcr i'll every COM
nn,nity.
Investigate the case of any strange
man in uniform whose presence is not
fully accounted ior. Ii he is on le-
pitimate GRAND he will have with him
cvidenc, To establish that fact. A de-
serter usually seeks a ncighbortood
where he is unknown, and any strang-
er in uniform whose buincss is kept
secre: >luulti he regarded with sus-
picion.
investigate also the case of any I'M
known civilian ii from ~ to 81 years
.of age ant eut,ca.av la find ont
whether he has his registration, call
or exemption eard and whether he Is
not deserving ir"m the -\rmy. If 1t
is found he has ,a:ltd to register the
nearest Agcn, al The department OF
Justice snouli be notified OF The facts
found.
In conjunction with the agents OF
the Federal Department OF Justice
and State Secret Service conduct sur-
prise roundup> 4, which, men appar-
entity OF draft age are ordered to dis
play their cards in order to establish
the regularity OF their standing it'll
they are unable to do so they should
he taken into custody pending proof
of their innocence. The plans and
conduct ni such raids should be made
only under the direction of tbs De
partmcnt nt Justice Agents.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-19
FATALLY INJURED BY TRAIN
Young Cass County Man Loses Leg
When He Falls Under Wheels
OF Train.

Thursday afternoon OF las, wecl:
John Barnett Clara. a young man llv-
ing aboN, five miles northeast of
Drexel. was fatally injured when he
fell under the wheels Of Kansas
City Southern freight train at Mer-
win. Clara hal boarded the train 10
go to DreNel t. register and as the
freigh, did not stop at Drexel he was
carried to Merwin where the train
also failed to stop and he, i'll attempt
ing to jump off fell between the cars
and the wheels passed over his leg
cutting i, off and badly injuring him
in other ways.
IIe was picked up and taken TO
Kansas City on the frs, train and
placed in the St. Mary, hospital,
where Ia died Friday,
The Kansas City papers say that
he is survived by a widow and four
children.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-19
Schools Protest Request for Suspen.
sionsof Football.

r. =
Washington, Sept. 13.-Intercot1eg.
late football yesterday received a
blow when the war department ad.
vised universities and colleges with
student army training corps units not
to make football schedules for this
fall. Senators here are swamped with
protests from educational institutions
in their home states. /.
Officials of the University OF Me-
,braska advised Senator Hitchcock
that such a step would result in
heavy financial loss because the uni
versity is under a contract to play
teams from other leading colleges. {
g There are 400 colleges and univer-
sites with student army training
corps, which will be affected by the
ruling y;
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-19
Gave Debs Ten Years. J..

Cleveland, O., Seut. I4-Eugene ".
Debs, charged with violation Of the
Espionage Act. was sentenced to ten
years inthe Moundsville, w. Va,
penitentiary on each Of three counts
of the indictment by Federal Judge
ID. c. Westenhaver here today, The
sentence will run concurrently.
Motion for q new trial was over
ruled and an exception on behalf Of
the defendant was allowed. "A mo-
tion for the arrest of the sentence.
was also overrulcd. The court adj
mitted Debs to $4,000 bail with per-
mission to leave the Northern Fed
eral District Of Ohio, only to 70 to
and remain at his home.
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-|fi qtNsi.a VA ~ n ~ Il " III sf-tHzSls
FIR Nd z

We had ! very ne raiu. bnt Jack
Frost is kinder waking upA
Mrs. Schapeler and SlGA1 n ate,
and Mrs. Frank Rapp last
TUESDAY with VIM. H1ifS anily.
Misses Hilda aud Nor1 called
on their cousin, Miss app.
last "Wednesday afternqsl
Mrs. &C. NJ. Rapp aIleA Mrs.
Lewis Fleischer one las.
week
granddaughter. Lillian Busl 6f St.
Louis. came last week Nvl1it rela-
tives and friends.
c. NJ. Rapp and family, Joe BFacher
| and part OF his family, Schild-
knecht and little granddausa iterand a
number of young folks spent IA en-
joyablc evening at .tile Punk .Rapp
home last Thursday nigh.
Hilda Rapp called On Nor Friend,
Lydia Yoss, one day last M<c
Mrs. Frank Rapp and Mrs. ehild-
knecht and granddaughter 4isifed at
the latter'ss brothers 6onte Henry
Braeher. Friday cvsaipi
John Leiner and fanlilx aud sister.
Mrs. Ripschlager and slitts baby
drove through from -Bancr< Nebr.,
in car last week to visit relatives
and friends.
MIR. and Mrs. F, c. Vogt jr, and
baby spent ono night last w4ck with
her parents, {. NJ. Rapp and family.
Pete Eohm drove through from
Chcvnnc. Wyoming, in q motorcycle
last week to visit his parents, Aug.
nohm and others.
{. NJ. Rapp and family entertained
at dinner Sunday Nick and Frank
Rapp and I. L. Vogt, jr., aud families,
MIR. and Mrs james LASH and Ernes,
ioss, OF Appleton City,.
Carl kapp took dinner Sunday with
his friend. Otto Yoss.-
A number OF young. folks spent
Sunday evening with Otto Yost.
John Leiner and family and Mrs
Ripschlayer OF Nebraska, and some
Of Herman Leiner's and Henry
Bracher and Mrs. Schildknccht and
visited at the Lewis
Fleisclcr home Sunday.
John S,oll and two daughters visit
ed over Sunday at Taberville.
VIM. Bolte and family visited from
Friday rn,il Monday with their son,
Arthur. at Camp Funston.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-19
BALDWIN LOSES CONTEST
Supreme Court Refuses to Order q
Recount in the St. Clair County
Vote.

Jefferson City, Sept. 16.--Denial
today by the supreme court of the APP
plicatioi OF State Senator Baldwin, 81
Appleton City, for a writ Of nlanda-
mus to compel recount Of the pri-
mary vote. in that precinct gave the
Democratic nomination for state SEN
ator from the roth district to Ross
Feaster, of Henry county.
Baldwin claimed that the correct
vote for him in the Appleton City
precinct was 49, This would have
given him the nomination by three
votes 1t was certified to the secre-
tary Of state as s..
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-19

Last week when an employee OF the
Warrensburg postoffice received an
appointment, as postoffice inspector
his fellow employees realized what
fine fellow he was and presented him
with fine travelling bag.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-19

Attorney Cook, of ST. Clair county
has received letter from the clerk Of
the United States court of appeals
stating that the fnandamus case
against the county court, rendered by
Judge Van Valkenburgh, had been af-
firmed and the costs taxed. against
the county, says the St. Clair County
Democrat. The case has been pend
ing for a year or more. The other
cases, regarding the county funds,
have not yet been reached.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-19

L. c. Kent. of Henry county, has
received letter from his son, Lieut..
Frank Kent. who. is in hospital IN
France, saying that he is suffering
from II different wounds, but that he
expects to be as good as ever in two
weeks.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-19

General Pcrshing's old home town
had the national colors on display
everywhere Friday in honor OF his
birthday The good news from the
battle front adds interest to the oc-
casion and the people there are IN
tensely enthusiastic because Johnny
is in ii.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-19

A human periscope" 8 feet 9
inches tall, offered his services to
the marine corps at the St. Louis re-
cruiting office. He said he had been
rejected three times by the draft
board because he was too tall. Al
though the marine corps is noted for
its unusually tall men, the applicant,
who gave his name as Henry LANCE,
~, farmer Of Bismark, Mo-. was
found to measure 9 inches taller than
the average trench. He was rejected.
LANCE has two brothers who measure
six feet, seven inches tall.-St Joseph
Observer.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-19

After celebrating three hours the
hours the jury in the case of Virgil
Wills, charged with the murder of
his father near Verona last Novem-
Der, returned verdict of guilty and
a sentence of ninety-nine years in the
penitent'ary was imposed The trial
was held before Judge Charles l..
Henson, in the Lawrence County Cir
cult Court at Mount Vernon. Mrs.
Sarah Wilks, also charged with the
murder, will be tried at the next term
of court.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-19

St. Louis officials are puzzled as-to
what action to take jim the cases Of
hundreds of men in that city who
failed to register last week and
claimed that they were between the
ages of FL and 81 but who did not
register in the 1917 draft.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-19

Goods valued at $I,25o,ooo were
manufactured in Missouri during the
year 1917. according to information
obtained from State Labor Commits
sioner VIM. II. Lewis. In 1915 the
total valve OF manufactured products
was $oo5, The gain for the
year was approximately $344ooo,ooo
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-19

a Bonneville girl who has been
convinced that it pays to advertise
is the one who, at a Red Cross sale.
publicly asserted that she never had
been kissed by a young man. She
was asked to repeat her speech at an
other sale, but replied that she
couldn't conscientiouslv do so.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-19

Grove Selby, owner of a l,ooo-acre
farm near Fulton, sold ISL hogs, two
carloads, this week for $500. the
highest amount ever paid in Galloway
County to farmer for one delivery
or for that maliy hogs. ....
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-19
.I.n,,;s A Ecflderer.

Louis A. Fcdderer, commission
merchant of St. Louis. found guilty
of failure to pay consignor for a car
Of melons, has had his license to
transact business revoked. it was an
nouncyd a, the food administration. T.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-19

The foregoing dispatch, from the
Tuesdays Kansas City papers would
seem to settle the tangle as to who IS
the Democratic nominee from this
senatorial district as It is. not likely
that Senator Baldwin will take any
further steps in the matter
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-19

The St. Clair County Democrat
says that if all reports are true the
recent Democratic primary for state
senator was as crooked as dogs
hind leg in that county.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-19

The Fl Dorado Springs New says
that it knows a lot Of couples who
have always considered children =
nuisance that would be glad to have
half dozen right now. ~ 4 - -
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-19

The Kansas City board OF educa-
ton has just awoke to the fact that
one Of the histories used in the
schools of that city was spreading
German propaganda According Ito
the history all European governments
are responsible for the war and Ger
many is the unfortunate victim OF cir
cumstances. 1t is probable that a
change in books will be made at
once,
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-19
MISSOURI NOTES

On three and one-third acres Of
land T. J. Mcclure of Vernon co,in-
ty. raised and marketed $500 worth
OF watermelons this year.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-09-19

August Busch, Jr., youngest son OF
the late August Busch, registered for
selectivc draft service last Thursday.
He gave his age as 10, married and
said that he was an auditor and far
mcr.. According to St. Paul paper
he told The draft board that he drove
a plow On his farm every afternoon.
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-13
TOO WEAK
TO FIGHT

The Come back" man was really
never down-and.out His weakened
condition because OF overwork, lack Of
exercise, improper eating ard living de-
riands stimulation to satisfy the cry for
health giving appetite and the re-
freshing sleep essential TO strength.
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules,
the National Remedy Of Holland, will
do tho work. They are wonderful
Three OF these capsules each day will
pui a man on his feet before he knows
Il whether his trouble comes from uric
acid poisoning, the kidneys, gravel or
stone In the bladder. stomach dersnge.
meni OF other ailments that beiall the
cvtr jealous American Don't wait un-
Ill you are entirely down. and-out, but
lake them today. Your druggist will
gladly refund your money II they do
not help you. 2se, Soc aud 81 90 per box
Accept no substitutes Look for the
name GOLD MEDAL on every box.
They are the pure original, imported
Harlem Oil Capsules. (Adv')
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HIGH HEELS PUT
.C0RNS ON TOES
Tells women how to dp up q
corn % h lifts out
without pain.

Modern hgh-heeled footwear buckles
the toes and produces corns, and many
OF the thousands Of hospital cases Of
infection and lockjaw are the result OF
woman's suicidal habit Of trying to cut
away these. painful pests.
For little cost there ca bc-obtained
at any pharmacy quarter Of an ounce
Of a drug called free1one, which is suf-
fieient to rid ones feet Of every hard
or soft corn or eallus without the slight
est danger or inconvenience.
A few drops OF freeione applied d.
rectly Upon the tender, aching corn stops
the soreness and shortly the entire corn,
root and all, lifts right out 1t is a
sticky substance, which dries the mo.
ment il is applied and thousands Of men
and women use il because the corn
shriyels up and comes out without in.
flaming or even Irritating the sur,
rounding tissue or skin. Cut this out
and try Il " your corns bother you.
(Adr)
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Oklahoma
Observings

Another subject for debate Is the con.
diiion Of the wheat crop The afgu-
meni won't be decided until harvest
iink, and possibly not until the thfesh'
ing season b over. but Jus, now some
OF the wheat farmers in Kiowa county
say the crop is all IN. and others con-
tend II viii make more than hall q
crop with isyorsbl, weather from now
on until harvest
Two boy heroes At Hobart are Fred
Clark and William Bailey. Both these
boys have broken bones IN their arms
AZ a result OF trying 10 crank aytomo-
biles. and a broken bone il some dts.
tineiion y BoylAnd
John Culver OF Meekef il referred
TO By the Lincoln County Herald a.
the man who makes the gas main, Flow
freely. John should be in great demand
in cold weather. VIC should say
Always eager to help a worthy cause.
we submit the following verse from the
Wanette Enterprise
In time OF war,
They bore ne for
The Necessary cash.
To hnd upon
Tho Ysrllke Hun
And deal the fatal smash
And II ls right
To vin the fiIht
w.v. got 20 have the dough
And thoss who stay
VIII have 10 pay
For those who have 10 90
To buy Thrift Stamps
And put the clamps
Upon the German Horde
We'll surely win
II yen kick In.
Buy III you can afford
We hsy. no chsne.
To 70 10 France
And help the boys to win,
But we are proud
To be allowed
our money TO chip IN
The boys who fight
Have every right
To look 10 us 10 payi
They bear the bfunt.
30 DO your stunt.
And buy Thrift stamps today,
In which the Holdenvile Democrat
kicks the kicker II you are q kicker
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up In Texas county are on the lob
as regards the good road, movement
Quinn write, that this summer Beaver
county. adjoining. will construct fifty.
one miles OF new and permanent road
in the southern part OF the county and
that a trail" as he terms Il. has been
surveyed for a ROAD between Cray ~
Beaver county 10 Lamar This route m
definitely laid out
Quinn in his letter indicate, that
within les, than Two years tbs good
road, will be linked together sufficiently
30 that the citizens in Texas county
wishing 10 come TO Oklahoma Ciiy will
he able 10 take an air line route from
Gray to the capitol by use Of which they
will be sbfe 10 &C. 10 Oklahomi City
quicker by auto Than the journey could
be made by train
The War Saving, Stamps steadily
inerfaee Ia yvalue
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Guymon Roads Club
President Outlines
Ambitious Program

The Chamber Of Commerce has re.
eeiyed a letter from the president OF the
Guymon good roads club. through It's
president, X. B. Quinn, which shows
that thi, organization. II, members com
posed Of farmers and business men
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name. they probably didn't think q
world war was coming along or else
they wouldn't have called him that For
now MAJOR 4 Wolfe Is Private Wolfe
Of Battery r. J-jd field artillery. and
that while highly honorable and useful
ssfyice, !, considerable reduction In
rank from q major.
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we shall from time TO time, Il Is hoped
other school bosfds will follow this
worthy example.
Durant has . movie trust or some
thing. Al any rate, one company has
purchased all the picture houses there,
and promises better pictures IN tho
future, presumably at a better price, al
though the paper didn't say 10.
The highest price that has been paid
Tor land in Bryan county was given
recently when VIII Yeats. county tax
assessor, sold his Jo acres east Of
Dufsnt for 5000 This farm is well
improved and is all in cultivation II.
C. Sionley Of Cooper, Texas. purchased
the property. NJ Yeats bought the
land a year ago for $500 and II was
said that he had paid too much for IT,.
He bought Il from Mrs. Looney. lie
kept II a year. got 1900 rent, lived
on H. produced his own meat, feed
stuff and other things that a man may
profit by on farm,
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and see the shadow OF failure In every
thing that !, proposed TO hslp hs town,
Tor heavens sake 70 into some secluded
canyon and kick your own shadow on
the clay bsnk and thus give men who
are working 10 build up town q
chance. One long faced, hollow.eyed,
whining kicker can do more TO keep
away business and capital from a town
than ell dfouth,, short crops ehineh
bugs, oyelonS, and bliErafds combined,
--
Go TO work. 90 10 war, or 60 10
Jail" A sign expressing thos. noble
sentiments Is displayed In one Of the
business houses Al Skiatook. and should
have the indorssmeni Of industries and
patriotic citizens everywhere. However,
Fred Roihweli OF Skiatook objected
to a suggestion from Col. Reuben Dye,
that he get busy, snd, had Colonel Dye
arrested for using drong language In
making the suggestion. But when he
found he would have 10 put up a bond 70
insure paying costs of the case he
backed down and the court also warned
him he had better find some useful
work 10 do. Thi, instance illustrates
a growing feeling against the dfones
and ilaekers. and II is sentiment
which will grow in intensity n time
passes
In order TO get il over quickly, Pond
Creek students recently voted by a
large majority in favor Of having
school six days a week, but the school
board didn't see II that way. and will
finish the term on the five day schedule.
And how long II Is from now until
school closes Not long to US old
codger who don't have 10 10. Of course,
but 10 rioiom youngsters who hear
spring calling through the open window.
It will he III age or two before COM
mencemeni week rolls around We re-
membg those days welland how we
used TO envy the bold, bad boy who had
CUTS enough to play hockey when the
bullheads began 10 bite. and the birds
were making their nests again.
Enid school teachers were recently
granted an increase IN wages, or
salaries. or whatever you choose to call
the teachers stipend In view Of the
service the teacher renders, not TO men
tion the high cost Of living. though
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Perhaps you never iel, there was any
need for building iireprooi wafer works
Yet the Rock Island water tank on the
river at Milburn burned recently. OF
course that doesn't speak very well for
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When the parents Of Major Z. Wolfe
oi Stratford gave him that military