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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-29
The Circus.

There were many disappointed
people in Butler last Thursday when
it was found that the Al G. Barnes
circus would not arrive in time to give
an afternoon performance. The
crowd commenced arriving early in
the morning and by the time that the
street parade was supposed to make
its appearance the sidewalks were
filled with people anxious to see the
elephant. The show gave per-
Torrance in Kansas City the day be-
fore. but was delayed by wreck I'M
til they did not arrive in Butler until
1880 in the afternoon.
At the performance that night the
large tent was filled and standing
room was at a premium. The per-
Torrance was different from most of
the circuscs that have visited here in
the past. The performers, instead of
being men and women were animals
and they were trained to almost the
impossible. There were elephants,
camels, tigers, leopards, horses and
even the common barn yard hog and
every one of them trained to do their
bit and the large majority OF them
seemed to enjoy it. They gave very
pleasing performance and should they
come this way again they will be
greeted by full house at every per
formancc
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-29

Mrs. ]. X. Hvlse lett the first OF tn.
week for Kansas City, where she j.
visiting her daughter, Miss Helen
who shielding good position with
! a big firm in that city.
j. Ed Jones came down from Kan
sas City Thursday OF last week to at
tend the Tygard funeral and make Z
short visit to his sisters, Mrs. Ada
Claunch and Mrs. Len Barber.
Marion Emerson, who since the
death OF his mother some time ago
has been making his home in Texas
has returned to Butler and will attend
High school here this winter.
The Misses Mona, Ina and Nina
Miller have returned to their home al
Elmwood, Nebraska, after a visit in
this city with their grandmother, Mrs
Zoe London, and other relatives.
c. L. White, district agricultural
agent for Henry, Bates and St. Clair
counties, was over from Clinton one
day the last of the week looking after
ty.
B. F. Moore, of the Logan M GORE
lumber company, motored down iron,
Kansas City Monday evening. He
spent the night in this city and Tues
day morning left for Rich Hill on a
business mission.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lete Sackett motored
down from Kansas City Sunday and
spent the day with friends and rela-
tives. Their daughters, Misses
Gladys and Marion, who had been
visiting here, returned home with
them.
Claud. McComb, Norton Seelinger,
Fred Thornbrugh and Vernon John
son, jr., are spending the week camp
ing at laplinger's Mills, in Cedar
county. They expect to catch all of
the fish in the Sac river before they
return.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-29

Miss Annabelle Thompson left the
last of the week for Columbia, where
she will resume her studies at the
University.
J. X. Marshall. on route eight. who
has been a reader of The Times 70,
the past IS years has our thanks fol
renewal
Miss Burney Rice, principal of the
High School, arrived in the city last
week and is busy getting things linet!
up for the school opening.
Mrs. A. w. WeMott and son. Sam,
are spending few days visiting
friends at Appleton City and i'll the
east part of the county.
Mrs. Rudolph Jackson and son,
James. Of Kansas City, are spending a
few days at the home OF Mr. and Mrs.
A. c. Coberly. in this city.
Mrs. E. F. Glover, of the Amster-
dam neighborhood, has purchased the
Mosier property, on North Main
street, and will make it her home
Mrs. G. NJ. Moore and children
came down from Kansas City Mon
day night and are guests at the home
OF her sister, Mrs. Chas. Fisk, and Mr..
Fisk.
Rufus Campbell. who was sent to
Camp Pike with contingent for the
National army. returned the last of
the week, being rejected for physical
disabilities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walton Crutsinger, of
Kansas City, spent few days IN this
city the last of the week at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. {.
Crutsinger.
Deputy Sheriff Otis Baker has re-
signed and will move back to Rich
Hill where it is said that he will re-
ceive an appointment as city mail
carrier when the service is COM
menced there September l..
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-29
To All Telephone Subscribers.

We are installing five thousand feet
of new cable. This will necessarily
interrupt some of the service for a
few days This cable will replace the
old iron wire with new copper wire,
and greatly improve the talking cir
cults. Cables are now all up and
splicing will be practically all done
within very few days. weather and
other similar conditions favorable.
We are using every reasonable means
to hasten the new construction.
Butler Rich Hill Tel. Co.,
46- lt* Per +. NJ. Campbell
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-29
Hugh Lotspeich Killed by Lightning.

Hugh Lotspcich, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. J. B. Lotspeich, OF this city, and
a former resident OF this county, was
struck and instantly killed by bolt
of lightning at Macaba, Montana, on
the evening of August 20. Mr.. Lots
peich's home was near Sheridan, Wy
omng. and on the evening of his
death he had taken has parents. who
were visiting him, to the home of a
brother at Macaba and it was on this
trip that he was killed.
MIR. Lotspeich was a young man OF
high character and had many friends
III this city, where his young man
hood was spent, who will mourn his
untimcly taking off. Besides his par
ents he is survived by widow, four
brothers.: Ernest and Percy. who are
in Montana; Raleigh, who is with the
American forces in France. and
Frank, who is a sailor on the U. S. S.
Connecticut and two sisters. Mrs,
Louella Campbell and Mrs. @. B. Ray
OF this CITY
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-29

George Alsbach left the first of the
week for Waterloo, Illinois, where
he is spending a week visiting rela-
tives.
Fifteen men upon whose cases the
District Board had made final CLASH
iication were given physical examina-
ton at Butler Tuesday.
!. ]. Conklin went to St. Louis Sat
urday night and is spending this week
buying goods for his store, on tl,..
sout Inside of the square.
F. f. Thurman, of Westville, Ok
lahoma, writes us to keep the Good
old Times" coming for another year.
Mr.. THURMAN was formerly a resi-
dent of the Amsterdam neighbor-
hood.
Double Branches Union w. c. T..
U met Thursday and Friday at Peru.
Mrs. Wells of Kansas City was the
principal speaker. Mrs. F. O. See
linger of Rich Hill, county organizer,
was present and presided over the
meeting
Emmett Wymer, of the west part Of
the county was county seat visitor
Tuesday, Mr. Wymer, unlike many
of his ncighbors, did not sell his last
years corn crop when it reached a
high price, but saved it to feed to his
cattle this year. He has considerable
old corn on hand which comes in
mighty handy now.
w. ]. Bullock left Saturday for
Nowata, Oklahoma, where the Red
Arrow Oil & Gas company, of which
he is president, has extensive hold
ings. The company has put down
two wells, in one of which oil in pay
ing quantities was struck, but so far
they have been unable to get pipe to
pipe it 10 the tanks. The other we'll
was gasser. As 500 mas labor gets
a little more plentiful they expect to
put down several wells on their
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-29

|
alls, caps, jumpers, shoes, suits. all
new goods Black 4 Sons.
DR.. and Mrs. +. G. ley and sons.
Edward and Gordon, returned Tues
day evening from Colorado. where
they have been spending the last
month.
Misses Hazel and Leola Rice,
daughters of w. Nj. Rice, of south
east of town. will leave the last of the
week for Blaine county, Idaho, where
they will teach school this winter,
Miss Hazel at Carey and Miss Leola
at Picaba. Both young ladies are
graduates of the Warrensburg state
normal school and are first-class
teachers.
G. T. Nolen, who is representing
the Round Prairie Baptist church at
Butler Baptist Association, being
held at the Baptist church, made this
office pleasant call Wednesday
morning. He informs us that crops
in his section are much better than
nearer Butler. He has corn on his
place that will make in the neighbor-
hood of 80 bushels per acre.
H. H. Evilsizer of Gooding. Idaho,
renews his subscription and says that
they enjoy reading The Times each
week, as it keeps them thoroughly
posted on what is going on back in
good old Bates county. They are
very busy out there putting up alfalfa
and cutting wheat. Help is very
scarce as so many of the young men
have gone to war.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Ewin and daugh-
ter, Miss Elizabeth. spent Sunday
with Mrs. Ewin's father. ]. B. New
berry. in Deepwater township. They
inform us that Mr.. Newberry. who
some time ago suffered a stroke of
paralysis. which on account of his ad-
vanced age. he is nearly 90 years old.
it was thought that he would never
recover, is much improved. He is
able to sit up part of the time and has
recovered his speech. His many
friends in the county hope that his
will continue and that
he may be able to attend the Bates
county Old Settlers Reunion, which is
to be held here next month.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-29
Pears for Sale.

Early pears will be on sale at the
Virginia pear orchard commencing
Saturday. August 81. Price SIoo per
bushel. Jolt
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-29
A Soldier Letter.
With the Colors, Aug. 3. 1918.

With the Co1Ors, Aug. 3. 1918.
Mrs. G. |. Burk,
Dear Sister:
How's everybody? Fine. hope.
Well, must tell you that | am in the
hospital. wounded: Shot through the
left arm, but III getting along fine. as
we are very well cared ior. so don't
be worried about me. But let us put
our trust in God for safe keeping and
that we may meet again some day.
Hoping to hear from YOU soon,
will close,
From your brother.
Peter Meyers, Jr.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-29

We have just received boys over
alls, caps, jumpers, shoes, suits. all
new goods. Black & Sons.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-29

The above letter was received last
week by Mrs. {. |. Hurk, vi South cf
town. SO far she has received no
further news of her brother.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-08-29

DR.. and Mrs. +. G. ley and sons.
Edward and Gordon, returned Tues
day evening from Colorado. where
they have been spending the last
month.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-02
arewilI for Mrs. Roberts.

Mrs H. c. Roberts was delightfully."-
surprised Tuesday afternoon whea
thirty members OF the Women's Ben
eft association of the Maccabees gave
her a farewell party The ladies as
sembled at the home of Mrs. j. s
Wray and then proceeded in a body
to Mrs Roberts home, taking her
quite unawares. The afternoon was
spent happily the guests knitting for
the Maccabee patriotic service and
exchanging Hooverized recipes. RE
freshments were served One visitor
Mrs j. Fisher Shelton of Temple,
Texas, was present Mrs. Roberts ex.
poets to leave soon for her future
home in Wichita Kansas where h9
husband has accepted a position as
yardmaster for the Rock Island.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-02
SOCIETY


Home Culture Club.
Friday afternoon was spent in an
interesting manner by the members
Of the Home Culture club at the home
OF Mrs. j. II snyder, with Mrs Orin
Ashton the assistant hostess The
roll call brought forth some clever
salad recipes and Mrs. w G. Meth.
vim had charge of the lesson on sal.
ads. she rave a histcry Of salad
making going back 10 the days OF
] Nebuchadne2zar who was accused Of
eating grass lecausA nt his tondneas
for salad. The leader also told how
the greeks intrGdn.e' die. use Of let.
Il oe and the Romans added the hard
boiled eggs For a long time France
led IN the delicate art Of salad maxi
ing, but at the present time most Of
the best recipes originate i'm Ameri-
"a. which has a greater variety Of
fruits and vegetables than is obtain
able ia France. In explaining the
proper use Of dressings in which the
secret of salad making lies Mrs.
Methyin said that French dressing
should BE used for vegetables, fruit
inices for fruits and mayonnaise for
fish. fowl or meat
The hostesses served first a grape
fruit appetizer, then shrimp salad
cat meal waters and tea.
Mrs. j. E. Black and Mrs. A. r.
Albright were elected to membership
iH the club. The club Will meet next
with Mrs. ]. G Terrell. and Mrs. Al
thur Barry will be assistant hostess
Mrs. Mcdonald will lead the lesson
on kitchen conveniences.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-02
Mlsg auIkIey in okIahoma clty.

Miss Bess Bulkley left yesterday
fer Oklahoma City where she viii!
have private class in dancing al
ST PauPs parish house ON Saturday
afternoons. She will be the guest O..
her sister, Mrs. W. f. Taylor, at the
Juprinka while there. Miss Bulkley
has closed her dancing class here ar
ter the sixth term.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-02
h:r. eottenaer Honored.

Honoring the birthday of their fra.
telnal friend, Mr. John Pottenger,
about thirty OF the knights of Pythias
and Pythian Sisters surprised him at
his home last Monday evening. The
evening was spent informally and the
feature surprise came when the
knights presented their host with a
beautiful emblematic watch charm
Refreshments were an additional
pleasure of the evening
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-02
Dinner on seventy-rhIrd Birthday.

Mrs. L. d. Bevans of Mulberry
Kansas, was complimented at din
ner given last Sunday by Mrs. w. G.
Methvin, the occasion being Mrs
Beyans' seyenty-third birthday. The
dinner was happily informal Mrs.
Bevans is spending the winter in
Chickasha with her daughter Mrs.
John 4 White
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-02
SOCIETY NOTES

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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-02
Mrs. Brown Hostess.

Mrs. Sam Brown entertained AZ
twelve O'Clock dinner Wednesday
Mrs A. A. Artman, Mrs W V. Mat.
son and daughter, Elizabeth, Mrs For.
est Nave and daughter Mary Jane,
AL of El Reno and Mrs John 7. lie.
Master and daughter Oklahoma. The
dining room was decorated with ferns
ana white hyacinths and the table
vas prettily appointed, In the after.
noon Mrs. Brown served delicious re.
freshments to the dinner guests and
to Mrs Harry Decker Mrs. James
Hudson and Mrs Arthur Boucher.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-02

Mrs. Charles Trammel had as her
guests at matinee screen party at
the Sugg Thursday afternoon, Miss
Sarah Lawhon of San Antonio, Tex
az. Mrs. r. f. Montgomery, Mrs. r.
Il sheegog and Mrs. r. Y, Macarthur.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-02
Altar Society Meets.

The regular meeting OF the Altar
society Of the Catholic church was
held Tuesday afternoon at the home
of Mira. j. II Lynch. Nineteen mem
bers were present and helped sew for
the Red Cross. Four hospital bed
shirts were completed Tho next
meeting win BIO held in two weeks at
the home Of Mrs. Ucker
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-02
Methodist missionary Society.

- ~ = ~
Mrs J 7. Aust was the hostess at
a pleasant meeting OF the Methodist
Missionary society Thursday after
noon In addition to the regular mis-
sion study the program included
some enjoyable readings by Miss LIE.
ma Bess Carter and pleasing piano
solo by Richard Aust The social pc
rod was made agreeable by the serv-
ing of dainty refreshments The so.
ciety viii meet next week with Mrs
c. L. Bell PIP South Thirteenth.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-02

Mrs. T. II Williams, Mrs. J. G,
Hewett and Mrs J. II Griffin will be
among the Chickasha ladies who at
tend the suffrage luncheon in Okla
homa City Monday.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-02

Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Cralle and Mrs.
Iugenbyhl are spending the week
end nj Oklahoma City
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-02
philippines Population.

Government officials recently esti-
mated the population of the Philip
pines at Slightly mere than 9,500000,
HE Island of Luzon having about one
aalf tte number
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-02
!, !. ; j. > + j. J. j j. J. ) 4

Miss Merle McNitt of Washington,
Kansas, is expected to arrive in
Chickasha tomorrow for a visit vita
her sister, Mrs. r. w. Murray.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-02

If there ever has been time when
every man, woman and child should do away with
waste of every Sort that time is 1t is only through
the combined efforts of every of the hundred
million people in America that this nation is going to
be able to solve IFS problems.
Every minute OF time is important
Every atom of human energy is important. Every
ounce of food should be Saeguarded every day. Every
dollar every dime, every penny that can be spared IS
needed for War Savings Stamps.
Moreover it is just as important to
keep business going at top speed, 10 keep making
money, for if you don't keep your business going at
highest pitch you won't have the money 10 buy liberty
bonds and War Saving Stamps with And if you waste
your time you can't push business If takes five times
as long to get your lunch you neglecting
business opportunities If you cram your gizzard full
of grub three times day you not only wasting
food but putting shacldes on your brain.
Scores of ChiCkaSha'S business men
now lunch at The Owl every day, because The Owl
doesn't waste their time their energy waste
their money or waste food that the whole civilized
world is now depending
When you eat at The Owl you order
only what you need you don't waste anything, you
through in ten fifteen minutes you have had all the
food you need and you have more money to buy War
Saving Stamps.
THE OWL. A GOOD PLACE TO EAT
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-26
tBy Associated Press.)

New York, Jan. 2s-"Tell them
this is the greatest thing we ever
tried to do and we are looking to
them to back US up at home" is a
message from General Pershing
which the Rbv. DR.. Hugh Birckhead
yesterday told members Of the Ma
uonal League for Woman's Service
here he had been asked by the gem
eral to carry back to the United
States.
DR.. Birckhead recently returned
from several months relief work on
the French front and a tour of Eng
land at the request Of the Red Cross
to assure the English people OF the
cooperation of America in the war.
IF we can know every day and
every hour, that they are standing
behind us, il will give us hope and
courage" the speaker said General
Pershing added.
Referring to the activity Of Ger
man agents in the United States. Dr.
Birckhead said, the most insidious
propaganda in the country today is
the anti British propaganda which is
spread by German agents to belittle
the work of England in the war.
Whoever detracts from what Eng
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-26

cross the Suez canal and sweep
up Egypt and North Africa fol-
lowing the pathway of Arabian
conquests, and push eastward
along the route of Alexander the
Great, now followed in part by
the Bagdad railroad, to the from
tiers of India.
An Old Dream.
This dream had existed before
the present war; the Bagdad
railroad as a detail in the plan
had been the cause of endless in
ternational pickering; but the
war itself, bringing as it did the
demonstration of the meaning Of
sea power, strengthened the de-
termination of the Germans to
build an empire which, unlike
their colonial possessions in
Africa, should not be swept up
as a mere incident of British ac-
tivity. Seeing their colonies go,
as those of France had gone in
the eighteenth century, the Ger
mans, with new energy, turned
to the conquest and construction
of a domain beyond the baleful
influence of dominant maritime
power.
In the scheme of Mitteleuropa
the actual control was to rest in
the hands of the Germans. Of
the 185,00O,OO0 inhabitants
dwelling in lands included in the
plan only 100000 were actual
ly German by race and tongue.
But this minority, this 40 per
cent, since they were Germans,
and thus members of "a "super-
ior" race, were to control. With
the Germans were allied two
other races, which were to have
full and approximately equal
rights; these were the Magyar
and the Bulgar. The former num-
bers 100000, the latter less
than 100000 and with these
added to the German population
we have, then, 10000, 900 of three
ruling races which were to domi-
nate an empire in which their
collective population was less
than half.
The "Infsrior Races.
OF the inferior races" as the Ger
man reckons, not less than $4,000, 900
were SIavs-24, ,OO0, 900 Austrian
Slavs, 16, 600, 900 SIavs of the conquer
ed Russian districts and 5,000,0 900
Serbs Of that Serbian state which was
to be extinguished. In addition, TO-
000, 900 French and Belgians, 10000
900 Rumaniaus and 1000, 900 Italians
were to be included, together with
10, ,OOO, 900 OsmanH Turks and welter
Of peoples Of the fringes Of the Turk
ish empire, Arabs, Armenians and
Greeks. And these inferior races
were to furnish the soldiers, the oan-
non fodder, for the new armies of
this gigantic creation-armies which
were to complete the conquest Of
Europe in due time and then to pass
over into Asia and Africa and revive