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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-12
CAR TURNS TURTLE
Party of Young Folks En- Route
From Fl Dorado Springs to
Kansas City Badly In
jured When Steering
Gear of Car
BRe01..

Monday afternoon as Elmer Holt,
Ellis Martin and Misses Clara Wal
rod and Kathleen Stephens, young
people of FL Dorado Springs, who
were en- route to Kansas City in q
Ford, were driving along in front of
the McCook place, about three miles
northeast of the city. the steering
gear on their car broke and young
Holt, who was driving, lost control
and the car turned turtle and all of
the occupants were more or less
bruised.
Other autoists passing rendered
the party all the assistance possible.
Miss Stephens, who was rendered un-
conscious, was brought to Butler and
taken to the Southern Hotel and did
not regain consciousness for about
"a hours. Her brother, a ranchman
of Reno, Nevada, was notified by
wire and soon a message was received
from him to spare no expense in car
ing for her. Tuesday evening the
parents of young Martin accom-
panied by a physician, arrived from
FL Dorado Springs. Wednesday the
physician and MIR. Martin returned
to 1T Dorado Springs, Mrs. Martin
remaining to assist in caring for Miss
Stephens, who is in very serious
condition and it is feared is suffer-
ing from internal injuries.
Parties who saw the accident say
that the driver was in no ways to
blame as the car was going at very
moderate speed when the steering
mechanism broke.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-12
Death Of Miss Bessie Glenn.

Miss Bessie Glenn, daughter of
Mrs. Elizabeth Glenn. died at the
family home. on South Main street,
"Wednesday, December II, at 1890
O'Clock in the afternoon, after a ten
days illness with pneumonia, follow
an attack OF ii I'M
She was born at Big Rapids, Mich
igan, May IS, 1888, but when two
wears of age came with her parents
to this city, where she grew to
womanhood and where by her sweet
and Charming disposition she made
friends of those who were so fortu-
nate as to know her. When she was
very young girl she. united with
the Presbyterian church and lived a
life in conformity with its precepts.
Funeral services, conducted by the
Rev. ]. Baxter Clyde, of the Presby-
terrain church, will be held at the Oak
Hill cemetery Thursday afternoon.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-12
Brackney Items.

Well, as every one has the flu,
news is rather scarce. But here goes
for what we know.
Mrs. II. D. Carroll returned home
Saturday after weeks stay in But
Ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. II. .Smithson and
Mr.. and Mrs. X. Bartlett motored
to Kansas City Sunday to see Mrs.
II. {. Bartlett, who is still in the hos
pital. but thinks she will be able to
return to her home soon.
MIR. and Mrs. l.. S. Rains and fam
lily and Mrs. Winters were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. V. II. Rains.
Mrs. A. M. Carson and children
spent Monday afternoon with Mrs.
|. w. Johnson.
Harvey Carroll. of Camp Funston
was called home to take care OF his
father, who is very i'll with the flu.
b. +. Cornell and l.. A. Deems
sawed wood the first of the week.
Charlie and Ransom Birch spent
Sunday with their mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hartel and fam
lily spent one day last week with
Mrs. Hartel's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
White of near Spruce
Mrs. B. Fl. Smithson spent Tues
day with her mother, Mrs. w. II. De-
WeeSe.
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Fair Mount News.

We certainly are having nice
weather.
Some OF the neighbors are sick
with the influenza so there isn't much
news. All schools and churches are
closed again.
Misses Lydia, Hilda and Nora Rapp
spent the day last Wednesday with
Misses Katie and Mata Fleischer.
Mrs. Nick and Frank Rapp visited
with Mrs. John Marquardt last
Thursday.
Mrs. c. NJ. Rapp spent Friday af-
ternoon with her daughter, Mrs. f.
{. Vogt, Jr., and baby.
Frank Rapp and family and some
OF Joe Brachers' family spent Friday
night at the John Stoll home.
Mrs. Lizzie Robinson of Schell City
is caring for her niece, Mrs. Fred
Schmidt and family as they have the
flu
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Vogt, jr., and
baby took dinner and spent all day
Sunday with her parents, c. M. Rapp
and family.
Ernest Yoss, OF Appleton City,
spent the past week visiting relatives
and friends around here.
Oscar Bracher and Ernest Fleisch-
er made business trip to Rich Hill
Saturday.
a bunch of young folks spent an
enjoyable evening Sunday at the F.
G. Vogt, .Ir. home.
PRISCILLA.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-12
KILLED IN AN AUTOMOBILE
RACE
Sam c. -Stayton, q Merchant of
n Archie. Killed When His Car
Turned Over While Racing With
Another Car Near Adrian Sum
"a r. dav Afternoon.

While, racing with another car
along the public road about three
quarters of mile south of Adrian
Sunday afternoon Sam c. Stayton, a
merchant of Archie, lost control of
the car which he was driving and
was almost instantly killed when the
car overturned catchinr him under
the steering wheel and badly crush
ing his breast.
Dir. T. J. Halsey, OF this city, met
the cars just as the accident occurred
and gave us the following account.
DR.. Halsey and his wife were return
Ing from Adrian in their car and
when about three-quarters of a mile
this side of that town, observed two
large cars approaching them from the
south at terrific speed. The Doctor
saw that they could not turn out to
pass him so he ran his car into the
ditch. When opposite him one of
the cars, an Overland. appeared to
skid and turned over twice, landing
facing south. In the car with Mr..
Stayton was his wife and little son
and Mr.. and Mrs. Otthello Gross,
who had been to Butler visiting
friends. DR.. Halsev ran to the over
turned car and rendered what assist
ance he could. Mr.. Stayton was so
badly injured that he only lived a
short time. Mrs. Gross seemed to
be badly bruised and was unconscious
for about half an hour. Mrs. Stay
ton, MIR. Gross and the little boy
were each rather badly bruised, but
not seriously. They were taken to
Adrian by passing motorists and
given medical attention.
From the best information it seems
that the two cars had been passing
one another all the way from Butler
and when the accident occurred Mr.
Stayton was attempting to get ahead
OF, the other car and in making too
short turn upset his car. The other
car put on full speed and no one
seems to know who the occupants
were.
The funeral of Mr.. Stayton was
held at the Crescent Hill cemetery
Tuesday afternoon. 1t was conduct
ed by Rev. Alexander, of the Butler
Baptist church, and was attended by
the Odd Fellows and Knights of
Pythias in body.
A telephone message from the
Adrian Journal Wednesday afternoon
stated that the other occupants OF the
car were all getting along nicely.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-12

l. Mrs. Nettie Ely, of Kansas City,
visited friends in this city the first
of the week.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-12

Miss Ruby Henderson came from
Kansas City Wednesday morning to
assist in caring for her father, Eli
Henderson, who is victim of the
influenza. Besides Mr.. Henderson
his daughter, Mrs. George Miller
Mr.. Miller and their two children
Jack and Albertine. are all down with
the disease.
Lieut.. w. B. Catterlin. who was
called to this city few weeks ago
by the death of his father, c. c. Cat
terlin, left Saturday night for Camp
Amatole, New Jersey, where he has
for some time been stationed. Now
that peace has virtually been de-
clared he expects in short time to
be discharged and return to civil life
Chas. Wallace, of northwest OF
town, and Mrs. Mark Ayres were
called to Galesburg, Illinois, the last
of the week by sickness in the fam
ilv of son of Mr.. Wallace. whose
wife is a daughter of Mrs. Ayres.
Word was received here Tuesday that
an 8 months old daughter had died
of pneumonia, following an attack OF
influenza
The revival meeting which had
been in progress during the direction
of Rev. Frank Arnold. of Kansas
City, for the past two weeks at the
Presbyterian church. at Spruce, was
closed last week as result of tine
order of the county board of health,
which forbid the holding of religious,
social or any public gathering in the
county until after the epidemic of the
influenza had subsidized.
c. M. Barley returned Monday
from Norman, Oklahoma. where he
was called about three weeks ago by
the serious illness of his mother,
Mrs. c. w. Hartsock. who had been
stricken with paralysis. She was
better when he left but,
owing to her advanced age, it is not
likely that she will ever be able to
leave her bed. He reports the in
fluenza is about the same in that
as it is up here.
Elmer Apgar, editor of the Ann
sterdam Enterprise. was in the city
one day the last of the week. Editor
Apgar has been having rather. hard
uck Of late. First he was attacked
y walking typhoid fever, which laid
Inn up for some time. No sooner
ia De get rid of that than the in
luenxa took him in hand and showed
nm }ust how mean il could make .
nan feel and now he is wondering
yhat next is IN store for him.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-12

- Mrs. Nettie Ely, of Kansas City,
visited friends in this city the first
of the week.
Fresh home made candies at Prev
tits Handy Kitchen.
Paul Walton returned the last OF
the week from Kansas City, where he
has been working for the past few
weeks.
John Stubblefield arrived from
Jerico Springs Saturday to visit with
his sister, Mrs. w. w. Henry and
Mr.. Henry.
Rev. J. B. Clyde of the Presby-
terian church, attended a meeting OF
the Kansas City synod, in Kansas
City last week.
, Mrs. !. H. Geiger, of Little Rock,
Arkansas, is visiting at the home oil
her brother, c. H. Argenbright, on
West Mill street.
Mrs. Edward Clark, who has been
visiting at the home of her parents.
Major and Mrs. G. l. Lynch, south OF
town, has returned to her home IN
Jefferson City.
T. L. Beach, the south side jeweler,
went to Kansas City the first OF the
week and laid in supply of Christ
mas goods, which he added to his al
ready large stock.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mccain, of
Kansas City, are visiting relatives
and friends in the city. Mr.. Mccain
says that the influenza situation IN
Kansas City is verv bad.
Miss Helen Chastain, who has
been teaching school at Anadarko,
Oklahoma, arrived the last OF the
week and is at the home of her par
ents, DR.. and Mrs. Chastain, conval-
escing from an attack of the influ-
enZa.
In compliance with the orders of
the county Board Of Health, the pub
lie schools of Rich Hill are again
closed and the mayor of the city has
issued an order closing churches,
shows, and forbidding public meet
ings of all kinds.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-12
Farm Description.

200 acres, Shannon county, Mo. TO
acres has been cleared and farmed
and fenced. Fence is I-2 rail with
wire on top. other hall ho~ wire and
barbed wire on top. 100 acres of
good nine and oak saw timber. Never
been CUT. Has 3 room house, fire
place. we'll at house, small barn for
team and feed bin; hen house; gar
den fenced with chicken wire; yard
fenced. Has about dozen bearing
apple trees, several peaches. some
apricuts and cherries, Jew grape vines
and lots of blackberries.
Is 3 miles north and one west OF
Monteir. on Frisco K. r. 7 miles
northeast of Mt. View.
Will trade for small property or
town property.
l. w. Johnson,
o-It* r. +. ID. No. g.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-12
The Horse Got Tired of Waiting

Monday morning sheriff Baker and
the officers of the C.. p. \. were mott
fled that horse and buggy belong
ingto Oscar l.. Baker had been stolen
from in front of the home Of Henry
Cook. about 10 miles southeast OF
town the night before. Mr.. Baker
was calling at the Cook home and
when he started to go home his horse
and buggy was gone. and assuming
that it had been stolen gave the
alarm. The sheriff and the c. P. A.
started vigorous search for the
culprits and finally succeeded in find
ing the outfit in piece of timber
where the horse had gotten hung up
on the way home where it had started
for after getting tired of waiting.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-12
0-It'f

Mrs. Ellis futile. OF this city, has
received a letter from her son,
Charles. who is in the army radio
service in France saying that he was
in hospital convalescing from am
attack of the influenza. Mrs. Tuttle
has another son. Frank. also in the
army in France, but so far the BROTH
ers have been unable to even get into
communication with each other.
Charles said that he had heard SO
much about the French wines that
one night he went to town and
sampled it, but that one drink was
enough for him to arrive at the con-
clusion that it had been vastly over
rated.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-12
Mt. Pleasant Red Cross Captains.

The following names are the cap
tans of the various school districts
of Mt. Pleasant township for the Red
Cross Christmas Roll Call:
Miller--Miss Lille Henry.
No. Miss Edna Garard
Tygard-Miss Tot Eiler.
Tripp-MisS Eva Heskett
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-12
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Plays all records. .Reproduces
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Of beautifully finished woods.
Our convenient terms make it
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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-12
To Our Country Correspondents.

Owing to an unexpected rush OF
advertising that came in just before
going TO press, we were forced to
leave out some OF our country cor
respondence, as we'll as several other
good things.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-19

about the railroad lines which find
their powers tested; Of freight from
factories and mines, all tangled and
conpested. Munition plants work
day and night to furnish guns and
rifles for those whe go across to
fight where horror stuns and STILES.
But these are not only things that
constitute munitions, for cruel, ruth
less warfare, brings some complex
propositions. AS great as IS the
army's need for guns and shells and
power, it's cry for stuff on which to
feed resounds great deal louder.
We've got to arm our fighting men
with bread and beef and bacon to
give them strength and vigor when
their drives are undertaken. To
feed them as they should be fed is
our great obligation, so they may
charge where they are led with grim
determination. To do this all OF US
must toll, forsaking easy benches,
and spade and dig the garden soil
TO make our own home trenches.
Let's grow our own munition plants
potatoes, beans and onions, and,
smiling bravely, meet the chance
that raising corn breeds bunions.
Let's grow munitions in our yards,
beets, squash and peas and lettuce.
Let's be a real Home Garden Guard
or else the Huns will get US. Now
write to the National Emergency
Food Garden Commission of Wash
ington snd send a 2-cent stamp for
a free garden primer.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-19
GLAD TO TESTIFY
Say. Watoga Lady, "As TO What
Cardm Has Done For Me, So
As To Help Other"

Watoga, w. Va.-Mrs. S. W. Caldwell,
Of this town, says: "When about IS years
Of age, suffered greatly -. Sometimes
would 20 a month or two, and had
terrible headache, backache, and bearing
down pains, and would just drag and
had no appetite. Then :. it would last
two weeks, and was so weakening,
and my health was awful.
My mother bought me bottle Of
Cardui, and ! began to improve after
taking the first bottle, so kept it up till !
took three IL gained, and was well
md strong, and owe it all to Cardui.
am married now and have 3 children
Have never had to have doctor for
female trouble, and just resort to Cardui
# | need a tonic. am glad to testify to
what it has done for me, so as to help
others"
If you are nervous or weak, have head
aches, backaches, or any OF the other
ailments so common to women, why not
give Cardui a trial? Recommended by
many physicians. In use over 40 years.
BEGIN taking Cardui today. It may
se the very medicine you need.
NC-i0
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-19

right Of the individual to make the
most of himself. We tell Of the
fearful struggle Of the Civil War
with it's intense heroism, Abraham
Line DIN and the birth of the Eman-
cipation Proclamation. Can't you
see the children thrill as they listen
and their eyes grow bright with the
thought that they, too, are Ameri-
can citizens?
And all this panorama of splen-
did achievement and fighting for
right, justice and equality is but a
background Of the present world
struggle in which we have our part
as comrades of the Nations that are
unfolding the things most dear to
mankind. What timid, pitiful fig
ure is he who shrinks from the sound
of the fray and hears not the glor-
ious call to the colors, the summons
to do a mans work in an Americans
way!
Thank God, the spirit of our faith
ers still lives exultant, athletic, pur-
poseful and determined.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-19
THE HAPPIEST MOMENT IN A
MANS LlFE-"THE THRILL
OF AMERICANISM."
BY Wallace Hull Miller
of the Vigilantes

The happiest moment in mans
life should be the moment when he
puts on a United States uniform and
offers himself to his country and to
humanity. It is at this moment that
he feels the geratest thrill in his life
the thrill of Americanism.
These words need very little am
plification. Think moment on
their significance and the consistent
historic truth represented by them.
Can you stand on Plymouth Rock
or Bunker Hill without your blood
coursing faster? Can you read the
story of Daniel Boone and the long
list Of sturdy pioneers who drove
back the savage hordes and pushed
forward the horizon of civilization
can you recall the stirriIg career of
John Paul Jones and the valiant men
of the infant navy who cleared the
seas and made them safe for the
Stars and Stripes; can you recall the
dash and daring of Stephen Deca-
tur and his associates who broke the
power Of Tripolitan pirates and
won the way for the freedom OF
shipping; can you tell your children
about Washington and his patriotic
armies that gave life and vitality
and power to the Declaration of In.
dependence, without this thrill OF
Americanism?
This is the wonderful story that
runs through the whole fabric of ou1
national life, the story Of the presi
dent, courageous self-sacrificins
fight, often against discouragine
odds, for human freedom and the
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-19
Fish That Do Not Sleep.

I'm my room l have bowl Of water
containing goldfish. noticed that
these fish never sleep. Sometimes l
stay up at night reading until one
O'Clock. but even at that hour these
fish are as frisky as in the daytime,
writes correspondent in the Cardi1
Western Mail. l pointed this curious
fact out to friend who Is naturalist,
and he told me that there are several
species Of fish, reptiles and insects
which never sleep during the whole OF
their existence. Among fish, he ex-
planned, it is positively known that
goldfish, salmon and pike never sleep
at all; also that there are several 9th
ers in the fish family that never sleep
more than few minutes month"
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-19
PROGRAM FOR c. E.

Program for C. E. January 20,
1918.
Topic: ''Young Christian Reach
ing Outward.
!. Song Services.
2. Opening Song.
3. Prayer,-Rev. Nc Lean.
a. Song.
A. Scripture Reading by c. E.;
Responses by Leader and c. E.
6. Recitation, Little Helps
Miss Myrtle Harris.
7. Reading and Singing OF
Hymn.
s. Reading of Minutes
g. Prayer-Read in Unison.
10. Reading of C. E. Pledge.
II. Mizpah Chant.
Leader-Miss Edna Drews.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-19
SUGGESTIONS FOR THE WON
AN UNFRAMED IN BUSINESS
AND IN RELIEF WORK.

Never before was the scope of vo-
cational opportunity for women so
wide, nor the chances for even I'M
trained women to earn money so
many varied. The advice of au-
thorities on women in industry,
however, is to the effect that ade-
quate is essential for efficiency to-
day, and the war has brought into
existence many sources of instruc-
ton for women DESTROYS Of training
for industry.
The type of woman, her mental
and physical ability, will determine
largely her wage-earning power. For
the woman of fair education the va
rious lines of clerical work offer a
fruitful field. The United States
Civil Service possibly presents the
most favorable opportunity for this
class as the service of female clerks
for the Government is in demand.
There is need in most of the large
cities for intelligent women to fill
clerical positions, taking the place
Of men who have gone to war.
Banks are opening their doors to
women clerks, and offices and COM
mercial houses require women in
their filing divisions, for statistical
work, the operation of tabulating
machines, secretarial work, etc. The
railroad offices throughout the
country employ women as ticket
agents, freight clerks and in other
clerical positions formerly filled by
men. In many cities the demand
for telephone operators is larger
than the supply.
For the woman in the country
the farm offers an opportunity for
service. Women in New York and
New Jersey last summer demon
strated their ability to perform mu.
tually profitable work in the market
gardens, orchards and even in the
grain fields. At the beginning OF
the season for farmers treated with
scepticism feminine offers of ser.
vice; but before its close the women
had become, a valuable agriculture
asset in. the farming sections of those
CfafoSs - 80. :ecE~s ,
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-19
AN ARMY OF STENOCRAPHERS

Washington, D. c., Jan. 19.-There
is today in the City of Washington
in active operation an army whose
exploits attract little notice, but
whose members are doing a very
large "bit" toward winning the war
for America-an army of steno-
graphers and typists, twelve thou
sand strong, recruited from every
State in the Union. A majority OF
these soldiers of the notebook and
typewriter are girls. Day in and
day out their nimble fingers faith
fully click out the tremendous vol
ume Of correspondence and records
required by a great nation at war.
They wear no badge nor uniform
their work is all work and has no
thrill nor romance; but the United
States could not stay in the war a
month without them.
The rapidly expanding depart
ments of the Government in Wash
ington employ stenographers and
typists with a greed that seems in
saNable. The United States Civil
Service Commission estimates that
there will be twenty thousand Gov
eminent employees of this class in
Washington at the end Of this year.
Owing to the general demand the
Commission is finding it a difficult
task to meet the calls of the depart
ments. Examinations are held ev-
cry Tuesday in $50 cities, and the
Commission states that an examina-
f., ton will be held in any city at any
time, day or night, when there is
prospect of assembling a class OF
three or four competitors. Eligibil.
ity may be obtained through passing
an examination in practical tests ir
shorthand and typewriting. 1t is
practicable to complete such an ex.
animation in one hour. Representa-
tives of the Civil Service Commits
sion at the post offices in all cities
are furnishing definite information
to persons interested.