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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1918-03-07
On the Wing.

G. w. Maloney is getting along
nicely with Jno. Hedger's house.
Mrs. G. NJ. Garner is very low a
present.
J. w. McFadden wants to buy hay
M. G. Hedger has put in new
pump. He says that will be easie.
on the women to get water when he
is gone and then the kids can't fall
in the we'll.
The families of A. J. Grimsley> and
T. S. Grimsley have the measles or
scarlet fever.
Jas. Fl. Sacre called my attention
to an egg case | gave them 80 years
ago. 1t was full OF eggs
Elmer Gamers step daughter at
4Amoret was married to a man by the
name OF Allen, coal miner, one day
last week.
Jones Bros, OF Amoret have moved
on Sculley lease vacated by Jno
Foster, Ia mile north of Virginia.
Mrs. Jno Foster, jr., of Virginia, is
quite sick and under the doctors
care.
Mrs. Jno. Hedger, sr:, the night of
the storm, fell and wrenchcd her back
SO badly that she can't walk. She is
slowly improving.
The President has only stopped the
shipping of hens in the poultry line.
Kelley Mcclure has bought new
go horsepower tractor engine for farm
work.
J. T. Hensley is building tenant
house on the northeast corner of his
farm for Mr.. Edward Foster, who
will work for him this summer.
Daniel Orear has bought the War
rem Ayers 40 and gets possession
March Ist, 1910. Warren's family
will occupy the house and Mr.. Link
enfellow will farm the land this year.
Mrs. Sarah Porter's house blew off
the foundation.
Mrs: Raj Hughes was badly hurt
last Saturday evening.
Harry Henderson has several tons
OF hay for sale.
Mrs. Carrie Henderson has Buff
Orpington BOOSTERS for sale at $I.25
apiece. She also will have pure bred
White Leghorn chicks, winter laying
ST. am inf or safc IN s1buut two weeks 1T
I5c apiece.
Mrs. Grant Garner, who was very
sick. is some better.
Mr. Tom Bruner, administrator of
the Dawson estate will have sale
OF his property March II, near
Spruce.
Five of the Dawsons' children have
the measles.
I.eona Hedger has the measles.
John Hedger, jr.'s children have the
whoopng cough.
y. Nj. n.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1918-03-07
Cortland.
n. M. n.

Frank Proctor is moving TO the
Lee Compton place in the Lost Cor
ner neighborhood and Fred Medley is
moving from Nyhart to the place va
Gated by Proctor.
Miss Thelma Richmond is stayin- :,
with Mrs. Fred Wright, who is i'll
with the measles.
Duncan McAllister made business
trip to Lees Summit this week.
Frank Turner is visiting friends
and relatives in Macoupin and Nor
gan county, Illinois.
The wind storm Wednesday blew
all but five of the raftcrs Off Henry
Herman's new barn. We forgot to
mention his barn raising last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Buford Mann were
here from Colorado the last of the
week, visiting their aunt, Mrs. jeff
Nichols.
Pres Dark made business trip to
Kansas City Monday.
Mabel Smith was up fl ON Nevada
the last of the week to visit her
father, who is the operator at Athoi
station.
Mrs. Feeley spent one day last
week with her father, MIR, McCray.
Proctor Morrison spent Thursday
night with home folks.
Pres Dark sold his team to Claude
Thomas this week
Bling Wright came out from Butler
Sunday and spent the day with his
son, Fred Wright
Rev. Keele was called to Adrian
Sunday and could not fill his appoint
ment at Cortland He will be here
the fourth Sunday, March "a.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1918-03-07
Amoret Items.

| Jake Bitner, who has been visiting
in Iowa returned home last week.
Henry Bowman, who has been very
sick with pneumonia fever is improv-
ing.
Joe Trimble, of Bolton. spent Mon
day and Monday night with Sam
Grimsley.
Alfred Hicklin moved to a house
of Reece Barton's, where he is en-
ployed for the following year.
Harry Chester and wife moved out
on the fruit farm.
T. S. Grimsley and J. A. Grimslsy's
family have the measles.
Reed Mccall has the measles.
George Richardson, of Oklahoma,
spent Friday and Saturday with Levy
Mears and family.
Kelley MCGUIRE ran out a new trac-
tor one day last week.
We hear that Mr.. Calhoun is going
to put in . new phone on the Foster
line.
The storm Wednesday night did
lots Of damage.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1918-03-07
Country Happenings.

0ftfffofc TOT z.
NJ. and G.. H. Wigger Tuesday.
Mrs. Geo. Sargent and daughter,
Thelma, spent Tuesday with Mrs.
Merl Sargent.
Mrs. Geo. Frey visited Wednesday
afternoon with her brother, c. w.
Rector and wife.
Elmer Duncan purchased horse OF
!. l.. Harvey recently
Mr.. and Mrs, Newberry are both
quite poorly at this writing.
Misses Nina Keen and Thelma Sar-
gent were shopping in Spruce Satur-
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. T. Anderson and
children and Mrs. Geo. Frey and FAM
lily spent Sunday at the Jake Frey
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo Newberry of
Chicago, were called here by the SER
ious illness of the formers father,
Mr.. ]. b. Newberry.
Miss Pearl Jones, John Sutherland
and Ray Phinney spent Sunday with
Miss Sadie Beard.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Harvey and Mr..
and Mrs. Mcrl Sargent were enter
tanned at the Bruce Odneal home
Sunday.
DAISY.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1918-03-07
Herreu Happenings.

Miss Kathleen Wayland, Messrs.
Oren Ison and Henry Wayland spent
Wednesday evening with Miss Ruth
Jones.
Miss Helen Clark visited Thursday
night in Butler.
Rev. Harold Hilliard left Sunday
for Marionville, after few days visit
with his parents.
Miss Mable Card spent Friday
evening with Miss Marie Wolf.
We are very sorry to lose some of
orr good neighbors, Mr.. McAllister
and family.
MIR. Strange and family have rented
the Doubenmier farm this year.
Mrs. Earl Alkire has sister visit
ing her.
Miss Ruth Wayland accepted po-
sition to teach Redmond school, as
Mr.. Omer Randall, the present teach
er. wishes to begin farming
Miss Ruth Wayland's school began
last Monday.
The boys OF Herrell school have
formed what they call wide Awake
Club They will meet every other
week. They met last Saturday with
Buster Cummings.
Measles, measles Will we never
hear the end of them.
Mr.. Grover Carroll's children have
the measles.
Mrs. Herbert Clark and little
daughter spent Monday at the Clark
home.
Miss Helen Clark spent Thursday
evening in town.
The different Y. P. B. of the coun-
ty are to hold silver medal contest
at Black Friday evening, March 8.
Everyone invited.
Misses Kathleen Wayland and
Ruth Jones and Messrs. Oren Ison
and Henry Wayland attended a six
o'clock dinner at the Ed Ellington
home Sunday evening.
Messrs, Elmer kenney and Oren
lson lett Tuesday noon for FIT Sill
after 4 weeks furlough.
WILLIE.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1918-03-07
Orchard Grove Notes.
(Too late for last week. }

Sunday school was we'll attended
and morning and evening services
brought large crowds to hear Bro.
Hoods good sermons.
Mrs. Tessie Tharp entertained her
Sunday School class at dinner Sun
day, Feb. II, in honor OF Juanta FL
lington, who moved away from this
Eneighborhood. Those present were
uanita Ellington, Henrietta Hellwig,
Hazel Padley, "Woodie" Steele,
Hazel and Mary Winter, Bernice and
Clarence Morilla, Willard Woodfin,
and Warden Wix. 1t is needless to
say the little people enjoyed a good
time, for Mrs. Tharp and little niece,
Marie Smith, know exactly how to
entertain to insure a splendid time.
Miss Lulu Hellwig has been stay
ing with her cousin at Prairie City the
past two weeks.
Evelyn and Mary Brooks enter
tanned their Sunday school class
mates at party last Thursday night.
Fl children present made a jolly,
merry time playing school games and
singing Sunday school songs.
The death of Mr.. Cassel Hale was
sad news to his old time friends and
relatives in this community, he hav-
ing lived for number of years on
the farm now owned. by Mr.. Gus
Hellwig.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1918-03-07
North New Home.

Mrs. Mat Simpson spent one day
last week with her son, Willie, and
wife.
Mrs. Fred Wright, Marie and Dena
chart have been very sick witt,
measles.
Fred Medley and family moved to
Mr.. Tom Lyons farm east of Corn
land school house Saturday.
Lee Cumpton moved to the Frank
Tyler farm Saturday. Mr.. Proctor
moved to the place vacated by Mr..
Cumpton.
There was no church Sunday be-
cause of the rain.
Tom Dunlap has a new Buick car.
Walter Strein has a good heavy
work horse for sale.
Harve Morris bought a span OF
mules from Mr.. Craven.
Milt Reeves sold span of mules
last week.
Brick McCaughey and family called
at Lee Cumpton's Sunday afternoon.
Abe Scholes and family have
moved from Kansas City to Nyhart.
Mrs. Schuyler chart called on Mrs.
Milt Reeves Monday.
Claud Berry baled hay for Mr.. Hag-
gard Tuesday.
Tom Chandler helped Perry o.
borne move Monday.
Mr.. Craven moved to Butler Tues
day.
l. p. Wade, salesman for the Bak-
ef nedicine, was in our vicinity the
first Of last week. COR.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1918-03-07

kafr header; 2Onch dinner bel road scraper grind
stone post maui post barr several blacksmith
tools including anvil forge and post drill 2hole
sheler several sets of harness. saddle and brdle sop
tank wheels; dipping tank; 200 feet of ID inch gas
pipe stock tank barrel pump jack Hog Joy oer end
gate seeder 200 horse steam boiler several feet of
dimension lumber $50 rais several walking plows; or
hay frames 80 gallon iron kettle and lard press.
Steel barrel and several wood barrels some good big
hedge posts and IL feet long, good for posts about
200 hedge fence posts. l steel disc grinder.
Good Buick Touring Car in good order
l steam feed cooker.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1918-03-07
z Head Cattle z

full blood Hostein cow, years old, with heifer c.
by side.
! Brindle part Jersey with hefer calf by side
/ 4-year-old Jersey with Jersey calf by side.
3-year-old Jersey cow, giving milk.
One spotted COW with calf by sde
All extra good milk cows
l pure bred 3-year-old Jersey bull
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1918-03-07

good 10 gallon jar of kraut several bushe of po
tatoes 20 gallon barrel churn bent churn
freezer and many other articles too to mention
Pouftry-12O Buff Orpington hens several Buff Or.
pingtm ROSTERS full blooded Silver Lace Wyandotte
boosters.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1918-03-07

span bay horses.
black mare.
HEAD BREEDING STOCK
coal black stallion white hind feet star in forehead
This horse full blood stock 7S pure bred Belgian and 1
Morgan stock A fine breeder
coming 4-year-old jack black with white points
Sired by Big King (the Thrals jack.
extra good pure bred jack colts 10 months DID, sired
by Gait Monster No. 2O92 owned registered by w. d.
Gait, Bronson, Kas).
thoroughbred Mammoth Kentucky jennets registered
in the American Breeders Association Maurey county,
Tennessee All bred to St. Jumbo No. 6291 (owned by E.
E. Rhea, of Metz, NO.
One young jennett
This fine lot of breeding stock and anyone wanting
stock of this kind should be sure and see them
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1918-03-07
Farm Machinery

Three Gasoline Engines Fairbanks-Morse horse
power; Fairbanks Morse horse power 34 horse
power Neward engine and power washer.
Milwaukee binder; Keystone hay loader; Mccormick
mower Mccormick self dump hay rake; disc harrow; IL
foot smoothing harrow; harrow CART Corn King manure
spreader good new; American IL disc wheat drill good
new; check planter and wire; 6shove cultvator
Peter Schutter farm wagon Vee spring wagon canopy
top: steel wheel feed single buggy Dan rake
power feed grinders Fuller Johnson 12-nch gang pow
good new; Goodenough sulkey plow; 16nch walking
plow 6shovel cultvator disc cuvator 1horse 8shove
garden cutvator; hand garden pows steel land rollers
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1918-03-07
Is Head Hogs

pure bred Duroc Jersey SOW of the j. H. Park stock
Will farrOw soon.
II shoats weigh about 80 pounds.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1918-03-07
Is Head Horses and Mules is

black mare, weight 1900 lbs coming S years DID, in
foal to jack.
bay Belgian coming years DID, in foa to jack.
pure bred Percheron mare, star in face coming
years old, bred to Belgian horse.
dark brown Belgian mare 8 years old, bred to Bel
gian horse.
brown Belgian mare years DID, bred to jack.
bay mare years old, bred to jack.
! smooth mouth sorrel Belgian mare bred to jack
brown Indian pony, bred to Belgian horse
Span black mares~3 years old.
l span of coming 2year-old black mules extra
fine.
Span of three year-od black mules
coming 2year-old black horse mule
yearing black horse mule.
2 coming yearlng colts
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Will give nice sow pig to be sold
for the benefit of the Red Cross
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-23
MORE RULINGS
MADE UNDERLAW
FOR EMPLOYEES

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 22-(Special)-
Compensation Commissioner George
E. Norman has handed down the fol-
lowing opinions covering cases
which have come under his super
vision:
Frank N. Williams will receive
from the Omaha Structural Steel
corporation for injuries received by
falling over a cable, 1888 a week not
to exceed 800 weeks from the 18th
day of October, 1917 and defendant
will be required to pay reasonable ex-
penses for medical attendance.
Nellie and Charles Schick Of Oma-
ha will receive from the Globe
Automatic Sprinkler company Of
Omaha for the death of their mother,
Nellie Schick, because of injuries
which resulted in her death, the sum
of $l2 per week for not to exceed
$50 weeks beginning with the 25th
day of October, 1917, and further
sum of $l00 payable at once to defray
funeral expenses with costs of bring
ing the case before the commissioner
amounting to $3.50, the total amount
ing to $4,30580.
Robert J. Rubach of Fremont has
been awarded 5000 week for Is
weeks for the loss of two fingers
while in the employ of the Fremont
Manufacturing company.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-23
REDS DESTROY
BIG WARSHIPS
TO SAVE NAVY
(By Associated Press.)

London, Feb. 22.-Disorganization
i'll the Russian navy has reached an
extreme point and there is no like
lihood of any order being obeyed, ac-
cording to an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Petrograd. The naval
authorities at Reval report that in
order to save the Russian navy from
the hands of the Germans it will be
necessary to remove the ships at
Reval and Helsngfors to Kronstadt.
This, however. is believed to be
impossible owing to their disuse. Up
to this time only submarines have
been removed from these ports.
The question has arisen whether to
destroy the ships in Hels.ngfors. 1t
is also suggested to intern them in
Finland as a free and neutral state,
acknowledgment of Finnish neutrality
having been made by the Bolsheviki.
The Bolsheviki are willing to with
draw the Russian Red guards from
Finland and to stop the supply of
munitions to the revelutionists.
The marine detactments at Abo,
Finland, and the Aland Islands, de-
mand their immediate discharge, the
dispatch adds, and the majority OF
the crews at Helsingfors oppose 49,
active defense.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-23
Lesson of the Lynch Custer Suit

The outcome of the custer suit against County
Commissioner Lynch, nauseous as the evidence
brought out at the trial was should help to clear the
moral and political atmosphere in Omaha.
Itgoes without saying that no decent citizen has
any countenance for the disgusting performances
and fostering corruption disclosed, and the wonder
only is that it could have been kept under for
any length of time.
Where has our county attorney been, and what
have all those grand juries been doing when the
running of these lawless joints was periodically ex
plotted in the newspapers with fair inference that
they could not run if the authorities were alert to
their duty?
The only person involved who seems to come out
of the mess in the clear is Sheriff Clark
The political effect will be certainly seen in this
years city and county elections. The searchlight
will be focused as before upon every candidate
for office in city hall and court house.
Let candidates with crooked or corrupt records
beware.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-23
Jericho FALLS
into HANDS OF
BRITISH ARMY
Turks Surrender Historical
City With Little Resistance;
English Forces Advance
Beyond Jerusalem.

London, Feb. 22.-The British have
captured Jericho, in Palestine, the
war Office reports.
Since the capture of Jerusalem the
British have been pushing ahead
steadily, striking out to the north
and east.
Official statements from London in
the last few days have reported rapid
progress, and apparently the Turks
have offered no determined resist
ance.
Australians Take Town.
The city was entered by Austral-
ian troops yesterday Little opposition
was encountered. Subsequently the
Australians established themselves
on the line OF the Jordan and the
Wadi-Auja.
The official statement reports the
continuation of bad weather. North
and northwest of Jerusalem the Brit
ish advanced positions were extended
slightly and made secure.
During the fighting Wednesday the
casualties of the British troops were
again slight.
Aside from its historical import
ance, in connection with the British
plan to free the Holy Land from the
domination of the Turks, the capture
of Jericho is of little significance.
Has Strategic Value.
1t consists merely of a group Of
squalid novels and a few shops, with
about 800 inhabitants.
Its chief strategic value lies in
the fact that it gives the British
domination of the valley of the Jor-
dan, and also control of network
of highways radiating from the
town.
A further advance eastward of Is
miles, however, would take the Brit
ish to the railway from Damascus to
Mecca, which would cut off the Turks
line of communication with Arabia
and greatly assist the revolving Arab
tribes, which are cooperating with
the British.
Jericho is near the northern ex-
tremity of the Dead Sea, IA miles
northeast of Jerusalem.
The ancient Jericho. which was sit
uated to the west of the modern
Jericho, was own of considerable
size. 1t was the first Canaanite city
to be reduced by the Israelites, who,
the Biblical story relates, encom-
passed its destruction by the blowing
of trumpets.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-23
CONVICTED OFFICIAL
HASFEW DAYSM WHICH
TO FILE FOR new TRIAL
Jury in District Court Finds "Johnny' Lynch Guilty on
Five Charges of Malfeasance in Office; Venire-
men Deliberate More Than Five Hours;
Comment by Attorneys.

County Commissioner John
c. Lynch, who was found
guilty on all FIVE charges of
malfeasance in Office by a ver-
dict returned at 9:40 o'clock
Thursday night by a jury in
the custer proceedings brought
by Sheriff Clark, has three
days in which to file a motion
for a new trial, denial of which
will mean his immediate re-
moval from cffice.
ANY CHARGE SUFFICIENT.
Any one of the FIVE charges upon
which Lynch was found guilty was
sufficient to effect his removal from
the board of county commissioners,
of which he has been a member for
eight consecutive years.
Lynch's term would not have ex-
pired until January /, 1919. Nebraska
statutes make no provision for su-
persedeas bond allowing the deposed
OiIlSldl " IlOAu oLAlSC pClIdlAS aii dP-
peal in cases of this kind, according
to attorneys in the case.
The jury deliberated five hours and
20 minutes.
DENNISON COMMENTS.
"The outcome was all right. That
is all / have to say" said Tom Dem
nison.
II have nothing to say on the ver-
dict" said Commissioner Lynch, who
was in consultation with Pete Loeb
and Johnny Ford after the verdict was
returned Thursday night. II will con-
suit my attorneys as to taking an ap-
peal"
zs''We will file a motion for a new
trial Monday" said Attorney Ken
nedy, representing Lynch. I'VE will
then decide whether to appeal if the
motion is denied"
NOT PERSONAL MATTER.
Sheriff Clark said: ct was not a
personal matter with me. I did my
duty as taxpayer. I made the
charges in good faith, believing that
I could sustain them by evidence and
I am very much gratihed with the
verdict"
Attorney Ben S. Baker: "We in
vestigated the testimony very care
fully before bringing the charges and
were sure in our minds that an hon.
est jury could do nothing but find
Mr.. Lynch guilty of misconduct in
Office. This verdict will do much to
clarity the official atmosphere of this
community and will be of great bene-
fit in the future.
VINDICATION OF CLARK.
"The verdict also is clear vindica-
ton of Sheriff Clark and proves him
to be man on the square, honestt
and clean, faithful to his constituents
and means to abide by his official
oath during his term as sheriff. The
decent people of this community can
rely on Sheriff Clark at all times and
under all circur stances without fear
or favor. If any man seeks to have
Clark do something he does not want
to do, he will hear from Clark the
favorite expression, Nothing do
ing"
Attorney Frank S. Howell: II
was attending a banquet of 300 men
at the Blackstone when news of the
verdict was sent to me. If the ap-
plause given by these men was any
criterion of public sentiment, I am
sure that the verdict met with general
approval"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-23

PETROGRAD IN DANGER.
The commissioners appeal also in
Inmates that the Germans plan the
capture of Petrograd.
"The German generals" it says,
desire to establish their own order
in Petrograd and Kiev. The republic
is in the gravest danger. The duty of
Russian workmen and peasants is de-
Tense to the death of the republic,
against the masses of bourgeoisie
and imperialists of Germany"
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Petrograd says the evacuation
of Finland has been ordered by the
commissioners.
NO OPPOSITION.
The German advance into Russia
is not the march of conqueror, for
nowhere up to the present has it met
any serious opposition. The compar-
atively rapid progress is ascribed to
the fact that the Germans found a
clear passage.
Special dispatches from Petrograd,
none of which are dated later than
Wednesday, indicate that the invad-
ers are making their own pace in col
lecting immense stores of weapons,
munitions, food and other valuable
property, which the disorganized Rus
sian armies abandoned in their hur-
ried flight.
The strength of the German ad-
vancing army is not believed to be
great. A Petrograd dispatch to the
Morning Post says that there is only
one division of cavalry and one divi-
sion of infantry. ~
Germany's ultimate objective, of
course, can only be speculated upon,
Continued on Page Two, Column .Three.)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-23
REDS ISSUE PROCLAMATI,

proclamation ordering resistance to the German ad.
calling all Russians defend the atherand and de-
carng Petograd state of SIEGE issued from
the Smolny institute, the Bolshevli headquarters.
SOLDIERS
Defense to the death against Germany ordered in
the proclamation of the Russian commissioners The
oner appeal to the soldiers destroy railways and
and compel the bougeoise to dig trenches under penalty of
death.
The proclamation issued the order of the peoples
and signed by Premier Lenine and Ensign
Krylenko, the Bolshevik commander.in-chief.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-23
Uncle Sam ArrangeS for
Mail to Go to Prisoners

Washington, Feb. 22.-Letters and
post cards to enemy or ally of enemy
prisoners of war and interned enemy
aliens in Great Britain, France or
Italy may be sent from the United
States under a general license granted
by the war trade board. The letters
must be addressed directly to the
prisoners, giving the name, designa-
ton and address, and must be marked
prisoner of war mail via New
York" and senders are cautioned not
to include any information that may
give aid or comfort to the enemy.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-23
Mutton and Lamb May
Be Eaten on TUESDAYS

Mutton and lamb may be eaten
on meatless days from now until
April IS, by order of Federal Food
Administrator Hoover.
Hoover in his telegram to Food
Administrator V'attles of Me-
braska, explains that the season of
surplus production of mutton and
lamb raised for meat purposes in
the. western states is now on, and
that therefore the administration
authorizes the removal until April
IS of the recommendation against
the eating of mutton and lamb on
meatless Tuesday.
1t was largely due to the steady
stream of complaint from the sheep
men that this action was taken, for
they have complained that due to
meatless days the market for sheep
and lambs was not satisfactory.