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The Butler weekly times., 1918-03-28
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

State Of Missouri. |.s
County of Bates.
In the Circuit Court, May Term. 1918
In Vacation March 49, 1918.
w. S. Cause, Plaintiff.
James McHenry,. If living. and If de-
ceased, his unknown consort. heirs.
tees; Crawford Bailey. If living, and
if deceased, his unknown consort
heirs, devisees, donees. alienees, and
ss4s ss snd
grantees of c. c. Bassett and c. F.
Boxley, deceased; and the unknown
c0onsort. heirs. devisees. donees,
Henry. deceased, Defendants.
herein and files his petition, verified
under oath. alleging among other
Bailey and James McHenry. II living
are nonresidents of the state of Mis-
souri,. And further alleging that he
verify believes there are other persons ns
subject matter of his suit, whose
names and the nature and extent of
whose interest he can not more spe-
f sat GS that Il sneh % person there
be they derive their interest, as the
unknown consort. heirs. devisees.
aomsss asmets alsIsss Immediate or
srantees s of foIay James McHenry SlSny ana crawy
ford Bailey. II they be deceased, re-
spectively. who acquired an interest in
said premises by reason OF being
named as grantees in deeds shown OF
record in the Bates county, Missouri,
Recorders office, in book ~ at pages
260. 2S1 and 262, and In Book J-No.
at page 10, same office, and which in
terest, IL any. they. or either Of them
acquired in said premises the said
James McHenry and Crawford Bailey
one; or as the unknown consort. heirs.
devisees, donees, alienees, immediate,
mesne, or remote. voluntary or invel-
esnts:s Sn 0a sShn heasnry s5sa ds,
said promises ~ patentee from the
The Butler weekly times., 1918-03-28
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

S""n,% St"tr of Of Hi5sGari' ss9e9. ,ss.
! In the Circuit Court, May Term, 1918
In Vacation March 10th, 1918.
j. C. Balgum Alice Harper and EVE
! IIcdger Plaintiffs.
Ashbaush and Hattie Lewis, De
! PENDANTS.
Now at this day come the plaintiff.
| Hci'in. and file their petition. allegins,
among other things that defendants
Mamie Puffer. Lille Scovill and Hattie
Lewis are non-residents of the State OF
Missouri
Whereupon, it is ordered by tho
Clerk in Vacation that said defendants
be notified by publication that plain
tiffs have commenced suit against
them in this Court. the object and gen.
eral nature of which is to have and
obtain an order and Judgment of this
court for the sale of the following de-
sclbed premises situate and being in
Bates county, Missouri, to-wt:
All that part of the North East
Quarter 1-D of the South East
Quarter do of Section Twenty
i2o) Twp. Forty-two t42) of
Range Thirty-two '32l, lying south
of Mormon Fork Creek also Thir-
1y-five $3.50 acres off the North
f dD Of Of the the sout sous Eat Eat
tl-D of Section Twenty (2O, Twp.
Forty-two (42). Range Thirty-two
t32), and the North West Quarter
~ Of Of the the South South West West 9uarter 1
do of Section Twenty-one CID,
Twp. Forty-two (42)- of Range
Thirty two (s2), also the North
West West 9narter 4snttar uD of the ssS}Idh soqth
Twenty-one CD, Twp. Forty-two
(42) of Range Thirty-two (32), one
hundred six and seventy-five hum
dredths acres more or less,
nd tn =, t1,n ia
partitioned among the plaintiffs and
defendants, share and share alike, af-
ter the payment of the expenses Incl
dent to their suit is paid. that is one
Of the parties named above as plain
tiffs and defendants. Plaintiffs alleg-
ing. in their petition that the parties
and defendant are all the
Balgum. deceased, who at the time of
his death owned the aforesaid premises
IN fee, and that said plaintiffs and de-
PENDANTS are now tenants in common
an undivided one-seventh thereof. as
heirs and devisees of Thomas Balgum,
deceased, and that unless the said
Mamie Puffer, Lille Scovill, and Hat
at the next term thereof, to be begun
and holden at the Court House in the
city of Butler in said county, on the
fourth Monday of May 1918, and on
Dr DeIOfe tne IlFSL uay OF SAID Iefm,
answer or plead to the petition in said
cause, the same will be taken as con-
'essed, and judgment will be rendered
And it is further ordered. that a copy
,ereof be published, according to law.
II The Butler Weekly Times, news
,aper published in said County of
Bates, for four weeks successfully,
published at least once a week. the
asst insertion to be at least thirty
lays before the first day of said next
Nay, 1918, term of this Court.
H. o. MAXEY,
Circuit Clerk. |
BY Joanna MaXey, Deputy. |
\ true copy from the record.
Witness my hand, and the |
(SeaD seal of the Circuit Court of |
Bates county, this day goth |
of March, 1918.
H. O. MAXEY, |
AIT Circuit Clerk |
Joanna Maxey, D. e. |
The Butler weekly times., 1918-03-28

ses, as reputed heirs of the aforesaid
Jemma Spearman, who got the title
in the manner aforesaid, and which IN
| terest. If any they had, the said M. M
Owens and William Owens, has not, o; OF
| record conveyed to any one unless by
deeds shown Of record in the aforesaid
Recorders office in Book 143 at page
1873, and book 1872 at page q. respect
lively, both of which deeds are in
sufficient to convey the interests, if
any, owned by the said NJ. M. Owens
and William Owens, for the reason that
the interests and premises sought to
be conveyed are defectively described.
Plaintiffs Gurther alleging in their pc
of and claiming the absolute title to
All the North Half U-2) of lots
one and two Il 4 - in the South
West quarter G-D, ana Twelve
acres off the North side of the
south Half G-2) of Lot Two (2)
of the south West quarter 'l-4) or
Section eighteen US) Township
Bates County, Missouri, except
twenty-five acres off the north
side of said tract,
and that they and those under whom
they claim have been in the undisputed
possession thereof for forty years,
claiming the absolute title. Whereup-
on it is ordered by the Clerk, in Va
cation, hat said defendants be notified
hN publication that plaintiffs nave
commenced Il suit against them in this
ru,iit. the object and general nature OF
which is t., have tried. aScertainud and
adiudged the title in and to said
rtluiSc&, and to have the whole title
thereto aljldGcd to be vested in plain
tiffs anI that defendants and all of
them are forever barred fGom setting
up or claiming any interest therein.
Nnd that unless defendants be and ap-
pear al this court, ut the next term
hereof. to be begun at the court house
in Butler, Bates county, Mo, ON the
Fourth Monday in May, 1918, and on
II before the first day uf said term
plead to the petition in said cause filed, |
he same will be taken as confessed, |
and Judgment will be rendered accord
nglN. 1t being further ordered that a
copy hereof be published, according to
aw, in The Butler Weekly Times a
newspaper punished in Bates County, |
Mo-. for four weeks succcSSiNelN, pub
ishcd At least once a week, the last in
.ertion To- be at least thirty days be-
ore tie first day OF said term of this
,uuit.
II. O. M.ANEY,
Circuit Clerk. |
\ true copy from the Record
Witness my hand and seal of |
tSeaD the Circuit Court, of Bates
County, Missouri, this the
14th day of March, 1913.
II. .. Nancy,
,3-4t Circuit Clerk.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-03-28

state of Mo. Patents being shown Of
record in the aforesaid Recorders Of
flee in book IS at pages ~ and 73, and
which interest he ala not during his
respective unknown cOnsort, devisees.
donees, alienees, immediate, mesne, or
remote, voluntary Of Involuntary
Boxley. who acquired some apparent
interest in said premises as grantees In
deeds shown Of record in the aforesaid
Recorders office in book U. at page
| spectively and which interest, If any,
they thereby acquired. neither of them
sufficiently conveyed to any one during
Whereupon it is ordered by the Clerk
In Vacation that said defendants be mo-
titled by publication that plaintiff has
commenced a suit against them in this
court, in which he claims to be in the
The west three e-fourths (s-4) of the
North Half 1-2) of the South
West Quarter u-4l of Section six
teen 16). Twp. Thirty nine (39),
Range Thirty-three (33), Bates
county, Missouri,
and that he claims the absolute fee
simple title thereto. That the general
have navere tried. % ascertained, ] ne SAN and SAD adjudged
by the court. the title and interests OF
the parties plaintiff and defendant. in
that defendant and all of them be for
ever barred from setting up any claim
therein, and that unless the said de-
PENDANTS be and appear at this court,
at the next term thereof to be begun
and holden at the court house in the
city of Butler, Missouri. in said coun-
ty, on the fourth Monday of May, 1918, |
and on or before the first day of said |
term, answer or plead to the petition |
in said cause filed, the same will be |
taken as confessed, and judgment will |
be rendered accordingly.
And it Is further ordered, that copy
hereof be published according to law,
in The Butler Weekly Times, news
paper published in said county of
Bates for four weeks, successfully,
published at least once week, the
last insertion to be at least thirty days
before the first day of said next May
Term, 1918, of this court.
H. o. MAXEY.
Circuit Clerk
\ true COPY of the Record,
Witness my hand and seal of
(SeaD the Circuit Court of Bates
County. Missouri, this the
18th day of March, 1918.
II. o. MAXEY.
SIT Circuit Clerk.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-03-28
HAD PIMPLES
Town Talk Tablets only medicine that
cured.

with myself. One day a friend told
me about Town Talk Tablets and I
told her I would try them. got
bottle. and the effect they had upon
me was wonderful. Almost immed-
lately the pimples commenced to
disappear and lAy skin became
clearer. continued until I had
taken six bottles and l was thor
oughly cured. My general health,
too, improved from the beginning
and today I am healthy. happy
woman, with a clear skin, free from
sore or Disagreement, proof Of
the far-reaching effects Of Town
Talk Tablets"
This is the way they work on ev-
eryone whose blood is impregnated
with disease or impure matter.
They absorb all the germs and car
ry them out Of the system. Try
them today for any form Of dis
eased blood, bad complexion or
skin, and watch the marvellous ac-
tion. s1.00 a bottle. Mailed by Home
Relief Laboratories, Boston, Mass.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-03-28
Teuton-Made Goggles Hurt Fliers'
Vision.

San Diego, Cal, March 2I.-.
Major John c. P. Bartholf. command
er of the Rockwell field aviation
school at North Island, near here,
posted an order today that all gog-
giles made by a certain eastern firm
with a German name should be
turned in to the officers or destroyed
at once. The glasses have been in
use at North Island, Kelley field,
Texas, and at other aviation training
schools.
Major Barthoifs order said that
Dr.. A. L. Day, head of the geophysi-
cal laboratory of the Carnegie insti-
tute At Washington had made . thor
ough investigation of the goggles
and declared they reduce the power
of vision more than I8 per cent.
The Butler weekly times., 1918-03-28

A beautiful skin. either in man or
woman, skin free from pimples,
blotches, blackheads, sores, patch
es, red spots, and the oily and
greasy appearance common to
some, is a treasurable possession.
About one person in every five has
an unsightly face, purely on ac-
count of the diseased condition of
the blood
Mrs. Pauline Gibson of New
Rochelle. N. y. says:
For years l suffered humiliation
from the condition Of my face
which never seemed free from little
boils and pimples. 1t looked ter.
rible and felt worse. l tried all
kinds Of washes and ointments with
no relief. l took every sort of med
icine advertised as a cure, but my
face remained unsightly Ny physi-
clan said it was my blood, but
whatever they gave me only seemed
to make it worse. Really gave up
in despair, l didn't know what to do
The Butler weekly times., 1918-03-28
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PAROLE,

To whom 1t may concern:
Take notice that at the meeting Of
the Board Of Pardons and Paroles of
Missouri at jefferson City, on the first
Monday in May. the undersigned. who
was convicted of felonious assault at
the October term, 1916, Of Bates COun-
ty Circuit Court, and sentenced to the
Eenitentiary, will make application for
a parole.
east LONNIE STRAIT.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04
Quickly crawIed on a Cake Of Ice.

hadn't realized how cold the nights
were getting. Bridgetenders John Ma
loney and John Ryan at Harrison
street heard him. Maloney threw him
a life preserver. Hancox jumped from
his ice cake and seized II.
Then Ryan, who had notified the
fire department and police, tied a rope
to the railing of the bridge and let
himself down hand over hand until
he was treadlng water. He hauled
Hancox to him and held him by the
neck until the freboat came and took
him aboard.
A police ambulance met the fireboat
and Hancox was rushed to st. Luke's
hospital for treatment, his hands hav-
ing been frozen. Otherwise he was
uninjured, 1t was stated. He declined
to talk.
Bridgetenders Maloney and Ryan
also suffered frozen hands. They rub
bed them In snow, put little kero-
sene on them, and went back to work.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04
Japanese Hero WorshIn

The japanese are a herevOnsa,
people who treasure their own NJ
American history has none Of II, !.
turesque atmosphere that adow h,
al Japan, still an actually IN theNu
Of many Of the grandfathers o. vr-
people now in school. Thruush A.
tales, history Is fresh. No slcbu
compounded Of modern dlsnusr
can convince the young japanese Or
the glamOr Of the past is not Oh N
The rich brocades and gorgeous an
of the feudal lords of the Tosuus
days, the beautiful elaboration 0, %
pie and palace, the exquisite art d
craft productions, the ritual Of elem
ceremony attached to court NE. b
ancient ideal Of Bushido, or knifs
conduct, everywhere encounted /
illusions TO heroic and loyal deed, 1
lend their vibrancy to old japan
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04
OREGON BOYS STAGE DUEL
One Shot to Death In Effort to Re-
lieve Monotony Of Hunt
ing Trip.

Oregon City, Ore.-Leslie Ledoux,
aged sixteen, is dead at Park Place,
near here, because he and his boy COM
panions staged duel In the woods to
break the ennui Of an unsuccessful
hunting trip.
Unable to find any game, the boys
decided to stage a battle, and Ledoux
armed with magazine % caliber rifle,
agreed ito stand off, Cecil Green,
thirteen, and Lake Smith, fifteen, each
armed with single shot 22s.
Crouching behind a stump and only
rising to fire, Ledoux stood his COM
panions off for Is minutes, and then
dropped dead with a bullet hole I'm his
forehead. His companions went home
and told their parents Lexoux was
sick, but later confessed to the sheriff
what had happened.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04
EVER YTHING FROM a TO ~
SUICIDE" SAVED BY
ice AND POLICE
Chicago Architect Hadn't Real
lied How Cold the Nights
Were Getting.

Chicago.-Charles ]. Hancox, an
architect, stood on the bridge at Van
Buren, street, felt in his inside coat
pocket to see that the note he had
written was safe, and then climbed
up on the lee railing. While he Is
balancing himself for the leap the
reader may glance at the note:
"Please notify my wife, Mrs. Charles
]. Hancox; my sister, Miss Lottie
Hancox, 500 West Monroe street, and
S. w. Hancox of Oak Park"
Mr.. Hancox cast q farewell look to-
ward the loop lights and dived. 1t was
a good dive. He came up like a sea
lion and quickly crawled on a cake Of
ice and began crying for help. he
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04
Average Values.

In estimating quantities OF bulk II Is
OF considerable help to have unit fig.
ures handy for multiplication or d.
vision to get the required result. The
following figures are recognized aver
age values. giving weights In pounds
FOR one cubic foot of the material
named: Soft coal ashes. tightly packed.
~; cfnders. 40 to As; hard or anthra-
cite coal. So to GO; soft or bituminous
coal, Al to 50; coke, % to 80; iron,
$50; lead. 700; pitch. IS pounds per
cubic foot.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04
AUTO ON PILOT OF ENGINE
Party 10 Carried Fifty Yards and No
Member Of II Seriously
Injured.

Lincoln, nl.-Carrled 80 yards in an
automobile on the pilot of an engine,
was the unusual experience Of John
I. Miller. his father-in-law, N. A. Sem
ner ard Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Richards.
None was seriously hurt. The party
was accompanying Mr.. Richards on q
Questionnaire-filling trip. The machine
did not even upset.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

Some st. Louis guy has Invented a
new indoor sport for women. but since
the game is not played in the kitchen
with a frying pan or rolling pin, we
doubt that 1t will help very much to
win the war.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

The Germans are reported as con-
vinced that the use of gas is "inhu-
man" in spite Of the fact that they
started It. If they had some ships on
the seas they might be expected to dis
cover that the submarine warfare also
Is inhuman.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

Japan has developed an instance of
yellow Journalism" that seeks to rep
resent America as unfriendly to the
japanese. This style of publication 10
about the only form Of yellow peril
worthy Of consideration.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

"The war can't be won by debating
societies." says an American CORE
spondent in France. He might have
added that too many debates may post
pone victory.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04
His Day Cut ahoff.

81 don't understand this Law ID
ness"
"Huhf"
"They said ! was to have my dri
court. All the neighbors turned m'
"WellT
"The Judge disposed Of my uxi
less than q minute"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

The first Of the American prisoners
captured by the Germans has escaped
into Switzerland, thus showing that
Lieut.. Pat O'Brien's was type Of the
American spirit.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

Enemy aliens with a taste for con-
spiracy should be impressed with the
large number of freshly whitewashed
walls scattered about the country and
the excellent craftsmanship records of
potential firing squads.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04
What u Really Proves.

Almost all the great wars In his.
tory have started in April" says a
Harvard historian. Which goes to
prove that mere man would rather
nght than go through the ordeal of
spring housekeeping. - Rochester
Post-Express
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

In 1914 the word moratorium"
proved that 1t is worth while to own
a dictionary. And now "angaria" and
"angary" and "droit d'angarie" are do
ing their part to make the dictionary
business profitable.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

We are looking eagerly forward to
the time when, instead of Somewhere
in France" the letters from our boys
will be from Somewhere In Ger
many"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

Mrs. NJ. A. Tanning of Cls,.,,
wife Of a well-knOwn traction :
nate, thinks so much Of tbe "
poster Of the national war garden =
mission that she is putting IN A. .
per- ms they say In the clrru, I.
ness, with her own hands. a. !.
visited a dozen cities on this miss.
Mrs. Tanning helped Clara B,-.
organize the Red Cross in s. Ia
in 1888, and worked with h,, /. !
river floods.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

One trouble is. there is to much lost
motion In the country and a still
greater trouble is due to the vast num-
Der Of lazy scoundrels who are guilty
Of no motion whatever.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

The former Russian car and his
family are said to be in want. If they
can just get over here we can assure
them 40 weeks straight time In vaude-
Vile.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

But think Of the pride you will be
able to take in your neighbours chick
ems, knowing them to be the products
Of your own garden!
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04
ENaslNe.

"Did your husband speak d D
punch he got at our houser
swell, must say he came ns
lust full Of IT,"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

1t will soon be time for submarines
to be sighted off the fashionable bath
ing beaches where formerly the sea
serpent reigned supreme.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

Incompetent medical examiners are
being dismissed by wholesale from the
army. This makes the fate Of the
stay-at-homes more uncertain.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

No matter what happens to other
German Industries, the Krupps will be
in position to pay extra dividends for
some time to come.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

If you have book worth reading
twice, the soldiers would like chance
to read II, too.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

So far as reported. no one who ever
came back from the west front was
pacifist.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

A home grown vegetable tastes
twice as good as one bought at the
store.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

Castor oil is being used to Intricate
flying machines. The sight of castor
oil will make the average small boy
fly.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

No American citizen has failed to
arrival of the first casualty list.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

Eggs are reported to be selling for
8 cents a dozen in China. But who
wants china egg?
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

When 1t becomes necessary to guard
against lavish use Of soap. economy is
getting near dangerous ground.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

The censor is the only one who
doesn't believe in advertising the good
work Of American soldiers.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

Imagine an American plotter In Ber-
lin getting a fine Of $50 and six
months Imprisonment!
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

Anyway, this war will give the meg
azines something TO write about for
the next 200 years.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

1t is not always easy to be pleas
ant, but 1t is possible. And 1t pays
well.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

Movie stars take each other more Sc
riously than the rest Of the world
does.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04
Once contracted. the war-savineS-
stamp habit is a joy.

Blisters are the only badge OF no
bility in war garden time.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

Very many patriots are saying MOTH
ing but are spading up the gardens.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

This would have been a different
kind Of war without the French los.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

Outdoor exercise is being prescribed
for number Of roll-top-desk military
experts.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

Fires continue to conf1ne themselves
mostly to places where they will most
seriously embarrass the nation.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

@IP-and back comes your work.
III Multigraphed letters that defy detec-
II tion-addressing, filling in, machine
IN folding, Shorthand and Typewriting.
~ Copying a speciality. We deliver to
Algiers, Cretna and other points.
DUNLAP'S MULTIGRAPH LETTER SHOP
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The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

Don't kill the hens. Kill the roost-
ers. Is this significant Of the passing
Of masculine supremacy
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

In time Of war the costliest blunder
is to assume that slow means sure.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

Isn't 1t dissertation to make SOM
Of those disloyal kiss the flag?
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-07-04

A Chicago woman wants the govern
ment to take over sports. Imagine a
government controlled checker game.