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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-26
A TERRIFIC SNOW STORM
Trains Delayed And Rural Mail
Carriers Unable to Make Their
Regular Trips on Account
of the Heavy Drifts.

The first real snow storm Of the
season started in about 1880 clock
Monday forenoon and the snow con-
tinued to fall until Tuesday morning.
The downfall was accompanied by a
heavy wind that whipped the snow
into drifts that made the country
roads almost impossible and which
badly crippled the train service. The
train due here from Kansas City at
$50 in the morning not arriving until
about noon, and all others being bad
ly delayed. ...
The rural carriers started on their
trips after the arrival of the mail
train. but after going a short dis
tance gave it II" and returned to
town. the snow in many places filling
the roads as high as the fence posts
on either side.
In town the belated Christmas
shopper had bad time of it as little
attention was paid to the ordinance
requiring snow to be removed from
the sidewalks and for some reason
the city failed to clean the crossings,
or at least very few of them were
cleaned. ~
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-26
YANKS STAGE FREE FOR ALL
IN THEATER
Joke in London Playhouse Resented
by Wounded American
Soldiers.

New York, Dec. 1o-Wounded
American Sammies and English
Tommies staged free-for-all fistic
argument in London theater re-
Gently when the Americans resented
what they considered an insult to
their country, according to Yankee
participants who have arrived here
from England.
A wounded American, who attend
ed a performance at the Woodgreen
Empire theater, reported to his fell
lows that in one Of the acts. u. S.
A." was described AS standing for
"You Silly Awss." The next night
$50 convalescent Americans attended
the performance, and when the
Joke" was sprung they answered it
with rotten eggs.
The Yankees then swarmed toward
the stage and real fight started
when English Tommies rose to the
rescue of the actors.
According to Private :. Robert
Hines. formerly an employee of the
old Chicago Herald, the disturbance,
which resulted in partial wrecling
of the theater, also resulted in an
army order threatening court martial
to any American who again visited
the rheater, and declaring that such
q resort is not fit place for an Amer
lean soldier"
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-26
Hog ,2rices for January

The meat division of the United
States Food Administration an
nounces that after a series of meet
ings held in Chicago on December J
and 4, participated in by representa-
tives of the Agriculture Advisory
Committe and special representatives
of the Swine producers, it was decid-
ed that the price for hogs for Janu-
airy should be continued on the Same
basis as in November and December.
Throw-outs are to include pigs UNI
der $50 pounds, stays, bears, thin
sows and skips. 1t is still highly de-
sirable, says f. b. Mumford, Dean of
the University OF Missouri College of
Agriculture, that the lighter weight
hogs will be held back for the next
few weeks and it can be again be
stated that all, available hog products
that can be spared will be required
Tor the foreign shipment for the next
several months.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-26
The Times wishes a
Merry Christmas to all
and a Happy New Year.

In letters to home folks Captain ].
+. Thompson, who is with the Amer
lean forces in France. says that he
has been detached from the quarter
masters corps OF the 35th division
and is now with base supply COM
pany. Captain Thompson is another
Bates county officer who has made
good.
O. ]. Scribner, who travels for the
Indiana Silo Company, came in off
the road Friday and will spend the
holidays with home folks. In point
of continuous ervice, Mr. Scribner
is one Of the oldest silo men travel
ing in Missouri. He says that in
most parts of the country this has
been good year for silos.
James Williams arrived from Col
umbia the last of the week on Wis
it to his parents. Postmaster and
Mrs. ]. L. Williams. He. was trans
ferred from the Great Lakes Naval
Traising Camp sometime ago to Col
umbia, where he has been acting as
instructor to the naval unit OF the S.
A. 7. c., of the state university.
Forrest ]. Kerrens. employed as a
merchant at the ]. w. Shipley gar
age, who resides in the southwest
part of town and all the members of
his household. including his wife, his
daughter, Miss Rettia, and Mrs.
Kerrens' mother. Mrs. Winnie c.
Matteson, had the influenza in a
light form, but are now completely
recovered, and will be released from
quarantine tomorrow (Friday). morn
ing-Cass County Democrat.
A Kansas City artist painted dog
SO natural that the animal had the
hydrophobia during the hot weather.
He is the same man who painted
copy of a beer bottle with such skill
that the. cork flew out just as he was
finishing it, and after he was married
he painted a picture of baby so>life
like that it cried and his wife spank
It, before she realized her mistake.
and one day he happened to be in a
country printing Office, and with his
brush he painted a silver dollar on
the editors desk so plain that the ed
itor went crazy through joy. excite
ment and nervous shock.-Ex.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-26
Linendoll- Kegerreis.

Mr.. Albert ]. Linendoll, of this
city. and Miss Alta M. Kegerreis, of
Spruce. were united in marriage at
the home of Rev. L. w. keele at
l;so-p. M, Tuesday. December "a,
1913.
Miss kegerrcis is charming
young lady OF Spruce township,
where she has host of. friends who
join in hearty congratulations and
best wishes.
Mr. Linendoll is a successful young
farmer of North New Home town
ship. where he. too. has a multitude
OF friends who wish him much joy
and happiness in his married life.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linendoll will be at
home for the present on farm 7
miles southwest of Butler.
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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-26

+ Frank Vance has sold his property
in the south part OF tewn to Thomas
Wainwright.
c. II. butcher, OF 'Warrensburg,
spent Monday here attending the an
nual meeting of the stockholders OF
The Walton Trust Co.
S. L. Hunt, who spent several DAYS
in this city last week invoicing the
Star Lumber Company returned to-
his home in Wellsv;lle, Kansas, Fri
day. 1t is needless to say that he
found the local yard OF the company
in first class condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Callahan re-
turned Friday from Kansas City,
where they will move after they have
their sale which is advertised for
Friday, December 27. The Gala
hans are mighty fine people and
their many friends regret their deter
mination to leave the community.
Many Bates county ladies' have
more money in the past year from
their turkeys than their husbands
have from their hogs. One lady sold
her 1913 turkey crop to the Home
Produce company last week receiv-
ing for the same check for $328.Oo
Except for the care and attention re
quired the turkeys seem to be one OF
the most profitable crops nowadays.
The board of health order forbid
ding children under I6 years of age
from attending public gatherings de-
prived the youngsters from their us
ual Sunday school Christmas festiv-
tiles. But with the present high
price of candy and things of that sort
it is perhaps just as we'll, as it would
have busted the treasury of the
schools to have provided the usual
treat for the youngsters.
The movie fans are happy again
since the board of health has renov-
ed the ban from the moving picture
show. Manager Fisk has some of
the best shows that can be secured
for the next few weeks and it will
seem good to laugh at the antics ii
Fatty Arbucle, and hold your breath
while the lovely heroine is rescued
from the clutches of the naughty viii
lam Children under If cannot be
admitted
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-26
Christmas Mail Burned.

One OF the mail cars attached to
the train arriving here early Monday
morning was found to be on fire
when the train reached Sur-
mi1A The Lees Summit fire depart
ment was called by the train crew
and soon had the fire out, but not
before considerable damage was done
-te-the- GAfi stnas- parcels which was
the principal part OF the contents Of
the car. How the fire started is
somewhat of mystery as there was
no one in the car at the time Be
fore the train left Kansas City the
mail for points south of Pleasant
Hill was placed in the car and it was
locked. The next train brought
many packages to the Butler office
that were badly damaged by the fire
or water.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-26
Poultry Association Notes.

We want to have a poultry show
in Bates county the coming year:
and next week we will publish the
officers of Bates County Poultry AS
ISOLATION and the date of the annual
meeting when we elect new officers.
The past year the association did
but little for itself.
Our every energy has been ex-
pended for the world welfare. A big
chapter of important history was
made The war, the armistice and
the "flu" have claimed attention.
Peace and reconstruction will be of
interest
The countys interest in poultry
will help III reconstruction as Mis-
souri, produces more value i'll poultry
than it does in both hogs and cattle.
Geo. NJ. Hartrick,
SeCv. Treas.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-26

James Rankin, came in from
Dickinson county Kansas, the first
of the week and is spending the hol-
idays with home folks.
Mrs. G. G. Gilkerson, of Chicago
who has been visiting at the home OF
DR.. and Mrs. Christy, left for her
home the last of the week.
: Miss Nadine Reavis arrived the
last of the week from Omaha, Ne
braska, and is visiting her mother
and other relatives in this city.
Edison Snyder has returned home
from three weeks trip attending
poultry shows at St. Joseph, Mo-,
Pryor, Okla, and Wagner, Okla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Etter and
two children came the first of the
week to spend the holidays in this
city with his mother, Mrs. ]. H.
Etter.
Floyd Atkeson, instructor in the
dairy husbandry at the Kansas Ag-
ricultural college at Manhattan, is in
tHC Nlty tiIV with
his father, w. Q. Atkeson.
Miss Edna Clark, u. S. A. S. N. c.,
is spending holiday furlough in this
city with her parents, Major and
Mrs. Ed Clark. She has been sta
toned at the base hospital at Camp
McClellen, eorgia.
AS the ban against public gather
ings has been removed the Butler
churches will each have services next
Sunday forenoon. In the evening a
union service will be held at the M.
F. church, South.
Despite the fact that the country
roads were not in the best of cond,-
ton Saturday the town was filled
with "a jolly crowd of Christmas
shoppers, and our merchants repor,
a good days business.
On account OF the influenza and
the Rehabilitation of the S. A. T. c.
at the state university. that institu-
ton has been closed down until after
the first of the year, and the students
are enjoying rather longer vacation
than usual. All of those from Butler
and vicinity are home.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-26
Two Noted Kentucky Convicts Free

Lexington. Ky, Dec. Io--Two of
kcntucky's best known convicts are
free today due to action by the state
prison board.
Henry Youtsey, after serving T.
years in Jail, charged with the assas-
sination of Sen. William Goebel,
Democratic aspirant to the govern
orship in 1900, was paroled today.
Curtis Jett serving life sentence
for the, assassination of James Cock
rill and James b. Marcun, during the
Brcathitt county feud IS years ago.
was freed because he said he wanted
to study for the ministry.
Jett will preach his first semon
next Sunday. Youtsey left today for
Gold Springs, KY, where he intends
to make his home.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-26
Walter Jones.

Walter, the u months old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Jones of south of
town died December IS. About ten
days ago Little Walter, together
with the rest of the family took sick
with influenza which grew gradually
worse until it claimed his little life
on above named date. On account
of sickness loved ones were not able
to attend the funeral which was con-
Quoted at Oak Hill cemetery Friday,
Dec. 20 by Rev. l.. W. Keele. The
heartfelt sympathy of the entire
community is extended to Mr.. and
Mrs. Jones in this time OF deep sor-
row X.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-26
Wilson Calls Mccormick
and Baruch to France

WashiN, Ton, ID. c.. Dec. 2o-The
expected call for Vance Mccormick.
chairman OF the War Trade Board,
and Bernard NJ. Baru.';,, chairman of
the War industries Bard. to join
President Wilson in Paris anl act as
advisers TO the American peace dele
CATION. vas receive" today and an
nounced at the ;S.ctc Department
Both are exp, It'd to sah shortly.
McCormck will give advice and
information regarding, bi'tha &c
agreements will, ncutl.tls and war
restrictions ON trade. while Haruci,.
as an expert IN the 'aw material
market AID supply, will advise par
ticular interests IN correction with
reconstruc.;un work
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-26

Mrs. J. +. Thompson and daughter,
fAiiss-Anna- Belle, spent the first of
the week in Kansas City.
Woodson Terrell, of Pleasant Hill.
was in the city Saturday on bust
ness mission shaking hands with old
friends.
The Adrian Journal says that the
influenza is not a new disease.
Merely an old disease working oil
new people.
Miss Helen Campbell, who has
been attending Baker University is
spending the Christmas holidays here
with homefolks.
Ralph Lotspeich, who was severe
ly wounded in France last September
has notified relatives here that he
is convalescing rapidly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Percival,
of Cole Camp, Missouri, are spending
the holidays with Mrs. Percivals
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. w. Fisk.
Melvin Leroy, the two-year old
son of M. and Mrs. ]. A. .Grimsley,
died at the home of his parents,
near Amoret, Tuesday, December
".
c. A. McComb, who represents
the Walton Trust Company in the
north part of the state, is spending
the week end with his family, in this
city.
Kirkby Walker and Leslie Duval1,
who have been attending the State
University at Columbia, Mo-, are
spending the holidays here with
homefolks.
4 According to the Rockville Review
the influenza is getting worse in that
town, and those who have the disease
are urged to observe the quarantine
regulations.
Mrs. Nellie WEIGH arr,ci the frs:
of the week; from Washington ail y
spending h,istmas ut hc' home II
her mother. Mrs. CarplMc Morrison,
on South roadway.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Clay, of Call
we'll, Idaho. arrived the last of the
week and are spending the Christmas
holidays with his mother, Mrs. NJ. S.
Clay, on North High street.
Miss Doris Denton, who has been
attending Baker university, at Bald
win. Kansas, arrived Saturday to
spend the holidays with her parents.
Judge and Mrs. c. A. Denton.
Editor Moore, of the Hume Telc-
phone, thinks that newspaper men
should have holiday occasionally
the same as other humans There
fore there will be no Telephone pub
lished this week.
Mrs. Ida Sweezy, of the Appleton
City neighborhood, remembers The
Times with a renewal Mrs. Swezy
has been one -of The Times readers |
for the past 80 years and says that
she would find it hard to get along |
without her favorite paper.
Linden Bartlett. the SON of Mr.. and
Mrs. Homer Bartlett, was painfully |
injured thursday evening when 4 |
horse kicked him. striking him in the
face. A physician who was passing
gave him emergency treatment and
took several stitches in his face and
forehead.
Miss Mary Braden, who is a teach
er in Kansas City, arrived Friday
night and will spend the holidays in
this city at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Braden. Miss
Braden has accompanied the remains
Of friend, who died in Kansas City |
10 Scheff City for burial and stopped
off on her way back to the city.
]. A. Cobb and family left Monday
Tor Las Vegas, New Mexico, where
hey will reside in the future. Mr..
Cobb has lived Is that country and
links that q ,SDne particulars il is
lhead q MisS6ud. having a more
equitable tesnpefsture and fine water.
L Is not muck q an agricultural |
rouafsys ~ principal Industry being 1
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-26
One Time Bates County Boy Gassed.

c. j. Pahlman received letter last
week from his son, Clifford, who was
reported seriously wounded, in which
he says that he was gassed but was
getting along nicely and was able to
not know what they would do with
him but he was going to try to get
back to his company, which is now
marching toward the Rhine--Jerico
Optic.
Mr.. Pahlman was formerly resi-
dent of Bates county and removed
few wears ago to Vernon county.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-26
Well Why Not

Fred koeller, OF Eight Mile, Cass
county. who was tared and feather
cd by his neighbors for German
ism last spring, visited Harrisonville
the other day, and proclaimed his
patriotism, but for the life of him
could not understand why the same
treatment should not be melted out to
Teddy Roosevelt.-Henry County
Democrat
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-26

Chas. Henry Mckee. editor and
publisher of TIE St. Louis Globe
Democrat, died at his home in that
city Thursday evening, after short
illness of Influenza followed by pneu-
monia.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-26
MISSOURI NOTES

The father of Sergt. Frederick
.Ordway of near Marshall. heard Fri
day that his son was killed in action
November II. the day the armistice
was signed.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-26

The Musicians Mutual Benefit As
sociation of St. Louis, has adopted
resolution forbidding the use of the
German language at any meeting of
the association or when on duty.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-26

Robbers blew open the vault of the
Bank of CRANKY. at CRANKY, Mo-,
TWENTY-FIVE miles south of Joplin at
100 o'clock Friday morning and es-
capped with $500 in thrift stamps.
They did not blow open the safe in
which the money was kept.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-26

-Strayed:-Rrown-m mare irom-pas=
ture December '24tl. Notify X, care
this office. Reward.
SAM ". Davis. of the Democrat,
who has been i'll for the past week,
is still confined to his home.
DR.. 7. c. Boulware. who for sew
eral days has been i'll at his home
was reported to be improved Tues
day.
In order that The Times force may
appropriately celebrate Christmas,
(which falls on Wednesday. our press
day. the paper is published day car
t. this week
Bruce Black, who has been sta
toned at Camp Macarthur. Texas, ar
rived home last week. having re-
ceived his discharge from the mill
tary service. Bruce was making
good i'll the army. having been pro-
NOTED to battalion sergeant major
some time ago.
Our good friend, w. A. Baker, OF
southeast OF town was caller at this
office Saturday. He had just gotten
up from all attack Of the influenza
and is still rather weak The whole
Baker family have been having
seige with the influenza, his son.
Claude. being still confined to the
house.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-26

After living together contentedly
for "a years, Mr.. and Mrs. James H.
Bingamin, near Jacksonville, sep
arated because of quarrel starting
over the purchase of a new hat by
their sons wife and the divorce cotr.
is appealed to to. unmarry the aged
couple.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-26

Just - we go to press, we are in
formed Of the death of Mrs. Ftank
Geneh II her home in this city late
this Tuesday, evening. Mrs. Gench
he'd been IN bad health for long
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-26

1t was learned Friday that William
H. -Wilks, postmaster at Carruthers-
vile, Mo-, had disappeared Decem-
Der 9 and reports to nostoffice iiE-
spectors indicate a shortage of he
tween $4,000 and $4,000 in the miss
ing mans accounts Wilks is said to
have left. Charlottesville the same
day an inspector arrived to go over
his accounts.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-26
Notice.

All 1913 taxes not paid by january
/, penalty of per cent per month
will be added.
lit l.. w. keele, Collector.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-26

When the history of the war has
been written. it will be found no state
in the Union contributed more in pro-
portion to her population than did
Missouri. We contributed 144,678
soldiers. and we subscribed and paid
for $soo.ooo,ooo of Liberty Bonds,
went owe tie ton in ali the subscrip-
tons to the Red Cross, Y. NJ. C AZ
and other. charity funds, and last bat.
not least we fir,iished Peeshirg Isn't
this a record of which, we should IN
be proud1-St. Joseph Observer.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-26
Special Meeting

OF the Masonic lodge Thursday.
December 26. at 7:3o. NANork.
w. F.. Welton, Master.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-26
Favor NEW PRIMARY I Law
Missouri Republican and Democratic
" Leaders Advocate Indiana
Plan.

4; Jefferson City, Dec. ala move
ment is on foot in St. Louis between
Democrats and Republicans to- get
Together and agree upon radical
changes in the state primary. election
laws. The Republican national COM
mittecman from Missouri, Jacob G..
Babler of st: Louis, is given as Re-
publican authority and the Demo
cratic state committee as Demo
cratic authority for wanting import
ant changes in the laws and favoring
q joint party understanding to ac-
ccmplish this end.
1t is the understanding that the
plan proposed in Indiana is general
.ly favored by party leaders in Mis-
sour. In general way, this pro-
.vides for the election Of delegates to
State nominating conventions. The
difference between this and the old
method in Missouri before the Pri-
mary Law was enacted is chiefly that
some of the counties adhered to the
primary method of choosing dele
gates to state nominating conven-
ton Under arrangements of their
own The cities generally held mass
conventions by wards. This was
true of the large cities, but some of
the smaller cities held mass conven-
tons regardless of ward lines.
The chief complaint against the
present law is that the expenses of
Candidates ami their friends have be-
come great burden, and for the
higher offices a man must spend a
small fortune to secure nomination
If he has any considerable opposi-
ton, or permit his friends to spend
the money for him..
OF late years the primary cam
paigns OF Missouri developed into
advertising features Of very costly
nature to the candidates and their
hackers This has been true OF both
the large parties.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-12-26

Mrs. J. F.. Thompson and daughter
Miss Anna Belle. spent the first Of
the week in Kansas City.