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The citizen., 1919-12-25
Christmas Joy

= UZANNEi Pleasei"
IA Il won't do 70 Suzanne said
~ very promptly.
"But you don't know what 1T
~ is" Nancy objected.
"Granted. But haven't
known you intimately from the
age Of hve years and seven months
without le..rnIng the implications OF
your voice. l repeat 1t: I-wlll-not
--do-itw
Nancy's pretty eyes darkened. "Oh.
Suzanne dear. II you knew how much l
want it You just couldn't refuse me
You couldn'tl II would make me hap
pier than anything could think Of"
II suppose ! can let you tell me"
said Suzanne relenting. although l
warn you that know you're just get
ting round me- and I'd be much wiser
TO hold 10 my original position"
"Naney's face flashed into radiance.
Nancy. happy. was always irresistible.
"You will be good and sweet and big
and generous and let me have my way
Oh. l knew you would It's about
Christmas. Suzanne. You see, while
your father has been piling up for
tune my dear dad has been having
hard times, and we are all having TO
be very careful. II isn't anything
dreadful. you know. so long as we
have one another and the home; but
there isn't much margin for extras. SO
l can give only a tiny little gift-it
cost me exactly 40 cents In money
and please. please, please, Suzanne. be
good and do the same to mel You
know it's you I love; not the lovely
gifts you shower upon me. Christmas
isn't money; It's loving"
Suzanne put her hands on Nancy's
shoulders and looked down into the
pleading eyes.
II can use your argument, too" she
answered "If Christmas is loving. not
gifts-and you know agree with all
my heart-then why are you making II
a thing Of even exchange In dollars
and centsf Are you doing II for my
sakef"
"N-no," Nancy faltered. "only-"
"You know the money is nothing to
The citizen., 1919-12-25
PLoW WHEAT STUBBLE DEEP
Weed Seeds Are Buried and Most OF
Them pestroyed-Flles Cannot
Crawl 10 Surface.

AS soon after harvest as possible all
wheat stubble should be plowed deep.
This buries the weed seeds which are
In the stubble and most of them are
destroyed. The small, delicate flies
cannot crawl to the surface when they
are buried under more than five or
six inches OF compact and pulyerized
soil. The plow should therefore be
followed with harrow. drag or disk,
says the University Of Missouri Col
lege OF Agriculture.
The citizen., 1919-12-25

Almighty and living God, we be-
seech thee to look with love and mercy
on us. Keep US In thy faith and fear.
Give us grace TO resist the devil, and
to renounce all his works and tempta-
tions. Guard us from the lusts and
sins OF the flesh. Shield us from the
corruption OF the world. Make us dlll
gent and faithful In our appointed
work. Keep US patient under trial. In
anxiety and worry, help US to find
trust and peace In thee. All OF which
We ask through Jesus Christ our Lord
and Savior. Amen.
The citizen., 1919-12-25

% little 8abe of 1lettlrllcmr,
see Uhre sleepins thrrr,
Uhine fges rs Deep us summer skies;
UIVu hrufu So huIlite atn fair;
Asain - SEE IN fuurrhrr knerl
Uhe shepherds nf tIre fnlh,
Uhe caiasi mith their gifts of murrh
Ann fraitkinrense ann Ynla-
q SEE Ghg mother cfHarg,
As IN afue her tanhs rarrssen
UHv halIufurh heah of glory
Whsrs It Iaih mpum her breast;
y hear the grooming lullaby
Uhat she So suftlg sings,
mIile Uhg hrar arm is ru,ulh her nerk,
mhers trnhrrIg IT rIiirgs-
9ar hurre TlIg feet TO fuather
On seek ihs cruel tree,
Ann harsh the taiths THAT fuaitea
4llth ttsir rrpfsm of tilurns fur Ulree,
hut Thum hahst iIlat ume happy Iru,m
of peace anh jug ann rest,
Whsn Thg heah fuas lain INT 8et4lehem
Hpum Thg mntIEsr's hrrast-
John s. M'Groany.
The citizen., 1919-12-25

Prayer may be defined as an instinct
which God has implanted in the hu-
The citizen., 1919-12-25

man heart by
means OF which
he retains com
munication with
men and supplies
their needs and
at the same time
carries out his
great and gra
cious purposes.
Though sin has
biased mans rea-
son, debased his
a f ctions and
perverted his will,
IL has not de-
strOyed the in
stinct for prayer
Never has n ma.
The citizen., 1919-12-25

iHhen sang the stars together
cJn tlle morning long ago,
Ghe little fIabr of Bethlehem
Slept in n mansrr Infu.
Hlinss Of nrpriah angels sfurpt
Ghe trembling rnists Of murm,
mhrn Hr fntu fuas 3lriurs Of them
cJn RrthIeIlem fuas burn.
A king, ann pet III hiahem
Apun 4lis hrufu to rest;
He hah no piIIufu for 9iis heah
HUT His ufun mothers breast;
1fis palace fuas stable,
hare Of Knight or paIanin,
mtsn CHRIST the Eurn of Heafrm
Game 10 free the fuurIh Of sin.
fiis rpes furre soft aS summer skies,
bis hrufu rs fufite as situfu,
Ann rururh His heah haIu sIFnme
Like siutIisht's sulhsu slufu.
Nnt, 9Ie lag m mrteast, Hihhrn
grpm Heruh's cruel harm-
Ghs Eamh of 6nh that nrstleh
9apum His runtIler's armt-
The citizen., 1919-12-25
a christmas
Bltssinu

Blessing
BY Rev. Dr.. Howard DufbsId
M AY the Blessing
Nl of the Light that
shown at Mid
night come to the
hearts that are shad-
owed and the homes
that are dark.
May the Blessing Of
the SoEg of the Angels
come to the multitudes
who strive and bleed
upon fields of battle,
and to all who wage
the hard warfare of
life.
May the Blessing of
the Good Word to the
Shepherds come to ev-
eryone who is humbly
and honestly laboring
to do a share of their
worlds work.
May the Blessing of
the Manger Cradle
come to that innumer-
able company against
whom the doors of
hope and peace and
rest are shut.
May the blessing of
the Holy Child come
to every one who has
forgotten that Thou,
o God, art his Father.
and that all men are
brothers.
May the Blessing OF
the Guiding Star come
to those who wander
in the night and can
not find the homeward
way.
May the Blessing of
the Stable come upon
all hearts, wakening a
kindly sense of kim
dred with every living
thing that walks the
field and forest. or
wings the air. or pass
es along the paths OF
the seas.
-. - =. -. -. -. -. -. -.
The citizen., 1919-12-25

Remember this Christmas day
that love 10 the strongest thing
In the world, and that the bles-
ssd Life which began In Beth
lehem 10 the Image and the
brightness Of the Eternal Love
The citizen., 1919-12-25
The Place and
Power Of Prayer
BY REV. HOWARD W. POPE
Moody Bible Instituts.
Chicago

TExT.-LOrd. teach US to pray.-Luke
i1I.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19
DRY LAW WILL COST U. S.
$5oo, ooo, 900
Kentucky Banker Declares Distillers
Must Have Chance to Sell
Stock.

Washington. June 12.-The con-
gressiona1 delegation from Kentucky
gathered in the office Of Senator
Beckham for a conference with the
anti-prohibition delegation from that
state, headed by Earl Gwyn, a Louis
vile banker. On behalf of the bank
ing interests of Kentucky Gwyn told
the congressman that the govern
ment would lose more than $500, ooo,-
600 in revenue if the distillers were
not given six months in which to dis
pose of their stocks.
Furthermore, he insisted, enforce
ment of prohibition is impossible
with 100000 gallons of whisky re-
naming in the warehouses.
Kentucky will still have 100000
gallons in warehouses on July l, he
said, and that the undisposed Of sup
plies in the larger cities would easily
amount to 4o,ooo,ooo gallons, of the
latter he said Baltimore, the Wash
ington base of supplies, has more
than 100000 gallons. J..
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19
Scott Case Judge Cannot Conduct it,

Jefferson City, Mo-, June 14.-lr
an OPINION handed down this after
noon by the supreme court, it was
ruled that Judge John G. Slate OF
the Cole county circuit court was
prejudiced and should not hear the
case of John w. Scott, indicted on d
charge of stealing coal from the STATE
capitol. The Scott case was one OF
the graft" cases produced by the
1917 Cole county grand jury.
Attorney General McAlHster filed
application for a writ of prohibition
to keep Judge Slate from hearing the
case, charging he was prejudiced
against the state. Special Commits
sioner McBain heard the case and
ruled that Judge Slate was preju-
The matter then went to the SUI
preme court and the opinion written
by Judge c. B. Faris upheld the re-
port of the special commissioner, de-
ctaring the Cole county judge is
and that the state is en-
titled to a change of venue in the
case. This % the first case OF the
kind in the history of Missouri
courts.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19
King Pontiac Tehee Abbekerk No.
23o667.

This richly bred Holstein bull will
be allowed to serve limited num-
Der of well bred registered Holstein
cows at reasonable fee.
Every dam in his pedigree has a
creditable A. r. o. record, a grand
son of King of the Pontiacs 3oo37,
who has asa A. r. o. daughters,
has more. 2o-3o-4o-lb. daughters
than any other sire. His sire,
King Pontiac Mayflower No.
lo5llo is from a 81 Id. daugh-
ter of a 81 10. four year old and
Joe Gellsche De kolburke.
His dam is a FL Id four and half
year old. Tehee Changeling Able
kerk 10000, by Tidy Abbekerk
Prince 1910. Has nine thirty pound
half sisters and so per cent same
breeding as two cows above 80 Id.
Have for sale a fine youngster by
above bull, ready for business.
S. r. McCown,
P. o. Rich Hill, Missouri.
Farm Ia miles north OF Sprague,
Missouri. 36-2t
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19
u. S. Army Officer Flees With
$4,000.

Coblenz, June II.-German Army
and police authorities in the unoccu-
pied territory opposite the Cobienz
brdgehead have been requested by
American intelligence officers to
keep a lookout for an American dis
bursting officer who has disappeared
with $4,000 marks approximately
$l2o,ooo).
The money was intended to be
paid to the men of the Fifth Field
Artillery of the First Division, which
holds the outmost post of the bridge
head. Intelligence officers have re-
ported to Third Army headquarters
that the missing officer was suspect
ed of entertaining Germany sympa-
thy and that this had led them to
believe that he had gone in the d.
rection of Berlin. He is under bond
to the United States Government.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19
Beautiful Woman Spy Kills Self.

Geneva, June II.-Dora Charlton
aged "a, an alleged spy, who travelled
on a false American passport, COM
mitted suicide in Turin Monday
when she was arrested.
She made frequent trips between
Italy and Germany by way of Swift
zerland during the war, and is al
legged to have obtained important
military information from allied Of
ficer friends by whom she was nick
named The Lady OF the Camelias,
because she always wore the flowers.
She was beautiful woman and
posed as an American. She was a
guest of the best hotels, had plenty
of money and wore the latest Paris
ian gowns, which, it was stated, were
supplied by the German political de-
partment.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19
PIGS ARE BLAMED FOR
GERMANS DOWNFALL
Distinguished Danish Vegetarian
Claims They Were Cause of
Starvation.

. London-Ludendorff maintains it
was the revolutionary spirit Of the
German soldiers that caused Ger
many's defeat. Admiral Beatty says
it was the British navy, General
Pershing thinks it was the Ameri-
can army, while armchair strategists
declare it was 'Foch's great often
sive.
But, really, Germany was defeated
because she had too many pigs, says
Dr.. M. Hindhade, the distinguished
Danish vegetarian. ,
The German pig betrayed the faith
crland and contributed more to the
downfall of Germany than the allies
blockade.
At the outbreak of the war, the
food situation was more serious in
Denmark than in Germany. Dem
mark, however, reduced the number
of her pigs and cattle, thereby re-,
stricting the consumption of cereals
in the country. ~&4- VI
Germany, on the other hand, in,
stead of reducing the number other
pigs and cattle, forbade the sfaugh-
tering of cattle under 7 years old, and
of pigs less than kilos in weight.
No restrictions were put on feeding
them with cereals. s.
By the spring of 1915 there was
scarcely@a potato left in Germany.
So Germany starved while Dem
mark throve, and the pigs that were
intended to save the Fatherland ate
the food SO urgently needed by her
That is why Germany lost the war.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

F. A. Oline to ]. II. Braden IS
acres section 20 Homer 100000.
Clark Wix to F. M. Campbell 6o2
acres sections s. f, 81 and 80 Hud-
son and Deepwater $4466o.oo.
Roy Bartlett to J. w. Holloway
100 acres section 5 Mt. Pleasant
$I65oo.oo.
T. P. Green to Frank Green 100
acres section 22 Mound $125oo.oo.
Z. W.. Short to T. d. Evans 1-2
acres section Pleasant Gap $4,000.
Mary Thomas ct al to J. R. Baum
e acres section Mt. Pleasant
100000.
Z. L. Snider to Vernon Frieze
tract section 5 New Home $175oo.oo.
]. S. Taylor to J. G. Cantrell 3
acres section 81 Grand River $11oo.
Chas. Coleman to l. Circle 100
acres section 10 Howard $I36oo.oo.
Fred Barton to Edith Whitfield 30
acres section IS Howard 100000.
c. T. Smith to H. C.. Aendt 40
acres section Fl Deer Creek $4,000.
Mary Whitehead ct al to D. G.
Sutherland 100 acres sections 10 and
lI-Spruce 100000.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
June ~, 1889.

Thirty years ago the farmers were
complaining of too much rain. The
corn fields were SO wet that it was
impossible to cultivate and the weeds
were getting the best of the crop.
Frank Deerwester, who lives a few
miles northeast of town, carried off
the highest honors at the Warrens-
burg State Normal school during the
term just closed.
The Times regrets to learn that W..
y. Jackson, representing attorney,
has decided to leave Butler and open
a law office in Kansas City. (Mr.
Jackson evidently changed his mind,
or The Times was in error, as he is
still one OF the leading members of
the Bates county bar)
The local option election recently
held in this city, was declared void
By Judge DeArmond in an opinion
rendered in case wherein Heath and
Others were plaintiffs. 1t seems that
some OF the polling places were
changed without due process of law.
John, Medley, who was taken from
this city to Nevada to answer to the
charge of stealing fish net, was
given light sentence by the justice,
of the peace before whom he was
tried.
The Frank Wright trial was again
postponed and the defendant taken
back to the Clinton Jail for safe
keeping. I
Judge Phillips of Summit, last
week received a letter from Wyon-
ing territory written by Francis Brit
ten, announcing the death of his faith
er, who was formerly we'll known
citizen of this county.
Died-.At his home E miles south
west OF this city, June IL, 1889, VIM.
Dark. of pneumonia.
In the case of the Walnut VS.. ]. w.
Badger, charged with carrying con-
cealed weapons, Judge DeArmond
rendered a decision which virtually
says that there is no city OF Walnut.
Parkinson & Graves and Francisco &
Ross represented Mr. Badger and T.
w. Silvers, the so-called city of Wal
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19
MORE WARS A CERTAINTY
National Guard Commanders Urge
T A Preparedness Policy.

II Chicago, June 14.-Wars have moi
Tended, and the United States should
Iinaugurate some adequate system Of
military training for the bulk of the
young men of the 4 country. Chi
Icago's six regimental commanders oil
the old Illinois National Guard, re.
Gently returned from active service,
said tonight at dinner rendered
them by the Commercial Club OF
Chicago.
Their suggestions differed slightly,
but tended toward the same end.
They spoke of the lessons of the war
as to universal military trainingA
Colonel Clinnin spoke in favor OF
universal training, whereby all DIR
lcitizens will share equally the bur-
.dens of service" while Colonel Davis
Opposed universal service, but urged
"a system similar to the selective SER
vice plan. rs
\ Colonel Davis said government war
projects should be maintained and
complete enterprises finished and in
dustrial plants encouraged to be
ready to supply war materials at any
time as well as keeping military
stores replenished at all times.
\ in my judgment we should antici-
pate fighting army of 2 million
men, said Colonel Davis. He urged
that Congress, at the present session
enact legislation for preparedness
and universal military training as he
defined it. He outlined his pro-
.posals as follows:
l. A regular army of two hundred
thousand men as the first line of de-
Tense.
2. The national guard as the sec
ond line of defense.
3. Military training in high
SCHOOLS, colleges and universities.
4. A system of training such of
the young men of America as do not
serve in the regular army or in the
national guard, or who do not re-
ceive such training in our schools or
5. Reserves.
Colonel Allen advocated not less
than two years course of universal
training.
We often hear the analogy OF the
melting pot applied to our republic
said Colonel Allen. This, in my
mind, is not a good smile nor a
proper one. When metals are melted
together they form an alloy. We do
not desire an alloy. We must have
pure gold, true American citizen
ship
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19
Trustees Sale.

Whereas, D. Yioka' and Ekath-
crime liokaris his wife, by their deed
of trust, dated the 23rd day OF Feb
ruary, 1916, and recorded on the 27th
day of July, 1916, in the office Of the
Recorder OF Deeds Of Bates County,
Missouri, at Butler, in book 244 at
page lSo, conveyed to w. ]. Burke
trustee, the real estate lying in the
County of Bates, State of Missouri.
described as follows, to wit:
One-third undivided interest in
the Southwest quarter (I-4) of
Section eight (S), Township for
ty-one (4D Range Thirty-three
(33), except five acres off the
east side and except fifteen
acres off the west side of the
northwest quarter Q-D of the
Southwest quarter I-D thereof.
Also the Southeast quarter N-4)
of the Northeast quarter 90.
and South half (1-2) OF North
east quarter 90 of Northeast
quarter I'D, and Northeast
quarter (I-4) of Southeast quar-
ter G-4), all i'll section eight ~
Township forty-one, Range thir-
ty-three. Also south half Of
Northwest quarter 90 and
South half G-2) of Northwest
quarter Q-4) of Northwest quar-
ter (I-4) and the north half OF
Southwest quarter 1I-D all in
Section nine To-, Township for
ty-one (4D Range thirty-three
(33) Four hundred twenty acres
more or less,
in trust, to secure the payment Of =
certain promissory note with interest
thereon in said deed of trust de-
scribed.
And, whereas, default has been
made in the payment of said note and
Of the interest accruing thereon, and
the whole thereof both principal and
interest is now past due and unpaid.
Now, therefore, public notice is
hereby given that, by virtue of the
powers vested in me by said deed of
trust, the undersigned w. ]. Burke.
at the request of the legal holder of
said note will on Friday, June 10th.
1919, between the hours OF nine
o'clock a. m. and five o'clock p. m.
sell the real estate hereinabove de-
scribed at public vendue to the high
EST bidder for cash at the east front
loor of the County Court House OF
Butler, Bates County, Missouri. for
he purpose of discharging the debt
secured by said deed of trust. the in
crest thereon and the cost OF this
rust.
w. J. Burke, =
|3-4t Trustee.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19
Made 500 walk the Plank"

New York, June 13.-Hundreds Of
Russians who refused to contribute
to a levy of $11ooo, 600 imposed OIL
the city of Odessa, by the Bolsheviki.
were forced to walk the plank"
from yacht formerly owned by the
czar, according to August Danner,
representative in Southern Russia of
the International Harvester Com
pany, who arrived here today with
Mrs. Danner as refugees of the
American Army transport Engle-
wood.
Mr.. Danner, who for year was
virtually the only American left in
Odessa, said that nearly so bodies
later were recovered from the water
where the piratical form of death was
inflicted.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19
Sheriff's Sale in Partition.

Josephine NJ. Nesbit, Zetta A. Mes
bit, and Florilla z. Roberts, by Zet-
ia A. Nesbit, her guardian and
curatrix and Weaver B. Nesbit, by
Zetta A. Nesbit, his guardian and
curatrix, Plaintiffs.
VS..
William Critchfield, Minnie I. Critch-
field, Sylvester Nesbit, James L
Nesbit, Fred Christensen. Theorn
M. Christensen, Lauretta M. Chris
Jensen, Alfred Roberts, Mary E.
Craw, Charles H. Craw, Maurice
B. Craw, Clarence A. Craw, Mabel
Craw Boyd, Nola v. Craw, and w.
F. Morris. Defendants.
In the Circuit Court of Bates
County, Missouri.
By virtue and authority of a de-
cree and order of sale in partition
made by the said Court, in the above
entitled cause, and of a certified COPY
thereof, dated May 18th, 1919. win
on Wednesday, July and, 1919, be-
tween the hours of nine o'clock in
the forenoon, and five o'clock in the
afternoon of that day, at the East
front door of the Court House. in the
City of Butler in Bates County, Mis-
souri,, sell at public vendue, to the
highest bidder, the following de-
scribed real estate, viz:
The West half of the South East
quarter of section Thirty (3o),
township Forty (4o) of Range
Thrty-One (3I) and the North
Fourth of the North West quar-
ter Of the North East quarter Of
section Thirty-one $50 in said
township Forty (4o) Of Range =
Thirty-one (3D.: in all 90 acres,
more or less, 49,
for cash in hand.
,S-3t ~ Sho9t6
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19
Farmesr Protest to Wilson.

Spokane, Wash, June ia cable
gram protesting against what was
termed .'maladministration" of Fed
Grad Wheat Administration Barnes in
entering into an agreement with
millers, grain buyers and bakers-to
buy wheat only at the government
guaranteed minimum was directed
sent to President Wilson by the
Northwestern conference of farmers
here today. ~
Resolutions adopted included one
declaring against the daylight saving
plan, for more good roads and the
Of counties to pay for them.
J temple of agriculture at Washing
ton, government land settlement
policy,sa 1890 wheat price.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19
Guardians Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned was on the 2oth day OF
May, 1919 appointed Guardian of the
person and estate of Newton Boyles,
of unsound mind by the Probate
Court of Bates County, Missouri, and
that certificate of appointment was
granted to said Guardian on said
date.
All persons having claims again st
said estate are required to exhibit
them for allowance to the said
Guardian within one year after the
date Of granting of said certificate, or
they may be precluded from any BEN
eft Of such estate, and If such claims
be not exhibited within one year
from the date Of granting said certi-
ficate. they shall be forever barred.
Witness my signature this 3oth day
Wesley Denton,
Guardian.
Attest: Fl. E. Sheppard,
Seal 36-4t Judge Of Probate.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19
FEW OLD EWES BETTER
THAN BANK
Investment Multiplies With Record
Breaking Speed 100 Per Cent
Profit.

Crane, Mo-, June IA few old
ewes on an Ozark hillside beat a
bank for an investment, according
to Weaver Wiley, who lives two
miles south of Crane. and who has
just had a most gratifying experience
with the animals. Weaver brought
81 spring lambs to the local market
this week for which he received
$4,000 He still has II head Of his
spring lamb stock left which he will
sell later in the season.
The lambs were raised from -
ewes and in addition to the lambs,
Mr. Wiley sold $Io6.8o worth OF wool
from the ewes. The initial. invest
ment from which this return of
$573.6o was received amounted to
about $500, MIRO Wiley said. giving
him better than 100 per cent the first
year and he still has his original in-
vestment in, the ewes.