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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-08-08
EASTERN STAR MEETING

On Tuesday evening, Aug. 5, the
Pennington Chapter o. E. S. was
hostess to a large delegation of out
of-town guests, the occasion being the
first initiation held by the Chapter. A
six o'clock dinner was served in the
banquet room, at which covers were
laid for forty-five guests. The Valley
Chapter of Ironton, Mo-, had been in
vited to confer the degrees, and about
twenty-five members of the Chapter
motored over to be present.
Degrees were conferred on seven
petitioners, which is an unusual hap
pening and indicates the strength and
future possibilities of the Chapter.
Among the ous-of-town guests was
Miss Annie l.. Kaths, of Pilot Knob,
who is District Deputy of the Order.
In addition to the members of the
1ronton Chapter, there were present
Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Turley and Mrs.
Eaton of Bismarck, Mrs. Frazier of
Commerce, Mrs. Young of Poplar
Bluff, Miss Esther Gale of Chapter
in DesMoines, Iowa.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-08-08
COMMUNITY PICNIC

The Unity Home Makers Club has
asked the Copenhagen, independence
Valley Forge, Clearview and Unity
districts to cooperate in a Communi-
ty picnic, to be held in the Busek
Schuttler grove on Thursday, Aug. Ia,
The committees are at work and the
affair promises to be great success.
There will be an exhibit of farm PRO-
ducts and of home canning as well as
a home convenience booth, where a
number of labor-saving devices will
be on exhibition. Prof. Geo. H. Bu-
sick and Mrs. o. w. Bleeck will deliver
addresses, and the Home Demonstra-
ton Agent and County Farm Agent
will be there.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-08-08
NEWMAN-BUTTERFIELD

The marriage of Miss Anna Belle
Butterfield to Mr.. Charles Newman
was consummated Saturday morning
at 6 o'clock, at the home of the bride,
mile north of this city.
The bride is a most estimable lady,
with many friends in this community,
where she has lived a number of
years.
The home of the groom is in Ell
Paso, Texas, where he is a progress
sive, prosperous and wealthy business
man and oil operator.
The newly welded couple left on
the 7 o'clock train for a trip north,
after which they will go to house
keeping in ElPaso.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-08-08
OZARK BUSINESS COLLEGE

Miss Anna Niedert, now of St
Louis, called Monday. Miss Niedert
is having two weeks vacation and is
home for visit. She is getting along
exceptionally well.
Mr.. Guy Graf, of Sprott, called last
week to tell us to have a place for
him next Monday, when he will COM
plete the work in the shorthand de-
partment as quickly as possible.
Kenneth AuBuchon and brother,
from Bonnie Terre, called one day last
week and made arrangements to be-
gin work next week.
Miss Ruby Covington enrolled with
us last week for business training.
Mr.. G. F. Calvert of Bonnc Terre
paid us short visit the last of last
week.
Mr.. c. H. Herbst stopped long
enough to assure US that Miss Jo-
sephine would enter for business
training soon.
Miss Winifred Moore Of Route A
called Tuesday to see about business
training. She will enter at the earli-
est possible moment.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-08-08

C. L. Simms has received word from
his sons, Milton and Ellis, that they
landed at Hoboken last Sunday from
the transport George Washington.
They have been sent to Camp Mills,
and after going to the Marine camp
at Quantico, expect to be discharged.
They hope to be home within week
or so. Their friends will be very glad
to see them.
Postmaster j. B. Smith left Monday
for Lebanon, Tenn, to spend a
months vacation with his wife at the
old home. Mrs. Smith has been there
for some time past. Many friends
hope and believe that months alb
sence from the "eternal grind" will
make Bryd more ".fitten" for looking
after the inndmerable duties required
OF q postmaster.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-08-08

The affair is to be a get-together
meet for the farmers and their friends.
Everybody is welcome. A set of
books suitable for the school library
will be given the district having the
greatest percentage present.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-04-24
1 LETTER FROM GERMANY
Bates County Boy in Army Of
Occupation.

March IS, 1919.
'Saffig, Germany
High spots of grid Divisions as
mile hike to Rhine told by one who
was in at end.
Dear Mother:
In your last letter received you ask
me to write and tell you of our hike
to the Rhine. SO here goes.
After | joined the grid division we
embussed to training area in the
vicinity of Borleduc, France We
hadn't had bath for several weeks
We were glad to get where baths
we're available and where the ranks
could be filled up preparatory to flu
ture campaigns.
On the 10th of November the di-
vision received orders to proceed
east of St. Mihiel to become part OF
the second army, but news that the
armistice had been signed on No
vember IL changed these plans, and
we awaited further orders. Finally,
word was received that the division
was to occupy part of the Coblenz
bridgehead, and on the 10th of No
vember, we all embussed and were
taken north through Borleduc, St.
Mihiel and Vigheulles. We were
finally dumped out along the side
of the road in the vicinity of ST..
Maurice, where everybody was in
bivouac for two nights. The
weather was cold, the ground was
wet, and can assure you the only
pleasant part was the fact that we
could say to ourselves that the war
was over. just imagine us, right up
there on the front line with our pup
tents lined. up in rows. 1t was the
first time we had been camped in
the old fashioned military style in
France.
Orders were received calling for
US to march off across No Mans
Land ut S o'clock on the morning of
November 18TH, beginning our long
march to the Rhine. We were up at
8 o'clock that morning, and l can
tell you it was a great sightsto see
those camp fires burning and groups
of mem huddled around them trying
to keep warm. AS far a. | could
see the landscape was spotted with
camp fires. At S in the morning the
order came 10. fall in, and we were
off. We have not seen our artillery
since we. left the line on the Mouse.
They have been attached TO the fifth
division. after the rest Of us had been
taken out of the line. One battery
Joined US in the advance guard early
in the morning of the 18th, and the
artillefymen told Us that they had
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-04-24
The United States in the War.

Sunday was the second anniver-
sary of the United States entry into
the war just ended, and the follow
ing is brief history of the doings
of the American troops:
April E, IoI7-United States de-
clared war on Germany.
May 10, 1oI7-Selective Service
Act became a law.
June 26, IoI7-First American
troops landed in France.
November 3, IoI7-Americans
clashed with Germans in battle for
the first time.
December 7, 1oI7-United States
declared war on Austria Hungary.
January 8, Io18--President VIII
SON proclaimed his fourteen
points" -
April E, IoI8-First anniversary of
the war. American army totaled
10000, with approximately 400, 900
in France. Z
June 4, 1o1s-Americans stopped
Germans at Chateau Thierry.
July 1, 1oI8-Number of American
troops in France passed the I,ooo, 900
mark.
September I4,~ 1o18-Americans
crushed St, Mihiel salient. g
September 49, IoI8-Americans
opened the cattle of Argonne
Forest.
November II. ier8-Signing of
the arpistice found 100000. Ameri-
can troops in France, and a total
of 100000 under arms.
April 8, IoIo-Secondl anniversary
of the war finds 7,o5S,7IB Americans
under arms, I,624.I7I demobilized,
and $1,000 returned from France.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-04-24

vance guard looking for BOBBY trap.
and time fuses attached to mines un
der the roads, but Fritz retired toe
rapidly to prepare any of these, az
we passed over the desolate country
Not soul was seen until we
reached point two or three miles
into what used to be German terri
tory. It was then that released
prisoners began to drift back past
our lines. Most of these were sorry
looking sights. They were Russians,
English. Canadians and French.
Although from a long hard walk,
they nevertheless were in high
spirits as they trudged along past us
toward a better land, the one we
were leaving.
| happened to be at the head of
the column when we entered the
town of Jaulny, where we were met
by delegation of French citizens.
They had been out of touch with
France, their native land, for four
years. The people got their Sunday
clothes. They were all dressed up
as though they were going to church.
General Brown was there with a girl
on each arm. The crowd followed
him and they led the band through
the town hall, where the General
made a speech in his best French.
We continued on to Conflons.
French and American flags were in
evidence everywhere, and | learned
from one little girl that most of the
American flags were made between
the time of the Germans departure
and our entry into the city.
We started our march the next
morning and stopped long enough
to receive an American flag made by
one of the French women, of Con-
fans, which our organization will
certainly, cherish.
On November 2oth, we marched
across the bosder line into Lorraine,
which had not been French since
1870. The little girls in Woewere
Lagrande were all dressed up in
their native custom to welcome, us
and. a large civilian demonstration
showed their sincerity and that they
appreciated that relief from the bond
of German military rule.
We marched through Thionville,
one of the largest cities in Lorraine
on the 2Ist of November. No one
cheered us, but everybody seemed to
be very curious and among the
crowd here and there were German
soldiers, who had been discharged,
or who had gone A. w. o. L. Just
at this time we expected to have
couple Of days rest, but alas, we
were off again, On the 2znd we
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-04-24

last week a Frenthman, a China
man, a negro and several Americans
were held up and robbed and some
OF them killed, according to the
papers of that city. In one instance
a lady left her hotel for a short
walk. She had hardly left the door
where her husband and another man
in the hotel lobby heard her scream
and on rushing from the hotel found
her in the middle of the street being
beaten by two negroes, who opened
tire on the men probably fatally
wounding one of them.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-04-24

Miss Elizabeth Milliner, four miles
south of Holden on Route I, while
out hunting flowers Sunday found
den OF wolves. eight in number, in
an old stump in the woods on the
Clevenger farm, says the Warrens-
burg Star Journal They were taken
to her home and Tuesday she and
her mother came to Warrensburg
bringing her catch which they took
before the county court. Aside from
the pleasure of gathering flowers,
the day proved to be profitable one
from a financial standpoint as she
will receive $24 for the wolves.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-04-24
Army Tug Down With 49,

New York, April I7.-Eighteen
members of the crew of the army
tugboat Freehold are reported ia
have been drowned when the tug
was sunk while docking the steam
ship SAxonia at her pier today.
A gresN hole was torn in the tug'6
hull BY one Of the SaxoniS's pro-
pellers and Il sank almost instantly.
First reports were that ali were res
cued, bat Information came to IL
Office Of the army transport servi6e
that Only five out Of tha twenty-five
men aboa5d TIE tnx we're saved. Y
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-04-24

Ell Dorado Springs must be trying
to emulate Kansas City or some
other up-to-date burg. Last weeks
News has the following to say about
conditions in that city: /|'For long
time. this city has been infested with
a criminal gang, who burned, stole,
sold liquor and most everything else.
Many have been afraid to- testify
against Them .@
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-04-24

Nobody seems to- want to be Post
master of Stotts City, although the
office paid $644 last year. An ex-
animation was called some time ago
tor the purpose of establishing an
eligibility list, but nobody came to
be squizzed. Another examination
has been called to be held at Aurora
April 26:
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-04-24

Heads of Chicago's five leading
packing companies Sunday gave as
surance to labor, the government and
the Nation that there would be no
reduction of wages in. their plants
for at least one year after the sign
ing of peace.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-04-24

Gov. Gardner has appointed Ralph
Hughes of Liberty circuit judge of
the Seventh Judicial Circuit, vice
Judge Frank P. Divelbiss, whose
death occurred last Sunday night as
the result of stab wounds he had re-
ceived ina fight with Robert S.
Lyon, editor of the Richmond Con-
servator.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-04-24

The peach crop of Arkansas, Ok
lahoma and Texas will be the larg-
est siWe 1915, if later complications
do not develop, according to R. J.
Duncan of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture Mr.. Duncan
has been over the peach section re-
Gently on an inspection tour. 1t is
predicted that Arkansas will have a
record crop and Oklahoma an 80
per cent crop. The prospects in
Texas are, much better than last
year.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-04-24

The other daya St. Louis police
man arrested man driving a stolen
automobile. While he was booking
his prisoner at the station another
thief stole the car from the curb out
side the station. AS the evidence
was gone there was nothing to do
but discharge the prisoner.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-04-24

The Polk county grand jury has
indicted the Springfield & Clinton,
and the Frisco railroads for only
running one train a day over their
roads in that county.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-04-24

William Fl. Wilke, former post
master at Charlottesville, Mo-, has
pleaded guilty to a defalcation of
$26,262 while he was postmaster and
was sentenced by Judge P. P. Dyer
of the Federal Court to five years in
prison. The arrest of Wilke oc-
Cured last December and after an
examination of his books showed
that he was short. The examination
of the accounts followed rumors
that Wilke was gambling heavily.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-04-24

One day last week the local buy
err at Urich paid out $1333so for
eggs, says the Herald. The Herald
thinks that was. the biggest egg day
in the history of the town.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-04-24

By the will of Major Andrew
Druii1m, pioneer Kansas City COM
mission man, which was filed for
probate last week $I,8oo,ooo was left
to found an institution for the care
and education of neglected and
homeless children of that city. :.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-04-24

Murders and hold ups have become
an every day thing in St. Louis. The
police have been armed with sawed
off shot guns and given instructions
to pot shoot the perpetrators at every
opportunity.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-04-24

The Missouri house Thursday by
a vote of I16 to 8 passed bill Civ
ing women of the state the right to
have challengers at the polls when
vote is taken on a constitutional
amendment. The bill was intro
duced by Warren OF . Grundy- and
Farris of Phelps. Shepard of Kan
sas City and Conner and Weber of
St. Louis voted against the bill.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-04-24

A car load of hogs from St. Clair
county brought the high price of
$4,000 per hundred on the East St.
Louis market one day last week.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-04-24

The state inheritance tax on the
estate of the late l.. E. Bernheimer.
Kansas City merchant, amounted
to $41,42I.oo, according to the report
of Fred NJ. Boxley, an attorney an
pointed to make the appraisment.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-04-24

A part Of the securities taken
from the Cleveland, Mo-, bank by
burglars one night last week was
found in pool at the water tank
of the Kansas City Southern rail-
road >at Dodson Friday. $4,000
worth of Liberty boDds were &C.
cured by the burglars, $12oo Of
which was found in the pool.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-04-24

Cape Girardeau county Saturday
reported over the top in the Victory
loan. This is perhaps the first Mis-
souri, county to raise its quota
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-04-24

Kansas City's reputation as a
divorce mart is we'll sustained by
records of the Circuit Court, which
show that in the last year 843 d.
vorces we're grauted in that city.
Probably few cities the size of Kan
sas City can exceed that record for
a year. The way the suits have been
arriving at the office of the Circuit
Clerk since Jan. 1, the crop for this
year promises to be even larger than
in 1918 For the March term of the
Circuit Court one-fourth of all the
litigation brought was suits for di-
VOICE.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-04-24
MISSOURI N6rEs

The Tennessee Supreme Court
rendered decision which permits
Sunday baseball in the state.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-04-24

Col. Bailey, Mrs. Grant Strickler,
and Mrs. Ona Bradley, who are
charged with first degree murder
for the killing of J. R. Bradley, a
Kansas City hotel man,. in FL
Dorado Springs about two weeks
ago have been taken to Nevada,
where they are confined. in the
Vernon county Jail. Bradley was
the husband of Oma Bradley, one of
the defendants. He was killed by
Bailey and il is charged that the
killing was the RESULT Of a plot to
secure his money and property
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-04-24

Indictments arising out of the
charges of conspiracy in connection
with the recent Kansas City street
car strike, dynamiting of several
caf$ and the alleged failure to obey
the mandates of Federal Judge John
c. Pollock, have been returned by
the Federal Grand Jury against 70
persons, including one woman.
Thirteen of the. persons involved
either are under arrest or : out on
bond, and the other six, it is expect
ed, will be taken into custody inn
mediately. Bonds required. il was
stated. will range from $4,000 to
$4,000.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-04-24

her thugs and hold-ups. One day
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-07-04
Terrific. Storm Hits Valley

Parts of the barn was scattered
for a quarter of a mile. VIM.
Kurpke of Lost creek is minus
a large hay shed. as result of
the storm. The house on Mrs.
Fountains place on upper Lost
creek we understand was blown
down, and over at Hamblin the
fine big barn on the Knut Wahl
farm was blown to pieces. Also
the barn at the Hamblin school
house, and the homestead shack
of Henry Beason, Nels Thor
gaard and Ted Omoth. Besides
the ones mentioned there were
no doubt many other losses
throughout the country that we
have beeen unable to get any
report on.
Considerable hail. fell in the
Hamblin and Duck creek coun-
try. At Hamblin they were real
cannon balls, nothing small
er than baseballs but as they
were few, not much damage
was done. At Circle it hailed
some but not enough to do
much damage. Considerable
damage is reported by hail up
north.
The storm was accompani-
ed by a downpour of rain that
was indeed welcome, and done
an immense lot of good to the
growing grain, and range feed.
night this section had
fine rain which seemed
10 be quite general and done a
world of good. 1t was worth
thousands of dollars to the Red
water Valley alone, and with
'avorable conditions from now
IN this section will yet produce 2
| fair crop.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-07-04
WOODLEY BREAKS
OTHER ARM

The Banner omitted entirely
to mention last week that Wal
ter Woodley of Lost creek had
had the misfortune of break
ing his other arm.
About three weeks ago Mr..
Woodley had the misfortune to
break his left arm, and was OBJ
liged to come to Circle every
morning to have it attended to
by the doctor. On Monday a
week ago while crankng up his
car to come to Circle again,
his car back-fired and the crank
and the crank hit his right arm
breaking the bone in two places
and dislocating the wrist, and
he is now laid up with both of
his arms broken.
This is surely hard luck, and
his friends sincerely hope that
he will have a speedy recovery
At present he is getting along
very nicely.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-07-04

/ Last Sunday evening about
eight O'Clock, this section of Nc
Cone County and the entire
Redwater Valley was visited by
a terrific wind, hail and rain
storm, which done considerable
damage in various parts of the
county.
The storm came up very sud-
denly, and caught a good many
people. out on the roads, COM
|pelling them to seek shelter as
best they could, in shacks, cut
banks, and any other old place.
The wind was the most terrific
that has visited this section for
"a long time. 1t first developed
into a terrible dust. storm and
was accompanied by consider
able hail, in places, and a heavy
rain. Houses were unroOfed,
barns blown down and reduced
to kindling. At Circle no dam
age was done except to the
Circle Motor Company, the
storm blowing down the fine
new garage building which they
had under construction. The
new building was being built of
cement blocks and four walls
had been laid up about ten feet
but as the blocks had not set
yet, and walls not being braced
three of the walls were
crushed in and completely ruin
ed.
Up at Brockway the Snyder
residence was unroofed, but no
other damage to speak of. Up
Horse creek the VIM. Holmson
residence was unfoofed. The |
fine new barn of John King on |
Buffalo creek was blown down |
ind reduced to kindling, as well i
is some other out buildings. !
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-07-04
NEAR" TORNADO

A near" tornado is reported
to have visited a section of the
country in the vicinity of Lind
say on Tuesday morning about
10 O'Clock. The barn, belong
ing to Hon. John A. Rainey, was
torn to kindling wood, and a
piece of flying timber struck Mr..
Rainey on the right arm and
his neck injuring him severely.
II is also understood that build
ings on the farm of Fl. r. Green
and Mr.. Thompson were de-
Review.