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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19
committee.

Third Aviation Instruction Center,
A. P. O., 724, American E. f.,
September 27,loIS.
Mr.. Thomas Wainwright,
My Dear Mr.. Wainwright:
AS representative of the Home
Communication Service of the Amer
lean Red Cross, want to send you
my sympathy in the loss you are sus-
tanning in the death of your brother.
Captain Wainwright was admitted
to the hospital of this camp on the
23rd of September, i'll with influenza
that developed into pneumonia. To
our great sorrow he succumbed to
that disease, dying at eleven O'Clock
"Wednesday morning, September rs.
He was buried yesterday afternoon in
grave No. 81, in Military Cemetery
No. 81 connected with this camp,
about seven miles from Issoudun,
France.
l went to the funeral, an unusually
impressive one. There were more
than hundred men in the funeral
procession, and at the cemetery were
many others waiting to share in the
last tribute they could offer your
brother. The casket, draped with the
American flag, was completely COW
cred with flowers. In the march to
the cemetery first came the military
band, silent except for the funeral
dirge beaten by the drum, and the
military escort Following the
casket were the men of your BROTH
er's company. At the cemetery the
flag had been lowered to half-mast,
and while the casket was carried to
the grave the band played our famil-
lar hymn Nearer My God to Thee"
After the reading of the funeral SER
vice and prayer the military salute of
three guns were fired and the ,bugle
sounded taps" the last call of the
company to your brother.
When the word of your brothers
death spreadearound among the men
! overheard one of them say to his
comrade: He was the best captain
in this whole camp" and everywhere
l heard expressions of affection and
sorrow. The men Of the 18th Com
psny of 4th Motor Mechanics feel
that they have luffered = great loss.
With most sincere sympathy,
Florence A. Graves,
Home Communication Service,
American Red. Cross
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19
What it Costs to Raise Bushel OF
Wheat.

The saying that anything could be
proved with figures was amply
proved by the Kansas Agricultural
College, when after series of ex-
pcri,nents conducted in the wheat
counties OF that state, it gravely an
nounces that it costs the Kansas far
mer $2oo to produce bushel OF
wheat.
This would indicate that the Kan
sas farmer made very little money
on-wheat last year and that this year
if he raises enough he will 60 broke.
The report continues and says that
in normal times wheat is not money
making proposition for the Missouri
and Kansas farmer. There may be
one farmer that makes profit, but
for every such one there is another
who loses just as much.
Fred A. Drumond. for many years
a farmer in Woodson county and
now secretary OF the Farmers Ele-
vator company OF that county, does
not agree with the learned professors
of the University, but as practical
farmer believes that money can be
made on wheat even if the price
should fall below that present price
of $2oo per bushel. Mr.. Dumond
says:
I'VE will never go back to the old
corn days. OF course, we do not ex-
pect to stay up to the present high
price level. But even if it falls to a
dollar a bushel it will be far better
money crop for US than corn, be-
cause it is much surer. Also it will
give the farmer a lot more time for
handling live stock and for fertiliz-
ing his land than he had in the corn
days. In other years the farmers
were busy from early spring to late
fall looking after their corn. Wheat
requires far less attention. More
over, it escapes entirely the drought
period in this section, which usually
in July and August. By that
time wheat is out of the way, but
corn is in its most critical stage.
believe we have found way at last
of beating the weather.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19
Prices of Beef Lower-in Kansa.
~ City.

The retail prices of beef dropped
from three to five cents in Kansas
City last week with further reduc-
tion in prospect. The egg and but
ter prices. also were off slightly and
spring chickens showed a decline Of
from 10 to IL cents. The drop in
prices did not effect pork, which
stayed at its high level. The lack Of
export demand and diminished buy
ing Is said to be the cause Of the
drop. Whatever the cause the con-
sumner will rejoice at the first indica-
ton Of slight retreat of old H. c.
L.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19

Mrs. Elizabeth Martin, ~, the
mother Of four children, was ninfs
dcred Friday morning at ]ophns Nv
persons, whose identity is unlenoWn,
while crossing y small bridge ~
tween two railroad tracks in the. MY.
Mrs. Martin, who was nurse, was
last seen alive shortly before mid
night as she was returning from y
professional call. She was found mn
by an officer early intfthe
morning with her skull crushed and
died shortly afterwards. A general
roundup of hobos and denizens Of
railroad yards has been ordered by
Chief Myers.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19

$4o5S.5o $4o58.5o
We, the committee on the United
War Work Campaign, have examined
the above report OF Wesley Denton,
Chairman, and find same correct.
The Committee is not able to pub
lish an entire list of donors on ac-
count of the cost, but the lists are,
on file at the Peoples Bank subject
to the inspection of anyone interest
ed. We would be glad to have you
call and examine them if you care to
do so.
A. H. Culver,
James T. Hull,
d. K. Walker,
Committee.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19

Judge Cockrell, whose absence in
France on ". M. c. A. work has
thrown the legal machinery of the
Cass and Johnson county circuit
court out OF gear, has returned, but
lawyers are of the opinion that he is
too late for the June term of court,
which should have opened last
Wednesday, and that all cases set
for that term must go over to the
October term.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19

Snakes are reported to be more
common than usual in Vernon coun-
ty this year and they are not all OF
the variety that is supposed to cease
from troubling after July 1, either.
The Walker Herald says that lady
of that town was preparing to retire
one night recently and when she
turned down the bed cover she dis
covered a snake coiled in the middle.
of the bed.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19

industrial wage ezfners is of su-
preme international Importance.
mo such declaration has ever
been written into international law
through any previous treaty of peace
and it is due to the efforts of Amer
lean labor more than to any other
single factor that it appears in this
emphatic form in the present treaty"
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19

A Chilowee barber had his faith in
his fellow man severely jolted the
other day. 1t is his habit when he
goes to dinner to leave his shop un-
locked for the benefit of his custom
ers and the other day when he re-
turned he found that one of his Gus
toners" had stolen his razors. The
door Of his shop is now locked at
meal times.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19

School levy votes seem to be hav-
ing hard shedding this year: At a
special election held at Metz last
week to vote Csc levy for school
purposes, there were 264 votes cast
and the proposition lost, the vote be-
ing I32 yes" 1872 mo-" The Metz
district is a consolidated one.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19

The job of excise commissioner of
St Louis will be some swell job at
ter July /, when national prohibition
goes into effect. After that date the
commissioner can issue no licenses
and there will be no saloons to sup
ervisr, but there is no way to stop
his salary, which is $1,000 per year.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19

FL Dorado Springs recently voted
$4,000 bonds for new high school
building. When the report and
for approval he turned them down
because the total was $500 in excess
of the limit fixed by. law. Another
election will be held and $4,000 will
be voted.-Cedar County Republican.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19

Again the innocent bystander gets
killed. In pistol duel between
James Ellis and w. p Irving in Kan
sas City Friday Mrs. Nellie Speck-
man was killed by stray bullet as
she stepped from drug store across
the street from where the affair took
place.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19

Mrs. Ona Bradley, who is acquit.
ted OF completely in the murder OF
her husband. J. R. Bradley, of FL
Dorado Springs, was taken before a
justice OF the peace and fined $500
and sentenced to six months in jail
on charge of storing whiskey.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19

here to rustic the money for thu EIx,
that poor dog is going to be grabbsd
by Fol-de-rol and executed. 50 sit
hurt my tender heart to see Coaiie
60 over the road-it sure did. Hen
ry County Democrat. sls
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19

The Ell Dorado News says that FL
Dorado Springs has fine ball team.
but the other teams will not let them
win games, and suggests that bond
election will be held to issue bonds
to pay them as salary SO they can
put in all their time 'practicing.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19

10 inmates of the St. Louis City
workhouse were shot by the guards
one day last week when they started
a riot which continued one day and
until 500 o'clock the next morning.
The officials claim they are in the
dark as to the cause of the trouble.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19
MISSOURI NOTES

The army worm is reported as do
ing considerable damage in Johnson
county, especially to the pastures.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19

d. D. Scrogss, who recently sold
the Appleton City Journal to Ira K.
Franklin has repurchased an interest
in the paper and is again connected
with its management.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19

The federal grand jury in session
at Joplin failed to consider the Nc
Allister game law case in reporting
and it will be taken up in the Janu-
AIRY term of court. The postpone
ment was due to the pending of a
decision by Judge Arba S. Van VAL
kenburgh in regard to the constitu-
tionality of the federal game. law, a
test being tried with two St. Joseph
Mo-, men as defendants.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19

While a force of deputy sherises
policemen and others were on guard
at the Pettis county Jail early Friday
morning to Illustrate a suspected e(-
fort to liberate Bobby Jackson and
Ed Tracy, alias Smith, two Kansas
City negroes, who were arrested fol-
lowing an attempt to rob the Ken
dis Jewelry Company, Joe Young.
worth, federal prisoner, who had
been made a trusty, was shot through
the fleshy part of the left arm by an
unidentified person.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-06-19

Ia Crosse, WisNo one in La
Crosse believed 4 when Gus Rhodes,
|fsflnex. Hx11 aear West Salem,
|e1ai ~ ~ : Mite Rock he6,
tvtll 80 I ~ Ard Seven ee6s!
- !: = 70 6sysI Es111r;'
+ - e tie, on6e4j
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-23
'VIRTUOUS WIVES s' 5'i r. ':.: &:

Amy noticing the smile. Aloud, she
said: Its not a twos-ing party at
all. We keep togetherp She turned
to Mrs. Lightbody, We'll, if we're
going to make New York for lunch,
we must be off. All the same" she
thought, as they passed into the
glare of the sun and made their way
down the dock, cts going to be a
bore having an extra man." The extra
man, of course, was Tody Dawson.
Il don't believe Doris is i'll at ali, )"
said Kitty, linking arms with her,
"Nor l."
"She's done it on purpose" SAIL
Mrs. Lightbody, with a convinced
nod. "Unless-unless it's a question
of Rudy. He's been in a dres dful
state lately, have you noticedl"
Eve a mind to leave Tody be-
hind" said Amy pensively.
ooh, my dear, it would break the
poor boys hearth said Kitty in
stantly. "His-nose is out Of joint as
it is"
Hes going to be dreadfully in
the way. You will have TO look aft
er him."
Don't worry, my dear; knew
my rolel" said Kitty, laughing.
AT this moment, Dawson, as
though divining her thoughts, came
UP.
II say, Amy, if Irma's backed ort,
I'll walk the plank if you say the
word"
"Poor boy. he's still dreadfulIy in
love with me-" she thought, and
aloud she added, "No, indeed. Tody;
wouldn't leave you out for tile
world"
At the smile with which she fa-
vored him, his face lighted Up. A
moment before, the sky was tum-
bling down. Now, just to be near
her, to watch her covertly from a
distance, to hear the sound of her
voice and fill his eyes with her lowell
ness, changed the face of the world.
by George, you are trump, you
are" he said incoherently, and he
went hastily up the dock, He adored
her as a pagan worships, with his
head to the soil. No woman could he
so angelic, no womanl
Monte Bracken, in white fanneis,
was at the gangway of the speedy
little tor-yacht that had its red
and-white awnings out. The next
moment, they were lounging in lazy.
cushioned chairs, the spray curling
whitley at their sides, rushing across
the mackerel waters to New York.
Continued Tomorrow
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-23
in favor OF law
TO CHECK CURB
STONE AGENT
Nebraska Realty Association
Wants More Stringent Laws
Governing Sale of Real
Estate.

Officers of the Nebraska Realty
association and the Omaha Real Es-
tate board spent considerable time
last week on a proposed law which
they believe will protect the pub
lie against INSCRIPTIONS and curb
stone agents.
This proposed law would make il
illegal for any man to sell or offer
for sale any real estate unless he has
written contract. Under existing
laws curb-stoners and other un-
ethical dealers frequently demand
commissions from sales if they have
merely held conversation with the
owner or purchaser.
This practice will be made unlaw-
full by the proposed measure. John
]. Strunk of Indianola, president of
the State Realty association, Secre-
tary G. ]. Mauel and Attorney c. E.
Matson of Lincoln conferred for two
hours with the Omaha board
Wednesday on this matter.
A committee of the Omaha board
including President Mcfarland, P.
w. Kuhns, F. w. Shotwell, c. J.
Baird, Ray Stevenson and Leo Be-
zell met the state officers in Lincoln
last week on this same proposal.
Both the Omaha board and the
state association are cooperating to
better conditions in the real estate
fraternity.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-23
Omaha Real Estate Firms
Report Sales Of Past Week

Hastings & Heyden announce the fol-
lowing list of sales made recently:
IT, Ernest Ball bought home at 2344
South ThiFty-thir street for $4,000.
Nicholas Cherek bought lots 1876 and
1a7i South Side acres addition for $3.50.
Joseph A. Young purchased 934 South
Thrtyyelghth avenue for $3.50.
Ida g. Lindeman purchased 1917 Spencer
street for $4,000.
Maurice Firsht bought lot l49, Benson
Gardens, for s1,27b.
William Glllis bought lot %. North
Side acres $3.50.
Patrick J Maue bought the flats at
2SlS-2s35 jackson street for $4,000.
James Hughes bought flats at 2s17-2ste
jackson street for $4,000.
Olger A. Rosengren bought a house at
A57 Pinkney street for $4,000
George Freis bought lot is, block s,
Melias addition. for $2s5.
/ Hiram NJ Way bought home, B00s
Underwood avenue, for $3.50.
Raymond J. Mayer bought a home at
s424 Poppleton avenue for $4,000.
Patrick j. Rim purchased a home az
2s7s Davenport street.
f. A Landers purchased home at 4l03
North Twenty-second street for $4,000.
G. Q, Bergstrom purchased a home at
26iA Mason street for $4,000.
Edgar /. sullivan purchased lot 10.
South Side acres addition, for $3.50
Glover & Spain, realtors. report
the following six sales Of homes. to-
falling $4,000.
o. NJ Smith to H. G. Dennlson, 1897
South Thirty-seeond street. on the boule-
vard $500
II. 6. Denison to J. B. Nicksrson, ssss
Poppleton avenue. $4,000.
P. c. Mittelbach, 50OS Davenport street,
to John Van Dohren, $1,000.
To r. j. Doran cottage, at 2T5s Burt
street. $4,000.
stes G Baum from DR.. c. f. Patton.
2522 Newport avenue, $4,000
II. Gilbert to j. c. McManus.
251s Pinkney, ss1o0.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-23
TWO men OF SAME.
NAME BUY REAL
ESTATE IN OMAHA
Payne Investment Company
Engineers the Sales; Trans
actions for February
Amount to SGT $50.

Eleven sales this month by the
Payne Investment company, man
aged by w. R. Gibson, totaled S67.-
/ $50.
Included in this list, are two
sales to men named "R. Mckenzie, .
both from other cities, not related,
and who bought on the same day.
Both bought homes, and both came
to Omaha to rent.
Roy Mckenzie, of Grand Island,
who bought a home at 2344 South
Thirty-fifth street for $4,000 from
]. A. Roundy purchased on the adj
vice of friend, H. L. Luke, who
lived next door.
Robert Mckenzie, OF Topeka,
Kan, bought home al 240o Laurel
avenue, for $500. He looked at
the place once, went down to the
agent and paid for it.
Another of these transactions was
an exchange of seven and a half
acres in Douglas county, by DR..
Paul Ellis, for a half section in
Scotsbluff county, from L. c. Tay-
Tor, valued at $4,000 Mr., Taylor
will move to Omaha.
Some others in this list:
William Gillespie to John Welsh 2t0f
Grant street $500.
II. L. Olsen to Elmer Y. Delaplane. 11I2
North Thirty-slxt street, ss.300
Margaretha Sorensen to Joseph oKeefe,
2014 Mandersons $4,000
Catherine W Walsh to Clayton ".
Mead. 9420 Pierce. $4,000.
And four other deala
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-23
Real Estate Men Predict
Increase in Flat Rentals

There will probably be a raise in
rental rates this spring on detached
houses and duplex flats.
The contemplated raise is from
10 to 20 per cent.
Members of the Building Owners
and Managers association in con-
templating expenses of upkeep on
this of rental property, find that it
has increased from 40 to 100 per
cent.
Owners are not receiving enough
to pay them per cent on their in
vestments, with the increased ex-
pense of upkeep. While no raise has
been decided upon, there is much
talk of it.
Since prices increased, detached
houses and duplex flats are the
only kind of residence property on
which rates have not been raised.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-23

woman's voice was heard exclaiming
i read the papers, but | didn'I
notice thatl"
"Now, that is exciting" said Kitty
Lightbody, sitting up She frowned
on the incorrigible Jap, and sail
with an admonitory shake of her
head. Behave, Jap; We must cen
centratep
But Laracy was not so easily sub
dued. A salad of pink and green
trimmings on a platter of a hat in
front of him had caught his eye.
1T excites all the little brides on
the bonnets," he said. in a whisper
"Look-look, how they're trying to
reach itP
Mrs. Lightbody forgot the trivial.
ity of another assassinated archduke
and began to giggle at this banality
Thus encouraged, Laracy passed the
audience in review. according to his
own peculiar style of wit. Amy
glanced again at her watch A year
ago, she would have shared Kittv's
amusement. To-day. she scarcely
gave ear. The antics of the household
pets had no longer their first charm.
She had passed beyond playing with
children into the more dangerous
need of stronger emotions. DaN 80
Pardee, and Laracy and their kind
were still useful but only to fill in.
AT length, with a sigh of relief
sprang up. The lecture was Oh.
Goodness, what awful names they
selectl Sara-Sara-I shall never get
it." said Kitty Lightbody. She turned
to Amy who was chatting to a
group. amy dear, what news of
friend husband?'
Down in Mexico. of course" said
Mrs. Forester, lightly. She turned
on the brilliant red parasol, which
she held from her to give length to
her arm and free the line { her
graceful body, and, knowing that the
pose was becoming, she held it TT
tie longer while exclaiming to the
group of women whose eyes de-
voured greediiy the Gainsborough
hat and the flowing line of her new
gray taffeta dress. "Oh, Pm getting
used to the role of a neglected Y ife.
We all come to it. don't we ,"
But suddenly remembering her en-
gagement, she freed herself from the
group and linked arms with Mrs.
Dellabarre.
"Irma, really, can't you arrange to
come" she said, in final entreatv.
81 would if I could, my dear" said
Trma, shaking her head. Its quite
impossible for me to leave the house
today. l must be there when the doc
tor comes to see Doris"
It'll be gorgeous running back in
the moonlight"
II know-don't make it harder"
"But that leaves us with an ex-
ira man." said AMY, frowning.
Don't worry; Kitty'll take care
of two" said Irma, with a smile.
"She won't go because I've tal,en
Monte away from her." thought
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-23
Two Omaha Real Estate
Men Buy Residence Property

Two sales have been made within
the last week to men actually en-
gagged in the real estate business:
Hiram S. Manviile, salesman for
Hastings & Heyden, bought home
at 2428 Fontenelle boulevard from
Paul Epeneter of Des Moines. Ia.
Raymond j. Mayer, of Benson G.
Myers, bought home at 3424 Pop
pleton avenue through Hastings &
Heyden from c. B. Horton Of Pitts
burgh, Pa.
Real estate men realize what the
demand for homes is at present and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-23
Seat Covers.

Seat covers inevitably get dirty af-
ter they have been in service for
some time, and it is sometimes diff
fcult to know just how to clean
them. The best way is simply to
remove them and scrub them clean
on a scrubbing board, using nom
alkaline soap and warm water.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-23

Mel Uhl, senior represented by
Dean Glover.
Two apartment houses will be
erected on this ground. ENcava-
tons for them are now in progress.
Each house will be three stories
high and each will contain SO apart
ments of one and two-room eapac-
itv.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-23
Hughes Buys Flats.

Hastings & Heyden and the Fl, "A.
Wolf company sold the fats az
2Si3-2si5-2Sl7-2Slo Jackson street
to Patrick ]. Maue and James
Hughes. These were bought for
$1,000 for an investment.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-23
To Erect Two Apartment
Houses on ZONES Street

A ON foot lot on Jones street,
between Twenty-second and Twen-
ty-fourth, which was offered two
years ago for $4,000. was sold last
week to William B. Drake for $1,000,
Mr. Drake bought the ground from