The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-05-27

MISSOURI NOTES
T. w. Hukriede of Warrenton, for
mer chairman of the Republican state
committee, has filed his declaration
as candidate for the Republican
nomination for congress in the Ninth
district, now represented by Champ
Clark.
Charles Hupp of Otterville has
been given a verdict for $Io,oI1.24
full amount of his claim against the
estate of w. II. Homal, late mer-
chant at Otterville, for whom the
plaintiff worked 22 years and for
which he alleged in the two days
trial that he never was paid.
The army worm, most dreaded in
sect of farm crops, is ravaging green
meadows of Stoddard County. Some
fields where they have been look as
if fire had burnt off the green
grass. Practically every section OF
the county is infected. The Farm
Bureau sent out 1903 letters giving
methods of control.
Five thousand dollars in Liberty
bonds were taken by robbers from
the safety deposit boxes of the Far
mcrs Bank at Callao. Friday night
The vault was not broken open. En-
trance was gained through window.
1t was reported that a large motor
car was seen travelling westward from
town and it is believed the robbers
are headed for Kansas City.
A negro doorman at the Orpheunl
Theater in Kansas City resisted ar
rest and in the scuffle Constable
.Azotsky's revolver was discharged
rwice i'll the crowded lobby One
bullet struck in the left heel of 0. l..
Poison, OF Ethel, Mo-, who was at
tending the Missouri Bankers Con-
vention. Poison was removed to a
hospital.
The following candidates for pri-
mary nominations for offices filed
their official declarations with the
Secretary of State Friday: G. D..
Vilcs, Norborne, present representa-
tive in the Legislature from Carroll
County. Republican candidate for
State Treasurer. J. X. Martin, of
Rich Hill, Bates County, Republican
candidate for Congress in the Sixth
District.
One million three hundred fifty
dollars worth of raw furs
were sold at almost record speed at
Saturdays session OF the lnterna-
lional fur exchange in St. Louis.
Sales during the entire session aver
aged $4,000 minute. Tho principal
offering in the auction was the col
lection of $4,000 marmot skins, very
much in demand for inexpensive
coats for women.
Col. George III. Scruton, editor >of
the Sedalia Democrat, says he was
considering very seriously entering
the race for the Democratic nomina-
ton for United States senator. Many
leaders in his party have urged Scru-
ton to announce his candidacy at
once, he says, and in lew days he
will give his decision. After tween
ty-seven months i'll the army he was
discharged recently.
J. NJ. Dawson of Kahoka, Clark
County, filed his declaration Satur-
day evening as Democratic candi-
date for Judge OF the supreme court
for the short term of two years i'll
Division No. I. Judge w. T. Rag
land of Monroe County is one of the
commissioners OF the court, is
Democratic candidate for the same
position. Dawson was assistant at
torney general for four years under
Major. In 1914 he was a candidate
against Senator Stone.
The state prison board Friday ap-
pointed the Rev. r. X. Callison Of
Springfield as Protestant chaplain for
the pcnitcntiary. This position has
been vacant some months, since the
resignation, because of i'll health, Of
the Rev. 4. Sterling. 1t was temper
arily filled by the Rev. X. Nj. Tai
bert of the Christian church at Jcf-
lerson City. The new appointee has
been probationary officer at Spring
field for some time. The position
pays an annual salary of 81, I,ooo.
The committee in charge of the
decorations of the State Capitol en-
tered into two contracts last week
;or mural paintings in oil, each to be
<ept in good condition and guaran-
.eed for twenty years. One of the
is to be in the soldiers and
sailors museum on the first floor OF
:he building, and is to be I8xIo feet.
This contract was awarded to Henry
+. Reuterdahl OF New York City for
.,