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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-01-08
Mrs. r. p. Crawford Dead.

! Mildred Irene. vile of r. L. Craw
lord, formerly we'll known citlzcl
Int this county, died at her home d
Fl Dorado Springs, Tuesday, Dcccm
Der so, 1919.
She was Il daughter OF Rev. \. II
Lewis, pioneer Baptist minister
She was born December :, 1900 an,
when a young girl united with til,
Baptist church and lived a consecral-
cd christian lie. About 80 years agu
she was united in marriage to T. T.
Crawford, 10 which union were born
six children. four OF whom, togethe,
with the husband survive. They arr
Strother, Mason and Irene who live
at the home oi the father. and Parks
OF Bartlesville,> Oklahoma.
The remains were brought to Pas
sale and from there taken to the
y cst-2aint- cemetery where they
were laid to rest beside the friends OF
her youth. Funeral services were
conducted by her pastor from f..
Dorado Springs, who accompanied
the remains.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-01-08
CHARTERS HAS REAL
POLANDS
Breeder at Butler, Mo-, Offers Get of
His Noted Bears.

There is at Butler, Mo. herd OF
Big Type Poland Chinas which has
stood the test OF years. 1t has stead
lily grown in popularity, and as each
new year has come, it has broadercd
its field ui influence. until now. this
herd is one ii the sources OF some
of the best that grow in this breed.
| This herd. is the Charter Oak herd
owned BY ". II Charters oi Butler,
Mo.
More than IS years ago. the foun-
dnt;on OF this wonderful herd ot Pu
lands, was laid in Bates county, Mo.
b. the purchase Of some suws and u
boar from the herd which was al
that time the property OF ii. II. llar
shaw ui Buler. Here We're the i,rst
Big Type Poland China, that came
to this part OF Missouri, and the
IlarshaW herd MAS the one which
was first To place 100 bred soWs II
the auction ring III Butler. which sold
for an average nj a little more than
$lOo per head. SUws and boars rich
in the blood which came direct from
the herd OF the DaWsons OF Endicott,
Neh.. We're the foundation OF the
Charter Oak herd. 1t is only fair to
give them credit for being leaders OF
the breed at that time.
The 1nastcrtn' work which has been
dome since then by ". II. Charters
is responsible ior the building here o!
one oi the great herds OF the breed
at this time; The constant mingiin,,
Of the blood OF great >ircs and dams
is RESPONSIBLE ior this. Ever since
the herd was iuirdcd there has been
Il steady process OF breed buillii#
in progress here. II other breeders
have been able To- develop better sirc~
than were owned a! the Charters
farm lha; man has necn sought IS
one from wh>h this herd might OBJ
tain a h,rd header The introduce
tioll III the blood OF Eig Orange.
! ong kmg, y " ondcr, BIG Bob. |
Black Big l;'.rc l;ig Wonder. Long |
Kings EquAi, Giant buster. .and d
host vi "'hef> have been III this |
il stands today iull OF tn, lealjn- |
blood lines OF the breed.
\, its head .wc lind Charter Giant,
Il son oi A. hing; King Buster. a
SON OF G;nt tiustcr; Gcrstdaie Ma,
lpr. by Gerstdalc Jones. and Big Mas
todon, by Big Zone Model Here
are tour -sircs- which have never been
cpraled in this herd, and tlcii get
are proving all that one could expect
from most any breeding plant.
There is 4, this time a special ei
fort being made to place lot If
young hoars which are ready Tor tic
trade. These huars are th, act of
the herd bears mentioned above nd
out OF the hc,t sows in the "herd
They are lar above any LOT OF going
boars tina, have been offered from
this herd IN til. past, and are Tor sale
at fair price, Descriptions and
prnts on thew can be had by adj
res>ing the oNncr.--Drovers Tclc.
gram.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-01-08
Fair Mount News.

We are having little snow Z:
present.
August Meyer and family called Oh
Lewis flciscllcr and family Thurs
day night.
Carl burst and wife of Rockville
and Joe l'lcischer and family ate
New Years dinner with Carl Brach-
or and family. i, being their daugli
ter. Frieda' 5, 10th birthday.
John \os, and Johnnie Marquardt
and families and Grandma Fischer
visited New Years day at the John
Fischer home.
MIR. and Mrs. Joe Brachcr called at
the August Meyer home Thursday
afternoon.
Miss Nor. Rapp is in Appleton,
City taking eye treatments and is
>tayin with her grandma, Mrs.
/ katherine kapp.
! {. NJ. RAM and family called on F.
&c. \ogt, Jr. and family New Years
iaitcrnonn.
! Aun>>t Meyer and family called ON
| {. NJ. Kapp and family Friday night.
Frank kapp and Joe Brachcr and
their wives visited Rev. leinke and
family Thursday night.
{. NJ. Ramp and James Lash and
wives spent Thursday night at thu
Nick Rapp home.
Mrs. {. NJ. Rapp, daughter. Lydia,
and son, Amos, and Miss llil,la Rapp
were shopping in Appleton City Sal
urday and also visited with Grandma
Rapp.
Martin Rapp and family, John
MarQuardt and wife and Grandma
ilintz took New Years dinner with
Rev llcinkc and family.
Joe i'lcischcr and Nick Rapp and
families took dinner Sunday with
Johnnie Marquardt aid family.
F. Z. Fogt, Jr., and family. James
Lash and wife and Johnnie r.app ate
dinner Sunday with c. M. Rapp and
family.
Ernest Fleischcr is visiting relatives
near Walnut, Kansas, at present
{. NJ. Ram and son. Amos, and
Zoe Brachcr made special business
trip to Butler Monday.
August Meyer, and family dined
Sunday with Joe Bracher and family.
Nick Rapp and family and James
Lash and wife called on Martin Rapp
and family Friday night.
Frank Rapn and part OF his family
visited at Herman Lndcnman.s house
sunday afternoon.
4 number of young folks spent
Sunday night with Walter Bracher.
He has sold his farm and will leave
soon.
Miss Hilda Rapp spent last Thurs
day with her churn. Miss Josephine
Brachcr.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-01-08
Another Hike in Insurance Rates.

Butler insurance agents here re
cclved notice OF another raise in il,
surancc rates effective January T.
Rates on mercantile buildings were
raised IS per cent. Dwelling rates
went from 80 cents per year to "A
cents and contents OF dwellings
household goods, etc, from 40 to IL
cents. 1t is evident that the insur-
ancc companies think very little OF
Buffers Waterworks plant as the
rates Tor towns and villages with nn
waterworks whatever is only 10 cents
more for dwellings and six more ior
contents.
I For many years Bntlers fire pro-
lection was rated as fourth class, but
IN October, 1910, not long after :;
large sum OF money had been cH.
pended III improving the waterwOrks
and Tire department, the city was
dropDcd to the four and a hall class.
1t is claimed by the insurance in
spection bureau that the pumping ca
racity OF the Butler plant is now only
about 50 per cent Of what is required
TOR fourth class rating. Also that
the wafer pressure is insufficient and
mat INC water mans are. III many in
stances, too small, so that it would
he Impossible to meet the require
mcnts without Il practically new
plant.
The records of the fire department
show that during the year just closed
the insurance companies paid the ioi-
lowing losses on Butler property:
On buildings, $',72525. On con-
tents OF buildings. merchandise,
household goods, etc. $I,.'47.e4 To-
tai losses sustained by insurance
companies ON Butler property dur
ing the year 1910, $5.o7o.lo
While enact figures ON the amount
OF premiums paid i'll annually ON But
Ter property are not available. il Is
sale to say that they exceed many
times over the losses paid.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-01-08
Mrs. r. A. Biggerstaff Dead.

Mrs. X. \. Biggcrstaif died at he
home in Shawnee township WcdneS-
day OF last week. after u short iii
ness.
She was born in Galva, Illinois
July 18th, 1867 and in 1877 was unit
ed in marriage to R. 4. Bigger stall
TO this union were born seven chill
dren. six of whom. together with the
husband survive The children are
Thomas A.. of Tonganoxis. Kansas
Archie r.. of this city; Chas. H.. WHO
is attending school at William Jewell
college. Liberty. Missouri: Benjamin
A.. Howard d., and Harry t., ui this
county.
Thursday afternoon funeral Scr
vices conducted by Jefferson Bran,e
Of Liberty. were held at the Salem
church. and burial made in Oak Hill
cemetery.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-01-08

Krkby Walker. returned to CD
umbia where he is attendiIs III
State University, Thursday uf las
week.
! Miss Norma kicrSey returned sun
day to Denver, Colorado, where sh'
| is attending school, after Christ
mas visit with homefelks in this city
Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Stone an,
son, Billy, OF Hiawatha, Kansas
went down to Rich Hill one day tht
last of the week to visit their daugh
ter, Mrs. Willard isley.
Misses katherine and Ladine Cul.
vel, who have been visiting their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. \. H
Culver, returned the last OF the
week to their homes at Lcavenworth
Kansas.
Miss Margaret Harper, who spent
her Christmas vacation with rela-
tives southeast of town, returned the
first OF the week to Mexico, where
she resumed her studies. :. at Hardin
college.
Mrs. T. l.. Harper and Mrs. L. L.
Earsom have returned to their home
at Lost Springs. Kansas, after a
pleasant visit at the homes OF rela-
:ircs in Lone Oak township, and
with old friends in and near Butler.
r. u. Lotspcich, head of the me-
chanical department OF The Times,
has been confined to his home the
past several days with a severe cold
and as consequence the rest of the
force are having a rather busy time
Of it.
We are in receipt of letter from
w. X. kcgerreis. of Sheridan, Wy
oming, enclosing remittance to set
his dates ahead for another year.
The kegerreis' are old Bates county
folk and keep posted on affairs
back home by reading The Times
Misses Juanita Holloway and
Vivian Wolfe and Vernon Johnson.
.Dr., who have been spending their
Christmas vacations with home folks
left Monday morning for Montrose,
where they took the train for Fay
cite, where they are attending Cen
trail, college.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-01-08
Stewart Atchison Dies in California

Bates county relatives have re-
ceiyed- the announcement the
death of Stewart Atchison, who diea
at his home in Riverside. California,
Christmas eve after a lingering i'll
ness.
Mr.. Atchison was for many years
resident of Deepwater township
and was Circuit Clerk of Bates coun-
ty about 20 years ago. soon after his
retirement from that office he re-
moved to California, where he has
since resided.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-01-08
los Years Old.

In the Sunday Kansas City Pos;
was picture OF Mrs. E.lizlbetn
Schofield. of this city, who on New
Years day celebrated her 'o5th
birthday She was born January I,
1915. in Morgan county. Illinois, and
has been a,.resident OF this city since
1907. Considering her advanced age
she is remarkably we'll preserved.
She does her own housework am.
cooking and has good use of her eye
sight. When the census returns
from this state are tabulated it is al
most certain that hr name will be at
the head OF the list as far as age is
concerned. and it is doubtful If there
are many i'll the United States the
date OF whose birth will antcda,c
hers
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-01-08
Mrs. A. J. Wright.

| Mary Young was born at Taylor.
vile, Ill.,. Feb. 24th. 1871. and i'll in
fancy moved with her grandparents
to Eoonvillc. Mo-, later moving to
Butler. Mo. where she grew to wo-
manhood. Nov. 70, 1890 she was
united in marriage to Andrew ].
Wright.
In 1902 they moved to Chicago,
bein gthere until 1911 when they
moved near Kirk, Colo. where they
T have Since resided.
About IS months ago cancer of the
stomach developed and she under
went surgical operation to relieve
the trouble. but it was found to be
malignant and the operation provid-
cd only temporary relief Shortly
aAer the operation she became
greatly distressed and gradually grew
worse and at :, a. M. December 30.
1910, quietly passed away.
She suffered very much but bore
her ,suiferines with great patience
and Christian iortitude.
She united with the Methodist
church when quite young and lived
a consistent christian lie.
Div NdS thC iiluiicI Ol IL Cilllurcn,
9 of whom survive and were present
when the end came.
Three had passed on to the spirit
world.
Besides the husband and children
she leaves "a father, three brothers
and two sisters to mourn their loss.
lnterment was made in the Olivet
Nazarine cemetery near Kirk, Colo,
on December 81, 1919. X.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-01-08
Notice of Stockholders Meeting,

Notice is hereby given that the
second annual stockholders meeting
OF the Farmers Bank of Spruce wfiI
be held at said bank in Spruce, Mis-
souri, the yth-day of January,
1920.
Said meeting will be convened at
2:3o o'clock p. m.
The object for which this meeting
is called is to elect seven directors for
the said bank, to serve during the en-
suing year. and for the transaction of
such other business as may properly.
come before the meeting.
Del Lutsenhizer, President.
Attest: I2-3t
Francis K. Goodwin, Secretary.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-01-08


MIR. and Mrs. Edward Clark ar
rived Saturday from Chicago, for ;
visit at the home OF Mrs. Clark:
parents. Major and Mrs. q. |. Lynch
just south of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Reed cane
down from Kansas City Thursday
ents, Ai-. and Mrs. J. X. lIu!se, OIL
Ohio street
Alter spending her Christmas va
cation in this city at the home of her
parents. Capt and Mrs. L. S. Clark,
Miss Mabel has returned to Mexico,
where she is u student in Hardin col
lege. .-.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. K. Morrison re.
turned Thursday to their home III
Kansas City, after spending he
Christmas holidays in this city at the
home OF his mother, Mrs. Caroline
Morrison.
Mrs. G.. 4. Bolin returned Sunday
from Kansas City, where she had
been visiting her' brOthe1, charley
Thomas, who is in a hospital in that
city Commissioning from an operation
for the appendicitis.
r. W. Atkeson, who since his re-
turn from overseas service with the
American Expeditionary forces has
been with the Democrat, of this city,
has severed his connection with that
paper and last week left for Columbia
where he entered the University
School OF journalism.
Lee Culver, one time Butler bus
mess man. arrived the last. OF the
week from Kansas City, where he is
in business, for visit with his broth
er, A. Fl. Culver and family. This
is Mr.. Culver's first visit to Butler
in 10 years and he finds many i'm
provements and many new faces in
the various business houses.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-01-08
No. 2167
-OFFICIAL STATEMENT
OF the Financial Condition of the
FARMERS BANK OF
SPRUCE

at Spruce, State OF Missouri, at the
close OF business on the goth day of
December, 1919, published in The
Butler " cekly lines, newspaper
printed ana published at Butler, state
OF Missouri, on the hth day Oh Janu-
AIRY, 1920.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-01-08

Elmer Dixon arrived the first O.!
the week from Dodge City. Kansas,
and is visiting Butler relatives.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-01-08

Installation OF officers OF Butler
Encampment No. %. T. O. O. +. ON
Friday evening, Jan. 9th, by District
Deputy Grand Patriarch {. T.. La
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-01-08

MIR. and Mrs. Edward Clark ar
rived Saturday from Chicago, for a
visit at the home. OF Mrs. Clark's
parents, Major and Mrs. q. |. Lynch,
lust south of town.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-01-08

kirkby Walker, returned to Co..
umbia, where he is attendirs the
State University, Thursday uf last
week.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-01-08

Miss Norma kierscy returned Sun
day to Denver, Colorado, where she
lis attending school, after Christ
mas visit with -hoinefelks in this city
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-01-08

Alr and Mrs. J. II. Stone au,
son, Billy, of Hiawatha, Kansas.
went down to Rich Hill one day the
last of the week to visit their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Willard tsley.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-01-08

Miss Doris Wyatt left Saturday
for Madison, Wisconsin. where she
resumed her studies at the University
of Wisconsin.
Chas. Mcfarland, who .'as hcen
spending some time with home folks.
left the last OF the week Tor the Nc
Fafland ranch in Texas.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-24
BROKERS' BODY
BURIED UNDER
TONS OF EARTH
Murder of Jacob Charles
Denton, Capitalist, Is
Shrouded in Mystery.

Los Angeles. Calf. Sept. "a
United Press .)-Police today plazl-
ned to question several women In
connection with the murder oi
Jacob Charles Denton. Los Angeles
capitalist, whose body was found
in newly built room under the
stairs of his home here. Denton
had been missing for months.
Neighbors told of seeing Denton
scuffling with q beautiful Spanish
girl on the porch of his home short
ly before he disappeared.
Denton's body, was found buried
beneath three tons Of earth. The
body was covered with quicklime
The hands and feet were b~und and
his skull had been fractured.
Mrs. r. c. Peet rented Denton's
elaborate home which he had built
at a cost of $4,000. Mrs. Peet sub
rented the home Aug. 10 to Mrs. +
T. Miller.
Officers previously had expressed
the theorysthat Denton had been
shot or stabbed. The shooting the
tory was favored because a re.
volver, fully loaded, but with one
cartridge of q wrong caliber. had
been found In 0 room which Denton
had reserved for his own use, lead
ing the rest.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-24
BIG BREAKS IN
wheat PRICES
Smash Amounted to l2A Cents .,
Bushel-Narket Seml.De.
m0rAllxed.

Chicago, Sept. 24.-Big breaks in
the price, OF wheat took place to-
day largely as q result Of agitation
for general cut in food costs.
The smash Of values in wheat
anDounted to as much as 12% cents
a bushel, and the market closed in
q semi-demoralised condition. De-
cember delivery ut 2.25 to 2.25h
and March at Els to ZIG.
Heretofore, wheat has been ad-
vancing despite setbacks in the
price Of other grain. The chief rea-
son ascribed for such strength was
huge sales OF wheat for export to
Europe. Today, however. the stim-
ulus OF export business appeared tn
have lost its influence and especially
near the end Ct the day the wheat
market tumbled wildly downward.
In sympathy with the weakness
of wheat, other grains markets also
gave way and both corn and oats.
fell to the lowest price levels yet.
for the 1920 crop.
Reduction at Kansas City.
Kansas City. Mo-, Sept. A-Shsrpl
reductions occurred today in the,
wheat market, December deliveries
dropping 101zc and March 12kc.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-24
Tribe Lands on FQber
Early in Second Game

ped to J. Collins. ONE RUN,
THREE HITS, NO ERRORS.
THIRD INNING.
CHICAGO: Faber famed. Smith
made q pretty running catch OF
Strunk's line drive to the wall In
right center. Sewell threw out
Weaver. NO RUNS, NO HITS, NO
ERRORS.
CLEVELAND: Speaker out, J.
Collins to Faber. Smith famed
Weayer's fancy pickup beat Gard
ner out Of a double. NO RUNS, NO
HITS, NO ERRORS.
FOURTH INNING.
CHICAGO: Ed Collins singled to
left. Jackson forced e. Collins
Wambsganss to Sewell. Felsch
singled to center, Jackson stopping
at second. Sewel took J. Collins
low drive OF his shoe tops and
doubled Jackson of second. NO
RUNS, TWO HITS.
CLEVELAND: Johnston flied to
Strunk. Sewell was safe on Weav-
er's high throw. O'Neill flied to
Felsch. Weaver threw out Mails.
NO RUNS, NO HITS, ONE ERROR.
FIFTH INNING
CHICAGO: Risberg famed.
Schalk walked. .Faber walked.
Strunk walked. filling the bases
Weaver famed. E. Collins famed.
NO RUNS. NO HITS, NO ERRORS,
CLEVELAND: Jameson fled to
Risberg. Risberg threw out Wambs-
ganss. Speaker lined to Weaver.
NO RUNS, NO HITS. NO ERRORS.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-24
FACING FIGHT
ON Federation
G. A. r. Change Ritual and Find
Opposition to Union With
Other Societies.

indianapolis, Ind, Sept. A.-Fac-
ing the possibility Of fight on the
proposed federation Of veterans or
ganization for the promotion Of pa
triotism, the Grand Army Of the
Republic opened the fipal session of
its 1920 encampment here today.
Election of officers and selection OF
the 1921 meeting place. were the
other important matters left for
discussion.
The federation with the Ameri-
can legion and the Spanish-Ameri-
can War veterans, was recommend
ed at Thursdays session by the
committee which, with similar COM
mittees from the other Organise
tions, drew up the plan. Some del
egates, however, objected to- the
plan as outlined in the resolution.
fearing 1t was stated, that the
Grand Army OF the Republic would
lose its individuality.
! Ketcham Chosen Commander.
William A. Ketcham OF INDIAN
apolis was elected commander-tn-
chief OF the Grand Army Of the Re-
public at the, closing business res
sion Of the 54th annual encamp-
ment here today. The selection od
the city, for, the next encamSnent
was left to the national council Of
adminiSeration.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-24
JOh||NSONT0
LEAD FIGHT
CHANCE
californian Would Revise
Present Method Of Nom
mating Preaidsnt.

: Sacrames.to. Calf. Sept "a
Senator Hiram w. johnson may be
out stumping for the Harding
Coolidge ticket, but he has not
forgotten what happened at the
Republican pational convention in
Chicago last June. and just a. soon
rs this campaign In over the Cali
fornia senator means to lead the
fight Tor q revision Of the methods
by which candidates for the presi-
dency are chosen.
Hiram johnson has the notion
that the people ought to have some
thing to do with the nomination
for the presidency. 80 that the pub
lie shall not be confronted with q
choice between inferior men. He
thinks that the primary system is
both logical and democratic. And.
while expressing no opinion about
the persons nominated in the last
conventions OF the big political
parties, he Is inclined to the belief
that the public would not be much
worse OF and perhaps better Oh
If they tried the primary system
instead of the convention method.
The California senator might tell
an Interesting story about what
took place at Chicago II he were
disposed to do 90. He could. for
instance, reveal the absolute pledge
given. him by other leaders at the
Chicago. convention, that wher the
rest was taken on Saturday after
noon it was with the understanding
that an opportunity would be given
for all concerned to agree upon Z
man that the progressive wing OF
the Republican party could sup
port Whole-heartedly.
But, except in 80 Tar ~ you
might emphAstse thg point now
and then, the controversies Of the
last contention will not be revived.
Senator Johnson's aim is to get q