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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-08-26
Utah Sugar Men Indicted.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. a.
Eight indictments charging profiteer-
ing in sugar were returned against
the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company, its
officers and business associates here
today.
The charge was made that the
eompaay owned largely blythe
Mormon Church, sold sugar costing
$Q44 per hundred pounds for $23.1&.
SA3es Here aieeeA to have been made
in eastern eitieA. :
Officers Of the company specifical-
" named in one. Indictment were:
c. w. NibIey, Merrill Nibley, S. s.
Love w. E Mattis, w. s. MeCor-
mjck j. d. Nufdoek Thomas r.
CtfIee and D. A. Smith.
Herbest ]. Grant president of the
NefaAon Church, u president of the
sSGnr company also. He was not
ao0ed y connection with the in
dictnense and Il vac said he voted
AGuiuDt The price fixed, BY the com
p6Gt. G. w Nibley d presiding
biaAcp Of the church and general
manager Of the sugar company.
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Jones-Wayland.

At seven o'clock shar~ TUESDAY
evening, a host of friends and
neighbors assembled at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Jones to witness
the marriage of Miss Ruth Jones to
Mr. Henry Wayland. The short, but
appropriate marriage ceremony was
performed by Rev. Alexander, OF
Springfield, Mo. After which, many
congratulations for a long and happy
life were bestowed upon the bride
and groom
The bride is a loxable-and estima-
BILE young lady, having grown to
womanhood in our midst, and to
know her was to love her.
The groom is the youngest son OF
Mr.. H. A. Wayland, who is highly
respected for his many traits Of
moral worth and noble character.
Many valuable presents were re-
eeived as token Of the esteem the
neighbors have for this happy couple
/ About sixty guests were present,
10 enjoy the hospitality and friend
ship Of these good neighbors.
After refreshments were served all
returned to their respective homes
with many wishes for long and
happy life for this young couple.
The wcddiAg march was played by
Edith Velma Jones, of Mound City,
Kansas. - ~ i
A GUEST.
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Three armed automobile bandits
on q busy St. Louis thoroughfare
Saturday morning held up Herman
Hinsman, manager of the National
Refrigerator company. and = clerk
and took handgrip containing 4
payroll of 81, 200. It had been drawn
from a hank few minutes before.
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sSaivatiSn Army Work for Bates
& 81 sS.-s W. County.

Mrs. Mary r. Wishman, who has
charge of the home service work, for
the Salvation Army in Kansas and
Missouri, visited Butler Monday and
Tuesday in the interest Of this work,
called on number of the profess
SIGNAL and business men, which re-
suited in meeting at Culver's of
flee at S p. m. Tuesday, when it was
decided to form an Advisory board,
whose business it will be to investi-
gate all cases Of unemployed, power
", overwhelmingly, missing per-
sons, illegitimacy, maternity hospi-
tai, Americanization etc, and report
70 the head office in Kansas City,
and take such other steps to better
conditions along the line indicated, as
may seem best. Mrs. Wishman pro-
duced quite a bit of interest in her
plans. and an Advisory board was
formed, consisting of the following
persons:
w. F. Duvall, president.
{ Judge c. A. Denton, vice president.
- - =. O. -Maxey, secretary.
I'D a. II. Culver, press agent.
Y Directors:
/ J; T. Smith
|. F. c. Ream
/! DR.. r. E. Crabtree
. w. Z. Welton
f Wesley Denton
L. B. Gench
DR.. E. N. Chastain
/ Prof. A. c. Moreland
Prof. Chas. A. Lee
ttdr--eciifvprv
D. X. Walker
II. G. Cook
T. A. BLACK
Paul B. Levy
The following committees were APP
pointed:
Pauperism-Wesley Denton, w. E.
Welton.
Juvenile Delinquency-T. w. Sill
>vers.
Maternity-Dr. f. N. Chastain, J.
E. Smith.
Missing Persons-Paul B. Levy,
Prof. Chas. A. Lee.
Prison Work-Judge c. A. Dem
ton, H. G. Cook.
Observation-Disclosures. A. /.
Moreland, L. b. Gench.
The meeting adjourned for one
week at which time other men
throughout the county will be APP
pointed on the Advisory board.
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Buy your auto castings Of WeMott

buy your auto CaSlnSS OF WcMott
& Major. 7
Lawrence Mccain has purchased
the Levi Convey property on West
Pine street. Consideration S2i NJ.
l.. r. Brayton, of Benton county,
accompanied by his three sons, spent
the latter part of the week here at.
tending the hog sale held by his
brother, +. B. Brayton.
r. w. Atkeson, who spent last
week in this city with his father, w.
o. Atkeson, has returned to Colum-
bia, where he is. student in the
University school of journalism.
= Frank Underwood, Of Minyo, one
of Bates county's most entcrprising
and industrious young farmers. was
a business visitor to the tunnty seat
Monday afternoon and favored US
.witt e.ealL
Louis Walker and Miss Nellie
Thornburg were united in marriage.
at Clinton Saturday afteruo"n, Au-
gust L4th.e The groom is the son OF
George Walker, ,.of the north Bates
county neighborhood, and the bride
81 tie, daughter Of Oscar Thornhurg
alS3 saof y north y Bates county
Creighton News ~ VI
Col. Clyde Robbins, the auctioneer,
returned the last OF the week from
Hospxrs, Iows, where.he had con-
ductedTa sale of I4oz acre farm,
which he sold for $42s per acre. OF
considerable over halt million dol
lars The Colonel has been IN the
auctioneefing business for several
years and has cried. soNie. pretty. big
sales. but he says that this is the
largest bid that be .eversreceived.
Mira. Nancy Edith Curtis died at
her home in Kansas City Thursday
morning, August y, 1920, of pesit-
onitis. Hef, reniaips were skipped to
Hume Fridxy Afternoon and taken
to the home of her father, Mn.
Thompson, south .of Hume Funeral
services were held Sunday afternoon
81 zs3o o'clock 1t tie M. &. Chufch.
South, conducted BY Rev. W. =.
Snow, of Kansas City. assisted ~ the
local pastor, Rev. j. r. Scott, and
burial was made in the Husne ceunc-
tery Hume Telephcne.
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Ensertains foe Meslaer.

Mrs. w. S. Aldrich entertained Al
luncheon yesterday nooa ut the
Leader tea room, complimentary to
her mother. Mrs. w. P. Sewer :of
Butler, No. Pink and white phlox
and snapdsasons adorned the table.
The enesss- were-Mss. w EIay.
lor. Nrs. A. H. Baker, Mira Fred
Cossnan, Mrs: Sewer, Masses Martha
and41eqxHsret Taylor. Louise Baker
and Eksrlotte Wright Mrs. Taylor
enterteined ut dinner At her home
Moa1ey noon. Miss Wright enter.
tsinea 1sven gueats ct dinner ct the
Hoeet Rohido1x last night in honor
of sNse Sewer. NrA ScvierS who
has heen here sinee Saturday,, will re-
turn e. 6sr home today.-St Joseph
ExeaSaGe e
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Mrs. Fanny Gibson spent the week
end with friends in Kansas City.
Mrs. VIM. Arnold and Mrs. w, F.
Hemstreet were visitors at FL
dorado Springs last week.
Read Our adv. in another column
on castings. WeMott & Major.
4 The dates for the Adrian street
fair this var will be Sept. 28, 2o and
80, according to present plans.
63s cars of stock, grain and hay
were shipped from Adrian during the
year ending June 80, says the Jour
nal.
Mrs. c. A. Allen and iaughte',
Mildred, spent a few days-the last
of the week in Kansas City with rel,
atives.
We will order your repairs for your
stove and repair your furniture.
WeMott Il Major.
H. G. Cook, who has been for sew
eral weeks visiting. his wife and
daughter Miss Helen, at Long
Beach, California. has returned
home. 4.
Hear Dr.. Burris Jenkins and Ma.
w. w. Martin speak ~ the opening
of the Democrats Campaign IN But
Ter today. Thursday, Aug. a6
Mrs. John Yaple, who has been
visiting at the home Of her brother,
r. ]. Smith, and with her sisters,
Misses nellie and Alice Smith. re-
turned Friday to her home ia st.
Joseph. ~, +"
We will order your repairs for your
stove and .epair, your: furniture.
WeMott & Major.
Our staunch Republican friend.
VIM. Underwood, .of Mingo town
ship, was 10 the city, /. on business
Monday and followed liz usual Gus
tom Of dropping into The Times Of
flee for . chat On the news of the
day and politics. on bath Of which
subjects he keeps thoroughly well
posted. He reports that crops in his
reighborhood are ookins first class.
Buy. your auto castings Of WeMott
& Major. "
Mr.. and Mrs w. E. Waiios went
e kansas City the last Of the -eek
bought property in the Country Club
district. and expects to move there
some time this fall. John Coleman,
Of he Depton-C Coleman Loan. and
Title Company, has purchased the
Walton home on High street. this
city, and will take possession when
Mr. Walton moves TO- Ka9sa. City
Clay Cox 81 Adrian, moved his
drilling rig here "Wednesday ever
ing and ThufSday s mornifsg started
drilling for Sas for w q. Dudley,
Inst baSk Of ftAe tight plant Mr..
dudley plans 10 use the gs* for the
ligAS p1Ant enGiae Ksthey sktf7ke any.
Same lestt,6s gosd wells have, been
lt0aleiIt ipssQ4 skl8uiAs near. town and
s IS ssFs & y a; ss as, s sor !. fi il
Mold aDure fb666f tse town should
dow OF gas
Amstesdsn Enaefpsise.
s,se6pels ~ sassationi. III You
n eoieG ste ekqsi sadts 70 light
;Esssss 81 isesss w - ire col. 81.
aSd ZEE nc.
49,. = 81 Ss5s: s !. Il 5kRSkl~5S n. M.sor
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HISTORY
OF LEE COUNTY
INTERESTING FACTS AND IN
CIDENTS RECALLED BY MRS.
p. D. M'CULLOCH, SR., AT d.
A. r. MEETING.

The following interesting paper
on the formation of Lee county was
read at the last meeting of the
L'Anguille Chapter, d. A. R., by
Mrs. P. D. McCulloch, Sr.:
Lee county was born in April,
1873. / was present at the time
and have been on the scene ever
since. She was brought forth with
travail, but has triumphed over all
her infantile drawbacks and threat
ened deformities and is now won
derful creation of forty-seven
years; beautifuls for symmetry, and
the pride of all embraced within
her protecting arms.
The call of this new county grew
out of the inconvenience of her
citizens going so far as Haynes and
other distant points, such as court
in Helena.
She was composed of parts of
Crittenden. St. Francis, Monroe,
and Phillips counties. Mariana
was chosen as the county seat, be-
ing almost exactly central with the
advantage of the river navigation,
meaning much at the time for it
was before the days of railroads and
autos; and besides the river the
only means of transportation for
supplies for the merchants during
low water periods, was the strong
mule and OK team hauling from
Jeffersonville.
Let me ask you just here to try
to imagine those roads with none
of the improvement they now have.
To return to her nativity, yes,
her throes for a time were dread
| full. The counties of which she
was formed protested of course,
because of loss of territory. There
was some contention about the name.
Woodford, Coolidge and others were
voted for but Lee, unaccountably
to this day, was allowed.
Lee county's first sheriff was a
mulatto negro by the name OF
Furbush. Lee county, together with
Arkansas, was being reconstructed
by the carpet bagger. You have
heard of it; but to experience il
is the only way to know what those
times were.
Furbush did very well for time,
and lent himself to manipulation by
the white man and democrat as
perhaps no carpet bagger would
have done. 1t was by his instru-
mentality, | understand, that flu.
sion ticket was produced< giving at
least two democrats place on it.
Judge Cypert of White county was
made Circuit Judge, and Hon. c. A
Oatie, prosecuting attorney.
There was some tragedy here at
this time and an anxious dread OF
still more than prevailed all during
those three or four years. One
night, the darkest of all, was the
one on which Mr.. Tom Wood was
killed. Whites and blacks were
armed and marching and rushing
about. The air was tense with
steel and danger. The wonder be-
ing there was no more blood shed
The next day dawned on the unfin-
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Nh NE! OH MY!
Amt IT AWFUL!
uARlANNA's FAST iNDErEND.
ENr BALL TEAM roi inI
v,posH ON CHARLEY GiZ-
7ARD's LEACUERS.
(Bv Cayce Turner)

r.o locals journeyed up to For
!. citv Monday morning and show
resi- ,em 0, how baseball ought to be
ea 1,red 3D. in the Eastern Arkansas
Plsysu Ea.s,e. At that we went some to
Iestbe ,he verdict to l and that one
g. lgsslsd slI' like high low game jimmie
loene' N?sf1e and the bean patch, including
lll,'o lsa cate receipts, till we came back
inc y tSe be- next stanza and annexed a
IN .uIe SIe thanks to the safe biting
cepF,t, Y George, Harrington and Lloyd
u ls;sted by Reeves grounder;,
''I Mr. Tommy Seaton, now haliing
rom m Little Rock and late OF the
t.u pscfic Coast league, pitched Tor
Msrianna rr while Herring did the Job
sar wa Forrest City, and between the
two NV Of them the spectators got their
."U moneys " worth in the best pitchers
h"ttle h,s of the season. Seaton was
ya S;mnly inyincible and Herring was
not ,rf very far behind. yielding eight
IL, h;ts for nine bases against his op-
, nonent's record of three for to-
al Of four bases.
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lNcCuIIOch in Race
For Representative

Doddridge McCulloch, who has so
ably and acceptably served as one
of Lee county's representatives IN
the lower branch of the Arkansas
general assembly the past four years
has made formal announcement OF
his candidacy for another term as
Little need be said
in praise of Mr.. McCulloch's splen-
did record as a member OF the
house. 1t is sufficient to say that
he was on the job all the time, that
he most admirably represented the
people of the Lee county, that ne
stood right on all moral isues, that
he has the confidence and esteem OF
his fellow members and that be-
cause of his experience as a mem
ber of former legislatures he IS
better equipped now than ever be-
fore to render to the people more
efficient service. Mr.. McCulloch is
a studious, stalwart and thoroughly
dependable young man one VINO
has convictions and the courage to
stand by them. His many friends
all over Lee county will be glad to
know he has decided to seek this
,ffice again and they will support
lim most heartily.
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Lee County Farms
Get Big Boost

On the first page of section two
of this issue appears splendid ar
ticle from the Progressive Farmer,
the leading form journal of the south
telling of the remarkable success
made by J. B. Markham on poor
land farm near La Grange, this
county. In another issue OF the
Progressive Farmer several months
ago a special article was published
on the farm methods used by }. X.
FELTON,, three miles north of Mari
anna. The splendid publicity given
these two excellent farmers IS due
to the efforts of E. B. Whitaker,
county demonstration agent, who IS
always on the job gathering in good
things for the farming industry OF
this county. The Progressive
Farmer announced at the beginning
of this year that it would publish
a series of fifty-two articles de-
scribing model farms, one story
each week for fifty-two weeks. Mr..
Whitaker Immediately got busy. got
representative of the Progressive
Farmer to come to Lee county
showed him the farms of j. X. Feltor
and ]. B. Markham and as a result
of his enterprise and the fine show
ing made by these farmers Lee coun
ty got two of the fifty-two articles
which are to cover the entire south
The story about Mr.. FELTON,, I
farm was published several months
ago. but until this week the Courier
Index was not able to secure copy
of the Progressive Farmer contain
ING the article. We will reproduce
II in next weeks issue of this paper
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County Board of
Education to Meet

Final returns from the recent
school election show the nominees
for the new county board of educa-
ton received 800 votes each. The
law provides that the candidate re-
ceiving the highest vote shall serve
five years and so on down to the
candidate receiving the smallest
vote who is to serve for one year.
In view of the fact that all OF the
candidates received the same num-
ber of votes it will be necessary to
fix the length, of the term by a
drawing. The members of the board
are Geo. Robuck of Haynes, K. l.:
Hartley of Moro, J. G. Adams OF
Rondo, Geo. Kausler of Brlckeys and
H. M. Jackson of Mariana. The
board will hold it's first meeting to-.
day and organize by the election OF
president and secretary:
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Oak Forest Plans
Big Day Sunday

A number of people from Mari
anna expect to spend Sunday at
Oak Forest on the occasion of Child
ren's Day exercises. A splendid
program has ben arranged, as fol
lows:
Song, "Jesus Wins the World
Choir.
Song, "Work for Little Hands"
School.
Reading, "The Christian Conquest
Flag'-Silas Smith.
Children's Day-Class No. 5.
Quartette-A. L. Suit, 5. ).
Bunch, f. H. Bunch, w. B. Bunch.
Reading, "The Ladies Aid"-Au-
Reading, "Keep smiling"-Gea-
tha King.
Sunbeam Drill-Class Nos. and
Reading, "Mama's Fault"-Earle
dWell Garland the Cross"-Gat-
Eve Suit, Geraldyne, Clarice and
"The Boy and Conscience"-Har-
nv Bunch and Doris Suit.
Reading, "Put-Off Town"-Eva
Harris. ~,
Jesus our Helper"-Class No. a.
Mission Song-School.
Reading "A Little Maids Ser
mon'-Edrie Suit. :.
Quartette, whispering Hope =
Geraldine Bunch, Gatzye Suit, A.
L. Suit, S. j. Bunch.
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ing to have dance. Subsequently
there was a school house that in
time formed a part of Judge Hut
TONS residence.
This as school house stood in
the midst of tremendous forrest
apparently it was found by wind
ing foot paths through the bushes.
Remember dear friends and crit
les, these are few of my own per.
sonal recollections, and does. not
claim to be a bit of unerring his
tory. Forty seven years is long
time to remember, especially wher
subsequent times are such as te
make it seem centuries.
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Murdock handled Seaton's slants
in good style although he was COM
petey off on throwing to second,
three of the hostile tribe pilfering
that cushion in easy fashion, but
one of them met a horrible finish
when he tried to continue on to
third as Hardin scooped up the wild
peg and made a nice throw to that
base and George did the rest.
Forrest City recently tied a can
to Lloyd but he came back and
wagged the said can in their face
and made 'em like it. He handled
his only chance in faultless style
and slapped Mr.. Herring's choicest
offerings for two juicy singles, the
last one of which was the blow that
brought home the bacon and settled
the combat.
harrington at first, played his
usual stellar game and his perform
ance included two brilliant catches,
one foul pop, and the other a
nner that was headed for safe ter
ntory with the odds ten to one that
was sure hit. Harrington also
contributed to the victory by find
ing a nifty bingle hid away in his
system at the most crucial moment.
nardln IN center made a circus
eaten in the last of the seventh
frame which prevented Forrest City
from tleing the score. He went
way back and captured Herring s
s,Oity hit which would have easily
Oeeh good for three bases had he
missed Mateer was on first at the
'@e oy virtue of his single.
Neither side had any opportuni-
70 count until the fourth when
saaI narain led off with would-be two
o;a 0a.Aer = only to fall victim to jim
n nne scouts siren call of "foul' and
rN,s, Io 'oucned out when his umpship
o u,eu tne hit fair. Murdock fol-
I.eu with a hit and stole second
G uied there when George and
ras. 90 Doth flew out to center. For
t6a ' oity got man to second in
fon.ss second frame and again in the
ths;s a.u out they passed away when
ths " teammates couldn't connect in
wc. o pllcnes. But in the sixth they
TSe Tss'eo IN with their lone counter.
nsot t nad perished when Bobo con-
tI;rSI tIu -, ior two bagger and took
sin sim wnen Seaton let a wild one
ands Nv, ne didnt fancy standing there
he toa, o",a'chlng Raper miss three so
bons"0 s0oA a chance and set sail for
threw, landing safe when Seaton
MnrSSo MrS oe she ball little too fast for
endaS duOcK x to handle it well. That
afternorooo rorrest City's doings for the
to n0oh nnt and it looked big enough
long N' 'ne game on ice but not for
with opened up the seventh
ed tbss two-base blow. Grav miss
snpIaS a,se and sat down. Harrington
third id and George moved over to
took . harrington stole second and
teer tr;ng lohg lead off the bag. Ma
low tbo 70 catch him and threw
yOnd Henuoali oali rolling few feet be-
with tba tbannier, and George came home
ed ont e tlelng run. Reeves grbund-
took tb;ns " Kaper and Harrington
casior 'nlrd. Lloyd arose to tba oc-,
away for ru zing!-the game was put
sr, much Keeps in Marianna's lock-
one hundr.O y the satisfaction of the
ers who ECU and twenty-five root
See thine accompanied the team to
the ,ocals are ready To take on
city aggregation at any
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future date provided the Forrest
City management comes across with
the balance of the gate receipts
which are due to be turned over to
Mariana. The local manager
states that the agreement was that
the game would be played, the win
ner to get the entire gate receipts
The first game was stopped by
rain before a legal game was play
ed and the locals naturally sup
posed that when the game was play