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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-09
County w. c. T. u. Convention.

The Bates County w. c. T. U.
held their annual convention. at the
lIerrell school house, northeast OF
town. Thursday and Friday of last
week Interesting talks were made
by Mrs. George Webb, of Kansas
City, former resi- dent of this city,
and Miss ireland, one of the state of-
ficcrs OF the order. The following
re solutions were adopted:
Today as we are convened III the
ninth annual convention OF the
Bates county w. {. T. U. we realize
that we have been the recipients OF
many blessings both Temporal and
spiritual.
We rejoice that today we have
National Constitutional Prohibition
and not only that but that suffrage
has been ratified by the required
number of states for it to be effect
i've.
We realize that we should pay as
much attention and look after the
elfare of our children with as much
concern as we give TO OUT Cattle anu
hogs.
Therefore. be it resolved, that we
take up the department of cnild WEI
fare.
Resolved, that we express cur
thanks to the Herrell Union for their
cordial and generous entertainment
of this convention. For the speakers,
who have been with us during the
convention for their valuable help
and to any others who have added to
the interest of these meetings.
Mrs. billiard,
Mrs. A. H. Fry.
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Virginia News.

Another nice rain visited this neigh.
torhood Monday night.
Rev. r. A. Thompson OF Kansas
City preached at the Christian church
of Virginia Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Brayton spent Saturday
with her cousin, Mrs. Harve Steele
Walter Wolfe, of Blue Mound
Kansas, visited with his mother
Mrs. leila Wolfe, Saturday and Sun
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Welliver and
daughter, Miss Audrey, have returned
fl om their trip through Kansas and
Oklahoma. They report fine corn
crops and that Oklahoma has the
lest cotton that they have had for
several years.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry 1son spent
Monday with her sister, Mrs. Jasper
HARRIET, east of Butler.
Mary Jane and Virgil Burk and
Dorothy and Rollan Harper are at
tending the Butler High School this
year.
Mr.. and Mrs-Alex- Moods and NJ r,
and Mrs. J. c. Welliver spent Sunday
with Carl Welliver, of Amsterdam.
l.. S. Paddock and Ed Corlett
peddled beef Monday.
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Spruce News.

Rev. Joyce left Wednesday for his
home in Chicago.
Several from here attended the APP
pleton City street fair.
Mrs. William Odneal returned to
her home Thursday from Montana,
where she has been caring for her
daughter, Mrs. Virgil Knowles.
Mrs. Everett Syble, of Kansas City,
left for her home Monday, after a
few days visit with her mother, Mrs.
: Tharp. Mrs. syRles' sister, Emma
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Harvey and Mr..
and. Mrs. MerleI Sargent, who left
some time ago in their car for a trip
to Colorado, have returned to their
homes, Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Compton and
Mrs Orville Compton motored over
to Montrose Monday afternoon.
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Miss Maud Ewbank and Mr.. Law
renee Mccain were quietly married
Wednesday evening of last week.
They will make their home in Butler.
THE OLD MAID.
Would Seek Buried Wealth.

Jefferson City, Sept. 3.-The gov
ernor has received a letter from Grin
Mcdonald of Kansas City, address
given as Ninth street and Brighton
avenue, in which authority to seek
hidden treasure in this state was
asked. He says vast amount Of
money and valuables were hidden in
Missouri during the Civil War and
since that time, and if the governor
will give him license to hunt for
that wealth he will return 10 per cent
on all he finds to the state.
He also asks the governor to make
inquiries about any localities where
it is supposed money was hidden, as
the state will have direct interest in
the success of tine project. So far
governor has not replied % the
letter. and if he does Mcdonald will
be informed the state. does not license
seekers after hidden treasures and he
will be at liberty to keep all he finds.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-09
Can Buy German Dyestuffs.

Washington. Sept. San arrang:-
ment has been completed BY which
American consumers of dyestuffs
may purchase Supplies from The
stocks of the German prodoct which
have been set apart onder the Yer
sailles peare treaty as a part of the
reparation to be made to allied
powers by. Germany. The Textile
AfiiSnce, inc, a non-profit- taking Or
ganizafion created by dye CONSUMERS,
|accordfnE to an announcement today
by the var trade board section of the
state department, will be the mechan-
ism through which the dyes will be
distributed. Only those dyes will be
obtained, the announcement said,
which are not being produced in the
United States. or for which suitable
and reasonably priced substitutes are
not manufactured domestically.
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In And Around Maysbase.
(Too late for last week.

Mrs. Tan Whites sister, Mrs.
Freeman, Of Danebroy, Nebraska, and
her three boys visited the past week
with her sister, Mrs Tan White.
Cecil Mccoy has accepted posi-.
ton as engineer in one of the oil
fields near Eldorado, Kansas.
The meetings at the Cove Creek
Baptist church held by Rev. Rider
and wife, are being well attended,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. +. Richards and
granddaughter, Edith Freeman, spent
Sunday at their daughter S. Mrs. Tan
White.
The school began at Hacker Mon
day with Miss Mildred Henry
teacher.
Mrs. Edwin Richards and daughter,
Idell, of Wynona, Okla, are visiting
Mr.. Richards sister, Mrs. Tan White.
Mr.. and Mrs. BENZ. Richards and
son, James, of Kansas City, visited
Mr.. Richards sister, Mrs. Tan White,
last week.
We are glad to see SO many nice
rains. They will sure mean a. good
corn crop.
: On account of the protracted meet
ing at the Baptist church there will
be no preaching at the Christian
church Sunday, Sept. S. E
Everett Scranton and wife have
gone to Kansas, where Everett has a
position in the oil fields.
Some OF this neighborhood attend
ed the show in Butler Friday.
A NEIGHBOR. ,
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Corn Badly Damaged.

= Reports from different parts of the
county indicate that the continued
rain is doing much damage to the
corn crop. The high winds and rain
of about week ago put much OF it
down and the excessive moisture is
causing it to rot Up to ten days ago
the prospects were flattering for one
of the biggest crops ever raised in
this; county. but unless continued dry
weather sets in Immediately it will
be greatly reduced.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-09-09
I. E, THOMPSON HEADS
BREEDERS
Officers and Directors Elected At
Meeting Held Monday.

Monday, September 9th, was the
annual meeting day of the breeders
association of Bates county. About
thirty of the leading breeders of the
county were present and went over
the business for the coming. year
very thoroughly. Members were very
enthusiastic as to the possibilities Of
THE association ii, the f#tHre,- and
made definite plans to have all the
breeders become, members of the as
ISOLATION. The election of officers
OF course was the first important
business taken up, Capt. J. f. Thomp-
son was elected president; Mr.. Frank
Allen, vice president; Mr.. R. A..
l.angcnbacher, secretary and treasur-
er, and Mr.. Fl. p. Robinson Wm
Frazier W. A. Baker, W. H. Char
tiers, J. ID. Critchfield and Jim Pull
liam were elected as directors. The
association also voted to carry one
half page advertisement in the Bates
County Farm Bureau News for the
coming year.
The most important and far reach
ing movement taken up by the breed
ers at this meeting was their decision
to publish Bates County Breeders
Directory. This directory to carry
only the names of those breeders of
the county who join the association.
The membership dues of last year,
together with those OF the year 1920
are to be used to pay the necessary
expenses of the organization, and 10
help print the proposed directory.
Advertising matter in the directory
will be used exclusively by the breed
ers at very nominal charge. Prob
ably not to exceed $I.oo to $2.oo per
page 1t is the hope of the associa-
ton to put out one of the most
unique booklets of its kind in the
middle west.
Every breeder OF pure bred live
stock or poultry should send in their
81 90 in order that their name will be
listed in this directory.
Another important step taken by
the association was their hearty ap-
prevail of pure bred sales for the dis
posing OF our surplus stock in the
county. After nearly four hours of
active work the association ad-
journed.
r. a. Langenbacher,
Sec. Bates County Breeders Assn.
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A sugar bowl" riot broke o,

4 sugar DUWI T1Ut DIVko Uu'
among the 1880 immigrants in the
Ellis Island dining room Thursday
when, for the first time since the war
sugar, substituted for molasses to
swccten coffee. was put on the tables.
Several aliens were removed to hos
pitfalls, one with three fractured ribs.
Some of the hundreds had not seen
sugar Since the first months Of the
war. They Immediately began to
dclve with their fingers into the
sweet stuff.
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North New Home.

Joe Rayborne visited in our vicin.
ity from Friday till Monday.
Mrs. Lloyd Chandler and three
children arrived from Kansas one day
last week for q visit with Mr.. and
AIRS. Chandler, and other relatives.
Mrs. Tom Lewis, from Amsterdam,
visited with relatives in our neigh
borhood the first Of the week.
Mat Simpson and family s. ent Sum
day with their son, Willie. ard wife.
Mr.. Fugate and family visited at
Brick McCaughey's Sunday.
Mrs. Chandler. Perry Osborne and
family, Mrs. Will Sublette and nil
dren and Mrs. Lloyd Chandler ard
children spent Sunday with Tom
Chandler and wife.
COR.
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Cortland.

Louise Simnson fell while playing
in the street in Butler last Sunday
afternoon and broke her ankle. Dr.
| Lockwood set it and it is doing
nicely, but it will be some time be.
fore she can start to school.
Henri Herman has purchased the
place where Fred Wright is living
from Roy Cope.
School opened Monday morning
with 70 enrolled. Miss Ina Meloy, OF
Osceola, is teaching. Miss Meloy
arrived Thursday in time for the
county teachers meeting and is stay
iEg with Mrs. Henry Herman.
Jim Simpson left Saturday OF last
week for visit at St. Paul, Mimi,
and other points in the northwest
after which he will go to Los
Angeles, California where he will ell
ter school Sept. 20.
Miss Leona Simpson started her
Sophomore year at b. H.. 5. Monday
morning
Mrs. Ben Smith and SON, Vance,
are visiting relatives at FL Dorado
Springs.
Mrs. Fred Wright and son, Ken
meth, arrived home Friday night
from Omaha, Nebrasa, where they
had been visiting a couple of weeks.
Miss Georgia Crithfield, OF Altoona.
visited Mrs. Henry Herman the last
of the week and attended the county
teachers meeting Miss Georgia
will teach Miami Center school this
term.
r. +. Burch and family, of Amorel,
spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs. y.
]. Turner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Dipple spent
Sunday with Frank Romine and wife.
Mrs. Burt Calvin, of Foster visited
Mrs. Hannah McClintic from Friday
until Sunday.
Albert Clifford is painting Henry
Herman's barn.
Mrs. Dunbar left Saturday morning
of last week for her home at Long
ton, Kansas, after visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. NJ. S. Simpson, few
weeks.
Rhea Turner and Elmer WOODBURY.
went to Marysville Tuesday morning
for visit.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-03-04
G. HUNTER BRYANT
KILLED IN SEAPLANE
ACCIDENT ON TUESDAY
Victim of Fatal Accident Was Tax
Assessor of Lee County and
Wealthy Planter.
WAS BROTHER or MRS. J. N.
SKIES AND WELL KNOWN
Pilot and Mechanician Also Killed
Deaths Were Instantaneous.

G, Hunter Bryant, a brother OF
Mrs. J. N. Skies, the wife of Punta
Gorda's mayor, was burned to death
! Tuesday afternoon when the Sea
Gull" plane, in which he and the
pilot and mechanician, both of whom
were also burned to death, were fly
Ing from Fort Myers to Everglade,
fell and was ignited
Mr.. Bryant is well known in Punta
Gorda and has many friends here,
who will be shocked to learn of the
tragedy in which he met his death
Mr.. Bryant is tax assessor of Lee
county, and the law required that
his work be completed yesterday.
There were some districts that he had
not reached and he engaged the sea-
plane to carry him to Everglade in
order to finish his work on schedule
time. Captain r. G. M. Page was
in charge of the plane as pilot with
Thos. H. Colcord, member of the
Fort Myers city council, as mechan-
ician, all of whom were burned to
death when the plane fell and the
gasoline from the tank spilled on
their clothing and became ignited.
According to the meagre but au-
thenic report received here yesterday, !
the hydroplane was flying at a com
Daratively low altitude over the |
ground near the Gulf when the ma
,hine fell and took fire. According to
hose reports all occupants OF the
,lane were killed instantly and their
bodies burned so badly as to be un-
recognizable.
Mr.. and Mrs. Skies were notified
If the tragedy yesterday by a brother
If Mrs. Skies, and they went i'm
nediately to Fcrt Myers, where the
'odies were expected to arrive early
n the day.
The "Sea-Gull" is the plane that
anne to Punta Gorda about two
yeeks ago and in which a number OF
peal people went up, it Is said.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-03-04
ORANGES SOMEWHAT LOWER
Prices in New York Ranging from $50
to SO for Good Fruit.

According to the New York Pack
er of February 2Sth, receipts of Flor
ida oranges were liberal and prices
toward the end of the week were
somewhat lower although an active
demand prevailed at the decline.
The fruit generally showed fine quail
ity and best marks brought 81 q
8. Desirable choice sold at Sc %
SIS and poor to common lower, ac-
cording to quality and condition.
There were moderate receipts of
Florida grapefruit and the market
was fairly steady on fancy fruit but
lower on poor and common and ex-
tremely large sizes. Fancy fruit
reached S4 q Ats; choice SO "a
$50, and poor to common less ac-
cording to desirabliity.
Florida tangerines were in light
receipt. The fruit mostly was com
mon and showed some waste. Fancy
sound stock ruled very strong at "a
a per strap and common to choice
sold at $3.50 a $50, depending
mostly on condition and quality.
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further removed suffered in propor-
tion to the distance removed. One
man from Cleveland said that every
thing with the exception of pepper
was killed at Cleveland. which would
indicate that all unprotected truck
north of that point has been killed
outright
According to the Fort Myers Press.
tomatoes, eggplants, cucumbers and
watermelons in the Fort Myers dis
.trict were badly damaged by the
cold and frost. According to a sur
yey made by the Lee county farm
agent, cucumbers and watermelons
were damaged 40 per cent, while to-
matoes and eggplants were not dam
aged more than 20 per cent.
Associated Press dispatches from
Miami indicate that everything in
that district was practically wiped
out" and that the damage in the i'm
mediate vicinity of that city will be
equal to $5,00O,OOO.
The temperatures are reported
were the lowest ever recorded in
South Florida for March.
While crops around Punta Gorda |
suffered more than in any previous
cold spell of which there is any recol-
lection here, still this section did not
suffer nearly so much as others
lorth, south and east of Punta Cor
la, and the results of this, the cold
'st weather ever recorded for March,
erve to again emphasize the value !
# the protection of the bay, which
vas sufficient to save the tenderest g.,
omato plants growing in close prox- ;
nifty to the water
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-03-04
FLORIDA CROP CONDITIONS
Reportaed by Dept. of Agriculture
for Week Ending March 2.

Temperature. Temperature aver
aged much below the normal, with
freezing over most of the section on
several days. The last of the week
was especially cold with killing frost
to the south of Miami.
Precipitation. Showers occurred
over all divisions, heaviest in the
northern and western counties. and
least in the south, rain being def
cient and needed in the lower portion
OF the state. Snow fiurries were re-
ported in Jacksonville and vicinity
during early Monday, March list.
Condition of Crops. The week
was the most unfavorable of the
winter for crop growth, especially
truck. Damaging frosts occurred
over much of the section on four or
hVe mornings; much truck was kill
ed or severely damaged, and practi
cally no growth was made during the
week. Most of the soil was too wet
and cold; some seed failed to germin-
ate. Beans, tomatoes, melons, berry |
bloom, and white potatoes suffered |
10 a great extent. Celery, lettuce, |
and cabbage were not so badly af- |
sected. Flowing was delayed al
.hough the soil has been generally
prepared for corn and peanuts. |
Some groves were fired" to save
'itrus bloom, but bloom suffered to
some extent. Farm work is back
ward
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-03-04

Hewitt, w. L. Koon, W. E. Mobley,
j. H. Berry, j. c. Reagan, H. w.
Smith, ]. Mizell, ]. NJ. Weeks. Coe
Allen, L. Oliver, L. NJ. 'Whitten, Mrs.
5. j. Hewitt, W. B. Sealey, Wallace
Chadman, A. P. Jordan, J. H. Han
cock, A. c. Caldwell, ]. s. Goff, H. G..
Goldstein, R. c. Blount, w. S. Teters.
DR.. w. M. Matthews, L. T. Farmer,
DR.. V. j. Jordan, Jones Brothers. j.
l.. Gribble, Clay Chadwick, ]. X. Nc
Clelland, W. NJ Sturdy, l.. E. Robin
son, j. S. Lipscomb, F. P. King, T.
P. Douglass, r. M. Coston, Mrs, II
W. Smith, c. A. Stevens, G. M. Berry.
j. c. Waltmire, L. A. Hawkins, J. E.
Futch, S. l. Huffman, Mrs. S. |. Huff
man, L. B. Kreps, VIM. Mizell. Chas.
McLane, B. B. Blount, Jr., Mrs. r
B. Blount, Jr. H. McDaniels, Geo. D.
Rhode, S. c. Mccullough, ]. A. Whid-
den, ]. H. Miller, IT, Q. .----..4
Edwin c. Jackson, C. S. Steele, H. J.
Steele, Ben Krause, F. E. Mason, E.
w, Rountroe, Adrian c. Jordan, ]. s.
Ion. All ministers of the town are
honorary members without dues.
Up to March first total of s675.-
20 was paid in to the treasurer as
iues and donations to the club.
The regular monthly meeting of
ne club will be held tomorrow, Fri
lay night, at 1880.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-03-04
KIND, THOUGHTFUL LADY
Put Bell on Her Cow to Warn Neigh
bOrs of BOssy's Coming.

The editor OF The Herald has re-
ceived the following wall from a
suburbanite:
Dear Editor: | should like to know
whether any person but myself is
annoyed by the cattle running at
large in the northerly part of town.
If there is no voice heard / will
mufiie mine. But l do wish you
would use the influence of your col
umns to induce the council to urge
the Commercial Club to secure the
services of the marshal to put all
marauding cattle in the pound
One kind and thoughtful neighbor,
when requested to tie up her COW be-
cause she broke into a garden at
night when she could not be seen, put
a bell on the cow, 80 that people
could hear her when she was about
to break in, and could get up and
drive her away" And that bell
Linkles day and night in and around
Woods Eastern Addition. - MOSS
COW.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-03-04
Young Folk Enjoy Dance.

A number of the friends of Miss
Mary Smith and Messrs. Ed. and
Ernest Smith enjoyed a delightful
dance at their home Tuesday even
ing. The music was furnished by
the victrola and the guests danced
on the spacious verandas. During
the evening delightful cake and
punch were served. Those enjoying
the occasion were: Misses Alouise
Williams, Mary Hamilton, Hazel Gill
lis, Elizabeth Cooper, Allie and
Mayme Burnham, Stella Goff and
Mary Smith; and Messrs. Jack Walt
mire, Dick Cooper, Coe Allen, Wood
ward Yongue, Ilarence Goff, Ernest
and Ed Smith and Mrs. A. S. Burn
ham.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-03-04
A NEAR SERIOUS ACCIDENT
Ford With Seven Occupants Over
turned. None Seriously Hurt.

| Only by miracle, it would seem
did the seven occupants of a Ford
car, c. D. Carleton, wife and two
children, Mrs. M. s. Carleton, Mrs.
G. M. Tatum and little daughter,
escape serious injury or death last
Friday afternoon when the car turn
ed over and was wrecked on Taylor
street directly in front of the school
house.
According to Mr.. Carleton, who
was driving, he was going along at
a very moderate speed when q boy
suddenly ran out in front of the
machine. He turned quickly to the
left, running the car into the curb
next to the school, the momentum of
the car, turned so suddenly, and the
impact with the curb serving to turn
the car over on it's top. None of
the occupants were seriously injured,
they all suffered bruises,
Mrs. M. S. Carleton, an aged lady, |
and one Of the children suffered most. |
Following the accident a crowd |
gathered quickly and assisted the
distressed people.
All occupants of the car are resi-
lents of Myakka City and were on
heir way to Buckner, where they
we're going to visit relatives.
The damaged car was turned over
o Prop. Calvin G. Page Of the Dixie
Highway Garage, who promptly re-
paired it enabling the party to later
continue their journey to Buckner,
Whence they returned through here
o t cir home Monday.
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The Smith building, at the corner
of Marian avenue and Taylor street,
which is occupied by the Seminole
Pharmacy, Mrs. S. l. Huffman, and
Jones barber shop, on the first floor,
and with Offices on the second floor,
is being re-painted and vanished,
which adds no little to the appear
ance of the halls and offices. The
four upstairs rooms in the rear por-
ton of the building have been re-
finished and it is understood that
these rooms will be used as an annex
to the Seminole Hotel.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-03-04
Flu" Getting Dogs.

According to Braxton Blount, a
number of fine pointer dogs have con-
tracted the "hu." But as they
sleep in the open" says Braxton, it
doesn't seem to be proving quite so
fatal to them as it does to the human
of the species, who sleep in closed
up rooms. Some dogs have died,
but generally speaking, they get
along better than we do"