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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-05-25

old friends and neighbors from tn
Burdett neighborhood and gave then
a surprise. Mr.. and Mrs. Berry ar,
among the best citizens of Bate!
county and we hope they will have a
fine trip and that they will return ane
make their home with us and not con.
clude to locate elsewhere.
! a. H. Culver is painting the from
Of his undertaking establishment on
North Main street. The Culver firm
keeps abreast of the times and are
among our progressive business men
Joe Jacobs and Nealy Scranton
both Of Mingo township, were coun.
ty seat visitors Monday.
Dave West, the good looking dep
uty sheriff from Rockville, was Wis
itor here this week, having business
connected with the circuit court.
DR.. c. c. Rhodes and wife were
Rich Hill visitors last Sunday.
Dr.. Price X. Glenn and son, Of Har-
risonville, were Butler visitors Sun
day. DR.. Glenn is the husband of
Miss Bessie Cable, a former resident
OF this city, who died about two years
ago.
Miss Kathleen White, of the Do
metic Science Department OF the high
school is taking special work at Co.
lumbia this summer.
Mosby's Message, of Jefferson City,
weekly paper, devotes a column
each week on anecdotes about Mis-
scurians. This week he has the fol-
lowing about the late Col. James L.
Pace, for many years an honored cit
izen of Butler and Bates county, who
was warden of the penitentiary under
Governor w. J. Stone: About six
months after Col. L. Pace had been
appointed warden OF the penitent;ary
by Gov. Stone he received a telegram
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-05-25

from one Of the remote Missouri
counties which read as follows: viii
arrive in Jefferson City at two o'clock
morning. Meet me without fail.
Very important The telegram was
signed by somebody that Col. Pace
die not know, so he decided to sit up
and attend to this very important bus
mess. He was at the depot at two
o'clock in the morning when the train
pulled in. An excited gentleman got
off the train dragging another with
him. Has anybody here seen J. L.
Pace? he inquired in loud voice.
Col. Pace said I am the man you are
looking for And then the excited
gentleman introduced himself as a
county sheriff, saying, Warden, /
have brought you this here prisoner.
He is convicted of stealing boss and
60, two years Col. Pace did not
know whether to laugh or get mad.
lhasmuch as prisoners arrive at the
Missouri penitentiary at the rate of
about five or ten a day, the reception
OF grand larceny convict was not so
important a matter as the county
sheriff imagined.
JOHNNIE.
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Herrell Happenings.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Hertz called
On Mrs. Francisco one evening las,
week.
Mildred and Louise Strange spen,
Friday afternoon with Frances Clark
Mrs. Bertha Francisco left Satur-
day morning for California, where
she will spend the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Taylor and
son, Herbert, visited at the Wayland
home Sunday
Mr. and Mrs, Ed Powell and
daughter, Christine, spent Sunday at
Frank Powell's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wick Ray called at
Oar Ncwlon's Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Card spent Sunday in
Lutler visiting relatives.
Mable Card visited her sister, Mrs
Englehar:, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Norwood Clardy, of
Rich Hill and Merle Houston OF
Garden City We're Sunday visitors at
the Joe Clark home.
Rev. Harold Hilliard has returned
from Kansas City, where he has been
visiting Tor the past few days.
Calvin Strange has a position in
Kansas City as street car conductor.
We wish him much success.
BETSY. =
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p, le- Ehart, who has been very sick the
past two weeks.
George Herrell of Adrian called or
Henry Ehart Friday afternoon.
The contractors have finished the
bridge acros the Miami at Strein''
and McKissick's and have gone tc
Clay Center, Kansas.
Guy Phelps has, gone to Clay
Center, Kansas, to work with the
bridge gang.
Rev. Lewis Keele preached at New
Hope Sunday
Milt Reeves and wife visited with
her mother, Mrs. Reeves, and brother,
John, near Elkhart, Sunday.
There will be Children Day eNer-
els: at New Hope church Sunday,
.Jrnc the 18th.
Mrs. Ben Pickett has been very
sick, but is better and able to be tip.
Sunday about noon about 60 OF Mr..
John Craigs neighbors and friends
gathered at her home with well filled
baskets to help her celebrate her
birthday anniversary.
Ezra Mccormack, wife and daugh-
tiers visited with relatives east OF But
Ter Sunday.
Miss Thelma Richmond came down
Tuesday morning from Kansas City
fo- short visit with relatives.
COR.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-05-25
North New Home.

J B. II. Mcdaniel has returned
home from Bagnell, Mo, where he
spent the winter with his brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stice, OF, Kansas
City, are visiting with his sister,
Mrs. Arthur Baird, and Mr. Bard
and children.
Friday was the last day OF Mr.
Inns school at Nyhart. Miss Maud
Martin has been employed to teach
the winter term.
Mrs. John Ehart and son, Otis, and
three daughters, went to Kansas City
Friday afternoon to see Mrs. Schuy-
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-05-25
Virginia News.

There was no preaching at the
Christian church Sunday as the
church is being painted and papered
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. S. Paddock, OF
Butler were out in the Virginia neigh
borhood Sunday.
Arthur Hardinger spent Sunday
night with his cousin, Virgil Burk.
: Henry Mccain and wife attended
the surprise dinner at Charts Sun
day.
Fred Brayton visited his brother,
Ernest, at Amoret Tuesday.
Another big rain Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Hardinger and
daughter, Ruth, visited at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
E!roy, at Butler Tuesday.
Lee Peterson visited his sister, Mrs.
George Vermillion, Sunday.
Warren Wolfe, of Kansas City,
came down Saturday to attend the
funeral of his grandmother, Mrs.
Charlie Wolfe, of Butler.
Joe Fleming and family, Ernie
Jarvis and wife, Clarence Fleming and
wife, Alec Wood and wife and ]. c.
Welliver and family spent Sunday ON
the Miami.
George Wolfe has new car.
THE OLD MAID.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-05-25

An attack of heartburn or indiges-
ton calls for a dose of Herbine. It
relieves the distress instantly and
forces the fermented foot into the
bowels. You feel better at once.
Price, 6oc. Sold BY Travis Drug &
Mercantile Co. May
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The Times phone number is 81
Get the habit Of calling up.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-21
Petroleum County
Petitions Filed With
1922 Signatures

Special to The Tribune.
Lewistown, April 2O.-The petitions
for the creation Of Petroleum county
have just been filed here. the docu-
ments bearing the signatures Of 1922
persons residing within the territory
affected. The county commissioners
have set the hearing upon the matter
for May IS at 10 o'clock. The pro-
posed county would take In the whole
Of eastern Fergus to point about mid
way between Grass Range, which is
included, and Forest Grove. The east
ern boundary jogs to the east to miss
Roy and vicinity. Grass Range is
shaping up the fight against this pro-
posed division which was originated by
ban Mckay. The Glasgow county
splitter" has spent many months work
Ing the project UP to its present state
and has the solid backing of the Win
nett country, Winnett being certain. il
Is claimed, to become the county seat II
Petroleum is created.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-21
Two Suits Result
of Alleged Assault
Over Wage Dispute
Special to The Tribune.

CpGIlHi 10 luS TlUQuSs
Ekalaka, April 2O.-Two cases have
grown out of an affair in which Charles
Whitney was accused of assault in the
first degree on Lester Wilson, his hired
man, on ranch south OF here. Whit
ney waived preliminary examination
and has been bound over to the dis
trict court. Unable to get bonds, he
has been confined to the county jail
since March 10. The affair grew out
of quarrel about wages Whitney is
alleged to have attacked the boy with a
knife, cutting him about the head,
neck and body to such an extent that
80 stitches were required to sew up the
wounds. While Wilson was uncon-
scious Whitney said Wilson had been
kicked by horse and a doctor was
called by Forest Ranger Jack Thomp-
son.
DR.. Holmes was called, but refused
to drive go far to unknown people un-
less his fees were guaranteed. Accord
ingly, Jack Thompson acted as guar
antor, according to DR.. Holmes. Later
the doctor demanded payment of about
$500. On failure to get his money he
began suit against Thompson in Jus
tice court here. The case was tried
before a Jury. which found for the de-
fendant. Both cases have attracted
much attention and the latter drew q
full house at the trial.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-21
WEATHER COLDER
THAN NORMAL. IN
SECOND APRIL WEEK
Average Daily Deficiency in
Temperature Of SIS Degrees
Says Havre Report.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Havre, April 20.-The weather dur
ing the week ending Saturday, April
15 was generally cloudy, unsettled and
cool with cold frosty mornings, accord
ing to the weekly report Of G. w. Ling,
local observer.
The mercury fell below the freezing
point every morning. Light showers OF
rain and snow occurred on four days.
There was an average daily deficiency
In temperature Of So degrees as COM
pared with the normal The highest
temperature for the week was 80 de-
grees, on Friday The lowest was "a
degrees, on Monday, making an abso-
lutte weekly range Of 20 degrees.
The highest temperature for the
corresponding week in April, taken
from 43 years OF record, was 70 de-
grees, on April 8, 1910. and the lowest
for the same period was Ill degrees,
on April 8, 1881.
There were two clear days, two
partly cloudy and three cloudy days.
The Duration Of registered sunshine
the horizon 94;e hours. making 70 per
cent Of possible sunshine. The sun
rose at the end Of the week at 6:25
q. m. and set at 7:12 p. M, making the
length of dayg13 hours and 48 min
-utes.
The wind force was gentle to mod
crate with the prevailing direction from
the southwest. The highest velocity
was "a miles per hour, from the south
west, on the 1th.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-21
The HQskin Letter . ,;ssss.ss as:sa
THE NAyY-BIG OR LITTLE7

proposed by Lindley M. Garrison wher
he was secretary Of war, undoubtedly
would have met the need for trained
men and officers-particulArly the lat
term the world war, so trained
naval reserve would be Of inestimable
value should war come agein.
It is a generally admitted fact that
few hundred thousand men with basic
military training would have meant put
ting American troops into the trenches
in France months sooner than was the
case, where men had to be drilled and
made soldiers from the ground up in
the many training camps throughout
the country. The fresh troops from
this country in large numbers, sent
across at an earlier date, would have
meant terminating the fighting con-
siderably sooner, according to military
experts.
In the event of naval warfare, the
need is even more pressing for a per-
sonnel trained in advance. One of the
main reasons for this is the fact that
the ships for training new men would
be engaged in fighting, and the men
would have to be trained in their duties
on shore as best they could be trained
under this handicap.
Politics Concerned
However, the majority of the mem
bers of congress are facing fights for
their seats in the elections this fall.
With the country demanding economy
and prosperity, 1t is but natural that
the personal situations Of the men who
must vote for and against the naval
appropriation bill must be taken into
consideration. There is a feeling here
that the country at large is sick Of war
and of preparations for war, and that
it is a poor time to try to arouse in
terest in the future protection of the
country. The average citizen laughs at
the idea of any kind of trouble in the
near future and sees no war clouds on
the distant horizon. He feels that
money spent for military and naval
purposes now, when the nations of the
world presumably are too poor to wage
war, is like throwing it out of the
window. The undeniable fact is that in
the past expensive naval armaments of
the first class have been superseded
and rendered antiquated in few years
by new developments in ship and gun
designs.
There are the two sides of the situa-
ton. Possibly next year, with the cleo
tion past, the navy will stand a better
chance Of securing the larger personnel
so earnestly desired by officers and
other experts.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-21
Farm Boys of Malta
to Have Opportunity
to Procure Pigs
Special 70 The Tribune.

SPECIAL 70 The Tribune.
Malta, April ia new enterprise
for Phillips county was launched this
week when q deal was closed for 20
Poland China gifts, which will be dis
tributed to the farm boys in the dis
trict tributary to Malta early in June.
The pigs are from registered stock
Notes will be given for the pigs bearing
eight per cent interest, payable the
coming fall. The boys and their
fathers will sign the notes. County
Agent W. f. Stapleton will select the
boys to whom the pigs will be given.
The boy making the application must
agree to plant small acreage of corn.
In the fall corn show will be held
under the auspices of the farm bureau
and the boys are expected to bring
their pigs in for exhibition. There
will be four prizes offered, ranging
from SIS to $3.50.
Every effort is being made by the
farm bureau, assisted by the different
banks Of the city. to encourage farm
ers to plant q large acreage of corn
and other diversified crops the com
ing season to provide feed for live
stock of all kinds.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-21

Aged Butte Chinaman
Shot and Killed in
Store of Countrvrnan

Butte April 2O-Leong Mon, 20. a re-
tired chef, was shot and killed in a
Chinese store late Wednesday after
noon. Mon was leaning against a
counter in the store, the police state,
when one Of his countrymen opened the
front door and fired fusilade Of shots
at Mon, one of them penetrating his
chest. The gun used was thrown be-
side the body and the assassin fled.
Later the police arrested Louie Sing,
a Chinese youth of %, who refused to
answer any questions other than his
name and age. He is thought to have
come to Butte from Seattle about two
weeks ago. The authorities did not
have an opinion as to whether the
shooting was the continuation of al
legged tong trouble which resulted in
several killings in Pacific Coast cities
a few weeks ago.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-21
Work Is Resumed
on Batcheller Well
Special to The Tribune.

Winnett, April 2O.-Work has been
resumed at the Batcheller <,ll in
section 6-14-31. A small flow OF
water was encountered in the first
sand. and the well was shut down
pending decision as to further opera
tions. 1t was decided to drill the well
down to the second sand, and opera
tons were resumed accordingly. Mr..
Batcheller expressed the utmost con-
fidence that good producer will be
obtained when the drill picks up the
second sand, and bases his confidence
the producing wells in that section are
from the second sand. Depth at 1,15s
when the water flow was encountered.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-21
TREE WAS SEEDING
BEFORE COLUMBUS
BEGAN HIS VOYAGE
Cross Section Shows Giant Of
Forest to Be 430 Years
Old.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Kalispell, April 20.-The forest SER
vice have placed two distinctive and un-
usually though compelling window
displays in the windows of two local
concerns which ably bring out the need
Of forest protection.
In one window are the cross sec
tions of two fir trees, one giant tree
43O years old. The tree was cut in
the fall Of 1920 by cutters working for
John Laux. The rings of the tree
show It to have started its growth in
1890, or two years before Columbus
lived during the entire birth and
growth of the American nation and
was 81 years old at the time Of the
reformation in Germany.
Tiny Seeding Displayed
A tiny seeding placed in the window
in natural appearing, growing state
driving home the fact that this giant
fir was the size of this Seeding when
Columbus and his men first set foot on
American soil.
A placard in this window enumera,cs
big forest fires which have occurred in
the past and the duplication of which
the forest service is endeavoring to
prevent. The display in the other
window shows a diminutiye forest, part
Of which is in a virgin state and the
other part Of which is a devastation of
burned and blackened stumps and the
charred ruins of cabin, ,he result Of
forest fire. The difference between
the fresh, green forest and tue burned
over area is strikingly brought ut.
Features Fire Protection Week
Both window displays are part Of
the program planned for fire protec-
ton week.
As a part of the same work Super
visor Warner of the Blackfeet forest
addressed the Rotary club at its Mon
day luncheon and Attorney Fl. 4. Ken
dali spoke to Kwanians Wednesday on
the same topic.
Other speakers will deliver talks in
every school house in the
county during the week.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-21
government comes out Of dis
order, and yesterdays primary

government comes out Of dis
order, and yesterdays primary
was disorder.
"The origin Of the primary cl1ao.
in Illinois, particularly in Chicago
is to be found in the absurdly long
ballot. The worlds greatest news.
paper showed rare stupidity years
ago in assuming that with such Z
ballot the direct nominations sys-
TEN could succeed. It is beyond
the educated and with abundant
leisure, to inform himself adequate
ly in a short time as to the qualifi-
cations Of rival candidates for such
minor posts as assessor, member Of
the board Of review, sanitary trus-
tee, county clerk, probate judge.
county judge, clerk Of the criminal
court and county school superin-
tendent, in addition to all the po-
litical offices which are properly
elective in character.
Many Of the states have carried
the popular election principle in
filling offices to an absurd extreme
A large number of the administra-
tive offices in Illinois that are now
filled by the direct vote of the peo-
pie could be made appointive with
out doing violence in the least to
the theory and practice of demo-
cracy. The direct nominations
system in Illionis was doomed to
failure from the start because Of
the inordinately long ballot"
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-21
Havre Telegrapher
Sentenced to Prison
on Theft CHARGE
Special to The Tribune.

Havre, April c0.-J. A. Bennett, a
telegrapher, pleaded guilty to a charge
of grand larceny Monday in the district
court and was sentenced to from one to
two years in the state penitentiary.
Bennett, who was employed by the
local office of the Western Union, is
alleged to have departed with funds
of the office one night last week after
closing.
Drink is blamed by the man for his
downfall. According to the story told
to the judge. late in the evening a man
came into the office of the Western
Union with a bottle of liquor and they
took a drink which was followed by
several other drinks. until he became
intoxicated and did not know what he
was doing. He caught the morning
train to Great Falls and from there
went to Lewistown. where he was ar
rested
Judge Rose asked Bennett the name
of the man who gave him the liquor,
but the defendant refused to tell.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-21
in Winnett
Destroyed by Fire
Soecial to The Tribnne.

Special to The Tribune.
Winnett, April 2O.-A fire broke out
early Tuesday morning in an unoccl.
pied house adjoining the Leader hotel
Before the volunteer fire departn ept
could get to the scene, the building
was beyond hope OF saving. The de.
partment succeeded ia extinguishing the
flames and preventing the fire from
spreading as there was a brisk wind
blowing, but the building was COM
pletely destroyed. The origin of the
fire is unknown, as the building was
locked and supposedly unoccupied. II
was formerly the office of DR.. knight,
dentist.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-21
Mrs. Malenia Scollard
Dies at Home of Sor,
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Havre, April 2O.-The death Of Mrs
Malenia Scollard occurred here early
Tuesday morning at the home of her
son, James Scollard. Mrs. Scolard
who was "a years of ago. came ia
Havre three years ago from Kalis.
pell.
She is survived by four daughters
Mrs. Mary White and Mrs. Ida Series
both of Kalispell; Mrs. Prudence Car
rick of Kinistino, Sask., and Mrs. Alice
Nagle of New Salem, N. D., and three
sons. James Scollard Of Havre, Frank
scollard of Max, N. D., and oJseph
Scollard of Max, N. D., and Joseph
whom will probably be here for the
funeral.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-21
Will Abandon Well
of Oregon-Montana
if Renewals Refused
Special to The Tribune.

Spttidi 10 1He Tribune.
Winnett, April 20.-J. G. Neil left
this city Saturday afternoon on the
return trip to Eugene, Ore. the head
quarters Of the Oregon Montana Oil
and, Gas company, which has been
drilling the Oregon Montana we'll on
section 20-14-26, southwest Of Winnett.
Mr.. Neil stated before leaving that.
since the announcement several days
ago of the company's intention to re-
sumo work on the well and drill to the
Madison Limestone with the diamond
drill, the farmers owning lands ada
cent TO the well location had refused
to renew leases previously given. I'm
der such conditions the Oregon Mon
tana company does not feel it possible
to drill the well further, unless these
leases can be obtained. He stated
that unless such lenses could be OBJ
tanned, the Oregon Montana company
would be compelled to return such
leases as they hold on lands near the
well but not adjacent, and definitely
abandon the well.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-21
Construction Resumed
on College Buildings

Bozeman, April 2O.-The warm
weather that set in Wednesday morn
ing in Bozeman will put an end to the
delay in the college building work. Con
tractor r. Rasmussen, who has the en-
sineering buildings and shops to con-
struct, has resumed excavating and
plans to begin concrete work within
the next week il the cement ordered
from Trident can be obtained within
that time.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-21
Loses Hunting Rights
for Year on Charge
of Trapping Beaver

Special to The Tribune.
KaIspell, April 20.-Tom Cusick Of
Paoli, arrested by Deputy Game War,
den Archie O'Claire op a charge Of
catching beaver Illegally, was found
guilty in Justice McCarthy's court
Tuesday, and fined $25.
Cusick claimed that the beaver had
been unintentionally caught in an otte,
trap. The beaver pelt was found in
his possession.
In addition to the fine Cusick's
hunting, fishing and trapping license
was declared forfeited for a term OF
one year.
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-21

all Of them including Governor
Small. We are not familiar with
the provisions Of the Illinois code,
but nearly every. state we believe
has some laws that would forbid
officers Of the state using funds
Of the state in such a way as to
enrich themselves through a scheme
like that used in Illinois.
Our own laws in regard to the
deposit Of public funds were very
loose until a few years ago. A
good many treasurers holding state,
county, or city money enriched
themselves by depositing it in
banks willing to pay them interest
or some financial or political con-
sideration for it. At that time no
interest was charged by the statutes
for such deposits, and the treasurer
could keep his funds where he
pleased. Now such deposits are
covered by law, and distributed on
the basis of banking capital. There
IL still 4 certain degree Of leeway
allowed concerning certain funds
which come into the hands of state
officials regarding their distribu-
ton in banks, but we have shut the
door against scandal such az that
which is causing SO much dissen-
sion In Illinois. The Illinois peo-
pie had better copy the Montana
statute on state money. At least
we may be pretty certain that the
next legislature will 50 change the
laws that Z repetition Of the Gov.
ernor Len Small scandal will be
impossible. Another way to cor
rect It might be to put a democratic
state government in power