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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-07-13
North New Home.

Guy Phelps came in from Green
Kansas, and spent the Fourth with
home folks.
Mrs. Tom Chandler and children
spent the fourth at Fort Scott, Kan
sas, with relatives.
Mrs. Lizzie Blount and daughter,
Miss Edith, of Butler and Mrs. Carl
son OF Chicago, Mr.. Leonard and
family spent the Fourth at John Nc
Kissicks.
Tom Chandler and Frank Berry
threshed wheat for Clarence Porter
John Craig, Will Ahlfield, Harve
Morris, and Frank Miller last week.
Mrs, Henry Morris called on Mrs.
Clifi Ehart Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Helen Brannock has returned
home from Lamar, where she had
been visiting her grandmother.
Helen and Rox:e Mccormack are
visiting with their grandparents, MIR.
and Mrs. Cummings near Amster-
dam
Mrs, Ben Pickett called Friday to
see Mrs. Schuyler Ehart, who has
been quite SICK since she came down
from Kansas City.
Miss Thelma Richmond visited the
last OF the week with her mother,
Mrs. Charley Dickerson, near Spruce.
Henry Sellers and wife came down
from Kansas City Sunday to spend
his. vacation with his sister, Mrs.
Tom Dunlap and family and other
relatives.
Mrs. viii Chandler and children OF
New York, Perry Osborne and FAM
lily, Tom Chandler and family, Fred
Pahlman and family visited Sunday
with MIR. and Mrs. Chandler.
Mlt Reeves and wife visited at
Free Stannfill's Sunday.
Henry Ehart has new honey for
sale.
COR.
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Mound Views.

Miss Frances Carter spent Sun
day with Miss Bette Bysom.
Perry Noble visited Cecil jenkins
last Thursday.
Mrs. Webb Shelby returned Mon
day from Jacksonville, Missouri
where she has been visiting relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Geo. E. Mccarthy and chill
dren, Cecilia and Dennis and Fat
Brown went ON fishing trip one day
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Hart and
children visited Mr.. and Mrs. John
Weir and children one day last
week.
Glen Fransham spent Sunday with
John Shelby.
Misses Mary, Laver1 and Alma
Barclay visited Miss Helen Noble
last Wednesday.
While putting up hay one day last
week John Eichler fell from the hay
loft and was badly injured.
Mrs. w. H. Dyson aud son, Clyde,
visited Mrs. 'Milfred Kenclley and
son, Benny, last Friday
Mrs. H. H. Ruddell and son, Ca
old. Ralph, visited Mrs Edson Sn,
der and daughter, Dorothy Louise.
John Wier, who was working in
the field last Monday sprained his
back very severely. IIe was sick all
last week, but we are glad TO report
that he is getting better.
Crystal and George jenkins visited
Helen and Perry Noble.
Miss Edith Suits left Sunday for
Independence for a short visit with
relatives.
Dennis Mccarthy and Robert Sny-
der visited Floyd Whitfield Monday.
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THIRTY YEARS AGO
July 10, 1892

Miss Ella Meek left yesterday for
Illinois, where she will spend the
summer with relatives.
Mrs. Fulton, living at the home OF
her daughter Mrs. ]. D. Parkinson,
is reported seriously i'll
J. w. Pofienbarger and wife, OF
Jacksonville, Illinois, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Meyer for :. few days.
Ballard Squibs-Prof. H. Maxey
closed his second school at Fairview
the 1st and leaves with our best
wishes.
Double Branch Items-Mrs. De-
weese, an old resident OF Bates coun-
ty, died at her home in Appleton
City Sunday.
Vm. t. liemstreet, who has b@rn
crendlng ,e.r:al weeks visiting frie. Gs
and relatives in Illinois returned
home few days ago.
Miss Cosby Brown left last week
for New York as delegate from this
city to the International Christian
Eneayor Society annual meeting.
Ben Bales, wife and daughter and
Mrs. j. p. Frow are visiting Steve
Eckles and family. Mrs. Bales and
Mrs. Frow are Mrs. Eckles sisters.
The brick masons started to work
yesterday on the syndicate block
(now occurred by Armstrong Broth
ers) on the southeast corner Of the
square.
!. S. Pierce, John Pyle, Everett
Walton and Frank Smith went on q
rogeing expedition to the lakes Ill
the bottoms last week and report
harvest of ninety frogs.
The Rich Hill Nobs and the Butler
Grays had match game of ball at the
Lake and Park grounds last Friday.
We understand the Grays came out
victorious by score OF 10 to Is.
Cards are out announcing the mar
mage Of +. L. Richardson and Miss
Jennie Morris, both of Kansas City,
IN July Goth. Mr.. Richardson for
merry resided in Butler.
Virginia ltems-J: W. Hensleys
Darn took fire and burned to the
ground. 1t was chock full of clover
nav. Damage over $1,000 with
small amount Of insurance.
Mr. John Pharis and Mrs. L. I.
Meek, relict OF ex-Sheriff n B. Meek,
we're married at the home Of the bride
Il the north part OF the city Monday
,vening at 600 O'Clock, Rev. J. w.
stockton officiating.
Frank Deerwestcr school commits
,ioner OF this county has accepted
position in the faculty OF the state
formal school at Warrersburg and
will locate in that city a. the begin
ing oil the school yea,.
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Farm Loans.

Interest rates are lower than at any time in
the past three years. We have an unlimited
supply of money to loan on farms in Bates Coun
ty. and can give you better terms and rates than
can be had elsewhere. All loans closed and
paid out on from this office when papers are
signed. Get our terms and rates before giving
your application.
Abstracts to all farm lands and town lots in
Bates County.
We can save you money
The Walton Trust Company
F.B. Walton, Treasurer-Manager
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Moving Picture Freedom Urged.

Jefferson City, Mo-, July 7.-Chas.
c. Pettijohn OF New York and Mar
tin Quigley of the Exhibitors Her
aid, Chicago, appeared before the
Committee on Constitutional Amend
ments OF the State Constitutional Con-
vention this evening and urger fav-
orable report upon a measure intro
duced by A. A. Speer of this city, by
request, widening the latitude OF mo-
ton picture shows to exhibit what
may lawfully be printed or spoken,
Pettijohn is special assistant to Will
Hays. A crowd so large that it was
necessary to adjourn the meeting
from the committee room to the large
hearing room of the State Public
Service Commission was present.
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Union Church Services.

AS has been the custom for the
past. several years union church SER
vices are beng held Sunday evenings
in the court house yard, weather per
SUNDAY night Rev. J. B. Clyde. OF
the Presbyterian church, delivered
the. address and Miss Mary Lefker
was choir leader. The meetings will
continue during the heated term.
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Loyal Sons.

The Loyal Sons Sunday School
class held a good meeting last Sum
day at the Courut House. A good
attendance and good program
These meetings are becoming better
and the interest is growing each SUN
day. The class enjoyed a nice time
Tuesday night when they held their
social. A good crowd was present.
The class will have a good pro-
gram for next Sunday and everybody
is invited to these meetings.
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President of M. u. Quits.

St Louis, July o.-The resignation
OF J. {. Jones, president OF the Uni
versity OF Missouri, was accepted by
the board OF curators OF the lnstitu-
ton, at a meeting here today. The
resignation is effective at the close of
the school year next April. This
will allow DIR. Jones to present the
university budget to the general as
sembly at its next session.
Dr. Jones has been member OF
the faculty of the university for for
ty years. and while he did not state
the reason for his resignation 1t was
understood he desired to be relieved
of the responsibility, as he is 90 years
old. He was elected president jan
uary 3, last, after having served As
acting president since the previous
February, following the resignation
of DIR. A. Ross Hill to take up Red
Gross work.
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HOME DEMONSTRATION
NOTES
BY Miss Kathryn Roderick.


Thursday. July E, the Center Com
munity Club met with Mrs. Chas.
Henry. A vegetable canning demon
stration was given by four Double
Branch girls in the canning club:
Misses LYDIA Baker, Mable Kauff-
man, Elsie and Lucy Spain. Beans,
beets and blackberries were canned.
After the demonstration a very i'll
teresting meeting was held and de-
licious refreshments were served.
The Home Demonstration work
has been going for some time and
plans are on foot now for county
meeting, July 20, i'll Butler, Tor all
project leaders and any others who
care to come. Reports of work done
will be given and plans for future
work discussed. 1t is hoped that any
one else who has taken advantage OF
through leaders will report to the
project leaders and give their results.
We want these reports to be as
complete as possible and tell the
story of the work done in your COM
munity Let's all get together on
this and make the meeting a success,
everyone is welcome. Come and
bring your friends.
Remember the date, Wednesday,
July 80. and the place, Butler;' time
from l p. IN. to ! p. III.
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Hot weather is hard on teething
babies. They suffer the combined
misery of heat, pain and stomach dis
order. McGee's Baby Elixir helps the
little sufferer through the trying
period by correcting the stomach and
bowels. Price, sac aud 6oc. Sold
by Travis Drug & Aedcantiie
Co. July
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The Tines phone number is 81
Get the habit Of calling up.
The Washington times., 1922-10-03

THE BRAINS OF THE
BIG GUNS are the new tar
get computers invented by
Hannibal Ford. The brain
machine is being explained
to Capt. H. b. Ely, of the
Frankford Arsenal. by the
inventor.
international
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-24
OLDHAM AVOWED
NE MESIS OF
demon RUM"
Candidate for Sheriff De-
R0zHces the BOOtleyger and
All His Works.

d. IL. OIQnaH, one OF the
many candidates for Sheriff,
has adopted a plan of campaign
which is at variance with the
time-honored system which
has been the approval of the
professional politician from
the very beginning of things po-
litical. The usages of the game
call for a straddling Of issues
so as to conciliate all sides and
thus seek to gain support from
opposing factions without an
tagonizing either. That system
is said to be the correct politi-
cal technique.
Mr.. Oldham, however, has
elected to win or lose on a plat
form of strict enforcement of
the latest and most mooted sec
tion of the country's funda-
mental law,-t1e eighteenth or
prohibition amendment.
1t would no doubt have been
possible for Mr.. Oldham to "get
by" with a mere academic de-
claration for law and order
a wave of his hand at the con-
stitution and the announce
ment that he was for it. But
he takes the stand, and in this
he is supported by a very
large number of people, that
the present hour calls for some
thing more specific on this
point. tits not only necessary
to be for the constitution of
the United States and all that
it embraces, but to take a stand
for enforcement Of that par
ticular part of it which, for the
moment, is most violated and
which people who are right in
respect to every other section
of the constitution are seeking
to evade and to render inoper-
ative.
Ed Oldham has published his
declaration of independence.
He declares that he will know
how to find the moonshiner and
bootlegger and that he will put
him out of business and KEEP
HIM OUT.
As is often the case, illus
trated by Billy Sunday and
others, Ed Oldham is the more
aggressive in his opposition to
the "booze" traffic because he
KNOWS. AT another period of
his life he was a sufferer from
it and learned the evils of .alco-
hol by contact with it. However,
he has demonstrated victory of
it by many years of successful
occupancy of a seat son the
wagon" and is now able to turn
acquaintance to the peoples adj
vantage.
Ed Oldham has record of
long residence in Imperial val
ley, as residence is measured in
this country and has the sup
port of many of the most sub
stantial people. He has been a
square shooter" in a business
way and uniformly lived up to
any representations that he has
made. He sets this out in sup
port of his present pledges.
Having been faithful over a
few things" he seeks to be
made master over many" and
is out with a statement of eX-
actly what he proposes to do if
elected. There will be a general
interest to see how this sort of
a campaign works out and in a
county which is overwhelming
ly prohibition, how far a man
can get with a straight out and
out declaration for prohibition
enforcement.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-24
COUNSELOR FOR
COUNTY is A
REAL MANS JOB
Charlie Scott Has Behind Hin,
a Successful Record in All
Branches of the Work

Charles E. Scott, candidate
for district attorney, makes
the broadest possible interpre-
tation Of the requirements of
successful advocate of the in
terests Of the people of a great
county like that in which we
live.
The county of Imperial is a
great corporate entity. It has
all Of the activities of a big cor
poration only in this one ALL
of the people are stockholders.
It's material interests and per-
sonal safety have to be safe
guarded, and there you have
the prosecuting phase of the Of
flee of district attorney; but it
also has another side which is
quite as important and that is
the business or civil side of the
county's affairs.
The district attorney is the
personal counselor and legal
adviser of every one of the
county officers and also of the
board of supervisors. He makes
interpretations of law in all of
the questions touching the col
lecting and expenditure of
from one to two millions Of dol
lars year. distributed through
thousands Of different trans
actions, each one calling for an
understanding of the complex
system of statutes and court
rulings which the active affairs
of our swiftly developing state
have made necessary. The legal
affairs of such a corporate
body as the county of Imperial
are a most bewildering study
even for experienced practition-
ers, and in the selection of
district attorney for this coun-
ty, it is the claim of Mr.. Scott
that the people should take
pains to select such an attorney
as they would be willing to en-
trust their own affairs to if
those affairs ran into the mil
lions of dollars.
Charlie Scott has been chief
deputy of the district attor-
ney's office for a considerable
period. He has had experience
in handling the affairs Of the
various county officers and as
adviser of the board of super
visors. In this capacity, it is
generally accepted that he has
made good. The county has
been kept out of trouble. which
in Importance is really more to
be desired than to get out after
once getting into trouble.
Before taking charge Of the
civil side of the county's busi-
ness, Mr.. Scott was chief prose
cutting deputy and handled un-
der Mr.. Simon several of the
county's most celebrated and
difficult cases. In this depart
ment Mr.. Scott also has a rec
ord of success. He is a skillful
tactician in the prosecution Of
case and is an eloquent plead
er. He is equally resourceful
in finding out the points involv-
ed in case and in arraying his
facts in most effective way be-
fore a jury. All of this calls
not merely for peculiar gifts of
understanding and tempera-
ment, but also for actual eXper-
ience and Mr.. Scott has been
favored in each of these re-
spects. His canvass before the
people is to be made upon the
merits of the case as he sees
them. In the words of the
good book, ''having done all" he
is willing to "stand" and abide
by the verdict Of the people as
he has learned to abide by the
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-24
Clifford Coggins
Candidate For
County Treasurer
Imperial County
James III. Cross
Candidate For
SHERIFF

of Imperial County, Primaries Aug 20
80 resident of Southern California and Imperial County
On platform of rigid enforcement of the law without
favor strict economy expenditure of public funds
centous service to the people Of Imperial county covering "a
hours day for every day of the year.
If elected politics political influence will have bearing
my unbiased conduction of the office
solicit your consideration at the polls and will repay your
support by conscientious and untring service.
Office Oregon Hotel Ell Centre
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-08

nights session one OF the lengthiest
on record.
The city sealer reported that gas
supplies had been maintained at le-
gai STANDARD.
The FIRE department responded to
tea calls, one of which was a false
alarm" and one due to boys and
matches The others, in the main
We're caused by sparks from chin
neys.
The police department made elev-
en- arrests during May-Ono ped
dler who was caught selling his wares
without license, one was speeder.
two were disorderly conducts, five
for drunkenness and two on warrants
from other cities Atotal Of $j3 was
collected in fines
City Clerk Curtis reported receipts
of $401S5,70 and expenditures dur
ing May of $23.S5075.
The street department had a busy
and costive month, due largely to
storms and the expense necessitated
for clearing away debris in the wakes
of couple miniature torandoS. Sup
erintendent Costello spent $965,65 do.
ing his work The largest item was
approximately $3.50 for making the
Post street fill at the feeder
The pay roll totalled $l0&l72S.
Wants Sewer Connection.
H. G. Zimmerman petitiOned the
council for permission to connect on
to the sewer at Lafayette and Arm
GtroUu Strpatg The rp1upGt was rp-
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-08
PUMPING STATION
BOILERS "SH0T," " IS
VERDICT OF EXPERT
UPERlNTENDENT MARK DUFFY
POINTS OUT NEED OF IMMEDl-
ATE ACTION TO ASSURE
AMPLE WATER PRESSURE
FOR CITY.

Coming from an expert who is an
expert, a communication from Sup
egintendent Mark Duffy, of the water
works department, notifying the
mayor ana commissioners that I'M
less strenuous means are employed
the city will find itself without proper
facilities for providing itself drink,
or a wee drop to douse fire now and
then. the ADMINISTRATION was given
ample cause last night to pause and
contemplate the seriousness Of the
situation.
Mr. Duffy who knows the city wa
ter business from A to lizard and
backward, pointed ont in his com
muniCatiOn the urgent need of dras-
tic steps being taken to keep the
pumping station up to a standard of
one hundred per cent efficiency His
letter self-explanatory affair, fol
lows
"Charles j. Sticklin, commissioner
of Public Property.
Ottawa Illinois.
Dear Sir:
81 would like to call your attention
at this time to the conditions of the
boilers and pumps at the Pumping
Station.
"After tWcntv-nine years of hard
service the boilers are in a very bad
condition. in fact, they are unsafe
f"r the work they are called upon to
do
"The Insurance Company has al
lowed us only an eight pound pres
sure. If one boiler runs down, the
other would have to be pumped so
hard IT would be unsafe for live and
property If you continue to use
steam power I would recommend that
some action should be taken to in
stall two new boilers.
"From the present prices now two
boilers would cost approximately 50
200. The pumps are also in a very
bad condition. and the pistons and
valves are badly worn and should be
taken care of. The repairs on the
nnmne would cost approximately
$4,000. MARK DT1FFy
'uptlihttHutut vi water W OfkS.
Commissioner StiCklen has previ-
OuSlv intimated the city may be fore
Cd to electrifv the pumns TO insure
their ALWAYS being ready for use in
event of emergency. He is prenar-
ing his plans accordingly and if given
the support of his colleagues. will
proceed with plans to use electric
Juice to operate the plant instead of
steam.
Reports are Submitted.
The monthly reports of subaltpr.
mates took up considerable time Of
the council hplning tn mal,a lot
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-08
SON BORN TO Mr.. AND
MRS. THERON BYRNE

Word was received here today am
nouncing the arrival of a fine baby
son this morning to Mr.. and Mrs.
Theron Byrne at Bennington, Yer
mont Mrs Bvrne and the baby are
both doing nicely. Mrs Ryrne was
before her marriage Miss Helen
Hawkes.. a niece Of Mrs. Charles
Sanders, of TINS city Mr.. Byrne is
the son of superintendent and Mrs c.
J. Byrne Of the ottawa schools.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-08
BACK WASH UPSETS
BOAT: TWO DROWN

burlington, Ia, June S.-AXel An
dersOn, a garage owner of Monmouth.
ILL.,, and Fred Barnett. negro
chauffeur of the same place were
drowned about miles north of Bur.
lington late yesterday with three
others. they were riding in a small
motor boat when the wash of another
boat capsized their craft The bodies
were recovered.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-08
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Walter Lee Carter. Streator. 21;
Caroline Freese. Streator. 10.
Joseph Keyawa. La Sale. 25: Ga
bravela Chehowski, Peru. %.
Michael Andrick. Streator, 80;
Mary Onderko, Reading, SO.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-08

committee gave notice
he would make another effort later
in the day to get the measure on the
senate calendar.
Because Of parliamentary proceed.
ure, under which the senate was on.
Grating, unanimous consent was me-
essay to present the bill on the re.>
pert, which earlier in the day had
been made public by Senator Nc.
Cumber Senator Williams, of the
finance committee. and opponent Of
the legislation, refused such consent.
Asserting that congress had paid
the claims against the government
of war profiteers and that every
time an effort was made to pay com.
pensation to the soldiers there was
objection, Senator Ashurst. democrat,
Arizona, urged Senator McCumber 20
move that the bill be received.
"The time has come for the use Of
pluck and grit and courage and sand"
the Arizona senator shouted.
Senator McCumber explained he
could not offer such motion be-
cause there was a gentlemen's agree
ment that the tariff bill would no;
be laid aside for controversial meas
ures without advance notice being
given,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-08

nation against the defendant yes.er-
day.
A few minutes after the information
was filed Mr. White appeared in
court and pleaded guilty to the al.
legged offcnse. Judge Reck assessed
fine Of Slo0 and costs against aim
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-08
RULE INVOKED TO
FORCE DELAYS ON
MCCUmBER BILL

Washington, June 9,-An effort to present
the soldier bonus bill to the senate today was
blocked by Senator Williams democrat Missis-
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-08
BRlTISHER PUTS JOCK
OUT OF TOURNAMENT.

Glen Eagles, Scotland June S. tBv
the \ PD-Jock Hutrhisun only
American competitor remaining i'm the
nlav in the thousand guineas golf
tournament here, was eliminated to-
day by a. G. Havers of England, ! up.