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, 1922-07-12
R~OCkcfe|IeTS Chilly
In Their Hen-Skins'
Caught In Snowstorm On Mount
Washburn, Gather Firewood
lust Like Poor Folks.

It is a shame to spoil a good story
with the truth but occasionally II has
TO - done.
On Sunday morning the Enterprise
received the following telegram from
the New York Herald
please wire all you can get on ex-
periences OF Rockefeller party lost in
snowstorm on Mount Washburn and
their rescue. Interview IL possible"
The enterprising Enterprise prompt
ly called up Supt- Albright at Nam
moth Hot Springs and his snort of in
dignation came plainly over the wire
when he heard the inquiry.
yes, I've just received a similar
telegram from the New York Ameri-
can" he replied, "and there's nothing
to it. A person couldn't get lost on
Mount washburn if he wanted to and
stories like that scare off timid tour
lists and hurt Park travel.
The Rockefeller party was caught
on Mount Washburn on Saturday in
one Of those sudden billiards b a
come and took refuge in a shelter
station. They wore thin clothing and
Were very cold SO they all turned in
and gathered firewood. Mrs. Percy
Rockefeller was the best wood collect
or of all. The snowstorm lasted about
an hour after which they came on to
Mammoth. They were relating thei
experiences and were overheard by
some newspaper man who wired a
Embarrassing story to the Associated
Press which had no foundation be-
yond that which l have mentioned"
, 1922-07-12

York all summer working upon the
statue. This, by the way, will be the
first horse Mrs. Whitney has ever
done as her other statues have all
been figures, but she is not afraid oc
the task ahead of her and will tacklst
it eagerly.
The statue will be unveiled at the
Cody Stampede two years hence, ao-
cording to the present arrangement
and very likely by Jane Carlow, the
Coionel's granddaughter.
AS previously stated, there are the
best of reasons for believing that
the work. will be financed by the Boy
Scouts of America as Mr.. James West
the executive head, takes most kindly
to the idea He is in Europe at pres
ent n will not return until Septem-
Der. After that time things may be
expected to happen to this end.
The $4,000 which the state has APP
propriated for the erection of a suit
able memorial to Buffalo Bill will be
applied to the purchase Of land from
the Lincoln Land Co. providing Gov
ernor Carey is willing.
For the benefit of those who are in
terested in the appearance of celeb
rites it may be stated that Mrs. Whit
ney, who was Gertrude Vanderbilt
and is very rich in her own
right, is a small, slender woman with
brown ayes and hair and was quietly
dressed in a brown felt sport hat,
brown suit with a short skirt and high
brown boots with soft tops
Although she is now a grandmother
she looks not more than thirty, IL
friendly and unaffected in her speech
and manne and was altogether so
pleasing that the members of the COM
mittee participated in the interview
with genuine pleasure.
, 1922-07-12
LITTLE STORIES AND A FEW JOKES
ABOUT VISITORS AND STAMPEDE FOLKS

They VIII have to run it over next
year to settle this momentous ques-
ton.
We cannot-resist telling a Joke on
Roy Stambaugh. In the Tyler Bron-
SON relay race on the last day, he and
Garlic Downing came down the
stretch on the last half mile almost
together.
One Of us will win. Garlic" he call
ed to. him wen keep the money at
home, anyhow"
Hi" Garlic yelled back at him,
there's been an Indian in for half au
hour
David Bull Mountain had dismount.
ed and was leaving the track with his
horses.
sgff
F. S. Groves was in Dave Shelley's
shop engaged in conversation with
Dave when a big Indian carrying a
saddle stalked in and stood beside
them. He stood a few minutes mo-
tionless waiting for them to finish.
Suddenly the band started and this
was too much for even his Indian sto-
icism, he struck Mr.. Groves a whack
on the back, pointed to his saddle
and commanded:
You fix him-quicki You hurry"
Startled at first, the owner of the
T. Z. grasped the situation and sol
EMMY inspected the saddle.
you'll have to have a new cinct
and Iatigo." he told him.
"All right-you fix him-you hurryi
urged the Indian t whom all whits
folks looked alike so far as he could
see.
The delay on the platform befor'
the Indian dance at Wolfvlle wa
due to the fact that Bird-hat was max
ing a speech through an i%nterprete
to the president of the Stampede.
He said hat he was a big chic
among his people andn was first un
der Plenticoos. That he had hear,
much of the Cody people and that al
the talk was good about them Thai
this was the first time he had been to
visit and he saw that what he haC
heard was the truth and he wanted
to be friends with them and exchange
visits so according to the Indian Gus
tom he had brought a present in the
way of a beaded headstall with ar
old-fashioned bit for the president OF
the Cody Stampede and wanted tc
shake hands over it
The next day the president made a
present to Bird-hat, nc now after this
ceremony it is understood that he and
his followers and the Cody people are
friends forever after.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-01

proved by a disinterested certified
public accountant. Taxpayers and
good citizens generally, who are not
interested in peanut politics but
want efficiency and economy in the
handling of their affairs, and don't
sit up nights worrying about how to
roll" the city hall janitor (if there
was one) for his job and don't care
hang whether the city manager
wears green soX or purple soX or no
sox at all will find encouragement in
the fact that the balance is on the
credit instead of the debit side of the
ledger. which in this day and time is
unusual, since it seems to have be-
come the custom for taX-eXpendnS
bodies to spend as much as possible
regardless of the limits of their in
'ome.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-01
"They Say"

The most undesirable citizens of a
community are those careless, irres-
ponsible, gossip-lovng people addict
ed to that phrase, they say"
Everyone knows some particular
person who delights in telling they
say" stories. But are they about
their father, mother, sister. brother,
wife or friend? Never! They do
not tell they say" stories about
those for whom they care and they
never take time to invent or repeat
story that will bring the subject
credit.
To them it is just as idle pastime.
When cornered they explain that they
heard it and meant no harm-and
the only object of the story is to
blacken someone's character. Too
righteous to steal his purse-they
steal his name. Like a thief in the
night they strike in the back. And
when someone tells them that they
are the lowest kind of a thief--they
invariably start another story. But
there are others to blame besides the
gossips Those who will listen to
their stories. What chance has the
victim against such distortion?
Every time the story passes through
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-01

| latest issue of the Milton Gazette has
| come to this office. II carries an ed'
itorial, with reference 10 the non.
payment of taxes by property owners
in that Santa Rosa county municipal
ity. in which it is said; The bust
ness of the town is being run along
on promises, and the town Is hecom-
ing deeper involved in debt every
month because OF the refusal OF u
number of our citizens 10 pay their
taxes, and help bear their share of
| the public burden" This is con-
dition that is not exclusively prevail
ing in Milton; it is general con-
dition, one that is glaring evil.
Further along in the Gazette's
article. from which the above quota
tion is made, ii said:
There is now probably three thous-
and dollars of outstanding taxes due
and unpaid by citizens of Milton,
many of whom are enjoying the pri-
vileges and benefits secured to them
by those who do pay their taxes.
This is neither just, fair, nor good
business, even for those who appar-
emily think they are gaining by beat
ing the town out of the money they
owe for taxes, as they are handicap
ping the town and making it poorer
place in which to carry on their busi-
ness, and will continue to more SER
iously handicap the development of
the town, thereby decreasing the
value OF property and business.
Here is az a'pertinent illustration of
the injury that is done by the tax
beaters. There are laws to compel
the payment of taxes properly and
fairly assessed. The trouble is that
the laws are not enforced as they
should be; somebody, or great
many somebodies, is at fault, and
very grievously. It should be the
business of those property owners
who do pay their taxes when they are
due to see to it that the laws are en-
forced with reference to those who do
not. Common fairness demands that
this should be done; good business
management demands it.
If officials can prove that the laws
are not sufficient, then let the people
who pay their taxes, large majority,
see to it that the laws are amended
so that taxbeaters may be taken care
of as they deserve. They are a pos
itive injury to the prosperity of any
government, municipal or state, and
are parasites on worthy citizens who
comply with the law, pay their taxes
and carry the burden of government.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-01

one OF those idle brains il grows in
scandal Around the victim it runs.
Entangled In hopeless mesh-he
has no way To escape. No one brings
the story direct to him for all the
! gossips are towards at heart. They
have not the courage to face the
victim with their distorted half truth
because, did YOU ever notice, ii Is
the small and weak that talk about
the big and strong
But when someone gossips about
the gossips they squeal mighty hard
When you start or repeat they
say story you are using the weapon
that will soon pass beyond your con-
troll. 1t will grow and grow beyond
power and your little idle jest will
bring sorrow to many people. When
conversation lags and you must talk
to other people or be silent-then be
silent for silence is better than they
say" stories. Although you are
harming another by your story you
are hurting yourself more for it re-
fleets back on your character-As a
man thinketh so is he.
They mean no harm! Yet suicides
have been forced, murders COM
mitted. wars caused, homes wrecked
and innocent lives ruined because
some thoughtless fool started they
say story Do not let yourself be
drawn into the evil system. Do not
start. 1t is a dangerous weapon and
never needed. Good will come out
by itself and evil is not needed
Hardee County Herald.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-01

ThOs. few people who seem to be
SO anxious TO. discredit the commits
sion-managSr government, Keeping
up an almost constant yipping and
yapping ever since it was installed,
will find little comfort in the first
annual report of the city manager
and clerk and must deliberately dis
tort the facts as shown by the report
if they continue their attempts to dis
credit and hamper the men who have
given their time and thought in an
effort to put the town on its feet
financially, this being the end to
which they directed their first years
efforts. That they know what the are
doing and are accomplishing the
task set them far quicker than there
was reason to expect, is shown by the
report, which was checked and ap-
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-01

Does it pay to advertise? Two
weeks ago two solid carloads of big
catalogues were received in Jackson
VILE from Chicago mail order
house. and these catalogues will be
distributed from that point to the
small towns and cities of the state,
and the towns where the local mer-
chants do not advertise consistently
will be flooded. Punta Gorda will
get her share, and pretty soon there
will be a stream of money flowing
out to swell the profits of the mail
order men.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-01

II is said that half Of us don't be-
gin TO think until we're 35 years old
We just think we think. When we
get to be 40 we're still fools, the diff
ference between some of us and the
rest Of us being that some of us know
we're fools. At 40 we have a right
to expect 23 years of life at As we
may expect to live 20 years; at SO we
can look forward to 16 years; at SIS
we've got IS years before us and
then-the bell will ring-if it doesn't
ring before, Fancy a fellow having
IL years to live spending half his
waking time finding fault and med
dlins in things that don't concern
him. He sleeps half the time That
cuts him down to six and halt
years. Cut out holidays, Sundays
time for three meals a day, and he's
Just SOt time to start what he hope.
to finish. Come to think of it, some
OF us had better quit picking on tn,
other fellow apd. ,Weddling and ge
busy attending 10 our own business.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-01

Perhaps it's a good hing, but peo-
ple never seem to be satisfied with
what they are and what they've got,
and are always striving for supposed
improvements and reaching out for
things supposedly better than what
they've got. For instance, the white
gills are always trying to put kinks
in their hair and the black girls are
always trying to take the kinks out
of their hair. In the words Of a
great poet, "ain't hatcher wonder
ful?"
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-01
CLIPPED COMMENT


quite recently reference has been
made in these columns to those own
ers of real estate, and other property
subject to taxation, who do not pay
their proportionate share of the taxes
levied and necessary to carry on the
business Of government, city or coun-
ty. Some of these property owners
do not pay any taxes at all, mostly
taxes on real estate which is unim-
proved and in very many instances
entered in the list of delinquent in
dividual.
Within day or two a copy of the
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-01
This week the Herald is publishing

This week the Herald is publishing
an appeal for funds for the Demo
cratic campaign committee and it is
hoped that local Democrats will sub
scribe according to their means. The
Democratic party has no privileged
classes, no trusts or moneybunds to
appeal to, but represents the people
and must expect what support it gets
from them. The Herald is authoriz-
ed to receive and receipt for contr-
buttons and transmit them to nation
al headquarters, which will forward
receipt to each contributor. The
money is needed now, so if you can
and will give, send in your contribu-
tion to the Herald.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-01
Advertising Rates:

william Sharp, teller in the bank,
is laid up with a bad cold. ."--Wahoo
Herald. Probably due to the fact
that all bank drafts go through the
teller's cage.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-01

Punta Gorda and Charlotte county wealth of on
portunes to those who have the energy vision to
take advantage of hemand these the peope
most wanted and needed here, in comparatively new
country Lands may yet be had low prices but this
condition will not last long completion of good
roads building program that now getting under way
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-01

DleSeu with good lands suitable nearly ANYTHING that
can oe grown anywhere in Florida climatic conditions t
eAIS' noWheres else in the state being very favor.h, -
,u' sro"lns and market gardening and making this sa
Aaoie heahfuiness, with the building of good
~ ''e mex. lie" years are sure to witness remarkabI
progress Booklet on request ~ N'oie
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-01

THE PUNTA GORD& COMMERCIAL. C11rp
NJ. c. Price. Secretary
Punta Gorda
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-07
~ T17 I nv
Belgians Hold Two q ] ssmans.

Brussels, Sept. 2 The mayor
and chief Of police Of the town 81
OberC assel were arrested last
night by Belgian military author-
tiles in pursuance Of the ultima
tum giving the German authori-
ties six. hours to surrender the
persons who yesterday shot and
killed two Belgian soldiers.
The ultimatum declared that if
the surrender did not take place
in the specified time the authori-
tiles themselves would be arrest
ed and this threat was made
good.
The Rhineland high commits
sion has forbidden the citizens
of Ober-C assel to be on the
streets between s p. m. and 6 a.
M, and troops are patrolling the
town. w
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-07
SMILEY DRUG CO.
Look at the Numbers Ford
Worries Over.
Ford

Lansing, Mich, Sept. Stop
worrying about strikes and coal
bills for ii moment and imagine
$l45,9SJ goblin cash.
Henry Ford. in his financial
Statement to tftt- department OF
state, together with his corpora
ton tax remittance, shows he has
that amount in bank.
In plants, land and improved
properties, he shows IA value of
$S1 ,626,015.03 Good will esti-
mated at $2O,5l7, 1882, and the
total assets are given at $409, $780,
1927.
In Michigan his assets are Civ
en- as $215, 2l5, 662.92 and outside
the state STA, 404, 47O.O5.
The Dearborn Publishing com
pany owned by Ford, shows to-
tai assets amounting to 1924
961 IS, while the Lincoln Motor
company, purchased recently by
Mr.. Ford, shows $25O,O0O cash as
total assets.
Ford paid the maximum cor
poration tax of $4,000 to the
state. -.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-07
t~A.
s, 4
Nellie Grant Dead.

Chicago, ILL.,, August 30.-Mrs.
Franklin Hatch Jones, only
daughter of Gen. U. s. Grant,
one of the country's few white
House Brides" and one of the
nations popular heroines of the
century, died at her home here
to-day. Death was due to paraly-
Ms which made her an invalid
several years ago. Burial will be
at Springfield, Ill.
Mrs. Jones, who was affection
ately known throughout the land
as Nellie Grant, is survived by
her husband, q Chicago banker
and former Assistant Postmaster
General, in the Cleveland admin.
iteration, two brothers, Ulysses
s. Grant, Jr., of California, and
jesse r. Grant Of New York, tee
children by = former marriage,
-Algernon and Vivian 6aftoei1
ard several nieces among fAsa
Princes Cautacusene. - J
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-07
TRUSTEE SALE.

by his deed Of trust, dated s1st IA!
of October, 1918. and recorded in re
corder's office Of Bates County, Mis-
sour; IN p POO 25s ct page l6s con
| following described real estate stu
att. ate in Ba1 County Missouri to.
North Mort half Of northeast quarter
west quarter Of section thirty
two 1922 township forty-one (41)
r range of thir wsv sss9 exesp.
Southern Railway and except that
part belonging to Kansas City
Southern Railway reservoir and
except school house site there
from,
Which conveyance was made in trust
to secure the payment of one certain
note fully described in said deed OF
trust; and whereas default has been
made IN the payment Of the interest.
first day of November, 1921. and that
by the terms ana conditions Of said
note and deed of trust, the said in
terest and note is long past due and
Now, therefore compliance with
the terms of said deed Of trust and
at the request of the owner and hold
er of said note, I. J. E, Coleman, trus-
estate at the front door of the court
house in the town or City of Butler,
Bates. County. Missouri. the same be-
ing the door where sales of real es-
tate in Bates County are made, on
SATURDAY. September 9Th. 1922 be-
tween the hours of O'Clock in the
forenoon and o'clock in the after
noon of the said day at public ven
due to the highest bidder. for cash to
satisfy said debt. interest snd cost OF
executing this trust
j. e. COLEMAN.
45-4t Trustee
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-07
ORDER OF pUBLICATI0N.

August 8, 1892. In Vacation. For
P pfa"f Aleu- hsas f Flain,iff,
Gibson White. and the unknown chill
dren Of ellison White, and the un-
donees, alienees, Immediate, mesne
grantees of Martin White, Eliza
beth J; Redmon, Branham Hill. VIII
IIesse schief Mary N. chestham.
nichsrd ". cummiss, William 6.
Gummins, James F. White, Rhody J.
Wssss %n hsws arff White Wnss 'S S
tsG. White, Martha G. .siayback,
George w. Redmon, John W. Red
Trimble, James M. White, Enoch c.
White. Vim. NJ White. Alfred J.
White. Sarah Il. Lafollett Mary E.
White, each deceased. and Jilson G.
ing and Dora Harshaw. Defendants.
The State of Missouri to the above
named or described defendants.
Greetings
ton has been commenced against you
in the Circuit Court of the county of
Bates, in the state of Missouri, affect
ing the title to the following de-
SCTIDcu ldHuS anu IeneIlentS, lO-WlI.
The Southwest quarter of section
Is and the Northwest quarter of
the Northwest quarter of the
southeast quarter of section Is.
all in Township 40 Range 20; also
the east half of the southeast
quarter and the southeast quarter
Of the northeast quarter of sec
ton l% in township 40 range 80.
Bates County Missouri
which said action is returnable on the
first day of the next term of said
court to he held at the court house
in the city of Butler in the county
and state aforesaid on the End day
nf October. 1929. when and where you
may appear and answer or otherwise
defend such action; otherwise plain
tffS petition viii -br-ta4 ken con- |
fessed and Judgment rendered accord !
ngly.
c. c. SWARENS.
Clerk |
Attest \ true copy of the record. |
fSeaD C. &. SWARENS,,
5-4t Circuit Clerk. |
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-07

A record apportionment Of
state money for schools has been
made for 1922, according to, Sam
A. Baker, state superintendent of
schools. The money is now
ready for distribution. The
schools will receive total Of
81, 615,46O, which is $153,9lO
more than was apportioned last
year. a..
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-07

Three persons were killed and
thirty injured Friday when a
st. Louis 4 San. Francisco rail
way passenger train, on the way
from st. Louis to Memphis, was
wrecked near Cape Girardeau
when a trcStle it was crossing
gave way.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-07

According to the Nevada pa
Eers, one of the momcntuous
questions being discussed i'll
that city is, was the shot that
struck the railroad workman in
the calf of the leg when he failed
to obey an order of deputy
United States marshal a no. 4 or
a No. I.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-07

Gus 0, Nations, prohibition en-
forcement agent in the eastern
district of Missouri Friday
frankly admitted he and his five
deputies We're unable to enforce
the dry law in st. Louis and the
thlrty-nlne counties under his
jurisdiction.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-07

A bunch of extremely 'drys
waited upon Mayor HaIfen, OF
Montrose last week, says the It'd
ings, last week to-ask his emula-
ton OF the recent act of the
mayor Of Johnstown, Pa.
Nuthin doin!"
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-07

The Nevada Herald wakes sar,
castle and says that it is under.
stood that the city peace officers
are keeping their eagle eye on
the Christian Endeavor B. Y. p,
t. and the Epworth League in
the hopes of discovering who
fired about 80 shots into the Mis-
souri, Pacific roundhousc. where
strikebreakers are employed. one
night last week.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-07

A Vernon county couple cele-
brated the 9th anniversary of
their wedding one day last week.
They have lived in the home they
now occupy for the last 56 years.
They are 80 and 81 years old.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-07

Alfred {. Martin, bank exam
ner, reported that j. &. Hughes,
commissioner of finance. closed
the Farmers ban l-at Durham.
Mo-. Friday. AS last published
the statement Of officers were III.
a. Gunse, president: W. +. Ger
ard, .r.. cashier: capital stock,
$4,000; individual deposits, $685.
600: bills payable, SOL, 900; total
resources. $3.50, SOC. No reason
was announced for closing the
bank.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-09-07
MISSOURI NOTES

A recount of the ballots cast in
certain st. Louis precincts at
the recent primary failed to show
fraud.