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lee eller eeeentinenenereneieneeeneenemenenmmeenmmnmmanenmmnmm ene name ramamemanemnaeneammmmamesaatinmtiiliane cemmmamnmmmreeoranee-amanne ee PRIZES FOR YOUNG FARMERS| With But One Candidate. Republican party. For the Annual Contest. Columbia, Mo , July 1 —Morethan 800 Missouri boys are growing corn|McJimsey, Nagel, Kerens, Spe this season to._produce prize ears or| Dot forgetting its recent senatorial co show the greatest yield for the| candidates, Thos. K. Nisdringhaus, contess to be held at the State Corn/yet it ts limitei by common show in Columbia in January. The | seat to one candidate for gove: Missourt boys’ cora growing conteat}@nd shat one’ Hadley! How is given under the auspices of the | mighty Republican party has tu Missouri Corn Growers association, the state board of agriculture and the college of agriculture. Isis not too late to enter the contest, and Prof. M. F. Miller, Columbia, secre- tary of the Corn Growers’ associa- tion, is still recelving ensries. The purpose of this contest is to tench thefarmers of she state the best methods of agriculture and especially the best meshods in grow- fag corn, The best ears of corn pro- duced by the boys will be exhibited at the local shows in the state and then the state show. Statements showing tho ylelds of the cora grown and cultivated by the youthful con- contestants will also be on exhibl- tion. party. of. cratic courts. True he has pu’ FOR THE LITTLE BOYs, TOO The contest fs for two classes, first, the young men’s class, for those over 15 and under 20; and, second, those under 15. Thearea ofcorn in the first class must not be less than an acre, and in the secoud class not less than a fourth acre. The secretary has advised the boys to secure the very best corn that they can tind in their locality for planting, so that 1s may be well adapted for their soil and climate If well-bred corn cannot be secured and if {ts breake— Republican party {n Missouri, has had many great men. It has Hadley.—Columbla Herald. weak kidneys, inflammation of der Pills, Their action is pro and sure, A week’s treatment fo Doesn't Tell the Truth. lege will supply a sutticleat amount | ™°" do not tell the trath. It of well-bred seed, elsher white or yel- dd, you could not live; your : low, to all boys who request ft. Loreal would be & failure, editor replied, “You are right. The boys who have entered the | contesés have been given careful di- rectious for produciug and then se- lecting the besteara andalso for producing theheaviest yield. It has generally proved the rule that wher- ever a boy has entered this contest his little section of the cornfield has produced better individual ears and @ heavier yleld anacre than that planted by his father. : The boys were warned to prepare ‘he ground well. The old saying that “corn {s half cultivated before {s is planted” hasa great deal of troth In it. An excellent list of prizes have been oifered tor the boys’ contests. Local corn shows will be held in various parts of the state, and the boys have been advised to giveconsiderable at- tention to those shows before send- {ng in their entries for the state show. and under all circumstances tell will flad it necessary to leave t {nahurry. The press and the The pulpit, the pen and the gr triumvirate.” And the editor turbed to his work told of the surpassing beauty of homely as a mud fence. tion of indigestion, heart burn fi take a little Kodol occasionall; you will get prompt relief. Sold Clay’s drug store. Buchanan Refused Passes Philadelphia, July 1—Just show that the Presidents were posed to railroads granting pai A cleansing, clean, cooling, sooth- ing, heallng household remedy ts DeWitt’s Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve. Sold by Clay’s drug store. Borne Aloft By Balloons; Girl is Saved by Shot. Rockport, 'lex., July 1.—Carried into the air when a peddler tled his bundle of toy balloons around her waist, Minna, the 2-year-old daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Moody, of Waco, was saved from drowning when an occupant of a launch with a revolver punctured the balloons and lester written by James Buchana: Executive.. It was addressed to secretary of she Northern Cen it was recently discovered. The let-|lot 132 Adrian $50. two, and heavy vehicles were picked ; . caused the girl to light on an island. |r rene: H G Buse to C W Conley lote 2 3 41 up and carried long distances. Plate Retavas dope, tanaos artis aad ALWAYS Bisa Kote BO SNe In an effort to please the child, the} 7 return free ticket which Mr. Git-|56& 7 blk 8 Sperrys Add R Hill| glass windows were demolished and SAFETY for't tet tepedeea cvery seogmmodation t tabt ip coutleton with Italian peddler, who was walking tings has directed to be forwarded to | $650. other damages were!ncurred,. Pedes- — DEPOSITORY FOR ” J along the veranda of the hotel wher® | my for she Northern Central railroad QUIT CLADE DEEDS, trlans fied in terror to shelter. Sev- oe Sees COUNET ER the child was playing, ti e bun withas many thanks for hiskiftdness eral people in the city are reported as Dr. T.0. Boulware, J.R. Jenkins, — B. P. Powell, John ; of balloons around her waist. He} ,, though I had accepted it. Itjhas Meigen - pan "4 Pe Prt being injured by flying debris. Be NT Whipple, Oi, Dutehere ; a eased Beg a ge released his hold on her, but before been the practice of my life not tol 194 add R Hill blk 35 Sperrys Ad R The telegraph and telephone ser- a * WE WANT YOUR : : ‘ he could seize the girl again she was travel free on any rallroad, betng| Fy vice is crippled. It fs reported the UR BUSINESS, being lifted into the afr. 1 $1. Wu. E. Watton, President. J, B, Jenxine, Castier ng opposed to the whole system of] frank Allen to Frank 'ryler 40 A | Storm wrought great havoc in ofl Dr. T. C. Boutwane, Vice-Pres. Wesiuy Denton, Asa’s C able When the spectators realized what granting such privileges to individ-| soc 31 Mt Pleasant $1 fields and throughout the country. Corsiy Gararp, Clerk and Bookkeeper ‘ashier had occurred, little Minna was fifty | ais not connected with these roads. ‘ Tt is impossible at this time to esti ‘ : Fe feet above the earth, sailing swiftly toward the sea. A launch ocenpled by George Man- :g afee, of Denver, was gliding in the bay, and he came to the child’s rescue. He fired twice at the bundle of balloons with a revolver. At the eecond shot he punctured several of ; J We haye real pity for the Missouri Ia possibilities Missouri Boys are Growing Corn) tor she gubernatorial nomination {t is poor indved. With all its distin- guished men, Filley, McKinley, Gme- lich, Wilder, Hill, Swanger, Hitchcock, ed! Pity the sorrows of the poor old Is fs not principals upon which the Republican party {n Missouri expects to win It hae no principles to speak I ts out for the offices. To at- tain these it has only one nope. That hope {s Hadley. 1s relies upon his campaign of publicity to pull it through. True he gothis reputa- tion by attempted spectacular en- forcement of laws enacted by Demo- cratic legislatures and before Demo- offenders dn jail and collected no fines. True he chose the laws he would seek to enforce and let alone the laws he did not wish to see en- forced. But he ts the reed upon which the Republican party leans Ts has not always been so with the The best remedy for backache, bladder is De Witt’s Kidney and Blad- cents. Sold by Clay’s drug store. A preacher came at a newspaper in any locality the agricultural col-| 292 !0 shis way: “You newspaper the minister who will at all times whole truth about his members, alive or dead, will not occupy his pulpis more than one Sunday, and then he pit go hand in hand with white-wash brushes and pleasant words, mag- nifying little virtues {nto big ones. stone are the great saint-making the ministei went away looking thoughtful while bride when {n truth she was as When there is the slightest indica- lence or any form of stomach trouble before the Civil war, even, the Penn- sylvania railroad has made public a 1859 when he was the nation’s Chief railroad, which road afterwards passed Into the hands of the Penn- sylvania and in the archieves of which RUBBER GOODS AND SiCK-ROOM REQUISITES rover never Sefaeaoae'f Tae Scat’, $| A Ronedy For Grating. | own ome. : : ly twelve feet from the water on the San Francisco, July 1.—It has been bamatand Mind You Hae Aways Bough shore of S$. Joseph’s Island. | ommne “rh be Mle yey of y Pg ET rae 6 ry A Bride in a Motor Wreck. fors permanent againss| Rule Thorman, the little twelve Toledo, O., July 1.—Mra, J. M.;% againet unworthy quality or 2/ the grafters and that he hoped to| year old girl of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hunt, who ten minutes before theac-,@ Unfair price. put {t in operation by the first of the| Thurman met with quite a serious cident was Miss Beulah Cox, was. tall the latest and best varie’ @/ year. The plan contemplates the|sccldent last week, She was sent to probably fatally hurt when themotor formation of a civic auditing agency, | 0Ne of the near neighbors, Mr, Hodg- TO FIGHT BEE DISEASES. Notice to Publishers of Schoo! Text-Books. M. E. Darby, the Newly Ap rere ianae ef Beas gente ai pointed State Bee Inspector rcs ius rors-turn Genral "Anconbly o —His Services Are Given | Missouri relating to text-books, approved | March 19, 1907, for bids from pablishing houses Without Charge. The importance of the honey crop for text-books to be used exclusively in all the public schools of Bates couuty, Missouri (ex- cept in such schools as may be exempt, as pro- vided by section 3 of said act,) for s period ef ry five years, t that contracts for all books of Missouri is much larger than many | :.'.2auced into the public schools since May 1, people know of. According to the last United States census only three states, namely Texas, California and New York, exeeed Missouri in the sidered and the probable number of books of Sotal of honey products, Missour! each kind required are as follows: and apiary supplies and the total annual product cf honey and wax English Literature. Chassics Ancient History English History....... Arithmett American History and Governmen| re....... Advanced A) ‘tre control of the State Board of Agri- culture. M. E. Darby, of Spring- | Sus\ye* Latin Gram: be secured by making application to ; him, giving evidence that the bees us 1905, through recommendation of boards of di- has something like three-fourths of a sii ok ensue: amounts to from one-half million to Geography h schoo! Arithmetis eometry (Plame)... field, Mo, has been appointed under by | 08... are {nfected with foul brood or any DUVALL-PERCIVAL TRUST CO. CASH CAPITAL, $50,000. Farmers Bank Batlding, Butler, Missourt. FARM LOANS. We have money to loan on real estate at a low rate of interest with privilege to pay atany time, ABSTRACTS: We have a complete set of abs- tract books and will furnish abstracts to any Real Estate in Bates County and examine and perfect titles to same. INVESTMENTS. We will loan your idle money for you, eecuring you reasonable interest On good secur- ity. We pay interest on time deposits. W. F. DUVALL, President, J. B. DUVALL, Vice-Pres ARTHUR DUVALL, Treasurer. W. D. YATES, Title Examiner, (PRERRRPRRARARARRRRD RARRAAPLERY PPDWWPPARARA mncer, co.- rnor the mo!- rectors or county boards of edacation, may be made to expire five years from the date of the rst introduction of said books. The subjectsin which changes will be con- PROBABLE NUMNER OF BOOKS REQUIRED, Reading 5,000 Spelling........ American Literatare | Within the last kw years a very contagious disease has appeared in some p'aces In the et»te, known as foul brood. For the protection of the bee owners, the last Legislature enacted a law for the appointment of a State Bee Inspector to be under ‘no it mar. Rhetoric Capital, $60.000. Surplus $10,000. —:0:— million cf dollars invested in bees three-fourths million dollars. Media and Modern History ee a 1 Government (Mo, Edition) Elementary Al, brennan A Plane and Solid) Firet Y PRsinnse a be] that law and his services may now |? | Che (For Grade: . 8, History (Advanced) Language and Grammar It] other contagious disease, Mr. Darby Intermottate Paigiiogy DIRECTORS. now " vant Physio! isa succeseful apiarlst and thorough: | ring. e BE, A. Bennerr, CiarKk Wix, J.J, MeKer, ly familiar with treating bees for foul brood and will promptly answer all calls made on him for that pur- pose. Ashe is in the employ of the state, the Board of Agriculture pro- vides for his expenses and the bee Capplementery Reading |... ~keeping... " Bool Commercial Law... First Year German German Readers a cageenenen Said bids shall be fled with the president of the County Text-book Commission at his office in Butler, county of Bates, State of Missouri, on or before July 18th, 1907, Sald County Jos, M. McKipsen, F. N, Drennan, Frank Hotiann, J, W. Caoare, 0. A. Heintern, W. F. Dovann, the mpt —_——i—— r 25 We are thoroughly equipped tn all departments to prompt- keepers will not be called upon for Text-book Commission reserves the right to iy ani properly serve you, reject any and all bids, any part of the expense, Done by order of the County Text-book —_—0i— TE © B. Exvus (seat) © lasion of Bate: » Mi 1, 1 ONE 4 “4 A Pothser-al of tate te tt day Jelena (aa BE. A. BENNETT, Pres, J. J. McKEB, Vice-Pres, you a 5 cee en W. F. DUVALI, Cashter, © HOMER DUVALL, Asst. Cashier, ews: iia ath amt ate The CAS ’ OR IA Don’t Cut the Halters. REN CEN BLT And For Infants and Children, ana hs a “Don't cut the halter! Untle ’em! sho| The Kind You Have Always Bought | tnsio ‘em? Bears the Signature of It was the voice of “Joe” Clancy, former cavalryman in the United States army, now employed Jn the Rockhill livery stable at Forty-sev- enth street and Troost avenue, says the Kansas City Star. Next door in the pool hall of C, A, Richardson & Son a fire had been discovered. The Rockhill stable was becoming filled with smoke, The horses wereindan- ger. “It you cut the halters they won’t move and we'll never get ‘em out!” was next shouted by Clancy to the only other employee in the barn at the time, Jack Carter. One by one the halters of twenty- five horses were untled and one by one they were led through the smoke to the street. “Army experience,” said Clancy later {n explaining his presence of mind. “Never try to drive horses from burning buildings. Lead ’em. TAKE YOUR HOME PAPER FIRST own THEN SUBSCRIBE FOR pul- The Kansas City Star and Times The Star and Times, reporting the full twenty-four hours’ news each day in thirteen issues of the paper each week, are furnished to regular subscribers at the rate of 10 cents per week. As newspapers, The Star and the Times have no rivals. No other publisher furnishes his readers with the full day and night Associated Press reports, as does the Star and Times. This should recommend the papers especially to the progressive merchant and farmer. oI deliver both the Star and Times to the subscri- ber’s door promptly on arrival of trains. Give me a trial. ROBT. SMITH, Agent. Real Estate Transfers W H Clouse to E L Hamilton lots 34 & 8 blk 228 & lot 3 bik 225 Foster $40. Arthur Duvall to J-F Rogers 91 A sec 2 Walnut $— (omltted.) Arthur Duvall to J F Rogers 40 A sec 2 Walnut $940. G H Ingersoll to Mrs E J Ingersoll 185 A secs 5 & 8 New Home $925. Walnut Land & Coal Co to John I Linsey lots 1 to 12 blk 2 & lots 1 to 12 blk 3 Foster $110. Walnut Land & Coal Co to Geo 0 Bright lots 1 to 5 blk 225 Foster $20. Walnut Land & Coal Co to Thos B Scott lots 1 to 8 blk 222 Foster lots 1 to 8 blk 227 Foster $80. Wainut Land & Coal Co to DH 7 ‘a Vve- and the atu- and by to q Subecrtptions taken for rural route deliver: op.| Arbogast lots 7 & 8 blk 31 Foster CASTORIA. p y: sses | $15. sane ih Kind You ao Away Bought Also take advertisements for dally and Sundy papers. August Stevener to F H Steuk 40] Signature Bitte: ee A sec 38 Prairie $200. a ds oe es Davis to J R Allen tract : air|33 Deer crak #100. ’™**9e**] Bad Storm in Oklahoma, geome the| JT Mock to J A Griggs 10Asec} Tulsa, I. T., July 1.—A tornado MISSOURI STATE BANK, BUTLER, MO. tral |26 Hudson $400. from the north struck thie city at 5 Statement of diti J 6 Wesley Jones to J T Mock 40 A sec} o'clock and for an hour the wind rag- Po itn = = a on June 6, 1907, 26 Hudson $1550. ed terrifically, Many houses were Cash on band and in other Banks su erred JV Knight to Aaron J Lentz pt|unroofed and great trees snapped in sae ulcer toenameene ates WE ARE TWENTY SIX YEARS OLD. Frank Allen to Sirena Morris 40 A sec 81 Mt Pleasant $1. §| EO Talbott to Jotham Scudder 115 A sees 28 & 33 D Creek $1. John J March to J B March 225 A secs 22 28 26 & 27 New Home $1. JB March to Alice V March 225 A secs 22 23 26 & 27 New Home $1, The Walton Trust Co. BUTLER, MISSOURI. mate damage. Grand, Okla., June—A tornado struck Day county and caused con- siderable property damage. So far as can be learned no one was killed, ‘The financial loss in the two terri- tories by the atorm in three days ts over @ miilion dollars. which is to follow every movement of | #0 deliver a phone message. On the clty government and keep close DIRECTORS: Beige watch on the officials from Alem, = Dr. 3, Frank M,Voris, Dr, T, 0, down, Spreckels sald that he figur- i. Ym. W. egg, OH. Dutther, Olds Raled 8 say. and 8% mil.