The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 12, 1909, Page 4

The Butler Weekly Times) SCHOOL NOTES. Printed on Thursday of each week By P.M Allison, Co, Supt. Schools. an = = ee New School Laws. ‘MODERN BANK HOME 500 NEW LAWS IN J. D. ALLEN, Editor and Proprietor Entered at the Post (Office of Butler, Mo., as second-class mail matter ° NOT BOOMING ANY MAN. The esteemed St. Clair County Democrat is wrong when it says The Times is “booming Hon. Geo. B. Ellis for Congress."" The Times Gourteously published two communi- cations from reputable farmers and Democrats, one from Henry and one from Bates county, advocating Mr. Ellis for Congress and modestly set- ting forth some of Mr. Ellis’ qualifi- cations for and claims to this high office, one of which was his being an educated farmer, to which the Demo- crat apparently objects. Two other communications on that subject re- ceived by us were refused publica- tion, because of reflections on our present member contained therein. No, The Times is not booming any Contract Let for Remodeling the Missouri State Bank and Requests are constantly coming to me for copies of the New School Laws. | This was a revising session of the » il. Legislature and the State Supt. of | Walton — Cube Schools thinks they will not be ready | ding. jfor distribution before the first of} The contract for remodeling the November. The revised laws do not | Missouri State Bank and Walton Trust | go into effect until then. Company building was let on last Sat- 4 As soon as the supply for this office | urday, Mr. Green, of Kansas City, jis received, I will mail copies to! being the successful bidder out of jteachers and school officials. The| five contracting firms, two from But- important changes will be taken up| jer and three in Kansas city. The jand discussed at our August meeting, |remodeling complete will cost about “Clean-Up Day.” $11,000. The new building will have | The State Supt. has designated |a front of 50 feet, taking in the store |Sept. 4th as “Clean-Up Day.” It is| building adjoing on the east. It will |hoped that the people will go out in| | their respective districts and see that everything is put in readiness for| school. The walls and ceiling of the | room should be well dusted, the floor | scrubbed, the desks carefully cleaned | |and where there was any contagious jdisease in the school last year the |room should be fumigated. This can be done by using sulphur candles. They are not expensive and any one § can use them. The drinking water select a better, a fitter or more worthy should be looked after also. During subject. For the past twenty years| the summer vacation the water has we have known Mr. Ellis intimately | . A and have watched his career closely | cogeenyy ~ aan fan berm = pea pe geile g eg | the water should be drawn out and a (which ; fate pod as alten On fest] oe supply furnished. If this can 4 be ~|not be done a very satisfactory way with some town politicians), but his | of purifying the water is to purchase training andactive business career has | tt of been for the promotion and advance: |** the drug store a small amount 0 | f ium, which ment of agricultural interests. Barly | Pormanganate POA ees your teacher will know how fo use, in life he taught country schools, and|?_, hear lived on the farm. He was elected |" it will be thoroughly explained in ; our August meeting. All outbuild- 0 the legislature orth farmer, and| ings should be put in good repair and while poking after the interests of all | the yard cleared of weeds and other his constituents, the farmer had NO! chetructions. - Your.teadherehould man for any office. But if we were engaged in that pastime, we could not in the whole of the 6th district stronger champion. A demagogic effort was made to defeat him fora second term, when Mr. Ellis took the stump and boldly defended, without apology, every vote he cast and cause he advocated, to the entire satisfac- tion of the people of Bates county and be there and direct the work, making | Suggestions concerning the arrange- ment of desks, stove, means of venti- lation or any improvement that should be made. This will afford a good opportunity for teacher and patrons | ; to become acquainted. was re-elected by an increased ma- sie jority. He made a strong, forceful District Clerks’ Reports. member, and had such influence in| From the clerks’ reports we find the House as to attract the attention | that 3,262 boys and 3,638 girls were of the state, and at the expiration of enrolled in the schools last year with his term, the State Board of Agricul-|an average daily attendance of 5,764. ture, with Governor Norman J. Cole-| Seventy-three pupils completed the man at its head, offered him the re-| Course of study and graduated from sponsible position of secretary to the | the rural schools. Many errors were Board, and has since retained him | found in these reports but upon the with practically no opposition. | whole they were in good condition. He is not an orator, but a strong, | One clerk for a rural school reported forceful debater, and has the happy, their salary as being $100.53. This faculty of putting his thoughts into) W& feel quite sure is an error, but on the strongest, though plainest lan-|the other hand a certain teacher in guage, that carries conviction of his| the county, who had an enrollment of honesty of purposes and high ideals. | fifteen pupils, reported to the clerk The Democrat says: “The only|2n average daily attendance of point brought out in his favor so far|1!11 1-4. That this is an error can is that he is a farmer.” not be questioned, either of which He is capable of representing the|could have been avoided by being district by education, training and | more careful. ; : natural abilities. Is not that a point; McKinley school, in Mingo town- in his favor? | ship, leads the rural schools on the He can take care of himself on the "Umber of volumes in the library, floor against any man that can be sent | having two hundred eighty-three vol- against him. Another point. umes. Harmony, in Shawnee, is not He comes from that class that far behind. Pleasant Valley, in Lone dominates this district and never had |9ak township, added the greatest a representative from its body. {number of volumes to their library of He is honest in his convictions, | ny school in the county, having add- courageous in his advocacy, a Dem-| ed seventy volumes last year. ocrat without guile and his every vote! Notice to Teachers. and act, as foretold by his whole pub- pe at lic life, would be for the people he, The regular examinations of appli- represented, cants for teachers certificates will be tion of booming Mr. Ellis, to the det- | Butler, on Friday and Saturday, Aug. riment of preg possible candi- 27th and 28th, beginning at 8:00 date, but sincerely believing in his °'¢lock each day. — peers ability and absolute integrity of pur-| The subjects will be given in the pose, we would be proud to support | following order: F; riday—Geography, him for Congress or any other repre-| Gramma, Algebra, Spelling, Lan- sentative office, should he con-| 29g, Arithmetic and Literature. clude, of his own motion, to enter the; Seeond day—Reading, Civil Gov- race; and from expressions we have |€rnment, U. S. History, Science, and not a minister. of Sprague and community for the heard, since his name has come up for discussion, we would not be apoed some in that support. Bates Co. Normal Club. The students from Bates county} met as usual last Friday. The atten- dance was good. Prof. Searborough, of the Mathematics Department, gave a talk on ‘‘Arithmetic,”” which was very interesting and will no doubt be very helpful to all. He laid particu- Physiology, Pedagogy and Advanced History. | Algebra and Literature. will be giv- en on the second day. P. M. ALLISON, | County Superintendent. Stock Killed in Storm. Amsterdam Enterprise. During the rain and electrical storm Friday night ‘Nels Peterson reports having lost a fine Hambletonian mare be a model bank structure, built ex- clusively with that end in view, and will equal in beauty and convenience any similar structure in the state out- side of the big cities. The plans pro- the west side, with convenient wait- will be occupied by the Trust Com- pany, both using the commodious vaults to be built in the rear of the east side, It will be so arranged that a person entering the lobby can get a perspective of the whole big room and see the many officers and employ- ees at their desks and be seen in turn by al!. The Times will give a more comprehensive write up of this mod- ern bank structure when completed. S. S. Convention Resolutions. The following resolutions were adopted by the Bates County Sunday School Convention which held a two | days’ scccessful session at Sprague last Thursday and Friday: Resolved 1. That we are grateful | to our Heavenly Father for the bless- | ing fellowship He has given to us| through His Son our Saviour, during | this convention and that we believe our county convention is the means of stimulating Bible school activity and should be upheld by every minis- ter and maintained by every Bible school of the county. Resolved 2. That to cultivate a greater interest that the future pro- grams be so arranged that each Bible School shall participate, presenting at least one paper from 10 to 15 minutes in presentation, provided that the presentation of the subject always be bya member of some Bible school Resolved 3. That we hereby ex- press our thankfulness to the people hospitality extended us and that we wish them much prosperity both temporal and spiritual. Resolved 4. That we commend those who come prepared to fill the places assigned them on the program and all those who assisted in making the convention interesting and prof- itable. Resolved 5. That -we favor the submission of an amendment in 1910 giving us state-wide prohibition of all intoxicating liquors. Resolved 6. That this Association be known in the future as the Bates County Bible School Association and that our delegate to the state associa- tion introduce a resolution that the na 0 0 Missouri State Bible Association and thus on up until the world wide name of Bible school workers shall be the International Bible School Associa- tion. Resolved 7. That we publish abroad the following slogan for future convention: ‘Every minister, every superintendent, every delegate pres- ent in the convention at its first ses- sion and remain until final adjourn- ment.” Train is Demolished; None of 300 Injured. Leavenworth, Kan., Aug. 9.—One of the “luckiest” wrecks in railroad history occurred at South Leaven- worth, when train No. 111, a limited on the Missouri Pacific, going 40 miles an hour, was ditched and the and mule colt. He places his loss at engine and several cars demolished. vide a front entrance into a large lob- | pbs on aa of State for $ for by, with high marble wainscoting | : < . and tile floor. The bank will occupy}, J¥dging from the letters received ; the | ./ernor and other State officials, the oe oo e gia 4 | greatest public interest centers in two for the bank officers. The east side | !*ws—the game and fish law and the REVISED STATUTES. ‘Gompilation Will Be in Three) Volumes Instead of Usual | Two Books. | Jefferson City, Mo., Aug. 8.—The | revised laws of Missouri of 1909 will | be printed in three volumes. In all, | nearly 500 laws were enacted at the recent session of the Legislature. A large number of these were acts} amending some old law and some- | times repealing an act that previously | had been declared invalid by the Su- preme Court. Comparing the laws | that were repealed with the new acts |passed, the volume of the statutes | | will remain nearly the same. Unless | |the Revision Commission adopts a/ different method from that now can- | templated, there will be three in place | | of two volumes. In all, 15,000 copies | will be printed, and they will be sold by the Secretary of State, the Gov- act imposing severe penalties for car- rying concealed weapons. There have been more inquiries concerning the latter than the former, a fact to be accounted for because the newspa- pers have time and again explained the game and fish laws, and there is no great difference between this law and the game and fish law enacted in 1905 and repealed in 1907. The probate laws have undergone many changes, but these nearly all relate to shortening the time of wind- ing up estates to one year. More than twenty bills relating to this sub- ject passed the Legislature which 5 RIPPER FIEND AT WORK. Valuable Mare Mutilated in South | Part of County. A valuable mare, the property of Sam Cochran, who resides about four } miles southwest of Rich Hill, near the old Arch Falor home, was horri- bly mutilated by some person, or per-| sons, sometime during Tuesday night, reports the Review. The particulars are as follows: Mr. Cochran, a well-known and highly respected farmer, was the owner of a valuable team of bay mares. A few days ago he negotiat- ed the sale of one of the animals, the best of the team, to a gentleman in this city, who was to take it Wednes- day morning. However, when Mr. Cochran arose Wednesday morning his attention was_attracted by moans and groans which seemed to come from his barn, only a short distance from the house. Upon investigating, he found one of his mares (the one he was to deliver that day) in a dying condition, with not less than a dozen ugly gashes in its body. It was necessary for the owner to kill the animal, - The officers of both Vernon and Bates counties were immediately no- tified, and have been working on the case ever since. They have a clue to the perpetrators of the terrible crime, but whether or not it will lead to their arrest remains to be seen. Tainted Money. The Record raises the following moral question: “The County Court has distributed twelve hundred dollars cash received | from saloon license at Rich Hill to the other townships of the county, fifty dollars to each. It might be a change the Charter of St. Joseph in | Question whether townships in favor various ways, all of which meet the | Of local option and so voted have any hearty approval of that city. moral or other right to share in this Just how effectively the concealed fund. We anxiously awaiting to hear weapon law will work remains to be|from our esteemed friend Louis seen. It, like all other strictly new | Moore, of the Telephone, who will , | of the remain g four, Mte Pleasant laws, will become effective August 16. The amendatory acts will go into effect November 1, about the time the new statutes will be issued. Police officers generally consider the law a good one. It makes it a felony for any person, other than an official, to carry con- cealed weapons, and deprives the Police and Justice courts of jurisdic- tion in such cases. Offenders will have to stand trial in the Criminal or Circuit courts. This bill, together with a companion measure, was in- troduced by State Senator F. M. Wil- son, of Platte county. The compan- ion bill forbids the exposure of dead- ly weapons in shop windows. It was Senator Wilson’s contention that the exposure of them frequently suggests their use. There was a good deal of opposition to both laws, but Senator Wilson’s logic won out. Highway Engineer Reports. County Highway Engineer Borron on Wednesday prepared and forward- ed to the state highway engineer his report upon Bates county road and bridge taxes. The report shows the amount of taxes levied by each town- ship in Bates county for road and bridge work for the present year. Of the twenty-four townships twenty levied the constitutional limit, 25 doubtless advise against touching a single cent of this “‘tainted’’ money. We shall see what we shall see.’” Watermelons by Train Load. The watermelon season is on in earnest just now in Southeast Mis- souri, and the fruit is being hurried Thursday evening the Frisco pulled through this city for St. Louis a train of forty cars loaded with melons, and lower Cape Girardeau counties. - The melons are of an extra fine quality and find ready sale in all the markets Robbed as Train Went By. by. In her hand she held a handbag, in which were the usual hairpins, looking glass and powder puff and in one corner $3.70, says the Kansas City Journal. watched the train glide by. Just as the rear coach passed her a man lean- ed forward from the step and grab- bed the satchel. John D. Pettus died at the home of cents upon the $100 for road and levied 15 cents for road purposes and work. Baby Drowned in Water ‘Barrel. The four year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Baker living near Tem- ple, while playing near a rain barrel Saturday afternoon fell in the barrel and was drowned. When the little fellow was found his feet were stand- ing towards the head of the barrel and his head to the bottom. It is supposed that the little child had climbed to the top of the barrel to look into it and had lost his balance pe near Ballard, on last Friday, August 6th of consumption, after an illness covering sixteen weeks. Fun- nothing for bridges, Osage levied 10|eral services were conducted from for roads and 5 for bridges, Summit] the family home on Sunday, largely made the same levy and Shawnee|attended by neighbors and friends. levied 10 each for road and bridge|Deceased was born on a farm in Spruce township July 10th 1879. He was married to Miss Lizzie J. Lake, in Linn county Kansas, June 4th 1903. Three children were born. to this union and with the widowed mother survive. Mr. Pettus came of an old Bates county family, who set- tled here before the war: He was an exemplary young man and his many friends regret his early taking off and extend sympathy to- the bereaved family. As John Hérman, jr., and wife of the north.—Cape Girardeau News. F Miss Alihu, 306 Myrtle avenue, was| {f standing on the platform of the depot | mong. # at Pleasant Hill when a train went | eager Swinging it back and forth she| ¥: his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. D, Pet-| oat _o-. wa reat atk and fallen in. The funeral was held | Were leaving church in Shawnee Sun- Sunday afternoon from the Baker | %y evening, their horse, being driv- home. The remains were buried in |" toa light buggy, took fright and Jar stress upon the fact that “‘arith-| gor, Nota member of the crew, nora _ ; : metic should be taught to be used,” M. E. Green reports a $200 imare| single passenger sustained a scratch. the Miller graveyard. - Nevada Post. phe be made practical. killed, and Mrs. Theo. Green a mule| The engine was torn to pieces and| A Big Missouri Apple Crop. readings by Miss Elsie Park and Mr. Pahiman. Supt L. F. Robinson, of n°" ‘het she may have to be kil: Rich Hill; was chosen to report the ~~ work of the club at Butler during the Thave a nice, up-to-date stock of millinery goods, which I desire to sell ers, left the track. The cars jammed, smashing in the ends of the baggage car and the first two coaches. Even more remarkable was the escape of consisted of vatued at $150 and a maré so badly |allof the coaches, including two sleep-| Springfield, Mo., Aug. 8-—Accord- ran away. In attempting to jump Mrs. Herman was thrown out alight- ing on her head. She fortunately escaped with a few bruises and cuts ed to reports from Southeastern|on her head and arms. Mr. Herman ifices of the St. Louis and San received by the general of-|was thrown out and dragged | Arrested for Hog Stealing. C. A. and Bert Warner, father ang son, were arrested last week on in- formation sworn to by Jas. Bell, jr. charging them with stealing a load of hogs from. Mr. Bell and selling to Clarence Ward, at Sprague, last February. They were arrested by W. F. Jackson, constable of Mt, Pleasant township, and brought be- fore Squire B. F. Jeter, who set Mon- day, Aug. 9th, as the date of trial, |and they were released on bond. On that date the defendants asked for a change of venue. from Jeter’s court, and the case was sent to Squire Hemstreet, and the date of trial fixed | for next Monday, August 16th. This will Inter- est You | Because it will MAKE YOU MON. EY. We offer you a number of | SAMPLE VEHICLES at BARGAIN | PRICES until September Ist, as we are bound to move these goods, a | few of which we mention: “One only"* New Top Buggy a bar- GAIN At... cccee eee eees $50.00 One rubber tire Runabout. One Spring wagon, used only twice. Three steel tire Driving Wagons. One Auto Seat, removable top, spe- cial buggy. Two light 1-horse surreys. One car of MILBURN, OWENSBORO, AND BUERKENS FARM WAGONS At the Old. Price We have made no advance. See these wagons and get our prices. 10 Second hand Top Buggies and Road Wagons. 1 Second hand Farm Wagon. 10 sets second hand single harness. 5 sets doubly buggy harness, 5 sets team harness, McFarland & Sons Order of Publication, to market with all possible speed. On |! %™ vi the local and through freight trains ee are daily taxed to their capacity in| py thet hauling the products of Scott and|| er Fred P. and All £ Bar! residents of the State of Missouri: Where it is ordered ngs hee wf in sald defendants by publication that plaintifs have sult against th-m in this court general natare of which and Sunt wy P-3 Mondey or 1900, coun! op e fire ont and on or before the firat day of said term, an- jead to the peti:ion in said cause, the same will be takem as confessed, and judg- ment, will be rendered accordingly. And it is further ordered, that a copy hereof blished, according to law, in Tar Burtar /ERELY Tixes, 8 pewspaper publiehed in said county of Bates for four weeks successively, publishe: k, the last inser- tion to be at least thirty days before the first day of said next October term of this court, T.D. bated hae At from the record: Witnees rue co} 1 . > S8RAL) Bates county, is 1900, 1. D, EMBGEE, Order of Publication. STATE OF MISSOURI, me CECE Ue, 08 ste tiem, 20 in ie be In vacetion Auguet 7th, 199. J. V. Tatley, Pisintiff, Edna Ti ‘i it. a a eS ae panera the State of Missourt. Whereupon itis by the clerk in vaca- tion that sald benotifed wireless eee er of whieh is to s i 2 i : [pasate se eters a pe eo Hi i= i i