The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 26, 1909, Page 8

lO —_—_— a ‘San © Oe OA a i re, ‘only produced from $15 to $25 in —+remains were brought to Butler, and WILL STAMP OUT HOG CHOLERA. Thirty Day Test at Kansas City Proves New Serum Absolute- ly Sure Cure. Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 23.— After a thirty day test which ended Friday morning, conducted under the most rigid supervision of the United States Government and the Kansas City Stock Yards Company the unques- tiened efficacy of the serum discover- ed by Dr. M. Dorset, a government specialist, for the prevention of hog cholera, has been demonstrated. Of a poison squad of thirty-five hogs the thirteen which were not immunized at the beginning of the test, are dead and the twenty-two which were treat- ed are perfectly healthy in an isolated pen at the stock yards. The twenty-two were subjected to every conceivable form of exposure to cholera and the thirteen which suc- cumbed to the disease died in the pens with the twenty-two at various times during the progress of the test. The carcasses of the dead hogs were permitted to remain in the pens with the immunized animals sometimes two or three days. Every opportu- nity was given the twenty-two to suc- cumb to the disease. Under normal conditions every hog would be dead. The fact that the twenty-two did not] » die is absolute proof, those who con- ducted these tests declare, that the serum is an unfailing preventive of hog cholera. The serum for use in the tests was furnished by James Wilson, secretary of agriculture, who took a personal interest in the tests and gave them his approval. The hogs used in the test were pur- chased by the Kansas City Stock Yards Company from a farmer in Clay county, who was willing to make affidavit that there cholera on his farm in ten years. Ex- Congressman Mason Peters repre- NEW HOME. Another week has gone by and no rain. Guess we will get some when our time comes. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor returned home | last Saturday. time. They report a grand Several of our New Home people | attended church at Sprague Sunday. Messrs E. D. Waller, Andrew Mor- ris, and Chas. Patton thrashed last week. Chas. Merritt of Sprague did the work. Quite a crowd from New Home at- tended the basé ball game at Foster Sunday afternoon. Clarence Ward shipped hogs from | Sprague Monday morning. F. L. Livengood is to havea sale this week and go to the west. We wish him better luck for another year than he has had this year. His crops went like so many others,down the river. The family of Mr. John Shannon have company from Iowa. Mrs. Lottie Pitman and son, of Farlington, Kansas, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Miller. F, G. Sniffers fine patch of water- mellons are all gone. He had some fine ones and lots of them. We expect all the school teachers will be in Butler Wednesday and Thursday. Some of our people are thinking of attending the Sunday school picnic at Fairview Thursday but they will miss all the good looking school teachers. Master Patton is visiting his grand- parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Miller. Mr. Homes thrashed for Clarence Morris and the Littlefield boys last week, Guy Davis and Frank Morris help- had been no|ed Chas. Patton put up hay last week. F, G. Snuffer hauled a load of fine watermelons to Hume last Wednes- sented the stock yards company in| day, the tests, and he was assisted by C. P. Sneed, a veterinarian. Missouri Tobacco Crop Good+ James Bell jr. is in very poor health and is talking of going west. Fred Harper is crowing over the Holt, Mo., Aug. 23.—A careful es-|#!Tival of a new boy. timate shows that there will be at least'400 acres of tobacco grown near this place this year. The extreme hot weather has ripen- ed the crop rapidly, and nearly all are now engaged in cutting and hous- ing the first planting. The quality is fine, and the estimated yield per acre is from 1,200 to 2,000 pounds. Much interest is being taken in this crop throughout Clay, Clinton and Platte counties. Prices of tobacco the last two or three years have been running high on account of the tobacco war in Kentucky, and the results are the farmers are making from $200 to A400 per acre from land that formerly corn, wheat and oats, Wilbur Dugan Dead. Wilbur Dugan departed this life at the St. Frances Hospital, in Colorado Springs, last Friday, of consumption. He had been in New Mexico and went to Colorado some time ago. The last reports received by his friends were that he was improving. The after funeral services in the Ohio street M. E. Church, was taken to Mulberry cemetery and interred by the side of his parents. : Wilbur was the son of the late A. J. Dugan, was a bright capable young man, about 27 years old, and it is re- gretted that he should be cut down in his young manhood. He is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Oscar Hensley, of Colorado Springs; Mrs. Harry Bartan, Mrs. William Bray and Miss Laura Dugan, of Bates county, all of whom have the sympathy of our peo- ple. This Orchard is Profitable. Springfield, Mo., Aug. 22.—Hasel- tine Bros.’ great apple orchard, locat- ed five miles west of Springfield and embracing 2,000 acres, will produce this year between 25,000 and 35,000 barrels of apples of the very choicest varieties. This is the largest apple orchard in South Missouri and this year’s crop is one of the largest it has ever yielded. The orchard is owned by five brothers and four sisters, each of whom own an equal share in the orchard. y The products of this great orchard, Mr. and Mrs, Joe Wheeler have a new girl. Clyde Goodrum hauled water for Chas. Merritt's thrashing machine. Time for school to commence is al- most here. We think clean-up day is a grand thing, but we just wonder how many schools will observe it. CLOVER. Combine Coerces Coeds. Columbia, Mo., Aug. 24.—The young women students of the Uni- versity of Missouri may have to pitch their tents on the campus and cook their meals over a camp fire if they try to “‘bust’’ the boarding house combine that was fermed here last night. The purpose of the monopoly isto raise the price of table board and room rent in houses, where the coeds live. Arule of the university prevents boys and girls from rooming at the same house. More than 500 girls attended the university Read Hall. The women’s dormitory will accommodate about 10 per cent of them. The others must live in town. Board ranges from $3 to $3.50a week and rooms rent from $8 to $12 a month. The boarding honse keepers will raise their prices 25 per cent. Increased rents and cost of living are given as reasons for their ac- tions. How Fast Corn Grows. How fast does corn grow? We of- ten hear this question asked but nev- er have been able to give a satisfac- tory answer. Here are a few figures that were handed us by a farmer who lives east of town. July 7at1 o’clock until July 15 at the same hour the corn had made a growth of thirty- seven inches or an average of a little over five and one-quarter inches a day. For the first thirty hours of the | time the corn’s growth was eight arid one-quarter inches, The longest growth for any one day was four and three-quarters inches. During the time the measurements were tak- en the weather was hot. As.a con- sequence the growth was rapid and even.—Elgin Echo. !NEGRO WHO SHOT 29 | HANGED AND BURNED | La., Citizens Felled | With Bullet Black Who Nearly | Devastated Main Street. Monroe, La., Aug. 24.—Angered, it is believed, because two of his friends recently had been shot by | police in this city, William S. Wade, a | negro, ran amuck on the principal business street of Monroe. | With a double-barreled shotgun he | shot first at every white man he saw | and then at every object before him. | The' fire was returned and the negro finally fell dead with a bullet through | his heart, but not before twenty-nine | men, three of them negroes, had been wounded. Wade's body was publicly burned after it had been cut down from a! pole on which it had been hung for half an hour or more after he was | killed. | It was at first reported that Wade was half crazed from cocaine and | cheap whisky, but an investigation | by the police showed that when he| purchased the shotgun and box of| shells a few minutes before he first opened fire there was nothing unusu- | alin his manner. He had not been drinking, nor did he show any evi- dence of having taken cocaine, | Wade came to Monroe recently | from Pine Bluff, Ark. He was ac- companied by several other negroes, and they began to make trouble for the local police soon after they arriv- ed. It was alleged that they were members of a society in Arkansas which had as its object revenge for all injuries done to negroes. | Monroe, Hon. George B. Ellis, in answer to| a direct querry fron the Appleton | City Journal if he was a candidate for Congress, replied: ‘‘Will say that Iam not seeking notoriety along this line in the least, as I think the| place I am now filling is more to my liking, as well'as one of greater pos- sibilities for accomplishing some- thing.’’ The Journal, however, pre- dicts that that the gentleman will have to come out in a more emphatic declination than the above before he can stop the ball that has been started for him for Congress. The people seem to have got in the habit of want- ing to elect men to offices that do things. It’s strange 'tis so, but it is. Dr. Foster, Leslie Clinkenbeard and Dr. Scott were in Kansas City, the first of the week, rumor had it, to buy automobiles. And still there are more to follow. Roy Speakes, an old Bates county boy writes from Paonia. Colorado, to renew for The Times. Judge J. W. McFadden went up to Excelsior Springs last Thursday, re- turning home Sunday. Get Best Results; No Danger of Overturning. A good way to get a good light in stable and avoid all danger of the lan-| tern being overturned is to stretch a smooth wire from one end of the barn to the other just back of the horses’ stalls. Hang a lantern on a common harness snap and attach it to the wire and slide the lantern wherever it is needed. The wire should be high enough to be out of the, way. i Sheep Manure, Prof. Roberts of Cornell University, says the fertilizer produced by a sheep in a year is worthe$8.17. While the most of this is left in the pasture, its value to the farmer depends much upon the condition of the grass there. Many of our pastures are in such con- | dition that they need breaking up and | ‘reseeding as much as they do fertil- | izers, and until something is done to | remedy this trouble-the value of the manure made by the sheep would to | ‘some extent be wasted. We know | that the sheep improves the pasture ‘by killing many varieties of weeds, and thus gives the grass a better | chance; but the sheep should not be forced to live entirely upon weeds. Feeding Cows, Animals of the same variety are not alike, and scarcely any two will do ‘equally well onthe same food. Each animal's wants should be well sup. plied, if possible. Cattle of different |township on last Friday, August 20th, jtend. ‘ers quietly over the state gathering | broke a leg the other day, has great Birthday Dinner. The 89th birthday of Stephen Can- trell was celebrated by his children | and other relatives at the home of his son, Roland Cantrell, in Shawnee with a magnificant dinner. The chil- dren present with their families were, John G. Cantrell, R. L. Cantrell, and Mrs. Mary Porter, of Bates; Smith Cantrell, of Henry; Miss Georgia | Cantrell, a granddaughter, of Cass; Mr. and Mrs F, M. Taylor, J. S. Taylor and family, of Bates county. Mrs. F. M. Taylor isa niece of Mr. Cantrell. Nels. was present and took group pictures. Stephen Cantrell was born in Pick- | ens county, South Carolina, Aug. 20th 1820. He moved with his family to Bates county in September ’68, fol- lowing the war. He has been a very particular. OUR STORE IS JUST AS TRULY HEADQUARTERS FOR CHILDREN’S SHOES AS IT IS FOR WOMEN’S AND MEN’S FOOTWEAR. HILL’S CASH Butler, Mo. active man and useful citizen and is passing a happy old age surrounded | by his children and grand children. Rural Carriers and P. M. Con- vention. The State Association of Rural Let- ter Carriers will hold their conven- tion in Kansas City, at the Coats House, on Friday and Saturday, Sep- tember 10 and 11, 1909. Fred Rich, carrier on Spruce No. 2 Secretary of the County Association urges all the mail carriers in the county to attend. The delegates selected at the last county meeting are as follows: Fred Rich, Spruce; Evelyn Smiser, Butler; James Neptune, Rich Hill; J. C. Bell, ed to attend. The Kansas Carriers the postmasters of the two states will hold conventions at the same time and place. President Taft, Secre- tary Hitchcoch and 4th asst. P. M. General DeGraw are expected to at- To Close 3,000 Saloons. Time to Think of School ~ And Shoes for the Children Peters School Shoes are unsurpassed in any THEY COMBINE NEATNESS, COMFORT: AND WEAR. Trouble at Amoret. When Prosecutor Dawson and Sheriff Bullock were called to Amo- ret last week, they found things had happened fast and furious. One Tom Kennedy was in possession of Con-| stable Clyde Robbins, and looked like he had been run through a sausage grinder. It developed that the young man, who had been hanging around without visible means of support, liv- ing on his brother-in-law, Dr. Pow- ers, had attempted to entice a young daughter of M. G. Schauer away from home. The girl was intercepted and Kennedy was warned away, but in a few days showed up, and a warrant for his arrest was given to Constable Robbins, who started out to find his man. But the girl’s father accom- panied by Dr. Powers beat the officer to the young man and then beat him up until his closest friend could not recognize him, before the officer, ac- companied by Will Ruble, reached them and rescued him from the in- furiated parent. The prosecuting attorney filed charges against Kennedy for va- grancy before Justice of the Peace Lackey, to which he plead guilty and was sentenced to twenty days in jail. Mr. Dawson also filed charges against Mr. Schauer and Dr. Powers for common assault, to which Mr. Schauer plead guilty and paid his fine. Dr. Powers took time to consider. Marshal Killed For Revenge. Tulsa, Ok., Aug. 23.—Develop- USING A LANTERN IN STABLE|Adrian. These delegates are expect- ments in the killing of Marshal J. W. Swinford and Palmer Wedding, cash- Method of Placing Light in Barn to] will meet with the Missourians, and|ieT of the State Bank of Kiefer at Kiefer, Monday night, indicate that robbery of the bank was not the motive of the two men who did the It is believed-now the men intended to killonly Swinford to even up an old score, but were compelled to kill Wedding in self-defense. No trace has been found of the two mur- Galveston, Texas, Ang. 23.—Gov. Campbell is not a prohibitionist, but he is determined to have the new liquor law enforced in Texas without depending upon district and munici- pal officers. He sent the state rang- ‘evidence against violators of the law. * The result is that nearly 3,000 sa- Joonists will be refused licenses'when they apply for a renewal. ' When the rangers found saloons doing business on Sunday, selling liquor to minors or admitting women or permitting gambling, they reported them to the comptroller, who has full power to refuse the licenses. = Nerve of an Aged Man. R. D. Hackett, the Fulton man, brother of the late Tim Hackett, who t | ages ‘should be separated for feeding, as the weak ones will not do well with ne, the bone: eraibing through his derers. Unwritten Law Upheld. Springfield, Mo., Aug.—The un- written law was sustained in Greene county, a jury in the Criminal Court acquitting W. W. Eddington, a bar- ber, of the charge of assaulting R. M. Sellers, whom he shot in the hea June 7. ‘ The bullet was extracted from its resting place on Sellers’ brain. Ed- dington, it is said, will sue for di- vorce. Mrs. Sellers’ petition for di- vorce hag been filed. STORE A Feud Over a Dog’s Death. Charlotte, N. C., Aug. 22.—As the result of a feud fight in Huntersville, Reece Hucks, a young farmer of Croft, was killed; Lester Hucks, a brother, Charles Cox, Gilreath Davis Batte Davis were dangerously injured and several others slightly wounded, The fight took place on the main street of Huntersville. For a year there has been enmity between the Hucks brothers. and the Cox faction growing out of the shooting of a dog belonging to Batte Davis, a friend of the ‘Hucks brothers. The dog was shot by Charles Cox. Members and friends of both families attended a farmers’ institute at Huntersville, and Batte Davis and Charles Cox renew- ed the trouble which soon became general. A Social Event. Misses Pansy Pharis and Ada Coop- er delightfully entertained a crowd of young people at the country home of C.F. Pharis on Thursday evening, Aug. 19. Various games and music afforded amusement throughout the evening, after which dainty refreshments con- sisting of ice cream and cake were served. Misses Inez Voris and Mil- dred Sackett presided at the Punch Bowl. : By means of states and capitals partners for the refreshments were chosen. F The house was beautifully decorat- ed with goldenrod. The guests departed at a late hour declaring they had spent a most en- joyable evening. A Guest. Filling the Silo. L. M. Deffenbaugh was filling his silo the first of the week, andit was quite a curiosity to those who never saw the operation. The gilo will hold 100 tons of cut corn. The cutter is something like an old fashioned cut- ting box, with a blower attachment that sends the cut grain up into ‘the silo, where it is tramped down solid by boys. It will take about six acres of corn to fill the silo and this will feed thirty head of cows six months. Mr. Deffenbaugh is using a corn cut- ter, to cut his corn in the field. It takes one row ata time, cuts and ‘|binds the corn into bundles, con- venient for one man to handle. Mr. Deffenbaugh is a dairyman and fruit farmer, handles everything possible J. W. ROOK & SON Concrete and Stone Contractors, and Builders Manufacturers of Cement Building Blocks — Dealers in Portland Cement, Sand, Bric Okeene Mix-Rite Wall Blaster about his place by machinery and works on scientific principles.