The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 17, 1910, Page 6

The Butler Weekly Times| Printed on Thursday of each week J. D. ALLEN, Editor ‘and d Proprietor Entered at the Post ¢ Ofmice of Butler, Ma, as second-class mall matter - ——-| PRICE, $1.00 PER YEAR ee ANNUUNCEME STS We are authorized to make the following an- nouncemente for Democratic nominations be- fore the August 1910 primaries; RECORDER. F. M. WOODS Deer Creek Township. De C, MIZE, New Home Twp. JOE T. SMITH, Mt, Pleasant Townehip. JOHN STANGLE, Osage Town. hip. J. M, CHAMBERS, Elkhart Township, c.W RAY, C. DUKE. COUNTY CLERK. WwW H, DUNN, Grand River Township. C. G, WEEKS. CIRCUIT CLERK. HERMANO MAARY, Howard Township T, D, EMBREE. t, J, WHEELER, Homer Township. PROBATE JUDGE. CARL J, HENRY, J, A, SILVERS, PRESIDING JUDGE COUNT COURT. A.D. HYDE, Prairie Township, ASSOCIATE JUDGE, SOUTH DIST. W.H LOWDER, New Home Ti waship. BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS, By County Superintendent P. M, Allison. I am pleased to announce that Mr. S. M. Jordan, Director of Farmers Institute, of Columbia has consented to act as judge in our Boys’ Corn Growing Contest in October. This assures us a good and competent judge anda lecture on the subject that will be of interest to every boy and farmer in the county. Mr. Jor- dan suggests that the Frisco Contest be held at the same time and place. This prize is a free scholarship in the fourteen weeks short course at the Agricultural College. It is given to tlie person over sixteen years of age who exhibits the best ten ears of corn in his county. In the School Boys’ Contest any boy enrolled in a public school of the county is eligible. Each contestant shall cultivate “not less than one fourth acre or more than one half acre from which to se- lect his corn for the contest. Twelve ears are required in this exhibit. The contest is to be prelimi- nary to the State Contest and by hav- ing twelve ears we can get Mr. Jor- dan to select the best ten arid in this way help those who care to enfer the latter contest. Last year one boy se- cured prizes to the value of $170. We have né hopes of doing -this well but we would like to see this divided up some this year and would be pleased to have some Bates county boy share in the division. The enrollment is now open and boys may enroll in person or by let: ter as suits them best. In we want your address as the mana- +gers.of the State Contest have litera- fure on how to prepare ¢he soil, cul- tivate the corn and then how to select ‘and sate for the contest ready | the contest will begin promptly at! 2:00 o’clock. Pupils will not need to bring paper as this will be furnished free. West Point school, in West Point township, had a very successful box supper the night of the llth. They gave a very nice, short entertainment and had the best of order all the time and all went away well pleased and wishing the school unbounded suc- cess. They cleared $17.90. Miss Edith Black is teacher. The teachers’ meeting at Merwin Saturday was fairly well attended and those present took a good inter- est in teachers meetings and are pre- pared on work assigned them usually have pupils who are prompt and ready on their work. Interest on the part of the teacher arouses interest among the pupils and some superin- tendents say they can give a fairly good idea of the teachers interest in the profession from the work of the school and I believe they are right. Maple Groveand Woodland schools, in West Boone township, have been holding some old time spelling matches. They have aroused quite an interest in spelling and are doing much good by the friendly rivalry aroused and we are pleased to say that it is friendly. Miss Blanche Smith is teacher at Maple Grove and Miss Minnie Chris- tie at Woodland. They are both do- ing good work and are two of our best teachers, Several schools have been visited each week but so many other things are to be spoken of that to take up the individual schools would require too much space, for we feel that the papers have been very indulgent with us about our notes. A number of inquiries have come to me concerning the closing of schools and sending the pupils to oth- er schools. This can be done only at a special meeting and then when the enumeration for that year is less than twenty-five and two thirds of those present vote for the proposition. Mrs. Jno. Brisco, of Pittsburg, Kan., came in Friday of last week to visit relatives in this vicinity. The little baby of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Livengood was buried at Salem Friday. Mr. Sholer, our new telephone man, moved in and took charge of the Cen- tral office Friday. Mrs. E. T. Parrot, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Shofner, departed from Rich Hill Thursday for Colorado, which place she will make her home. W. B. Hamilton, an old-time Fos- terite, now of Kansas City, is visiting his son, Irvin, and shaking hafhds with his many friends. We are glad to note he is much improved in health since moving to the city. The Briscoe-Laughlin dog case fail- ed to come up Wednesday. The de- fendant took a change of venue. The trial will come up in Butler the 16th in Justice Jeter’s court. Mrs. D. H. Arbogast has some nice Brown Leghorn cockerels for sale. P. L. Shelton was a passenger west on the Inter-State for Pleasanton Thursday. C. C. Swarens and wife were busi- ness visitors to Kansas City Friday and Saturday. Mr. Swarens, while there, made a large order for harness and farm implements. The. firm of Havely & Swarens is doing a land office business in this line, judging from the amount of farm implements hee are going out daily from that Rev. Wolfe filled his regular ap- pointment at Salem Sunday. Mrs. Sherman, east of Butler, and Miss Idell Smith, daughter of Re- a ees RUG SALE! —— FOR 8 DAYS ONLY ' March 18th to March 26th Panel Axminster Rugs, 9x12 Feet Sale Price $14.90. We will also have on sale a lot of the highest grade Axminister Rugs, large size. All New Goods and Stylish Patterns Sale Price $28.50 We want you to remember that we carry the choicest stock of Rugs, Curtains, Win- dow Shades, Linoleums, Mttings, Portiers and Couch Covers in the county and quality considered, sell always at the lowest prices. We guarantee at all times to sell lower than any mail order house. If you have a mail order catalogue and think we are mistak- en, bring it in, and we will be glad to show you that we are right. Walker-McKibben’s “THE QUALITY STORE” Dee Jennings was an arrival Thurs- day from Kansas City, and will visit a few days with his mother, Mrs. Ben Jennings, east of town, and have a good time on the river shooting ducks, I. H. Botkins reports himself off of feed several days with the grip. Mrs. Earl Marks departed for Kan- sas Friday. The Sunday School Union met Fri- day evening, March the ‘11th, at the beautiful home of its secretary, Mrs. J. B. Boatright, who will leave short- ly for Southern California, her future home. Mrs. Boatright has lived many years in our midst and has been a great church worker. She has been secretary of the Graded Union for two years, and has ever been, faithful to that which was committed unto her, while the Union deeply feels her loss. She will leave as many friends behind as any persot that ever left Foster for the Golden Gate State.. The meeting opened with a song and prayer. Mrs. Fail taught the Junior class and Mrs. Dr. Wilson the Primary. Miss Mabel Bailey taught the uniform lesson. Refreshments were then served, remembered by those present. Miss Mabel Bailey then gave a talk eulogiz- ing Mrs. Boatright and thanking Mrs. Gray and daughter, Miss Ruby, in be- half of the Union for being so royally entertained. The Union, after the farewell address, presented Mrs. Boatright with Wordsworth Poems, right, McHenry, Bell, Doke, pm which were elegant and will long be |’ Those present were Mesdames Boat- Elkhart. There was quite a crowd at Elk- hart Tuesday in attendance at the lawsuit between Bill Porter and Will Westover. Mr. Ferguson, the late owner of the Elkhart property, has disposed of | his interest there to George Cowdry, jand has removed to his farm near Silverdale. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Westover vis- ited Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Jesse Francis, south of Amsterdam. The spring term of school at Con- cord opened Monday, March 7th, with an attendance of thirty pupils. Mrs. Emma Fortner contemplates building a new barn in the near /'fature. Joe Baker made a business trip to Adrian Saturday. The aged mother of Mrs. Walter Young has been seriously ill, with but little hope of recovery on account of her advanced age. She is near 83 years old. Charlie Weller, of Mulberry, was in this neighborhood the first of the = ba WE ARE SHOWING LOTS OF week, having been called as a wit- ness in the Porter vs. Westover case. Wilson McClure died at his home, 3 1-2 miles southwest of Elkhart, Fri- day, March 1ith, 1910, after a pro- tracted illness of Bright’s disease._ He was an old soldier and is survived by his wife, two daughters art! one son, also two grandchildren. The bereaved relatives have the sympathy of the community. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Bailey is on the sick list this week. X Are Securing Coal Leases. We have it on good authority, as- serts the Rich Hill Review, that a three-cornered fight is being waged in the coal fields northwest of Rich Hill by parties working to get pos- session, by lease, of the vast coal lands in that section. The facts as stated to us is that the Central Coal & Coke Co. has secured a large tract of the coal land and is now engaged in prospecting, preparatory to sink- ing one or more shafts; that the Cen- tral people have encountered # live competitor in the person of one of Easter Comes Early This Year TR IE A oy 5010 $1 75 ya _ New weaves.and shades in colored dress the biggest operators now mining in the Kansas fields, and who is getting his share of the land that can at all be leased. Aside from this it is. known that the Missouri Pacific Railway © Company has been quietly working in the coveted district the past few weeks, the result of which is that it has obtained a large acreage of coal” land situated between Rich Hill and Foster. Inconsistent. Bhe says she loves my children, But she must deal in chaff, For she's invited them to go, And hear her phonograph. Full supply. “Yes,” said the budding young au thor, “I shall leave for the. south to morrow.” “What are you going to do down south?” asked the publisher. “Why I am going to write a war pn and I want to study up southern t.” ~The publisher placed his hand on the young author’s shoulder. “My dear young man,” he said, slow- ly, “you don’t have to go down south to study up southern grit.” “No?” “Of course not. Just buy a box of southern berries and you will find all the grit you are looking for.”