The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, November 24, 1910, Page 8

Advertising Public Sales. Writt~a for The Times by Col. C. E. Robbins There are no men who can use ad- vertising-more~ effectively than-the farmers who are holding public sales, it must also be said that there are few men who lose so much money through failure to appreciate the value of advertising and the necessity of spending money for it. It is true that sales are advertised better than they were a few years ago, but it is also true that some farmers are so averse to letting loose of a little money for advertising, that they indulge in false economy and greatly reduce their receipts on sale day. The average farm sale should be advertised to the extent of $15 to $25, and there are many that could spend twice as much and have it far more than returned on sale day, yet} there are men who expect to sell sev- eral thousands of dollars worth of property, who think they have adver-| tised liberally, when they have stuck up a few bills and and handed out a} few cards. | They save a few dollars by leaving | the newspapers alone, but one addi- tional buyer would more than pay for all the advertising, and the average newspaper is read by hundreds of prospective buyers, whom the bills or cards never reach, Tuat the news- papers are the most valuable medium for advertising the public sale will be| ceived a few hours after the opera- admitted by anyone who gives the/|tion stated that he underwent the| matter a little thought. The cards| ordeal fine and barring no complica- | and bills are all right and should by | all means be used, but the territory they reach is limited. If no advertising at all were done, | even if the bills and cards were not| printed, there would be some of the near neighbors that would know you | were going to have a sale, but it is the newspaper that really gives the public sale the most valuable adver- tising. The farmer thinks nothing of driv- ing 15 or 20 miles to a sale if in reading over the list of stock. offered he sees some horses or cattle that he Amsterdam Items. | From thd Enter piee. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ross, ;son, Thursday, November 10, 1910. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. W, W. Huis- mann, son, Saturday, November 12, 1910. Word received from Gentry Hughes states his new home is now Collins- Geo. Husted, who was recently in- jured in the Bennett mine, is still ina critical condition. It is anticipated that an operation will be necessary as | soon as possible with the view of a| possible relief of his paralozed condi- tion from the waist down. | The casing is being pulled from the well, which was drilled near the coal chutes and the drill outfit will be moved to Amoret, where a hole will beputdown. The exceedingly strong. flow of salt water struck in this well was the cause for abannonment. Wren Finley went to Kansas City Tuesday, where he will meet his fath- | }er and mother, who are returning here to make their home. They have | been living in Ranchester, Wyoming, for the past year or so. | P. S. Hughes was taken to Kansas City by his son, D. R., and Dr. Amyx, where he was placed in a hos- | pital, and an operation was perform- ed on him for gall stones. Word re- tions will be able to return home in a} few days. “Deer” Beats Up a Hunter. | Bismarck, N. D., Nov. 21.—Riin- | ning away from a man who mistook | him for a deer, keeping out of range! until the pursuer’s rifie was emptied, and then getting his satisfaction by giving the near-sighted nimrod a trouncing, was the experience of| Nathan Good, a claim holder living about eighteen miles from this city. Good had been out rounding up thinks would suit_him, and it is these farmers that live several miles away from the sale that would not learn of it from the bills, but must depend on the newspapers for information con- cerning it. He sits in his home and reads in his paper a description of the property that some one a considerable distance away is offering and makes up his mind to attend. And that kind of a visitor to a public sale is worth a, dozen, who came for the purpose of visiting and with no defi- nite intention of buying, unless things are extremely cheap. The farmer who is going to have a sale, should look well to the advertising proposi- tion. Far more money is lost by those holding public sales by advertising too little, than is wasted by advertis- ing too much or injudiciously. Auctioneer. West Star Items. A fine shower fell over this part of the community Sunday morning, clearing off in the afternoon. Every- body was glad to see this little show- er come. The pie supper at Miller proved to bea success. A large crowd attend- ed andithere were lots of pies. Dick Warren's will move the Char- ley Marstellar place. On account of the rain there was nota Very large crowd at the Star Sunday school. The preaching was also knocked out. There will be preaching at the Star three Sundays in December by Rev. Wicks. Fred Wishect’s barn is almost com- pleted. The carpenters have gone toL. G: Thomas’ to start his barn Monday. He is also having his house painted. Ethel Searfus entertained Laura Stewart, Dora Rogers, Mae Daniels, Daniels, Tom Silvers, Laverne some of his stock, and, not being mounted, was late in getting home. As he went over a small hill his can- vas coat and dark trousers against the dead grass color of the surround- ing territory made the hunter think Good wasa deer, for which he had been looking all day. He opened fire. Good dodged and started to run, and still the hunter kept firing, and pursued. He discharged his rifle sixteen times, but, being a poor marksman, did no damage. Good says he kept track of the times the man shot, and when the sixteenth bullet struck the ground near him he started infor his share of the fun. He charged upon the hunt- er, who was too surprised to attempt to make an escape. Good did not wait for explanation, but started in to fight. He pounded the man on the head with his fists, and, according to his own story, kicked him several times, and wound up by taking the rifle and hammering the frozen ground until the firearni had been put out of commission. Bond of ‘Contractors Approved. Hardman & Gaffey, the firm to whom the contract for the construct- ion of the new high school building was awarded, presented their bond to the school board at a meeting of that body Friday evening. The bond was approved and filed, and work on the grounds was commenced Monday morning. N. 363 \FFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE FINAN CIAL UONDITION OF THE Farmers Bank of Wainut At Foster, State of Missouri, at the close of business on the 10th day of November, 1910, poviahed in BUTLER Y TIMES, ‘ ted and published = ne Butler, of Missouri, on 24th day of November, 1910. u, o'clock in themorning, so intenseand B 4 t- oh. in, Gujlee 95: sean ieee ee eng ak on a Sy egg toga al 7 | And yet the returns from St. Louis gro is struck Jensen, Hee : ubject to check wae 6 aT 'w. | were either@estroyed or not counted. | sale of the two million acres of un- conclusion. | ville, Oklahoma. | 4 the contrary to be true. “Pe ters Shoe Co. Children’s School Shoes—Best Makes—Best Leathers Special Prices this Week on Men’s High Top Shoes Big Special Sale of Hand Bags for Saturday All great values, some of them full leather lined, all worth double the price we will ask in this sale. See window display. This price for Saturday, Nov. 26, only. 12%c Shirtings for 10c 12%c Dress Ginghams 10c 10 Piano Votes with every dollar purchase and a chance to get a beautiful dinner set absolutely tree every Tuesday at 2:30. IT PAYS TO TRADE AT z beg sori HILL’S CASH STORE. | Table Linen for At HILL’S C Highest Grade ASH STORE Specials in “Peters Diamond Brand Shoes” GIBSON GIRL—New ladies’ patent kid button shoes, plain kid top, short vamp, up to the minute in style, special value at $2.25 arts in shoes at $3.50 $1, $1.25, $1.39, $1.50, $1.68, $1.75, $2 $3.00 AND $4.00 EACH 25c 3 $2.25 $3.50 All 10c Blankets for Suit Case for Trimmed Hats Talcum Powder $1.98 $2.98 Y Price 7c The Store for Bargains. | Demand a Contest. | Cole Co Demo rat-Txibune. | It is sincerely hoped by every good citizen in Missouri that the Democrat- ic candidates for state offices will | file contest proceedings because of the manifest frauds committee in St. | Louis city. That wholesale frauds were com- | mited against the Democratic ticket | there is not the slightest doubt. This is shown very clearly on the} face of the returns. Although there | was an enormous registration in St. Louis, and although the people of that city were excited and aroused as never before, because of the pen-| dency of the prohibition amendment, yet the total vote polled was about) thirty thousand less than the number registered, and was actually less than the vote polled in the general election of two years ago. Can you believe that the people of St. Louis were more excited about Bryan and Taft two years ago than they were about prohibition this year? Only an idiot would think so. Every Missourian with an atom of intelligence knows out this iniquity. The people of Mis- souri are entitled toa square deal, and they are going to have it even if the entire vote of St. Louis City must be thrown out in order to obtain it. Comfort in Knowing These Tips. From the Philadeiphis Recor i. Even when there is cream in the coffee spilled on the delicate silk or} satin gown, pure glycerine rubbed over the spot and afterward rinsed off with with lukewarm water, then pressed on the wrong side, will elim- inate all traces of the offending liquid. Salt mixed with vinegar is excel- lent for cleaning copper vessels. If bureau or pantry drawers stick, | rub the edges with damp soap. Almonds chopped fine and brown- ed in sugar make delicious ice cream. To test beef, press it down with the thumb. If it rises quickly, the meat is good. Oil of lavender, sprinkled about in the book shelves, will prevent books from mildewing. Potato parings, dried in the oven, are good to kindle fires, as the light more easily than wood. Dress Gooods for 98c 9c 39c Robin Cooper to Marry. Louisville, Ky., Nov. 22.—Robin Cooper, acquitted recently of the charge of murdering Senator Edward Wark Carmack on the streets of Nashville, Tenn., November 9, 1908, will be married soon to Miss Eva Lee Smith, daughter of Milton H. Smith, Hresident of the Louisville & Nash- ville Railroad. The engagement was announced by the family of the bride-to-be in Louis- ville Saturday afternoon. The date of the wedding has not been announc- ed. After two years of worry and no- toriety the other side of the life of Robin Cooper, which hitherto has been hidden from the prying glare of the limelight, has come into view. In-college Cooper and Milton H. Smith were fast chums and through the brother, it is said, young Cooper and Miss Smith met. To Reform Pawing Horses. Bore a hole on each side of the stall walls a little in front of where the horse's fore legs stand. Insert a rawhide and wedge tightly, allowing the ends to reach well out toward the Latest Style Lasts In Patent Kid, Gun Metal or Vici. All real high Fascinators for Belts for ' 25¢ The Womans Store. To Sal. Ihave recently purchased from the heirs of the late William Decker their fine farm of 160 acres, two miles north of Butler and two miles south of Passaic, and at a low price. The land is good and lays just as you would have it—neither too flat nor rough. 40 acres b! tine, s blue green pas- Improvements are good. House with eight rooms, with cellar under kitchen. Barn 40x40; feeder and crib 40x36; other necessary outbuildings, windmill, two wells, cistern. Beau- tiful lawn with plenty shade. Some fruit. Eighty rods té school. I want to sell this farm at once. If you want a home on the: prettiest farm you can buy in Bates county, see me first. JESSE E. SMITH, 5-2t Butler, Mo. Virginia Boy Stabbed. ona Mo,, Nov. 22.—‘‘Doc.”” lenson, of Virginia, Mo., a student in the short course in agricul- ture, was slashed on the cheek and pth ed ty student riot that ensued wi ‘university men tried to rush the Star theater to see According to all the St. Lous news-| 4 oair of scissors is infinitely ‘bet- papers the voters of St. Louis began | +o, for trimming off the rind from lining up before the polling places on | am or bacon than a knife, November 8, 1910, as early as three Grease on top of a hot stove can be the show free, after escortin,! the Tiger football team to the train for Excelsior Springs. Other students center of the stall. When the horse paws he will catch the rawhide with rere oder ral eee LIsORDG Ga fear Oak wo tee are soak is said to sweeten them won- years ago, and that nearly thirty thous- SE aie? cin etl Gooee and St. Louis voters did not vote at all. We don't believe it. YOU don’t No rine Nobody believes it. IT'S) "Indian Land Sales Begin. Thousands of Democratic ballots} Muskogee, Ok., Nov. 21.—The first other way ito fasten a chan of fve| “metus _—__ 4 or just above the knee with} Women Win Shucking Match, = a tight strap. If the chain is made Nauvoo, Ill., Nov.21.—Two to stay on the front side of the legit /have demonstrated their abil will stripe him every time he brings ability at his foot back, and he soon r This is the: xnestiy| were offered for sale. Of that num-