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; University Library : y Cimes, Ff VOL. XXXII. , BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1911. NUMBER 21 FOSTER. BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS County Court. DEMOCRATS REBUKE RE- P. L. Shelton was a_ business visit- AND TEACHERS] The following township collectors PUBLICAN SCHOOL or to Rich Hill Friday. By Supt P. M. Allison. » | make final Settlement: DIRECTORS. Denuty Set Wallace, on e gown Compton is doing well under the} - D W. we ht, Aieund. resales Panain the Wilko ba care of Miss Stella Ritchey. They| Jas. Hall, Deer Creek. On Account of Partisan Acts eeont ~ VIRGINIA. - Roy Rolley of North Dakota has ; + Mrs. S, S. Raumaker spent Friday peed Visiting his aunt, Mrs, Wander- with her son in Butler. | |. Misses Edna and Maud Burk who W. W. Park has enlarged his hog’ have been seriously sick with scarlet | on Jot and erected a new hog mansion. | fever are slowly improving. | ; f YOUNG AARON. Mrs, Will McKibben returned Sat- to subpoena witnesses y lican Members of School ‘ urday from Kansas City where she iWorand Shetron case March 11, Baye Fecontly Hispteeed anew, hore a G Adsims, Charlotte, ‘ Democrats Propose to Elect ~~ had spent over a _week visiting her as W. S. James returned home Thurs-| credit to any school room dnd have| M.C. Fortune, Osage. Se DIES Oe ; daughter, Mrs. Ollie Walker and} Mr. J. S, Franklin took a car load | day from Illinois, where he had been ordered about fifty volnmes for the| C. 0. White, West Boo The Democratic City Convention family.” of sheep to Kansas City Wednesday. /attending the funeral of his father. “library, ‘They nesdnewdesketorthe| Kit Sen Ee which assembled in the Circuit Court Prof, Maxwell Park of Foster spent| Mr. J. S. does not seem to like sheep] The residence of Milton Journey, pupils and will no doubt put these in| 0. J. Radford, Deepwater. rooms Tuesday evening proceeded to Saturday with his parents. raising very well. one half mile northwest of town|during vacation. Miss Ritchey is|- S.C. Stayton, Mingo. nominate two candidates for the There was no schoof at Hotwater|, We are sorry to note the illness of| burned Tuesday night, together with proving herself a very capable teacher | Jason Deardorff, Shawnee. offices of school director. last-week,. The board thought best|Mr. Levi Gritton, an old resident ofjall its contents, The cause of the| and is satisfying her patrons. Wm. Frazier, East Boone. This action was taken after: due to close for a week for fear more| Worland for years but now making/ fire was from a lamp exploding. Oak G ae ll with Mi P. L. Shelton, Walnut. consideration of the many charges gases of scarlet fever would break | his home with his son, Ike, at Mound] Mrs. D. Ht Ar » Mrs. Mary'ly iting Tiviy Cston se teacher, Mica| J. M. Clark, New Home. that the Republican members of the ‘out but so far no new cases have been | City. His recovery is doubtful. Shetron, Bush Collins, A.H. Lloyd Livin SORE AS as Aneta tare C. H. Fields, Rockville. board have been playing politics in teported, Gertie Smitly, who has been stay-|and I. H. Botkins left Friday for But- seven weeks ago, Miss Nellie Harvec| F.F. Archer, West Point, their official acts. Mra. W. J. Smith has a 140 egg ing with Mrs. iy Toosinges| Butler, ler to attend court. 3 lhaving resign at Wet tat file, J. K. Kelso, Howard. a convantion was called to order Old Trusty incubator for sale cheap. peatien bone ty a We are] James Shelton and James McHenry | health’ and other reasons good and} ™M.T. Kemper, Prairie. ae Hee Eager wer Riva ag paead _Geo. Rubel dragged the roads along | & ve the little lady in our|left Sunday for Kansas City. sufficient... Both of the above schools Re eee al Secretary. A motion was made" and ‘idst again. ; : his farm Saturday. It put the roads|™ .|, D. W. Steele aftera month’s stay ‘ Pad in shape. Others should join] Mr. Lightfoot, agent of Missouri|in Foster departed for Kansas City - ‘ Order of former court providing for school dir % inthew work. If you drag the| Pacific Railroad, who has been sick, | Thursday. PR pith dog ” ee oe bounty on wolfe scalps rescinded. Talks Sa ide inmeehionieine roads it will make them better and if| is much better at this writing. Paul V. Laughlin came in Friday| This school will not have any gradu-| Final settlement of County Treas-| stances were given of undue parti- you vote dry it will make your fellow-| _Preac! at the Baptist church|and made a brief visit with home] ates since they have no eight year | Urer for collection of following taxes|zanship displayed by Republicans on man better. : _ | Saturday night at 7:30, Sunday at 11) folks, returning to Blue Mound Sun- pupils. Miss Alma Diver is teacher | 2Pproved: the school board. It was sad news to Mrs. Clark|and Sunday night at 7:30. Services| dao where he is attending school. aed would like more pupils. Personal 1907, 1908, 1909. Con-/ The convention then proceeded to Draper's friends to learn of Her death | conducted by Rev. Smitly, pastor of! Mrs, C, B, Brussel left Sunday for Cherry Grove is moving well under | sudated_ tax, book 1909 for taxes/nominate J. A. Silvers and C. G. at Katies City morning of | the Baptist church. Arkansas in answer to a message Le a, rove is on he un et 1904-5-6-7. Real estate 1908-9. Non-| Weeks as candidates for school di- last week where she had gone totake) | Miss Edith Black called on Miss|that her son Jeter is critically ill, |J-C- Maxey as teacher. This sc ool resident 1910. Merchants 1910. Drain-|rectors. Christian Science treatment and stay.|McCann Saturday, Miss Black is] j F, Badgett and wife left last Hay 2 thei five § bole ah t requently | age 1908-9. Conventions of the various wards with her sister until the family got| teaching at Red Top and is giving] week for Nevada to visit their daugh-|a2v° Watad te tee dood int sist. |p Motion in regard to costs in case of| were then called and the following moved to their new home near| satisfaction. ter, Mrs. Fannie Scott. app ropriae le Tee Uitte rouble, Romey vs Mabbott, and Richardson, | nominations were made. Brownington, Mo. Mrs. Draper had} A good many of the young people] Mrs, Ella Newkirk who has been Ths gh eid will base done oun continued to April term. Aldermen: 1st ward, tobe left lived in this vicinity for a number of| were disappointed Friday night when visiting her sister is Arkansas, re-|take county graduation. They are bile td and pees ne BE Tee Chyde MeRariong: te vie Ae willing workers and never shirk a) *°C intent $ 7196.88| Wemott and Capt, V. L. Johnson. Ue i ..12121.88| . Committeemen: 1st ward, Walter alley has a fair attendance con- “887 _Val C 0,46 | Arnold; 2d ward, C. H. Burgess; 3d sidering the weather andall are doing ward, Clyde- McFarland; 4t rd, good work with Miss Minnie Christie areal if a se 2 Pauper .... 316.70| Claud Majors. as teacher. They have put in a new County Road... cee 100.00] Fora number of years it has been library case, oiled the floor and im- Common and Dist. School. . .910.00 | Customary for the school board to be Proved things in general, and the} Drain (construction)....... 3799.33/Composed of an equal number of will have some graduates. carried that two nominations be made years and every one that became ac-|they all went down to the K. C. uainted with her was her :riend and| Southern depot to see a couple car es — foliar poe ll mourn with Mr. Draper and chil-| joads of soldiers enroute for Mexico. called to Mound City Pea hoe teks dren in their loss of a beloved wife} They waited and waited and finally Rennie Gaither le cot ees and mother. Her remains were all went back home wondering when | scaty live taker. sick very mak. to rest at Brownington to wait the} the train would be along. It passed Pele andere lied to ret resurrection morn. through next morning when all were | Fen Y ane was compe return Dr. Smith has been kept so busy/in dreamland, perhaps dreaming of |7°™ a Del Webb, waiting on his patients that he had to| soldier boys. Seth Cone uns Sent | e! pier Bi . iext thing is to be a slate blackboard. © Gq Democrats and Republicans in order get an extra team and let his rest. Several of the men are dragging next thing ; : (interest)..........0... 30.00 P' 8 in or us A ,|and Lee Shelton went to Butler last} Summit Center is working well ve in-|that the board be non-partisan, , but A wedding is getting close at hand/the streets of Worland. They cer-/$”e //0c Bus ton | with Mrs. J. T. Hines as’ teacher, | Matters of additional work on drain recently charges have’ been made and others are g closer and| tainly need it. gettin; some of Charlotte's big fellows are} Marea Gr nt to -Pleasanton sure a township office is getting close | Saturday. imniras This school will have some graduates age district No. 1 continued. that Republican members, regardless Windle McHenry returned to But- 1 i sor too. They are making a special study Adrian. of the recommendations or al ae of a ler Friday after a brief visit with ; ‘i licant not a Republican, to them. home folks. of agriculture and are doing good] som tne Journal. any app. t 4 " D. C. Wolfe has some extra clean sett Hs ‘vd ae oA gar Miss Eula Hughes left Sunday for | Work. The measels are raging in town but Soot at ohn cotta ae ere flax seed for sale. "| family who reside at Kansas City. ri he F n Faley bes is light proven mu 8 so far as we have heard there are no Veey Moni : Walker lost a $250 mule ; j 7 _Mr. and Mrs. James Treasure ar-|very good attendance of those who|serious cases. A Very Mysterious Stranger. manne Ps at heed oh Cle ee meee arbo las been rived Saturday from Nevada. 3 eae is oe wa oer Ane The Odd Fellows will move into] A «Mysterious Stranger’ ae § Mrs. 0. M, Drysdale of Amoret turned home Saturday. ane toarhers of the Foster pubtia| Bt Giilger ip teacher and would be their new hall about Aprit tat If pros-|iis way tuto the Demmeote Conven- : 4 f | have announced that they will| glad to have more pupils but is en-| ent plans do not fail. , 7 ‘ oo ha per: Mi se - B, elke at Rees * Clty for several five «Die supper athe school house|abied to give each pupil a great There arnived recently at the: home. the, Beare pet lapse Dent Dr. Christy of Butler was called| weeks returned home Sunday much|*tiday night March 17th. A small /sttount 0) individual instruction, | or fe” Otto a little youngster weith-| ocrats, calmly “seated hiceeth tees Friday to attend C, H. Wallace’s| i din health. All her friends|Proetam will be given, alsoa cake/which is proving very satisfactory. /ing 9 1-2 pounds. They took him in| tear of the, hort rd complacent! re : ht hot ‘il with wae nana ~ =) Worland a eo for the most iat tage young lady | These pupils will try on a new con- ladly, and having no name, call him| chewed the stump of that same civar_ laughter who is i : i an in heat ¢ her and’ are a present. Everybody is cordially in-| test. lifton Howard. which it is said he brought with hin The Teachers’ Reading Circle will| pleased to hear of her improvement. | vited to come. Miller has some very bright and) v4. James Quillen received ajand has treasured ance he came to meet at the Virginia school house} Mr. White, who is minin coal on Will Sorrow Shade His Brow? active Pupils and they are doing good message Wednesday telling her this locality from Iowa many years ~ Friday evening o ig week. i“ bade Bud Near farm, went to his home! syauq Sears who ran away some | Work with Miss Laura Bolin as their| \¢ tho death of a brother at Rosdale ago. ray: be the last moriy is year. ey | in Pittsburg, Kansas, Friday. ; three months ago, after collecting all| teacher. She is one of our most suc- Okla., Tuesday evening. The good ‘A motion to request all Republicans will have an interesting lesson on) Mrs. McKibben and Mrs. Wichlos meney die him on coal, skiddooed to f . cessful teachers. This school had i ‘ A s agriculture and all farmers, teachers/ of Pleasant Hill, Mo., who have been parts unknown and left those he|added quite a number of things that gy EG gl of her friends Ecler ae ieee d scholars are requested to be pres- H ‘ ‘ I ao , pereriies ose thee jase ici spending set ie bd Geog owed tu ane ae Ma See heen thea their work more pleasant for A. S. Quinn says that his son penehed ts J. AL Funk, publisher of possibly can “i os ood face Thursday. hark ae against him that will| Pleasant Valley in Lone Oak town- sce ye Sinead lg the trio [ iektetall sibecription list de Veertinat Fae got p le eal enaae re bon Well as news are scarce I shallring | land him high and dry. ship has a very good attendance, all contest, SN EBuk April ist. These ar Contest Fund, bearing subscriptions off by wishing all a glorious St.| Maud Sears is a man of about forty | of those enrolled were present and : A % to the amount of about $11.75 f young and old. a Patricks Day Erin Go Bragh. F. ~/years. His wife died some three|are taking a good interest. Buford | expected a be ay eee ae wey on his person. si ae Elder Rogers of Hume will preach [ae Seem years ago, leaving two children, a|Doane has not been absent or tardy peaadmeoin tens eee PUY Although politely requested to at the Christian church next Saturday West Star Items. stepson aged 18 years, anda daugh-|this year I should be pleased if some : leave the convention, he callously re- night, Sunday at 11 a. m. and at night. ; i i Walter Kinion attended church at| , Bheitced aie ta, bein on his eee Gat Wher ‘was taken quite}, Grandma Ai faespyid is visiting Mrs. sick Monday night. Lute Thomas for awhile. Arthur Westover worked on the|.1héLatterday Saints mosting closed ter 14 years. The girl has been|af these pupils would take county], Theodore Morrison and Mrs. M. K. | tained his seat, and although creatin: keeping yal for her father until | graduation as this school is reported Ramey were Loe Lait Has at} no disorder, ’ remained Aeoughon three months ago when the father |as never having had a pupil finish|the home of the March Ng city, | the convention. deserted them. Since then they have|the work. Miss Kate Walker is pytureay Bis farch ane ustice It was suggested that he be re- been living with their grand-father, | teacher and all are well pleased with|W- S. Ma an Oo! oan ie wed! moved by force, but a number of ; 4 9 her work. This building and room|ding was a quite affair, only a few | Democrats, pitying his infirmities ine ; board Monda: Sunday night with seven additions vered a few days ago/|has been improved very much in the| Persons being present. ,, {duced their hotter headed brethren sis Bee iii who has been| ito the church. They are Mr. and | ¢ girl was in a critical condi-|1ast month and is more comfortable] A phone message received at the|to desist, taking threament of Dr. Smith. has Hes. Lot fle? ae om tion, for which she says her father is |98 2 ae ; aa Ria beta a PTE Dy eld ey eines iat he was PISe etarned to er Home at ANTOTet. Smith, Fred Rogers. They were W. W. Husimann left the first of n baptized at the W. A. Searfus farm. ie week for his new home in Okla-| A large crowd gathered there. oma. R : , ,.|, Gladys and Bert Blough visited Seth Nightwine stayed with his|/homefolks Saturdoy night and Sun- ', \. daughter, Mrs. Paul Englehart who|day. They report that the scarlet g lives on the Duvall ranch from Thurs-| fever is seattering in their. neighbor- day until Sunday. She has the/hood pretty bad. We are sorry to measles, her three sisters, Maud, | hear this. Olive and Rosa, have them, all are] Newton Wright took a load of hogs — oe iad Am. |‘ market Monday. Leeds Sa near Am-/ A number of the youfig folks from sterdam is visiting Mrs. Henry Old-} pery attended m ig 2 Star Sun- day night. . Th large crowd G. W. Sail and family of near Am-lou ne aR oO oret spent Sunday with Mr. Kinion and temily. e the father’s motive in running away, . This school has a very|affray in Amarugia Wednesday be- report to the Republican convention, was to flee the wrath to lala interesting lot of pupils and they are/tween Mr. Thompson and Willie] which was held awaiting his report, Maud is still a fugitive from justice. | willing workers. Elizabeth Searfus|Moore. It seems fat Moore is or| the action taken by the Democrats in Zach Sears, his father, ashe gave a/has solved some problems that has|Was a tenant on Thompson's farm | not only the matter of school directors, brief biography of his son the tears|given some other schools no little/and they had some pd pice rent-/ but also in the nominations for alder- rolled .down his cheeks. He had|trouble. Miss Maude Morgan is| als. Py uarrel see at paeap: men in the 4th ward. helped his son out of several scrapes | teacher and is one of our very. best. | Son ty oore we eee inflict-| A. 0. Welton, (Republican) the and kept him from behind the bars| This school recently made about $36) ing Md at be gge irst thought i be a) present alderman in the 4th ward has in hopes that he would reform, but| With an entertainment furnished by | fatal wound, but it is Uo A ‘ought | disposed of his interests in this city Maud seems to be one of Adam’s|them and are using it to make their|that he will ale a ‘ ompson | and is now located in the west. It race that is past redemption. work more pleasant and successful, | Went to Harrisonville and gave him-| was stated on good authority that his ij DINAH. Miss Georgia Davis of Hume school | £¢!f up to the sheriff. resignation would be submitted to the art ener = Republican convention, and on this An Excellent Showing. account the Democrats nominated In another column we publish the|Capt. V. L. Johnson to fill this financial statement of the Missouri| vacancy. On the strength of Mr. State Bank as made by its officers to| Funk’s report that the Democrats reports the following pupils as spel- ‘ Elkhart. ine ee vores in i “a spelling — The ladies of Mt. Vernon church | fest Bertha Pearce, Rita Bloomfield, Burnice Lawerence who has been| served lunch at the Armentrout sale. | Beuna Taylor, Howard Dawson, Oran very sick with pneumonia fever is| ‘There will be preaching at the Mt. | Miller, Harry Williams, Clara Thomp- Ottis Jandy and wit of, Genera, | slowly recovering Vernon schol house nent Sunday a 2% Many Alle,, Hay Norton [th Bank Commissioner of Misour | ers prepared fo pice a anda Indiana, eine bi cousins, Mrs.| Mrs. Myrtle Thomas and Grandma|$ o'clock. Ott Campbell, Walter Adams, Shiri Loans resignation was withheld, and it is Thomas Hockett and Mrs. T. McGuire. | wishart visited Mra. Geo. Daniels Cyrus Nestlerode moved back to} Farrell, Jewell Snow, Nora Rogers, | Cash on han doubtful now whether it will be. subs Mr. Lewellen’s son bought the W.|iast Thursday night night with her | Chevlotte township last week. "Free, Chas. Perkins and| Total deposits mitted at all until after the election. Cena a fee mies north) brother, lot Warren, and attended! 3" E ‘Dubes and wife visited at(AayWwarez” C'S With over One Mente meeting Sunday. AUNT SALLY. Arthur Westovers last Sunday. - Miss Mayme McKibben of Bethel, in cash, and more than a Quarter of a larriage Licenses, | Along the Miami. Locketdges tat week. htt OOF | copoete, Mary, Martin, Mary Nance, [0 teonle: the Missoerl Siaes Bos | Coes wishag: 7 cermaniy, lows ; H. J. Martin has been ill for sever- fe visi Greer, Edna Fleming and Myrtle| strong financially, and worthy of the] J R Mitchell................ W. F. Stephens and wife visited at | Roy , ing yrtl i al days, but is improving some. Albert Daniels last Sunday. Fleming. peop ypeadetel ge 9 hgh La Mary McChesney Mr. Scheiderman and family are i Rush: of Fairview, in h e nfinu-) HJ Clark........ visiting at the homé of W. S. Linard, |, Je%le Gregory is at the Thompson | Miss Pee. y davan, | ously during the last thirty years. | Clark. --... class Lemmie , poll Dados cage Pate Elsie MeReynold, Lillis Vie Barnett was seen out buggy in, Ruth Rockhold, Homer Fri Dol- | riding last week with his best girl. Kennith Black. J. B, Clemments bought a horse}, Mrs. Clara Davidson of Mound Val- from Crumley last week. lef, in Mound township, reports a - very successful entertainment and as C. W. Mizner and wife were trad- arom they have some new window Mathias Rapp Dead. P. E. Brahton Gertru: morning to learn that Mathias Rapp, | Leona F ‘King pecte a. = ly bag right page ‘ He oat Piano Contest. wa town Friday a8 well as. usus Standing of those who have enlist- The men are busy with their teams dragging the roads our way. ‘ : in Butler one day last week. r but was taken sick that night andj 5 5 . Se ne poen Bact ee Bosse Difbes visited with | freee clled the floor and are order-| tied in.a few minutes. Elder Doyle| ed in the piano contest at Hill's Cash 2 e home tS. codie Mi last Sunday. -: lis pi ing nicely and will| delivered a funeral discourse Sund: Store are as follows: wise The iblicans held their conven- | be continued another month. afternoon, after which the remains|Kdna Thomas 9000 were guests | 5. last aiid nominated the Wood rts Ray| Were taken to Prairie City for inter-| Mayme Hartwell 9490 : ee er Rote ree spelling |ment. He lived for in that | Agnes Arnold 7400 ; | all the words for a month. community and it is his funeral oat onal pred time and places for county| had ever been teen at a femoral at| Grace Kinney 9850 grata wil to announce next Prairie City.—Rockville Booster. ~~ 2310 epee a lor $1. 1 be asked to conduct the 2-7-:- C. ulk, Butler, R. 4. | Summit Church