The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 13, 1911, Page 1

Dr. Rhoades was elected school director Tuesday. , Bert Webb was a county seat busi- ness visitor Wednesday. : T. B. Scott went to Rich Hill: Sat- urday. B. B. Wort was a visitor Saturday to Butler friends. : ~ J. W. Parlier was transacting busi- ness at the county seat Thursday. Mrs. C. B. Cullison was a passenger east Saturday. ; : Grandma Greene of Blue Mound, Kansas, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. E. E. Laughlin, south of town. P. L.» Shelton. and wife drove to Butler Saturday shopping. Fred Bell was an arrival on the west bound passenger from Kansas City Saturday. ; Mrs. J. W. Parlier and daughter were noon passengers to Butler Sat- urday shopping. ‘They returned Sun- day on the 2:00 o’clock train. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Coyane and little daughter of Rich Hill visited with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Franken- field, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scott called on Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Arbogast Wedites- day evening. Born—April 7th, to Mr. and Mrs, Jesse Steffen a boy. April 7th, to Mr. and Mrs. Leland Shelton a girl. April 7th, to Mr. and Mrs. Will Livingston a son. Miss Esther Birtzfield visited with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Frankenfield. Edgar Davis, an old time Foster boy, who has been spending several years in Arizona, came in Wednesday ona visit to his mother; Mrs. Geo. Davis. Mrs. W..R. Moore of the country northwest of'town was an arrival ‘on Saturday’s train’ from Pleasanton where she has been receiving medical treatment for dropsical trouble. Cards are out announcing the com- ing wedding of Mr. Harley E. Shelton to Miss Cora Blanche Fiss of Spokane, Wash., which will take place April 19th. Mr. Shelton was born and reared at Foster and his many friends extend congratulations in advance. Mrs. Jule Heckadon and Mrs. Abe Shetron visited Sunday evening with Mrs. D. H. Arbogast. We acknowledge a pleasant call Monday from our old friend Jeter Briscoe. Since the Democrat city convention at Butler it is quite interesting to hear the editors of ‘The Times”’ and ‘‘The Republican-Press’’ spar with each _other.—For-the sake of peace between the two editors we suggest thé gentle- men move to Foster on a farm where the land isso poor they can’t raise even a fuss. ey Pees This week closes the Foster public school. With Prof. Parks and his two assistants, Miss Eula James and Miss Emma Parlier, the school has| been employed to teach the unexpired .had for several years fell on Sunday : Elkhart. — Jessie Thornbrugh lost a: valuable mare one day last week. The school election at, Concord passed off quietly last Tuesday. Alli- son received 15 votes, Biggs 4. The school board:at Amsterdam has stopped the schools on account of the smallpox. : Mise Nola Ellis was called to Joplin last week on account of one of her sisters sickness. Oiler Crooks and his mother has got the smallpox over in West Point township. There will be preaching at Mt. Vernon school. house next Sunday . at So’clock. John Stephens must be going to do a big thing in the gardening this year. He has about 2 acres fenced off with a four-foot fence. Some one broke into A. H. Hall’s store in Amsterdam one night last week and took goods to the amount of about fifty dollars. John Page has bought a stump puller. Anyone wanting stumps pulled just bring them up and we will pull them for half price. Mrs. J. T. Armentrout and daugh- ter visited with the writer last Sunday. It is reported that Willis Thompson has got the smallpox. W. H. Keeton and family visited at Frank Proctors last Sunday. W. H. Rexroad and family were out in Elkhart last Sunday in their buzz wagon and took dinner at E. Heavilins. Leonard Boehm and family of: near Drexel passed through Elkhart one day last week on their way to Butler to see a doctor. His wife is in bad headth. Albert Daniels and wife took dinner with W. F. Stephens last.Sunday and went fishing. They had very good luck but the fish were rather small. John Stephens and wife visited his aunt, Mrs. Sarah Adams last Sunday. George Lockridge has about re- covered from the mumps. There was quite a good turnout at Concord last Sunday to hear brother Clapp preach. W. A. Crumley transacted business in Butler one day last week. Mrs. J. E. Dubes was trading in Amsterdam last Saturday. The new Elkhart court will meet on the 18th of April to transact important business. JOHNNY. Orchard Grove. One of the heaviest rains we have the 2nd. Land that had been jent. % 2 Miss Irene: Ellington and Fannie} ABSTRACT OF VOTE Bryant are taking music lessons ffom Mrs. Lucy Goerner. Preaching at Orchard Grove scheo! house’ Sunday, April 16th by Bro, Mayfield. Everybody invited to at- tend. ‘ } There is talk of building a new Public Schools. Held in Bates County, April 4th, 1911, school house at Orchard ‘Grove this] G +5 alu y Oo summer. Arbor day was observed] 4 5 B| & g E here last Friday. Several trees were| 3 ul as § 2 set out. i FLAG. | Zz = wm) 2 = r East Lone Oak. : z 2 4 2 F. L, Blankenbaker spent Sunday| : g 8 : g 3 with G. W. Thomas. " 1 10 7 67 2 3 There will be preaching at Peru 2 ic 4 ps rc uo pi Aan aa eee 6 lel eee Leben 5 ab be 7h a 0 James Slyter and family of south of | 6 13 1 72 5 4 Rich Hill spent Saturday night and| 7 11 6 73 7 0 Sunday at the Latham home. ' : ‘ : 4 be 8 ' A new appfoach has been put up td] 10 6 3] @ i 2 the dredge boat bridge near Walkers.’ | 11 11-16 7 8 8 Miss Grace Isley of Rich Hill spent|{? 8 8 | 78 7 4 several days visiting in this neighbor-| 14 13 4 80 3 0 The school election was held at Peru last week. Otis Andrews was 1 F ‘ MH ¥ : elected to succeed E. C. Harper as] 19 8 8 85 6 12 director for three years. 20 10 11 86 7 7 F. L. Blankenbaker sawed wood/3) 8 8 | 8 12 6 for G. W. Thomas and Ella Thomgs|93 17. 13] 89 8 13 last Monday. 24 12 3 90 9 2 ; Grover McCoy had the misfortune - % 4 S : ; 0 have a fine big mare killed by |57 9 5 93 6 5 lightning in the storm a week ago last | 2g 5 6 94 7 2 Sunday night. 29 8 6 95 3 8 Frank Isley of Rich Hill has pur-/3? © 3 4 | 96 2512 chased E, E. Eckles hay and contem- | 39 10 3 98 7 3 plates baling it this week. 4 4 99 6 6 Ella Thomas spent Sunday at C. M 3 } Fe : Thomas, Visa Goughat Will McGinnis, 2 31102 8 2 Chas. Doane at T. J. Booth’s and 3 21 103 a 13 Homer Jenkins at Earl Jenkins. 8 6 | 104 4 2 The Sunday school was reorganized 40 ie i Hid $ at Peru the first.Sunday in April. It 5 1 | 107 4 1 was then Voted-to elect the officers to 2 11 | 108 3 610 hold till the first Sunday in January'‘f* 12 109 =—:10 hereafter. The officers elected were H Ld : Elmer Requa, Supt., W. D. Muckols 9 112 1 Ass’t.-Supt., Fay Harper, Sec. and 7 113 8 Treas., Visa Elkles Organist, M. M. | 48 19 1 114 6 Carroll, Chorister. 1 Hie . PUSSY WILLOW. 117 County Court. : be 1 120 1 1 Court met in regular session Thurs- day, April 6, 1911, all menibers pres- -_ no oa — CONDHMOATANWUNDAPIDOOO) Rachael Rowe ordered maintained as a county patient at State Hospital No. 3, at Nevada. Mrs. Clara Barlow ordered released as county patient from State Hospital No. 3. R iS} o = 8 60 = ND OD 69 6 1 oh COND = 69 os TO MONO = OOM ME WADUODOOWODO SCR COWRNITOMWHOONOODHHownnN For County Superintendent of NUMBER 25 Appointed. Former Judge Henry W. Bond, Supreme Court Commissioners| EMMET BURK SHOT BY NORV. HENSON. who got word yesterday from J. D.| Prominent Farmers of Near Virginia Allen, clerk of the Supreme Court at Jefferson City, of his appointment by the Supreme Court as a member of the Bipartisan Board of Supreme Court Commissioners, for a term of four years, to begin immediately, de- parted immediately for the capitol city. The board was created by the last legislature to assist the Supreme Court in clearing up the dockets, which are nearly three years behind. The appointment of the commission which is composed of two Democrats and two Republicans, will greatly re- lieve the Supreme Court, which has pending. The commissioners will sit with the two divisions of the court or with the court in banc at its pleasure, and will have practically the same authority as the court itself in the de- cision of cases and handing down of opinions. They will receive the same compensation as members of the Supreme Court. Judge Bond is a Democrat. The other Democrat appointed is James T. Blair, of Maysville, now Assistant Attorney General. The Republican members are Stephen S. Brown, of St. Joseph, Mo., and Reuben F. Roy, of New London, Ralls county. Blair Youngest Member. Mr. Blair is a native of Louden, Tenn., where he was born thirty-nine years ago. Heisa graduate of the Cumberland, Tenn., Law School. With his parents he came to De Kalb county, Missouri, thirty years ago and remained a resident of Maysville until his appointment in January, 1910, as Assisistant Attorney General. Since then he has resided with his family in Jefférson City. He is the youngest of the appointees. Stephen S. Brownis a native of New York and a graduate of the Ogs- den, N. Y. Law School. He is 66 years old, and perhaps has the call of several years on Judge Roy. He for- been unable to take care of the cases B Quarrel with Disastrous Results, Emmet Burk, living about 8 miles west of this city was shot and danger- ously ‘wounded by Norv. Henson at the home of Matt Henson, near Vir- ginia, late Thursday evening. . The shooting was the result of a controversy over a steer which it is alleged Henson accused Burk of steal- ing sometime last summer. Learning that Henson had accused him, Burk stated, thathe went to the Henson place for the purpose of seeing Hen- son about the matter, and that words led to a fight in which he was shot. Henson’s version of the case is that urk came to the house and after provoking a quarrel attempted to use a knife and that he shotin self defense. Burk was taken to his home after the shooting and a physician was summoned from this city. The shoot- ing was done with a 38 calibre re- volver, the ball striking Burk in the side of the neck and ranging down- ward. While death seemed highly probable at first, late reports from the wounded man indicate that there is a chance for recovery. Immediately after the shooting, Henson came to this city and gave himself up to fhe sheriff who placed him in jail. Judge B. F. Jeter Friday morning and his preliminary hearing was set for Thursday April 20. Bond was given for his appearance in the sum of $2,500. He was arraigned before Along the Miami. W. M. Mayfield wasa pleasant call- er in our neighborhood recently, but was not elected school director as stated in The Times last week. Louis Fisher sold a beef to Bullock & Keyes Saturday: Walter Jones spent Saturday and Saturday night with Lyle and Walter Fisher. Tygard school closed last Friday. merly practiced law in De Kalb coun-| Rev. Lewis Keele was teacher and ty, Missouri, and in 1882 formed a|the pupils rendered an interesting law partnership at St. Joseph with|program. The patrons made their John E. Dallman, and soon after be-| appearance wiih well filled baskets. came attorney for the Rock Island Railroad Company. The salaries of the Commissioners will be the same as a Judge of the Supreme Court, $4,500 a year. It is the understanding they all will quali- fy during the week. Present Board the Second. This is the second commission that has been provided by the Legislature for helping the Supreme Court to catch up in a measure with its badly ed.washed badly. Culverts and fences washed out. It looks as though farmers would have to get their farms in grass to keep the soil. A large acreage of oats and flax has been sown. Miss Loe Reese, of Butler, ‘has been. a decided success. We sincere-| time of Miss Hazel Titus (two months) ly hope they, will be employed to| Miss Titus having given up the school teach the coming term. on account of scarlet fever. etesed the schoo! at Foster, * Pies car ninbeaihores sees, e Harry Allen is working for I. F. From hard stady through the wiater, Ellington. ; 4 Pe cosa ienigpnseaycsetata ; Orchard Grove district voted: an our teachers, j= number, . 7 nat; eight months school for next. school Staite ek ia wen negnee year. Itwasa bad day for the eélec- secant sda eoae, tena tion. The full vote didn’t get out, Betore the satuma loaves are falling, but so far as superintendent was con- penta Fis uae tints cerned, the Democrats didn’t need to’ go. & _ Lawrence’ Edens is back in the as county patient from State Hospital Highway Engineer ordered to view 132 10 and make estimate for construction | Adrian........,....... 93 «O91 of proposed bridge across Willow | as Branch—in—Pleasant--Gap_township} 60-47 near line between sections 23 and 26. 44 «62 Quarterly statement of C. G. Weeks 29 «46 county clerk, approved. Se! Quarterly statement of H. O. Max Totals cscges v5.00 1866 1267 ey, circuit clerk, approved. : Quarterly statement of W. J. Bul-|. lock, sheriff, approved. Final settlements made by town- ship trustees as follows: Frank Sntith, Walnut; Wilson Armentrout, Elkhart. : Treasurer S. L. Coleman presents warrants for cancellation as -follows: -Allison’s majority 599 In and Around Maysburg. Sam Farmer is on the sick list at present. * The surprise birthday supper on Mr. Shelton was a success. Quite a few of his friends and neighbors helped him to celebrate the event. Pauper, $428.82. Drs. Miller and Gailbreth operated EL &J., $63.45. on Mrs. Guy Sunday afternoon. She Contingent, $185.25. was resting very well at this writing. ‘District School, $800,00. April ist was Sterling Harness’ River Drainage Dist. No. 1, $184.14. | birthday, and about 46 of his friends Robt. L. Johnson ordered feleased | Played an April fool trick on him by surprising him about right that night. ‘Oysters, peaches and cake were ‘served to which all did ample justice. ‘« Mr. and Mrs. Brown and daughter, “Olive, also Grandpa ‘and Grandpa Jacobs ate dinner with Tan White's Sunday- : congested civil docket. The first commission was authorized by an act of the Legislature in 1883. Under that law, Judge John S. Philips, later Judge of the United States Court for the western district of Missouri; the late Congressman David A. DeAr- mond of the Sixth district, and Judge H. Clay Ewing, of Jefferson City, were appointed. After serving a brief period, Judge De Armond re- signed to accept the Democratic nomi- nation for Congress and Judge Henry W. Winslow was appointed to suc- ceed him. The latter died in office, and Judge Alexander Martin of St. A bounteous feast was served anda social time very much enjoyed. Mrs. Keele was present. seven Some repairs will be made on the school house. They will have a months’ school next time. Miss Hazel Linard has the measles. There were 53 attended Sunday school at the Tygard school house last Sunday afternoon. interesting school. give a short Easter program in con- nection with the lesson next Sunday. _ The teachers will meet at the home of Mrs. A. G. Hoyt, Thursday after- noon this week. This is an They expect to Miss Louise Allison is suffering from an attack of rheumatism. Ben Eiler returned home from Se- dalia Saturday, where he had been attending school. had the measles, but was able to work Monday. He has recently A force of men are working on the road near the waterworks plant. Joe T. Smith is overseer. John Huffman is the new school planning a Bates county Christian En- Louis, succeeded him. Of all these director in the Bethel district. As appointees, Judge Philips is the only usual they will give the childrena one now living. term of eight months. = There are, approximately, 1,200] Tom Everett and family, J. K, Ber- cases on the civil docket at the pres-|ry and family and Mr. and Mrs. Fer- ent time. Transfers and dismissals|rell were guests of R. D. Bond and may bring the total number down to/ wife Sunday. about call, but new cases probably| J.C. Clark and J. T. Smith drove will come in as fast as the docket out to the waterworks Sunday. gains.—Tuesday’s Republic. : MIAML Endeavorers; Look Here! Harley Smith Sells Western Liv- To the Christian Endeavorers: We ask for your co-operation in the work} Harley Smith who has for the past which we have undertaken. We are|8 yearsconducted the Western Livery ~