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Would You buy a Horse or @ Farm seeing or examining it. the lumber before you bought and paid for it? We do. and pay for it. So therefore, we are maintaining in Butler, and in will refund your money. , Building material is cheap. Come in and examine our stock. BUTLER, MO. Of course you swouldn't. But some people think you should buy lumber for your building without Don’t you think it would be bad business policy for you to“invest from $100 to $2000 ina building without so much as seeing That is the reason we are not asking you through the mail to buy your lumber direct from our office in Kansas City and ship it to you direct from our saw mill at Hart, La. We think it is your right and privilege to examine and see the Lumber, Shingles, Doors, Windows and Roofing before you buy dows, doors, etc., manufactured ‘at our own mill, so that you may see just what you are buying, after you are through building you can return it without expense and receive full credit for it. price by doing business this way as by selling through a big advertisemnt direct from our mill, and you can see the lumber before you buy. it. You pay no freight and we guarantee everything we sell—if it is not satisfactory you may ret Logan-Moore Lumber Company NUAL REUNION Without Seeing and Examining it? in Butler, Thursday, Sept. 28, 1911. | OFFICERS. President—Clark Wix. Treasurer—Thos. L. Pettys. | Secretary— Ben B. Canterbury. | | =Marshall—W. J. Bullock. | PROGRAM. Music by Cornet Band. | | Morning exercises will commence | promptly at 10 o’clock. | Invocation by Rev. A. H. Lewis. | Welcome Address by J. E. Will- iams. Response by--to be selected. | Music by Band. ' Dinner. several other towns, lumber yards well stocked with lumber, win- and if you have any lumber left over We find we can sell to you at as lowa urn it before you use it and we Get our.prices and you will build. | AFTERNOON. | Members of the Association to meet in the circuit court room promptly at ‘1:30 p. m. for the election of officers PHONE 18 Premiums on Corn We will give $10 to anyone living in Bates county who raises the best ten ears of yellow corn; also . $10 to the one raising the best ten ears of white corn; $5 second best ten ears of yellow corn; $5 second best ten ears white corn; $2.50 third best ten ears of white corn. $2.50 best ten ears of yel- low corn. All corn entered in the contest shall be grown during the season of 1911 and be de- livered at the bank not later than November Ist, next. It will be placed on exhibition and become the property of the bank. The premiums will be awarded by a qualified judge at a time to be selected later. Peoples Bank Butler, Missouri THE BANK ON WHICH YOU CAN ALWAYS BANK. 1 power, and which should be accepted, as the sew- on to simmer ina very little water, if, Bates county since the Civil war who | ! i . . or thinly sliced; butter a bake pan, or;and the transaction of Association ‘pudding dish and puta layer of ap-| business. ples on the bottom, then sprinkle! 2:00—Musie by Cornet Band. In preparing yeast bread, if the with cinnamon, nutmeg, or any pre-/ Speech by Hon. Harry Kyle, of ‘yeast used is of the cake variety put! ferred spice (allspice is good), and | Kansas City. Pe the cake in acup half full of luke- sugar, and dot with bits of butter;| Speech by W. W. |warm water and add a tablespoonful | over this layer place another layer of | Rich Hill. |of sugar; cover the cup with a plate, | apples and’ spices, and on top of this! Half hours’ musical entertainment | set in a warm place or in the sunshine, put a thick layer of sifted bread | under direction of committee. ‘and the yeast will soon fill the cup. crumbs; or the bread may only be’ The following prizes will be award- In its native element, the yeast plant finely rolled. Cover the pudding ed; and all persons competing must ithrives on sugar, and the bread will tightly and steam for an hour, then’ be present and register with the sec- ‘be mure tender and delicious for cul- uncover, set in the oven and brown. | yetary, who will be found in the tivating the plant before using. Or, the pudding may have a very lit- northeast basement room in the court tle water added, and set, covered, in house. the oven to bake slowly. About half! persons who have heretofore re- as much crumbs as apples may be ceived premiums are barred from used. Any preferred sauce may be further contest in same class. used when served hot. Or, instead. 1st—To the white man who has re- of the crumbs, a nice, light batter. sided in Bates county the longest may be poured over the top for */ time, $3. crust, making a few holes in itas it; gnd—To the white woman who has bakes to let out the steam. . resided in Bates county the longest { time, 33. Recipes. | | The Commoner. Ferguson, of Old fashioned breads are not used as often as formerly, but if rightly made are much finer than baker’s ‘bread. The trouble is not with the ‘breads, but with the makers and bak- ers. Making good bread in the home is almost a lost art, and poor home- |made bread is about the poorest eat- ing one can have. Pears are now plentiful in the mar- ket, and they make excellent com-,; pote. Peel, leaving the stems. on, | county, a fine rocking chair. R and gently simmer until. pink and | 4th-—To the oldest woman in Bates transparent in a syrup made of a cup- | County, a fine rocking chair. ful of sugar and one of water, adding | 5th—To the first white man born aslice of lemon; when the fruit ig | in Bates county at present a resident done, skim out of the syrup and al | of the county, 83. 7 low to boil down quite thick; pour! 6th—To the first white woman be found on the market. The bread this over the fruit and serve quite ; born pes aoe SUS plesany t and cake mixers, the meat choppers, ¢old. Whipped cream may be served Hest of the county, a fine carving the fireless cookers, the self-heating With this dish if liked. ne FIRE TE eens Tec aliiebies, aypaliing anBehinee: BN by For a peach cobbler, peel the! Bates county, tivo arinechnirs, thousands of devices peaches, but do not pit, and put them — gth To. the oldest man born. in It isa generally recognized condi- , tion of affairs that the housewife can! expect little help from other hands than her own, as household workers either are very inefficient, or not to be had except a prohibitive price is paid. The solution of the problem is to be found in using the many labor- saving contrivances which are now to Public Sale I will sell at public auction at my residence, 5 miles east and 2 miles north of Amsterdam, or 7 miles west and 1 mile south of Adrian, on what is known as the Gen. Joe Shelby farm, on Tuesday, October 3, 1911 a SALE BEGINS AT 10 O'CLOCK A. M. The Following Property to-wit: 5 HEAD OF HORSES;—Gray mare 11 years old, weight 1400 pounds, is bred to jack; gray mare 11 years old, weight 1300 Ih, bred to jack; driving and work mare 6 years old, weight 1100 tb, safe for women or children; smooth mouth family mare; 2-year-old craft horse. 9 HEAD MULES:—Span 5-year-old mules, weight 2300 Ih; yearling mare mules; 6 sucking mules. CATTLE:—Choice milch cow; heifer calf. HOGS:—2 brood sows. GRAIN AND HAY:—500 bushels of fine oats suitable for seed; 70 acres corn. FARM IMPLEMENTS:—Genuine Columbus rubber tire buggy, set hand-made wagon harness, set chain harness, set rubber mount- ed single harness, set double harness, new 12-inch Oliver gang plow, Edge drop corn planter with check row, stalk cutter, sulky rake, disc harrow, 6-shovel cultivator, disc cultivator, Webb farm wagon, 15-foot harrow and numerous other articles. All farm im- plements new and in good repair. 200 full blood Rhode Island Red chickens. TERMS:—All sums of $10 and under cash; on sums over that amount a credit of 12 months will be given, without interest if paid when due, if not so paid 8% will be charged fromdate. 6% discount for cash. Purchaser to give note with approved security before mov- ing property. Lunch Served on Grounds. Col. C. E. Robbins, Auctioneer N. Moudy, Clerk 100 Bargains THIS WEEK All Week and Next Week 100 bargains embracing nearly every line in our store Free goods with purchases at regular prices A Novelty in Bargain Sales COME AND SEE United Drug Co. jing “Brown Betty.’”’, This is an ap- | ple pudding made with plenty of sea- eee for the one crust. Have your ing machine has been—as a necessity the cling-stones are used. Make ¢ to all homes. good pie crust, not flaky, but like’ 93, Egg and baking powder breads re- | short-cake dough; butter the baking; gth—ro the oldest lady born in tain the moisture and become soggy dish and line the sides, but not the) gates couuty since the Civil war who when they get cold; so they should bottom with the crust. If the peaches pag resided here continuously since, be eaten warm. Batters and doughs are free stones, and very ripe, fill the | sot of Rogers’ 1847 silver teaspoons. ‘should be prepared quickly and the pan with them after removing the; 10th-—To the oldest man who oven should, be ready to receive them, | Pits. If cling stones are used, when’ served in the Confederacy army dur- ‘tor if allowed to remain standing, the , they are tender let cool a little, then ing the Civil war, a fine cane. the breads will be dry and full of /turnthem with the juice in which) 11th--To the oldest) man who holes and coarse-grained. they have been stewed into the pan;| served in the Federal army during add a heaping cupful of sugar and aj the Civil war, a fine cane. spoonful of butter; roll out a top) 12th—To the oldest colored man crust, make two or three slits in it, born a slave and an actual resident of and cover the fruit. Bake in a moder- Bates county, a sack of flour. ate oven, and when done turn out,; 13th—To the oldest colored woman bottom up, ona big meat platter; or, born a slave and a resident of Bates lift the top crust, lay it on the platter, | county, $1 worth of sugar. cut into portions and put the fruitand| —14th—-Old-fashioned fiddlers’ con- which prevents it from adhering. the rich syrup over it, and serve. It) test. No notes. Ist, $3; 2nd, $2; 8rd, is best eaten cold; but can be used $1. Fruit dumplings are good and’ warm, B wholesome only when they are not allowed to be soggy and solid. Any preferred method of making the! dough may be used. A good biscuit dough will answer. The dough resided here continuously since, For muffins and gems, the iron! molds should be used, as the breads will thus have acrust on all sides ‘while the center is soft. The molds {must be heated hissing-hot before the | batter is poured in, and no greasing {is necessary, as the minute the dough | touches the iron the crust is formed, RELICS—F. (€ For oldest relic, Best collection of r HOMECOMING. Cider sauce to be used with boiled | ham, is made in this wise: Put one| pint of sweet, fresh cider, a couple of | whole cloves, half a dozen pepper-| ain daneGo niall Visitor, former resident, from long- should be rolled thin, and the filling COMMS ane & Day tea to boil in a por- act distance $1 for gentleman and $1 ‘celain vessel, letting boil for five} should be put inside, the edges of the | i BRS Ha ee | for lady. dough pinched tightly together, entre ae ene pao Second longest distance, 50c cash the water in which it is to be cooked | ?Y beating together one tablespoontul | ¢,,, gentleman and same for lady. | should be salted and boiling when the { of flowr and one of butter and stirring | |dumpling is dropped in; in this case | tt into halt a pint of boiling water, | ‘they will swell at once and cook prop-| seasoning well. Add the white sauce | lerly. Steaming is better than boil- | to the spiced cider and cook ten min-| ling, and if one has no regular steam- | utes longer. ler, acolander well covered and set Green Tomato Soy—Four quarts of jover a pot of boiling water may be) green tomatoes chopped small; six} uséd; but baking the dumplings i a|Onions, one quart of vinegar, one} jbetter way than either. The fruit; pound of sugar, one tablespoonful | | should be peeled, cored and pitted, each of ground mustard, ground | ‘and quartered, and laid on the square ‘black pepper, and salt; half a table-; of dough, the center filled to taste | Spoonful each of allspice and cloves, | |with sugar and a lump of butter, the ground. Putall together in a pre- | edges pinched together and the dump- i serving kettle and stew, stirring often jlings laid ina dripping pan—not too, until tender, | close together. Set the pan in the |and seal air-tight. Do not use for one oven and baste frequently with a mix- | month. ture of butter, sugar and water, and | _ keep cooking at a moderate heat until | | the fruit is done and the crust nicely } | browned. In some cases, it may be| | best to partly cook the fruit before putting in the dough. The sauce ‘may be anything preferred, but if | basted properly, the sauce that is in ; the pan is sufficient. | Entries for all prizes must be made with the secretary. JUST SO. “Ah.” we say to our friefd, whom | we observe counting a large roll of ills before starting out. “going to buy something to fill some one’s stock- ing?” _He looks at us with a merry, holl- day twinkle In his eyes and replies: “Yes. I'm going around to buy a wooden leg for my brother.” alcohol; Scott nota drop. Insist on having Scott's Emulsion | A reader asks for a recipe for mak- soning, using stale bread instead of apples (tart) peeled, cored, chopped OLD SETTLERS’ 15TH AN- 3rd—To the oldest man in Bates °° ~manship. A Country Home Burned. The home of J. W. Tilson, son of Henry Tilson, about six miles north- Will be Held in the Court Yard Park, | west of Rich Hill, was consumed by fire at an early hour Saturday night. Mr. Tilson and the children were absent from home, and about the lamp-lighting hour Mrs. Tilson lighted a coal-oil lamp when an explosion ensued. Splinters of glass struck Mrs. Tilson in the face, and blazing oil was scattered to all parts of the room. Every thing was soon ablaze and the frightened woman succeeded in saving one chair. The building and all the other contents were con- sumed. There was only a small insurance, while the loss is total, embracing all household goods, bedding, clothing, etc.-—Rich Hill Review. AGENTS WANTED—First Class for this and surrounding counties, for the ‘“‘New Standard 1910 Census Atlas of the World.’’ Agents making $40.00 to $60.00 per week. Best of terms. Also Agents for low-priced, easy sel- ling Juvenile and Holiday Books. , Combination Outfit postpaid only 20c. 50 per cent commission to agents. Full particulars free. Address A. B. Kuhlman, Publisher, 136 West Lake St., Chicago, Il. Real Estate Transfers. Annie M Galt et al toChas A Galt 160 a sec 15 Deer Creek $7200. E W Galt to C A Galt 160.a sec 15 Deer Creek $7200. ' JD Leibel to E E Jenkins 80a sec 36 Homer $3600. H F Bridewell to Henry Little 60 a sec 16 Walnut $2250. LC Stonebraker to E M Crapps blk 6 Reifs add Rich Hill $1000. G Volkhart to A B Wheeler lots 5 and 4 blk 11 Williams add Rich Hill AA Forbes to H E Chambers 50 a sec 30 Grand River $2600, Martin Howard to J P Wright 120 asec 22 Summit $2100. FE A Morris to Jesse sec 4+ Lone Oak $600. Mary A Odneal to W R Owens tract sec 21 Deepwater $5000. Warren 20 2 A Dreadful Sight to H. J. Bgrnum, of Freeville, N. Y., was the fever-sore that had plagued his life for in spite of many remedies he tried. At last he used Bucklen’s Arnic Salve and wrote: It has entirely healed with searcel sear left."’ Heals burns, boi s, bruises, swelling: like magie. Only ma, _ ?-rofessional Salesmanship. Between now and December 3lst, 1 will contract with a limited) number of high grade, clean cut, ambitious men between the ages of twenty-five ard forty and render them’ every reasonable assistante in learning the profession of Life Insurance Sales- Call on or addre WM. HUGHES, Ageney Di New York Life Ins. Co., Kansas City, Mo. sctor, 19-25 Sheep for Sale. 30 high grade Shropshire ewes and 2 thoroughbred Oxford bucks, extra W. M. Hardinger, Rk. F. D. 6, Butler, Mo. good, 42 tr $3.50 Recipe Free for Weak Kidneys Relieves Urinary and Kidney Troubles, Backache Strain- ing, Swelling, Ete. | ‘Stops Pain in the Bladder, | and Back, Woulin’t it be nice within | week or soto be- gin to say goodbye forrver to the evalding, dribbing. straining, or too frequent passage of ‘the urine; the forehead and the back-of-the- | head aches; the stitches and pattie in the back; | the growing muscle weakness; spots before the i ; Kidneys eyes; yellow skin; slugzish bowels; swollen eyelids or ankles; leg cramps; unnati short breath; sleeplessnese and the despond: ? Thaye 8 recipe for these troubles t you can depend on,and if you want to make saulck recovery, you ought to write and get a copy of it. Many a doctor would charge you $3.50.juet for writing this prescription. but I have it and will be glad to send it to you entirely free. Ton tpecatatt 2G, aeats son um Dg +9 Ay yo ws ghon you ews te there 8 you w! en you get it, t con- harmless Piches treet healing and pain-sonqueriug power « ea It will quickly dew ‘power a it, eo IT ink y without delay. I will send you a copy free— you can use it and care yourself at home. % ; 3 s : ~ a Regt Soe ae