The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, September 19, 1912, Page 8

i i { i } : BATES COUNTY FAIR Good Exhibits and Large Crowds Mark Opening Day. The eighth annual Fair of the Bates County Fair Association opened Tues- day morning. Showers and threat- ening weather conditions were causes of a light attendance the first day, but the Fair opened with an excellent lot of exhibits in every department. The various sections of the county are well represented in the live stock and agricultural departments and the Bolte to Preside at Campaign Special to The Times. ing which will formally open th Democratic State Campaign at thi Wednesday, Sept. 25th. will be W. S. Cowherd of Kansa and D. A. Ball of Pike County. St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 16.—Former Lieutenant Governor Aug. A. Bolte will preside at the big harmony meet- Odeon Theater in St. Louis on City, James Houchin of Jefferson City Poultry Show and Ladies’ Depart- ments are better, if possible, than ever before. While the wet condition of the track caused the postponement of races Tuesday, the racing bids fair to be excellent during the remainder of the Fair. Many well known horses are here and the interest is great. The free attractions provided by the association are good and are high- ly appreciated by the crowds in at- tendance. The management is solicitious of the comfort and enjoyment of all visitors and no effort is being spared to make the week pleasant for all at- tending. Gen. Nogi and Wife End Lives as Final Tribute to Mikado. Tokio, Japan, Sept. 14 (Saturday). —Gen. Count Marasuke Nogi, su- preme military councilor of the Em- pire, who captured Port Arthur, andj} his wife, the Countess Nogi, commit- | ted suicide last night, in accordance with the ancient Japanese custom, as | a final tribute to their departed Em- peror and friend, Mutsuhito. The death by their hands of the famous General and his wife was as dramatic as it was sad. The General cut his throat with a short sword and the Countess committed hara-kiri. Following the Samurai custom, the couple carefully had prepared their plans for killing themselves and timed them so that they would be co- incident with the departure from Tokio of the dead Emperor. ’ Gen. Nogi and the Countess had at- tended the funeral services of Mut- suhito at the palace, and it was ex- pected they would proceed to Aoyama with the cortege. Instead, at the conclusion of the ceremony at the palace, they with- drew to their modest home at Aka- saka, a suburb of Tokio, and there began their final preparations for death. Rapps of Portland, Makes Unas- sisted Triple Play. San Francisco, Sept. 16, — First Baseman William Rapps of the Port- land baseball club of the Pacific League, formerly of the Kansas City Blues, made a triple play unassisted in agame between Portland and Oak- land. Christian and Killilay of Oakland age necessary to deal with the great cording to statistics compiled by the State Board of Horticulture. is Vernon, with 25,451 trees. way, with 5,170, is second, and Bar- ry, with 3,067, is third. ties are Bates, Christian and Camden. nut-bearing trees, ranked last. or, The other speakers will be Hon. Champ Clark, Senator W. J. Stone and Senator Jas. A. Reed. Many prominent Democrats from various parts of the State have signi- fied their intention to be present, and arecord breaking attendance is as- sured. The Democratic State Central Committee, under whose auspices the meeting is to be held, extends a cordial invitation to the Democratic voters and to the people of the state generally. Bryan Assails Mr. Taft. Denver, Sept. 16.—In a speech at Greely today William J. Bryan char- acterized President Taft us ‘‘the man who went into office with a million majority and who will go out by unanimous consent.’’ He said Taft had failed utterly to reduce the tariff in keeping with cam- paign promises. Mr. Bryan referred to Theodore Roosevelt as “the most dangerous man in the country.’’ He criticised the actions of Roosevelt while Presi- dent in permitting the absorption of the Tennessee Coal & Iron Company by the United States Steel Corpora- tion. He said the ex-President rec- ognized the trusts as permanent in- stitutions, free from competition while he recognized competition as legitimate in all other lines of human endeavor. Mr. Bryan assailed the use of the word ‘‘unreasonable’’ in a recent decision of the Supreme Court of the United States. Governor Wilson was lauded as a man of fine moral cour- issues now before the people. 153,244 Nut Trees in the State Columbia, Mo., Sept. 11.—Missouri has 153,244 nut-bearing trees, ac- The “‘nuttiest’’ county in the state Noda- Other leading. nut-growing coun- Stoddard county, with only four Hadley Sets a “Cleanup Day.” Jefferson City, Sept. 16.—Govern- or Hadley will issue a fire prevention The “‘keynote speech”’ will be de- livered by Attorney General Major the Democratic nominee for Govern- THE “ELSIE-LEE” __ WATERMELON J. 8. Brown Names His Fine Melon fer His Daughter. J. S. Brown, of southeast of this e | city, who for several years has @}some of the choicest watermels marketed in this city, has christened his melon The “Elsie-Lee,’”’ and it On the platform. with Gov. Bolte/will hereafter be sold under and s | known by that name. Mr. Brown has devoted much time and study during the past six years to the culture and breeding of water- melons, and those who love this luscious fruit claim that his efforts have reached perfection. Through careful selection and the application of scientific principles he has pro- duced a melon which combines the good qualities of the best melons with none of their drawbacks. Shape, size, symmetry, toughness of rind, have all been worked into Mr. Brown’s product to the best advan- tage and his melons are easily recog- nized at a glance by those who have once eaten them. The meat is red, firm, juicy and sweet, so sweet throughout the entire melon that in eating it is almost impossible to dis- tingish the heart by the sense of taste from the balance of the meat. Call for Land Reclamation Conference. A call has been issued for a confer- ence of owners of swamp land and all other persons interested in the question of land reclamation by drain- age, leveeing and tiling, the same to be held at Jefferson City, Mo., Octob- er 18 and 19, for the purpose of dis- cussing all phases of land reclama- tion, including the subject of laws, engineering and admiinistration of districts after they have been organi- zed, and to consider the question of organizing a State Drainage and Levee Association. The most ‘com- petent attorneys and engineers of this and other states will be present at this conference and deliver ad- dresses on the various subjects. The call for this conference was is- sued by a committee of persons held in St. Louis last Friday and repre- senting all parts of Missouri. John H. Nolen, Special Agent of this state in land reclamation, Jefferson City, is chairman of the committee. The details of the meeting, includ- ing the list of speakers, will be given out later. Charters’ Fall Sale Postponed. W. H. Charters, Jr., proprietor of the Charter Oak Stock Farm, was in the first of the week and informed us that on account of his heavy increase | in mail orders for breeding stock that | he had decided to call off his fall sale of the big bone type Poland-Chinas, | This will allow him to make even a larger spring offering than is custo- mary. | Mr. Charters informs us that E. E, | proclamation this week setting apart October 8 as a day for all property were on second and first base, re- Leard, the batsman, hit er down to first, and the two base runners, thinking the ball could not be fielded, sprinted ahead. Rapps, however, made a phenomenal stop of the drive, scooping it up with one hand before it touched the ground. He touched first base before Killilay could get back and then raced to sec- ond in time to get Christian, who had almost reached third before he turn- ed back. “Bill’’ Rapps started his baseball career in Nevada, and was first base- man and catcher on the Nevada Mis- souri Valley League team. His home is in Pappinsville from which place he came to Nevada. Three Recent Deaths Charles W. ‘Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Johnson, died Sept. 13, age 1 year, 10 months and 28 days; cause of death abscess of head. Bur- ial in Green Lawn cemetery, Satur- day Sept. 14. Mrs. Sabrina Booth died Friday, Sept. 13, of dysentery, aged 59 years. She resided east of the river, and was buried at Double Branches cemetery, Saturday, Sept. 14. She was an ex- cellent woman. The infant son of Eliza Ross died this a, m. Sept. 16, of cholera infan- tum and was buried this afternoon in Green Lawn cemetery. A question has been raised as to whether a ne’ owners and municipalities to clean up all premises with a view to pre- venting accidental conflagrations. Each individual householder will.be asked.to devote at least a part of the day to examining his premises with a t view to securing protection from ac- cidental fire. Rich Hill’s Stock Show Excellent Rich Hill’s second annual Stock Show and corn carnival which was held in that city last week was a com- plete success from every. standpoint. Exhibits in all departments were of the highest class and in most instan- ces competition was close. The live Charter Oak Stock Farm, Queen | Highball, a sow of exceptional value, | paying for her well over the two| hundred dollar mark. This sow, | who is out of old Highball lady who sired by Grandlook, Jr., an exceed- | ingly popular cross and she does her breeding proud. Mr. Charters thinks that she is one of the finest individ- uals that has ever left his farm. She is bred to farrow the last of this month. hibit at the Missouri state fair at Se- Morton of Clay Center, Kans., one of | his best mail order customers, last week purchased by mail from the; copped Charters’ spring sale, was) Big Prizes for Poultry Sedalia, Sept. 7.—The poultry ex- stock display was especially large and especially fine, some of the best stock ever exhibited in Bates county being shown. The writer had the pleasure of at- tending the show Thursday and en- joyed mingling the crowds and ex- amining the exhibits. The attend- ance was extraordinarily good and f courtesy was shown to visitors. team of suckling colts were the cen- ter of attraction at the Fair Tuesday. The colts which are only three and four months old were broken to drive by their young mistress and master, and draw their little runa- bout as sedately as any old carriage wspaper incorporated under the laws of North Carolina for the purpose of promoting Republican doctrine can support the Bull Moose. is that a newspaper Purpose of ‘pre doctrine ‘couldn’t support a baby team. Miss Minnie is ten years of age and Master Stanley is seven. For Sale. e incorporated un- Two registered Poland-China hogs. | 80 a sec 3 Pleasant Gap $1300. _ der the laws of North Carolina for|9 months old, boar and gilt, of Har- j47-tt Stanley to Walton Trust Co 80 a sec 15 West Boone $1400. W. H. HUPP, Stanley Homan to Walton Trust dalia promises to be the largest and best ever held in the state. Large and liberal prizes are offered on all varieties of ‘poultry. The following premiums will be paid: $3, first; $2, second; $1, third, on all single birds, and $5 for first, $3 for second and $2 the large crowds were good natured sist of one male and four females of and orderly and every attention and |*he same variety. largest and best displays of standard poultry. Entries close on Wednes- day, Sept. 25, and all bids must be shipped so they will reach the fair grounds by 10 a. m. Saturday, Sept. 28th. partment this season will be an’ egg- laying contest, each pen to consist of six females. eww Doe ceeds lor third on all breeding pens, to con- $75 offered in cash for the five Another feature of the poultry de- Real Estate Transfers. IF Ellington to Walton Trust Co What’ Adoption of Single Tax/ which the Single. Tax. movement be treated alike, and their land must draws all its inspiration. be made common property by the Refering to the effect of Single Tax; process of the Single Tax. : upon the land owner, Henry George| It means that home owners, wid- says: — ows, farmers, who have struggled hard to:make the payments on their TT MEANS—The confiscation . of private property in land. Taking, by process of taxation, all the rental value of land. Annihilation of the selling value of land. The destruction of the foundations wants to sell his lot without getting under the operation of the ahother.”’ id i . Sing Ter would be swept away. on which a very large proportion of} The section above referred to is you want such a condition as our business rests. directed against every land owner. share cog hee! eon ere It is the first step toward the end|TIt is directed against the small home ent & corer Caen? iene of our present social and fiscal sys- owner, the prospective home owner, you wanted to move Te apie pce tem. who is paying for a lot upon an in-, city, stallment plan, the large land owner, and the farmer.’ There is no discrim- ination between land owners. The intention is that all land owners must or to convert: your land into George and all the Single Taxers say—that you will be Recess teins Se sellii .—K. C. Real Estate Bulletin. | In order that you may not be de- ceived as to its true meaning, we quote a few extracts from ‘Progress and Poverty,”’ by Henry George, from BATES COUNTY FAIR GRANDSTAND AS SEEN FROM THE QUARTER-STRETCH. eee Premium List and Rules of Bates Co. Poultry Show to be Held at Butler, Mo., Nov. 4-7 Rules and Regulations so now. A score card showing just where your fowls are cut for defects, and how much, is furnished every exhibitor. We especially invite the farmers of Bates county to bring in some of their poul- try and get it scored. There is always some of the best stock held back in the country, the owner never realizing its real value; so come one and all, bring your chickerfs, tur- keys, geese and ducks and help us to make this show one that Bates county people will be proud of. We desire additional members of our association, and” invite all poultry raisers and others interested to join. Annual dues, one dollar. All prizes not called for within fifteen days become the property of the associa- tion. The Bates County Poultry Association will hold its third annual show at Butler, Missouri, November 4, 5, 6, and 7, 1912. The American Standard of Perfection will govern the judges, and the show will be held under the rules of the American Poultry Association, of which this Associa- tion is a member. The judging will be by score card, and the cards become the property of the ex- hibitor after the show. All premiums are open to the competi- tion of the world, except specials. Premiums wil be awarded on single birds and pens, the pens to be composed of the best singles of the exhibitors. Members of the Association will be charged an entry fee of 15 cents per bird, and $1 extra for pens. Non-members will be charged 25 cents per bird, and $2 extra for pens. All birds must be entered as singles before they can compete as pens. Premiums will be paid on all varieties of poultry entered, as follows: First prize, one-half of all entry fees in that class. Second prize, one-fourth of all the entry fees in that class. Third, fourth and fifth prizes, ribbons only. There must be three entries in each class, except pens, or only ribboné will be paid. Only prizes of ribbons for the best colored male and best colored female; best shaped male and best shaped female, in each variety shown. All birds must be entered with the Sec- retary on entry blanks furnished by her, and must be properly filled out when pre- sented. The Secretary is prohibited from making out entry blanks for exhibitors. All birds must be entered and delivered a Special Premiums A. H. Culver—Carpet sweeper on high- est scoring cockerel. N. B. Jeter—Silver teapot for highest scoring pullet. Black & Arnold—$3 hat for highest scoring cock. Levy Merc. Co.—$3 worth of merchan- dise for highest scoring hen. McFarland & Sons—Riding bridle for highest scoring pen. The association offers 50c for the best one dozen eggs of each variety of chickens, ducks or geese. . For the highest scoring pen, $4 War- ner’s Redfern corset. Premium given to Bates county breeder only.—Walker-Mc- at the show room before noon, on Novem- Kibben Merc. Co. ber 4th, 1912, Birds shipped by express should be G. P. Wyatt—¢2 cash for best display addressed to the Superintendent and all of bronze turkey. charges prepaid. Feed, water and bedding ee will be furnished free, and all birds given T. J. Day—$2 for best display of ducks. McFarland & Sons—Riding bridle for best display of geese. Non-residents of Bates county barred on all specials except White Wyandotte Exhibitors can furnish their own show coops, which should be thirty inches high, ee inches deep, and have door in it. special, With oe einen of the Butler Com- The’ Bates eae Ww mercial Club and the Bates County Fair e County White Wyandotte Assocation, the Bates County Poultry As- club offer cash prizes for i purchased fifty show coops, Highest scoring Reese se aey sesRY and they will be rented to exhibitors at Highest sporlag both, eS 85h is twenty-five cents each, which will include: Highest scoring hen... . | se ie nym anyone owning Highest scoring pullet.................. 1 coops ring Is in them, as the Those having won a blue or red ribbon ps fear chy tumor gegen Saeko at previous shows at Butler are barred. If who have never exhibited their fowls t do he a pre ee as ca to go to second pen of White