The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 5, 1912, Page 4

A most excellent time to open an account é with a clean, strong, growing bank. A good place to deposit your Christmas money. A Christmas present that will benefit and be appreciated—one of those small bronze steel safes can be had by depositing one dollar with The PEOPLES BANK THE BANK ON WHICH YOU CAN ALWAYS BANK. BUTLER, MO. Christian Hirni Dead Chris. Hirni, one of the old and ‘charge of the final rites, which were, HIGH COURT HOLDS conducted by Judge Bruce Campbell. | | U. P. MERGER TRUST ORDERS DISSOLUTION | Mr. Hirni was aged 69 years. 10 | well known early citizens 0! ates monthevand olive: | ‘ county, is dead, says the Rich Hill MEW te 00 Review. He died very suddenly at his home near Prairie City ‘last Fri- day, and was buried on Sunday at Rockville. L _ Mr. Hirni was a prosperous farm- er, a solid citizen and a former coun- ty treasurer. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity. His funeral was preached by Rev. Egger and he was buried in Rock- ville Cemetery, the Masons being in Bombs Can Ruin Canal Panama, Nov. 30.—Matilde Moisant the aviatrice, who is here, says that the canal can be easily destroyed in a few minutes by bombs dropped into the lock chambers from airships fly- ing from warships out of range of the forts. Miss Moisant isa sister of the air- man of that name who lost his life in an aeroplane mishap nearly two years ago. is like a dead dog! The Bark is ail off! WE SELL AT RIGHT PRICES You'll find no bark on our Lumber, although we do a good deal of Lumber, Lath, of barking about it. Posts, Shingles, Sash, Doors, Cement, Lime, Plaster, Brick, We have the stock and feel justified in the barking. When you want the best lumber— Peerless Rooiing you'll find it! H.C. WYATT & SON Established 1876 bark up this tree and. NOw 18 THE TIME TO BRING YOUR FURS J. M. Sallee while the market is good, as prices are too high to last long. Sell to a reliable dealer at home and have your money to use that day instead of ship- ping your furs and getting skinned. Bring in your old Iron, Metals, Rubber and Bones and get your extra change for Christmas. west! Hard and Soft Coals PHONE 130 (8) West Ohio Street, BUTLER, MO. | U.S. Circuit Judge's St. Louis Decis- | ion Declaring Lines were Not i Competitors, Reversed | Washington, D. C., Dec. 2.—The great Harriman merger, created when | the Union Pacific Railway Company | bought 46 per cent of the stock of the | Southern Pacific Railway System, was} split asunder today by the Supreme: Court of the United States, asa vio-! lation of the Sherman antitrust law. The roads are given three months} to reorganize. Then with the end of the merger! before it, the court sent forth its por- tentious declaration that, ‘‘while the law might not be able to enforce com- petition, it can reach combinations which render competition imprac- ticable.”” Justice Day announced the unani- mous opinion of the court. Justice Van Devanter took no part in the consideration of the case, but his principal finding, when he was a Judge of the Utah Circuit Court, to the effect that the two roads were not competitors and, therefore, no viola- tion of the law had resulted from the purchase, was reversed and annulled. Instead of following the reasoning of Justice Van Devanter and Judges Sanborn and Adams, the court, in substance, approved the minority holding of Judge Hook that the roads were competitors and that it was just as much a violation of the law for one road to buy the controlling stock of a ‘competitor as it was for a holding company, as in the Northern Secur- ities case, to buy the controlling stock of two competing companies. As the Northern Securties Company plan failed nearly ten years ago, so the Harriman plan fell today. Social Gathering. Miss Iva Ayers entertained a few day evening in honor of her cousins, Hillsdale, Kans. of her friends at her home last Fri-' Ninety-Three Barrels of Milk in One Year “Blood tells.’ Likewise, feed tells. The combination of the two enabled the Missouri College of Ag- riculture to give to the State the world’s record cow, Josephine. The same combination has enabled the College to give to Missouri another high record milk and butter produc- er, Carlotta Pontiac. Carlotta is seven years old. She was bred on the College Farm. In twelve months during which time her milk was officially weighed and tested she produced 23,593 pounds | of milk. This is equivalent to 93 1-2} standard barrels. The milk from jthis one cow would have supplied ‘the needs of 30 average city homes. Her milk cantained 708 pounds of fat which is equivalent to 827 pounds of butter. This was sold at regular | Elgin prices for over $200. The skim ‘milk was worth between $30 and $40. It required between $80 and $90 worth of feed to produce this gross return of more than $2380. At six cents a quart, which is less than the usual price to city customers, the milk from this cow would have sold for over $700. There area good many so called dairy herds in Missouri (and more of them in some other states) in which the entire herd does not return as much clear profit for feed consumed in a year as has this one cow owned ‘by Missouri Agricultural College— Carlotta Pontiac. | Wilson Would Take Oath With- | out Show | Hamilton, Bermuda, Nov. 30.— 'Gov. Woodrow Wilson is willing to | take the oath of office as President of the United States without ostentation ‘on March 4, and that the formal cere- |monials that every fourth year attract thousands of citizens to Washington ‘be postponed until the last Thursday lin April. | To that extent he has indorsed the propaganda in favor of a later inaug- ‘uration, which has been advocated in Esther Reimai and Evah Thomas, of ‘and out of Congress in order that the event might be conducted at a time The evening was spent in playing when the weather usually ispropitious ‘games after which refreshments were served. All left ata late hour after! ‘spending a pleasant evening. Those | present: Una Judy, Lydia Johnson, ‘Bertha Short, Olive Judy, Evah | Thomas, Esther Reimal, Ethel Grims- ‘at the national capital. Many persons have urged the Pres- ‘ident elect to sanction a postponement | of the inaugural ceremonies without |realizing that this cannot be done | without an act of Congress, and that jley, Ola Ayers, Waneta Rankins, Doe | it is impossible now to change the |Harper, Roy Emry, Carl Grimsley, |John Turner, Elmer Scrivener, Earl | Burk, Sam Short, Ernest Nightwine, |Lester Ayers, Perry Burk and Mr. {and Mrs. Wm. Ayers. | ONE PRESENT. A Business Scheme | From the Kansas City Journal. ; you knew better.”” | ‘T'll tell you the truth’’ whispered \the barber. ‘‘Business was bad and Tonly paid $4 for that brick. Now people come from all over town to kid me, and business looks good for amonth or more. By that time I hope to have another little scheme.” $1.50 at Cagely & Turk’s.—Adver- tisement. 52-tf “So you bought a gold brick and let the news get all over town,’’ said ‘the irate friend. ‘Honestly I thought | forthcoming ceremony, so far as the | taking of the oath is concerned. Hodge Gets Certificate BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS By Supt. P. M. Allison Herrell has an enrollment of 10and 7 were present. They have- installed a heating plant here and it is doing all that could be expected. It makes their room warm in all.parts, no one is too warm or too cold and the air is fresh and pure at all times. They could not have done a better thing for the school. Miss Anne Golladay is teacher. Redmond has an enrollment of 28 and 25 were present. They recently held an entertainment and charged an admission fee and cleared $1968. Miss Mary Sharp is teacher. Valley has an enrollment of 21 and 16 were present. They are going to have a pie supper soon, the proceeds to go on a slate blackboard. Miss Maggie McGuire is teacher and is do- ing good work. Fair Play has an enrollment of 28 and 21 were present. They are not keeping with the course of study be- cause the teacher failed to attend the August meeting and as a result did not know what is required. This was the third attempt to visit the school, it having been dismissed on account of the teacher being sick be- fore. Miss Anna Twombly is teacher. Harmony has an enrollment of 52 and 37 were present. The attendance is not as good as it should be. This! school is seeking honors through | spelling matches and ciphering con- tests. Mr. Lewis Keele is teacher They need some more equipment but AND TEACHERS have done well on this considerii the size of the district. Miss. Wi metta Taylor is teacher. : Olive has an enrollment of 29 and 19 were present. They have some good spellers here who will try in the are good workers inevery way. Miss Sallie Holwell is teacher and does good work. Little Deer Creek hasan enrollment of 32 and 15 were present. The light attendance was supposed to be due to the good dinners they serve in the district on Thanksgiving. This school is doing good work too and I must say that the girls of this school are as good workers as one could find anywhere. Miss Cora Rush is teacher and is teaching a good school. Wemot has an enrollment of 14 and 13 were present. The one who was absent was out on account of sick- ness. Miss Mary Wayland is teacher and they will do well to keep her as long as she will stay. Paddy has an enrollment of 20 and 10 were present. This school is los- ing half of its pupils by their moving away. Miss Ruth Wayland is teach- er and is doing the best work I have ever seen done in this school. She does her work in a nice quiet way without trying to call everyone’s at- tention to the fact, but to give to that district the very best work she can. Tespecially approve of her manner |of handling written work. She, un- | like some teachers I know of, never returns a written paper without at least marking the errors. Some will spelling contest next spring. They ° and receives $55 per month instead of $50 as reported before. | place a grade on the paper without in Summit Center has an enrollment |@"Y Way calling attention to the mis- of 11 and 11 were present. This|t#kes and return the paper. school began with 21 pupils but they PUP looks at the grade and either are all moving away so they are won- smiles or frowns and then throws the dering what will become of them. Paper in the waste basket or on the Miss Jennie Donovan is teacher and floor. Such written work is burden- | some and if it has a value no one has | discovered it yet. There are teach- {ers in Batescounty who are simply | killing time with this kind of work. Miss Maggie McGuire reports the ; following pupils as spelling all the |words in a two week’s contest: is one of our very best. Fry has an enrollment of 16 and 13 were present. They haye oiled the floor and as a result have no dust. | It is not so uncommon to get into a} school room and find enough dust on the seats and desks to write very plainly in. This school hada pie sup- | Maude, David and Zaza Hartel, Frank- ‘ie Borum, Matilda Turpin, Frank and per and cleared $10.88. Miss Bessie | Alms is teacher. Marshall has an enrollment of 11 and 11 were present. /cormack and Orba Hartel. | Ray Herman, Roy Evans, Archie Mc- They are al-; Go to Cagley & Turk for horse- ways present and takea good interest. | shoeing. Advertisement. 52-tf Closing Out Sale! Real Estate and Personal Property Having decided to leave the country, I will sell at public auction at my farm, 1 1-2 miles west and a half mile north of Hume, Missou- ri, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 712 Beginning at 10 o’clock, rain or shine, the following described property, to-wit: 983-- Acres Land--982 My farm consists of 98 2-5 acres, of which 78 acres is in good state of cultivation; 20 2-5 acres in pasture land with never failing water; about 8 acres of this is fenced hog tight. There is some valu- able coal land on this farm. There is about 15 acres of fall plowing done. The improvements consist of a5-room house, with closets and porches, telephone in the house, a good cave and cistern, the barn will hold about two tons hay, has corn crib.and oat granary, and room for six horses, with shed on one side, never failing well in barnyard; new chicken house. There isa small orchard and straw- berry patch. Will sell this farm in two divisions—29 1-5 acres in one piece and 69 1-5 acres in the other. It will then all be thrown to- ether and sold—which ever way brings the most money will stand. 'welve per cent. of purchase price day of sale, balance when pos- session is given. Can give possession on or before February 1, 1913. This is a fine little home situated on the main road from Hume to Pleasanton, Kas., lays well, good soil, and close to Hume, a good lit- tle town with good schools and churches, and all lines of business well represented. The fact that land is underlaid with coal makes it all the more valuable, being situated so near town as to make the marketing of it a small matter. Anyone wishing a nice little farm for a home will do well to investigate this little place. Parties wish- ing to look this place over can see the same any time by calling at the home. Think this over, and if you are paying rent come and buy you a home of your own, as this place will sell at a bargain and it will be but a short time until all lands along this railroad will be much higher. Buy now while you can buy at your own price. One 6-yr-old Bay Mare, weight 1400 Ibs; 1 6 Horses 7-yr-old Bay Mare, weight 1380 Ibs; 1 4-yr-old Black Mare, weight 1400 Ibs, all three mares bred to a Percheron Topeka, Kan. Nov. 30.—The Kan- |sas Board of Canvassers: issued the | certificate of election to Governor to George H. Hodges (Dem.) this after- noon. | The action followed the denial of |of the Supreme‘Court to grant Cap- per (Rep.) a rehearing in the Wau- bausrsee County legal ballot case. The court also lifted the restrain- ing order against the Board of Can- vassers. M. W. A. Meeting. Butler Camp No. 2458, Modern Woodmen of America will hold a so- cial session for members only at Four buggy or wagon tires set for | Camp Hall next Thursday night Dec. 5, 1912. Refreshments will be serv- ed. : horse; one 10-yr-old Black Horse, weight 1300 Ibs, family broke and not afraid of autos, a child can drive him; 1 weanling Draft Mare Colt, a good one, 1 weanling Draft Horse Colt. . Three good milch cows, two giving milk, the 4 Cattle other two will be fresh soon; 1 heifer calf. E a About 30 shocks fodder; about 6 tons good timothy hay ee in barn; some good cane hay; some corn and oats, 1 stack wheat and oat straw. Farming Tools jreogrience ee mower; 1 ten-disc drill good as new; 1 fourteen-inch John Deer gai plow, a good one; 1 Hays corn planter; 1 Busy Bee cultivator good as new; 1 good disc; 1 eighteen-foot harrow; 1 sixteen-inch in; plow; 1 new fourteen-foot hay frame; 1 set work harness; 1 grind- stone; some hedge posts, and many other articles too numerous to USUAL TERMS I. N. MYERS,