The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 27, 1913, Page 1

VOL. XXXV. FOSTER. Grandma Bowman who has been critically ill with pneumonia, is re- ported some better. Miss Maggie McCann of Virginia, spenta few days with Mrs. M. C. Mills last week. Perry Jennings and G. W. Mullen- aux went up to Butler on the noon train Saturday. Harley Imel, wife and baby came up from Pittsburg Saturday, to visit his parents, C. H. Imel and wife of the north part of town. Uncle Matt Gray has installed a new telephone in his house. Friends of Uncle Matt can take a deer hunt with him.at long range now. D. H. Arbogast has completed one of those things people run to when a cyclone comes along. The Foster school will give a box supper, Friday night, March 28th. Everybody cordially invited. The Lone Star tent. show that has been here for the past week, en- countered a rough sea, rain, sleet and high wind. The Kansas City sports have been - spending a few days on their game reservation north of towu. ° Jim Miller had the misfortune to sustain a broken leg Tuesday at the Atlas Coal mine from ‘a fall of coal which he was mining off. A. G. Metzler was a passenger to Butler on the noon train Thursday. -A. H. Loyd was up to Butler Tues- day, noon on business. A.G. Metzler is painting the in- terior of his store building. Mr. Metzler is thinking of embarking in the mercantile business again, pro- viding he does.not rent his building. Clyde Robbins and wife of Butler were down Wednesday looking after their farm, west of town. On the Wing. - The Literary at Crooks school house closed a successful term Fri- day night, and will open again the/| first Friday night in November. | Albert Zinn thas bought a span of| mules and was breaking them the other day. We guess he is going to farm this year. Pete Peterson is digging a cave. He is wise as the storms are getting fierce. Joe Wheeler and son came up from Joplin to visit with John Foster and | is going to work for him. Wm. Porter was home on a-visit: last week and attended literary at! Crook school house Friday night. | Grandma Judy is visiting for a few | days with her daughter, Mrs. T. Mc- | Guire. | if this was the middle and if the in John Reedy landed back in Bates | was loose at the other end. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Miller a fine girl March 19th. Lula Nestlerode is visiting her fath- er, Carr Dudley, who is very sick at Amoret. : Frank and Henry Oldham have jbeen putting up fences and doing everything that tends to make the |farm attractive. Almost every one around here are} idigging cyclone cellars, even Jim Browning. Uncle Neal Porter is not so well at this writing. Edith Brumet of Passaic is sick at this writing. Mrs. Chas. Fisk received a tele-| gram from her mother asking her to come at once. a BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1913. Ike Dawson sold his farm on the, We passed Judge Hedger’s the Miami to Pete Peterson. {other day and saw his son Marion Grandma Hughes is on the sick list. eth busy 7 bigs ee te pe Grandma Minton has returned from | i zt Reh se bhai ae he noni fa a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Stan- | his b sf a ley in Butler. [26 tile eet Cee ite Bessie Helen Oldham is on the sick I shams 2alilann i visiting with his list. | sister, Mrs. Ike Lockridge. Chas. Becket of Passaic, visited | Mulberry and Western Bates. Walter Wallace and family of Gold- en City, Washington, are visiting at W. C. Carpenter’s. county a few days ago. He, has! bought a farm north of Foster. He! says Bates is good engugh for him. pee ch and a ui eB Charles R. Bowman, the land man, 6 WHET ODS CSV CHINE Ast WEEK: coldithe Littlebridge farm,-four miles R. L. Scott and G. W. Armentrout east of Amoret, to H. W. Tracy of took in the sights at the county seat. Johnson county, Kansas. Ree REI oe Stanley Morwood and Cecil Porter George Lockridge is digging him a spent Easter with homefolks. cyclone cellar, ' Mr. and Mrs. Peter Morwood spent We heard it reported that John | several days in Butler the latter part | Messick was quite sick last week. , of the week. E. Heavilin and wife spent Easter! For Sale—Extra good mare, 2 ex- | Sunday at the home of -G. W. Armen- \ tra good coming two year old colts. | trout. | J. W. Rogers, Amoret. | There was another wedding pulled} Mr. and Mrs. R. Bohlken, Henry i off in Elkhart one day last week. | Dykman, wife and two children visit- Squire Coats reports that he killed | ed at John Dykman’s Sunday. | some fine ducks one day last week, Clause Rickus, Johnny Dykman |but he went to town and while hej and Will R. Bohlken spent Sunday | was there, Os Hand called for dinner, | evening with George and Bert Bohl- jand when he got home there were ken. ino ducks left. | Bernie Bohlken and family were T. L. Lockridge and wife called at, Visitors at A. J. Meints Sunday. | the writer’s last Saturday. Mrs. W. A. Downey returned home | Frank Addison of Windsor Mo. | Tuesday from a visit at the Ira Beall ‘visited with his sister Mrs. T. L, home near Sigourney, Iowa. Lockridge last week. John Phelps was a caller at Ramb- W. H. Keeton and family ate eggs !er’s office Monday. 2 Walter Wallace of Goldale, Wash., came in for a visit with friends and; relatives, While on his way he was | snow bound 76 hours. | Miss Rosa Dawson called on Mrs. John Hedger Sunday. \ Ross Garren is preparing to move | to Mulberry as soon as the roads get | good. His wife is able to be up now. | Mrs, Hewitt is visiting her father, ! most windy days we have had in aj ‘long time. There was some damage | D Grant Oldham and family, and Cy-|done. The writer’s hen house was sec 16 and 9 G River $3000. badly damaged and J. R. Scott’s hog | T. McGuire. rus Nestlerode and three sons spent | Easter with home folks. | with John Foster Saturday and Sun- Frank Oldham called on S. N. Kin- ion Wednesday morning. Grandma Minton is on the com- plaining list. N. M.N. Elkhart Easter proved to be one of the house was turned over. There was Nelson Nestlerode was at Grant quite a storm last Sunday night. Oldham’s last week and wanted to | Lee Smith and son of Hardin Mo. were arrivals Saturday on;a com- bined pleasure and business trip. W. J. Parleir was a business visit- or to Pleasanton Thursday. Mrs. Harrison Hickey of Kether, Oklahoma, is visiting at the Bridwell home in this city. The ladies’ aid society cleared $25 the 18th serving lunch at the C. H. Clouse sale. J. L. Bridwell, wife and children of Bever county, Oklahoma, arrived last week. Mr. Bridwell will em- bark in the poultry business, with his brother, Fred Bridwell of this place. DINAH. In and Around Maysburg Stil) it rains, hails and blows. Some of the farmers had begun planting |, oats but guess they will--wait- awhile to finish. Joe Jacobs and family visited at R. K. Godwin’s Sunday. There was no school Tuesday at Hackler on account of election. ___.Rev, Shelton filled his_regular ap- pointment at Cope Creek Sunday. 3 Bishop Cannon gave an Easter par- ty Saturday night. The boys took eggs, the girls took pies. Mrs. Can- ‘non prepared the lunch and they re- port as enjoying theirselves fine. Tan White and family took dinner and spent the afternoon with Harve . Harness. Mrs. Russel spent the day with Mrs. Sterling Harness Monday. R. K. Godwin and wife visited the school Friday afternoon. a Mr. Sam Farmer is getting ready dig him a cyclone cave. Aosta nice hog:last week and Mr. at this writing. : call his best girl. He rang central | and when she answered-heasked her | .G. W. Armentrout bought a fine span of mules one day last week from a man west of Foster. vat W. G. Stephens last Sunday. ‘C. W. Kelly and mother are mov- | Jim Cowley was trading in Elkhart ing {o their new home near Amoret. ‘last Saturday and taking in the sights. Mr. Smalley and family are report- There will be preaching at Mount €4 much better with the smallpox. The bottoms have almost fallen out of the roads. James F. Porter was on the sick list the first of the week. : RAMBLER. Christian Science Services ) bea ve held at the court Goure in F ‘the Probate Court room every Sun- Louisa Wyse to J H Wyse 40 a day morning at 11 o’clock. All are |sec 9 G River $1500. cordially invited. Subject Eliza A Johnson to Ida M Worman March, 30, 1913, ‘‘Reality.”’ lot 6 blk 1 Balls add Hume $600. Ser : Marriage Licenses. _. Walnut Land & Coal Co to C B “Cullison lots 7 to 24 Inc blk 20 Foster LC Brook ...Hume, | $50. Nellie Shimel... Holden. | Vernon school house next Sunday. | It is reported-that the egg roast at, | Concord was a failure on account of’ | the weather. JOHNNY. Louisa Wyse to W A Wyse 80acres UG VALUES Our new display of rugs is ready. All fresh, beau- WONDERFUL tiful and in almost endless variety of sizes and patterns. Right now is the time to get the cream of the offerings and the prices are very attractive. Axminster Rugs, all sizes, $15 to $40 Brussels Rugs, all sizes, $7.50 to $20 -NEW DRAPERIES, LACE CURTAINS, PORTIERS in all the new colorings and styles. Best all wool Ingrain carpet 65c yd A look in this department before you buy will do you no harm. Don't Hesitate to Ld Come and see Us Mercantile Co. AY-LESS CLOTHIERS + wees, Oi ) ety, “Orca, Sap NUMBER BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS By Supt. P. M. Allison The legislature has just passed a bill which makes it possible for every - district in the State to have an eight months school. The district must have an assessed valuation of $50,000 or less and must levy not less than 65c on the one hundred dollars valu- ation to entitle them to this and then they must meet the following three conditions: 1, The district must have an as- sessed valuation of $50,000 or less than $50,000. 2. The district must levy 65c on the $100 for school purposes. 3. The districts must have main- tained this year an average daily at- tendance of fifteen pupils, or in lieu of the fifteen pupils, the average daily attendance must be 60 per cent of the last enumeration list. The amount of aid granted is $100 per district or so much thereof as may be necessary to maintain an eight month’s term of school at the following salaries: (a) Forty dollars ($40) per month for third grade teacher. Forty-five dollars ($45) month for second grade teachers. (3) Fifty dollars ($50) per month for first grade teachers. _ This levy can be made at the an- nual meeting this year without pre- vious notice. The school money is not distributed until July and every district meeting the requirements will entitled to this next year. The district is required to apply only 40c on the $100 to the payment of teachers’ wages. The remaining 25c can be used for incidental pur- poses. Out of this 25c library books and other needed equipment can be bought. This will be the same as the state equipping these schools for the patrons. It seems now that there is no excuse for a short term ‘of school if the patrons want a longer term. Many districts will ‘take advantage of this and have a good school. It is hoped that not a district in Bates county will allow this to pass by. This of course comes out of the regu- lar funds and the district that is en- titled and does not take advantage will lose twice in place once. The districts of Missouri having classified high schools levy $1.129 and if they can do this it does seem possible for a rural district to levy 65c. The Warrensburg-Central Missouri Teachers Associations will meet in Warrensburg April 10, 11, 12, 1913. They have arranged an excellent program for the occasion. Earl (b) per education will deliver three lectures. The declamatory contests and field meets will be held at this time. There will be variety enough to suit any and all. I hope tosee a good repre- sentation present from Bates county. Teachers can attend this meeting and count their time just as in a county meeting. Some are beginning to ask about when they will get their grades. It is not possible to say at present but not before the first of the month at best. One hundred fifteen wrote and most of them left their papers for me to grade and I have some other work to keep going as well. However, the grades will be mailed out as soon as they can be made up. The present examination shows who studied the Reading Circle work thoroughly. It has done much good along this line and about eliminates those who have not done the work. Miss Hazel McRoberts of Crescent Hill school in Deer Creek township, reports the following pupils as spell- ing all the words in a two weeks con- test: Hazel and Leslie Arendt, Cur- tis and Esther Thornhill, Charles and Doley Kinion, Gladys and Florence Stagner, Gladys Long, Della Long, Della Drew and Ruth Smith. ‘Alexander M. Dockery, former governor of Missouri, has been sworn in as third assistant postmaster gen- eral. He will have charge of the re- ceipt and disposition of postal funds, the printing and issuance of stamps, the money order and registration ser- vice, the classification of domestic mail matter and the redemption of unsalable stamped paper. : Barnes, one of our best_lecturers_on——____