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DECIDED II ‘is recorded in the Percheron Society of America, his | record number being 54545. He is a beautiful black, right front foot and both hind feet white. He was foaled May 15, 1905; bred by L. E. Reuse, Clifton, II!., and was purchased from William Bell, of Wibaux, Mont. Decided [I was sired by Imported Duke, 19738; he by Merveille, 10272; ' BATES COUNTY SCHOOLS there they immediately marched in. AND TEACHERS | After enjoying about ten minutes of Senior party the girls suddenly got By Supt. P.M, Allison along with a shortage of funds. This) aisj¢ in lockstep, The girls distribut- and the new consolidation law will ed favors of stick candy to the - boys | ‘undoubtedly bring some rural high] \ 1, retaliated by bringing in fizzes ‘schools. ,and were it not for the expense and equally. j the danger of having them away ‘from their parents’ care there would chapel day (Thursday) of the week ,and should be many more than there preceeding the last week of school. are from the country. In order to get the benefit of this | baseball recruitsfor practice Monday state aid these village schools must evening at the fair grounds and Tues- | levy 100c on the $100. This must be | day evening at the West school. The’ ;done by May 15th. If they fail to do} boys showed up fine in the practice | ‘this at the annual meeting they must games and will certainly make a win- | hold a special election and vote this] ning team. amount. The spelling contests will be held Alpha Sigma. 2 ee - ., , |upand left. The boys followed and | The law giving aid to weak high | were Jed into the Star picture show | schools will help some of our village where they created quite a disturb- ‘schools that have been struggling} ano by marching down the center | : It is not uncommon for one! from a nearby drug store. The party | half of the graduates from our town] ongeq in a progressive serenade in| ‘high schools to be from the country| Which all of the faculty suffered | Senior class day will be held on the | Captain McHenry called out his/ | | | Great activity is to be seen in the! in the townships April 12th. The} camps of the Alpha Sigmas this week. y ora: sini ‘3 : ador, 4525, imported si following persons have been appoint- Dan, Daisy, 20148; by Roscoe, 14642; oq chairmen and will call the other by Pluton, 10113; by Valliant, 404; teachers and set a place for the con- by Prosper, 893; by Decide, 892, im- fast: Mingo, Miss Emma Burgess; ': by Vieux Pierre, 894, import- Spruce, Miss Elsie McClenny; Deep- , nd Dam, Mace, 12097; by water, J.C. Maxey; Hudson, Miss Dillon, 4492; by Dominant, imported; Della Pierce; Rockville, C. M. Leedy; by nt, 1899, imported; Coco II, Prairie Miss M. Kate Pharis; Pleas- a 1, imported; by Vieux Chaslin, 713, ant Ch Miss Fannie Moreland; Sum- ed. we 7 i mit, Miss Jennie Donovan, Shawnee, ! Certificate of Registration L. W. Keele; Grand River, Miss Min- which may.be seen at the barn shows nie Holwell; Deer Creek, B. E, Par- that all of Decided If blood on both ker; Mound, E. °W. Timmons; Mt. | ‘ 5 a 2En . : sides comes from Imported stock. Pleasant, Miss May Timmons; Lone Miss Maude Morgan; Osage, | Anyone interested is welcome to see mpleie pedigree, which space nor permit publication in this connection, « Boone, M »McRoberts; West SILVER DICK 36674 Boone, Miss Nelle Moore; West Point Registered trotting stallion; color, Miss Blanch Smith; Homer, E. W. dark brown; 16 hands high, weight Stevens; Walnut, John MeCoilom; 1300, Silver Dick combines the Howard, Ethel Herrell. blood of Wilkes and Electioneer that produced such trotting horses as Maj- conter with other teachers and let or Delmar 1:59 1-4; Vlon 1:58 1-4, them know what time the contest and Harvester who holds the world’s | will begin. The teachers in each record for stallions at 2:01 ii t ils ae Seon ognbe |, school should select three pupils to SIL\ ER DIC K 36674, sired by Sil- represent the school in the township yer Simmons, No. 21656, record contest and then in the township 218 Ih he by Simmons Boy, No. contest three are selected to go to the Vor, Ist dam, Hattie Cromwell, | county contest and at the county con- dam Oh and J. H. L._2:08 1-4; Sim= | tost one will be selected to attend the _mons Boy by Simmons, record 2:28, | State Contest to be held in Jefferson dam by Hamburg 2:01 1-4; Hattie ity May 12th Cromwell .by Harrison Chief, No. aaa esis 3841, dam Katie. \ Simmons was sired by George W und he by Hambleton- ian 10. Harrison Chief, sired by ‘ark Chie’, No. 89, dam by Pacing h Chie! was sired by Mambrino it ind; New. Home, Ja! Sharlotte, Miss Grace Darr Elkhart, Alvena Maddy; East The words will not be taken from ‘any particular part of the book in | spelling or any particular text. Any one who is not a high school pupil land has been regularly enrolled in a | public school of the county this year is eligible. No, tf. Ist dam by Edwin The first prize in the county con- Forrest, No. 49, test is $15 and this will be ie Silver I No. 36674, Ist dam Ju- | to pay the expenses of the er to! venalis, », record 2:14 3-4; | ers sister to Palatus| first prize. We appre “d by Election | terest in the matter and we > their in- } is by Onward, No. 1411. i by Egbert, ter work, The teaching force through ce , out the county consider the managers ‘of this bank their friend. The second prize of $10 is again by the Walker-MckKibben i » she m Contio, un by Wagoner, | both societies. ithe best talent of the high school, its The chairmen should in each case} | William H. Richi MU tace Crossley, W red in Vol. 14, sired | attend the State oie : be SEU Roy, Hannibal; Otto Kochtitzky, | Bank of Bates County offers: the | Cape Girardeau; Clark H. Jacoby and } | Geo. Beardsley, Kansas City; T. k. re pleas: | "5 ul Soy Uiey Neven ENG nea 4S! Caruthersville; A. H. Boone, Charles: | on anything that tended to make Dot rant John N. Mills, Matthews; Doc | thew jruthersville; O. H. A program, which may be their last of the year, will be produced Friday | night, April 4. No effort is being, spared by the members of the society | to raise the quality of this program | even above that of the ones they have given’in the past. Much praise is! due to the officers, and especially the | program committee, for the excel- | lence of all the entertainments pro-} duced heretofore. This committee | throughout the year has labored long | and diligently to give the public their | ilways attended’ their efforts. The also be praised very highly for the advice and help they have given to The numbers which comprise the program for Friday night represent. most handsome young men and pret- tiest girls. (There is no need to add that there are no other kind in the; Alpha Sigma society.) .In a later is-| sue of this paper the program in full; will be given. The admission will be | 10 cents and the public is most cor- dially invited to come. BE. W. Drainage Delegates Named. The following list of delegates ap- | pointed by Gov. Major to the Nation- al Drainage Congress to be held in |St. Louis April 10, 11 and 12, were made public today: From St. Louis—David R. Francis, Archbishop John J. Glennon, Dr. William J. Williamson and Tom K. Smith. From other points in the state: | , Oregon; Wal- arrensburg; Col. Ed. | L. Abbington, Poplar Bluff; Sidney R. Ely, Kennett; Judge H. GC. Schultz | Brydon, Essex; H. A. Wright, Clar- ence; Jewell Mayes, Richmond; ‘T. C. Wilson, Malta Bend; J. A. Mat- Sikeston; A. L. Oliver, Ca- Avery, Tr OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE FINAN- CIAL CONDITION OF THE Farmers Bank of Bates County At Butler, State of Missouri, at the close of business on the 26th day of March, 1913. RESOURCES, Loans and discounts, andoubtedly good on personal or collateral.... $364,500 35 Loans, realestate ..... . .. . 27,404 74 Overdrafts Ge 3.99646 Real estate (banking house) 15 000.00 Farniture and fixtures... 2 ¢00,0U Due from other banks and b: subject to check..... 69,197 46 Cash Items. 434 01 Currency 3,538.00 Specie ... 11,317 90 Total 5. sssescree coors $502,479 42 LIABILITIES, Capital stock paid in. + $50,000.00 Surplus fund 40,0000,00 Undivided profits, net ‘ . 5,308.80 Due to oanks and bankers, subject 60 CHECK... eccesces occceeee 91,150 86 Individual deposits subject to 231,882.71 vemand certificates o! deposi 34,157 53 OCA rien ceasteisssprsial $02,479 42 STATE OF MISSOURI, 88. County of Bates, i We, W. F Divell, as president, and Homer Duvall as cashier of said bank, each of us, dosolemnly swear that the above statement Farmers Bank o Bates County Still Have the Largest Deposits In this space we publish our Financial Statement which shows the strong and prosperous condition of the bank, having Deposits of over . . ... . $407,000 Surplus and Profits of over . . makes Financial Statement which shows they and also have the Largest Surplus Fund of any bank in Bates Co. 45,000 , Butler people recommend. ‘street in Butler has its cases. | years. With the elevation of A. from assist Major, it left vacant the other posi- tion. The place was filled today by the appointment of N. E. Williams of Shelbina, who for several weeks was in the insurance department. | Williams was one of the leaders of is true to the best of our knuwledge and belief; W.F DUVALL, President, HOMEn DUV 4LL, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 3lst D. nineteen hundred and day of March, A, thirteen, Witness my hand and notarial seal on the date last aforesaid. (Commissioned and quali- fied tor a term expiring March 7th, 1914 ) AGNES C. ARNOLD, Notary Pablic. O A. Heinlein, Correct Attest: Frank Holland, J. W. Choate, { virectors. We wish to call the attention of the general public to this excellent showing. The Farmers Bank offers the best of ser- vice and greatest protection to depositors. money’s worth, and great success has! pyRRY STREET IN BUTLER \ 5 teachers of the high school should, yas its Share of the Proof that Kid- ney Sufferers Seek. Backache? Kidneys weak? Distressed with urinary ills? Want a reliable kidney remedy? Don’t have to look far. Use what Every Here’s one Butler man’s experience —let M. S. Clay, of 211 N. High tell lit. He says: “T can add nothing to my former | public endorsement of Doan’s Kidney | Pills except to say that I am in per- ‘fect health, although well along in I had lumbago and was also’ Jefferson City, Mo.. March 31.— | bothered by irregular passages of the i | kidney secretions. When suffering | entensely, I got a box of Doan’s Kidney Pills at Frank Clay’s Drug publicans one. | Store, and they soon brought me en- jtire relief. This preparation cannot ' be endorsed too highly.” For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name—Doan’s—and take no other.—Advertisement. 24-2t Patterson’s Successor Appointed Jefferson City. Mo., March 31.— Patterson ant to secretary for Gov. in that part of Missouri. | ticket, Adrian Notes. From the Journal. home of her son, A. B. Holloway, Sunday, March 28rd, 1913, after a lingering illness of cancer, aged 69 years. John Buchanan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bubhanan, died at the home of A. C. Baie, Sunday morning, March 23rd, 1913, of appendicitis, aged 35 years, 11 months and 23 days. = In East Boone township the entire ticket was elected, except constable and collector, which went to the Re- publicans. In Elkhart township the Republi- cans elected three and the Democrats , two candidates. Mound township Democrats elected | four of their candidates and the Re- Reports from Shawnee township. confirm the election of the Democrat except clerk and assessor which went to the Republicans. In Grand River township the entire Democrat tick as elected. Program of Bates County Poul- try Association, Saturday April 12th. The Subject at this meeting will be “‘Capons.”’ There is always a de- mand, and at good prices, for Capons and Mrs Leeper of Pleasant Gap has been caponizing and selling for some time and will lead the discussion. | The object of the association is to make these sessions educational and the Major forces before the primary | Will be glad to discuss any subject suggested. If you hear a good FARMERS BANK OF BATES COUNTY method, pass it along. some subject discussed, ask for it Miree Sarat Der Geatesediedaat the and if no one here knows, we can get the paper from the State office. Good Breeding Stock The following stock will stand at our barns in Butler, Mo., during the season of 1913. Nipper 1908 German coach horse, 16 1-2 hands and weighs 1600 Ibs. good breeder of large fine colts. to insure a living colt. Montezuma Black jack with light points 9 years old, 15 1-2 hands high. en to be as. good a breeder of mules as any jack in the county—you can’t go wrong on him. $10 to insure a A lien held on all colts for service fee, if mare is traded, sold or re- moved, service fee becomes due. JOHN W. WARNOCK KLONDYKE, JR., 3597 3 Black istered i with white points, reg- \inerican Breeders As- id Jennets at Col- Penn, 15 8-4 hands high. i Sire, Nlondike, 3, out of S panish sociation of di , out of Big Molly, The above named horses and jack will stand the season of 1913 at my barns, 6 miles due east of Butler and 3-4 miles, due east of Summit school house at the following terms: DECIDED IL $12.50 KLONDYKE Jr. $12.00 SILVER DICK $12.00 Co. They have given |James A, Houchin, Jefferson City: | rer since the contest Was) Robert D. Allen, Butler; William G. | | at they are friends to the) Busby, Carrollton and John H. Nolen | +work goes withou ng. All peO- | Jefferson City. | | ple interested in education are pleas- seis Frat atGce led with the way they help us and it Baptist Church. is not uncommon to hear them say} Services for Sunday, April 6th. they are going to show their appre- "Bible school at'9:30 a. m. | ‘ciation in a substantial manner and} Morning sermon on “The Believ- they are. |er’s Christ-Life.”’ Contestants coming to townon the} Junior meeting at 2:30 p. m. | 19th will please report at this office} B. Y. P. U. at 6:30 p.m. Subject, ‘and I shall be pleased to have chair-| ‘‘Faithfulness.”’ _men send in the names and address-|_ Evening sermon on “The Cainitic | es to this office as soon as they are/| Civilization.” This is the second made up. sermon in the Sunday evening serics | Quite a few of our schools are clos- he seven Bible ages of human jing and one of the best reports on le w The Bible study class will meet this | jammer Kids.”’ to insure a colt to stand up and suck. \interest of parents comes from En- If mare is about to be traded or re- | terprise school in Charlotte township. moved from neighborhood, service | yiss McCann reports every patron money becomes due and_ payable at | but one as visiting the school this once. A lien will be held according | year. to law. No responsibility will be as- | —— sumed for accidents, but care will be High School Notes. exercised to prevent them. Sophiemere Complete pedigree of above stock | may be seen at barn. 24-3t| One of the questions asked the | Sophemore English class was, ‘Why is Stevenson’s ‘Treasure Island’ bet- Frank Holland. ter than any dime novel?’’ One of the illustrious students re- - A plied that the only difference was in At Passaic. the cover. : There will be preaching services| Miss Snider gave the Sophomores at the Passaic Baptist Church on Sun-/an April Fool examination in geome- day April 6, 1913, at 11 a. m. The/|try. subject will be ‘The Weakness of Man”’ or ‘‘How do we Compare With Him.” the boys to a party Tuesday night to Sunday evening at8 p. m.. Sub-|be given at the home of Mildred ject, “‘A Six Fold Indictment” or|Payne. The fact that Tuesday was ‘Weighed in the Balances.” Every | the first day of April made the boys Senior. The girls of the Senior class invited body cordially invited. a little suspicious, but when scouts L. W. Keele. reported that the girls. were really week as usual. The topic is, ‘The| Believer’s Standing and State.” A cordial welcome to the public to attend these services. siunal. Lemember we al- ine no one to make a_ failure with Putnam Fadeless Dyes. MounkoE Drue Co., Quincy, Il, A Strong Statement. The condensed official statement of the Missouri State Bank and The Walton Trust Company (associate institutions) published today shows the strong condition of ‘“‘The Old Re- liable.” It holds in cash and due from other Banks $203,711.95. De- by. week. posits $697,641.00. 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