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GET THIS ee ed = STRAIGHT | Ford Cars will not be sold for $250.00, $350.00 or three for $1,000.00 to any buyer or buyers, either wholesale or retail. Ford Cars will not be sold at any SPE- ' CIAL PRICE at the Factory on any particu- i lar day to any buyer or club of buyers. H In spite of the fact that such reports have a been very generally circulated. Ford Cars will not be sold through the Standard Oil Company or any other Com- pany than ourselves and our regularly licensed dealers throughout the country. Dealers have only to read their contracts to appreciate the absurdity of such reports. The entire Ford organization is author- ized to deny any and all rumors detrimental to or affecting our business in any way. iY When there are any changes to be made in our plans, policies, contracts, prices or anything else affecting our relations with Dealers and Sub-Dealers,-they..will be the first ones to know it. Dealers need only to read their contracts and do business accordingly, as our agree- ments are ample guarantee that such ru- mors as the above are “lies out of whole- cloth.” Think what these prices mean—for the car that has stood tests: Runabout $500; Touring Car $550; Town Car $750—f.0.b. Detroit, with all equipment. Get catalog and all particulars from HENRY’S GARAGE Phone 395 BUTLER, MO. eum Fy ‘ subject matter of her petition, as assignee of Order of Publication. | the defendant fred gE Pratt! of one o-rtain STATE OF MISSOURI. | 4, ee IatRCARG RE UERSENS noraele tS ‘ payable to County of Bates { id. dead of In the Circuit Court, October Term, 1913. In Vacation August 9, 1913 fi Order of Publication, G.'S, Porter, Pla ntiff, (J Jordan Witt Damaris Witt, Bettle Hart, Jen- nieL T 3. F. Porter, ry ri tr8+t upon the following deec ib and other land, to-wit: Ail that part of the North east juar +rofthe South ea-¢ quarter, of section 'wenty-two, Towrehip Thirty-eight of Range | Twenty-nin+, in Ba‘es county, Missouri, which weat of the Right of Way of the Mi souri Kansas and Texas Rail jad Company's rail Lv rf ollie Cottla, ¥ oct over an “68 sald forty acre art ‘he Land Chattle Company, | troct, and containing about fv’ acrea more or @ corporation, a! in nsort | less, which deed of tra-t ie recorded in the o!- heirs, devisees, donees, allenees, or imme: | fice of tne RB cord: diate, meone, or remote, voluntary or invol- | Bates County, antary grantees of each of the fllowing de- | 465, ther: of: hat there are or ehe verily cea persons: John F Hendrix James F. | believes there are other per+one interested in Hendricks, Thomas &. Houston, Defendants | the u just matter of her p tition whose name mes sbe cannt in-ert therein, becange the same are ro nd files his Petition on oath, | toher unknown and wo derive theirclaim or mong other th nge that he verily be- ing, & interest in the ct matter of her petition, Teves thet there are persons interest in the aa the consors, devisee, donee, alienee or subject matter of bie petition whose names he | immediate mesneor remote voluntary or in- becanse the same are to 1 Pi 10 Qt Milleri. g deceased, tiff uuknown. ih:t euch unkoown per- | said Millering having at one time owned tre fee simple title in ani to the land described in in' iff’ petition as follo ve, to-wit: All that tof he Sou:h west querter of the north- rae riar_of 8 ction Tpent -Two, of Town- pT: irty-Kight, of Range Ey, Nine. in tes County. Missouri, lying and being East of Panth r Creek, as evi enced by pat- ent thereto from tne state of Missouri, of Reco d in the offi:e of the recerder of deeda in ald coun'y +ni-tatein Beok ‘‘@’? at and never onveyed the same ed properly dercribing the ie dieclused by the records eons derive their interest or claim therein if eire, devisees, donees, v and Thom ton, dec And further atating in said petition that» James F. Hendrix deceased, held title to a part of the iand io bie petition and hereipafter describ @ by deed of convey re 4, at page 385 of the records & offica of tne Kecorver of Deeds 1 County, Missouri, and never 0 acquired tu ¥. Hendricks re of the real me, 8 as | aforesaid. Whereupon, it is ordered by the clerk of ion, that defendante be no on that plaintiff has commenced a in pee cer ee the otject and ai said dricks own-da ined to be ci = ‘That sal! Thomas Houet n decea-ed took a deed in 1871, purporting to convey t0/ h, tof the real estate in plain iff’s peti nt euch reliefas th y require cal the Truside- made b: Brown, tod fenvant Pratt, ab: in so far as the same affects the one. Bove vescribed by the clerk of the/ And thatunlessthe said Defendants be and lefendants be motided Court, at the next term ai nod & erm, court natare of which is to ment. order and decree of said co the titte, estate and. interest of the tles plaintiff and def n. ant severally. in and to th real estate described in his petition as follows PaNe gaat h-if of ths Southeast quarter o' irty-Four ( pro:are ag-| Monday on or the Getining | fret day of said ferm, sewer or plead to the Petitton tn eatd cause, 'h+ #sme will be taken ie} as confessed and jadgment will bs rendered accor tagly. Mo get ras pa }» accordins sw, mehip Forty- T sl in Bates Weekly Times @ newspap-t 1 A true copy from the reourd. : Witness my bead, and seal of the (SEAL) Circuit Court of Bates county, thie 13th day of 1918 H.O. Ma. , Cireult Clerk. Mr. Ike Dawson and George Butler left last Tuesday for Arkansas where they expect to look for a location. ‘Mrs. Ed Barns and sons called on her mother Monday. Floyd and Harve Dawson are sport- inga new buggy. Floyd takes his girlon Saturday and Harvey his on Mrs. Jennie Stubblefield visited her sister, Mrs. T.-L. Smith last week. Grandma Jackson called on her son, Charley, last Sunday evening. The Dawson Brothers are still bal- ing hay on the bottom. Doug Browning and family were callers in Butler Monday. Miss$Rosa Dawson called on Mrs. Hedger Monday. Vane Walker was buying cattle in this neighborhood Monday. George Lockridge is hauling hay from the bottom for Hedger Broth- ers this week. Preston Porter has returned Kan- sas. There were no services Sunday at the M. E. Church on account of the preacher holding a meeting east of Butler. Mr. Denning is beginning to put up his silo this week. We wonder why Holly Pahlman wears such a broad smile. George Pahlman and wife of Amo- ret, visited his parents the latter part part of the week. Mentry Hughes thrashed for Oliver Stanfill Monday. Mrs. Coleman Snodgrass and two sons returned home Sunday from a visit with her parents. Mr. Simms took sick suddenly Sun- day morning. Corn and _ pastures are drying fast. Wouldn’ta nice, gentle rain be wel- is doing nice work and lots of it Farmers, it would pay youto geta good look at this great plow work. Jones and Cyrus Nestlerode have baled bottom hay for sale. Cyrus is at Amsterdam route 2, Jones, Butler route 5. Ike Dawson and wife have the bows and sheets on the wagon cover- ed with oil cloth ready to take a look at Arkansas in a week. Grandma Judy is better at this We have received a car load of the Roderick Lean -Disk Drills that we are going to sell at the following prices while they last: : writing, but is still very weak. Hay on the bottom is an object this year. Dan Orear’s mother who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Shillinger of St. Louis, visited with Dan a few. days and left Monday for Robert Orear’s. John Hedger says Geo. Butler’s hounds are not afraid of him. John’s song is: “It Makes no Difference if His Tail Drags the Ground, You Got- to Quit Kickin’ My Dog Around. Two small bridges between the Crook school house and the corner east are being replaced with concrete. This will make four concrete bridges in one straight mile. Concrete may cost more in the beginning, but it cuts-down the road expenses and is cheaper in the long run. Let the good work go on. M.N. Worland Mr. and Mrs. Henry Constable en- tertained at dinner Sunday, Mr. and and Mrs. P. F. Constable and her sister Mr. and Mrs. Rob Seiwright ot near Pleasanton. : Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Collipy of Galesburg, Ill., came Wednesday night to visit her brother and family J. F. Bush. They were accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Jones and little daughter from Kansas City. Mr. Hendrick is visiting his daugh- ter Miss Grace Giles. The Worland boys and the Indian comed? Floyd Dawson has a new buggy. Who will get the first ride, girls? Mr. S. W. Fail came in Saturday from Columbus, Kas., to visit his daughter, Mrs. Kinion. Claud Kinion and family visited home folks Sunday afternoon. Mr. J. W. Smith, daughter, Geor- gia, and grand daughter, Lorene, ~~ to Oklahoma to visit his daugh- fer. Mrs. Carrie Henderson came Fri- day to stay with her mother, Mrs. Garner, who is sick. The Epworth League members of Virginia, and their friends went to the river Thursday for a picnic. They all went on a hayrack and took dinner. ; Mrs. Dan Orear and Mr. S. W. Fail and wife visited Mr. Robt. Orear Tuesday. We wonder why Mack Smith went to Mt. Vernon Sunday evening. Mr. Hedger and Dud Browning visited Lockridge’s Sunday. S. N. Kinion and wife visited at George Fail’s Saturday. The Weiner girls took dinner with Mr. Haufmann Sunday. Vane Walker is putting up his silo which was blown down by the wind some time ago. S. N. Kinion is filling his silo. Helen Park and Maude Martin are home from school. Mrs. Piles returned home Tuesday froma visit with relatives and friends in Virginia. Last Week’s News. Mrs. Gertie Ferguson is the proud erect 4 | mother of a nice baby girl. Pres Porter is back from the Kan- sas wheat fields. Virgil Jackson’s horse ‘turned the over the other day, but did little damage and hurt no one. M. W. H. Hughes of Kansas, is go- ing to move to Amoret soon. W. H. Durst drove his mules to Creek boys crossed bats on the home diamond Sunday. The score was 12 to 5.in favor of Worland and next Sunday August 17 the Worland boys will cross bats with the colored Monarchs of Pleasanton Kansas on the Worland diamond. Those who want to see a dandy game had better be present. Mr. Hedrick and his daughter Mrs. Giles and her two children returned home Saturday night from Center- ville Kansas, where they were called Thursday on the account of the death of his brother-in-law. Mrs. Craig of Alabama is here vis- iting her son Bert Craig and family. Mrs. Ada Bush, Mrs. Leona Mullis and Mrs. Meta Redliner and Mr. Seb Summers and daughter Repurta and Miss Marie Gregory attended the chautauqua at Pleasanton Friday. Orion Kinney spent Sunday and Monday with the writer. Auntie has just received a copy of the premium list of the Bates County Fair, August 19-22, Don’t forget Mr. Longren and his new 1913 biplane for Wednesday and Thursday. There will also be a baby show on the Fair grounds so mothers don’t forget to bring your babies and let us root, root, root for. the Bates County Fair. Miss Rosie Wagner and her little sister spent a couple of days in Pleas- anton the past week with their grand- mother Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bush and daugh- ter Pearl were Pleasanton callers Friday night. Miss Bessie Adams gave a party last Wednesday night at their home. There was a good crowd all had a dandy time. Miss Clara Staker returned home from Amoret Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kienie and Mr. Guy Moslander and Miss Lillie. Liv- ingston were Pleasanton visitors Sat- urday. Mr. and Mrs. Will Gamble spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Dick Giles and family. AUNTIE. ‘Adrian Notes. __10-Disk Roderick Lean Drilis with grass. SECMET... 02... cece essere steer esees .00 12-Disk Roderick Lean Drills with grass 14-Disk Roderick Lean Drills with grass. SCOMET. 0... occ cece eceee ce ee cece es 10,00 If you can beat these prices on a good drill we would like to know it. If needing a drill you had better see us at once. We also have a full line of the Van Brunt and Thomas Fertilizer Drills, and our prices are right. We still have a few 5-disc one-horse Hoosier drills that we are. selling at $17.50 while they last. Corn Binders and Cutters We handle the McCormick and Milwaukee Corn Binders and the Dain 3 and 4 wheel Corn Cutters. If needing anything to cut corn with we have it and want to sell you. Harness Bargains We just bought the harness stock of a K.C. jobber and are in a position to sell you some strap work, collars and harness way. down. In this lot we bought 400 leather collars and will sell them regardless of cost until we reduce our stock. We can sell you a good leather halter from 50c up. Sulky and Gang Plows We handle the Deere, Embrson and Rock Is- land sulky and gang plows and they are all good ones. If needing one don’t fail to see us. Hardware and Groceries | We have the largest and best selected stock of Hardware and Groceries in Bates county, and our | prices as low as the lowest. ; | Bring us your produce and we will pay you the highest market price in cash or trade. We want your trade and will make prices to get it. Yours truly, Bennett-Wheeler Merc. Co, Telephone 82 Butler, Mo. P. S.—Make our store you headquarters during } the County Fair. Pleasant smiles and Ice Water. | é tire city will suffer. A united ef- fort will save thougands of gallons for emergency. Lillius Emerson, Supt. “FARMERS’ COUNTY FAIR” HELD ON THE STATE FARM The earliest county fair in Missouri is quite different in nature from other fa'rs of the s'ate, It is held on the State Fara as Snpsh v4is given going to Joplin Monday and getting married. It has been rumored for some time that these young people were to be married soon, but all, even their parents expected that the wedding would be at the home of the bride’s parents. Mr. James Enos and Miss Ruth Lentz were quietly married Thurs- day evening July Sist, by Rev. Irvin Enos at his home. The bride is the daughter of J. A. Lentz and is popu- lar and charming. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Enos and is a successful young farmer. These worthy young people have been raised in Bates county and have a host of friends. Ira Timmons and C. C. West of Timmons & Company, manufactur- ers of the Excelsior Medicated Poul- Last Sunday night as Dr. and Mrs. H.W. Tuttle were returning from Altona the horse they were driving} | 7m: became frightened ata moving wagon | f in camp near the F. P. Ray farm and turning suddenly turned the buggy i eEEE