The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 25, 1913, Page 8

You Can Get Any Kind of Feed You Want at Gannons ELEVATOR Corn, Corn Chop Oats. Rye Rye Chop Bran Shorts Tankage Molasses Feed Alfalfa Meal Cotton Cake Linseed Oil Meal Alfalfa Hay SPECIAL PRICES IN QUANTITIES W.W.Cannon ‘Phone 32 J. A. BEARD Auctioneer Cut out a part ofyour expenses. Don’t pay an extortionate price when you can employ an auctioneer with the ability and experience to sell your property for the high dollar. Let’s get togeth- er and figure on a sale proposition. MY MOTTO “A square deal to buyer and seller” Call on or Phone me for Dates. Phone 7 on line 7 Spruce Yours for business, J. A. BEARD BUTLER, MO. R. F. D. No. 1. | FARM FURROWS ; Farmer and Stockman. | One of the most inconsistent:men ever knew was a loud talking skeptic of the Bible and of religion who was ‘an earnest believer in every. wordofa certain almanac, and who. drank),gal- lons of patent medicine with the | plicit faith of a little child. ; | Plowing and breaking in December is rather unusual with us, . but ‘this /open style of winter made it possible ‘this year and a great many took ad- vantage of it. | The Scriptures say, ‘‘Whatsoever ‘thy hands findeth to do, do it with thy ‘might; not ‘‘Whomsoever.”’ | Truth usually wears such ’ plain \clothes that a whole lot of people ‘re- 'fuse to receive it when it knocks at ‘the doors of their minds. Some of the “‘old timers’ tell us | that plowing stalk fields late in the ' fall will result ina weedy field thenext ‘season. This may or it may not be _true, but they will have their “I told | you so” in working order next year ' whether the fields are very weedy or (not. Some folks can’t bear the smallest sort of a cross without acting as cross as a sore-headed bear. It would be too bad to end the jour- ‘ney at the poor farm after traveling a ‘good part of the way ina touring car bought with a mortgage on a nice little farm. It is a pretty good thing to remem- ‘ber that no boy ever thought more ‘highly of his father for having heard him use profane language. A great many of our wants areonly hankers. The man who keeps improving his farm as the years go by is always one whose mind keeps growing, and that is about the richest harvest to be gathered in this life. Many a farmer who iscareful never to overwork a horse fails to take prop- er care that the load upon the shoul- ders of the mother of his children is not greater than she ought to bear. The right time to start the tank heater is before the tank is full of ice. It takes a little extra work and some fuel, but the satisfaction of seeing the horse and cattle drink their fill will ‘pay for both. The increase in butter and beef is extra. The boomer’s prospectus of a dis- tant country never paints the draw- backs, The man should keep his troubles, like his pigs, in his own pen, and not allow them to bother anybody else; but his pleasures, like the flowers in ‘his garden, should yield their fra- grance for every one who passes by. Now is a good time to observe] Another whether the clover hay was cut at the right time or not. If the stalks are bare of leaves the hay was cuttoo late and is very little better than corn stalks, Earth floors are the best for all kinds of stock if they can be kept clean. Cement floors areeasy to keep clean and are all right if plenty of bed- ding is used. It seems that every- \ thing lacks an ‘‘if’’ of being a perfect | barn floor. The man who is the least worthy to be heard is the one who usuall Before’ snow c to see if the ‘small verts along the farm ha may need to be in working order ear- ly next spring, Honesty always.pays. Some folks seem to be mighty slow in finding’ it out. Last year I bought seyeral bar- rels of New York apples, In every barrel the biggest and best were packed on top; in the bottom were a lot of inferior ones. This year 1 will buy no New York apples, but will purchase western fruit picked in boxes according to standard and with the grower’s name stamped on the box. Those eastern folks will have still more abandoned farms to com- plain of if they don’t do better. The crow has a price of* 10 cents on his head in our county at the pres- ent time. Is it possible that the crow is as black as he is painted? Ithink farm folks do not do as much mean gossiping as they used to. They are getting bigger and broader all the time. There is more intelligence afong them, their inter- ests are wider, there is less of jeal- ousy and spite,and the feeling be- tween neighbors is more generous and friendly. This is a splendid sign of progress. The world is too big and ‘good to be spoiled by littleness. It is now claimed that the packers haveacorner on the egg market, hence the high price of eggs. Per- haps they have, but 1 do know that few hens are laying ‘now, and it is likely this has something to do with the egg shortage. © Mrs. Furrows likes ‘fall plowing for the early garden but spring plow- ing for the late main garden. «She says spring plowing standsdry weath- er better and early stuff starts off better on fall plowing. Walking has become almost a lost art. The pony, bicycle or motorcy- cle furnishes the youth a means of saving his legs, even if he is to go but a few rods. When I was a boy all youngsters had to run errands afoot. Farming may have been unprofit- able the past year, but I have it in my head that the city man is not going to be as prosperous during the next twenty-four months as he might be. The effect of our short crops is going to reach him during this time. A great deal of poorly dried corn has already been shipped. Corn must be well matured and thoroughly dried to keep after being shelled and piled together in 1,000 to 1,500 bushel cars. Many cars of heated and soured corn have arrived at destination. Big Boost for Roads. Through Governor Majors’ influ- ence with the administration at Wash- ington it has been decreed by Post- master General Burleson that all com- plaints about weak, neglected places | in roads over which rural mail car- riers travel must be made to State Highway Commissioner Buffum at Jefferson City. If you know ofan overseer who is derelict in his duty ora piece of road ona rural route that is not properly kept, notify Mr. Buffum, giving exact facts in the case and the exact location of the wash- “Matlin Medel Repeating Rifle 1897 Shoots all .22 short, .22 long anJ ~S= .22 long-rifle cartridges; e::- cellent for rabbits, squir- rels, hawks, crows, foxes . and all small ‘game and target work up to 200 yards. Here's the best-made -22 rifle in the world! It’s a take«lown, convenient to carry and clean. The tool steel working parts cannot wear out. Its Ivory Bead and Rocky Mountain Sights arc the best set ever furnished on any .22, Has lever action—like a big game rifle; has solid top and side ejection for safety and rapid accurate firing. Beautiful case-hardened finish and superb build and balance. Price, round barrel, $14.60; octagon, $16.00. @ Model 1892, similar, but not take-down, prices, $12.15 up. Learn more about all Marlin repeaters. Send 3 stamps postage for the 128-page Marlin catalog. It pays to reload your shells! Your empty fired shells are the expensive part of factory ammunition. They're as strong and good as new, and it's easy to reload! Merely de-cap and re-cap shell, insert powder, crimp shell on to bullet. You reload 100 .32-40 S. R. cartridges (buying bullets) in 14 hour at total expense 77c.; casting bullets yourself, 38c.; new factory cartridges cost $2.52, Free—Ideal Hand Book tells all about reloading ail rifle, pistol_and shotgun ammunition; 160 pages valuable information; free for 3 stamps postage. The Marlin Firearms Co., 42 Willow St., New Haven, Conn. Auctioneer C, E. Robbins, the leading auc- tion: ft the Southwest. Sold ver $500,000 worth of siutf last ‘pitches his voice the highest, his wis- {dom running to sound rather than to (sense. | When some farmers hire a hand | they seem to think that it isa part of jhis business to be filled up with. an j account of all the faults of every other hired man they ever had on the place. | There are fewer corn shocks stand- jing in the fields this fall than in for- jmer years. The silo and the shred- ,der are the cause of part of this, and |more farmers are stacking their corn. | This is the kind of farming that makes | high-priced land. The fellow who loves to give ad- _Vice generally wants to be just a sign- | board to stand still and let others do ithe going. | Our roads were quite smooth when jthe ground froze this year, but would |have been still smoother if they had | been dragged onceor twice. Lesstalk jand more dragging will make better jearth roads. Almost any good thing jcan be talked to death. ~ outs, mud holes, etc. He will prompt- ly notify interested parties and insist that something be done. Unless prop- er response is made within a reason- able time Mr. Buffum will report the matter to the postmaster general, with the recommendation that the mail privilege be withdrawn from the route in controversy. No town can afford to have a route abandoned nor can the people on the route afford to be without daily deliveries of mail, so there is every reason to believe thata warning from Commissioner Buffum will result in a good piece of road where an impassaBle stretch would otherwise continue to exist. Govern- or Major deserves the thanks of every Missourian for what he has already done and what he is seeking to dofor better roads in the state. He is in- sisting that the highway commission do something worth while, and the highway Commission is not disap- bill advocated the house com- ind: cule), ve become logged with earth or rubbish, They| T, Capital $50,000.00 © ——$ $< <—$ ls Bank Has A ‘Surplus Fund “Before selectinga bank with which to deposit your money, examine the SURPLUS of the different banks. You will notice the Farmers Bank has the largest Surplus Fund of any bank in Bates County. This is also the best evidence of the bank’s favor and large patronage. Having the largest Surplus we can offer the strongest security for your deposits. Weinvite you to do your banking with a bank that takes care of and is able to accommodate you when mon- ey is searce just the same as when it is plenty. THE FARMERS BANK Of Bates County . Surplus Fund $45,000.00, CAPITAL and SURPLUS, $100,000 Farm Loans | | | | | | | Abstracts | examine and perfect titles to same. |Anvestments | W. F. DUVALL, reasonable | interest on time depesits. | Arthur Duvall, Treasurer. 1 Président, / DUVALL-PERCIVAL TRUST C0. FARMERS BANK BUILDING, BUTLER, MO. We have money to loan on real estate at a low rate of interest with privilege to pay at any time. We have a complete set of Abstract Books and will fur- nish abstracts to any real estate in Bates county and We will loan your idle money for you, securing you interest On good security. We pay J. B. DUVALL, Vice-President, W. D. Yates, Title Examiner. | nn er a NE MISSOURI PACIFIC IRON MOUNTAIN Missouri Pacific Tima Table North side sauare BUTLER STATION ie CORRECTED ; NORTH. H No, 202 K. C, Joplin Mail & Ex....... 3:30 a, m. | No, 206 Kaneas City Accommodation 7:10, m. No. 202 Local Freight, does Ty paseengers...... No, 208 8t, Louts & K. C. No 210 St. Louis Limited. No, 253 Stock Express, doc. ry passengers. .. No. 209 St. Louls Limited. No. 201 Local Freight, does not ca! ry passengers. No. 207 K. O. & Joplin No. 205 Nevada Accommodation... INTERSTATE, WEST. No. 698 Madison Local Freight, car- ries passeugers.. No. 687 Madison Accommodation... EAST BOUND ARRIVALS, No. 688 Butler Accommodation. No. 604 Butler Local Freight............ 6:00 p.m. ~ Freight trains Nos. 603 and Lode Interstate Division. carry passengers. t for forwarding must be at d leven Oreloak . ta, or be nei all Interstate vision fiveo’clock p. m, No train in morning. must be dell freigh | PROFESSIONAL CARDS ; BUTLER” - | Office Phone 20 “DR. J. T. DR. J. M. CHRISTY i Diseas.s ot Women and Children a Specialty MISSOURI House Phone 10 HULL | Dentist |Entrance same that leads to Stew- ard’s Studio. OCT 19, 1915 Butler, Missouri DR. H. M. CANNON DENTIST * Butler, Missouri East Side of the Square Phone No. 312 not car- sas sseee: 11:00 a. m, Wall & x 11:40a m, Office North Side Mo. dren a specialty. T. C, BOULWARE Physician & Surgeon Square, Butler, Diseases of women and chil- m2. Attorney at Law * | East Side Square B, F. IETER, Notary Public Phone 186 BUTLER, MISSOURI 11:15. m, | Office 30 604 carry paseen- No other freight 1 Office in Gench T, J. HALSEY, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist and the fitting of Glasses | OR. ROBERT £. CRABTREE General Practice. Diseases of Children. TELEPHONES Residence 541 Bldg. M. D. 0. 0.