The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, September 10, 1914, Page 1

wid ? BA's VOL. XXXVI. BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1914. NUMBER 47 Missouri News in Brie Fulton is to have a ‘‘white way.’”’ The recently organized Automobile Club of Pettis County, which has an enrollment of 100 members and is growing rapidly, is offering rewards forthe conviction of automobile thieves and those who maliciously injure machines. . Letters have been sent out by Sam D. Capen, president of the Business Men’s League, to eachmemberasking each one to constitute himself a com- mittee of one to assist in entertaining | the members of the Missouri Press| Association at a dinner September 16. - The people of Warrensburg, of all religious denominations, met at the Tabernacle and prayed for the end of the end of the European war. Two thousand knelt in an hour’s supplica- tion, which was led by an evangelist Rev. Mr. Broaks, and the ministers of the local churches. At the request of T. B. Bradley. of Kennett, the man to whom he was paroled, Gov. Major revoked the parole of C. L. Knox and a prison attache was sent to return him to serve out the remainder of his sen- tence. Failure to abstain _from_in-| yAoxicants caused recall of the parole. A bolt of lightning which struck the Johnson County Courthouse in Warrensburg during a storm Wed- nesday burst the four dials of the clock. A peculiarity was that it de- stroyed the Roman numerals ‘‘II’’ on the face of each dial. The dialg face to the four points of the compass atid are separated by distances of twenty- five. feet. The condition of corn far Missouri, The -work of advertising Veiled Prophet week throughout the United States has been started by the Busi- ness Men’s League. A _ publicity specialist, engaged by the league, will list attractions, including the Veiled Prophet's parade and ball the night of October 6, and, under the super- vision of Clarence H. Howard, chair- man of the Publication Committee, will send the programmes, over the country by means of hundreds: of thousands of souvenir post cards, and thousands of streamers. Representatives of the British Army were busy in Kansas City Sat- urday inspecting horses for ultimate purchase for the British Army. Great secrecy was thrown about their work, but it was learned that England hopes to purchase a large uumber of horses in that market. Specifications call for light and heavy artillery horses, as” well -as cavalry mounts. The horses must be between 5 and 8 years old, and between 142 and 154 hands high. It is understood the animals will be shipped to Canada and from there will be sent to England. Dr. Lyman D. Brown, Missouri +Deputy—State Veterinarian, who is doing special work in connection with the hog cholera campaign, being con- ducted by the U. S. Bureau of Ani- mal Industry, has diagnosed the ail- ment of'a number of cases of sick cattle as a species of meningitis, fa- miliarly designated by farmers’ as “‘mad itch.”” He traces the disease to the placing of the cattle with hogs be- ing fed green corn stalks. The cat- tle eat the partially masticated stalks that have been discarded by the hogs sold, December 5, 1913, whisky. and on with beef for one year, was who bid $10.69 a hundred pounds, an at the highest price ever paid for the meat supply of the institution, but the Board of Prison Inspectors say in re- ality the contract is more favorable to the State than the old one at $9.10. “We get a better class of meat, for one thing,’’ said Auditor John P. Gordon, ‘‘as under the new contract the entire carcass is delivered. The contract specifies that heifers and cows that dress from 450 to 500 pounds must be used.’’ Vincent W. Ridley, of Chilhowee, Johnson county, who won: the ap- pointment of scientific assistant in pomology in the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture, has gone to Washington. Mr. Ridley is a native ley. He won his appointment by making a better record in the exami-j nation in which there were forty com- petitors. He won a four-year schol-|; arship in the Warrensburg high school | and spent one year in the State Nor-| mal at Warrensburg, and entered the University of Missouri. In June he! received the degree of Bachelor of | Scienee. —-He“obtained his appoint- ment in a civil service examination. Acting Chief Justice Woodson of the State Supreme Court has issued writs of certorari directed against the Springfield Court of Appeals, order- ing two cases from Phelps bhi involving violations of the local-op-| tion law, certified for ‘final review. } Albert Zhender and,.Adelbert Kolb were prosecuted in the Phelps County. Circuit Court on charges of having | The contract for supplying the pris-| posed each om Zhender and Kolb. awarded Saturday to Armour & Co.,| increase of $1.49 per hundred over’ last year’s contract. The award’is. {Supreme Court at the October ‘term. of Warrensburg, a son of C. C. Rid-| | ings and built a new blacksmith shop | | neighborhood last week. |new car Saturday and visited at the They appealed to the Springfield Court of Appeals, where the judg- ment of the lower court was sustained. The contention of the defendants is that the information against them does not-state specifically that the local- option law was in effect at the time|\ of their alleged violation of the law. The ruling of the Appellate Court on this point was that the fact that the local-option law being in effect at the time the sales are alleged to have been made, was sufficient evidence of its adoption, without a specific al- legation in the information. The cases will be passed upon by the ’ Mulberry and Western Bates. David R. Braden who has spent the the summer vacation near Beloit, Kansas, spent Tuesday and Wednes- day with home folks. finished ‘painting their buildings on the Highland Park farm. They have torn down some of the old outbuild-| ‘and changed things around until it| looks like another farm. Henry Weimers and little son of | | Washington county, Kansas, are vis- | |iting at the M. Weimers home.—_—— Mrs. Laura Braden of Amoret spent | several days with friends in this! Edwin F. Rush and family of La Cygne, Kansas, came over in their | Dr. J. C. Sageser home until Monday | ° uoon. David L. Clark and family moved | to the Frank Hedrick farm Thursday. Elder J. W. Rogers of Hume preached at Amoret Sunday. Charles E. Booi and sons have just | \ is visiting his sister Mrs. John Taute. '7 o'clock the Senior C. E. meeting. Henry Kaufmann and family, and Mr. and Mrs Tom Schnehl were guests at the Fred Fredrick home Sunday. | of fat stock to the Kansas City mar- ket Monday night. Mulberry school opened Monday | with Miss Myrtle Welton teacher. Thirty-two young Americans en- rolled. _ | Harlan and Cecil Porter are home from Kansas City where they grad- uated from the Missouri Auction School and are ready to cry sales any where on earth and guarantee satis- faction having taken instruction under the leading auctioneers of America. Rev. A. E. Whermeister preached at Adrian Sunday. John Taute and Rev. A. E. Wher- meister, and Geotge Sattoff were county seat visitors Tuesday. George Sattoff Brush, Colorado, Claude Morwood drove over to | Butler in his car Sunday. These. are busy days for the farm- ers in this neighborhood. RAMBL ER Bresbytetinn Church. We mean —business--now in our church life and work. Our Bible School opens promptly at 9:45 a. m. Let all be on hand at the beginning. The morning church service convenes jat 11 o'clock. The sermon will be jappropriate, “‘The Next Great Con- quest.’’ Our Junior C. E. will meet in the afternoon. In the evening at The ‘evening service at 8 o'clock, The address. will be for people who | think on The Mission of Jesus Christ. |The mid-week service on Wednesday Hensley and Walker shipped a car|_ Merwin Items, Filling silos is the order of the day. We had a fine rain Tuesday night. Mrs. John Bell returned home Monday after a few. days visit with friends in Kansas City. Perry Larkey has been very sick but is better at the present writing. home Tuesday after a short visit with friends in Kansas City. D. M. Corbin and wife are leaving for a few days visit with his father-in law at old Vinton after a few days with his uncle, John Alexander df Merwin. : Mrs. M. B. ievayat and Mrs. Cynthia Daniels spent Wednesday with Mrs. Ed Larkey. Miss Jessie Evans is reported very low with typhoid fever. Corbitt Keller is helping Clyde Patterson get ready for wheat sowing. The boys are turning ground ata two- forty gait. Elmer Silvers of Butler was seen on the streets of Merwin Tuesday. Nels Nestlerode took dinner with J. H. Hayes and family Monday. We sometimes wonder how the young widows of —Merwin while away the time. Mrs. Bert Owens is reported on the sick list. Mrs. Jack Peal is improving after a long illness. Mrs. Graham of Yates Center, Kas., is visiting with Mrs. Laura Gunnels. Wanted one half dozen Barred Rock pullets, Address, Mrs. J. H. Hayes, Merwin, Mo. Those who attended the Adrian street fair Friday were: Dr. J. P. Mar- tin and family, E. E. Shockey and ; id become sick, he says. — Dr. | beer, in the face of the local-optiop Attorney W. 0. Jackson of Butler| evening at 8 o'clock. Everybody|"" y . according to the official report, ines : biti Th ‘ . wife, F. E. Witters and family, W. L ae ction . , y, WL f ala ak Coliwmibal eamucter 166.8, | Brown advises farmers to feed their] prohibition.” ere was a conviction) was in Amoret on legal business, cordially invited. LewiacaudeMrmakranle: Héaderson UN , 175,000,000 bushels. This is an estimated yield of. about One year ago the condition was 41.8- The 1913 corn yield was 132,748,000 bushels. Abundant rainfall varying from 2 to 6 inches during the last week of Aug-|] ust marked the end of a long and dis- astrous period of drouth. , Five Webb City women have com- pleted the ten-hour first aid course 1 given by the Government Mine Res- cue Car under the direction of A. Y. || Young. The women are the first in || Missouri to finish such acourse. The} -instruction: includes artificial respira- tion, the use of the pulmotor, bandag- ing, and first aid splints, for broken |} limbs. The car was moved to Car-|| terville. i Directors of the Missouri State Fair have designated September 30 as “Kansas City Day.”’ The fourteenth |} " "annual exhibition will open Septem-/ ber 26 and close October 3. Other days have been thus desig- nated: September 26, Opening Day; 27, Sacred Concert Day; 23, Missouri School Day; 29, Sedalia and Pettis unty Day; October 1, Big Thurs- and Governor’s Day; 2, Live ¥ Day and 3, Automobile. Twohundred and fifty horses for cav- alry service were bought on the War- || cattle'and hogs séparately. rensburg market for the best prices | | known there by horse dealers for in each case and a fine of $300 im- A large variety, the best makes, the latest styles are now on display in our Men’s Clothing Department. Don’t hesitate to. come here and just look around. The man who comes to look receives the same ‘glad welcome as the one who comes to buy.. New Kuppenheimer Clothes $15.00 to $25.00 New Style-Plus Clothes $17 All Wool Clothes $10.00 to $15.00 Monday. ‘New Fall Clothes E"or Men and Boys any C. H. TICKNOR, Minister. a and daughter Lizzie. C. O. White, our banker and family drove over to Topeka Satur- day in their car. Mrs. Morell of Kansas City is visit- ing Mrs. B. Hayes this week. Mrs. John Bell and family visited with Mrs. A. Shannon Sunday. James Hayes Jr. spent Saturday night with his grandmother, Will Patterson of Lyle is visiting his son Clyde. In and Around Maysburg. Earnest Clary went to Clinton Fri- day to take some hogs to his brother John. Mrs. Clary.assisted Grandma Clary n making plum butter Thursday and Friday. Mrs. R. K. Godwin and son Francis were shopping in Urich Saturday. Francis started to school at Urich Monday. School begins at Hackler Monday with Miss Audria Guthra as_ teacher. Mr. Ben Harrison has purchased new Ford. Grandpa Clary also h Cl jas a new Ford. The meeting at the Christian hurch is still in progress. There has been two conversions. Miss Ethel Coonrod) left. Saturday for Butler where she will attend __ years Sept. 5. The purchases’ were New Stetson Hats......:.... +e+-2$3.50 school again this winter. “made by St. ei Kansas City “n New Shirts..... esceese ees: 50 to $3.00 Eunice Henderson also will attend syt+ local dealers. demand was New Shoes.............. $3.00 to $5.00 school at Butler this winter. Mrs. Dudney and family had quite Miss Matilda Vermillion returned ; a scare last Sunday night just after church. They discovered two men standing in their back yard. They called the dogs and put the said in- truders to flight. : Rev. McComrac went home with Mr. Gilbert Sunday. Billie Clinton has a bad foot; the result of running a nail in it. Tan White purchased a team of mules Friday from Mr. Bob Carney. “Sam Farmer, Charley Stewart, Earnest Clary and Ray Farmer called Baimacaans -.....-..........$10 to $20 - ? = on Tan White Sunday afternoon. _Mr. Jim Ewing’s little boy who Come Here for your Clothes _ . ot lives with his ts, Mr. and ., and Save Money Scat —— Mrs. Chelf, ee tee treks last Sunday afternoon. bad break. Mrs. Hallahan was thrown from a MERCANTILE sec ate COMPANY Sam Levy ii . 1%