The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 27, 1916, Page 8

amount of sufferi Are you going to wait for the next cyclone? Or are you ng. going to build your cyclone cellar Now? We have Cyclone Cellar Forms and Arches, Reinforcing Rods, Good, Strong, Fresh Portland Cement, Clean Sharp Sand and Gravel—everything you will need to make youa Storm Proof Cellar. : . to build a Cyclone Cellar will only cost you from $25.00 to $40.00, depending on the size you build. You can’t afford to risk your children’s, your wife’s and your The Material life for that small sum, Cyclone Cellars Save Lives If the people that were killed and hurt in last week’s storm in Bates County had only built a Cyclone Cellar, _it would have probably saved their lives and an unestimated eed a Come to our yard and tell us the size cellar you wish to build and we will tell you how much it will cost you to build LOGAN-MOORE LBR. COMPANY PHONE 18 BUTLER. MO. ST: CLAIR COUNTY TO HOLD BOND ELECTION. Van Valkenburgh Tells County to Pay $600,000 of $4,031,593 Now Due. Judge Friday morning The Passing of an Old Firm. In August, 1874, N. B. and C. B. McFarland established the har- ness and saddlery business in this ‘ity which has continued in the i} | McFarland family up to the pres-| Van ent time, when the business and | MISSOURI MINERALS Missouri Geological Survey Shows Valuable Minerals Exist in Great Variety. Missouri has a great variety of Valkenburgh of the United States good will of the late N. B. MeFar-| mineral deposits and is one of the eircuit court made a move that land were purchased by Arthur | chief mining states of the Union; may end the 4 ars of incessant warfare between St. Clair county > annd the holders of the. railroad bonds which the county refuses part of their lives in the harness/ mineral wealth, the to pay. During that time county offi- als have gone into the office on a ‘no pay bonds’? platform; oth- ers have been forced to take the hills with the under their arms to avoid United States officers. Originally, the bond issue was say this high standard $250,000. The bonds were sold W. WeMott and Claud J. Major Mr. WeMott and) Mr. Majors have spent practically. the and saddlery business; Mr, We- Mott having been with the McFar- lands for 33 years and Mr. Majors for 18 years, and it is attained such an enviable needless to will be maintained by the new firm. As to honesty, integrity and harne reputation and it is and the money given to a railroad | to enter the county. But the rail-| fair dealings Mr, WeMott and Mr, road never came. St. Clair coun-| Majors. are par-excellent and we ty refused to pay the bond buy- bespeak for them a liberal share With accrued interest the ers, sum due has reached $4,031,- 593.51. Friday Judge Van Valken- burgh proffered a He urged St. Clair county pay the bondholders 15 per cent of the aum due, or $600,000; the county to hold an election in July, vote the bonds for 20 years and pay the money to the holders of the old railroad bonds whom the court will make agree to the com- promise. _ Whether St. Clair accepts the compromise has yet to be decided. Officials say the county. will agree. Poffenbarger’s Barred Rocks. compromise. | of yotr patronage. McFarland & Sons. We take this means of inform- jing our many friends throughout ‘the county that we have pur- ‘chased the McFarland Harness and Saddlery business and expect to conduct the. business with the ‘same regard for honest quality, good workmanship and fair deal- jing that has characterized it for ithe, past forty-two years. Both having been associated with the business for many years we are y it is probable that | thoroughly familiar with afl its details and it is our ambition to maintain, the same high standard of the past, and thereby merit a continuance of the friendship and . patronage which the business has setting. | always enjoyed. Arthur W. WeMott, Claude J. Major. Winners in seven counties last season, Eggs $2.00 per Good hatch guaranteed. You can | pay more and get. no better, 28-1t J. W. Poffenbarger, Phone 172 Butler, Mo. Eggs for Setting. Thoroughbred S. C. Rhode Is-) Butler. land Reds. $1.00 per 15. 18-t# | Tel. 126 Mrs. J. B. Boulware. | 22-tf From five to ten cents every time you have a man or boy to come to your house and take your Gro- cery Order. That means you are paying at least $150 to $200 more per month than you ‘should for your Groceries. Why not save this needless ex- pense by Phoning 77 where you can get For Rent. Wesley Denton, Butler, Mo. 3 Cans Good Corn for 25c 3 Cans Good Kraut for 25c 3 Cans Good Pumpkin for 25c 3 Cans Good Hominy for 25c 3 Cans Good Blackberries 25c 3 Cans Good Oysters for 25c 3 Cans Good Peas for 25c 1 Large Can Pears 10c 4 lbs Dried Peaches for 25c 4 Ibs Good Rice for 25c | 3% Ibs Beans for 25c | 7 Ibs Cracked Hominy for 25c 2 pkgs. Cream of Wheat 25c 2 pkgs. Grape Nuts for 25c - 3 pkgs. Spaghetti for 25c 3 pkgs. Macaroni for 25c Yau can also get Pimentoes, Sweet Pickles, Sour Pickles, Olives, Ripe Olives, Stuffed Olives, Olive Oil, Underwood’s Deviled Ham, * Salmon, Sardines, Grape Juice, Shelled Nuts, Headquarters for Fruits and Vegetables. It's the place where you get the best Cof- fee ever sold for 30c per pound and a handsome dish free with each pound of coffee. You can easily find the place as it is al- ways nice and clean. That's where they pay the highest cash price for eggs and give you a big bundle of Stick Candy and a quart of Fresh Roasted Peanuts all for 15c at $ GOSNELL’S GROCERY PHONE 77 hest | facts show the «wide largely | town. to through their honest and skilled | county books workmanship that MeFarlands’! and St.-"rancois counties, 117 aeres three miles north of| according to State Geologist, H. A. Buehler. The following terse range in output of more than Which is valued at 9,000,000 annually, Cobalt oceurs near Frederick- 1 Red granite is quarried in ren Tungsten is found at the Ein- stein Silver Mine in county, Tripoli is extensively quarried in western Newton county. Pyrite, used in making sulphur- ie acid, is produced in Franklin county. Very pure sand, used in the manufacture of plate glass is pro- duced at Pacific and Crystal City. Oil and gas in small quantity have been encountered at shallow depths near Kansas City. Mineral waters occur in many natural springs and deep wells seattered over the State. Missouri produces 50 per cent of the barite mined in’ tlie United States. Washington county is the largest producer, Gray marble of the finest qual- ity is produced and shipped to all parts of the United States from the quarries at Phenix and Car- thage. Red iron ores are found in the central Ozark region. Brown iron ores occur in most of the counties in the southeastern part of the Ozark region. Portland cement is manufac- tured near Kansas City, Hannibal, St. Louis and Cape Girardeau. Over 4,750,000 barrels are pro- duced annually. Missouri is one of the chief lime producing states. Large plants are located at St: Louis, Spring- field, Pierce City, Ash Grove and Ste. Genevieve. The greatest lead mines in the | world are located in St. Francois ‘county. Missouri produces more lead than any foreign country or any other state in the Union. ; Coal is mined in 30 counties ex- jtending from the Iowa to the Kansas state line. The beds vary | from 18 to 60 inches thick, and the {total output per year is about 4,- 000,000 tons valued at $7,000,000. The biggest zine producing re- ‘gion ot the world centers at Jop- |lin, Jasper county. The ores are |noted for their purity, There are ; about 700 zinc mines in this State |which produce ores valued at $18,000,000. | - St. Louis is the largest fire clay center of the United States. Flint fire clays occur through the Ozark region annd kaolin is found in southeast Missouri, of suitable quality for china ware. Christian Science Services | Christian Science Services and |Sunday school will be held each | Sunday in the Probate Court room |at the court house. Sunday ;school 10 a. m. Services 11 a. m. | Subject, ‘Everlasting Punish- | ment.*’ | All are cordially invited to at- | tend. To Clean Paint Brushes. When your paint brushes have become: stiff with dried paint ioe can be easily cleaned in hot vinegar. BUTLER MAY HAVE HOME COMING WEEK. pena! Commercial Club Also Votes to Form County Jefferson Highway Association, The suggestion that Butler have a Home Coming Week and carnival early in the fall was made to the members of the But- ler Commercial Club at a meeting of that body held in the city hall Tuesday evening, and was re-! ceived with enthusiasm. A com- mittee composed of H. G. Cook, Paul Levy, D. K. Walker, Frank Ream and E. B. Silvers was ap- | pointed to investigate the. practic- ibility of the proposition. Bert Matthews, who has had many | us up before selling. years experience with enter- tainment companies was present | Madison} and urged the club to take action on the matter. Mr. Matthews briefly outlined plans by which | the project could be successful- | ly carried out and made the} statement that with proper hand- WOOL WANTED |: Phone 24 Weare theonly Car Load Shippers in Bates || County, and for that reason can pay you more money for your WOOL than other buyers. Call Home Produce and Mfg. Company ling a margin of profit might be | a reasonably expected. | IRISH REVOLT IN DUBLIN S. Wolstencroft, of Des Moines, | .. Heke eyes ? »fferson Riots Follow an Attempt to Land lowa, field man for the Jefferson | Arms. 17 Killed. UWighway, who is making a tour) over the proposed route was pre- | London, April 25.—Serious sented to the club and made a anti-British riots, in which sev- brief, but very instruetice talk on enteen lives were lost, occurred in the Highway. He urged Bates’ Dublin on Monday, it was an- county to perfect a county organi-| nounced in the House of Com- zation, and informed the club that | pong today by Augustine Birrell, the immediate object of the or- Secretary of Ireland, ganization ‘was the construction | Secretary Birrell said four or of a 865 day in the year road five districts of Dublin are in po- from Canada.to the Gulf. He cession of the rebels and that stated that a system had been de- telegraphic communication with vised whereby an oiled road the island has been cut off, but which would remain in excellent that British troops are condition the year round and’ ty have the situation well in hand, last from 12 to 15 years could be that the Board of Directors be heing well armed, defied the po- authorized to subscribe for 100° jjee and soldiery to dislodge Declaration at 50 cents per copy city from the per year, to be paid for by assess- | and took possession. , ment of membership. Seeretary A, H. Culver was in-’jans were shot to death during the structed to purchase signs bear- fighting in the streets, ing the names of donators to the! SGeretary Birrell said — that believed | When the riots began, Seere- | constructed at not to exceed $900 tary Birrell said, the rebels took | per mile. A motion prevailed possession of the Postoffice, and | copies of the Jefferson Highway: them, Troops were rushed to the | Curragh Barracks | ‘ } ., rents, Mr. and Mrs,.Geo. Zinn, Five soldiers and twelve civil- fund to furnish the county infirm- ary. : st Following a spirited discussion | many arrests had been made. A plot evidently existed to seize the city, but the plotters regarding road dragging in But-) were frustrated by the vigilance ler ae ee : Motion | ian of the military authorities, vailed that the chair appoint a) The riots followed the capture committee to have full charge of | of Sir Roger Casement Gin eas the matter of dragging streets | taken on the night of April 20-21, and roads leading to the city. _ | when a German ship was sunk in Requests for donations for) attempting to land arms in Ire- donations for bridges by Messrs. /Jand Sir Roger now is being daa tbe ae and) held in London to await trial on Messrs. illard ann arren | a charge of treason. were refered to the Board of Di-! rectors, A report by Prof. Coonrod on " ‘ as the matter of securing public) The last meeting of the Citi- amusement grounds was also re- | Zens Teachers’ Association will ferred to the Board of Directors, | be held in the High School Audi- |torium Thursday evening, May _ ___ 4th, at 8:00 p. m., at which time Jury for May Term of the Circuit |the following program will be Court.- | carried out: Vocal solo, Miss Beauchamp. 'Citizens’ Teachers’ Association. | The following petit. jurors have been drawn by the county court for service at the May term of the Circuit Court : Mingo—F, 1. Grosshart. ‘Grand River—D. W. Chapman. Deer Creek—D. H. Warford. | East Boone—G, W. Black, West Boone—E. E. Seely. West Point—J. M. Lewis. ° | Elkhart—J. M. Chambers, | Mound—J. C. Denton, | Shawnee—II, W. Jenkins. | Spruce—D. J. Andrews. | Deepwater--J, R. Simpson. Summitt—T. D. Embree. Mt. Pleasant—Martin Briden. Charlotte—W. M. Hardinger. Homer—Frank Stilwell. | Walnut—Kd Doke. | New Home—John A. Patterson. | Lone Oak—Andrew Ellidge. | Pleasant Gap—R. L. Scifers. Hudson—Wm. Dickbrader. Rockville—S. H. Bothwell. | Prairie—L. M. Rolston. | Osage—Geo. Moreland. | Howard—Wesley Badgett. | Aeroplane Wrecked in Mexico. San Antonio, Tex., April 24.— Another aeroplane’ was wrecked and one of its occupants slightly injured in a fall west of Chihua- hua, according to a_ report re- ceived today by Gen. Funston. Lieuts: Willis and Dargue were returning from Chihuahua to the American line when the accident oecurred. 7 Willis’ head was injured and one of his ankles sprained. They walked to San Antonio. They destroyed what was left of the machine. 3 Notice. All parties knowing ‘themselves | indebted to the late N: B: McFar- land will please call at the har- ness shop, where the books are open, within the next ten days and settle. 28-1t Margaret McFarland. .Piano solo, Mrs. Wesley Black. Ten minute talks on ‘‘A Sum- mer Play Ground.’’ a. ‘*What Can be Done With It?’’ Miss Lulu Rockhold. b. “Is It Practical?”? Mrs, Em- ma Allen. e. ‘Its Probable Cost,’’? Elmer | Silvers. d. ‘General Discussions by All Who Are Interested.’’ Roll call to determine who are entitled: to the Pennants. Election of officers, The west school received both pennants last month. The win- ners this time will get to keep | them throughout the summer, Program Committee, W. L.. Coonrod, Chairman. Mrs. Walter Catterlin, Mrs. Ed Culver, Mrs. Ed Williams, Mrs. Lon Ray. |Monett Votes $50,000 for Road | Work; to Be Part of Ozark Trail. Monett, Mo., April 18.—A bond issue of $50,000 for road work in the Monett special road district was voted in special election here today. The vote was 696 for the bonds and 173 against. Much interest was taken in the election, and the vote was heavy for a special election in Monett. Opposition to the bonds was voiced in the rural portion of the district, but the city of Monett piled up a majority that could not be overcome. The money is to be spent in-con- structing rock roads, which will be part of the Ozark Trails. Baptist Church. Bible school 9:30. . Preaching 11 a. m. and 8-p. m. B. Y. P. U. 7:00 p. m. The public is invited to all. ser- vices. Rev. Webdell will preach at both the morning annd even- ing service. Se, | | | Elkhart township. |second hand anvil. ON THE WING. Frank Hedger has hired to J. W. McFadden for the summer as helper in the store and the farm work, Frank Romine wants to buy a milk cow. A big Easter dinner Zinn’s last Sunday. “Mrs, Jno. Hedger, Sr., is suffer- ing. with the neuralgia in a bad form. Henry Smith and John Foster came home from Joplin where they have been visiting a few days the past week, Mr. Fullbright, the insurance agent from Butler, was -in our midst Monday. . The mud hole in front of Mrs. Kk. P. Porter’s house is a good place to try the power of your autos. Albert Zinn of Kat family Sundayed with his at Geo. s and his par- There are four down with the measles at Mr. Jas. Walker’s in There are six down with the measles in ‘connection with the store business in Elkhart. Pate Nafus is running and managing the store and is doing a big busi- ness. No measles in the store. Fairview and Lone Star school were out Friday and a big dinner was had at both schools that speak well for the teachers, _Ed Bailey is taking in stock to pasture for the summer. Call him up at Amsterdam. Cicero Browning has lost the whiskers on his upper lip. A sharp razor was the cause of it. ~ We have rented our farm to R. 1, Clark of Butler for 1916, _ Mrs. Grant Oldham made a fly- ing trip to Amsterdam Monday. The potatoes planted seem to he coming up slowly. Many of the neighbors thought they were rotting in the ground. The click of the corn planter can be heard in all directions. Some are through planting. Henry Smith wahts to buy a Write Butler Route 5, Bailey Beckett and son, Lee, are in Joplin working at the car- penter trade. There will be a meeting at the Crooks school house Sunday at three o’clock to organize a Union Sunday school. Attorney Volney McFadden of Kansas City came down Saturday to visit his parents. He returned Sunday. ‘ Well, well, another ibatchelor has got a new buggy. Now girls don't be surprised if he drives a gray horse, but he will be coming your way in the near future. This is the fourth new buggy in our midst this spring. Don’t. forget we are going to organize. Sunday School next Sunday at Crooks school house. Rey. E. E. Hughes will be with us. Everyone come as this is a union. N. MLN. Church Chautauqua. The church chautauqua meet- ings held at the M. E. Church South last week were meetings of great interest. : On Thursday evening Dr. Briggs of Sedalia was the speak- er and ‘‘The Resurrection of Christ the Best Authenticated Event of Ancient History’’ the subject. On Friday evening Rev. J. F. McCaskey addressed a crowded church on the subject of ‘‘The Changing World and the Change- less Christ.”” Rev. Caskey is an entertaining and instructive speaker. He has a rare fund of humor and holds the undivided attention of his audience. ; Sunday Bishop E. R. Hendrix preached two excellent sermons to large crowds. +