The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 18, 1916, Page 6

We are in the Real Real Estate Biisinéss' And can serve you better than any- body. We have some GOOD Land at mod- erate prices for sale like rent: One twelfth down, balance in fifteen annual payments WITHOUT INTER- EST. CHANCE FOR RENTERS to get a home. For particulars see us. CANTERBURY & CANTERBURY FARMERS BANK BLDG. BUTLER, MISSOURI RICH TO PAY FOR DEFENSE} REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Army and Navy Money to Come From Big Fortunes. ‘Washington, May 13.—The rich and well-to-do will have to meet the entire burden of the, cost of the preparedness program under the plans of the ‘administration House leaders, unless Congress up- sets them. While it has been known for some time this was the general plan of the administration leaders in the House, the general provis- ions of the revenue bill were fin- .ally decided upon at a conference today between Secretary McAdoo and Chairman Kitchin. Secretary McAdoo approved for the Presi- dent the plan Mr, Kitchin and the committee had worked out. Under the terms of the commit- tee bill, there will be no stamp taxes, no increased whisky tax, or special excise tax of any kind— the increased revenue to be raised from three sources—income tax, inheritance tax and a tax on war munitions. Although the administration and President Wilson urged a tax on bank checks, gasoline, explos- ive engines and pig iron, Secre- | tary McAdoo at today’s confer- ence agreed to the Kitchin pro- gram, Under this plant the increase in the income tax will be nearly double what was originally pro- posed at the outset of the session. The increase will largely be on in- comes of more than $10,000 a year. M. E. Purcell to R. H. Williams 280 acres section 35 Homer $1.00. H. A. Nelson et al to Leslie Veede 200 acres sections 6 and 1 Charlotte and Homer $8750.00. Phillip Carroll to Rhoda A. Car- iiieeas 40 acres section 80 Deepwater 1,2 R. A Kisner to Ed Brown lot 6 block 38 Rich Hill $75.00. Geo. P. Huckeby to Frank Bur- gess lot 6 block 38 Rich Hill $200.00, Frank Burgess to R. L. Keener lot 6 block 38 Rich Hill $425.00. Ed Brown to -B. McBride lot 6 block 38 Rich Hill $75.00. J. W. Baker to R. J. Taylor lots 7 to 12; part lot 12; block 84 and part block 113 Rich Hill $1.00. Agree on Army Bill, Washington, May 13.—The Sen- ate and house conferees reached a definite agreement on the army bill today, breaking the two weeks deadlock over the measure. The agreement provides: A standing army totaling 206,- 000 enlisted men, peace strength. A federalized National Guard’ | of 425,000 men. Elimination of the federal vol- unteer army plan. A $20,000,000 nitrate plant. A seven-year enlistment term in the regular army. Military training camps organ- ized on the Plattsburg plan. An investigation of the advisa- bility of government manufac- ture of all war munitions. To the Farmers and Stockmen The business of every is Zo render service; and banker or a day laborer, he who, by reason of spec: tan render superior service, is the one w is fe re whether he be a fitness and experience ho, in striving for success, usually succeeds—he wins be- cause he deserves to win. : Our reason for this little preamble is to call your attention to our special fitness to carry on our business, to-wit: that of the practice of Veterinary cine.. “a thet its in the lar; Zome to you, therefor seni oe es oe your expense, had mae Wenen years of successful ptattice. . Two ou bea battohan ol eit so : fits of our Veterinary Surgeon. Butler, Mo. Proses 208 and 3 Oitce and Hospital at Guyton’ Bern, county court 40 wolf sc: turned in for the bounty, The Urich Herald says that comewhah crease the wolf tribe what, cost $1,248. " While rt are at it why not build a new court house? Rev. A. G. Moore, of the ay. Green Forest, Ark., last week ‘ae the Appleton City Journal. Rev. Moore formerly served. as pastor of the M. E. Church, South, of Appleton City, O. C. Alexander died at_ his home one mile north of Johnstown Monday night of last week, says the Montrose Recorder. He is survived by a wife and several grown children. The Appleton City electric light plant was closed down for a coup- le of days last week while some repairs were being made. The Journal says that the stores all closed at dusk and that everyone went home and to bed. ~ EditorWilliams of the Metz Times tuok.a shot at a citizen of that town recently through the columns of his paper and then discovered that it was all wasted as the victim could not read. The young men of Adrian have organized a rifle club says the Journal. The rifles and ammuni- tion will be furnished by the na- tional government for the purpose of promoting better marksman- ship. The horshoe pitching cortest which was to have taken place in El Dorado Springs last week was ‘| called off because the park board rrefused to allow the games be- cause games for prizes are not al- Iowed in the park. The Appleton City Chatauqua has been run at a financial loss for the past two. years and the backers have been compelled, to make up. quite a little deficit. However, they are going to try it once: more and have signed Bnoth- er contract for this year. Peter Ewing of the northeast part of the county died Saturday, May 6; in a hospital at Clinton. The remains were brought to Urich and taken to his late home where funeral services conducted by T. B. R. Hackney were held Monday afternoo nand the re- mains laid to rest in the Mullin cemetery. Gladeus, the twelve year eld daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Sergent, suffered a broken arm Saturday when she fell from a teeter totter board. She and her little brother were teetering om the board and when the end she Was riding was quite a distance from the ground she became over- balanced and fell to the ground, breaking the forearm.—Amoret Leader. Mr. Wallace R. Banker and Miss Josie C. Walter, both of Adrian, went to Butler Tuesday and were married. They are worthy young people. The groom | py moved. here about three years ago dest General’ in > United teeta died at inte, Miss., | Richmond P Baad locator representative in Congress was de- feated for the .Detiocratic nom- ination for Congress from the tenth Alabama district last week by William B, Bankhead. That smallpox germs exist for twenty-five years under the wall paper of a living room is the con- tention of physicians who have-i P vestigated the case of Miss Hines of Sharon, Pa., ae is il with smallpox. Sergt.. James T. gackuon and Mrs. Ernest Brown, negro cook, were shot and killed, and Miss Minnie Thomas, white woman, wounded, by Private William White, a negro soldier, im a jeal- ous rage Friday. Foreclosure proceedings, based on a default of $10,000,000 first mortgage collateral bonds were brought in New York federal court Thursday against the Mis- souri Pacific railway by the Bank- ers Trust Company which ‘holds |f the bonds as security. — Col. George W. Goethals, gov- ernor of the Panama Canal zone, has armounced he will resign June’ 1. It is reported he will not re- sign if there is trouble with Ger- many. This is not the first time that Col. Goethals has announced his intention to resign, he having changed his mind in prev ious in- stances. ‘ All of those who signed the Trish Declaration of Independence are dead. Sixteen have been exe- cuted for treason, They are P. H. Pearce, provisional .president of the republic; Connolly, Jolin Me- | sessmsm: Dermott, Thomas J. Clark, John J. MacDonagh, Joseph Plunkett, Eamon Ceanut, Edward Daley, Michael O”’Hanrahan, William Pearce, Major John McBride, Cor-| nelius Culbert, J. J. Houston, Michael Mallon, Thomas Kent and Sheehy Skeffington. Connolly for a number of years lived in New York, where he was well known as a Socialist and writer on labor subjects. Notwithstanding the fact that prohibition laws have become ef- feetive in seven states since July 1,.1915, approximately 7 1-2 mil- lion gallons of whisky have been produced in the United States so far the fiscal.year ending June 30 than ever before. Returns to the internal revenue bureau. approx- imate the total increase for the year at 10 million gallons. In the: same period the” production of beer has falfen more than 1 1-2 million barrels, or 45 million gak- lons, from last year’s figures, The: total output of beer for the year ending June 30, it'is estimated, will be about 60 million gallons || less than it was in the last fiseal year. BACKACHE IS A WAENING Butler in i re Not, Neglect Warrensburg, Missouri Recently admitted to the North Central Asso- Giation of Colleges becomes a fully recognized - teachers’ college where high school graduates may seoure four years of accredited work. New build- ings, new courses, arid additional calls for ite grad- tated make work in this.school desirable. The summer seasion begins May #0 and continues ten weeks, offering over two hundred. oomrses to students. For catalog address BEL aT ea PRESIDENT | WE ARESTRONG - BUTLER and BATES COUNTY Their CHURCHES SCHOOLS ROADS Missouri State Bank “THE OLD RELIABLE” Low Rates on. Farm Loans We are in a position to make farm loans at a low rate of interest on either 5, 7 or 10 years time, with privilege of making partial payments ‘on interest paying dates, All pay- ments of principal and interest pay- able at our office. We make ab- Stracts to all real estate in Bates . county at reasonable rates. ~ The Walton Trust Co. BUTLER, MISSOURI Current Loans $8,000,000.00