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ett, but Btand's: Tominattom-ap= the tower Mission of the Bates ‘Lost. Land.’’ The amount of land that is lost to cultivation along fence rows is a matter of importance, especially where the land is high priced. Hence it ig well, in selecting a type of farm fencing, to give considera- tion to the space that the fence will occupy. The following table, derived from data obtained from a survey recently conducted in 12 eaters North Central states, shows the PRICE, $1.00 PER YEAR width of the strip of land, from 7 tlie center of the fence out-on one GARDNER AHEAD IN STATE | side, which is made untillable by IN EARLY RETURNS different types of fences. Fence | Amount Required of land to Lose | The Butler Weekly Times Printed on Thursday of each week. BOLT. 'D. ALLEN, Editor and Mer. Assorted lot 3 dozen “Gantered at the Post Office of But- ler, Mo., as seco) be mail matter, ‘sample lot 2 dozen 10 dark blue flowered long $1.00 Kimonas Roach and ‘Atkinson Close for Second Place. ea oi 5 Made Un- an Acre Jéfferson City, Aug. 2.—From | kind of Fence’ tillable of Ground . ble ean be yearn today | Woven wire. ...3. 802 . Childrens 75c Dresses the Democratic state ticket nom1-| Barhed wire. ..3. 772 i nated at yesterday’s primary are| Board ...,....3.23 817 ‘ only 48c f OTE [Picket ........ 3.29 802 Governor—Fred 8. Gardner, es- | tedge (well timated, 12,000 plurality. | Hedge (we A“ a |. trimmed) .. Lieutenant Governor—Wallace | Straight PAIL: Sending try 347 739 436 between 100 posed Crossley. 15,000. | Worm 1 c is ails. if State Auditor—John P, Gordon, i Should the enae can 30,000. : tic Snes Waeranaethmi two pasture fields, practically no Middlekamp, no opposition. “ene su Ta et pureed i: s Ghaiatany oe State lanes Kel. | “ivides two cultivated fields the Ae ina 1 18.000 : width of the strip of land made y to caste qe W. MeAl-| untillable, as shown by the table, lister, 8,000, 2 Sue ees should be doubled, and the num- For Judges of the supreme court | her of rods of fence required to occupy an acre of ground would there apparently is no doubt that |)" PR? * : 4 Judge A. M. Woodson, Democrat, eee that stated in the has been nominated by a large : " ft majority for Division No, 1, and a6 oes ee) of ad das leet that Fred L, Williams, Demoerat, | °T°P 38 8rown, fess fal 18 for Division No. 2, has been nomi. |#!ong the fence row than when nated by a lead of probably eigh- }corn, potatoes or some other culti- ri tioneana ‘vated crop is grown, for much In the court of appeals race the | land is taken for turning along the contest is close between Ewing C. fence row with the latter—Farm Bland of ‘Kansas City, Major Progress. Lilley of Moberly and James Sud- | dath of Warrensburg. Bland, with | a big vote in Kansas City and by | carving Clay, Lafayette and Mor- | County W. 0. T. U, gan counties, is in the lead in the | race. , It will take more returns| The following is the report of from the country to determine the what has been accomplished by ard Checked Gingham. Eight different styles, all Only 59c. small-grain ’ Walker-McKibben’s “The Quality Store’ HOW TO EAT IN SUMMER |Annual Report of the Rural Flower Missions .of Bates Taken in the Place of Sugar and Meats. “The three chief constituent /County W. C. T. U,, With approximately half the past year: Visits, 1677; boquets, Republican vote of the state in, | 1286; text cards distributed, 252; returns show Lamm’s vote 53,071; | potted plants, 212; canned fruit, pears probable. and to furnish energy,’’ lead of nearly 25,000. Swanger is ments, 805; meat, 106 pounds; r i c earrying the country over Lamm, | meal, 6 sacks; chickens, 6; flour, 3| Versity_of Missouri. but he will have to get a2 to 1) sacks; corn,.1 sack; lard, 5 1-2 to overcome the lead Lamm piled | loaves ; pies, 28; food to sick, ‘50; up in St. Louis, Kansas City and | quilts and comforts, 6; lunches, St. Louis County. Judge C. A, Calvird seems cer- ings, 24; cash tain of yenomination over his op- | child six months. ponent H, F, Poague in the 29th! Katie B. Tuttle, Judicial Circuit by a substantial Co, Supt. of Flower. Missions. majority. , ; Congressman (. (, Dickinson | has polled practically the entire t Democratic vote of his district. | is no demand on the body to keep The vote in both parties was, Under the primary election law,|up the bodily temperature such light throughout the state, | members of the different central as we find during the cold months. 3 3 committees chosen at the election| A diet which contains an excess on Tuesday, must meet in Butler] of these materials is not apt to be on Tuesday, August 8, 1916, for|horne well during the hot season, organization and the election of|and makes the person who eats it officers. more uncomfortable. | Generally aS Ee - speaking, a diet much lighter, Mrs, R. A. Batchelor —and/hoth as regards quantity and daughter, Miss Katherine, of Ap-|kinds of food, is to be desired in pleton City, are visiting relatives|the summer. Meats, and especial- in this city, ly fat meats, should be taken in moderaticn. Starches can be eat- $60.74; clothed we instinctively desire fat. | a craving for such foods, | the hot weather a laboring man | requires fuel, but not to the ex- | tent that he does in winter. There Committees to Meet Tuesday. Farmers Co-operative Meeting at Rich Hill. The Bates County Farmer's Co-operative Union held an inter- esting meeting in Rich Till Sat- urday says the Review. The busi- ness sessions were held at their | hall on Park avenue. The annual | election of officers was one of the principal features of the meeting. | © ity, was the guest of Miss Helen}amount of sugar should be cut The members not arriving early, Chastain last week. The young}/down. An abundance of fresh adjournment was taken until 1:30! ladies were room mates while at-|fruits and vegetables should be o’clock in the afternoon, There | te nding the University of Mis-|taken. While vegetables and are five local unions with a mem- jsouri. .| fruits do not as a rule contain a bership of about 300 in’ Bates Se Ramat Tesereaeee, _ | great deal of material which is re- county. An enjoyable dinner was| Prof. John B. Henderson, Miss| garded as being nutritious, they had in Central park at the noon| Ora Thompson, Miss Nina Culver, | nevertheless serve in keeping up hour by the farmers and. their| Miss Minnie Bullock, Mrs. Frank|the nutrition of the body, as they families. Ream and Mrs. Sam 'W. Davis ai-| contain organic acids which keep Col. Gardner, Demoeratie candi-| tended the Bates Coanty Sunday |up the alkalinity of the blood, date for governor, and Wm,| Schoo! convention at Rich Hill] give variety to the diet, increase Hirth, editor of the Missouri Far- | Monday and Tuesday. the appetite and furnish certain mer, were expected to be present, ? substances which are classed un- but for some reason both failed| Will Allen drove to Butler|der the general name of antisero- to put in their appearance. from Jeflerson City Tuesday for | buties. The following officers were|@ brief visit with relatives and] In addition to a light diet an elected: J. 8. Bell, president; J.| friends here. J. D, Allen, who] abundance of cool water should be L. Gander, vice-president; T. A.| came home to cast his vote at the|taken during the summer months. Democratic primary, and Mrs. pean aA eee Sraig, secretary; Wm. Knuckles, n ‘ Etat ah gents tee *| Allen, accompanied him back to chaplain: J. F, Baker, organizer; n i L.A. Petty, business agent; P. B.| Jefferson City Wednesday. Bartz, H. E. Donaldson and E. See ae Franklin, executive committee;| _ Ike Lockridge, of Elkhart town- Eugene Frankin, conductor, and ship, ~ yg + lle prone A i a made Is olfice a J. W. Tilson, doorkeeper. call: Col tocar oe ae at f Bates county’s staunch a erats and came to town to get the Dee of Fea att. results of the primary, He tells us Jason Goff, an old time colored | that this is his first trip to Butler man, well known i in this city, died | since February. at the county home Thursday morning, July 27. -| The Times’ good friend J. B. Uncle Jason, as he was familiar-| Hays, of Spruce township, was in ly known, was born in slavery in| the city Wednesday and made this the state of Kentucky and . he|office an appreciated call. In thought he was about 100 years| point of continuous residence Mr.|by being kicked by one of his old, at any‘rate he was very old,| Hays is one of Bates county’s old|horses. He wrapped the injured but he was very active until about | settlers. He came to the county in|hand in a bandage in turpintine |< James Thomas left Wednesday for Eurcka Springs, Arkansas, where he will join Mrs. Thomas, who has been spending the sum- mer at that place for the benefit of her health. He hopes she will be able to return with him in about a week. A Double Accident. M. M. Jackson, who drives a wagon for the Home Produce company, was the victim of a double accident last week, or rather two accidents. Friday one of his hands was badly bruised Shirt Waists Lace Curtains | Made out of “Scout” fast color Percales and stand- sizes, light or dark colors Vegetables and Fruits Should Be of foods are prateins which-go-to|{——---— during the the building of. tissue, carbohy- drates, and fats, wnose function is to ‘maintain the heat, of the body says Dr. Swanger’s 28,395, gtving Lamm a’ 77 quarts; eggs, 9 1-2 dozen; gar-|M. P. Ravenel of the department of preventive medicine of the Uni- Dr. Raveiel says that carbohy- vote in the outstanding counties pounds; milk, 6 gallons; bread, 40} drates, which includes ‘the starch- es and sugars, lessen the need of fats, and when taken in excess are 10; cared for sick six weeks ; out-|stored up in the body as fat. When hard labor is performed, Also, 4 when cold weather comes we have During Miss Regina Klein, of Appleton | en in moderate abundance, but the | t We are offering materials fotLool Dresses, Waists and Skirts at such little prices : ; 35c and 25¢e White Voiles with Cluster Stripes of black, lavender, pink, blue, 36-inches and 40-inches wide Striped Tissues, all fast colors, 40-inches wide Floral Organdies and Voiles, 36 to 40-inches wide Embroidered Tissue Voiles, 28-inches wide , All at 15e yd Colored figured Organdies, Lies Cloths Batistes, Ete. Sold from 15c to 25c, 28 to 36-inches wide for 1U0c - - 100 Choice New Organdie and Voile Waists Long or short sleeves, regular price $1.25 a nice variety of styles, small or large collars some lace iia some fine embroidery trimmed for 98¢ tae s Se lot Skirts Sheperd Checks, Mixtures, Palm Beach, Etc., for ; $3.50 LADIES HIGH GRADE PUMPS $3.50 Patent Leather, Kid, Gun Metal, Etc., for ~) $2.50 : Childrens $1.25 to $2. tg White Shoes for 50c New lot Organdie Collars Dainty beautiful styles 25c to $1.25 Extra fine white $2.50 Gabardine Wash Skirts for . $1.98 Buy Munsing Union Suits They are cool and the fit does not wash out. Ladies 50c to $1.00. Boys and Girls 50c to 75c. Mens are made with patent 2 button drop-seat at $1.00 and $1.50. We sell only Warners Rust Proof Corsets because they are best —are entirely guaranteed $1.00 up. Walker-McKi alker-!VicNibben’'s — For a short time we are selling , - Room Rugs at Old Prices “The Quality Store” Bargains in Black Taffeta Silk $1.39 Had Never Seen Cream. jes, putting down - twenty-five | , Katshte of cents in payment. ‘‘We can’t sell | night at Gaste Halt on south ae of two boxes for a quarter any | *Ware. more,’’ said the clerk, explaining that the war had increased the | Lo price of cartridges, ‘‘You are trying to kid me, aint you?’’ re- plied the boy in an indignant tone. The times through which we are | passing have caused many a man, |- to change his views. They had this effect on an East Side milk- man who decided to become hon- est. me the hind he agrat a bea Do you wa I eke i conagh month in hall in Brae as ; ey’re shooting .22’s paises the payment of his weekly bill|'® Deveve and a customer began to shriek at |" that wart” ; eit & Rol Not 32 eats eaetere—Butler ; | i AER Te Tu ‘each ane eto needn’t serve me any LODGE DIRECTORY. Frateraa Tag.) Sont® fm ballin j longer,’’ she said, ‘‘and I’m not; wesamen of The World ¢—atspie i aig pay you for the last two sage meets at the eanlo of the aay oe ‘ “‘Why, what’s the trouble?’’ he inne oe meuiarmaduke | inquired anxiously. call of the commander, “Trouble, indeed. When the milk you’ve bee leaving pata ee eee and the day before stood a couple |day in of hours there was 9 nasty thick ochmertonn Yeoman M ot as. tts scum on it.’’ of the Foreman in the te And it took him half an hour to oi = explain what cream “was.—Cin- | | Neattooal L 0. oe night tn Saul over R.—Bates Post, No. 68, meets City Hall on the first Satur- cook month atin at it in month at