The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, October 26, 1916, Page 6

. ‘Proposed Amendments to the ys Constitution of Missouri met AMEND- CONSTITUTIONAL MENT. I. B. LaFever has procured a . | piece of land from.C. F, Hall on the lot just west of the Hall store, and is erecting an office for his estate— business.— Amoret real ved by the Senate, the House of in: Leader. Representatives concurring therein: the general election to be held lay following the first Monday Thursday's fast MK. & T. to the qualified voters tion or rejecti tional amenda ‘That stitution th to-wit: by addin “Provides ‘onstitution contained ‘obibiting the gen. ably from granting, or authoris. ranting of, pet ns to the de- blind, as may regulated by luw.” SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND- M! Proposed by Initiative Petition. To empower the Legislature of Minsourl te oreste, by special law, a State Bank with power to loan money secured by deed of trust on agricultural lands end to issue bonds, and authorizing the e@ppropriation of One Millien Dollars (§1,- 000,000.00) of the State Treasury for and to exempt the capital anid bank frem taxation, and validating any legislation heretofere enacted for such purposes. MISSOURI STATE LAND BANK AMEND- MENT TO THE CONSTITUTION. Proposed by legal voters by Potalire Petitions under the Initiative and Refer- endum Provisions of the Constitution, empowering the (General mbly to en- act a special law creating poration to be knowa as the Missouri State Land Bank, with powers to mobilise and I!quidize farm credits, to appropriate state moneys as 2 loan to ald thereof, and exempting from state, county and municipal taxes all of the assets of sal bank, also debenture bonds issued by it, and providing for the validating of any law enacted by the Gen- eral Asseiubly in accordance herewith. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Missouri that the Constitution be 20 amended er te provide as follows: Section 1, ‘The General Assembly is here- by empowered to enact a special law to create a corporation to be known as the Missouri State Land Bank, with power to make lovis on notes secured by deeds of trust or mortgeges upon agricultural landa, and to Issue debenture bonds ayalbet the same with—all suitable and Incidental And to enact other special laws y si 1 or at other sessions of sembly to amend and im- powers. at the x1 sor defects therein. Coneral Assembly is. here- by ed empowered to etiact a Jaw Or bis appro: rtattig loan out of the moneys of State ry, the sum of ou mil! Jolars as a working capita; fc rporation jection 3, | Assembly te hereby nuthorize empowered to en- act a biw or laws upting from state, county and mun 1 ianxex the assets of wad Missouri St: wid Bank and all de- benture bonds is. by it. Section 4. Any Jnw heretofore enacted by the General Assembly in accordance var provided and Land | Belford, or to supply omissions | re shall be submitted | . 8 of Missouri, for adop- | train, NO. 10 kitted Jos. S the following conatitu- jat the crossing in Harwood. Mr. of article IV of the Con’; Smallman was over 80 years old further, and had lived in the Harwood Vicinity about 40 years. Miss Beulah Wallace, formerly of the west part of the county, stenographer at the union sta- tion in Kansas City for a year, was married October 7, to E. R. of Wiehita, Kansas. They will make their home in that city. a Mr. Peter Simion and Miss+ Estella Williams were united in marriage at the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs. Rosa Will- iams, of Hume Sunday, October 15, at 3 o’eloek in the afternoon, Rev. Ed L. Hunt, officiating — Border Telephone. Word has been received in this village that Mr. and) Mrs. Roy Witherow, Curlew, Wash., are | the happy parents of a baby boy, born October & Mrs. Witherow is a sister of Homer Reed, and She and her husband lived in Am- oret at one time.—Amoret Lead- er. Prof. J. F. Searight, of El Do- rado Springs, was in Adrian Fri- day afternoon ealling on old friends. Mr. Searight looks hale jand hearty and appears as young as he did a quarter ofa century ago when he was teaching the youngsters of Bates county how to think.—Adrian Journal. Tuesday another big load of wheat came-to Rockville says the Rooster. This time the man who Public Sale. 120-Acre Scully Lease for Sale known as the old Graves place, 2 miles east of Old Mulberry; 2 With thie pravtatone of section 5 vy . hereof shit! he deemed vill trom and after| Walked off with the honors was the aduption hereof, THIRD CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND- M . Proposed by Initiative Petition. Prohibiting after July first, 1917, the manufacture of, the introduction inte, and the giving, exchanging. bartering, or disposing of intoxicating liquors in State of Minsourt, except wine for sacra mental purposes, prescribing a penalty for the viclation thereof and repealing all parts of the Constitution, Statutes and Mu- Bicipal Laws in conflict therewlih, = Cal Beshore, a wealthy and influ- ential farmer who resides about ten miles-from Rockville. Mr. Beshore brought in a load which when it went onte the scales weighed enough to bring him a cheek for » $107.05. The wheat tested 58 pounds. Sunday, October 15, was the Proposed amendient to the Constitution] 30th anniversary of Chas. Martz, of Mixsouri, to be submitted to the legal: qoters of the State of Missouri for theirlof Grand River township, and it or rejection at the regular gen- held on the seventh day D, 1916, prohibiting the of, the introduction into, and the giving. exchanging, bartering. selling, or disposing of inte nors in the State of Missouri ‘ine for sacra- meatal pu bing a penalty for the violation thereof and repealing all parte of the Stat: Constitnéion, and Munic- Spal Laws in confitet th h. enacted by the people of the State of approval lon to be Uh Sec 1, From and after July first, 1917, uo intoxicating Maqunor or fiauerh except wine for sucramental purposes, shall be manufactured in or introduced tuto the State of Missourl under any Pretense, Every person who sells, exchanges, ‘ives, barters, or disposes of intoxicating liquor of any kind to any person {n the State of Missourt, or who manufactures, or intro- duces Into, or attempts to- introduce. into the State of Missourt, intoxicating Mquor of any kind; e. wine as aforesaid for id; hundred dollars nor more than one thou- sand dollars, or imprisonment in the than slx months nor months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. All parts of the State Constitution, and jaws of the State und municipalities there- fo, confilcting with the provisions of this section, are hereby repealed. STATE OF MISSOURI, Department of State. } I, Cornelius Roach, Secretary of of the State of Missouri, hereby cote that the foregoing is ie and com. full, true plete copy a he joint and concurrent resolution of the Forty-eighth General As- sembly of the State of Missouri of the pro- posed amendment to Constitution of the State of Mixsourl;” also, of the twa aniendments to the Constitution Proposed by initiative petition, to be snbmitted te the qualified voters of the State of Missouri at the general election to be held on Tues. aay. the seventh day of November, 1916, nh testimony whereof, I hereunto set my band and affixed reat Seal of the ane oF insourt, a ry a oltiee fa the y of Jefferson, this lay of tem. ber, A. D. 1016, Y sic 18eal) LOSE Se) GECRETARY OF STATE Your money works for you 24 Hours Every Day If you save it. Better put it in . “The Old was made an oceasion of ~ much pleasure by a number of neigh- bors and friends going unbidden to his home in the evening. They found Chas. in bed but it did not take long to awake him from his slumber. He enjoyed the sur- prise quite as heartily as did his friends and extended a cordial weleome to all present. The evening was very pleasantly spent and all present felt well re- paid for going to this honte.— Adrain Journal. Ben Plympton, one of our en- as you get it Missouri State Bank. terprising farmers living south- east of town received word Satur- day that he had been awarded first premium on early yellow oats which he had on exhibition at the State Fair at Sedalia this year. The premium was $3.00 in eash in addition to the honor of winning the award under compet- ive exhibits from all parts of the of Virginia; 6 1-2 miles southeast of Amsterdam; 3 miles east and 2 1-2 miles north of Amoret on MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1916. 34 Head of Live Stock—1 sor- rel mare, 10 years old, weight 1500 Ibs., safe with foal by jack; 1. bay mare 8 years old, weight 1500 lbs., safe with foal by jack; 1 horse mule 3 years-old; 1 mare mule coming 2 years old, extra good one; 2 mule colts; 3 milk cows; 1 Jersey cow 4 years old, will be fresh by day of sale; 1 red cow 4 years old, giving milk; 1 cow past 2 years -old, giving milk; 1 yearling heifer. 22 Head of Hogs—2 sows and 14 pigs; 6 shoats, will weigh 125 lbs. 2-spring lambs. 150 White Leghorn pullets. Feed—150 lbs. timothy seed, 20 acres of corn; 120 shocks of corn; 1 stack of hay; 225 bushels of oats; 1 oat straw stack. Implements—1 3-inch . Weber wagon in good shape; 1 disc; 1 corn planter; 1 Uncle Sam riding cultivator; 1 harrow; 1 breaking plow; 1 double shovel; 1 set work harness; 1 set driving harness. 400 Hedge Posts. Household Goods—-1 cook stove; 1 Round Oak heater; 1 dresser; 1 sideboard; 1 kitchen cabinet; 2 stand tables; 2 beds; A corking good car— Three to fifty per hour on high—that’s the speed report we get from owners all over the country, - And 20 to 25 miles per gallon of gas is the economy report. BUTLER, MO., Phenes 229, 516 The Willye-Overland “Made in U.S. A.” More Kansas City Star Lies. The Kansas City Star is at its | usual tactics trying to defeat the Democratic national and state an | Lamm for governor are being boosted by the Star in its news and editorial columns and it is not doing it fairly either, As us- ual the Star is ‘‘independent”’ be- tween campaigns and radical Re- publican when elections are on. Democrats should pay no atten- tion to its attacks on Wilson and Gardner—Gallatin Democrat. PU Thousands Behind A price that makes it the greatest value on the face of the earth— That combination has kept the factory thousands of cars behind sales for weeks and weeks. But we're getting them in right along, Better see us about yours today. CLINKENBEARD & ISLEY RICH HILL, MO., Phone 157 Company, Toledo, Ohio s These Men See Reasons. When Edison, Burbank, and. so many of the men of this country | who think things out, rise up and feb Tolede How About It German Citizens? With Hughes as president it is practically certain that ol. Roosevelt will be made secretary president it is time for ordinary individuals to put’ on their think- ing caps and meditate on the sit- uation. These men are former Republicans in polities, but their eyes are wide open to the needs of the country and the source from which these needs can best be served.—Memphis Democrat. | declare themselves for Wilson Tor | of state. Do the German voters and sympathizers want him in of- fice, passing on questions arising between Germany and the United States? Do the mothers and fathers of this peace-loving na- tion want to see the swashbuck- ling Roosevelt given a chance to plunge this country into war!— Glasgow Missourian. BLIC SALE 120-Acre Farm « Auction On account of being unable to farm, I will sell at public auction at my farm - 2% miles northwest of Passaic, Mo., 5 miles southwest of Adrian and 7% miles-northwest of Butler, on TUESDAY, OCTOBER, 31, '16 The following described property: My Farm several premiums at the local fair for exhibits of farm pro- duets, all of which is evidence that he is a good farmer and can make a good showing even in a bad crop year——<Appleton City Journal. On his western trip Mr. Hughes found the best way to get ap- plause from his fellow partisans was to mention his mentor, T. R. > chester shot gun, 12 gauge, and other things too numerous to mention. TERMS :—All sums. of $10 and under cash; over that amount a credit of 10 months’ time will be given on notes with approved se- curity bearing 6 per cent inter- est from date of sale. 2 per cent discount for. cash on sums over $10. No property to be removed until terms of sale are complied with. The Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church will serve lunch. ELZIE ROBERTS. Col. C. E. Robbins, Auctioneer. Roy Hamilton, Clerk. Reliable” Rexall Stores Taking a Straw Ballot. The members of. the Rexall Druggists Association, of the United States, and there are about 8,000 of them, are now tak- ing a straw vote on the presiden- tial election. C. C. Rhodes, the local member of the association, has a ballot box in his ‘store and invites his pressing ‘their preference and each evening the votes are count- ed and thé result sent to head- quarters. . : of vot- n 4%, 1 sewing machine; 1 dining table; 1 rocker; dining * chairs; Win-| Sinds: Consisting of 120 acres; 5-room house; barn for 4 horses and seven cows, and crib; 3 wells and 1 spring; fruit of different Fhis farm is‘¢ nice smooth piece of land, TERMS: I will take a $5,000 mort- gage on the farm at 5% for 5 years. No discount on farm. 36 Head of Stock - 3 Head: of Horses . 1 smooth mouthed mare; 1 spring colt; 1 yearling filly. -17 Head of Cattle . i 6 rasa goed milch cows, all giving milk and nearly all to be fresh early in the yearting heifers to be fresh in spring; 5 spring heifer calves; spring steer calves; 1 good yearling Shorth orn bull. 16 Head of Hogs Two brood sows with 12 pigs by side; 2 hogs weighing about 200 Ibs. each. 1 wagon; 1 mower; 1 garden plow; Farming Tools 1 Goodenough sulky plow: 1 sticring. plow: 1 new Century > 1 harrow; 1 John Deere corn planter: 1 corn 4 kettle; 1 set work hurnesa: 2 incubators: | bioete. eeanter: | com tonne" Feed Between 8 and 10 tons of Clover and Timothy mixed hay: ; shocks of shock corn; 5 or 6 bushels of seed corn. _. : = ers aes : * : Other articles too numerous to mention. | TERMS: At sume ot $10 ent customers to drop in a ballot ex. count'tor cath. AN preperty avast be under, cash. On amounts over $10.0 credit ot 12 months wit! date. i oe