The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 12, 1917, Page 9

are for a larger acreage © of - soy-| year, aceording.'to estimates by| APPROPRIATION BILLS 7, [beans and cowpeas, There is alaa| crop reporters, . It.. ig probable, OUT TO FIX REVENUE yan increased interest in the grow-| also, that hogs for the present —- , : a Ene of beans, broom corn andjyear’s meat ‘averaged consider-|Governor Gardner Whittles $2,- ‘ creased holdingatother crops now.’selling muchjable lighter in weight. Only 25 500,000 From ‘Measures; © of grain and fewet meat animals | @bove ordinary prices. per cent of th@e who butchered Schools Get Big Share. feed than one year ago is: FRUIT—Cortespondents place) hogs will have any meat or lard ‘ ; cated by the report issued to¢ he outlook for a fruit crop at 69| for sale. On the other hand, some], J¢fferson City, Mo., April 9.— by W. Iu. Nelson, ‘assistant aeare-|Per cent. Apparently the peach| will be buyers, not all farmers Governor Gardner this afternoon tary of the Missouri State Board |¢rop will be almost an entire fail-|curing sufficient meat for their completed his pruning of the ap- é propriation bills left for his con- ; ; ; of Agriculture. “The report’ fol-] ure cxcept in the: Southeast sec-}own use. It is estimated that the| P 4 u co PRD AN SP : é lows: . =: |tion where present condition is 40| number of chickens on Missouri]®deration by the Forty-ninth At Close of Business, March 5, 1917. While Missouri farmers gener-|Per cent. - \ farms is seven per- cent greater |SeDeral assembly. Items .reach- ey f Fri | ing a total-of $2,500,000 have ally are planning and working to}. |.IVE STOCK—Meat animals|than one year ago. All in dll, the increased acreage and yields’ t0|0f ull kinds are scarce, liquida-| Missouri farmer is entering hear- the: maximum: they are seriously | tion having been carried to the|tily and hopefully upon the great PORE SUES ; na either been vetoed or held up by “RESOURCES - the governor. He has not yet signed the appropriation bills, but Rineeccane .. 7$446,447.16 |) handicapped’ because_oflack ‘of| limit. Rather than buy. feed at) work that is his—and hers. ; , ° 2,917,19. help. In some sections acreage i8| What seemed prohibitive prices, Pe ASTI aA will’ do so some time tomorrow. 15,600.00 - |) being further limited by the cost| farmers have soli much of their Hyde Case at its End The total of the appropriations 6,763.40" || and starvity of seed. Fortunately) stock. While this as. brought} — i afterthe pruning operations is 2,000.00°-|/ though, with much good weather about a serious shortage, it has re-| Kansas City, Mo., April 8.—Dr. $15,750,000. This keeps within . 192,674.91 |! during March, farming opera-|sulted in raising stil! higher the|B, Clark Hyde will never face an- the limit of estimated revenues i $606,402.66 -|| tions are well advanced, the soil is| quality of Missouri live stock. The| other jury in the Jackson County|for 1917-1918. This appropriation ‘ in excellent condition, and more|sernb and the ‘‘stat-- boarder’’| Criminal Court for the murder of| includes 5,250,000 for the. sup-e ue . LIABILITIES early dena have been planted|have heen sold generally at prof-|'Thomas H, Swope. port of the public schgbls for the ssteviresaseserssrasee8 60,000.00 Hlth a7 over before. Needed rains,pitable prices, and more attention| That > "2s admitted last| two years, or one-third of all the +++ §0,000,00 ieee ‘ saaletis bei : fel y Departten. none. revenue for the period “11/700.94 © falling-slowly and being nicely|is bcing given to the better ani-|night by; dhah the U. So Desteeeetl. canis Pp : ‘ ' gsa'701.72 |} distributed, have been of benefit.}mals. Number of hogs now on|ing atte is fired upon be Gan and featermon prepared by -the TS cS eeieunenataleneie WHEAT—The condition of}fecd as compared with one year|tempt ty urine at ! 3.30 o’elock | CYening Yoqay shows the rev- $666,402.66 |! Missouri wheat cannot at this|ago is estimated at but 55 per|the cas. . The torpedo| Vices others aré"giv916 were $11,- 4 t POrning. 1e___torpeco! Remember the time inerease time be definitely. determined.|cent: number of cattle, 56 per|row m¢ ThORT a i e There is no question, however, but|cent. In brgeding animals the terfield Uy pee coe ae April 24, 8:00 p. m. that the crop has suffered greatly shortage is not quite so great. It} court, Larne Buti, these enemy, pete eer ee nee |is estimated that. there are 76 per| ready, 4 mepged pid cape 3 fables somal Bonne > : The above statement is correct, f % HOMER DUVALL, Cashier because of lack ot oe and ie Bele hu ayes senna snow covering. It is also true}cent as many brood sows on Mis-|iree may rm ae (aR RAS ; : —____| that during the last few days|souri farms as there were one year | gation. Pas ven de bie te W. CG. T. U. : | Pere spat SE HN : : much wheat has improved. Cor-|ago, and the number of pigs is} For J. iis afternoon issued} To be held at Star Chureh, 4 vrry? at : g respondents estimate present con-) placed at a per cent. Of alljmiss thewing bulletin: miles southeast of Butler, on a ‘DUVALL-PERCIVAL TRUST 60 dition of wheat at 59.6, as com-jmcat animals sheep show the/tomorro) 4. °¢.om Fire Island| ‘Thursday, April 26. oe ion nmvY a pared with a 15-year average of|smallest decrease in numbers. It|slate elfin to the navy seationeat ”’ “MORNING 2 ; 3 CAPITAL and SURPLUS, $250,000 85.4, but many state that it is too|is estimated that there are.91 perjof the 44 at New York that at| 10:00 a. m<Devotional Service, ey ‘ i early to report accurately. Just|cent as many breeding sheep in|ready ty igq glock this. morning Leader, Gertie Walker. FARMERS BANK BUILDING, BUTLER, MO. how much the’ abanddned acreage| Missouri as there were one year |first of 1. .hmarine was sighted | 10:20 a. m.—Appointment of com- : : will be must yet be determined.|ago and that lambs show practi-|took off” U. S. 8. Smith, running mittees on enrollment, mem- FARM Loans W¢ have mohey to loag on real estate at a low rate Many fields, though, have been|cally the same per cent. The feed- | the Neatly submerged, “Tther subs bership, subscription and re- of interest with privilege to pay at any time. put to oats or will go to corn or|ing of western sheep has been/gave hi'gi.g a torpedo at the porting. : We have a complete set.of Abstract Books and will other crops. There is a probabil- more extensive and more profit- funds, ~ \hich missed by thirty| 10:25 a. m.—The Prohibition Sit- “ ABSTRAOTS furnish abstracts to any real estate in Bates County ||/ity that some fields in which the|able than ever before. Especial-| nesses « gy. wake of the torpedo uation of our State, Vir- i and examine and perfect titles to same. 4 \]| wheat has shown practically no lly in Southern Missouri een : Kansas) au gon crossing tlie ginia . ‘ Nees ; life may, under favorable condi- {growing interest in goats, “which fhe submarine disap-|10:30 a. m.—The growth of tem- INVESTMENTS Spo a et ee one ellie: We pay ‘|]| tions, yet come out in fair shape.jare proving money makers. Insy i Ree Sue uEn i perance seine in -the interest on time deposits. i For this reason we would strongly | Dairying is receiving a decided at - business world, Adrian. advise that farmers wait for/impetus through the work of! Jeffe 10:40 a. m.—What is the Chureh || W. F. DUVALL, President, J..B. DUVALL, Vice-President, further developments before turn-|State Dairy Commissioner E. G. Superliyj Farmers in Monster Doing for Prohibition, ay Arthur Duvall, Treasurer. © —_—‘W. D. Yates, Title Examiner. |]/ing under the wheat. With the|/Bennett, under whose leadership of the tog Preparedness Cam- Hume. eg : “i world demand, present and pro-|hundreds of dairy cows and mie ; paign. TOAHO PA Mra — ‘spective, for bread, let no mis-fheifers are being shipped into the faa must feed the Allies so] 11:00 a. m.—Cooperation as an ! Jssential in All Campaign Work. Open Diseussion. a :20 a, m.—What Can My Coun- ty or Union Do to Help in 5 5 take be made. Later, if the wheat |state. With a view to reducing i Fite ieee Big' Price for Buttér Fat. | List of Letters ’ | proves too: poor to let stand, the} hog losses to the minimum, a cam- | C88 ad ene fic ti a te as ; ground may be put to corn or] paign has beén inaugurated under of $44,830 do an See tiie The Adrian ,cheese factory; Remaining uncalled for in the} jo, crop. In this respect’ Mis-|direction of Dr. D. F. Luckey, a aga ea Meade Me's Ps le —_ j ‘ < ffice at Butler, Mo., for the He : hic broke the high-price record for Ost. ORUCE aie daa, : |souri is especially favored as com- | state veterinarian. i , ; the Movement for State and : 3 * | week ending April 3, 1917: . +i oe “1 ° -ROVISIONS— | 609.77, ds the central idea in the oe halt nanahay - —gbutter fat last’month. In Janu-) yy. HC. Kornhaus, Mr. W. 8S. ng dag seat alae ib te Fr ee of{year, ich our State College of Sie Constitutional Pro- ¥ ny, I ae y "-{Chorn kture has issued to all dis- libition, Passaic. ary they paid 46 cents a pound! Nelson, 0. J. Tarlton, Mr. Don where wheat fails corn—eorn|1916 crops remaining on Missouri i :40 a. 1u.—Noontide prayer. if for butter fat and’ in, February | Souder, Mr. Nute Stevens, Mr, J. sie bed ae RG > departmool clerks for a school- eNooDM y \ they paid 49 cents a pound, and| 0, Swan, Miss A. R. Carroll, Mra. Te ee catiatt: kee aie ital cee ape considerally in every rural school : AK TERNOON M if market conditions continue as|frank Faulk, Mrs. Mary A. Hoyt, | oy cstimated as follows: North. aes ; ay | Wo Geek eit the onfod . D: Hoi aba rs. they are March prices will be as| Mrs. Bessie Emery. east, 56; Northwest, 58; Central, |yats, 15 per cent or 3,675,000) fecting Laem Mary Gui, . good as they were-in February. These letters will be sent to the 62; ‘Southwest, 63; Southeast 59. bushels ; hay, 20 per cent or 819 -| The ir: uO: m.—-Diseussion of depart- John Speer, of Mound town-jdead letter office April 18, 1917,| qm. highest April 1 condition-dur-|900 tons. One Lees ago fapm| cite a: ments by Sup’ts. Evange- ship made a fair test of cheese|if not delivered before. In call- ing the last fifteen years was 99.8| holdin eat alten, Sa GOS ‘per {Cision re listie, Anti Narcotics, Flow- factory prices last month. Hejing for the above, please say,!i, 4914. The tate yield for that | vent ; Baa 17: nets 49. andipreme Cs er Mission, Contest, Fran- divided the milk from his cows in | ‘‘ Advertised,” giving date of list.| ,.4, averaged 17.1 bushels per! hay, 29 The 1915 yields ‘of corn | that no® chise, Scientifig Temperance, j “halves, one half he made into but- J: E. Williams, Postmaster. 2 ore.” In 1916 the April 1 condi- | aay’ an * ei Pane ets than | levied ag Instriivtions, Literature, { had maine 11h, pounds, peeh ts Customer Had Change © Change Coming. | tion of Missouri wheat was 65.8! for 1916, but the hay crop was uve ident Mothers Meeting, Press and { sree <r SSente” We pound _ oF : and the average state yield 8.3! considerable lighter. There has a rae Purity, : : { 40. ~He .was out several dol-| A man bearing a small basket|puchels, The acreage seeded for! heen an increased planting of po- 1 uae m.—Vahie of a ! : ¢ ; 4 ‘ | iterature, especially — the lars for salt, coloring, parchments, | of potatoes on his arm went into] the 1917 crop was but 1,799,000; tatoes, but this is less than it!’ carténs and butter tubs, to say}a grocery store to make a_ pur-] ,., 4 al Welow the state | v4, BAe ciate eae) Uimbuy ‘ Campaign Edition of Union > | making the butter. enough change by five cents, and CORN—Stimulated by ign (eemate an iicbease of 14 per cupboards, t e wor 30 p. m.—Why are not right- cous laws better enforced? 40 p. m.—Music. 50 p. m.—Parliamentary drill and temperance quiz, Mrs. prices and driven by a shortage|vent as compared with 41,180 A of supply, farmers are planning to ‘aeres in 1916. It is estimated that limburger plant every acre possible. It is,|there will be a 10 per cent’ in-/ity wilt ¢ of course, too early to eel | crease in garden areas, and 78 per lates th a Nellie Bheger 7 able | rorre: 5 2 4 - i ee mate accurately as to pro! | vent of the correspondents are of a spike i 8 f0in MeeMieballanaoue: acreage. The 1916 planting was | the opinion that somewhat. more ; x ? on 7,368,334 acres, With favor-|truck will be grown than last | ont of @ ) I HES 4:00 De nt. The other half of the milk was} handing the clerk a medium sized delivered to the cheese factory| potato started out. The clerk and Mr. Speer received $70.56 for| called to him saying, ‘‘You have it, and he had none of the expense| forgotten yotr change,’ and, incusred in making the butter.! walking back*to a saek, picked The difference w4s approximate-|out two Lima beans and passed ly $10 in favor of the cheese fac-| them to the customer.—Cleveland to two— bv -_ _tory—Adrian Journal. z {Plain Dealer, able-weather_and-almost-ideal-soil/-year.—That-the-increase-will not} | agro a eG conditions, «preparations for «| be greater is due’ to the shortage pen 7:30 p. m.—Address by a ie ‘ i ° crop were never better advanced | of help,-both in the fields and in : < Burger tate President o “ar at this time of year. In a number |the house; to the lack of conven- \ W. C. T. U. alate et ee pe 3 of the southern ‘counties some jent and profitable markets for hea sland: A cordial invitation is extended | Remarkable Increase || b= br ranted Core:|any surplus vegetables, and to the| THavireSS Stand: to the public. i 2 sone estimate wes rad al fact that work in the pie leaves|for thetnderstand ——— es ae : sha ; ’ cent of the corn ground has been|but little time for gardening.|}ine, I ; In. Cattle Values plowed as compared with 35 per |Sixty-six per cent of the corre-| my ‘ara Clothes. Notice. Si tee na” cs : i cent one year ago, Sixty-two per|spondents report a shortage Of] are sou, . There will be a sehool prograni . ; RA pe Ma ora : & ; ; cent of the reports show a scarci-|hélp for outdoor work. Monthly! A first and play entitled, ‘‘Grand Central “> The total val peerage cows and other cattle onithe farms ty of sced corn while 38 per cent| wages, where hands are boarded,| Also \ : ‘]| Depot’’ in connection with an ice a | eb gp rt tes Jan § indicate a sufficient supply. In| average $24.85; where house and harnes§q through cream supper, at the Tripp school aa Rregoolys a number of counties there is 4) garden spot are provided but man| They v house Tuesday night, May 1, 1917. e surplus of good seed. From.a few boards himself, $32.20; day soltea tolerated— There will be no admission of the southern’: counties where| wages, $1.42. As it is almost im-|14-tf e n ides charged but the ice cream and crops were very poor last year! possible to get help, many women | Phone ren, gu : cake will be 5 and 10c. Every- there come reports to the effect! who: would otherwise turn to gar- t button. body welcome. that scarcity of feed for teams!dening, cannot do so. Eighty- CA : L. W. Keele. will result in reduced planting. ‘nine per cent of the correspond- : ; “OATS—The Migeouri oat crop|cnts.say that it is hard to secure| , ; was sown under the most favor- help in.the-house. Monthly wages DEMONSTRATION AT ADRIAN Amerserve you, in town and: become ony ig = hye abil are| average $14 with board. Wages eee: j q ‘ in-fime.shape. It} are highest and help hardest to of tasteful Stirring Patriotic Meeting Thurs- : * t Bg tion per font af get in the Northern half of a New ; ; day Night. the-crop is in the:ground. April | state. Another item that is influ-}some ficolors and Pty 5 : ‘ 1 seeding last year was 70 per |eneing production is the increased | light o: eee epee one eee cost of equipment. It is estimat-| States t nike vine Well attends a re spite ed that farm machinery is 90 per | war exp of the inclement weather. s -|cent-higher than it was three} Gross | year-ago, and that harness shows | 50,000 nm. an advance of 40 per cent. Far- mers are getting along with as lit- tle: ae possible, but after putting e ever since the begiri- The meeting was presided over -by J; E. Dowell_and thrilling pat- riotic speeches were made by Mr. Dowell, and. H. 0. Maxey, and 'C. J. Henry of Butler. ' —— — ‘ 4 Resolutions ly endorsing of the ‘advance in prices, in x strong! 0 now forced to buy. The or Sa egy and Congress in ioe. f taljor saving and larger- of the existence of a state of war were ‘unanimously - “machinery is also lead- at this time.