The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, September 6, 1917, Page 1

wy on rted off “Besides his diities “as lent he will assist with the classes. in’ ‘the | High cll is. starting on: hig sec- incipal of the - High ing are the ‘High ‘Miss Stella Johnso ‘of Glasgow; ercial department; John W. Craig, of Kirksville; fresli-. man algebra and Freshman English, Miss Doris Jones, of. Yates Center, Kansas; English, Miss Mable Gorman, of Springfield; chemistry and gener- al scienc iss Ruth ‘Moore, of Springfield; Latin and German, Miss Rice, of ‘Marshall; ” history, Miss Helen Chastain, of ‘this, city; music ‘and-art, Miss Nelle Adams, of Kirks- ; “ot Ths ue ey cob and of ‘this <city,| principal of the Webster school, will take the place of Mr. Wright, : goes to the Amoret school, as 9 pal and’ tescher-of the th ‘Webster, ool. Elsie fifth and sixth’ grades; Flizabeth Ewin, third and fourth grades; Miss Jessie Ray, is” principal’ and teacher ‘of the primary grades. “Pranklin School. Miss Lulu Rock- fidld, of Adrian, will-in addition to her duties as principal, teach the pri- mary grades; Miss Helen Maxey, fifth and sixth; Miss Helen Dalgleisch, of Osceola, third and fourth. * , and Sunday 9, services’at Pleasant r.16, morn- }home ‘territory. schoot.|. The bride’ ter of Mr, : On Saturday, September 1,. ‘| Fenton, a merchant’ of Drexel, ui ‘brit survey in this county should give a fairly’ accurate average for the state. After the crops are harvested a sec- ond sucvey will be made. gh Cost of Living Reduced. All necessities, groceries, paints, oils and stock foods at wholesale prices. Salesman, go into a good, sound, | legitimate. money-making business of your own. No’ capital required. Build home and bank ac- counts ag hundreds of our men are now doing. Our goods and house nationally known. Ask your banker. Establish a regular’ trade in your. No collections or losses. Experience not necessary ‘with our simple but effective selling plan. Exclusive protected territory. Write today:for more information. John Sexton & Co., Wholesale Gro- cers, Lake & Franklin Sts., Chicago, Til. 47-it Weich-Pigg. James Welch and Miss Vesta Pigg surprised their friends by going over to. Mound City, Karisas, Tuesday of last week getting married. the charming: daugh- and Mrs, J. W. Pigg, who live a short distatice south of this ‘city and the groom is a prominent — and -etockman of Summit for “Mound City ‘the happy gett toe Ce rado Springs, Col: of Mrs, George Vail, who was, rfrom. her burning héme4 in Am dam, in a dying condition, 9) night. of Saturday, August 25th, peared before Justice of the P D, S. Badger and by affidavit charg her. husband, George B. Vail, having murdered her. : On the night of the fire the nei bors in the southeast part of Amat dam were aroused by the sound’ several explosions which seemed be in the Vail home. Several tes! fied that they sounded like pist stiots; Jesse Thornbrough was, ¢ first to arrive on the scene and fo Vail in the yard. He told Thos brough that his wife and a yo child were in the house which was in flames. Thornbrough went inte the kitchen,.where. he found Mi Vail lying on the floor. He pick her up and took her into the yard where, in a few minutes, she died, Coroner Alien, of Rich Hill, was summoned and with the assistance Dr. Amyx, of Amsterdam, made a postmortem examination of the body, MISSOURI. DRAFT? tove| Wholesale Exemptions Have Been part of the stove 4 through sacs $ ] Sheriff Baker and Prosecuting At- orney Dawson ,went to. Amsterdam Monday. and: Vail was arrested. and brought to Bugler and placed in jail Ato await a pfeliminary examination. Hume Stock Show, October 11. The 13th annual Hume Stock Show and Agricultural Exhibit will be held Thursday, October 11. This is the border*county’s biggest day of the 4 year, when thousands of people come to the White city to celebrate the har- vest home, “This_yeat with its abun- dant crops and fine stock insures the largest and most. varied agricultural 1 display since the Stock Show was or- ganized thirteen years ago. All Mis- sori and Kansas is invited to com- pete for the liberal premiums offered in the various departments. No en- jiry fees, no admission charged, ev- erything is free. The premium lists will be ready for distribution within a few days. Write the secretary, }. P. Adams for one. October 11th, this year, is the great national holi- day of the border. Let’s go. Mattie Morris. Mrs. Mattie Morris, daughter of It was found that she had not died{ Mr. and Mrs. John Morris of near from burns, but from an injury to the back of the head. Some object had entered the skull just back of the left ear and passed through and out! on the other side. A coroner's: ju! was empaneled and after hearing alll the evidence brought.in: a verdict that Mrs. Vail had come to her death’ as-the result of a gunshot wound; did not charge ‘anyone © with i deed. - Vail claims that he and his ~ wife were upstairs writing letters and that she went’ down ‘stairs to look after lsome bread that’ she: was baki ‘Tan. oil stove and:that in a sho: } ly a firm faith in God can prompt. he heard an explosion, and on the kitchen ‘so. much five he could not ge d ted: sae fb HERE is auth a Redfern suit or coat, adaptations-of the by and perfect fitting the great French and Am ; Redfern Garments are t Value; durability combined this city died at the home of her brother, Mr. H. H. Morris, five miles southwest of Butler Wednesday, August 29, 1917., She was born Feb, 18, 1884, being at he time of her death 33 years, 6 months and 11 days of age. Besides her mother she i leaves three brothers, John Morris, of Vernon county, H. H. and Wm. Mor- ris of this place-and a host of friends to mourn her departure. Her father died some months ago. When a child she became afflicted with paralysis from which she never re- covered. .She bore her affliction with fortitude and patience which on- Funeral services were held &t her late Home Thtirsday morning, Aug. 30 by Rev. L. W. Keele and remains laid to, rest in, Morris cemetery. new Granted in Western Counties. x z *St. Louis, Sept. «3—Eviderice of wholesale exemptions granted through alleged fraud in half’ a doz- en counties in the second division of the western district of Missouri has been reported to the adjutant general and the provost marshal general, ac- cording to M. J. Murphy, a member of the district board, and a strict in- vestigation will follow immediately. “From the reports it would appear that the men registered jn whole clans and were exempted in clans,” Murphy declared in discussing the matter. “In some of the counties as many as forty or fifty men have been discharged before a single man was drafted. From this it would appear to me that favoritism “in its worst form is being shown.” f With many counties in the district of Springfield, Mo. unable to give one man to the quota before Septem- ber 5, it, appears that Springfield will be called upon to give her entire quota of 167 to make up the defi- ciencies of the other counties. List of Letters Remaining uncalled for in the post office at Butler, Mo., for the week ending Sept. 4, 1917: Mr. Geo. Carroll, “G" clo Review W. O. Hileman, Mr. R. Watkins, M¢ Moses .C. White, Mrs. Bessie Gra- ham, Miss Edyth Greensweight, Mrs. Barbara Myers. These letters will be sent to the dead letter office Sept. 18, 1917 if not delivered before. In calling for the above, please say “Advertised,” giv- ing date of list. J. E. Williams, Postmaster. The old time rivals, Dr. Cook and Admiral Peary, got into the spotlight again last week. Donald McMillian, the noted explorer says that he has penetrated to Cook's ngrthérmost camp and finds that he wag~ mgny miles from the North pole and that Crocker’s land, discovéred “hy Ad- miral Peary, does not exist, but was only a mirage which Peary saw. Where Style is All Important fern 1s the First Choice Where Value is the First Requisite, Red- fern Gets the Preference. ority behind Redfern style. If you purchase . you have every assurance that the style is correct, for. the fall and winter garments bring delightful designs—lines evolved from and approved erican style creators. ; he ideal for the women who buy with beauty of fabric, fine tailoring The Redfern label fully guarantees in many fabrics make up our big, complete line of these garments, and we will be delighted to have you come in and see them. D, $25.00, $35.00, $40.00 22:50, 30.00, 0.00, 25.00 15.00, 50.00 NUMBER 47 PICK AERIAL OBSERVER IN CONTEST AT NEVADA Hayden Shively of Joplin Eliminated : Near End of Examinations— Second Ready to Move. Nevada, Ma., Sept. 4.—A . contest out of the ordinary was staged at Camp Clark today in the Second regiment. It was a contest to de- termine the selection of a man to go to Fort Sill, Okla, to become ‘aa aerial observer and study aerial methods in general under the com- mand jf the aerial observers there. = i Twenty-six men entered the con- test, represting every company in the regiment. Some companies had sev- eral entries. The qualifications de- manded of the men who entered the contest were of the most figid type. Among other things emphasized in the test were a knowledge ‘of radio telegraphy, college education, mill- tary experience and a knowledge of photography. Physical fitness also entered in the contest. t Of the twenty-six men who entered the contest only six were able to “survive” the physical test. Among the six was Corporal Hayden Shively of Company G, Joplin. The contest was won Bloomer ef Company -D. Bloomer's home is at Bois de Arc. He is 23 years old and has had sixteen months of military service. He was with the regiment during its campaign on the Mexican border last summer. He ‘has ° spent three years as a student at Drury College. As the representa- tive of the Second regiment, he will leave tomorrow morning at 5 o'clock for Fort Sill. The contest in the Second today was conducted by Colonel Raupp un- der orders from the commander of the central department. Major Wesley Halliburton of Webb City and Lieutenant Marcus of Company I of Webb City were to- day ordered to study methods in in- trenching. What is believed to be preparations for the move to Fort Sill are going on rapidly. A “for- ward march” order to that point is expected early next week. The men by Paul the final =\were today given their last “shot” ‘of ‘typhoid serum. The Second regiment is ready tv proceed to Fort Sill whenever the order comes to entrain. Wilson Gives Godspeed to Men National Army. of Washington, D. C., Sept. 3.—Sol- diers of the National Army were wel- comed into the nation’s service today by President Wilson with a message of- affectionate confidence and a prayer. . Everything these young men do, the President told them, will be watched with the deepest solicitude by the whole country, and the eyes of the world will be upon them because they “are in some special sense the soldiers of freedom.” The first soldiers for the army raised under the draft law will start from their homes for the training cantonments Wednesday. The Pres- ident asks them, as brothers and comrades in the great war, to keep straight and fit by a standard so high that living up to it will add a new laurel to the crown of America. The message follows: The White House, Washington: To the Soldiers of the National Army —You are undertaking a great duty. The heart of the whole country is with you. Everything that you do will be watched with the deepest in- terest and with the deepest solicitude not only by those who are near and dear to you, but by the whole nation besides. ‘ For this great war draws us all to- gether, makes us all comrades and brothers, as all true Americans felt themselves to be when we first made good our national independence. The eyes of the world will be upow you, because you are in some special sense the soldiers of freedom. Let it be your pride, therefore, to show alt men everywhere not only what good. sOldiers you are, but also what good men you are, keeping yourselves fit and straight in everything and pure and clean through and through. Let us set for ourselves a standard’ so high that it will be a glory to live up to it, and then let us live up to it, and add a new laurel to the crown of America. = My affectionate. confidence goes. with you in every battle and every test. God keep and guidé you. OODROW WILSON, > =>