The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, September 27, 1917, Page 8

High School Notes. We had a fine chapel last Thurs- day. We were first entertained by several songs by Mr. Thompson, who has chatge of the singing at the| revival at the Baptist Church, Then Rev. Sitton, who is conducting the revival gave us a short talk and im- plored us to attend the services at the church. Rev. Moore, the new pastor of the Christian church, told us about the development: of the dit- ferent sides of life. To be a well- + rounded person one must develop the physical, moral and spiritual sides of life. The student body was very much pleased with his talk. We are going to have a High School night at the . revival next Thursday night. All students are go- ing to attend and there will be a big time. We have received orders to make all the noise possible, so we will give several of the High Schooi yells. Basket-ball is progressing and w2 hope to have the hall in readine: Oct. 1. The High School pupi buying a number of season ticke Every person interested in basket ball should purchase a season ticket for the games will be more than worth the money -paid for the ticket, ; Senior Scintillas, Oh, hotrors! Exams have’ forced themselves into our daily life. Although the Seniors have been too busy to have any formal meetin, “there can be seen small groups o Seniors having informal meetings | which prophesy some coming event. Junior Jingles. The Juniors have postponed their until next week as this is “test week.” Thursday night is High | School night at the Baptist church, fverybody’ come, Sophomore Sidelines. Last Thursday the Sophomores chad a fine time on their picnic. We went to the old Miller place, five miles southeast of town, All the faculty, including Press, were pres- ent except Mr. Gorrell and wife. Tt is thought that Miss Jones enjoyed } the trip as much anybody. Ortr | boys are now playing some good base ball. If you don’t think we can yell come* to the Baptist church Thursday night and hear us. Freshman Facts. We are so busy this week that we} can't think of much to say, but we will say how much we enjoyed “Jack's” singing at chapel. We ail want to be at church Thursday night to let him hear us. The Freshme.s and Juniors downed the Sophomores | and Seniors Monday evening by the] score of i2 to IL. | . Debate Club Notes. | The new officers were installed at the last meeting of the Debate Clu. - Now work has commenced in ear- nest. The investigation committee has already several names of pro- spective members. AS soon as we receive some debate literature we wil start debating. This year Parlia- mentary Law will be studied in addi- Green accqmpanied Miss Marie Duesse and Oscar ,Scifers..to a pic- nic at Amoret Sunday. Charley Henry filled his silo Mon- day. . He was the first one in the neighborhood to fill. : Mr. Lyle Argenbright called at the Clark home Sunday afternoon. Lyle says “absence makes the heart grow fonder,” Mr, H.-A. Wayland and_daughter, Ruth, Mr. T. C. Jones and daugirter, Ruth, made trips to Amoret ‘last week after ‘apples. °° Mrs, Jim Garrett and daughter have’ gone to visit Mrs. Garrett's rel- atives' for a few weeks, painted, . . Mrs, Geo. Hertz, Miss Ethel and Jennie Donovan’ called on Mrs, Ray last week, WILLIE, On the Wing. Ray Jundy wants to shoats. Mrs, Mentry Hughes spent Tues- buy some _|day in Amsterdam, About’ go people went from Char- lotte township Sunday to Camp Clark, Nevada, to see Gov. Gardner and the 11,000 soldiers who marched the streets of Camp Clark, All the boys got to see the Governor and the Governor said the men all made < good appearance and also spoke well of the officers. Charley Fisk’s moving picture show in the Opera House is just as, good as those in Kansas City and is in- structive to both old and young. John Foster, sr., took in’ the Se- dalia Fair, John Foster spent Foster on business. Frank Oldham has Tuesday in the plasterer {at work on his house. Wheat sowing is in full blast and a big acreage will be sown, Ike Dawson's father, from Ballard neighborhood, is visiting him — this week, Attorney V. McFadden of Kansas City is down on business and visit- ing his parents. i 7 Ben Vermillion has moved back with us and says if he never had drank out of the Miami he might, have not returned from Towa. Ben and his estimable family are wel- comed back. . Walter Adams, son of Geo, Adams, who left here at the age of eight years, but who is now grown, is visit- ing his uncle, S. G. Adams, of near Virginia, from Lone Wolf, Ok. Unele Jim Vermillion is hauling seed wheat at $2.25 per bushel. Mrs. J. E. Hedger, who has been so sick is better and will be able 19 he about soon. John Fritts, thresher, is not dead yet. We hear him toot daily. a Corn cutting has commenced. N. M. N. Harmony Farm Club Meeting. Wednesday evening, October tion to debating. Although some of | our best debaters are with us no} more, we have much promising ma-| al in the new ‘members of Bb. TL} i Herrell Happenings. Edd ss Veva, Mr. Rains and daughte Mrs, Varnes and daughter, Minnie, Mrs. John Wix and son, Tommie and Mr. C, H. Rains attended the birthday dinner | of Mrs. U. S. [son Sunday. Mr. Henry Wayland and Wi Turpin left Monday to spend a ft days at the state fair at Sedalia. | Mr. and Mrs. George Hertz and, son, Harold, Mr. and Mrs. Card and} daughters, Mable and Ethel, took | Sunday dinner at the Jones home. Mr. Chas. LaFollett has his sor-| ghum mill going. i Miss Lela Wayland and’ Russel} daugh- | Robert Ellington and and Mrs, Mrs. ter, \ the Club will put on the following program: Report on State Convention—J. P. Herman. Report on Kilmer Huff. Past, Present and Future of Harmony Club—W. W, Perry. Sp 1 Musice—Mr. Yates and Moore. Recitation—Chas, Nigley, What the People of South America Think of the People of North Amer- ica—Victor Wolfe. Recitation—Isaac Huff. Paper—Roscoe O'Bannon dna Hanson. ; The constitution and by-l of the State and County Associations will be read, All the business mem- bers will be expected to pay their County ,Convention—- the Mr. and | state and county annual dues not lat- er than this meeting. A director ty the county association will be elected at this meeting. [isa Little Easier To get Groceries now by freight or express than it has been for several wee ks past. And from now on we hope to be able to furnish you with anything you may need in Groceries. ; And anything you buy of us you can rely on its being of the highest quality and the lowest possible price. You can get ; 1 Can Corn........ 1 Can Hominy.... 1® Best Crispy Crackers. 18c a Pkg. Macaroni..........10c 1 Phg. Spaghetti...........10¢ + 1 Can Good Table Peaches 20c 1 doz. Qt. Mason Jars.....60c They have the best O. V. 1 can Pink Beans 1 can Peas.... 1 Large.Can Oysters 1 Qt. Jar Olives....... 1 Bottle Stuffed Olives. 1 Good Coffee ,.....:..:26€ 1 Doz. % gal. Mason Jars.70c Bananas, Oranges, Lem- ons, Grapes, Tomatoes, Mango Peppers, Apples, tut Butter, Crackers, Cookies, Preserves, Jame, Mr. Wick Ray is having, his house: ' Fair Mount News. Some few from here are taking in the fair at Sedalia this week. Mrs, Jake Scelinger called on Mrs.}- Joe Bracher last Friday afternoon, - } Rev. Heinke and family spent last Saturday with Lewis’ Fleischer and, family. Fred Schmidt entertained some of their relatives at dinner Sunday i honor of their. little “boy, Edge birthday. Nettie and Alice Schellman: visited relatives and friends at Harwood over Sunday. ; Mrs. George Grotlier arrived Sat- urday from Pittsburg, Kansas. to be at the bedside of her mother, Mrs.| Gotlob Holliger, whois very low With a cancer. Martin Rapp and family, Theo. Marquardt and Fred Vogt, Jr., and their wives and Rosie Rapp dined Sunday with C, M. Rapp and family. Martha Schellman and children called on Mrs. Theo Marquardt one afternoon last week. : A bunch of the young folks spent a very enjoyable evening Sunday. at the C. M. Rapp home, Rev. Heinke and family visited Sunuday with Nick Rapp and family. Mr, and Mrs, Joe Bracher and daughter, Elsie, and Grandma Hintz took dinner Sunday with Mrs, Bill Schedlar and children. Fred Vogt, jr, and wife moved to Prairie City last week, where Fred started to work for G. W. Sunder- wirth, . Joe Bracher is having his house fully completed now, which he start- ed in the spring, by August Fischer and Mr. Nemand. Henry Bratzler from Clinton visiting friends and relatives over Sunday. Clark Smith and wife left Satur- day for Kansas City, where Mr. Smith will enter a dental college. Their many friends regret to see them leave, but wish them good luck. Mr, Smith taught the Prairie Cicy school the past three terms. PRISCILLA. wis here Double Branch Pick-Ups. Everyone is busy cutting corn and filling silos. , At this writing it looks like we might have some rain. It would be a great help to wheat already sown. ‘land Mrs. Miss Annie Walters spent one evening last week with the Misses Clara and Lou Requa. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Stokes and little daughter and Mrs. Stokes motored to Camp Clark Sunday evening. The following motored to Clark Sunday and visited Radio Springs and the asylum: Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Scifers and little daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Scifers,, Mrs. Cora Bentley, Mrs. Geo. Jobe, Mrs. H. C. Walters, Mr. and Mrs, S. O. Thomas, Mr. Job Utley, Geo. Scifres, Announcements have been received by friends in this vicinity from Mr. Ed Walters of Denver, Colo., of the arrival of a baby boy, Camp i duration. born Sept. 12, 1917. Mrs. F. L. Nafus and ‘Mrs, Homer Jenkins spent Sunday evening at) Wade Bridgman’s. Geo. Jobe, Walter Nafus, and Geo. Scifers are cutting corn for Dell Re- qua, F. L. Nafus and family, Homer Jenkins and family, Henry Nafus and son, Norton, took dinner Sunday at the J. R. Walters home. The W. C. T, U. will meet’ with Mrs. Wm. Griffin Friday, Sept. 28. GYP. Executor’s Notice. Notice is hereby given, that letters testamentary upon the estate of W. N. Hardinger, deceased, have been granted to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Bates County, Mis- souri, bearing date the 25th day of September, 1917. All persons having claims against said estate are required to exhibit them to the undersigned for allow- ance within six months after the date of said letters, or they may, be pre- cluded from any benefit of such es- tate; and if such claims be not ex- hibited within one year from the date of granting said letters, they shall be forever barred . Witness my signature this 25th day of September, 1917. WILLIE M. HARDINGER, (Seal) Executor. (Attest) CARL J- HENRY, 50-4t Judge of Probate. GOVERNMENT TRIES TO END SHIP STRIKE Offers to Pay Half of Wage In- crease Demanded by Men. Washington. Sept. 19—The gov- ernment today opened a way for pos- sible settlement of strikes in Pacific Coast shipyards by offering to pay half of any wage increases for com- panies making not more than 10 per cent profit on commandeered ships, San Francisco - builders, in whose plants a strike of iron workers is in Progress, agreed to ‘consider the workers’ demands for more pay, on the shipping board’s -cost sharing proposal and prospects for settling the strike were reported bright. i irman Hurley” of the board postponed indefinitely a trip tothe coast ‘on which he had intended to — ges a eo a nv Bie <3 Twenty Persons Are Reported ‘Killed. by. German Bombs, ’ Londbn, Sept. 25.—Another hostile airplane’ raid on London took place onight. There were two attacks, ap- parently, for after a 45-minnte quiet interval and anti-aircraft guns’ re- sumed firing in the London: d ! In the first attack, after ing by the defensive guns, lasting only ten minutes, the raiders were driven off without ‘succeeding in reaching the city of London, 5 -The firing of anti-aircraft guns in the second attack was only of brief The raiders were finally driven off and the police gave out the “all clear” signal at 9:30 o'clock. An announcement of. the ‘raid was issued by Field Marshal French as follows: “The Thames estuary was ‘again the object of a hostile air raid this evening. The Kent and Essex coast _was crossed at various points and a few bombs were dropped, but no casualties, as yet, reported. “One raider penetrated as far as the southeastern outskirts of London, where two bombs fell, causing some twenty casualties.” TANKS FOR AMERICAN ARMY. Bill Carries 20 Million Dollars for Land Cruisers. Washington, Sept. 25.—American tanks will fight beside the British-in “No Man's Land.” That the United States is to con- struct many of these giant land cruis- ers developed today with an expla- nation of an additional 20 million dollars in the armored motor car ap propriation in the Urgent Deficiency Bill called up in the Senate. A total of 36 3-4 million dollars is asked for motor cars, with authority to con- tract million dollars more.’ In the 8,000 Million Dollar Bill 2,000 million dollars are set aside for artillery, 365 million for ships and 45 million for aircraft. 3 Illness in Rainbow Camp. Camp Mills, Minneola, N. Y., Sept. 25.—Three quarantine groups have been established in the Rainbow" Forty-second Division here as a re- sult. of investigation into the appear- ance of cerebro-spinal meningitis infection among the troops, it was announced today by Colonel Gress- inger, division surgeon. One death has occurred and a number of carri- ers of the germs have been discover- ed in Company G, One Hundred and Sixty-seventh Infantry, formerly the Fourth Alabama. Must be Good in France. Leavenworth, Kas. Sept. 22.—The first member of the American expedi- tionary force in ‘France to be re- turned to this country for a breach of discipline was received at the Unit- ed States penitentiary today. The man is Private George E. Beasley, Company? B, Twenty-sixth Infantry, |convieted by court-martial of attack- ing a French girl. His sentence 1s thirty years, The papers in the case were made out somewhere in France and dated July 7, 1917, Two other military prisoners from France are on their way to the prison. LODGE DIRECTORY. — : Miami R. A. Cha; Staged meet- ings on second and fourth Thursday nights in each month in heli in Fra- ternal Inn. ‘ Royal and Select Masters—Butle' Council, No. 22, meets on the secon Tuesday in each month in hall in Fraternal Inn. Kaights Templar — Gouley Com- mandery No. 30 meets. second Satur- day night in each month in hall in Fraternal Inn. Werctmen of The Werld—Maple < at the call of the Sov- erign Commande:. Confederate ‘ve duke Camp, No. 611 call of the command 7. 4. “.--bates vost, No, 68, meets at tue City Hall on the first Satur- day in @éach month at 2 p. m. American, Yeoman Meets at the call of the Foreman in the Knights of Pythias Hall ‘ Nat Amerionns Moete second Mon night in each month at wi Hall 1 0 Of F. Meet ve Monday night in-hall ‘over ‘Braternal Tan. Batter Meet and fourth Ago See at hell in Ian. . siatgttteds Meats in be hall in Fraternal Ina. res hallow south side of pe id the way belc I | ehicles are not only good to look at but are the best “for the money on the market. If you are wanting something good and right line of vehicles. - ay : CORN BINDERS AND SLEDS up-to-date, don’t fail to see our We have a good stock of John Deere and McCormick corn binders and the Dain three and four wheel corn sleds. If you are needing anything in this line ‘it. will pay you to see us. a SULKY AND GANG PLOWS _ We have a large stock of the John Deere, Emerson and Case sulky and gang plows and can make you some extra good prices on same: We have some other makes of gang plows that we can sell you as low as $65.00. If you are needing something in this line it will certainly pay you to see us as we have some of these goods that we bought be- fore the recent advance. ; FARM TRUCKS AND WAGONS We recently received three car loads of farm trucks and wagons and are in a better position to take care of you than anyone in Bates County as we have the best assortment and the best goods on the market. -We handle the Peter Schuttler, Mitchell and Rock Island. wagons’ and can sell you a good wagon from $85.00 up. If you are needing a wagon or truck withm the-next year it will pay you to buy right now as preser:t prices are considerab We also dump end-gates, wagon beds, spring seats, etc. be in a year from now. under what they will ave a large stock of We also_ have a good stock of John Deere and International manure spreaders, STOVES AND STOVES __ _We have the largest stock of cook and heating stoves in Bates County and can make you prices way below the market. We handle the Monarch Malleable Steel Range and a full line of Bridge and Beach Superior cook stoves, the Wilson Heater, etc. We have a lot of odd stoes and ranges that we will make you a way down price on as we want to reduce our stock as we have too many lines, ‘We are making some special prices on Round Oak ranges and’ heaters. If you are needing anything in the stove line it will pay you to get our prices before you buy. HARDWARE AND GROCERIES , We have the largest and best selected stock of hard- ware and groceries in Bates ways right. County and our prices are al- We carry a large stock of woven wire fencing and can ~ make you some low prices considering the market. are needing anything in this sidering If you line it will-pay you to see us. Thanking you for past trade and soliciting a continu- ance of same, we are Yours for business, Bennatt-Wheeler Mercantile Company “Telephone 82 A Butlér, Mo. -:,sP\ S.i+-bring us your country produce. * We ate pay- ing thé: very highest market price m‘cash or trade reel especially want your butter, eggs and poultry. Wheat Crop of 1917 Larger. Washington, Sept. 24.—The world’s wheat crop this year for the principal countries which have reported, in- cluding the United States, is 1,665,- 489,000 bushels, an increase of 3.3 per cent over 1916, according to reforts from the International Institute of Agriculture at Rome ‘made pubulic today by the Department of Agricul- ture, ‘ The world’s ‘barley crop is 464,- 289,000 bushels, an increase of 2.4 per cent; the rye crop, 89,950,000 bushels, an increase of 10.7 per cent; the oats crop, 1,995,504,000 bushels, an in- crease of 19.9 per cent; and the corn crop, 3,273,966,000 bushels, ‘an _ in- crease of 25.3 per cent. Card of Thanks. --We take this method of thanking our friends and neighbors for their many kindnesses and expressions of Sympathy on the occasion. of the death of our baby. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Schantz. _A Fresh First Week's Losses Totaled 23,035. London, Sept. 25.—Total casualties of all the British ranks in ‘all the war theaters for the week ending today are reported officially to have been 23,035. The casualty lists are subdivided as follows: Officers, killed or died of wounds 103 Men killed or died of wounds. . 4430 Officers, wounded or missing... 332 Men, wounded or missing......18070 For the week ending September 13 British army casualties amounted to 27,104. The report for the present week inclides the operations in Flan- ders last Thyrsday, when the British made a considerable advance, while in .the previous week there was no marked infantry activity on any Brit- ish front. The fellow who sits still and does what he is told will never be told to do big things. A fool can ask more questions than” a wise man can answer. Load of remium FLOUR has arrived at our store. It is milled from the choicest 1917 wheat and is'sold just:as reasonable as $2.00 wheat can be ‘sold.