The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, October 25, 1917, Page 8

Fair Mount News. We are having rather disagreeable weather at present. Fritz Hammer and Charley Fischer were in St. Louis on business several days last weck. one night last week, , Dick Stevener, Fred Heuser, John Hammer purchased Ford and Will cars lately. - Quite a few of the-children im this neighborhood are having chicken pox. : Mr. and Mrs, Ll’. C. Vogt, jr., took supper and spent the evening Sunday with her parents, C. M.. Rapp and family. Mr. and Mrs. John Marquardt tool: - dinner Sunday with ber sister, Mrs. Joe Bracher and family, Charley Fischer is completing C. M. Rapp’s residence present, John Yoss and part of his family visited Sunday afternoon with — his brother, Albert, and family. 4 GC. Mo and Nick Rapp and their samili Reinhold and Lydia Yoss, ind Clarence Seider called at the Frank Rapp home Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs, Henry Fleischer and Mrs. Lewis Fleischer left for Pitts bur: Sansas, last Saturday to and friends and on their way back they intend to stop at Walnut, Kansas, several days and visit Mrs. lewis cher’s «daughter. Mrs. George Engel, Mrs. August Rohm and Mrs, Theo- dore Marquardt spent the day Fri- day with Mrs. John Marquardt, Rey. Heinke, Mr. and Mrs. Frank | Rapp and Mrs, Nick Rapp nrotored | to Appleton City on impor t busi- also called mother, Mrs. there, ness last Frida at the home of Fran Katherine Rapp, while Len Vogt and family entertained at dinner Sunday her “parents and brothers, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ham- mer, Arthur and Will Hammer, and his family and his | brother, 1 (C, Vout, jr, and wife, Theodore Marquardt went to dependente, Nansas, last Wednes-; day to look for a place as he recent: | ly sold his te Henry Bracher, Wel regret very much the leaving of these | lahoma, people as they were good neighbors! Mrs. .R. L. Nichols left Thursday and liked by every one. for Sterling, Neb., where she will Mrs. Fred Hammer and mother,} spend a month with her daughter, | Mrs. Heganour, visited — relatives in] Mrs, ld Meints. i Carthage last week. | Dairymen and farmers, who are in- C. M. Rapp and son, Amos, were) terested in good dairy stock — will attending business affairs in City Monday. Frank Rapp and family called at} the home of William Bolte Sunday night, " Don't* forget the masquerade box supper at Prairie City, Hallowe'en night. PRISCILLA. A Family Reunion. Mrs. J. E. Mrs. J. H. Harmon, attended a ‘re- union of the Harmon family which was held at the home of another of Mrs .Harmon's daughters, Mrs. J. E. Guisinger, in Kansa part of last week. Besides Mrs. [larmon and Mrs. Thompson, those present were Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Buckwalter, and chil dren, Alice and Harmon, of Bisbee, [iting with Mrs, W. A. Baker. i Arizona, Mrs. P. yler, of Ogden,| W. BL ffin and wife yisited at} Utah, Mrs. D. W. Griggs, of Los} Geo. Jobe’s Sunday. j Angeles, California, and Miss Anna] Mr. Lee fres und family and Belle Thompson, who left her atudice itis, Cora Bentley Sundayed at Wal-! at the State University long enough] ter Nafus’. | to attend the reunion, T was the] Mr. Z. Baker and family spent first time in several years that th family had all been together and iff needless to say that it was a very en- joyable occasion. The Daily Has a Birthday. The Butler Daily Democrat was thirty-one years old on Monday of last week. The paper was established by the late Col. N. A. Wade, and dur- ing its early life passed through all the troubles that are incident to a daily in a small country town, but by perseverance it was kept alive, until now, with Sam W. Davis as ed- itor and manager, it has taken its place among the best country dailies: in this part of the country. Here’s best wishes to both the paper and its editor. , Hilda Rapp and Andy | Harryman i In- Mulberry and Western Sates. Fred Bowman, who has been the barn man at the Darby Fruit Farm for the past sixteen months, has re- signed and had a sale Saturday and will leave the first of the week .for Wayne, Nebraska, where he has a 9 o big chy. Henry R. Dykman, wife, sons, Riekus and George, and daughter, Minnie, arrived home ‘Thursday morning from a month's visit with relatives and friends in Nebraska. They made the trip in their Ford. They traveled over 1600 miles while gone. , BIG RED APPLE DAY AT DARBY Monday, October was pick-up day on the- Darby Fruit Farm and tong hefere the break of day the crowd of apple hungry prekers began to arrive in Amorét and .all roads led to the Darby on this day. There were possibly 2,000 people in the orehard by 7:30, at which time the gates were closed, There’ must have been 150 teams disappointed by get- ting there too late. Frank Payne and sons are busy doing their bit in trying to help ow in the food proposition. Yes; and it is sure some molasses. two 3o-galHon barrels for ye pencil | pusher. . | There will be a pie supper and en- tertainment at the Liberty school house Friday night, Oct, 26, | Well, Butler must be going to have a big day Monday, November when so many good bands will be in] town trying to entertain the crowd. Mrs, Will Yokum and two children nd Miss Mande Ewbank went up to} meas City Sunday for a ten days t. George Rogers is busy building his new house on his farm’ orie mile north of Amoret. 1. C. Boot was a caller at the Rambler home Sunday morning. | Road overseer John Dykman_ is! busy these days trying to get the bad} Schell|find some extra good cattle at the; Vhave : Thompson and mother, ; y, the latter;u°d y nivht and Sunday at Geo. Stokes. i Sunday with Mark Spain, Thomas and wife and Junc, were the guests of A. W. Pad- ley Sunday. evening with her sister, Mrs. Homer Jenkins. Mr. Joe Ghere and family spent Sunday ‘at Ql Carroll's. The Double Branch W. C. T. U. met with Mrs, Cora Bentley October one to be spent Sunday at Walter } will meet at Mrs. John Ferrell's Nov. SEE THE CLOTHES ‘DOCTORS For practical cleaning and pressing. We positively clean everything but a guilty con- science. = ‘Hats Cleaned and Blocked All work guaranteed and prices teasonable. Goods Called for and Delivered. CROUCH BROS. : No. 7 8. Main St. { [) Heeee srt, Bator, Mo to light his pipe, at his home, caught the curtain and shade both afire and burned almost up before could be extinguished. day night at their brother, Henry’s. pose all-the old time’ pans, cow bells and anything else to make a noise with will all be pounded to pieces. Wishing the young couple happy. and prosperous life is the wish | of the writer. terment made tery. - places fixed up before winter gets here. Mir. and Mrs, Claude Morwood exe | peet to leave in a f days in their} Ford for a visit with relatives in Ok- Holstein sale on the W. J. Bard! farm Friday, Nov. 2. The Mulberry Farmers Club will literary program at the school honse Saturday night, Oct. 27. Ev- rybody invited, The Bohlken brothers bought aj fine Hereford male calf of Sam Cole- | man in the cast part of the county Jast week. | ' | these days at their molasses factory | They filled| {year will be 54,000 bushels of wheat, fing a dance and banquet. MISSOURI NOTES. State Dairy Commissioner G. Be nett predicted in a speech before the Club, aturday, that butter will be selling for $1 a pound before the coming Jefferson City Commercial One of the oddest pieces of parcel post the Clinton Democrat ever saw was when a Leesville man mailed a ‘watermelon to his mother whe lives | in St. Louis. It was considerable of watermelon, too, the postage be- ing fifty-seven cents. The Henry County Democrat is re- sponsible for the story that the Sun- i day closing law is being enforced so strenuously in Warrensburg that a jman was arrested the other day’ for j having a barrel of cider in his cellar that worked on Sunday. In spite of the well grounded rumor that there is nothing new un- ider the sun, the Creighton News ad- mits it would be astonished to pick a newspaper and read the head- ine: “Jerusalem Stormed and Tak- en by the Missouri National Guard.” In the dual cross-country meet, held at Ames, Ia., Saturday after- noon, Ames took the first five places from the Tiger five-milers in 27:3. Ames men finished breast to Captain Hawthorn slightly in ad, Ames captured but 15 points, while Missouri scored 40, One of Missouri's fairly prosperous farmers is W. Rinehart, of near Palmyra, who figures his output from his littke patch of ground this oats and 84,000 He works 60 men St. Joe Observer, 20,000 bushels of bushels of corn. and too horses, tee H. Harding, 85 years old. for many years a well known figure in the Republican party of Missouri, died at his home in Car- thaye Saturday. Maj. Harding was counsel for the Missouri Pacific Rail- road in the State for a number of rs. Ile was an uncle of Senator arren Ilarding of Ohio. Clinton’ is to have an overall fae- tory and the committee in charge of the matter for the commercial club, will raise a part of the money to pay on the subscription or bonus that the town is giving the promoter, by. giv- A fee of $1 will be charged and it is expect- ed to raise $300 by this scheme. A Johnson county stock raiser is considerate of hunters and warns them not to come in his pastures where he is feeding two carloads of cattle shipped from New Mexico. RAMBLER. \ M’ss Fay Biankenbaker spent Sat-/ with Miss! \una Walter | C.K, Miller's family spent Sunday Mrs. Britt of Appleton City is vis- Mr. Job Utley and wife, SS. O. Mrs. Harry and little daughter, Marjorie s Anna Walters spent Monday 18 and completed two housewives, | siven to Carl Burch. The Union will serve lunch at Mrs. Benley’s sale October 31. Geo. Scifres and Glenn DeArmond afus’, Loree (ee bs The Double W. Branch 1 Geo, Jobe, while striking a match the fire Miss Anna and Elijah spent Mon- ’Ere this paper is received, I sup- a long | GYP. T. J. Wheeler Dead. T. J. Wheeler, one of Bates Coan: | ty’s best known citizens died at his home, about two miles southwest of Virginia, Tuesday morning, October | Senator La Follette’s refusal to ap- 22. Mr. Wheeler was one of the early day school teachers, having taught in|the probe until November 26. several of the rural schools in differ- ent parts of the county until a few] yesterday, said» Seriator years ago, when he retired and has|the committee has thought it best to since lived on ‘his farm. He is sur-| seek information from other sources. vived by four sons and two daugh-| Senator LaFollette will remain ‘in ters, his wife having died about cight | Washington’ until the December ses- months ago. . The funeral, . conducted -Rev. by ‘ Spencer, was.held at.the home Tues-| Remember we always carry.a full day .afternoon , at..2 o'clock aiid in-|line of flash lights aaa push buttons to fit, Welott ajor. The stockman is not ithe cattle will kill the hunters, {steers are a wild Jot and so far no gating his St. Paul speech adjourned sion opens. raid the hunt- cattle, but fears The will shoot the one has dared to go among them afoot. The sweet-potato crop in South- cast Missouri is being harvested, and while the acreage is less than last year, owing to the high cost of seed, the yield will establish a record, ac- cording to growers, The price re- mains good and several growers are expecting to clear $200 per acre on rs crop, The acreage will be increased next year, owing to the prevailing high prices. it come to accommodating Kansas City takes the he other day three automo- hile thieves were trying to get a car started when a policeman came along and asked what was the mat- ter. They told. him that their car out of fix and they could not start it. The policeman kindly of- fered to help them which he did and » thieves thanked him and rode y The deputy sheriff of Greene coun- ty has written a book telling of his perience while taking Piersoll to Kansas City soon after his capture. The booklet is entitled “The Ride for Life.” The story starts with the ar- est of Piersoll and describes hiding in the woods near Caplingers mills This is Stove that will astonish you. your wants in the stove line. Save you money. Ou for the least money.” eason warm. ‘ -.We have a large assort- ment, both new and second hand at prices Don’t miss the place for We know we can “The best goods r motto: —and we have ethe stoves to cook your meals and keep you ae \ Chas. A. Murray SOUTH SIDE FURNITURE STORE Orchard Grove Girls’ Sewing Club. On account of the Saturday, the Orchard Grove Girls following lines will Mr. Ralph Culver, the Grove teacher: Ten little sewing ewing fine, girls, who El nine, there were ‘leven, Gladys ‘broidered then there were seven. seven little sewing giris on whose fingers were many “sticks,” alive, Irene loopstitched a pen wiper, then there were five. Vive little sewing girls, scen through the door, Kern hemstitched a handkerchief, so there are four. free, are three. one. One little sewing girl all alone, Marie finished a washrag and that left none. Ten little sewing girls are we. ch a finger shall be, wo big hands to make, « sew for our dear friends’ sake. As our last report failed to get in print, we will tell, even though the fair is several weeks past, that the Girls’ Sewing Club, the Orchard Grove school's display, and many of the pupils on specials, received pre- miums. Twenty-six ribbons in all, at the Pleasant Gap Township Fair. Cor. Sec. The Berlin police have- prohibited smoking ‘by persons under 16 years of age and the sale of tobac such persons. Prohibition - in- spired not alone in the interest of the ers, who on account of shortage of tobacco, are now forced to form lines in front of the tobacconists to obtain the strictly limited allowance of rs and cigarettes permitted them daily. SCANT RATIONS FOR PEOPLE to escape the mob. Eluding the angry mob at Stockton and finally landing his prisoner on the train at Rich Hill . A horse owned by T. W. Mc-Crary, of Shelbina, fefl dead of fright at an automobile to which McCrary was attempting to hitch the animal to drag the car out of the ditch, where it had skidded. Then the owner of the car nearly fell dead when he of- fered to pay for the horse, and on asking his value was told $20 would square the bill. A horse that is afraid of an automobile these days is not worth more than $20. La Follette Balks Probe Committee. Washington, Oct. 17—Balked with pear the senate committee investi- Because of the developments of Pomerene, lowed eath week enough flour for IN GERMANY Food Allowed Each Individual Not Sufficient to Maintain " Health. d Washington, Oct. 20—Here is what a German in Germany gets to cat every week: Four and a half pounds of bread. Half a peck of potatoes. A cupful of beans, peas and oat- meal. Half a pound of meat. Twelve dominoes of sugar. Six individial patties of butter. The same amount of other fats. At that the Germans do not fare as badly as the French and Belgians in territory occupied by the kaiser’s troops, according to the United States food administration today. People in ‘northern France are al- five pounds of bread, one-fifth of a peck of potatoes, a cupful of cereals, 12 and one-third rainy weather | Sewing Club did not meet, but the! tell what ‘each one did to till a birthday box for! Orchard did beth was away visiting, that left Nine little sewing girls working late, | a letter case and | Edna blanketstitched a wash cloth, and said, “only six.” six little sewing girls, very much! Four little sewing girls, soon to be Mary brierstitched a towel, yet there | Thtee little’ sewing girls, hurrying! through, 5 Oletha overcast a pencil case, see, only two. Two little sewing girls, soon we'll be done, Kvelyn filled a needlebook, now just} youths, but also of the older smok-' ~ contest. Report.” estimates it will not be less | payment of $100,000,000. Officials to be more accurate. the first year. Then surgical dress- ings will cost $9,750,000; fabrics and textiles, $4,450,000; medicines, anti- septics and disinfectants, $3,400.000; cluding losses at sea, $16,671,000; |medical and surgical instruments and |appliances, $880,000; and scores of dollars. | Gas masks, trench sprayers and oxygen apparatus will cost $23,000. Secretary of War Baker has direct- ed the medical department to supply every man in the army with two masks and to keep. on hand a 10 per cent reserve supply. Every man on the firing line will have two masks, and the same is true of men in re- serve and men in cantonments and camps in this country. The soldiers where you can get 1 can good peaches. 1 can Corn..... = -15¢ 1 tall can Salmon +-20¢ 1 gallon Vinegar --35¢ 1 can Cocoa ...... 1 package Spaghetti . 1 pound good Coffee . ; Uncle Sam’s Big War Medical Bill. Uncle Sam’s medical bill as a re- sult of the war will be tremendous. | $65,000,000 a year for each million | lowed. 3 men in the military -establishment,/™ask will cost at least $5 or $10 a and Uncle Sam probably will be for-| man. tunate indeed if he is not called up-? The department has adopted jon a year hence to make an initial! St@ndard type of motor ambulance, figure is. believed by many medical | Neighborhood of $2000. The|@ current medical upkeep will be ap- proximately $25 for each man, about $25,000,000 ‘for a million men during |St#ndard ambulance, jfactory vehicle th j bulane motor ambulances, $6,840,000; an al- ‘lowance for 20 per cent wastage, in- to! other items,. which total millions of The Kaiser is Dead | Set on winning the war by starving all the Allies. there is still plenty to eat and to spare. When in want the BEST, and want it quick, all SOMETHING OF INTEREST TO FATHER AND THE BOYS. PEOPLES BANK FOR THE THIRD TIME HOLDS CORN CONTEST OFFERS CASH PREMIUMS ON CORN Susie tied a bookmark, that left j ' eight. $5.00 for the best ten ears of white corn, Eight little sewing girls, wishing $2.50 for the second best ten cars of white corn. $5.00 for the best ten ears of yellow corn. $2.50 for the second best ten ears of yellow corn. All corn must be grown in Bates County during the scason of 1917 and be delivered to the Bank not later than December Ist, next. It will be placed on exhibition and become The premiums will be awarded by a qualif selected later. Anyone living in Bates County is eligible the property of the Bank: ied judge at a time to be enter the PEOPLES BANK “THE BANK ON WHICH YOU CAN ALWAYS BANK.” Also, “The Bank Which Gives You the Daily Live Stock Market lave to be practiced in using the aasks, and, while they are not worn all the time, they have to be on hand. | The men are trained to pit the masks Surgeon-General William C. Gorgas | in place in six seconds. A great deal thanjOf drill is required in the time al- It is estimated that each a This latter| Each ambulance will cost in the Tt will have three-qiarter-ton truck — chassis with a special body ised by a board of medical This is believed, jwill prove to be a. far more. satis- the light am- used previously, which cost in the vicinity of $700 or $800. Gen. Gorgas is authority for the statement that the light ambulances. went all to pieces soon after being sent to France. The standard machine de- cided upon was used in Mexico and on the border and was found to be | quite satisfactory, Picture Show to Reduce Price of Admission. While the prices of most things are steadily going up Manager Rosier, of the Electric Theater, has decided to teduce the price of admission to his popular show. On and after Monday, Oct. 29, the price will be five cents. The same high class pictures will be shown. But don’t worry, need of food and you have to do is Phone 77, 1 Doz. Quart Mason Jars... ..§5¢ Pound good Prunes _. + 1S¢ can Good Hominy... pound good dried peaches package Macaroni....._. package Post Toasties can Tuna Fish --10c +..1S¢ ++ +100 +-1S¢ 1 T 1 1 1 1