The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 17, 1918, Page 8

Fair Mount News. We certainly are having some snow storms and some cold weather this ‘winter, Thermometors went to thir-! ty below zero—that doesn't look like a mild winter as some said we'd Lave. Carl Bracher and John Yoss and part of his family motored to Apple ton City last ‘Tuesday to attend the tractor school, they also visited with Crist Yoss and family while there. Paul Fischer and Tred Bracher went to visit their aunt, Mrs, Henry Keenhoff, (formerly Anna Fischer of this vicinity) and others for a short, time near Wathina, Kansas. ft Fred Schmidt Sutchered hogs © in i spite of the bad weather last Tues- es day. A number of young folks spent an enjoyable evening last Tuesday nigat at the Hill Rapp home, formerly occu- pied by Henry Bracher and faqnily. : { | Mr. and Mr Vied Voxt, es Frank Rapp, Lewis and Henry I ‘ cher helped C. M. Rapp butcher ho, last Thursday, A few of the young folks went h riding Wecnesday night and stopped and spent the evening with Arthur and Ella Bolte. G, W. Sunderwirth and son? Cler-| ence went to Butler one day last t week on very special business. | Cornich Hufiman, Nick Rapp and Frank Fix went to Ke City with _ SUBJECT TO PRIOR SALE We are offering our last $10,000 of treasury stock — OF THE ‘Rantoul Oil and Development Company Missouri Corporation—Capital $50,000.00 : At $1.00 Per Share a neh of stock for market. . 5 a * ° . . ° * Gar Kipp of near tanerott, Ne This announcement presents an opportunity for discriminating invest- acute venng Ve savet and ots | OFS tO Secure a liberal holding in a genuine oil development enterprise—an 8S aut Ata Cart tracher nd por | OPPOrtunity to place your investment funds in a proposition that offers an of th lily cated on Frank Rapp y and family Sunday night. | Willie Vogt took dinner Sunday | unusual degree of safety along with extraordinary quick profit possibilities. ‘ ee a ang fol's| Proven Oil and Gas Territory : Limited Amount of Treasure Stock Left : sto fi A fananie sa ass makes a safe place to invest. Our eighty acre lease is in We are now starting upon an aggressive development - poms ino the very center of the famous Rantoul Kansas Oii Field. campaign. We want to drill fifteen wells on our lease. Na EERE Known Values Remember—Whatever you invest will be put to work at Hole, Clara Kisehe ————— ‘ once. We are just as anxious as purchasers of our stock _ We have known values in our proven acreage and specu- could possibly be to crowd the work of drilling for oil and lative possibilities equal to any company operatinginthe gas. Your money will not be paid out to salesman and of- hold) Yos Huti inolcr ani taniy mover | Shallow fields of the state. Our capitalization is sulficient- _ ficers of the company. The only man to receive a salary last week fo then new nine | ly smallto bring enormous: dividends on every share of will be the general manager, and he is to devote his entire WOO HCI AG pate aa |} Our stock. - - time to looking after the interests of the company. ® ARTS CUE BAS sh G * . ~ ! is ae Management We will accept Liberty Bonds at face value for Rantoul Oil aries ; & Development Company stock at par. We will be pleas- The Rintoul Oil and Development Company is in charge ed to supply detailed information regarding our company of successful business men and bankers, and our proposition to those interested. Where is the false “prophet who} said we would have a mild winter. Several were hunting in this neigh- borhood last Monday. We heard a few came’ out from Butler. Don't know what luck they had. Mrs. Visa Eckles and) Mrs. Edna Thomas called on Miss Ethyl Miler Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs, Wm. Griffin have moved into the Gough house west of Peru. We are glad to have them as neighbors, Not many atlended the party at| Gentlemen:—Inclosed find check for Mrs. R.A. Belts last Friday migat as ee ee : «o,+++.Dollars, tor which (subject to pri- traveling. Sihose present report al OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS : or sale), please reserve fine time. Rot ee paves hanted corn to A. J. STEPHENS, President. - President F. M. CASPER, Treasurer. President of i | | | Minimum 25 Shares--Limit 1OOO Shares fe lc Rantoul Oil and Development Company | earn: geome 1504 Prospect Ave., Kansas City, Mo. : eee eid 415 shares of the treasury stock of the Rantoul Oil & Development Co., at par value. weer The snow was drifted so badly in| of A. J. Stephens Rubber Co., Kansas Sheffield Farm Dairy, Kansas City, Mo. $1 00 per share. the road near FE, C. Harper's that the | City, Mo. ; 5 mail wagon had to go south from r ‘ Bane : ALBERT WEBER, Vice-Pres. Busi- F. J. THOMPSON, General Manager, gave m Miss Goida Young and Miss Clara] ness man of Richmond, Mo. . up position with Union State Bank to ac- i Ferguson spent the weck end wit | : 7 ? { Miss Florence Belt. J. A. MASTERS, Secretary. With Uuion cept present position. H ; It was a rather a cold day for the State Bank, Kansas City, Mo. i W. C. T. U. ladies who served luncit at the Huddleston sale; but they did | 2 fairly well, clearing something like $18.00, It takes more than a little wii ae z <r : snow to stop the W. C. T. U. when} ourselves hilariously happy over one} Twenty below zero feels like it. Claud Frazier ‘to G. B. Follett 151 there is a chance to. ma money, |"€W prohibition state gained as the] John D, Seelinger has gont to Kan- acres in section 28 Mt. Money they need and must have to |tesult of twelve months’ effort, now / sas City. If Uncle Sam and the city | $1250.00, accomplish anything: in this work or|the seven congressional victories in keeps on taking the boys we will soon any other. Not.long ago we counted | the year of 1917 hardly caused a rip-| be short on boys. 40 acres in section 22 Deer Cree} $1.00. ple of excitement so accustomed! Mrs, B. P. Powell and Robt. Stur- $200.00. I, B. LaFever to Frank Scrivner Notice of Final Settlement, Pleasant | 10 acres in section 22 Homer $1109.09, Cecil M. Hawkins to J. R. Hawkins | Notice is hereby given to all credit- #, H, Holtman to Henry Nachbar|4o acres in section 14 East Boone |ors and others interested in the es- tate of T. L. Fisk, deceased, that LL W. C. Mills to W .W. Hon lots 131 | Florence H. Fisk, Administratrix of have we become to prohibition’s tri- geon are doing their bit. Powell sup-|~ J. B. Brown to Eva M. Lewis 80|and 132 Adrian $1.00. . | Said estate, intend to make final sct- i ;umphal march, Let's all work and/plies the yarn. and Sturgeon the acres in section 30 Grand “Riverj F..W. McConnell to C. J. Klumpp } tlement thereof, at the next term of Hi e pray for the ratification of the prohi-| needles. The result is several sweat- $2400.00. 150 acres in section 6 Howard $9750. | the Bates County Probate Court, in k | bition amendment in grand old Mis-| ers. , ep en ant O. W. Carrico to J. C. Rinehart} Mathies Kern to Mike Kern-lot 7 Bates County, State of Missouri, to be - 1S pera | souri. : ‘ : Miss Margaret Hyatt is staying in]|tract in section 16 Prairie $1090.00. |and part lot 18 block 22 Rockville | held at Butler, Missouri, commencing ay John ‘Thomas is hauling corn to town this week. ‘ - Alice V. March to H. V. Frazee, 65 | $300.00, on the 25th day of February, 1918, Rich Hill, Charles Thomas has been suffering] acres in’ section 25 New Home| W: B. Carrico to J. C. Rinehart, 80 FLORENCE H. FISK; | ae Henry Evilsizer left last Saturday|with rheumatism for several days. $4550.00. fc acres in section 8 Prairie $2003.00. i 14-4t % ae 4 q h ‘i ouse for Idaho to look at the country.|Dr. Crabtree was called to see him. ay Lod Administratrix, There is quite a Missouri settlement Mr. Will Powell went to Kansas j{ i fi PHONE 6) near Twin Falls. Thirteen families|City last week for treatment. His : : ad ge : ‘ ae ___ || have gone from near here and settled | father went with him . is é : ; therg. We wish them luck in their - SUNSHINE. ‘ z i THURSDAY new homes. : fee eee | 5 . BILLIE AND SUSIE. g PLYMOUTH SINGING PARTY pa betas tS g Lyceum Number rami P M. S. Shunk to A. W. Lowry, 265 ‘ : ADL Single Admissions soc, War Tax |! “ t Happenings. acres in sections 15 and 22 Homer 9 mito eae opiate Mikes sell at public auction at our home Included The Golladay brothers sold a|$14375.00. : mile west and % mile north of Nyhart spririg mule for the nice sum of $155| Clarence Martin to Burk Anderson e b ¥ to a St. Louis buyer, lots 1 and 2 block 143 3 addition Rich . 2 ~ : AT THE ELECTRIC . The Red Cross chapter was to have | Hill $290.00, _ x ri ay a n u a r r THURSDAY ‘ met with Mrs. Ray Argenbright, but} John Stangel to M. W. iyo 40 J ; | May Murray in on account of snow driits blocking ‘acres in section 35 Walnut $1.00. SALE ‘ART AT 10 O'CLOCK ° : THES PLOW "at RL the way, have changed the place of| Thos. Denny to J. C, Crosswhite, dacs : d ie ‘ ae ' the following described Property: It’s a Paramount meeting to Mrs. P. B. Powell’s. They | 6 1-4 acres in section 9, Osage $759.00. young and extra good. 5 and roc always meet on Wednesday. Call{ W. A. Carpenter to G. H. Johnson 3 Holstein cows, also Jerse bull Rings * . Mrs. B. P. ‘Powell, she will tell you | 80 acres in section 8, Summit $5400.00, -20 head of hogs, land: Chinas: Poland - 7; ul, Gy FRIDAY where the next meeting will be. - T. J. Hockett to R. F. -Holm, 40 La . 1 tar ty penshate } ARE a DOAar. : i y : Frank and Gene Jewett each lost a| acres in section 5 Charlotte $2600.00.’ rge list of fi chinery: gasoline e s Sharpless cream sepa- Carlyle Blackwell and June cow last week from corn stalk poisou.} M. A. Hax to A.M. Earsom, 80|rator; Old Trusty In st 23.2) Sa . Elvedge in Jum Thomas and Mr. Havens| acres in section 34, Mt. Pleasant $830. Pe , fine i vements, 200 acres; : : YOUTH helped butcher at Robt. Sturgeon’s] J. L. Lackey to L. M. Johnson lot 5 * fe oe s See gs | * A Brady-made Tuesday. block 77 Rich Hill $3009.00, 600 bushels corn; 300:bushels oats: 1 othy. hawt Dy me ORE seating is in fall swing on Root OP ‘King to Ed Huff 70 acres in|Oat Straw afid’seed corn. ess ‘y timothy and clover hay; h most ight. i ward $5287. ‘~~ Nice thoroughbred Rhode peal’ SATURDAY . : a Ada Mae ‘Thomas spent a py soe Pica to ME. Fasher i OGL TOE all eee See pullets and White Wilford Lucas in jay in town with Mr. and Mrs. Stub-|$320000. === ss ssi. On all sums of $10 and under, cash, ' blefield. : Frank A. Miller to J. J. Cox 160 : bankable note to bear 8 per vent in & Soren SURLEME Mr. Sevier will have his sale Thurs-| acres in sections 31 vo 32 East | cau = er So bear 9 oat : : day. He has sold his tarm to Mr.| Boone $3800.00. ; The British Tanks in || Harbert. Ina C. MeLay to W. W. McLay. 209 » January 31, one Misses Winnie Stone, Nola Fields,| acres in section 28, Grand River __§ AND 10 CENTS last