The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, February 28, 1918, Page 8

AUGUST A. BUSCH TO AWARD GRANT FARM PIG AS ESSAY PRIZE Boys and Girls Invited to Tell How to Keep and Fatten Hogs on Table Scraps. A CONSERVATION MEASURE Conditions of Contest Explained. Prize to be Fine Thoroughbred . White Yorkshire. Pig. The United States Food Adminis- tration has asked Missouri farmers to increase pork production 50 per cent in 1918. To accomplish this result and help our country win the war it will be necessary to produce 2,354,- 000 more hogs than last year. The task is great, but loyal Missourians, I am sure, will make every effort in their power to comply with the re- quest of the government. . It is not a question of hogs alone, but also of feed. An increase of 50 per cent of feed will be necessary, but a considerable part of this feed can be obtained from the table and kitchen scraps, which are too often wasted. The table scraps wasted by the average American family I keep and fatten for the market at least one hog, and possibly more. There should be one or more garbage fed hogs on every Missouri farm and suburban home, To encourage the boys and girls to | are do their share toward increasing the pork production of Missouri this year, | am making the following proposition: To the boy or girl under 15 years of agé in the Sixth Congressional District who writes the best essay on how to raise and fatten hogs on table and kitchen scraps I will give | there. 5 a thoroughbred White Yorkshire pig|condition. She had a, s which turned into blood poison, from my Grant Farm herd, the pig to be shipped express prepaid to the |I winner. You could not buy a pig} from a breeder equal to this for less than $100, As a grand prize 1, will award a} pair of fine White Yorkshire pigs fom | my Grant Farm herd to: the boy or Johnnie girl whose essay is declared by the) \ sold well, Roberts motored to Sunday to see Mr. Rapp’s and Mrs. Bracher’s step mother, Mrs. Mathias Rapp, who is very sick at a hospital loi Mrs. Fair Mount News. Are having another cold snap at present. Mrs. Frank Fix spent one day last week with her daughter, -Mrs. Her- man Steuck, Mrs. Nick Rapp called on her sis- ter, Mrs. Martin Rapp, Friday. Ed Montgomery sawed wood in this vicinity last week. Paul Fischer spent the past week staying with his uncle, Albert Fischer, Mrs. Joe Hirnie and sister, Miss Nettie Schellman spent Saturday af- ternoon with Hilda Rapp, who got a cut on her head being in an automo- bile wreck. Josephine Bracher and Ella Bolte spent the day Sunday with their friend, Hilda Rapp. A bunch of the young folks spent an enjoyable evening Saturday at the John Stoll home. Rev. Heinke. delivered a splendid sermon Sunday afternoon at Arthur, Mo, Mr, and Mra Carl Bracher have been sick the past week. C. M. Rapp and family visited with their daughter, Mrs. Fred Vogt, and will | family. Carl Bracher lost a valuable heifer one day last week. The Fred Dran sale Saturday was well attended and things certainly Mr. Dran and his family now moving to Rockville and Roland Hirnie will occupy their place. Rapp and Chester Mo.,, Mrs, Martin Bracher and Nevada, Mr. and Mrs. Henry She seems to be in a gritical sore foot Her eg has been amputated. We have sympathy for her and the others and wish for her a speedy recovery. d grandchildren cher and Rey. leinke and family all gathered at the Marquardt home Sunday, vhere she is making her home to cel- All the children Lou judges to be the best submitted from | ebrate her seventy-sixth — birthday. 2 7 TE dis tricts of Missouri. Hi CONDITIONS OF CONTEST |« Essays should be limited to 306/t words, plainly written on one side | of the paper. written statement from parents, guar-j1 dian or teacher that the written by the contestant and that | « the writer of the essay will be per-|She returned Frid mitted to retain the profits from the |! pig, if he or she should win, | All essays must reach me not later) , than noon, April 15, 1ot8. Awards | will be made as soon as possible after | s | close of contest. | The judges of the contest will be) vere accident Friday evening. Seeretary of the} were shredding fodder for Mac Brad- Han. Jewell Mayes, jtheir families motored to Kach contestant should submit a! City and spent the day with ng they all departed, having spent a lay worth while and wishing Grand- ma many more happy birthdays. C. M., Nick and Frank Rapp ard Appleton theit nother, Mrs. Katherine Rapp, who was i spent the. past two months with her laughters and others in St. Louis. y, acompanied by her daughter, Mrs. Adolph Schroeck. PRISCILLA. Mulberry and Western Bates. J. M. Smalley met with a very se- They Missouri State Board of Agriculture, | en when in some way Merle got his Jefferson City; Hon. Charles Green of Broo W. ‘hand caught. ld, president of the town where Dr. Smith found it nec- They took him to Board of Regents of the Kirksville essary to amputate two fingers, He to become the owners of thoroughbred lite stock. FE and girl under 15 in this Congr al District is invited to join this con- test and try to win, Mail all essays t Clarence, drove over to Normal School, and Mr, H. J. Blan-) is ng along very well at present. ton of Paris, former President of the Mrs. Myrtle Welton, who teaches uri Press Association, the Liberty school, spent the week This er is made to encourage the end with her mother, 2? Lizzie Missouri boys and girls to practice} Braden. conservation by converting ordinary; Mrs. Morewood, son, Claud, waste food products into meat for) and his wife from .\msterdam, were Weour soldiers, and to stimulate them) guests at the David Clark home Sun- lay Mr. and Mrs. Lee’ Nichols, son, Butler in ar Friday. Mrs. J. heir Mr. and ageser spent malley home. to ; Sunday evening ¢ : AUGUST A. BUSCH, | Mrs. Tonderholm and son, Andrew; The Grant Farm, ere callers at the Porter home Sun- Sappington, St. Leuis Co., Mo. | day afternoon, (Ady.) Ekke Taute and Nelse Allman Se “7 a on as eck 1 ce Soul Rural Carrier Examination. Hae a ee Sigal arco Mr. and Mrs. H. Leiner spent The United States Civil Service|, Commission has announced an exam- ination for the county of Bates, Mis- | souri to be held at Butler and Ams- |! terdam, on March 9, ro9t8, to fill the position of rural carrier at Amster- dam, Mo., and vacancies that may lat- | er occur on rural routes from other | - post offices in the above-mentioned open only to male citizens who are | actually domiciled in the territory of a post office in the county and who meet the other requirements set forth in Form No. 1977. This form and | application blanks may be obtained | from the offices mentioned above or; from the United States Civil Service | Commission at Washington, D. C.! Applications should be forwarded to the Commission at Washington at the | 5 earliest practicable date. | Thu the Ekke Taute home. Will Lopeman, who has lived the past year on Mrs. Laura Braden’s arm expects to move this week to a rm near Amsterdam, Mrz and Mrs. Meints and daughter, argaret, are expecting to start for ebraska, to make an extended visit county. The examinations will be With their son, Albert. John Dykman and Frank Bohlken jhad their fodder shredded last week. Emma Ward of Kansas City, ys with home folks. RAMBLER JR. Herrell Happenings. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Clark and family pent Sunday at the Argenbright home. Miss Chrystal Johnson visited Sat- PLENTY OF PROOF jurday and Sunday with Miss Mabel From People You KnowFrom Butler Citizens. Card, Oren Ison returned home from Ft. Sill, Okla., Monday to spend his fur- lough with home folks and friends. The greatest skeptic can hardly fail] Everyone certainly was glad to see to be convinced by evidence like this. | Oren, and especially to see him look- It is impossible to produce better |i proof of merit than the testimony of ng so well. . Miss Helen Clark spent Sunday residents of Butler, of people who can| with Miss Ruth Vandruff. be seen at any time. Read the fol- Mr. Smiser visited with Wick Ray lowing case of it: last week. W. H. Holloway, 213 S. Broadway, Butler, says: Kidney “Pills at different times for H. A. Wayland has recently pur- “I have used Doan’s|chased a new Ford car. Herrell school is closed this week several years and they have _never/on account ofthe measles. failed to correct any disorder I have had and have kept my kidneys Mr. and Mrs. U. S. Ison and family in}and Mr. H. A. Wayland and family good condition. They have always/| attended a party at the Varnes home caused my kidneys to act regularly, | Tuesday evening. so I don’t hesitate to endorse Doan’s Kidney Pills as a good medicine.” Price Goc ,at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get|Turpin’s Saturday evening. Mrs, Charles LaFollett and family spent Sunday with Mrs. McAllister. The Y. P. B. was held at Charley A large Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that|crowd was present and everyone en- Mr. Holloway uses. Foster-Milbura| joyed themseives. Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. 20-2t WILLIE. ania ia Ai sae waa THE 35TH IS READY TO GO More Than One Hundred Schools in Camp Continually Turn Out Specialists in Every Branch of Warfare. Camp Doniphan, Ok., Feb. 23.—Ev- ery man in the Thirty-Fifth Division is trained to the minute, and officers high in command say this division wouldn’t suffer by comparison if matched against any other division in the United States. All of the men have been in train- ing at least six months, and many of them have been in camp nine and ten months. The men have been trained so thoroughly and proficiently that their work is now becoming automat- ic More than one hundred schools are in progress in camp all the time con- tinually turning out specialists in ev- ery branch of warfare. And the specialized training has done a lot to help the men along. It broke up thesmonotonous hours of drill, and the classes in grenade throwing, bayonet practice, raiding parties, liason work and other lines have been well patronized. There ish’t a man in the division who isn’t familiar ‘with the little part he is go- ing to take in this war. when the di- vision finally gets into it. The men are well equipped, with the exception of ordnance. This is slowly coming in, a carload today. The fact that the men of the divis- ion are contented is due almost en- tirely to the indefatigable work of the commanding general. General Wright spends little time at his desk. He is usually wandering around the camp, nearly always on horseback. He drops in here and there unexpectedly sometimes to inspect a kitchen, a mess hall, the grounds surrounding a regimental or company area, If he finds anything wrong he talks to the men about it, and if everything is shipshape he praises the men for it. Consequently Camp Doniphan — is probably the neatest and cleanest camp in the country. offer the same will astonish. Brackney Items. Juite_a change in the weather | Monday morning. Mrs. James Nuchols and son spent last Wednesday afternoon with Misses Ethyl and Sina Miller. Mrs, R. A. Belt and daughter, Mae, spent one evening last week with | Mrs. 1.. A. Deems and daughter. Mrs. Myrtle Harper spent Saturday with her mother, Mrs. R. A. Belt. Miss Sina Miller called on Mrs, ©. A, Gough the first of last week. Ernest Deems entertained a num- ber of young folks Sunday. _ Mrs. L. A. Deems and daughter, neice, spent one evening last week with Miss Ethyl Miller. Miss Kate Walker, who is teaching in Amsterdam, spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Walker. Blair Walton, who has been attend- ing the Sweeny automobile school ta Kansas City spending a few days at home at present. AMERICANS TAKE 22 HUN PRISONERS French Officer Leads Americans Into! Foe’s Position in the Chemin. | i i Des-Dames Sector. i Ay Heems road last Manda). ; With the American Army inj senting the U. S. Food Administra-|} made a record in rifle procurement Pe A and ; ue J. ‘ ) Pte He France, Sunday, Feb, 24 (by The As-} tion, and the Hon, A, N. Lindsey,|which ordnance officials believe has family spent Saturday and Sunday | sociated Press \n American patrol) chairman of the Henry County Coun-| never been equalled by any other na- with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Padgett near Appleton City. Mrs. J. C. Ison and two children spent Friday and Friday night with her brother, Mr. and Mrs. L.A. Dee nd family. The wind almost Monday. conjunction with a French captured two German officers, twenty | men and one machine gun | There was some sharp fighting and blew us) away | JACK AND JILL. Jand wounded. can casualties. The Franco-American patrol was under French officer. Mrs. Ellen Pharis Dead. Mrs. Ellen Pharis, formerly a resi- dent of this city, died Saturday, Feb- ruary 23, at the home of her son, Ed- ward Meek, in Parsons, Kansas, of pneumonia. The remains, accom- panied by*her daughter, Mrs, C, R. Home and Mr. Home, of Holdenville, klahoma, and Edward Meek, 2f Parsons, was brought to this city and funeral services, conducted by Rev. Alexander, were held at the Baptist church Monday afternoon at 3:00. Mrs. Pharis was born in Christian county, Kentucky, November 7, 1841. In 1858 she was united in marriage with N. B. Meek, of Woodford, Illi- nois. They came to this county in 1867. Mr. Meek died in 1887. In 1892 she married John Pharis, who died in 1902. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. C. R. Home, of Holdenville, Oklahoma; two sons, Edward Meek, of Parsons, Kansas, and H. B, Meek, of Kansas City. command of a lin The French war office communi- | cation Saturday reported that north | of the Ailette, which parallels Chemin-Des-Dames, French troops} had penetrated the German lines as far as the neighborhood of Chevrig- ny. They were reported to have re- turned with material and twenty-five prisoners, including two officers. The presence of American units along the famous Chemin-Des-Dames was disclosed in an Associated Press dispatch last Friday. In a <patrol 6 fight the previous day Americag sol-| ’ diers had killed one German and cap- tured another. One American was wounded slightly. . To the Public. Having been engaged in the gro- cery business in this city for many years and recently sold to J. W. Har- rison, I wish to thank the people of Bates county for the loyal support and the liberal patronage they have given me during all of these years. I now retire from business and will always feel grateful for the many favors shown me during the time I was in business. Respectfully, Chambers-Nightwine. Carl N. Chambers and Edith 5. Nightwine, popular young people of northwest. of town were united in marriage at the rest room in Butler Saturday afternoon, February 23, at 3 o'clock by Rev. L. W. Keele. The best wishes 9f a host of friends are heartily extended. RECORD PRICE FOR A HOG One Poland-China Sow Was Sold : for $1,550. Hutchinson, Kas., Feb. 22—Mc- Cord Bros. of Pauls Valley, Ok, set a new record for a Poland China sow when they purchased Big Lady at the E. J. Erhart- & Sons’ hog sale at the Kansas state fair grounds for $1,550. The price paid for the sow breaks all records for west of the Mississippi River, stockmen say. > E. Williams. Republicans Decide Not to Put Out a City Ticket. In rgsponse to a call signed by about a dozen Republicans about that number met in the basement of the court house Saturday night to decide whether or not te put a Republican ticket in the field at the coming elec- tion. After a considerable discussion BUTLER Prices Wrecked Have traded for J. E. Williams’ com- plete and excellent stock of Groceries, h ware, graniteware and Queensware, \ Saturday, March 2, °18 7:00 o’clock a. m. Protect yourself from advancing prices— Fortify yourself against a shortage of supplies. Everything goes. Fixtures for Sale. Come early and get the Bargains No ‘Phone Orders” will be taken Harrison & Company Food Conservation Meeting at the|U.S. HAS MADE RECORD IN Curtis Publishing Company, in the Chemin-Des-Dames sector, in| cil of Defense, and one of the most patrol, | ef early yesterday penetrated a few hun-| Bureau of the dred yards into the German lines and |Deiense. edge of food conditions in England and France. a number of the enemy were killed) work by the Commission our Gov-] production in Great Britain was the There were no Ameri- jernient sent to Europe to study food : a conditions. This is not a meeting for men only,| country after two and a half years ithe attendance of every housekeeper the; or for Mt. Pleasant Township. ity with pipe line to tanks 2 good barns and other outbuildings. |8 room house and good concrete cave. Farm is fenced and cross-fenced hog tight. to the-public at prices which ve ‘ Z Doors Open Entire stock will be Circuit Court Room Monday THE OUTPUT OF GUNS Evening, March 4, EES at 8:00 p, m. | 72,152 Rifles Were Produced in the Mr. Charles S. Week Ending February 2, x Crossman of the| repre- Washington, Feb, 23.—America has tion, the war department announced today, During the week ending Feb- ruary 2, upon which the statement is based, the production was 72,152. This means that the weekly production, 19 months after war was declared, was four times as great as the weekly lecturers of the Speaker's Missouri Council of ficient Mr. Crossman has first hand knowl- He was trained for this first 10 months of the war and twice as large as the production in that‘ of war. During the week mentioned the daily production of the so-called mod- ified Enfields was 7,805 and of the so- called Springfields 1,442, making the total for the week 50,872, or nearly enough for three army divisions. In addition, there were procured daily, either by manufacture or by accept- ance of rifles already made, 3,863 Russian pieces, making a total daily Production of 13,115. Since April 6, 1917, the ordnance department has town is earnestly desired, . A. B. Owen, Deputy Federal Food Administrat- Farm to Rent. 121 acre farm, well improved, plen- of water and wind mill and pumps, and barns. Enquire E. E. Eggleson, route | ™anufactured and procured more than Butler, Mo. 19-2 | 700,000 of the Springfield and modi- fied Enfield rifles. Auction Sale of Holstein Cattle To settle the estate of th late J. Harlan Porter, ‘there will be sold at pari auction % mile south of Old Mulberry Friday, March Ist Nine high grade Holst cows and registered Holstein