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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1913
Page
1
Homer township notes report local visitors and events including Mt Zion picnic on Aug 13 and Bates County Fair Aug 19-22 with a baby show promised. Rural life items mention residents, farm work, and county meeting attendees. rambling touches from the area.
Announcement lists Aug 10 services at Pleasant Gap Baptist Church with Sunday School 9 o clock, sermon 11 am and 8 pm topics Sin and A Safe Investment or The Great Trust Company. Evening B Y P U study and a 3 pm sermon also titled A Safe Investment. L W Keele extends cordial welcome.
Spruce and Butler residents visit relatives including A G Hoyt and Mrs Shillinger families. Attendees at a Butler school board meeting include Fred Wolf J D Chappell and others. Plans for the 19th to 22nd fair promise liberal premiums, free attractions and a profitable exhibit year ahead.
Eastern Bates, Col J A Beard of Mound Valley Kansas bought the C A Allen farm in Summit township and will take possession soon. L W Hubbard builds a new silo on his Deepwater township farm. Harry Padley of Deepwater township is putting up a silo. The Smith cemetery cleanup is Thursday August 14 with all interested invited. J H Baker and Frank Craig, committeemen. Miss May Lutsenhizer visits relatives in Butler. Mrs W E Vansant returns from Kansas City.
Myrtle Keeble of Summit visits relatives in Star neighborhood as Uncle Jimmy Young improves. Del Luisenhizer erects a new wind mill. The Ninth Annual Bates County Fair comes to Butler August 19 to 23 with major plans including Longren biplane flights and the Mountain Grove State Fair Poultry exhibit, promising a larger event.
The National Negro Business League led by President Booker T. Washington will convene in Philadelphia August 20 to 22. John Wannamaker will host a League reception August 24 in Egyptian Hall. City funds of 5000 dollars aid Philadelphia entertainment for the event.
Jefferson City reports about 34,336 licenses issued so far this year, up from 23,336 at the same point in 1912. Of the total, 8,878 are in St. Louis and 5,100 in Kansas City, with projections near 40,000 by year’s end as licenses run February 1 to January 31.
Dealers in territory not already occupied will find opportunity in this announcement due to Buick satisfaction and reputation. They understand that selling one Buick leads to many more, and that a Buick contract is a large, permanent growing asset.
Hot and dry conditions cut pasture and corn, water scarce, many hauling water and feeding cows. Local residents travel to nearby towns, buy stock, and report crops. upcoming county fair August 19 to 22 promises biplane flights and Modlin poultry exhibit as major draws.
Sedalia Missouri August 5 Dr Ward deputy state veterinarian arrived from Columbia to join Dr J W Connaway of the State University and Drs Murphy Graham and Lynch in stamping out hog cholera in Pettis county new cases are reported daily and the operation continues with state and federal veterinary support
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