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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
10
A poem contrasts the polite, courtly manners of older men with a rough, practical father figure. The speaker recalls aunts, mothers, and a dad who forgets to shave, envisioning how old men of romance differ from present behavior and wishing they could see the contrast.
Poem lyrics describe a tranquil rural life beside a river away from town. Images of wooly sheep geese and autumn rustle convey calmness and simple wholesome living. The speaker cherishes a peaceful honest life in nature with God’s beauty.
Poem urging timely action to seize opportunity while youth remains and resources, using river imagery and the grind your grist motif. It contrasts the fleeting waters with the rush of youth, warning against delaying tasks until too late. The piece underscores personal vigor, the urgency to begin in youth, and not waste strength before sunset.
A hillside grain storage crib with an upper driveway allows loading grain from wagons into bins and draining it back into wagons from the bins without heavy lifting. Built on piers about four feet high, it uses a road scraper to level fills and enables drainage even on level ground with modest labor.
The article explains how to use a drag on moist soil to smooth rutted roads, prevent freezing damage, and create a hard impervious layer. It notes adjustments for clay content, seasonal conditions, and uneven sections, emphasizing experience as the guide and detailing centerward dragging to fix high centers on clay hills.
A correspondent outlines a two man husking rack for a wagon using two inch strips five feet long for sides two ends two 2x4s for support and a cleat under the 2x4s with a hook at the top. For one man the frame suffices and for two men a second frame on the opposite side is used. Also advised to fill coal bin or wood shed before midwinter and haul when roads are dry to keep winter work steady and productive.
Systematic arrangement days ahead highlights efficiency by locating time savings between tasks and eliminates hesitancy for workers about their next steps, ensuring hands know exactly what to do.
Regular court session on Monday December 7 1908 with all members present. Actions include swamp land patents to Evanson and Midkiff, tax adjustments for E. S. Purdy, C. A. Hemline and J. M. Vaughn, road petition for Harry Gooden, school loan granted to T. Halen and A. A. Halen, fines report for November, insurance cancellations, policy filings for school loans, trustee changes in Grand River township, and cost bills in State v Bell and State v Geo Pigg. Also property valuation reduction for Lucy Rivers and a veterinary quarantine note on swine and railroad exposure.
The wine grower should use every effort to prevent the introduction of cholera and swine plague on his premises. If he buys hogs from a distance or sends his animals for exhibition, ensure they are transported in clean cars.
Sheriff Gibson is praised for using prisoners from the county jail to repair roads. He hauls a wagon of inmates each morning to fix bad spots near the county seat and return them home for meals. The plan has reduced jail sentences and spurred some offenders to pay fines.
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