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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1916
Page
7
A fourteen year old boy named Robert struggles with an exam prompt about the cabinet and a clerk post. After a brief pause a sudden inspiration leads him to an unexpected, undaunted solution, described in curious terms.
A new company at Hume plans a suitable building to house a moving picture show. The M E church at Hume will be dedicated June 1 with Dr M M Gray of Kansas City preaching. Eggs and poultry purchases in Hume from March 1 to May 17 totaled 20771.90 dollars per Border Telephone figures.
A Villista cache of machine guns rifles and ammunition was unearthed today in a canyon near here by townspeople under American direction. The find reported to Gen J J Pershing highlights a shift in local sentiment as loyal Mexicans reveal secrets previously kept under threats, while Cavalry drives against Cervantes’ band intensify.
The Oregon and California land grant bill passed the House by 196 to 6 to restore about 3,200,000 acres to the federal government worth around 30 million. It now goes to the Senate after settling a long dispute with the California and Oregon Railroad Company over land disposition to settlers.
Springfield group designates June 15 as good roads day with every business closed to let employers and employees devote the day to finishing the Ozark Forsyth highway in Christian County. About 900 volunteers will work along the 24 mile route to complete remaining links on the Springfield to White River road.
Kansas City police court fines John Arnold twenty five dollars after he admitted to getting drunk lying in woods and drinking from a spring. The 45 year old man from Sixty third street and Lydia avenue slept in a shed near the Quindaro pumping station and police surgeon extracted a frog he had swallowed.
Col J Harlan Porter was in town Monday printing bills for a Holstein cattle sale set for Saturday June 3 at Priestly's feed yard on West Dakota street. The auction features 20 cows and heifers and four bulls from A J King's herd with many sired by Sarcastic Lad, grand champion of the St Louis Steeler tl 'a fair. Holstein cattle are praised as ideal for farmers.
Henry county angler nets a 5 1 4 pound bass followed by Cass county reporting a 26 1 2 pound bass. J W Cox, ex Shelbina Democrat manager and Monroe City News owner, buys the Shelbina Torchlight. Gov Major grants a parole to Andrew Randals, a Ste Genevieve County burglary convict, paroled to John Randals of St Marys.
Adair County Missouri voters favored keeping the county dry by a majority of 600 Saturday, a larger margin than four years ago when the measure passed by 182. Chillicothe set to vote on local option June 12, with the city now wet.
Friends circulating a petition filed the name of former secretary Sam B Cook now residing in Jefferson City as a candidate for the State Senate nomination in the 27th district while he was away from town.
A five inch rainfall over ten hours Saturday night into Sunday caused heavy damage to farm lands and bridges in Windsor. Lightning struck Abe Ford's barn in the east Windsor area, starting a fire that destroyed the structure and its contents.
Col W J Mersey a Republican and former candidate against Speaker Champ Clark is appointed Clerk of the Probate Court of Warren County by Judge J W Hukriede who is temporarily absent serving as State chairman of the Republican Committee.
St Louis attorney and congressman candidate Nathan Frank announced his bid for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate. He urged adequate preparedness and said there is no militia threat. Newton County court granted an attorney authority to pursue county claims for federal prisoners. Suffragists plan to line up 20,000 in silence at the Democratic National Convention in St Louis to register demands for a ballot.
Missouri easily clinched the Missouri Valley championship at the Columbia track meet last week. Competitors included Missouri Kansas Ames Drake Nebraska Kansas Agricultural College Grinnell Simpson and Fairmount. Robin Simpson of Missouri broke his own world mark with 144 5 in the high hurdles.
In Kansas City circuit court Saturday testimony described the Brass and Metal Manufacturing Co. as producing 100000000 eleven centimeter cartridges for the Italian Government. The suit by Louis A. Sherman to appoint a receiver was denied. Two Italian inspectors and an English inspector were noted as supervising the plant.
Sunday school will be held each Sunday in the Probate Court room at the courthouse with classes at 10 a.m. Services follow at 11 a.m. The subject is God the Only Cause and Creator.
A Boston paper recalls Missouri as a big, boundary-filled state with temperament and humor. It notes population near 3.5 million, split views among Missourians, and a history ranging from St Louis to Kansas City, with references to politics, culture, and notable figures like Mark Twain and Jo seph Folk.
Bucharest May 27 Purchases by belligerents drive up prices and cause discontent in Bowman ia. Britain has 500000 tons of wheat and Central Powers 1400000 tons. Large contraband traffic in cattle fowls and foodstuffs occurs at the border with grafting officials. Meat is scarce and slaughter is prohibited two days weekly. German agents bought many dogs with a suspected plan to use them for machine gun traction and possibly for sausage hoppers.
Wounded private George A. Hullett of the Seventeenth Infantry shot and killed Candelerio Cervantes and Juan Beauconce during Thursday’s engagement near Las Cruces. General John J. Pershing commended him in dispatches, calling the act almost as significant as the death of Villa for removing two bandits who had repeatedly harassed American columns.
The Senate will act next Thursday on the nomination of Louis D Brandeis for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. The Brandeis race is seen as virtually assured in the face of Republican opposition who expect confirmation.
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