Bates County Schools and Teachers Update Report
County Superintendent P M Allison notes Rock Point district’s use of the law to close its own school and send pupils to another. Concord’s Miss Inez Beck reappointed. Olive district contracts for a new schoolhouse with unanimous votes. Boys' Corn Contest enrollment deadline. Cornland school to spend $400 on repairs. Miss Cora Bush retained at Fair View. Mulberry district to vote on a $1500 schoolhouse. Bethel district works on painting and grounds. various local notes on schools, trains, farms, and community events.
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Rock Point
Local notices from Peru Kansas area farming and events
Farmers report corn planting progress with some up and plowed fields. Decoration Day services drew a large crowd then rain shortened return. Mrs. L. G. Thomas travels from Horace Kansas to Oklahoma for a brief visit. Children’s Day at Peru praised. many attended. Local visits include Allman Daniels with Mrs Beulah Drummonds, Eulalia Daniels with Ethel Searful, and Ed Jones plowing for Geo Daniels. Families from Butler, Rich Hill, and Virginia were seen in the area.
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L. G. Thomas
Horace
Kans
Oklahoma
Peru
Allman Daniels
Beulah Drummonds
C. M. Thomas
Eulalia Daniels
Ethel Searful
Lone Oak
Summit
G. W. Daniels
Neff
Butler Commercial Club Backs New High School Site Hart Property
In a called session on May 27 1910 Butler Commercial Club voted that a high school building is necessary for the city and surrounding area. The Hart property was chosen unanimously as the site and options on other sites were cancelled. The club ordered the education committee to report estimated building costs to the board next Tuesday.
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Butler Commercial Club
Circuit Court Room
H. G. Cook
Butler
Hart
Board of Education
Board of Directors
Aaron Hart
Motion Club
W. B. Weeks
Missouri Governor Performs Straddle Stunt Across Newspapers
Clarence Courier notes Missouri Governor Hadley performs a figurative straddle across political factions and papers. He stands between the insurgent Kansas City Star and the Globe-Democrat, likening the act to riding multiple horses. The piece mocks Hadley’s political maneuvering and steel-threaded attire.
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Missouri
Kansas City Star
Globe-Democrat
Hadley
Tulsa
Okla
Feller
Herbert
Republican
Steel Trust
Warner
Dickey
Clarence Courier
Will Badgley Sells Bank Stock in Amsterdam Enterprise
W W Badgley cashier of the Bank of Amsterdam sold 25 shares Saturday to C C White of Merwin Mo. Badgley will resign soon and go to Kansas City for a banking offer. White, former assistant cashier of the Bank of Merwin, will apply for the cashiership here and move his family to make the city his permanent home if chosen.
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W. W. Badgley
Bank of Amsterdam
C. C. White
Merwin
Badgley
Kansas City
White
Bank of Merwin
Two-Headed Maltese Kitten Born in Wallace Slaughter Family
A May 12 report notes Wallace Slaughter’s old family cat gave birth to a two headed Maltese kitten with two noses and two ears, described as one of Hume's greatest freaks of nature and lamented that she should miss seeing it.
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Wallace Slaughter
Hume
Missouri fruit outlook May 15 reports wide crop injury
The State Board of Horticulture reports widespread damage from April cold snaps across Missouri, with most counties showing near total loss of fruit. Apples and peaches survive mainly in 40 to 45 western and southern counties, with statewide apple and peach prospects at 26 and 18 percent respectively. Late Neosho notes harsh harvests but good prices, while apple scab and curculio issues appear in unsprayed orchards.
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State Board of Horticulture
Missouri
Missouri River
Mississippi River
Arkansas Line
Ripley
Iowa
Arkansas
Koshkonong
Oregon
Howell
Buchanan
Neosho
Southwest Elkhart Social News in Butler Visit Notes
G W Armentrout and wife of Elkhart and Mrs Ellie Scott were Butler visitors Monday Ike Lockeridge of Elkhart was a county seat visitor early week John Barnett has returned home from medical care and is improving Dad Hughes remained in Butler for a petit jury then headed toward Rich Hill Saturday When Bill Mudd is not at the courthouse he is inside before the judge Mrs J T Armentrout and daughter and son visited Fred Armentrout last Sunday Mr and Mrs E Heavlin and Mr and Mrs Jas Cowley had dinner with Mr and Mrs L D Reedy last Sunday Inez Beck of Concord completed a school term and left for Springfield to attend the Normal in summer a Sunday School was organized at Concord last Sunday JOHNNIE.
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John Barnett
Butler
Dad Hughes
Rich Hill
Bill Mudd
Court House
J. T. Armentrout
Fred Armentrout
E. Heavlin
Jas. Cowley
Foster Couple Welcome A Son In May 1910
Esterprins Mr and Mrs Barney Foster are the proud parents of a son born Friday May 20 1910 H J Wright departed for Kansas City to make his future home Mrs C H Lawrence visiting relatives at Sweet Springs Mo Mrs E J Carlson of Clarinda Iowa visiting at the home of her son in law F C Dupey
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Esterprins
Barney Foster
H. J. Wright
Kansas City
C. H. Lawrence
Sweet Springs
E.J. Carlson
Clarinda
Iowa
F.C. Dupey
Vote for Postmaster in Abilene caucus action
A Republican caucus in Sweetwater Texas with 200 delegates from across the state named three applicants for Abilene Postmaster. The candidate to receive the most Republican votes in Abilene will succeed Mrs. M. W. Morrow, who resigns after a new appointee is chosen. Mrs. Morrow is daughter of General Sam Houston and has served sixteen years. There are fewer than 100 Republican voters in Abilene.
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Sweetwater
Tex
Midland
Eastland
Lubbock
Coleman
Cecil A. Lyon
Sherman
Center
West Texas
Abilene
W. D. Girard
Cort Donnell
Turner S. Rollins
M. W. Morrow
Dr H R Field Pioneer Citizen of Rockville Dies
Dr. H R Field age 72 7 16 died at his Rockville home after a two month illness from stomach trouble Born Bracken County Kentucky October 6 1837 moved to Illinois at ten moved to Rockville 1867 built second house in city married 1868 entered drug business 1875 practiced 37 years postmaster 1892 retired 1904 survived by wife and two children
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H. R. Field
Rockville
H. R. Fields
Bracken County
Kentucky
Illinois
York
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Bates County Schools and Teachers
P. M. Allison
Inez Beck
Concord
Elkhart Township
Miss Beck
Olive
Shawnee Township
Martz
Cornland School
Cora Bush
Fair View
Homer Township
Bethel
Ina Bailey
Tottie Keeton
Wright Bailey
Beulah Barnett
Wilma Smith
Burdee Wolfe
Joseph Wolfe
Pearl Walker
Virginia School
Charlotte Township
Sarrowly
Iroe
Robert Payne
State Line
M. Wella
David Clark
G. A. Jones & Sons
Rambler
Virginia
Frank F. Raumaker
Melvin Bowersox
W. F. Stephens
Our Place
Horace Shoemaker
Darby Fruit Farm
G. A. Jones
John C. Sageser
Poland
John B. Lawson
H. Fessenmeyer
Towa
Harlan Porter
Amsterdam
Mulberry
Swisher
Harlo
Claud
Stanley Morwood
West Star
Commercial Club
Hickman
DeArmond
West School
Crabtree & Herrell
Wilson
Will Badgley
Fruit Crop Report
Southwest
Elkhart
G. W. Armentrout
Ellie Scott
Ike Lockeridge
Greenwich Lye
Swift's Pride
Bob
Yours
Noribet
Yellow Pine Lumber
Logan-Moore Lumber Co
Butler, MO
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