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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1916
Page
1
Bainbridge Colby urges Progressives to think before acting as he nominates Theodore Roosevelt at the Chicago Progressive convention. The piece recalls Lincoln and questions if the President has stumbled in the right direction, arguing for independent party leadership amid sharp party clashes.
County Treasurer John H. Stone presents warrants for cancellation across several funds including salary contingent pauper and county home totals. Foreclosure orders for two school loans sit alongside highway, circuit and county clerk reports and bond requirements. Local residents Mrs. C Vantrees and daughter return from a Kansas City trip with Billy Sunday meetings noted.
The Sunday school convention of Charlotte township gathers at M. E. church in Legencee on June 18. Featured are Union Sunday School program items: sermon at 12:00, prayer by President, basket dinner at 1:90, devotional by Hughes, and sessions on What Can Sunday School? Further details are incomplete due to OCR errors.
San Antonio June 11 Mexican bandits raided the Cols man ranch about 25 miles west of Laredo last night and were driven back across the border today by a troop of the Fourth Cavalry under Capt Ola W Bell. The bandits took 80 horses but damaged no ranch property. Gen Wann at Laredo reported the raid and expected reinforcements for Capt Bell who lacks pack trains or supplies. The raid’s depth into Mexico remains unknown.
Auditor Gordon announced June 12 that $250000 from road funds is allocated to counties and St. Louis city, an increase of $60000 from last year. By year end the biennial total reaches $350000 for dragging roads, with counties required to requisition by August 1 and meet permanent improvements to receive their share. No county or city can draw more than 3 percent of the total apportionment, with St. Louis, Jackson, Buchanan and St. Louis counties each limited to $7500 and Bates county at $8257.
St Louis June 12 Chief Justice W W Graves of the Missouri Supreme Court will be indorsed for the vacancy on the United States Supreme Court bench caused by the resignation of Charles E Hughes announced today by Edward F Goltra Democratic national committeeman for Missouri
Last week a gambler accused of being held up in a Harrisonville craps game caused a stir with claims of a robbery. Harrisonville papers report the man does not belong to Butler, a point Butler denies firmly.
Mrs. Gilbert and Mrs Hargrave report heavy turkey losses while rats raid Mrs. Clarks chickens. Fred Zimmer and Tan White visited, with White in Butler. Jeff Taylor seeks treasurer. Children’s Day at White Oak postponed due to rain. Knots of social visits and berry picking noted. Col Clyde Robbins asks for address change to Selissa Montana from Winterset Iowa. Roads bad north, better in Iowa. towns mentioned include Maysburg Butler and Selissa.
Chicago June 10 Charles Evans Hughes former New York governor and Supreme Court justice was nominated for president by the Republican National Convention. Charles Warren Fairbanks of Indiana was chosen for vice president by acclamation. Roosevelt received 18 1 2 votes and Lodge led a fallback slate. Hughes telegrammed acceptance and resignation from the court was sent to President Wilson who replied accepting the resignation effective at once.
Miss Cornelia Woods to wed Finley Porter of St Louis. Her friends hosted a kitchen shower last Thursday night. The party was pleasant with many useful presents and each guest recited an original poetic verse for the bride-to-be.
Douglas Ariz June 10 One soldier wounded probably fatally in a dance hall in the restricted district as mobs of soldiers attacked the hall. Several hundred shots were fired but there were no casualties.
St. Louis June 8 Announc ement was made at the Woman Suffrage headquarters that petitions for placing a suffrage amendment on the Missouri ballot next fall would not be filed. The decision followed the defeat of woman suffrage in Iowa and comes as the upcoming election is deemed inopportune. The Missouri W C T U will carry no campaign this fall per Mrs Fannie L Taylor and City district leader Anna Gordon according to the national W C T U briefing.
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