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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1911
Page
4
A brief listing shows The Butler Weekly Times published on Thursdays with J. D. Allen as proprietor and Rot. D. Allen as editor and manager, indicating the paper's founder and leadership for the time.
After the Negro vote, President Taft has refused to accept the resignation of Henry W. Furniss, a Negro, as minister to Hayti. The resignation was handed in months ago. William T. Vernon, a Kansas Negro and former Register of the Treasury, will fill the position of Superintendent of Indians and remain mainly in Washington.
Postmaster General Hitchcock refurnishes the red and brown rooms in his offices with Circassian walnut furniture and pricey draperies, all without bids. Railway mail clerks face overwork and suspensions as economy measures backfire, while a four member commission racks up travel and subsistence costs. Senate committees appointings pair high powered names with firms linked to trusts, stirring political critique.
Practical old fashioned tips on homemaking including delaying tasks, warming a knife for soap, cleaning grease with a soda cloth, drying berries to prevent mould, drying berries to avoid spoilage, picking dry berries, and using rice in salt to prevent clumping and moisture.
A July Farm Journal note suggests gluing felt or old rubber to chair legs to prevent floor scratches and reduce noise. It adds a quick emergency glue from rice by boiling a handful into a thick paste, useful for pasting white paper.
L A Lewis a stock buyer north of Rich Hill and the Hough brothers fought Sunday. Lewis says he got two black eyes and other injuries then fired his revolver at the Houghs but none hit. The feud between the nearby farms has long echoed in the community. Lewis has warrants for the Houghs for assault and battery, while the Houghs allege concealed weapon carries. The case now awaits court action as a Pacific Railway Company suit for damages looms nearby.
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