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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1910
Page
8
Butler School District voters approve a $35,000 bond sale to build a new high school. Interest likely not to exceed four percent. Levy projected at 15 cents for five years. bonds nonredeemable in that period. Large turnout, police and alumni parade, Automobile Club volunteers aided transportation.
Farmers largely stayed in, few visited town this week as everyone worked. Several visits occur last Saturday and Sunday among neighbors and relatives including Clemments to Grand View, Spillman to Newton, and Armentrout to Fa Miller. Many local dinners and trades noted with scattered names and places.
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A compiled column records multiple Missouri court actions including Edith Murray versus E Angela Scully on appeal to the Supreme Court with a $1000 bond, O D Austin versus Chas Burge appeal allowed to Kansas City Court of Appeals with a $75 bond, and several estate, replevin, attachment and contract cases with various bonds and dates. It notes an upcoming unusual celebration for a matron’s birthday in Butler with Judge William H. Wallace speaking on the state-wide prohibition amendment, plus committees named for program grounds advertising finance reception and more, with events centered in Butler and surrounding areas.
The town sees many visitors including Otel Hart entertaining guests and extended family visits from Tabler Buckles Corwine and Redlon households. Farmers report improved corn prospects after a busy week and hope for rainfall. Belle.
Opinion notes mixed rhetoric from papers across the country. The Atlanta Constitution questions the glamour of insurgent leadership versus campaigning for president while the Houston Post critiques whiskey politics in prohibition areas. The Washington Star calls sun spots predictable like fruit failures, and a Missouri South Carolina report dampens a Missouri hopeful’s national convention chances.
A Providence Tribune note reports Colonel Roosevelt appearing pleased with a German sham battle but adds that any American congressman would cross the street to witness one, reflecting playful commentary on staged exercises and public interest.
Jefferson City Mo June 90 A flood of requests to the Secretary of State for copies of prohibition petitions filed for initiative and referendum signals a planned attack on temperance efforts. The motive appears to scan petitions for voter names to test validity. Over 24 000 names in St Louis and surrounding areas could satisfy legal voter requirements if verified.
Fragmentary note mentions Boone County grown fruit, bred seed, and chalice varieties in a Water D corner trade context. Names and places are unclear. no full event details emerge.
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