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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1911
Page
3
Practical instructions cover cake fillings with suet and dairy blends, lards and beef suet usage, peeling boiled ham or tongue skins by plunging into cold water, using a shingle as a makeshift pie and cake remover, a sun bonnet improvised from paper, a string harness to block sun glare, and faster cooking of string beans by slicing on a slant with scissors.
A 1912 ballot note urges voters to back a three and one half million dollar plan to save roughly 1.5 million in principal and 1.5 million in interest versus a five million dollar proposition. It argues the five million plan needs only a bare majority at November election while the smaller plan requires two thirds by August 1.
Helpfully worded ad copy extols Dean's Kidney Pills for weak kidneys with a testimonial from Mrs. B. F. Johnson of Butler Missouri, noting sale through Frank Clay's drug store and Foster Milburn Co. in Buffalo New York. The piece also mentions a severe 3521 drought impacting Tulsa county farmers, risking stock losses without timely rain to secure hay, cotton, corn, and forage feeds.
Following heavy rains that swept a wide area, farmers arrive in Tulsa by the hundreds to buy seed corn for replanting destroyed fields and Kaffir corn maise sorghum and cow pea seed for forage. They say most late corn in the rain area was saved and some early crop may recover. Potato growers seek seed for a second crop while gardeners plan fall gardens to mitigate drought effects.
The Bates County Club met June 23 in the Training School Chapel with thirty five members present. A motion changed meeting time to 3 thirty on Wednesdays. A short program followed with a vocal duet by Williams and Thompson and a discussion on Reciprocity led by C A Barsom and E Smith.
A long list of business names and individuals appears, including American Clothing House J E Williams Mrs N E Hawkins Cole Bros Earl Steward and many others such as Missouri State Bank Walton Trust Co Fraternal Inn People's Bank Duvall Percival Trust Co Logan Moore Lbr Co and Farmers Bank. The entry reads as a reference roster of firms and proprietors.
A list of Aug events for the Chautauqua with daily 2:30 and 8:00 pm shows. Honolulu Students, Ralph Parlette, Orphean Musical Club, James S Meyers, Emerson Winters Co, The Floyds, DeWitt Miller, The Tyroleans, Wallace B Amsbarry and Pamahasika’s Pets appear among performers. Contact T J Day, H M Cannon, D K Walker, or C H Burgess for matters.
The two Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian and Christian churches in Butler will hold union services on Sunday evenings through July and August. The first service is next Sunday at 8 o clock in the Ohio Street Methodist church, with Rev. J. R. Lamb delivering the sermon. The church will provide electric fans and ice water if needed to keep attendees comfortable as pastors unite for these gatherings.
Bates county court awarded J H Callahan of Kansas City a 123,900 contract to deepen the Marais des Cygnes drainage ditch about 23 miles and add cut offs, with completion required in 18 months. Stupp Bros & Co of St Louis to build two all steel and two steel and wood bridges. Excavation to reach 26 miles total with three dredging machines. About 15 firms submitted bids.
Bates county farmer Geo N Requa died instantly Friday night when he fell from a hay wagon while loading near his Lone Oak barn. He was found with a broken neck and crushed skull. funeral services were held Sunday at his residence with Rev. Y W Whitsett officiating.
Rumbold mandamus suit to compel State Auditor Gordon to pay Adjutant General Rumbold 2500 annually. Issues: authority to raise salary during incumbency and if adjutant general is an elective-officer pay subject. Case to be heard at October term. history notes Berkshire lineage of Poland-China hogs and breeders A C Moore and D M Magie per Coburn.
A fragment lists individuals including Adrian Satterlee, E. A. Hobson, Adrian Florence Walters, Adrian A J Satterlee, Adrian Maggie Hammontree, Carson Lynch, Rich Hill, and Hattie Crum Crum.
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