The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 19, 1888, Page 9

. | SL doing well. RTLER WEEKLY TIMES. LOCAL ITEMS NOTICE TO TEACHERS :—Public Ex- nations for the benefit of those per- desiringto teach in Bates county, be held on the 3d Saturday of each gonth in the Ohio street school house, Butler, Mo., and on the 1st Saturday of ach month in the West side school house, rp Hill, Mo., the erat nation com: ach day at 9 0’clock, A. M. meneing cach 2)“ W. W. GRAVES. County School Commissioner. eo The public schools will give a holiday next week. Blnepoint crackers at J. E. Williams &Co. ih Lane is paying 25 cents a dozen ee Lyon & Ludwick are headquar- ters for holiday groceries. ) Call and see J. M. Catterlin if you think of changing your loan. tf. The children ‘are looking forward tonext week with great delight. Lave is making prices on dry goods. A. B. Owen, of Altona, was in the city Monday and favored the Trurs. Children get your stockings ready 4 for Santa Claus will be around Mon- day night. . Did you ever smoke the Creole ci gar? Only Sets at J. E. Williams & Co. The Tres is giving its readers seventy two columns of reading mat ter this week. If you want cheap and fresh gro- ceries go to Lyon & Ludwick on} the west side square. G. W. Blankenship, of Lone Oak, | deposit for the j mate his annual € Tres on Monday. Try the tea siftings at J. KE. Wil liams & Co. It is equal to the finest teas. Santa Claus will make his usual | visit to all good children next Monday night. Dr. J. P. McFarland, of Batlard, gave us a pleasant call while in the city yesterday. C. B. Lewis & Co. will furnish | Wheistone & Adams with their Christmas beef this year, and it can’t be beat. | Frank Pierce, in a privateletter to his father from Elk Co., Kansas, says _ that he is improving in health and If you waut better coffee than you Gf ever drank ask J. E. Williams & Co. ey for it. 4 | flowery sermons at the Ohio Street Milledge Baker and Mrs. Rena Bailey were married at Morland on Dec. 9th, Rev. S. W. Frederick _ Officiating. Rev. A. V. Francis, of Kansas City, preached two very interesting and M. E. Church, Sunday. Read our holiday advertisements, a and then go and buy your goods and holiday presents of these firms. They will give you good bargains. J. M. Catterlin has been east and now would like to furnish you money cheap. tf. Miss Lelia Tucker, now attending > Stephens college at Columbia, will _. Spend the holidays with her brother | J.M. Tucker. T. W. Silvers has moved his law Office from North Main street and is now located up stairs over James’ Grocery store in the new block on | the west side of the square. Misses Nettie and Susie Steele, daughters ofsJohn Steele, who have been attending Hardin college, at Mexico, Mo., will be home to spend the holidays. The busiest man in town is Dr. Frizell at the North Main St. Drug Store. Drugs, medicines, christmas Presents, everything first class and cheaper than anybody else. To Sunday Schooi Supermtendents. Peter Lane extends an invitation tothe Sunday school superintend- ents throughout the county to call on him before Christmas Eve, as he has something nice to give them. THE AMERICAN CLOTHING HOUSE | Mixed Candies 10 Cents a Pound. To My Friends. | Youecan buy mixed candies at| Having returned to Butler to The Largest Retai} Clothing and Gent's | Lewis Hoffman's Novelty store, next , makeit my home, and having associat Furnishing Goods Establishment | door to Sam'l Levy, for 10 cents per ied myself with the American Cloth- in The Southwest. | pound, and stick and cream candies | House as salesman.I desire to extend | proportionately cheap. He has a/ an invitation to my many friends in Amonesthelsibetactialrendareline j large stock of candy toys, for the | this city and county to call and see Dlocnstitctions tow Aamlo eatablicie holiday trade,cheap. He authorizes | me, and if there is anything I can do edin our city Gs the above fom. |US to Say toyou that if his prices are H for them in the way of S too high you canesme and get the} This house was established in our i : | i goods ¢ 2 Bhan aecgel city some seven years ago and from | 2°0°° at your price. He has one of | EXCUSE THE REMARK elothing or | gents furnishing goods I will take great pleasure in being at their ser- the very start has done a flourishing | the largest stocks of Christmas | vice. Respectfully. i AK ! business Weluas cay) diat thee ;goodsin the city and must sell | A. H. Curve. | UR N} E LE C Tl ON . suceess is due principally to the fact | "en Be sure and call on him be-} We understand our esteemed | fore you buy for you will save mon- ey by so domg. Don’t forget the place; next door to Sam Levy. that this firm deal exclusively in clothing, gents furnishing goods, &c., and carry one of the largest and best selected stock of clothing in this section of the state. Mr. E. S. Carrithers, one of pro- friend, Jas. B. Burk, principal of the | Hume public schools and son of John Burk, of Charlotte twp., will, be a candidate at the next election which takes place in April for the office of county school commission- , er. Mr. Burk isa graduate of our | Academy and stands foremost among SS OFA PRESENT FOR TER Ss The Odd Fellows, we understand, will give a publie installation of their officers the last Monday night in prietors and business manager of this month. this immense establishment having had years of practical experience in The ceremony will be quite interesting and the general public will be invited toattend. the teachers of this county, and is the clothing business s become . : A in every way roughly alified to 5 S 2 has become A. F. Hickman “don’t want the ae ‘y thoroughly Be alified us an expert, and with his large and ex ae x = | perform the responsible functions z pres earth,” bat asks part of your patron- | : ° tended acquaintance, of course, has woe ? of the high office. a large advantage over smaller buy- a a | ers and men of less business experi- The Ties offers its sincere sym- | soc = | pathies to Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Hur- ence. therefor, giving his customers | P44! Mr. and Mrs. tu. J. Hur *. Hickman has a most excel- ection of tobacco and cigars. BROTHER, SWEETHEART and the general public the advan- ley in the death of t infant; J. B. Belisle, of Johustown, one of tage of his knowledge, which has daughter Lillie, which occurred Fri- | Bates counties best citizens will take | cost him many years of hard study. morning. The faneral tcok | charge of the Prior house at Apple =W!| FE OR SISTER ee The stock of clothing and gents | P!4¢¢ from their residence Saturday | ton He is a wide ee = at 2:30 o'clock. and will first class in furnishing goods now carried by ne man this house, (and it of the largest in this section of the state) | A was purchased by Mr. Carrithers in | person, froin the large manufactories From our elegant line of Siippers. Hardman & Co.'s entire line of Samples, about 480 styles, and each the prettiest ; all the fashionable colors and handsome designs of embroidery. is one tables will best the mar in Appleton | ailed as head salesman in his tablishment A. H. Cuive of the cast, thereby giving his eus }of A. E. Blanchard ne will trent you ANOTHER Pie. tomers the nenefit of the extra profit | Mr. Culver has a wide acy | Our store is sold, and we invoice the stock December 29th. ! We willthen bid our many friends good-bye. However, from ‘now until that time we must realize on all we can, and bar- nform) gain hunters can find profitable investments with us; we ‘e pert: | want your money, and will give you fifteen for a dozen for of the jobber. ance thro this county, , the In addition to their large stock of | | rithers on se-} | | clothing they carry a superb line of a very popular salesa Tings congratulates Mr. tailor-made goods which cannot be excelled in any market, and the fit vishes us toi you will get cannot be beaten by a Eggs 25 cts at Lanes, poultry at neutly loeated in Butl and will P ry | merchant tailor. aes ee hgh ee ee ee id W 0 W EEKS MORE COME AND SEE US! : —_—_—_—_—_— ree te 2 ¥ , ; hiol { ‘ The underwear department is | By underbuying and underselling | from 14 to 154 hands high, sound ard in good flesh, at complete in every particular aud at | and square dealing we have built up : s i ithi i i 3 i | These gentlemen have purc prices within the reach of all. | e, convincing us that | These gentlemen have pu | 1 : | ereat many mules thepast year, con- Ta underwear, collars, cutis, searf=, ciat our | great many mules the past year, cor Ee ; H sequently have distributed a large | amount of money in Bates county. | They are responsible, courteous and | Lae A. WE! L. do business | handkerchiefs and muiilers, just the thing for Christmas presents, you will find the most complete aud ele- gant live in the city. Soliciting a continuance of your patronage, wish Marager. NORTH Silipic: ing one and ali a merry Christ Yours, J. M. McKinzey. clever gentlemen to To appreciate these goods you must call and see them. One more word to you. The cold wave has struck us and we are~ con- tident you will need an overcoat thai will protect you from the fury of the storms, and we know of no place you can find one that will fill the bill both in quality and price than at the American Clothing House. They have a large stock and waut to sell them bad Call on the American Clothing House when in the city and you will find the above statement to be cor- rect. with. SQUARE Charlie Lewis has struck water. He recently dug a well thirty feet deep and five feet in diameter and er eRSADS Ftey ios tessletkt The D. D. Grand Master, Senator | Next Tuesday Ther is one firm in Butler who don’t | Bybee, of Cuss county, will hold al te . holiday | Bods) aude wet ney state lodge of instruction at the hall | At the annual election of officers Dias of Butler lodge No. 254 A. F. & A.| for Butler Lodge No. 254A. F. & A. city. M. beginning Tuesday Dec. 18, to; M. Dec. 15, 1888, the following The statement seems cquivocs!, bat continue for four days. The mem-j were elected: John T. Smith, W. they explain in “We don’t | pers of the different lodges through- |M.; Aaron Hart, S. W.; J. H. Nor- keep holiday goods or at least’ that kind | 614+ the county are respectfully urged | ton, J. W.; A. L. McBride, Treas.; usually called by that name, which please | atonal Van B. Vandyke, Sec’y ; G. M. Me chiidren for a day, and if they Jast longer | ‘ | Kissick, SD; J. W. Ennis, J. Ds are practically useless, or 4 SH) ‘ ; SICK, 3. 17.5 J. We 7 ty in plush? that is too delicate to putto| A. F. Hickmans groceries are all} John Deerwester, 1st Steward; J. B. its intended use. Such things are only J fresh just from the city. Call and|High, 2nd Steward; W. F. Hem- salable for a few days, and if any are left | pet his prices. street, Chaplain; H. V. Pentzer, unsold the depreciation in value is great; | lt een 7 Tyler. those sold must make a profit for the: whole lot. We oniy buy goods that are The Butler Toxes thinks it pre- salable at any time, aud our stock con-} mature tobooma candidate for gov- sists not only of beautiful things, but ernor four years in adyance of an elec- those practically useful also. Sensible | ,. people realize this, and our holiday trade eailines se one som — eae ? is always large.” ; Need we say this firm is the O. H, F.S.?! Stone gathers no moss.”—Review. LET MH GIVE YOU A POINTER! For Holiday Goods Call at Hofiman's Novelty Store. WHY? Because he sells his goods for less money than any house in town, all of his Albums and Plush goods is 25 per cent. cheaper than any one else in town sells them. is Christmas day. water sufficient to supply a hundred head of cattle is running out through ‘The well is located in the southeast part of town, and Charley has purchased and fenced two acres of ground for a feedlot. Charley says it is a bonan- za,and is satisfied that if dug a little deeper, water sufficient to supply the town could be had. dollars’ worth of Christmas any otherhouse in) the a pipe inserted just at the top. this way. Mr. L. Lampkin, one of the best citizens of Rich Hill, gave us a sub- stantial call while in the city Mon- day. Mr. L. has had considerable experience as 2 horticulturist, and gave us the benefit of his experi- ence, as follows: A fruit tree that does not bear fruit, mortise a hole straight through the body of the tree, or as good a plan, and one that he has demonstrated to his entire satisfaction, drive a large spike nail in the body of the tree. Either of these methods will make the tree bear fruit. We have alot of fancy stand lamps and also librarylamps, we will close out at cost. J. E. Witurams & Co. Plenty of six per cent money to loan. Privilege of paying part or — all at any time before maturity and ~ stop interest. | 39 tf. One day last week our enterprising and accommodating dry goods mer- chant on the west side of the square, Peter Lane, shipped to the Kansas City market thirty-five hundred doz- en eggs, which he purchased from the farmers of this county in the past twenty days, at 25 cents per dozen, thereby distributing upwards Pracn & Spracvuz. of one thousand dollars in this com- Died Suddenly. munity. Lane is a rustler from Oliver Carter, a colored man boarding at Dan Crouch’s in darky town, died suddenly and under rath- er peculiar circumstances hursday morning about 8 o'clock. It is said he was in usual health a short time be- fore his death, ate a hearty break- fast, and in company, with several other darkies was making prepara- tions to start on a hunt, when he taken violently sick. Dr. Chris- ty was summoned immediately and did what he could torelieve him, but his efforts failed and in a few min- utes he died. The negroes were very superstitious in regard to his sudden death and many of them were of the opinion that he had been poi- soned, as it was known that he had taken a drink of whiskey from a bot- tle presented him by another negro a short time before he was taken sick. But Dr. Christy informed us that he could not detect any traces of poison while attending him. Carter wasa comparative stranger in the city, and under the circumstances Coroner Rice deemed it necessary to have an inquest, which he did, but the jury were of the opinion that he came toe his death from natural causes. rustlerville, and by giving the farm- ers the highest prices for their eggs and poultry draws trade from twenty to forty miles round. He drives the band wagon and sells goods at bottom prices. He is a live mer- chant and the Tres is glad to see aaceie Because his goods are fresh and new. I have no ancient goods on hand from former years. Because all his goods are marked in plain figures, a child can buy as cheap as a grown person. We will sell you anything in our line from now until New Years, in order to reduce stock for inyoicing at almost cost price. J. E. Wriuums & Co. Sunday school Su- perintendents are re- quested to call at Santa Claus’ head- quartersat Sam Levy & Co., at once and recieve your annual presents for your scholars. : Sam Levy & Co. Ladies and Gentlemen call and see my stock, I will Toys, lush Goods, Christmas Tree Trimmings and Confectioner For Less Money than any one else in town. LEWwis Ho EAST SIDE OF SQUARE. sell you as =