The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, November 30, 1893, Page 5

; ; THE PROPER THING AT THE PROPER TIME Is One of Our Elegant Winter Cloaks or Wraps WHICH WE GET DIRECT FROM HEADQUARTERS OUR OWN MANUFACTURE, Sam Levy & Go. BUTFER WEEKLY TIMES LOCAL ITEMS The booming Tivgs lead them all. The Butler merchants are getting ready for Christmas. Mr. and Mrs G. B. Hickman cele- | brated the 40th anniversary of their married life Thursday. Geo. Canterbury and A L. Me- Bride, spent last week in Texas on business. John H. Lentz of Adrian, and Miss Viola Huff, of this city were | licensed to marry Saturday. Judge Ritchey of Altona has sold his farm and about the first of the month will leave for California to re- side. | ‘Diphtheria is subsiding in Summit township. Jake Weimer’s child was last to take the disease and we learn | it is about well. A farmer writing to the Clinton | Democrat says the county is swarm- | ing with ewindlers who are taking advantage of farmers. Mrs. St. Clair, widow of the late | The slight rain Saturday did the 1 growing wheat good. in the city on business. If you want a hearty laugh go to the opera house to night. Don Kinney, of Newton, Kansas, spent Saturday and Sunday in the | city. A. P Hacket, editor of the Rich Hill Tribune, spent Saturday in But- ler. The public schools closed to-day for Thanksgiying and will remain so until Monday. The Raymond opera troup is play- ing in Butler this week and is giving splendid satisfaction. The troup playing at the opera house this week is a good one and is giving splendid satisfaction. Mati- nee this afternoon. Wife beating in Ray county comes high: $50 and costs with fatherly advice to go and sin no more Cattle are reported to be dying in Washington township, Vernon coun- ty, of what is said to be black | tongue. The good ladies of the different Professor St. Clair, succeeds her |churches should organize a relief husband as president of Christian college, at Columbia. committee to look after the poor this winter. G. B. Hickman says his stock of H. C. Wyatt and wife will leave in furniture is too large and he intends | ® short time for Texas to spend the to reduce it by reducing the price See his advertisement. Hood's Sarsaparilia has cured many persons afflicted with rheuma- tism and we urge all who suffer with thie dread disease to give this medi cine a trial. W. W. Ross of this city has been awarded the contract for putting up several brick buildings in Adrian, and will begin work right away. It is reported that S. E. Graves, for the past seven years connected with the Leader and Herald at Pilot Grove, is to start a paper at Amster- daw, this county. A number of new subscribers were added last week. The booming Times ia like a good brand of flour and ‘ ‘jl want it. $1.00 a year, ladies and © gentlemen, call and give us your | winter for their health. The Trves | wishes them a pleaeant time. | Mhss Susie Cowley, who has been | visiting her sister. Mrs. J. W. Cham- | bers at Sedalia, for the past two | weeks, returned home to.day. | Mrs. Lease had better stay in the | populist camp. She will find the | republican party is on a revenue ba- | sis when it comes to buying chin i . | music. | Rich Hill, spent Friday in the city | on business and shaking hands with {his numerous friends. Of course he | called on the booming Trves. ! , C. B. Lewis now bas the contrac- | tor for carrying the mail from this city to Johnstown. putona good hack and arrange |every convenience for the traveling public. Col. Jas. L Pace spent Monday | Our good friend, Sam Talbott of Mr. Lewis will | Jas Sellers and Mrs. Natie Camp- bell of Metz were married in Butler Saturday. ' Thanksgiving turkeys were | brought to town Morday and Tues- day by the wagon load and people | who wanted turkeys found the sup- ply sufficient. | A thirty pound tumor was remov- |ed from the abdomen of Miss Birdie Stevens of Sedalia, Friday. The lady rallied from the shock but died a few hours later, | } Miss Hattie Scott entectained a | number ef her lady and gentlemen | friends at her home in the east part of the city Friday evening. Deli- cious refreshments were served and ‘a delightful time was had. The electric light company has | received an extra incandescent dyna-| | mo for use in case of an emergency. | The light is giving good satisfaction and deserves better support from jour business men. Every store in town should be lighted by electricity. The little baby Gaughter of con- ductor Abell, who has been so seri ously sick with a severe attack of brain fever, has about recovered and is able to be np and play about the house. This was one of the most severe cases of sickness in our city in along time and seems almost a j miracle that the little one should have recovered. Our good old German friends Mr. and Mrs. Adam Seelinger, living in tire flock of Cot’s wool sheep for R. | A. Walden of Howard county. | The Pleasanton Herald is still kick ing because the populist party was) defeated over there Take your! medicine like a man, brother Lati | mer, and stop your | grambling The directors of the Montrose} Bank held a meeting a few days ago and elected Joseph Wilson * presi | deut and Judge Ballard, cashier. | Mr. Crabtree was employed as book | keeper. } Lane and Adair the popular dry | goods merchants of this city baud you another big batch of bargains, of this week. Read their advertise ment and cull and see them | R R. Worden, lost bis house and | contents at Rich Hill, Thursday night last. Mrs. Worden is afflicted with rheumatism and in passing from one room to another, lamp in | hand, she fell and the fire did the| rest. | } See tke beautiful fur, Moquette | and Smyrna rugs at D W. Druv-} mond's. The prices are surprisivgly low. 1tf A new radiator has been placed in position in Miss Abell’s room at the west school building. Several times last winter this room had to| be adjourned for want of comfort, and the additional radiator necessity. was a Col. Sam Fisher, county treasurer of Bates, has been in town to-day. His official duties keep friend Fisher bustling, but the people will give | him credit for efficiency and atten tion to business ere his term is over. —Kich Hill Rebiew- Rev D. A. Sanford, pastor of St. Paul's Episcopal church, at Clinton, spent a few days in Butler last week and preached an excellent sermon at St. Marks church in this city Sunday. The Times appreciated a brief visit from the reverend gentle the north part of the city, celebrated Wednesday last the 40th anniversary of their married life About thirty relatives including their six sons and Mr. and Mrs. Franze Bernhardt were present and a magnificent din- ner was served. The children pre- | sented the old folks with a handsome | bed room set. { The Advertising ‘ Of Hood's Sarsaparilla is always within the bounds of reason because it is true; it always appeals to the |sober common sense of thinking people because it is true and it is al- ways fully substantiated by endorse- | ments which in the financial world would be accepted without a mo- ment’s hesitation. Hood's pills cure liver ills,constipa- tion, billiousness. jaundice, sick head J ache indigestion. man. D. A. Colyer is still in the govern- ment mail service, and this week forwarded to Washington a large number of bids on routes in Kansas, Arkansas and Texas. He is a close bidder and usually gets his share of contracts in the distribution The! Times would be glad to see him do! well. The many friends of Fravk Thompson in this city were sorry to learn of his terrible mishap at Tipton Tuesday of last week. He} was caught in a collision between | the Lexinton branch engine on which | he was firing and the fast mail traiv from St. Louis. Frank was badly hurt having one of his arms and two or three ribs broken. He was taken to St. Louis and is receiving the best of medical attention. Clyde McFarland whos attending | a commercial school in Kansas City is home to spend Thankegiving with | his parents. He is in good health | and his many frienda will be glad to learn that he is getting along splen- didly with his studies and with no bad luck will graduate in about six months. Clyde is one of the exemp lary young men of Butler and the Times is glad to learn of his suc. cess. The lady members of the M. E.| church, south, will give a dinner in the vacant store building near the National Bank, on the west side of the square to day. return thanks for their beautiful new church nearing completion, and give | the dinner hoping the good people | of Butler will cali and get the best} dinner they ever ate for 25 cents,| and thereby assist them to complete | the church. Go and help the ladies | oui, you will spend your money in| a good cause besides getting more than value received. At their meeting Friday night, | the school board of the city passed a resolution, unanimously, to allow : no more announcements of whatever nature to be made in the rooms of} the public school buildings of this! city. Also that in future the schools | would not be dismissed for any| cause, except on days designated as! legal holidays. The board took this | action because it deemed. it was! not to the best interest of the pub | lic schools or pupils to allow bulletin | boards to be made of the rooms, to| advertise and furiher the } interests of some individual who might be passing through the town. | Athief recently drove off an en-| They desire to! - Chas. O'Neill, congressman from Pennsylvania, died last week. He was one of the oldest members of the House. Patrouize the Thanksgiving dinner given by the ladies of the M E. eburch south. You will get the best dinner you ever ate for 25e. Take your family with you and help the jladies cut with their ehureh enter-| prise. Row Welton, a lad about 9 years of age, plaving about the K. C. & | in Clinton | i Saturday, was knocked down by a! Southern railway traek train which was backing down, and his lez crushed off. He claims not |to have seen the train coming. of the fire company Friday night prevented a big blaze in Rich Hull. The confec- The prompt arrival tionery store of G. W. Shafer burn-. ed and the store of Ruby & Hagan was badly Five other frame buildings stood in the but were saved scorched. row The street commissioner is at work | tearing up the walks in the city. move and the council did not act any too soon, that the owner refuses to keep iv repair is worse than no sidewalk. Make aclean sweep The grand jury of Pettis county found an indictment for murder in the first degree against Joseph Mever, Jr. for murdering his father aged 73 years. The old man and son had a dispute over partnership property October 31st and the son brained the old man with a hatchet. The democrats of the third ward met Saturday night and nominated S. W. S. Childs as alderman to fill the vacancy caused by the resigna- tion of Mr. Burrus. Mr. Childs is one of Butler's enterprising young business men and he will make a first-class alderman. The Tres takes pleasure in giving him cordial sup- port, and hopes to see every demo- crat in the ward do likewise. The election will be held at Harris & Lisle stable, Tuesday, Dec. 12th. Doud’s, Iowa. Hives Like All Other Blood Diseases, Are Cured by Hood’s Sarsaparilla. “T have been a sufferer for several years with hives, and have tried everything I could hear ef, from friends, or ordered by physicians, but nothing cured. In fact, I Seemed to be Cetting Worse Finally I read about hives being cured by Hood’s Sarsgj ila, and decided to try thi: medicine. Before half a bottle was gone was almost cured, and now, deing on the second bot- Hood’s Sarsaparilla Cures | tle, 1 am entirely cured and take great pleas- ure in recommending Hood’s Sarsaparilla to all | who suffer from this distressing affliction. | Hood's Sarsaparilla has also helped me in other ways. Itis a good medicine.” 3. A. MoRRow, Doud’s, Iowa. Hood’s Pills cure all Liver Ills, Bilious- aess, Jaundice, Indigestien. Sick Headache. dilapidated side | This is a good! A bad side wa'k and one} MANY THANKS!! | Thanksgiving is here—and neyer | i before have we felt in = more thank- ful frame of mind than new. Earlier iz the season % looked as | if the Panic, the warm weather and | the drouth would leave us but little cause for thanksgiving, but now— what a change! We are doing THE November bids fair to be the banner month of all our business career. Every day's a regular “Saturday,” and Satur- daye—well, we can't wait on all the business of our lives. people. Ou next Saturday, however, we will have three additional salese men, and cau promise you more careful attention. Come in early if you can and avoid the rusb. What bas caused this change from business stagnation to a steady business boom? The weather, part- ly, but the fame of our PANIC | PRICES is spreading. Never be- fore have we sold so many goods to Adriav, Foster, Rich Hill and other neighboring towns as now. People in other towns won't pay $8.00 for those Melton Overcoats we're selling for $5.50; nor $700 for those Cas- $5.00; nor $15 for those genuine California cassimere suits we give away at $10, simere suits we sell for Not if they know it and they are fast finding it out. Mothers We are making special prices on Childrens suits and Overcoate— Childrens Waists, &c. Boys 50c¢ ‘‘Mothers friend” waist 2c Boys $1 cs 50c Boys 25c satinet caps 9e Boys 50c Cassimere caps Be Boys $1 Fur Fedora hats 50e Visit our boys sad childrens de partment aud you, too, will have cause tobe thankful. The saving ona $5 purchase will buy your thanksgiving turkey. Don’t forget those elegant bycicles we are giving away to the boys. MENS Bors Ourrit TERS John W. Clavin, ex-collector of Joplin, is behind in his accounts with the city $7,203., Grinnell, Iowa, Nov. 25.—A genu- ine cold wave is blowing here and the temperature has fallen to zero and below. The storm extends as far seuth as Ottumwa and is going eastward. Look out for the new and ele gant stock of wall papers and shades now on the way for D. W. Drum- mond’s uew store. 1-tf Mound City Progress.—Henry Reese, of Hume, Mo., expects to move his family to this city in the spring and locate permanently. Mr. Reese is one of the substantial men of the country and we are glad to announce him as an acquisition to our city and community. “Paddle Your Own Canoe.” That is what we do and what you will find it to your interest to Paddle your cance to do. these good thinge. A special lot of Fast Black Fleece-lined Hose Good value at 35c for 25c. An Extra Heavy Shirting Good value at 12j¢ for 10c. A very wide heavy canton flannel Good value at 12j¢ for 10c. We have just opened a complete line of Hoods, Fascinators. Ice Wool Squares, Shawls. Fur Rugs, Smyrna Rugs, Moquette Rugs. Paddle your canoe to our dress goods counter, it will pay you. McKIBBENS.