The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, February 25, 1897, Page 1

) , ) j ] , . ] , P gol. XIX. ae naan rLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25, 1897. IMissourl State Bank OF BUTLER, MO. OAPITAL - - - SURPLUS FUND ves Deporits. Loans money, Issues Dr: Breet icit the anteof Farmers, Meret safe Depository for all tunds committed liberal accommodation in the way of loans ur fC. Boulware Geo L Smith Joby Veerweeter JR Jenkins Thanking the po ears, we solicit dence and liberal patrc the sume promising ho $55,000.00 2,500.00 te and does a general Banking business. 8 andthe public generally promising & ro charge. Weare prepared to extent o our Customers. frauk M Vorts JM Christy RG West Wm k Welton age daring the pis. fifteen anlconservacive man agement, with etr ct attention always to the Wants o1 our customers. J BR. JENKINS, Cashier. pa _aeeeianinennememmeimnenidainiaateniannn Virginia Items. (od friends if you wish the Virginia news gnother year, Defor Aaron what he does for you, tell him ali the news you hear. he Times goes to friends in other states that set up ’till eleven, feresd what happens you and what other folke do in 1897. Mraud Mrs Cox of Mulberry, lost alittle child one week old. It was boried wt the Virginia grave vaid ist Tuerday. Mrs Vox is a daughter of Mre Cowgill. Nygard Braden, tax collector of Hower township, was at Virginia Thursday of last week collecting taxes from parties tiving in Charlotte gho own laud in Homer. The sale of the property of James Pligriw, deceaced, ‘Thursday was well attended. Fred Drysdale, who was on the sick lst w few days la-t week, ix outagain. The winter term of school Crovk district, taught by Miss Birdie Dalton of Butler, closed last Friday. Morton Jenkins aud John Hussy were at Aworet last week on business. Fravk Smith will move east of But- ler as soon as the roads will permit. ‘irs HC Wilson, who had a severe tack of pneumonia, is not improv- ing very fast; they moved her to his Wother, John Wilson’s Sunda: Geo how pson has the date of his Beer moved upayear. George isa wake farmer and he knows the booming Timms is the farmer's Dest friend. Mrs A J Park, who has been visit- sister-in-law, Mre Dan dlyers, rnett, Kan., for several weeks, ed home last week. NM Nestlerode has river bottom bay forsale. ‘The hay is two miles @tof Virginia on the place where hele living. + Jobn Ciassen of Linn county, Kan., Thited Henry Eswien Thursday ot Wet week. iiliam Westover’s child died Fri- and was buried Saturday in the Howell grave yard. » Ed Dudley never ioohed any hap- een he did one day last week ug in the seat of his new huck- fr wayvon with a lot of ducks and @irkeus in the cages trying the ly roads to Butler. t Saturday we went to see Wes- Wy Park, who lives on the Wilson ‘fw uortheast of Butler. He har confined to the house for three J oa Week before last he wa- (@ Bken worse and it was thought for (@ lveral days that he would not re- F@ver;at this writing he is feeling @ch better and rests well at nights. Monday when we left he said we Wald tell the folks he was feeling [Buch better. If he lives till the 20th @Warch he will be 78 years old. We ‘Wot home through Passaic; had not Wen there for over a year and war Mtprixed to see the improvements that had been made during that ‘Mme; houses all looked neat—almost hew and yardxclean. We noticed Meparations for another new house; Fealso noticed that the dear peos le 4 togo to church regardless of Condition of the roads. We call- ‘Wtosee Mrs Jefferson Park, who been in poor health this winter. q tells us she is feeling much bet- talent kata an RENEE rE Ey 4 DuvaLe & PERCIVAL, es BUTLER, MO- ARM UuOANS, Oloan on st OY Yoo find them b Htivilege to pay an “ As papers aze aignet, We give in the | ce | wedding Wa. E, WALtON, Prestieut. E/N ci aren ARAN ter, Herson, Grant, will move into the house with her this «eek, W D Orear will be a reader of the TIMEs during the year ’97. He has passed over the top of the hill and is going down the otber side fast; bi- health bas not been good for the past year, Mrs Orear is afflicted with rheumatism this winter. She tells us that she is feeling better at present and jives in hopes that by spring she will be well. Mi-s Susan Park, northeast of But- ler adds her nawe tu the ‘ViMKS list. Oh, how the booming TiMKs li-t does swell, because it all the news will tell Mr and Mr> Irael Nestlerode were on the sick list last week. W ‘T Cowan went to K C Monday with cattle and hogs; his son, Tom- wie went to see the big city. Julius Heckadon and niece, Mis» Lizzie Bones, of Rich Hill, visited his parents, Mrand Mrs Phitip Heck- adon, Saturday. There was a good supply of stock at the Virginia stock yards Monday. Two of Fred Nestlerode’s children are on the sick list. Virginia now has a live stock com- mission firm by the name of Hensley Cowan & Co. Henry Feebeck moved into Dr J J Mitchell's house last week. Mrs Taylor, who has been living in Botler, is moving back to her farm near Mulberry, tiiis week. Peter Denning is getting materia: together to build a new barn. iiss Pearl Hechadou is visiting relatives at Rich Hill this week. It is reported that chairman W \ Park will commence the republican campaign ina few days, and will be assisted by sark Hauna The Virginia term of school, taught by Mrs Niuva Campbell, of Linn coun- tv, K clored on Monday last Quite a number of the patrons of the seboo! brought well filled baskets of goud things to eat, and at high noon ‘here were boards laid ecross the desks aud in a few minutes they were loaded down with all kinds of eatables, us the scholars gathered rouod the board their eyes beamed with joy. All appeared to go on as merry as @ marriage bell. Visitors present were: Misses Lizzie Bones of Rich Hill, Mary Hensley of Hot Water di-trict, Meda Cuzick of Nes- tlerode district, Ida and Lutie Cow- an, Alice Crooks, of the Crooks dist. Patrons of the school: Steve Cook and wife, Mesdames Geo Jenkins, Lamb, Clate Wolfe,G W and J H Park and Miss Lena Jenkins. The month of February, as bad as the reads were the school averaged 28 (fit haa not been for the diptheria scare it would have been the best average for years. Miss Miuuie Berry, of Adrian, came over last Sunday and was the guest of Aaron and family till Mou day afternoon. Ste came over to winessthe closing of her sister's school; of course she bad heard of the dinner that was there. Grant Garner is digging a well on his farm, and repors rays that he has rented his house to a youngman who expects to have a belpuieet soon. Auether warriage reported soon. Aaron thinks it’s true; the young lady is trying to buy turkeys. the reporter accidentally over- heard a couple of prowinent politi- cians talking about the number of persous seeking the nowivation for ~ome of the offices of Charlotte town- ship this sprieg. Among the large number of nawes mentioned were C W Wolfe as candidate for treasurer, but from the way they talked it was plain to be seen that the judge bad a strong opposition to bim; they seem- ed to think that his large 'and inter- est in Kausas, avd that since bis partner bas gone to Germany aud established a business that has grown toan enormous size. They seemed to think the laboring class will look on bim as a kiud of a gold standard wan, and the laboring class of Chariotte, are bitterly opposed tu any man that has the least appear- avee of being as-ociated with a mo- nopoly for fear he is a guld bug. AARON. Deepwater Items. Mrs James Offil’s baby, who has not been expected to live is improv- ing nicely. Miss Oma Brown is the guest of Miss Deila Offill, this week. Mr DH Kash and wife guest of Jim Nickels and famity, Sunday. ‘ Miss Tenipie Allison is visi | Hadson this week. Miss Letia Jackson of Har ynville visititg friends aud relativ tow worsays there isto bea ace ladies of Baird Miss 2 ied by three you ' mpan- college, came home on last Friday to spend afew days with her parents, Eimer Haweliton aud Ed Jasper two Foster buys were making social calls in Deepwater, last week. We were sorry to hear of jden death of Grandpa Wain a-tubcht, tbe tie was laid to j town cemetery. Severai people are woving this Week, acd others looking up loca- Ties sa che tirst of the mouth will soon be here tue vu oday dinner given at the + sud- tou cause be rest pueumo- Juia in Johus- ‘it and Mrs 8 LColeman ! ‘ 1897, iu seosorebtnel: daugiter, oiiss Nau- aie’s 16th birchaay, was largely at- 7d 0s a notber of ber friend~, She eived several nice and useful prer- eut-. susie ad s cial couversation asthe onder of the day, until biga avon, When diuuer was announced oy Mrs Coleman, when they with- drew tu the dining room aud found au elegantiy arranged aud bouuti fully laden table, where beautiful ‘uxuries combined with the substan- jaissuch as can be tound in the howes of our prosperous farmers, claimed the attention of the gues‘s, to which they all did justice. -Miss Nannie is ove among the prominent society ladies of this community, no- ted for her bigh moial s:auding. Uhe crowd left ar 4 pin, wishing Miss Nannie, many more pleasaut birth- days. Rusk. we ! | D axt satuiday, Feb. 20, | Williams CASH CROCERY. GOLD MEDAL! GOLD MEDAL!! GOLD MEDAL!!! We bave just received a car of Washburn & Crosby’s Gold Medal aud Imperial Flour, the best flour in the world. We did not know the popularity this four bad gaived uo il we run out of it for awhile. Half ‘be car is contracted for in 500 vounds and 1.000-pound lots before the car arrived. This is the only flour that every sack is alike, if you use a thousand sacke, « very one will bathe same For Light Bread, Bis cuit or Pastry, it bas no equal "hose that bave used Gold Medu! will be sure to come for it, aud those that have not, we ask you to just try 8 sack. For the benefit of the people we will state that there is no Northerp Ono Potatoes in Butler, nothing but Kaw Valley stock, but we have ordered a car and expect it any dry from Minnesota, and it will be the purest, extra fancy steck. Don’t bry seed potatoes until we get ours ir. BARB WIRE. SMOOTH WIRE, Chicken N «ting, Hog Wire Fencing, Screen Wire. Screen Door, S:nzt- tree, Hoes, Rakes, everything tre Farmer needs, we have of the very best quality, and at a cheaper price than you can buy anywhere. If the Farmers will stand by ua we will promise you that we will keep the prices on everything to the bottom notch. Will eay bere, thay all may know, and we can proye what we say, that there is nota barb wire in Butler that is better; then the wire we have, nor is there a wire tbat costa the retailer any more money Some wi'! tll you, they baye a more co ty wire, because they are the only ones that bave that brand; that their wire will go further to the 100 pounds Anyone knows that a small wive wil go some further than a wire a trifl> large, they should also know that analler the wire the weaker it Oar wire is pot too large, but just the right size We are selling nails cheaper tha: anyone, aud we have them by the hundred kegs. We have bundred- of things some people in Bate- county may vot know we carry i: stock, besides we will order any thing you may want. buggy, wagon, \eorn shelier, plow, reaper, saw mill, is. amail or too were the|cultivator—avything, at less then|roitowing: Trustee, R B White; coi- you can buy itin Butler. Don’t fai! \tolay ina supply of Washburn & | Croabsa, Gold Medal and I:uperia We warrast every sack unt: i sonthe. } Yours iruly, WILLIAMS BROS. NO 15 ENew Dress Goods and SilkSssu goods. favor, such us shown in the city. Ewbroideries. During the depreseion of the past two years wide waake retailers bave learned the necessity of baving the newest and most desirable ideas offered in Dress Oar policy of closing out exch season every prece of diese good, of a fancie character; enables us to begiu each seasou with an absolutely uew hue of NOVELTIES and SUMMER GOODS. Our stock is now complete for the coming Spring. former efforts, it embraces all the new weaves which haye come 1: 0 popular Eraminse, Grenadines, Vigoureux, Coverts, and other plain and semi plain cloths, and a line of NEAT FANCY SUITINGS, Stylish Checks and other desirable Novelties. the equal of which we are certian will be found in no Dress Goods Stoe: in the town. Black Goods Stock, is very strong made up of best atyles shown by the leading English, French and German Makers, It is far more wortby of your attention than any line of goods we have ever It will pay you to get our prices on Muslins, Sheetings and Don’t Miss the Wash Goods, When in Look at them. LANE & ADATR. We take erccery orders in exchange for goods. Our collection «: rpasses all Cordial Invitation to all, Our Hame Items. | Mrs P Kennedy, north of town, has been quite sick for the past week. Vera, the little danghter of Mayor | Morgan, is recoveriug from an attack of scarlet fever. Our farwers and stock feeders have shipped in several hundred head of southern stock cattle and are feeding them their surplus hay and fodder. The Christian church people have employed Elder Phil Stark of Rich Hill, for the comiug year. Mr Myer of Amoret, has assumed manayement of the Mitchell hotel. the roads of Howard township are almost impassable. ‘Their coudition is having a very perceptible effect upon the businuess of the town. Weare waiting patiently for our county court to give us the bridge so lbadly needed near Wainut creek. to cross the place, especiaily if load- ed) The business interests of Hume are suffering on account ofit. Would ir not be well for our county court to remember that Howard township is still in Bates county. Rev Potter bas been holding a suc- cessful meeting at the ME church. Oar friend, John Coulter, is pre- paring to do some prospecting at Galena, Kan., as soon asthe weather will perwit. he Curistian Sunday school and endeavor gave a Riley entertainment and supper at the opera house Ba urday night. ‘fhe program was we rendered and the supper well pa rouized. Prof Arthur Borron was iu town last his eandidacy for school comuitssion- er. Hebas wany friends here, as has Prof Etter of Merwin. ‘Township politics are beginning to | boil. Wehave beard of severai as pirants for the different office-, of Rich Hiil, among which may be mentioued the | lector, WA Williams, C C Dieskiuson; | assessor, J D Ricks, J W Badgeit, J) L Shepherd; ju-tice of the peace, Jus! Smith and O Mice | Frank MeU {them a toach o ‘ _ his Honor they itis well-nigh impossible for farmers | las, who will go to Batier to live. week looking afrer | | saw mill was seriousiy liron bar, hittiug bia: in the eye, but teach them to respect the majesty of the law. Gamblingand drinkiug are getting to be entirely too common. Our little “burg” is distinguishing herself fur her fighting proclivities. Three fights in the last week makes | avery respectable showing. Two of our most prominent citizens, in order | to settle a dillicuity between their re- spective offsprings, (both young men) last Thursday morning, took them intoa business house, locked the door and backed thew io a regu- lar Corbett-Fitzsimmon mill, The result was a@ biack eye, chewed fin- gers aud the luss of sundry patches of skin about the head and face. It is thought when they appear before will settle by alto- gether different rules. Fighting is to be deplored, but when young men are urged to ir, and backed iu ir by their parents, it isdoubly deplorable. 1. T. mizer. Nyhart tienes. Jobn Patterson and Noah Nyhbart have been south buying cattle. They purcbased 192 head Jobu Hoagtaud is quite sick with pheumonia, Everybody here. Ed Shelton of Foster, was in our mid-t Sanday; he is taikiug of locat ing in Nybart this sommer. Dick Mediey was iu Nybart Sunday isitiug Mrs and Lew Swith We understand that John land of Sebeil City, will take charge f the blacksmith shop of Dan Thuw- Mr Hoagiand is a good workman and we bespeak for bim a iiberai patrovage. Chas Hardin, while workicg ina hurt by au has the grip around the sight was not destroved Jobn Hoagiand chipped a car lead | of hogs Mouday. tle child of Chas U | very sie Grandma Deaton isin poor! this win . NELS’ CL Hoag- | 1 Rev Penent went to Moberly , Thursday to aecept @ position as g-neral agent for the King & Rich- ard<on Publishing Co. of Spring- fie'd, Mo James Ewing starts for Findley, O, this week to spend the summer with relatives z JM Massie is one of the jastest ictims of the grip. Will McCue and family visited at J M White’s Sunday. Frank Staley went to Urich Seaur- v day. HB Chelf, who has beew quite sick for the past ‘en day, is recover- ing. J B Tbomas, of Adrian, was in oar ci-y Saturday huntinga farm to rent. LL Colewan and fawily were vis- iting at J Shaw’s, Sanday. Toney Cruosb, the celebrated check - er player, after three wonths’ careful practice at the game, challenges avy ian white or back for a match geme. The game to take place at Aa on, The taker can fix date. Mr- Moliie Zinn is visiting at Urich. FM Staley bas rented his farm and acee;ted a porition with Kivg & Kichard-on Pub. Co. will travel in uorth Mis-ouri after March iri Absolutely Pure, Mion to theeheap brande. AL BARING POWDK2 CO. N.Y.