The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 29, 1897, Page 5

Just received a shipment ing pants which we shall oifer ai the unheard of price $1-5O. At that price, they are un- questionably the cheapest working pant ever produced. Come at once if you want one. /OUR SHOE SAL STILL BOOMING And we have ceased to have seen some of the ‘‘bargains’’ sold elsewhere. If you want genuine sh } §=- 8c; or those Childs Kid those Men's best Satin C dozens ef others. They wherefore of our big sh i Gite NEE if | Mexs a Bors Misses Oxfords we cffer at 50c and 650; or those Misses Genuine Dongola button shoes at Z5c and on paper but in fact and that’s the why and you a quarter or a half on your next pair. qetialiAveal UTFITTERS : A 5Oc Pocket : : Knife Free With : : Childs Suit $2. 00 : and Over. of these famous wear- ES wonder why since we oe bargains, see those Spring Heels at 50c, or alf shoes at $2.00; and are bargains not only oe sales. Let us save pas The chinch bug is making his ap- pearance. The electric power house and gas | sat Trenton, Mo, burned last, It begins to look like Rich Hill trying to gain reputation us sshooting towa. Butler has transferred her gun plays to Rich Hill. The boys down \there are getting wild and wool- !ly, and on the slightest occasion lead pi'ls are furnished free of charge. The Demorest Medal contest will take place at the opera house next Thursday night. There will be sev- | ers] contestants and the affair prom- The maple trees about town are | igog to be quite interesting. ‘Petia leaf and another week Butler | 1 till look like a forest. Spruce townsbip $. 8. convention wi!l be held at Walnut Grove, May | Teggart & Hamilton, of Adrian,|g,, The program arranged for the lure sold their hardware stock to T- | ogcasion will be an interesting one, 1}. Whitfield, of Warrensburg. dental office in Harrisonville. Tas wishes Lim success. Another fine rain fell Tuesday | | ght, which was a decided advan- tage to ths growing wheat and oats. Elder J. K. Speer, pastor of the Christian churc’ at Springfield,Mo , bas accepted a call to preach at Clin- ton. Ithas beea pretty dry picking in town the past week. Owing to the feet that the farmers are holding an | Geoutive session in their cora fields. | It is said hundreds of people in ' Touisiana are on the verge of star- * tation, on account ot being driven a om their homes by the floods. The Butler public schools will dose the middle of next month. The graduating elass numbers about twenty, the Jargest class ever turred at of school. The gamblers in the wheat pits of the cities raised the price when the * farmers had none te tell. So Friday Whet touched the dollar mark, bat}i, his town and neighborkood he| it did'nt stay there long. A The sugar trust is grabbing the beet sugar factories By the tme aa sugar trust aud the staud the people there wont be much left} _ te quarrel over. Mr. M. Curry with s to corrcet _ the statement that appeared in Tucs- day's Democrat in regard i hia sit-| ate to marry the mayor of field. He says it’s a mistake, . S8his mster knows no such person. jand a hippy and profitable time is Dr, John Harper has opened a| The, oil trust get through ekiuniog | ed anticipated | The Truzs is glad to note that | | John Ludwick, Butler’s enterprising | druggist on the east side of the | square has let the contract for a new ;and model front for his store. Car- at pentera are at work getting out the | frames. | One of our best citizens and most | substantial farmer friends, J. B Hays, of Ballard, called Monday aud renewed. Mr. Hays is one of the Times’ pionesr subscribers and| $" amoog its large family of es: 2 has not a better paying member. “New York” jailed last week, charged with stealing money from a couple of gitls at the Laclede, had bis prelimivary trial and was bound over to await the action of the grand jury. The chances are favorable for Edward wasring a new suit of clothes at the state's expense. | The Tres has a most excellent correspondent at Hume. We have) given hima thorough trial, and as al first class chrovicler of local events Those interested in eakceinng on} sal Mrs. ne a one, of Sheldcn, linen should have Demorest’s Maga- | Mo, i8 & new subszeriber to th zine for May, which contains @ paper | booming Tru *| on “The California Poppy in Em | ig broidery,” illustrated with lovely| Herman Hansler, a druggist at designs for tray-cloths, doileos, | Emporia, Kansas, was given cne year | scarf ends, etc., that will furnish lin the penitentiary for opening and dainty and artistic work for deft fingers “when summer days are | ter that belonged to another person long.” | The letter was addiessed to Herman G H. Black, one of the substan- “nig a tial young farmers of Spruce town: | ship, gave the Times a friendly aud substantial call Tuesday. He re ported the farmers busy in his sec tion planting corn. Oats be said , was up nicely, but the wheat crop was very spotted and the yisld) would be short. Growing wheat has been cut into Judge Lay wasin the city Monday shreds by the sand. and held a special term of court for The law card of Hon. Thos. one day. The following cases of im | Smith appears in another column portance were disposed of: Jas. M.| Mr. Smith is one of the foremost Jamison against Daniel Kinman. | lawyers in southwest Missouri and The question involved in this suit} was the right and custody of two| He isahard student, and gives to children. The fight for the posses | his practice that mature Ba cae sion of the children was between | which coms of a life time of close the respeetive grandparents. The | application. mother of the children, who was a | 3 daughter of Mr. Jamison, died some | __ 94° White, C. C. Collins and Wm time ago, and as the father was a | Stone broke jail at Harrisonville chiftless fellow it was thought best | Thureday night of last week White, to give the little ones a better bome | One of the escaped prisoners, was than he could giye them. The trial | taken from the jail in this place only occupied the greater part of the!® day or so before, where he had afternoop, and was settled by the served out a sentence for stealing. court giving the children into the | He is wanted in Cass county for custody of the grandparents on the horse stealing, and was a bad man. mother’s side. This action was The heads of 116 fou rth class ee by the court on ac | democratic postmasters dropped in ae o ae age of Mr. end Mrs. | jthe basket Friday. Missouri came inman, the contestants on tho| \in for more than her share. In this father’s side. Mr. Jamison was rep- | i | immediate vicinity Henry county resented by Grayes & Clark, and Mr | was tapped hardest and three heads Kinman by attorney Dooley, of Rich | went rolling: J. H. George, at Cal- Hill. The case of C. P. Coleman, of | = gg 2 whom the Trzs made mention last | halt is called, headsman Bristow will week as being tried before Judge | e Dalton to establish his residence, pier og HOGS GOGU Gs bn) was also heard by Judge Lay and | the decicion of Judge Dalton estab lishing his residence in Bates county was sustained. As stated in the Tues last week, Mr. Coleman owns 260 acres of land near Johnstown, | and is vested with considerable per sonal property. He isa bachelor 69 or 70 years of age, and bas been af flicted with paralysis in the legs for several years, and it is claimed owing | to his sickness and helpless condi- tion he has become zoncomposmen tis A short time ago the old gen- tleman adopted a child, to whom be bas given or intends to leave his| estate. Relatives who have cared for him for all these years object to! the proceeding, hence the test to establish his residence and right to transact business. The ease is now | in the courts and promises to be quite an important suit and legal contest. Thos. J. Smith attorney | for Bates County heirs, Graves &| | Clark and C. C. Dickinson for C P. Coleman. | The other case disposed of was | the state against Morgan J. Boyer. The bill of exceptions in this case was filed and the matter transferred to the supreme court for hearing. | Boyer is the man who attempted to kill his father in-law, J. A. Wade, in | { Rich Hill November last, and is now | in the penitentiary serving = term of | two years. The case is taken to the | supreme court in an effort to secure | | bis release. | basa large and lucrative practice The citizens of Butler deeply sym- pathize with Dr. H. H. Termple and wife in their great affliction over the sudden death cf their little eon, Eldredge. The funeral took place Tuesday at 4 o'clock from the fam- ily residence on North Havana street The little fellow was taken sick while attending Sunday ssbool Sen day morning and died at one o'clock Monday afternoon. We understand death was caused by malignant scar- let fever. Asthere are no cases of ecarlet fever in the city nor has there been for along time, it is not known how he contracted the disease. The money will buy you a pretty new hat from ue. that others would charge you as much again fer. Don't take our word for it; but come and see. All kinds of millinery at HALF PRICE A lot of Missea and Childrens bate put on sale this week. Be quick if you want the pick. CUT RATE Fristoz, Mo., March 26, '97 I cheerfully recommend Hood’ 8 | Sarsaparilla as a standard medicine. We find it to be excellent for head aches and kindred troubles For restoring the strength we haye never found its equal. I have been taking it lately for nervousness and have | found it very beneficial, and cheer MILLINERY fully recommend it to others. i Try M. C. Loaas. St ORE Hood's Pilla are the best famity| | 2d Door SOUTH Postoffice. \faily aud completely fills the bill. | No item of news escapes him, and | jhe sends bis correapondence in on | | time and in good shape. Demorast’s for May | pecasaiEe nearly 200 graphic ilustra-| | tione,and there is not # dull page in| it. “McKisley’s Admivistration. | Told by the Camera,” is alone worth | the price of the Magazine, the pho- | | tographs vividly depict the whole | | pageant. and needing no verbal! de- scription. Magazine | appropriating the contents of a let-| A Wichita dispatch says that the| growing wheat fields of Southwest | | ern Kansas and Oklakoma have been | greatly damaged within the past few | days by clouds of fine sand which | | have been blowing over that country | \ | cathartic and liver medicine. Gentle, ! = reliable, sure. a F McKibbens Clothing : Dept. McKibbens Clothing Dept. OW A Mens % oz. grey or blue overall, cut high enough in the waist, wide enough in le are not trying to see how many cheap goods we can sell; but how cheaply we can sell you GOOD GOODS. Note the following items. They are money savers. { | | | A Mens pretty light color- ed suit, all wool, silk sewed, silk werked button holes, the seat, loose pockets, pants hip lined, good pock- riveted buttons and match ets, allin the very newest pocket, the best overall style, real value a great 50c ever shown for deal more than we sell ib gp o for, Price - : NU is A Mensili ight w shirt A Boys three piece, long pant suit ALL WOOL, wear guaranteed, in the latest style plaids, made to stand the weara boy gives asuit. Na A suit it will pay to buy. In every way, with atwin needle seam, a seam that will not unravel if vou hap- pen to break a thread, the best thing we ever saw for ; § ¢ . \ 4 | 00 We can get you a suit or pair | of pants made to your order in two days, that is quicker than any one else can do it. , Rememeber we keep your clothing pressed free if you | buy it of us. Sal 25c A lot of Mens, Boys and Childrens outing caps, reg- ular 50 cent and 25 cent kinds, your choice at the extremely low price | | | 15¢c ey FOR GOOD CLOTHING AT LOWEST PRICES. Window glass, roofing and build- ing papers, picture frames, carpets, Lewis Gutridge Killed and Sam Dangerously | | shades, wallpaper, paints, etc., at Wounded, D. W. Drummonds. 4-tf. : | That's a mistake about Peter Lane The Tragedy Occurred at Granite, Oregon. mating preparations to join Philips A telegram on Saturday from! ghow. He bou ( ee Maa ght that handsome Granite, Oregon, to Humphey Gut | pair of Shetland ponies for bis own ridge, at Spruce, conveyed the intel : : ligence that his two brothere, Lewis "8¢- The penies have had their and Sam, had been shot by John | measure taken for a bran new set of ome Sate sy that — was dead | silver mounted haraees and in a few and Sam badly wounde | da they will be hooked - On Monday Mr. Gutridge was i ae cd = sft = me = —— Butler and received the following | emo punstoneane eee pom ms of Butler will have to elear telegram: : Sam will live. Murderer caught. | | the track. Lewis buried at Granite. | Tou McEwrs. The same day Mr. Gutridge re | ceived a letter from Lewis dated on | the 22nd in which he spoke of having” sold out his mining interests aud | expected to return to this county. He was about 35 years of age, mar | ried Miss Thornburg of the east part of the county, and leaves her a| widow with two girl babies, 1 and 4 years old. Sam Gutridge is about 40 years of age,he is merchandising and has the postoffice at Granite. He married Mies Kasb. daughter of W. L. Kash, of Deepwater, and has an interesting family of children. No particulars could be obtained of the killing or the cause leading up toit. The tragedy bas’ thrown a gloom over the neighborhood of Spruce where they formerly lived and had many friends and relativee. Later: G. H. Gutridge, of Spruce, kindly sent us a letter from his nephew, O B. Stapleton, written on the day of the tragedy and re ceived yesterday. In substance it says: Lewis Gutridge and John Me- Mayon had a scuffle on the porch of Sam Gutridge’s store. Sam ran be- tween them and received a shot from McMayon’s pistol in the groin. Lew- is received the second shot, which | struck him in the right breast and he died in 10 minutes, the third shot made a ecalp wound on Sam’s head Sam knocked McMayon dowa with a pieca of board and they disarmed | him and have bim under arrest. | Sam's wounds are not considered | dangerous. TWO BROTHERS SHOT. “Thos. x. Smith LAWYER, Office over Bates County Bank. Butler, Missouri. THOROUGHBRED POLAND CHINA SWINE, A few males about ready for service for sale. J. H. ALLISON, 24-6t 3muiles southwest of Butler, Mo. i 1 SHOES FOR THE LADIES. | We have the FINEST LINE of ladies, Misses A Lively Time. The county board of appeals met) at the court house Monday for the | purpose of hearing complaints of | the action of the assessors and the | board of equalization. All went | vere a Moaday. but Tuesday the | 000000000000 000 00000000 OSOOOEESIOOD dissatisfied appeared in force and| _ 0 the board was besieged by indignant | iand childrens LOW Boys Chile ee tax payers from both the towos and | Long Pants ALL WOOL SUi TS Suits country who made haste to state) SHOES ever shown 1 their grievances. The day was a/ k tv h: ‘in the eity, we have $4 $5 $6 -!$7 -$8 stormy one for the board and at | ee yin yin yichb/y tnt eee times the discuscion became so hot | — in <i COLORS between individuals and certain mem- ’ setter J tradi bers of the board that personal Our ARR RRR PRAAD ARRAS wn 9) counters were only prevented by the : +a E jgheriff interfering in behalf of peace | ‘prices are extremely Mens W E AR Extra ‘aud hermony. Tbe people should | z; di bl d HEAD UARTERS Heavy Socks remember that the board has no ‘low. adies 0x 00 Q _ lfecling or pecusiary interest in the) d bh ] t f d rei teana FOR: Seer | matter of equalizing and adjusting | and choclate oxiords me 2 | this vexatious tax matter. It isa’ 2 >, 3 GOOD CLOT HING ivery unplessant position to Sil and ‘just like cut, from ees = wr" 3 | no doubt in certain instences slight | '$1.25 up. Call and ws RR = ¥ injustice is don2, but this injustice : re AT i as a general rule f-lis upcn the — look at our line be- ‘§ hose little property is ass2esed at 3 Fine me) W oo a ¥ cissat § its full Sais: and not upon fore you buy. bey ithe well-to do who do the kicking. Percale Shi ee : he well-+t g 3 THE CLOTHIER. me = 4 ° The tendency js to 5 » Lea —eaeeerrer ; —_—~"—~ rowth and develoy ment \3-5 RRR RRAFFAPPPP See ee 3 2 ought 10 be 3 3 3 ¢r to kick on See Our § BOYS $ The Best 5 I ta = Speers > NOBBY SUITS 3 2 & = ; crupation tax, be favored a generel i Overall inthe / Gistributiop. He etsrtedadailyto © $3.50, - $4, - $5, - $6, - $7. oa i World S seppect bis heresy, be accomplished ee j bis ende. Now let him abide the | | consequences without mouthing.