The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, September 22, 1898, Page 5

Dr. Lyle says that Capt. Johnson! The democratic campaign com- was not able to be moved with safety. mittee met at the court heuse on! \He is now suffering with inflamma-/lact Monday and organized by tke |tory rheumatism. The doctor thinks | election of W. O. Jackson chairman, jhe will be able to come homeina|J. W. Jamison treasurer and Oscar |few days, and is in the very best of | Reeder secretary. The personnel of bands and is receiving exeellent the committee assures a well organ- Pe WOMEN OF STYLE lrevel Our Counters wil in the new and hand- some fabrics that we are showing Are Loaded. with bargains in dependable cloth- ing—the kind that will wear and hold its shape. We cant say too much about that line we are offering at $8.85 a suit. You’ll find in the lot worsted cheviot suits that have al- ways sold at $12.50 and not a suit in the line worth lessthan $10. Why not let us save you that $3.65 on your next suit. Bargains in Men's Pants, We have just opened out a lot of men’s pants that for value are hard to beat. See those Kersey pants at only $1.50 ; and those cassimeres and homespuns at $200, the best value we ever offered. Great line too at $3, in worsted and cassimeres, all wool filling. $1.00 jeans pants for 75c ; $1.25 pants for $1.00. Dont forget us on boots an shoes. We sell all kinds of footwear at closer margin than any exclu- Be Gulp Os CM-I Gn Ge ahke OR cin ce aie sive shoe store can possibly do. 2 TLER WEEKLY TIMES Fred Boxley is home on a fur lough from Lexington, Ky. Write the Joseph Beifeld Cloak Co., Chicago, Ill, and get a whole- sale catalogue of Ladies and Misses cloaks, capes collarette if you are interested in wraps for fall. 45-tf Mrs. C. A. .Brewer, of West Union, and Mrs. L. A. Page, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, are visiting their sister and aunt, Mrs. C. A. Buckles and Mrs. D. B. Smith, of | this city. LOCAL ITEMS Times telephone number 37. For Sate—A splendid stock farm ne mile from the city limite ef Butler, Mo., 130 or 150 acres at the low price of $25 per acre; other land djoiniog this farm can’t be bought or less than $35 per acre If you rant a bargain see me at once. 45-2 C. B. McFarnaxp. Dr. Christy reports a fice girl | baby born to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Steele. Our substantial friend and old and tsteemed tubscriber, G. M. Jones, has his paper set abead to 1900. Mrs. W. F. Duvail returned home from Colorado Springs Monday morning. We are sorry to say that the improvement in ber health is not as marked as her relatives and friends desire. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Walton re- turned home from Colorade Springs Monday evening. They have both been benefitted and are enjoying good health. Mr. W. can be found at bis post in the Mo. State Bank. Jobn F. Herrell, the rustling real } tstate and insurance ma of Adrian, was in Butler Thursday and made usa call. Rev. A.B. Davidson, the newly assigned South Methodist pastor, will hold services at his church Sun- day morning and evening. Dr. Lyle returned from Lexington, |Ky., Suoday night and brought home Rex Heinlein, Ned Jackson jand Charley Schooley, sick soldier boys. It woald be hard tosay which was the most pleased, the boys or their parents and friends. Twenty-five cents a glaas for Rich Hill fair lemonade was a stiffer price tan a Butler deputy could stand and he rightfully kicked. Mr. and Mrs. John Pyle left Sun- ay noon for Omaha, where they | will spend a week or two sight tesing at the exposition. | burg, Rich Hill, was burned at 3 | o'clock Sunday morning. The fire was started by the explosion of a coal oil lamp. The household effects Gay Baird, a prominent young Rentleman of Merwin, was in the city the first of the week and favored Oswith a call and a renewal for the Tues | were a total loss, as the family, when Th Well Hits | awakened, had barely time to save omas wer, ane cf Reh Hill’s oldest residents, died Sunday morn- | themeelves. Sam L. Coleman informs us of the | death of Uncle Nick Choate, father of Dr. J. W. Choate, which occurred on last Friday. He was $3 years of age. hale and hearty to within the last few weeks. He was an old settler and very prominent man of the east part of the county. mg. He was 55 years of ape and deated in Rich Hill before the town ras platted. RL. Graves epent escveral days | ast week at Omaha taking in the ights of the exposition. He reports laying aeplendid time and seeing many wonderful curiositres. J.D. Black and wife. of Lompoc, Jal, are visiting his parents and ther relatives and friends in the ity. They came by way of Omaha md took in the Exposition. Doug. tan old Bates county bey, baving en raised in this city, where he asa host of friends. Portions of Vernon county were pretty badly damaged by a wind and hail storm Friday night. The! corn was blown down and badly, |damaged. The wind blew pretty but no harm was done the crops 3a] | The residence of Jake Golden-) attention and treatment. | | Rev. C. M. Hawkins, for several | |years pastor of the Troost Avenue! |South Methodist Church in Kansas |City, goes to Baltimore to take | charge of one of the largest churches of hie denomination in that city. | Rev. Hawkins has lectured in Butler jand is well known by many of our | people Fred Cobb is in receipt of a Istter | from his son, J. A Cobb, inclosing a gold nugget, dug from his claim on Benanza creek, sixteen miles from Dawson. He writes that he dug $486 out of his elaim the last week and that it is getting better as hs goes down. He expects to come outa year from this fall with his “Jack.” The 3 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed MoMaban, who reside in the south suburbs of Rich Hill, wae fatally burned at 11 o’clock Monday morning. The accident oceurred by the child’s clothing taking fire from a cook stove. By the time assistance arrived the child was so badly burn ed nothing could be dore for it and it died at 3 o’slock. Qn only one day in the history of the Kansas City stock yards were Thursday's fresh receipts of cattle exceeded, says the Kansas City Werld of the 15th inst. They are estimated at 15,009 head. August 3, 1897, they were 17,740 head A conservative estimate of the money value of all these cattle is half a million dollars. O. A. Heinlein, treasurer of the Bates county Sunday School associa- tion, has mailed notices to all the Sunday schools in the county, noti- fying them of the importance of looking after the annual October of- fering, and it is hoped a liberal re- sponse will be had. Remember Bates floats the gold banner and there should be no Jagging in S.8 work this vear Last week Superintendent of the Rich Hill Coal Mining Co. W. B Williams filed with the county re corder deeds for 9424 acres of coal land lying south of Rich Hill, per chased of James A. Gill, of St Louis. The consideration was something like $50,000. The land is adjacent to mine 15, which bas the reputation of having been one of the best mines of that company. Last Thursday evening, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Voris, south of Butler, was solem- nized the marriage of their daughter May, to Percy Meredith. The bride is a charming little lady, pretty, vivacious and sensible, and will make an admirable wife. The groom isa prominent young business man, worthy, sober and industrious. They went to keeping house in the home he had prepared. The Times extends congratulations and best wishes. The St. Lovis Republic of the 19th had the following relative to the Second regiment: ‘Advices re ceived at Post headquarters within the past few days indicate that no more Missouri troups will be assem- bled at Jefferson Barracks for a muster out and that the telegram concerning the Second Missouri Vol- unteers, emanating from the Depart- ment Headquarters was sent in error.” The Rich Hill Review states that jmaster mechanic Sutter, of the | Cherokee-Lanyon Smelter company, }and a brick mason named Fred | Fidebel were quite badly burt at the! Rich Hill zine works Saturday morn- ing. A scaffold on which they were standing gave way and dropped the two men to the ground, a distance of about fifteen feet. Mr. Sutter was badly bruised about the body and had a long deep cut io bis forebead. | Meets Your Needs When you feel tired, languid, ner- vous and are treubled with pimp! and eruptions, you will find Hood’s Sarsaparilla exactly meets your! needs. It purifies and enriches the blood and imparts to it the qualities needed to tone the nerves and nourish the whole system It cures all blood humors Hoods Pills cure sick headaete, } Price 25 cents.3) jized, active and successfully core ducted campaign. L D. Wimsatt, democratic nom’s nee for associate judge, made usa pleasant call while in the city last week on his way to attend a church meeting at Prairie City Mr. Wim-! satt is 8 clear headed, broad minded | gentleman He ie painstaking and | economical and will make a most | admirable judge. j The protracted meeting at the | Christian church, conducted by | Elder Hedges, will continue on} through the week and possibly long | er. Elder Hedges is a very torcible! talker and if you desire to hear an excellent sermon and that will do| you good you should not fail to at tend these meetings. Captain Claud L Olark, of Co L, 2nd Missouri, is at home ona fur- lough and gave us a plessant call. He leeks in splendid health, with a good color, but somewhat thinner He speaks in glow:ng terms of their new camp at Lexington, Ky, and says as arule the men feel well and are better contented with camp life since their removal from Chicka- mauga. Our yenerable friend, L. Warren, of Cornland, gave us 4 pleasant call Tuesday aod renewed He is in his 85th year, hale and hearty, says in some respects he feels better than he did 30 years ago. He is one among the few old Mexican veteravs left, and it is a treat to hear him tell of his experiences in that war. He was a personal friend of Abs Lincoln in their younger days in Illinois, and says you cou'd always find Abe entertaining s crowd witb his fund of stories From the Harrisonville papers it appears that burglars ‘are getting in} their work on the citizens of that! town. Quite a number have been reported lately. Last week the residence of John Angle was bur- glarized, Mr. Angle losing his watch and other property The wife of a race horse man was suspicioned and atrong intimations were made to her that the property had better be re- turned. A few days after Angle found his watch lying on bis ba- reau wrapped in a lady’s handker- chief. The Leader thinks their fair brought the thieves to town. It was with sorrow that the many io dress goods and in new Fall waists aod «kirte and our new skirts in ebeviot cloth and fancy novelties are the richest we silk, lt have ever shown. The prices are PPR PAP PAPA LAL LAPD IH APA JS MeclKkib bens. unusually attractive ciiaiiinlcin Retinesins SPOT CASH STORE. Brana New Up to Date Clothing. Cloaks, Muslin. DRESS GOODS, cvsine Jewelry and Wotions. Underwear for Men Women and Children, And everything kept in a first-class DRY COODS STOCK. SHOES AND BOOTS, Groceries, Green Fruits. Silks, Ladies Ready-made Agency for the New Idea Patterns. Any pattern 10c. Come and see us and we will save you money on your pur- chase. Remember we are on the South Side of the Square, Butler, Mo. SPOT CASH. FURNITURE, Candidate for judge of the south- ern district, G. W. Stith, Esq., is a visitor to the Rick Hill fair. Judge Stith is a plain old fashioned farmer | with sound horse senee and good! judgment generally. He ie aleoa' democrat of the first water and is Justin. A car load of bran new making 4 uniyersal pull for the furniture at the lowest prices ever given in Butler on similar goods. For instance New panel bedsteads New solid oak bedsteads The best double safe sold in ticket from the tip of its nose to the nethermost point of ite tail — Review. $1.75 250 friends of Mr. and Mrs. Dan W. Gingrich learned of the death of one of their little twin daughters, which occurred at the home of Mrs. Ging- rich’s brother, Robert D. Ewin, in Deepwater township, the first of last week. The little girls, about four months of age and so near alike that their mother could hardly tell them apart, were very delicate all their lives, but at the time of her death the little darling was in apparently better health than usual. She went to sleep and awoke in the arms of Jesus. The parents have our sincere sympatby. An exchange gets off the follow- ing: A Missouri boy, the sen of a Baptist clergyman, hes inherited all the traditional baptiem-by immersion principles, and by close attention to the ceremony as performed by his fond parent is able to repeat it word for word. A few dave ago he filled a tub with water in the back kiteben and catching the family cat and her two kittens proceeded to teach the essential rites of the Baptist church The kittens underwent the ordeal without serious protest, but the cat showed her displeasure by scratch- ing the boy’s face. Throwing the offending animal down he said in diegust: “Damn it, then be a Metho-! dist, if you want to” The Tries had a pleasant call | Monday from David Pearce, of Daw-| Mr. this son City, Indian Territory. Pearce formerly resided in jcounty aod was here ona visit to| | bis brother, Levi Pearce. and other ho relatives and friends He will co | from here to Clinton to spend a few | days with bis mother and will return | home next week. He is well pleased) Nation and said he was! with the getting along nicely. Wheat is their main crop and ordinarily does well. Mr. Pearce bad 100 acres last year and this season has planted 250 acres. When he left wheat was se!!- ing at from 52¢ to 54c per bushel. Land rents for the third of the crop: very few renters pay cash rent. While in the office Mr. Pearce added | hard in Bates county the same night, | nausea, biliousness and all liver ills. | his name te our increasing subscrip- tion list. 5 - thie county at the price 4.00 eee aera | 6 feet ash extension table, three An exciting wolf hunt took place inch legs 350 Monday northwest of town about | Bed lounges, solid oak frame three miler, in which two veel Perrone d ew yo were caught ard killed. In that py ge omg enit, three i neighborhood the farmers have been pieces, 12.05 greatly annoyed of late by the der-| One French plate glass 15.00 redations of wolves in their poultry! Alsoa big line of second hand flocks and also the loss of young furniture and stoves at a low down pigs, aud Monday they determined saci to make a drive. Robert Stubblefield, of Summit township, who owns a pack of fine hounds and who is never happier than when on the trail and hearing the melodious musie of bis dogs, was consulted and putin bis appear- anca on time and the fun soon be- gan. The dogs were not long in| routing out a wolf and the chase was | red hot from start to finish. The | wolf was run for several miles and STOVES. We sbow as large if not the jlargest line of new and 2nd3a~ | stoves in Butler. Cook stoves from $3 to $25. Heaters of every description, wood and coal, from $2 to $17. We keep constantly on hand all kind of stove repairs. REPAIRING We bave a first-class furniture, sewing machine and umbrella re- finally cornered in the barn lot on peirer. Satisfaction guaranteed in the old Trabue farm and put up a} this line. good fight, but the hounds were too much for him and soon stretched TINWARE him out. | Good tinware at racket store Another race was had at night | Prices and another wolf was eaptured and [NDERTAKING, ! ered | killed. A third wolf was cornere Weens well caniegel in iia and after pusting up a lively fight | made his escape. | Intbe bunt Mr. Stubblefield lost | three or four dogs which run a wolf out of the neighborhood, but he pes they will return home again. gard—have a large line of coffins and caskets and a practical embalmer who has bis license up to date. We own the very best hearse in the county. We have the smallest expense ac- count of any firm in Butler, do not sell any goods on credit (except cof- fins). have no losses and conse- juently we can quote you the lowest possible price that goods can be sold at. We bave three large rooms chuck fall of merchandise and would be more than pleased to show you through and open your eyes with our low prices. Yours respectfully, CULVER& CAMPBELL, =— HUSTLERS FOR TRADE. — j i ‘For Headache AYER’S PILLS”’ C.L. NEWMAN, Dug Spur, Va.