The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, July 13, 1899, Page 7

sree cepeeerr eraser a aa ES nies BAKING WDER Awarded Higkest Honors, World’s Fair Gold Medal. Midwinter fair TREES, Apple and Peach 10 Cents, Pear, Cherry, Plum and Apricet 25 cents Strawberries 50 cents a hun- dred, Raspberries and Blackberries $1.50 per hundred at Speer’s Nursery south side city limits, Butler Mo. Pie plant for canning purposes 1 cent per pound. JOHN SPEER 32-tf. Manager. Good Insurance. Low Rates. 19-tf Frayk ALLEN. To Renr—A pleasant furnished room, one block from square. En- quire at this office. Fovyo—Gold shirt waist pin with set in; owner can have same by call ing at this office. Dr. Hull is attending the Missouri State Dental Association in Kansas City this week. W. I. Yeates, a prominent and in- fluentual citizen of Mingo compli- mented us very pleasantly while in the city the last of the week. “Every man hatb his ill day.” When “a bit off” or when seriously ill you should take Hood’s Sarsapa- rilla and get well. Richard Bland may have beena statesman, but he was in poor stand- ing asa politician. He still has $5,- C00 to his credit in the national treasury as his share of the salary grab of 1872, which he refused to accept.—Higginsville Leader. The Supreme Court at Jefferson City, Friday, affirmed the case of C E. Horton, of Hume against the New York Life Insurance company. ‘The judgment now amouuts to about $12,000. Thisis the third verdict Mr. Herton has received —Hume Telephone. A fight of no small consequence took place at the ball Tuesday night. Fred Livengood and Chip Standish, it is said, were the principals in the melee. Standish sustained serious wounds and Dr. Rhoads was sum- moned to close up a gash on his head. Noarrests have followed.— Foster Beacon. Good roads are toa county what railroads are toa state. They de velop the country adjacent to them just as railroads build up towns and cities. Good roads are indispensible te successful agriculture. They ap- preciate land values, increase rents, encourage investment, while their saving to the people who traverse them is manifold in vehicles, harness, stock, time, ete —Ex. The people are beginning to take a different view of the Philippine sit- uation, They are beginning to ask questions. They want to knew when the war is to end and what we are fighting for. They want to know why we paid Spain $20,000,000 and what we got forit. These ques- tions must be met by the present administration.—Bentonvelle Demo- crat. An eastern editor says a man got in trouble by marrying two wives. A western editor replied that a great many had done so by marrying one. A northern editor says that a num- ber of his acquaintances found trou- ble by promising to marry one and not going sny further. A southern editor says a friend of his was both- ered enough when he was simply found in company with another man’s wife —Ex. In Cincinnati a man advertised his desire to sell a yaluable secret for 50 cents. He stated that he would tell how he was cured of drinking, smok- ing, swearing, staving out at nights, geing to the races, gambling and how he gained. twenty pounds in weight in two years. Several per- sons sent him 50 cents each and here is the secret they received: “Just cured of ail the bad habits just named by an enforced residence for two yeare in the Ohio state prion.” his mother a visit at Versailes, Mor- | gan county, fer the past two weeks lis home again. He feels that he was greatly benefitted by the rest and gained ten pounds in flesh. Ex-Secretary John Sherman is confined to his bed at his home in | Mansfield, Ohio. It is stated that he was taken ill about two weeks ago. The opinion of those best ac- quainted with the sick man’s condi tion is that the end is not far away. An addition 50x50 feet, two stories | high with basement is being put to the store room recently vacated by the McKibben Mere. Co. The foun- dation is about completed and ina few days the brick masons will be- gin work. It is hoped to have the building ready for occupancy by the first of August. The building is to be occupied by the Butler Cash De- partment Store. Bates County Teachers. Adrian, Mo, July 10.—The Teach- ers’ Institute of Bates County com- menced it annual session here to day. Every train has been bringing in its quota, and when the institute assem bled to-day there were about 125 teachers to answer to rell call. The professors are C. B. Rayburn, L. B. Allison, G. W. McGinnis and A. L. Ives. The institute opened at 1 o’clock p- m. by the singing of “My Ooun- try "Tis of Thee” and prayer by the Rev. D. L. Burger. Introductory remarks were made by OC. B. Ray- burn, County School Commissioner, after which Mayor J. E. Dowell delivered the address of welcome, interspersed by a good deal of bu- mor, and H. E Speece responded in the same happy strain on behalf of the teachers. THE DOCTORS MEET. The Hodgen Medical Seciety in Session in Rich Hill—A Number of Prominent M. D.’s in Attendance. Rich Hill Review, 6. The Hodgen Medical Society was called to order in the K. P. Hall in this city this afternoon by President Dr. W. H. Allen. An interesting pro- gram had been prepared, prominent among which was a paper by Dr. M. P. Overholser of Harrisonville on “Some Thoughts on Various Forms of Infection,” followed by a general discussion. De. E. L. Priest of Nevada read a paper on ‘So-called Magnetic Heal- ing as practical and taught by the so called and self-styled prefessors.” Dr. E. E Gilmore of Adrian read a paper on ‘Medical Legislation” that was full of meat and sound sense. A number of volunteer papers were read and a vast amount of im- portant business transacted. The officers to serve for the ensuing year bad not been elected at our hour of going to press. J. B. Adair, who has been payne Obituary. Charles Franklin Porter died at his residence in this city on Tuesday morning, June 27, of a complication of diseases. The deceased was born in Battle Creek, Mieh., Dec. 14, 1840. He came to Pettis county, Mo., ia 1866; then to Hopkins, Nodaway Co., Mo., in 1868. In 1875 he was married to Josephine Cline, of Hopkins, Mo., who suryives him. To this union four children were born: Minnie P,, Mabel C., Ivan H. and Charles F. In Au- gust, 1894, he, with his family, moved to Butler, where he has since resided. Mr. Porter united with the M. E. church in Hopkins, Mo., several years ago, and remained a faithtu] and consistent member until his death. This strong, clear faith sup- ported him all through his sickness, and he earnestly entreated his family to meet him in the better world. His last sufferings were borne with great patience and resignation. Funeral services were held at his beautiful home Wednesday afternoon at 2 p. m., conducted by his pastor Rev. W. F. Jones. Seyeral beautifal songs were sung by a selected choir. A long procession of carriages went to the cemetery at Butler, where with loying hands the body of Charles F. Portier was laid to rest. The Free Masons, of which deceased was an honored member, closed the services at the grave with their beautiful and solemn burial ceremony. Mr. Porter was also a member of the G. A. R. and of the A. O. U. W., the members of both lodges being present at the funeral, +e I represent six of the largest In- surance Companies in the world. 19 tf Frank ALLEN Ballard Bre Marvin Price is having a painful experience in cutting a tooth, Davidson & Koontz brought out their engine from the Adrian machine shop, where it had been for repairs, and are now ready for the threshing season. Born, to the wife of EM Richardson on the 10th, a boy. All are joyful. Will Hooper now has a felon in- stead of boils. The rain on the 4th disappointed a number of our young folks, while others went to Butler anyway. Ned Cole and Charley Williams are haying for Mr Stuckey, just north of Butler. Blair Hendrix and Marvin Price have each ordered new buggies. Geo Price took a trip to K C last week. He hasa bunch of fihe cattle and hogs. Jno B Hays had a No1 cow killed by lightning Thursday morning. Jess Sperman will move to Aaron, and will runa mill and shop there; and C V Warford will move here and run the Sperman shop on South McK ave, so reported. J C Noble, postmaster, was laid up for repairs a few days. Jim Harrison was over to see Mar- vin a few evenings since. Misses Ruey Patrick and Q Green called at the store Friday eve. Baker Shelton was up to see the boys an evening last week. The following members from abroad are in attendance: Drs. T. C. Boulware, Butler; T. F. Lockwood, secretary, Butler; M. P. Overholser, Harrisonville; E. L Priest, Nevada; John Punton, Kansas City; W. M. Davis, Kansas City; E. E. Gilmore, Adrian. Ex-Confederater, Attention! Virernia, Mo., Jury 10, ’99. To the ex-Confederates of Bates Co., Greeting. The officers of Camp Marmaduke issued a call for a meeting of the Camp, which we failed to have. Now, comrades, it is our duty to attend to the meetings of the camp and main- tain our organization for a few years at most, and there will be none of us to answer to roll call. You will ex- cuse me for taking the liberty of appealing to you soearnestly, for my desire is to meet every comrade in the county on say the last Saturday in this month, July 29, and let every ex-Confederate in the county meet with us and enroll his name, and let us arrange to sendastrong delega- tion to Clinton for the State Camp is to meet in September. We should havea picnic in Butler the last Sat- urday in August and let us have a 8 P Ray and family, who spent the 4th in Butler, returned to Urich Fri- day evening. The directors of Freeze Out district will let the contract for building a new school house to be completed by September 15. Jno and Jim Crow each have new buggies and No 1 horses. Mrs Floyd Patrick and daughters, Mrs Chambers and Miss Maud, visit- ed at F M Patricks Saturday. Blair Hendrix brought in two fine ealves from near Creighton. B F Billings has lost five calves and Virginia Items. We write what we hear the Virginians say is Dear Reader, don’t blame us if we bear “em say | ‘What happens yon. | The 4th was well attended at Vir- ginia, about 150 being out to hear} the little folks recite. J W McFad- den and John Hussey had a stand. In the evening quite a number gath-/| ered at Washington Park’s to see the fireworks conducted by Willie Ruble! and Guy Park. Wm McClement and wife of Butler, visited the family of J W McFadden last Wednesday. } The German people celebrated the 4th on what is known as the George Ruble farm, a beautiful grove. It is reported they had a good time, cele-| brated in the good old way; had their | beer, their racing, singing, dancing} and speaking, all in the manner of | their forefathers. | Misses Nora and Ella Waters of| K C are visiting their brether Arch] Waters. | Mrs A J Park returned home from Cloud, Texas, Thursday, had been living with her daughter Mrs Virgil Jenkins sinee November. Milton Flesher and Miss Mary Thompson of Butler, made Aaron a | pleasant call. | Mrs Carr Dudley, who has been | visiting her daughter Mrs Fred Nes-| tlerode at Kansas City for a couple} of months, has returned home. | Baily Beckett, who has been run-| ning an engine at the coal works at} where she Rich Hill, has moved back in our} midst. | DC Wolfe has purchased a car} load of feeding cattle. The wind last Thursday flattened some of the early corn. | Mrs ZI Smith returned from her} visit last Sabbath. She visited her} uncle James Watkins at Wakena, | Il, They moyed m Eimer Garnet’s| heuse. | Minnie Pyle of Austin, is visiting | her grandpa, Washington Park. Isaac Lockridge bought his wife a fine road wagon. They married 21 years. | Fred Brayton, Mrs Jas Cuzick and two children, visited Mrs C’s father in Henry county last They found him somewhat better. Those present reported a good time eating ice cream atJ W Wyatt's Saturday. Walton Steele and Jesse Taylor of Butler, passed through Virginia Sab- bath on their way to Amsterdam. Prof John Etter of Merwin, was in Virginia Saturday. He intends to move to Sweet Springs, Mo, soon, to keep book in the bank. BE Parker has been employed to teach the Belmont school this winter. What has happened Moses of Mul- berry? Has he bid in his little ark among the bullrushes? Will some one look along the ereek and get Moses back to lead the new organ. Cliff Jackson and wife are ina new buggy. The band boys report a big rain the 4th at Fosterand that they had a good time. Uncle John Henderson is the sick list. His feet and badly swollen with dropsy. Miss Mary Wymer got Miss Rachel Park’s new buggy and horse Sunday afternoon and started north to see how the country looked. have been week. riding still on legs are that voted years. made a talk on the good times were coming. Morrison has with the free silver party for He said if the gold made times better that was the thing. Then they commenced on known, being politicians, what was the reason that the United States were selling away from home more than they were buying, they were three horses in the last few days. W B Cole, of Appleton City, visited at his mother’s a night last week. Most all have their corn laid by and are cutting either oats, hay or flax. Anyone being stuck on listed corn should see C R Cole’s lister plow of his own make. McClenney and family visited rela- tives in Henry county Sunday. John Powell, of the B-W Mer Co, Butler, in company with his nieces, Visa Henry and Jessie Ray, and Chas Warford, of this community, drove to Urich Sunday to visit SP Ray and family. Mr and Mrs Jne Kuntz, of-Henry grand meeting with our families like we used to have, enjoy ourselves and renew old friendship and strengthen the ties that should bind us. From your comrade, PIERCE HackETr. Semething New im Politics. Topeka, Kan, July 7.—“It is just and proper to invoke the aid of God to remove a. president who retains H. Clay Evans as pension commis sioner,” is the resolution adopted by Custer post ef the Grand Army at Spring Gill, Kan. In responses to the suggestion of the recent meeting of the council! of administration of the department of Kansas posts are adopting and for- warding to the department head. quarters resolutions denouncin from office the county. Co, drove up to W S Griffiths to visit Sunday. W T Hendrickson and family visit- ed northeast last Sunday. Do not forget to come to the Sun- day School convention Saturday at Oak Hill. Bring your basket, box or bucket well filled. Plenty of good speakers will be there. Everyone invited. Mrs Jas Shelton’s mother is quite poorly. J A Warford, wife and baby Sun- dayed at his brother’s, Will Warford. Every body invited to come to the WalnutS8. Come a little before 10, Robt Beatty, wife and baby visited at Will Hooper’s Sunday. MB Price and wife returned Sun- : 4 day eve from a several days visit| Misses Daisy and Nellie Evans and demanding his removal [ioe relatives in different parts of/ Mattie Cuzick, Sadie Whinne: Par ahead. The same with an individual, if he were selling more than he pur- chased he would be ahead. Charley understands all the little crooks. There was a large crowd at SS and/ preaching Sabbath. | C H Morrison and some of the pops|the P & G, is new at home and is | supreme court in his case against the standard had | New York Life Insurance Co, getting | judgment for $12,000. Saturday. OPPO Tou want th You want the Always at the top mak where made quality is to concerned We — te i. WATCH. : 3 3 z | ATe ¢ SMITH’S North Side of BA Sept. Ath. We SMITH & SON, DEPAR'ITIMENTSe — - Preparatory, Business, Elocution. College, Shorthand, Vocal Music, University, Normal, A Faculty of Specialists. Tuition Modorute, Laboratories Equipped for Science. For Info! Minnie and Grace Sheffler; Messrs | Ollie Walker, Fred Brayton, Joe | Whinnery, John Cumiford, Dee] Wheeler, Charley Cowan and Wm|/ Durest. Henry Smith and his dogs killed | 160 rats in one day last week at LA Garner's, Miss Birdie Vermillion, been visiting here, returned home near Mound Gity, Kan, Satur- who has} to her| day, accompanied by her sister, Mrs Ida Hartwell. Elmer Garner says you may talk | about the Missouri girls, but the} Kansas girls beat them all. | AARON, | tended the celebration at Butler, Hume {tems. Adam Hofsess was in Nevada Mon- | day. W Ellis and family have moved to | Oskaloosa, Mo, | Mrs P A Cobb has company from Blue Springs, Mo. Frank McConnell will teach school } at Mount Rose next year. He is one) of the best teachers in Bates county. W Bales and wife will take a month’s yacation visiting in north Mo. Dr Thornton has moved his office to the Cook building on the north} side of the square. | John Autery, who was injured on | | improving rapidly. C E Horton was sustained in the Jobn Coulter has just completed a | him; he thought they ought to have| nice flag stone side walk in front of | his property on the east side of the | square. Miss Rose Shepherd came home! She was employed in the Independence schools last year. Profs Davis, Green and Gwinn left | sunday to attend the teachers’ Insti- tute at Adrian. C E Horton and W B Waits will | serve as directors on board of educa- Mrs Gussie Ayers of Tulsa, I. T., is|/tion in place of White and Gwinn, visiting her Grandma and other relatives here. Miss Agnes Bones of Rich Hill, is| spending a few days with her grand Craig parents, Mrand Mrs Philip Hecka- don. | Mrand Mrs Stephenson of Hed- rick, lowa, visited Mrs S’s brother, Dr Lamb, last week. Mr Osborne of Kansas City, the guest of Wm Cope two days last week. Mrs Irene Hord and four dough- ters, who have been visiting her mother, Mrs Cope, for a few weeks, returned to her home at Eureka, Kan, last week. was | quaiit | resigned. They are both fair-minded men and will do the right thing. The crop situation in Howord twp was never much better than now. The corn is almost a perfect stand, well cultivated and clean, with the ground thoroughly soaked and a very large acreage; oats are ready to harvest, and are the best both in and quantity raised in years; flax is e and will be harvested this week; our hay is of better quality than last year, possibly not so heavy on the ground but it can be saved in good condition. ers should feel eneouraged, as they are certainly located in one of the Bates county farm- Misses Edna and Delila Culbertson | best and most productiye counties in a@rethe boss plum pickers. Edna picked two bushels one afternoon. the southwest. Earnest Jackson and wife, of Fort Miss Leda Wallace entertained a| Scott, returned home Monday. number of friends ina delightfal man- J A Coulteris repainting and pa- nerather beautiful home, Saturday | pering his building on ne corner of | evening. The time was pleasantly | square. It will be occupied as a hotel. | spent in music and conversation. At Several Hume people attended the | 11 o'clock elegant refreshments were | funeral of Miss Rose Harnsberger at | served consisting of 1ce cream and /| Rich Hill Friday. cake. They allleft at a late hour } J R Seniors, of K C, helped us cele- | thanking their hostess for the very | brate the 4th. | pleasant time. Those present were: ry, Louie and Ida Cowan, Icey Jenkins, Walker, | girls, of Garden City, were here last week. j Rev J H Jones and his two little | } . Editor Oldbam, of Rich Hil], came! { We want the best trade—that is yours, get together. Butler College. Articulates in al! Courses With the State University. Typewriting, Telegraphy, | like good ball. | the prospect for a goed corn crop | last week. | venson went to Butler the 4th, | Lacy from Rich Hill, willtake charge best groceries— the prices; they are Ours, | her want your Chickens! “} pot We want your Egog. want your Butter! hese go farthest bring themty 1899, Inst. Music, Art. Four Terms Each Year, rmation Address or See E. A. LUDWIC, Butler, Missouri, up Tuesday. The Rich Hill and Amoret Maroons gave usa splendid game of ball the 4th. Come again, boys, Hume people The Woodmen of Hume were ready Mi to fulfill their part in our eelebration the 4th if it had not rained, Bat every one reported a good time and our merchants all did good busines, o Spruce Items, We are having plenty of rain now | was never better. Quite a number of our peopleat W C Hall and family and E E Kreb zinger and family spent the 4th at Ww Kretzinger’s. They partook freely of fish, ice cream and cake, The rain has laid quite a lot of com by for the farmers. Mrs Eliza Beard had a very fine cow killed by lightning last week, The rain in this vicinity on the 4th washed out the new bridge eastol Spruce; it had only been finisheds few days. J E Kretzinger is just recovering from of fever and heart trouble. Mrs G R Borum and two daughter J E Kretzingers a serious spell visited the sick at Misses Laura Evans and Stelle West; George Keene and James Ste The lightning struck a large wak nut tree in Grandma Kretzingers yard last Friday morning, James Evans sold a horse to Hoses for $20 this week. The camp meeting will comment® July 20th, at Spruce. Everybody urged to come and enjoy these meet ing. TJ Leaky of Jasper, Jimmie E of the meeting. Our Spruce druggist is stocked Upy with groceries, a Marion and Fred Colson Rich Hill hauled a load of flour Wednesday” from Appleton City to Spruce. : W T Wigger aad Turner Radfo made a trip to Batler Wednesday. A letter just received from B Smith reports erops good near Pat nee, Okla. G. Quick finished haying last weele, Sunday school at Oak Grove #8] progressing nicely. Jorden Frost, an old and hight” esteemed citizen of Spruce, died uf day and was buried Saturday, had been sick several months heart trouble and dropry. Robert and Wim Ewin soldab of young cattle to John Morse, Mrs Myers is improving. STAR “Good Beginnings Make Good Endings You are making a good beginning you commence to take Hood's Sarsapaee for any trouble of your blood, SOMME kidneys or liver. Persistently taken, great medicine wii g you the prcad ing of perfect health, strength and Uisip Vi Never Disapp