The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 11, 1900, Page 5

s | Our 30th Semi-annual Clearance Sale ; Is now on. We make these sales because we prefer to earry over few goods as possible ‘o next season and are willing to sacrifice all d ea of profit in order to do so. This, too, in the fae of an advancing market, when all these gods will be worth much more next fall. Note caretully these prices and then see the goods. ; > Men’s $15.00 and $16.50 suits cut to $12.50. Men’s $ 2.00 overcoats cut to $ 1.50. ; Men’s 12.50 suits cut to - 9.50. Men’s 5.00 overcoats cut to 4 00. r Men’s 10.00 suits cut to - - 7.75. Men’s 9.00 overcoats cut to 7.00. A Men’s 7.50 suits cut to - - 6.25. Men’s 12.00 overcoats cut to 9.50. Child’s 1.00 cape overcoats cut to -50. Men’s 15.00 overcoats cut to 2.50. We shall make very special prices on boys Jong pant suits. ‘Ve have too : ( many of these goods and prices must move them. . » yy j LY 3 —Poy’s Long Pant Suits From $1.79 u r , 8 a > 4 Special closing prices on men’s lined gloves, underwear, winter shirts and P all kinds of winter furnishings. Men’s $1.00 shirts cut to 75¢e, 75e shirts > 4 r to 50c, 50c shirts to 35c. Lot of men’s $3 shoes cut to $2, $2 shoes cut $ to $1.50, $1.50 shoes cut to $1.25, misses $1.50 button shoes cut to 75¢. $ e @ s ® > > t Mews a Bors OQtFiTvERS 3 O9SO SESS KTH SCEES OOS OITIOOD GOSS 9ISS OHSS 0590 CESS _— ee BOILER WEEKLY TIMES LOCAL ITEMS Times’ Telephone No. 37. Sweeney & Alvido’s Minstrels to- Exht. W. M. Naffe favors us with a pleas- ant call and renewal. C. K. Crow has his address changed rom Ballard to Adrian. Our esteemed lady friend Mrs. M. J. Curry, enrolls for Tue Times. Sheriff Mudd and deputy D. D. McCann went to Nevada, on business Monday. Our esteemed republican friend J. H. Raybourn, of Spruce, favors us ith a renewal. A. D. Knowles, Veterinary Surgeon, Nevada; Mo., will answer calls to Butler, and vicinity. 9-2t J.D. Allen left Sunday for Jeffer- on City, to attend a meeting of the ylum commission. | L. Bateman, a former citizen of Bates county, now residing at Combs, ‘k., sends us renewal. Sweeney & Alvido are the only min- strel that will be here this season and deserves a good house. _ The Masonic Temple block at Ard- more, I.T., was destroyed by fire. Loas was about $20.000. H. Rine of Golden City, formerly an fluential citizen of Summit towr- ip, remembers us with a renewal. /'The Sedalia Daily Capital says eeney & Alvido’s minstrels is the minstrel that has played at Se- alia. | Sweeney & Alvido is without a doubt the best minstrel on the road, ices 25,35 and 50 cents at the Dpe a House to-night. Lawton homefund hasreached 50,000. The American people will dead hero to come to want. enewal. ouonos who came over from ewith LaFayette and fought r independence. er allow the wife and children of FE F. Letouono favors us witha He isa descendant of the Did you read Dr. E. O. Smith’s ad” vertisement ? Two solid hours of fu will be found at the benefit to Company B. A. Freeman, one of Bates county’s | substantial citizens, favors us with a ' renewal. Read Dr. E. O. Smith’s advertise ment if you are atiicted with piles. It will interest you. Charles Burge was in tosee us. Ee rented out his farm and will move on the Judge Wix place. When so many Bates county peo- ple say they have been cured by Dr. E. O. Smith it must be a fact. No cure, no pay is the offer Dr. E. Smith makes. He will do it. Read what his patients say, on another page. A little thought will convince you that Dr. E. O. Smith must be reliable or he would not give such testimo- nials. C. A. Allen and Mrs. M. Walton, of this city were among the exhibitors at the chicken show at Nevada last Monday. ™Theodore Marquardt, one of Bates county’s substantial and prosperous German citizens, has his name enroll- ed for THE TIMEs. Tue Times’ venerable friend and one of its most valued and punctual subscribers, Judge F. M. Steele called | | and two cattle thieves escaped from Tuesday and renewed. Miss Stella Christy, after spending two weeks with her parents returned to Columbia, where she is attending | Christian college. Dr. Christy lost a fine horse Friday. In the past two months the doctor has been quite unfortunate with his horses, having lost so we understand five head. County Clerk S.T. Broaddus has purchased the Cassity property on East Dakota street. It is a hand- some residence and it is said Mr. B. got a bargain. Lloyd and Curtis McKibben, who jfew days ago. Rockville Reflex 4th: We hope that the county court will at as early a ] date as possible offer a proposition to the voters of the county for the building of a modern court house. Mrs. Walton and a host of other stars of the local firmanent will seek toentertain you at the benefit to Company B next Tuesday night, the 16th. Our former esteemed citizen W. N. Porch, of Oklahoma, sends us remit- tance for another year. He has been away from Bates county a long time but still keeps up his interest in our people. Unele Eph Repp. a pioneer farmer of Johnson county and leading mem- ber of the German Baptist church. died at his home west of Warrens- burg Sunday morning. He was aged 8O years. C. M. Macy, of Fresno, Cal., a for- mer citizen of Bates county, writes us and sends remittance for another year. Says his county is on a boom. land advancing andevervthing bring- ing a good price. H. Igow, lost his home by firea He lived near the Hinton Mills, and being a poor man the loss of his little home, and espe- cially at this season of the year is quite severe. James Tellaton and Milo Gregory, under sentence of death for murder jail at Kennet, Mo., Saturday night. They effected their escape by tunnel- ing under their cells. Squire Frank Jeter, united in mar- riage, Friday evening, Isaac Tits- worth and Miss Blanche Pelsor, both of Butler. Mr. Titsworth was a for- mer member of Company B. Squire eter is becoming very efficient in | tieing the knot. R. R. Earsom, one of the best far- mers, best citizens and staunchest democrats in Pleasant Gap township, ealled Monday and renewed. Mr. Earsom served as a member of the petit jury and has been spending the have been spending the holidays with | greater part of the winter in Butler. their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Mc-| He made an excellent officer and Kibben, returned to Lexington. Me.,, when he was not the first of the week, where they are county passed the attending Wethworth academy. ' serving the pleasantly in the city, so he said. Mrs. Margaret Aldridgn, an old and respected lady who had resided in Bates county before the war, re- cently died at the home of her daugh- ter, Mrs. Mary Channey, at Lena- pah, Ind. Ter., of pneumonia. “Take time by the forelock.”’ If your blood is out of order, begin | taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla at once and prevent serious illness. Company B wants a permanent home and the boys are deserving of the support and patronage of every- body. Help them out by patroniz- ing their entertainment to be given on the 16th. John W. Silvers, Rich Hill’s promi- nent attorney, favored us with a pleasnt call Saturday, while in the city on legal business. He says he will make the race for prosecuting attorney next time. He is well qual- ified for the position and is very pop- ular in the county. Our old friend Marcus Embree, of Oklahoma, who is spending the win- ter with his son Prof. T. D. Embree, near Ballard favored us with a pleas- ant call Saturday and talked over old times. Says the place he captured “on the run” is now worth $3.000. Our highly esteemed old friend Madison Owens, than whom no bet- ter man lives in Bates county, was in the city Saturday and complimented us with a pleasant call. He came from Kentucky to Pettis county and removed to Bates county in 1878. He owns a good farm in Shawnee and has the regard of all his neighbors. Madame Jarley’s Wax Works, which drew such a large crowd sev- eral years ago will be presented by home talent next Tuesday evening, the 16th. Besides there will be a lot ped of mirth provokingentertainment on the side. Some of the most promi- nent young people in the city will take part. A number of friends of Mr,and Mrs. C. A. Wallace were invited to mol ce y home on last Sunday. Dinner was served at alate hour consisting of! turkey and other good things too: remed numerous to mention. Theafternoon | serofu! , salt rheum, catarr! was spent in conversation and music) and hada social good time. Some ent on account of bad roads, BARG NA ee rere Br eranneny | | IN JACKETS AND CAPES AT McKIBBEN’S, AINS North Side of Square “a Cireuit court. which has been ‘n | session at the city hall the past week, | adjourned Monday at noon and Judge Graves took the evening train for Clinton, where he opened the reg- ular January term of court for Henry county, Tuesday morning. Carter Wallace, of Virginia neigh- borhood was in town Monday. He reported the roads in worse condi- tion than he had ever known them. aid he counted five vehicles stuck tightin the mud and abandoned be- tween this city and the Miami river‘ four miles west of town. At the regular meeting of Butler Council No. 22, of the Masons, held Thursday night, the following officers were elected: W. W. Ross, T. I. M.; Coleman Smith, Dept. T. I. M.; R. Talbott, P. C. W.; O. D. Austin, C. G.; A. L Meredith, Treas.: I. N. Mains, Re- corder; H. Donovan, Stewart; B. F. Rosamond, Sentinel The funeral of Mrs. Sarah ler, who died at her home in the north | part of this city Monday, took place at the Christian church Tuesday evening at 2 o'clock, service being conducted by Elder Scott. The de- ceased had been sick for several months with consumption and heart disease which finally caused her death. She was a most excellent lady and leaves a husband and five or six chil- dren to mourn their loss. Judge Graves, Prosecuting Attor- ney H.C. Clark, Cireuit Clerk, J. P. Thurman, Court Stenographer, Chas. Fulkerson, Sheriff E. C. Mudd, and Deputy Sheriff D. D. McCann went to Nevada Monday to take in the South- west Missouri Poultry exhibit. Judge Graves, J. P. Thurman and D. D. McCann are great chicken fanciers and each bought a coop of thorough- breds. Deputy Sheriff.MeCann re- ports the show the finest ever wit- nessed. John Powell, who has been head salesman in the hardware depart- ment of the Bennett-Wheeler Merean- tile establishment for several years has accepted a position as traveling salesman for a Chicago firm and lett Saturday to assume his duties. John is a son of Judge Booker Powell isa young man of splendid habits and excellent business qualifications. The Times wishes him abundant succe+s in his new field of labor. Before leav- ing a number of his friends dined with him at the Crystal Friday night. As circuit clerk Thurman, was vacating his office in the court house Tuesday, the brick wall at the second story windows separated about an inch and pieces of brick broken by the sudden pressure dropped to the ground. Mr. Thurman saw and heard the danger signal of the inse- curity of his quarters and was thor- oughly alarmed. The court could not do a better or wiser thing than to display danger eards at the four entrances of the court house warning people to keep away from the build- ing. Our good farmer friend J. M. Smith ealled to see us Monday. He was crippled up somewhat and walked with acane. One evening last week, he said, while returning from Altona where he had gone to deliver a load of hay, his horses were scared by the hay frame slipping against them and started on the run. He finally stop- them but not until he was con- siderably bruised by being bumped about on the frame. “Deeds Are Fruits, Words are but leaves.” It is not what we say, but what Hood’s Sar- saparilla does that tells the story. The many wonderful cures effected the medicine are the fruits by which it should be judged. These to be the great, {nequalled for ia, rheumatism, a, h and all other ailmente due to impure or im- poverished blood. prove it time away very | who were expected could not be pres-' Hood's Pills are non-irritating, | mild, effective. i McAnally, ©. of C.; J. M.| A. Kel.| | 7-2t CC. W. Smar S aaiaciactatacmented A. H- CULVER, Funeral Director. JNO. HUTCHISON, Licenesed Embalmer. wits Tus BUTLER CASH : DEPARTMENT STORE. iripeaniaed Allorders attended to prompt- ly, day or night. The best i hearse in the county | Terms: CASH OR ON CREDIT. TELEPNONE—Night, 109; Day, No. 52 o~—_—_e—ernn 89 oO eae—esee> For Rext—160 acres good Spring River Stock farm, nearly all in grass, four miles fromecounty seat, for $200 per annum cash rent Arcu L. Sims, Mr. Vernon, Mo. For Sale or Trade. 8-1m Forty acres, wellimproyed, 5-room honse, barn and jaca orchard, well watered. The whole underlaid with | coal from 36 to 42 inches, in Walnut township. Will sell for cash or trade for town property. Price $1,600. . Foster. Mo. Vacating the Court House. The old court house is being vacat- ed by the county officials as fast as accommodations can be secured for them. County Treasurer A. B. Owen is officing with Scott & Porch, in the rear room of the Bates County Bank building; Cireuit Clerk J. P. Thur- man and Sheriff Mudd have moved their offices to the Opera Houseblock and Probate Judge Smith, County Clerk Broaddus and Recorder Wilson will also move tothe Opera House as soon as suitable rooms can be arranged. The motion for a new trial in the Weltmer-Bishop case was heard by Judge Graves Saturday night. There were numerous affidavits introduced | by both sides. They all tended to | prove and disprove the sobriety of certain jurors during the progress of | the trial. At the conclusion of the | trial Judge Graves overruled the mo- | tion for a new trial. Mr. January, | attorney for Rey. Bishop, then filed | an affidavit asking an appeal to the supreme court. Judge Graves grant- edan appeal to the supreme court and fixed the appeal bond at $4,000 | and granted appellants until ten days after the adjournment of court in which to file the bond and granted leave to file bill of exceptions at the June term of court. Judge Graves stated that the circuit clerk had esti- mated that the costs in the case would reach nearly $1,360. It is es- timated that it will take over $1,000 to appeal the case. Bert Dickerson and Miss Fannie Wells were united in marriage at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Wells, four miles north- west of this city, yesterday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Jones, of the M. E. church, assisted by Rev. Jewell of the Presbyterian church. The bride is a most charming and accomplished young lady and in gaining her heart and hand Mr. Dickerson has certainly secured a helpmeet his equal in every respect and worthy his truest love and affection. The groom is the son of J. V. Dickerson, owner of the | Lanksford farmand one of Bates | county's wealthy and prosperous far- | mers. He is a young man of sterling | integrity and a bright future before him. THe Tuses extends congratu- lations to the happy couple and best wishes that they may live a life of un- | alloyed happiness and prosperity. } Bucklen’s Arnica Salve} | Has world-wide fame for marvel- (lous cures. It surpasses any othe~- | salve, lotion, ointment or balm for ' euts, corns, burns, boils, sores, felons | and ulcers, tetter, salt rheum, fever | sores, chapped hands, skin eruptions; infallible for piles. Cure guaranteed. Only 25¢ at H. L. Tucker's.