The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 18, 1900, Page 5

is still on. facturers tell us that all elothing will be wi now. ® our stock as much as possible, hence these prices, That Cut Price Sale Cut prices onall kinds of winter goods und that, too, in the face of advancing prices. Man. 30 per cent more next winter than But we prefer to clean up _Z. J. Williams spent Tuesday in| Kansas City on business. | vacate their lodge rooms in the third story of the court house on account of the unsafe condition of the build- ing. According to the Journal Adrian people have been greatly annoyed by tramps and in self defense the city au- thorities have deeided to put the knights of the road on the rock pile when they stop in that city. t Mrs. Wm. E. Walton received one first and one second premium on Black Langshans and ©. A. Allen re- ceived two first premiums on light Brahma chickens at the Southwest Missouri Poultry Association at Ne- vada last week. kinds of th from 20 to The creamery at Harrisonville, has been destroyed by fire. Nothing was saved. The building was insured for 1) and valued at $800. J. A. Davis, the owner was making prepa- rations to start up the plant in a few weeks. € The electric street railway line has bobbed up again at Nevada. Mr Quigley, the projector and builder has returned to Nevada and gives out the statement that he will begin work on the line without further de- very pleasing talker and his lecture is very interesting and instructive. of the ladies’ Wednesda cordial invitation extended to all. Gwinn of our public schools, we were Free Lecture. eet Stanley Jewell will deliver a ‘ure i The Masonic and Odd Fellow fra- | evening Gaanary 10th, eublect. “The ternities are making preparations to | Yankee Abroad.” Rev. Jewell is a éfter much thought, study research and it will be It will be given under the auspices coterie. A Joe Meyer has returned from St. Louis where he went on a flying trip o buy goods. O. A. Heinlein attended the West- ern Retail Implement and Vehicle Dealers Association Kansas City yesterday. which met in In company with his brother. Prof. -omplimented by a call from Frank A. Gwinn, a prominent young gentle- man of the Sprague neighborhood on Saturday. Mrs. John Armstrong and sister Mrs. Alice Allen entertained a large}; number of ladies from Butler at their suburban home on last Thursday af-} , ternoon. Delicious refreshments were served and a delightful time was re-|) ported, as they always have when these ladies entertain. z ain JACKS AND STALLIONS FOR SALE. TABLE LINENS, CRASHES We have some extra good values for you. MUSLIN, SHEETING, Ready made Sheets and Pillow Cases at our old low prices. BLANKETS and COMFORTS at reduced prices. Extra Values in Topsy Hosiery. AT McKIBBEN RRRRPPA North Side _ of Square Black with white points, 1 to 7 years old, 14 to 16 hands 1 5 J acks, high, tested and excel Mu here, therefore acclimated. t be sold. -olts toshow tirst served lent breeders: First com Raised One CHESTNUT SADDLE STALLION, 16 hands 12 years old, large one, Stylish. One Cherry Bay Stallion, trotting recor« iigh. This is a fancy individual and h and registered. One Faney Black Stallion, 4 years 244, 5 years old, 154 hands as few equals in his class. Standard old 16 hands high, no mark but very ’ 4 ‘ : 95 ; P sgistere Men’s $15.00 suits and overcoats cut to $12.50. lay. Our young friend M. S. Horn in- a et Bae acre 2 aia ; = é e ; Sete aa the shan ened 1 ay Clydesdale (g e allion 9 years old, 1,500 Ib. a good oneane Men’s 12.50 suits and overcoats cut to 9.50. Our good friend L. L. Judy of the Aaiagren tee ee ned nese sept ar a good breeder. Some colts registered and subject to registry and 15 Jennetts = pee Virginia neighborhood, remembered y. Mr. H iene shill ‘All the above stock for sale at reasonable prices, will try to make t rms Men’s 10.00 suits and overcoats cut to fron = — _ — ot eon ergo ly = suit. Pedigrees on application. D. A. COLYER. Butler, Mo. ae a on last Saturday. He has been . aig aes Gs a Men’s -75 shirts cut to -50. constant reader of Tae Tiwes for poe elo. bug eucoetclpeet THE GOOD WORK GOES ON. |< Bieve Hekie of fu came over = ss . : doen many years and says that, like wine, participation in solit Earl | Wednesday to visit th ly of A Men’s -50 shirts cut to .DO. it grows better with age. the fact that he re t pak ks a ae : o Vantr oe the annual meeting 5 . : . é f cratic ¢ t South Main Street t e Mac ized. | of the st ders « 2 : Men’s 50 underwear cut to Uncle Laben Warren, of Cornland, man Se the demo itic coun y ce ou ain Street to be Macadamize "there se Or lige be ey of emer aac padae {tral committee. He is well qualified Ata meeting of the city council | } ip, Se ene» eee Ru- was in the city early Monday morn- seh & : | bel of V via was elected president, P | in the Opera House. Nevada, Mo., will answer calls to - Butler, and vicinity. j 4 Sold by H. L. Tucker. _ Citizen of this township, now living DORE SOMBER RENT ae | man Daniel favored us pleasantly on | Tue Times to 1901. _ for Cass county has been called to _ you get Hood’s Sarsaparilla you get ing on business and made u: pleas- It will save you big interest on your money to buy pay the advanced | ant call. The old gentleman said he was fixing his property so there would be as little friction over it as possible after he is gone. After talking with anumber of men regarding the court house matter, we find the sentiment rather evenly di- vided. Ifthere is any difference it is in opposition to the proposition to build.—Adrian Journal. The building of a court house is a county matter and a public necessity and we can hardly believe the good people of Adrian and Deer Creek township would oppose a reasonable proposition fora public building of this kind to any considerable extent. now rather than yrice next year. Mrs. C. B. Robinson and daughter Grace, took their departure Monday for Bevier, Mo., to join her husband. Mr. Robison has a good position in the shops of the coal company at that place. He is a first-class me- chanic and THe TImMeEs regrets to see this family leave Butler. Ex-Sheriff and ex-Recorder James R. Simpson of Deepwater township, AUTLER WEEKLY TIMES LOCAL (TEMS —_—<—<$<—$——$—$ $$$ Tmes’ Telephone No. 37. C. M. Cope has his paper changed ag Parker, Kan., to Kansas City, | lo. The Clinton Democrat denies that there are cases of smallpox in that city: Our esteemed farmer friend All- Saturday. Mrs. Alice C. Dyer, of Vancouver, ashington, sends remittance for This is a good time to begin to or- unize democratic clubs ineach town- ip in the county. Sheriff Mudd and Circuit Clerk Thurman are comfortably quartered A $140,000 hole was burned in the siness portion of Colorado Springs Friday. That was a big fire. The democratic central committee Meet at Harrisonville, Feb. 12. A. D. Knowles, Veterinary Surgeon 9-2t Dyeing is as simple as washing when you use Putnam Fadeless Dyes. J. A. Wright, formerly a prominent in Chicago, sends us remittance for another year. Our highly esteemed German friend A. Hellmer, of Virginia neighborhood, favored us pleasantly and substan- tially on Saturday. Everything, When “What's in a name?” when you come to medicine. the best money can buy. Our young friend William Speer, of Spruce township, favored us with a | pleasant call and renewed. He thinks of moving to the west this spring. Dr. Maxey and A. C. Umstattd, prominent and influential citizens of Spruce township, made us a very! ener call while in the city Mon- | lay. Miss Icy Jenkins, the pretty and | pular postmistress of Virginia and | iss FD. Whipple. a charming lit-/ tle lady of Pleasant Gap, compli- tented THe Tres sanctum on Mon- | aside his razor and brush and joined the heelers. on west side square, evening given by ladies of St. Mark’s guild. jwas in the city Sunday down to attend the funeral of John are at adiscount of 20 percent. That is tosay the townis notin a very favored us pleasantly and had_his dates set ahead another year. He is asplendid specimen of Batescounty’s sterling yeomanry, honest, sincere and very popular. He left an excel- lent record asa county official for eight years. J. A. Warford. an old settler and substantial citizen of near Ballard, made us a pleasant call and favored us substantially. He reported the marriage of Marion Price one oi Ballard’s popular merchants, and Miss Ruey Patrick, at Bethel church, on Sunday January 7th, Rev. Crum officiating. Dick Grim, the barber, has laid Remember the chicken pie supper next Saturday Brother Dowell of Adrian Journal, He came Mills, a brother Odd Fellow. City warrants of ElDorado Springs healthy financial condition. By invitation of Ransom Post G. A. h., W. J. Bryan delivered a lecture in St. Louis Monday night for the benefit of indigent federal soldiers. He took for his subject, “Pending Problems.” The lecture was in no sense a political one and the large hall in which he spoke was crowded to overflowing. A vein ofjcoal supposed to be 184 feet under the ground and 8 feet thick in Barton county will be inves- tigated by a company of capitalists. James Smith lost a good horse the other day. The animal while at workin his delivery wagon, run a nailin its foot and died from lock esa Dug Walden has made quite a rec- ord for himself in overseeing the con- struction of the rock street to the depot. In the management of men under him he has displayed marked executive ability and the work was not allowed to lag after he took charge. He is an active democrat and rumor has it that he will contest for city collector this spring. Mr. Brady, editor of the Progress at Richards, Vernon county, has been missing for several days and his wife is seeking for information as to his whereabouts. Now that the county records are being farmed out over town it would be well for the county court, if they have not already done so, to see that the records-are well protected by in- surance. The ladies of St. Mark’s guild will give a chicken pie supper at the rooms on west side of square next to Bates County Bank, on Saturday, January 20th from 5 o'clock. L. B. Mitchem, a grain man and member of the firm of Mitchem & Bowen, at Schell City, attempted suicide Monday by taking poison. The prompt arrival of doctors how- ever, saved his life. He had written a note to his partner giving instruc- tions to notify his wife and reques' a decent burial. The cause of Mitch- for the duties of the office and would make a fearless prosecut«r if elected. Stock-holders of the Adrian Bank- ing Company met Monday and elect- ed directors for the ensuing year. Following are tue gentlemen ele-ted: A.S. Rosier, L. P. Page. C. L. Mills, J. W. McCombs, M. V. Owen, W. H. H. Duke, A.J. Smith. The newly elect- ed directors will meet next Tuesday and elect officers for the year The business of the bank has been quite satisfactory for the past year, and the outlook for the future is prom- ising.—Adrian Journal. Judge Graves of Butler, who ranks among the best jurists of the state, came down from Butler Monday to attend the poultry show and _ visit friends here. Judge Graves has been spoken of asa candidate for State Supreme Court. . If he should ever be acandidate he would undoubtedly be astrong man to beat. His standing as a gentleman, a lawyer and a jurist is excellent and there is not a better democrat in thestate. JudgeGraves left Monday night for Clinton where he will hold court.—Nevada Mail. Z. A. White and his estimable fam- ily left the first of the week for Dent. Dent county, Texas. where they ex- pect to make their permanent home. Mr. White was boru and raised in Bates county, and for years has been one of her leading citizens. He has been an active, influential worker in the democratic party since his ma- jority and made a strong race before the last democratic convention for cireuit clerk. His many friends throughout the county will be sorry to learn of his removal to another state and will join with Tae Times in wishing him health and prosperity in his new home. We take great pleasure in congrat ulating our esteemed friend George G. Henry on his appointment by the State Board of Agriculture to the important position of cattle inspec- tor. His territory will embrace the counties of Jasper, Newton. McDonald and Barry. It will be his duty to in- spect every head of cattle crossing the state lines bordering on these counties. For this service he receives asalary of $100 per month and ex- penses. The appointment was more highly appreciated by him, becau:e it was unsolicited. He owes his pre- ferment to Hon. George B. Ellis. No better mar. in this section of the state could have been selected and we con- gratulate the board on its choice. His duties begin the first of March. In the death of Illina Graham, which occurred at his home in the east part of the county on Thursday morning, January 4th. Bates county lost one of her most promising young mes. He died of typhoid feverat the of 32 years. He leaves a widow but no children. He was born in Moved fronts on said street, the council de- | cided to have the work done. macadamizing worse than any street | in the city. In almost impassable and the property owners are to becommended for their | deceared. were granted to the undersigned on robate enterprise in petitioning the council | | All persons hi for the interest taken in substantially | improving the streets, and hopes to | see the good work continued until | every prominent street in the town is | streets, should be the motto of every | citizen. Monday night the matter of macad-| John Me amizing South Main street from the | Emerson was re-elected cashier.—Mer- southeast corner of the public square to the city limits south was taken up | und after due consideration and ac { this street needed | | Next to Ohio. bad weather it is to make the improvement. ee vice president and ©. A wn Mirror. Mrs. J. D. Allen entertained in a de- itful mauner a merry crowd of ing on a petition presented by a ma-/| young ladies at 6 o'clock dinner jority of citizens whose property | Wednesday afternoon. he guests were Misses Lillie Eakin, Nellie Austin, Ruby and Regina Rosser and Edith Everingham; also Mra. H. C. Clark and Mrs. Joe Morrison.—Record. Adwinistrator’s Notice Notice is hereby given, that letters of testamentery on estate of Ilina Graham, the 15 da n 1900, by aunty, Missourt claims ageinet~aldt estate are required to exhibit them for allowance tothe r after the date of the Court of Ral -catrix within one y: Tue Ties feels like patting every t letters, or they cecbuted toms . : » back | any beneiit of said es {euch claims be member of the council on the back | $07 Peete a oe ae paved. Carry alantern and improve the} j An Old Landmark Gone. | John H. Mills departed this life at | his home in this city Friday morning | at 3 o'clock, after a protracted illness | of several months. His wife and | daughter were with him at time of Funeral his dissolution. services were conducted from late r Sunday afternoon by Rev. Jones, of | the Methodist church, assisted by Rey. Eubanks, of the Baptist church Burial services in Oak Hill cemetery were conducted under auspiees of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of which order he was an active member of long standing, having been a char- ter member of Butler Lodge 180, the last one now living in Butler. Large delegations of his brethren came from Rich Hill and Adrian to pay their last sad respects. John H. Mills was born in Monte- zuma, Indiana, and removed to Cass later with his brother Cass, he open- ed out a shop on North Main street. where he has worked continuously since. He was married to Miss Nan- nie Hurt, and leaves a widow, two children, Will L. Mills, of Owensboro, na, Mont. He was a good citizen, an excel- lent neighbor, kind and affectionate husband and indulgent father. An Ky., and Mrs. J. M. Tucker, of Hele- | of this pubitcat ov shall be forever barred. This 15 dav ot January, 1000. MINSIE B GRAHAM, 10-45 Executrix. ers H- CULVER, | JNO. HUTCHISON, Licenesed Embalmer. eos wits Tux BUTLER CASH DEPARTMENT STORE. acsisijeainsh Allorders attended to prompt- ly, day or night. The best hearse in the county. Terms: CASH OR ON CREDIT. TELEPHONE—Night, 109; Day, No. 52. | een en eee ‘Thursday, Jan, 18th | | (we start our annual CLEANING | county as early as 1850. He came | U Pp SALE to Butler in 1859, and worked at his | trade, blacksmithing. A few years) | of all heavy weight Men’s | Boys’ and Children’s suits and Overcoats. we offer the | People of Bates and adjoining counties ; j ; Sangamon county Illinois. to Bates county with his parents, John and Mary Graham, in 1872. He married Miss Minnie Umstattd, cf near Johnstown about twelve years ago. He wasa brother of John M. Graham, of Shawnee township. Fu- neral service were conducted by Rev. Finis King from the Bethel church and the remains were interred in Bethel cemetery. Until further notiee the I. O. O. F. lodge will meet in the Woodmen Hall on the south side of the square. All members are requested to be in at- tendance Monday night. em’s act is alleged to be due to hard drink. Jefferson Simpson, a prominent business man of Adrian, died very suddenly at the home of his brother- in-law Boone Burner, where he was visiting Tuesday night. He had gone home with Mr. Burner and after en- tering the house complained of feel- ing very queer, a strange numbness overcoming him. Mr. Burner said he thought nothing serious was the A number of Bates county people carried off premiums at the Nevada poultry show. Among the prize win- ners were: C. A. Allen and Mrs. W. E. Walton of Butler, and Mrs. C. C. Jen- nings of this city. —Critie. } Walter Rains. of Bolivar, Mo., rep- Three joes attempted to rob the old land mark has been removed in| Mr. Mills and he will be sadly missed | in Butler and especially in hix lodge | to which he was much devoted, and took great interest in its success. SUCH VALUES. It will justify all in need of clothing to PURCHASE NOW. inducements have From the announcement columns in the papers the cam yaign in Pettis. | Cooper. anueda aad ualayettecoun- | ties has opened up in earnest and the | candidates are on the wing. N No such | Co., of St. matter and went to do up his chores, on his return to the room after a short absence, he found him dead. resenting the Ely-Walker Dry Goods Louis, and Sitk.a Lu- theran minister, were burned to death in a fire which destroyed Hotel Cen- tral at St. James, Mo., the other J.S. Pierce favored us with a pleas- night agent. Marion Stone, at the de- pot in Lamar Friday night about 12 o'clock. He had just quit work to eat his midnight lunch when the win- dow between the gentlemen’s waiting room and the ticket office wassmash- “If the Cap Fits, Wear it.” If you are suffering from the conse- | been offered to the public be- quences of impure blood—hare boils. | pimples or acrofala sores: if your food does not digest or you suffer from fore for reliable gooods. ant call and renewal. He informs us that he has definitely concluded to William Vogt. one of our excellent | make the race before the democratic German farmers residing in the neigh-| party for county treasurer. Mr. borhood of Virginia, returned Satur- | Pierce made the race two years ago day from Quiney. Il, where he had | for this office and made a splendid been to pay his father, now 80 years showing in the convention. He is old. a visit. He found the old gen- | thoroughly competent, a man of tleman in very good health for a! splendid habits and character, an man of his years, and his stay was a/ old citizen and an active democratic most pleasant one. i worker since his majority. ed with a heavy iron bar and one of the robbers thrust a pistol throngh the window and shot at Mr. Stone. who returned the fire. The robbers then attempted to enter the door when Mr. Stone again opened fire on them and they retreated. At the the time of the attempted hold-up there was a manand womanin the ladies wating room. night. catarrh or rheumatism, you are the one who should take Hood's Sarsap- arilla. It will fit your case exactly. | make your blood pure and eure salt} All Heavy Caps at Cost. rheum. scrofula. dvs pepsia, catarrh, and give you perfect health P Hood's Pills cure all liver ills. Non | EAE | sritating. : The Clothier. i