The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 24, 1900, Page 5

t | Wash Sut We are showing t est line of wash suits at from 25c to 50c prices. A very good quality as low as 25ce— better grades, 50c, 75 O- White Duck at $1.50. Children’s Wash These suits are certainly within the reach of all. O ’ Boys’ Fancy Vest For boys from 8 to 15 years old—are the Children’ latest out. ages 5 to 12, only 50c Don’t forget our Shoe—the best $3.50 S, 200, his season, the larg- ever in Butler, and saving over usual c, $1.00 and $1 Vestee Suits $1. ¢ “= ‘a s, $1 and $1 ~~ s coat shirts for great ‘‘Walk-over’ Don’t pay 50ct. for the canvas hat which you can get here for 25ct. American Clothing House. A walnut logis being prepared at! Dewey, I. T., winch is oa far asa to the World’s fair at Paris. It is’ thought to be over four hundred ' years old, the first limb being 55 feet , from the ground and the trunk is 16} feet 5 inches in circumference. M. M. Carroll, of Lone Oak, paid his respects and had his name en- rolled for Tue Tmes. Mr. Carroll is one of the foremost farmers of that section of the county and always! takes an interest in matters that con- cern his people. He reports crop prospects bright. Another street fair will be held at Marshall, Mo., this year. The execu- tive committee of the fair assoc ion held a meeting the other day and elected officers and appointed com- mittees to solicit subscriptions. The fair will be held in September. R. D. Radford, of the neighborhood of Ballard. paid Tue Times a pleas- ant visit Saturday. Mr. Radford is one of our best friends and patrons, is an excellent citizen anda true dem- ocrat. He has been appointed and will serve as a judge at the primary election. Our old and highly esteemed far- mer friend G. M. Balew, living in Deep Water township favored us with a pleasant call on Saturday and had his dates set ahead, as has been his custom for many } s. He re- ports good crop prospects in his sec- tion and the farmers in good spirits. Twenty-seven Shorthorn cattle, owned t A. Wallace of Bunceton, Williams Bros. are selling at cost $2,500 worth of China and glase- ware. Read their advertisement. John L. Ludwick is still very low, with not much improvement. He has passed his allotted time. of three score and ten years. He is the old- est settler of Bates couney and his many friends are hoping that he will rally from this spell and prolong his useful life many years more. Our valued Pleasant Gap corres-; pondent was in error as regards children’s day at Double Branches. He should have said the exercises will be held on Sunday June 3, instead of the fourth Sunday in May. The} correction of the mistake was asked | by R. R. Earsom. Don’t forget the day, Sunday, June 3. | James H. Crawford publishes a card in this issue explaining fully and frankly why he withdrew from} the race for county treasurer. Hej had conducted an ag cam- paign, but fair and honorable to-| ward his opponents, and understood | the situation better than his mar friends who were enthusiastically e: pousing his cause. He aggressive surest Way to success, and losing. retired gracetul Mr. Crawford is an active energetic democrat and an effective worker He is a clever, $ gentleman and in politics. agreements end a strong man and his possibilities in the future are many. Our fellow townsman, Wesley Kipp father of E.D. Kipp, hier of t Farmers’ bank, was stricken sudden- v A Mo., and George Wood of Winston, Mo.. sold at Kansas City, Friday for $3.515, or an average of $1 ahead. Nine males brought 20, an aver , and rhteen :an age of Judges Sam West and L. D. Wim- satt, Clerk Broaddus and contractor Couts went to Rockville township last week to inspect a cable bridge recently built over Shaw branch. The shoe on earth. judges were well pleased with the bridge and say it practically solves the problem of the steel trust for this county, being about one-half the cost of the steel bridge. C. R. Fillmore, of Ada, Indian Ty., a young man 28 or 30 yearsold, was caught by_a freight train at Nevada, Thursday night about 11 o'clock and cut in two above the hips. It is sup- posed he attempted to cross the track by crowding under the cars, when the train suddenly pulled up and caught him. The deceased came to Nevada Monday to take a course in magnetic healing. We note that our neighbor of the ji TLER WEEKLY TIMES LOCAL ITEMS ‘Totes’ Telephone No. 37. We show the very latest New York tylein hat. American Clo. House } Mesdames Sam Levy and Max einer are in St. Louis visiting rela- Our highly esteemed lady friend rs. J. E. Arnold, favors us with her bscription. The bigerowd in town Saturday br ght back recollections of the eet fair. | ‘Mrs. Joshua Evilsizer \s visiting sister, Mrs. Foster, at Raymore, county. EThe candidates have nine more} Sin which to put in their time} ng the dear people. | L. McBride, Jas. A. Robinson, J. sierand M. L. Fry attended the - R. Encampment at Springfield. s.C. E. Benton of Ft. Scott, and | E.E. Haire. of Galesburg, Il, Suests of Mr. and Mrs.€. W. ldwin. 4 i] D. A. Colyer left for the south last | » Where he goes to let’ mail con- ts. He will be absent couple onths. mes H. Wright a prominent and perous young farmer of Mound Waship favored us pleasantly while the city and renewed. | Myrtle Rosemond left last for Haddam. Kan., to spend Summer with her brother L. N. emond and family. Sam C. Dobbins one of the sterling @ township, favored us pleasantly d had his dates set ahead. “dames Norton iz democratic farmers of Char- | f ¢ | 1 popularand pros- |} Our $1.50 plow shoe sell for $1.65 elawhere. Americain Clothing House. Ex-county treasure Oscar Reeder, now a prominent farmer of Mound township, favored us with a pleasant ; call Tuesday. Dr. T. C. Boulware attended the meeting of the State Medical Asseci- ation at Mexico, Mo., last week A ter adjournment he went to Callowa county, his old home, to visit rela- tives. The school board at Rich Hill has crossed swords over the appointment of a superintendent for the schools of that city. Profs. Cooke and Barrett are the applicants and the board is a tie. Mrs. E.S. Carrithers, who has been spending the past winter inthe south for her health, has returned home and her many friends will be glad to learn she has been much benefitted in health. The teachers elected to teach in the schools at Rockville the coming year are Prof. R. L. Gwinn, principal, Mrs. Ollie Leech, Miss Lena Wright and Miss Mollie Showalter. Afarmer over in Monroe county paid $9 for a sow and six pigs last tall and a few days ago sold them for $77. That beats stock in the Stand- ard Oil Company. P. J. Jewett, of Summit has_ his dates set ahead. He reports Mrs. Jewett, who has been in bad health for some time,as much improved, which will be ve atifying news to her many friends in Butler. tent stretched in their church yard in this city and are holding a camp meeting. The attendance so far not very large but, we under they are having an interestin; profitable meeting. is Frank Oldaker, Butler's popular shoemaker, who has been holding down a bench in the rear of the old | Grange store building since 18§1, has moved his shop to the east side of us young farmer of this vicinity. hewed for his paper. O nd, living near nia, favored us with a pleasant andrenewed hersubscription. Judge W. W. Graves opened the ¥ term of circuit court for Henry Ounty, at Clinton lastweek. Hehas a lengthy docket to dispose of. C.E. Garner, a worthy young far- of Lone Oak, subscribes for THe es. He has been allied with the bopulist party, but says he will sup- ort the democratic ticket this fall. Wored us with a pleasant call and} the square in the room occupied by H. H. Nichols & Son. lly hot by Mr. Roberts afew days ago at died. The | was accident } with a tare Brot | accident was one ¢ has ever Mr. Robe appe } n the county.a tsis prostrated with grief. The Clinton Demoer Frisco line is Arkansas a strawberries into sas City. A strawberry of ten cars went north to Kansas Ci day and one of twelve cars Tuesday. Missouri and Kan- The holiness people have a large} >} 1900. } : “oe % : | The little son of Riley Cru whe Mrs. Cenia Hoagland, widow of the | a ri os aoe f er teacher and reft Free Press is getting out a state edi- tion of his paper. He hopes to make it the populist organ for Missouri and we would be glad to see him real- ize his fullest expectations and line his pockets with “filthy lucre.” Bro. Atheson has recently added a Scott power press and oline engine to his office equipment, all of which to- kens of prosperity we are glad to note. At the Cumberland Presbyterian ehureh Sanday night the graduating class of our public schools listened to asplendid baccalaureate sermon by Rey. Devina. The sermon was elo- quent and many think the best effort of the kind ever delivered in this city ona similar occasion. The church house was crowded to overflowing by an appreciative audience, the front seats being reserved for the 1900 class. While boating in Avery's lake near Shelton Miss Kate DeJarnette of La- mar narrowly escaped drowning. The boat sprung a leak when in ten foot water. Miss Le Vonne Norris jumped out and got to the shore in safty but Miss De Jarnette went down with the boat and would have drowned bu for the prompt action of fifteen year old Frank Adams who dived and brought her out unconscious to the shore. a barn raising on the farm of atkins, near Yates Center, Kan- Friday. Henry Snell and Lute Pingry. helpers in raising the barn were crushed to death by falling tim- bers. In placing one of the bents in position the fonndation gave way and the heavy frame fell, crushing the two mento death. Two other men were caught and badly hurt Snell was a prosperous farmer and leaves a family. Pingry was a young jman and unmarried. democrats of Rockville have | organized a club for the campaign of | D. D. Hill was made chairman jand Thos. Rees. secretary. A large | number of namer were added to the roll and elub starts off with wright prospects of doing much good for the county, state and national tickets. This is Bryan year again and the demoerats in every town- ship in the county should have a work active club. he the Misa Rachael Crat of Rich Hill has brought suit against the school board of t yforone year’s sal- ary as at er. Miss Crabb was elected one of the t ust ended. On the ed she had not received h showed up the next day. time the board employed sed to recog notwithstandin Miss Crab th. et s entitled to teach and on this she was ground brought suit. ly Friday night with paralysis, the entire right side being effected. The family thought him some better at the hour of going to pri rday but still in precario lition Mr. Kipp is in his 68th yee id has lived a very active life. Heis a man of jovial disposition and of wide ac- quaiutance in the state. and his host of friends will learn of his serious sick- ness with deepest regrets. All Butler will join THe Times in hopes that he 1 y over his health. Mrs Joe Little of Nevada, and Mrs. F. A. Morse of Colorado, daughte Mr. Kipp, were notified of their father’s sickness and are with him. a = Of One of the most beautiful suburban homes of Butler is that of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. F. Hemstreet, located in the southwest part of the city, for- merly the Humphrey home. The former large two-story home was burned and in its place is a mode seven room cottage, conveniently ar- ranged, well built and complete in all its appointments. It is surrounded by five acres of as beautiful rolling ground as can be foundinthecounty, jocated in a grove of shade tree with a fine blue grass lawn. Here a week ago was solemnized one of the prettiest weddings it had been our pleasure to witness in Butler, when Rev. Divinia in the beautiful, ritual- istie form of the C. P. church united the hands for life of Wm. M. Arnold, one of our handsomest and most popular young business men and Mrs. Annie Smith, daughter of Mrs. Hemstreet, a beautiful. accomplished and very amiable lady. A large num- ber of relatives were present together with a few intimate friends of the contracting parties. After the cere- mony, pronounced at hight noon, the family and guests were seated at tables and served to a delicions din- ner prepared under the supervision of Mrs. Hemstreet noted among her acquaintances in culinary art. Mr and Mrs. Arnold were the recipients of many useful, valuable and beautiful presents. They are keeping house on North Main street in a home prepar- ed by the groom beforehand. THE TIMES joins their many friendsin best wishes for their happiness and pros- perity. 1 W.H. Adams, the veteran printer, editor and farmer, now residing at Springtied, Mo., paid THe Times a pleasant and welcome visit Mon f while in town on a visit to gr: Walter Gill and many old 8. He was recovering from @ severe spell and is quite feeble. By the advice his physician an relatives heis taking alittle trip and will spend a few weeks visiting relatives. He left bere Tuesday morning for Rich Hill will go from there to Lexington, Fayette and Audrain eounty. The many friends of the family in this county will be sorry to learn of the death of Mrs. Adams, which curred on the 28th of April. Mr. Adams formerly owned a fine farm in Elkhart township,this county, oc- where he lived and prospered as} a farmer for several years. Tiring of | farm he sold his land and moved | to Butler, where he resided until) taking his departure for Springfield. | Mr. Adams is now 7S years of age, | the | state that can duplicate his record} and there are few, i 2en in any asa printer. He informed us that be began working at the business in 1837, and followed the trade up toa few vears ago, the last work he did it ona populist paper at Spring- | field, Mo., started by M. V. Cartoll. | just previous to the election in 1896. In his day Mr. Adams has owned and 1 | edited several good papers, and boasts of the fact that he started. owned and edited the first p: He started t 1 out under the tree, then a goverr cured wk he of bui tupa always been an a and in his balmy day sive acquaintance wit men and politician. {city are atte took the | chances which pointed to him the} Tae Times notes with pleasure that | Prof. J. W. Richardson has been re- j elected superintendent of the public schools at Jefferson City. Prof. Rich- ardson formerly lived in had charge of the Butler Academy, and his many warm friends in this county will be glad to learn that his ability as a teacher has been appre iated by the people of the captial city. T County Clerk S vddus », Ino Clark ie judicial vention being held at Moberly convention organized f named L. J. T. Hull, Judge Fr H anley and Gen ( wi gentlemen w ced in nomination. H. ¢ mmonds, of Barton county; C. B. Crawley. of Keytesville; E. J. Broadd f il- licothe; W. W. Wo of " county: and Richard H. of Lafayette county the time of going to press with T TIMER ves- terday the v Wood, sroaddus ‘ome and Cann at special | | NEW Just opened, A choice laces of all widths. Our full line of Pulley Belts, a Butler and | JUST RECEIVED a new lot Lace Curtains s and Mattings Allover Laces, BEAUTIFUL NEW Wash Dress Goods in endless variety and colormgs Fans are now ready and are pret- tier than ever and better values. NEW Special sale 75c and $1 corsets at 48 cents. LADIES VESTS 5 cents up. Special things in MEN’S UNDERWEAR. Big line of Straw Hats. ee our Ladies’ $2.50 Shoes, Bargains all over the house. fcKibbens, cost, $2,500 wort « t ehina and glassware at Willis:s | Bros., store. Now is your chance for | bargains. Going at Cireuit Clerk Thurman was a tor in Rich Hill Wednesday, and at- tended the commencement exercises in the evening. Mr. Thurman was connected with the Rich Hill public viei- schools for several vears and still re tains a warn place in his heart for our school ygraduates.—Rich Hill Critic “The Strength of Twenty Men When Sha ire employed this phrase i, of course, to healthy, If he had lived in tt would have known that men who are not healthy taking medicine, and pure 1 perfect y and } ch cathartie— see them. low price. Embroideries lot of embroideries and Belt Buckles, North Side Square. | i | and the proper fine shoes. + t to see have them and Drysdale East Side Square. THEY ARE RIGHT. 4 They are the proper style, the proper shape The Price is Absolutely Correct, We are talking about our men’s and women’s We have them in TAN, CHOCOLATE, BLACK, AUTOMOBILE RED They are selling bec: We invite you to call and look them over. kind of leather. suse the people must hem is to buy ther PAPUA sSsssseVexgiaegs a & Keasling. alfc) {ca ied