Subscribers enjoy higher page view limit, downloads, and exclusive features.
SF55550 210000 eeee WINTER BeGIns IN. EARNEST IN A FEW DAYS, SO SAYS THE WEATHER MAN. We have yet a complete line of sizes in Suits AND ¢a—— Overcoats. As well as a full stock of BOOTS. J Leather or Felts and HIGH CUT SHOES for men. Your supplies are bought right and are right if you trade at the PRICES Our prominent fellow-citizen J. P. Edwards, orders Tue Times changed to El Paso, Texas, where he and his estimable wife are spending the win- ter. Rev. Hicks, the weather prophet, predicts plenty of bad weather for this month, and whether he hits or misses it, the wise person will make provision. M. J. Martin and wife, nee Miss | Mary Walker, of Webb City, spent C hristmas with her mother, Mrs. W. | F. Hemstreet. Mr. Martin compli-' mented Tur Times with a pleasant From M. W. Thompson, we learn} that Chas. West, of Foster, had two of his best horses to die last week. The cause is unknown. One of them went violently mad a short time be- fore it died. S. E. Jones, a substantial farmer and influential citizen, living west of Butler, favored us pleasantly on Sat- urday. In spite of the drouth this summer he bought forty acres more of land, for which he paid $30 per acre, Our old friend Jasper Bowman, formerly of the Virginia neighbor- hood, now of Roper, Kansas, sends us remittance for renewal, together with kind expressions for Tar Totes for which he has our thanks. The Nevada Mail reports thedeath in that city Friday night of Rev. E. &. White, aged 77 years. He had liv- ed in the county 65 years and spent 40 years of his life in the ministry of the Southern Methodist church. Robt. Hill, aged 81 years, 10 months and 25 days old, died at his home in Lamar Saturday. He was an old seaman in his younger days and made regalar trips from New York to Liverpool, England: The Rich Hill Review reports the death in that city on Dee, 28th of Philip Yehle, who died from _obstrue- | bad when his party needs him, Mrs. W. T. Cole issuffering severely from an attack of erysipelas in the face. Thethanks of Tue Times is due the tich Hill Bank for a pocket map of the state of Missouri. J. E. Williams, chairman, and W. R. Bell, secretary, of the Bates eoun- ty Democratic Central committee, attended the Democratic meeting in St. Louis Monday Estes Smith was in the city on Monday and favored us pleasantly. Estes is one of the best known demo- cratsin the county. The road is| never too long or the weather too He is one of the most affable gentlemen jimaginable, Jas. K. Crawford, a pioneer itizen | of Henry county, died suddenly his home, three miles southwest oid Montrose, He had been to Clinton making Christmas purchases and re- turning home, took suddenly sick during the night and died in afew hours. M.A. and J. R. Carroll, of Lone Oak, favored us with a pleasant call on Saturday, the former renewing for his paper. The Carroll boys are among the most energetic, trust- worthy citizens of Bates county and Tue Times is proud to elaim them among its best friends, The editor of Tuk Tings was sub- stantially remembered on Christmas by his friends J. A. Trader, of Kan sas City; Hon, H. H. Hohensehild, of Rolla; H. R. Smith, of St. Louis; Bengsch & Mabbott, J. E. Williams and A.C. Edrington, of Butler, all of whom will accept our thanks, Prof. Ives, superintendent of the public schools of Adrian, in company with John F. Herrell, complimented our sanctum on Thursday and the former had his dates set- ahead. The professor is serving his fourth year as superintendent at Adrian, where the people regard him very highly. Bargains —AT— McKibbens. One lot of 54 inch Dress Goods were $1 a yard, for 75 cents. One lot of Checked Suitings were 50 cents, for 39 cents. One lot of Cloaks at one-half price. One lot of Men’s Underwear were $1.00, now 75 cents, One lot of Underskirts at less than cost, One lot of Ladies’ Fleeced Hose Regular price 35 cents for 25 cents. One lot of Carpet Samples suitable for rugs, we are selling to make room for spring samples. One lot of 27 inch Percale ON SHIRTS AND Underwear. DON’T MISS THE AMERICAN. eoeoooeesazsamimecooooee Times’ ‘Sileghane No. a7. We are in receipt of remittance for renewal from Harriet L. Harvey, of Oakesdale, Wash. She says they Leok after the poor. ’ : : P : look for Tue Times as a letter from Good resolves are in order now. Heto: Prepare for bad weather with an} extra supply of wood and coal. See the gold watch that is included n the grab sale—Frank Bernhardt. 9-3t C, A. Webb, a popular young gen- tleman of Summit, favored us pleas- antly on Friday and had his name enrolled on our books. The boys expect. to turn on the wholesale establishment in St. electric lights either to-night or to-| Joseph, spent the holidays with the _mmorrow night... —--femily-of-his~parents, Mi and Mrs. Call at store and see the special | 4. M. Webb, east of Butler. prizes for the grab sale—Frank Bernhardt. 9-36 Our esteemed lady friend Mary E. Robinson favored us with a renewal oi her subscription. an Dell Welton will hand out the mail at the Butler postoffice four years longer. The office could not be filled by a more accommodating man, and Dell has our best wishes. It was a sad, sad Christmas to Mrs. R. Clark of Adrian, From scarlet fever she buried two of her children in the past two weeks. Both were boys, one two, and the other six years of age. Cy Walker, traveling for a St. Louis wholesale establishment, came home to spend the holidays with his fam- ily. Don’t forget to see that beautiful diamond ring that goes in the grab sale.—Frank Bernhardt. 9-3t Miss Jonnie Shutt handsomely en- We were complimented by a pleas-|tertained a large number of her ant call from T. A. Crabttee, who| young friends at the commodious h d from Culver | home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. pho adad — Jno. E. Shutt, on Christmas evening, with an elegant reception. ur old friend G. W. Moles, fayored us*pleasantly and hadj his paper] R.A. Jones made us a pleasantcall changed from Altona to Adrian. Mr. | and renewed for Mrs. A. E. McKenna, Moles is a representative farmer of living south of Butler, widow of the Bates county. late C. McKenna, who was an hon- orable, upright citizen, held in the R. D. Radford, another sterling | highest esteem by all who knew him. democratic farmer of Deep g Water hil ee Sree & toe ee we Keytaville, Mo., was foully murder- th the city Monday. ed Friday night by Ras Butler, color- Will J. Hirni, of the F. &§M. bank ed, her paramour. The woman had at Rich Hill, and Miss Hyde of the] 4 baby only three weeks old, and at Papinville neighborhood, were mar-| the time of the murder was sitting in ried on Christmas day. a chair sewing. ‘A. L, Pipes and J. M. Moore, two} John Rossen and Lee Culver have | sterling democratic farmers of Shaw-| soured the contract for plastering ‘mee, complimented us pleasantly | the new court house, and will begin ‘while in the city on Tuesday. when the weather permits. ‘They are We were complimented by a very | excellent plasterers and the county nt call from two of New Home| will be the gainer by reason of their Rownship’s young democratic farm- having secured the job. ers, E. L, Thomas and W. A. Woods, 2 Mary Turner, a negro woman at The Fidelity Mutual Aid Associa- , tion of San Francisco, California, re- Tres is sorry to learn there | membered their agent, Ezra Tuttle, mt for the better in | of this city, with a draft for $25 as a tidn of the bowels, Also on the 29th the death ef Wesley Arrowsmith, whose death was due to consump- tion, North Main street was lively foran hourorso on the afternoon of Christ- mas day, and when the dust cleared away, there were a number of pealed heads and bloody noses. It was a free for all go and chairs and pokers were flying in the air. Miss Mary Wix, pretty little daugh- ter of Judge and Mrs. Clark Wix, en- tertained a large number of her young friends and schoolmates on Christmas night. A jolly good time was had and delicious refreshments were served, Von'tforget the grab saleat Frank Bernhardt’s jewelry store. Thegrab ticket will cost you 25 cents and may draw a gold watch or diamond ring. jere will be no blanks, every ticket drawsa prize which will be worth not less than_2 Read_ his. advertise- ment for pa particulars, A large number of their young friends gave Master Bob Allen and his visit- ingcousin, Miss Hazel Sherwood, of Neosho, a joyful surprise on last Sat- urday evening with a storm party, at the home of the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Allen. It goes without saying they had a romping good time. A small barn in the rear of S. W. Dooley’s residence on North Main street was partially burned Saturday night. The barn contained a lot of woodand coal. It is not known how the fire originated. The barn was in close proximity to Mr. Dooley’s resi- dence and to the prompt arrival of the fire company the credit is due to saving the family residence. We commend this paragraph tak- en from the Nevada Mail to the care- ful consideration of the business men of Butler: “Make up your mind to be a more extensive advertiser through the coming New Year. The business man who adds thought and vim to his efforts in advertising will profit by it. It pays to push your business. Don’t hide your light un- der a bushel. Get out and hustle for what trade there is in sight, andthen to attract trade from a greater dis- tance,” J. G. Cantrell complimented us pleasantly and renewed. He cameto Bates county when quite youngfrom away down south in Georgia, where, it is claimed, they grow only demo- erats and alligators, and they cer- tainly growed a good democrat in Cantrell, for he begun working forthe succes of the party before he was old enough to vote and has kept it up every since. He made a very credit- able race for Recorder the jast time and informs us that he will be in the esley Denton came down from Kansas City, where ‘he is holding a responsible position with the A.J. Gillespie Commission company and spent Christmas week with his par- ents, Mr, > Mrs. C. A. Denton. He gave Tue Times a pleasant call Sat- urday, and we were glad to learn he was doing well and enjoying good health, Mr. and Mrs, A. B, Owen celebrat- ed the 22nd anniversary of their happy and prosperous married life, with a tine turkey dinner on Christ- masday, The guests were Mr. and Mrs, W. E. Walton, Major and Mrs, PF. H. Crowell, Mr. and Mrs. J. D, Allen Ture Times thinks this most estimable couple of the salt of the earth and wishes them all the bless- ings of this lite. Miss Nellie Walker, the aecomplish- daughter-oldames-4-Watker, wis unanimously elected by the school board as teacher to fill the vacaney wae Dy the Tesignation of Miss Hedrick. pronounced because she was not an applicant, but was attending the Normal ut Warrensburg at the time. Wefeel like congratulating the board on its choice, The compliment was more Hon. George B. Ellis, secretary of the state board of agriculture at Co- lumbia, made us a pleasant call on Friday. He had been spending Christmas with his old neighbors and friends in Deep Water and Hudson townships. Mr. Ellis is one of the strong men ef the democratic party in the state. Heis making a splen- did secretary to the state board of agriculture, and his admirable re- ports are being favarably comment- ed on throughout the state. Our old friend Joe Smith and his estimable wife, of Walnut township, were in the city on Thursday and complimented our sanctum. Uncle Joe likes to complain of growing old, and when compared to his good looking young wile he does appear ancient. He is enjoying good health aside from an affection of the eyes, and was in town that day to consult an occulist. They are early settlers of Bates county and most estimable citizens. f C. G. Hunt, of Hudson, made us a pleasant call on Thursday and had his name enrolled for Tue Times. He came to Butler to hear Judge DeAr- mond’s address on the Philippines, having spent eighteen months in those islands. He weighed 200 pounds when helanded there and 118 when he left. He says itis no place for a white man. Heisason of Dr. Hunt, of Warrensburg, formerly county treasurer of Johnson county. He came to Bates county abouta year ago and — ta farm in Hud- son, on which he has opened out-a fine coal bank. for 5 cents a yard, a One lot of : Duck Coats were $1.50, for 98 cents. We are showing a large line of Blankets at very low prices, Come and see us for Good Goods at Lowes! Prices, McKIBBENS, ~ WE THANK THE PEOPL EOF BATES and adjoining counties for their very liberal pat- ronage during the past year WISHING ALL A HAPPY NEW YEAR. Joe MMAeyer, The Clothier. eh a 5 a ML. i‘ Smith writes from Ligoslee, i a A BAD ACCIDENT. Ind.: ‘Please send me Tue Times. fam here where susage and buck- wheat cakes are ripe, and I want somegood democratic news to digest them.” Mrs. Vest Seriously Hurt in a Run- away. From Dr. T. W. Foster, city, we learn that Mrs, | residing near Ballard, was thrown from her buggy Saturday evening and seriously if Tot fatally injured. Her son who was with her and, driv- ing the team, escaped with slight in- juries, The accident was caused by the neck yoke breaking and letting the tongue drop to the ground, This scared the horses and they became unmanageable and ran away. After running seme distance the occupants were thrown from the buggy... Mrs. Vest fell out over the dash véard, head first, and struek the frozen ground with such force as tocrush her breast and break several ribs. She was also internally injur- ed, but to what extent Dr. Foster was not able to say, except that he considered her case very serious. Mrs. Vest is quite an aged lady and her many friends will learn with deep- est regret of the accident which has befallen her. of this On the second Sunday in January, W. A. Vest, 1902, we will begin revival services at the M. E. Church, South, to which everbody is most cordially invited. We solicit the prayers and help of all christian people living in Butler and surrounding community. Tuos, C, Peckerr, Pastor. Our old friend and esteemed fellow citizen Charles R. Radford never for- gets us on the first of the year. He is as prompt as death and taxes. He is one of our wealthiest citizens and has a large circle of friends and ac- quaintances. Our esteemed farmer friend and good patron James Robinson favor- ed us with a pleasant call and renew- al, as has been his custom for many years. He is one of our most sub- stantial farmers, and like the Village Smithy, he can look the whole world in the face for he owes not any man. Miss Mertie Cox and Grant Moudy, prominent young people of Adrian, were married on Tuesday evening, Dec. 31st, at the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs. Jane Cox. Elder W. M. Roe performed the ceremony. The bride is a neice of Mrs. A. B. Owen. We will publish the address to the democrats of Missouri adopted by the convention of democratic county chairmen and secretaries held in St. Louis on Monday, next week. ¢ -_