The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 30, 1902, Page 5

ras nae es a ts ses a ‘Che 20 Per Cent } DISCOUNT SALE STILL CONTINUES NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY “WARM GO0D3” AT gs’ Telephone No. 37. rs. Laura Cope, of New Home, re- jews through Aaron. Sleighing was good in Butler the forepart of the week. Strawberries have found their way into the Kansas City market Come early and make your grab Saturday, we start at 9 o'clock. The snow Saturday was general through north and central Missouri. | Our esteemed farmer friend G. W. Daniel called and had his dates set ahead. Make your grab for the diamond ring Saturday. It is your last chance. -Remember you get a number for the drawing on a gold watch with every grab. We understand that James G. Waker sold a bunch of mules which averaged him $115 per head. The day is not far distant when the farmers will be utilizing their wire fences for telephone purposes, The boys ought to have planted their faith on flour, That article holds its own, wheat up or down, 24 sets of teaspoons and 4 gravy ladles will be given away at Jim’s C, G Saturday, Feb. Ist. Ask Jim how about it. One set of nice teaspoons will be given with each 100 tbs of White Loaf flour Saturday, Feb. 1st, at Jim’s C. G. Mrs. Jerd Vantrees, who has been seriously sick for several days, was orted to be slightly better Tues- iy morning. For SaLe:—Good set of double; A snow storm almost in the shape wagon harness. BF. Ricnarps, | of a blizzard from the northeast Butler, Mo. | struck Butler about 5 o'clock Tues- The city council of Eldorado Springs for that town, This is severe weather on the ex- treme poor and doubtless there are such persons in Butler who would gladly accept assistance to bridge them over a few weeks. Squire O. M. Burkhart, one of Bates county's staunch and reliable yeomanry, an influential and highly respected citizen of Pleasant Gap, favored us socially and had his dates set ahead, | Saturday we will sell the remainder ofthe grab sale packages next Satur- day. There are several valuable prizes left including the diamond | ring. %. A. White has his paper changed from Butte, Mont., to Altona. Zib is one of the best fellows in the world and we are mighty glad he is coming back to our county. J.R. Jenkins, who has been bedfast at his residence with the grip for the past two weeks, is reported to be bet- ter and hopes are now entertained that he will be out again shortly. Judge Graves has his hands full looking after criminal matters in the Henry county court last week, There were seven convictions, six to the penitentiary and one to a jail sen- tence. Option dealing is a risky business and if it be true that some of the Butler boys are wiser if not richer in the downs of the market in the past two weeks their friends are sorry for them. has let the contract for waterworks | On account of the bad weather last | day evening whieh hurried people in doors. We are in receipt of copies of late El Paso, Texas, papers and cred it them to our old friend, Col. J. P. Edwards, who, with his wife, is at that place, We had the pleasure of meeting L. Y. Keady and 8. B. Watrous, of Portland, Oreg., who are in the city on business, Mr. Keady married the eldest daughter of Dr. J. T. Walls. He and his wife are stopping fora few days at the Ross Hotel. RK. T. Crawford, a member of a prominent family at Warsaw, Mo., was arrested at Sedalia Saturday on a charge of attempting to cash a fraudulent note for $300 on the Citi- zen’s National bank of that city. Mrs. M. A. Geery died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R.T. Wall, in Richards, Vernon county, Friday night after a prolonged illness, She was over ninety years of age and had been a resident of Vernon county more than 20 years, Judge Clark Wix, chairman of the republican county central commit- tee, has called a meeting of the eom- mittee at the court house in this city Feb’y 1st, for consultation and the transaction of such business as may legitimately be brought before it. Edgar Williams has sold his livery outfit to M. H. Fox, who took posses- sion of the same Monday. Mr. Will- jams will go to Oklahoma and im- prove a claim which he secured inthe lottery last fall. Tuk Times wishes Mr. Fox success in his new enterprise, J_S. Pierce now owns his father’s ~A_S. Charles, for thirteen years, Mrs. M. B. Chinworth and Miss Unele George McKissick, one of the cleverest men the unty affords, called and had his dates set ahead, and also renewed for his two nephews, W. L. and G. Wy Bese in Arkan- sas. Uncle George is old settler and highly respected and industrious citizen of our townshi) A case of diphtheria in the family of T. rarily closed one of the publieschools of that town last week. [t was the only case in town and the school board and city authorities took prompt measures to suppress the dis- Arnold, at Moutrose, tempo- ease and prevent its spread, says the Clinton Eye Johnson county will fire the first gun in the senatorial contest. A primary to nominate a county ticket and at the same time express the connty’s choice for senator will take place Mareh 20th. The outlook is} favorable to Congressman DeArmond | carrying the county for COS. sona-t tor, There is nothing within the gift of Missouri that is too good for DeAr- mond, His commanding ability as astatesman has long been reeogniz- ed both at home and ubroad. No constituency ever had a truer repre- sentative in Congress, and no Demo- erat has greater influence toward the betterment of National legislation,— Belton Herald. Jesse A. Taylor, ex-deputy cireuit clerk, now traveling in western Texas for Geo. D. Barnard & Co.,, is in the city visiting his family and many friends, Mr, Taylor is a splendid young business man and retains the confidence of his firm, which recently signed a new contract for two years longer at a substantial increase in salary, Hecomplimented THe Tites pleasantly. Mrs. LN. Maines came near meet. ing with a serious accident Sunday, In returning home from church in a sleigh the horse took fright and went west on Ohio street at full speed, Near the west school house the sleigh collided with a wagon, the shafts gave away and the sleigh was left in the road, ‘The horse was being driv- en by Mrs, Maines’ little son and both escaped injury. Dan Collins, a member of the Frisco steel gang working at Maurine, Henry county, was run over and killed at theabove named place Wednesday of last week. He was sitting on the break wheel of a fiat ear, and when the coupling was pulled to switch the caboose, Collins fell under the wheels and was crushed to death. Just what he was doing on the break wheel is not known. David Farmer, living near Pleasant Hill, in getting over a wire fence the other day, caught his trouser legs on the wire and fell in such a manner as tocause paralysis of the body and to IT PAYS TO BUY = t = eanven _—*|(CQOD COODS. | SEED FREE. Bae With every purchase of 25 ee 3 cents we will give We show the nicest store i ABSOLUTELY full of GOQD GOODS in ; FREE, the county, and always quote ee 5 | - . 3 a a mammoth 5 cent pack- the VERY LOWEST prices, ' ae age of garden seed. These > ike nau showing new | a 4 seeds are warranted fresh +p . . 4 : and beautiful lines of } ‘ and true to name a 5 | . Black dress goods, ; Se HILL’S | Black silks, {ea CASH | Colored dress goods. F | “4 STORE. We call your especial at- i | tention to our carefully select- Led-styles-itrthe—best Zephyr fine farm about two miles west of the other heirs. William Duvall and L. L. Judy went to Independence, Mo., on Tues- day to look at some fine jacks with a view of buying. H. E. Chambers, a progressive young democratic farmer of East Boone, orders Tue Times to his ad- dress at Burdett. Some of those long faces in Butler cost money, and if the market keeps on fluctuating, the barbers will be doubling the price for a shave. L. 8. Keirsey, Ballard’s popular erchant, favored us pleasantly and Tue Times sent to his brother nry Keirsey, at Butte, Mont. vou want flour, buy 500 tbs of White Loaf next Saturday, Feb. 1st, and get a beautiful white metal gravy ladle free at Jim’s C. G. David Swindell has been taken to the penitentiary from Pettis county —toserve two years for assaulting the sheriff antl his deputies with an ax. Capt. Henry A. Goss was found dead in his bed at Kansas City Sun- day morning. He was 62 years of age and a soldier in the civil war. Mrs. Sarah Barrett, widow of for- mer T. W. Barrett, of Stephens Col- lege, Columbia, Mo., died at Colum- bia Saturday, of pneumonia, aged 65 . Buekman, one of the best rd . . wn cattle and mule raisers in roecounty, died Friday. Hewas “Years old. Death was due to “Pneumonia. -Our prosperous young farmer friend W. Jenkins, township collector 4 democratic committeeman, of ound, favored us pleasantly while the city Saturday. secretary of the Odd Fellows lodge | day and lodged in jail on a charge of having embezzled $2,000 of the lodge’s funds, Mrs. Chas. Farr and two children, accompanied by her father, Dr. Pat- ton, will leave next week for McAlis- ter, I. Ty., at which point Mrs. Farr will join her husband who holds a position with the railroad company at that place. The Adrian Journal reports the death of Mrs. James Claunch at the ! family home three miles southwest of that city the 21st inst. from con- sumption. She was the mother of five children, all of whom with their father survive. mits suicide. This time ity'is Miss Lena Robinson, a young lady 24 years of age working at the country home of Mrs. Richard Russell, about ‘three miles west of Clinton. As in the case of Miss Shoemaker, no cause can be assigned for the act. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty in twenty minutes, Saturday, in the case of Mrs. Richardson, on trial at Plattsburg, Mo., charged with the murder of her husband, F. W. Richardson, at Savannah, Mo., the night before Christmas, 1900. The nomination of A. O. Welton, as postmaster at Butler, was con- firmed by the senate Friday, thus fixing Dell all right for another four year term. Well, Dell has madea good P. M., accommodating to all and there is no kick coming from the democrats on his good fortune. John Cantrell, a prominent farmer of Shawnee township, met with a painful accident one day last week, which will lay him up for some time. A horse which he was riding Another Henry county girl com- - | Stella Stewart, of Clayton, Vernon county, were-exeh-bittanon by a mad dog the other day. A short time afterward the dogentered a school house at Deerfield, and created consternation among the children, being finally killed by one ‘of the boys. John E. Shutt has sold his fine farm, four miles east of town, to John Seelinger and a cousin of Mr. Seeling- er from lowa. The price paid was a little over eight thousand dollars cash. Mr. Shutt owns an elegant residence in this city, where he has resided for several years, and we are glad to know he will continue to bea resident of this city. STILL ON. OUR Stock Taking Sale of all heavy weight SUITS. OVERGOATS, trust be sold REGARDLESS OF PROFIT. OG METER, THE CLOTHIER. me | : | RRP RPPPDA mr ee + dfell and one of his cane under the animaland wae ken. jose consciousness, Tis Tittle boy mother and the in extricating Mr, Farmer from the fenee and getting him to the house. Doctors were call- edin and hopes were entertained of his recovery house for his two succeeded R. H. Beagles, a wealthy farmer of Harrison township, Vernon county, was arrested on an information filed by Prosecuting Attorney King, on the charge of defiling Elizabeth Full- en, @ girl 14 years of age, who was in his care and custody. The girl in question was an orphan. Mr. Beagles has been a resident of Vernon county for twenty years and owns 400 acres of land well improved in Harrison township. The funeral of Jacob Tingler, who died at his home on South High street, this city, Monday, took place from the family residence at 2 o'clock p.m. Tuesday, Elder Lotspeich, of theChristian church, officiating. The deceased was 71 years of ageand had been in poor health more than a year with complication of diseases. Mr. Tingler moved to this county two or three years ago, and besides purchas- ing fine property in this city he also purchased the John Sears farm south of town about four miles. He was a good citizen, and the family have the sympathy of friends in their loss>— One of the boldest burglaries on record occurred at Joplin Friday morning last at the Consolidated Meat Company’s store in the heart ef the city. The burglars drove to the back door of the store ina wagon and entered the building by prying off the boards over the transom. They took 100 silver dollars, a $5 gold piece, $1 worth of stamps, $50 worth of fixtures, a box of cigars end a large quautity of meat as well as burglars remained in the store long enough to smoke several cigars. Was with him und he ran to the}. the cash order and stock books. The: : Ginghams usually sold” at Amad dog was killed onthestreets Vie of Rich Hill Monday, so the Review 12 1-2c¢, our price lca yd, ° Oe vee And the grandest: values in a me As a result of dust explosion in the j Lost Creek coal mine, ten miles south Percales Nida bi purchased of Oskaloosa, Lowa, Friday, twenty-/at 10c a yd. one miners were killed and eight oth- : ersdangerously injured, Allthedead| We also show a 27-inch $ miners were married and left, their percale for de a yd. families in destitute circumstances, The miners had just tired their usual! ~The White Goods and Em= noon shots, one of which proved a ‘ ‘ A fizzle, the powder flame igniting the broideries and Laces ave being gus and causing the explosion.|shown now so you canAo Smoke and debris were blown out of : = ‘ the mine in a coltinn two hundred |) OUT Sewing: at—yautt leisure. feet high, Come and see them, The Review reports: the explosion We carry a splendid line of of four sticks of dynamite which}, . Hoe were being thawed out in the Spen- Linen Goods cer mine near Rich Hill, Saturday Table linens, about 10. o'clock, The explosion : : shook things up generally in the Linen sheeting neighborhood and was felt’ in the Butchers linen, oes F rank Smith, father of Mrs, Handkerchief linen, omer Spencer, stood in’ the door. way of the svale house at the time of Art linen, the explosion, was knocked senseless Biliow can’ tien. eto. Aside from slight) bruises and torn clothing he escaped serious injury, Our 50¢ table linen is extra although he had a close call, as the 4 , scale house was demolished, one of good, So is our 10 crash, \ the sides of the building being blown We handle only good relin- fifty or more feet, . ‘ole brands of sheeting and The protracted meeting at the M, re KE. chureh south will) be continued muslins and guarantee the each evening through the week, no! lowest prices. preventing providence. The meeting isbeing conducted by Rey. Puckett,| The New Topsy Hosiery is pastor of the chureh. He has had no in and the values are ‘better helpin the pulpit and don’t need any. He is big enough for the oceasion}than ever. Do not buy trashy himself. His sermous are full of meat brands when you can get and presented in a manner ealeulat- : ed not only to entertain but convince Topsy. SI-sea pair up. hisauditors. In presenting the truth : ‘ ‘ Rev. Puckett has had few if any, New spring styles in Shoes. uals inthe pulpit_of this church. |Weare-not—burdened—with—a——————— + Hot of old shoes which can not | publie to be present. Attend the Swine you good. he Warranted, hut we aire — ee ee Oscar Hughes, a tramp, was badly showing new, fresh goods, be- cut with a razorat the tressel south} hind every pair you have our of the depot at Nevada Friday, says é : ' the Post. -Hughes stopped at a personal guarantee to give camp fire, on which Umphrey, Levisee | Satisfaction. Come and see ’ and aman named James Daly were] them, : cooking. He was told by Umphrey to move on. Hughes replied he was The new Men’s Hats are in. inno hurry. He said Umphrey then drew a razor-and started after him. Heran but Hmphrey caught him and cut a gash about four inches long which extended from above the right ear to about the center of the back ofthe head. Hughes was assisted by two men to the baggage room of the depot and his wounds dressed. When he reached the depot he was so weak from loss of blood he was unable to stand. The three men at the camp were arrested and Umphrey wasiden- tified by Hughes as the man who cut him. Hughes claimed he was on his way to Rich Hill, where he had rela- tives. In the spring and summer a num- ber of disgruntled fellows who couldn't “boss” the eounty court and fix things to their liking in the mat- ter of building the new court house, backed up by the Republican-Press, then the Free Press, were raising all des they possibly could; mak- ing all kinds of charges and trying to put the court ina hole. Thecoun- ty Judges, greatly to their credit as level-headed business men, refused to be influenced or brow-beat. As @ consequence Bates county will have a court house every citizen can be: proud of. It was predicted then that when the court house was completed those fellows would claim credit for the results by virtue of their kicks, and At. has begun it even before Come in and see them, Good reliable grades at popular low prices. Our stock of Carpets for spring is stronger than ever, We guarantee to save you money on this line. Special offering of new Lace Curtains $1.35 and $1.25 Lace Cur- tains. Only 60. pairs for 98¢ a pair. These were bought away below market value, and we offer them to you at this great reduction. : We are offering remainder of stock of Blankets at big reductions to close them out. A lot of odd and sample Underwear at Qne Half Price. Come and see us, and we jwill save you money. We want your business. Orders taken from any grocery store. the rattersare on. Well! well! At.and’ his crowd are welcome to all the’ C ; credit they can get out of it. j