The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 15, 1902, Page 5

common clothing. “HIGH ART” CLOTHES are made by expert tailors and not by ‘sweat shop” labor. Every garment is lined through- out with high grade goods and sewed with Beldings silk thread ; prices ; O10, $12.50 and $15, You are ‘dressed up” as we offer here It might be well to add your appearance very materially by wearing WALK-OVER SHOES, Your trade is appreciated at ? U Shirts and Underwear Your Attention Please! We can fit you out in the MOST FASHIONABLE CLOTHING on the American market and at the cost of Our celebrated with such clothes on that you can improve Summer Clothes and Straw Hats, Tres’ Telephone No. 37. Carpets at cut prices at McKibbens We have “swell” clothes for slim | purses. American Clothing House. : | Jgfn F. Herrell, nominee for coun- | y Jerk, gave Tue Times a call Mon- | iF ; Special unlaundried shirts 50c at | McKibbens. J. P. Lowry, a prominent business man and mason of Nevada, died Sat- | urday. Reduced prices on skirts at Mckib- | bens. | | Chas. Harris has received the ap- | pointment of postmaster at Har- | risonville. New Batiste corsets 48c at McKib- bens. J. E. Dowell, editor of the Journal, Adrian, gave Tue Times a fraternal call Monday. Grocery orders same as cash at bbens. ice plant started up last week turning out ice at the rate of ight tons per day. Our ¥steemed farmer friend J. B. Hayesfavored us pleasantly and had is dates set ahead. Mrs. A. W. Fay, of Springfield, is visiting her parents, Prof. W. H. Morris,.and wife this week. Ia. Patterson, nominee for next it clerk of Bates county, gave fe Times a social call Monday. of. H. O. Maxey, writing from r, Tex., informs us that he is a fine visit and a good time. , Bessie Morris returned home day night after a month’s visit ds in Springfield and Monett. vers, of Rich Hill, nominee judge, was in the city ‘and gave THe Times a shi M ee prominent and suc- tt caller and had his ‘substantial citizen of in the city on Bat sh Oscar Reeder was in the city Mon- day and reported crops looking tine in his section. Delegates from diffrent sections of | the county attending the democratic convention Monday all report a fine outlook for crops. Aaron Bell, while in the city Mon- |day attending probate court, gave Tue TIMES a business and friendly heal. Dr. L. M. Thompson, of Nevada asylum, came up Saturday to see Col. Wade and offer any assistance in his power. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Brummett, southwest of the city a short dis- tance, are rejoicing over the arrival of a little son at their home Monday | evening, The Kansas City Journal says F. E. Kellogg, revenue collector, wili likely be “checked out” on the 15th inst., and will continue to reside in Kansas City. Henry F. Mudd called while in the city Monday and favored us witha renewal. He is one of Batescounty’s most worthy citizens, and aneffective democratic worker. Jesse S. Blizzard, a popular and prosperous merchant at Johnstown, was a pleasant and substantial call- er at our office while in the city on business Tuesday. Our young friend Sid. C. Alexander, merchant at Elkhart, Mo., and one of Bates county’s most active, worthy and influential democrats, fa- vored us pleasantly and substantial- ly on Monday. Capt. W. C. Bronaugh, of Henry county, candidate for railroad com- missioner, was in-thecity on Monday meeting democrats and favored us with a pleasant call Rev. W. T. Pyles, pastor of the Walnut street M. E. Church at Rich Hill, was a pleasant caller at our of- office the last of the week and renew- ed for his son, Raymond Pyles. ‘Ted Kendall is back at home for a short time from his ranch in Okla- homa. His farm, is located seven | = << Rush Springt T The latest new white and black ‘ wash gooris at McKibbens. G. F. Gurney, of Colorada, is visit- Judge John H. Sullens was over at | S¥mmit township. the capital Monday attending the! ; convention. | We do a one priced business and | |give you full value every time. Am- Ladies’ vésts 4, 5, 84, 124, 20, 25g ,CTican Clothing House. at McKibbens. The salvation of the cities depend | County Clerk Broaddus is in receipt ; 2P°? the prosperity of the. farmers. | ofa certificate of notification that / We hope for good crops this year. | Bates county was awarded a bronze} New walk over shoes now on the! | medal on apples at the Pan-Ameri-| way—we can’t keep ‘em. American jean Exposition held at Buffalo, N. Clothing House. Y., last year. An influential democrat, who has | Joe Groves, the popilar young) heretofore been a primary man said | democratic leader, who made such a1" OU", hearing on Monday, that in vite | his judgment Bates county had had gallant fight for the circuit clerk | ; i aps 2 ; jher last primary election for many nomination at our primaries, called on us while in the city Mofday* P. H. Holeomb, a prominent. at- torney and one of the oldest mem- bers of this bar,fuvored us pleasantly and renewed. Mr. Holcomb is an honorable high-minded gentleman and a good lawyer. Cut in a rock at the north entrance to the court house appears the fol- lowing inscriptson: Sam West, pre- siding justice; J. J. March, L. D. Wimsatt, associates. 8. T. Brond- dus, county clerk, June, 1902, If there is a republican in the eoun- ty a candidate ‘or oftice, he is not risking a $5 bill on announcement fee to let his friends know it. The Ree- ord occasionally suggests a fellow for this or that place free of charge, J. W. Norman, who has been in the real estate business in Merwin for some time, has moved to Butler, and will have an office here, Heis a live, energetic business man and will no doubt meet with success, We welcome him to our city, Hon, C. C. Dickinson of Henry ate, who made a partial canvass of the county in his own interes week, attended the county conven-! tion held in this city Monday. county, candidate for the state sen-! W.H. Alsbach informs us that his mother, Mary Alsbach, is expecting an old bachelor brother, Hugh Pow- derly, to make his home with them. Mr. !’owderly has been a prominent man in Jackson county, Lils., affairs. Judge Wimsatt was a pleasant caller while in the city on Tuesday. He is and full of life as ever, is enthu- siastic for the ticket, proud of the vote he received and thankful to his friends. Judge Wimsatt is a broad- minded gentleman and commands the respect of all parties, The Butler Cash Department Store has secured the services of J. C. Metts, of Knob Noster, Mo., a licens- ed embalmer, who has charge of the undertaking department of this store. He is also a practical furni- ture man and assists in the sale rooms of the furniture department. The Butler Cash Department Store presents you with a page advertise- ment this week which is chuck full of bargains from start to finish. In this page advertisement many lines of goods are represented and each line of type is made to represent a bargain. Read it carefully and note the price of the goods. Rev. Jewell left Monday for New York, where he will attend, as a dele- gate, the annual meeting of the gen- eral assemble of his church. He ex- pects to be gone several weeks, and whilein the east, will takeadvantage of the occasion to visit his old home and many relatives. THe Times wishes him a pleasant trip and safe return. W. O. Atkeson.re+mrned Saturday from a trip out west. He said the: wheat in Kansas or that portion of the state through which he passed, appeared to be a total failure, on account of the drouth which has pre- vailed in that portion of the state. For miles and miles they passed by wheat fields that the grain had not grown sufficient to hide a rabbit. Deputy sheriff Jack Spicer informs us that “Baron Bum Bum,” who was in the jail in this city and tried and ing property under false pretenses. ‘Denton, of this city, the Water, Light & Fuel Co., of Rich Hill, has brought suit against the city of Rich’ Hill, for the sum $1,084, a balance withheld account, asis claimed by the city, that the water and light company pplyin cit uppiyy et sentenced to.a term in the county|& jail at the last term of court, and/& who was paroled by Judge Graves, | & en condition of future good behavior | J is in trouble and in jail at Sedalia, | % the charge against him being obtain-|# Through their attorneys, Smith & : by thecity on the January bill on|§ Years to come, | Another sample of fine wheat pull. ed from the farm of Frank Holland in Summit township was on exhibi- tiou at Bennett- Wheeler Mere, Store Monday The wheat had been fertil- ized and the stalks measured 55! inches in height. Mr. Holland has | about 50 acres, | | ] } } Major Tom Park, of Platte City, | candidate for railroad commissioner, was in the city on Monday and was a pleasant caller at our office, Maj Park was chief clerk under Secretary of State Lesueur, was a candidate! two years ago for the otficeand came within a very few votes of the nom-| ination. The Mo. Union Telephone Co, will soon have a connection with Butler, Work will commence Monday on the line from Montrose through Spruce and the toll line will be completed within the present month, Thiscom- ome is also building a line into Maurine and Urich.—Clinton Demo- erat, LOth, A. M. Fritze, writes us from Ponea City, Okla, that he missed last week's paper and wants us to send it to him, as he has been reading Tue Times for about 16 years and don’t Want tO miss a number. We are very sorry to inform Bro, Fritzethat the extra copies of that issue have been exhausted, Dixie Haggard, wife and children of Eldorado Springs, spent several daysin this city and the country vis- iting relatives last week, preparatory to taking their departure the first of the week for California. They go with the expectation of picking a location in that state for theirfuture home. While Tur Timeswishes them well, it hopes to see them return to} old Bates. B. F. Little of Rockville, and Geo. M. Ballew of Deep Water, were in the city together on Tuesday and favor- ed us pleasantly, the former renew- ing. They are twoof Bates county's oldest and most highly respected cit- izens and are great friends. Mr, Lit- tle showed us a Spanish coin, 64 cts piece, called a Fippenny bit. It was coined in 1788. Mr. Little keeps it as a pocket piece. T. D. Embree is an honorable, up- right, young man, a consistent and hard working democrat, possessed of considerable executive ability, with experiente in party organiza- tion. He will make a splendid chair- man of the Central Committee and every act of his in that eapacity will be for the upbuilding of the par- ty in the county. Stricken With Paralysis. Col. N. A. Wade, editor of the Democrat, was stricken with paraly- sis on last Wednesday evening, the whole left side being effected. He was in his yard at the time and was apparently enjoying good health, He was unconscious for several hours, and is still, at thiq writing, in a pre- carious cn his symptoms are much better and strong hopes are entertained for his recovery. The editor of Tur Times deeply sympa- thizes with Col. Wade in his afflictions and sincerely hopes he will fully re- cover, and live to a ripe old age to enjoy the fruits of his arduous labors ofso many years. He has the very best medical attention and every- thing possible is being done for him. Those STRAW HATS + Hill's Cash Store are going like hot cakes. The price does it. — -p+borstrbiobrrrbvrrrreap het eh + + 4 + + 4 KLLLLLl Ll le lee u & x x x We are in receipt’ of the 34th an- ‘| nual report of the State Board of Agriculture of Missouri, with the 8 compliments of Geo, B. Ellis, secre- tary. This Board has been doing splendid service throughott the state | in the & | scientific farming and stock raising. ®| The Board depends almost wholly P| upon its secretary " | to note that its reports .and investi- VVP LPL LLL LL LLL LG LL LLL LL GOMLLL YY YD wD - McKIBBENS. Good Goods at the very Lowest Prices. We have our store full of the newest goods in the market on which we are making the low- est prices in our history. Black dress goods from 20c to $1.50 per yd Mixed suitings, special values at 50e and Toe Ourguaranteed taffeta silk with our own hame on every yard S1.00 27 in, $1.25 black taffeta silk, for O5e, Reduced prices on all dress skirts, New Linen Skirts, Black underskirts 50¢ up, special values at Se, The new white and black effects iv Wash goods, very stylish, 10e to 25e, An elegant line of laces Te yd up, Embroideries 4e yd up, Choice appliques, allover laces and embroideries, White and black embroideries, Linen colored embroideries, We are showing unusual good values in India Linons at Se, Te, Ske, 106, 12 2, Up to We yd, A choice line of white dimities, organdies, Batistes, French lawns, Persian lawns, ete., A splendid line of colored wash goods in vew designs and popular colors from Se to 25e yd, We are cleaning out a lot of bleached table linens ata splendid bargain, Te grade for G2\e Ge grade for 58e gerade for 474 in cream damask we havea grade we sell at 50e, which is the best all linen damask ever shown for the price, Our 10e crash is extra good, other numbers Je up, When you want good shirtings come and see ours, they are extra good at Se, GYe, The, She, le yd, T aiittine of drMlngs, denims, Ducks, Sheetings, muslins, ete., and always at the lowest prices, Our stock of gauze underwear is better than ever this season at 4c, Se, She, Lhe, 2Ue and We, Buy TOPSY HOSIERY &\e pair up, Splendid line of lace striped hosiery for ladies, misses and children, New silk gloves, double tipped fingers at 50c and TSe, Black, white, modes, gray, fancy lisle gloves 20e to 50e, Extra good mitts 10¢ to 50e, White Chamois gloves, pearl clasp, 75e, Lace collars 50c up, We are closing two lots of all linen, hand embroiderd handkerchiefs 25e quality ior 17 ke 20e quality for 124e Other good values 25e up. Corsets. A new Batiste corset for 48e, We are closing a lot of Thomson's Glove Fitting Corsets for T5e, Visit our Shoe department. Our specialties are $2.00 AND $2.50 SHOES. but we have them at $1.00, $1.50, $2.00, $2.50, $3, and 3.50 and we warrant them to be all right. A choice line of ladies oxfords $1.00 a pair up. The new styles in SHIRTS are in; 50e and $1,00, Men’s all wool pants $2 00 and $3 00. Boy's knee pants 25e, 50e, T5e and $L 00, Large line of trunks and valises. Carpets. We sell all kinds of carpets at cut prices. $2 25 double width imperial velvet for $1 85 1 25 velvet - - - 95 100 velvet - : : 85 SO brussels - - - 70 65 brussels - - - 50 75 ingrains - - «> §6 All wool ingrains at 46c, 47c, 50e, 524e. Other ingrains at lower prices, Mattings, Linoleums, window shades. Lace Curtains. An elegant line of curtains 98c a pair up. Ruffled curtains 50c a pair up. We are closing out a few lots of BRUSSELS NET CURTAINS. $7 50 curtains for »$5 67 6 50 curtains for 4 78 4 75 curtains for 3 68 Come and see us and we will save you money. Take your produce to any first-class grocery house and we will take their order same as cash. McKibbens. \ io in ib ib aie Gib ap ait io ib aah io <b io Mle Mid Gb Sb ae a aio ad aD ae it few years in encouraging ives it a workin; 200,000. Stock , and we are glad price. ey ie die aie din aie ie tin eS GE BEBBEBSSSBSSESSSSABSSSAS Lastweek we published the official statemént of the financial condition of the Missouri State Bank, showing that Institution to be in a very healthy condition and making money for its stockholders. It shows de- posits of over $130,000 which to- - gether with its capital and surplus fund of nearly in this bank re. Lppex : - Marre ntty sold fo -30°and but alimit- Geo. B. Ellis has been acting in that | ed amount could be secured a that 8] capacity. ate eh dae f