The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, May 29, 1902, Page 5

j | Mr.and Mrs. J. S. Arbuckle, daugh-| ter, Miss Mary, and son, Master | Hunter, were pleasant callers whilein the city on Saturday. Mr. Arbuckle! had Tue Times sent to his son, R. E. Arbuckle, at Los Angelos, Cal. wan ‘KLM PerTeereressrereessseey Unele Jimmy Speers, of Spruce! 9X ‘a North Main is to be macademized . Tuesday. He says the wheat in his section is looking fine and will be ready for the reaper in about two! weeks. | Mrs. H. Harshaw complimented J. V. Snodgrass and R. Davis Rad- ford, tyo_of .Deepwarter townships worthy and influential citizens favor- THE TOWN IS THE SHOWN BY THE American. We have the swellest line of spring and sum- mer Clothing, Hats, Shirts, Underwear and Neckwear in Bates county. SHOES, We are lea Men’s Shoe Business, and sell only the very best of factory made goods.. No shoddy kept at any price. Boy's Shoes and Clothing, are up-to-date in SHOES. ders in the Our every particular, ¥ AUR , MONE vACK ‘iF NOT SATISFIED, y “ad Times’ Telephone No. 37. Good shirtings at McKibbens. J.R. White, of California, lowa, * favors us with a renewal. | New lot of mattings at McKibbens. | The state fair will be held at Seda- lia August 18tli to 23rd. See our boys’ topsy hose at 15c at McKibbens. Miss Viola Askew and Mrs. Mollie Graham were pleasant callers Satur- day. Elegant black silks at McKibbens. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Walton return- ed from an extended eastern trip on Tuesday. | Men’s shirts 25c up at McKibbens. | New lot of carpets at MeKibbens. Prudence Trimble took her depart- ure yesterday morning for Helena, Montana, to visit her aunt, Mrs. H. H. Pigott. She was accompanied as far as Kansas City by her mother. Our esteemed farmer friend J. E. Snodgrass favored us with a renewal while in the city Tuesday. He re- ports the growing crops as looking fine in his section. C. H. Rains is at Excelsior Springs for his health, which, we are sorry to report, has not been good of late. Mr. Rains owns the old Alex. Patter- son farm, adjoining Butler on the southwest. The general assembly of the Pres- byterian church in session in New Since Nevada has been successful, Warrensburg wants a government building. Our $2.00 and $2.50 shoes are ex- | tra good at McKibbens. J.C. Graham, of Centerview, Mo., was a plgasant caller while in the ‘city last week and favored us with a newal, “ew embroideries and laces at Me- Kibbens. A small cyclone swept the northern | line of Linn county Saturday. Con- | siderable property was damaged, but no lives were lost. Ladise’ vests 4, 5, 8%. 15, 20, 25c at McKibbens. L.S. Rains, son of Cass Rains of ourcity, who has been in California for the past year, isat home again, and was a pleasant caller. 265c all linen handkerchiefs for 174 at McKibbens. ~ Judge Cole called and had: his gaughter, Mrs. J. E. Forbes’ paper apged from Kansas City to Cha- Kan., where they have moved. | | York adopted atesolution severely censuring the government for break- ing the Sabbath during the visit of Prince Heury. The Adrian Journal reports that the four-year-old son of Jas. Shubert, was kicked by a horse just back of the ear, fracturing his skull. While badly burt, it was thought the little fellow would recover. Marshal Morris took a couple of shots with his pistol at a dog in the court yard Tuesday morning. One of the bullets got close enough to make the cur yelp and hide out. A sm all boy said it was a maddog. The republican convention to nomi- nate a county ticket will be held at thecourt house to-day. As Tue Times went, to-press last night in order to catch rural mails to-day, we are not able to give the nominees this week, A negro woman dressed in man’s clothing was arrested in Warrens- burg the other day. She said she had separated from her husband and had been working on a new railroad in Oktahoma, that she lived in Jeffer- @ wool skirtings at McKib- son City and was beating her way home. ‘ is standing all right yet, has headed out nicely and willbe ready for the harvesting machine in 15 or 20 days. Corn is growing nicely, has come up ed us with a pleasant call while in! the city Saturday. They reported crop prospects fine with plenty of rain. Dr. E.S. atives and friends in north Missouri. During his adsence Dr. Ballard at- tended a meeting of theState Medical Association, of which heis a member, at St. Joseph, Mo, Mrs. J. W. Ennis and her brother, P. H. Shipman, of Lockport, Ills., ealled on Tue Times Saturday, Mrs, Ennis favoring us with a renewal. The brother and sister had not met before for twenty-six years, Mr. Shipman will probably visit Mrs. Ennis for several weeks, Sid C. Alexander, popular merchant of Elkhart and democratic commit- teeman from that township, was a weleome visitor on Saturday. He was ia the city with bis mother Mrs. Llizabeth Alexander, widow of the late William M. Alexander, formally county. J, \'. Brown, a prominent farmer of Grand River township, was a pleas ant caller on Monday and renewed. Mr, Brown came to Bates county in Sana habsent as a confederate soldier, he has lived in the county continuously, ora residence of over 40 years, Prof BOP. Parker, attending the State Normalat Warrensburg, was The Nor vireck Prof phovsant entlear Mone the This wif 1 n niibelos Parl have bo rattenciog aud will finish in aaother year. They have secared schoets in Henry county, in adjoining distric.s for next year, Rey, T. © Puckett, pastor of the M.B church, South, this city, deliv- ered the annual memorial sermon be- fore the G. A. I. post at the Onio street M. KE. ehureh Sunday after- noon at 2:30 o'clock, The building was crowded and the sermon was} pronounced to be one of the best ever preached in this city on a similar oc- casion. ' We are in receipt of remittance for renewal from our esteemed friend W, D. Rogers, of Jefferson City, Mr. Rogers holds a position under the administration at the penitentiary. He married Miss Cora Betz, a talent- ed and popular young school teacher of our city. Mr. Rogers was an influ- ential young democratic farmer of Pleasant Gap township, - Mrs. Burgesser, mother of George Burgesser, of Papinville, died sudden- ly Monday morning at 6:30 o'clock of heart disease She was preparing breakfast at the time she was strick- en and dropped on the floor, dying within an hour. She was quite an aged lady and leaves a large family. Tue Times is very glad to learn [that Mrs. A. B. Owen and little daugliter, Jennie, who have been quite sick with fever forseveral weeks, have about recovered — Little Jennie was down five weeks and a portion) of the time was quite seriously sick. while in the barn gathering eggs, During the illness of the two, friends | and neighbors of the family were very attentive and rendered all assistance in their power, for which Mr. and Mrs. Owen feel exceedingly grateful. Roy Johnson, with his sister, Miss Cora and sister-in-law, Mrs. Ira Jobn- son, of St. Joseph, started to town Friday evening when his horse ran away, demolishing the buggy and throwing the inmates to the ground, all fortuately escaping without seri- ous injury. Miss Cora was in the buggy with her brother 0. A. John- son, when the horse ran away on Ohio street, an account of which was made in last week’s issue. The lady has about concluded that an automobile would be safer. The proper authorities should makeinvestigation of the streets and alleys in the rear of the business houses. Tue Times reporter has been requested by several persons to Sallard and wife returned last week from a pleasant visit to rel- known to all the old settlers in the! Barring thefouryears he was | } our sanctum on Tuesday and renew- ed_for her-father, €.-B, Stayback.| | Uncle Clem is one of our oldest and most highly respected citizens and has a host of friends throughout the county. | | | \ Albert Petty shot Mrs. Friend oid her daughter at their home in Cedar! county Sunday. The mother and daughter were each shot twice and seriously hurt. Petty then drove to Arcola and shot himself, and it is thought he will die. Parental objee- tion to the young people keeping company is believed to be the cause of the shooting | | | | ee See ate ate See ter te ate te Sen tn te ate ar ote ate sen wen The Marias des Cygne river was out ofits banks Monday and the bot- toms on either side werecovered with water, The fishermen are taking ad- vantage of the overflow and the Butler market was supplied with fine fish. Monday a buffalo, which weigh- ed over 27 pounds, was on exhibition in one of the wagons, Mr. G. XN. Earl, of Ft. Seott, and Miss Jewell PF, Fortune, of Rich Hill, were married here to-day by Probate Judge Smith. Mr Earlis a maehin- ist at Ft. Scott, and the bride was employed in the Central office of the Independent Telephone Company at Rich Hill. Both have friends here who wish them much happiness. The ‘marriage license was issued in Henry county.—Nevada Post Quite a number of farmers are ex- perimenting with the growing of ale} falfa in this county. C.B.MeFarland | ‘has an acre or two on his farm just tat ts ta ei ‘ { one crop this season. Major Cre TM Yous forty acres south of Which is very fine and revoy for the first cutting. TH these exper'monts, Jare successful, our people will euici- vate it in the future, | Frank Robinson, a nineteen-vear- old boy ii Kansas City, on Mendes afternoon, shot and instantly ‘eilled his sweetheart, Miss Gertrude Rawl- ‘ings and mortally wounded Albert 'It. Ferguson, who was visiting Miss Rawlings, and then committed sui- cide by sending a bullet through his breast. Rawlings and Fergusons had been friends and had lived in before going to Kansas City, E. A. Steffin, a prominent and sue- cessful young farmer of Summit, was apleasant caller on Tuesday and had his dates set aliead. He said the storm Sunday was very severe at his place, tearing the end out of his hen- house, blowing down the flue and breaking a number of lights in his dwelling. It blew down a hay and feed barn for Frank Welch and an old house in Mr. Stephens’ yard. The hail injured the wheat and growing flax in that neighborhood. The worst storm era was about one mile square. At a meeting of the city council last week one hundred: dollars was appropriated to defray the expenses of Butler's crack fire team which will attend the tournament to be held in Kansas City. Butler boasts of hay- ing one of the best fire departments of any town its size in the state, and our people are especially proud of its select team which won laurels at the different tournaments attended and all feel satisfied the reputation of the company will be sustained at Kan- Sas City. The boys are spending an hour at practice each evening of the week, and are getting in fine shape to bring back trophies. Luther Park, confined in the asy jlum at Nevada for murdering his | brother at the home of his parentsin jthe west part of this county several years ago, escaped from thatinstitu tion Friday evening and made his way back to Bates county. Tuesday morning deputy sheriffs McCann and Weddell, located him at the home of his brother, Wilber Park, about eleven miles northwest of this city and went out and brought him in and lodged him it jail to await the arrival of officers from Nevada, who ate up Wednesday morning and call attention to the unsanitary con-|took him back to the asylum. Since dition of these alleys before they|his incarceration in the asylum, Farmers in the city from the east|spread disease. One merchant in-| Luther has made diverse and sundry part of the county tell us the wheat)/formed us that on account of stench | threats against his relatives in this the | county being of a vicious nature they | return and put his threats of murder- he is not able to open back door of his store. When this is the case certainly a bad state of af- fairs and neglect on the part of the have lived in mortal fear that he would escape from the asylum and wide | evenly and the fields range from 4 to' authorities exists and immediate at- : ing the entire Park family intoexecu- 12 inches high. x tention should be given the matter. i ‘tion. Nevada, lowa, and Carthage, Mo.,|— The choicest th & Rain and Hail. The storm which passed over the county Sunday afternoon was one of the severest ‘that has visited this section in many years. The water simply came down in sheets and ina few minutes the streets in Butler from curb to curb were a solid sheet obwater-andevery littledraw about} town was a raging stream, | Two and one-half miles southeast of town the rain) was accompanied by a terriffic hail storm which, ae cording to Mr. Mock, a farmer, resid- ing in that direction, did great dam- agetothe growing crops, literally pounding the young corn, thax and garden truck into the ground, Wind hail at the farm home of Prank Welch two barns accompanied the and Unele Fred Cobb will aceept our thanks for renewal Our esteemed friend 4. 8. Brown land his estimable family havemoved to Kansas City, where The Ties wishes them health and prosperity, Farmers from the vicinityof the ‘iron bridge, who were in this after- McKIBBENS. oc to 20¢.a yard. season. COME AND SEE THEM. McKibbens. Usssusszcsscsss / ings of the 0 Gi aio aie a ae aio ao ae aS Unsolicited Compliments FROM NEW CUSTOMERS a Area matter of every day occurrence WhY YOU Snouie ouy here. FIRST, arry the larg SECOND. We est stock, Our clothes are up-to-date. McKIBB LLL LLL LL LL LLLP aoe 50c, 75c, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 and $1.75 per pair. EXTRA GOOD VALUES, McKIBBENS. FG BG CREE GEES LEGS GOS noon, state that the river at) that point raised 12 inches between 7 THIRD. r o'clock this morning aud noon, on , : ' ; ; ; The prices are right. top of o¥er a foot raise las: night. It is now out over the low bottoms. Men’s all wool suits The Osage and Marmaton rivers are wn said to be even higher than the | Low as $6.00 Marias des Cygne.—R. H, Review, 26 . Boy's all wool suits, ORDA RRR BRON | long pants, FY ‘$ Low as $3.50. é 5 Py ¥! Boy’s all wool suits, $ ¥ knee pants, ry ¥ Low as 82.00, Fy ¥ : g HE OUGHT TO HANG ¥ See our hot weather suits at : That was the verdict that Hu $5, $6, 5¢ and $10. > one of our customers said y , * ought to be meted out toa ¥ Nobby Straw Hats, ‘ shoe manufacturer, who would iy = g $ make a good shoe in every re- ¥ Newest I Jesignsin Shirts § spect but the COUNTER. (He ¥ eeknad Maret hae ry had bought a bargain (?) at ¥ Latest Nove om = $ another place, but said he 5 in Neckwear, ¢ could not use them, because - : the counter was paper). It y THE BEST CLOTHES g pays to, buy shoes made of ¥ FOR LEAST MONEY & leather. ¥ : a » Weare selling one ofthe best You Find at & é shoes in men’s solid every day a 4 Ps shoes at $1.50 that has ever 3 f Fy been sold for the price. a ys 6 Hy $ Try a pair, and you will not by ) : i want to hang the man who Dy made them. hy The Clothier. 2 DRYSDALE & KEASLING. § By ‘ AAR CERE CE CEY Fs PSS ee a ee ea a Be a Se se A . ay { H ed —AT- 3 ENS,