The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, September 4, 1902, Page 5

—IN The best makes of Clothes will be shown by the old | [ A guarantee of satisfac Mens Are the “‘swellest” ever offer seam sewed with silk. NEW FALL STYLES >oocHENS AND BOYS-oxx CLOTHES That you should not fail to see before you buy. MC | make goes with each and every suit sold upon our recommendation. -OUR $10, $12.50, $15, $18 and $920, Ever ever shown in Butler reliable ONE PRICED CLOTHING HOUSE..c< ‘tory service, fit and Guits ed for the prices. Every Vv front non-breakable, ] i | Ourold friend Geo. M. McKissick, jreturned from his trip to Colorado jlast week He ordered Tue Timesto George Clark, Greeley, Col. Mr. Me- Kissick has a very interesting com-| munication on the inside of this is-| sue. | S. A. Akins of the firm of Akin &| Co willineve to Batier inthe heary future where they will open a main | ottice. Mr. Mendenhall ‘will remain here, dividing his time between the | Merwin and Butler offices —Merwin Mirror. William Witt, living near Burdett, | came near losing his pen of 15 or 20 fattening hogs, from heat one day last week, He was away from home and returned just in the nick of time As it was, he lost two that 350 pounds each Weighed Mrs E. F. Borum, of Sprnce, accor. is panied by her charming daughters, | Misses Myrtle, Stella and Lizzie, and Misses Goldy and Ora Spears puve Tue Tites a pleasant call Saturday aud took # look through the mech. jical department Arch B, Stone, a prominent young farmer and influential demoernt, of | Osage township, was a pleasant call: | er while in the city on Tuesday and favored us substantially, Mr, Stone and wife were visiting Dr. and Miss Mattie Boulware, Our good friend Chris, MeGuire, of West Point, called and favored us with a renewal, He recently sold his farmin that township, but says he expects to stay in old Bates, which we were glad to hear, as he is a good citizen and influential work, democratic The State Dermocratie Central cor: uittee is making appointments for political speaking, Saturday alarge number of appoiitments were made ven CLOTHES STORE. TT nen! Mexs & Bors Quirinrers t ONE PRICE TO ALL. - THE | WALK- | OVER SHOE | STORE. | | | | Times’ Telephone No. 37. Our esteemed lady patron, Mrs, A. | i. Settle, renews, Frank Freeman has sold his nice faym just north of town. Sam Minor, of Burdett, was a/ leasant caller on Saturday. Alvin ©. Hill, of Blue Jacket, Ind. Ter., will read Tur Times for the | next year. Prosecuting Attorney Horn is building a neat residence on High street. The democratic county campaign committee will meet in Butler next Saturday. Our esteemed friend Frank Lee, made us a pleasant call and had his | dates set ahead. E. N. Stokes, a substantial citizen of the Hume neighborhood, favors us with a renewal. The Adrian Journal reports the marriage in that city of John Young nd Miss Martha Shay. Farmers say weavels are tackling corn on the stalk and are also in their oats in bin. r old friend J. B. Lotspeich, of Mound township, was a pleasant caller the lust of the week. Mrs. Edna Wilson, an old patron of TuE Times, of East Boone town- ship, favors us substantially. The business men should have the biggest fall trade in the history of the town. We can get it, if we go af- W. M. Kendrick, a substantial farmer of Spruce township, was a pleasant caller and favored us witha RB. Hall, of EiDorado Springs, &@ prosperous citizen of Chas. Hensley, of Columbus, Kan., another old Bates county boy, re- news, J.T. Fluty, formerly of this coun- ty, now of Vinita, Ind. Ter., sends us remittance for renewal. J. U. Bruner and wife, of Kansas | City, came down on Sunday. Mrs. Bruner will visit friends for a few days. For SaLe:—Three farms and two Butler residence properties at a bar- gainif taken at once Address, Own- jer, Lock Box 172, Butler, Mo. John Harriman, a substantial | farmer in Hudson township, was a pleasant caller, while in the city on Saturday, and had his dates set ahead. E. E. kekles, a substantial young farmer of Lone Oak, was a pleasant caller on Tuesday and favored us with a renewal. Herald Pierce, a forger in charge of ofticers, jumped from a train neur Hutchinson, Kansas, moving ata rate of 40 miles an hour and made his escape. Theodore Green, one of Batescoun- ty’s oldest and most highly respect- ed citizens and wealthy farmers, liv- ing in West Point township, favors us with a renewal, T. D. Embree, chairman of the Bates county Democratic Central Committee, made us a pleasant call and renewed for his father, M. L. Embree, at Onyx, Okla. Harris Lisle met with a painful ac- cident on his last run asexpress mes- senger, a heavy trunk falling on one of his feet. He is now laid up at home. Mrs. Ben. L. Welch and daughter, Gladys, of Kansas City, who bave been visiting her mother, Mrs. C. Morrison, and other relatives and friends, return home to-day. The site selected for the new gov- ernment building &t Nevada is the J. H. Kelly block of ground located at southeast corner Ash and Austin 160x160 feet. Price paid $4,500, cluded in the list, A small residence occupied by Mr, Montgomery and family, near the Peoples elevator, at the depot, burn- ed down Saturday night about 11 o'clock, The family were asleep, it is said, at the time the firestarted, and was with difficulty they were aroused and gotten out, It is not known! how the fire originated. The Adrian Journal says the dyke on grand river, north of Everett gave way under the pressure of water from the heavy rains and tlhooded about 2,000 acres of land, most of lit beingin corn. The ‘loss will be heavy as it is thought the crops will be entirely destroyed. W. P. Duvall sold his fine 280 acre farm, just west of Butler, to A. M. Swartz, living near Adrian, last week. The consideration was nine- teen thousand dollars. This was one ofthe finest and best improved farms in the county, and Mr, Swartz canbe | congratulated on securing it. Perhaps a half a hundred of Rich Hill people went to Butler this after- noon to witness the 2nd Missouri Regiment in sham battle. Thecrowd would have been double what it was hadit not been Saturday. Asit was, disappointment was the lot of a large number who expected to wit- ness the spectacle.—Rich Hill Review. The Hume Telephone insists that Butler supply the new court house tower with a clock. As the Tele- phone persistently opposed the build- ing of the court house, it certainly is in bad taste for the editor of that paper to dictate to the people of But- ler in the matter of a town clock. James Owen, wife and son, Harry, of Kansas City, came down Saturday to visit his brother, ex-Treasurer Andy B. Owen. Mr. Owen is a civil engineer and holds an important position with the Kansas City en- gineering department. He returned home Monday morning. Mrs. Owen and Harry remained over for a visit. Mrs. Adaline Smith and daughter, Anna, left Tuesday for Kansas City to reside. Mrs. Smith and daughter were among Butler’s -very best citi- zens and by their host of fiends, it is regretted that they have taken their departure. Before leaving they called and registered their name on our subscription book, and .Tur Times will endeavor to keep them posted of current events happening in these parte. : The little twelve-year-old son ‘of James Beard, residing one mile weat of Ellisin Vernon county, met with an accident- Friday, which cogt him & hay derrick, he attempted to jump onahay stack. He missed his cal- k @ scantling and crushed EVLLLLSLLlLS mI i 4& Special Cood Value. SCHOOL HOSIERY |e Pair & Nis adi ai0 aib ait A AiO aad aa ADD AOD MD AP AAD Aa AOD ED AOD AAD ANN ad aU aU aan aN ale aa The public schools opened Mon. day Dr. Cox, who has been making the fair circuit, and who was entered in the 2:17 pace at Holden, Harrison Ville und Paola, was injured in the ear at Sedalia after being louded and for Senator Cockrell, Champ Clark,{owing to his injury was brought Pho —pockery at niherdt mt tet: others; Bates county was not in- VACCINATING CATTLE:—Thia matter should not be 4 black leg is now among cattle in some parts of the country, Use the latest improved and safest method, “Black Leyoids.”’ Injectors have been reduced to 31.00.) See us before you buy Goven & Hess, the Drogyists, North Side square, thet Butler, Mo t ot, as It is rumored that Miss Lucile S- Vieraund Mr. G. Ff. Gueitner were mar- ried in the parlors of the Baltimore Hotel in Kansas City, Tuesday night dust beautiful and accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs, W. P. Sevier, of Summit township and well-known to all our people, having been a popular and successful music teacher. We hot in possession of the faets as we go to press Miss Lucile is) the are H. L. Couchman, who has been at- tending the summer term of the Warrensburg Normal, wasa pleasant caller on Tuesday and favored us with a Prof. Couchman Will finish his normal course this next school year. He had several offers of schools for this winter, but is anx- ious to get through. renewal, After complet- ing his course, he thinks of complet. ing his ecueation at an eastern co's lege. William Shaffer, says the Nevada Post, was arrested Friday, und in default of bond was locked in jail on | the charge of wronging Pearl Wil- liams, the I4-vear-old daughter of W. C€. Williams of Sehell City. Shaffer persuaded the girl to leave home and took her to a house in St. Claircoun- ty, oceupied by himself and father aud after three days he grew tired of her and sent her back to Schell City on the mail wagon. Our good friend James Frost, of Deepwater township, presented the editor of Tuk Times with a water melon which tipped the beam at tifty pounds. [twas just ripe for’ the plucking and of a most delicious flavor. It was raised on the old Will Ewin farm, which Mr. Frost purchas- ed last fail, and from which we have been favored with a prize melon each summer for many years. It appears that there is soil on that place pecu- liarly adapted for raising melons, Jas, A. Kittner, a farmer residirg near Clayton, Vernon county, was drowned Friday night in the Marma- ton river. He hed been to Ft. Scott and started home alter night. It is not known just how the accident happened but is supposed he drove into the stream at Brooks ford, un- conscious of the condition of the wa- ter. His calls for help were heard by members of the Floyd family living near the stream, and they res but arrived too late to be of service, as Mr. Kittner had disappeared un- der the water. The body of the n , . THe Times with ite big and struck drowned man was found about 12:30 | be magical eo fell to + ae o’clocknext day. The dead man was | circulation will do ite parte in induc- 56 years and served throughout the war under Gen. Johnston. In company with her brother-in- law, John PL Terrell, democratic nominee for county clerk, Mrs... 2B. Howell, of Cripple Creek, Col, come Plimented our sanctum and had her ‘name enrolled for Tue Tinks. Mes, Howell formerly lived in Butler, Made to Stand Hard Wear. School Shoes, A Splendid Lines Guaranted to eve Satisfaction. ihe Lowest Priced House for Good Goods Come and See us: McKIBBENS | 4 | Go Gi Bb aie aie ap dn dh av ae aan + —_—_— Masonic Notice A state lods instruction will be heldat Butler, commencing at m., Monday, Sept, 22nd, 1902, continued inerning, afternoon and evening during the 23rd and until formerly an employee of this offiee, is ustock broker at Cripple Creek and, is doing well Herman Guyant and Miss Susie Leslie were united in marriage at the some of the bride's parents, Mr, and Mrs, James Leslie, west Butler, Thos day evening at 8 O'clock, Elder Lots- wich, of the Christian chur fitting. er's Wide-w-wake and most energetic ch, otti- The groom is one of but. young business and is well worthy the hand and heart of the ae- complished and beautiful young lady Then, we has gained. The young couple will go to housekeeping: ina cottage in west Butler, whieh the groom had neatly furnished for the occasion. Tur Times extends congratulations and best wishes A. MeCraeken. ot sibstantiabyonng farmer of Deep Water township, with his estimable wife and two pretty lit- tle daughters, Alta and Goldie, were pleasant callers on Tuesday, and Mr, McCracken had his da Ss set uihead. They informed us of a pleasant sur- prise his children and neighbors gave uncle Robert McCracken on his 72nd birthday, last Saturday. ‘They took lots of good things to eat including Mr. McCracken had his leg broken by the kiek ofa vicious bull last and the wound has ever properly healed, which keeps about the house. cake and ice cream. Springy, him closely contined | Next Sunday Rev, T. C. Puckett, | pastor the South Methodist | church, this city, will close the confer ence year as pastor of the church, morning and evening and desires that | his membership be present. On the |following Sunday Presiding Elder |Cobb will be in Butler and preach | morning and evening. The two will | then take their departure for Jefier- | son City to attend the meeting ofthe | |} annual conference. Rev, Puckett is | well liked by his membership, he has been faithful toduty, and there is no doubt that if he so desires lie will be returned to this charge for another | year. In fact bis membership will be | greatly disappointed if a change is | made by the conterence, | The business men of this city should make @ united effort to draw the fall | and winter trade of the surrounding country to this place. It can bedone | if the proper effort is put forth. The country has been blessed with good erops, and the farmer is receiving | good prices for his surplus, and the business men should take advantage of the opportunity and go in for the biggest fall trade in the history of the town. The most effective way to reach the people is through the ad- vertising columns of Tue Times, There should be no time lost in mak- ing the effort to get our full share of the fall trade, if the business men will make the propereffort,the result will | ing the people to come to Butler to trade. Lecturer Allen MeDowell Grand Master Fin gin will be pore ent and preside ussisted by other Grand officers, The work will be exermplitied in the B.A, F.C. anda, M candidates Degrees on All officers and members of this Grand jumsdiction are requested to be present HM. Casxex, WOM Coal. Always out at Hunt's bank, 5 miles due west of Appleton City, HILL'S CASH STORE LEADS IN LOW PRICES. If not a Customer Com mence now to save by buying of us, our regu- lar prices are all BARGAIN PRICES money A Few of ‘them. Ladies hose 2 pair for 15e worth 10c pair, Childrens hose as low asste a pair Mens sox Se a pair worth Te, Mens underwear Ie worth 25¢ Mens shirts 43¢ worth 65 Mens hats 48, 73, 98ce, $1.43 and $1.98. We want you to see the values we are offering at these prices, BOYS HATS 43c up. Six foot oil opaque window shades only 23e, Ten quart Flairing milk pail le worth 15e. Small size dairy pans only Se Nickle plated teakettle 50¢ worth T5e. Nickle plated coffee and tea pots 48e ‘ Carpet tacks le a paper 6 for 5c SEE OUR LINE OF Fancy China Plates for 10 A full line of yarns just re- ceived. SAXONY, SHETLAND FLOSS, ICE WOOL, AND KNITTING WORSTEDS. Come where Prices are Always Right, HILL'S CASH STORE.