The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, September 11, 1902, Page 1

| SSS UT Ar + eae Saas A EE PN EERE A mS OL. XXIV. BUTLER, MISSOURI, MARTINIQUE HAS A DEATH LIST OF 2,000, SEEESSo8rRR2REResooosS (WM | | Terrible as Those of May. | Castries, Istind of St’ Lucia, BL W I, September ¥.—The island of Mar- tiaigae is again in the throes ofa terriile For the past week the two voleanoes, Mout Pelee and Soufriere, have been in action, throwing clouds of fine dust allover the iskand. Finally, on last Wednesday, Pelee began dis: | charging hot ashes aud this, aceom:! panied by loud intonations and fre-! quent earthquake shocks, made this, | thesecond of Mont Pelee’s disastrous | eruptions, almost as terrible as the | first. Two thousand people are re. | ported to have been killed by the | showers of hot ashes and hundreds of | | people are Leaving the island, During the eruption voleanic dust in clouds esme down in the territory surrounding Mont Pelee as far away us twenty miles, The account of this disaster was} brought here by the royal mail steam er Yaro, whielcartived here last night from) Martinique, It is) reported from Fort) de France, Martinique, that over 1,500 people were killed in jan eruption of Mont Pelee last Satur- day. Tire_lsland is Again in the Throes ef Volanic Disturbances Almost as Of new furniture, stoves and carpets just re- ceived at the BIG STORE. Never have we bought so heavy as now. All the furniture came from the northern and eastern markets. We are headquarters for first-class stuff. We are showing the best FOLDING BED we have ever handled, and at the lowest orice. We bought 21 of them. Our purchase in- cluded voloanic disturbance, 20 Combination book cases, 10 Book cases, 12 Side boards, 24 Extension tables— aoa lo syo) eeloyolisiialh By the way—we have a novelty in an exten- sion table, come and see it. (6) 50 pieces of parlor furniture, $1.00 up 100 rocking chairs island of Martinique has spread pan- ie over the entite island. No one knows what the death roll will be, The crater of Mt uutil it is enormous, from its mouth accompanied by a storm of rocks and mud, Latest re- ports tell of the death of gendarnies as they tried Lo escape from the wall of fire Mt. Pelee sent down August 30. 95 kitchen cabinets. We are showing something out of the ordi- i », oe hip videnes nary in kitchen cab:nets. Pelee has widened Fire vomits 25 couches, $7.50 up; all with patent guaranteed construction, 75 iron beds, beginning at $2.75, 24 styles dining chairs, 50 center tables from 65¢ to $10. , , ‘ Virginia Items. We also have a large line of carpets, ali wool, We heard it and jotted it down, Ask to see our Y What happened in and out of town, On Jast Sunday Mes, Coeneworth and son Irving, of Heury county accompanied by Mrs. Powell and little son Bay of Summit, visited as low as 45e per yard. COLUMBIAN INGRAIN the VERY best cheap carpet on the market a good wearer; fast color; at 35c per yard. RUGS AND ART SQUARES. their brother Cieero Graham, who 2 resides: near Virginia, returning 2 home Mouday. 2 Irvin Cheneworth and Leonard Graham took in the situation at Virginia Sunday afternoon, they also attended service at the Baptist ebureh Sunday night; reported u tiue sermon, Geo. Jenkins and tamily of near THURSDAY, ne The Butler Weekly Times. SEPTEMBER 11, Williams’ Bros, are selling Sattley Dise Gang plows | pare the most per-| feet piece of machinery ever built, | aud the only dise plow manufactured | every day. to-day. Sattley people have spent thousands of dollars: perfecting this | plow, It is au all season plow, turns right or left, makes a square corner, situple and easy to huudle, plows'in any kind of soil, ground never too dry and hard, nor the weeds too high to turn under and cover completely, We never sold an implement that gives the setisfaction that this plow does, You will regret it if you buy any other dise plow Weaisosell the old reliable Superior and Kentucky wheat drills, If there are any other drills made, that come pare with these in quality and per fection, we do not know their names, they have Leen tried for centuries. So come and buy a drill you Know is good, We also sell the Thomas & Eagle dise harrows, ‘These harrows need no comment for the people of Bates county know what these har- rowWs are, out lots. of and if the We are still Saye turning > & Scovill buggies { le wanting buggies, carriages nel driving wagons, would investi- gate and makeinquiries of Chose that have used this work forseveral years there would be no other sold in But- 1 Te Tore money and would cost much more, if they were sold at the profits others are sold at. But we make less profit on the Sayers & Seovill buggy than any other buggy ever sold in Butler Still we have bugaies we can sell you from S50 and up, and everyone war- rented to be just as we tell you it is, We sella wagon that say too much for, and we are houest in our belief We think it is the best farm wagon on the market to-day, and we have 100 customers that we have sold these wagons to; they will tell vou the same thing. — It “Peoria,” made by the Peoria Wag- on Co. at Peoria, Il, and it is retail- ed everywhere at 875, but we sell it Wwe cannot is the for less money, as we do on all lines we handle, We also handle the old relintle Coin knows what it is effort to close out all ourimplements machinery, bugy them out of the way, so we ean build us a warehouse this winter and will wager. everybody We are making an ies, ete, and get We have a first-class Wilton Rug, regular size at $1.65. We show a very large line of rags, including some imported Smyrnas. We have 35 Art Squares or, Druggets in all Butler, visited his brother B. PF, Jenkins and family Tuesday of last week, Miss Lou Cumiford visited relatives at Amsterdam Thursday of last ® week cotton, half-wool, all wool, Wilton, Brussels Willie Rubel left Sunday for Bald- and Smyrna, from 7 1-2x9ft, to 12x15ft, = where be will atiend Mr. and Mrs. lwhofiof Victor, Col , Is visiting her faiher, Mr. Mauger. M. E. quarterly meeting next Sun- day; the elder will preach at 11 a.m, and3 p.m. Bro, Jonesof Butler, at uight. Asiwany as want to hear all these sermons had best bring well filled baskets aud while eating dinner ean talk prohibition. Miss Meda’ Cuzick will teach the hotwater school this winter. Miss Carrie McElroy commenced her school Monday of this week in the Wilcox district. Prohibition meeting, basket din- ner at Virginia Sept. 13, commencing atl0a m. H. P. Farris of Clinton, will speak there, at Amoret at 4 p. m. and at Amsterdam at night. Vir- ginia band will be present. lee eream and cake and lemonae will be serv ed; proceeds go to medal Sunday school. If the Baptist churel: from $3.98 to $30 in price. See our KALGA Rug—the. best one on the market for the money. 35 styles in Lace Curtains, 35 styles in Portiers, 10 Patterns in Linoleum. 10 Patterns of oil cloth. ~ In this connection wecarry the inlaid linoleum. Our line of Heating Stoves are about all on exhibition. Weshow a large line ; some good second-hand ones. See our famous GERMAN HEATER, The best soft coal stove sold on this earth. _We have something new in a sheet iron wood stove. We sell a good steel range, six hole, with 14-gallon reservoir and werming closet than No. 8, as low as $10.95. See us before buyiny a stove. A snap in Mrs. Potts Nickel Irons, set of 3 _ for 73 cents. All Winter Cloaks are in ready to show and -well. We invite you. - + re there on the 14th at 4 p.m. Would like to have all the candidates of ull the parties present. organized a republican club. The Free Methodist quarterly meeting commences vt the Crook continue over Sabbath. men have disposed. of their tarins: Capt. Nickella, W. T. Cowan, F_Gil- breath, Mr. Braton, Dr. Lamb, Indy. soon Virginia will bave new citizens Mrs. J. W McFadden and Mrs, Dr. Lamb apent several days in Kansas City last week, Mrs. MePadden was buying new goods. They visited their brother Ernest and the family of John Durrett near Lee Summit G. W. Park spent Sunday night in Butler with relatives. O. M. Drysdale went to. Kaneas Tuesduy A can be secured Mr. Farris will speak | py and Clark Wix held a meeting at the | fall goods. ball Thursday night of |r st week and | will save money. school horse Saturday night and | ler. Report says the following gentle-}of what they cost, for cash. R, T. | Price ea Keep the ball. rolling and} cost us. Come and see us, make some very low prices on any- thing you want. Our grocery department is: still booming, becuuse we sell the best goods obtainable, andgive you what you buy, both inquality and quanti ty. Weunever give you the coarse blue sugar, that costs 1 cent less on the tb because we sell cheap. We handle nothing but the best. Our’ Gold Seal flour hus broken the record of any flour we ever handled in 21 years of business. We have sold over 2,500 sack and NOT ONE COMPLAINT, and nothing but PRAISE FOR EVERY SACK. The secret of this is, they have a patent onthe machinery for grinding this flour, that is why it is so fine, and you need not try to find as good flour anywhere else, you cannot find itfor that reason, We are now sell- ing a car load of it every two weeks, and our trade still continues to in- crease ou it; ouly $1 per sack for this iss and} car. Parties wanting cook stoves, steel nges or heating stoves wifi do well to call on us now, for we are closing Geo. Huckeby |Out our present to make room for Remember this aud you Ask us about our queensware and faney amps when you-come to But- We intend to close out the prea- ent stock we haveon hand regardless You will see many things in our store with rds on them for less than they Yours Truly, WILLIAMS’ BROS Lhave geome bargains in Sheridan your money. “E..B, Apkrnson, 48-26 1902. § TOO MUCH MONEY. oO 0 Some friends are teilling, we are paying too mue! money for grain, seeds and hay. It’s true we ar handling, on the smallest: margin ever attempted ir Bates County, WHEAT, OATS, FLAX, HAY AND TIMOTHY. But thisis all the better for the farmer, Com: right along with your stuif, Highest possible prices Old Farmers’ Exchange, north end of depot. Up town office under Hotel Ross. Peoples Elevator Co. BUTLER, MISSOURI. : : ; ; : PDOCIGROCOIDOCIOOOOOAL OOK CLARENCE C, LYLE, Treasurer. CHAS. Il. ZABRISKIE, Secretary, SACKS FREE, SALE OR NO SALE, POOO.GSOOOOQGOCHODIOQO OD : 3 ; To Entertain Democrats, Sunday School Statistics Velasco, Tex., Sept. S.—Governor Sunday school workers Hogg has fitted up his phice near | | } some pleasure in the state: county, it taken befure wheatissown. | and grip prove its matchless m Arrange to go out with me during | for all throatand lnngtrubles, Guar. September, if yon want the best for |pnteed bottles 50¢ and Sl. Trivl here, the Patton plantation, in a | the general secretary of the literna avish style, to entertain a distine | onal Sunday-school convention ree guished party of Dewocrats who will |eently published. Lu ali world be with him next month, The party | there are HO1 schools, with a is to include William Jennings Bry- | mnembership of 25,856.582. During an, Tom L. Johnson, of Olio, Sena. | the past: year 125,000) scholars be tor Thomas M. Patterson, of Colora. /caimechureh members nthe United do, fprmer Governor Willinm J, | States there are TALE Ss teachers Stone, of Missouri, and Charles A, | aud TL AG2434 pupils. La theinter Towne, The party is to hunt deer, | WUonal body there are i assovis bear, turkeys and yo fishing, {Hons employing 85 print workers, | There are 1300 normal classes, with a membership of L4taae .{ meuts that the Sunday. se MM ue A Parson's Noble Act, : ‘l want all the world ty know,” | the wane do not seem writes Rev. Cou Budioug, of Ashas! our dy these statist way, R. 1. “what a thoroughiy woud | patel, ; ee j patch and reliable medicine LT found in Elec: tric Bitters. They cured me of jaune | dice aud liver trouble that had caused | me great suffering for many 4 For a genuine, all-round cure excel anything Lever saw.” Electric Bitters are the surprise of all fot their wouderful work in liver, kidney | and stomach troubles, Dou't fail, to try then. Only 30 cts, 8 | faction is guaranteed oy HL. tuck: er, druggist. Every Young Man and Ev Deepwater Items. ery Youn ) Several on the sick list this woek, , : 4 Mrs. Annie Howard, of Johustown, \W oman i who spent last week visiting in But- vi ler, returned home Friday ‘The Misses Borum,of Spruce, spent last Sunday in our midst. Mrs. Sue Allison, of Walkerstation, who has been the guest of her moth- er, Grandma Wilker, for a few days, left for her home Sunday 4 J.E Kash and wife, who have been | at the bedside of Mrs. Kash's father I i at Nevada for several weeks, return- ed home last week, ( George MeAfee, who has been the | guest of bis sister in this commnity | for several weeks, left for his home in | North Missouri Saturday. ea gious lay aside a portion of their income. And tape . ; the time to begin? Right James Offill wiil finish cutting his eee el now, i sur- large crop of broom corn the last of | ida sii illeed ee ail this week | est way? To open an ac- It is said to be fine corn | by old broom corn raisers. count with this bank, Starting with a small de- The Chambers brothers, of Butler, were called to Johnstown by wire sey. | posit and to add to this reg~ eral times last week to see their | ularly each week or each brother, Charles, who has typhoid | month, Many have tried fever very bad at this writing. this plan, many have suc- ceeded, This bank receives Mrs. Anna Shelton was the guest | of Mrs. Hugh Gilliland one evening | deposits as low as a dollar | and is always glad to help last. week. } We are told that Robert Souther. | 4 those who are trying to help themselves. 4 land has bought the Schoop and | Bassett farms in our community. | Mr. Southerland is) a) prosperous young farmer and a fine family of people. Lveryoneisexpressing them selves as being prond of hispurcha e. Rev. Rogers filled his regnlar ap- pointments in Johnstown Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday night. Several farmers will finish sowing wheat this week Rosr. A Boy’s Wild Ride For Life. With his family around him ex- pecting him to die, and a son riding for life, [8 miles, to get Dr. Ring's! New Diseovery for Consumption. Coughs and Colds, W. He Brown, of Leesville, Ind., endured death's ageo- nies from asthma, but this wonderfal medicne gave instant relief and soon und soon cured bim. He wri it now sleep soundlyevery night.” Like marvelous cures of consumption. preamonia, bronchitis, coughs, colds uw a MERE. Faimows Baik E, A. BENNETT, Pres. A. L. McBRIDE, Vice-i?res. E, D. KIPP, Cashier, G, W. NEWBERRY, Ass’t. hotties free at H. L. Tucker's droy women AS store.