The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, February 26, 1903, Page 8

Oe did CITY DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. | The Democrats of the city of But- ler will hold a convention at the What is the Philomathean society? Find out at the Opera House Mon- day, March 2nd Entertainment for the benefit of i Call for Towaship Conventions. We oul The following Democratic Commit- | teemen request us to publish a call | fora convention in their respective ONLY - - H. 0. Wright had his paper chang- ed from Mt. Ayer to Ft. Atkinson, Wis. Our old friend Geo. C. Pablman brother. Sheriff Joe Smith, we are sorry to report, has been somewhat “under the weather” for several days with a man. Charlotte, W. T. Cowan, commit- ~eeman. Mound, J. N.Sharp,cemmitteeman. Pleasant Gap, at Pleasant Gap, P. ONLY - be accommodated. Mrs. John Ebberg, of Stanhope, lowa, committed suicide Saturday > by drinking concentated lye. A re- ligious argument with her husband caused her to commit the act. Mrs. ness were penetrated before this lime- stone was reached, also various oth- er mineralse—a good quality of paint and fire clay—and lots of them. Whatever there may be under the present immense stratum of lime- ladies at a reception at her beautiful and commodious home on Ohio atreet on last Thureday afternoon The rooms were decorated with cut flowere, smilax and house plants. Delicious refreshments were served was a pleasant caller and renewed. | 4 7}. Ellington, committeeman. | severe cold and atomach trouble. No. 914 inches wide regular price : a He is a substantial farmer north of Summit, Smmit center, W. B. Tyler, 10 ednts per yard, OUR PRICE material, with allthestyle and & 3 Virginia. commalttesman Entertainment to be given by the | 10 ednts per yard, 5, of a $1.25 corset. Our price on 3 Lost—Bundle wrapped in news} Aa arg = org hero f tog — 5 sp thie new and stylish: garment - : sontatal i wa igh School Monday night, March) no. 19 2 inches wide, regular price othe maining one pair of Metis | Emmett Hook, of Hudson, who 2nd, at Opera House. Admission 19% coate preg OUR PRICE’ Our J.C. C, Fashion Hip Batiste ¥ tin box with marbles, between Nyhart was in the city on Tuesday. in at- 100, eu se A oe Tt, Corsets are the best productions: of and Butler, Finder please leave at —— court, made us &! Constable Vantrees, of West Point We. 16 Oi taboo wid Sead one of the largest corset factories in this office. pleasant eal, to ruship, brought, Geo. Husted to]. 0. a mee OUR PRIOn ‘Ot the United States. They have xo x j ‘ The drill is down 678 feet in the | fil Monday evenining. | charge | }» cen . superior, you will find in them atyle, é eaaamaeeee + ate ay hole being bored by the city for arte- against Husted is stealing hay from | ON LY cee te ee shape nnd material, of thé roe 8 Parties wanting to buy stock or a. sian water. ot this Giatnace the lees oan Spurrier, of West Point town-| No. 22 2X inches wide, regular grade eile ent colt ORe ‘ iri for other purposes can | 485 feet are in finty limestone. Sev- , ice 19 cents per yard, OUR 4 a es if siring money for other purposes ca | seal vein of coal of varyiog thick-| yjrq A. B, Owen entertained the|PRICE = = l0c, ene See | Bargains are selling regular i Ebberg was a devout Lutheran while | stone, the stone itself is evidence that 7, ¥ her husband is an infidel. Rich Hill is on a solid foundation— and a detighttel tse had. pA nd — i i " built upon a rock.—Rich HillReview.| A mass convention. of the demo- 10c values tor ve 4.4 Dr. C, A. Luk, of Nyhart, made us crate of Mt, Pleasant township is ee ee a business call on Saturday and in-| Every Fort Scott boy who emokes hereby called to meet at the court 15e values for formed us that he had purchased the | cigarettes should go to the county} }oysge Saturday, March 7th, 1903 18¢ values for 1 vamb, at Vir. | jail and take a lesson from a young ‘4 Y ; 22\e valu s for personal effects of Dr ginia, and will locute at that place is shortly. Dr. Lamb will, we under- stand, move to Lowa. at 2p. m. for the purpose of electing delegates to the democratic county convention to nominate a candidate for school commissioner. J, A. DeARMoyD, Committeeman. man who is confined there a raving maniac as @ result of the use of those poisonous coffin nails, says the Fort Scott Monitor, He was a clever, bright young man, but becameanex- cessivesmoker of cigarettes. Recent ly he became convinced that they were harming him and he quit smok- ing and went to studying hard. His mind was so affected that it became overwhelmed and now he will have to be sent to the asylum, India Linens, The Hume Telephone says gas in that locality is an assured fact. Dr. S. L. Standish of that town, in bore- ing a well last week at 175 feet struck a flow of gas which Tested 40 pounds pressure to the square inch, The doctor wil! pipe the well and utilize the gas for domestic use. save you money. The Philomathean society of But ler High Schools will give a literary entertainment at the Oper. House on next Monday night, March 2nd. This society bas made special prep- aration for this’ entertainment and pronise the patrons a rare treat, ei e 0 er_ should come out and encourage the young people. Admission only 10 cents. Mrs/Buford Duvall and Mrs it. G Hartwell entertained a large numver ottheir lady friends at the former’s élegant home on High street Friday and Saturday afternoons. These ewtimable ladies, mother and daugh- ter, noted for their hospitality, well xustained that reputation on this occasiou. The refreshments served were delicious and a splendid good time enjoyed by all. Marriage Licenses Issued Wm Satterlee to Irene Keller, both of Adrian. ‘ J. W. Pharis to Minnie V. Beard, both of Butler. A.J. Baskins to Eva L, Blevins, both of Adrian. D F Crow of Ballard, to Lettie V Koontz of Johnstows. W. A. Sheally of Passaic, to Mary Etta Largent of Butler. G. T. Williams of Reynard, to Sa- rah N. Groves of Merwin, This cou- ple were marred in the recorder’s office Monday, Judge D. Y. Brown performing the ceremony. Pe BI x ALkof high bred Jac ks and eonution Butler, Mo., Saturday, Feb, 28th, 1903, for cash or on time with ap- proved security, For description of stock or other particulars Address John C. Hayes, Agent, Butler, Mo. Kk. ©. Dickinsheet, formerly a popu- s lar citizen of Butler, now a prosper- 2 ous real estate agent in Enid, Okla., sends us remittance for renewal, Bob's many friends here will be glad to learn that he has been very suc- cessful from a@ financial standpoint 1 in the country and is now Mr, Dick } duration, insheet. as a shock to the family an Just us we go to press we learn of the death of J. M. Wells, which oc- curred at his home, north of town, at six o’clock Wednesday morning. The cause of his death was urinic poie- oning. He had suffered with kidney trouble for # me time. Tuesday night he became much worse and Dr Christy was called. The Doctor pronounced the case very critical, and summoned Drs. Boulware and Foster to his assistance they per- formed the operation of drawing off the urine through the abdomen, but the poison had already done its work and he expired the next morning. Mr, Wells was one of our oldest and most highly esteemed citizens and his death causes sorrow throughout the eommunity. Suitable obituary will be published later. Ny ‘ N | ED WILLIAMS’ GROCERY p~ The Place to Trade. He will supply all your wants in his line. Just now he wishes you to know that he has just received a fine lot of chicken fence. It is what you need to keep your chickens out of your neighbors garden this spring and summer. She was barge: Mildred, a beautiful and Lewis---McFarland, Miss Minnie Lee McFarland and marriage at the residence of the bride’s brother, N. B. McFarland, Ft Scott street, this city, at 11 o’clock yesterday morning. The ceremony was performed by Rev. A. H. Lewis, father of the groom. The wedded couple took the 12:57 train for Kan sas City, where they will spend a couple of weeks before returning to their home near Amsterdam. The wedding was a quiet affair, only the immediate members of the two fam- ilies being present The bride isa sister of N. B. and C. B. MeFarland, harness manufacturers of this city. She was raised in Butler, and isa young lady of amigble disposition, fine musical talent and the choir of the M. FE. Church south, of which she has been organist for several years, will miss her valuable services. How- ever, she is to be congratulated in linking her fortunes to Mr. Lewis, a model young maninevery particular owner of a fine farm in the western part of this county. Tue Times ex- tends best wishes for their future hap piness and prosperity. SSS ALLS AALS ADA AS ISDASD SSA A Stoves, We have a few left, come and help us dispose of them. Seed Potatoes. We have them and you had better get them now. A lot of brand new garden seeds just received, everything you want. Our old ones were all burned in the fire. r (SISSSSADA SLA ASLSAS SASS AA ‘ : reat affliction. Our Lamps are still going at cost. Come in and get one before . they are all gone. Every one are bargains. wee Flour, Flour, Lots of Flour at the same old prices. It isthe best you can buy onthe market. We have Gold Seal and other brands. Now is the time to buy as the price is going up. Dried Fruits are cheaper at our store than any other in town. if you don’t believe it come in and we will show you. Seeing is believing. We buy in large quantities and sell at a small profit. Come to us for your dried fruit. Coffee. Coffee. We are headquarters for coffee. We have told you that before and repeat it now because we don’t want you to forget it. Our coffee will please you and we know it, and that is why we want you to try it. It pleases the most fastidious of our customers, why not you? Jones, Oak Hil cemetery, tives and friends. and costly pieces. 4A, Anda Those Christmas Bargains. We still have a few left on our bar- sbe has gain counter and they must go at once. They arecheap er than ever. Look them over and get what you want. Marriep —At the home of the bride’s father, J. V. Snodgrass, near Spruce, Mo., Ira L. Ludwick to Miss Cora Snodgrass on Wednesday, Feb. 18th, at 6:30 o'clock p.m. Rev. J. ‘T. Cowan officiated. Miss Cora Bor. land and I. H. Dickerson acted as bridemaid and groomsman. The bride and bridemaid were beauti- tully dressed in white. The bride carmed a Soe. of white-and pink carnations. The groom and groomaman wore convebtional black. After the ceremony and congratuln- tions a sumptuous dinner was served toa number of intimate friends and relatives. The bride and groom were the recipients of a number of hand- some and useful presents. Tha SC LAA, AA Aa, We Have Everything you want in groceries, quensware and farmers’ hardware, The prices are right and the goods are the best. We pay the highest market price for your « produce. Cail and see our stock, JE WILLIAMS, NORTH SIDE:SQUARE. R. Vanlandingham, of as Manton. Burial The above notice was ed to the young couple. A Frrenp, Radtord, of this city. No. 7 1X iuches wide regular price 8 cents per yard, OUR PRICE 3c - . - - i Embroide' hat outelass any- ™ Ting in town. A beautiful line to select from in Swiss, Nainsook and Hamburg. We In Embreideries, Shambrays, White Dress Goods and Wastings, of which we have just added anew and u;-to- date line, we can and positively will Enamel Ware Sale Continued An assorted lot of pudding pans, dairy pans, wash pans, preserving kettles, dippers, cups, basting spoons, ete., double your money’s HILL'S GASH STORE. } it. Wedono believe it possible to excell our offerings in this line. Fashion Hip, Straight Front Cor. set, We truly think this is the most wonderfel bargaine ever offered in the corset line; made from euperior ‘ Court House Friday, March |(Oynehips for Saturday, March 7eh, the Butler High School Librarr/No Money is so Easily Earned as that Saved in Buying. HERE IS A GOOD PLACE. - ; 13, 1903, at 7:30 p. m., for the pur- | at 2 o'clock p. m., at regular voting | Monday night, March 2nd. Admis- . > , a | ‘ pose of nominating a candidate for | precincts unless otherwise named, for | 8100 10c. TO SAVE NOW a Good time to Begin- - city treasurer, school director and pa hry en 4 ¢ ar a Tie taniie dim in bate -* aided in Gar Wester Onsale ; ickets and selecting delega' sas i eavy all si ew e are ‘ar - one councilman from each ward and county echo! commissioner conven- very bad condition, but if the present eng = is be tale ‘On Wes hare ofthe “ toelect one committeeman fromeach | tion at Butler on Monday, March pleasant weather continues, they u Barea raets. “ Is troly a wonder at the price, 8 ward for the ensuing year. 9th, 1903. will soon dry up. ta, best quality. corset business of Butler. We kaow acct ttitgu cenit Geeta i : “SAE Fim, |"Sirm a Ener ostoom| out youg Nl Tas May |X, Soe fee wd guar rer totaal mma NT aGG sok bg . Ch’m City Dem. Com. -v. , af ves for Sigourney, Lowa, t ° JR PRICE best values, We are prepared to f Shawnee, C. H. Moore, committee-|}i¢'will go ato business with bis | Oct: Pt 7a oe quality, out knock out price Childrens Corset waists 25c to 48¢. We start the ladies line at 25c and they are the best on earth for the money. ‘ New Negligee Shirts for the men. * | We want youto come in and loek Te, over our new 48c line of nobby shirts _ and see if you don’t find sust as oh) nM Goop as you are paying 75c for elee- ( where. WE believe you will. SPRING HATS. When you buy of us you know you get the newest things out because we have no old goods to sell you. $1.25 Dainty girdles” of fine batiste in hr ‘+ for 98c, $2.00 hate for $1.43, blue pink or white handsomely trim- $2.50 hate for $1.73, $3.00 hate for med, we ought to get 75c for them $1.98. Boys hate for 25¢, 4c, 48¢ ig but wecan and will sell them 6p and 98c. Bring in your head and for only e Corsets made to sell for 50c in white or drab, made with two side steels, the new Paris model 350, OUR PRICE ONLY - " FLill’s Laura Belle Poffenbarger. Mrs. Laura Poffenbarger, beloved | We heard it and jotted it down, wife of J. W. Poffenbarger, departed | What happened in and out of town. this life at their home in this city Saturday morning at 1 o’clock, after a brief illness of less than a weeek’ The announcement came who hardly realized her critical con- dition. Always of a delicate consti- tution, her frail body could not with- stand an attack of pneumonia which complicated bronchial troubles. She bore up bravely to the end and went to that last sleep as peacefully as a tired child that seeks a night’s re- pose. Laura Belle Moore was born in Lebanon, Ills., Feb’y 1st, 1863 ¢ Came with her mother, Mra. Emily | churches in the county would sell the Badgley to Bates county in 1876. a beautiful young girl, just budding in- to womanhood; here she spent most | of her young life, was loved and ad- mired by all for her many good qualities and amiable disposition married to J. W. in Decatur, Ills., in 1892. They lived in Jacksonville, Ills., for about four years when they came to Butler, where they have since resided. One child was born to this union, little girl of ten summers, who is | deprived of a mother’s love and ¢ ; . jlast week. He sold his farm last fall | vatora, one John Deere corn planter, Poffenbarger was a consistent mem- ber of the Methodist Church and died in the faith of the christian religion. The sorrowing husband and little daughter, aged and afflicted mother | 0D. and loving sister, Mrs. Joe Meyer, have the sympathy of all in their Funeral services were conducted from the family residence Sunday af- ternoon at 2 o'clock by Rev. W. F. ; | apd interment was mede in | hauling their farming impiements to followed by a| Butler last week to ship to Madison, large procession of sorrowing rela- The floral tributes were many, em- bracing a large number of beautiful | last week. Death of Mrs. Radford. Mrs. W. A. Radford, one of the old- est residents of this city, died at 4 $ o’clock last week of pneumonia at | ;,, her home in East Paris at the ag» of 78 years after an illness ‘of several days. Mrs. Radford came to Paris in the 60s and has resided here con- tinuously. Through all these years n a devout member of the | ¢, Baptist church and was loved b« hundreds who will join with The Din- ner Horn om meer re vow thy to the berea: us who alt ; fos Dat a be were densa alt 0 be right until the mail is delivered at mourn the loss of her who became his bride nea~!y fifty years ago. Mra. Radford waa the mother of Mrs. L is city, and of Mra, Bradshaw, who lives” gie for office. Petty. The funeral services will he , ‘ held wt the home at 10 o’clock, con Geo. Rnble’s took in $9.40, and good ucted by Revs. J. O. Sisson and Evergreen. ken froma | this Paris, Texas, paper. The aged bus. band left, formerly lived in thiscoun- good | t¥, and isa brother of Davis und J, wishes of a host of friends areextend-| R. Radford, of near Spruce, and 0,R. |p Cash Store. the Butler mail two miles east, then come back to Virginia, distribute it, then go south one mile, east one mile, south one mile, west one mile, south one mile, west one mile, north two miles to Wallace’s corner, east one mile to Virginia, cutting two miles off of west end of No. 6 AARON. Virginia Items, Grandpa Coulter, living south of Virginia, who has been in poor health the past winter, isable to walk about the yard. i ‘ Elder Coffee of Foster, will preach We still have a few choice B. P. at the Christian church the first Sab- | R’s cockerels to spare$1.00 up. Call bath in March at 11 o’clocka_m. ‘| 0n or aidress, Mrs. J. F. Corron, Joho Hedger will move into Homer 16-26 Amoret, Mo. township the first of the week, will farm what is known as the George Short farm. friends, Public Sale. Jim Jones’ machine is busy thresh-| _I will sell at the old Emanuel Nes- 4 ing flax. tlerode place, four miles east and one If all the members of the different | mile south of Amoret, on f eggs their hens lay on the Sabbath Monday, March 2nd, 1908, and put the money in the preachers | the following property: fund, at the end of the year there| 64 head of cattle consisting of thir- would be no unpaid preachers. ty steers, coming twos, 20 youn, Several of the W. C. T. U.’s talk of | cows and heifers with calves, 14 her attending the county convention at calves, two brood mares, one work Passaic Feb. 27-8. We hope they | horse. two coming 2 year old horse will have a good meeting. colts, six young mules, yearlings; 30 John McElroy moved to Butler | head of hogs, four brood sows; one Monday of this week. good wagon, one new surrey, three Wim. Coulter of Foster, moved on | sets work harness, one new Milwaukee the Charley Morrison farm last week, | binder, one new Standard mowing Rufus Sellers to the Thomas McElrov | machine, one good hay rake, three farm and Tom McElroy to Rich Hill, | walking plows, one Goodenough rid- Mr. Bratton moved east of Butler | ing plow, one harrow and threeculti- Poffen lovable | to Merwin agente. ne two hole corn sie Joe Whinnerv, jr., who has been in| scraper, six stands bees, good | the Territory for several years, will | wrought iron range and household * help his father on the farm this sea- | and kitchen furniture. Terms: All sume under $5 cach, Mr. Wirt and son of Lincoln, Neb., ’ sums of $5 and over a credit of ning moved on the Mat Hinson place last | months. Notes to bear 4 per cent week. He bought it last fall. from date, a discount of 6 per cent, Pearl Lander’s child died Thurs-| for cash. C A. Wastace, day-night and was buried Saturday. | C.-E. Ropains, Auctioneer. Will Vogt and Adam Helmer were Women as Well as Men Are Made Miserable by Kidney Trouble. eT, One whee Kan. They ' cane farms near there last fall. Aunt Lucy Malony moved to Butler The many friends of Mrs. George Thompeon will be glad to learn she is im nicely, and has hopes of Wee seen cure, é e young folks at the Christian | 8. spent an hour Sabbath practic. me their new Sohagow bes 'e expect r before we write joy andtlong life. go with them is Aaron’s wish. The dear people around Virginia are stirred up over the mail business. ne thing we do know; there will nothing be planned any better for the people along the atar route than thestar route The R F. D. will not Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, courages and lessens ambttion; beauty, 5.4 and cheerfuiness soom disappear whea the kid- v 30 SS @ tit » on : : \ a child to be born’ E> afflicted with weak kid- neys. Ifthe child wie <a ates too often, #: urine scalds the flesh or if, when the reaches an age when it should be able te ~ trol the passage, it is yet afflicted with © ting, depend upon it, the cause of the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first step should be towards the treatment these important organs. This trouble is due to a Siocsse@iconabiens of kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as every man’s house. Since the thawout the politicians of Charlotte have crawled out and are getting for ‘Suppose: } Women as well as men are made: erable with kidney and bladder and. both need the same The mild and the im Swamp-Root hear |" The valentine measuring party at time enjoyed by all present. * ‘Tho. Washingt 00g birthday party at James Cuzic ‘k's Mor night of Jolins Heckadon, of tt. 1. tf sbye it is B10-1b boy. _Alldoing