The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 23, 1903, Page 5

STYLE, FIT and WORKMANSHIP Ready-to-Wear Clothes —IN AMERICA.—. i DRESSED ed the Jackson County Democratic Club banquet in Kansas City on Monday evening. Argenbright Sisters have all the latest styles in hats and trimmings, and the largest stock in the city to select from. Their prices are the lowest. Call and see them. Our esteemed friend J. F. Dillon called and favored us with arenewal. He recently returned from Kansas to “roam to more,” and we welcome him back home. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Ross left Mon- day for 8t. Louts. Mr. Ross will at- tend the Grand Lodge in session this week, and he and his wife will remain in the city until after the dedication of the World’s Fair. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Duvall return- ed home Tuesday morning. Mr. Duvall had been in the east on busi- ness for ten days, and Mrs. Duvall joined him in St. Louis Monday morning. MAN Young orold should possess a H. S. & M. SUIT. Every suit we carry is guar- anteed to give entire satis- faction. All suiis at $10 and higher guaranteed to hold shape and color and give entire satisfaction. H.5.&M, Suits —FOR— Men and Boys Have no equal in Dr. T. C. Boulware attended a meeting of the State Medical Asso- ciation at Excelsior Springs Tuesday and Wednesday. He was down on the program to read a paper on typhoid fever. Ed Crabtree was appointed night policeman by the city council at its meeting Monday night, in place of Parish Nickell who has been holding the appointment since the resigna- tion of Payson Hartwell a month ago The funeral of Rosa Majors, color- ed, daughter of Jerry Majors, took place from the family home in the east part of town Monday afternoon ! $oses | County Clerk John F. Herrelland| The minstrel show at the opera G. V. Boswell, of Amsterdam, attend- } house to-night will be a burnt corker. Don’t fail to go. Our old friend and patron, Lafe Baldwin, of Worland, sends. us re- mittance for renewal. I. M. Kretzinger, of Deep Water township, sends us remittance for Tue Times for the coming year. Lafe Cassity, one of Bates coun'y’s honorable citizens and prosperous farmers, favors us with a renewal. Thos, Frost, an early settler and substantial citizen of Deep Water, called and had his dates set ahead. T. L. Fisk, a successful and intelli- gent farmer of Summit township, fol- lowed his annual custom of renewing for Tue Ties, Judge F. M. Steele, who has been laid up for sometime with a bad sprained ankle, we are glad, to note is able to be out again. Lee Spicer, popular manager of the Hurley Lumber Co, at Archie, was in Butler the last of the week and favored us substantially. J. H. McCombs, Democratic com- mitteeman of Deer Creek, and a sub- stantial friend of Tar Times favored us pleasantly and renewed. Dr. Quayle, of Kansas City, delight- eda large audience at the Ohiestreet M. E. church Tuesday night with one of his entertaining and eloquent lec tures, George J. Moore, prominent busi- ness man of Rockville and Demo- cratic committeeman for that town- ship, was in the city Friday, called and favored us, | YIOOOOOHOOOOO BOSCO SIO Black Silks AND——— Black Dress Goods. We have just received a choice new lot of Black Silks and Black Dress Goods which are extra good values. WOOCQODOCK Come and see them. McKIBBENS. eee 29 x Col. J. A. Trader, popular cigar} Dan, Ayers has his nameenrolled WALK-OVER SHOES PLAIN LEATHERS $3,5 THE G00 CLOTHES STORE. $4.00 THE PLACE TO TRADE JS AT THE AMERICAN + Clothing House. PATENT LEATHERS GOOD SHOE STORE. | ONE LOW PRICE TO ALL, SOO OSTHD OOS8OTHOC O8O0 OSES Tres’ Telephone No. 37, P| Good shirtings at McKibbens. F.C. Smith is spending a few days in St. Louis on business. Judge Graves, who has been at Warsaw holding court, returned home yesterday. Thompson’s Corsets, Glove fitting at McKibbens. T. J. and Sam’! Spears, of Spruce township, called, the former having his dates set ahead. Buy our $2.00 and $2.50 shoes at McKibbens. Mrs. Laura Lamb, of Minier, Ills., formerly a citizen of Butler, orders Tue ‘Times to her address. Special lot of 25c handkerchiefs at 15c at McKibbens. _ M.F. Pedrow, asubstantial citizen of Mound, favored us pleasantly and substantially. Another choice lot of lace curtains at McKibbens. H. A. Richardson, sheriff of Allen county, Kansas, was over to witness the execution of Dr. Gartrell. Sprihg carpets at cut prices at Me- Kibbens. é Our esteemed friend and long-time patron, Frank Cuddeback, called and had his dates set ahead into 1904. New lot of trunks and suitcases at McKibbens. _ Chas. E. Booi, of Danforth, Iils., through the courtesy of C. T. Mure ford, of Mulberry, is a new subscriber. We wish to call your attention to our line of trimmed hats from $1.50 up. 25-26 M. & N, Evans. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Stryker and the residence of 8. T. Broaddus. Don’t buy until you have seen our hate. You will find the styles correct and prices right at M. & N. Evans. ~ Col. J.N. Sharp, democratic com- mitteeman for Mound township, ve THE T:MES a pleasant call Mon- a meeting of the school board night Prof. J. M. Taylor was superintendent forthecoming children, of Rich Hill, are visiting 8’ | Topsy hosiery at McKibbens. Miss Katie Caruthers is a new sub- scriber. Lewis Webb, who has been quite sick for sometime, is out again. Sheriff Smith has appointed Geo. Pollock janitor at the court house. C.G. Hunt and wife, of Hudson, were visiting in the city the last of week, The young folks of Butler will give @ society minstrel show at the opera house te-night. The ladies are invited to call at Argenbright Sisters’ and take a look at their handsome line of millinery goods. Ladies, you will find the very latest styles in hats and trimmings at Argenbright Sisters’, West Side square. Walter 8S. Gill, telegraph operator atthe Union depot, Kansas City, spent a few days in the city with home folks. A. Hauson, of Clark county, Kan- sas, has become a citizen of Bates. He brought with him a car of horses and mules. Our old friend Wm. Laney, Demo- cratic committeeman from Hudson, was e pleasant caller and favored us with renewal, H. H. Fleisher, @ prosperous busi- ness man of Lamar, was in Butler the first of the week, and ordered Tue Times to his address. J. H. Funk, of the Republican- Press, went to Kansas City Tuesday to mect his sister from Iowa, who will pay him a visit. E. D. Kipp, Henry Donovan, I. N. Maines and John Deerwester left Mon- lay for St. Louis to attend the ses- sion of Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Mo. Chas. Harper, who had been visit- ing relatives and friends in the coun- ty, has returned to Trinadad, Colo- rado, where he holde a position with a railroad company. 4 T.D. Embree, Democratic pcan faramdarbsy sp tee, was o pleasant caller while in the city the last of the week and had his dates set ahead. Judge Sam Westcalled and had his dates set ahead. He goes to St. Louis next week to visit his brother and will remain until after the dedi- cation ceremonies. She was about 28 years of uge, and death was due to quick consump- tion. Miss Jessie Heinlein, the popular and efficient bookkeeper at the Ben- nett Mercantile establishment, re signed her position Tuesday night, and will go to Kansas City to enter @ business college and study short- hand and type-writing. R. M. Fleisher and wife, of Madison, Kan., who have been spending a week with the families of H. H. Fleisher, of Lamar, Mo., and J. R. Davis, of this city, returned home Monday. Conductor Haire, of St. Louis, and Emporia railroad, who has been dangerously sick for the past two or three weeks with rheu- matism of the heart, is able to be out again. Jack Spicer, Sheriff Smith’s efficient deputy and jailor, has moved his family to the farm owned by the sheriff southeast of the city. If Mr. Spicer makes as good a farmer as he did an officer, his success is assured. Company B received their new Krag Jorgenson guns Monday. They are now fitted out with the regular army rifle. The company prepara- tory to going to St. Louis to take part in the dedication ceremonies of the World’s Fair the 30th inst. will drill at their armory each evening this week. We were pleased to meet M. D. Hart, a prominent citizen of Osceola, Towa, who was in our city last Fri- day. His father, John Hart, died in our county during a visit here in 1870, and was buried in Oak Hill cemetery. Mr. Hart went out and had his father's grave improved. The St. Louis Republic was repre- sented at the hanging of Dr. Gartrell by their special correspondent, Maj. Dick Bassett. The Major is aformer resident of Butler and a brother of the well-known lawyer, Capt. Bas- sett, who formerly was a member of the bar of this county. Mrs. Esther Paddeck was killed in Kansas City Sunday afternoon by falling from a third story window at 307 Independence avenue. She was under the influence of liquor and quarreled with her husband, Roy Paddeck, who shoved her and she fell through the window. The funeral of Nathaniel George, killed in mine No. 14 of the Central Coal and Coke Co., were buried in Green Lawn eemetery, Rich Hill, Fri- day. The deceased was born in Eng- land. He left a wife and five children. All the miners in thecamp suspended work to attend the funeral, Dr. W. A. Lockwood, of Conway, Mo., on his way as & delegate from LaClede county to the State Medical Association, which meets at Excelsior Springs, stopped off in the city Mon- day visiting his brother, Dr. T. F. Lockwood, and the two left for Ex celsior Springs Tuesday morning to attend the association meeting. ‘Capt. F. J. Tygard, accompanied by his two nieces, Misses Nellie Orr and Gertrude Tygard, left for St. Louis Monday. Capt. Tygard will attend the Grand Commandery, and will remain in St. Louis with his neices to witness the dedicatory exer- cisea of the World’s Fair. The Adrian public Schools closed Friday. The baccalaureate sermon was preached by Rev. W. T. Wright of Kansas City. Commencement ex- ercises were held Monday nightin the Haas opera house. The following are the graduates: Edith A. Mills, Nell L. Ferris, Nina M. Towner, Lau- ra May Carr, Chas. P. Talbot, Arthur R. Edwards, Francis H. Griffith, Irvin Deffenbaugh. Laura May Carr salutatorian, Chas. P. Talbot, vale- dictorian. The big steam drill to be used in sinking the artesian well at- the ice plant and creamery arrived Satur- day and was put in Monday and Tuesday and yesterday started on ite mission toward China. The drill isa mammoth affair. Carpenter & Shafer have contracted for a well 1,200 feet deep and at that depth if water sufficient is not struck to oper- Prof. A.. L. Ives of Adrian, spent Tuesday in the city and gave Tue Times a pleasant call. He has been superintendent of the Adrian schools which closed Friday, for the past five years, in which capacity he gave gen- eral satisfaction to the patrons. Tnx Times is glad to learn he is to become a citizen of Butler, having accepted a position as deputy in the county clerk’s office. The governor has signed the bill passed at the last session of the legis- lature forbidding the sale of cigar- ettes and cigarette papers to persons under eighteen years of age. The law went into effect as soon as itwas signed by the governor. It ought to be enforced like other laws or else repealed. It is a measure in the in- terest of health, good manners and morals.—Lexington Intelligencer. The recent enactment providing that teachers’ certificates shall be renewed without fee, will reduce the| ate their plants they will go deeper amount paid thecounty commission-|into theeafth. The firm will spend er for services and this is to be re-| $1,800 or $2,000 in their search for gretted, for this official has never|water and Tue Times with other received adequate remuneration. The | friends of this enterprising firm, hopes broker, of Kansas City, was seeing his customers in Butler last week and favored us pleasantly. He spoke of the many substantial improvements he has noticed in Butler in the past few months. Itis only those with moats in their eyes who can’t see the beauties of our city. Rock Mock, a young man, employ- ed by the telephone company at Nevada, while at work on the top of a thirty foot pole, lost his hold and fellto the ground. Strange to say heescaped injury except to one ankle which was slightly sprained. In the fall he turned in the air several times and lit on his feet. Several men saw the accident and ran to him expect- ing to find him dead, but he raised his head and told them he was not badly hurt. 8. E. Heinlein has resigned his posi- tion with the Bennett-Wheeler Mer- cantile company to take effect May 15th. He goes to Kansas City to take charge of the Midland Manufac- turing Co. as assistant general man- ager. A splendid position with a handsome salary attached and short hours’ work. Mr. Heinlein’s family will not go to Kansas City before fall. Mr. Heinlein is an expert ma- chine man, and it goes without say- ing that he will fill the bill to the let- ter in his position and prove a valu- able assistant to the general manag- er of the above concern, This family is among our best citizens and the only regrets are that they leave our city, but their host of friends will wish them well. Tue TIMES was complimented by a call Monday from C. H. Thompson, who had his name enrolled. Mr. Thompson is the gentleman who| recently purchased the Rafter farm near the Butler lake and park, and, will turn the same into a stock farm, breeding thoroughbred Poland China | hogs and raising Plymouth Rock chickens. Mr. Thompson came to Bates from Manhattan, Kan., where he had been engaged in breeding fine stock for years. He is every incha gentleman and business man, and Tue Times extends to him and his excellent family a hearty welcome to our county. John Walker and Miss Grace Cas- sity were united in marriage at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cassity, Mechanic street, this city Saturday evening, Rev. Jones, of the Ohio street M. E. church, officiating. Both Mr. Walker and his bride were raised in Butler and had been devoted sweethearts for several years. The bride is a highly educated young lady and has won her way to the top as a teacher in the schools of this county. Atthe present time she holds a position in the public schools at Lee’s Summit. Mr. Walker now resides in Auburn, New York, and holds a responsible constant changing in the teaching may strike a flowing well. Car-| position in wholesale boot and = Shafer do a business of over|shoe house. The young couple will great a reduction as some have sup- $200,000 a year and by their indus-| make their home in Auburn, N. Y. for THe Times for a year. Mr. Ayers is one of the best stone-workmen in the county. He has a splendid rock quarry and is furnishing most of the limestone curbings in town, Le al- ways does his work well. We handle everything known to music, and if you are going to buy a piano or organ, be sure to call onus. We handle the Estey organs and the Kimball pianos and organs and oth- er leading makes all backed up by reliable companies, and as we buy in large quantities, we can sell you cheaper than the man who is handl- ing one or two on commission. If you don’t believe it, come in and see for yourself. New Music Store, W. G. CLement, Mgr. West Side Sq. We are doing the Clothing Business of We largest Our clothes Bates County. carry the stock. are tailored correctly and our prices are right. Suits for Men From $4.00 to $20.00. .. Suits for Boys Long Pants, :From $2.00 to $12.00. Suits for Children Fiom 75¢ to $5.00, \THREE SPECIAL VALUES, Our $6.00 Men’s Cas- simere Suits, Our $5.00 Youth's Nobby Suits. Our $1.50 Child’s Knee Suits, For the Best Clothes at low prices go to Joe Meyer, THE CLOTHIER,